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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
HAPPINESS OF EMPLOYEES BIG
ASSET TO RAILROAD COMPANIES

Tremendous as 1t is, the railroad
business, perhaps more than any 9TH
er branch of the Industrial world,
depends for its success upon the hap
piness of its employees, and there is
much of physiological interest in this
connection in the increase of pay just
announced for 195,000 employees of
the Pennsylvania system.
No other class of men have SO
much to do with the safety of their
fellowmen as do railroad employees.
A fraction of second when the full
attention of the engineer is not con-
eentrated upon his duty may be time
enough to send hundreds of lives into
eternity and destroy thousands of
dollars worth of property.
Naturally, men who carry such
loads of responsibility must be care
full, healthy and ambitious. They
much sleep we'll and have good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
WHITE GIRL; BLACK BEAU
Memphis Authorities Ship Her North,
Whip and Send Negro East.

Memphis Authorities Ship Her North
Whip and Send Negro East.
Memphis, Tenn, April 8. - Con,
fronted with the choice of remaining
in Memphis and facing a serious
charge or leaving on the first train
for the north, Miss Eva Bishop, a
pretty girl not out of her teens. was
escorted by a plain clothes detective
to the station and purchased a ticket
to Chicago.
She said she would go to her home
in Grand Rapids, Mich, later. Horace
White, negro who claims Spring
field, ILL.,, as his home, was placed
aboard an eastbound train after be-
ing subjected to a merciless horse
whipping.
Miss Bishop was cashier at the Ar
lington hotel grill room. White was
the steward. The police say the
young girl admitted with sobs that
White was her affinity. White and
the young woman were taken to the
police station from the house of a
friend of Whites in South Memphis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06

will be the last meeting until next De-
cember.
MT. and Mrs. William PearsaH have
q new daughter at their home. They
now have two daughters and one son
Mrs. Lola Simpson was a Rock ISL
and caller last Thursday.
Miss Matilda Ldphardt began her
class In music at Bethel last Monday.
with a good attendance.
Mr.. Saddoris is very poorly. Owing
to his advanced age recovery is doubt
full.
Following are the pupils who passed
successfully in the Central examina-
ton: Harry Genung, Walter Winter
felt, Alma Gerkin, Claire Golden, Vir-
gil clipper, Bessie Martin, Gladys
White. Lillian Pearson.
Mrs. James McRoberts Is very III.
Miss Ellison of Erie was a guest at
the home OF Mrs. William White last
week.
L. G. Ashdown has an attack OF
whooping cough, which Is prevalent
in this community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06

health. They must be out of debt
Fear of any kind must never be al
lowed to cross their mind.
Debt, bad health, domestic diff.
eulties, all reduce the efficiency OF
the human mind, and no one knows
this better than the managers of the
Pennsylvania system.
In the announcement of the volun-
tary increase In the wages for its
employees the Pennsylvania officials
say that the increased cost OF living
makes 1T necessary that the employees
receive more pay
Money has much to do with the
happiness of the human race. If
one is spending more than he is
earning, If one does not have proper
food, proper clothing, worry enters
and the mind efficiency is reduced.
In railroad engineer, this may
cloud his vision, interfere with the
quickness of his mind-1t could in
a hundred ways so affect the mind
of a valuable and trusted EN- .)loye in
such way as to endanger the lives
of hundreds of persons.
By the same token fear Of dis
charge also lessons the efficiency of
man. Railroad men are not much
concerned about the permanency of
their positions. Good men are In
demand in good times and bad. The
Pennsylvania system as we'll as all
other we'll organized and managed
railroads does every possible thing
to keep their men happy.
Their surroundings are made COM
Portable. Good treatment Is the I'M
varying rule. Railroad men who dis
patch trains, who take kilograms,
who operate locomotives and who
have to do with the operation of
trains must be optimists A case of
the blues affects the property and
not little of the property of a rail-
road is it's organization healthy and
cheerful employees. The recent in
crease in wages made by the Penn
sylvania brought happiness to 1885,
600 men that means an increased
work value to the company that can
never be computed in figures by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
a rraaie Weddina Rina.

A tragic story of forgotten wed
ding ring is told in the Lives OF the
Lindsays." He should have been at
church when Colin Lindsay, the young
Earl OF Baicarras, was quietly eat
Ing his breakfast In nightgowp and
slippers. Reminded that Mauritia of
Nassau was waiting for him at the al
tar, he hurried to church, but forgot
the ring. A friend present gave him
one, which he. without looking at.
placed on the brides finger. After the
ceremony was over the countess glanc-
ed at her hand and beheld a grin
ming deaths head on her ring. She
tainted away. and the omen made such
an impression on her that on recover
ing she declared she was destined to
die within year, a presenttment that
probably brought about its own full
dlment, for 10 few months the care
less Colin was a widower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
DAVENPORT

Asks Divorce and $4,000 Allnony.-
In a petition for decree of divorce
filed In the district court Mrs. Mabel
Biller asks that the court grant her
lalimony In the sum of $4,000 and the
tsum of $500 temporary alimony.
tCrueI and inhuman treatment IL al
.ileged In the petition for the decree.
They were married June 8, 1908. The
lplaintiff claims that on April 4 he so
cruelty beat her that the need of a
physician was necessary.
May DIsbar Attorney Cannon
Action, insofar as referring the matter
to the committee on grievances, COM
posed of Attorneys z. z. Cook, G. M.
| Waterman and E NJ. Sharon, on the
! disbarment of Attorney NJ v. Cannon
by the Scott County Bar association,
was taken yesterday afternoon by the
association at its meeting In the dis
ltrict court room The matter was
brought before the association by a
Communication from Judge ]. W. Boil
llinger, which is the following: In
torder that you may take such action
AS you may see fit, I herewith state
that believe evidence is at hand and
investigation will show that M ".
Cannon, a member of this bar, is
guilty Of professional misconduct Of
such nature that it demands your seri-
Gus and immediate attention" The
matter was referred to this committee
upon the vote of the members. Gan
non, through his attorneys, Wolfe &
Wolfe and William Chamberlin, yes
terday opened his first attack on the
Quinn estate in the monetary fight
which will be fought out in the dis
trict court during the ensuing term.
In an answer and counterclaim, At
torney Cannon claims that the estate
is indebted to him in the sum of ST.
907. 90, and alleges that the claims
which have been filed against him by
the estate through its executor, Ella
Quinn Estes, are distorted and with
out foundation. The Quinn estate has
claimed that the amount which is now
due the estate from Mr.. Ganno is $S5-
POI. That fight will be waged over
the affairs of the estate, from the time
three years ago, when Attorney Gan
non took charge of the affairs, is evil
dent from the stand which has been
taken by the attorneys for the defend
ant. in the suit brought by the Quinn
estate to recover the amount which |
is alleged due 1t. Cannon has com
pleted an itemized account of his |
transactions with the estate and asks
that the court render him Judgment
for the amount which is alleged now |
due him. In Gannon's counterclaim |
some of the big items are 81 900 as re- !
tainer and fee for services in the suit |
of Quinn VS.. the International Land |
company, $1,000 as retainer and fees
in the MiIler,-Weir forgery case, ST. |
500 as due from rentals, services, |
counsel and collections, covering a |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06

health. He was born In New Lebanon,
N. T., March &c. 1923 In 1853 he was
sent to Oregon as chief justice of the
territorial supreme court and drafted
the constitution of the state of Ore
gon. AS senator from Oregon he
served on the Alabama claims com
mission and the British Columbia
boundary commission. He was ap-
pointed attorney general by President
Grant In 1871, serving until 1876. In
1874 he was nominated as chief JUS
tfce of the supreme court OF United
states, but his nomination was not
confirmed by the senate.
Judge Williams served as mayor of
Portland during the Lewis and Clark
exposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
Curing Catarrh
Accept Our Advice and Try This
Remedy at Our Risk.

Catarrh is a disease of the mucous
membrane. The mucous membrane
is, one may say, the interior lining
of the body. Catarrh therefore may
exist in any part of the system.
When the catarrhal poison at
tacks the mucous membrane, fnfiam
nation and congestion are produced
and nature fails to throw on the
accumulated poisons. The organ
which has been afflicted ceases to
perform it's proper function as nature
intended 1T should. The result is,
complication upon complication,
which may lead to other even more
serious Affections.
We honestly believe Rexall Mucu-
Tone will do wonders toward over
prescription of an eminent physician
who made long study of catarrh,
and his great success with this rem
edy was an enviable one.
We want you If you are a sufferer
from catarrh in any form, to give
Rexall Mucu-Tone a thorough trial.
Use it with regularity and persist
ency for a reasonable time, then il
you are not satisfied, come back and
tell US, and without question or for
mality we will hand back to you ev-
cry cent you paid us. This is eer-
tainly the fairest offer that anyone
could make and should attest our
sincerity of purpose. 1t comes in two
sizes, prices so cents and $1.00. Re-
member You can obtain it only at
our store--ths Rexall store. The
Thomas Drug company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
Saved from the Grave.

81 had about given up hope, after
nearly four years of suffering from
severe lung trouble" writes Mrs.
NJ. L. Dix, of GAINESVILLE, Tenn. "Of-
ten the pain in my chest would be
almost unbearable and 1 could not
do any work, but DIR. Kings New Dis
covery has made me feel like a new
person. It's the best medicine made
for the throat and lungs" Obstinate
coughs. stubborn colds. hay fever,
grip, asthma, Group, bronchitis and
hemorrhages, hoarseness and whoop-
ing cough, yield quickly to this Won
derful medicine. Try 1t. Fifty cents
and $1.0o. Trial bottles free. Guar
aptead- hyz all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS
period of two years and $500 ss re-
tanner in the Quinn estate.

period of two years and $500 ss re-
tanner in the Quinn estate.
Obituary Record.-James r. Mead,
son OF Rev. Enoch Mead. who was one
of the founders OF the old town OF
Rockingham in Scott county and who
established the hrst Presbyterian
church In Davenport. IL dead at WITCH
tia, Kan, at the age OF II years.
Miss Lydia j. Atwell died Monday
at Mercy hospital after an illness of
10 days, death coming at the age of
A years. She was born In lincoln,
Logan county, Ill. Her mother, Re-
becca Atwell of Monmouth, ILL.,; two
brothers, David Atwell Of Fairbanks,
Alaska, and Isaac Atwell of Mon
mouth, Ill, and three sisters, Mrs.
Alice Hobert OF Monmouth, Miss Lucy
Atwell OF Monmouth an6 Mrs. Hanley
Brown of Peoria, ILL.,, survive. The
body was shipped to Monmouth for in
terment.
Mrs. Mary Webb died yesterday at
her home, 2S16 Harrison street, at the
age of 10 years. She was born In Ire
Land. Three daughters, Mrs. H. A.
Milligan, Joliet, Ill.,; Mrs. Albert Bal
luff, Davenport, and Miss Jennie
Webb, at home, and four sons, Frank,
John. Nathaniel and Charles Webb,
all out of the city, survive. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing from the late residence, with serv-
ices at st. Paul the Apostle church at
9 o'clock. Burial viii be made In ST.
Marguerite's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
Anty Drudge Advises the Fireman.

Fireman-"Morning Anty Drudge You had better go
over to Mrs. Sims; she's terribly burned"
Anty Drudge-"How did it happenW
stove. Trying to get the fire hot
enough boil her clothes. My wife badly
burned last week doing the same thing"
Anty Drudge-"Yes, I'll go right But look here,
young man Get your wife FelsNaptha. Then she
won't have to boil the clothes. Just lukewarm
or water let the clothes soak for half hour;
that's all there is to it"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
BALLOON ACCIDENT FATAL

Professor Richard Abegg of Breslau
Fails i'm Effort to Reach Safety.
Breslau, Prussia, April 6. Pro
lessor Richard Abegg, distinguish
ed chemist and professor of chem
istry at the university of Breslau,
was killed while attempting a land
ing following a balloon fight.
Profess Ahegg assembled yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
Friendship begins with acquaint'

Friendship begins with acquaintance.
All Fels-Naptha wants is an introduce
ton and it will become your boon COM
panion in laundry and kitchen.
We are advertising to get Fels-Naptha
that introduction into new homes.
Then we depend on the soap itself
to keep it there.
If Fels-Naptha wouldn't do what
we claim; if it wouldn't wash clothes
quicker and better in cool or lukewarm
water without hard labor or boiling;
if it wouldn't save time, work, fuel and
health would over a million women
use it every washday {
Not much.
But Fels-Naptha will do these things
and more; has done them and is doing
them for more and more progressive
women every year.
Follow the easy directions on the
back of the red and green wrapper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
(IOe

Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Crawford. we're
in CordoVa Saturday to visit the lat
ter's father, who is very Ill.
The Bluff Literary club met at the
home of Mr.. Misfeldt last Monday eve
ming. A good time was enjoyed. This
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
ROADS MUST RAISE RATES
President Pennington Of 500 Line AS
seEts Move Is Imperative.

President Pennington Of 500 Line As
serts Move Is Imperative.
Minneapolis, MINI, April 6.-The
railroads must and viii increase their
freight rates. On one side the states
and the general government are die
tating to us and on the other side
are the unions, practically debating
their wages. The only recourse the
railroads have is an increase in rates
the more the outgo the more the In
come must be-"
Edmund Pennington. president of
the 500 line, thus declared himself
yesterday.
There will be a general advance
in rates in keeping with the increas-
ed cost of operation and the curtail-
ed receipts" he concluded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
GRANT ADVISER is DEAD

Judge Williams of Oregon, Form >r
Attorney General, Last of List.
Portland. Ore, April G. Judge
George H. Williams. the last surviving
member OF President Grants cabinet,
died here yesterday.
Judge Williams gave up active work
several years ago because of poor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06

In the balloon Silesia. He was ac-
companied by woman relative and
Engineer Karl GersteI.
Strong wind currents were encoun-
tered, and it was decided it would
be dangerous TO continue the fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06

Gerstel and the woman landed safe
ly. but before the professor could
get out a gust of wind caught the
half Debated bag and dragged the
basket along thg ground Abeggs
skull was crushed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06
MOLINE

5Iscboff 0ults HospitaI.-August H.
Bischoff, eight years In the employ OF
the state at the Illinois western hos
pital at WATERFOWL, has resigned his
position. Mr.. Bischoff will launch in
the real estate business In Moline in
the near future. He has purchased
an acre tract of land along Colona
avenue, where he intends to erect a
home.
Child Found Dead-Word received
by relatives here is that Arnold, D.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Burr
Mckinley, was found dead in bed yes
terday at the home in Davidson, Okla
Mr.. Mckinley is one of the sons OF
the late G. H. Mckinley and he re-
sided in Moline for years, being en-
ployed at the arsenal shops. Mrs. Nc.
Kinley is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. F1cken of this city. The child
had suffered for some time with heart
trouble.
Two More Tracts to School District.
Action taken Monday by township
school trustees provides for the an
nexation of two large tracts to the
Moline school district, known officially
as District No. 40. The tracts to be
annexed are: That part of school dis
trict No. 81. The tract Is bounded on
the west by the alley between Forty
Eighth and Forty-ninth streets, and
on the east by Fifty-ninth street. and
extends from the river to what IL ex-
tended would be Twelfth avenue. The
GrenelI school house, as a result, will
boone one of the Moline public
schools. That territory now a part of
School District No. A lying between
First and Seventh streets and Nine
teenth and Thirty-fourth avenues.
This provides for bringing into the Mo-
line school district all that territory
recently annexed to the city, and also
so acres south of and adjoining the
territory.
Two Noted Speakers. - Arrange
ments have been completed for the
next meeting of the After Dinner club,
to be held at the Moline club next
Monday evening The committee Ia
NAoA5N ONAANFNo NhoI loO VI tAiC OOob
speakers to be heard here this year
have been secured. Colonl P. z. Holp, |
government expert on irrigation, will
give his illustrated lecture on Cali |
fornia, bringing with him from Chi |
cago his own machine and operator |
He will tell the After Dinner club |
members of the work that the govern |
ment is doing in the golden state. W. |
D. Barnes, the other speaker, comes |
from the Union Electric Light and |
Power company of st. Louis. He viii |
speak on electricity in its relation to
of resources, and to the
Mr.. Barnes is the fore
most man in st. Louis In the electrical
field.
Glass Tube Penetrates ChlId's
Indy, aged s, who re-
sides at First avenue and Nineteenth
street, met with painful and peculiar
Monday evening while play
ng with some companions in the
Oimock & Gould lumber yards. The
children found some glass tubes near
he incandescent lamp plant. On their
way home the children stopped at a
we'll in the lumber yards and began
sucking water through the tubes.
While bending over, little Mabel
struck her tube against a projection.
rhe end of the tube was driven
through the roof of her mouth and
nto her nostrils, breaking off and
eaving a portion of the tube embed
led. She ran home and a physician
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-23
What lntermittenoy Means.

lntcrmiliency is that form of irregu
larity in which the pulse appears to
drop n beat occasionally In some in
stances it occurs regularly and two or
three times per minute for several
hours. Sometimes also il Is very ir-
regular and is noted a number of
times within II few seconds and not
again for minute or more. This pc
culiarity generally catscs much un-
easiness. Yet, while 1t may be a very
serious symptom and associated with
grave aud incurabe disease of the
heart, 1t often signifies merely a func-
tlonal disturbance which is In nowisc
dangerous.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-23
misunderstood.
But After Awhile the Young Man Made
His Case Clear

But After Awhile the Young Man Made
His Case Clear.
AS the Young man entered the old
man looked up and scewied
Welt" said the old man shortly.
Your daughter" began the young
man. but the old man cut him off alb
ruptly
I've noticed that you've been hang
ing around here good deal he said
Il suppose that you've come TO tell
me that yon love her and want to
marry her."
No" replied the young man calmly.
I've come to tell you that she loves
me and wants TO marry me-
"What?" reared the old man.
"She says so herself" persisted the
young man
Il never heard of such an exhibition
of egotistical impertinence." said the
old man
Then YOU misunderstood me" en-
planned the young man. My assertion
is dictated by policy and not by i'm
pertinence. You see, its just this WAY.
What | want is nothing to you; now.
is it,"
why -cr-not-eXactly.'
Il might want $1,000. but that
wouldn't matter to you, would itY'
certainly not"
You're under no obligations To sup
ply me with what want. are YOU
Hardly
Then what foolish proposition it
would be fer me To come to you and
say. MT Parkinson, | have been very
favoraby impressed with your house
and furniture or 1 think Id like your
daughter or anything else in that line
But when your daughter wants any
thing it's different Now. isn't II DIFF
fercnt?a
at certainly is different" admitted
the old man cautiously.
Precisely" said the young man.
she and | figured that MI out very
carefully last night. You see | have
no particular prospects. and we could
both see that there wasn't one chance
in Il hundred that you would give her
TO me. Then she suggested that you
had never yet refused anything that
she wanted. no matter what the cost
might be. and that perhaps IL would
be Il good plan to change the usual
order somewha We sort of felt that
1t wouldn't be right 10 ask you to do
anything for me. but it's different in
her case. rs ! remarked before So
I'm here merely as her agent to say
that she wants me and that she wants
me very much and To ask you to please
see that she gets me. She never has
wanted anything So much as she
wants me. and | am SO favorably dis
posed toward her that il you care To
make the Investment | shall be quite
willing To leave the terms entirely 10
you and her
Naturally she got him. No wide
awake business man is going TO over
| look n chance To get such n fine sam
pie of nerve in the family 'hiladcl-
! phia Inquirer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-23
She Knew the Reason.

He was smoking and musing over
the ways of the world. odd, isn't It,"
he said al last. ..how few people at
tain their ideals in this worldf"
'In what Way inquired his wife
suspiclously. for she was not woman
to be caugh, off her guard.
well" b. replied slowly, Il was
thinking of Wilmer when ! spoke He
had an ideal woman that he was al
ways talking about when he was in
college SIZE was tall and stately In
his dreams. aud he seemed to have ~
place in his heart for n small woman
and yet-and YET
WELL"
"Why. he finally married a little
thing who hardly comes to bis shout
der wonder why it was"
perhaps. Fred" she said very slow
ly and distinctly, he is like the ma
jority Of other men and was afraid
to take any one Of his size"
He changed the subject.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-23
Something Wrong

The balloon pilot landed in the little
back woods village and told the loiter
ers the thrilling story of his escape.
"And AT one time" he related. with
dramatic force Il was in Il storm and
sweeping over Il vast desert. There
was nothing To do but throw out sand
and prepare for the worst. Gentlemen
at one lime felt as IL had lost my
head and gone plumb crazy
The oldest inhabitant slowly lighted
his pipe and drawlcd. with sarcastic
smile
Won must have been plumb crazy,
bn4. TO throw sand on desert. Didn't
you think there WAS enough sand
there already = Chicago News