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Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
new CONSTABLE
IN OFFICE TODAY
Louis Marks an Officer for Ten
Minutes When Goldberg
Loses Star.
REAL COMEDY AT STATION
Missing Badge Is Finally Returned to
RishtfuI Owner and Peace Is
Restored.
REAL COMEDY AT STATION

Constable for a Day" was the title
Of little farce-comedy staged at the
police station this morning, in which
Louis Marks, who has for some time
past cherished aspirations as TO the
high Office of constable, played the
leading role, ably supported by Simon
Goldberg, the present constable, who
was for several hours snorn of his
glory and reduced to the ranks of prt
vate citizenship.
STAR Is LOST.
The elevation of Marks and the re-
duction of Goldberg ali came about
through an innocent little star, which
has always rested proudly on Gold
berg's manly chest, but which was lost
in the shuttle on election night. When
the constable discovered the loss of
his star on Wednesday morning he
was torn between conflicting emo
tlons. If he inserted a want ad in the
papers for the missing badge, he fear
ed that the public would no longer re-
spect him as an officer of the law. At
ter permitting his secret sorrow to
gnaw at his breast for three long
days, Simon this morning concluded
to order a new star, inasmuch as the
missing property had not put in an
appearance, and ordered a brand new
one at Fiebig's.
RIVALS CLASH.
Then coming over to the police sta
ton he was confronted with a terri
BILE sight. There stood his hated ri,
val, Louis Marks, who has repeatedly
avowed his intention of running for
the office of constable and ousting the
present incumbent Proudly adornine
his vest was star which read, Con
stable of Rock Island County" and
the police were hailing Marks as the
new constable, and showering him
with congratulations, because of his
prompt appointment for good work in
furthering the democratic cause.
Take this warrant and serve it.
Constable" said an officer to Marks
How many does it call for?" quer
led the new officer.
Three men"
Say, what do you think am?'
shouted Marks. Give me some help
Mister Goldberg will undoubtedly
assist you" said the officer, whereup
on Goldberg interrupted and address
| ing Marks shouted, Il shall take q
guy when you won't get him?
wouldn't do it."
ARGUMENT Is WARM.
Then the two actors advanced, cen
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
FLAMES DEVOUR
DR.. FIRST'S AUTO
Leak of Gasoline and Backfire
Apparent Causes Of Fire
That Endangers Owner.

DR.. F. H. First is In the market for
a new automobile. Agents please take
notice. This morning while coasting
down hill at Ninth avenue and Twen-
ty-seventh street an accident overlook
his car and in a few minutes 1t had
ceased to be. The doctor survives, as
may have been inferred from the
statement relative TO a new machine.
Fire was the destroying agent How
Il started is not known. Presumably
there was a leak in the gasoline tank
or the carbureter overfowed and a
backfre started a blaze in the pan.
The doctor was bowling along at a
fair clip when the flames suddenly
shot up in front Of him. He managed
to apply the brakes and bring the car
to a stop without getting singed and
was fortunate in doing so.
A call was sent in for the fire de-
partment, but nothing short of an in
stant plunge into the river would
have saved the machine and 1t was
destroyed, all but the metal parts. The
loss is party covered by insurance.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
PAVING PROGRAM
IS DISCUSSED BY
CITY OFFICIALS
Improvement of Many Cross
Streets in Downtown Sec
tion Desired.
BOULEVARD ON eleventh
Eighteenth Avenue From Seventeenth
to Thirtieth Streets May Be
Included.

Plans for the levying of new cross
streets throughout the entire business
section and the paving of other thor
oughfares were discussed this morn
ing at a meeting of the board of To-
Cal improvements, and If present
plans do not miscarry. work on the
contemplated improvements will be
iGaugurated early in. the spring.
Among others the following work
vas discussed: The continuation of
the repaving of Second avenue to
Seventh street and the paving of Sew
eDth street to Fourth avenue; the
paving of Fourteenth street
from Seventh to Eighteenth avenues,
the paving of all cross streets from
Twenty-fourth through the business
district, OF Ninth avenue from Elev-
enth to Twenty-fifth streets, Eleventh
street from Ninth avenue to the river,
Twenty-ffth street from Ninth ave-
nue. south TO Thirteenth avenue. Sew
epth avenue from Ninth to Twelfth
street, and Eighteenth avenue from
Seventeenth to Thirtieth street.
PLAN BOULEVARD.
On Eleventh street the plan Is to
place a boulevard in the center of
the thoroughfare, similar to that on
Seventh avenue, inasmuch as there
are no car tracks north of Seventh
avenue. rhe center boulevard would
he ii feet in width, While the asphalt
would extend from 1t on both sides
to a width of IA feet, making a total
v idth for the street of 42 feet.
AS regards the repaving of the
cross streets in the down town dis
tTict, the contention is that the poor
condition of these thoroughfares
causes a great deal of mud to be
dragged on the main streets, thus
making ii a difficult proposition to
Keep them in first class condition
Further discussion of the plans will
be made in the near future and It is
the hope Of the board that contracts
can be let and work begun by March
l, in the event of the various projects
carrying.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
DELEGATES GOING TO
GOOD ROADS MEETING

Accompanied by a good roads dele
cation from this city, Mayor II. NJ.
Schriver will attend the third Amer
ican road congress and the ninth an
nual convention of the American
Road Builders association at Cincin-
natl Dec. 3, 4, and 6, in response to
an invitation received this morning
from Mayor Henry Hunt of Cincin-
natl.
The wish was also expressed that
the Rock Island executive appoint a
delegation of Rock Island citizens
who have been actively Interested in
the good roads projec, ioca1iy and the
following have been named: Il. s.
Cable, City Engineer Wallace Treich-
Ter, John Campbell, George Wagner
and H. E. Casteel. A special plea
was made for the appointment of
City Engineer Treichler, because of
biz experience in road building in the
east
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
DEMOCRATS WILL
CELEBRATE THEIR
VICTORY TONIGHT
Speeches and Music on Market
Square to Be Followed by
Bonfire.
OF OLD FASHIONED SORT
Big outpouring is Expected to
Join In the Demon
Stration.

The big democratic jollifcation un-
der the auspices of committees ap-
pointed Jointly by the Wilson Demo
cratic and the Dunno clubs occurs in
hook Island tonight at o'clock II
will start with a band concert on
Market square followed by 3O-minute
speeches by representative democrats
OF the county.
BONFIRE on LEyEE.
Then the procession will move TO
the river front after traversing the
business district and a huge bonfire
viii be kindled that will illuminate the
heavens. and serve as a signal 10 the
surrounding country of what Rock Is
lsnd is doing in this year Of demo
cratic victory.
The procession, which will be in
charge Of Daniel Corken. will move
south from the band stand in Market
square 20 Third avenue. thence west
TO Fifteenth, north TO Second, east to
Eighteenth, south TO Third, east 10
Nineteenth, forth 10 Second, west to
Eighteenth and north to the river
front
The committee on arrangements
has imported the original democratic
emblem to participate in the parade
and he will be there in the fullness of
life with his hair in a braid
ENTHUSIASM PROMISED.
In any event it promises to be a
pretty good. healthy demonstration of
the oldfashioned, good-na:ured kind.
enthusiastic and genuine all the way
through
The committees in charge are.
Finance. j TaXman, William Nc
Entry. L. J. Burns.
Arrangements-T. b. Reidy, Tom
Cavanaugh, NJ. Rubin, Fred Burt,
James Normoyle.
Speakers W. Cavanaugh, Dan
Corken and Frank Meenan.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09


irritated It very much This rash was OF
my face for about two years sometimes
breaking out lots worse and forming larger
sores. 1t kept me from sleeping day OF
night for a couple Of months. My face
looked disgraceful. and / was almost ashamed
TO be seen by my friends
"A friend asked me to try Cuticura soac
and CuticUra Ointment. 1 would bathe M
face with not water and a lot Of Cuticura
Soap. then I would put on the Cuticura
Ointment. In less than two days time.
the soreness and Inflammation had almost
entirely disappeared. and in four weeks
time you could not see any Of the rash
Now my face Is without a spot Of any kid.
i also use them for my scalp and hair. They
cured me completely" (Sigaed) Aiis5
Pansy Hutchins, Feb. g. 1912.
CuticUra Soap and CuticCra Ointment are
sold throughout the world Liberal sample Of
each mailed free. with 32-p. skin Book Ad-
cress postcard ''CI;iclEa. Dept. T. Boston
HETeader-faced Lscz should Use CUticurs
So77 SHAVING S;ics. &c. Sa-ple free.
(Advertisement)
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
PLURALITIES,
1909.

Roosevelt, 1909.
Governor-Funk, 272.
Lieutenant Governor Franklin, l.
161.
Secretary Of State-Peterson, 9S1.
Auditor-Winter, 91S.
Treasurer-Decker, 919.
Attorney General-Dobyns, 55S.
Congressman-Searle 1920.
Member Board of Equalization
Samuelson, 743.
Circuit Judge-Marshall, 2.117.
Circuit Clerk-Gamble. 2.S41.
acknowledgement, 2,513.
States Attorney-Thompson 293.
Coroner-Meyer, 61S.
Surveyor AIS.
Probate Clerk-Fleming. 1.O42.
County Tax-Against. 1857.
Question of Public Policy. No. 1-For
4,s37.
Question of Public Policy, No. 2-For
6,132.
Question of Public Policy, No. 3-For
5,490.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09

companied by her little daughter, to
pick up coal.
Mrs. Van Rhode. busy picking up
fuel, did not see her daughter wander
away from her side but after crawling
under a car for a piece of coal she
noticed that the little girl was gone.
The mother became frantic and ran
along the tracks screaming at the top
of her voice. Several teamsters en-
listed their services in the search and
she was found after long search, un-
der freight car playing with some
pebbles.
1t is a miracle that the little girl
was not run over and killed while
wandering around in the yards.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
TAVENNER THANKS.
FRIENDS FOR AID.
Will Devote Himself to Inter.
ests of People as Their
Congressman.

Cordova, Nov s.-Editor The Ar
gus: From the bottom of my heart |
wish to thank the many kind friends
who assisted me in the campaign.
] fully rtalize that / did not elect
myself. No candidate for office could
do that. / was elected by those who
believe in me.
| hope that all the people will real
ize that il is my desire to represent
the interest Of ali the people. and
make myself useful TO all the citizens
Of this district irrespective of poll
tics
The people are sending me TO con-
gress 20 look out for the welfare Of
this district. When a bill comes up
It is my purpose TO make a conscien-
tious endeavor TO find out how the
people want me TO vote. and then. as
their representative. TO vote their
way.
In addition. ! am going TO try 10 see
that this district gets everything that
is coming TO II.
CLYDE II. TAvENNER.
Some Turnip.
Edward DaXon. one OF the progress
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
Personal Points

Mrs. Adolph Finding, who has for
some time past been visiting at the
home of a sister in Clinton, has re-
turned to Rock Island.
Mrs. ]. T. Taylor returned last
night from Wauzeka where she at
tended a conference meeting of the
Woman's Home Mission society of
the Methodist church.
Hymen Sosna Of this city, who is
attending Cincinnati university and
Hebrew Union college, has been hon.
ored with the presidency Of the H. U.
c., a school fraternity.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
Police News

Frank Miller. the artist who de-
scended from the art institute to
position of dishwasher in a restau-
rant, because OF the evil effects of the
demon rum, and who was arrested
seyeral days ago for the theft of
coat, was this morning bound over to
the grand jury under bonds Of $500.
Charged with the theft OF suit of
clothes and a pair Of shoes, Harry
Terrill, colored, was arrested last
light and this morning placed under
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
FIVE-YEAR-0LD GIRL
PLAYS UNDER A CAR

Laughing gleefully, a 5-year-old girl
was found sitting under a freight car
in the Rock Island yards near the
Twentieth street depot, yesterday aft
ernoon by her distracted mother after
a long and weary search.
The woman, whose name is Mrs.
Petriel Van Rhode, and who lives on
Twenty-second street. went to the rail-
road yards yesterday afternoon ac-
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
ELECTION TOTALS
FOR COUNTY GIVEN
County Clerks Force Finishes
Adding Figures on Vote
Last Tuesday.

The force in the office Of County
Clerk Hubbard worked till late last
evening completing election returns
totals The vote in the county on each
candidate and on the tax proposition
in Rock Island, Moline and country is
given below, and is complete with the
exception of the vote on individual
presidential electors and scattering
votes for the socialist labor ticket and
for Louis K. Cleaveland, the solitary
candidate under the caption of pro
gressive party"
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09

worse until large scabs
would form. tester and
break. This was just on
the one side Of my face.
but 1t soon scattered to the
other side. i suffered :
great deal especially -:
night on account OF its itcl-
ing and burning. would
ECratch it and Of cor-rza thai
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09

sive young farmers Of Bowling, rails
ed this year what is believed to be the
prize turnip Of his township. 1t tips
the scales at exactly seven pounds.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
Obituary
FUNERAL OF MRS. sCHnL.

The funeral of Mrs. Matilda Schill
will be held from the home Monday
afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. P. VIII
helm of the German Lutheran
church officiating Services will also
be held at the German church at 2:3O.
Burial will take place in the German
Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
FACE DISGRACEF III
WITH RASH
Large Scabs Would Form, Fester
and Break. Itching and Burning.
Kept from Sleeping. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Cured.

Sioux Falls. 8. D.-"My trouble Of skin
disease started merely as rash on my face
and neck. but It grew and kept getting
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09

$500 bonds. His case has been con-
tinued until Saturday morning. Jo-
seph Suttler. the complainant, alleges
that the outfit was taken from a room
at 2502 Fourth avenue. The tenant
moved two days ago and unable to
take all of his belongings at once.
Suttler left the suit and shoes behind
and they were subsequently stolen.
Leona Tyler, one of the colored
Genizens of the chocolate redlight dis
tract, who escaped the officers when
the wholesale raid was made on the
district some time ago, was captured
at her old haunts late yesterday af-
ternoon and locked up at the police
station. Her case will probably come
up Monday. Just before the raid was
r!ade the Tyler woman got tip that
there was trouble brewing and made
herself scarce. Consequently when
the police appeared at her place arm
ed with a capias the bird had flown.
After everything had blown over, the
woman thought it would be safe to
return again and had been in the city
but a few hours when she fell into
the tolls. .-..-
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09

All the news all the time.-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09
STRAW HAT CAUSE
OF A RAZOR PLAY
Luther Miller and Willis Brown,
Colored, Clash to Formers
Sad Undoing.
TIED IN BANDAGES NOW
Evidence Given Police Leads to As
eumptlon That Season Is Yet
on In Darktown.

Terribly slashed about the head and
face. the wounds inflicted by a razor
welded by a murderous negro, Luther
Miller. also colored, was found lying
unconscious in a pool of blood in a
vacant room at 25O2 Fourth avenue yes
terday afternoon shortly after O'Clock,
when the police entered the place in
response to a call from neighbors that
a deadly conflict was in progress.
The police are today looking for the
assailant, Willis Brown, and expect to
land him before night.
When the officers effected an en-
trance to the place the room resem-
bled a slaughter house. Great splotch-
es of blood appeared all over the floor,
and a broken beer bottle near the re-
cumbent form. together with a gaping
hole in the back OF the negro's head,
were evidence that other weapons
than razors had been used in the COM
bat. There was a deep cut just back
of the left ear extending UP into the
scalp fully five inches, another over
the left eye, and a deep cut in the
right hand, besides the hole in the
back of the mans head, inflicted by a
beer bottle
The motive for the wanton attack
has not been fathomed by the police
as yet. This morning, the injured
man, swathed in bandages and court
plaster. said the affair began in a dis
pute over hat.
ALL ABOUT A HAT.
II appears that both men had been
rooming at the Fourth avenue house,
but the landlord moved away two days
ago. Miller had left straw hat in the
place, and upon going in yesterday
afternoon TO reclaim his property, no.
ticed a hole in the hat, and rebuked
Brown, who offered to pay for the hat,
after much grumbling.
When the hat owner turned TO leave
the place, according to his statement,
the other negro flashed a razor and
began an attack, after which he fed
Brown is a notorious character in
Chocolatetown and has a bad record
Rock Island Argus., 1912-11-09

Some Turnlp.
Edward DaNon. one OF the progress
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PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

J. NJ Gassaway. surgeon, relieved from
duty at the Marine Hospital, San FRAN
cisco Cal, and directed to proceed to
Cairo. Ill. and assume command Of the
service.
R. M Woodward, surgeon, relieved
from duty at Detroit. Mich. and directed
to proceed to San Francisco, Cal, and
assume command of the marine hospital
at that port.
]. A. Nydegger, surgeon. granted one
month leave oh absence, on account oil
sickness, from April /, 1912.
H. w. Wickes. surgeon. relieved from
duty at Cairo. ILL.,, and directed to pro-
coed from Boston, Mass. and report to
the medical officer in command for duty
and assignment to quarters
L. L. Lumsden. passed assistant sur
geon, detailed to represent the service at
nessee. to be held at Nashville. Tenn.
April to 4, 1912
G. NJ Corrupt, passed assistant surgeon.
authorized to visit, New Orleans. La, on
business connected with the station twice
each month during the period April 10
June 80 1912.
Edward Francis, passed assistant sur
Reon detailed to inspect the Slee labOra-
tories at saltwater. Pa, with view to
granting licenses for the sale OF their
products.
w. H Frost. passed assistant surgeon.
directed to proceed to Baltimore, Nd, for
conference with health authorities and
Investigation Of outbreak of so-called sep
tic sore throat.
E Krulish. passed assistant surgeon.
ington. d. c., and directed to proceed to
Juneau, Alaska, for duty under this serv
Ice with additional duties to be performed
under the direction Of hebureau Of edn-
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Of the Interior.

cation, Department of the Interior.
r. NJ. Grimm, assistant surgeon, DE-
tailed to make epidemilogic studies or
peIlagra in Georgia and South Carolina.
j. Y Porter. quarantine inspector, di-
rected to proceed to Mayport. Fla, to in
spect the operations of the quarantine
service at that port
S G. Gill. acting assistant surgeon, di-
rected to proceed to Savannah, Ga, and
assume temporary charge of the duaran-
tine station during the absence on Off
cial business of Assistant Surgeon c. NJ.
Fauntleroy.
J. w. Tappan, acting assistant surgeon.
directed TO proceed to Douglas. Naco, No
gales and Tucson. Ariz., to inspect the
conduct of the medical examination of ar
irving aliens at these ports.
l.. c. Smith, pharmacist. relieved from
duty at Savannah quarantine station and
directed to proceed to Savannah, Ga,
and report to the medical officer in COM
mand at the marine hospital for duty.
Board of medical officers convened TO
meet at the bureau Monday, April s. 1912
at 10 o'clock an, for the examination or
candidates for admission to the service.
Detail for the board: Surgeon c. p. Wer-
tenbaker, chairman: Surgeon w. G. Stimp-
son: Passed Assistant Surgeon Joseph
Goldberger. recorder.
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DIES DRIVING FAST TRAIN.
Engineer of Pennsylvania Express
Succumbs in Cab.

ST LOUIS. March 3o-While the Penn
syIvania Express which is said to be
the fastest train into St Louis. was
pvunomg toward this city at nearly
sixty miles an hour its engineer. William
LAIR. was dying in the cab. AS the train
reared by the tank station at Griffiths.
ILL.,. without a whistle being sounded. the
fireman. Ii. w. Krumerick, saw that the
man was unconscious at the throttle II.
j. Riddle. an assistant road foreman OF
engineers. CHANGED to be on the cab. and
he took charge of the engine
BY the time the train reached Marshall.
III. the man was dead. The train stop
red there, The body was removed, and
relief engineer was ordered from Terre
Iiaute. LAIR was fifty-six years old. and
was one of the veterans of the Vaudalia
system. He entered the service as a fire.
man in 1879. when wood burners were in
use. Heart disease is supposed to have
caused death.
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Mr.. Harriss transacts business mostly
always sent on approval. He win trust
you without question He takes these risks
because he believes the average person TO
be honest. He has little business
method OF his own by which he disposes of
his post cards which has been thoroughly
investigated by the authorities and found
perfectly honest and legitimate in every
respect.
Now, I want you. the readers of this
paper. to mail the cripple proprietor Of
this little hole in the wall place an order
for post cards. Be IL ever so small. IL
viii be appreciated. / know. for you will
be helping him. who is trying to help him
self. He has on hand a beautiful assert
ment of post cards, ranging in price from
I cent to > cents each. and he makes q
speciality OF season post cards at 25c per
dozen. which are well worth the price. i
know, for j have examined his stock
thoroughly. To prove to you the high
quality Of his post cards he would Be
glad TO have the privilege of mailing you
a package on approval, which il salts
convenience. Souvenir post cards received
prior to this from him may be exchanged
for season post cards IL 50 desired.
Now i feel sure that under these con-
ditions he will receive abundance OF
help from us who are existing under more
with a strong appeal to you and to others
who use post cards otherwise in
terested to help this young man in this
good way of earning an honest living, to
whom rishtfully belOgs the title, The
King of Shut-Ins.
Mr. Harriss is easy 10 approach and
would be glad to have you visit him In his
little home. Visitors are always welcome.
Written BY Mrs c. R. r. Ager Cap
itol Heights. Prince Georges County. Md