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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20

The largest and most
varied showing we ever
had, comprising styles to
meet your every individ-
ua requirement
AN EXPERT FILTER
ALWAYS IN ATTEND
ANCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Anton and Peter Sterling. Alix's OBJ
lection to the harness was almost as
strenuous as her dams had been, and
never afterwa--Ss did she become
friendly with Chandler. Finally Mr..
Jones said the only way to break her
was by coaxing. He took her in hand
and humored and fused and pretended
TO let her have her own way and be-
fore long was driving her around to a
cart, though she was so small 1t
seemed an imposition to ask her to
draw him. Mr.. Chandler spent all of
his time with sPontoon, a big colt he
had bought at the sale with AliX,
while Mr.. Jones spent his time with
the mare. Pontoon was big and stout,
while the mare was small and frail,
but never in their training did she
him. She developed so fast as a trot-
ter that Mr.. Jones soon saw she could
be made to be the world beaten that
he had intended her to be. That AliX
was born a trotter is sure, for it was
after only four months training thai
she pulled a high wheel sulky in IS
seconds. At Beatrice, Neb., June, 1890
Alix trotted her fastest race against
six other two-year-olds for a stake OF
Sis, winning a strong heat of S:07-
3:07. This is far from marvellous and
giving no indications of the 2:03%
trotter. Alix raced four different times
in 1890, but her performances were
far from being exceptional. Her bes
time, leaving her a two-year-old record
of 2:30, was made at independence
| Iowa.
ALIX As 4 THREE-YEAR-OLB.
In the fall of 1890 Edward
| Hayes and Morris ]. Jones
I owner of Alix, formed the Stan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

post, and Alix was the only four-year-
old is the party. Constantine, because
of his previous performances, was
made favorite at $50 to 500 for the field.
Belle Archer was also held as favor
lite of the field, while Alix was not Civ
en- any consideration because she look
ed fat and i'll conditioned for such a
race, and horsemen would scarcely
give her second glance. An uncom-
mon occurrence happened. For once
Alix drew the pole and Mr.. Jones in
structed her driver to rate her at three
miles around 2:12. She went away
from the wire fast leader of the 9th
er horses, until the stretch where
Constantine made his drive. Belle
Archer, the other favorite, had broken
early in the mile and been laid up.
Alix won this heat under pull in
2:1212. In the second heat Belle Arch
er trailed Alix TO the quar,er. trotted
the second quarter in S1A seconds,
took the lead and was the half in
LOS. AS they turned back for home
! Alix was 4 full length behind the
Archer mare. but Curry turned her
! loose and her burst of speed was ire
mendous. In an instant she was at
Belle Archer's head and for a second
they trotted locked, but the speed was
too great for the little Tennessee mare.
she battered. sweryed and broke and
/ the little four-year-old from Rock Is
land county came under the wire cas-
| lily in 2:121a. In the third heat Belle
Archer broke and Florida set out to do
or die, but she could only force Alix
to step 2:1S and the race was Off
Before this race horsemen had laugh
ed at Mr.. Jones, and said: do you
expect to get a world beaten that was
raised in Illinois? You don't think
she can beat our Kentucky bred
horses do you?" When told that this
was his idea, they only laughed at
him. Because of this great surprise
Alix sprung on them at Lexington
she aroused an ill-feeling and became
the target of coterie of enemies who
pursued her doggedly and came neal
undoing her.
This race was the fastest three heats
ever trotted by four-year-old, bur
Mr.. Jones was not satisfied. She was
shipped to Nashville and Nov. started
to beat 2:10, the worlds record TO
a fouryear-old held by Maquette
which she did with comparative ease
The race work that Mr.. Jones haC
planned for Alix had been completed
so she was shipped to her home a
Kenosha, Wis, while shrewd judge!
all over the United States predicted
she would succeed Nancy Hanks al
queen of the turf.
ALIX AS A FIVE-YEAR-OLD.
The wisest men will sometimes max
mistakes, and in the management o
: Alix, Mr.. Jones made a serious mis-
take when he intrusted her care t
his brother, Hugh. The track man
gers seemed to be trying to out d
each other in offering big purses. Tn
: northwestern breeders, in connectio
with the worlds fair in Chicago, ar
: nounced two weeks meeting at Wash
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Demon Rum is no longer king. That
which has wrecked more homes, kill
more men, and caused greater misery
than hundred bloody wars, has been
conquered and the conqueror is none
other than an eminent physician and
specialist from the neighboring state
of Iowa. He is DR.. Benjamin Z. Neal
OF Des Moines and he is president of
the Neal Institutes company, which
has a chain of mountaineering in
situations extending around the
world. One of this number and the
third TO be established is in Daven-
port under the direction and manage
ment of J. ]. Morrow. The good that
this one branch alone has done can
hardly be measured and its future
will undoubtedly stamp it as the
greatest drink-combating power in the
community.
SAVES MANY HOMES.
The Neal Institute in Davenport is
located in it's own suitable and CON-
modious quarters at s21 Farnam
street Mr. Morrow is thoroughly
qualified to take charge of 1t and his
administration has been beyond re-
proach. During the two years it has
been in existence, it has prevented
the ruination OF many homes that
would otherwise have fallen victim
70 the Unsuitable liquor appetites of
az many husbands and fathers II
has enough testimonials from cured
men and from their wives and their
intimate friends to ill several books
but better than all these Is its record
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

other cause than excessive use OF al
cohol. II is compatible w!;h any
auxiliary remedy that may be indicat-
ed to control other conditions than
those caused By alcohol and will ef-
feet perfect cure in every case. II
is absolutely guaranteed that the
Neal drink and drug habit treatment
does not contain opium or any of it's
alkaloids, styrchnine, nux vomica.
belladOnna, trOpine, hyoscyamus. n.y.
oscine, pilocaTpine, cocaine, apomor-
pEine, choral, bromides or any other
drug having narcotic OF hypnotic prop
critics, hut on the contrary, is tonic
in its effect from the very first dose.
MANY INSTITUTES ESTABLISHED.
The promotion and expansion of
the cure has already been almost
worldwide and it may truthfully said
TO have been phenomenal. The Dav-
export Neal institute was among the
first 10 be established and now there
IS a Neal Institute in nearly every
state in this country and the Neal
movement is spreading in foreign
countries
Thousands OF human wrecks have
feeh reclaimed in the past year by the
Neal cure. Thousands OF darkened
homes have been lighted and turned
into homes Of joy. gladdened by the
rings Of childish laughter, by reason
O. the Neal cure. Those who know,
say deep down in the bottom OF their
hearts, God speed the work" Well
may this be said for what greater
achievement ca nthere be that the
saving Of man who cannot save him
self.
WILL SEND INFORMATION.
Information regarding the Neal
treatment will be mailed In plain,
sealed envelopes. upon request. ANY
who are interested have only to write
TO the Neal Institute, Davenport,
Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

dard Trotting Horse company and
moved 70 Red Oak, Iowa
Alix grew well that winter and show
er much class in early spring training,
and it was decided to enter her in the
2:S0 class through Wisconsin and
Illinois Her first. start was at Elgin,
where she made very poor showing.
The next week she went to Rockford,
where the best she could do was fin
ish GA in 2:2515. Five days later
she raced at GAINESVILLE. where she was
beaten again by Lycurgus. She had a
chance to win this race had her sulky
not been wrecked. She came out of
the wreck with a scar on her hook
and back that she carried TO her grave.
This laid her up for two weeks. when
she was beaten again by Clara Wilkes
at Rockford.
Alix had now lost four races during
the season, a very poor showing for
a three-year-old, but her fame, never
theless, was rapidly spreading from
east to west After a two weeks rest
she won two easy races at Blooming
ton and Decatur and on the strength
of this showing was entered in the
three-year-old free for all stake races
for $4,000 at Knoxville. Iowa Two
days before this race she stepped a
rifle in 2:1S1&, and this caused her to
go to the post as a favorite. She had nc
trouble beating the best colts of the
county, hanging up a record in the
fourth heat of 2:191s, the fastest eve:
stepped by a three-year-old at the
time.
Two weeks later at Independence
Iowa, AliX was entered in a $4,000
stake event against eight of the best
three-year.olds in the United States
Faustino won his defeat over Alix b!
trotting a mile in 2:1Sh at Chicago
causing him to be favorite over Alix
AliX had wrenched her hip and wa.
very lame during this race and wa!
held in the first heat by her driver
but in the third and fourth heats car
ried Faustino to the wire for the hal
in 1:07A and 1:06H respectively. Five
days later, August 81, AliX was started
to beat 2:17 at Independence, and c
w. Williams, her driver. drove he
the mile in 2:16H. This was the fast
est race trotted by a three-year-olC
that year. She won two unimportan
races shortly after that and wa
shipped back to her old home, Davit
City, Neb
Taking the season in a whole Ali
had raced in hard luck during tn
whole year, nevertheless, she succeed
ed in hanging up a record of 2:161
as three-year-old.
ALIX AS A FOUR-YEAR-OLD.
1t was later in the spring of 1S9
when AliX started training, and n
!. policy was decided on for her. Their
was a stake event on in a So, 900 specia
for five-year-olds and under at Lexinl
ton, KY, in October and Mr.. Jone
decided to enter her there against tn
five-year-old record of 2:1Oh held b
Sunol.
In this race five starters went to tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

ington park, the great feature being the
Columbian exposition free for all trot
for a stake OF $4,000. This race at
Chicago proved to be one of the great
est ever held and horsemen who re-
member il are still talking of the
wonderful performance Of Alix.
Lasting over these days, replete with
incidents not only sensational, but mel
odramatic-an affair which is in the
best sense historic. memorable and
never to be forgotten-this meets out
line only may here be traced. Ten
horses went to the post. Hulda, "the
beautiful" was made favorite, She
had trotted at Buffalo in 2:0Sh with
plenty of reserve speed. It was gen.
orally felt that the victory in this
race would be between Hulda and Alix.
Hulda brought $500, Alix SOS. For
scoring Alix had her usual luck and
took last place. They tried 10 times
to get away and when the word was
finally given Alix was far in the rear.
She won the heat by head from Pix
ley in 2:07&, beating tire race rec
ord, her own time from wire to wire
in the middle of the track being 2:O7h
| In the second heat they scored IS
times. Every time that Alix came down
fast and true two or three helpers
would be jumping up and down; while
if she scored poorly the field would
be ready for the word. When the fin
al word was given she was tip-toeing
and finally made an awful break and
Continued on next page)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

of absolute cures of men addicted to
drink to such an extent that their
lives and the happiness of themselves
and their families were at stake
rs A THREE-DAY CURE.
The actual accomplishment of the
Neal Institute in Davenport is .ne
curing in three days of the liquor
habit. Many so-called cures have
palmed off on the public and this fact
has not aided the Neal people in their
work, but the stream of happy,
healthy, appetite-free men who were
once confirmed drunkards, that
leaves the institute is abundant proof
that there is one cure that will do
what is claimed for it,
The Neal Institute permanently re-
moves in three days treatment the
craving for intoxicating liquor. and
agrees that if a patient is not fully
satisfied with the result when the
treatment is concluded, the full
amount paid for the treatment will
be refunded
WHAT THE TREATMENT
The Neal treatment is a purely
vegetable and harmless medicine,
originated, compounded and admins
tered by thoroughly competent, cap
able physician. taken internally dur
ing the daytime only and 25 to 80
doses completes the treatment.
The Neal theory OF alcoholism
is that the victim ia poisoned
by alcohol and that an anti
dOte must be furnished. Once the
system is rid of the poison, the cTav-
ing for drink ceases and the patient
is back where he was before he be-
gan the use OF intoxicants.
CARE OF PATIENTS.
At the Neal Institute every eonven-
fence for the comfort and care Of pa
tents is provided Regularly licens-
ed, experienced physicians and at
tendants are in charge. Patients have
their own private rooms, where tneir
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

the family had no PAGERS that could
be made into money winners quicker
than trotters. Then what? All at
once there appeared the four-year-old
Don Densmore, last year winning So,
635 and record of PIP, and this year
the biggest money winning PAGER in
the west with five-year-old record of
2:03A, $3.50 to his credit, and had
he been raced down the big line would
no doubt have proven the champion
money winning PAGER of the year.
Close behind has come that other glib
PAGER, Golden Rod 2:07A. one of this
years western sensations, and liable
TO beat 2:05 next year. while Columbia
Fire has reduced his record to 2:09A
in a winning race in which all his
heats were 2:10 and faster, over half
mile track-a worlds record for his
age and gait. Again, that Kansas trot-
ting mare, Miss Robey 2:14A, by Pac-
tolus, forced Aquill 2:11A to her rec
ord over the half-mile track at Eure.
ka. Added to all this. Pactolus is the
sire of the dam of that splendid three
year-old trotter. Daisydale, 2:15A
that will surely beat 2:10 next year
when she goes to the grand circuit.
| Pactolus now has something like SO
standard performers to his credit, and
when everything is considered, what
sire in all the west can be said to have
equalled his achievements? He is still
stout and rugged, as his portrait from
a recent photograph shows, and good
for active service for years yet. wher
he may be depended upon to bege'
many more foals which will take fast
records and win big money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Il is a fact not generally known that
Rock Island county has developed
some OF the most famous race horses
that have been known on the turf
For six years a Rock Island county
horse. Alix, held the worlds trot.ing
record. That was from 1895 to 1901,
and the mark was 2:03H Another
horse bred here. Pactolus, 2:12A, is
one of the greatest trotting stations
OF the present day, ranking as a sire
with Peter the Great, and Ed Custer,
who are the only rivals in his class.
Coils by PacJOlus are among the lead
ing purse winners Of the grand cir.
cult and their names are familiar TO
race followers throughout America
Among them are Columbia Fire, 2:O9H {;
Don Denamore, 2:O3A, and Golden
Rod, 2:O5h.
In the early days Of racing. such
horses as Bonnie McCregor Robert
McGregor, Lulu and Star Hambleton-
ian were widely known. Lulu could
hAND a. hlAAf AlAAFl ~ anu 90 OAAF Va
the frs. horses 20 do so. She ranked
with such animals "a Goldsmith Maid
and Maud s.. long time holder OF the
worlds record Then there were Seal.
by Notary. 2:0s%, owned by Julius
Jurge. and Susie T., 1GA, owned by
William EdEington. Tommy, Billy and
Ed Raymond. owned by Charles Kell
were all good horses. More recently
Dixon, owned by W. c. Allen. has at
tracted considerable attention anC
would have made the grand circuit
without doubt had he not met with an
accident.
Among the race horses now owned
here and being used on he smaller cir
cults, are Fred McCulom's Judge
Hooker. Andy Brady's EleCta Grafton
Henry Droessen's Brother Bob, Charles
Clark's Wlld Rose. Henry Mier's Major
Dahnus Hollis WaTcn's Josephine
Hal, Barney Moosman's Red Claresce
and Houor's Princess. Alice GinteI
and Kaisordahl. all the property Of
Carlson 4 Reimors of Moline.
sOMs FtNOTs HOuSENEN, TOO.
Amcug the better known horse owners
have been Daniel Hayes. Sr.. who bred
AliN and pactolua on the famous Hayes
ranch IN Buffalo Prairie. The late w
ID. Crockett. founder o. the Long View
stock farm In Coal Valley, and hi
son. v. K Crockett Thege men az
or were amoug the leaders in the coun
try in developing fast horseaesh, ant
did a great deal 10 bring horse racing
as II is now followed in O popularity.
Many trainers and handlers o
horses who have followed the gam
throughout the United States have a
enc time or another made their HON
here. One Of he most interesting O
these yet with Us is John. better know
as Dad Henderson, who. though pas
so years OF age and probably the Ole
est driver I'm the state. stu main ain
his interest In good horses. Physics
in6rmities prevent his walking witt
out crutches but whenever a race
on he has his venerable mare, TeIls
a good one in her time, hitched TO IN
cart and HES forth to see the ponie
So.
Half a dozen half.mile tracks, use
mainly for training purposes. hav
been or are still maintained in III
county The rack az the old fai
grounds in South Rock Island ha
been in existence for a generation c
more and is one OF the best speedway
OF its class In the United states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

meals are served. The utmost pri.
Facy Is maintained If the patient SO
desires. This does not mean that the
patients are restrained or confined,
for they may become acquainted and
mingle with other patients If they
choose. A three-day stay at the Neal
Institute is as pleasant as at a first
class private home. Provision is also
made for any who may desire TO ac-
company the patient and be with him
during the three days.
HISTORY OF DISCOVERY.
The story of the discovery of the
Neal treatment is interesting in the
extreme. DR.. Benjamin F. Neal made
a special study of alcoholism and az
a result of his many years OF re-
search and experiment, he originated
and perfected the cure which bears
his name. DR.. Nears investigations
led him to believe that alcoholism is
due to an accumulation of alcoholic
poison in the system. The habitual
drinker takes on this poison faster
than nature can expel 1t. The poi.
soned system Graves more poison.
Hence the Unsuitable longing for
liquor continuously experienced by
the unfortunate who has allowed
drink TO get the better of him
ANTiDoTE is NEEDED.
The Neal treatment antidotes this
poison and in three days time all ap-
petite and desire for drink disap.
pears. 1t was only after years OF in,
yestigation and experimenting that
DR.. Neal found the harmless vegetable
compounds which constitute his now
famous treatment.
The treatment is composed oil
harmless drugs which neutraliZe the
poisonous effects and eliminate the
alcohol from the system and can safe
" be administered TO any patient wht
is not actually at deaths door from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27
PaCtoIuS, Great Iowa Sire.

Pactolus. 2:l2%4. by Patronage, half
brother OF the renowned mare, Alix.
was bred on the same farm as AliX, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
WHAT HoNoRs FOR coETuALs,

From the New York Times.
 We are willing to believe the assertion
 of the Hon. James R. Mann of Illinois
 that "the building of the Panama canal constitutes the greatest engineering feat
 in the history of the world" Dlstin- guished honors are due to Col. George w. Goethals, the chief engineer in charge of the work for the last five years. Prob ably he will be advanced to a brigadier generalship, perhaps by special action of Congress, perhaps in the regular routine
 to fill a vacancy. We have no legion of
 honor in this country, and it is well we
 have none, for our partisan politics would
 soon play havoc with it. We have no
 peerage. Colonel Goethals will have to
 be content with a joint resolution of Con- gress praising his services. His pay as
 brigadier general will be s6000 yearly.
 Congress may vote him grant of money.
 But MT. Mann and his associates would go further. They would revive for Colo- mel Goethals the rank of general, which
 has been held hitherto, in our military
 history, only by four great soldiers, men
 who led large bodies of troops victorious
 ly in battle, namely, Washington, Grant,
 sherman and Sheridan. The general of the army is a war leader. The title be- comes extinct, as it should, in a long term of peace. To bestow it upon gifted and successful engineer would be unjust and | inappropriate. Congress has the right | to make this preposterous misapplication l of the title of general commander in war of all the land forces of the republic, and it has not the right to make Colonel Goethals chief Justice of the supreme court. But that high office would be as appropriate as a reward to great engi- neer for professional services as to make him the lighting head of the army.
 What Is the matter with our army?" Is an old question, often repeated. One thing that ails it is it's control by .egis- lators who seem often to lack a just com- prehension of its purpose, its dignity and it's discipline. We may rest assured tha [ if the mood expressed by MT. Mann pre- vails in the House of Representatives the members will try to make Colonel Goeth- als general, with some regret, perhaps, that they are not empowered to make
 him Archbishop of Canterbury. But | Goethals is wise man, and his own ip- fluence may be exerted to avert the iil- | justice to the army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
MT. Underwood's Position

When Mr. Underwood said that the House committee on ways and means could not be merged with the Senate finance committee in preparing re- vised tariff bills, he was but keeping within the spirit, if not the text, of the federal constitution, which says that "all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Rep resentatives.o Such bills may be amended in. the Senate, but they must be originated in the popular branch of Congress. Ut is our duty" says MT. Underwood, "to bring in a bill which will be satisfactory to the mem bership of the House, and the Senate finance committee has to bring in one that is satisfactory to the members of the Senate" But the originating action is vested in the House, and the Senate acts simply as an amendatory body. The House must first write into an act or acts it's own opinions, and the Senate is then left free to agree or disagree.
 This does not preclude senatorial advice rendered in an individual ca pacity. It simply refers to official action. So far as the framing and in itiation of revenue legislation is con- cerned the House comes first and the Senate will have ample opportunity in subsequent criticism and amend ment. The constitution is still ef- fective. It may sadly need amend ment, but it is still in good working order.