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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1912. Are You M ttm are o hoe Bargains? 8 Ge Your M J Party slippers 50c and 95c. Ladies-1 oxfords at 50c. Mens $4, $5 and $6 patent leather oxfords at $2.45. 1VTEVER in the history of the shoe business of Rock Island have the people been offered such shoe values as M. & K. have been giving during their Big ger Business Sale. It is only a short time before this sale closes, and we want everyone to get their share of the bargains. It is only once in a life time that ladies can buy party slippers in satin and kid at 50c and 95c a pair, slippers that sold from $3 to $4. Ladies' oxfords in small sizes and narrow' widths only, that sold from $3 to 4.50, at 50c a pair. Regular lines in $4, 4.50 and $5 low shoes and pumps, at $2.95 a pair. All $3.50 oxfords two straps and canvas and colonial pumps, at $2.65. All $2.50 ox fords, two strap patent and canvas pumps at $1.95. Men's patent leathers, where there are one, two or three of a kind, that sold from 3.50 to $5 a pair, now $1.95. Choice of our stock of men's patent leathers that sold from $4 to $6 a pair, at $2.45. Edwin Clapp oxfords in tans and blacks, at $4.85. Florsheim $5 tans and gunmetals, at $3.65. Packard $4 and 4.50 gunmetal and tan oxfords at $2.85. A11 $3.50 gunmetal and tan oxfords at $2.65. All $3 grades at $2.35 . In misses' and children's oxfords and slippers we have made the following reductions: $3 patent and gunmetal ox fords, $2.35. $2.50 patent and gunmetal oxfords at $2. $2.25 lines at $1.65. $1.85 lines at$1.35. $1.65 lines at $1.15. $1.35 Roman sandals and ankle ties, 95c. $1 ankle strap and four strap sandals, 75c. MASONIC BOARD RECEIVES BIDS Seven Contracting Firms to Be Considered by Building j Committee. I mlttee was authorized to begin its i the committee traced the development steel mills found that' the corporation of the National Tube company, a was opposed to organized labor and subsidiary of U. S. Steel, by J. Pier- j preferred forei labor pent Morgan. He told the committee th.t h invtito th mnrfitinn nf ! 'The result." he says, "is that about The Masonic board of control held a meetmg in the Masonic temple last evening and received bius irom a large number of contractors who are desir ous of securing the contract of the building of the new home for the Ma sonic fraternity which is to be erected at Eighteenth street and Fifth ave nue. Seven bid on the general build ing contract were received while numerous bids on the heating, light ing and plumbing contracts were of fered. The board decided to refer matters to the building committee an left in structions for that committee to can vass the bids at a meeting to be held Monday night and thereafter make recommendations for letting the contract. STEEL TRUST IS HELD TO BE A SOCIAL EVIL Continued fro Pmr On act as a director or other officer or employe of any raild company whlh conduc ts an interstate commerce business." The third bill is intended to hit at the system of interlocking director ates, and would separate Industrial from railroad business. MY W IT K !-. HK4RD. The atee! trust Investigating coin- work on May 4, 1911. Since that date It has heard many witnesses and made many trips of inspection and investi gation. Among the witnesses heard have been most of the great American financiers of the present age, with the ' exception of J. Pierpont Morgan, An- j drew Carnegie, E. H. Gary, George Y. : Perkins, .lames J. Hill, the late John W. Gates, and others prominent in the j railway and steel world were hard at ! length. The committee too thous- j ands of pages of testimony and spent ; many thousands of dollars. During the progress cf the hearings ' a difference of opinion between the : chairman, A. O. Stanley of Kentucky, and Representative Gardner cf Massa chart's cased a near fist fi?ht, and at one stage of the proceedings George ' j W. Perkins of New York was threaten ed with a jail sentence for declining to ; answer a question as to his contribu I tions to the republican campaign in jl&ns. I.ater the chairman of the com I mittee, Mr. Stanley, withdrew the question. The effort of the committee to mas ter the moves of the financiers who conceived and organized the steel cor poration resulted in a mass of figures which showed enormous profits to those who wore niterested. In speak ing of watered stocks, the majority comment is: STOCKS DKI.l t.EI. "In some Instances stocks were not 'watered' In the ordinary acceptance of that term; they were literally de luged. The cost of constructing or re ; producing the several plants constitut 1 ing the combine was inconsequentaT I as compared with the value of this new I device for enjoying with Immunity an 1 old and hitherto forbidden privilege 'an absolute monopoly in a valuable : and necessary article of commerce." j From Julian Kennedy, an engineer. the tube trade and found that the "actual value of these plants did not exceed $19,000,000, and that the owners were demoralized and disheartened." The committee comments on this situ ation as follows: 'Undismayed by this dismal pros pect, J. P. Morgan & Co., with an amaz- 80 per cent of the unskilled laborers in the steel and Iron business are for eigners of these classes. With the benefit of a skilled American foreman such a crew- can work out results In unskilled labor production. The prof its of this system of labor employ ment go to the steel corporation while to this magical scoop of securities and that the instant the steel corporation acquired the Tennessee Coal and Iron company's stock it subsided instantly and permanently." OS ROOSEVELT ACT. The committee reports that Oct. 26, 1907, President Roosevelt issued a statement congratulating Secretary Cortelyou and the business men who beaded off the panic. The committee says of this: "Up until the time of this inter- tVio fl i cnln nori imnriran ing auaacuy, launcnea mis new Ji.-ti,,,, , . , , , ,7. i shifted as best he could, ono.ono monopoly on its course with a ; . . , .. .. , nnft , : owxkhship of roads. total cRmtalizafinn or SSO. 000.000. and , received as compensation securities of j In discussing the ownership of rail- j who had created and the iron masters ruaus a iiu eieauibmp ime uy ine Bieei : wno naa directed lis operations, since WOrKman , vtflw nA steal rnrnnrfltinn nwpri its I success and its permanency to the I power and the skill of the financiers Wire Sparks this concern aggregating $20,000,000." Representative Beall of Texas made corporation, the report says: i that time its dominance has been due a study of the Gary dinners' influences on the steel trade. He wrote that por tion of the report, which deals with them. His comment on them follows: THK ftAHY DIWKIIS. "Accepting the dinner of January, 1911, as fairly typical of the rest and the things said and done there as fairly representative of the things said and done at the others, we think the conclusion Is irresistable that the Gary I mere is no question uiai puuuc in terest requires a segregation of rail roads and the steel corporation. The control of 'such public Agencies by an in no small measure to the sudden, ill-considered, and arbitrary fiat of the chief executive. "The president's refusal to inter- ; Roosevelt and Wall street financiers ! dinners were instituted as a means of p,ayed n tne panic of 1907 are cover. ; conveying to the entire steel and iron I in the report and the insinuation is ! industry information as to what the : made that the panic wa9 an artificial (attitude of the United States Steel cor-ione des!gned for the benefit of the j poration was upon the questions of out- j 8teel corporation. put and prices and of impressing upon J ln its comment the committee says: : all engaged in the industry that it was J -How a panic which had persistent j the part of wisdom and prudence to ly reBste(i tne combined efforts of the govern themselves accordingly. j federal government and John D. Rock- ! "We further believe that by this efener ana j, p. Morgan & Co., and .means prices were maintained, output , remained in unabated fury after Mor ! restricted, territory divided, competi- j Kan and Rockefeller had turned loose ,tion stifled, and trade restrained, just ; $60 ,000,000 and the federal treasury as certainly, just as effectively, and j $25,000,000 more should suddenly be i just as unlawfully as had been dons ! ; under the discarded pooling agree- j ; ments of former years." j Representative McGillicuddy, who, ! studied the labor condition in the industrial corporation carries with it, i fere was an absolute warrant to pro in addition to the advantages which j ceed. A suggestion from him to the this record discloses, possibilities of i attorney general was equivalent to a even gre'ater abuses." command; and upon a refusal of the The part that United States steel, attorney general to act, the corpora the absorption of the Tennessee Coal tion was immune. This is admitted and Iron Railroad company, President ' by Colonel Roosevelt, and he unhesi- Duluth C. L. Nichols, general sup erintendent of the Northern Pacific railway, says stories of a scarcity of men for the harvest fields in the northwest are not true. Rock Springs, Wyo. Crops were washed out by a cloudburst that broke over the Point of Rocks section. Philadelphia Two men were killed and a 10-year-old boy was Injured when a 10-000-gallon water tank crash ed through the dyehouse of the Stead & Miller Co. Gadsedn, Ala. J. P. Emmett, a vo calist, has been enjoined from singing in the First Baptist church of Albert- stilled by this manipulation of Grant B. Schley's loan has not been explain ed either by Mr. Roosevelt or by any other witness. Yet it is urgently main tained that the panic continued prior tatingly assumes full responsibility in the matter." The report occupies more than 200 pages, and much of it is criticism of the methods of the trusts. Andrew Carnegie's steel making methods and his desire to extend his business are held out as the motives which com pelled J. Pierpont Morgan and his as sociates to organize the steel trust. is said by her lawyers, to be a tore gone conclusion, owing to the circum stances under which, aho shot Mrs. J. E. Bridgman. Peking Dr. George Ernest Morri son, correspondent of the London Times, has been appointed political adviser of the president of the Chin ese republic for five years. Philadelphia John Thompson lies in a hospital with nine longitudinal sutures in his heart. The surgeons believe he will recover from stab wounds. It was necessary to saw away three ribs to repair the injuries to the heart. Port of Spain The first reciprocity agreement with Canada was carried in the Trinidad legislative council by a vote of 13 to 5 ajid in the chamber . ill.. T' . . v. : . .. .) . v: ...!: I .'. T "J " " laR1s;of commerce by a majority of 1 vote. yai K. ill I. LI- DClflvcs. Sarcasm. fie Has our new laundress melnn cholia. my dear? She I'm sure I don't know. Why do you ask? He Noth ing, only I noticed the clothes are so blue. Exchange. Wipe out the past, trust the futur. and live ln a glorious now. Towne. Minneapolis In an attempt to change John Howard, aged 21, a con fessed burglar, into an honest citizei, two physicians will perform an opera tion to relieve a pressure on his brain. 'Cleveland A municipal conduct ed dance hall will be opened In a pub lic park with the dance fee 3 cents. Mayor Baker will attend the opening Men dancers must wear coats. The "turkey trot," "bunny hug" and "griz ly bear" are barred. Philadelphia "Graft" among em ployes of the department of public safety was disclosed by the arrest of Michael Bendon, for 22 years connect ed with the municipal stables. He was charged' with theft of horses, lum ber and saddles. More arrests will be made. Paris The acquittal of Mme. Bloch London Sydney Buxton announced Great Britain intended to withdraw from the Brussels sugar convention on the ground that the protocol In creasing the amount of sugar to be exported by Russia was unsatisfac tory. Cape Haltien Relations of Haiti and Domingo are becoming more tense. All male Haitiens between IS and 50 years of age have received or ders to be ready to leave Santo Domingo. Soreness of the muscles, whether In duced by violent exercise or Injury, Is quickly relieved by the free applica tion of Chamberlain s Liniment. This liniment Is equally valuable for mus cular rheumatism, and always affords quick relief. SoW by all druggists. All the news all the tim. Argus. Th M. & K. Reducing Pencil Finds y&SS. Blue Serge Suits $11.95 for $15 serges. $15 for $20 serges. $19.50 for $25 serges. Clothcraft $18 fancy suits, 10.95. Hart Schaffner & Marx 22.50 suits, $14-50; $25 $28 val. for $18.75 A blue serge suit is an ideal summer suit, and no matter how many other suits a man may have, his wardrobe is not complete without a blue serge. It is the suit for looks and for comfort. M. & K.'s Reducing Pencil has found its way among the blue serges with the following result: All Clothcraft $18 suits are still selling at $10.95; Hart Schaffner & Marx and Society Brand $22 suits at 14.50, M. & At $11.50 you can take your pick for a few days only, from our $15 line of blue serges; $13.50 for our $18 line; $15 for the $20 lines; $16.50 for the $22 lines; $19.50 for the $25 lines; $22 for the $28 and $30 lines. The fabrics in M. & K. blue serges are fine twill ed, soft and servicable. The blues are deep, rich and permanent "the true blue" in color and quality. They have the distinction of custom made clothes, because they have gone thru the same pains taking process of construction as high grade and high priced tailors. M. & K. continue their sale of Clothcraft, Hart Schaffner & Marx and Society Brand c!othingas follows: K. $25 and $28 suits, now 18.75. Your choice from the M. & K. $1.50, $2 and $3 negligee shirts, now $1.19. Very generous reductions in men's trousers, and the M. & K. Reducing Pencil has also visited the boys' clothing par lor, thus enabling the mothers to buy high grade suits at school suit prices. $2.95 for our $3.95 suits: $3.95 for all $5.85 to $6.50 suits; $5.85 for $7.90 suits; $6.66 for $10 suits; $8.88 for $12.59 suits.