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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
STUFF PUTS FOOT
ON The BAR RAIL
West End Woman Braces Up to
Mahogany and Drinks With
Mer-Proprietor Fined.

With an all consuming thirst and
but three fingers of whisky in the
house, Mrs. Josie Riley alas From
mel, residing on Seventh street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues, yes
terday decided to hit the life saving
station. and entering the Leo Schuy
vens saloon, Eighth street and Fifth
avenue, proceeded TO step up to the
bar and put her foot on the brass rail
with the boys. There she fingered
for several hours, consuming scuttlc
after scuttle of suds. When her sup
ply OF pin money was exhausted, Josie
began q wholesale mocching cam
paign. and every live one that entered
the place was solicited for drink.
Some time later Josie was walking
around a fence in the sa-oon back
yard, so drunk that she was unable to
navigate. She was taken TO the police
station, where she was fined the costs
in her case this morning Schuy-
vens, the proprietor, was arrested on
complaint of Mayor Schriver, and was
fined $50 and costs on a disorderly
conduct charge. He plead guilty.
The mayor denounced Schuyvens in
no uncertain terms, and informed him
that repetition of the offense would
mean the revocation Of his license
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
SCHOOL BOARDON
AN INSPECTION
School Buildings of City Visited
and Found in Excellent
Condition.

Members of the board of education
accompanied b. superintendent of
Schools H. B. Hayden and A. j. Hill,
manual training instructor, started
their annual inspection of the public
school buildings of Rock Island yester-
day. The findings of the board were
pleasing. In every instance the build
ings visited were found to be in first
class repair and, with q few minor
changes, which will be made during
midsummer. the schools can be plac-
ed in perfect condition
Yesterday the Loard visited the high
-hool,s Eugene Field, Horace Mann,
Longfellow, Irving, Grant and Haw-
thorne schools and the remaining four
will be visited this week. Superin-
tendent Hayden ctated this morning
that it would only take a small sum
of money to make the needed repairs.
A few things needed sucl. as curtains,
transom rods, window glass, ETC., are
inexpensive and in cases where extern
sive repairs are to be made Mr.. Hill
will superintend the work. as the
board has engaged his services for the
summer
. WoTkmen are busy at present in,
stalling new lockers at the high school
which. when finished, will furnish am
pie places for the students to place
their belongings during school hours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11

positions with this concern. Prior to
connecting with the Gately company,
Mr.. Thoorsell has had many years
mercantile experience with other con-
Germs. He will move his family here
shortly.
Since coming to Rock Island, Mr..
Thoorsell has been more than busy in
rearranging and restocking the Gately
store New shipments of furniture,
clothing, millinery, etc, are arriving
constantly, and large as the stock has
been in the past, a, more comprehen.
siye line will be carried from now on.
Mr.. Thoorsell is a young and ener'
getic business man. He is of Swedish
birth and speaks the Scandinavian
language fiuently. He will be glad to
see all old GateIy customers, as we'll
as strangers to the store, and will
cheerfully show the stock, quote prices
and tell about the Gately easy pay
ment plan Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11

count of Mr.. Kenworthy's present res
idence being outside the school dis
matter, the resignation was accepted.
BILLS FOR MONTH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11

dard at No. .. Capt. H. p Whitney at
No. 8, and Devereux M:lburE at back,
YVES superb.
The challenging .eam, consisting of
Capt L. St George Cheape at No l,
Capt A Noel Edwards at No. ,. Capt.
r. G. Ritson at No. and Capt. Vivian
Lockett at back. appeared unable to
work consistently, due in all probable
ity to the close covering" of the
Americans.
At the start it was seen that the
odds of TO on the English were not
warranted. for the big four" carried
the play into the English end of the
field and kept the cavalry officers so
busy defending their goal that often.
sive tactics on TIE part of the chal
lengers we're temporarily out of the
question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
DENTAL SOCIETY
TO MEET june II
Rock Islanders to Be Prominent
at Monthly Gathering
in Geneseo.

Rock Island dental experts will be
prominent factors at the June meet
ing of the Rock Island County Dental
society. which is TO be held "a; Gene
SEQ. ILL.,, June II. Doctors R. NJ.
Pearce, c. w. Mueller. E. P. Amas.
Charles Long and b. II. Sherrard, are
scheduled for talks.
The dentists will convene at $50
p. m. and again in the evening, a ban
quet to be served at the Geneseo
house at $50 p. m.
The program follows:
Pyorrhea Treatment - DR.. r. NJ.
Pearce, Rock Island.
Preparation OF Sensitive Cavities
Under Nitrous Oxid and Oxygene-
DR.. G. l.. Wood. Geneseo.
SomnCform Analgesia-Dr. c. w
Mueller. Rock Island.
DeTrey's Synthetic Filling-Dr. F.
Graf.und. Moline
Cast Gold Inlay-Dr. K. w. King,
Geneseo.
Paraffin Compound-Dr. NJ. NJ. Ever
EFT, Atkinson.
Table Clinic, Using Alexander's
Platte Gold in a Gold Inlay. Employ,
ing DR. Prices Metbod-Dr. p. A. Hell,
mer. Kewanee.
Table Clinic-Dr. f. P. Ames, Rock
! Is and.
/ Synthetic Porcelain Filling-Dr. H.
! c. McMullen.
Banquet at Geneseo house, followed
| by papers.
! Pyorrhea Vaxine - DR.. Charles
/ Long, Rock Island.
Root Canal Fflling-Dr. B. H. Sher
I -ard, Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
ENGLISH TEAM IN
A POOR SHOWING

London, June 11.-While admitting
the pace OF the American polo team is
too much for the British team, at
Meadow Brook, L. l., yesterday, even
ing papers today expressed themselves
as not altogether discouraged with
the result Of the first match.
The Westminster Gazette said:
We still hope. but can no longer en-
terrain great confidence that the big
effort of England viii restore the cup
this time"
Viewed by special correspondents OF
London papers. who cabled long re-
ports, the challengers' work received
considerable criticism.
The Daily Telegraph's correspond
ent cabled: The majority of the
American goals are the result of err
rors, combined with the more aggres-
siye tactics of the Meadow Brook
team. When the English carried the
ball to the American goal, poor stick
work invariably spoiled good drib-
bling"
The Daily Malls correspondent
said: 'Englishmen will be amazed to
learn that at the outset the American
ponies were speedier than the English,
for it had been confidently asserted a
better collection of mounts than the
English team had never been brought
together The Americans are par
ticularly adept in riding their oppon,
ents off,
New York. June 11.-Outriding and
outplaying the English polo challeng-
ers. the American cup defending team
yesterday won the opening game of
the sixth international match by a
score of 515 to 8.
A better idea of the actual difference
in the playing ability CT the two teams
is shown by the gross score, which
was to 3, in favor of the defending
four
Much to the surprise OF the specta
tors and polo experts the English
players did not show the Wanted team
play which had been credited to them
before the game. Neither did theiI
ponies outclass the Amer IA mounts
In fact, the reverse va, quite the case
and in almost every run down field
the American players either held theil
own or outrode their competitors il
| TIL race for the ball.
The combination work of the Amer
| lean four with Larry Waterbury at No
! /, J. NJ. Waterbury, Jr., and l.. L. Stod
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
NINETEEN Will
Be GRADUATED
Commencement Exercises of
South Rock Island Schools
Tomorrow Evening.

Tomorrow evening the annual COM
mencement OF the South Rock Island
public schools will be held at the
Aiken street chapel. This will be
the seventh yearly exercises of tlat
community and an interesting pro-
gram is to be given beginning at
o'clock
County Superintendent S. j. Fergu-
son is to make an address to the class
and Oloff Atkinson will present the
diplomas The program is as follows:
Selection ... Bleuer's orchestra
Song-"Once Again We Greet You
All ........ B. Simplician
Class
Invocation 800. Rev T. f. Newland
Salutatory -. Myrtle Adeline JenS
Declamation-"We Build the Ladder
by Which We Rise" ....
$50. Henrietta Dorothy Breecher
Piano solo-"Parting" Gustav LANCE
Elsie Marie McBurney.
Declamation-"Th Voice of the
Flag" 100. Edward Lee Siemon
Song-"The Daffodils" -. E. Hermes
Glass Poem -. Alice Blanch Chandler
Selection ...... Bleuer's orchestra
Declamation-"Th Chinese Declare
ton of Independence" ..........
....... Edward Francis Burton
Trio-"The Distant Chimes" S. Glover
Helen Marie Edwards, Charlotte
Elizabeth Bauman, Elsie Marie
McBurney
ValedictOry poem .........
......... Dorothy Elizabeth Gang
Presentation of diplomas ... .
Oloff Atkinson
Address .. S J. Ferguson
SOng-"WelcOme to the May" FIR. Abt
Glass.
Selection $500. Bleuer's orchestra
The class roll is as focows:
Julia McGinity, teacher; Edna Grace
Dierolf, Edward Carl Dasso. Helen
Marie Edwards, Charlotte Elizabeth
Bauman, Lille Claudina Henrietta
Bendt, Lee Nelson, Henry Block, Alice
Blanch Chandler Walter Henry FitG,
patrick, Elsie Marie McBurney, Myr-
tie Adeline Jens. Edward Lee Siemon,
Dorothy Elizabeth Fang, Marie Sophie
Behn, Frank Nealy Fitzpatrick, Ed.
ward Francis Burton. Alice Walton,
I Lola Susan Hill, Henrietta Dorothy
Breecher
/ Glass motto-'No Victory Without
/ Labor
Glass colors-Cerise and turquoise
Class fiower-The daffodil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
Enrolment

During the month there were ] ,S06
pupils neither absent nor tardy
The total enrolment, 4.1l9. shows a
noteworthy increase in the school en-
Tollment during the year The enroll.
meut al the corresponding date in
1912 was 1925, an increase OF 1874
Mr. Hayden also filed a report show.
ing the attendance q IA nonresident
pupils in the graded schools and "a
In the high school As shown by re
ceipts filed by pupils. the tuition paid
by these pupils amounts to $l.4S1.51.
Principal Burton made a report for
the second semester Of rental and
sales Of text books in the high school
amounting to SS3795. Mr.. Harms filed
2 report showing the receipts of
S303.75 for lumber and other manual
training supplies used by pupils for
furniture made for their own use.
PETITION DENIED.
The petition from citizens OF South
Rock Island. asking for annexation 10
the Rock Island school district refer.
red over from preceding meeting.
was taken up and the board decided
not to grant the petition.
The resignation of : r. Kenworthy
as member OF the board of educa.
ton. presented at the last meeting OF
the board, was taken mp and, on &C,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
For Women.

Two big attractions that invite your
attention and appeal to your purses.
About 900 pairs of broken lines of
women's oxfords and pumps, compris-
ing patents, tan, yici and dull stocks,
all turns and Welts, representing the
best lines in the country. All $500,
$3.50 and $3.50 the original prices,
widths AA and A. choice 79c.
Ard all broken lines of ladies lace
oXfords at unheard of prices-cOm-
prising all patents, dulis and kid stocks
all welt soles, from the best max
ers; s1.9S for our $3.50 and $500
grades; SPAS for our $3.50 grades;
S2S9 for our $500 and $3.50 grades
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
Roam ponrs on the staes.

In real life room doors always open
In toward TIE room itself. Or the
stage. however. room doors, as rule,
open outward. or away from the room.
Exits are one Of the most difficult parts
of the actors art. and If he or she had
TO tumble with the handle. pull the
door toward then. step round IL and
pass through they would probably
make a clumsy dodge Of II. That is
why. as n rule. doors are constructed
- zen outward ~ push
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
THE FIRST WINDOW.
What Is Supposed to Have Happenes
After IT Was Made.

A window is all aperture in an other
wise unb-oken wall. II, the said aper.
ture. was invented for III least two rea
sons-one 10 provide air anc the other
to enable the light 10 penetrate the
cell. thus saving candles. Goa. oil. gas
or electricity. as the case and commu-
nifty and time may be.
No hotel proprietor ever Invented the
window. No record existssof the age
or origin Of the window. but common
sense teaches us that some cave man
started the custom OF windowing hab
itations by poking hole through the
clay wall OF his residence and finding
tie resultant light and air good TO see
and to feel.
Wherenpon Mrs cavedweller shifted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11

and fastened the
branch OF n fig tree over the newly in
vented window in such a way as to
keep out as much light as possible.
Whats that?" inquired the head OF
the cave.
That's a curtain" was the not I'M
certain answer.-Pearson's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
STIRRING NEWS FROM
M. & K. SHOE STORE
Entire Stock of Mems Oxfords in d
Sale Without Counter
part.
THE BIG SHOE SALE
1900 Pairs of Women's Oxfords and
Pumps That Prove Mighty
q interesting.

Coming as it does right how when
everybody needs new footwear, the
NJ. & X. shoe sale will be a most well
come event. To put the facts straight
before you-every pair of mems OK
fords included in this sale-oyer 5000
pairs of mems oxfords go on sale at
savings without compariSon-the styles
are the very latest and include all the
latest feathers. For instance at $3.50
you can take your pick of all NJ. &,
X fine "a and $3.50 oxfords for men
choose from tan and black feathers,
any pair of NJ. & X. mems 81 and $3.50
oxfords at $3.50.
Also all of NJ. G X mems tans and
black oXfords, weited soles regular
$3.50 styles on sale at $3.50. Another
great offer of all NJ. & X. mems tan
and black oXfords, low button and
lace styles-weIted soles, put up for
service and styIes-M. & K. regular
$500 values, take your pick at $2.4S.
You certainly will come to the NJ. &
X. for your summer shoes when you
can pick from the largest stock, the
finest footwear at the greatest savings.
In addition to the offerings mentioned,
you can have your choice of all our
Florsheim oXfoTds in tans and blacks,
regular So values at S3.95-and all
/ Commonwealth oxfords for men-tan
and black, all styles in $3.50 and So
values at 1855.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11
ACCOUNTING FOR
SCHOOLS TALKED
Beard Of Education Hears Prop
osition From Peoria Concern
to Install System.
TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
Resignation Of S. r. Kenworthy as a
Member Is Accepted at His
Request.

The regular meeting of the board Of
education was held last evening with
al members present excepting S. r.
Kenworthy. \ representative of the
Pratt Auditing company of Peoria pre-
sented plan for keeping a system Of
schools accounts so as to classify all
expenditures and showing the cost Of
maintaining each of the schools. The
plan has been installed in the school
or municipal Offices Of Peoria, Canton
and other Illinois cities and this same
firm has audited the municipal &C
counts Of Moline and revised the sys-
TEN Of accounting His proposal
you'd cover the planning Of new sys-
ten OF accounts, the supervising of the
records for the year and the making
up Of the annual report a year from
this time. The proposition was taken
ulder Amusement b. the board
Mr.. Martin. representing the firm of
Lewis & Kitchen, and 5. r. Lewis OF
the same firm, were present and made
report OF the recent tests Of the cen.
trail heating plant, showing the amount
OF coal consumed in the two days
tests the amount Of water eyaporated
and discussed az length the details OF
the reports Of the tests The mater
was lef; in the hands OF the board for
further consideration.
The First Swedish Lutheran church
was granted the privilege of using a
room in the Washington school foI
two months for parochial school pur
poses.
NEW JANITOR NAMED.
Or PCarCe OF the committee on JAM
tors reported the appointment of Phil
Up Brockman as janitor of the Horace
Mann school TO succeed John r. Cow
den, whose resignation was received
az the last meeting. Mr.. Brockman en-
tered upon his new duties on June !.
superintendent Hayden filed his
statistical report as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-11

Boston-That he was denied credit
at the Chaplin National bank of Spring
field because he was a competitor Of
the United Shoe Machinery company
was asserted by Richard A. Long, head
of the r. A. Long Machinery COM
pany, at the dissolution proceedings
brought against the United by the
government.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-10

than regular railroad fare This tun-
mel is the property Of the people of
the world. 1t is destined to be the
popular pathway of communication
between the two great halves of the
earth. When we begin regular oper-
at10ns next week, we will be able to
handle 10000 persons daily. As the
necessity becomes apparent. side gall
leries will be constructed and we will
be able to transport more than double
that number in each direction inside
of "a hours"
The entire world awoke in a state
or pieasurable excitement on the
morning OF the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary. The first train was to start at
midnight that night and arrive in
London by midnight the following
night, with Allan in charge Tunnel
City was decked out in bunting and
was gay with soldiers and visitors.
All of the big hotels and restaurants
announced that the progress of the
trial train would be recorded by bull
letin and tele-cinematograph- new
process by which moving picture
could be reproduced at any distance
and in any number of places as the
actualsview was taken The company
which had the concession planned to
show the start, the crowds and the
scenes at the Tunnel City terminal,
the arrival and departure at Bermuda,
and go on.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-10
Nll3 3azsa5T7
Continued from saturday.

But the fact OF the increased tenn
perature was indisputable. and many
men OF science held that while all
signs failed the axis of the tunnel
was undoubtedly skirting subma-
rine volcano. These were in minor
ity, however, and OMalley. at the end
of four weeks. called for volunteers
at $40 an hour to continue the bor-
ing until the absence of danger had
been definitely established.
In a week O'Malley collapsed and
was grought out unconscious. Inside
"a hours he was back again. The
torture was unbelievable; but in a
month they had demonstrated that
there was no increase of temperature,
and when the thermometer showed a
falling off of a degree the men re-
turned to work under increased pay.
They worked now in two hour shifts
at $6 an hour.
They worked entirely nude and in
their resting periods they were scien-
tifically tended by doctors and nurses.
On the twenty-fourth anniversary OF
the taking out of the first dirt the
calculation shows that 27M miles
separated the ends of the two borings.
Allan announced that on the twenty
fifth anniversary he would pilot the
first regular passenger train through
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-10
Greatest Story OF DGs Kind
Since Jules Verne

On these he knew he could rely. and
now apparently these had played him
false. He assembled dozen of the
best mathematical experts and they
were unable to find any but minor
errors in calculation. The sum of
their finding was that the distance
was probably more than 1000 feet,
instead of a few hundred. but that
would not explain the action OF the
seismographs. which were adjusted
to register a much siighter shock
than one of the terrific tunnel blasts
up to 5000 feet.
THE BORINGs MISSED.
Then the newspapers got hold of it,
and the news was a worldwide SEN
sation. They pointed out that every
calculation above and below the sea
and in the minds OF the greatest of
mathematician Indicated that less
than a thousand feet separated the
borings. but the fact remained that
the borings seemed to have missed
each other.
There was no time to lose Already
the price of Tunnel securities on the
stock market was beginning to feel
the effect of the reports. Allan or
dered the heroic measure OF "strik-
Ing" for connection. Wainwright was
instructed to drive his boring as be-
fore. start right on the supposed line
from the Azores to Bermuda. while
O'Malley was ordered to drive side
galleries in all four directions. in the
hope of coming upon signs OF Vain
wright.
O'Malley plunged into II like new
man. Allan had never admired him
as much as now. The heat and the
strain were enough to kill bullock.
Men dropped at their work as II
smitten by plague. Every day or
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-10

| from Tunnel City to Allan City, Eng
land, on trial run.
The announcement made a tremen-
dous sensation. For a gerenation the
tunnel had been an incubus upon the
shoulders of the world There were
successful men of affairs who could
not remember the day it was begun.
1T had grown to be a sort of institu-
tion, something that was sure to be
forever. And now the master of it
all announced that the last rivet
would be struck within the year and
the tunnel would become an every
day fact. a common means of trans
portation.
Yet there seemed to be no doubt
of ii. Work had been stopped at
both ends by a concerted arrange
ment, and O'Malley and Wainwright,
handling the keys themselves. had
exchanged congratulations and With
stems under the ocean bed by wire
less.
The already terrific pace was in
creased Every man down to the low
est Iaborer was fired with the enthu-
siasm of certain triumph. Six
months OF murderous work followed
and the mathematicians declared that
only a few hundred feet of rock now
separated the borings. Then there
came an ominous series of tests and
conferences. O'Malley and VAIN
wright armed themselves with the
most delicate seismographs that
science had produced. They set their
watches until they coincided to the
second and made a series OF blasts,
first one and then the other. But
there was not a tremor from the SEN
sitive little needles.
For the first time since the work
began Allan was almost panic
stricken. From time to time every
thing haid failed him--but figures.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-10

ing rejoinder. Then he and OMalley
and O'Malley's two assistants stood
In breathless silence over the little
needles. To the very second almost
of the time set for the blast the needle
vibrated sharply.
Thank Godr' he exclaimed huskily.
Come on, O'Malley Take me back
in a hurry. l don't want the news
papers to lose any time In getting
this,'
1t was easy after that In another
two weeks the borings were so close
together that the seismographs regis
tered the vibrations OF Allan's power
full drills as they tore into the rock
barrier. A few weeks later the men
could hear each others blasts. hollow
and muffied. through the rock.
Allan came down at this word from
O'Malley and stayed by the great
driller. Wainwright claimed the
honor of making the final blast and
at IL o'clock one night Allan ordered
O'Malley to back his drill away. The
men were called out of the danger
zone and Wainwright attacked the
last thin wall of rock.
Four times they heard the roar of
the explosions and at the fifth piece
OF rock as big as a taxicab tumbled
through onto their side of the wall.
There was roar of cheers and a
flashing Of light and rush of air
through the opening. and then Vain
wright scrambled into the Jagged hole
bellowing:
Where's Mac?"
Allan made good.
Three days before the twenty fifth
anniversary day the last rivet was
hammered home. the tracks were
swept and garnished and the whole
tube polished from end to end for the
first spectacular run from continent
to continent.
There 1t stood, completed at last. No
longer a matter Of wonder and con-
lecture, hope and despair Sweat and
blood and gold had built 1t. Nine
thousand men and nearly fifteen bill
lions of dollars had been swallowed