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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

of their arduous toll.
Eugene A. Sherwin, a well known
Ashland resident, dropped dead in the
street at that place Thursday. He was
66 years old.
The ceiling to the Odd Fellows BLOCK
in Ashland collapsed Thursday after
noon. The building was erected in
1879 and dirt was placed between the
ceiling and the roof as matter or
fire protection.
Charles II. Siewell, Il pioneer of Lane
county, having resided at Junction
City for AS years, dropped dead Tues
day morning. He was 6S years old.
Miss Isabelle Young was Thursday
chosen as queen of the rose festival to
be held at Albany June 3.
Plans have been completed for the
establishment of military academy
at Jacksonville. 1t will be opened in
September.
Ralph C. Minton was killed at the
yonderahe ranch four miles south of
Milton Thursday when horse he was
driving fell and he in some way fen
under it His neck was broken.
A cannery ind evaporator are to be
erected at Alvadore,
North Bend is going after niuni
cipal water supply.
Wood block pavAuents made from
sawmill butts is a new industry propos-
ed in Lane county.
E. NJ Andrews and associates will
expend 100000 boring test wells for
oil in the Coos Bay oil fields.
The forestry department will con-
struct bridge across the Breitenbush
between Detroit and Niagara.
The Coos Bay port commission has
closed q contract to complete the 800
foot channel into the harbor.
The Willamett Pacific grade between
Lakeside and Winchester is being
thrown up by sixty-ton shovel.
The Susanville mining claims in the
Greenhorn district of Grant county are
making a good showing as producers
A movement has been started in Lin
coin county to establish a minimum
wage Of 500 per month for teachers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30
The Early Toiler

Some fellows arise from their beds
in the morning, when darkness is just
giving place to hte dawn, and, every
one s rights in the neighborhood
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

Colonel Roosevelt defies the world to prove that he did
not discover river in Brazil Dr. Cook issued the same
def about the north poe but while the world could not
prove it, it nevertheless refused to believe it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

Since Teddy arrived home, bringing thousand-mle
river with him. the latch string in the Republican strong
hold has been hanging out more conspcuousy than ever
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

Thursday was good roads day in Ben
ton county and more than 100 went
from Corvallis in autos to the scenes
of their arduous toll.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

Mutnomah county officials call attention to the fact
that the recent primaries cost that county than $685.
000 And even with this high COST up to two weeks after
the election over the county officials had not made
out the returns of that election Maybe if the cost could
be made higher the terms of the elected officers could be
made to expire before the returns showing who elect
ed would be made out by those in office and they be thus
permitted to hold over for another round
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

inqg in a tent near by was awakened
by the glare and gave the alarm. The
building was not badly damaged.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

Nat Goodwin is coming to the coast this summer and
will present the play in which Willie Collier failed most
dismay, Mats steenth wife is with him. and curiousy
enough, is said to be also his leading woman
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

Eugene A. Sherwin, a well known
Ashland resident, dropped dead in the
street at that place Thursday. He was
66 wears old.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

The Oregonan comes to the front with the statement
that he tariff is not out of politics." This is rue and
will probably be out of politics so long any Of
the "od guard alive. It, however will not cut much
ice from this on the party that tries to raise the pres
ent tariff rates will find its Shedding is all uphill work
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

The wife of one of the prominent officials at Washing
ton has been snubbed by society because she
artists model Had the society DANES who snubbed her
been models of any kind they would not have been
so censOrous.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

The Coos Bay port commission has
closed a contract to complete the 800
foot channel into the harbor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

The Oregonan is stroking the fur on Colonel Roose-
velts back figuratvey with gentle and loving fingers,
and strong it the right way too AS it has heretofore
stroked that in opposite direction and with
huskng gloves at that is difficult to understand just
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

Those papers that stated the mileage graft to be
done away with, spoke without taking the senate into
consideration The House cut it out but it wnked at the
Senate and that august body wnked back and restored
the rakeoff This will be great news to Lafferty, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-30

The Willamett Pacific grade between
Lakeside and Winchester is being
thrown up by sixty-ton shovel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
Catching the Chinese Tiger

Flood, famine and relief for $500
years-a never-ending cycle-unbroken
by study of cause, or adequate meas
ures of prevention, nothing effectual
done to stop the monotony of continu-
Gus misery and continuous dole; here
is a history about to be ended by what
has been called the most gigantic piece
of constructive philanthropy since the
tabled days of Joseph of Egypt
In it says Winthrop d. Lane in The
Survey for May. American initiative
has been the leading string, an Ameri-
can philanthropic agency has held the
forward end of that string, and Amer
lean engineering skill will see the en-
terprise to its issue.
Portations of the Chinese provinces
of Anhui and Kiangsu have known lit
tie rest from floods and subsequent
famines for % centuries. Millions of
dollars have been poured into the re-
gion in a single generation. Thou
sands of tons of free grain have been
sent in. bikes and entertainments
have been built TO confine the water,
but little or nothing has been done to
deepen channels or to furnish means
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
Amateur Headsman.

Most OF MS are wont to think of the
beheadment as a relic of the dark ages
but the last decapitation which took
place in the British isles was no later
than 1920. The victims We're two I'M
fortunates who had taken a part in the
Bonnymuir rising and were convicted
of high treason. The sentence was car
ried out in Stirling. Scotland. The
headsman, who was masked and wore
serge gown, was small. nervous
man who did his work so badly that II
was not until the third stroke that he
decapitated one OF the unfortunates,
The assembled crowd yelled ''MurderP'
and the miserable headsman was heard
to remark, at wish to heaven had not
it to do" For a long time his iden-
tity was a mystery, but IT later devel-
oped that he was a young medical stu
dent of Glasgow. The AK and the
mask which he used on the occasion
may still be seen.-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
ANOTHER SPECIAL
ELECTION COMING
City Commissioners Decide to
Have Voters Select Mu-
nicipal Court Judge.

City commissioners have definitely
decided TO call a special election for
the purpose of selecting municipal
court judge, and the ordinance provid-
ing for the primary and election will
be passed as soon as the appropria-
ton ordinances are out of the way.
From present indications the pri-
mary will be held in June and the cleo
ton in July. These two will make a
total of five primaries and elections
held in Moline this year, exclusive of
school elections of which there have
been two.
Some three or four years ago the
voters of the city decided to establish
a municipal court but room could not
be provided until the new city hall had
been built A room has been set aside
and fitted up at the new municipal
building for this purpose.
The salary of the judge is $4,000 per
year and he is paid by the state. In
addition to the judge a clerk of the
court must also be elected.
There are at present three condi-
dates for the position of judge, but
more will doubtless enter before the
race has far advanced. Those who
have already expressed a desire to be
elected are G. o. Dietz, w. S. McClurg
and T. NJ. Wheelock. There are no
out for the clerkship as yet.
This Office pays a fee salary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
AS THACKERAY SAW US.
His Opinion of American Cities and
Civilization In 1852.


Early in December of 1852 Thackeray
wrote from New York city to a friend
in England: I've been here and there
in the upper ten world. but not much.
It's the most curious varnish of civil
zation. The girls are dressed like the
most stunning French actresses. the
house furnished like splendid gam bling
houses. It's all gold and yellow bro
cade. and little ladies are like French
shop boys. and the houses are all SO
new that the walls are not even pa
pered. and on the walls in the midst
of the hangings of brocade and the
enormous gold frames and mirror you
see little twopenny pictures and color
ed prints"
Two months later he wrote from Bal
timore: Now l have seen three great
cities-Boston, New York. Philadel-
phia. l think / like them all mighty
well. They seem to be not so civilized
as our London. but more so than Man
chester and Liverpool. At Boston is
very good literature company indeed.
1t is like Edinburgh for that-a vast
amount of toryism and donnishness
everywhere; that OF New York the sim
plest and least pretentious. for it suf-
fees that a man should keep a fine
house. give parties and have daugh
ter to get all the world to him."-Pitts-
burgh Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
SWALLOWS ACID
DEATH IS RESULT
Mrs. Betty Miller Found in Barn
of Neighbor Dead From Car
bolic Acid Poison.

The body of Mrs. Betty Miller, 1167
Twenty-sixth street, Mas found lying
in the barn of a neighbor. Mrs. Ada
Voorhees,. 1853 Twenty-sixth street,
shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon.
An empty bottle bearing carbollc
acid label. which lay nearby, was evil
dence of the manner of death.
Mrs. Miller left her home not long
after the noon hour. supposedly TO
call on neighbors. The discovery was
made by Mrs. Voorhees,, who had oc-
casion to go to the barn. She sum-
moned help and the body was removed
to the house, where an examination
by physicians showed that the woman
had been dead about half an hour.
Mrs Miller attempted suicide sew
eral months ago by cutting an N-tery
in her wrist and only by prompt med
ical attention was her life saved. For
some time the unfortunate woman had
been suffering with nervous trouble.
which seemed to have weakened her
mind She was 40 years of age
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
When Warships Were cheaper.

Warship expenditure of the present
time would have Mortified the Emperor
William /. Andrew ID. White. for many
years American minister in Berlin. re-
cords that in an interview with the old
emperor in 1881 he asked me some
questions about the Elbe. in which
was about to travel 10 New York. ]
told him how beautifully IT was equip
ped. il being the first of the larger yes
sells of the North German Lloyd He
answered: Yes: what is now doing in
the way OF shIpbuildinS is wonderful
This morning received a letter from
my son. the crown prince, who is at
Osborne and has just visited a great
English man-of-war. II IS wonderful.
but it cost 100000 sterling $1,000
OOOl." At this he raised his voice and.
throwing up both hands. said very
earnestly. We can't stand it. we cant
stand it Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
STICK INSECTS.
They Sleep In the Daytime by Going
Into a Rigid Trance.

They Sleep In the Daytime by Going
Into Rigid Trance.
One of the most curious inhabitants
of the insect world is what is known
as the stick insect. about which Pro.
fessor Schmidt of the Imperial uni
versity of st. Petersburg has been
making some strange discoveries.
This queer insect remains in a quiet
state during the hours of daylight.
Until now it has always been supposed
that this was slumber. but Professor
Schmidt says it is really a state of
catalepsy. or trance. which the insect
has developed as a means of protec-
ton against its enemies.
When in one of these frances the in
sects will remain for hours in most
abnormal positions-stan ding on their
heads, fat on their backs or with
their legs extended high in the air
and the body arched in the form of a
bow. Only some prolonged excitement
of the nervous system will rouse them
from this rigid cataleptic state, but
when the trance is over they show no
signs whatever of muscular fatigue.
The stick insect passes all its days
in a trance and feeds at night on the
foliage OF plants where it lives.-Ex-
change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
He Took No Chances.

physician known for his GOODNESS
and skill In surgery went TO a dentist
to have a tooth extracted and other
work done on his molars.
Will it be painful?" asked the ply
stefan quakingly.
"It'Il be Just as painless as one of
your surgical operations" the dentist
replied encouragingly.
Grabbing up his hat hurriedly, the
physician remarked as he started to-
ward the door: Il forgot 1 had an en-
gaGement In my Office for this hour.
I'll see you later. doc."-Indianapolis
News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
IVORY NUT TREES.
How the Fruit Changes From Liquid
to Solid Substance.


to a Solid Substance.
Once considered useless, the ivory
nut has become an important product
and now adds considerably to Ecua-
doris export trade. Something like
10000 tons are shipped from that
country each year, worth about ST.
100000. while Colombia and Panama
are both increasing their output.
The tree is a stunted palm fern
with a short thick trunk which grows
slowly to height of ten to twenty
feet, marked by spiral lines or scars
left by fallen leaves and fruit stems.
The leaves resemble large gorgeous
green feathers and are like those of
the cocoanut palm. while the blossoms
are of pure white and very fragrant
The seeds or kernels resulting from
these are first in the form of sacks Of
sweet. refreshing liquid that changes
into a soft. delicious, edible pulp and
finally becomes the hard nut Of com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11

for the free and quick passage OF the
water to the sea
To all this an end is now to be put.
The rivers are to be reclaimed, all
normal floods prevented, thousands OF
square miles OF waste land to be made
productive, and hundreds of Thousands
of people who are little better than
paupers are to be given the means Of
regaining independence and self.
respect
The first step in the negotiations
which are to make this possible was
taken early in 1911 by the American
Red Cross. After a preliminary sur
vey of the famine district, Charles D.
Jameson, an American engineer, has
pronounced prevention practicable and
China has agreed to sell bonds to the
amount OF s20.O0O,O0O to finance the
measures proposed by Mr.. Jameson.
A board of five engineers is TO go
from this country in few weeks to
make a more intensive study of the
ground. 1t is expected that a con.
tract for the work will be made by
China with the J. G. White Engineer
ing corporation, of New York. The
work as at present planned will take
six or seven years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
ANNUAL MEETING
TOMORROW NIGHT
Local Y.M.C.A. Will Choose Of
ficers and Consider Mat
tiers of Finance.

The annual meeting OF the Moline
Y. VI. c. 4. viii be held tomorrow eve
ming, at which time officers for the en-.
suing year will be elected. The stand
ing committees will also be named.
Matters of finance are expected to
take up a considerable portion of the
time of the meeting, owing TO the fact
that recent drastic action has been
taken in reducing expenses by elimin'
ating certain salaried Offices which II
was decided were unnecessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
DAMAGE IN STORM
UP IN THOUSANDS
Terrific Windstorm Visits Mo
line and Vicinity Late
Sunday Night.
NO INJURIES REPORTED
Telephone land Telegraph Companies
Suffer HesVIly-Fires Reported
From Lightning.

Damage 10 the extent Of thousands
Of dollars was done by the heavy wind
storm which hit Moline and vicinity
late Sunday night, the local telephone
and telegraph companies being the
heaviest losers. while the railroads
also experienced considerable trouble.
The damage was done by the wind
tearing down trees, telegraph, tele-
phone and trolley wires, lightning
striking trees and barns, and the heavy
rain which fell causing wasnouts on
the railroads nearby.
Al the home Of Gilbert Fleet, 616
Nineteenth street. a large tree was
struck BY lightning. a limb crashing
through the roof and causingNa panic
among the occupants of the house. The
damage viii amount TO several hun
dred dollars. No one was injured.
Wires are Blown Down.
Telephone. telegraph and trolley
wires were blown down in all parts of
the city and large forces of men were
busy today repairing the damage
A number OF live wires were blown
down. but luckily no injuries from this
cause occurred. II IS estimated that
in addition to the damage mentioned
about 200 trees were uprooted. blown
down or struck by lightning
Barn is Burned.
In Hampton. on the bluff. barn
owned by Mrs. Henry Reilling. was
struck by lightning and burned TO
the ground. Reports that many other
places in the county were struck by
lightning could not be verified today.
The home of John Swan, located on
Twenty-seventh street, was struck by
lightning. but did not burn. None OF
the members OF the family was in
jured. but damage to the extent of
about 800 was done.
In East Moline the only serious dam
age done was the blowing over or
concrete wal which had been erected
Tor a new garage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
What He Left.

Residing in a little village is law
yer who Is famous for drawing wills
In which branch OF business he has
long enjoyed a monopoly of the coun-
try for miles around.
few months since wealthy man
died. There was much speculation as
to the value of the property. and the
town gossip set about To ind out the
facts. He hunted up the lawyer. and.
after few preliminary remarks about
the deceased. he said rather bluntly:
II suppose you made Browns will?'
Yes"
Then you probably know how much
he left. Would you mind telling me?"
Not al all" the lawyer answered.
az he resumed his writing. He left
everything he had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
Miss Gertrude Nicely.

Miss Gertrude Nicely, oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nicely, Coal
Valley. died Sunday afternoon at
o'clock after a weeks illness with
pneumonia. She was born in Frank
lin Grove, Ill, July 10, 1893, and moved
to Coal Valley with her parents when
she was IL years of age. Left to mourn
in addition to the parents are two sis
tiers, Mary and Clara, at home, and
two brothers, Lloyd and Lafe of Still
man Valley, Ill.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock and from the Coal Valley Pres
byterian church at o'clock. Rev. Mr..
Beard will officiate and interment will
be in the Coal Valley cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
TOUCHES LIVE WIRE AND
is KNOCKED TO GROUND

Thomas Brown, employed by the
construction company which is erect
ing the new high school building, mar
rowly escaped being electrocuted this
morning when he brushed against a
broken electric light wire. The shock
threw him to the pavement and rem
dered him unconscious, but there were
no serious results.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
His Einiab-

Sapleigh-How much money do you
think a man ought to accumulate be-
fore he can safely ask girl TO marry
him? Miss Keen-It depends on the
man. Mr.. Sapleigh. You will probably
have TO accumulate several millions
Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11

merce. The nuts mature very slowly.
requiring from blossom to ripeness
fully year The gathering OF green
or unripe tagua nuts is prohibited by
law in Ecuador.
Hundreds of natives, called taguaros.
make a business of gathering these
nuts from the wild trees OF the In
terror of Ecuador. collect them on
RATS and float them down the rivers
to Esmeraldas or other Pacific ports
where they are sold in open markets
TO the exporters.-Argonau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
An Acrohatfc Eaat.

The fresh air kid had discoursed for
thirty minutes on the acrobatic won
ders OF the vaudeville stage
Huh. that amt SO much" smiled
the farmers son at last. We've got
something In this very barn that will
turn without moving"
"Hain't neither, What is it?'
"Milk."-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
Carl j. Larson.

Carl ]. Larson, 251O Fifth avenue,
died at 2:40 this morning after four
months of illness with dropsy De-
ceased was born Oct. II, 1912, in
Sweden. emigrating to this country al
most 80 years ago. He first settled
in Chicago, later moved TO Indiana,
and then came TO this city, where he
has since resided, having been en-
ployed for the most of the time at the
plant of Deere & Co. He was men,
Der of the Swedish Lutheran church.
Left to mourn are the widow
and three children, Mrs. Emily
Lundberg and Charles Larson of this
city, and Mrs. Ray Mitchell of Chicago.
One brother and six grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Wednesday afternoon at
2:3O, Rev. Bergstrom officiating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11

aching, swollen, smarting feet. Your feet
just tingle for joy; shoes never hurt or
seem tight.
Get % cent box of "TIZ" now from
any druggist or department store. End
foot torture forever-wear smaller shoes,
keep your feet fresh, sweet and happy.
Advertisements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
EAST MOLINE DAILY PAPER
TOBE PUBLISHED WEEKLY

After % days as a daily newspaper
the East Moline Daily Record, the
first every "a hour paper" ever pub
lished in that city. has given up and
will publish hereafter as a weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
OBITUARY RECORD
FuneraI of Alfred Larson.

Funeral services for Alfred Larson,
the Velie Motor-Vehicle company en-
ploye who dropped dead last Friday.
were held at the home, APT Forty-third
street, Rock Island, Sunday afternoon
at 2:3O. Rev. a. F. Bergstrom ofiiciat-
ing. Interment was in Riverside GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11

!" TIZ [" draws
out the acids and
poisons that puff
up your feet. No
matter how hard
you work, how
long you dance,
h o W far you
walk, or how long
you remain on
your feet, "TIZ"
b rings restful
foot comfort
"TIZ" is won
derfuI for tired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
Wiaa Man.

Rustum-You know Miss De Koy
very well. don't you: Van Swain-No
What. thought yOn were
engaged TO her? Van Swain-So I am
Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11

lodge and the Fret lodge taking part
Axel II. Kohler delivered the sermon.
The Olive Male chorus furnished
music, the leader singing a solo, Rest
in Peace" The services were attend
ed by large number of druggists from
both Rock Island and Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
Yesterdays Ball Games.

CbtCI udJ . D-1'' :.
Following are the scores in baseoal
games played yesterday by Mohns
teams:
Indians, u; Athletics, 4.
Velie Grays, 4; Geneseo,
Moline Tigers, 6, Mathersville. 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11

Rubberized cloth, with a sparkling
of aluminium dust, which reflects the
light without heating, is being expen'
mented with for balloons and auto
mobile tops.