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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-01
ceased has also a brother in Platts-
mouth, Neb., and a sister in Wyoming
BANK EXPOSE is NEAR
Criminal Charges Expected in Sus-
pension at Mexico City.

AAAPO~SS0
pension at Mexico City.
Mexico City, Feb. sensational
developments in connection with the
suspension of the United States Bank
ing company which may include Grim
inal charges are expected in the near
future. HARDWOOD H. Simpson made
formal complaint before the procurator
of justice alleging abuse of confidence.
Simpson names the president, vice
president. directors and managers OF
the institution. He alleges that some
time ago he obtained a loan of $4,000
from the bank, giving three notes for
the amount, which were secured by
the deposit of $50 shares of mining
stock of a valuation of approximately
S1OO, 900. When he called for his Sc
curities he failed to get them, and
says he infers that they had been
hypothecated by the bank to some
other institution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-01
DAVENPORT

Big Death Damages Asked.-Suit for
the recovery OF $25. 900 alleged due for
the death of Julius Fred Evers, who
was killed by a switch engine of the
Davenport, Rock Island G. Northwest
ern falling on him in Bettendorf Dec.
20, was begun in the district court
yesterday. The claim for the large
amount was fled by Attorneys Fred
Vollmer and Frank Cooper in behalf
of Mrs. Minnie Evers, mother of the
young man who has been named ad-
ministrator Of the estate. The petit
ton, which is in the form of an orig
inal notice, alleges that the young
mans death was brought about
through negligence and carelessness
on the part OF the railroad and its en-
ployes.
Lectures at the Academy.-The full
lecture course of the Davenport Acad-
envy of Sciences for the coming sea-
son, beginning this evening at the
Grand, is announced as follows:
Tuesday, Feb. 1, Grand opera house
Hon. c. A. Ficke, Present Day
China" Monday, Feb. Z, public library
Professor c. B. Guliclz, Harvard uni
versity-"The Olympian Games"
Monday. March Il, public library
Professor Laenas G. Weld, University
of Iowa, ''Halley's Comet" Monday,
March 81, public library-Professo
George Fefevre, University of Mis-
souri,, "The Life History, Habits and
Artificial Propagation of Fresh Water
Mussels.''
Baker Heads Commercial Club.-At
the meeting of the board of directors
OF the Davenport Commercial club
yesterday afternoon Hon. George T
Baker was elected president for the
ensuing year. Mr.. Baker had been
chairman of the executive committee
and Dick Lane was selected to fill the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-01

postaF tubes, the effects Of S1rsting
sewer are greatly complicated.
Another phase OF underground Paris
is the catacombs, extending under
considerable part of the left river
bank.
A modern addition to the underworld
and the part In which there has been
the greatest food damage at present
is the subway system. This began
with the opening of the Metropolitan
underground railway ia 1900 and has
been continued till the city has been
interlaced by a network Of tunnels.
The main line runs east and west
through the center of the city from the
Porte de Vincennes to the Porte mun-
lot, distance of seven miles. Anoth-
er more northerly line from the Place
de la Nation to the Bots de Boulogne
makes a loop of eight miles. The new
line under construction, in which there
have been bad cave-ins during the last
few days, extends under the Grand
boulevard from the Place de la Con-
corde through the Rue Royale to the
Place de la Bastille and thence across
the Seine through the Boulevard ST.
Germain to the chamber Of deputies.
The Orleans road also enters the city
by subway
Paris altogether covers 10000 acres,
of which the Seine occupies 1,760. The
river averages two hundred or three
hundred yards in width, and its length
in the city is seven miles. Paris at its
lowest level is only eighty feet above
tidewater.
Louvre Galleries Menaced.
None of the large buildings along
the river has escaped the invading
waters, which reached to within few
inches of the parapet of the quay at
the Louvre galleries. The flood threat
ened momentarily to inundate the
sculpture gallery. where are kept the
Venus de Milo and other priceless art
treasures. The subterranean chapels
OF the Cathedral of Notre Dame were
flooded and the heating apparatus rem
dered useless. The German embassy
and the Academy of Medicine were
flooded. The lower cells of the courts
Of justice were completely flooded,
and the famous mouse trap staircase,
trodden by many notorious prisoners
between the cells and the courts. was
filed with water. There is chamber
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-01
By WALTON WILLIAMS.

By WALTON WILLIAMS.
"ROM time to time France has suf-
r fered greatly from floods, most of
IL which have been due to the river
Seine, but its recent overflow, by
which Paris has been most disastrously
undermined, is the greatest food since
1916, SURPRISING the next greatest. that
of 1902, by several inches and greatly
exceeding the foods of 1856 and 1876.
According to the estimate of Premier
NJ BRAND, S2O0,OOOOO0 worth of prop
erty has already been destroyed. Hun.
dreds of lives have been lost through
out the country and $4,000 rendered
homeless in Paris and over 100000
throughout France.
Two circumstances combine to place
the city of Paris peculiarly in peril of
foods-its situation and its vast system
Of underground architecture. Nor is
this disaster by any means a rare one.
Overfiows of the Seine have several
times assumed the proportions OF wide
spread calamity.
Conditions That Presage Disaster.
The country in which the city lies is
a shallow alluvial basin, much OF it.
like the lower Mississippi valley, below
the river level. Through this plain
winds the Seine, a concentration Of sew
eral large tributaries rising in widely
separated mountain regions and unit
ing in the Seine above Paris. 1t there
fore takes comparatfv ely little rain or
melting snow In the up1ands to swell
the Seine to food in it's lower course.
When there is an unusual rainfall, as
recently, this becomes an uncontrolla-
BILE torrent, already greatly augmented
by food conditions at its own source in
the mountains Of Cote dor. Among
these tributaries are the Aube, Yonne,
LONG and Marine.
From its mountain source to the city
the Seine follows a direct course, keep
ing to its broad main channel. Enter
ing the city narrowed between high
masonry, it begins series of wind
ings. Thus the concentrated foods of
all the wide drainage area in central
and eastern France pile up till they
leap over into the low water front
streets Of the city, flood and burst the
sewers and subways and undermine
buildings. Add to these conditions the
numerous islands that block the stream
during its course through the city and
banks at it's mouth and the tidal bores
that back up from the sea. impeding
the onrush in the channel, and the
conditions of disaster are complete.
Peril From Sewers.
The sewers of Paris, made famous
by Victor Hugo since the seventeenth
confurv dpSf1fta their great aarvico
have complicated flood perils. The
citJ's foundation is literally honey
combed, and under food pressure these
vast tunnels burst and undermine the
foundations of the buildings. The
main sewers are eighteen feet in d.
ameter, esd the total length Of this
network of drains is 900 miles. As
these tubes also contain water con-
duits, gas pipes, telegraph, telephone
end power wires and the pneumatic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-01
MOLINE

$4,000 for Fifth Avenue Realty
Announcement is made of the purchase
of the Ainsworth property on the
southwest corner of Fifth avenue and
Eighteenth street by Fred W., George
T. and Robert w. Rank The prizes
paid was $4,000. There is a frontage
of 100 feet on the avenue and $50 feet
on Eighteenth street. The price paid
was 800 a front foot The Rank
brothers purchased the property as an
investment.
Turner Fair Will Net $50o.-The an
nual fair of the c. G. Turnverein came
to close Saturday evening in blaze
of success. The crowd attending on
the last night taxed the capacity Of
the hall to the utmost All unsold aP-
ticles will be disposed of at cost to-
morrow right, when admission will be
free. 1t is yet too early to estimate
the proceeds from the fair, because all
the bills are not IN. The society is as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-01

VeIie to Increase output.-Announce-
ment is made that the Velie Motor We
hicle company plans to place 1000 Of
the 1910 model cars on the market this
season. This output will be 1000 more
cars than it was planned to manufac-
ture when the present season was IN
augurated The 1910 Velie car is
known as the Model D. and is a 80
horsepower machine, with the cylin-
ders, cast in pairs, Az by 5k inches.
The Velie car will be exhibited
at the Chicago automobile show.
The first car of the 1910 output
The Boise citizen., 1910-01-07
GAG rule in THE HOUSE

The other day the committee rules reported resolution pro-
dng for committee ascertain what papers
the document of the House. says the Buffalo Courier 1t
adopted and this weighy disposed Of the lawmakers
would have proceeded forthwith performance other func-
ons perhaps of equal Importance but for the interruption Champ
Clark of Missouri who wanted know when opportunity action
other resolutions would be afforded and expressed his mind
this effect 1T to be easy enough get resolution reported
tor the disposition of worthless documents but when effort
made to get action the resolutions for investigation of the
sugar trust frauds how much money has been the
and who mixed up them for an enquiry into
the general land office kind of soterng process goes
This was only eeration of old complaint the part of
the who believe the country has ded from democratic gov
ernent The elected representatives of the people permitted
to bring before Congress questions of public so that de-
con may be made upon them, way another Speaker
and committee OF his selection acting for party rather than public
interest," exercise the of preventing action any public issue
the determination of which they would avoid defer rebellion
against this system OF suppression and gaggg has started
which, doubt will be materially assisted by the people of the
The Boise citizen., 1910-01-07
PULLMAN RATES in KANSAS

Another proof that the governments States NAV BRING
Dt 10 their people from excessive charges and monopoes although
little or nothing that way has been accomplished y Federal
ference is in the agreement secured by the Kansas BOARD f
Railroad commissioners providing for general decrease of Pullman
car rates for that State Berth generally are reduced m cents
and the seat schedule also modified the rates in Kansas have
peen excessive they are obviously excessive elsewhere throughout
the countryextorionatel opinion of the TRAVELLING Will;
The Hepburn law brought the Pullman company within h roIO;
as common carrier More than year ago the Interstate
erce Commission Investigated complaints of nduscrininae
charging which appeared be strongly supported bv abundant
dence Dut nothing has been done this by commission
so tar as the public knows and the Pullman concern continues ~
uo ITSELF compelling of whatever peases to demand The
corporation evidently that Kansas meant business and
to concessions rather than face threatened legislation Other
can be expected to follow the example thus set and it will NOT he m
pg some OF them go to the further length of making the lust
that the price for upper berth be less than for
lower one.
The Boise citizen., 1910-01-07
BANKER MORSE

After legal battle that occupied two years OF unle anu
country wide attention. Banker Morse IS conpened 70 @ W
inevitable has gone Atlanta Georgia. to serve Out MS 10
sentence in federal prison. says the Portland Journal s %
against his prison sentence Of the most enarKaDe III
the criminal Of the country Every device that the hg
OF highly trained lawyers could has been invoked III e
fendant behalf charged that liquors were served 10 e
Jury that Of that tribunal were drunk during c
sideraon of the verdict The went through all the oWe
through the supreme court OF the Oned
States enconerng in all judgment adverse to the conOo -
defendant With the last legal exhausted Morse mas
upon of his the Atlanta prison. whe m
heroic and devoted wife, who has followed her husband with u
waveng fidelity through all his vcudes will seek cemecy OF the
president of the United States.
Doubtless encouragement for Morse IN his desperate Da
against punishment his knowledge that is the unusual
his type punished AS head of the ice trust and as
large operator bank assets he knows intimately the devious ways
of fienzed finance and knows that other men are almost II
equally guilty with himself of the things for which he to pay
penalty He knows that he and they part of system IN which
plays but small part and which custom has caused
go almost any length financial nlanpulatons How
venay the fields of high finance is in the $1S0OO
GOO 900 the sugar has stolen from the government
by corptng employees theft which plea of guilt has
been entered by the corporation itself its payment of more than
100000 into the United States treasury compromise 1t
and human that his intimate knowledge of the gong
in the vineyard in which he has been aborng all these years
Banker Morse ice king and apostle of dizzy finance should
bitterly resist punishment when many others his class who
ought also to go to prison. escape unscathed
The Boise citizen., 1910-01-07
REAL ESTATE.
]. E. SchooIer's Agency
Examine this List Of Bargains

| A fine new modern bungalow, located
on so IT, lot, on one of the best streets
of the city, medium close in, easy terms,
s., ,250.O0.
A fine business lot close to the center
of the city with building now rented,
easy terms, price cut to $10,000.00. A
great bargain for both income and in
yestment.
The best retail and jobbing business of
its kind in the city for sale, stock now
around $40 100000 Easy terms; chance
to get one of the very best stocks in the
city with all good will.
We can sell you fine improved ranch
directly on the new Boise Valley road,
fine new modern s-room house, good to
divide into and 10 acre lots, free water,
easy terms.
Good lots in best part of Highland
Park Addition from $45000 to $4,000.
Stock in one of the best and Oldest
wholesale and retail concerns in the
city for sale, also place for good man
who takes sufficient stock.
J. e. SchooIer's Agency
3rd Floor Overland Bldg.
The Boise citizen., 1910-01-07

when his admirers begin to dub public man with the l
Honest 1t IS high time for ordinary citizens take to the ~
The Boise citizen., 1910-01-07

Senator Benton SAID hy years ago that if carload Of twenty
dollar pieces dumped of the Mississippi river that
night all would be up on edge rolling towards New York D
carload now and they will be rolling Golfers of the M
money trust High old times of the Republican combination @
the money changers-the pirates of high finance
The Boise citizen., 1910-01-07

Not depositor in guaranteed bank in Oklahoma has 1
cent through bank failure That's the final the merits Of tie
guaranty law The protection of the deposor the purpose 6 such
laws and measured by this standard the Oklahoma exne;
splendid success. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-25
Men s wear.

Fine cool shirts are made of soisette and have attach silk, are as cool as can be, are good of looks. White cream and champagne, worth $1,-79c.
 Neglige shirts in coat style with attached cuffs, Light grounds with tasteful figures or stripes,s such shirts as are usually sold at 69c- 55c.
 Light pretty socks of gauge weight, mercerised lisle in pure deep black that is very silky of looks and a heavier texture in colors, worth 25c,-19c.
 Nice Balbriggan under wear, good cotton and we'll made, summer styles and cool. worth 5Oc,-39c.
 Right aisle. front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-25
LACK JOHNSON TO
 BE HERE TONIGHT
Conqueror of Jim Jeffries to Give His Full Act at
 Jackson's

This evening at Jacksons theatre, Jack Johnson will make his final ap- pearance in America, outside of New York this week, for a year to come. He will show at Jackson's theatre, sparring six rounds with Walter Mon ahan, the Pacific Coast heavyweight amateur champion, will give an exhi- bition of bag punching and other training stunts which put him into shape to win that big quarrel at Reno on the Fourth.
 Jack and his golden smile will arrive in Bridgeport shortly after o'clock, coming in a special train from New York. This is his third week at Ham merstein's. The show to be given in conjunction with Jack Johnson will be up to the minute, and is guaranteed by Manager Terry Lee. It will in- clude three boxing bouts, the A. B. c. quartette, singers, dancers. etc.
 Johnson ends his exhibition with a 20 minute talk upon the Reno battle. This talk is great. so they say, for the big black fellow gives Jim Jeffries all the credit in the world and laughs to scorn the defamers of the white man, declaring him to be the gamest man who ever stepped inside the roped arena.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-25
HOT, HOTTER
 AND HOTTEST
 NOW PREDICTED

Ninety-two degrees. and going high fer. according to the self registering thermometer at F. Lyman's. the optic Han, In Main street. this afternoon at i2 o'clock Worst of all. the weather prophets down Washington way say there will be very little let up, and that only through occasional local |ehowers, for the rest of the week.
 All Bridgeport sweltered yesterday land today. Yesterday was the record lso far this season, the bulb sending Hts si1vered shoots up to 99 degrees. This point was reached yesterday at 4 D. m., after which there was a mark ed lowering. At o'clock this morn Ing. following the record day.. the ther- nometer topped at 70 degrees, taking the impetus to keep moving about 8 o'clock. after which it was steady |rise zs-nt Yesterday morning the thermometer rose at o'clock at ST degrees. The humidity during the warmest part of the day showed 82. giving the perspir- ing multitude the impression that it was hotter than it really was. Tn the afternoon about o'clock, welcome breAzes came out of the south and
 southwest, giving little comfort to
 those who considered life almost un-
 endurable. The weather men say that If the combined high temperature and
 humidity had struck on a week day
 the prostrations would be innumer-
 able.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-25
TWELFTH MATCH
 FOR FAMOUS CUP
Especial from United Press. )

Especial from United Press.)
 Manchester. July 25-The 12th match for the Seawanhaka cup will start off this port this afternoon between the massachusetts, defender for the Man chester Yacht Club and the St. Law renee, challenger from the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club of Montreal.
 This trophy the best known inter- national cup for small boats, was first offered by the Seawanhaka- -Corinthian Yacht Club in 1895. That year the Seawanhaka defender Ethe1wynne de- feated the Spruce " owned by the English yachtsman, Arthur Brandt, and designed by Linton Hope.
 The following year the Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht Clu)b was not suc- cessful the challenger, Glencairn, rep resenting the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, defeating it's boat, the Fl Heirie. Then for nine years the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club successfully held the cup against Eastern, Lake and British yachtsmen.
 In 1905 the Manchester Yacht Club sent the Manchester, a scow designed by E. A. Boardman, after the trophy and brought it back to this country. Since 1905 there has not been a match for the cup although the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club challenged last year but at the request of the Man chester Club owing to the German American match, held the challenge off until this year.
 Todays race will be over a triangu- lar course one and one-half miles in each leg, three times around, a total distance of 12 miles. The race to- morrow will be to windward and re- turn for 12 miles
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-25
clothes.

A dress-up suit of blue serge or a suit of fancy mix ed woolen for wear at any time; a suit that belongs to the Double-service family and so has two pair of Knicker trousers-that sort of a suit for the boy of the family is selling at a Mill End price today.
 Regular Rowland Double service suits; that means they are splendidly made and will wear and wear. Regular $7.50 to $1O ones are $6.5O. Regular $3 to $6.50 ones are $2.45 to $5.
 Boys blouses and shirts, white and fancy patterns, with or without collar, worth 5Oc,-39c.
 Trousers, khaki and white and fancy woolen mixtures, good and generous of cut, well and strongly made, 59c.
 Wash suits, white and col ors, attractive patterns and worth 59c to $1.-35c and in all the wanted sizes, worth 59c and up,-39c soc and 89c.
 Front basement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-25
Hosiery @
 Underwear.

Silk stockings for women, real silk and sheer, with lisle heel sole and top, regu- lar price 50c, black only, 39c.
 Mercerized lisle stockings, sheer and cool and comfort able, black, 25c sort, ,-19c.
 Infants silk stockings, seamless, black white blue and pink, 25c quality,-19c.
 Combination suits for women, fine weave and light weight, made with a shaped hip that gives special com fort, isle with tight cuff or lace trimming, worth 50c,- 39c.
 Swiss rib combination suits for women, sheer lisle, lace trimming, worth $1, 79c.
 Girls white gauze-weight cotton vests and pants, very cool, worth 25c,-19c.
 Left aisle, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-25
For traveller.

Here are matting-covered suit-cases at a,Mill End sav- ing. Just the sort for a woman to carry because they are light while strong. Lined with cloth, finished with shirt-waist pocket, have easy-grip handle. Worth $1.50 and $2,-$1.25.
 Leather suit-cases of ex- tra depth. Steel frame with linen lining. Straps all around. Stout lock and comfortable handle. Worth $6.5O,-$5.
 Trunks of special strength. Built of strong but light wood and covered with extra-heavy duck. Slated with hardwood and with fastenings riveted right through. Linen lining and trimmings of brass. Worth $12,-$8.5O.
 Third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-25
THE HowLAND DRY GOODS co.
Birmingham to
 Make Traffic Squad
 More Efficient

Superintendent of Police Birming ham has arranged to have the traffic squad at Main street and Fairfield avenue to do duty every day except Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 a. m. to 10 in the evening. On Saturday and Sunday the squad will be at the busy corner until midnight.
 The superintendent has also made arrangements to have one of the traffic squad at Fairfield avenue and Water street every day. These new changes will go into effect after Aug. 1st when the seven new patrolmen appointed last week will begin their new duties.
 The superintendent, also today is- sued orders to all the policemen to keep children off the streets. This order came as a result of a conference between the Superintendent and May or Buckingham held this morning.