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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24

cedar logs with their centers knock
ed out and the wooden tubes Joined to-
gether with bands of iron. He was
also engineer on the first train to
cross the lake trestle on the Illinois
Central right of way.
He opened a planning mill at the
northwest corner of Madison and Mar
ket streets, which burned in 1913.
Then he erected another mill at Canal
and Monroe streets. Mr.. Foss Joined a
party of gold seekers bound for Cali
fornia in 1S49. He returned Is months
later by way of the isthmus of Pan
anna, bringing the remains of his part
ner, Mr.. Coburn, who had been shot
in the gold fields.
His lumber yard at Canal and Van
Buren, streets was partly burned on
Saturday night preceding the big Chi.
cago fire in 1871, and was consumed
on the Sunday following. In 1854 he
and his brother Robert organized the
Peoples Gas, Light and Coke com
pany. Two years later he caused a
bill to be passed in the Illinois legisla
ture making the company's charter
perpetual. In 1873 he retired from &C
tive business life by selling out his
lumber interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
LIVED ON
~ raw EGGS
Mr.. Richards Experience With DIFF.
ferent Diets. Peaches and
ButtermiIk for Three Years.

Cecilton, Md.-Mr. George Richards,
Of this place, during the past IL years,
has probably tried more different diets
Than the average person would ever use
in lifetime.
What he has TO say about his expert
Eents, must therefore be highly interest
ing to anyone suffering from indigestion
or stomach troubles OF any kind.
He says: "For more than IL years,
suffered with stomach troubles, and
paid hundreds of dollars for doctor bills
and medicines. was also operated on
for piles.
Eiived on dried peaches ana buttermilk
for nearly three years. The only thing
that would not give me pain was raw eggs.
| was a physical wreck. | could moi
sleep, and was as near crazy as a man
could we'll be.
must say that after taking two 25-cent
packages OF Thedford's Biack-Draught,
1t did me more good than all | ever spent
for other medicines.
have been working daily on the farm
ever since, and | am as hard as iron"
This purely vegetable remedy has been
in successful use ior more than 10 years.
Tsyit- Blu! be sure that it's "lhedioId' 5. !"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
FORMS A RICH co..;
DIES IN POVERTY
Passing of John P. Foss Of Chi
cago Separates One of Oldest
Couples in Country.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-In the Masonic
home for the aged in. Nation. ILL.,, re-
sides Mrs. John P. Foss, weighed down
with 80 years of life and the sorrow
over the death of her husband. Mr..
Foss died Aug. 10. The old people had
been in poor financial circumstances
for several years. Since 1905 there
has been pending in the Illinois courts
a suit for the recovery of Is per cent
of the 100000 stock of the Peoples
Gas, Light and Coke company.
A fractional part of the settlement
would have made the old people
wealthy. Mr.. Foss was one of the or
ganizers of the Peoples company, and
it was through his agency that the bill
was passed by the legislature making
the company's franchise perpetual.
The suit has been delayed by the en-
tanglement of the courts, and to his
death Mr.. Foss received no share of
the capital stock Of the company.
His death probably separates the
oldest couple in the United States and
takes away one of Chicago's pioneers.
Mrs. Foss made the trip from NATION
and will attend the funeral of her hus,
band today. The ceremonies will take
place in the Rosehill cemetery chapel
at 100 o'clock this afternoon under
the auspices of Oriental lodge, No So
A. F. and A. NJ, and Chicago lodge No
55, /. o. o. F.
Mr. Foss was born July %, 1916, al
| Bow Bend, now Stratham, n. Y. In
his youth he became an engineer and
machinist. He removed to Chicago
May l, 1910. With Matthew Latin ant
others Mr. Foss organized the water
works company and erected a pumping
station on the northeast corner of Mi
chigan avenue and Lake street. Latel
he laid the first water pipes of Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
RESCUE FAILS TO SAVE
Peoria calsson Worker Buried In
Quicksand Up to Neck.

Peoria, Ill, Aug. 24.-After having
been imprisoned for 25Ik hours at the
bottom of a 35-foot caisson beneath
the surface of the Illinois river in the
excavations being made for the new
railway bridge near Pekin, Ill, F. ].
Schmidt was hauled TO the surface
with a derrick at $50 o'clock last
evening and expired within FIVE min
utes.
Wednesday at ) o'clock Schmidt
with three fellow workmen started to
leave the bottom of the caisson where
they had been working under COM
pressed air. Ills three companions
reached the surface but the huge
caisson sank suddenly into a strata
Of quicksand, pinning Schmidt's legs
beneath il as 1t went down. He was
dragged into the quicksand. held by
the tremendous weight of the great
steel tube, up. 10 his neck. Scores OF
reScuers worked frantically for hours
To dig him out. All night and all day
they tore and dug at the shifting
earth.
Schmidt was given nourishment. At
times he chatted with his rescuers.
Once he smoked a cigaTet, While ap-
parently suffering no pain he shrieked
with agony when vOTkmen attempted
to haul him from under the great Gals
son by the shoulders. Late yesterday
afternoon 1t was decided TO try a der
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
HAY FEVER ILLS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
With a Cleansing, Healing
AntiSeptiC Cream. Stops
Sneezing Instantly

Many people suppose there is no cure
for Hay Fever, and think, once one has
had an attack, they must suffer every
summer from haying time until frost
comes. Some of the more fortunate
seek relief in cooler climate, but thou
sands suffer at home, and often make
their condition worse by using strong
snuffs, powders and sprays.
There Is no need of your being a VIC
tim of this disease any longer, and you
don't have to run away to escape IL
either. Just get fifty cent bottle of
Ely's Cream Balm, place little in the
nostrils, draw the pleasant, aromatic
fumes back into the head, and see how
quickly you will get relief.
Ii opens up the air passages almost
instantly, stops the sneezing, running
at the nose and weeping. Furthermore,
IT doesn't simply give you temporary
relief, but II heals and strengthens the
sensitive membrane lining of the nose
and throat, and restores II TO normal,
healthy condition, thus protecting you
against return of the trouble.
All druggists sell and recommend it
Get bottle to-day. If you are not salts
fed after fair trial, your druggist will
give you back every cent you paid for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
1t Cures Cholera Infantum
1t Cures Diarrhoea
1t Cures Cholern Morbus
1t Cures Dysentery
Wakefeld's Blackberry Balsam

Cures all loose bowel troubles in
adults, children and babies. 1t saves
lives after other remedies fail. Sixty
six years without an equal; 80 cents,
druggists everywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24

property. At the least, its value is
So per foot. 1t is assessed at 81.
John Il. McLean's beautiful country
home near Washington is assessed at
S3,500 an acre.
Twenty thousand dollars an acre
would not buy IT," says the commit
tee Its Improvements are assessed
al $4,000, while that sum would not
pay for the stone wall in front of the
property"
The palatial residence Of William w.
Lawrence OF the international Lead
company. one OF the finest homes in
Washington, is also said to be assess
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
Draft Laws to Aid workn.n.

Milwaukee, Aug. 24-Compulsory
workmen's compensation instead of
the elective law, as provided in Wis
consin. is favored by most members
OF the national commission on uni
form state laws, which took up the
subject today. Its special committee
submitted drafts Of two laws. one
compulsory and the other voluntary
DR.. Charles P Mccarthy, legislative
reference librarian of the University
Of Wisconsin, argued most strenuous
ly for the compulsory Law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
Asks Federal Vice Bureaus.

Lacrosse, Wis, Aug. 24.-B. S.
Steadwell, president, announces the
Worlds Purity Federation will begin
an immediate campaign for a properly
organized and equipped government
in each state and also in
each province in Canada, for the sup
preston of vice. IF public vice is
ever suppressed it must come through
government" he said, land cannot be
brought about by reformers actuated
by selfish motives"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
EDITORS AGREE TO MEET
IN ROCK ISLAND IN 1918
Especial to The Argus.)

Clinton. Iowa, Aug. 24.-The mem
bers of the German American Press
association in this city enjoyed their
annual banquet last evening with COW
ers laid for 104. An interesting pro-
gram was carried out. At the bust
ness session this morning, Rock Is
land was unanimously chosen as the
next place of meeting, st. Louis, Den
nison. Iowa, and Waterloo, Iowa, also
being considered. P. A. Domain and
w. klosterman of Rock Island were
among those who spoke at the ban
Quet last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24

ed for sum which represents only a
fraction of its true value.
The Portland apartments, it is de-
clared, are assessed AT 81 per square
foot, while the true value is declared
to be $50 a foot
Clifford Pinchot is praised in the re-
port for calling attention to the fact
that his home is under-valued $44,-
coo.
"Mr. Pinchot's public spirit in vol
unfairly obtaining a competent esti-
mate of the value of his property is
worthy of the highest commentator, %
the committee declares.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
GAMBLERS ARE EVAOlNG
SERVERS OF SUBPOENAS

New York. Aug. q. - Scores of
gamblers and keepers. of disorderly
houses suddenly have found them
selves suffering i'll health, and sub
pOena servers for the district attor-
ney's Office said today it was suTpris-
ing how many persons of the under
world found il necessary TO leave the
city at this time. II was intimated
many owners were socially and hnan-
cially prominent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24
SHORTHAND MACHINE
Is DEMONSTRATED

The new shorthand machine "The
Stereotype" recently invented by a
court reporter was successfully DEM
onstrated before a body of students
and others in the auditorium of
Browns Business college Friday aft
ernoon. The lady who is sent out by
the Stereotype company, of Owens
boro, KY, to demonstrate this new
machine wrote new and practice mat
ter with speed and accuracy that is
almost unbelievable
She took from dictation new matter
at the rate of ia words per minute
and read it back word for word in less
time than it required to read it. A
new class will be started upon this
machine on the opening day of the
fall term, Monday Sept. 2.
Two Men Killed in Wreck.
Alton, ILL.,, Aug. 24.-W. E. VIII.
Iiams, engineer, and F. ]. Brown
brakeman, both of Springfield, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24

rick. Opiates were administered by a
physician and a rope attached TO the
mans body On a signal to haul away
Schmidt's limp body was torn from its
trap and hauled to the surface. He
died without regaining consciousness.
Beth legs were terribly crushed and
lacerated and several ribs broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-24

were killed yesterday afternoon at
Clifton. when a work train on the.
Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis railroad
jumped the track Five other persons
were hurt. The engine fell 100 feet
down an embankment into the Missis-
sippi river.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
VIM. Zogbeib Wins First Place
In Herald Presidential Puzzle

William ]. Zogheib, of the United
States department of commerce and
labor, won the prize in The Herald's
presidential puzzle. There were many
correct answers, but Mr.. ZOgheib sub
mitted four that led all the rest as to
neatness and artistic merit. The one
finally selected by the judges was
handed in through Sol ]. Berg, and will
be displayed in the Berg show window,
on San Antonio street
Correct answers that were worthy Of
especial mention were submitted by the
following:
Miss Maud Chaplin. 1900 Ohio street
c. G. Perry.
Miss Rena B. Lewis, La Mesa, n. NJ
Helen Sullivan, Ga S. Kansas. 6 years
Anna Carson, general delivery. Or
chard Park.
Gerald Pryce Windsor III Brown
street.
Mrs. Mary L Ball, Hamilton and
Bryan streets, block ~. Grandview.
Viva Burns, 1929 North campbell
street.
Mrs. c. F. Tryon, Crawford flats.
Richard Edinger, 500 North Oregon,
Pew's second choice.
Bill Rogers, 604 North Campbell.
Eddie W. Wales, 1915 Texas street
Edna Sullivan, PA South Kansas
Helen Rheinheimer, 4O5 South Flor
ence street.
c. i. Stevens, Jr., general delivery.
Manuel A. Lopez
Mrs. c. T. Partin. SandersOn. Tex.
Mrs. Ida Carter, SandersOn, Tex
Mrs. J. c. Reeves, 3716 Alexander.
David White, 401 South Florence
Mrs. Edgar Hamilton. GIL East Mis-
souri, street
Campbell street.
Mrs. 5. RiddeH. 1906 MagOffin avenue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

Dee A Perry. s24 G avenue, Douglas.
Mrs. J. C. Reeves. s716 Alameda street.
s. L Foreman, 3416 Texas & Pacific
street.
Thresa O'Keeffe, SIS North Ochoa-
Juanita Gomez. room 1872. Third and
Mrs. D. B. 8ieythaler. 81 Putnam
Clarence Hall, 1904 East Missouri
J. W. Mason. 1915 Texas street.
Manuel AviIa. TOrnillO street
Noses Escajeda, 919 South Hill street.
Frank Rivers. 1114 Missouri street.
Alex Pollock, Hotel Plaza.
John Henry. SIT Newman street.
Marie Cassens. SIT North Virginia
Geo. Reed. jr.. 800 South Stanton
street.
Harris Bedford, zoo North stanton
Robert Shaw. zoe Brown street
Taylor lies Las Cruces. n. NJ
- A L. johnson. san Marcial, n. NJ
Dewey LESSER. 500 West Boulevard.
Edmundo T. Monies, los Gale Co
merciO, JuareZ.
w. NJ Sublett. 1903 Tays street
r. Lujan. 1914 Texas street
Helen Aguirre. 911 Newman street
Fred Talbot $40 East Second street
Lillian E. Gibbs. Government Hill
Charlotte Martin. 3O05 Douglas street
Clarence OIce, 1917 Overland street
Mrs J. O. Grove, 141T Myrtle avenue
H r. Johnson. ia Roosevelt avenue
Robt. Newbrough, 1903 Boulevard
SiIas Alexander, 612 North Ell Paso
street
Mrs. Ada Edinger. sO4 North Oregon
street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
BASEBALL PLAYERS
TO INVADE FRANCE

Iowa Promoter Declares French PeO-
pie VIII Take to the Great Ameri-
can Game as They Did to Boxing.
Chicago, Ill, Nov. Baseball is to
be introduced in France and an Ameri-
can is to do it. Richard Klegin. OF
Sioux City, Ia, who took number Of
fighters to Paris about five years ago,
and set the Frenchmen crazy over ia
box" IS the man who is to give Paris
an idea Of what a great national game
Uncle Sam has. The baseball invasion
Of France viii take only a few weeks
for King Baseball to conquer that
country.
international baseball" said Kle-
gin, may sound mythical to some per-
sons, but it's coming just as certain as
the winter SHOWS and I am going to
pave the way for it. France will FUR
nish the wedge for the opening of the
game in Europe.
'The French, the most deliriOusly
sport loving people in the world, viii
take to baseball like flies to a sugar
barrel I've seen France go wild over
boxing in the last five years, take
England's game of association football
to its own, and turn to athletic meet
ings. The French who take to those
sports, will take to baseball, the
greatest game of all
Baseball will have no ancient rival
in France as boxing had there with
the saYate.'"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

The county officials rode in this
wagon and carried flags and Bull
Moose torches. John n. Wyatt an
other of the big indians of the anti
ring crowd, marched in front Of the
foot brigade, carrying a nag and
wearing a mode cOlOred rain coat and
a big, broad smile Park Pitman. his
political enemy but personal friend,
walked by his side and waved a stick
of red fire at the crowd The more
or less regular Democrats came next
carrying 200 or the discarded torches
Of the Bull Moose organization ike
so many sticks Of dynamite. One man
carried a flag upon which was printed
welcome" in big red letters Just
who the welcome was for was not
stated and is not known unless 1t was
ring parade. City officials, county
officials, brothers Of city officials,
brothers Of county officials, former
city and county officials and future
national county and city officials FOL
lowed on foot carrying the smoking
torches and American flags left over
from the Os-Aple Jubilee.
The Mounted Division.
Mason Pollard led the second sec
ton Of the parade with two sticks OF
red fire with which he directed the
playing of the Mexican band. This
was the mounted division in which
the COW punchers and everyone else
who could obtain a horse rode. Mr.
and Mrs. Nat Greer rode in this divis-
ion. Frank Williams, former
mounted policeman who is also a cat
tie buyer, also rode in the mounted
section with little Frank holding on
behind. The carriages followed in
which rode some Of the leaders Of the
local Democracy and others who were
Just going for the ride.
The Go-Easy band, mounted on their
own horses and led by Hope Smith,
headed the final division of the parade,
which contained the autos. Van Has
ellen led a diminutive burrO ahead Of
the band and was dressed CVan, not
the burrO), in a red hat and calico
suit like the bandmen. Vic Moore. .pO-
liticaI adviser to the anti ring crowd.
and Ike AIderete, defeated for the
district clerkship nomination, ap-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

the league has inaugurated educational
crusades in many towns urging the
women to shop early in the day. The
hardshipS of the Christmas rush have
received the attention of the COnsUm-
er's league also, and in hundreds Of
cities a crusade against leaving the
Christmas shopping until the week be-
1Ore Christmas Is already under way.
The restrictions of the league against
work done in the home have seemed
severe to those who do not understand
conditions from which these restric-
lions would protect them, but The IN
vestgatiOns show that home work in
wolves greater hardships upon the
worker than work done in q well con-
Quoted factory. It renders possible the
employment OF small children to DO
work absolutely prohibited by the laws
Of most Of the states, and there is no
means Of safeguarding the consumer
from possible exposure to contagious
diseases arising from conditions which
would not be tolerated in a factory en-
titled to use the white label.
Home Work Underpaid.
Home work is always underpaid, be-
cause the employer takes advantage
Of the necessities Of individual en-
plOyes, as he could not do If he were
dealing with a number Of WOrkmen in
a factory. The employer is also exempt
from the expense Of providing for the
rent, heat and lighting of the building
in which his work is done, so that he
can sell It cheaper than a shop where
all the requirements Of health and by
giene are provided. The workers at
home operate their machines by foot
power instead Of motor power, so that
their work is much more labOriOus for
the product produced and they are the
sufferers for the expense saved by the
manufacturer.
The investigation Of the Consumers
league show that the low rates paid for
home work tends to increase rather
than to lessen poverty. A recent in
Vestigation showed that married wOm-
en- working at home earn sometimes
less than 81 a week that invalids and
old people who would be unable to 90
out to work can compete by working
in the home, and thus lower the rate
of pay for that class OF work, thereby
Iessening the value Of all classes Of
workers. The home work also permits
any amount of child labor, even though
it is forbidden by the law of the state.
In its effort to prohibit home work the
Consumers league feels that it is do
ing its greatest work for the general
good Of every community.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

peared in this section in autos. n II
Riggs and family had a big red rooster
In a coop labeled "a Maine Democrat"
The rooster would crow whenever his
tail feathers were pulled Dad
Riggs is now bCOkkeeper for the city
water works A number Of family
autos also appeared in this division Of
the parade.
The Mayor, the Band and the 3urrO.
Reyes's band tried to get away with
Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly" when
the mayor arrived at the speakers
stand in Cleveland square, but Van
Haselen arrived at the same time with
the Democratic burrO and the delicate
compliment TO the mayor was lost in
the cheers for the burrO- Seated on
the bandmaster's platform on the
stand at Cleveland square were mayor
Kelly, Park Pitmau, Garlic Leaveu
ana Maury Kemp Joe Nealon, samuel
Blumenthal. Vic. Moore, judge A NJ
Walthau, DR.. W. H. Anderson, s. H
Newman. judge P +. Edwards, Mason
Pollard and other good Democrats. IN
addition to the speakers. As chair
man, ". Fl. Burgess had a chair near
the bandmaster's stand where he could
confer with mayor Kelly at frequent
intervals City clerk c. ". Fassett
stood in the middle foreground with a
smoking torch like a drawing of Abe
Martin. The burrO was also present
earlier in the evening but was ordered
away to make room for the speakers.
The program started with Parvin
Witte singing America" with band
accompaniment and with the crowd
standing uncovered while the song
was sung.
Burgess Acts As Chairman.
". II. Burgess acted as chairman and
made a series of epigrammatic one min
ute talks in introducing each of the
speakers. He said he was sorry there
was but one pOstOffice and one custom
house to divide as pie between 5000
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