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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22
Peoria, May 1861
Peoria, May 1912
FIN |

W. NJ Mitchell left this morning
for Peoria TO attend reunion-the
asst reunion until the final reunion-Of
ais old regiment. the gallant nth Hli-
aois infantry The badge tells les own
pathetic story. A year ago at Joliet
.here were but s. present, but they
came from all parts OF the country
and there were messageS-brave mes
sages-irom Montreal and from Santa
Barbara. Il was decided 10 hold one
more reunion. and hence the word
"fnis' on the badge So tears are
mingled with cheers in the last earth
ly gathering Of the battle worn vets
today
The 18th infantry was mustered in
10 service at Peoria, May IS, 1861. II
went clear through the war and was
mustered out in 1864 A number of
the soldiers. including Mr.. Mitchell, re-
enlisted, and several two years more
in Texas
Colonel Ross. whose portrait appears
on the badge, was the regiments be
loved leader,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22

settled today. The winners secured
n points. Lincoln school was second
with &c and Longfellow was third. An
Meta Donovan of Lincoln school, wins
first individual prize, Henrietta Dade
of Horace Mann. second, and Hildur
Boquist of Horace Mann, third.
The tie between the boys teams will
be settled Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22
BIG DAY OF The
jewelers. MEET
TOBE TOMORROW
Officers for Ensuing Year Will
Be Elected and Meeting
Place Fixed.
J. RAMSER FOR PRESIDENT
Rock Islander Prominent Among List
of Probable Candidates for
Head of Society.

The big day for the state jewelers.,
who are f. convention here, is tomor-
row. a. which time occurs the election
q officers Tor the ensuing year. and
the awarding Of the next convention.
Nothing definite can b. cleaned as TO
tn prospective officers, but there is
strong probability that the incumbent
president. T. Il. Craig Of Champaign,
Will be reelected, in the event Of his
cJusclting TO be a candidate, although
he has expressed himself as being
aversc 70 assuming the Office for an
other year.
II is generally the custom TO elect
the president from the down-state del
eratiCn. and the secretary and treas
urer from Chicago, because Of the fact
that the majority Of the members are
located in and about Chicago
LOCAL MAN MENTIONED.
Prominent among the men mention
ed a. likely candidates for the Office Of
president is Jacob Ramser Of Rock Is
land. who is at present a member OF
the board Of directors of the state as
ISOLATION. Others who have been CON
sidCred are G. J. Josephson Of Moline,
Joseph Schneider of Centralia, Fred J.
Weber Of Danville, and Z. J. Peck Of
Joliet, who is one of the directors.
The ladies auxiliary will elect officers
for the ensuing year tomorrow after
noon at the same time as the main
election.
CONVENTION CINCHED.
The LaSalle-Peru delegation has
been making a strenuous effort to land
the next convention, and from present
indications they will be successful
No ether city has made a bid as yet
and unless a dark horse is sprung al
the very last moment there is every
reason TO believe that the home of the
"B 3. Ben clock will be the scene o
next years gathering.
MORNING SESSION.
This mornings session was devoted
TO a iEcussiCu OF the various problem
which the jewC'er is called upon L
sClve. aud a number cf interesting pa
Inrs were read. A spirited discussion
took place when the subject. rs III,
Dollar Watch a Blessing or a Nui
saace.' was brought up. The pre-
I.HdCranCa Of opinion seemed to b.
that the less said about the dolla
watch, the better. The thought wa
expressed that the cheap watch merel
cut down the legitimate sales of tn,
jeweler.
Arguments both pro and con wer,
heard on the question, DO You Favo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22

take out an excursion to Muscatine
Decoration day afternoon, the boat
leaving the tri-cities at 2:45.
The interstate improvement boat
Alice left for southern waters yester-
day.
The C. W. Hill will take the visiting
jewellers on an excursion down the
river Thursday morning, leaving the
local dock at 9 o'clock.
In the evening the Hill will take out
Slaters dancing school on moonlight
excursion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22

d OF u
b l
O
associate na
teu e
he h in
etc The aides Hilary daE
Titled the
Mrs Victim Peoria
Cgot
paing jI al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22
Old lime WINNERS.

In the city of London ut the time Of
King John every vintner was required
to hang outside his shop an iron veS-
sci with pegs marking the different
quantities sold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22
HORACE MANN GIRLS
CHAMPION SPOILERS

The Eirls of Horace Mann school
were this afternoon, declared the cham
pion spoilers of the city, the tie which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22
River Riplets

The [. s. Leona laid up at the local
harbor yesterday to take on a cargo
o. supplies for the dredge crew al
Horse island.
Upon returning from its Cincinnati
cruise, Nay 20. the Morning Star viii
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De no stint OF entertainment Tor every
o'.eJacket VINO comes
I, " s"sh w. :"
N'ou' M ""
.v wy o"s
w MOI m"sane IN ~
oay' FreS,uen' is'V. auOaIo .ne Do,p"'n.
WIN re'lew 'ne nee.' WIN nun aooaiu
the niue yacht-suhoo". VIII ne the sec
retary OF the Navy ana 'he rouse ana
senate Naval committee MEMBERS The
whole river VIII rock and reverberate
with tho noise OF the saIutes Tor more
than an hour. as the President and his
distinguished party pass between the
grim lines OF the zen fighters.
There will be two dinners In honor OF
the feet, and the day that all are cole
brating. Columbus Day. President Tart.
the members Of his Cabinet and the Con-
grcssionai Naval Committees. VIII sit
down to the banquet board with six
hundred OF the fleet o6lcehs at the Hotel
Astor on Monday nihst. Mayor 0aynor
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sas. He pointed into an aperture that
looked like the black hole OF Calcutta.
There's a fellow In there can tell
you something that most people don't
know" said Fireman Bill and again
the man from Arkanras was game
inside the hole. after he so, used to
the darkness the visitor could see a man
Dolan.
I'm spite OF all the new and late
wrinkles you see around here" said
Dolan. here's one lob that's still done
by hand
ITS my duty to MI these cans here
with the coal. m,nhandle II over to
that chute and dunn IL so that IL kites
down that runway 10 the shoveller's bill
right in front OF the furnace doors"
Oo,,, Illustrated an, IN. du., ,r,aa
Tho man from Arn,n.a. .nu,ts- and
Nv ~" -, s'"'e' anu
W. "rvv Nv, 49," 49,. - .,
W. 80, W. % 20, s"se ~. s
~ W." :. IA mn,an ...nd 80, NO. % ~
49, v.r. ,rvin,, az, 10 n,, IT,, &c.,
49,. 49,. ~. ,au -, a. 80 80,
.,a. 80 a.. L., -, a..
S.,,,.- A.. ~.n go ,.,,.-...
"HS' NAMES ""eeIo w
ROUND.
Half n deck inward rho v,s,,o- CANA.
to the engine room. where n hair dozen
hiuh-powered ,,,rhine ENGINES wI,h
steam sixsIing gently out OF each ~
them maae thInps n. IN, a. Mavor
Gaynor when some one critIcizes hIs adj
minlstration.
Engineman w. A. O'Br,ep exp,s,r.d
that the engines supplied steam Tor fonr
different things aboard the blgpes, bat
tisship.
First. and most important, we drive
tho screws: next. and almost as i'm
portan,. we furnish the power for the
dynamo rooms, then we shoot IL direct
to the steam heating apparatus. the
radiators. all over the ship, and last,
we send II direct TO the iaundries."
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EVERYBODY BUSY BUT THE
JAllER.

They have n butcher, a baker. a tailor
and a jailer on the Arkansas, but all
these except the jai!er follow their vo-
cations on the upper decks. and the
jailer had no Involuntary visitors in the
brig yesterday. SO he had nothing to do
but twidIle his thumbs. The baker.
James Meyers. has an electric mixer to
handle the dough for him, the tailor's
machines run by the same power. but
even on the Arkansas. newest and
lates. OF hat leships. the barber still ha )
to do his work by hand.
Up on he main deck one o. Seaman
Taylor's mates. Tho. he said. was a
new man In service. uueried him:
Where you been for the last hour7"
Down In the cnain locker. playing
golf on the links replied Taylor, which
IL considered some repartee aboard the
Arkansas.
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5000 BLUEJACKETS
HlROMGREATFLEET
PARADE TOMORROW
Arrival of Last of Warships Is
to Be Marked by Big Day
Ashore.
CONTINUED from FRS. psseJ

Strength. will be generally observed here
to-mesrow.
A, the request OF the Mayors Com
mit,se. the Spanish and Portuguese
Synaeogue. at Central Park West and
eevsRtieth street, will be opened for
serwcs for thise Of the bluejackets
who. sre Of the Hebrew faith. That viii
be in the morning, from $50 20 1890.
At mon tomorrow Rear-Admiral o.
terhsus and his stan and fleet officers
will - the guests OF the Mayor and
Naysw's Committee at the Union League
Club. Fifth avenue and Thirty-nin,h
streck Samuel W. Fairchiid. President
Of thu, club. will preside over the lunch
con sad call the toasts. to which the
Rear~Admlral and some OF his feet
Captains will respond.
Hardly will the luncheon be nnished
when the commander OF the assembled
fleet.g the Mayor and members OF his
con1Rittee will have to hasten to the
rsvissvins stand In front Of tho Public
Library at Sorty-seeond street and Fifth
avenosL For. beginning promptly at
noon. the bsttieships' boats will begin
landiAS the shore party at the docks
~ ting foot Of West Ninety-sixth street.
and BY i.se the full number Of 500
marines and sailors. with their bands
and days. viii be ready to start
The parade. headed by a platoon OF
mounted .olics. will move through
Ninety-sixth street to Broadway. down
Broadway TO Flfty-ninth street. thence.
10 Fifth avenue and then on down that
famous street Of many parades ~
Twenty.slxth street. where the process
sion wiz be dismissed. No sucn parade
Of sailors will have passed down Fl:th
avenue slnce the monster procession Of
the hght!ng men Of six nations passed
u review. during The Hudson Fulton
ce.ebration. three years ago. Each
marine division will be headed by its
band and zach detachment OF sailors
will hAye It's ships nag and the wicked
little vwachine guns trailing behind the
dstse6hent
" WILL Dc A BUSY oAv FOR
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WALES AN OXFORD 'FResHIe,'
BEGINS COLLEGE LIFE.
Prince Will Live in Democratic
Fashion, but on Queens Order
Is Barred from Sports.

OXFORD. England. Oct 1.-THE
Prince Of Wales began his university
career to-day For a year he will remain
at Magdslen College here. living. as far
as royalty can. an ordinary freshman's
life.
King George wanted his son to run
loose" but the Queen Insisted on close
chaperonase by u tutor. Except golf and
rowing the Prince will be debsrred from
university sports. Her Majesty fears he
might be hurt II he played rousher
games. After his year at oxford the
Prince will go to Cambridge for .
course.
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WHERE THE SEASONING IS Ex-
TRAcTED FROM SEA WATER.

Harris pointed ont six big boilers with
steam coils carrying steam direct from
the engine-room. The water from the
ocean vas run into these boilers, he ex-
planned, and while the outside Of the
boilers was kept artlacially cooled tho
hot stear, pipes drew the salt to them
selves and II evaporated with the steam
while the water was drawn on.
I'VE supply the water then to the gall
levs for cooking. to the boilers for
steam. because salt water would corrode
the boilers. and to the scuttle- butts for
drinking" he went on. but the man from
Arkansas was puzzled.
whats a scuttle-butt?" lie wanted u
know
We'll. it's Just a scuttlc-butt." Harris
said. but II you've never seen one. IFS
n sort OF fountain faucet at which YOU
can drink without a drinking cup, indi-
vidual or tln-one-on-a
The officers laundry was the next Dor;
OF call. and there the man from Arkan-
sas got a few more surprises.
IT'S case OF 'wash-ee. but no work-cc'
In here Seaman G. T.. Watson. the
man In charge. explained. You see we
take the clio hes when they come In and
toss can In this" and he patted a long
circular tub with an inner lining that
revolved three full turns each way and
kept revolving as long as the electric
~, a.. -, V' 'o" W. ~.
h. -. a.. u. p''' o"'
IT," 49,,
,,a, y, ,".n,,, WIN ~. ~Non,.
80. y. ,.,r ny
49, y, ous, LOT $50 hau nv
49,. W. ''' '"'s on was
Pv,,o a'u;
Nv" w" eu" t"'".u On Wv o"r'e" 4,
'"a' pe.'oia.eu '1"er tuo wn'r'eu AROUND
SO tas' tha' t'e wei oothes were
pressed up against the sides by centri-
iusa' iorce ana Jus. haturaiiy hau HI
'ne we ness squashcd our OF them'
Ih'y came OUT per'ectiy SOBER IN
fa't ana al ready 10 De slapped onto the
eiertric ironing machines
Don't you DO awning by hand
here' the man from Arkansas dueried
yes, we wrap the clothes mp ready
for delivery he was told,
The pet machine OF the laundry, how
ever. and the one which Is called upon
| for the most work IL the electric pants
pressing machine. It's only for duck
trousers. but those white ducks are SO
much In evidence In the navy that that
machine is Just abou; the busiest little
piece OF mechanism aboard ship. II
presses em In my Watson said
was gentle and so easily handled that a
child could manage 1t.
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. Iron the Ntvark News.I
Papa, the magazine says that Joy.
vile rs a one. night stand. What does
that mean?'
That means. my child, that one
night IL as long az Joyville will stand
for shows that run year In New
York"
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Wonders Aboard Big Ship
OF War Daze q LQndsmun

On aost Of the big battleships now at
ssehof IN the Hudson River tho sign
No visitors Allowed bars siyh'see,ns
e~m pssu VI ."e o..S .". VIZ"
nan ~so us"'uea ma "s w."
ms,".s. ~. w. ..,.rda,
-. -s~r hl,, ,,,,,. haag. wh,cn no.,
49, -, ~ 80, 80 .n,,,.d 40 hin,
~. .... ..,,.,,or :. r.. ..,a n.
49,, "a ,h.r. vs.n., .ny Mac.
.s~.ss.. -. 49, .o,,,a,., %
~ 60. X.S.n.. ws. Gam.
"a IA ~. :. .v.rvvh.-. ana
\. ,oor a. Evsr,nv World ,spor,er with
~. hc.,.. a.. n. .a,a oI.m tail. "a
49,. $500 =, ,,... ,h,nv. ..s. 40 q,
49, a. n aown and wrI,,. nl.c. in the
r.n., hso,, a. TN .,v.v. h. able 10
...u .,Iry nj, n, a."
,sr7Ismmsr. ofscsr nj tho dsck
..-,,X. =, s,a..hov ,ohn.on IN tall. the
-. 49,, ArL.,... % no,sun Grave.
~ u,,.un Grave. ,n,msaiat.lv detailed
$500. r.v,or a. 90, a. guide
.r.LI .h,s mn. nar,v ,,vwhsre th.v
80 .ho.rd IN. Arkan.a, or.
~. ssn,a,r,. c.h,n ;. ws. nj. .om.
Ia
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s~IWIn'Ns oo" Snreo~'e
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WILL Dc A BUSY DAY FOR
THE SAILORS.

THE reviewing stand 10 already
trimu,pd with white and green. the TO-
ilage ~ on by the background OF white
ounting and II In the request Of the
committee that househoidsrs and hotels
sionS o. line Of march have their deco.
ratioag In keeping with this color
schemG Only the Union Jack and the
etsrs md Stripes are appropriate nags
y dido,Ay. ~,
The parade over. all the fleet Officers
will have TO scurry back to their ships 10
Jump from their uniforms into their
evening clothes In preparation for the
monster smoker TO be given In the
grand banquet hall Of the Hotel Astor
u honor Of the 100 ward officers OF nil
ranks IN the fleet. Three hundred sing
srs from the German singing societies
will - on hand to take part In the
sxteussvs programme OF entertainment
which has been provided by the Ma, or's
commDstss.
whi,eN the officers are being enter
talned thus At the Astor, 1000 liberty
men" Of the Eun-decked and focsle
will take In the delights OF another
smoker. TO be given In the Sixty-nlnth
Regiment Armory. at Twenty slxtn
street and Lexington avenue. The va
riety progra nine will include every
thing that Is considered best In the
ctty's vaudeville houses and there will
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RIVALRY THAT RESULTS IN
EFFICIENCY.

There's sort ~ rivalry aboa ri the
Arkansas that spells efficiency and prids
In the service The nreroom men will
tell you that they are the fellows who
really supply the moving force for tho
big battleship. and any one who, like
the man from Arkansas, really goes
down To see won't deny It for a minute.
the engine-room men will explain thar
IT'S their work thnt really keeps the big
nghtinx monster afoat and the men IN
the dynamo-room will assert that they
only Keep nremen and engineers In the
navy TO get up the steam to generate
electricity.
why, we send our Juice everywhere
aboard" said Van Wrinkle "Wo run /.
straight to the galleys, for cooking and
baking; We give II TO the laundries, for
washing, drying and ironing: we send
II M TO the turrets to swing the big
gun platforms and guns around as cas-
lily ~ you'd turn your hand: we put the
power into the electric cranes that do
the coaling. and bring aboard the stores
ana the boats: we run the elevators. the
electric lighting system and the tele-
phones Why. doggone It. we even lirt
the anchors with Juice nowadays"
There's million and a half dollars In
electrical equipment aboard the Arkan-
sas, and evidently Uncle Sam thinks n
lot OF II, because he has put the bulk OF
II In tho dead centre OF the protected
part OF the ship
We've got three sections of the heav-
lest armor plate on each side OF u.s.
said Elcctriclan's Mate II =. Newberry,
about thirty feet Of vessel beneath us
and os much more above US and we're
prac tically In the dead centre OF the
boat all around. The Juice We generate
~ 90 h,a
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itrf nj tupitnr IL hn..a. ION
mar 49,, -. n. .,.,-s ~
i,.,o,.. a, ,.,r,,. 49,,
On,v on. ~ I'M. ,w.,v. .o,,
vss,srday h,, IN. ,,an ,rou
s.ld I, va. Love-, 400 No, o.. ,,,,,
cause h. said ha had ran ,,,,nr g.,
New yorl an,-,m.n, mi. ,au .n, ,
ur,ilv 10 w.sr,, ,sod 90 g., ,,,,s. 80,
.wsu 7 u,,, s.v ,h., M OH. ~. -. .
.ver comn,a,ned -, IN. ,.., !, al. ~.
..n and ,,r.u,.. No 90. -. -.
ba. .v.r cown,.,r., a, en-. ii, a.
Tharo. n. 49, .vs,a,,, -,
rnnrIna t,,a 60 ra.,.,a "e"'
,hs .h,r ,,o,, re-. 800, -.
hos, .n.r,m.r, hou., T., ~, VI
We have .nouxh i.f, ovar 90 .,n IN az.
dvnamos and m. twin ,cr.u. ., ,hs
hos, h.,,ae,"
uou ,u.x u.,., ,,,-
W ""o'
o'o o'@| eoWNNoo'
ihey maven any h's BIZ EDWARDS
IN 'he United states navy ana not even
an. system TOT ,ohee',hs ,he ASH mhs
ou' IN front OF the oat'ieshipS' so they
hNeu up an ASH chute that works by
suction and carries the ashes up from
the stokehold 81 the Arkansas TO a few
feet above the whter level. some forty
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never even heard OF before.
Here's the fellow that takes the salt
out Of salt water" he said. as he
ushered the visitor into the evapora ting
room, where First Class Fireman J. J.
Harris was In control
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29

chusetts was devoted 10 fervent ad
yocacy OF the general notion OF indus.
trial amelioration and general denun'
citation OF the courts for preventing It.
He has no monopoly OF this matter.
His criticism OF the courts is based
on Misrepresentation, on exaggeration,
and Is slngularly sophiStical A rea.
sonable analysis Of his professions
and his ideas, so far as he has con.
scented &c define them, shows a very
pale and Intellectual conception OF the
great subject with which he Is under.
taking 20 deal That analysis will be
made in the course OF the next two
months, The American people will
not take high sounding and. for the
moment. telling protestatlons OF supe.
rior humanity as proof OF Mr. Roose.
velts peculiar fitness for the Presi'
dency.-N Y Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
WAS TIME TO CALL A HALT
Ice Law Justified BY Acts Of
Public Servants.

The Democratic members OF con.
gress have committed themselves to
modification OF the civil service law
which limits tenure Of Office OF gov.
eminent employees to seven years
This modification appears to have
been suggested by the results OF in.
vestigatlons OF the executive depart.
ments which, In round numbers. EN-.
ploy $4,000 people resident In Wash.
ington alone Through organization
these employees have established condl.
lions and exerted influences which
the Democrats do not believe yield to
the government the highest degree OF
efficiency The Democrats may be
right
There Is no doubt whatever that the
Democrats have pretty good grounds
for assuming the position they have.
Even though their claims concerning
the efficiency OF civil service protect.
ed employees should not be wholly sus.
tanned by critical examination of serv.
ice rendered, the fact remains that
there are approximately 100000 men
and women scattered over the coun-
try who yield political service to the
administration 10 which they owe APP
pointment. and to the party which Sc
cured such appointment. II Is noto.
rious that during the ante.convention
campaign Just concluded there we're
no more active partisans than those
holding federal Office The tendency
OF civil service protection is toward
license. which carried to extremes.
would prove miscellaneous in this coun-
try. Even Grover Cleveland de-
nounced "pernlcious activity" on the
part OF such employees,
The underlying principle OF civil
service il reward for efficiency and
faithfulness in official duties. II it's
protection OF Office holders extended
only so far. II would give the country
thoroughly trained. high class public
servants II its prohibitions were
more vigorously enforced there would
be less "pernicious activity" In politi-
cal affairs. But they are not. Wheth-
er Il be the fault of the administration
or the party in power, public servants
have been becoming political bosses
to such an extent that the Democrats
have had the courage to call halt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Jinuoen Must Be Satisfied.

After all the pother over battleships
one new one is authorized, and we
hope that the jingoes will not lose
sleep that there are not two The
most alarming thing that has come
from the naval experts Is that battle
ships are no good unless they come in
sets. An odd one is great nuisance,
The most powerful ship in the world
would be a detriment unless there
we're enough OF her to make o squad.
ron. But as the styles change radl.
cally every four of five years, we