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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-10-21

music was divine. Tickets for his
concerts were in such demand that
one had to secure them weeks ahead
or miss the treat And always he
seemed to play directly to the heart
Of The Woman. His violin carried Che
appeal of his heart to hers as no
other medium could have carried it,
and when she was alone with him his
argument against her right to live
out her life with man who was utter
ly incapable of approaching and I'M
derstanding her finer nature seemed
entirely justified and so at last she
yielded to his will, going away to a
state where divorces are easily Sc.
cured upon Just no ground at all.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-10-21
servlee Hearlnas- Slated.

CSi w. SiNhSos
Hearings to be held by Public Ser.
vice Commissioner Edward J. Bean
were announced as follows:
Complaints of several places on
the Cairo branch of the Iron Noun
tain, asking for better service and
crossing conditions at Birds Point,
Charleston, October IS.
Complaint Of Brookwater, in New
Madrid county, against the Cotton
Belt, asking for new station and bet
ter train service, Maiden, October 10.
Complaint OF citizens of Tannalu,
New Madrid county, against the st
L. & s. f., asking for new freight and
passenger station and better train
service. Cape Girardeau. October q.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-10-21

Electric Lights for steeivllIs.
Application was made TO the pub.
lie service commission for authority
for the Steelville Electric Light and
Power Company TO install lighting
plant in that town at cost OF ap-
proximately $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21

Women are now allowed TO register
a. members Ok the American Athletic
union. but the concession applies only
% swimming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21

San Francisco. Jan. 2I-AIiss Dor
Othy Becker. the 15-year-Old San Fran
cisco swimmer whose aquatic feats
have brought her into prominence. IS
to compete against the champion girl
swimmer OF America. Miss Ruth Stack
er. The aquatic contest viii take
place at Honolulu next month.
Immediately after the contest Miss
Becker will return 20 San Francisco TO
train for the exposition swimming
races.
Miss Stacker. whose iaurels the
clever san Francisco mermaid VIII at
tempt TO wrest. holds the record OF
50 yards in Il seconds. and II Is this
speed which Miss Becker hopes to
beat.
Dorothy Becker IS the first girl reg
istered in the Pacific division OF the
A. A. L. and was the first girl mem
Der OF the Arrow Club founded By
Williams COnmAn in the interests OF
girl swimmers. The club now has
large membership. including some Of
the best swimmers on the Pacific
coast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21

am the only police reporter living
who helped TO cover the greatest fire
in the worlds history.
IL was Jim Haynie, I think, who
faxed" the story about the COW kick
ing over the lamp. No newspaper was
printed the morning of Oct. 8, but
when the papers were able to get out
extras" the COW and lamp story was
given as the cause of the holocaust
In after years I met O'Leary and we
talked about the fire. He told me that
in his opinion il was caused by spon-
taneous combustion of hay. couple
of weeks before the fire .OLeary' had
put a ton OF green hay in the barn loft
IL was an unusually warm, dry spell
of weather. Everything was parched-
The hay, while curing, took fire from
the terrific heat that beat upon the
roof, and that was what laid Chicago
in ashes.
l wrote to the editor of an agricul-
tural paper asking him if hay could
catch fire from spontaneous combus-
ton He answered that it was a scien-
tific fact that fires OF this nature. while
not common, were infrequentiy report
ed
Escanaba. Mich. Jan. PA son of
Mrs. .OLeary last night denied his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21
Thin People Can
Increase Weight

Thin men and women who woul-
IKE 20 increase their weight with 10
CT Il pounds % healthy stay there"
fat should Try eating q little Sargol
VIII their meals for q while and note
Fesg..s. Here IS a good test worth
tying First weigh yourself and
measure yourself Then take Sargol
-ore tablet With ever meal-foT
iwo weeks. Then weigh and measure
again. 10 ISN'T n question OF how you
0ok Or feel or what your friends say
and think Tho scales and the tape
Eeasure win tell their own story. and
n9st any thin man or woman can
easily add from Ave TO eight pounds
= tie frst "a days By following this
simple direction And best OF all, the
hew flesh STAYS put
SarE1I does no: OF Itself MAKE fat.
De- rlivlns with your food. II turns the
as. gugars and starches Of what you
a27c eaten. into rich. ripe fat produc-
'1< aourishmeut for the tissues and
ooca-preDarcs II IN an easily AS
sc.lated form which the blood can
FeadilT accept All this nourishment
aew passes from your body as waste
suf SarEol stops the waste and does
: quickly and makes the fat produc-
iaz contents OF the very same meals
yo1 are eating now develop pounds
saf pounds OF healthy flesh between
Jour skin and bones SarSol Is safe |
p'easant. Efficient and inexpensive
Druggists sell II In large boxes
70 tablets 20 a package-on suarar-
zee Of weight increase or money back
Afvl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21
HAVE YOU WHITE RAGS?
GIVE THEM TO NURSES

The visiting nurses. Misses Flana-
gan and Turnbuil. are greatly IN need
OF clean. white rags for use in their
work. and they would greatly appre-
ciste the donation OF such. In their
work they use a great deal OF old
linen and clean. white rags. Their
stock has gotten very low and needs
replenishing Those who have such
articles 10 give may leave them either
at the nurses room in the public IL
brary. at the Thomas drug store, Sec
end avenue and Seventeenth street,
or give them to either CT the nurses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21
Special Taxation Notice.

Notice IS hereby given 20 all per
sons Interested that the city council
Of the city OF Rock Island. Illinois. hav-
ing D local Improvement be made By
constructing Sidewalks on 18th ave
aue from Goth to 18th streets. the
ordinance for the same being on file
in the Office OF city c'erk and the city
having applied to the county court OF
Rock Island county Cor an assessment
OF the costs OF said improvement &C
cording to frontage. and an assess
ment therefor having been made and
returned to said court. the final hear
ing thereon will be held on the 3rd day
OF February. A d. 1915. at the hour
OF BOO a. m, or - soon thereafter
as the business OF the court will per
nit All persons desiring may file
objections In said court before the
said day and may appear on the hear
ing and make their defense. Said as
sesxmsnt ~ payable in four tD In
staIIments. and all instailments except
the first shall bear interest from and
affair dates of confirmation until paid
nj the rate or five per cent per annum-
r. F. SCHRIvER-
Officer Appointed to Make Assess
meut-
January IS. 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21
MRS.O'LEARY cow
STORY is REFUTED
Michael Ahern Also Nails Yarn
That Owner Has Just
Died in Michigan.
BY Michael Ahern In Chicago Tribune.

BY Michael Ahern In Chicago Tribune.
The story printed in some evening
paper Rhat Mrs. OLeary, owner of
the COW that kicked over the lamp
which set fire 20 Chicago. is dead near
Menominee. Mich, is slightly enron
eous. 1t Is TOO bad TO spoil a good
story. but for the sake OF history the
error" should be corrected.
Mrs. OLeary God rest her SOUL
has been dead these 20 years pasr. i
was at her funeral. She was the moth
er of James OLeary. commonly known
as big Jim. the stockyards gambling
king" j knew the old lady well. and
often bought milk of her before The
IRE.
N respect 10 her memory l wish TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21
JUDGE CARY SEES
PROSPEROUS YEAR
Better Basis Established for
Trade Than Ever Before,
With Higher Standards.

xsE York. Jan 2I---Bettsr tirnes
a ts15.- was the slogan OF z n. Gary
v-~ter1Ay az the Merchants Assocfa-
tsoa iuncheOu at tho Hotel Aston.
Searsy 900 business men were present.
AFTER referring to burdensone con-
sHtons under which business has been
Conducted during recent years. Mr.
Gary said.
we have before us promise or an
ara % prosperity. eontentment and
hrpp!ness. Undoubtedly the terrible
essssquences OF the pending war viii
Cor some time unfayorabIy affect even
this great and growing nation. but II
We remain strictly neutral we may ex-
rect 90 receive an increasing measure
q trade and influence
The business men Of thfs country
A. the present time are on n better
ta4ir thar ever before. Their manage
neat. their conduct. their business
morals are improved. their standards
are higher.
As a result. can anyone doubt that
he sentiment mentioned Is Changing
or thar there Is more cooperation be-
tween an classes OF people. a recognf-
ffou t1 greater degree than ever be-
UUH" N".. NJ. N" To NAE MAF4uNA&t OF
each f9 lave ali Others prosper.
-TLs Working people recognize con-
s-ferata and decent treatment. and as !
a rule are quite willing 20 reciprOcate I
u o1va IN pecuniary results TO be fair !
anf generous with your employees You 4
receive better work and more loyal /
support
Employer and employe ara depend |
srr upon each other and should al /
ways cooperate FOR their mutual bene-
r.
In tHls country more and more OF
the working people. due 10 their op-
po-t1-ir.ag. are slowly becoming CAPT
On fr by reason o. their disposition
% -c1n1mize- and save yet there are
mu't.fudes Who have not reached that
position.
by utilizing the services OF our
men in cleaning up and repairing our
properties BY promptly taking up and
completing proposed extensions so far
as practicable; by anticipating con
tempIated work BY alternating shifts:
BY transferring workers from one
plant t9 smother and In many ways
WhicE each Of US. by careful cOnsid-
erufiou % cur business conditions.
rrue poets ana opportunities. may de-
termile for himself. the number Of the
employed may be increased
The year 1915 seems certain % be
much better for the business man than
b 1914 and We should do everything |
practicable TO evidence our faith in
.rfur- prosperity. There are distinct
fr1l Of Improvement. Sales In many
apartments are slowly but steadily In
rearlns and this will probably ex- ,
END 20 others J
The Increase in exports 6 begin ,
ling 70 have an influence upon domes- =
ic business. The number % travellers ,
~ trains. in hotels. shops and other 7
,usiness places Is growing larger The !.
aquiries for products in many lines
re becoming more frequent Senu-
aent "a favor OF better times IS pro-
lounced- Let US hope that nothing !
say intervene 20 interrupt or retard =
hs apparent progress toward normal :
Women are now allowed 10 register |
4 mem hers % the American Athletic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21

January IS. 1915
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21

refute the COW and lamp canard- Her
COW old not kick over a lamp in the
stable where the fire originated.
At the time of the fire was police
reporter for the Morning Republican,
which later became the Inter-Ocean.
Johnny English was the the Tribune's
police reporter and Jim Haynie was
on the Times. Both of them are dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21

A resumption Of horseracins IN
France Is likely before the end OF this
month The chief race courses near
Paris have been IN the hands OF the
military since the war began. but viii
now be handed back to the racing
men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21

the testimony Of school authorities
such children receive little or no edu.
cation or industrial training
Six thousand three hundred mem
bers Of Great Britain's regular post
office force have Joined the colors,
which made difficult the delivery OF
2, 500.0 600 letters and 25o.0 parcels 70
the men at the front Christmas week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21

mother was the owner Of the COW that
is said to have kicked over a lantern
and started the Chicago fire in 1871.
Children employed in the Maryland,
Delaware and New Jersey berry and
vegetable fields, as in the Texan cot
ton fields, are cited as examples of
agricultural laborers who work under
unfavorable conditions. According to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21
LABOR FEDERATION WILL
HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION

The annual meeting and election OF
officers OF the Tri-City Federation OF
Labor viii be held this evening at In
dustrial hall. 4 warm contest Tor the
Offices Is looked for and large attend
ance is anticipated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-21
Silk Dresses
Skirts-DreSSeS

Here is a three cornered
sale offering some astound-
ing savings in this clearance
sale.
We've grouped a lot of
Silk Dresses, beautiful gar
ments, and marked them at
just 12 Price.
Wool Dresses are now re-
duced to prices which are
HALF former prices.
Skirts-a lot Of beautiful
autumn and winter style
Skirts, l2 Price.
Second Floor.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-21
WITNESSES IN
WILL CASE TELL
WEIRD STORIES

Stories OF the strange ideas pro-
mulgated by the late Mrs. Louise
Swegies are being related In probate
court before Judge, Command, where
several Detroit relatives Of the wo-
man are contestjng the viii by which
she left her $4,000 estate to rela-
tiyes in Burton-on-Trent. England.
When the trial started. Monday.
witnesses testified that Mrs. Swesles
tried TO develop chicken farm by
carrying eggs about on her person,
expecting them TO hatch. Tuesday
morning. Judge Command had to lis
ten 10 thrilling recital OF Mrs.
Swegles' confidence In the power OF
her set OF false teeth.
why" said one witness. when
her husbands divorce case was on In
Judge Hosmer's court. she got mad
at his lawyer and said to him. IL you
don't shut up. I'll put these on the
floor ard let 'em run over and bite
you.'"
The Detroit relatives OF Mrs.
Swegles are seeking to break her
will on the ground that she was In
sane when she made It.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-21
Supervisors Leave OPP
ton Result Open
Question
BALLOT BOXES
TAMPERED WITH
County Remains Off
cially DRY" For
the Present

PONTIAC, Mich. April 20.-(Spe-
cial.)-An investigation of the cleo
ton methods and conditions of bal
lot boxes In five precincts OF the
county was requested today by the
COMMITTEES OF the board OF super
visors In their report to that body
on the recount of the recent local
option election.
No report was made Of the findings
on the vote, which showed % wet
majority as compared to 33 dry ma.
jority on the Official canvass. The
precincts involved are the first ward,
first precinct of the Third ward and
the second OF the Fourth and Fifth,
all in Pontiac city and Avon town.
ship.
A minority report. showing the re-
suit Of the count and appending a
detailed statement by witnesses re-
garding the boxes in various pre-
cincts. was signed by three members
Of the committee of seven but not
read or acted on.
This leaves the county in the orig.
inal status of the official canvass
namely dry.
The investigation Is to be started
this afternoon. when all members OF
the election boards of the Ave pre-.
cincts are to appear at the county
building for examination. III
The cause of the investigation was
tho discovery of efforts to break open
the Avon box: the big changes in
count In several city precincts, and
the further discovery after the re.
court was completed that there were
several initiated blank ballots on the
local option question. missing from
the box in the first ward. II. III. Col
vim member Of the board, swore they
had been placed in the box with 9th.
er blank ballots when the box was
sealed.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-21

you becomes insulting II you refuse
him an immediate contribution. call
the police. for bis manner is a
pretty good indication that he is a
I'VE boy" who is being baked In
his game OF making a lone grand
out OF 40 "tap"-in other words. or
victimiing you to the extent OF
800.
In closing this series OF articles.
the Times promises to cooperate
with the business and professional
men and to investigate and expose
any I'VE boy scheme that may be
reported 10 II.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-21
Plans to Put Grating
Solicitors Out of
Business
HERE'S PLAN TO
DODGE PARASITES
They'll Quit If Refused
Payment In
Advance

Action against the I'VE boys" and
the solicitors OF funds for charity
on Q $3.50 basis Ia to be taken by
the Board OF Commerce.
There is far too much solicita.
ton OF that sort going on IN De,
troit," says President Charles b.
Warren. OF the Board or Commerce.
I'VE are planning TO appoint a com.
mittee TO pass on all plans for SO
liciting money. and TO urge that no
contributions be given by any citi-
zen to any solicitor who cannot
show credentials from this commit.
tee. The matter will be passed upon
soon by the board OF directors"
Such action by the Board OF Com
merce would kill part OF the work of
the I'VE boys but II would not
touch them In their more insidious
games.
II would put stop to the solicit.
tation OF money for charity on q
halflegitimate basis, and would
check the operations of such OF the
I'VE boys" as the man who. year
ago. tried to engineer a press club
In Detroit.
He proposed to secure a commit.
tee OF incorporation, consisting OF
one representative OF each newspa.
per and few former newspaper
men who had made good" in other
lines. and with their names as bait.
to solicit money from prominent De
troiters.
His understanding with the in.
corporators was TO be that he should
receive half the proceeds OF his so
iicitation, and that the other half
The Detroit times., 1915-04-21
BRIDEGROOM TO
ADMIT THEFT

Norman J. Neininger. young
bridegroom. charged with embezrl.
Ing about s75 from the John T.
woodhouse Co.. by whom he was
employed AZ shipping clerk.
waived TO the recorders court in
Justice STEMS court room. Tuesday.
and will plead guilty In recorders
court.
His employers will then ask that
the young man be placed on parole.
When they learned that his wife
was In poor health. they had him
released on his personal recogniz-
ance, that he might 30 TO her bed.
sidsJ
The Detroit times., 1915-04-21
ONCE MORE is
DATE SET FOR
GRAFT TRIALS

Judge Phelan entered a formal
order on the recorders court jour.
nal. Tuesday morning, setting the
trial OF the aldermanic graft cases
for Tuesday morning. April 81. with
out fail, and the prosecutor will be
notified TO have the witnesses In
court on that day. and be ready to
proceed with the trials.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-21

was to be turned over 70 the club.
The newspaper men were eager
for a press club. but when they
knew the terms on which they could
get Il, they decided TO 60 without.
and the promoter left town. In great
anger and disgust.
This Class Secure
But the Board OF Commerce com
mittee would not check the I'VE
boy" who is publishing a book con-
tanning the portraits OF prominent
citizens, or the I'VE boy" who needs
only money enough to take him to
San Francisco.
The only thing which can put q
stop TO the activity of men who
work at those games is the intelli-
gence and the wariness OF the busi-
ness man, and his determination
not to yield TO any cajolery or nat
terry.
The man who Is not on his guard
Is helpless. II he gives money. and
finds out that he has been swindled.
he must either grin and bear II. or
show himself as q sucker" Usu-
ally he Is too proud TO complain TO
the police-and the I'VE boy" knows
II.
A Chicago banker who lost some
money to a I'VE boy" became angry
enough TO have the swindler ar
rested.
"Can have Just a word with
your" asked the brash young man.
as the banker came into police
headquarters to complain against
him.
Wondering what the man would
say. the banker assented. The I'VE
boy" approached and whispered in
his ear:
IF you go through with this. I'll
show you UP as a sucker all over
the country"
The banker thought twice. and
decided not to make the complaint.
The I'VE boys" have been put out
of business in Chicago. as far as
they can be put out OF business, by
James Kelley. OF the Herald. who
made just such an exposure OF their
methods as the Times has made.
and warned business men OF the
peril they were In from these graft
ers.
A Pittsburgh business man who
Is now located In Detroit reported
to representative of the Times
that within a few weeks after he
came here, he was approached by
man after man with schemes which
he knew to be typical 1--WE boy" ac-
tivities.
IL came to the conclusion that
Detroit was town OF grafters," he
said. Il began to feel that every
man with whom I had business re-
lations was trying to cheat me.
didn't know whom to trust"
Here 10 a Safety First"
There is one sure way to beat the
I'VE boy" at his own game. That
is. to refuse to make payment In ad-
vance. The 1--WE boy trades en-
tirely on money down" II he has
needy friend. like poor old Jone'
sy." the newspaper man who is
down and out. he insists that Jonesy
have the money Immediately.
BY asking for week TO consider
the matter. the business man can
save anywhere from $40 to 800. for
the I'VE boy" knows that this means
that the merchant will get in touch
with Jonesy himself. and win find
out that the generous attempt to
raise money for Jones and his fam
fly Is a fraud.
In the same way, the business
man can checkmate any scheme to
add his name to a charity list, or
TO PRINT his picture or cartoon in q
book.
Unless he has CHECK I'm advance"
the I'VE boy" cannot operate.
And II the man who solicits from
The Detroit times., 1915-04-21
MansIsushser Charge Dropped.

William g. Baker. whose auto ran
down Orlando Bartlett on Jefferson.
ave-. Feb. ~. causing Bartlett's
death in st. Mary's hospital. fve
days later, was discharged by Jus.
tice Stein. Tuesday noon, when As
sistant Prosecutor Heston recon.
mended that the long pending man.
slaughter case be dismissed. for lack
OF evidence.