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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

of place with long knife and he con-
cluded it would be for the best inter-
ests of everybody concerned if the in
truder dropped the weapon.
So Renese took the knife away from
the intruder without a struggle, for
Adolph is possessed with a grip that
comes not with tickling the piano ivor-
les. Then he called the police, who
investigated and found that besides
the knife wielder there were three
women implicated, and all four were
arrested.
Three Are Fined.
The police learned that yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith and May
Heating arrived in Rock Island from
Bloomington and took up residence
at the home Of Ruth Larney, which is
near the Lambrecht saloon. The au-
thorities said that Smith and his wife
had some trouble and that he secured
the butcher knife, and after intimidat-
ing the women ran into the saloon,
making the threat that he was going
to get somebody
Smith and his wife each paid S25
and costs in police court today. The
Larney woman was assessed $40 and
costs and May Heating paid IS and
costs. Disorderly conduct was the
charge preferred in each case. Pa
trolmen Rerry and CahOoter made the
arrests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
Arlington Merchant
Feels Better

Friedrich Redeker, business man
stomach and digestive troubles. He
went to a hospital for an operation for
another trouble. When he recovered
from the operation he found his stom.
ach trouble worse and his heart az
fected.
He took Mayr's Wonderful Remedy.
He got his appetite back and gained
in strength right away. He wrote:
81 owe you some words of congratu-
lation for your stomach remedy. I
could not eat anything but soft food
and the bloating from gas got so bad
that at one time | had fainting spell
for three hours. went to one of the
Chicago drug stores and got your rem
edy. ! took the remedy and the next
morning was relieved | am getting
stronger and can eat anything that
comes along"
Mayrs Wonderful Remedy gives per.
manent results for stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. Eat as much and
whatever you Ike. No more distress
stomach and around the heart Get one
bottle Of your druggist now and try it
on an absolute guaranteed not salts.
factory money WIN be refunded
For sale by the Twentieth Century
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

At the meeting Of st. Paul lodge
No. LOT, Knights Of Pythias, held last
evening, officers. were installed by
George F. stoltenberg, Moline, district
deputy, as follows:
Chancellor commander-W. H. La
mont
Vice communicated Larson.
Prelate-Frank Bodell.
Master OF work-Thomas Journy.
Master of arms-Sam Ryerson.
Keeper of records and seals - S. R.
Wright.
Master of exchequer-Sam Ryerson.
Inside guard-John Stroehle.
Outside guard-Dr G. G. Craig
Two candidates were given the or
der of the temple at the meeting Of
Rock Island commandery No. IS,
Knights Templar, last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

grading, draining, curbing, and paving
with brick blocks on five-inch cor
crete foundation, be adopted. Carried
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a resr
luton that the Peoples Power CON.
pany be instructed to install 20 lights
between Twenty-fifth and Thirty-ffth
avenues, location to be determined By
the commissioner of streets. Carried
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl submitted The
plat of an alley in lot is, Buford's sec.
ond addition to the city Of Rock Is
land, which on his motion was adopt
ed by unanimous vote.
Mayor McConochie read an ordin-|
ance entitled "An ordinance condemn
ing certain buildings" which on BIZ
motion was considered by unanimous
vote.
Mayor McConochie offered rese
luton that the ordinance entitled Al
ordinance condemning certain built
ings," be adopted. Carried by IMAM
nous vote.
Mayor McConochie offered the .io-|
lowing resolution: Resolved, that ~
officials of the Tri-City Railway con-
pany are hereby requested TO meet lh'|
city commission and explain why w
15-minute schedule has not been man
tanned on the Sears line; why eaila
cars have not been put in service =
rush hours, especially between ans
7 o'clock p. m; why the Long siss
car line has not been equipped VIII
larger cars in accordance WITH 'lsl
terms of resolution recently passe.
by the city council, and to conslas'
the extension of one car line into la.l
thickly populated southwest pafi
| the city. Carried by unanimous 'o'I
Adjourned on motion of Mayor Nc
Conochie.
, NJ. T. RUDGREN
City clers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
KNIFE WIELDER IS
DISARMED IN BAR
Ad0lph Renese Jerks Weapon From
Hand of Man Who Attempts
to Clean Out Saloon.
CRAZED BY DOMESTIC TROUBLE
BloOmingtOnian Rushes Into Barr0Om
and Makes Threat, but Loses
Nerve When He Is Disarmed.
CRAzED BY DOMESTIC TROUBLE

Domestic troubles crazed a man last
night and he tried to clean out the
Lambrecht saloon, Twenty-second
street and Fourth avenue, with the
services Of a butcher knife the blade
of which was IL inches long but which
appeared Il feet in length to some
dozen men who were lounging in the
place.
Adolph Renese was never further
west than Davenport and did not
know thing about the bravado OF
the plains and how "tenderfeet" lose
their reputation Of having good health
by fooling with dangerous weapons.
All Renese knew about such affairs
he had seen in the movies, but he was
not thinking about any bills he had
witnessed in local picture theatres.
The only thoughts in his mind were
that we'll dressed fellow looked out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
.sALE STARTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26 /.
Standard Shoes at Bargain Prices

Such The under high Mail
Right
this Will
sarle looking bargains. You will find them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
EXPECT MINERS WILL
FIGHT PREPAREDNESS

indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 25.-The
committee on reports of the officers of
the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea is expected to endorse President
Whites views against preparedness, it
was said today, and also endorse his
recommendation for no suspension of
mining after contracts expire, so long
as negotiations for new agreements
are under way.
The convention today continued the
consideration OF reports from COM
mittees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
WILL SURVIVE FALL
FROM HIGH BUILDING

Chicago, Jan. %. Miss Minnie :
Werner, stenographer, who yes'''
day fell from the 10th floor Oh =.
Transportation building, was stu W.
today and physicians said her ehsls
for recovery were excellent :.
The fact that she landed on 81 : :,
tomobile truck loaded with p's
boxes saved her life, it was declare
All the news all the tilne
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

Grand total s2.97O.5S
Commissioner Rudgren offered
resolution that the following claims
be allowed, to-wit; Tri-City Railway
company. $40; John McAfee, S11.74;
5. Coyne, S5i.2S; Miss Nj. Z. Mablv,
$3.50 Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a reso-
luton that the ordinance providing for
the Improvement of Eighth avenue
from Ninth to Nineteenth street, by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Regular Meeting Held Jan. II, 1916.

NFg uIdT HtttITIS 1ItIU JdT. II, IJ1U.
City council chamber, Rock Island,
H., Jan II, 1916. The city council
met in regular session at o'clock p.
m, Mayor McConochie and all COM
misioners present.
The minutes of the regular meeting
held Jan. 10, 1916, were read and ap-
proved.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following weekly pay roll for week
ending Jan. Is, 1916, which on his mo-
ton was allowed by unanimous vote:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

Commissioner Rudgren submitted the
following list of claims for salaries,
which on his motion was allowed by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

George Ohge ............... 933
$3,41S.92
REHABILITATION.
Salary Fund ............. 1880
Fire Department Fund ...... 1,101.91
Police Fund .............. 9S2.4S
Health Fund ........... 2O2.5O
Dept. Fund 80. 9400
Bldg. & Elec.. Insp. fund -. 102.50
Street & Bridge Fund ........ $3.50
City Hall Fund ........... 5000
Total, General Fund ..s2,81439
Water Works Expense ...... 361.00
Reservoir Expense ..... 24353
Total, Water Works Fund. S 604.53
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

Grand Total 1882
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following list of claims against
the general and water works funds,
which on his motion was allowed by
by unanimous vote:
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20
AN OYSTER "sHELL,, GAME.

How careless of the oyster dealers
and growersi Here they have been
sitting idly by these ten years and
watching the prices of all food pro-
ducts except the one they handle in
crease in price and then increase again
and again. But they have finally
awakened from their improbable
sleep and, in convention assembled,
have decided to advance the price of
their wares full ten per cent. They
are to be congratulated for not taking
advantage of their opportunity to in
sist that the European war made this
increase necessary. But it appears
they didn't have to, because they sud
denly discovered that the cost of pro-
ducing oysters has increased to such
an extent during the past decade as
to warrant this advance in the price
of oysters. If there is any consumer
with sufficient stamina left to smile,
this would seem to be an opportunity
for him to smile heartily.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20
Euening Chat
Humble Pie
BY RUTH CAMERON.


Do YOU know how to accept an apol-
ogy graciousiy and generously?
The other day 1 happened to hear
one woman apologizing to another
for an unkind thing she had done.
She didn't try to excuse herself. she
had done an unkind thing and was
sorry.
And what do you suppose the other
woman answered?
$50 am II
or to show that she appreciated the
others penitence.
1t was like a tub of cold water emp
tied on ones head. I fairly gasped
in sympathy.
The woman who had apologized
turned scarlet and shut her lips tight
ly together. / doubt if she will apol-
ogize to any one very soon again.
And the woman who accepted her
apology in that ungracious way will be
to blame
On another occasion I heard a mo-
ther whose daughter had come to her
and, with what was evidently pain
full effort, said she was very sorry
she had been naughty, answer cold
1y, THAT does no good now"
What a cruel answer to give child!
True, apologies cannot wipe out the
consequences OF a wrong, out Inoy
at least put one on record as regret
ting it and meaning to try to do bet
ter the next time.
1t takes a good deal of courage to
apologize. Many otherwise good and
brave people do not seem to have the
courage to own that they were wrong.
have known people-men especially,
think this is particularly a mascu-
line fault who would do almost
anything rather than own in SO many
words that they had been wrong.
They would try tc make up to you by
being unusually kind and thoughtful,
but when it came to saying, "I was
wrong; 1 am sorry" there they abso-
lutely balked.
OF course there is another type of
person who seems to think it doesn't
matter what he does if he apologies
for it afterwards. Over and over
again he will offend in the same way
and then expect you to freely forgive
him when he says he is sorry, though
you know all the time the same thing
will happen again.
People like this have only them
selves to blame when penitence wears
thin and their apologies are ungrac-
iously received. They know how
sponse.
But to the person who is apollo
gizing for an offence that one has no
reason to think will be repeated, one
owes a decent gracious response for
ones own sake. To respond ungrac-
iously is to prove ones self a boor.
Humble pie is the most disagree
pathetic enough to help it down with
the relish of your gracious reception.
Protected by the Adams Newspa-
per Service.)
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20
AN INTERESTING ANALYSIS.

The states which contribute most
largely to the revenues of the govern
ment through internal revenue taxa
ton and import duties, and which
would have to bear the largest proper
ton of the cost of adequate defense,
are not quibbling about this additional
expense. This fact is shown in a
statement just issued by the National
Security league giving an analysis of
the votes which defeated in the house
the sections which increased the regu-
lar army to $4,000 and provided for
a volunteer reserve army wholly under
federal control.
The eight largest states supporting
by a majority of their delegations in
congress the provision for the army
of 250,000 men, pay over a hundred
and ninety million of the internal rev.
enue taxes of the country and in their
ports of entry customs duties are col
lected on more than six hundred and
fifty-five million dollars worth of i'm
ports. The nine largest states whose
delegations, solidly or by a majority,
opposed this provision of the army
bill, pay less than one hundred and
sixteen million in internal revenue,
and through their ports collect on less
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20
SPRAY THE TREES.

Why not a city ordinance compelling
the spraying of the trees that are af-
fected with canker worms? Commis-
sioner Porter says this is the only
remedy for the evil and he points out
that every tree infected with these de-
structive pests is a menace to all other
trees in its vicinity. 1t is that the trees
are the personal property of those on
whose yards and parkings they stand,
but their proper care would seem to be
a matter for supervision by the city
authorities. A householder's swil or
manure pile is also his personal prop
erty. But public authority does not
permit him to let it lie around on his
premises in a way that would be
menaced to the health and comfort of
his neighbors. Diseased trees that
might hurt neighboring trees would
seem to be in the same category. But
better yet, why not have the city spray
all the trees suffering from attacks of
canker worms? The privately owned
trees of Topeka are one of the most
valuable assets possessed by the entire
Topeka public.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20

an opened letter in her hand. 'Some
one has found the ring, yet 1 still have
it. Isn't that weird? And if it is a
ring of forget-me-nots I suppose
shall have to pay the reward
'Goosei" was Ruths rejoinder
It's Matthew that answered. He
didn't find it. He's just saying he did
He thinks he is being crafty just the
way I said he would and he thinks you
did lose it and he's just pretending he
found it so as to have a chance to
see you Poor boob, doesn't he realize
that he could walk right up to our
front door and ring the bell and ask
to see you? That would never enter
that mans brain of his. But it is fine.
The plot is workingt'
But it isn't Matthew at all,'' Ida
insisted. Don't you suppose I know
his handwriting?"
"And do you think that Matthew
would be so unthinking as to write it
in his own hand? He's either got
some one else to write it or he's dis
getting as much fun out of the plot as
we are. He thinks he's being shrewd.
A man always loves that
IF he did write that letter 1 am
sure he is very clever. for 1 never
would have thought that it was from
him-and I am not at all sure that it
is even now. See, the writer says he
will return the ring to the owner if
she will meet him in the mall at the
park at 4 o'clock this afternoon And
she is know him because he will wear
a red rose and
How did he know it was girl that
lost the ring and how did he know
that the mall in the park is just across
the way from the owners house ?'
I'm sure I don't know, but coinci-
denceS like that are not unusual Any
way, 1 shall keep the appointment
alone.''
"Sure you will. smarty. 1 wouldn' t
get mixed up in an affair of the heart
like this for all the forget-me-not
rings in the world!'
At 6 o'clock Ruth, still poring over
her algebra, saw a very pink-faced,
bright-eyed sister dash into her room.
"Who do you think I've been walk
ing with, and he's coming back after
dinner? Matthew, But it wasn't he
that wrote the letter In fact, didn't
wait for the man with the red rose
and when 1 told him 1 was waiting for
the man with a red rose he told me
that the man only wanted to kidna p
me or something like that. Don't you
see? 1t was as plain as day after Mat
thew explained it to me. But girls
never think of practical things like
that Matthew hadn't even seen the
advertisement in the paper and when
l told him about losing the ring he
said he'd have another one made just
like it. OF course 1 never shall let
Matthew know 1 didn't lose that ring
Ruth put on her spectacles and sent
glance down at the algebraic figures.
Say, Ida, you're Victorian all through.
But 1 guess there are some men who
like girls like that she said-(Copy-
right, 1916, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20

than forty million dollars of imports.
New York, whose entire delegation,
with the exception of one socialist.
voted for the larger army, pays over
sixty-two million of internal revenue
taxes, and collects duties on more
than five hundred million dollars
worth of imports. Alabama and
Georgia, whose delegations voted
solidly against an adequate army, pay
in taxes 100000 and 72e, 900, respec-
lively; and handle in their ports 49,
900 and 500, 900 in imports. The great
state of Texas pays two and a baif
million in taxes and collects on some
thing over four million of imports.
Indiana and Ohio, whose delegations
also voted strongly against the army,
pay respectively, 100000 and 25,-
600, 900 in revenue and collect on 442,-
900 and 7,348,00 of imports.
Massachusetts,, whose delegation
voted solidly for the bill, pays s,116,-
900 in revenue and collects on Al, ,000,-
900 of imports. Illinois, majority of
whose delegation voted for the $780,
900 army, pays 60,760, 900 in taxes and
collects on 2S,630.0oO of imports.
Pennsylvania pays 3,422,o 900 in taxes
and collects on 100000 of imports.
The communities which contribute
most to the revenues of the govern
ment, and upon whom the increase of
expense would fall heavily. are not
those who are opposing preparedness.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20
DINNER STORIES.

An anecGote illustrating the mis-
placed earnestness of a serious school
boy was recently related by Weldon
Grossmith. AS question in arithme-
tic, facatious inspector who was Wis
iting a school propounded the follow
ing: IF a cat fell into a bottomless
pit and climbed up two feet for every
three it fell, how long would it take
to get out?'' The majority of the
scholars sat silent. with a puzzled air,
but one boy set to work assiduously
and began to cover his slate with cal
culations. The inspector boticed this,
and at length said:
Here. Stop doing that. Haven't
you the sense to see that the cat
couldn't possibly get out?'
oh, yes. he could, sir" replied the
boy brightly. IF ycu'll only give me
time I'll bring him out in Australia
The afternoon at the new neigh
bor's had passed very pleasantly.
James Jr. cried when told that it was
time to go home.
Never mind" said the lady consol-
ingly. You can come again.
1t amt that" said James, Jr., its
the walloping 1 am going to get from
Henry. When 1 get home he'll say
halves and if 1 have to tell him
that you didn't give me anything he
will think I'm telling a story and
punch my head for it,
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCHISoN GLOBE.

A shiftless man is apt to regard an
efficient man as a tyrant.
AS a rule father has been in Siberia
so long he doesn't mind it
Much of the gossip is untrue, and
much of the truth is unknown.
Luck may sometimes loom larger
than industry, but it isn't nearly as
certain.
An agitator is one who prefers dis
turbance to steady employment, as a
general rule.
1t isn't necessary to lead some men
into temptation; they'll go around
and look it up.
A cautious man shouldn't count his
chickens before they are Matched or
in the presence of his wife.
Occasionally Il boy gets so many
stop orders that he would like to be
a poor orphan for a couple of days.
There is also such a thing as hav-
ing too many opportunities, and get
ting so one feels free to neglect all of
them.
People ask a good deal more advice
than they are willing to take, and
they aren't so awful modest in their
requests.
When q boy is absent without leave,
his mother can imagine more differ
ent kinds of hard luck than ever hap
pened to any one boy.
Also, in the search for useless in
formation, let us inquire why it is
that a horse always gets up head first,
and a COW the other way?
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20
BETTER BABIES.

Perhaps one of the best features of
the campaign in behalf of Better
Babies, which. starting in the big
cities as early as March, has spread
to. over five thousand towns and seven
teen hundred communities, is the way
in which plans have been formulated
and have multiplied for the celebra-
ton of Baby Week. writes Mari .nna
Wheeler in the Care of Children"
column in the Peoples Home Journal
for June. The baby has come into
his own. He has always been the
central pivot about which the house
hold has revolved. His food, his sleep,
his wardrobe and his general welfare
matters of prime importance-have
been made the concern not only of
his immediate family, but of the in
telligent manufacturer. who realizes
that a well-nourished. well groomed
addressed baby is a credit to tie
community, and the hope of the nation.
To the wide publicity given to the
subject of the :better baby the man.
ufacturers of standard infant foods, of
sensible and hygienic clothing for the
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-20
JUSTICE FOR q. S. EMPLOYEES.

The reporting by the house judi
ciary committee of the McGillicuddy
bill to secure adequate workmen' S
compensation for federal employees
brings this much-needed measure to a
position where early and favorable ac-
ton by congress may be hoped for.
All that this bill proposes to do is to
provide for the employees of our gov
ernment the elementary justice which
the compensation laws of thirty-four
states compel private employers to
grant their workers. Yet for three
long years this measure has been al
lowed to languish in congress. The
present law, which protects only one
quarter of the 100000 federal en-
ployees, is, according to former Labor
Commissioner Charles P. Neill, the
worst in the world During each
session of congress its inadequacy is
proven by the introduction of numer-
GUS private bills to secure relief for
employees injured in branches of the
service not covered by the act of 1908.
Already three hundred such time
wasting measures have been intro
duced in the present congress. The
passage of the McGillicuddy bill would
do away with waste of much time in
considering these individual bills. It
ployees injured in the government
service, giving medical attendance and
two-thirds of wages during total dis
ability. In case of death it makes
reasonable provision for dependents in