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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-02

and hot water heating that will, save
you money.
A fireproof safe in the house or store
is a necessity. We have them from
$l2 up. Fiebig, locksmitih, 1919
Third avenue.
Look over your garden hose. If it is
worn out, let us send you another sec
ton. Channon & Dufva, 112 West Sew
enteenth street
Remember the picnic and dance
July 4th at Huber's Garden, Rock Is
land, afternoon and evening Admis-
sion 1Oc. Ladies free.
Barge Mississippi, steamer Fronte-
nae, July +. >, and :, afternoon and
evening. Two orchestras. Gents 80
cents, ladies % cents.
/ Men, come in and take look at our
dress shirts for 81, and you will find
them to be the best value you ever
saw for the money. We will be glad to
show them to you. The Mill store.
Try the City Steam Loundry, Reid
& Bollman. for first-class laundry
work. Have the new yellow automobile
call for yours. We guarantee no
cracked collars or cuffs.
Bakers laundry calls for your
laundry and uses the most sanitary
methods with modern machinery,
making your clothes pure and sweet
and white as snow.
Here are some of the prices: Fin
ished plate rails, 10 cents per foot; I'M
finished plate rails, cents per foot;
room mouldings, 112 cents per foot.
p ]. Lee, 1903 Third avenue.
Dunsmore and OConnell smoke
house and billiard parlors. corner Of
Twentieth street and Fourth ave-
nue.. Every brand Of good cigars and
all kinds OF smokers supplies.
Horst & Strieter company. auto
garage. the finest in Rock Island.
Their Moline car is the acme of auto
perfection. A ride in this car will
convince you it is the car to buy.
The Cable music house has been
having a good trade in pianos and
talking machines. Free entertain
some of the selections that are new.
Mueller Lumber company will en-,
able you to build fine house or barr
out of the choicest select lumber and
you will be surprised and yet pleas
eG to learn the low prices they are
making.
The Boston Shoe company shoe
store will please and satisfy YOU
wants in reliable up-to-date foot
wear. giving you solid comfort ant
long wear. You will tell you
friends.
Souders Laundering company a
50l-503 Twelfth street. This laundr.
is equipped with the very latest mod
ern machinery, turning cut work tina
is not surpassed by any laundry il
the state.
T. S. O'Hara, flour and feed store
is having big trade on stock an
poultry food. DR.. Hess stock foo
for horses. cattle, hogs, sheep an
all kinds of poultry. 1t makes tn
hens lay every day.
hail ana Eeinherdt cigar store stil
takes the lead. Most literally patron
.zed. Everything Ia tobaccos, cigar
and smokers supplies. Man is neye
better satisfied than when smokin
their choice brands.
The Rock Island Lamber and MAI
UfactGring company, lumber an
building material for all purpose
= houses, barns, Eranaries. We wi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-02
City Chat

Buy a home Of .Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express, call Spencer & Trefz.
Mems dress shirts from so cents up
at the Mill store.
Kerler Rug company for vacuum
cleaning and rugmaking.
Long gloves. in black. gray, tan and
champagne. The Mill store.
When in need Of shoes, see Dolly
Bros. Green Trading Stamps Free.
II. 7. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work; l526-15ZS Fourth ave
hue.
Lawn mowers sharpened and re-
paired at FieDig's, lels Third ave-
nue..
Our B. B serge at s33 is the best
value ever offered. J. 3. Zimmer's
Sons.
Genuine Philadelphia lawnmowers
for sale at Charles Fiebig, 1919 Third
avenue.
SIX per cent farm mortgages. Lit.
ten & Roberts, Peoples National bank
building.
Milan artesian water, approved by
city and state, delivered daily
I Phone West 1910.
Bartlett Bros teas coffee, spices
extracts ana baking powders have D.
equal. One thousand people are or.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-02

prOyement over the present system OF
management
CAN SEE No ERRORS.
Commissioner Bear stated that he
could see no place where mistakes had
been made, whereas, the system as
conducted now is on more econom-
iCal basis than previously. Further, he
wanted to know in what his duties
would consist should the ordinance be
adopted.
At the present time, the municipal
commission. as a unit, is in control of
the waterwOrks system. Though Com
missioner Bear is in charge of the
public property department, he virtu-
ally has no more authority over the
waterworks than have the other COM
missioners. The basic ordinance,
adopted by the commission early after
their Inauguration into Office. desig-
mates the powers of the commission
ers.
REMOVE APPARENT DIRECTION.
1t was the statement of the mayor
that all with whom he had Conversed
On lIlt Ildlltt nave hdl LOlulAS blll
expressions Of approval Of the plan.
st frat, the ordinance embodied a
salary clause. but this, the only mat
ter TO which exception was taken, has
/ been removed.
Commissioner VI. T. Rudgren, who
. is ordinarily weighted down with the
/ pressing duties of his own Office, NOV,
/ cd that the cily attorney be instructed
/ to draft an ordinance repeating that
section of the basic ordinance which
/ constitutes the commission as a water
works board He declared that it sim
ply hampers the conduct OF business
in his own department when he is call
ed upon TO administer affairs in the
other departments. His resolution was
adopted, although Commissioners Rey
nolds and Bear voted in the negative
They did so. stating that the sanction
Of the proposed repeal would be moth
|. ing more than a boost to the board
ordinance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-02
OBJECTION TO
WATER BOARD BY
2OF COMMISSION
Negative Votes Are Cast When
Mayor Schriver Offers an
Ordinance.
NAMES PROPOSED MEMBERS
Commissioner Rudgren Wants Repeal
Of Basic Law, Constituting
BODY a. Controllers.

Mayor II. VI. Schriver. at yesterday
afternoons meeting Of the municipal
commission. presented for cousi.,ra-
ton the proposed ordinance which. If
passed. will create a WaJerworks board
In ROCK Island, organized along plans
similar 10 those employed lu the or
gauiZation Of the park commission.
Incidentally. the mayor announced that
men who had been under consideration
as probable members Of the board,
though not as yet questioned In the
matter. are T. 3 Davis and William
Edwards. experts in construction work,
and " +. Casteel one of the leaders
OF finance In the city The announce
ment OF names came as the result OF
a query Of Commissioner r. r. Rey-
nolds
TWO ARE AGAINST TT NOW.
The ordinance. before vote was talk
en- for Is consideration. elected I'M
favorable comment from Commission
ers Reynolds and Jonas Bear. both Of
whom were frank In stating their OPP
position 20 its Incorporation as law.
When a poll Of the commission was
taken on the matter. the two opposing
commissioners established a new prec-
edent IN the city's governing body by
casting negative votes, whereas IN all
former instances the consideration Of
ordinances has been made unanimous
However. the majority favored Consid-
Grafton.
RECITES OBJECTIONS.
Commissioner Reynolds recited his
objections 20 the waterworks commits
sion In the following speech.
When the question OF the adoption
OF the commission form of govern,
ment was before the people Of this city
one OF the strongest arguments made
In favor OF the change was that under
the commission form OF government
the city affairs would be conducted by
Ave men. four OF whom, under the
proposed law, would be responsible
each for the respective department OF
the city placed In his charge. II was
commended that this fixing Of direct re-
sponsibility would lead 70 good man
nr'AAA' ~ az feh' a. NFl'eA AAAAN-AAH eAAAN w {
step In the direction OF economy arC
good administration Whether this
hope has been fulfilled since the forma
ton Of this commission is d question
which II is not now necessary 10 dis
ouss, but the fact remains that in 81
far as actual cost Of administration Z,
concerned, that is salaries paid 10 OH
GERS and employees, no economy is a
the present time apparent The aggre
gate OF the salaries paid 10 the mem
bers OF this commission, and the var
ious city officers appointed by them
exceeds the sum total OF the salaries
Of the mayor, aldermen and officer
under previous administrations Thi
being the case. the people OF this cit!
have a right 10 expect that the mel
who were elected by them 70 couduc
city affairs will be competent 70 admin
lister the affairs OF the departments {,
which they were respectively assigned
CONFESSION OF INCOMPETENCY
"The proposed ordinance creating
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-02
Insect Bite Costs Leo.

4 Boston man lost his leg from the
bite of an insect two years before.
To avert such calamities from stings
and bites of insects use Bucklen' 8
Arnica salve promptly to kill the poi
son and prevent Inflammation, swell
ing and pain. Heals burns, boils.
ulcers. piles, eczema, cuts, bruises.
OE - cents at all druggists.
All the news all the ume-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-02
CAN SEE NO ERRORS.

provement over the present system of
management.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
CONGRESSMAN SCULLY Is
CALLED ON TO TESTIFY

Congressman Thomas j. Scully. of
the Third district, chairman of the
finance committee for New Jersey of
the Democratic national committee,
will be called on to testify before the
Senate investigating committee at
the instance of the Progressive State
committee.
Mr.. Scully will be asked to support
his charge that special interests are
contributing to the Bull Moose cam
paign.
Senator Dixon, chairman Of the
Progressive National Committee, has
asked Senator Moses Clapp to cal
the New Jersey congressman.
The statement that led to the ask
ing Mr.. Scully to testify is as fol
lows;
1.-THE great interests of the country
r divided between President TAT
and Colonel Roosevelt, and the or.
ganization of each is receiving con-
tributlons from that source. OF the
three candidates Governor Wilson
alone refused to place himself under
obligations to any interests.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
WILSON DENIES HE KNOWS
OF CRANE CONTRIBUTION

PRINCETON, Oct. AIT the Cleve-
land home today Governor Wilson
was asked about the remark made
before the Senate investigating com
mittee at Washington hat Charles
r. Crane, of Chicago, had contributed
$40, 900 to the Wilson pre-convention
campaign fund.
1T can't be true" said the Gov
ernor, 'or I would have heard of 1t.
| know what the total contributions
were, and how hard up we were. OF
course. Mr.. McCombs has all the data
and will testify about those things
The nominee added that he was
under the impression that Mr.. Crane
did not contribute at all 70 the pre-
convention campaign fund, but that
his first contribution came after the
Baltimore convention.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
POSTGRADUATE COURSES
AT NAVAL ACADEMY

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Oct, Alt hae
become known here that the Naval
Academy authorities have under
consideration plans for the estab-
lishment, at the Academy of Post
Graduate courses in all the profess
sional branches. similar to the sohool
of engineering. This will mean the
assignment of an officer Of the rank
of commander or lieutenant-com-
mander as the superintendent of the
school in each branch and fixing the
course of instruction at two years.
The government has been spending
a large sum in sending a number of
the younger officers to technical
schools for special instruction IN
naval construction and other sub
jects. With the establishment of the
postgraduate schools, this course
will be abandoned.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
JUDGE PICKED TO BAN
CUPID TIES KNOT INSTEAD

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-In the hope thar
hearing the stories of wrecked homes
might change their decision to be
married so young, John w. Mills took
his son william. 10 years old, and
Nora Farrell. II. the boys sweetheart,
into Judge Newcomers court to hear
the sobs and woes resulting from
hasty marriages.
These stories don't scare me II
they don't you." Billy said to his
sweetheart.
81 don't want to walt" reptile
Nora.
Young Mills interrupted the hear-
ing of an abandonment suit lsns
enough to interview sJudge New
conner.
The judge smiled and the ceremony
followed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
BLAME BAD TRACK FOR
DEATH OF BRUCE-BROWN

MILWAUKEE. oct. 2.-Declara-
tons that the wauwatosa auto
course, where David Bruce-Brown,
the famous auto driver, lost his life,
Is unsafe, was made today by famous
race drivers, among them Caleb
Bragg. 1t is too narrow, they say,
and had It been wider the death Of
Brown and the injury of his me-
chanic, Antonio %Scudalari. need never
have occurred.
Before the eyes of five-score casual
spectators assembled to watch the
practise of the great drivers, Bruce
Browns car, with It's daring driver
still at the wheel, went up into the
air, about 500 yards from the grand
stand, held its upright position for a
second, then turned over and crashed,
top down, into a ditch at the road
side.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
women FIGHTING
DISPOSAL PLANT
Members of Nutley and Bloom
field Clubs Start Campaign
in MontcIair.
tcontlnued from First page,


he wrote advising against the
adoption by Montclair of such
a disposal system. He said that
the expense would be enormous. be-
cause of the requisite expert super
vision, an additional plant to make
the eff1uent fit to be discharged into
the Passaic river and the damage
suits of nearby residents. .
NO one will live near such a plant.
unless forced to do so. Montclair and
the Oranges have never thought of
constructing the plant within their
w boundaries. They can easily en-
ter the Passaic valley trunk sewer.
now in course of construction, just as
Nutley, Belleville and Bloomfield have
done. So there is absolutely no ex-
cuse."
Miss Davis was equally emphatic.
She said that the plant would check
the growth Of Bloomfield Immediately
and that the depreciation of property
value would be immense.
II fighting will prevent the plants
erection. the club women are bound
that the proposed scheme will never
pass the stage of blueprints.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
WILL USE INSTRUMENT
TO DETECT HURRICANES

WASHINGTON. Oct. THE "ba-
rocyclometer,' an instrument so
sensitive as to detect a hurrican 900
miles away, thus enabling ships
equipped with 1t to steer clear of
storms, is to be installed by the navy
department in all of the naval I
lions on the Atlantic coats and per-
haps on the ships of the Atlantic
feet.
This instrument is the invention of
the Rev. Jose Algue, director of the
Philippine weather bureau. While in
Washington recently the, Rev. Algue
conferred with Captain Joseph L. Jan
Jayne, superintendent Of the United
States Naval Observatory, relative to
the recharting of the Atlantic ocean
for the use of the barocyclometer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
SEEKS ESTATE OF
ADOPTNE PARENTS
Adopted Son Says They Prom
ised. to Leave Property
to Him.

Asserting that his adaptive parents
agreed to leave their property to
him, Charles Fry-Johnson, a grocer
of f313 Livingston street, Elizabeth,
took the stand in Chancery Court to-
day before ce-Chancellor Howell In
a suit brought by him to set aside
tho provisions of a subsequent will OF
his adaptive parents.
Johnson, who is about 80 years old,
testified hat when he was q he vas
told for the first time that his
father and mother" were not his
real parents, but that his own
mother had died when he was eleven
months old.
The adopted son declared on the
stand that his parents had promised
and a will was made to that effect in
October, 1901.
The father, Charles Johnson, who
lived in Union township, Pa, after
the death of his wife in December,
1903, remarked. He made another will
in which he leaves his estate to his
second wife, Mrs. Rebecca johnson,
a Mrs. Della Duff and the adopted
son. each to receive a third, share
and share alike. Mr. Johnson died
in October, 1909.
The son now contends that he paid
over his earnings to his adopted
parents and that since their deaths
he has paid out considerable money
on the various properties in question
for taxes and repairs. He stated that
he had understood from the repeated
assertions of his parents that he was
to receive all the property. Young
Johnson's own mother was a sister
of his adopted mother. He Is the sole
surviving member of his family.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
AUTO VICTIM DIES

WILMINGTON. Del, Oct. s2.-Mrs.
Lydia A. Wiley, rs years. widow of
the late Stansbury j. Wiley. former
Mayor of this city. died here last
night from injuries received when she
was struck by an automobile while
stepping from a street car on her way
to church. The machine was owned
by r. NJ. Carpenter. an official of the
Dupont Powder Company, and was
being driven by his father, Walter
S. Carpenter of Wilkesbarre. Pa.
who was held in 81 900 bail.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
8 RACERS READY
TO DARE DEATH
Safety of Track Questioned at
Beginning of Vanderbilt
Cup Contests.
,contlnuea from rlr.. Page,

leading De Palma by 5 minutes II
seconds. Tetzlaff had driven the 100
miles at an average speed of rs 2-5
miles an hour. Wishart had dropped
back to third place through tire
trouble.
Eight drivers, with their mechanic
ians and cars lined up on the new
Wauwatosa road race coure for the
start at IL o'clock for the eighth Van
derbilt cup automobile race. The men
were scheduled to race approximately
299 miles. or thirty-eight times around
the 1888 mile course for fame, a costly
trophy and cash prizes.
The drivers included Ralph Null
ford, winner of last years Wander
bile event at Savannah; Teddy Tetz-
laff. the Californian, who set new
road race records over the Santa
Monica course, and Ralph de Palma.
winner of this years Elgin national
and free-for1ail races. milford was
at the wheel of a Knox car, Tetzlaff
drove a Fiat and de Palma had a
Mercedes.
In addition there were Gil Ander-
son, Stutz; Spencer Wishart, Mer-
cedes: George Clark, Mercedes; Harry
Nelson, Lozier, and Hughie Hughes.
Mercer. Ralph de Palma and Teddy
Tetzlaff were favorites in the bet
ting before the start.
The race a called after a ten-
day p-ostponement. due to bad
weather conditions and an uncom-
pleted course. Whether the course
now is safe was debated by officials.
drivers and team managers up to the
hour for starting the race.
The killing OF David Bruce-B Brown,
of New York. during yesterdays
tuning up trials had renewed hos
tility toward the course exhibited ten
days ago, when the program was
postponed. Several of the drivers in
sisted that the track was too narrow.
the roadbed was not sufficiently ma
tured' and that 1t held unexpected
soft spots. Pit attendants and team
managers particularly were inclined
to comment adversely.
Thousands of people had arrived at
the course within an hour after day
break and the crowds continued
coming in great numbers throughout
the morning. Members of the Wis
consin National Guard, deputy sher-
lifts and special police struggled with
the throngs.
The advance sale of tickets indi-
Gated a crowd of between 25,0 900 and
10000 people. although officials said
there were many more than that scat
tered over advantageous view points
around thp co1rse The crowds u-prp
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
P. S. c. OFFICIALS WILL
ATTEND RAIL WAYS MEET
Newarkers Will Read Papers at
Chicago.

A number If the officials of the
Public Service Corporation will cave
this city Saturday on a special train
for Chicago to attend the national
convention of the American Electric
Railway Association, which opens in
that city on Monday. The train will
be known as the Public Service Spe-
cial.
During the convention papers will
be submitted by the Newark men as
follows: welfare" by Mr.. Bur-
leigh; Training Employees" by "a
committee of which r. e. Danforth
is chairman; Accident Prevention
by H.s B. Downs, and Prepayment
Accounting" by M. r. Boylan.
Thomas M. McCarter. president of
the association, will not be among the
party. as his physician has pro-
nounced him too weak from his re-
cent illness to make the trip. The
party will consist Of Second Vice
President John J. Burleigh, Secre-
tary Edwin w. Hine, Mechanical
Engineer H. A. Benedict, General
Auditor NJ. r. Boyden, Assistant Su-
~perintendent of Transportation j. w.
Brown, Assistant Claim Agent A, ID.
Briggs, Division Master Mechanic
Patrick Connors. Superintendent of
Distribution e. j. Dunno, Division
Superintendent and Mrs. w. b. era
ham. General Solicitor l.. S. Hoff-
man. Superintendent of Timetables
and Mrs. Alexander Jackson, Super
intendent Of Buildings e. c. knight,
Assistant General Auditor c. b. Nc
Court, Engineer of Maintenance OF
Way Martin White, Division Super
intendent w. E. Titus, Assistant En-
s~ineers Frank Bedwell, Herbert
George and NJ. B. Roscevar and Pub
licity Agent j. L. O,Toole.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
ARREST YOUNG WOMAN
ON FORGERY CHARGE

TRENTON, Oct. 2.-Having made
three unsuccessful attempts to pass
bogus checks in this city, a hand
some, well-dressed young woman, who
said she was Mrs. Roxy Wells. 10
a old, of Springfield, O., IS under
arrest here.
She is now locked up at tho Central
police station on the charge Of for
gerry and will probably be taken 10
Pittsburgh to stand trial for forging
the name of a cashier of a bank in
that city. The arrest is believed by
the police to be an important one and
may bring to light a bogus check
game worked in many cities.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
CHINESE THINK U. S. is
O TO ANNEX MEXICO

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-Immi-
grafton Commissioners Backus and As
sistant Commissioner Edsall, of this
city, declared today they had found
the explanation of the recent heavy
migration of Chinese to Mexico.
Two hundred Chinese coolies, bound
for Mexicali, Mex, were aboard the
liner Korea, which arrived here sew
eral days ago: investigating the
question of the legality of their pass
age through this port, the commits
sioners learned that word had been
spread in China that Mexico was
about to be annexed to the United
States and that the way TO enter this
country was to get into Mexico and
be absorbed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
TO START CANVASS BY
LETTER ON PARCELS POST
Business Men VIII Be Asked II
They viii Use 1t.

Circular letters via be sent to all
the merchants and business men in
the city within a few days by the
p~ostoff1ce authorities in an effort to
determine TO what extent the parcels
post will be used for commercial pur-
poses when it is established on JAM
uary l.
Postmaster Book said today that
other quarters in addition to the
Federal building will have to be
equipped and utilized for the parcels
post traffic. The present ~postofice
Is already o~vercrowded. The parcels
post will have to be conducted on
the ground floor to obtain the hesl
results.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
Left wife in Germany.
CHESTER D. ELY, FORMER
PATERSON OFFICIAL, DIE

PATERSON, Oct. Chester r.
ELY, a former tax receiver of this city
died in Trenton last night following
a stroke of paralysis on Monday
night. Since he retired from business:
five years ago. after an attack Of
paralysis, Mr.. Ely has not been in the
best of health, and made but infre~
quent trips to visit his many friends
here.
Mr.. Ely is survived by a brother,
George C. Ely, of this city, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Annie Akers, of Trenton.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made as yet, but the interment will
be in his city. He was born In Hope,
Buck county, Pa, fifty-nine years ago.
In 1886 he was appointed United
States revenue collector. serving E
term of five years.