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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09

the seminary in Baltimore, will bt
ordained to the Catholic priesthood
In the Sacred Heart cathedral by
Bishop Davis. The date will prob
ably be Sunday, May is. Mr.. Ian
ders is a brother of Father Landers
the pastor of the Catholic church in
Scion, Iowa. His family reside il
this city.
Declines Appointment. - Rev. Mott
r. Sawyers, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church of Davenport
has refused the Office of secretary and
manager of the Iowa Constitutional
Prohibition Amendment association
At the meeting of the state execu-
tive committee of the organization
held Thursday evening at Des Moines
the office was rendered to Rev. Mr.,
Sawyers, but in a telephone message
from him he declined the offer be-
cause of the duties of his pastorate.
o
Obituary Record.-At st. Luke's hos
pital Saturday occurred the death OF
Theodore Oelkers, better known to
his intimates as Teddy" The sad
news of his death spread rapidly over
the city and caused universal sor-
row among his large following OF
personal friends and associates.
Death followed a brief illness, the
fatal ailment being diabetes. Theo-
dore Oelkers was born in Davenport,
Nov. IS, 1856. The deceased owned
the Family theatre property and
made his home in the building To-
Gated at ZIG West Third street. The
deceased was a member of lodge 29S
of Elks, as also the Redmen and sew
eral other organizations. The sur
vivors are the wife, Selma Oelkers;
a son, Leroy R. Oelkers; his mother,
Mrs. Wilhelmina Oelkers; brother,
Charles B. Oelkers of Ottawa. Kan. !;
and a sister, Mrs. Dan B. Horne of
Davenport. The funeral was held
at o'clock this afternoon from the
Elks' club building on West Fourth
street. Interment was at Oakdale
cemetery.
At her home, 1892 Maiden lane, at
z p. m. Saturday evening, after a
lingering illness lasting several
months occurred the death of Mrs.
Anna Sophia Shoemaker. Deceased
was born in Kronprince, Kow Suder-
Germany, Sept. 6, 1884.
On June Is, 1865, she was united in
to H. C. Shoemaker, the
couple coming to Bettendorf in
1867. A few years later they set
tied on a farm near Green Tree.
where they were "a years. retiring
two years ago and moved to Daven-
port. She is survived by her hus-
band, three children. Mrs. Magaretha
Harms and Peter and William Soho
maker, all of Scott county, and one
sister, Mrs. Wiebke Oetzen. The
funeral will be held Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the home,
1892 Maiden line. Interment wiz be
made in the City cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09
lll
DAVENPORT

Search for Relatives. - A letter
has been received by Chief of Police
Hans Schramm, from Westreisen
Germany, in which Herman Rochert
seeks the discovery of the where
aeouts of Christian Koehlsr, who
formerly lived in Germany, but who
is now thought to be a resident OF
Davenport.
Breaks Finger. Howard Potts. a
members OF the business mems class
of the Y. NJ. c. A. suffered the frac-
ture OF a finger in the game of indoor
baseball between the business men S
team and the one from the seniors
class, = daring attempt to >steal from
third to home by one of the seniors
was met by Potts, as catcher for the
business men, and in the collision
Potts hand came in contact with The
runner.
Thieves Operating In city.-The en-
trance into two more Davenport
homes in. broad daylight, which
makes three homes that have been
entered in precisely the same man
ner in the last three days, lends
strength to the fact that a gang of
petty thieves is at work in the city.
The last two homes which have been
entered in exactly the same manner
in which, the G.. H. Ficke residence
on Perry street was entered Thurs
day, are the Rauch residence at 1910
Gaines street, and the Fuller resi-
dence at 716 West Fourteenth street
In the Fuller home the thieves Sc
cured a gold watch and several valu
able rings. while in the Rauch resi-
dence they made a getaway with
large quantity of silverware and cut
lery. The entrance to the homes was
effected by means OF a skeleton key,
the thieves entering the rear door
and then ransacking the house. In
all three instances no one was at
home, indicating that the thieves
watch their opportunity and assume
that they will not be suspected by
leaving the houses in broad daylight
with a sack under their arms.
With Commercial Club. - Andrew E.
Hope has assumed his duties as stew
ard at the Commercial club. having
been appointed to succeed Mr.. Stan
ton in this position. Mr.. Hope comes
to Davenport from Chicago. He has
at various times been connected with
the Hollender hotel, Cleveland; Ce-
dar Point Resort company, Sandus-
ky, Ohio; and South Shore Country
club, Chicago.
Local Student to BE Ordained
Richard Landers. an ecclesiastical
student, whose home is in this city,
and who has completed his course at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09

was entitled .'Plucking Cherub." A
scandalous caricature OF Mr.. Devine
1t was, showing him most inadequate
ly clothed. but possessed of pair of
wings from which a group of bad
boys were gleefully pulling what few
feathers remained. while the victim
rubbed his fists into tear leaking eyes
and made no attempt at defense.
oh. my, myr' and Mr.. Devine rock
ed mirthfully over the cartoon.
s'Tt would be funnier If 1t wasn't so
Did near the truth" growled Wal
loway. ..Of course don't know just
how deep you've plunged on this p
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09
CHAPTER VIII.

w EDNBSDAY morning ar.
M rived in some miraculously
! " " abrupt fashion. It found
them sitting In a sunny
corner of the library. The Cheruh
was smoking one of his fat, black
cigars by special request Of the count.
less, and. he was regarding with ap-
proving eyes her slim white fingers as
they employed an ivory needle in the
fashfoning Of some utterly useless at
fair that looked like a lot OF holes
edged with spider webs.
She was wearing some kind Of a
house gown, with lace falling aIlur-
ingly away, from her white neck and
rounded arms. Somehow or other the
Cherub felt that he was enjoying "a
rare privilege. He was inclined to
accept the gift humbly and In silence,
fearful lest it be taken suddenly away
from him.
And then came Eppings to announce
the presence of Mr.. Nicholas Wallo-
way, adding that his errand was. ur-
gent and important.
I Perhaps I had better take my work
into another ROOM" suggested the
countess, starting to rise.
| 'ft.No, no! Don't disturb the cobwebs
Nick's business isn't half so important
as he thinks 1t is. Bring him right In,
lEppings."
"But I had rather not
Whatever her protest might have
been, it was cut short by the prompt
entrance Of young Mr.. Walloway. He
stopped abruptly, and it seemed as If
his gray eyes stared hungrily at the
pretty picture she made, standing
there in the morning sunshine. The
color went from his cheeks, and his
lips were tensely drawn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-"Cherub" Devine buys
O. country estate and on his first visit
discovers the presence there of a mys-
ferrous woman. HE meets the wo-
man, who is revealed as the Countess
Vecchi. an American girl Her husband
having deserted her, she is remaining at
ly owned the estate bought by Mr.. De-
vine. IIL-The countess informs De-
vine that the kind of life he has led
disp1eases her. Her father talks in the
same vein. ". and V.--Devine invites
neighboring country folk to a supper
to impress the countess and her father,
but these two refuse to attend. VI
The countess fees from the house, but
Devfne persuades he rto return. VII
Although his stocks are going to sma sh
in New York, Devine remains on the
estate to be with the countess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09

Woman's work is being made easier.
Take the weekly wash, for instance. 1t
used to be an all day job, with the
woman getting up at S o'clock in the
morning to heat water for boiling clothes.
Now, she washes with Fels-Naptha soap
in cold or lukewarm water, and the whole
washing takes little longer than half the
time of the old way.
No boiling, no stea1ning suds, no hard
rubbing; and the clothes are cleaner and
fresher than ever before Then, too, the
clothes last longer when washed with
Fels-Naptha-a lot of mending saved.
Follow dire tions for using
Fels-Naptha on the red and green wrapper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09
Anty Drudge at a Wedding.

Anty DraUdge-My present is homey one Dearie, just
box of Fels-Naptha soap. But if you use it in the
Fels-Naptha way, it will tighten your work and bring
more happiness than any silverware or bric-a-brac
The BYide-Thank you truly Anty Drudge. shall fo.
low your advice faithfully"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09

Comment is sometimes made that Fels Naptha soap win
lot wash greasy dishes. poe and Kitchen utensils without
hot But those who understand now Fcls NapthE
is be used do all their kitchen work regularlS
with lukewarm OF cold water
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09
SEWELL FORl

81 cOpyrstt. 1909. by Mitchell Kenneriey -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09

Local Student to BE Ordained
Richard Landers, an ecclesiastical
student, whose home is in this city
and who has completed his course al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-09

Continued on Page Sikh
The Washington times., 1910-10-29
By ALBERT BOISSIERE
Translated from the French %, Florence
CyezVe- Jones.

Il don't think So" replied the law
yer. i imagine that II is a problem.
and you are the only one who can
solve IL l am no good at mathe-
MATES, but all the same know what
an equation is. In this little problem.
which IN appearance IS very compli-
Gated. or very simple, as you like.
there IS a certain figure which viii
"Yes. yes,'' I stammered. The Y
must be the enigmatical fgurei"
Although having no resem blanCe, Il
Is easy enough 10 see that II is intended
10 be a sketch Of your face, which has
Abeen burned with the vitrOl."
Why, what do you mean?' I ex-
claimed.
That IS my opinion. ard 7 give it for
what IL IS worth As to the formula,
iLs like Greek TO me"
Puzzled a the first term Of the equa-
ton, l searched beneath these letters TO
see il I could make out what the doctor
wished TO convey to me.
1 found nothing.
Then. all Of a sudden. by reading the
same line over and over again. begin
ming the line with his sign and speaking
aloud, '2R.' the repetition Of the '2B
:'2B !e:ii '0aS "aShed across my eyes
A moments reflection showed me that
in this formula the doctor had only used
coEsonants. I took by pen and quickly
wrote on a pad my two names and
replaced the vowels with periods.
obtained this result, which was hier-
Oglyphical enough.
D.. GIL. S B RI. B S.
then added The similar consonants
and found suddenly the original equa-
ton:
2B+2R4 2S-D4GH=X.
cold Precipitation broke out on my
Iorehead l was not SO ignorant as Mr..
: Ieck- knew what the meant. My
MIND directed my pencil to pass from
he OIL
Of the terms of the equation. I elimi-
mated the X, and, returning to my first
attempted. crossed the first five letters
IN the second part Of the equation
which was obviously easy to solve
Then I was able to transcribe:
-tB. RR- B SD GL.S
In other words. Barbaras. positive
was equal to the negative. Douglass.
Rave you solved the problems - asked
Mr. Teck. amiabIy.
=, l folded the paper and put It away
in the drawer of nv desk. Then az
ter short silence, I said. quietly:
I shal follow YOUR advice. Mr. Tecl1
; II is quite probable that DR.. Kingsley i.
( right. ! shall stay here I'm America and
! look after the business for him. Evi
/ IDENTIFY that VIII be better than return
/ ing 70 france lust at present and 81
/ RISK losing both our fortunes"
without understanding the meaninl
! OF my words. Mr. Teck got up and SHOOT
hands with me cordially, saying:
] I knew very well that a man likt
you. worth millions. would no nothin,
| raSh.'
So the doctor was the only one In tn
4 world who had suspected nv identity
| II was no longer doubts that he had: I
| was a formal accusation incIosed in tn
mysterious paper which the lawyer hai
I brought me In this command Their
| was a hidden warning which I under
| stood clearly.
The Washington times., 1910-10-29
Roosevelt Quotes GaynOI.

KINGSTON. NJ Y. Oct 2g.-ColoneI
Roosevelt, in a speech before SO peO-
PIE IN front OF Association Hall this
morning. quoted Mayor Gaynor, Of New
York, 70 bolster Up the former Presi-
dents attitude Of criticism against she
Supreme Court in the bake shop Ca=e-
The former President read a stSSe-
ment written BY GaynOr when he was
Judge IN the appellate division Of the
Supreme Court, in which the Judge
criticised the court decision concerning
the bake shop working bonus.
Judge Gayuor criticised judges and I
did the same remarked the former
President WHY are the crooked inter
ests Of wall Street against ue2' the
colonel asked Why am I Denounced
by then as being unconstitutional and
a disET5er2 III tell YOU why Because
7 am fighting YOUR battles That's why
Tammany is against re That's why
Wall street is against uce.
well do YOU know that Tammsny
Hall ctlled Abraham Lincoln an enemy
20 prosperity and ms Administration
ImbeCile-' That was in 1854 Tammany
Han bitterly attacked Abraham Lincoln
Just as 7 am being attacked by Tam
UanV now.
7 can fight your battles for YOU, but
7 cannot DO ANYTHING unless YOU help
You must defeat Tammany-
The Washington times., 1910-10-29

should like you to feel that what have
10 say Is for your own interest 1
should like you 20 listen carefully 20 my
advice in the matter and follow II, Tor,
as l say, it is foT your own good"
Go ahead We shall see" 1 replied.
CURLY.
7 advise you strongly not TO leave the
hospitable soil Of America"
And for what reasons. may I ask
Il do Not know exactly DR.. kingsley s
reasons. I am merely commissioned to
give you his advice on the subject
The doctor advises me not 10 return
10 France2'' I said, in establishment.
He fOTbiGS you TO return. Forbid IS
the exact word he used. He gave me TO
understand that you would smart for II
II you have the raShneSs TO ignore his
wishes. Besides. he cOmpensates you
IN such a marvellous manner that IL Is
to your interest 70 obey him. Pardon
me if the word obey seems an i'm
proper expression In this circums lance.
DR.. William Kingsley leaves you the en-
tire charge of the business. He requires
that you remain the enJIre master Of
your interests and OF his. You under
stand2 This you must admit is an IN
questionable mark Of confidence"
Which IS not in accordance with his
strange Introduction" ] replied.
That may be. But take notice of the
way in which my wealthy client leaves
you the use, one might say, Of his own
fortune 1t is COmpensaiOn-hOW can
express t2-disprOpCruOnate- The only
stipulation Is that you VIII not 90 ana
amuse yourself in Paris. Consider, Mr..
Kingsley is cOntented with a check for
800, 600 for his immediate wants. His
indifference for money consider almost
like an alteration. To cut the matter
short, viii you follow my advice and re-
main quietly here and look after the
business?"
81 might take your advice If you
would give me at least one reason for
4 "a H. -s.Aa - ~
eccentric client" I said, smiling.
I have but one said the lawyer.
Personally, 1 DO not understand il at
all. You may be able to make 1t out
better than /
He drew out OF the inside pocket of
his coat an unsealed envelope. He
took out a paper folded in fours.
'This is what my client told me to
give to YOU" he said. ain case there
was any discussion IN the matter. 1t
looks 70 me like a riddle that one
might sec in a magazine. l an not
good at guessing those tricks. See If
you are sharper than I"
1 unfOided the paper. For q moment
I had the desire 10 laugh. Then
looked at II in amaZement- 1t looked
like the work of a crazy person.
At the top of the page the doctor
had written the title which 1 have
given TO my story:
THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE"
Underneath this the alienist had
was speechless as I gazed at this
J face without a mouth. without a nose
without lineament, where the eyes
only, behind the spectacles, seemed C
send back my own scared look.
At the bottom OF the page I deciph-
! cred this obscure algebraical formula
R+2S+DAH1=X.
Mon Dieui" I cried, in alright
Mon Dieu. Mr.. Teck, what does al
/ this signify2 Is this a joke OF is i
1 the work OF a crazy person ~
The Washington times., 1910-10-29

sion the doctor had put two and two to-
gether and discovered that 1 was not
his father, but his Wifes own father
Through his lawyer he had given me TO
understand that he did not wish me 10
come between Evelyne and him Evil
IDENTIFY from his manner OF leaving me
the entire management OF his personal
fortune, he had no intention OF dIvulE-
ing the secret he had guessed To en-
ter into n feUd with him at this mo-
ment would be TO destroy Evelyne's hap
piuess forever To go and confess all
the truth would be 70 Uselessly dlsarnl
myself for the future. had no alIeFna-
tive.
All through the adventures Polydore
had been the one to think Of. and now
that he had paid the penalty of his
crime there was nothing for me to do
but 20 obey my SOn-ln-laws order, and
perhaps eventually Evelyne's happiness
would be worked out. for there were
still little Pierre and suzanne
Yes, a thousand times the doctor was
right, I had fed so as 10 ShrOud Poly
dOre's crime in mystery and 10 save the
honor Of my name I should have 70
keep my vow 10 the end I must al
ways remain Charles Douglass. for Bar
rabas, the sculptor, did not exist.
I should never be Barrdbas again, 7
should never go back TO my beloved
stcdiO, 10 my little cottage again The
doctor knew ALI
I laid my arms on my desk and let
my head fall upon them, and then I
broke down completely.
,-s0.r - rurr rr-,,,
The Washington times., 1910-10-29
L'HOMME SANS FIGURE
(THE MAN WITHOUT 4 FACE
Copyright, 1910. by The Frank A Munsey Company

making any plans for the future. Never
tneleSS, 10 one who was obSerIant II
was clear that some fixed idea haunted
nm. No matter what I spoke 10 him
about he was always absent-minded.
Some great preOCCupatiOn seemed to
have taken possession of his mind
When / told him OF my desire to re-
turn to France with him end Of my
intention TO retire from business, 70
I'VE near him, he did not protest,
neither did he show any satisfaction.
although only a short time back he had
expressed a similarS wish.
As the day for final settlement Of the
business approached and the time was
at hand for us to start for Europe the
doctor became more and more uneasy.
/ He seldom came 10 the office now. All
/ our affairs were about Strengthened
out Everything seemed satisfactory.
The capital had greatly increased since
the firm had gone under the name of
Kingsley & Douglass. There were now
only the fOrmalities TO fOiIOw-rnereIy
the consent Of the two parties inter
ested-William Kingsley and l.
A meeting had been called that after
noon. All were waiting fer the de-
ceased partners son TO affiX his sigma
ture TO the various papers, when, In
stead of William. 1t was Mr.. Teck, ia
| lawyer, who came.
And Dr.. Kingsley?' I asked.
Or William Kingsley will not be
here gentlemen said the lawyer, ad-
/ dressing the directors
rs anything the natter" I asked
! as he SiCk2'
! mo, he sailed this morning at II
/ o'clock for France"
.'What do you mean2" I said, in
amazement- we have both booked our
passage for tomorrow"
! lie changed his mind and thought he
would 20 today; that is ALL" said the
. lawyer. cOOlly. Besides, this is sec
ondary matter
Gentlemen" he continued. Il am en-
I powered to act for Or. Kingsley. Here
is my power Of attorney In due form. -
: Tho company approved, bowed assent.
and the fOrmalities were completed
without any difficulty arising on either
side
/ I wanted to get it over and be alone
with the lawyer. 7 felt vaguely that his
/ power was not limited solely to signing
the numerous papers that were being
examined Mr.. Teck had surely some
thing else TO say TO me. He also seemed
TO want 10 hurry things along.
His manner suddenly changed as soon
as the last man had left US.
I MIR. Douglass,S he said, you can
send your secretary away. It is better
that we should be alone
He cannot hear US. However. If you
wish ii so, very wen.
! Now I said
He sat down and carefully arranged
the fold Of his trousers. He looked for
a moment at his shoes; then he said
Gravely.
u am charged with a very delicate
mission. 7 have been your counsel iT
the recent trouble, and YOU know in
what high esteem I mold you, Mr.
Douglass. but il is not my fault If a.
present 7 am DR.. Kingsley's lawyer"
Would your esteem for me be less
lened on that account" I said. forcing
a smile.
Not at all Quite the contrary AnI
} knowing the esteem have for you,
The Washington times., 1910-10-29
CHAPTER xxx.
2B-2R-2S-D+G-L=X.

B-2R--2S--D-- lT--L=A-
~ OW easy il is for a writer to
draw in opposition to the dram
attic side Of his adventures the
burlesque altitude Of certain
characters!
It is evident that, in spite OF the seri-
BUSINESS Of the situation. the entrance OF
poor Jim on the scene-Jim, whom
every one had forgotten, who had fallen
from the clouds as it were-has some
thing that is grotesque in it. But 1
have no desire 10 joke, now that l nave
arrived at this part OF my narrative II
1 were able 10 make the scene more
realistic / should brush the picture iUll
Of hOrrOr-the horror Of an execution
] cannot 90 into the details Of the tor
meut that was inflicted on my son Poly
dore. only 20 think OF II today MAKES
me turn cold with horror. lie was cleo
lrOCuted within a short time after re
was condemned. lie was seated IN the
IEta; chair, perfectly calm, so mis- law
Yer, VINO was present told me. With
out mauteSuug any fear, he let them
place the casque on mis- head which con-
Quoted q current sufficient TO Kill ten
persons. But due either to the inability
of the eXecutiOner or 10 a fault in the
electrodes. as has happened already IN
several executions, POlydOre did not die
for seventeen minutes after the agOnlz-
/ passed the entire night before my
sons death locked in my office, work
ing. This was the only way 1 could
waive aside the terrible thought of
PolydOre's death. My secretary came
il early in the morning he could not
hide has establishment when he saw me
You have aged ten years IN unt
night MT. Doug ass he cried. Look al
your hair IT is white at the temples
MY seCretary's words annoyed NE.
Let US get 10 work at once, i said
I'VE have "A lot TO do 10 set all In good
order for the directors meeting. We
have only two days before Us, and the
work must be sufficiently advanced 50
that / can hand over 10 DIT. William
Kingsley a clear, net statement"
For some time this general hquida-
ton of the business had been SHing or
with view 10 establishing for William
Kingsley the share which had come e
him through his supposed fathers
death.
The heir to the Paper trust showed
no interest at ali in his succession. He
seemed completely detached from hi.
own interests. ! saw him every day al
the Waldorf, and every day ! saw mor'
clearly that my presence annoyed him
but he appeared, by a strange contradic
ton. 10 seek this annoyance, and Z
glOat over II.
We never spok- Of Lucie or Polydore
We were careful on both sides not {,
revive Usclessiy our personal sorrows
It bad been understood that he woulC
return 20 France as soon as the bushes
was settled. He did not show any hast
TO go He had rot the mania for wOrl
that ] had II would have been bette
for him If ne had. lie was for most o
the time silent and moody
II was obvious that IUCie'S preference
FOR the Hindoo had been a terribl
blow to him lie did not appear to b