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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15

of. What am going to say to Mrs.
Gerard?"
you won't have to say anything.
I'll handle her"
We'll, what would you say to her?''
viii you please leave that to me?
Go over there and sit down. Do some
more thinking. You've got many a
think coming to you, young fellow
I'm going to see how much you owe
the world"
And Broadway did exactly as he or.
, dered, looking after him almost as q
! child might after some one had as
sumed full charge of tangled, juvenile
affairs.
Suddenly he realized that some out.
standing bills would not be among the
mass which Wallace was examining.
He would try to get them in. He
wished to know the worst, now that
he was at 1t. He went over to the
telephone and called up a certain IA
nous restaurant. After he had told
the manager to make out his bill for
the previous evening entertainment
and let him know the total, he sat
waiting, with the receiver glued tight
to one ear, and, when Rankin entered.
called him to him.
You'd better look around for an
other job, Rankin"
The butler almost tainted. Hasn't
my service been satisfactory, sir?"
"Oh, yes; everything has been all
right; but. you see, Rankin, I'm going
to leave town. I-er-expect to do a
lot of travelling"
He gazed at Rankin anxiously. He
hoped this would be easy. The worry
on his face and the cramped position
necessary to listening at the telephone
and watching the butler closely gave
him a pitiful expression. He looked
as If in pain.
When Rankin said, respectfully,
that, II Mr.. Jones was travelling he
should like to travel with him, jack
son was annoyed.
I'D like to have you, Rankin" he
said weakly, "but. you see, I expect
to locate in-er-in Jap n, and I've
got to have some one who understands
the language"
That was poser. He congratulated
himself. That would settle Rankin
and get rid Of him with no hard feel.
ings. He was really rather fond Of
Rankin.
But no! II speak Japanese very
well. sir" and the extraordinary but.
Ter, with calm which vouched for his
veracity. II was in service with two
Japanese for over five years, and If
you think Of China. sir, or Russia"
Fortunately for his masters diff.
Guilty maintained composure, two
things happened to distract attention.
He got his message on the telephone,
and the ringing doorbell removed Ran
kin.
But the young gpendthrift's calm
was brief. whats that, again?" he
asked the restaurant man anxiously.
"Er-what? Twenty-three hundred and
twenty-three dollars? The
what? Oh, the vintage! Is
that SO? Er not at
all. Twenty-three hundred is all right
1t would be the SAME to me IL you had
said-er-twenty-three thousand"
Having hung up the receiver, he
sagged down in his chair disconsolate
ly.
Twenty-threei Twenty-three!'' he
murmured. And the Edtler
speaks Japanese! can't win bet.
I'll never forget this day!"
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no nc Continued
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CHAPTER VI.

Broadway hurried to the angry and
disgusted man and put his hand upon
his arm. He was rather badly funked
by this uncompromising attitude.
Wait a minute, Bob" he urged
Don't go off like that That was an
awful thing you just said to me. IL
had wild night. Give me a chance
to think
"All right" said Wallace. not very
graciously. go ahead-think! It's
about time you began to think"
He sank into chair, his gloomy
face regarding Broadway with small
favor. his angry fingers tapping on q
table top.
Broadway was very nervous. Reali.
zation was becoming vivid of the fact
that he had not been wholly admirable
In his general course.
Don't you suppose I know it's a
shabby thing to do?" he urged. "But,
great Scott! look at the fix I'm int"
Wallace made gesture of negation.
1t was clear that he refused to Grant
that anything could excuse his friends
course with the widow.
You're not sore at me, Bob, are
your" Broadway pleaded.
I've said my say. You've heard my
opinion"
do you think everyone will feel
that way about it,"
"Of course"
Broadway was distressed beyond his
feeble power Of explanation. Pacing
up and down, he moaned:
IF it wasn't for those debts! II it
wasn't for the bills owe!"
you don't know the exact amount p
mo"
why haven't you added them up?"
Il haven't had time. I've been-too
busy"
Doing what?"
Nov, don't give me the third de.
gree, please! Look here! I'm so nerv-
Gus that I'm trembling like leaf"
Where are those bills?"
I'm the little room. in my desk.''
Would you mind IL 1 looked them
over?"
mo; wish you would. You will
do that, Bob?" He was as eager as II
examination of them by his business
headed friend would mark each one
receipted. But, cay. Bob, suppose I
take your advice and call this thing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15

AT your druggists, In
'5c and soc Jars, and
special large hospital
ze for $3.50.
Accept no substitute.
( your druggist cannot
upply you, send 25c or
DC to the MUSTER
lie Company. Cleve-
Iand, Ohio. and we will,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15

mail you jar, postage prepaid.
Dr.. ]. j. Gordon, well-known De-
troit physician, says, 'Musterole Is
invaluable in my practice and my
home. e."-Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15

LIlO l,e Continued. !
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POsTPONE .,TEETINC

The meeting scheduled for Tuesday
night to be held by the plumbers and
steamfltters of this city at Maenner.
chor Hall, North street was postponed
purpose of the meeting is to organize O.
local branch of the United Association
cf Journeymen Plumbers. Gas and
Steamfitters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15
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BAD CONDITION
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regular and was
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15

It's such a pretty
hat, and you Wan. Il
so dreadfully, and it
costs more than you
can possibly afford,
and they'll let you
have it a dollar down
and a dollar a week.
Ought you to get it?
w ell, Honey, that
depends d on the hat
and on you.
Are you sure you
are so dead in love
with that hat?
What is there
about it that is so
charming, so per-
fectly irresistible.
The way the bow
perks up in the
back? Maybe there's S
another over a Block
that has exactly the
same effect and io
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15
Get MUSTER0LE Today
for Lum0ago!

It's an amazingly quick relief. And
it's so seay to use.
You just rub MUSTEROLE in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15

They will gladly tell you what relief
it gives from Sore Throat, Bronchitis.
Group, Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia.
Congestion, Pleurisy, Rheumatism.
Lumbago, Pains and Aches of the
Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore Muscles,
Bruises, Chilblains. Frosted Feet,
Colds OF the Chest Git prevents Pneu-
monia).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

New York. April 1s.-Great popular
| ity has come TO the Rev. DIR. Jacob +.
Price. pastor OF the Washington
Heights Methodist Episcopal church,
since his recent trial before the New
York conference. at which 4 number
OF women charged that he had made
passionate love to them while engaged
in pastoral calls. The conference held
that DR. Price had been indiscreet.
but that his conduct had not been such
as to warrant removing him from his
church.
The increased confidence In DR.
Price was shown on Easter Sunday,
when 70 persons received the right
hand of fellowship in his church and
five babies were baptized. Not for
several years had so large n class
been admitted at one time TO the
cfurch's membership.
DR.. Prices son, Carl, said after the
Easter service that his father did not
desire 10 make any statement con-
corning what had happened, but that
he regarded the increased attendance
and the usual number OF appli-
cants for membership as proof of
approval OF the New York confer
ence's action.
Carl Price said that only a few
church as a result of the charges
against his father. He could recall I
only three who had withdrawn out 1
and out, but a few others had asked I
for letters of dismissal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

they moved to South Dakota, where
they resided for % years. Five years
ago Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen returned
to Davenport and have since made
their home here. She leaves to mourn
her death her husband, Thomas C.
Hansen, two children, Mrs. Annie Jur-
gensen of Chamberlain, S. D.. and
Adolph Hansen of Rock Rapids, Ia;
two brothers, H. F. Wilbrodt Of 0ma-
ha and L. H. Wilbrodt of Chamberlain.
s. D., and three sisters, Mrs. Maria
Christensen of Davenport, Mrs. Helen
Minert and Mrs. Doris Meinert OF
Scott county.
Issac n. Walton, father of Mrs. W.
NJ. Donald, 2405 Fulton avenue, died
in Muscatine at the ag Of IS years
Death was caused by hemorrhage o.
the brain. Six years ago Mr.. WALTON
suffered an attack of paralysis, and be
has since been confined to his home
Surviving are his wife and six CHI
dren, Mrs. Eunice Donald Of Daven-
port, Mrs. Alice Myrick of Montana,
Mrs. Frank Kiefner, Miss Mae Walton,
Fred Walton and Will Walton Of Mus
catine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

and Coal Valley, the Ninth and
Twelfth street roads in Rock Island,
the main roads leading south OF Milan
and other trading points be built of
brick. / would then suggest that the
other roads connect trading points.
for instance Hillsdale and Port Byron.
Barstow and Silvis, Taylor Ridge and
Edgington, and perhaps about one
third of the total system of county
roads, be built OF macadam. and the
other one-third OF the county system OF
roads be thoroughly graded, drained
and graveled.
Have Surplus Left.
81 believe II this plan would be
worked out that the entire 131 miles OF
county roads in Rock Island county
can be taken care of in this manner
with the million dollars and have a
surplus left for the maintenance of
same. And now as to the best method
OF securing the votes. / feel absolute
ly confident that unless the Rock Is
land County Highway improvement
can secure a few thousand
members and enough money In their
so that they can AFFORD to en-
ploy a reliable and qualified field sec
rotary to act under the leadership of
President Phil Mitchell and Secretary |
+. w Woodcock and to devote all of |
his time exclusively in keeping up the |
interest and educating the voters OF |
Rock Island county that Il will be alb |
impossible to secure enough |
votes TO carry this bond issue. and /
am. therefore. appealing TO the news
papers and TO the voters OF Rock Is
and county who really believe in the
bond issue plan to rally to the sup
port OF the Rock Island Highway I'M
1rovement association. not only with
he moral influence, but with their
ash as WE'LL
Mr.. Nissen has n busy two weeks
head. He expects to assist in the
organization OF a score OF local auto
Mobile associations in Iowa .during
hat time Today he Is in Dies
Ioines. where he will see Gov
rnor Clarke in an effort to arrange for
n Iowa good roads day probably June
3. The big doings will be at the cap
al with drag contests in every coun-
:. Monday he speaks at Fairfield.
here an auto Institute IS 10 be held. !
uesday he speaks az banquet or the
sltaloosa Commercial club. Wednes-
~ he starts a tour OF the river 10
iyer road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18
DAY IN DAVENPORT
Supposed Attempt to Poison Fami-

Supposed Attempt to Poison Fami-
H.-The Davenport police have detect,
ed plot to poison the entire family of
John Carlson, 2016 Iowa street,
through the agency of doped bread.
left on the front porch by a supposed
benefactor. Pinkerton detectives are
to be called in and will Immediately be-
gin to work on the case. The Carlson
family is in needy circumstances,
through a combination of unfortunate
circumstances, and has found it hard
to make both ends meet. About three
weeks ago, upon arising in the morn
ing, Mrs. Carlson discovered a bundle
on the back porch. Opening it she
found a loaf of home made bread, evil
IDENTIFY left by some charitable person
who wished to remain incognito. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

appreciation of that body at the offer
of the civics department to work with
it in identifying the city, and he went
on to explain in some detail just how
the women could be of material as
sistance.
The civics department will at once
begin the work of filling out its ward
committees which will include a chair
| man for each of the six wards of the
city, and a chairman and sub-commit-
tees for each precinct in the ward,
this working force to number between
65 and rs women when lists are COM
plete. Chairmen and committees for
only two wards have as yet been
named. The work will be in cooper
ating with the city council in cleaning
up and identifying the city.
Obituary Record. S. Wylie, for
mer we'll known Davenport business
man, passed away yesterday morning
at his home in Kansas City, at the age
of II years. Death followed a paralyt-
ic stroke which Mr.. Wylie suffered
about ten days ago. Mr.. Wylie was
formerly one of the leading coal mer-
chants of the city. and was prominent
in the Marquette Third Vein Coal COM
pany, then developing splendid IL
inois coal property. The failure of
Mr.. Devlin, head of the Marquette coal
interests. carried with it the wreck
of Mr.. Wylie's fortune and business,
and he retired to private life, later re-
moving to Kansas City to live with
his son Hiram, business man there.
The family home was formerly at
Fourteenth and Brady streets. and the
family was one of the best known in
the city. Surviving Mr.. Wylie are his
wife. one son, Hiram Wylie of Kansas
City. and daughter, Mrs. James b. |
Coykendall of Knoxville, Tenn. The i
body arrived here today and was bur
led in Oakdale cemetery.
Henry Whipka, 76 years old. died at |
the county hospital. Death was |
by asthma. He was for many |
years resident of Davenport
Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen, Sc years
old. passed away at her home, 1929 |
Vine street. after a long illness. Mrs.
was born In Holstein, Ger
many. on July 81, 1S47. She was mar
red in Davenport to Thomas C. Han.
sen, and for 15 years thereafter they
lived on a farm in Scott county. Later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

| gift was greatly appreciated. Several
| days after another loaf was placed on
| the porch, presumably by the same
party. The mother and children ate a
| portion OF it and Immediately became
deathly sick. A physician was called
and he declared it a case of poisoning.
By the adoption of the most heroic
measures the lives Of those who had
eaten the bread were saved. Thurs
day morning another loaf of bread was
left on the porch in the same mysteri-
GUS manner. Immediately The police
were called and tie suspected material
was taken to headuarters. 1t was sent
to Des Moines to be analysed for evil
dences of poison. The police are at a
loss to account for the poison attempt
and can assign no motive.
Friedholdt New Deputy.-T. w.
Friedholt has been appointed deputy
auditor in the Office of County Auditor
Edward Collins to fill the vacancy Gre
ated by the appointment OF Frank A.
Hass as deputy city treasurer. Mr..
Friedholt is an expert accounts Mt, hav-
ing been employed here in the city
for the past two years doing special
work. He was also in the accounting
department of the International Har-
vester company for a considerable
length of time.
Keeping Right After Law Viola
tion.-Pleading guilty to the charge of
transporting uncovered meat within
81, lie &c nd
Baggage company was fined $40 and
costs in Justice w. r. Names court
on an information sworn out by Depu-
ty Marshal Matt Lamb. This lis the
first case of the kind in violation of
the pure food law in Davenport. The
carried a quantity OF meat |
from the Davenport Salughtering and |
company to the butcher |
shop of Fritz Mengel on West Fourth !
street, no covering being on the con- !
signment and the meat being open to |
from dust. dirt. flies and
he like. John Ackermann, secretary
IF the company, appeared in court in
person and pleaded guilty to the
charge. Deputy Marshall Lamb has
made an inspection tour of the small
plants in the suburbs and
las found conditions greatly improved
'ver a year ago, when these shops
we're inspected, ordered 10 clean up
nd to keep their plants in good sani-
airy condition.
Mayor confers with Woman's Club
Mayor Alfred c. Mueller met with
ne new executive OF the civics de- \
artment of the Davenport Woman's
Tub and with the ward supervisors
ppointed by this department at the
brary club rooms Thursday after
Don to consider how best the club
omen can cooperate with the board
public works and with the city of
cials for the improvement OF ward
'nditions. Mayor Mueller. represent
II the city council aXnrassed the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

like new girl and am now relieved
of all these troubles. ] hope all young
girls will get relief as have. / never
felt better in my life. Miss BERTHAA.
PELooUIN, Box lie, Sterling, Conn.
Massenn, N. Y.-"I have taken Iv-
dia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and highly recommend it. If anyone
wants to write to me / will gladly tell
her about my case. was certainly in
n bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. had pimples on my fnce
and bad color, and for five years had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called it 'Anemia and Exhaus-
ton, and said was all run down. hut
Lydia Z. Pinkham's VegetableS com-
pound brought me out all right - Miss
LAVISH MYREs, Box "a, MGssena, NY.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful or
irregular periods. backache, headache,
dragging-down sensations, fainting
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18
ESTATE OF MILLS
WORTH S36227391
Schedule of New Workers. Prop.
erty Shows Great Holdings
in Stock.
NUMBER HELD WORTHLESS
New York Capitalist Wills 500. 900
Each to Three Homo City
Public Institutions.

New York, April 1S.-The schedules
of property owned by Darius Ogden
Mills, which were submitted in the
transfer tax proceedings before APP
praiser Maggie. became known today.
! The schedules show that the total
estate left by Mr.. Mills has been ap-
praised at s36.227.391. OF this amount,
/ only s4.2SO.OOO is real estate. and
s31. 947.39 is the value of the gross
personal estate. The realty does not
include the three Mills hotels which
had passed from the ownership of Mr..
Mills before his death.
The realty comprises the Mills
building at 10 Broad street and the
building at 81 Exchange place, which
are appraised together at s4.225,0O0,
and the garage at 100 West Fifty
second street, worth $4,000.
Mr.. Mills, whho died in California
On Jan. 3. 1910. appointed as execu-
tors his son. Ogden Mills, and his
daughter. Elizabeth Mills Reid, widow
of Whitelaw Reid.
Requests of Public Nature.
His will made requests of 100000
each to the Metropolitan Museum of
All Ino hAStuln VI -NaAlbhdA AAASNCAs
and the Home for Incurables. die
gave $4,000 to the New York Botan-
ical gardens. and $4,000 each TO the
American National Red Cross society.
Mr.. Mills left his residuary estate
in equal shares to his son and daugh-
ter. The appraisal shows that the
share each will receive is s17.509,901.
The net residuary estate is S35.019,-
703.55. The report shows that Mr..
Mills receives one cent more than his
sister
The list of securities owned by Mr..
Mills is interesting because OF the
high value fixed for stocks and bonds
which are little known. and also be-
cause of the large number of secur-
tiles which thine appraiser found to be
worthless. The face value of these
worthless securities aggregate many
millions. Mr.. Mills got n number of |
them as collateral on loans which |
we're never paid.
Principal Holdings in Stocks.
The larger holdings were:
6.13O shares Atchison, Topeka and |
Santa Fe. S777,7O7.
5000 shares New York Central,
81 100000
$500 shares Rock Island company
$1,21S,375.
1870 shares Portland Railway !
Light and Power company, s1,G44,910. Il
10,569 shares Peoples Gas Light and
Coke company of Chicago, s1,227,117.
1929 shares Bunker Hill and Sui
ivan Mining and Concentration COM
Dany. par value 10, $3.50, 600.
15,S7S shares International Paper
preferred. s979.497.
34.550 shares Shredded Wheat COM
,any. s1.14O,150.
COO shares Standard Oil company,
$4,000.
5000 shares Tidewater Oil company,
500, 900.
Mr.. Mills cash bank balances at
he time Of his death were approx (
nately s1.30O.O0O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

they would be entitled 70 legally and
let this amount be used TO assist in
retiring the bond. Mr.. Bradt assured
me that he felt confident that this law
would be favored by the next legisl-
ton. and If so. It ought TO make it an
additional inducement for Rock Island
county to vote the bond issue.
How to Get Votes.
81 will not go into more extended ex-
PLANTATION of the merits OF the bond
issue proposition, but will now attempt
to explain what l consider will be the
proper method of securing enough
votes so as to carry by a large major
ity. In the first place / would sug-
gest that the special committee ap-
pointed by the board of supervisors
and the Rock Island Highway I'M
provement association get together at
as early a date as possible with the
county superintendent of roads, Mr..
Treichler and other competent engi-
neers, and map out a comprehensive
system as to the kind of roads they
wish. so that If they should be favored
by the board OF supervisors in having
the bond issue placed OFF the ballot
hey could at the same time advertise
exactly which roads were going to be
improved and how they would be
built.
Il would suggest personally that the
main roads in Rock Island county like |
he Mississippi scenic highway, the
rock Island river valley road. the road |
eadIng south from Moline to Rural |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

liar NORM, the strikingly beautiful
Partisan actress, of whom America leading
theatrical manager says: Il consider her
the greatest actress in her line in all the
world" writes as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

month and was very
weak. / was also
bothered q lot with
female weakness. /
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and / saw how
o til e RS h ad been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
to try it, and
il has made me feel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

Topeka. Kan.-John Reedy OF Yates
Center died as the result OF beng
gored and trampled by an enraged
bull. James Ramsey of Winfield Is
believed near death as the result OF De-
ing attacked by bull.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18

Prevents Grip-cures Grip.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE re-
moves the cause. There is only one
"BROMO QUININE." Look for sigma
ture of E. W. GROVE; 25c.-(AdvJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18
In STERLING
LIVES A CIR!
Who Suffered AS Many Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.

Sterling, Conn., am a girl of %
years and 1 used to faint away every