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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
new ROCK ISLAND
TRUCK IN HILL
CLIMB NC TESTS
Is Given Long Hard Workout on
Two of Davenport's Most
Steep Inclnes.
Is AGAIN SATISFACTORY
New Auto Takes All the Difficult
Grades In This City With
Ease

While the new combination au-o fire
truck has proven that in throwing
water il mas no peer. tests made sub
sequent 70 those on the pressure
pump were made 20 determine the eff
fciency Of the device in climbing steep
hills The results were entirely salts
factory.
40 trouble was experienced at all in
making all hills in and about this city
On high speed the machine travelling
up the most steep incline with ap-
parentIy no effort
Tryout in Davenport.
Davenport has several hills which
81 can point 20 a. being far more
steep tlan any in this ci-v To en-
t.reIy satisfy themselves that the new
truck was Ell that f. was claimed. the
Officials Of the city took the machine
10 Davenport yesterday afternoon
where +. was given q thorough workout
On hills in that city.
The Ripley street hill. the most
steep in the three cities was first
mounted by the truck. While the ma
chine was unable 10 climb the hill on
high speed yst at intermediate speed
II mounted 10 the top at the rate Of %
miles per hour. esta blishing once for
al that il was powerful when IL comes
10 getting % the crown Of hills by the
speedy method
Demonstrates Worth.
The Rip.ey street hill is one thai a
team and truck cannot climb and rhe
worth Cf the truck over the horse
drawn vehicles j. clearly demonstrate
ed by this feat
The Fillmore street hill, another
steep one in Davenport. was mounted
on high speed. the machine travelling
up this long incline at the rate Of IS
miles per hour.
The new device has now proven en-
fireIy satisfactOry in each % its tests
and 10 l. now u1 20 the city commits
siOners TO put the official o. X. on liz
purchase
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

ed under the eye of Michelangelo. hes
itated at nothing, knowing that the
Medici money was at his back and
he had only to ask when a daring idea
of his needed funds.
This famous boy Bernardo (Buonta-
lentD seems in his day to have out
shone the Admirable Crichton, being
painter, sculptor, architect, engineer
and mechanician and much besides
London Sphere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
LICENSE MATTER
before COUNCIL
City Commission to Act on Ap.
plication to Reopen Billy
Rice's Place.

The city commission will have an
informal session this afternoon at
o'clock, al which time the matter of
granting saloon licenses for Billy
Rices place and for Thede & Peterson
viii be taken up.
Al the last meeting of the commits
sion Charles Kammerer, representing
The Davenport Mailing company, claim
ed he had a good applicant for the Billy
Rice license and urged that the COM
mission act on the matter. 1t was de-
cided to defer action until this after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

Silk MULE head scarfs 6sc values for
Saturday only ............... Soc
beautiful line of centerpeces and dresser scarfs
35c values, special for Saturday at " 25c
Ladies brush, comb and mirror ebenoid set
special only ............. ..-...... SOC
FOur-pece ebenOid manicure set, special only SOC
Hand painted Japanese handkerchief box containing
six handkerchiefs, special a box only SOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

The old. OLD stcry. told times with
out number, and repeated over and
over again for the last 80 years. but It
Is always a welcome story to those In
search OF Eealth-There is nothing in
the world that cures coughs and colds
as quickly as Chamberiain's Cough
Remedy. Sold by all druggists.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
new TIME CARD
ON ROCK ISLAND
Schedule Change Will Effect but
Two Trains in This
City.

The new time card schedule on the
Rock Island lines goes into effect sun
day at noon. There viii be but slight
difference in the trains in this city
only two being affected but number
OF changes have been made all along
the line.
Passenger train No. 3 will arrive
here at 12:0s instead OF 1903. while
No. viii arrive at 1913 instead OF
FPS. Both trains are from Chicago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
CONTINUED from Yesterday

shrlmpun was the first witness
He described in his own fashion the
finding of Archibald McBride's body.
Then a few skilful questions by MoX-
low brought out the fact of his haV-
ing met John North on the Square
Immediately before his own grue-
some discovery. The little lamp
lighter was excused, and Colonel
HARRISON took his place. lie, In his
turn. quickly made way for Andy
Gilmore. Moxlow next Intercepted
Atkinson, Laugham's client, who ex-
planned the nature of his business
relations with Mcbride which had
terminated in the payment of $1,000
to him on Thanksgiving afternoon,
the eth of November.
you are excused, Mr. Atkinson,
said MoXlow.
For an instant his eyes roved over
the room; they settled on Marshall
Langham, who stood near the door
leading into the hall. BY a gesture
he motioned him to the chair Atkin-
son had vacated.
Langham's testimony was Identical
with that which he had already given
in the informal talk at MoNlows
office: he told of having called on
Archibald Mcbride with his client
and, urged on by Moxlow, described
his subsequent conversation with
North.
Tn to this point John North had
felt only an impersonal interest in
the proceedings, but now it flashed
across him that MoXlow was seeking
to direct suspicion toward him. How
well the prosecuting attorney was
succeeding was apparent. North
realized that he had suddenly be-
come the most conspicuous person in
the ROOM whichever way he turned
he met the curious gaze of his towns
men. and each pair OF eyes seemed
to hold some portentious question.
AS if oblivious of this he bent for
ward in his chair and followed Mox-
lows questions and Langham's re-
plies with the closest attention. And
as he watched Langham, so Gilmore
watched him.
"That will do, Mr.. Langham. Thank
YOU" said Moxlow at last
North felt sure he would be the
next witness, and he was not mis-
taken.
Moxlow's examination, however,
was along lines quite different from
those he had anticipated, The prose-
cutting attorneys questions wholly
concerned themselves with the sale
of the gas bonds to Mcbride; each
detail of that transaction was gone
into, but very positive sense of re-
lief had come to North. This was
not what he had expected aud dread
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

An alarm Is sounded by the town bell
of Mt. Hope soon after Shrlmplin, the
lamp lighter, has gone out on his rounds.
Thanksgiving Day, John North, after
musing on the futility of his past, tells
Marshall Langham that lie intends 20 sell
his last ten bonds to Archibald Mcbride,
4 local shopkeper, and leave town. When
North returns from Mci8rldes shop he
finds Evelyn Langham, former sweet
hart, waiting for him.
unhappily married, she begs North TO
renew his attentions to her, but he re-
fuses. Meanwhile Andy Gilmore, I'M
bier, orders Langham TO take up his
notes promptly and tries to have Ma tsh
influence Prosecutor MoNlow TO give him
protection.
Shrimplin lighting the lamps, dlseoy-
ers Mcbride murdered in the back room
of his shop and the safe robbed.
Marshall Langham, drunk. agrees TO
take up Gilmore's notes. North goes TO
General Herbet.s home to say good-by
to Elizabeth HILBERT.
Joe Montgomery, village dereliet; tells
Gilmore that he saw Langham heeing
from McEride's shed the evening OF the
murder. Gilmore brihes him to say II
was North he saw. Langhnm is sum
moned before the coroner and North goes
TO Chicago but is ordered by the author
tiles to return. Evelyn Langham con
fessps TO her husband that she was with
North on the night OF the murder. me
coroner orders North's return. North
tells of his Thanksgiving Day expert
ences. eliminating Eyelyn's visit TO NM
Montgomery is called TO tue stand
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
Star Bureau.
Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,


WASHINGTON, MAR IL.
There is a pretty row going on,
more or less under cover, among the
Democratic majority in the Senate
over committee chairmanships. The
steering committee of the Demo-
cratic caucus is having a hard time
particularly with the question OF
the Craftsmanship of the finance
committee.
A special committee is to take
care of currency legisla ton, and this
is to he made up of progressives
who will work in harmony with the
President. The finance committee,
however, is the body which Will have
the handling of the tariff bills in
the Senate.
Senator Simmons. of North Caro-
lima. is the ranking Democratic
member of the finance committee,
and under the rules of seniority
would naturally become its chair
man. Simmons, however, is a high
tariff Democrat. In the making of
the Payne-Aldrich bill he voted with
Aldrieh almost as many times as he
did against him. If he is put at the
head of the Senate committee which
reports tariff bills the revenue tariff
men believe that anything which
comes out of the committee will be
under suspicion.
"May as Well Have Aldrich."
I'VE might as we'll have a tariff
bill by Aldrich as one by Simmons, ="
is the way one Democratic senator
expressed himself.
The question of the craftsmanship
of the committee on Indian affairs
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
TROLLEY TERMINAL IMPROVEMENT I'M SIGHT

THE FINAL passage of the Public Service terminal bill
by the Senate the carrying of the extensive plans
the corporation for the bettement of its trolley facilities
the improvement of conditions have
been fully worked and the property acquired
be presumed that there will be delay the
plated work. the most important the corporation has yet under
taken 1t is well understood that the proposed terminal has in
view future large transportation changes contingent the
abandonment of the Morris canal Newark to make right
electric road westward through the bed of the canal
the terminal being located at the right for from
subsurface road.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
PRETTY ROW OVER COMMITTEE cHA!RMANsHIps

enters somewhat in the deciding Of
the finance committee head.
Senator Hoke Smith is being urged
by many ProgressiVes for the
finance chairmanship, but there is
another group that is pushing Sem
ator William J. Stone. of Missouri,
for the place. Stone is now ranking
member on the Democratic side of
the committee ON Indian affairs. II
he is made chairman of the finance.
committee the Indian affairs chair
manship would naturally go to SEN
ator Owen, of Oklahoma, who wants
the post, and is urging Stone for the
finance craftsmanship in order to
make his own craftsmanship GER
tain.
owen with Senate Progressives.
Owen has for several years lined
up with the Progressive group in
the Senate on most questions, but
on Indian legislation, and especially
on matters relating to the DISPOSE
ton of Indian lands. he has frequent
ly been on the wrong side.
There are many Progressive sem
ators who are as much opposed to
Owen for chairman of Indian affairs
as they are to putting Simmons at
the head of the finance committee.
This accounts for some of the OPP
position to Stone for chairman OF
finance, as the senator's who do not
want to see Owen put at the head
of Indian affairs think the best way
to prevent 1t is to have Stone at the
head of that committee.
AS the steering committee slate
now stands. practically all of the
important Senate committee chair
manships will go to Southern sem
ators
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
ELIZABETH WANTS TO GROW.

PROBABLY THE idea would not have occurred to the
Elizabeth mind Lyons Farms which adon Newark in Union
county had not sought annexation Newark but Elizabeth
scheme of annexng Lyons Farms and four other
fractions of the county This sudden desire
arise from consciousness of ability provide the five
munes with the public improvements they need including
connection with Elizabeth Farms which
that city right alongside Newark expect
benefits annexation Elizabeth perceive large
and immediate advantages in coming Newark with its
greater enterprise and larger
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
A STATEsMAN-LIKE AssEMBLYMAN.

." AN here to represent the whole people of the State
said Assembyman Porter Cape May against
the amendment the constitutional giving
May the number of delegates Hudson The
remark stngng rebuke the from South Jersey
who pretending their and really
represented the private influences that have been predominant
South Jersey In representing the whole State Mr. Porter
truly his county which political division
of the State Constitution making is matter for the whole
State only cognizance county than
of the municipality election district Assembman Porter
honor his county He has the conception of the legislator
pfu contrast is presented by Assembyman Richards the
Republican member from Atlantic.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12

And disposed of the ashes in the
usual way"
Yes sir"
I'm the barrel in the yard back of
the building"
Yes, sir"
Did you notice anything peculiar
about the ashes from Mr. North's
rooms on Friday morning."
The witness looked puzzled
Hadn't Mr.. North burnt good
many papers In his grate?"
"Oh, yes, but then he was going
away"
THAT will do.-you are excused"
interposed MoXlow quickly.
The sheriff was next sworn. With
out interruption from Moxlow he
told his story. He had made a thor
ough search of the ash barrel de-
seribed by the witness Thomas Nell
son, and had come upon a number
of charred fragments of paper.
1--WE think these may be of interest
to the coroners jury" said Moxlow
quietly.
He drew a small pasteboard box
from an inner pocket of his coat and
carefully arranged it's contents on
the table before him. In all there
were half a dozen scraps of charred
or torn paper displayed: one or two
of these fragments were bits of en-
velopes on which either a part or
all of the name was still decipher-
able. North, from where he sat. was
able to recognize a number of these
as letters which he had intended to
destroy that last night in his rooms;
but the refuse from his crate and the
Mcbride murder still seemed poles
apart; he could imagine no possible
connection.
first national bank was the next wit
ness called. He was asked by MoX-
low to examine a Mount Hope Gas
Company bond, and then the prose-
cuing attorney placed in his hands a
triangular piece of paper which he
selected from among the other frag
ments on the table.
MIR. Harden, will you kindly tell
the jury of what, in your opinion,
that bit of paper in your hand was
once a part?" said Moxlow.
Very deliberately the banker put
on his glasses, and then with equal
deliberation began a careful exam
ination of the scrap of paper.
"Well?' said Moxlow.
"A second, please!" said the bank
err.
But the seconds grew into minutes
before he was ready to risk an
opinion.
1--WE are waiting on you, Mr.. Har-
den." said Maxlow at length.
"I should say that this is a mar
ginai fragment of a gas company
bond" said the banker slowly In
deed, there can be no doubt on the
point The paper is the same. and
these lines in red ink are a part of
the decoration that surrounds the
printed matter. No-there is no
doubt in my mind as to what this
paper is
what part of the bond is it?''
asked Moxlow.
1.-THE lower right-hand corner" re-
piled the banker promptly. THAT is
why l hesitated to identify it; with
this much of the upper left-hand cor
ner, for instance, | should not have
been in doubt
Excused" said Moxlow briefly.
The room became blank before John
North's eyes as he realized that a
chain of circumstantial evidence was
connecting him with the Mcbride
murder. He glanced about at a score
of men-witnesses, officials and jury,
and felt their sudden doubt of him,
INF fri1 lint n q hn
felt the dead presence just beyond
the closed door.
I'VE have one other Witness" said
Moxlow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
"aay ms Well Have Aldrich.-
People s
Rostrum

Protests Against Garbage Nuisance.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Sir-I wish you would have some
thing in your paper about the way
those garbage men lug cans from
back yards and spill the contents all
over the sidewalk. streets and every
where else.
live in an apartment near an alley
dividing our house from a similar one
next door. Every time those garbage
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
A RAT-KILLING PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

"RATKILLING DAY. is hereafter to be annual holiday
Indiana The Legislature has enacted bill establishing
against Considering gravity
evil the of undoubted wisdom 1t clearly
that rats of malignant diseases and med
cal science has recommended their determination They
destroy amount of property annually In Indiana
alone the loss well the millions If the popua
ton of the shall take the holiday with the
immense benefit
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
THE EXTREME OF THE LICENSE SYSTEM.

ISN'T 1T stretching the license power a bit
license has to be taken out by everybody IA of
permitted fish with hand
line? And why the age limit? If the little fish in the brook
protected his formidable the
boy between and IA? And how is the be exactly de-
is made? And who is patrol
and lakes detect the malefactors Really there
bill the Legislature that makes license necessary for the
anate ur fSle
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
REAL DISGRACE FOR GUARDsMEN

A GREAT deal has been printed about New Jersey being
dsgrced by shabby appearance of its national guarsmen
in the inauguration parade But for real disgrace militia
Arkansas where the Legislature
appropriation support of the national because
gambling and riong have been rife the
citizen Jersey needs only for its
militamen. Arkansas needs new kind of men.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12

men pull the cans through that alley
it sounds like bedlam broke loose.
Such banging and pounding I have
never heard. And they spill it all
over everywhere, too. It's a shame.
] don't see how folks with babies get
them to sleep.
Very truly yours,
FLAT DwELLER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
STATE ACQUISITION OF ESSEX ROADS.

TRANSPARENCY OF thirty miles of the Essex county
improved road system to the State should be attended by
any difficulty, the State will then the
There local sentiment unavorabe the change
ownership the roads be carried away and the local.
will all the benefit of their without expense
state highways the roads transferred will be part of the
State highway system the urthest ends of the State
with the middle consistent and make New Jersey the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
THE MORAL-sAvE THE BIRDS!

INSECTS COST this nation 10 cent of its values
The saving would the national debt
The boil preys upon cotton 5O00 $3000000 worth
of every year; the chnch bug annually makes with
IS 100000 grain and the tick puts 000000 worth of
The beetle the and the brown
tailed moth lumber output by billions of feet And
ruessy destroys the birds that would lessen enormously
this fearful toll. -zs--4ss-s4s.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
THE NEGRO IN THE ADMINISTRATION

THE NEGRO Democratic vote in the presidential election
November dscernbe Probably of the delegation
that appeared in Washington yesterday with demands for all the
Offices negroes the Taft administration
onehaf either voted for Taft didn't vote at ALL But
from these claims by few who themselves
should have representation in federal
and this justice can be done without oHense
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
Suspects Hubby.

Mrs. rawford--Did your husband
send you valentine?
Mrs. Henpeck-I never like to ac-
'cuse anybody, but I think he did,
Judge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
As 1t Is in the Movies.

He (his arm around her)-What a
dainty wrist you have, honey
She-That isn't my wrist, deariei
That's the ankle of the man beside
me,-Puck
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12

The Boy company present.
Mother, will the desert hurt me to-
night, or is there enough to go round7
London Opinion
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
A Girl Worth knowing.

The heroine of this delightful story
is a New England girl, Lucy Chenery
Vars. She assumed the care of her
brothers and sisters when their
mother died and proved herself their
staunch friend When in trouble they.
went to "Bobbie. and she never
failed them. "Bobbie" is character
that any reader of the book will not
soon forget, for she is genuine, kind
hearted and full of sympathy. The
STRAIGHTFORWARD, earnest way in
which she manages other love affairs,
as well as her own, is very amusing
Robbie" at the fashionable boarding
school on tho banks of the Hudson
and her trials there, is very pathetic,
and the reader rejoices with the fam
ily when "Bobbie" decides to give
IN her effort to become polished and
once more becomes general man
ager" of the Vars family. "Bobbie.
General Manager" Is a very enter
tanning, amusing and good book, one
worth having, especially for the
feminine part of the household.
"Bobbie, General Manager" BY Olive
Higgins Prouty. Frederick A. Stokes
Company, publishers, New York;.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-12
An IdyIlic Tale.

THE Lovers of skye" may well be
called an idyll. The author, Frank
Waller Allen, was born in the Ken
lucky country which he describes, the
Ohio river bottoms. His humor par
takes of the backwoods, yet it is
marked by exquisite fancy and teel-
ing. His characters are unusual
Southern types. They are not the
traditional colonel and his stately
wife and family, SO well known 10
readers of much fiction. They are
the descendants of the frencnmeh
who came with Celloran de BienVllle
to explore and settle the Ohio low
lands and valleys; the people of the
novel are poor. but they are rare
types, and the country described IL
new. at least to the novel reader.
The story hinges about the renals-
sance of Skye, following the love TO-
nance of Hyppolite Pac, DESCENDANT
of a high caste Skye family, for
aste reigned in Skye. The marriage
of Hyppolite and Eve Muiligan'
pretty music teacher, destroys the
snImbrous calm of the hamlet and
skye Is reborn. It Is curious idea'
but in reading this book, as has been
said, a true idyll one is reminded OF
the style and naivette of Longus
writer removed in language, manners
and tastes by many centuries, yet OF
a. like genius in imparting semblance
of charming reality to a village love
tale. For summers day, when sueh
a book is welcome, THE Lovers OF
Skye" may be chosen. 1t is COM
mendably short.
1.-The Lovers of skye" BY Frank Wal
Ter Allen 81 net. Bobbs-Merrill Com
pany, Indianapolis, Ind.