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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1912. 'I: z ; : t '. . t ' i 1:5 : : hi ; ? r tt 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 : :t ii 4 : 1 1 r ; r : j 1 : t! 1 1 H t ij H I1 it IfJRAIH DERAILED II BY OPEN SWITCH Eock Island-Peoria Passenger j Thrown Off Tracks m West End of City. NO ONE HURT IN MISHAP Flagrant Rumor Concerning Striker on Southern Denied by Road Officials. All that saved passengers on the Hock Island-Peoria passenger train due Into the local station at 11:25 yester- day morning when it hit an ope ' twitch at the west end of Fourth ave-! nue was the slow rate of speed at ! which the train was going. The engine, tender and three cars left the track I r.d ripped up 30 yards of it before the ; u am t ujuuin i u a mop. i uose on the train were slightly Jolted by the rough ride over the ties, but they were '. pb'.ne Morris, Miss Nina Nichols, An roiie the worse for it. It took till late da Obsine. Gust Peterson, Guy L. In the afternoon to repair the track, Perdue, Dr. Otto Parr, Matilda Pate, and set the derailed cars back on it, i W. D. Reed, Mrs. Ridder, G. H. Riley. l.ut traffic, which Is comparatively 1 j f light on Sunday, was little Impeded by ; t the mishap. hi moii is demed. j .... .... . mnivd j, s Mr after m drn mont nf j: tiain No. 207 a flagrant rumor concern- was started. It was stated that the men who are out for higher wages from the lnterurban people tampered vith the switch, and that it was due to their efforts that tho train was de railed and the lives of a hundred peo ple endangered. The rumor, however. in emphatically denied by the officials , r.-f the Hock Island road, who say that tlier is absolutely no truth in it. They say the open switch caused the derailment. ill ORDINANCE FOR ?; ALLEY PAVEMENT Commissioner to Advertise for Boiler Bids and to Award Coal Contract. Among matters for consideration by th municipal commission at the im-et-. . U:k this afternoon were an ordinance r-fnrthe paving of the alley between Twentieth and Twenty-first street.s - f'tid Third and Fourth avenues with . . I 1; brick a an est:m:itod cot of Jl,4tio, j I'' t!' uwardinc f coal bids for fuel ;i; t-. r the public builil.-igB and the adver-' tc lnif for t.clK f.ir a n-w tmiler tn! ; b. installc 1 in Uih city hall building. I Sl'ccilicai ions for the new boik-rj l ave been prep:ir..d by City Engineer Wallace Trelflilr. Tho old boiler w:.h uracil. :.llv valueless for heatinir purposes last year and it is the dot-ire to replace it before the extreme ly old v catlier sets in. The coal contract will probably be plit between the Central Fu-d com 1 any. F. (1. Young, manager, and the Kocli Island Sand & Gravel company. Foth mibmit'ed offers to pupply the city with lump coal during the year at a cost of $J f.5 per ton. Advertised Letters Folic. 1! g is the list of letters re-; lliliiliirg I uncalled Tor at the Kock ls-land pot.tullice for the week ending Sept. 14. I'll:': II. Andrews. Mrs. Mary Wright I'rown. Mru William Hontoft. Mrs. lMirli J. li'ooin, Juan liangston, Mrs. Josephine Uiirnhaidt, Sadie Helle, J. 1'. Carney. Mr. Clay bora. Mrs. H. hnstophcr, W. S..Cumming. Alma D; niel. E. A. IX liner, A. Green, Miss Martha Green. Mrs. S. C. Godwin. .Mrs. Juhn Hoffman, M. L. Howard. James Harris. Klley C. Harrison, Mar-j g'lorite Holt man. Mat Hanson, Illinois 1 lYuther company. Hazel Ingman, Law H nee S. Joi-tihoii, (ieorge W. Knob-) 1 k. Fred Wintry, M. F. Wennedy, I Miss Cora (5. Wcrrtsoii, W. H. Lee,! Mrs. Carrie Landstrum. Willie McCoy. I An English gentleman writes that he read the little book, "The Eoad to Wellville," and at a meeting of the Victoria Physchological Society of London (of which he is president) he urges the members to read it carefully, for, as he writes: "I think it the finest little book of Physchological Knowledge I have ever seen." He is T. A. Wilson, 22 Hamburg street, Richmond, England. The relation of body, food and mind are explained in a simple way in "The Eoad to Wellville," and a min iature copy is placed in small envelope and attached to every third package of Grape-Nuts, in order to ex tend its circulation, in such cases, free. If interested, you can instruct your grocer to send up a package with the little envelope attached. The little book is certainly u orth reading. 2T Dostum Cereal Co., Ltd., The People's Fund for The Argus will be glad to receive, acknowledge and forward contribu tions to the people's campaign fund for the election of WilBon and Mar shall, and to this end tie following blank form is printed, which may be tiled out and mailed to The Argus office. To the Editor of The Argus: As a believer in the progressive ideals of government represented In the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson for president of the United States, and to the end that he may take the office free-handed, nntrammeled and obligated to none but the peo ple of the country, I wish to contribute through you, to be forwarded to Governor Wilson, the sum of $ toward tie expenses of his campaign. Name Address I All iuncis received or ine Argus win ho wlu recelve direct from tne" head melit Mig9 M. McGuire, Edward J. Mitchell, SnerDian Maynes, Mrs. Mason. George : C. Manning, Helen Moore, Mrs. Jose- F. W. Shields (2). W. J. Surr. Mrs. Emc ma Swanson, Clara Stater, timer I jShowalter. William Tims, James E. ! Tillman, Mrs. Blanche Vollmen, Ethel TI ' M T T Tt . w tt r, ubuu, n. n aener. iaro. rienry ieis. HUGH A. J. M'DON'ALD, Postmaster. FISH THAT CATCH TURTLES. They Are Used to Advantage by Fish ermen In Cuban Waters. In the neighborhood of Havana a most peculiar method of securing tur tles is pursued. Tbey train or at least i take advantage of the instincts of n certain species of fish called by the . ..- ... Htomach. i It has an oval plate nttached to its j heiid. the hurfnre of which is traversed j dren, ranging in age from four to nine by parallel ridges. By this plate it cau years, who has been under the sur Brinly adhere to any solid body it may cillance of the police matron for choose. The boats which go in quest j some time past, was this morning in- of turtles each curry a tub containing! a number of these revest. 1 j When the sleepliii; turtles are seen ! they nre approached, nnd us soon as, they are Judged near enough u revels thrown into the sea. Upon tercelving the turtle its instinct teaches it to swim riht toward It and fit Itself j band's condition is critical. He de- The Altar society will meet with firmly upon the creature by means of i dared this morning that he would ', Miss Agnes Mortensen, 151 Fifth ave its disk. Signer would the reve allow i never speak to his wife again and-that nue, Moline, Friday evening. Itself ti be pulled to pieces than give I thenceforth their paths would di-' up us gr.,. A rln. wtiicii attaclied to tne t;in i in- 1 1 ii. i:i iiicn ;i iiiii 1. . ...1 ..II... al... ... ....... . . ... m.ll I.. ; '"" ."" i- ..-. u..... lu ,.u.. ... ... ....... u,.,....,...i.. , .- i...... . .mu ... tu '"' ri':",v ,l,r ,IS "exI ' liuif u turtle Is si ;li!ed.-St. Louis -'luU?-1)t''I""T:'t " Newton's Perseverance. Many Interotltig stories are related or .-Newt. .11 s preni perseverance. -oi , Infrequently Um nri-ing in the morn- j Ing he would sit down oti his bedside nnd remain there for hours without j dressing himself, occupied with some , interesting investigation which had fixed llis llttell! loll On a tablet in the room In which Newton was horn at Woolsthorpo ' manor house Is Inscribed the celebrated epitaph written by Pope: .Suture nnd r.uiurc laws lay hid In n!cht. 1 ;od kaul. ' l.el Nevktpn be." anJ all ai . llCllt. I Sir Isaac told llishop Pearce tliat he j I ...... ......... . 1 ( ... - ...... .f A. (..Inri'ii u Ip, , u..u r.-ul ..on; reading over nil the authors or parts of , authors wlii.b could furnish bim with materials for bis Chronology of An cient Kingdoms" and thnt be had writ teti that work sixteen times with his own bund. Why They Go Mad. Harry Mnedoua once made a whim sical remark after his return from one of his many "polar expeditions." "I dldu't mind the cold so much." be said, "and the hardships were to be looked for as a part of the game, j Hut whHt proved to le almost Insup portable was the constant association, day and night, with the same men. J They were all good fellows, too, and I liked them, but I got to know them 1 too well. A nisii ts like a music tiox. j He cnu only play lust so many tunes. I interesting and well Battle Creek, Mich. Wilson and Marshall De promptly forwarded to the vui- quarters certificates of acknowledge MOTHER DESERTS HOME AND BABES p-i, t0i.,j XXTman KTon-lota xaiuuyior uay neveiiy auu the Bright Lights. HUSBAND IN A HOSPITAL Children Are Placed in Custody of Police Matron To Be Put in Home. With the maternal instinct dead and ,,elt onIy upon the purBuit of plea3 r and the following of the path which leads to destruction, a Rock Is-1 land woman, the mother of four chil-:of formed by Matron Schroeder that she was unnit to live with her children, w ho are to be declared dependent and ! placed in a home. The husband was : this morning sent to St. Anthony's hospital and placed under the care I of the county physician. The hus-' ciBe. vats i'i.koire. .-t-r-iji uiuj; to e rjenre gauieu Dy tne i. . . . I :.t 1. . .1 . ..u.m.iui.s.. u appears iuui wits woman. wredm.- .iihimu-u i.u iuv mcessaui nuuu in iiuuseiniiu uuues anu me uur- ,lon of caring for her children, and in company with another married wo- ! inan, who lived nearby, becan to steal ( ut of the house at night on some pre text or other. .The two women would then meet men by appointment and r. pair 10 various resorts. II t SBIJ KOI. LOWS. Tl -1 LI ; i i. im iieu ins ue reiuaiueii om unin 1 pnd 2 o'clock in the morning, the hus-' l and became suspicious and one night followed her. She met two men on a ! down ton street, and the three then repaired to tho Watch Tower. With his money gone after his long illness, and credit denied at the grocer's and the drug store, tne husband's plight ' . . . ' v us a iiiudjiu une, anu tut? mailer was r ported to the authorities, who dis covered that the. children were want ing for the necessities of life. Thev -ill lio r-firrt for in c,.m Inst It .. Thp jg nU stonv 1 hearted, prefers to leave her offspring it., the care of others, and pursue a life of shame. and after you' have heard them all over again and again you get deadly tired of them. 1 think that is why m many go mad on such trips." The Word "St idio." "Studio" is one of the many foreign words that have acclimatized them selves in the English language. It is a recent import from Jtaly. unknown to Johnson's dictionary and apparently not ocenrrtug before the nineteenth j Friday afternoon the regular month century, but It has supplied n want ly thimble party of the Ladies' Aid Study," which Is the real Eng'lsh for . society will be held at the home of 'studio." suggesu a room for reading Mrs. W. II. Keeley. 1728 Nineteenth and writing, and "workroom" lacks ; avenue. She will be assisted by Mrs. distinctiveness. The French get along .George Lee. Mrs. John Campbell and witb "atelier," which literally means a place Id which small planks are pre paredIn other words, a carpenter's workshop. . Vegetable Gluttons. Sundews, common ia English marsh es, are sufficiently knowing to distin guish between various substances pre sented to them. Offer them a nice scrap of tender beef, and In a couple of hours they will have concealed it from sight Try them witb a piece of chalk or a tiny pebble, and they re main stolidly Immovable. Wet the chalk and offer it again, and the plant apparently mistakes It for meat, the bristles gradually closing round it: then, discovering the deception, they gradually relax and return the chalk without thanks. These vegetable glut tons will absorb morsels of poached eggs and mutton chops, but cheese turns the leaves quite black and final ly kills them. His Prescription. Boerhaave. the greatest doctor of bis time, wts anxious that it should go forth that even the most eminent doc tor is somewhat of a "humbug." He carefully handed the key of a small diary to bis executor, bade bim open it immediately after bis decease and let ! the contents go forth to the world at i large. When the notebook was opened . all its pages but the last were blank. and on that final one there wns written ' la large letters -Directions to Tatietits: : Keep your feet warm and your head ' cool and trust for tiie rest to Provi- j dtoie." til 1 alp Rfefk in South Park Chapel The juniors will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4.15. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening at 7.30. Broadway Presbyterian The jua iors will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3.45. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing. The Ladies' Aid society will have a coffee Friday afternoon at the home Mrs. Carpenter, 17 Nineteenth street. Grace Lutheran The Forward so society will meet this evening at S o'clock with Miss Anna Tedell, 1446: Eleventh street, Moliae. 'The choir will practice Wednesday evening at the parsonage. The confirmation class wil meet Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at the church. Central Presbyterian The Young Ppnnld's Kncinl 1:imii will mppt fnr ts regular monthly business and so- - , , BeS8ion at horn i,odee camD ear near The Searstown this evening at 7:30. members will take the Watch Tower car leaving the Harriet house at fi:20. j There will be no prayer meeting j !this week because, of the Sunday! school convention Wed-iesday and Thursday in Moline. German Evangelical The Ladies! 1 Sewing circle will meet. Thursday af- ternoon with Mrs. Carl Kruegor in South Rock Island. The ladies will tonduct aa ice cream sale Zion Lutheran The Young People's society will meet this evening witb Miss Oelda Lind, Third street, Moline. TVl F Turn 1 tVi t v mpnlintr rt Trrr j,-,.,.. . , u f ,j .u-' . Island district will be held this week in Prophetstown and the Hock Island i and Moline Lutheran pastors will be building. in attendance there Tuesday and Wed- j In the meantime, the building con :iesday. . 1 tractors are busy figuring out their Trinity Episcopal Prayer service will be held Friday morning at 9:30. The celebration of St. Matthew's iday will be held Saturday. The cele- bration of holy communion will held at 9 o'clock in the morning. be First Swedish The banquet com mittee will meet tomorrow evening in! tte school house. The usual services will be held next Sunday. First Baptist Prayer meeting Wed- jncsday evening Mrs. Harry Potts The choir will practice Friday even ing. Memorial Christian The Queen Es ther guild will meet at the church i this evening for a picnic supper. A i Dusiness meeting will also ba held. The teachers and officers of the Sunday school will meet Tuesday ev-! enlng at the church. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening- The Ladies Aid society will have an all day session at the church Thursday. The Phil-thea society will give an Ice cream social at the church Friday evening. Spencer Memorial The Y. L. A. girls will meet with Miss Ruth Mc pherson, 3314 Seventh avenue, this evening. i he bible study class will Tuesday evening. meet There will be no prayer meeting ' Wednesday evening because of tha I Sunday school convention in Moline. j The Ladies' Aid society will meet J Thursday afternoon in the church par- j lcrs. i The stewards will give a blue lav uome or Mr8- Buck- , 0 Frty-fourth street, from 5 -fT " " 9 ocloK lhursday. Tbjc're Wl11 the usual services un"y- Rer. Hawkins will go to the cou2reice tomorrow, . f-tnt Methodist The urst Methodist The Epworth league will have its monthly business i Exclusive DAWSON MILLINERY 1811 Second Ave. Rock Island, II i. (Ettij (Eliurrljes meeting in the league rooms this eve- ning at 7:30. The meeting will be followed by a social. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. United Presbyterian The Kate Hill Missionary society will hold its an- nual supper at, the Watch Tower this evening at 7 o'clock. The prayer meeting this week has been changed from Wednesday to Thursday evening because of the Sun day school convention in Moline. The Ladies' Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at the church. r a r t- nrnnmnTinil DALLU I UtOurilr I lUIi ORDERED PUBLISHED County Clerk H. B. Hubbard today ordored published the description of th ballots which will be used at the approaching Judicial primary at which nominations for circuit judge will be, made. The republican ballot will be v.hito, the democratic gray, the prohi bition blue and the socialist red. The latter two parties have no candidates for the nomination thus far. On the democratic ballot the order in which . . .. .. ' "7 V , """"X w. ii. ioore, i;. u. .Aiarsnaii, anu o. it Kenworthy. On the republican the or- der iB " w- Q"'stead and J. L. Haas 1 At Y. M. C. A. WoYk was started this morning on the installation of the sewer for the new Y. M. C. A. building. This sewer work is not a part of the general building contract, but is being do?ie as a separate contract, it being neces sary to have the sewer in place be fore the general building work is started. An eight-Inch drain is being laid hack to the alley sewer, which will give ample drainage for the new A "Better "Broader Variety of New Tall Suits Than ILber Before is Now Heady ir you had planned to pay anywhere from $3.08 to $35 you will find unusual selections here now. Practicability is a pronounced feature of the suits for this season. They are smartly tailored, beautifully finished and most becoming to all women. The styles are not over done, although showing refinement and taste that is bound to make the tailored suit the the most popular garment of the season. Why not select yours now just ahead of the fall rush you'll need it soon. Stunning New Coats for Women and 'Hisses A showing especially note-worthy for its extensive variety and the de cidedly smart styles. Women who are most discriminating tell us there i3 not another such showing in the city. Short Mackinaw Norfolks and three-quarters length coats, the novelties of the season together with full length coats In dozens of different effect and new materials. $6.98 to $40.00 New Skirts Specially Triced $2.98 $3.98 $4.98 You certainly owe It to yourself to see the values we are offerin? In the skirt department. You will find style, quality and value that you would not believe possible at these very moderate prices. Hun dreds to select from extra sizes too. Higher priced skirts there are, of course, at any price up to $lo.00. New Dresses Nelv Waists New Hats Every department overflowing with the new things for fall wear. Never have we been so thoroughly prepared. You can come any day now and make selection from complete assortments and stocks that are larger than we have ever shown before. Tie 3EE HIVE ( Cor Second and Millinery Opening WE take pleasure in announcing to you that on September 18 and thereafter our stock will be com plete with every new novelty of merit. Your inspection will be appreciated. proposals on the big contract. A few subcontractors are making figures on the part of the building which they are equipped to build. It should be understood by all such con tractors that so far as the Y. M. C. A. building committee is concerned, any contractor may have a chance to buo mit his proposition on any part of the work under the specifications. Contributors who have not as yet taken care of the second payment on their pledges should bear in mind the fact that a considerable amount of money will be needed as soon as the contract is awarded and work is be gun, as it will be the first of October and their remittances should reach the treasurer at an early date, if. pos sible. COSTLY COLLARS. They Cost $300 Apiece In the Days of Queen Elizabeth. Starch was never beard of In F.ng land until after Queen Klialieth came to the throne. This statement may sound n little startling, but it is quite true nevertheless. Elizabeth's father. l.liifT Ftin. tlfil tvfw ttift Hrr fviioliwh ,,.,. .;,. " ,Pt flf llppU. ; band. That was very plain, about an I inch In depth, nnd made of lace Yet ; only fifty years later an author of the ' times. Henry Pcachatn. writes: i "He is not n gentleman nor in the ! fashion whose band of Italian work 1 standeth him not at least three to four ioiliuls. Yes, 11 seamstress in Holboru told me that there lire some of threescore pound price apiece!" Fancy paying such a sum as So.C.no n dozen for one's collars; The original of the present starched collar was the ruff In the year 17.i'.4 Queen Elizabeth first used a coach. Her coachman came from Holland. He was a man named l!eiicn. and his wife brolight with her from 'that coun try the nrt .of clean starching. Soon afterward a certain Mine. Ding hen came from the Netherlands and started n laundry with clear starch ing In London. A very good thing she made of it. for the daughters of worthy citizens crowded to her to learn the art. and she charged them 5 apiece. Five pounds was a lot of money In those days ei;iial to at least $100 of modern money. London An swers. c3rady Streets, BIG CROWD IS TO GOTO ALEDO FAIR Special Train Over Southern Will Carry Local Boosters Next Thursday. Rock Island is assured a goodly rep resentation at the Mercer county fair at Aledo Thursday of the present week. Thursday will be Rock Island day at the fair. In order that thi event be properly observed tho Rock island Business Men's association has chartered a special train on tha Southern has made arrangements to accommodate as many as may choose to attend and aid In the fair celebra tion. A committee from the associa tion having in charge the arrange ments for the journey of the boosters has engaged a lii-piece band, secured special advertising matter, etc. Tick ets to cover the expenses of tho trip have been placed on sale, and they Fre being taken at a rate that gives promise of a fine turn out. The spe cial over the Southern leaves for Aledo at S ill the morning. A Lesson From Our Ancestors. In the good old fashioned days of our grandmothers they depended upon the roots and herbs of the (ield to re lieve disease. Years have passed by, but science has never been abio to improve upon the medicinal effects of these same; roots and herbs which are nature's cure for disease. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, that successful remedy for fe male ills, had its origin in this way and todny tons of roots and herbs are consumed annually in making it. '''Can be depended upon" is an ex pression we all like to bear, and when it Is used in connection xftih Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera nnd Diarrhoea Remedy it means that it never falls to cure diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel complaints. It is pleasant to take and equally valuable for children antf adults. Sold by all druggists. VA via mm m 1 ' M V i jr. 3 it Davenport, Iowa teg la. I 3 ttl 111