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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

J I acards containing directions for the
proper preparation of Christmas gifts
for transmission by mail. Here are
! some of the instructions:
Christmas parcels should be mailed
/ early. For local delivery they should
be mailed not later than Dec. % and
/ for out-of-town delivery as early as
possible, but in any event in time TO
reach the Offices OF destination at least
two days prior to Christmas.
Christmas gifts sent by mail shou d
: be wrapped securely. The containers
or wrappers should be sufficiently
strong TO Withstand the necessary
handling incident to transportation
and delivery.
Glassware, crOckery, Christmas toys
easily breakable. glass framed pic
lures. etc. should be carefully packed
in boxes Of metal, wood. leather. OF
corrugated pasteboard with sufficient
excelsior. raw cotton, or similar mat
ter 20 prevent the contents from com
ing into contact with any portion or
the box. These parcels should be
marked Fragile" Postmasters will
refuse 10 accept for mailing packages
lAdl are 4HScSNISly prepared
Address Plainly.
Parcels should be addressed plain
ly. The addresses should be complete
and plainly written in ink. The regu-
lations require that parcel post pack
ages shall bear the names and ad-
dresses. II a tag Is used the names
and addresses OF the sender and the
sddressee should be written on the
parcel itself.
Parcels sent in advance a Christ
mas may be marked Net TO be opened
until Christmas or similar direction
Written or printed messages such as
Merry Christmas" -Best Wishes"
etc. may be inclosed in parcels but no
other written or printed communica-
ton should be placed therein. as this
viii subject the parcel TO a higher
rate CT postage. Parcels should no. be
sealed or otherwise closed against in
spectiCn. Sealed parcels are subiec. I
TO the nrstclass rate OF postage
Photographs, printed books. and I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16
CHRISTMAS RUSH
IS ON THIS WEEK
Local Shoppers Crowd Stores
Holiday Shopping-Inter-
esting Displays.

The annual Christmas buying rush
began this week and with ideal wealth
er thousands of Christmas shoppers
are seen on the streets OF the city and
in the local sores daily. The early
shopping campaign which began some
weeks ago proved a success as the
business for the past week has proven
great deal larger on an average
than at the same time one year ago.
This shows that hundreds have al
ready finished their holiday shopping
where formerly it was not done until
JUS before Christmas.
Late shopping has its difficulties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

be under the greatest strain and Mr..
Burleson states that with these spec
ial arrangements he is confident OF
the ability OF the service TO handle SIC
oessfully the avalanche OF parcels that
will be thrown upon it during the rush
period.
Public Should Help.
The postmaster general is anxious,
however. lest the public fail to CO
operate with him in observing certain
important conditions necessary to en-
a BILE the postal authorities TO effect
tie timely delivery OF Christmas
gifts. In order TO secure this cooper
alton he has caused to be printed for
throughout the country
hundreds Of thousands OF circulars and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

O&@4N . @@@NA - ~ ~ - - - SA- =
OF the many laxatives on the mar
ket, many are useless. True, they
may clear the intestinal tract, but
they don't clean it because they
don't stimulate the Liver and release
the dammed-up Bile, which is the
great poison-destroyer OF the body.
You take nasty salts, disagreeable
oils or mineral waters, or any OF a
hundred other laxatives and laxative
preparations, and with all your trou-
BILE, you get imperfect results.
These are simply mollycoddle lax
atives, making a lot of bluff and
buster without accomplishing the
desired purpose. No wonder you
dislike taking a laxative. No wonder
you put it off as long as possible.
The secret of prompt recovery
from such troubles as bad breath,
headache, dizziness. loss of appetite,
constipation, biliousness, etc. is to
release the dammed-up Bile. Merely
washing out the intestines with salts,
etc, will not release Bile.
Any physician CT druggist will tell
you that Ca1omel (Mercury) or Podo-
phyllin MAY Apple Root) are the
two great recognized Liver regula-
tors and Bowel cleansers. Calomel.
so generally used, is a poisonous
mineral, exhausting and dangerous
to the system. Another laxative
must be given to wash 1t out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

other printed matter are not included
in the parcel post but are third class
matter on which the postage rate is
one cent for each two ounces or frac-
ton thereof
Parcels not exceeding four ounces
IN weight may be mailed in street
boxes when prepared in conformity
with the foregoing requirements. The
postage on such packages is uniform
~ enc cent for each ounce or frac-
ton thereof. Parcels weighing more
than four ounces are mated only al
the main postoffiee or is stations.
Ordinary postage stamps are valid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

for postage on parcel post matter.
Christmas stamps CT stickers of any
kind other than postage STAMPS should
no be placed on the address side OF
mail matter as this renders such mat
ter u1maiIable.
Valuable parcel post packages may
he insured against loss in an amount
not exceeding S25 on payme;t of a
fee o: five cents in addition to the
postage. and for fee of ten cents
such package will be insured in any
amount not exceeding $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16
To Get Rid OF Wrinkles
and Bad Compilations


1t * more important now than dur
ing the period Of profuse perspiraJion
To keep the pores clean All cosmetics
clog the pores. In winter this interferes
greatly with elimination Of waste ma
tcrIal. iniuTing instead OF aiding the
comp" Nion- Ordinary merCoiized wax
serves all tho purposes of creams. pow
Gers ard roIZes. giving far better re-
3 uitS. II actually p'elS of an offensive
skin. a.. The sam" time unCloEginE the
pores. Minute particles Of scarf skin
come ar day by daV. causing not the
least pain or disc o-nfoTt. Gradually the
healthy. younger skin beneath peeps
cut. and IN less than n fortnight YOU
have loveiier complexion than YOU
ever dreamed OF acquiring. Mercoiized
wax. obtainnabic at any drug store. is
spread on nightly like cold cream and
washed or mornings. one ounce usu-
ally suffiCes.
For removing wrinkles without stop
ping the pores with Dasty stuff. here's
q never-failing formula one OF. pow
dered SaNOlite. dissolved. in Il pint
witch hazel. Battle the face in this
daily for while: every line Will vanish
Compl,t ely. Even the first application
gives surprising results.-tAdvD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16
MOLlYCODDLE LAXATIvES
CAN'T AND DON'T TOUCH THE VITAL SPoT-THE LIVER

L4I 1a1 AK " - - 1Ixx AAl 4<As
Podophyllin is the one perfect and
harmless substitute for CalomeI. and
will be remembered by older people
as the favorite remedy prescribed 20
or 80 years ago. It is harmless and
very efficacious, but its bitter taste
and gripping, nauseating effects made
it unpopular.
For years chemists have experi-
mented in an endeavor to take the
bitterness, grippe and nausea out OF
Podophyllin, recognizing that IL
would then be the ideal Liver regu-
lator. At last this has been done
and given the world under the name
PoDoLax.
PoDoLax Is a Podophyllin formu-
Ia with all undesirable features TAX
en- out.
PoDoLax is the perfect laxative
for every member of the family
young or old. It should be in evcry
m edicine cabinet You will thank
us for explaining It after you have
tried it. Get bottle today and use
it whenever tho first symptoms OF
clogged Liver or Bowels appear.
You take no risk. II not satisfied,
you can have your money hack. Sup
pose you ask your druggist about our
statements.
e. z. Sutherland Co., Paducah. KY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

Advertisements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16


accepted style and wanted Fur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

and its tragedies. Things you had
wanted are gone and sold TO others
who have been there early. The
stores are all crowded and the sales
ladies tired out from overwork That
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

is why the early shoppers have gotten
just what they want without any IN
due haste Rock Island stores have
very interesting and instructive win
dow displays
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-19
JoAKS BY TOMMY

Gee! Ma. saw a terrible auto
mobile accident this morning! Nine
lives lostr' And Ma Goosenberry
grabbed her handkerchief and dabbed
at her eyes while she waited in vain
for Tommy to tell the rest of the
awful news. He didn't. So shd'
asked him:
who were the people killed?" I
81 didn't say anything about peo-
pie; cat was run over"
The other day Mrs, Goosenberry
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-19
LEFT ALL ALONE

LEI ALL ALONE
No taxi-cab in creation would meet
the case. Old Mrs. Binks was going
away for the weekend, and the
largest four-wheeler the town could
provide was requisitioned. S. II
In due course it drew up at the
door, and the house was rapidly emp
tied. First there came Ffdo,, and,
Fido's basket-work kennel, to be fol-;
lowed by a trunk of the size of Noah'ss
Ark. m. =
A gargantuan hatbox was proppef
against the box-seat, then came a;
bird 's-cage with bird complete. A
rolled rug, bundel of umbrellas, brief,
bag, and luncheon-basket next ap-,
peared, with Mrs. B. bringing up a,
queenly rear. ~
Into the remaining corner of the
vehicle she popped herself, and as the
spring settled down under the strain.
she remarked to cabby, with royal
dignity:
"All right, drivern'
Then it was that the cabby bent
down, motioning towards the door
way with his whip.
won't you take the doorstep,
ma'am?" he asked sarcastically. at
do seem pity to leave it behind"
1890
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-19

with darker red taffeta belt and
white net bodice. This blouse alsos
has the short sleeves which are rath-..
er uncommon this year. However, as
it grows warmer, one may look for
the annual barring of the summer
girls arms. :
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
WATER Polo
YALE SWIMMERS VlCT0RS
Blue Team Defeats Quakers IN
a Dual Meet.
nv Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J


pbiiadelDhia. Feb. H-Yale defeated
rhe University Of Pennsylvania in a
swimming meet held here tonight. The
score was 30 10 p. The star performers
were Smith. of Yale and jameson, Of
Pennsylvania.
The Blue won the relay race By one
NTH Of a second. Paul Roberts. David
MAYER. Charles Mari and Bill Howe made
up the team, while the Pennsy team car
'ned Douglass, Lawrence. Shryock and
Auerbachcr. The time was 20.
Fancy diving honors went 10 jameson
OK Pennsylvania, with Rosen. Of Yale
SECOND. and McAleer, OF Yale, third
The alty yards sprint was won by BIZ
Hove. II Yale, with Auerbacher, OF
Pennsylvania, second, and Mayer or
Yale. third, the time being D. As seconds
Tho 20 yards endurance race was easy
FOR Shryock. Of Pennsylvania Roberts,
Of Yale. was in second place at the I'm
NJ, bat was disqualified. This brought
Nerwin. Of Yale, from third to second
place. and Cramer, of Pennsylvania, into
third position.
q IN the plunge for distance Smith, or
Yale distinguished himself with glide
VI 10h feet and Shoemaker, of Pennsyl-
yania scored 90 feet. Braden. OF Yale
scored Go and Blatz, OF Pennsylvania
coz The 1cO-yard dash was won by Au-
eruacher, Of Pennsylvania, Mari, OF faie'
being second, and Douglass. Of Pennsyi-
vania. third.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
TERRY AGAIN A WINNER
Plays Consistent Billiards in
Glass G Tourney.

Clyde +. Terry. of Palisade y. j..
holder Of the Glass C. 1872 balkline bill
lard championship, again won his game
last night in the round robin series for
the title. which is being held at Maurice
Days academy. He defeated Charles r..
Mathews, Of Brooklyn, by a score OF 200
to las.
Terry played consistently. collecting
many large clusters. Of runs by close
billiards. lie led his opponent ION the
first inning. Terry topped his neat play
ing with high runs Of 80. "a and 10 and
averaged 4s-76 Mathews was of form.
his best runs being Il. IL and IL.
The match between Claude Il. Lewis. OF
Brooklyn. and Irving Levine. OF the city
Athletic Club, was the most spirited Of
the evening. The latter made belated
effort 10 overtake Lewis In tho final stages.
but was defeated by score OF 200 to l'S.
Levine had the best efforts Of ~. 81 and
l6. while his average was Hot Lewis
gathered the counts more consistently, Al
though his high runs were only Il. 10 ana
Q. Hts average OF 1884 was the best
Of the evening.
Philip Weschler. another Brooklyn en-
t,ant. had rather an easy timo In dsfeat-
ing William W. Harris. OF the Dunwoodic
County Club, by score OF 200 To 49,
The formers high runs were 50. II and
II. with an average Of 1871. Harris
had two nuns Of 10. while he only aver
aged 1851. Three more matches VIII
be decided in the round robin tourney
this evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
SHIPPING NEWS
Port of New York, Friday, February
IA, 1913.
ARRIVED.

steamer Santa Marta (BD, Porto Coiou:
hia February =, Santa Marta 4, Csrtasena 30
colon a. Kingston and Port hhtonio ., W
the United Fruit COMPANY, WIZ, % pUsr ar
gers. mails ana muse Hii'o" ~ ~ 10y
steamer Concettena di. Giorgio oNor,. for 5
Antonio psSFua lbe Atlantie Ff Fruit Co. with
fruit Arrived at the Bar at . m. ,a
steamer Phiiadclphia, Southampton anu ,n
Cherbourg February and o9eehs toS ssconG
cabin and o25 storage passengers. mails ana
fndse Arrived at the Bar at o:51 IN;
steamer City Of Atlanta. sav ,sh HasssnSers
and n.dse. Passed In Quarantine at f'4'
Steamer Perfection. Sabine. 70 the stand
ard OH. Co. with mdse. Passed In Vuara"-
steamer princess Anne. Newport News ana
Norfolk 10 the Old Dofninioh Ss % W. W.
ne ssengers and mdse. Passed IN Quarantine
AZ . steamer III Rio. Galveston February s. to
tho Southern Pacific Co, with muse fas'e"
III steamer arapahoe. Jacksonville February
IL and Charleston H. 10 the tlyde IS ~
with passengers and mdse. Passed III guar
az steamer civ OF sydney (Br). 81 John ;,
y f. and Halifax, TO Bowrlng q Co. WIN
passengers and ridse. Passed flre isihH'
s,csmer C:,rityba (Cuban). Nueyitss jan
uarv 2S, Antilla 80. Banes February =, Hipa, :. a
4 porto Padre u. Antiila ana NueNltas y,
ia die Munson IS Line. with J nsssehgeIs
ana mdse Arrived at the Bar at 1910 M
steamer Zafra (Brj Hueiva January -
IN Bowrng & 60. with pyrites. Arrived ~
the Bar at 10 a m. ~ 80,
NdrfoIE 10 the Old Dominion So CO. Win
passengers and mdse Passed in Quarantine
~ steamer Pawnee. Philadelphia. TO the
Ctvhe IS co. with ndse Passed IN Quarah-
tine at :2S m .. -. d..
steamer NillinocSet, Stockton. 20 the Great
Iorthe-n Paper Co. with paper. Vessel 10
A u Bull x 90. Passed In Quarantine ar
ESQ y III. 49,. -
steamer Hamilton. Newpo-t EcMs ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
CORNELL IN FIRST DEFEAT
Princeton Basketball Team
Wins Whirlwind Game.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Princeton. y. j.. Feb. 14.-Playing mag
nihcent basketball. Princeton defeated
Cornell. the league leaders. by a score OF
% 10 20 here tonight. The game was re-
plete with exciting moments and clever
play. and the outcome was In doubt until
the last whistle sounded.
Superior foul shooting by Captain Hal
sted gave Cornell the advantage In the
first half. for many personal and techni-
cal fouls were called against the Tigers
who played loosely at the start. Toward
the end OF the serial Princeton seemed TO
get in stride and clever shooting by
Reussilc and Salmon cut down Cornell 5
lead.
In the second period the Tigers started
with "A rush and scored two goals before
the visitors were alive TO the situation
The Halsted brothers at the guard posi-
lions were towers of strength for cornell,
bur when CAPTAIN Halsted was retired on
fouls il seemed 10 take the heart out OF
the team. Reusslle. at right forward TOT
Princeton. was a revelation in speedy
and accurate shooting and aided ny
Trenkman's strong work at guard
Coll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS.
Lawn Tennis Stars Advance in
Indoor Tourney.
PELL BEATS ROSENBAUM
Touchard and Hall Win Their
Matches and Reach the
Fourth Round.

Theodore Roosevelt Peil. Gustave r..
Touchsrd, the former champions. and
Walter Merrill Half won their places In
the fourth round OF the national indoor
lawn tennis championship yesterday on
the courts of the 9TH Regiment armory
Each scored in straight sers. Pell ere
ated some surprise by Keeling off his
drives against DR.. William Rosenbaum
To the" score Of IS 60. Shooting the
bah straight for the base line and block
ing OFF DR.. Rosenbaums returns in pretty
fashion. PeIl fairly romped through the
sets in rapid fashion.
Touchard. JOY his side shots and gen
orally deceptive net playing, disposed Of
RcInsen' Schcnck, Of the Park Slope Club.
by a score of 6-3, 60. The versatile
Touchard WAS never at a loss for a shot
and he covered court with more than his
usual agility.
IL was necessary for Hall, who was
rated tenth on the national list OF year
ago. To play two matches. In his first
he had a dingdong session at alternate
looping ana driving before he disposed Of
ArlnT NJ. LOvibond. o. Tho Hamilton
Grange club. at 6-f. 6-i. Then Hall
took Oh the veteran Carol J. Post. whom
he defeated AZ %. So.
Tie most interesting match in the
doubles was that in which Touchard
paired with William Il. Craein, jr.. the
two defeating Watson NJ Washburn. the
young Harvard star. and James S. Cush
man by score OF 6-4, 90. Cragin
bad 10 bear the brunt of this battle. Both
Washburn and Cushman lobbcd consid-
crahly TO him. so that he was compelled
10 steady for his smashing strokes, which
he managed 10 bring off with Considerable
speed and success
The summary follows:
! National championship n'ns Singles second
round)-Waltsr Merrill Hall defeated Arthur
". Lovlhond. s., 60.
Thru found-H Mex. Gazebrook defeated
Gustave O. Grcnz. co. g. Theodor" Ro0se-
welt Pen defeated DR. william Rosenbaum.
IS. SO Gustayc +. Touchard defeated Rem
sen Sehenek. s-3 90 walter Merrill Hall
defeated Carol j. Post C-E C.
National championship mems doubles second
round DR.. William Roscntaum and Arthur
W. Lovibond defeated Harry Parker and -. 7.
Henicc ut. Jr.. CT. Ct. George u. Moore jr..
AMI Merle johnson defeated N. H. Man
chester and Paul T. Good. So. % Is.
Third round--Gustave 4. Tourharl and VIII
tam II. Cragin. jr. defeated Watson VI. wash
burn and James :. Cuehm1u 6. GO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
College Relay Races to Be a
Feature of Annual In.
door Games.

one OF the best meets of the indoor
athletic season will be held by the Column
pia University Athletic Association at the
hst Regiment Armory tonight. Six relay
races, two of which are for intercollegiate
championships. and seven other contests
Oh hlGh order are on the programme. The
most important of the latter is the first
running for the new Baxter cup which
VIII bring to the mark Norman f.. Taber.
oil Brown Abel Kiviat. of the Irish
American Athletic Associations: Oscar
Hedlund, of the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton, who established new indoor record
on Wednesday. and others of the best
middle distance runners in the East.
John Paul Jones. of Cornell who holds
the worlds amateur record for one mile.
will run, but will confne his attentions
solely TO relay racing. The open events
viii be a 60-yard dash. 600-yard novice run,
l,rD-yard run. five-mile run, running high
jump and shot-put.
Interest in the college relays centres in
the two-mile intercollegiate championship
race in which Harvard. Dartmouth. Cor
nell and Pennsylvania are entered Dart
mouth defeated Harvard at the Boston
Athletic Association games last Satur-
day, but the Crimson fought the Hanover
men 10 the last stride. and were beaten
by only inches. Pennsylvania and Cornell
have not competed this year. but with
such men as Cross and Bodley on the Red
and Blue team, and Finch. Snyder and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
Lawn tennis X AutomobiIng x Polo
baxter Cup and THO Titles
at Stake in Columbia Meet

Jones on the Ithaca quartet, the teams
should prove formidable and make the
race one long to be remembered.
Syracuse, Pennsylvania. Harvard and
Columbia will strive for the indoor cham
pionship at one mile. Harvard has an ex-
ceptionally strong set Of quarter-milers
this season. as seen by their defeat OF
Cornell last week at Boston. The Grim
son four made the fastest time Of any
college team at the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION games. Barron, their anchor
man, gave an exhibition of his calibre by
showing his heels easily TO Cozzens, Of
Cornell who was third in the intercol-
legiate 44o-yard run last June.
Donald Lippincott. third In both dashes
al the olympic Games. will make his first
appearance when he runs in the Pennsyl-
vania relay. Columbia will be represented
by the four men who finished second in
this race last year-R NJ Bonsib, f.
Brady +. Macdonald and r. e. Patton.
For the one-mile intercollegiate Class II
relay six colleges will compete-Wesleyan
Fordham. New York University. Manhat-
tan. Massachusetts "Aggies' and Brown
Wendell. the Wesleyan captain, won Sec
ond place in the ll0-metrc high hurdles
at Stockholm last July. Fordham has Nc
Laughlin. the former New England inter
collegiate quarter-mile champion. Lent
and Waugh, Of the New York University
team. were high school stars in this city
last year.
The New York Athletic Club the Irish
American Athletic Club, the Pastime
Athletic Club. the Knights OF st. Anthony
Dominican Lyceum and the West Side
Young Mems Christian Association will
be reDreSeDtej
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15

points TO s. Columbia captured four or
the seven bouts despite the fact that
Captain Carruthers. one of Columbia's
best men, was forced to retire because Of
a wrenched shoulder.
Columbia won the first two bouts, ana
thereby gained an advantage which the
Tigers could not overcome. One OF the
fercest contests Of the evening was that
between l.. Neff, of Columbia, and j. >.
Semple. OF Princeton, which the Tiger
won on decision after twelve minutes OF
the hardest kind of wrestling. Several
times during the bout Neff almost, had his
opponent pinned to the mat, but each
time the Princeton man struggled free
and finally won.
The summaries follow:
1I5-pound class---M. Hyman, Columbia.
throw f. :. Driver. Princeton, with BODY
hold in 40 seconds
, i2J-pound class-E. VI. Gardner, Columbia
threw W Prtchett. Princeton, with chan-
cery hold in : minutes 10 seconds d"
49, pound class Semple, Princeton dc.
fcatcd l.. Nen. Columbia. on decision in j.
minutes.
1I5-pound class-J II. FrantZ. Princeton,
threw w. c. pyne Columbia, with half
nelson aud body hold In 3 minutes 40 sec
onds
Iumbia defeated j. France, Princeton, py
decision in minutes
17J-pound class. G. Pendleton, Column ,
bia threw u. Gle. Princeton, with heau
lock and body hold In 2 minutes 30 scconds.
Unlimited heavyweight class-A. Is. Long
streath. Princeton. threw J. II. McKinnon'
Columbia. with half-neson and body hold In
minutes - seconds.