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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-23
MARITIME EXPRESSIONS.
Used In q MetaphorieaI Sense They
Are Quite Common

Used IN Q MetaphoricaI Sense They
Are Quite Common.
MaritSsne expressions used metaphor
ically are, in fact, very common. We
say a couple are "spliced,' a young
man Is the ''mainstay" of his family,
an intruder puts his oar in," a man is
"hard up" sometimes taken aback"
or has 1.-THE wind taken out of his
sails" a topper is Slowed" a loafer
'spins a yarn" sometimes tries the
other tack" and a ruler steers the
ship of state through troublesome
times,
This last metaphor is extremely an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-23
MOLINE

Turns Down ProposItion.-C. H.
Rottger, Illinois superintendent for
the Central Union Telephone company,
appeared before the city council again
Monday evening to discuss telephone
troubles A plan to allow the COM
pany to proceed with improvement
work In Moline was outlined by Mr..
Rottger, but the aldermen, in en-
phatic terms, voiced disapproval. Il
have conferred with officials of our
company since 1 last appeared before
ou,' said Mr.. Rottger. You demand
rate clause that we cannot see our
way clear to granting, and We now
have this suggestion to make. AS We
can't reach an agreement and as the
people Of Moline want telephone SER
vice we suggest that you give our
company permission to proceed with
improvements. We are willing to give
the council a letter protecting the city,
SO that any improvements made would
not prejudice the case now pending"
Funds Returned.-East Moline city
funds appropriated five years ago by
ex-Police Magistrate Hoesli of that
city, who escaped by jumping his
bonds after being indicted for embez-
element, will be paid back to East Mo-
line by the men who signed papers for
his release. This arrangement was
reached at a meeting of the East Mo
line council. Hoesli, who was police
Judge, absconded with $500. When re-
leased on bonds after an Indictment
had been entered against him, HoesH
escaped, and has not been located.
Steals Bike; Bound OVer.-Charged
with the theft of a bicycle, Charles
Marsh of Beardstown, who has been
working here in the factories, was ar
rested yesterday and bound over to
the grand jury under 800 bonds.
Marsh, who is a youngster of about
10 years, was arrested in Davenport
for larceny in Rock Island and was
sentenced to the county jail He serv-
cd his term and secured his freedom.
He claimed that he die not steal the
bicycle. but that man standing at the
depot gave it to him and then caught
a train out of town. His story sound
ed false to Magistrate Gustafson, so
he was held. He was taken to the
county Jail on default Of bonds.
q
Obituary Record.-Mrs Margaret ].
Swim, widow of Isaac Swim, and a
pioneer of Iowa, passed to her rest yes
terday morning at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Hannah Moore, 609
Twenty-third street. She had passed
her S7th milestone and i'll her advanc-
cd age she could not withstand the
ravages of pneumonia. She was taken
II Nov. IS. and from the outset rela
lives entertained little hope for her
recovery. Her maiden name was Mar
Caret Robinson and she was born in
West Moreland county, Pennsylvania,
tune 6, 1928. After the death of her
parents. Margaret Robinson made her
nome with the Cody family, who lived
near lie Claire. Here she helped
Mrs. Cody rear William F. Cody, the
old scout Of the western plains and
known today as Buffalo Bill. She lived
with the Codys many years and she
was married when 80 years old to
Isaac Swim at Princeton. He died
Sept. IS, 1881. Mrs. Swim came to
Moline three years ago from Anda-
.usia. During the short time here she
had made many friends She was an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-23

Special home treatment
arranged for those who
live in the country. Our
Office has been located in
Davenport for 10 years.
You run nc risk when you
come to DR.. Walsh because
he stays right here TO back
up his advertisements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-23

fish proverb C614 was. at is not good
to have an oar in every ones boat"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
Growing Corn For Cob Pipes.

Probably not che smoker in a hun- dred who likes the real American pipe"-the corncCb-is aware of the fact that many acres in Ohio, Illinois. Missouri and Nebraska are devoted to raising corn for the especial purpose of producing cobs suitable for fashion ing into pipe bowls. The grain itself is marketed. of course, but the cob on which it grows is the real harvest and is cut carefully into proper lengths, smoothed and polished, the soft inner pulp being gouged out by specially constructed machinery. The corncob pipe goes to every country in the world where men smoke and is especially in favor in. Australia and New Zealand, where it is regarded as characteristic ally American. because it suggests the idea of Yankee ingenuity. IT., brier is the favorite with Englishmen, who are probably the greatest pipe smokers in the world.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
TRY TO SPIRIT
 AWAY WITNESS
Bridgeport Men Attempt to En- tice Ferrara Girl Out of
 New Haven

New Haven, July 9.-An attempt to capture young girl almost in the heart of the city by an organization, which by it's method of operation has the appearance of being connected with the Black Hand, to stop her from testifying against the six men arr connection with the recent cutting af- fray at Warren and Wooster streets. was frustrated last night.
 The girl, who is indirectly and un- consciously the cause of the cutting affray, is Nunziata Ferrara. After Sal vatore Bricco, her stepfather, was stabbed at Warren and Wooster streets the girl went to live at F Olive street, pending the trial of the six men, who have been arrested in connection with the case. It seems that she has been watched closely by certain organization while the vari- ous arrests were being made.
 The Ferrara girl will be the most important witness of the trial and her testimony may result in the sentenc- ing of the six. She has been sub- poenaed by the police as a witness, and this fact, it appears, was known by the watchers. According to the girl, about six or eight men came to her stopping place from Bridgeport last
 
 to leave that place immediately. They did not want her to testify against the prisoners now being held.
 The girl refused emphatically, and the men left the house. A few of them remained about the place, how ever, and Nunziata determined to de- liver herself over to the police for protection. The police wagon was summoned and she was taken from the house to police headquarters, where she is being held as a witness.
 The men, who may be representa- tives of the Black Hand or some other organization of similar character, dis appeared and have not yet been traced by the police. It is known that they came from Bridgeport.
 The developments of the case show that there is something significant in the arrests at intervals of the six all legged by the detectives to be impli- cated in the cutting" It can not yet be definitely stated what there is back of the case, but the trial of the men next week promises to be in- teresting and may have startling de- ve1opments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
STATEMENT BY
 F. E. BEACH Main Street Merchant Tells Why He Sold Fire
 works Believes that Fire Marshal Had No Legal Right to Refuse Him License

To the Editor of the Farmer:
 Sir-Chief Mooney was quoted recent ly as insisting on my arrest. His complaint is that sold fireworks with out a license. That is true. The reason I had no license. however, was because Chief Mooney illegally refused it. I applied for a license and after several days delay Unreasonable on the chiefs part, and expensive on mine), he called at my store on July selling sparklers, and upon my answer ing that I was. he said he would not issue a license to me unless I stopped selling the sparklers. This I refused to do, demanded my license and ten dered the legal fee. Chief Mooney an- license and within an hour or so or dered all fireworks removed from my store forthwith. He knew I had hum dreds of dollars worth of fireworks on hand that would be practically a total loss if I complied with his arbitrary joy in being set forth in the press as a law-breaker. and the keen delight in being twitted by friends as a jail-bird is beginning to wear off
 The charter of our city gives to the Common Council. and not to the Fire MdrSQdl, lIl0 power to T0Suldle lIle sale of fireworks. This power has been exercised by the Common Coun- cil in it's ordinance passed May 4, 1908, which directs the Fire Marshal to is sue licenses for the sale of fireworks subject to certain conditions and re- strictions.
 The ordinance prohibits licenses in certain kinds of buildings and stores, (my store was not in the prohibited class). and also forbids the sale of cer- tain designated kinds of fireworks un- der pain of forfeiture of the license. The sparklers are not included among those whose sale is forbidden. I have read the ordinance and believe that the issuing of licenses was mandatory upon Chief Mooney; that he had no discretion in the matter; that he could not add to or subtract from the con- ditions and restrictions imposed by the ordinance. I have consulted counsel, who have advised me that my view of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
THEY SIT AND LOOK.
Women Who Watch For Celebrities In
 New York Restaurant.


 New York Restaurant. 'I always wonder" said a New York woman who lunches out a good deal "what satisfaction the women get out of life who flock to certain fashion able uptown restaurant at lunchtime just to see celebrities.
 ''They look as, if they cannot afford to be there, dnd the truth is they dc not apparently go there for food. ] have watched them ordering and noted what was brought them, and al most invariably it is some such thing as cafe parfait, or an ice of some kind or a cup of tea or of chocolate and g sandwich.
 ''They sit and look. The moment some stage celebrity comes in there is a craning of necks, and you hear excited whisperings, Oh, there's So-and-so! mentioning an actress or a matinee idol, and the neck craning keeps on until fresh subject for scrutiny comes in.
 "You can see this sort of thing every lunchtime at this restaurant. There is regular contingent of these rubber neckers, and they are not visitors from the far west, either. New York Sun
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Special Display

Special Display
 ,f sailor hats, lingerie hats veils land auto coats at E.. H. Dillon & Co.,, I1105 Main street.
 Don't Take Chances on Your Ice But insist upon having only the Hy- | gienic Ice of the Naugatuck Valley Ice Co., it's clean, clear and pure. If Eyou don't know by experience how de- lightful it is, hail green wagon to- day and have your ice box filled. Sunday Matinee Excursion. The regular Sunday matinee excur- .sion on the steamer Park City to Port Jefferson, N. r., will take place to- morrow The steamer leaves the wharf at the foot of Fairfield avenue .. at 80 o'clock, returning leaves Port Jefferson at 4:30 D. m., arriving in Bridgeport at 6 D. m For nice quiet afternoons recreation there is no tother trip from this city that com pares with the boat ride to the unique ] ship building town across the Sound. There is always a cooling breeze on the water and there is no better out ing for the family than this delightful sail Special round trip tickets at re- duced rates. Children under 12 years of age half fare.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
THE THEATRES
POLES

.It is to- laugh" seems to be Man .ager Polls motto for next week, he has selected as the coming offer ing of the Poli Players the scream Gloria" constructed for laughing pur- poses only.
 Originally presented at the Casino. New York, as a musical comedy, with Adele Ritchie featured in the name part, the piece scored the biggest laughing hit Broadway has seen in years. The book turned out to be so Overwhelmingly funny that the play was sent out on tour as a straight farce comedy and for two consecu- tive seasons on the road more than duplicated its New York success.
 1t is utterly impossible to describe in a brief space the. tremendously funny situations of this bright com edy, for they must be seen to be ap- preciated. One hundred and fifty laughs are guaranteed in 150 min utes, as from the rise to the fall Of the curtain the audience sees one side splitting situation after another. The entire strength of the PoH Players will appear in the cast and in no Iroduction this season are the favor ties so happily fitted with their re- spective parts
 Miss Fleming will be the Gloria Grant, and MT. Ince will appear as Jack James.
 At the Monday matinee the kitch- en cabinet which has been on exhibi- ton in the crockery department of the Rowland store all week will Be given to some lucky coupon holder.
 Between the acts Eileen Guerin and the singing ushers" will render the latest popular songs, illustrated, and the Electrograph will show some views that will, as usual, be up-to- date.
 Seats for the entire week are now on sale at the box office. Today and tonight, and all week, theatregoers will have an opportunity of witness ing this weeks great success, the hest production the Poli Players have yet given Paid in F'ull,'' the brilliant piece of playwriting by Eugene Wal ter. the most successful dramatist of the present day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
Camel Carria1es.

Camel carriages ar> not common conveyances ill most parts of India, but on the great trunk road leading to Delhi they are frequently to be seen. They are large. double story wagons, drawn sometimes by one, sometimes by two or even three camels, accord ing to their size. Iron bars which give them cagelike appearance were orig inally intended as a defense against robbers, and the carts were probably also used for the conveyance of pris- Oners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
Waiting For the Note.

An English churchman tells the fol- lowing:
 At one of our cathedrals the minor canon was i'll and could not sing. A suffragan bishop had a good voice and volunteered to sing the litany. Co., he said to the verger and tell the organ ist that l wilt sing the litany and ask him 10 give me the reciting note Please. sir said the verger to the orgaIist. the bishop 'as sent me to you to say he will sing the litany.' All right said the orsanist Seeing the -verger remain. ne said, You need not stay. Please. sir. the bishop asked inc to to ask you if you would give him a something-I didn't quite catch note.' You mean the reciting note. That's it, sir: that's it. Seeing the verger still remaining. he said, You need not stay To which the verger said. Please, sir, shall 1 take it to his lordship:'"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
DEMOCRATS TO PUT CONGRESSMAN TOSS
 AGAINST DRAPER
Almost Certain to Be Par tvs Candidate for Gov
 ernor In Bay State
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United PreSS.)
 Boston, July 9.-Eugene N. Foss, the free trader who recently showed the Republicans something in the 14th district, when he captured the seat of the late Congressman Lover ing by a startling majority, is today regarded here as almost certain to be the Democratic candidate against Governor Draper this fall. For some time Foss has been dallying about the bait held out for him. Today while still declaring he will not pro- mote any special interest in the party through opposing the candidacy of John H. Vahey he intimated a will ingness to jump into the breach.
 Vahey has twice been defeated for the governorship. Hacked onto Mr. Foss' practical consent to run, how ever, is an inspired statement that the Foss barrel will not have a hoop sprung into the fight. This blow, when it fell. for time dampened the ardor of the Foss boomers but today they are ''perking up'' and cherish the hope that when the bat tie comes there will be no lack of the necessary ammunition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
Children Cry
 FOR FLETcHER'S CA s o RIA
More Worlds Records Broken at Rheims In
 Bleriot Monoplanes
Special from United Press.)

Special from United Press.)
 Rheims, July 9.-Two more worlds records were broken early today at Bethany Plain where the men birds again swarmed through the air.
 Mamet, a Frenchman, carried two passengers in his Bleriot monoplane and flew o8 miles in an hour and 3S minutes. Next came Aubrun. an- other Frenchman, who with one pas senger flew in his Bleriot machine 54 miles in l hour and 22 minutes. Both of these flights were new rec ords and were particularly remark able Tn that they were accomplished by comparative novices with mono planes, which are supposed to be as strong as other types
 The atmospheric conditions today were perfect and the f1iers expected to break other records. The meeting will end tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
PREMIER DEFEATED BY LIBERALS IN HIS PLAN
 TO SIDETRACK REFORM
Special from United Press.)

NOpCCld1 1IOlIl fTGSS.)
 London, July 9.-Although no defi- nite announcement has been made it has become known on all sides today that Premier Asquith has failed to force the Liberal party into an agree ment with the conservatives for the indefinite shelving of the reform pro- gram for which the Liberals have been working for so long.
 The Premier's defeat is due to the Progressive Liberals who realized that if a bargain were definitely closed between the premier, and Arthur !. Balfour, former premier, and former leader of the Conservatives, it would be in shape to renew their progressive in shape to renew their progressive campaign. The Liberals were willing for a brief respite out of respect to the memory of the late King Ed ward but they have not seen the ne- cessity of continued recess.
 The fight for reforms in the House of Lords will probably be resumed at the autumn session of Parliament and by January it is predicted that another general election will be in order and on the definite issue of the Lords extermination Or the stripping them of all their privileges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
TURKISH TROOPS STILL
 AFTER GRECIAN RAIDERS.
(SpeciaI from United Press

(SptCIdI ITUIII OHlIod PreSS.
 Constantinople, July 9.-Fiye thou- sand Turkish troops are today on their way to Ellasona, on the Tlrkish-Gre- elan frontier to protect Turkish in- terests from the bands of Grecian raiders. The government gives the ostensible purpose of the movement as merely maneuver and denies any attack against the Greeks will be at tempted. The feeling between the two countries is so intense that it is feared that disturbances will break out before. the end of the summer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
Three Dead and Nine
 Injured In Trolley ( Crash on Railroad
Special from United Press )

Winnipeg, Man., July 9.-Three
 ,ersons are dead today and nine Others in the hospitals as the result of railroad crossing crash here last night. An Oak Park local crashed into a street car and trailer loaded with passengers. The fender of the locomotive struck the street cars at the coupling and both cars were wrecked.
 The dead: Mrs. Joe Lawrence, Tor onto; John Urquert, and Joel French, lthree years old son of Mrs. Laura French.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
Her Sad Eafa

"Wnat a beautiful little girl sne isv'
 "Yes, and, just think, she'll have to marry mere American unless her father chirks up and exhibits more ability as a f1nancier than he has ever shown thus far."-Chicago Record-Her aid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09

the law was correct. Whatever con- dltions or restrictions the Common Council may place upon the sale of fireworks I shall comply with I was not willing to allow the Fire Marshal to abridge my rights. by usurping the functions of the Common Council, nor was I willing to throw hundreds of dollars into the street because Chief Mooney arbitrarily and illegally refus- ed to do what the ordinance of the city commanded him to do.
 Yours truly,
 F. E. BEACH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-09
CASTORIA
 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought sis@sss,s sssss sss of &HAzzx
BARONESS DE LA ROCHE
 MAY RECOVER FROM
 /AEROPLANE INJURIES

Especial from United Press)
 Rheims, July 9.-Chances for the recovery of Baroness De La Roche, terribly injured yesterday in the fall or her aerOplane, were declared to be favorable today by Dr. Roussel The Baroness, whose legs and arms were broken and who suffered internal in- ]ur1es. rested well during the night and was much stronger today. The improvement in her condition cheer ed the small army of aviators who are daily breaking records over Beth any Plain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
ON THE BLEACHERs.

Talk about your armor plate nuts;
that guys surely got one"
Nix, kid; you're barking at the
wrong fellow. Why Comiskey's been
begging for him for two months, but
we couldn't see his money. That boy
a conner, he is
Watch him-they'll catch him OFF
second sures you're alive. Why, he's
moving like a pallbearer."
There he goes. He's on third Now
for a little hit
THE catcher loafed, or he never
would have made it. He's too slow
to flag a cold
DO you live in these parts, boz"
That's my business"
You don't look home talent 10 me.
just heard Davenport was to drop
out of the league"
Mot or your life, and we're going to
get some players that1l clean this
flock"
'Discovered!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02

accidentally and his stomach is in the
process of diGestinS. if the body be
kept warm. his whole stomach will be
digested and possibly. too. adjacent
organs. as liver. pancreas. etc. From
this il was argued that the principle
of life" kept the process from going
on in n living being. Subsequently.
however. this was proved To he untrue.
A living frog was put in an uncon-
scious condition and his leg inserted
through small hole in dog 5
stomach. the dog being alive and well.
IT was found that the frogs leg was
wholly digested i'm the process. al
though living So the last reason con-
ceivable was proved incapable of ex-
planning the phenomenon.
About the only conclusion left is that
the stomach does gradually actually
eat itself up. but thar il is being con
stantly rebuilt However. as this ex-
pertinent is hard TO perform and as no
results have so far been announced in
this direction. we are left in II state Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-02
DUSTY RIprNG ON RIvER.

You're liable to get an eye full of
dust riding on the Mississippi river
these days. The ferry boats are hav-
ing a tough time lodging the sand
bars, and there are said TO be trips
when the pilot has considerable diff
Guilty locating the landings because of
the dust storms that are encountered.
If the water continues falling at the
present rate, it may be necessary for
Commodore NJ. l.. Henderson, in order
to protect his franchise, to hoist his
boats on trucks and keep them moving
by horsepower between the two cities.
In lieu of such an awkward arrange
ment, he may ask permission of the
government to establish temporary
hack line. But just now the dust blows
from the bars are second in serious
ness to the low stage of the water.
There has always been considerable
dust picked up during the trips of the
ferries, but it has an entirely new ring
to the variety most plentiful at the
present; neither does it injure the eyes.
1t would not be surprising TO see a pc
tition before the next meeting of the
city council asking that the route of
the boats be sprinkled by the Tri-City
Railway car until such time as the old
Mississippi looSens up