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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-20

A vote fol, the Democratic ticket this
fall is vote for free trade and all that
free trade stands for. A vote for the
Bull Moose ticket is vote for some.
thing which no one, not even It's pro.
motors, can give any light upon. A
vote for the Republican ticket is vote
for Probation to honest American toll,
and Protection is q synonym for pros
perity.-Newport IN. b. Champion.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-20

The wages paid in this country are
double those paid in any other country
in the world, and this country has pros.
pered under q protective tariff as no
other country ever has under free trade.
Then why should pedagogue and a
few demagogues be allowed to put their
theories into practice when it is an alb
solute certainty that disaster will fol.
lowa-Newton IN. j. Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-20

woodrow Wilson said at Williams
Grove that the tariff on the products of
the soil is not necessary and does the
farmer no good. Pennsylvania farmers
know better. They know that If there
were no tariff duties on farm produce
foreign countries would ship potatoes,
corn and other produce into this and
other states, underselling the American
-Williamsport PA News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
SNOWFALL COMES
NEAR The RECORD
CONCEALED Vapor Has Come
Down Only Twice at Later
Date Than This.
TOP MARK IS APRIL 30
Unless Freeze Occurs Now, No Great
Harm Will Be Done by To-
days Furry.

Cheer up. Today's snow doesn't
necessarily mean that your garden is
ruined or that spring has been side
tracked. Unless the thermometer
goes below the freezing point
which same is not very likely-your
garden stuff will not be greatly In
jured unless it has already attained
considerable growth, in which case
the danger is greater. The seeds
which have not yet poked their heads
above ground will hardly notice the
snow. All growth will naturally be
retarded, however, the length of time
depending on the continuity of the
cold.
COMES NEAR THE RECORD.
The snow fall today comes very
near equaling the record for this VI
ciLity, not in amount, but in the late
ness of the season. Records at the
government weather bureau in Day.
export show that the latest real snow
that ever occurred around here came
April 80 in 1907. AT that time meas
urements showed a fall of g of an
inch. There have been traces of
snow several times in the month of
May, but never enough to measure.
April 81, 1898, about an inch and a
half of snow fell and the present fall
is next in point of date. The heav-
Jest snow recorded for April came
last year, six inches having fallen
April 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
SENT TO WATERFOWL

attempted suicide over his wife S
grave in Chippiannock cemetery and
who afterward voluntarily went to
the Watertown hospital for treatment,
was taken before Judge Olmsted In
the county court this afternoon and
after the evidence of several physI-
the asylum permanently. Under the
conditions made at the time of Nep-
ka's voluntary commitment, he was
to be allowed his freedom upon CIV
ing three days notice and today's &C
ton is a result of such a request, it
being deemed advisable TO retain him
in the institution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
Personal Points

H. A. Weld returned to the city this
morning from a business trip to
Springfield and Peoria.
General Edward Kittilsen, accom-
panied by his son Arthur, left for Ore
gon on an extended business trip.
Mrs NJ Dillon is temporarily acting
as cashier at the New Harper, owing
to the serious illness of Mrs. Bessie
Walters.
Miss Nellie White has returned to
Omaha after a visit at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William White
of this city.
A. E. Wisherd, travelling passenger
agent for the Wisherd line steamers,
with headquarters at St Louis, was in
Rock Island yesterday.
Mrs. J. w Legge left for her home in
San Jose, Cal, after an extended visit
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. o. n.
Myers, 1900 Twelfth avenue.
Charles F. Stauduhar left for st.
Joseph, Mimi, to take charge of some
building work that his father, Archi-
tect g. P. Stauduhar, has under con
tract there.
Frank Rodecker of SIS Webb
street, South Rock Island, has beer
called to Cleveland. Ohio, on account
of the death of his father, Jacob
Rodecker, who died at the age of 81
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17

the ". C. Groves of Davenport, Pleas
ant Valley and Lyons, Iowa, camp No.
So and Grove No. 81 acting as hosts
on this occasion.
W. o. ". State Managers ]. ".
Croft of Illinois, and ]. W. Geiger of
Iowa, will be present, as we'll as Mrs.
Emma B. Manchester, supreme guard
ian of the Woodmen circle Mrs. Ida
Kelly, supreme banker, Mrs. Furman
state manager Of Iowa, and W. H.
Hughes, state manager of Illinois, all
of the Woodmen circle, will also at
tend.
Camp No. IS has purchased a new
set of officers robes which will be
used for the first time that night, in
comforting the protection degree which
will be done without rituals.
The dance committee of camp No
SIS has arranged for the first of a ser
les of dances to be given during the
summer at the Watch Tower inn, tc
take place Thursday evening May 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
REPUBLICANS IN
STRUCTFOR TEDDY

The republican congressional con-
vention of the 14th district met at
Monmouth today and named as dele
gates to the national convention of the
party, F. G. Allen of Moline and w. j.
Graham of Aledo. The alternates are
E. w. Wilcox of McDonough county
and E. c. Hardin of Warren county.
They were given instructions to vote
for the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt to lead the republican party
at the November elections.
They were also instructed to pre-.
sent the name of John Y. Whiteman
Of Biggsville for presidential elector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
JAIL NEGRO FOR
ANNOYING SPOUSE
Marion Manley of Keokuk Is
Sent to Burners Hotel
for 20 Days.
ARRESTED BY THE POLICE
Had Hung Around Present Abode of
Wife for Nine Hours in Effort
to See Her.
ARRESTED BY THE POLICE

Marion Manley, a Keokuk negro,
got in bad yesterday when he spent
tive most of his time in a vain en-
deavor to get peep at his wife, who
was forced to leave him last Jan
uary and come back to the home OF
relatives in this city. 1t is said that
she had to come back barefooted be-
cause her husband neglected. to pro-
vide for her. But any rate, Manley's
efforts brought him 20 days in the
county Jail. His hearing was held be-
fore Justice c. j. Schroeder in the
police court and about five witnesses
gave lengthy recitals as to the hap
renings of yesterday. Manley spent
about nine hours near the domicile
ell gust one glimpse of his wife.
SEND ''BLINDn CALLS.
Failing in his purpose, he sent a
blind" call to the police and saw to
it that three other calls were sent.
1t was only when Manley's ma-in-law
sent a distress signal to the police
that they learned of the real trou-
tle. Two officers were rushed to the
scene, Eighth street and Seventh ave-
nue., and found ManIey, surrounded
by two score of youths, attempting
to start something. He was warned
to leave, but failed so to do and the
police found him there when they re-
turned a few minutes later. Manley
ants to secure a divorce from his
wife and he was advised to pursue
different methods when he is done
with his Incarceration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17

little doubt that the war department, if
the matter were properly presented,
would consent to the building of a dia-
mond there. The Rock Island Arsenal
Golf club has established a precedent.
A tri-city baseball club might reason
ably expect the same consideration
that a tri-city golf club is given. Any
citizen of the United States has ex-
actly the same rights on the island
premises as any other citizen has and
the average resident of the utcities,
who has neither the means nor the
leisure TO play golf. feels that he has
something coming from your Uncle
Samuel. If he we're given the privil-
eye of attending baseball games at
a public park on the island undoubted-
ly he would be satisfied.
There need be no trouble about the
name for such a club. Of course, if
the grounds were on the island, ii
ought to be the Rock Island club. or at
least the Island City club, but no
doubt Moline and Davenport would OBJ
ject and We should not be so selfish as
to insist Let it be plain Tri-City club
and incorporate it both in Illinois and
Iowa, if there be any trouble on this
score. Everybody in the United
States who reads baseball scores
would soon learn what the word "Tri.
City" stood for OF course the news
paper men would all be DESTROYS OF
covering" the games for the press as,
sociations and the metropolitan pa
pers, but that could be solved by
passing the honors around and always
dating dispatches Rock Island Arsen
al" When the team won each city
would have the privilege of claiming
the honor therefor, and when it lost
the blame might be put upon the other
partners in the enterprise. In short
We ought to get baseball by this plan
with a maximum of the desirable fea
lures and a minimum of those of the
other kind.
A TRI-CITY DIRECTORATE.
The directorate should be made III
OF an equal number of men from eacf
OF the three cities and the manage
ment should be without local bias.
OF course the mere suggestion o.
tri-city baseball will not lead any
where unless it is taken up and car
ried forward systematically. Thu
commercial organizations of the three
cities should &c able to handle the mat
ter and make a success of it. Assur
eddy there could be no more effective
way of keeping the three cities in th'
public eye than this and il would hav,
the advantage Of being self-sustainint
All of tending to create a communit,
/ Of interest that would scarcely be es
tablished by any other means.
Now is a good time TO begin LOOK
/ ing for a possible berth in a class !
| league Also, being campaign year
there is a fine chance TO make arrange
ments with the national administra
! ton for the use of a desirable tract o
the island for public amusement pul
: poses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
BEGIN CLEANING
OF CITY'S ALLEYS
Commissioner Reynolds Puts
Ten Teams and as Many
Men at Work.
APPROPRIATION AVAILABLE
Work Will Be Pushed and Force Now
at Work Will Be Doubled
Within Few Days.

A gang OF 10 men and 10 teams was
put to work yesterday morning under
the direction of Commissioner Robert
R. Reynolds TO begin the spring clean
ing of alleys. Commissioner Rey-
nolds will place another gang of the
same number at work next week. He
expects that it will take five weeks to
finish the work and that the approx
mate cost will be $500. The alleys
have not been touched since last fall
because of lack of funds in the ap-
preparation and so their condition at
the present time is extreme. Pile up
on pile of rubbish must be cleared
away before the work is completed.
Yesterday the appropriation for the
coming year, 1928 was available and
that made it possible for the beginning
of the work by Commissioner Rey-
nolds. Though the funds for the com.
ing year are available, the appropria-
lions will not be set aside for a fort
night at least.
HAVE MORE MONEY.
The funds available for immediate
use this year will exceed the amount
of last year and there will not be so
much need for the payment of old
debts, though the city commission will
still be hampered in that line. During
the last year, the commission has
worked its duties into systematic
shape and the amount for salaries dur.
ing the coming year will not be so
great as a year ago. The department
of accounts and finances was the only
one this last year that kept under the
cost of running the same department
the previous year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
USES A RAZOR TO
co N INIT SUICIDE

Archie e. Burlingame of Moline, who
had been a voluntary patient at Wat
ertown hospital since last December.
committed suicide at the hospital in
his room last evening. He cut his
throat with razor which he had evil
IDENTIFY secured in the shaving room. He
was found by William Taylor, an at
tendant and was dead at the time At
supper time last night he was in good
spirits and gave no intimation Of his
intention to take his own life.
He was born an Delvin, ILL.,, Sept %,
1879, and came to Moline in 1895. For
five years he was employed as a mail
carrier. Following a nervous brake
down he went to WATERFOWL. Sur
viving him are his mother, a sister and
two brothers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
ST. JOSEPH'S BUILDING
FUND GROWING FAST

The campaign for a 100000 fund
with which TO assure the building of a
new paroChial school for St. Joseph S
parish is proceeding at a rapid pace,
and good results are being obtained.
untary donations to the fund, and 9th
ers who wish 10 do so can forward
their gifts through II. E Casteel or NJ
n. Sexton. both of whom were prom.
iuent in the Y. NJ c. A. campaign, in
which the Catholics worked so energet
ically.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
at 2:30. Burial took place at Chip
piannock cemetery.
AGED MAN is DEAD AS
RESULT EXPOSURE

AS the result of exposure, Fritz
Stieger, 50 years old, died in Mercy
hospital last evening at o'clock. He
was found in a deserted barn at 9O4
West Second street, Davenport, yes
terday and rushed to the hospital
Three days in the unsheltered barn
caused pneumonia, and that coupled
with advanced age, brought about
Stieger's death. His wife died last
November. There are no known rela-
tives surviving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
FREE LECTURES
On Beauty Culture at Majestic The.
atre Thursday Evening.

Thursday evening, the first of three
lectures on beauty culture will be
given by Mr.. Williams, an expert
from Chicago. Mr.. Williams is man
Of exceptional ability in this line and
will speak on how to care for the
skin of the face, hands and scalp
through the best and most inexpen-
sive methods. Every lady of Rock
Island should hear Mr.. Williams al
the Majestic theatre Thursday even
ing at S O'Clock. No admission will
be charged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
Loses -Four Elnoera

Emil Johnson of Fifth avenue and
Forty-f1fth street, Rock Island, lost
four fingers of his left hand In an
accident at o'clock Monday afternoon
in the Moline Furniture works, where
he is employed as a shaper. The knife
of the woodcutting machine accidental
ly came in contact with his hand and
severed the fingers at the second joints
The injured members were cared for
at the Office of a physician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
STATE SESSION OF
ROYAL ARCAhUM ON

The state convention of the Royal
Arcanum convened in Moline at 8
o'clock this morning with several
hundred delegates in attendance. From
Chicago alone came 147 on a special
train. Mayor NJ. r. Carlson of Moline
delivered an address of welcome at
the opening OF the meeting which was
presided over by Richard E. Kropf of
Chicago, state grand regent.
Rockford and Decatur delegates are
already busy trying to land the 1918
convention for their cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
DEERE & co. PURCHASE
BIG WISCONSIN PLANT

officials OF Deere & Co., of Moline
today announced the purchase of the
Van Brundt plant At Fcr:~ar WI -
Wisconsin cocern is noted as the larg-
est manufacturer Of seeding machines
in the work. The Deere people nave
long since been handling the OUTPUT
OF the firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
Lodge Notes

The meeting place for the Woodmen
Of the World class introduction, April
% has been changed from Armory hall
to the K. c. hall. The Woodmen cir
Gle meeting which takes place tn
same evening will be at Maths hall
After the initiatory work, both orders
will hold a joint meeting at the K. c.
hall, where refreshments will be serv-
ed and addresses made by prominent
members OF the two orders who will
be present.
These meetings will be participated
in by the three W. o. ". camps OF
Davenport, camp No. 81 of Moline and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
SETS The POLICE
AFTER HUSBAND
Mrs. Fred Foster Has Spouse
Hailed Before Magistrate
and Fined.
ENDS A FOUR DAY SPREE
Hubby Says Wife's Nagging Caused
Him to Drink-She Says His
Drinking Made Her Talk.

Fred Foster went TO the county
jail for a period of 10 days this morn
ing as the result of charges lodged
against him by his wife, Mary Foster,
who complained that he was drunk
and was creating a disturbance. And
when the faithless Fred is free again.
he will probably find that his better
half has left him, never to return to
his protecting care. That is, she
will be gone when he returns If she
keeps her word. She politely informed
her husband of Il years standing that
she is done with him for all time.
From the statement that Fred made
this morning, he will probably attempt
to get his wife to change her mind
good as gold, except that she Chews
the rag too much
WHICH is IT:
She will admit that but says that his
drinking is enough 10 make anyone
do a little talking He turns right
around and says that her talking is
enough TO make any one do a little
drinking. But the argument is all in
the wife's favor. Yesterday was the
/ last day of a four-day spree for Fred
/ He was called out of a saloon by his
wife, but refused to go home and be-
rated her soundly for interfering with
what he termed pleasure. Finally
/ three or four men led him home. He
/ began to dismantle the place and emp
/ ~ it of its furnishings. His wife
dared not go home, she said, and sc
called the police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
A TRI-CITY CLUB
FOR CLASSABALL
IN ANOTHER YEAR
Proposition That Puts Rock Is
land, Moline and Davenport
in Major League.
SCHEME IS LOGICAL ONE
Chance TO Get in Western il Nothing
Better Is offered Time to
Act Is Now.
BY &. z. RuEEuM.

Class A baseball for Rock Island
Doesn't that listen good? And yet
there is no valid reason why we
shouldn't have it next year, with the
cooperation of Moline and Davenport.
The Argus already has suggested a
tri-city baseball team, and now, while
Rock Island is having an off year, so
far as the national game is concerned,
II Is a good time TO think the matter
over. Moline will have nothing this
year 10 interfere with earnest Cogita-
ton along this line, and Davenport,
II is barely possible may be in the
same position ere the end OF the pres
ent season, for the status of the old
Three-Eye league is assuredly little
doubtful. Rock Island wants baseball.
So does Moline, in cooperation with
Rock Island, and Davenport fans
would be in a bad way if the Three
Eye blew up.
Experience has shown that Class B
baseball is a little too stiff for either
OF the cities to support year in and
year out, but, taking Rock Island, Mo
line and Davenport together. with a
combined population of 125, 200, a class
A team could he maintained and be a
moneymaker at that. So let's pool
our interests and have the class A
kind.
N UNION IL STRENGTH.
In another year or two very likely
there will be a third major league that
will take several cities away from the
American association, which circuit
will then be looking for new terri
tory. The Western league would like
10 get away from Denver, which is
far out OF the way and the altitude OF
which handicaps the work Of visiting
players The tri-cities are in an ad
vantageous position 10 become a can
didate for entrance 10 either OF these
circuits. and both furnish a class Of
baseball that would be well patroniz
ed here
There is only one logical place FOL
q baseball park, should a tri-City clul
be organized, and that is on govern
ment property az the west end of III,
arsenal OF Rock Island A park Sc
located would be- more convenient o
access from all three cities than am
that could be established in either o.
the cities would be 20 that city alone
There is splendid location for
diamond Just east OF the Rock Islan'
road embanfUcut and the site is on,
that the government has no preseu
use for and, in, fact is not likely eve
20 need for arsenal purposes. Ground
nights be established west of For
Armstrong avenue but a great dea
Of filling would have 10 be done AM
he expense would 0e heavy.
IDEAL LOCATION.
No better use than as an amuse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
Attention.

Eagles families and sweethearts are
t-------s l.4sioed TO attend the house
party at the Eagles home Thursday
evening April IS. Dancing and refresh
ments free. All Eagles are invited TO
attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
Notice.

I hereby give notice that will not
be responsible for any debts con-
,racted by my wife, Mrs. Gertrude Tay
lor. after this date.
April 10, 1912. ALIENS c. TAYLOR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
Funeral of Mack RaoIer.

The funeral of Mack RagIer (colored)
who was fatally stabbed Sunday, was
held from Knox's chapel this afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17

All the news all the time.-Tbs
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-17
IDEAL LOCATION.

No better use than as an amuse-
meut park could he devised for the
western part Of the island and there is
The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
"BELAsCo OF VAUDEVILLE"

Jesse l. Lasky, the vaudeville pro-
ducer, is a native of California, whose
name he has honored by making 1t the
title of his new operatic production for
vaudeville.
"In producing it." he stated yesterday,
'I have tried to give all the wealth of
detail and care usually associated with
the name OF Belasco. As an example of
our minute attention to detail, may say
that when We found a live burro was
needed for the entrance OF the principal
comedian, We dispatched an agent to
Southern California and secured a gen.
uins Mexican burro. Moreover, the
dresses OF the Indians, cowboys, Mexi-
cans. surveyors, and, indeed. all the
other characters that people California
were carefully made from correct plates
and photographs of the period represent
ed. have chosen the cast with the ut
most care, in every case getting players
who are the actual physical types which
the author had in mind. The scene was
painted from a bona-fide photograph OF q
famous mission In California, and has
been worked out by an artist who 10 an
adept in the depletion Of the semi-trop-
ical foliage Of that country. The public
has said that this production is complete
in every detail, and hence we feel that
our work has not been in vain. Mr.. De
Mile. who wrote the book of California
is one of the ablest dramatists in Amer
lea to-day. His name is perhaps most
conspicuously associated with the pro-
duction of 'Strongheart.' He has been
associated with Mr.. David Belasco, as
was his father before him, in many of
that gentlemans most successful produc-
tions.
"Mr. Robert Hood Bowers. who wrote
the score Of California also composed
the music of The Vanderbilt Cup and
The Red Rose which is sufficient guar
antee that California is musIcaIly
o. X. The lyrics were written by Mr..
Grant Stewart, a versifier who is always
happy and rhythmical.''