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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
MUST co DIRECT
Duty of Railroads to Route
Freight Shortest Way, Com
mission Rules.
REQUIRE NO INSTRUCTIONS
Mutual Agreements by Lines Favor
ing Each Other VIII Be Thereby
Abrogated.

Springfield, Ill, Feb. 24-The I'LL
nois railroad and warehouse commits
sion, in a decision just promulgated,
makes it the duty of railroads when
| accepting freight to so route it that it
will be carried at the lowest possible
cost to the shipper This the roads
are expected to do regardless of
whether they receive from the shipper
specific request for a short routing
The decision was given in the case
OF Bregman & Co. against the Chicago
q Northwestern railroad. which was
for collection OF excess freight charges.
Bregman & Co. billed a car of scrap
iron from Evanston to Kewanee and
1t was sent by way of Sterling, the
charge being $40 a ton. The ship
pers said they had directed 1t be sent
by way of Chicago and the Burlington
road, which would have made the rate
95 cents.
No Directions Given.
The railroad company insisted that
no directions as to routing were given
and it commended that, in the absence
of specific directors, it had a right to
send the iron over any route it saw
fit. Without discussing the truth of
the shippers statement, the commits
sion declares it is the duty of railroads
to route freight over tracks where the
combined rates are cheapest to ship
pers
The effect of the decision will be TO
abrogate mutual agreements by which
the railroads favor one another, and
force all shipments over the most d.
rect routes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24

New Zealand and the Americans from
Punta Arenas, on the southern ex-
tremity Of South America. The start
in each case will be made next sum-
mer. The seasons in the southern
hemisphere are, of course, the exact
reverse Of ours, Christmas occurring
in midsummer there and the 18th of
July in midwinter 1t is designed to
go into winter quarters in 1911 and
to make the actual polar dashes dur
ing the spring and summer Of 1911-12.
II successful the expeditions will then
start home early in 1912. 1t is bare
~ possible that news may be heard
of one or both ventures before either
reaches a cable station, as the British
intend to take wireless apparatus and
to establish wireless stations at their
two bases, which will be approximate
~ 500 miles apart. 1t is not impossi-
bic that these wireless stations could
be utilized for communication with
the outside world, although the dis
lance will be very great
Captain Robert Falson Scott, the
leader of the British expedition, was
born in 1868 and has been In the navy
Slice 1907. NE SeTNeO
becoming successfully lieutenant, COM
mander and captain, which last rank
he has held since 1904. His first ant
arctic expedition started in from Port
Lyttleton, New Zealand, which will
be the base Of the new venture. Near
the eightieth parallel high ice bar
rier was found, but a long shift was
made, a pass discovered, and an ap-
proach was pushed toward the pole,
which stopped a few hundred miles
short Of the record made by Lieuten-
ant Shackleton last year. 1t is not
without interest that Shackleton gain
ed his first antarctic experience as a
member Of this first Scott expedition.
1t is hardly probable that he will &C.
company the next one, as he rs now
busy writing a book, but either next
summer or later may lead an expedi-
ton of his own. He will shortly visit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24

and the bars Of a state or rederai
prison could possibly keep Barteu
from going"
Some OF the pictures OF Captain
Bartlett look almost human, but there
are others that have a positively terri
flying aspect. 1 recall one In partic-
ular In which he has a pipe In his
mouth chat would cause stampede or
polar bears. If he looked like that at
his Eskimo dog team it is no wonder
that the Peary party made quick time
to the pole The dogs would cover
thirty or forty miles a day merely to
get away.
The English-American race to the
south pole will be sporting event
that VIII stir the worlds blood. The
two expeditions viii start at opposite
sides of the pole at practically the
same time Captain Scott viii travers'.
the route already covered by Lieuteu-
ant Shackleton. The Peary party viii
go in from Weddell sea over q course
uncharted and unknown The English
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
RAILROAD NEWS

A. H. Hanson of Chicago, passenger
traffic manager of the Illinois Central
system, has been elected chairman of
the executive committee of the West
ern Passenger association. This COM
mittee represents "a of the most i'm
portant western railroads operating be-
tween Chicago and the Missouri river.
Before this committee come all ques-
tons of public rates and arrangements
of every kind and upon its recommend
atoms depends the success of every
thing in that line. Mr.. Hanson has
been with the Illinois Central railroad
Al years, and is one of the best known
railroad men in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
Bartlett Will Go.

Captain Robert A. Bartlett, who COM
manded the Roosevelt in its trip to
the arctic and went nearer the north
pole than any white man except Peary,
has already resigned a good job to
take his old station in the trip to the
other end of the world. Before he had
sent in his resignation his possible con-
nection with the antarctic expedition
was discussed with Commander Peary.
''Will Bartlett go?" somebody asked.
Peary paused In open mouthed as
constituent "Win Bartlett go?' he
repeated musingly, as If to make sure
that he had heard Alright. Bartlett
will go. Nothing but a ball and chain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24

say goodbye to your corns the very
nrst tlme you use TIZ You will never
Know you have a corn, bunion or cal
lous' or sWeaty. tired. swollen. aching
Feet any more. It's just wonderful the
way the pain vanishes Rub the corn
hammer II with your fist if you wish
no more pain after TIZ than IL there
mad never been blemish on your feet.
DoeSn That sound good to you ?
Doesn III Then read this:
"The cOrns ON either of my toes were
as large as the tablets you make to
cure them. Today there is sign of
corns ON either foot and no soreness.
It's IN up-tO-date Cs0dsends-Sam A.
Hoover. Progress, N. G.
Just use T1Z. It's not like anything
else for the purpose you ever heard or
Its the only foot remedy ever made
which acts on the principle of drawing
out all the poisonous exudations- which
cause sore feet Powders and other
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cleans them out and keeps them clean.
1t works right Off You will feel better
the very first time its used Use it
week and you can forget you ever had
sore feet There is nothing on earth
that can compare with it. TIZ is for
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or direct. II you wish. from Walter Luz
Their Dodge & Co., Dodge building, Chi
cRRN. ILL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
America, where he is to be signalIy
honored-
Why Shackleton Turned Back.

SAA6O14SNOA = ~ AC0 0dC0s
Lieutenant Shackleton's account of
the last days of his journey is thrill
ing, and as it describes conditions
which will be met by the two expedi-
lions now forming I subjoin a few ex-
tracts:
The blizzard had done its work how
ever. and we recognized that we had just
about reached our limit. We got up at
a. m. and at 4 a. m. were away for a
final march south. taking with US nothing
but food, Instruments and the queens
flag. with q bamboo rod for a staff.
Half running, half walking. we made
that last march, and at a m. in latitude
So degrees q minutes we hoisted the union
jack We could do no more, for to go
farther meant abandoning all hope of get
ting back to ouI depots.
The pole. though only ninety-seven geo
graphical miles away Gil statute miles,.
was impossible for us to attain. Before
US stretched the same white plain over
which we had travelled for many days.
Our powerful GoertE glasses showed no
signs of land, and we could safely as
sumo that the geographical south pole
was situated on this immense plateau, be-
and certainly the coolest and one Of the
most stormy parts of the world. We took
q photograph of the party. with the
queens nag blowing out in the icy wind
Inat cut US 70 Lne bone, tooh possession
of the plateau on behalf of his majesty
and Immediately began the march back to
our camp, our faces once more turned
north.
The leader of the American expedi-
ton will probably not be announced
for some time. The most likely men
for the post are Borup and Mcmillan,
both Of whom accompanied Peary in
his north pole dash. Whoever is in
command, Robert E. Peary VIII be the
actual head Under his guidance and
inspiration we have a right to hope
that, despite the handicaps against the
Americans, they viii win the race and
that the first flag raised at the south
pole. as at the north, win be the stars
and stripes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
KEEN RACE FOR THE SOUTH POLE
Each Expedition TO Start Next
Summer Practically at the
Same Time and From 0ppO-
site Sides of the Pole :: :: .:

platoons OF rear admirals, but only one
pole discoverer. Who knows the names
OF six Of our estimable rear admirals7
Yet who in the circle OF the nations
has not heard OF Peary? Some OF
these holders OF toy titles and gilt
shoulder straps get an inflated notion
of such things. In the big world Of
real men and women what do they
count for7 What have they to do with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
To Stop a Cough in a
Hurry.
Hurry.

With this recipe you can
make a pint of cough remedy at
home in five minutes. A few
doses usually conquer the most
obstinate cough. Simple as it
is, no better remedy can be
had at any price.
Put 2 n ounces OF Pinex ESQ
cents WORTH in a clean pint
bottle, and fill up with granu-
lated sugar syrup. made as fol-
lows: Take a pint of granulat-
ed sugar, add Il pint of warm
water and stir for two minutes.
Take a teaspoonful every one,
two or three hours. The taste
is very Observation-Disclosures take
it willingly. Splendid. too, for
colds, chest pains. whooping
cough. bronchitis, etc.
Granulated sugar makes the
best syrup. Pinex, as you prob
ably know, is the most valuable
concentrated compound of Nor
way white pine extract. None
of the weaker pine prepare
tions will take its place. II
your druggist hasn't the real
Pinex, he can easily get ii for
you.
Strained honey can be used
instead of the syrup, and makes
a very fine honey and pine tar
cough syrup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
SUIT FOLLOWS A SUICIDE
Widow Charges Saloons With Caus-
ing Death of Husband.

ing Death OF husband.
Springfield. ILL.,. Feb. 24.-Twenty-
four saloonkeepers and brewers of
Litchfield were made defendants in
a suit filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Harry
Whiteside of Hillsboro in the Mont
gomery county circuit court. She
sues for $4,000 in connection with
the death of her husband. William
A. Whiteside, who ended his life in
the county Jail at Hillsboro last Sep
TENDER. Mrs. Whiteside charges that
her husband went to Litchfield, be-
came intoxicated and returned to
Hillsboro and threatened to kill her.
She telephoned for the police, who
arrested the man and placed him in
jeil. The following morning he
hanged himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
Won,t Need > cruteh.

When Editor ]. P. Sossman of Cor
nelius, N. c., bruised his leg badly, it
started an ugly sore. Many salves and
ointments proved worthless. Then
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve healed it thor
oughly. Nothing is SO prompt and sure
for ulcers. boils. burns. bruises, cuts.
corns, sores. pimples, eczema or piles.
Is cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24

VILE south pole may as well come
in and be discovered. The
Americans and English are aft
er II, and when both branches
OF the Angio-Saxon race start out to
do thing there is nothing more to It.
As Captain Robert +. Scott. the leader
of the prospective British expedition,
expressed it, he viii stay two years If
he does not discover the pole in one,
VIII stay three years if he does not
discover It In two, and added, I'm fact,
we shall jolly well stop there till the
thing is done"
As for the American expedition, its
commanding spirit will be Robert E.
peary, even though he is not TO accom-
pany IL In person. 1t is Peary who
plans 1t, Peary who turned over to it
The $4,000 given him in New York,
Peary who donates it the use of the
Roosevelt and Peary's companions In
the discovery of the north pole who
will man the expedition. Since Peary
tried for the other end of the world for
twenty-three years, it is unnecessary
ito say that the exploring party organ
dzed by him and animated by his spirit
will also Jolly. we'll stop there till the
thing is done"
I There have been few finer exam
piles than that furnished by Command
Ter Peary in this entire affair. His cor
'respondence with Captain Scott to de
jtermine If an American expedition
would be acceptable to the British.
who through the Shackleton and other
Explorations had established a prior
claim in the antarctic field, revealed
the instincts of the sportsman and an
honorable regard for the feelings of
others. Peary's donation of his S1O,-
600 gift and Of the Roosevelt had a
ldramatic touch and exhibited unself-
lishness. This same unselfishnesS was
displayed by his voluntary relinquish-
ment of the honor of leading the ex-
Spedition.
Belated Recognition.
Those of US who criticised Mr.. Peary
FOR his attacks on DR.. Cook should now
he the more ready to render tribute to
the true discoverer Of the north pole.
While personally not for long deceived
by the Cook claims, I, like the majority
of other newspaper men who wrote on
the subject, regarded Peary's stric-
lures on his rival as ungenerouS and
In bad taste. Subsequent events have
to some extent justified him, or at least
have shown his provocation. When
one has worked twenty-three years for
a certain thing and at last has attain
ed it only to have some purveyor of
fiction beat him to the cable Office and
claim the laurels-well, who wouldn't
yell "Stop, thief?"
The last heard of DR.. Cook he was in
South America, but he was not looking
for the south pole He has doubtless
had enough of the polar proposition TO
last him the rest of his natural life.
The doctor seems to be yearning for
obscurfty. Why not let him have it?
1t is now Peary's turn. The house |
of representatives may not be willing |
to make him a rear admiral but why |
should that disturb him? There are |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

ABSTRACTS Of title prepared or con-
tinued TO date covering any real es-
tate in the county. Prompt and ac-
curate service at reasonable rates.
Rock Island Title g. Abstract Com
pany; J. ]. Ingram. president: w. j.
Sweeney, secretary; 200-203. second
floor. Peoples National bank build
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
MASSAGE.

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scientific body and facial massage.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24

! expedition win have motors, Siberian
/ ponies and dogs. The Americans will
depend ON dogs alone. While the RI
valry is to be entirely friendly, 1t will
nevertheless be keen and should arouse
| the sporting blood of the two nations
as not even the yacht races, the Der
bies, the tennis and polo matches and
other international contests have done.
1t is not at all impossible that the
betting fraternity will get into the
game and big stakes be placed on the
event Commander Peary suggests
that one exploring party might get to
the pole only twenty-four hours ahead
of the other, which would be a closer
race than that to the cable lines when
DR.. Cook broke out of the north only
a week ahead of himself. There viii
be no Cook finish to this affair. how
ever. The example of the Brooklyn
explorer Will prevent others from
claiming to have discovered any pole
whatsoever without sworn affidavtts.
diagrams and proofs that would con-
vince the now skepticaI University of
Copenhagen. 1t will be impossible,
however. for the discoverer of the
south pole to bring on his Eskimos"
for the reason that no human beings
live on the antarctic Continent
Pole on High Plateau.
The probability is that the south pole
IS on a plateau 10000 feet In eleva-
ton and that both exploring parties
will have an all land route. Shackle-
ton found land all the way in his
Journey and when he reached his far
thest south at Ill miles from the goal
said that powerful f1eldglasses reveal
ed a continuing plateau as far as he
could see. His elevation was then
about 10000 feet Because OF the aIti-
tude and for the reason that there is
no sea water to modify the tempera-
ture the area surrounding the south
pole is colder than that encountered
by arctic explorers. Mountains and
glaciers also make the going in the
antarctic difficult For all that, the
discovery of the south pole should be
less difficult than was that of the
northern end of the world. There are
no open leads and no drifting ice foes,
two Of the obstacles that have de-
feated so many arctic explorers In their
efforts to reach the north pole.
The route to be followed oy the
American party leading in from Wed
dell sea is also thought to be over
the land, though next to nothing is
actually known concerning 1t. A
coast line has been discovered, and
this is supposed to be the shore Of
the antarctic continent. 1t may, how
ever, be only a shell, with open sea
beyond it Again. It may lead to
high and practically inaccessible
ranges. This uncertainty as
to what the Americans may encounter
would put the odds In favor Of the
British, since they will follow for
most of the distance the course al
ready traversed by Lieutenant Shac-
kleton, just as Shackleton. in turn.
kept close to the track made by Cap
tain Scott in his first expedition of
1Q01-A
The EngIishmen viii 20 In from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
EDUCATIONAL.

VILLA DE CHANTAI-A home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters OF
the Visitation. Rudimentary and high
er branches and all polite accomplish
ments taught. Twentieth street and
Fifteenth avenue. Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24

the ages? So long as history lasts
Peary's fame will last What could
a rear admiraFs title add to him7
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24

Our wealth IS often a snare to our
selves and always a temptation to
others.-Cotton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
EXPRESS, STORAGE, BUS AND CAB.

THE CITY EXPRESS COMPANY-Cail
or phone Fred Nerming at the City
Express Company. POPS Fourth ave-
nue.. Old phone 1881. We pack and
haul all kinds Of express and baggage.
RELIABLE STORAGE-On FIRST floor;
also manufacturer OF awnings tents,
wagon covers. etc. Tents for rent b.
Roessler & Co. 209 Fifteenth street.
opposite the court house. Rock Island.
INDEPENDENT EXPRESS co. - For
good service call on the Independent
Express Company 5Oo twenty first
storage and all kinds OF express haul
ing. Also buying and selling second
hand goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
Contest Between England and
America That Is Expected to
Arouse the Sporting Blood of
the Whole World :: =: ::
By JAr1Es a. EpeHRroN.

WNHE south pole may as well come
in and be discovered. The
Americans and English are aft
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-30

England. You know Mcintosh offered
that Tor the bout. and now ne wants as
90 give him that, win. lose or draw.
Does he think we can grow money the
way we grow mustdcncs. Nay. nay,
Pauline
AS 1 said before. wen cut tho lSusI
any way DE sees tit ir rS will fight.
say. Moran and Nelson posed to-
Ectncr Monday night iu PittshurE art
or their shows, and YOU should have
heard them talk. 10 was the first time
they had met since the fight YOU know,
and 10 was really funny.
They were just like two kids. Bat
said He was going TO rest up and then
try himself out on couple Of Joes and
Dr. he saw that he could send them in
as well as hc used 90 he Intended goo
in- after Moran again and then Vol
CAST.
Popular fighters. those two. Queer
thing. they both showed in IittsburE
the same week and both broke the
records for their respective houses.
81 never saw the like Of 10 before
I'm going TO take Moran out 20 Chi
CaEo next week. and II WolEast Is
within 1000 miles OF the Windy city
I'm get him"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-30

1askctbaU schedules iu each division.
TIE school winning the tournament
VIII Toe Che state champion. The board
VIII also devise plan whereby pre-
urinary trials for the state track
meet can De held on TIE day preceding
tH" final events. This preliminary trial
DAY has been found necessary OWN z
to Che large and Increasing number OF
goutcstaufs. With tine trials held the
oaF preceding the meet can DO run
Off more adEaufagcuuSIy and better
records viii nn possible.
HiIfir rules were adopted with but Few
adopted. but not uniformly enforced
boo the past.
Tho tvrutv-ouc year ru1o barring an
athlete from competing iu high school
athletic who fs over twcutv-oue
N.ars OF age was revoked ON the
ground that There bad been but two
instances off Cd breach Of the rule on
record and these had not been acted
uu.
Tho scholarship reguiremcuts were
raised. making student Ineligible who
was not carrying satisfactorily fifteen
hours OF work and who had not passed
lu That amount the past semester.
The various districts met last night
60 elect their rrprc=cu fatiTC ON The
board OF control. but the list viii not
| Doc complete until the meeting today.
President Eeuuiou will preside If tho
meetings Of The board. although Dig
viii not have a vote except iu case of
"a deadlock.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-30


pes NToincs. Dec. 29.-'Ticklcd TO
death declared Frank Gotch. when
told that Curlcy, manager for iacken-
schmidt. had accepted the challenge IS
sued through Farmer Burns that Gotch
would meet any man that would put up
"a $4,000 side bet.
"I am ready to- meet the Russian
Lion ae they call him. and snow hliT
that ann ~tul world champion I
would prefer that the match be pure"
of in the nest three or four week.
After meeting him I will stay on cue
enough money. But don't think tneI,
i- enough money in the whole bunch OF
them Co cover the amount in the cnaA-
iyu-o issued by Farmer Burns.
a Tes MoiuCs citizen today autnof-
lied che Ues Noincs Capital 10 oftct
wrestling match pulled off in bes
Moiue~. The only stipulation lr NhaA
the match De held within six weeks
Woman In the Case.
Miss Gladys Oc-triCh OF Humpolul
fiaucer of Frank GotCh. was surprised
when she was told over the telephone
that Gotch and HacNenschmidt were
likely to meet ON the mat.
why Frank promised that ne Woeia
eve had "a. talk a short time ago; anu
Doe did not say he had changed bis
and viii YOU break the engagement
II hc returns to the mat.
Just q moments hesitation.
40. ] would not want 10 say lle :,
but ] cannot say definitely until T taliS
things over with him. Tie promised
mo-but then ! guess I'd better see
Frank