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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
.DRYS PREPARING
FOR STATE FIGHT
They Plan to Pledge Candidates
on County Option and
Blind Tiger" Bills.

Chicago, Ill, July 27.-County op-
tion-with Cook county excluded-is
TO be the main demand of the Anti
Saloon league OF Illinois, in Its legis-
lative campaign shortly to be launch
ed actively. Recommendations OF leg
islatiye candidates by the organized
dry forces will be on this basis, the
pledge OF its candidates also including
a promise to stand for a search and
seizure act-the blind tiger" bill
and for the passage OF the residence
district option bill which narrowly es-
capped passage at the 1913 session.
The understanding is that political
experts within the anti-saloon lines
feel that a county option bill cannot
go through the next legislative ses-
sion should Cook county be embraced
within its provisions.
The leagues legal advisers, accord
ing to reports from the inside, believe
that the law can be limited to counties
of less than 100000 inhabitants, on
the same theory that previous statutes
have been enacted applying only to
Cook county or vice versa
The summary of a report they have
prepared follows:
Fifty-one dry counties.
Sixty-nine dry county seats.
Seven entirely dry senatorial dis
tricts.
One entirely dry congressional dis
trict-the Twenty-fourth.
One congressional district - the
Nineteenth-with only one wet spot.
Ten counties with only one wet spot
and that wet spot is not the county
seat.
Twelve counties with only one wet
spot
Two counties with the only wet spot
the county seat.
One county-Monroe-e wet
One county-St. Clair-with only
one dry spot.
One county-Madison- two
dry spots.
Seven hundred and sixty-eight dry
incorporated cities and villages.
Two hundred and ninety-five wet in
corporated cities and villages.
OF 1,430 townships in Illinois there
are 215 wet districts.
The recommendation OF the Anti
Saloon league as to legislative pri-
mary candidates will be issued as
soon as the list OF filings is completed
at Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

in the place but few minutes. He
was attempting to worm his way
through the crowd. when two men
came up and jostled him. A moment
afterward he felt in his pocket and
discovered he had been robbed. By
this time the men, of whom Mr.. Geut-
tier could give no accurate descrfp-
ton, had made their getaway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

ing a competent employee, without a
hearing, to make room for a member
of his own family who has never pass
ed an examination.
"On June 80, In answer to an in
quiry from A N. Abbott concerning
the intention of the civil service COM
mission in enforcing the civil service
law, / wrote him as follows:
I'm the opinion of the commission,
the law in effect July l, 1911, clearly
places the farmers institute under the
operation of civil service methods and
we have no option but to enforce that
law as IL was passed. The commission
has sought to enforce the law impair
TALLY and sees no reason why the
farmers institute should be treated
differently from other state depart
ments.
There is no ground whatever for
apprehension on your part that the OPP
Grafton OF civil service methods will
hamper the farmers institute. From
July 1, 1911. until a comparatively re-
cent date, the business OF the institute
was transacted according to civil ser
vice rules without any friction or les
SEEMING of efficiency. There will be
neither in the future, unless as re-
suit OF a refusal on the part of the
farmers institute to obey the law
81 am addressing this communica-
ton to the entire membership of the
institute in order to answer the mis-
statements given TO the public in your
Official publicity service and to give
to the institute as a whole the assur-
ance of the state civil service commits
sion that obedience to the law will
not be allowed to hinder or hamper
the efficient service which ought to be
rendered by the farmers institute to
the people of the state.
Yours respectfully,
STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMITS
SION.
BY ]. H. Burdett, president"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
Poslan Quick
To Heal Even
Worst Eczen'

Do not tolerate any unsignw Z.
noying skin affection. Poslsm ! ~,
tended to relieve you OF sucn uv sss.s
and is successful even In wors' -. -,
waited eczema cases. Whate'el -
affection. Poslam will prove Us p'shi.f
when applied. stopping al aay ~
working Improvement every uay sSl
the skin Is clear and heaitny; ~ err
persistent foe of pimples ana %
Your druggist sells Poslan: f dsb o
sample write 70 Emerge1c{s sfre<
tories, S2 West Twenty-n'n
s PosIam Soap is the soap ic p;, - .;
use to Improve and protect snIdsl
hair. 20 cents and is Genus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
Keep Competent Employees.

while the civil service law did not
hamper the efficiency of the institute
during the two years and four months
OF valuable service rendered by the
institute under civil service, II does
prevents an once head from discharg-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

Davenport Men Facing Arrest--Six-
ty warrants for the arrest of various
Davenport business man have been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
FIRES V0LLEY AT
FARM INSTITUTE
James II. Burdett, President
Civil Service Commission,
Rakes Abbott.
UPHOlDS HIS OWN ACTIONS
Denies That Supervision HamPereo
Farm Organization, as Has
Been Alleged.

James II. Burdett. president OF the
state civil service commission, has
sent the following letter to the state
farmers institute in reply TO state
ments made by II. A. McKeene, secre-
tary. and A. y. Abbott, president OF
the institute. concerning the order of
the civil service commission upon the
state auditor not 70 pay the salaries
OF employees of the institute without
the certificate of the state civil service
commission:
Gentlemen: In an Official bulletin
of the farmers institute. July IL, 1914.
over the signature of A. y. Abbott,
president, I was surprised to see the
following misstatement concerning the
experience of the farmers institute
with the civil service law:
Several months ago. for a short
time. the institute was under the con-
trcl of the commission until an opin-
ion was rendered by the attorney gen.
eraI that the civil service act did not
apply to the farmers institute
mfr. Abbott is well aware that the
farmers institute operated under the
state civil service law not for a short
time but from. July l. 1911, until Oct.
81, 1913. The authority OF the COM
mission over the positions in this de
partment was never questioned during
this period Of two years and FUR
months.
, Did Not Hamper Work.
3 "A-5ther misstatement in the bulle-
tin is: During the short time in which
the institute was under civil service
the work and efficiency of the institute
was seriously 'hampered in many ways
by the useless red tape of the commits
SION
The record of the institute in 1911,
1912 and 1913 proves that during the
two years and four months in which
the institute was under civil service,
its work was not At all hampered by
civil service methods.
THE civil service commission fully
appreciates thesimportance OF the SER
vice which the institute is intended to
render to the public and has aided In
every way IN its power TO further. the
efficiency of that work.
There was no reason. based upon
a desire for efficiency, to impel the
70 tNduc pIONlbAOue Vi
the civil service law. What then did
cause a department which for two
years had obeyed the law without ques-
tioning its validity or complaining OF
its operation, suddenly to find the
merit system irksome? Can the an
swer be found in the fact that immedi-
ately after the restraint of the civil
service law had been removed. a stem
ographer in your once OF unquestioned
efficiency and good conduct was dis
charged and her place was filled by
Mrs. H. A. NLcKeene, wife of the sec
Rotary OF the farmers institute, who
has since then drawn the salary ap-
propriated by the legislature for a
stenographer. although she can neither
take shorthand notes nor transcribe
them on a typewriter?
) Keep Competent Employees.
while the civil service law did not
hamper the efficiency of the institute
during the two years and four months
OF valuable service rendered by the
institute under civil service, IL does
prsyentk An ofdce head from discharR-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
The Price She Pays.

There is hardly an American W
man nowadays who can keep pia
with the demands made upon her ir'
and energy without paying the pensn
of ill-health. 1t may be that dream
backache, dragging pains, headae1A
nervousness or the tortures Of ~
placement. 1t is the price sne p'.a
To women in this condition Lydh :
Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND con,'
as a boon and a blessing. A STEP
remedy made from roots ana ns.n
which brings glorious health to sul'
ing women.-(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

came up and jostled him. A moment
afterward he felt in his pocket and
discovered he had been robbed. By
this time the men, of whom Mr.. Geut-
tier could give no accurate descrip-
! ton, had made their getaway.
Failure of Serum Cause of Investiga.
tion.-Both veterinarians and the Farm
league officials are puzzled over a new
development in the hog cholera stu
alton, several Scott county herds re-
Gently treated giving such poor results
that an investigation DIS to be made. 1t
is not believed that the veterinarians
are to blame, as those having poor re-
suits are among the most experienced
in the county The serum also is
thought to be up to the same standard
as that which has been used all year.
The most logical solution of the diff
Guilty, in the opinion of G. r. Bliss, is
that hog cholera is not one disease, but
a complication of maladies and that
the serum is for this reason not an abb
solute antidote for all cases. One vet
erinarian treated seven herds, mostly
young stock, and from one-third to one
ed three with the same proportionate
result. Among the herds vaccinated
were those of Grant Robertson, Hugh
Ficke and Bert Evans. Both CONNER
cial and state serum was used, neither
appearing to bring better results than
the other. The sick herds are near
Eldridge, Long Grove and northwest of
Davenport.
PIats Filed.-Plats for the paving of
the alley between Harrison and Ripley
and Sixteenth and Locust streets and
for recent paving on Rockingham
road have been filed with the city
clerk.
TWO Bridge Crews Workina.-Two
company of Des Moines are now at
work in Scott county. The second crew
is erecting steel bridge over Duck
creek on the Middle road north of the
city.
Licensed to Wed.-Arthur ]. Benson
of Rock Island and Alice E. Ward of
Davenport; Charles N. Collier of Dav-
export and Ida 1. Anderson of Lee
Claire.
Locomotive Works Sells Three En-
sines.-Three engines have been sold
by the Davenport Locomotive works
during the past week. The locomotives
are to go to FIT. Stephenss Ore. where
they will be used by logging COM
pany railroad.
Obituary Rccord.-The body OF Ju-
Illus Lembke. former resident of
Davenport. arrived from Monmouth,
ILL.,. and was taken to the o. C. Hill
parlors. The deceased
was born in Davenport Jan. /. 1871.
was a graduate of the Davenport pub
lie schools. and for 20 years was en-
ployed as harness maker on Rock Is. ]
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
The Other Side of II.

1.-THE early bird catches the worn
observed the sage.
YES" replied the fool. but l~i
how much longer he has to wall ~
dinner time. "-Cincinnati Inquirer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

Sultan Ahmed Mira, the youthful
shah of Persia, was crowned at Teher-
an a few days ago on becoming 16
years of age. The youngster took the
constitutional oath of Office in the pal
ace of the national council in the
presence of princes, high state officials
and foreign diplomats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
REALTY CHANGES

Emma A. and Stephen H. Velie to
Lucy Ainsworth, lot 8, block 2, Stew
arts second addition, Moline, 81.
A. Alex Frerksen to Stewart ]. Dan
skin. east half lot 8, in assessors 10,
Is, section 81, Is, Ivy, $1,000.
A. Alex Frerksen to Stewart ]. Dan
skin. lot /, block 6, Second Paramount
addition, and lot 6, Daebelliehn's sub
division, Moline, $4,000.
A. Alex Frerksen to Stewart j. Dan
skin, part lots and l, block l, Heal
ey's subdivision, Moline, $4,000.
John A. Moberg to Bertha NJ. Stills
part lot 6, iOakley's addition, Moline
$4,000.
Patrick Brogan, ct al, to Mary Bro
gan Hart, lot 2, block 2, William E
Brooks addition, Rock Island, 81.
The Alexander Lumber company to
w. H. Dyer, lots 6 to 10, block 81, An.
dalusia, $3.50.
Curtain Calls.
ct know a man who had hundred
curtain calls in a week.
81 suppose he was a matinee idol"
No; he was a house furnisher."-
Baltimore American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

No other person IN love acts so fool
ishly as the person in love with him
SELF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
CHINA IS
AWAKENING
THEY DECLARE

THE greatest Christian nation
or a great yellow peril" is the al
tentative Rev. w. Fl. Lingle, re-
turned missionary, says the world
races In China. He declared
China is awakening. She is going
to take a place in the world of
nations. And it all depends oil
the rest of the world whether she
shall be Christianized and made
a power for good or whether she
shall become a great pagan ma
ton full of war spirit. She has
ene-fourth of the population of
the world.
DR.. A. A. Fulton, for 23 years
missionary in Canton, said
America was strong with China
for returning the $10,OO0,000 in
demnity awarded this nation
after the Boxer uprising and he
believed every dollar of it was
being spent to send Chinese stu
dents here. DR.. c. A. Killfe,
many years a missionary, told of
his narrowing experiences in the
Boxer campaign.
The missionaries occupied the
pulpits in the six Presbyterian
churches of Tacoma Sunday dis.
cussiDg Changing China"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
BOAT. CAPSIZES:
YOUTH DROWNED

Venturing to the center of
Wards lake. near South Tacoma,
in an improvised canoe, while a
companion stood on shore and
watched him, Robert Baird. age
IT, was drowned yesterday after
noon when gust of wind capsiz-
ed the boat. The youth was un-
able to swim, and his companion,
Emil Miller, stood helplessly on
shore, more than 60 feet away,
unable to assist him. Police Of
ficers arrived in less than As
minutes, brought the body to the
surface with graphing hooks. and
used the city pulmotor in an eff
fort to resuscitate the youth, but
to no avail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

Baird lived with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baird, at
S9th and Sprague avenue, Fern
Hill. Miller also lived in Fern
Hill. Baird was city salesman
for the Pioneer Bindery & Print
Ing company.
The young men had gone for a
walk across the prairies west OF
Fern Hill, and wandered by acct
dent to the shores of Wards lake,
which is merely a large pond
flooded by the heavy winter rains.
Baird stepped into a canoe on the
lake shore against Miller's pro-
testations, padded laughingly to
the center, and suddenly plunged
into the lake when the craft over
turned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
PEOPLE WANT
RAD|UM LAND

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10.
Secretary Lane held a confer
ence Saturday with the Colorado
congressional delegation and 9TH
er Colorado interests on the pend
ing Foster bill to withdraw all
radium bearing land from entry
in Colorado. The Colorado peo-
ule object. They admit the pol
icy of allowing Europe to grab
the radium and monopolize it is
indefensible, however, but they
want a compromise that will still
allow private enterprise in Colo
RADIO to get the benefit Of the rich
deposits there.
Some agreement may be reach
ed that will be satisfactory to
both sides.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
DOUBLE, DEATH
IN MACHINE
EXPLAINED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. =
The mystery of the double suicide
here Friday night when a man
and woman were found in ain au-
tomobile with bullet holes
through their deeds has been
solved.
The man was A. II. Hammett,
county treasurer of Wynn, Ark.
and the woman was Mrs. SalIie
Blanche Wood Shoemaker, wife
of a farmer near there. They
eloped together and Hammett was
said to be $4,000 short in his
accounts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
SACRED HEART
CHURCH IS
DEDICATED

Sacred Heart Catholic church
at East i5th and Mckinley ave-
nue. was dedicated in the presence
of 500 persons Sunday.
Bishop O'Dea of Seattle and
the priests of the local Catholic
churches participated in the SER
vices. The Ancient Order of Hi
bernians attended in a body in
full regalia and special choir
from the Catholic church of Puy-
allup rendered music.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
RELIGION OF
ACTION, HE SAYS

Rev. Marshal Dawson before
the Ethical and Unitarian society
Sunday discussed the religion of
Xoroaster. He said it was a re-
ligion of action. 1t did not con-
template any man being so good
he is good for nothing. 1t want
ed a man to put his virtue into
physical action and do something
with II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
Of
MAYORS FOR
TACOMA

The congress of mayors start
cd by Mayor Seymour for the
First Congregational Brotherhood
meeting Thursday night has
grown from a mere meeting with
the mayors of Seattle and Spo-
kane present to a congress of all
the mayors of the state. 1t is
expected there will be a lot of
oratory. The meetings will start
in the afternoon and close with a
banquet in the evening. Already
many mayors have accepted invi-
tations to be present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
WIVES OF FIRE
LADIES HEAR
ADDRESSES

Wives Of city firemen consti-
tuting the Women's auxiliary to
their association for boosting the
same OF the firemen, held a meet
ing Sunday afternoon and listen
ed to a talk by j. A. Billings on
the benefits that will come to the
firemen from the double platoon
system. Billings said the plan
would increase the efficiency of
the department by adding many
more men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
bORAX KING MAY
SAVE FORTUNE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL.
Syndicate represented by Detroit
and English capitalists will try to
straighten out the tangled finance
of "BoraX" +. NJ. Smith, and the
borax king may yet emerge with
money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
RANSACKS ROOM

Ransacking the rooms of the
Stanley hotel, on lower c street,
late last night, II. Il. Roberts, a
workingman, gathered up six bed
sheets and took them to the Elgin
hotel, where he sold them for a
dollar. Detectives Mckay and
Thompson captured Roberts and
took him to Jail. Later they ar
rested j. Donis, colored, who was
rooming with Roberts. The men
are held on larceny charges.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
ELECTROCUTED

OSSINING, \. Y, Jan. 10. =
Francis Muhlfeld. convicted of
numbering Patrick Burns, a sa-
loonkecper. was electrocuted to-
day. He went to his death on the
chair smiling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
MAN WHO HELPED
BUILD PEOPLES
STORE DIES

r. j. Keown, rs, one of Taco
mas Oldest business men, and
among the founders of the Peo-
pies Store, died Sunday at his
home, 2124 North Steele street.
He was for. years general man
ager and president of the Peoples
Store, until he retired seven years
ago
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
HUERTA ANXIOUS

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 10
Huerta has demanded that
Adolph de la Lama, minister of
finance, now in Europe, return
and report to him in person at
once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10
Mrs. Ella Enquist, deserted by
her husband after arrival from
Australia, has gone to Jail to
board to save her money to pay
Hay her fare back home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 10
AS result of the legislatures
action in cutting off her working
allowance, Miss Kate Barnard,
commissioner of charities and
corrections. has to end her great
reform movements. However, she
has in mind a plan to appeal to
the public for funds with which
to carry on her work among the
roor, ignorant and helpless.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
THIEVES WEREN'T
COIN COLLECTORS

BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. 10
Thieves stole old coins from the
University of California collection
worth $50, but overlooked some
old Roman coins worth $1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
MAY GET PAVLOWA

The carnival association may
endeavor to get Anna Pavlowa to
come to Tacoma and dance in
the stadium at the July Monta-
mara FeSto.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
TWO MINERS DIE

TRINIDAD, Col, Jan. 49,
One miner was shot and killed in
a brawl and one run down and
killed by switch engine in the
strike zone
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

CAPE TOWN, South Africa,
Jan. 19.-The government, led
by Gen. Louis Botha, premier,
has declared martial law in South
Africa, where a general strike of
all trades declarations has sus-
pended business.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
102 Accidents in
The Alps This Year

MILAN, Jan. 19.-There were
102 Alpine accidents to mountain
climbers in 1913,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19
Cardinal of Paris
Will Fight Tango

PARIS, Jan. Cardinal
Annette has started war on the
tango dance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 10.
The duchess of Orleans has
withdrawn her divorce suit be-
cause of her dislike of scandal
the case threatened to expose.
The duke is the pretender to the
French throne; his wife was for
merly the Archduchess Marie
Amelia of Austria.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-19

You can "swap" anything by
using "A Times Swap al. See Want
Ad page. ~
, 1914-12-23

League to limit ornaments has been orga-
nized under distinguished auspices, to OPP
pose the tendency towards militarism in the
United States. DR.. Butler, President OF
Columbia University, is chairman, and the
members comprise editors, bishops, fnanciers
and philanthropists who believe thai the
theory of war preparations, Ns a defense
against war, has been disproven by the pre-
sent conditions in Europe.
Advices from Washington state that the
British Embassy has issued a statement that
a British ship, employed as q collier by the
British Government, arrived at Panama and
was accused of having used her wireless
within the limit OF the Canal zone. AS She,
however, had 90 wireless installation, the
Governor OF The zone, III a written commu-
nicution, has admitted that he was misin-
fcrugd.
The foregoing refers to the steamship
"Lena,' and il is understood the violation
message was sent by another British vessel
outside the three mile limit. The State,
War, and Navy Departments are perplexed
Regarding the identity Of the ship.
A despatch from Montevideo states that
the German auxiliary cruiser Sierra Cor
doba" left there to-day. This has caused
some surprise because several British war
ships are reported to be on the coast.
Adyices from Valparaiso state that the
CHILEAN Cabinet has resigned, but no details
have been received.