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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-04
FALL FROM BARN
CAUSES A death

Emil Rohlff, aged II, residing at
1924 Marquette street, Davenport, died
yesterday afternoon at the hospital in
that city from internal injuries receiv,
ed in fall from barn at Maysville,
near Davenport, Saturday afternoon.
The lad was the son of Gustav Rohlff
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-04

John ". Davis Of West Virginia, who
has just been named by the president
as solicitor general OF the United
States, is at present a member of con-
gress. Mr. Davis succeeds Marshall
Built Of Tennessee, who resigned at
the end OF the Taft administration.
The new solicitor general is now
Serving his second term in congress
and will resign from that body about
Aug. 10 to take up his new duties. he
is 40 years old, and is a we'll known
lawyer in his state. His new job pays
$4,000 a year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-04
lnstalIs Posts.

E c. Eberhardt is installing light
posts in front of his place on Fourth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-04
LICENSED TO WED

Knut c. Nordlund ....... Moline
Miss Margaret NJ. Brandell =. Moline
Dysentery is dangerous disease but
can be cured Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
been successfully used in nine cpl
denies OF dysentery. 1t has never
been known to fail. 1t is equally val
liable for children and adults, and
when reduced with water and sweet
ened, it is pleasant to take. Sold by
all druggists.-(Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-04
Tennis Tournament

A tennis tournament opened at the
arsenal this afternoon. There are q
number of entries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13

Jack London, creator of the red
gore brand of literature, war COR
respondent, novelist, Socialist, ex-min-
er, ex-sailor, ex-hobo and ex-most-
everything else. celebrated his thirty
seventh birthday yesterday Mr.. Lon
don is a. native of San Francisco, and
still resides in the Golden State be-
tween trips to every part of the hab-
table and inha,bitabIe globe. Once a
tramp, he is not now especially hos
pita BILE to the sons of rest, for the
front door of his home bears sign,
| mo Admission Except on Business
No Business Transacted Here; while
the back door has another warming,
please Do Not Enter Without Knock
ing; Please Do Not Knock" Mr. Lon
don wrote a. ton or more of assorted
verses stories, dramas and novels be-
fore. he succeeded in finding a pub
Usher. for his wares. At last one OF
his stories was accepted and publish
ed. 1t was 1000 words in length
and the purchaser promised to pay
| five dollars. The magazine failed, and
London did not even get the, five. He
was almost discouraged, when he re-
| ceived a check from another maya
zine of forty dollars for a 2,OOO-word
story.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13
LOVES THE AINTHOUsE, BUT
OH, YOU GOLD BRAID LIEUTENANTsr'

''he crying need in this branch is alrnshouse,
but unalterably opposed to appropriation from
current revenue for building such almshouse
The police department should be developed along the lines
Of the ordinance submitted to the Common Council by the
of Commissioners. This will entail addi
tionaf expense of about $42 OOO.''
These contrasting paragraphs from the conlmunlca-
of Mayor Clifford B. Wilson the Tax Board
eloquent
In and out he has proclaimed the necessity for
alnshouse. His tears for the pauper poor had
they been saved, would suffice to check water famine
But when it to show down he prefers beautiful
police force with nine spic and gold braided
ieutenants, and other officers to match vino will salute
when his honor passes hustle for votes in the next
primaries.
His honor for the poor at any convenient
period They will always be with But chances to
make the police department. useful come seldom enough
and quick action is necessary.
The expense of those eutenants and the rest Of it is
not $4,000 the mayor suggests but $4,000 per year.
forever. This figure will bring other in its train
threequarter mill tax for almshouse this year and
similar tax next year for anshouse would build it.
that would end the expense But the police
will not be speedily ended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13

festival begins this evening and Will
continue two weeks. The Emperor
and most of his subjects wifi attend
mass, and as the clocks strike twelve
q hundred guns will be fired, and the
revelry Will begin. The feasting and
N errymakfng continues fourteen days,
during which time the vodka dtstiIler-
les will have to work overtime to sup
ply the demand. At the expiration OF
the celebration the people will fast
and attend solemn religious services,
and will mark on the doors of their
houses the sign of the cross, to pre-
vent His Satanic Majesty from cross
ing the threshold.
Many quaint observances will mark
the observance of New Years Day in
the Cars domain tomorrow. An al
most universal custom in Russia is the
heaping up of a pile Of sheaves, be-
hind which the father of the family
hides. asking his offspring if they can
see him. Custom prescribes that the
reply in the negative, upon which the
father remarks that he hopes the
crops will be SO excellent that they
will hide him in the luxuriance of
their growth.
A mass Ushers in the Russian New
Year, and another follows in the early
m morning. Congratulatory visits are
paid by everybody to everybody else
within the range of their acquaint-
ance, and in official and military cir
Giles these take very ceremonious
form. Spinsters and bachelors send
their servants into the street, to ask
the names Of persons they meet. 1t
is the belief that these are the names
| of persons they will marry. In the
agricultural sections the youngsters,
after the ceremonial which is thought
| to insure abundant crops, arm them
selves with grains Of wheat and bonn
bard all passersby. Queerest of all
| Russian customs is the assem- bling OF
the family group about a, jar of water
in the belief that If their faith is
strong enough, the miracle perform ed
! by Jesus of turning water into wine
will be repeated. Their faith is never
equal to the performance Of the mira
Gle, but they are not discouraged, and
hope for better success next New
Y ear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13

dress. His conversation was charac-
terized with good nature, and his
philosophy of life was optimistic.
AS an employer he was humane and
aItruistic beyond the period in which
his business training was acquired.
The Seaside Institute, a club house
tor the employees of the Warner
Brothers Company, was one of the first
institutions of it's kind to be erected
in New England. A handsome and
costly structure, operated so as to
make it widely useful to those for
whom it was intended, it contributed
in no small degree to the cordial rela-
tons which almost uniformly existed
between DR.. Warner and his employees.
He was the founder of the Young
Mems Christian Association in Bridge
port, gave literally to its support, and
was for many years its official head.
His business methods were never
challenged except as they extended in
to the area of public service Here,
within the last few years, he was con-
fronted with that demand for public
ownership of public utilities which has
had such a growth in the United
States within the last decade
But this challenge embodied little
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13
FRENCH CHILDREN
HONOR MEMORY OF E'MA
sGOOsEs, FATHER TODAY

In the Garden of the Tui1eries stands
a marble shaft, surrounded at its base
by a group of figures of dancing, hap
ply children, and surmounted by a
bust of kindly-faced, be-wigged
man. Thousands of French children
join the marble ones of an artists
fancy about that monument. for this
is the 2S5th anniversary of the birth
of the greatest of all writer's for
youn gsters, Charles Perrault, creator
of Mother Goose Little Red Riding
Hood THE Sleeping Beauty "Puss
in Boots" ''Cindere1la,'' ''BIue Beard, -
Tom Thumb and many other i'm
mortal characters of juvenile fiction.
Children throughout the world will
Join IN spirit in. the annual tribute of
the Partisan infants to their favorite
author. The monument to Perrau1t
was erected in the Garden of the TuiI-
cries in 1908, and certainly such a
m emor1aI was never better deserved
More than two centuries of children
have read; or listened at the knees of
mothers, and been enthralled by the
startling adventures that befeH the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13

criticism of Dr.. Warner personally. It
is doubtless true that his manage
naent of the enterprises of which he
was the controlling spirit was rather
superior to average private manage
ment of similar enterprises elsewhere.
But the spirit of the times-a spirit
wisdom OF all private ownership of
pubic utilities. And thus it followed
that the utilities in which he was in
terested bore their share of the de-
mahd for the wiser way.
DR.. Warmers death will be univer-
sally regretted. He was strong,
wholesome, enterprisfng, gifted and
useful man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13
STOCKS OF EXPRESS MONOPOLY DROP

The parcel post is here It has been in 13 days
and millions Of packages have been received transmitted
delivered without friction without waste and at
cheaper rate than such service performed in
this country before.
During the past year stock of Adams Express
company dropped from 200 to 14 The shares of the
American Express company, which sold year for
$500, have dropped to $142.
This is confession of the inability of private enter
prise the express compete with public
prise in the same business.
Private enterprise in the express business old,
tablshed organized hands of help long
for the service.
The parcel post is but few days in existence. It's
organization is merely tentative. It's rates higher
than necessary Its methods not syseatized the
exact needs of the great work which it do But al
ready it is delivering packages faster than the express
companies have been able to do the work. What
will the parcel post accomplish whent is hardened by
perence has vehicles exactly adapted to the business
hand modes its until there fewer of Them and
The early elimination of private express service
packages to II pounds be safely predicted Pr-
vate monopoly cannot compete with public monopoly
The reason is this:
Private monopoly is conducted for PROFITS; but
public monopoly is conducted for SERVICE.
Men get what they strive for. Men whose primary
object profits will profits Men whose primary
object is service will render service.
In the competition between the parcel post and the
express company nobody suggests that express COM
pany should be paid something by the public it
not efficient in business.
But if the people of Connecticut desire to conduct
their transportation lines there those who viii
assert that the of the existing ought to be
FEbought OUT
This is reasonably confession that the owners
Of the private monopoly unable compete against
public monopoly.
But to delay public ownership exactly the same class
of persons will proclaim to whonsoever will listen that
the people cannot do the work at all
The post office and the parcel post proof that tbs
people can serve themselves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13
FIRST THINGS

The first appa rat11s to enable per
sons to enter noxious inflammabIe
atmosphere was called an "aeroplane"
and was the invention of NJ. Denay-
rouze, a, French inventor and scientist.
1t was. given its first official trial at
Chatham, England. thirty-e4ght years
ago and was reported successful. The
apparatus comprised an atf-punnp,
proVements on this device have since
been made and these have been in
strunenta1 in saving hundreds OF lives
in mine accidents anc other disasters
where rescue work would be impossible
without their use
The first great national Organization
for fostering and developing the sci
ences of aeronaut1cs and aero1ogy was
founded forty-seven years ago as the
Aeronautical Society of Great Britain.
The Duke of Argyll, Sir Charles
Bright, James Glaishor and other dis
tinguished men were prominent in the
ststance in advancing the newest of
the sciences.
The first American built vessel to
make a deep sea voyage, the Trial,
was launched 271 years ago today. Jan.
49, 1912 The builder was Capt. Thorn
commander of the vessel, and thus was
enrolled as the pioneer deep sea skip
per of the New World. The Trial was
constructed at Boston, and was for
the purpose of carrying to the mother
country cargOes of fish caught by the
fishermen of the Massachusetts Bay
| Colony. By owning their own ship,
they sought to save the freights and
n1iddlemens commissions which had to
be paid when the fish was exported in
English bottoms. The Trial was rough
| Iy and rudely constructed and was of
165 tons burden, with a very high stern
and a very low bow. Few people
would care to trust their lives to such
| a craft for even a short voyage in
! these daVS but the Trial successfully
crossed the Atlantic, bartered the cargo
| of fish for sugar and wine, and stop
| ped on the return trip at st. kits in
| the West Indies, for additional cargo.
| Says the ohronicler THE whole re-
suit Though the Lords blessing, was a
| good Voyage
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13

"a deep decay has eaten into the
study of the classics in America is
the opinion of Prof. Gilbert Murray
regius professor of Greek at Oxford
who recently made a tour of Aneri-
can colleges. Prof. Murray, who il
forty-seven years old, is one of the
foremost Greek scholars of England
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13

heroes and heroines of PerrauIt's
fancy. Little Red Riding Hood and
her exploit with the hungry wolf
who has not been thrilled to the very
marrow of their bones by that tale
Cinderella, and her slipper, and her
Prince Charming, are figures in
romance that, to use the language of
Col. Roosevelt, has all others "beaten.
to q, FRAGILE" And Blue Beard, the
m onster-ola, mamma, we don wonter
go to bed in the dark after rea ding
such a tale as that. But if Blue Beard
leads to infantiIe insomnia, the Sleep
ing Beauty will serve as an antidote,
and, read just before bedtime, will in
sure sweet slumber and pleasant
dreams. In little, cheap books illus
trated with colored pictures, in mag
nificent volumes lavishIy bound for
the children of the rich, in paintings,
and plays, and pantomimes, the works
of PerrauIt exist and will probably
survive centuries after his monument
has cruInbIed into dust.
Perra ult wrote for all time, in his
literature for youngsters, but his more
serious work for adult consumption
has already been consigned into the
rubbish heap. The most notable of
these works was q biographical COM
pilation entitled, +IlIustrious Men of
the Century of Louis Fourteenth
Perrault was born in Paris. Jan. IL,
1910, anu hoo pcSSeu his SlAL1SIA SdI
| when he began to write the stories
and j1ng1es on which his fame is
| based. These stories he had Invented
for the amusement of your friends
and relatives, who listened to them
with such great interest that he de-
cided to put them paper. The
author was sixty-nine when the vol
ume was published. It's success was
| immediate. Children Of six and sixty
were equally enthusiastic In Perrault's
| praise and the characters of Cinde-
reI1a and Blue Beard soon appeared
on the stage in dramatic versions of
Perrau3t's nursery tales. PerrauIt
| lived to see his works translated into
German, English and other languages.
I Not all of the stories written by
Perrau1t were original with him, but
| were based on legends and myths CEN
| turtles old. Perrault revised these old
stories, and always contrived that each
tale should have a happy conclusion
that each pair of lovers, after trials
and tribuIations, should live happy
ever afterward.'
In America and England PerrauIt's
name is little known, despite the univ
| ersa1ity of his works, but in his ma
tive land he has long been the hero
of a cult which has kept his memory
green. The monument in the Tuiler-
les Garden was q beIated recognition
to one of Frances greatest literary
geniuses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13
BELATED RUSSIANS WILL
CELEBRATE ARRIVAL OF
NEW YEAR 1913 TONIGHT

Russia is backward about every
thing, including the recko1Aing of
time, and clings to the old Julian
calendar, long ago discarded by west
ern Europe The New Year 1918 will
be welcomed in the land of the Great
White Gear, and in the Balkan States
whore the Greek Cath o1ic Church is
the predominant faith, at the stroke
OF midnight The Russian New Year
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13

Take the direct road to health
and strength by using Foley Kidney
sore kidneys aid bladder irregularities.
Each ingre dent is chosen for its posi-
tive healing and curative qualities.
Foley Kidney Pills are the best medi-
cine you can buy for kidney and blad-
der troubles. Mrs j. M. F'indley,
Lyons Ca, says: 81 took Foley Kid
ney Pills and they entirely cured me-
F. b Brill .Stratford avenue and Sixth
street-AdV. 8 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13

Born in a Tenn essee log cabin for
ty-one years ago. Martin W. LittIeton
has become one of the foremost law
yers of New York. He began the
prac tice of law IN Texas at the age of
nineteen. He nominated Judge Park
er for the Presidency, defended Harry
X Thaw in his second trial for muir
der and is now member of Con-
gress.l His wife has recently been
prominent in a movement to make
Thomas Jefferson's home a national
| memorial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13
ANNIE RUSSELL,
EEGLISH-CANADIA ACTRESS,
is 40 YEARS OLD


Few actresses have a larger and
more devoted following on both sides
of the Atlantic than Miss Annie Rus
sell. Forty-n1ne years old, Miss Rus
sells artistic gifts have waXed rather
than waned with the passing Of time.
Born in Liverpool Jan. IL, 1864, her
youth was spent in Canada, and in
the Dominion metropolis she made
her first public appearance on the
stage. That was as Jeanne in Miss
MouIton,'' in which Rose Eytinge was
then appearing at the Montreal AGA
DENY of Music. New York soon called
the gifted Canadian girl, and she
made her metropolitan debut in the
chorus of EIaveriy's Juvenile Pima
fore Company. Later she appeared
in various productions, toured the
West Indies, and made a hit in Gill
bert s. s'Broken Hearts, Already she
had attained such popularity in New
York that when, in 1899, i'll health
forced f1ve-Year retirement from
dramatic activity. a benefit perform
ance was given for her that netted
fully restored in health in 1894, and
four years later went to London,
where she won much praise. Since
then London and New York have al
ternate1y enjoyed her presence. Dur
ing this season she has played in re-
vivals of old English comedies at a
New York theatre, with tremendous
success. Miss Russell was first mar
ried, at the age of twenty, to Eugene
w Presbrey, a New York theatrical
manager, whom she divorced. In
1904 she married Oswald Yorke, an
English actor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13
Rugs that are in the Sale

In addition to the Ardahans which offered in
all sizes 20 per the remainder of the we'll
known styles:
Wiltons all sizes, Administers, Body Brussels,
Tapestries KAYAKS, Wool Fibre and Fibre besides the
attractive Log Cabin Rag Rugs which in such IA
vor sleeping and living
Navajo Indian Rugs one-third reduction.
Oriental Rugs at the per cent discount.
First floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-13
Mattresses

Silk Floss, size 49, in parts value $1,000 for SIT
Elastic Felt size 40 two parts, value $I15o for $oz
Cotton, size 40, two parts value $8.75 for $50
The Washington herald., 1913-12-01
PRESIDENT TO OPEN
POULTRY EXHIBITION
Show at National Rifles Ar,nOry Com
mences Tomorrow Night-Com-
missioner Newman to Speak.

President Wilson is expected to open
the annual exhibit of the Capital Poultry
and Pigeon Association at the National
Rifles Armory tomorrow night at 7:S(
o'clock by touching a button in the White
House that will illuminate the hall
This exhibit will continue until Satur-
day night and will be run in connection
with the show of the Washington Cat
Club Thursday, Friday. and Saturday al
916 P street. Z. D. Tally, exhibit man.
ager of the pigeon show, will deliver an
address of welcome on the opening night,
and there will be speeches by William F.
GUIDE. d. A. Edwards and Prof. George
NJ. Rommel, chief of the animal hus-
bandry division of the Department OF
Agriculture.
Commissioner Newman is scheduled to
speak at 4 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
Prof. Allen Davis, Judge Roy c. KnilI.
of Chicago, and Judge John c. Webb,
of Rochester. n. Y. also will speak. In
the evening ]. Henri Wagner will talk
on guinea pigs, and an exhibition of
roller and tumbier pigeons will be given.
Wednesday will be childrens' day, and
children under twelve will be admitted
free IL accompanied by their parents
The cat exhibition will open Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock. Both exhibitions
will bring out a number of varieties new
to this part OF the country. and the en-
tries will represent a large amount of
money.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-01
MAKE YOUR OWN
LIQUORS AT HOME

Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 29.-By a new
method of concentration an expert dis
tiller of this city has produced a con-
centrated extract with which any one
can easily -and quickly make, in their
own home, any Liquor, Whiskey, or
Cordial at a saving of over fifty per
cent of the Liquor Dealers Prices. A
few minutes does the work, requiring
no apparatus, no boiling, no experience
whatsoever While the Liquor making
at home idea is new and startling in its
possibilities, its legality has been care
fully investigated by the highest au-
thorities and his method has been
found to conform with the Laws in
every respect. This new method will
be welcomed by thousands of people
living in districts where it is now even
impossible to obtain whiskey for medi-
cinal purposes. Any one can now save
the heavy expenses, high licenses. and
enormous profits of the saloonkeeper
and liquor dealers and can have in his
home at any time pure. nourishing
liquor at a very low cost.
1t is indeed a remarkable discovery,
and he has already received thousands
of letters of praise. AnyNsne can try
full quart of his favorite Liquor free
by writing to NJ. W. Prickett, S1s3 Uni
versal Bldg, Cincinnati, Ohio. and ask
for his booklet, Secrets of Making
Liquors at Home" sent to any one
sending their name and address.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-01
MEETING OF BOYS CLUB.
Omcers Elected by Youths of Co
IumbIa Heights Organization.

The second meeting of the Columbia
Heights Boys Club was held last night
at the Monroe School under the direction
of Principal Draper and an advisory
board consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. William
f. Loney, Mr.. and Mrs. wilmeth, Mr..
and Mrs. McKimmie. and Mrs. Horton.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Preston Knapp: vice presi-
dent. Harry Little; secretary. Raymond
Williams: treasurer, Thomas MacEwen.
COMMITTEES will be appointed at the next
me citing.
The club was organized for the promo
ton of civic, athletic. and social activi-
ties among the boys in Columbia
Heights.
The following boys have been enrolled
as members: Leroy SchickIer, William
Nau, Howard Hennig, Maurice Schultz.
Kirby Gallagher, Bernard Mcdonald,
Charles Hobbs, Dewey Peacock. ]. ].
Wilmeth, Joseph Horton, Samson Gott-
lieb. Charles McKimmie, Clyde Lowen,
Thomas Jenkins James Gaine, Arthur
Farr. Harry and Louis MIllard. W. John
son, R. Edmondson, F. Tredde. a. Smith.
Maynard Welch, NJ. Junghaus, Frank
Knox. Frank Mann. Carlton De Beers,
John TiIlett. Samuel Tammsro, Mr.. Nc
Aleer, Mr.. Shanerr and Mr.. Tebbs.