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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
BURNS CAUSE
DEATH OF GIRL
Two Year Old Child Plays With
Match and Receives In
juries Which Are Fatal.
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST
Jury Returns Verdict Of Accidental
Death After Hearing the Facts
Regarding the Tragedy.

Lynne Agnes Augusta Ludwig, the
little 2-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Ludwig, 3047 Tenth ave-
nue.. died last evenin at 1880 from
burns received yesterday afternoon
while playing with matches. The lit
tie girl was playing in the barn, where
she found match. She took ii into
the house and lighted it, and then
threw it down, and in some way it set
fire to her dress. The child started on
a run for the yard and her screams at
tracted her elder sisters to her. They
tore her clothing Off and one of them
threw some water on her to put out
the flames. A physician was summon
ed Immediately, but Ve child was so
badly burned that nothing could be
done for her.
Coroner Holds Inquest.
Coroner J. F. Rose held an inquest
at the home this morning, and the
jury returned verdict of accidental
death. caused by injuries received from
burns The little child was born here
July %, 1907 She is survived by her
parents and two sisters and one broth
err The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock from the resi-
dence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
FOREIGNERS COMING
TO TRY FOR TITLE
Invasion of the United States by
WrestIerS After HOnors Held
by GOtch.

The Argus has received. with i stata-
ment that the new conner woulC like
to appear in Rock Island, advance an
Eouncement of the invasion of III.
United States by foreign wrest!ers
anxious TO wrest the championSh.D If
the world from the possession Of
Frank Gotch. the Herculian iva tal-
mer. indicating that the unitci States
this year is TO enjoy the CRATES: sea
son of wrestling it has cv :: lnown
No less than five Foreigners of differ
ent nationalities and of various de-
Srees of prowesS, all come nSraldrd
of having u grand chance 20 heLt the
American. Several have arrived al
ready. viz: James Corlay. the Irish
champion heavyweight. ana Giovanni
RaiceYich. the Aus-riaA Champion
while I.emm, the Swa ,:sh cnaiIr.Gn.
and Hassan Murat. he TGckish cham
pion. are due to arrive Within the next
two weeks. Zbyszio, tha rClisn giant,
will set foot on American SOIL ;ruIt
Sept. %. and prospects are ;risn5 that
George Hackers schmidt. the .+sirn
lion, will also return n an en1eavor
TO regain the championship wEicn he
lost 10 Gotch
Greatest interest in tbs country has
been aroused by the auuO lncrment
that Zbyszko is really Comin.; 10 Amer-
lea. for all Europe lo1i,s "nol inn rs
the greatest wrestler The ia, hls cv II
Enown He comes m Il promise
made him by Gotch while the latter
was in London that if he could Sucrt IS
fully win from all of the lesser lights
he could have matcG ard Il chaEc e
ut the championship utle.
Zhyszko is under Ii:n management
of j. H. Herman of Buffalo y. Y. and
he states that beginnin, n nrt. the
Polish giant will peoi.' 4 ;o'Ir If Anne T.
lea On thisstrip ZbJ: IN will NEE;
every wrestler that gag =" indu I'D 10
face him Gotten has 1a'eated ART
every heavyweight in 10 country, and
| ZbySzko wants to do like use lriCrC
| he asks Gotch to inset him for the
worlds highest mat u NnD-s
Zbyszko is a ply steal aIcveI. He :;
% years of age. weighs = pounds. :s
1
; feet II inches in II ga hisS.lrt i
measures % inches. .heat !! ) inches
waist A inches. upper arm q inches
forearm IS inches, wrist ~ inc!:"s hi
lceps 81 inches and calf 1919 inches
compare these measurement with III,
biggest of American athletes. aud tht
|enormity of ZbysZko's size is apparent
Experts from the other side predir
THAT ZbysZko's weight. strength AM
lscience will give him victo"y Otcr an.
wrestler that this country can produce
land when he clashes with Gotch wit
the worlds championship title in tn
balance there is no question but wha
levery dollar that the Iowan's friend
cars to wages will be speedily covere
by Zbyszko and his friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06

were made by the mayors of each of
the three cities.
Events Here.
The chief events of the day in Rock
Island were the two baseball games
and the boat races of the Island City
Boating association this afternoon.
The members of Company A are en-
joying target practice at the range
near the Watch Tower. 1t is possible
that there will be contest during the
afternoon between a picked squad from
Company + of Moline and the Com
pany A squad.
Legal Holiday.
The day being legal holiday. the
usual holiday hours prevailed at the
postoffice, and there was but one de-
livery of mail. The public offices were
all closed for the day, and practically
all of the factories and business houses
We're closed.
The city council will meet this even
ing. but will transact no business. On
account of the fact that it is holiday,
the council will adjourn, probably to
Wednesday evening. when the regular
business will be considered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
MANY ON LONG CRUISE
Steamer Helen Blair Has $50 Passen-
gers on Dubuque Excursion.

The excursion to Dubuque on the
Helen Blair proved popular and $50
people boarded the boat to make the
trip. All of the berths on the boat
were occupied and it was necessary
to use several cots TO accommodate the
passengers The boat will arrive here
tonight at o'clock and after the re-
turn the Helen Blair will leave on its
regular trip to Burlington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
GOLF HONORS GO
TO CAPT. BRICKER
Final Handicap Match of the Year Is
Played at Arsenal Course
Saturday.

Captain z. d. Bricker carried off the
honors at the arsenal golf course Sat
urday in the final handicap match of
the year with a gross of "a, his Is
handicap bringing his net down TO sc.
Captain Bricker was followed by Cap
tain II. B. Jordon, also of the arsenal
post. with a net of rs r. S. Hosford
made the low gross with 81, while
Ardo Mitchell got an SO. The scores
follow:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
WAS OLD SETTLER
Mrs. Hannah Burgower, Who
Came Here in 1855, Passes
Away at St. Louis
FUNERAL HELD TOMORROW
Remains Are to Re Brought Here for
Burial Beside Those of the
Late Henry Burgower.

Mrs. Hannah Burgower, widow o;
the late Henry Burgower of this city
died at 5 o'clock Saturday evening at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Aurelil
Kohn. in st. Louis. Death was due 20
the infirmities of advanced age. Mrs
Rurgower having been SO years and
five months old She had made her
home in ST. Louis. for a number CT
years. having removed there from this
city shortly after the death of MIR. Bn,.
COVER here May II, 1901.
An Old Settler.
Mrs. Burgower was one of the old
settlers OF this city, having come here
in 1856 she was native OF Germany
Mrs. BurSower. whose maiden name
was Miss Hannah Morritz. was mar
RED to Mr.. Burgower at New Orleans
in 1S4S The family removed he"e
eight years later and resided in this
city until Mr.. Burgower's death. They
were in the earlier years among thu
best known residents OF the city.
Mrs. Burgower is survived by seven
children. Herman of Milwaukee
Gabriel of st. Paul, Mrs. II. Regens
burger of Dennison, Texas. Mrs. Au
relia kohn of st. Louis. Moses of Chi
cago. Samuel of Oklahoma City. and
Joseph of Chicago.
Funeral Tomorrow.
GABRIEL Bursower of ST. Paul arrived
here this morning TO make arrange
mentS for the funeral. The remains
are to arrive from ST. Louis tomorrow
morning, and the funeral services will
be held at 10 O'Clock at the Knox un
dertaIing parlors. The remains vii
be laid beside those of Mr.. Burgoweg
at Chippiannock cemetery Rabbi W
H. Fineshriber OF Davenport will con
duct the funeral services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
IN THE CHURCHES

Spencer Memorial. - Evangelistical
services will be held tonight at the
new PARK under the auspices of the
bible stfdent class of the church.
The Young Peoples Literary society
will me at the church Thursday even
ing at l'clock.
The mmittee on church finances
VIII 10 at the school house Friday
evenin s O'Clock.
The G cial board will hold a meet
ing Tn S 'vening at the church at z
O'Clock
Tom n evening at 1880 o'clock
the m Sunday school class will
meet a Ne parsonage.
Thur evening prayer meeting
VIII be lt followed by Sunday school
teacher ession
Choh hearsal Friday evening.
evening It 7:3O o'clock mid-weekly
prayer meeting.
THURSDAY afternoon at 3 o'clock the
ladies' Aid society will meet at the
church,
THURSDAY evening at the church the
sunday chool workers union vii
meet at 80 o'clock
Friday evening the Loyal Sons viii
meet at he home of Richard Wood Or
Tenth avenue.
/ The REGULAR meeting of the C. w u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06

Can be depended upon" is an ex-
preston we all like to hear and when
it is used in connection with Cham
berlain's Collie Cholera and Diar-
hoea Remedy, it means that it never
fails to cure diarrhoea, dysentery or
bowel complains. 1t is pleasant to
take and equally valuable for chll-
dren and adults. Sold by all drug
giSts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
WOMEN NUMEROUS
IN CHICAGO PARAD
Demonstration Small Compared With
Other Years-None of Unions
i'm Uniform.

Chicago, Sept 6.-While today's
labor parade was small compared with
some similar demonstrations of former
years, the turnout encouraged leaders.
Many women took part. Several hun
dred of these composing the Woman's
Trades Union league occupied car
riages. The simple character of the
celebration was emphasized by the fact
that none of the unions appeared in
uniform.
Peoria, Sept Central park TODAY
is the scene of one of the largest labor
demonstrations in the history of Pc
oria. Business is suspended. Thou
sands of union men parade the streets.
st. Joseph, Mo, Sept. 6.-Labor day
was observed here by general suspen.
sion of business. Fifteen hundred
union men paraded the streets in J
rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06

bers of the house, which would bring
the roster up to 400. Under the de-
cennial census of 1890 the house had
256 members, and this was increased
to $50 by virtue of the 1900 enumera-
ton When Oklahoma was admitted TO
statehood the number was increased
by FIVE, making 391 in the aggregate.
Two for Illinois.
With 225,000 the basis of apportion-
ment New York, Illinois and Texas, it
is estimated. would be given two mem
bers each, while California, Oklahoma,
Washington and Pennsylvania would
get one each.
There would be no increase or de-
crease in the representation from Ohio
Indiana, Kentucky or West Virginia,
inasmuch as these states, according to
the calculations of the experts, would
just about keep.pace with the proposed
new basis of representation. But
should the population of district be
fixed midway between $4,000 and 225,-
600 the central west would contribute
to the increased membership of the
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
TO CAIN?
Two New Members in Congress
May Follow Result of
Census.
OTHER STATES MAY LOSE
Forthcoming Count Is Sure to Show
That Some Have Not Kept
Pace i'm Growth.

Washington. Sept. Con the theory
that the next decennial census. FOR
which preparations are now being
made, will show an increase in the
population of this country. exclusive
of territories and colonial dependen-
cies. of approximately 100000 since
1900. statisticians are making tentative
computations as TO how this will affect
the membership of the house of rep
resentatives.
Should the present basis of appor-
tionment, $4,000 people to district,
be maintained. the membership will be
Increased from 391 to 465. But it is
altogether unlikely. if not absolutely
certain. that the basis will be in
creased and will run considerably over
200.0 600, and possibly approximate 225,
900.
Lively Time I'm House.
A lively and interesting discussion
tempts to fix the new ratio of repre-
Sentation
The next census is sure to show that
some of the states have not kept pace
in the growth of population with
others, and on this account there will
be opposition to increasing the basis
of apportionment because it would re-
suit in decreasing the size of num-
Der of state delegations.
In making the apportionment under
the last census congress did not follow
| the ratio strictly, else there would
have been several states minus rep
resentative. A plan already has been
prepared by which the membership OF
| the house can be kept below 400 and
this could be accomplished by making
the minimum population of district
225, 00O.
| Would Have to CurtaiI.
| Under this scheme. however. it has
been computed that some of the dele
cations from New England. the west
and the south. among them Maine
New Hampshire and Vermont, AND
Kansas and Nebraska, would have tt
be curtailed
But under this new basis there would
be an increase of at least nine mem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06

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First Swedish Lutheran. - Pray or
meeting will be held at the school
house Wednesday evening at 1890
O'Clock and will be followed by meet
ing of the Sunday school teachers as
sociation. The lesson will be the
ninth commandment
The program committee of the Har-
vest Festival will meet tomorrow even
ing a. the home of Miss Caroline Peter
son.
Broadway Presbyterian. - Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1850
O'Clock.
Ruth's band will meet with Miss
Louise Montgomery. 92l Twenty-sec-
end street, "Wednesday afternoon at 3
o clock.
South Park chapeL-A meeting of
the Junior class will be held Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Prayer meeting will be held Tuesday
at 7:30 O'Clock.
The Women's guild will hold lawn
sociable at the home of Mrs. NJ. Long,
1904 Thirtieth street, Thursday after
noon and evening.
First Methodist. - Women's Home
Missionary society will meet with
Mrs. Jennie Walker, Sixth avenue
and Twenty-socend street. Tuesday
evening. The meeting will be in
nature of rally service.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock followed by
meeting of the Sunday school teach
ers.
Fourth quarterly meeting of the
church will he held in the pastor
study Thursday. evening. All official
board members are requested to be
present as officers will be elected
Choir rehearsal Saturday evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06

Your complexion as well as your
temper is rendered miserable by a
discorded liver. BY taking Chamber
Ilain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you
can improve both. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06

NJ. will be held at the church Friday
evening at O'Clock.
Central Presbyterian. - Wednesday
evening the weekly prayer meeting
viii be held at the church.
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the Ladies' Aid society will meet at
the camp of Rev. and Mrs. Humphreys
at the Watch Tower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06

Aiken Street chapei.-The Ladies'
Aid society viii meet at the home of
Mrs. Otto Rain Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-06
BIG PARADE
OF W0RKMEN
Several Thousand Men in Line
in Parade of Organized
Labor in Moline.
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE
Day Is Observed as Legal Holiday,
and Official Celebration Takes
Place at Parks.

Business in general was suspended
today, and the day was devoeed to the
celebration of labor day. The official
celebration of the three cities was held
in Moline. under the direction of the
Moline Industrial Home association.
and the features of the day were the
big parade this morning and the two
picnics this afternoon at Prospect and
Central parks.
When. the parade column formed be
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
OH Fifth avenue in Moline, there were,
It is estimated. 5000 men in line, The
parade moved at 1890, the line IF
march being rs follows: From -Four
teenth street east on Fifth avenue 10
Fifteenth street south to Sixth avenua
east to Twentylthird, north 10 Third
avenue west to Fifteenth street, south
10 Fifth avenue. and west to Fou"
teen street.
Many Trades Represented.
IldCtlCdllN I'll Vi lHt ldboI VI gan
cations of the three cities were repde-
scented in the parade, the formation
being as follows:
Platoon of Rock Island police.
Platoon of Moline police.
Mayor Scott and officials of Daven-
port.
Mayor McCaskrin and city officials
of Rock Island.
Mayor Olson and city officials Of
Moline.
Bleuers band.
Tri-City Typographical union.
Printers and pressmen.
Leather workers float.
Tri-City linemens float.
BARRIERS union, Moline.
Davenport carpenters float.
Rock Island carpenters.
Moline carpenters.
Rock Island painters and decorators.
Tri-City Blacksmiths' union.
A. F. NJ band
Beer Deliyerers' union.
Bartenders of Moline.
Tri-city metal workers
Switchmen's union of Rock Island.
A F. Nj. bani
Sylvan lodge of Moline.
Brotherhood of Transfers float
Union cigarmakerS' float.
Plasterers' union of Davenport.
Colored hod carriers of Davenport
Rock Island fire department.
Davenport fire department.
Moline fire department.
Sewing machine union.
Oscar Erickson, float.
Modern Bakery, Moline.
Modern Tea company, Rock Island.
ShaIlberg Coal company, Moline.
Fleschmann Yeast company.
New York store
Fifteen Dollar tailors in automobile.
The tri-city linemen's float was vel
gotten up. On it were representation:
ing on the wires, which were suspend
ed between two telegraph poles. Sew
eral placards regarding the presen
strike of the linemen were in evidence
Among them were. We don't do ligh
work any more" and We are out L
win"
The printers and pressmen wer
handed together i'll the parade. The
had 200 representatives in line, b'
sides Bleuer's band.
The tri-city metal workers each cal
ricd a sheet metal umbrella.
Mayors Are Speakers.
The program of speeches was hel
this afternoon at Prospect park. Wi
liam j. Shields of Jamaica Plains. Mass
general organizer of the Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners. was tn
chief speaker of the day. Mrs. Ma
Woods Simons of Chicago. assistar
editor of the Daily Socialist, also wa
on the program, and brief addresse
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-05-06
Will. CUT OUT 2
LOCAL Q TRAINS
NOS. 1s AND II WILL BE DlscoN-
TINUED MAY 23, BUT NEW
SERVICE is PROMISED.

While the changes in The Burling-
ton time card which are scheduled to
become effective May % will alter
travelling conditions all over the trunk
lines of the road, the new card will
be marked by the absence of two
trains which will be especially felt IN
Ottumwa. These are numbers Is and
IL, put on several months ago by M.
M. Reno, division passenger agent, at
the request of the Ottumwa CONNER
cial association. The trains were to
run as an experiment, to accommo-
date shoppers in Abba and points this
side, who wished to do their trading
in Ottumwa; No. 1S running early in
the morning from Abba to Ottumwa,
and No. Ii, which used to arrive here
at 10 p. M, from Burlington, being
extended to Abba to accommodate the
business visitors on their return. The
trains have not proved to be self sus-
tanning and will be taken off May
%.
The change will not work an entire
loss on Ottumwa business houses, as
new east bound passenger, No. 16.
now a mail train, will at the same
time beginning running regularly on
a later schedule, leaving Charlton
about Z o'clock. Abba about 1880 and
arriving in Ottumwa near 8 a. m. BY
this train Ottumwa gets service from
the larger towns west and also a
first class daylight train to Chicago,
arriving in the big city at 4:30 p. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-05-06
BLACkHAWk.

Blackhawk.-Will Elder was called
to Drakeville Thursday by the serious
illness of his mother, Mrs. A. J. Elder.
John Coop has been having the
mumrs the past week.
Mrs. Eli Smith, Jr., and children,
Sunday with Mrs. Thomas DOLL
Miss Nellie Kinsinger visited over
Sunday with relativesSin Drakeviile.
Marshal Albright and family and
Marshal McIntire, wife and baby of
Ash Grove, spent Sunday at the VIM.
Brown home.
Mrs. Core Coop is quite sick.
Wade Goode and family of Bloom
field visited Sunday with relatives
here.
George Houk lost a valuable horse
last week.
Martin Paris and wife of Bunch,
spent Sunday at this place.
Roscoe Owens was in the vicinity
Saturday evening looking after bust,
ness affairs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-05-06

elected president of the board. Mr.
Eaton is the only member of the
board who had held the position prev
ious to Governor Carrolls appoint
ments last week, when Mr.. Eaton was
reappointed, David E. Hadden Of Alta,
named to succeed Joseph Goss, re-
signed, and l. w. Clements Of Maren-
go, named to succeed B. F. Keltz, re-
signed.
After organizing the new board met
with Secretary Larson and outlined
the work for the ensuing year. A sec
ond meeting will be held May 8, at
which several changes in the manner
Of conducting the work may be de.
cided upon One Of these is the hold
ing of quarterly examinations.
Commissioner Hadden Of the new
board is a scientist of considerable
note. He is a member of the Royal
Astronomical society of London, fel
low of the Iowa Academy of Science
and a contributor to scientific jour
nails. He. is a graduate of Morning
side college at Sioux City
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-05-06
BOARD LAUDs c. w. PHILLIPS.
Pharmacy Commission Compliments
Retiring Secretary-C. w. Larson

Retiring Secretary-C. w. Larson
Of Red Oak Succeeds Him.
Des Moines, April 30.-C. w. Phil
lips, retiring secretary Of the board
of pharmacy commissioners, was hand
ed bouquet yesterday by the new
commission at its first meeting, when
the following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved, That the members of the
Iowa pharmacy commission realize and
appreciate the efficient and painstail-
ing services that G. w. Phillips, retir-
ing secretary, has rendered to the
commission in the many years he has
held the position. Also, that we ex-
tend to him our best wishes In what,
ever line of business he may decide
to engage in.
Clarence W. Larson Of Red OAK
was elected secretary of the board 20
succeed Mr.. Phillips at the meeting
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Phillips was
not candidate, having held the Office
thirteen years. He will leave soon
for two months business trip tc
Oklahoma, where he has land inter
ests.
Harry E. Eaton of Shenandoah was
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-05-06
School Teachers, Nurses,
and Women or Children
Who Travel Alone.

Who want to go to the Pacific coast
this summer should go on the Elks
excursion. Many people of Ottumwa
and vicinity are going. Some are 60
ing to take their families, some Of the
men are going to take their mother,
so that there will be companions for
all, and those who are with this party
and unattended will be taken care of,
and will enjoy all the privileges Of
the train as to sight seeing and serv-
ice. Make your arrangements to take
this trip. For further information
write or call lpon q