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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1912. 9 Wkere Wonders Appear m -"Myriad Numbers Sale of United States Army and Navy Goods by W. S. Kirk of Jbi$J ' Philadelphia, . at 121-123 W. Tnird St., Davenport, Creates Magnet to Draw Not Only Buyers, But Also People in Search of Education 2i ItfeUvlf;- n ,4, 0 pjp ii y lit u -1 '.;:'-'vVTlV-i-: . .: '.v.'JZLZtSii:.:.. 3INOI.E CORXER OF DTMEN8S STOCK. XT wm not the opening of a Re- article will be Interesting. A trip to publican national convention, the store Is one of the most educa- neither wm it an attempt of the tlonal entertainments that a person lover of Colonel Theodore can now make. Kooserelt to get a peek at fclm. Nearly every article that is used in .though It might have been either, the army and navy is there. Goods of from the Bite of the crowd that war, (roods of camp life, goods of Jammed and pushed and jarred ltsK training quarters and just thousands In the endeavor to there first. It of tilings are shown here In all their was the opening of ft.te sale of United originality. From the days of the States army goods at 121-23 West Civil war articles that were used then Third eueet oy V. S. Kirk, who on have been brought forward to the Monday morning btan selling thou- present and arranged so that a visitor, sands of dollars worth of goods that lu tLe shortest Byarc of time, r.iay set he has bought from the 1'nited States everything and gather a most complete government. He Is Felling them at idea of all. prices far below those that the govern- Stops In Rapt TVondfr xuent paid for them in many casee One who enters tte door stops in one-tenth and one-twentieth of the wonder at the first glance. Kined u artuul cot- on every sde are hundreds of these Many of the people who crowded wonderful articles, liven the pillars Into the store wtr attracted there are well decorated with tee souvenirs, by the abundance of drcorations ou One can look clear hack to the rear the exterior of the building, and by of the room, and on erery side there curiosity. They had heard of the Is nothing but articles, guaa, cart sale and wanted to see Just what Mr ridges;, belts, army hammofks. wood Kirk was offering to the public. Hut swords, leg ironn, while canvas bata. They were taken from certain army ing material to fit up a den." is the people all have told the energetic coats. Now they have been made into comment registered by one of the manager that his shop and produc- pretty shirtwaist sets. Each set is women visitors to the place. It im- tions are unique among the world's accompanied with a description tell- presses everyone in jjst this way. stock of peculiar and yet useful ing Just where the buttons were used. -There are so many novelties that one creations. They are priced at only 10 cent, can find just the right articles for The rubber ponchos, or rain coats, P.!ght beeide the sets of buttons is a fitting up den or cozy corner. Girls are the kind for which the govern- placque containing the United States will be delighted with the little pillows ment paid $4.82. They are the style coat-of-arms. It is only 35 cents, and the wall decorations. " ueed by soldiers in marching or per- Kanaea isown lor lean forming guard duty. They maks ex- Some of the guns and swords have cellent lap robes' or can be used as been handed down for years. They rain coats by letter carriers, motor- will grace the wall of any so-called cyclists, etc. den and would make it seem more like "Those candle sticks are certainly a real den. Just a glance at photo- unique," remarked a woman visitor at graphs which are reproduced with the Kirk exhibit and sale yesterday. this article win give a clear idea of She was looking at one of the sticks pillows, rest on this table with the what there is in this shop that would made out of a bayonet It was ex price tag of 5 cents attached. Many be excellent material for dens. The plained to her that several thousands fancy pillows, unfilled, are priced at things out of the ordinary include of these bayonets had been converted J3. Other fancy pjilows. with navy bayonets, converted Into sconces, with into candlesticks through taking the cap ribbons, showing the insignia of candles, plume sockets turned Into temper out of the metal and through many different government battleships candlesticks, helmet spears into paper mounting the bayonets in nice form on and transports, are certain to attract we.!gbts,brass eagles Into United States plaques, which certainly made the the eye. They axe things of immense coat of arms, projectiles into orna- article attractive. Scabbards for beauty. merits, guns into hat racks, war orna- knives also have been made into neat. One looks at a leather contrivance ments placed cn placques, chevrons unique articles as well as into orna and wonders what it is. He takes turned into fancy sofa pillows, etc., mental artiole. hold and examines it, and then is told etc. low Price Prevail that It is a carbine scabbard that was People who hare traveled around Cutlasses from the United States are used at such and such a period by the the world have declared that they priced at $2. These are very Ana and army. Right near it is a long sword never have seen such wonderful cost the government several times the of wood. What could that have been cu-io3. Mr Kirk has cften been' com- price that Is now asked for them by On the wall is a hanging candlestick which was made of a Ir.itea States army bayonet. The bayonet has been lurnea into sucn suape tr.at it makes a pretty decoration. Here also are scenes made from United States bay onets and are priced at $1. Hundreds of chevrons to trim fancy rriif fell nPfmP1 t cram f hfE nearly every one of them wbs trans formed from a ighweer Into a bu; er. for the many countless number of bargains are such that they not only attract attanUon, and cause tpnuuenf. favorable) but they also make one see the great values tuat are given fcr the aniH7.inKly low prices. Kew-ulsr (nrioslijr Shop Ind'-.-J. t'.iis htore at 121-2-1 WV.Jt Tiiird street is a curiosity sl:op, and to pay due respect to its thousand of interesting subjects would tsl.e the desTipfive pen of a IUckens. It truly is one of the most interesting verted into collections of curies and useful cor.trlvar.cei artil-s that has teen plated in the many years. Hundreds of the :Kitors li.ere yesterday were so favorably impressed that they not only narte purchases then, but they also declared that they ere going to re turn and bring friends with loein so fancy sofa pillows, etc.. etc.. etc .Ju:t rt the lft, ater nicking en trance to t;:e shop, is a counter con taining thousands cf trinkets anl ot'..er eoLivcr.lr.i. There is a paper weig.it. It Is mode frrm a spear aad Ltte of a hcluit t that waa used in t.ie United '.j.tes sriny !rctn liS.1 to l&ntt. It was worn on all dress hehu rs cf tiie amiy and natioriHl guard. It nc-v ha become a thitiz cf imruen beauty, nnd it i3 priced very low. Counth ts other articles U'en from me army anu nivy nsve r.en con- ufcful Htid orn;H!;uta' in just the son'e mnnner. Mr Kirk ci-nducts a large factory in l'!:i!a.!'!l,j'.iia and there he daily is i.ukhi oxer i,ii incie cooes t n a t are purchased from tae Initdl Ptruea, after they have boen condemned by the of.cials. At fr-irnt intervals the government M-ils at auci:on ali i.h.-ec -.. T y r . i- 7 :r" v- .- '"l ..H JIT 'J -it. '" y ,.ifis.V- TV V4f 1 t -1 r liW A , M 7 &r T i 7. t ' " - ' - 4stt WALL CO'ER.ED WITH U NITED STATES INSIONIA. work was extremely dangerous, and prices on these unique Mttl article" the men knew it, so they asked high are so very low that none hesitates - wages and were paid all that they asked. Mr Kirk was careful, he said, to remain away from - the workers while the shells were being handled by the workingmcn. In every city where these sales are to buy because of the cost. Impressed In Tw TTays Visitors to the shop on the opening day were not only deeply Impressed by the great assortment, but they also' held hundreds' of visitors come to see wre made to feel that the prices wers the goods who have no idea of the im- I" vpry case small as compared with mense display. They do not intend the original cost of the goods. On to buy when they enter, but manv of woman picked up a bayonet wnlcar them do buy. Army and navv officers nl f" converted into a wall dec-, pav visits to this exhibit. Mr Kirk oration and Baid to a friend that the. has invited all soldiers nnd all the article probably was priced at IS. DcoDle of the three cities to visit the Me wai greauy surprises 01 course. store. None will be importuned to buy. In Los Angeles this spring the school heads sent thousands of chil dren to the Kirk exhibit in order that these young people might learn many when she was told that the sale price was only bout a quarter of the figure which she had named. Other people were given similar surprises during the day. In other sales Mr Kirk has found cf the interesting poiirts connected that the weather does not materially with the army and navy through see- figure in the amount of business that ing these articles which are actually he docs. used by the government. This plan Mr Kirk declares this Is true be- wes a huge success, accordms to the rause people do not regard his dls- reports made by the teacLers. In Ilav so ,uca in the light of a sale some of the s.-hool the instructors a:4 j!iey do iu tv,e way or a show. The informed tlio pupils that they would thousands of goods appeal to most he questioned about the various things people Just as a theater attraction they saw and would be held to answer appeals to them. They look at the for tbece. This instruction made the noveltv and the entertaining aide and that they could pick out t.iany otLer discarded goods and useful and decorative articles. Hut for those who have not yet been to the Kirk sale to vie all the won ders that are gathered there, a little journey among the beauties, the urott, and the hundreds of practical one cf the largest buyers at t'uvern ment auctions, usually gets the pick or all. Trlnl.et on Connter Cut back at the ounter in the littlt Mure cue sees a 2-t of army buttons. CKNF' use J for? It was employed in leu'--:n and fcr dri;l:::g. ( aud'.t tic!. of natit)" From buyon-H- Mr Kirk h;is nia! trine pretty candlestic ks. These cat, the r;.e. bc ati.-e of their novelty an! luiry. Aigult'ties lor soMct a:-prlt-ed at ZO fats. An intrenchiu-. knife is certain to be picl:cd up an.l handled bv anyone who is not fainili.:: with the army. It is such r. peculiar looking article, but one soon re-.-lizt. t'i;'t it could le put to excellent Ber vict in thy garden or on the lawn, ir Ed's for 1. 0;i t i!s lirst ta: lo are n.any arr.i.v trr.piiinf.s mounted ( VT!:V .PW uvtitpit r;oOD3. K-5V-V-toTpvy-vi ifrlfr"'' l la.ues. There also are screw- U V 'Aih V5i-i - .-u -.f CT.'M 'L' 'Viii -W di ivtrs, and tiie price of them is onl, v-'JL V S V''afkJ vic:-;'-'ir'-i.-l .r r SeiV? 5 cents. ; . sZihiif;? i &M2&A tpi Sr 'XZ;' tl r 'ltl ''S-iti&sti. But one stops in real curiity when ' I HatAV? ' i2J- fZ. '- ' 'M'ZZf ling at a petticoat. "T,, do no: fe J;. ' yi Xrr'f VS-tJ Ii2?!i, make petticoats for use in the artr. -'U liA g A Mfri K-h:u''W HrC ti 'S- l$r2 I ' ' or r.ak- caeereU one visitor at th- I & Sf&g : y KY?T't:: - It -'ay "That U preposter- blfel ,A JL r .if ('. i.&l.-u, I L I J t.- I ' ' -J $: I'ii o-w. V. h;- v. owH the government h&ve Ki:,3J9S A--iJ? M 'V'i-fe ' ill ""'c8? rely do not supply HS?i fefejfe X f, 't "C. ' ':&.- - Ay;.1 the wivee of eoldiers and sailors wi:.. 1-..,.,, ,w t , : Vt.V . TVDL -'iT.- -V"-'-" ,r8M- I do not Si'f hew this can Lo LvbK.WtrT-P.i fivl'-' -sJrf-- : fil ijTit h ' IM advertised as a s:.!e of government hxff'' i'Jf. V rr- F-if- PW i'i tli$ articles when petticoats are included." &Jt4i .:. i n tf. -Cfc v Vl jr rii.1- .T- Then the manner of the sale J ' 'I - P f : t e? tV1; Hained to this tloufcting one ar.i MW'-r- 'Vh- P?"TS-:1 I" jfMf-' horned him that the petricoats wer. 4 , iit "4a-'V HMfL IF? "'J 05 Mic of Ave abdominal band, tl-.at the riT . .. 4vt,J.W !CJ Vr". , '"r-l t't"A U T '! Kirk in Philadelphia takes the a!.- f r. : fW 'tier " ' , 'Vr'Hi dciainal Laeds and converts t '.em hit j -', , , , .K 2rL S fi . . ; '"'H?:. the best wearing petticcate that one RELICS A3 FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. couia wiBn tor. mey not only wear well, but they also look very Rood and are representative of the iinest Mnd of workmanship. The fchop certaiuly will delight people who are going to live out of dcors this summer who are going to camp, lost and hunt. "One of the finest places for gather- many Dl-XOKATiON ON STORE AT 121-2 WEST THIRD STREET. Yr Kirk. Army knives and forks, I tides thfit are necessary to camp li'e, are priced at cents a set. 1 hey are substantial. The pattern is one of the beet ever used by the government. Anvils for tool boxes are priced at 15 cents. Hanging from a .string, running to the ceiling is a round net device which attracts much attention from all visitors. It is an Alasan insect pro tector and is placed over the head so that mosquitoes cannot bother the nearer. It gets its name from Alaska. The United States army.used this kind f head piotector in Cuba. There are so many hundreds of varieties of articles in this wonder ful stock that everyone Is amazed. There are things great and small. For instance, on one of the counters are :..nny plain looking straps, and one uccn learns, upon inquiry ,that these vere made from leather bought of i he government and that they are r ook straps. In other cities where this kind of a sale has been conducted hundreds, of these straps have been sold. In one purchase Mr Kirk bought more tlian 18.000 cartridges. All the t'owder and caps were taken from ticse and now the shell3. some of .hem eighteen inches long, form most beautiful souvenirs. Dausrer in Work Mr Kirk says that these shells ( aused him great concern at first. He bought them at a large auction eale aad paid an insignificant sum for them. But he was up against a prop osition whrn he came to unloading the powder from the shells. Tne job was a dangerous one, Tor trie cartrlupes were liable to explode. He finally en- children cave:ul to take iu all the interesting things, and they drew a liberal education in army and navy life just through this visit. To show how much can he learned Mr Kirk yosterday picked up a pecu liar contrivance and asked a crowd of visitors what it was. Only ono of them knew, and he. was posted be cause he had served in the army. It was a field frying pan. Hut it was made In such a way that it could be go to the exhibit to be delighted and amused. So they are both delighted and entertained and they also are led to buy because the bargain op portunity Is such that they at once renlize the Immense values which they can get. Factory Kept Busy The factory in Philadelphia Is kept biiRv all the time. Mr Kirk and Lis workers attend all the government carried easily by soldiers, on foot or sales and make great purchases every horse. There are just hundiea of year so that it is necessary to keep other articles like this, very simply the factory continually running la constructed and being fit for simple order to make goods for the sales that usage, but not being familiar to the are held in various parts of the general public. , country. When Mr Kirk was here two This is not the first visit of Mr years ago ho was well Impressed wltli Kirk to Davenport. Two years ago Davenport as a business city and came ho was in this city and held at that back this year because he was eo well time a sale similar to the present one. pleased with the reception that was Cuiios were then distributed among accorded him when he waa here thousands of tri-city people. The before. plin-.entod on the articles he has lurnej cjt. and m his factory at Philadelphia l.e ha entertained visitors from Europe and Asia, people who had bad the opportunity to see paged a crew of men and set them to J, .... r- .... . y. J .t.r ,. ... .,-. - .- . wonderful creations. These work in an out-of-the-way place. The SECTION SHOWING SOME OK THE ARMY GUNS. DOCTOR AND AFFINITY ARE WHIPPED BY WIFE CHICAGO WOMAN SHADOWS AUTO PARTY, AIDED BY FE MALE DETECTIVE BOHEMIAN BEAUTY ONE OP THE VICTIMS. Chicago, July 31. After trailing her Mrs. Hecssler, and thought It best nusband In n automobile for eight ! to run. v . w. .i .!...,. I-ater in the day Mrs. Henssler filed hours, matching his actions through 'a eult for divorce, charging cruelty w indow, of two houses where she says , and nej,1?ct on the of her huaband, he and a gay r&rty of men and women j and declaring that Dr. Henssler has Indulged in w eird dances, Mrs. Otto . an Income of at lest $10,000 a year. W. Hensslsr. wife of a leadirg south ; In her bill she csks $2i) a week as side phvuclar living at 36 IS Indiana i alimony. She alleges further in the avenue, lahed her husband and Marie Wychodll. a young woman known e "The Bohemian Beauty," with a raw hide J.orsewhlp In the stredt in front of 124 East Twenty-second street Mon day. Ten times or more the rawhide, which the angry young wife bad short ned to moke it more effective In pun ishment, rose and fell. Some of the blos fell short, but both IV. Henssler and the Wyrhodil girl felt eroel lashee. Ir. Henseler took to his own automo blll that she Is 27 years of age and her husband S. They were married seven years Ago, having eloped to San An tonio, Tei. VITE GIVEX f ino A WEEK. For the first six years of her mar ried life Mrs. Henssler says the doc tor allowed her 1100 a week for her ejpenses, but during the past year he has practically rut off her pin money, giving her no more than a $10 bill oc casionally. Three weeks ago, Mrs Henssler bi and escaped further attack. A ! says, fhe was beaten by her husband bystander lnterveii.d ard shielded the land forced to call m the aid of the Ctrl, but te u In turn attacked by police of the Stanton avenue station. Two policemen came and stayed all ' Mat-nek clrls. Dr. Henssler and the night about the house, 3C1S Indiana ; cher men, but the does not know this avenue. v j woman's name. In her bill Mrs. Henssler tells of her Dr. Henssler. who is a graduate of suspicion of her husband's fidelity, ! the college of physicians ar.d Burgeons of her engaging a woman detective j with an exunsive practice, and la also and two men detectives, of hiring aa a writer of valuable- articles on medi automobile. of getting information that cal subjects, was nit at home last Dr. Henssler and friends were in a ; night, and Mrs. Henalr-r said he had cafe on Federal street, and of follow-j taken his grip and clothes and left Ing them throughout the night and ear-. the house. She did not know where ly morning in her hired automobile, ; he wa, she declared. She told the w hile the doctor used his own six-cyl-! story of her Sunday nigh' auto chase inder car. She tells of two parties and the horsewhipping as follows: at two different houses at which she j "I have suspected for months that alleges Dr. Henssler was present and ; fottx thing was amiss. Dr. Henssler gives the following as the names of , for the last two yers has not been her husband's companions: 'the loving and attentive husband that Marie Wychodil, known as "The I!o-1 he wes when we eloped and were mar hemian beauty." 414T, Indiana at ri' d in San Antonio, Texas. Rose Machek, eaid to be the first i "I waj tcid last night ihat a 'joy woman to take out an aviatrix license riding' automobile party had been ar te Chicago, -4145 Indiana avenue. j ranged and that Dr. Henssler was a Walter G. Mueller, agent for a member cf it. so with Mrs. Strayer, brewery firm of I -a Crosse, Wis., 114 ! two other detectives and our chauffeur, East Twenty-second street. ji went downtown eariy in the evening. Paul Beck, floor walker in a d-part-jl concealed myself in the car so that ment store. I should not be seen, but I saw the third wowtY i rvv.mED. automobile rany as it came along. The two houses which Mrs. Hns-incre 'f,re three women and three 6ler declares ber husband visited weie;men s the automobile, and my hus those of the Wychodil girl at 4145 I hand waa one or the men. Indiana avenue and cf Mr. Mueller ati koi.i.owkd to (.iiua home. 124 East Twenty-second street. She! "We friiowed them to the home of 'says there was a third woman in the,"arie Wychodil. 4145 Indiana avenue, J automobile with the Wj cLodil andjut a fe w block from my own home. Mrs. Strayer and I took up our posi tion on a porch right opposite. We were hidden from sight, but we had i a good view of the Wychodil apart ment. "They certainly were having a very good time, with dancing and music and actions not known in good society. "Maybe they danced the 'turkey trot' or the 'bunny hug or something else. I really don't know what the dances were. They certainly were a novelty to me. "About midnight the party came out, got into an automobile and drove to the apartment of Walter G. Mueller, 124 East Twenty-second street. We s'arted our vigil again. We ' saw a man come out of the apartments and 40 into a saloon. He went back soon after, his arms laden with bundles. "I hate to say what took place up there. I saw my own husband fondly caressing this Wychodil woman. That was enough for me. A(.HV WIFE WIF.l nS HORSEWHIP. "I waited and waited, end waa re warded about S o'clock this morning by and when I saw my husband come out with the Wychodil woman I lust couldn't restrain myself any longer. "Pulling a horsewhip from the folds of my dress, I attacked them both. sand I hit about 10 times as hard as I knew how. "My husband climbed into bis auto mobile and drove away as fast as he could. Seme man attempted to defend the Wychodil woman,. so I started after him, but he ran down the street as fast as he could. "Dr. Henssler must have gone straight home, as whr-u I arrid at li ft our home and had attended the party at Mr. Mueller's house." "There was a party at my bouse, and Dr. Henssler was one of the guests. That is all I will say," said Walter 0. Mueller. "I know nothing of the horsewhipping or of Mrs. Heiissler'e my flat I found that he had put some (charges. I guess it was a mistake, a clothes In a grip, and had left the. ! inisundci standing." house. I have not seen him since." At their home, 41 " Indiana avenge, the Wychodil and Machek girls de clared last night that no such dancing as Mrs. Henssler alleged took place at their home. CALL MR. IIEM EIt JKAI.Ol . "Mrs. Hensfder is a foolishly jealous woman," said the Wyrhodil girl. "Our party here was an Innocent one, even If it did last until after inid-iight. We merely danced ordinary dances and played cards. Mrs. Henssler struck me with the whipbecuuse she is jeal ous without any reason. Dr. Henssler Is old enough to be my father. He la an old friend of our family and I have known him ell my life. 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