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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
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MANY STAMPS Used.


The remittances received in postage
stamps, while credited as cash, are
transferred TO the postage account, and
the total of such remittances 49,
122.74D goes TO swell the total of post
age used to. s33. 750.72, the actual pur-
chases amounting TO s30,6279S. Or
ders upon the general fund were
drawn. of course, 10 cover all stamp
remittances used as postage.
There were 100000 official receipts
issued by the head clerk acknowledge
ing remittances accepted. and 1916
pages of cash were completed in the
bookkeeping department
The outgoing pieces Of mail, all
classes. averaged during the year over
100000 per month, ard incoming mail
averaged over 5000 pieces per month.
During the year 1910. the correspond
ence department. charged with the
duty of handling the general office
mail of the head clerks office. wrote
1894 letters and handled matters
connected with 1885, pass reports: fl
ed 193,o5S letters with carbon copies
issued 1868 head clerks transfer
cards, and disposed Of difficulties with
relation to Loss remittances of all
kinds
The stenographic department, close
~ allied with the correspondence de
partment, completed during the year
1920 letters, or a monthly average
of HOS. or a daily average Of f4s In
addition, there we're 23s,91S record
cards written in this department,
monthly average Of 1899. and a daily
average Of sI3- The difference between
the number of letters reported writ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
HOLD MEETING
FOR FRAME-UP?
Ousting of Waterloo May Be
Outcome of Suspected
Conference.
HAYES OF DAVENPORT GOES
He and Tearney on Mysterious Trip
South-Indicates Five Clubs
Will Favor Change.

Prospects for the retention of Wa
terloo in the Three-Eye league look
darker today than yesterday after
the ruling of the Chicago court mod
flying the injunction against the
league to permit that team to be rep
resented and vote at the smeeting
called to decide its fate. James T.
Hayes, secretary of the Davenport
club, left this morning for Peoria,
ostensibly in response to a summons
for a conference from the southern
clubs. The fact that the Davenport
magnate needed the summons and
at the same time took some pains
10 cover his tracks is ominous.
At and after the recent meeting OF
the league at Chicago Mr.. Hayes
stated he was through with Water
loo. but it had been thought likely
that he would reconsider and event
ually stick with the northern clubs,
making.a tie on the vote TO drop Wa
terIoo. If he goes with the southern
faction the motion will carry and
there can hardly be any further ar
gument.
OTHERWISE MORE LITIGATION.
Should there be a tie more litiga-
tion would be likely to result If
President Tearney attempted 10
break the tie his power to do so
would be questioned If the league
attempted to rule Waterloo out I'M
der the clause that automatically
eliminates any club that takes a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
THE PERFECT WAY
Scores of Rock Island, Citizens Have
Learned n.

Learned ".
II you suffer from backache,
There is only one way to cure IL.
The perfect way is TO cure the
kidneys.
\ bad back means sick kidneys.
Neglect II. urinary troubles fol-
low.
Doan's Kidney Pills are made for
kidneys only.
Are endorsed by Rock Island peo-
pie.
Mrs. G. Pfanmiller, 307 Third
street. Rock Island. ILL.,. says: II
can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
not only from my own experience bur
from that of another member OF my
family. We have both used this
remedy with the best OF results |
suffered considerably from bacLache
and a few doses of Doan's Kidney
Pills removed my trouble. The other
case | spoke OF was more severe but
Doan's Kidney Pills acted just as
promptly and brought just as great
relief. I know that this medicine is
an effective one in curing kidney dis
orders"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn company. Buff
falo. New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19

ten during the year by the stenograph-
ic department and the number report
ed by the correspondence department
is accounted for by the fact that 1896
letters were written by the stenograph-
ic department for departments other
than the correspondence. the steno-
graphic department handling dictation
and letter mail for the certificate. aud
iting. mail, bond. suspension, and rec
ord departments as we'll as the CORES
pendence department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
MADAM E x"

Expert critics in New York, Paris,
London and other World-cities where
Madame X" has been scoring so great
triumph. unite in the verdict that ii
is the most powerful emotional melo-
drama within memory. They have not
hesitated to say tina his play by Alex
ander Bison holds in the hearts of the
present generation of play-goers a
place comparable to that held in years
gone by by such famous works as
Article A. East Lynne" Camille, -
OF the wonderful Sardou tetralogy,
la Tosca,' "Gismonda,'' Fedora
and Cleopatra" Added to the emo
tional power of Madame " there is
a realism, a fidelity to the actual
things of life, that sets it on an even
higher plane than any of these famous
forebears. While beyond all this,
Madame X deals with that greatest
of all human feelings mother love. II
is this that has made the drama so
potentIy appealing TO all races and all
nationalities. In its authors native
Paris, in London. in Berlin, in New
York, the play has fairly swept the
playgoing public OF its feet; while
even the most criticalminded persons
have found its appeal absolutely ir-
resistibIe Henry W Savage, who has
the producing rights of the play for
America and all other English-speak-
ing countries, has staged the drama
exactly as il was done at the Theatre
Porte Ste. Martin. Paris, preserving
intact all the intricate detail of that
presentation made Under tHe authors
personal supervision Mr. Savage will
offer Madame Y" al the Illinois here
SUNDAY evening with a splendid COM
pany OF metropolitan players
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
HIGH TEAM FALLS
IN ALUMNI GAME
Has Beens" Turn Trick on the
School Youngsters First
Time in Years.
CONTEST is A CLOSE ONE
Old Heads Win by Score of 43 to Al
Splendid Article of Ball Played
-Wilcher Missed.

For the first time in years the
alumni basketball five last night won
from the Rock Island high school team
in a closely contested game at the
high school gymnasium. The final
score was 43 TO Al and until the last
few seconds of play it was anybody s
game. Through the entire contest the
playing was nip and tuck and at no
time was there a difference of more
than five points in the. scores of the
teams The first half ended in favor
of the school team, 81 to IS. but this
lead was overcome early in the second
half by the alumni.
II was a hard task for the former
high school stars TO defeat the younger
men at that. for all of the high school
boys put up a splendid article of ball.
Barker, guarded by Lift. and Behna-
mann. guarded by Chapman. both
threw eight field baskets Mcintyre,
who guarded Streckfus. held him down
to three lonely baskets, all of which
he made in the second half Hughes.
who played his first game at guard
last night, held Voss down TO six
baskets. while Taylor. in his first game
at center, held Brennan down to seven.
ABSENCE OF WILCHER FELT.
The change of lineup, brought about
by Coach Merle Harmon since the
Clinton game. is undoubtedly a good
one, and strengthens the team in every
way. Behnamann and Barker last
night showed that they could hold
their own as forwards when they Sc
cured eight baskets apiece off the old
high school guards. Mcintyre. who
played forward in the Clinton game. is
better guard. He held
his man down last night. and himself
secured two baskets. Hughes held
Voss down and also secured a field
basket. The absence of Captain Which
er from the team of course weakened
it, for Wilcher, who plays at guard,
could possibly have held one of the
forwards down and could have helped
in team work
The lineup and score:
Alumni-Brennan, center: Noss and
Streckfus, forwards; Lift and Chap
man. guards.
f1lSu - dy lOF. CENTER benHdHldHl
and Barker, forwards; Mcintyre and
Hughes. guards.
Referee. briggs; umpire. Harmon.
Field baskets-Brennan. :; Voss, 6;
3: Lift. 4; Behnamann, s;
Barker, 8; Mcintyre, 2; Hughes, l.
Foul baskets-Brennan, /; VOss. 2;
3.
q H-rErs-
The high school second team had /
easy "pickin's" defeating the team
which is designated as the Moline In F.,
dependents. The final score was "a /
% 9. The high school boys are all
but they surely put up a
better game of basketball than the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
LAW COLLEGE AT URBANA
Eumor of Removal to Springfield Is
Denied by Dean.

Urbana. Ill. Jan. IA rumor
that the University OF Illinois Col
lege of Law might be moved TO
Springfield was pronounced false by
Judge Oliver A. Harker, dean OF the
college. A report came from Spring
field that the plan was under con
sideration. II is believed IL originat-
ed in a remark made by Governor
Deneen on the advantage the PROV
unity of the college would be 10 the
members of the Legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
THIS WILL QUICKLY MAKE
A ROUGH PIMPLY SKIN
SMOOTH AND VELVETY
How You Can Make a Pint of Fine
Face Cream at Very Little Cost.

Beauty experts say rough, pimply
skins quickly yield to massaging with
oerOl, becoming clear and velvety.
and as this costs little and is easily
prepared, il should find a place on
every woman's dresser
To make, get ounces of cerol
from the druggist and dissolve in a
scant pint OF boiling water, stirring
until smooth When massaged in
the skin it removes all impurities,
preventing and dispeIIng wrinkles
and giving the complexion an ex-
guisite bloom and refinement i'm
possible with artificial aids MerY
frequently use cerol cream after
shaving as it soothes smarting, Itch
ing skins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
QUAIL NEED ATTENTION

Snow and Ice Cover Food Supply and
They Are Starving.
An appeal TO feed the quail. made
lier in the winter is renewed now.
The birds, depleted in numbers by
heavy snow and much cold last win
ter. are again menaCed by the ice
and snow now covering the ground
and everything on it. The iCa is so
heavy that il cuts the birds off from
their usual supply of grain and weed
seeds and unless they are helped
through the winter the fiocks will be
even less numerous next fall than
they were last fall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
COULON DOWNS MORAN
Chicago Boy Lands Sleep Producing
Punch on BrOokIynite's Jaw.

Memphis. Tenn, Jan. 19.-After
flooring Terry Moran of Brooklyn
three times in the first round with
short jabs to the jaw. Johnny Coulon
delivered the knockout in the second
round last night at the National A. c..
with right hook. The fight proved
disappointment to the crowd. who
ieered the eastern boy in each round.
Coulon left for Chicago after the
fight He is negotiating with the Ma
tional A c. of London for a match
with bantamweight to be imported
from Australia b. Hugh Mcintosh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
MANY MILLIONS
PAID BY SOCIETY
Death Claims Aggregating $40,
929,477.60 Settled in 1910
by Woodmen.
ON 6,4O1 CERTIFICATES
OF Total Number but 80 Are Held Up
Temporarily for Legal
Reasons.

! Some idea of the enormous business
done by the Modern Woodmen of
America can be gained when it is
known that during the past year nearly
100000 was paid out in death
claims. There were G.451 claims al
lowed by the board of directors. and
of these all but 80 were paid. the latter
being held up for various reasons until
legal formalities were complied with.
The above facts and numerous others
are shown in a statement given TO the
official publication of the society by
Head Clerk c. w Halves. The Febru-
airy number of the Modern Woodmen,
which contains the statistics for the
year 1910. will begin coming off the
press in the publication building to-
morrow or Saturday. 1t will take
about 10 days to run off the 100000
papers which have to be printed.
FEATURES OF REPORT.
The statement in part is as follows:
During the year 1910 there were
6,451 death claims allowed by the
board of directors. aggregating $10.-
929,477.6O. OF this number 6.4O1 claims
have been paid, the balance being de
layed awaiting compliance with legal
formalities, or being otherwise in pro
cess of adjustment.
The deaths by principal causes show
a total of S26 from tuberculosis during
the year 1910. or 1880 per cent of the
grand total, from this cause. During
tho 5hrnn
there were 1457 per cent of the total
deaths chargeable TO tuberculosis. but
during the years 19CS-191O. inclusive
this percentage was reduced to 13.44-
a most significant showing, indicating
that the campaign of education car
ried on by our society against tubercu-
lOsis, coupled with the helpful work of
our sanatOrium. has been the means of
reducing the mortality from
this one cause.
There were ~ accidental deaths
during the year 1910 or 1904 per cent
Of the total. and there were 220 deaths
from suicide. or 3.41 per cent of the
total. This last would suggest. per
haps. some modification in our bylaw
requirements covering deaths from sui /
eide.
The loss rate during the year 1910
was $6.40 per $1,000 insurance. and the /.
death rate for all ages was 597 per
1 900
ENORMOUS SUMS HANDLED.
The total of all remittances. both .
general and benefit funds, received by /
The head clerk during the year 1910 /
was $14 ,007, S07.G5, the monthly aver /
age receipts being $1,1G7.317.30 and .
he daily average. counting 26 working
lays TO the month. was 4,S96.S2
The total receipts of the society, as
passed 10 credit, show as follows:
Assess ments to benefit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
Southern Sets Salary Limit.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. l9.-It was
announced yesterday that the salary
limit of 81 900 tentatively agreed upon
probably would be adopted at the
South Atlantic league meeting here
Saturday and that the selection of UNI
pires by the president would be rati-
fed. The season will open April )
and close Sept. 4, with a total of 1iO
playing days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19

Pitcher Elmer Ruth of the Clinton
I'M team has been bought by Bloom
ington. which club is also likely to
get Elmer Smith. the backstop former
ly with Davenport, and part of last sea-
son manager of the Clinton team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
Old Soldier Tortured.

For years I suffered unspeakable
torture from Indigestion. constipation
and liver troIble," wrote A. *.
Smith a war veteran at Erie. Pa .
Tut DR.. Kings New Life Pills fixed
me sll right. They're simply great"
Thy them for any stomach. liver or
kidney trouble. Only % cents ut all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
"BjlIv Lsno Is DISQUALIFIED

London, Jan 1S.-"Bill'' Lang, the
Australian heavyweight pugilist, was
disqualified in the first round of his
fight at Olympia last night with Petty
officer Curran, the claimant to the
British heavyweight championship, for
hitting Curran while the latter was on
his knees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
Pollock to Empire in Eastern.

Kewanee, Ill, Jan. 19.-John Pollock,
umpire in the Observation-Disclosures league
last season, has signed a contract TO
umpire in the Eastern league for 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19

Jack Mccarthy has a line out for
former Three-Eye manager to play
with the Speakers next season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
ILLINOIS BOOKINGS.

Jan. 2O--"The Bavarians."
Jan. 22-Henry W. Savage's Mad
anne X"
Jan. 29-Aborn Grand Opera COM
pany in III Trovatore."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
AT THE MAJESTIC.

A strong bill headed BY the Five
Musical Lassiss. an act OF much mer-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
THREE-EYELETS

Bloomington has a deficit of $500
which it is hoped will be made up by
carnival to be held Feb. 1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19

Grand total credits to
funds ............S13 SIC, 9O4, 800 So
During the year 1910 there were 49,
PSI orders issued, representing returns
of remittances for all causes and on
all accounts. These returns aggrega-
ted $26597.72 The remittances re-
ceived during the year were classified
as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-19
DEFEAT INDEPENDENTS.

The high school second team had
easy "pickin's" defeating the team
which is designated as the Moline In
dependents. The final score was "a
TO 8. The high school boys are all
youngsters. but they surely put up a
better game of basketball than the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-10
WONDERFUL STATE OF OKLAHOMA
RemarkableaRise of oungest State in
Riches and Population Forcefu1ly
Depicted Before Southern
Commercial Congress

we'll The apples OF Eastern Okla
homa rival those raised in the famous
Ozark country OF Northern Arkansas
and Southern Missouri, this section OF
the state being a part Of the land
OF the big red apples Elberta peach
es, the finest raised In the Missis-
slppi valley. grow big as tin cups,
aud are often drug ON the market
at fifty cents bushel Cherries,
plums, pears, grapes and fruits Of all
kinds grow In the greatest prolusion.
Pecans, walnuts and other nuts are
abundant
1t must not be imagined for an in.
stant. however that Oklahoma has
yet come into her own In the matter
of agricultural development The
state board of agriculture Is authority
for the statement that at the pres
ent time, Waking into consideration all
known data, only about "a per cent OF
the tilable land in the state is yet
In cultivation. That Is to say, three
fourths OF our acreage. which includes
much OF the finest agricultural land
In the United States, is still lying
idle.
Live Stock.
In former years Oklahoma was the
stockman's paradise. Before the OPP
ening Of the country TO settlement
great herds Of long-horned texas cat
tie roamed at will over the prairies
The nutritious grasses. indigenous to
our soil, and the abundant water made
Oklahoma the best cattle country In
the world. These conditions have
passed. Instead of the half-wild, long
horned cattle, we have well-kept herds
OF Herfords and Jerseys; instead OF
the tough and wirs. cowpony, the
DART horse and the racer; and in
stead Of the wild hog, the Poland Chi
ma and Berkshire. In 1910, Oklahoma
ranked third among the southern
states In the number OF cattle and
fifth IN the number Or hogs produced.
Mineral Wealth.
No state in the Union possesses a
greater variety or larger amount OF
undeveloped mineral wealth than does
Oklahpna During the past three
years she has led the United States
in the production OF petroleum. and
last year produced 54,000-000 barrels
of crude OIL The amount OF natural
gas in sight, including that being util
ized, that going to waste and thai
shut in VIII approximate 2,00OQO0.00(
cubic feet per day AT conservative
estimate, not TO exceed 90 per cent ol
the productive oil and gas fields has
been developed The United States
geological Sarvey is authority for tht
statement that the amount OF Goa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-10
BAD CHECK
MEASURE !.
IS PASSED
m@Mux-
Senate RscOnsIdeTs Former
Action on Bill Asked By
Merchants

Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader,
Oklahoma City, Okla, Mar 9--The
senate at Its night session Wednes.
day reconsidered the bad check bill
by McMechan and Graham. which
failed OF passage recently and passed
the bill "a TO IA. Another important
LII reconsidered was that by Nc
Mechan authorizing exemptions from
the "Jim Crow law by the corpora
ton commission. As passed the bill
applies only TO depots and In towns
where there are no negroes. The
Denton insurance bill which failed
but was reconsidersd, was killed
again
Other bills passed finally were: by
Thomas, to preserve purity of water
and supplies; by Thomas, for leasing
and plating school lands by Echols
for the disposition oil fees, fines, etc.,
by Thomas, allowed section lines 10
he closed for water reservoirs, BY
y Alien. re-enacting the law In regard
to payment OF election expenses: by
prownlee, allowing appeals from JUS
tices OF the peace TO the district
court: by Jones, requiring all state
moneys to be paid into the state
treasury and paid out through the
auditors Office; by FgVklin, regulat.
Ing sanitation In workshops. by Gra-
ham, appropriating $4,000 for build
ings for the Claremore preparatory
school, by Thomas, appropriatmg
$4,000 from the game protection
fund for the game warden's office; by
Franklin, giving the labor commits
sioner an additional assistant; by
Graham allowing county superintend.
ents one assistant at $50 a month.
Making bets or receiving bets on
horse races, by the hockmaking sys-
tom. whether the races are held "a
this state or elsewhere, will be
against the law il the house approves
the Thompson bill to prevent book
making or the opertion OF pool rooms
which was passed by the senate Wed
nesday by a vote OF 23 to 6.
Deadlock on Commission
m II aEpe@rs that the two branches
of the legislature will not break their
deadlock over the capitol commission
tits session, Ihe hoNsk Wednesday
showed II was as determined as ever
ir ito Championship OF the capitol
commission by passing a bill by
Steen to appropriate S43,9S3 for the
salaries and contingents OF the com
mission for the next two years.
Other bills passed at the Wednes-
day Right house session are as fol-
lows: BY Moss, amending the drain
age laws SO that the bonds OF drain
age districts can be sold; Senator
Aandeventer providing for elections
In cities and towns. etc, Vogle, al
loving townships to own and main
tain cemeteries, Moore OF Coal Nc.
Duffie and Clark OF Grant, requiring
railroads TO maintain crossings, etc.;
Rexroat and Porter, requiring owners
oi abutting lands to clean streams OF
driftwood.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-10

ant and Ada. There are university
preparatory schools at TonkaWa and
Claremore, and girls industrial school
at Chickasha. Agriculture and domes-
tic science are taught in all tne com.
mon schools of the state. Most coun-
ties now have consolidated the rural
SCHOOLS The work done in the high
schools is up to the standard The
requirements for admission to the
freshman class of the State uniyer-
sity of Oklahoma are, with a single
exception, higher than for any other
southern state university. Graduates
from the University OF Oklahoma
take rank along with those from any
institution in America.
The People.
Oklahoma is preeminently-the young
mans country. A man will make
more advancement, attain a greater
eminence in his profession or achieve
greater success in business In five
years in Oklahoma than in 20 years
in one of the older states. We are
not hampered by tradition nor have
we any great respect for authority, as
such. Precedent interferes witch us
not at all. We ask of a man one
thing, and only one, namely that he
produce results.
In the Older states a man. applying
for position, must be recommended
indorsed, vouched for certified to-
and analyzed, ard not only he, him
self, but his father and mother, broth
er and sister, his rich uncle, his maid
en- aunt, and all his numerous rela.
tives, even unto the third and fourth
generations. One of the best recon-.
mendations young man can have in
the East is that he belongs to one OF
the best families.