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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
A SAFE CONTRACT

You know your druggists name to
a contract makes you safe. We have
arranged with him to sign a binding
legal contract with you agreeing to
refund the money if ELECTRO
PODES fail to cure rheumatism in
any form, nervous headaches and all
nervous ailments, or to restore
good circulation of the blood or make
cold feet warm. Try pair. II they
cure they cost s1.o0 and not one
cent if they fail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
MOLINE

Addition to Blacksmith Shop
| Efficiency of the blacksmith shop at
the Deere & Mansur plant will be in
creased 25 per cent on the compile
ton of a $4,000 improvement. the
contract for which has just been let
to @. H. Jordan, local contractor. The
Improvement will be an addition to
the present blacksmith shop, to be
located between the old shop and
the steel storage building. Plans for
the addition were drawn by Architect
Whitsitt. Out side dimensions Of the
addition will be approximately
50x170 feet. There will be steel roof
trusses and a reinforced concrete
roof. A feature of the building will
be continuous sash at each side of
the monitor 156 feet long. The work
of constructing the new addition is
to be started at once.
WahIstrom Forging Ahead In East
Announcements received by friends
OF Victor e. Wahlstrom, former Mo-
liner, tell of the launching OF the
Gotham National bank In New York
city, which opened for bushes yes
terday with Mr.. Wahlstrom as CASH
ier The new banking institution is
Eighth avenue.
Arm Broken In ScufHe.-Earl Ster-
rett, 2111 Sixth avenue, 10-year-old
son of James ID. Sterrett, manager
of the B. H. Quick company, frac-
tured a bone of his left arm and dis
located his left elbow when a COM
panion fell on young Sterett while
the two were at play. The doctor who
attended says that the healing pro-
cess will be necessarily slow, owing
to the nature OF the fracture.
Unlucky little Jimmy Wright. son
of James Wright, Sixth avenue and
Fifteenth street, jumped 90 feet
from the half completed Eagles
building and broke a bone in hiv
right foot. The lad recently broke
one of his arms and not so very long
ago was bitten in the shoulder by a
horse.
Charles Hammerquist sustained Sc
rious bruises when he was thrown
from a motorcycle at Sixth avenue
and Fifteenth street. The breaking
of the front fork of the machine
caused the accident and Hammerquist
was lucky to escape without any
broken bones. The front wheel trav-
eled rs feet after separating from
the machine.
Rev. Mr.. Parr Moderator. - Rev. |
Leonard A. Parr of Geneseo was elect |
ed moderator for the 41st annual |
meeting of the Rock River Associa-
ton of Congregational churches, the |
sessions of which began in the Mo-
line First church yesterday. Rev
Frank Anderson of East Moline was
made temporary scribe Because Rev.
Mr.. Parr had the honor to be moder-
ator at the meeting last year, and as
he has been registrar of the associa-
ton, he did not seek the position
given him yesterday, but it was thrust |
On him by his friends, and a unani-
nous vote placed him in office. More
han a half dozen of the 10 churches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13

In the association answered ron call
this afternoon. The biggest delega-
ton Is from Geneseo. Rev. ). m.
Finch OF Atkinson conducted the de-
votional exercises In the afternoon.
Rev. Frank Anderson offered the
opening prayer. At 4 o'clock e. G.
Knapp, Sunday school lecturer for the
Chicago Theological seminary, gave
an address, Building Up the Sunday
School,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13

Made by a known scientific process
with contents shown on the bottle
The standard for 20 years. The lar
gest selling cough and cold medicine
in the world. because the best.
You need DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-H Honey
right now and you ought to keep a
bottle of it in your house always.
Children love the taste of II and 1t
can't hurt them.
Take little every time youssneeze,
shiver, Subtle" or feel full In the
head"
Look for our trade mark 1.-THE bell)
and Granny Metcalfe's picture on the
bottle. AT all druggists, IN 25c, soc
and 81 bottles. Made by co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
DAVENPORT

Cannon Hearing Continued. - At
Fairfield yesterday Attorneys M. v.
Cannon and A P. McGuirk entered a
plea of not guilty for John Cannon,
who lis accused OF the embezslement
OF $500. The case was continued un,
til the September term of court on
account of the serious Illness of At
torney Gannon's daughter in a Chi
cago hospital
Smart Reeiected.-In recognition of
his efficient and conscientious service
during the years that he has served
as superintendent OF schools. Frank
L. Smart was again elected to serve
by unanimous vote Of the school board
at the regular meeting Monday.
Missing Boy Believed Here.-Mor-
rell Mackenzie, aged is years, the
Muscatine lad who has been missing
for about a week, is thought to be in
Davenport, or to:have come here. He
was last seen at Fairport last Thurs
day night and is said to have left
there for Davenport, saying that he
was going to look for a job here. His
pdTSuCS duU tlTi0nuS In huSCk4JIuS dI0
much worried about him and are anxt
GUS to secure some information as to
his whereabouts The boy is slender
and his face IL freckled and he has
sandy hair. He was dressed in a new
grey suit rather light, with long
trousers and wore a grey bulldog cap
and black shoes.
Wins In Supreme Court. - In the
case of the Bottineau Land & Loan
company vs.. Henry Hintze the SUI
preme court yesterday handed down a
decision affirming the decision of the
lower court which means that Hintze
wins his case. The case was tried
twice in the district court and the
land company winning first, but Hint
re getting the decision on the second
trial. Hintze signed notes amounting
to several thousand dollars for land
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-13
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

ciety viii hold a 10 cent coffee Wed
nesday afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
L. H Snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cash johnson Of Wal
her Station left Thursday for Port
land, Ore, to make their future home
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donahue, who
recently buried their 4-year-old son,
have moved back to their former
home at Morris, III.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
THEsFATAL MISTAKE.
tBostoni Post.)

/: The killing Of men "by mistake for
deer" goes on in the Maine woods and
in other regions where the open sea.
son has been established. A good deal
OF venison has been brought out OF
these. preserves for the glory and the
delectation of hunters; but what does
that count as: against the sacrifice oil
human life?
1t is not impossible 10 regulate the
hunting privilege so as to confine it to
the slaughter OF game, to the exclu,
sion OF the killing of men. This can
be accomplished only by holding to
strict accountability those who. kill
men "by mistake for DEER 81 I
There: should be no possibility OF iex.
culpation on the ground of mistake.
The man with gun who is such a
fool. or who is so careless. askto
make mistake" Yshould be held to
full responsibility as II he had exer.
cised his intelligence and really shot
to kill the man. 1t may be, a calf or a
deer, or q child or a dog; he ought to
know. before he fires. II he fires and
Stays a man without knowing "by mis-.
take" he is peril, pestilence in the
field In which he disports himself.
II our New England game preserves
are to be maintained, the men who
shoot wild and kill by mistake" must
be made to face the penalty of their
error.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
RECRUITING sTATIQN
RECRUITING STATION OPENED
YESTERDAY AND THREE EN-.
vs. EIsTM ENTS FOLLOWED,

Old Glory had only been flung to
the breeze q fey; Jhoura Yesterday aft.
srnoon, aSsahs Acknowledgement that the
new U. s.. Army recruiting office had
been in the Carney building, Main
street, when fhfee young men OF this
Eoountys made application to join the
army and Immediately took the ply.
steal and mental examination andawill
very likely be favorably passed upon
as, soon eas the pers examined
fahd' theft past RECORDS looked INTO: z''
The new. station. Ii. in. charge==el
Corporal James NJ. Frisby, who has
been connected with a station at Par.
kersburg for the past several months.
He has been with ',the Army for the
past twelve yearsrand saw active ser.
! Vice during the Spanish.American war,
and is a competent officer. He, would
be pleased to meet any young men
who: are thinking of becoming soldiers
for your Uncle Samuel.
Corporal Frisby stated this morn.
ing that the Army is offering many
special inducements to men between
the age of IS and 81, for the pay has
been increased in the past year, the
rations are better and that the Off.
GERS are treating their subordinates
much kinder than they did in years
gone by, and everything is being
made more pleasant for the new re.
cruits. The Army is offering special
Inducements to musicians, pharma.
cists. electricians, bakers, BARRIERS,
blacksmiths, farriers, mechanics and
teamsters.lg $50. 81 af.z.l !
Corporal Frisby said that Fairmont
md Clarksburg are the best.recruit.
Ing stations in West Virginia and that
more good sound.bodied young men
can be had at these two places than In
any place in the State. Elklns is also
a good field and Huntington is not
bad, but Marion and Harrison coun.
|tieIseem to have larger number
of strong, healthy men who wish to
JOIN" the Army than IN any other sec.
| ton Of West Virginia. The local re.
cruiting station will be retained here
Just as long as there are new recruits
coming in.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
A5PUsLlc uTILiTIEs Commission

i
The action OF the State Board Of
Trade In endorsing the Public
Utilities Commission plan is signifI.
cant OF a growing sen timent In West
virginia; Some Very strong men,
such as Ex-Governor AssB, Fleming,
Hon JOHN J. CornwellS and Hon. Ran
dolph FStaluaker were conspicuous and
active In their opp osition, says the
Wheeling Iitellig A determin.
ed fight was made against the adop
ton of the Committees report, yet 1t
prevailed by IA decided majority. = The
members OF the State Board of Trade
represent IA large proportion OF the
solid business interests OF the State.
TheSSare not politicians; they are as
rule substantial business men, and
their vote indicates the trend OF con.
seryative thought on this question.
The lntelligencer believes that most
Of the opposition to the Public Utili.
ties Commission plan arises from I'm.
founded fear. The commission, II
created, could exercise no power that
does not already belong to the State.
1t could not extend by hairs
breadth. the legitimate control OF pub
lie utilities by the public. What. It
would do, will be to take from the
legislative the exercise OF a power
which the legislature often exercises
|unjustly, and lodge it in body OF men
who will have time to study questions,
hear evidence, and reach Just con.
clusiops. 5ItsWill be+a court to which
every shipper ,oyer.a railroad, and
every community may take. It's
grievances, and receive Justice, but
no more. 1t will be court in which
every, question arising between a rail.
road, g street scar line, ran electric
light, Telephone or water 7, company
and a customer may be freely adjust
ed with equal regards to the rights
Of bothss ss-. "a: y.5 -3fst.5
Manifestly. legislature i, with
thousands of other things to attend to,
cannot attend to many Of these Public
Utility complaints. and when 1t, does
try to remedy them. through legisla.
ton, 1t often makes serious mistakes.
Commissions of this character have
been found serviceatle In nearly every
other State in the Union, and West
Virginia is in no wise different from
her sister States.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17

manipulation was deliberate, as the
increase In prices WA JUST pnreas,
onable and uncalled for BY conditions
prevailing throughout the country.
The prices were fictitious at the TOP
notch because they were foEced there
arbitrarily by the Interests. A.
n. Developments will show that the
interests are after; some one. 1t may
be some Independent movement they
hope to drive from cover tsi
Secrerarys Wilson Said today. that
the announced reduction in prices was
abnormal. Hetsaid 1t was due To- Tie
fact that the drought Ia the cattle
raising country had Increased the cost
Of hay. The farmer with cattle on his
hands must pay $35 a ton for his hay
and rather than do this he was send.
Ing his cattle and sheep to market
This accounted for the sudden tumble
in prices, he said.
This tumble Is not at all normal
andEwlll not be permanent, /" declared
Secretary Wilson. .but a plentiful
corn crop and plenty Of grain will en-.
able the farmer to feed freely and we
should get a lower level of prices
Lower prices are certain to come, pro,
vided that some where between the
farmer and the consumer there is nc
combination or. agreement to keep
prices up"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
POSTMAsTERS
ARE APPOINTED FOR A NUMBER
OF PLACES IN WEST
.... VIRGINIA.

+ WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. IL
The following West; Virginia postmas'
tiers have been appointed:
At Gates Monroe county, Alice E.
Foster, vice T. H. shires, resigned.
At Green Spring, Hampshire coun,
ty, G, W. singhass, vice E. B. Wilson,
resigned.$ a.,
AT Valley Point Preston county.
Thomas P,.sWells, vice c. W. Miller
resigned.
AT Morfee, Chy COUNTY. Lewis G.
Belrne, vice H. Brooke; resigned.
Harvey Morgan has been appointed
mail carrier on Route No. / out Of
Leon. Mason county, in place OF VIII.
lam T. Barnett and James l.. Morgan
has been appointed substitute carrier.
James E. Pigott has been appoint.
ed rural mail carrier on Route No. 3,
out of Pennington, Marion county
in place OF Howard Burnett, and Ho..
mer DOTS has been appointed ,substi.
tute.
Mail service from Havana to Green.
view, in Boone county, has been re.
duced TO twice week. beginning De,
cember i.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
TATE BOARD o. TRADE AND

HNA SlSNF bStNs. ga =
The Board Of Trade IN it's session
JUST closed at Pafkersburg mapped
outSa list OF legislation that will take
up considerable time during the next
session of the legislature II all it's
recommendation are. to be placed be
fore. that body In the form Of bills.
This body represents the conservative
business interests of the. State and IL
non4partlsani being made up from the
leaders of both parties and any recon.
mendation going before the legisla.
ture from the State Board Of Trade
will carry considerable weight and
will most surely be given respectful
hearing. The preliminary discussion
of matters Of public Importance be-
fore they are recommended to the leg
islature is a mighty good thing espe-
cially when they are considered by
men Of brains and public experience
such as compose the Board of Trade.
The fault Of most legislatures lies in
the fact that Tom, Dick and Harry re.
CARELESS of real merits or constitution.
atty OF law rush the hopper full Of
bills and chock up the legislative
|chutes to such an extent that good
bill has trouble in sqileezipgsthrough.
TIE report of thesep9fHltteS orseg.
islataon, which was adopted, . com.
mends TO the legislature the matter
Of passing. wise ANTITRUST Jaw, the
proposed new code as,ptepared by fhe
municipal code commission was also
approved and the passage of a law. is
recommended to govern the operation
Of automobiles. A further recon-.
nendation of the committee OF q law
Ito regulate pipe lines transporting
natural gas was vigorously opposed
and ,wasslastlson the stRhle 0ther3legs
islatiye recon I endations were adopt.
ed one being IAN appropriation FOR an
agricultural college reported by the
committee. on agriculture, rast
The. report Of the committee on
good roads commencing, legislation
Tor working convict labor on the pub;
lie roads, uniform law for. automo.
biles, providing for the reciprocating
with other States, and that the tax
laws be amended to provide for levy
for an improved road fund were
adopted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
low PRICES ONLY TEMPORARY

The reports from all sections of the
country in regard to the drop Of price
4 In meats and other food stuffs is graft.
y flying news but when we learn through
an authentic authority such rs DR..
Harvtit W. Wiley, chief OF the bureau
8of.chemistry OF the Department OF Ag-
gTiculture, that the reduction Is only n
trick of the trade" OF the trusts and
that the benefit is only TO be TEN.
porary one. for the purpose of giving
the trusts firmer grip on the PEG.
I pie, the smile Of relief is driven back
to make room for the hungry frown
that has marred the countenance of
I the average citizen for several years.
Mr.. Wiley Is cotroborated in his state.
: ment to some extent by the opinion
of Secretary Wilson, statements from
J both of whom follow:
The interests which manipulated
I the prices upward said DR.. Wiley,
3sstemporarily have released their. hold
on our throats for the purpose Of get.
ting d fresh gtip. The speaJled sc.
ductlon ID meats Is ficiisi6ns. i 1ls
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
ATTRIBUTE oE RESPECT.

Hon. w. P. Hubbard at Parkersbure
paid fine tribute to Hon. Henry G.
Davis, the Grand Old Man" of West
Virginia In speech presenting to him
an umbrella given by the members OF
the State Board Of Trade on the oc.
casion of the celebration OF the eigh.
ty.seventh birthday Of the Randolph
county statesman and business man.
Henry G. Davis has been on of the
strongest :factorsaln the development
OF West Virginia, his. advice and coun.
sci are always sought in matters OF
business. and his charity and liberal.
ity are proverbial. The establishment
Of the Davis Childs Shelter at Charles.
ton is one. Of the most conspicuous
acts OF his charitable work Which
alone should endear him to the PEG.
pie Of West Virginia. T,51 =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

II mi I. llL!f ~ 4 ts!5 "a y W.
Did you read that: beautiful little
sketch about the busy author Who
asked Does baby pay for itself?e He
was trying to set on something great
and profitable when babySiapped at
his door. For a long time he grunted
! and groaned to himself about children
being q nuisance fandA a great trial.
Then baby said, q Tub my. papa!,,,
&hereupon ,iie let her in and, with
her httlegsoft. check against his face,
decided that a baby does pay for it.
sselfs II
BUT, D EsN'T BABY PAY BEST
OF ALL2 Z.
In iall your driving Of nails, or keep
ing of accounts, running Of the store,
4 or the Office, or the factory, or strug.
Cling TO get ahead in whatever your
vocation in life may be, do the grown
ups everSgive you one iota Of the con.
& idence shown in you by that blessed
baby at home?
In your sparkling Of your sweet.
3 heart, or in your association with your
wife, or in your rubbing up against
1.-THE world in general, did you ever pos
sess love half SO innocent and un-
selfish as baby's?
When you're down, when money in.
agestments have gone wrong. or the
daily grind has wrecked your nerves,
5whensl life seems all struggle, all work.
all worry, and the things possible to
secure hardly worth the lfe.consum.
ing effort what pays best Of all your
possessions? go
Why. you get home "all In" Even
the good wife's cheer often fails to
make you feel that you can come
back" You sit down to agonize over
the labors and failures of the day and
to hopelessly worry about the coming
Same old grind of tomorrow.
There comes the patter OF little slip,
I per heels, like big spring rain drops
J.. Il = . D..
ION a dusty country roadway. Some.
thing soft, cllnging, climbing, gets be-
tween your tired arms. A breath like
that from newly-mown hay sweeps
Z your face. The moist, sweet doors OF
an innocent child's soul eagerly press
your lips, and with 81 lub my papa, ;
\ heavens own sunlight lights up, bless.
4 esS all the waste. gloomy places in
your heart.
Confidence, innocent love, trust,
courage, discrimination to live right
are: the coin in which baby pays for
itself. It cannot be counterfelted.
;ST There is no other like 1t. 1t is Gods
own standard money.
DOES BABY PAY FOR ITSELF?
YES BABY PAYS BEST OF ALL!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17


Hon. John ]. Cornwcll, who in the
past has had so much to say with
reference to the oppression OF dear
peepul" by the corporations. is now
one of the strongest defenders that
the railroad interests have. Only a
short time ago he deplored the fate OF
the railroads through the columns Of
his paper because they were hedged
about by State laws on one hand and
by the National laws on the other.
In the recent meeting of the State
Board OF Trade he Joined with Ran
Stalnaker and others in opposing the
Public Service, Commission, but what
else could we expect Of railroad
president?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
ToLsToTs DISAPPEARANCE.
(New York Times.) l.

The seif.seclusion of Count Leo Toll.
stoi, in his old age, is pathetic but not
admirable. He has deserted his aged
wife, who has borne him 16 children,
put up with all his whims, and been
the faithful and aftectionate partner
Of the few joys he, has recognized in
his life and the multitude Of. sorrows,
SONS unavoidable, many OF his own
imagining or creation. that has bur.
dened it. She helped him in his llte,.
airy labors. rejoiced in all his t:.
umphs, shared equally IN all his dis.
appointments. A man who thus de.
sArts a woman Is not admirable, eren
though he may be seeking an idea.
Once Tolstoi was a notable artist In
the geld of letters, writer with clear
vision. remarkable powers of observa.
tion, a coherent style. Latterly he
has been obviously deranged.
Now, II the reports are true, he has
gone of to die in the wilderness like
a Wild animal. 1t is a tragic ending
of long. varied and strange career.
1t suggests anew that craving for no.
toriety. for doing Sensational" things
TO make the world cape, that has
seemed to possess Tolstoi in his la.
ter years. But nobody will be in.
clined to. treat the matter lightly. OBJ.
yious iests will be, avoided. 1t Is very
sad! 4; G VI. Il {.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17

The Democratic party seems to have
been prospecting under the Republican
rule in West Virginia since 1t is able
to put up a list of Democratic million.
aires for the United States Senate that
would make the Guggenheims jealous.
There's the Chiltons. William E. and
his big brother Joseph E.-Watson,
McGraw, Davis, and here It may be
necessary to specify Henry G.. and q
fellow by the name Of .Tierney, Of
Bluefeld, who owns a lot of coal and
has million or so laid up for q rainy
day. Are the rank and file proud OF
their Democratic plutocrats?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
+. OF p. WORK.

At the regular meeting of Mt. City
Lodge No. IS, K. OF p. on this
evening they will confer the third
rank. II there is one piece Of work
more than another in which the mem
bers Of this lodge take pride 1t is the
manner (which they can put on this
particular rank, Il members OF the
lodge and the order are earnestly Re.
.auesiedgttI Turn loat oltaHls ouraaIniI.