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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

Scrap Iron Skaters Windows
front window IN the residence OF DIR.
Karl Won EngeI, 1888 West Third
street, vas shattered by what was
thought TO be a bullet Of large cali
bre. and the Davenport police were
notified Officer WittrOck was dis
patched TO investigate, and found an
iron nut attached to a piece Of BROKEN
bolt on the floor of the room An in
vessization was made and it was found
that the piece of steel had come from
the ruins Of the Schmidt Manufacture
ing company building across the
street The scrapiron had been pur-
chased by ]. H Raphael & Son, and
workmen were breaking up the debris
when the broken nut and bolt flew
into the Won Engel window. Mr. Raph-
ael paid for the damage done.
Hamn House SoId.-JOhn Hamm
has disposed OF his residence located
at 1442 Franklin street, to August Brix
of New Richland, MINI, the deal being
handled by the real estate firm of
Heesch. Carstens & Tallmon. The con-
sideration has not been announced.
Mr. Brix has sold his Minnesota farm
and has decided 10 retire. He viii re-
move TO Davenport with his family
about March l and expects 20 make
this city his future residence
Increase in Tax coilections.-Coun-
~ Auditor Edward Collins will certify
20 County Treasurer Luetje for col
lection after Jan. I. 1907. 215.42 for
county taxes for the year 1913. This
e $164.4s6 greater than the amount
for the year previous. Adding the city
taxes for the year the total amount
collected in Scott county is $1.3l4,-
SI257.
Wonan's Order Of Foresters Elect
The annual meeting OF the Woman's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

the performance the New York city
dramatic critics were unanimous in
declaring it gripping as a wise. n
revealing the plot the author, Daniel
ID. Carter, has displayed a wonderful
IL keen sense of dramatics, presenting
situations by which at no time the aud
fence could determine future develop
ments. The story discloses a man of
mighty power in the underworld with
whom the greatest instruments of law
are unable to cope. He successfully
combats every attempt TO thwart him
IN the sole ambition of his life, that of
revenge. The title role VIII be played
by Howard Kyle who is regarded as
among Americas foremost character
actors, which serves as a guarantee of
an excellent portrayal of what is deem
ed a difficult character. In support
OF Mr.. Kyle will be a most carefully
selected cast of players whose require
ments for the respective parts in the
drama are truthfully fulfilled.
At the Illinois next Sunday will be
presented u play OF a most peculiar
type. Today white slavery is the i'm
minent and vital problem OF the think
ing world, and the awful truths about
it are depicted, told, staged in so gen.
timely dramatic and amazingly truth
full a manner in Rachael Marshall's
four-act play. The Traffic" as TO
astonish In Chicago, where The
Traffic" was produced some few weeks
ago, il was only a matter of two per
formances and the play became the
talk of the town" and is now playing
TO packed houses nightly. This play
is so truthfully astonishing as
TO have evoked both the
wonder and the approval of those
who think that the naked truth is
what the people want from the theatre
as well as from the newspaper and
the churches. The Traffic is
such play and it is pre-
scented with every attention to
fine and perfect setting, costuming
and acting. IL is the most daring ar
raignment of social and industrial con-
ditions ever acted, and il is at the
same time a play of intense and COM
Polling human interest. The play dem
onstrates that justice and not charity
is what women want if they are TO be
saved from the lust and the traffic of
the underworld Stripped of all pre-
tense and innocent of any dTivel or
salacity, The Traffic" shows where
and how the man higher up the poll
tician, the police official and the graf
ter work their share in the causes
and influences that make the immoral
commerce fact in the life of every
city. The Traffic" as play has the
exalted dignity of sincerity and the
advantage OF absolute completeness as
to acting and stagecraft. The COM
pany presenting The Traffic" is one
Of unusual merit, containing the
names of several players well known
in the dramatic world. The play is
here next Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
Al he ILLINOIS.

on the afternoon OF New Year :
day. al the Illinois, the international
Artists company, with Butkiewicz,
the Russian and classified dancer,
and Carranza as the feature artists.
vii. present a program particularly
suited 10 children. Miss Butkis wiCz
viii present her Jack OLaatern dance
as = feature. which always is a de-
light TO the little ones and Miss Car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

New Haven, Conn.-The American
Philosophical association chose Pro-
fessor John II. Tufts of the University
Of Chicago for president and Professor
r. C. Spalding of Princeton for secre-
tary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Catholic order of Foresters was held
at Hibernian hall Monday afternoon,
when the following were elected TO
office for the coming year: Chief
ranger, Mrs. o. G. Murray; vice chief
ranger, Mrs c. LOrrain; recording sec
Rotary, Mrs. A ". Carroll; financial
secretary, Mrs. Anna Kinnavey; treas
urer. Miss Mary Grady; trustees, Mrs
VI. Quinn, Mrs James Quinn, Mrs.
John Quinn; conductors. Mrs G. NJ.
Brown. Mrs. Samuel Russell; Senti-
nels, Mrs. Nellie Leonard, Mrs. J.
O'Connor: delegate 10 the triennial
convention in Chicago in June-Mrs.
Belle BRYAN. Mrs. J. Cunningham OF
Chicago, the organizer OF the order
here Is years ago. was a guest OF hon
or of the afternoon. and gave very
nice address 10 the ladies on the work
Mrs. Cunningham is spending the hol-
idays with her sisters. Mrs Peter
Nelson and Mrs. Byron Rumsey. There
had been a social hour planned for the
close of the meeting in honor OF the
18th anniversary Of the society but
this had to be deferred owing TO the
.Iateness Of the hour when the business
session was over. The social will be
an event Of the next meeting in Jan
uary az the hall.
Electrical Workers in. Annual Meet
inl-At the annual meeting Of local
union no. 154, I. 3. F. w, held at the
Danish Brotherhood hall. prior TO the
social session. the following members
we're named TO fill office in the organ
ization for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. Fred Anderson: vice president,
Jasper Stout; recording secretary, J.
J. Mead. financial secretary, Z =.
King; treasurer. Z. Z. KoOntz-
Girl OF 13 Weds.-Ethel Taylor. y
= in r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

reaching half way between the knees
and ankles, IS now a married woman,
Mrs. Roy Skaggs, living 1T the Sher-
man house on the corner OF Second
and Gaines street. When Little Ethel
was wished q Merry Christmas" by
her teacher. Miss Louise Petersen or
the seventh grade az Harrison school
before the holiday vacation, neither
her teacher nor any OF her little pay
mates would have dreamed that she
vas to be married. For that matter,
neither her mother nor her father. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Taylor, who run the
boarding house in Sherman hotel, eX-
peeted that their child was shortly 10
say goodbye 10 her dolls and play
things and grow up and get married
al of a sudden. The day before Christ
mas Ethel and Roy Skaggs, who is q
years old, a laborer at the Bettendorf
shops and boards with Ethel's mother.
took 2 bridge line trolley and located
the office of County Clerk Hubbard in
Il Rock Island court house Ethel
gave her age as IS, the license was
issued and Skaggs and the child hunt
ed up a justice OF the peace in Rock
Island. The justice married them and
they came back home to break the
news TO EtheTs father and mother.
Obituary Record.-Complicati fol
lowing an operation resulted in the
death of Miss Louise LACE, which &C.
CURED yesterday at Mercy hospital,
after a four weeks illness. Miss Lage
was born in Davenport Aug. 90. 1858.
She had resided in this city all of her
life. Surviving besides her mother,
Mrs. Catherine Lage. 1916 West Third
street, are four brothers. Henry Lage
OF Mission. Texas, and otto a. VIII
and Hugh II. Lage of Davenport, and
three sisters. Miss Laura Iage. al
home. Mrs. Emma Flick Of this city
and Mrs. Joseph Nader Of Moline.
Funeral services viii be held at .
o'clock Friday afternoon from the
family home, 1915 West Third street,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

rama will introduce a number oil
songs for children. Bronte, the won
derful dog. which has appeared two
thousand times before representative
audiences all over this country, will
also be a feature Bronte is a Scotch
collie, a dog that can count money,
can count people. do additions, sub
traction, multiplication. and division
and mind reading as well. William
smith Williams, the manager of En-
nest Thompson Seton, the nat
uralist. SAYS: "Bronte has a won
derfuI power beyond the conception Of
the human mind. She is a mystery TO
scientists and puzzling delight to ali
who witness her phenomenal enter
tainment." Mccormick II his imita-
tons Of things inanimate Will be an
other pleasing feature. He reproduces
the sound of fireworks, the wind, tug
beat entering a harbor, electric street
car. scissors grinding and of a plan
ing mill running dry hemlOck board
fun of hard knots. Sometimes he
gives an imitation OF a factory wills
tie. but this is by request Only. His
Echoes OF the Forest" carry one back
in memory 70 the happy spring time
in the woods, hunting the early ar
butus and listening 10 the love calls
OF the mating birds. AS you first
enter the forest you hear the plain
tive notes Of the whippooTwiu and
for the next quarter OF an hour birds
OF every color and cline viii warble
in wildwood freedom from the plat
form He gives correct limitations of
blue birds. spaTrows, chicadees, rob
ins. seagUlis. mockirE birds. canaries
and many other birds. authentic and
true 10 nature. The children will also
b. Interested in Coleman. the wonder
Ia. instrunentaiist, who plays every
known band instrument and Eliza
beth Harting. the petite violinist and
the comic songs OF William Griswold-
Smith. London Music Hall singer,
are also sure to bring hearty laughter
TO old and young.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
FAMILY, MOLINE.

Pantages vaudeville-Two perfor n
anCes daily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
AT THE EMPIRE.

Songs Of a whistling nature are a
feature in the latest musical tabloid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
zG,e0telg
ILLINOIS.

Jan. I-Jauina Butkiewicz, Russian
dancer. and company OF European art
lists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
EMPIRE.

High class vaudeviIle-Two per
foTmances daily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

The coming 10 the Illinois Friday
night OF The Master Mind" viii no
doubt prove a source OF delight to
lovers Of the drama The play which
was one OF last seasons New York
successes, is an absorbing story IN
folded in the main by q master crook,
aided By his subjects II possesses a
thrill each minute, and in reviewing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

Girl Of 70 Weds.-Ethel Taylor. y
years old. her hair hanging il two
short braids down her back, her skirts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

Wonan's Order Of Foresters Elect
The annual meeting OF the Woman's
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
COULDN'T RISE TO HEIGHT
Prospective Husband, With His Flu
ture Happiness at Stake, Had
No Poetry In His Soul.
Advertisement.

"You know / honor and respect
you," she said, 'but / cannot love
you as a wife should love her hus-
band"
AS she spoke she softly stroked his
head and looked into his eyes with a
regret that she did not attempt to
hide. He drew a deep breath, then
pulled himself together, and said;
''Think again, Margaret. Don't be
hasty in deciding such serious mat
ter. Don't let a little mistake now
wreck your life as well as mine. You
say you don't love me as a wife
should love her husband. What do
you think the love of a wife for her
husband ought to bep"
She laid one of her soft white
hands in his and again looked sor-
rowfully into the depths of his eager
eyes.
81 don't want to hurt you, Cuth-
bert" she replied, ''but l think it will
be best for me to be frank with you.
am sure could never learn to love
you as a wife should love her hus-
band"
"But you haven't explained how
you think wife ought to love a hus-
band"
"She ought to love him with all
her soul. He should be the sun and
she should be but an obedient planet
revolving around him. His smiles
should be as the rays of the orb Of
day bringing to life all that is lovely
in her existence"
as that all ?" he timidly asked.
NO." she admitted, "there is
more. He should be to her what the
translucent brook is to the famished
doe, what the dew is to the gasping
flower, what the blossom is to the
eager bee, what the-what the"
'Do you mean what the plaster is
to the aching boil?"
Then she removed her hand from
his and told him she had not been
mistaken. There was no poetry in
his soul.-Chicago Record Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
DANIELS RIDES IN COAL TRUCK.

There was some mistake in placing
an order for a cab to take Secretary
Josephus Daniels of the navy depart
ment to hear President Wilson deliv-
er his message on Mexico to congress.
At ten minutes before time for the
message no taxicab appeared.
Mr.. Daniels and his secretary, How
ard A. Banks, stood on Pennsylvania
avenue waiting. 1t was too late to
take a street car. Two minutes later
Secretary Daniels and Mr.. Banks,
seated by the driver were going w
Pennsylvania avenue as fast as the
law would allow, in a big truck used
to haul coal for the navy department
Mr.. Daniels, seeing u. 8. N. on the
truck, hailed the driver, jumped in
and told him to beat 1t" for the cap
itol.
Il am the secretary of the navy, anc
have authority to press any OF our We
hicles into SERVICE" was the order the
driver got.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
Nearly Every Child Has Worms

Paleness. at times a flushed face
unnatural hunger. picking the nose
great thirst, ETC.. are indications of
worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a
reliable. thorough medicine for the
removal of all kinds of worms from
children and adults. Kickapoo Worm
Killer is a pleasant candy form. aids
digestion. tones system, over-com
ing constipation of the liver. Is per-
fectly safe for even the most deli
cate children. Kickapco Worm Kill
Ter makes children happy ana heal
thy. 25c. Guaranteed. Try it. Drug
Stores or by mail. Kickapoo Indian
Medicine Co.. Philadelphia and st
Louis
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
NEW POSTMASTER LIST BIG.

In the 176 days. including Sundays
and holidays, since postmaster Gen
eral Burleson assumed the duties OF
his ONCE, he. among other things, has
appointed 5.765 postmasters. This
makes his average something over 81
a day. OF the total number, 2.2OS were
presidential postmasters, who receive
in excess of $1,000 year salary. and
whose appointment must be confirmed
by the senate. The remainder. 1862
are postSasters Of the fourth class
named eithnr as a result OF civil serv'
ice examinations or after personal In
vestigationI, by postofice inspect
ors.
First Assistant Roper the other day
relorted to Mr.. Burleson that the ap
pointment work was up to date. all
cases having been settled In which the
department has the necessary data
upon which TO base Affirmative action
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20

he should mail them direct to the ap
plicants. The theory of the practice
which was outlined and on which the
law governing the present method OF
distribution is based was good, but
its working out has proved defective
In many instances.
Director William ]. Harris of the blu.
reau of the census had his attention
called to defects In the present meth,
cd a few weeks after coming into Of
fee. A correspondent wrote to Direc
tor Harris requesting that a summary
of the latest agricultural statistics be
mailed him. A form letter was writ
ten In the census Office to the appli
cant for information, saying that the
request had been referred to the su
perintendent OF documents. and that
the bulletin containing the statistics
would be mailed from the government
printing office. The information was
wanted In a hurry; the correspondent
waited five days, then wrote to the su.
perintendent of documents stating
that Director Harris had written say.
ing that the bulletin would be mailed
from the printing office. A polite re.
quest was made Of the superintendent
of documents to hurry the informa,
ton. as the time for completing the
article in which the statistics were
to be included was growing very short.
The superintendent OF documents then
sent form post card 10 the CORE
spondent. saying that his letter had
been referred to the director OF the
census. The correspondent. whose
patience was almost worn out by this
time. having expected the information
In one or two days at the most after
his original request was made. brought
the matter TO the attention OF Director
Harris. who was surprised that the
red tape created by the present law
makes prompt distribution Of public
documents almost impossible. provid
ing the request for them comes by
mail. On personal application a docu
ment will be furnished Immediately
but only those people living in Wash
ington can have the benefit OF this
prompt service.
Hundreds Of cases similar TO the on
which has just been outlined. occur
every month In the departments. and
according to chiefs OF bureaus. Il IA
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
is vEX|NG PROBLEM
Distribution Of Public Documents
Big Job for Bureaus.
Government 10 Spending Millions Of
Dollars for Popular Dissemination
Of information Through Me-
dun Of Printers Ink.

Washington.--How to insure prompt
ness in the distribution Of publica'
lions continues to be a vexing prob
lem in many bureaus Of the various
branches OF the government. particu.
larly In the departments of agricul.
ture, commerce, interior and labor.
These are the departments which pub.
llsh the greatest number Of printed
documents for which there is a popu-
lar demand The government is spend
ing millions of dollars on printed bull
letins for popular distribution each
year. the fund for the dissemination of
Information through the medium OF
printers ink in the department OF ag-
riculture alone amounting to more
than 100000.
At the present time all bulletins are
sent out by the superintendent Of
documents of the government printing
Office. This officials task would be
easy and his service most satisfac-
tory IL his work were restricted to
the sending out Of bulletins to large
mailing lists. but, according to. the
law passed by the last congress. he
has to take care of all miscellaneous
distribution. and all mail requests for
bulletins of any kind must be filled
by the government printing office.
The object OF this law was efficiency
and economy. but chiefs of various
bureaus believe that 1t entails more
expense in the end than the original
system of direct distribution. When
congress made the law. which has
been in operation about one year. 1t
did so on the information that at the
time bulletins were carted from the
government printing Office to the In
dividual bureaus and thence mailed
out over the country. Because Of the
fact that the government printing Of
fee is near the Union station 1t was
figured that a saving in transportation
could be effected If the bureaus would
refer their requests for bulletins to
the superintendent Of documents and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
AMERICAN WOODS co TO ORIENT

Recent statistics indicate marked
increase In exports of lumber from the
United States to the Orient More
than a quarter Of million feet Of
American woods are reported as being
used in Samoa. Hawaii. and the Philip
pine Islands.
Heretofore, Il is said. raw materials
have been made up into finished arti
cles in the United States. almost with
out exception. and exported ae such
With the discovery by American man
ufacturers in the Philippines that they
could import United States woods and
make them up with profit there, wood
using factories we're built Pacific
coast woods, in consequence. are ip
many cases taking the place Of the ma
tive woods with such picturesque
names as apitong. teak, nara, and
yacal.
Douglas fir, according to the infor-
nation collected by the forest service,
Is the principal wood exported from
this country. 1t is said to be the favor.
lite wood among insular manufacturers
for flooring, ceiling, siding, cornice,
shelving, finish. and boat work.
Makers of furniture demand California
redwood and sugar pine, southern
quarter-sawed oak. eastern ash. sugar
maple, and western white pine.
Four woods. principally conifers and
oaks, go into the construction of
boats; for framing parts, masts. spars,
interior trim. planting, boat crooks
and tiller handles. Meat blocks are
made from sugar maple, which with
sycamore supplies the entire demand
in the United States. Wagon felloes
are made of white oak. and other parts
of vehicles are manufactured from
high grades of white ash and white
oak.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
HE CAME BACK.

Representative Ben Johnson, chair
man of the District of Columbia COM
mittee of the house, was aroused from
sleep at three o'clock the other morn
ing by the ringing of the electric door
bell Being alone In the house, Mr..
Johnson had to answer. Poking his
head out of second story window, he
asked:
What is it?"
"A telegram" came the plaintive
cry of a messenger boy.
Read It," said the congressman.
The telegram was from constitu-
ent asking Mr.. Johnson who is go
ing to be recommended for post
master at Blennerhasset, where the
present incumbent has Is more months
to serve.
Take it back to the Office; can't
come down for It."
Mr.. Johnson returned to his bed and
went to sleep. About five o'clock the
bell rang again.
What is it?' he shouted.
You didn't sign for the telegram, F"
said the boy.
What Mr.. Johnson said would not
do to print.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
The Mexican rebels are injurin

The Mexican rebels are injuring
.eir cause by assassinating prison
us at Jaurez as much as Huerta in
.iared his by the murder of Presi-
dent Madero. A monster is mon
ster, no matter what uniform he may
wear and the United States has act
ed promptly and properly in demand
ing information in regard to the ex-
ecution of Villa. Senator Catron,
of New Mexico, called in person up
on Gen. Villa and told him he was
injuring the cause of Carranza by
killing prisoners and civil officers in
Jaurez. Villa said it was necessary
and that he was obeying orders.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
Saved His Foot.

H. D. Ely, of Bantam. o., suffere d
from horrible ulcer on his fo)t for
four years. Doctor advised ampu-
tation, but he refosed and reluct-
antly tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve
as a last resort. He then wrote:
81 used your salve and my foot
was soon completely cured" Best
remedy for burns. cuts. bruises and
eczema. Get box today. Only 25c
All druggists or by mail. H. E.
Bucklen & Co.. Philadelphia or ST.
Louis.
Advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
FOUR BILLION CARDS.

Four billion postal cards will be re-
quired by the postofice department
during the next four years. and Post
master General Burleson recently ask
ed for sealed proposals for furnishing
that number. The contract now Is
held by the government printing Of
nee. but previously was executed by a
private printing concern.
The postofiice department supplies
the plates from which the cards are
printed. and II may change them at
any time. Engrayers now are work
ing upon a portrait OF Thomas Jefer
son, which is to be substituted for
that ct William Mckinley on the new
issue.