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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25

the critics agree is that Maurice e
players, has proven himself the SEN
sation of the year on English courts.
One critic declares that at his best
the Californian is the greatest player
that ever lived, being better than
either Of the Dohertys in their prime,
and that at his worst only the players
in the very front rank of worlds ten
mis- have any chance of beating him.
This critic points out thai Anthony f.
Wilding only beat Mclaughlin after
the American had played through all
the rounds of great tournament, and
that ]. C. Parke defeated him in a
five set match in which the Californian
took the majority of strokes and
games.
The question of the etiquette of the
hat in the house of commons has again
been raised by Commoner King wear
ing his hat in the distinguished strang-
ers gallery.
Unfortunately, before the speaker
SOClu iulc vi IHe quesboh WHICH Wdo
raised, Mr.. King disappeared from the
gallery and the affair was dropped, but
old members of the house insist thGt
to wear his hat anywhere within the
A member of parliament is privileged
10 wear his hat anywhere willis the
chamber, provided only that he is
seated. But If he rises from his seat
or moves from his position he must
uncover during the process. II di-
vision has been called and member
wishes to raise a point of order he
can do so only if he is wearing hat
In strict parliamentary etiquette a
member should always raise his hat
when he is referred to by the speaker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25

Camp Meeting Grounds, TindalTs
Grove, Aug. "a. - Sunday dawn
ed with a beautiful day. The
weather and roads were all that
could be desired. The people be-
gan to arrive early in carriages and
autos and when Evangelist Dunlop be-
gan his morning sermon fully 500 peo-
pie were in their seats. The sermon
was an inspiring one, from these
words: 81 am not ashamed of the Cos
pei of Christ, for it is the power of
God unto salvation to everyone that
believes"
In the afternoon fully $50 were in
the audience and nearly 400 at the
evening service. The gate receipts
show that there were over 1000 PEG.
pie on the grounds yesterday and over
| l25 autos. A man said on the grounds
that the days of camp meetings are
past, though the evidence seems to be
/ the other day. With 1000 people, not
/ the slightest disorder occurred. Every.
body was kind and courteous. Rev
Mr.. Dunlop preached to larger congre
\ cations than any other preacher IN
wide radius OF miles.
Charles Firch of Aledo and others
told US they would build new cottages
/ for another year.
The order and attention of the PEG
pie we're as good as in any church
Rev. Mr.. Dunlop preached throughout
the day in his masterful way and in
the evening made a powerful appea
for people TO decide for Christ. The
singing under Rev. Mr.. Dixon was ex
cellent. The preachers quartet rem
dered several selections. Rev. Mr.. Dun
lop, Miss Sipple of Rock Island anC
Miss Corette sang solos.
The children's meetings are growing
in interest, there being some 60 chill
dren present In the tent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25
G Roberts, Peoples Nationa. bank
building.
FOREIGN NEWS

Paris, Aug. 25.-Close to the old
Breton town of Fougeres is pond
beside which is a sign post setting
forth in large letters that, by order of
the local authorities, "all persons
drowning themselves in the pond will
be heavily fined"
During the past few months, quite a
number of persons, tired of life, have
ended their lives in the placid waters
of the little lake, moved no doubt by
the spirit of imitation so frequently
found in persons of unbalanced mind.
woman dwelling on the bank con-
ceived the idea two months ago of put
ting up the notice in question, and the
instinct of obedience to the behests of
authority is so deep seated in the
French mind that no suicides have oc-
Cured in the pond since.
Paris, the traditional resort of kings
in exile, now harbors the ex-Sultan of
Morocco, Abdul Aziz.
His majesty, in flowing robes of
white, is to be seen daily in large
automobile driving along the boule-
wards. To distract him from his
gloomy Thoughts he was taken to a
well-known vaudeville establishment
| to see the Revue" The potentate
gazed with Indifference at the long ar
ray of gorgeously arrayed dancers;
only when Jack Johnson appeared to
give an exhibition of boxing, and to
dance with his wife, did CLEAN of in
terest dawn in the royal eyes. What
a splendid slave he would have made
for me a few years ago." said his
majesty with a deep sigh.
Residents on the Swiss shore OF
Lake Constance are watching with
great interest Series of experiments
with a new aerial gun, conducted oyeI
the lake from Zepellin airship.
Great secrecy has been maintained
about the trials. and the full results
are not known. Firing from height Of
! 500 feet, It was observed that the float
ing target was riddled with bullets
while from $500 feet another targer
suffered considerably.
It is understood that the new gur
! is a quick firer, kind of aerial maxim
1t is not designed to sink vessels 81
much as to kill the crews. The ex
periments are always carried out a
sunset.
There is persistent report that the
vacant chair at the French academ!
is to be filled by woman. The Acad
emicians themselves are understood Il
be favorably disposed to the innova
ton, in view of the indisputable tai
ents of tee person mentioned, tn
Countess de Noailles. who was recent
" declared by distinguished foreigl
critic to be the greatest living Frencl
poet
Anatole France, when asked recent
: ly the date of his next appearance a
the Academy, is said to have replied
Very shortly-for the election o
!, Madame de Noailles" The Frencl
Academy according to tradition, is ney
/ er in vacation, and this year is no Ell
ception to the rule. At tbs last NEE
? ing there we're only half a dozen O
the forty present. but the reverend
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25
HOME COMING is
BROUGHT To END
Big Celebration at Coal Valley
Concludes With Saturdays
Program.
PROVES UNUSUAL SUCCESS
John P. White Consents to Deliver
Another Address-Loeals Lose
Ball Game to oIympIes.
Especial to The Argus)


Coal Valley.-The Home Coming has
ended and most Of the visitors who for
three days had a happy time shaking
hands with old friends and recounting
"reminiscences of the past, have de-
parted for their homes. The celebra-
ton came to an end Saturday evening
and proved, as anticipated, an unquali-
fled success IN every particular.
WHITE STEAKS AGAIN.
To please many OF the people who
were unable TO hear him Friday, John
sP. White again addressed his old time
friends Saturday afternoon at the con-
clusion Of the regular program. Mr..
White dwelt on his boyhood days in
Coal Valley, recalling many happy in
cidents and told numerous stories Of
men and women who have since that
time made a name for themselves in
the world. At the conclusion of his ad.
dress. Mr.. White and all Of the people
who we're in his class in school, had
their pictures taken. II was Mr..
Whites desire that he have this pic
ture in order that he would be able to
better remember his friends
FARMING METHODS.
William McMeekin spoke upon the
present day system OF farming and
told OF different methods used in till
ing the soil. by which the best results
were obtained. John c. Bailey told OF
the manner used in ireaking the
nd 90
in which crops we're raised when he
first settled near Coal Valley.
Mrs. Margaret Bailey told Of the
verious disadvantages that our grand
mothers were under in their house
keeping. Many modern housewives
would have no idea how 10 get a din
ner II hey were forced TO use the
same methods that we're employed
then.
GIVE EXHIBITION.
After the speaking. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Ward Of Rock Island gave an ex
hibition with their saddle horses
These horses are Just past three years
old and when they were purchased by
the Wards this year they we're un
broken. Besides teaching her horse
the regulation five gaits, Mrs. Ware
al'c.. aed In teaching the ANNA
many tricks that are very amusing.
The tables we're turned on the Goa
Valley baseball team, as they were I'm
able 70 hand the Olymptcs the SAM
treatment they had the other teams Il
the two previous games. being defeat
ed II to 6.
The batteries-Coal Valley. McGimI
sey and Samuelson; Olympics, Dixol
and Walters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25

question is shall the woman or her
husband collect this money?
About the time the law was to go
into effect this paternal government
plastered the country with posters OF
the size and general appearance of
/ those the circus advance agents paste
upon farmers barns, bearing a pic
| ture of a crowd of cheerful looking
women all holding fat babies in their
| arms. The purpose was to call atten-
ton to this maternity benefit of $3.50.
The husbands of the mothers now
claim that the money should be hand
ed to them, and thus far they have
been prompt in collecting it when
ever a household has been blessed
with offspring. Many of them have
been equally prompt about disbursing
it, and that has caused the trouble.
One man is said to have used this
windfall to elope with another woman,
treating himself to a spree have not
been rare.
Questions have been asked in the
house of commons with the object of
having a rule adopted by which this
maternity benefit will be paid only to
societies have taken up the matter
and doubtless they will gain their
point.
The loss of the Dwight F. Davis
cup, emblematic of the worlds lawn
tennis championship in doubles, which
went July % to team of American
players, has been followed by the
usual stream of journalistic criticism
devoid, however, of that acrimony
which marked British comment on
the outcome of the Last Olympic
games.
The chief subject of this postmor
TEN investigation is the American
smash" service. An anonymous
writer in the Standard began the dis
: cussion by denouncing the smash
service as a trick stroke which shoult
be barred by legislation. just as tn
spot shot was in billiards. The col
respondence thus started has gon
merrily forward with the opponent
of the famous service apparently il
the minority. The discussion ha
broadened until it includes the ques
ton of the propriety of including law
teams in the playing curriculum of tn
public schools, and the problem Of r.
placing the present English veteran
with young players.
Underlying all of the criticism an
suggestions are indications of disal
pointment over the defeat, which lea
some correspondents to deplore tn
4 whole controversy as evidence tina
/. the English are~b bad losers. One az
: vocate of the American game col
Guides his letter as follows:
r The present wailing seems to me {
e be more suited to kindergarten tina
d to nation of sportsmen" Another
signing herself Athletic Girl" says
}. Il have read the letters and article
q on the loss of the Davis cup with il
creasing irritation. The most alarm
ing symptom of the decadence of En-
4 lish sport is the spirit in which d.
d feats are taken. We no longer u
o hold our traditions and take our bea
: ings like men, but whine and sniv
T In the columns of The daily press as
l. the reasons of our defeat"
One thing in which practically a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25

London, Aug. 25.-The women of
the British Islands have a new and
novel grievance. 1t is incidental 10
the workings of the Lloyd George in
surance scheme which. among other
things. gives 80 shillings to every IN
sured woman on childbirth. Now the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25
NEGRO IS HELD FOR
R0BBING A WOMAN

George Hoppe, a negro, was arrested
last evening on complaint of Mrs. John
Veal, also colored, charged with steal
ing goods to the amount of $50 from her
home, 23l7 Third avenue. The theft
was committed about April IS.
When brought before the police mag
istrate this morning, Hoppe was bound
over the grand jury under $500
bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25

appointed last year, will present to
the conference a bill providing for
the establishment of rural credit banks
and land mortgage cooperative asso
Citations for the purpose of both buying
and selling the articles required by the
farmer and selling his crops, and with
provisions sufficiently elastic to mees
Conditions in every section of the ma
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25

ing task of revising the great diction-
airy went on as usual.
There are at present more walters
than guests in the Swiss hotels sit
uated at high attitudes, as the result
of the continuous cold and rain during
July. The hotels in the valleys, how
ever, are crowded with tourists, who
have been waiting for weeks for bet
ter weather to go up into the noun
tains.
The first part of the summer sea-
son has been a complete failure and
| it is estimated that hotel proprietors,
railroads and storekeepers have lost
over $1.25O,OOO. Climbing in the high
er Alps has been too dangerous this
season and Lake Constance has over
| flowed in several parts, flooding num-
| Der of villages and towns. AS a re-
suit the tourist travel has been un-
usually light The weather now, how
ever, shows signs of improving and
visitors probably soon will begin to
flock to the higher levels, but it is too
| late to prevent the season of 1913 from
| ..
The Bank of France has decided to
strike into coin the whole of its gold
metal reserve, amounting to $500, 000,-
600.
The decision Of the bank was caused
by the recent gold crisis in Europe
and the fact that foreign banks, in
troublous Zines, do not like to take
gold in the form of bars. At the rate
at which the gold is being minted
about $4,000 twenty-franc gold pieces
a day, it will take at least two years
for the whole of the reserve to be
coined.
A curious congress, that of the "In.
firm and Atrophied of France" will be
held in Paris during October.
The program of the congress has no
yet been made public, but among 9th
er festivities will be a reception a
the Hotel de Vile which the Municipa
Councillors promised, without realiz
ing what it might entail. 1t has nov
been pointed out to the COUNCILLOR
that the legless and otherwise infirn
delegates will have great difficulty il
ascending to the reception rooms ant
the question of installing an elevate
for the occasion is being discussed
The number of persons acquitted b.
French juries on the ground of paI
tial responsibility is growing to dan
gerous proportions, and the question
is likely to be dealt with shortly b.
, parliament
The urgency of The problem has beel
brought up by a resolution of the jur.
at the Paris Assizes, which points on
, that the law, as it stands at present
, leaves them no alternative between
: outright acquittal and the infictiol
, of penalties which, under the circun
: stances. are excessive. The jury el
: plains it has to deal with persons who
: while not entirely responsible for thei
: actions, are yet sufficiently responsible
j to deserve some punishment, instea
! of being allowed to go scot-free.
Special prison-sanatoriums are advC
; Gated as the best means of dealin
{ with this class of prison ers.
I London, Aug. 25.-The women {
D the British Islands have a new an
: novel grievance. 1t is incidental I
: the workings of the Lloyd George il
: surance scheme which, among othe
( things. gives 80 shillings to every IL
! sured woman on childbirth. Now tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25
CITY CHAT
COMING EVENTS.

TONIGHT.
Meeting of Island City Bowling
league at the Hotel Harms to arrange
schedule of games.
Milan camp meeting.
TOMORROW.
Teachers institute at high school
building.
Motor boat regatta at keokuk.
Camp meeting at Milan.
Meeting of Rock Island independent
football club members.
Local members leave to attend an
nual reunion of the Ninth Illinois Cav
airy Veterans association at Armory
hail.
WEDNESDAY.
Contract awarded for construction
Of shed and hose tower at the city
and Tenth streets.
barns on Sixth avenue between Ninth
Twenty-seVenth annual reunion o.
the 1o2nd Illinois Volunteer infantry
at New Windsor.
Teachers institute at high schoo
building.
Motor boat races at Keokuk.
Revival services at Milan.
(Advertisements.)
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
For express, call William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express Co. West 9S1
! Six per cent farm mortgages. Litter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25

papers on "Distrust of State Legisla-
lures. the Cause. the Remedy" Gov
ernor Dunno OF Illinois, who viii talk
on The Growth Of Administrative
Commissions" and Governors Bald
win OF Connecticut and Cary OF Wyo-
ming, VINO will present arguments on
the feasibility OF state Assumption
Of Nomination and Election Expenses.
A committee of nine governors,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25

Colorado Springs. Colo. Aug 25.-,
Recommendations for drastic changes
IN the form OF state government will
be presented and considered at the
conference OF governors, which will
open in this city tomorrow. A sub
ject which will probably receive more
attention than any other is "A State
Department OF Efficiency and Econ
omy." which has been assigned to Gov
ernor Cruce OF Oklahoma and Gov
ernor Lister OF Washington.
Governors Cruce and Lister will ad-
vocate many reforms along lines Of ef-
fciency and economy in the admins
tration OF state affairs. such as the CO.
ordination OF state work, the consoli.
datlon OF commissions, the more etfec-
tive apportionment Of school funds, q
state budget, legislative procedure,
merit system, q central state pUrchas-
ing department, prison labor and g
wage scale for state employees.
Other speakers will be Governors
O'Neal Of Alabama and Hunt Of Arr
soma, who have prepared exhaustive
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-09
Reckoning the ARID Plains

MACDONALD of
union says report: grown
grown single drop of falling upon
t mseedt inc until
words knowledge
reservoir
growing
irregular, not deficient,
variety
Italy belongs the Duum called
n
depending entirely
intelligence industry applied
pOwed
permits sp pora
capillary
planted year
Thereafter by cultivation and
year upon previous
In the United States the preferred practice only
two farm is divided into
fared being employed
This system proved wherever
inches successfully
takes intelligent application cultivation
quantity crops the
the average in rainfa
plains within say $50 miles the re-
demPHOH Of the land coming
not far distant when the
successfully PrOtaby needed pped
because the well nothing
developed in this and inteEgendy applied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-09
The Election On July 19


No
be brought All
based
place
fromv
government public
educational equipped
perform
established necessary pay
for equipment Of the Institutions
the 100000 collected
Of buildings going
viii continue be
viii be cTespondingly increased.
taxpayers contributing directly
But
in years.
only year
the 100000 they
taken policy followed.
As well build railroads out Of
establish public
tons
These institutions people Of
for buildings good
part of
Of these things? happen putting
the Of bonds requirements, possible
their physical
plant while at the actually
The other every support
actively the constitutional
payer VIII be the direct i the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-09
The High Cost
By Walt Mason

It costs US so much for the things
that we eat for the rags for our
backs and the shoes for our feet. for
tires and repairs for our red motor
cars. we must be cOntented with five
cent CIGARS with gowns for the WOm-
en- and things for the kids, with
stockings and dOOdads and ribbons and
lids a man is so busted that when he
would dine, he has to drink water-he
can't afford wine. The bills from the
butcher are now coming in; the grocer
is calling for all kinds of tin; my
dreams of an outing, I see. were in
vain, 7 cannot indulge in a swift
aeroplaue The cost of existence in
creases each day. the man who sells
diamonds insists on his pay; the tailor.
with Guns i'm his pocket is here. /
can't go to Europe. I'm fearing. this
year. There's something awry in this
country, L know, the more a man
squanders the poorer he'll grow. he
can't buy a thing-it's a sin and a
shame-but he is expected to pay for
the same Alas. for that era no modern
man sees when money was growing
on EOOseberry trees, Alas for that epoch
when Ereenbacks were found, blown
down from the bushes and strewp on
the Copyright, 1918, by Geo.
Matthews Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-09

himself. Caesar was assassinated and
Casslus and Brutus got ready to take
over the government But they reck-
Oned without Antony Hastily ordering
case Of brOmO settler and mineral
N"ttIs, Antony sObered UP a day earlier
than usual and at Caesars funeral he
delivered an Grafton which has already
gone into the l000th edition. 1t carried
the people by storm. and Cassius and
Brutus slipped into a taxi and beat it
for Obscurity. Antony followed them
with an army and after they had been
disposed Of, he. Octavius and Lepidus.
who controlled the labor vote. formed
a limited liability company and grabbed
Rome.
Antony and Octavius soon euchered
Lepidus out of his share and divided
the empire among themselves. AntOny
took the east half and went TO Egypt.
where he met a prominent divorce
named Cleopatra and let his office boy
in a canoe at night with his inamOratO
and made uD songs with a guitar ac-
compartment
All this time Octavius whose sister
had married Antony. was getting mad
der and madden and presently he came
over with plenty of ammunition to
speak to Antony as brOtherinlaw.
Antony had a date with Cleopatra and
told his generals TO so to thunder and
to ring off when they tried to call him
up. His army was beaten. his navy
sunk, and Antony killed himself to
escape serious consequences.
The death OF Antony should teach US
all that when we have talents we should
not soak them in alcohol Nothing cor
rodes a talent so much as alcohol
Copyrighted by George Matthew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-09
Racing As A Sport

HOENXg Arizona VIII $4,000
fair No doing racing
it to its old a
legitimate and financial
of
dependent gambling business Juarez
they
$4,000 hung by of PAGERS
copper mining companies trOtte
plenty o. it.
naturally training ground
hsenen learning
facilities econdi
6ond during
racing degradation gamblers
sacrificing greed
depOn splendid cooperative Phoenix
sport meaning something high
Eayro robbie pocket picking
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-09
JUDGE AND COURT REPORTER
AT TOMBSTONE RESIGN

Tombstone. Ariz., July 9-Judge F.
E Suffers resignation as judge of the
superior court of COchise county is now
effective and the judge and Mrs. Suffer
leave for Bisbee tomorrow, where they
viii make their future home. At the
same time John W. Walker. for the
past eight years official court reporter
for the second judicial district of the
territory of Arizona. which comprised
the county court and the federal courts
and since statehood. in the superior
court of this county. has also resi- gned
and his resignation took effect today.
Mr.. Walker with mis- wife leaves to-
morrow for Tucson. where Mr.. Walker
is interested in business and they will
make their future home.
W G. Gilmore, who at present is
county attorney Of COchise county. is
an active aspirant for the seat Just
vacated by judge Suffer and is now in
Phoenix endeavOring to land the plum
L is announced that the governor will
probably not name the new iucum-
bent for 10 days.