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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
AUTO TRUCK ADAPTED
TO EVERY BUSINESS
Manufactures Adopt Plan of
Independent Driving
Mechanism.

So much mas been written about the ef-
ficiency and economy of the motor truck
that one Of its most useful attributes is
apt to be overlooked. This is the feature
in design that enables 1t to be adapted to
almost any line u business simply By
mounting on the chassis special bodies
and equip ment suited to different trades.
Every manufacturer of either gasoline or
electric TRUCKS and light wagons has
adopted the plan OF building the entire
running gear and driving mechanism as
n complete operative unit, Independent
Of the body There is usually no con-
nection between chassis and body In
place on the frame. Any desired style
of body can be mounted on any chassis.
within certain limitations of size and
weight.
comparatively recent development
with truck manufacturers Is the making
OF each model in several lengths of wheel
base and frame length to take short.
medium long and extra long bodies. Dir
ferences In construction between these
are the length of the side frames, the
drift shaft and brake rods. 4 truck of
any given load capacity can be lifted with
a short strong body for carrying hard
ware machinery or other heavy ma
terial: medium length body. for ordinary
service, like the express business, gen
eral hauling or department store work,
or with very long body for boxes or bar
rels beds and mattresses. cornices or
theater scenery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Another Studebaker Cup.

P. F. Richter, driving a Studebaker
car. won the first formal automobile
competition ever held in China by cap
turing the cup offered by the governor
general OF kiachou. The event was an
economy contest over a twenty-five mile
course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Joins Goodyear Branch.

=. l.. Livingston, we'll known in local
financial circles, has Joined the sales
staff of the local branch of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company and is con
nected with the motor truck tire depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Knew the Sex.

From the Boston Transcript.
What did she say when you
proposed
Young-No. u Thousand times. no:
WiSeman-Huh All the same I
i We're you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
The Many Different Styles.

one maker alone. who manufactures
only a 3.0GO-pound capacity vehicle.
shows eleven different styles OF bodies
to Indicate the great diversity OF
application. Aside from merely building
special bodies to mount on standard
chassis. the trucknaker often goes to
great lengths to give a customer a work
vehicle particularly suited to his needs.
BY designing and fitting to the chassis
special mechanism he gives the contractor
and coal dealer trucks with dumping
bodies operated by the truck motor: or
he constructs short strong tractor
that can be coupled to a pair of steel
tired rear wheels to act as trailer for
hauling extra long timbers. rails. or struc-
tural steel beams Such trailers can be
connected to hook and ladder trucks.
standpipes or even steam lire engines
to take the place of horses.
a new type of gasoline truck with
front-wheel drive now exhibited for the
first time has no machinery whatever
back of the drivers seat 1t is possible
to attach a pair of rear wheels and the
low dray type body commonly used
around docks. especially In California.
Emergency wagons for street railway use
are built with turntables that can be
elevated by a crank or by power from
the motor. Trucks used by electric light
and power companies and by safe and
machinery concerns have powerful
winches driven by the vehicle motor to
haul cable through conduits, stretch over
head cables, set up tall electric light
poles hoist safes to upper stories of Of
flee buildings or load and unload heavy
machinery.
Tank trucks for hauling oil in bulk
are common. Similar vehicles equipped
with pumps driven by the vehicle motor
are employed for street sprinklng. while
recent novel applications are machines
for spreading hot crude oil and tar on
street surfaces. \ vinegar and DcElp
company has just bought a motor truck
with power pump for hauling vinegar in
bulk. Both centrifugal and reciprocating
pumps driven by the truck engines are
built into machines for use as fire en-
gines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Maxwell Purchasers.

c. A. Dra.e has purchased a 1914 Max
well 80 touring car, while the Davis
Construction Company and Nathan Mush-
cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
ALL IN READINESS
FOR BIG OYSTER ROAST
Washington Motor Trade to Be
Guests of LIE Roy Mark at Chapel
Point Wednesday.

Everything is in readiness for the com
plimentary oyster roast to be given by lie
Roy Mark TO the automobile trade of
Washington Wednesday at Chapel Point,
Nd \ number of prominent officials and
business men of the National Capital
nave been invited TO participate in the
event and have accepted. District Com
missioners Q. =. Newman, L. i. Siddons
and Col. Chester A. Harding have &C
cepted invitations and will join the throng
OF motorists next Wednesday morning
for the trip to the Point. Public Printer
Cornelius Ford and his secretary, Joseph
T. O'Ione, and w. Il. Metz will also be
OH the trip.
Promptly at $40 o'clock Wednesday
morning the pilot car. with Lew Thayer
at the wheel and accompanied by How
ard s. Fisk. the otficia, pathfinder will
leave the starting point III front Of the
District building, with the other machines
ali in line. No racing viii be permitted
on the run and for this purpose the pilot
car will set the pace and keep the long
caravan Of motor cars in formation. In
this way danger from collisions and acct
dents will be eliminated and every par
uclpant will be enabled to reach Chapel
Point in safety
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
MISSISSIPPI HERMIT
FORMER MOLINE MAN

After believing her brother, Peter
Peterson, dead more than a year, Mrs.
Frank Nyquist of Moline, has identi-
fed the fisherman hermit, whose re-
cent death at Vicksburg, Miss, was
chronicled in local papers, as her blood
relative. The body arrived in Moline
last night.
A year ago Mrs. Nyquist received
word of the death of her brother in
Montana. Last week a Mexican came
to her door, pUrporting to be from
the south. He stated his mission was
20 inform Mrs. Peterson of her broth
er's demise and to deliver a valuable
precious stone, in which her initials
were carved, same being a keepsake
from the deceased. Believing the
man to be an impostor, she telephon'
ed to her husband, but when she re-
turned to the door the Mexican and
the precious stone had disappeared.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Nyquist
read of the death of the fisherman her
nit, and an investigation showed that
he had already been buried in pau
per's grave in the Mississippi city
The body was exhumed and the fun
eral will be held in Moline tomorrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
WHAT ALLIES FRANK
Viola EnterpriseD

Frank Allies made his regular Sun
day visit to Keithsburg last Saturday
evening. Wonder what the attraction
can be.
ElwOod Adams has purchased new
five-passenger Ford automobile which
he expects to bring 10 Viola soon.
Elwood is going to have the time of
his life this summer.
Say, did you ever see George Green,
wood when he was wrathy? You
should have seen him this morning.
He came into this Office with blood
in his eyes and accused us of send
ing him ugly" postcards on his birth
day He says the only friends he
seems to have in Viola are August
Hummell, Mike Plunkett and F. w
Bahrenburg, as they were the only
ones who remembered him on his
birthday in a substantial way. He
adds, 'but say, that vinegar was rot
ten"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15

tolerance, and consign TO everlasting
punishment those who engage in world
ly amusements. Many condemn with
out knowing why and cannot give you
a reason when you ask them.
With bad surroundings, in bad places,
and in bad company, no one with an
ounce Of common sense will dance
When conditions are otherwise, dane
ing need not be Stunned by any means.
Let US be consistent and exercise COM
mon sense in all our walks, and dane
es, too, throughout life. We go through
the world but once. and let US be mer-
~ while we can. Dance II It does you
good. Refrain II 1t harms you.
Harm can be made OF dancing or
skating or any kind ed amusement or
exercise. But they are not inherently
evil ay more than money is. or the
drama 10, or music Is. They may be,
and often are, abused. There are bad
people who dance, and skate. and play
cards, and there are occasions when
one ought not to indulge in these
things. So precisely are there lewd
songs. improper plays, and vile purpos-
es to which money is put, but these are
not arguments against the legitimate
use Of music or the drama or money.
People nowadays are changed won
derfully in their belief OF what is right
and what is wrong.
Time was when the law would not
allow q man to kiss his wife on Sun
day; now that is about the only day
the men have at home, and II anybody
objects to the osculatory pastime, it is
the wife.
Time was when men have been
burned at the stake in the name of
God, and people said it was all right.
II this same thing should happen in
Toulon today, the people would turn
out enmasse and hang the participants
as high as Hannah. What has chang
/ ed? The act is the same, but the time
and place are different. Gods law
has not changed, for He is the same
yesterday, today and forever. The
time was when a woman was not al.
lowed to wear a pretty bonnet, and q
piece Of jewelry was an ungodly orna,
ment.
Time was, and that not over 90 years
ago, that many grand Christian people
thought It a sin to play ON a violin OF
listen to one being played. To use any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
NO PROGRESSIVE
PARTY is RULING
City Clerk Will Not Print Ballots
Containing Name of Jessie
Eastman.

There will be no ballot for the pro-
gressive party at the approaching pri-
mary for nominations for the office of
police magistrate. Such was the de-
cision announced today by Commits
sioner NJ T. Rudgren who is ex-oficio
city clerk. The name of Jessie East
man had been filed to be printed on
the progressive BALLOT, the candidate
supposing that this was the bull moose
appellation He was mistaken, how
ever, the party of the one and Only
Theodore adds For social Justice
after the name progressive and there.
fore Mr. Eastman's petition was at
fault. AS the progressive party as
represented by L. K. Cleaveland of
South Moline at the recent election.
failed to poll two per cent of the total
vote. the party is not entitled TO a
ballot at the primary set for Feb. %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
DANCING AND SUCH.
STARK County Nevs)

The following article from the files
OF the News Of a couple OF years ago is
reprinted by request:
Hardly a winter passes In Toulon,
and 1t is the same in most towns. big
and little, that the question OF for
hidden amusements" Is not discussed
pro and con in some manner by many
OF the people. Perhaps It is a good
thing it is so. for should there be a
tendency 70 go wrong in the line OF
amusements, good, healthy criticism
will tend to correct the evil.
Dancing and card playing are the so
called evils 81 which are usually hit
the hardest
Dancing has been a recognized form
OF amusement ever since man was
placed on earth, so history tells US
But it was not until the days OF the
good Puritans that II received any
very strong condemnation, so far az
we can ascertain. And these very Pur
itans who came TO our shores in or
der that they might worship in their
own way. and escape the prosecutions
OF the old world, proceeded at once tc
prosecute all who chose TO worship In
any manner other than that which
they had prescribed, and many a poor
man was cast out IN the wilderness be
cause he would not bend his knee al
just the angle they thought to be prop
or. Amusements Of all kinds were con
demned. Poor. innocent people were
hanged for witchcraft. The blue laws
were established. But there came q
reaction and the people finally over
threw the burden they had been carry
ing.
Some people OF these latter day.
still breathe the puritanic spirit Of in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
the Rock Island Industrial fair at the

the Rock Island Industrial fair at the
rink.
Feb. 15-The Moline & Rock Island
horse railroad is laboring under a great
disadvantage today, and 1t is only with
great difficulty that any cars are on
the road at all. Most OF the COM
pany's horses are sick with distemper.
which was brought on by the sudden
cold snap of last night, following so
closely on the warmer weather OF the
past two days. 1t is thought best to
keep the horses blanketed and in warm
stables until they are better, and for
this reason only a few cars are run.
ming today, but President HuntOon
hopes to have everything in good or.
der again tomorrow.
The Rodman rifles gave one of the
best social hops last evening the com.
pany has ever enjoyed. There were
10 couples present. Bleuer's band fur.
nished the music and it was a most
enjoyable affair in every particular
GU. JOhlA yum lCdNtS NAllS CNCu
ing on business trip TO Kansas.
The reception given by Mrs. Fred
Denkmann at her inviting home Oh
Twenty.sixth street yesterday after
noon was a brilliant affair About lis
ladies attended. and the refreshments
which were furnished by Krell
Math. were superb.
The coming river season promises &c
witness a revival Of old time inland
water commerce. The Diamond Jc
company is putting all its magnificent
steamers in good repair for the coming
season. while the old St Louis & St.
Paul Packet company is making un
usual preparations for whooping It W
from the word 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15

sort Of musical instrument in a church
was formerly held to be an arrant sac
rilege by members OF some denomina-
tons, and we are told that but little
more than score Of years ago one of
our local churches was beset by a tenn
pest within itself because some of the
younger and more advanced members
insisted on playing an organ in their
sacred edif1ce. Those who opposed
were honest and strenuous in their be-
lief, but had not advanced with the
times. But few years have changed
all this. Musical instruments Of all
kinds are now found in churches of
all denominations, pealing forth their
beautiful hymns and anthems in praise
OF God. And thousands upon thous-
ands have answered the appeals OF the
( been touched by the sermon. Thus we
live and learn.
Nearly every decade is taking away
from the devil some work, some instru-
ment. some pastime or some sport
which should have never belonged TO
him in the first place. And 1t should
be so, and We believe will eventually
be so with many amusements now con-
demned. Those who condemn are
growing less radical and their ranks
are growing fewer. The people are
climbing up lions hill intellectually
as well as spiritually. And you see on
the way many a child Of God who
hasn't a long face on him. The long
faces and the scowling faces should
belong in the other country.
There may be many a reader who
Will not agree with US in all we have
said, but We afford them the right to
their opinion and claim the same priv,
/ ilage for our own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
LOCAL WOMAN PATENTS
NEW COFFEE PERCOLAT0R

A Rock Island woman has obtained
a patent on a coffee percolator which
is said to be an Improvement upon,
anything of its kind now before the
public. She is Mrs. Elfrida Bohman,
a music teacher, residing at 144S For
ty-fifth street. Mrs. Bohman's coffee
pot will be of aluminium and is to be
placed on the market soon. 1t differs
from the ordinary percolators now in
use in that these have a latitudinal
cross division. Her idea is one that
is said to have advantages which will
be quickly recognized by the house
wife who sees it in operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
An Appeal to Wives.

You know the terrible affliction that
comes to many homes from the re-
suit OF a drinking husband or SON
You know Of the money wasted on
drink that is needed in the home
to purchase 1000 and clothing. OR
RlNE has saved thousands of drinking
men II is a nome treatment and
can be given secretly. Your money
will be refunded II, after a trial 1t
has failed to benefit Costs only 81
box Come In and get free book
let and let US tell you OF the good
ORRINE is doing. Harper House
pharmacy, H. o. Rolls. proprietor
ADVERTISEMENT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15

9 a. N. and 2 p. m. Services at 1890
a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Grace English Lutheran, corner
Seventh avenue and Forty-fourth
street. Rev. Ira o. Nothstein, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Services
at 10:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Subject
Of morning sermon, 1.-THE Miracle Near
the Coasts OF Tyre and Sidon." G. E.
Olson OF Augustana seminary will be
the evening speaker. Special music by
choir and soloists.
First Swedish Lutheran, corner
Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue.
Services at 10:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
German Lutheran, corner Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue. Rev. Phi. viii.
helm, pastor. Services at 10 a. m. and
1880 p. m. The evening service will
be in English.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files Of 1881

From The Argus Files Of 1881
Feb. 1O-The Rock Island Building
& Loan association has already issued
] 1850 shares in the new series, the re-
ceipts for last month alone being 49,.
600
Mr.. NJ. B. Curtis renowned success
ful comedy. "Sam1 OF Posen," which
ne has played with great results, both
nrtistically and financially. for a mum.
Der OF years in various parts Of the
country, was revived at Harper's thea
tire last evening TO a fair audience.
The theatre was abominably cold. and
the shivering audience was kept in
an unsuuaIly good humor by several
apt hits from the stage on the I'M
pleasant condition Of things. The
when the Eunice Goodrich company
appears. unless an attraction Of I'M
usual merit comes along.
Feb 13-It is Mcintyre Bros. instead
Of G. G. Mcintyre & Co. w. B. McIntyre
having been admitted into the copart-
ncrship in the popular dry goods house
Saturday evening. Will is one of the
most whole-souled genial and gener
ally popular young men in the city
and a careful. conservative business
man as well. and his acquisition to the
firm will strengthen II very materially
The Argus extends congratulations al
around.
This weather is deserving OF all the
compliments IL is receiving. A little
slushy below. but none OF us are COINS
that way.
Feb. 1.-THE downtown electric
light circuit is in operation every night
now. and is giving great satisfaction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
Licensed to Wed.
TO AILING WOMEN
A Little Sound Advice vii! Help
Many Sufferer In Rock Island.

A Little Sound Advice vii! Help
Many a Sufferer In Rock Island.
No woman should consider herself
healthy and well if the kidneys are
weak. Poisons that pass off in the Sc
retions when the kidneys are well,
are retained in the body when the
kidneys are disordered. If the kidneys
and bladder become infamed and
swollen, worse trouble may quickly
follow. This is often the cause of
bearing-down pains, lameness, back
ache, etc Uric poisoning is also fire.
quent cause of headaches, dizzy spells,
languor, nervousness and rheumatic
pain.
When suffering so. try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, a remedy that has proven
effective in thousands of such cases.
Let a Rock Island woman tell of her
experience:
Mrs. Westerdal, 230 Thirteenth
street, Rock Island, Ill. says: 81 have
used Doans Kidney Pills with such ex-
cellent results that | am glad 20 tell
others about them. l had severe pains
in my back which kept me in misery.
After STOPPING, l had trouble in
Strengthening and my kidneys were
weak and inactive. All these troubles
disappeared after l took Doan's Kid
ney Pills"
Fol sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. FOster-Milburn company, Buff.
falo, New York, sOIe agents for the
! United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
TOUGH DIET.
(Marienville. Pa. EXPRESS

'-'Aehi III ' nv L a. La pi CSo-J
Our thanks are due Cadmus z. Cor
don. Esq. of Brookville, for subscrip-
ton renewal as well as some kind
words; his note accompanying check
says: 1--WE been reading the Express,
advertisements and all for many years.
know you editor lads live on ground
hogs and SIGH and probably trade in
the pelts for ink and paper, but it ap-
pears to me you might have use for a
little ready cash" Ed: We do. Thanks
again. Mr.. Gordon, and we are thrice
glad 10 have such good readers If
our merchants and business men
would know that our readers read
their ads as we'll as the news we would
not need to call on them for a change
OF matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
A Word From Crawford in the South

one asked me what I was doing.
told him | went out to feed the pigs
and pail the cows.
/ see in the Chicago papers some
democrat asked If Bryan was boss.
Say, can't you answer that?
The lowest temperature here has
been so degrees above and the highest
was So, last week II you like, you
m2v print this and say that w. F..
Graz ford sends his best wishes to all.
". F. CRAWFORD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
HRISTIAN-

Memorial Christian, corner Third
avenue and Fifteenth street. Sunday
termediate Christian Endeavor at $50
p. m. Services at 10:45 a. m. and 1880
p m.
Second Christian, corner Sixth street
and Thirteenth avenue. Bible school
at $50 a. m. George Hull, superin-
tendent Services at 10:45 a. m. George
Henry, preacher.
Third Christian, Fourteenth avenue
and Thirty-ninth street. Sunday school
at $50 a. m; DR.. ]. H. Nichols, super.
intendent. Bible school at $3.50 a. IN.
Services at p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15

st. Cloud, Fla, Feb. editor The
Argus: You will see by my letter am
in the sunny south in the orange and
truck orchards, and there are straw
berries galore, and they are mighty
good, too. Way down here we don't
know what the bull moosers and the
democrats are doing. The republicans
are on the shelf, guess. for all time.
For exercise, We just walk. AS | got
out Of bed early one morning, some
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15

SOMEBODY'S BEEN TALKINer
STARK County NewsD

Have you ever seen a woman on a
dance floor in Toulon who didn't have
enough clothes on to flag a handcar?"
Hardly. Or at any other social func-
ton held in this vicinity. You see such
things only in the red light districts
in the cities. Women who attend
dances in Toulon wear the same
clothes which they wear to church so
Gals or any other entertainment or
gathering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
A PROSPEROUS DOC.
Port Byron Globel

Doctor Johnson's Office begins 10
look spick and span A neat office
room IS al the entrance and back of
that is commodious, well lighted
consulting room. The doctor seems
TO be coming into his own in a very
promising way
The past week has been a strenuous
one at our postoffice for Mrs. Alban
and Mrs. TOlston. The postofic6
money order. parcel post. sale Of bak-
cry goods, sale of postal cards and
care Of the drug store have kept the
two ladies flying. However, they have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-15
BLESSINGS on BUILDER.

Owing to some misunderstanding
with the contractor, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Y. Johnston and family have
not yet moved into their fine new resi-
dence.
The trappers in this locality are
busy these days, both with spades and
traps And in some instances the un-
lucky trapper is as detachable at a
distance as a certain black and white
fur bearing animal