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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20

entered some time Wednesday night
and $50 in money stolen. The robber
climbed a rear porch and entered a
second story window.
Arrested; Sues Poiice.-Mrs. Emma
Sites, who conducts a rooming house
near Second and Warren streets,
through Attorney George E. Hubbell,
has started legal action against De-
tective Hans Schramm of the Daven-
port police department, claiming ST.
600 as damages by reason of an alleg-
ed wrongful and Illegal arrest. Over
week ago Mrs. Sites was arrested
on the charge of keeping a disorderly
house. At the trial held before Mag
istrate Roddewig she was discharged
and the present legal action for dam
ages is the result.
Former Resident Dead.-The Denver
| Times of Aug. 16 brings news of the
death in Denver of A. H. Cronkhite
once Davenport business man.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Louisa Lu
ellie Mullin, wife of S. G. Mullin, sol;
Brady street, died at the home yester
day. after an illness of more than ;
year. She was sufferer from par
alysis. Deceased was 3S years of age
/, Besides her husband she is survived
by her mother. Mrs. August Ludwig
/ Elkhart, Ind, and by three brothers
! John Ludwig, Perham, Mimi, and Ma.
/ tin and Gustav Ludwig of Elkharl
, Ind. She is also survived by the fol
lowing sisters: Madeline, Margare
and Rose Ludwig of Elkhart, Ind.
| The death of Hans Heinrich ks.
enmacher occurred Thursday at tn
home. 212S West Second street. Dc
ceased was So years of age. He wa
one of the old German pioneers. VI
came to America direct to Scott count
in 1S47. when 81 years of age. He SCI
tied on farm near Titles grove, re
naming there until 1885. when he re
tired. and came to Davenport Marc
23, 1854. he married Miss Maria Kruse
who died six years ago. He is survive
by one son, Louis, and six daughters
Mrs. Dora Nelson of Harlan, low
Mrs. Augusta Muldoon of Corley, lows
Mrs Charles Soller of Davenport an
the Misses Amelia, Christina an
Della at home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20

and Fourth avenue where he gave
him a severe beating Meyers wea s
glasses and without them he is prae-
tically blind.
Will Make Some Ccncessions.-In
company with the transportation COM
nittee and a committee representing
the property owners of the southeast
end of the city, J. F. Porter, presiden'
Of the Tri-City Railway & Light com
pany, went through the territory n
which the much discussed street Cal
service is desired. Mr.. Porter Will
probably agree to the following: The
extension of the present Fourth av =
nue. line straight south on Twenty
seventh street to Thirteenth avenue TO,
the present. The moving of the Elm
street line from Eighteenth avenue L
Sixteenth avenue so that the car linz
will be within block of the new parl
in the southwest part of the city Elk
tension of the Third avenue line froa
the present terminal to Forty-eightl
street in place of the ball park which
would give to the residents in the cas-
end territory cent fare to all par
of the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
Had One After All.

Jimmy had always lamented the fact
that he had no grandmother. He was
quite satisfied with the quality of his
parents, and he was not especially
anxious. on the whole. to have any
more people about the house than al
ready lived there. but somehow or
other 1t irked him very much to think
that other boys had something that
he had not. There were Billie Robin
son and Sidney Grant. both chums of
his-they both had grandmothers. and
it didn't seem exactly fair that he was
deprived of one.
thought.
MA" he said. "what does the word
grand mean. anyhow"
| "Why. lofty. beautiful. noble, sub
lime" replied his mother
A broad smile wreathed the boys
face as he jumped up and down on the
floor in an ecstasy of glee.
"Hurrai," he cried. 81 have got one
! after ALL"
Zone what. dear"' asked his mother
"A grandmother" he replied.
"Where is she. dear?' his mother
inquired.
"Why. you're 1t. mother" said the
boy. You're my mother. and you're
| lofty. beautiful. noble and sublime
especially the beautiful"
Whatever the quality of the lads
logic. his course of reasoning made
one grandmother very happy-Lip-
pincotts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
Washinoton,s PLAQUE soots.

lie in the low, marshy bottoms of
the Potomac, the breeding germ of
malaria germs. These germs cause
chills. fever and ague, biliousness.
jaundice, lassitude, weakness and
general debility and bring suffering
or death to thousands yearly. But
Electric Bitters never fail to destroy
them and cure malaria troubles.
They are the best all-round tonic
and cure for malaria I ever used
writes R. M. James. of Louellen, S.
C. They cure stomach, liver. Kidney
and blood troubles and will prevent
typhoid. Try them, SO cents. Guar
anteed by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
HAMLET

Mrs. Myron Stockberger and sons
Paul and George left Thursday for
Indiana.
Riley Halstead and Jesse Cooper
are spending the week at the bay.
Miss Marjory Fiege went to Chicago
Thursday of last week to visit with
her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Halstead left
Reynolds Tuesday to make an extend
ed visit at various points in the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forscythe of Kansas
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Cooper.
Mrs. Maloney Cooper of New Boston
is visiting at the home of C. B. Hal
stead
Miss Nora Whisman is attending
teachers institute in Aledo this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
ORION

Miss Marion Wright returned Mon
day after two weeks visit in
BeardStown.
Tom Fitzpatrick returned Friday
from Iowa with two car loads OF
horses and mules which he will sell
at public sale Saturday, Aug. 81, in
Orion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Mcdonald
were in Rock Island Saturday.
VIII Gabrielson, Norton Anderson
Ed and Rush Wright left for triI
to South Dakota Tuesday evening t,
look at land.
George McCandless was in Albany
last week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
yuma

The sunday school rally was at
tended by about 35 from Yuma.
Miss Lillian Daley visited her
grand parents last week, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman Daley.
Miss Julia Franklin of Barstow is
spending a few days with Miss Verna
Mumma.
Mrs. Clyde Wake and Mrs. Walker
and children were visiting and sight
seeing in the tri-cities Saturday.
Quite a number of this community
attended the funeral of Thomas
Newton at Port Byron. Mr.. Newton
was resident of Yuma for a mum.
Der of years.
Miss Jessie Wake, who has been
visiting relatives the past week, re.
turned to her home at Galesburs
Saturday evening.
Frank Talby's baby has been quite
sick but is now somewhat better
Miss Goldie Wainwright, who has
been attending the chautauqua al
Des Moines, Iowa, returned home
Wednesday.
Seymour Burcher. who had tu
NOR removed from his shoulder
some time ago. is now at the Moline
hospital receiving treatment.
Mrs. Myra Donahoo, Mrs. Charlie!
Walthers and Mrs. Nettie Wake were
in Moline Tuesday looking at the diff
ferent churches with view of plan
ming for the decoration of Zumf
church.
Misses Myrtle and Marchie Trel!
have returned home after a two
months visit with their sister, Mrs
! Roy Daily at Denver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
DAVENPORT

Husband Left Wife.-Mrs. Louis An
derson of Kemmerer, Mo-, who was in
Davenport Wednesday evening with
her husband, was deserted by him on
the train between Davenport and Mus
catine as they were on their return to
their Missouri home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson had been to st. Paul to visit
the formers mother. Wednesday ev-
ening they stopped over in Davenport,
the husband having relatives residing
here. They left on the Southwest
Limited over the Rock Island road at
1880 o'clock. By the time the train
arrived at Muscatine Mrs. Anderson
had fallen asleep. While she was
slumbering the husband left the train
at the above town and boarded a
freight back TO Davenport. Finding
herself deserted, Mrs. Anderson also
left the train and came to Davenport
in search of her Grant husband. The
couple had through tickets to Kansas
City, and both of these were left in
possession of the wife. 1t is stated the
mother of Anderson is greatly opposed
to his wife and that this parental OBJ
lection is the sole cause of their trou-
BILE. Anderson formerly lived in Dav-
export and still has relatives here re-
siding near Tenth and lie Claire
streets. Mrs. Anderson spent the day
searching for her husband in this city.
No Owner for Dog? Shoot 1.-THE
dog tax collector has always been able
to find a lot of CANNES in Davenport
that no one owned They were just
staying around the place." and the
householder fed them rather than to
see them starve. 1t wasn't her dog, OF
his. and they wouldn't buy dog check
for it. Wednesday night the city coun
Gil decided that there are too many
dogs of that kind in Davenport Ev
erybody else thinks so, too. A dog
that isn't worth owning and paying the
dog tax on isn't worth being around tC
get the rabies or bite some one. Sc
the council adopted resolution, offer
ed by Alderman Kuehl, appointing Oil
yer Evans the collector of dog tax and
instructing him to shoot all dogs whose
ownership was denied by the people
harboring them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
BURDETTE ALLOWED TO GO

No Hope of Recovery and Resigna-
ton Is Accepted.
Los Angeles, Aug. 2O.-The trus-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
Book on North Pacific Coast by Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.

Are you contemplating trip to
the Pacific northwest or to the Alas.
ka-Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seat
tie? If so, call or send for new book,
North Pacific Coast Country" is
sued by this railway. 1t will help
you in planning your trip. Free-if
you call. Mailed for four cents post
age.
$50 round trip from Chicago to
Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane. Portland,
Victoria, Vancouver, Butte and other
points daily until September 30.
Choice of routes. Stop-overs. Re-
turn limit October 81 p. L. Hin
richs, commercial agent, Davenport,
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
FraiI Women a
Aided Free


robust cannot be too careful OF her
health. The foundation of all health
is in the stomach. Without good di-
gestion the body is not nourished, and
then soon becomes feeble and weak.
In order to have good digestion reg
ular bowel movement is absolutely
necessary, and it is at this point that
so many women neglect themselves.
In any of these conditions you cannot do
better than to take DR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin, the remedy that thousands OF
delicate women are using. II Is the great
family laxative, and in addition TO It's
wonderful power to cure chronic consul
patton and chronic Indigestion, II con-
tains tonic properties that strengthen the
stomach muscles so that In tune they WI.
work naturally again without the aid OF
medicine.
Any druggist will sell you a bottle for
the small sum of so cents, though persons
who have used the remedy before and
know what it is buy the 81 size. Mrs
Amanda Brannan, OF Alvarado, va, VINO
Is 68 and feeble, uses 1t regularly ana
speaks In the highest praise of 1t. Esther
Pine, of Marion, Ind, is also an enthusiast
of this. wonderful remedy and she wished
she had the fortune to tell the whoie
world about 1t. Both these ladies'. as well
as hundreds of others we could name,
first became acquainted with Dr.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin through the doctors
offer to send any sufferer a free test
bottle direct to the home.
He Will send you or any other SuHerer
a sample bottle free of charge on receipt
of your name and address. 1t Is won
derfully effective in the stomach troubles
period Of menstruation and old folks, all
of whom need a gentle laxative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20

If there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or IL you want
any medical advice. write
to the doctor, and he will
answer you fully. There Is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. w. B.
Caldwell. sos Caldwell bldg.
Monticello, Ill.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-11

af1uence, others starving; while enjoy all the
fruits of labor without doing any work, others toll from
morning till evening and scarcely enough keep
alive
When the founder of christendom arrived earth he
found this state of society already in existence, it had
been thousands of years before 1t is evident that he
did discover make any laws of society, did his
teachings have the slightest effect upon its morals But
they proved detrimental part of the people,
learned from history because they weakened the moral
impulse and converted the physically stronger into sub
mssve slaves just they do today From the fact that
the social inequalities existed all times and among
all nations, irrespective of and religion arrive
the logical conclusion that universal, mmutabe
ura laws form the basis of society," and such learned
to know the natural instincts described above
Chrsendom has evidently failed solve the 'social
question" and have all the preenous theories of
equality liberty fraternity, etc. Revolutions may de-
stroy SOME un us institutions and may abolish some
destroy the natural laws and of the chaos and ruin
created by unclaimed brutal passions, society grows up
invariably the principles And from time to time
apostles of labor appear with wonderful theories release
the world from the evils of society," all of which have
much prospect for realization the Christian doctrine of
universal love- Before trying to solve question, it is
absolutely necessary understand it sufficiently know
whether be solved not In order to comprehend
the social question, must first determine and define
the extent which social phenomena depend upon the
immuabe physical laws, for to battle against those would
be futile attempt to stop the earth in her
revolutions around the sun.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-11
BLUE GRASS BLADE

Individual happiness demands certain restrictions of the
natural instincts, certain mutual guarantees which
discussed already at another place. 1t is fact that
there always members of society who disregard
the rights of their felowmen from egostic motives and for
those the criminal laws required Even if all people
morally perfect and crimes committed, certain
regulations in regard property and public affairs would
be indispensable.
Are laws and right identical? There but few
lawyers who give definition of right, although they
may know the law well enough Laws not the
of the orderly conditions of society People don't know
the laws; they do learn them in school they don't study
them afterwards, and yet they know what is wrong
right Laws not made by society," but by single per-
sons, and consented to by the people, The who
frames the law have the wren law, that is, the
recognition of necessity in his mind If all laws
suddenly suspended declared void society would be
overthrown but would in the way. When
ever a country settled by the adventurous gold
hunters the order prevailed in the States though
there generally of violence, of
certain turbulent element which congregae in such places
had experience of pioneer life myself, and made
the surprising observation that the entire absence of govern
ment and the whole legal machinery, instead of
producing awessness insecurity of person property
had exactly the opposite effect The strong
of the sturdy pioneers did require any written aw
their mutual interest sufficient to unite their efforts
in the preservation of order and security and those Grim
nay inclined had respect for these peaceabe citizens
than for the regular courts. Later on when county
was organized and established, with all the i'm
practicable cumbersome attributes of socaed justice
crime became very common because the evil doer felt
comparatively safe
(To be continued)
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-11

1t should be gratifying to the lovers of liberty,
everywhere that Janoff Pouren, the Russian revolu
tionary refugee, upon his second trial before lmmi
grafton Commissioner Samuel Hitchcock, has been
adjudged to be a mere political refugee and not
actual criminal This has resulted in his discharge
and consequent freedom from detention, and as he
will not be returned to the Gar America, for once
again. may be likened unto asylum for the politi
cally oppressed a trait bestowed upon the Republic
by its builders now more than a century ago.
Look at the date on your tab That will tell if you
are in arrears on your subscriptions Have you done
so? Then do not fail to in time this is an
important item with the Blade
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-11
CHAPTER TX.

STATE INDIvIDUAL.-LAw AND RIGHT
Claws and rights Inherited from generation to
generation like eternal Sickness GOethe
According to materialistic views, egosm soInetilnes
superseded by love sympathy is the Only natural and
rational moral impulse, and the enjoyment of life the only
reasonable object of existence Or the Declaration If
Independence expresses it: Life liberty and pursuit of
happiness, that to these rights governments
instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the
of the governed This is the true conception
of state condition for individual welfare but in the
monarchia countries the is reversed the individual
lives and dies for the state, that is for few persons
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27
MOHAWK CAUGHT ON
HE'LL GATE ROCKS
New Revenue Gutter Reported
in Dangerous Predicamenti
Wireless Summons Assist
ance from New York,

New York. Feb. 26.-Thc United
States revenue cutter Mohawk bound
from New London for Tompkinsville
ran on the rocks IN Hell Gate today
and late tonight was still hard
aground despite the efforts of tugs TO
move her.
The cutters bow IS resting on the
edge Of the rocks which. 1t Is fear
ed. Will tear a hole in the ships bot
tom.
The wireless telegraph brought
news that the Mohawk is leaking bad
ly but the pumps are keeping ahead
Of the flow. Several plates in the
cutters bow are broken and others
are bent. Three powerful tugs are
standing by.
An effort will probably be made
early tomorrow at high tide to float
the VESSEL but she is in a bad position
and the chances are u~nfaVorable.
The moment the Mohawk struck
the men Of the crew We're ordered TO
station and the wireless sent out a
call for help. The engines were re-
versed but as 1t was nearly low tide
and the vessel hard and fast. efforts
were futile.
The Mohawk is q steel boat ESQ feet
long and $3.50 tons displacement.
Captain S. NJ. Landrey is in command
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27

ses, But l instance that to show tho
spirit Of fellowship that there was in
that company and Of the willingness
of each man to serve under the other
as his chief. with the consciousness
on the part of each that the service
would be loyalty until death, Now
| know you would not believe to look
at me that I had any professional as
ISOLATION with either the chairman
of the meeting or the guest of the
evening and yet | pride myself upon
the fact that by some hook or crook,
by some good luck. | dropped into
the position of solicitor general in
time to receive q beating from both
of them before the supreme court,
subsequently it fen to my lot to
he invited to a far distant country
where, If had not gone | should not
be here. At least that is the way il
fen out. And the fact hat |
went to the clear, lucid, forcible state
ment and advice of the guest OF the
evening. Following that advice, as |
say | have the pleasure of being here
and testifying to the craftsmanship
and what 1 want also to testify to, be-
cause / do no care whether this nor
what society II is, people like men
with good red blood in them, and
in that respect, that is one of the
qualities of this statesman.
Now l observe hat he is coming
as a representative of New York into
that body of which l must speak with
all the respect due to a coordinate
power and wherein the secrecy of exc
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27

forward with "A buggy whip and struck
Mr.. Sunday several terrific blows.
The evangelist leaped from the plat
form and knocked his powerful Zoe
down. The audience was on the verge
Of a panic with women weeping and
children screaming. while Potts and
sunday rolled and tumbled in the
aisle.
The chorister director the choir ana
the audience TO sing and in "A Few
moments calm was restored. Several
men held Potts until policemen ar
rived.
Potts said hc was once declared In
sane and committed TO the Jackson
willie asylum. He made the attack, ne
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27

ttOfiliitth VI 4 = . VI
cious minerals many times the value
Of the timber. He said he had draft
ed and procured the passage of the
act or 1878, which allowed the peo-
Pile of the west to do what they had
been doing without any law, in the
cutting of timber on public land for
mining camps.
THE men who swept these hills
bare Of timber" he said, "were not
public robbers, but they acted in ac-
cordancc with the statutes ana they
returned to the government much
more than the timber was worth.
There has been no wilful destruction
of timber in Colorado. The people
Of that state are more Interested in
the conservation Of their timber than
any people outside the state could
possibly be-"
Condemning the forestry bureau
Mr.. Teller said: "if Pinchot's plan
had been applied to Colorado during
the days of its development hat state
would still be the home of the coyote,
the panther and the bear The sys-
tenn. he said. was destroying the
prospects for settlement in the flu
ture.'
demonstration. he said, had been
a failure in Colorado. The farmers
raised more timber in that state than
is raised by the forest bureau.
Il would rather" he declared,
have an American home and an
American family than to have a forest
as big as all o~ut-of-doors. ] do not
believe there is a moral OF any other
claim upon me to postpone the use
Of what nature has given me-
Mr.. Teller insisted that the prcdic-
tons concerning the exhaustion of
tho coal supply are very far from
correct. Colorado alone, he said,
could supply the world with coal for
$50 or 200 years.
Mr.. Smoot defended the service.
declaring that the cost of all lectures
before various societies last year had
been only $4,000 The lectures he
regarded as entirely justified.
Every time" he said. information
is given about le%ngthening the life
Of "A railroad tic. the American pco-
pie are benefited"
Mir. Smoot took mp the cases cited
in the senate to show injustice To set
tiers who had disposed of their land
within forest reserves. and in 50 do
ing bccamc involved n "a controversy
with Senators Clark. Carter and 9TH
oFs.
Mr.. Smoot said the forestry service
fire patrol system had saved $34.-
GOO. 900 worth of timber.
Mr.. Clark (Wyoming) declared that
Mr.. Smoot's system OF estimating fire
losses was fallacious. as It was based
on the idea that a fire once started
would burn until c~xtinguished by a
forester. whereas many Of the fires
even in tho reserves. We're stopped by
settlers.
Senator Flint california; asserted
that in his state alone tho losses in
the past year from forest fires would
have amounted 10 S20.ooe.ooo II it
had not been Tor the cxcrtions of the
fo-esters.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27
EVERYONE Is TALKING ABOUT
OUR FLAT WORK. IL YOU HAVE
NOT GIVEN US YOURS. DO so
NOW. IMPERIAL LAUNDRY. BACK
OF POSTOIIICE.


Glendive. Mont, Feb. 26.-Robert
Moore was arrested here last night
charged with incendiaryism in con
n%ection with eight fires In Glendivo in
the past two weeks. Moore is pump
man at the city water works plant
and his duty is manning the pumps
when an alarm OF fire is sounded His
arrest occurred when he was seen TO
emerge from q barn close to the
pump station from which flames soon
issued.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27
CONDUCTORS
ON VERGE OF WALK-0U7
Vote TO Strike If Discharged Conrad,
Is not R~cinstatcd.

Houston. Tex, Feb. 26-The poll Of
the conductors on the Southern Paci-
hc's Atlantic system to determine the
question of striking because Of the
discharge of one of their number has
been concluded. 1t is reported that
the Reinstatement Of the man will be
the reinstatement Of the man will be