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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28

furled to the breeze as the daylight
pyrotchnic piece explodes.
1t is believed N this way the trail OF
smoke left by SO large field in it's
getaway will be vanished before the
start Of the race is made and the dam
ger of collisions in the start done
away with.
The most complete scoring and an
nouncing system ever devised is ready
for the race, and more than 100 men
will be employed to keep accurate ac-
counting of the cars in their flights
around the brick course.
Present indications are that fully
100000 visitors will witness the long
race. The Speedway management has
built additional stands and provided
room for more than that many. while
a room bureau has been established
in connection with the Speedway Of
fees to. accommodate visitors who
come from all parts of the nation. This
bureau is obtaining rooms for many
thousands and has list of fully A.
900 rooms ready in the best private
homes in indianapolis. The citizens
have responded to the call for a place
to entertain the guests of the Speed
way, and nearly every home in the city
is ready to house a half dozen.
Motorists have begun to gather al.
ready for the 5o0-mile classic, and the
atmosphere of the Hoosier capital is
surcharged with rumors and conjec-
ture about the race. Many odd bets
are being posted and many favorites
are being strongly backed. Five teams
| rank in the favorite end Of the betting
the Benz, Fiat, National, and harmon
The Simplex has many followers as
we'll. Most of the wise ones know full
well that the field is too big for safe
betting, of any kind, and the winner
of the race is far from being picked
| to a certainty. The rail birds have
clicked car after car and sagely shook
their heads as some of the dark
horses in the race showed sudder
bursts OF unexpected speed.
One of the eleventh hour develop
ments was the change of the mount
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28

mum OF the range for towns in En-
gland and Wales for dwellings contain
ing the same number OF rooms.
Retail Food Prices.
Il also found that the retail prices
OF food, obtained by weighing the
prices according to the consumption
shown by the British budgets. show,
when allowance is made for the In
crease which has taken place, ra-
ito OF 13S for the United States as
against 100 in England and Wales. In
other words the prices which the Am
erican workman pay for his food stuff,
are little more than one-third great.
er than are those paid by the English
and Welsh workman.
One popularity is the comparatively
small amount of bakers bread con-
/ sumed by the American workman and
his family. The average being eight
and one quarter pounds week, as
compared with % pounds consumed
by the Englshman. ills explained
however. that the American workman
uses rolls, cakes. and biscuit in place
of bread, on which the expenditure is
three times as great as in England.
On the other hand the consumption
OF meat is much larger In the United
States among workmen than 1t Is In
| the British Isles, and also the con
sumption OF vegetables is larger. Al
| of which proves to the mind or the
English investigators that the dletr!
of the family of the American WORKING
man is more liberal and more variec
than is that of corresponding English
families.
Under the conditions based upor
the comparison of wages and prices
pricesthe report says that the wages
Of the American workman would b'
considerably higher in the United
Kingdom by $50 per cent, with slight!
shorter hours, while on the other hant
his expenditure on food and rem
would be about SO per cent higher.
The commission reached this con
clusion
THE money earnings Of the work
men of the United States are rathe
more than PA times as great as II
England and Wales, and since there
is no proof that employment Is mor'
intermittent in the United States thai
in the United Kingdom, a much great
er margin Is available even when al
llowance has been made for the In
creased expenditure on food and rent
"The margin is clearly large, MAX
ling possible command of the neces
saries, conveniences, and minor lux
luries of life that is both nominaly an
really greater than that enjoyed b.
the corresponding class in the Unite
Kingdom, although the effective maj
gin is in itself. in practice, curtaile
by a scale of expenditure to some eA
tent necessary, and to esome exten
voluntarily adopted, in accordanc
with a different and higher standar
of material comfort.
Dancing Tuesday night at Jackso
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28
DECLINE TO INSURE
RACE AGAINST RAIN

indianapolis, May 27.--"Can l
talk a little insurance to you to-
day, Mr.. Fisher" 1t was the rep
resentative OF Lloyd's, London, who
spoke.
Certainly" said Carl Fisher. Il
want a 100000 policy for one day.
l will pay you $4,000 for it."
That's fine" said the agent,
pulling blank policy from his
pocket. What is it for?
ITO insure the speedway against
rain for the 500-mile race Tuesday,"
said Fisher.
That's rotten said the agent,
showing the policy back in his
pocket. Il can't do it."
And thus did Lloyd's turn down
. 100000 one-day policy at $4,000
q day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28

of Eddie Hearne of Chicago. The
Windy City lad at first elected to
drive a Benz. but later changed to a
Fiat and became team mate of Caleb
Bragg and Dave Bruce-Rrown. With
in few more days another worlds
champion viii be declared. and this
one will be the fellow who has beaten
the classiest field that ever took the
word in any race in the annals of Mo;
tordom.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28
LADIES' READY-To-WEAR SUIT
WORTH SIS At So.

Ladies' Fine Brown and Blue
worsted Suits, all very latest, at
S9.9S. We have no big stock, SO
would advise you to come soon, for
your size may be gone soon. We
have several hundred sample Skirts
bought at almost one-half their reg
ular values. There are only two.
three and four OF a kind. See them.
LADIES' PERCALE WRAPPERS,
all sizes, in blue, grey, red and
black at Use, CSC and $1-25
LADIES' DRESSING JACKETS. all
colors. At .@8c
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28

Dancing Tuesday night At Jackson
Park. Music by Smith and Jelly.
2S-2t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28
The Shoe Dept.

cHILDREN'S AND MISSES TAN
BAREFOOT SANDALS, to s, Sia
to IL. liz to 2, seasonable goods,
selling at ....................48c
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28
YOU WILL NEED CARPETS
OR RUGS THIS SPRING AND WE
CAN SAVE YOU MONEY IN

A good Ingram Rug, 9x12 feet, at
$4.9S.
Administer Rug. size 9x12 feet, at
5000, worth $500 in any carpet
store.
Ingram Carpets at 3Sc, SOC, 70c and
75c per yard.
Granite Carpets at CSC.
Mattings at l2kc, 15c and zoe.
Linoleums, Cooks" the best made
at SOC per square yard
Mill ends of Cooks Linoleums at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07

investments IN the stock Of the cor
poration made by several local CAPT.
talists, completed the inducements
which landed the concern.
Every indication points to the re-
moval of the Minneapolis plant also
within a short time, and the consoli-
dalton of all the Smith company man.
ufacturing in this city.
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATIONS.
For the present the new company
will be quartered In the building of
the Rock Island Buggy company on
First avenue and Sixteenth street, and
will employ at least % men at once.
Should the desired consolidation be
accomplished it will mean the employ
ment OF more than 100 men, and the
probable erection of a new factory in
the manufacturers addition In the
west end.
The success that has attended the
board Of controls efforts in the Smith
System factory gives the board credit
for three new industries for Rock Isl
and within q few months time. The
Blake Speciality company, which was
given the encouragement essential to
its handsome new factory building in
the west end and the button company
both being attributable to the Indus
trial commissions hard working board
OTHERS CAN BE HAD.
And there Is more. Other factories
are in prospect. I'VE know of several
We could put our hands on right now,
said Chairman M. H. Sexton of the
board this morning in conversation
with an Argus representative, IF all
the delinquencies in the booster fund
were paid up. 1 tell you $4,000, fol
instance, would land a number of first
class and desirable enterprises. We
know of a concern manufacturing
ladies' apparel that is really anxious
to come TO Rock Island, and if We
could insure 1t a factory site and
building it would move at once. We
could furnish the site in the manu-
facturers' addition, but we have no
the funds from which to draw a suffi
Client amount to erect the building
The booster fund would do a whole
lot for Rock Island just now if every
body would pay up"
BOARD THAT IS DOING THINGS.
The board of control of the Rocl
Island Industrial commission which il
doing things these days is composed o.
M. H. Sexton, chairman; NJ. s. Carl
son, secretary; H. E. Casteel, Mayo
H. NJ. Schriver, Commissioner NJ. T
Rudgren. ]. F. Egan, F. T. Myers, ]
F. Lardner and G. r. Nourse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
MANY RECRUITS ARE
ENLISTED FROM HERE

The o. s. marine corps recruiting
station in this city has been doing a
big business ever since the Office was
installed here. and is sending men to
Chicago weekly. Within the past
week, Winn Van Triffel of Muscatine
Henry C. Smith OF Peoria and Edward
A Swanson Of this city have added
their names to the already large list
These men went from Chicago to
Philadelphia to the training school
there. After spending about foul
months at the school, they will prob
ably be sent to the Philippine islands
as it is the intention of the govern
ment to dispatch a big squad of meu
to these islands about the first of Feb
ruary to replace the men who are
there at present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
LANDS ANOTHER
new INDUSTRY
IN ROCK ISLAND
Board Of Control of Industrial
Commission Gets Smith Sys-
tenn Heating Company.
PLANTS IN TWO CITIES
One I'm Indianapolis and Other in
Minneapolis-Others In Pros
pect With Aid Of Funds.

The board OF control of the Rock
Island Industrial commission has
landed another industry for Rock ISL
and. one that promises 70 bring insti
tutions already established in Mime
apolis and Indianapolis to this city,
with employment of IS to 100 men at
the start and more as the factory be
comes established In its new field.
Through the cooperation OF Rock Isl
and capitalists. the board OF control
Is enabled to announce the signing
Of a contract with the Smith System
Heating company Of Minneapolis and
indianapolis. whereby the Indianapolis
plant viii be moved to this city on or
about Feb. next.
This company makes heaters for
school buildings. churches and public
buildings, and Is doing a large and
prosperous business. Many Of the
heaters used By this company have
been made by the Rock Island Stove
company for years. and the quality
and service put into these goods had
much 70 do with making Rock Island
the choice Of the company for its new
location
CONTRIBUTE TO MOVING.
The Industrial commission has ap
propriated a sum of money TO appl!
on the cost of removal, which, witt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07

Cut Out and Mail to The Argus
I viii agree to buy Christmas gifts for poor
children. desire that the Of the poor children
together with their ages and addresses be furnished
through The Argus Santa Claus Fund committee.
Name
Address .......... DETERMINATIONS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
WO0DMEN OF WORLD
GATHER AT CLINTON
Many Local Members of Order Join
in Dedication of Site for Home
for Aged.

Members of Rock Island camp No.
SO, Woodmen Of the World, and Of
the Moline camp of the same order,
went to Clinton last evening to par
ticipate in a big celebration there.
Large classes of candidates, some of
them applicants for membership in
the local camp, were adopted after
the usual ceremonies which were pre-
sided over by Sovereign Commander
j. c. Root Of Iowa.
In the afternoon, the woodmen
dedicated the site for a home for
aged Woodmen which ia soon to rise
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07

noon and assessed for a fine Of So and
costs for her share in the affair.
When the officers arrested the other
five members of the party she got
away In some manner and was round
ed up yesterday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
Want TO WALTON
DRAIN SYSTEM
Property Holders Committee
on Twentieth Street Seeks
to Defer Action.
MIGHT MEAN SOME YEARS
Disagreement as to Material, Brick
Apparently Having the Least
Advocates.

After debating for several hours on
the kind of material wanted for the
Improvement OF Twentieth street be-
tween First and Seventh avenues, and
finally ending the debates with the
question of drainage, the property own
e1s' committee on the thoroughfare
came to the conclusion last night to
present petition to the council ask
ing the improvement be deferred for a
few years, or at least till some def
sive drainage system. The committee
is of the opinion that the drainage
system for Twentieth street alone,
would be futile, and that the paving
question may as we'll wait on a plan
for proper drainage. With this end in
view the council is to be petitioned at
the Monday afternoon meeting to drop
the Twentieth street improvement.
THE GENERAL SYSTEM.
Some time ago Mayor Schriver and
City Engineer Wallace Treichler out
lined drainage system for each street
to care for rain water for each partic-
ular street. That is the cheapest solu-
ton Of that problem, and the only one
that can be met for years to come, or
until the Golfers of the city are in a
well filled condition. A drainage sys-
tenn to carry everything to the west
| end and to care for all Of the streets
west of Twenty-f1fth has been thought
of for years, but its cost would approx
innate more than quarter million dol
lars, and for that reason alone it is
out of the question. 1t Is the most
feasible plan, however, and in future
years may be brought to pass.
PLAN OF BOARD OF IMPROVEMENTS.
A separate drainage system for
Twentieth street has been mapped out
by the board of local Improvements,
that would care for that thoroughfare
and do away with lots of the difficulty
on neighboring streets, following
heavy rainfalls. 1t is all that the city
can afford at the present time, and it
will have to suffice for few years at
least.
AS TO MATERIAL.
AS far as material is concerned.
there is disagreement among the COM
mittee men. Some are for brick, most of
them are not, two want creosote blocks,
while others want asphalt, If they
must pave now. The committee came
to the conclusion last night that they
would seek to defer the paving i'm.
provement for a few years, and that is
the only thing upon which they were
agreed. The meeting was held in the
city hall, no material men were pres
ent, and the owners occupied all of the
time in debate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07

All the news all the time.-Ths
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
RYAN BOY STILL IN
HANDS OF POLICE
Stepfather Is Located but Refuses to
Receive Lad From Authorities
in Davenport.

The little Ryan boy is still in the
custody Of the Davenport police, wait
ing for relatives to come for him.
Last night Oficer John Kinney located
George White, step-father OF the boy,
and was informed by him that he
would not claim the child or care for
him. Just what to do with the lad is
a question with the authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
HUBER IS HEARING
SECOND STREET CASE
Is Special Master to Decide Whether
or Not ThOroughfare Should
Re Widened.

Albert Huber. appointed special mas
ter in chancery to decide the merits of
the controversy over the city's plan to
widen and straighten Second street
south OF Eleventh avenue. began the
hearing this morning in his ONCE in
the Peoples National bank building
Attorneys J. F. Witter and H. A. Weld
appeared in behalf Of the city and J. T.
Kenworthy and w. L. Ludolph appear
ed for the Directing property owners
The day was spent in taking testi-
mony as to the existing lines of the
streets and avenues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07

near Clinton and which will cost the
order some 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07

of assessment in addition to his sal
airy as county treasurer. The fees
amounted to about $4,000 and 1t is
to recover this that the board is
taking action. Mr.. Marshall this af-
ternoon explained that the case is now
in the hands of the appellate court and
that there will be no decision until
April
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
TO ISSUE WARRANTS.
LYONS MATTER UP.

The David Lyons matter was re
vived by the board and a request
was framed to c. B. Marshall, at
torney for the county, to appear
before the board. Mr.. Lyons, when
county treasurer some five or six
years ago. retained fees as supervisor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
Kaiser Wilhelm u. Aground.

Kiel, Dec. THE German battle.
ship Kaiser Wilhelm II. went aground
yesterday in a fog of Flensburg ford.
The ship is stuck fast, but it is thought
there is no danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-07
Another Woman Arrested.

Luella Bell, member Of the little
party that ended in a fight Tuesday
night and subsequently in the police
court, was arrested yesterday after
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-01
.OVERDRAFT FOR
MOSQUITO WORK
Supervisors Have Run Over Their
Appropriation $sO7.74
$1,000 More Given.

The overdraft of $807.74 by the sani-
tation committee in connection with
the work done in the mosquito cam
paign came up for some strenuous
argument at the meeting of the board
of supervisors yesterday, especially on
account of the fact that the commit
tee asked for an additional appropria-
tion of $1,000, and got it.
This matter of further money for
the mosquito campaign was the most
important one which came up for CON
sideration, payrolls, and the appropria-
tion of 5000 to pay Jack Lucas for a
right-of.way being the others eonsid-
cred.
By a statement submitted by the
committee it was shown that there was
$S1OO appropriated for the campaign,
and expenses had run up to $39O7.74,
so that the committee faced an over
draft.
''I did not know until just a few
moments ago that we had any over
draft said Mcclellan in talking at
the meeting, "and this thousand dol
lars we ask for is for carrying on the
work and not for this overdraft. We
need that amount of money to finish
up the work.
Low thought it was about time tC
have the citizens committee do the
cleaning up, as banana stalks and
stumps were not garbage. Dwight
thought the board should do all pos
sible to help out the work, and Murray
thought there should be one cleaning
and not go over the same grounds ev
cry few days for an indefinite period
as the. stuff was continually put out.
Mcclellan said after the meeting
that the road department teams AM
men should have been taken off th
work on Monday, and If this had beel
done there would have been no over
draft. As il was the labor payroll TO
this department amounted TO over on
thousand dollars.
II was suggested by Murray tina
money 10 make up the oVeFdFaft b
taken from the current appr0pFiatio
OF the road department inasmneh a
the teams and men had not been WoTl
b ing on the roads, but this met wit
D strenuous objection from Low
j. The statement Of the financial sid
q Of the work was submitted This ahoY
!. ed tho garbage department. aKpensl
u from Nos sember ~ November eTi
!, hai Labor payroll, tlt0af6l eleeir
Z saf truck, faa6hog aaiomohlle true
Il fa4a.00l araya, 46ss o0l slealn Tolls
! flN0ol total aaea94b
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-01
FIVE MORE CASES
or DIPHTHERIA ON
GARDEN ISLAND

The diphtheria situation on Kauai,
thought al an end with the eradieation
Of the disease from the original cen
ters, was complicated yesterday BY the
appearanee Of five eases AZ kealla'
News Of these Nere cent 20 Doctor
Pratt, president of the beard ~ health
by wlffless, yesterday morning and er
daTs Nere lfaued foT General Health
oaieer Doctor shepherd 90 proceed q
once 10 the neH aisinrli sh1eh ~ dla
~ laal nighiiH HleaWpI
The hoa4d ~ health has had % deal
site dlphlAnfH "a keallA ana kARAa
fagulallY every Ynah almost Rih H1s
Aa|ana aahaal fhlldfea Tbs theory AaH
ifniHiiaeil hela i lAai amaha the chg
alsH ltrfF = anHHan fhfflHf NHaes
iaIeai Is iHlaHin3 Naf she = imMNHf
fan a. aaHaH NafHlHa n fhll
iAHaIf laHaf HhfHhefd haH HssH ~
lHfiaa A aHa.sI u 3 HsHffHi H#HH
alisH n HH HNisafsH Ha# AfAH 81
fHHn n lHEHfA ihiH #HaH lsiH
IHs HHHI Haa 4HHtaHiIHf IHfss
Hss NA ~ II sH u AHH HIsf|a
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-01
GILMAN IS AGAIN
LOWEST BIDDER
Tenders Opened for Paving on
King and KekauIike Street,
but UnaWarded.
(From Wednesdays Advortiser.l

kIIOAu wednesday hufOAOAoNAst
j. A. Gilman, representing the Btu
lithic Paving Company was the low
bidder yesterday for furnishing pave
ment on King street from Nuuanu
stream to Nuuanu avenue, and on Ke-
kaulike from Queen to Hotel street, his
figures for the job being four thousand
dollars less than the next highest bid
der, and the time asked for the work
being but one-third that of the next
highest tenderer.
There were three bids in when the
tenders were opened at the meeting of
the supervisors at noon yesterday,
Lord Young Engineering Company,
and L. M. Whitehouse being the two
bidders besides Gilman.
In the tenders as submitted to con-
tractors the whole job was called for
in the first clause Of the contract, but
there were six variations of this pro-
viding for the job being divided into
different parts.
BY title the tenders called for were
"For the paving of King street from
Nuuanu stream to the north line of
Nuuanu avenue, and of Kekaulike
street from the mauka line of Queen
street to the makai line of Hotel street,
and for constructing storm sewers in
Maunakea and Kekaulike streets from
King street to the harbor.
All three bidders presented tenders
under the first clause of the proposal:
"Storm sewers and appurtenances
in Maunakea and Kekaulike streets,
and pavement on five.inch concrete
base on King and Kekaulike streets.
Under this clause the Bitulithic
company bid $15,S00 and agreed to
complete the work in forty days; Lord
Young company bid $40, ,450 for an
ohia block pavement, agreeing to com
plete. the job in 120 days. L. M. White
house agreed to put in n cresote wood
pavement for 500, ,120 to be done in 2l0
days, and an ohia block pavement for
$$229,915 to be completed in the same
time.
The Bitulithic company also bid on
! the third clause: "'to do all necessary
excavation, prepare the subgrade for
the concrete base and readiust to pave
ment grade all inahholes and curbing
indicated on the plans,'' the price fol-
this being ninety-fve cents per cubic
yard of excavation. The second divi
sion of the third clause: "to place five
inch concrete base" was bid ON by
this company for one dollar per square
yard. Work to be done in twenty
days.
Under the sixth clause this company
also put in bid, "to complete two
inch bitulithic pavement" for the sun
of $1.65 per square yard, the work t.
be done in fifteen days.
L. NJ. Whitehouse also bid on tn
third clause of the proposal, his pric
being n lump sum OF $ll,l04 and tn
job to be completed in 100 days.
When all the bids had been read
they were referred to the city eng
neer and road committee who will dc
eide on which of the tenders to accept