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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18
Better Net Take Whisky.

The next time you have a sudden
chill-you or any of the folks at
home-don't bother with whiskey or
waste time. Take quickly a tea
spoonful of Perry Davis Painkiller
in half glass of hot water or milk
Its good record of 20 years proves
reliability. At your druggists. The
new size is 35 cents or so cents a
(larger) bottle. You ought to have
it on hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18
Scared With a Hot Iron.

or scalded by overturned kettle-cut
with q knife-bruised by slammed
door-injured by gun or in any other
way-the thing needed at once is
Bucklen's Arnica Salve to subdue in
dammation and kill the pain. It's
'arth's supreme healer, infallible for
boils, ulcers, fever sores, eczema and
piles. Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18
DAVENPORT

Bound Over for Knife Assault.-The
preliminary hearing of John Allsopp,
charged with assault with intent to
commit murder, the complaining wit
ness being w. J. Mumper, was held
yesterday before Police Magistrate
Roddewig. Attorney G. H. Murphy
represented the defendant. The plea
of the defense was that Mumper at
tackled Allsopp with the knife first
and falling cut himself with his own
knife on the head and neck. ALI
sopp did not testify in his own behalf.
At the conclusion of the testimony,
the defendant was bound over to the
grand jury and his bond placed at
$1,000.
House Burns to Ground.-Fire dis
covered in a clothes closet in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff, 720
South avenue, shortly after 10
O'Clock Monday night. resulted in the
complete destruction of the dwelling
which burned to the ground. The
fire department was summoned but
the scene of the blaze being beyond
the city limits and consequently with
out fire protection, there was nothing
to be done except to save the furni-
ture and household goods and these
were all carried out. The building
was two-story frame structure and
was owned by J. ii. McCloskey, the
Mt. Ida baker.
Sewer Has No Effect Upon Them
Monday afternoon Mayor Scott and
City Engineer Murray made an in
spection of the sewers in the west
end. proceeding down the river bank
from Harrison street to Cooks point
Living within so feet of the Mar
quette street sewer where it empties
into the Mississippi river. Mayor
Scott found family of father, moth
er and IL children. Being lover OF
children the mayor stopped and en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18

gagged them in conversation. He also
talked with their mother and in COM
meuting on them the mayor said to-
day: Il have never in my life seen
brighter and healthier lot of chill
dren than these. Their mother tells
me they have been living at their
present location for 10 years and that
they have not spent $25 in doctor
bins for the past 2 years. That does
not look so bad for the Marquette
street sewer, does it? While in the
past there has been considerable
complaint in regard to the Odor aris-
ing from the various west end sewers,
the \; eatest complaint has come from
the Marquette street sewer. Judging
from the healthy condition of the
above family, Mayor Scott is inclin-
ed 10 believe the reports about it's
unhe 5lthy condition must have been
exaggerated to some extent.
Gets Big Contract.-A special from
Lockport, n. Y, says: 1.-THE Walsh
Construction company of Davenport,
Iowa, one of the largest concerns of
the country, has been awarded the con-
tract for making the roadbed and con-
structing the double track on the Falls
line of the New York Central railroad
between the Lockport Junction and
Niagara Falls. Work will be started
very soon. A large force of men will
be employed"
Machinist Found Dead.-John Doyle,
a machinists helper employed at Bet
tendOrf, was found dead in his room
at the Miller hotel on Second street
between Brown and Gaines Monday
evening. Doyle apparently had been
enjoying good health. but he did not
go to work as usual in the morning.
He ate his breakfast and dinner at
the hotel. and no one noticed any diff
ference in his appearance. In the ev-
ening when his roommate, Lynch, re-
turned from work, he went to their
room and found him dead on the bed.
Deceased was an Englishman by birth,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18

Boy Breaks Arm.-George Osbrook
S-yearOld son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
Iphonse Osbrook, of Forty-first street
and the River road. fell off a high
fence near their home and broke bo,h
bones of his right arm below the ell
bow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18
Injury Causes Fireman's Death

Injury Causes Fireman's Death
James WEIGH, the we'll known fireman
of Bluff department No. ?, died yester
day afternoon at 1:10 after a lingering
illness, the result of being strained
some years ago while driving down
Fifteenth street on an icy pavement
to fire. He was born in Moline Dec
IS. 1870, and has lived in this city al
his life, He was educated in the Mo
line schools. finishing the eighth grade
in the old Sixteenth street school, He
started to work Immediately and for
several years worked in ID. NJ. Sech
ler's Carriage company. He gave this
work up about five years ago and haG
been driver for fire department No. 9
until he was forced to stop work last
September on account of injuries sus-
tanned while driving the fire wagon
down Fifteenth street about a year
previous. He leaves his wife and two
brothers, John and Neal, and two sis
tiers, Mrs. Andrew Schell and Mrs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18

East Moline to Spend $18,oOo.-It is
estimated that $4,000 will be required
to conduct the municipal business of
East Moline the coming fiscal year
The council passed the annual appro
priation ordinance last evening, calling
for this amount
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18

Lewis Matthys, all of Moline. The
'uneral will be announced later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18

No Settlement in Sight.-The com.
mittee which was named by mass
meeting of the stockholders and patent
note holders of the Moline Building
& Loan association at recent meet
ing, conferred Monday evening fo.
the first time but only discussed tbs
problem in an informal manner.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
FIR AS PAPER SOURCE.
e6innssota Professor Claims to UtiIi2s
SaWdust Also.

6innssota Professor Claims to utiiize
Savdust Also.
A chemical discovery which is ex-
pected to make wood pulp and paper
products many times more plentiful
and much cheaper than they are at
present was recently announced at the
State university in Minneapolis. MINI.
The discoverer is DIR. George B.
Frankfurter, dean Of the College OF
Chemistry. who has worked ON the
process for more than twelve years.
The discovery makes possible the man.
ufacture Of paper from fir trees, saw
dust and waste timber.
The pulp for paper at present IL
made only from spruce. The supply of
Or is 100 times greater than the supply
of spruce, aud Dr. Frankforter and
those associated with him say the new
pulp process will be more economical
As proof Of the value Of his discov-
cry DR.. Frankforter shows q table re-
c0rding his experiment with one cord
Of FIR wood. The wood cost him 81. so,
and from 1t he obtained wood pulp
worth $50. turpentine worth $41.6O and
byprOducts Of lesser value. The
waste that Is now burned or thrown
away, DR.. Frankforter says, can be
used as well as the fresh cut wood.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
WAITING OF KISSES.
Professor Starr Tells Of Graceful
Method Adopted by Mexioans.

Professor Starr Tells Of Graceful
Method Adopted by Mexioans.
Professor Frederick Starr Of the
University Of Chicago. who attracted
attention recently by prophecy that
former President Roosevelt would new
er return alive from Africa, has again
come into public notice. this time rs
an exponent of the fine art Of kiss
throwing"
Young men Of this country do not
know how to throw kiss gracefully"
he says in q lecture prepared for stu
dents on mexico Today" 1T takes
young Mexican to perform the act
gracefully. He brings the tips Of his
fingers together, touches them gently
with his lips and. spreading his hand
out as he makes the throw. watts five
sweet kisses to his ladylOve by fve
different routes"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
LIBERTY BELL PROPOSITION,
To Stop lts Crack and Make Bell Of .,
Good Sound n In 1776.

To Stop lts Crack and Make Bell Of a.
Good Sound ~ In 1776.
Shall the crack In the Liberty bell
be repaired? Representatives. Of an
old world firm Of bellmakers have
laid before Mayor Reyburn Of Phila-
delphia a proposition to make the re-
pairs 80 that once again the people
may hear peaIs from the bell which
announced to new nation It's indie
pendence. They have secret process,
but are willing to enter bonds In any
amount and to do the work without
taking the relic from Independence
hail.
Mayor Keyburn is anxious that the
people shall express their opinion, but
his personal view Is that there may be
general sentiment against repairs
Said he the other day: "There rs a
historic sentiment connected with the
crack Itself The bell cracked at the
funeral services Of Chief Justice Mar
shall, and every schoolboy who has
seen a picture Of the bell knows Of
that crack. Still, it might he Of inter-
eststO the people to hear the Liberty
bell peal exactly rs it did in 1916. and
the bellmakers assure me that the re-
pairs they will make will not make the
slightest difference in the tone of the
bell"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
SHERIFF'S SALE

NO 12537-In the First Judicial D;a-
tr'ct Court of Caddo Parish. Lo~ie-
'ana: w. K. Bradford W. Tho.,..
Thrash.
by virtue of writ of seizure ..A
sale to me directed from the Honor.Al.
FIRST Judicial District Court Of C.d1.
far'sf', Louisiana, in the above -.
oered and entitled suit, have se;..A
and will offer for sale at public 49,
t'on, tor cash according to law. dr;.r
the legal hours for sales. at the prime; :
pal front door of the court ho.ee AZ
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. on
SATURDAY. APRIL a. -.
ne west half of northwest quartz, Of
section 22, township II, range Is v...
with all buildings and improve.e,,.
t IN IN the Parish of Caddo La.
ne above property seized - the oro,-
erty OF the above defendant and =. -
so'd to satisfy the amount .p,cise1 !.
the said writ, say in the sum Of s,oos.
with per cent per annum ;nt.,...
thereon from December II. 1oo1 and .u
costs OF suit, including 10 Der e.nt =.
SAID sum and interest - atter-e,. -.
J. p. HLoURs0Y
s1eA y. a8AsriH.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
RENDEZVOUS FOR SOCIETY.
President Taft's Plans For Outdoor
Social Center In Washinuton.

Social Center In Washington.
President Taft has decided to make
the Marine band earn it's salary and
at the same time create i'm Washington
an outdoor social center similar to the
MOlecOn in Havana. the Lunetta in
Manila, Hyde park in London and the
Court Of Honor in Florence. He will
have the band play twice week on
the banks Of the Potomac river, at a
point on the Speedway near the Wash
lngtOn monument
The idea is said to be Mrs. Taft's,
and many prominent Washington peO-
pie are expected to turn out on the
days designated. In order to give the
innovation an official character the
president and Mrs. Taft will attend
the first concert on April IA and all
subsequent concerts while they are In
town.
Major Cosby, superintendent of pub
lie buildings and grounds. has received
instructions to erect band stand of
suitable character.
1t is not Improbable that Mr. Taft
will ask the next session Of congress
for an appropriation to improve and
beautify further the river front in the
vicinity of which the official concerts
are to he held.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
SHERIFFS SALE.

No. 12,7oI-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Gus Soloman VS.. Oil CITY
Mercantile Company.
BY virtue of a commission to sell ia
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable FRS,
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, will offer for sale Al
public auction, for cash according "a
law. during the legal hours for sales. at
the principal front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, Louisiana. on
SATURDAY, APRIL "a, 1000.
Lot 81. block B, of Oil City subdivision
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, as per man
of said subdivision in conveyance book
so, page II. The southeast quarter Of
the northwest quarter of section A.
township 22, range IS, Caddo Par;sh
La, as per inventory on file.
J.. P. FLOURNOY.
Sheriff and ex Ohicio Auctions,
Caucasian, March FL, 1900.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
PAJAMA TEA PARTY.
Oakland (Cal.) Beauties Glad to Dis
card Skirts For Sake Of Comfort

Oakland (Cai.) Beauties Glad to Dis
card Skirts For Sake Of Comfort.
''Thc pajama tea" is the latest sen
| satiOn Of Oakland, Cal Eleven young
In silken and satin pajamas. were en-
tertained IN this most original way ut
the home of Miss Effie Thatcher the
other afternoon. The eleven young
women are pretty and popular. News
Of the affair has been spread broad
cast, and there Is a buzzing among
the social elect Some condemn the
BAHAMA tea, and others seize II as
child would new plaything.
1t all happened when Miss Thatcher
invited the ten girls to her home to
commemorate the fifth anniversary Of
their club. Over the telephone Miss
Thatcher asked that each one come
attired In pajamas
"Oh. that's Jolly" was the general
assent. won't we have a dandy
time? always did hate skirts"
So in pajamas they came. There
were tea and cards and dancing and
music.
Il simply decided to follow out the
Japanese idea OF entertaining" ex-
planned the hostess when l told my
plan to the girls they were delighted
with it. Pajamas are much more COM
Portable than party gowns"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
FLEET FRENCH RUNNER.

Former Achievements Of st. Yves,
Winner Of $4,000 Marathon Race.
Henri st. Yves of France. the winner
Of the recent $4,000 Marathon race in
New York. Is not yet twenty -one years
OF age. but today he Is regarded as the
greatest long distance runner In the
world. He never has been beaten,
winning a Marathon Mt Edinburgh.
Scotland. last December in hours A
minutes 70 seconds from a good field
and Is said to have covered the dis
lance from Windsor castle to the sta
dunn at Shepherds Bush in the re-
markable time Of 2 hours 81 minutes
q seconds. This time is said to have
been made In private trial. 1t excels
Hayes figures in) the London Mara
thon last summer by nearly twenty
minutes.
st. Yves was q waiter In a London
restaurant year ago without q dol
lar. Falling victim to the Marathon
fever. he took up running aud quickly
demonstrated that he possessed stpr-
ling qualities. Al COPELAND. Princeton's
ONhNSN IL oAUCAs HCuIu VI 81 Ives
few weeks ago and brought him to
the United States, but as nobody had
seen him In action and as COPELAND pre-
pared him for the race in compare
tive secret at Princeton he did not re-
ceive serious consideration by the gen.
eral sporting public In calculating the
respective merits Of the six starters.
In appearance st. Yves IL not run
ner. He is short In stature. built like
a wrestler. with powerful legs. broad
shoulders. deep chest and muscular
arms. His hair is light. and his small
mustache does not hide an excellent
get Of teeth.
st. Yves ran the Marathon In faster
time than that recorded In any Of the
recent indoor races in Madison Square
Garden
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
NEW LIFE INSURANCE PLAN.
Comments on Scheme to Prolonq Life
Of Policy Holders.

Comments on Scheme to Prolona Life
Of Policy Holders.
A new method Of increasing the in
comes Of life insurance companies was
advocated by DR.. burnside Foster.
editor Of the st. Paul Medical Journal
Of st. Paul. Mimi. ut a meeting of the
Association OF Life Insurance Presi-
dents in the assembly hall of the
Metropolitan Life company In New
York city the other day. DR.. Foster
is life insurance examiner in Mime
sofa.
His plan in brief Is that the COM
panics should establish regular med
ical examination Of all their policy
holders every five years. with view
| to ascertaining whether or not they
had acquired any OF the preventab BILE
diseases since the time Of their last
previous examination.
The benefit of the policy holders. he
said. would come by the discovery of
such disease. which they could take
measures to either cure or by change
OF method Of living prolong their lives.
The companies. the doctor explained.
would not only be comforting an in
calculable benefit upon their policy
holders. but by the extension of the
life Of their risks they would he in
creasing the premiums from those
risks who would otherwise nave died
| and not only ceased to be assets. but
would have become liability had the
disease driven them to their death.
Comments by the insurance officials
present were all based on the nonprac-
ticubility of the scheme. mainly be-
cause Of it's expense. DR. Thomas H.
Willard. medical examiner Of the Met
ropolitan Life. declared that In his
company there were upward Of 5000
900 policies now in force for over five
years in the industrial department
alone. r" re-examine these risks, he
said. would cost not less than $780,
600.
The ordinary policy holder he said,
would be scared to death at any at
tempt to re-examine him. and the man
who consented to such re-examina-
ton and received clean bill Of health
would be inclined to let his policy
lapse IL It became the least bit irk-
some.
Dr.. F. G. Wells. medical examiner
Of the Equitable Life. and Dr. Oscar
II. Rogers Of the New York Life also
dissented
"The scheme Is only suggestion at
the idea of preventive medical work
will grow aud Is growing daily, though
proper preventive medical work, to
be carried on rightly. should better be
conducted by the state
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
THE TRUE UNIVERSITY.

Harvard's President Says Il Should
Train Youth to Search For Truth.
President Charles W. Eliot Of Har-
ward recently told the Friday Evening
club in the Lyceum theater, Norris
town, N. j.. he thought American uni
versities should train the young for a
great variety Of professions. OF late.
DR.. Eliot said, so many new profess
sions have sprung up that 1t requires
considerable thought ON the part Of
educators to keep up with them.
The American university, he said,
covers more professions than those Of
any other country. but the main pur-
pose Of the true university is to train
young men to search after the truth.
'One for all. all for one" should be
the motto Of the true university, he
said.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
lndiv;dua, Drinking Cup. on fra;c

individual Drinking Cups on Trains.
The indivi dual paper drinking cup
has been adopted by the Lackawanna
tailroad. Passengers on the Lacka-
wanna Limited find small nickel
plated device adjacent to the water
cooler. Nested within a tube are a
hundred Of more white drinking cups
which once draw forth aud used can
ened BY a coating Of parafiln and. be-
ing manufactured automatically. are
untouched BY hands until they reach
1looo e H. 0g1nkae.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
pennsylvania Chestnut Orchard.

Coleman X. Sober of Irish Valley
Northumberland county. Pa. has pur
chased 165 acres of timber land In
Columbia county upon which to plant
another chestnut orchard 1t is his
intention to take off what timber is
marketable and then to clear the plot
OF all underbrush and rotten limbs,
etc After this is done he will com.
mence the systematic planting OF his
Paragon chestnut trees. with which
he has won fame and fortune. 1t Is
bis intention to make the Columbia
county chestnut farm the equal Of his
northumberland county property. from
which he harvested 1000 bushels of
chestnutS last year. which he sold at
SO bnshel
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
Easter Flower GIFT. In Mexico


"In my country" said a Mexican
matTOn, easter is the season when
one sends flowers to every friend and
neighbor and to all the strangers with
In the gates. A guest in a hotel may
ind his or her room submerged in
flowers on Easter morning. 1t is our
way Of wishing them welcome and
answers to the Merry Christmas
which Is so delightful to hear in north
ern countries We are also beginning
to send Easter eggs to children. but
this Is the result Of following the Gus
toms Of the United States and Europe.
Some Of the Mexican natives resent
any intrusion on making Easter any
thing but what we most prize, the
feast of flowers"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20

A curious society has recently been
formed at Darmstadt. 10 Hesse. Its
object b to promote the substitution of
the military salute for the present
mode Of salutatiOn among civilians.
Instead Of the present method of rails
ing ones hat. the Hessians-or at least
q certain proportion OF them-would
IKE to zee the general adoption Of the
German military salute, consisting Of
bringing the hand extended. with nm
gego close together. to the edge Of ones
hat. The only reason given for this
strange psedilection b that the new
salutatl0o woah be identical with that
1sed q IL dime ot Aymlnins.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-20
THE LAW TRIUMPHANT.

THE LAW TRIUMPHANT.
In the conviction of the men tried for
selling Intoxicating liquors withou,
first having obtained license from the
Police jury there is recorded a dis
tinct triumph of law.
The issue which concerns the people
now is not prohibition, but the enforce
ment of the law.
1t is conceded that the law which pro-
hibits the sale of intoxicants is in dis
favor by the class who indulge freely in
stimulating beverages, and especially by
the Traffic whose interest is conferred in
dollars and cents regardless Of the mis-
cry it entails, but the great majority of
the people who stand for law and order
approve this triumph of law
If, as alleged by the class affected, the
law is unpopular and oppressive, and
when enforced restraints personal liberty,
which is a misapplication of the term
and practically construed in the inter
probation of the Traffic means license
or excess of freedom, the test of its un-
popularity can be best determined by its
vigorous and impartial enforcement.
1t has been demonstrated repeatedly
that the people, in their sovereign Ca
pacity. have never permitted a law which
is oppressive and detrimental to the
public welfare to remain active on the
statutes. 1t is in the power OF the people
who created to repeal, but as long as
law is operative its observance is ex-
pected and whoever would haunt his de-
6ance must be amenable and pay the
penalty.
After all, the enforcement of any law
must rest with the authorities charged
with its, execution, and in this respect
Caddo parish is fortunate in having for
judges men who being fair and impair
tial, are equally resolute, in a fearless
discharge of their duty.
Az said by Judge Murff in his remarks
preliminary to passing sentence, 1t af-
fords this court no pleasure to have to
pass this sentence; indeed. it is q dis
agreeable duty, but the dignity of the
law must be maintained"
Az he we'll said: 1T makes no differ
eice who are the offenders. It is not =
question whether think it is good law
or bad law; the court can make no
distinction. The law must either be re-
pealed Of Be dragged in the mire."
He said with mt,ch feeling: There
y not : man here against whom have
anything personally. It is q duty I owe
tie people of Caddo parish and to my
self under my oath of Office to pass this
sentence. / perform It because the law
and society demand it and because you
have brought it on yourselves.
In these last words is the gist Of the
offending. It may be remarked that the
majority Of the convicted, as employees,
had no direct interest in the sale of the
ilatoxicants, and while this is no excuse
g palliation, there can be expressed for
'those some sympathetic expressions
which could not Be extended to the pro-
pfietoft Of the saloon convicted fof the
same offcnse.
ID brief. the conviction of these vio-
latoss Of the law should have lettering
effect On others and should be accepted
9 ! warning.
A. before said. if the law prohibiting