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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
PERSO NS IN THE NEWS

DR.. w. J. YOUNGER, who now practices den
tlstry in Paris. returned TO this city yesterday
with Mrs. Younger TO spend the summer with
their daughter. Maude Younger. the well
known charity worker. They took apartments
at the Palace.
HUGO v. Petersen, who has been working on
number of paintings OF scenes in India and
the orient. is up from his Del Monte studio
and is a guest at the st. Francis.
N. w. FLAISIG, one of the oldest commercial
travellers in the country. is at the Palace. His
home is in Upton. Miss. He handles needles.
NAT ELLERY, candidate for the republican
nomination for governor of California. is at
the Palace with Mrs Ellery.
AnJuTANr GENERAL ROBERT wANKowsK1
up from Los Angeles yesterday aud is
staying at the st. Francis.
GEORGE AvERILL, president Of the Coos Bay
traction company of Coos Bay, is at the Dale
A. A. FITZGERALD. a fruitman from stockton.
and Mrs. Fitzgerald are at the Belmont
F. SHERMAN, travelling man from New York.
and Mrs Sherman at the Colonial.
C. W. HARRISON. an optician from New York.
and Mrs. Harrison are at the Turpin.
N. ]. BARRY, merchant of Reno is among
the recent arrivals at the stewart.
j D. SHERWOOD. rancher of Los Molinos, Is
at the Palace with Mrs. Sherwood:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
STRATEGY

They sat in the shadows of the old
porch. Suddenly from the distance
came a series of mysterious squeaks
What on earth is that?" gasped the
mystified young man. Some one tun-
ing fddle?"
The beautiful girl smiled.
No she responded softly. that
noise is made by pas shoes as he
walks around the hallway"
DO you mean to say his shoes make
all that noise?"
Certainly. / sprinkled rosin on the
soles so they would squeak, and we
would know how far he was away.
Don't you think I'm little genius?'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
The Bull in
the Standpat
China Shop

special privileges supply sufficient explanation spirit
that the insurgents and progressve within the republican
party The moral of the country behind their
undertaking OF restoring the former popular
respect and
interesting corolary of the primary campaign
that the influential factor promoting nsugent victory
was showing made by Joe Cannon the stump The
ers sent him to Kansas their
advocate He stated his with fury and
desve rejected OF the people The the stand
aters will not bear reasonable reutes itself
Some realization of this condition makes itself felt among the
cooler heads abe tandpat faction who keeping an eve
Kansas and Joe Cannons futile So York Press
which stands Tor tatpoca cult makes these melancholy remarks
about the Kansas invasion:
In the of political developments speeches of Mr.
he on like
babbhng Nothing will
1acuon invite
to
out he reached of
himself and the product broadcast
cent between and the close
The decisive failure of unc political invasion in the way Of
shooting up Kansas the least likely convince him that
he ags superhuous the He suffers the same
plant the obstinate Mr. Balnger and useful to the
people he most dslkes His friends regard with terror but
they can't hold him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
WRONG TRAIL

First Professor of Chemistry-what
are you working at now?
Second Professor-Im trying to as
certain the cause of badness.
First Professor-Oh, stop it; you're
wasting your time. What, you ought
to be doing, is trying to ascertain the
cause of hair growth.-Chicag News
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

z. M. KNOWLES OF New York has apartments
at the Fairmont with his family. 1hey will
spend some time IN the west visiting the in
terestins places
W. G. CARMICHAEL of Chicago and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Hammitt OF Los Angeles, are
among the recent arrivals at the Manx
c. L. HUBBARD. banker of Los Angeles. and
Mrs. Hubbard are at the Turpin.
L. 2. LONG, railroadmaG Of Goldneld. is
registered at the stewart
r. L. JOHNS attorney Of Goldneld i. a
guest at the st. Francis.
D. H. sTEINMETz, lumberman Of sonora. IA
registered at the Palace
]. DE WITT oIEAaY. an attorney from STOCK
ton. is at the Stanford
CHARLES MAS. mining man Of ruolum,e
county. is at the Dale.
H. 3. LIND. mining man of Golddeld, is stay
ing at the Stewart.
T. F. RYAN. merchant Of seattle. is staring
at the ST Francis.
DIR. W. W. BECKETT Of Lo. Angeles !. ..,v
ing at the Palace.
A. DIsBREcHT, ranchcr Of Montague. Cal !.
at the Belmont.
JUDGE FRANK H. SHORT Of Fresno is .tsy,,-
at the Palace.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
TOTAL STILL SMELLING

oreigner-What was the total loss
Of life caused by your revolutionary
war?
Native American - Nobody knows.
We keep adding to 1t every fourth OF
July.-Chicago Tribune.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
A HAY FEVER WARNING

She wore a mummy garment that was
tight about the knees,
And when she caught horrid cold she
didn't dare to sneeze.
-Clsveland Plaindealer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
A FAST CAR

How is your new car going7''
Splendid. 1t was out of sight in less
than an hour after got it home"
"Thief?'
reditor."-Cleveland PlaindeaIer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

ornvemen How many settlers and how likely
the
salaries o Office holders?
The States, however unwllngly is compelled make the
admission that tax in the city do high rate but
the face OF this admission nothing said explain the VIGOROUSLY
dapldaed condition of the New Orleans and general
down the heel of the municipality perhaps guarded
reference yellow fever pdeics floods regarded
explanation.
1t does of these
constitute material boost for New Orleans as site for a
worlds fair
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with that which has object the making of competent
and practicable Oadwas farming communities B. F. Yoakum
president of the Louis Francisco railroad
his address National good Niagara
Falls last month gave instructive facts this subject
We quote
haul mile this than European
products United
10 approximately 25O0O0 tons The government shows the
haul miles This of Is mil
additional of $l35 for haul of
miles
Estimating that tohds OF the agricultural products of last
to
American farmers of @ roads had been the standard
European roads including their back haul of supplies
stations to the farms They would also have saved large in the
draugh stock
pushed enthusiastically few
VIII that the districts
The will
then flow the
welfare demands
life should keep with the comforts of city life.
1t significant fact that the Contra
Costa the largest for the bond
ar the investment might be supposed be chiefly
Of farmers but the townspeople keeny alive
benefits Contra Costa should try again.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
Look Out for
Deadly Ice
Cream Cone

made i'll large lots by factories manufacturers who
to blame and not the pedde who probably know nothing
about the ingredients that make wares shod he
the business of health authorities the
these poisonous ecepces and make them cnnav
under the pure food law Selling stuff with full knowledge that
will be used to poison children dirty vicious bsnes
The against the manufacturers adulteraed
IS not overstaed Serious and sometimes results are
as due to their dispatch Paterson t
these facts: - - s'ale'
Alter eating cone of ice bought pedder M
Kaviak,
seized with and hoso;tsi
they s
have unable the - so'e' Inc ponce
Ice cream that has been refrozen quite as dangerous The
he health authorities will be we'll advised keep close
the trade in the cheap grades of this commodity ~ -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

Sacramento analysis by the city chemist
showed the presence of aniline dyes in the
cones sold by peddlers on the streets in the
nelghborhood of the schools.
These cones that inc1ose tbe 10 -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

does New Orleans altogether harmonious
united the endeavor the the
Pacific exposition that city The New Orleans Daiu &C.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

moral issues
The fragrant dishonesty that character
lied the making of the tariff and the devotion
of the makers to the interests that fatten on
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
The Conflict
| of Ambitious
| HarbOrs

time denying equal treatment Santa Monica.
1t IS matter OF common knowledge the the sale
of beach lots be trusted the
California gemmed with abors enough ito float
the world and three of heseae terminal
rates why not the others Santa Monica San Pedro Wilmington
Redondo Long Beach, Newport bay and other
all have habors i'll the the
California Venice and Balona slough should be sighted
Now Santa Barbara which good claim
to terminal rank of these the
It's former ruling this subject Santa Barbara most
commodious habor in the world for includes of the Pacific
ocean, and nothing stands the its reaching China
except beds of ke which do
on Coming home there Halfmoon
to have been wholly neglected by the of this highly argu-
controversy that seems to turn the
ton, When is terminal not terminal, and why?
LREAD4 the exposure made by The Call the trade in
poisonous ice cream cones is attracting the
tLorit fsl
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at all simpifed by the order of the Southern
Pacific company consequent on, or at least
following, the commissions decree extending
to Long Beach and Redondo the same rate
privileges given to San Pedro and at the same
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

IOWA joins Kansas Nebraska at the head of
the line AS William Allen White distinguish
editor and writer OF Empo Kan put the between
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

HE prevailing confusion of terminal rates situation a.
complicated by the decision of the
= commission relative San Pedro
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not calculated TO win the favor of congress-
Here is a further quotation from the States:
legislature held contempt hireng of the
executive with no higher conception of duty than the
and the No legislature
anywhere that less acceptable
collective
of
the
o and the of
of which,
the
the o. of
millions of of capital
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angrily scores certain of its local contem-
poraries which represent Louisiana as "a cor
rupt and ring ridden state, in which the people
are enslaved and morality is at low ebb.'
and protests that such exposures at this time
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05

What Every Schoolboy and School
girl Should Know is the latest booklet
issued by the Union Pacific passenger
department. The pamphlet contains
hundreds of bits of useful information.
useful not only to the schoolgirl but
to adults. California and California
points of interest are featured in the
booklet to a large extent. many pic
lures of California resorts being shown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
Investigating Further.
PICKS FAVORITES
FOR LEGISLATURE
Anti-Saloon League Names Campbell
Abbey and Sloan in Thirty
third.

Springfield, Ill, Sept. 1.-(Spe-
ciaD-The anti-saloon league of Illi-
nois today issued list of the repub-
lican and democratic candidates for
nomination for the legislature whom
it recommends for nomination. No
recommendation is made in regard
to prohibitionists, as all prohibition
lists are supposed to be in favor of all
temperance legislation, and none in
regard to socialist candidates, who
have no opposition at the primaries.
The league says it has made these
selections. as far as possible, on the
recommendation of local committees
and friends.
The recommendations in the Thir-
ty-third district are as follows:
Senate-Frank A. Landee, repub-
lican.
House-Frank E. Abbey, republic
can, Thomas Campbell, republican,
James Sloan, democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
$4,000 IN RIVER
CONTRACTS Is LET
Bids for Mississippi Improvement:
opened at Office of Major
Keller.

Bids were opened this afternoon by
Major Charles Keller at the local gov
eminent river engineers Office carry
ing a total expenditure of $4,000 for
the improvement of the Mississippi by
building of dams and shore protec-
tions. The following are the lowest
bids:
From Clayton to Dubuque - Amount
to be expended, $4,000. Awarded to
Captain A. Kirchner of Fountain City,
Wis; rock, $1.53 per cubic yard;
brush, 81 cents per cubic yard.
From Rock Island to Burlington
Amount to be expended, $45, 900.
Awarded to Captain A. Kirchner, Foun-
tain City, Wis; rock, $1.53 per cubic
yard; brush, 81 cents per cubic yard.
From Keokuk to Embellishments
to be expended, $4,000. Awarded to
Captain A. " Fetter, Quincy, ILL.,;
rock, s1.65 per cubic yard; brush. 65
cents per cubic yard.
From GAINESVILLE to Illinois river
Amount to be expended, $4,000.
Awarded to Rust, Swift & Co., St.
Louis; rock, S1.55 per cubic yard;
brush, 60 cents per cubic yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
Personal Points

Will Drips, 1450 Fifteenth street, is
spending a week In Des Moines.
Miss Marie Barry of Iowa City is the
guest of Miss Berea Wheelan Of SIG
Twenty-fourth street.
Miss Mary Marsh of Reynolds is Wis
iting Misses Grace and Cora Graves,
1000 Eleventh avenue.
Miss Berea Wheelan. who has been
visiting at Bradford for the last two
weeks, returned home last night.
Miss Marguerite Hollmer, who has
been the guest of relatives in Rock
Island for the past month, left this
morning for her home in Burlington,
Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rieger re-
turned to their home in Racine, Wis,
after a months visit with friends in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Ellison left
for their home in Peoria after visiting
with friends in Rock Island for sew
eral days.
Mrs. George Ohge and daughters,
Anna and Katherine, 1899 Fourteenth
street, have returned after visit IN
Reynolds.
Misses Elizabeth Kessler and Hazel
Shurr have returned home after a
visit of a month in the lake region
of Minnesota.
Miss Hattie Lombard, who has been
the guest of friends in the city for the
past three weeks, left for her home in
Evanston, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Searle and fam
the summer on the Searle ranch near
Illinois City.
Misses Phoebe and Marjorie Brooks
have returned to their home at Kansas
City after visit Of several weeks with
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Drumming re-
turned TO their home in LaSaIle after
visiting relatives in Rock Island for
the past month.
Miss Eva Percy. 721 Twenty-ninth
street, has returned home after spend
ing a month visiting relatives in Gales
burg and Monmouth.
]. Barnes and daughter, Miss Marie,
of Bradford. H., are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Meehan,
929 Second avenue.
Miss Cora Wallace of Minneapolis
will arrive tomorrow morning for a
visit with Miss Florence McCandless,
903 Twenty-third street.
Miss Fancy Blakemore has departed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
BOYS CONFESS TO THEFTS
But Morris Lefstein Denies Purchas-
ing Stolen Property.

The cases of George Temple and
Ruben Swanberg, boys arrested Tues
day evening on charges of larceny,
have been continued until Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, and the defend
ants have put up bonds to insure their
appearance at that time. The boys
have confessed to the police that they
stole a considerable quantity of brass
including several carburetors of of
launches which were moored in the
slough in the east end of the city and
number of the brass faucets ara
other plumbing supplies which were
at house which is in the course of
construction on Forty-fiftiI street.
Morris Lefstein, dealer in junk, has
also been arrested charged with re-
ceiving the stolen property. The boys
claim they sold 1t to him, but he en-
phatically denies having received it.
His case is also to come up Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
DiarrhOed

1. WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY
BALSAM has been used in millions of
cases of diarrhoea, dysentery, chol-
era morbus and cholera infantum in
the past ga years without single
failure to cure where the simple di-
rections were followed.
2. WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY
BALSAM is the one well known diar-
rhoea mixture that does not depend
upon dangerous and habit forming
drugs.
8. WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY
RALSAM is the one diarrhoea mix
ture that does not constipate the
bowels. 1t leaves them in their reg
ular state.
4. WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY
BALSAM is delicious to the taste, and
can be used with safety for people
of all ages. Children love it.
5. WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY
BALSAM is recommended by doctors
and nurses. Every careful mother
keeps supply in the house for sud
den calls" 35c. or three bottles for
81. Everywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
PIN, FOUR MONTHS
IN THROAT, REMOVED
Fifteen Physicians Witness Operation
on 1.Year-OId Child
Today.

An operation was performed this
morning at the Moline city hospital
on the 1-year-oId daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Conard Donahue of Hamp-
ton, for the extraction of pin from
the 1arynx. The operation was per-
formed by DR.. ]. A. Rankin of Wa
tertown, and DR.. Louis Ostrom of
this city, assisted by DR.. R. H. Dart
of Rock Island. An X-ray was first
used and it showed that the pin was
bent and imbedded in the larynx In
performing the operation bronscho-
scope was used to remove the pin
from the tracheotomy.
The child swallowed the pin four
months ago. Fifteen physicians of
the three cities were called in to wit.
ness the operation performed on the
child this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
James Hayes, Drury.

James Hayes, Drury.
Mrs. John McEnary, 1914, Moline.
Joseph Dunlap, 1S45, Andalusia.
Mrs Harriet Zahn, 1888, Milan.
George Walker, Moline.
Benjamin Kimball, Rock Island.
Mrs. Brown, Moline.
Mrs. Martha Hunter, 1882, Moline.
Finley Heck, Moline.
Mrs. Abbie Blakemore, Moline.
Mrs. Catherine Sullivan, Rock Island,
Mrs. Eva Maddox, 1S41, Rock Island.
Rock Island County Old Settlers.
William Bender, 1856, Rock Island.
Spencer Wright, 1858, Rock Island.
Mrs. Mary Jackson, 1850, Moline.
Joshua Dillon, 1855, Coe township.
Mrs. Sarah Vance, 1S49, Milan.
A. w. Bronson, 1S49, Rock Island.
Mrs. Isabella Latin, 1s49, Milan.
William Gilmore, 1S49, Rock Island.
Luther Pearsall, 1S4S, Coe township.
Henry Simmons, 1S47, Rural.
Alfred Hall, 1S47, Rock Island.
]. T. Browning, 1852, Moline.
Mrs. Helen Mills, 1854, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01

for Oquawka, where she will join her
mother and sisters and spend several
weeks visiting relatives.
Edward Verbriest and H. Dhuster
and son, Amer, left today for Montreal
where they sail on the steamer Wttte-
had for Rotterdam for a visit.
Mrs. ]. c. Grifiths has departed for
her home in Canada after visiting with
her brother, J. L. Long, 1918 Fourth
avenue, for the past month.
]. G.. Huntoon and SONS, 914 Twen-
tieth street, who have been spending
the past month at various resorts in
Michigan, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. McTighe have re-
turned to their home in Mitchell, S.
D., after spending the past three weeks
visiting relatives in Rock Island.
Misses Genevieve and Sarella Her
rick returned home last night from a
months visit with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Davis, in Topeka,
Kan.
Rev. w. r. Wiley is In cambridge.
r. c. Smedley, secretary Of the Y.
NJ. c. A, left this morning for Peoria,
where he will spend several days on
business.
Mrs. H. L. Dooley, accompanied by
her daughter Delphia and Miss Edna
Carl, have returned from a months
outing at Mackinac island, Charlivoix,
Mich, and Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
HOLD A MEETING.
Members of Buffalo Prairie In
terurban Committee
Come to City.
DISCUSS OFFER TO BUILD
Expect to Get All Information They
Can Before Placing Matter Be
fore Business Men.

DR.. E. L. Marston, DR.. B. v. Mar
quis, and A. w. Elliott of Buffalo
Prairie, j. G. Britton of Ahdalusia
and NJ. ]. Murphy of this city, COM
prising the Buffalo Prairie interurban
committee, met in this city today to
further consider the proposition of
railroad contractor to build the
road desired, providing 100000
worth of bonds were purchased. At
the meeting Saturday night at Buff
falo Prairie there was not a full at
tendance, and the gentlemen came
here for a further conference.
The session was held at the Rock
Island house. Nothing relative to
the nature of backing the contractor
who made the offer to build was Civ
en- out. 1t was not even stated that
the members of the committee are
themselves fully satisfied on this SUBJ
ject Not all the members are salts
fed with proposition which agrees
to connect Rock Island and Buffalo
Prairie with an interurban, but fails
to indicate what route will be fol-
lowed.
Investigating Further.
However, the matter is being CIV
en- further investigation and the
members of the committee from out
of town will be ready to meet with
Rock Island business men here next
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
Observation-Disclosures.

Miss Sylvia Hightower of Rock Is
land and Eval Hendricks of Moline,
were married yesterday morning at
O'Clock at solemn high mass at Sa-
cred Heart church, Moline, the Rev.
Father Culemans officiating. There
was a large company of guests pres
ent for the ceremony.
Miss Iva Hightower, sister OF the
bride. attended her as bridesmaid,
and Mr.. Hendricks was attended by
his brother, Emil Hendricks, as best
man.
The bride wore gown OF dainty
white and a full bridal veil, and she
carried bride roses. The bridesmaid
was also gowned in white and wore
a white picture hat. She also car
ried an arm bouquet of white roses.
A wedding reception was held for
friends of the happy couple last night
at the home of the bride. 621 Forty
first street. and here the wedding
colors of green and white were in
evidence
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks expect to
make their home in Moline, though
the exact location has not ben de-
cided on. Both have many friends in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-01
EImsted-West.

Miss Elinor w. West, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell West, 1896
Twenty-first street, and Carl Elm
stedt of Cannon Ball, n. D., were
married last evening at 1880 at the
rectory of Trinity Episcopal church,
Rev. Granville H. Sherwood, the rec
tor, officiating. They were attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Trotten, the
latter a sister of the bride. Immedi-
ately following the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs Elmstedt left for Minneapolis
and after a 10 days stay there will
go to Cannon Ball, where they will
reside. The bride wore green and
white serge gown and her going
away dress was a tailored suit of
blue serge with hat to match. Mr..
Elmstedt was formerly of Moline,
graduating from the high school
there and later attending the school
of engineering at Ann Arbor. He is
superintendent of the Cannon Ball
ranch, being associated with his
brother in the work of conducting the
ranch. His bride is a graduate of
the local high school and has been
prominently identified with charity
work of this city, being a member of
the In His Name circle of Kings
Daughters, and also a member of the
Silver Cross circle, and will be great
ly missed by her many friends.