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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
will be productive of plans for the per-
petuation of the organization
THE BRAINY POLAR BEARS
Monsters of Arctic Regions Which
Are Trained to Think and Act.

Are Trained to Think and Act.
The great white denizen of the polars
regions was pronounced a training inn
possibility, until the advent of the
Hagenbeck- Wallace shows, which ex-
hibit here May rs. The polar bear has
been generally acknowledged by ami
NAL trainers to be a thing of beauty,
but no one has ever discovered any
| element of charm in their makeup. The
| inherent savage and rapacious instinct
| of the Arctic monsters, always such
tremendous and timorous proposition
+; to trainers, has at last been conquered
and the reverse side of the great
brute's nature developed to a fineness
that is at once astonishing. The Won
derful success is exempliied with the
! Observation-Disclosures septette of polar
bears, whose marvellous feats and
amusing stunts and exhibitions may
be described as follows: Two big bea:s
and smaller one participate in a
fgame of see-saw A huge pyramid is
formed which includes the entire group
with the trainer at the apex. One bear
rides tricycle. with another furnish
ing pushing motive. power. A living
arch is formed by the seven bears
with the trainer standing underneath.
A comedy conceit introduces one bear
playing horse, hitched to cart and
driven by the trainer, with another big
monster by his side. Protesting
against the bulky load the harnesse.t
bear stops turns around and deliber-
ately unhitches himself The bear N
the cart then gently losses the trainer
over the dashboard as a gentle hint
that he shall become the beast of bur
den, which he does, pulling the bear
around the ring. A ludicrous perform
ance reveals table and three chairs,
the trainer occupying one with bear
companion on either side While lun IN
is being served a bottle of wine is
opened and the trainer proceeds 10 fill
small glasses for his guests. He is in
terrupted by one of the bears, who
takes the bottle between his paws
lplaceS the neck in his mouth and, fall
ing on his back, drinks the contents
in apparent great glee. Another bottle
meets a somewhat similar fate The
genial effects of the generous wine
Isoon become apparent and both bears
land the trainer simulate terrible in
toXication, lock arms in very human
sort of way and stagger about the
arena while the band fittingly plays
We Won't Go Home Until Morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
PRECINCTS ARE
MAKING REPORTS
Conditions Are Favorable and the
House to House Visitation Work
Proceeds Rapidly.

4The workers in the house to house
visitation canvass to the number of
about 275 early this morning began
the work of taking the church cen
sus of the city. The day was ideal
for the work accomplished. Up to
$50 clock this afternoon reports from
the precinct lieutenants were scatter
ing and the central committee was
unable to make any report of the
canvass. 1t is hoped by this evening
to have all the data in hand ready
for the assortment. and distribution
OF information to the pastors of the
various churches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
ON THE TENNIS TEAM
Competition Determines One of Two
to PLAY Moline

In the semi-iinals of the high school
tennis tournament yesterday afternoon
Weld defeated Mosenfelder in the
hardest and fastest games of the tour
ney by the score of &c, 6-2, GA, GA.
The games were contested point for
point and the players were exhausted
at the end of the fourth set. The win
ming of the semi-finals places Weld on
the school tennis team for sure as the
two best men, that is those who qualify
FOR the finals are to play at the school
team. They will play Moline and they
have also been challenged by the fac
ulty team, Mr.. Powell and Mr.. Udden.
Other games will also be arranged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
Bad Attack Of Dysentery Cured.

can honored citizen of this town
was suffering from a severe attack of
dysentery. He told a friend if he
could obtain bottle of Chamberlain S
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea REMEDY.
he felt confident of being cured, he
having psed this remedy in the west.
He was told that | kept it in stock
and lost no time in obtaining it, and
was promptly cured" says M. ].
Leach, druggist, of Wolcott, VT. For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
ONE IN TREE
Every Third Person Poisoned by
Coffee


Coffee.
1t is difficult to make people believe
that coffee is an absolute poison to ct
least one person out of every three, but
people are slowly finding it out, al
though thousands of them suffer ter
ribly before they discover the fact. A
New York hotel man says:
Each time after drinking coffee
became restless, nervous and excited
so that | was unable to sit five minutes
in one place, was also inclined TO
vOmit and suffered from loss of sleep
which got worse and worse.
"A lady said that perhaps coffee was
the cause of my trouble, and suggested
that | try Postum. / laughed at the
thought that coffee hurt me. but she
insisted so hard that finally had
some Postum made. | have been us
ing it in place of coffee ever since, for
noticed that all my former nervous
ness and irritation disappeared. ! be
gan to sleep perfectly, and the Postum
tasted as good or better than the old
coffee, so what was the use of sticking
TO a beverage that was running me?
"One day on an excursion up the
country | remarked TO young lady
friend on her greatly improved appear
ance. She explained that some time
before she had quit using coffee and
taken Postum.
She had gained number of pounds
and her former paltipation of the heart
humming incthe ears, trembling of the
hands and legs and other disagreeable
feelings had disappeared
''She recommended me to quit coffee
and take Postum and was very mucs
surprised to find that l had already
made the change.
'She said her brother had also re
ceived great benefits from leaving
off coffee and taking ON Postum
There's a Reason"
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" il
packages.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true and full of huma,
/ interest.
/
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
.BOWLERS TO dine
League Members Will Have a
Banquet at Suburban Is
land Park Friday.
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED
Independents Will Pocket First
Money, ss2J-Street Car Ride
to Preccde the Feast.

At the meeting of the captains and
the officers of the tri-city bowling
league held last evening at the Harms,
it was decided to hold banquet as q
closing feature of the season. The sup
per will be given at the inn at Subur-
ban island next Friday evening, and
pretentious plans are being made fer
the affair. 1t is expected that about
40 bowlers will be seated at the ban
quet board.
The teams will so in a body to the
island by means of special car. This
car will start from the Turner hall in
Davenport at 6:10 in the evening, and
with the Davenport teams on board
will come to this city, where at Third
|avenue and Twentieth street the Rock
Island members of the league will be
taken aboard. The car is scheduled
to arrive here at $50, and will &C
Immediately TO Fifteenth street ant
Il III avenue III NIOltBG, lhO NV
line organizations will be picked up.
Band WIZ BE Along.
The noted PretZel Alley band of Dav
export will be on board the car to fur
nish music for the occasion, and th'
car will be fittingly decorated to lie
the people of the tri-cities know whC
the passengers are. The mayors o
the three cities have promised to at
tend the banquet a. the invitation o
the clubs. and a good time is anticipa
ted. After all the bowlers are OF
board the car it will return through
the three cities and continue on to thu
island, where the supper will b.
served.
Prizes VIII he Awarded.
The team and individual prizes whicI
were posted early in the season vii
| be awarded to their winners after tn
banquet. President II. W. Aldrich o
this city will very likely make the pre-
scntation speeches. The prizes ar
principally in the shape of cash, AM
lit is expected that the winning team
will make divyy among themselves
The Independents of this city won TIL
first prize for the highest percentag
at the end of the season and they viii
get the S25 posted for first place. TIL
lother teams will each get something
according to whore they finished. TIL
Brunswicks of Moline were second i
1.-THE standing, the Giants and Pirates o
Davenport being third and fourth, II
|spectively, and the Boosters of thi
city and the Flying Dutchmen of MI
line being next in order.
| VIII Enjoy Evening.
/ After the presentation of the prize:
; the rest of the evening will be give
over to entertainment in the shape c
music and talks. Each of the mayor
will be called upon and also a numbe
Iof the members. A quartet compose
of o. b. Hampton, Charles Roantre,
DR.. Carl Mueller and Art Salzman
will sing several numbers and tn
Pretzel Alley band will tender Sc
eral selections 1t is the hope of Sc
eral of the officers that the meetln
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
rheumatism Cured in a Day.

DIR. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism and Neuralgia radically cures In
one to three days. It's action upon the
system is remarkable ami mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Sshlegel C Son, 200 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

Here is the way the Decatur Her
aid hands IL to us: Crock Island
fans could not believe it possible that
their team lost fairly while away
from home A few losses on their
own grounds will convince the doubt
ing ones that the umpire was not en-
tirely to blame
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
WHEAT SEVEN CENTS
ABOVE HIGH GUESS
James A. Patterns Figures Topped
Grain for May Delivery Going
to $1.32 3-S.

Chicago, May 22.-Wheat early to-
day rose to $1.323s, an advance of 1 Is
since the close yesterday. This is Z
cents over the most sanguine predic,
ton made by James A. Patten, the
bull leader, two months ago when the
bull campaign was in full swing. July
also advanced a cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
FAiRHAVEN MOURNS LOSS
Birthplace of X. II. Rogers Suspends
business for Day.

business for Day.
FairhaveD, Mass, May 22.-Fair-
haven, the birthplace of Henry ii.
Rogers. today paid final tribute to
the memory of the deceased financier.
From 10 i'll the forenoon until 3 in
the afternoon business was suspend
ed. Drapings of somber black hung
from all public buildings, most OF
which had been presented to Fair
haven by Rogers during his lifetime
and throughout the town flags were
set at half mast. Everywhere there
was evidence of the sincere grief OF
the townspeople.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
HAS NOT TRIED TO ANNUL
Department of Justice Ignores Coal
and iron Combine.

Washington, May 22.-Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham has replied to The
house resolution that no steps have
been taken either by him or any Off
Gals of the department of justice UNI
der his direction TO "annul the contract
of purchase and control of the Tennes-
see Coal & Iron company by the Unit
ed States Steel corporation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

At Cedar Rapids they are knock
ing on Pitcher Carmichael for lobb-
ing lem over thursday so that Pc
oria could nit them out. Another
such exhibition of baseball in Cedar
Rapids will be too dead to skim oh
serves The Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
Willina to Try Il.

"a fool and his money are soon part
ed" quoted the pessimist.
"Yes," rejoined the optimist. but fits
worth while being fool TO have the
money to part with Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

Family to Close.-Tomorrow evening
the Family theater closes for the sea-
son and will probably remain closed
till September. Manager J. p. Quinn
has given the public high class Of
attractions during the past year and
has made himself very popular other
wise. 1t is to be hoped that he may
continue in charge of the house next
fall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
CORNELL WINS ON WATER
Harvard Second and Pennsy Third
in intercollegiate Race

Philadelphia, May 22-Comell won
the intercollegiate boat race here this
|afternoon, Harvard second and Penn
sylvania third. Time, GIG As.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
LINE O. DOPE.

Continued. from Page Three)
for the release of Pitcher Higgins
the star of last years local team. II
is regarded as barely possible that
the Cardinal management may lei
Higgins comc back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
ADJUSTMENTS

The Elite.
eighteenth Street. North of Second
Avenue.)
Elite Stock company, appearing each
evening at S;I5, with matinees Tues
days, Fridays and Sundays. {.
The Family.
Second Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street)
Vaudeville mt ), s, and 9;15 p. m. One
matinee Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

President Justice of the Central
association has just reinstated Man
ayers Boyle of Waterloo and Hough
of Hannibal and bunch of players
after suspcnding them for bawline
the umpire out He has also let out
Umpire SchOckley, cause of part OF
the trouble, and put on Pat Wright
of Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

ably Fred Moore has the same dose
game at Springfield. Presumably,
also, Meddy Boucher was taken to
the woodshed and spanked for sass
ing" Bush Wednesday.
Peoria Star: Umpire Burke has a
habit of ejecting managers from the
games. PlasS was elected twice in
Decatur. Manager Shaffer of Dav-
export, was elected twice last week.
Manager Moore. Of Decatur. was
elected from the grounds in Spring
field on the opening day.
The Bloomington team, which did
not play in Cedar Rapids today,
owing to the fact that a relative of
President Broberg of the Cedar Rap
ids club was to be buried, came 70
Davenport and Jimmy Novacek took
advantage of the chance to put in
the day with his former team mates.
w. III. Litten, manager of the Mutual
Loan company, has given Hardin S.
for that homer that virtually won the
game from Springfield, and J. B. Tit
lexington came up with similar pres
.ent. Mr.. Littcn, who has a standing
offer of SIS for homers by the Islanders
on the home grounds wishes, however
TO call attention TO the fact that IL
specified that the ball must go out ri
the lot, and that he will adhere to this
specification hereafter.
Manager Tigher announced today
that he has released Infielder James
|0'Hearn of Toronto who has been IL
the city for the past month He hat
been holding the infieIder since dc
Gliding he could not use him, in hope.
that he could farm him out so thai
if the necessity arose he would be-
available. No one has turned up a:
yet, however, who was willing to take
him with string attached TO him
so the manager has decided that ht
would release him outright and Civ,
him chance to find something t.
do for himself. After Manager Tigh'
had loaned him to -Iecatur, Presi
dent Childs decided that he woul,
| not want him, after all, and accord
ingly he will not accompany the De
catur team when it departs for Du
buque after playing with the Island
! ers this afternoon. O'Hearn is
good man and should have no troubl
i'll landing a job somewhere in tn
| 1nree-Eye league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
Family Precedence.

Nearly every family picks the wrong
member for the fool--Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

Decatur Herald: Plass and Shat
their disputes with umpires. Presum-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

you not called on today by house to house vista
ton canvassers fill this out and send it in at once.
Name
Residence
Number family
Number between the ages of and IS
Number under old
Observation-Disclosures.
Members of what church?
of church preferred
ther persons
Ward Precinct No
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

ably Fred Moore has the same dose
for his objections in the opening
game at Springfield. Presumably,
also. Meddy Boucher was taken to
the woodshed and spanked for sass
ing" Bush Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
$25--We Deliver 1t.

It be easily pumped by small child and will get ALL
the dust from Carpets Rugs Upholstered Furniture Tapestry
Portieres Feather Pillows Mattresses of all kinds, ETC.
Vacuum Cleaner, $125, also
give perfect satisfaction It less
rent than othefs-1 u cents per hour.
Write today for Illustrated circulars with full particulars
m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22

All the news all tho time-TuE
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-22
A Vacuum Cleaner
IT'S DIFFERENT.
|It<Gets All the Dirt
IT'S DIFFERENT.

It's built for hard service and much easier operate
than any other .,
1t has stronger suction lighter weight and requires
less floor space than others.
1t is built of steel and maleable iron instead of tin and
wood others
It has simple and the only practical device for
ang the dust from the 95 of the dust caught
by patented process without screens water
It is the proof that counts, therefore, when you
chase of these machines if it all than
claim for it, after weeks trial. return it and your money
will be cheerfuly refunded
No flying dust taking up carpets, hut simple,
nomica way of keeping your home thoroughly clean.
The illustration shows Hand Power Machine
which sell for
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-12
GETS WHISKY OPINION.
Solicitor General Tells Taft That
Real Fred Eye" Has No
FIavorIng.

Washington. June s.-Lloyd W.
Bowers, solicitor-general of the Uni
ted States. submitted to President
Taft his. opinion as to what the. term
whisky" means in law.
In effect Solicitor General Bowers
holds, after discussing at great length
what the term whisky" meant at the
time of the passage of the pure food
law, that the public does not consid-
er- that added coloring or favoring
matter can make whisky out Of what
otherwise is not whisky. Whisky is
regarded generally and naturally as
having flavor and properties of its
own. There is no more reason for
saying that alcohol becomes whisky
because colored and favored like
some true whisky than for saying
that alcohol becomes; brandy because
colored or favored like some bran
dy," he says. "On the other hand
the mere addition of harmless color
ing or fiavoring matter to what is
previously whisky does not destroy
it's whisky character unless such ad
dition unduly dlutes or otherwise af
fects the essential properties OF the
whisky,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-12
moReAN's GRIP ON c. G. w.
New York Magnate to Reorean'zs
Railroad.

New York, June 10-Late yester-
day afternoon j. P. Morgan & Co.
made public reorganization plan Of
the Chicago Great Western railroad.
The plan has been approved by COM
mittees representing all classes Of Sc
curity holders.
A voting trust, consisting Of ]. p.
Morgan, George F. Baker and Robert
Flemming, the latter representing the
more important foreign interests in
the property, is to be created for a
period Of five years. .
This insures the success Of tho
plan.
For years the Great Western, I'M
der the Stickney management, was a
serious rate-disturber and finally went
into bankruptcy and caused the loss
of many thousands Of dollars to COM
.peting roads. From now on the new
policy will be in force on the Maple
Leaf"
Furthermore, there Is good reason
for believing that before the expira-
ton OF the voting trust an agreement
will be lodged with one or more
larger and thorough systems.
This will be matter Of great i'm.
portance to other railroads operating
in the same general territory as the
Great Western.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-12
CARNEGIE-SAGE GIFTS
AMOUNT TO s78,5s6,se3
Iron Masters Donations for Libraries
widows Cash for Public and
Mankind.

New York, June 9-The combined
gifts of Mrs. Russell Sage and Andrew
Carnegie for public purposes amount
to $76,596,963.
In less than three years Mrs. Sage
has spent more than $25,000,000 for
public purposes and the benefit of
mankind The recent investigation
abroad of the question of working
mems insurance and the establish
ment of a gigantic employment bu-
reau call attention anew to her pro-
life bounty.
Andrew Carnegie has founded 1900
public libraries representing dona-
tions aggregating s51,596,963, accord
ing to his own statement in the cur
rent number of weekly paper. Up
to December 81, 1908, the philan-
thropist says, he erected in the United
States $50 library buildings with 2OS
branches at cost of $34,S71,745. Eng
land and Wales come second in the
list with 329 buildings. ~'
The Carnegie contributions cover
a much, larger period than those OF
Mrs. Sage.
1t took Russell Sage SO years to get
$65,000,000. This great sum represent.
ed the pinching and scraping to-
gether of what amounted to $4,000 a
day for the lifetime Of the astute
financier. The Carnegie fortune has
been estimated at $300,oo0,o00.
Mrs. Sage is now giving away the
fortune at the rate of $4,000 a day. If
the widow continues her charities at
the pace she has set, all will be gone
in five years. y,.s ,.:< -.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-12

written in italian. were decorated with
prepared with neatly drawn bleeding
hearts pierced by daggers. More OF
the letters contained differing designs
Of threatening insignia Of Black Hand
mystery, all intended to terrify pros
pective victims of band Of extortion-
lists whose censor and commander-in-
chief in the state of Ohio. the federal
officers assert. Is Lima. With Lima
there we're arrested here seven other
Italians, four were later released. but
Samuel Rizzio and Sebastian Batazlio
are held by the sheriff.
Railroad Hands Implicated.
Both are section hands employed
by the Pennsylvania railroad. They
we're associates of Lima and in their
trunks the secret service agents found
letters Of the same character as the
collection taken from the safe in LII
mas store. While the authorities here
awaited the arrival of United States
Marshal Chandler from Cleveland. o..
who takes Rizzio and Batazlio to To-
ledo, service operatives searched for
Italians in neighboring cities who
were suspected of Implication in an
extortionist plot that has netted the
band thousands of dollars in blood
money within tho past few months.
Some of the suspects were sought in
Bellefontaine. Lima's father, who Is
wanted. was said to be at Upper San
dusky, and the police there have been
asked to apprehend him. A brother of
the alleged leader of the band. associ-
ated with him in business here, dis
appeared.
No trace of his whereabouts had
been secured. Another brother also
sought. was traced to Italy. whittier
he departed few weeks ago. Lima
was first suspected by the authorities.
after John Amicon, a wealthy Italian
fruit dealer Of Columbus. O.. received
letter demanding 100000 and threat
ening his life unless the money was
paid. This letter, 1t was discovered.
was sent from Marion through Sc
ries OF secret Italian agents. Lima.
now in jail here. was not informed OF
the cause of his incarceration until
to-day. Ho was given a newspaper
when he arose from his cell cot When
he read that he was believed to have
instigated the plot to blackmail Ami
con. Lima exclaimed:
"Uh. Amicon. oh. see he. Amicon.
Jealous. That's all. He Jealous of me
because sell more bananas in Ohio
than he do. He tell police I do this
money business to get even with me
because l get more business. Black
Hand. Bah! 1 know nothing"