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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21

Rev. and Mrs. Andrick spent Friday
in Woodruff attending the Henry coun-
ty convention.
Fred Laird OF woodruff has been
visiting at Mrs. P. A. Swanson's.
Mrs. Louis Englin returned to her
home in St. Paul, Mimi, after a sew
eral days visit in Orion.
Mrs. Woods left Saturday for q
weeks visit in Davenport.
Mrs. G.. H. Schneider entertained
the Stitch and Chatter club Tuesday.
Orion will celebrate the Fourth. Big
preparations are being made. The
Cambridge band will furnish the music
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21
BIPLAkE FISH.
Went Hundred Feet Through Air Be.
fore Returning to the Water.

Went Hundred Feet Through Air Be-
fore Returning to the Water.
Arriving at Seattle from the halibut
banks is the fishing schooner Sham
rock with a seven foot flying fish
known to have done more than 100 feet
above the surface of the water
A dory from the schooner was watch
ing lines set for halibut The dory
suddenly swirled round and round. In
stantly the men tried to cut the strong
fishing line. but at that moment long,
fnny. fshlike creature hooked like q
halibut arose from the water and cir
cied the dory. It dtved In the water,
rose again and. spreading its birdiike
wings, sailed for 100 feet at height Of
four feet from the water.
Other dory men came to the assist
ance of the first. and after twenty min
utes the fish was captured. The fish
Is nearly round and has a long I'm
twelve inches wide extending along the
back for half the distance OF the body.
Across the top Of this I'm is another
ten inches long set at right angles. The
fms resemble biplane.
The fish Is long, and its head and
mouth resemble those OF the fresh wa
ter pike. The bait used was a herring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21
MONKEYS TO PICK COTTON.
Experiment Will Be Made In Georgia
by French Experts.

Experiment Will Be Made In Georgia
by French Experts.
An attempt is to be made In Fulton
county, Ga. by French cotton ex-
perts to teach monkeys to pick cotton.
II the experiment succeeds colony of
monkeys will be imported and put to
work.
The idea was suggested by the antics
of pet chimpanzee carried by a farm
er boy into the fields. The little ami
NAL, after frisking around for a time
and watching the negroes at work, be-
gan Of its own accord to pick the cot
ton with almost incredible rapidly.
Animal trainers find it very easy to
teach monkeys to perform any manual
trick or labor. By utilizing monkey
labor the cost OF cotton harvesting
would be infinitely less than with hu-
man labor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21
MOLINE

Breaks Arm In Fali.-ClarenceF ults,
employed by the Gust Ed Construction
company on tht Y. NJ. C A. job, fell
from a scaffold Monday afternoon,
breaking both bones OF his left arm
above the wrist A scaffold brace gave
way. causing Fults to lose his balance
and fall. He dropped seven feet His
home Is at 1901 Sixth avenue. Rock
Island. The small son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Nahwe. living on Colona ave-
nue., broke one of his arms Monday
afternoon. A large dog ran against
the child, knocking It down, resulting
in the injury.
Blaze Causes Loss OF $1oo,-Sponta-
neous combustion caused a small blaze
at yesterday afternoon at 134 Fifth
avenue. The fire started In the htch-
en- and quickly communicated to the
attic. burning a small hole in the roof
The loss is estimated at 800. Henry
Lage lives in the house.
First Speeder Causht.-Lester Cook,
tester for the Midland Motor company,
was arrested for speeding on Fourth
avenue between Twenty-seventh and
Thirty-fourth streets. Officers Larson
and Lebbert, who made the arrest, say
that he was travelling 80 to 40 miles an
hour. Cook was arraigned in police
court shortly after his arrest and he
entered plea of guilty to charge of
exceeding the speed limit. He was
fined $12.05. In compliance with the
state law, this sum will be rendered
the city treasurer and used in improv-
ing the streets. II an arrest and con.
viction Is made outside the city limits
the fine is turned over to the highway
commissioners. This is the first ar
rest made by the city since the crusade
against speeders was started.
Davenport PeddIer Fined. - w. l.
Taylor, a Davenport peddler, was ar
a license. The police charge that Tay-
lor comes here and peddles in the out
skirts, taking chances that he will es-
cape arrest. He was peddling in the
outskirts and it happened that Officer
Ross was collecting dog tax In the
same vicinity. He met Taylor and re-
qutsted him to display his license.
This Taylor could not do. The officer
Immediately escorted him to the police
station. Taylor was mulcted $3.50.
%
Obituary Record. - Mrs. Caroline
Stromer, wife of Frederick Stromer,
Eleventh street and Thirty-fourth ave-
nue., died Monday afternoon at 5
O'Clock after an illness of some time.
She was "a years of age and a mem
Der of the Lady Maccabees. Besides
her husband, she leaves a daughter,
Emma, at home. The funeral was held
today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21

Chamberiain's Cough remedy ia sold
on guarantee that II you are not sat
isfied after using two-thirds Of bottle
according to directions. your money
viii be refunded. It In up to you to
try. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21

lips, part lots IL, IL, Is. block "a. Sill
Wis. $500.
Marvin Lyon to E. H. Guyer. lot IS,
block %. East Moline, $500.
William E. Bailey to F. w. Bugg,,
lot 8, block /, Wallace Grove, Rock
Island, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21
SIXTEEN INVESTIGATIONS
ORDERED BY CONGRESS.

Fifteen investigations Of pub
lie departments and their affairs
are now being conducted by con-
gressional committees.
The steel trust, Mr.. Stanley Of
Kentucky. chairman Of the In
vestigating committee.
The sugar trust, Mr.. Hard
wick Of Georgia, chairman.
The postofice department, Mr..
Ashbrook of Ohio. chairman.
Expenditures in state depart
ments, Mi. Hamlin Of Missouri,
chairman.
Expenditures in treasury de-
partment. Mr.. Cox of Indiana,
chairman.
Expenditures in war depart
ment, Mr.. Helm Of Kentucky,
chairman.
Expenditures in navy depart
ment, Mr.. Hardy Of Texas, chair
man.
Agriculture, Mr.. Moss Of In
diana, chairman
Commerce and labor, Mr.. Roth
ermel Of Pennsylvania, chair
man.
Interior department, Mr.. Ora
ham Of Illinois, chairman.
Department Of justice, Mr..
BeaI Of Texas, chairman.
Public buildings. Mr.. Cline OF
Tpdtopa chairman
The wooden trust, Mr.. Francis
Of Ohio. chairman
Indian appropriations. Mr.. Car
ter Of Oklahoma, chairman.
Special boards and commits
sions. Mr.. Clarke Of Florida,
chairman.
The above investigations were
authorized by the house. There
has been q Lorimer Investigation !
ordered By TIE senate. I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21
Scouts Population increase.

In Seoul. the capital OF Chosen Ro-
real. the Japanese population increases
at the rate Of 5000 monthly. Educa-
ton in Chosen Rorea) is receiving Wig
orous attention ar the hands Of the
Japanese government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-21
East Moline

Miss Alice Martin has returned
from a weeks visit at Yuma.
Miss Parl Bennett has arrived
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

to whom piece of money was given
in common. Each said in his own
tongue what he wanted bought with it,
and they had long and angry discus
sion. Then along came a man bearing
grapes-and 10, that was what they
all wanted. but each had used a diff
ferent name for it. So Moses, Buddha,
Confuclus, Christ, Mahomet, were all
prophets of God. They merely had
different names. Each should accept
the other"
When this important point was
pressed, he affirmed that all Chris
tians should accept Mohamet, as the
Jews should have accepted Christ.
do you really mean that all relig-
ions are essentially the same, and that
one is as good as another? Do you
include paganism, and idolatry?"
Eyes, they were all right at first,
even Buddhism, which has deterior-
ated, as all religions do" At this point
my hosts knowledge of the ancient
and so-called ethical faiths proved
so shaky that / abandoned this line of
questioning.
He got on to frmer ground by say
ing: There have been a thousand
unknown prophets N the world. They
were truly prophets of God, but the
world never recognized them"
please tell me what you mean by
prophet? That word is often used as
meaning any man with a new or help
full message to his time; but you
surely do not put the prophets you
have named in the same class with
the ordinary writer, teacher or preach
er today?"
Here again the prophet" of the Be
haists showed his rare skill at eva
sion. He took up the figure of the
mirror, and dwelt at great length upor
that, and would not be diverted; the
prophet is the man who best mirror!
God. / could not get to him the sug
gestion that, after all, the mirror doe
not reflect or impart life, heat or pow
er. Nor could l get past the inter
prefer the query whether this teach
ing is not a great comedown for thos'
of Buddha, with his doctrine of NAL
being part of the divine essence; AM
of Jesus, who professed to give life
and who boldly declared: 'y and tn
Father are one" and of Mohamei
with his stern claim TO be the var
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

ticles I have read upon him picture
him as very wonderful individual.
In an elegantly furnished modern
house ] found Abbas Effendi seated
on sofa, waiting for me. He is
striking figure in any garb, and
when clad in a white tarboosh, or
fez, with white cloth wound around
it, Moslem Style. and long gray outer
cloak of mohair, like a motor coat,
and two white cloaks beneath it, he
would attract attention anywhere. He
resembles. in appearance and manner,
General Booth of the Salvation Army,
more than any other man | recall. He
has the same Roman nose, the same
restless, hawk-like eye, the same silver
beard and shaggy iron gray locks, the
same transparent skin.
AS he speaks Abbas Effendi opens
wide his big gray eyes beneath his
bushy eyebrows, and looks directly at
one. giving an appearance of unsim-
ulated interest and sincerity. He is
restless person-doubtless those 40
odd years as a prisoner have left
their mark on his nerves-and through
out the interview he wriggled and
twisted his body, sometimes revealing
the folded red bandana handkerchief
upon which he sat; sometimes cooking
his fez to the back of his head, and
again to the side, and sometimes rak-
ishly forward until it rested on the
high bridge of his nose. All the
while he was talking he twiddled in
his long white hands string of moth
er-of-pearls beads, such as gentlemen
commonly carry in this part of the
world. Altogether, he looks the part
of benevolent old gentleman with
considerable force of character.
This positiveness was shown during
the interview. A gentle-faced young
Englishman, who looked filter for ESQ
teric discussions than for the football
field, had been doing the interpreting
Abbas Effendi speaking in Persian
The most difficult form of interpreta
ton is that of a discussion of abstrac
themes, and l early saw that the young
mans renderings were inadequate; m,
host saw it, also; and peremptorily or
dered one other of his attendants t.
repeat what he said, sentence by sen
tence.
In the room during the conversation
besides the two men mentioned, wa
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

a Persian Pilgrim. who wore the green
turban that marked him as a de-
scendant of Mahomet a keen-eyed old
fellow, who followed the discussion in
tently: and another Persian in long
black cloak and turban, who looked as
if he might sit for an illuminated edi-
ton of Omar Khayam; but he went
sound asleep during the interview.
The conversation lasted for over an
hour, and | was cordially pressed to
remain and partake of Persian meal;
but a journalist must be careful whose
salt he eats, if he is to remain free.
Beharists In America.
After the pleasant congratulations
with which the conversation opened, |
asked Abbas Effendi concerning the
number of his disciples in America,
for this has been put as high as a
million. He himself avoids the use
of the word disciples" but does not
object to its employment by others.
could not get him to give even approx
innate. figures; he contented himself
with saying that he had many friends
in America and that there are regular
spiritual gatherings of these in Wash
ington, Boston and Chicago. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY with these centers that he con-
ducts his correspondence, for the
names frequently required.
AS to the number of Behaists in the
world he was equally vague, but wholly
honest. When said that a friend from
Persia had told me that fully half the
people in Persia are Behaists. he
promptly declared that he thought this
number entirely too high. Equally
candid was he in saying that there are
practically no Behaists in Turkey the
following is found chiefly in Persia
and then in India. America, Great Brit
ain, and a scattering in other coun'
tries. Quality" he remarked, lis
more important than quantity; better
five diamonds than a hundred peb
bles." Abbas Effendi has considerable
aptness in the art of illustration; this
was further shown when we got on the
main track of the meaning of Behaism
An AII-Inclusive Religion.
"All religions" said Abbas Effendi
ARE substantially the same; there is
no real difference. The difference is
only in names. There were once Il
Turk, a Greek. a Persian and an Arab
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOUR BABY /?

The young mother-and many an old
one, tools often puzzled to know the
cause of her child's i'll nature. The
loudness of its crying does not neces-
sarily indicate the seriousness OF it's
trouble. 1t may have nothing more the
matter with 1t than a headache or a feel
ing OF general dullness. 1t cannot, of
course. describe it's feelings. but as a
preliminary measure YOU are safe in
trying a mild laxativ>.
Nine times out of IN. you will find 1t
is all the child needs. for it's restlessness
and peevishness are perhaps due TO OBJ
struction of the bowels, and once that
has been remedied the headache, the
sluggishness and the many other evil
dences of constipation and indigestion
will quickly disappear.
Don't give the little one salts, cathar-
tic pills or nasty waters, for these will
act as purgatives, and they are too
strong for a child. In the families of
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
Arms Made TO Order.

A United States senator. worth mil
lions which he made rapidly, has a
coat-of-arms recently acquired. He
gave large dinner party one night
His coat OF arms was emblazoned in
gold on the top of the dinner cards
The lady who went in with the sen
ator. the wife Of another senator, OBJ
served the insignia when she picked
up her dinner card and exclaimed :
How pretty"
Yes" replied the senator proudly
Il think II is rather neat. My wife in
vented it"-Saturday Evening Post.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

voice and representative of God. In
terpreters are a great convenience,
when there are uncomfortable ques-
tions flying around.
What Behalsm Stands For.
A definition of Behaism, which to an
unsentimental westerner seems rather
vague, is the hard thing to secure; so
l asked Abbas Effendi, frankly, to give
me a categorical definition of the dis
tinctive doctrine of Beharism, some
thing with hooks to it, so that 1t will
grasp the ordinary man." This he pa
tiently and kindly did.
First. Behaism believes that all
men are brothers, and should so act
Second. Behaism believes that
there should be no strife of religious
creeds. All are equal. No man need
change his religion when he becomes
a Behaist, whether he is a Moslem,
a Christian or Buddhist.
Third. There should be no war
between races or countries. There
should be international brotherhood
and international peace" Incident
ally, the retainer who had done the
interpreting, later told me that Abb
bas believes that there will be a great
war, and then worldwide peace. He
also advocates one language and one
form of writing.
Fourth. Behaism teaches its follow
ers to love everybody. In Persia there
are Jews, Moslems, Zoroastrians, Budd-
hists, Brahmins and Christians, who
meet in love and concord as Behaists.
1t removes fanaticism from all sects."
And 1 verify believe that Abbas Eff
dendi practices his creed. for he is a
gentle, kindly man; who, however, has
no conception whatever of the high in
exorableness of truth. Gen. Lew Wal
lace's aphorism: Better law with
out love, than love without law" would
not appeal to him. None the less, his
high, fine ideals, embodying as they
do, the commonplaces of Christianity,
are in consonance with the spirit Of
the age, and we may expect to see Be-
haism grow and prosper, especially
among sentimental persons. Its claim
to be the final and universal religion
is scarcely tenable, since it has not
bones enough to stand the scalpels of
the scholars.
fConvright 1911 nv Iossnh "A Rowias,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

Mrs Dan Adams Duquoin, Kas.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Morgan. Attica, Kas., the
only laxative given is DIR. Caldwells
answer most perfectly all the pur-
poses of laxative, and its very
mildness and freedom from gripping
children, women. and old folks gener-
ally-people who need a gentle bowel
stimulant. Thousands OF American
families have been enthusiastic about 1t
for more than a quarter of century.
Anyone wishing to make trial of this
remedy before buying it in the regular
way of a druggist at fifty cents or one
dollar a large bottle Family size can
have a sample bottle sent to the home
free of charge by simply addressing DR..
w. B. Caldwell POI Washington St.
Monticello. III. Your name and address
on a postal card will do.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
II They All Knew.

A woman speaker told a New York
suffrage meeting that I'VE women
haven't concentration. Our minds just
go flirting around and don't get any
where" Considering which, is it not
superfuous for mere man to muss
about in women's fTairs when they
know themselves so well?-St Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
s
SarsapariIIa

Cures all humors, catarrh and
rheumatism, relieves that tired
feeling, restores the appetite,
cures paleness, nervousness,
builds up the whole system.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
NJ atural Ending.

Our cooks dead"
Indeed? Did she die a natural
death?"
Yes. the natural death of a person
who tries to light a fire with kero-
STRAY Stories.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

the last two years. think from your
description of internal catarrh that /
must have had that also. | suffered
very severely.
Nothing ever relieved me like Pc
runa. 1t keeps me from taking cold.
With the exception of some deaf
ness | am feeling perfectly cured.
am forty-six years old.
81 feel that words are inadequate to
express my praise for Peruna."
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
Not for Him.

Farmer Hayseed Tin the city)-I
want ter find an eatin house.
Accosted Pedestrian-Are you look
ing for any particular place?
Farmer H.-Well, not too burned
p'ickler.-Boston Transcript.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
Subjective.

Il see somebody has invented a
'noiseless' soup spoon. In what way
is II noiseless?"
why, madam, It's constructed in
such manner that-er-you don't
make noise when you're using It,"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
COLDS
BREED
CATARRH
Her Terrible Experience Show.
owPeruna Should Be in Every
Home to Prevent Colds.

Mrs. c. S.
Sa 4 e I = e T,
1871 Wood
land Ave,
X a n s a s
c ! t y, Mo-,
writes:
II feel it
a duty to
you and to
Others that
may be af-
ficted like
myself, to
speak { o r
Peruna.
My trou-
b ] e Fl r 5 I
came after
la gri p p e
e i z h t or
nine years
ago, a gath
ering in my
head a n d
neuralgia. l
E u II c r e d
most all the
{ i III e. My
nose, e a T 8
and e Y e $
were badly
affected for
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

After a man has been married about
a year he begins to wonder why his
friends didn't get busy and have him
locked up before he did it.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup ior Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces iniiamma
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

Facetious Conductor-Young WON
an, is this your sister?
Prim Little Miss with large dolD-
No, sir: she's my adopted daughter.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

A town that pays the preacher and
supports the editor is mighty close to
Observation-Disclosures Constitution
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

De Wealth-lt is a generous and
helpful world.
De Witte-Indeed?
De Wealth-Yes. When It was an
nounced that / desired TO die a COM
paratively poor man there was gen.
eral movement to assist me in the
enternrise.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09

1t is by no means sufficient to make
IN auditor grin with laughter.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
CHRISTMAS POST CARDS FREE

Send &c stamp for five samples OF my very choic-
Gold Embossed Christmas ard New Year
Post Cards beautiful colorS and loveliest designs
Art Post Card Club 73l Jackson ST., Topeka Kansas
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-09
CzeANkNG
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RESERVATIONS

= New World Rellglon--syria Now
Offers Another Greed for the Allie
glance Of the Whole Earth, Called
Behalsm-Many American Followers
Evening star., 1911-08-27

its various New England branches, has
made a special effort this year to i'm
press upon tourists, the great majority OF
whom use the splendid highways of Con-
necticut and Massachusetts without pay
ing additional fees the importance OF
reasonable driving wherever conditions
show that little care will help imme-
diately in benefiting the roads.
Commissioner William d. Schier Of the
Massachusetts highway commission. In a
recent statement to Secretary +. II. Ell
lott of the Il. c. A. on road conditions
in his state and the increasing amount
of work done every year to properly
maintain them, shows very clearly how
to the commission In its efforts toward
road perfection.
"All drivers of automobiles" he says.
must have noticed the ruts that have
formed not only in gravel roads. but also
in the oiled roads. If the owners and
of that rut or wheel mark and spread
the travel over a width OF ten or twelve
feet on the roadway many miles OF road
which are now rapidly deteriorating
would be injured very little. IL at all.
On the oiled roads the automobiles would
improve the surface and compact the oil
and sand together.
Every one also must have noticed
places where the travel had spread all
over the road, and also roads where the
wheel tracks of the automobiles had
smoothed down and compacted these
oiled roads, but continuous operation I'm
one place naturally produces a rut and
wears the oil out at that particular
place. Where the road is oiled perhaps
fifteen feet wide. the tracks only run over
a space of about eighteen inches wide
on each side