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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
SINGS WOE SONG
FOR COURTS EAR
Plea for Divorce Couched in
Language Rare That Tells
of Springtime Beauty.
WHEN WORLD WAS DARK
All Unfolding Nature Painted in the
Picture Save the Silvery Moon
Writ Is Issued.

Mrs. Henrietta Refnau Of Hampton
township, through her attorney, A B.
Johnson of Moline. has filed a
suit for divorce from her husband.
Louis Kleinau. She was married June
IS. 1905. at Rapids City, Ill, and there
are two children, Elroy Sylvester and
Elnora Grace. twins, aged years, as
a result of the union. Mrs. Kleinau
alleges that she and the children have
lived in an atmosphere Of curses,
kicks and blows from heavy boots and
horny handed fists, cruelty and drunk
enness.
WHEN ALL NATURE SMILED.
IN setting forth the wrongs of his
client, the attorney scars into flights Of
oratory. poetry and imagery. The bill
is in part as follows. "One day in
Nay, al Rapids City, in 1908, while the
newly mated robins and brown thrush
es were rejoicing in the redolence of
blossoms and bloom on tree and shrub,
and the rethrn TO earth of natures an
nual resurrection; while the broad Mis-
sissippi. freed from ice and the turmoil
of winter, was cooling contentedly with
in its full banks; while all around,
earth and her waters and the still
depth of air breathed Of peace and
love and sunshine, there and then the
said defendant, without provocation,
struck your oratriX in the mouth with
the back of his hand, knocking her
teeth loose. And yet the tale is not
ended"
DEVILIsH TALK, SURE.
The bill goes on 10 state that vile
language was used by the defendant.
such as is used by his satanic majes-
ty in addressing the unfortunates Of
his lower world kingdom" The bill
further states the defendant, Louis
Kleinau, would go away in the winter,
leaving his family unprovided for, and
states that the defendant, after these
absences, would return and beg and
promise until your Oratrix. her fast
waning faith in the remnant of human
ity she still knew as her husband, be-
ing famed into new hope by these
promises, she would take him back,
and again trudge forward along the
pathway of life. hoping against hope.
looking forward to a less stonier path
way, only to come again at last upon
a way lined with thorns and stones
and images of despair
GETS RESTRAINING WRIT.
Mrs. Kleinau asks for alimOny, the
custody of the children, and a writ of
injunction against the defendant, re-
etraining him from destroying, selling
or disposing of the house and funi-
turs.
Judge Gest granted the restraining
writ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
FORMER BARKEEPER
PUTS UP $500 BONDS
To Assure HIS Appearance in County
Court on Charge of Keeping
DisorderIy House.

Lou Meumann. against whom in
formation was filed in the county
court yesterday for keeping a dis
orderly house at 21Ol Third avenue,
appeared ar the court house and
gave bonds for $500 this morning,
his signer being Otto Seidlitz. This
action is q result Of May johnson
and Hans Schroeder of Davenport
being arrested at Meumanp' place
sunday night. on a diso-derly con-
duct charge. The case OF the latter
couple viii be placed on the trial
list 10 be heard later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
TWO GIRLS JAILED FOR
DISORDERLY CONDUCT

John Mitchell's complaint against
Mabel Malone and Rose Smith,
charging them with disorderly con-
duct, inasmuch as they had debauch-
ed the public morals by their &C
tions, lodged the pair in the county
bastile for a period of 10 days. The
arrest occurred last night and the
hearing this morning. They were
both ordered to quit the town when
they break away from the little par
ty at the county institution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07

claim It will be q death blow to the
system federation plan OF organiza-
ton
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD.
A conference will be held IN q few
days bct<een the Rock Island officials
and a committee Of shopmen- The
latter will demand more concessions
than were offered by the company be-
fore the strike vote was taken. If no
further concessions are made the
committee will submit the controversy
to the international officers of the FIVE
trades involved. While the refusal of
one union join is considered sufficient
to stop q strike under ordinary cir
cumstances, labor leaders generally
refuse to make a prediction in the
Rock Island situation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
mACHIn!STS BALK
At ROAD STRIKE
Federation ct Crisis as Result
Of Vote Taken on Rock
Island.
FIVE UNIONS INVOLVED
one Falls Short Of Majority Requn-
ed to- Endorse WaIkOut-Con-
ference t. BE Held.

Chicago, Nov. Whether the sys-
tenn federation plan Of organization of
shopmen employed on the railroads
viii be a success or failure depends
upon the controy ersy now going on
with the Rock Island. Five unions of
shOpmen have just taken a strike
vote and the returns from one union
show that the rank and file are
against a strike. Members of four IN
ions voted 20 strike.
The question that is agitating the
leaders of the system fedora Lion that
recently called strikes on the Illinois
Central and Hartman lines is whetA-
er a strike can be called on the Rock
Island when members of one union are
opposed TO it The constitution of the
International Association of Machiu-
lists provides that a strike of shop
men can only be called when three
fourths of the members employed on
the system have voted in favor Of a
walkout.
VOTE NOT ENOUGH.
Six hundred and sixty machinists
are employed on the Rock Island. The
vote resulted in 235 for a strike and
173 against. Only Sc per cent
Of those voting favored strike.
The percentage Of the vote cast by
the other trades for strike
is: Blacksmiths, IS per cent: boil
ermakers, IS: sheet metal workers, s.;
carmen, Sc. These four trades do not
require that 10 per cent of the total
of employees on the road shall
vote for a strike 10 make it legal. Mem
bers OF the International executive
board of the machinists are voting on
the question OF indorsing a strike OF
On the Rock Island, when
the latter have not voted in favor of
a vaIkout Under the constitution
they must refuse to indorse the strike
Then viii come the crisis for the sys-
TEN plan OF organization. II four
trades strike and compel the ma
chinists to do likewise labor leaders
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
HAS KNELL RUNG
FOR CHOP SUEY?
Last Night Supposed to Have
Witnessed Last of Joints
in Rock Island.
SWITCHING OF LICENSES
Old ProprieIOrs Out Personally but
Evidently Represented in the
New Owners

Did last night see the last Of the
chop suey restaurants, or rather. wine
parlors, in Rock Island?
That is a question which can only be
decided by time AT midnight the Il
cense of the old owner expired, and
from the flare and noise around the old
places, the habitues made II q gala
night-just one more good time before
they had to quit them. Today some of
them began to get rid OF the fixtures
and the f1aring electric signs which
have attracted many to the places
The chop suey restaurant without the
privilege of selling liquor along with
the food does not appear lucrative
enough 20 warrant the continuation of
the places. and so the public will prob
ably be ridGed of the offensive chop
suey joints within a short time.
WERE NOTORIOUS JOINTS.
II is a well known fact TO the police
department and city officials that the
chop suey joints have been the rem
devious of the worst element OF the
Of i'll repute went into effect. In fact
1t is known that the prOprietors in
many instances sought the patronage
Of this element TO attract the young
sports TO their places. The more wO-
men that could be induced TO come
around, the more men they could draw
The more people the more sales, and
hence the more money.
DUMMIES IN OLD PLACES.
The fact that mere dummies have
gone into some of the saloons from
which the old proprietors have been de-
posed is a certainty and can not be dis
guised. The man who was refused a
license can still put up the money and
run the place on the quiet, while the
old bartender, perhaps, is the super
numerary in charge. At that. the man
who has taken out the new license has
been given instructions. and in the
event that the next six months do not
see quiet, respectable saloons. the
present regime will close the places
tight and refuse to grant further IL
cense to any one, no matter what ref
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
Fruit Cake
tRecipe 30 Mrs. bfary ,. Lineoia)

NJ four cups sifted pastry -four, one
level teaspoon soda two level teaspoons
mixed spices Except cloves). one-fourth
level teaspoon salt and two cups seeded
and CHARTERED raisins. Add also one
half cup nuts chopped fine. II you like.
Blend one-haif cup CottoIene with one
cup brown sugar and one cup white
sugar, add one cup moIasses. one cup
milk and then the -four mixture Beat
well and bake n two pans.
Yo- VIII find this fruit cake as light,
moist. ravOry IS any you ever made
with butter You save something. too,
By using CottoIeae-tle perfect shorten
Ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
Evidence Is All In

The evidence in the Charles Owens
the jury and the arguments are ex-
pected TO be completed il time TO give
the case to the jury this evening. Ap-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07

parently the insanity plea of the de-
Tense has had an effect for the state
moved to take the case away from the
jury and take the defendant before an
insanity commission, but the motion
was overruled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
Five Are Fined.

ore Peck and George Peck, broth
eTs. were lined 81 aud costs each this
morning for drunkenness. Neither
had any money and so are serving
the amount in Jail. Three fellows ar
rested for drunkenness. Sam Pratt,
Eben LifHnsweu and Harry Harris,
we're added 70 the chain gang this
morning, to serve out fines OF 50 and
costs each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
Associated Charities.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Associated Charities will be held at the
Association house Thursday evening at
1880. A large attendance is desired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07

News came today of the death of
c. s Watkins at Denver. He will be
remembered by the Older residents of
this city as a one-time banker of Dav-
export and an owner of considerable
real estate in this city. He left Dav-
export about fifteen years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
THoMAS GEIGER.

ger at his home in British Columbia
has reached friends in this city. De
ceased was a resident of this city in
the early COS. He was rs years old
and three SONS all Of Victoria. survive
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07

in dropsy, diabetes or Bright's dis
ease. Beware: Take Electric Bit
tiers and be safe. Every bottle guar
anteed; so cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07

MAY TAKE TIME
Probably it will take considerable
time 70 bring about the much needed
reform in some Of the saloons, but
eventually it shall come about or there
will be a revolution in the business. The
respectable liquor dealer must cooperate
with the city authorities to protect
himself, and already many have promis-
ed TO aid in cleaning out the disreputa-
BILE joints which have masqueraded IN
der fictitious names so long.
Up to the present time all but three
OF the old saloons whose old proprte-
tors were forced TO retire have secured
new tenants. The tenantless places
according to the record in the city
hall, are Meuman's places and Ed
Koelle's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-07
MAY TAKE TINE.

erences as to his reputation he may ad.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Vest Pocket ESSAYS
The Author of Siwash College Tales

-HE hired girl question is one rea-
son why we should all be happy
and content with a carefree life
'of poverty. 1t is only after a man
begins drawing a salary instead of
wages that he comes down with the
hired girl question.
The hired girl is a movable body
who travels in an eclipse like a comet.
She comes from no one Knows where,
and departs Immediately into obscurity.
Comets are an improvement on hired
girls, however, because they do not take
handkerchiefs and teaspoons with them
when they go away.
The hired girl is movable body
housewife to provide a change Of trou-
BILE. When she can't stand cooking
any longer she gets a girl. When she
can't stand the girl any longer, she
goes to cooking again. They say that
heaven is a place where there are plen-
ty of hired girls who are good-natured,
industrious, neat, honest, and talented
designers of good dinners and who
never, no never, go away. This ex-
plains why four women attend church
to one man.
The hired girl is usually imported.
and when first unloaded in this country,
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
By George Fitch
NO SOFT PEDALS
IN HIS LODGEl

be induced to enter a family where
there are more than two. When set
ting a trap for a hired girl, remove all
furniture that is hard to dust, have the
piano tuned, conceal the children in the
attic and tack a sign. Maids ROOM"
over the guest room. Then cover the
library table with gold. and trust to
luck.
Hired girls are frequently taught to
cook, wash dishes. and do many other
Useful little stunts. Some people also
attempt to teach them to come In early
at night and handle cut glass without
breaking it. But then some people will
attempt anything. They are subject to
many ailments, among which are rela-
tives and matrimony. Many a fine hired
girl wears heWelf out carrying home
food to her relatives. On the other
hand, matrimony is likely at any time
to enter a happy home and snatch away
a hired girl who is a perfect treasure.
Hired girls should always be treated
kindly and the mistress of the house
should not ask to- go out more than
once a week. In return for good treat
ment. a hired girl will almost always
feel gratefully toward her employer
when she leaves to take place where
there is no washing, and the parents
have agreed to chloroform their child
rem.
Copyright. 1911. by George Mathew Adams
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
ACCORDING TO SAMMY

30 times, pop sed. KloEe the windos. I
wood rathir sufferkate to doth than be
merdered outrite.
So ma clozed the windox, but the
Joneses windoz was opin and We Good
heer her enyway. Sumtimes she wood
go. e. Il. e, d. but genrilly she wood
mako them awl diffrunt, SUM times
going A, o, All. e. o, and sumtimes
going. o. All, e. A. e.
A Fearse Noize
Help. ade, sucker. sed pop, this u
the werst dizaster sinse Mount Peeles
bloc up, how lawng did you say peepil
are hble to take singing lessins befoar
1t f1nerally kills them.
I sed It awffen takes yeers and yeers
befoar they no how to sing rite. sed
ma
o. sed pop. ysers and yeers. o. di.msl
prospeck
And he took a postil kard and rots
avn 1t and then he sed to ma, Assen
! to this, how duz 1t sownd, Jones, for
yure own sake and that Of yure dawter,
you Beeing the neerest to 1t, will
choke the tawking mashine to deth II
you put an end to this unseamly
deminstrashin. Tawker.
W1ch they both did.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

sighed. "sp curly and little and af-
fectionateW
what kind OF a dog was Wallen-
stsin?' asked the great detective.
She started. She finished.
'How did you know he was a dog?"
she inquired, almost fearfully. He
wasn't Of any special breed: he was
Just darling dear, and l loved him.
And when I found his body cold. as
we'll as stift. on the grass in the
back yard. I determined to leave very
few stones unturned in solving the
mystery of his death and wreakins
vengeance for him. In fact, sir.
shed SO many tears over the poor
dogs demise that Il had none left to
shed over the mysterious disappear
ance of three biscuits that / spent
the entire day in baking for my hus-
bands supper"
Were the biscuits within reach OF
WallensteinT queried the great de-
tective.
Yes. What has that to do with
it?"
"oh, nothing" answered the great
detective. "I-er-deduce that WAL
lenstein died of natural causes.
Ynnldn.t advise an autopsy"
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Reddy Smith Chats
On The Real Game

SAY. Jimmie. 700 can blow tn mo all
VOC wants uhbout dis baseball busi-
mes, but when 1t comes down tu uh
real game, gimme football
Course, I amt never played on no
swell college team nur on uh big
prof team.-I amt big snnu&-but
uster be de halfbaok on de Purl A.
c., an bleme know sumptn uhbout
de game.
Jes think NV 1t, Jimmie, dere's 1even
wv yuse lined UP 'gainst Ieven moro.
Yure all got yure eyes on dat ball
Deres uh babble, den de quarter
back sings Lille. It's yure number,
'roun' de end.
Yu looks toward de centsr-do
balls snapped back an yu're or.
Uh thud, de balls in yu're arms.
Now, yu looks tn see who's In front
NV yu. Dere amt no hesttatin, yu
got tu act quick. Your end swings
up 'gainst de odder sides tackle. yure
half takes de odder sides end, yure
fullback smeshes into de half. and w
bein' de udder half. an carrin de
ball, dart thru dc openiR there for
yu.
II yu uso yure wits. mebbe yum
git by, II yu don't yu're downed in
yure tracks.
I tells yu. Jimmie. basebalrs ali
right, but de fellsr dat wants uh real
trainin', tn learn how tn meet de
udder Teller, how tn use his brains an
act quick. wants tn play football An
de feller dat makes uh success Nv dat
game can sure git uhlonE In lifel
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

pleasure" assures her. "Yss, in.
deed"
''Of course. I'm taking q great lib
erty, presuming on your good ma
ture," she comes across with the
semtwind-up.
Miss" says, III there's anything
In this world or the next or tho ones
after that that can do for you. you
have but to command. It 10 seldom
that have the pleasure and the
honor" etc. etc. and SO forth, and 50
on and all that
thank you, SO much" she chirps.
MY husband will be passing tho store
In an hour or so. He's . big. red
headed man. and wanted to know II
you'd mind stopping him and telling
him not to forget to pay the Dress
maker"
Say" I says. uncorktng q stony
stare. this Is an emporium for choiol
groceries, and no collection agenoA
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

one, don't see how Pittsburgh can
get along without tho burleyque shows.
and. on the other hand. don't see
how the burleyque shows can get along
without Pittsburgh.
You see, kid, 1t breaks both ways.
Many q burleyque lady has married
into a gingerbread home with majolica
trimmings by reason of her appearance
IN Smokeville, and many a Pittsburgh
millionaire has gained much coveted
notor1ety by throwing bouquets lined
with diamond necklaces on the stage
at the feet of number two from the
lefthand end.
'And then, again. If the kibosh is
put on the iron and steel community,
how can the burleyquesters get along
without the burlesque millionaire who
appears In thet cafe scene in act one
with roll that greyhound couldn't
jump over.
Really. this is a matter that should
call for legislation, and shall look
for further news with avidity and anx-
iety and things like that But sup
pose that some burleyque man or maid
had his or her feelings hurt, and now
wants to deprive the foggy burg of a
slant at the latest 1911 models. curves
and spangles.
What Was the Kick?
"Of course If they make this innova-
ton stick there will be action taken in
a minute by the railroads and 1t won't
be long until Dude Specials will be
running on all the roads taking the
he broilers' Of Pittsburgh to Philadel-
phia and other metropolises where they
can enjoy themselves as was their
won't
But. say kid. as long as you tipped
this thing OFF to me may be you have
the inside info as to what was the orig.
inal kick"
Il have" said the s. s. Y. with de.
liberation. II just read in a paper tha,
the saloon keepers In Pittsburgh had
! about decided to raise the price of beer
to ten cents glass"
I IT'S reason enough" grunted the q
/ ID. X. as he turned to his task OF read.
Ing the postal cards before sorting tn.
mail.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
A Future SaVant.

What function does the iron in the
blood perform" asked the teacher.
Converted into steel by the mys-
tertous agencies that operate in the hu-
man body" glibly answered the young
man who had not studied the lesson.
and wrought into hair springs Of the
finest temper. it serves, fancy. to regu-
late the reciprocal action of that Won
derful balance wheel of the human ma
chine, the heart"
Rather clever, Lucious," said the
teacher, but 1t will not get you any
CreGit marks."-Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

Yestidday moarning we got . postil
kard frum the Joneses, wtch 10 the
peepdl neckst doar wich We don't speek
to, and 1t sed, II you don't kwit playing
that infernil tawking mashine OF yures,
I will have my dawter start taking
singing lessins immeditly. Yures IN
agency. Jones.
The old buntch of tawk and wiskers,
sed pop wen he red the postil kard, wat
rite has he got to kritisize the way I
run my house. Ill play the tawkins
mashine extra lawng tonite. he sed. Jest
to show him who's running things
erround heer.
And last mite pop opined the setting
room windos so the Joneses Good heer
and played awi the peeces times msted
OF Jest wunce.
Hay, Watts That?
Today, wen pop went up in the setting
room to smoak a seegar befoar suppir.
wat did he heer but a noize in the
Joneses setting room. sownding like, o.
ah. E. o. ah.
Wat in the naim Of diskord is that.
sed pop.
It's Francis Jones, I sed, she took a
singing lessin this moarning and shes
| bin doing that evir sinse.
Mothir. sed pop. how lawng does II
take befoar a persin gets throo taking
| singing lessins.
sumtimes yeers and yeers, sed ma.
sufriring kats. sed pop. and We awl
| went down to suppir.
Aftir suppir, the ferst thing We herd
wen we went up in the setting room
, was Francis Jones going, A. e. ah.
| o, a.
Aftir she had went BIKE that about
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Modern Education.

Fifth grade this year. Tommy"
Yes. SIR"
You're in decimals or fractions now,
no doubt?"
mo, sir. I'm in crochet work and
clay modelling now"-Pittsburg Post.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Our Grocery Clerk
Says, Stang Again

Say, little girls may come and little
girls may go. but the little girl that
happened in this afternoon has got
'em all lashed to the mizzenmast.
When spotted her In the act Of
waitzing right up to mo I almost
dropped a dozen OF eggs overheard
Pardon me-" she gurgles. "but Will
you do me a great favorr'
with ifty-seven and forty-four
one-hundredths different kinds Of
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

II see." said tho stase-struck YOUTH
sthat a number Of the managers OF
ths burissque shows are beseechins tho
booking agents to take Pittsburgh on
the routing list"
"weIl. we'll" said the stage door
keeper, that certainly Is news. For
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY

1t was printed few days ago OF n
certain great society lady that at a
fashionable gathering she favored a
lovely foulard dress with petunias and
dahlias in her leg"
The exigencies of print unfortunately
inade II necessary to break a word az
the end OF the line.
horn hat" was the follow on.-Ths
Pink I'm
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Darling But Dead;
Or, Wallenstein

The fair creature could hardly
speak for her tears. After the great
detective had drawn forth his violin,
phony In @, she became moro cheer
full.
.Poor little Wallensteinf. she
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
TireSOme Jokes.

Low Comedian - These newspaper
jokes about theatrical companies burst
ing up and the actors walking home are
getting rather tiresome.
Heavy Man (refiectively)-Yes, but
not half so tiresome as the-the waking.
-Exchange
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
A Queer Chap.

What the trouble with you and
your fiance? Is he~ jealous?"
We'll, he isn't exactly jealous, but
he's what you might call old-fashion-
ed. He doesn't want me to be en-
gagged to anybody else.-kansas City
IOurnal
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
UnsOlved Problem.

IT can't understand these sympa-
thetic jumps in prices. Ice goes up and
meat Immediately takes a rise"
We'll, ice is used to preserve meat.
'I understand that; but why should
kindling wood take a boost?"