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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
BIG BARN BURNED
EAST OF HAMPTON
George Devinney Loser to Extent of
More Than $4,000 by Sunday
Afternoon Blaze.

Hampton, ILL.,, July 1S-(Special.)-
Fire, discovered at 4:30 yesterday
afternoon, completely destroyed the
big barn of George Devinney three
miles east of this village, with a loss
of more than $4,000 Only $500 in
surance was carried. What the origin
was Is not known. The flames had
made such a start when first seen
that 1t was barely possible TO get out
the horses and two buggies. Hay,
grain, implements and this years
clipping of wool went with the build
ing. The barn was S6x30 feet. with a
leanto is feet wide for the full length
on one side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
BOULDER MENACE
FOUND IN RIVER
Lone Star Strikes Obstruction
Which Caused Sinking of
the Helen Blair.
ACCIDENTAL DISCoV cry
Located After Search Had Been I'm
avaiIing-Building Bulkhead
Around Steamer.

The steamer Lone Star, plodding ur
the river Saturday with barge loaded
with sand, accomplished what the
searchers since the accident to the
! Helen Blair had been unable to do. II
| located the boulder which had wrought
| the damage to the Blair boat. With
out any intention of prospecting for
rocks or trouble, the Lone Star found
both. When it backed off it was found
that plank in the barge was broken,
! but it was still af1oat. 1t had struck
on one side and glanced off, or it would
! have been worse damaged and have
! gone to the bottom.
| Investigation showed that at that
point in the channel a huge boulder
rises in 10 feet of water to within 80
/ inches of the surface. Searchers from
| the Blair boats and from the govern
ment engineers office had sounded the
| locality and found plenty of water
everywhere, having evidently worked
all round the boulder without strik-
ing it.
How the boulder came here is a
mystery. 1t may have come down
with the ice last winter, but it is incon-
ceivabIe that it could have been longer
in it's present location without causing
trouble for some of the steamers. I'm
til lately, of course, most of them would
have gone over it without striking it.
The engineers office, having sent
down a buoy. the location of the bould-
er will be marked until it can be other
wise taken care of.
Helen Blair Was Fortunate.
Captain Vic Earheart of Cincinnati,
the diver who was called here to repair
the Helen Blair. has made a thorough
examination of its hull. and says it had
a very fortunate" accident. The bould-
er made a good sized hole right under
it's boilers, at place where only dam
age to the planking could result. The
frame of the ship is all right. Had the
boulder struck farther TO either side, it
might have ripped out timbers that
would have more seriously damaged If
not ruined the boat. Lumber was sent
down TO the boat Saturday and bulk
head will be built around the hole and
the damage repaired in few days.
Company's First Wet Deck.
Captain Walter Blair is disposed to
be philosophical about the accident.
The Carnival City Packet company"
IL said, has been in business IS
years, owning from one to five boats
all the time, and this is the first time
that the main deck of one of them has
been wet, except from a hose. That's
a pretty good record, and one that
ought to satisfy both the officers and
the stockholders of the company
Captain Walter Blair of the Carnival
City Packet company has decided that
troubles do not come singly, as he is
now mourning the death of his faith
full old dog, Prince. He was small
hound and was very intelligent and
displayed all of the traits of character
which are most likeable in a dog. He
would follow his master about and
show his affection in every way posi-
BILE and would be the first one to greet
him upon his return home. His man
ners were perfect and it was seldom he
needed rebuking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.
July 1S.-Following are the quota
tons on the local market today:
Fresh Eggs-1Sc.
Live Poultry-Old hens, 121kc
pound. springs, 40c.
Butter-Dairy, &c to Csc; creamery.
CSC.
Potatoes-New, 75c.
Lard-15c
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 75c; oats, 43c to 44c.
Forage-Timothy hay, $11.
wild hay, $12 to SIT; straw. $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, 15c; slack,
&c.
Wood-$4.5o per load.
Sales on Market square up to noon
today:
Corn-Three loads at TIC.
Oats-One load at 44c.
All the news al the time The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
Those Pies Of Roxhood.

How delicious were the pies of
boyhood. No pies now ever taste so
good. What's changed? The pies?
No. It's you. You've lost the strong,
healthy stomach, the vigorous liver,
the active kidneys, the regular bow
els of boyhood. Your digestion is
poor and you blame the food What's
needed? A complete toning up by
Electric Bitters, of all organs of di-
gestion-stomach, liver, kidneys,
bowels-try them. They'll restore
your boyhood appetite and apprecia-
ton of food and fairly saturate your
body with new health, strength and
vigor. Fifty cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
Today in the Markets
Chicago, July 1S.-Following are the
quotations on the markets today:

Chicago, July 1S.-Following are the
quotations on the markets today:
Wheat.
July, 11015, 111H, 10. 11OH.
September, 1885, 100, 1878. 1o75s.
December, 110H, 1105s, 100, 10914.
Corn.
July, 60, 6Oa4, 59a4, 59%.
September, 6134, 629s, 611s, 61H.
December, 591s, 595s, 5S5s, 5SA.
Oats.
July, 41R, 4134, Az, 41%.
September, 1919, 40. 391k. 1919.
December, 4O7s. Al, 4O1a. 4O9s.
Pork.
July, $3.50, -, -, $3.50.
September, 21.55, 2165, 21.42, 21.52.
Lard.
July, ITO, lilo. 1157, 1850.
September, 11.75, 11.SO, 11.65. HIP.
October, 11.61, 11.67, 1852, 11.57.
Ribs.
July, 1910, 1910, 11.90, 1892.
September, 1155, 11.6O, 11.45, 1852.
Receipts today-Wheat %, corn
1913, oats 131. hogs $4,000, cattle
$4,000, sheep $4,000.
Estimated receipts Tuesday+Hogs
$4,000.
Hog market opened steady. Hogs
left over 300. Light S.55 a $50,
mixed and butchers $50 a $50. good
heavy 8.15 a SIS, rough heavy S.15
0S.35.
Cattle market opened 10c lower.
Sheep market opened weak.
Omaha-Hogs 4,SOO, cattle $500.
a Kansas City-Hogs 1000, cattle
12,OoO.
Hog market closed sc higher Bulk
sales $40 S.75, light S.65 a 800,
mixed and butchers $50 a $50, good
heavy 5000 SIS, rough heavy $50
q S.35.
Cattle market closed 15c and csc
lower.
Sheep market closed steady
Northwestern receipts-Minneapo
lis, today 1914. last week 271, last
year 9S. Duluth, today 63, last
week So, last year 3S.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
ROOSEVELT UNABLE
TO CHANGE PLANS
Declines Invitation of Press Club to
Visit Tri-Cities on Trip West
This Fall.

The Tri-Ciiy Press clue has received
a personal letter from former President
Theodore Roosevelt, in reply to the
written invitation sent by a special en-
yoy to the former president at Oyster
Bay, asking him to become the guest
OF the club during his western trip.
The letter, which is written in the
office of the Outlook in New York, ex-
presses sincere regret that the plans
for the western trip having been com
pleted it will be impossible to alter
them to include the three cities at this
time. Colonel Roosevelt explains fur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18

Kerler & CO. make rugs.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express, Spencer & Trefz.
LaVanway buys and sells every
thing. Telephone west 247.
Fine millinery at cost at me
Vogue. 1904 Second avenue.
Let William Johnson do your tin and
furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave-
nue..
DR.. Cora Emery Reed has moved her
Office ard residence 10 191S-1920 Fourth
avenue.
The ivory Leaf Social club will give
their fourth dance of the summer
series at the Watch Tower inn We'd
nesday evening. July 90 Music by
B!euer's orchestra. Gents 80 cents.
ladies free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
TURN LOOSE man
WITH SMALLPOX
Charges Instituted Against
Authorities of Knox
County.
COMES HERE ON A TRAIN
r. A. Devore, the Victim, Exposes
Disease to Many People-Placed
in Local Pest House.

f. A. Devore, a section hand on the
Rock Island Southern, came in from
Gichrist yesterday at noon in the
smoking car in which there were near
ly a score of other passengers and as
the result of his visit to Rock Island
he has endangered the lives and
health of many people, as he is suffer
ing from smallpox in its most repul-
sive and dangerous form. From the
depot he walked to the office of County
Physician J. c. Souders, to whom he
wished to apply for aid, as he was
suffering from a chill in addition to
the smallpox. DR. Souders saw at a
glance that the man had the smallpox
and he ordered him out into the street
at cLce, after which he communicated
with Health Commissioner DR.. A. n.
Mueller. They arranged to have the
man taken to the pest house, and he
is there now
In Hospital a Month.
Devore's story showed that some
gross negligence had been practiced
by the Knox county authorities. On
June 10 he was stricken with tie dread
disease while employed as a section
hand for the Santa Fe road at VIII
mansfield, a small place near Gales
burg. The county authorities of Knox
county took charge Of him and sent
him TO the pest house, where he re
NAMED for one month. During this
time the county physician. so Devore
claims, paid him but TWO visits and
at the end OF the month he was pro
rornced cured aud discharged. He
then secured a job al Gilchrist on the
Rock Island Southern After working
there nearly a week and exposing his
follow ~oThmen 10 the disease, re
came 10 this city yesterday because
OF some chilis which had seized him
and for which he thought the services
Of physician were necessary.
Has Exposed Many.
Devore has : had eruption all over
MS face. the soles of his feet and the
pains OF his hands are scaling off, and
tho backs o. his hands are covered
: it'll pustulous eruption Altogether
TIE man is in the worst possible con
dltion and the one most likely TO cause
contagion. He walked the streets
here some time before finding the Of
9cc OF Dr. Souders and there is no
telling how many people he came in
contact with. He reports another
iatorer ct Williamsfeid developed the
disease st the same time he did. but
says he does not know what became
Of the man.
The coaches in which Devore rode
from Gilchrist returned over the route
ia-er in the day. as the railroad Off
Gals knew nothing of their having
been contaminated. Health Commits
sioner Mueller telegraphed ahead,
however, for the road officials to take
the coaches out of the train and thor
oughly fumigate them. DR. Mueller
has also taken the matter up with the
state board OF health. with whom he
has lodged complaint against the
officials OF Knox county charging them
with gross neglect in allowing the
patient to leave the pest house when
SO far from being cured, as he I'M
questiouably is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18

thermore that he has been so over
whelmed with Invitations that it is a
physical impossibility to accept all,
and that hence he has found it neces-
sary to make no deviation from the
itinerary as originally laid out.
Colonel Roosevelt sends his good
wishes to the members of the Press
club and thanks them for their cour-
teouS invitation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
Partly Covered by Insurance.
rheumatism cured in Three Days.

N. B. Langley. Madison, Wis, says:
Il was almost helpless with rheuma-
tism for about FIVE months. Had it in
my neck so could not turn my head,
and all through my body. l tried three
doctors and many remedies without
any relief whatever until l procured
DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism.
In a few hours the pain was relieved
and in three days the rheumatism was
completely cured and l was at work"
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island; Gust SchlegsL
& Son, 220 West Second street. Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18

Teething children nave more or
less diarrheoa, which can be control
led by giving Chamberlain oslo,
Cholera and Diarrheoa Remedy. All
that is necessary is to give the pre-
scribeds dose after each operation OF
the bowels more than natural and
then castor oil to cleanse the sys-
TEN. 1t is safe and sure. Sold by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18
HOUSE BURNS FAST
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Adams OF
South Rock Island Barely
Able to Save Piano.
GASOLINE STOVE CAUSE
Oil Tank Thrown Into Middle of the
Kitchen and Interior Instantly
Set Ablaze.

Gasoline was the cause OF a fra
that Saturday evening destroyed the
five-room cottage of Guy Adams on
Strayer's lane in South Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams were both at
home. The gasoline stove had been
just lighted and they were in the
hammock in the yard when they
heard the explosion. Rushing to the
kitchen door they saw the gasoline
tank lying in the middle of the floor
and the entire interior of the room
in flames.
They called neighbors and for
few minutes an attempt was made to
conquer the fire with water. This
effort, it was soon seen, was useless,
and those present then turned their
attention to saving what they could
of the contents of the house BY the
time the piano had been taken out
the heat became so intense IL was
impossible to do anything further.
Partly Covered by insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams lost all their
clothing except that which they wore
and are left with their piano and in
surance policies which will repay a
little more than half their loss, which
was close to $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18

to l d. higher. corn a higher
Liverpool closing-Wheat l q higher,
corn rs higher.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
KOMICAL KNIGHTS TELL
OF PLANS FOR PARADE
0ffishuIe Photographer Will Lead
Proceshun of Pasadena
FunmakerS

PASADENA, Dec. 31.-Perfecting
final details for the initial parade of
the <omical knights of the Karnival.
the parade committee last evening
gave out several hints regarding the
floats and features which will make
next Monday night a time of fun and
frivolity.
In a general way the parade will be
headed by the "offishul fotographer'
with his "buy-a-g graft instrument,
and then will come a platoon Of car
nival police, promised to be a big i'm
provement on the regular force.
Following comes a band, the music
from which will make the municipal
aggregation green with envy, and to
further preserve order a company of
"tin soldiers" will follow.
Then comes the float of King Kidder
the First with more music by rube
band. This float will be followed in
line by the one devoted to suffrage for
women, a platoon of hobble skirts and
an airship from the Los Angeles Ag-
grivation' meet.
There will be q minstrel float, real,
live Out West club such as was never
found this side of the Rocky noun
tains, and n float of Pasadena. bellies.
Several hundred people will partici-
pate in the parade and there will be
many floats in addition to the ones
thus briefly outlined. AS the parade is
to be a surprise, the committee gives
out only enough information to arouse
curl slty and interest in Pasadena s
first effort as a general carnival of fun
making,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
JUDGE SAYS THREAT LIES
IN I'LL GET YOUR GOAT
Magistrate Holds the Defendant
Pending Higher Decision

CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-Is "I'll get your
goat" a threat, as contemplated under
the law?
Municipal Judge Better held that it
might be so construed. but he added
the following restriction:
1T would depend entirely on the
subject matter of Immediately previous
conversation and the apparent state OF
mind of the goatgetter."
John j. G. Dykes, rubber goods
manufacturer, asked Judge Better to
stand between him and John e. Corns,
head of realty company, who he
charged, had threatened him. The men
are brothers-in-law Dykes averred
that Corns had threatened to "knock
his block off, Later 1t was inutually
agreed that the specific promise OF
Corns was, "I'll get your goat"
"Ive never read it in my Shake
speare," confessed Judge Better in his
decision, "but men who have demon>
strated in this court room that they
were experts in modern English as she
is spoke have made me familiar with
it. Pending the decision of the courts
on the actual physical process of get
ting ones goat think 1 will have to
hold it q threat"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
Telegraph Briefs

SAN FRANCISCO-Anna Pierce, girl who
took bchloride of mercury tablets on Christ
mas day, died yesterday.
BARCELONA, Spain--The strike OF 1900
dock men and coal beavers has tied up com
pletely the business Of this port
OMAHA-Benjamin H. Barrows, 63 years
old surveyor of the port of Omaha, died yes
terday of a combination of bronchitis and
heart trouble.
INDIANAPoLIs-Th state bank at New
Palestine, near here, was broken into yester-
day and the safe robbed of $6416. Not a penny
of the banks deposits was left.
LONDON-Private advices received from Lis
bon confirm the published statements that de-
cided unrest and dissension prevail there,
especially among the working classes.
NEW YoRK-The lost opera scores in the
Metropolitan opera house $4,000 prize competi-
ton, stolen from an Adams Express company
wagon last Saturday, have been recovered.
PITTSFIELD. Mass.-The death of Fred
Boucan at the hospital yesterday increased
the number of fatalities from Thursdays ex-
plosion at the Morewood Lake Ice company
plant to seventeen.
BAKERSFIELD Seven year old Stella
Kuehn, daughter of Prof G. W. Kuehn, a
musician of this city, killed when she
was struck by an automobile driven by Henry
b. Gardette, a stock raiser.
PUEBLO-A mysterious telephone call di-
rected the police TO a lonely road ON the out
skirts of the city, where they found the body
of Paul Acollo an Italian. % years old.
Acollo had been shot to death.
CHICAGO-The fourth death in the garment
workers strike occurred yesterday. 1t was
that Of Ferdinand Weiss, 10 years old, who
was ghot December by Edward Heaney, a
special policeman. Heaney is locked up.
SEATrLE-The steamship Victoria bring
ing more than $500, 900 of Idtarod gold, ar
rived yesterday This will be the last gold
shipment of 1910. but the small quartz mill
will send bricks down from time to time.
REGGIO DI CALABRA, Italy-Firemen and
police summoned here to help fight fire at
Messina returned yesterday. The flames were
controlled after the postoffice, the telegraph
office and a dozen wooden huts had been de-
stroyed.
OLYMPIA. Wash. Fire in the Knights of
Pythias hall, a two-story frame building, at
Fourth and Columbia streets, destroyed that
structure. the city fire barn. a grocery and
another building. and threatened the whole
north end of the city yesterday.
SAN Observation-Disclosures by smoke early
yesterday when the hotel at Camp Tay-
lor, of which she was the manager, caught
fire from defective 1ue, Mrs j. Vennapo
was in danger Of death until dragged from her
bed to place Of safety by Mrs. NJ. Hickey, a
guest from Bolinas.
NEW YORK-New York city experienced
yesterday its first municipal strike in years
when the fremen on the citys ferryboats s
which ply between Manhattan and South
Brooklyn and Staten island struck because the
city reduced the number of firemen on each
boat from seven to six. The firemen agreed to
work pending an investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
CHURCHES TO BID
FAREWELL TO 1910
WatChnight Services Arranged,
with Secular Features by
Some Congregations

The traditional watchnight service to
watch the old year out and to well
come the new year will be held in
many of the churches of the city begin
ming early this evening.
Many of the larger churches, now
ever, have dispensed with TINS custom
as the new year falls on Sunday ana
a service continuing until after MD
night would prove hardship on
church members in attending the usual
Sunday services.
New Years day will be marked in
all the churches with special sermons
elaborate musical programs ana ap-
propriate decorations.
At st. Paurs pro-cathedral the usual
watchnight service will open at ll:3O
o'clock to end shortly after midnight.
The choir will present special musl-
cal program. Previous to this service
the mems and alter guilds Will en-
tertain the members of the choir at
dinr : the guild house, after which
they will be the guests of the Rev.
William MacCormack at theater
party, returni to the church In time
for the watchnight service.
At the First Congregational church
an early observance of communion at
7:30 a. m. Sunday will take the place
of the usual watchnight service. The
pastors, the Rev. William Horace Day
and the Rev. Warren T. Day, VIII
conduct the service.
OTHER wATCHNIGHT SERVICES
Tie Rev. L. M. Hagood, pastor Of
the Wesley Methodist church, will con-
duct a watchni:. hit service at the
church, 60I East Eighth street.
The Rev. A. B. Prchard pastor Of
the Central Presbyterian church. will
speak at the watchnight service to be
held liz the Second Presbyterian church,
East Los Angeles.
The Mems Brotherhood of the Boyle
Heights Methodist church will hold
special Service, to be opened at $3.50
O'Clock with a reception to members
which will be followed by a stereopti
con lecture and a sermon by the Rev.
w. Z. Tilroe, the pastor.
At the Union Rescue mission a SER
vice of prayer and song will be held.
The Rev. j. L. Fisher will speak and
b. F.. Pearson will have charge of the
service.
The City Rescue mission, COG East
Fifth street. will watch the old year
out with a special service. Among
the speakers will be Giles Kellogg, B.
+. Pearson, J. M. Berkeley, Q. ID. Con-
rey and the Rev. T. c. Horton. Capt.
Charles Stanley and A. L. Miller will
take part in the musical program. Dur
ing the evening refreshments will be
served.
The watchnight service at the Metho
dist mission. 255 East Fifth street, will
be marked by the launching of a New
Years boat and each child present
will receive a gift. Between 10 and II
o'clock a social hour will be held, dur
ing which refreshments will be served.
At IL o'clock the watchnight service
will be opened.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
SUFFRAGETTES PLACARD
GOTHAM DURING NIGHT
New York AWakes to the Plea of
Votes for Women

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The central
part of New York city is brilliant to-
day with many colored posters urging
votes for women which gaudily decor
ate telegraph poles, fences and other
available spots along n dozen streets.
All this is the result of ''poster past
ing bee" which the members of the
Womens Political union held last
night. They started from their head
quarters in small squads late in the
evening, each squad with roll of post
ers and a paste pot.
Dividing, the women covered the city
from east to west from Twenty-siXth
to Fifty-fourth street. Wherever there
was building in process of construc-
ton or barrels standing around or a
vacant space which did not have a
post no bills warning they put up
their posters.
The bill posting bee is credited with
being the opening gun of the militant
winter campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
FRl:NDS OF MRS. STETS0N
PREDICT CHURCH QUARREL
Question of Resurrection Argued
Among Christian Scientists
Especial to The Herald)

NEW YORK, Dec. S0.-That Mrs.
Augusta Stetson's predictions that Mrs:
Eddy will rise from the tomb Will
seriously affect the Christian Science
church is the belief of many ecclesl-
astical workers and others. schism
in the church eventually is predicted
by friends of Mrs. Stetson. who see In
the question of resurrection brought to
the fore through Mrs. Eddy's death
signal victory for the accommodated
rival of the late leader.
"I believe" Mrs. Stetson said, that
Mrs. Eddy will make a manifestation,
that she will reveal herself to me ana
others-to the outside world
The action of the church directors IN
accepting Mrs. Eddy's death as 1act
is being freely criticised by followers
of Mrs. Stetson, who say that the dl-
rectors should have waiteo for man
ifestation."