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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Discouraged Citizens Will Find Com
fort in the Experience of a
Rock Island Man.

Discouraged Citizens Will Find Com
fort in the Experience of a
Rock Island Man.
Experience is the modern instructor.
Profit by the experience Of others.
1t may save your life.
The experience of friends and neigh
0ors,
The testimony of Rock Island people
Will bring renewed encouragement.
Here is case in point:
A. G. Fider, retired, ITO Third ave
4'nue, Rock Island, Ill, says: From my
experience with Doan's Kidney Pills,
do not hesitate to endorse them to any
one suffering from kidney trouble. My
back bothered me a great deal, and
there were acute pains across my kid
neys that made it very hard for me to
stoop. Other difficulties led me to be-
Heve that my kidneys were affected,
and reading about Doan's Kidney Pills,
was led to get supply at the Harper
House pharmacy. They gave me prompt
relief, and thus convinced me of their
great merit"
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents. Foster-Milburn Company, Buff
falo New York, sole agents for e.
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
FURNITURE is UP
Retail Dealers Notified of an
Advance Of Ten Per cent =
by Ma4ufacturers.
Materials COSTING MORE
Said That PRICES on Rugs aud Stoves
Are to Be Advanced Also
Immediately Effective.

Local furniture dealers have received
notice Of Increases of from 10 to II
per cent infprices of all lines Of furni-
ture, effective at once. The notices
are coming in to dealers daily, and are
from all the manufacturers. 1t is not
The movement of any one factory, but
apparently an action of all manufac-
turers, taken individually, to remedy
prices that are said to be too low to
allow a margin of profit under present
costs Of raw materials and costs Of
production.
The Davis Birely Table company,
largest manufacturers Of parlor and
library tables in the world, at Shelby
vile, Ind, is forwarding postal notices
TO all its dealers under date of Dec. 10,
headed special notice to the trade"
reading as follows:
Costs Are Increasing.
Gentlemen: On account of the in
creased cost of manufacting we are
compelled to withdraw all prices and
make an average advance of 10 per
cent, to take immediate effect"
This is a sample of the notice that
- OSlLS ISCSiNSOy ali OlHeI
turers writing on practically the same
lines Some note that the increases
are to be effective Jan. 1, 1910, but
these manufacturers are not accepting
orders till after the first of the new
year. Consequently, their advances
might as we'll be listed to take effect
at this time.
VIII Affect Retail Price.
What we would like to know" said
ono Rock Island dealer today in a dis
, cussion of the advances, ''is where the
additional money which we are requir-
ed to pay is going-to the manufactur-
ers or 10 the producers of raw mater
ials
Eve cannot expect to charge custom
ers more for certain lines that they
have been buying. than they paid in the
Fast. without a protest. Stock now on
hand, purchased by us before the ad
vance, viii be retailed at present prices,
but there is 10 question but that an ad
vance in retail prices will follow our
orders for new goods. We can make
nc protest against an advance ordered
by the manufacturers; to advance
prices TO the consumers will be a more
difficult matter
Rugs and Stoves Up, Too.
Rugs and stoves will be increased in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

which is featured, is good entertain.
mentor children. Allen Wightman. a
clay modeler, is skillful, but slow. but
whatever degree of pleasure one might
get out of these two turns is spoiled
by an alleged playlett styled Happy"
presented by a team programmed us
Byrd & Vance. For the first few min
utes these performers are on the stage
the auditor suspects they are leading
him into burlesque. but as the play
lett progresses he discovers that they
really are serious. 1t is undoubtedly
one of the most amateurish turns ever
perpetrated in a Rock Island theatre
by a pair of reputed professionals It
is too cheap even to be funny.
Refine Davies Heads BilI.-For the
week that is composed of the old year
and the first of the new the Majestic
theatre. Chicago, has provided a pro-
gram quite in keeping with the occa-
sion. Refine Davies, the comedienne
beautiful. who is considered one of the
most charming women on the stage,
will headline the bill. She has select
ed a number of favorite songs. and as
a special feature will recite the poem
which stirred the world, THE Woman
with the Serpent's Tongue" by Will
liam Watson. Madame Mauricia Nor
ichini. the famous coloraturo soprano
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
DON'T GIVE Up.

Rugs and stoves will be increased il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
LITTLE STAGE PERSONALS.

Miss Maxine Elliott, although having
in New York theatre bearing her own
name, finds herself in a peculiar posi-
tion for, despite the fact that she Is
anxious for a New York hearing for
her new play Deborah of Tods. -
Forles Robertson. who is appearing at
the Elliott theatre in THE Passing Of
the Third Floor Back" holds the
time" of that house. and there is no
indication that he will have to depart
on account of lack of patronage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Deaf Guests ct Hotels.

ITO vaken Il deaf person who wishes
to be called at a certain. time in the
morning is about the hardest PROPOSE
ton Il hote! clerk runs up against"
said u member of that fraternity To
ring the telephone is useless, because
the man can't hear Knocking for the
same reason is futile. Now and then
guest who has lost his hearing sug-
gests that he leave his door open. so
we can walk right in and shake him,
but there are so many chances Of
somebody less guiIeless than ourselves
walking in ahead of us that we can't
consent to that simple eXpadient. 1t
seems to me that the man who can
patent a device for waking the deaf is
sure of fame and fortune, not to men
ton the gratitude of the brotherhood
Of hotel clerkS.''-New York Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

cost. according 10 intimations of the
wholesalers of these lines. One of the
largest rug manufacturing houses i'll
the country advises a local dealer to
be prepared for an advance of 81 on
large rugs. wholesale, within the near
future
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
LOOKING Ones Best.

It's a womans delight to look her
best, but pimples, skin eruptions. sores
and boils robs life OF JOY Listen:
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them;
makes the skin soft and velvety. 1t
glorifes the face. Cures pimples, sore
eyes, cold sores, cracked lips, chapped
hands Try 1t. Infallible for piles. %
cents, at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

vaudeville-an exhibition of arrow
shooting in conjunction with an equil-
ibristic act. Count De Butt. the clever
comedy cyclist, and several others of
note, will help usher in the New Year,
1910
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

Murphy This EvenIng.-Tim Murphy
| is to be seen>at the Grand, Davenport,
this evening, presenting his new play.
Cupid and the Dollar" The company
surrounding the popular comedian is
headed by delightful Dorothy onerrod.
and includes a long list of well known
players. The productions are on this
artists usual scale of completeness,
and includes for the ladies the sample
gowns made by CASTOR ct fills Of Paris
for their recent London exhibition.
Mr.. Murphy's roles are ones of glee-
full JUNCTION, appealing to the man of
sense and his sense of fun, based on
everyday human nature, such as fur
nished Jefferson, Raymond and Good
win their best types, as we'll as all
that sparkling humor which distin-
cuisines this artist in his performances
whenever a dramatist is inspired with
the real human touch.
The passing of Jefferson, Sol Smith
Russell and John T. Raymond and the
retirement of Nat Goodwin leaves Tim
Murphy as the solitary exponent of the
quaint, homely American character.
He plays men of the soil. There are
skilled portrayers of the impudent ex-
otics of the city streets and of the
artificial creatures of snobdom, but they
are not more native to America than to
any large European city. The types
that Mr.. Murphy discloses are unmis-
takably and exclusively American. Al
ways unique and individual on our
| stage, they are now more rare than
ever because there is no other artist
on the stage with this artists genre
skill.
Poor Christmas Week.-It is to be d
dull Christmas week in theatrical
circles in Rock Island: that Is,
taking into consideration the quality
of entertainment that is to be served
local patrons. The Illinois is to be dark
with the exception of Christmas day,
when a burlesque attraction is to be
the Offering However, after the first
of the year, as stated in The Argus of
last evening. there is promise of a re-
sumption of booking relations with
Klaw & Erlanger, in which event the
home house will again be serving the
better things in plays and musical
shows The Elite has passed from
vaudeville to stock, while the Family
appears to have been handed a lemon
in its currant bill. JEWELS Manikins,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
THE ELITE.

Eighteenth street, between First and
Second avenues. Vaudeville at 3, 8 and
cas- p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

Dec. 2I-Tim Murphy in Cupid and
the Dollar"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

All the news all the time-lHE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
THE FAMILY.

Second avenue, east of Nineteenth
street. Vaudeville at ), and 9;15 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21

Piles Cured in 6 to Il Days.
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to
cure any case of itching, blind bleed
ing or protruding piles in s to II
days, or money refunded. so cents.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
THE


already been made public in the Presidents message in the com
ments on the national finances. The secretary gives the details.
The announced policy of the administration is government econom-
icaly administered. The secretary says "te time is ripe for wise
and iudicious savings in Federal expenditures" and he sets forth the
program of economy and its logic. He points out ways and means
to economic in the postal service, in public building construction
in public works, in printing, etc. The President has already shown
mat the government pays a subsidy of many millions on second
class mail matter. The secretary recommends that the tax on the.
circulation of the banks secured by bonds of a higher rate of interest
than 2 per cent. be increased in exact proportion to the increased
rate of interest above 2 per cent. The object of this device is
obvious. The Panama canal bonds to be issued at perhaps 3 per
cent. would have a much better circulation privilege than the 2
per cents. and they would constitute a discrimination against these
bonds and cause a decline in their market value. Nearly all the
2 per cents are held by the banks for circulation. and there has
been an estimated loss on them of $~25,000O00. If sold the loss
would be much greater. The secretary argues that the 2
per cent. rate is purely artificial. The government does not have
and never did have, such a borrowing power, nor has any other
government. Which is true enough. And the 2 per cent. bonds
as a basis for bank circulation have, as the secretary AYERS, no
elasticity, but "are practically stagnant," making a condition OF
Iigidity in the currency created by them. Secretary MacVeagh
speaks strongly on the subject of the New York customs-house
frauds, showing a longcontinuing system of corruption" He
attributes the causes to be, first partisan politics; second, the wide
spread disposition of welltodo Americans returning from foreign
travel to cheat the government in its customs duties, and, third,
the commercial greed that schemes and conspires to defraud the
government in importations by INTERPRETATIONS and other methods.
The investigation of the frauds and the prosecution OF the criminals
will be pursued unremittingly, and the secretary hopes that they
will in the end lead to a customs service worthy of a great nation.
The secretary is also earnest in his desire for a more systematic
and efficient organization of the treasury department and for the
retirement of superannuated employees on pensions. As to bank
ing and currency reform, the secretary withholds Judgment until
the time is ripe. as the initiative was given by Congress to the
Monetary Commission. He bespeaks a calm and disinterested dis
cussion of the subject. The change, when it comes, should be
fundamentally right. Better no change at all than a makeshht
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08

was as follows: 1.-THE civil service
law is believed by many to be wise
and beneficial" In proof of this we
have the fact that it's principles are
low embodied in a law: that to ac-
complish the passage of such law a
majority of the legislators in House
and Senate was needed to support
it. and the signature of the Cover
nor to complete it. Have we not
here many who believe the law to
be wise and beneficial?"
Again h misauotes me. ! SAID
"L.et us have greater faith in our
judicial and other systems" He
carelessly or wilfully abridges this
advice. He must know that in this
he is unfair to an opponent and to
the judiciary. My letter raised no
issue except one, namely. that COM
mon sense and a belief in the integ-
rity of our judiciary would refute
the vicious rumor publicly pro-
claimed by Nh. Elwoode. He passes
over this issue, and seeks to raise
another. 1t is the recourse of all
whose reeklessness in debate has in
volved them in embarrassing
positions. His letter shows fuency,
but neither fairness o courage.
Very truly yours,
JOHN MORTON.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
Reply TO Mr.. Elwoode.

Reply TO Mr.. ElSyoode.
To the Editor OF the Star:
My Dear Sir-Mr. Peter Elwoodes
reply to my very mild criticism of
his former letter is interesting, but
unfair. In the first place, he devotes
considerable space to asserting a
distinction without defining a diff
ference.
His idea of technical correctness
seems to be offended by the state
ment that the court is celebrating
over the question as to whether the
principles of civil service shall be
broadened to embrace municipal
and county offices. The act in
question may be constitutional in
part and unconstitutional as to the
balance 1t seems to be well settled
that as to State and Federal offices
civil service regulations are consti-
tutional. The act under discussion
seeks to extend the principles of
civil service. 1t makes them APP
plicable to municipalities and coun-
ties. Their State application would
probably cause tho court no I'M
easiness. Whether they shall have
the broader effect of including the
lesser municipalities is now up for
decision. This restatement of the
case leaves the matter in the same
position as it was left by former
letter.
Mr.. Elwoode's reply is unfair. be-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
SOMETHING TOO c

"And does DR.. Chef-er-that is
Cook, still maintain he is the right
full d~iscoverer of the North Poie?'
asked the King of Denmark.
"He does, your majesty" replied
the secretary of the missing Brook
lyn physician. adding with a mag
nihcent and very dramatic gesture,
"and here are the proofs"
Whereupon eight husky stevedores
lifted the closely written manu-
script of $4,000. words with difficulty
from a dray and bore it to the foot
of the throne.
Had I known this" muttered
the king in a h~alf-aside, II would
have taken his word for it,"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
Hou Nations Feed Soldiers

an army travels o n its stomach has com to be accepted Is h las
word in practical military preparation. Accordingly, whereh hitherto the
= stocking of the sconmssariat "a a question nor of quantity than
quality, such views no longer obtain The dietary scales are now subjected to
the most rigid experimental scrutiny. The following statemen shows that the
soldier OF the march, is fed neither too much nor too nttle-the fare meets his
needs, nc more:
The Japanese dietary scalei is the most frugal 1t consists of meat 10, o.:
vegetables, 5s oz; rice 5s4 o.; biscuit 20 o.; tea, OIL or Great ntainis
gets n lay: Meat, N h.; bread, " h.; tea, * h.. ham Y l:
sugar, 2 Dr.; salt an pepper, 1873 or; vegetables. " h.; rum, v gill the
French soldier in march gets per day: Meat, $40 w. bread, $3.50 ~; Vegetables
ZIP T. sugar, GO "a; coffee, 060 81; salt, $50 z-Ieslie Weedv
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
Cars for

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Sir have noticed a great deal OF
trolley discussion in your paper.
Can you advise me why the. street
railway companies don't run smol-
ers on their lines during the heavy
traffic hours, morning and evening?
Also, would 1t be a paying thing to
have the trolley company run three
or four a together at 5 and 5:45
p. m. out OF Newark every night for
the accommodation of workmen only
the same as the company does for
it's shopmen on the meadows? If
they would charge us 81 for thirty
tickets to be used only on such cars
we would be satisfied to use these
cars. JOS. Kicker.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
Put ON More cars.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-I wish the citizens of
Essex county would voice their feel
ings, through the Rostrum, against
the inadequate service OF the p. S.
C. during rush hours. Tuesday
evening. during the heavy rain, I
was one of several who waited at
Washington and Market streets for
a South Orange car. Just seven
cars bound up South Orange avenue
came along and each had Its doors
closed. I became drenched to the
skin, and in desperation took a al
for the Market street depot in order
to get a car for home.
put on more cars!' should be
the slogan of all p. S. G. patrons.
and the cry should be kept up until
some action is taken. $. ]. I.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
FAMOUS BITS OF PROSE
BY FAMOUS PIE OPLE
Logan's Surrender
Died 1880.
Born l7z5.

BY JOHN LOGAN, CHIEF OF TIL
MINGO TRIBE.
Uadinn name, Tah-Gah-Jute.)
NO, CxxxII.

Logan. although at first the friend of the white men, became their
enemy because O. atrocities committed on his family Together with
cornstaIk al ally, Logan fought Lord unmore at Point Pleasant n
the Great Kanawha, OF October TO- 1774 The following is the Indian
CHIEFS reply Il a messenger asking his terms OF captu1atfon:
~ APPEAL to any white man TIC ay If ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry
~ and he rave him lot meat. II ever he came cold n naked and he
i clothed him lot During the course o. the latIo long and bloody war
Logan remained idle H his cabin, an advocate FOR peace. such was my love for
the whites that M countrymen pointed rs they passed and said, Logan is the
II the white man I had " thought to have lived with you but for
the injuries of me man. Colonel cresap. the lasts spring, in cold blood and UNI
provoked, murdered all the relations " Logan, not eve sparing my women and
children. There runs lot a drop Of m blood in the veins Of any living crea-
ture. This called OF me for revenge. I have sought it; I have killed many;
have fully giuttedm my vengeance For m country / rejoice at the beams Of
peace But DO not harbor a thought that this is the JOY Of fear; Logan never
felt fear. He iii nt turn ON hi heel to SAY his life. Who Is theret TO mourn
for Logan Not one.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
IGNORANCE.

That young woman who. when a
prominent representative from this
State was pointed out to her from
the visitors gallery In the House of
Representatives gurgleIl out, why,
they have them from everywhere,
don't they, even from New Jersey"
would doubtless be surprised to
learn that oysters are secured in
Blue Point, Long Island.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
WILHELM VERDICT
NOT A LOGICAL ONE

Ing a second marriage, was found guilty by a trial jury yester-
1iy, The verdict was murder in the second degree, which was
Illogical. Deliberate murder is homicide, and it was upon evidence
MOVING deliberation and intent that the woman was convicted.
I1ogicaIy, also, the jury recommended the defendant to the mercy
Id the court. If this recommendation was inspired by any doubt
81 the minds of the jurors the woman should not have been con
&icted. But one never knows what a jury is going to do in any
<e1tain case, and perhaps t. is not the business of the average jury
man to be logical.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
"A Nation of spitters..

To the Editor of the Evening Star;
Dear SH-Permit me to express
ny commentator of James Reilly's
views on the evils of splitting on our
public thoroughfares, etc, recently
printed in the Peoples Rostrum of
your up-to-date and ahead-of-the-
times paper. He is right. The habit
is an obnoxious one, as we'll as be-
ing one of the first aids to the
spread of tuberculosis.
When Charles Dickens visited
America, he said we were "a nation
of spitters." and right away we be-
came offended at the truth. l am
afraid, If the famous Charles could
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
A FIRE INSURANCE
SCANDAL NOW

million in the companys assets, was aided in his populations by an
accommodating board of directors and by complaisant State insur
ance officials, to whom he made collateral loans. The charge is
that Sheldon falsifed the reports for ten years, used the securities
IF the company for collateral for personal loans, and had a specu
lative account. with the company's money, with a Wall Street
broker. But it is the old story of a weak and INSCRIPTIONS
financial officer and a dummy directory. And behold the sequel
of loss. prosecution and disgrace for all concerned!
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
The Peoples Rostrum
Copyright. 1909. by The B. 7. Co

wander to our shores from spirit
land he would find little, il any, inn
provement.
/ wish the suffragettes would put
an anti-expectorate plank in their
platform. They would at least be
taking the initiative.
Thanking you for extending the
privilege of the Rostrum columns to
your readers, I am respectfully,
AuNTIE TUBER @. LOSIS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08
EARLY SHOPPING
AND THE PULPIT

thousands of people who are so crcumstanced that they must defer
their buying until Christmas week and even as late as Christmas
eve. There are humanitarian reasons TO be considered. The clerks
and salesgirls in the stores are necessarily compelled in the holiday
season to work early and late, and are under a severe nervous
strain, and it should be held a duty by intelligent people to do some
thing to make their work easier. This is a matter the pulpit might
we'll take up. A few words of admonition in the Newark churches
would make an appreciabIe decrease in rush Of shoppers during
$Christmas week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08

HARDENED.

Situation of that prince who is
being sued by syndicate, which
staked him in quest Of fortune. for
share of marriage settlement must
be very embarrassing. don't you
Think"
mo, nothing should be very en-
b~arrassing for a prince who is
backed by a syndicate In his quest
for a fortune"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-08

The STAR extends the privi-
lego of these columns to the
public and invites signed COM
m~unications treating of topics
of the hour.