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THE ROCK ISITAND ARGUS. TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1910. SALOON AND THE MAN WHO LABORS WE TRUST THE PEOPLE. WE, TRUST THE PEOPLE. John P. Cunneen of Chicago Says Liquor Traffic Is His Greatest Burden. fiiS ill 4 AS PRODUCER OF POVERTY Speaker Declares Toll in Human Life Is 80,000 In the United States Each Tear. John F. Cunneen of Chicago spoke I under the auspices of the Local Op tion league to a large' audience at the old Central Presbyterian church last night on the subject. "The Work ingman and the Saloon." "As w turn over the pages of his tory, we read of the dire effects of drink, both upon individuals and na tions," Mr. Cunneen said. "Assyria was a great nation until drink sunk It down to rise no more. Egypt flourished for years as a temperate nation, took to drink, and went the way of drinking nations. Rome flour ished for 600 years as a republic, and then lasted for 400 years as an empire. Will this nation of ours last 300 years? It would not if it were jlo follow In the footsteps of Rome. Rome flourished as a temperate na tion but It became a drunken nation land then Rome fell. "We see in our land drunkenness (Increases until government records show over 400,000 arrests for drunk lenness In one year. As drunkenness (increases, so do licentiousness and ipoverty, the wealth of the people passing Into the hands of the few, the rich becoming richer and the poor poorer. The saloon is -worse than war, famine and pestilence com bined. That which destroys man and (wealth is injurious, and that which betters man and increases wealth is (beneficial. Costa f 1,500,000,000 Annually. "Let us size up the liquor trade. Jit destroys at least 20,000 lives in (the United States each year. All the wars, famines and pestilences com bined do not destroy as many lives fas does the liquor traffic. The liquor trafflo costs the people of the United States directly at least $1,600,000. 000 each year, and both direct and Indirect costs amount to over two flilllons. All the wars, famines, pes tilences, earthquakes and fires do not cost so much money. I "The claim that when working men stop supporting the saloon they .will deprive themselves of liquor and 'have nothing in its place is ridicu ;.lou3 and contrary to facts. While at Dennlson, Ohio, a great railroad center, I was surprised at the num erous stores for the size of the city, and tlie large and splendid stocks of goods. I was told by one of the bus iness men that they had to be well ; supplied, as the railroad men had .money to spend and wanted good food, good clothes, and good homes. I "The liquor traffic costs more imoney than Is paid to, the railroads in freight and passenger rates. Com jpare the Insignificant few persons employed In the liquor traffic with .the vast army employed in the rall- roaa business of the country. The railroad men put the ban on the sa loon years ago. They are today the .best paid, best fed. best clothed, and best housed worklngmen and their unions are the strongest and people travel faster and cheaper than ever, XJJbe XMzodactlfm of Machinery. "TO maintain the saloon simply because Its closing will temporarily throw a few out of work is worse than preventing the introduction of machinery, which threw some out of work, for closing the saloon means the diminishing of vice and greater material prosperity for the people. The greatest fighters against the spread of Christianity were the idol makers, who said that Christianity would put them out of business. "It would be better for a city to permit a dynamite factory, a powder mill, and a smallpox hospital within the city limits, abolish the fire lim its, let people spit on the sidewalks, let the baker sell bad bread, the grocer bad food, the . butcher bad meat, than to allow a saloon in the llty. "It is said that the saloon is the poor man's club. But what about toe poor man's wife and children where is their club? The saloon is, In a sense, the poor man's club It clubs him out of his money, his ' brains, health, strength and charac. ier. It clubs him out of work, when It has clubbed the strength out of klm to properly perform his labor, as long as the poor man makes the taloon his club he will never be any thing. but a poor man. Wealth Invested In Children. "All of a poor man's wealth is In- The world cf business runs on credit the merchant buys of the manufacturers the great manufacturers buy of the producers of raw material ve, ourselves, buy of the manufacturers and we all buy on credit. How else could big industries be carried on? J The merchant places his orders with the manufacturer, agreeing to pay at a certain date the only qualification he heed give for such Credit his ability to keep his word. You are just as favorably known to us as we to manufacturers, and we extend to you the same priv ilege of credit that the manufacturer does to us. It's a simple, dignified, satisfactory way of supplying your household needs or furnishing your home com plete. Then why not take-advantage of this privilege? See Our Famous Tigsr Brussel Rug Terms.; $1.00 Cash; 60c a Week. $12.50 The' largest & most niTfC complete line of WUuD in the Tri-Cities, over 380 different patterns. LJ I Ui aW NEVES FAILS TO RESTORE GRAY BAIR TO ITS NATURAL COLOR AND BEAUTY. No matter how old and faded your hair looks, or bow I long you have been gray, it 3 will work wonder for you, ' keep you looking young, pro mote a luxuriant urnwtk r( health hair, atoo its fallina TiiDEHAK out and Positively Re move DandrnSf. Will not aoil akin or linen. Will net injurs four hair. Is Not a Dye. JSP""?! AIX SUBSTITUTES $1.00 and 0c. Bottles, at Druggists phllo HaySpecXoVewrkJU,U.SJ. J. H. Thomas Co. and V. T. liartz. it J mm immm&mmmmx ies' Lmo- mMmm shades j Wte$tt$zjt&i on tl Credit. Buffets and Sideboards The line we are showing cannot be surpassed any where. This Buffet in quar ter sawed oak, polished like a piano; a beautiful Buffet goes in this SC sale for only tjbi00ij Terms: $3.00 Cash; $1.00 a Week. IT P- -: - - -: i wr c 1 This handsome all r v --Qfl S BJ H Brass Bed, in satin iffyHf"1 if'W l Terms: $3.00 Cash; 'MW I $1.00 a Week. ' L f aHr GO CARTS -6 IX-.:- :va; y irtt&'- & here CI OF Never has there been shown euch a pretty, assortment un der on roof, i"We are agents for the Famous Tourist Cart, This cart, shown in cut, com Elete collapsible and with odd, all colors, sold only here Ca Q . .' Terms! $1.C0 CaeJnj COo a Week. mg-- CD 0 hz hf; SPECIAL NOTICE The Summerfield Co. are the exclusive agents in the Tri-Cities of all Columbia Graphophones. We wish to notify the public that we now carry a complete line of the new Indestructible Cylinder QCo Records; the Two Minute. XfOj And the Four Minute .. . .-: . . . ThevCoraxnbia Double Disc Records Over 10,000 Records always on hand. THE FULTON i DISC rAlways sold regular for $25. As an inducement to try tne new Double Disc Records we are going to sell 25 of these ma- Q 0 HE chines for ,$JsLUfl U Terms: $2.00 Cash: $1.00 a Week. The "Improved Champion Outfit. - I - w I 1 "v Yours on Easy Terms. The tctil cost of thin titflt 1 J31.T9. 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It Includes a benutiful hand-palntod flower bom. patent horn crane, heavily nlcKel plated, ana twelve Columbia Indeetructible records, your own selection. The quartered oak cabinet, with its car- rytnfr cover, is a model of neatness that conforms with the graceful and cor rect lines of the "head," or ex- rosed part of the machinery. The motor Is "tandem spring:." and runs three records at each grinding. Like nil other Co lumbia Orsphophnn?, 1t can be wound while running. Equipped with new 2(tt-thread attach ment, for play- In: both four minute and the rejrular two - minute : . inasnnioi- The "Improved Leader" Outfit Ore Payment Puts It In Your Home. This outfit consists of the Columbia Cylinder Gra. pliophone, and twelve Columbia Indestrootlble rtcoraa your own seiecuon, rnco ? Is the rreatest valus In a hlgti rrade cylinder lalkirtg mnchlne on the market. It has the Co lumbia aluminum tone arm, which does away with the old-fasnjoned horn era no. The cabinet 1 bullr ot selected quarter-aawed oak. hand rubbed and polished. The cabinet is 13 tncues ions, 8a inches deep, and Vi inohes high, It is equipped with a bent-wood carrying cover which will neither break nor warp. The motor has duplex steel barrels running three records at & single winding and oan be wound while run ning, It is absolutely noiseless. The reproducer is the latent Columbia model, wltn gvnulue sapphire ball, accurately ground and special rxtra-tFDlon con taQt, which enables the instrument to bring out the wonderful volume and clarity of Inde structible records. EflitPPe3 witfj new BO-thread attachment, for play-. Ing biui (eur-n)imite and the regular two-minute Inde structible, records, F , A record er can be g I; F. W-flly ItV. .V,(. imtm. I J P' SLy home. Price, extra, J5.00. f i mum VE TRUST THE PEOPLE. V ...... . 50c . .....65c We invite you to open an account. We've a beautiful store most abund antly stocked with a very choice and com plete assortment of Furniture Pieces and House Furnishings. We're proud of our new home and its contents, and want you to visit us we know a visit will prove to you that in the future you will supply your Furniture and House Furnishing needs here as we are able to buy our goods for less. Being a member of one of the largest buying syndicates in the United States we are able to sell for less, Won't you investigate at once? FREE Punch Bowl Set FREE nltl It iV - m - Pordias? Willi? . t j m . i v r" . - r i.' We have purchased a solid ear load of tries beautfful-punch bowl IststsL ' They are the nearest thing to cut glass yet discovered and It will . take an expert to tell the difference. A large 11-Inch bowl and 7-Inch stand, Including six punch Cups free CJCC ti with every purchase of tJiWJsVf Vf i Or you can buy same for only $3.00. Terms: 50o Cash; 50o a week.. A 1 This pretty Mahogany 3-piece Suit, loose. (gQ1 0C cushions, worth regular $50, our price only $$AQt) Terms: $3.00 Cash; $1.00 a Week. BED DAVENPORTS Covered in tho famous Imperial Guar- QQ Qf anteed Imitation Leather for only eJLyUi Terms i $2.00 Cash; $1.00 a Week. STORE OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHTS Ell vested in his children. The poor man sacrifices his whole life to raise his children, and hopes that when they grow up they will be a help to him in his old age. If the rich man's children go to the bad, the rich man still has money to support him, but when the poor man's children go to the bad, all his wealth is lost, and he is left in his old age to a life- of misery. The saloon is an institution that robs the poor man of his chil dren and he ought to be against it even more than the rich man. "The rich men will not live where there are saloons. They will have the land deeds fixed up so that no sa loons can be established, or they will have laws made to bar out the sa loons. Some Christian people ease their consciences by having laws made to keep the saloons away from the church doors; but when you drive it to the homes of the poor people the least abls of all to withstand its ravages. The ppor man cannot drive the saloon away from his door with money, like the rich man, for he has not the money; but he has a vote, and with that vote he can and should drive the saloon away from his door. Where Some Are Golan; . "They tell us that if you drive the saloons out of your city there will be people who will go a long way to get liquor. Well, it's a long way to hell, and some people are going there, but that is no reason why you should make a hell of your city for their accommodation. "As a Roman Cathode, I appeal to Raman Catholics to stand solidly united with their Protestant brethren in this warfare against the saloon, their common enemy. The 'Roman Catholic church is opposed to the sa loon. The highest" authority in the church in this country, the plenary council of Baltimore, decreed against the American, saloon, branding: it as a dangerous business and. called upon the people to shun the saloon." Advertised List No. 12. For week ending March 26, 1910: Mrs. Garet Austin, Mrs. Maggie Allen, George Allen, Mrs. Sadie Bal hnger, Carmelo Berardi, Ludie Boggls, Miss E. Brown, Charlie Campbell, James J. Carnahan., Miss Bessie Crof ferd, Mrs. Edna Collins, Richard Cus ler, Henri M. Debreene, L. R. Doud, Charles Dutcher, Miss Laura Dawson, John Eaves, Mrs. Delia Ford, Mrs. Mary Gibbs, Ambrose Horton Jr., Mis3 Jones, care Mrs. Bobsoe; Walter Jack son, Gus Johnson, Charles Klipke, F. X. Kelsow, Walther Ketthler, Grover Kane, Mrs. Elbert Lindbeck, L.. Lar son, Roy Lampkln, Dr. C. Lee, Fred Lee, Miss Josephine Mirer, Joliet D. Muintr, C. D. Morris, George Mclntire, Oscar Peterson, W. W. Pliley, Eilly Price, Thomas W. Rice, Rochester Brewing company, Miss Sopha Schip pell, William Turner, Dick Woodruff, Rev. W. W. William, C. IL WilHams, Charles E. Williams, Mrs. Winnie Wieland, Mrs. Grace Willaon, Dick Winchester, William J. Williams, Mrs. Walter Willson, Mrs. Mable D. Walker. Foreign Renda Agostino, Jack Carleson, Louis McCann. HUGH A. J. M 'DONALD, Postmaster. Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured ii Three Days. Morton L. .Hill, of Lebanon, led., says: "My- wife had Inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and Joint; her suffering-was terrible and her body and face were swollen almost beyoad recognition; had been in bed for six weeks and had eight physicians, but received no benefit until she tried Dr. Detchon'g Relief for Rheumatism, it gave immediate relief and she vaj able to walk about In three days. I an sure it saved her life." Sold by Olto Jrotjan, 1501 Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second street, Davenport. f flips Yv fcJ- :vWi All tbe news all the time Tim ARGUS.