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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
HOLD A CONFERENCE
ON SUNDAY SALOON
States Attorney Calls Officials of
Cities and Villages Before
Him.

City, village and county authori-
ties met at the Office of States At
Iorney L. NJ Magill at , o'clock this
afternoon for the purpose of placing
the responsibility for enforcement OF
the state law pertaining to the Sun
day saloon following the recent or
der of the grand jury directing the
state prosecutor and the sheriff TO
secure evidence of violations. Mayor
II. NJ. Schriyer and Commissioner
Archie Hart represented the city of
Rock Island, Mayor NJ. r. Carlson
were on hand TO answer for Moline,
and Commission Z. L. Eastman
and Mayor g. F. Johnson for East
Moline, while WatertOwn, Silvis.
Coal Valley, Sears, Rapids City and
Hampton were represented by the
presidents Of their village boards.
Mr. Magill called the officials of the
cities and villages together for the
purpose Of finding whether they
were willing to see TO the enforcement
OF the Sunday closing law or chose
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

Italian classics composed the first
group on his program, Sc Vuoi Bal
lare (NIozart), o Cessate di Piagar-
mi CScarlattD and Sorgia IHfausta
CHandeD, with which he immed-
lately charmed his audience. Six
English biblical songs by Dvorak
composed the second group. He
presented Hear My Prayer" in an
especially realistic manner. depict
ing we'll the peoples fear of the
storm and the tempest. Quand Ie
FIamme CBizeu). burning love and
drinking song, took the best of his
French songs. Colyn's Persian Serc-
made was sung IN such an irresistible
manner that he was compelled to
sing it again. The audience was
very well pleased with Auvergnat
(Goodhart). a rollickiug little ditty.
with a melody which runs up and
down a minor stale. One of the
best numbers which he rendered dur
ing the evening was "Barrack Cal-
lad" (BelD, words by Rudyard Kip
ling being the story of a soldier who
is grieving the loss OF a comrade
He sang il with rare feeling in cock
ney dialect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
Personal Points

Gus Tegeler spent yesterday in
Chicago.
Mrs. w. H Egan is here from Nil
waukee to visit with relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. c. o. Bernhard have
returned from their wedding tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F'urlong, 549
Twenty-f1rst street, welcomed a II
pound son yesterday.
Mrs. A. Leary has arrived home
from Memphis, Tenn, after spend
ing the winter with relatives.
A. c. Edwards has arrived from Rood
house, Ill, and will be associated in
law practice with George c. Wenger.
NJ. H. Sexton and S. F. Parker re-
turned home last night from Chi
cago, where they attended the meet
ing of the Three-Eye league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
PATRIOTIC BODIES
TO HEAR A SERMON
Memorial Day Service TO Be Held .
First Methodist Church
May Is.

Rev. T. E. Newland, pastor of tie
First Methodist church, has extend
ed to the patriotic organizations OF
the city invitations TO attend the
morning service in his church Sun
day, Mays %. There will be a spe-
cial program in commemoration of
Memorial day and the pastor Will
preach an appropriate sermon. The
bodies which have been invited to
attend are the John Buford post, G..
A R, the Woman's Relief corps, the
United Spanish War Veterans, the
G. A r. circle, the Helen Gould
auxiliary of the United Spanish War
Veterans. Company A, I. y. G., and
the local division of the Illinois Ma
val Reserve. The organizations have
accepted the invitation and will at
tend the services in a body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
Can't Get Away
From 1t

Phosphoric Acid combined, and Pot.
ash 1874 per cent from a total Of
101.07.
Considerable more than one-half Of
Phosphate Of Potash.
Analysis of Grape-Nuts shows: Pot
aSsium and Phosphorus (Which join
and make Phosphate of Potashl is con-
siderable more than one-half of all the
mineral salts in food.
DR.. George w Carey, an authority
on the constituent elements OF Inc
body. says: Tine gray matter or the
brain is controlled entirely by the In
organic cell-salt, Potassium Phosphate
phosphate Of Potash. This salt IN
ties with aIbumen and by the addition
of oxygen creates nerve fluid or the
gray matter OF the brain. OF course,
there Is q trace of other salts and other
organic matter IN nerve fluid, but Pot
assium Phosphate is the chief factor.
tract. by its own law OF affinity. all
things needed to manufacture the elk
ir of life"
Further on he says: The beginning
and end of the matter is 10 apply the
lacking principle, and in molecular
form, exactly as nature furnishes IL
in vegetables, fruits and grain. To
supply the deficiencies-this Is the on
ly law of cure.
Inc naIural CONCLUSION Is Inal II
Phosphate of Potash is the needed min
eral element in brain and you use food
which does not contain It, you have
brain flag because its daily loss is not
supplied.
On the contrary, II you eat food
known TO be rich In this element, you
place before the life forces that which
nature demands for brain-building
Mind does not work as well on a
brain that is broken down by lack CT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

the federal garrison in Juarez taunt-
! ing the insurrectos, incensed them
and in a statement he genuinely re-
grets the occurrence.
The fight lasted until dark and
furnished many thrilling spectacle
as well as continuous terror for
many Americans living along the
river bank.
! About a dozen insurrectos were
seen to emerge from the barren hills
around Juarez early in the day.
shrubbery toward the federal out
posts, firing repeatedly at a squad of
federals cooped up in an adobe
| house.
The version OF the affair given at
the Madero headquarters is that the
federals began the engagement. At
any rate, the federals soon left their
adobe stronghold and fed, pursued
by the insurrectos. At the head of
the insurrecto band was a Canadian,
w H. Mckenzie, whose pink shirt
was plainly visible as he pressed
close to JuareZ.
At the first few shots two fed
erals toppled over. Soon the fed
erals abandoned their trenches and
the rebels fired internationally for
few hours without advancing.
USE ARTILLERY.
At last, about o'clock in the
afternoon, the federals brought their
nonading began.
The federals gagged their fire
we'll and not only shot shrapnel into
the insurrecto advance, but far into
the outlying forces of the insurrecto
camp near Peace grove" where the
commissioners were to have met.
The insurrectos, however took adj
vantage of the RIVER bank and used
it for protection, as the federals had
been ordered not to shoot into z:
Paso. They came as far as the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail
way bridge, which joins Juarez and
Ell Paso, driving the federals back
into town and taking possession of
the customs houses.
REBELS CHARGE INTO JUAREZ.
rebels entered the town and for four
hours kept up continuous fire. In
surrecto reenforcements reached the
bridge later in the afternoon, but
did not fire. They withdrew at night
under orders from their chiefs.
Not a few Americans were among
those who entered Juarez. The first
person killed on the American side
of the line was Antonio Garcia, who
was standing by the side of the As
sociated Press correspondent, about
200 yards from the advancing in
surrectos across the river.
A woman sitting on porch sew
eral blocks within the city received
a bullet in her wrist and another in
her abdomen.
KILLING OF AMERICANS BEGINS.
About o'clock last night two un-
known Americans were killed near
the Santa Fe bridge. The name of
one is supposed to be Camp, and
his home is said to be in Nebraska;
while the other had on his person
a memorandum reading "R. Fl. Fer
guson, Troop F. 3rd cavalry, San
Francisco"
The names of the others killed
have not been learned. Glen Ches-
man of Shreveport, La; Mrs. Joseph
Moorehead Edmund Heaton and
Luis ViIlalobas of Ell Paso were
among those wounded, but not IA
tally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

Philadelphia, says. During a sen
eral health breakdown l lost rs
pounds and people said I had bron-
chitis. Father Johns Medicine has
given me health. strength and my
former healthy color"
Mrs. Peter Reaudo of Topper
Lake. y. Z. says; Il was sick
year and a half-everybody thought
had consumption but Father John 5
Medicine has cured me"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

from nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and |
can truly say that
Lydia Z. Pinkham'S
V e & ct a b lie Com
pound has proved
worth mountains of
gold to me, as it
restored my health
and S tren g t h. L
never forget to tell
my friends what
lydia +. PinkhaD1'S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
Do Ghosts Haunt swamos?

No, never. Its foolish to fear a fan
cied evil, when there are real and
deadly perils to guard against in
swamps and marshes, bayous, and
lowlands. These are the malaria
germs that cause ague, chill and few
eff, weakness, aches in the bones and
muscles and may induce deadly ty-
phoid. But Electric Bitters destroys
and casts out these vicious germs
from the blood. Three bottles drove
all the malaria from my system,
wrote William Fretwen. of Lucama
n. c., land I've had fine health ever
since. Use this safe, sure remedy on.
ly. so cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
WHAT THEY SAY

y. E. Nfanley,
If company c,
District Of Co
umbia Nation
al Guard says
cured a bad
cold by taking
Father John S
NJ e d IN @. /
have gained p
pounds while
I a X i n & I Il e
medicine.
Miss AIargar-
ot Kennedy OF
% ~ p !,
Fifteenth St.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

"a in New York OF April 26 Pres
"a ident Taft VIII formally open
Il n an exposition got up by his
favorite charity, the Association For
the Blind When he finishes his speech
a blind orchestra will tune up. a blind
wireless telegraph operator will send
out q shower Of blue sparks. blind ty-
pists will start clicking away or their
machines. and blind weavers, miiliners,
seamstresses, lace, broom and basket
makers and telephone operators Will
start in to show their more fortunate
brothers and sisters the wonderful
things they can do with their ten
eyes" az they call the tips OF their MIN
BILE fingers.
The president became deeply inter
ested n the work of Light Through
Work" at the Actors fund fair when
at the blind exhibit he was asked TO
dictate 20 a blind stenographer.
Are you sure she Will be able to
take what I say?" he asked. and then
he was amused to ind that every word
he had spoken since he entered the
booth had been faithfully transcribed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

to have the county authorities do it,
as ordered in the resolution of the
grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

Co.
When you're feeling sort OF tired
And you don't know what to do,
Kind OF feel you need the doctor,
Find yourself becoming blue.
Get to think you must be ailing.
Can't enjoy your special dish.
Drop your work and take to Ioafing-
Go away somewhere and fish
New York Telegram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
That also is sure.

Are the brain rebuilding materials
found in all food? In a good variety
but not in suitable proportion in all.
40 illustrate. We hnoW Dones are
mace largely OF lime and magnesIa tax
eA nom 1000. therefore 10 maze
healthy bone structure We must have
food containing these things. We
would hardly feed only sugar and fat
70 make healthy bone structure in a
growing child.
Likewise il we would feed in a skill
fuI manner 10 insure getting what the
brain requires for strength and rebuild
ing. We must first know what the brain
is composed of and then select some
article or articles there are more than
one) that contain these elements
Analysis OF brain by an unQuestion-
able authority, GeoTghegan. shows OF
mineral Salts. Phosphoric Acid and
Potash combined phosphate of Pot
ASH 2-91 per cent of the total, $50 of
all mineral Salts
This is over one-half.
Beaunis. another authority. shows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

Is II possible to nourish, strengtheI
and rebuild the brain by food?
Every man who thinks uses up part OF
the brain each day. Why don't il al
disappear and leave an empty skull in
say --.5nrn OF brain work?
II he buiIos little less than he de.
stroys, brain flag and nervous prostra-
ton result sure. II be builds back q
little more each day. the brain grows
stronger and more capable. That alsC
II sure. Where does man get the ma
terial to rebuild his brain? Is it from
air. sky or the ice OF the Attic sea-
When you come 10 think about II, the
rebuilding material must be in the food
and drink.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
CHANGE
IN WOMAN'S
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Graniteville, VT was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09
Licensed to Wed.

LICENSED 70 wed.
Linden L. Tyler -. Grand Rapids
Miss Mildred Beck $500. Rochester
Richard s. Kallman -. Davenport
Miss Lydia Abrahamson >. Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

A peaceful and evenly poised mind is
necessary to good digestion.
IVORY, anxiety, fear. hate, ETC., ETC.,
directly interfere with or stop the flow
of Ptyolin, the digestive juice of the
mouth, and also interfere with the di-
gestive juices of stomach and pancreas.
Therefore, the mental state of the
individual has much TO do (more than
supposedly with digestion.
Brain is made of Phosphate of Pot
ash as the principal mineral salt. add
ed to albumen and water.
GrapeNuts contain that element as
more than one-half of all it's mineral
salts.
A healthy brain is important, If one
would do things" in this world.
man who sneers at Mind" sneers
at the best and least understood part
OF himself That part which some folks
believe links US TO the Infinite.
Mind asks US for a healthy brain up
on which TO act, and nature has defined
q way TO make healthy brain and re-
new it day by day as 1t is used up from
work OF the previous day.
Natures way 10 rebuild is by the use Of
food which supplies the things re-
quired Brain rebuilding material Is
certainly found in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

ICON tinued from Page one.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-09

the Metropolitan Opera House
in New York OF April 26 Pres
ident Taft viii formally open
an exposition got up by his
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
.G0MPERS HAS
WRONG IDEA
Issued an Attack on Judge DeGratf
Of Des MoInes Who Gave La
Dor the Best
Of It.
n PICKS flaw IN DECISION
Says Court Order Makes Men Slaves
as IL Forced Them to 90
Back to Work on the
Cars.

DES MONIES, Aug. street cars
are running as usual today and the
union men held a conference with
their attorney this morning. Presi-
dent Harris Of Chicago, owner of the
company, arrived today and held a
conference with his attorney and 1t Is
expected the company will file a
motion late today in the district court
to remove the Injunction forcing them
to take back the union men and oper-
ate the cars.
President Gompers has issued an
attack upon Judge DeGraff, stating his
Injunction makes virtual slaves of the
union men for 1t forces them to work
whether they wish to or not. Loca
labor men say Gompers is rhisinform
ed and have sent him messages stat
| ing that the decision Is victory fol
labor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
ELOPED WITH
WHOLE FAMILY
Star Boarder Takes Woman and Five
Children, Also $1,000 Bank
Roll.

YONKERS, N. Y, Aug. "A wom-
an with five children eloped with the
star boarder and taking all the chill
dren along has given the police Of this
city a lob. A reward of 500 is Offer
ed for locating the couple. or rather
the seven.
Nicholas Weichowsh of No. Null
berry street, told Capt. Lent that his
wife, Celia, 80 years old, had been
missing since Wednesday and that
Carl Ivanfkowski, also married, but
separated from his wife, and boarding
with the Weichowskis vanished the
same day. Weichowski says he is
sure they eloped, for the man had paid
so much attention to his wife that he
objected.
He thinks they are in New York and
saws they took with them $4,000 which
the Wejchowskis received few days
ago from the sale of property in Gro
ton terrace, and which was deposited
in the First National bank SO that
either husband or wife could draw II
out. Wejchowski finds his wife drew
IT the day she vanished. while he was
at work.
The ages of the children range
| from months to II years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
AUSTRIAN SPY
IN U. S. FORT
Charges Only Bring Smiles From
the Officers Who VIII Make
Investigation Of the
Case.
GIRL TELLS Suspicious
Private Has Served Three Years at
Fort Totem and No
One ls Ex-
cited.


NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-At the head
quarters Of the department Of the
east today, smiles and chuckles greet
ed the charges that Private George
Peters of Fort Totem was an Aus
trian spy.
While the department officials have
ordered an investigation Of the situa-
ton Peters was not arrested and. the
officers showed no excitement. Col.
Strong in command at Fort Totem,
declared he did not believe Peters
was spy. He said he was one OF
the best soldiers at the fort and he
did not see how he could be connect.
ed with the Austrian government
Peters has served for three years
and before that time was in service
in the Philippines.
The exposure was made by girl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
weather Conditions.

A marked area of low pressure Is
passing eastward through Minnesota,
which has been attended by high day
temperature, followed by showers.
from the northern mountain region to
the Mississippi valley, and field Of
moderately high pressure, while gen
orally fair, cooler weather is in the
plateau region.
Over the eastern portion of the
country the weather is becoming un.
settled, with diminishing pressure.
On the Pacific slope there has been
little change in either pressure OF
temperature, and the pressure re
mains low in the southwest.
Conditions indicate generally fail
weather, with moderate temperature
for this section tonight and Tuesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
BOY WHO MURDERED
FATHER rs CRAZY
Asylum Instead Of Moose or Peniten-
tiary is What Joseph Vacek
VIII Get.

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.--An asylum for
criminal insane, rather than the
hang-man's moose or the peniten-
tiary, will likely soon receive Joseph
vacek, who after shooting and killing
his father, pinned BLACK hand"
note on his shirt. He slew his father,
we'll to do contractor, because he
knew he would be punished for fail
ing to work and bring home his earn
ings.
In his cell he is raving Historically
1t was learned that the boys father
had periodical attacks Of insanity and
was once confined in an asylum
Alienists say the boy is q congenita'
lunatic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
Jewish Bankers.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. Prem
Ter stolypn is reported to be bringing
strong pressure to bear on his cabinet
colleagues in favor of law limiting
the amount Of credit banks may ex-
tend to Jewish merchants. The
premier, 1t is declared, contends that
most of the banks are controlled by
Jews and argues that they invariably
deal more literally with those of their
own race than with christians, the re-
suit being that Jews practically mon
opolize trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
sho, Himself First.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, Aug. 7--Rolla
w. Carter, of Libertyville, did not die
by drowning. as was at first suppose
when his lifeless body was found
Tuesday evening in an abandoned well
on the Claridge farm. Mr.. Carter
died from the effects Of revolver
shot, probably self-inficted. This
was evidenced when the we'll was
pumped dry and the revolver, a 3s-
caliber, with one chamber empty, was
found at the bottom. The weapon
has been identified by relatives as one
owned by the young man and physi-
icians now state that the hole IN the
side of his head was made by bullet
instead of the Jagged ends of rocks
| in the wall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
.HONN HONK! HERE
COMES JONES
Candidate for Governor Of Illinois
VIII Make Tour Of the State
In Big Auto.
mobile.
EXTENSIVE CAMPAIGN
Six Weeks viii be Spent in Talking
to the People and Shaking
Hands With the
Voters.

CHICAGO, H., August ALI plans
for the automobile tour of the state,
to be taken by Walter Clyde Jones in
his campaign for the nomination for
governor OF the progressive republi-
can ticket, have been completed.
Today a pathfinder car will leave
Chicago to blaze trail for the candi-
date. In the pathfinder will be E. B.
Fletcher of the Grundy County Gazette
who for the past two months has been
handling the progressive movement
down state; John A. Lyle. a Chicago
attorney and Oscar Francis, son of
Sheriff Francis of Grundy County.
The party will visit all the towns in
which Senator Jones will speak. and
! pave the way for his coming.
Senator Jones will be accompanied
the first week of his tour by Charles
F. Merriam, and it is expected that
on the balance of his trip, which is to
! cover about sin weeks, he will be ac-
companied by number of progress
sive republicans of national promi
nence Walter S. Rogers is now In
/ Washington, arranging with number
1 of progressive senators and congress
men for speaking dates.
Senator Jones' tour contemplate
the most extensive campaign of tha
mature ever attempted" said Alder
/ man Charles NJ Thompson, actini
chairman of the Progressive Repubil
can Executive Committee.
!. 81 estimate that he will speak to a
least 100000 voters, and will shak'
hands with most of them. He will
range down the eastern counties an
, on his way back will take in the wesi
, ern part of the state"
: Senator Jones will leave on the tri
one week from today. The followin
day he will speak at Paris in Edga
county and on Thursday night will al
dress the Welsh societies of Chicag
: at their annual banquet at the Aud
. torium.
Fifty thousand copies of Senate
g Jones' opening speech at East S
I Louis have been printed and thes
: together with a brief biographies
d sketch Of his life and 30O-wor
: platform will be distribute
], throughout the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
HEADLEss BODY
is IDENTIFIED
Bloody Run Sewer Victim Is Said to
Have Been White Wife Of
Negro.

CINCINNATI. o., Aug. THE body
of the headless woman found in a
sewer late Friday was identified as
that of Bertha Courtney, woman
who had a negro husband.
The woman's home was at Hinton,
KY. She came to this city about two
years ago and boarded on George
street until three weeks ago. Wom>
en- in the house say the woman left to
live with the negro in Norwood, Ohio
and returned one night CRYING, say
ing she had been mistreated. The fol
lowing night she left with the negro
and was not again seen alive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07
ESCAPED WITH
HER LIFE
Woman Hid on ship Leaving Hayti
While Rebel Bullets Rained
Around.

NEW YORK, Aug. Mrs. Charles
D. Palmer, formerly Katherine Wright
of Memphis, Tenn. daughter Of Luke
Wright, former secretary of war, ar
rived here from Port Au Prince. Haytt
today and tells OF hiding behind the
small boats on the deck of her vessel
while the troop on shore riddled the
vessel with their bullets She had
narrow escape from death and says
many were killed during the revolu-
ition.