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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12
EXPERTS talk ON
FIRE PREVENTION
IN ROCK ISLAND
Members Of State Organization
Visit the City and Address
Club.
INSPECT MANY BUILDINGS
Six Hundred Structures Investigated
and 81 Are Found Defective
10 Report.

Nearly 100 business men OF Rock
Island gathered at the Rock Island
club last evening, where a meeting
was held, the object of which Was to
instruct the property owners of the
city in methods, which il obeyed, will
reduce the annual fire loss to one-half
OF its present amount The party
that visited Rock Island and Moline
yesterday consists of 40 men, all of
whom are expert inspectors.
President IL. A. Clevenstine of the
Rock Island Business Mems associa-
ton called the meeting TO order and
introduced w. +. Van Deventer presi-
dent of the Illinois Fire Prevention
society. Mr.. Van Deventer plugged at
once into the results Of the findings
of the day and the members of the
association were startled when he
stated that in the city of Rock Island
at the present time there are 81
places where disastrous fire might &C.
cur that would cause a loss of sew
eral thousand dollars. The commission,
in its journey over the city yester-
day, inspected 3O6 buildings, "a Of
which were found TO be defective. In
Moline the inspectors reported 294
buildings inspected and 81 defective
ones. In the two cities there were
600 buildings inspected and 81 defec-
tlves ones were found Mr. Van De-
venter stated that the findings in Rock
Island we're pleasing to the commits
OF In oil
merchants allowed the inspectors to go
through their buildings and after the
inspection promised to join forces with
the state association in preventing the
ocCurrance OF disastrous fires. He
added that fires are a drain on the
national resourCesaOf the country and
that fire insurance rates are 10 times
as high in Rock Island as they are
in Berlin, Germany, owing to the fact
that the people OF the United States
take little or no precaution against
the occurrence Of disastrous fires.
GALEsDURG Is CAREFUL.
Mr.. Van Deventer Asurprised the
merchants by stating that Galesburg
enjoys the smallest fire loss of any
other city in the state. In that city
the members OF the fire department
have been appointed inspectors and
during the year every building must
undergo an inspection and the owners
abide with the advices of the inspec
tors. The fire department of Gales
burg is divided into three classes o.
inspectors. viz, chimney inspectors
heating and lighting inspectors anC
electric wiring inspectors. After the
members Of the fire department hav,
concluded their work the owners o
the buildings are notified and unless
they make the improvements suggest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12
Home Treatment for
Sallow, Wrinkled Skin

A. c. + asks What should do for
my sallow complexion, and how can l
get rid OF my wrinkiesf"
Sallcwness is best removed by remov-
Ing the skin itself. This Is effectUaiIv
accomplished by the use or Ordinary
mercoltzed wax, which causes the Of
iensive outer skin gradually 10 peel on
IN fine particles scarcely noticeable 10
the naked eye. Within a week or so
you Will have an enNiable complexion
the new skin exhibiting a healthfuL
youthful tint incomparab with artif-
cial colorinE. Get an ounce Of this wax
at your drug store, apply At night like
cold cream. only don't rub II In. Wash
IL on in the morning with warm water.
For your wrinkles try solution 4
powdered saxolite one ounce. dissolved
in q half pint witch hazel Battle your
face In this every morning for q while.
Tht result VIII surprise ycU.-Beauty 5
Mirror.-lAdY.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12

the city again they would find con
ditions perfect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12

ed by the inspectors they are liable
TO a fine.
Every city in the state" said MR.
Van Deventer, spends thousands of
dollars annually for fire protection, but
nothing for fire prevention. 1t is our
work to interest the people in fire
prevention thus saving the nation at
large an enormous amount o. money
that is annually consumed by flames"
STATE OFFICIAL HEARD.
Acting State Fire Marshal Frank
Morgaredge of Springfield was the
next speaker and in his talk he cited
several instances where "firebugs" had
been trapped through the efforts of
the state. He stated that since the
beginning of the world, fire had been
a scourge and in his early school days
he had been taught that the twin ele-
ments of destruction, fire and water,
went hand in hand. Since he had
made many years study of fires he
now believed that fire surpassed water
as a destructive element. In the
bhANth oNdlES Tie lIlt equipment SUI
passes that of any foreign nation, but
still the annual loss continues TO grow.
In Illinois last year the total loss
wrought by fire was $12,0OO,000. This
loss should have been cut TO 1925, 900
in the opinion of the state fire marshal
Associated with the great loss 70
property through fires there is also an
/ annal1inu InGg Of to 20
/ the thousands who are injured each
year. In Illinois alone last yer 300
persons lost their lives while thou
sands were crippled and disfigureC
for life in making escapes from burn
ing buildings, where they we're unfor
tunately trapped. Gasoline and kero
sene are chief causes of ,blazes il
which tie loss of life is evident Par
Tor matches that can be lighted al
any time and place were also censureC
by the marshal, who stated that
movement is pending at the present
time to take legislative measure.
against them.
THREE DEPARTMENTS.
Mr.. Morgaredge stated tina. ther,
are three departments in state work
There IS maintained a department o
inspection. one of publicity and edu
cation and another of investigation
The first department makes q tour O
the state reporting various building
that are defective. The second pre-
~pares and distributes literature rela
tive to the prevention of fires Will
the third department is at work con
stantly tracing the causes of inceI
diary blaVes OF which there have bee
thousands in the state during the las
, year. Thirty-four men were convicte
and sent TO the state penitentiary las
year through the efforts of the depart
! ment of investigation, and thus ia
/, there have been is convictions thi
year. II is the purpose of the stat
: 20 place all men behind the bars Ell
gagged in the dastardly work of settin
fire to buildings causing an enormou
: loss to life and property. The depar
: ment was organized in July, 1911, an
2 since then practically the entire stat
has been covered by the inspectors.
} LOCAL FACTS.
: Chief Newberry OF the Rock Islam
1 fire department was called upon an
spoke briefly of the existing condition
in Rock Island today. He stated tn;
} during the last fiscal year the depar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12
might have more personal attention.

might have more personal attention.
1t is hoped that all voters who have
the interest and education of their
children at heart turn out and vote in
favor of these bonds, so that the direc-
tors may go ahead and build school
house that will be a credit to the
community The present building is
in such condition that it is liable to
be condemned at any time.
They have not decided on any defn-
working on plans and expect to an
nounce their decision in a few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12

AS you bake your bread and pies
does it ever occur to you where
all that flour comes from-and
how it comes.
Think first of a waving wheat
field in the yellow fall time, of
the whirr of the reaper, the
sultry heat of the Autumn sun
and the frenzied work of the
harvesters to gather the grain
at its best; trace it through the
hands of the white coated mill
ers, through the big sweet clean
warehouses, till it finally comes
from this store-a clean whole
some product of nature. That
is flour-Winged Horse -four.
The -four we sell you is all that nature
made it-properly milled. 1t is the
best-makes that sweet, sound bread
and light flaky pastry you see SO much
in neighbors' houses. A sample sack
will make you a constant user-send
or phone for one today.
Winged Horse Eaco Flour.
40 pound sack ........ S1.4O
Winged Horse Eaco Flour,
24E pound sack ........... Tic
Amana Graham Flour.
10 pound SACK Tor .......... 35C
Amana Cornmeal. white or yellow.
10 pound sack for .......... 25C
Gluten Flour. for diabetes. constipa-
ton. pound cartons for ..... Soc
Medicated Wheat Bran for making
brand bread OF cookies,
3 pound sack for ........ soc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12
GENERAL RIsCUssION.

the city again they would find con-
ditions perfect.
GENERAL RISCUsSION.
A general discussion was wage3 in
which a number of local men ques.
toned the experts in regard to the
rate of insurance which is asked for
the new manual arts building. The
board after building fire proof struc
ture applied for insurance and it was
found that a higher rate was asked
than was paid on the high school
building, directly acrosc the street
which is by no means fire proof. The
inspectors explained that the manua
arts building is In reality small man
ufaoturing plant and on accoun. OF
the numerous hazards the rate Is
high.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12

$4,000 from the Third National bank
of which he was paying teller, and
was sentenced to five years in the
federal prison at Leavenwo-th, Kan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12

ST. Louis, Mo.-HarTy c. Beseler
pleaded guilty to embe=5lement OF
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

A
We have believed all the while
that the cotton manufacturers
became unduly alarmed when
Leader Underwood presented the
tariff revision bill to the House
several weeks ago. The demo-
cratic leaders declared right in
the beginning of the campaign
last year that no inquiry to legiti-
mate business would follow the
election of a democratic presi-
dent and a Congress in sympathy
with his policies. But the mill
men want to "be let a~lone,'' of
course and some of them are pre-
dieting dire calamity to their in
dustry if the Senate passes the
House bill. But General Julian
S. Carr Of Durham whose family
has more than 100000 invested
in cotton manufacturing, says he
does not fear the result. And
other manufacturers may as well
take a similar view of the proba-
bic outcome of the controversy.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

President Wilson's Republican
commissioner of labor, DR.: Chas;;
P. Neil, recently appointed, has
rendered his resignation to take a
losition with the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company in the
conduct of its labor department.
DR.. NELL is an able man and pos
SEES many admirable qualities. But
he is a Republican and has "done
the handsome by Voluntarily re
firing from Office under a Demo
cratic administration. It is to
be hoped that the President NAV
find a capable man for the place
N the ranks of his own party.
There are hundreds of them and
the task need not prove a difficult
one at all.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

The Bull Moose and Republi-
cans are standing mighty close to.
gether in this tariff fight. But fol-
the manageable temper Of Col
Roosevelt, there would not have
been a progressive party any way
Certain it is that the party of Mr.,
Roosevelt has no excuse for ex-
listing, since it stands with the Re
rublicans for special privilege,
Should have died aborning.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

The city of Wilsip, N. c., re
Gently paid distinguished honor to
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels, who spent his boyhood
days and began his newspaper ca
reer there. There was a public
meeting at the court house, fol
lowed with a reception and ban
quet. The whole town was in
gala attire, and no effort was with
held that the hospitable people
of Wilson could contribute to the
interest and pleasure of the occas-
ion. Mr., Daniels made appropriate
acknowledgement Of the apprecia-
ton he felt for the honors done
him and pleaded for the encour-
agement of young men and young
women whom he urged to live
clean ond useful lives. The spirit
which prompted the meeting was
beautiful and the success of it
most gratifying.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

The eyes of more than 10000
North Carolina Odd Fellows are
turned towards the thriving city
of Greensboro this week where
the Grand Lodge is in annual ses-
sion. Representatives Of the Re
bekah State Assembly is meeting
there, also, and the result of their
deliberations will be received with
the usual expectancy. The OBJ
jects and purposes for which Odd
Fellowship stands are beautiful to
contemplate and that benefcent
order is accomplishing a vast a.
mount of service, for the uplift
of the race in North Carolina.
Strength to its arm.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22
MORE EFFICIENCY IN
MISSION WORK.

Modern Business Methods Advocated
Before Southern Baptist Women
appointment of Commissions to
Study Out Plans Urged by Miss Fan
ME Heck, President Missionary I'm
ion.
st. Louis, May 1.-THE, convention
OF the Woman's Missionary Union,
auxiliary of the Southern Baptist
Convention, was held here this week.
The president, Miss Fannie Heck,
of Raleigh, N. c., urged application
of modern efficiency methods to mis-
sionary work and proposed the ap-
pointment of three commissions to
study the question and report back
tO the union at it's next annual meet
ing.
Missionary efficiency is still nebul-
ous," Miss Heck asserted. From the
sum of u methods we should be
able to deduct a definite standard of
missionary efficiency. An important
step in reaching a universal stand
ard is to abandon, once for all, the
belief that our circumstances are Pc
culiar. Organizations in the same
line of business have the same stand
ard of effort and result, and the n
that does not reach it fails in bust
ness. In so homogeneous a territory
as ours, a method notably successful
in n State will be found, with are
exceptions, successful in another.
I'm placing before the individual
society a uniform standard, we have
gone far towards s~tandardizing their
work. However, we have given few
authoritative corrections for it's at
tainment. In the methods of the So
ciety in town and country there must
be a difference, but the problems of
towns and country places from one
end of the territory to the other are
the same. Hundreds of our best, most
Thoughtful and ~consecrated women
are giving uncounted time to solving
them. How shall all profit by the
failures and successes of all? How
shall the lonely worked be enriched
by the counsels of hundreds?
"I have made no secret of my hope
that putting Our Mission Fields on a
self-supporting basis as a quarterly
was a step toward making it speedily
a monthly. l would suggest a union
monthly magazine as our clearing
hOh0O VI hAAO0AOAoAy 44OI4OOS' LUZ
helpful as this would be in stand
ardizing our efficiency, its directness
of purpose would be increased by
carrying out a recommendation which
l desire to make for the present year.
this is that you appoint or authorize
to be appointed three commissions on
efficiency, which shall submit their
printed reports to you at your next
annual session; these commissions to
be known as the commission on or
gained efficiency, the commission on
the efficiency of the Urban Society
and the commission on the efficiency
of the rural society,"
"The duties of these commissions
will be no %sinecure. They will be
charged with gathering material for
our whole organization in the differ
ent branches indicated; sitting out
the immoral; studying other organi-
cations of a character similar to our
own: contrasting, criticising, approx
ing and from the mass of facts
bring to us some definite co~nslusions
and recommendations"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

1t looks like Watts for collector
of this Internal Revenue district.
The application Of the Iredell man
was formally presented to the
President and Secretary of the
Treasury recently by a strong de-
legation of prominent North Car
olinians headed by Senator Sim
mons and Governor Craig. Others
in the party were ex-Lieutenant
Governor Newland, Corporation
Commissioner Travis, J.W. Bailey
and James HI. Pou, of Raleigh, and
r. W. Mclean, Of L%umberton. all
original Wilson men. The
party was accorded a respectful
hearing and the President
expressed himself as being seri-
ously impressed with the present
ments made in the interest of Mr..
Watts.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

But for the presence of Senator
Simmons and Leader Underwood
in this fight for tariff revision the
old Democratic ship would be
without a rudder, sailing on the
sea of uncertainty. Under their
guidance she will be safely anchor
ed in the port of refuge.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

The progressive county of Nc
Dowell is falling into line in the
crusade against bad roads. Last
week three of the largest town
ships in the county voted $4,000
for permanent road Improvement.
This is the best investment any
county can make in this day of
highway construction.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

If the Republicans hope to re-
gain control of the government
through differences between Dem
ocrats upon the question of tariff
revision they are doomed to disap-
pointment House Democrats
kept faith and the senators are
going to do likewise. Three or
four protectionists in the Senate
who call themselves Democrats,
are opposing the Underwood bill,
but Senator Simmons, the Demo
cratic leader, feels reasonably
sure of putting the measure
through practically as it came
from the House. Progressives
and Republicans are united in OPP
position to it and, >with a bare De-
mocratic majority, the final vote
will be uncomfortably close.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

Senate Republicans have been
strenuously fighting the confirm
alton of W. j. Harris, a Georgia
Democrat as director of the cen
sus, to succeed A. Dana Durand,
the Republican incumbent. They
did not object to Or. Charles P.
Neil for labor commissioner when
the President sent in his nomin-
alton some weeks ago. DR.. Neil is
q Republican. That's the differ
ence.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22
TO REORGANIZE REPUBLI
CAN PARTY.

- IL" ASGPOOAASoA 4CdAC10 LIZ
making an effort to reunite, eor
ganize and rejuvinate the old par
ty Of special privilege. They urge
all factions of the party to unite
and stand together against their
old enemy, the Democracy, who
walked away with the honors last
November. It is proposed to reduce
the number Of representatives
from the Southern states in the
National Republican convention,
SO that states which elect Demo-
cratic electors may have little
voice In naming Republican can
didates for the presidency. A
sweeping revision Of the Rupbli-
can plan of organization is pro-
posed, in the hope of bringing
warning factions together. A
conference Of progressive RepubIi-
cans was held in Chicago recently,
but it met with little encourage
ment from the congressional lead
r of the regulars who supported
President Taft last year. They
spurned the invitation to mix up
with an aggregation that contPi-
buted to the destruction of the
Republican party at a time when
their cooperation might have kept
1t In tact.
The position Of the REGULARS
is bitterly resented by the progress
siyes, who declare open hostility
to the harmonizing plans of Chair
man Hilles. The latter has called
a Reorganization conference to
be held on the "a under the aus
pieces of Taft supporters, but there
is little evidence that harmony will
be handed out in very protentious
proportions. The prevailing sent
iment amongst progressives is ex-
pressed by Senator Sherman, of IL
linOis, On his departure for Wash
1ngtOn last week. When asked if
he would attend the regular Repu-
blicap harmony affair he said:
81 certainly will not volunteer my
presence at any gathering conducted
by the gang which threw me from the
platform at the Chicago convention
last year. If l attend Hills meeting
it will be upon invitation. Also, any
such invitation must show what is
expected of me. I owe nothing what
ever to Hilles."
There is another progressive ,ele-
Z mt which, it is said, has the sup
4 TT Of Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt, that will ignore both confer
i. ences. The leader Of this band is
Victor Murdoch, of Kansas. Some
of his aides are Poindexter, of
Washington, Bristow, of Kansas,
and Norris, Of Nebraska, who have
determined to adhere to their in
dependent third party attitude.
In the meantime, Democratic
Senators and Representatives are
going right along redeeming their
pledges to the people, backed by
a President who stands squarely
upon the platform of his party
for a genuine revision Of the tariff
TO a revenue basis. The people of
the country voted for tariff reform
last year and the representatives
they sent to Washington have TAX
en- them at their word
-
The progressive county of Nc
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-22

A committee Of the National
Democratic Fair Play Association
ought to wait on the President and
request him to desist from appoint
ing Republicans to high positions
In the public service.