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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09

So impressive was his manner that
the guardians of the portals wavered,
and the man stalked into room after
room, bowling right and left to the
various employees. In hushed voice
he announced:
81 have a slogan that you must print
on your letter heads, on your envel-
opes and you must print millions of cir
culars. If you follow my plan you will
have the entire country rocking with
laughter"
And carefully drawing from his peck
ct paper. he read the following rib
cracking joke that is TO start the en-
tire United States laughing:
AN Englshman arriving in this
country and meeting me, an American,
to me:
az am just here from England and
not knowing anything about your poll
tics, | want to ask whether or not you
have democratic president
without the slightest hesitation
replied-'We have not now, but we
! Wilson"
! Nodding his head in approval the
caller made his way to the next COM
mittee room where he went through
the same procedure.
! And some people think that 1t is all
fun conducting presidential cam.
paign.
|
Senator Atlee Pommerene Of Ohio
was a caller at national democratic
| headquarters on his way tC
Maine, where ne will stump the state
in behalf OF the democratic ticket.
Perhaps the public is just as weary
of prediction predictions as 1 am,
said Senator Pommerene.
| "A prediction prediction means
nothing nowadays, for as rule they
are so wild and unreasonable that the
public has lost all confidence in them
We who are making a special study
OF political conditions cannot help, how
ever, from giving our best opinion. Al
least try to give my best opinion.
From all the information that
have been able to gather, and ] have
been exceedingly careful in compiling
the data, want to make just one pre-
diction, and this is the only one | an
going TO make IN the campaign, anC
that is, Wilson and Marshall will car
ry Ohio. You can use all the adjec
tives you please and make this predic
ton just as strong as you can, for
am as certain as a man can be thai
Wilson will sweep Ohio.
Some of my most conservative
friends have placed Wilson's majority
at 10000. To be frank, do not ex
pect that big a majority. but am sure
that it will be over $4,000, and IL Ohio
goes democratic, as it will. il means
that Wilson is going to carry the
country"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
DAVENPORT BOYS
MEET FOUL PLAY
One Killed and Another Serious
ly injured at Valentine,
Neb.-Were dubbed.

Intelligence reached Davenport Sat
Sherwood, had been instantly killed.
and another Davenport lad Helmuth
Stoltenberg. had been seriously in
iured, al Valentine, Neb.
Ten weeks ago Paul Sherwood. Hell
muth Stoltenberg and Ralph Treft left
work on a ranch at Woodlake, Neb.
The latter some weeks ago left his
companions and proceeded further
west.
From all appearances, the two boys
were victims of foul play. Their
wounds indicate that they were
dubbed. Stoltenberg thus far has been
unable 10 give an account of the af,
fair
Both the Stoltenberg and Sherwood
lads were II years old Helmuth
made his home with his aunt, Emma
Stoltenberg. 224 Myrtle street, and
was employed ar the plant of the
Brammer Manufacturing company
Paul Sherwood, who met such a terri
BILE death, formerly resided with his
mother and sisters at 1449 Leonard
street. He was employed all last win.
ter at the Majestic hotel in Rock Is
land. He is survived by his mother
two brothers, Frank and Eugene Sher.
wood Of Davenport. and a sister, Lii
liam. Of Savanna Ill
Both were popular and industrious
lads, and have many friends in this
city who will be grieved to learn OF
the sad AFFAIR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
LIABILITIES

AMI place IL upon the floor Of a room
which is not exposed to shaking or
jarring from the street.
Sprinkle over the surface OF the wa
ter a coating Of lycopodium powder. a
white substance which can he bought
Mt almost any drug store. Then upon
the surface of this coating OF powder
make with powdered charcoal a
straight black line. say. an inch or two
inches IN length and lying north and
south.
Having made this little black mark
with the charcoal powder on the sur
face Of the contents OF the bowl. lay
down upon the floor stick or some
other straight object. so that II shall
be exactly parallel with the mark.
Leave the bowl undisturhed for
few hours and then notice the position
of the black mark with reference to
the object that ii was parallel with.
II will he found to have shifted its d.
rection and 10 have moved from east
to west-thnt IL to say. in a direction
opposite to that OF the movement Of
the earth on its axis.
The earth I'm simply revolving has
carried the water and everything else
In the bowl nroupd with II. but the
powder on the surface has been LETT
behind little. The line will always
he found To have moved from east TO
west. which is good proof that every
thing else has moved the other way.
Courage ia resistance 10 fear. mas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
A Funny sismsss Custom.

They have very funny fashion In
Siam When an inferior comes into
the presence of q superior be throws
himself upon the ground. Then the
superior sends one OF his attendants
forward 10 see whether the prostTHte
man has been eating anything or has
any offensive odor about him. II he
be blAmeIess in this respect the attend
ant raises him from the ground. but II
he be guilty the attendant straightway
kicks him out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
200 PEORIANS WILL BE
HERE THURSDAY NIGHT

The trade extension of the Peoria
Association of Commerce is due to
leave Peoria Thursday morning over
the Rock Island, make stops every
where between the Distillery city and
Bureau, where dinner will be eaten,
and then between Bureau and Rock
Island, where the night stop will be
made. They leave Rock Island at 7:20
Friday morning and are due to arrive
back home at GAO in the evening. At
the end of their itinerary and program.
the Peoria organization invites the cit
les which will be visited to Come and
see us" The purpose of their trip is
to further acquaintance with custo-
mers and business friends and to ad-
vertise Peoria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
1858 POUNDS GO
ON HOTTEST DAY
City Statisticians Produce Fig
ures on Losses 0ccasioned
by Heat.
FAT MAN IS NEAR DEATH
Weather Prophet Promises Relief
Thunder Showers for Tonight or
Tomorrow.

The city statistician this morning
produced figures which estimated that
there were 4,sG3 pounds of avordu-
pois lost yesterday by the obese citi-
zens Of Rock Island and that in our
fair city there were 24.9sO people who
belabored the weather man verbally
an average OF 1895 times during the
day and 7.G5 times during the evening,
despite the fact that II was Sunday
II is figured that this breaks all
records for 1912 and that It will last
The demon with figures also estimated
that the number OF words wasted yes
torday on the weather, II printed in
The Argus and placed end TO end.
would reach from Seventeenth street
and Second avenue TO Helena. Mont,
and return 81 times; that the time
lost. If devoted TO business enterprises,
would have increased the per capita
wealth Of every citizen in the city "a
cents. and the wasted language would
have converted 521 Heather Chinee. -
MEAN DtO"NING.
These figures themselves are stu
pcndous and give one an idea OF the
excessive heat OF the day. II was SO
terrific that Is fat men were seen 10
lose their smiles and one nearly
drowned because he sat TOO long in
one place The clothes lines IN nearly
oil back yards were working over time
and our pOnderous citizens are today
sending flowers 70 the weather man
In an endeavor to placate him. One
275-pounder yesterday said that here
after he intended TO read the weather
reports religiously and the next time
anything like yesterday was predicted
he was going TO wear a bathing suit
Instead OF mis- usual pas" and "jamas p
LARGE CROP OF GRoUCHEs.
The thermometer yesterday hit 81
the record mark of the year, and with
everybody lOafing and nothing to dis
tract their minds, the weather pro
dueed an unusually large crop OF
grouches. who made everyone else
miserable by their complaints. Foul
successive Sundays the weather mar
has ruthlessly ground US under tn,
heel Of oppression and one more Of
Tense Will probably precipitate n nea
riot. We intend to clean out the ic,
box and sit IN It next Sunday at an,
rate. Unless the weather bureau 4,
oluninE and predicting some more DR.,
rains. relief is in sight and the wintry
blasts will Shrek about the corner
once more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
AUTO AND MOTORCYCLE
IN HEAD ON COLLISION

Another evidence of the need OF
forcing automobile road rules and traf-
nc regulations is the accident which
Saturday evening befell William Rein
hart OF the firm which conducts the
Ritou cigar store. His motorcycle and
a delivery auto from Schroeder Broth
ers' meat market collided at the cor
Ler of Third avenue and Fourteenth
street Reinhart was thrown TO the
Pavement so violently that the ser.
vices Of a surgeon were required. Had
the rules governing the turning CT cor.
ners been observed. there would have
been no collision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
JosiIn Fair 70 Omen.

The 18th annual fair Of the Rock Is
land County Agricultural association
opens tomorrow at Joslin. Big plans
have been made for the affair which
promises 10 surpass the previous
meetings. There will be the usual ex-
hibits Of stock and products and in ad-
dition baseball games and horse races
besides other amusements galore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
A uSsfui Paraoraph.

Singleton TeadiDG'-It Is said that
the last word In an argument is often
tse most dangerous
weederly-Would you mind letting
ne have that paper?
Singleton-What do ySn want II for?
Wedderiy-I want 10 show that para
grAnh TO Rx via
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
Supervisors Meet Tomorrow.

The September meeting Of the coun-
ty board Of supervisors will convene
tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The
most important business 20 come up
at this time viii be the question Of
submission OF five mill special tax TO
the voters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09
MOTION OF THE EARTH.
II May Easily Be Demonstrated by q
Simple Method.

II Is quite possible to prove that the
earth revo!ves on it's axis ny simple
experiment and without having re-
course to mathematics Take "A good
sized bowl. III It nenrly full OF wnter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09

Brancis E McGovern, La Toilette
follower and present governor, heads
the republican state ticket in Wis
consin McGovern is the man whom
the Roosevelt forces united upon for
temporary chairman at the republican
national convention in June. He has
championed all progressive measures
in the Badger state. and was renomin-
ated for the governorship without op-
position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09

Not a minute should be lost when a
child shows symptoms OF Group Cham
beriain's Cough Remedy given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse. or even
after the croupy cough appears, will
prevent the attack. Sold by all drug.
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09

" eapon; five days and pay costs.
William Alters, disorderly conduct
Is days and pay costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-09

Courage ia resistance 10 fenr. mas
terry Of fenr-not absence Of fear.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
ARTICLES TURNED OUT BY CoNvIcTs.

do the tasks allotted to him, and if he
feels wronged in any way he has every
opportunity to appeal to the warden.
Once each week the warden grants
interviews to receive complaints and
appeals.
The warden believes, after years of
contact with criminals, that what he
calls the God spark smolders in
every man and, if it can be located
and famed little, will do wonders
toward the reformation of the indi-
v1dual. This conviction Of his has
been confirmed by his observation of
the results Of the parole law. In the
past four years several hundred men
have been paroled from the peniten-
t1ary. Of this number the records
show that 9O15 per cent have made
good on parole and that paroled men
have earned an average wage Of S41.27
per month.
The Parole System.
Under the parole law in this state
convict must serve his minimum SEN
tence before he is eligible for condi-
tional release. Paroles are denied to
murderers and second timers.
Consideration for the individual
marks the attitude of the administra-
ton of Governor NJ e. Hay in the
conduct of all the institutions, penal,
reformatory and charitable. Consider
alton for his physical, mental and
moral welfare is dominant thought.
The treatment Of the prisoners at
Walla Walla as men has borne fruit
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SALE OF TIMBER Mssoula, Montana.
April 49, 1912. Sealed bids marked outside'
BIO, timber sale application, April l. 1912
hanlKsu, and addressed to the District For
ester, Forest Service, Missoula, Monta ma, will
ge received up 10 and including the LIST day of
July l912.for all the merchantable dead timLer.
standlng or down and sill the live timber des.
lgnated for cutting by Forest officer, loca ted
on areas to be definitely designated by a Forest
omcer before cutting brgins, including about
sou acres In Lots and and SELL Section 90
nwM, section 81. and nwL neL, Section 80 r.
o. NJ, r. w. B M. within the Kaniksu Ma
uonal FOREST estimated to be 1856 900 feet boa I'd
measure white pine, 1856, 600 feet board meas
ure other species. 6.l2l cedar poles more or
less, ana an unestimated quantity of cedar
snlngie holt material NO bid of less than 81 so
per thousand feet board measure for white
pine, 5Oe per Thousand feet board measure for
cedaT, 800 per thousand feet boardi measure
ior larcn, and $1.00 per thousand feet board
measure 1or other species, saw tim Der / cent
per linear loot for 30-foot cedar poles aud under,
cents per linear foot for cedar poles * feet
ana over and Toe per cord for cedar single
Doit material. will be considered and deposit
OF $1,000 payable to the order OF the Western
Montana National Bank. of Missoula Montana,
must De sent to that bank for each bid sub
mltted to the District Forester Timber upon
valid claims is exempt from sale The right to
reject any and all bids is reserved orfurther
lnIormallon and regulations governing sales
audress Forest Supervisor. Kaniksu National
rorest, Newport, Washington.
90 =. A. sILcox, District Forester.
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clothes, caps and shoes worn by the
prisoners are made by convict labor.
and, besides, large quantities of cloth
ing are made TO: the insane hospitals
and the two soldiers homes.
The tin shop turns cut all the tin
ware and kitchen utensils used in the
penitentiary and makes utensils for
the other institutions. All the black
smithing, plumbing, metal and iron
work used at the penitentiary are made
up by convicts working in the shops.
All the clothes and bedding are laun-
dered in the prison laundry, and all the
baking is done in the prison bakery.
convicts Plan Work.
One Of the features Of the shop row
is the absence of guards and over
seers. The work is done by the con-
victs without direction. Orders are
turned in. and the convicts plan and
execute the work They take great
pride in whatever they make and are
careful to waste as little material as
possible. They go quietly and cheer
fully about their labors. and the work
goes on as smoothly as in the best con-
Quoted shops with free labor in the
land
The latest innovation is a photo
graphic catalogue of all the various
articles turned out in the shops, which
Mr. Reed is having prepared. by
which the superintendent of the
ofhor institutions cau order articles
made for them at a much lower cost
than it is possible to purchase them
In the market.
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form, with the number in black letters
on a white strip sewed on the collar
and back of the shirt and on the
waistband of the trousers. On Christ
mas day, 1910. Mr. Reed announced
that the lock step would be dispensed
with, and it has gone from the Wash
lngton peutentiary forever.
Humane Treatment.
No sentimental weakness is displayed
In dealing with the convicts. Their
period of confinement is not made a
series Of pink teas and complimentary
banquets. They are there to expiate
crimes against society. Every pris-
oner is treated as a man without being
elevated to the position Of a martyr.
He Is accorded humane treatment,
given absolute justice. is required to
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
Z arm 0no
Garden
Called Pear Thrips. but May Feed o.
Work on Other Plants.

Called Pear Thrips. but May Feed or
Work on Other Plants.
A recent surprise to entomologists is
the finding of pear thrips in New York
state. says bulletin Of the state agrl
cultural experiment station. This in
sect has been present in California in
destructive numbers for several years.
but it was unidentified in the east until
the spring of 1911.
In 1910. when the loss from the
thrips was greatest. pear growers In
the region about Germantown, N. T..
found their Kieffer crops reduced from
one third to nine-tenths or even more.
The mature thrips is very minute
insect. only one-twentieth of an inch
long 1t is dark brown in color. ap-
pearing almost black on casual view.
and bears four peculiar long, narrow.
feathery wings. which gave the thrips
it's old name. fringe wings" The
wings are simple. and each consists
merely of a single strong rib bordered
by closely set long hairs
These adults come from resting cells
in the soil. where they have spent the
winter. The date of emergence varies
with the season. but is apparently
timed to precede by few days the
swelling and opening of the pear buds.
While commonly called pear" thrips.
this pest may feed or work on quite
range Of plants. 1t was found in New
York during 1911 on apple. apricot,
cherry. peach. plum and ounce as well
as on pear and in California it also
attacks almond. fig. grape and English
walnut. If it becomes established in
the east it may have to be fought on
the above fruits and probably others.
AS a sucking insect the thrips can
not be reached by internal poisons. but
must be destroyed by contact insect
cides 1t is not difficult to kill if reach
ed. as the spraying experiments Of
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ton Of the jute mill has proved son
trolling factor in holding down the
price of lutte bags, thus benefting the
farmers directly and substantially.
The Shop Row.
The shop row is unQueshonably one
of the most interesting departments
of the penitentiary. Each shop Is
equipped with all the machinery and
tools and supplied with all the ma
terial necessary for turning out the
highest grade of work, and the. work
manship displayed is first class. All
the desks and office furniture used in
the penitentiary are made in the pris-
on cabinet shop by convicts, and better
made or finer finished furniture can
not be purchased anywhere.
In the tailor and shoe shops all the
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06

SALE OF TIMBER-Mlssoula, Montana Nav
Is. l912-Sealed bids, marked outside, IBID,
timber sale application "A pril "a, 1872 Kaniksu'
and addressed to the District Forester Forest
Service, Missoula. Montana, will be received
up to and including the LIST day of July. 1872
for all the merchantable dead timber, standing
or down and all the live timber DESIGNATED for
to be definitely designated by Flo est officer
before cutting begins, including about 277 acres
In Section ., and nw4, Section 4, T. 81 N, R. a
w. b. M on Jayde and Prater creek on the
watershed OF Priest River within the Kaniksu
National Forest, estimated to be | SIC, 900 feet.
board measure, green white pine. 100000 feet,
board measure, dead and down white pine
board measure, cedar in saw timber single
bolts posts and p1ling, HOO 25foot, 1894 30-fOOt
2609 40 foot and 1929 50-foot cedar poles more or
less. No bid OF less than 81 so per for green
white pine, $3.50 per for dead white pine,
QUO per Tor cedar saw timber, zoe per cord for
sh1ngle bolts &c per 100 for cedar posfs 115c per
linear foot for cedar piling, and tor poles: rs.
7cinch 35-foot, zoe; S-inch 35-foo' $l.OO; finch
4O-foot. 81 90: S-inch 40-foot, SIPS; 8-inch
45-fOOt. $40; 9-inch so foot. ST. 60:
e-inch 55-foot 81 80: 8-inch 6O-foot 500:
Sin h 65foot, 81 Is; S-inch 20 foot $3.50 8inch
75-foot, So 80, will be considered. and deposit
OF $1,000 payable to the order of the Western
Montana National Bank of Missoula Montana,
mltted to the District Forester Timber unon
valid claims is exempt from SALE The right to
reject any and all bids is reserved. For lrther
information AND regulations governing sales
ADDRESS Forest Supervisor, Kaniksu National
Forest Newport. Washington.
R. H RuTTLEDGE,
90 Acting District Forester.
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Photograph by New York state agricul-
tural experiment station
KIEFFER PEAR BLOSSOM AND LEAF CLUS-
TIERS INJURED BY THRIPS.
1911 proved that it would be destroyed
by a good wetting with any of the in
secticdes used The difficulty is. how
ever. that the adults very soon get into
the buds. where spray mixtures can
not reach them directly. Early recOg-
milton of their presence and prompt.
thorough, quickly repeated applica-
tons are necessary for success.
The nicotine preparations are very
effective. especially when combined
with an oil emulsion which has pen
etrating quality.
In spraying two objects should be
kept in mind-first, to kill the winged
thrips working in and about expand
ing buds and blossom clusters to pre-
vent injury to the tender flower and
leaf parts and, second, to destroy the
larvae after petals drop to reduce the
number of insects which will mature
in the ground
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SALE OF TIMBER-MissouIa, Montana, MAY
10, l9I2.-Sealed BIDS marked outside, Ibid
timber sale application, April "a, 1912, Kaniksu,"
and addressed to the District Forester, Forest
Service, MissOula. Montana, will be received up
to and including the LIST day of July 1912, for
all the merchantable cedar timber. standing or
down, designated for cutting by Forest officer.
located on an area TO be definitely designated
by Forest officer before cutting begins, in
Guiding about 145 res in that portion of Sec
ton 7, T 81 N, R. w. B. NJ. lying east of
Priest River, within the Kaniksu National
Forest, estimated to be 80 25 loot 1878 3O-fOot,
865 40-foot 1874 50-fOot cedar poles, more or less,
and an unestimated amount of cedar saw tim
Der, shingle bolts and piling. No Did of less
than SOC per M for saw timber, 75c per cord for
shingle bolts, 175c per linear foot for piling,
and for cedar poles: 25foot, l5c: 6inch 3O-foot,
25c; finch 80 foot 35c; finch 35-foot zoe; 8inch
35-toot 81 %; finch 40-oot, 81 O5; inch 40 foot,
81 80; 8-inch 45-foot, $3.50 8-lnch 5O-foot, $175;
S-inch 55fOot. 81 90; S-inch 60-foot 81 15 will be
considered, and a deposit of 5000, payable to
the order of the Western Montana National
Bank of Missoula, Montana, must be sent to
that bank for each bid submitted to the Dis
trict Forester Timber upon valid claims is
exempt from sale The right to reject any and
all bids is reserved. For further information
and regulations governing sales, address For
est Supervisor, Kaniksu National Forest New
port. Washington H RUTLEDGE,
80 Acting District Forester.