Newspaper Page Text
"sjawsm . . , .; , ; . .. ' -THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. ZMOXD.AY-, SEPTEMBER I, 1913. j DAY IN DAVENPORT i '; Commits Suicide. Thomas Madison j calmly swallowed a bottle of carbolic acid Friday night at the livery barn J of Phelps & SchuHz. Madison had ; been brooding since Thursday morning - when he received a telegram announc ing the death of his father, which oc curred la Pittsburgh, Pa. The last words of the unfortunate young man were spoken to Ernest Phelps, the ; barn boss of the livery. Madison was standing within a few feet of him at the time. The temporarily demented teamster tipped the bottle containing the deadly drink to his mouth and drained it to the bottom. Madison then fell to the floor and within a few sec onds was unconscious. Death result ed about 20 minutes after taking the dose. That the act was the result of , brooding and was premeditated there is not the slightest doubt. Madison, who went here under the name of Tom -t Lynch, received the message contain ing the news of the death of his father Thursday. At the time he appeared dazed. He immediately started drink ing. When the closing hour came Fri day night Madison was talking absent- mindedly to friends. Suddenly he , ' turned and walked away. He went two blocks to a drug store and thare urchased the fatal dos,ok After ob- j tain$ the acid Madison returned to I livery barn, where he has been employed during the past three weeks. He walked to the rear of the barn and there swallowed the poison. Coroner Rudolph viewed the body and decided that an Inquest would not be neces sary. Sends "30" Saturday evening when Dr. August P. RIchter, the veteran editor of Der Demokrat, closed his ' desk, it sounded bis farewell as ed itor of that paper. He had sent in his . last piece of copy. About the middle1 of September Dr. Richter expects to depart for Southern California to make his future home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomap Murdock, the latter having formerly . been Miss Clara Richter. They will f reside near Pasadena. For many years i Dr. Richter has been recognized as one of the leading German ed tors of the west. He was a brilliant writer and at all times used his pen and bis voice for what be believed to be for the good of the community. And above all Dr. Richter had a heart for the . down-trodden and the oppressed. His ... sympathy for the poor and unfortunate were ever manifest. These traits were characteristic of his writings. In politics he was a clear and concise . writer, always fighting to the finish .. for the principles of his party. Dr. ; Richter has been connected wiih Der Demokrat for close on 30 years. He ; became city editor in the spring of . 1884 and nine years later was made managing editor, which position he has so ably filled to the present time. He Is 70 -years old. o Breaks Nock In Fall. While going up a winding stairway on the way to bed at the Miller hotel on West Sec- ond street at 9:15 o'clock Saturday .night, Michael Moran, 60 years old, lell from the Third story balustrade to the first floor, meeting instantan eous death. His neck was broken. The only witness to the fatality was Dell Root, a former boarder at the hotel with whom Moran was intend ing to share his bed. Moran and Root were creeping silently up the Every person connected with the firm of YOUNG & McCOMBS wishes to join with all America on this great day in honoring honest Union Labor. Stor Opens at 8 a .m., Tuesday j tillf raffla 1 ( iitf mi Of 'i -a sVtf-aAei j fkam NO MERCUBY-NI BUT A CERTAIN SAFE CURE Do yon know why so many Specific Blood Poison Victims are also Snf lews of stomach trouble or Rheumatism? It is because they have filled 7 their systems with mercury or potash in an effort to cure the blood disor- der. These minerals cannot cure Specific Blood Poison; trae such treat- meet will sometimes temporarily remove the outward symptoms and hold J the poison in check but as soon as the minerals are left off the disease - breaks out a fain. Any system saturated with mercury or potash is neces- sarily weakened and loses much of its resistive powers; it is a dangerous . treatment and should be left off by any who are using it. There i3 a way I certain way to cure Specific Blood Poison, and that is to cleanse the IS Diooa herbs s nient lw Ia results. 9 manv rifiers and the safest of treatments for blood poison. Ilosie Treatment Boole S and medical advice free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATUJiTA, CA, stairs together to try and get to the room of the hotel without being seen by the proprietor. As they reached the third floor of he building, after winding about the stairs, Moran lean" ed too far out over the railing to see if they were detected and lost his bal ance. His feet slipped from under him and without a" sound, he plunged downward to his death on the first floor. He struck directly on his bead and his neck was broken. No injuries were sustained by the man with the . . . . . . I exception or tne oroaen nee, ueatn must have been instantaneous. ! Gasoline Fire. The Davenport fire department was called to the G. R. Myer motorcycle shop Fifth and Brady stretes, Saturday afternoon when a motorcycle gasoline tank exploded, en dangering the building. The fire was easily extinguished with hut little damage to the machines and none to the building. Rubbish fires near the White yards, at the foot of Tremont street, and in the vicinity oj the glu cose plant were extinguished by the firemen. Rescue Drowning Man A man giv ing the name of Will McCann, and living at Lansing, Iowa, was saved from drowning about 9 o'clock Satur day evening, by a party riding on the river In the gasoline launch of Edward Crandall, 602 East High street. In the boat were Mr. Crandall, his sis ter. Miss Iva Crandall, and Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cohagen. McCann had been thrown out of his flat boat in which he was lying fast asleep, by the waves of the ferry Davenport passing by. Declare Dividends. A stock divi dend of 33 per cent totaling 150,000 was declared Saturday morning by the Union Savings bank at a special meet ing of the stockholders, leaving a sur plus fund of $100,000. The capital was increased to $200,000. The Union Savings has shown a big increase in deposits during the past few months. Valuable Violin Stolen. A violin 113 years old and valued at $300, the property of Gustav A. Thiering, 730 Brown street, was stolen Friday night from the Turner hall cafe while the owner was talking to an acquaintance. Mr. Thiering had placed the instru ment alongside a chair while he step ped a few feet away to converse with a friend. When he returned the violin was missing. The theft was imme diately reported to the police with a description of a suspect. The name of the ranker, "E. T. Root," was in scribed on the instrument. The violin' and two bows were in a leather case. Leave for Convention. Fire C.hief Pettr Denger and Alderman William Cosch, chairman of the fire committee of the city' council, are in New York City to attend the annual convention of the International Association of Fire Engineers. Make Scores at Golf. Miss Eliza beth Allen, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Allen of Davenport, have been playing In the golf tournament at Chi cago during the past week and have been making some splendid scores. In the handicap match against bogie Miss Allen finished third, three up, with handicap of five. Miss Vincent finish ed one down with a handicap of 12 wita o. cs. ., maaeenureiy oi roots, and barks. It is a perfectly safe treat- for any one and is certain in its good S. S. S. has been recognized for- Years as the greatest of a'.l blood pn- m 0 POTASH in the handicap match ami won sec-J nr. nriz with Ralnh Gardner 01 ma unmoB-ru rviimtrv club in a handi cap match of mixed foursomes. Both young ladies are prominent players of the Rock Island Arsenal Golf club. Heavy Docket The heaviest docket In the history of Scott county faces the September term of district court which convenes in Davenport Tuesday, Sept. 9. Ready for trial when court opens are 609 cases. Including 104 suits for divorce. This is the largest number of divorce actions ever on the docket in Scott county. Thirty-nine suits for divorce were filed within tne past four days. During the montn or . . ri,.k . Titf if Pnnrt Harrv Auguw vici m : J- McFarland issued 52 marriage li censes. 1 WATERTOWN Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wen eke on Tues day entertained the following relatives and friends; his brother John and wife of Geneseo and Mrs. Doll and children of Geneseo. Mrs. William Parker went to Port Byron Wednesday to attend the Farm ers' picnic. Charles Schafer of Port Byron visit ed Tuesday with his children in Water town. Mrs. Maurice Shinnlck of Rock la land was calling on Watertown friends Thursday. f Methodist Aid society met Wednes day at the church to sew and to ar range for a series of entertainment to be given soon. t Mrs. Robert Chidester and two chil dren of Monmouth are here visiting vith Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chidester and taoth, Mrs. P. P. Sheppard. Paul Shepperd and Byron Ansbrook attended the Farmers' picnic at Port ByTon Thursday. Mrs. Nickerson left Wednesday for a visit with relatives at Monmouth. Mrs. S. F. Vanarsdale and daughter Miss Ellis of Canton are visiting here at the home of Mrs. Emerson Taber. Mrs. Larson and children spent Thursday at the home of Mrs. Ed Axel so . Mrs. Mary Buckley, sister of Mrs. Nick Snider in the south part of town, died Thursday night at St. Anthony's hospital, Rock Island. Carl Peterson has been removed from the City hospital to the home of his brother, Sigfried. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott go to Beardstown Saturday on a visit with the family of Luther Peterson, brother of the latter. Mrs. A. D. Cox and children leave Saturday on a visit at several points in the southern part of the state. Mrs". Carl Woolenzlen and Mrs. Harry Pinkerton attended a surprise party Thursday, which was given in honor of their mother at her home south of Warner's crossing. Mrs. Hertzner of Ottawa, Iowa, spent Wednesday and Thursday with her husband, who is at the hospital. Mrs. Bird Briggs of Davenport was a Watertown caller Wednesday. Watertown baseball team played in Port Byron yesterday. Watertown won, 9 to 7. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb and daughter Ada attended the picnic at Port Byron Thursday. ORION I! Mrs. C. J. Lindborg died Friday at 5 p. m. at her home, southeast of Orion. She was born in Sweden and came to America in 1875. Her maiden name was Dorothy Nelson. Mrs. Lind borg was married in 1875 to C. J. Lindborg. Besides her husband she leaves four children, three daughters and one son. Mrs. Oscar Kelson of Orion, Mrs. Mqody of Orion, one daug ter in Michigan and Ed. Lingborg of Davenport. There is also a sister, Mrs. Nelson of New Windsor, 111. The services were conducted by Dr. Brodine Saturday afternoon. Burial was In Western cemetery. While F. L. Anderson was deliver ing groceries Friday morning the har ness broke and frightened his horse resulting in a runaway. He had his little son Dale with him. Being afraid that the child might get hurt Mr. An derson jumped and sprained 'his an kle pretty badly, but Dale escaped Injury. in COAL VALLEY J Mr. and Mrs. Justin Washburn and daughter, Florence, of Silvia, were the guests of Walter Weaver during home coming. Quite a number of Coal Valley peo ple attended camp meeting at Tia- dall's grove Sunday. Mr. Armstrong and brother of Dav enport are building a silo on John Price's farm. James Cleag of Rock Island was a visitor here last week. Miss Lila Carlson and sister, Lil lian, are visiting in Rock Island this week with their aunt, Mrs. James McKeag. Miss Pearle Sommerson, who has been under the care of a physician In Rock Island for the past three weeks, returned home Tuesday. Miss Streed of Moline Is visiting at the Sommerson home. Miss Rosa Nits was a Rock Island visitor Tuesday. School will -open Tuesday, Sept 2, and it is hoped that there will be a large enrollment. Mr. Hastleton will teach in the higher class, Miss Ander son the intermediate classes and Miss Dallaque the primary classes. Miss Katherine Martin will take up her studies at the Rock Island high school this year. Mrs. J. EtaserofskI of Rock 'Island called here Thursday to see Dr. Myers. Mr. Straserofskl la suffering with heart trouble. Mrs. Mary Carlson is still -ery ill at her home. Her daughter, Mrs. 1 Anderson, of Moline, is with her. Martin Seivers last week. Milan called on old friends here Sun- nay. Emll Nelson of Canton, who has been sick at the home of his mother's, Mrs. Nelson, Is able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Larson waa a tri-city caller Tuesday. Emil Carlson, Gust Krapp and Wil liam Wylie were Rock Island visitors Tuesday. Mrs Hanson of Molioe. who has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Adolph Larson, returned home Wed nesday. Harry Swank of Moline called on old friends here Thursday. Frank Nickles, who has been to Wisconsin for the past two weeks clearing his farm, returned home Mon day. Miss Mary Anderson and Axel An derson of Wisconsin spent home-eom-Ing week with their parents. Thero were no services at the church Sunday on account of camp meeting and there will be none this Sunday. . The H. H. Sunday school ciass'met at the home of Miss Loady'a Wednes day. . They will meet two weeks from Wednesday with Miss Mary Nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Nitz had a family re union Sunday, those who attended were: Mr, and Mrs. Youngrean, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Langbeha and two children of Moline. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swenson, Mr. and Mrs. George Nita of East Moline, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Parks of Rock Island and two children, and Mrs. Joe Countely and four children of. Coal Valley. Mrs. Anna Schoffer and niece, Mar- lam Davis, of Moline, visited with Mrs Schoffer's sisters, Mrs. Robert Sommerson and Mrs. J. Krapp, Tues day and Wednesday. "ABUSED COWJS COMING INTO HER OWN," ASSERTS BRINDLE; "POETS WILL BE ADDRESSING ODES TO US IN A YEAR OR TWO" Butch eae kave? SvfLIlP f A Y ? ""'f Dern it all anyway! Being a reporter is a hard life. This morning the man aging editor called one of his staff to his desk and said: "Get up a nice humorous story about the high price of beef something that will make lieople laugh." A nice, humorous 6tory, indeed! Why not suggest writing something funny about the death of Cleopatra or the funeral of Marc Anthony! Fancy a reporter going to interview Mr. IT. Consumer who has seven children, all crying for meat, and three dogs. "Mr. Consumer, tell us "what you think about the high price of beef. Please make your remarks as pleasant and funny as possible." What would hap pen to the reporter is too painful to be put in words. Of course an interview might be sought with the butcher. But, he's blamed by some for the high prices, so the situation doesn't seem at all funny to him. Butchers .have been known to hurl meat axes while under stress of great feeling; so the reporter didn't care to pay him a visit. There was nothing left to do but to seek an interview with old Mrs. Cow herself. The reporter found her re clining contentedly in a field of clover chewing a fragrant cud. "Brindle, tell us what yon think about the high price of beef. Be pleas ant, anyway, and be funny if you can." "In view of recent developments, that, is to say, the Increased cost of beef, it is not at all difficult to be. pleasant," said the - interviewed one, with a most engaging smile, "but it is not, my oeszre lo attract irum me ui- nlty which should attach to this lner- view by attempting to be comical. "The abused cow is about to come TRY RESINOL FREE f OR SKIN TROUBLE It Stops Itching Instantly and Soon Heals the Wont Eruption. The moment Resinol Ointment touches any itching skin, the itching stops and heal ing begins. With the aid of Besinol Soap, it quickly clean awsy all trace of eczema, ringworm, pimple, blactiheada, or other tormenting, unsightly eruption, leaving the kin clear and healthy. Prove at our expense that Resinol will da this for you. Write today to Dept. 17-M, Besinol, Baltimore, Hi, and we will seed you a liberal trial, by parcel post, with full directions for use. Besinol has been prescribed by doctors lor 18 years. Sold by every druggist. Sored Pimples and Blackheads. W. B. Heiicett, 29 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, writes : I was bothered for several years by nnsightly pimples on my face, as well as bUckhe&ds, which fere a source cf much discomfort and embarrass ment. At last Iierided to try Reaiool Soap and Besinol OiiKment. I am happy to say I am entirely fed of the eruptions, and ' ray skin is cWar of all disfigurements. I also find that Besmol works wonders when uted to core cold sores, etc Bell Professor Ely, of the Wisconsin State University, in Writing on the Subject of Telephone Competitions said "The object of the telephone is to bring people together, and the more completely it does this, the better it performs its func tions. Two or inre competing telephone plants, however, separate people and thus operate antagonistically to the purpose for which the telephone was established. "Manifestly also the telephone business cf any city can b conducted for less, by t & 1 1 am. e- hr- BlU- -TAFT HAlVieS HSA. SO FAT f& SHK -mm- , into her own. Hitherto we have been shamefully mistreated. We have not received the credit which is our due. The difficulty has been that we have been too common. As one of our philosophers Bag aptly said: 'Too many cows spoil the broth;' in other words, when humans can buy the choicest cuts of us for a mere song they don't appreciate us. How many of your poets have sung of us? And yet it was Browning, I believe, who wrote some of his best, lines about a dog. Dogs aren't in the same class with us. You can't eat a dog; or at least you wouldn't care to unless the price of beef ge(3 a little higher. "But all this will be changed. The poets WILL sing of us you just see. In another year or two they'll be get ting up odes to us. Here's a little thing I got up myself, and I give it to you with the prediction that, England's poet-laueate will be claiming it as his own within a year. J isten: With bursting hearts we sing of thee; With laurel wreath we crown thy brow. What would this hungry old world be Without thee, tender, juicy cow? "Another thing: Our children are getting better treatment now than they never did before. Of course it is all very true that we cow do not, pos sess to any important degree those finer sensibilities which characterize and set apart from all other animals the human species: Still, I will say that it always made me feel a little tired to see my children knocked In the head the minute they were born, if they didn't happen to look promis ing for veal. Take the case home to yourself. Supposing you were the parent of a sweet little child with large soulful eyes, with a tnick mat of bright red hair ail over its body, and with a most appealing blat, wouldn't it make ycu discontented if even be fore its horns were started some blamed cuss should come along and mess up its brains with an axe? But of course that doesn't happen 60 much any more. Our babies are saved and fed on the fat, of the land. It pays to keep them a while. This is a source of great comfort to us mothers. "In one other respect the high price of beef has added much to my one plant than by two competing plants, providing that the same ends are even ap proximately secured; for rivalry implies two telephones for a large proportion of the subscribers, and even if every sub scriber had two telephones, the same ends would only be approximately reached, as the absence of unity would be' an incon venience involving considerable annoyance and loss, Central Union Telephone Company A. J. Beverlin, District Manager getting old. I don't give down the milk the way I used to and am to be ki'.led this fall for beef. Under the old order it wouldn't pay to fatten me. I'd be sold mostly for my hide, glue and bones. But now see what they're doing! I'm getting grain twice every day and just look at this lovely pasture. I'm so fat that even Bill Taft envies me. And I can't tell you how happy it make me to reflect that when some hungry man puts my tenderloin into his mouth this winter it will be with a due sense of appre ciation of my true worth; because This New Illustrated Book For Every Reader! rTirTifrrrrriTriiTrira I tJLJ LB LEii LJ LEdJ Lgli if sMMsass. I PRESENTED BY THE BOCK ISLAND .AM EXPLAINED P.p-1 rvjur See the Great Canal Read Bow You May r- Cat out the above cogpoa, and vrivD .wnu noma e spposiio me Mn selected ( items of (ho cost of packing, express from tli fartorr. . IhiM ban&ti - Z PA1MAM Avh's beautiful big volume is written by Willis J. Abbot, X rla'' a writer of international renown, and is the acknowl- and THE , eagea standard reference work of the great Canal Zone. TANAl '? ' Plendiil large book of almost 500 pages, 9x12 vnnnij inches m size; printed from new type, large and clear, li Meters mi rrsta on special paper; bound in tropical red vcilum cloth; $4 ILLUSTRATED t't'e stamPe(l m Bold, with inlaid color panel; contains Tr ' EDITIOH tjrnore than 600 magnificent illustrations, including beau- - ytiful pages reproduced from water color studies in col. orings that far surpass any work of a similar cr-aracter. Csll ( nSr anu sec iius ccauiinn dook mat wouia sell tor 54 urn r r mur. 1 j:.; - -1 j , conuiuons, uui wnicn is presented to cur readers tor S1A or tQe the above Certificates of consecutive dates, and only the ' i?OC Sent fey Mail. Postage Paid, for 1.39 end 6 Certificates L Panama 'and Bwlar octave six: text matter practically the same as the tl vol. " , " ome; bound in blue Valium cloth; contains only HO photo- 1 - thl Canal trshio reproductions, and the color pUtes ara I ttriNSE mv vsiui omitted. Xhis book woold sell at $2 under vr '.-al coivll- I Amount si 9 IO OCHV0 ln. hot l p raited to our readers SIX of the Jt A EDITION , above Certincates oC ccaew-tiva dates ana sal? the lO X Snt by Mail. Postage Paid, wjea)eia3eeess))ea)eJs,ejea System you can bet it will cost him enough. "In conclusion let me say that there's one more pleasant aspect to this high cost of meat question. It makes the vegetarians happy. With meat a luxury within the reach only of successful pugilists and other mil lionaires, vegetarians will find K much easier to cling to their faith." Rheumatism Relieved in a Few Hours. N. B, Langley, Madison, Wis., says: ,"1 was almost helpless with rheuma tism for about five months. Had It in my neck so I could not turn my bead, and all through my body. I tried three doctors and many remedies without any relief whatever until I procured Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. In a few hours the pain was relieved and in three days the rheumatism was completely cured and I was at work." Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1501 Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust Schlegel & Son. 220 West Second street, Davenport.- (Adv.) Don't Forget The 1st of August we start our Watch Club; 25 members is all that will be accepted in this club. 14o a day' buys a fine adjusted watch, 16 size, in gold filled case. Come in four name plan. and. register and get our Only 25 members accepted J. R AMSER'S SONS JEWELER H Opposite Harper House. LHJ LEdJ LEiJ LEdJ LHil lUi I ANDTHECAlMl II AEGUS, SEPT. 1 in Picture and Prose Have It Almost Free present It at this effiee with the e-' turn covers the checking, r'.erk your cuoic or. . --- -- . mniun for 67 Cents and 6 Cirr..-Uit! ' m Mr. and Mrs. Curt Fudy of near Advertlsimenv ( own personal happiness. You see. I'm sffNM