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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
WIRE SPARKS

Washington-The "spoils' clause OF
the postoffice appropriation bill, which
takes assistant postmasters from the
protection of the civil service, and is
being opposed by both the president
and postmaster general, was defended
on the floor of the house by Repre-
sentative Fowler of Illinois, member
of the committee on postoffices and
post roads. He contended that each
postmaster should have full control
over his subordinates for the sake OF
efficiency.
Washington-Senato Kenyon in
troduced a bill prohibiting railroads
from leasing or acquiring any interest
in competing rail or water lines, but
ing lines when such acquisition would
improve service and reduce cost of
operations. Issues of securities would
be regulated by the interstate com
merce commission.
New York-The evidence which
the government has adduced in its
suit in equity against the American
sugar Refining company. which the
department OF justice Is seeking to
dissolve under the Sherman antitrust
law. has not shown that a monopoly
exists. says the company In a state
ment Issued TO stockholders. There
fore the company will fight.
Baltimore-With the engineer I'M
from a fractured skull, the
New York & ST. Louis express on
the Baltimore a Ohio railroad sped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

wlich the ball is being given is most
worthy one. the people OF the tri-cities
are lending every aid in making it
credit TO the promoters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
MISS HARrz FOR MISS LockEf1

Miss Maude Hartz, 531 Nineteenth
street. is entertaining this afternoon at
bridge to honor Miss Anna Lockett of
Chicago who is the guest of Miss
Marie Hulette in Moline. Miss Fran
ces Desaulniers of Moline will enter
tain at rhum this evening also to
honor Miss Lockett.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

held yesterday afternoon al the
church. The time was spent in work
ing for the church and a short bust
ness session was held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

The busiest and migntiest little
thing that ever was made is Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They do the work whenever you re-
quire their aid. These tablets change
weakness into strength, Iistlessness
into energy, gloominess into joyous
ness. Their action is so gentle one
don't realize they have taken a pur-
gative. Sold by all druggists
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

ing in Paris and elsewhere in Europe.
The picture shows one which leaves
the eyes free. In others the eyes are
covered by thin yelling. the nose
and mouth by one considerably
thicker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The young peoples branch of the
w. C. T. U. will meet Monday evening
in regular session with Miss Mabel
Smutz. 1924 Fourteenth and a hale
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Mrs. Phil Wagner, Mrs. r. H. Hoffman
and Miss Martha Kahlke in serving de-
licious refreshments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
lockwood MEN ENTERTAIN.

! The Mems club of the Edgewood
/ Baptist church will give a public en-.
tertainment at the church. Forty.
/ fourth street and Fifth avenue. Tues.
day evening, Jan. 20, at 1880 O'Clock.
Great efforts have been taken to make
this entertainment OF real merit and
The following program has been pre-
pared:
Welcome-By the president, Joseph
WILMER.
Piano Duet-Willie Shofer and WI.
ford Eitman.
Vocal Solo-Robert Stokes.
Reading-Robert Cowley.
Solo-Mrs. NJ. Horstkamp.
Address, THE House Am Building"
j. c. II. Read.
Solo-Mrs. NJ. Horstkamp.
MRS. oRERsTAILER HOSTESS.
Mrs. c. L. OberstaIler at her home.
1925 Twenty-fifth street. was the host
ess yesterday afternoon to members
and friends TO the number OF 40 of
the Ladies' Aid society of the United
Presbyterian church. The sewing of
carpet rags for the spring sale of rugs
was the afternoon diversion and all
tHJoEeu very PieaSdht time AFTER
some time devoted TO sewing a social
hour was passed and committee No. .
served refreshments.
BAPTIST LADIES' COFFEE PARTY.
The monthly coffee party OF the
Ladies' Aid society OF the First Bap-
list church was held yesterday at the
home OF Mrs. ii. w. Reed, $40 Fiji
teenth street. and Ga ladies attended
and enjoyed a pleasant time. The
ladies brought their fancy work and
busted themselves with that while they
visited. Mrs. heed was assisted by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

over the rails for a brief time without
controlling hand on the throttle.
President Willard and other officials
of the road were aboard. The fireman
stopped the train at Brunswick. 1t is
believed ]. H. Moxley, engineer, was
struck on the head by piece of ice
or rock falling from a cliff
Los Angeles-Forty-one New Eng
land heirs of Abel Stearns, who died
in the 7Os, were defeated in their
contest for the 100000 estate of
Mrs. Arcadia Baker, who was the
widow of Stearns when she married
r. s. Baker. Mrs. Baker died intes-
tate in 1912. Judge Rivers ruled that
at her second marriage Mrs. Baker
ceased to be the widow of Stearns
He sustained demurrer interposed
by the Baker heirs to the claims of
the Stearns heirs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

To obtain either pattern Illustrated all
out this coupon and enclose Is cents In
stamps OF coin. BE sure to state number
L OF pattern and size. measuring over the
fullest part of the bust. Address Pattern
\ Department. care of this paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
eRoApwAY THIMaIEREE

Forty members OF the Ladies' Aid
society of Broadway Presbyterian
church enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs.
G. l.. Schmidt, s23 Twentieth street,
yesterday when she was hostess at
the monthly thimble party. The after
noon was passed in an informal So
cial way and with fancy work and a
committee of whic. Mrs. r. c. Smed-
ley was chairman served lunch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

HAVE MONTHLY WORK MEETING.
meeting OF the Ladies' Aid society
of the First Methodist church was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
MIowINTER HARMONIC CONCERT

TIL Harmonic chorus of Davenport
has arranged for the mid-winter con-
cert to be held at Burtis opera house
Tuesday evening. Jan. 90. Arthur
Middleton. noted baritone will be the
soloist. Miss Louise st. John-Wester-
welt will direct the chorus and Miss
Efiie Johnson of this city will act as
accompanies. The work OF the chorus
is to be a special feature at this pro-
gram in addition to the numbers by
Mr.. Middleton who Is a favorite in
tri-city musical circles. The following
program will be presented:
Choruses-
'Beauteous Morn" ... German
THE Sleeping Priestess" -. Smith
Arm
lie Tambour Major" LeCaid) -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

This dress may be copied ~ III
10 with AS yards of S6-inen inas 100
In s12O we have an extremely y,
little tailored frock 1t is sultap's -
hard finish serge. ratlne or one = "a
popular plaid materials. AS iius N,,rss
old blue ratine was cleverly eo'A
with u softly colored plaid.
There is one-piece skirt VIZ .,sr
double tunic and an effective o.A
with vest, set-in sleeves ana
pointed revers.
To make this frock in size % -s.l
quires Az yards of S6-incn
Number s16S-sizes IA to Is
Number sl2O-sizes "a to AZ
All patterns Is cents
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-14

difficult to overcome, but Harvard
looms as an unsurmountable obsta-
Gle. The Crimson has reached the
top of its game and has been care
fully prepared for the final struggle.
Harvard will beat Brown today.
Princeton is definitely out of cham
pionship consideration. Yale has suf-
fered one defeat, but could wipe out
this blot with wins against its two
big rivals. Yale's fast attack is just
the style of play to beWilder the Ii
gers, who were slow and uncertain
in both offense and defense against
Harvard last Saturday:
Michigan has chance to break
even in it's intersectional clashes by
downing Cornell at Ann Arbor to-
day. Syracuse and Harvard each
defeated the Wolverines, and Penn
sylvania was soundly trounced. The
Harvard defeat was by no means a
disgrace, and by whipping Cornell
the Maize and Blue could claim a
successful season against the east.
Cornell has a big advantage in
backfeld weight over Michigan, but
Yost expects his attackers to be too
fast for the Big Red people. Cornell
has never defeated Michigan on Fer
ry Field. 49,, ..-... ... 49,.
Michigan Aggies, who Ieaped to
fame last year by downing Michigan,
defeated Penn State yesterday, 6 to
8. Pen State is one of the best of
the smaller eastern schools and has
beaten some of the bigger .elevens.
The victory is boost for western
stock.
Two local football championship s
will be settled today, Jne in the Chi
cago Football League and the other
in the suburban division. Engle-
wood and Wendell Phillips meet at
Stage Field this morning to decide
supremacy in the first class, and Oak
Park and University High will fight |
for highest honors among the COM
muters this afternoon on the same
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-14

and between pulled lips sputter that
his opponent couldn't hit hard
enough to break a pane of glass?
Ban johnson, president of the
American League, reminds us of that
prizefghter.
With peace plans between Feds
and organized baseball in disman-
tied condition, Ban is out with
statement this morning that the
Federal League ought to be dead
issue in baseball"
Ban follows this up with a proph-
ecy that the Federal will never start
another playing season. All of which
might be accepted by the fans if we
hadn't hard so many of Bans prog
nostications in the past. On at least
four occasions last summer and
spring he had the Federal ready to
explode, and even went so far as to
set the dates.
But Ban wasn't there on the Nine.
Thebes stuff, as the Feds went blithe-
ly along, played out their season and
continued to make faces at the pow
ers OF organized baseball.
Ban magnanimously says he will
make no objection if the National
wants to take in Weeghman and the
Wards. He says the only problem is
what to do with the players. During
the past season the majority of the
players were well able to take care
of themselves, thank you.
President Weeghman of the Chi
feds has made exactly the kind of
statement his past tactics have led
us to expect. He says he has a
chance to buy the Cubs, but will not
take up the offer unless provision is
made for every one of his associates
in the third league.
Absolutely nothing can be accom-
plished until the Federal League
meeting Nov. g. All dope handed
out in the meantime will be mere
idle dreams. The Feds will formu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24
EXPIRE THEATRE

Forhrea1yI old faShdoned dyed fYr the w00Emelodranas the sort that forces a Dig szafp tor rise in your throat and niakes your 'heart beat faster than us- ua1, the 1akeEt motion picture release From Ghes Gutter to the Footlhghts' 7 is rsecoutmended- It is one of the most sexcfffng and daring pictures ever shown on thetscFeen and it's first pres
 entHtfpn in Bridgeport will take place today and. .to-morrow when it will be seen at sKeeneY's Empire Theatre. Tn addition to this big feature, the us- ua1. show of ssdx' reels will be given and fhe5pEtces will remain the same.
 The story of an Italian girl pos
 eesBed 50f remazkalbIe singing voice who sis discovered, singing in the gut ter ais Ato1d ink this great picture play She is $tazzen in hand by a success ! full manager 70utf her Italian lover re- { fuses to let her go and she concocts a scheme whereby he is put in jaI1 and then later kt3Aed. The man who kills the z1o~erSfo for the4gfrl is also jailed but he escapes and expects that. slee is
 waiting for hfuas but she proves false
 to hiu1s too and is found in che arms of asFfch Count.
 Everyone with red blood in his
 veins AwIl1 liare Prom the Gutter, to
 the FOot11ghts'' and a. visit to the Elm pire w1H be more than worth the price of admission. The Sther feat ures for tthese two days ars also un-
 usually sts4rtlSug and interesting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24
PRINCE OF WALES
 ON 2Oth BIRTHDAY

You wouldn't expect much in the way of athletic prowess from a lad who had been handicapped by his pa- rents with the names of Edward AL bert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, and who carries the additional weight of a. string of titles a yard in length, including His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Duke of Corn wall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Ches- ter,s Baron of Renfrew, Earl of In- verness, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Lord of the Isles, Great Steward of Scotland, and many others. Now. would you? But in spite of the weight of names and titles and hereditary honors, the heir brate his tWentieth birthday to-day, is said to be quite 8 classy youth in ath- letic games. His father, King George w. is almost as enthusiastic over box ing as he is over collecting postage stamps, and he has attended to it that his son and heir be instructed in the manly art.'' The Prince has been permitted to attend an occasion boxing show at the National Sporting Club in LoSdon, and was keenly in terested in the work of the profession- aIs The future King of England is alleged to be s fast and clever box CT. although he secks, or at least has never displayed, 2 punch At OK ford the Prince is known as 'sPragger Wager and takes part in nearly all forms of athletics. He is said to be the star distance runner of Mag daIen-pronounced Maudlin-College, and one of the best in all Oxford. The Prince and his younger brother, Prince Albert, are enthusiastic polo ists. ''Pragger Wager is a feath- erweight, weighing around 12O pounds and too light for football, but he is very fond of the game and has played with the Magdalen freshmen in sew eral games. The Oxford trainers as- sert that the future monarch might aspire to championship honors as a distance runner. He is a good shot, plays a fair game of golf, and is an
 excellent cricketer.
 The Prince of Wales has been a sportsman for fifteen years, as he was only five when he was taught to ride a pony. On his seventh birthday King Edward gave him a bicycle Next he was taught to swim, and before he
 was twelve his education in boxing
 cricket and football was commenced. Before going to Oxford he served on the naval training ship Brittania at Dartmouth where he practically lived out of doors. That thorough sports man and patron of boxing. King Ed ward, was immensely fond of the lit tie Prince and the latter's first boxing lessons were taken under the Kings direction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24
6OOTR ANNIVERSARY OF GREAT SCOTTISH VICTORY BY
 BRUCE AT BANNOCKBURN

A Quietl humd typical Scotch village, with little to distinguish it from hundreds of similar rural com nnunfties, Is the Bannockburn of to- day. It is little and insignificant, and so. too, isI the treaLn from which it gains its name, the Bannock Burn, a, tiny aRluent of the Forth. Yet the name of Bs7nnockburn is written large in the history of Britain, for there, just six, centuries ago to-day, on June 2A. 4314, was fought one of the most Important and decisive battles in his tory. Robert Bruce, greatest of the of Scotland. was the hero of this memorabae conflict, in which the Scots. although outnumbered more than three to one, gave the Hngneh arnzy'a thorough drubbing-
 BobertsBruce was born in 1274, and wasA only seventeen when he entered zntoa a contest with John Balliol for xhe kScottxeh throne. Edward I, of England. ssLcngshaKlcs,'' acted ar l54tra4or and decided in favor of John A nkAla later, however, the English z1rona1ch, wishing to annex Scotland, 5esthromedi John. Bruce, as the Earl of CarrfcA. swore fealty to Edward, and GougEH on the English side against lWaIaa1e- In 1906 Bruce turned against the English and proclaimed hiulssl4 sl1ng of Scotland Twice de- Reated, he retired to an island, and was thought to be dead, but in 1907 he landed onsthe. .Carrick coast, defeat ed nhs Earl of Pembroke at Louden E9IlIu. and in successive years advanced Into 9England. laying waste the coun- kry-
 Ink1814 Edward IT. headed an ar my of 100000 men and marched ag4Rnst Bruce. To oppose the Eng Mish 4tane Scotch king had only 3o,0O0 haeu. The English crossed a rivuIet to thek attack. but they fell into pits z14cht ts1aad been dug ana covered by BruceA and were thrown into confu- sion The rout was complete, and the sBannock Burn ran red with English
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24

Napoleon used to sign documents with a big, scrawIing, imperial "N.'' He looked upon that letter of the alphabet as his own private property, the sign and symbol of his greatness But if Napoleon acquired such a distinction, another mighty warrior has had it thrust upon him. and throughout that empire on which Old Sol never sets, and in many other lands, the letter
 is understood to refer to Kitchener of Khartum-Horatio Her bert Kitchener. first vfscount, Baron, G. c. s. l., G. c. B., O. M., G. c. M. G., F1eld-Narshal of the British army. was born sixty-four years ago today, June "A, 1850, of English par ents, at Ba1lylongford in County Ker- ry.
 '-K'' is famed throughout the world as the ideal type of fighting man and leader of fighting men. He stands six feet two. weighs 200 pounds, but with out an ounce of superffuous flesh; has eyes like gimlets that fairly radiate with power, determination, and the spirit of he who will be obeyed; and altogether. and by and large, he looks the part of "Old General Hard-as- Nafls.''
 It has often been alleged that ''K,' Is woman-hater, and it is true that he detests the sex in general, although it has been srumored that he looks with more favor upon a certain and par tacular lady. His pet aversion, how ever, is. the newspaper reporter; and when the reporter appears in the guise of war correspondent .K HairIy froths with rage. When the famous fighter visited New York a few years ago his hotel was besfeged by report CTS of all ages and both sexes-a regu- lar army of the star news gatherers of New York "K" was determined that he would not see a single, solitary s-1u 'ablest strategist of the century could not prevail against the fell ferocitY of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24
REDFIELD HAS GOOD
 NEWS FROM BUSINESS

Washington, June 24=''The Unit ed States was the last of the nations to enter the world wide depression, felt it least and is now emerging first. The dullness Sof trade and industry is psychological, just as Preident Will son says it is, and reports and figures will show this.''
 This was the way Secretary of Com merce Red6eld sized up the business situation. He didn't assert there has been no depresions but he declared that what there has been was only our natural share of universal trade stagnation.
 Reports of increased business and 'sprosperity letters are beginning to pour into the Department of Com merce, strengthening the belief that a. big comm ercial and industrial revt- val is close at hand, in fact very much
 in evidence now, Redheld said.
 The, Rock Island Railroad reported an increase of nearly a thousand car loading for the first two weeks in June Big increases in drygoods sales are reported by many large houses.
 The market for average-priced aEu- tornobiles was never better. according to reports to the Commerce Depart nnent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24

blood. Fifty thousand of the Eng hshmen were killed or taken prison CTS, and King Edward narrowly es- capped. The English army contained wards troops, and the great major tty of them fell before the deterTnin- ed onslaught of the ''warlike Scots. ?
 The result of Bannockburn was. to place Bruce, as Robert l., securely on the throne of Scotland. In 1916 brother Edward, and on his return, in retaliation for tnroads made during his absence, he took Berwick and rav- aged Northumberland and Yorkshire. In 1928 Bruce reaped the full fruits of Bannockburn by treaty with England in which Scotland's indepen- dence was recognized, but he died soon aftetrward, in June, 1929.
 Sauchieburn, near Bannockburn, was the scene of another great battle in 1488, when James III, was defeat ed and slain by his rebellfous nobles The Bannoczburn Battlefield is to be preserved as a national memorial, An drew Carnegie being. among those who initiated this patriotic movement. The ancient Fort Castle, containing the Church of St. John the Baptist, at Ayr, where the succession of the Scot tsh crown was settled after the battle of Bannockburn, is still standing and is to be kept as museum. The his toric edifice was purchased last year by the Marquis of Butte for 9,65O.
 Robert Bruce's brother, Edward, became king of Ireland, but was kill ed in. battle. The son of the hero of Bannockburn, David Ill., was over thrown and taken a prisoner by the English. Of the succeeding kings of Scotland, James I, was murdered, Jas. H. was killed by the bursting of a cannon, James III, was killed in a re- volt of his subjects at Bannockburn, and James w, who married a daugh- ter of Henry VII, of England was killed at FIodden Field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24
KITCHENER OF KHARTUM, 64 TODAY
 DETESTS WOMEN AND REPORTERS

the keen-scented and interview-hungry newspaper pack. They crawied through keyho1es, they dug holes through the ceiling of the generals gentle methods to get into the pres ence of their quarry. At least, so it was alleged at the time, and in any event no less than five reporters in terv1ewed 'fK'' in one day. Over in England they tell, in awe-stricken whispers, of how British Press-men have been made to shriveI up and van fsh into thin air by the cold glare and gelid stare of Kitchener's compelling eyes, but nothing like that happened when tK'' turned the battery of his eyes upon the news sleuths of Gotham. The hero of Khartum may have optics that will bore through stone wall, but they were quite unequal to the task of piercing the brass armor of New York reporter.
 For some time ''K'' has devoted his talents to making the Egyptians eat out of John Bulls hand, and he has ac- conplished wonders in the ancient land Of his first cousin, the Sphinx. As the power behind the throne in Egypt, Lord Kitchener has several times QueIied incfpient revoIts. Only a few months ago he averted a serious crisis by a display of force which dis couraged the ebulIient Khedive and his rebellious subjects The anti brIllsn party, With the full sympathy of the Khedive, organized a protest against one of Kitchener's orders, and set a date for red day. when the Egyptians were to rise in their might and show the big 'inhdeP' a thing or two. Lord Kitchener heard of the scheme. and on the day before the threatened uprising he marched sew eral thousand sailors through the streets of Cairo Ion their way to see the pyramids" The tars saw the pyra- mfds, and the rebel leaders saw a great light, so the "red day. did not mater
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24
PLAZA THEATRE

<
 ''One of the best bills the Plaza has presented this season" is the general comment at that popular amusement palace this week and that is saying something.
 Charles Olive & Go, in a novel and decidedly interesting sketch entitled 'sOne Good Turn are holding the trump card on the vaudeville pro4 gram and scoring a. big hit at every appearance.
 stAn Accidental Happening is the billing chosen 4byi Evans & Wilson, a. pair of talented entertainers. and it Is just one round of fun for the twenty minutes that they hold the stage.
 Unquestionalbly the greatest comedy knockabout acroba.tic act that ever being offered by Gordon & Murphy, two boys who know how to work comedy in a manner that brings screams of laughter.
 Gof & Ruth Phillips black-face comedians, have a classy singing and talking skit that is bringing them re- suits at every performance.
 Joe Fondelier with his immense ac- cordeon and exceptionally pleasing line of classical and ragtime selections makes up the vaudeville numbers on this well balanced program.
 The photoplay program, which is up to the standard set in the past includes "Our Mutual Girl" The Gambling Rube,'' a Keystone comedy, Forest Vampires" in two reels and ''The Unmasking,'' a dramatic story.