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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
Woman's Suffrage Day.


An open meeting of the Woman's
National Progressive league was held
yesterday afternoon at the Unitarian
church, Moline, the room being well
filled with members and those inter
ested in woman's suffrage. Miss Grace
Shear gave an instrumental solo and
the speaker of the afternoon, Mrs.
Mollie Parks Cook, president of the
Davenport Woman's National Pro
gressive league, was introduced by
Mrs. Rosa Mass, who presided as
chairman. The speaker handled her
subject ably and made powerful plea
for suffrage for her sex. She dwelt
at some length on the horrors Of the
white slave traffic. She said if wo-
men were granted the right to vote,
better laws would result. On the
whole, the laws governing women, al
though more satisfactory than they
were so years ago, are totally made
Quate to the rise of women in the In
dustries outside Of the home. The fu-
ture woman voter, she said, will be
more intelligent than the future male
voter, because the women will be bet
ter educated than the men, and there
fore they will have an intelligent in
terest in public affairs. Mrs. Cook, in
closing her address. said: 'Women's
voting will raise women's wages to
the same standards as man; It will
tend to regulate all laws affecting the
condition of women and children, to
enact child labor laws, to regulate
Iar % -Io
traffic. The feminine vote will give
us more public Fairgrounds, more
public gymnasiums. more public baths
and parks. more public reading rooms,
more municipal kitchens for feeding
school children, proper medical inspec-
ton of the schools, clean tenements
and better system of public relief than
those that exist today. 1 predict that
when woman does receive the ballot
she will go in for municipal and ma
tiona1 house cleaning in a manner that
will surprise even herself"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
To Begin Walking Trips.

Mrs. Richard Champion of this city,
Mrs. W. ]. Sloane, Mrs. A. l. Moore.
Mrs. F. G. Allen, Mrs. F. K. Mace and
Mrs. M. G. Ogden constitute COM
mittee of the Moline Woman's club to
make arrangements for the walking
trips begun last fall, but discontinued
during the winter months The ladies
hope to begin their walking trips very
soon after the first Of March.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
Miscellaneous Program Postponed.

The miscellaneous program to have
been given tomorrow evening at Elks
hall. by the Rock Island Musical club
has been postponed one week because
of the opening performance of the
'Parada' tomorrow evening.
There will also be no rehearsal Of
the chorus choir tomorrow afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

Gratis have not yet agreed on whom
they will place in the race.
In the First John Holzhammer, dem
ocrat. holds over; in the Second, Au-
gust Utke. republican; in the Seventh,
G. F. Borst, republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
ROYAL Neighbors Party.

Fay Halves camp, Royal Neighbors,
will give a card party tomorrow af-
ternoon at K. c. hall Cinch and
500 will be played and beautiful
prizes of hand painted china, cut
glass and linen will be given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
Increase Your Income

We can show you how an in
vestment of $1,000 will be re-
turned to you inside of five years,
and create an annual income of
$500 and more yearly. This is
an exceptional opportunity for
you to provide yourself with a
safe and certain income that will
be not only permanent, but per-
petual
We offer real estate as security
and furnish references that are
unquestionable.
Prompt action is Imperative.
Address MERRILL" 416 Central
Building, Davenport, iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
Cor1rt Of Honor DANCE.

Island City, Court of Honor. S55,
will give a dancing party at Bese-
Inns hall Thursday evening to which
the public in invited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
O. E. S. Circle to Meet.

Mrs. r. F. Ralston will entertain
the o. E. S. Sewing circle at her home
1928 Tenth avenue, tomorrow after
Noon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

be held at the home tomorrow after
noon from to O'Clock. The ladies
will serve coffee and a short program
will be given. The home will be open
for inspection at this time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

Coffee for Bethany Home.
The annual coffee OF the Ladies'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

To Cure a Geld In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II It fails to
cure. f. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

street. tomorrow evening. Topic, The
Freedmen There will be roll call
and quotations from Lincoln.
Cottage prayer services will be held
Thursday and Friday evenings at
1870. The meeting Thursday evening
will be held at the home of r. D. Stan
ley, 1924 Sixth avenue, and the meet
ing Friday evening will be held at the
home of Mrs. Mary Dickman, $40
Twenty-second street.
H. P. Beck of Griggsville. Ill, will
meet with the choir Saturday evening.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society will meet with Mrs. L. Din
dinger, $50 Twenty-first street, Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. A short
prayer service will precede the bust
ness session.
The spiritual department of Epworth
league will hold a prayer and business
meeting Thursday evening at the home
of s. E. Mattison, Jr., 1877 Twentieth
street
The regular mid-week prayer serv-
ices will be held Wednesday evening
at 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

Atchison, Rev. T. L. Ketman, all OF
Chicago and by Rev. DR. Williams of
Des Moines, district secretaries of the
Baptist Missionary societies. The
evening session will be held at the
First Baptist church of Moline.
The monthly meeting of the Won
ans Missionary society will be held
at the home of Mrs. Robert Hoffman,
1924 Seventeenth street. Friday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. Mrs William 3.
Ullemeyer will be the leader The
topic for the meeting will be THE
BOndsman."
German EvangeIIcaI.-This evening
the Young Ladies' Sewing club wiz
meet with Miss Hulda Vogt, 622
Fourth street
Tomorrow evening at 1880 the py-
Biography class will meet at the church.
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
Ladies' society will hold its monthly
business meeting at the church.
Thursday evening the class in bust
ness methods meets. and Pastor Rolf
is appealing to the youths OF his con-
gregation to take advantage Of the
free instruction offered
Saturday morning. . 10 IL o'clock.
there will be German instruction at
the church by the pastor.
To Cure Geld In One Day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

First Baptist.-There will be a mis-
sionary conference Wednesday even
ing. An address will be delivered by
Rev. E. w. Lounsburg. d. D.. district
secretary of the Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary society. The. conference meet
ings will be continued through Thurs
day The afternoon session will open
at o'clock. There will be addresses
by Dr. E. w. Lounsburg, Rev. J. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
SPIRITS AIR LINE.
4 Once Famous Maine STAGE Route and
How 10 Was Advertised.


George W SpTatt. one OF the oldest sinner,
around here a. he expresses It, celebrated his
eighty eighth birthday Monday while the res
Of the State wAs celebrating the Fourth Of July
Mr. Sprstts father lived on farm near the shorr'
81 china Pond in Kennebec county and be us'
born there in 1872 When young Sprau reacted
the age OF IS his father and mother moved "
Leyaut. then virgin Wilderness where thU
cleared \ farm and commenced culuvAting Il
Mr. SprAu worked on his fathers farm there unu
hc WAS "a years old. In isas be moved V CslNa
starting the old Air Line stage route from mai
city - Bangor the same year The route led ooi
through Eddington Clifton. Amherst and Aurora
and thick woods bOrdered both sides Of The roaa
for the entire distance.
There was a rival line Of stages on what vs
known A. the shore road and the oompsuuon
between them and Mr. Spraus Air Line rovs
was Keen. ~ length the propTietors Of the Etva
line determined "a what they hoped would pro's
decisive stroke IN the stage war. thnEnf
story together with an equally thrilling wood
cut. describing the dangers which Air Line stsgs
encountered on nearly every "Trip from the paes
% savage wolves which infested the country
through which the road ran appeared 10 GUNS
Pictorial, an old time publication issued In Nev
YORK The woodcut showed a pack Of wolves
following a stage and vas work Of great mag
native power even though it was q hite short
on drawing. The publication OF the story snd
he picture. however had exactly the opposite
effect from what the propTieiors OF the ssofs
route had intended Instead OF causing pssssn'
ger To desert Mr. Spfati's line Il caused al nc
more travel On u In the hope that they mishis
able to get = shot atA wolf Mr.. Sprsu bought sc
wouicIt which had appeared In the Sew Nd'
publication. paying 49, for H. and ihereafsf -
u-c,i " continuously A. an Advertisement
Ia IN. lust before the outbreak ~ he 0vl
war. Jefferson Davis Afterward Presi1eni ~ 70
southern ConfederA,y, hut a. that ume ~cfr
'Ary ~ war % the nIied states visited ,sAs
making th- trip on Mr.. SprAts stage ~
only one " the many famous men Who fa'ei'
over the route In the old days. Mr. SprAt' novel
~ Ranger from Calais with bis family ~ - ans
has for many wears conducted uycry s'Abs 20
mat city Mr. SpraU Il suI hale ana rsoro .
10. n IL I-s - var.
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New York AMI Buffalo a. 'hev did IN
tor thev wuuli have 20 WIN 10 twenty
two rural counties THIS % reality means
only seven more than they r1ruri 'u-t
year Nv carving -"vsu IT IA" eight
cuuntie- ~ viii, h m" EcpU' uyln ma or
~ last v"lr fell below ~ they would
get the requisite" number or bv eur
~ M twenty-five of the twcntv-N \
upstate COUNTIES which they have held
a, least once in the last Eve vcar- they
would equally accomplish their cul.
On the face 81 these figures a Demo
cratic Assembly j. obviously unlikely,
yet II its unllkelihood - COM cdc,l. u
must be equally evident that It is ina'-
curate to regard il a. an impossibiiitv.
since all the counties necessary tn Demo-
cratic success have been carried hN
Democratic Assembly candidates within
very recent wears.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
THE WILLS or CHARLOTTE.
Comfortable HOmes and HeaIthfui sur.
roundings for Operatives.

To rHE EDITOR or Tx SuN Sir' n Mr.
Beveridge we're not 80 buslly engaged Just
now in the effort to save his skin he might
be induced TO visit Charlotte about this time
and inspect some Of the cotton mills here
about After all. BeveTidRe can talk much
more freely about the enormitIes of child
labor in the mills II he remains entirely ls-
norant Of the facts. whereas n he neglects
Indiana politics thts summer no won't be
sbls 30 talk At all. at least 90 the audience
he loves best
IL IL great pity. though. that he couldn I
have gone with mo this morning TO the
Hoskin= mill. about three miles out OF Char
lotte. where they make the finer grades OF
lotion goods. employing several hundred
operatives II is needless TO dwell on the
min building itseIf. for 20 say that II IA
cleal. sanitary. thoroughly ventilated and
AbundAEtIy supplied With fresh water -
merely 20 say that the Managers are sensible
men who want 10 make money al their bust
ne~a Cotton mills are SpTnRing up like
mushrooms all over the region supplied
by the southern Power company, and there
has come 20 be wholesome emulation
among the owners IN respect Of making
their operatives healthy. happy and there
fore contented. q these dAys no one could
operate successfully on any other basis. and
la fact no one tries TO do ~
AZ the Hoskins nall all the oTking people
have been taken from miserable farms.
mostly hillside farms. from WretChed hut-
and from -auAlld environment To-day
they live in pretty four room cottages for
which they pay a nominal rent The cot
"a gee are built In the beet style and to caoh
il attached q flower garden and truck
vegetables. they are paid regularly once q
week and they live In comfort and Cleanli-
ness and abundance. such a. they never
knew before They handle more none y
la ten days than they used TO 40 IA year,
even when the mOonshine business vas At
IL best and they come to town az we'll
dressed a. u they lived there permanently
garnished. most comfortably furnished ant
surrounded by evetJ indication % -old
prosperity
You &c, q hotter imprs--ton Of tho
moral and material condition OF any class
OF peopl. by seeing where. hos and IN
What surroundings they liv" than by vat b.
ing them at actual work fOr eNAmpl.
one fearful lady. Who visited a carolina mill
with a busybody Official committee from
~ a Harding machine She asked about
H. seeing the hoy was dirty. ami they toit
her he Was cleaning away the ~livers .
sIiver- being cotton just after u has been
neNt process In the report submitted bv
the committee on its return va- All almost
picture OF this unhappy Wretch
, nndemned 20 wipe the saliva nom tho
uarhlpes Toy of doubtless noble IA
-tinots dsba-ed by Nallowing IN NTH But
-p~ctsd the dwellings Of the operatives. and
comparinK them With the for~aken noun
tain aud sandhiil shack- they knew before
and comparing the individual prssent
sppearAnca Of vizor and -elf-T~speCt With
as. Torlorn. aiuils--. Cadaverou- dweileru
Of the pis.,i.s. ! cannot imasin. a NOR"
haIcyon transformation. IfAvtiifR
80. y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
A Democratic Assembly.

In the consideration of the possible
conseauences Of the Democratic tidal
wave which is always just beyond the
July horizon in wears of State elections
one concession is usually made Ia tho
Republican party. The state ticket. the
majority in the senate. even vast in
crra<eS IN the Congressional reprcscn-
tAiion 81 the minority, are all insistentlv
seized upon by the Democrats. But the
state Assembly invariably remains ott-
SIDE of the area even Of Democratic
claims.
Tins wear however. when there ~
even more than the average evidence oi
Democratic confidence visible. there can
,,aslonally be- heard the suggestion
that the successor of the Hon. CHAUNCEY
VI DEPEw. whom the newt Legislature
will select. may h. Democrat. Such
a thing could happen only II the Demo-
,rat, carried both branches of the egis-
!atuTc. fer IN the Senate their fondest
dreams cannot picture more than one
or two ma ioritV 80 thoughtfully and
thoroughly have Republicans appor-
toned the state.
l. Democratic sweep Of the Assem-
h.y 80 prepoStero,ls a. It seems NJ first
blush T. i q fact that in the last FIVE
year. the minority membership has
mounted slowly but steadily. Even
moro significant = the fact that IN"
Increase has been largely outside II the
.i'icS of New York and Buffalo In the
former there haS been "A tendency 10
dc,lin". caused by various fusion cam
naign-. both those engineered 10y HEARST
.ut nv civic organizations. Thus while
'rc Democratic contingent from New
lurk c.ty numbered forty in 1907, It was
pu' thirty--evcn last year.
The following table will indicate the
raistive size Of the rural and city Demo
cratic membership elected in recent
wears.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
RIGHTS OS THE HIeHWYf
Save Persons on Business Issnt Noae m,
should NJ EnforcedF

To- rHH EDIroR OF THE SrN-Sa n
B hear more than a little about the -risNt :
Of he people and especially Of the lAboFtu-
/ Cias-es In respect % the use Of re sarS.ss
a. places Of congregation A. have ,l..
elhoved and showed my way through a n,..
oT cloaknakers at the corner Of Th.rd ,sf
Greene streets I am In q frame Of mind TIA.
does not enable me 70 see virtue - "a,
theory that gives the people unrrs'r. It'd
liberty without reference TO the rights o.
the individual
In my opinion the MONDAY crush a. Thr,
and Greene streets - worse than e.. an =
point IN this city az the same hour 10,
avenue between Fifteenth and Tweutv-frs,
streets l. bad enough but there Is s,r,s
motion in the mass Of humanity. While Al
the other point IL forms q solid imnovahl.
and almost impossible barricade. putting An
effectuif stop TO all OF the regular ac'.vi,is.
OF the street and practically isola '.ns Ia
business houses in that locality from the "a,
OF the world for one hour OF every WORKING
day.
4 strike In the cloak trade. that i a, pr,..
ent in its FIRST stages. will intensity tbs con.
gestion and prolonE It's daily duration /,
IL possible that the laws Of this State perm,
peaceful p picksting by strikers. bu, Is N.
law 80 elastic that it may be stretch he'd a.
cover over the acts OF pc kets thai dirscty
and seriously interfere Win the conduct Of
any way Interested in their strike .
In the summer months this city e fun u
buyers 10 u to the interest Of every ons
even in fact OF the very laborers " 10 foFr,
this blockade. that those buyers should
have free access at all hours OF the day 10
the premises of those from whom they buy
Busine-s in the various branches o. lie
clothing trades l. not 80 brisk that the citv
can afford to permit n single obstacle 20
stand between the seller and the prospective
buyer.
Ihave been informed that the city admin.
Istration holds that there IL no Law warrant
ing the police Ia any effort to keep thsss
crowds moving much less 20 prevent them
from con gre eating. Whether this IL true
do not know. but IL Is q well founded prtn-
CipIe OF our laws that liberty must not Be-
construed a. license, and that no groupof
men, whether laborers or capitalists, may
use their liberty in a manner that amounts
to a direct restriction upon the liberty o.
Others This Is exactly what - being done
at Third and Greene streets every day
The attitude Of tho city administrator
therefore j. altogether neNcusAble from
any standpoint, even from that OF the strik-
ers " ho must depend for support upon indus
tries that are unaffected by the strike
All that IA necessary az this particular
point j. n police officer with instructions 70
keen the crowd moving 80 that people who
have business to attend to can, without
committing an assault or two. get through
and attend to Il. DAVID MILLS q,
NEw lOEE. July s. q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
The Transportation Problem.

The announcement that the Long
Island Railroad will begin u run its pas
srncnr trains 10 the Pennsylvania sta
avenue or September again compels
consideration 81 the totally inadequate
facilities now IN existence for the distri-
button Of passengers from what is To be q
very important traffic point ItIspossi-
Die that those travellers desiring to go up
and down town on the west side NAV be
a., ommodated IN comparative comfort
aN"ept N IA" rush hours by the sixth and
smith aycnue elevated railroads and the
Manhattan tunnel but the bulk of the
passenger movement will be IN the
p.rIods IN which the elevated roads are
now uy"rrrowdei
The surface lines are not To be- relied
on tor -"llei There H. no probability
that now elevated roads will be allowed
The "uly practicable means Of handling
he traffic will be nv tunnels. and the con-
strI''.pr Of these requires time For
these r"aspns u il altogether probable
that the community and the travelling
public must endure for several years to
come discomfort wholly unnecessary.
The building ~ transportation lines
adequate e. meet the conditions I'M
vu-.-i hv the establishment Of the Penn
svlvama station should have been I'M
drrta' rn wears ago Tn" public ncCe--
-lty required u and ordinary foresight
would hay" dictated IT, In addition to
,hi- ;h" railroad company has direct teal
attention tim" and again to the conges-
ton that must result from turning loose
q great number of persons IN an already
crowded district aud las begged the CITY
10 make provision for them
n - unnecessary 10 recite tho caiIses
that ar" responsible for the DELAY that
has brought m" town face ~ face with
a now and entirely avoidahe abomina-
'rpn They Al" apparent I" all who are
familiar with the legal and financial
prpbl,m- involved. II j. extremely
probable that every person concerned
an produce valid excuse for his
-ha-" IT IN" DELAY But excuse sill not
lrnprDv" the situation or render It more
"uiurIhl" for the thousands who must
-r0.'r from It
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
Ihr rnrndi.r OF The Indies.

g." arrival II somewhat DELAYED
boom l--u" 81 the Nindanao Herald
-rr.r- 10 remind us thRt little more
than ten wears ago III" American flag
was rlis"d in the city uf IamboanRa.
and ~ Island said 10 be inhabited only
bv brito- and barbarians became a pos
session 81 IN" United States. Ten years
is short tim. for a transition from
burharism 10 boom" ISSUES. boards of
trade and chambers Of commerce, from
rough trails to meiallcd highways, from
almost constant tribal warfare 10 pro-
du,'.yc industry Mindanao is not yet
an IDEAL community, but it il a long way
from " hat u was a. the time of the Amer
l,au occupation
TN" island has an area 81 about IN. 600
squire uIl"s little less than the state
Of Pennsylvania. and population ~
about go go " could easily support
iOuuVo 30 comfortable prosperity. IL
lr.- q l'tlr nearer to the equator than
du,- Panama. bat the editor Of the Min
dlrIp H'r1id tells hts readers that the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09

hottest place in the Philippine Islands
IL cooler than the coolest place in the
States in The hot season. Tho author
ity for this assertion is q report Of the
Manila Board of Health Its absolute
accuracy ~ open to question. but Il IN
true that because Of attitudes and ocean
breezes the southern Philippines are not
30 hot a. many homesick soldiers and
casual visitors have said. The city h
not conveniently situated for an Amer
lean summer resort. but there are many
places in New Jersey and in New Eng
land where il ia much hotter on a sum-
mer night than it is in Zamboanga, with
the swift tides Of the Straits Of Basilan
in front Of IL and the forest clad hills
behind IT,
Ten years ago the business Of the
trading centres Of Mindanao was almost
entirely in the hands Of Cinnamon.
Probably these shrewd merchants will
for many years do the greater part Of
the retail business. but there Is now a
Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce,
organized by Americans and largely
of American membership. There is a
Davao Planters Association. in which
forty-eight American and twelve Span
ish plantations are represented. There
is Zamhoanga cold storage plant turn
ing out three tons Of ice day and about
to double its capacity. A Zamboanga
advertiser calls attention TO his stock of
post cards Of picturesque Mindanao. :
There are stores OF manv kinds, an
American bazaar and American bar
rooms. The spirit Of progress broods
over the place. and one Of the individual
forces in its development declares that
~ does not require q prophetic eye To
ace the future greatness OF Zamboanga
looming up on the commercial horizon.
In Mindanao. which the good Padre
CoMBEs in 1890 called the Paradise Of
thu Indies. there are still wild men in the
hills. not vet wholly rescued from their
evil ways; but even these have a respect
for the American soldier and his rifle
that the troops Of Spain were never able
to inspire IL may be some time before
the entire population Of MindanAo ~
fully convinced that the cultivation Of
hemp and Copra, Of sugar and coffee is
better business than fighting and muir
der but more progress has been made In
that direction in the last ten years than
in the preceding go years