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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-11

WANTED-To buy, old feather beds
Address r. s. MElered. general deliv-
cry, Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-11
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST AND FOUND.
LOST--A gold locket ind chain; mono
gram a. +. r." Reward for its re-
turn to 74S Twenty third street
LOST-On Fourth avenue car, an en-
yelope containing currency. Pleose
leave at The Argus Office and receive
reward.
LOST--A gold watch charm, with mon
ogram C r. s. cut through the
charm. Finder Fbease telephone west
G2l. Reward.
LOST - Juy 4. small pasteboard box
containing camera and crochet work
on elm street car. Reward for re-
turn TO Argus office.
LOST - on ferry or Long View car
Wednesday, bunch Of keys. Return TO
Lawrence Johnson. 1915 Seventeenth
street. Phone west 720-K
LOST - Party who took tan suitcase
from Rock Island depot at noon
Thursday return 10 this office and
receive reward. No questions asked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-11

WANTED-Carpenter two first class
finishers. McInnis Bros. Call west
le45
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-11

WANTED-A goo dpresser at once Jap
NY c. o. D. Cleaning company, 513
Seventeenth street, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-11

FOR RENT-Six-roOm house. 2215 Six
teenth-and half street. T. w. Rob-
insOn. Phone 1lGJ-k.
FOR RENT - Two-rOom cottage, fur
nished for light housekeeping. In
quire 1907 Sixth avenue.
FOR RENT 49, Furnished modern 10
room residence at 9O1 Twentieth
street: will rent To- a few months.
M l.. Sweeney. Phone west 2416.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-11

FOR SALE-Eight-room house; electric
lights, furnace. good well and els
tern chicken house, barn; lot 125N
PAP. Inquire 2314 Twentieth avenue,
South Heights
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-11

FOR RENT.Three modern unfurnished
rooms; use Of phone; at 901 Twenty
first street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-11

FOR SALE-The finest bungalow in the
city east front, screened-in porch,
cement sidewalks, full window
screens. gas and electric lights
enamel bathroom, large attic. seven
foot cellar, cement floor, laundry.
china closet, etc. If you want an
ideal home, look at this one. Eckhart
&c Buffum.
The evening world., 1913-01-18
HIS POCKET PICKED
OF STEAMER TICKET
ON WAY TO THE SHIP
Meighan Didn't Know It Until
Detective Returned
the Wallet.

J. F. D. Meighan Of Albert Lea, Min
nesota, laden with baggage. was on a
Fourteenth street car, bound west. to-
day. He was on his way to the Cunard
line pier to take a ship for Egypt.
The car was crowded, but Mr.. Meighan
did not see the necessity OF the tactics
OF three men who climbed aboard at
Broadway. They elbowed and jostled
and were particularly annoying to Mr..
Meighan. engaged as he was IN looking
after his baggage.
Suddenly Mr.. Meighan found himself
centre OF turmoil. A stocky. dark
man grabbed two OF the mon who had
been jostling and yanked them off the
car. The third man ran to the front Of
the car, knocking over . dozen persons
In his rush, and leaped off. only to en-
counter another man. who neatly tnpped
him and then leaped on his PROSTATE
form.
This certainly 10 . rough town."
unused the perplexed Mr.. Metkhan.
He thought he was out OF the affair.
but no wasnt The stocky. dark man
approached him and asked him 10 he
had lost anything. Mr.. Msishan
checked UP bis basgaSs and ssA hs
The evening world., 1913-01-18
DUAL TRANSIT. STYRS
home BUILDERS TO
NEW OUTWARD SWEEP,

Rapid transit operations are taking
new prominence along the outlying lines
OF the proposed dual system. Flat
builders are pressing outward from old
city centres and dwelling builders are
going into the furthes. sections. With
the coming Of spring lively booms afe
promised In many localities. Heavy
trading and q rush of improvement
plans are looked for with the hnal
signing Of subway contracts.
J. Calvin Mcknight said to-day that
much new activity 10 appearing through
the Long Island territory to be opened
By the dual lines. 1t 10 spreading also
through North Shore districts traversed
by the Long Island Railroad. Record
breaking homs.buiIdins projects are In
preparation.
Flushing wants the Corona extension
OF the dual subway system continued
to Its own section. The Business Mems
Association Of that place completed .
tentative plan to-day and will consult
with the Public Service Commission
next week.
Here are some OF the choice verses
at the annual banquet of the Real
Estate Exchange Of Long Island At
the Hotel McAlpin:
John Paris better paeases me.
He takes Kissena im his tea,
And when he sells . lot or more
He spits the tea leaves on the floor.
Tim Woodruff knows what 10 the best.
He wears calm and peaceful vest.
And when Jamaica starts to whoop
He rests his elbow In his soup.
Joe Day IL one we highly prise.
He never likes to advertise.
But when he starts to have . sale
He sQuirts tabasco In his ale
But Langdon. our LonG Islands pride.
He likes his food electrified.
He takes petitions by the roll
And drinks them from his finger bowl.
Sam Eichen boasts his .fifty-four.
But Helms can boast of three kinds
more.
And no our Jealous pioneer
Takes boiled Heinz pickles In his beer.
MCLAUGHLIN sells a lot OF land,
But how. We all can understand,
II In because he takes such care
To rub his salad In his hair.
James Frank. ne Il very proud.
He eats spaghetti long and loud.
And when he gobbles down a peck
He winds the balance round his neck.
Queens Land and Title Company sold
plots at MassapeQua, l.. l.. this week
to A. d. Cowles. r. Blomquist. r. Sord.
berg, J. karisen. W. L. Bradford.
Mountain Lakes has GOO workmen Al
permanent force for Improvements. They
are laying gas mains to all parts Of the
tract and completing many miles OF
roads,
Observation-Disclosures Company
sold q house at Interlaken. N. j., this
week to Frank B. Conover and large site
to W. Y. Dear. Houses are under con.
struction there for Henry III and A. B.
Dss Of Newark.
The evening world., 1913-01-18

hadn't lost anything.
Look In your pockets" said the
stochy man, who was none other than
Detective cassasa.
NJ. Geighan looked In his pockets
and discovered that his wallet. contain
Ing his steamship tickets. his passport,
many private papers and 81 In money
was missing. The detective handed II
to him. He had found It In the street
at the feet Of one Of the two men who
had been yanked off the car.
Cassasa introduced himself and his
side partner. Detective McKenna. and
asked Mr.. Meighan II he could spare the
time to 60 to Police Headquarters and
the police court Mr.. Meighan could.
And 'ater he appeared as complainant
against Herman Bernstein. Sam Cohen
and Harry Neyerson, the three men who
had jostled him In the car.
The evening world., 1913-01-18
7iniest Deer EUer Knovn Is added
to the Collection at Bronx Zoo
Stranger from India, Not Much
Larger than a Kitten, VIII
Have Glass Home.

tiny mouse-deer. not much larger
thsn a kitten. arr1ved at the Bronx 200
Yesterday ana was hailed a. one Of the
rarest specimens ever brought into that
vast animal enclosure.
When Curator Raymond l.. Dltmars
lifted the little creature out Of the
miniature crate the deer lay comfort
ably across one palm. lie In only eight
and three-auarter inches high and
weighs three pounds and twelve ounces
This IL the nrst time this rare species
Of deer mas been exhibited In this coun-
try. The molse-deer In a true member
OF the deer family. To science he 10
irasulius meminna. Chevrotsln 10 his
name among the natives Of India.
The mouse-deer has a peculiar way
OF walking In q mlncins manner on the
extreme tips Of his hooss, which gives
the impression that he IL stin-le9ged.
These creatures are very sly. They
never venture into open spaces but
The evening world., 1913-01-18

graduated himcelf on having planted
tn" ball where he did.
The pitcher began to delay the game
As much as possible % that he would
have the darkness to aid him n foo'iny
the batters. This brought q storm Of
protest from the Sea Gulls.
Make them play BALI they shouted
~ the umpire. They are trying to pull
something on you"
Bill snyder finally got q good one
sauarely over the middle and met u
with a resounding whack. Like q shot
the ball whistled past the second base
man and started for the fence between
right and centre. The ball was hit 30
hard that Sandy wilson swore II was
burning the grass There was no chance
or stopping this drive. and both rum
ners made n dash for the plate u SO
happened that Snyder's drive passed III
recty over the spot where Sandy had
planted the extra bail. His calculations
had worked out perfectly. IAke q jack
rabbit. he started for the real bail. lie
was almost up with II when he reached
the spot OF the plant. Then. with n
long dive. he slid over the grass untii
he came upon the hidden sphere. sandy
acted his part perfectly. lie came up
With the planted ball and shot Il on a
line for the plate.
Artxto NtunnJ haa 49,. a..
scheme From h,s no.l,,on 49,, ~" ~,
away. he had observed the planted ball.
hut. not being N sneak n. h,a ia
nothing.
Sandy's throw 10 IN. Mat. w,. ,.r.
feet. and the catcher grabbed the cal,
Just Ia time to tag out the nrst runner
You are OUT yelled tbe umpire, and
his hand was nplifted.
The crowd had started to run on the
neid when mere was a gasp Of aston.
'snmeni'
NO. screamed the umpire. Look"
'e pointeu toward deep centre neld. and
,rnn V"" nraus we're turned IN that
80. n'~oo" was running
Ma ho,,,, "" .ne rear osh' IL
hnuse ana WY ~ tne cIun,
with a .ws.n NJ IA. h.n an nome run
No. y. n's n"nus' Pa'"s "own'
ws, SAFE wa,, ~ ~, ."a a,, IN. rune me
go. We, u" '"e o'"er '"o who
The cr.v Co. ,.,,.s a..
the gan. ... 60. =" 'S'' "">'
+, ,ha, $500 -.
c,uhhon.. a, n, m 90, -, w VIZ
10 'iNe.y WAT Ar'sto would
AZ, ese"pou.
... 'ne "'anaker came IN Aristo
".1nc" WI" the nappy IDEA mat
"s' "o "eu proved 10 the world
."". Sense OF r'snt ana Justice was
NC .e''re" 'ar more thah the WIN
mn" ~ III oan kame'
ma. 90 you mean ny pulling q
The evening world., 1913-01-18
COFFIN AND HEARSE At
PET DOG FUNERAL.
Doris, Favorite in H. G. Pagani
Family, viii Be Buried in Reg
ular Grave, Too.

Doris, twelve years old. who lived a,
the Sherman Square Hotel. Seventicth
street and Broadway. will oe buried to-
day at somerv!lie. Mass. Doris was a
bull terrier belonging to Mr.. and Mrs.
II. g. Pagan since her puppy days. and
died last night OF old age after two
veterinarians had tried TO keep her
alive.
An undertaking establishment at No
1857 Broadway was notified. emba med
the body Of tho dog and provided 1,
with q white embossed CONN. It was In.
structed TO give the dog the same kind
OF a burial that would be given a person.
and after the family had taken a la 3,
look the comm was carried to the Grand
Central Station IN a hearse and shipped
to Somervills, where Il will be buried In
the PsSsni MOT
The evening world., 1913-01-18

science League. You can't play con-
none. The only thing I can see for
you to do N Just to forget this and
when you get TO preaching regular YOU
can use II for a sermon. Then you
can get even with the umpire and
everybody and have no comeback"
"I'il remember &C." said Artistic. and
the incident was allowed to drop. But
Aristo made up his mind that very
night that he would In tho future take
the FIRST opportunity to show the base
ball players and the public that he was
honest He would give them an ex-
ample even At the ioss Of close game.
Al heart, though. he hoped that such
an occasion would not ar-S until
after the 0rNy sox had won the nag
~ the big moment does arrive" he
confded to OToole, "T'Ii be prepared tn
meet II. II necessary. will be a
martyr 10 the cause OF justice and
fair play"
"Aii right" said o'Tooie. But I
hope We won't need to pull any tricks"
1t was late In September when the
Big Moment arrived. The season was
nearing an end and stiil the Gray Sox
had not won the pennant. The Sea
Guils had been hghtinG them every
games were drawing immense crowd
and the climax was to come when
these two teams met In the last series,
These important games were played on
the home grounds OF the Gray Sox and
each team had won a victory. leaving
Tn. third to decide the series and prob.
ably the pennant
The PLAYERS were In a highly nervous
condition, and every play was made az
carefully AZ II the future OF. the nation
depended thereon. 1t did so far as they
were concerned.
Tho Gray Sox got two men on basse
In the seventh and Aristo had sent them
home with two base MT. rms Ksv.
the home team a lead or one rum ana
1t looked As ~ they were gong 10 WIN,
On account or the time TAKEN up W
the pitchers u was nearly "AtH "m rs
the n'nth inning came s"u"" ~" .s
pest pstters OF tne sea o""n "e'c w
come up ana WIN "n,y , o"r r ~. 'n'
10 we '"e ''"'e '"' '''
o,,, -, ~. All,
,v,,. - ,,.h, add Slammed
"a ;. ~, III. ,,.nay.r
s. S,.o -. -,hI.n.rsI "rm solnp
>, Ma, mi. ..,. and Man, = hal, I'm
,h,t an .r..s az, there"
"wha,.. IN. id.a ." "a. a.ksd
"on. ~ ,hsm ,eI,ow. 4, ,jkeiv m lam
arIvs hetveep ma and Rls,y. ana n
n. dos. a.. wa ,o.o mi. hail rame I'm
going 70 hide mi. bail in Tho grass. and
The evening world., 1913-01-18
Liner With Broken shaft In.

The Grosser Kurfuerst, which broke
her port crank shaft OF the Banks Jan.
IL arrived yesterday. only three days
iste, from Bremen. The day after the
accident one Of the lifeooats was swept
away by a wave and damage was done
about the decks. The Grosses Kurfuerst
was TO have sailed Thursday on a West
indian cruise with $50 tourists, Her book
ings had to he cancelled. She will 70
into q dry dock for repaira
The evening world., 1913-01-18
HOPPER DIVORCED AGAIN.

DE Wolf Hopper, playing In the wsse
learned to-day that his wife. NsliA
bergen Hopper. tad been grantsl a
inter iocutory decree of divorce By Jus-
tee scudder At Mineola. L. I. ne
actor entered no defense TO the cAasges
of misconduct made by his wife. NO
Was his fourth matrimonial partner.
The evening world., 1913-01-18
A boon for womanklnd suffering iSoG
FEMALE WEAKNESSES.
Poudre Blanche
{ 0eluvealaeD.

(WelaveaiaeD.
Act, s' Serial ne No. .i HIS asa ss
Is q harmless, natural. internal and ~
only remedy for women, regardless Of
age. Compounded Of the rarest eosti-
mental herbs and roots. Effects immedi-
ate and lasting relief In oil cases OF t.
male weaknesses. Will invigorate, soothe
and allay nervous irritabllity, tone ~ ne
exhausted nerve centres; CURE AND
REJUvENATe.
The evening world., 1913-01-18
make It 5 CENTS
PER PHONE CALL
2a IN GREATER CITY!
Zone Plan Works Unfairly to
Those Outside an Imaginary
Measured Line.
PROFITS JUSTIFY CUT.
-, -
Net Earnings of Monopoly
Is Now IA Per Cent. ION
-. - Original Investment.

F., Thsrs 10 no particular rate Of
eempsnsation which must in ali
cases and In all parts Of the
country be regarded a. suficient
fer capital invested in business
saterprises-under the circum-
stances the court held that q rate
Tor gas which would permit q re-
turn Of per cent. would BE-
enough to avoid the charge Of
eonhscation. and for the reason
that . return Of such an amount
was the return ORDINARILY
SOUGHT AND OBTAINED on In
vsstments Of that degree Of safety
In New York City. We concur
with the court below on this ques-
uon and think the Consolidated
Gas Company II entitled to 9 per
cent. on the fair value Of its prop
critics devoted to the public use"
-Dectstow Of the United States M.
rrsms Court wphoIdtn0 the so-cest
Gas rate.
Yet in the face Of this ruling Of the
United States Supreme Court that
Per cent. 10 the return Ordinarily
sought and obtained" on New York
City Investments the New York Tsle-
phone Company rakes down ia per
cent annually upon it's plant Invest
msnt in New York City. and balks al
the suggestion of a cut OF telephone
rates within the greater city.
Goaded by . bill introduced in the
Legislature by a Brooklyn Assembly
man which calls for . universal nve-
cent telephone rate among all Of the
boroughs of the city. the New York
Telephone Company has announced q
reduction in toll rates for the metro
pol!tan district which approximate
700 900 q year.
ms sop 70 the public u Only
. very small slice Of the great mel.
o. that the company outs every
year uveA its plant Investment
within the greater city, ana he
great majority 40 not participate N
this morssl which fails to the Las.
aSus public from the hsapsd over
= table Of the telephone monopoly.
3 In Its return to the Public Service
Commission Of the Second District the
New York Telephone Company claims
that Its return upon its investment In
New York City 10 only 81 per cent. To
arrive at this figure the company In
cludes:
Special franchise 80. 000. Cox
Going concern. value at least. 10000 ,o0c
Reproduction. 20 Per cent........ 5000, o0C
The evening world., 1913-01-18

The exact attitude ~ Aristo Atwood
toward his profession Of baseball was
never clearly understood by a. team
mates. They knew. Of course, that he
was . preacher and never swors; that
he occasionally appeared in the pulpit
on Sunday while on the road. and that
on week days he could knock the cover
of the ball when hits we're needed.
They also know that he never took part
In an argument. but most Of them at
tributed this to the fact that his voice
was too well modIlated. No man with
out . loud voice ever won an argument
among bail players. The fact that At
wood didn't chew tobacco was naturally
considered In keeping with his high
calling.
While the players were never criti-
cised by Aristo for making occasional
slips In conversation. they liked and
respected him enough to cut out As
many exclamation points a. possible
while In riotous debate on the bench.
He. in turn. made Il a. easy A. pos
sibls for them by sitting on the grass
ten feet away when his preasncs was
not needed by the manager.
Though Aristo. or "Risty," ~ the
players called him. rarely enlightened
enc Of his teammates on the subject Of
his ambition, his sole object In play
Ing professional baseball was to make
enough money to take . post graduate
course at q certain famous theological
seminary. Atwood Liked that preach
ers must figure on their earning
capacity the Same a. men In other pro-
fessions. and that there were many
wealthy parishes open to young men
Of nigh education. In other words. he
wanted 10 reach the top of his calling.
and the only way to do It mas to take
that post-graduats course. Therefore.
baseball to him was merely . means
to an end. and he could AFFORD to over
look many Of its faults.
''Risty" had . slight sense OF humor
and would laugh heartily At the Jokes.
II they were properly abridged. and
some OF the players got to where they
could tell them that way with great
In the punch" which usually appealed
to the others.
The only thing that worked against
''Risty" from his start as q big Lacquer
was his aversion to the tricks OF decep-
ton which are daily occurrences In a
game. During his first week he made
himself very unpopular with the man
ager by maintaining that It was unfair
to play the hidden ball trick on an OPP
posing base runner.
Say, young fellow" said Larry
O'Too,e. the old third baseman who had
taken an interest In the young preacher.
.'you better lay of the manager with
that stun. He don't get you At oil.
know what you mean. all right. but II
don't 20 In baseball"
Understand. Mr.. OTools." explained
Aristo. 1T Is not my purpose to lecture
him on how to run his team. ! merely
thought that my views on the question
Of deceit might interest him."
well. they won't" was the emphatic
comment. He'd be . heap more inter-
ested II you'd just 80 out there ana
bust the cover on that baseball. TAKE
my advice and cut that other STUN Tor
q while. anyhow"
Thank you. Mr. O'Tooie, Arsto re-
piled. I'll try and DO a. you say ou'
what do you think ABOUT that n'ooeh
ball trick. Now don't
Don't think nothing ABOUT ~, '".e'
rupted Larry. do Is l tell you anu
The evening world., 1913-01-18
Fsss weeST tesi.css fsc 81 -.
POUDRE BLANCHE
Chemical Co.

ls<7 Broadway. New York City.
Fes sale 81 the Get Dr.g. Co., a. -
Sssi Co., s:. G s's S:,I :: . :y'
TH1 Arnatsrdam sve.i 0lum's Phavwerv,
rovnes 1enes ave. and tA2d 81, z. p.
rcr. S7sth ~. ssd ~. Nicholas sve.
The evening world., 1913-01-18
NET EARNINGS OF THE COM
PANv VA PER CENT.

The Evening World presented the facts
Of the claims OF the telephone company
with respect to its plant cost to Public
Service expert who Immediately crossed
on the three items named. This left the
plant cost at ISL, So. 1877 instead OF $780,
bs2, S97. The net earnings Of the COM
many for the year when the company
fiIed its plant cost. 1910. were 80. ISL. 900.
which II will be seen Is ia per cent.
,,pon the original plant investment. Be-
sides all Of these figures are those Of the
company, for the Commission has not
seen At to appraise the physical value OF
the properties OF the telephone com any
"a was done by the First District Com
mission with the Consolidated Gas Com
pany, the B. r. T. and the Metropolitan
and Third Avenue lines.
Outside the hve-cent zone area-part
Of Manhattan and a section OF Brooklyn
the cost Of sending a telephone mas
saae ranges from 10 cents to Is cents to
20 cents. Five cents 10 the unit. The
telephone people are putting up the
sams hght as the traction people did
before the latter were forced to admit
that New York was one great city and
NOT a series OF little cities. They will
keen the city cut up into zones just as
long as they are permitted to do 80.
The Evening World has long led in the
people's fight for q fve-cent telephone
rate all over the city. Just as 1t has al
ways led In the contention for uni
yersal fve-cent fare to Coney Island and
other points within the city.
The evening world., 1913-01-18
HELP WAkTepHMALE,

SaASglsu men, between ASes of ~ asd ~; ~
ssns v United etstes . I'm vho have 1.isss1
ssf and Temperate hablts, Who On spSsk' NJ ~
.IiT tas Enfii.A i ,ssHHsS.s:s. isless.scs e
New YORK ICi.y; sea vaitaa e., 1yoctiyr. N ";
Sseriitins station.
The evening world., 1913-01-18
PERSONALS.

vi. swr =: ::' q g b ~; 49, ~:
The evening world., 1913-01-18
~. 000, 900
n MEANS PADDING COST OF A
PLANT.

Going concern value" II vague
and indefinite phrase. II might mean
expenditures In obtaining experience.
making tests or harmonizing operating.
No one connected with the telephone
company has been able to explain what
II does mean. The fact 10. the phrase
Is . way OF padding cost Of a plant.
Likewise. the allowance Of 20 per cent
fer the production OF the plant.
Win respect 70 the including o.
~, 900 IN the cost Of the plant
HAds1 the guass Of special franchise
n amounts 10 asAiaS the public 70
pay that sum 20 the company ~
cause the public has given the COM
paAy the right TO occupy the public
streets With its wires ana con.
struet1on work.
No evidence has been put before the
Commission that the company ever paid
the city one cent for It's franchise.
which the company now values at so,
100000 in order to convince the public
that II cannot afford to make a proper
and right reduction Of telephone rates
within the greater city.