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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-04

Those who had to come back from
Sunday outings to work Monday in
preparation for the holiday today
would favor the movement. originating
in New York, to have all holidays OBJ
served on Monday, insulting workers
two free days. as at Labor day. In
England, the bank holidays always
come on Monday. with this object in
v4GK-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-04

Clarence Taft. %, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wright Taft of Rockville was
found insane by Drs. Bean and Walsh
yesterday after an examination or
dered by Judge John e. Fahey of the
probate court and has been commit
ted to the Norwich State hospital He
main tanned that he had set fire to the
Swiss church, causing a loss of $780,
000
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-04

During July the planet Mars is daily
becoming brighter, but it is still after
midnight before it rises In a few
months it will be bright enough to be
of interest to astronomers
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-04

Mrs. Louis L. Blackstone and Miss
blackstone sailed from New York on
Saturday to spend the summer in Eu
rope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

necessary 10 our masquerade were 10
be procured. but we went secretly and
not together that the habit we were 20
wear should not be known. I bought
me a costume that would ID for Chris
touhar Columbus. who sailed over from
Spain more than century ago and dis
covered that land which las since been
called Virginia and which has confer
red so great q boon upon US in giving
us tobacco
My love for Eleanor waNed stronger
day by day. so that now, looking back
ward = those times, | marvel greatly
how I should have advanced with her
so speedily. especially since there was
no opposition to our fancy. for. not
withstanding that my family had stood
10y the kings royal father, our estates
had not been condsCatcd, and | was
lust coming of age TO inherit them
Resides. | had served Prince Rupert In
all the battles he fought I'm the kings
cause And so # came about that
when we strolled out into the green
wood that surrounds the castle ana sat
upon n fallen tree trunk / told Eleanor
how my heart had gone with my eve
10 ItE us Nllt' Ndf III illt " lliiD" IlA
London on the day OF the kings resto-
ration and begged her to be my lady.
She did not withdraw the hand held
and when 7 kissed her lips size did not
gaingay ne
And so II was all settled between nc.
and there was no happier man in Eng
land than /. We were TO erd our re-
toicinCs at the kings return by the
masquerade. and the next week I WIS
to go to the seat Of my lady's father
70 make formal proposition for her
hand. But before that might happen
I well nigh rendered our union impos
sihle.
The day before the masquerade I
was walking through n corridor ~
Cragnew lined with sleeping chambers
As ! passed one Of them, the door Of
which stood aiar I saw a sight that
froze my heart with horror Within
the chamber l saw Spanish cavalier
ndmlring himself before a reflection
of mirror And by him with his
arm about her waist stood my Eleanor
In moment was a madmau
Whipping my rapier from its scaJbard
] cried at the top Of my voice. death,
Come out lest / disgrace myself as
you have done ly intruding into
lady chamber and / STAY you there
The fellow turned and, seeing me-
glarins at him with my rapier lcaping
forward 10 pierce his vitais. lost aI
the color from his face, which as soon
as l saw II / knew II belonged to one
Of tender years. But he was not uu-
armed. having TapIer at his waist.
which 2iaddened he. If, indeed, / could
be gladdened at sucn a time. for il
gave NE an excuse 90 slay him.
Eleanor turned. too, and Gazed al me.
al amaZeEeut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
The Commission Plan


official publication of Rapids labor fed
Grafton says of the commission plan:
You have conveyed the astonishing informa-
that story being circulated other cities
organized labor Cedar Rapids is opposed
mission form of government. This is absolute false
hood 10 place the matter clearly before you will state
that organized labor the potential feature
securing adoption of plan city
When the bill first up the legislature a copy
by the legislative committee Cedar
Rapids Federation of Labor 1t analysed and stud
all it's details. After
report made the parent body spite of
few cheap politicians who were subservient to and tools
the old police and grating gang who long
and robbed the city. that body it most emphatic
endorsement
Labor furthermore worked aggressvely at
polls The Tribune aggressive its position you
well For this organized a
bor opponents of clean and honest government,
never had cause to voice regret Organized labor in
any other city merely desires square
had will secure under the old system
of political government.
Members of so much interested
in seeing that member with itch for Office
appointment as they in seeing that the
money they pay either directly indirectly
goes give them clean efficient police
fire department streets paved in honest manner at
fair profit the contractor, good big, wekept parks
which their families may enjoy the hot
afternoons-and all the thousand and things
go ideal city. These things all pos
the commission form of government and have
attained Cedar Rapids. So far recognition of
labor concerned we have had more honors thrust upon
ten fold under the system than under the old.
We have put forward good, clean for several i'm
portant positions namely chief of police, plumbing in
specor and city electrician, and they have than
made good. This with but one union man on the city
council Under the old system had at time eight
union alderman out of ten and unable to
recognition any although promises of all
kinds always made before election Afterwards it
always old story city boss controlled
the mayor and the real politician secured the appoint
But desire in closing reerate that organized labor
IS primarily interested in decent government than
political preference, but under the plan
have both The issue is of business govern
ment political government and organized labor
this city very emphaticaIy in favor of the
Respectfully and sincerely yours
(signed) r. Stewart, editor Tribune official paper
of Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
The Pivotal Point.

Democratic prepondeTanCe in the
house of representatives at the first
session Of the siXty-seCOud congress
Will make possible prompt revision
OF some of the tariff schedules that
are most intolerably discriminative
against the public interest. II is not
TOO much to expect that such legis-
iation would meet the favor of Pres
ident Taft. He Is a fair man. and 1t
would appeal strongly to his sense
of Justice.
The senate is the sticking point
The split in the republican party on
the tariff question has so far I'M
paired the strength Of monopoly in
that body that with the aid OF in
surgent senators added to the demo
cratic strength il may be possible 10
get a majority vote for the suitable
reduction OF vexatious duties With
this prospect in view It becomes
more and more important that the
undoubted demand OF the country
for downward tariff revision shall
be truly reflected in the choice Of
democratic senators IN New jersey,
New York and other states where
such choice is possible
The senate is the pivotal point Of
federal politics for the next FIVE years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

require IS percent to recall an unfaith-
fui official while in Iowa it is 25 per
cent The percentage is too low in
Iowa and too high in Illinois. There
is no question that the legislature
will change it to 40 or so percent
The Illinois law provides for the reg
ulation and control of public service
corporations and requires that city
funds must be deposited in banks and
draw not less than three per cent inter
est. These provisions are not in the
Iowa law. The Illinois plan requires
the commissioners 70 be on duty az
least six hours a day. This is omitted
in the Iowa enactment
These are the very important chang
es. Mr.. Sherman of Cedar Rapids. in
his address in this city, declared that,
in the main, Illinois has the better
law and Mr.. Atwen of Dallas, declares
it far superior 10 the Texas law.
The great strength of the Illinois law
is IN the initiative and referendum.
This places absolute power in the
hands Of the people. Under these
checks the commission can not grant
franchises to public corporations with
out securing the consent of the people.
Organized labor has struggled for
the initiative and referendum for
years. 1t is strange that labor leaders
Of this city oppose a measure contain
ing what they have so long demanded.
Speaking Of these provisions regard
ing corporations, Robert Rev says:
The commissioners, however. have
broad powers over public utility cor
porations, a wise use of which might
create sources Of revenue for The
city. These powers solve the vexed
problem Of control of such corpora
lions by the people: The city is SUI
preme And the spirit of the times de
mands the vesting of municipal Off
Gals with such authority Our daily
lives are so intricately intertwined
with franchises TO such corporations
supplying the people with civilizations
created necessities that their public
representatives must be vested with
powers suffi GENTLY broad 10 constltu-
tionaly insure their just treatment.
But If the legislature invests commits
sioners with such royal powers, viii
they not so amend the general incor-
poratiOn act as TO vest city councils
with the same powers"
He also declares that these provi-
sions Create OF every voter an official,
and is real government by the people"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

no mlnarets. From some place. such as
the terrace OF the mosque of Sultan
Sulayman, where their roofs may be
overlooked. it viii be seen that the
low domes are often of a peculiar salm-
on pink color and always covered
with glass bulIseyes. These are the
real Turkish baths.
Quite apart from the ceremonial
wash before prayer. Islam, which con-
siders cleanliness not so much next
to godliness as part of godliness, it
self, ordains periodical scrub all over.
And the Turk unlike the sodden west.
never sits in hos water. but prefers a
hot room, a tap and a basin as a min
imum and a 3hampooer and a flesh
glove if he can afford such Iuxuries.
One enters. as in the west, into the
cooling ROOM generally a high domed
room with lsAny galleries around. a
marble floor and Il fountain, and be
fore going tn private room or. if the
bath IS to be done on the cheap, to
a place on the big common sofas one
exchanges dirty boots for slipshod
heelIess clippers. Watch and valua-
bles may be left underline care of the
cooling room attendant, who superin-
tends the process of undressing, winds
a Ioin cloth around one and throws a
primrose towel over ones shoulders.
Before crossing the floor of the cool
ing room the slippers are again eX-
changed for wooden clogs, wherein the
novice walks like Agag, delicately, in
fear Of fall. till he learns TO imi-
tate the speed of the bath men by
abandoning all attempts to walk and
executing a fast shuttle.
The outer hot room, at about the
temperature Of an English shampooing
room, is a very secondary affair. One
stays there for little. still clothed in
the primrose towel, reclining on a dis
tant imitation of a bed. drinking cof-
fee and smoking a cigarette, perhaps
watching a couple of shampooers
amusing themselves by a wrestling
bout. The customer and the shampoo
er wear the same type of loin cloth,
an elaborate check of red and yellow
that may be seen any day lin the
streets on an apron worn by the Al
bantam sellers Of chestnuts or sweet
meats.
II that cigarette is finished come
into the inner room. heavy with damp
heat. the real bath. The attendant
pulls off the shoulder towel and opens
the door. heavy wooden affair, kept
shut by a counterweight whose bang
fng is not the least characteristic noise
In the Uath. inside Is a large square
domed room Innumerable bullseyes
in the dome admit the light, which tne
- H. -.
light and airy effect. On the great
square slab in the middle they have
placed a towel and pillow, and here
one lies. leaving the clogs on the floor
Round the room, screened from one
another by dwarf walls. are a row Of
marble basins. and here may be seen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

1slam-from the army officer to the
day laborer, whose shaved head oddly
suggests tonsure. The poorer classes
do not indulge in the luxury of mas
sage They come for wash only and
often bring their own soap for econo-
my's sake. 1t is not uncommon to see
two Of them scrubbing one another by
turns.
Presently, unbidden, the shampooer
mounts the slab and sqUats beside his
victim. Most of his work consists in
kneading the flesh rather than the
long heavy strokes Of an English mas
seur But when the customer is turn
ed on HIS face the masseur becomes
more energetic. He plucks the skin
on each side Of the spine, walks up
and down on the back and strenuOusly
gathers up arms and legs into curious
bone breaking knots regardless of the
grunts Of the stiff jOinted west. A
final super Gordian knot and the clap
ping of his hands show that it is over.
The customer. as soon as he can col
lect limbs which seem to have been
pulled clean off him. adjourns to one Of
the basins and is rubbed with a rough
the man brings a battered metal bowl
cold bowl, old bath" is the Turkish
proyerb for the old. old story with
soap and a Iather wisp of Tyr CIecca
palm fiber, and scrubs conscientiOusly
Cor some ten minutes. working with
the abandon of a jealous hOusemaid on
a floor, forgetful apparently that the
object he is scrubbing is flesh and
blood.
Drying takes place in the outer not
room. sundry Ioin cloths and towels
are wrapped about the body. a small
towel makes a turban for the head and
clean clogs are produced for the feet,
which have been dried with great
sometimes incOnveniently great-care.
4 loud clapping Of hands announces
that the process is over. and the three
Or four Turks who seem always TO he
doing nothing jealousy in the room
crowd round 10 wish one good health.
London Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
The Price of Adventure.

Death claimed as the last tolls
of the passing year. two of the most
brilliant and successful stars in the
history of aviation. Saturday, in the
fearful ending OF Arch Hoxsey at
Los Angeles and John 3. Moisant
at New Orleans.
The double tragedy. following so
closely upon the similar fate Of
Ralph Johnston at Denver. proved a
discouraging. as we'll as a sad blow
to aerial navigation. but what man has
done man will do or, at least attempt
as long as the world goes around
and others viii take up the venture
some work, and achievement equal to
the past. and even greater, will fol
low before those who have given
their lives have been forgotten.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
The Argus Daily Short Story
A Blunder-B. F. A. Mitchell
Copyrighted. 1910. by Associated Literary Press

1t was the year that hIDg Gnarne
came from over the water to take his
rfghtful place on the throne of Eng
land All was good cheer and merry
making, for the people of London, who
had long endured the psalm singing
Roundheads, were beside themselvea
with Joy at the change.
The day the king entered London.
while his majesty was passing through!
the Strand, was standing on the side
walk. having intended to view the
pageant. but my eyes We're drawn
above the gentlemen on richly ca
parisOned horses escorting the king
and even the king himself to a win
dow from which was looking down On
them Young girl who seemed To mo
to be the fairest gentiewoman l had
ever seen in my life.
Her hair was put high on her head.
after the custom of the times, and
bound with ribbons. Her ruff stood
up under her ears, though not SO high
as when Elizab beth set the fashion n
England. Her sleeves were SIashed at
the shoulders. and her schumacher was
studded with gems. Indeed. she wore
the costume of highborn dame. and.
as to her face and figure. they were
the face and figure Of an angel.
When l saw Lord Everest whom I
knew well, bending above he~. craning
his neck to get sight Of the king, }
was rejOiced. for I knew that he could
tell me who she might be ana mayhap
would make me known to her. And
so when the pageant had passed /
went to the door Of the house in which
these people were ana which stood not
far from Temple Bar, ana when they
came ont l made pTetense Of surprise
at seeing Everest and greeted him
pleasantly, whereupOn he seemed glad
to see me and babe me come with him
to his fathers seat at Slough. which
is near to Windsor. where great merry
making was to take place among the
gentry Of that region for whole fort
night to celebrate the return Of the
king.
/ knew not If the lady | had seen
at the window would be of the mum
her present but l thought II likely
thar she would be- so | went with
Everest 10 a tavern, where meal was
served. and after we had eaten orr
fill and paid the reckoning We took
boats and went that night to Cragnew
castle, the seat Of the Duke Of Berry
more
And what was my delight that the
ladr who had thrailed ne remained
with US at the tavern on the river and
was guest as well as at Cragnew.
Such a fortnight as We passed /
have never passed since. There were
riding and hunting and feastiug and
dancing. ard al the while ! was the
acknowledged cavalier II the Lady
Eleanor, whom / had seen at the win
dow IN London. Other young gallants
vainlv tried 20 replace me. and / re
joiced greatly that II was not neces-
sary for me 10 threaten them. for the
lady seemed willing that alone
should at all times he her attendant
But the time came when ! was made
greatly wTOth through jealousy. II
came about in this wise: We were 10
have at the end Of the festivities
great BAN at which We were all to
wear apparel Of other peoples and OH
or times ana masks and we're T. dance
and asst n these costumes Many II
Us went TO London, where these things
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
Life Lines
BY BASUEUS.
SUCCESS
Copyright. 1910.


The thinking done in the factory
makes it thrive; the horsepower
makes the factory's smoke but the
head-power makes its success.
When you have learned the rules
and how to use success tools YOU viii
then be aoIe 70 hUrl defiance at defeat:
the world will look better 10 you then,
because You are better man.
Method makes men win; thus is
success reduced TO the science of cor
rect calculation.
Success is the result Of character
multiplied by intelligent activity
Fame is not found in the easy road
and TO win success is work; 10 gain a
name YOU must play the game from
early morn till late ar night.
WhOle-heartedness in the work
brings q heart full Of joy: success al
together lies in seeing the sun 90
down on the days work well done.
Work Is the pass-Iey which opens
all doors to success.
The higher you climb up the success
ladder. the more viii the envy, hatred
and jealousy of the crowds below hiss
and jeer you.
Mans imagination cannot picture for
him his success II he looks backward
instead of forward, or if he's dC1Ecast
and won't look up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
The Iowa and Illinois Laws.

Some OF the opponents OF the com
mission form declare they are opposed
10 il on the ground that it is not the
Iowa law The fact Of the matter is
the Illinois law was modelled from the
iowa law and there are only two or
three important differences. In the
Illinois law the commissions are elect
ed for four years while in Iowa the
Tenure is TWO years. IN this state it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
Pima Of Th.n Al.

Tfs ,Yid storage cri~Iel.
Tho cold storage agg.
TIr cold storage mutton.
q chilly rcd lex
r.. hats not the limit
a.. pray. watch 'Ie es1oke
: f.lUllIg surround HZ
-I, cold storage lotei
Tre comic performer
stops Oh % the stage
Ma offers "a nesr ono
That's clearly of are.
7. laugh 81 approval
That on 81 attends
l. merely 'hc erecting
From boyHood day friends.
4 man al a party
Camps down ON YOUR ear
Aus GAYS. Here IS new ono
I want you 90 hear"
And. 10 your auazemcnt.
II opens tho lock
And draws from cold storage
Tho Oldest ~ stock
YOU meet them 90 meeting.
Tiey swarm 20 n SLOW.
You'd meet f.c-l iu prison
n there you should go.
Old frieUls that the wc,kin
For %oa1 awoke.
Time tried ard cferr.i-
Tfn rr'1 rfC-c--a Joke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
Adams county. Ohio. is going 10 he

Adams county, Ohio, is going to be
the most virtuous corner in the
United States for the next six
months. Pretty nearly every adult
that he had sold his vote. whereupon
1.-THE judge fines him $40. suspends
his right to vote for five years. and
adds: "I1l just put a six months
work house sentence on top OF that
but l won't enforce II as long as
you behave" All Adams county will
be on its good behavior for the next
half year. New Years good resolu-
tons are beaten to a fragile" by
The reform instituted by Judge
Blair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

The reason plain you may not see.
But let the truth suffice
I'll" stronger butter grows 20 be
The weaker gets tho price,
And dealers square nan should pay
To carry some OF a. away.
with egE7 n is "A different case.
And here the plot does thicEen-
when eggs are old and iu disgrace
they throw you IN a chicken.
You may not know the bird rs free
Until you open one and see.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

In 80 years the number Of volumes
I'm public. society and school Libraries
in the United States increased by near
" 500 percent, or to 54,O00,00O vol
umes The Library Of Congress at
Washington ranks as one of the
worlds great libraries, although it's
age is only half the British Museum s
and it is six centuries younged than
the Bibliotheque Rationale of Paris
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
Not In Stock.

81 think we all do the best we cam
"Do youE'
yes. Don't youE"
81 know some people don't"
How do you know itF'
Because they have no best"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
THE TURKISH BATH.

\ Victims Story of the Real Thing
IN the Native Land.
The tourist WHO Wanders about
on domed buildings of all sizes which
might be taken for mosques but that
they seem to have no fountains and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

A New York landlord was recent
~ swindled by women who got him
10 accept a Lincoln penny for a STA
gold piece We have not heard of
a general movement for the purpose
of making good his loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

whether or not Rock Island shall adopt
the commission plan OF municipal gov
eminent occurs tomorrow. Whatever
you do do, DO vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

J. P. Morgan's Christmas gift TO his
employees was a 100 percent. dividend
on their salaries. Mr.. Morgan fairly
guessed that his clerks would relish a
dividend of that proportion as much as
he does himself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

The Difference.
What is n
statesman ?"
"a man who
works for his
country"
"Well, ( h . n ,
what is n pOliti-
Cian?"
"A man who
works his coun-
try"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

Have you veal: throat? ~ So
YOU cannot be too careful You can.
not begin treatment too early. Each
cold makes you mare liable 70 a2oth-
er and the last Is always the harder
70 cure. II you VII take Chamber
iain's Cough Remedy A. the outset
you viii be saved much trouble. Sold
b. al druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

"IIc T. such an old fashioned man."
How does hc manifest it,
Doesn't Ike bis mother in-law."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
Jan. 2 in American
History

1sT9 Caleb Cushing. jurist Ind states
man. died. born 1890.
1904 General James Longsttef. noted
Confederate loader. died; fTn 1921
IgfD-t cnes Booth. widow eJuniGs
ETU-us BoGfh ard az Il no o
star actress. died II lCzlinc.
Mass, bora IS4J.