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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
Thinks It a Democratic Year.

When asked upon what his confidence
is based. Mr.. Lewis replied:
THE trend just now Is very much
against the republicans, and look for
this to be a democratic year everywhere.
expect that and the support or my many
friends in all parties. especially IN the
western counties of the district, TO pun
me through.
The impression that the republican ma
jority in this district is four thousand OF
near II is a mistake. Eighteen hundred -
the limit with full vote. and anticipate
no difflculty overcoming that IL the demo
Gratis go to the polls. as l fully expect
them to do this time.
There is said to be a strong probability
that Mr. Lewis hopes concerning the re-
suit of the primary election in this county
will be fully realized. The rank and ME
Of the party In all parts or the count.
feel II is said, that the game ngnt put
UP by the Allegany man two years So.
when he was beaten by Representative
Pearre by only five hundred votes. entl-
ties him to another try, ana II looks very
much as IL Montgomery county VII. VIZ 80
10 give him a second chance 10 80 70
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
Unable to Make Repairs.

None Of the towns in the vicinity of the
noon control, where the accident &C.
CURED. could supply the necessary mate
rial to make the repairs, and the driver
and factory representative on the car
thought best 70 withdraw. With the with
drawal OF these three cars the number OF
contestants in the tour is now reduced to
twenty-five, sixteen OF which have per-
feet scores.
The cars that have been penalized up 10
the time Of leaving here this morning
are: Warren-Detroit, No. 10. points;
Great Western. No. 10. 2 points; Moon,
No. 81 points; Brush. No: 13, )
points; Ford. No. 30. s points; Ohio. No.
u, 81 points: Interstate, No. %. Ill
points: Staver, Chicago. No. q, 242
points, and Crawford, No q, 867 points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
LEWIS EXPECTS TO WIN
CONFIDENT OF HIS ELECTION
IN SIXTH DISTRICT.
Believes It q Democratic Year, He
Tells His Friends at
Rockville.


ROCKVILLE. Nd, August "a 1910
David j. Lewis OF Cumberland spent
yesterday in Rockville in the interest OF
his candidacy for the democratic con-
gressional nomination in this discreet.
There were a large number OF persons
from all parts OF the county In town. IL
being Tuesday and the orphans court and
county commissioners In session, and he
made good use Of their presence TO urge
his claims. He put In q strenuous day
comforting with the party leaders over the
situation In the district and shaking
hands with the people generally. and last
evening left for Frederick fully convinced.
SO he said. that Montgomery county
would give him a handsome majority At
next Tuesdays primary election.
When questioned concerning his chances
for the nomination Mr.. Lewis said that no
considered that already settled and that
he is now directing his attention very
largely TO the election that comes on In
November. He would not discuss the
republican primary contest in the dis
trict any further than to say that the
withdrawal Of Representative Pearre was
not much OF q surprise TO him and that
he expected to win in November no mat
ter who the republicans name as MS op-
ponent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
THREE FAIL TO REPORT
CAR DISQUALIFIED, TWO DIS
ABLED, IN MUNSEY TOUR.
Contestants Leave Saratoga for
Binghamton This Morning, Com
pleting Eight-Day Tour.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SARATOGA, N. Y, August 4.-With
good weather and the prospect OF fine
roads for the remainder Of the trip, the
contestants in the Munsey historic tour
left here this morning for Binghamton,
N. Y. a distance OF about 1874 miles,
which will comprise the eighth days run.
Three cars did not report this morning
when Starter Newmeyer called the roll.
the Maxwell. No. 90. and the Glide being
disabled. and the Elmore disqualified. G.
A. Petty. the observer. stated to Referee
Ferguson that the Glide car had been
withdrawn from the contest owing to the
breaking of the crank shaft bearing and
the inability Of the crew to replace IT in
time to report at the starting place this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
For Lower Death Rate.

For Lower Death Rate.
Let every physician do his duty, and
each individual follow the instructions Of
the physician, and the death rate will
be reduced. and men win live longer"
was the declaration made by DR.. Marcus
F. Wheatland at the opening OF the Sec
ond days session OF the association this
morning In Howard University chapel
DR.. Charles H. Roberts of New York
spoke on Dentistry" which. he said,
had been one of the things neglected by
the common people. So many people In
this country fail to give proper attention
low such neglect, it was added.
"Incompatibiities. With Examples
was the theme discussed by Dr. Harry 8.
Pope Of Baltimore. Md. This was fol-
lowed by q paper by DR.. III. c. Schuriock
of this city. DR.. s. g. Thompson dis
DR.. Wilbur p. Thrilled, president Of
Howard University, extended q welcome
to the convention and invited the NOM
bers to make this city their permanent
Rev. /. Garland Penn Of the Epworth
League Society Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church delivered the practical adj
dress for the association.
THE problems before mankind. DR..
Penn said, land particularly as concerns
us as q race, were never DO exacting a.
now The status Of our race condition
is that we were never SO high in point
of progress and never so low.
I've should be continually putting our
goods in the window. We would do
more to aid the race and to give better
understanding OF our progress II our now
existing organizations kept their work
before the public"
DR.. Arthur s. Gray Of this city deliver
ed an address. He Is one OF the active
men in entertaining the convention. In
this work he Is assisted by his wife. Mrs.
Amanda v. Gray. Phi. G. She also spoke.
ed dental clinics during the session this
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
Response by DR.. Hunter.

DR.. ]. e. Hunter OF Lexington, KY, re-
sponded to the addresses Of welcome. and
told OF tho work being done by the negro
physician for his race, and his part in
the solution OF the race problem.
DIR. Brooks made a short address, and
an informal reception was held in the
lecture room Of the church, where re-
freshments were served.
DIR. A. NJ. Curtis. president OF the
presided at the smoker.
and at the opening made an address.
Robert Pelham. jr.. also made an ad-
dress. and many short talks were given
by local men and visitors.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
New Use for a
Tabby Cat.
=. r. =. y.

the proud poor of that does the work quite satisfactorily
could do it. Unlike who prefer do their hunting
MICE and occasional bird when the
has been left careess this aby thorough lover of outdoor
and said show in all the remarkable intelligence
According the chonicd English
and sleek ued baby providing of her meals for her
self setting pointing when she engaged her
although her fond and proud of
her that he that the absence meal of she has all
that the luxurious could for her daily repasts
Nothing whereabouts of
bird Noises of all fail distract her such
Rigid and ochng she waits the crack of the rifle before pounng
but slightly twcng her TAIL would
guess that she living animal.
trained
upaton poetry born
has been
bird that wounded and
brought the ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
An Uncomfortable
BedfelloW.

highly disagreeb feet softening the
skin rendering easily by torn The reader
ask how managed sleep the sloppy bosom of bog 1t quite
We hydropathic gratis. Our
of wood placed enough keep them of the mud
with hide hem formed beds
When the the hide Now this
comfortable COUCH indeed not luxurious
turning like and adapting the body the
how the bed One couldn't well if he rested his hip
bone o the of a conca pebble
did like when stormed he whining deter
He good friendly beast but rather
large bedfelow being big Newfoundland His long, thick
when odoferou The through the mud
cleanse him. choice his dirt So
when would force his would Maycha
shall bed
enough for me-
But he would listen He would the of the
leather his teeth tug letting few quarts of
AS the best of bad job would at last let him in.
Fifty times reused by sound he would plant his
eyes, anywhere with fury, dash off, dragging the
comforter with him. and then back ng and demand
taken in again. This sample of my nights.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
Photographing a
RhinOcerOS.
- r. -. -

Mdgdsine He and his stalking rhnos AL
though wind their favor they had extreme because
they stretch of ground utterly lacking
They crawling quietly possible when they suddenly discovered
-ndhtte hundred
farther the wind would him
would possibly hail by full
him and
did and hardly eshng the idea turned and cwed
his turned with
the teephoo lens took number of pictures long
this delighted the old boy ready for
his First of all he began his tracks dog
shifting ground him. Then, when he had made
his liking he finally laid himself down. Nothing could have been
satisfactory exercising caution moved forward until
within yards the huge sumberer
hearts break when stood
fully sudden dangerous charge Clark who
held the big rifle ready while trained the
friend For secondthey seemed like hours then
stood absolutely making sound although rembed with
still breathing peacefully al
beautifully child and utterly ovious of the
his Then when could endure the
longer called aloud to him, Come thereF
order promptly explicitly obeyed At the sound
like fash One look showed him where sood
petuant raised his waving TAIL andcdme!
To stand focus the lens him sounds If
directly in of
imagine part the feeling On the big brute bigger and bigger
grew ground dared
fear of losing focus; stood till it seemed as the
beast ready to step
through the and
all released the catch of the shutter and there had him
The click the shutter the signal for Clark do his AT the
friend headon But Clark fredaher
gladly shock the bullet the no aside He
that although he heered off abruptly he passed not
than dozen feet
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
Lovemaking Among
the Fowls.

interesting To considerable geese guneas and pigeons
homogeneous where flock each male will be
and faithful his With ducks turkeys and chickens this is not
The barnyad fowl the Mormon often having
twenty-five wives.
The gany of the gande truly object lesson He will ever be
allowing
sight for Should he be separated from his mate and placed with
another he will seldom accept the the old
where within hearing distance.
When the Matching the gander stations himself close
the standing for weeks leg and with half closed
The gosng breaks forth from the
this guardian defense walks both
feet
Pigeons when mated each other and share the labor
noticed
during incubation the hen will the O'Clock the after
till o'clock the and the she leaves the cock
bird will take her place. remaining his until time for the hen
Jointly build the after that work completed the
will be driving the hen the lay Pigeon indeed
uar. Fifty mated will live hamonousy together each
male attentive only its only helping the work. but
tectng his from HARM The odd cock the will
disturbance Desiring wife, this intruder will visit every
nest, but only be fought off in the most desperate
The woong of the pretty sight The cock holds his
head like loudly his
his tail that he himself Should Miss
for she will stand quietly BY giving encouragement
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07

LOVE itself seems to be part of all ma
ture In spite of the French stage ro-
nance of "Chantecler," it would seem
rather queer to many persons to expect
to find lovemaking existing among most
of the well-known fowls of this country,
and study of some of these is intense
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
True and Near True Anecdotes About Beasts Fishes

REGARDED merely as matter of sport,
hunting with a camera is incomparably
better than hunting solely to kill, al
though it may sometimes happen that,
in order to save his own life, the pho
tographer is forced to shoot. An in
stance of this sort happened to writer
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
Cat Mothers a
Young Duck.

ling The duckng arrived which time the nneepe black
had similarly colored kitten old
duckng it given the who instead of killing the spc
forthwith adopted it. sucking and cleaning exacty
offspring Duckng and kitten neparabe, and Gy keeps eao
guard both against prgh puppy living
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07

THE vast majority of men who go hunt
ing have trained dogs to accompany
them to point out where the game lies,
and when the bird is shot, to go and
fetch it for the huntsmen. There is one
hunter in this world, however, who has
no use for dog of this kind, because he
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07

A DOG may be mans best friend, but one
can have bit too much even of
friend. At least, such was the conclu-
sion Mansfield Parkyns came to while
travelling in Africa. He tells his expert
ence in Life in Abyssina" The whole
country was moistened by rains; in the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07

AN extraordinary perversion of nat
ural instinct has been seen at an inn
opposite Bladon churchyard, says a
Glasgow paper. 1t appears that hen
belonging to the innkeeper, which had
been given sitting of ten ducks eggs,
failed to hatch out more than one duck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Ohlweiler. 1906
Fifteenth street. have welcomed a new
son to their home.
gone to Spirit Lake, Iowa, where they
will make their home.
Mrs. F. c. Denkmann and Mrs. Louis
kohn left this morning for a visit of
several days in Chicago.
Mrs. Frank Pierson. who has been
visiting Mrs. G. H. Sheldon. left this
morning for her home at Niles, Mich.
Mrs. E. A. Wright of Minneapolis,
formerly of Davenport, is visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.
Streeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Peck, 1908 For
tieth street, and son. Fred, have re
turned home after spending the sum
mer in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sudlow of
Montana arrived last night from the
east and will visit for several months
at tne home of Mr.. Sudlows mother,
Mrs. Mary Sudlow.
Mrs. Catherine Finding and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Myers of Denver, Col. moth.
er and sister of the late Adolph Find
lin,, are the guests of Mrs Adolph S
Finding. They are here to attend the
marriage of Miss Mamie Finding to
Walter O'Malley, which takes place
next Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs r. c. Smedley arrived
home last night from Bloomington and
have taken up their residence at the
Harrington fats, Tenth avenue and
Twentieth street. Mr.. Smedley joined
Mrs. Smedley at Bloomington after he
had attended the convention of the
International Y. NJ. c. A. of North
which was in session at To-
TOntO last week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
Collins Member of Union.

Tri-City Typographical union No.
1O7, at its meeting last evening in
structed the secretary to notify the
newspapers TO correct an erroneous
statement, published in Davenport
presumably for political effect. that
Ed Collins, who is seeking reelection
as auditor of Scott county. is not
union man. Mr.. Collins is an old
time printer and newspaper writer,
and one of the first members of the
local typographical union. He still
is a member in good standing of that
organization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
Progressive Republicans
Are For Tavenner

Carthage. H., Nov. Editor Tie
Argus: There are about 600 pro-
Eressive republicans in Hanr"..
county, representing the highest $40
of American citizenship. 4 great
number of these will vote for CLYDE
n. Tavenncr for congress Nov. s, be-
cause they consider him as much
their candidate as do the democrats.
Mr. Tavonner aided and supported
La Toilette. Murdoch and other pre-
gressive republicans. as a newspaper
correspondent and as congressmi n
will work with them and progressive
democrats.
The trend Of events has given inc
voters Of the Fourteenth Illinois %
trict their opportunity. The people
are ripe for a change in the congress
sional program. vote for Tavcr-
ner is n vote for equal opportulity
and n square deal Yours truly.
!. G. DAVIDSON.
Editor Carthage Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
DEFENDED HIS SISTER
Charles Green Goes To Chicago To
Answer Assault Charge.

Charles Green Goes to Chicago To
Answer Assault Charge.
Charles Green was taken from Day-
export to Chicago Heights today by
an officer 10 stand trial on a charge OF
assaulting an Italian last May. Mrs.
KEELING. Green's sister. accompanied
him. and will testify in his behalf Ac-
cording 10 Green, shortly after the
marriage of his sister 10 KEELING. the
husband deserted. Green went to Chi
caEo and found his sister leading an
immoral life She was living with au
Italian. Green hit the Italian over
the head with a chair when the latter
resented the demands Of Green that
his sister go with him. Green and Mrs.
Keeling came 10 Davenport The Chi
cago Heights police located Green yes
tcrday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
TRADE AGREEMENT
SIGNIFICANT ONE
international Harvester and Moline
Plow Companies Have Come
Together.

\ move that is said to have consid-
cradle significance in implement trade
circles is contained in an announce
ment made today that the International
Harvester company and the Moline
Pillow company have entered into a
marketing agreement. For the pres
ent the International will handle the
Moline concerns line in Siberia, and
in return the Moline company is 70
handle the InternationaFs products in
Texas territory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03

LINE is UNDER WAY
Some Grading for New Interurban
Will BE Done Before Holt
days, 1t Is Said.

Sterling Standard: The officials of
the Sterling Moline Traction company
announce that a corps OF surveyors
will be started out tomorrow morning
for the purpose Of making a prelimin-
airy survey for the proposed electric
railroad between this city and Prince
ton. The surveyors will start at
Princeton and will work towards Ster-
ling. The survey Will be made from
Princeton 10 Kasheer, from Kasbeer to
Ohio. from Ohio to Walnut. from Wal
nut to Van Petten. from Van Petten to
Sterling
Officials of the company announce
that the business Interests of the
above named towns have pledged
themselves to sell many thousands of
dollars worth OF bonds. 1t is expect
ed that the preliminary survey will
take about three weeks, after which
it will require about a month of of
fee work.
Officials of the company are work
ing on the right of way between this
city and Moline, with the exceptions
of that part of the right Of way be
tween Sterling and Prophctstown.
The company is undecided which side
of the river it will take between here
and PrOphetstcwn, and the right Of
way matter between these points VIII
not be taken up until later.
Residents on the south side OF the
river are urging the company to take
the Bluff read instead of the PToph-
etstown road, if the company decide
to build on the south side. This
would mean that the line would he so
changed that ii would pass within
mile or so of Tampico.
There is a business-like air mani
fest in this company. and they are do
ing much more that the old Rock Riv-
err Traction company, which first took
I'D the project This company has
maintained corps of engineers here
for the past three months, as we'll as
an office force. and force of right of
way men. There is an indication that
this company mean business. when
compared to the old Rock River Trac-
ton company. This company has done
a lot of preliminary work and has ex-
pended a considerable sum of money.
Officials of the company expect to
do some grading before the holidays.
This will be where cuts and fills are
necessary, and will also do some work
on the bridges. Officials state that
the right of way viii be a busy place
next spring and that active work will
be started all along the line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
Sharge in Bill Returned Against
City Executive Is False I'm
prisonment of Citizen As
sisting in the Raids.
THE OTHER PROCEEDINGS
fropr1etors of All Places in Rock Is
land Ordered Prosecuted by the
States Attorney for VioIat-
ing Sunday Closing Law.

An echo of the unusual incidents at
tending the recent raids by the Law
and Order league upon the gambling
houses of Rock Island is revealed in
the report of the grand Jury, returned
this afternoon TO Judge F. D. Ram
say in the circuit court, an indictment
having been found against Mayor
George w. McCaskrin for alleged false
Imprisonment. 1t will be recalled that
when Constable August Schmid had
hauled the gambling fixtures from the
Turf and Diamond resorts to the river
front Sept. "a. and was about to touch
match TO them, Mayor McCaskrin
summoned the chief of the fire de-
partment to prevent a confiagration.
The mayor also caused the arrest of
Samuel c. Taylor, an old resident of
the city, who was assisting in the
gambling raids. Mr.. Taylor was
charged with carrying concealed weap-
ons and malicious mischief He was
locked up in the city prison and de-
tanned there several hours, it is charg
ca, before he was permitted TO com
municate with friends to ask them to
sign his release bonds. Subsequently
the charges against Mr.. Taylor
were dismissed by Magistrate c. J.
Smith upon request of City Attorney
j. F. Witter
9S Saloon Keepers Caught.
An unusually large number of in
dictments were returned, due to the
fact that all the saloons in the city of
Rock Island were apprehended for keep
q Z
looms in Rock Island and the states
attorney was ordered by the grand
jury to lodge 9S informations in the
county court against the keepers. The
report shows that in all 261 cases were
Investigated and that 112 witnesses
were examined in the II days in which
the grand jury was in session.
List of Bills Faund.
The following true bills were return
ed:
George W. McCaskrin. false impris-
cnmeut.
August Safe, assault with intent TO
murder. --... ..-..
George Sanburn, incest.
Cal Crumpton, selling liquor on eIec-
ton day.
Meigs Hayes, assault and battery;
1.-TWO indictmentsl.
Frank NicoIs and Frank Golden,
larceny.
Fred Roseberg and Selma Roseberg,
larceny 1.-TWO indiCtments).
The Rosebergs are alleged to have
inveigled an old man into their home
in the lower end of the city and to
have robbed him of a watch while he
slept. Meigs Hayes is a school princi-
pal who is alleged to have whipped one
of his pupils. Cal Crumpton had the
license for the German village at the
Rock Island exposition this year and
it is alleged he sold liquor in
the afternoon of primary cleo
ton day. George Sanburn is
the Moline man who assaulted his
own daughter. August Safe was in
dicted by the last grand jury for try
ing to kill Richard Heider by throwing
him out of a building. and because of
fear that the indictment might be
quashed, another was returned. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
Special Notice to the Ladies of Rock
Island.

Mrs. Maxfield is now here making
Sextone dress forms. Your exact form
made over your person so you can
have your own figure tC fit your dress
es on for doing your dressmaking and
fitting You wouldn't be without it
for so times its cost if you once have
one You can also take your form and
goods to your dressmaker and have it
returned to you a perfect fit. Call at
30Sh Twentieth street, phones, new
1858, old 712-K. See display ad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03

Lame back comes on suddenly and
is extremely painful. 1t is caused by
rheumatism of the muscles. Quick re-
lief is afforded by applying Chamber
lain's Liniment Sold by all druggists.