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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Mr., Voter,


To the voters of the city: You
have right and should know
what each and every candidate
stands for and If he is capable OF
filling the position he seeks. 1 have
lived here since 1881. When 10 years
old started to work at the Rock
Island Plow company; at 10, I, with
my brothers, engaged in the grocery
business which we kept adding to
until we carried complete line Of
general merchandise. The last few
years / was sole proprietor. / made
a success of my private business from
which 1 retired last August, SO that
II you elect me ] can and will give
you my entire time and attention to
the betterment of your city affairs.
The city should be run in the same
manner that a good housekeeper
runs her home. There should be no
waste OF public funds. Cheap labor
should not be sought, it is costly ar
any price. Pay your labor and other
help as high wages as any private
corporation or other city in the coun-
try and more il they deserve IL.
I believe in municipal ownership
of all public utilities. Why? Be
cause private ownership only wants
interests on Its bonds and profit to
their stockholders II must necesssr-
lily mean poor service and low wages.
Think OF the overcapitalization Of
their actual investment such as their
fictitious valuation of their fran
chises and the enormous amount OF
watered stock that must show q
profit. Municipal ownership does
not have TO show a profit on watered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27
MAXINE ELLIOTT.

The Inferior Sex" by Frank Stay
ton. in which Miss Maxine Elliott
comes to the Burtis next Thursday
night. is a CHEEKY etght-knot nautical
light comedy. which never sails close
to the wind. and has no dificulty
in reaching the port OF real success
Miss Elliott played tne comedy at
DAYS theatre in New York, and
again at her own theatre The New
York dramatic reviewers said IT was
by far the best vehicle for Miss FL
liott's talents in which the star had ap-
peared for several seasons, and that
in the role OF Eve Addison. the WON
an novelist who gets lost az sea In an
open boat. only to be picked up By
the yacht of a pronounced woman-hat-
er. Miss Elliott was never more
charming. The comedy tells the story
Of a wcman-hater on board q yacht In
mid-ocean whose crew rescues q WON
an from a small boat This feminine
invasion is used as q source OF very
amusing situations and uncommonly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27

Do you know that Group can be
prevented? Give Chamberlain
Cough Remedy 40 soon as the child
becomes hoarss or even after the
croupy cough appears and IL will pre-
vent the attack II In also a GER
tain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27

MY wife wanted me to take our
boy to the doctor to cure an ugly
boil" writes d. Frankel Of Stroud.
Okla. I said Put BuckIen's Ar
mica Saive on it' She did so, and
1t cured the boil In a short time. :"
Quickest healer Of burns, scalds. cuts,
corns. bruises, sprains, swellings. best
pile cure on earth Try it. Only Is
cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27

clever bits Of dialogue. Miss Elliott
Is the only woman In the cast. She
makes game of the yacht owner, in
duces his crew to mutiny because he
will not Immediately put her ashore,
and when the mutiny joke has been
carried too far, comes to the front in
q burst OF unexpected feminine cour-
age. uses a revolver, helps to drive
the rebellious sailors below hatch
90 and assists the wounded Charles
Winslow, played by Frederick Kerr
with discretion and dexterity, upon
deck TO take command of his craft
The cleverest moments OF the comedy
are when Miss Elliott, remembering
having once read Robert Louis Stew
enson's Treasure Island, deludes
disconnected sailor into believing that
the traditional casks Of brandy and
boxes Of gold are tucked away be-
meath the cabin floor, as they ought
to be on board all well regulated
yachts in mid-ocean, with mutinous
crews aboard. Frederick Kerr, well
known in London as a comedian par
excellence, makes an effective novel
writing recluse. o. B. Clarence plays
the womAn-hater's valet, and as he
plays It, &C IL q real creation, a new
type Of life below stairs, II you can
talk about below stairs" on a yacht
without being called a land lubber.
While on the servant question it is
not fair to omit the name Of r Tama-
moto. a japanese actor who plays
coon. One New York critic
said that II Mr.. Tamamoto is as good
4 cook as he Is an actor. the crew of
the yacht Ffrefy will never suffer
from indigestion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27
Ian ROBERTSON.

Ian Robertson, who is to appear at
the Moline, Wednesday night in The
Passing of the Third Floor Back" is
no stranger to this country. Many
years ago he was leading man Of the
Boston Museum Stock company, being
the original exponent of the part Of
The Private Secretary" in this coun-
try. and being anticipated in the
world only by Sir Herbert Beerbohm
Tree. He later became leading man
for the famous Edwin Booth. and lat
er still for Madame Modjeska who left
it on record that she considered him
a very fine actor. He returned to En-
gland. and from that time on devoted
himself to his famous brother, play
ing his principal parts. and, more i'm
portant still, becoming responsible for
the great Shakespearean productions
OF Forbes Robertson. and for The
Light That Fails" Pinero's The Pro
fligate," Pour La Couronne," done In
to English as For the Crown" Mice
and Man" and latterly Caesar and
Cleopatra" and The Passing of the
Third Floor Back"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27
Hi3Ss!lEeatre

lect, is at his best in the utterly alien
idiom OF Harry LADDERS fellow ooun-
trymen. Miss Magda Peterson, q cho-
rus girl, knows more about Ibsen than
some of the dramatic critics, having
read his dramas In the native tongue,
which is also her own; Edgar Murray,
who plays a sepulchral deacon, can
tear on one OF those bar-room decla-
nations called The Tramp in hair
raising fashion; Lem MCGEE, a cho-
rus man, Is clever enough to make a
comfortable living as an artist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27

the shove conditions are carried out.
II you believe in the above vote for
OSCAR E. APPLE,
FOR Com missioner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27
BARNEY GILMORE TOMORROW,

Barney Gilmore comes to the ILL.,
nots theatre, tomorrow night, appear
ing In n new comedy drama written for
him by Joseph LeBrandt, entitled
Kelly from the Emerald Isle" is
said 10 be the best play In which Mr..
Gilmore has been seen in for some
time The role of Corney Kelly, a
likeabIe young Irishman with q pro-
pensity for adventures. Is said to
At Mr.. Gilmore to perfection There
Is said to be an excellent supporting
company and a first class production.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-27
THEIR REAL NAMES.

Anomalies In The Sweetest Girl
in Paris" company, which comes to
the Illinois theatre next Saturday:
Miss Trixie Fr1ganza's real name is
Della O'CaIlaghan; Alexander Carr, a
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
Wins Fight For Life

It was long and bloody bat tie for life that was waged by James B. Mershon of Newark N. J.. of which he writes: "I had lost much blood from lung hem- orrhages, and was very weak and run down. For ei g h t months I was unable to work. Death seemed close on my heels, when 1 began, three weeks ago, to use Dr. Kings New Discovery But it has helped me greatly. It is doing all that you claim. '' For weak, sore lungs, obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hoarse- ness, la grippe, asthma, hay fev. CT or any throat or lung trouble it's supreme. soc & $1.O0
 Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
Poor Mans Investment.

According to the Electric Railway Journal, one of the best investments which it is possible for man to make is when he spends cents for street car ride of ordinary length, say, three miles or so. The man who earns as little as 15 cents an hour for his labor would, in walking to his work, con- sume at least 10 cents worth of tinse. instead of the cents spent on the street car. In addition to this, the nickel surrendered to the street car company is an assurance to him against accident, while if he rides In an automobile, or even If he walks to his work, he would be obliged to pay all damages in case of accident. Furthermore, the time spent on the street car can be spent in reading.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
USE WOMEN AS INSPECTORS
In Certain Lines Railroads Find ThSt They Do Better Work Than
 Men.

Every railroad that makes a spe- cialty of fine trains and caters to wealthy patronage must take great care that a high standard of service be maintained. The best of every thing in parlor and dining car must be provided for a class of travellers who have the money to pay for lux uries. In order to do this a close supervision is required, and the of f1cials of such road have learned that women make the very best inspectors for this class of work.
 The type of woman that makes the greatest success is the one who is used to good things herself, and so can order the most expensive meal and know if it is served correctly. But these women are hard to find. Once found, they have the "softest" job go- ing. Three times a day they are re- quired to enter the dining car and order a repast that will tax the wait CTS ability to serve correctly and the pantry to supply.
 All through the dinner the inspec- tor notes the tablecloth, whether it be white or soiled. She makes a note of the fact if the waiter is impudent or surly, taking his number. If the food is insufficient or poorly served on nicked dishes her feminine mind makes a mental notation of it. If the silver is not clean, the carpet dusty the water warm, or a hundred other things, she is supposed to corral them all in her memory until she embod ies them in a written report. The same rigid inspection of the parlor car is another of her duties, and in cidentally while doing both she must look out for grating on the part ol the employees, walters in particular.
 The woman who does this kind oi work may be either young or old, but she must be refined and have the ap pearance of being an old traveller. A woman who is travelling for pleasure is usually the pose adopted. On each trip she makes an inspection of as many tables and as many walters as she can without arousing suspicion Workers Magazine.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
New Crossing Warning Apparatus.

instruments provided are a trolley car bell and two electric lights
 About fifteen hundred feet from the highway crossing thus protected, 8 number of six-foot sections of contact rails are bolted to the regular tracks. To these are connected starting relays In such manner that the tread of the wheels makes contact as the car passes over, but there are no moving parts. The passing of car over the contact making device simply starts the mechanism actuating the pendu- lum and gong, which, being provided with a timing element, runs a given length of time before stopping, thus warning all who approach.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

Good roads is one of the topics which is occupying the attention of the west. A con- certed movement on the part of the western states in the matter would result in accom- plishing much along this par ticular line.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

The new wool schedule, as prepared by the reciprocity measure in congress, does not seem to meet the approval of the "stand-pat' clements of the republican. party. The republican senators are sure that the measure means noth- ing less than free trade in wool.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

The president has given 1t out cold that he will keep con- gress. in session all summer unless some action is taken in the reciprocity matter. That may be one way of getting even with the people who sent the congressman there but we can't see where the members of that august body are going to lose anything as long as the salary comes through.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

VilJeon. the old Boer gen. eral, has on his fighting clothes and wants a chance to settle the anarchy ques- ton in lower California. The old general seems to have in- herited a real disposition to fight and fight he must.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

According to a preliminary announcement made for the press by the Census Bureau, Gila county has decreased in population as shown by the last censes in ten years, from 16,7So to I6, 343. Graham county has increased from 23,547 to 23,ooo; Navajo county from II,4eI to 14,- 6o3; Pima county has de- creased from 23,SI8to 18,686.
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a n interesting phase of ~ the political situation

is being discussed in Washington, and there are plenty of politicians who recog- nize the possibility that if the Senate defeats reciprocity, it will be doing the best possible thing to help t h e personal standing of President Taft. The logic of this view point Is : that if the Senate, which is none too strong in the eyes of the Nation, turns down the reciprocity agreement, that President Taft can go out be- fore the country, hammering away at the issue before the people, and preach the doc Urine of lower tariffs, thereby making business extremely bad for some of the senators who are now doing their level best to defeat reciprocity, both by direction and indirection. While there is determined op- position among good many ofthe farmers of the country in regard to Canadian reciproci- ty, yet the concensus of opin- ion IS, that the great majority of the people are in favor of the treaty The one shining illustration of splendid man. agement upon the part of President Taft has been his handling of this measure, and it is believed that regardless of what the Senate may do that the Presidents political fortunes will be m a d e through it.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
Who will be the democ

Who will be the democrat ic nominee for the presidency in 1912? Well, that may de- pend somewhat upon condi- tions, and as new conditions are constantly coming up it is just little early to make the decision.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

All over the country the pa pers are boosting fourth of July celebrations. Some of t h e towns of this territory will not attempt to celebrate this year while others will put on their very best and make the eagle scream as loud as he can.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

The investigation of matters pertaining to the sugar trust do notpromise to be the sweet est thing in the world, espe- cially to the octopus which has so long held the people of this land in its tentacles.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
DO YOU KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE ASTOR FORTUNE?

John Jacob Astor bought "waste land" on the Island of Manhattan which he sold as improved property, investing the proceeds in waste land beyond the then present development.
 There is no waste land on Manhattan Island today, but there is on LONG ISLAND, the new Residence District of New York City.
 This entire section is being rapidly developed and is connected with the city by the greatest transportation system of the age.
 We own choice tract of this land, situated on high ground, forty-two miles from New York, and a mile and a quarter to four miles from the ocean. This tract is plotted in lots 25xl00 and is offered for immediate purchase.
 $5O.OO A LOT
 Write: A. N. Taylor, 50 Broadway, NY
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

Madero is hailed as the new head of the Mexican gov ernment. Diaz was colnpell- ed to take the siding rather than stand the strain of a head-on collision. The cleo tion of president will take place in the fall.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

Col. Theo. Roosevelt has relieved the strain which has so burdened the minds of some of the great politicians by announcing publicly that he was not candidate for the presidency in 1912. But why the announcement? H a S anyone suspected that he was a possible candidate!
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

The fall fair at Albuquer- que will be a hummer. The management has secured a real aeroplane for the occa- sion, and it is expected that this feature alone will be a drawing card.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

Carrie Nation, who gained a national fame because of her attitude against the saloon traffic, and her methods of putting the places out of bus mess, died this week at a san ifarium in Leavenworth, Kan.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

The matter of statehood for Arizona and New Mexico
 is not to be rushed is the latest news" from tbe na- tional capital. We have long since come to that conclusion.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
The president has had S

The president has had so many summer homes ten dered him this seasont hat it looks like he would not be able to accept any of them for fear that the rest would get sore and it would endan- ger his nomination in 1911.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

A Chicago man paid a maiden for the kisses he re- ceived and thinks he got off lucky. Perhaps many a man would have considered him. self lucky could he have end ed affairs so easily.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

A movement Is on foot to drill for oil i'll the vicinity of Phoenix. It is said upon good authority that the prospect of encountering oil there is ex- ceptionally good.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

China will send battleships to the coasts of Mexico-pend- ing the settlement of indem- mites. It is hoped that the matter may not be serious.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

Reciprocity is the rock on which the standpat and pro- gressive republicans have gone to the bad-the rudder seem ed to have stuck hard and fast on the fatal thing.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

The work of raising the wreckage of the battle-ship Maine" which went down in the Havana harbor, is pro- gressing and the work will soon have been completed.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

Madero has chosen his cab inet officers and from the present outlook the political situation is settled for the time being, at least.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
New Mexico will have "Post Card Day. June 22.

China will demand a heavy indemnity from Mexico. It looks like another warm time i'll chili land.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
Revenue for Railroads

It Is estimated that the railroads of the United States will transport 100,- 900 carloads of automobiles this year, earning thereby s6.OOO.OOO to partially counteract the loss in passenger fares
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

The east is sweltering in the heat. The gentle zephyrs of the west temper the atmos- phere so that we do not suf- CT from the heat.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
HAVE AN AUTOMATIC FLAGMAN
Pacific Railroads In the Lead With Device That Is Both Novel
 and Ingenious.

Automatic hagmen" are being in- stalled on the lines of the Pacific Elec- tric Railway company of Los Angeles, after series of tests, says a writer in Popular Mechanics. The feature of the apparatus is a disk pendulum, which swings back and forth when a car approaches. The other warning
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20
Sandy.
husband

That bride calls her husband Sugar"
 Well, that Is good name for him ' "A good name?"
 Sure; he was gritty to marry her"
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

In Ohio they have arrested some of the lawmakers as law-breakers. The way of the transgressor is hard.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

An earthquake in Mexico has caused two volcanos to become active again. The mud-sIinging business down there will HOW be the order of the day..oo
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

Flagstaff will celebrate the Fourth of July in true style this year.
Holbrook argus., 1911-06-20

It is said that the Pullman Car Go. will hereafter be con- pelled to pay more taxes-and the travelling public more fare, incidentally.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14

Practical experience Of more than sixty years in
building locomotives is behind the American Locomo
tive Company Locomotives for hauling both freight
and passengers rallied roads. They have been the
best locomotives produced in the world, This is not
merely our opinion, but the testimony from many
lands of those who have used them.
To these locomotvcs~has been entrusted during a
period Of more than half century the hauling Of
billions OF dollars worth Of merchandise, within GER
tain specified time schedules.
In short the locomotives built BY the American
Locomotive Company have been tho producers of
dividends the money invested in railway properties
Continued enlargement of business has been the
result; not only through first orders for locomotives
for any road, but also by reason of subsequent
orders from that road after our locomotives had done
what said they would
In all this the American Locomotive Company has
strong and worthy pridc-pridc in the perfection
Of the thing fashioned and in the important part it
has played in the countrys development.
The time is here when TRANSPORTATION,
the great Civzcr, and very potent force in the
upbuding of nations is taking a long stride ahead
b The MOTOR TRUCI<-which is really only loco
motive independent Of ras-is an accomplished fact.
It's general employment will pull the commercial
world up another notch
The American Locomotive Company builds the
II ALCO Trucks. They arc the best trucks offered
for sale, Just as our locomotives are the best in the
world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-13
TROOPS ARRIVING
 IN BORDER TOWNS

San Antonio, Tex, March 12.-With the thermometer above 90 degrees and the sun pouring down on an unshel- tered camp, the officers and enlisted mon arriving at the maneuver grounds at Fort Sam Houston suffered terribly yesterday. Many of them came from the north and the change was very sudden. Summer clothes are being is- sued but this has done little to relieve the situation.
 A number of prostrations from heat occurred during the day, but none of them Is of a serious nature. The heat at the camp Is terrific and this is adding much to the discomfort.
 A heavy rain early today turned the maneuvers camp into a sea of mud, but despite the churning of thousands of feet of sightseers. the hot sun dried it rapidly.
 The only discomfort was suffered by the Fifteenth infantry the men of which have only the doubtful protection of shelter tents.
 General Carter issued only routine orders today and for the most part nurscd g cold as the guest of General Duncan, commander of the department of Texas.
 Col. W. s, Scott of the Fifteenth in- fantry is on familiar ground here. A generation ago he chased Indians along the border. His father in 1S45 was stationed here and saw service as a lieutenant in the Mexican war.
 Recruits numbering 661 from various stations arrived today and will be ap- portioned among the Tenth, Seven- teenth and Twenty eighth regiments of infantry. It Is the intention to bring enough men here to recruit the maneu- ver division to peace footing.
 Company c, hospital corps; Battery E, from Fort Wayne; a second section of the Eighteenth infantry and the re- mainder of the engineer corps arrived today.
 Every precaution Is being taken to avoid such disturbances as the riot at Galveston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-13
UNDERWOOD SETS
 RUMORS AT REST Will Revise Tariff and In- troduce. Reciprocity Bill
 in Extra Session

Washington, March 12-(Special.) )-Rep- resentative Oscar w. Underwood of Ala bama, who is to head the new ways and means committee, made it clear that any notion which may be entertained by the President or his friends, that the democratic leaders of the House will not take up the tariff at the coming extra ses- sion of Congress, is wrong.
 You may say as positively as you choose" said MT. Underwood, 'that in addition to the reciprocity bill. some tariff legislation will be undertaken at the spe- cial session. Moreover, the President has been repeatedly assured of this by both Mr. Clark and myself and do not bc> lieve he can have misunderstood us."
 The ways and means committee demo- crats have not decided whether they will undertake general revision, but partial re- vision Is certain--veto or no veto.
 The reciprocity bill will be introduced by MT. Underwood, and will be called the Underwood bill,