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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
GET YOUR MONEY BACK
II This Medicine Does Not SatIsfaetor
lily Benefit You

Practising physicians making a spe-
cialty OF stomach troubles are really
responsible for the formula from which
Rexall Dyspepsia tablets are made.
We have simply profited by the expert
ence OF experts.
Our experiences with RexaH Dyspep-
Ella tablets lead us to believe them to
be an excellent remedy for the relief
Of acute indigestion and chronic dys.
pepsia- Their ingredients are sooth,
ing and healing to the infiamed mem,
branes of the stomach They are rich
in pepsin, one of the greatest digestive
aids known to medicine. The relief
they afford is almost immediate
Their use with persistency and regu
larity for a short time helps to bring
about a cessation Of the pains caused
| by stomach disorders.
Rexal Dyspepsia tablets aid to In
sure healthy appetite, aid digestion
and promote nutrition. AS evidence o.
our sincere faith In Rexall Dyspepsis
tablets. We ask you to try them a
our risk. II they do not give you en-
tire satisfaction, We will return yoi
the money you paid US for them. with
out question or formality. They com
in three sizes, prices Is cents, so cents
and $l.00. Remember, you can obtail
them only at our store-The Rexal
store. The T. II. Thomas Drug Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
DEFENSE CLAIMS
WOMAN IS INSANE

The defense in the Kilduff murder
trial, in which Mrs. Anna Kilduff is
accused of killing her husband last
October, seeks to advance the insanity
plea to acquit the woman. Matron
HILL in whose care the woman was
placed following the shooting, stated as
the first witness for the defense that
Mrs. Kilduff acted like one who was
feeble minded while she was in her
custody. Mrs. Helen Wohlers, mother
of the defendant, stated that her daugh-
ter had acted queerly for three weeks
previous to the shooting. The state
rested it's case yesterday after the
written confession was introduced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
ALLEGED Car Thief Held.

Archie Goldstein was placed under
arrest yesterday by Special Agent T.
Peterson Of the Rock Island road and
taken back to Davenport today by De-
tective Kinney for a hearing before
Magistrate Roddewig Of Davenport. 1t
is alleged that GOldstein operated in
Pullman cars and took advantage of
passengers absence from their berths
to lift any valuable jewelry which
might have been left there. Further,
it is said that he took money and
other valuables from trousers which
had been left hanging in wash rooms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
BLUFF BOOSTERS
To HOLD MEETING
Hill Residents of Sixth and Sew
enth Wards Want Inn
provements.
SCHOOL Is 0VER-CR0WDED
Pire Protection II Badly Needed and
Other Things Are Desired by
Property Owners.
SCHOOL IS oVER-cRoWDED

on1oers Of the Seventh Ward Bluff
Improvement association have issued
a call for a meeting to be held next
Tuesday evening IN the Horace Mann
school building for the purpose OF dis
cussing the ward sewer system, park
improvements, increased school capa-
city and a proposed fire house. All
interested property owners have been
invited TO attend and the city commits
sion is expected to be there 70 advance
ideas along the proposed lines Of dis
cussion. The meeting will be of vast
importance and a large attendance is
desired. Every project to be discussed
concerns vitality the future of the ward.
SCHOOL Is CROWDED..
With the improved sewer system for
the east section of Rock Island, that
particular district has grown rapidly.
Further improvements along the same
line are under contemplation. The
east end park system IN the Seventh
ward has few improvements on 1t 70
date. Further improvements Of the
park system viii be discussed. Hor
ace Mann school on Fourteenth ave
nue. is overcrowded, and has been over
crowded, and an addition to the build
ing will be discussed. Every bit oil
available space, is being utilized al
present and the children for whom
there is no room are attending schools
in other districts.
NEED FIRE STATION.
The proposed fire house, the dream
Of past city administrations. and some
thing that is much needed IN the bluff
section. VIII be another item for con
Sideration. The property owners real
iEe the importance Of securing q hr,
station and that the time 10 ripe TO
the Improvement Commissioner Al
chic Hart has been considering plan
for the hose station ever since he wa
elected 70 public once. He VIII prob
ably tell what the situation In the ma.
ter 10 at present. and will give q lin
on prospects for the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
MASTER PLUMBERS OF
THREE CITIES BANQUET

The master plumbers of the three
cities gathered at the New Harper
last evening to enjoy banquet and
TO get acquainted with each other
Twenty-Five were present. After
partaking of a sumptuous repast, the
party spent the remainder of the
evening discussing the. city ordi-
RANGES OF the three cities as they ap,
ply TO plumbing work. 1t is prob
able that a permanent social organ
iZation will result from last nights
meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20

~ gray:
as he doing well?" was another
question.
Yes, he is a good, steady fellow and
doesn't smoke or drink"
well, hurry downtown, will you.
please, and tell my lawyers what you
know. 1t is long since we heard or
saw anything of William"
Heiner promised to comply immedi-
ately. Springer and l have worked
together off and on for nearly 20
years." he said.
Several years ago he was depart
ment manager for the Studebaker
company of South Bend. Ind. Later
he went to Georgia and started a fruit
ranch. From there he went to Hot
Springs, where we both worked for
Mr.. Green. Later he went to Little
Rock. and Green wrote me last week
that William is there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20

s. had been offered out of the estate
for information leading to the discov-
cry of the son.
What's that?" repeated the aston
ished widow when she heard the
news.
why, ! am an old friend OF Viii
liam Springer, and worked with him
in Arkansas as a sign painter" said
Heiner. Il received letter last week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
REMAIN IN JAIL TO
AWAIT FOR VERDICT

Evidence in the delinquency pro-
ceedings against Hazel Valkolopolis is
all in and final arguments of the at
torneys will be heard in the county
court Saturday morning In the mean
time the 17-year-old bride and her hus-
band will continue to make their home
at the county jail. The abduction
charge against the husband will be
heard in Justice c. ]. Schroeder's
court Saturday. .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
Personal Points

W. G. Haviland OF Aurora was IN
the city yesterday on business.
u. A FaYrand Of Elgtn spent Monday
IN Rock Island visiting with friends
and relatives.
@. G. wenger left this morning for
Reynolds to take care Of business IN
terests at that place.
Omar Sharpe 10 homo from Morgan
Park academy, Morgan Park. H., for
a few days visit with his parents. He
win return Thursday to resume his
studies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20

from F. ]. Green, s26 Central avenue.
Hot Springs. Ark. saying William
had gone to Little Rock"
is he well. and how does he Iook?"
Best looking man In Arkansas and
just married" came the response.
How old is he now?"
"Forty-three." was the information
given his foster mother. who Is 40
years old herself, although premature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
For WaterNorks system,

East Moline viii vote on a PROPOSE
ton for a special bond issue to care
for the erection of a water works plant
for the city. At a meeting of the
council last night a proposition for
the erection of a water tank of $780, O0
gallons capacity was made. The ap
proximate cost Is $1,000. The voters
will decide whether or not to make the
Improvement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
C.Iurn CHANCES Work.

Woodwork Clum today resigned as
secretary of the Greater Davenport
Icommittee. He is to become identified
with the Davenport Locomotive works
as its treasurer and later is to have
charge OF the sales department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
Obituary
FUNERAL OF MRS. HELLsTERN.

FUNERAL OF MRS. HELLsTERN.
The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah Hellstern
was held at 8 o'clock this morning from
st. Mary's church. Rev. Adolph Geyer
officiating. The bearers were Joseph
Geiger, Ferdinand Nachbaur, Joe
Blochlinger, Leopold Huber. Jacob
Brandmeyer and Julius Weltlin. Bur
ial took place at Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20

care of the needs Of shippers of such
commodities with promptness.
The various shipping points on the
road have been requested to state
their requirements as TO the number Of
cars needed at each particular point,
and in this way the railway company
will be able TO keep up with its ship
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20

Do you know that Group can be
prevented? Give Chamberlain
Cough Remedy as soon as the child
becomes hoarse or even after the
croupy cough appears and it will
prevent the attack. 1t is also a GER
tain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
Traffic Clubs Meets.

The Tri-City Traffic, club held it's
regular semi-monthly meeting at the
Rock Island club yesterday at which
time technical matters of interest were
discussed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
prods Sion New PLAYERS

The Davenport Three-Eye club to-
day signed Catcher Ebrue Of Mflwau-
kee, and Shortstop Harry SeiIig of
Cleveland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
ROAD PREPARES
FOR HEAVY WORK

From now on until the last Of
March the shipment of implements
and vehicles will be at its height, and
realizing that steps must be taken to
care for the increased volume of
business, the railroads are making ev-
cry effort to round up all the cars
available.
Local officers Of the Rock Island
have received word from George w
Williams, commercial agent of the
road, that on March list, the Rock Is
land will receive from the shops al
Detroit supply Of $50, 5O-foot automo
bile, furniture and vehicle cars, haV
ing a height Of 10 feet at the caves
These cars will be constructed Of
steel. having steel under frames, stee
super frame. steel roofs, steel END
door and 10 feet wide diagonal side
doors.
ARE FINE CARS.
They will be the largest and fines
50-footers built by any railroad, and
will be particularly adapted for the
movement OF large automobiles, dou
ble-deck loads OF automobiles, automo
bile trucks. vehicles and furniture. Til,
number OF cars which is being bull
viii enable the road to take especia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-20
FIRST FLOOR, REAR

Also several Bargain
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-05-04
COL. ROOSEVELT THEN AND NOW

On the night OF his election to the
presidency in November, 1904, Mr..
Roosevelt made public the following
voluntary declaration:
ION the 4th OF March next l shall
have served three and half years, and
this three and half years constitute
my first term. The wise custom which
limits the President to two terms re-
CARDS the substance and not the form,
and under no circumstances will be
candidate for or accept another nomi-
nation"
And on December II, 1907, Mr..
Roosevelt, who then desired 70 ha-o
Mr.. Taft nominated and electsd pres!~
dent, republished the fore going 6eclar-
alton and added these words: 81 haTo
not changed and shall not change
that decision thus announced" Can
it be that Roosevelt Is waiting to be-
forced into the "Ananias Club" he
established for conferring obloQuy
upon his personal adversaries2-EI.
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-05-04

ment, but for the present year would
cost more than the present arrange
ment.
Mr.. Auten was asked what he
thought about the gasolene proposition
and answered that he didn't know any
thing about gasolene engines or buzz
wagons.
Constant hints wore being made that
Banks ought to come down" in his
water charges. Asked if he had any
thing further to say, he answered no
there were mechanics who could pass
upon the cost of his service, and it was
up to the city to have them do it.
Even this did not end the sparring
over the Banks matter.
Erie Hard said the way he looks at it
we have now four men on the fire de-
partnent-Banks and his helper and
the two in the hall. 1t seemed to him
Banks could be fire chief and run the
whole thing in good shape.
Mr.. Roden said it seems to be the
opinion one man should be kept on.
Mr.. Bayles said as q matter of fact a
volunteer fire department would be
sufficient, and this village could be run
very well at total expense OF 81, 900 q
year.
C. P. Wood, in explanation of bust
ness principle, said the N. G.. Co. holds
probably 81, 500 general-fund warrants.
Ii the company now accepts preferred
pay ments, TO their extent it defeata the
payment of its older claims. The e1-
pense must be cut off or the city must
go out of business-bankrupt.
Mr.. Mcdonnell reverted to the pro-
department. and Mr.. Barnes sided with
him.
Ira Wood said the change will come
on after awhile. They had all known
that. He understood there was some
3l5, 900 expense last year not needed
this. The change would probably be
made inside of two months. They had
objected to Chairman Barnes arbitrari-
y saying when the change should come.
Messrs. Auten and Mutchler assented
when asked if this was not so.
The meeting adjourned with nothing
done more than eiiciting rough
general opinion thst expenses must be
reduced and that one man should be
taken from the fire department
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-05-04

At Wednesday nights meeting of the
city council Mr.. Mcdonnell, of the com
mittee named to confer with Banks &
Mikuta on the matter of the city water
supply, reported that Mr.. Banks was
insistent that the payment of the $500
a month for the water service be made
in warrants drawn on the salary fund.
Mr.. Auten said he had talked to Mr..
Banks with a like result. Mr.. Banks
had said he couldn't use tho warrants
if drawn on the general fund; if drawn
on the salary fund he could.
In answer to question as to whether
or not the salary fund, if drawn on too
freely, would not become practically in
the same state as the general fund is
in, Attorney Roden answered that
within q week or TWO it would become
in the same fix. The reason the salary
fund is preferable is because money is
put into that fund and made unavail-
able for the purposes for which war
dliLS 81 2 III - " Il vi VIC CuCtdi lulu
To draw the warrants, intended for
those purpose, on the salary fund would
reduce the salary fund to the present
status Of the general fund, at least as
soon as the public learns there is no
money with which to pay warrants on
the salary fund, either Persons re-
ceiving salary fund warrants might be
able to trade them until such time as
the public gets informed as to the true
situation.
Asked as to what he would advise to
be done under the circumstances, Mr.
Roden said: "Well, give it to him on
the salary fund, l reckon" He added
that it was hard to give advice under
the circumstances. II the city were
able to keepup the salary fund it would
be all right. AS it is it will make
little difference: practically all war
rants are now wanted on the salary
fund. Last week there were no war
rants ordered on the general fund, but
Sl,OOO On the salary fund. Every month
there is drawn $1,000 on the salary
fund and about $40 on the general fund.
Mr.. Banks was present, and said he
understood from people he tried to get
wood from this week that they wanted
it on the salary fund. ''It is not a
question of what l ought to accept" I"
said be, "but what Ive got to have. l
have got to have paper lean do business
with"
Mr.. Roden said if the salary fund is
kept up Mr.. Banks can do business
with the Northern CONNIE. cial Com
pany. There are also some incidentals
the company wants assurance on. If
these things were drawn on the emer-
sency fund that fund will be in the
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-05-04

same fix. Some classes OF labor, he
pointed out, are not paid out of the
salary fund. Some one present
answered that men working on the
street, for instance, where their terms
of employment would be short, could
better afford to take pay on the general
fund than could regular employees, be-
cause such laborers could soon 60 to
work somewhere else and earn some
thing to eat, while a regular mans
meal ticket depends on the worth of
his warrant alone.
Mr.. Roden said that however you can
turn the matter it looks like somebody
is going to get the worst of it. He
said they might try putting certain
stated percentages OF all future re-
ceipts into the salary, emergency and
general funds and see how that would
work. Mr.. Wood said that seemed
like a good idea, and thought Banks
might be able to do little better with
HIS paper IL ludt were uODS.
Mayor Barnes: But when would the
general fund warrants be padp
Mr.. Roden continued to this effect:
81 assisted in the estimates made pre-
viously and am doing so in some being
gone over now. Last year we got in in
taxes $4,000. This year we can count
our total receipts at $4,000. If we
pay all but $500 of this out of salary
fund where will We get any balance?
Still Mr.. Banks would have to wait a
long time for any part OF his pay on
the general fund. At the end of the
year all the income will have been paid
out of the salary and emergency funds. :"
Mr.. Bradley and Mr.. Banks each de-
clared Banks should have the lprefer-
ence if anybody does.
Mr.. Roden: Then you can't get any
thing.
Mr.. Bradley wanted to know the
difference in all these funds there was
so much talk about.
Mr.. Roden elucidated the matter.
he said that whereas the license and
tax moneys come in in punches, it was
originally decreed that all fines should
60 into salary fund, so the boys could
eat once in a while. Then, after a
while, 10 per cent. Of the fines were
converted into an emergency fund, in
order to meet little things that bobbed
up occasionally. Still later the council
got to turning all kinds Of receipts into
these two funds, until now everything
seems to be going into them.
When Mr.. Roden had finished his
explanation, Mr.. Bradley remarked:
'It is all considerable OF Chinese
puzzle, now isn't it?"
Mr.. Roden suggested that the council
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-05-04
ACQUITTED OF CRIMES ON YUKON

Nome 3John Staten arrested with Louis Coynte for
committed the Yukon last fall has
acquitted He indicted three countsbugary theft
embezzement baee On first he found
guilty third dismissed motion of the district
pleaded guilty Statens accompce and turned
evidence, but his evidence discredited
One Indian in the sucded Sunday
night He tied rope the dooknob of cabin and with the
around his neck srangled himself The
suspicious and the jury not satisfied
eide.
Staten and Coynte have attracted great deal
attention of the sensational allegations regarding them
last fall They have cost the government large Natives
officials Mission trader Chris Besch)
brou ght here big expense.
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-05-04

get together and talk things over in
formally. He said the city is not in a
bad fix and cited an instance where
Fairbanks cleaned up big debt and
soon had $4,000 in the treasury. He
suggested that business men be in
vited 10 meet and confer with them.
The suggestion seemed to meet general
approval, and on motion of Mr.. Nc
Donell it was resolved to carry out the
plan the very next night at $50
o'clock.
Other Matters
Mr.. Bradley was asked if he had any
report to make regarding the new
walk he had been authorized to arrange
for between the old Mecca corner and
/ he had secured the lumber and Mr..
Nyholm had built the walk. Then
Byers's horse walked across the cross
ing and broke holes in it at one side,
and walked back and broke it on the
other. Something ought to be done
with these horses, he said. He was
authorized to have the crossing made
double thickness with lumber taken
from another corner.
The fire committee reported progress
in the matter of securing 325 feet of
2s-inch pipe.
The clerk read report showing the
total deficit on April 80 to be Sc, 207.61.
Thursday evening following an in
vitation by the council, number of
business men met with that body for
the purpose of comforting upon the
condition of the city finances. Plenty
of talk followed, and most of it was
good and sensible. The actual results
amounted to nothing more than an ex-
preston of individual opinion-thers
was no attempt made to get an ex-
pressed sense of the conference as a
compact body. However, it was very
generally acknowledged that a reduc
tion of city expenses is necessary, and
majority thought the first and great
est reduction should be in cutting off
one OF the two men from the payroll OF
the fire department. Several of the
business men expressed entire conf
dence in tho ability of the council to go
ahead and regulate the city's affairs
properly.
Chairman Barnes called the meeting
to order and at his request Henry
Roden stated the conditions and read
the estimates that have been made OF
probable receipts and expenses, as fol-
lows:
Receipts
Federal licenses ............ ..-....... $40, 600
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-05-04

Without allowing for a dollars worth
of work on the streets this shows there
would be a shortage at the end of the
year amounting to SIS, ,250.
Around these figures the talk circled,
ziszagged, caromed, criscrossed, tur-
key-trotted and capitulated with every
body agreed on one point that some
thing must be done.
MIR. Rodsn suggested the passage OF
an ordinance providing that future
warrants bear no interest; that no in
cidentals be bought unless paid for:
that school expense be reduced, 81, 00O
being too much (he would sweep the
schoolroom himself for SIS month and
be glad to get the job); limited at re-
duction from Banks, and didn't see how
two men could be kept on the fire de-
partment. They could get young men
to sleep in the hall and act as volun-
teers-could save, perhaps, $4,000 q
year. With these suggestions carried
out the city could get along. He would
suggest again that say 40 per cent. of
receipts be put into general fund and 80
per cent. in the salary fund-or so per
cent. in each. Keep up this till Sep
tember. Then put it all in one fund
and pay it out in rotation.
c. P. Wood said Judge Roden's re-
marks covered the whole ground. If
the figures we're correct the deduction
was mple-expenses must be reduced.
Sam Bayles said it was grounding
csse-with the city bankrupt it must
reduce expenditures for it can't expend
something it hasn't got.
Ira Wood said if funds could be raised
he would be in favor of getting gaso-
lens plant. 1t would cost about 50, 900
laid down, and not much to install
Mr.. Barnes said such plant would
be an asset. MIR. Bradley asked when
the money would begin to come in, and
Mr., Barnes said there ought to be
about s6,0 900 by the first of September.
The plant could be got in by July or
August. If creditors would agree to it,
then we surely could get the plant.
Mr.. Mcdonnell said last year they had
gone into the gasolene matter. Then
he favored it. Summing up compre-
hensive statement of the matter, he
said it would finally be paying invest
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-05-04
ECHOES FROM THE GREAT DISASTER

New York May 3-The Senate committee is continuing the
Titanic investigation behind closed doors in this Col John
Jacob Astor Saturday his birthplace Rhnebec
Hudson. President Ismay has sailed for England
Halifax, May 3The cable ship Nina of the Mackey Bennett
Company has arrived here with 1856 bodies They found
horrible condition. battered life
Major Butts body
Augusta Me- May 3-Presdent Taft is here attending
mortal services for Major Butts.
London May 3-The Titanic investigation has begun here
Johns Newfoundland, May 3-The Canadian cableshp
the search bodies Most Of them have hoated
o the southwark