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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
AT THE ILLINOIS.

Those who visited the Illinois the
atre at yesterdays performances of
Our Wives" which is now on tour
after long run at the Cort, Chicago,
Witnessed one Of the most delightful
comedies of the local season, and in
the hands of a company of rare cali
bre. II was the first presentation Of
the play in this vicinity, and to this
fact alone was attributable the alb
sence of capacity audiences. We pre-
dict if Joseph NJ. Gates sends the
play with the same cast back to
Rock Island the Illinois theatre will
not be large enough TO accommodate
those who wish to view the perform
ance.
Our Wives" concerns the love af-
fairs and subsequent marriage of
rUUr bachelors who had for years
met twice weekly at the home of one
of their number, Frank Bowers Hen
ry Kolker), a libbretist Suddenly
1t develops that three of the quartet
are engaged to the sweetest girl in
the world" Bowers, who was not
without heart experiences, is disgust
ed. yet he reluctantly extends his
congratulations. In the fiat above
Bowers quarters lives a composer,
Miss Wilson Marie LeOnhard). She
seeks to collaborate with Bowers on
an opera. Al first he rebuffs her
fearing their association would result
in a love affair-on her part-and
that II would defeat the real purpose
they had set out TO accomplish.
In the meantime the three pals OF
Bowers wed. He gives a dinner al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

his home in their honor. At this af-
for the first time. Right here is
where the trouble starts, due to the
gossiping women, and some true to
life incidents are brought out The
dinner party breaks up before it
starts because one wife refused to
apologize to another for a remark
that she had made to another that
the one offended dyed her hair. The
remark was the truth, but that's what
hurt Then the former pals get in a
mixup in defending their wives, and
a terrible state of affairs is the con-
sequence. Bowers discovers he is in
love with Miss Wilson after the two
had finally agreed to collaborate on
an opera And Of course he becomes
engaged to ''the sweetest girl in the
world" In the interim his cook be-
comes engaged 10 his man servant
The three husbands gather at Bow
ers' house TO apologize for the IN
pleasant scenes at the dinner party.
And they gossip, too. All three had
been on the water wagon. During the
temporary absence of Bowers they
form a compact to renew their
weekly visitations 10 the woman
hater," minus their wives, and to re-
sumo their poker games, and to bind
the pledge they have a three-cornered
dinner at a nearby cafe. All become
slightly edged" and they return to
display their courage" to Bowers.
They break in on a love scene be
Bowers confesses.
The acting OF all the characters
was superb while the mounting of the
play was thorough and beautiful In
the extreme.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
City Chat
(Advertisements.)

(Advertisements-0
Buy a home Of Re1dy Bros.
For express. call William Tretz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Buebird pins at J. Ramser's Sons.
Independent Express Co. West 9S1.
Bracelet watches at ]. Ramser's
Sons.
Kerler Rug company for vacuum
cleaning and rug-making.
Have you seen the lucky bluebird
pins at J. Ramser's Sons?
Diamonds are on the jump. You car
buy one right at J. Ramser's Sons.
Coin purses, vanity bags, fancy
leather bags, at ]. Ramser's Sons.
The Cav, Moore and Waterman
fountain pens at J. Ramser's Sons
Our B. B. serge at $33 is the bes.
value ever offered. J. B. Zimmers
Sons.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Litten
& Roberts, Peoples National bank
building.
Coal, coal. coal. The Rock Island
Fuel company will deliver to you al
the best grades OF hard and soft coaL
Ward & McMahob win give ~,
estimates on your plumbing. steam
and hot water heating that will save
you money.
Collins & Hammerick are ready to
give estimates and do al kinds OF
carpenter work. Shop location 120s
Eighth avenue. Phone west 100.
Mueller Lumber company WIN en-.
allie you 70 build hne house or barn
oOt q the choicest select lumber and
you win be surprised and yet pleased
TO Learn the low prices they are max
ing,
The Rock island Lumber and Manu-.
facLuring company, lumber and build.
ing material for all purposes. houses.
barns, granarles. We viii give you az
opportunity TO save big per cent Let
u be OF service &c you.
Choose your wall paper from our
exquisite stock of new and handsome
patterns We take pride in having il
put on With neatness and dispatch al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

low prices. P. ]. Lee, 1903 Third ave-
nue..
Souders Laundering company at sol.
500 Twelfth street. This laundry Is
equipped with the very latest modern
machinery, turning out Work that e
not surpassed by auy laundry in the
state
hain & Reinhardt cigar store still
takes the lead Most literally patron.
ICED Everything in tobacco, cigars
and smokers supplies. Man is never
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
TAKING INVENTORY
OF CITY PROPERTY

Officers of the city government
have started taking an inventory of
all city property. This is in accord
ance with a resolution introduced at
a recent meeting of the city commits
sion providing for an inventory of all
city property on April Is. This is to
be done annually in order that a def
mite statement of the city's posses
sions may be available.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

citation will leave tonight for Alton to
attend the state convention OF the Re
tail Merchants association. George
II. Kingsbury, secretary of the local
organization, is already at Alton. The
convention will open tomorrow morn
ing and last three days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

Are you frequently noa-se? Do you
have that annoying tickling in your
throat? Does your cough annoy you
at night, and DC you raise mucus in
the morning? Do you want relief
If so. take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and you Will be pleased. Sold by
all druggists.-(Adv.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
In New Shop.

E. z. Lamp, who has conducted
plumbing shop at 325 Seventeenth
street for a number OF years, has re-
moved to new and larger quarters at
SI9 Seventeenth street-(Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
BUSINESS MEN TO
ATTEND CONVENTION

President II. A Clevenstine, z. b.
Stone. A. F. Miller and F. T. Myers of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
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THEATRE
GUIDE
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
April 24-Henry w. Sagave presents
Otis Harlan in Little Boy Blue"
EMPIRE
Vaudeville - Performances at 2:45
and S:15.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
THREE DIE IN PLUNGE
DANCERS TWO CHILDREN AND
eovERNEss KILLED.
isIdora punean's Little Ones Lose
Lives When Auto 10 Hurled Into
River Seine.

Paris, April 21.-Two children of
Isidora Duncan, the American dancer.
Beatrice, five years old, and Patrick,
three, with Annie Sim, their English
governess. we're drowned as the result
of singular accident when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
along the Boulevard Bourbon, in the
suburb of Neuilly-Sur-Seine, plunged
from the roadway into the River
Seine.
The machine had been brought to a
stop by an automobile approaching
frsm the opposite direction and had
lost power. The chauffeur descended
to the ground and started the engine,
but as TIE power had not been turned
off, the machine started abruptly and
gained Roadway so quickly that the
driver was unable to regain his seat,
The motor car, with no guiding
hand at the wheel. left the roadway
and ran over the embankment, which
is not protected with a parapet, and
then dashed into the river.
The chauffer ran half mile to a
police station. where he summoned
help. When aid reached the scene OF
| the accident the water was nearly W
to the roof of the closed car. The
three inmates were unconscious when
extricated, and died shortly afterward
while physicians were trying to resus
citate them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
LAW MAY HIT VACCINE
FRIEpMANN's PRACTICE STARTS
A FEDERAL INQUIRY.
Importation and Use Of Serum a. To.
berculosls Cure May Violate Ma.
tional Health Statutes.

Washington, April 19.--The right of
DR.. F. F. Friedman to treat, for pay,
patients with the remedy which he
claims Is a cure for tuberculosis is
being investigated by the solicitor Of
the treasury, at the direction Of Secre-
tary McAdoo, to determine whether
the federal public health laws are be-
ing violated.
The act of July /, 1902. provides
that no person shall send, carry or
bring for sale, barter or exchange,
from any state, territory of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, into any state, ter
ritory or the District of Columbia, or
from any foreign country into the
United States, or from the United
States into any foreign country, any
virus, therapeutic, serum, toxin, anti
toxin or analogous products applicable
to the prevention and cure of the dis
eases of man unless such product has
been propagated and prepared at an
establishment holding an unsupported
and unrevoked license issued by the
secretary of the treasury"
The penalty for violation OF this
section is fine not exceeding $500 or
a miximum Imprisonment of one year,
or both.
Officials Of the treasury are reticent
regarding the situation. They realize,
it is said, that II DR.. friedman has a
cure for tuberculosis it Is the greatest
discovery Of the age and the United
States government will quickly rec,
ognize 1t when assured of it's efficacy
1t is pointed out, however, that the
German physician has not provided
the government with adequate means
of passing judgment quickly on his
remedy and meanwhile all the pre-,
cautions imposed by the public health
laws must be observed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
GIRL MYSTERY
| IS CLEARED UP
JOHN z. EVANS, MILLIONAIRE
MINE OWNER, DIES AT ALBA.
FOR AND AGAINST. POOL HALL
Jones County Has County Seat Fight
on Hand-iowa City Raises S.
600 for Advertisins-oil Co.
to be Reoraanized.

Des Moines, April 1.-the mystery
surrounding Grace Knabb, aged It,
daughter of Chris Knabb, of Marshall.
town, who was arrested here Wed
nesday while dressed in boys cloth
ing, was solved today when the girls
mother identified her daughter by a
picture printed In Des Moines paper
The father, who is employed by the
Marshalltown Stove company, came
to Des Moines at once to see his
daughter. accompanied by the sher
iff of Marshall county. The father
says that Grace is the oldest of his
family of eight children and that the
brother, Robert. left home Monday
might. About the same time he saw
a horse and buggy tied in front of an
old church and that the couple had
taken the rig and started for Colora
do, where they have relatives. The
horse was abandoned later.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
GOOD ROADS MEETING
To be Held In 0skaloosa Thursday
Afternoon April ~.

A good roads meeting has been ar
ranged for in Oskaloosa on Thursday
AFTERNOON, April "a, at $3.50. Mr.. w.
w. Ward, field secretary of the Iowa
Automobile association, will be pres
ent and address the meeting. Mr..
Ward has kept In close touch with
the proceedings of the legislature this
winter and will be able to explain in
detail the new laws relating to good
roads and public highways.
Everybody interested in good roads
is invited to be present. and special
invitation Is extended to township
trustees and supervisors. The meet,
ling promises to be a good schooling
for all concerned, and comes at a
time when the subject at hand is a
live one all over the county. .-..
Mr.. Ward has been in the good
roads movement for several years
and has more than statewide repu'
tatlon as a lecturer. He recently re-
ceived an invitation to deliver fifty
lchautauqua lectures on the subject oil
highway Improvement at very fiat
tering salary, but prefers to remain
lin the field and do practical work
where most needed.
For the past six weeks he has been
working with the Roards Committee
| In the legislature and in the attorney
generals Office, promoting advanced
highway legislation and in securing
correct Interpretation of the laws
passed. With this knowledge of the
laws of the state he will give our PEG
pie something that is sure to prove
Interesting and beneficial. Remem
Der the date, Thursday afternoon
April "a, at $3.50 o'clock.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
A pes MoInes Scandal.

Des Moines, April 19.-Surprised
by the wife of her companion and two
police officials in a room at the Cham
berlain hotel Friday. nude woman
who later gave her name as Miss
Elizabeth Johnson, a nurse of Sioux
City, Iowa, attempted to take her life
by jumping from a fourth story win
dow. Officers grabbed her just as
she climbed to the window sill and
was about to jump to the sidewalk.
The woman and man were arrested
and taken TO police headquarters af-
ter thet wife had given lecture to
both of them. The man gave the
name of J. Johnson, aged 35, labor.
Ell. II however was stated that he
was prominent attorney of Lincoln.
Nebraska. Mrs johnson relented to-
wards her husband and put up SIS
for his appearance in police court.
The woman gave her own bond which
was forfeited.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
Oil COMPANY 10 Reoraanize.

Council Bluffs, April 19.-Announce-
ment is made by President Wilson, of
the Standard Oil company, a subsi'
diary of the Standard Oil company,
that a reorganization meeting will be
held in Council Bluffs May 8. 1t is
stated that at that time the capital
zation of the concern will be increas-
ed from 100000 to 100000. Each
holder of stock will receive 100 shares
for each share he now owns in the
company. Last year the concern earn
ed 20 per cent on its capitalization
and on a capitalization of 100000 z
per cent will mean the same and not
look so big John d. Rockefeller owns
approximately one-half of the stock
of the Continental company, and 1t is
stated in the call sent out by Presi!
dent Wilson, who lives in Denver, that
the new company is to acquire all the
property of the old concern.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
RICH BANKER IS CONVICTED
yaeob Furth, Worth $4,000, 900. Found
! Guilty Of Aiding In irres-
.' uIarlties.

Bellingham, Wash, April 1s.-Jacot
Furth, chairman Of the board of di
rectors Of the Seattle National bank
who was charged with aiding and
abetting William e. Schricker, former
president Of the La Conner private
state bank, In accepting deposits
knowing the bank to be insolvent
was found guilty by jury In the SD
perior court.
Furth, as the principal banker and
'financier of Seattle and head OF the
enterprises in Washington promoted
;by stone & Webster Of Boston, 10
well known in eastern financial cir
Icles. The Seattle National bank lie
next to the largest bank. in the Pa
lcific northwest
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
GET MESSAGE FROM DEAD
Board Bearing Name of "John J. As
tor" Brought to Boston by Cap
tain Of Steamer,

Boston, April ia small board
bearing a pathetic message scratched
in the wood as though with the point
of nail and signed John ]. Astor,'
was brought to this port by Capt. j.
Willis Of the British tramp freighter
LongscaI
This scratched message is, as far as
is known, the very last farewell from
the wreck of the White Star liner tt,
tanic, which went down, April ID, 1912
Captain Willis found the board float
ing in the Atlantic as the Longscar
was blowing her way through the wa
tiers at about. the latitude and longi
tude where the Titanic sank.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
ELECT MRS. STORY
| ID. A. R. PRESIDENT
New York Woman Wins by Major
ity of 101.
MRS. HORTON is SECOND
Sensation Caused When wife Of Post
master General 5urieson Attempts
TO Vote Without Being Prop
eriy Registered.

washington. April 1s.-Mrs. William
Cumming Story of New York city was
elected president general of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution by
majority of 101 votes over her nearest
opponent. Mrs. John Miller Horton OF
Buffalo, N. Y. The vote was: Mrs.
Story, 900; Mrs. Horton. 400.
Seven vicepresidents general were
also elected including Mrs. Thomas
Kite of Ohio, Mrs Rhett Goode Of Ala
bama, Mrs. Allan p. Perley Of Penn
sylvania. Mrs. Ben Gray of Missouri.
Miss Harriet Lake of Iowa, Mrs. John
Swift of California and Mrs. John Din
widdie of Indiana. ....-
The election came after three days
of constant balloting during which
time Mrs. Story gained steadily on
each ballot.
Mrs. surieson Losee Vote.
A sensation was caused In the con
vress when 1t was learned that Mrs.
ALBERT Burleson, wife of the postmas
ter general, who attempted to vote
without registering properly through
q rnisapprehension was not permitted
to cast her ballot. Mrs. Burleson was
finally successfully contested and lost
her vote.
Mrs. John Stone of Minneapolis at
tempted to. pass a resolution in the
congress condemning Germany for
forbidding it's diplomats to marry
American girls.
Defends American Girls.
This is an outrage" exclaimed Mrs
stone. American girls are good
enough for anyone. A bureau ought to
be established where the lineage OF
american girls can be registered, SO
that It can be shown how very many
there are who trace back to royal and
noble European families"
An animated discussion followed up
on the introduction Of Mrs. Stones
resolution. One delegate opposed II
on the ground that II was an attempt
10 establish class lines in democratic
America
The congress adjourned today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
GAS KILLS LABOR LEADER
George Gunray, Member Of Executive
Board Of international Moiders'
Union, Found Dead. -:

Los Angeles. Cal, April 21.-George
Gunray, for over fourteen years a
member of the executive board OF the
International holders union, and rec
ognized as one of the most able lead
ers in the union labor movement Of
this country, was found dead in the
bathroom at his residence here. Death
had been caused by asphyxiation as a
result of a defective heater.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24

floor Of the house. Mr.. Sims will
bring the matter to the attention of
the house.
Mr.. Glover may be sent to Jail for
contempt OF the house In assaulting
one of its members for words spoken
on the floor during a session of con-
gress.
Representative Sims, who is a men,
Der of the District Of Columbia com,
mittee, in speeches in the house
charged Glover, who is a large real
estate owner, with having sold prop
erty to the government at exorbitant
prices through the exercise of undue
influence.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned have associated them
selves together as corporation, UNI
der the name of Marion Block Coal
Company" it's principal place of
business being Oskaloosa, Iowa; the
general nature of the business to be
the mining, buying and selling of
coal; the amount of capital stock
authorized being Twenty Thousand
Dollars (s2O,0O0.O0), not less than
One Thousand Dollars ($1,0OO.0O) of
which is to be paid in before the
of business. the bal
ance on call of the Board of Direc-
tors.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be April z.
1918, or as soon thereafter as author
ICED by the Secretary of State, to
continue twenty (20) years; the af-
fairs TO be conducted by a Board of
Directors of not less than two GU
nor more than Ave (5), elected an
nually by the stockholders on the
second Monday In March of each year.
The highest amount of indebted
(2-3) Of Its Issued capital stock: pri-
vate property OF the incorporators
to be exempt from corporate debts.
r. G. LOFLAND.
Ssw4 j. NJ TIMBRELL.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
Dinner 25c at the Senate
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The annual Garfield Township Sun
day School convention will be held at
Elm Grove, Sunday, May 4, 1913. The
Elm Grove Sunday school will for that
day be conducted under the auspices
of the Township Sunday School Work.
ers from 10 till II o'clock. Mr. A. II.
Tandy as superintendent. .
Teachers. ...-..
Miss Blanche Lytle-Class No. 1.
Mr.. Ed Jenkins-Class No. 2.
Miss Mary Kissick-Class No. 3.
Mrs. R. H. Williams-Class No. 4.
Mr.. Geo. Sowden-Class No. s.
0-Devotional--Elm Grove.
Welcome Address-Mr Vanderlin-
den. ~.
Responsible. H. A. Morrison.
11:30-Address:- who is Respons-
ible for the Success of the Sunday
School ?"-Rev. J. A. Spyker.
11:50-Appointment of Committees.
12;00-Recess for Dinner
1:30-M usic Beacon Sunday
Schools. ,....- -.
Devotional-Robt Fisher.
Report of Committees. ..
2:0O-"Winning and Holding Boys
and Young Men"-H. v. Henness.
2:15-Music by Quartette.
2:30-"Good and Bad Qualities Of
a Sunday School"-H. L. White.
2:45-"The Need of Trained Teach
ers"-F. E. Carpenter.
observation-disclosures Quartette.
3:15-Address-C. ID. Loehr.
3:30-Question Box-Mr. Howell.
3:50-Music-Elm Grove Quartette.
Basket Dinner at Noon.
An offering will be taken to meet
the expenses of the convention.
Mr.. Ed Jenkins, Vice-Pres.
Miss Ida O. Cox Sec'y
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
BIG BOMB PLOT UNEARTHED
Explosive 10 Found In Railroad Tunnel
Between Hesson and vaux,
Belgium.

Liege, Belgium. April q What was
apparently deliberate attempt to
cause great loss Of life and destruc-
ton of property was revealed when
a bomb was found in the railroad tun-
mel between Hesson and Vaux. The
police are investigating. .....
Brussels. April 21.-Paul Jansen,
Belgium minister Of state died. His
final illness was aggravated by anxi-
ETY. over the national manhood suffrage
strike.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
Man May be Insane.

Mason City. April 19.-William
Gasteiger, who tied rope about his
neck and then threw the other end
over a limb of tree and who tried
to commit suicide when friends rush
ed in and saved him, is better today
and will recover. He has wealthy
relatives in this part of the state and
formerly lived at Plymouth. He is
now in a padded cell and the insanity
will examine him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
'LEvEE CUTTER IS KILLED
Deputy Sheriff Shoots Man Just In
Time to Prevent Flooding Big
Area Of Land.

Arkansas City, Ark. April 21.--
Prompt action by Deputy Sheriff
Wise in shooting and killink Ed. Rob
inson, formerly leyee worker. pre-
vented the cutting of the levee at this
place and the overflow of thousands
of acres of valuable lands. Robinson
was shot only after he had threat
ened to kill the guard, kill as many Of
the workers as he could and cut the
levee. He was drinking at the time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
Foul PLAY Suspected,

Davenport, April 19.-The body
found floating in the Mississippi river
yesterday was identified today as that
of Thomas Moore, a farmer living
near Dubuque, Scott county, who dis
appeared from home April 5th. Moore
sold his farm a few days before he
left and is thought to have been at
tackled by robbers, who it is believed
secured a large sum of money and
then threw the body into the river.
Four suspects have been arrested.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
Thnater Scat for a Cat.

London, April 21.-Among those at
tending the opening Of the new west
and picture ball in Coventry street
was DOMAIN carrying a large black
cat resplendent In crimson bows. A
stall had been reserved for pussy,
and, judging from his exemplary be-
ravior, the performance met with
his approval. ....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
MRS. COOKE SEEKS DIVORCE
wife Of Clergyman Who Eloped with
Florette WhaIey Files Applica-
ton for Decree,

Hartford, Conn, April 1s.-Mrs.
Marinda Clarke Cooke Of this city
fled with the superior court her for
NAL application for divorce from her
husband Jere Knode Cooke, formerly
an Episcopal clergyman, who eloped
with Floretta Whaley from Hemp,
stead, L. l., in April, 1907. Mrs.
Cooke charges statutory offense and
desertion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-24
Dinner CSC at the Senate
Some Fine Alfalfa,

w. r. Lacey is showing some fine
alfalfa grown on his farm west OF
Oskaloosa. 1t stands now almost a
foot high, and as Uncle Bill" puts it
is thicker than the hairs on a dawg's
back. This alfalfa was sown August
%, 1912, and for full six months was
out of growing commission" by the
cold winter months. Mr.. Lacey has
five acres of it at present but expects
to go deeper" in its raising here
after. He thinks it one of, if not
the most profitable crop a farmer can
raise. Uncle Bill" has promised to
write treatise on What Know
About Alfalfa" and We have in turn
promised to give it space in the Her.
aid