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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS,
CLOSE. V,- d

Spokane's teachers examination
will close today and so far 100 ap-
plicants have taken the tests High
school subjects will be given as
test questions today. A,..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

Spokane chapter, No. 2, Royal
Arch Masons, will initiate several
candidates to the Royal Arch de-
gree Thursday evening, December
tx
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
CONVICTED JAP cOLLAPSES.

DENVER COL Dec 1o-Genkyo Mitsunaga convicted OF the
Katherine Wilson sentenced life imprisonment
the of collapse He unable to In
trial.
motion the
for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.-Mrs.
Margaret Smith, bride. tried to
commit suicide in an exclusive
Japanese tea room In Eighth street,
and during the excitement about
fifty patrons left without paying.
Kori Kewa. the proprietor, imme-
-diately had these signs put all over
the place: mo suicides wanted"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
WON'T CONTEST EDDY WILL.

BOSTON, Mass Dec 1O-Dr Foster Eddy of the late Mrs
Eddy that he will Mrs
Edd will He added that he spoke both for himself and George
w. Glover, of Eddy.
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:. The spokan Press. Delivered, for
[, eb Cents . Month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
DIVORCES HELD A
COUNTY DISGRACE
Judge w. II. Gest Places Blame
for Many of Actions Upon
Members of the Bar.
LITTLE FAMILY QUARRELS
These, He Says, Are Taken Advan-
tage of by Men and Women and
Find Ready Ear of Lawyers.

When Attorney Albert Huber appear
branch of the circuit court this after
noon and asked for a hearing on the
divorce proceedings started by Mrs.
Elizabeth Pierce against her husband,
Ira n. Pierce, both of this city, it was
the signal for a lengthy discourse on
the part of the court upon the evils
of divorce. Judge Gest said that the
number of divorce cases started here
was disgrace to the people Of the
county and that it was no honor to the
bar association either. He was inclin-
ed to lay considerable blame upon the
lawyers, not Mr.. Huber in particular,
but upon them all in general, for the
readiness with which they took up
such suits and tried to get separations
for their clients. He said that there
were numerous instances in his mem
DRY where actions for divorce had been
started through little family spats. He
cited one in which a young wife had
chided her husband about something
until quarrel was on and in the heat
of it he slapped his wife in the face.
The blow did not injure her physically,
but so hurt her pride that she determ-
Ined to leave him and get a divorce.
A petition charging extreme cruelty
was presented to the court and Judge
Gest said that he had promptly thrown
it out. Later the couple reunited and
lived very happily together.
Second to Cook County.
At present Rock Island county is
second to Cook county in the number
of divorce cases upon the docket. The
hearing on the Pierce case was refus-
ed and will have to be presented at
later date. Judge Gest believes that
in delaying such hearings the chances
OF the parties reunited are greatly in
creased.
Three Actions Started.
Attorney H. NJ McCaskrin filed three
bills for divorce in the Office Of the cir
cult clerk this afternoon. One was for
Mrs. Minnie Petersen of Moline, who
charged her husband. Nels A. Peter
sen, with drunkenness. The couple
were married July 4, 1892, and they
separated last month William Call OF
this city charges his wife, Mary Call.
with desertion and adultery, naming
Yves Ewerts in the bill They were
married Dec IA. 1907. and they separa-
ted May 16, 1908. Mrs. Esther Peter
sen Of this city, in her bill for divorce
from her husband, John Petersen,
charges him with having been a habit
ual drunkard for the past two years.
The couple were united in marriage
June 20, 1902. and they separated Jan.
20, 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
AT Y. NJ. c. A.
The Toastmasters, club viii hold its

The Toastmasters' club will hold It's
first formal meeting this evening at
the Y. NJ. c. A. The program on Rock
Island as an Industrial Center" will
be presented as announced, the toast.
master to be C. E. Crews, and the
speakers ]. g. Lamp, Albert Cook,
Frank Young, H. E. Shiffer and A. w.
Coulter. Several new members will be
proposed at this meeting, and the mem
bership OF the club considerably in
creased.
The Sunday club had a most inter
esting discussion on the question of de-
nominationalism in the church, DR.. H.
". Reed being the speaker and the
leader in the discussion. A large
amount of historical information was
presented, and very hopeful view TAX
en- as to the possibilities for greater
unity among the churches in the flu
ture.
Neither the Sunday club nor the B.
G.. NJ will meet next Sunday, it having
been decided that the association
should do nothing to attract men and
boys away from their homes on Christ
mas Sunday.
All gymnasium classes will have a
vacation for one week, beginning next
Saturday The gymn asium will be re-
served for the members of the classes
at their regular hours, but during that
week no class instruction will be given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
BIG BUSINESS FOR
STORES SATURDAY
Shop Early Habit Growing in Favor
With the PubIic-COuntry
Trade Is Large.

Saturday was one of the biggest
merchandising days in the history of
the city of Rock Island. according to
business men. One fact was accentu-
ated and that is that the people are
beginning to get the shop early habit,
for which they will have the thanks of
the merchant and the clerk alike.
Ideal weather condition, of course, was
a contributing factor Saturday. The
country roads were in good condition,
and the folks from the rural districts
were in in great numbers, all coming
10 make their Christmas purchases.
In the evening the stores were crowd
ed to the doors with shoppers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
Personal Points

Mrs. E. T. Mcfarland and children
are visiting with relatives at st. Louis.
Mrs. w. C. Mcdonald has returned
home from a three weeks visit at
Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. J. Reimers left Sat
urday for California, where they will
spend the winter.
Daniel Hayes and daughter have
gone to California, where they will
spend the winter.
turned to their home in Chicago after
spending Sunday with their mother
Mrs. Mary Newton.
DR.. J. R. Hollowbush is expected
home tonight after visit at Brook
field, Mo-, and Leavenworth, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Collins and son,
have returned from Sioux Falls, S. D.,
to spend the Christmas holidays.
Lloyd Garrison has returned home
from Blees Military academy to
spend the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Harry briggs left for Bakers
field, Cal, to spend the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Karr.
to his home from the Tome school for
boys at Port Deposit, Md, for the
Christmas vacation.
G. r. Stocker. who is attending
college at bingham. ILL.,, will re-
turn home this week to spend the
Christmas holidays.
Misses Anna and Helen Davis have
returned home from Wellesley college
to spend the holidays with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Davis.
Percy Frey. who for the past three
years has been located at Mitchell, S.
D., has arrived home to spend the holi-
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. C. Frey.
Misses Margaret Lyons and Flor
ence Smith, who have been visiting
at the Blake residence for the past
three weeks, left at noon today for
their home at Chicago.
Miss Jennie Church has returned
home from Chicago, where she has
been the past six weeks taking care of
her sister, Mrs. B. A. Miles. who is i'll.
Mrs. Miles friends in Rock Island will
be pleased to hear she is improving
slowly.
Clarke E. Gilman, director of
physical training at the Y. NJ. C. A,
will leave Wednesday morning for
Beloit. Mr.. Gilman and Miss Mary
Margaret Brown of that city will be
united in marriage there next Mon
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
WILLIS L MOORE. Chic

church, will preach a Christmas ser
mon Sunday morning and the Sunday
school Christmas program will be Civ,
en- Sunday evening.
Trinity EpiscopaI.-Services will be
held Wednesday and Friday mornings
at $3.50.
First 5aptist.-Mid-week prayer ser
vices will be held Wednesday evening
at 1880, and will be followed by the
annual business meeting of the B. Y
p. U.
Edgewood Baptist. - The Sunday
school pupils will give a Christmas
cantata Saturday evening at 1880.
First Methodist-The Sunday school
Christmas exercises will be held Fri
day evening at 1880.
Memorial Christian. - The LOYAL
Mems class will meet this evening at
the home of E. n. Lundberg, 1909
Fourteenth and-a-half street
Mid-week prayer services will be held
Wednesday evening at 1880. Topic,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
CIR 1d8frk i'll tlrr City GhltrrlrrH

Central Presbyterian. - Tomorrow
evening at $50 the session and trus-
tees will meet at the Office of c. C.
Coulter in the State bank building.
Prayer services will be held Wednes-
day evening at 1880.
The Sunday school Christmas exer-
cises will be held Friday evening at
1880.
Broadway Presbyterian.-Praye ser
vices will be held Wednesday evening
at 1880.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Thursday evening.
The Sunday school Christmas exer-
cises will be held Friday evening at Z
O'Clock
South Park Presbyterian Chapel
Jdnior services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Prayer services will be held tomor-
row evening at 1880.
United Presbyterian. - Prayer ser
vices will be held Wednesday evening
at 1870.
Rev. J. l.. Vance, pastor of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19

first came here six months ago and
said that her husband and two of her
children had just died. She had one
child with her. She was cared for
a, the Association house temporar-
lily. Later l heard of her in Gales
burg, where she was working a sim
liar sympathy ruse to raise money.
She returned here two weeks ago
Now l understand her story is that
her husband is sick and unable to
work. She has a right to sell the
polish. but we do not want the pub
lie to get the impression that the
Associated Charities is sending the
woman out. DINA RAMSER,
General secretary Associated Char
tiles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
For New Years Eve.

The big city fashion for the celebra.
ton OF New Years eve il taking hold
in Rock Island. Already reservations
are being made for tables at the New
Harper cafe. Manager Carl Mueller
has made special preparations for the
holiday season, having engaged an ad-
ditional singer to assist during the two
weeks in the evenings at the cafe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19

tective James Brinn drove to the
scene in his buggy. Cable was dis
posed to resist but finally was taken
to the station. He had $46 and a
check for 500 in his possession.
Cable was fined So and costs for
disorderly conduct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
A NOVEL IDEA.
Sexton Brothers Use Clever Adver-
Using Scheme.

Sexton Brothers Use Clever Adver-
Using Scheme.
During the past year Sexton Bros.
have sprung many surprises on the
buying public of this community.
Their advertising has been the most
artistic, attractive and forceful pro-
duced anywhere. the beautiful wall
sign and the new electric sign ON
their building at Eighteenth street
and Second avenue compare favor
ably with anything seen in the mets
ropolitan cities. The novel idea in
troduced last Saturday and contin-
uing until Christmas is a little the
best ever sprung in this vicinity and
should certainly. make things hum
and bring many new customers 20
their place OF business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS
Unauthorized Woman Getting Money
by Using Associated Charities.

Rock Island, Ill, Dec. 19.-Editor
Argus: I desire space in your paper
to notify people in Rock Island that
woman going about from door to
door selling a furniture polish rep
resenting herself to be the agent
of the Associated Charities is doing
so without authority. I do not wish
to do the woman an injustice, but
she strikes me as an imposter. She
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
FIRST CONCRETE POURED
Actual Construction of the Big Dam
at keOkuk Begun

at KeOkuk Begun.
keokuk, Dec. 19.-The first concrete
of the thousands of tons that will GO
into the big dam has been put in the
excavations for the east abatement.
The excavation has been pushed clear
to the waters edge, and work is being
done in that direction right along.
Fifty laborers have arrived In town
and will-be put to work on this side
of the river. This brings the total
number of men considerably over the
300 mark
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
PUT TO SLEEP BY A JAG
Farmer With Bank Roll Found on
Roadside ON EOrfE.Sixth Street.

An Iowa soil tiller giving the
name of Silas Cable got outside of
a package of Rock Island f1rewater
that he could not handle with COM
fort Saturday. At 10 o'clock at
night he was found lying alongside
the road at Forty-sixth street and
Fourteenth avenue. A passer not
flied police headquarters and De-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19
Notice.

1 hereby give public notice that after
this date l will not be responsible for
any accounts in my name unless per.
sonally contracted by me-
FRED BRUNSwIG, JR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19

First Swedish Lutheran.-The choir
will meet for rehearsal Wednesday ev-
ening at 7:3O.
The Sunday school teachers AID the
bible class will meet Friday evening at
7 O'Clock to decorate the church for
Christmas.
Early matin service. "Julotta," will
be held Christmas morning at $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19

us Thy Name Written There?" Lead
er. Mrs. Kissner.
The choir will meet Thursday even
ing at 1880 for rehearsal.
There will be a meeting of the teach
ers training class and the teachers
Friday evening at 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19

Spencer Memorabilia bible study
class will meet tomorrow evening at
1880.
Mid-week prayer services will be
held Thursday evening at 1880.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Friday evening at 1880.
The Sunday school Christmas exer-
cises will be held Sunday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-19

Grace English Lutheran.-The con.
firma1ion class will meet Wednesday
evening at o'clock
Mid-week prayer services will be
held at S o'clock
The national forum., 1910-06-04

that he refused to sit az
the kings table or to eat the kings
meat when the policy Of the king
was that of the compromise Of any
right that belonged to any citizen
under the laws of the land In which
he lived. His peroratlon was elo-
quent in the extreme and captured
his audience to the man. After the
address the roll was called, and it
was found that something like
twenty-five of the "old boys" had
answered the final roll call during
the last past year This part of the
ceremony was indeed impressive.
When the commander called the roll
his subordinate officer replied the
soldier does not answer to his name
wherewith lady OF the Relief Corps,
which organization marched up
with the veterans in a body, would
step forward and reciting an appro-
pirate verse would place wreath of
flowers on the altar in memory OF
the honored dead. After the cere-
mony a liberal collection was realized
and donated by the organization to
the pastor and trustees Of the church.
Chas. Sumner Post, Number 8, Wis
tied Harmony Cemetery the follow
ing day and paid befitting tribute to
the dead, while Frederick Douglass
Post, Number 81, did likewise at
Arlington The two Ladies' Relief
Corps ably assisted them in their re-
spective missions.
The national forum., 1910-06-04
NOW THAT III rs OVER.

Had the Sunday Schools of Wash
ington, the colored schools | mean,
been organized into an interdenomi-
national association, they could have
had parade of their own on that
Sunday after the fiasco, parade
chat would have made the other
folks" open their eyes. They could
have sung Onward Christian Sol
dierso with greater fervor and a
purer spirit and exemplified their
people and their God.
Speaking of the Sunday School
parade affair, l have heard a num-
ber OF colored, as well as white peo-
pie, ask the question, why should
the colored people force themselves
where they are not wanted In
answer to this, it seems to me. that
it is no question of wanted" or
mot wanted" but whether all Sum
day Schools should participate in a
Worlds Sunday School Convention,
or only a part of them.
The national forum., 1910-06-04
GIANTS BREAK EVEN IN DOUBLE
HEADER ON DECORATION
DAY.

The Washington Giants, the best
colored aggregation Of ball tossers
in the District, and, by the way, who
are open to all comers, lost their first
game OF the season to the Rosebuds
on May the 30th. The Rosebuds are
composed of the pick of some of the
best white teams in the District, and
therefore have a great deal of class
to them when it comes to tossing the
hog-hide over the little square rub
ber The first game was al little.
more than acomedy d oicerrCFr Il NJ the
part or the Giants PBroone and
Seminary were on the slab for the
Rosebuds and Hampton and Akers
for the Giants The Rosebuds took
kindly to Akers shoots and benders
and Manager Jones supplanted MIN
with Williams, who, be it said, pitch
ed good ball, but received miserable
support, The boys got off their
stride somehow, and never quite re-
covered during the game. The best
that can be said of the first game
is that the Giants played far below
their form, and it ended in listless,
uninteresting way. The second game
however found Boithet and Kraft
ON the slab for the Rosebuds and
Carroll and Hampton for the Giants.
This was battle for blood from the
start, The Giants coming back
strong to try and retrieve themselves,
and right we'll did they do so. The
game went twelve innings and dur
ing that time, there were some SEN
sational, hair-raising plays made that
brought the crowd to their feet in
applause. Carrolls pitching was the
feature of the second game. Too
much credit cannot be given him for
he certainly pulled himself out Of
some tight places and ugly looking
holes with the assistance Of the level
head Of his receiver, Hampton. The
games as to scores stood as follows:
Tirct 0uY mo-,
The national forum., 1910-06-04
The Teeter BOARD.

some thing saw there tnat was
new To me-" said man Just back
from the South, was a teeter board.
Ever see teeter board? It's a plank
fifteen to eighteen feet long, foot
or more in width and maybe an inch
and half In thickness and resting at
its ends on supports that hold it
about three feet above the floor,
"They set the teeter board up on a
veranda or piazza, and maybe they
paint 1t to match the house. You see
teeter boards with the paint worn of
along the middle section, as you
might see the paint worn off the seat
Of painted chair by long use,
"The teeter board is elastic,
springy The nurse may sit on the
teeter board and there teeter gently
to soothe the baby, Children sit on
the teeter board and older people. In
its way the teeter board se'ves in
place of hammock. New York
Sun
The national forum., 1910-06-04
COLORED VETERANS.
Listened To An Address BY Rev. l..
n. Ross On Sunday Night Last A.
The Metropolitan A. M. e. Church.

Sunday night last witnessed some
what of a departure from the ordi-
nary form of commemoration on the
part of the Colored Veterans OF the
Civil War and the Ladies' Relief
Corps of this city. Arrangements
were made some time ago for an ad-
dress by Rev. l.. N. Ross to the old
soldiers, to he held in the Metro
politan Church on Sunday night, May
the 29th, and promptly at eignt
o'clock they assembled, some one
hundred strong, old veterans, battle
SCARED and feeble Of step, yet light
of heart and rich in memories and
marched from the basement Of the
church upstairs to measured strains
of music from the organist.
DR.. Ross was full of the subject
and stirred the hearts of the old
soldiers and moved many Of them
to tears. He counsel9d them that in
somuch as they had proven them
selves brave men in some Of the
worlds greatest engagements, and
had answered every roll call and
been discharged with honor that It
bsbooves them to see to II that they
be equally as vigilant in their battle
with sin and that their records be
as spotless in the great fight for hui
man rights. and that they be on hand
as promptly to answer when the final
roll should be called and the great
army of Christ should march trium-
Dhantly into the eternal city. Dr..
Ross took occasion to declare him
self as being unalterably opposed to
any policy in state or church that
would destroy manhood, blight wom-
anhood and unfit us for the enjoy
ment Of every right under the con-
stitution OF the United States. He
said ne did not believe any question
was settled right until 1t was settled
The national forum., 1910-06-04
FIELD AND TRACK DAY AT
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

May 80, at Howard University wit
messed the Annual Meet" OF the
trained young athletes Of this city
and several other schools, Society
turned out en- masse and lent its ap-
proval to the occasion. The showing
made by all of the participants was
Of a most highly creditable nature.
Judging from the aftermath, the de-
cision of the judges was entirely ac-
ceptable to both the visitors and the
vanquished. These events at How
ard have come to stay and are do
ing much to popularize the athletic
sports in that institution,
One very noticeable feature about
the Meet" was the nicely with
which it was landed by those having
il in charge. Everything went off
without hitch and the event goes
down in history of athletics at How
ard as a bowling success.
The national forum., 1910-06-04
BLOWS AND BLOSSOMS.

1t appears to be easier for the or
ydinary individual to swing the hani-
mer than to strew violets. We all
must realize that ii is hard to be
and do right. For often the purest
motives, the Rlndest feelings, the
thought followed for the best for
days ana nights turns away and fails
OF course II you are the wise guy
from the extreme and rem0te East
and come SWIFT and clean--neyer de-
layed and never had no mud on you
when you did arrive-then you are
the real Mr. Greatgood and you are
excused. For the rest of us, let us
be kind.
The national forum., 1910-06-04
CHARLES SUMNER POST, NO. 0,
HOLDS IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
AT HARMONY CEMETERY
MAY 30.

The exercises at Harmony Ceme-
terry on May 80, held by Charles Sum-
ner Post, No. 8, were highly crediT
table. The exercises were opened by
singing, after which an appropriate
prayer was offered by Rev. /. N.
Ross. The principle address, was
made by Hon. j w. Cromwell, prin-
cipal of one of the city schools. Mr..
Cromwell dwelt at some length upon
the history of the war, and the
causes that brought it about and the
nature of the sentiment that existed
at that time, and especially toward
the Negro slave. He pointed out
with detailed particularly that what
ever other cause might be assigned
for the sake of convenience, the real
cause of the war in the premise was
Negro slavery in America. He show
ed how the Negro became factor
In the bloody equation more and
more until he was finally permitted
to take up arms and then 1t was, de-
clared Mr.. Cromwell, that he first
had a chance to show that patriotism
and loyalty that has ever since char
acterized his attitude toward his
country and his flag, lie praised the
,valor of the Negro soldier, and said
that the memory OF those living and
the hope for those dead were ele-
ments that would forever keep alive
the spirit of patriotism In the breast
of every Negro in the land.
! There were several other numbers
on the program which deserve credi-
table mention, among which was the
recitation of Lieut.. Toomey, of Dun
bars "Colored Soldiers which was
rendered in his own inimtable and
painstakng way and captured his
hearers.
The floral contribution of the Post
to their dead comrades was extreme
ly profuse asd contained some beau
tiful designs indeed.