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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
NOTHING MAY BE VERY FUNNY.
Weldon Grossmith Proved 1t to Henry
IrNinq's Satisfa ction.

In From Studio to Stage" Weldon
Grossmith tells us of his invitation to
play Jacques Strop to Henry Irving's
Robert Macaire. He says it took his
breath away. Irving told him that he
had received good reports of the young
actor from Booth and Jefferson in
America and arranged to pay him f10
a week If that would be enough.
81 didn't tell him that | would have
played the part for nothing and have
willingly given a premium TO have
done so Of had had the premium). l
positively received f10 a week to be in.
structed in the art of acting by the
greatest actor of our time, 1t was
worth hundreds to me both from an
artistic and business point of view.
The pains and trouble Irving took with
every one over the slightest detail were
remarkable. / admit he was very try
ing at times. especially when | was
doing something quietly humorous-Or,
rather. nothing-and he would gaze on
me very soemnly and say. That's not
funny. my boy. You must do some
thing funny there
II proved to him. however. on the
first night that sitting perfectly still
on the staircase looking the picture Of
misery was decidedly funny; at least
the audience thought $3.50 much so
that the great chief said to me after
ward. What were you doing on the
staircase that made the audience
laugh so much?'
Nothing ] replied
"'AlI right, my boy; do it again. he
answered"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
DEAD AIR IN THE LUNGS.
When You Yawn You ExpeI II, So Don't
Be Afraid to Yawn.
answered

DC HiTdiu 10
With ordinary breathing the lungs
are not completely filed with air. nor
are they entirely emptied every time
you exhale during natural respiration.
This leaves a quantity of dead air in
the lungs. generally away down in the
lower lobes. This is called residual"
air. and after it stays there awhile and
becomes foul nature casts about for
some means to make you get rid of 1t.
The yawn is rhe thing. so nature
makes you yawn. You open your
mouth to its fullest extent. throw back
your head. strain with the back mus
Giles Of the jaw. and you can then feel
the foul air and take in fresh. In this
manner are the lungs actually venti-
lated
Yawning also ventilates the air pas
sages in the mouth. throat and upper
portion of the chest leading to the
lungs And again yawning is really an
aid TO hearing.
The cracking sound which you so of.
ten hear when giving an extra big
yawn Is due TO the stretching and open
ing of the eustachian tubes. These
tubes communicate between the ears
and the back of the throat. II they
are congested. which happens when
you have a bad cold in the head. people
complain of deafness.
If you feel inclined to yawn then dc
So 1t is natures way Of cleaning out
your lungs and air passages. - New
York American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
PRESTER JOHN.
Legends of an Elusive Warrior of the
Twelfth Century.

Legends of an Elusive Warrior of the
Twelfth Century.
The famous If somewhat phantom
parsonage Prester John, who for two
or three centuries occupied so promi-
nent a place in the historic annals of
Europe and in the minds OF Europeans,
was, from the most reliable accounts.
Christian conqueror of enormous
power and great splendor. who COM
bined the character of priest and king
and ruled over vast dominions in the
orient in the middle ages He had. it
was related. established a powerful en-
pire either in Asia or Africa. and Won
derful stories were told of his victo-
ries. his riches and his power.
His mode OF warfare. which was
unique and entirely effective. indicates
an intimate acquaintance with ex.
plosives and combustbles He pos
sessed an army of life sized copper
soldiers mounted on braZen horses,
which were charged with explosive
materials. projectiles and poisonous
gas. This formidable array was mar
shhled TO tho front and spat forth its
deadly fumes and dangerous projec.
tiles with horrid effectiveness, making
havoc in the ranks OF the enemy.
The first mention OF this extraordI-
nary man, who appears ard disappears
from historic annals at long intervals,
occurs In the Chronicles OF Otto, Bish-
op OF Friesengen, who nGrrate Pres
ter Johns conquest of the Persians at
Egbatanu, in the extreme orient, In the
year li45=ResteH Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
RESIN0L WILL
STOP that Itch
BriRSO Instant Relief and Qnicldy
Clears Away Skin Eruptions.

No matter how long you haze been
tortured and disfgured by itching,
buEnslg, raw or scaly skin huuors,
Just put a little OF that soothing, ar
tiseptls kestnol Ointment on the sores
and tine suffering stops right therel
Healing begins that very minute, and
your sE,in gets well 50 quickly you feel
ASHAMED OF the money you threw away
on useless, tedious treatments
Wherever drugs are sold, you can be
Just ms sure OF finding ResinOl Oint-
meut as court1plaster or a toothbrush
THIS is because doctors have prescribed
it 50 regularly for the last eighteen
years that every druggist knows he
must keep 1T constantly in stock. It
comes IN opal Jars, Tor fifty cents and
one dollar. or you can try 1t at our ex-
pense. Resinol Ointment Is most ef-
fective for healing sores, bOils, wounds
and pixies. Wrlte today TO Dept. 5-M,
Resinol. Baltimore, Md, for a sample
of Resinol Ointment and . miniature
cake Of Resinoi. soap,
AdyertissmehS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
EQUAL TO OCCASIONS.
A Man of Quick Wit and Prompt
Action Was Lord Whitworth.

A Man of Quick Wit and Prompt
Action Was Lord Whitworth.
Lord Whitworth. who held various
posts of honor in English diplomatic
circles. was a kindly, gracious gentle
man as well as a wit and q man Of
the world. He had indeed almost meas
ured swords with Napoleon at the
Tuileries when that despot rallied at
England for not having evacuated
Egypt and Malta, accused her Of hnv-
ing violated treaties and ended by
dourishinS cane dangerously near the
face Of the English ambassador.
Lord Whitworth put his hand on the
hilt of his sword.
What would you have done II the
emperor had struck you?" he gas at
erward asked
Il would have felled him to the
ground" was the quiet answer
Perhaps the best story told of him is
one showing how his quick wit dis
posed Of rival. When he was at the
Russian court, Fox sent there as a sort
OF ambassador of his own mnn named
! Adair. the son OF surgeon.
One day the empress. speaking in
French. said to Lord Whitworth:
us be a very important man, this NJ.
/ Adair?"
Not so very, madame" replied Lord
/ Whitworth. although his father wac a
| grand saigneur," a remark which read.
ers of French viii recognize as a very
good pun, for the word used by Lord
! Whitford means blood letter" while
/ by its sound 1t also meant u great lord
! London Standard,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
MAY CLOSE AVENUE
TO HEAVY TRAFFIC

Efforts are being made to divert
heavy traffic from Sixth avenue, over
which the big trucks carrying factory
products and raw material between
East Moline and Rock Island and Dav.
export are now being driven. The Mo,
line Woman's club has taken up the
matter and an effort is being made to
secure an order from the mayor clos
ing the avenue, which is paved with
asphal; and is the city's best drive
10 heavy trucks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
Called.

"Tillie." he said, II had a strange
dream the other night. l dreamed that
/ started TO say something to a certain
pretty girl and she stopped me. NO,
George she said. you mustn't tell me
you love me-not yet. anyway. Wait
till 1 weigh 1873 pounds!
Zone hundred and thirty-three
poundsw exclaimed the lovely maiden
to whom he was telling his dream.
"Why, George, that's exactly what I
weight
What could George do. even with his
story unfinished. but 'fess up!-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
Curinu Wood,

Wood has contagious Ndiseases! A
stick of wood IN lumber>yard may
be sick and infect other tinbersN which
later may develop the disease wien
they are supporting great weights in n
new building Some of the diseases are
so contagious that in building they
will jump several feet across masonry
or brick to some stick OF healthy wood
Cures have been discussed by the
American Society Of Mechanical En-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
EAGLES ENTERTAINED AT
HOME OF GEORGE GOULD

Three hundred Eagles yesterday
gathered at the home of George Gould
on River Drive, Familiarity known as
THE -Elms," the occasion being the
annual picnic of the local Aerie.
There was plenty of refreshments and
the party made merry until darkness
set in. A ball game was the feature
kent of the score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
LABORER OVERCOME BY
HEAT WHILE IN TRENCH

Joe Nolan, 1928 Seventeenth street,
was overcome by heat today noon
while working in the sewer which is
being installed in the Velie addition,
on Thirteenth street between Twenty
first and Twenty-second avenues. He
was taken 10 his home and is pro-
nounced TO be out of danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
OBITUARY RECORD
JOHN ID. PETERS.

John D. Peters, for 90 years a resi-
| dent of Moline, died at As yesterday
morning at his home, 1915 Fifteenth
avenue, of old age. Decedent was
born Oct. 5. 1885, in Germany, and
came to South Rock Island in 1857, and
had farmed in South Moline and what
is now known as Moline for half a
century. In 1864 he was united in
marriage to Miss Wiebke Meyer, who
survives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
MAN BREAKS COLLAR BONE
WHILE C0ASTING ON BIKE

While coasting down the Seventh
street hill on a bicycle late Saturday
afternoon Dan Gatanotulos, who lives
at Seventh street and Eighteenth ave-
nue.. East Moline. collided with an au-
tomobile driven by G. l.. Walker, re-
sulting in the breaking of the cyclists
left collar bone and a number of
slight bruises about his body. The
man was taken to his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
Sharpens Scissors,

Hold needle firmly by the head be-
tween the thumb and first finger and
with the scissors in the right hand cut
back and forth on the needle. as
though trying to cut the needle in two.
After several cuttings the scissors will
be found very sharp.-National Maya
zine,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
Order Your Supper at the Inn


glneers. Most or the diseases are va
rieties of dry rot caused by fungus,
and most of the varieties of the dry rot
fungi cannot stand heat much over 100
degrees, so the most likely cure is to
close a building up tight, if any beams
are infected. and heat it up to 120 or
40 degrees. Even this is not always
successful, for ends of beams are bur-
led in the outer brick walls, and the
heat may not reach them.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
HOWARD NELSON.

Howard Joseph, 3-months-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson, passed
away at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the
family home, 12141s Sixth avenue,
after an illness of one day with chol-
era infantum. He was the only child.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 with services at the
home in charge of Rev. Samuel Miller
and interment in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
A TRIPLE TIE IN
THE FACTORY LEAGUE

Deere a Mansurs nine. leaders in
th\SaCtory league, were beaten Satur-
da yai0c>noon by the Root & Van Der
WORT team and The winning OF the Sill
Wis shop boys from the Uniap Male
able, and OF the Marseilles from the
Moline Pillow company made it a triple
tie for the top Of the heap, each Of the
leaders having won four games and
lost one.
The John Deere Wagon company
team won from Deere & Co. in an ex-
citing contest on AugUstana campus
the score being:
X. II. z.
Deere Wagon company .2
~ " '.............
Marcus Brough, pitcher for Deere &
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
Both Sides.

First Commuter-It's perfect littl9
gem. 1t has been the ambition of my
life to buy a nice little place in the
country. Second Commuter-Well. I
once felt that way myself. At present
it's the ambition of my life TO sell Il
nice little place in the country.-Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
WILL APPEAL TO COURTS

WATERFOWL Citizens Plan Fight on
Union Of School Districts,
An attorney has been retained by
Watertown citizens opposed TO the
merger OF their school district with
East Moline and II is likely a fight
Will be made TO prevent the con.
summation Of the union. Next Satur.
day there viii be an election 10 choose
board OF trustees to take charge OF
affairs in the consolidated district, Ac,
cording TO plans OF those protesting
the courts will be asked 70 step in and
proven, the trustees who are elected
from assuming the duties Of Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
WILL NAME A SECRETARY
Body Selected to Act for the Greater
Moline Committee.

Members of the committee which is
to name a secretary for the Greater
Moline committee, will be a member
eX-officio, while w. H. VanDervoort
will represent the Commercial club,
D. H. Duncan the real estate men, c.
/. Josephsoa the Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION, and DR.. w. E. Taylor the
manufacturers. This committee is ex,
pected to take up te work of select.
ing a paid secretary within a few
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
May Pave Street.

Property owners on Park Fifteenth
desire TO have that street paved with
concrete. The thoroughfare extends
from Thirtieth avenue to the entrance
TO Prospect park. 4 petition for the
improvement is being circulated,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
The Flax Expert.

Parvenu going over his estate with
his stewardD--The fax Is very short
this year Seems to me they will only
be able to make children's shirts with
It-Fliegeude Rlatter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
Co.. famed Is and allowed but two
\

Co., famed Is and allowed but two
hits.
Mutual Wheels took a one-sided
game from the Velie team by a score
Of II to 2, the game being played on
Browning field. r. H. E.
Mutual Wheel ..........12 u 2
Neiie company ........ Z 0
Marseilles trounced the Moline Plow
team on Riverside field by a score OF
II to 4. Errors of the Pillow company
were largely responsible. Score:
R. H. E.
MarselIles '''..'.. --....'.'.'Iz IL q
Moline Plow company .... l 3 6
Silvis shops won from the Union
Malleable players by a count of IA to
6. The WATERFOWL grounds were used
for this game.
Deere & Mansur lost their first
game to Root & Van Dervoort at East
Moline by a score OF % to II.
Cooper players won loosely played
game from the Deere Harvester com
pany on Campbell's island, the count
being Is to II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
VIII Raise Money,

Next Sunday the First Christian
church VIII start a campaign to raise
5000, TIE sum must be secured by
Sept l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
a Damper,

Marion-i showed papa those verses
you wrote me, and he seemed pleased.
Harry-He did? Mnrion-Yes. He said
he was so glad to see you were not n
poet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14

If there were no clouds we would pot
enjoy the sun.-Old Saying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
"DiscoverY.H

According 10 some wonder mongers,
uAesegeF zen tell story asserting tie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14

All the news all the time-The Argus.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-23
INAUGURATION BALL
 HAS BEEN CALLED OFF
Wishes of President-Elect Acceded to by Committee in Charge of De- tails of Coming Ceremony
 Tariff Hearing Still On.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The an nouncement was made this fore noon by Chairman Fustis of the in- augural committee, that in accord ance with the wishes of President elect Woodrow Wilson, there will be no inaugural ball this year.
 The announcement came as a great surprise, as it has been the custom since the establishment of the government for an inaugural ball to be held every four years. The decision of the committee, however, to accede to the wishes of MT. Wilson, adds even more to the Democratic simplicity which it is intended shall surround the inaug- uration.
 Plans had been arranged to hold the inaugural ball in the big pen sion building, and Congressman Morris Sheppard has introduced a bill giving the necessary permission and appropriating S23,000 to meet part of the expenses of the inaug- uration. Tn view of the announce ment today, however, it is antici- pated that the Sheppard bill will be withdrawn by it's author.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-23
EXODUS OF GAMBLERS
 FROM CITY OF VAP0RS.
Special Agent Fields of Texarkana Says 300 Gamblers Left Hot
 Springs in One Day.

Texarkana, Jan. i7-R. O. Fields, special agent of the farmers CO., operativ work, returned yesterday from Hot Springs, where he spent two weeks taking baths. He is some what improved in health.
 Mr. Fields says the City of Napors is in an uproar just now, due to the disclosures of gambling and confidence games" worked there. The action of the mayor in declar- ing he would rid the city of all un- desirables, resulted in a general exodus of gamblers, says MT. Fields, 800 leaving in one day.
 F. P. Fox, who started the moral wave when he complained of being robbed of S20000, is said to be the man who aided Burns detectives in spiriting the McNamaras from h. dianapolis. Fox has employed sev- eral lawyers and two Burns men, declaring he will spend $50,0OO in the effort to convict the men who robbed him.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-23
COLQU|TT URGES
 IMPORTANT LAWS
Texas Governor Recommends That Legislature Promptly Pass Bill Compelling Saloons to
 Close at 9:30 F. NJ.

Austin, Tex. Jan. Ex-Governor Oscar B. Colquitt today forwarded to the Texas legislature his biennial message, which is brimming over with suggestions and recommenda- tions, nearly all of which are based upon the platform and principles adopted at the late state Democrat ic convention. The governor urged, among other things, the prompt adoption by the legislature of laws providing for the following:
 Closing all saloons within the state at 9:30 p. m.
 Abolishing the fee system and placing all state and county officers on salary basis.
 Reform in prison matter.
 Repeal of the automatic tax law.
 Changing the fiscal year, to make it correspond to the calendar year.
 Making liberal appropriations for eleemosynary and educational insti- tutions.
 The governor in his message promises that he will send a spe- cial message to the legislature lat CT, relative to his recommendation relative to prison reforms, and men tions many other matters of less general importance.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-23
1912 RECORD YEAR FOR
 MANUFACTURING IN II. s.
Report of Federal Bureau Shows Record Prosperity - Manufac-
 lures Reach S925,000,000.

Washington, Jan. l7.-Prosperity never before equalled in the history of the country marked the manu- featuring industries of the United States during the calendar year t9i2, according to a statement is- sued today by the federal bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. The bureaus statisticians based their calculations on the importa- tions of material used in manufac- turing and on the movement of do- mestic materials from the points of production to the factories.
 These two methods of measure ment," said the report, seem to in- dicate that the manufacturing in dustries of the county made in 1912 their highest record. In practical ly all articles imported for use in manufacturing the quantities en- tering the country in 1912 were greater than ever before, the move ments of iron ore on the Great Lakes are reported larger than in earlier years, and movements of other domestic products toward the factory the records also indicate extraordinary activity in 1912"
 The value Of materials for man. ufacture imported reached the rec ord figure of more than S925, ,000, ,006 during the year.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-23
ATTORNEY GENERAL. MAN OF THE HOUR
More Than Ordinary Importance Attaches to Particular Cabinet Office Owing to Pending Cases
 Trust Cases Uncompleted.

Washington, Jan. 17.-As the time for the inauguration of President Wilson approaches, greater interest is centering around the selection of an attorney general, on account of the known intention of Governor Wilson to push the trust cases which the government now has pending against large corporations. whoever the new attorney general is to be, he will find a large number of important suits pending when he takes office. There IS the case to dissovle the United States Steel Company, which can hardly be de- cided before the new administra- tion comes in, and next in import ance, perhaps, is the case to dissolve the International Harvester Com pany, to which the new administra- tion will fall heir.
 These cases have not been termi- mated during the Taft administra- tion because the processes of the courts are slow. President Taft and his attorney general hoped to get both of them out of the way before March i, but they have realized for some time that this was impossible.
 The New Haven Railroad case is another that will be passed on to the new administration. In this case Charles s. Mellen, president of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Company, and other men, have been indicted under the criminal laws of the Sherman act. This is one of the conspicuous cases in which the Taft administration has taken the ground that guilt is personal" although it is only one of several cases being prosecuted under the criminal provisions of the law.
 The new attorney general, when he takes office, will find that large number of Democratic senators and representatives have trust remedies to present in the form of proposed Legislation. It will be for him to ad- wise the president whether addi- tional legislation is needed, and if so what it shall be.
 The best information obtainable here at this time indicates that the new administration will take up the trust prosecutions where the Tafi administration left off, and will push them vigorously, probably de- voting special attention to the crim- inal prosecutions. Apparently nc plans are being made for anti-trus' legislation at the coming specia session.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS
To My Friends, Greeting:

To My Friends, Greeting:
 I have sold my drug business to Mir. Thos. J. McNerney, who will take immediate control.
 In the transfer of this dear old store to the management of another, I wish to make a sincere acknowl- edgment of my appreciation for all of the friendly royalties of the many long years gone by, as well as to the faithful employees on whom so much responsibility has rested.
 When Mena was a tent-town on the newly constructed Kansas City Southern Railway, I came here and established the Davis Drug Store. My capital was limited, but by dint of managing the best I knew, to- gether with your loyalty, the Davis Drug Store has developed into business that l am not ashamed to turn over to my successor so far as it's magnitude of stock and pa trOnage is concerned.
 I want to assure every one in Mena and in all the adjacent coun- try that my friendship and appre- citation for their patronage and friendship, and l hope that all will be as true to my successor.
 In the coming years, wherever I may be, I shall ever recall my years in the dear old city of Mena as one of the brightest periods in my ex- istence.
 My office will still be maintained in my present rooms, and I shall de- vote all the time I possibly can to my professional work in Mena, my home.
 Again thanking one and all, am,
 Gratefully,
 pr. J. R. Davis.