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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-12
COLONEL HOBBS
EXPECTED HOME,
DIES SUDDENLY
Arsenal Commandment Expires
at Hot Springs on Eve of
Departure for North.
FAMILY AWAITING Him
Last Word From Him of Cheering
Nature-In Poor Health for
Some Time.

Lieutenant-Colonel F. E. Hobbs,
commandant at Rock Island arsenal.
died suddenly at 2:3O this morning at
Hot Springs, Ark, where he had been
several weeks. Colonel Hobbs had
been suffering for some time with
kidney trouble, but he had shown
signs of considerable Improvement in
the last few weeks, and his demise
was entirely unexpected. The mem
bers of the family, who had been with
him most of the time he was at the
springs, returned to the arsenal only
a few days ago and yesterday they
told friends that they expected the
colonel home shortly because he was
nearly well. The telegram announc-
ing the death came to Rock Island ar
senaI this morning
The remains will be brought to
Rock Island arsenal, where funeral
services will be held Friday or Satur-
day. Interment will In all probability
be at Washington. d. c. Ardo w.
Mitchell of this city is to meet the
body at st. Louis and accompany 1t
to the arsenal. Colonel Hobbs is sur
vived by his widow and two daugh-
ters, Misses Marian and Eleanor
Hobbs.
NATIVE OF MAINE.
Colonel Hobbs was a native OF the
state of Maine, where he was born in
1855. Upon an appointment from his
home state he entered West Point Mil
itary academy in July, 1874, at the age
of 10. He was graduated as a mem
Der of the class of 1873. After the
customary furlough he was assigned
as second lieutenant in the artillery
branch. Dec. 16, 1882, he was promot-
ed to first lieutenant and transferred
to the ordnance department, in
which he continued until his death
He was made a captain June IA, 1892,
and a mayor Aug. &c, 1903. In 1905 he
was advanced to the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel. In the earlier years of
his service Colonel Hobbs was assign
ed as inspector of materials at steel
plants where the government was
having manufacturing done. He was
sent to Europe on special duty for the
ordnance department.
HERE FOUR YEARS.
He had served at Watervliet arsen-
al, New York at WATERFOWL arsenal,
and at Bencia arsen-
al. California. Colonel Hobbs was
at Watertown arsenal
when. on Aug. /. 1907. he was trans
ferred to the command Of Rock Is
land arsenal, succeeding Colonel s. e.
Blunt
In the four years since locating here
Colonel Hobbs had won a wide social
in the tTi-cities where the
news of his sudden passing will occa-
sion a great shock as well as sincere
sorrow to his many friends.
At Rock Island arsenal flags are at
half mast. Major Samuel Hof, rank
ing officer, is temporarily in com
mand at the arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-12

men had been spending the money
that two were collecting. He hoped
the reduction in the spending force
in the expenditures.
Commissioner Hart was then intro.
duced as the representative of the
laboring men. He was given the ova-
ton Of the evening. Mr.. Hart said that
he had worked in the mines, in the fac
tory, and on the street car lines. For
IS years he was with the Tri-City
Railway company. Mr.. Hart wanted
an amendment to the commission law
compelling every voter to vote for
four commissioners. That would
minimize the danger Of Pumping for
an undesirable. Mr.. Hart said he did
not know much about the law as yet,
but his fellow-citizens could rest ar
sured that he would do his duty hon
estly; that he would be on the job at
all times, and that every citizen
would get a square deal from him.
BEAR HIT OF EVENING.
Commissioner Bear was the hit of
the evening. 1T was TO be expected
Reynolds would run better than a
Bear" said the commissioner. He
is an Elk. Now, about Mr. Hart. His
heart was in the right place. That's
why he won. AS to Mr.. Rudgren. He
managed to keep his roots green at
all times. You don't know how CRATE
full l am TO the people for the conf
dence they have reposed in me, and I
am going to give them the best there is
in me. l am one of your Oldest citi
zens. l know the city and I know the
people. l have seen the greater num-
Der Of the men gathered at this board
start as boys right in this city They
all are my friends. When 1 finish my
four-year term l will probably be
ready to retire. In the meantime ]
intend to pave the way to make Sher-
if o. L. Bruner my successor"
END PETTY JEALoUsIES.
ut seems to me ridiculous that
there should be anything more than a
friendly rivalry between these three
cities grouped so closely together on
the banks of the Mississippi river"
49, -, aA De-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-12

Two hundred business and profess
sional men attended the banquet,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-12

drinking fountains In all OF the schools
was brought before the board by Super.
fntendent H B. Hayden. No action
was taken on the matter. but it is
thought that fountains will be installed
in the schools so that drinking cups
may be discarded. A type OF fountain,
at nominal cost, is being considered.
and as soon as the city water is pro-
nounced as pure, one will be tested.
Paper drinking cups have been consid-
cred, but because of the Inconvenience
which may be caused it is hardly posi-
BILE that they will be used in the city
schools.
BILLS FOR MONTH.
Bills were ordered paid as fol-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
PRAIRIE DOCS

We usually write our Owl sda,. ksIt
will let a user Of Rough on Rats" TOR
determination Of Prairie Dogs write this
one Mr.. H. B. Mosely, o ranchman. un-
der date Of Feb. 4th. lell. writes a. fol,
low; from Hill To2. Douglas, Co. Col.
orado: He says; Il have read your ad.
o oniy'Sr resds r 0t f bSs il 0 is r N | hn nUs
been troubled twenty years with Prairie
Dogs; have used many so-called exter.
minators to no purpose. Not long. since
l used a poisoned wheat, prepared by an
expert who had made it a study for years,
but it did no good for me; they ate it, but
chirped fer more. The Dogs were eating
up a field of corn for me; I was at my
the small l5c. size here of Rough on
Rats ! mixed it with corn and applied;
many Of them chirped no more; / then
mixed it with corn meal and placed it
on days not windy, near their holes.
Rough on Rats is by far the best thing
1 have tried. but I fancy l am using it
unnecessarily strong, or you may suggest
a better way than I know to mix or use it.
/ wish our druggists would aeep the larg-
size? It clears them out in great shape;
you should make it better known to
Ranchmen."
The above are facts as stated by Mr..
Mosely. Rough on Rats is equally
Rough on Prairie Dogs, Squirrels. Chip
hunks, Gophers. Rabbits. Mice, Rats
varmints of every and all kinds. Reaches,
Flies, Ants. and Bed Bugs. Read tho dE-
r~ections how to use it safely in outbuild-
ings and for the different kinds Of pests.
For Prairie Dogs l would advise soaking
coarse cracked corn In a mixture of, say
one 25c. box Of Rough on Rats" to five
gallons of water; let it stand q week,
shaking frequently; you can use the same
mixture over and over again for cracked
corn; or mix Rough on Rats" thoroughly
hot corn meal mush; when il cools, di-
vide in pieces and place about their
holes. l5c., 25c. and 15c.; wooden boxes
only. e. S. Wells. Chemist. Jersey City.
n. j.
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Ellen Tecry's Joke.

When Ellen Terry was presented
with a Founders gold medal at the
New theater. New York. recently-an
honor conferred In recognition Of her
great services to dramatic art-she
was called upon to make a speech of
acceptance. II SO happened that the
actress was exceedingly hoarse and
she was therefore forced to cut her
remarks short. So she told this story:
"A friend Of mine once bought a par.
rot and gave much money for It with
the understanding that 1t could speak
fluently, but when he reached home
with 1t he found to his dismay that
the bird was dumb. So he took 1t
back. This parrot cannot say a word
he said Indignantly to the bird fancier.
1t can't talk at ALL Talk the deal
err exclaimed. Come to think OF 1t. I
know 1t can't. but it's a devil to
think"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
No Vote on lorimer

Washington-The case involving the
right Of Lorimer TO retain his seat ad-
vanced today to a position where the
senate must flibuster or vote upon Il.
At the conclusion of the three days
speech by Beveridge, the leader Of
the anti-Lorimer forces, Chat man
Burrows Of the committee on elections
made several Intellectual attempts to
have a day fixed for a vote.
BY a vote Of the senate on the reso-
luton, the Lorimcr case was made I'M
finished business.
All of the opposition for setting a
time for the vote came from senator's
who have announced that they intend
to vote to deprive Lorimer of his
seat.
Notices OF future speeches in opposi-
ton to Lorimer were given by Stone,
LaFollette, Owen and Crawford, all
anti-Lorimer.
Beve idge began the third install
ment of his anti-Lorimer speech this
afternoon, and refused to yield to Mr..
Burrows, who desired to make the re-
quest that a time be fixed for a vote.
After having talked an hou", Bever-
idge showed little evidence of his pur-
pose to make good his intimation Of
yesterday that he would speedily on
Clude today.
AS the day wore on, the proceed
ings assumed the appearance of a
fil'hustcr against a vote on the case.
The house today adopted a confer
enCe report on the river and harbor
bill.
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Successful Life Work.

HE has achieved success who has
lived well, laughed often. and loved
much; who has gained the respect of
intelligent men and tho love of little
children; who has filled his niche
and accomplished his task: who left
the world better than he found 1t.
whether by an improved poppy. q
perfect poem or a rescued soul: who
has never lacked appreciation of
earth's beauty or failed to express It.:
who has always looked for the best
in others. and given the best he had;
whose life was an inspiration: whose
memory a Observation-Disclosures
Schurman.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
CHILDREN AFFECTED
BY Mothers Food and Drink.

Many babies have been launched
into life with constitutions weakened
by disease taken in with their moth
ers' milk. Mothers cannot be too care
full as to the food they use while nurs-
ing their babes.
The experience OF a Kansas City
mother Is q case In point:
II was a great coffee drinker from a
child, and thought | could not do with
out it. But | found at last 1t WIS do
ing me harm. For years I had been
troubled with dizziness. spots before
my eyes and pain In my heart, to
which vas added, two years later, a
chronic sour stomach.
"The baby was born Z months age.
and almost from the beginning, II, too,
suffered from sour stomach. She was
taking 1t from me!
"In my distress I consulted a friend
Of nor experience and she told me
to quit coffee. that coffee did not
make good milk. I have since ascer-
tanned that 1t really dries up the milk.
so, I quit coffee and tried tea and
at last cocoa. But they did not agree
with me. Then I turned to Postum
with the happiest results. 1t proved
to be the very thing l needed. 1t not
only agreed perfectly with baby and
myself, but 1t increased the flow Of
my milk.
my husband then quit coffee and
used Postum and quickly got we'll of
the dyspepsia with which he had been
troubled. no longer suffer from the
dizziness, blind spells, pain in my
heart or sou stomach.
NOW we all drink Postum from my
husband to my seven months old
baby. It has proved to be tho best
hot drink we have ever used. We
would not give up Postum for the best
coffee We ever drank" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Get the little book. "The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the shove lettePs A new
one appears from time to tima. They
are ge.uine, true, and fall 81 human
lnteeoDt.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
BOYCOTT CASE DISMISSED
MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
DECIDED BY SUPREME COURT.
Rules Regulating Issuance Of Railw;y
Transportation Are Further
Circuscribed.

Washington, d. &. - Not for years
have so many far reaching principles
relating to interstate commerce been
approved by the supreme court of the
United States as were established in
its decisions Monday as the unques.
toned law of the land. Decisions on
a number of other difficult questions
were announced.
Among the questions oc interstate
commerce decided were these:
That the passenger has no right to
buy tickets with services, advertising,
releases, or property, nor a the rail
road company buy services, advertis-
ing, releases or property with trans
portation. That a state law regulating
the size of crews on trains within the
state is lot an obstruction TO inter
state commerce, but is rather enact
ed in aid of interstate commerce,
and may be passed by a state for the
public safety.
That the supreme court will review
the validity of an order of the inter
state commerce commission even
though the two year limitation on the
life of the order has expired.
That a railway system may not es-
cape regulation as al instrument of
interstate commerce because one of
its constituent parts is a wharfage
company and its dominating power
over the wharfage company rests in
the fact that It is a holding company.
That the interstate commerce COM
mission does not possess the power
to reduce a rate as unjust and I'M
reasonable" merely because the rate
Is inequitable under some circum.
stances as in cases where railroads
induce shippers to enter a field by OF
fering rates as low as to be unre.
m~uneratiye and later increase the
rates.
The court furthermore decided as
constitutional a state statute provid-
ing that no contract of relief, benefit,
or insurance should be a bar TO the
right of a railroad employe engaged
in the operation Of u railroad to sue
the employer for damages resulting
from injuries received in the course
of his employment.
The mayor and several councilmen
of Clay Center, Kan, were held in
contempt, but excused from punish,
ment with the payment of costs, be,
cause they destroyed the subject mat
ter of litigation before the supreme
court after it's decision vas announced,
but before it's mandate had been is,
used or time given for a motion for
rehearing.
The famous boycott case brought in
the local courts by the Bucks Stove
and Range company of st. Louis
against the American Federation of
Labor, was formally dismissed.
The officials of the Naval Stores
company were granted a review of the
conviction of alleged violations of the
Sherman antitrust law.
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with which a number OF men from this
country made unpleasant acquaintance
along in 1898. The machete turned
into a pruning hook makes a very ef-
fective weapon, however, and in the
course of time the men get to the tree.
There is no such thing as a forest of
mahogany. The pine tree loves its own
kind, and never thrives better than
when planted by nature or by man, one
tree next to the other, over mile after
mile of plain or mountain. Other trees
are found in groves or clumps, SEEM
ing to form little settlements within
the woods. The mahogany tree. how
ever, lives by and for itself alone. II
stands solitary Of it's species surround
ed by the smaller trees and dense IN.
dergrowth Of the tropical forest.
Mahogany is a popular name for the
timber Of several unrelated trees.
among which are various species OF eu.
calyptus OF Australia, Of myrtles, and
socalled cedars. There is a valley ma.
hogany and a mountain mahogany in
the Rocky mountains, neither of which
is the genuine tree. Africa, in addj.
tlon TO the real, exports also a false
mahogany, and from East India comes
the toona, which often reaches the i'm.
porter as mahogany, although clearly
belonging to another order Of plant.
1t is a beautiful tree, tall and
shapely, with the lowest branches at
least sixty feet from the ground. At
the bottom Is a huge swelling, after
the manner of the cypress, and the
tree is to be cut above that. six or
eight feet from the roots. The first
o to be done is to build a platform
around the trunk, so that the cutters
can stand upon IL and WELD their
axes. In the course Of time down
comes the great monarch of the tropi
cal forest. crashing through the thick
growth around II.
The workmen trim It up. cut 1t into
lengths. and manage to get 1t hauled
and rolled to the nearest creek. There
It must lie to await the floods OF the
rainy season. which will lift It and
carry it down stream and Oh to the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
Appropriations

Observation-Disclosures refusing to pass
the sundry civil appropriation bill I'M
der suspension Of the rules the house
settled down to a speedy consideration
of $140,000 900 measure, and had dis
posed of Il considerable part of it's
provisions when an adjournment was
taken at 10: 80 at night.
The presidents $500, 900 tariff board
appropriation was acted upon early
in the day. Sho tly afterward the
house struck u the appropr alton of
$4,000, asked for by the president for
the further work of his economy board
which was trying to systematic the
business of the government.
The Panama canal appropriations
and the $4,000, 900 appropriation for
the fort: ication of the canal entrances
were not reached tonight. Considera-
ton of these items probably will come
up tomo row.
An unsuccessful attempt to change
the official name of the presidents
Washington residence from the Exec
utive Mansion to the White House."
was made by Representative Cooper,
of Wisconsin.
A new home for Pauline Wayne, the
Taft family COW, and the White House
horses was provided for. Provision
was made for tearing down the old
tables.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
Critics.

only competent critics can give
competent criticisms" said Admiral
Mahan, at the rmmortals' recent recep,
ton in New York. The ignobler the
critic the ignobler tho criticism-eyen
Of the very finest things-that he will
pronounce.
"a nan in a bar was praising a IA,
nous American journalist, n justly
famous journalist, a journalist who
gets out a really fine paper.
Yes the bartender agreed, his
paper is a good one. 1t picked two win,
nerst last week."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
Cashiers Dead Body In Depot.

Charles City. Iowa. - The dead
body OF j. G. Cutler, cashier OF
the State Bank of Nora Springs, who
1t is supposed, was murdered, was
found in the waiting oom of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul station
here. Although there was no sign OF
a struggle in the room, there was d
bruise on the head, sufficient to cause
death. All money and valuables had
been taken from the body. Mr.. Cut
Ter vas a director in the First Ma.
ton bank at Nora Springs and a sup.
ervisor of Floyd county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
TREATY RATIFIED
NEW TREATY OF TRADE WITH
JAPAN is RATIFIED BY
THE SENATE
MANIFESTATION OF AMITY
Ratification of Treaty Seals Cordially
OF the Yankees of the East and
Wesl and Confirms
Friendiireos

Washington-The new Japanese
treaty of trade and navigation, was
ratified after a two hour executive
session in the senate. While the APP
prehension of Western senator's that
the treaty might let down the bars to
cool.e labor were not entirely remov-
ed, these senators inteposed no OBJ
lection to ratification.
The action of the government IN
Immediately confirming the new agree
ment, is expected to do more to prove
the feeling of cordially this county
has for Japan than anything that has
been done for many years.
II is regarded as a manifestation OF
the highest confidence in the advanc-
ed civilization of that nation.
The effect will be to permit Japan
to enter upon on the organization OF
its fiscal system, and the making OF
a new tariff with all nations.
When the new treaty was received
from the president on Tuesday, it be-
came the subject of wrangles. The
Pacific coast senators feared it might
have an effect upon the labor situa-
ton on the western slope by reason
Of the omission OF the clause in the
treaty of 1894, which it supersedes,
recognizing the right OF this govern
ment to pass an exclusion law. The
friends OF the treaty explained that
diplomatic notes accompanying IL,
definitely pledge dthe Japanese gov
eminent TO prevent the infiuex OF I'M
desirable coolies.
After a discussion today the west
ern senator's said they would not stand
in the way of the ratiflcat'o n which
was accomplished without roll call.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
Neatly Put.

The Duchess Decazes, nj all the
world knows. was an Americana
daughter Of the enormously rich Sing
err family.
The duchess was once taking part In
some amateur theatricals at Ragaz
when a New York girl said to her
mother:
rs she a real duchess?"
Yes. my dear" the mother. q
but machine made"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02

had soreness in each side, could not
stand tight clothing, and was irregular.
l vas completely run down. On adj
vice L took Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and Liver Pills and
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i think your medicine is grand and /
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02

~HE busy saw in the mahogany
mill are going day and night
al this season of the year,
There are seasons during which
only one day runs are made, but
h strain is on just now, and the ma
Chjnery never stops. During the "a
hours $4,000 feet OF lumber are cut In
the mill. Month after month the ships
come over. al least 20 cargoes a year
coming TO anchor beside the gunwale.
There is no such thing as bringing the
logs In ballast. They compose the
ships entire cargo. A great many
ships are devoted 10 this enterprise,
and to them there is no other object
in life but to get the logs from the
tropical ports and bring them to New
Orleans and unload them and go back
FOR more. Ten million feet q year of
mahogany ome into New Orleans,
and is partly manufactured here.
In Mexico, Honduras and Central
America the contractor gives five dol
lars for n single tree. This is cheap
enough. But it is the expense of get
ting It out that counts, and that makes
mahogany an expensive lumber. It
stands deep in the forest in the midst
Of an almost impenetrable jungle.
There are no groves of them-the
trees are scattered, perhaps not more
than two to an acre. 1t may be that
there is no water course at hand on
.uLg-I H. -. -. l. 80. \ II
port. The tree has TO be located by
the hunter" whose business it is to
through the forest in search OF
mahogany trees and to blaze a way to
them, so that they may be found
again. Then the workmen must cut
their laborious way to the tree, using
for the purpose the deadly machete,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02
uapan ~Appreciative

Tokio-The ratification by the Unit
ed States senate of the new treaty
with Japan, was received with uni
versal satisfaction here by both the
japanese and the Americans.
A leading member of the cabinet
said:
Americans will eve regret this
fresh evidence of confidence in the
good faith of Japan.