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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28

Ed. Mueller. Others to add to the en-
joyment of the occasion with humer-
Gus and timely toasts were DR.. Pape,
Louis Hansen, Charles Hansen and
Fred fischer. Following the dinner
hour there were games and dancing,
favors at cards going to Mrs. J. H.
Hass and Miss Vera fischer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28

Don't waste your money buying plas.
ters when you can get a bottle of
Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty-five
cents. A piece of flannel dampened
with this liniment is superior to any
plaster for lame back, pains in the
side and chest, and much cheaper.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28
ROCK ISLAND COUPLE GET
\ MARRIAGE PERMIT AT CHI

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Tempest litter
ipgton and Mrs. Rosa Davis, both of
Rock Island, were licensed to marry
here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28
Notice.

On and after this date I will not be
responsible for debts contracted under
the firm name of Kent & Sievert.
CHARLES SIEVERT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28

ers spoke and rousing cheers were
given. Dwight LAGRANGE was elected
cheer leader. Chairman Sinnett of the
athletic board of control had charge
of the meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28

weeks, though no date has been an
nounced for the wedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28

When a friend asks. there IN no to-
morrow --Gpurge Herbert
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28
PARTISAN GOWNS
SEEN ON MODELS
Living Fashion Plates Gowned
in Exquisite Creations
Bring Applause.
NINE. SAVARlE PLEASEs
Illinois Theatre Is Crowded and Lee
ture on Latest Fashions is
Greatly Enjoyed.

Many were the "Ah's" and "Oh's"
at the Illinois theatre yesterday after
noon when the packed house viewed
the exquisite Partisan creations shown
on living models during Mrs Savarie's
fashion talk. The very latest gowns,
the most up-to-date fashions, were
shown, and the ladies felt more than
repaid for the trouble they took &c
attend
The lecture was given under the aus
pices of Young & McCombs and proved
even better than anticipated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28

All the news all the time - The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28
HOW FASHIONS ORIGINATE.

After describing the manner in
which fashions originate, Mrs. Savarie
proceeded to show what has been Pro-
claimed by the fashion makers as the
most correct thing to wear. Attired
in beautiful costume herself, those
on her models were even better and
the ladies felt that Rock Islands fash
ion talk had been a decided success.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-05-25

relatives were buried on Tuesday, be-
ing placed in the ditch which they had
dug in making their Notifications, and
covered with dirt taken from the en-
bankment. No birds of prey Toasted
on their carcases before they were
buried.
One remarkable feature of the fight
was that there was not solitary white
Republican with the negroes when the
fight came off, while only the day be-
fore they had with them Harvey,
Payne, Shaw, Terry and one or two
other white wretches who helped to
agg on the terrible contest between the
races. They all took good care to save
their own bacon.
The foregoing is condensed account
of the "Colfax riot" which we have
gathered from eyewitnesses. We hope
the Mascot and other papers will dc
our people the justice to give publicity
to this account, which we vouch for as
being truthful in every particular.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-05-25
What Texans Admire

is hearty, vigorous life, according to
Hugh Tallman, of San Antonio. 1--WE
find" he writes, that DIR. Kings New
Life Pills surely put new life and ener-
gy into a person. Wife and l believe
they are the best made" Excellent
for stomach, liver or kidney troubles.
rs cents at all druggists.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29
A KIND-HEARTED MAYOR

The first woman mayor in Wyoming q
is Mrs. Susie Wissler. She was elected
on an Independent woman IS ticket as
against the candidates OF the Repubh-
cans and the Democrats. She is a
widow, and evidently an official of
resource and determination. She saws
in declaration: 81 am not going to
let the women impose on the men.
Many women are clamoring for i'm
mediate and drastic action against sa.
ioonkeepers. The men have as many
rights as women and I am not going
TO permit the women TO run over
them
Good for Mrs. Wissler She will pro.
tect the weak and feeble men against
the powerful aud imposing assaults OF
the women citizens OF her town. She
VIII not allow the men TO he run over,
nor the women to triumph TOO victor.
iously. And so a good many of her
women supporters will fall away. but
she viii gain men supporters in far
greater proportion.
Mrs. WissIer. however, docs NOT in.
tend to let the men have things all
their own way, either. She will not
allow the law to be trampled upon nor
any one 10 obtain undue advantage.
She will be considerate of everybody.
" But. she saws, II am going to en-
force the laws, The city council, com
posed of men alone, made the laws, and
they wall have TO take their own medi-
cine. have appointed a marshal who
believes as | do. Should he fail there
are others who will not. II necessary
l will appoint as marshal the most
rabid reformer in town.
Mrs Wissler is evidently a model
official Her declarations are whole
some and sound, and the town whose
mayorship she adorns should be proud
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29
SOME POSSIBLE RESULTS.

There does not seem to be any end TO
be possible as result Of the Roosevelt
bolt. Some Of these possibilities are
considered in the following by The
Portland Oregonian.
The Republican candidates for Presi-
dental electors in Kansas, California and
several other States were nominated pri-
marily as Roosevelt men, and the party
organization In those States refuses to
recognize Taft as the Republican candi-
date. Should these men be elected and
vote for Roosevelt In the electoral col
lege. 1t Will be the first case on record
OF bolt from the party nominee by
Presidential elector.
Since the convent tion system Of nomina-
ting President and Vice President has
been In use. We have practically had d.
rect election OF those officers, for no
elector has dared to cast his vote for
any men but the party nominees. II
any were ever disposed to do so. they
have been restrained by wholesome fear
OF public contempt, not only in their own
but In the opposite party. Should the
will be but one more symptom of the rev
oiution which is now disturbing both par
ties. The cole excuse for a Roosevelt
bolt In the electoraI college by men elect
ed on the Republican ticket would be
that, duly elected delegates having been
excluded by the National convention, the
nominations were not binding and they
were under no obligation to vote for the
nominees.
Such precedent once established,
might easily be followed in future cleo
tions until confidence that the electors
would vote according to the popular will.
as expressed at the polls. would be do
| stroyed. An agitation would naturally fol-
low for the actual election OF President
and Vice President by popular vote, elm
mating the electoral college Just as IT Is
proposed to eliminate the Legislature as
tors, II would probably be proposed TO
continue the present practice OF allowing
each State as many electoral votes as II
has Senator'S and Representatives in Con
gress.
Having started on the road TO direct
nomination and election for every office,
we may carry the practice to Its logical
conclusion
1t would seem. therefore, that we
are in for a very thorough and radical
change. not only in our nominating
procedures, but also in our election
methods, II the iconoclasts can have
their way. If the Roosevelt plans are
to be pushed to extremes, we shall
have presently n system Of government
so wholly different from that to which
we have been accustomed, that the
Fathers of the Republic, if they could
rise from their graves, would be
shocked and amazed, and would cry
out in CONSERVATION. "Who hath done
this thiuC7J
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29
LABoRER, NOT LEADER.

In the latest Saturday Evening Post
received there is shrcwd article.
1.-The Senator's Secretary" which
deals with the r, s. Senate in its per.
sonality and methods of procedure. II
considers that the Senate on the whole
is improving. and that "the glooms' -
have delivered their valedictory, and
that the pessimists are passing.
In considering the methods of work
the article has the following paragraph
devoted to Apostle Smoot:
Reed smoot, the Mormon apostle. who
Is Senator from Utah, is q tall thin.
Industrious man who thinks he owes II
10 his party to try to lead his Republican
brethren out Of the morass. Smoot is
about as well qualified TO be a Senate
almost. but not quite He has been USE
ful because he was so intensely indus
trious that the other Senators piled work
on him that would have broken down a
man OF less serious turn OF mind than
Sruoot. During each Of the two tarift
sessions Let Smoot do it, was heard
cared 10 tackle. snoot has tried. but
he couldn't make Y. He was willing
enough 10 be the leader, but he could
not put into operation the little formalily
" GfAlIlE IbtU 10 lOllOW MIN. NOBODY
cares TO try TO take the Initiative II
anybody ever becomes ambitious and en-
deavors 10 get something done all the
rest OF the Senators laugh at him: and
a dozen or so OF them object because
they do not think Il Is worth while.
They think nothing is worth while.
IT is surely shocking thing to thus
make fun of an apostle, but where an
apostle insists upon getting into an
assemblage of the ungodly, he must
take such sights and rebuffs as the
ungodIy choose to give.
The picture of Smoot is divertinp
one, and the clever turn where it is
shown that the Senators are willing
to pile work upon his shoulders. but
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

Brazil and those interested in the
Kongo are much disturbed by an an
nouncement from London that chem
ist there has succeeded in making ar.
tificial rubber. So far it is only
laboratory test; but as artificial indigo
Is commercially made, there may be no
insupersble difficulties in the making
Of artificial rubber. But such making
would be the death blow to great in
dustries. always provided that the
price Of the artificial rubber is low
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

In Bryan s reference to the Fpillar of
cloud by day and "the pillar Of fire
By night, - he should have remembered
tbet it was forty years from the men
tion of these in the Scriptures until the
wanderers entered the promised land.
His assumption that the appearance Of
these phenomena was Immediately
followed by the entrance into the land
flowing with milk and honey is wholly
unwauanted. And so his similitude
cracks
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29
y York Commercial:

New York Commercial: "Senator
Root was the great figure at the Chi
eaeo convention. His skill and iron
viii brought order out Of chaos. Roose.
velt was no match for him at any
stage of the game, and yet can make
no complaint of unfair treatment, for
Mr.. Root was more than fair in letting
the Colonel s spokesmen talk as long as
they stuck 10 their text
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

A good many Democrats would like
their party convention TO abandon the
two-tbirds rule: but il is never de-
mapded For, when the convention as
sembles every candidate is afraid TO
propose the abandonment of that rule,
because IL he did it would be construed
as an admission that ne could not hope
10 be nominated under il, SO, in or
der not 70 confess weakness, all uphold
the two.thirds rule, though all fear it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

To make vicious and wholly un
called for attack upon President Taft
in the presence of Mrs. Taft, as did
Mr. James OF Kentucky in his speech
as permanent chairman of the Demo
cratic National convention, may be
considered as chivalrous; but it is Ger"
tainly mighty shabby variety Of it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

The immediate need Of some three
hundred members OF Congress for re,
election by Republican votes will put a
wet damper on the proposition TO or
gauize a third party. composed OF Re.
publican boilers and Democratic pout'
ers. Harmony Will be the imperative
need of the time in all the Congress
sional districts
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

DR.. Aked takes pains to advertise
mis- ignorance about Utah and his pre-
iudice against those who stand for
American institutions. He is a Briton
who takes pains to get as far away
from Great Britain as possible, and
who was a "little Englishman when
in England
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

William Barnes, Jr., expresses it very
well when he says Of the Chicago re-
suits: ''The Republican party has
again demonstrated that it has the
tenaeity to resist what seems to be
popular, but which in reality is tenn
porary alteration OF mind, caused
through the physical excitement Of the
nervous system of the individual.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

Rryan's proposal to oust RYAN, Bel
mont, and. their followers from the
Democratic National convention was
ridiculous And it is bad for leader
to propose a folly like this and then
have 10 take it back.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

"Son.in-law Nick troubles are
beating says the Oregonian. Posi-
bly,, also, the wife s defensive or ag-
gressive powers NAV discourage 1t,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

are not willing to follow him as a
leader, is we'll made. 1t is altogether |
IN amusing reference to Utah'S great
boss and leading political machinist
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

The Utah delegation wire that they
are on the ground, that they under
stand the situation, and know what to
do. But the home sentiment is that
confirmation Of this will be breath
lessly awaited.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

Probably Bryan added that snap
per- 10 his antl-interest resolution in
order 70 show Morgan, Ryan, and Bel
mont that he neither forgot nor for
gave their victory over him in the cleo
tion of Judge Parker for temporary
no,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29
Saturday, June 20, 1912,

In searching for name for the new
Roosevelt party, the claim of
" Monist' should not be ignored; IL
Is short. sharp. and also descriptive.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29

Of her and should continue her IN Of
flee as long as she Will consent to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

SODA FOUNTAIN

]. II. Kerr of the firm of Coin Bros.
& Kerr, 329 Twentieth street, narrow
ly escaped death yesterday afternoon
shortly after o'clock, when the ex-
plosion of the electric carbonator on
the soda fountain blew out the valves,
tore the feed hose from the apparatus,
and sent it hurting past Kerr's head
with the force of a catapault, where it
Embedded itself in the wall back of
him. The metal connection on the hose
Just grazed the cOnfectioner's right
temple as it whizzed past, the force
of the blow stunning him into partial
insensibility. Angelus Coin, who was
standing at his partners side, assisted
the injured man to his feet, and al
though weak and frightened, Kerr was
able to continue his work about the
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
SECOND HAND MAN
HELD FOR LARCENY

Edward Simmons, one OF the propri-
etors of the Simmons & White sec
ond hand store. was arrested yester-
day on complaint of W. H. Carlos, a
negro, who charges Simmons with
larceny. The case is in the court of
Justice c. J. Schroeder. 1t is SEIZED
uled for hearing next Monday morn
ing. Simmons was released on $500
bonds. Carlos alleges that he took a
new suit to the second hand store sew
eral weeks ago and pawned it, receiv-
ing s. on the suit. He did not receive
a ticket for the articles and when he
returned TO secure the clothing, learn
ed that it had been sold or misplaced.
Further, he learned that someone else
was in charge of the store. Carlos al
leges larceny as a result. II is stated
that Simmons advanced money on the
clothing, thereby effecting pawn. I'm
der the statutes, a pawn shop must be
licensed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
CITY FUNDS LESS
THAN EXPECTED

The appropriation schedule for the
ensuing year is being made up by Com
missioner NJ. T. Rudgren, and accord
ing TO figures secured thus far, some
OF the improvements which were IN
der contemplation, will have to be
postponed for another year because OF
the lack OF sufficient funds. Just
which improvements will be sighted
during the coming year is not known
thus far, though il is intimated tns/
the bluff fire station will be pushed N
to the future again. II is probable that
the fire department appropriation will
be ample TO provide for the purchase
of the lot for the station. Some i'm
provements which were planned for
the other departments will have to be
abandoned because of the curtailing
of the appropriations. Commissioner
Rudgren will have a list of the finan-
cial transactions of the city during the
last year, completed within a short
time.
The saloon license revenue will be
somewhat less for this period than the
last because of the fact that certain
saloons will not be granted new Ii
censes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
Tells How Late Philanthropist DIR. s-
- Pearsons, Helped Him Through College

The life of Justice George A Cooke
of the Illinois supreme court, is per
haps as fun of heart stories as crowd in
to the experiences of the average man.
Justice Cooke, as is known, had about
as hard a path laid out for him when
he became old enough TO realize the
serious problems of life as il was pos
sible to conceive. Life has always
been serious to me-" he said one day
long before he thought of being
candidate for the supreme court 4
missed all the funny side of ii because
it was case of struggle for an eXis-
and now newspaper man down in
Quincy has dug up a timely little anec-
dote, aprOpos of the death of the fam
GUS philanthropist Dr. D. X Pearsons,
who helped A colleges in a states and
no end OF young men to acquire an ed
ucation. Justice Cooke was talking
with a number of friends in Quincy
Saturday night about how DR.. Pear
sons, the news of whose death ne had
just read, had helped him through col
lege. Yet, said Cooke, DR.. Pearsoas
did not know himself Of what he had
done for me until I told him about
it many years after. 1t happened that
about year and half ago, | went
to Chicago with a number Of Aledo
people to see if We could get Dr.
Pearsons to help us out with our en-
dowment fund for William and Vashti
college, and when l was introduced to
DR.. PearsOns as a member of the su-
preme court of Illinois, | took occasion
TO remark, if it had not been you,
DR.. Pearsons, | guess l never would
have been here, at least l would not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

have been lawyer, much less a
judge
ITO which DR.. Pearsons asked how
l made that out and then | told him,
how had been enabled to get my edu-
cation in law at Knox college through
the aid of the fund he had given that
institution. | was trying to work my
way through college, and was putting
IN all the time | could spare in doing
janitor service and any odd jobs
could get, and still | was behind, and
was almost discouraged when l was
told of the PearsOns FUND to aid de-
serving college students. | found that
/ could borrow to the extent of $500
from the fund of $4,000 which the
college had at 3 per cent on long time
notes on recommendation of the facul-
ty, and | was so fortunate as to get
the maximum amount of the loan to
any one individual, which was $500 in
two notes of $3.50, to be paid when /
could earn it on leaving college. That
money with what / could earn on the
side put me through Knox college. |
borrowed $3.50 in the year IS9O-91 and
$3.50 in the year 1912. and it took
me three years after | left school to
pay it back out of my practice. But
1t was the first debt l paid, and the
faculty did not crowd me. | have no
doubt that MANY another young man
has been aided by the magnificent
beneYOlenCe of DR.. PearsOns."
A newspaper man overheard Justice
Cookies narrative, and made the story
of it that appears above.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
SUMMONS COMES
FOR MRS. WHITNEY

A long, sweet life came 70 an end
this morning when Mrs Katherine E.
Whitney. wife Of Captain A. J. Whit
ney, 217 Fifteenth street, passed 10 the
world beyond Mrs. Whitney had been
in poor health for six months past.
The infrmities OF age-she was 70
years old-rendered her more sus-
cep-tible TO attack and she suffered a
congestion Of the brain. Death came
shortly before 9 o'clock.
Mrs. Whitney was born in Canada.
There she spent her girlhood. Her
marriage to Captain Whitney, one Of
the best known of the Mississippi
river contractors Of his day, took place
at Burlington 45 years ago. Twenty
years ago the couple moved TO this
city and here they made their home.
Four children were born, Of whom two
survive, Arthur and Wilbur, both
grown to manhood now.
The quiet, modest, sympathetic little
woman had made a host of friends
during her long residence in this city,
who will grieve to hear Of her death.
She was a faithful member Of Trinity
Episcopal church
Private funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock from
the residence, conducted by Rev. Gran
Vile II. Sherwood of Trinity church.
Burial will take place at Chippiannock
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
BOY THROWS ROCK
THROUGH CAR WINDOW

As westbound Elm street car No.
276 was passing Twenty-third street
on Sixth avenue at 2:30 this after
noon, the small son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Castetter, 544 Twenty-third
street, ran out of the yard and pick
ing up stone threw it directly at
the car. The rock crashed through
one of the rear windows, the falling
glass just missing one of the passen-
gers. The conductor stopped the car
within a few feet of the scene of the
throwing, and the boy, fearing that
he was about to be pursued, ran into
the house. The matter was reported
70 the company by the conductor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
WOMAN TAKES OUT A
LICENSE FOR SALOON

Mrs. William Fink, widow of the late
William Fink, is the first of the sa-
loon operators of the city to secure a
saloon license for the ensuing six
months. During his life time, Mr.
Fink prided himself on being the first
TO secure a new license, and his widow.
who has taken over the operation of
the dram shop, sought to keep up that
reputation. She is the only woman in
Rock Island who possesses a saloon Ii
cense, and in fact, is the only one who
has ever taken out d license in this
city