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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-02-28
HOLD MRS. BLACKS
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
palladium Specially

Jacksonburg. Feb. 2S.-The funeral
Of Mrs. Letta Black. who died after
a short illness from diabetes. will be
held at o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing at Bryant's chapel. Burial will
he In the cemetery near by. Mrs.
Black died at the home of her fatehr
John Hoover OF this place. She is
survived by four children. She was
40 years old. Her husband died a
year ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-02-28
LOVE SLUSH COSTS
D. HI. DECKER, $4,000
American News SerEice)

New York, Feb. 2S.-David H. Deck
er, wealthy civil engineer, must pay
to Henrietta French of Pierre, South
Dakota, $4,000 for breach of promise
Letters in which he called her own
ty Donty Darling" and Sweetest Hon
ey Bunch Girl Of Golden West" con
yinced the jury he was guilty. The
girl wanted So, 900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-02-28

Honolulu is the only city in Hawaii
with street railway. This is the
twenty-five mile single track electric
line of the Honolulu Rapid Transit
and Land company In 1909 is carried
8, 269592 passengers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-02-28

PILES CURED IN 6 TO "a DAYS
your druggist will refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Pro
truding Piles in 6 to IA days. soc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-02-28

Canaries have been known to live
twenty-oue years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-02-28

Natural Thought.
Racon-Why, that fellow works like
a bee.
Egbert-Who's he stung now!-
Yonkers Statesman.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
DARING PERFORMER
HAS MARROW ESCAPE
Slide for Life at Watch Tower Nearly
Has Fatal Ending Through Fail
ure of Gun to Explode.

II was not known TO the greater
number of spectators who witnessed
Robert Wise's slide for life at the
Watch Tower Sunday night that the
daring performer met with an accident
which might easily have resulted ia
tally Wise stages two performances
each day, and it was his second per
formance on Sunday that resulted in a
mishap. The performer had started on
his thrilling slide and when it came
time for him 10 drop from the wire and
dip into Rock river. as per program,
the gun which was to signal him at the
proper minute to let go, failed to
shoot Wise continued to slide, and
instead of dipping, dashed into the op-
pOsite shore and bruised his body on
the rocks. He was not badly injured,
however, and was able 10 continue the
performance yesterday. He will con-
tinue through the week, ending his en-
gagement Saturday evening.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
HUSBAND Is JAILED
FOR STRIKING WIFE
Better Half Appears in Police Court
With Discolored Optic-Man
Pleads Guilty.

Sporting a badly discolored optic
Mrs. George E. Colberg appeared in
police court a day or so ago and fled
complaint against her spouse, who,
she claimed, had used his fist on the
injured member and had also kicked
her. George E, better known as Cal
was pinched last night by Detective
Sehnert and Officer Kinney and locked
up for the night. This morning he
plead guilty to the charge of assault
and battery and was fined 800 and
costs. He was unable to produce, so
was led to the county bastile, where
he will linger for 20 days. The fight
which resulted in his last arrest took
place Aug. 8, and was a nice little fam
lily quarrel. George evidently was the
aggressor, for he plead guilty without
a murmur to the charges which were
preferred by his better half.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
OLD LIBRARY BOARD
IN LAST Meeting
Building Committee Authorized to
Have the Boiler in Building
Repaired.

At the last meeting of the old library
board, held last evening, at the Rock
Island public library, the building com.
mittee was authorized to have the
boilers put in condition in accordance
with the report and recommendations
Of the boiler inspector. The bills pre-.
sented by the finance committee and
amounting TO S63s, were allowed, and
he report of the librarian for July was
accepted The circulation was as fol
lows:
Magazines and general works $50,
philosophy 8, religion II, sociology 65,
philology l, industrial arts 29, fine arts
IS, literature 40, travel 3S, history A,
fiction 179, juvenile 647. German II,
biography q, total 3,O11. Reference
3S4. Grand total 1896.
At the next meeting of the board 1t
will be reorganized in accordance with
the appointments made by the com
mission yesterday.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
Gated on East Front, between Rock Is
land and Iowa streets.
City Chat
w a home of Reidy Bros.

Buy a home Of Reidy Broe.
Kerler Rug company. cleaners.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express. call Spencer & Trefz-
Wall paper. the best for the money,
at L. S. McCabe & Co.
Good service at low rates, TriCity
Automatic Telephone company.
Let William johnson do your tin and
furnace work; 1916 Third avenue.
H T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work; 1526-152s Fourth ave-
nue.
Tri-City Automatic Telephone com
pany will furnish service that is al
most instantaneous.
Kindling wood $3.50 per load at the
Rock Island Sand and Gravel con-
pany. Old phone COS.
Three and a fraction cents a day for
a residence telephone. Tri-City Auto.
matte Telephone company.
John Pech's ladies' tailoring estab-
lishment has been removed from
1929 Second avenue to the Math
building
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
LAST DOLLAR OXFORD
SALE; GET IN LINE
NJ. & X. Announce a PeremptOry One
Day Disposal of Footwear for
Tomorrow Wednesday-Al
Day Until 9:3O p. m.
First Corners Will Find Fine Pick
ing in the Many New Lots That
Have Been Thrown in.

The forerunners to this last dol
lar one-day oxford sale at the NJ. &
K. give some idea what to expect to-
morrow. Perhaps no end of the sea-
son shoe sales have enjoyed SO much
popularity and this deservedly.
Therefore, make it a point to get to
the NJ. & K. early tomorrow and be
one of those to get the plums of the
dollar oxford sale. Even those who
are late will find good choosing for
there is not a pair of women's OK
fords in the lot that sold for less than
SO and most of them $3.50 and $4.
So that all may come this last dol
lar oxford sale will be held on We'd
nesday for the store is open in the
evening and all who get there before
$50 will be well taken care of. The
many new lots that have been thrown
in for this sale will make enthusias-
tic buying.
The men, too, are to come in for
something specially good tomorrow,
for NJ. & K. have planned for them
a $3.50 oxford sale. This sale will
be in line with the ones that were
held not long ago and so much ap-
preciated. Perhaps you were one of
those to get a pair of s3 or IS OK
fords for a dollar. If you weren't
you can be one of them tomorrow.
Get in on a pair worth all the way
from SO to Sc at one dollar. While
your in for shoes. don't forget that
NJ. & K. are cutting a melon and
serving big slices in the way of big
oil tho IT'G ahnnf
your last chance TO get beautiful
dress at half price or one of those
elegantly tailored wOmen's suits at
half price. You are welcome to look
them over but do ii soon.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
Tri-city Telephone Company.

The TTi-City Automatic Telephone
company Will furnish service so cheap
that even the laboring man can afford
one
The law in a number of the states
now compels Interchange OF service
between competing telephone compan-
les, so If you have but one telephone
you can talk to all telephone subscrib-
ers and reach all long distance points.
The switching of calls is under the
same law that compels one railroad
TO switch a freight car from one road
to another. This means whichever ter
ephone company gives the best service
for the least money will be the winner.
And the hackers, of the Tri-City Auto
matte Telephone company know they
can give far better service for less
money, with their automatic equip
ment. than their competitor.
The Central Union Telephone asks
100 per cent greater increase in teIe-
phone rental rates than the Tri-City
Automatic Telephone company.-IAdv.I
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
BLIND PIG" FOUND
ACROSS THE RIVER
Inmates Make Their Escape Through
Every Available Means of Exit
Proprietor Pinched.

Despite the rigid enforcement of Sun
day saloon closing in Davenport, it is
evident that every one in the village
across the creek has not given up their
"bitters" entirely on the Sabbath. Last
Sunday the police accidentally STUN
bIed on a blind pig" and in the raid
which followed the inmates of the
place made their escape by every pos
sible means of exit, using doors, win
dows, cellar and even the roof with
equal facility. John Dimand, colored,
was responsible for the discovery of
the place. He had been elected. and
was standing in the street making a
fuss about losing Sc in the place, when
along came officer Sanford. The Off
Ger sized up the situation at a glance,
and raided the joint. Emil Bosnick
the proprietor, was fined S25 and costs.
and an injunction will be secured, il is
said. to keep the saloon from running
il the future. The blind pig" was 10
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
ENGINE BACKFlRES
AND BREAKS WRIST
f. o. Van Calder Is Victim of Acct
dent While MOtOrbOating on
Lake Mendoza.

F. o. Van Calder, editor of the
Modern Woodmen, sustained frac-
ture of his right arm Saturday while
cranking the engine of his launch on
Lake Mendoza, near Madison, Wis.
The member is broken just above the
wrist and Mr.. Van Calder will be
incapacitated for five weeks to come
though nothing more serious than
that is expected Mr.. Van Calder
with his family and a party OF
friends are camping at Linden
brae," his bungalow on the beautiful
northern lake. He recently became
the possessor of new launch. Sat
urday he was instructing his daugh-
ter, Miss Clare, in the running Of
the engine when 1t backfired on him
and broke his wrist.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
Obituary Record
MRS. GEORGE GILBERT.

Mrs. George Gilbert, died at her
home on the Mill street road this morn
ing at $3.50, after an illness OF four
months following an operation for can
Ger of the stomach. She was 26 years
old and is survived by her husband
and four children, Florence, Lewis,
George and Charles, the oldest aged
u, and her mother, Mrs. Andrew Lit
willer The family came to this city
only six months ago. The funeral will
be held from the home toorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock: Rev. w. G. Oglevee
will oficiate. Burial will be in Chip
piannock
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08

office knows; the management OF the
road has heard nothing Of the ru-
mored dissatisfaction among the
men and is not inclined to believe a
strike is imminent. Such is the sub
stance Of the statement made at the
superintendent's office. OF course,
close down order may be issued, but
the buperintendents Office does not
think there is any probability one
will be-somebody at Silvis would
know about it if any such order was
on its way from Chicago. II there Is
any dissatisfaction among the men
it is not making itself noisy enough
TO be heard.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08

high protectionists to hoodwink the
people into believing that it would
make a report on which righteous re-
vision could be based. The people,
however. have "got the number" OF
Mr.. Tafts tariff board. When IL was
discovered that one of the board s mem
bers was a professional high tariff man
and that he was writing articles de
nouncing revision downward while at
the same time gathering facts on
which congress was to base its rate
fixing. the people lost faith in the tar
if board, and when Mr.. Taft attempts
to explain his veto of the wool and
free list bills on the ground that these
bills were not recommended by the
tariff board, he is apt to find himself
in one of those predicaments for which
he has become famous.
OLD GUARD ON DUTY.
Meanwhile the "old guard" is keep
ing close TO the presidential ear, lest
Mr Taft be tempted to quit the game
of politics a few minutes TO attend TO
the real wants of the people, some
thing he heretofore has sadly neglect
ed. Every day a standpatter visits the
White house to reinforce the Taft
spine with a little reactionary advice.
Today it was Lippitt, Aldrich's success
sor from Rhode Island, and one of the
millionaire benefci9ries Of the strug-
Cling cotton trust. Yesterday ii was
DalzeH Of Pennsylvania, and tomorrow
it will be some other of that ik-
There's no chance for the president to
do anything for the people as long as
he has his present advisers around,
and from present indications he has
no intention of taking on new set Of
advisers.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
Law Pavinn Matter Over.

The board of local improvements
met this morning but did not enter
into a discussion of the paving of the
down town business streets, that sub
ject being laid over until a meeting
later in the week. II was decided,
however, TO pave Twelfth avenue from
Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets and
TO lay several short watermains and
sewers in the east end of the city.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
Railroad News

Published reports to the effect that
Silvis shops of the Rock Island road
will be closed down Aug. ; for an
indefinite period we're absolutely de-
MED yesterday afternoon at the Of
fee of superintendent G.. w. Seidel.
No notice of any sort has been post
ed at the shops and none will be
posted so far as the superintendent s
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
ROBINSON FUNERAL.

The funeral of David Robinson, 1015
Seventeenth street, was held from the
home yesterday morning. Rev. Marion
Humphreys officiating, after which the
body was taken to Reynolds for burial.
Mr.. Robinson died Saturday afternoon
at 4:3O after an illness of seven weeks.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
Delays Traffic over Bridges.

One of a team of horses drawing a
heavily loaded wagon belonging to the
Merchants Transfer company OF Dav-
nport, fell and broke a leg while on
the approach to the Rock Island arse
nal viaduct about 1918 this morning.
Traffic over the bridges was delayed an
hour before the animal could be re-
moved and put out of its misery.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
GETS OFF OF BOND
j. B. Titterington Refuses to
Be Surety for Mayor Schri-
yer Any Longer.
NOTE INFORMS OFFICIAL
Former Bondsman Was Displeased
With Action of Executive at
Moose Carnival.

J. B. Tftterington, one Of the two
bondsmen for Mayor Harry NJ Schri-
yer, has withdrawn his name from the
bond, because, he states, of the action
Of the mayor during the Moose carni-
val week in Rock Island early in June.
1t will be remembered that certain
games of chance and gambling devices
were closed by Sheriff o. L. Bruner at
that time, and the mayor followed in
his wake and gave permission TO op-
crate certain of them. Mr.. Tittering-
ton, while talking TO an Argus repre-
sentative today, stated that for that ac-
ton he found it necessary to guard
himself
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
Held For Larceny.

Arthur Brunger, late of Geneseo, was
held to the grand jury last evening
under bonds of $500 on a charge of
larceny. He is accused by a pal"
James Egan, with having stolen S4.25
while he (Egan) was asleep in their
mutual room at a local hotel Brunger
went to jail.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
MAYOR SAYS NOTHING.

Mayor Schriver had nothing TO say
in regard to the matter and refused to
be interviewed. He admitted having
received a note from his former bonds
man, but ii simply stated that the bond
had been withdrawn. The mayor will
secure some one else TO fill out the re-
quired bond of $4,000 at once.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
River Rtplets.

The steamer st. Paul of the Streck-
fus line. is due to arrive this evening
from ST. Louis on its new schedule
run at O'Clock. II is to leave at 9
o clock in the morning. This is the
first run since the recent sinking of
the boat at Quincy. where it struck a
floating tree
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
MISSOURI PACIFIC HERE
Tri-City Agent With Headquarters in
Best Building.

E NJ. KehOe, tri-city commercial
agent of the Union Pacific-Iron Noun
tain railway, has opened headquarters
il room Coz Best building
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08

was hurried to st. Luke's hospital. It
is believed he will revover. No reason
for the desire to end his life is known.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
Tries 70 Suicide.

Barney Mcdowell. whose home is in
Philadelphia, tried 70 commit suicide
in Davenport today by drinking the
contents of bottle OF laudanum. He
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
FOOLS NOBODY.

This attitude of the presidents viii
fool nobody, and certainly il viii not
fool the long-suffering consumer. who
not only has been groaning under the
wool monopoly, but who is fully CON
vinced by this time that the tariff board
is little short of a joke, fixed up by the
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08

president will not sign the wool and
free list bills because they were made
hastily, and without waiting for the re
port of the tariff board
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
TAFT PROPOSES TO VETO
ALL WOOL LEGISLA-
Tl0N, 1T Is SAID

CONTINUED from Page OneD
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-08
LOST

One hub cap from Young 6 McComb
electric. Cap was marked General
Vehicle company. Finder please re-
turn same TO Young & McCombs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-11
Pending Legislation Re-
quires Expenditure of
Billion Dollars.
MELCHER IN WARNING
Vice President of Rock Island
Declares Measures Present
Serious Situation.

New York. Sept. 11.-F. o. Mel
cher, vice president of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, in a letter
published here, calls attention to the
serious nature of pending railway
legislation intended to safeguard en-
ployes and passengers. He points
out, for example, that one bill intro
duced into congress requiring all
roads to discard their wooden equip
ment after Jan. l, 1912, would cost
the railroads over six hundred and
thirty million dollars.
UNIVERSAL BLOCK SIGNALS.
Other bills now pending would re-
quire roads to enlarge their clear
ances at a cost of $444 100000 and
to install universal block signals at
a cost of $2S7, 100000. To comply
with these three laws would call for
an expenditure by railways of ST.
SCI, 100000.
DECREASE OF CAPITALIZATION.
This is 10 per cent of the net cap
italization of all roads in the Unit
ed States. which amounted to $14,-
33S, S,575, 900 at the end of 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-11
AERIAL P0STMAN IS
IN A BAD ACCIDENT
Mail Sacks Save Hubert, British Gov
ernment Messenger, From Al
most Certain Death.

London. Sept. 11.-Hubert, one OF
the aviators of the aerial postal ser
vices inaugurated by the British post
Office, last Saturday, met with a bad
accident this morning, and only the
mail bags which the flying postman
was carrying from Hendon to Windsor
Castle saved him from almost certain
death. Hubert had just got away from
Hendon with 200 pounds OF mail when
the machinery of the aeroplane went
wrong, and the machine crashed to
earth, burying the aviator under tho
mass of debris. Hubert's both legs
were broken and he suffered other in
juries, but the mail bags on top Of him
acted as a buffer and saved him from
being crushed 10 death by the weight
Of the engine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-11
IOWA TOWN Is IN ASHES
Fire Races Business Section of Gar
rison With Loss of 100000.

Vinton, Iowa, Sept. 11.-Ffre de-
stroyed the business district of Garri-
son. Iowa, yesterday with loss of 26
buildings and their contents, 10 Of
which were business buildings, and an
estimated property loss of 100000.
The fire started in a restaurant
building and was spread by strong
southwest wind, which preceded a
heavy storm. The buildings were of
frame construction and the fire soon
was beyond control. What little fire
apparatus the town has was useless
and had it not been for the heavy
deluge of rain the residence portion
would have been burned. Three bust
ness buildings and large piles of ashes
remain to mark where the business
district was. Only about % per cent
of the loss was covered by insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-11
Martin Lemberger Trapped
in Misstatements by
Officers.
HAD BEEN ON A SPREE
Thousands of People Throng
Church Yard at Funeral of
Little Victim.

Madison, Wis, Sept 11.-Martin
Lemberger and wife. parents of
murdered 7-year-old Annie Lember-
ger, and George Lemberger. aged 9,
were brought to the police station
Immediately upon their return from
the funeral this morning. They were
closely questioned by detectives.
Playmates of the murdered child
were bearers at the funeral, which
was attended by 100 schoolmates
dressed in white. Thousands of peo-
pie thronged the church yard and
hundreds passed through the Lem
berger cottage prior to the funeral
to view the face OF the dead girl.
FATHER MIsSTATEs FACTS.
The only evidence that Lemberger
knows more about the death of Annie
than he has told so far lies in a mis-
statement in which he has been trap
ped. He told representatives of the
sheriff he was at work on last Mon
day and Tuesday. He said that
Wednesday morning, when he awoke
and found his child had been stolen
from her bed he had decided to take
a layoff for the first time in years.
Information came to the sheriff
that Lemberger ha worked neither
on Monday nor Tuesday. Then the
official learned that the father had
devoted the two days to a periodical
spree.
Reports had been current among
neighbors of the Lemberger family
that Annie was a stepchild, but this
the sheriff found to be untrue. At
the same time he believes the dis
crepancy in Lemberger's story war
rants a more thorough questioning.
DETECTIVES on CASE.
Two operatives from the Burns de-
tective agency arrived from Chicago
and began an investigation along in
dependent lines. Other private de-
tectives already are at work in the
hope of winning the reward OF So
900 offered for information leading
to the arrest of Annie's kidnaper and
slayer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-11
MANY ARE KILLED
IN CHINESE RIOTS
EiCeroy's Residence Is Attacked and
Americans Flee From Sze-
Chuen Province.

Washington. Sept. 11.-Over 90 riot
ers and many soldiers have been kill
ed in riots in Sze-Chuen province,
China, according TO advices received
by the state department today. Con
ditions are so grave, and possibilities
q, a mammoth uprising so strong the
government arrested leaders of the
disturbance. This so inf1amed others
that an attack was made by rioters up
ca the ,-eroy's resrusa-S. au6 in the
battle many were killed and VIC, nded
on both sides orleans have al
ready left the place AMI more Chinese
troops have been ser. mere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-11
BLRCKMAiLER SHOT;
DOCTOR is MULCTED
Prominent Terre Haute Citizen
Claims Woman Had Been Fore
ing Him to Pay Her Money.

TeTre Haute. Ind, Sept. lI.-Dr.
o. r. Spigler. prominent physician
of this city, who Saturday night shot
Mrs. Lillian McCulloch, wife of a
police sergeant, in his Office, surren-
dered today and was released under
a $4,000 bond. Spigler declared that
for several years he <ad BON forced
to pay the woman more than three
thousand dollars for her silence con-
cerning his relations with her. He
said he fred only after she had first
sent bullet at him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-11
YOU WILL PAY MORE
FOR SOME LUXURIES
Predicted Plain Food Will Remain
at Steady Prices While Pork
Products Are Lower.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE attention
of consumers just now is concentrated
or the fact that sugar has reached the
highest point in II years, coffee is
soaring, and potatoes selling as high
as s1.1O per bushel in the field. Eco
nomic experts predict the cost of some
Injuries will go higher. While plain
food is likely to remain at steady
prices attention is called to the fact
that pork products and -four are much
lower than they were a year ago.
Some grades of canned goods, it is
stated, likely will go higher.