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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-26
HAEGE TAILORING co.

For four years the name 'Haege" has
stood for the last thing in popular
priced tailored suits and overcoats.
The Haege Tailoring company, located
at 1923 Second avenue, was founded
there in 1910 by T. II. Haege. The idea
that one could go into the place, pick
out his cloth. and have a suit made to
his measure at prices considered even
reasonable for custom-made suits, APP
pealed to a large number of local men.
and the first trial netted entire salts
faction to the purchaser. This has
meant a steady increase in the vol
urne OF trade handled by Mr. Haege,
who, an experienced clothing man him
self. takes charge OF the selling depart
ment Of the establishment. Mr.. Haege
has been in Rock Island for IL years
and came here from YOnkers. New
York. He conceived four years ago
that suits and overcoats. well made.
could be offered to the public at sic
and as. A satisfactory business has
resulted to him. He has also installed
a line of head-wear, selling hats at 81.
The motto of the Haege Tailoring COM
pany has been. Large Business and
Small Profit" 1t has meant a COM
plete prosperity for the owner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-26
ALLEN, MYERS & CO.

Fred T. Myers established the firm
OF Allen, Myers & Co. IN 1895. locating
at their present address opposite the
Harper house. The firm does a general
heating. plumbing and stove business
as we'll as sheet metal work, natural
and mechanical ventilation. Their bus
mess policy is TO carry complete
stock of everything in their line and
that every sale made and all work
done must be of the best and satisfac-
tory to the customer; and last but not
least. the price must be as low as is
consistent with good quality and work
manship.
That this firm has enjoyed a large
success is shown by the amount of
business that they have done all over
the city and the surrounding territory.
In the heating line alone they have in
stalled more than one thousand steam
and hot water and vacuum plants,
among which are included the MAORI
ty of the larger buildings. both public
and private, in the city. In the plumb
ing line they have made large install
lations such as the Safety building.
Robinson building, Peoples National
bank, etc. For 20 years they have
represented the Detroit Stove works,
makers of the well known Jewel stoves
and ranges, known all over the United
States as having no peer in the stove
line.
For many years, Allen. Myers & Co.
have had made for them their well
known OUR OWN" hot water and
steam boilers, hundreds of which are
in use in the city and vicinity and
which are so well known that they
need no extended mention here. That
the firm does things right is shown by
their increasing business and popular
ity. Mr.. Myers was president of the
Business Mems association for two
terms and is a member of the Rock
Island club, Rotary club and numerous
other organizations that tend to the
upbuilding of our city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-26
GREAT CAMP DRILL
team FOR OPENING
Modern Woodmen Team Which
Captured First Prize at To-
ledo to Give Exhibition.
TO SHOW IN THE EVENING
All Day Band Concert and Vaudeville
to Liven Program Up for Thurs
day in the 1900 Block.

In the way of special attraction for
the night OF the formal opening day
Of the 1900 Block Merchants club.
Oct. 90, the crack Modern woodmen
Forestry team of camp 20 has been Sc
cured to give an exhibition. The local
drill team won first prize at the head
camp of the Modern woodmen at To-
ledo in June. The team will give an
exhibition in fancy drills and forma-
ton that will be well worth seeing.
In addition to the all day band con-
cert and vaudeville feature in the eve
ming. new attractions are being secured
every day by the committee to make
the day one that will be long remem-
bered. The block is being newly paint
ed and lighted for the occasion and will
be attractively decorated.
Offer Many Bargains.
Word comes from the merchants in
the block that the most attractive bar
gains ever offered are being arranged
for the dollar day" sale to be held
in connection with the opening day
program. The work of painting the
block is progressing fast, and the
workmen hope to have 1t completed
by Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-26
new HARPER HAS
Been PROM INENT
HOTEL IS YEARS
u.s Held Place as Best known
of City's Institutions
Among Travellers.
CIT PACE FROM THE START
al, Nv the Late Ben Harper, Berg
oeenea in 1871. and Since Then
Twice RenodeIed.

-he-e Is no building or business in
=. 800 block Or even in this OF the
.-1-rities which IS more prominent or
- widely known than the New Har-
- house. T. has been a leading in
s,,,utieu. in Rock Island Tor 43 years.
- since the time Il was constructed
Nv the late Ben Harper.
Tbsu e was considered one. of the
s,sst hotels down state And II has
- aosce with the times. having been
-.,vodeled twice. 50 that now the
ne statement may be truthfully
-ade OF H.
men. as now. IL was the meeting
,l.es for many people in this city. But
- New Harper OF today is not the
s,re bv any means that the old Har-
per vas OF 1871
How the Harper house came to be
h-,1t & interesting. On the site where
n nov stands. in the late SOS was the
Rodman house. which was erected by
General Rodma1. II changed hands
sareraI times and the last owner was
Mr.. Hudson Il is said that Mr.. Hud-
sou did not do a thriving business and
thst he had the house completely
e1uipped. but that his rooms were more
often empty than occupied by paying
guests
Rodrzn House Burns.
Late II the year OF 1863. at any rate
the Rodmau house took fire It seemed
TO blaze OF a sudden from every nook
and corner and son il lay naught but
a mass Of smCulde-ing ruins. Some
accused the owner OF knowing more
about the IRE than he would say. but
nothing was ever proved against him.
In 1870 Sir. Harper purchased the
site and erected the present hotel. It
was 10 be opened in Feb. 1871. Mr..
Harper had il erected 10 lease to a
man named Champion, but as It near
ed completion and the prospective
lessee found out the expense that
would be connected with furnishing II,
he would not take the leave. so Mr.
Harpe- concluded 10 conduct the bust
ness himself
Opening Date an Event.
L vas gala day for people for many
miles around when on Washington
birthday anniversary. Feb. %, 1871.
the Harper opened its doors to the
pubic. The festivities which were
held marking the event were gorgeous
and many Of the older people here still
Remember the occasion
The hotel al that time had so rooms
and was constructed somewhat differ
entity than its appearance now would
Indicate In the center where now COW
cred By a canopy and skylight, just in
front OF the clerks desk. there was a
court The building was erected around
this court. with the exception Of the
vest SIDE. there being no wall, giving
entrance iato this yard from the alley.
On The first floor there was a barber
shop. GruR store and buffet The hotel
Office ald al OF the rooms were above
the first floor. and wider staircase,
leading from a point where the Second
avenue entrance TO the hotel now is,
lead 70 the Office on the second floor.
hcnt-osc New Owner.
For score % years Mr.. Harper con-
Quoted il. and when he died in 1891 J.
Z NOutrOse became the owner He
secured a I0-year lease on the building
and five years later Charles McHugh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-26

Following upon the ruling of the
Prussian minister OF public instruc-
ton, which for the next semester ex-
cludes Russian. Servian, French, Eng
lish. Belgian and japanese students
from Prussian universities. all profess
sors. lecturers and assistants at uni
versities and technical institutes who
are subjects OF countries now at war
with Germany have been stricken
from the teaching corps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-26
DIAMOND BAR.

The Diamond Bar is well in front
with the most popular bars of the city
at 1915 Second avenue. Louis Meu-
mann as proprietor is well known
among the liquor dealers of the city.
He purchased the Diamond bar last
April and he has secured an increased
patronage for the place. Mr.. Meumann
conducted a saloon on Twenty-first
street and Third avenue for a number
OF years. The best line OF wines,
liquors and cigars procurable can be
found on the shelves at the Diamond.
Trial by jury is now completely sus-
pended throughout Austria. The de-
cree. as published in the official
Wiener-Zeitung. is valid until the end
OF July. 1915. At first the suspension
concerned only the provinces near
the seat of war. such as Dalmatia, Ga
licia, and Bukowina. to which were
added some parts of Bohemia. The
justihes the measure by
the necessary absence of most men
up TO the age of 20 in the perform
ance OF military duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-26
Kont-osc New Owner.

For a score Of years Mr.. Harper con-
Quoted Il, and when he died in 1891 J.
z MOntrOse became the owner. He
secured a IO-yesr lease on the building
and i've years later Charles McHugh
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.

To relieve toothache, rub
baking soda around the tooth
and rinse the mouth with hot
water.
Used in water as "A daily gar
gle. borax keeps The t hroa {
healthy. Used in water for
cleaning the teeth, it ''disin-
fects" them and prevents their
decaying
1fyou have a pencille1 letter
which you want to keep long
time lay it in a shallow dish and
cover it with skinned milk
When the paper is thoroughly
soaked through let the milk
drain off, and dry paper yer,
gradually. This makes the
writing fast, so that it cannot
be easily rubbed olt.
Tomato juice is said to be
successful lii many cases in re-
moving ink stains from white
materials, sIcli as handker,
chiefs, muslin frills, etc. 1t
must, however. be done as soon
as possible after the mishap has
occurred. clean piece of blot
ling paper should be placed un-
der the STAN, and a slice of raw.
ripe tomato rubbed over the sur
face, fresh pieces of blotting
paper being substituted until
the ink spot has vanished.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
THE WEEK IN HISTORY.

Sunday, 10 Spanish Amanda
destroyed, 1888.
Monday, 20 Sextant, survey
ing and navigation instru-
ment invented. 1860. ~
Tuesday, 2l-American discoy-
cry of Dante's port, 1910.
Wednesday, 22-Color photo
graphy patented, 1890.
Thursday, 23-Dining cars ill.,
troduced. 1898
Friday, "A 24-Mogmons oun d
Salt Lake City, 1917.
Satu: day, 25-Leach shoots Nj
. agara Falls in a barrel, 1911.
Sunday, 26- Peace congress
meets in London, 1908.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
KITCHEN KINKS.

To remove pntty and paint
from window glass, use kerosene
oil, then wash with warm water
When baking small cakes or
buns, flower the tins instead of
greasing them. The cakes will
not stick to the tins, and will
bake quite as well.
If you wish your roast to be
juicy and tender, put it in a
very hot oven gradually become
moderate. Baste with a table
spoonful of vinegar with a cup
ful of hot water.
To ascertain the freshness of
an egg without breaking, hold
it before a strong light and look
directly through the shell. If
the yolk appears round, and the
white surrounding it clear, the
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
WISE AND OTHERWISE

A city daily re IN a k $ !:
'Wonen's DIRE sses show, among
other things, the progressive
spirit. y Yes, indeed among
s..other thing, =
The Argentine legation is all
swelled up. That country in
troduced the tango anl now
thinks it should be ranked with
the world powers.
After noting a few of the
names given corsets and other
invisible apparel of the gentle
sex this year, onr office devil
wrings the following from the
office towel;
There's Sirene aud Fiji,
Clorissa and Mimi, s
And Irmingard, CHICK and
Irene,
Thare's Fanchon and Flora.
Georgette and Adora,
Bonita and qnaint Rosalene.
There's Edna, Felicia,
Cossette and Patricia,
Camille, Aline and Marie.
No, this is no harem-
You take 'em and wear '4m;
They're names of the new
lingerie.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
Scrap Basket Continued.

chances are thai the egg is
fresh. Or dropit into wat II; if
the egg sinks quickly and re-
mains at the,hotton it is in all
probabilities fresh, but if il
stands on end it is doubtful, and
quite lad if it floa.s. The shell
of fresh egg looks dull, while
that of stale one is glossy.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
SCRAP BASKET.
A cool DRINK FOR A HOT DAY.

Iced Cocoa-Siir cocoa into a
paste with little warm water
Ia teaspoon of cocoa for each
glass served. When smooth,
add a half cup of hot water and
a half cup of milk. Boil in a
double boiler ten minutes and
set aside to cook Servein glass
es, with a block IF ice and a
spoon of whipped cream on top.
Use teaspoons with long, hollow
handles.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24

y - y ~ y a ~ taAS
woman wavered a
moment. I Ii g n
she knocked tim
idly upon the
cracked panel of a
door.
"W--well! o Z
all the seven won
ders of the world
kitty Driscolll"
Yes, its me.
Frank" said the
W 0 m a n, s oft ly
closing the door
behind her.
"Sit down. Kit
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24

tie, and-make yourself right at home,
won't you?" begged her rugged host,
bit flustered.
"I--er-I suppose you're kind of sur
Drised to see me round here-aint
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
A $4,000. 900. 900 CROP
WHAT 1T MEANS.

farm products IN the Uniteu
States in the census year 1910 at
Ss. .926 100000. The july Gov
ernment crol. reports would in
dicale. upon a similar basis of
computation, that the { o t a !
value of farm products will this
year rise to $40, 600, 100000.
A dollar needs no measure;
Ten Billion are better grasped
by comparisons.
The vast sum would buy all
the realestate in New York and
Chicago at assessed valuations,
with something to spare. It
would pay the huge and fast
mounting national debts Of
war-obsessed France and Ger
many. 1t would clear off our
own national debt nearly ten
times over; or pay its Interest
charges nearly 435 tines.
If next years farm products
were to fafi off trihe of $400,-
600, 900, the 1914 and 1915 pro
ducts combined would still buy
every railroad in the country at
the 1911 capitalized valuation.
Our iron yield is inccmparably
the greatest of the nations; the
industries it feeds are called
basic. Yet our iron product is
only about one-twenty-tllird
part that of the farms. That
product is fourteen times the
value Of our annual output of
coal at the mines. II is seventy
times the value of a years yield
of petroleum., parent Of some Of
the worlds most gigantic for
tunes.
For some thousands of yeais
gold and silver have beed words
to suggest wsalth untold. Our
farm products in this year Of
abundance will be seventy-fiye
times the latest reported annual
product of gold and silver COM
bined. 1t is greater than the en-
lire worlds stock of coined gold.
and silver in existence to- lay,
the boarded and almost indis-
tructibie product of many cen
turies. 1t is more than two,
thirds of all the gold dug, coined
and consumed in the arts in all
the world since Columbus dis
covered America.
Corn and hay are our great
value crops, but they are fed on
the farm, and interest the mar
kets less directly. Cotton is our
chief debt-paying counter a.
broad-to a tune last year of
$547, 900, 900, or 5000, 900, 900
with cotton goods added. But
wheat was a threefold import
ance: it is bread for the people;
il is freight for the railroads; il
is still a leading export in in-
ternaticnal commerce..
Most of us are more Interested
IN the immediate than the re-
mote corollaries Of Ten. Billion
ism on the American farm. H.
will run through every vein and
artery of American Ii ade and
Industry. There is hardly an
occupation that win not he
quickened into new life as this
marvellous crop is liquidated IN
terms'of money. There can he
no calamity when the earth
yields such a harvest. Calanl-
ity is drowned in an Irresistible
tide ofPlenty and Prosperity,
Ex.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
What Is Wall Streets
Answer?


the New Haven as zone of the
most glazing instances of NAL
administration in all the history
of American iailroading.''
Mr. Mellen, in his interview
ii The World yesterday, said
that "the bankers are bleeding
the road to DEATH In proof he
cited The fact that the New
Haven is paying Z per cent on
its huge floating debt, "and the
rate is going up, not down."
Taking it either way, what
IS Wall Streets answer 10 tile
New Haven report and the New
Haven situationl Does it think
this thing can go on Indefinitely,
railroad after railroad being
pluudered by the men who pose
as trustees for its prosperity!
Does it think the country is In
different 10 the fact that the
Rock Island scandal is probably
worse, if anything, than the
New Haven scandal, and that
half dozen other railroads
have been financed to the edge
IF ruin? ~
Wall street is willing enough
to fight the President Of the
UDited States when lie recon-,
mends amendments to the Anti
Trust law. 1t is willing to fight
him when he recommends a.
mendments to the Interstate.
Commence law IteA accelar
ate public opinion, it can orga-
nize meetings Of protest, it- can
circulate petitions, it can threat
Ell Congressman, it can raise
money, 1t can manipulate cal
amity until the country is on
the verge of q panic-but what
has il got to offer when it is
confronted with a concrete ex-
ample of corporation criminality
such as the wreck of the New
Haveng
Have any petitions been cir
culated in Wall street protesting
against the kind of finance that
has bled the New Haven white!
Have any meetings been held in
Wall street to denounce the. COR
rupf dractices that the Interstate
Commerce Commission exposesl
1t there any campaign III prog.
ress to accelerate public opinion
against such forms of high f.
nancial rascality and to insist on
restitution to the stockholders?
Has amy Congressman been
threatened with Wall streets
opposition if he refuses to sup.
port legislation which will make
di ectors personally responsible
for such criminal negligence as
the New Haven directors are
accused of? Has there been any
movement in Wall street to de-
mand legislation that will regu-
late and limit the issuing of
railroad securities!
Men who have plundered
great railroads, men who excuse
or defend the plundering of
great railroads. have the brazen
effrontery to tell the country, in
the face of all these revelations,
that the policies of the Wilson
Administration are alone re-
sponsible for business depression.
Yet Wall street Processes a vir-
ginal establishment that public
(COntinued ON Dape 8
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.
Cooking time table

Followins is a table showing
the time for the p oper boiling
0f vegetables:
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-24

(Copyrlght)
After climbing the three dark, dingy
fights in the seething Cherry Hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
33sc-3 for $1.OO

at the head of Capitol street in this city. giving as previously, many sentimental and business reasons why the historic structure should be repaired and pre- served for future generations.
 During the early days of the session Speaker Quin introduces a bill carrying $So,O00 for the purpose of rehabiitating the old capitol, and in a published state ment gave many good reason for the faith that was in him, chief among which was that the building is needed for the use of departments of the state government. several being crowded for room in the new capitol. One of these Is the depart ment of agriculture, which now occupies about five or rooms and half the halls and corridors with great boxes and pack ages belonging to the fertilizer and pure feedstuff branch of his work. and which pearance of some old junk shop or lumber yard. Another department that is taking up the entire lower floor on both ends of the capitol is that of archives and his- tory, and as that department grows stead- fly year by year with an accumulation of records and publications, more room is in demand, and some provision must departments run out of the new building
 Only a few more days remain of the present session, and the friends of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
POWERS BEING URGED
 FOR CHANCELLORSHIP
Mississippi Superintendent of Educa- tiOn May Become Attached to
 State University

Jackson Miss. March 9.-(Speeial) -J. N. Powers, state superintendent of edu- cation, is being urged for the chancellor ship of the state university, and 1t is ad- mitted on all sides that he would be the very best man in the state for that impor- tant place.
 The resignation of Chancellor Kincan- non makes 1t necessary for the board of trustees to fill the vacancy in short while but the trustees are going to take their time about It, appreciating the great responsibility of the position and the importance of securing d man who measures up to the standard set by those who have gone before as head of the State university.
 Dr. Powers has not signified his will ingness to accept, and may never do so. In fact, there are a great many people in Mississippi who are demanding that he become a candidate for the governorship, believing he is the one man who can lead them out of what they call the political wilderness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10

measure to restore the old capitol to it's former state are fearful that the cry of hard times and depleted treasury will! be the undoing of the bill. even those who otherwise would favor the expenditure being fearful of the investment. ' So far as the people of Jackson are con cerned. and they are entitled, they think, to some consideration, they are simply demanding that the legislature do some thing with the old pile. In it's present shape it is not only a menace to life, but is an eye-sore of which Jackson would like to be rid. They insist, therefore, that If the building Is not to be repaired, it be torn down and tho site sold for business purposes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10
Blackwelder in GreenyiIle

Greenville, March 9-(Spccial.) Dr. w. M. BlaclSwelder. pastor of the West End Baptist church at Birmingham, delivered the principal address at the go-to-church rally at the Baptist Sunday school here on Sunday. Dr. Blackweder spoke on the subject, 'The Task of a Sunday School" His remarks were centered about the following points: The Sunday school as D teaching agency. utilizing agency. conserving agency, and as an evangelzng agency. He made an excel lent address and spoke with his usual force.