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Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
FIVE MORE ADDED
TO THE CHAIN GANG
Magistrate Smith Fines Disorderlies
and Puts Them to Work Upon
Failure to Pay.

Five prisoners were put to work on
the city streets this morning after
their hearings in the police court be-
fore Magistrate c. ]. Smith. James
Callopy was fined SIS and costs for
disorderly conduct; James Kincaid
was fined So and costs; Nathan Elum
was fined SIS and costs and Ed Bir-
mingham was fined IS and costs. Other
prisoners were arrested Saturday
night and yesterday. charged with
disorderly conduct were fined as fol-
lows Fred Becker, 81 and costs; Sam
Teel, 81 and costs: ]. B. Rubert, So
and costs; William Tard, IS and costs;
Dick Nees, 81 and costs. Fred Becker
was dismissed on payment of the
costs in his case.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
RACE RESULTS AT ALEDO
Interesting Track Events on Closing
Day of Mercer Fair.

AledO, Sept. 25-The most success
full fair in the history of Mercer coun-
ty closed Saturday. The races on the
last day resulted as follows:
2:2O trot, purse s4OO-Letts Fly.
1882" withdrawn fifth heat; Prai-
rie Game, 8-6-7-* withdrawn; Golden
Boy, 1-2-2-5-5; Red Cresium, 4-1-1-
2-3; Murlo Mac, 6-4-5-4-4; Game
Alice 7-1-6-3-" withdrawn; The Com
ct 3-7-4-1-1; lola West 5-S-* with
drawn. An extra heat by Red Gre
sium and The Comet gave Red Gre
sium first place, The Comet, second,
and Golden Boy third. Time 2:23 IA
2:1s IA; 2:20; 2:2O; 2:2O IA;
2:191-4.
Free for all pacing. purse s4OO-
Prince Edgar, 4-3-1-1-1; Rushville,
1-2-F withdrawn; Robert Whitley,
3-4-3-3-3; Mercy Ne. 2-1-2-2-2. Time
2:11R; 2:13; 2.I5; 2:12; 2:14.
Consolation race, purse $500
Chimes the Great. 6-* withdrawn;
Blanche May, LII: Pearl l., TAB;
Billy w, 3-5-5; Colonel F.. 5-G-6;
Aida Nc, 2-2-2; Henry Council, A.
ga. Time 2:14; 2:16; 2:15.
Mule team to wagon, half mile,
purse s35-Ira Damp, Aledo, ILL.,,
first; Emil Peterson, Alexis, Ill, sec
ond; Ward Bloomer, Joy, Ill, third;
H. Newton. New Boston. Ill, fourth.
Time 1:15 IA
The running race OF 5-s mile was
won by Hot Tamale, owned by H.
Meyers Of Galesburg. purse SIS.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
SLEEPS ON TRACK;
LEFT ARM CUT OFF
j. /. Decker OF CISCO, Iowa, Comes to
Grief While SnoOzing III Rail-
road Yards.

While sleeping early yesterday
morning on the railroad tracks in the
yards near Twanty-ifth street and
Second avenue, J. l. Decker of CISCO,
Iowa. was run over by a Burlington
switch engine and his left arm was
crushed so badly that il was necessary
for attending physicians to amputate
above the elbow. The injured man is
nov at st. Anthony's hospital How
the man reached the yards and select
ed that particular spot for a sleeping
place while it was raining. is a ques-
ton. He will be confined at the hospt-
tai for several days.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
CONSIDER PAVING.
HEADS OF TRADES
IN A CONFERENCE

The International Machinists, now
in convention in avenport, may get a
chance tomorrow to vote on the strike
proposition as it applies to the Illinois
Central and the Hartman lines. Heads
of four of the allied trades, the boiler
makers. car men, blacksmiths and
sheet metal workers, as per invitation
issued Saturday. met this morning
with President OConnell of the Ma,
chinists and a long conference result
ed. Their report was not made, how
ever, and will probably not be ready
until tomorrow at which time the deIc-
gates will be acquainted with their
findings.
ADMIT THE HELPERS.
Legislation whereby the machinists'
helpers are 10 be admitted to the or
ganization was passed by the conven-
ton this morning. The status under
which the- will come in was not de-
cided, however.
The arsenal delegates are still in
session but haze done nothing of i'm
pOrtance.
The WOmen's auxiliary he'd is last
meeting this morning and adjourned
about noon after having installed new
~ elected officers.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
SALOON LICENSE
WILL Be RAISED

In addition to the telephone PROPOSE
tions that will be before the people at
a special election, the proposition to
raise the saloon license by ordinance
to $1,000 per annum, will probably be
placed on the same ballot. This morn
ing. Commissioner Hart offered an or
dinance amending the saloon ordi-
nance in regard to the amount of IL
censes. 1t is proposed to raise it S400
per year, TO take effect May l, 1912.
When the commission went into office,
the move was under consideration but
the commissioners decided to lay the
matter over for a year. The commits
sion considered the ordinance and
then it was decided TO wait until this
afternoon before taking further action
on il.
The ballot will probably include the
ordinances of the Tri-City Home Auto
matte Telephone company and the
Central Union Telephone company,
the saloon license ordinance and a
matter for the changing OF precinct
lines.
CONSIDER PAVING.
In addition to the election question,
the council is to consider the paving
OF Thirty-fourth street from Seventh
to Ninth-and-a-half avenues, according
to plans adopted by the board OF local
several weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
Thousand at Celebration.
Especial to The Argus.)

Bishop Hill. Sept. 25.-One thousand
people Joined in the celebration here
Saturday of the 55th anniversary of
the formation of the Bishop Hill Swe-
dish colony. Hon. ]. K Blish of Ke-
vance was speaker of the day. AT
noon a big picnic dinner was served.
The morning exercises were in Swe-
dish and the. addresses of the after
noon were in English. The four oldest
members of the original colony were
present. They were: Mrs. Larson,
105; Mrs. Olander. 95: John Holsein,
90; Mrs. Catherine Stoneberg, 91
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
Grand Excursion to the Great Water
Power Dam at Keokuk.

In order to crafty the patrons OF
our line who have not had an oppor-
tunity to see the great work now going
on at the Keokuk dam, we have decid
ed TO make a special dam seeing trip
with the steamer Helen Blair on Fri
day, Sept. % at 8:15 p. m. The blair"
will land right at the works and after
giving ample time for inspection will
run down to the Keokuk levee at 4: 90
p. N. Saturday, and leave for home at
11:00 p. m. arriving in Rock Island at
500 p. m. Sunday. An excellent view
OF the dam can be had from the roof
of the steamer or the works can be
gone over on foot. This dam when fin-
ished will be the greatest in the world
except the one at Assuan on the Nile
There is more to see now than after
completion as most of the great heavy
work will be covered by water, which
Will not flow over but through and un-
der IL. This win be our last special
trip of the season and the stage of wa
ter is good. The round trip fare which
includes berth and six excellent meals
is 5000. Special rates TO parties of
three. For information and reserva-
tions call phone 1873. Captain w. A
Blair will be In personal charge.
WHITE COLLAR LINE STEAMERS.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
RUMORED REDUCTION
AT SHOPS AT SILVlS

An unconhrmed runor came to The
Argus Office this afternoon TO the ef-
feet that at quitting time tonight at
the Rock Island roads shops at Silvis,
200 employees would be laid OF. The
reason for the reduction could not be
ascertained but It is believed TO be in
accordance with the retrenchment
policy which the road has adopted.
The work has been getting slack for
a week or two past and several days
ago the announs ement was made that
beginning Monday the working day
will be cut from nine TO eight hours.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
WOULD FORCE ALL
TO OBSERVE SUNDAY
Men and Religion Forward Followers
Take Drastic Step at Meeting
in Moline.

At a meeting of the Men and Re
ligion Forward followers at the First
Methodist church in Moline yester-
day afternoon, il was decided 20 pc
tition the city commission to close up
all theatres, vaudeville houses. NOV
ing picture shows. billiard and pool
halls, and In fact all places of
amusement on Sundays. An attempt
will be made to get . 600 signers to
the petition before & is turned over
to the commission.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
COURT HOUSE RECORD

Moline Trust & Savings bank to
Aleshia Fleming, part outlot 16,
Highland park addition, Rock Is
land, 5000.
Ives j. Hoas to Alice H. Murphy
lot 10. block 4. Highland park addi-
ton. Rock Island, $1,000.
Lotanoe S. Rasmussen to Philo-
nina Gstettenbauer, lot 1 6, block / !,
Beecher & Walshs addition, Rock Is
land, 5000.
Philomina Gstettenbauer to Joseph
ton, Rock Island, $4,000.
William j. Quinlan to Oscar E
Apple, lot |, block 5, B, Davenport's
third addition. Rock Island, 81, 500.
John ]. Wixon to Kohler & Ken
worthy, lot 3, block 1, Pitt, Gilbert &
Pitts first addition, Moline, 81.
Peter Scherer to Jacob Miller, part
lots and s. block IS, lower addi-
tion, Rock Island, 81.
Jacob Miller TO Susan and Minnie
Scherer, part lots 7 and 8, block IS,
lower addition, Rock Island. 81.
Peter Pauwels to Louis Sonneville,
part lot 2, Daebelliehn's subdivision,
Moline, s2,10O
Theodore G. Etiandt to f. T. Pet
erson. lot Is, block 4. Lundahls
Nineteenth street addition, Moline,
5000.
". Gainey to Theodore G Efiandt,
lot IS, block 4, Lundahi's Nine
teenth street addition, Moline, 1925.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
Two Obtain Bondsmen.

Arthur Benge OF Geneseo was today
released from the county jail where
he has been held on a charge Cf lar
ceny under $500 bonds
Libbe Heck, held under $500 bonds
was today successful In getting q sign
er and was released. She was one Of
the party that broke into a jungaio,g
on Rock river near the Moline bridge
about two months ago. and wls pta. el
under bonds on q charge Of malicious
mischief.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
GRAND JURY MAKES
A PARTIAL REPORT

The grand jury which has been in
session continuously since last Mon
day. returned partial report 10 Judge
". II. Gest this afternoon shortly be-
fore , o'clock but no information eth
er as to the number of true bills nor
as TO who were indicted was given out.
Following its report, the grand jury
returned to It's room and resumed its
work. Just what this is was not Civ
en- out.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25

pletion according to contract of the
laying of sidewalks around Denk-
mann park by Contractor George Ev-
ans. The cost of the work is ST.
372. The matter was laid over for
a week and referred to Commission
er Bear.
TO MAKE A PAYMENT.
On motion Of Commissioner Rud-
gren, the council this morning voted
in favor of a payment of sI3,750 to
the Clinton Bridge and Iron COM
pany for work on the Rock river
bridges. This leaves but a small
amount unpaid.
1t was reported that the D. r. 1. &
y. w railroad had been authorized
to make the improvement desired on
their property at the foot of Seven
teenth street. The drive around the
depot is TO be Improved.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25

while the hearings OF two men were
continued. Those who were admitted
to citizenship were David Klingoerg,
Moline; Walter Hershman, Rock Is
land: Louis Bouljon, Moline; Julius
Soen. Moline, and Emiel Jacques,
East Moline.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
ChamberIain's collie cholera and I

Chamberlain's collie, cholera and di-
arrhoea remedy is today the best
known medicine in use for the relief
and cdre Of bowel complaints It
cures gripping. diarrhoea, dysentery.
and should be taken at the first un-
natural looseness of the bowels. II IL
equally valuable for children and
adults. II always cures. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25

vention for trip to Buffalo yesterday
afternoon. leaving Davenport at p.
m, and returning at 6 p. m.
The Francis A, took big party OF
local colored people on trip up the
river yesterday, leaving Rock Island
at 2:3 2. N.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
"Newsies" TO Be Entertalned

Sellers of the Chicago Daily News
will be guests OF that publication this
evening at the Empire vaudeville
theatre. Some 80 newsies, headed by
Ben Blochlinger, who Ia ia charge 0.
the local Office Of the News and Chi
cago Examiner, will be in the party.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
Coal Contract Let

Bids for the winters coal supply
were considered by the jail committee
this morning at their meeting at the
court house. and the contract awarded
to the Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co.
at s2.z0. Five bids were received, but
the above mentioned company submit
ted the lowest one.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
Public Notice.

l wish to give notice that will not
be responsible for any debts contract
ed in my name after this date.
= HARRY e KURTH.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25

Not a minute should be lost when
a child shows symptoms OF Group.
Cham berlain's cough remedy given az
soon as the child becomes hoarse. or
even after the croupy cough appears
will prevent the attack. Sold by all
druggists
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
FAMILY ABSENT;
HOUSE ENTERED
Residence of DR.. Alexander
Smith Burglarized Satur-
day Evening.
SUIT OF CLOTHES STOLEN
Valuable SiIverware and Papers Were
in Safe Place and Burglars
Haul Was Small.

Taking advantage Of the absence OF
der Smith, superintendent Of the Rock
Island district of Methodist churches,
thieves entered the Smith home al
1911 Eighth avenue some time Satur-
day evening, ransacked the house and
left with a suit Of clothes owned by
Hector Whitley, who rooms there, and
a few of the small articles owned by
members of the Smith family. Police
were summoned by Mr.. Whitley after
his return home shortly after mid
night, and after going over the house
and grounds, instituted their search
for the thieves elsewhere. AS yet no
trace of them has been found, though
a small box containing some of DR..
Smiths less valuable papers has been
recovered. The contents were practic-
ally intact.
REMOVED WINDOW SCREEN.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Smith neg
lected 10 fasten the window leading
into the buffers pantry, and entrance
was gained by removing the screen and
raising the window. Every room IN
the house was ransacked and contents
were turned topsy-turvy. Silverware.
hidden securely, was not found, and
more valuable papers had been placed
in vault in the bank at Galva, to-
gether with more valuable silverware
hasty inventory today failed TO re-
veal the loss of any valuables other
than the suit of clothes and the box
of receipts and other papers.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
Five Are NaturaIized.

Five men received naturalization pa
pers in the circuit court this morning
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
WILL ERECT TWO
NEW STRUCTURES

The Modern Woodmen Of America
will soon begin the erection Of new
$4,000 storage and Office building
just south of its present main Office
and also a three-story addition to the
publication building as the result of
action taken by the city commission
this morning in declaring the Brady
junk yard at 1917 Fourth avenue a
nuisance and ordering it removed.
The Woodmen some time ago decided
TO build but were unwilling to do so
while the unsightly and unsanitary
junk yard separated the two new
additions. Accordingly their build
ing plans were made contingent upon
the action of the council and now
that it has been satisfactory, the work
ought to proceed.
HAVE LABORED LONG.
Property owners in the block in
which the junk yard is located, have
repeatedly petitiOned that the place
be abolished but as often the matter
was taken up and laid over and the
yard continued to flourish. The COM
mission has finally taken il in hand
when it was definitely learned that
il stood in the way Of valued i'm
provement to the city of Rock Island.
Charles Brady, the owner, was noti-
fed that he must move before Jan. / .
1912
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25
NOLDS Is OPPOSED.

When the vote was taken on Com
missioner Rudg-en's resolution. Com
missioner Reynolds was the only one
10 vote no. In giving his reason for
his negative vote. he said that he CON
sidered the resolution an unjust dis
elimination against his department,
and that he would not be in favor of
il till the scale in other departments
is the same
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-25

Our exchange department Of
fers many excellent pianos that
have been traded in on new
pianos and players and return
ed from rental You can find
pianos as good as new at half
original prices. Easy pay
ments of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
SAD DEATH OF
 PUNCH, DOG MASCOT

Punch house dog at No. 3 engine company Is no more. Punch had been at the fire house for five years, coming there as a pup, the gift to the firemen of MT. and Mrs. Frank J. Mulcahy. He was a Japanese spaniel and quite valuable. On Tuesday
 Punch" was run over by a piece of the apparatus as the wagon was an- swering an afternoon alarm. He was a knowing canine, and a constant companion of the firemen. It had been his habit to follow the appara- tus to fires, until two years ago when a coach dog also the property of the f1remen was killed. Since then he never answered an alarm, never go- ing further away from the house than the front walk. Members of the Norman street company were so overcome at his death, that some Of them wept. The fire fighters in re- spect to the animal have buried him on the home grounds in a marked grave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
DIED.

MURPHY.-In Danbury. May r. Miss Catherine Murphy, aged A. years.
 CHARTRAND.-In Shelton, May IS, Isadore Chartrand. aged 57 years CRABB.-In Glenbrook, May. IS. Sarah A.. wife of Clarence Crabb, in her 25th year. SHANLEY.-In Danbury, May g, Mrs. Michael shanley. MILLER.-In New Canaan, May 21. Annie E. Miller. BASHFORD.-At Stamford, May g. Mrs. Mary Bashford. KROGER.-In Norwalk, May 1s Albert E. Kroger, aged s3 years CABLE-In- Westport, May IT, Ed- win Cable, of Wilton. MARSHALL-In Greenwich, May Port Chester. BU1TS.-In Torrington, May 19, Wil- liam R. Butts. aged 41 years WALSH-In Ridgefield, May I9, Mas Gertrude Walsh, aged Is years. CONKLIN.-In East Norwalk, May 19, John s. Conklin, aged 67 yesTs KEIGWIN.-In East Norwalk, msg 9S years.
 VERLEY.-In Norwalk. May 25, Francis l.. Verley. aged 46 years LAWRENCE.-In Norwalk, May 22. Mrs. William Lawrence, aged 7S years.
 KELSEY-In Plymouth, May IT,. Mrs S. A. Kelsey aged S9 years. Nelson Bennett, aged 75 years HOLLENBECK.-In Thomaston May Is, Mrs. Sarah Hollenbeck, aged S1 years. BEI.-In East Norwalk. May f2 George w Bell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
BREEDS BAD
 MEN" SAYS IDA M. FARRELL
In the June number of The Ameri

In the June number of The Ameri- can Magazine, Ida M. Tarbell says:
 "The history of protection in this country is one long story of injured manhood. Tap it at any point, and you find it encouraging weak, base, human traits-self-interes self-de- ception, indifference to the claims of others. Take the classes chiefly in- volved in making a tariff bill-the suppliants for protection and the leg islators who grant it. What kind of men does this make of them? To begin with, it destroys their self-res- pect. No man can carry on the kind of lobbying done in Washington and not lose finally the ability to blush for himself. In the contest over the Payne tariff bill I watched the strug- gle of a group of men new to the work, to get a duty on their product They left their business at home to keep up in Washington for many weeks a large and active lobby. They lived at the best hotels and entertain- ed royalty. They sought from all over the country the aid of persons in all kinds of professions, and of all grades of character and intelligence, and for what? On the chance that through them they might for a few moments secure an interview with this Or that senator or representative whose sup
 
 work; for them. They had spent their lives at home attending to their own enterprises. There, they were ag- gressive, outspoken, sure of them selves Here, they became suddenly obsequious. f1uttered, chary of speech. Their days were spent in scurrying around. in concocting petty schemes for getting at men, in marshaling mot ley delegations of individuals who should have been at home at work, before senators who gave them a hur- ried hand and as often as not answer ed their supplication with curt Not My state does not produce the article
 ''These gentlemen, so deep in their own business, such admirable judges of men, in one case employed a Sec- ond-rate lobbyist. on a good salary, man whom they would not have allow ed in their home offices for a day. It seemed as if their common sense as we'll as their self-respect was shat tered by their task.
 'The final case against the doctrine of protection as we know 1t lies then
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
E. H. DILLON & co.
JEWS STOP SHYLOCK SHOW. Their Petition Against Merchant of Venice' by School Pupils Heeded.

New Britain, May 26-"The Mer- chant of Venice will not be produced in public school of New Britain on account of objections made to the school principal by Jewish pupils
 The Centre Grammar School had planned to give Shakespeare's play in connection with the graduation exer- cises and rehearsals have been in progress for several weeks. But a petition signed by the Jewish pupils in the school protesting against the production was put in the hands of Principal French
 It represented that the character of Shylock is in effect a slur on the Jewish race and asked that the play be given up.
 Principal French has ordered rehear- sals stopped and there will be no dra- 'matics on graduation day, it being too late to prepare for another play.
 The boy who was to portray the character of Shylock is of Jewish par entage, but he makes no objection either to the character or the presen- tation of the play.
 Jerrv Danny sm mokeS NugCef as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
Press Of State On
 Public Utilities
Hartford Times.l

The bill recommended by the major- ity is generally taken to be in effect the bill of the largest corporation of all; the minority bill is taken as be- ing more or less a compromise forced by the same influence. This last as- sumption is hardly fair, since most of the essential features of the original bill of the commission which reported two years ago are retained. sExcept in a few matters of detail no im- provement on that bill has been made in all the tinkering that has been done since. That and the minority report this week contains the rate-regulating feature which is now claimed to be unconstitutional. Yet th&e are two opinions on that point and it seems worth while to have it settled If the contention is that it is in violation of the Connecticut constitution the question is important enough to war rant an attempt to amend the consti- tuition.
 In spite of all it is we'll to remem- Der that the desire of the people for a useful public service act can be met in large part if the members of the general assembly will apply themselves to their sworn duty of legislating for the benefit of the whole state without paying too much attention to the cor poration which may be affected. For it must be remembered that under no bill yet proposed can any public ser vice corporation that is thoroughly filling it's charter obligations to the public suffer more than temporary an- ,noyance. It may be compelled to demonstrate what it thinks ought to be taken for granted but that is the worst that can happen to it unless it is really neglectful of it's obligations.
 There is no call for a law that can not be made effective against any real fault of a corporation. There is a strong demand for one that will com pei the correction of faults of either neglect or intent We believe it is possible to pass such law if the leg islature really desires it, and tEat it is the public duty and private obliga- tion of members to ignore politics and private influence in this matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26

Bridgeport Post.) Every citizen can note how extreme-