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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Notice-snIe of Real Estate.

BY virtue of an order and decree OF
| the probate court OF Rock Island eouh-
| ty, Illinois. made on the petition OF the
| undersigned, Cornelius Donovan. exec
utOr of the last viii and testament q
John Holdorf. deceased. Tor leave TO sen
the real estate OF said deceased, at the
January term, A. d. 1914, OF said court
to-wit, on the fifth Gay of January
ruary next, between the hours OF ~
O'Clock in the forenoon and O'Clock u
the afternoon of said day, town. ~
! the hour of 0 o'clock a. m. sell al pup.
lie sale at the east door of the coutk
house in the city OF Rock Island, N
said county. the real estate described q
follows. to-wit: The undivided one-nal
~ of that part OF the southwest guar
ter of the southeast quarter OF seette-
No. three 90, in township No, sever.
of the fourth ca L. M, and descripss
as follows, to-wit: Commencing on ~
eighth section line. eight ~ cnALls
south of the northeast corner OF ~
quarter "a } OF said section. thence ~ ~
ming west four Cd chains and sevsnE,..
nine hundredths (.79) of cnaih.
thence south eight chains and tnirin. ~
six $3.50 links: thence east TOUT ~
chains and seventy t19l LINKS y
said eighth section line. thence nora
eight go chains and thtrty-siA w..
links. TO the place OF beginning. ~ -
tanning four (4) acres. more or - -
and known as lot ten tl0). OF saio -
two 90 acres, situated in the col ~, Ne ss =
Rock Island. state OF lilinois. On
following terms. to-wit: CASH
CORNELIUS DONONArN
Executor OF the Last VIII ana fesN
ment OF John Holdorf. deceaseo M
Dated this 5th day of January a
McEniry & McEniry. solicitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Public Notice.

McCulloeh & McCuiloch. ATTORNEYS
112 West Adams street. Chicago III
Tri-City Automatic Home Telephone
Company:
Public notice is hereby given that at
n special meeting OF the ockholders OF
the corporation. Tri-City Automatic.
Home Telephone Company. duly con-
Vened and held according TO law. ct
room 11O4. l12 West Adams street in
the. city of Chicago. county of Cook and
state of Illinois. on the 3Oth drv 81
December. A d. 1913. at S O'clock a M.
the capital stock OF said corporation
was increased from one thousand dol
lars tS1.O0o) to two million dollars &C.
100000. ~
Rock Island, Ill, Dec. 80, 1913
r. II MOUITON President
Attest: Bryan H. Osborne. secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
WAGNER'S REVIEW
prlft of the Weather.

Illinois. Missouri, Iowa. South Da-
kota, Nebraska and Kansas-Most.y
cloudy tonight and Sunday; not much
change in temperature.
Minnesota-Mostly cloudy tonight
and Sunday; warmer in north tonight.
North Dakota-Mostly cloudy to-
night and Sunday; warmer extreme
east tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
LEGAL.
Notice of Publication.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun.
ty-Ss:
In the Circuit Court, January, 1914
Lemuel Roberts VS.. Frances Roberts
In Chancery.
Affidavit of non-residence of Frances
Roberts. the above defendant having
been filed in the clerks Office CT the cir
cult court of said county, notice Is
therefore hereby given to the said non
resident defendant that the complainant
filed his bill of complaint in said court
on the chancery side thereof, on the
10Th day OF November, 1918, and that
aereupon summons issued out of said
-'urt, wherein said suit is now pend
ig.
Now, unless you, the said nonresident
.efendant above named shall person
lily be and appear before said circuit
ourt. on the first day of the next term
IereCf, TO be holden at Rock Island. In
nd for the said county. on the first
Ioaday IN May next and plead, answer
/ deinur to the said compliments Dill
IF complaint. the same and the matters
and things therein charged and stated
will be taken as confessed. and decree
against you according to the
prayer of said bill.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE, Clerk
Rock Island. H.. Jan. l6, 1914.
John X. Scott, compiainants solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Morning Grain Letter.

Chicago. Jan. 17.-Presence OF small
buying power On bulges is factor in
all grains while a fair amount of corn
has been sold east for scattered ship
ments ahead there has been nothing
to change the immediate cash corn
situation at the seaboard. Shippers
claim country is selling a fair amount
of corn. Patten element is credited
with maintaining beartsh opinions.
Argentine corn prices at New York
stiffened about 8 cents last week, but
have now declined cents. Texas re-
ports a dun feed demand. East con-
tinues- to use Canadian oats. Central
Ohio reports that their wheat pros
pect continues best ever known and
they have plenty OF wheat and corn.
Provisions are still in the profit-tak-
ing zone After any further pressure
wheat is due to rally on the enormous
export movement from North America
The rally in the steel industry
seems permanent. Rallying trend still
due in securities. Cash wheat de-
mand in primary markets is slow and
the weekly primary shipments of
wheat are light. Looks as if the big
wheat visible will decrease only
slowly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Chicago Cash Grain.

wheat-Nc ?. s6Is; No. ? ?. 93a
a3Iz No. \. s0is n SOiz: No. 3 h..
ssh a SSlz. No Z ms. 91Ia d31at: No.
rs. SSIz d901z. No. > rs. SSG 50;
No rs. Sf6S7. No. 5. SSd S9Is
No. ? s. STA Ssiz; No. s. s4d 81:
No. ! &C. 9Od 9O1z. No. vc, sS1z a
SsJz No. 3 vc. s7a IS; No. ! durum,
ssas9: No. durum, S6d S7iz; No. 3
durum. sass.
Corn-No. ?. s2Iz a So: No. ? ". 6G1s
a57; No. ? '. G41z a 65; No. 3. 5s1z
No. ". Go y a Sc: No. ; y, 61Iz a 81;
No. g.. 4Td 571z No. 4 W. Ga "a 65; No.
y. SEA 6O1z.
Oats-No. ~. 411z; No. W. 3Si4
q $50; No. 4 v. 5Tz4 a 3Si1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Il is somewhat colder in the central
valleys and the upper lake region.
though no severe temperatures are
noted. The eastward movement OF the
high and the approach OF the western
low VIII be attended by mostly cloudy
weather and continued moderate tenn
peratures in this vicinity tonight and
Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Poultry.
Fish Market.
Bank Statement.

New York. Jan. 17.-Clearing house
members average: Loans, increase
S2O,.145. 200; specie. increase S23.45S.-
600: Iegals, increase Si.492,0o0 depos-
its. increase $4,000 reserve. in
crease SIG.44S.. 05O. Actual loans, in
crease S25.5S4.OOO; specie. increase
s24. SCI 900: legals, decrease 1,637 900;
deposits. increase s4s.GO9.OOO; reserve.
increase $1O.922, $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Chicago and New York markets fur
ntshed by L. W. Wagner & Co. men,
bers Chicago Boari OF Trade; grain.
provisions. stocks and cotton: private
wiIcs 20 all financial centers- Core
spcndents on the New York Stock and
Gotten Exchanges. Tr!-city Office in
suite 3Os Bes. building. Phone Rock
Islard $50.
P.J. MCCORMICK. Manafsr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
INSURANCE

WE WILL BOND YOU-Executors', ad.
ministrators'. guardians, trustees,, or
any kind of judicial bonds: lodges and
society officers. city. state. or U. &
government officials: contractors DO
sitions of trust: In fact. any kind Of
bond you want except bail bondsl.
Terms reasonable. Hayes & Cleave.
LAND, resident managers. Fidelity 4
Deposit Company % Maryland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Washington Another 81 200, 900
saved to the navy, said Secretary
Daniels in placing contracts for ST.
917,340 worth of armor piercing and
common projectiles. At last years
prices the projectiles would have
cost 3,025,200 Various companies
got the contracts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Quick ReversaIs of Wheat Sentiment,

Quick ReversaIs of Wheat Sentiment
Chicago. Jan. 17-Recent wheat
news guarantees the average January
level AID indicates some appreciation.
listed States statistics suggest about
%. 900. 900 more wheat in all domestic
stores and channels than one year ago.
As a result of the 1884 wonderful
on the wheat price.
Free wheat will not be n bearish
factor unless the Canadians follishly
rush and sacrifice in the United
States. The main necessity in the
wheat raising districts of America as
in the corn belt is a firm confidence
in these only moderate levels.
European wheat visible of around
sO.O00.OoO is about 100000 above last
year and is no. large. Russia con-
tinues 10 average 100000 per week
North America exports July to Feb.
1 Will total lS6,OOO,OOO, a tremendous
amount
United States visible of s., ZOO, 900
is now. due 10 decrease. Last year
right at this period a slow decrease
was inaugurated. Primary receipts of
wheat in past four weeks average 20
per cent below one year ago. Large
decrease in primary arrivals since
July I. 1913, is due to active milling
operations in every section of The
United States.
Quick revC.sals from bull to bear
sentiment and vice versa in many
subtle minds are among the impress
sive occurrences of the 1914 stu
alton. Such switches os opinion sug-
gest a closely balanced wheat stu
alton with the chances OF a serious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
wANTED-HOUsEs.

MR. LANDLORD-we want you to No
ttfy US by telephone or postal whes
your house is vacant: we have q con.
plete list of the tri-cities, and hsv,
DO to 40 applications daily fof
houses; we viii send them and with.
out one cent of expense to you. SUM-
merfeld's, 115-11S East Second stree
Davenport. Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

~~~~~-~--~-~-~-~ ~--~-~-~-----~----------
ABSTRACTS of title prepared or con-
tinued to date covering any real es-
tate in the county. Prompt and ac-
curate service at reasonable rates
Rock Island Title & Abstract COM
pany; j. J. ingram, PRESIDENT w. j.
floor, Peoples National bank build
ing, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Let Us Show You.

If you are sufferer of piles OF
hemmorhoids in any form, come to
our store and let us show you Mer-
itol Pile Remedy. 1t is one of the best
preparations we have ever handled
and is sold on a positive guarantee
H o. Rolls, Rock Island, ILL.,, exclus-
i've agent-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
IlxernooI Situation.

Liverpool, Jan. 17-Wheat-Easier
on American cables and decline in
Buenos Ayres. Weakness in corn
prompted realizing and later there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Local and Foreign

sheep steady. 3.5OGG.OO. lambs GOO
oslo.
close Of Market.
Hogs closed sc higher. Mixed $40
ass. good S.3OdS.47. rough S.O0g
SIS. light S.1Ods.35.
Cattle steady.
Sheep steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Estimates Tomorrow.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Opening Of Market.

Hogs 1900: left over $500; strong
20 &C up from yesterdays average.
Mixed s.1Ods.42. good s.3OGs.45. rough
s.0OGs.25. light s.IOdS.35.
Cattle 200: steady.
Sheep 1000; weak.
Nine O'clock Market.
Hogs sc up from yesterdays aver
age. Mixed s.100 s.45, good s.3Ods.45.
rough s.0Ods.25. light S.10dS.S5, pigs
6.sOds.O0, bulk s.2OdS.4O.
Cattle steady. Beeves 6.55d9 $50.
COWS 3.25dS.1O, Texans 6.4Od7.75,
stockers $500 40, calves s.OOd11.5O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17

Liverpool Cables.
Wheat closed II 20 SO off.
Corn closed - off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
Market Square Sales
January I6. 1871
LOCAL Market CONDITIONS.

Jan. .17.-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-17
CHICAGO MARKETS.

p. J. MCCORMICK. Manager.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
LEARNING HOW TO UNLEARN
Modern Scientists harkine Back TO
Thales of Miletus.

When we were young and knew with.
out doubt that the molecule was com.
posed OF two or three ultimate parts.
called atoms, we listened complacently
to the statement that science pro
crosses In a straight line, philosophy
around In circle, or at best along d
helical spiral" Now that we are older
and believe that the simplest atom has
nearly 1900 parts, we find that per
haps the helix is expressive OF science
as well, observes the editor OF the En-
gineering and Mining Journal.
We believe. with the alchemists that
the so called elements are fundamen
tally the same. Whether we will trans
mute one to another remains to be
seen: we follow the alchemists in at
tempting 1t.
Were one Of the Greek philosophers
Thales of Miletius, for instance. tC
stroll into modern assembly of phys
icists and chemists. the language would
be more troublesome than the ideas
He would hear the physical chemist
remarking cheerfully that there Is nc
matter, for that which we call matter
is only energy. and Thales would re
mark, "Plaglarist." The disciples OF
relativity, the ultra modern physicists
would tell him that space and time are
one, and Thales would sigh to think oi
his boyish debates.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
LABOR BRIEFS.

In New York city one-half of the
males employed in the factories of the
confectionery trade receive less than
$40 per week.
Philadelphia mill men will demand
on June / next minimum wage rate
Of As cents an hour instead OF the cur
rent rate Of SO cents.
The first lodge of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen was organized by
eleven Erie railroad firemen at Port
servfs. " Y. In 1873.
The Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees
Of America has bought a headquarters
building i'll Detroit. Mich.
The United States supreme court has
upheld the PENNSYLVANIA mine safety"
law, which requires coal companies to
leave pillars of coal to prevent cav
ng in.
Eighty local unions in San Francisco
nave pledged their support to the work
OF the Anti-Jap Laundry league in
combating Asiatic competition in the
various trades and Industries.
Sure II Is.
A little West One Hundred and For
ty-ninth street tailoring shop has the
following hand written placard in it's
window:
We press your pants for s cts
It's Singe!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.
-

Unions in Bartlesville, Okla, have a
new labor temple.
Five textile workers unions have
been recently organized in Augusta,
Ga.
Twenty-nine per cent of all the girls
over sixteen years of age in Philadel-
phia earn their own living. =
With population only two-thrds as
great as the United States, Germany
has million more labor union mem
bers.
Boston Telephone Operators union
has succeeded in having operators and
supervisors promoted in the order OF
their seniority.
1t is officially estimated that the ac-
cumulated funds of the worlds trade
unions stand at more than 100000 900,
Of which $40.000,0OO is credited to Brit
ish unions,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
FACED FOUR LIONS.
Goodness and Daring of Plueky ksffir
Herdboy.

Herdboy.
Four lions attacked herd OF cattle
on farm at Romsey, South Africa,
says the Rhodesia Herald. The herd
boy was standing on an ant heap ex.
amining a pair Of boots be had got the
day previous, when he heard low
growl near him. On looking up he
saw that three lions had got bold OF
three cows, while another lion stood
looking on
The boy pulled off his boots and
threw them ut the nearest lion, and
then made rush for them with a
stick. shouting at the same time al
the top of his voice to another herd
boy to bring a gun.
In the meantime two lions had got
their cows down. but. nothing daunt
ed, the Kahr made rush for them
and the lions moved away from their
prey. The boy then rounded up bis
cattle (he had 10S head). and while he
was doing so had to chase the lions
away several times. When he was al
one side the lions would try to catch
the cattle On the other However. be
brought all his cattle safely home
though one of the cows afterward died
the claw of lion having penetrated
her lung.
For cool daring Ii would be hard tC
beat the chasing OF four lions single
handed and with no weapons except q
pair of boots and u stick.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
CONFUSION UNFAIR.
Arbitration of Labor Troubles Should
Be Voluntary.


That compulsory arbitration Of labor
differences is neither guaranty OF
industrial peace nor the ultimate solu-
ton Of the struggle between capital
and labor, is the opinion expressed by
Frank Duffy, general secretary of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners OF America, in an article in
the Carpenter He says
From the beginning of time disputes
arose, causing war. bloodshed, loss of
life, expense, bitterness and sorrow.
And until the end of time, until the
crack of doom. disputes will continue
to rise, no matter what may be done to
the contrary. In fact, the disputes OF
the future may be more intense and
more severe than those of the past
1t is now proposed, however, to de-
wise a method to avoid these disputes,
that method to be compulsory arbitra
ton. Arbitration must be voluntary
or else it is not arbitration at ALL When
we speak Of compulsory arbitration
we mean the use of the big stick
coercion. When we are compelled to
do thing we do 1t reluctantly, unwill-
ingly and against the grain Is it pos
sible that under these circumstances
we would gracefully accept a decision
from a compulsory arbitration court?
Hardly! That would be a compulsory
settlement, and we feel such a settle
ment would not be satisfactory to en-
ployer or employees.
Under compulsory arbitration the
wageworkers would be forced to sub
NIT their demands for higher wages,
shorter worlday or better working con-
ditions to a court Of arbitration They
would have no choice whatever in the
matter: it would be compulsory on
them to do SO, and, Furthermore, they
would have to abide by the award
when rendered, whether satisfactory
to them or not. This is nothing more
or less than slavery and brings us to
the proposition. disguise it as we may,
that compulsory arbitration is compul
sorry labor
The only article the wage worker
has to sell is his labor, and now it is
pLOpOocu Ihdl tue JllCe u ldpOl SLdli
be regulated by arbitration courts. The
wage rate which the employer must
pay must also be determined by these
courts. But there is no power or au.
thority to regulate the price at which
the products OF labor will be Soda
condition, therefore, which leaves the
employer to charge whatever he pleases
for the product which he puts on the
market for sale, while preventing the
workmen from securing a higher rate
of wage than the one authorized
by the compulsory arbitration court
which will cause much dissatisfaction
and discomfort and will be unsatsfac
| tory to the wage workers, as it will
evidently work disadyantageously to
! them.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
RIGHTS OF WORKERS.
They Demand an Equal Distribution of
the Products Of Their Toll


The workers want life. They are
entitled to it, and they are going to in
sist with a persistency that knows no
end that they shall not be denied the
opportunity to live, says the San Fran
cisco Labor Clarion
Life is not a privilege. 1t is right.
The workers are sick and tired of the
sophistries and cajoling which have
been their portion at the hands of
greed in order to enslaye them and
long for an opportunity to live like
human beings, above the plane of the
dumb animals which man controls
through mental equipment
They have been industrious, patient
courageous and tireless in the inter
est of the employer long enough and
now long for the right they know is
theirs to a wholesome, more abundant
life for themselves and their families
Their labor justifies the demand that
all their wakeful hours shall not be
devoted toward giving opulent ease
and delight to the employer and his
family and that the days work shall
not be made a tragedy either by long
hours or high speed
Those who attempt to impede the
progress of the workers toward a fair
er, squarer and more equal distribu
ton Of the enormous products which
their toll and their skill wrest from
natures fountains are doomed to dis
appointment and failure, for the work
er has grown too enlightened to remain
a docile slave.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
Farm Wanes Hinher.

The wages of farm labor increased
about 2.5 per cent last year and about
II per cent the last four years. Since
1902 the increase has been about 36 per
cent. These estimates are based upon
reports of correspondents of the bureau
of statistics of the United States de
partment of agriculture.
Although farm wages in the United
States increased abouto37 per cent from
1900 to 1910, land values nearly dou-
bled in the same time, indicating that
In the distribution of the proceeds
from farming operations larger pro-
portion now goes to capital account and
less to labor account than formerly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
And the children ?
Iahor of Conviots.

The Chicago Federation of Labor
has, says the American Federationist,
won its fight against the convict labor
system, which has been in force at the
Chicago house of correction for the
last twenty-one years. At a confer
ence of unionists and city officials the
latter agreed that all contracts would
be Cancelled and all suggestions Of or
ganized labor regarding the employ.
ment Of prisoners should be carried
out. AS a result the conyicts will
hereafter be employed in the manu-
facture of all brooms, brushes, tool
boxes, street scrapers and other com.
modities used by the city for city use
only, and the number of men employ.
ed in the stone quarry will be increas'
ed and stone crushed for the improve.
ment of the city streets.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
Garment Workers Win.

Workers local union in Pittsburgh
have, with the aid of Bernard Abrams
of New York, general organizer of the
union, been able. to negotiate wage
scale with the employers in this dis
trict which is one of the best ever
made for Pittsburgh workers. The
agreement provides for reduction of
four hours a week in working time,
which makes them have an eight hour
day, something for which they have
been striving for some years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
John Locke.

John Locke, whose Essay on the
Human Understanding" was the first
work that attracted attention In Eng
land to metaphysical speculation. was
born at Wrington. England, Aug. 20,
1882. and died at Oates. England. Oct
%. 17o4 The chief purpose of the es>
say was to find the original source and
scope of human knowledge. The con
clusions he arrived at In this study
were that there is no such thing as .'in
nate idea; that the human mind Is as
a sheet OF white paper prepared to be
written upon; that the knowledge
thereon written is supplied by expert
ence and that sensation and reflection
are the two sources of all our ideas
He made the first sketch when he was
thirty eight years Of age and finished
1t seventeen years later. The book was
bitterly attacked.
Detectives.
Here's q story about man with 9
cork leg. a cork arm. rubber ear, Q
glass eye and wig"
"He must be one of those detectives
there's SO much agitation about. Buf
.ai0 Express.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-12
pa shed.

Years ago Isidore de Lara used to
sing his own songs at concerts to his
own accompaniment. The most popu-
lar of them was The Garden OF
Sleep" Once-so runs the story-Mr
de Lara was Garden OF Sleeping al
q private house, and be was immense
ly annoyed by George Moore, who
went on insistently talking after the
song had begun Mr.. de Lara sang q
few bars and then sprang Indignantly
to his feet.
''Mr. Moore" he said. Il was singing
the other day before the Prince OF
Wales, and he spoke, and l stopped"
"Well, my dear chap" replied Mr.
Moore calmly, she survives"
Mr. de Lara had humor enough te
join In the general laugh.-London An
swers.