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The Lake County times., 1913-05-23

industries. In his judgment 1t will |
prove popular not only with the en-
ployes. but with some of the building |
and trades men as we'll A cement |
testing machine will be installed and |
the work started just al soon the |
course of study can be worked out in |
detail.
The Mathematics Instructor.
J. NJ Eckert, one of the instructors
in the mathematics classes of the Y. NJ |
c. A. institute is making good in his
work. Mr. Eckert has built up some
strong classes and better still he has
held them throughout the year The
fact that he has looked after the men
when they have failed to report. has
actually gone to their places OF en-
ployment to find out the reasons for
their absence, has had part to do with
the excellent attendance. But more
than this even is his painstaking work
with the men in the class room. Mr..
Eckert has remained an entire evening
time after time during the year to help
some man who found his work diff
ficult or who wished to push ahead.
No wonder the men like to attend his
classes and that they believe in Eckert
not so much because of what he says,
but because of what he does.
Foreigners Getting Interested.
The largest class of foreign speak
ing men that ever met in the Y. NJ. c.
A Institute for instruction in English
assembled last Monday evening. The
room was filled with a lot of young
fellows all anxious to earn the Ian
guage of this country. Some these
men had just arrived from the old
countries Immediately upon coming
to Gary they were invited to the Y
NJ. c. A. classes and many of them
responded. The foreign born men who
have been taking English here for
any great length of time are active
agents in getting their friends into
the work More and more these men
are getting into the English classes
here. Their diffidence and hesitancy
/ soon give place to confidence and alert
ness once they get started to work in
the classes.
As has been pointed out time and
again in this column. the citizens of
Gary owe these boys and men of for
eign birth every help and encourage
ment that can be extended for the rea-
SON that they are the ones who are
doing the heavy manual labor of the
whole community without which no
business of any kind could endure for
a week These men should be helped
to find themselves They are in
strange land whose language they do
not understand whose customs differ
from those of the old world, whose
liberties are apt to be misinterpreted.
Gary will be about as this foreign born
population makes 1T whether native
sons of America like IL or not. 1t is
therefor up to the citizens of Gary to
help in the work among these men.
One of most vital and fundamental
things to do is to get them into some
class somewhere so that they can
learn the English language.
Will you, MIR. Citizen, do your duty?
The Lake County times., 1913-05-23

Who was the first mayor of New
York oity7
New York's first mayor was Thomas
wiliett, appointed in 1865 by the Eng
hsh governor of the province The frst
mayor after the Americans had wen
the war of independence and driven
the English from the city was James
Duane, who occupied the post from
17S4 to 1889.
Jsst what is the Vatican? What 10
ia size7
The Vatican is the residence OF the
pope of Rome. The palace covers thir-
teen and one-half acres and contains
about LOO rooms, among which are
magnificent library. museums, the ia
nous Sistine chapel, the beautiful
Pauline chapel and the chapel of San
Lorenzo and galleries and halls deco
rated by Raphael and other famous
artists
When did Jack the Ripper commit
his first murder, and how long did his
operations continue?
The original Jack the Ripper perpe-
the east end of London between April
and September, 1888 The name is now
applied to authors Of similar attempts.
viii you please give some faets re-
parding the Cathedral of ST. John the
Divine, in New York city?
The cornerstone of this great Protes-
tant Episcopal cathedral the largest
church ediflce in America. was laid In
1892. actual excavation for the founda-
tions beginning the year following.
Since then its rate of progress toward
completion has been irregular, and the
date when the e6ifice will be finished
depends entirely on the condition OF
the building funds When completed
the cathedral will seat more than 6.0OC
persons.
The details of construction of the
huge hundred foot temporary dome are
interesting The dome is built of over
tapping tiles OF baked clay, an inven
tion Of Roman builders, each tile being
Embedded in cement, so that the whole
structure Is really monoiithic. Guasta
zino, Spaniard skilled in the construe
ton OF this particular kind of tile, had
charge of that end OF the work This
tiles were made porous, SO that SOUND
waves from the interior of the cathe
dral are absorbed rather than reflected
thereby making the acoustics excep
tionally good The dome was complete,
within a few months after the frs
tiles were laid
Did Henry .. Thoreau, the author
ever marry7 Had he a profession? I
not, how did he liver
He never married. He had no regu
lar occupation, though he was a goo
land surveyor and jobbed some in tina
line, and he also worked at cedar per
ell making by hand, an art which
had learned from his father. HI
means were very limited, but his want
were so few and simple that his sma
earnings sufiiced.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-23
NET TOURNEY STARTS.

Bloomington, Ind, May 22.-Indiana,
Purdue. Butler. Earlham, Hanover, DE
Pauw. wabash, Rose Poly and State
Normal are entered In the state inter
collegiate tennis tournament which
will start here tomorrow and continue
until Saturday.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-23

Have the states OF North Dakota and
South Dakota received any nioknames
YETI
North Dakota has been called the
Flickertail State and South Dakota the
Singed Cat State. but the names proba-
bly, VIII not stick.
What is the sleeping siokness7 Does
il prevail anywhere in this country?
1t is confined TO Africa and is be-
lieved to be due to an animal parasite
which is transmitted to it's victims by
a native insect, the tsetse ny. Thus i'm
planted, the disease causes mental and
physical arrangement, with an increas-
ing desire for sleep, ending invariably
In death. Although white men are not
immune, 1t occurs mainly among the
negroes.
What was the Tiohborns trial, and
when did it occur7
1t was very celebrated case, grow
ing out of the fraudulent claim of an
Australian adventurer named Orton to
be Roger Tchborne and heir to the
Tichborne estate. worth $4,000 year.
After much preliminary sparring the
trial began in May, 1871. and lasted
103 days, when the jury found against
the claimant In 1874 after another
trial lasting six months, Orton, or, as
he still claimed to be. Tichborne. was
found guilty Of perjury and sentenced
to fourteen years penal servitude.
After the expiration of his term he
pubHcly confessed his fraud
! ticuIar significance, what is its orr
! gin?
1t is Spanish and was first applied to
a fictitious island in an old Spanish ro-
! nance. Some authorities have derived
/ 1t from the Spanish words "caliente,"
/ hot, and '-fornalia," furnace, but that
may be purely conjectural.
! What has the city of Galveston, Tex,
done to prevent q repetition of the tidal
J food disaster of a few years ago7
What was the date of that disaster and
the estimated Iosses7
The disaster, consisting of tornado
and food, occurred Sept 8, 1900.
About 5000 lives were lost, 1900 build
ings destroyed and many millions OF
property. Since the disaster the grade
Of the city has been changed at q cost
of 1,500.0 600. and a sea wall has been
constructed, 1883 feet long, sixteen
feet wide at the base and five fee'
!: wide at the top. standing seventeen
feet above low tide and extending
twenty-seven feet out on the gulf side
at cost of ST, 1,19S.11S
Who 10 the richest man in the world
John d. Rockefeller has been said t.
be the richest man; the cZar of Russis
has also been said to be the richest: thu
same has been claimed for the gaek
war of Baroda, who has one carpe
that is valued at $5.O00,000. So Their
ia some doubt about who really has tn
distinction.
1
The Lake County times., 1913-05-23

To know Union Scout Scrap. Country
Club Long Cut. Forex (XXXx) Plug
Cut. and Sweet Iona Fine Cut. All
union made. with n ticket I'm every
package. Manufactured by McHie-
Scotch Tobacco Co.
The Lake County times., 1913-05-23

r. A. Travers, chief engineer at the
coke plant and head of the mechanical
engineering department at the Y. M. G.
A Institute. is working out course
in cement testing. Mr.. Travers says
that this course will help solve one of
the serious problems in connection
with some of the work in the local
The Lake County times., 1913-05-23

Have the states of North Dakota and
South Dakota received any nioknaues
YETI
North Dakota has been called the
Flickertail State and South Dakota the
Singed Cat State. but the names proba-
bly, Will not stick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
GUN FIGHT over
NECRESS SERIOUS
Earl Burke Shoots George Viii
iams, Davenport, in Back
and Is Arrested.

Becoming involved in an argument
over a woman, Earl Burke, colored,
last night pulled a gun and shot his
father-in-law, George Williams, twice
III the back with a 80 revolver, after
quarrel and fight in which the
gunman was struck with a club. The
ARRAY took place on East Fifth street,
Davenport, between Rock Island and
Iowa streets. The principals are all
residents of Davenport
Williams, who is 80 years of age, is
not expected to live.
The fight occurred about $50 and
Burke's wife, known to the police as
Shoe String Nellie" was the bone
Of contention. After firing the shots,
Burke boarded a bridge line car and
fed to the Illinois shore. He was cap
tured on Twenty-fourth street by De.
tective Tom Cox and Officer Gruby
shortly afterward and was taken back
to Davenport While crossing the
bridge, Burke whipped his gun from
his pocket and threw it into the river.
Burke has been employed at the Mis-,
sion pool room, Davenport for some
time past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
The Colossal Event,

Never in the mercantile history of
the tr.-Cities have such large crowds
of people been seen in one store as
attracted by the great readjustment
sale Of L. S McCabe & Co, which has
proved TO be a veritGble sensation and
has also been of great benefit 10 the
people who are never slow to take ad-
vantage of an opportunity such as the
great sale affords.
This well known firm has never car
ried any except the best kind of mer-
chand.se-ihe kind that gives sa.isfac-
ION, and together with the fact that
when a sales price is put on an arti-
Gle the people always know that they
can fad everything exactly as adver-
Used.
For the coming week, the director OF
the sale, J. c. Adams, states that there
will be hundreds of new bargains
found in every department. and owing
10 the contemplated readjustment Of
the business and the desire of the firm
TO reduce the immense 100000 stock
at least one-half, prices will be slash
ed TO attain the desired result adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
union MEN OPEN
WAR ON LOCKOUT
Threaten to RetaEate on EN-.
ployers by Action in otker
Cities.
CALL ON MAYOR FOR AID
Demand Arbitration and Want County
Hospital Work Forced to
Completion.

Chicago, H., June 21.-Serious la
Dor trouble in the building trades in
ether parts OF the country is predicted
as a result OF The lockout involving
10000 men, declared by the Building
Construction Employers association OF
Chicago. st a meeting of the Build
ing Trades council last night the union
men said they had not been given fair
treatment by the employers and their
cause would be taken up by the union
men in other cities.
Members of the employers associa-
ton, who ordered the discharge of the
men on Thursday, say the union men
brought the trouble on themselves.
Although it is asserted by the en-
ployers more than $4,000 workers will
be thrown out Of employment, the
union leaders say not more than 1000
actually have been discharged. The
employers admit they have not been
able TO discharge all the men, because
the pay rolls have not been made out.
SEVENTEEN UNIONS AFFECTED.
Seventeen unions are affected by the
lockout The lockout will affect ten
big loop buildings and more than zoe
smaller buildings in Chicago and more
than $50, 100000 worth of property.
Not since 1900 has such a sweep
ing action been taken by the employ
ers. The present lockout viii be the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
LOCAL CAPTAIN
MAKES SHOWING
z. H. Dunavin of Company A
Wins Third Place in State
Rife Shoot.

Captain z. II. Dunavin of this city
has received word that in the annual
regimental rife contests held last
Sunday throughout the state his mark
of 131 points won third place among
the marksmen of the state. Captain
V. c. .Nickerson, company L, Third in
fantry, ranks second with score of
1873 points and first hOnors were equal
ly divided between John V. Glinnin of
Chicago and Captain c. NJ. Gale, each
man having scored 1876 points. The
state regimental shoot will be held
next Friday, Saturday and Sunday at
Camp Logan, Chicago.
Reports show that the Sixth regi-
ment of which Company A is a mem
Der, now leads the state in marksman-
ship. Captain Dunavin tops the list
with i31 points secured at the shoot
last Sunday and the lowest score of
the first 10 men was III Captain
Dunavin and Private Freiberg will
leave for Chicago next Thursday
where they will compete in the all,
state shoot
BrigadieT General Kittilsen has been
appointed the highest position, that OF
executive officer of the match. Lieu
tenant Colonel c. G. Davis of Geneseo,
member Of the Sixth regiment, has
been named as one of the competition
range officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21

the appetite but she does not stop
there. Mrs. Sip.e knows that healthy
men demand something more than
pretty frosting and artistic trimmings
and she tells the women how to put
the food value 20 their menus nOmat-
ter how ethereal the dishes may look,
and at the same time keep the grocery
bill down to where it should be.
breaches ECONOMY.
Mrs. Siple, for INSTANCE, is an ex-
pert at converting left-oyers. meats
and vegetables, into distinctive dishes
that seem as different from the orig.
inal, Is pork from beef. And when
it comes 20 pleb.an dishes, sucn as
the much maligned hash, she offers a
culinary creation that really does taste
So it is not only their own interests
but those Of their men folks as well
that are making Rock Island women
eager for the frs. lecture and demon
stration next Monday. Judging IRON
reports reaching The Argus Office, a
large number are arranging to attend
all the lectures and the Empire the
atre, will be doubtless filled TO capac
ity. Since admittance is free anC
there are no reserved seats, the audi
ence should be on hand promptly 81
as to secure a seat as near the stag,
as possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
Old CONDUCTOR
HAS PASSED AWAY
T. NJ. Cook, Formerly With the
Burlington, Dies at Daven-
port Hospital.

T. VI. Cook, 1880 Twentieth street,
che of the veteran conductors on the
Burlington railroad passed away at
Mercy hospital, Davenport, at S:45
yesterday afternoon after an extended
illness caused by Bright's disease. Mr..
Cook had been confined at the
institution for about two weeks and it
was on account OF his falling health
that he retired from active service on
the Burlington last April.
He was born at Atlanta, Ill, August
p, 1860 When but young man he
chose railroading as his life work and
at the time Of his retirement he had
served as a conductor for nearly 80
years. He was married to Miss Cora
Mathers May 9, 1889, at North Hen
derson and to the union two children
were born who with the widow sur
rive him. They are Margaret and
Josephine. both OF whom make their
home in Rock Island. He was mem
Der Of the o. r. c.
The funeral will be private and will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 4:0C
o'clock at the home, 1880 Twentieth
street. Rev. Newland will have charge
and the body will be taken to NORTH
Henderson next Monday where inter
ment will be made. The family re
quests that there be no flowers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
COckroaches.
Rats and Mice

Nothing is more disagreeable than
home infested with verrnin. Destroy
them with Stearns' Electric Rat and
Roach Paste, the standard exterminator
for thirty-fye years.
1t kills of rats, mice and cockroaches
In a single night. Does not blow away
Ike powders; ready for use; nothing to
mix. The only exterminator sold under
an absolute guarantee Of money back
ii it fails.
Sold by druggists, 25c and sl.00 or
sent direct, charges prepaid, on receipt
OF price.
SteaTns' Electric Paste Coz Chicago, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
WEEDS AND RUBBISH
MUST GO SAYS HART

Commissioner Archie Hart has start
ed a crusade on the unsighuy vacant
lots in the city, and weeds and rubbish
upon them. He asks that all owners
Of such property or their agents busy
themselves and make on effort to rem
edy conditions.
All persons controlling property and
who are interested in civic betterment
or the Identifying of the city, are urg-
ed to cooperate in this matter The
city ordinances provide a penalty OF
not less than So nor more than $40 for
neglect Of the sort mentioned above.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21

largest in the history of labor troubles
in Chicago.
The trades council adopted a reso-
luton condemning the action of the
employers. The union men protest
against the lockout on the new county
hospital and say that action was taken
to bring censure on the labor leaders.
A committee was appointed to call on
Mayor Harrison and the county hos
pital in an effort to force the employ
ers to call off the lockout.
The union men say they were pre-
vented from calling several union
strikes on the county hospital for
humanitarian reasons"
WANTS ARBITRATION NOW.
I'VE are being placed in a bad light
by the action Of the employers"
President Simon O'Donnell of the
council said I'VE have agreements
with them that no lockouts or strikes
shall be sailed until an adjustment is
attempted by arbitration. They have
violated this agreement and have not
given US a single opportunity to arbi-
/ trate.
This is the first opportunity We
have had to pass on the trouble, but
We already have been locked out. We
either will have to submit to their
terms or keep the men out of work.
We want 10 arbitrate and settle the
trouble Immediately. They will not
let US. They have given US an ulti
matum and demand we go back &c
work before we settle the trouble. Il
we did that we would be depriving
ourselves of any right given to US by
our agreement"
AMPLE CHANCE TO ARBITRATE.
The employers say the union mer
have had ample opportunity to arbi
trate. They say they have taken the
same means to gain their ends as the
union men use. 4,
I'VE have been trying to settle The
trouble for more than a year." SAIL
an employer. They have been angl
ing for trouble for months and nov
when we give them some of their owl
medicine they say we are unjust.
The trouble has two sides and on
side is wrong. We offered to arbitratt
TO fix the responsibility for the cor
tinual strife. They would not listel
to us. Now it is up to them to com
to US or we viii throw them all GU
: of work indefinitely"
: The union men viii hold meeting
of their local organizations tonight an
a formal agreement will be drawn u
and presented to the employers. TIL
employers say the trouble will nc
spread to other cities and believe tn
/ issue here will be adjusted in a fe
! weeks.
The trades unions have a membe
ship of $4,000 in Cook county, but
is not believed they all will be a
fected before a settlement can b
reached.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
RIVER RIPLETS

The steamer Morning Star took the
Masols for their annua. excursion last
night. A large crowd took advantage
Of the trip.
This evening the Browns business
college students CT Moline will give
their annual excursion on the steamer
w. w.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21

st. Louisa wolf, shipped to the st.
Louis Geological society, escaped from
its crate and walked down Fourth
street, where the stock brokers and
grain commission men have their of,
fees. Brokers clerks chased the wolf
back to the Office building from which
it had escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
SHOWING
GREAT INTEREST
IN ARGUS SCHOOL
Rock Island Housekeepers Are
Eager to Hear Famous Gull
mary Expert.
INTERESTING INSTRUCTOR
Mrs. {. S. SipIe Is Not Cold 5leoded
Scientific Teacher but Home
Maker Herself.

The Argus has always contended
tina. the women Of Rock Island are
TIE best home makers and housekeep-
ers in the state and the remarkable
interest shown in the coming lectures
and demonstrations Of Mrs. Z. S
Slple proves it.
Ever since The Argus first announc-
cd that ~ lad succeeded in securing
Mrs. Siple for a five-day domestic
science course in the Empire theatre,
beginning next Monday, The Argus
Offices have been bombarded with
questions and our people have been
kept busy telling women Of all ages
Cand men too al we know about the
coming lessons.
Brides-to-be ask whether Mrs. Siple
will talk on housekeeping in general
rs well as that part Of It which deals
only with the kitchen range and the
serving pantry. They are answered,
Eyes, indeed, Mrs. Siple will give you
Some mighty valuable pointers on
keeping a well-ordered home with a
minimum Of effort and expense.
While subjects Of this kind are not
suggested by the titles 10 the lessons
for the various days, the fact Of the
matter IS that Mrs. Siple just can't
help but give you some excellent Gd-
vice along general lines when
she warns up to one of her heart-to-
heart talks.
NOT TOO SCIENTIFIC.
IL
blooded. dry-as-dust scientific people
who talk about calories, proteins, mole
cules. etc. but IS first of all home
maker herself. Simply because she
always loved housekeeping, she has
gone into the subject more thoroughly
than most women and has found the
best way % do the Things that women
have TO do and cook the foods neces
sary for every day.
So to the brides.to-be We say:
"rolt miss one Of the lectures or on
OF The words uttered by Mrs. Siple
and youll be able TO take care OF home
and husband so well that you vii
surprise yourself as well as him"
MEN INTERVIEWED.
Mere men Zone would think thai
they did net read such matter as this
I'm the newspapers, mere men-manl
OF them have been showing as muci
interest as the women. Some OF then
faCeiou5ly ask whether Mrs. Siple II
one of those demonstrators who make!
dainty dishes good to look at an,
serve at pink teas but poor STUFF Z
keep a two hundred FOUNDER going d
top speed eight hours a day.
The fact Is that men are actual,
just as much concerned in domesu
science as the women folks. They no
only have 20 eat the food but pay 70
#. so i'm these days when high-cost-oi
living reigns supreme, il is natural 70
them 10 think about the mysteries o
the kitchen and encourage thel
wives to run that part of the partner
ship on the most efficient basis.
AWAY WITH HIGH COST.
To them we say tina: the high-cos
ofliWng has Tereated in haste froI
the kitchen presided over by wome
who have attended Mrs. Siple's LEI
lures In other cities. Mrs. Slpie ha
had a hand .to-hand encounter with III
high-costoiliyug herself and sh
knows Just how 20 put the beast I
rout.
II is true that she tells her listener
how % make their dishes look the
best. for appearances have a lot
do with the way any food appeals
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21
IN THE CHURCHES
CONTINUED from Page six.)

The church maintains a free reading
room in the Peoples National bank
building, which is open every week
day from 1880 a. m. to p. m. and
every Saturday evening from to 8
o'clock. All authorized literature on
Christian Science may be read or pur-
chased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-21

at the Grenell schoolhouse. First
street, East Moline. at 1880 a. m. and
1880 p. m. Services conducted by
Rev. D. A Rowland of Dixon, Ill.