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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
DAVENPORT

Sues for .DtVorce.-A petition for a
decree of divorce has been fled in
the district court through an original
notice by Annie Porter against Frank
Porter. Cruelty and inhuman treat
ment are alleged. Temporary ali
mony in the sum of 500 and $50 attor-
ney fees are asked
CO. Woman Falls and Fractures
Mrs. Zama Newberry, at 10
Last Fourteenth street, was removed
10 ST. Luke's hospital, suffering with
a broken leg which she received in
slipping on the stairs. She had par
TALLY assembled the stairs and tripped
on top step falling backward, her
weight falling on her leg which was
broken between the knee and the hip.
Owing TO her advanced age, her recoy-
cry Will be slow
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Sarah a.
Rockefeller passed away at her home,
5I5 Division street. She was born in
Ohio and was Ga years, nine months
and Is days OF age. She Is survived
by her husband, Charles A. Rockefel-
Ter, three daughters, Mrs. Jessie Held
BREEDER Of TT. Madison. Iowa, Mrs. La
VIVA Milan of Bettendorf, and Miss
Beatrice. at home, and two sons, Hen
~ G., and c. a. Rockefeller of Dav-
export.
For Beating Board Billion q
charge of beating his hotel bill at q
he stopped while working in that city,
George Schimelfing was placed under
arrest here by Detective Sanford. The
man was caught in Rock Island after
Information had been furnished the To-
cal police by the authorities of Gin
ton. Schimelfing was preparing to
leave Rock Island within a short time
for other places and was nabbed as
ne was waiting for a train.
Election of Elks.-At a well attend
ed meeting of Davenport lodge. No
29S, B. p. o. E., the following officers
were elected: Exalted ruler, w II.
Kane; esteemed leading knight r H.
Schrum; esteemed loyal knight, c. V. (
LOrrain; esteemed leoturing knights,
John SteIk; secretary. Charles S. Cam
eron; treasAker, A. Henigbaum; Tyler.
Eugene tHsk; representative to grand
lodge, F. d. Let's: Alternate. W. II.
Kane; trustee for three years, Frank
B. Yetter.
Commercial Club Booming.-Over !
So new applications have been receiv- /
ed by Secretary Steel OF the Com !
mercial club since the acceptance OF /
200 new members last week The |
canvassers are confident that the 400 |
mark, set by them before the opening |
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
ASTHMA! ASTHMA!

piyes instant relief and an absolute cure
in all cases OF Asthma. Bronchitis and
Hay Fever. Sold by druggists; mail on
receipt of price sl;oo Trial package g by
mail 10 cents. Williams Mig Co., frops:;
cleveland. O. For sale, wholesale and
retail. by E. S. Leadbeater & Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
BURGLARS IN A CHURCH.

Burglars attempted to rob st. Paul's
Catholic Church in Portsmouth Wed.
nesday night, but did not succeed in
getting anything of value, although
they desecrated the house Of worship
in efforts to obtain the sacred and val
liable chalices.
The thieves entered the church by
forcing a window in the altar boys
sacristy. Efforts to get in through
a window on the north side of the
church proved futile, but bent
iron ba, showed how hard they had
worked.
A chiffonier in the altar boys sa-
cristy was forced, every drawer being
opened, but there was nothing to
tempt the robbers. They went to the
altar and attempted to open the taber-
nacle. The outside door to this taber-
nacle, which is simply ornamental,
was forced, the lock being broken and,
when found, Was lying on the altar
table beside framed copy OF the
mass prayers. The inner door to the
tabernacle is protected by steel, bur.
glar-proof lock, and this could not be
opened.
An attempt was also made to rot
the Portsmouth High School Wednes-
day night, but nothing of value was
taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
wIFE-BEATER WHIPPED.

James N. Lesher, Western Mary
land Railway locomotive firemen, was
whipped in Jail in Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday afternoon for wife-bcating,
Sheriff Thomas III. Barber giving him
10 lashes on the bare back III fulfill
ment Of sentence imposed by Justice
Hoffman Wednesday morning. Lesher
asked that he be whipped az soon as
possible, as he wished to get it off his
mind and go back to work. He went
out on his usual run on the railroad
last night. He begged the justice not to
send him TO the house of correction.
Lesher pleaded guilty at his trial. His
wife testified that Tuesday night while
he was drunk, he threw her down,
dragged her about on the floor, struck
her, rainmed his fist clear into her
mouth until she thought her jaws were
broken and threatened to kill her.
Neighbors corroborated her testimony.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
TO LIMIT OPIUM TRAFFIC.

President Taft has sent to Con-
gress a message recommending amend
ments to the opium exclusion act OF
two years ago.
His recommendation are an approval
OF report by Secretary OF State Knox
giving reasons why the act should be
made more effective by amendments to
prohibit any vessel engaged in trade
from any foreign port to any place
in the Jurisdiction of this country or be-
tween ports within this jurisdiction
from carrying opium prepared for
smoking.
1t is pointed out that defect in the
present law allows smoking opium to
be manufactured in the United States
from domestically produced opium.
He further urges the enactment OF leg
islation TO control the importation,
manufacture and distribution in inter-
state comm.rce Of opium, cocaine,
morphine and other habit-formIng
drugs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
DISPUTE LEADS TO MURDER.

Mrs. Mita Frances Behrens died a.
the City Hospital at Newark, n. j.,
yesterday, from the effects of two bullet
wounds sustained during a dispute in a
clearinghouse, which she maintained
The shooting occurred early yesterday
morning and Charles W. Todd is under
arrest charged with the murder.
Todd is the son of 81. W. Todd, al
inventor, who, previous to his death,
made several claims for royalties
amounting to large sums, His son
frequently told friends that some day
he would be millionaire when he OBJ
tanned his fathers Inheritance.
Todd called on the Behrens woman
Wednesday night. Miss Viola Christie
pher, young woman employed by
Mrs. Behrens, joined the party, al
which several other persons we're pres.
ent. About 8 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, Miss Christopher says, Todd pulled
out gun and fired two shots at Mrs.
Behrens. The pair had been arguing
for several minutes. After shooting
Mrs. Behrens, the girl told the police
Todd informed her he would throw the
gun on the floor and claim she shot
Mrs. Behrens if she told who did the
shooting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
CHINA ORDERS WAR SHIP.

The New York Shipbuilding Com
pany, OF Camden, n. j., builders oi
the dreadnoughts Utah and Arkansas,
have the contract for building the first
Chinese man-of-war ever laid down in
this country. The ship is to be a
cruiser OF the second class, to cost
something over million dollars, and
the Bethlehem Steel Company, OF
South Bethlehem, Pa, will supply the
guns and armor.
News of this fact, which had been
kept secret by the shipbuilding COM
pany came to New York yesterday
from Japan. The rumor that an
American shipbuilding company was
to compete with the japanese and Eng
lish ship yards in the building of the
new navy for China was OF sufficient
importance for a government organ in
Toxic to feature it in its news, adding
that the report was as yet uuverified.
The representative of the New York
Shipbuilding Company, in New York
verified the report which had so inter
ested Toxic, and he added now that
an American shipbuilding concern hao
the contract for building Chinese
warship there was good reason to be,
lieve that this country would DC per-
manently in the field as competitor
OF England and Japan in furnishing
the munitions for China's defense.
1t was said by the representative oi
another shipbuilding company, which
had been unsuccessful in the bid fol
the Chinese cruiser, that the securing
of this initial contract by an American
ward was significant for the outlook o.
\ future market in the east China ha:
arranged to spend great sum 0
money on its new navy and the con
tract for the cruiser which the Camden
yards have secured is among the hrs
that the Chinese government has let Ii
the new naval expenditure.
The new cruiser is to be OF tn
same class as the one the contract TO
which has just been given to an En-
| glish shipbuilding firm. 1t will be be
tween 1000 and 5000 tonnage. Q
high speed and equipped with s and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
AIexan0riia Gazette.

pURL1saEp DAILY AND TRI-wEEkL55 al 1,e
49, PRINCE STREET. ndrm
Entered atthe Postofhce1 1os, on A.u" 1nattar -
g,rems: Daiiy-l year, $500; months
$50; SAs' 5 months, sl.a5: 1 month, IS cents
TTri-weekly year, $500: 6 months
s1.5O: 8 months, Is cents; l month, "a
Contract advertisers will not be allowed
to exceed their space unless the, excess
is paid for ut transient rates, and under
no circumstances will they be alIoW9u
to advertise other than their legltl,,
mate business in the space contractes'
for.
Resolutions in memoriam, of thanks;
tributes of respect, resolutions adopted
by societies or persons, unless OF pubic
concern, will be printed in the pap9'
as advertisements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
A FATAL KISS.

A kiss given to her brother, John
Bonn, while he was dying from diph-
liberia, at his home in Oakland, Pa,
resulted in the death by diphtheria OF
Mrs. Marie Cooper, 20 years old. a
bride, at her home in Newcastle, and
about the same hour another brother,
George Bonn, % years old, OF Oakland,
student Of medicine at the University
OF Vermont, who came home to attend
the funeral Of a younger brother, died
at the family residence from an attack
OF scarlet fever. Both died late Monday
night and were buried yesterday.
The three deaths in the family OF
John Bonn have caused much sym
pathy for the stricken mother and
father, who are fighting to save two
other children who are suffering from
scarlet fever.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
REMoUNr STATION IN VIRGINIA

REMOUNT STATION IN VIRGINIA
The plans of the Quartermaster
General OF the Army, Gen. James B
Aleshire, for the establishment OF al
equine remount station for the army
in the Shenandoah Valley OF Virginia
accessible to the blue grass region O
Kentucky and Tennessee, we're en-
dorsed yesterday by the House commit
tee on military affairs, when it includ'
ed in the army appropriation bill an
item OF S2OO,O00 for the purchase Of
not less than 5000 acres OF land in
Virginia for that purpose.
The army has an option on such a
tract i'm the horse-raisiDg section of the
state not far from Front Royal, and
this tracts, when bought. will be used
for the assembling, grazing and train
ing Of horses bought for the mounted
service OF the army. 1t is the plan to
develop the remount station SO as to
have about thousand young horses
there all the time, training them Tor
the army, instead Of buying raw
horses AS remounts. 1t IS not the plan
to breed horses, but to buy them when
Young, train and developc them and to
draw upon this supply for the use OF
the army as fast as they are needed.
There are now two general remount
stations belonging to the arn'y-o
at Reno. Okla, and the other at Fort
Keogh. These are for the horses bought
in the west. The proposed Front Royal
remount station will be the first one
established in the east and will serve
for the assembling of all the young
horses bought in the blue grass region
of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee,
and Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Ultimately it is the hope OF the army
officers that they will be able to have
a fourth remount station established
in California, and these four will DC
sufficient. The proposed station near
Front Royal was selected because OF
it's accessibility to the eastern sources
OF supply. 1t is in rolling section,
with good limestone water, bluegrass
pasture, aud is near the Southern and
Baltim ore and Ohio railroads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
Alexandria Electric COInDanv
524 King Stree

ZONE and see our new Parialin Toilet
~ Sets. They are pretty and cheap. =
II. w. WADT s. SON.0
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13

Thomas and Lucas Taylor, two ne
groes, while working on the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad,
Wednesday afternoon, were badly mang,
led by the explosion OF a stick OF dyna'
mite. The negroes were preparing to
make blast, but decided that the stick
of dynamite they had was entirely toe
large. Taking two-handled jacksaW,
they laid the dynamite across a stump
and attempted to saw it two. Scarcely
had they drawn the saw across the dy'
pamite when it exploded, hurting the
men many yards, burning and tearing
them almost beyond recognition. They
we're taken to hospital IN Rich
mond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13

Chamberlain Cough Remedy IS a
very valuable medicine for throat and
lung troubles, quickly relieves and
cures painful breathing aud danger
ously sounding cough which indicates
congested lungs. For sale by ". +.
Creiphton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
STEAMERS
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Co.

Every day in the year for Fort Mon
roe, Norfolk, Newport News and points
south, via superb, powerful steel palace
steamers.
Leave Washington, ,6.45 p. m.
Leave Alexandria 100 p. m.
Arrive Ft. Monroes 7.O0a. m.
Arrive Norfolk 500 a. m.
Arrive Portsmouth $50 a. M.
Leave Portsmouth 500 p. m.
Leave Eorfolk 600 p. m.
Leave Ft Monroe 100 p. M.
Arrive Alexandria 6.3O a. m.
Arrive washington 100 ann.
Through eonneeft9fbRs ct fbs W5a1 oid d Dominion
Steamship % Company for New York and
MSrchants' and Miners Steamships iof
Boston 80 ,..,, c+Nw
Bond Building, Washington, u. Y.
Phone Main 1920. o7co
Seventh street wharf. Phone Main s1oQ'
Alexandria wharf foot OF Prince street.
w. II. CALLAHAN,
aprI Tyr General Passenger Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13
Maryland Delaware and Vlr-
Qinia Railway Company.
SPRING SCHEDULE.

SPRING SCHEDULE.
Steamers of this line leave Alexandra
on and after May Is, 1910,
Every MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY at 4:30 p. m.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL TILE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments unexcelleo.
Freight. for Baltimore, PhiladelPhla
and New York solicited and handled
with care. Through rates and bills Of
lading issued.
SINGLE fare to Baltimore, $3.50; round
trip, $3.50; staterooms, one way, Sl.5O
Meals, soc.
REARDON s. GRIMES, Agents,
Foot of Cameron street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13

inch guns, besides the lighter battery
OF rapid frers. The guns and what
armor plate the cruiser is to carry,
have already been ordered from the
Bethlehem Steel Works.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy b
not common, everyday coug i
mixture. 1t is meritorious remedy
for all the troublesome and dangerous
complications resulting from cold il,
the head, throat, chest or lungs. Sold
by ". F. Creighton and Richard
Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-13

Noted lawyers for the heirs at law OF
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy issued an
opinion yesterday holding that the be-
quest in her will to the mother church
in Boston is illegal and void.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-09
Birds With Peculiar Eyes.

The eyes of certain birds, such as
owls, eagles and cocks, are provided
with an organ which, says the Scien-
tific American, French naturalists, as
the result of experiments, propose to
call the "parasol." 1t is attached to
the retina at a point where the optic
nerve enters. 1t consists of a thin,
black, opaque membrane When losed
it forms a narrow line lying n the
optical axis, and not interferin with
vision; when open it covers the retina
and protects it from any stron light
thrown into the eye. 1t is sa d that
when a cock appears, to be hyp otized
by a strong light the fact is at the
bird has simply protected It's retina
with the "parasol," and when an eagle
looks at the SUM- it does not see it.
The membrane is impervious to both
visible light and ultraviolet radiation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-09
CANNOT SEE PERFECTION
louisville Courier-JournaI Is an
AVowed Agnostic Concerning This
Wonderful Man.

Down In Missouri somewhere, &C
cording to the newspapers, there has
been found the perfect man. At least
they say he was perfect because he
never told a lie or spoke a cross word
TO his wife And her husband declares
his wife is equally perfect But the
Louisville Courier-JournaI has doubts
At least it thinks perfection may have
some drawbacks, for that lively news
paper comments as follows on the
character and career of the model of
human perfection, who recently died:
He must have been awfully lonesome.
Every man in town going to work
rheered and refreshed by the daily
morning spat with his wife must have
summed him as breathing reproach.
Certainly, in view Of the fact that he
could not tell lie, nobody would dare
invite him to a sociable little game of
draw or think Of embarking with him
Bn a bouse Of even the most harmless
sort Then, again, how many thousand
times he must have been held I'D as a
shining light to erring everyday hus-
bands. That in itself would seem to be
enough to turn every man in the town
against him, He must have picked his
steps in fear and trembling, with the
eyes OF the whole community watching
Tor the first sign of a recession from
grace. The married men must have at
tended his funeral with weII-dissem-
bled grief and a sigh of relief. The
question that pre-emiEently calls for
an answer, however, is: For how
much Of the mans perfection was he
really entitled to credit and how much
Was yicari0us? When one considers
mat his wife never spoke a cross word
10 him and never told him a f5 it is
apparent that there is some room for
specialization doubt, even. One
wonders whether he would have got
10 heaven with a bogey. score had he
not been blessed with an extraordinary
wife
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-09
Sly Dig at Stephenson.

A bill by c. ]. Johnson of Marinette
ehich caused considerable comment
requires the quartermaster general Of
the National Guard (Hodgins) to de-
vote all his time to his Office and to
have no other vocation. AS Hodgins
is a nephew Of United States Senator
Isaac Stephenson, the bill is looked
upon as a sip dig at the adeg senator.
Two bills to abolish the Office of oil
inspector and one to do away with
the immigration board we're added to
the list Of such measures already in
the hands Of committees. Assembly
man McCOnnell's expected and widely
heralded second choice primary bill
also came in. 1t is the most bulky
and formidable looking Of all the bills
offered so far. Axel JOhnsOn's bill to
permit the sale Of public lands on the
installment plan, one by Binner to per-
nit the Milwaukee city treasurer to
conduct a savings bank and to pay
three per cent. interest on deposits,
and one by Mr.. Harper to provide for
the employment of a sanitary inspec-
tor by the board Of health were among
the other measures of interest Of
fered in the assembly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-09
Appointments Cause Anxiety.

Anxiety over the appointments
which must be made soon by Governor
McGovern has taken hold Of many of
those who make the state capitol their
headquarters during the sessions of
the legislature. The first appointment
for some time was that of Miss Eliza
beth Waters of Fond du Lac as the
second woman regent Of the state uni
versity, under the new law which re-
quires that two of the regents shall
be women Their are still three va
cancies-or rather expired terms
on the board, all of which probably
will be filed by new blood, although
no hint is given as to their identity.
A number of new members Of the
state board of agriculture and an en-
tirely new state board of control are
still to be named, and talk has been
revived that something may be done
in the game warden's department. In
the case of Warden Rtckeman, how
ever, that official still has chance Of
remaining in his position.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-09
Possibly He Had an Object

The bashful young man with the
rocking chair habit apoIogized when
he found himself sliding across the
room, chair and ALL toward the girl
on the piano stool. Several times dur
Ing the evening that involuntary trfp
across the carpet was repeated. to
the evident distress of the shy Young
man. The next time he called the
young man picked out the same ami
mated chair, but though he rocked Wig
orously it remained rooted to that one
spot. Presently he bent down and ex-
amined the rockers. Each rocker had
been bandaged in two different places
with wide velvet ribbon. The girl on
the piano stool smiled
I put those velvet bands on the
rockers for your benefit" she said.
you can rock just as easily with them
on, but your chair will not bulge half
an inch all evening"
oh, thanks" said the young man.
but he eyed the intervening distance
disapproyingly, and it seemed doubt
ful If he appreciated her efforts to
make him comfortable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-09
Tale of a Temperance Worker.

A young woman rushed up 10
young man on Superior avenue the
other day and shook hands with him
cordially, says a writer in the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer Il have a confess
sion to make to you" she gurgled.
You won't believe it, but I always
thought you drank"
The young man fingered for a Glove
and tried not to blush
And now" she pursued q find that
you are actually a temperance york.
er. Now I see you are trying to be
modest and deny it, but you can never
fool me again. I overheard my broth
er saying, in his slangy way, you were
a great booze fighter Oh, he was in
earnest. Why, he said that you had
punished more of the stuff than any
other ten men in Cleveland. I'm proud
30 know you; will you ever pardon
me for misjudging your"
She was gone before he got through
choking.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-09
The Ahsent.Minded Lamar.

The late l. Q. C. Lamar, former
United States senator from Mississip-
ri and at the time of his death an as
sociate justice of the United States
Supreme court, was a very absent
minded and distracted man.
One day he entered one of the old
horse cars that ran in Washington
years ago, walked up to the box at the
end where passengers were supposed
TO deposit their fares, put his hand in
his pocket, took out a coin and
dropped it in.
why. senator" said a friend, you
put in a quarter instead of a nickel!''
did r. said the senator. How
very stupid Of met" Then he put his
hand in his pocket again. took out a
nickel. dropped that in and sat down
with satisfied enthusiastically Eve.
ming Post.