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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
Personal Points

G. c. Wenger left this afternoon for
Peoria TO spend Sunday.
Swift and Wier Richie left last night
for Detroit after visiting here for sew
eral days.
Miss Emily G. Anderson, 546 Forty
sixth street, left today for Chicago to
spend 4 week.
VIII Drips left today for Seattle
where he will resume his studies at
Washington university.
Smith Ferguson of Annawan and
Ben Young left yesterday for Urbana
where they VIII attend the University
of Illinois.
Miss Jessie Winbigler Of Springdale,
IL, arrived in the city this afternoon
for a few days visit with her brother,
H. d. Winbigler.
Florence McCandIess, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. A. II. McCandIess, has
left for Lake Forest, where she will
resume her studies.
Mr. and Mrs. s. c. Taylor and Mr..
and Mrs. A NJ. Bruner left this after
noon to spend Sunday with Charles
Crawford at Edgington.
Miss Minnie Van Horn. who has
been visiting in this city with rela-
tives for some time past. has returned
10 her home in Monroe, Wis.
Mrs. James Coleman has returned
70 her home in Chicago after a visit
Of several days with her sister, Miss
Ruth Haverstick of this city.
Five young neutenants, graduates of
the Engineer corps at West Point have
been assigned to temporary duty in
this city under Major Keller. They
are Philip 3. Fleming. J. W. Stewart,
J. c. Nahafiey, p. 5. Reinechs and r.
a. Wheeler. These men arrived in the
city yesterday and will be stationed
here, pending arrangements for send
ing them TO Panama.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
FALL IN LINE IN
BIG M OvEMENT
Memorial Christian Church to
Take Up Men and Religion
Forward" Work.
WILL START TOMORROW
Pastor + ans to Meet Men Each Sun
day Evening and Discuss In
teresting Topics.

Tomorrow will witness the inauglIr.
alton of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement al the Memorial Christian
church For the next eight or ten
Sundays, Rev. Mr.. Mcfarland will hold
special services in the evening which
will be for the men of the congrega-
ton, and the general topic will be
From Man to Man" His separate
subjects are The man who made him
self ready to succeed a great leader"
The man with his hair cut short"
The man who stood and put up n
fight" The man who succeeded in
business" What it costs not TO be a
Christian" The man who took the
price and sold out" The elements OF
true manhood" and "Christs appeal
TO the heroic in man" There will be
special music through the series.
RALLY DAY PLANNED.
A week from tomorrow will be OBJ
served as rally day at the Memorial
Christian church. and in conjunction
covenant service. The roll Of the en-
tire congregation will be called dur
ing the morning service and every,
member of the church is expected TO
be there in person TO answer From
this roll call the records of the church
will be revised. There will be special
features 10 the program
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
LAST YEAR ONE MILLION
TONS OF COAL WERE DUG

duCtion was general among the more
important coal-produCing states. Tho
output of anthracite in Pennsylvania
increased from S1,O7O,359 short tons
valued at S149,1S1,5S7, to 84,4S5, 236
short tons, valued at $3.50, 275,3 1902, a
gain of 4.21 per cent in quantity and
IA per cent in value. The bituminous
production, including semianthracite,
semibituminous camel, splint, and
sub bituminous Goals, Ignite, and a
small quantity OF anthracite from
Colorado and New Mexico, increased
from 379, 744,25 short tons, valued at
$405, 4S6,777, to 417,O91 $50 short tons,
valued at S469.254,443, a gain of 9.S3
per cent in quantity and of 1913 per
cent in value
The total increase of 40,762, 279
short tons in 1910 over 1909 was equal
TO 20 per cent more than the entire
output of the United States in 1870
and more than half of the total output
in 1880.
The largest increase in production
in 1910 were in the states that bene-
flied from the idleness in the Missis-
sippi valley The bitumfnous coal
mines of Pennsylvania showed the
largest increase, 12,554.735 short tons.
West Virginia was second, with an in
crease of 9,821,799 short tons: Ohio
third, 6,270027 tons; Kentucky fourth,
3,925,935 tons; Indiana fifth, 3,555 $50
tons; and Alabama sixth, 2,3SS, 529
tons"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16

For the first time in the history of
the United States, the coal mines OF
the country in 1910 were credited
with an output exceeding half a bill
lion short tons, the combined produc
ton of anthracite, bituminOus coal
and Ignite having amounted to SOL
576,S95 short tons, with spot value
of 1929, 529, 745. This great output &C
cording to Edward w. Parker, coal
statistician of the United State geo
logical survey, was attained in spite of
the fact that most of the mines in
Illinois. Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas
and Oklahoma were closed for nearly
six months by one of the most bitterly
contested strikes in the history of the
industry. The heaviest tonnage mined
in any year previous to 1910 was in
1907, when a total of $50, 1868, 424 short
tons was produced.
Compared with 1909" said Mr.
Parker, the output in 1910 showed an
increase OF 40,7G2,279 short tons. or
S.85 per cent. Prices generally We're a
little higher in 1910 than ii 1909, the
average for Pennsylvania anthracite
being $213 per long ton, against s2.OG
in 1909, and the average for bitumi-
nous coal was Slip per short ton in
1910. against sfO7 in 1903 The total
value increased 1850 per cent.
Except for the states affected BY
the strike order, the increase in pro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
GRAND JURY MAKING
PRIZE FIGHT PROBE

II is understood that the Scott coun-
~ grand jury which is now in session
IS probing the recent prize fights held
on the Mississippi river under the aus
pices OF the Davenport Athletic assO-
citation. Men who are supposed 70
know more or less of the affairs have
been seen 10 enter the grand jury
room II will be remembered that II.
Z. Winters. c. J. Gleason and William
Reese were arrested charged with con
Quoting prize fights on the river fl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
FEW DELEGATES TO
ATTEND CONVENTION

OF the 100 Rock Island citizens, who
were appointed BY Mayor Harry NJ.
Schriver as delegates TO the National
Good Roads convention which con-
venes in Chicago Monday, but few will
go, business preventing the majority
from attending Illinois day, that in
which the local delegates will be most
interested. viii be Wednesday. r. w.
Champion, who is one of the local dele.
gates, is heading a small delegation
from here. Those who have not con-
ferred with him on the matter. are in
vited TO do so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
COURT HOUSE RECORD
Real Estate Transfers.

Harry z. Winters 10 city of Moline,
lot =, block ,, Healy's subd., Moline,
$4,000.
Mark r. Kaiser to J. S. Pope, lot 10,
block 1928, East Moline, 81.
Henry Farret to Frederick Globes.
lot s, block $50, East Moline, $1,000.
John F. Huey to Frederick II.
George. lots ! and ,, block 8, Acme adj
dition, Moline, $3.50.
Lamont and Brein to William Henry
Voss, lot 10. Brein and Lamonts add
ton, Rock Island, $3.50.
Gilbert Cole to Art L. Pulver. part
lots % and &c, block 1870, East Moline,
$500.
William H. Edwards to Edward Van
Geds, lot A., First addition. Edgwood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
COUNTY To ISSUE
CASH WARRANTS
Will Borrow $4,000 for Run
ming Expenses-Wiu Pay
5 Per Cent Interest.
SUPERVISORS ADJOURN
Conclude Business This Morning and
Quit Till December-To Con-
slider Jail.

The September meeting of the coun-
~ supervisors ended this morning and
the board will not be in session again
until December. Among the last things
done, was the passing Of a resolution
authorizing the finance committee 70
issue county warrants to the extent of
$4,000 TO cover running expenses. AS
usual, these warrants will bear ; per
cent interest, unless paid within 30
days of issuance.
A motion that the work at the coun-
ty infrmary be done by day work or
contract as the committee deemed ad.
yisable was carried and instructions
were given authorizing the necessary
repairs TO the heating plant. The rule
for the appointment OF the engineer at
the courthouse was changed, and Mr.
Thomson will take up mis- duties Oct.
l. Hitherto, the appointment has been
made at the December meeting of the
board. The report of the county infirm-
airy committee was adopted. The
grand and petit jury lists we're con
frmed and the report Of the committee
on ways and means was adopted
~ infrmary 10 the extent OF $500
and the committee has been instructed
10 contract for piping and flooring moi
20 exceed that amount. Superintend-
ent Wylie. as well as the inmates Of
the inhrmary, were extended a vote OF
thanks by the board of supervisors
this morning, the latter for the work
done while repairs were being mad.
and the former for his efficient servic.
during the past year.
ROCK FILE FOR JAIL.
The rock pile for the county Jail .s
now an assured fact and the bastiIc
viii no longer be known among the
sons of rest" as a winter havens o.,
peace and rest, for Instructions have
neen given by the supervisors TO in
stall the rock pile as a fixture. IN spit
If the efforts OF the jail committee =
make the county dungeon more habita-
able, the matter of repairs was lad
over until the December meeting on
motion Of Supervisor Hogberg.
GRAND JURY * SArGED.
The hoard Of supervisors this morn
irg named the following 20 serve a.
grand jurors for the January term IN
the circuit court:
Cordova--W W. Reynolds.
COe-Frank Sample.
Sanoe Creek-Will Ourycke.
Inma-Charles II. Osborn.
Port Byron-Earl Miles.
Hamptcn-John Hynd
South Moline-E. c. Jamison.
Moline-Joseph Dae5elliehu. A. c.
Wander Nennet, Robert Larson.
Rock Island. B. Johnson. J. Doer-
ing, A. H. Hampton, Lawrence Kra-
mer
South Rock Island-William E. Bal
ley.
Black Hawks ". Sutton
Coal VaIley-Charles Broehme.
Rural-V NJ. Wilson
Bowling-James Cook
Edgington-George Matthias.
Administration Spickler
Buffalo Prairie-WilIiam Elicit.
Drury-Albert Keller
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
park, Rock Island, $1,000.

park. Rock Island. $1,000.
William Reynolds TO Hall Stock com
pany. illinois city,. part lot 5. block
rs. Illinois City. $3.50.
Sarah Hollister to Anna Weyer
haeuser. lot 13. block 1. W. f. Baileys
Park addition. Rock Island, $500.
Charles Lundahl to Bert w. Bow
man. lot ;, block 3. Lundahl's Nine
teenth street addition, Moline. 1915.
Charles Lundahl to Dale Efflandt, lot
4. block 3. Lundahl's Nineteenth street
addition. Moline. $275.
Moline Trust and Savings Bank "a
Theodore G. Efflandt, part lot 9, High.
land addition, Moline, 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
NEGRO SUSPECT is
HELD TO GRAND JURY

Henry Williams. the alleged assail-
ant of Mrs. Swanson of East Moline.
was yesterday bound over to The grand
jury by Justice Wheelock of Moline
under bond of $4,000. The state pro
duced Witnesses who alleged that it
WAS he who committed the assault,
but the defense rested its case without
Introducing testimony OF any kind.
The negro was brought back to the
county Jail in default of bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
STEAMER BLAIR is
DISABLED IN STORM
Blown Against Shore Near keiths-
burg and Wheel Is Considerably
Damaged.

IN the big storm Thursday night the
steamer Helen Blair was blown up
against the bank near Keithsburg,
smashing half of the wheel, but IN
spite of this fact the steamer arrived
here on time. It was forced to lay
over. however, until 1880 last night so
that the necessary repairs could be
made. About 50 Rock Island people
made the return trip to Burlington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
Picnic Association Elects.

The annual meeting Of the Rock Is
land County Farmers Picnic assoCia
ticn vas held in the Port Byron state
bank The directors elected are: W
II. Ashdown, William WinrerfeIdt. Ed
Sallows, s. /. Woodburn. ". II Groh
The directors elected the following OF
fiCers:
President-W. II. Ashdown.
SeCretaTy-W. II. GrOh.
TreasUrer-S. L. WoOdburn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
MAN FOUND DEAD IN ROOM
Edward Van Lanker Dies From an
Attack OF Acute Alcoholism.

Edward VanLanker, 80 years old.
was found dead Yesterday afternoon in
his room in boarding house in Eas-
Moline by other occupants of the
house. The coroner's jury returned u
verdict that death had been caused by
acute alcoholism. Van Lanker was
born in Belgium. He had been in this
country but short while and had no
relatives here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
Not a Word of Scandal

MARRIED the call of a neighbor on Mrs
". p. Spaugh OF Manville. Wyo, who
said: She told me DR. Kings New
Life ILLS mad cured her OF obstinate
kidney trouble. and made her feel like
a new woman" Easy. but sure remedy
for stomach. liver and kidney trou-
bles. Only % cents. at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
RIVER BODY WILL
GATHER IN ALTON
Call Is Sent Out for Meeting Of
Mississippi Improvement
Association.
FAVOR 6-FO0T CHANNEL
Aim of Organization Is to Get Water
way in shape for Steady
Navigation.

a call for the tenth annual conven-
ton of the Upper Mississippi River
Improvement association, has been
sent out by President Thomas Wilkin-
son of Burlington. The meeting will
be held this year at Alton, H.. Oct
% and &c. The business sessions viii
be in the banquet room of the Him
hotel in that city. The governors OF
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin; the mayors of all cities,
towns and villages: all commercial
and business mems associations, and
all other civic or municipal bodies or
organizations in the upper Mississippi
valley and kindred waterway assCcia-
lions are each invited to send three
representative delegates to the con-
vention. The delegates appointed by
governors will represent their states
as delegates at large.
WANT sIX-FOOT CHANNEL.
The call says in part, The object
of this association is TO secure the ear.
ly completion of the project as adopt
ed by congress for a six foot channel
at low water. in the supper MISSISSIPPI
pi river from Minneapolis TO the
mouth of the Missouri river.
In view of the changed conditions
applying to water transportation and
10 promote the early resumption OF
through traffic by boat between New
Orleans and Minneapolis. steps should
be taken to improve the harbors and
landing places at every commercial
point.
Further. we must continue in our
efforts 10 improve the river so il can
be depended upon for transportation
purposes. Do not fail TO have your
town or city represented as all are
concerned and each will obtain returns
OF value in the future development OF
this valley
TO ENTERTAIN DELEGATES.
The business men of Alton. well
known for their ability as entertainers
will see that the delegates have a good
time while at the convention and il
promises to be the largest ever held.
". A Neese of Moline is a vice
president Of the association.
Rock Island will undoubtedly be rep
resented ar the meeting though Mayor
II. NJ. Schriver has not yet selected
the delegates 10 go from here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
FAIR CONES TO A CLOSE
Indictment Weather of Week Inter-
fcres with Attendance.

Rock Island county's 18th annual
fair came to close yesterday
al Joslin with Z fair sized crowd in
attendance. The compilation of fig
ures on the attendance for the fair
this year. it Is thought, will show a
falling away. because OF the Indictment
weather. The program of races and
other amuSemenJs were attractive
features of the day. Prizes were
awarded for the best exhibits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16

pened while Mrs. Baralla was pouring
quantity of hot catsup from the
stove into a bucket on the floor. A kit.
ten, with which the little boy was play.
ing, fell into the bucket. In trying to
pull it out, the child was scalded about
the head and arms. Fatal convulsioss
developed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
WARD IS TO LAND HERE
One of Trans-Continenta Aviators to
Accept Invitation,

Jimmie Ward. the aviator, who is
one of the contestants for the $780,
600 Hearst prize in the flight from
San Francisco to New York, wants
to land in Rock Island. A commun-
ication TO this effect was received
from him this morning by a member
of the Business Mems association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
An Oid.Tlnae Friend

J. s. FarweIl Of Presumption, TO
whose family The Argus has been a
regular visitor since 1852, was a caller
at Tie Argus Office yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16

Iowa territory, but were dismissed in
justice court. 1t was the understand
ing at the time that the county attor-
ney intended TO bring the matter be-
fore the grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
SOON To FENCE
RESERVOIR PARK
City Authorities and Board Of
Education to Work in
Conjunction.
WILL PROTECT THE PLANT
Crowds Have Already Begun Collect
ing on the Entertainments of the
Settling Basins

Plans for the fencing Of Reservoir
park and the athletic field are now I'M
der way and will be done as soon as
material can be secured. In the last
week the athletic field has had much
use at the hands OF high school ath-
letes, and in going and coming TO the
park there has been much travel over
the filter embankments. contrary to
the wishes of the men in charge Of
the filter plant. II is the desire of the
municipal authorities that the boys use
other paths to reach the park, and the
school authorities have been SO mott
fed.
TO PROTECT EMBANKMENT.
II was the original intention of the
council to place fence about the
basins of the filter plant, but there will
probably be a change in the plan.
building the fence at the foot Of the
filter entertainments and in such a man
ner that access to the filter plan
proper can be made only through gates
It is not the desire of the authorities
to exclude citizens from the plant. buc
rather to protect the plant. Further
more, it is 10 protect the entertainments.
for the crowds would surge over them.
Already spectators have congTegated
there 10 watch the practice. There
will he a fence TO the east of the ath-
lctic field. but it is hardly probable
that the ends will be enclosed.
WORK TO BE UNIFORM.
The city and board of education viii
work in conjunction on the fence
proposition, so that there shall he uni
formiry in the work, thereby adding
to the attractiveness of the park The
fence about the filter plant will pro
tect the property from trespass and
will keep leaves from blowing into the
basins. To save entering the filter
plant for pure water. pipe, leading
from the filter house, will be run out
side OF the fence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16

One of the most striking differences
between a cat and a lie is that 2 cat
has only nine Uves.-Aark Twain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16
To ENTERTAIN DELEGATES.
DIES IN SAVING A KITTEN
Detroit Child Is ScaIded in Pulling
Pet Out of Boiling Catsup.

Detroit. Mich, Sept 16.-An attempt
10 rescue a pet cat from a bucket OF
boiling catsup resulted IN the death
OF John Baralla, 35z-year-old son Of
NartelH Baralla The accident hap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-16

DIR. George B. Nye, Democratic
representative in the Ohio Legis-
lature from Pike co3nty, was drawn
into the legislative bribery scandal
when an attempt was made to pass
q cerrymander bill unseating Judge
Blair, who had fined and disfran-
chised hundreds of dishonest voters
in Adams county. The indictment
against Nye is based upon a charge
that he solicited a $1,000 bride
for his support of the bill.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-20
MANILA OFFICIAL
GOES TO PERSIA

Cablenews-American: Turin B..
Boone, secretary of the customs i'm
migration board, has accepted the Of
fer of w. Morgan Shuster, treasurer
general of Persia. A cable rendering
Mr.. Boone a place on his staff was re-
ceived from Mr. Shuster by Governor
General Forbes on October 6. At that
time Mr.. Boone was en- route to the
Islands on the steamship Korea after
vacation in the United States. Mr.
Boone was appraised Of his good for
tune upon his arrival in Manila, Oct
Is, and cabled his acceptance yester
day.
Mr. Boone, Captain John F. Green
assistant chief of police, and Patrick
J. Fitzsimmons, acting city disbursine
officer, have decided to go to Persia
together. They expect to leave Ma,
Mia for their new duties about No
vember s.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-20
A CALCUTTA PAPER PUBLISHES
A NEW THEORY Of THE PLAGUE

where plague was then known to be
prevalent. The medical officer pointed
out that ducks eat dead rats, and
might become infested by plague-in-
fected feas, and so become passive
carriers Of the disease.
When the report reached the Gov
eminent of India, orders were issued
for experiments to be carried out at
the Bombay archaeological laboratory
to test the theory propounded, that
plague-infected fleas may be carried by
means of wild ducks, and we come to
know of this theory as well as of the
experiments through the report of the
director of that laboratory for the
past year Colonel Bannerman in
itiated two sets of experiments, one
with the ordinary domesticated, and
the other with wild ducks. Rats with
plague-carrying fleas were put into
fleaproof godowns. The rats died Of
acute plague. Their corpses were al
lowed to remain in the goodwin for
"a hours. They were removed, and
the fleas returned to the goodwin, and
then the ducks were let in. Next day
these We're removed and placed in an
other clean goodwin with two guinea
pigs. After four days the guinea pigs
were removed and kept under OBJ
servation for a month and remained
quite well and free from plague. Into
the infected godown two healthy
guinea pigs we're placed, which con-
tracted plague and died. This expert
ment proved that rat leas do not take
to the domestic duck, and are not
transferable by them from place to
place The second experiment was
carried out with six wild ducks, and
the same procedure was gone through.
1t was discovered that though the
godowns were swarming with fleas,
not one was found on the ducks when
removed two days later, although rars
and guinea pigs which had been placed
in the fea-inlocted goodwin at the same
time died Of plague, Upon the results
Of the two foregoing experiments Col.
Bannerman writes 1T is quite evi.
dent that the rat flea will not take to
ducks, either wild or tame, and that
they could have not have been intro.
duced into Seistan in this way. II
the originator of the theory still wish
ed to maintain his thesis, he must
prove that plague in Seistan is con
veyed from one being to another by
come other agent than the rat flea
and that this new transmitter lives OF
the migrating ducks" Here we hav,
yet another theory exploded; and tn,
outbreak of plague in Seistan remains
a mystery.