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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03

Wall Paper company, John Jehring.
and Harry Goodwin. I'VE are Just
coming upon one Of the busiest years
since 1907 said one OF the open shop
men. There will be an enormous
amount Of house painting and paper
hanging on account OF the building
boom. We pay our men according TO
merit Fresco men can earn more
money than those handling the brush.
The strike will doubtless be settled
within few days"
Obituary Record.-At Mercy hospi-
several days, Gerhard Grazing, an
aged resident Of Bennett, Iowa, pass
ed away, Friday evening at O'Clock.
Mr.. Bennett, who was very well
known in Cedar county, was born in
Germany, July u, 1885. The follow
ing children survive him: John Graf
ing, of Leigh, Neb., Henry Grazing of
Olivet, s. D., Charles Grazing, of Dav-
export, Mrs. Theresa Ruge. Of White
Sulphur Springs, Mont, Mrs. Lena 10
ham, of Bennett ana Mrs. Sophia
Bargmann of Madison, S. D. Mr.. Graf
ing's wife, one son, William, and a
daughter, Mrs. Anna Lamp, preceded
him in death. The remains were TAX
en- to the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Lena Johann in Bennett, from which
place the funeral will be held Tues
day afternoon with interment at the
family lot in the New Liberty GENE
terry.
At her home, 312k West Second
street, Saturday afternoon at sos
o'clock, Mrs. Caroline A. Lester nee
Griffith passed away after an illness
Of three years duration. Mrs. Lester,
the news of whose death will be grew
ed by many friends, had been belfast
since last August and her demise did
not come Unexpectedly. She was born
in Ohio. Nov. 10, 1880, being 60 years,
4 months and 16 days of age The
survivors are two daughters, Miss
Mabel. at home, and Mrs. Pearl SUIT
on. of St. Lo&s, Mo, one son, La
vette Lester. of Davenport; one sis
.er, Mrs. Lydia Mcclure, and a piece,
Mrs. DR.. Potter, both of Davenport.
Peter Jacob SIZZLING, one OF Dav-
exports pioneer business men and
,wner of the Stelling Sash and Door
actory on West Sixth street, passed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
MOLINE

Buys Loop ReaIty.-Theodore Tiet-
rate of $16o per front foot for piece
of realty at 400 Fourteenth street,
showing that realty inside the street
car loop is ON the climb. Some time
ago F. ]. Cans and Tietgen purchased
the realty merely as an investment and
Cans has now disposed of his interest
for $4,000 The lot is 25x74 feet, and
Tietgen says that it would take fancy
sum to persuade him to dispose of the
property. He hasn't decided, but he
may erect building on the lot this
summer. He conducts saloon at 1882
Fourth avenue, and this property is
owned by J. H Mueller, who is plan
ming to erect a handsome brick build
ing on the corner to replace the pres
ent frame structure.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. E. N. Camp
bell of Thirty-eighth street has receiv-
ed word of the death of her uncle. B.
D. Gallino, a former resident of this
county. His death occurred at Pu-
eblo, Col, where he moved shortly af-
ter the close of the civil war. His
younger days were spent in this coun-
ty, and when the war broke out he en-
listed at Rock Island. He was a car
penter by trade, but he followed rail-
road work at one time, and was super
intendent of a Colorado line for many
years. He was "a years old. His only
surviving relatives are nieces and
nephews in this county.
Tennis Court VIII Be Built at High
SchooI.-At a meeting Saturday of
the board of control of the High
School Athletic association it was de-
cided to appropriate $50 to build
tennis court. This is the first time
that the association has shown so
much interest in tennis. Miss Rum
sey, Dorothy Ainsworth and z. P Nut
ting were named as a committee to SUI
perintend the construction of the court.
Death Toll HeaVy.-Moline's death
records for the month of March tell
Of grief and sorrow in scores of
homes, for Al residents of this city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
No Reason for Doubt
A Statement of Facts Backed
by q Strong Guarantee.

We guarantee complete relief to
all sufferers from constipation. In
every case where we fail we will
supply the medicine free
Rexall Orderlies are a gentle, eff
fective. dependable and safe bowel
regulator, strengthened and tonic.
They reestablish natures functions
in a quiet, easy way. They do not
cause any inconvenience, gripping or
nausea. They are 80 pleasant to
take and work so easily that they
may be taken by any one at any
time. They thoroughly tone up the
whole system to healthy activity.
Rexall Orderlies are unsurpass-
able and ideal for the use OF chill
dren, old folks and delicate per-
sons. We cannot too highly recon-
mend them to all sufferers from any
form of constipation and its attend
ant evils. Two sizes, 10 cents and
25 cents. Remember, you can OBJ
tain Rexall Remedies In this COM
munity only at our store-the Rex
all store. The Thomas Drug COM
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03

No place in the home gathers grease
as quickly as the kitchen sink. Gold
Dust washing powder, however, has the
peculiar quality of dissolving and cut
ting grease and if after each dish-wash-
ing, a suds IS made in the dish pan
with warm water and Gold Dust
and the sink thoroughly rinsed with
these suds, the last particle OF dirt
and grease will be removed. The sink
pipe viii never become clogged with
grease if Gold Dust and plenty or
hot water are used for washing the sink
morning and evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
CATARRH is SURELY A
DANGEROUS DISEASE

| Thousands of people allow catarrh to
slowly undermine the whole system
until serious disease develops
sometimes consumption
People who have catarrh, should
use every effort to get rid of It, but
should above all adopt a sensible
method.
Stomach dosing, sprays and
douches won't cure catarrh because
ii is a germ disease and the germs
must be destroyed before the dis
ease can be conquered.
Hyomei is the one sensible cure
for catarrh because it reaches every
fold. crevice and nook in the mu-
cous membrane and gets where the
germs are. You breathe Hyomel
and as il passes over the infiamed
membrane Its soothing influence
heals the soreness and destroyes the
germs.
A complete Hyomei outfit costs 81.
This consists of a bottle of Hyomei
and a harb rubber inhaler. Pour a
few drops OF Hyomei into the inhal-
er and breathe II a few minutes each
day, that's all you have TO do. It
is a guaranteed. by the Harper house
pharmacy and druggists everywhere
to cure catarrh, coughs, colds and
sore throat or money back Extra
bottle of Hyomei costs so cents.
Free trial sample on request from
Booths Hyomei company, Buffalo, /
". Y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03

and cents, don't you, Mr.. Simon Peter
Hathaway?'' she Knocked
az have always found it the cheapest
in the end"
LISTEN" she said, with the folded
| fan held up like a monitory finger.
''NIr. GantrY may be back any min
ute, and 1 can give you only the tiniest
hint. You must go to Mr.. Evan Blount
and appeal TO him frankly as one
business man to another"
But I have heard-they say he's
all kinds of n crank"
"Never mind what you have heard.
Tell him all the facts and ask him to
help you, and, for mercy's sake, don't
offer him a block of your stock. Put
It where it will do the most good. Put
1t in the name of Professor William J.
Anners of Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and show Mr.. Blount how dreadfully
disastrous the loss of the preferential
freight rate would be to all the poor
people in your list of stockholders, in
Guiding Professor Anners."
Hathaway drew down his cuff and
made a rapid pencil memorandum of
the name and address of the new
beneficiary.
you will take notice that I'm not
or why 1 should be making him pres
emit Of block of stock, but what you
say goes as it lies. Anything elseT'
Yes. Be perfectly frank with Mr..
Blount and don't let him put you off.
He may pretend to be very angry at
first, but you won't mind that"
az won't mind anything if 1 can
bring this business down to the every
day, commonplace earth once more.
You and the senator and Gantry and
McVickar are playing some sort Of
game, and you haven't shown me more
than the back of the cards. That's all
right. I'll play my hand blindfolded.
If that's what you want. Just so we
win the odd trick. When and where
can find Mr.. Evan Blount?"
"The day after tomorrow at his Of
fee in Temple court. He is out of the
city now, but
Here Gantry's coming put an end
to the private conference. and the pres
ident Of the Twin Buttes company
went his way.
1t was not until they had served out
their full sentence at Mrs. Weather
ford's crush and were back in the pri-
vate dining room suit at the Inter
with Miss Anners safely
behind the closed door of her own
apartment, that the small conspirator
passed the word of good hope on to
her husband.
at is working beautifully" she ex-
ulted. HE will go to see Evan day
after tomorrow-and after that the del
uge."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03

LIAM =. ANNERSh
the bossY" demanded the befogged
one.
Possibly he meant the senator's
son." she ventured. tapping a very
pretty cheek with the folded fan.
Have you been leaving Evan Blount
out in all of this?'
Il didn't know where to put him in.
That's what brings me here tonight.
The senator or Mr.. McVickar or both
Of them together have set the whole
state TO running around In circles with
this appointment Of young Blount.
Some say IFS a deal between the sena-
tor and McVickar, and some say it's a
fight Half of the professional spell
binders are walking in their sleep over
It right now. / thought maybe you
could tell me, Mrs Blount"
Il can't tell you anything that would
help the people who are walking in
their sleep" she returned. but
might offer suggestion In your per-
sonal affair. Mr. Blount is your man."
Hathaway pursed his thin lips and
frowned- How big a block OF Twin
Buttes stock shall / offer him?'
Her laugh was q silyery peal Of de-
rision. You always figure in dollars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
CHAPTER x.
IN THE HRBARrun.

IN THE HEKBARIUN.
{" HE wearherfords, millionaire
mine people and so newly rich
that the crisp bank notes fair
ly cracked when Mrs. Wealth
erford spent them. kept their lackeyed
ana diverted state in a castle-like house
I'm Mesa circle. the most expensive If
not the most aristocratic no thorough
fare of the capital city.
Weatherford. the father, egged on
by Mrs. Weatherford. had political as
pirations pointing toward q United
States senatorship. the election TO
which would fall within the duty of
the next legislature
Fhe mine owner himself would WILL
ingly have lodged. but the ambitious
wife was memorable. There were two
grown daughters and a growing son.
and IT was for these that Mrs. Wealth
erford was socially ambitious.
The reception. for which the sena-
tors wife had driven her guest thirty
miles through the dust OF the sage
brush bills. was one Of the moves in
Mrs Weatherford'S private campaign.
From room 10 noom IN the vast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03

the interests of the Brake Shoe foun-
dry at Carbon Cliff. He spent Sunday
at Iowa City with his daughter. Miss
Marie, who is attending school there.
Mrs. Perkins is i'll
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Rettig are in Ca
BILE, where Mrs Rettig's father is i'll.
NJ. Bull has moved his family here
from Joslin.
Mrs. E. T. Scott has returned home
from a several days visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Glen Walker, at Shelf
field.
Mrs J. A. Johns is ILL.,
Frank Wolf and mother are visiting
at Omaha. They visited at Brooklyn
and Des Moines for few days enroute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
By
FRANCIS LYNDE

, mouse curfous1y assorted throng of
the hidden ones worked its way as the
jam and crush permitted.
II was a mark Of the newness of the
Weatherford riches that the glass and
iron greenhouse. built out as an extern
sion Of one Of the drawing rooms, was
called 1.-THE herbarium-" 1t was a re-
production on a generous scale of a
tropical garden
The senator's party of three was
fashionably late at the function in
Mesa circle, but in the crush filing
the spacious drawing rooms the host
ess and her long line of receiving as
sistants were still on duty.
Having successfully passed the line
with her husband and Patricia, little
Mrs. Blount looked about her, saw
Mr.. Richard Ganuy. signaled 70 him
with her eyes and, with the traffic
manager for her center rush 10 wedge
a way through the crowded rooms. was
presently lost TO sight-at least from
Miss Anners' point of view.
Whether she knew It or not, from
the moment of her appearance at the
hostess end Of the long receiving line
the senator's wife had been marked
and followed IN her slow progress
through the crowded rooms by a pros
porous looking gentleman, whose hawk
like eyes never lost sight OF her.
When his quarry stopped, as she did
frequently, TO chat with one or an
other OF the guests the man with the
eager eyes circIed nervously and once
or twice seemed about TO make the
opportunity which was so slow in
making itself
But il was not until the little lady
in the claret colored party gown had
drifted. still with a hand on Gantry's
arm, in among the palm and banana
trees that the bird Of prey person
made his swoop. A moment later
Gantry had taken his commands and
was disappearing In the direction Of
the refreshment tables and the little
lady was saying, Dear me, Mr.. Hath
away. you almost startled me!'
Ibid I?' said the lumber king rather
yrimly, as II he meant the query TO be
apologize. Il am sorry. / didn't
mean 10, but Mrs. Gordon said /
would find you here. and so 1 took the
liberty of-er-fAlowing you. I'm
needing a little Strengthening out, you
know. and-er-would you mind let /.
Ding me talk business with you for a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
DAVENPORT

Licensed 70 Wed~A marriage j.
cense has been issued to William z.
Willis and Bertha Smith, both Of Ke-
vance, III
In Accident on Government Bridge.
As the result OF an accident which
occurred on the slough bridge Fri
day evening, Miss Kate Steckel, re-
siding At 11o Warren street is con-
fined at her home severely bruised.
The buggy In which she and her es-
cort, whose name could not be ascer-
tained, were riding. was struck from
the rear by a street car and badly
wrecked. The young woman was
taken to her home IN the city ambu-
lance.
Painters on strIke-House painters
and paper hangers OF the CLOSED
shops" Of Davenport have gone on
strike for better wages. Union men
Of a dozen shops are affected by the
ultimatum and the strike comes
when the bosses look for a record
breaking year. Members OF the union
asked for an increase Of IL to 10
cents per hour. advancing the scale
from 371z and As cents for workmen
and from 40 cents to so cents for fore
men, The so-caIled open Shops" are
not affected by the strike There is
no working agreement between the
workmen and the employers in these
institutions, and union and non-union
men alike are employed. Employers
made an effort to compromise but il
is said that their offers were not &C
cepted. A member OF one of the
larger concerns said yesterday that
II there was not an agreement with
the union men within a few days no
, contract would be signed with the
union and the shops would be open to
non-union men. About thirty or for
ty men are out. The shops against
which the strikers are arrayed are
Fritz Witt, W. H. F1uke. Lepper, Wit
wer and a number Of smaller ones.
Several Of the larger and a number
OF the smaller shops not bound by
contracts with the union are open,
these including Hall and Martin. Cam
eron Wall Paper company, Costello
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
SYNOPSIS

Evan Biount, son Of Boss" Davra
Blounf Ex-senator Sagebrush'O. has been
rejected by Patricia Anners. Dick Gan
Try offers him a position with the Trans
Continental railway, which IN fighting his
father. McViclsar, head Of the railreAd.
and BOSS" Biount quarrel.
The boss AenRnds that the railroad stow
the use OF crooked methods. Going west
10 meet his father. Evan meets n man
who takes him for q forestry employee
Evan is kidnapped by a band of men. evil
IDENTIFY lano corporation agents. and IL
taken at night to . mansion seemingly
presided over by . woman.
The house fs wartraes Han. Senator
Blount's home. and the woman is Evans
stepmother. whom he had never met.
The senator purposes running Evan fer
attorney general despits the young mans
recent arrival IN the state. Evan OBJ
Jecfs He hears his father called q po-
litical trtckSter,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
Church Built In Ono pax.

One hundred volunteer carpenters,
cheered by the singing of the pastor
and the women Of the congregation,
erected a commodious house Of wor-
ship for the Glen Park Christian
church. near Gary, Ind, within TWEEN
ty-four hours. The church is a
plain structure. AZ by "a feet. The
auditorium is to be equipped with OPP
era chairs obtained from a defunct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03
= - q CURES
49, SKIN DISEASES

perfect condition of the skin exists long the blood normal
nuive properties greatly ened and becomes sharp acd nuid
skin Then Skin Diseases the character Of the eruption depending
of acid the circulation the trouble is characterized by itching
bistes
commonly known Eczema letter or Salt Rheum while still othei
and proper get what relief from the OF washes
thorough publication Of the blood can accomplish this
builds
Skin FREE S. for
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC 90. ATLANTA, GA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03

moving picture house. The lot on
which the church is erected was donat.
ed. and the material was purchased by
subscription
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03

Licensed 70 Wed-A marriage u
cense has been issued to William z
Willis and Bertha Smith, both Of Ke
vance, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-03

Ito be continued
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-31

read Havelock Ellis. Barry Is VIC
tim OF the life just as was the brave
British commander. Heosor Mcdonald,
Who committed suicide In Paris.
There's another fine piece OF militaris-
tic fiubdub In the Republics story OF
the Barry disgrace. After the ensign
who had spied upon the rear admiral,
had reported what he saw, to the lieu
tenant commander, a meeting was held
ty the officers on board the West Viz
ginia, "at which IL was proposed that
a loaded revolver be sent 10 the ad-
mirars room. carrying its sinister sug-
gestion OF one way out OF the disgrace
for the aged commander OF the Pa
ciflc fleet. The suggestion was put 20
vote and the decision OF the major
ity was that the admiral be given an
opportunity to resign from the service.
The officers who were present at this
meeting took an oath to secrecy on
condition that Admiral Barry at once
forward his resignation to Washing
ton" Our Yanks get this idea from
the German and French militarist ira
dition that suicide saves the service
from disgrace. II is cheap theatricisn
and rotten morality. The oath OF
secrecy too, is concept to conserve
the mil.tarist caste. OF course, th1
service Is composed Of gentlemen
who would die and take a wrong oath
to save gentlemen's honor, but do gen
tlemen act as spies upon their super
Tors. under the inspiration OF nasty
suspicion. II Rear Admiral Barry had
resigned. the oath OF secrecy" by the
officers would have suppressed the
truth. II he had committed suicide,
they would have said nothing to ex-
plain why. All for the sake OF the
caste. II is a noisome affair altogeth-
or, but 1t has value In casting high
light upon some aspects of militarism.
Just at a time when we have had a
wild alarm of danger from Japsn
sounded In the interest OF a bigger
army and navy and the fertilization OF
the Panama canal.-St. Louis Mirror.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-31

The New York Editor and Publish
or having reported approvingly the
exclusion of all liquor advertising by
The Detroit Times, with the predic-
ton that all reputable newspapers
must come to this position ultimately,
It is getting confirmatory reports from
ether parts OF the country.
II prints a letter from the editor OF
the Pensacola, Florida, Journal, VINO
says
In this connection you may be IN
terested to know that the Pensacola
Journal adopted the same policy three
years ago, although the liquor adver-
Using, and particularly the mall order
liquor advertising In this section.
amounts to enormous proportions.
Pensacola Is a very wet city, but Is
surrounded by prohibition territory In
which the Pensacola mail order
houses do a tremendous business.
The Meridian (Miss) Dispatch, Mis-
rlssippis leading morning newspa-
rer. which Is owned by B. s. Bernard,
and myself, also refuses to accept
any liquor advertising. Between the
two papers this business would
amount to probably $4,000 per year.
hut while we are losing that much
in iiouor advertising. find that we
rave no trouble in carrying the great
bulk OF clean advertising which Is
Done I'm Pensacola and Meridian.
Milo w. Whitaker. manager OF the
Jackson, Mich, Patriot. writes the
Editor and Publisher as follows:
Up to this fall We had continued
liquor advertising, but as the publish
ing of same was not In accordance
with our editorial policy. we decided
&c cancel all contracts for liquor adj
vertising and refuse further orders for
same. Since that time We have turn.
ed down over 5000 worth OF advertis.
ing for this business. Though per.
haps we have lost out in this way. Wv
have received the hearty approval OF
he people In this community and the
generous support OF readers for miles
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-31

other cities, and one-half page in
still other cities-256 cities in
all. The expenditure finally
amounted to about $4,000.
Just think of that amount Of
space being used in newspapers
in 256 cities for that amount of
money! 1t confirms what have ,
often said - that NEWSPA-
PERS CAN GIVE IMMEDI-
ATE PROMINENCE in a most
impressive way to any business
at very reasonable expendi-
ture.
The work of preparing the
copy and illustrations was her.
culean task, but it was accomp-
lished in time and was admir-
ably done.
1t involved printing the pic-S
lures of 1873 Hundred Pointers"
in papers that carried two pages
and one page, and in the smaller
communities the picture of the
salesman in that community. !.
This necessitated the adjust
ment of the copy to fit all of the
COMMUNICATIVE is, putting
in the name Of the salesman or
statesmen, with address and tele- Z
phone number.
The statesmen did not know
anything about the advertising
until it appeared. They were
delighted with it. 1t was IN
SEPARATION to them.
This was ADVERTISING
NEWS and created a sensation.
1t was work we'll done-and|
greatly appreciated by the Ma
tional Cash Register Co., which
realizes now more than ever that
NEWSPAPERS ARE GREAT
ADVERTISING MEDIA.
(To be continued.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-31
ADVERTISING TALKS.
.continued from page ~.

tory-from Portland to Balti-
more-and the National Cash
Register Co. chartered a special
de luxe train for them over the
New York Central. from New
York to Dayton.
The Hundred Pointers" meet
in Dayton annually-at the ex-
pense of the company-and they
receive besides $3.50 in gold for
their time.
At these conventions sales
men REPORT SUGGESTIONS
made to them by purchasers of
cash registers, and from these
suggestions the company is con-
stantly enabled to improve its
machines.
It is good business to get
statesmen together in this man.
ner.
Harry Lesan, who is always
awake, heard of the special
train, so he hiked himself to
Dayton in short order with a
thing about the special train and
suggestion.
He told the officers of the
company that it would be a good
idea to let the public know some
it's purpose, and he forthwith
submitted plan to advertise in
the towns through which the
special train would run.
The plan involved small
expenditure of money, perhaps
$4,000 to $4,000, but it was such
a good plan, so INTELLIGENT,
so TIMELY that the officers
adopted it quickly and gave an
order to use two full pages in
some cities, one full page in