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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
A Better. Brighter World.

THE world is growing better" he conf
IDENTIFY said:
The outlook's growing brighter, the way
Is clear ahead
The foolish only grunble. the weak SIT in
despair:
The strong are UP and doing and winning
everywhere.
The world is growing brighter and fairer
day by day:
The burdens that were heavy are being
put away:
The world Is growing better, he bravely
said. and ceased:
He'd married of his daughter and got his
pay increased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
STOP THE CRIME WAVE.

The cold blooded murder OF John b.
Schoessel on his own door step at 10
O'Clock last night. as he was returning
from choir practice at the German
Lutheran church, Twentieth street and
Fifth avenue. was the elimination OF
a series Of crimes that have been going
on in Rock Island for several months.
Not the least OF these was the bold
$4,000 street robbery of man in the
business district recently, at almost
the same time in the evening that last
nights murder was committed.
The only motive so far discovered in
the Schoessel murder was robbery, for
the accomplishment OF which he was
first slugged and then shot.
He icG within Is minutes of the -
sault- Discovered in dying condition
on his porch by his wife. all Mr..
could say before he expired
was that four men attacked him al
the foot of the steps. Then he lapsed
into Inconsistencies and expired.
Times almost without number within
the pa, six months. The Argus hes
called upon the police to rid the city
Of undesirables. 1t has pointed out
the evils of the black belt
district and urged that the disrep-
ltable classes OF all races be driven
put OF town. For a while-for only a
short while-there was a notable ex-
1dus of the disreputable element of
he colored population. But under the
AK enforcement by the police depart
nent. IL came back and has been IN
nolested since. II is not so far
charged that negroes had anything TO
10 with last nights shocking deed. but |
he man who was held up and relieved
II his roll a few evenings ago a;trib- |
tied :he robbery to negroes. The po- I
Ice upon later investigation gave out /.
he theory that the man was rolled" |
4 a confidence game. That does not !
elieve the situation very much.
Professional crooks are as much a I
menace 10 any community as holdup /
men, and equally as dangerous. II
With the other evils that have beset /
he locality of late. the "mysteri- |
JUS stranger" has made his appear |
nee. he should have been removed !
ong before this.
That there is a marked indifference /
o proper police regulation in Rock /
sland. and has been for some time, /
las been a subject of common com /
nent The criminal proceedings
n the circuit court, where \
states Attorney Thompson. by the
allure of police cooperation in pro-
ucing evidence. has been seriously
handicapped in his prosecution OF
ames Porter. who has admitted the
Hing OF Louis Rodrigues. a Mexican.
! the black belt district, is a startling
lustration II there had been an &C
Initial in this case. st would not
ave been the fault of the
tate's attorney. but lack OF such
-idence as it was plainly the duty
the proper authorities to provide.
II as the police maintain. last nights
iurder was the deed Of amateurs or
rem boys, IL is nevertheless the con-
tions in Rock Island that led to
Unrestricted Iawfessness produces
-eater lawlessness-
II is within the power. and II indis-
ltably is within the province of the
'lice. to stop the crime wave. and il
ere is not cleaning by the police
undesirables OF all descriptions that
we f.oated in from the larger cities,
IRE should be q cleaning Of the
lice department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
Nov. 8 in American
History.

1772-wiIliam Writ, eminent lawyer
and author. born in Bladensburg.
Nd: died 1894.
1S52-Grover Cleveland was elected
president Of the United States for
the second time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
couIdnt Stand the Nuleance.

HE complains that he was unable
TO get along with his wife's relatives.'
What was the matter? Did they
all want to live at his expense?"
NO. His father-in-law wanted him
to earn the salary he was getting
from the old gentleman"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

The people OF Oregon last Tuesday
enacted by referendum a number OF
very good laws. The people OF that
far western state are the most advanc-
ed in popular government d any COM
monwealth in the union
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
A Deduction.

Personally we do not pretend to be
much Of a hand at reading character.
but when we see young man carry
ing pair of kid gloves in one hand
and Gaze In the other we know be
isn't looking for blowing job.-GaI-
weston News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

The New York Sun cartoonist pic
lures SuIzer as pulling down the
heather temple on Tammany, as did
Samson. after he had submitted TO the
DeliIah haircut and lost his regular
job. The simile is not new, but the
cartoon Is effective.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
TumhIers.

Drinking glasses called tumblers owe
their name to the fact that they are
the SUCCESSORS OF the little round sill
yer bowls. so perfectly balanced that.
which ever way they were tipped
abont on the table they tumbled into
position again and there remained with
the rim upward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

Colonel Frank D. Lowden has a
plan 20 merge the republicans and
progressives. The trouble with HIS
plan is that # doesn't jibe with Roose-
velt's. unless the ex-president IS TO
be the nominee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
WIRE SPARKS

Hartford, Conn.-Colonel George
Pope was confirmed as temporary re-
ceiyer of the Pope Manufacturing
company after a hearing in the super
ior court. \ hearing on the appoint
ment Of a permanent receiver was set
for Dec. 8.
New Haven, President
Taft holds securities valued at $780,
600. according to a list filed with the
state treasurer in response TO the de-
mand that government, state, munich
pal and miscellaneous bonds subject
to a state tax be registered.
Madison, Wis.-Local sealers of
weights and measures have authority
TO weigh and inspect packages of a
Wisconsin dealer even though the
owner may contend that packages are
for interstate shipment This ruling
was made by Attorney General Owen
in a dispute over cheese
Bloomington. Ind.-A committee OF
100. including w. J. Bryan. President
William Lowe Bryan of Indiana uni
versity. President r. J. Alley of Maine
university and alumni OF Illinois col
lege and Indiana university. has been
appointed to establish a memorial to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

Belvidere. Ill.-The eighth trial of
John S. Rowland charged with keep
ing his barber shop at Marengo open
Sundays, was held in the circuit court.
Judge Donnelly said he would decide
the case inside of two weeks if Row
land would agree TO remain closed
Sundays meantime Rowland agreed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

The American people seem TO be
welcoming Mrs Pankhurst with an
eloquent invitation 20 hurry through
her engagement and 90 back to Eng
land
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
He Should Be Suppressed.

Nothing 50 exasperates Z woman as
a man who insists On remaining bash
full after she has offered him induce
ments for making advances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
MATTERS OF OPINION.

One of the most unsatisfactory
things about the artistic temperament
is that it so seldom is accompanied
by anything that even remotely resem-
bles art.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

Burglars blew a safe in a Metho-
dist church in Detroit and secured
$500. Who ever heard OF a church
having need for a safe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

Goshen, Ind.-John Ellsworth Hartz-
Ter, new president of Goshen college.
was inaugurated with appropriate cere-
monies. President Winthrop E. Stone
of Purdue university spoke in behalf
of state universities and President
Robert +. Kelly OF Earlham college in
behalf of endowed colleges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

Especial Correspondence OF The Arsus)
Washington, d. C., Nov. Slow
will the regional reserve banking plan
benefit the country. and what are its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
Hard 70 %.

II seems TO be impossible for any
man to do much that Is worth while
and make a loud noise at IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

The man who is his own worst
enemy IS likely to make the loudest
complaints about the danger of trust
ing ones friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

Solomon in all his glory was no.
where beside the boy in uniform who
comes home on his first vacation from
the military academy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

Atoka, Okla.-W. y. Borah,
wealthy merchant, was found guilty of
numbering his wife and daughter and
sentenced to life imprisonment. The
bodies OF the victims were found in
the ruins of the Borah home after a
fire Aug go.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

When a woman calls a man a bear
II is not necessarily a sign that she
expects linn to hug her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave-
hue. Rock Island. Ill entered at the
postofhcs as seconc-cIass natterD
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Prean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
BY THE :. W. POTTER co.
TERMsTen cents per week by car

TERAS+Ten cents per week by car
r1er, in Rock Island
Complaints OF delivery Eervice should
be made to the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
Instance where fl is desired 10 have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
All communications OF representative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for pubIh =
tien- No such articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departments Cen
trail Union. Rock Island las. 1145 and
3I45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

Alton. Ill-Hermann Meyer. editor
of the Alton Banner, which recently
suspended. moved TO Chicago after
burning the files of his newspaper on
a funeral pyre in front of his Office.
He edited the paper As years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08

DR.. Harold Milestone Johnson, de-
ceased head of the Latin department
of Indiana university.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08

9 to ?. to 5, 4 to 5, second Faneuil
nan lGross) 112, 3 to /, even show,
lhlrc. Time 1:47 2-5. Luke Van
Iandt Crex, Marin, Icarian, Adolante.
Third race-Six furlongs, selling,
lnree-year-Olds and up. value $780, The
Hau (Gross) los, to >, 3 to 2, to 10,
won Annual Interest (Barham) 10,
y 70 ], to !, even. second. Jim l.
LOTUS 1l2i 4 to 3. out show, third.
lime lis Is. Quid Nunc, Swiftsure,
DiIeDeard, Roberta, ran.
fourth race-Substituted. Five and
ohe-half furlOngs, selling, three-year-
olds and up, value $500. Salesia (Es-
Jep) l03, to I. TO S. 3 to 5. won.
venetian Gross los, to 1, to /,
10 ., second. Ernest II. child 90,
Z TO !, even show, third. Time ITO
80 ZInkland, NHnco Jimmie, Bonnie
Bard, Magda B., Coed, ran.
Fifth race-SiN furlongs. purse,
Jnree-year-olds, value $500. WeyanOke
tburllngame) 104. 8 to l. 7 TO 10, out,
Won Vested Rights Gross III. to
/, 4 to ., out second. Ardelon (Cava-
naugh) los, 20 to 1. out show, third.
Time 1.20 1-5. Gasket, ran.
sixth race-SiX furlongs. selling,
-year-olds and up. value $500.
Glmli (Steele) 1O7, 16 to 5. even, 2 to
O. Won Servicence Loftus) 112 to 5.
TO 8, I to 3. second. Chanticlor
Gross 10. 10 to 8. I to 3 show. third.
Time l;l9 Is. Sir Barry, Loving Nose,
Swede Sam, ran
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08
UNITED STATES BIG
SULPHUR PRODUCER

Continued ron preceding Dagsy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08
JUAREz RACE ENTRIES
FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 8.


First race, selling. 3 year olds and UP,
6 furlougs-Buss 100, NADIA Mas 100.
Sadie Shapiro 100, Quid Nunc lOZ, Green
Isle IO3 Bonnie Bard 105s Ben Green
leaf los, Pipe Vision 100.
Second race, selling, > year Olds and
up, 5 II furlongs-Rosa Bonheur IS,
Inquieta 80, Ernest H. 50, Mercurium
So Tom c. So Mazurka IS, Serenade
los. Good intent 10, Zinkand ITO.
Third race, selling, year olds and
up, furlon gs-ROyal Dolly Toe. Sc
lesia 100, Ursula Emma i05, Lescar los,
Shooting Spray los, The Fad ITO, Eye
White 10.
Fourth race. Tucatan stakes, 2 year
olds, II furlongs-Old Rosebud 10,
Redpath 11S. Sir Harry 113, Barney
rs, tMangannese rs, tOthello 118.
Dick DOdie rs, Manson 116.
Fifth race, selling 5 year ODDS and up,
II furlongs-1linnie f. SIS, Bells 81,
Orimar lad @1O1. Moller 1O2, Pedro
sI05, BaIronia 10S, Annual Interest ITO,
Uncle Jimmie Gray 113-
Sixth race selling, 4 year oIds and
up, / Is miles-Rakc "yI, sam Ber-
nard lO2, Don Enrique 102, Whidden
1872, Shorty Northcut 105-
Heath and Ambrose entry.
@Five pounds apprentice allowance
Fridays Results.
First race-Three and One-half fur
longs, purse, o-year-olds, value $500.
Ada Layinia Gross 112, to 5, I 10
2, out, won Little Bit (Burlingame)
II2 Is to /. to /, 3 to ,, second.
third. Time al. OthellO, Galar, Orb.
ran.
Second race-One mile. selling, three
year olds and up, value $500. l. H.
Eckert tBarham) 112. Is TO 5, 6 to 3.
1 to ?. won. Lehigh (Burlingame) I07.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08
ARTIFICIAL PEARLS
PROVE IMPOSSIBLE
tcOntinued From Previous PaEe.)

NG0uNAnuE4 rom PREVIOUS EakEsl
sentially of amOrphOus silica combined
with water. and its rare cOlOrs are
wholly optical effects, due to an acct
dental structure of stone. which IS
permeated by a number of minute fis-
Sures, between which a thin film Of air
penetrates. causing the optical illusion
known as interference. Mash an opal
to a powder and il looks like a dirty
white mass. A somewhat similar play
Of COlOrs has been secured by rendering
glass translucent with a slight addition
Of arsenic or tin, but this is only skin
deep so to speak The opal. like the
diamond, cannot be reproduced COM
mercially, and unlike the diamond it
defies imitation
No Artificial Pearls; Many limitations.
The pearl is like the opal in that its
beauty is due to its structure rather
than to its composition. Imitation
pearls there are in plenty, but the only
artificial pearls that exist are those
which are made by the deliberate plac-
ing Of some irritating substance in the
pearl to form. Mother Of pearl usually
is introduced in the shape of hemis-
pheres. and the oyster coats these and
makes half pearls out Of them These
may be either spliCed together or
backed with mother Of pearl But
they are never as fine as the wholly
natural pearls. Some imitation pearls
are for ordinary wear, better than the
originals They are harder and keep
their lustre better Our method Of
making them is to blow up small
spheres Of cpalescent glass. coat the
inside with a preparation Of fish scales,
and fill them up solid with wax An
examination Of the hole or the putting
Of a spot of ink on the surface usually
will tell the tale Of their pretense.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08
MERCURY DROPS TO
27 ABOVE, SATURDAY

1--WE don't mind the weather so the
wind don't blow"
Saturday morning set a new record
for February cold. 1t was q above zero
at s o'clock Saturday morning. which
is six degrees colder than it was Fri
day morning at the same time This
was also a drop of two degrees from
o'clock Friday evening.
There is hope in the weather office
forecast for sunday This is to the
general effect that the fair and warm
er flag viii be up on the Southwestern
building Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08
RUsINESS MEN MEET

A meeting of a few of the men in
terested in the proposed new cotton
mill was held Friday Afternoon 1t was
called by r. ". Clay, who is promoting
The proposed plant only a few Of the,
men who have expressed themselves
as interested in the movement attend
cd including ". H. Long. J. J. Mundy.
w ID. MayheId. J. F. Primm. j. NJ
watt and Frank MurchisOn. Another
Meeting is to be held Wednesday eve
ming to consider the plan further.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08
He WAS VERY cAREI Ess

Never brushed his coat. Carried
around a great lot of dandruff with
him One day a friend told him of
Halls Hair Remover. He talked with
his doctor about it. Then used it. Now
his scalp is clean and healthy. No dan
druff. No falling hair. No danger of
staining the hair. either.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08

NConunueo from preceding pagee
duced the. opening OF the lands owned
by the state
formulate plans for the celebration
Little Good Water.
railroad owned and privately owned
44lQS snow the same condition. moth
ing having been done for some years.
There IS but little good water in all
OF lnaU region. Water could be pumped
from the PecOs river, from IS to 20
miles east. and there are local sun
pies or underground water that could
De drawn upon The surface waters
are about as bad as can be imagined,
springs, such as Ruster, Screw bean
and Maverick
The cattlemen Of the region obtain
their water from surface tanks and
Dy pumping with a windmill pump
JACK or gasoline engine. Of fuel there
is none in the shape Of wood or coal
Natural gas occurs in the immediate
vicinity OF some OF the suIphur de-
posts and 1t has been burned for six
weeks ana longer from a pipe run down
IN the potion OF an open cut"
Z. ;. sulphur Production.
In 1902 the sulphur production OF
the United states was practically
nOtnlnS IL increased to 1882 tons
IN 1904, valued at S2.66S, $50. IN 1903
the production Of this country was
e 80 esz tons Of sulphur valued at
S4,+S-,Vo7- II IS estimated that the
production for 1912 was more than
100000 tons, valued at approximately
So,eVtUuO This production came al
most entirely from the wells IN Louis
lana It IS planned by the Swenson
syndicate to enlarge its opsratio1s al
bryan Heights as rapidly as possible
ana II Is foTecasted that in a few years
~ VIII DC producing as much or more
sulphur than the Louisiana beds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08
ExPr.ANATnRY NorEs

Observations taken 81 8 a. m. seveHty-efth ne,
ridian tif1e. Air pressure reduced % sea level
IsOBAES continuous u1ss) pass through point Is
Of equal air pressure IsoTHEaEs dotted lines)
pass through points Of equal tempe nature: drawn
only for zero. freezing, e0o, ana 1902.
O clear; O partly cloudy; @ cloudy:
@ rain; g snow; @ report missing.
Arrows fy with the wind. First figures, temper
AZURE: second. precipitation Of on inch or more
for past q hours: third. maximum wind veloo-
,ity.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08

The dining room and grill of Hotel
Paso del Norte is open until mid
night Meals served a Ia carte-excel-
lent service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08

We are headquarters for
Rugs and LinOleum.
Household Furnishing Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08

We don't deny that we are the lowest
price electric supply house in FL Paso.
Texas Electrical Supply Co. sQualffy
House. 119 y. Stanton street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08

Height of river this morning above
fixed zero mark. 12.2 feet. Rise in last
"a hours, OIL foot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-08

IT IdsOl OdluIutil, y 70. . -o-o'
Forecasts.
El Paso and vicinity-Fair tonight
and Sunday; warmer sunday
New Enthusiastically cloudy, with
snow tonight or Sunday; not so cold IN
central and east portions.
West Texas-Fair tonight and sun
day: warmer Sunday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-24

Commonwealth of Virginia, in the
-o,nnration Court of the City of AL
,sxapdria, Va, on the 9Th day of June,
1918,
VS..
John n. Hodgkins. defendant
An affidavit having been duly made,
,s required by law, that the defendant
Is nonresident of the State of Vlr,
@in;a and that he cannot be found
within the jurisdiction of this State.
snd the Sergeant having made re-
-nrn upon the original process or
summons issued herein that the de-
PENDANT is a nonresident of his bail
wick, and application having bsen
,;uIy made in open court for an order
# publication against said defendant
O appear and answer bill in chan
cery filed by the complainant against
thc defendant for an absolute divorce
ON the grounds of desertion a:sd aban-
donment for more than three years
prior to the institution of this SUN
an order of publication having been
dulv granted in open court, it is there
fore ordered that said defendant do
appear here within fifteen days after
due publication hereof to answer the
suit of complainant against the de
PENDANT for an absolute divorce on the
grounds of de<ertion and abandonment
for more than three years prior to the
institution of this suit, and do what
may be necessary to protect his inter
est in this suit. And it is further or
dered that copy of this order be
published once week for four success
sive weeks in the Alexandria Gazette
newspaper published in Alexandria
Va, and that copy be sent by regis,
tered mail by the Clerk of this Court
to the last known place of abode Of
defendant, to-wit: 1884 18th ST., N
W., Washington, D. c., as stated ir
the application for this order of publ
cation which shall be certified by tn,
Clerk to this court, and that COD,
be posted at the front door of thu
courthouse of this court on or befor,
the next rule day of this court.
A Copy. Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk
ROBINSON MONCURE, p. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-24
DYNAMITE BLAST KILLS TWO
Wife of One Victims Attempts SUI
eide While Grief Crazed.

Norristown, Pa, June "a. = Two
men were killed and several other
injured yesterday afternoon by 6
premature explosion of 100 pounds OF
dynamite at the. Edward O'Brici
quarry, near Conshocken. The tw
men, Louis and Michael Gravaness
brothers, living in Conshocken, werf
buried under the avalanche of rocks
They were employed in preparing th'
hole for the blast, and had put or
box of sticks and half of seconc
box into the hole when the explosion
occurred. It is supposed that {
small stone fell into the crevice ant
set off the entire contents.
The bodies of the men were hurl
ed high in the air, amid a mass OF
rock and were buried under it as the!
fell. A number of other workmei
were struck by the flying stones ant
several were badly injured AS sool
az possible the bodies were dug GU
of the wreckage.
When the news was broken to tn
wife of Michaeal she became temper
arily insane, and ran out of her home
heating her head on the curbstone
She was unconscious for severa
hours.