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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
.PHILLIES GET HOBLITZEL?
Reported That Another Trade With
Cincinnati Has Been Made.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 15.-Dick
Hoblitzel, the star first baseman of the
Cincinnati Reds, for whom so many
clubs have made fabulous offers. will
appear with the PhilIies next season.
according to Information received
here from a source that hardly may
be disputed. And in this connection
President Horace Fogel of the Phillies
is accused of really showing an atom
of baseball intelligence, apparently
the first since he has broken into the
magnate class.
In exchange for Hobltzel, accord
ing to information from the same
source. Mike Doolan. the lively short
stop of the Phillies is to go to the
Reds. Whether the trade is even or
has a monetary consideration cannot
be ascertained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15

be given before supper.
Thursday will complete the work
with regular sessions.
The Grand Encampment.
The grand encampment is composed
OF 200 lodges with a membership of
10000
The officers, who are as follows, will
have headquarters al the ST. Nicholas
hotel:
Grand patriarch-D. c. Stocking,
Rockford
Grand high priest - ]. B. Brown,
Galesburg.
Grand senior warden-E. NJ. Gustin,
Danville.
Grand scribe-Sam J. Baker, Olney.
Grand treasurer-Samuel Watson,
Champaign.
Grand junior warden-George B.
Roller, Canton.
Grand representative D. P. Smell
ling, Chicago.
Grand representatives.. E. Ma
kutchan. Princeton.
Grand sentinel - Norman Waltrip,
White Hall.
Grand outside sentinel - Samuel
Erickson, Chicago
Grand marshal-David ]. Dumser,
Elgin.
Chief of examiners-James J. Muir
ply, Ottawa.
Rebeknh Assembly.
The Rebekahs. the woman's auXil-
larry of the Odd Fellows, has a lodge
roll of 1928 in Illinois with $4,000
members. Mary P. Miller of Spring
field is secretary. The other officers
are:
President-Mae E. Crowell, Rock
ford.
Vice president-Dora L. North.
Farmer City.
Warden-Mary c. Weiser, Chi
cagO.
Treasurer - Emma F. Turner,
Cambridge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
GREEK DEMON AFTER
MATCH WITH VOSS
East Moline Wrestler Would Contest
for the Championship of the
Three Cities.

East Moline, Nov 14.-Sporting Edi-
tor Rock Island Argus-Dear sIr:. l
wish you would say in your valuable
paper that l challenge John Voss. the
heavyweight champion wrestler OF the
tri-cities, to a wrestling match, catch
as-Catch-can style, best TWO out o.
three falls. Police Gazette rules to
govern. I am willing to wrestle Voss
in Rock Island or East Moline for any
side bet he wants or any other way
If he wants any of my game he can
answer through the papers, or write TO
box 3O4, East Moline. I am yours truly,
George Nicholson Greek DemonD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
Free Remedy
Helps Children

Many Z mother has learned of way
Of avoiding sickness in her family, es-
pecialIy among the children, by the
use of free sample bottle of the ia
nous laxative, DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. This offer of the doctors to
send a free sample bottle has been re-
spOnded to by thousands OF women
n all parts of America.
This DR.. Ca1dwe1I's Syrup Pepsin is a
truly wonderful laxative and especially
adapted to the needs of babies and
cElIdren because it is pleasant to taste
and no child will refuse it. Then, it is
mild and never gripeS 1t is all that
1 child's remedy should be, though it is
L good laxative for the whole family
because it is effective at all ages. 1t
s simply not dynamic like salts, pills
and powerful cathartics, which should
aot be given to children anyway.
Nine times out Of ten when child
complains and you don't know exactly
laXattve-its bowles are constipated
syrup Pepsin will correct the trouble,
5o dI9 up the child ard soon 1t VIII be
quits have been secured with Syrup
Pepsin.
You can buy it of any druggist at
er being the family size, but you are
invited TO make a test of it first at the
loClGTS expense. SEND MIN your dO-
1ress today and he will send you free
sample bottle direct to your home.
Ihen when satisfied buy it of your fav-
)Tite druggist.
DR.. Caldwell does not feel that the
purchase of his remedy ends his obli-
.ation He has specialized in stomach.
liver and bowel diseases for over forty
|earS and will be pleased to give the
.auSr any advice on the subject free
II charge All are welcome to write
an Whether for the medical advice
= the free sample address him DR..
, Caldw.ll S4i Caldwell building,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
ARCADE BILLIARD
RACE GETS CLOSER
Toal Loses to Simon in Exciting
Match and Roantree Draws
Nearer to the Top.

VIII Toal, leader in the billiard
tournament at the Arcade, was defeat
ed last night by Hugo Simon, and as
a result the race for the top of the
percentage column became even closer
than before, as Charles Roantree now
has an excellent chance of tieing or
even passing Toal. Simon, whose rat
ing is 100, won from Toal CID by a
count of 100 to 70. 1t was one of the
best matches of the tournament. 81
mon secured a big lead at the start
and kept it until the game was well
along, at which time Toal gradually
began to overtake him. Simon went
out, however, before Toal had made
the four points which would have Civ
en- him the game and cinched the
championship Toal now has stand
ing of $50, with one game to play, and
Roantree has .715, with two games to
play.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
ILLINOIS BOOKINGS.

Nov. lG-Gay MasqUeTaders.
Nov. 1S-Ward & Vorkes.
Nov. 20-Great Northern Stock com
pany.
Nov 22-"Baby Mine"
Nov. 23-"Seven Days"
Nov. 24-'Alma. Wo Wonst Dup
Nov. 25-"The Lost Trail"
Nov. 26-"Uncle Toms Cabin
Nov. 2T-'Buster Brown"
Nov. 29-"St Elmo
Nov. 3o-Tri-City Dramatic club in
The WeaklinS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
SARAH MAKES KILLING.

Chicago. Nov. 15-Nme. Sarah Bern
hardt broke existing records for this
seasons gross taking during the two
weeks engagement at the Studebaker
theatre which was concluded Sunday
night The receipts for the period
We're $4,000, of which the French act
ress received so per cent, or some thing
over $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
PIN G-PONG SEMI-FINALS
Marcus BrOugh and Leo Stevens Com
test for Honors of Tourney.

In yesterdays play in the ping-pong
tournament at the Y. NJ. c. A, the
semi-finals of the contest, which was
started the first of the month, were
played and resulted in the elimination
from the contest of all but Marcus
Brough and Leo Stevens. These play
ers are matched to play the finals this
evening or tomorrow. There were 20
entries in the contests and much inter
est has been manifested in it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
CAPITAL INVADED
BY ODD FELLOWS
Three Thousand Men and Wo-
men Delegates Arrive in
Springfield.
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Membership in State of 100000 Rep.
resented at Gathering-Pro-
gram Prepared.

Springfield, Nov. Is. Especially -
Three thousand Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs are here for the grand
lodge meeting which opened yester-
day.
Every year Springfield entertains
the grand lodge of the Odd Fellows.
the Rebekah assembly and the grand
encampment, and every year it
learns how to do it just a little bet
ter.
Every year Peoria tries to win the
favor of the secret order but every
year the delegates decide to keep
this as their permanent meeting
place.
The 5000 delegates represent
100000 members in this state of the
three allied orders.
The proceedings and program will
be of unusually interesting and en-
pertaining character and much bus
mess of an important nature is
booked for the sessions.
The grand lodge of Illinois is
made up of 9S5 lodges throughout
tails close to 100000.
Who Officers Are.
f. R Sayler of this city is head
of the grand lodge as grand master
and John H. Skies is grand secre-
tary. Other officers are:
Deputy grand master-James Ew-
ing Davis, Chicago.
Grand warden-W. A. Hubbard
Carrollton.
Grand treasurer-T. B. Needles,
Nashville.
Grand representative-Ow Scott
Decatur.
Grand representative - w. NJ.
Groves. Petersburg.
Grand Observation-Disclosures p. Ha-
gen, Chicago.
Grand conductor-Walter H. Ben
nett, Quincy.
Grand guardian-R. I. Jessup,
field.
Grand herald. H. Byers, Hi
dalgo.
Grand chaplain - Rev. Samuel
Pearson. Warrensburg.
Chief Of examiners-Henry A
Stone. p. G.. NJ. Aurora.
Assistant chief of examiners-T.
II. Thompson, Kankakee.
\ school of examination was held
in secret work by Harry A. Stone.
chief of examiners, in the Odd Eel
lows building during the morning and
afternoon yesterday.
In the evening at the same place
the regular session of Springfield lodge
No. 465 was held.
This morning the committee on
credentials completed its work. In
the afternoon at $50 o'clock in the
hall of representatives at the state
house a special session of the grand
lodge will be held for the purpose of
comforting the grand lodge degree. In
the evening a regular session of the
grand lodge will be held.
Degree STAFF Work.
Another session will take up the
work of the grand lodge Wednesday
morning. while in the afternoon and
evening in the arsenal the degree staff
work will be given by the following
stats:
nitiatory-Columbia lodge No. 81 of
Peoria.
First degree-Friendship lodge No.
a of Rushville
Second degree-Manufact urers lodge
No. ass of Moline
Third degree - Celestial lodge No.
2S6 of Decatur.
The second and third degrees will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
GRAND. DAVENPORT.

Nov. 19-Maude Adams in What
Every Woman Knows"
Nov. 22-Charles FrOhman's The
Dollar Princess
Nov. 24.-GeOrge Evans Honey Boy
Ministries, with James ]. CoTbett.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15
Auto Driver Dies of Hurts.

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 15.-W H
Sharpe of Trenton, N. j., automobile
driver and owner, who was to drive
car No. l in the grand prize race
died yesterday of injuries received
during the practice on Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15

Lame back comes on suddenly ana
is extremely painful. 1t is caused by
rheumatism of the muscles. quick re-
lief is afforded by applying Chamber
Iain's Eminent. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-15

Of the best roles from the acting stand
point that she has ever had.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

Charles Guerney, of Red Cloud, Neb.,
sold $9,240 worth of cattle in one day.
He says he fattened a large herd OF
cattle on alfalfa, sold $500 worth of hay
and has 500 tons left.
Carl ]. Calvin, Lancaster who was
graduated from the University of Wis
consin department of civil engineering
in '06, has been made chief engineer
of the Consumers Iron Mining Co. of
Virginia.
A lad near Waverly, Mo, sold $3.50
worth of sheep, the product of one eve
lamb given him several years ago. He
the buck lambs, bought more ewes and
developed a large flock.
John Kurtz, a farmer in Colorado,
with a shotgun and two dogs stood off
100 men and teams of the railroad grad
ing outfit which attempted to go
through his crops without paying for
them He forced the railroad company
to settle.
The principal speaker at the recent
annual meeting of the Moorhead, Mimi
Commercial Club was President Hun
L
made a strong plea for the club to get
busy after cars to move the potato
crop. He said that no less than 1900
refrigerator cars would be needed to
move the crop from that vicinity. He
said upon the crop being sent East it
would mean S260,000 to be distributed
III the vicinity.
If the plans of William Burke,
wealthy resident of Witoka, Mimi, ma
terialize, La Crosse, Wis, may be the
terminal point for a new interurban
railroad, connecting the towns and vii
lagos of Southern Minnesota. which
are now practically without railroad
facilities.
An increase of cents a hundred
pounds on f1rst-class freight from New
York to Chicago by lake and rail has
been agreed upon. All lines are said
to have agreed to the raise except the
Grand Trunk Railway. It is said that
pressure is being brought to bear on
this line to induce it to join in the
measure
By the laying of the last rail Of the
Winona Interurban Corapany's line, at
a point near Akron. Ind, recently, an
uninterrupted trolley connection from
Lexington, KY, to Milwaukee, was
completed. The lines connect with and
run through Louisville, Indianapolis,
South Bend and Chicago.
The International Harvester Com
pany has devoted ninety acres of
land near Chicago to the use of tene-
ment jewellers. It will be divided into
little farms Of 35 by 100 feet and the
poor city jewellers viii be taught how
to raise vegetables. The plan is to be
worked out on practical and not theo-
retical lines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17
REPORT SHOWS PRICE JUMP.
Climb Since 1899 Indicated by Gov
eminent Experts.

Climb Since 1899 Indicated by Gov
eminent Experts.
That there has been a general in
crease in wholesale and retail prices
OF food between the years 1899 and
1908 is indicated by a report sent to
the Senate by the Department of Com
merce and Labor in response to reso-
luton introduced by Senator Craw-
ford of South Dakota calling for the
trend of prices. For purposes of COM
parison the prices in 1899 are used as
normal, and the percentages of in
creases were about as follows:
Bread-Wholesale, 25.1; retail, 40.
Butter-Wholesale, Elgin, EOS; cream
cry, extra, 27.5; dairy, 24.6; retail, 800.
no quality indicated.
Cheese-Wholesale, 269 retail, 20.3
COffee-Wholesale SO; retail, 5.
Eggs-New laid, wholesale, 39.S; retail,
Wheat four-Wholesale spring, 4S.6;
winter. 26.S; RETAIL 24.4 no quality in-
dictated.
Lard-Wholesale $685. retail, $50.
Beef-Wholesale, fresh, lis; salt, 41.9 ;
retail, fresh, 149; salt, 1915,
Dressed mutton-Wholesale, 21.4; re-
TAIL 26.S.
Bacon-Who1esa1e. 54.5; retail, 52.9.
Ham-Wholesale, 21.9; retail, 31.8.
Milk-Wholesale, 80; retail 1871.
Potatoes-Wholesal 100: retail. 25.5.
The report shows that prices on SUI
gar, tea, spices and soda crackers have
been slightly reduced
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17
rs BARRED FROM VATICAN.
Charles W. Fairbanks Fails to Visit
Pope After Delicate Intimation.


The visit to Rome Of Charles W.
Fairbanks, former Vice President of
the United States, brought about very
delicate situation, owing to the fact
that he wished to pay his respects TO
the King, the Pope and the American
Methodist church. By a tactfuI ar
rangement Mr. Fairbanks audience
with King Victor Emmanuel was fixed
for one day, and that with the Pope
for two days later, and when every
thing seemed satisfactorily planned,
the Vatican suddenly announced tina.
it would be impossible for His Holiness
TO receive the former Vice President
if he carried out his announced inten-
ton to speak in the American Meth
odist church there, because the Meth
odists had been active in PROSECUTING
among the Catholics
Negotiations were Immediately be-
gun with view to avoiding any IN
pleasantness, and a situation which
might give rise to misconceptions, and
in these negotiations prominent Vati-
can officials exerted every influence to
remove the difficulties which had so
Unexpectedly presented themselves to
Mr.. Fairbanks audience with the Pope.
But Mr.. Fairbanks finally declared
that, although he was animated by
strong desire to pay his respects to
the head of the Catholic church, whose
followers. had played such an impor-
tant part as good American citizens,
he could not withdraw from his prom
Use to deliver an address before the
American Methodist church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17
ELEVEN DIE IN MINE BLAST.
Gas Explodes in Pennsylvania Coal
Workings-11O Held Prisoners.

Gas ExpIodes in Pennsylvania Coal
Workings-11O Held Prisoners.
One American and ten Hungarians
furnished the death toll of gas ex-
plosion the other day in No. 2 slope OF
the Ernest mine Of the Jefferson and
CIearfeId Coal Company, FIVE miles
north of Indiana, Pa. The explosion
occurred in heading where twelve
workmen were located, and one of these,
Andrew Krazcer, escaped by crawling
a quarter of a mile on his stomach to
evade the noxious gases. His lnab1l-
ity to speak English prevented lucid
explanation of the cause of the explo-
sion. Some of the dead were found
near the entrance TO the heading, 9TH
ers lay along the track at short dis
tances from each other, almost at the
face of the coal. Two bodies nearest
the face were burned slightly about the
face and arms. The position Of the
bodies showed the men had made des-
perate efforts to crawl away from the
heading. One hundred and ten men
working in the same slope escaped
through other headings of the mine,
although they were held back for about
ten hours by the black damp until a
rescue party of twelve mine bosses
reached them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17

Government Report Shows Live
Stock Receipts of 1909 SMALL
est Since 1904.
GREATEST DECLINE IN HOGS
Last Years Aggregate Meat Ship
ments from Chicago Is the Low
est in Five Years.

One contributing cause to the high
price of meat, according to a report
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, is the fact that live stock re-
celpts for the year 1909 at seven lead
Ing interior markets of the United
States were the lowest since 1904. The
live stock receipts for the year 1909 in
these markets aggregated 39,545, 725
head. The receipts of hogs for the
last year fell off particularly. For each
Of the four years previous to 1909 the
hog receipts had been in excess of
100000 head, totaling more than
100000 in 1908, falling to 18,834,641
last year.
Cattle receipts for 1909 in these mar
kets, 9,189,312, while comparing favor
ably with those of the previous year,
fell below the totals for the three years
before 1908. Sheep fell below those in
1905 to 1907, but compared favorably
with 1908. Receipts of hogs at the
Chicago market for 1909 show a de-
crease of 1,627,074, as compared with
IhC SSdI ptlOIe, OE d Q0CIlu6 OF IL per
cent, receipts at Kansas City decreased
II per cent, receipts at Omaha II per
cent, at st. Joseph % per cent, while
the decline at ST. Louis was only
per cent.
While the total number of cattle re-
ceived at these seven principal mar
kets was larger than the year before,
the 1909 cattle receipts at Chicago, q
929,805 head, fell below the 100000
mark for the first time since 1902.
The annual aggregate shipments of
packing house products from Chicago,
2,151, 663,713 pounds, were below those
reported for any of the previous five
years, says the report. All the items
in the grand total with the exception
of picked beef and pork show large
declines, as compared with the figures
for the previous years.
The report also shows that grain re-
ceipts at fifteen of the principal mar
kets during 1909, 744, 1924, O68 bushels,
were lower than for any year since
1904.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17
THEODORE. JR., TO WE'D.
Oldest Son of Former President En-
gagged to Miss Eleanor Alexander.

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Oldest son
Of the former President Of the United
States, has won the hand of Miss Flea
nor Butler Alexander, daughter of Mrs.
Henry Addison Alexander of - West
Forty-seventh street, New York. Their
betrothal was announced by the mother
of the bride-to-be. The wedding, which
is to be celebrated on an elaborate
scale, will be deferred until the arrival
in America of the bridegroom's father
next June.
The announcement came as sur
prise to even the close friends of the
couple, for recently young Mr.. Roose-
welt has been attending strictly to busi-
ness and so he has had small opportun-
ity for those social excursions in which
he might meet the young lady.
Teddy Junior as his friends call
him, is slightly more than % years of
age. Since he was graduated from
Harvard in 1908, taking the four years
course in three and graduating with
high standing, he has been at work IN
the factories of the Hartford Carpet
Company at ThompsonvilIe, Conn, Just
outside the State capital. He has been
thorough and diligent in his work and
his trips to New York have been few
and far between.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17
Saturday,.
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Henry w. Taft, brother of the Presi-
dent, who is i'll of erysipelas in Los
Angeles, has been pronounced out of
all danger.
Nearly 1900 employees of the ma
chine shops of the Bethlehem, Pa.
steel works went on strike over a wase
controversy, and indications point to
complete tie-up of the shops.
Motion for new trial for Colonel
u. b. and Robin Cooper, convicted of
shaving former Senator E. w. Carmacl<.
is before the Tennessee Supreme Cou,T.
but a decision is not expected soon. as
the case is very voluminous
John Fitzpatrick, a negro, was cleo
trocuted in the Ohio penitentiary at
Columbus, for the murder of John
steele, a Steubenville druggist, last
March.
A gift of $4,000 for the erection of
an administration building and library
at the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
Troy, n. y, by the Pittsburg Alumni
Association, is announced
Four defendants in what is known
as the Routt County land-fraud case
were dismissed by Federal Judge Trei-
Der at Denver. They are Lewis NJ.
Rumsey, Charles H. Dodge. Charles
Haberback and Gus Haberback, all Of
st. Louis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17
NEW YORK.

Trade still maintains the quiet I'M
dertone previously noted, and not un.
usual, by the way, at this season of
the year, when buyers are gathering
at the leading markets in preparation
for the opening of the spring cam
paign.
Reports of buyers being numerous
but of buying being conservative come
largely from the leading northern and
central western markets. Fears of a
coal strike in the bituminous regions
have led to heavy buying by railroads
and manufacturers.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Feb. 10
were 249, as against 232 last week
211 in the like week of of 1909, 32e
in 1908, 204 in 1907 and 208 in 1906
Business failures in Canada for the
week numbered 80, which compares
with 80 last week and 20 for the same
week last year.-Bradstreet's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-17
ROBBERS HOLD UP TRAIN.
Three Men Commit Bold Robbery on
the Missouri Pacific.

Three Men Commit Bold Robbery on
the Missouri Pacific.
Three unidentified men held up and
robbed the passengers on an east
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train
five miles east of Pittsburg, Kan, the
other night. They were unmasked.
About S400 and a small amount of jew
elry was taken from the passengers.
The robbers boarded the train en-
the outskirts of Pittsburg. They took
seats in the chair car and rode quietly
along until the train was near Cornell,
Kan. There they leaped from their
seats, backed Conductor Clarity into
a corner and drawing reyolvers warn
ed him not to call for assistance. One
OF the robbers then covered the pas
sengers with two large revolvers. "Yoi.
will now prepare to give up your val
uables,' he said. MY partner here
will pass among you. Please 0e quiet"
The partner" thereupon) produced a
gunny sack and started on his collect
ing tour. From each passenger he
took everything of value Money.
watches, diamonds and rings all went
into the sack.