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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29

San Francisco, Sept. 29.--Mrs. Bes-
sic c. Merriam, against whom sensa-
tional charges have been made in the
divorce suit of her husband, Captain
H. c. Merriam, L. S. A, has gone on
the witness stand TO defend her good
name. Her husband has introduced
testimony in an attempt to show that
she was unduly intimate with Major
Clarence Murphy while Merriam was
stationed at Jackson barracks, near
New Orleans, in 1911. Murphy obtain
ed his title through service On the
staff of the governor of Louisiana. He
was friend Of Captain Merriam.
During the absence of Captain Mer
RAM on duty on the Texas border from
April to June, 1911, Major Murphy fire.
quented Jackson barracks. Later, af-
ter Captain Merriam's return from Gal
weston, Mrs. Merriam was directed by
him to leave the barracks. She went
with her daughter to Indianapolis and
in time received notification from Ma
or Samuel A. Kephart, commandant,
not TO return. An appeal to the war
department by the wife ended when
the Washington authorities sustained
the action of Major Kephart. Later
Captain Merriam was placed in charge
of mine planting at the Preside of
San Francisco. He commenced divorce
proceedings in San Francisco early in
the present year.
Mrs. Merriam on the stand emphat-
ically denied that her relations with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
PRESBYTERIAN
SYNOD AT VIOLA
Members of Illinois Body Con-
vene Tuesday to Thursday
E. B. McKown on Program.

Programs are out for the meeting
of the United Presbyterian synod of
Illinois, to be held at Viola, commenc-
ing Tuesday, Sept 80, and con-
tinuing through Thursday. E. B. Nc
Kown of this city will lead an elders
conference Wednesday afternoon. The
meeting will open Tuesday evening
with a sermon by Rev. c. R. Steven
son, retiring moderator. This is the
program for the other two days:
WEDNESDAY, OCT. l..
Z 9:O0-Devotional and bible study,
5 DR.. J. B. Work.
s 9:30-Business.
3 11:10-Missionary and Efficiency
committee, DR.. S. ]. Kyle.
3 11:35-Synod survey, synodical sup
=erintendent.
z 2:0O-Bible study, J. B. Work.
Z 2:3O-Y. P. c. U. work, chairman of
{ general committee.
S:00-Education; The Seminary. DR..
Jesse Johnson; The College, DR. T. H.
MSMiShAeNi The BNSzN, Dr. ], \. BWl,
nett.
4:15-Pastors' conference led by
E Rev. ]. H. Miller; elders conference,
: led by Elder z. B. McKown
: 7.3O-Praise service, led by Rev.
Mills Taylor.
Z s:OO-The Foreign Work, Dr. C. R.
s Watson.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2.
9:0O-Bible study, DIR. ]. B. Work
& 9:SO-EVangeIistic, members of
: evangelistic committee.
1O:oO-Sabbath Schools. DR.. ]. E.
Raitt.
10:O-Temperance, Rev. F. S. Nc.
Bride. state superintendent Anti-Sa.
loon league.
11:00-Business
2:00-Bible study.
2:3O-Home board, DR.. r. A. Hutch
lson.
3:0O-The Freemen's Board, DR.. ]
w. Witherspoon.
3:30-Business.
7.30-Praise service, led by Rev. ]
H Morehead.
S:00-Sermon, DR.. ]. D. Rankin.
Communion, DR.. ]. W. Witherspoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
CITY CHAT
CAdvertisements.)

NAoVettlSementS.D
Buy a home OF Reidy Broa
For express, call William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express Co. West 9S1.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Litten
& Roberts. Peoples Nations. bank
building.
Attend Court Of Honor dance at
Beselin's hall. Thursday evening, Oct.
2. Gents 25 cents, ladies Is cents.
Bleuer's orchestra.-(A dy.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29

Merriam over the telephone. He said
he never had spent a moment alone
with Mrs. Merriam.
Major Murphy declared he thought
the Merriams were an ideal couple at
the time the captain was stationed at
Jackson barracks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29

the Misses Frederick, 1925 Nineteenth
street.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at the church.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Friday afternoon at the church for
work.
South Park Presbyterian-The Jun
ior association will hold its monthly
mission meeting at the church We'd
nesday afternoon at Ais. Prayer ser
vices will be held Wednesday evening
a. 1880.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Thursday evening at the church.
Broadway Presbyterian-Midweek
prayer services will be held Wednes.
day evening at 7:45.
Thursday afternoon the Junior asso-
citation will meet at the church.
Friday the Ladies' Aid society will
hold an all day meeting at the church
for work. The members are asked to
bring their lunch. Coffee will be serv.
ed a. noon.
Friday evening the Mems Bible class
will entertain the members of the con,
gregation at a get-together meeting al
| the church. The Ladies' Aid society
will serve refreshments free of charge
to every one.
First Baptist-Prayer and covenant
meeting will be held Wednesday even
| ing at the church.
Friday afternoon at o'clock the
monthly meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sion society will be held at the bone
! of Mrs. r. G. Summers. 1416 Sixth av
enue. Mrs. P. ]. Wagner will be tbs
| leader.
First Swedish Lutheran-Tomorrov
evening a, o'clock the Mems societ!
will meet with Louis Vessel, 81,
! Fourth avenue.
Wednesday evening at o'clocl
prayer services will be held at tn,
home of Magnus Peterson, 704 Fourtl
avenue.
Thursday afternoon the Ladies' All
society will hold it's monthly meetinI
with Mrs. Ansgar Anderson, 141
Twelfth street
Thursday evening the Young Pee
pies society will meet at the churcl
at O'Clock and the young people @
the church are asked to attend
! Friday evening the choir will NEE
for rehearsal.
Saturday afternoon the Willing He'll
ers will meet at 2:3O o'clock with Mis-
| Celesta Olson, 1915 Fourteenth-and-;
half street
! Saturday evening at 6 o'clock a ne
| confirmation class will be organize
at the parsonage.
First Acknowledgment Esther CT
Gle will meet with Miss Mable John
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
CONGREGATIONAL Meeting.

A congregational meeting OF Cen
trail Presbyterian church will be held
in the Sunday school room Wednes-
day evening, Oct. l, at 1880 o'clock,
for the election of elders and to con-
slider the selection of pastor. Rev.
A. E. Moody of Aledo will moderate
the meeting and the members of the
congregation are asked to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29

ton, 1872 Fifteenth street. Tuesday
evening at 1880.
Mid-week service Wednesday even
ing at 1880.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society will meet at the home Of Mrs.
S. E. Mattison, Jr, 1871 Twentieth
street, Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
auxiliary will meet tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. c. w. Hall,
Ala Twelfth street.
The first meeting of the fall season
Of Trinity guild will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock with Mrs.
street.
Central Presbyterian-Thursd af-
ternoon at o'clock the Pastors Aid
society will meet for work at the
church.
Thursday evening the Christian Elm.
deavor society will meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Park, 1882 Fifteenth
street.
Friday afternoon the Mission Study
class will meet with Mrs. H. J. Daw-
son, 103715 Fifteenth street.
Friday evening the young ladies'
class of the Sunday school will give
ten cent coffee in the church dining
room.
The Ladies' Sewing society Of Aiken
street chapel will meet Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cath
crime Burton, $50 Hendricks street,
| South Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
Don't waste your money huT.rg plas.

Don't waste your money buying plas-
tiers when you can get bottle of
Chamberlain Liniment for 20 cents.
A pie2e Of flannel danpened with this
liniment is superior to any plaster
for lame back, pains in the side and
chest. aud much cheaper. Sold By all
drug iEts.-l AGy.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29

Not minute shoulc be lost when
child shows symptoms of Group.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given
as soon as the child becomes hoarse.
or even after the croupy cough ap-
pears, will prevent the attack. Sold
by all uggists.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29

rheumatism Relieved In Few Hours.
N. B. Langley, Madison. Wis. says:
81 was almost helpless with rheuma-
tism for about five months. Had It In
my neck so / could not turn my head.
and all through my body. / tried
three doctors and many remedies
without any relief whatever until l
procured DIR. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism. In a few hours the
pain was relieved and in three days
the rheumatism was completely cured
and l was at work" SOLD by Otto
Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue. Rock
Island; Gust Schlegel & Son. go
West Second street. Davenport :
(Adv.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-19

week by which time Chairman simmons
/ homes to have the bill ready for the iuil
I committee. if not for the caucus. 1t VII
/ get to the Senate as soon after June
| as the leaders possibly can get it there
| Considerable changes in the metal. cot
ton and chemical schedules are antlcl-
pated. This will necessitate q conference
after the Senate passes the bill These
probabilities give Indications that it will
be sometime in August before the task Is
completed.
While the finance committee is at work,
the Senate will be marking time, after
the Kern resolution for an inquiry into
West Virginia coal mine conditions is dis
posed of. That matter will probably be
settled, tomorrow
The organization of committees Is the
principal business confronting the House
leaders Majority Leader Underwood has
nearly completed his preliminary slate of
committee assignments. and he expects
TO call a meeting of the Democrats OF
the ways and means committee, either
Tuesday or Wednesday, to so over the
slate. Mr.. Underwood has arranged the
membership of the various committees TO
conform to the caucus rule that no MEM
DER OF tile Sp-S1itu
shall have any other committee assign
men. 1t is probable. however, that the
caucus will find it necessary TO revise
this rule. Under the present arrange
ments about two-thirds of the members
of the House would be forced 10 be con-
tent with one-fhird of the committee
places. Mr.. Underwood probably will ask
the caucus to revise the rule to allow
more equitable distribution of the com
mittee places.
The makeup of the banking and cur
rency committee. a matter of particular
interest, is still in doubt. II is practical
" assured that all of the members of the
committee who hold over from the last
Congress will be given places. and that
Representative Carter Glass of Virginia,
the ranking Democrat, will be chairman.
The selection of new members to fll the
vacancies. however, will be left TO the
ways and means committee. President
Wilson's views will be given considera-
ton in filling these vacancies. The cur
rency question will be taken up by the
House leaders during the week, and Rep
resentative Underwood and Rep. Glass
expect to have several conferences with
tie President. Senator Owen. chairman
of the Senate banking and currency COM
mittee, and Secretary McAdoo of the
treasury department, as to the details of
the measure to be presented to the House
soon after business is resumed on June l.
The committee assignments will prob
ably be outlined by the ways and means
committee within a week. and some time
within the next week a Democratic eau
Gus will be called to pass upon the work
of the committee. Republican Leader
Mann and Progressive Leader Murdock
are at work on their committee assign
ments and they expect to complete their
states before June /. The complete COM
rnittee lists will then be brought into the
House for election.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-19
The Isle of Pines.

In recent issue there is q special
cable from Havana ON the subject Of
the Isle of Pines that is such an extra
ordinary distortion of facts that ask
your courtesy in printing this letter.
Your correspondent says: The gov
ernmcnt q. e.. the Cuban governmenD
will show that a majority of the actual
residents Of the Isle of Pines are Gu
bans and not Americans
This is untrue. The American resi-
dents number over four thousand and
are increasing rapidly every month,
while the Cubans number only about
one thousand, of whom a large propor-
ton are colored-more or less. ~
Again. he says: Tho Americans are
exempt from taxation, as they do not
improve their property" Why, that Is
just what we are here to do! There are
at present some thousands Of acres set
to citrus fruit and pineapples. Over
90 per cent of the island is owned by
Americans, while the Cubans have new
er even attempted to improve their
holdings beyond painting a few small
patches of corn and cassava for their
own consumption. Meanwhile the en-
| tire political power rests in the hands
| of the Cuban-negro minority. ts
| The custom house receipts have null
| tiplied over twenty-fold in, the last
seven years, and we derive no benefit
whatsoever from the prosperity we
have created. When we need roads and
bridges we turn out and, make them
ourselves and our schools are support
ed entirely by voluntary contributions.
4 The cuban government does absolutely
nothing for us except to collect money
! from us in taxes which aresIi0sie the
less heavy because they are indirect:
Il am not an American citizen and
have no special interest in the annex
alton question, but i have lived here
four years and can claim to know
something Of the facts.-Letter to New
York Times. ]'-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-19
STRANGE CLOCKS DESCRIBED.
Locomotive, SchooImaster, and
"Drunks" Employed to Measure
Time

A Grenoble elockmaker, Antony
Jacques. is responsible for the ingen
ious clock which he has named Les
Heures Bacchiques" ("The Hours q
Bacchus'). One of the two drunken
individuals is drowning in a glass of
eoiored water Stimulating wine, while
his equally helpless companion Is
barely able TO hold out to him, by way
of STUPID greeting, the bottle which
they have emptied between them. In
the body of this figure is seereted
magnet which is attracted by the steel
hand of the drowning disciple of Bae-
chus.
The two figures remain stationary,
but the wineglass, with the hours
painted in black on it, revolves 50
that while the floating figure remains
suspended in the water. but motion
less, the hours and quarters are mark
ed oft by the revolution of the glass,
which is made to turn on a circular
place actuated by the mechanism
secreted in tie base of this strange
but attractive clock
The School, clock. by NJ A. Potel,
constitutes Il particularly attractive
object fer the shop window. 1t is made
/ to represent the old type of school
master, who, with his stick in hand,
used equally for teaching and chas-
tisement is irstructing an urchin in
what appears to be a sum in arithme-
tic, but the figures really represent the
hours, to which the teacher automa-
tically points as the movement impels
his arm to indicate the passage of
time.
La Mappenmonde Ohe map of the
worldD is the name of another ingen-
I ious mechanical device, the invention
of a modern French cloekmaker of
Bethune. The movement is in the in
/ terror of the globe, and causes it to re-
Iyolve. and SO mark off the hours on
the equatorial band by means of 10.
locomotive. which. by the way, has 9
separate mechanism of it's own where,
by, II the globe is made stationary, il
may make a circuit on its own rails o.
the equator in twelve hours.
| II the clock is used for show pur
poses the stationary locomotive will
, revolving globe is possibly the hes
method to employ, as the locomotive
!, may then be kept always in view o
: the public. but as an ingenious AM
!, useful clock for private use the circui
!. made by the locomotive is more inter
: esting.- -Watchmaker, Jeweler. Silver
smith and Optician.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-19
Couldn't Stop His Motorcycle.

Francis paggeft. "A 60-yeaf-old
farmer of I4akeyille, five miles north
of Middleboro. turned his nome town
into a motordrome yesterday after
noon and amused the entire popula-
ton, as we'll as fair sized nonresl-
dent gallery, for four hours. Dag
gert's first trip on his new motor
cycle was the headliner.
For months Daggert has been read
ing in the farm journals to which he
subscribes of the automobiles that
Kansas farmers own. Determined to
be on par with his southwestern
brethren of the sod. he bought a
motorcycle and started to learn how
to operate it on the smooth surfaced
roadway that encircles Lake ASA
wampsett in Lakeville.
The engine snorted and Daggert
jumped astride, with nearly three
gallons of regulation gasoline houne-
ing up and down in the tank. When
he had made the circuit once, Dag
CERT tried to shut off the power. but
the prospectus he had left behind him
was the only thing that explained
where the necessary lever was
And so Daggert rode round AMI
round on the Lake Assawampsett road
way, speeding by his kindly neigh
bors. A few VIII knew where the
lever was situated shouted advice 10
him as he whirled by on each lap.
but Daggert was ehugging away in
the direction of North Rochester each
time before the words could be hurled
from his friends mouths.
The news spread around Lakeville
and by o'clock, after Daggert had
been around about 20 times, half the
townspeople had gathered round the
motordrome to see the novice speed
ster in his continuous performance.
People also came on electric cars from
Middleboro and other surrounding
towns to see Daggert.
One bright neighbor painted big
sign which told Daggert how to stop
his motorcycle, but he went by so fast
that he couldn't read it.
As the inevitable shades of nigft
began to fall, the gasoline began TO
give out, and Daggert came to full
stop at 5.07, having travelled over SO
miles and without having learned how
to stop a motorcycle in the most APP
proved and generally adopted manner.
Boston Post. s' iifff r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-19
BETTER MENTAL FOOD -
, What ls Neaded for the Modern
Home, Says Or. 4. e. Cope.

Boston, May lS.-"We need careful
guarding Of the whole range of mental
food. more careful than that maintained
at the kitchen door" said Henry r. Cope,
d. D.. of Chicago, H.. at todayis session
of the 10th annual meeting lof the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers. Speaking on
THE Conservation Program for the
Modern Home" DR.. Cope continued:
We need not only lists of book clas-
sizes for childrens reading. but more
current material. more wisely sesected
and more information as TO such mate
RAIL- afsg s,-
The public schools. Dr. Cope said.
should teach the physiology of marriage
and 1.-THE bare physical facts of sexual
purity as well as new ideals of home
life. Such program. he stated. would
involve the church. making it worry less
about home over there and show how
truly heavenly homes may be made
here"
Other speakers at todays session in.
cluded d. s. Winchester. d. D., of Bos.
ton. and Henry stiles Bradley. ID. D., OF
Worcester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-19
Herring impede Vessels.

Although the scant catch of shad is
puzzling fishermen to such an extent
that the Federal bureau of fisheries
has sent experts to inquire into the
cause, the run of herring in the Della
ware and Chesapeake Canal has been
so great that the progress of steam
ers through the locks has been ma
terially impeded. Many of the ves-
sells that pass through the canal on
the way to and from Philadelphia to
Baltimore are of such dimensions that
their sides scrape the walls of the
locks. AS result, thousands OF
herring are killed with the passage OF
each steamer, according to reports OF
the masters of the various vessels OF
the Ericsson Line.
Residents of Delaware City and Of
Chesapeake city have seized the OPP
portunity to reduce the cost of living
and have already caught many tons
of the herring. They are so plentiful
in the canal locks that a continual
splashing sound is audible from their
movements. Frequently numbers OF
the fish attempt to leap over the locf
gates. and in several instances they
have been reported as jumping so high
out of the water as to land on ths
decks of passing craft
Several establishments for sailing
and smoking the herring have riser
overnight along the route of the cana
and large sums of money have beer
put into the projects. The investors
are confident of reaping splendid
profits predicting that the price o
meats will go still higher and fish will
come into much greater use as food
Other plants are working at full bias
grinding the fish to produce oil ant
selling the residue to phosphate
manufacturers.
Much speculation Is current as t
the reason for the scant catch of shat
this season. For the first time II
many years the Fish Hawk. the gov
eminent shad propagating steamer
failed to visit the Delaware River
The fisheries bureau experts are max
ing observations along the Chesapeak
S Canal, and It, is expected that tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-19
TRAINING Bows for Trades.

Those who demand change ir
American education, and believe thai
mere book learning does not fit boy
for life, have hunted the world ovei
for practical suggestions that will
guide them in the reorganization OF
our school system. For such men,
! Germany is an important field. Here
/ for years system of continuation
schools has brought about the train
ing of skilled workmen, upon whom
the present industrial efficiency and
economic leadership of that nation
rests.
Studies of various kinds accurate
and otherwise, have been made of the
German system, and spread broadcait
in America, and now a report, from
the standpoint of an American bust
ness man. has been issued by the Pub
lie Education Association of Philadel-
phia. This study was made by
Ralph c. Busser, American consul at
E.rfurt. Germany, and a former resi-
dent of Philadelphia. From his close
acquaintance with American business
requirements, as well as with the
workings of the German government,
Mr. Busser has sources of informa-
ton which few men have been able
to reach, and his contribution is con-
sidered a valuable gift to the litera-
ture of industrial education.
The Introduction to this monograph
was written by Ira Jewell Williams a
member of the Philadelphia bar. In
II ne urges the need of more thorough
preparation of American boys for the
pursuit of industrial and agricultural
work along the most efficient lines.
Too many, he says, are inclined ID
despise such pursuits, preferring 10
enter more 'genteel," but often less re-
manerative, Office and store employ
overcrowded and less inde-
pendent field. 1t is believed that
system of public education which VIII
with the industries them
selves in turning out more technically
trained mechanics. artisans, ana
farmers. and encourage a more IN.
teliigent and ambitious class of BOYS
to enlist in the ranks of those VINO
produce the wealth of the nation,
would 60 far toward solving the
problem of the high cost of living IN
the United States.-National Monthly