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THE KOCTKT TSUAJVD ARGUS, WEDNESDAY. XOVErBE-H 8, ml. 5 TO BRING JOY TO THE LITTLE TOTS Argus Santa Claus Fund En terprise Is Organized for Another Season. TWO YEARS OF SUCCESS Miss IUmvr and Miss Giles to Con Jutrt It Again With King's Daughters' Aid. The ArguB Santa Clans Fund move ment, which enterprise has been at tended by such gratifying results the past two Christmas seasons in caring for the poor children of the city and giving to them a Merry Christmas, promises to be more successful this year than before. The organization has already been perfected, with Mists Dina Ramser and Miss Margaret Giles again in rharse. and these ladies are to be assisted this year by the In His Name circle of the King's Daughters, which society has volunteered to aid apportioning the supplies and attending to the deliv ery. SrCCES IV FORMER VEAR. With what has been accomplished by The Argug Santa Claus campaign for children, to whom the joys of Christmastide otherwise would be un known, the public is already familiar, and the hearty cooperation witji which the good people of the city have taken hold of the proposition has been a source of gratitude to all the little peo ple into whose lives th blessings rf the season of pood will and good cheer have been brought. AXOTHKR HAPPY YEAR. The Argu.? therefore, deeply gra'eful to all who have joined with it in thi most pleasar.t undertaking in the past two years, looks forth to another year of well doing on the part of the noble hearted people of Reck Island. ORCHESTRA WORK GETS ATTENTION Pupils of High School Are Very Enthusiastic About Their Music. PRACTICING EACH WEEK I'niler Able Ixaderhip of I'riiicipnl .. J. Burton W'iio Im ilb Ac coiii lhed Musician. I Music is receiving a great deal of attention in the high school at the pres ent time. In addition to the vktrola oncert arranged for this week, and the actual class vvofU, the high school orchestra, under the Icaih-i ship cf Print ipai A. J. Durton bs prai'iicin? faithfully, meeting nnce a week in the high school auditorium. Mr. Burton, himself. is an accomplished musician, having devoted a gr-at deal 01' uni? to the violin. ba.s -violin, clarinet ami lute; in fact, lie has played every in strument except the piccalo and drums. The orchestra now includes nine first violin.--, sven second violins, 3 clarinet. e-llo. h;iss. two flutes, two cornets and drums. It the plan to add kettle drnins iind horns, in the near future. I l hi t: HKV Plj; KV This i js the second year that the or chp?trn ha heen'nnder the able led rtihip of Mr. Burton, and from present Indications. the or"nni a ion will ! ne of the tinct :iinatet;r bodies in 'his section of the country. f pres. nt. they are working on K;ust. the rannhatKer march, the I'eor Cynt -nite and ottie;- l.e.ivv numbers. Ht;d ttn' piecress is heir;; made It is the plan to s've ;i bit; concert around the holidays, although the orchestni will ';:ke part in the procrani t!t Wed nesday before Thankssiv int. ;.t the hih s hoc! At Y. M. C. A. IVor'a m'fs the !.' nicciing o.' the Y .M . C. A. s-t.:'.- convent ;ou. Infff-luau-.ui has heeii received !a!'.y that n a rot ci.t mcetinu o she ,-tate cv u live -CMmitti-o, the inv iraf'.'M of the I''or:a Y. .M . C. A. was accepted. ;ind the Thirty-r.int h arn.ia! convention set 10 be held at that city on Fe'.'-ruary L'l' to A. arch A- the 1 e: volition is to be so c n vetuently l''katel. it i probable that i :.ir.i' .S !i i'.itic-; fr:iu :h!- city a ill atit'iiii. T '-. effort is to I ,. ma le t-- M'cur the attendance of a cro :; of '.. !!.' t: cr.. who wi!; not :! a -ti -,i I convention s -:-.i-:i but vmJ ..t- ' i: :! :;'.-r ; -n i t to in.-p- t i -. ! r .: h- '.: c new bui'.i ;.: . :. i' ; t iv z :ei.-r:ed comph tion by f. t'o;-i.i ai.-o.-lautn. nr.,! vvh.c!; ; b .i t Fcc-r.d Ave., Seventeenth St. Wo ; .vc t'u cm ::.ea!s 2-- sen Non Luncheon 23c A l.i cat f . .-?rv. to S p. u sri:"" a fi'i.t iai.tv. FERNANDO JONES Hi Chicago. Nov. S. Fernando Jones, 91. Chicago's oldest settler, is dead. He came to Chicago in 1820. Jones was a former resident of Rock Island, and assisted in laying out the old tou of Rock Island. somewhat along the lines of the build ing that Rock Island is to have. There will be a thorough try-out and practice for the basketball squad on Friday evening at 7:30. It is expected that enough men for two full team3 will be on hand for the practice, and by lining them up for real play, good work will be secured. The working boys' gymnasium cla?s at the Y. M. C. A. last night did its best to follow the example of the sen iors on the n'trht before. Thirty boys, out cf a totai -nrM'.ment cf HO, were present for last nisht's se.ion. This is the largest atteudar.ee iu recent yers for this c'ass of employed boys, and they are properly proud of bav in? reached ?o hish a mark. Both sen iors a:;-l worl.;ng boys will now go for ard to set a still hisher mark tiian they have a? yet achieved. Obituary II4IMO 1. BOIER. Harmon G. Busier, bZj Twentieth Ftrcet. died at 3 o'clock this morning at Mercy hospital, Davenport, of heart trouble, after an illness of sev eral months. He was taken sick lat June and has been in the hospital :"or the past eiaht weeks. Mr. Busier .vas born in Tipton, Iowa, Aug. 25, lvS3. and received his education in the schools at that place, after which he came to Davenport, where he grad uated from Brown's Business college. He entered the employ of the Daily TiMes two years ago in the country cir cula'ion department, resigning last Jan uary to accept a position as salesman with the Ideal Lighting company. He was married to Miss Jessie Van Arsdal" of this city, Oct. 12. 1S10. He is survived by his widow, his father, W. J. Busier of Tipton, four sisters, Mrs. Adela Lattcarnp, Anamosa, Iowa, Mrs. Bertha Laucamp. I-dsbon. Iowa, Mrs. l.ela Johnson, Tipton and Miss Kcse Busier, Tipton, and one brother, Wintu !d. Tipton. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:::" from the home. Rev. i. T. McFarland of the Memorial Christian church officiating. Burial will take place at Chippiannock feme ter i;mii. wiktim.. Tlie iiodj of Kmil Wieting, aged :iT. was brought to this city from Peoria jesterdav afternoon at C o''lock. The remains were ta'-n to the Davenport crematory i.y t'ndertaker Wheelan, and the a-hes will be sent hack to Pe oria today. It was the last wish of the rfeeea.M d that his body be cremated. OWENS JURY FAVORS j FREEING DEFENDANT! The jury which has in its hands the1 fate of Carp's ()wns the civil war veteran of Davenport eharged with tbe mrrrier of .lar.u-s Katie. 5pent the greau-r p.-rt of today deliberating vh'thei to acquit the defendant or find liiui gul'ty ojj a charge of man.-laueh-tr. The verdict had not been reach ed st Z o'clock. Soon after getting th3 cai-e last night after the conclusion of the areuiiints by the attorneys on both sides, the jury took a ballot ui.kh showed 1" for acquittal and two for manslaughter. TWIN-CITY TEACHERS j WILL ELECT OFFICERS' Thurcia afternoon at the M:-.nuf;ic-' Hirers hotel in Moline. will occur the arnica; election of officers for the ; Twin-city Tea', hers' association, after j which Dr. S. H. Clark, head of the rie- ; partment cf public speaking at the; I nivcrsity of Chicago, will deliver his lecture "The interpretation of the ; rrir.tt-(i i'ase." In the evening Dr. Clark will give a dramatic read iiii: of excerpts from Vict, r Hugo's !x Miser-b'es t the hiuh school 1 ri!::.g in Hock Island. Will Sjild a Drain. cial meeting of the board of 11 V.cr.i'iv cver.itig a contract At i at;-:'. r. a cauh bnsin in the i'.oa' school yard just east of v addition i:tf awarded to Ward L.hon f r $.2?. The lot beinz l it ! .-- it than the street is : 'tr-r a !.:! rain much to the 'or. f ti e t .'wi's. The eltcb ' ;.g. ne ( t ; ; bf :n a von u vi'l ccr.nfct with the Seventh j storm drr-in. feen's C jfc Veetf. Trir-ty !.;cu's rleb o Tri:rty Ei'is cc; al .-h'Ti h "11; hold it? annual t'eo t ot: v,f oSicers th:s cv-nlr.g at Mat .'i V. 11. A sut : precede the elec- PHONOGRAPH IS OF USE IN SCHOOL Mrs. Frances E. Clarke of Vic tor Talking Machine Com pany Lectures Teachers. GIVES A DEMONSTRATION Tells Them How Instrument Can Fa cilitate Instruction Along Many Lines. Mrs. Frances E. Clarke, who Is In charge of the educational department of the Victor Talking Machine Co.. at Camden, N. J., appeared before 200 tri-city teachers at the high school building last night, giving a talk on the use of the phonograph as a meang of teaching music in the public schools, which she illustrated by actual demon strations on both a victrola and one of the regular machines. The speaker brought out the fact that the pupils should hear good music A piece is put on the machine and the pupils at first only listen, studying the tone, expression, etc. They then hum the piece with the machine and final ly sing it. Only the great artists fen der the various selections, so that the children have the right sort of a pat tern by which to govern themselves. She stated that the phonograph could be used to great advantage in the kin dergarten, and during singing, calis thenics and marching exercises and at recess. WANTS THEM INSTALLED. Professor E. L. Phiibrook. who was instrumental in securing Mrs. Clarke believes that a great improvement in the music of the public schools can bi secured through the adoption cf the phencgraph. . His idea is to interest various people in this citr. so that they will donate Eufficient n.oney to install the phonographs as a part of the school equipment, and thn inaugur ate a circulating library of records. CONCERT TIMS WEEK. The machines used last night were loaned by H. Schmidt & Co., of Dav enport, and Principal Burton of tha high school has secured the promise of that firm to give a concert before his school some afternoon this week, at which time various classics will be played. BAR BANQUET ON TOMORROW EVENING Annual GatheiiliK to Be Held iu Mo line With Col. J. Hamilton Lewis Orator. The annual banquet of the Ko k Is land County Bar association will be held at the Moline club tomorrow eve ning and a large attendance of the county bar as well as representatives of the judiciary of the district and state will be present. Colonel James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago will, be the orator of the oc casion. TO OBVIATE CROWDING Kast Moline Council After Better Sanitation. The city council of East Moline is determined to obviate conditions which now exist in many places among th1 alien inhabitants of the piace. Some of the houses in which the for- Special SA'j&W&W will he in our fur department tomorrow and Friday i& 'iar i&Js-'jMtjZ f Wf :0J (llitW rB!t't?l Beautiful tei?zm$mzfi to $275 St 1 eigners are quartered are crowded al most beyong belief rendering them anything but sanitary places to dwell in. An ordinance was passed Monday night declaring such places public nuisances. An ordinance providing for over 12, 000 feet of concrete sidewalk was al so passed. LOCAL MASONS ARE WELCOMED AT ALEDO Party of 135 Make Journey to Mer cer County Seat and Initiate a Candidate. Hock iBland county Masons to the number of 135 journeyed over to Aledo in Mercer county last night and were guests of the lodge there that visited Rock Island last winter. The majority of the visitors were from Rock Island lodge, 58, A. F. & A. M.. and the offi cers of that lode conducted the ritual work. Following that there was a so cial hour, and refreshments were serv ed. The evening was very enjoyable from every tandpoint. Rock Island ers were pleased with the opportunity tc visit their fellow lodgemen in Ale do and the Aledo brothers were pleas ed with the large delegation. The re turn was made at 12 o'clock, the spe cial train over the Rock Island South ern arriving here at 1:45. A special car conveyed the Masons to the resi dence section. OLD GANG IS THERE BUT NOTHING DOING Numerous Hanarers on at Chop Suey Join s net Their First Taste of Chinese Delicacy. Unable to forsake tv.e bright lights of the deposed chop suey joints, several of the old hangers on, all of the male sex, however, visited the places last ni?ht and failing to secure booze to saMsfy their appe tites, indulged in their first dishes I of chop suey. The evening was very i ntiiet. the police report and no wo ; men were in the plai-es at all. It is : the purpose of the department to keep the places in such order for the ensuing years. SILVIS WORKMEN WILL MEET WITH OFFICIALS Business agents of the various unions of workingmen at the Silvia shops of the Rock Island road left for Chicago today to enter into fi conference with the officials of the road in an effort to avert the threat ened strike. It is understood tiint a flat wage adva.ue of nvo cents nn hour' for all trades will be demand ed. That would give the carmen a minimum of cents an hour, the boilermakers a minimum of 41 cents an hour and the other trades miui mums ranging between these fig ures. , Notice. Kock Ihland. 111.. Nov. T. 111. ! The copartnership existing between .Clarence C. Wilmerton and T. H. i Hacge, and doing business at 122 Eigh ' teenth street, IVock Island. 111., under ; tiij iirni name of the I 'nion Isabel Tail - ciing company, has This day been dis ! fgIvwI by mutual agreement. Clarence , c. Wilmerton filling over all in'erest of T. II. Haege in said company, to gether with all accounts due or cwin I bv said firm. CLARKNCE '. WILMERTON. i T. H. HAECE. T ri-city women will be much interested in the showing of fur coats, muffs and sets to be made tomorrow and Friday r rolling wrr-sfTirinfr Chns. A. Wfirnev and Comnanv. export German furriers UeaUllIUI peeiIJieiiS Ol to our own superb stock furs from whieh to make selections. You will see for the opera, for the auto, for the wee tot and for , A siecimens of American Mink sets, Larsie pillov muff at $27.53 Large shawis at S27.50 Small shawls at 15.00 Lar?e muffs of Jap mink from $35 Scarfs, $7.53 to $15 Beautiful specimensof ffenuine large pi!loe rauffj $125 TWO PRISONERS ENGAGE IN BATTLE Cellmates at Police Station Get Into Fi3tic Encounter Dur ing the Night. j SNORES CAUSE OF FIGHT ! Little PaveniOTtw Made Too Much Noise to tit Big Fellow Who Was With Him. Small in stature but capable of emit ting a loud noise during his slumbers, Alfred Stebner, a little Davenporter came to grief last night in his cell at the police station when big Bill De vine, arrested for drunkenness was shoved into the same apartment. Bill did not like the strident tones of the little man's slumber and so proceeded to Quell them. He jumped on Stebner and before the station man could res cue the nortnsider, he had been badly beaten. Bill paid for It today, and will continue to do so for 19 days more, for a fine of $100 for assault was imposed in police court this morn ing. He went to the county Jail for 20 days. STEBNER WAS ROBBED. Had that been the only trouble that Stebner had met with, he would have been lucky. He told a sad tale this morning in police court. Said he had nearly 510 yesterday and someone had robbed him. When arrested he j showed signs of drink so it may be i attributed to his own weakness that he suffered aa he did. He was given a street car ticket and aided on his jour ney to his Davenport home. TO CAMPAIGN FOR Y. I.I. C. A. Hopes to Enroll 150 as Result of a Six-day Team Competition. iWILL EEGIN SATURDAY Captains Have Ien Named and Meeting for Organization Will Be Held Thursday. A i-ampaigu to secure l."0 new members in six days is to be enter ed upon by V. M. C. A. members, be ginning i:-'turday. Nov. 11, and clos ing :;t H o'clock Friday evening, Nov. 17 Thm 'earns of five to six men each will be placed in the field, un der the direction of the following captains: H. C. Fulmer, O. C. Blaks lee, E. L. Hiadel. Will Gleason. H. E Birres. Frank Wilcher, Ray Wil son. W. K. Wells, .1. C. Lamp and Robert HorTimui. A big supper to be arranged as soon as possible after the close of the contest, will be given, to which will be invited each man who has brought in at least one new mem ber, and all new members secured during the campaign. The team with the best record will be given the p!ae of honor at this supper. Points will be counted by the number of new members brought in. Each new membership, either Jun ior or senior, and each renewal will Mil lilt UJJI?I t'llt VdllUUCB nwuc njf iu coam, nv.aii.-, ui.u jhuij.. - - will give customers an exceptionally varied and complete assortment of American Mink Lynx Martin Fox Persian Lamb Jap Mink Raccoon Skunk Wolf Squirrel Russian Pony Marmot Near Seal Hudson Seal We call particular attention to the shoving of American Mink furs. It is a larger assortment than you -will be apt to find anywhere outside of the largest cities. $55 Lirge shtwls. $100 Ruwian Cat Lynx, large pilloir muffs, $20 to $75 Large sh.awU,'$25 to $75 Sets of Blue Jap Fox, $10 Lar? muffa ani scarfs of Red Fox, 52) Lnz coats of Russian Ponr, blac' and natural, lined With Skinner's satin, $30 to $215 $15 to Lyaz, be credited as one point for the man and the team securing It. WILL ORGAMZt THIR5D.IV. A letter has been sent out to all members of the association, apprais ing them of the contest and a meet ing of all workers is to be held Thursday evening, Nov. 9, at 7:30. to arouse enthusiasm and to give the men their final instructions on the eve of the battle. Beginning on Saturday daily bul letins will be posted showing the standing of the teams, and the total number of members secured. The securing of 150 new members will make the membership of the asso ciation the largest in its history and ill be a powerful argument in favor of the building campaign In the spring. ' POLICE PREVENT GIRL'S ELOPEMENT Mabel Perkins a 13-year-old Moline girl was restrained by Moline police from carrying out a plan to eicpe with a married man who ts employed as a fireman by the Rock Island road. The two were to leave Silvis in the cab of an engine at 3 o'clock this morning. A warrant is out for the fireman. Stor ies told by the girl about the fire man's relations with other girls prom ise sensational developments should the warrant which is out for the man be served. Personal Points H. O. Rolfs left this afternoon for Beardstown on a hunting trip. Mrs. Sylvester Jones of Chicago is visiting with her mother. Mrs. Eliza beth LeMar of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest DeKeyser leave tomorrow for New York city, where they will take passage on the steamer Kronland for Antwerp to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles MoHugh of Lafayette, Ind.. have been spending a few days at the home of Mr. Mcllugh's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McHugh. 1025 Twenty-Feccnd street. Mr. and Mrs. McHugh left last night for a trip through the southwest before return ing to their home in Lafayette. HART CONFERS WITH ROSE Rock Island Commissioner Makes Visit to Sprinjrileld. Commissioner Archie Hart is in Springfield today to confer with Sec retary of State Rose in regard to the weights and measure standards sup plied by the state to municipal gov ernments. The result of the confer ence will probably be that the Rock Island authorities will put into ef fect an ordinance regulating the standard of measurement here and inaugurate the office of city sealer. At High School The si idenl editors of the Watch Tower met last ni.aht. They decided to have the design lravn by Flor ence Long for the freshman page. There are still a few headings to be decided upon. The football team ran through ths new plays which Coach Corneal taught them Monday evenii g and they work ed very well. While it is not cer tain just what the line-up will be for the Clinton game. Coach Corneal wll! save his men as much as possible f o the Moline game the followiif week. with a large eolJeetion or the more common furs as well the woman of fashion. You Long coats of near Seal, $75 to $123 52-inch c:at3 of Hudson Sei!, lined with fancy satin, $15) to 25) Cony scarfs for $1 to $5 Cony muffs, $2 to 10 Short fur coats of Near Seal, Astra khan, Pony & Marmot, $10 to $75 Childrsn'3 Sets of a'l wanted varie ties, $1 up to $25 Only a Matter of Time i m When the majority of good dressers will be coming to us. The new tailoring system which w employ is so far superior to the old method that yon will readily see the advan tags npon ordering a suit or overcoat. Bet ter select your pat tern now for Thanks giving. Pay Ms 25 Illinois Theatre Building MAGAZINES will advance in price Nov. 1. Place your orders with us now and save the advance. We meet all combination offers made in club lists and in many cases can do better by you than sending orders direct. If you have not one of our magazine cat alogues ask for one. Place your Xraas orders with us now. Kingsbury's Art Store 1739 Third Avenue. Boy Believed Located. Davenport relatives of Henry Lun schen, the lad who was recently kid naped in Davenport from the care of his grandmother, believe that the boy is at Aurora, S. D., with Hn uncle. The relatives here are divided as to wheth er or not to start legal proceedings to get him back. Public Notice. I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by anyone except myself, after this date. D. (J. HARTMAN. Brings His Money in Pall. Kewanee, HI., Nov. S. William E Brand, a milkman, walked into the Kewanee National bank and aston ished the teller by presenting two large pails of Lincoln cents for de posit. There were 5,42 of them. They were accumulated in two years by Mr. Brand, who resolved to save every Lincoln cent that came to him in change to buy a piano for hU daughter. r.i.fj.i.i.iJ.nri.i.t.i.i.i.i.iJ.i.t.i..i.i.i..iJ.iJJJJn?i S in New York, luxurious iurs as rare furs; furs will see choice FUR DEPARTMENT, THIRD FLOOR rTTre--H--?r -"':"'""' 71 I'TXi''.rtrr :"rr Y. c::r.f.:d : W.