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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
BUSINESS CHANCES.
PIANIST.


EGYPTIAN PIANIST, llIs West Third
street Davenport Iowa. tells past
present and future, gives advice on
all analTs Of NE. satisfaction guar
gutoed
EGYPTIAN Palmist Madame Lois. Just
arrived IN Davenport tells past pres
ent and future, gives advice on all
love and business Affairs, SIG Harri-
con street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
LODGE DIRECTORY.
HaSaRic

TRIO LODGE. NO 81. A F. & A NJ
n Meets In stated communication
Ny the frst Thursday OF each
!" month at go ?. m By order
Of Carlton 9. Taylor. W. NJ. William
b Petit secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

FOR SALE - Gasoline launch, S5foOt,
20 horse power. Roberts engine; also
decked barge good bargain to quick
buyer. Niles Bradley, Colona, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

FOR SALE-Southern central Minneso-
ia farm lands, on easy terms, at to
6 per cent interest where the crops
are the best and every available con-
venlence established in the good old
few miles north OF the Iowa line. We
have improved farms ranging in size
from 40 to 640 acres, at prices from
$50 TO 800 per acre, according to lay,
location from town, and improve
meuts; the soil is deep black loan
with yellow clay sub-soil. Write US
for price lists and outline what you
want in general. and state the amount
you care to invest In first letter and
you will receive reliable reply. The
Sonnesys Land compasyI st. James,
MINI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
BOOMERANG
Foz sALE-cITY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE-A modern house, in choice
location Apply 1905 Fourteenth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

WANTED - Competent cook at 1909
Second avenue.
WANTED-GooG woman to do washing
s09 Twonty-third street.
WANTED-GIrIs TO 90 pressing at Yer
bury's Dye works, 210S Third avenue.
WANTED-A competent girl to do gen
cral homework. Apply at 924 Twen-
t.-ta street.
WANTED - \ woman to do general
mouse work. wages 81 per day. In
quire al 50S Third avenue.
wANTED-Glrl (who attends schooD
TO work ior room and board. Inquire
31l9 Tenth avenue. Phone west
WANTED-A good girl to do general
AOusework; no washing nor cooking.
Apply SOP Seventeenth street. Phone
west 95i-l.
WANTED - Young girl (colored or
NHlicl TO assist with general house
work; one who can go home nights
preferred. Apply 222 Thirteenth
wANTED-MAIE OR FEMALE.
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WANTED-Lan or woman to represent
leOIHen Of America il Rock Island
anu h4b4ll-E L. htIlst ClSLIlcl
manager. 249 East Main street, Gales
burg, III.
WANTED An experienced stenogra-
pheT. only one who Is thoToE Xhly
competent will be considered; refer
enCes required. HartZ & Bahnsen
company, 226-230 Nineteenth street
WANTED-HIsCELd
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WANTED - old Indian relics. arrow
time reviewers. Address Edward
hnodle, Hagerstown, Nd.
WANTED - BY gentleman. board and
room, must not be on car line; reI-
erenoes given and required Address
Board and Room care Argus.
WANTED To buy, new and second
hand goods, stoves. furniture, carpets.
etc. also CASTOR clothing, hats,
shoes, etc; 1 pay highest prices will
buy, sell or trade anything Of value.
{. Flyers Second Hand store, 1906
Second avenue. Phone west 24T
WANTED-sITUATIo
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wANTED-Posltion as housekeeper OF
work BY the day. Inquire 42I Six
teenth street
WANTED by photographer
several years experience in various
lines. Address "Stenographer." care
Argus
WANTED - Situation copying by ex-
perieHCed lady. rapid writer, also
have experience in confectionery and
bakery. Address M j." care Argus
WANTED-AGENTs.
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I WASTED-DistriCt agent: sickness, &C
Cident Insurance. stock company; lib.
eral policy. insures both sexes. claim
settlemen ts and business methods
strongly comm ended by insurance ex-
sIu-Hers. our liberal profit sharing
contract gives wonderful opportunity
for good. permanent income 10 cana,
| BILE producers, representative wanted
! In all states Address Federal Cas-
| Ualty. Detroit Mich, giving refer.
| eDces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
FOR SALE-LANDs.

FOR SALE-Eighty acres of improved
land. two miles northwest of Taylor
Ridge. Inquire on premises for terms
FOR SALE-At reasonable price, a 100
acre farm, two miles north and one
half mile west OF Taylor Ridge; good
improvements. Address Mrs. Martha
MCAfee, 6lO Thirteenth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

FOR SALB-One large Mosler safe, roll
top desk, Smith Premier No. 10 type
writer. lot of good office partitions,
and other Office furniture. Inquire
1903 Second avenue. Phone west 46l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

FOR SALE - The Rock Island brand
horse radish and mustard business,
500 a year. can be doubled; price $500.
J. b. Joseph, Sears, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

WANTED - Drill press hands. Apply
Rock Island Manufacturing com
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

WANTED-Laborers at the new post
Office Apply General Construction
company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-Nen- Apply at shop on Mil
street. Steady work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

FOR SALE -- or trade, for medium
priced city lot, between Twenty
and Thirtieth streets. north of Eigh-
city broke; also new surrey and new
harness. Inquire at 1444 Twelfth
street Phone west l334-X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

FOR sALE-Houses from $500 to ST.
600, on easy terms. Phone 1l65-K
z. ". Robinson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
FOR RENT-RooMs.

FOR RENT-Light Housekeeping rooms:
al Sixteenth street
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
G. A. r. DELEGATES
LEAVE FOR THEIR HOMES

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Sept. 10
Most of the delegates have left for
their homes following the Official end
ing Of the forty-sixth annual G. A. X,
encampment.
The officers elected We're:
-in-Chief--Judge Alfred
b. Beers, Bridgeport, Conn.
Senior vice-Commanderin-Chief-
II. 2. Osborne, Los Angeles.
Junior Vice-Commanderin-Chief-
Americus Wheedon, Louisville, Ky.
Chaplain-in-C Chief-Rey George z.
Lovejoy, Boston.
Surgeon Generai-Dr. l.. L. Whitak.
er, San Antonio, Tex.
-Geheral-C. ID. r,
Stowitz. Buffalo, N. Y. (re-electedD.
After his election as commander-in.
chief, Judge Beers named Henry J.
seeley. Of Bridgeport. Conn, as ad.
jutant-general
Judge Beers was selected on the
first ballot. His only opponent was
William r. Warner, commander OF
the department OF Ohio.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
Wilson Loved for Friends

Lis profession OF tho law. his profes-
sorship OF Jurisprudence, his work as|
an author of standard books or
American history; everything relat.
ing to American government, past and
present. Is his speciality. His praa-
tical equipment consists in his record
as governor OF New Jersey. In that
state he broke boss rule. He regen.
Grated that trust-ridden common.
wealth that had become a bailiwich
OF predatory wealth. He has been
the leader In giving the state, THAI
has acquired wide renown or an evil
sort as "the home OF the trusts good
government. AS practical politician.
effective and of a high moral type,
as a statesman OF the ancient Amer.
can mold, Woodrow Wilson has made
good. AS election time draws closer
his chances Of success seem to grow
more certain. The Democratic party.
which carried the country In 1910.
electing the house OF representative
by such a large majority, would have
an excellent prospect OF victory even
IL the Republican party were no.
divided. There Is scriptural pro
verb about the fall OF the house
divided against itself. With the Re.
publican vote split between Taft ana
Roosevelt Democratic victory ought
to be assured.-Houston Chronicle.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
Good Stories
The Weak Boom.


Medill Mccormick was telling in
Washington. about one OF many feeble
booms.
THAT boom is as feeble" he said,
"as feeble as-well. ] can only H.
lustrate its feebleness by means rof a
story.
"A drummer was waiting at Nola
-ChuclSy for the Southern Cannon Ball
Limited The. train crawled in at last,
nine hours late-a ramshalKle, chat
tering thing as ridiculous as an old
fashioned high-wheel bicycle.
The drummer got aboard. There
seemed to be only one other passen-
ger. The locomotive hooted. the bell
changed, the wheels spun round and
the steam Kissed, but the train failed
to move. Then there were more boots
mora -puffs and -hisses. and still the
train didn't bulge. Finally. after a
third vain effort, the engineer got
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
Money and the Election

The statement or Col Roosevelt.
frequently reiterated, that the money
powers are fighting against him ex-
clusiyely. and are satisfied with botn
Taft and Wilson, is no doubt per-
fectly candid statement of his belief,
but IL seems to us grossly inaccurate.
The president, from some source 10
US unknown, has recently got plenty
OF money for his campaign. We hap
pen to know that Mr.. Perkins, while
making II clear that he can raise all
the money needed by the Bull Moose
il he wants TO, has held back and In
dicated that he might step out IL
things did not go according to his
wish. We state this not as surmise
but as a fact. II doesn't mean any
thing against Col. Roosevelts inoe-
Ipendence, which Is well established
but Il does seem to us TO constitute
a reason for not making charges OF
probable subserviency or helplessness
against Gov. Wilson. Whether or not
big business men would care to help
Gov. Wilson financially can scarcely
he known. as he is so particular about
who contributes to his fund. Our
9uess would be that Mr.. Jacob Schin 3
support of Gov. Wilson might be
founded partly on the belief that he
was going to be elected, as Mr.. Schin
could scarcely take much satisfaction
in the governors intense feelings
about the existence of money trust
We mention this instance. because
Mr.. Roosevelt has chosen to empha-
size Mr.. Schiff as an indication that
high finance fears only him. AS
matter OF fact, the Morgan interets
in general win probably be backing
the colonel even more heavily than
they are now before the campaign
IL over On the monopoly issue the
principal exponents Of the colonefs
position are Judge Gray and Mr.. Per
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16

kins. On the tariff issue, the old re-
publican gag of Mark Hanna's day is
served up anew, in the idea that the
government will see that the tariff
graft stops in the pay envelope. Work
ingmen have heard that story a long.
long time. and meantime the price
OF living goes up. huge fortunes swell.
trusts are created by tariff favors. the
city grows at the expense of the coun-
try. and prosperity" means pluto
cracy. To our best belief. Charles
r. Crane Is the only big business
man in the country who has thrown
his whole heart into the effort to elect
Gov. Wilson to the presidency.-Col-
lir's Weekly.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
USE AIR CRAFT IN
I IMPORTANT MANEUvERS

CAMBRIDGE. Eng. Sept 16.-As
at the German and French army
maneuvres. air craft are playing an
important part In the English war
game which began in East Anglia tc-
day. The "redsarmy" of about $4,000
men, under Gen. Sir Douglas Haig. is
supposed to have landed on the east
coast from the other side OF the North
sea and to be marching on London.
II Is Gen. Sir James Grierson's task
to stop them with the blue army" OF
.25, 600 before midnight Thursday
King George will arrive Tuesday to
watch operations.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16

II was finely said of Cleveland that
he was loved for the enemies he
made. Woodrow Wilson is loved
for the friends he has made. HIS
friends are all OF his fellow country
men who are anti-Taft because they
are neither plutocrats nor allied 10
the same. and who are anti-Rooseve!t
because, unblinded by hero-worship,
they can see through the demagogy
of that campaign-time friend of the
people and oficial ally OF the trust
magnates. Woodrow Wilson appeals
to his fellow countrymen who are amt
Taft and anti-Rooseyelt not only De-
cause he Is such contrast TO tue
Republican candidate and the near
Republican candidate, but because he
is. independently OF any considera-
ton OF his opponents, an ideal Ameri-
can and particularly qualified for the
once of president OF the United
States.
Woodrow Wilson is an ideal Ameri-
can because intellectually he is
man of the first rank and morally OF
the highest character. Nobody can
deny the mental qualities OF the for
mer president OF PRINCETON univer-
sity. Nobody can find a word to say
against HIS moral character. The
worst his political enemies have
found to do Is to call him DR." VIII
son. insinuating. by the use OF his
university doctorate, that he Is out
Of touch with the plain people, for
getting that he was commended by
labor Cor his work as governor D.
New Jersey in bringing about modern
labor legislation. !.
AS to Woodrow Wilson's special
qualifications for president. they are
twofeld. First theoretical second.
practical. His theoretical equipment
consists In his scholarly education.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
Monday, September ID
1912
POLITICS AND STATE PRESS

give .it 70 us. The name Is true
Vermont and Maine. For the
time In the history OF the countr
expect to see both these states &
their electoral vote TO Wilson becat
Roosevelt will cut In enough 10
stroy the Republican majority wi
out getting enough to land himse
The suggestion Is being seriou1
discussed In Washington that the 8
cial committee OF the senate which
investigating campaign funds m
recommend legislation prohibiting
collection OF partisan campaign fun
from corporations or individuals
providing that the expenses OF 7
tional campaigns be paid out Of I
national treasury. The necessity q
abating the campaign fund abuse
urged, but IL isb eing argued N
since some means must be found
pay for legitimate expenses. IL q
government prohibits funds raised
they have been, 1t will have to foI
the bills itself TO solve the difficulq
Kalamazoo Telegraph Press.
Friends of United States senat
William Alden Smith are somewh|
apprehensive lest the Republicans ID
TO control the legislature and thu
will bend every effort to bring abo|
the election OF as many RepublicaI
as possible. IL requires a majority
all the members OF the house an
senate-elect, to name a representati1
In the United States senate. Their
fore IL Is necessary that 81 membel
OF the next legislature be affiliate
with the G. o. p. in order that Smit
be named.
Not the least of the services whiC
Governor Wilson is rendering 10 h
country is the establishment OF a ne
standard for political debate. In h
speech to the New York Press clu
the governor said:
l am not one OF those who be-
lieve that the right tactics in
politics Is to depreciate the men
You are opposed to. and to be-
little and misrepresent the forces
with which you have to contend"
This is in vivid contrast to VIII
we have been hearing on every har
for the last few years. Aspersion
motives, abuse of individuals loi
cries OF falsehood have marked Il
political discussions OF the last tv
decades. Language has been grown
more and more violent and polite
orators. apparently, less and less 7
gardful of decency and propriety II
I'll we reached climax In the r
publican pre-convention campaig
MIR. Taft has, since the convecntio
remained silent, but Colonel Roos
velt continues his abuse Of everyol
who disagrees with him.
Any thinking man must apprecia
that the. basis upon which our matte
and, In fact. all civilization, is he
together In one OF mutual confidens
We cannot hope to long abuse ca
other In unrestrained and violent Ia
guage without destroying the con
dence which knits society togeth.
Governor Wilson sets the splend
example OF decent, reasonable toll,
ations-Pontiae Press Gazette.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16

John III. Robson, OF Ovid. was
strongly indorsed by the Democratic
county convention OF Clinton county,
for the Democratic nomination for
state treasurer.
Probate Judge Harry l.. Larwill. OF
LenaWee county. and Mayor Theodore
NJ. Joslyn, OF Adrian. Progressive can
didate for United states senator. are
the principals in one OF the bitterest
controversies OF the campaign. The
Adrian Daily Telegram has published
statements from both Larwill and
Joslyn and Larwill has threatened TO
take the stump In Lenawee county to
continue the controversy. Larwell Is
a Republican.
The Democratic committeeman
from the second district OF Calhoun
county have nominated Fred Hayes
for representative In place OF DR.. j.
w. Baird, OF Battle Creek. who with
drew as candidate. George g.
Wheaton, Progressive candidate In
the frst district. has withdrawn and
the vacancy has not been filled.
Homer G.. Van AIKEN, OF Battle
Creek, has been denied the right to
have his name on the Socialist ticket
for prosecuting attorney because he
did not change his enrolment In
time to entitle him to run on the So
cialist ticket at the primary. He Will
take the matter to the courts.
4 49, he
gists OF Ohio expect to win when the
number OF their amendment was
twenty-three?-Flint Journal.
Frci c. Martindale is quite likely
70 be candidate for a third term as
secretary OF state succeeding himself.
This sentiment has been growing rap
/ idly throughout the state since the
primaries and at last IL has come To
point where the announcement OF
Martindale's candidacy may be ex-
pected at any moment. There Is ac-
lively In the field at this time for the
place, Coleman c. Vaughan, OF St
Johns and one OF the real senator's
OF the last senate. George Luck, OF
Bay City, Ia also candidate although
not working very hard on the job.
II
Those who urged the re-entry Of Mar
/ tIndaIe point out that Detroit bids
fair to have no candidate on the tick
ct and this would hardly do.
! Former Democratic State Chairman
John T. Winship. OF Saginaw. said in
an interview in Grand Rapids the
other day.
Il believe Mr.. Taft will carry Mich
| igan by a reduced plurality. Four
years ago hehcarried 1t by $4,000 In
round numbers. l doubt II Colonel
Roosevelt can cut into that plurality
sufficiently to turn the state over TO
us. He may give Taft tight squeeze
although think the Bull Moose fever
is waning materially In Michigan. On
the other hand II Roosevelt does cut
Taft's plurality from under him 1t will
be to give the state TO Woodrow Will
son. Roosevelt himself cannot posi-
bly, hope to carry the state. He may
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
Hunger Of a Prince.


An English actor was member
Of a company saowboun6 In the 81
erras while en- route from California
10 the east. so that they had mag
nilicent hunger when the train
reached small station ut which
there was a restaurant. and the Eng
lishman was the first to find a seat
at table.
Bring me, in a hurry" he said TO
the landlord. burly western man.
"a porterhouse steak, some deviled
kidneys, a brace or chops, plenty OF
vegetables and two bottles OF Bass
bitter beer.
The landlord stuck his head out
of the dining room and yelled tc
somebody In the rear apartment:
Say. Bill, tell the band to /, play
Rule, Britannia the Prince Of
Wales has come.--Argonaut.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
A New shower.

A sweet and sour" shower is useful
TO give a bride-to-be. Each guest
brings Jars filed with something good
to eat. One. for instance, may contain
strawberry jam and the other mixed
pickles. Each jar bears the name ~
the donor and sentiment to suit ths
occasion, which may be read aloud TIE
jars will not be labeled otherwise 40
the new1yweds Always have a surprise
as long as there Is one OF the sweet
or sour Jars to open.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16

down and shouted To the passengers,
whose heads stuck anxiously oat OF
their respective windows:
Sey, til have to ask you Two
gents to climb on till | get started !"
Washington Star.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16
From Another Point of View

o
This is the week when a pig looks Just dear"
these roller all right Of course II you
so inclined
at fair.
would close the with
striking stride
strikes In Japan possible person
patriotic for his good
Atlantic City.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16

husbands this
interest the part that few husbands appreciate
further the hope that just possibly they idea from
reading about league
d thousand ways they WERE PRIVILEGED TO VOTE
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16

But how could the woman suffra-
gists OF Ohio expect to win when the
number OF their amendment was
twenty-three?-Flint Journal.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-16

Cd. 1..< sclce q America does not cone hon ths
1a.1 tf lssrnIng II cones N = murmpr from she h1s
and woods and TIE and factories and the miilA
rolling On ana ginning volume until comes TO IN from
ne homes a common msn-woodrow Wilson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
HE GIVES A CAUSE.
Congressman jackson Says His Defeat
Due to T. r. weakness in District.

Congressman Fred S. Jackson, of the
Fourth districts who is in Topeka to-
day, attributes his defeat in last week S
election to the unexpected weakness of
Roosevelt and the Progressive cause In
the Fourth district. jackson made
straight out-and-out, clean-cut fight on
the Roosevelt policies and went down to
defeat when the Roosevelt cause was
repudiated. Jackson made the race for
a second term and was defeated by
Dudley Doolittle, county attorney of
Chase county.
1.-The Roosevelt showing in the Fourth
district was unexpectedly weak" said
Mr.. jackson. I'm the very territory
where he had expected the strongest
showing, the cause was beaten. 1t
doubtless had it's effect on the entire
ticket
Mr.. Jackson expects to remain in To-
peka several days before returning to
his home in Eureka. 1t is rumored that
in event there is a gubernatorial con-
test that Jackson will be one of the
principal attorneys for the Capper in
tereStS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
USE OLD OvERCOATS.
Soldiers in Alaska Will Wear Indian
Fighters Clothing.

Washington, Nov. 12.-More than A.
900 buffalo overcoats which the gov
eminent has preserved for the past
20 years. or since they were worn by
the troops in the Northwest Indian
campaign before 1891, are to be used
by the soldiers in Alaska. Last year
nearly 300 of the coats were sold at
an average price of $S4 but Quarter
master General Aleshire of the army,
in his annual report submitted to Sec
rotary of War Stimson today recon-
mended that no more be sold.
General Aleshire reported an annual
saving of about $4,000 as a result of
the change in the method of issuing
blankets to enlisted men. Instead of
being charged to the men on their
clothing account, the blankets now re-
main the property of the government,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-12
At the Grand Tonight.

Folks in search of real up-to-date
entertainment should have more than
their quota supplied at the Grand to-
night, where S. H Dudley and Doctor
Beans from Boston" are to hold mer-
ry sway. Mr.. Dudley, who ranks as
the premier colored comedian and
funmaker on the American stage, will
be supported by the noted Smart Set
company, an aggregation of vaude-
vile, dancing and singing stars. The
comedy is in three acts and the plot
revolves around an ambitious black
man who imagines he is a physician.
Among those in the cast are, James
Burris, Arthur Talbot, Henry Troy,
Roley Gibson, Lottie Grady, Bessie
Payne and Alberta Ormes and large
GLORIOUS of boys and girls.