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

Madison, Wis, Jan. 1913.-M D. Rey-
nolds says This i, to certify that
1 have been a great sufferer from
rheumatism since 1894. Contracted
the disease while working with
snow pillow on the railroad. For sew
eral years I have been obliged to use
crutches a great part of the time.
Having used three boxes of the Meri-
toll Rheumatism Powders, 1 have
thrown away the crutches and am
now almost fully recovered. 1t GER
tainly has done wonders for me and
1 heartily recommend it. M. d. Rey-
nolds H. o. Roifs, Rock Island, ILL.,,
exclusive agent.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
MYSTERY OF THE SALMON.
Their Annual Mad Rushes and Death
After Spawning.


After Spawning.
The worlds greatest salmon runs are
to be found along the shores of the
north Pacific ocean. in the states Of
Washington. Oregon and California.
the province of British Columbia and
Alaska. on the American side. and ST.
IBERIA and Japan, on the Asiatic side
So far. however. but few salmon have
been canned on the Asiatic side.
To one who has never witnessed
these annual runs 1t is almost an inn
possibility to convey an adequate i'm
preston of the countless numbers of
fish that swim in from the sea in the
late spring and summer. all imbued
with the same desire-to gain suitable
grounds in the upper reaches OF the
rivers, some OF which are from 800 TO
$500 miles in length. where they may
perpetuate the species.
No obstacle appears too great to be
surmounted i'm this feverish rush.
Jumping falls. shooting rapids. dodg
ing nets. bears. birds. mink. otter and
other enemies. fighting with other
males. whom the near approach OF the
breeding season renders especially saw
age-all these are taken as n matter of
course.
And yet one sometimes wonders IL
the heroic struggle is worthily repaid,
for the moment OF victory is also that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
enfelder place. Rock Island $500.

enfelder place, Rock Island S1,S00.
Chas. Ullemeyer and wife to Albert
Gutzwiller, lot ?, block 1, C. Ulle-
meyer addition, South Rock Island,
S1OO
Max E. Ochs to Frank Sole, lots 81
to 26, block 2, Alldays third addition,
Moline, S1.00.
Chas. Ullemeyer and wife 20 VIM.
Ullemeyer, lot 1, block 1, c. Ullemey
er's addition, South Rock Island, S1.00.
Marinus Horstkamp and wife to
Fred. Pritchard, lot 5, block =, Sher-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
THE EMPIRE.
FAMILY, MOLINE.
AT THE ILLINOIS.


In the midst CT all the theatrical fri
volity comes a play now and then with
a moral. play with and for a pur-
pose and written with the intention OF
enlightening a class on a subject
that hitherto had received but little
thought. despite surrounding condi-
tons. The Divorce Question" by
William Anthony Mcclure. is a power
fully written play. taking the stand Of
the Catholic church's opposition to d.
vorce and seeking to prove that d.
vorce does no: obtain the conditions
sought for. particularly emphasizing
the parents duty TO the children. This
original play will be seen at the Hill
nois tomorrow matinee and night I'M
der the direction of wingfield & Rid
ings.
The Lighc Eternal" an impressive
religious drama, richly staged and cos
tuned and effectively presented by
the only company appearing in this
play, will be given at the Illinois mkt
Tuesday. The play is an adoption OF
the late Cardinal Wiseman's beautiful
story of "Fabiola." and deals
with the persecution of the Christians
by the Roman emperor. Diocletian, !
who was the last OF the prosecutors !
and VINO was succeeded by Constan- |
tine. in whose reign the Christian re-
igion was an established fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

man Heights, Moline. $500.
Staley d. Poole and wife to Law
renee Blackledge ct al, lot 4, Camp
bells Park, Campbell's Island, $500
John Weckel and wife to Maria Hob
lend, lot IL, block 3, Colleeg Heights,
Rock Island, $1,000.
Fred w. Hart and wife to Frank
Snodgrass, lot 10, block s, Acme addi-
ton Moline, S1.00.
Marinus Horstkamp and wife to
John Pritchard and wife, lot 4, block
2, Sherman Heights, Moline. $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
FAMILY THEATRE, MOLINE.

Bills have come and gone at the
Family theatre of Moline. but it has
been weeks since the excellence OF the
present program for patrons has been
seaen. AS topiiners. Miller, Packer and
SELF. two men and a woman, who i'm
personate a man. are veritable
scream. One is a Jew, the other is a
red-visaged no-name parsonage and the
third live sport" Death enters one
ASHLEY Cooper & Co. enact. A man.
woman and small boy tlke the charac-
ter roles in The Newsboy's Gift"
Tears may be forgiven in an au-
dience while watching the players
and there is a bit of comedy inter-
spersed to make the playlet go right.
logan and Geneva are known in the
SHOW world as the peers OF tight wire
The man in the act under
turning of a back chuck on the wire
Miss Maurn is delighting with
her songs. She is accompanied
by Mr.. Richmond, a skillful plan
list. The performance of these two
is clever and one OF the mos: meritor-
ious parts of the entire bill. Ziska
and Saunders, who appear first on the
program. perform feats OF magic. such
as rolling up a lighted candle in a
piece OF paper. breaking It into bits
and pieces and producing the candle
still lighted from beneath a coat tail.
The lady has pleasing voice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
BIC ATTRACTIONS
TO Be GIVEN HERE
r;ebler Company Planning to
Place the Tri-Cities on the
Star Time Map.
WEEK STANDS PROPOSED
e.,s., Of Allah" First Of Mas
,ive Productions 20 Be Booked
for Seven Days

q. h.s only recently come 20 light
=, Charles Kindt, general manager
-,,,a Illinois and Moline theatres and
:. Rvrtis opera house. has more than
..r been endeavorinE 10 place
- Island. Moline and Davenport
\ are prominently on the theatrical
Realizing that these cities would
-.,-,,iSe the very largest and best
,-sst-ieaI attractions in a manner that
-o1ld make Il profitable for them 10
-, the three cities. and remain
- A. each visit. he set about the
~ Of securing them without any
,,,,s Of trumpets. and has met with
rsrv nattering success
NJ Kirdt argues that II Omaha. Des
vospes and Kansas City can play the
r,-rer theatrical attractions for a
- the trf-cities. which are as large
, center OF population as any OF the
,.-iAs named. can do the same Mr.
yindt controls the standard priced
,ssatres In Rock Island. Moline and
davenport. and his intention is TO
-o,ate the big attractions for a week
:, a time in each OF his three theatres.
a that each Of the cities that form
"a triumverate may have an equal
.bor Al the more important Organiza-
ti0ns
Garden Of Allah First.
The first 10 start on the weeks book
NJ is the Liebler company's great
srama-spectscIe. The Garden OF Al
an which Is coming TO the Burtis for
= series Of eight performances begin
riuE Monday evening. Jan. 70. George
G Tyler. who is the head Of the Lieb-
Ter company. was the first to fall in
v.:h Mr. Kindts proposition. and said
that ne has had a desire for some time
Dtry the experiment OF taking some OF (
bis largest attractions into prosperous
cities OF the middle west. where he |
knew the people were as we'll informed |
As 10 the merits OF the different the /
strical attractions as people in the 1
Erezt cities were. He told Mr.. Kindt 1
that he figured that there were enough /
people in the tri-cities who loved the 4
highest forms OF dramatic art TO sus-
tain them both in the venture. and il Z
The Garden OF Allah's" engagement I
could be made to pay in Davenport
oihers OF his firms largest attractions
would be sent to one or the other tri-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

ministers of instruction, notably NJ.
BRAND, but the chancery had always
rejected the nomination for reasons
not made public. 1t is understood that
the same objections were made on the
present occasion, only to be with
drawn on the direct Intervention OF
President Poincare. The news of the
honor accorded to Nine. Bernhard
caused great rejoicing in literary and
artistic circles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

of death. as. sad to relate. these
valiant voyagers can breed but once
and then must die. their wasted bodies.
which have received no nourishment
since leaving salt water. becoming the
prey OF any prowling bear or carrion
bird which may chance upon them.
Why these fish should all die after
spawning still remains one of the great
unsolyed mysteries OF the scientific
worldwide World Magazine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
PAoEREWsKI TO RESI-.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 17.-Suffering
from a nervous shock. Ignace Pader-
ewski, the pianist, has collapsed and
is on his way to Los Angeles for a
long rest. He has cancelled all his Pa
cific coast engagements. Threats from
Black Hand agents are the cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
sERnHAaoT DECORATED.

Paris. Jan. 17.-Sarah Bernhard;
was decorated with the Legion OF
Honor. Nine. Bernhard had been
nominated many times by various
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
z1,eate'lIgsSs
THE ILLINOIS.

Jan. 1s-"The Divorce Question"
Jan. 20-"The Light Eternal"
Jan. 23-"The Natural Law"
Jan. 24-Sa-ah Padden in "Laven-
der and Old Lace"
Jan. 25-Fiske O'Hara
Jan. 31-Progressive Girls Bur
lesque Company.
THE EMPIRE.
Hig' class vaudeville and tabloid.
Matinee 2:45. Evening Sis, except
Wednesday and Sunday. when there
are two shows at 1880 and 9:15.
FAMILY, MOLINE.
Pantages vaudeville, matinee and
night. Three performances Sunday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-14
AUSTIN COLLEGE TEAM
BEATEN BY TRINITY
After tie lIird Inning No scores
Were thallled Up by Either
side--sestis Secure, four.
teen Scalp~.

Ia the prettiest games Of the sea-
son Trinity University defeated Aus
Tin College by the score Of 3 10 !
Monday afternoon The game Wa
Hirless affair almost ONLY
Two hits Were recorded. both these
soiHg Against tae Austin College
mon Trinity made a score in the
6rt inning ON an overthrow az did
Austin College and scored twice
more ia the third inning From
then on both teams were BANKED
Sealy struck out fourteen men.
Ills control was rather poor, how
eter, and he allowed almost one
HaH in every inning base on balls
or nit the batteF Williams Tor the
visitors had perfect control ana
kept the hits we'll scattered He IS
by no means a strike-oHt pitcher,
but lie uses his skill in hurting the
pill TO make the batter nit where
he wants him TO- Both infields,
with ore or two exceptions were
steady as clock work aud flies N
the outileld meant good bye to the
batlers homes OF making the cir
cult
Kus kendall made one of rrini-
ts's bits @Hh a two bagger. which
he stretched into three on the oai
felds elfor. Estes made tAe
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-14
Georgia sunday schm,,s.

Miliedseville, Georgia, April II
several hundred delegates are al
tending the annual convention ef Ina
esoigia sunday school association
hieh met herr to-day for a session
u 'hfte dass Several officer Of
tHe international association and
other workers Of wide prof,i, en5.,.
are eli tAe eeosfaM s6r ad8f5.st
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-14
first Inning.

Austin College Burlington fan
ned. biegs Was ht by pitched bail.
with Barrett up Eiges scored when
Nylie overthrow second in trying
10 prevent Biees from stealing and
kuykendan overthrow third in try
ing to prevent Riggs taking that
base on the pass ball Barre /
struck out. Lowe struck ont. One
score.
Trinity University DisharooRt
walked Hooker sacrificed, aud
bisharoom Went to third on the
throw 10 first Disharoom scored on
Wild pitch with Wylie up WyHe
flied out 10 short. Knykendal
fouled cut to lowe. One score.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-14
second Inning .

Austin colleee Gribble struck
out Morrison struck out Gather
~ 70 kaykendall, out to Ferguson.
No scores.
Trinity uiseFsity Graves flied
cat e barrett Ferguson flied ou
te Bliss johnson dumped oHe Fl
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-14

Big Sale Of Curtain Draperies
Here are by FAR some OF The greatest
values ve have Offered in Curtain prap-
afies fer many months hundreds oil pat
terms are here and Your choice selection
can lac mode with ease. Don't tail 10
como 10 this sale ana save money Oh BRA
peries,
ono lot of pretty Duplex Bordered sclim.
splendid value at 2oc. Housekeepers
sac price ..,.-......' i..s..' lie
0ne lot OF eNtla line 25e praperies in many
different eoiofed Duplex Borders and
Nottingham Lace brapery You'll be
surprised to sec such wonderful values
-.af 80 ioAe flaHre. Hou-e6eeper- sale
price ........=.... -...-..... nc
one loa of ezra fine Nottingham Lace
nrapeu in white and eoruc. our
leaders al soc. Housokecpers Sale
price a yard Observation-Disclosures. 23c
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-25

The early fly's the one to swat. 1t
comes before the weathers hot, and
sits around and flies its legs and lays
at least ten million eggs, and every
egg brings fly to drive us crazy
by and by. Oh, every fly that skits
our swattters will have five million
sons and daughters, and countless
first and second cousins, and aunts
and uncles, scores of dozens, and fifty
seven billion nieces; so knock The
blamed thing all to pieces. And every
niece and every aunt--unless we swat
them so they can't--will lay enough
dodgasted eggs to fill up ten five-gal-
lon kegs, and all these eggs, ere sum-
mer hies, will bring forty twenty mil
lion flies. And thus it goes, an end
less chain, so all our swatting is in
vain unless we do that swatting soon,
in May time and in early June. So
men and brothers, let us rise, grid
up our loins and swat the flies. And,
sisters, leave your cozy bowers, where
you have wasted golden hours, with
ardor in your souls and eyes, roll up
your sleeves and swat the flies
Walt Mason.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-25

Mexico; and would bring about sucf
q condition rs existed at the tint
mediation was suggested.
1T has been . difficult situation,
he said, because SO many element.
of it have been without our contro
and our territory. Here was a trou.
BILE that had its active movements il
another and an adjacent and a some.
what remote country, and we were
forced to sit and watch, and await
such developments as might be.
have known for months that some
such thing could happen-was inevita.
BILE, in fact; and my prayer was thai
it might not be a calamity"
Then came the incident at Tampico
Rear Admiral Mayo, resenting the in.
suit to the flag, issued his demane
Tor an apology, and the president ant
his cabinet stepped in behind the ad
miral.
Really" said the president, "it
was a psychological moment, if thai
phrase is not too trite to be used
There was no great disaster like the
sinking of the Maine, and there was
an adequate reason for our action ir
this eliminating insult of series Of
insults to our country and our flag.
Il have not permitted myself tt
think of what will be the outcome
Of these plans for mediation" tn,
president said. 81 hope they may b,
successful. In any event we shall
deem it our duty to help the Mexi
can people, and we shall continue un
til We have satisfactory knowledge
that peace has been restored, that &
constitutional government is recog
nized, and that the way is open fol-
the peaceful reorganization Of thai
harassed country"
AS result of my conversation with
the president, / can state conclusive
ly, regardless of the outcome of tn,
mediation negotiations, his settlet
policy regarding Mexico will be a.
follows:
First-The United States, SO lont
as Mr.. Wilson is president, will no
seek to gain a foot of Mexican ter
ritory in any way or under any pre-
text. When we have finished will
Mexico, Mexico will be territorily in
tact
Second-No personal aggrandize
ment by American investors or ad
venturers, or capitalists, or exploita
tion of that country will be permit
ted. Legitimate business Interests
that seek to develop rather than ex
ploit will be encouraged. ....-.
Third-A settlement Of agarial
land question by constitutional mean
such that followed in New Zealand
for example, will be insisted on.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-25
MEXICO
THE RECORD OF A CONVERSE.
TION WITH PRES. WILSON.
(By SAMUEL BLYTHE.)
(By Permission of the Curtis Pub
fishing Company

The following is part Of an in
terview with President Wilson that
appeared in the current issue of the
Saturday Evening Post:
MY ideal is an orderly and right
eous government in Mexico; but my
passion is for the submerged eighty
five per cent of the people of that re-
public, who are now struggling to-
ward liberty"
Il challenge you," he said, "to cite
me an instance in all the history of
the world where liberty was handed
down from above! Liberty always is
attained by the forces working be-
low, underneath, by the great move
ment of the people. That, leavened
by the sense of wrong and oppres-
sion and injustice, by the ferment of
human rights to be attained, brings
freedom"
1T is curious thing" he continu-
ed that every demand for the es-
tablishment of order in Mexico takes
into consideration, not order for the
benefit of the people of Mexico, the
great mass of the population, but or
der for the benefit of the old-time re-
,gime, for the aristocrats, for the vest
ed interests, for the men who are re-
sponsible for this very condition of
disorder. No one asks for order be-
cause order will help the masses of
the people to get a portion of their
rights and their land; but all demand
it SO that the great owners of prop
erty, the overlords, the hidalgos, the
men who have exploited that rich
country for their own selfish pur-
poses, shall be able to continue their
processes undisturbed by the protests
of the people from whom their wealth
and power have been obtained"
"Mr. President" began, 81 have
recently been through the country
somewhat, and l am constantly meet
ing men who have arrived from vari-
Gus states. l find and they find that,
though the people of this country are
patriotic and are loyalty standing by
the administration, they do not, as
whole, know just what they are pa
triotic about"
81 have found that to be true, in a
measure, myself" said the president !;
land l am glad of an opportunity to
explain my ideas and my ideals on
the subject"
Every phase of the Mexican sit
uation," he said, "is based on the con-
dition that those in de facto control
of the government must be relieved
of that control before Mexico can
realize her manifest destiny"
Fortunately for the poems, but un-
fortunately for himself" the presi-
dent continued, "Diaz permitted the
establishment of a public school sys-
tenn. He himself said he raised up
the instrument that brought about his
own destruction-the school system
TO some extent" the president
said, "the situation in Mexico is simi-
lar to that in France at the time of
the Revolution. There are wide diff
ferences in many ways" he continued,
but the basic situation has many re-
semblances.'
After the accession of Huerta the
president definitely decided not to rec
ognize that alleged government and
remained firm in that resolve. How
ever, for many months, he has not
been unaware that situation was de-
veloping which would force him to
make an active movement against
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-25
SAN JUAN CREAMERY
MAKES GOOD SHOWING

The San Juan creamery, plant
that seems destined to be one of the
most important factors in the up-
building Of the San Juan basin, has
been in operation since June Is, 1913.
Up to May l, 1914, 56,173 pounds Of
butter had been manufactured, which
found a ready market at an average
price of 20 cents per pound, or a to-
tai of $16,290.17. During the time
the ice cream sales amounted to $500.
Fourteen thousand five hundred dol
lads were spent for butter fat, salt,
supplies, printing, stationery, etc. SO
per cent of this amount being kept
in the San Juan basin. The salaries
Of the employees, $l,478.47, were also
spent here. To meet expenses was
all the stockholders expected to do
the first year. 1t will be noted by the
above figures that the plant paid all
expenses and small profit.
Under the adverse condition which
the management has labored, this is
good showing. Feed was scarce
and prices were high. In January
the butter market went down lower
than for years. The outlook for the
future is bright. Butter fat will raise
n price the coming week, and the
butter market is improving. The de.
mand for the creamery product is
equal to the supply.
1t has been, and will always be the
aim Of the creamery company to give
che farmer the highest possible price
for butter fat, hence operating ex-
penses have been reduced to the low
est possible figure.
The company expresses its grati-
tude to consumers for their loyal pa
tronage during the past year. In
supporting the institution they are
assisting materially in the progress
Of the whole basin.
Before this creamery was started
thousands Of dollars went out of the
basin annually for dairy products,
and should anything occur to close
the plant the same thing would hap
pen again. But our people give evil
dence of supporting the institution
SO no danger of this sort exists. A
few farmers sell their cream to the
Beatrice Creamery company, the
largest of its kind in the world, and
firm that appears to have for its
aim monopoly of the business. Here
where it has competition it pays the
farmer 20 cents for butter fat. Where
it has no competition it pays from Is
to 20 cents. Most of our farmers
appreciate that If competition was re-
moved, the price would probably fall
as it has in other places, considerably
below what the local plant pays.
Hence even though the San Juan
creamery is not able at all times TO
meet the prices of the Beatrice
Creamery company, home industry
will be given the preference.
1t is the object of the local cream
cry to constantly improve conditions,
and as business warrants enlarge the
capacity Of the plant.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders held early in the week, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Cbnhh nraatJapt
John Waters, vice president
X. A. Gagg, secretary and trsasur-
er.
Charles Griffith, director.
Cy Graden, director.
Henry Cordes, manager.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-25

the auto in which he was riding slid
into ditch on Florida mesa, on a
portion of the road that has a very
high crown. The machine was not
overturned, neither were the occu-
pants thrown out but DIR. Morris and
DR.. Robbins, who was driving the
machine, were badly shaken up. In
some unaccountable way, DR.. Morris
suffered broken leg. just how it
occurred neither have the slightest
idea. The injured man was taken to
Hercy hospital for treatment. Today
his condition is good and he is in the
best of spirits.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-25
A BARGAIN.

270 acres of land, all fenced; 45
acres in cultivation, 20 acres in al
falfs, with 2 and ITO feet of water
In the Pine River Canal. Land locat-
ed near Tiffany, Colo. Sixteen ($16)
dollars per acre buys this. Snap II
taken at once. B. Glaser and ]. D.
Adams. A21-tf DIV
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2l.-
Despite the war departments silence,
it is learned the entire fleet trans
ports equipped to accommodate the
army, are ready at Galveston, with
an enormous amount of ammunition
and provisions aboard.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan believe that the question of
war or peace will be settled within
ten days. They are confident that
mediation will succeed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-25
EXPLOSIVE ARROW INVENTED
TO EXPLODE DIRIGIBLES

PARIS, May 21-Experiments with
arrows designed to set fire to dirigi-
bles in war continued here today At
the Eiffel tower. M. Guerre In the
inventor Of what appears to b ths
most successful arrow which weighs
two pounds and has head allied witA
half pint Of gasoline. BY pAtsnt-
ed arrangement. whsn ths arrow
strikes, The liquid sxplodsa