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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
SPLENDID STUDY PROGRAM.

A VERY INTERESTING STUDY
program was presented before the
Rock Island Musical club yesterday
afternoon at the New Harper. Lud-
wig van Beethoven was the composer
studied and the numbers on the pro-
gram were taken from his works.
Miss Katherine Gest preceding the
program gave an instructive and com
prehensive analysis Of the sonata
form OF composition and a history Of
the lives OF Beethoven. Mozart and
Haydn. Mrs. Florence Freistat-Lee
gave two numbers on the program,
the first two movements from the fifth
sonata and a minuett- Both numbers
were very we'll given. displaying a
breadth of understanding and feeling.
Miss Mae Smith was at the piano. A
pleasing feature of the second num-
Der was her accompaniment Of Mrs.
Lee without the aid of notes. Miss
Violet Doney sang two numbers, 81
Think OF Thee" and Adelaide with
Miss Lois Hubbard at the piano.
Miss Doney has a sweet voice and her
rendition showed careful study OF her
songs Mrs. Edward Applequist, in
her usual pleasing way, gave two
songs, "Contriuon" and Nature
Alteration" with Mrs. Leo Wynes at
the piano. The closing number Of the
program was Beethoven's concerto in
c. minor with q cadenza by Moscheles,
played by Miss Notavena Stock. Mrs.
i. w. Reimers played the orchestral
accompaniment on the second piano.
Miss Steck gave a mastery interpre-
tation Of the difficult number. She
plays with a Arm, confident touch, her
technique is nearly faultless and her
expression is sympathetic. Mrs,
Reimers at the second piano plays in
a manner so similar to Miss Steck
that the two make a splendid com
bination. The rythm was perfect and
the hearer never at any time felt any
uneasiness that one would lose the
other in the difficult composition.
At a business meeting following the
program Il was decided to give pro-
gram at the West End Settlement
The club gives a concert each year
rs part Of its philanthropic work at
the Settlement. The date Is as yet
undecided. II was also planned 70
give q student program in which the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
City Chat

Trimmed hats S100
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
At the Vogue millinery, Second Ave.
Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express, call Spencer & Trefz.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Lit
ten d Roberts, Peoples National
bank building.
Attend Court OF Honor dance at
Beselin's hall Thursday evening, Feb.
l. Admission Is cents. Bleuer's or
chestra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
1. q. 3. CLUB MEETS.

THE l.. B. B. CLUB WAS ENTER
tanned at the home Of Miss Louise
Kohn, 27O4 Dubuque street, Davenport,
for its meeting of the week, when a
delightful evening Of games was en-
joyed. A mock wedding found Miss
Marue Loesser of Rock Island as the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Busy Bee Sewing circle will
meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs
s. E. Levey, 1884 Seventh avenue.
The ladies' auxiliary to the machin-
lists will meet Friday afternoon at
2:3O in regular session at the Indus
trial Home hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31

student members Of the club will ap-
pear. This will be during the spring,
the date being undecided.
The club will meet in two weeks at
the New Harper. Schubert will be
studied and the program will be given
by Miss Mile Beck, Miss Cora Gaet-
jer, Mrs. William Ullemeyer, Miss
Mae Culton and Mrs. Florence Freistat-
Lee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
A Comfortable Roll,

There is a Philadelphia sporting man
who is famous for the roll he always
carries. Another man said to him one
night:
IL suppose In strange hotels you al.
ways put your roll under your pillow,
eh?'
mo: oh. no. said the sporting man
81 couldn't sleep with my head 50
high."-EXchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31

street and Sixteenth avenue. The
club voted to organize a basketball
team in the near future and to give
a Lincoln day banquet. A short
program was enjoyed and Mrs. Mich
OILS served lunch. The next meeting
will be with Leroy Soady, 1888
Thirty-eighth street, two weeks from
last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
FoRTNIGHTLY CIRCLE.

THE FoRTNIGHTLY READING
circle was entertained yesterday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. An
drew Kempe, 1892 Eighth avenue
The circle is reading Friendship
Village" and Mrs. G. l. Petersen
was the leader for the afternoon.
Mrs. Kempe served lunch after the
study meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31

in regard to posting saloon license
In conspicuous place was continued
for ten days this morning because of
the illness OF Justice w. F. Schroe-
der in whose court the case now
stands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
Odd Fellows, Dance.

Rock Island lodge, No. IS, I. o. o. F.,
has issued invitations for a dancing
party to be given at their hall Wednes-
day evening, Jan. 81 Music will be
furnished by the Lyric orchestra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31

lowed by the serving of refreshments.
The entertainment is to be one of the
largest functions of the encampments
season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
HOSTS TO A, O. n, CLUB,

THE A. o. H. CLUB OF THE
Third Christian mission was enter
tanned last evening at the home of
DR.. J. H. Nichols on Thirty-second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
Lodge Notes

Black Hawk No. 146, Knights of
Maccabees, will hold a social session
at Maths hall tomorrow night at
which time from % to 80 new men,
bere will be added to the lodge.
Great Commander ]. F. Downer and
other great officers of the order will
be present and will deliver talks.
Rock Island encampment, No. IL,
j. o. o. F., will be host Friday even
ing to the remainder of the Odd Eel
lows and their families OF Rock Island.
The committee in charge has arranged
for a fine program which is to be fol-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
CASE OF H. G. MERRITT
is AGAIN CONTINUED

The case against H. G. Merritt on
a charge of violation of the ordinance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
SWITCHMAN HELD !.
ON Theft CHARGE.
John Matthews Arrested by
Secret Service Men From
st. Paul.
POSTAL STATION ROBBED
Local Man Is Alleged to Have Done
Job and Then Made Getaway
Lost Watch Found.

Two secret service postal inspec-
tors arrived in Rock Island yester-
day and arrested John Matthews,
wanted in st. Paul for the robbery
of postal sub-station several weeks
ago. Matthews, working at his
trade as switchman for the Rock Is
land road, was taken to the police
station under arrest. The officers
have returned with him to st. Paul.
Letters from him to his wife and
from his wife to him led to his ar
rest. He was suspected soon after
the robbery but had made his get
away. His wife remained in st.
Paul. The robbery resulted in the
theft of $500 worth of stamps, pos
tai supplies and money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-31
LOST WATCH FOUND.

In Matthews pocket was found a
watch lost last Monday by Miss j.
Hoffman, 1929 Fourteenth avenue.
Matthews found the time piece. The
police recognized it from the descrip-
ton contained in want ads and re-
turned it to the owner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
cANTRIL.

Prairie Gem lodge I. o. o. F. No. 2Ss,
Aug.a3 installed the following officers:
NJ. G., e. r. Evans; v. G.. John Foster:
r. S. to n. g., w. S. Jack; L. S. to N.
G., Albert Moore; R S. S., Clay Nc
Manis; L. S. S., A. B. Tackaberry;
warden, Darrell Stonebraker; conductor
B. I. Warner: chaplin, Geo. Irwin Sec
retary, VIM. Kisling; secretary and
treasurer, J. B. Thompson; l. e., Chas.
Smith; 0. G., Chas. Sandes.
One hundred and four tickets were
sold from this place to Pennington
chautauqua Sunday, besides sixteen
automobiles went
Ed Pittman and son Of KeosauQua
were in town Sunday. g
Thelma Parks Is visiting In Bloom
field. -
Msr. Joe Harrison is visiting in
Browning. Mo.
J. F. Harbidge and ]. ]. Irwin have
purchased the moving picture business
of Carr & Prosser.
Miss Edith Hull won second prize In
the declamatory contest at the S. I. N
at Bloomfield
VIM. Evans and family are moving
to the Vinson property.
A. G. Lee and family Of Batavia Wis
tied at the NJ E. parsonage.
Bell and Beulah Biggs are attending
normal at Bloomfield.
Ray Lee and Scott Hogan were IN
Mt. Pleasant this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
LIRERTYvILLE.

Mrs.SC. L. McGaw Of Fairfield visited
over Sunday with her daughter Mrs.
c. Vaught.
Mr. and Mrs. Roll Sheets and chill
dren expect TO leave this coming week
for Grand Junction, Colo, where they
will visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Hiram Davis, Mrs. Mary Cum
merry, Mrs. Clyde Morley, Miss Anna
Ashmead and Lelah Linder attended
the Rebekah convention In Fairfield on
Thursday.
Mrs. Rodabaugh who has been stay
ing In Birmingham for several weeks
Is here visiting with her daughter
Mrs. Will Swartz.
Dave Evans, an old soldier was
found dead in his bed Sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Evans was living alone south
west of here. He was taken at once to
the home OF his son Clarence and the
funeral services were held Tuesday aft
ernoon
Mr.. and Mrs Will swartz and chill
5dren attended the Rebekah convention
held In Fairfield last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cupp OF Aller-
ton who have been visiting at the John
Coleman home left Saturday to visit
friends In Birmingham.
Sam Watkins was business caller
in Fairfield Monday.
Charlie Watkins Of Cedar Rapids was
an owed Sunday visitor at the s. H.
Watkins home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
REMAIN IN IOWA.

I'm some parts of Iowa." says the
Burlington Hawk-Eye, "the interest In
Canada lands seems to be on the wane.
In others It continues unchecked. Thus
Traer reports that not less than one
hundred of her people have gone to
Canada within the past year. In the
past year, nearly 400 Tama county
people have gone to Canada. At the
same time, Iowa continues to send to
California many Of the people who
have made their pile. 1t seems strange
that people who understand farming
and are willing to work should leave
Iowa for any other part of the world,
for never and nowhere will they find
better opportunities than right here
at home. And 1t sounds equally
strange that people who have grown
wealthy in Iowa should 60 to Cali
fornia, simply because the California
boosters have lied to them about the
California climate. The fact Is that
the Iowa climate is the healthiest
under the sun. and that people live
longer in Iowa than they do else
where and much longer than they do
in California. And unless they are
afraid to let loose of little of their
surplus here in Iowa, they can live
much better In the Hawkeye state
than they can In California"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13

Ing friends in Hedrack.
John Burns and family OF Pierre, 8.
D., are visiting at the parental Geo,
Meier home and with other relatives.
Mrs. Clara Men Of Ottumwa was
in Hedrick enroute to Ollie.
D. c.. Dickey and family visited In
Fremont Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Mick came up from
RichlaEd Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Young left on
Tuesday night for Forbes, N. D., to
visit their daughter.
Chautauqua closed Sunday night
having been success. 1t will be held
here again next year.
Misses Britta Anderson and Lataska
Baber were In Ottumwa this week
Mrs. Pauline Russell Of Keosauqua
is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
w. H. Coffman.
W. B. Allen is in Chicago this week.
Miss Hazel Brown Of Ottumwa was
in Hedrtck Tuesday enroute to Fre-
mont where she will visit friends.
T. F. Brady returned to Richland on
Monday after visit at the home Of
Mrs. John Brady.
Jack Secor OF North English was
visiting friends In Hedrack over Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Duke and daugh-
ter Marcella OF Ottumwa attended the
funeral Of Mrs. Rachael Beck Monday.
Miss Winnie Pomeroy returned to
her home in Chillicothe, Mo-. Tuesday
after visit with her sister.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
HILLS seoRo.

Mrs. Alice Atkins and three daugh-
ters left Monday for their home in
Winterset, after months vacation
with relatives here.
Mrs. Kate Cochran 10 visiting at the
C. w. Cochran and j. B. Jordan homes
in Mt. Pleasant and attending chautau-
qua.
The Country Kensington club will
meet next Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Randall Smutz.
Elmer Davidson and sister in law
Mrs. Packer returned Monday from a
business trip in Kansas.
Mrs. B. r. Boley and two children
visited the hrst of the week at the C.
2. Logan home In Mt Pleasant.
Mrs. Nell Smutz and two children
left Tuesday morning for a visit with
her sister Mrs. Inez Bailey In Okla.
Miss Lottie Phelps Of Montrose Ia
spending the week with her aunt Mrs.
Allen Heaton Of Big Mound.
Miss Ethel Mcdonald returned a
few days ago from a visit with a school
friend at Farson.
Hon. w. s..Allen Of Fairfield visited
his mother Mrs. S. J. Allen here yes
terday.
r. E. Watts returned yesterday from
three weeks stay in Tyrone. Okla.
Ralph Edwards left this morning for
Ottumwa after a short visit with
friends here.
Harmon Ogren was q visitor last
week with relatives near Blandinsville,
Ill.
At a meeting of the school board here
WedueNlay evening Miss Marion Beck
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
REPUBLICAN PARTY OPTIMISTIC.


President Taft in mis- speech accepting the republi
can nomination for president said:
The republican party refuses to make changes sim
ply for the purpose Of making change and cutivating
popular hope that in the change something beneficial,
underlined will take place It does not believe that hui
nature has changed 1t still believes that it is pos
sble in this world that the fruits Of energy courage
enterprise, attention to duty hard work. thrift prov-
dence restraint of appetite and of passions will con-
tnue to have their reward under present system,
and that laziness lack Of attention. lack Of industry
the yielding to appetite and passion carelessness dis
honesty and disoyaty will ultimately find their own
punishment in the world here. We do not deny that
there exceptions and that seeming fortune follows
wckedness and misfortune follows virtue, but, the
whole we are optimsts and believe that the rule is the
other way We not know any way to avoid human in
justice but to perfect laws for administering JUS
tce, to develop the morality of the individual to give
direct supervision and aid to those who are like
y to be- oppressed and to give full scope as possible
individual effort and its rewards Wherever we can
that statute which does not deprive any person or
class of what his is going to help many people, we are
in favor Of it. We favor the greatest good to the great
est number but we 90 not believe that this be
compished by minimizing the rewards Of individual ef
fort by infringing destroying the right of prop
erty which, next to the right of liberty has been and is
the greatest civilizing institution in history
In other words the republican party believes in
progress along the lines upon which we have attained
progress already We do not believe that can reach
millennium by sudden change in all our existing in
stutions We believe that we have made progress from
the beginning until now and that the progress is to
tnue into the far future that it is reasonable progress
that experience has shown to be really useful and help
full and from which there is reaction to something
worse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
GIRLS NAMES
What They Mean-Famous People That Bore the|
Name-The Name In History, Literature Etc
Icopyr1ght E1schsrl
CLARA.

meaning bright, Clarissima would
mean the very brightest. The fact
that daughter of the Medici first
bore the name of Clarissa lends color
to the suggestion.
Aonther noble lady OF that period
styled herself Esclairmonde, an ampli.
fication of name In itself ample
enough that reminds us OF Mark
Twains friend Lady Corisande, whom
he called Sandy for short. Some ad-
venturous English damsels adopted
Esclairmonde in the abbreviated form
of Clairimond, which doesn't sound
half bad.
The Name In Literature.
Glare Is character in Dickens
Bleakhouse.
Lady Glare de Clare is the heroine
of SCOTS poem Marmion.
Clara plays important parts In
number OF comedies by Moliere. In
Sheridan's "Duenna" and in Goethe's
l"Egmont." In the latter tragedy she
Is called Kfaerchen.
Fair-Clara was turned into Claribel
In Spencers FAeri Queen
Another compound name is ClAr1-
Diana. which may be translated bright
huntress, used in the Mirror Of
Knighthood,' and In Mendoxa's ITO
Love For Loves Sake" The same au-
thor invented Claridoro as girls
name. This means bright gold.
Clarinda appears as a waiting wom-
an in the FAerie Queen, as q hand
maid in Massinger's play "The Maid
of Honor" and in similar capacity
In Fletchers Lovers Progress. ShAd-
well, Mrs. Contlivre and Cibber have
also used the name In their dramatic
works. 81
Clairissa is the engaging heroine Of
the "Confederacy" by VRnbrugh.
"Clarissa Harliwe" was the second
OF Samuel Richardson's novels and the
second romance written in English
dealing with real men and women.
ciarinda In Romance.
"ClArinda" was poet Burns's dear
and pleasant friend" who, however,
sometimes wounded his soul" She
was Mrs. Agnes M Lehose, wife Of
an Indian planter. Their letters are
fine literary monuments, but the poem
ITO Clarinda" Is one OF the weaker
ones OF the Scotch bard.
Claire figures in the love letters OF
Victor Hugo, but the woman did not
play q decided part in the life Of the
poet.
Clara Morris tho Actress.
Clara Morris, the actress IL now
but q memory Of the stage, but the
older generation Of theater goers knew
her as an emotional artistic Of rare
power. Her Camille" was celebrat-
ed. She was born in Toronto, Canada.
in 1849, and began her career as .
ballet dancer After retiring from the
stage in the early nineties she de-
voted herself to writing. Most OF her
books deal with subjects Of the stage.
She il now very sick woman living
at Riverdale on the Hudson f
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
THE TARIFF VETO.

Republicans will give hearty assent
10 the action Of President Taft in
vetoing the wool tariff bill. The bill
reduced duties to a figure which the
report of the tariff board after an
exhaustive study of the wool industry
shows would be destructive, threaten
ing annihilation to the wool growing
and wool manufacturing industry, and
disaster to the thousands of work
men employed by these industries.
President Taft's message which ac-
companied the bill was sent back to
congress without his signature, says:
Most Of the rates in the submitted
wool tariff bill are SO low in them
selves that if enacted into law,
the Inevitable result would be ire
trievable injury to the wool growing
Industry, the enforced idleness OF
much Of our wool combing and spin
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
HOSTILITY TOlTHE COURTS.

President Taft in his speech accepting the republi-
can nomination for president said:
But after we have changed all the governmental
machinery 50 as to permit instantaneous expression of
the people in constitutional amendments, in statutes,
and recall Of public agents. what then Votes not
bread constitutional amendments not work. refer
endums do not pay rent furnish houses recalls do not
furnish clothing initiatives do not supply employment
or relieve inequalities of condition Of opportunity We
still ought to have set before us the definite plans to
bring on complete equality Of opportunity and to abol
sh hardship and evil for humanity We listen for them
in vain.
Instead Of giving us the benefit Of any specific rem
edes for the hardships and evils of society they point
out they follow their urgent appeals for closer assoca
tion of the people in legislation by attempt to cult
vate the hostility Of the people to the courts and to
resent that they in form uphoding injustice
and obstructing the popular will Attempts made
take away all these safeguards for maintaining the
independence Of the judiciary which carefully
framed in our constitution.
The attacks find expression in the policy the one
hand of the recall Of Judges system under which
judge whose decision in case may temporarily dis
please the electorate is to be deprived Of his office
by popular vote, perncious system embodied in the
Arizona constitution and which the democrats Of the
house and senate refused to condemn the initial pol
icy Of state The spirit manifested itself in
the vote by democratic senators the proposition first
to abolish the court, and second, to abolish
judges Ny act Of repeal, although under the
stitution their terms for life ground except
that they did not like some Of the courts recent de-
cisions Another form of hostility to the judiciary is
shown in the grotesque proposition by the leader Of for
republicans who have left their party for recall Of
DECISIONS that decision point of constitutional
law having been rendered by the highest court capable
of rendering it, shall then be submitted to popular vote
to determine whether it ought to be sustained.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13
HIGHLAN DCENrER.

Mrs. J. M Elder left Friday far
Sandburn. Ia. to visit her mother Mrs.
Pratt.
Miss Leona Hull Of ST. Louis came
on Tuesday for an extended visit with
her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M
Elder.
Mrs. Clarence Curtis and son Ever
ett Of Ottumwa spent Sunday at the
N. Curtis home. 1T.
Mrs. Lentz of Fremont is visiting her
sister Mrs. j. r. Emery and family.
Stephen Buckner Of Iowa City was
in Highland Wednesday enroute 10
Hedrick to hear W. ]. Bryan speak
Little Blanche Barwick Of near Ot-
tunwa came to visit Highland rela-
tives Wednesday.
B. L. Denny was passenger }, ia
Hedrick Wednesday evening.
DR.. F. e. Lawson and family spent
Wednesday in Fremont.
Don and Lena Bottorff returned from
Des Moines Wednesday. &
Mr.. Owen and son returned to their
home in kirkville Thursday after
painting the Geo. Bane home.
VIM. Denny and son Harold OF
Dahlonega spent Friday at the home
of his son B. L. Denny and family.
were in Ottumwa Thursday
Chas. Holcomb and z. Mccormick
Of Hedrick were In Highland Friday.
Master Lawrence, Davis returned to
his home near Rutledge Monday after
an over Sunday visit with Highland
relatives and friends.
Mrs. N. Brown Of Ottumwa Is visit
ing at the Geo. Bane home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Reiselt and son
Fred spent Sunday at the Thompson
home at DahloneHa.
j. A. Wycoff of Richland spent Sun
day with his brother J. P. Wycon and
family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13

pital has recovered sufficiently to be
able to return to his home In Eddy
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Tenant. MrA
VIM. Lewis and Mira. A. Carter at
tended chautauqua In Ottumwa Mon
day.
Mrs. Clyde Spears Of Knoxville is
visiting this week at the homo Of her
mother Mrs. Ada Harding.
l.. Edwards who has been visiting
the past six weeks with her son VIM.
Edwards returned to her home at
Hiteman Monday.
Don Prugh came over from Abba
and spent Sunday with his brother-in-
law Thos. Bible.
Mrs. ]. Jennings Of New Sharon 10 a
e7'est this week at the home of her
father H. Rhode. *
julius Kyme returned Monday from
a visit with his parents at Richland.
Sid Crossen was business caller in
Oskaloosa Monday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-13

will refuse to pass a bill Of this
kind. therefore urge upon con.
gress that 1t do not adjourn with.
out taking advantage OF the plain op.
portunity thus substantially to reduce
unnecessary existing duties. I appeal
to congress to reconsider the measure,
which l now return without my ap.
proval and to adopt substitute there.
fore, making substantial reductions
below the rates Of the present act,
which the tariff board shows possible
without destroying any established In.
dustry or throwing any wage earners
out Of employment, and which I will
promptly approve.
Despite the efforts that have been
made to discredit the work Of the tar.