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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
NOBODY CAN TELL If YOU DARkEN /.
GRAY, FADED HAIR With SAGE TEA

thus avoiding a lot of muss. Some
druggists make their own, but it lent
nearly so nice as "Wyeth's."
While wispy. gray. faded hair is not
sinful. We all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractive
ness. BY darSening your hair VIA
Wyeth's Sage and sulphur no one can
tell, because il does it SO naturaliys
so evenly. You just dampen spoEso
or soft brush and draw IL through
your ha.r. taking one small strand e
time. DO this tonight and ~ morn
ius all gray hairs have disappeafeA'
after another application or swo 3t
viii be restored to its natural coter
and be even more glossy, soft SEd
iusurianr han ever.
Local q, Gggists say they are selling
lots OF 'wyeth's Sage and Suiphurs
it surely helps folks appear years
Younger Adv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
DRUGGIST SAYS WHEN MIXED
WITH SULPHUR PREVENTS
DANDRUFF AND FALL
ING HAIR.

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea with sulphur and alcohol
added. then left to age and carefully
filtered will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and luxur-
liant; remove every bit Of dandruff.
stop scalp itching and falling hair.
Just a few applications will prove
a revelation If your hair is fading
gray or dry, scraggly and thin MIX
ing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe
at home, though, is troublesome An
easier way Is TO get the ready-to-nse
tonic. costing about 90 cents large
bottle at drug stores. known as Wy.
e.h's Sage and sulphur Hair Remedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07

f. l.. Streed was a Kewanee visitor
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. EIwood Boutwell, spent
Sunday with friends in CISCO.
F. II. Streed was a Cambridge Wis
itor Saturday.
Miss Mary Bambric was in Cam
bridge Saturday
County Superintendent Odenweller
held the final eighth grade examina-
ton a the school house Saturday.
The Jessie Cotton Theatrical COM
pany gave ''Thorns and Orange Bios
sons and the hall Tuesday. The COM
pany IS composed largely OF Orion tai
ent. The company leaves this week
under the management OF Bert j.
Richardson for a few weeks tour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
Special Taxation Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested. that The city council
of the city of Rock Island, county of
Rock Island. and state of Illinois. hav-
ing ordered that d local improvement
to be made by paving on Eight-and-a-
half avenue from Tw nty-fifth to
Thirtieth street
And the ordinance for the same is
on file in the office of the city clerk
having applied to the county court OF
Rock Island county for assessment OF
the costs OF said Improvement. ccord-
ing to frontage. and assessment there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07

feet and what ! did do was by q great
effort ! could not sleep at night and
Of course felt very bad in the morning,
and had steady headache.
After taking the second bottle ! no.
tced that the headache was not so bad,
lrested better, and my nerves were
stronger. / continued its use until it
made new woman Of me, and now /
can hardly realize that ! am able TO do
50 much IS ] do. Whenever ! know any
woman in need Of a good medicine
highly praise Lydia Z. Pinkham' s Veg
etable Compound" - Mrs FRANK
CLARK, 3i46 y. Tulip St, Richmond, Pa
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female Ills.
his accounts for the enormous demand
Ter II from coast to coast If you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar TO
Women why don't you try Lydia e
'inkham's Vegetable Compound? It
IN pay you 20 do so. Lydia Z Pink
lam Medicine Co.. Lynn. Mass.
Advertisement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07

?. Mrs. Warmers first addition. East
Moline. 81.
Charles II. Ferguson 20 Joseph W.
blockltnger. lot 3. block l. Briggs ad-
dition, South Rock Island. $1,000.
Arthur ID. Taft TO Mary F. and l. y.
David. lot IA, block Isl. East Moline,
SI.Oo.
Belle Taxman 10 Max Golafsky. part
lots and ?. block &c. Lower addition.
Rock Island. 81
Rose Mckinley and husband to VIII
nam J. Pittman and wife. lot 10. block
IL, First addition. Silvis. $3.50.
Fred Bleuer and wife to Louis Mo-
schneider. lot II. Rodman Heights adj
dition, South Rock Island. ss62.sS.
Willard ID. Veiie and wife to p. Hi
ram Dunbar. lot 179. Emma d. VeIies
addition, Moline. $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
BIRD EXPERT GIVES AN
INTERESTING LECTURE

Henry Oldys OF Silver Springs, Nd.
who is connected with the biological
department OF the United States agri-
u.ural department gave an interest
ing talk on Birds and Bird Life" at
the high school auditorium last even
ing TO a well filled house. Mr.. Oldys
displayed a thorough knowledge OF the
feathered tribe. and the bird lovers
and others who attended were given
rare treat. No admission was charged
TO the lecture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07

for having been made and returned
to said court The final hearing will
be on the first day OF May, 1914,
or as soon thereafter s the business
of the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec
tons in said court before the said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense. Said assessment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07

compound i was IN a
dreadfully rundown
state of h e alth,
b ad internal trou-
bles, and was so ex-
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that if 1
had given in TO my
feelings ] would
have been in bed
AS it was / h a d
hardly strength at
times to be on nv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07

is payable in eight 81 instalIments.
AMI all installments bear interest ex-
cept the first, from and after date OF
confirmation until paid, at the rate of
per cent per annum.
ED NELSON,
officer appointed to make assess
ment.
Dated May 4, 1914. (Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
CLASS ANNUAL
PROVES WINNER
"Rockety-I. Issued by Angus.
tana Students, Is High Class
AL Way Through.
GIVES CITY A GOOD BOOST
Pas. Is Devoted to Try Rock Island
First'-WiH 7obb. Rock Island
5oy.ls Editor.

The -Rockety-I." the class annual
nublished by the seniors at Aucustana
College. IS OF the press and is being
distributed this week. IL is by far
the most representative and at the
ssme time the most artistic annual
ever published al the institution and
II is doubtful IL any college in the
state can boast Of a better one The
unioueuess OF arrangement and the
uniform quality OF tine photographs IN
he annual cOmmends itself TO anyone
AZ FIRST glance.
The pretty volume is dedicated TO
the foik az home. whose interest in
rs and our work at AuEustana has
been I continual source OF inspira-
tiou.~ Opposite the C<d.Cation page
fsa colorsd photograph OF an aged cou-
ple sitting by the freside. the father
readiae and che mother busted with
her sewing.
A full page IS given over to Try
Rock Island First" This page points
out the various advantages OF the To-
cation OF the college in Rock Island
and gives the city and its environs
. good boost
Will Robb Editor.
The ed!tor-in-chief OF the book Is
VIII Robb. a well known Rock Island
boy. and IL Is largely his direction that
gave the annual its cOmely form. The
business manager. Arthur Olson, with
his 40 able assistants. Herbert An
dersou and Waldemar Nelson. have
had the task in financing the work.
c. \. Johnson has supplied the snap
shots and views working in conjunc-
ton with the Smith Studio OF Rock
Island. The associate editors are Wal
ter Kempe. Edna Bergquist. Rilla
Fraser. EskH JohnsoII Fiavius Sten.
Julius Larson. {. r. Swanbeck. Leo
nsrd Ossian and 3. r. ReinertsOn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
SPECIAL TAX NOTICE.

- Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the city council
of the City of Rock Island, county of
Rock Island, and state of Illinois, hav-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
REALTY CHANGES

Sam Elashik 20 Florence \. Fair. lot
81. block .. subdivision outlets 1 and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
WOMAN WOULD
NOT give UP
Though Sickand Suffering; AT
Last Found Help in Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegets-
bic Compound.

Richmond, Pa -" When / started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
ORION

f. L. streed was a Kewanee visitor
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
PRESIDENT REBUFFS
COMMISSIONERS FOES
Protest of Home Rule Committee Will
Not Be Heard at White
House.
FIGHT MUST STAY IN COURT

President Wilson also has refused to
receive a subcommittee Of the Home
Rule Committee appointed TO urge him
to demand the resignation OF Commits
sioner Newman. A reply was mailed
from the White House last night to Full
ton R. Gordon, chairman Of the commit
tee, saying that Secretary Tumulty had
been unable TO make an appointment
with the President as requested.
This decision came within a few hours
after Commissioner Newman had ad-
dressed a vigorous letter to Mr.. Goodwin.
refusing to receive the committee only
10 be asked TO get out Of ONCE.
The contents OF the White House re-
ply were not made public, but il Is be-
lieved the President took the same ground
as did the Commissioner. namely. that
the courts are the proper ground upon
which to fight out the matter. since the
Home Rule Committee elected to stand
upon that battle ground.
The next move Of the homerulers Is
problematical Mr.. Gordon announced
he would Immediately call a meeting OF
the committee to consider further steps.
The subcommittee was appointed at last
Tuesday nights mass meeting, at the
Orpheum Theater TO wait upon the Presi-
dent and Commissioner
Commissioner Newman's reply reminds
the committee that of the 80 present AT
that meeting many were children and
states that The Commissioner considers
himself under no obligation TO consider
a protest Of such slender backing"
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
MRS. WAKEFIELD BEGINS
SECOND FIGHT FOR LIFE
Only Four Jurors Selected at First
Days Session of Murder
Trial.
,pecial b The wushinEtou He-ald.

SPECIAL To The Washington Herald
New Haven. Conn. July H.-only four
jurors had been selected at the first days
session Of the trial OF Mrs Bessie Wake
field for murder in the Superior Court II
is unlikely that the presentation OF evil
dence will be given before next week.
Mrs. Wakefield smiled during the ex-
animation Of the talesmen. and appeared
to be confident of acquittaL
Mrs. Wakefield Is making her second
fght for life on a charge Of first degree
murder IN aiding and abetting James
Plew in the murder of her husband.
William o. Wakefield. on June ., 1913.
Having been once condemned to be
hanged. the first woman under sentence
OF death in this State since colonial
times. Mrs. Wakefield appealed her case
TO the Supreme Court Of the State and
won a new trial
Plew, who actually accomplished the
brutal murder Of Wakefield. whose body
was found in the woods near Cheshire.
Conn. was hanged on March last for
the crime, having admitted his guilt.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
PUBLIC ROUTS
DISTRICT FOES
Half-and-Half" Victory Due
to Awakened Sentiment,
Says mcfarland.
CONFIDENT OF RESULT
Committee of 100. Claims Chairman,
Opened Eyes of Congress to At
tacks on National Capital.
CONFIDENT OF RESULT

Declaring that an awakened public
sentiment In support OF the District Is
responsible for the victory OF the half
and-half arrangement" through the
elimination of section from the Dis
trict appropriation bill. Henry b. +.
Macfarland, chairman OF the executive
committee of the Committee OF One
Hundred. yesterday issued a statement
calling attention to the work Of the
committee. The statement. in part.
follows:
Congress has acted wisely and
justly, as we said all along would be
the case, when II acted as a whole and
with all the facts before II. We are
all grateful TO the Senators and Rep
resentatives who have defeated the at
tempts OF few Representatives to
stop the progress of the National Capt.
tai by breaking up the equitable ar
preme Court Of the United States called
the Organic act of 1875 by which
all its progress was made possible.
Work of Four Months.
This remarkable change has been
brought about in less than four months.
On March II. when the House had al
ready sent to the Senate five measures in
cluding Section OF the District appro-
pIldUOn Dill, aNOWe0lN designed 10 DIedh
up the half and half arrangement" the
executive Committee submitted to the
committee of 100 which was appointed
by IL on March :. the plan for the presen-
tation OF the facts. which are in this case
the arguments. to Senators and Repre-
sentatives by interviews on the part Of
their personal friends, by letters on the
part OF others, by national civic organi-
cations through their membership
throughout the country. by individual cit
liens in States and through the press
here and elsewhere. That plan has been
carried out by the cooperation OF a large
number OF patriotic citizens. The facts
have been brought by national organiZa-
tions to the attention OF their member
ship numbering at least a million and
through them to the attention OF their
Senators and Representatives. The or
gans and representatives OF organized Ia
Dor have done fine service in this behalf.
"All OF this work has been purely vol
untary. The committee has had no paid
agents or employees and no receipts. eN-
cept from the assessment Of 50 a piece on
its members. which has more than suf-
feed for the modest expenditures for
printing. stationery and postage. II Is a
matter Of pride to us all that no adverse
comment Ms been made upon any OF the
acts Of the committee, nor has any one
been able TO challenge any of its state |
ments Of fact"
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MOVE INTO CAMP
Officers Busy with PreIiminaries to
Embarking District Troops for
Virginia Beach.

Officers at National Guard headquar-
tiers were engaged yesterday making
final arrangements to move the local
militiamen to the camp at Virginia
Beach Maj. A. P. Robbins. quartermas-
ter, signed q CONTRACT with a steamship
company in Baltimore on Monday 20
move the troops.
So far as the officers and men of the
brigade are concerned. the encampment
this year at Virginia Beach will be the
most popular outing since the movement
of the troops to Massachusetts, several
years ago to participate in the maneuvers
there q.
The program Of instructions prepared
at headquarters here, sanctioned by Gen.
Harries and approved by Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood, commanding the Eastern
Department of the United States Army,
confines the hard work during the camp
period to the morning hours. so that with
the exception of guard duty, and cere-
monies such as evening parade, the men
will have the greater part of the after
moons and the early evenings for recrea-
tiOn
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
BUILD "SEA SLED" BOTTOM.
Device to Increase Transatlantic
AeropIane's Lifting Power.

Hammondsport, July H.-After expert
menting with various devices to lift the
giant transatlantic aeroplane America
from the water. Glenn H. Curtiss Is
building a new bottom OF the sea sled"
type, which, 1t is believed. will be more
successful than the other devices. In
using the new bottom 1t has been found
necessary 10 Iengthen the boat by three
and a half feet
The new sea sled" bottom will be
three feet wider than the old one, pro-
jecting eighteen inches on each side. II
has a section like an inverted letter ~"
and is built as a false bottom outside the
old bottom, which is a double concave
structure. To accomplish this the sides
are extended downward about a foot at
the bow section. the extension gradually
decreasing in depth to about six inches
at stern. The runners for the sled thus
formed are TO be connected with the cid
keelson by the new bottom boards
The big "a tent shaped groove In the
bottom thus formed decreases in depth
toward the stern, where 1t is quite shall
low. This is the second false bottom
tried on the America, the first having
been Of the w. type.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
RAIDERS FACED DEATH.

New York. July H.-Four detectives
faced death today when they broke down
the door of a drug-distributing depot at
10 Cherry street, and raided the place.
AS the door crashed down a girl, who
was in the place, drew a revolver and
attempted to fire It, but the weapon
was knocked out of her hand by one of
the men, who hurled billy" at her.
Although the raided house is In the
most squalid part OF the East Side
slums, the interior was fitted up with
the luxury Of a palace. The detectives
found large quantity of opium, heroin
and other forbidden drugs. They ar
rested a man and three women, one Of
the women being the owner Of the
apartments
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
HIKERs HIT TRAIL TONIGHT.

Several local parks will be embraced In
q hike to be made by the community
wanderlusters this evening. The rendez-
vous Is to be the east front Of the Capi-
tol, from which point the start viii be
made promptly at o'clock. r. d. Oat-
man is to be the leader.
Through the Capitol grounds the hikers
will walk to the Botanic Garden, thence
through the Mall. part OF Potomac Park
and then the Monument grounds. From
this point they will hit the traiT'
through the White Lot. ending at Lafsy-
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15

what part OF the office he and Mrs.
Bailey occupied when the shot was fired
and many other things.
Waiver Not Asked.
But. contrary to the district attorneys
intention, Carman was not asked TO
waive immunity before testifying. II was
declared that he answered all questions
in a straightforward and unhesitating
manner.
The appearance Of the Coleman girl
was a surprise. She was spirited into
the court house through a rear door.
She spent a half hour on the stand. II
was said that her story has been re-
corded in affidavit form and that this
was read. Celia. II is said, confirmed IL.
sentence by sentence. and explained Just
why she had withheld the real facts at
the inquest.
Then as quietly as she was taken to the
grand jury room she was taken back
through the tunnel hustled into a motor
car and whisked OF toward New York
in the custody OF detectives. while DR..
Canpan and a few friends waited in the
rotunda, hoping that they would see
her.
Celia is all through" declared the dis
trict attorney, talking to newspaper
men I'VE still have her where We can
get her on short notice. Her story was
Has it made your case stronger"
Certainly it has not made our case
weaker"
The district attorney regards the two
strange women who were in DR.. Car
mans office, as one OF the most i'm
portant developments thus far. They fled
when the shot was fired. What they saw
and heard and just why they were there
are considered vitality important
Mrs. Carman to Testify.
Mrs. Carman will not take the stand
until tomorrow or Thursday. Her sister.
Mrs. Ida Powell, who has not visited
her since the arrest, will testify tomor-
row. So viii. 6aston Boissonnault. The 4
dictograph man, and Francis CaIGn
Burnell. who installed the dictograph.
Doctors Runcie. Phipps and Grimmer. |
and examination brought forth. Elwood |
Bardes also may testify. DISTRICT At |
torney Smith says he hopes TO have all |
the evidence in by Friday night.
Despite the rain, scores crowded into |
the court house to catch such morsels OF |
gossip as might float down from the |
Jury room. Forty motor cars were lined |
up along the roadside. From the jail |
IN the rear came news that Mrs. Car |
man was optimistic. She made a state
ment through her counsel that showed |
her confidence.
DR.. Carman explained tonight the why |
and wherefore OF his mysterious de-
parture from his home at o'clock on
he morning Of July l, few hours after
Mrs. Bailey was murdered in his office.
Il was called to the home Of William
J. McAvoy. The stork was hovering over
the McAvoy home on Clifford avenue
lust outside of the village. Elizabeth
Anderson, a nurse, met me in the house.
After attended Mrs. 1McAvoy / went
home. / was worn out"
Elizabeth Anderson corroborated DR..
story.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15

daughter to do as she did-to use
Mothers Friend" there is ample reason
to believe it the right kind of advice.
Its purpose is to furnish pliancy to the
muscles, to take away the strain on the
cords and ngaments, to relieve the ten
sion Of nerves and tendons so apt TO
provoke or aggravate nausea, morning
sickness, twitchings of the limbs and SO
on. It is applied externally.
Although, in the nature Of things. a
woman would use Mothers FRIEND but
rarely. yet SO effective has it been found
that this splendid remedy is on sale in
most drug stores throughout the United
States. It has been prepared by Bradfield
Regulator Co., 306 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta
years Ask at the drug store for a bottle
Of Mothers Friend It is worth while.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
BAMIFF GIVES HIM AIR.

Judge Pugh Is Iaken Outside.
man jumped up in Police Court yes
terday morning and yelled:
Judge Pugh; oh, Judge Pugh!'
A bailiff grabbed him and led him to
the fresh air.
What's the matter with your" asked
the bailiff. yelling at the court that
way"
Why" said the well-dressed stranger,
Il wanted to tell the judge he has the
expression of Burke and and the wisdom
of O'Connell"
Good night" said the baiIiff
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
KIDNAPPED $50 IN TEN YEARS.
New York Assistant Prosecutor Tell,
of Children Held for Ransom.

New York, July H-Declaring that in
the last ten years more than 80 children
have been kidnapped and held for ran
som in New York, Assistant District At
torney Weller today launched an inves-
tigation which he expects will result in
wholesale indictments.
The sums asked for have ranged from
500 TO n.50o. according % the resources
OF the parents In this time only thirty
nine arrests were made on kidnapping
charges, and only nine persons were con-
victed-
Ten arrests were made in weller's
opening case OF the Investigation. They
are accused Of kidnapping Frank Longo,
eight-year-old son Of Francisco Longo. a
baker. Two Of The defendants in this
case are also accused of participating
in the kidnapping Of Frank DiF1ori.
eight-year-old son Of a Harlem grocer.
The child was stolen in 1872 and held
until his parents paid 500.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
FIST PROVES LIKE CURES LIKE.
Cured His Paralysis by Administer-
inE Knockout Blow.

Chicago. July A-surgeons today dis
cussed with interest the case of DR..
Andrew w. Morrow. a dentist, who
practically brought himself back to life
after having been completely paraIyzed
by jolting himself on the head with his
fist
DR.. Morrow fell down stairs Sunday.
His neck was severely swollen and
physicians diagnosed his case as concus-
sion of the brain or a fractured or Sc
Verely dislocated spine. There was no
sign OF life except that circulation had
not ceased
Later he regained consciousness but
was unable TO speak or move any part
OF his body except his left arm. Slowly
propping up his body with that arm he
placed his closed fist beneath his chin.
With all the strength he could muster
he tolted his head backward. He fell
back, but in an instant later, sat up-
right. the paralysis having completely
left him.
DR.. Morrow today declared he was
completely cured.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
ToRRD WAVE sCoRCHEs RUSSIA.

Mercury at Midnight 100 in st.
Petersburg and Elsewhere 10.
St Petersburg. July 14-Russia is suf-
fering from the most severe heat wave
which has visited the empire in half a
century. Reports to this city from many
quarters today brought news of exten-
sive forest fires and death. The smoke
from the fires is approaching this city,
obscuring the sun at midday and giving
sharp tang to the hot, Hfeless air.
Whole forests are aflame Peat beds
on the moors are burning and many
villages have been wiped out Enormous
damage has been done to crops and the
suffering of the people is intense
The thermometer here registered 100
degrees Fahrenheit at midnight and the
at midday throughout the
empire ranges from 10 to 125