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Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
WORK KExEMPL|F|ED
Deputies of r. N. A. Who At
tend School See Local
Camps Ceremonies.
ARE GIVEN A RECEPTION
New Ritual Is Used and Much Praise
Is Given to Those Who Partici-
pate-Session Ends.

The visiting Royal Neighbor depu-
ties who are in the city attending the
school of instruction which was held
at the Harper house yesterday, were
entertained at a repeciion last even
ing at Odd Fellows hall by the men,
Ders of the four camps. of the city.
Maytiower camp No. 111, took up a
.arge part of the evening demonstrate
ing the new work of the society ac-
cording to the latest rituals and they
did remarkably well with it consider
ing that it is practically new to the n
all. Following the demonstration. the
supreme officers who were present
which included most of them, were
called upon for short addresses After
they had all spoken. refreshments
were served and general good time
was enjoyed. The Elite orchestra fur
nished the music during the evening.
Is Pretty Scene.
The hall was beautifully decorated
for the occasion and the affair was
one of the most brilliant that the
Royal Neighbors have ever held here.
Besides the supreme officers and visit
ing deputies, there were many men,
bers of the local camps in attendance
and the hall was filed.
The visiting deputies, Is in number
spent the afternoon in looking over
the head office of the society in the
! Safety building. They were surprised
and pleased with the size and evident
importance of the head office Most
of the deputies leave this evening for
their homes in different parts of the
state.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
Good for EVERYBODY.

Norman R. Coulter, a prominent
architect, in the ,Delbert building, San
Francisco, says: II fully endorse all
that has been said Of Electric Bitters
as a tonic medicine. 1t is good for
everybody. 1t corrects stomach, liver
and kidney disorders in prompt and
efficient manner and builds up the
system" Electric ,Bitters is the best
spring medicine ever sold over drug
gist's counter las blood purifier it is
unequaled. so cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
No Use to Die.

81 have found out that there is no
use to die of lung trouble as long as
you can get DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry" says Mrs. ]. p. White of Rush
boro. Pa. 81 would not be alive today
only for that wonderful medicine. II
loosens up a cough quicker than any.
thing else, and cures lung disease even
after the case is pronounced hopeless
This most reliable remedy for coughs
and colds, la grippe. asthma, bron
ichitis and hoarseness is sold under
guarantee at all druggists. so cents
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
Dissolution Notice.

To the Public: We the undersigned
hereby give notice that the firm of
Summers and Bollman is dissolved;
that Robert Summers and John d.
Bollman are no longer partners; that
Raymond Summers has purchased the
interest of John D. Boll:nan and the
future name of the firm will be Sum-
mers and Son, and their place of busi-
ness will be at 1416 Sixth avenue All
bills payable to Summers and Bollman
are now payable to Summers and Son,
and Summers and Son also assume all
existing liabilities against the firm of
Summers and Bollman.
ROBERT G. SUMMERS.
]. d. BOLIVIAN.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
UNIVERSITY GLEE
CLUB IS TO SING
Chicago Organization Will Give a
Concert at the Harper House
Wednesday Evening.

The University of Chicago Glee CLUB
has arranged to give concert at the
Harper house. parlors next Wednesday
evening, March "a. The club comes
under the auspices of the University
of Chicago alumni of the city. The
club is composed of "a members and
is one of the best organizations ever
sent out from the institution.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
CHAT OF THE CAMPAIGN
Remember Jack Aud for assessor

Remember Jack Aud for assessor
Alderman John Holzhammer has
made good representative of First
ward interests in the council and de-
serves reelection.
Albert Huber is the right man for
city attorney Give him your sup
port
Charles L. Specllhart is a represen-
tative citizen and taxpayer i'm the
Second ward, and will make a credit
able alderman.
The democratic city committee is 10
meet soon to provide for vacancies on
the town ticket.
S. A. La Vanway is the right man
for alderman in the Third ward
But few days remain in which 10
file petitions under the law for places
on the ticket in the approaching elec
| tion
Henry J. Frick, the square deal al
derman from the central ward. of the
city, has given such a good account
of himself as a member of the council
that it is said that even his opponent
Jonas Bear, who was placed on the
ticket at the last moment, is thinking
of voting for him.
| In the Fifth ward Billy Cochran |.
making an energetic canvass for tn,
Office of alderman on the democrati,
ticket. He is model young man ant
worthy of encouragement.
| People admire Charley Smith for hi
earnestness and industry. and that j
one reason he has the best of it in TIL
trace for police magistrate.
Il -<,f- n
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
Here is Relief for Women.

If you have pains in the back, Urin-
ary, Bladder, or Kidney trouble. and
want certain pleasant herb relief from
women's ills, try Mother Gray's "AUS-
1t is a safe, relia-
BILE regulator. and relieves all Female
Weaknesses, including Inflammation and
ulcerations. Mother Gray's Australian
Leaf is sold by druggists or sent by
mail for so cents Sample sent FREE
Address. The Mother Gray Co.. LIE Roy
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
Advertising Cant Take the
Place of Tailoring

Ready-made and Cheap1y tail
ored clothes were originally
planned for men who could not
afford to wear real merchant
tailoring. 1t was never in the
thoughts of the first manufaC-
turers to compete with the ner-
chant tailor. Ready made
clothes are still unable to COM
pete with good merChant-tai1-
oring. Claims do not make
proofs--a desire to supplant
does not mean the ability to
do SO, and ten million pages of
advertising and all the imagina-
ton of the manufacturer, the
writer and the artist combined
cannot overcome the basic law
that will always make it inpos-
sib1e for ready-made or Cheaply
tailored clothes to fit--the law of
nature that she never makes
anything exactly like some
thing else. And as long as
men vary a little bit from all
other men, just SO long will
suits Of clothes produced in
thousand lots, without a single
variation in their proportions,
fail to fit and satisfy their
WearerS.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
TO BUILD ROAD, NOW
Hot Air Stage of Rock River Line
Said to Be Past

Said to Be Past.
H. w. Cole, one of the promoters of
the Rock River Traction company.
says for publication that the enter
prise he is connected with has passed
the hot air stage and that actual con-
struction will start in the spring at
this end of the line. He says work
will begin somewhere east of Moline,
connecting with the local street rail
way lines, and that the line will be
built eastward to Geneseo and north to
Sterling and Rock Falls.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18

The republican city township COM
mittee is to hold a meeting this even
ing and the long deferred switching
of the ticket in order to give G. Al
bert Johnson the defeated candidate
for the police magistrate nomination,
a place, is expected to be pulled off.
1t is understood that one of the can
didates for justice of the peace is to
be pulled off, and johnson placed on
the ticket.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18

best known and most respected FAM
lilies in the Sixth ward, and will he
elected alderman. because the people
irrespective of politics. trust and Ie-
spect him.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18

People admire Charley Smith for his
earnestness and industry. and that IS
one reason he has the best of it in the
race for police magistrate.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
Funeral of Anton Cawi.

The funeral of Anton Cawi, 507
Seventh street, was held this after
noon at o'clock from the home; the
services being conducted by Dean j. j.
Quinn of st. Joseph's church Burial
took place at Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18

p F. Meenan comes Of one of tn,
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18
Charles wilhelm Schneider.

Charles Wilhelm Schneider, a life
long resident of the upper end of the
county, died at his home in Port
Bryon last night at $50. The
funeral will be held from the home ut
2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. J.
G. Jaggers of Port Byron being IN
charge. Mr.. Schneider was born in
Port Byron Nov. II, 1859. He was un-
married. Two brothers and two sis
ters survive.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-18

But few days remain in which 10
file petitions under the law for places
on the ticket in the approaching elec-
tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
NEGRO INSTANTLY
 KILLED BY BARRON
CORONER HOLDS INVESTIGATION AND DECIDES THAT THE STOCK TRADER WAS JUSTIFIED IN FIR ING ON WILL HARDING.

Ed Barron, a well-known stock trader Will Harding yesterday morning at Pates stockyard, corner of First avenue and Twenty-seventh street. and was declared justifiable in the act by Coroner Brasher after an investigation yesterday afternoon.
 Barron emptied his revolver at the ne- gro, all bullets taking effect After the shooting he walked down the street with his father and surrendered to Officer Bloodworth, stating that he had shot in self-defense. The negro, he said, was advancing toward him with a knife when he fired.
 He was taken to the city jail remaining in the warden's. office until after Coroner Brasher had concluded his investigation
 It appears that the negro had been hanging around the stockyards for several days, drinking and causing a general dis turbance. He was an ex-convict from Tennessee, went armed and had made the declaration that he would never be satisfied until he had killed a white man.
 On Wednesday he was making a dis turbance about the place and Barron or dered him to get away, which resulted in an argument, the negro finally leaving, uttering threats as he left. He returned to the yards yesterday morning and re- sumed the argument. which resulted in his death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
SEALED VERDICT
 IN WILSON MURDER
FACTS WILL GO TO GRAND JURY AT ONCE AND SOME SENSA- TIoNAL ARRESTS ARE EXPECT ED TO FOLLOW.

The investigation of the death of Mrs. Jane Wilson was concluded by Coroner B. l.. Brasher early yesterday afternoon and testimony of such an important na- ture developed that the coroner instructed the jury hearing the case to return a sealed verdict. The verdict will be i'm mediately turned over to the grand jury and 1t is understood that several indict- ments may be returned in connection with the mysterious case.
 The case was taken up early yesterday morning and more than 50 witnesses had been summoned The circumstances of the death of Mrs. Wilson were gone into fully and it required the entire morning to conclude the taking of testimony. The jury returned its verdict shortly after the noon hour.
 It will be recalled that Mrs. Wilson was mysteriously murdered near Morris several weeks ago. All circumstances pointed to the theory that she had been murdered but the identity of the mur- derer was not discovered. The case ex- cited intense interest owing to Mrs Will sons popularity in the community in which she resided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
GIBSON AND BROWN
 HAVE FIST FIGHT
ATTORNEY AND DEPUTY GET TO- GETHER AS RESULT OF QUES- TONS ASKED DURING TRIAL OF CASE.

Deputy Sheriff Jack Brown and Attor- ney White Gibson came to blows on the street in front of the courthouse yester- day afternoon as the result of a remark said to have been made by Attorney Gibson in the first division of the crim- ton case yesterday morning.
 Deputy Brown was one of the chief wit nesses for the state in the trial of a pro- hibition case In which Attorney Gib- son represented the defendant. While MT. Brown was on the witness stand At torney Gibson propounded question con corning a lady at which the deputy took offense and he made an effort to get tc the attorney in the court room, but the two men were separated.
 Sheriff Higdon was surprised early yes- terday afternoon when Deputy Brown came to the office and turned in his badge and commission without any ex- planation. MT. Brown then went out on the street and waited for MT .Gibson to come out of the courthouse. When the attorney did so MT. Brown attacked him and blows were exchanged. MT. Gib- son was somewhat badly beat up about the mouth while the deputy sustained slight injuries as the result of the diff culty Friends separated the two men.
 Deputy Brown then went back to Sher- if Higdon and told him that realizing the sheriff would be responsible for the action of his deputies he had resigned for the purpose of fighting Gibson. No ar rests were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
BOY ARRESTED FOR
 SCALDING MOTHER Threw Bo fling Water Oyer Her LADY WILL PROBABLY DIE The Affair Did Not Become Known Until the Victim Called on Her
 Neighbors to Assist In
 Dressing Wounds.
LADY WILL PROBABLY DIE.

Charged with throwing scalding hot water on his mothers back. and causing Injuries which will probably prove fatal, Edgar L. Snider of 706 First avenue, was placed under arrest early last night by City Detectives Cole and Baker.
 Snider is 19 years of age and was ar rested at his home. The crime which which he is charged occurred about two weeks ago, but was kept quiet and the police did not learn of it until yes- terday
 The first that any outsider knew of 1t was day or two ago when Mrs. Snider went to one of her neighbors to get her to dress the wounds on her back She was suffering terribly and 1t was found that the flesh all over the entire back had mortified. The neighbor dressed the wounds, but it was finally found necessary to summon medical aid. Mrs. Snider is now in q very serious condition.
 Snider is carpenter and resides with his parents. In anger, 1t is said, he picked up a bucket of scalding hot wa ter and threw 1t at her. the entire con- tents landing on her back. He was sit ting on the front porch with his father, N. L. Snider, when arrested.
 Mrs Snider attempted to dress her own wounds but could not treat them as they should be on account of the loca- tion. Finally she was compelled to ask a neighbor to help her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
RELATIONSHIPS OF OUR EVERY DAY LIFE Dr.. Griggs 0utIires Qualities of
 Friendship NEEDS OF TRUE MARRIAGE Test of Love Is to Love Object of Your Affections So Greatly That No
 Act of Yours Will lnjure
 That Object.
NEEDS OF TRUE MARRIAGE

The lecture series of pr. Edward Howard Griggs was continued yester- day afternoon and last night at the High school. In the afternoon the speaker discussed the "Pugatorio" of Dante's Divine Comedy while at night he continued his general topic. The Ethics of Personal Life" taking for his special subject "The Problems of Pur- sonal Relationship" This lecture was pronounced one of the most forceful and most clear-cut ever heard in Bir mingham on a subject of this kind. Probably the feature of the address was the eloquent plea for good and true re- lationship in marriage.
 "It is in the world of personal re- lationship," said the speaker, that we get most of our education for the ap preciation of life.
 "Frlendship is not very greatly practised art today and therefore we must look back to old days for true friendship, for then it was considered high art and virtue. The funda- mental things of true friendship are love and sincerity, and you will lind that in most cases the lack of friends Is due to our not having these qualities.
 "The laws of loyalty in friendships demand that there shall be no pretense, for pretense may seem good on the surface, but it is always rotten at heart.
 "The most important application of personal relationship is marriage. The laws of personal growth. the laws of unity, the laws of loyalty, and in fact all laws affecting true relationship find their supreme application in marriage.
 "The true marriage depends on two things, namely, on the drawing togeth- CT of the two sexes and on the union of intellectual, spiritual and all the finer things of life Both of these fundamentals should be considered, for if we forget to consider either of them we invite disaster.
 we are responsible as far as we are concerned for many misconceptions regarding relationship, and it is our duty to correct them Instead we usually leave the most important prob lems in the dark and leave our chill dren's education to the streets and al- leys
 "The home should rest on a founda- tion of pure love, and the test of love is to love the object of your affections so geratly that you would not do any thing that would injure that object" The afternoon lecture was on the "Purgatorio" and was listened to by a large audience.
 "In the Purgatorio,," said pr. Griggs, your mind is turned toward the right direction while you suffer for your sins, and in the Inferno you suffer, but you still are turned toward the wrong way.
 Physical things when divided be- come smaller, but spiritual things be- come larger when shared by all
 The sub jects for today's lectures are, afternoon, Dante, the Two Types of Paradise" evening, "The Ethics of Per sonal Life: The use of the Margin"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

The judges in several of the divisions of the county courts are up with their dock cts. and after the conclusion of the cases now on trial the courts will be idle for a week. The week beginning Monday is Jefferson county's call in the supreme court, and the courts will not be in session here during next week.
 The contest through which 1t is sought to break the will of the late August Fayet, the wealthy Frenchman who died at Pratt City several months ago, is being heard by Probate Judge s. B. Greene. The contest was brought in behalf of little 5-year-old girl. the child of F'ayet's third wife It Is estimated that Fayet's es- tate was worth between s200 900 and $900- 000. but in his will he left the little girl only s1 The deceased Frenchman, as brought out in the testimony yesterday, disclaimed the child. The case will prob ably be concluded this afternoon.
 In the second division of the city court the case of K. B. Koosa & Co. vs. Henry WIharten is on trial. The jury in the case of Abe Tuvin vs. Tutwiler Coal and Coke company returned a verdict awarding the plaintiff S250 damages,
 The case of George Selhorst vs. Bir- mingham Railway. Light and Power com pany Is on trial in the third division of the city court.
 In the first division of the criminal court yesterday Steele Buchanan was acquitted of a charge of violating the prohibition law. The case of Charles Gilliard, charged with violating the prohibition law, was submitted to the jury late yes- terday afternoon.
 There were no cases on trial in either
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
Cleaning Up Washington.

Washingtn, April 16-Carrying out their pledge for a cleaner Washington, white wings" in the persons of society matrons and others, were out in full force bright and early today supervising the clearing of the streets of the city of all floating paper and debris not gathered up by the rubbish carts. The scheme which was inaugurated by the women of the Twentieth Century club, was that at o'clock this morning the city should be free from all floating debris. The ap- pearance of the streets of the city indi- cated that the movement was a success. Through the efforts of the club the inter- est of one woman in each city block was enlisted to act as chairman of that block and she in turn endeavored to interest all the other housewives in the block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
Thinks People W0uld Vofe
 For OHYth0nSe And Jail

eff, after thoroughly inspecting the Jefferson county jail, the state inspector of prisons has declared the structure to be utterly inadequate and barely habit able, 1t is matter the Board of Reve- nue cannot well afford to overlook said M. " Woodclift, a well known resident of the North Highlands, yesterday.
 Many times innocent persons are in- carcerated and while 1t is unjust to confine even criminals in unhabtable quarters an innocent man has nothing less than a persecution forced upon him when he is confined in a place which has been declared unfit for hogs The citizens of Jefferson county need only to put themselves In the places of the un- fortunates now crowded into the county jail to decide whether or not a new jail is needed, and the courthouse is nearly as bad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
LITTLE GIRL HIT BY FAST MOTOR CAR Part of Ear Torn Off By the c. F. ROBBINS ARRESTED Child Was Crossing Twentieth Street at Avenue When Struck-Ren-
 dered Unconscious For
 Some Time.
c. F. ROBBINS ARRESTED

c. P. Robbins was placed under arrest last night at his residence. 1500 Eleventh avenue, by Officers Larue and Gates charged with running down the 5-year-old daughter of Tom McCabe at South Twen- tieth street and Avenue D with his au- tomobile shortly after o'clock yester- day afternoon. Robbins made bond on the spot and was not taken to police headquarters.
 The little girl was badly bruised and had part of one ear knocked off while her elbows and knees were badly skinned. She lives at the corner of Twentieth street and Avenue D, and had just started across the street with one of the family, when the machine came along at d rapid nip and struck the child throwing her some little distance. She was rendered unconscious for a while, and the fact that she was not killed instantly was re- garded as remarkable by those witnessing the accident
 She was taken into her home and Dr. Copeland summoned to attend her. He found that she had not been seriously hurt beyond the extremely painful bruises and skinned places The loss of part of one ear was the most serious hurt.
 The driver of the car is said to have stopped his machine for moment, then to have speeded up and disappeared. The number on the machine, No. 233, was as- certained, however, and the matter re- ported to police headquarters. Investiga- number on the machine, No. 233 was as 30 horsepower Overland belonging to c. F. Robbins. Officers were then> detailed to arrest the person driving the machine, which resulted in the arrest of Robbins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
CITY MAKES $46O
 IN SOFT DRINK RAID
ALL OF THE MEN ARRESTED PLEADED GUILTY AND PAY THE FINES ON THE SPOT-FURTHER INVESTIGATION LAST NIGHT.

As the result of the raid on the Undine establishment Wednesday night and the arrest of 25 men on the charge of volat- ing the prohibition laws, the city netted $460 in cash. This was derived from a sl0O fine upon w. G. Smotherman, pro- prietor of the place, and a fine of $15 each upon the other "A men.
 The fines were in the nature of com promise, the defendants agreeing to plead guilty if they were not given the limit. All of the fines were paid immediately.
 Judge Feagin advised Smotherman that if he appeared before him again on a sim- liar charge that he would extend to him the full limit of fine and hard labor.
 Chief Bodeker was taking another look in at the various clubs again last night, but no arrests followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

T read a dispatch from Montgomery few days ago which stated that the prison inspector would recommend the erection of skyscraper courthouse here with the jail on the top floors. I believe that it is the custom for the governor, after reading the reports on prisons, to turn them over to the county commissioners in the various counties
 "A bond election would not be an un- bearable expense upon the county. and I think that as soon as the Jefferson county Board of Revenue receives the prison inspectors recommendations they should present them to the people for a decision. I am convinced that citi- zens of the county are tired of the pres ent inadequate quarters for the courts and I believe that a bond issue for the erection of a new jail and courthouse would receive favorable vote.'