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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Corn Men Reflect Abbott.

Urbana, Jan. pa. N Abbott Of
Morrison was elected president of the
Illinois Corn Growers and Stockmen's
association for the fourth time yester-
day. H. ]. Sconce of Sidell and Ralph
M. Ainsworth of Mason City were
elected vice president and secretary.
The agricultural meetings at the state
university Will close today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
To Catch tho Boys.

"The writer's of schoolbooks have no
sense. They ought to make the sub
jects interesting"
But they couldn't do that with arith-
metic. 1t is dry from its nature"
"They couldn't, hey? What's the mat
ter with making the problems all in
the percentages of the baseball rec
OrdsT"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

Roosevelt and Deneen continue to be
silent as 10 their political views. They
may he of the opinion that silence now
will prevent embarrassment next No
yember
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Progressive Matrimony,

"See the lady with the red, red hairT
Eyes"
"She had chance to marry two mil
lionaires"
what did she do about it?"'
married them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

bla church yesterday The occasion
marked the first anniversary of Dean
John P. Quinn, formerly of Peoria.
who has spent 49, 900 on the church in
the last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Chicago Priests at Ottawa.

Ottawa, Jan. 26.-Bishop E. N. Dunno
OF Peoria and rs priests from Chicago
and other Illinois cities of Illinois at
tended the rededication of st. Colum-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Humor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
D. DUNCAN ~. SMITH

TT often seems too bad to spoil a good
spender for the sake of making
poor economizer, but that's one Of life's
little tragedies.
A bluff is as good as the real thing
when 1t is any good at all.
One reason why we are always 50
Sorry for ourselves is because Ii is
Job that we like to see well done.
The fellow who can say that he never
told lie and get away with it has had
lots of practice.
It's queer that the fellows who go up
In flying machines find it so hard to
keep their courage up.
You do not have to be an accom-
plished equestrian in order to ride
hobby.
Look out for your friends. Your en-
emies will take care Of themselves.
1t is hard to understand some people
and not worth the trouble.
We would like to be in fashion If 1t
were stylish to be comfortable.
Our severest critics are sometimes
those who never say word.
One Of the best ways to cure insom-
MIA is to turn over and go to sleep.
A man may be full of hot air and
still suffer from cold feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

in and says they shall not have it.
Apparently it makes small difference
to Mr.. Taft whether the people know
what they want or not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Learning the Lesson,

Italy isn't finding it so easy to lick
the Arabs as she thought the job would
be-"
mo; it has run into the flower of the
desert soldiery."
as that so?"
"Sure, the cream of Tartar"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Natural Results.

"He had a great time"
"Howf"
Sowing wild oats"
what is he doing nowT"
"Looking for harvest hands"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

A Washington scientist says he can
teach hens TO talk. He should begin
with Macbeth and teach them to say
'1ay on"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
One BIessinu

We think IL would be very fine,
But that 1ye cannot. thankful be us,
IN every outline and design
Just see ourselves as others see US
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

To escape the steam roller, Hitch.
cock says he is strong for Taft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

Senator Culhersou is evidently in
line for life membership in the Oyster
Bay Ananias club-formerly Of Wash
ington, d. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Jan. 26 in American
History

1S71-George Ticknor, author, died in
Boston; born there 1871.
1Se9-Augustus II. Garland, eX-attOr-
ney general Of the United States,
died: born 1893.
i907-Rev. Henry Martyr Field, cler-
gyman and author. former editor
of the New York Evangelist died:
born 1922.
Budapest-Archduke Joseph, grand
nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph,
was operated upon Thursday for an
za2pdteitis-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

Have you weak throat? II 80. you
cannot be too careful. You cannot
begin treatment too early. Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is always the harder to cure
If you will take Chamberlain Cough
Remedy at the outset you will be
saved much trouble. Sold by all drug
sists-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

Governor Hadley says he has had no
idea of being a candidate for vice
president. But what if Hadley had?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

Straw vote takers are making hay
while the hysteria prevails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
$4,000 Fire at Mason

Effingham. Jan. 26.-F'ire destroyed
block of buildings at Mason, 10 miles
south of here, causing damage of more
than $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
VIII Pray for s1no oon EunA

WIN FIsJ TOT 9lOO'OOO Fund.
Crbana, Jan. %. - Congregational
churches all over Illinois will offer
prayers next Sunday for the success
of the movement to raise funds for a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Saw IL and Didn't.

OoV Fk eTIN DIOII Is
Ever see a London fog?"
"Oh, yes"
what did II look likeT
81 couldn't see it for the fog"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
Chance For a Runner

"a good liar needs a good memory"
Eyes, or a good pair of legs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

James Bronson Reynolds, assistant
district attorney in New York. de-
clareS big cities consnire TO ruin
their youth he 10 q student Of So
cial reformA Cheap boarding houses
are blamed. among other things, in
his arratgnment Of conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily ana weekly at 1873
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill len.
tered At the postofnce as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Member of the Associated
Press.
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

TERMs.-Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year IN advance.
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made to the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
instance where It is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
All communications OF s-gumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attsrhed for publica-
ton No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones in all departments: Central
Union, West 145 and 1145; Union Elec-
trio. 5145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

A bluff is as good as the real thing
when 1t Is any good at all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

We would like to be in fashion If 1t
were stylish to be comfortable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

Our severest critics are sometimes
those who never say a word.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

One reason why we are always so
sorry for ourselves is because it is
Job that we like to see we'll done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

One Of the best ways to cure insom-
mia is to turn over and go to sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
HOUSES SOLD IN THREE
WARDMAN OPERATIONS
Shannon & Luchs Sell Homes
on Sherman Avenue, Spring
Road and High View.

-Four sales Of wardsnan houses were
made this week by the real estate arm
OF Shannon & Luchs, the houses trans
ferred being IN three different develop
mert operations which A6r. wardman
is now conducting.
In the Sherman avenue tract, which Is
bounded by Columbia road, Harvard
street, Sherman avenue and Georgia ave-
nue.. the residences at 29O7 and 2917 Sher-
man avenue were sold to Mrs. Octayia
b. Wilkinson and =. s. Brown, respec-
lively. The first half of this operation
is now nearing completion. and when It
has been entirely finished Or. Warddnan
will have built liz houses on the property.
Mrs. Wilkinson and Mr.. Brown paid
$3.50 each for their homes. Each house
contains six rooms and bath.
Mrs. Annette w. Rissler purchased the
two-Story stx-room dwelling at 1866
Spring road at a price of 5000. This
house Is part Of Mr.. Wardmans project
on Spring road.
In the High View section the sale. was
made to Mrs. Lena J. Hangliter OF the
twO-story. Ax-rOom and bath house at
1872 Rhode Island avenue The oonsid-
Grafton In this transaction was $3.975.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
PHILLIES TRADE TITUS.
Veteran Goes to Boston Nationals lin
Exchange for Outfelder Miller.

PHILADELPHIA. June 22.-The Phil
lies have traded John Titus, one OF the
veteran members OF the team. to the
Boston National League club for Out
fielder Miller. The trade is reported TO
have been made on even terms, no cash
being paid by either team. The ex-
changed players will report at once
Titus has been with the Phillies since
1903 and has been playing almost regu-
larly ever since. Titus came here from
the Connecticut League. where he made a
reputation as a slugger. He has always
been among or very close to the 300 class
hitters each year and Is considered ono
OF the best 'sun fielders'' in either league
His weakness is inability TO think quickly
and his work on the bases has been the
cause Of many attacks from the fanA> He
is player of extremely steady habits
and is considered to be we'll flxed finan-
cially. Last year he broke bis leg in a
game against st. Louis on the home
grounds and was out of the game almost
all season. This year he has not shown
up to his usual form and was replaced by
Cravath during the recent series here.
His batting average for forty five games
this year is .263.
r. Miller. who comes 10 the Philues.
was the second leading hatsman Of the
National League last year. having an
average OF 1893 for 146 games. and was
second to Hans Wagner In the race for
championship honors He was also ono of
the leading base-stealers. with thirty-two
to his credit. Last year Miller and Her
zog quit the Boston team and refused to
play again unless their salaries were In
creased. Later Herzog was traded 10
New York and Miller and the club came
to terms. He and Herxog were the main
stays OF the Boston team last year The
trade is considered an excellent ono for
the Phillies. as Miller IL q much faster
man than Titus, IL a heady ball player
and IL young. He has not done we'll this
year. but 1t IL believed he was diesatas-
fled In Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
RESIDENCES TO Be BUILT
ON WYOMING AVENUE
Capt. A. V. Lucas and R. H.
Liggett Acquire Sites
for New Houses.

One of the largest sales of the week
was made by Thomas J. Fisher & Co.,
Inc, for William H. Lynn Of New York
to Capt A. v. Lucas and Richard H. Lig-
gett. The former took title to lots SO3
and 804 and the north twenty feet Of lots
q. "a and % of square 2521. while the
latter took the south seventy feet Of lots
%. "a and % of the same square. This
property is located at the corner of Esd
street and Wyoming avenue, and 1t is
understood that both purchasers will i'm
prove their new holdings with fine resi-
dences
Macneil & Macneil have prepared plans
for the residence to be built for Mr. Lig-
gett- 1t will be of brick and stone trim
mings and Of the Tudor style of archi-
lecture. The house will contain fifteen
rooms and four baths. A stable and
garage will be built on the rear of the
lots, harmonizing in material and style
with the house. 1t is estimated that the
residence will cost over So 600, exclusive
of other improvements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
DYNAMITE FOR BODYBUILDING
Explosive Found to Be Ready Agent
in Highway Construction,

BODYBUILDING with dynamite as a main
agent was accomplished in the construc-
ton of a side-hill road 1900 feet long
near Nevada City. Cal. According to S..
II. Brockunier. general manager of the
Erie Consolidated Mines Company, the
work was carried on by a crew Of eight
men. using 40 per cent dynamite. Yer
teal holes five feet deep were driven
along the upper side and so charged as
to move the earth as much as possible
toward the down-hill side In this way
picking was eliminated and shoveling was
largely reduced. Fallen trees were split
with dynamite and used for building an
eight-foot corduroy road across a con-
siderable stretch of swamp land The
work required eight days to complete.
and on completion 5000 pound load was
hauled over 1t without difficulty, and
since then 1t has been used steadily The
cost of labor was $2O2 and of material
s64. making total of 1894. or about 10
cents per lineal foot for an eight-foot
road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
NEW RESIDENCES PLANNED.
Two Buyers Will Improve Recently
Purchased Properties

Thomas ]. Fisher & Co. Inc, report the
sale to DR.. ]. Franklin Jameson Of the
Carnegie Institution Of a tract contain
ing about four and half acres, formerly
the property of E. w. S. and Mary L. B.
Tingle. The property is east of Connect
cut avenue. on line with the extension
of Fessenden street. and adjoins the
home of Day.5 8. CARL. vice president
of the Capital Traction Company It is
understood that DR.. Jameson will I'm
prove the property and use 1t as a sum-
mer home.
Row W. Champion has purchased
through the same firm a seventy five-foo
lot on the south side of Huntington
street. west of 39th street. in Chevy
Chase Heights Mr.. Champion has al
ready had plans drawn for a residence
to be erected on the site, and work soon
will be started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22

properties being taken IN part payment
by the owners Of the apartment house.
Franklin T. Sanner and William A. Hill.
The Holland apartment house was built
about two years ago 1t is four stories
in height and contains sixteen apart
ments, which command a rental varying
from $50 to $3.50 each, the total rental
income being s6,324 a year. The price
at which the building was taken by Capt.
Lemly was not stated. but the building
has been on the market at q valuation
Of $50, 500. It is understood that Capt.
Lemly purchased the property as an in
vestment.
Located on the north side of u street
between 18th and 10Th streets, the Hol-
land apartment is on the same square
with several fine houses. among them be-
ing the Chinese embassy. It Is almost
opposite Oak Crest Villa. The apartment
stands on a lot fifty feet front and 1O4
feet deep The building is well construct
ed. being largely of steel and cement
freproof construction. The transaction
was conducted through the real estate
office of l.. w. Groome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
FINE RESIDENCE SOLD.
G. H. Butler, Supreme Court Re.
porter, Buys Home on 10Th Street

Charles Henry Butler reporter OF the
Supreme Court OF the United States, has
purchased from Mrs. b. W. Tyler OF An
niston, Ala. the residence at 1890 10th
street northwest The house contains
about eighteen rooms and four baths, and
has q frontage Of thirty-seven feet on
10Th street. Harry v. Bouic & Co., real
estate brokers. negotiated the transaction,
Mr.. Butler paying about $4,000 for the
property.
It is announced as the new owner s
plan to build an addition to the residence
tO.be used as a library, while the base
ment Of the new wing will be fitted as
a garage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
SALE ANNOUNCED Of
HOLLAND APARTMENTS
Structure at 1925 U Street
Purchased by Capt. Henry
R. Lem|y.

One of the important real estate trans
actions of the week involved the Holland
apartment house. at 1925 L street north
west. which was purchased by Capt Hen
~ r. Lemly. In exchange for the prop
erty Capt. Lemly gave title to the resi-
dences at 2O31 o street, 1903 21st street
and 2S25 18th street northwest, these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
Browning's Birthplace.
rom the London Chronicle.

TO Camberwell In search Of tho poet's
birthplace will be unable 20 fnd g. HIM.
over cottage. Southampton street. -
scarcely even q memory. Tor the whole
place has been rebuilt n was = Han
over Cottage. however. that ByUvnmg
wrote his first poems-at the age Of Avel
''The first composition was ever guilty
Of" he wrote to Elisabeth Bafreee was
something In imitation Of Ossisn. whom
I had not read. but conceived tnrOagh
two or three scraps In other books.
never can recoilect not writing rhymes,
hut I knew they were nonsense 0Won
then; this. however. thought exeeeding-
~ well of. and laid up for poOte9iky
l could not have been ave YoA4D
old. that's one consolatloA,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22

I Goodman. Toe Kaufman, G. H. Reizen-
stein, Max Oppenheimer and Edgar kaur-
| man.
\ ing the largest fish and the greatest num-
| Der of them and the other members call
him lucky" His performance last sun
| day was merely repetition OF what ne
had done on many prior occasions.
He had to catch the big fish of the
day. a four-and-a-quarter-p pound bass. and
get seven Of the seventeen fish caught by
| the party one of the nine anglers COM
mented.
There was a time when bass fishermen
| thought 1t was necessary to go to distant
| points to catch a few small-mouth black
| bass. and 1t was only those who could
| afford to spend several dollars for
days cutting who were able to enjoy the
| sport.
| but" said Charles G. Barteman.
| there are plenty Of bass right near home
now The river in the vicinity Of Syca-
more Island is good enough for me. and
it's only question of selecting the good
spots
Early this week Charles julius and
Otto Barteman fished in the ''parlor"
| and near Chain bridge for rockfish. They
landed a dozen rockf1sh. five Mississippi
catfish and few yellow perch.
Sergt W. E. Abbott of the Engineer
Corps and Patrick Riordan were among
| the anglers who f1shed the Virginia side
| of the river above Great Falls. Both are
| fond OF the sport and have fished every
part OF the Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers Riordan having brought home
| about as many bass as any other angler.
Sunday was my hoodoo day., said
Riordan when he returned from the days
outing. but Sergt. Abbott was lucky
The sergeant landed a bass that weighed
four and three-quarter pounds. the larg-
est Of the catch in that vicinity Sun
day. and the catch was witnessed by
Sidney Kaufman, who had caught a
the day. Five smaller bass were caught
by the sergeant.
Maj. Richard Sylvester, game warden
Of the District, who has taken SO active
river is filled with bass this season.
THE bass seem to be more plentiful
than ever before" the game warden
fishermen are catching them"
While at Harpers Ferry few days
ago Maj. Sylvester was told of a remark
able catch made by James Ransom. The
flies on his lima His remarkable feat
was in catching two bass at a time. one
weighing about one and half pounds
and the other about pound.
Two dozen members OF the Runaway
Club went to Quantico last Sunday
aboard the Gamble. Eugene Sanders, the
president, having charge of the outing,
and Mack Sparrough seeing to the CATCH
ing Of fish to keep the wolf from the door,
Both made good.'' voted the two
dozen.
AS soon as the boat was anchored OF
Quantico. Sparrough and others had their
lines overheard, and before dinner time
! they had caught more than 200 white
perch.
Charles Porter and two friends were on
| tho river above Great Falls for q week
end outing and the with
other anglers there that day, they landed
good strings OF bass. Porter caught
twenty-nine and his friends each landed
ten.
John w. Hurley had an of day Sunday.
Instead of going to Great Falls. where
everybody caught fish. he went to Viewer
ton. He labored hard all day, and was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
1911 II st. NV
Sales Department.

forced to conclude that the bass In that
section had taken day or He landed
only two fish,
'They must have come down tho river
Saturday night" said the angler. when
he learned Of the big catches made at
Great Falls.
Tuesday Joe Fletcher. fishing this SIDE
the Chain bridge, caught a rockfish that
weighed sixteen pounds, and another
weighing four pounds. Thursday his
brother George beat him. getting hsh
weighing seventeen pounds. He also
caught several smaller fish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
Will Remodel Building

The estate Of E Carroll Morgan has
sold to e. b. johnson the property at 918
r street northwest. Mr.. Johnson plans
to remodel the building and use 1t for
business purposes The consideration was
not stated. but is believed to have been
in the neighborhood of $4,000 The sale
was made through the Office of Thomas
j. Fisher & Co., Inc.