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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
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while on the lower levels malaria Is
encountered to greater or less ex-
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laria, jaundice, biliousness, fever and
ague, and general debility. the most
effective remedy is Electric Bitters,
the great alternative for every form
Of bodily weakness, nervousness and
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MOTHERS
WHO HAVE
DAUGHTERS
Find Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Winchester, Ind. -Four doctors
told me that they could never make
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-10
A Californian's Luck,

THE luckiest day of my life was
when | bought a box of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve," writes Charles F. Budahn.
of Tracy. California. 1.-TWO Csc boxes
cured me of an annoying case of itch
ing piles, which had troubled me for
years and that yielded to no other
treatment" Sold under guarantee al
all druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
SOUTHERNERS TAKE
INSURANCE HONORS
LOCAL AGENTS OF TRAVELLERS
ARE COMMENDED
Annual General Western Convention
Now Being Held at Lake Tahoe
Showers Praise on South
ern CaIifornans

Los Angeles is taking all honors at
the general western convention of
agents of the Travellers Insurance
company now being held at Lake Ia
hoe. Delegates are selected to the con-
ventiOn, which is held annually. repre-
senting all territory west of Chicago,
according to a comparative showing
Of business written, and in representa-
ton the Los Angeles district office un-
der /. ]. Muma outdistanced San Fran
cisco, Seattle and all other Pacific coast
agencies.
In addition a telegram received yes
terday by Miss Alice Wall, cashier Of
the local Office states that Los An
geles won all first places in the compe-
titions on business written in the
western territory. Charles e. Carver
secured first place in the company's
accident record and John p. McGonigle
won first place for the life department.
l. J. Muma, Southern California man
ager for the Travellers, is at the Lake
Tahoe convention, and his agents who
won the privilege of attending are
Charles e. Carver and Sam Behrendt
of Los Angeles, William Kettner of
San Diego, William c. Kavanaugh of
San Bernardino, c. S. Burgess of Ar
lineton, John p. McGOnigle of Ven
turo and r. e. Rogers of Los Angeles,
Messrs. Carver Behrendt and Kettner
are accompanied by their wives.
John l.. Way, second vice president
of the company, is at the convention
and will visit Los Angeles before re-
turning to the home office.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS
PLANNING STATE INSURANCE
London Paper Brings AdVices of a
Scheme for Establishing National
Organization for Underwriting

Advices received at New York indi-
cate that the British government is
seriously planning to establish state
insurance. This is admitted by the
London Insurance Spectator. which
said in the last issue received:
'It would seem that in regard to
state insurance they mean business.
Since our last issue more has appeared
on the subject, and a correspondence
between the government and the es-
teemed secretary of the National Con-
ference of Friendly societies indicates
that the chancellor of the eXchequer
has quite determined TO tack on this
new financial responsibility to the
many onerous burdens that the gov
ernment already carries. 1t appears
that the calculations of the government
actuaries are not as yet quite ready,
and no doubt the whole scheme is very
much in embryo; but. all the same, it
is very clear that a certain party eX-
lists and by no means a feeble one,
resolute to usurp the functions, if that
might be, of insurance proper, which
after all IS only likely to be effective,
economical, and salutary when in the
hands of Independent officers on the
base that has so long existed, and
whence as we all know such splendid
results have come as they come still
with an ever increasing efficiency and
in an increasing power of adaptation
to the real and not merely the imagin-
ary requirements of the nation"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
INSURANCE MEN
WANT NEW LAW
AWAIT ACTION OF NATIONAL
BAR ASSOCIATION
PROPOSED PLAN FOR MODEL
CODE BEFORE coNcLAVE
Underwriters Hope for Adoption of
Scheme Now Being Discussed
Whereby Congress viii
Be Asked to Act

Insurance men will watch with in
committee on insurance law of t,ie
American bar association at its annual
meeting at Detroit The report, which
will be presented to the convention next
Tuesday, offers a plan for prepara-
ton of a model code of insurance laws
and its practical application, and on
that amount is regarded as of great
Importance.
The plan, as prepared in the report,
is for adoption of a code of insurance
laws for the district of Columbia. The
committee will urge that congress be
asked to provide for creation Of a COM
mission to prepare such a code, and
the plan has the approval of the COM
missioners of the district.
1t is believed that in this way a
model code of insurance laws may be
worked out which will form the basis
for uniform laws throughout the
aountry, thereby dispensing with a
great deal of unnecessary legislation
and consequent litigation. At present,
although insurance legislation is one
Of the subjects on which legislators
work harlest, the laws vary widely in
different states, and some are harm
full to companies and policy-holders
alike. So fas few states have handled
legislation of this character on any
thing like the standard of conception
needed, and a tumble of undesirable
laws has resulted in nearly every state
except New York.
The Los Angeles and San Francisco
associations have endeavored to bring
about better legislation in California,
but have not obtained much recogni-
tion from the state legislature. If the
American Bar associations plan proves
feasible 1t is hoped by California in
surance men that IL will aid in the
attempt for more reasonable legisla-
ton to be made before the next legisla-
ture.
The committee report at Detroit will
be presented by r. w. Breckenridge
of Omaha, chairman of the committee
on insurance law.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
PREPARES PROGRAM
FOR MUSIC LOVERS
organist J. J. Falls of Temple Audi
torium Plans Free Recital on Big
Organ Tomorrow Afternoon.
Numbers Chosen

Music lovers, who have been COM
planning of the dullness of the summer
season, will be pleased to learn that J..
J. Falls, organist at Temple Auditori-
UNI, contemplates a series Of Sunday
afternoon concerts, beginning tomor-
row at $3.50 o'clock.
While Mr.. Falls has only definitely
arranged the one recital, 1t is under
stood, If the attendance appears to
warrant it, he will make the afternoon
program a regular event throughout
the season. The recital will be free.
The recital tomorrow at the Auditori-
UNI will be admirably balanced. AS
sisting Mr.. Falls will be Jackson S.
Gregg, the tenor, who, will sing one
number. Following is the program:
Concert prelude (Gaston M. de
Thier); "Barcarole" in E minor Ca
priccioso" in A CWilliam Faulkes);
"Serenade" (Ralph Kinder; tenor solo,
"Evening and Morning" (Spiker), Mr.,
Gregg; "Andante Gracioso' (Alfred
Hollins); allegretto from Concerto
(Godard); "Slow March"
(TschaikOWSky).
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
RESIDENCE AT M0NR0VIA
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Flames Threatened to Spread to
Every House In the
Block

MONROvIA. Aug. 20.-The residence
of Mary J. Moore in West Olive ave
nue. between Primrose and Magnolia
streets was destroyed by fire about
1880 o'clock yesterday evening. The
cause of the conflagration is mys-
terry. as there were no lights in the
house and no fire had been burning for
several hours.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Ford, who were sit
ting on the front porch when the hre
occurred, can give no explanation as TO
it's origin. The local fire department
was summoned quickly, but arrived too
late to check the flames. which gained
headway with great rapidity. The resi-
dence of S. w. La Rosse. next door,
caught fire and was partially con-
sumed, although the flames were ex-
tinguished finally by the fire depart
ment.
For a time it looked as though the
entire block might be consumed and
the furniture was hastily removed from
several residences, >including that OF
Frank Miller.
This is the third or fourth fire which
has occurred in the foothill city during
the past few months, and in no In
stance, with the exception of the Hotel
Scotia, has the building been saved.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
CLERGY HELPS
IN LABOR WAR
PARISH PRIESTS IN ITALY
HEAD MOVEMENT
Pope Plus X Finally Sends Attorney
tofVicinity of Perugia to Attempt
Some Sort of Com.
promise

ROME, Aug. 20.-An agitation among
agricultural laborers in North Umbria
seems to have taken a new and very
un' Aal form, since, from all accounts,
$ directly promoted and supported
b. /the clergy The. parish priests in the
neighborhood of Perugia are said not
only to have put themselves at the
head OF the movement, but to have
denouncing the grievance of the labor
ers, and calling upon them TO organize
themselves in order to extort more
favorable conditions from the land
owners who employ them.
The church seems to have satisfied
itself that the mutual relations of ca l.
tai and labor were unfair to the
borers and to have determined to be / J,
forehand with the Socialist agitator,
creating an organization which will
call itself democristiana, or Christian
democrat, in anticipation of what might
have been a more revolutionary Social
ist league.
The manifesto was issued last May,
and contained much the same demands
as have been successfully made by labor
in other parts of Italy-demands which
naturally vary little according to the
different customs of hire which obtain
in the various provinces-but, so far,
the landowners have proved absolutely
been formed on their side, and an at
tempt was made at reprisals by boy
cotting parish priests, stopping any
payment OF, tithes to the church, dis
missing plivate chaplains who belonged
to the secular clers BY, and employing the
regular clergy instead of the parochial
in any cases where their services were
required.
The parish clergy were not to be
intimidated by financial loss, and the
proprietors then appealed to the Arch
bishop of Perugia to put his veto on
their agitation The archbishop, Mon
signor Mattei-Gentile, could only in
form them that he had already given
his sanction to the movement. The
proprietors, by the friendly mediation
of a cardinal, then appealed to the
pope. After some consideration, Plus
x sent a certain Signor Giovanni
Passamonti, a lawyer who has had
good deal of experience in Umbrian af-
fairs, to make an inquiry and attempt
some kind Of compromise.
Neither side, however, would listen to
suggestions of Cancellation. The priests
maintain that their cause was absolute
ly Just, and their campaign the only
means of arriving at peaceful agree
ment between the contending parties
and of avoiding worse warfare. The
proprietors refused to make any con-
cessions at all, alleging that, If they
yielded on one point, they would fin
ally be forced to yield upon all. So the
matter now stands. The position is
certainly an interesting one, as it is the
first time that the church actually has
taken the lead in labor movement.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
HOPE TO BRING
CUP HERE AGAIN
LIFE INSURANCE AGENTS COM
PETE FOR PRIZE
MAN WHO WON HONOR LAST
YEAR MAY SUCCEED THIS
Large Delegation to Attend Louisville
Convention, Where California Low
Ing Cup viii Be Presented
to Essayist

Members of tht Los Angeles Associa-
tion of Life Underwriters are confident
that the Ben Calef loving cup now re-
tanned in Los Angeles will be again
won this year at the national conven-
tion in Louisville, KY, by one of the
two Los Angeles contestants. Award
ing of the cup is one of the honors
bestowed at the annual convention of
the National Association of Life I'm
derwriters, and last year it was award
ed to Charles e. Bent of Los Angeles
This year Mr.. Bent and Thomas p.
Smith have submitted essays in the
competition for the cup, and the Los
Angeles delegation to the Louisville
convention will be disappointed If they
cannot bring the trophy back to Los
Angeles to have the name of one of
the local contestants engraved on it.
The Calef loving cup was presented
to the national association by Ben S.
Calef of Boston, a charter member of
the association, and its president in
1896. 1t establishes an annual compe-
tition among life insurance men
throughout the country on an assigned
subject relating to insurance matters.
The subject on which Mr.. Bent's essay
won the cup last year was Publicity
from the Standpoint of the Agent, the
Company and the Policy Holder" This
years subject is "The Life Insurance
Agent as a Public Benefactor."
Will Send Delegation
Mr.. Smith, who is an active worker
in the Los Angeles Life Underwriters
association. is with the Aetna Life In
surance company. This years compe-
tition is the first in which he has en-
tered. Mr.. Bent, who now has the
Calef cup, has recently been elected
secretary of the Los Angeles Life I'm
derwriters' association. He was born
in Los Angeles county, and is active
in affairs of the Native Sons and the
University club. He is an agent of
the Travellers Insurance company.
The essays will be read at the con-
vention, but the result of the compe-
tition, which is decided by the officers
of the national association, will prob
ably be known in Los Angeles by Oc-
tober l.
John w. Wilmington, first vice pres
ident of the National Association of
Life Underwriters, will head the
largest delegation that the national
association has ever had from the Pa
cific coast. A full delegation will go
from Los Angeles. The convention
will be held at Louisville October to
8, and is the twentieth annual meet
ing of the association. The banquet
will be held at the Hotel Seelbach, Of
fetal headquarters. on the evening OF
October 9. The Louisville association
will give a reception October and
will entertain with side trips and other
features, including an old fashioned
barbecue and burgoo.
The five-minute discussions, which
offer an important exchange of ideas
at the convention, have been arranged
on the following subjects: Good or
Harmful Effects of Early Cash and
Loan Values in Policies; Are Ad-
vances to Agents Necessary to Build
and Maintain an Aggressive and Ef-
fective Agency Force?" SHOULD the
Practice of Employing Part Time
Agents Be Abolished?"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
ro Be Buried In Los Angeles

A telegram received by Los Angeles
friends announces the death in Denver
yesterday morning of Gorge Edwin
Harbor a well known travelling man,
who, with Mrs. Harbor, had spent the
winter in Mexico in a vain endeavor to
recover his health. Mrs. HarbOr, ac-
companied by Mrs. w. f. Fine Of Den
yer. is bringing the body for burial to
Los Angeles, where, with her husband,
she passed several months each year,
and where her daughter. Mrs. Harry
Rouse, resides, on West Fifty-third
street. Mr. Harbor was greatly be-
loved bY a wide circle of friends.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
Philippine Cigars Abundant

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-Nearly l.
600. 900 Philippine cigars, have been ad-
mitted to this country under the free
provisions of the Payne tariff law.
Practically all of these came in before
the law became operative on August 6
but had been held in bond in ware
houses in anticipation of the passage
of the act. Six hundred thousand of
the cigars were admitted at New York,
1870. 900 at San Francisco and $4,000 at
Seattle
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
COUNTRY TOWNS ORGANIZE
ASSOCIATIONS OF AGENTS

Southern California now has local
fire underwriters associations organ
lied at Los Angeles Long Beach, Pasa-
dena and Santa Ana. An association
will be organized at San Diego in the
near future and one is being talked up
in San Bernardino
Before the state convention at Los
Angeles next year special agents of
Southern California hope to see ten or
a dozen local associations organized
south of the Tehachapi.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
PACIFIC MUTUAL CHOOSES
NEW YORK GENERAL AGENT

The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
company has appointed Henry c. Zaro
general agent at New York for it's
"dollar-a-month" department. Mr..
Zaro is well known in New York for
his ability as an underwater. He re-
Gently gave a reception to metropolitan
brokers for Danford NJ. Baker of Los
Angeles, vice president Of the Pacific
Mutual
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
nouht correctness Of Names

SEATTLE, Aug 2O.-It is the belief
of the local police the boys who held
up the Santa Clara Valley bank week
ago and who say that their names are
Leo Nevins and Frank Smith are Sc
attle bows but have not given their
correct names and addresses. The po-
lice recognize the photographs as those
of boys who have given the police
trouble here. There is no house at 312
Sixteenth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
ru,rkev Favorable to Americans

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 20.-The
chamber of deputies today discussed
the question of granting concession
to an American syndicate which seeks
to construct a railroad from SlVas'
Asiatic Turkey to Lake Van near the
Persian frontier, a distance Nof 1850
miles. The minister's of public works
and finance s. s-lpported the plan.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
aaIIoon Peoria Wins Race

PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 2O-According to
official reports received by President
Eugene Brown Of the Peoria Air Craft
club here tonight, the balloon Peoria
won the balloon endurance race In
which three ballons started from this
civ late Yesterday. The Peoria landed
137 miles southwest of St. Louis at
II :55 today
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
undellvered TeIearams

There are undelivered kilograms at
the Postal Telegraph office, 431 South
SPRING street1 for G. B. Durling. George
Whitney Langdon, Mrs. Anna Dusgan,
stainbrook Miss p. C. Foster, H. II.
RarroW and w, Sears.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
To Build Branch Line

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20.-A contract
has been entered into between the Ma
tional RAILROADS of Mexico and the state
of Durango and the Compania Madeira
de la Sierra de Durango, whereby the
railway is to bring a branch line 100
kilometers westward. The cost will be
S4, ,OOO, 900. The branch will be the first
linl, of a line from Durango to the Pa
cific system.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
Three Drowned in the Mississippi

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Aug. 20.-Two
women and a man were drowned to-
night after leaping into the Mississippi
river from a burning launch which
was set on fire by an explosion of fire.
works
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
Manv killed in Train Collision

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 2O.-Many
persons were killed or injured in a train
collision near here today. Both trains
were completely destroyed. The none
tary loss will reach $15O,00O.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
british RattIeshlp Escapes

PLYMOUTH, Aug. 2o.-The British
Hannibal had a narrow escape
today by scraping the reef off Torquay.
Her bottom was somewhat injured and
she was brought into Plymouth leaking
and will be dry docked for repairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
Chance of Scenery

Mrs. Dearborn-How long does it
take to get a divorce in Dakota?
Mrs. Wabash-Oh, don't Know l
don't go there any more. 1 go now to
Reno. Nevada.-Y onkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
ARE
READY FOR TEST
MACHINES ARE GIVEN PRAC-
TICE TRIALS
PREPARATIONS COMPLETE FOR
AVIATION WEEK
Fifteen Thousand Persons Watch Air.
ships Sail About-Americans Are
Given OVation-Curtiss Ridi-
cuIes Patent Contests
[By Associated Press,l

RHEIMS, Aug. 20.-Aeroplanes flying
in straight lines, making wide turns
or wheeling abruptly, travelling slow
and fast and low and high, offered q
striking spectacle to $1,000 persons on
the field of Bethany today.
Two slight accidents occurred, M.
Dumanst, driving an Antoinette ma
chine, came to the ground sideways
and broke one of the runners of his
aeroplane, and M. Goffroy, in an Es-
nault-Pelterie monoplane had accomp-
lished a flight of a kilometer when the
machine struck a. hedge, demolishing
it's propeller.
This was the second practice day be-
fore the commencement of the prize
flights OF aviation week and many of
the aViators took advantage of the
beautiful weather to try out their
craft. Glenn II. Curtiss, the Amari-
can, was given an ovation after a
flight of seven minutes. Although the
motor of his machine was a bit arratic
the bi-plane sped straight without
swaying. Mr.. Curtiss declared that he
was ready for the races.
Visited Nearby Village
Hubert Latham also was applauded
for a spectacular fight of ten minutes.
M. Bleriot, driving a small forty horse
power monoplane, made a series of
maneuvers during which he demon
strated his masterful hand at aviation.
NJ. Sommer, who recently, though un--
officially, beat Wilbur Wright's record
for duration of fight, speeded across
the plateau during the afternoon and
was lost to sight in the haze. 1t was
thought by spectators that he had de-
scended, but he suddenly reappeared.
When he landed he announced that
he had been to the village Of Ntnney.
During the evening there was some
wind, but Count Lambert and M. Le-
fevre, both plotting Wright bi-planes,
braved the breeze and simultaneously
made evolutions which demonstrated
the ease and facility with which ma
chimes of the Wright model may be
sailed. LefeVre was particularly skill
full in handling his craft. Once he
wheeled abruptly over the heads of the
spectators.
Curtiss Denies infringement
Mr.. Curtiss was not greatly surprised
when informed that the Wright broth
ers had brought suit against the Areo-
nautic society of New York, alleging
that the Curtiss machine infringes
certain of their patents. He said he
had known for some time that some
thing-of this nature was contemplated,
but he failed to see how it would result
in anything but lot of litigation.
There is nothing to support the
charge of infringement" Mr.. Curtiss
declared. "The best answer to this is
the fact known to everybody that we
made public flights in America long
before the Wrights did. This shows
that there could not have been an imi-
tation of their machine by us"
The aviators were amused over an
offer received by Augustus Post, secre-
tary of the Aero club Of America, from
a Frenchman weighing 25O pounds who
every aeroplanist who will take the fat
man with him in his fight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
Noted Runner Is Married

MILAN, Aug. 20.-Dorando Pietri, the
we'll known long distance runner, was
married today to Teresa Dond.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
To Omen Abandoned Plant

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 2O.-Orders
have been issued by the Carnegie Steel
company to place it's plant in commits
sion as soon as possible. 1t has been
idle for two years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21

$500 II. p. NELSON PIANO FREE
See page g. part 2, and get busy with the
amous Roosevelt Jungle puzzle.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21

$500 II. p. NELSON PIANO FREE
See page 8, part 2, and get busy with the
famous Roosevelt Jungle puzzle.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21

You can buy it, perhaps at many places, but
there's one BEST place to buy it-and that
place advertises.