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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
UNKNOWN LEAPS FROM
DERAILED CAR WINDOW

Tuesday afternoon shortly after 3
O'Clock car No. IA broke an axle while
opposite Cady's stone quarry in Moline,
and proceeded to bump along the ties
for nearly half a block before the
motorman could control the wild speed
of the vehicle. An unknown man, said
to be a resident of Moline, probably
thinking that either the millennium was
due, or else dreading a rear end COLI
sion from one of the vestibuled limit
eds of the line, jumped through a win
dow and successfully made his es-
cape from the madding crowd before
anyone had a chance to learn his name.
No one was hurt. though traffic was
delayed for an hour or so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
DISPATCH ACCEPTS MAIL
BASEBALL CHALLENGE

Tuesday the doughty baseball war
riors OF the Mail issued a def to the
employees of the Dispatch, challenging
the latter 10 a ball game After the
Dispatch went TO press in the after
noon a meeting of all hands was held
in the local room and plans for the
game discussed. City Editor Lee
Blackman was elected manager, and
it is understood that the game will be
played a week from Saturday, though
this has not yet been settled finally.
In accepting the challenge the Dis
patch placed its notification to the
Mail in border lines" and in the
most blase, bored, ard generally
wearied tones in the world. informed
gentlemen across the tracks with all
the sang froid and promme de terre
possible that any old time, place, or
inducements would be alike to the
Dispatch force. S all one, y'under.
stand, Mawruss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
ELKS STAG PARTY TO
TAKE PLACE SUNDAY

At least 100 are expected to attend
the stag parry OF the Elks. which VIII
be held next Sunday, according TO the
indications received by the arrange
ment committee, who met Tuesday
night at the club rooms of the lodge.
The Marquette aud barge will leave
the foot OF Nineteenth street at 9
o'clock and go up the river to Wood
wards gVoTe, where bail game be-
tween the married and single men,
bers will be Played. A catfish dinner
will be served at noon, and a buffet
luncheon at evening. The outing is
confined to members of the order.
Convention uniforms will be worn. If
possible, by those who have them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
SEVEN APPLICATIONS FOR
nOOSE MEMBERSHIPS

Seven applications for membership
in the order of Moose have been re-
ceived by the local lodge recently, five
of these being presented at the meet
ing held Tuesday night. The other two
had been acted upon by the necessary
committees, and were initiated at the
meeting. Ed Gergren, who was the
local delegate at the national con-
vention at Cincinnati, reported that
the affair had been highly successful,
and that the visiting delegates had
been royalty entertained while in the
Queen City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
NEW MAN APPOINTED
ON ADVISORY BOARD

F. +. Pierson, president of the Fac
tory baseball league, has announced
that r. B. Lourie, Of the advisory
board, has resigned owing to pressure
of business which will not allow of
his serving in the capacity mentioned,
and the appointment Of George Hep
burn. of the Deere & Mansur Co, in
his place. Owing 10 the odd Fellows
picnic at Campbers island next Sat
urday, the game which was 10 have
been played there will come of at the
Silvis diamond instead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
SUCCESSOR TO MAURY
VERY BADLY NEEDED

A successor to Dabney H. Maury,
who recently resigned as consulting
engineer is badly needed. Commits
sioner Jahns is in communication with
a number OF Likely men for the posi-
ton, several of whom are located in
Chicago. The resignation of Mr..
Maury is causing the postponement OF
number OF contemplated jobs and
holding UP others under way at the
time Maury left
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
TEAMS DRILL SEMI WEEKLY
Odd Fellows Getting In Shape for
Minneapolis Convention.

Both the local lodges of Odd Eel
lows, the Manufacturers lodge No. 4S5
and the Swedish Olive team, are drill
ing twice a week in anticipation of the
coming sovereign grand lodge conven-
ton at Minneapolis, from which the
locals hope to emerge with sundry
prizes for degree team work. There
are about 20 members in the two
teams, and in addition to :his number
it is estimated that probably so more
members will go to the northern city,
so that Moline will be pretty well rep
resented for the size of the population
of the Pillow City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
COUNCIL TURNS DOWN
MELLE0N'S PETITION

The city council has turned down
the petition OF Alex. Melleon 10 install
saloon in the building which he is TO
erect on Fifteenth avenue and Sixth
street The idea involved in the ac-
ton OF the officials is that if saloon
territory was increased in any one
part OF the city, and that is what
granting Melleon's Petition would
amount to. there would be no telling
where such a precedent might lead to
Renee the matter of extending the
aforesaid limits was indefinitely post
poned at the meeting held MONDAY
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
LODGE PICNIcS ON TAPIS
TO BE HELD THIS MONTH

A number of lodge picnics and out
ings are carded for this month, the
nearest event of which WIFI be that
OF the Odd Fellows, to be held next
Saturday at Campbelrs island This
viii be open to the public, and a good
time is assured. Members of the No.
line Stationary. Engineers are planning
a basket picnic in the near future.
also open to the friends OF the order,
which will probably take place at 1.-The
Elms," 4sth street and River drive.
Tho Knights Of Pythias affair, TO
which all the lodges of that order In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06

the county had been invited, has been
postponed until the latter part of this
month. Rock Island has withdrawn on
the plea that the lodge has too much
on its hands now. so Davenport has
been invited in place of the other. The
original program decided upon will be
carried out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
SUB CONTRACT FOR
NEW THEATRE LET

H. c. Quade, the Moline contractor.
has received the subcontract for the
concrete and basement work of the
new moving picture show to be built
for George W. Ross, the details of
which were told in these columns a
few days. ago. The Central Engineer
ing company of Davenport has the
main contract, which calls for $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
NEW YORK AUTO PACE
is TOO FAST IN OHIO

Cleveland, o., Aug. 6.-John u
Rockefeler's chauffeur, Martin Phil
lips, brought here from Tarrytown
from the summer cruise of the oil king
who likes his careful driving, was fined
s. and costs in police court for speed
ing. Mrs. Rockefeller and two of her
friends were in the car. The chauffeur
told the judge he often drove 20 to 80
miles in New York without being mo-
Tested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
GOOD WORK is EXPECTED
Governor Dunno Will Hold Fish Com.
mission RESPONSIBLE.

Springfield, H., Aug. 6.-Governor
Dunno told the new fish and game
commission yesterday that it would
have his hearty cooperation. He add
ed that he would hold the members
responsible for the proper conduct OF
the department and the conservation
of the states natural resources. The
question of fish conservation, he said,
should be taken up with Professor S.
A Forbes of the University of Hi
ncis. He suggested the state be d.
vided into districts, each with dis
trict warden in charge to see that
deputy wardens do their duty.
All the news al. the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06

friends. Coroner Meyer was unable
to locate any relatives. Mrs. Ander-
son was the only witness, and told of
the details of the old mans arrival the
night before, the story Of which was
related in Tuesdays Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
ONE SMALL WORD
ISLECAL JOKER"
Auto Driver Released Because
Lights Were Not vii
fully" Out.
TEST CASE is HEARD TODAY
Contractor lcrsnz Gees Free on Mo-
ton of Assistant States
Attorney.

(Refections of City Attorney Jim"
Johnston.)
oh, gee.-and l wanted an rX!'
Why, just think what that money
would buy.
Mercy mellow my soul it does vex.
Oh, shucks! and oh, me! and oh my!
Great Scott! but how one little word
Puts a crimp in the law of the land.
Say, amt that guy Shallberg a bird?
And he won. Well, it does beat the
band."
And now it's up to the festive owner
of autos when he goes JOY or other
wise riding and fails 10 have MS tail
lights lit, wherefore he is then and
there "pinched'' by the traffic cop-to
tell that individual to go and run
around the block for exercise.
CHANGES WHOLE BEARING.
No more may the officer carol gayly
as he anneXes the recalcitrant motor
list, meanwhile warbling Let your low
erlights be burning; cast a CLEAN
across the street" Not so. Because
the '"pinchee" has only to remark
then and there-"didn't know it. Off
Ger. Nothing doing; please stand aside
and let yourself pass"
And all because Attorney Gus Shall
berg, retained by Contractor P. H.
Lcrenz. discovered the existence of
the word "wilfully" in the ordinance
| relating to the tail light business. In
other words, if the prosecution can
prove that a manor a woman, eye
'wilfully' proceeds along with
his or her tail lights out of commits.
sion, then the prosecution may win
but that is going to be very hard
matter to prove.
/ LORENZ CASE TESTED.
! Lorenz was arrested by Traffic OF
ficer Morrison Monday night, charged
with that offense He refused to come
across with any fine. however, but in
stead retained the lawyer who found
the Joker referred to. This morn
ing the matter came before Magis
trate Gustafson, the states attorneys
Office being represented by an assist
ant. And the matter did not last long
for the official speedily saw that there
was nothing doing in the proving
line, so, on his motion, the case wa.
dismissed by the magistrate.
All Of which may mean much great
er precedent than it looks at frs
glance, and wins Shallberg fame.
(But City Attorney Johnston, VIII,
paid $40 fine few days ago, onl.
Wecpc.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
ENGINEERS CONDEMN
ACTION OF JAHNS

Stationary engineers of Moline held
meeting last evening and strongly
condemned the action of Commissioner
Louis Jahns in connection with the
water tank recently erected on the hill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
CONTRACTOR LANDS
BRACE OF GOOD JOBS

Contractor c. E. Keeps landed two
good jobs this week on which work
will begin at once. One is an addition
to the Deere plant on Tenth street,
the tempering room being extended.
The cost will be $11,O0O The other is
an addition to the blacksmith shop Of
the D. NJ. Sechler Implemen. and Car
riage company, the cost of which will
be $3,700.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
Y LADS TO TAKE BIKE HIKE

Will Spend the Day in the Woods
Next Saturday at Duck Creek.
Next Saturday fifteen lads of the
Y. NJ. c. A. will do a fifteen mile BIZ
cycle ride to Duck creek under the
leadership of boys secretary, H. r.
Stuart. The start will be made early
in the morning, and basket lunches
carried. This will be the last trip of
any sort preliminary to the long hike
to Springfield which takes place about
the middle of the present month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
ARP FARM CONTRACTS LET

Residence, leehouse and Dairy to Be
Erected At Total Cost Of $500.
Contracts for the erection of build
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
INQUEST HELD ON HANSON

Poor Old Fellow Found Dead Tuesday
Was Victim of tuberculosis.
"A coroner's jury found that John
Hanson, the old man found dead Tues
day morning on the porch of Mrs.
Frank Anderson's home, 1914 Nine
teenth street, died from tuberculosis.
Hanson was the man who had walked
twelve miles into town from the poor
house to bid a last goodbye to his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06

All the news ali the tlme-The Argus
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-24

ditional grounds by the state fair as
Sociation. There is a suggestion thrown
out that some few machine politicians
have had a hand in this matter, with
a view to profiting themselves rather
literally.
Taken altogether, therefore, the sur
face indications would seem to indi~
cate that if there is not early and pub
lie information that will serve to clear
away the atmosphere of uncertainty
>tnat surrounds the more recent history
OK the state fair, the legislature may
be asked to set on foot a probe that
viii get the information desired. Some
of the members of the legislature GO
so far as to say that they believe that
the state fair management will do the
wise thing \by taking the legislature;
and the publie very fully into it's con-
fidonce, and thus insure a cons'dera-
ton of the matter OF additional appro-
priations on it's merits. That the pres
ent temporary buildings, and facilities
generally. on the state\ fair grounds
are wholly Inadequate, and not at ain
in keeping with the greatness of the
Treasure state, is admitted here on all
sides. And there is a very general dis
| position manifest to deal literally with
| the institution in the way OF making
other and more suitable provision.
S. M. T.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-24
THEIR UNSELFISH PATRIOTISM

Great Falls will not be a candidate for the consolidated
u'anf1 act . Helena "a w f5s,G not have nn,, i if if she could; ! B dhn;es
between Bozeman and Missoula.'
This was the statement which one of the prominent advo-
Gates of consolidation made to a Missoula man in Helena,
Wednesday. He had asserted that the advocates of con-
]solidation are actuated only by motives of glorious, unself-
tsh patriotism and he declared that he had no axe to grind.
The Missoula man aeq,1iiested promptly. "All right"
said he, put it into your bill, then, that when this question
goes before the people, they shall express a preference as
between Bozeman and Missoula as the seat Of the CONSOLE
dated university. Do this and | will support your
neasure.'
The consolidation man said he would do it.
But it wasn't done.
All this talk about %sefishness and unselfishness in the
discussion of the consolidation question is Just tommy-rot.
There is Just as much s%elfishness on the part of the sup
porters of consolidation as there is among those who are
opposed to it.
First off, the people Of the state will have to consider
sefshly whether or not they wish to bond the state for a
million dollars to spend upon new sites and new buildings.
The sum of a million dollars is big. It is specially big,
when it is to be used to construct buildings for a purpose
for which we already have provision.
The people, we think, will hesitate a long time before
they will do this. When they learn the actual conditions,
we believe they will refuse, point blank, to go ahead with
such extravagance. As they investigate, they will dis
cover that the million dollars will not reach; they will be
called upon for another million before long.
Some Of the advocates of consolidation have been bitter
in their arraignment of the %selfishness of the opponents;
mean things about us. They have waxed eloquent in de-
nunciation of the utter s~elfishness of those of us who have
ventured to suggest that perhaps there may be another side
to the consolidation question.
Great Falls has had a large delegation of citizens in
Helena, boosting for consolidation. There have been rep
resentatives of other cities supporting it. Is it from the
purely unse1fish motive of desiring a consolidated univer-
sty at Bozeman or at Missoula that these men have gath
cred at the capital to work for the consolidation bill?
We believe not. Great Falls is a progressive, prosper.
Gus, proprietary city. 1t has splendid advantages, natural
and acquired, but it is not in its program to maintain a
lobby in Helena to help out any other city. Not on your
life.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-24
FARMERS SUSPECT
THINGS
CERTAIN STATE FAIR MATTERS
ARE REGARDED WITH
SUSPICION.
(Staff CORRESPONDENCE

Helena, Jan. 23.-Along with the re-
ports that the Lewis and Clark dele
cation in the Legislature will ask for
the appropriation of a large sum of
money with which to inaugurate a sys-
tenn of new and permanent buildings
al the state fair grounds, there
are mutterings, especially noticeable
among the farmer clement in the body,
that carry with them an implied threat
Of rough shedding for the scheme.
These members from the country
districts say that they are not hostile
to the state fair, nor disposed to put
any obstacles in the way of state aid
to the project that will provide better
housing and other facilities at the
state fair grounds. That is to say, they
approve of the idea itself, but they are
rot satisfied with the kind of manage
ment the state fair has had, especially
since the days of former Secretary
John W. Pace.
They point out that it was the in
variable custom of the former Secre-
tary to make very full and complete
reports at the end of each fair, n
cause them to be published in the
newspapers for the benefit of the peo-
pie who were interested in such de-
tails. During the last fou years, how
ever, there has been shown no such
disposition to take the public into the
confidence of the state fair manage
ment. They comment upon the fact
that while the law requiring reports
to be made to the state board OF con-
troll NAV nave been complied with, SO
far as they know, the matter has gone
no further, so that there is a general
lack Of information concerning the
financial status of the state fair.
! Some of them have been looking up
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-24

ing We might conclude that they ex-
aggerated as to the probable income
of the greater university. Maybe
they exaggerated in stating their in
tention of leaving the matter of its
location to disinterested educators.
It is interesting to note. an earlier
prediction voiced in these columns
verified. 1t was said tha the cities
of Montana would each urge it's own
merits upon the state. AS it now
stands the Missoula Sentinel believes
consolidation would be excellent, at
Missoula. LewistoWn's volunteer
spokesman, the Fergus County Argus,
the same paper that has been repeat
eddy and thoroughly whipped by Tom
Stout, assumes a benign air Of I'M
partially and says hat Lewistown is
the ideal location for the university.
Billings papers are not sure, but be-
lieve the prospect should be investi-
gated and if it looks big enough Bill
lings might accept the university to
d to it's sugar factory and warm air
plant. The Bozeman Chronicle does
not want consolidation at all, but if
it must come Bozeman is the place for
the institution. Great Falls has not
been heard from, but doubtless 1t be-
lieves itself the natural spot for the
greater university. The k%alispell
Times suggests that no present town
at all be selected but that the uni
versity be located on the bank of
F1athead lake. Helena, of course, is
advocating the measure from a phil
anhtropic standpoint. But it can be
judged from the comments in the
Helena papers that they believe the
consolidation a good plan, at Helena.
1t is hard to understand why Red
Lodge, with is uneXcelled climate, it's
pure water INC healthful conditions,
should not be a candidate.
Enough of this. The fact remains
that, right or wrong, the consolida-
ton plan has a tremendous following.
And it is going to be fought out in
the legislature this year. This paper
believes it to be wrong and hopes to
see the true light turned on the affair
before many months go by.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-24

the seat of woman. Thep voted against
the women,
II ia the oatmeal which has built
The Scot and has kept him up. 1t is
cheap and that's nc argument against
it in scottish eyes. It's easy to pre-
pare and that gives him more time for
work and Theological! discussion. 1t is
nourishing and that is the main thing,
Ii the Scot overloolls these virtues and
submits to the innovation Of some less
characteristic and less historic diet, he
cannot blame fate for whatever ills
befall.
And in like manner is Ireland threat
cred. Some wild-eyed scientist has
discovered what he says is a fine suh-
%stttute for the potato and proposes to
plant it in place of the spud. What
folly, Aside from the iconoclasm of
the idea, the blow at history, at sem
ttment and at tradition, this new vege-
table-which is called the "dashecn"-
doesn't come within hailing distance
OF the potato. L is said to be more
meaty, which is impossible, and it is
described as having the flavor Of
roasted chestnuts.
That flavor test should prejudice the
Irish irrevocably against the "dasheen.'
Wherever they live, Irishmen will rise
in righteous anger at the proposed
substitution. The Italians have sup
planted the Irish almost entirely in
the field Of construction work, which
has not bred any too good feeling, and
It is too much to seek to supplant the
potato with anything that savors Of a
roasted chestnut.
Donnybrook fair will be a Sunday
picnic, compared with the meet
ing Of the Irish and the man who
wants to palm off on them this new
dashecn" thing. He viii be about as
popular as the consolidation idea in
BoZeman.
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why should we stop at III" cofiSo'-
lddllon oil thc C"l'tSeS OF 'he 9'"tt'
Y" sane arguments ADVANCED so
SlihlE by the advocates OF 'nal h'a''
for tho state institutions would apply
to almost anything else.
Thousands of dollars are being
wasted every year in competition be-
tween newspapers of the state. Thero
are two or three hundred more or less
equipped printing plants in the state.
Why not consolidate them all and
place the one central plant at Helena,
or Great Falls, o. some other aspiring
town? just think of the saving in
effort and cost Of production, And
then one newspaper would do for the
whole state. 1t would not consist or
much more. thar 1900 pages u week.
But it would be of size enough to at
tract attention.
And then the state IS troubled with
a large number of mines. each with
a plant of its own. How much better
it would be to consolidato these and
place them at the city which was dis
APPOINTED in its homes of the greater
University and of the greater ncwspa
per. OF course, there might be. nc
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-24
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PORRiDGE AND POTATOES.

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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-24
FOR DOGS.

The small dog is in line with the
mode now, in a snug and stylish
knitted sweater which has little
sleeves into which his forepaWs are
slipped, the high, turtle neck Of the
sweater coming warmly up around his
throat. Back of doggie's shoulders,
the sweater is shaped like an ordi-
nary dog blanket and a strap holds 1t
in place in the ordinary way. These
sweaters come in ordinary reds, blues
and browns and in various color com
binatiOns, including the college colors.
There are also sweaters for dolls.
which are knit in athletic style ana
of worstcd in the college ColOrS. me
doh wears also a knitted cap and It's
costume throughout carries out the
color scheme of its adopted alma ma
ter. These dolls are carried by youth
FIJI feminine dcVotees of the gridlron
game and in moments of enthusiasm
are waved by the feet instead OF
flags, the dolls body being of cloth
50 that his treatment does
not dislocate any joints or fracture
any limbs.