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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
4 DRAMA in REAL LIFE.
The Play That Was Enacted In TIT
New York Subway.

New York Subway.
subway train was leaving Grand
Central station with its usual O'Clock
load. In a corner by the door sat
man whose worn clothes and shabby
shoes were whitened with the lime he
worked in. His face was lean and
marked with tired lines. and his hands,
joint swollen and blunted, hung weari-
~ between his knees. A large woman,
bejeweled and plumed, entered the car
with a rustic of skirts and fJingle Of
fnery that attracted all eyes. Sway
ing uncertainty on her high heels as she
made for the only empty seat, she was
thrown from her balance by q sudden
lurch Of the train. and only the labor
er's promptly Outstretched arm saved
her from an ignominious fall.
She Strengthened herself with what
grace she could and turned with a
smile to thank the gentleman who had
rescued her. A glance at the workman.
however, made her expression change
10 one of disdain. With a perceptible
sniff, she ostentatiously brushed her
gown where it had come in contact
with the mans hand and sank into
the seat. Looking as if he had receiv-
ed a blow in the face, he shrank back
and dropped his eyes in confusion.
Across the car, watching the little
episode. sat lady with a sleepy child
in her arms. The little girl. perhaps
three years old, was dressed in spotless
white. from her dainty kid shoes to
the deep frilled bonnet that framed her
rosy face. When the guard called Sew
enty-secOnd street the man slowly rose.
and the lady opposite stood up with
the child still in her arms. Touching
the mans arm. she said. with smile:
will you not be kind enough to car
~ my baby up the stairs? She is too
sleepy to walk and very heavy for ME
to lift"
The man Strengthened himself and.
with face alight. carefully took the lit
tie white clad form in his arms and led
the way up the stairs. Passersby
stared curiOusly at the trio. but there
was no consciousness of that in the
woman's gracious 'Thank you! That
was a great help
As the mother and child passed on
the man lifted his battered hat and
turned homeward with buoyant step
YOUTHS Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05

Those curious twists and turns super
stitions take are to be found in the in
PRODUCTION of horses skulls in or about
the church buildings in England and
Scotland, the reason alleged being to
help the sound in church. This habit
is unquestionably a relic of heathenism
where an animal was sacrificed. Some
years ago, when an old meeting house
in Edinburgh was pulled down, the
sounding board space above the pulpit
was found to be filed with horses
skulls. In some parts of England there
still exists the idea that If horses
head is buried in a field there will be
an echo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
LINE OF BARCES
WILL HAUL COAL
VIA THE CANALS
Company Reported Organized
With That End in View for
Next Year.
BOATS ARE PURCHASED
TrtCities to Be Distributing Point for
Product From Illinois
Mines.

1t is understood that a company
headed by E. c. Walsh of Davenport
has been organized for the purpose of
towing coal from the mines in the vi
entity of the Illinois river to the three
cities via the l. & NJ. and the Henne-
pin canals. A fleet OF vessels and
barges has been purchased, report
says, and active operations will begin
in the spring. Owing to the excessive
freight rates current between the
three cities and Chicago, it is an ex-
pensive operation to ship the black
diamonds by rail, and it is estimated
that a saving of nearly 81 ton can
be realized by waterway shipping.
Additional expense can also be saw.
ed owing to the fact that the coal
mines are located on the river, and
the commodity can be loaded directly
onto the boats without the necessity
of overland hauling.
TRIED ONCE BEFORE.
Some two years ago, similar com
pany was organized and a fleet of sec
and hand barges purchased from the
government, but owing to a withdraw
al of backing, the venture fell through
and the barges were allowed to deter
iorate by exposure to weather. etc. A
number of them sunk in the ice har
Dor below Davenport and have never
been raised.
With the new company organized
en- a sound financial basis, and will
capable executives controlling the sit
uation, there is every reason to be
lieve that the project will be a sue
cess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05

United Presbyterian-Praye meet
ing will be held Wednesday evening.
The Kate Hill Missionary society
meets Tuesday afternoon with the
Misses Frederick. 1926 Nineteenth
street.
Broadway Presbyterian-The mid
week prayer meeting will be held We'd
nesday evening at the church.
South Park ChapeI-The juniors will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Prayer meeting will be held Tues
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
The annual picnic of the Sunday
school will be held Thursday after
noon and will take the form of a
trolley ride through the three cities.
The car will leave the chapel at 3
o'clock, returning about o'clock when
picnic supper will be served in the
church.
Spencer MemoriaI-The official
board will hold it's meeting this even
IuS III INC ChulS pal
Tuesday evening the bible study
class will meet.
Wednesday evening the prayer
meeting will be held.
Thursday afternoon the Women's
Home Missionary society will hold its
regular monthly meeting with Mrs. w.
E. Hill, 612 Forty-fourth street.
Friday ovaninu 10 L GnaiatU will
serve ice cream and cake on the
church lawn
Choir practice Friday evening.
Next Sunday the regular services
will be held.
Zion Lutheran-The Young Peoples
society will meet this evening with
Miss Linda Norman, 45O9 Eighth ave
nue..
Tuesday afternoon the Mems soci-
ETY. will meet with Carl Norman, 4509
Eighth avenue.
The ladies' society will meet Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Mrs. Carl Anderson, 1902 Forty-fourth
street. Mrs. William Anderson and
Mrs C. l.. Ackerlind will assist in
serving
Sunday afternoon, Aug. 1S, the con-
firmation league will meet at the
church.
German EvangeIical-Thel ladies' So
ciety will meet with Mrs. Ittner, COZ
Ninth street, Thursday afternoon.
Grace lutheran-The Acme society
will meet this evening with Miss Alma
Sundeen, 526 Fifth avenue, Moline.
The Endowment Fund society win
enjoy a sociable and picnic at the
home of Mrs c. A. 'BIoomgreen, S25
Thirty-fifth street, Wednesday after.
noon at 2:30.
The Luther league will hold its
monthly business and social meeting
Thursday evening at s O'Clock at the
home of Miss Mamie Peterson, liz
Fourth street, Moline.
First swedish-The Ladies' Mission
airy society will meet with Miss Mary
| Petersen at Hiawatha camp near the
Watch Tower Thursday afternoon al
80 O'Clock
The Young Peoples society will hold
its monthly meeting at the church
! Thursday evening al O'Clock.
The Willing Helpers will meet Fri
afternoon at o'clock with Mrs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
ENJOY BIRTHDAY Party


MARGARET DOROTHY MONT
gomery, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Montgomery, 421 Twelfth
street, celebrated her eighth birthday
Saturday by entertaining a large NUM-
Der of her little friends at her home
The afternoon was spent with games
and prizes were given to Dorothy
CLANCY for winning the potato race,
Leo Corken for first place in the heart
finding contest. Marguerite CLANCY for
carrying a potato on a spoon held in
her mouth, Robert Pesrce in the
bouncing ball contest and Harold
O'Hare for guessing the best. Be-
cause Of the cooiness the dainty re-
freshments were served in the house,
which was prettily decorated in blue
and white with pink and white carna-
tons adding q pretty touch. Those
who enjoyed the afternoon with Miss
Montgomery were: Gladys Montgom-
cry, Mabel Montgomery. Laura Mont.
gomery, Mildred Bowes, Dorothy
CLANCY, Irene Miedke. Dorothy Wade
man. Janette Alters. Gladys Newcomb
Helen Curynn. Helen Dawes, Bessie
Johnson, Helen Clarkson. Lucy Liech-
mann, Afaretta Dempsey. Vesta
Dempsey. Ethel Loring, Madelsa Lor-
ing. Maravene Pearson, Dorothy Lar
son, Raymond Lasron. Dorothy Ser.
sig, Marguerite CLANCY. Harriet
Curynu, Robert Pearce. Earl Johnson,
Walter Luchmann. Albert Luchmann.
Ralph Buncher. Eugene Young, Harold
Montgomery, Harold OHare. Adrian
johnson. Herbert Pitcher. Theodore
Pitcher, Francis Cahail. tranquil
Richter and Leo Corkeu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
Ouita Frank About Il.

so you are going to marry Tomr
You saw the announcement, didn't
your"
Yes, but
at wasn't fake"
But, dearie-I never thought that
Tom would be your choice"
"Tom amt my choice. He's my
chance Have you any other questions
to ask, darling"
Darling decided she hadn't-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT.

ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN
received here Of the approaching mar
rage of Forest K. Rambo, formerly
engaged in newspaper work in Rock
Island, TO Miss Luella Lyman, the
ceremony TO take place at the brides
home in Rogers City, Mich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05

afternoon at the home for their regu-
lar meeting
The Little Charity workers VIII
give an ice cream social tonight ana
tomorrow night at a vacant lot on
Ninth avenue and Fourteenth street
Ice cream and cake will be served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT.

Mr.. AND MRS. MORRIS T. STAT
ford, 70s Twentieth street. announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Grace Willard. to John Aban Con
do of Moline, the marriage to occur
in September. Mr.. Condo has been as
sistant secretary and treasurer Of the
Mutual Wheel company for many
years and has been connected with
the company for 20 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
q. p. O. EIks $50 Attention.

Regular monthly business meeting
tonight at 8 p. m. Matters of impor-
lance Kindly be present
H. W. COZAD, Exalted Ruler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY
OF Bethany home will meet tomorrow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
Probable Murder
Found in Poland.

Auburn, Me, April IA deep mys-
terry surrounds the death of Omer
Rousseau, 80, unmarried, whose dead
and lacerated body was found, late this
afternoon, at Poland. The body was
discovered by Emery Bunker. who was
driving by. 1t lay on its side, six feet
from the rear of the house, a story and
a half ramshack affair.
Sheriff Hewitt Nj. Lowe, City Mar
shall Harry W. Rowe of Auburn. City
Marshal Arsene Caller of Lewiston.
Coroner J. II. Grondin and reporters
made hurried trip over almost i'm
passable roads.
front window was open and it was
thought that he might have fallen from
this and crawled to the back of the
house. Examination of the body after it
was brought here disclosed a cut on the
front of the head, believed to have been
made with a bootjack.
Further examination will be made,
Tuesday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
Sensational Murder Case To
Be Held in ArOOstOOk County.

the breast We're for the first time
brought to public notice, no mention
having been made of them al the time
of the finding of the body. The matter
was brought TO the attention of the
grand jury in the fall of 1911, but al
though the jurors and the county at
torney were of the opinion that the
wounds in the breast, owing TO their
location, could not have been self-in-
ficted, the evidence was deemed in
sufficient to warrant an indictment
against anybody.
About tive months ago, however a
further investigation was begun by
detectives in the employ of Attorney
General Pattangall, with the result
that, Saturday last. Edgar Jacobson
son of the dead man, was arrested and
arraigned before trial justice in New
Sweden on the charge of murder. He
pleaded not guilty, but probable cause
was found and the respondent was
held without bail for the grand jury.
Nothing has been divulged as to the
nature of the evidence secured by the
State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
OPPOSED BOTH.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

statements in press dispatches that BY
this vote they aided in rejecting thc
Sherwood dollar day" pension bill
which came from the House. Among
them were Senators Chiffon of west Viz
ginia, Gardner and Johnson of Main 4,
Hitchcock of Nebraska, Kern and Shive-
ly of Indiana and MARITIME of New Jef-
sey.
These senators favored the Sherwood
bill, as shown by their speeches and b.
the fact that their votes were cast for
the amendment offered by Senator Curtis
which would have substituted the dollar
day provision of the House bill for the
graduation of the Senate BILL The adop-
ton of that provision would have had
the effect of restoring the Sherwood biil
but when it was lost by % to Al, the bill
did not commend itself to the Northern
Democrats and most of them voted
against it. The bill is now in conference
where a bitter contest between represent
atives of the two houses is anticipated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02

court, Monday, because of reports that
the life of Assistant District Attorney
Mckee had been threatened Whyte with
two others is charged with having vioa.-s
ed an ordinance during the recent free
speech agitation.
When the Lyle Lumber Mill was open
ed, Monday, at Hoquim, Wash, 200 armed
citizens established dead line 800 feet
from the plant, and as the Industrial
workers of the World strike leaders APP
peared. followed by other strikers, they
We're stopped. Those who attempted to
cross the dead line were arrested and "A
dozen ringleaders, including two of
three who Were armed, were sent to Jail
Dr. ii. f. Titus, the alleged leader OF
the strikers, who was arrested on a city
warrant. Saturday, and released on bail,
sunday, was rearrested late Sunday
night. ON a federal warrant changing se-
dition
y dispatch from Kambloops, b. c.,
says that construction work on the Ca
madam Northern Railway is entirely tied
up by the strike of laborers under the
direction of Industrial Workers of the
World
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
EVENLY DIVIDED.
First District Republicans So Far
About Even as Presidential Choice.

Portland, Me, April 1.-The city OF
Biddeford and number of small
towns elected delegates, tonight, to
the LIST District Republican convention
to be held in this city, April 3, to
choose two delegates to the Republi-
can National convention. Biddeford
elected IA delegates for Roosevelt and
the others We're about evenly divided.
In Biddeford there We're two tickets in
the field, headed by Taft delegates and
Roosevelt delegates.
The Taft and Roosevelt leaders
agree that of the delegates already
chosen 121 are for Taft, 12l for Roose-
welt and either unassigned or claim
ed by one or the other. There remain
AZ delegates to be chosen, Tuesday.
the most important caucus being that
of South Portland, which has II dele
gates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
BRIBERY.
Continued from Page Ope.)

munication, sometime during the day,
Tuesday, what he wishes the scope of
the investigation to be. The usual
form of procedure in a case like this
is to have joint select committee APP
pointed that shall take charge of the
investigation. which is held in joint
convention. Such a hearing will prob
ably be assigned for Wednesday and
is not expected to take any longer
than Wednesday and Thursday. Judge
b. f. Cleaves of Biddeford will APP
pear for the prosecution and he may
also have some assistance from the
attorney general Sheriff Emery will
be represented by Leroy F. Haley of
Biddeford
Both Houses will meet at noon,
Tuesday, to cast their votes for Unit
ed States senator. The journals of the
two Houses viii be compared, at noon
on Wednesday. at which time the
choice of United States senator will
be declared.
Owing to the fact that the session
will not begin until II A. NJ, Tuesday,
which will give most OF the members
ample time to arrive at Augusta on
the forenoon trains. hut few of the
members of either House or Senate
were in evidence. Monday evening, on
the street or about the Motel Hobbies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
"eETS-IT" Will Get
Any Corn, Sure.
You'll Quit Everything Else for
aGETCITv

Any corn Just loves to be cut and
souged, but it's mighty rough on you.
PlaSters and SalveS usually take away
some of the toe with them. and leave
the corn TO flourish
The new corn cure "GETS-IT is per-
fectly harmless TO the healthy flesh, but
IL does go for corn, bunion. calous or
wart right off the reel. The corn shriVets
away from the healthy flesh and drops
off.
You can apply "GETS-IT" in two sec
onds and il begins its work right off
Pretty soon you'll forget you ever had
corns or hunions.
"GETS-IT' is sold at all druggists. at
25 cents a bottle or sent on receipt of
price hv Z. Lawrence & Co. Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

w. S. b. Mathews, for 60 years a
teacher of music, author and critic,
died, Monday. at Denver, Colo. Ho
was born in Loudon, n. H., in 1887
A widow Blanche Dingley Mathews, a
daughter of Frank l.. Dingley of Lew
iston, besides two sons by a former
marriage, Albert p. Mathews of Chi
cago University and John L. Mathews,
a journalist. survive. Prof. Mathews
studied music in Boston and at High
land University in Illinois. In early
life he was professor of music i'll Yves
leyan Female College at Macon, Ga,
and for 26 years was organist in the
Centenary Methodist church, Chicago.
At one time he was editor of the MusI-
cal Independent was music critic %
the Chicago Record Herald and Chi
cago Tribune between 1877 and 1887
and in 1891 established the magazine.
Music.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
WINTERS WORK.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

vessels.
The record of the winter for the
revenue cutter Acushnet, Capt. Wylie.
shows a total of 10 vessels assisted
during the winter cruising season
which ended. today. The vessels had
a total value of ,$519000 and cargoes
valued at s55,627 more.
The cutter is stationed at Woods
Hole. Mass. During the early part of
February several trips were made by
the Acushnet through the ice to Nan
tucket to carry mail and passengers.
Portland, Me-. April 1.-The revenue
cutter AnGroscoggin covered total of
$500 miles in "a days of actual cruis-
ing time the past winter. In that time
five vessels or groups of vessels were
saved, BIG vessels were boarded anc
two were reported.
The winter season covered a total OF
122 days and of these 80 days were
spent in coaling and cleaning and eight
the cutter remained in harbor on ac-
count of the weather. One of the hard
est jobs of the winter came early in
the season when the hulk of the five
masted schooner Samuel j. Gouche,
was picked up while drifting off the
Isle of Shoals, in the path of nayiga-
ton, and towed into Kittery harbor
The Goueher was waterlogged and coal
laden drawing SO feet of water and it
was three days before the so miles
was covered.
The crew of the British steamer
Carolyn, which was wrecked on Ma
tinacus island. were taken off and
landed in Rockland. The most notable
trip of the year was the race to Bonnie
Bay, n. f., to rescue the ice bound
Gloucester fishermen. The most of
the vessels got clear before the cutter
reached them but four were taken t.
places of safety Another notable
achievement was the breaking out of
done Feb. 4 and s with the weather
below zero and many of the crew
were frost bitten so as to require the
services of physician. Sixteen square
miles of ice was broken up and this
time four harbors opened to naviga
ton and the steamer Stockton freed
The winter Just ended was one of the
most severe in years, temperatures be-
ing around zero for much of the time
and storms repeatedly swept the coast
yet the Androscoggin came through
without an accident and except for the
loss of some paint and a few dents
in her side shows no i'll effects from
her severe experiences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02

Houlton, Me, April 1.-The Aroos-
tock cour}y grand jury, which will be
gin it's sessions here, Tuesday, will
have for consideration an unexpected
and sensational case. that of Edgar
Jacobson Of New Sweden. charged
with the murder of his father, August
Jacobson.
on June 10, 1911, August Jacobson
a farmer of New Sweden, was found
dead in his dooryard, with bullet
hole IN his head and two more bullet
holes in his breast. Close by, pinned
to his fishing pole, was note stat
irg that Jacobson had tired of life
and decided to kill himself, The physl-
elan called in the case reported the
case AS one of suicide, which report
was accepted by the coroner, and the
body buried
Some months afterward, owing to
rumors of foul play, the county attor-
ney caused the body to be exhumed
and it was then that the wounds IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-02
WALKED AS WELL
AS THE DOCTOR
Cure Of a Case Of Rheumatism
That Did Not Yield 10
Ordinary Remedies.

There are many remedies for rheu'
matism. Most of them are considefeC
successful if they relieve the pain ano
stiffness. That means temporary
suppression of the symptoms while the
disease remains in the blood to appear
again on the next rainy day.
In rheumatism the blood become.
thin. Until it is made rich and ne
again the rheumatism will preyai
Strengthen the blood with DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and it VIII
throw off the rheumatic poison and the
disease is cured.
Mrs. G. G.. Dean, of No. 9l6 Elm
street, Quincy, Ill. says: "a few years
ago was greatly afflicted with rheun1a-
tism. The trouble came on in the tall.
l consulted our family doctor and on
my way home could hardly push one
foot ahead of the other The nexs
morning / was worse and in great pain.
All at once something seemed to give
away in my back on the right side AMI
I was bent nearly double. / could not
straighten up and was suffering intense
pain. For six weeks the doctor called
nearly every day but did not cure me.
I had spells OF nervousness, which
nearly drove me mad. Ii / would lie
down on the bed, / could not get up
unless lifted and placed on my feet. q So
for six weeks | sat up all night in my
chair and during the day moved about
aswell as / could. could hardly walk
and when | did it was very slowly and
if took quick step the pain would
catch me and it seemed as>though |
would fall. slept but little and could
eat practically nothing. One day l
told the doctor that he need not cali on
me any longer and then sent fer box
of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People and gave them a good trial.
Some time later the doctor called and
could not believe his eyes for | walked
to the door as straightas he did and was
well enough to do my housework. lie
said my cure was wonderful thing.
have been in good health since"
} A new edition of our booklet, "Dis-
eases of the Blood" will be sent free
on request to anyone interested.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
all druggists, Or will be sent, postpaid
on receipt of price, SOC. per box six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. X