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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
nrIscELLANEous.

LET US handle your property: we sell
collect rents, look after all details
relieve you Of all worry Come IN
and we will taIS IL over with you.
Eckhart & Buffum.
THIS week only; 40-acre timber farm.
one rile from Illinois City: free OF
encumbrance; will trade for good au-
tomobile. come quick X. p. Gal
braith. 1905 = Second avenue.
IF YOU WANT TO buy. sell. trade or
rent anything, engage help or secure
q situation, the Mail and Journa u
wants bring results. One-haif cent
per word is the price TO all alike. cash
In advance: tWo-cent stamps will DO
Evening Saturday Mail and Journal
Moline, III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
Observation-Disclosures.

ing at 1916 Twenty-sixth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

FOR SALE-Riding pony; weight $50
Rock Island 1905.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

WANTED TO buy, display table fer
dry goods store. Phone Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
wANTEp-MALE AND FEMALE.

WAETED-Reliable man or woman to
distribute 100 free packages perfum-
ed borax soap powder among friends;
will pay Si2.SO; no money required.
Ward Borax company. ZIG Institute
Chicago. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

| FOR SALE-Modern seven-room house
and bath. Inquire 1889 Fourteenth
and-a-half street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
Hard Luck.

J. r. writer. attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

FOR RENT-Six-room cottage on Elm
street car line: partly modern In
quire 200 sixth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
ron HExT-aoons.

FOR RENT-LIght housekeeping rooms
at I'll Sixteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

wANTED-work by the day Unreliable
woman. Apply 1880 Seventh avenue,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
MASSAGE

SWEDISH MOVEMENT - Misc a Elm
arson. graduated Swedish masseuse
gives treatment In private homes and
9l5S. Office. SIS Seventeenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

FOR SALE - Motorcycles; wonderful
bargains, slightly used Black Hawk
factory demonstrators; condition per-
feet and absolutely guaranteed
Black Hawk Motor company, 1910
First avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

WANTED - Laborers; es5 Eighteenth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

BUFoRD POST, ga. q. A. r. meets
regularly on the second and fourth
Saturday evenings OF each month At
TAO In Memorial hall At the court
house w. n Johnston. commander:
Z II Buck. adjutant
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-03-15


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jaesat buillinss. but foenee o.
|eld habit) 70 nsnsion IL Vese 80
sawniIl, erected b C. 3. ~ = 3.
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as eood snl up-so-1sso nm = thers
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Moore power plsse a. ts,nenseusen
lines 20 Mssriil ga beassea. eresean
BY the sans arm q . eese q s7s. .ooo.
and don't beltevo thero = : No.
power plant Of IL siss s,yvheeo -
the Northwest. I uight ~ that ~
Moore aswuill o. LAX River. ahovs
town aad q the present sass. were On.
Grated b. NJ iron 1879 % 1919. "A
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building Of The niils "a bod fae-
tories on the Uppsr Lake osiy : ssw
years ago. our asn paiA out nees
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-03-15

In all that has been said ~ Juo9e
wordsn on this subject. there b only
one thing true. and that b that tAs
canal vas built by the reclamation
service = fAr = the Moore Dros.
power plant" The fAsnsrs y tAe
project have mover paid oHe esnt
towirds ~ construction. and peoA-
ably Hsver WIN. Il h not true that
the dsy. lands II Ne project vsss sut
out because NooFs Bros. ovlo1 Tie
only developed water power - tAe
county" !" - The govsrnmsnt Aae 1.eoo
horse power n this same Kene oonal.
What hs means when hs sayu: I'M
(ths farmsrs) know Why ~ lpDeu
protscl (pairy. bonanaa ~ Ian
|gsll valleyy iAd the punping Gyuenn
was also eliminatsd." doA% tnov,
except that there are votese - ~
|eeuntyy ~ Aepss - ~ by uoklnG
them helieve that some Of ~ poGoAc
against hin have injured tAeen> ~
The sans rsason ~ insinuaAoo ~
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-03-15

Adam. father Of our fellow
s'nan, Cain. aeeosdlns 70 Dr.
commenced Il. AAA ~ Il has
from him on down 10 Judge
sesn' II he had kspt sonswhsrs
'ns facts. I wouId not y d.
)" notice II. but ~ situation
'ssperate. he has a1epsed dss-
~ means. which eonpels ne 70
~ 20 tho people 70 what sads -
s0ne' 80 that wAsp they reader
~ verdict on bic saso it' wlil b
'Ae 'ull knowlsaso q The faels
4" them. and h deIng this thsy
20. remember that u = him that i
".' Tor his oiAslai asts, sn6 not
private life Of llslAaae. Narlia
y.,..ss .oors. The judss appsals ler
~ ss'ay' by ciainins hat ths lases
nns and tinbes iateessls ~
4 49, !. MIN. but that \ only ths usual
'ne demasosus. ! don't Know
" MY. y 10 true Or net, but 4 not.
.sa. ~. 70 BE-. = svssy ta1payor u
county, large sa1 uu.niL ohould
4, .'a.' ~ him. not ~ ~ psooona
~. sivss; that thsy want eonsrol
- finances of ~ ooanoy (luot
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4. - denial Of fsvers x ~ kind.
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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-03-15

\ million dollar debt. not excepsanG
the wealthy county Of Nultnomah'
with On assesssd value Of over $780,
900. 900, And does he not know that
the state Of Oregon. n IL vhels -
'istence. was never in debt . million
end half dollarsi And DO the tax
payers OF klamath county. who have
Il to pay. think . debt Of $4,000 Il
mere bagatelie"s And DO they thinh
this Napoleon OF iinancs." who taiki
20 lightly OF Z county debt OF hun
drsds Of thousands. up to . million
and half. . proper man to havs
charge Of the county businssss IN
considsrine how this esS7.0oo wai
added TO our county debt In the las'
two years. the taxpaysrs viii lock Y
the little book. which commend 4
the careful considsration Of evers
voter. II l remember rightly. eu'
county tax levy this year b - mills
ana halt that amount In Lake county
DO the Taxpayers Of klamath fesl thai
they are getting 100 per cent bettel
service than the taxpaysrs Of Lake,
Il seems unaccountabls TO Judge wor
den that Nr. Martin. bseanas The aru
OF Harris 4 Co.. In which 10 = b
terestsd. had the work Of building
hrlAea and thu oourt hounA foun6n,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
RESIGNS AS RECEIVER.
3. L. Winchell Becomes Director of
Traffic for Union Pacific.

NEW YORK. July 5.-B. L. Winchell
formerly president OF the st. Louis and
san Francisco railroad, and later re-
ceiver for the system. post which
he resigned yesterday. has been ap-
pointed director of traffic of the Union
Pacific railroad. announcement Of his
appointment was made in New York
today.
l.. j. Spence was formerly director OF
traffic for the Union Pacific Southern
Pacific systems, but the dissolution pro-
ceedings necessitated his resigning
from one of the roads. and he assumed
the post for the Southern Pacific only
This left the Union Pacific vacancy,
which Mr.. Winchell now fills.
Winchelrs salary as receiver of the
Frisco was made $500 a year by the
courts last Tuesday. The Union Pacific
must have increased on this amount
substantially To bring about the
change. Winchen's departure from the
Frisco Will leave for :: time only one
receiver for that system-Thomas c.
West. Interest Will now center in the
successor To Winchen
The banking interests connected with
the system. for time after the re-
ownership was announced. insisted on
tn appointment of third receiver for
the company, TO represent themse Ives.
IL may be that before a new man is ap-
pointed TO the place the bankers will
insist in having something 10 saw re-
speeding the selection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
CITY AS AN AID TO CUPID,
IS EDUCATOR'S PLEA
municipalities Should Boom
Early Marriages. Declares
Chicagoan.

CHICAGO. July 3.-Municipll booming
OF early marriages was urged IL Prof
James Hayden Tufts. head Of the phi!os-
ophy department u the University -
Chicago. in = lecture on Ethical Prob
lens Of Great city II kens Thcatrr.
The educator asserted that American
cities should take up the problem -
promoting family lfc for the purpose 81
relieving social strain
Prof Tufts declared that cities could
greatly increase the number ~ early
marriages by proper housing regulations
and by making economic arrange
ments of various sorts with Young per-
sons The result. he affirmed would
he a notable increase iii steadiness aud
ambition among young men
$50 long as we have "A gerat unnlher -
unmarried men and women in the titles.
there will toe social. strain ~ one sort or
another. said Prof. Tufts THE posi-
ponement of marriage IN general : bad
thing for the CITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
MOTHER IS BROUGHT BACK.
Accused of Failure to Support Infant
Left With Friend.

Donga Letha. Penny, colored. TWEEN
ty years old, was brought to the city
last night from Indian Head. Nd, and
held to answer a charge of alleged fail
ure to support her infant child De-
tective Embrey made the arrest about
twelve miles from the government
proving station and reached the wharf
in time to see the steamer pull away.
drive to Marshall Hall brought him
to the excursion resort IN time to
catch the late boat for this city IT is
charged that the girl LETT her infant
With Roxie Richardson to be cared
for and that she left the city without
paving the little ones board Judge
be Lacy will hear the case tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
WOMEN VOTE FOR FIRST TIME.
Ballot in Three Illinois Cities, Ap-
pearing at Polls Early.

CHICAGO. July 5.-Exercising the right
of franchise for the first time in this
state, women voted today for municipal
offices in Wamac. near Centralia. and on
bond issues in two other cities Liberty
Vile and North Chicago.
president of the village board and six
trustees were elected at Wamac. Mrs
q. w. Coleman appeared before : O'Clock
and waited for the polls TO open, in order
to have the honor of being the first wom-
an in the state 10 use the right conferred
by the recent statute.
ten-thousand-do dollar bond issue for a
new village hall was the issue at Lib
ertyville. Fifteen women. all but two of
them married, voted within short time
after the polls We're opened. Most of the
married women came TO the voting places
with their husbands. Ages of women
voters were not asked by the election
judges.
More than 200 women vHted on the bond
issue in North Chicago. Family unanm-
ity on the question seemed apparent in
most of the married pairs who came to
vote together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
SKIRT rs OBJECTIONABLE.
Daisy Green Arrested for Wearing
Prescribed Garment in Public.

Because she is alleged to have worn
a skirt that did not meet the approval
of the police, Daisy Green, giving her
age as Iwenty-four years and her adj
dress as 1224 d street northwest, was
arrested last night by Policeman Lintler
of the first precinct and held TO answer
q charge of vagrancy.
Il only have this one skirt that |
have on she declared, and there's
no,.ing wrong with that. ] wish | had
another.
Complaint was made to the police yes
terday that woman had been seen
parading the streets wearing a gown Of
the make the police characterized as OBJ
jectiona BILE. All sorts of things Were said
about the garment and the woman who
wore it. and the police searched high
and low for the wearer.
Last night Policeman Lintler learned
that Daisy Green was said To have been
the wearer of the gown and he promptly
arrested her. The charge Of Fagrancy
was preferred against her and she was
given a ued in the witness room
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
ENGINEERS CONCERNED
OVER CULEBRA SLIDES
East Bank of Big Ditch at
Panama Gives Way. De-
stroying Tracks.

NEW YORK. July As the time ap-
breaches for the first experimental test.
ing of the locks of the Panama canal by
he passage of Ight-draught vessels.
much concern is being felt on the isthmus
because of the instability of large masses
~ earth along the canal margins. Gu
Zebra cut. as usual * causing the en-
ciueers most anxiety by the frequency of
its earth slides. Recently fear was arous-
I'd Ivy "A new break on the east bank. of
this new movement, the Canal Record
has this to say:
Thursday morning. June l., another
downward and upward movement occur
rcd in the break on the east bank of the
cut, opposite Culebra, which overturned
shovel No. 26D. destroyed all tracks but
two and filed the drainage ditch. This
is distinct from the break farther north.
which first developed February =, and in
which. since then. five different move
ments have occurred. each % which up
heaved the bottom of the canal. destroyed
construction tracks. and. in some cases.
caused damage 10 the excavation equip
ment. The last movement left the line of
cleavage in clear view in one section Of
nearly back To the last level where ter
racing operations are in progress, and
cracks have developed back Of this line.
east bank is now about ;Ioa feet from the
af he.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
FINDS RATHER UEDER HEN.
Dakota Woman Handles Reptile
When Looking for Chicks.

WOOD. $. D., July o.-While caring for
a setting hen, Mrs. John Hauer, wife of a
homesteader living about six miles from
Wood. had a thrilling experience with a
rattlesnake, which for a brief time she
held in her hand. With the object of re-
moving the little chickens she wrapped
her apron around one hand and ran it
under the hen. She took hold of a some
thing in the darkness and at first sup
posed it was one of the little chickens, but
soon was Mortified to discover that she
had hold of a rattlesnake that had crawl
ed under the hen. She released her hold
before the snake could coil and strike
red.
Hurrying to the house she secured "a
gun with which to shoot the snake, but
when she returned to the barn it had
disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
PLUCKS OUT TONsILS.
New York Doctor Uses Fingers in
Place of Knife,

CHICAGO. July 5.-Among the novel
results of the years work. as reported
at meeting of the American Homeo-
pathic Society here. was the discovery
by Dr. Harold Foster Of New York of
method of removing the tonsils with
the fingers.
Its very simple said DR.. Foster
II put the patient 60 sleep and then
reach down and pick them like cher
ries. Snapi and it's all over. 1t takes
about fifteen seconds. You must have
a strong grip.
operation, he further explained. 1T
is done with the pressure of the finger
alone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
FISH NEARLY SWAMPS BOAT.
Pickerel Has to Be Walloped With
Club to Subdue It.

BRAINARD. Mimi, July 3.-Axe Mel
son, the night clerk at the Ransford Ho-
tel, caught a monster pickerel while fish
ing at GVl lake with Frank Wright,
Charles Moore and Fred Cook. With the
smallest bamboo pole in the crowd and
a small-sized pike hook. Nelson aneled
patiently.
Gee, I've got a bite he suddenly
called out.
Don't try to haul him right in said
Cook. Let him go a while"
Suddenly the pickerel gave "a vicious
lunee and actually leaped into the boat.
clapping against Cooks shoulders as he
landed. Cook felt the fish's hot breat III
and his teeth rasped asainst his ear
The fish was a seventeen-pOUndei and
measured forty-one inches in length
Moore got a club and walloped the beast
over the nose, and Wright bailed blood
out of the boat with minnow bucket to
prevent them from swapping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
PUTS TUCKS IN MUSCLES.
Doctor Cures Cross Eyes by Tight
ening and Loosening Ewes.

CHICAGO. July 5.-Tucks are being
used a great deal this year among peo-
ple who neither go where they look
nor look where they go-people suffer
ing from that perplexing ailment
known to the laity as cross eyes" and
10 men of science as convergent stra
bismus
Such was the gis, of a paper read by
DR.. George A. Suffa, before the Ameri-
can Homeopathic Society in session
here this week.
The method OF clearing the compli-
Gated visions of these unfortunates
consists in taking a tuck in one of the
muscles that control the ball of the
eve For years eye doctors have been
taking their little shears and shipping
the muscle that makes the eye mis-
behave DR.. Suffa invented the method
of tightening up the muscle on the
other side, just as man tightens one
suspender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
FOUND SNAKE IN HER BOOT.
Kansas Woman Discovers What
Bothered Her Foot.

JUNCTION CITY. Kan, July Mrs.
Grover Filby. wife of a farmer near
Skddy, raises ducks. Mrs. FfIby also has
a pair of rubber boots that she wears
when attending to her charges. When
not in use the boots are left lying on the
porch.
In the morning. when Mrs. Filby slip
ped them on, she noticed that one of
them was rather tight, but did not pull it
off TO investigate. as she supposed that
the children had stuffed paper or rags
into the toe, as d joke on her.
She looked after the ducks and, re-
turning to the house. pulled off the boots
From the tight one dropped a snake.
Mrs Filby has no recollection of how
large the serpent was or its kind. She
tainted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
POLICEWOMEN A SUCCESS.
Sioux City, Iowa, to Keep Them If
Fund Permits.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, July ST want es-
pecially TO have the policewomen on the
force during the summer months" says
the superintendent OF public safety. We
formerly had plenty OF trouble with
young girls in dance halls, but since the
women came on the force there has
been none Of this.
Il believe that they are doing fine
work and am very well satisfied The
only thing that would cause their re-
lease from the force would be the lack
OF sufficient appropriation TO pay their
salary. They are necessary to the force
IN guarding the morals of the women OF
Sioux City"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
NOTORIOUS SALOON SOLD|
Trade of Old ''Long Bar" in
Chicago Hurt by Revela-
tons of Police Graft.

CHICAGO. July 5.-The old Long
Bar" for years a notorious West Side
saloon which passed through the stages
of barrel house. political resort and po-
licemen's hangout. yesterday changed
hands. Lbuis Frank. who started the
place with his brother Julius, announces
he is through. The new owner is Garrett
Woodward, who lives at 1864 Washing
ton boulevard, and who for six months
was a policeman.
The price pad was So Un Woodward
hastens to add that he did not make this
sum in his half year Of police duty.
He has been running !: saloon on the
coast
The Long Bar reached the height
of its fame when the Franks appear
ed as principal witnesses against In
spector Edward Mccain. then station
ed at Desplaines street. McCann's con-
viction of graft started the police re
forms which eventually brought aboli-
ZION of the inspectorships.
Politicians Quit the Place.
we started business at ed and
Wentworth streets" said Louis Frank.
Then we moved down to Haisted and
Randolph streets. and sixteen Years ago
took this place at Madison and Hal
sted. We chased the buns out finally
and got some pretty good trade until
that McCann affair, which hit US hard.
The old-time politicians quit coming
here"
In the early days the upper floors at the
corner We're used for gambling. Later
they We're filed with Justice shops" and
eventually hotel appeared. Mccain
tried to kill the effect of Franks testi-
mony by exposing his past.
Woodward travelled out of the Warren
avenue station before he had reached the
age OF twenty-one. and it was six months
before his commanding officers learned he
nad put one over" on them. They then
forced his resignation. He ran a saloon
in Seattle and several other cities and
exhibits pride in his assertion that he
IS the Youngest saloon keeper in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
Breaking Up of Timok and
Drina Divisions Held to
Mean End of War.
ROUMANlA'S ATTITUDE NOW
BULGARS' WORST MENACE
Greek and Bulgarian Ministers Quit
Posts at Sofia and Athens,
Respectively.

VIENNA. July 5.-Private reports from
Belgrade indicate even Servian official
quarters are beginning to fear that the
campaign against the Bulgarians is al
most hopeless. For Bulgaria the atti-
tude Of Roumania constitutes the greatest
menace. The Roumanian army has been
Professionally modified, but the govern
ment makes her future attitude depen-
dent upon the negotiations with Bulgaria.
1t is hoped here that Bulgarian states
men will perceive the necessity of COM
ing to speedy and amicable settlement
with their neighbor whose friendship at
the present moment is of such vital
necessity TO Bulgaria.
THE Servian loss of the Timok diyi-
sion, in addition to the breaking up Of
the Drina division is regarded in well in
formed circles as presaging a speedy con-
clusion of the war.
The Bulgarian troops are reported by
the correspondent of the Tageblatt to
have reoccupied Ghevgheli at the point
of the bayonet after the Greeks had been
in possession of the place for forty eight
hours The Bulgarians are reported TO
be advancing on Egri Palanka where a
great battle with the Servians is immi-
ncnt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
IOWA'S GOVERNOR ILL.
Taken to Hospital Suffering From
Affection of the Kidneys.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, July Gov.
George w. Clarke was taken to a local
hospital today suffering from an af-
lection of the kidneys. The governor
became i'll shortly after reaching his
office this morning. Drs. G. Fl. Sum
mer and w. l.. Biering of the state
board of health, and DR.. Oliver j. Pay
were summoned, and later they an
nounced the governors condition was
satisfactory.
Gov. Clarke returned from Gettys-
burg Thursday night. Physicians at
tending the governor who is suffering
from liver complaint in addition to the
other ailment mentioned tonight is
sued an encouraging bulletin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
EQUIPMENT UNCARED FOR.
War Department Gives Reasons for
Withdrawing Militia Support.

War Department officials SAID last
night the reason for Withdrawing Ted
eral support from the Arkansas nliJa
was due 10 unsatisfactory conditions
that have prevailed ia that state lot
some time.
Fouipment loaned IN the department
has been lost and much remains mac
counted for while the remainder - I'M
cared for The failure u the state leg
islature 70 make an appropriation itiso
was considered the officials declare