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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
WESTON ON LONG WALK
Is OFF on Journey from California to
New York for a Record.

Pasadena. Cal. Feb. Edward
Payson Weston started on his WALKING
trip across the continer. in earnest
yesterday. though the official start was
made Tuesday. While a large crowd
cheered the aged pedestrian set off NJ
a fast clip from the Santa Fe depot
here at $3.50 a. N. He said:
81 am not in good trim, as have no5
walked for six months However. IN
a few DAYS I viii be N good condition.
expect to enter thc New York city
hall on or before May 10 at / o'clocl,
in the afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
keene Bio Turf Winner.

New York, Feb. 3.-James r.
Keene's horses have won total of
1890, 900 on the American turf in
the last seven years. according to fig
ures given out by the Jockey club.
Second place for the time specified
goes to H. P. Whitney, with a total
of $4S5.O0O. Other high figures are
Barney Schneider, $451.OOO; Sydney
Paget, $4,000; August Belmont,
$500 900; John E Madden, S392, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03

ham to claim the distinction of holding.
the Office of vice president of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy with the
days of his minority still less than
decade behind him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
Burns to FIaht Bill Lang.

Sydney. n. s. W. Feb. Tommy
Burns and Bill Lans. heavyweight
champion CT Australia. were matched
yesterday 10 fight en- March IS for
the Australian title.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
THE ILLINOIS.

Second avenue and Sixteenth street
Feb. 3-'The Climax"
Feb. 5-"They Loved Lassie," mat
Inee and night.
Feb. 6-"The Time, the Place and the
GIRL
Feb. 5-LOuIs Mann in 1.-The Man
Who stood Still"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
WARMED OVER

Waterloo gets Harry Chapman, a
pitcher, from Winchester, KY. in a
trade for D. Lewis also pitcher, and
c. A. Mullin, first baseman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
THE ELITE.

Eighteenth street, between First and
e:I5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
THE FAMILY.

Second avenue, between Nineteenth
s and cas- p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
MANN AND BRILLIA

MANN AND BRILLIANT COMPANY.
Louis Mann is announced for next
Monday at the Illinois in THE Man
Who Stood STILL his comedy success
of last season. He comes with the
same admirable company that sup
ported him in the long Chicago New
York and Boston runs of the play. Il
has been repeatedly said that this is
the best acting company now on the
American stage-an opinion that has
been expressed wherever Mr.. Mann
has played The Man Who Stood
Still" The company is rich in the
names of players who have done OK
cellent work in a wide variety of parts
and plays. with the sole exception Of
Miss Emily Ann Wellman, who has
been on the stage less than two years.
but who is already recognized as one
of the foremost leading women on
the American stage. thanks TO the
work that she displayed in the two
girls roles in this comedy
As to the play itself. it seems TO
meet with the kind approval that is
always the reward OF the dramatic
composition that gives marked enter
IdlliHItHC anu kiltn DlOiIlOtNS tuOuSHL
and reflection. If play with hidden
lesson be what is wanted--and The
success of the last five years among
nonmusical plays would seem 10 die
tate that that is what is wanted
then The Man Who Stood Still" con-
tains that lesson. What play has
given us a more human. appealing
character than that played by Mr..
Mann-John Krauss. who will not keep
pace with the progress of the world
and who refuses to see that this coUr-
try moves faster than his native
Switzerland? The shores OF time are
strewn with failures of men like
Krauss; and Mr.. Mann perfectly en-
bodies this lovable. mistaken. stub
born. kindly. reacionary, well-meaning
old fellow.
Mr.. Mann is supported by Mathilde
Cottrelly, Lillian Sinnott. Emily Ann
Wellman, John Charles. Edwin May
nard. H. A. LeMotte. Leslie Bassett
and Louis Hendricks. While a child's
role is played by little Seawillow
Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
TIME. PLACE AND THE G

= I'M <, FEAOE AND n -OiHE.'
H. H. Frazee will offer THE Timl,
the Place and the Girl" at the Illinois
next Sunday. matinee and night. The
story is that d whole-souled pleasant
young gambler square as a die and
on the level with everybody but him
self, and with the descriptive name
of Happy Johnny Hicks" He and
his pal. Tom Cunningham, son of d
rich man. get into trouble through i
fight which Cunningham has in gam
bling house and are forced 20 fee to Il
sanitarium in the mountains to escape
arrest. Here they both meet their fate
Hicks in the person of a trained nurse
and Cunningham in that of the daugh-
ter of thrifty farmer. All of the
characters and many others almost as
interesting are QuaTantined in the
sanitarium by the county health au-
thorities and the complications en-
suing are original and amusing TO az
extraordinary degree. The production
is staged by Ned Wayburn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03
To
Save
Wisely

Is to put your savings in the
bank where they are safe and
wheTe they will increase at the
same time. 1t is a mistake to
think when no one else knows
where your savings are hidden,
they are safe. Your money
with this strong bank is Sc
cured by every possible means.
Ease your mind from the
thoughts of unsafeness about
your savings by placing them
with this bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03

President Al Tearney OF the Three
Eye was the big squeeze at the base
ball carnival and banquet at Dubuque
Tuesday night, but what they did TO
him in the up r,|er city was SO much
that he returned to Chicago instead
of going on to Waterloo as he had
planned. He is suffering with bad cold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03

THE GRAND, DAVENPORT.
Feb. 4-""The Third Degree"
Feb. 5-"The Third Degree" matinee
and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-03


that he returned to Chicago instead
planned He is suffering with a bad cold
Eddie Hearn, an outielder who has
been on Waterloo's list for year but
who has been playing independent bal
in California. has about decided to re-
port this spring. Manager Boyle has
completed arrangements to play two
games in Keokuk during the spring
training season, meeting PA" Belts
Indians. April % and %. The com
plete trip arranged by Manager Boyle
is as follows:
April 1G-17-At Dubuque.
April 18-19-At Rock Island.
April 20-21-At Davenport.
April 22-23-24-At Quincy.
April 25-26-At Kokuk
So far only two games. with Des
Moines. have been arranged for the
home grounds. but several others will
be scheduled in the near future.
Clarence Rowland of Dubuque has
practically won his fight to save the
Aberdeen franchise in the Northwest
ern league Through his individual
efforts he action of the league i'll GUST
ing Aberdeen will be rescinded and the
Black Cats will enter the circuit
again This is made possible through
a trip Rowland took 10 San Francisco,
where he interviewed President
Ewing of the Coast league regarding
the possibility of allowing Portland
to have a team in the Northwestern
as we'll as the Coast league. The
withdrawal of Portland from the
Northwestern caused the Northwestern
magnates to drop Aberdeen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
CHAIRMAN GAN NOW
MAKE PURCHASES
Council Adopts Alderman
Bolton S Views About 1t.

Alderman Bottoms resolution con-
fearing authority on the several
chairmen Of committees to make nee
essary purchases for their depart
ments was unanimously passed by the
city council on Wednesday night.
The rule heretofore has been for
the purchasing committee of council
to make all purchases. This has been
very inconvenient method, throwing
lot of petty work on the purchas-
ing committee, and tending at times
to delay work and cause a loss Oft
time.
Under Alderman Bottoms resolution
the chairman OF any committee is now
authorized to make any necessary
purchases of supplies for his depart
ment, not to exceed 800 in cost. All
bills must be properly vouched for by
the committee before presented for
payment.
This is the system that is generally
iii use in other cities. The authority
|. is a necessary grant to permit a com
mittee chairman to do his work prop
erly. Council readily appreciated this
when the matter was presented by
Alderman Bolton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
WILL NOW TAX THE
SURPLUS AND PROFITS
Council Mas Unanimous in
This Decision.

The ordinance requiring the city
tax assessors to hereafter place the
undivided profits and surplus Of cor
porations on the same basis as their
capital stock and assess them for tax
alton, was passed unanimously by
council at its meeting on Wedneday
night.
R. l.. Maynard, Esq, appeared be-
fore council and made an argument in
favor Of the ordinance. He stated that
when serving as city attorney he had
found that one Of the great difficult
ties the assessors labored under was
this very question of the assessment
of undivided profits and surplus. Many
diputes arose and there was always
constant pickering when efforts were
made to tax this part of the assets
Of the corporations, there being 40
definite law governing the subject.
Under the conditions that have ex-
listed, Mr.. Maynard stated. a corpora
ton could be organized with nom
inal stock and hold a large surplus
from the beginning, and avoid taxa
ton by simply being assessed on lis
capital stock. The surplus was used
in the business and was really part
of the capital stock, and as such II
should be assessed and pay taxes.
Alderman Hawkins, who served soI
several years as a tax assessor, en-
dorsed what the former city attorney
had to say about the troubles that the
assessors had met in their efforts tx
deal with the surplus and undivided
profits of local corporations in the
past
There was not dissenting voice
when the ordinance went on its pas
sage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
PROF. GEO. N. WALKER,
AGED TEACHER. is DEAD
Passes ANay at Advanced
Age of 70.

Mr., J. William Walker, Of Americas,
left yesterday for his former home in
Blacksburg, Va. in response to a tel
egram announcing the sudden death
Of his aged father, Prof. George W,
Walker, venerable instructor Of Latin
in the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute.
The end came suddenly to this ripe
scholar as he was i'll but a few hours,
and for the first time in his long
life
For thirty-six years Prof. Walker,
who had just reached the allotted
three score years and ten" was a
teacher in the Virginia college and
widely known in the Old Dominion
as an educator.
He was educated at Hampton sgd
ney College and began studying for
the Presbyterian ministry, but relin-
pushed this later 20 take up the work
of teacher Of language in the Poly
tecbnic Institute, where the best years
CT his long and useful life were spent.
He is survived by his aged wife and
eleven sons and daughters. the young
est Of them son Of sixteen years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
COOK TO RETURN
TO AMERICA APRIL :
Engages Suite OF Rooms in New York
For That Date.

New York, March lit has be-
come known that DR.. Frederick a
Cock, who was feted in Denmark and
by TIE aldermen of New York city
as the discoverer of the north pole
bur who failed to make good" en-
his story of the discovery. is on his
way back to New York from South
America. DR.. Cook is expected acre
April 2. He has already cabled to
the Waldorf-Astoria to reserve a
suite of roms for himself and Mrs
Cook.
According to the plans made known
DR.. Cook will sail from Rio Janerio
March IS, and will land at Colon
There he intends to take a steamer
to Mobile, Ala, from where he will
come on here overland.
This information was given to a re-
porter by an intimate friend of DR.
Cook.
'Dr. Cook has now recovered en-
tirely from the mental strain to which
he was subjected and which broke him
down completely during the polar con-
troversy," said the doctors friend
and he is now ready and anxious tc
return home. He has cabled the Wa
dorf-Astoria to reserve a suite Of
rooms for himself and wife, and he
will live there quietly until he can
make other arrangements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
WHEN TRYING PERIOD
MATRTMONY CONES
Most English Divorces Obtained After
Five Years of Welded Life.

London, March 1.-THE most trying
period in matrimony is from the fifth
to the tenth year Two-thirds of the
divorces in England take place be,
tween the fifth and twenty-ffth year
after marriage. That is the essence
of evidence submitted to the royal
commission, which, as cabled to The
Post, is collecting expert opinion on
the subject of the reform of the En-
glish divorce laws.
In ten years, from 1896 to 1906, 9,6O9
suits were instituted in England and
Wales. They were brought after ex-
periences of married life extending
over the following intervals: Less
than one year, IS; from one year to
two years, 1870; from five years tc
ten years. 1929; from ten to twenty
years, 1886; twenty years and over
1,161; unknown, 4. Total 1903.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
MANY VISITORS FROM PLAINS
ARE AMONG THE SHOPPERS
Coming to Inspect the Beautiful Dis
plays Here.

Americas little neighbor, Plains,
was largely represented in the throna
of out-of-town shoppers coming yes
terday, principally to attend the nil
lnery openings. Among those coming
here were Mrs. Nina Carter, Miss Gus
sic Evans. Mrs. Jno. Mcdonald. Mrs
Horrie Bradley, Mrs. H. y. Jennings.
Mrs. Randolph Logan, Mrs. Carl L0-
gan, Mrs. StapletoD. Mrs p c. Bar
clay, Mrs Cannon, Miss Matte Sta
pletcn, Miss Julia Coleman, Mr.. II.
NJ Jennings, Mr.. Horrie Bradley, Mrs.
Edmund oliver, Mrs. Charles Phillips
Miss Brownie Jennings, Mrs. R. C
Black and daughters. Miss Mary VIII
and Kathleen Black.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
SELLS TWO TOURING CARS
BOTH THE POPULAR E. NJ. F

DR.. W. E. Prather and Mr.. Julius
c. Brown We're among yesterdays
purchasers Of handsome automobiles.
Each bought an e. NJ F." touring
car Of the Americas Automobile Co,
which viii make a sale of four others
today, thus disposing of six handsome
touring cars received here this week
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

the bearing down. I recommended it
to some friends and two of them have
been greatly benefited by it. - Mrs.
MAE MCKNIGHT, 0ronogo. Mo.
Another Grateful Woman
St. Louis, no. - was bothered
terribly with a female weakness and
had backacbe, bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts began taking
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
06und regularly ard Used the Sanative
Wash and now l have no more troubles
that way. - Mrs. Al HEBZ0C, 5722
Prescott Ave, st. Louis, Mo-
Because your case is q difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
40 not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
flammation, liberation. displacements,
iibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic
pains, backacha, that bearing-down
feeling, INDIGESTION, dizziness, aud ner-
vous prostration. It costs but q trifie
to try 1t, and the result is worth mil.
lions to many suffering women.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most successful. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy acts on on this plan
1t loosens the cough. relieves the
lungs. opens the secretions and aids
nature in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. Sold by all dealers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
ICE.

To encourage a more liberal use OF
ice throughout the coming season.
shall endeavor to cool the public with
25c ice. Ice in 100-lbs. lots, I have
instructed my driver to supply at CSC
per hundred pounds. Larger quanti-
ties, see me; books special. Asking
to be allowed to serve you when hot,
and to all interested shall be de-
lighted to talk ice books.
Respectfully,
AMERICUS ICE CO.,
s. r. SIMS, Owner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
DELIBERATE THE QUESTION

OBLITERAIE THE QUESTION
of discarding clothing, dresses and
waists that have become soiled Or
stained by bringing them to Jenkin's
for complete renovation. There is nc
question among patrons of his estab-
lishment but that any article brought
there for renovation viii be restored
to its pristine freshness and beauty. It
is fact.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

Dresses
Glnghams colors regular
Brown Linen regular width.
5oc this measures two yards wide
Csc for $50 Braided Nets white beautiful patterns
80 1-8c for SOC Pongee shades.
pair Half Hose spiced and
dozen Socks black.
&1O0 Embroidered Covers
lie Braid Pins andam
z Pins, large
Roses,
OF length pure spun
for 16-button length gloves.
Neckes, beautiful silks
Waists lingerie,
the styles perfect
for SC spools Black Silk, so yard lengths
for Ladies' $3.50 Leather Bags large sizes.
package rs envelopes
for 25c Ribbons. up
for Ladies' soc Bags. long
for Ladies Csc Embroidered Collars sizes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

Fully nine out of every ten cases of
rheumatism is simply rheumatism of
he muscles due to cold or damp, or
chronic rheumatism, neither of which
requires any internal treatment. All
that is needed to afford relief is the
free application of Chamberlain's Lin
'ment. Give it trial. You are CERTAIN
g be pleased with the quick relief
which it affords. Sold by all dealers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
REGULAR NETTING MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 16.

Present: Mayor Fielder, presiding3
Aldermen Hawkins, bolton, Clark.
Allen and Poole Absent: Alderman
Brown.
Minutes last regular meeting read
and confirmed.
Alderman Brown came in.
H. E. Allen came before council
and In behalf Of Americas Baseball
Association asked council to grant the
club free license for two perform
ances sun Bros. shows for benefit c.
ball club On motion free license
granted.
Finance committee reported they
had settled claim of McElheney for
$3.50. Report adopted.
Ordinance committee granted time
until next meeting to get costs Of
laying additional main
Street committee recommended that
street. decided city by Mrs. n. o. Hin
kle be accepted. On rotion report
adopted and street accepted.
Alderman Allen rendered certain
streets on Patterson Heights. On mo-
ton referred to street committee.
Water and sewerage committee re-
ported they recommend pump borrow
ed from Americas Railway and Light
Co. be repaired and returned. On mo-
ton report adopted.
Cemetery committee reported adj
/ Tersely on building room or vault in
Oak Grove cemetery.
Fire committee granted time on pc
tition Of W. T. Minis.
Street committee granted time on
matter of washing buggies, etc, at
Turpin's stables.
Matter of opening street leading to
Agricultural College referred to street
/ committee
On motion condition of hill west
of turnpike referred to street commit
tee, to take up matter with county
( commissioners.
/ Ordinance abolishing office Of as
sistant superintendent Of waterworks
read first time
Following ordinance read second
time and on motion adopted as read.
Ordinance.
An ordinance, to provide for uni
form return and collection of taxes On
/ the part of corporations doing busi-
/ ness in the City of Americas
Section I. Be it ordained nv tba
/ Mayor and City Council Of Americas
/ and it is hereby ordained. that for the
/ purpose of taxation the surplus ana
undivided profits Of all corporations
doing business in the City of Ameri-
/ Gus shall be considered as additional
to the capital stock Of such CORPORA
tons; that such surplus or undivided
/ profits of such corporations shah be
/ taxed in the same manner as the
capital stock of such corporations
Section >. Be it further ordained
+ that it shall be tie duty of the tax
( assessors for the City of Americas
I in assessing the capital stock of all
+ corporations doing business in the
/ city of Americas to assess any surplus
or undivided profit on the same basis
as the capital stock of said CORPORA
tons, and for the purpose Of taxation
said surplus or undivided profits shall
be considered by such assessors as OF
the same value Of the capital stock:
so that the surplus or undivided rro-
fits added to the capital stock Of suo17
+ corporations shall be the basis of as
sessment by said assessors.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

Once there lived a woman who ad-
mitted that her husband was too good
for her-but she's been dead for sew
eral centuries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

$500 and $500 Mems extra fine full
peg top pants, in the most hand
some patterns of CasLmirss and
Torsteds. For Easter $2.9S. and
1898 pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

Get your friends to rork. Have
them save coupons for you. Take that
fOtnight's vacation trip North next
June.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

$500 Mems fine. swell, Peg Ton Pants
with side buckles and belt straps. IN
many pretty patterns Here now
at pair q 20
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

soc Mems extra special in Percala
Lineene and Madras Shirts in ltgar
OF dark colors. Worth SOC any.
where. Here now, each 90
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

1Qc pretty Bingham Novelties and
Mercerized Side Band Suitings in
lots Of lovely fancy eolors, now at
yard j. &c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

40e Mems fine all silk Bat Ties and
Four-in-Hands, flower ends and
French styles, in beautiful shades If
all colors. now o.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

II the public did to corporations
what corporations do to the public
they'd want to put the whole human
race in jail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

$i.25-A great lot Of Ladies' and Chill
dren's fine slippers in the latest
STYLES, and viii look well for Easter
Now, pair Or
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

70 and 75c Boys good Knee Pants =,
large sizes, made Of excellent ma
terial and well sewed. To 20 while
they last at pair . and ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
UNITED CONFEDERATE
VETERANS REUNION
Mobile, Ala, April 25th, 9th and
18th. 1910.

,ery low rates via Central of Gsor-
ID railway. Double daily service.
ickets on sale April oath. 25th, 26th
and 9th.
Final limit May End. except that il
can be extended to May 18th by com
plying with certain conditions.
For full information, call on
J. f. HIGHTOWER. Agent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

Mems Easter Suits in light or dark
colors, made in the most up-to-date
styles. See them before buying.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

S2.oo-Ladies fine slippers and ankle
strap pumps. in patent leather. gun
metal and Wei kid. and boys in tan.
wine and black, 10 go at pair S1.49
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

A wise man never misses an oppor-
tunity to point out to his wife how
much more clever she is than himself
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18
EASTER SPECIALS.

1oc Beautiful fancy stripe White Lawn
in very pretty patterns, and of fine
quality, to go at yard .. &c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-18

sc Table of the biggest bargains pos
sible in Madras, Ginghams, Suitings
and short length goods of many
kinds, at yard sc.