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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
CAPTAIN DAVIS
is JUNIOR MAJOR

At a meeting OF the line officers OF
the Sixth regiment, Illinois National
Guard, at Armory hall last night, Cap
tain Charles G. Davis of Company B,
Geneseo, was chosen junior major to
succeed H. J. Geiger of Galena, there
being no opposing candidate for that
position. Provided that Captain Davis
qualities with the prescribed regula-
tons, he will hold the Office for life.
This is in accord with the new mill
tray code of the state which went into
effect last July, which provides that
this Office shall be held indefinitely,
unless the incumbent be removed for
cause. Hitherto 1t has been the GUS
tom to elect but for two years.
At the afternoon meeting there was
a general discussion among the Off.
GERS concerning the new drill regula.
tons and military business in general.
Thirty-six officers, representing u diff
ferent cities, were present at the
meetings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
Personal Points

]. NJ. Ekelin returned last evening
from an extended business trip
through the east.
Mrs. Louisa ]. Krell, accompanied
by her daughter Helen, left last night
for a months visit in the south.
Frank Wood and family leave to-
night for Lenox, Iowa, at which
place they will make their future
home.
Chauncey King, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in the city
for some time past, returned to his
home in Chicago this morning.
Leo Vemere, former proprietor OF
the Vemere hotel in this city, who
is now farming in the upper end. OF
the county, is in Rock Island today
visiting friends.
Mrs. Ben Driffill is recovering nice
ly from an operation which she under
went a week ago and expects to be
able to return from ST. Anthony s
! hospital to her home in the course OF
! two weeks more.
| Harry Kuhns, who is pursuing his
studies at the University of Illinois
arrived in the city last night and will
visit friends here until next Tuesday
at which time the second semester OF
the college year opens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
men To STRIKE
when new CARDS
Are INSTALLED
Such Is Ultimatum Given Colo
mel Burr at Conference
Yesterday Afternoon.
FORWARDED TO CRozIER
Arsenal Commandment Intimates In
tention to Proceed Despite
Objections of Unions.

Arsenal employees to the number of
900 met last evening at Industrial
hall and decided by unanimous vote
to strike the instant Colonel G. w.
Burr, commandant at the Rock Is
land arsenal, attempts to install the
job or time cards which he has stat
ed he is going TO put into effect.
Lengthy discussions of the situation
preceded and followed the vote. The
men will continue TO work under
present conditions but as soon as the
first of the new cards makes its ap-
pearance a walkout will follow.
This action was taken following a
report from the committee which
called upon Colonel Burr yesterday.
Thirty-three men representing all the
unions on the island visited the COM
mandant and presented an ultimat-
um which was to the effect that they
will not work under the Taylor or
any similar system. They asked that
their ultimatum be forwarded to
General Crozier, chief of ordnance
and this Colonel Burr agreed to do.
DECLINES TO SUSPEND.
The committee also called upon
Colonel Burr TO suspend the install
lation of the card system until the
report of the congressional commit
tee which is making an investigation
OF the merits of the Taylor system is
made public The colonel stated that
he saw no reason for such action in
asmuch as the card system was not
the Taylor system and he declined to
promise that which the men asked
The committee asked the CON-
mandant what assurances he could
give them that the proposed card
system would not lead to the Taylor
system or other Objectionable feat
ures of shop management. The re-
ply 10 this was that there are two
opinions as TO what constitute objec'
tionable features and that in the
opinion OF the colonel there was
nothing Objectionable about the caro-
system. However. the colonel said
none of the other phases of the Tay
lor system are to be installed unit
he gets orders TO that effect. Their
the conference ended.
MEN SURE OF GROUND.
The employees are so sure tha
their contentious are just that they
have called a public mass meeting t
be held tomorrow night probably a
Industrial hall and at that time thei
position and that of the government
will be outlined. The ministers o
the city and the representatives o
the press are to receive special invi
tations TO attend the meeting.
Tonight the Tri-City Federation o
Labor meets and that body is ex
pected TO take some action regarding
the present strained situation.
DELEGATES ARE COMING.
Several of the various unions hav
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
OF
new STYLE TRIED
Fire Fighting Compound Dem
onstrated to Chief New
berry and Others.
PROVES ITS CAPABILITIES
Put to a Severe Test and Convinces
City Officials of Its Worth
May Be Purchased.

In the presence of Commissioner
Archie Hart, Fire Chief George New
berry and a number of other inter-
ested parties, John K. Norstrom of
Chicago this morning demonstrated
the work which can be accomplished
with the Pyrene fire extinguisher, in
which the material used is pyrene, a
liquid gas. The test took place at
the Peoples Power company office
in the Safety building. AS a result
of the demonstration, everyone pres
ent was strongly impressed with the
excellence of the extinguisher and
very likely they will be installed as
a part of the equipment of the fire
department. Chief Newberry is IA
miliar with the extinguisher, having
seen it in use at various conventions
which he has attended in the past.
MAKES GAS BLANKET.
Heretofore the methods used to
! extinguish a fire have been those
which used the principle of soaking
with water or smothering with sand
Pyrene, which is a chemical prepare
ton, uses the principle of dry f1ex-
ible gas blanket. When this fluid
without moisture" comes in contact
with a temperature of 200 degrees
Fahrenheit or above, it is immediate.
ly transformed into a heavier thar
air gas which displaces the oxygen
and extinguishes the fire.
cbnr ba Iin,,;5 ~, vol
ity a dry liquid and non-iniurious, e
piece of silk was soaked with it and
in less than half a minute the fabric
was perfectly dry and had not los
it's sheen. Some indelible pencil
marks were made upon piece of pa
per and the pyrene poured upon it
In very few seconds the paper wa!
dry and the indelible marks were
not even turned purple, nor did the!
run over the paper at all.
TEST SHOWS WORTH.
To test the extinguisher, an i'm
mense pile of insulated wire was Sc
on fire in the alley at the rear o
the Safety building. On account o
the fire obtaining a great Roadway
the wires were red hot and the pitcl
and tar melting ran down and fe,
the fire continuously.
This made the test hardly a fai
one, but in spite of these difficulties
when the pyrene was applied, a ga
blanket formed which PRACTICAL
smothered the fire, but the demon
strator was unable to entirely extin
, guish the blaze owing to the fact tina
gust of wind would blow away tn
gas blanket, allowing a fresh SUI
ply of oxygen to feed the flames.
INTERURBANs EQUIPPED.
The Tri-City Railway company ha
ordered that it's new interurbans TO
service on the line to Muscatine b
equipped with the Pyrene extinguishe
and officials of the company have e.
pressed high regard for the invention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
MAN is DRENCHED
BY BOILING water
Dana Bergin of Moline Suffers
Painful Injuries While at
His Work.
WAS PACKING STEAM PIPES
Valve to Boiler in Safety Building
Shoots Out and He Is Struck
With Hot Fluid.

While working at some steam pipes
in the basement of the Peoples Power
company Office in the Safety building
about l O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Dana Bergin of Moline, an employe of
the company, was literally drenched
with stream of boiling hot water,
which scalded his right side and arm
to such an extent that he will be IN
able to move for at least a month. So
badly was he burned that the flesh on
his arm and side began to loosen.
Moaning with agony, he was carried
upstairs to the Office of a physician,
who attended to his injuries. after
which he was Immediately taken to
his home in Moline Although still
suffering intensely from his burns, Mr..
Bergin is resting easier today.
INJURIES NOT SERIOUS.
The accident happened in a peculiar
manner. Bergin was packing some
steam valves and the man who was as
sisting him shut off the steam, but neg
lected to shut of the return pipes to
the boiler AS a result, the return
water from the boilers, which was
boiling hot, shot from the valve. strik.
ing Bergin on the right side and envel.
oping him in cloud of steam. Other
employees, hearing his screams of ag.
ony, rushed TO his assistance and as.
sisted him to a physicians Office. His
injuries will probably not prove seri.
Gus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
STIRRING NEWS
FROM THE M. & K.
Ordinary Importance to the
Ladies of the Tri-Cities.

NJ. & X. start February with a
bringing to you by far the best val
ues in many a year. NJ. & X. place
on sale 81 beautiful silk and wool
dresses worth $40 to $3.50 in one
big lot at one little price, S7.77. In
this special lot there are sizes for
misses and women; a good run of
styles in sizes IA, Is and IS and
lovely dresses in sizes SO TO A. Set
your alarm clock before your neigh
bors if you want to get first pick of
these beautiful dresses at s7.77.
Permit the suggestion that a sale of
such pretty dresses that the NJ. & K.
sold for $40 to $3.50 and now Of
fer at s7.77 will not come again in
years.
Besides the dress event, the NJ. &
K. place on sale elegant new styles
in women's and misses suits in three
big lots One rack full of modisb
SEQ to S25 suits are offered to you
at 1915 and another rack of ele-
CANT $3.50 to $3.50 suits go on
sale at $3.50. A grand offer of
stylish s35 and $3.50 suits go on
sale at s14.75. These three groups
include widely varied lines of suits
for misses in sizes IS, IA, Is and 8
and fashionable suits for women in
sizes 33 to 44-all new, newest tex
lures and newest models.
The NJ. & K. coat store also has
/. in the way of the latest styles in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01

C. W. Jones left Davenport last
night on his way to assume his new
duties as general manager of the third
district of the Rock Island road, with
headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.
While district superintendent, with
headquarters in Davenport, Mr.. Jones
made many friends, who, while re-
GREETING to see him go, are neverthe-
less glad that his going comes through
vel deserved promotion. F. ]. Easley
division superintendent, with head
quarters in Rock Island, succeeds Mr.
Jones in Davenport.
In connection with the changes in
officials on the Rock Island road,
printed yesterday, it develops that w.
S. Tinsman resigns as general mana
ger to become assistant to President
II. L. Nudge. Mr.. Tinsman will have
charge of special work. He has been
with the Rock Island road 81 years,
beginning at the bottom and gradu-
ally coming to the top.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
TWO FALSE ALARMS
CALL OUT FIREMEk

twice in the past "a hours on false
alarms, last night at 1855 to the
Schmidt hotel, 16111s Second avenue,
and this morning at S:25 to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Viola Hartman, 2514
Fifth avenue. At the hotel smoke
ing in the elevator shaft gave the
guests the impression that the hotel
was on fire, while at the Hartman
residence smoke from some hot ashes
banked against the foundation of the
house entering the cellar window
caused a similar scare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
Thomas Norton Burial took place a
Chippiannock cemetery.
YOUR PICK OF THE BEST

as applied TO candies rides fast hare.
There is no better-thsre can be 10
assortment of candies, OF
candies themselves, than our stock
affords We know whereof we writS
so do our many customers of many
a day. Need to say no more, then,
than that there is no better confec-
COIN BROS. & KERR
329 Twentieth Street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01

already sent for their international
delegates to come and direct the
fight OF the men against the install
lation of the system and many of
the non-union men at the arsenal are
being organized. Last night the ma
chine operators in the leather depart
ment decided to unionize and send
for a charter and the leather work
ers sent for theirs.
The men in general look upon the
new card system as a part of the hat
ed Taylor system and they feel that
the government should not go ahead
and install it prior to the report OF
the congressional investigation COM
mittee which has already heard the
evidence of both sides and which is
to submit its finding March 10.
TO GET OUT AN EXTRA.
Next week, it was decided last
night, the Labor Review, the Off
cial organ of labor, will print 5000
copies for distribution throughout
the city. This number will contain
the contentious of the men and re-
buttal of the statement made by Cen
eral Crozier and sent out by the AS
ISOLATED Press yesterday.
1t was also planned last night that
in case a strike is called, the Labor
Review will print daily.
GOVERNMENTS SIDE.
! Regarding the new job card and
/ the reasons for its installation, Colo,
mel Burr had the following to say
today to a representative Of The
| Argus:
1.-THE advantages of this card are that
It is a simple and direct method of de-
! termining accurately the cost of labor
and overhead charge of work. This, in
connection with the value Of the ma
terial used, gives a correct basis fol
determining the actual cost of any par
ticular part or piece When an order
for manufacture is received, the neces
sary material is ordered, and these iot
cards are then made out for the entire
manufacture When the material is a
the machine ready for particular job
that Job card is given out to the work
man, who knows when he has received
it that all preliminaries necessary TO
him to proceed with the work have
been attended to. When the workman
completes the job, he turns in hi
completed job card, and Immediate!
obtains a new one, without any of thu
vexatious delays and losses of time in
cidental to the old system.
NO NEW INFORMATION.
1.-The workman has no clerical worl
whatever to do on the card. The fore
mans attention to it is limited t,
: scratching out letter, or letters, AM
: signing his name. The card provide
= systematic, orderly arrangement o
, work and avoids that confusion and dc
= lay in obtaining a new job card whic'
J is so annoying to the average work
J man. This job card contains no infol
| nation different from that already oil
tanned in the arsenal shops by diffel
= ent methods, but it is an improvement
! on the old methods. in that it provide
! simpler. more direct. and more col
venient method Of obtaining and II
cording the same information. Their
I is, and can be, no objection on tn
= part of the workmen to this card, fo
, the reason that there are on file 6
[ the arsenal thousands upon thousand
r of job cards which have been filled OIL
{ in their own handwriting. and signe
Z by employees, in the last 10 years. en-
{ bodying exactly the information whic
: this card gives"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
Booze AGAIN Victor.

Jack Doyle, suffering from too much
drinking, staggered into the police
station last night and begged that he
be given medical attention. His plea
was satisfied and he was attended and
placed in cell He will be kept till
he RECEIVERS from his illness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01

coats for women, misses and children
at half price. This offer includes
every coat in the store, for NJ. & K.
are determined to close out all sea-
sonable stocks at once to make way
for the new spring lines. Investi-
gate the dress sale at s7.77 and the
suit sale at 1915, $3.50 and s14.75.
You'll be more than pleased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
Obituary
MULLIGAN FUNERAL.

The funeral of Edward MuIligan, who
died Monday, was held from Knox
undertaking parlors this morning. All
the blacksmith shops in Moline and
Rock Island, with one or two excep-
tons, were closed the men attending
in body. The bearers were John
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-01
WATCH YOUR HAIR, LADIES
Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of
LuNuriant and Radiant Hair.


LuNuriant and Radiant Hair.
II dandruff germs are devouring
the nourishment that belongs to
the hair II will soon begin to fall.
Furthermore il will lose it's life and
luster and will become dull, faded
and even slovenly.
II you have any signs OF dandruff
you ought to 90 right TO your drug
gist today and get a bottle of Pa
rision Sage. This delightful and re-
freshing hair tonic is guaranteed by
the Harper House pharmacy to kill
dandruff germs. clean the head of
filthy dandruff, stop falling hair and
itching scalp or money back. And
Il does just what II is guaranteed
to do and that's why its sales are so
enormous the country over. Partisan
Sage is the favorite of refined wo-
men. One bottle proves its super
iority.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-08
LOCAL FISHERMEN
PLANT FISH
CONSIGNMENT or BLACK sPECk.
LED TROUT PLACED IN
NEARBY STREAMS.


Some OF the more enthusiastic mem-
bers OF the local anglers club met the
Columbian when Il came In yesterday,
and. taking charge OF the 100000 black
speckled trout fry that the Butte
anglers had shipped from the Columbia
Gardens y hatchery. rushed them TO
nearby streams. and before night had
them all planted. II was rapid work
and 1t saved practically every fish.
Five cans Of the little trout were
planted in the Bitter Root in the big
pond just above the fort; three were
taken up the Backfoot to Twin creeks
and planted there. and three were sent
on to Alberton. where they were
planted across the river In Petty creek.
Chick White took charge of the fry
that were planted In the Bitter Root
and he got them all safely into the
water. They were In good shape, he
says. and swan quickly out OF sight
as soon as they were turned into the
stream. George Heimbach. Judge Bick-
ford. Dan McQuarrie and Judge Dyson
took charge Of the Twin creeks con-
slgnment and f. 3. Lusk planted the
Petty creek fry. This was the first OF
several expected shipments OF trout for
the summer season.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-08
A Positive Remedy That Removes Any
Hairy Growth and Does Not
Burn the Skin.
SENT FREE TO YOU FOR TRIAL

II Is easy now for any woman TO
have beautiful face, handsome arms
and bust. free from all disfiguring
superfluous hair. 1t doesn't matter
whether It's only few hairs or a reg
nlar mustache or goatee, or how light
or heavy the growth Is, 1t can be de-
stroyed I'm few minutes With the
marvellous new remedy, Electro la.
This wonderful hair destroyer can
be used on the face. neck, arms, bust,
or any portion Of the body with
perfect safety. 1t Is not like other
remedies. 1t positively will not irrl-
tate, burn or scar the most tender
skin. no matter how long it is left on,
and 1t never fails to remove even the
most obstinate growth almost instantly.
If you want permanent, lasting cure,
not merely temporary relief, Elec.tro ro-
la Is what you should use, for II goes
TO the hair roots and kills them.
We have decided to send "A trial
bottle of Electro la to any man or
woman who writes for it, to prove that
1t does all we say, upon receipt of a
two-cent stamp 10 help cover cost OF
mailing. The regular sized bottle Is
$l00 and your money will be refunded
IL Elec- -tro la does not do all we claim
We don't ask YOU to take our word for
what Electro Ia will do. Just fill ont
trial coupon below and mail with n
tWo-cent stamp today.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-08
A CA|LD'S EYES

child's eyes are delicate things,
to be delicately handled. To properly
fIt them with glasses is a difficult
problem, since the young, undeveloped
mind Is unable to render the aid
necessary to a correct deduction
which Is to be expected from an
adult Hence 1t Is that only by the
rarest skill, are children's eyes fitted
with glasses which are In accordance
with their requirements. Many years
OF experience and careful study of the
human eye. enables DR.. Reisland Ia
guarantee satisfaction in all the most
difficult cases. Don't fail to see him
II you are In any way troubled with
your eyes. All his Old patients OF
20 years standing in Missoula, recon-
mend him to their friends. DIR. Ries-
land can be consulted free at the Pal
ace hotel. where he win remain until
August Is.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-08

carls- -Esmay.
Very beautiful and effective In its
simplicity was the wedding of Miss
Edna Carrie and Guy f.smay soler,~
nized at o'clock last evening In the
home of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs. w. Il. earle on South Sixth
street west. Rev. j. ~ Mac;can, d.
d.. performed the ceremony IN the
presence. of 20 guests, all of whom
were relatives, except DIR. and Mrs.
Maclean. the bridesmaid. Miss Win
nifred Mclaughlin. and the best man,
G. u. Burnett. The bride wore
dainty wedding gown Of white silk
and carried white roses. while Miss
McLaughlin's gown was of white en-
broidered null over pink. and ahe.
carried pink carnations. Little Mss
Eldora Davis. the brides niece. car
ried the wedding ring to the ceremony
In a calla lily. and Margaret t.smay.
little sister of the groom. served as
flower girl, strewing white sweet peas
before the bridal party. Ihe house
wa, decorated with profusion of
pink and white sweet peas for the oc-
caslon and the wedding supper served
late In the evening kept the same
color harmony In all Its pretty APP
pointments. Mr.. and Mrs Esinay
left last evening In an autom 5bilc FOR
the upper Bitter Root vallev. where
they will visit Medicine springs, La'.e
Como and other delightful places
After September Mr. and Mrs. Esmay
Will be at home to their. friends
at 521 Woodford street. A wealth
Of beautiful and valuable gifts testi-
tied to the loving calecm OF E,any
friends for the young couple. Mr..
Esinay was born In Missoula and has
lived here all his life, while Mrs. Es-
may came five years ago from Bur-
lington, Kansas.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-08
LOCAL APPLE GROWERS
INVITED TO CONGRESS

All western Montana horticulturists
who are Interested have been invited
to participate In the American Apple
Growers congress. which meets In st.
Louis on August 22. The meetings will
be held In the Planters hotel. Topics
of general interest will be discussed by
the congress and much will be said
that viii be useful to all growers of
fruit There will be displays OF ap-
pies from all parts of the country and
the Missouri Agricultural college offers
scholarships as prizes for the two boys
who can best judge the fruit displayed.
The invitation to western Montana
growers Is sent by the congress through
the Missoula Chamber OF Commerce.