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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
SCHOOL DEBT IS
LIFTED BY BONDS
Issue Covering $4,000 Is Plac
ed With Central Trust &
Savings Bank.
RETIRED IN FIVE YEARS
New Humane Law Recently Enacted
by Legislature Long Observed
in Rock Island.

The February meeting of the
board of education was held last
evening in the office of the board at
the high school. The report of the
finance committee was made. 1t was
stated that the refunding bonds TO
cover the outstanding Indebtedness
of the district in the amount of S22,-
600 had been delivered to the Cen
trail Trust & Savings bank. These
bonds are to be paid in the follow
ing sums: $4,000 in two years;
$4,000 in three years; $4,000 in four
years and $1,000 in five years. An
interest rate of 4 y per cent Will be
carried.
The following amounts were re-
ceived by superintendent Hayden and
Principal Brown during the first sem
ester of the present school year:
Rental and sale of text books.
$4S4.17.
Tuition from nonresident pupils
attending high school, 1913.
Tuition from nonresident pupils
attending graded schools, s102.
Sale of supplies in the manual
training department, SS2.13.
A check for S1,O43.3O to cover the
above amounts was turned over to
the board.
Kindness TO Animals.
DR.. J. w. Stewart. as a committee
from the Rock Island County HUI
name society, called attention to the
law enacted in the last regular ses-
sion of the legislature, requiring tina!
T1r.Ttr =
the public schools intoxicating the
principles of kindness to animals and
courtesy and good moral character
among the pupils. This law requires
that five minutes each day or a total
of 80 minutes each week be devoted
to instruction along these lines anC
that the teachers and principals shall
oe-t;Fv that this statue has been com
piled with Any teacher who fails
to so instruct the pupils and repor
as the law prescribes, shall receive
only 95 per cent of the regular sal
airy.
In response to the recommended
tions of the humane society, Super
intendent Hayden reported that a
copy of this statute was received las
October and each teacher was given
copy with instructions that these
provisions be observed. The report
from the teachers show that instruc-
ton has been carefully given for a
good many years. The principles Of
moral living and humanity are laugh
by the use of stories both oral ant
written in the regular language work.
Some of the teachers also devote
certain period before the regula'
school work is taken up each day
in this matter. In several rooms The
elements of right character are writ
ten permanently upon the boards am
discussed as a regular part of the
school work: The local teachers are
therefore already complying with tho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
CRAFT REACHES
HIGHER COURT?
Judiciary of Nation and State
Corrupted by Money, Says
DR.. G. A. Blomgren.
ONE OF GREAT PROBLEMS
Remedy Lies in Activity of Churches,
Declares Speaker in Address
to College Students

DR.. G. A. Blomgren of Augustana
college spoke to the students during
the chapel exercises this morning on
Graft" He said that graft is per-
meating all branches of government.
national, state and municipal, and
that the corruption which it is caus-
ing IS rapidly becoming one of the
great problems of the day. He said
that there was proof that federal
judges were susceptible to graft and
that the state supreme courts have
accepted bIibes. He recalled the brib-
cry scandals laid bare in st Louis
at the time Governor Folk was the
public prosecutor Folk failed to re-
ceive aid from the high courts of the
state in prosecuting the cases he
brought to light and that fact caused
him to announce himself as candi-
date for the highest office in the
state.
Churches Have Remedy.
The speaker said that the remedy
for the graft lies in the churches.
When the church begins to take an
active part in politics, the CRATER
will have to go and the principles OF
justice such as are practiced by the
church will come into power instead
of graft and greed.
The speech was one of a serie
which DR.. Blomgren is giving to the
students for the purpose of empha
sizing the duties of the church in
every day life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
SALOONKEEPER VANISHES

Moline Police Are Searching for Rene
GeupSChrOver.
A search is being made by the DO
lice of Moline for Rene Geupschover
of East Moline, who departed Monday
for parts unknown after getting $3.50
under false pretenses. Rene conducts
a saloon at Second avenue between
Tenth and Eleventh streets in East
Moline, and Monday he secured $3.50
from a friend in Moline, and in return
he was to have given a share in his
saloon interests. He departed Mon
day night and has not been seen since
that time. The man who was f1eeced
refused to give his name to the po-
lice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
ALARM FOR GENERAL WOOD
Present Conditions Result OF Striking
Head Against Chandelier.

Baltimore. Feb. 9.-FrOm a source
whose reliability is unreasonable
comes the information that General
Woods health had become seriously
threatened by the injury to his hea,
which is said to have resulted from
an accident he sustained in Cuba
while governor general of the island.
Upon arising from his desk one day
he struck his head against chande
her so hard that his skull was injur-
ed Since then two operations have
been performed He was said to be
doing well today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Bible Conference On.

A bible conference under the aus
pieces of the Rock Island County Sun
day School association is in progress
this afternoon at the First Methodist
church on Nineteenth street. There
will be a session this evening. Three
state Sunday school workers are here
to talk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
INVITED TO A HANGING
Sheriff KittiIsen Gets Bid to Necktie
Party at BeIIeViIle.

Sheriff Edward Kittilsen is in re-
ceipt of an invitation from Sheriff
Charles P. Cashel of ST Clair county
to attend the hanging of Willis Clarke.
which is to take place Feb. IS Clarke
is the negro who shot Eugene D. Con-
dey, a street car conductor, crime
which so aroused the community that
state troops had to be called on to
prevent a race war. The execution
will take place at the county Jail at
Belleville. Sheriff Kittilsen has not yet
decided whether he will attend
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Court Ionic.

Lawyer-My client, your honor. has
confessed that he committed the bur.
glary. You viii admit this an eloquent
proof of my clients love of truth and
of his upright conscience. and. your
honor. man with such delicate coz
science should not be accused of hav.
ing broken into house to steal Never
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Chicken pie Sumner.

The daughters of the Covenant of
the First Methodist church will serve
a chicken pie supper in the church
dining room Friday evening, Feb IL.
at o'clock, price 35 cents. All are
cordially invited
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
OBITUARY..
Funeral of William stremm.

i~i a. VI "'''aHt 81 C''iiHSi'
The funeral of William Stremmel
was held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Emma Schenebricker, S35 Twen-
ty-flrst street. The services We're con-
Quoted by Rev. 1. o. Nothstein, pastor
of Grace English Lutheran church, and
burial was in Chippiannock cemetery.
Six grandsons of deceased acted as
pallbearers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
TAKE PRINCES FURNITURE
Creditors of Miguel, Welded to Anita
Stewart, Seize Effects.

Vienna, Feb. 9.-The creditors of
Prince Miguel of Braganza, who mar
ried Miss Anita Stewart of New York
at Dingwall. Scotland. last September
unable to obtain settlement of their
claims, have seized the furniture and
other effects in the princes residence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09

II troubled with indigestion. cons'i-
patton. no appetite or feel bilious. give
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab
lets a trial and you VIII be pleased
with the result. These tablets invis-
crate the stomach and liver and
strengthen the digestion. Sold by all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Young Mans Home Duty.

"a Young Mans Duty to His Home"
will be the subject of an address to be
delivered this evening by Rev. F. E.
Shut, pastor of Spencer Memorial
church, at the meeting of the High
School Character club of the Y. NJ.
c. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Iudne Rrannan I'll.

Judge William F. Branuan. leng on
the district bench IN Iowa. IS seriously
i'll at his home in Muscatlne. lie has
suffered commissions and his advanced
years render his case almost hopeless.
Il Is said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09

While it is often impossible to pre-
vent an accident, it is never fmpossi-
BILE to be prepared-it is not beyond
any ones purse. Invest 25 cents in
a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment and
you are prepared for sprains, bruises
and like injuries. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Lent Renins.

Ash Wednesday, the beginning of
the Lenten period, was observed with
services this morning in the Episco-
pal and Roman Catholic churches of
the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Monthly Attendnnre
monthly statistical re

At the close of the month there
were 1901 children belonL ng not
including rs pupils temporarily drop
ped from membership on account OF
sickness and other reasons.
The average number belonging was
3.245.775 and the average daily at
tendance 3.O922OO. The percentage
of attendance based on the number
belonging was 93.72S per cent.
There were 1913 pupils neither alb
sent nor tardy during the month;
there were 3,c71 Y days of absence,
and 129 cases of hardness. The per-
centage of punctuality which is based
on the total attendance for the month
was 1885 per cent
Eight cases of truancy were report
ed, all of which were looked up by
the truant officer and pupils returned
to school. The total number of days
attendance of all pupils was 61,S44
and the total number of days Of mem
bership Of all pupils was 64,9151A
Bills For Jnnunry.
Bills allowed by the board were as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
New DAUGHTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Schoup, COS Four
teenth avenue, today became the par
ents of a 1O-pound daughter The
little lady is their first-born.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
WANT MONEY BACK
Fourteenth Avenue Property
Owners Object to Donating
Rebate to Park Fund.
PROTESTS WITH CITY CLERK
Tri-City Railway Company Pays
$7OS.9O as Return for Laying
Additional Track.

Following the turning over to the
due the property owners along the
Elm street car line on Fourteenth
avenue in the Seventh ward, a num-
Der of objections to having the money
paid into the park board to be used
in equipping play grounds in the new
east end park have been registered
with the city clerk The money
amounting to $7OS.9O, was given t,
the city by the Tri-City Railway com.
pany on account of a new switch
track which was built at Thirty
eighth street and which lessened the
cost of the paving for the propert,
owners.
Written Consent Necessary
Written consent of every one of
the property owners who are entitled
to a part of the rebate is necessary
before the transfer to the park boarC
can be made. If this is not done il
will be in the power of the property
owners to come before the city clerk
at any time within the next 10 or >
years and demand their share of the
rebate
The affair is in a tangle and it
seems that it is up to the alderme~
and those who are favoring the do
nation of the money to the parI
board, to get out with a petition and
secure the consent of every single
one of those to whom the rebate be
longs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
WOMEN To PRISON
One Is Mary Roseberg, Whose
Children Were Taken From
Her at Christmas.
FOR DISoRDERLY CONDUCT
Found Intoxicated With Companion
in House on Twenty-secOnd
Street by Police.

Mary Roseberg. mother of the three
little ROseberg children, whose condi-
ton caused so much comment about
Christmas time on account Of the vi
ciOus environment in which their pa
ents maintained them. has come before
the police again. and this time as a
transgTessor against the law She and
a woman named Mary Doe tatleast that
is the name she gave at the police
station were raising a disturbance in
2 house on Twenty-second street Mon
day evening, when the police arrived
on the scene and hauled them to the
station. Magistrate c. j. Smith gave
them until last evening to sober up
and then arraigned them on a charge
of disorderly conduct. The evidence
against them was strong and they were
sent TO the county jail to spend 10
days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09
Children Being Cared For.

The three children of the Roseberg
woman are at present in the care of
Police Matron Dina Ramser. Two are
at Bethany Home and Miss Ramser
has the other one in a private home in
the city. Just where the father of the
children is no one seems to know but
as he. too is a ne'er-do-well, no at
tempt has been made to locate him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-09

requirements of this statute and ffc
principals of the schools are certi-
flying it upon each monthly report
sent to the superintendent Office.
Monthly Attendance.
The monthly statistical report
showing enrolment ana attendance
in the schools was filed ag foIlove.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31
GETTING READY For A BoL17

The Des Moines Capital serves no.
tice that if Iowa goes insurgent' it
will be the same as going democratic,
and striking a mother, home and
heaven" attitude predicts that the
grand old republican party" will be
split wide open resulting in a repub-
lican defeat at the polls. Joined to the
standpat assurances that Iowa will
elect five democratic congressmen en-,
Lafe's prediction is significant as In
dian sign" The tracks indicate an
attempt 10 line up bolt IN advance of
the nomination OF Garst, Byers and
Prouty especially and succeeding en-
dorsement of the Iowa senator's
1t will not work. Every man NOM
mated in Iowa this year Will be elected
whether progressive or standpat And
they will be progressive The Capital
never begins to counsel betrayal until
it is certain of the defeat Of its fac
ton.
LATE Young and his contemporaries.
Dave Brant and Frank Jackson, can
not lead bolt strong enough TO vitality
affect the result. The republican party
will not be split at the polls" 1t is
a far cry from the Perkins bolt to an
other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31
A CHEAP EXHIBITION.


In exploiting that frazzled bogie. free
trade with Canada, the Cedar Rapids
Republican shows the usual lack of IN
formation as to the real situation.
When it quotes kerosene and gasoline
prices per gallon at IS and so cents, 1t
is far in excess Of the Winnipeg mar
ket, in spite of the fact that the i'm
perial gallon universally used in Can
ada contains at least five quarts. And
as theer Is no tariff on these articles
what is there in the case, anyway?
Iowa papers trying to promote rigors
along the agricultural spine with this
free trade scare can easily learn. If they
do not understand already, that "all
the kings horses and all the kings
men" could not drag Canada into such
relationship with this country. Every
man from the United States who
moves over the line soon as he gets his
bearings is opposed to this policy be-
cause he knows what it means in prop
erty values and general conditions OF
prosperity to permit stronger nation
free entry with it's products. He knows
that the luckiest thing that ever hap
this country to establish close trade re-
lations when Canada was willing. and
that the policy that has forced our
manufacturers to invest many millions
over there and kept the cream OF Can
ada trade in Canada Is OF value fnesti-
mabel If this country ever establishes
free trade with Canada it will be when
the dominion is not looking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31
1HD BREWERS TESTIMONY,

Mr.. Andar, an Englishnlan of repute
who is employed by brewers in Ohio to
investigate saloon conditions which had
grown to threaten the enactment OF a
prohibitory law offers the following
significant evidence in an article in
Leslie's supporting the liquor traffic.
He tells of "a certain notorious concert
halT' Of which he personally gathered
the evidence required to prove the ut
ter disreputable character of the place"
This evidence was placed before the
mayor the chief of police and the coun-
~ prosecutor, with the demand that
the concert license of the hall be re-
voked. The mayor declined to act; the
chief OF police rudely told the brewers
to mind their own business, and pub
licly assailed them in the newspapers,
accusing them of insincerity; while the
county prosecutor declared that, with
all the evidence placed at his command,
it would be impossible to get jury to
convict the proprietor of the hall All
this in face Of the fact that the tntire
com munity knew of the disreputable
character Of the place, and every re-
spectacle citizen desired that it should
be closed.
Another case:
In another city, located in the center
of the state, where the conditions of
the retail liquor traffic had been de-
scribed 70 US as particularly disgrace
ftil, our bureau offered its assistance
to the mayor and the chief of police,
with the result that we were practically
ordered to leave the town. Two brew
cries were located there, and, private
~ assisted by the proprietor of one Of
them, our operatives started to gather
evidence. with the view Of instituting
proceedings against the most fragrant
Of the lawbreakeys. In the course Of
their investigations 1t became abund-
antly clear that both the mayor and the
chief of police collected large sums OF
money from the dfvekeeoers, in return
for which these men were held immune
from arrest for breaking the law.
The above is brewers evidence. 1t
indicates that mayors and chiefs of po-
lice who stand in with the disreputable
element are even more dangerous than
the saloon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31

lie. It has accepted its low price of
standard in amusement, education and
morals. In larger cities it has been
necessary to watch it closely against
direct immortality. In smaller cities
and towns the moving picture theaters
have been supplied with films which
make the wrong appeal to children
growing and grown up Suicide, rob-
berry, and theft have been favorite
subjects interspersed with the cheapest
melodrama and the coarsest butfoonry.
The moving picture show has been as
cheap as its price. In many cases 1t
has been nasty. Often it has been
clean without quality. Sometimes it
has been actually good.
The little pamphlet from the film
maker offers hope to the pubic ana
the picture show proprietors who have
been taking what the film manufactur-
ers have furnished The manufacturer
seems TO have arrived al the sane con-
ciusion that he must offer higher
grade of pictures if the picture show
is to keep out Of the list of undesir-
bles. 1t is a good thing all around.
The moving picture show has oppor-
tunity. II can take its choice, be a
common center for common people
an assistant 10 culture, education and
good government or go further down
the slide of public opinion.
The opportunity is great. The NOV
ing picture man should grasp it.
1t means profit for himself and stand
ing for his business.
And the manager of more preten-
tious rheaters should take notice. The
stage is being debauched and degraded
by indecency. There is no more excuse
for indecency on the stage than on the
picture screen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31
PICTURE SHOW REFORM.

One Of the leading manufacturers Of
moving pictures films mas gone 10 -. Tie
trouble and much expense to get out
and mail to the newspapers neat
illustrated booklet Of Helen Hunt
Jackson's pathetic novel, Ramona"
and announcing the production OF the
story in films by his company. 1t Is
beyond an advertising scheme. con-
fession and a promise. It silently
pleads guilty to a previous low stand
ard of output and inferentially pledges
the picture show to better things.
Inc moving picture picture chew has earned
little good reputation and deserved
much adverse criticism because it has
evaded it's responsible duty to the pub
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31
THE Il LODGES.
MASONIC NOTICES

Il MASONIC NOTICES.
xHall over 105-107 West Main.
~NVisitors always welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE. 10s. A. F. q
A. M. Work on second degree Friday.
June 8, at 1880 D. m.
R. w. Chamberlain, w. n.
H. S. Lawrence, Secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER No 80. r. A. N.
stated convocation. Monday evening.
June 20, s o'clock.
George H. Boggie, E. II. r.
I. s. Millard. Secretary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL. No.
20, r. & s. M.-Stated assembly Nom
day, June 20. s. p. m.
A. D. MEEKER. T. I. n.
/. T. FORBES. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR COMMANDERY, No.
so K. T., stated conclave Tuesday even-
ing, June 81. 1910, at o'clock sharp.
Fred Wallace. Recorder.
Fred NJ. Wilbur, e. G.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. Ne. 81, O. =.
S.-Regula- meeting Wednesday even-
ing, June Is, s. p. m.
Mrs. George Downing. W. II
Edna c. Fularton. Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31
USED TO MUD.

Cedar Rapids Republican,
The Ottumwa Courier says that the
water in the Des Moines river has
never been so low as it is this spring
and this spring the governments sur
veyors are busy looking up the posi-
bilities of navigation in that stream.
When the Des tMoines river is low it is
very low and the mud is very much in
evidence. The boys who were born
along that river, or close to it, used to
wade all over it's channel and that be-
fore they were very big. The writer
knows because he used to wade in that
muddy stream
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31
THORNE AND PALMER.
Nevada Representative.

Palmer has been on the board for
many years. is a man of marked force
and character and is one Of the most
influential "standpatters" in the state.
Thorne is a young lawyer. who has
made speciality Of transportation
matters. is a radical progressive" and
has the undoubted capacity to repre-
sent extreme views upon the commits
sion. Palmer and Thorne have moth
ing in common except that they come
from the same town: but on commits
sion of three they are well adapted to
secure both sides a hearing. 1t seems
foolish to go to the same town in the
most distant corner of the state for
two candidates for the same office
where two nominations are to be made;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31

but that in our judgment is the only
thing to do in this case. It IS further
more what it appears to be generally
expected the party as a whole will do.
The "standpatters" will stand by Pal
mer, and the "progressives," SO far as
we observe are all for Thorne, and the
opposition to either of them is likely
to be scattering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-31

lts any BCO0 C31I got UK1S
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
About year go my daughter got cake
of Cuticura Soap and one box Of Cuti-
cura Ointment and in one week from the
time began to use them my hands were
Ill healed up and they have not been
mite sore since. would not be with
\,ut the Cuticura Remedies.
They also cured bad sore on the
land of one OF my neighbours children,
nd they think very highly of the Cuti-
ura Remedies. John ". Hasty, So. Ell
ngham, n. H.. Mar. and Apr. IL, 'O9."