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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17
COMMITTEES OF
COUNCIL NAMED
Appointments for the Year Are
Made by Mayor Nc
lCaskrin.
scHMID is AN INsURGENT
Declines Place Assigned Him-Lin-
coin Court Assessment OPP
posed.

Standing committees for the year
were appointed as follows at the
meeting of the city council last even
ing, by Mayor G. w. McCaskrin:
Claims = Simser, Cochran, Nc
NeaIy.
Finance - La Vanway, Prick, Holz-
hammer.
Health and Police-Thompson, La
Tanway, Holzhammer.
Fire and light-Frick, Simser,
Cochran.
License and markets-Naab, Leaf,
Huff
Ordinance-Schmid. Prick, La Van
way.
Parks-Leaf, Thompson, Naab.
Sewers-Huff, Leaf, McNealy.
stephens, Borst, Schmid.
Streets, alleys and grounds-Holz-
hammer, Naab, Stephens, Simser,
Thompson, Cochran. Borst.
Waterworks- Stephens,
Frick.
Bridges Borst, Schmfd. HUFF.
AS originally announced, Alderman
Schmid was on the claims commit
tee, but he requested to be with
drawn. The mayor consented to the
change, switching the Fifth ward rep
resentative to the printing committee
and changing Alderman McNealy
from the latter committee to the
claims committee. Alderman Schmid
seemingly was not overly pleased by
the new arrangement of the mayor,
remarking with a suggestion of ir-
ony: 81 do not care to serve on the
printing committee, either. There is
altogether too much work connected
with it, and 1 haven't the time to de-
vote to it." The printing committee
probably meets a few times in a
year Despite Alderman Schmid's
protest, the committee appointments
were approved by the council. AL
derman Schmid voted negatively.
Fire Alarm Proposals.
On a resolution introduced by AL
derman Frick, the council voted in
structions to the city clerk to adj
vertise for bids from the various fire
alarm apparatus companies on the in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

stallation of the proposed new Rock
Island system, and that the propos-
ais be accompanied by displays of
equipment to be furnished here in the
city hall for inspection by city Of
ficiaIs and the public. 1t is planned
to have the new fire alarm installed
during the summer. Already the
preliminary wiring is being done UNI
der the supervision of the city cleo
trician and the chief of the fire de-
partment.
Lincoln Court Assessment.
There is a judgment against the
city in the county court for $2,1S5.62
for street improvements in Lincoln
court addition, and there is a dispo-
sition among the aldermen to resist
payment on the grounds that the
owners OF the addition are under
stood to have agreed, when the plat
was adopted and the work ordered
by the board of local improvements,
to bear the entire cost. Alderman
Prick in this. connection, offered a
motion, which was adopted by the
council, instructing the board of To-
cal improvements to bring in an ex-
PLANTATION at the next meeting of the
council as to why the city should be
assessed.
Street Sprinkling Plans.
Aldermen Prick, McNealy and
Cochran were appointed by the may
or a committee to act with the Rock
Island Business Mems association in
visiting owners of property on the
So |. i'll, 10
association desires sprinkling, service
and secure signatures to contracts
agreeing to pay weekly or monthly
charge for such service. The con-
tract is to be prepared by the city
attorney. If enough contract signers
are obtained the council will feel JUS
titled in purchasing additional sprink-
Ter wagons to take care of those
streets in the fire district not sprink-
led by the Tri-City Railway company.
The city has decided to buy one wag-
on and team, these to be employed in
sprinkling before city property. The
clerk was instructed to ask for bids
on one wagon and one team.
Clerk to National Convention.
The council appropriated 500 to
pay the expenses of City Clerk NJ. T.
Rudgren in attending the clerks
and controllers national convention
in New York city, June Gil.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the Rock Island. Burlington and Mil
waukee roads to install, without fur
Their delay. crossing gates between
Forty-second and Forty-sixth streets,
as recently ordered by the council.
To select Fire station Site.
Aldermen Borst, Frick and Simser
were appointed a committee to Sc
lect a site for the proposed new fire
station in the southeastern part of
the city.
Aldermen Borst and La Vanway
complained of automobile scorching
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-17

the prospects Of a much larger appro-i
priation for this year, we can look for
ward to a great year In this DEPART
ment. The horses and equipment arei
In first class condition. and the city,
should congratulate itself In having
and retaining such a capable and eff
cient superintendent Of streets as We
now have.
No Apology for Shortage.
The final proposition that again am
constrained to comment upon is the
one essential matter OF finances, and
we, the present administration, have
no apology to make for the SHORTAGE
that the several departments have had
to contend with. It was purely due to
the previous years expenses that bur-
dened us to an amount OF $4,000,
which would have crippled the city in
it's entirety had II not been for the
several banks of the city granting US
loan of $50, 900 to carry on the work
The work that this present council
has done for this city during this year
in promoting the great undertaking Of
placing the Central Union Telephone
company's wires under ground is the
opening wedge to a modern city. What
other steps of like nature are able TO
be accomplished remains with you the
coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE w. McCASKRIN,
Mayor.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02
TELL ME.

Tell me, baby ere you forget,
OF the mystical land from which you
In dreams, sometimes I glimpse it yet,
Vague as the fen-fire's wavering
flame.
Did you come to us of your own free
WILL
The joys and sorrows of earth to
learn?
Or. torn from loved ones who miss you
still,
AS earthly hearts for their lost ones
yearn?
Your lips are sealed that you may not
teach,
But your eloquent eyes reveal far
more,
And question, plainly as spoken speech:
Don't you remember we've met be-
fOre?"
And the world -Old question, that look
will raise:
Is there portal, now yelled by sin,
Where, in endless cycles of life's dim
maze.
Our spirits forever pass out and in?
Dewey Austin Cobb in Overland
Monthly
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02
A SPRING REFLECTION.

On one of these bright mornings
we sit lazily in our bay window, look
out upon a pretty landscape, and
thank God for giving us the birds
AMI flowers. Then we are led into
an egotistical line Of meditation and
pat our own backs in selfish pride,
because the birds are singing to de-
light OUR ears and are hopping
about in the trees to amuse US, and
because the flowers are blooming to
please OUR eyes, and sending forth
their fragrance for OUR nasal en-
jOyment. 0 vain, cOnceited man!
You rob Nature for your comfort and
pleasure; you hew down the trees of
the forest to build a home; you
fleece the sheep to make a coat; you
butcher the COW to supply your. ia
BILE; you pluck the feathers from the
ostrich and stick them in your bon
nets. Indeed, you sacrifice the lives
of all plants and animals to continue
your existence, and imagine that the
whole universe is made for you
alone.
But yonder gay little bird, who is
cooking his head this way and that,
and piping out his ravishing notes,
has no IHOuSHI Oh you Whatever. ne
is wooing and has a rival. The COM
petition goes on with an occasional
bitter fight between the candidates,
till the heart Of the female bird
yields to one Of them and away they
fly to reproduce their kind.
And what are the brilliant flowers
for? See that "bumble-bee" dive
clumsily into the throat of the hol-
lyhock! He is after honey, but he
rubs mass of pollen off from the
anthers Of the stamens and carries it
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02
e e WOMAN'S PAGE Z {

Coat lengths vary a good bit,
though most Of them are below the
hip depth, and a number have novel
vest effects
Coat lengths are bit shorter, va
rying from 80 inches to the half
length, which is usually that of the
Russian blouse.
Ostrich feathers gain in popularity
as the season advances. The willow
is seen, but is not the favorite that
it was year ago.
Exceedingly effective are the one
piece evening coats of broadcloth
trimmed with Persian banding or a
border of effective metal embroidery
Frocks for summer made in shirt
waist and skirt style are exceedingly
popular and the materials used are
linen. silk or the usual summer fab
rics.-Mrs. Maud E. Cilley in Buff
falo Evening News.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02

away on his abdomen. Straight to
another flower he flies and bumps
against the stigma of the pistfl, los
ing some Of his load The most fra
grant and conspicuous blossoms are
visited oftenest, and so they are COM
peting with one another for the at
tenion Of the insect world, to OBJ
tain Decentralization, and thus con-
tinue their species.
What self-sufficiency and blindness
on our part to believe that all this
song, beauty, and perfume is for us!
All, theFeAis much in the worll be-
sides man!-Eudoru G. Kenney in
Truth Seeker.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02
By AGNES WATSON LEE and MAUD NEEDHAM
Let Us Begin at the Beginning

world have
anything about but hearts
- reach Anyhow
only
personally
into the of who about because
parenhes
high ideals duties responsibilities could
contributes
anknd)
"But" Samantha Allen would on
sphere rail e bonds shacke
yet had smallest the
cannot be said to have been satisfactorily solved?
S and
ourselves? Have trained
morally physically they will
amb
DESTROYS of being helpful?
the capital invested bringing the right
ing of laws
a
children
S a
privileges which belong
world, let's
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02
FASHIONS AND FADS.

y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y
There has been tendency to
raise the waist line trif1e, but it is
hard to tell if it will become general.
Buttons are not now used in great
numbers, and are always selected
with great care to guard against un-
due prominence.
Purses of Chantecler suede are
still further suggestive of Rostend S
play because of the rooster etched
into the leather.
Draped effects and overskirts in
some form are so marked a feature
of the gown of the day that their alb
sence is almost exceptional
Buckles made of tiny rosebuds,
forget-me-nots or other flowers are
among the Frenchiest of the spring
millinery accessories.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02
= : = = : = = = = = = =
HOME AND GARDEN HINTS.

Bringing up plants is very much
like bringing up children There are
folk who understand the matter in
stinctively-but not many. To en-
bark suddenly on a large garden en-
terprise; to begin with a wide va
riety of trees and shrubs AMI plants,
expecting them all to prospects
like adopting an entire orphan asy-
lum and then wondering why each
individual child doesn't do one credit.
Therefore for ones peace of mind
and for ones credit in the commune
ty, it is better, when making first
years garden, to- bid valor wait in
discretion and choose the strongest
and most easily grown plants, turn
ing resOlutely from extraordinary
novelties as from so many tempta-
tons of the Devil.
If Your Flowers Don't Grow They
May Be Too Near Trees.
Gardeners have a quite unneces-
sary panic if the bole of a tree is not
hidden by shrubbery, and if nothing
whatever is planted beneath, and yet
half of a trees beauty is in the out
line of stem and branches balanced
by the quiet stretch of greensward
beneath. If grass will not grow, the
trees when left to themselves will
usually provide a very cha ming car
pet of brown dead leaves and little
hardy ferns; but to attempt flower
beds underneath them is mistake
both trees and plants will be unhap-
Ply and the trees will do their best to
prevent you. Films will eat up every
thing within reach and send their
roots fifty feet if necessary. and to
pant such "heavy feeders" as roses
or dahlias near them is but to plant
disappointment for oneself But you
can plant lilies-of-the-valley and tuck
into the ground any quantity of
eariy-fowering bulbs which will
come up year after year in the grass
This is more satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
Plants i'm the Wrong Place.
Be sure to find out the situation
a plant likes before sowing the seed
or setting out the root 1t is useless
to expect sun-lOving plants to bloom
in the shade; they won't do it; but
there are many plants that not only
like, but require, partial shade, such
as tube-rose begonias, many varieties
of lilies, petunias, coreopsis. Califor-
MIA poppies. And mignonette has no
objection to it. If there are shady
places which must be planted, you
can always put in ferns or lilies-Of-
the-valley, monarda, German iris.
pansies, or me-nots.-Harper' s
Bazaar.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02

treat question with dl-d1gnlhed Shl-
lence.-The Sketch.
The Pedestrian lin 1911.
Chug!
Chug!
Gilligilling
Gilligilling!
The pedestrian paused at the in
tersection of two busy streets and
looked about
An automobile was rushing at him
from one direction, a motorcycle
from another, an autO-truck was
coming from behind, and a taxicab
was speedily approaching.
Zip-Zip! Zing-clug!
He looked up and saw directly
over him was runaway airship in
rapid descent. There was but one
chance. He was standing on a man
hole cover. Quickly Selling it he
lifted the lid and jumped into the
hole just in time to be run over by
a subway train. = Ladies' Home
Journal.
Brevity is the essence Of repartee,
just as it is the ''soul of wit" 1t is
interesting to recall that the word
'lacOnic" preserves the memory of
the most concise and pregnant retort
in history.
When Philip of Macedon threaten
ed: eff [ enter Laconia I will level
your city to the dust, the citizens
replied simply, eff. Pail Mall Ga
zette.
81 don't have no opinion of these
neW-fangled women's notions,'' said
Mr.. Hyde when his wife timidly eX-
pressed her desire to join the Wom-
ems Self Improvement Society,""
"But we learn so much there"
ventured Mrs. Hyde
Don't believe it," snapped Mr..
Hyde. women don't know much,
that's fact, but let EN- stick to their
domestic duties and learn them.
That's my opinion. Let 'em follow
st. Paul's njunction-stay at home
and ask their husbands if they want
to know anything"
'But, John
GIVE settled it, and that's enough,
Jane"
"But, John, that's what women
have been doing all this time. and
perhaps that's the reason they don't
know much"
And then Mr.. Hyde threw his boot
at the cat and boxed Freddy's ears
for grinning. -Pearson's
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-02
ALL IN FUN.

Dignity.
The Erect Gentleman-What 'sh'l
you say, OF man, if wife asks if you
been drinkin'?
Gentleman on the Dustbin-Shl
treat question with di-dignified shi-
lence.-The Sketch.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-19
EIGHTY ENGLISH
CONSTITUENCIES
First Innings for the County
Divisions in Today's
Contests

London, Jan. 19.-Eighty constitu-
encies returning eighty-one members
voted for members of the new parlia.
ment today, but few results will be
known before tomorrow. The county
divisions had their first innings, and
these seldom make their returns un.
til the day following the election.
OF the eighty-one seats contested
today. the Liberals hald fifty-two in
the last parliament, Unionists eigh.
teen. Laborites seven, and Irish Ma.
tionalist four. The Unionists, how
ever, expect to make big inroads upon
the counties captured by the Liberals
in the landslide of 1906.
The elections yesterday resulted ir
j. the return of the following:
Unionists twenty-one, Liberals nine.
teen, Laborites three, Nationalists one
Unionist gains twelve, Liberal gains
one.
The standing of the parties at tn,
\ conclusion of yesterdays polling wa.
as follows: Unionists 12O, Liberal,
ninety-eight, Laborites twenty.
T. P. O'Connor was reelected fol
the Scotland division of Liverpool b!
a majority of 2,167, an increase o.
500. The Rt. Hon. Col. J. E. B. Seely
under-secretary for the colonies, was
defeated by Col. R. G. w. Chaloner
Unionist for. the Abercrombie division
of Liverpool by 524.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-19
CHURCH SCORED
Does Not Take Proper Care Of Its
Old Preachers,

Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. 19.-"Many a
man makes better provision for an
old horse than is made by the church
for it's old Minister'S" fairly shouted
the Rev. ]. H. McIlvaine today before
a meeting of Episcopal laymen, to
which he had been invited. DR.. Nc
Ilvaine, because of his prominence in
the church, startled his hearers with
his statement, and it was recalled
that several months ago he rendered
his resignation with statement in
timating that minister's efforts were
not appreciated. but he was induced
to reconsider his resignation with q
substantial increase in salary.
DR.. McIlvaine described the manner
in which big corporations are caring
for their old employees. and said that
of the 100000 commandments in the
Episcopal church. the average COM
municant gives yearly about 9 or 10
cents to the support of old ministers.
He welcomed the coming Of the busi-
ness men into the church because
then the finances would be put on q
business basis.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-19
Hit Photographer

Kansas City, Jan. 19-John r. Walsh
the former Chicago financier on his
way to the federal priso nat Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, to serve his SEN
tence of five years for the misappli-
cation of the funds of the Chicago
National bank. arrived in Kansas City
this morning on belated train. The
aged banker had slept fairly we'll last
night and between trains he appeared
cheerful. Young Mr.. Walsh had pre-
ceded his father and was carrying a
heavy suit case. The son the moment
he caught sight of a photographer,
darted toward him. Swinging the suit
case with surprising force, the young
Chicagoan moved down the newspa-
per man, driving him and the picture
machine in a bunch against the side
of the Pullman sleeper. The photog-
rapher fell in heap and his camera
landed beneath the car half a dozen
feet away. The elder Walsh gave a
hurried glance at hi sson and then at
the Frustrated man, while the officers
and others in the party gave vent to a
hearty laugh. Only a few persons
knew of the arrival of the ex-bank-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-19
NEW COMET
First Discovered in South Africa and
Outshines Venus.

San Jose, CAL. Jan. 19.-Astrono.
mer R. G. Oitken of the Lick observa-
tory, today gave the following state
ment to the Associated Press:
",rhe comet discovered in South
Africa a day or two ago is brighter
than the planet Venus. It was seen
at the Lick observatory at noon to-
day with the naked eye. It was about
four degrees east of the sun and one
half of a degree north of it, and was
moving toward the northeast. In q
clear sky it would be brilliant OBJ
ject for the next few evenings and
should be looked for in the southwest
ern sky Immediately after sunset.
Daylight observations today BY
Astronomer Wright showed that the
spectrum of the comets nucleus is
continuous crossed by bright radium
lines extending into the coma"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-19
POLICE LIARS
Girl Striker, Called Brave Omcer
u Sissy.

New York. Jan. 19.-While three
hundred girl strikers gathered in and
about the court to learn the fate OF
their pretty companion Miss 1nez
Millholland, suffragette, would,be
Harvard coed and defender of the
striking shirtwaist operators. was ar
raigned in police court today. charged
among other things with refusing to
"disperse" after demonstration near
an east side factory last night.
AS spunky as ever Miss Millholland
stood before the magistrate and took
sharp issue with Police Captain
Henry. her accuser. He said that she
had been marshalling a crowd of girl
strikers and had refused to obey his
orders. She said this was not SO:
that she had merely been visiting the
strike district with Lieut.. Henry W.
Torney. U. s. A.. her escort, who was
also arrested They had done moth
ing to incite riot. Lieut.. Torney
corroborated her story.
After a rather animated eXamina-
ton, rather puzzled magistrate pa
rolled the prisoners until tomorrow
meantime taking the case under ad-
viSement,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-19
SUICIDE FINES
Court Will Fine Heavily Those Who
Fail.

Pittsburg. Jan. 19.-"1'm tired Of
all this suicide racket, and all pri-
soners that appear before me here
after charged with attempted suicide,
I'm going to fine them the limit"
said Police Magistrate Christian Saam
today after he had discharged young
girl who had taken carbolic acid and
recovered. Saam presides over that
section known as the suicide belt'
of the former city of Allegheny and
of late has had a number of these
cases.
He issued instructions to the police
and said:H
IF any one tries suicide and does
not go through with it they make
themselves liable to arrest on the
charge of disorderly conduct. In the
future all would-be suicides who do
not make good will be arrested. and
Ill do the rest"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-19
ASHLEY MEARS
On TRIAL FOR
SW|NOL|NG
Former North Dakota Banker
Before Federal Jury at
Fort Smith, Ark.
CONDUCTED 4 FICTITIOUS
Bank AND SECURED MONEY
Was Once Interested In Banks al
Fargo, Minot and Rugby in North
Dakota-Arkansas Bank Had Crack,
er Boxes for Filing Cases. 4?

Fort Smith, Ark. Jan. 19-Bemt with
the weight Of seventy-six years, e.
Ashle-' Mears Of Minneapolis, reput-
ed to be wealthy and said to be aI
member of prominent family Of that
city, was placed on trial in federal
court here today on three indictments,
charging him with using the mails1
to defraud.
Two years ago Mears located at
Vandervoort. Ark, and organized
what was known as the First Bank
of Vandervoort. AS soon as the in
corporation papers had been filed.
Mears opened the bank In one room
|of building occupied by lumber
company. 1t is charged that he con-
tracted for large amount Of house,
hold goods from companies at Kansas
City, Mo-, and Davenport, Ia, and ten
|dered bogus checks on his bank in
payment for the goods. The federal
officers today testified that the bank
fixtures consisted of one table,
chair and cracker boxes for filing
cases. One of the indictments against
Mears was reached today. He is al
so charged with representing that the
bank owned real estate at Vander-
WORT and that the statements were
bogus and were sent through the
mails. The Prosecution contends that
the bank was fictitious and swin-
die.
Mears owned a string OF banks in
North Dakota, the National Bank Of
North Dakota at Fargo, the First Ma
tional at Minot and a bank at Rug
by. He failed in Fargo in 1893. He
was also interested in sheep COM
pany and other ventures
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-19

sed with the idea that everything
that affects a company adversely af-
fects him in like manner. In con-
sidering laws that may be uniformally
adopted. personal, selfish desires and
ambitions must be eliminated. Only
such laws can be generally enacted
and retained rs tend to the improve
ment of the business as a whole and
any law that will have this effect
must receive the support of compan-
les. departments and policy holders.
Where laws are the same, interpreta-
tions may vary. il think can assure
you that the next convention of in
surance commissioners will take up
the matter Of uniform ruling and in
depreciation Of existing laws. Never
before have the departments worked
SO harmoniously together and the out
look is bright. for more complete and
more eective cooperation"