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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17

city. The meeting conducted routine
business and in addition listened to
several fine speeches. Rev. Franklin
c. Sherman of Epiphany church in
Chicago spoke Wednesday evening on
missions and yesterday morning on
Sunday schools, his talks taking the
place Of those which were 70 have
been delivered by the bishop of Chi
cago who could not be present. The
same stading committee which served
last year was reappointed as follows:
Rev. c. W. Lehngwell, D. D, Of Knox
Vile; Rev. H. A. PercivaI, D. D., OF
Peoria; Rev. G. H. Sherwood, Rock
Island, and T R Stoakes Of
Kewanee, T. B. Martin, Galesburg, and
H. a. Williamson Of Quincy.
feature of the conference was the
report submitted by the Rock Island
delegation which announced that its
entire apportionment for missions. ST.
800 in all, had been raised. Trinity
parish is the first in the district to
raise its apportionment
The next session of the synod will
be held in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17
FREE REMEDY HELPS CHILDREN

Many a mother has learned Of a
way of avoiding sickness in her fam
lily, especially among the children, by
the use of free sample bottle Of the
famous laxative, DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup
Pepsin. This offer of the doctors to
send free sample bottle has been re-
sponded to by thousands of women
in all parts of America.
DR.. Csldwelps Syrup Pcpsin IL =
truly wonderful laxative and espe-
cially adapted 70 the needs OF babies
and children because it is pleasant TO
taste and no child will refuse IL Then,
II is mild and never gripes. 1t Is all
that a chnd's remedy should be,
though II is a good laxative for the
whole family because 1t Is effective
at all ages. It is not dynamic like
salts, pills and powerful cathartics,
which should not be given 10 chill
dren under any circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17
MAJESTIC THEATRE
TO BE OPENED AGAIN
Harry a. SOdini VIII Again Try
Straight Vaudeville With Nam
ager Quinn in Charge.

Harry a. Sodini announced today
that before Thanksgiving he will again
have vaudeville running at the Males
tic in this city. He says that the ac-
ton taken in the county court Wednes-
day when the lease held by Joseph
Hopp of Chicago was rendered void,
does not invalidate his own lease
which extends over a period of six
years.
Manager Joe Quinn viii return to
the little playhouse and another at
tempt will be made TO make it a pay
ing proposition. Regular vaudeville
will be resumed with three perform
ances each day at 10 and 20 cents.
Sodinis recent venture whereby he
tried to work moving pictures and one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17

Nine times out Of ten when a child
complains and you don't know ex-
actly what Is the matter with it, il
needs laxative-lts bowels are con
stiPated. Syrup Pepsin will correct
the trouble, tone up the child and
soon it will be well agair-wonder-
Jul results have been secured with
Syrup Pepsin over night.
You can buy it Of any druggist a,
fifty cents or dollar a bottle, the
latter being the family size, but you
are invited to make a test of it first
at the doctors expense. Send him
your address today and he will send
you q free sample bottle direct &c
your home. Then when satisfied buy
1t Of your favorite druggist.
For the free sample address him
DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 541 Caldwel
building, Monticello. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17
note of 1925 against the Davenport

note of 1925 against the Davenport
Iron & Metal company, A. n. Freyer
after the county court had adjourned
yesterday afternoon, approached one
of the witnesses, Charles Brady of
this city, and launched into a stream
of vile vituperations, directed at the
witness. Somewhat peeyed at being
made the butt of such remarks,
Brady swore out warrant against
Freyer before Justice Phil Wells.
Deputy Sheriff William Gabel ar
rested Freyer, who gave bond for
500, and the case was continued
until next Tuesday. The jury found
for the defendant Albert Huber
appeared for the metal company,
while William McEniry prosecuted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17

oven, shuts the door and leaves it
there until it is time to remove it,
and there are definite rules for the
length Of time each kind of dish
should remain in the oven.
The Young Peoples Social league
Of the Central Presbyterian church
viii hold their annual sale of fancy
work and Christmas gifts Friday
Afternoon and evening, Nov. p, at
the church. Light refreshments will
be served, beginning at 2:3O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17
POSTPONE sissonette Inquiry.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE inquest over
the body Of Arthur Bissonette, for
whose death Mrs. Louise VermiIya is
being held in the county jail, today
was postponed until Nov p owing to
Mrs. Vermilya's i'll health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17

When a cold becomes settled in
the system, IL win take several days
treatment to cuSe it and the best
remedy to use is Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. II will cure quick
er than any other and also leaves
the system in a natural and healthy
condition. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17

plequist returned yesterday from Pc
oria where they attended the 35th an
nuaI synod of the Quincy diocese of
the Episcopal church. They we're the
delegates from Trinity church of this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17
Get Your Present While the
Christmas Stock Is Fresh.
City Chat

Muffs, remade, 80,
At Vogue Millinery,
1904 Second avenue
Buy a home OF Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express, call Spencer & Trefz.
Roller skating tonight at Rock Is
land rink.
All kinds of pork cuts at II. Ire
mann's Sons
Dressed turkeys and chickens at H
Tremann's Sons
Leaf lard, spare ribs and neck bones
at H. Tremann's Sons
Let William Johnson do your tin and
furnace work; 1916 Third avenue.
Bonds and mortgages. II. E. Sud
low & Co. investme l. banker. Safety
building
Six per cent farm mortgages Lit
ten & Roberts, Peoples National
bank building.
We are the exclusive agent for the
celebrated New Home sewing machine.
T. Richter & Sons. 219-22I West Sec
ond street, Davenport, Iowa.
An incidental advantage claimed
for the new Soyer system of cooking
in paper bags is that it saves time
and anxiety-the housewife doesr
have TO keep looking at the food
from time to time as it is cooking to
see if everything is all right, but.
instead, she puts the food in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17
FREYER is PEEVED
OVER LOSING a SUIT
Directs String of Oaths at One of
Witnesses Who Promptly Has
Him Arrested.

DisgrUntIed at his failure to get
the verdict in his suit to collect a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17

or two vaudeville acts did not prove
satisfactory. ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-17
EPISCOPAL DELEGATION
BACK FROM CONFERENCE

Rev. Granville H Sherwood and a.
K. Lamp, J. NJ Kiser and Herman APP
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

love that makes
with another fellow
this here's
keep Cupds plumb body all pmped where folks
badly folks
Howard Jamouneau and Miss Marjorie Curtis
folks loved with to
10th. There
when recently, Marjorie Howards
employment wi
lips smiling
love- beauty bssanyhow, T. Howard
her. when Marores fell letter lying
addressed in feminine hand to T. Howard
Here's where you'll cooler T.
rising
OF I. opened the
letter;
Marjorie being a woman Contrawise
she there
T. Towards mercury 80
She read further,
Mercury 95
Then she smiled and final
marched
Towards And VIII T Howard
hot beyond in that
letter He's back the
that letter and what she said
spell - - $4,000
Nice coolng-off story, isn't it? And plain
people who about
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
Editor Times:

Editor Times:
The mayor recently declared
that he would like to see the COM
missioners pass some legislation
that would make the people throw
up their hats and cheer, and that
he was tired of so much restric-
tive legislation. Permit me to sug-
gsst to his honor that the city
charter tarticle 4 sec. 49) lays
down among other duties of the
mayor that "He shall from time
to time give the council informa-
fion In writing relative to the
state of the city, and shall rec
pmmend such measures as he may
deem beneficial to its interest"
II was to this clause in the char
ter that we owe the purchase of
the municipal dock and the land
along the city waterway. the
of the Eleventh street
ridge and other good things.
Me the council the suggestions,
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Washington, Aug. ID.

WdsHiHSIOn, aug. ID.
Dear Dad:
"The greatest of all trusts is
the money trust" This declara-
ton was first made in the editor
ial columns of the New York
World of July ct. Governor Will
son is viciously attacked for u.s.
Ing these words. What's the an
syyer?
In the congressional directory
Martin w. Littleton of New York
Is put down as a democrat. In
practice, Littleton Is an assist
ant republican" Since he came
to Washington his affiliations have
been with the powers that be.
President Taft and General CIar-
ence Edwards proposes him for the
metropolitan club (and when the
club refused to elect him, Edwards
resigned in high duLgeon.) Lit
Teton was invited to the Chevy
Chase golf links to participate in
the presidential golting parties.
When Attorney General Wicker
shaw is charged before the house
Judiciary committee by the dele
gate from Alaska with failure to
prosecute criminals in Alaska be-
cause they were associated with
the Morgan interests, 1t is Martin
w. Littleton who befriends the at
torney general.
Littleton not only acts as coun-
sci for Wickersham while a mem
Der of the committee but as pub
-licity agent trots around after
newspaper men to tell them the
delegate from Alaska has failed to
make good his charges.
The attorney general has fund
or 100000 at his disposal for
hiring special counsel" Demo-,
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Workers of the World
BIZ PETER POWER,

bunch of landgrabbers and mine
owners. Although the Spanish
working people are among the
most poorly organized in the
world, Alphonso had a very close
escape from losing his crown and
probably his head with 1t. While
the strike was crushed by mill
tary force for the time being, the
revolution Is seething underneath
the surface and Alphonso may be
forced almost any day to join
Emanuel of Portugal, Dictator
Diaz of Mexico and other royal
personages out Of Jobs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
"Boys of 81" Were Boys Indeed

The longevity pension surprised good MANY
people but now comes D. l. Woods, depart
ment with 49,
total of 2,27S5Ss enlisted in the
civil and all lest
: 49, - No
To be specific 100000
we're S 6dS90o were rs 10000 from IA 49, 800
zs5 were IL; 80 H. there
The war ended As If the
at enlistment and 25 he
years old and his wife be much -
The pension roll is probably for man
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
LABOR WON'T STAND
FOR EUROPEAN WAR.

There will be no European war
this year. 1t Is true that "the
powers" are quarreling over the
division of Morocco and the spells
of conquest, but there will be no
blood-letting while the chains of
economic slavery are being at
tached to the Moors.
IS. You will recall that two years
ago the working people of Spain
went on national strike as a
protest against the governments
invasion of Morocco to protect a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
Uncle Sam, Employer of Women


The highest paid in the $4,000
q
Margaret Kelley, examiner" Of the mint is the
Though examiner" by title Kelley
acting of minis
the title and draws the official
Kelley she might be Miss Kelley
does work for which the $4,000 For
months time in the absence Roberts,
Roberts work. but director
the mint examiner salary $1,000
she
This is the only moral this widely published
of the promotion of Miss Kelley 1t
life
That the highest paid the Uncle
should receive patry annually
civil employees class underpad
onal its capacity employer abong
perng pejudces against womanhood which Illogical absurd
and out of date
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

Editor Times:
VIII you inform Mr.. Henry J.
Snively,, at one time a democratic
candidate for governor, that the
blue law" of Tacoma which he
is advertised as recommending
for burning with Rome is an or
dinance passed, not by a misguid-
ed set of hypocrites, but by the
people of Tacoma at an election
called by the enemies of that law
In the hopes of voting it down?
When the gentleman is correct
~ informed he will apologize to
the people of Tacoma for his dis
courteous language, because a
true democrat cannot rest under
charge Of having designated any
deliberate act of the people as
nypocritical. READER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
Hungry Men in Oregon

The state forester of Oregon will employ
for the purpose of earning 25 cents hour putting them
This statement should lead to revision of
about Apparently, they
their bread
fighting forest fires in midsummer.
hour it isn't worth anything.
terrible thing
man who does 1t to get job must be mighty hungry
1t Just possible that
significant of social condition that the state should
remedy? Oregon Is the oil
in its natural endowment
population at least 10 times
100 times
Why should hungry
We but
the plain people Who that the
and the to enlightened justice
of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
gnhtimAteyW5z ~


Gratis as well as republicans are
dependent upon him for the ap-
pointment of judges, district at
torneys, marshals and other offic-
ials in their districts.
A government inspector sent out
by DR.. Wiley's bureau in the ag-
ricultural department found Vice
President Sherman's canning COM
pany violating the pure food law
by misbranding and short weigh
ing its product. The case did not
take the regular course. There
were no prosecutions. and when
Secretary Wilson was asked abo, /.
1t he replied the case had been
"amicably settled by correspond
Ience."
The government paid the ex-
|penses of members of the Remsen
board TO go to Indiana and testify
in favor of Curtis Brothers in a
suit brought by the Indiana health
board for the use of benzoate of
soda.
When the government decided
that the use of saccharine was H.
legal, instead of prosecuting the
men charged, Secretary Wilson
called a board" consisting Of
himself and Secretaries Nagei and
MacVeagh, and solemnly handed
down an "opinion" that 1t would
be legal" to use saccharine for a
year more, which opinion was
later revised to limit the period
to six months. RATH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
In Little Old New York

Is gents all trying to hop out of
the winders and crawl up the
chimley and everything, and cops
waiting for them everywhair they
looked and giving them the laff
at that few pritty near made
getaway, they dropped through a
trapdore just as the police was
coming upstares, and dropped into
a real Use box underneath
but pritty soon they was freez-
ing and they came out and found
8 cops rite on the job
crate old town, amt it?
JOHNNY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
Stolen From Tit-Bits.

Stolen From Tit-Bits.
81 wish l knew where my hus-
band was" remarked lady whose
spouse was irregular in his home
comings. a-.Gl
you mean, / presume.I' re-
sponded her precise friend. "that
you wish you knew where your
husband ISL"
mo, / DON'T" was the retort.
"I know where he is. He's up In
his room sleeping off a headache,
I want to know where he was!"
Eyes, my brother was badly
hurt in Denver"
"How was that7"
"Well. you see, there was a tent
used by women bathers as a
dressing room and 1t was full of
women one afternoon and a wind
storm blew the tent over and
Eyes, but how did that endan-
ger your brother?"
"He was hurt In the rush."
A woman has taken charge OF
the governments minis. Can she
make a good mince pie (mint
spy? Ward and Vokes, please
excuse.
The New York police confiscat-
ed tuneless piano that bothered a
neighborhood. More power to 'em.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
THE JINX
BY JOHN COPLEY.

Bill for fine ament
when a ball the
polish that
the ho oo decorate Bill used lie in bed night think
nights him. iumed
Grabbed ALL
darnde Bnks matter worked planned he
always The Jinx.
Bill a million dollar that
found fifteen but after
Bill scheme
tap with millions right sight but finally his friends wise
him world
Just like Bins who'd have fortune they hadn't caught with
feller's behave
the girl will be
kibosh cafays,
But all the Smokes and all the Poker
Drinks resting till Teller The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
Un New York You Can't Even Tell
What's in an IcebOx, Says
the j, o. b.

new york, toosdy-over in west
street, near barkly, a Teller has
got a salune with an Use box in
the back gee, fellers ust to say to
mike, the bartender, that's a awful
big Use box, mike, what does the
boss want with sutch a whopper,
it must cost a milyen dollers a
week for Use
mike he ust to wink and say, oh.
it's a good thing to have lots of
room in your Use box. you never
can tell but what you mite need
it
well, there was a fly bull named
donahoo herd there was a gam
bling house running sumwhairs in
the naberhood, and he went iookin
for it he looked all around a cup
pie of weeks, and he couldn't git
no clew only that an awful slew
of sporty lookin guys went into
this hear salune
COP GETS WISE
he went into the salune and he
snooped all around, but he could
ent get wise for a cupple of days
more, lnere WdSenL no DdCh ROOM
game nor no stareway
but one day donahoo came i'm
the salune, and the watchout,
witch knew donahoo's mug very
well, dident happen to see him.
and in a minnit the bull seen three
guys open one of the doors to this
big Use box and go inside. and they
dident come out no more.
next day comes a parade of pa
trole Wagons, all full of cops, and
they hop out and surround the sa-
1une till a eel couldent have riff
gled out of IL without gettin
ketched
INTO REAL ICE BOX
then biml bang! they smashes
the doors to the Use box with axes
1t having bin locked as soon as the
bulls hove in site. and inside there
is a mise little staircase going up
to the next flore
and on the next flore is faro
and poker and Craps, and about
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
Aren't You Glad?

Aren't You Glad?
A young man in soiled overalls
and muddy boots walked into a
swell candy store, one of those
stores where they sell S0-cent
candy and the clerks ! are all
naughty blondes. 1t happened he
was a college boy working as a
railway surveyor for S25 a week.
He'd just got his months pay and
wanted to send his sweetheart
some candy.
How much is 1t " he asked.
Eighty cents a pound" said
the counter Cleopatra, looking at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
Potatoes and Professors

Potatoes being imported is the
1t happened Fact is.
fore
The colleges turned
lawyers this usual the public
and girls who must somehow a
VIII it through
potatoes than professional
chancs and that potatoes better the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
CULINARY COMMON SENSE

CHANTILLY POTATOES -
Prepare some seasoned. lightly
mashed potatoes and mound on a
platter. Beat " cup cream until
stiff, add " cup soft cheese, graf
ed and seasoned with salt and
paprika. Strew over the potato
and set on top grade of the oven
until the surface is nicely
Drowned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
OSCAR UND ADOLF

"osgar, by house vot
ISIS goot ding to eat nit ice cream?"
"Cucumbers, Adolf Cucumbers"
why tot Id wout be better eff
. -
Mrs. PnheadYou said married.
should be law
Pinhead-That the law
constitutional Bulletin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
Most -HnY1b1nG

the ceiling.
Wrap up five pounds.
But it's 80 cents a pound, 4"
she said, walking away.
The youth called the proprietor
and finally got the candy. Then
he handed the blonde a 500 bill.
"Ha, ha," said he.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
JOSH WISE
SAYS:
"Just as a
chicken becomes
a regular pet ii
quits layin'."

"True love and a cottage" is
in the discard. Mrs. Jack Ger
haghty says she'd rather have her
chauffeur in dog kennel than a
society fool in a palace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
In the Editors Mail

everybody In Pierce county reads column Short
letters from Times readers of general
personal malice Will be printed. anything or any.
body wish but your motive Manv
short. - 1852 esP eAA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

DETROIT-Detroit I'm its off,
cial capacity is opposed to tipping
and the practice hereafter will be
In cafes and city parks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

Be happy. Use Red Cross Ball
Blue; much better than liquid
blue. Delights the laundress. Ten
smiles for a nickel. Always buy
Red Cross Ball Blue; have beau
tiful clear white clothes. At all
grocers. 4 ~t*
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

Honduras now has population
exceeding 553,400.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

LEU 10 HIgnC-AIfred JOrda
entine, Referee; Newell w. Bank
(By United Press Leased Wire.
SANDUSKY, o., Aug. 10
Checker sharks" gathered at Co.
dar Point to watch Champion N.
w. Banks of America, and Cham
pion Alfred Jordan of England
play an exhibition match. To the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

Entered At the postoffios at Tacoma. Wash. a.
second-ciass matter. TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
OF UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUM-
DAY ny THE TACOMA TIMES PUBLISHING
COMPANY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

Mr.. Mayor, and the people will
attend to the cheering. H. HI.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

Admiral Togo continues to be
the silent hero-even after all
hands have partaken of five grogs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

When woman's tongue tires
she talks with her eyes. nj
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

~ .]''c'fH711 S'htN'H PfOHH1 ~ w v Oh"
8, American Champion.
fiends the excitement was intense,
but to the outsider the gathering
resembled convention of mutes.
Every move caused change of
expression on the faces of the in
terested onlookers. 1t was the
only applause.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19
BY Robert Herrick.

Gather ye rosebuds while you
may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles
today
Tomorrow will be dying.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-19

The New York police confiscat-
ed tuneless piano that bothered a
neighborhood. More power to EN-.