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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-24
MOLINE
Odd Fellows Get Toqether-Manu

Odd Fellows Get Together.-Manu-
facturers' lodge of Odd Fellows of this
city has decided to join with the Tri-
City Odd Fellows association in its an
Eual picnic this year at Campbells
island. Two years ago the local lodge
withdrew from the association and has
rot participated in picnics since. A
movement was started some time ago
among the members to rejoin the asso-
citation and it reached climax Tues
Jay evening at the regular meeting.
Now that Manufacturers lodge has re-
joined the association more timber will
be available from which to select the
ball team, to be pitted against Rock Is
land. The departure of Floyd Wilson
from the city has left a vacancy that
will have to be filled. The team will
be chosen soon. The picnic takes place
July Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-24
DAVENPORT

Home Coming at LeCIaire.-The sec
ond annual gathering of the Home
Week association of LeClaire will be
held in that thriving little town the en-
tire week beginning Monday, Aug. :,
and closing Sunday, Aug. s. This is
the biggest event of the year in LIE
Claire and brings back home many OF
the former residents of LeClaire, now
scattered in all parts of the country.
In Davenport these former residents
are known as the LeClaire exiles and
include in their membership sucn
shining lights as j. A. Hanley, Waldo
Becker, DIR. F. Lambach and others.
One of the features of the weeks en-
tertainment will be an old fashioned
basket picnic at the l. & l. park on
Saturday afternoon, Aug. Z. J. ID. Bar
mes is secretary of the Home Week
association and is in active charge of
the arrangements.
Greek Bound Over.-The prelimi
nary hearing of George Sparopolis on
the charge of assault with intent to
commit murder, was held yesterday be
fore Police Magistrate ROddewig and
the defendant bound over to the grand
jury in bonds of $500. The complain
ant was George Lands who conducts
a shoe shining parlor on Harrison
street. Recently Sparopolis attacked
Him on the street and endeavOred 20
draw a gun on him. Only The timely
arrival of Night Captain Packy Phelan
on the scene prevented a murder be
ing committed The couple had
trouble in Greece years ago and Ian
dis feels certain Sparopolis came 10
Davenport with the avowed purpose C,
killing him.
Authorize Sale of Liquor.-The Scott
county board of supervisors, after cal
vassing the petitions of consent re-
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and has furnished home for his bride
at 1882 Fourteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-24

observation-disclosures M. Rein,
else of Davenport and William A.
Courtney of Moline were married yes
terday at the cathedral in Davenport.
The ceremony was performer by J. T.
Flanagan The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Reinelse Of
721 Iowa street, Davenport. The groom
is one of Moline's popular young men
and Is a member of the grocery firm
of Courtney - DeTaye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-24

New York Stocks.
New York, June 24.-Following are
the quotations ON the stock market
t0dQv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-24

Obituary Record.-Miss Florence
Mallory. daughter of Mrs Georgianna
Heck, died yesterday at the Water
town hospital from paralysis. She was
torn in Granville, Ohio Feb. IA, 1S49,
removing TO Illinois with her parents
i'll 1856 and settling in Rock Island,
where she resided about two years.
In 1858 she removed to Moline, where
She had lived since. About two weeks
ago she was first stricken with par
alysis affecting her entire left side so
that since that time she has been help
less. The second stroke came last
Friday and since that time sha had
slowly become worse.
Mr., and Mrs. Robert Berger, 17291s
Twelfth street, mourn the death of
! their little daughter, Margaret Irene
who passed away Tuesday afternoon.
The baby was months old and was
the only child
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-24

Silvis to Have Water-With the
waterworks Improvement already un-
der way, the village board of Silvis
will take immediate action to drill 4
well and build a reservoir These
necessary improvements were discuss
ed at the board meeting Tuesday eve.
ming, but no action was taken. ow-
ing to the absence of Wallace Treich.
Ter. village engineer. 1t is planned to
drill the well near the city hall and
, the reservoir will be built close by.
The board discussed the matter Of
adopting plumbing ordinance that
was presented by the ordinance COM
mittee, but this was laid over to be
brought up when the engineer was
present. A special meeting will he
. called next week to take action on
both propositions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-24

Young VandaIs Arrested.-Acting
upon the complaint of a number Of
people residing in the vicinity of the
White Fairgrounds, Officers Lebhaft
and Anderson Tuesday night placed / p,
the city Jail party of Is young men
ranging in age from Is to 10 years,
and placed opposite their names Il
charge of disorderly conduct. Accord
ing to the information of people who
are interested in the park have given.
these boys have been in the habit Of
breaking up swings tearing up shrub
berry, breaking down flowers and injur-
ing trees since the Fairgrounds were
opened and they believe that if an eX-
ample is made of the culprits that the
depredations may be stopped.
To Wed Vaudeville Man.-Invita-
tions have been issued for the wedding
of Miss Mayota E. Wood of this city
10 Frank p Rogers of Chicago, the
ceremony to take place Wednesday,
June 50, at the home of the BRIDE;
parents. After a short wedding trip
the young couple will be at home IN
Chicago, where the groom has fur
Eished four room fiat. The groom IS
the ventriloquist who appeared at the
Family theater last fall.
neutrality-suspicious. H. Nor.
ten and Miss Selma Bergren, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Ber-
gren, were married at Z o'clock Tues
Gay evening at the parsonage of the
Swedish Lutheran church in Moline,
Rev. l.. A. Johnston officiating. They
were unattended. The groom is en-
ployed as a clerk at Benson's grocery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-24

Authorize Sale of Liquor.-The Scott
county board of supervisors. after cal
vassing the petitions of consent re-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-24
d. ~; .~~ts-S&H.sAi
TO ESTABLISH PROTECTORATE
Joint Guardianship of Nicaragua
With Mexico Advocated.

Washington.-One of the projects Tor
the solution of the Niearaguan situation
which has been strongly urged upon the
state department is the establishment
of a protectorate, either singly by tho
United States or jointly with Mexico.
1t is said that precedent for such &C
ton could be found in the cases of Santo
Domingo and Cuba. In the first instance
large sums of money were. owing to
American citizens, which could, not be
collected from the Domingo government
then in a state of chaosl lky diplomatic
means. In the case of Nicaragua the
government has defaulted in the pay
ment Of the agreed allotments in the
Emery claim. In the case of Cuba a
state of disorder that threatened the
safety of the lives and prspestN-o of Amer
leans and other foreigners existed that
was the warrant for intervention.
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81
Houeht Much of Pet Dogs

Four metrical e~pitaphs reveal to us a pleas
ing and unexpected side OF the Roman charac-
ter. They are epitaphs on pet dogs. one was
a great white hunting dog named margarine.
who coursed through the trackless forests, as
she tells us on her tombstone. Another never
barked without reason. but now he is silent"
Myrta. the little Gallo dog, barked fiercely If
she found a rival lying in her mistress lap.
The stone of Patricus. an Italian dog, at Sa-
lernum contains this tribute from his mistress:
MY eyes were wet with tears. our dear lit
tie dog, when I bore thee Ito the gravel, q
service which l should have rendered thee with
less grief three lustrums ago. So. Patricus,
never again shalt thou give me a thousand
kisses. Never canst thou lie contentedly in
my lap In sadness have l buried thee, as
thou deservest, in a resting place of marble,
and I have put thee for all time by the side Of
my shade. In thy qualities, sagacious thou
vert like a human being. All, me! what a
loved companion have we lost!"-From so
ciety ard Politics in Ancient Rome"
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MILLIONS FOR MISSISSIPPI.

Observation-Disclosures of river and
harbor improvements in Mississippi sub
mitted by Representative Benjamin G.
Humphreys for the river and harbor bill
now in course of framing amount to
s4~,375,oOO. That is, the improvements
Mr.. Humphrey would have the commit
tee authorize in Mississippi total that
amount, and the Indications are that the
committee will accept Mr.! Humphreys
estimates. They are in addition to the
amounts included by the secretary OF
the treasury in his annual estimates.
For the revetment of the banks of the
lower Mississippi MIR. Humphreys will
ask for $4,000, 600.
The usual appropriation for this pur-
pose is $4,000, 900, but Humphreys is as
sured of securing double that sum this
year.
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WILL JOURNEY OVER SOUTH
Farm Demonstration Men From
Capital Are Sent Out.

Washington. A somewhat unique
campaign of education is to-. be under
taken in January by DR.. S. "A. Knapp,
of the department of agriculture, III
charge of the farm demonstration work
in the South, which. will have. for its
object a discussion of the. .faIp methods
and policies of the various States. visited
and the means for bringing about greater
agricultural prosperity. The "trip is be-
ing arranged by the Southern railway
and is undertaken at the. suggestion OF
that company. = ; ......~-
There will be a series of eight sr nine
addresses, each treatiii tdrectly"o the
agricultural work. and Fcordittons:i in the
community or State; tsisited;'.the entire
series being a collected Study OF farm
life methods, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tiles in the southeaststa'ssstts"
The meeting Vim 'be'.:hsia' at Lynch
burg, Va, Charlotte, n. C., Greenville,
s. c., MACON, Ga, :I~aeksoaYiiis Fla, An
niston apd Hnptsyil!s "a XIV, Wtsss. Point
and Greenville,' Miss5, .NsaRS sRg.Rs Tenn'
and Lexington, 'Ky:.s": a,tsr.
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LIVING IS A,lvxURY
INCREASE FOR YEAR IN EDI-
BLES rs 6.4 PER CENT.
In Eleven Years the Cost Of Living
Has Increased .S7.13 Per Cent
Prices Highest in Cities.

Trenton, N. 1.-The bureau of stats"
tics of labor and industry in its report
for 1909, just issued, shows some start
ling results of a study of the cost OF llv-
ing, giving among other things a com-
parison of retail prices as reported from
seventy cities, towns and villages In the
State for a selected bill of goods con-
tanning upward of fifty articles chosen
with a view to making the. entire list
as nearly as possible representative OF
the standard varieties of table supplies
in use by families of average incomes.
The comparison between the prices
quoted for the test bill OF goods In 1898
and those furnished by the same dealers
from the same localities for 1909 shows
that the aggregate price of the same has
increased 37.13 per cent during the last
eleven wears. The increases for teas and
coflees nave been comparatively slight.
Butter shows an advance of 65.58 per
cent; flour, per barrel, 1866 per cent;
fresh meats of all kinds show increases
that are very large, the greatest being
54.56 for fresh pork.
The advance in cost of o is only
partly offset by the increase in average
earnings of persons employed in manu-
featuring industry, which for the eleven
years amounted to only 10 per cent. The
cost of living, therefore, SO far as the
table supplies are concerned, is shown to
have outrun the advance in wages by
approximately IS per cent.
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trail come the senators and representatives In
congress, and then come the off GERS of the
army and of the navy. Then the bureau chiefs
and the higher officials of the various depart
ments of government greet the president, and
after them the ordinary citizen has his place
in line.
On New Years day President Taft shakes
hands with something like 5000 of his fellow
citizens and citizenesses. Mrs. Taft does not
shake hands, for if the presidents wife should
attempt it she could not hold the pen for a
good many days thereafter. Shaking hands is
a more trying occupation than most people may
imagine. Grover Cleveland mad to give over
the practice for some time because he actual
ly famed his right hand and right arm until he
could not lift, them without pain. Mr.. Roose-
welt had a handshake which enabled him to
give a seemingly hearty grip to everybody and
yet to spare his own hand the slightest mus
cular strain. Mr.. Taft must have had the
Roosevelt secret impaired to him, for he gives
the same kind of a hand greeting that was CIV
en- by his predecessor.
At the White House reception on New Years
day affairs move forward as smoothly as the
proverbial clock work. The guests enter at the
main doorway which opens toward Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Their course toward the presi-
dent is lined with watchful men in civilian
dress. The line moves quickly and it is accel-
Grated in it's course by the politely worded re-
quests of the ushers, requests by the way
which have the force of orders, although the
words are spoken in such a way that the guest
has no thought that he is being unduly hurried.
When consideration is given to the fact that
thousands upon thousands of people must greet
the president within a limited time, there Is
every excuse for. the championship by the ush-
ers of what may be called the forward move
ment."
President Taft has said that he will carry
out the Roosevelt policies. He does not con
slider it necessary, however. in order to Keep
his pledge to say: delighted" to everyone
whom he greets. "Glad to see you,' Is the
presidents stock phrase of welcome and as MS
information is as heartily sincere as is his smile.
he leaves a pleasant impression. Once in a
while in the course of a New Years receptlan'
the president will hold up the line" long
enough to chat for a moment with some one
whom he knows well personally. or with some
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official who has come from a distance to pay
his respects. Mr.. Roosevelt had a habit of
holding the line up quite frequently. and as a
result his receptions were likely to be rather
long drawn out. Ii Mr.. Roosevelt ever had seen
a man before, no matter how many years back.
nor in what kind of an outof-the-way place, he
was sure to remember him, and as a result his
acquaintance was very wide. He never liked
to let a man whom he had once known pass
by with merely q prefunctory handshake.
Receiving with the President and Mrs. Taft
on New Years day are the vice-presidents wife
and women of the cabinet who range them
selves to the right in order of the cabinet rank
of their husbands. Mrs. Sherman has the first
place and then comes Mrs. Knox, the wife OF
the secretary of state.
Then comes Mrs. MacVeagh, the wife of the
secretary of the treasury, and so on in order of
cabinet precedence, until the wife of Mr.. Nagel
is reached who holds the last place in line as
the wife of the head of the department most re-
Gently created by act of congress.
A few other women in official life are invited
by the presidents wife to assist her in her du-
ties as hostess, and it is not at all an unusual
thing to invite some of the older residents OF
Washington whose families have no govern
ment connection. The cabinet officers and their
wives remain with the receiving party until
the reception is about twO-thirds ended, and
then they go to their homes where they hold
semi-public receptions of their own.
The vice-president and. Mrs. Sherman receive
on New Years day, and anyone who will, may
call. At the White House no refreshments are
served because it would be a physical imposs1-
bility to care for the wants of the enormous
crowds that are present. At the houses OF the
vicepresident and the cabinet officials. how
ever, great tables covered with good things to
eat, and in some houses, with good things to
drink, are prepared for the visitors. The Wo-
men of official life in Washington in the main,
are just as good politicians as are their hus-
bands. The humblest caller on New Years day
is treated with all the consideration which is
shown the most prominent people. The incon-
spicuous one of to-day is likely to be the con-
spicuous one of tomorrow, and no one appre-
ciates this better than the trained wives OF Of
ficialdom
1t is probably true in some measure at least,
that more ambitions have been killed by the
mistakes of the wives of persons newly ap-
pointed to high Office than by the mistakes OF
the officials themselves. Washington is full
of stories of resentment caused by the failure
of the wives of new cabinet members to recog-
nize persons who supposed that all the world
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Big Fund for Waterways.

Observation-Disclosures Alexander OF
the rivers and harbors committee says
the committee is making progress in the
preparation of a bill which probably
would be framed early in January. He
says also that prospects are good Tor
getting it reported out of the commit
tee by February 1. Representative Rams
dell, who is president of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, says he
hears that a bill carrying an approprlae
ton of $40, o00, 900 is likely.
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get the immense crowd in line and to main
tain order.
President Roosevelt came into office in the
month of September, and because of the assas-
sination of President Mckinley while holding
a public reception in the Music hall at Buffalo,
it was urged that the New Years receptions
at the White House should be given over. 1t
was feared that some half -crazed person might
succeed in getting to the presidents person
and repeat the awful crime of Buffalo. Mr..
Roosevelt, however, would not listen to the ar
guments of the fearful ones, and the reception
was held as it always had been held, and Mr..
Taft will keep up the custom. There have been
no Interruptions to the New Years day recep-
lions during the history of the republic.
Precedence of necessity has to be considered
to some extent at the presidents receptions.
When the officials of Washington life have
passed in front of the president and his wife
and have exchanged the greetings of the New
Year, the plain civilians and their wives,
daughters and sons, follow in whatever order
they may have happened to reach their place
in line. If the millionaire does not want to be
preceded by the pcverty-stricken he can stay
at home unless he chooses to get up early
enough to make sure that he can get a first
place. If any discrimination were shown the
president would hear of it, and there would be
no end of a row.
Jul Va SSoAS " "AO oOASO
are guests of the nation, the ambassadors and
ministers and the attaches of legations are re-
ceived first. The ambassador who has been
longest in the Washington service heads the
line and it makes no difference whether he
comes from a great power or from a weak
mower. for the length of his Washington resi-
dence alone decides the matter. The master
of ceremonies at the White House takes the
diplomatic list and the American official list
and studies them for a week prior to the re-
ception. If he should give place to some Of
fetal which by precedence right belonged to
another, there would be sulking, indignation
and very likely loud complaint. 1t is one of the
most delicate tasks in the world to arrange the
official guests at a New Years reception so
that there will be no friction and no heart
burnings.
Following the ambassadors and ministers of
foreign countries come the members of the SUI
preme court of the United States. In their
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Haskell Still Suffers.

Guthrie, Okla.-Gov. Haskell's physi-
clans hat his condition showed
decided improvement, although he still
suffers and is extremely weak. At n
time it was thought the. governor was
dying, and the attending physicians ad-
ministered powerful drugs to stimulate
heart action. His strong constitution
carried him through the crisis.
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land. Washington began the prac-
tice in the year that the city was
founded, and it has kept it up
with all it's social fOrmalities
from that day to this.
The greatest New Years recep-
ton that the world knows is held
every year in the White House
with the president and his wife
and the cabinet officers and their
wives in the receiving line. The
guests are a multitude. and they
come dressed in all sorts of raj
ment from the blue and gold
trappings of the ambassadors and
army officers of all nations, to
the toil-stained clothing of the Ia
borer and the calico gowns and
bandannaS of the old-time plan
tatiOn negress.
The White House, of necessity,
must be democratic, for this is a
democracy, and the same greet
ing is given the workmen that is
given to the ambassador of all
the Russias. There is no more
picturesque affair in the country
than the White House reception
on New Years. Long before the
gates are thrown open the ave-
nues leading to the executive
mansion and Lafayette square,
which outlies the presidents
grounds. are jammed with people,
and it is the duty of the police to
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aorortment in which, they serve. FROM tne
rorLine major general of the army 70 tne
noungest second lieutenant on duty at the cap
;tal all the officers call upon the secretary OIL
mor The naval officers from Admiral Dewey
down to the STRIPPING ensign, make tnelr way
~ tho house of Secretary of the Navy meyer
and there. in order of rank, pay their respects
The New Years day reception at the "hl'e
House is the only formal reception OF the year
that is open to all citizens. There are other
recentions given by the president and MS wl1e
during the winter which are seml-puDIc IN
their nature. but to which admission Is by caro-
onIv. The first of these receptions Is given on
the second Thursday after New Years DAY. IN
the evening. It is called the d1plomaClc re-
ception." and the guests are invited to meet the
ambassadors and ministers who are Accredited
] nv foreign governments, to the United States
Another reception is given two weeks later
and the guests of honor whom the other guests
are invited to meet are the justices OF the SUI
prame court of the United States. The third
reception is for the senators and representa-
tiyes in congress, and the fourth and last, Is
for the officers of the army and navy.
Nearly every day of the year the president
greets visitors in the Offices or the Wnlte
House at noon, and so it is possible for the
American citizen to exchange greetings with
the chief executive even though circumstances
prevent his saying Happy New Year" on Jan
uary 1st. at the great White House holiday
~ofhorinO
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knew them. These mistakes are con-
fined largely; to the officials aIf their
wives who are new to Washington So
ciety and new to the political Fife gen.
orally. Men are appointed to .cablnet
positions frequently who neveFs peiore
held Office. The congressman VINO
finds himself promoted to higher OF,
flee knows what is called Hhe soclai
game as we'll as be. knows Poilucs'
and his wife by association knows IL
as we'll as he does.
So it is that at the great receptlohs
on New Years and other days, tne
hosts and h~ostesses who are accus-
toned to the ways Of washington
n to get through the, trying
hours of crowded receptions Wltnout
giving offense to anybody.
1t is the bonndsn duty OF. every
subordinate official in Washington to
call on his chief on New Years oav.
After ali the officials. have PAID tneAr
respects to the president, they go a t
.bo homo Of the chief OF the