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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
Aledo Saturday and have gone t
housekeeping.

Mrs. Z. Stocker, who has beeA
spending a few days here with DR..
and Mrs. A. c. Sells, left Thursday for
her home In MacOmb~
Rev. Frank Swenson has gone to
Boise, Idaho, to make a visit with
relatives. From there he will go to
Portland, Ore, TO visit his brother,
Charles SwensOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
DISTORTED HISTORY.
Napoleon's Downfall as Recorded In a
Russian Textbook.

Russian Textbook.
Reasons of church. state or other
policy have frequently caused the schol-
ars OF one country to tamper with the
history of another with which it has
been intimately connected. A curious
instance of such distortion Of French
history was that found in a Russian
textbook used in all Russian public
schools and edited by n great Rus
sian scholar. Hov8iski. The following
may be cited as an Illustration:
Louis XVI was good and peaceful
king. After a long and famous reign
in which he was most happy in his
choice of minister Of finance he died
quietly in Paris. beloved by all his
people. His death was caused by q
hemOrrhage.
THE successor of Louis XVI. was his
son. Louis XVII. During his reign the
brave royal army commanded by Cen
eral Napoleon Bonaparte captured the
larger part of the European continent
for the French crown. But the faith
less Napoleon showed tendencies to-
ward misuslng his power and was sus-
pectcd of harboring dishonest schemes
against the legitimate ruler. With the
help of his majesty the emperor and
autocrat Of all the Russias. his plans
were frustrated. and he was deprived
OF all his possessions, honors and rights
TO a pension. He was then exiled to
the island of St Helena. where he
died."-Chicago Record Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
.POSLAM SOAP
PURGSIAND BEST
ron HE SKIN

Poslam Soap for daily use, toilet and
D&tn, Is superior ~ al OIners as
means OF Improving tno COIor anu
texture OI tue shIA, assuring !I5 con-
unued health.
AaakoS hands soft
SOUIlOS tender skin
TIOIeCIS against disease.
BSauuueS Inc complexion.
TUsIeIn soap obtains It's extraordin-
airy beneficial virtues through It's med
ICation ~iLh FOslam. the famous Rkln
remedy-lusal as the active Iactor OF
q soap Every cleansing operation
with koslam soap thus becomes y pos
iIlye source OF healthfulness.
PoSIam soap IS 50 pure that It may
be used in me mouth Tor cleansing
teeth and gums. IL is especially adap-
ted Tor use on tender sktn-soothing
and delightful. Best and safest fOa
babys bath AN aid In eradioating
dandruff. and greatly beneficial when
ever scalp difficulties exist
IN appearance, color and scent Pos
lam Soap Is the aristocrat of soaps. SO
superior In every quality that q trial
leads 70 It's continued use. The cake
is unusually large and lasting: price,
25 cents. For sale by A. ]. Riess, n
". Steiner, II. o. Rolls and all drug
gists.
For free sample OF Poslam Soap
write to the Emergency Laboratories.
20 West Twenty-flfth street, New York
City
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
APPROACHING Badness MAY Be
CHECKED By using NEWDRO'S HERPICIDE

fluffy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18

ness is not a disease, and hence
does not permit OF e cure. II lie
a result Invariably 20 be traced
20 the dSHdrun germ. and Il the
condition has become chronic.
that ". Il there IS complete afro
ply Of tho hair foillclcs. a cure"
is Absolutely Impossible.
Approaching badness. indi-
Gated by falling hair. may be
checked and II The hair toliiclsS
are not dead the hair may be in
duced aEnln 20 grow.
This Is accomplished BY reg
ular applications Of Newbro's
Horp!cids. which cleahsss the
scalp and kilis the dsndruff
EsrIa. The destruction Of the
germ stops the accumulation OF
scarf sc,n aud thus eliminates
the most common enemy 70
beautiful hair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18

exported and Of foreign goods brought
August completed an eight month
period during which Americas busi-
ness with other nations increased
$3.50, 100000 on the import side and
s150,000,000 on the export side over
any other year in the country's his
tory.
For the eight months the export bus
417,0O0,00O and the import business
s1,1SS, O0O,o 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
dbsentminded, "nnd be sure. above ev-
srything else. TO chew II thoroughly"
philadelphia Times.

Not minute should be lost whom a
child shows symptoms of Group, Cham,
beraln's Cough Remedy given al soon
as the child becomes noarse. OF even
after tho oroupy cough appears. will
prevent the attack. sold by ali drug
giSts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18

kept CleGu, Tree from OHuuEuu
and in a healthy condition. The
superior merits Of Herpicide as
e hair preservative and beauti-
fer are well known and It re-
oeives the highest endorsements
from professional men. stage
folk and the best people every
where.
Newbro's Herpicide is sold at
all toilet goods counters In so
cent and 800 sizes. Your dealer
viii guarantee 1t TO do all that ia
claimed or refund your money.
Applications obtained at all first
class barber shops and hair
dressing parlors.
Send 10 cents in postage or
silver TO cover cost Of packing
and mailing. 20 the Herpicide
Co., Dept. s. Detroit. Mich, fas
& sample bottle and valuable
booklet on the care Of the hair.
Young & EcCombs Coopera-
tive store. special agents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
Taking Every Precsution.

In a state Of convalescence Yves,
Philadelphia man became hungry
When his physician visited him the
man said. Doctor, I'm as hungry as 4
bear. but from what you tell me
mustn't eat anything"
quite correct" replied the physi.
clan. who is inclined to be somew nat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
RECORD IN FOREIGN TRADE
Amorica's Business with Other Nations
increases $3.50. 900 900.

Washington. Sgt. 1S-Thc foreign
commerce Of the United StGtos touch
ID a new high record during August.
both IN the value VI American goods
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18

VIII Add to Plant.-Bids on project
ed additions to the pumping plant at
East Moline were submitted before
the council of that city at q regular
meeting Monday night. Representa-
tives of Fairbanks, Morse & Co., of
Chicago, and of the Rock Island Bridge
& Iron company of Rock Island sub
ruitted the only figures. In view of
the fact that bids as advertised were
without complete specifications, James
c McDowells motion was carried that
the matter be taken up further with
the representatives OF the two bidding
firms before awarding the contract.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
DAVENPORT

Licensed 20 wed-Frank F. Betty,
Davenport, and Jessie Z. Bigsby, Dav-
export; Earl Terry, Davenport, and
erona Grant Bettendorf; Charles VIII
liams. Davenport, and Mary z. Pattsr-
son, Davenport; Elmer ". Lukavsky,
Davenport, and Cecilia V. Hid, Dav-
export.
Secures DlVorce-On the grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment Mrs.
Alice Cummings was yesterday grant
ed q decree Of divorce from her hus-
band. Frank Cummings. The app.ica-
ton was heard before Judge Barker
and the plaintiff was represented by
Attorney W. @. Mott
Drain Near Completlon-The first
section Of the west end storm drain
has been completed. Yesterday the
contractors removed their working
materials from the Davie street sec
ton Of tho big storm drain system
and are now engaged on the work In
Howell and Division streets. The
work on Davie street, which has been
under way for the past two weeks, is
the first 10 be completed under Goa
tract and indicates that the entire sys-
TEN win be installed not later than
Nov. 1.
Reset District Docket-The docket
for the September term OF the dis
trict court was called again this morn
ing at 9 o'clock This was the second
calling OF the docket for the present
term. The reading was for the pur-
pose OF resettiDg the list of cases
and dating those which will be ready
for trial early in the term. There are
so cases IA the docket for this term
and in view Of the fact that the Jury
reports Monday, the first OF the jury
cases viii have 70 be set for trial.
Moose Have 800 Members-witht the
100 candidates that will be initiated
Thursday evening al Prosperity hall.
the Moose lodge viii have more than
500 members, making It the largest
fraternal lodge in Davenport. The
Moose order ever since its iastalla-
ton in this city has been Initiating
large classes OF from As 70 100 candi-
dates. Tho class Thursday evening
will be the largest that has ever been
taken in. Between 100 and 10 new
members Will be adopted az the cere.
mony. NJ the 500 members that the
lodge viii boast. more than 900 have
been tlltiatsd since the FIRST OF the
year. under the open charter An
enormous number OF the members is
expected 20 attend the adoption. and
preparations have been made 20 ac-
oommodHte them by renting the upper
han in the building After the mi
tiatory work is finished. the members
VIII have a social session aad smoker.
and Il Is for this session that the
upper hall has been engaged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18

Want Fire Professionalism insure
TO the territory in question a better
class OF buildings, business men on
Fifteenth street between Thirteenth
end Sixteenth avenues are circulating
a petition which is addressed to the
city commission and which asks that
the territory be included within Mo-
lines fire limits. The FIRE limits at
present extend south only 10 Seventh
avenue. II is proposed to create a
separate bluff fire district, to extend
between the avenues named and to
include a half block on either side OF
Fifteenth street Merchants and bust
ness men of this territory have been
developing bluff business center that
yearly grows more imposing. Some
excellent business buildings have been
erected and It Is to prevent the cree
ton of cheap or unsightly structures
r. the future that action on the part
Of the commissioners is to be asked.
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breaker. Not only should all intermesh-
ing gears be plainly marked so that once
dismounted they can be reaSsemoled IN
the same relation. but the owner should
be able to discover for himself. without
expert assistance, whether the adjustment
between the gearing and the last Dit OF
mechanism which 1t drives Is correct
With such knowledge in mind. it, Is o
good plan to practice by testing out the
motor every time 1t comes back from the
repair shop.
The eyes of the motoring world will
once more be focused on the state OF
New Jersey following the Introduction
last week of a license reciprocity bill.
supplementary to the automobile law OF
1905, providing for reciprocity with other
states as advocated by motorists gen
orally. The bill was introduced by AS
any automobile duly registered In an
other state or territory and conspicuously
displaying it's registration number may
be operated in New Jersey for a reriod
calendar year. or. for two or more
periods the total of which shall not ex-
coed fifteen days, without taking out
license in New Jersey. y similar provl-
sion is made concerning the drivers OF
such cars, the bill requiring that reci-
procity privileges be extended to resi-
dents of such states only as grant the
same privileges to residents of New
Jersey.
.he sale of tive-ton Pierce-Arrow
truck to the j. Maury Dove Coal Com
pany, Inc, was announced last week
This company now operates its business
to great extent with motor trucks hav-
ing in service at the present time
Mack, Packard and White truck. About
ten days ago an order was placed for
five additional Packard trucks of three
tons capacity, while the latest order is
for five-ton truck, making fleet OF
nine huge trucks for its delivery de-
partment
Ed E. Terry, Washington motor
list, Is enjoying the balmy climate OF
Georgia, where, he went several days
Il * :. \
An announcement of interest today Is
that Of the H. v. Hazel Company, manu-
facturers and refinfshers Of automobile
bodies. Under their new. "Seal-coat Proc
ess'' the work Of refinishing bodies
having already eliminated one-half the
time, the Arm now states that 1t is
enabled to eliminate one-half the cost.
Another feature of the announcement is
composed of II. V. Hazel. for number
of years with Brewster Of New York,
and Walter r. Carpenter Of this city,
both we'll known in the motoring world.
Charles M. Storm, manager of the Hud-
son Sales Agency. announced yesterday
that the firm name in the future will be
known as the Storm Motor Car Company.
ago on pleasure trip.
x x x <
The Pope- Automobile Company Of
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invariable during the progress OF fire.
especially in the winter season. would be
entirely eliminated with the adoption OF
motor-driven apparatus. such a scene
was presented last Sunday evening at the
stable fire on New York avenue, when fully
fifty fire horses were required TO stand
around in the snow, siush and Ice until
the fire was extinguished. Although pro-
vided with all of the comforts possible
under conditions which prevailed at the
time, still there was apparent suffering
from the cold to greater or less extent.
This Is still another argument IN favor
of the motor-driven apparatus. 1t Is not
because of lack of love for the horse-for
nearly everybody loves horse-but 1t Is
because of the rapid pace with which the
business world is, moving at the present
day, which demands a swifter- moving We
hicle in covering the ground and arriving
at the scene of fires before they gain any
great Roadway. The horse has performed
his duty efficiently in the past. and in or
der to maintain the efficiency of the fire
apparatus in the various municipalities in
the future the horse is fast being rele-
gated to the background and the motor
driven vehicle being substituted.
#s = =
Fred c. Parsons of New York and H.
W. Marshall, well known motorist of
this city, have associated themselves IN
the automobile business under the name
of the Marshall Parsons Company, and
will handle the IS G. W cars in the
National Capital Mr.. Parsons for sew
eral years past has been eng aged in sell
ing high-grade foreign and Amer can
cars. Mr.. Marshall has been identified
with the taxicab business and is eX-
perienced in the motor car industry.
The IS. q. v" cars are built in five
passenger touring car type, runabouts,
four-passenger close-coupled cars. landau
broughams, six-paSSenger iandau1ets and
six-pasSenger limouSines. The motto are
cast en- bloc and rated at 22.5 horsepower
The cars are equipped with four speeds
and reverse. with the bodies of aluminium
X
A 1912 Pullman 4-"4O," ffve-passenger
touring car. fully equipped. was delivered
last week to Henry Wahl. The car is
finished in light blue and is the first Of
the new models.
In view of the large size motors in the
automobile fire engines in service in the
New York fire department and the
heavy compression, the entire outfit has
been equipped with Disco self-starters.
Some of the largest motors are rated as
high as 126 horsepower, which is neces-
sary in view of the fact that the motors
are used for pumping water after arriv
ing at the scene Of a fire.
X * * II
According to William R Emerson OF
the firm OF Emerson & Orme It is
the desire Of the public to be up-to-date-
no matter what the cost-that is re-
sponsible for the most of the first year 8
depreciation in electrics. He says that
the majority OF the electrics which are
practically as good as they ever were.
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and loss of road revenues. We need a
great deal Of reform in our methods of
handling road revenues, and in this re-
spect the knowledge and experience OF
the men who are trained In matters OF
finance can be of great help. =.
Just as an illustration of the effect OF
good roads on local securities, contin-
ued Mr.. McCsung. Il Have been informed
that in the Shenandoah valley the banks
rarely make ,oaris on real estate unless
it is located on a pike. SO closely has
the idea Of a. good road and good Sc
culity become associated. A phase or the
read situation bug little noticed was
brought out some years ago by Il. u.
Dun & Co. in a review of trade condi-
lions, in which they stated that the>strin-
gency in the money market was more
largely due to SLOW collections because
of impossible roads rather than any
form OF commercial unsoundness."
49, -
c. p. Cary, service engineer of the
Peerless truck department., was a visitor
here last week. During his stay he was
the guest of James j. Flynn. manager Of
the Zeil Motor Car Company.
". W. Gibbs and Bert Robertson mo-
tored through the snow and ice last
Thursday to Stauntoh, Va. The route
was via Frederick and Hagerstowfa,
thence down the valley to their gdestina-
ton. .szs. ,.t.s.sf ...lz.Js
c. Royce Hough, representative Of the
CONNER truck. spent several days in the
National Capitat last week. visiting
friends and relatives.
c. Y. auckland. sales agent for the
Pruden system garage, left Friday on
a southern trip, to be gone about ten
days. After superintending the construc
ton of several searchlight buildings at
Fort Monroe, Va, he will leave for At
lanta, Ga.
A report coming from England states
that a new tire is about to be placed on
the market. 1t is said that it will give
% per cent more service than any other
make manufactured at the present time
and that the tire can be produced and
sold for 40 per cent less than anything
manufactured heretofore.
The ingredients of this new tire are
still a secret but II Is known that rubber
is the base. and that scrap leather ground
rubber and other unknown materials I'M
der an extremely high pressure are used
in it's manufacture. The claim is made
that 1t is equally as resilient as the usual
type of tire OF today, and that In one re-
spect 1t is even more so, for the reason
that 1t can be used with lower air pres
sure in the inner tube without resultant
damage to the casing. Tests made on the
famous Brooklands track near London,
that car Is quite as fast equipped with,
these tires as with the regular pneumatic.
Tests have been conducted for the past
two years. and the only point at which the
makers do not claim superiority Is with
reference to skidding. and on this point
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ability of purchasing additional apparatus
/ to be placed in service in the suburban
towns within the corporation limits
| Baltimore, recently babe farewell to the
horse-drawn fire engine, which was trans
ferred to the engine house at Towson,
Md. In its place new seventy horse,
stalled. The engine Is capable of making
sixty miles an hour, and has a pumping
capacity of $50 gallons of water minute.
This is the second automobile engine In
the county service
Indianapolis, Ind. recently invested APP
proXimately $4,000 In motor fire appa-
ratus. This amount will probably be
doubled within the next year for motor
: ment of that city. in speaking Of the
value Of the automobile fire engine, has
this to say:
1.-The auto as a fire engine is so much
horses that there is but one side to the
question. In every instance, in every de-
tail, the gasoline-driven wagons have
proved themselves as more economical,
In the first place the auto is faster. Speed
Is the measure by which the efficiency OF
the IRE department is judged. The auto
engines go from twenty to thirty miles an
hour while answering a call. The horse
teams cannot make this speed. We figure
that the auto covers four times as much
ground on a call as the horSe-drawn
vehicle When the alarm first reaches
the engine house a number of the most
precious moments in fire fighting are con-
sumed Harvesting UP horses. The auto
engine, kept in fine condition during the
leisure hours by the firemen. is ready on
the tinkle of the first alarm. Not an in
slant is lost. 1t is very much easier to
control the machine than it is the horses.
don't believe there is fireman working
for the city who could not learn to drive
a motor engine to fire at nearly top
notch speed. To drive three-horse team
of fire horses it takes knack, nerve and
experience. Even with these qualifica-
lions it is a difficult task. The horses
rear shy and are apt to stumble. An auto
kept in running condition, overhauled
every day, will never break down on a
run. 1t is safer to handle. safer to the
public. not so noisy and by it's superior
speed it increases the efficiency of the de-
partment so per cent"
10 snow the extent OF the automobile
ire engine building business. at the re-
cent exhibition Of fire apparatus at Mil
waukee there was hardly an exhibit OF
apparatus pulled by horses. The interest
of the large delegation of fire chiefs at
the convention was centered in the auto
mobile exhibit.
x X x <
The discomfort of the horses which is
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display of touring cars, runabouts,
limousines and coupes. 1t is quite prOba-
BILE that Commissioner Cuno III. Rudolph
will visit the show this week to examine
the various kinds OF motor vehicles used
for municipal work.
* i * !.
Prudent operators are accustomed to
guard against valve leakages resulting
from expansion of the valve stems. but
the opposite evil, namely, that resulting
from having too much clearance between
the end Of the stem and the tappet, is
not so frequently provided against. A
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but that their owners are not satisfied
unless they have the latest model. ana
are willing to pay the price to keep up
with the annually shifting automobile
procession.
The long period of cold weather in the
northern cities has brought out large
number of motor sleds OF more or less
ingenious type. Up to date the palm Tor
originality must be accorded to Frank
B. wins of indianapolis, whose sled is
not only the most ample In size but also
the most sensational in deeds and APP
pearance. Mr.. Willis started out by
equipping his Flanders 100 with runners
lot of fun with this rig, and cast about
to make his vehicle more commodious.
He secured an extra Flanders body Of
the Suburban type, front axle attached.
and jointed it to his own car. back to
back. The extreme rear end was mounted
on runners and coupled to a steering de-
vice. This allowed the rig to be whisked
around city streets on the same principle
as a hook and ladder truck. Five seats
were mounted on the peculiar body.
4 4 =
A 1912 Thomas 6-"4O'' torpedo touring
car was delivered Thursday to George
linn, a prominent resident OF Orange, Va
x !: ;: i
The latest motorists to receive their
1912 self-starting Cadillac cars are Oliver
Ricketson, a ffve-passenger touring car.
and w. G. Hill, a four-paSsenger tour
ing car. deliveries being made during the
past week.
Banks throughout the United States
are carefully studying the movement for
better roads, and many of them have
made inquiry of the American Associa-
ton for Highway Improvement, which Is
the Washington clearing house for the
road movement in the United States, for
information relating to the methods of
financing road improvement in various
sections of the country, and the effect
of such Improvement on values Of prop
erty and the volume Of business. Many
old calculations based upon values in
various sections have been completely
upset by the good roads movement. Lee
McClung, treasurer Of the United States.
who is also treasurer of the American
for Highway Improvement.
in an interview explains why the road
ton of financial institutions. Last year.
said Mr.. McClung, 1.-The expenditures for
road improvement aggregated $142, 600. 900
in the several states. A large part of this
great outlay was represented by state,
county and township bonds. Financial
of such magnitude must con-
Germ our banking institutions. If the Sc
curities are sound and the money realized
from them is expended wisely and eco
nomically in needed improvements, they
constitute excellent investments. 1t Is
quite evident that bankers should join
in the movement not merely for better
roads, but also for such efficient road adj
as will prevent wastefulness