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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-20

could not live with her husband any
more because he drank, but Judge
SABBATH pleaded with them to start
again and in the end they agreed to
give home, sweet home" one more
chance and William took the pledge
to abstain from intoxicating liquor
with the exception of one pint of beer
at noon. .,..-.
John King was an orator.
"This woman" to his
wife-''told me she wants novelty
man for husband" John said. Il
have followed her around. / have
found she meets other men. l have
faced men she has been with. / have
fought one. l had a black eye. ....
'She left my home and went to her
mothers. She was ordered out of
her mothers. l followed her to
dance hall called Dreamland last Sat
urday. 1 waited around until she
came out with a man. They walked
west l followed them. They went
into house. waited until o'clock
in the morning for him to come out"
Mrs. King denied her husbands &C
cusations and said she was doing
Homework for Mrs. Rose Hill and
had left her husband because he
would not support her.
The case was continued for investi-
cation and John appealed to the
Judge to get him job. Judge SABBATH
gave him letter to a firm asking
that he be employed.
Paul Brandt, 1O48 N. Wells st., was
captured by the Bureau of Personal
Service just as he was about to get
out of scrape in Judge Prindiville's
court. Miss Rosenstock of the bu-
reau declares Paul has not supported
his two children for three years and
fhof uhon orroctod with a v0IInp GIRL
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-20

SUNDAY SEEMS TO HAVE A BAD
EFFECT ON HOMES.
BE it ever so humble, there's. no
place like home"
The words are on wooden sign
that hangs below the bench of the
judge in the Court of Domestic Rela-
tons and above it sits Judge SABBATH
preaching the same doctrine, but
"home, sweet home" sort of fizzles
out over Sunday, as there are more
cases of domestic disagreement in
this court on Monday than any other
day in the week.
Into the court yesterday came John
Deikman, a Pullman conductor, and
his wife, who have been married for
thirty years, and arrayed on the side
of the wife were two of her daugh-
tiers and on the side of the husband
his son-in-law, who declared he was
the only pal dad has.
Mrs. Deikman said John was an
angel on the outside and devil on
the inside, that he told her she wasn't
fancy enough for him and he wanted
a more stylish wife.
On his side John made very plain
tive speech. He said he was willing
to take his wife and live with her
apart from the children.
"They make my life burden" he
said. 81 cannot get a smile or
pleasant look. If there was chance
to make a home, a place that would
be peaceful, 1 would be willing to take
care of my wife as l have been"
Johns son-in-law was so bitter
against his sisters-in-law that he de-
clared he would teach his children to
'spit in their faces" to punish them
for their treatment of dad. The case
was continued.
Theodore Lafort is barber. He
was brought in for non-support of his
wife and child and Mrs. Lafort had a
picture DOSed bV Theodore and a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
Economic Aspect of the Jitney Bus

have been reported in general at about
SO.
However. on Feb. 20 the mazager
of the jitney bus association stated
with considerable pride that 1000 pas
sengers had been carried the day be-
fore This number at . cents each
would bring total receipts of $500 for
the day. Reference TO the daily pa
pers shows that there were % motor
cars in operation. and two motor
buses each with a carrying capacity
of 80. Assuming that the motor buses,
with their large capacity. brought in
"a proper proportion Of the receipts. or
say $50 each. there would be left $40
to be divided among % cars. This In
dicates average receipts for each mo-
tor car OF $40 q day. In addition. il
is quite possible that the figure Ct
1000 passengers was somewhat exas-
gersted.
In Kansas City the same peculiar
discrepancy between reported re
ceipts and actual possible receipts
may be noted. a newspaper report f
Feb. 10 states that $4,000 passengers
were carried on February 9. bringing
in a total Of S1.750. Two hundred jit-
ney buses we're registered rs belong
ing 10 the jitney operators; association,
and the unregistered drivers we're es-
timated as nearly q hundred more As
Stunning that the actual number Il jill
ney operators was $50. the receipts
per car came 20 less than 81. Even
neglecring the unregistered drivers
the receipts divided among the two
hundred registered cars amounted on
" to sS.75 each.
In Peoria, Illinois, one Of the jituey
operators estimated that his average
day included p trips. with an average
of five passengers a trip. making $3.50
income for the day. This driver had
seven assenger touring car and he
estimated the expense OF operating
II at about 81 per day. thus making
as he expressed it. IAN easy profit OF
So per day for the chauffeur" The
length of this drivers route is not
known, but if il was more than one
mile his alleged expenses Of 81 IN
Guided only gasoline and did not give
any consideration to wear on tires. re-
pairs, depreciation and the like. With
such Misrepresentation of the real facts
In the case. 1t IS not difficult 20 see
why numerous owners OF cars nave
been induced to take up the jitney
bus as means OF livelihood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
The Daily Story


was auburn. This was not q reason
calculated to deceive the public. but
Raymond had no inventive genius. and
ii was the best he could do.
Miss Randolph had made choice be
tween these two men-a very decided
choice. She was ready to give herself
to one of them. But she desired 10
prolong the pleasure of being courted
by both and make herself more val
liable to the man she loved by render
ing her winning more difficult
Despite the effort made TO keep the
coming meeting a secret from her. she
got wind of IT. On the morning ap-
pointed for the duel she mounted a
cob and rode TO the grounds, ar
irving there just in time to see the
rivals for her hand standing facing
each other with deadly intent Der
presence put a stop to the proceedings.
y have heard" she said, that one
of you gentlemen is about to kill the
other. Since l have made up my mind
10 accept a proposition of marriage
from one OF you object to the other
killing him"
The rivals glared st each other but
said nothing The seconds, who were
opposed TO the meeting. saw an oppor-
tunity to stop it where 1t was.
Perhaps" said Bryce's second after
an awkward pause, Miss Randolph
viii deign TO remove the cause Of the
quarrel"
What is the cause?" asked the lady.
Again there was a pause. more awll-
ward than the first. at the end OF
which Fftz-Hugh's second said that her
principal had been insulted by being
called a redhead- II Miss Randolph
would decide whether Mr.. Fitz-Hugh's
hair was red it would end the matter
Mr. Fitz Hugh's hair is fiery red"
she said, but that has nothing to do
with my preference"
Fitz-Hugh colored. Gentlemen" he
said, II see no reason why this affair
should not proceed"
Nor t. added Bryce.
Miss Randolph made no interposition
until one OF the seconds had given the
word Ready and the other stood
ready to give the signal 70 fire By drop
ping a handkerchief. This man, expect
ing that Miss Randolph would indicate
her preference. delayed. keeping an
eye upon her.
She smiled at him.
This Is absurd" he said. ''Do you
intend TO risk losing the man you
love? Decide"
How can T. she replied. 'fn such a
public fashion?
Gentlemen. shut your eyes" said
the second.
Every man except the principals
closed his eyes. Hearing a laugh at
some distance from them, they opened
them to see Miss Randolph walking
away with her arm through that Of
SGr Fdtz~Fugb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

end a. q natter % fact no one has
objected. 90 ans system which %
s'anLnrdissa ard systcmatiEss the
cork % be- performed that greater
amount % production "a secured with
che sane expenditure % money. En'
ri1TeT ard etnpioys alike and The pub.
DC generally are Interested 10 secur
ing the largest amount and che beat
rUaiifv o. production thai can possi'
tlg D. secured by the amount % labor
expended. AT men have a mutual In.
ferFst CO. the accomplishment % that
end ft % only when u comes 10 n
division % that uhich has been pro
dgrrd thar their interests diverze u
therefore follows that any system Of
rraraErmsrf which has a tendency 20
destroy the pouer % employees. indi-
visuaiiY or coiiccivciy. 90 secure the
equivalent o. che prod1ction which
property belongs 20 them must be
locked rrou az being dangerous 90 the
ssifarr % ths community a. large.
Efficiency must not b. had az the
cost % the met. som~u and children
who labor and who should be the pri-
mary bsr~frlsri~a from efficiency.
~ IT rN"aNa aaaaN aHa hN NE"aaeH s.A4
6rss rssairs In oufrut vhiIe also pro
ducins coalitions % make tho mosi
~nciTnt men and women 20 produce
thar oEEnut. and this n1st be done By
crsF~rVtaE tn every way not oniy their
h~at'h and physical AMI nervous vis1-.
bus By creating such contitious gs vri.i
permit Ehcm Co 0orE out their oun
happia~ss ard couteutmeut. secure
wages watch w.I eaabis them 20 I've
.n such O maGarT as 20 maintain their
Own se'fFesrect and sg~ici~rt leisure
10 rs!eF tsr refF~sflHE iafurucc %
mTrtsl aut moral rrcrrati1n.
-ra- Taylor system % shop maaass-
@eat may b. divided into three sen.
rraf beads sfanlsrfizatiou. system
sfizsf.1r. aaf ssimgiafi1r- Efficiency
may 30 Easafd in uhoic or Ia part by
aeg 90 these ways. BY any two % them.
1F b. an tkrrr combined. Any or all
% these devices may b. carried % an
~ttrrmT. On the fret rw0 devices
rsmsf7. naturalization aad system
af'zaf.ou. 'ar rEp~usT wtjeh would b.
created ~ carryirs them 90 an cx-
trrns Wogid act a. a cheek against
che e9nfiaEare~ % such a coalition.
bas fsaF check uoIif not exist in that
portion Of stim1iaFiGa which e. applied
Co che workman.
The expense % Standardization and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

Conversion % Second avenue info .
repair yard Cor che ftrsF busses hard.
" eoaoenkatss. IN ths uanb@r OF rier
smpiov~dA ser the loss % an $50 000
shop Improvement already agreed up
en but abandoned ~ ths TT CITY Han
way CON pany on Sc f'tfth avenue prop.
erty when its securities BAD been
tArsateusd ~ aut0u1obus cuupstifiou
TIE Recs tsIaad city oeciais might
tase q "Trip over O. utVsnport and no.
tics tks difference tn ths behaviour %
the titbas erfvsrs wner Trey are N
our nsfxsborfaE efsv and when tbsy
are on tne ffffeoss ste IN Rock Is
land tn~ drfvsrs 10 slmost every con
eesvabis stunt WITH thefr machines sx-
cspe ~orssrsaaitinz on ths r1afr nor
cuxafSrss IN thssr srantfc sTorts 60
eop tns nfekes ESeeps wssn a police.
nan 10 nearby they pay 20 h~ed % re
trxnse r-zitfstioas tn TITS eitv psssinx
b~ewssn street ear sHd ne curbfrE
While p~opts are oesrdieE and siixst.
ins rren me ears.
To be sur. Got ar of shs ertvsrs are
so r-ctfess sns 80 asasat % the rules.
bus ne oH.nd-rs arr prsgaefcinE ere
sssndfns sf tHsse % tsefr sarnber Who
mss~ some pressuss az rsspsctinx tas
rish1s % esnsrs
F~sfnx ssess sassss N Secou6 ave-
nas wesa susfnsSs fsr tasrs f. siseN
snsufs se prenisf.sd ~ thsv must lay
NO they ssesfd Dc eesseus,f % TAKE
side street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

In aneebellum days there We're shoot
ing matches among the gentlemen OF
the southern states in defense OF their
honor. the causes Of which were usual
IL published 10 the world But when
. woman was the subject of dispute
some other cause was invented in or
der TO keep her name out OF the mat
ter. At times when the ingenuity Of
the participants failed them in invent
ing a cause they would resort 10 alb
surd eXpedients-
Miss Cary Randolph many years
ago was a belle in Charleston. :. c.
Among her suitors were Robert Fitz-
Hugh and Percy Bryce, both South
Caroliniaus Miss Randolph was not
averse TO setting her suitors against
one another II gratfed her amour
propre. But in this case she went toe
far.
One day while she was walking with
Fltz-Hugh Bryce passed them. The
lady smiled on him and invited him
TO Join them. She knew that neither
would relish the presence OF the 9th
er. but this did not trouble her; she
wished her friends TO see her with
one OF the men who were known to
be devoted to her on each side Of her
Having paraded her lovers before
her friends she turned in the direction
OF her home and on arriving there
dismissed them. Had she asked them
to go in with her there might have
been no unfortunate result Had she
asked one OF them in it would have
been tantamount TO an expression OF
preference. This, too. would have end
ed the matter. for they were both gen
tIernen and either would have taken
his dismissal as final. Leaving them
TO walk away together was the worst
thing she could have done
They proceeded some distance, re-
marking upon the weather and such
other makeshift topics; then when they
were about to part Fitz-Hugh said TO
Bryce:
II was surprised at your intrusion"
The lady invited me-"
THAT was common politenesS-'
"If you think yourself aggrieyed you
have n right TO reparation-'
Both men were ready to explode,
but Fftz-Hugh repressed his feelings
for the time and, turning on his heel,
walked away. AS he proceeded 1eal-
ousy got the better Of him. and, seek
ing his friend Walter Raymond. he COM
missioned him TO take a challenge to
Bryce. Raymond asked the cause and
when told of it replied that he would
have nothing to do with an affair that
would bring in the name Of a lady.
whereupOn Fitz- Hugh told him 10
make up a pretext to be given to the
world as the cause Of the duel. Ray
mond. after some thought, decided that
the ostensible reason for the quarrel
was 10 be that Bryce had called Fitz-
Hugh a redheGd. Fitz- Hugh's hair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
A coMnroN cAusE

there Al cas eaEpaiEr 20 - f7gEh'
ogt lei Rock istsad this sprinz l-
whfca ~va-vbosiF hay make eDmmoa
eaass Political ~ r-uz-ous aria
toes sEaaif Fave nsttfnE Co 90 eth
t- Neither ssoais oas's views 90 tas
sarrazr ea~stioa o. prualBltioa OF
even 90 Law erforcsmFnt deter hiG
from ezteriaE wao,ehsarredIY into g.
TIE ~ tas a1 f-i~11s wt1m ore Feed
srar % oreeG rgr are there any uao
even Tolerate Co from choice swat
ere o. aEd o. It early
There have been other carpaiEu
here aEa.rsE ere rg a1s rrFFr ozr so
wen orEne .tr1 aE tais ou~ promises
Oh be-. Cuf-r t1r lraGFraEip o. the
pare food aa4 h1lseGo-d sco1omics
Geoarfmrrs 90 rrr Woraa's club che
hosts are rauYirE as sever before.
tteSs are being pot lr where tseT
viii eoaat most
a b51N ts CO. b. ss~scE az tss root
% tte svu bq ttF rgm9vai os the tlta
ln wbfcf tho tescct breeds. bgt mcas-
ares are noe Co. stop here There e. 90
be- a follow up TIE ~ wr.eh over
romes e1rtV OBSTACLES ard s2ccreas
lei eefss tat-He5 o. vtfrE miErafrs ts
ere eifr wU be- re5ratfTss-T parsed.
A. o. tfm o. enc uas1aI arts seaaot
win f~ars boys % ERE strrh snf
seventh crates Row Co uats frtraps
anG instruct ttrr on tsefr use. TIE
boys VIII also sake 1000 swassTFs aEf
these will % n,scef ta ttr bones Co.
dscfrste fk~ rurEF @ ere Insects
whtre E-t pass ere Barriers as doors
ans wtagsgs FIstrea bgetFeG
panss lsts aralfrr WITH ERE tsiFglsirs
of enc fV and eEs cost elective ri~sf-
oss 90 e1imiaaf.sE .s wEI De- ssssrfbaf-
et an0eE tar proer.
Catsss an siEss taf o. Eel EgisE Co BE-
a bat yeas f7r bis sgssip ia Haek &C.
LaaG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

a. possible Tns o.ss- eossfiss zGT
aos - directly a--csse. bst thsT CO.
s4tzlF are asa-~ tssf 80 5~o2is o;
ms eolsrsF VII - a~uas@e % tine.
sgsn n fssF 90 reg asaksr % -
true sfsa&ft0z tef1r~ tks cor sz sis<.
tioa. aEe fhsT tars are tlssiy 90 s1,l'i.
csf rsrrtsalt.
n tas rsp1hr.ras sastT haf sasasl
= enzpstsct aaa frur tEis co11tg 81
ore - ga ttr~e sosfssss e - rot
ffssT ftaf ere gzss.soa wogif baus
beer carried iss1 raffs.es ~ tsis elec-
tior. As e. 81 sts sees'~ VII - sorrsf
20 resor- 60 eo,if.es 90 protect taeir
rsrrssfs
Tne fe~orraEs lave fh-r@ sp'rrGit
etsGlfss~s. every ore e. lawyer %
rscoxn fzed sbuifv asf fts hirssst
sraa6irF feassssr1 as tss rseaail-
ear razGIGasra frua tEg tup uepeT
r1assfea were party % az arra1se-
nsus vE5e1 u11ff ave tss cree %
fep-fviaE tEts c19rfy % r~grcs@nta-
tor o. tEs bscrh - -Es Gisfrfct ne
peoofs arr f4sEissd 60 EivfsF their
f1coo-s o. an shrr~ Gsmoe-affr uoat.
Gees aaf tsas rot OILY meet tas
rqlisIes 90 tas sifcaf.os bar a. t1e
sar re- tine asirsfnistsr q rsbuEe 80
lgEiriaf caapatEn 1anarsrs which
elft b. remembered f1T az tine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
,HEALTHT ALKS@
William Brady.n.D.
The Narcotics in Cough Medicine.

The formula o: any so-caiisd pat.
eat or proprietary medicine o. a.
uaya subject % change without no.
tier. since no one IL responsible but
sire fellow who make o.. tudced u G.
asI tEouu that the most familiar ad-
ssTtised c1rcails DO undergo changes
% formula from time 90 lime. accord
ins 90 market prices on various iu-
Frcdis1ta. bat tire dear public knows
rGShius % 'his. Though the makeup
~ the sfur may b. a. different today
from shat % vas yesterday a. milk
is from molasses. q 10 still old Doctor
Banks Coukh Remedy.
T. used 10 b. u. Bunk-s Cough Cure
bat the times change. Government
EetfiuE kiud % curious about this pat
snt medicine misunderstanding upon
tas use % the Sord cure on the label
when tho manufacture hlmssif knows
g eoesn't cure anything We could give
you a list % popular cough remedies
as long a. your good right arm that
were cough cures untu recently. bat
are uoW Oaiy remedies.
SoW. your oNn lille corner drug.
Eist has Jus; as much right and Just a.
mach skli % par up a cough remedy
% BIS ovu a. any manufacturer IN the
cogntrT. Ana u be doesn't oner 10 for
Interstate commsrce he u-cdut say a
word abogt the morphine or other mar
eosics To li-caa call 20 -pSrf.cily
HARMLESS "a az Washlnst0u g.
Concerned But ths biz sharks Who
sell rsa9y-to-WsAr cough emcties ara
coastFaircG 70 meztioa tas dope on
ths label DO yog Rad ths iab@i be
fore yoa swallow the ooat~rts- or
G9at yoa earcr DO you Sc anything
ahSsf EloFphiEs. hsrusn. eodein. op-
faas. ehforusorrn. ehiorai and the like
mssti1ose o. the Label. And 10 you
hassat takcn 80 mach % d already
that your eyssszhf - Affected. can you
So any Eood Frason for usiak such
eoD- for = trivial HinesS which yoa
eoast4er too insignificant 20 have a
Doctor for ~ yoa have flashed bot
tie % 80. 20 yos so-ter My the
eogsa cones -s<hf back a<ztn a. sooa
sc ta~ asreosse erec. % the remedy
wears ccs Il cas. are yos 90. % the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

The Silvts VILLAGE board I'M Grosja if.
ina ehiidrsn from sN.sslnz 6a the side
WALKS doubtless vas moved By che
BEST % fageatiees. bgs obviously 90 Gid
not appresfsts ths value % health fsf
out of door exercise. Grown totiSs can
Afford to walk IN tss streets. o. neces.
sary Gitrfnx the few weeks willie ere
roller sEatinx season Ca 90 ice tsiEhs
and tet TIE ehfldrsn have things tbeir
own way A miner accident Co ere
sSafer sheuid noe be allowed % de-
privs hunfreds % a whotes0u1s form
Of rscrvntioc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
(ELEcrRIc RAILWAY JoURNAL3

AGEGS nv rFNiGWAT OONNAL.l
It is interesting to consider the &C
I tual cost OF jitney bus operation as out
lined by a prominent automobile deal
er OF S. Louis, where the jitney has
thrived owing TO the refusal of the
authorities to bring it under regula-
ton. The automobile dealer estimates
the tire expense to be SIS for each OF
the four wheels for $4,000 miles, or a
little less than 81 a day. the gasoline
20 gallons at 10 cents, or 81 a day and
the drivers wages 50 a day, making
a total expense OF SO a day On the
assumption that the income is SIC a
day, the net receipts would be 81 a
day. OF Sl2O a month. OF this. $50 per
month is allowed for a sinking fund
TO provide against accidents. repairs
and depreciation. and a net profit of
$50 a month is left as a revenue for
the owner of the car.
Aside from such minor items as the
low price allowed for gasoline, the
low wages for the driver and the I'M
reasonably high receipts, this state
ment constitutes an excellent argu-
ment why no one should enter the lit
ney bus business. Assuming an aver
age trip of two miles. and also the ex-
tremely high average OF three passen-
gers per trip. il would be necessar
for the jitney to make about $4,000
miles in a year if it is to have gross
receipts OF $40 per day This mileage
is about that which is obtained by the
average private car in twelve years
II does not make the allowance of $50
per month for repairs. depreciation
and accident look sufficiently large
within 100 per cent. In fact, one acct
dent would wipe out the profit for d
year.
The average cost OF operating IN
jitney service for one mile a Ford car
capable of seating FIVE passengers was
stated by representatives OF one Of
the largest distributors in the coun-
try TO be approximately as follows:
Tires. 0.S cent; gasoline. 10 cent; oil
and grease. OF cents; repairs. 0.S
cent; depreciation, 0.6 cent; total. 81
cents.
On 8 seat-mile basis this would
amount TO O.S cent, as the machine Of
fers four revenue seats. II camp stools
were put in for two more passengers
the cost would be 0.6 cent. This figure,
OF course. does not take into consid-
GRAFTON any such charges as taxes,
housing, insurance and accident
claims. II, as is indicated by actual
records in Seattle. the car makes 100
miles per day and earns So, there re-
mains only $40 per day to pay these
charges and 10 reimburse the driver.
It is probable that most of the jit-
ney craze has been due to the fact that
receipts have been greatly overesti-
mated. although the lack OF app-eci-
alton of real operating cost also has
been a material factor in
Inducing owners of cars TO enter the
business. AZ an example OF the mis-
conception of the real situation It
might be said that in st. Louis the
daily earnings Of jitney bus driver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

An sxeeifent seseetssn % elssdidates
wss made sv sns Democratic isGfcflf
c<savsntfen yesterday art ss Jgexs
u~ruianf. eas - ne essdieass<. said.
~ eniy rvrasias 10 seaassne TIE sisiors
NJ 90 NJ vetsrs ef tss Fos4rtssnss Is
trter WIN ne true sftaafien 70 maze
sl.sriou Of me sntsr~ fses-t eertsia.
Rssk tsfsad eeaatf sas nere Nors
60 the eires4t Gear, ts4a aaT oehsr IN
ths distrsst -nsors. n Tact. thaa al
sns esnsr eeanfi<s psst tox-ta~r Ia
t~russs az tne entire district demand
eh-sf sRsrs - q r~steent s,sfxs here so
nat eon1sseioa mar ~ svcieeG ss "a