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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
STATE BANKERS
HAVE ROAD PLAN
Committee Gives Definite Data
for State of Illinois to
Work On.
URGES A BIG EXPENDITURE
Way Shown to Construct $4,000 Miles
Of Permanent Highway in Next
10 Years.

No more comprehensive investiga-
ton of the roads situation in Illinois
has been made than that of the COM
nli1tee appointed by the Illinois Bank
ers' association about a year ago. This
committee is composed of S. E. Bradt
OF DeKalb, chairman; Thomas Sud
duth of Springfield; o. P Bourland of
Pontiac; L. L. Emmerson of Mt Yer
non, and o. w. Holt of Geneseo. Cop
les of the report have just been re-
ceived by local bankers. 1t is brief
and to the point.
After reciting what has been and is
being done in other states where state
aid for roads has been given for
number of years, the report says of
Illinois:
Illinois since 1906 has employed
about 700 of its $500 convicts in the
preparation of road material and ships
about 10000 yards per annum, but
the supply is entirely inadequate to
meet the demand. Illinois also fur
nishes the best of engineering advice,
but this cannot accomplish the de-
sired results when the necessary road
material and money for construction
are lacking
WHAT CAN BE DONE.
The things that Illinois can do are
enumerated as follows:
'First-By proper revision of our
road laws we can save the $4,000, 900
| that is spent annually in haphazard
work that brings no lasting benefit.
"Second-Add to the above sum the
/ 81 50O,00O that is now being expended
annually in improving our main roads
anG we will have. fund of $4,000, 900
from our present taxes available for
road work.
"Third-Let the state of Illinois ap-
propriate a like amount which, with
the 100000 would give us total
sum of $S,OOO,0OO
"Fourth-Make the county and state
the units of assessment for building
the main roads.
"Fifth-Provide that the cost of i'm
proving main roads shall be paid one
half by the county and one-half by
the state.
"Sixth-Put the construction and
maintenance of the main roads under
the supervision of competent road
builders employed by the state high.
way commission and the county board
of supervisors"
WOULD REACH NEARLY ALL.
The report presents a map showing
, that 10000 miles of good roads would
be sufficient to build permanent high
ways across each township east and
: west. and thereby placing 1OS out of
each IA quarter sections in each town
: ship on such road or within one mile
: of it. Further on the report continues:
) THE sum of sS,OO0,0O0 with the use
of convict labor in preparing the ma,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17

mind is to kill the rabbit. Quickly he
searches his mind to see where
weapon can be found.
The second thought is to secure a
rock to throw at it, just as some cave
man might.
A man finds a snake coiled In the
road. 1t may be a harmless snake,
but It's a snake, and therefore his
primitive instinct calls upon him to
kill It.
A weapon! He seeks about for a
club, Just as his ancient, skin clothed
ancestors would have done, and, hav-
ing secured the club, he dispatches
the snake, his soul singing with tri.
umph.
Modern civilization probably would
have urged the man to cut a forked
stick and catch the snake by the neck
with it, then TO secure 10 cents worth
of chloroform and kill it swiftly and
painlessly. But he goes after the club
just as naturally as If he had never
seen a steam heated fat or ridden on
trolley car or seen an automobile
Children roam in the woods and eat
every variety of berry they can find.
1t matters not II they be poisonous.
They taste them all from the looks,
and the amount eaten depends on the
taste. This is probably what the cave
children did, and the modern infants
show the same intelligent caution re
garding what they put in their mouths
It's that way all through We may
have acquired a more or less thick
veneer Of modern civilization, but let
emergencies arise and we're as print
i've as the most primitive of our an
decentralization News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
BARTENDERS LEASE
QUARTERS FOR CLUB

Rartenders Twin-City local No. $50
has leased the third floor above the
Stunton cigar store on the northeast
corner of Second avenue and Nine
teenth street for a lodge and club
rooms. The apartments are being re-
modelled into comfortable quarters. On
account OF the repair work which is
now going on the next meeting of the
bartenders which was to have been
held Dec. 20 has been postponed. After
that date regular meetings will be
held in the new club rooms on the
second and fourth Sundays of each
month. The local, which was recently
Organized, has a membership of 165.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
CITY NEGLIGENT;
Thirteenth AVE.
FILL DANGEROUS
Council Talks of Putting Up
Railing There but Nothing
Has Been Done.
MENACE TO LIFE AND LIMB
Easy For Horse to Shy Over Edge or
Auto TO Skid and Fall so Feet
to the Bottom.

Neglect to a degree approaching
criminal carelessness has been shown
by the city authorities in falling to
provide ratings at the fill across the
gulch at Thirteenth avenue and Twen-
ty-ninth street, traversed BY the cars
OF the Long View loop OF the ri.City
Railway company. Though teams
have been crossing on II for a month
or more there are as yet no safe
guards 20 prevent serious accidents
which might cause loss Of life or ser
ious injury 10 human beings and CON
siderable loss of property, for all of
which the city could scarcely escape Ii.
ability
The I'll is about 30 feet wide at top
and approximately go feet deep. The
sides slope at an incline considerable
sleeper than an angle Of As degrees.
The car track is in the middle, giving
about 10 feet on either side.
There is practically no danger when
a vehicle passes over the fiji alone
but should a skittish horse be caught
there by a street car or meet an auto
mobile or anything else that brighten.
ed II and shy ever so little on that
narrow strip Of road it would precipi.
tate itself and the vehicle II drew
together with the passengers and
other contents over the side OF that
steep incline and nothing could stop
the wreck till it struck the bottom of
the gulley, so feet below.
EASY TO SKID.
Or. supposing the driver OF an auto
should meet a car here and should fail
TO keep his machine under perfect
control. The roadway is OF clay and
slippery when II is wet A skid OF on
ly few inches would send the auto
mobile rolling clear 10 the bottom and
* lie hardly conceivable that any pas
sengers there might escape death
During the winter when the ground
is frozen and covered with snow OF
ice the danger will be much intensi
fed.
II may be that the Tri-City Railway
company. having made the iii TO re
place a bridge that had an ample rail
ing. should see to 1t that the new road
way lie made as safe as the Old. II this
is the case it is up to the city author
ities 10 see that II is attended 10. The
ultimate responsibility remains IN the
same place. or course a permanent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
STATE FACTORY INSPECTOR
MAKING INVESTIGATIONS

State Factory Inspector Van Ness
arrived in Rock Island yesterday and
expects TO remain in the tri-cities for
several days, investigating conditions
in factories, department stores and
other establishments. Yesterday
Young & McCombs' department store
was visited and today Mr.. Van Ness
is making Investigations at L. S. Nc
Cabe Co.'S store. A large number
OF inspectors make periodical tours
throughout the state, in the interest
o. the child labor and the 10-hour wo-
man law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
So Adiers Have Dance.

About so couples attended the dance
given last evening by Co. A, l. N. G.,
a. Armoryr and the affair was a success
in every way A good musical pro-
gram was furnished by an orchestra,
The ma rried and single mems sup
PEI shoot commences next Monday
and will continue until about May The
side that loses stands good for the
banquet. The tournament promises
to be an interesting affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
Iove and the Laundry,

1.-THE only thing find TO say against
you is that your washing bill is far too
extravagant. Last week you had six
blouses in the wash. Why. Jane, my
own daughter never sends more than
two"
"Ah, that may be. num-" replied
Jane, but l ave to! Your daughters
sweetheart is bank clerk, while my
young man is a chimney sweep. -
Tit-Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
Cleaned Them Out,

First Girl-Was your bazaar a great
success? Second Grill should think
so. All the gentlemen had to walk
home. They hadn't even a penny in
their pockets to pay their tram fares.
London Tit-Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17

"How is II, II Love is blind, that we
hear OF love at first sightT
"It is after love at first sight occurs
that Love usually goes blind."-Chi-
eago Record-Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17

A Kino'a Hobby.

The late king Of Siam had an extraor-
binary hobby-that Of collecting empty
matchboxes of all nations. In this
connection an interesting story Is re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-17
OUR NATURAL SAVAGERY.
II Will at Times Break Through the
Veneer of Civilization.

Veneer of Civilization.
It's mighty short step from modern
civilization TO the natural impulses Of
ancient saFagery. If you don't believe
It just watch some time, and you'll
see small boy-or grown man dis
cover a rabbit
The first thought that comes into his
The state herald., 1912-11-22
Good improvements.

Some important improvements are
being made no the county high school
grounds. The block of ground set a
part for athletic sports is being fenced
and on the northwest corner of the
block large grandstaud is being erect
ed. This stand is As X 20 feet with &
heighth of "a ft. in front and 20 in the
rear and will seat $50 people. These
improvements, when completed, will
give the high school pupils well equip
ped grounds for all athletic sports.
The state herald., 1912-11-22
Can't Beat the Publisher.

Taking paper out OF the post Office
makes the recipient liable for the bill.
o. d. Austin. Butler. Mo-. publisher.
sent his paper To Charles Burge. The
latter paid for Il twice and then refused
to pay again. lie said he ordered Il
stopped. liut the Court Of Appeals
holds that mere acceptance Of the pa
per created liability. II adds: The
preparation and publication Of news.
p per involves much mental and phyai.
cal labor "a well aa an outlay Of money.
one who accepts the paper by eonlinu.
oasly taking Il from the post Office ru
coives benefit and pleasure ariEing
from such labor and expenditure ~ full
ly as II he has appropriated any other
product Of another'a labor. and by such |
yet he mus, be held liable for the sub
.eription price. wray Gazette. !
The state herald., 1912-11-22

See the eminent eye sight specialist
at Holyoke Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day. See him about those headaches,
dizziness, weak and nervous conditions.
1t probably is due to an error of the
visional organ. Eyes tested free. See
the specialist for your optical work,
Nov. 23, "a, and 25. School children
given special attention. Employ the
most approved and up-to date methods
for examination. At Mrs. Margaret
Bakers residence, one block east OF
court house. j. Win Singleton,
Eye Sight Specialist
The state herald., 1912-11-22

j. W. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio,
purchased bottle of Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy for his boy who had a
cold, and before the bottle was all used
the boys cold was gone. Is that not
better than to pay a five dollar doctor S
bill? For sale by Big Brick drug store.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

The International Concert Company
entertainment given Monday even ing
at the High School building was well
attended and was much enjoyed by all.
The entertainment was also success
financially and the profits will be used
to help pay for the improvements being
made on the school grounds to fit them
for athletic games.
The state herald., 1912-11-22
$4,000 Reward.

At the last meeting of the board of
trustees Of the town of Holyoke Nov.4,
reward of 50 dollars was offered for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the party who committed
the assault upon o. A. Leblanc on the
night of Ne 2. 1912.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

MIR. Wood who for some time has
held a position with the Central Lum.
Der company at Holyoke, has been
promoted to a position in the Denver
office and lett last week for that place.
Usher Kelsey has accepted the position
in the Holyoke lumber yard.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Do not forget that we can furnish
you with the "Twfentieth Century Far
mer' n one Of the best farm papers pub
lished and give it TO you at a remar[o.
bly, low price. Ii you win only call sr5
examine q copy Of this magazine we
are satisfied you will subscribe for II
The state herald., 1912-11-22
.eSv, TOE Yc1na ~ OLD
Tas PSF NIL so.l 4
Sses Ba8a's II
80 litiie Liver PILLS Y
SHOE REPAIR DEPARTMENT.

SHOE REPAIR DEPARTMENT.
Added to the o, Canaday Mer. Co. Store.
We are now prepared to give our
customers better service than ever be
fore. Mr.. Stetter who needs no intro
duction to the trade has charge of our
Repair Department" The o.g Canaday
Mer. Co.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Sick headache is caused by disorder
ed stomach. Take Chamberlain's Tab
lets and correct that and the headaches
will disappear. For sale by Big Brick
drug stores
The state herald., 1912-11-22
Notice.

There will be box souial at the John
son school house, g miles north west of
Holyoke. Wednesday evening Nov. 81.
An I'M eresting program has been pr,
pared. Everybody welcome. Ladio $
requested to bring baskets.
The state herald., 1912-11-22
Estray Notice

Taken up at my ranch II miles north
west of Haxtun about Oct. /, one bali
faced sorrel gelding years old, and
with four white feet.
f. NJ Groves. Haxtun, Colo
The state herald., 1912-11-22
A Card.

To the friends and neighbors who so
kindly and thoughtfnlly assisted US in
the last sickness and funeral services OF
wife, mother and daughter, we extend
our heartfelt thanks.
G. d. Goddard and Babe,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Richardson
and Family.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

In new country like ours, very
good index to the prosperity of the peo.
pie is the business done by the lumber
dealers. The lumber dealers of our
town are again having good run of
business which shows that the people
are feeling pretty cheerful over the
crops of he year ard are making i'm
pI0ycmvnts on their property.
The state herald., 1912-11-22
NOTICE

Parties having final proof notices wi
receive a sample copy of this paperand
should carefully inspect the advertise
ment for errors Of names or land de-
scription, promptly reporting any error
to this Office and to the Land Office al
Sterling, Colorado. for correction.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Remember DIR. J. ". Singleton tn,
well known eye sight specialist will b,
a; holyoke, olo.. on Saturday, Sunday
and Monday, Nov. %. "a. and %. See
him about those weak eyes; he is an OK.
pert optieian with i2 years experience.
Chronic and complicated cases Of re
fraction solicited. Compound lenses
correctly fitted and adjusted To the eyes
Special attention given to the examina
ton OF school children. Eyes tested
free. Don't wait till't last day.
Al Mrs. Bakers residence one block
cast Of court house.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

A. C. Ives and A. L. Bradley of Otto,
la, were in Holyoke this week. Mr..
Ives purchased some land in the county
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Don't forget the dates of the cloak
and suit sale at The Farmers Company
Saturday November 23 to 30.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Mr.. Norton from Oregon arrived il
Holyoke Wednesday for visit witt
his. saa Maxt of our town.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

H. E. Munson of Sterling was in at
tendance at the term of county court in
Holyoke Wednesday.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

j. w. jackson of Denver was in towr
couple of days this week on busine S.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Elmer SKIOLD of the Haxtun country
spent couple of days in Holyoke this
week looking after business matters.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Ladies cloak and suit sale at The Far
mers Company from Saturday Novem-
beI %. to 30.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

o. W. Lohn of Haxtun was in Hol-
yoke Wednesday.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Roy E. Howser and sister, Miss Jes-
sic, returned Tuesday from short Wis
it with friends in Denver
The state herald., 1912-11-22

From Saturday November 2S, to 80
there will be Ladies Cloak and Sui
sale at The Farmers Company.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

o. H. Holland of Haxtun was. in town
Wednesday.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Wear Brown shoes; they always weai
good and for style and fit cannot be SUI
pissed. A. Scheunemann sells them.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

A little daughter arrived at the hom'
of Mr.. and Mrs. Swisher on Nov. ..
The state herald., 1912-11-22
Apples,

| have some fine Western, hand pick.
ed, winter apples for sale at the Will
son Hotel building, Place your order
early. C. C. Holland.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

A taffy pull will be given at the
Christian church on thanksgiving even
ing.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Mrs. S. T. Thompson spent Sunday
with friends in Curtis, Neb.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Rev. Garberson returned Thursday
from trip to Denver.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

The Moon Brothers returned Saturda.
from trip to the Pacific coast.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

E. N. McPherrin came down from
Denver Wednesday on business.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

The news MI the time he HgnALp
fa'roni2e your homec7ramcry..
The state herald., 1912-11-22
NJ. f. CHURCH.

Sunday School 1880 q. m.
Morning service 1l:3O.
Hymns (HymnaD 6s, S46, 526
Special singing, selected, choir.
Sermon Beauty for ashes.
Evening service at 8 O'Clock.
Hymns (Epworth PraisesJ92, 81, l52,
81.
Special singing Selected-Choir.
Sermon--A great Conqueror.
Junior League on Sunday afternoon
at 8 O'Clock.
Epworth League on Sunday evening
at Z o'clock.
W ednesday prayer netting at 7:SO p
m.
W. D. WALLER.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

When you have a bad cold you want
the best medicine obtainable so as TO
cure it with as little delay as possible
Here is a druggists opinion: 81 have
sold Chamberlain's Cough remedy for
fifteen years, says Enos Lollar of Sar
atoga, Ind, "and consider it the best
on the market" For sale by Big Brick
drug store.
The state herald., 1912-11-22
Saves Leo OF Boy

at seemed that my 14.year old boy
would have TO lose his leg, on account
of an ugly ulcer, caused by bad bruise
wrote d. F. Howard, Aquone, N. C..
IAN remedies and doctors treatment
failed till we tried Bucklen's Arnica
salve, and cured him with one box. "
Cures burns, boils, skin eruptions, piles
25c at Big Brick drug store
The state herald., 1912-11-22
Notice..

The Boulder Creamery Co., of Denver
Colo, has opened cream receiving
station at Holyoke.
We ask every cream producer in Phil
lips county 70 give us trial.
We pay cash for cream, butter and
eggs. Honest test and weight and best
market price for cream.
Come and see US at the Baker Hall.
Fart Beremann, Agt.
The state herald., 1912-11-22

Read A. Scheunemann's shoe ad in
this issue.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08
FREQUENT CLASHES
DELAY DARROW TRIAL
Cross-Examination of Frank
lin Continued; Gives Rea-
sons for Plea Of Guilty.

LOS ANGELES, June 7,-Today's pro-
ceedngs at the trial OF Clarence s. Oar
row for alleged jury-brlbery consisted
principally OF obstructive tactics, with
defense and prosecution alternating in
the blocking of the opposing counsers
attempts TO elicit new facts from Bert
II. Franklin. who was on the stand the
entire day. The proceedings also were
enlVened ny frequent counters between
Attorney Ford and Attorney H. H Appel,
who conducted the examinations for op-
posing sides.
Franklin, in answer to repeated cross
examination questions as 10 his reason
n iof pleading guilty to the charge Of
now ne succumbed TO the pressure brought
TO bear. He denied repeatedly, however.
mat he was made any promise by the
prosecution Fdr e.i,i OF Immunity or anything else
The witness told how he had been in
FORMED by Attorney Lecompte Davis that
IL ssraa aad been ar arranged for him to get
George n. Lockwood
81 went home and told my wife" said
FRANKLIN. that the time had come for
that I thought the proper thing was to
bear the burden myself and protect the
man sitting beside you"
At this point the witness pointed at
breath offered an apology to the defen-
dant. saying that he did not mean to
make his statement offensive
MY wife told me that It was the right
thing to do" continued Franklin "that
she would take the children out OF school
and work her fingers off II necessary 10
keep things going until I got out. Then
I went TO Mr.. Adams. who was my friend
and attorney, TO see what arrangements
could be made about my case"
80 you were not afraid of going TO
the penltentlary?" asked Appel.
the penitentiary and I am not afraid
now" retorted Franklin,
The defense sought TO draw from the
witness the substance of his conversa-
tions with Assistant District Attorney
Ford, Erwin Dingle. the deputy United
States marshal, and others with whom he
had talked concerning his turning of
states evidence These efforts met with
little success. the objections OF the
having been sustained
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-08
GET ACQUAINTED
. TRAIN GETS RESULTS
Short Line Officials Are Work
ing in Sympathy. With Pub
lie They Serve.

The first trip Of the series comprising
the second annual get acquainted" tour
Of the Oregon Short Line officials ended
yesterday when the twenty-five railroad
men returned to this city. The trip just
completed began last Monday and COW
cred virtually the entire territory served
BY the Oregon Short Line south and
east OF Pocatello, representing more than
1000 miles of road. In all. stops we're
made at sixty stations along the route
OF the main line and branches. and at
each place meetings and conferences
were held between the railroad men and
the citizens of towns and others whose
interests are closely allied to those of
the railroad company.
Plans were discussed at length for the
improvements contemplated at every sta
tion along the line. w. II. Bancroft.
vice president and general manager of
me oregon Short Line and the origina-
tor Of the "get acquainted" trips, in
tends that the roads representatives con-
fer with the people of It's territory with
y View 10 learning in what way they may
ant general passenger agent OF the road.
VINO was member Of the party, said
last night:
AT every station we were received In
ings with citizens OF the towns were at
tended ov the most prominent business
men OF the Community. At no point was
there any friction and the plans for I'M
rrovements were enthusiastically dis
cussed. Through these meetings II is
our purpose To learn from the public in
what way we can better serve them.
As an.-illastretlon Of the popularity Of
the undertaking. the attendance at the
meetings has been much greater, and
tho enthusiasm In proportion. than last
year. At every point the Short Line was
complimented on It's service and on the
treatment accorded Its patrons
Among other officials In the party we're |
+. c, Manson, assistant general man |
ager; J. a. Reeves. general freight agent, |
and c, j. McNitt. general auditor.
The second trip Of the series Will be- |
Gin tomorrow night. when the party VIII |
leave for visit 10 the stations along !
the main line and branches west of Po-
cn;ello. Including the Twin Falls, Oak |
lcv Salmon River Ontario. Wood River
end North Side Extension branches. The |
frst stop VIII be made at Oakley Mon
'1" morning, and the second stop at Bur
lev II is planned 20 reach the more i'm
roriant stops each evening. that meetings
may be held.