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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS WEPyT! S 1 ) A Y . S KPTK mi VAl 0, i9U - SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBBB&-. .MBaMaa"""""" ' f ONLY LIGHT VOTE IS BEING POLLED Parties Able to Get Out About One-Third Their Normal Strength Is Indication. WOMEN NOT INTERESTED Apathy o Average Citren Over Nom inations Cause of Worry to Candidate. Indication!" at 2 p. m. tod.iy were that only about en-third of the normal votlnp irenpth of the various parties was twin oast at the rrtmary elec tion. Candidates eonfe-s to iome surprise at the secminR indifference of pome of the electorate, and can only account for the apathy on the irround of the inherent dislike which most people have to a declaration of party faith at the polls before boi.ift jriven a ballot. Naturally the women are takir.K very little interest in the election, since they are restricted in their voting to two offices, to All a vacancy. There are a few scatterinK women-votes in som of the precincts, but the total in the city will not reach a very high flpurc. The large number of names on the : tt..Ljt will mala Iha tAftk of IAI HM,r I . ' ........ .... - counting the ballots very tedious, al L though there will not he nearly so many votes to count as at the township election, owing to the failure of women ti exercise their right of franchise. Returns at Argus. The Argus, as usual, has made careful plans to secure the election re turns. Bulletins will be published in The Argus windows a"nd those who do not care to visit the office, are invited to use the telephone. Information will be gladly given out. as soon as the same is available. The polls will close at 5 o'clock but it is not thought much definite news will be obtained before 10 o'clock. The nomination of Albert V. Xoone of Peterboro to be the democratic candidate for governor of New Hamp f hire by two votes over John S. Hutch ir. of Stratford recalls the election of u ?:assachusetts governor by a single v to. Hut a victory in t primary i.-s : less substantial matter. M. & K. Big Daylight Boys' Clothing Dept. is bubbling over -with beautiful new fall styles in boys' anl children's wearables. Xorfolk suits, Oli ver Twist suits. Russian blouse suits all made of materials especially selected for strength as well as style. M. & K. are noted as being Boys' Clothing Headquarters this enviable reputation is due to the fact that M. & K. have made a study of boys re quirements and supplying them. M. ? K. Duplex Suits With Two Pairs of Pants $5 to $5.85 Most every hoy's-parent In the tri-clties is acquainted with our celebrated Duplex suns made from all wool materials tailored with double strength at every point where the strain cons. Suits built for duty! Unusual values at 15.00 to 55.S5. Blue Serge Suits Special Values at $5 to $5.85 A feature in the M. & K. boys' department la a special line of ALL WOKSTEl (absolutely free from cotton) blue serge suits, selling at $.YiO and $"..85. Notwithstanding the fact that blue serge material:; have advanced in price M. & K. are prepared to offer these fpecial values which are bound to interest economical parents. Boys' Dress Suits $7.50 to $15 We point with pride to our finer lines of boys' suits. No other store io the tri-eities is showln as varied a line of fine wearables for boys as M. A: K. Every desirable new style and fabric the new Tartan checks, plaids, fancy Scotch weaves in a variety of Norfolk models, made with plain and patch pockets. The boys' style at the parents' price ia here awaiting you. Oliver Twist Suits $5 and $5.85 For the little N-jJows. ages 3 to 6, we are showing a very pretty line of Oliver Twist and Russian blouse suits in neat, pretty patterns, exquisitely trimmed, at $3.o and $5.85. .Mothers who enjoy seeing the little fellows dressed right will enjoy these suits. M. & K.'s Daylight Boys' Clothing department is decidedly the largest and best equipped boys' store in the tri-cities. We Clothed Your Father, Why Not You? We Clothed Your Fath er, Why Not You? M. & K. a JU Larly September Records Shattered In Millinery Selling Last Week! We could hardly believe the figures until our auditor had verified them. This has spurred us to still greater things. This week must set other new records for Autumn selling. These enormous early sales prove conclusively that we have the correct Millinery', at the prices women want to pay. Never before such a demand for velvet hats. Nearly all the women want them. It makes no difference what shape you prefer. It's here; fully a hundred separate and -distinct styles of black silk velvet hats, large and small, stiff or soft crowns, turbans, colonials, sailors, with crowns telescoped, tilted, or straight; all the styles shown on Broadway and Fifth avenue. New York. Trimmings are Numldy, Paradise, Gotirah. Aig rettes. Ostrich. Garnitures of Metal and Autumn tones, gold, silver, old sold, steel, ribbons, fruit and flowers; simply and correctly posed. Exclusive and distinctive trimmed models from sucb famous houses as The Vogue of New York. Hylands. Marshal Field & Co., Itoseman's, Sinclair & Rooney, Jas. G. Johnson and others. You'll be Interested and charmed with this great collection. Additional Milliners and salespeople Insure prompt and satisfactory service. ROCK . I5LAN D. ILU WAS."-KUIZ .J The New Leather Goods. Just out of their boxes come hundreds of the latest styles in leather handbags, in an immense variety of shapes and leathers, in black and the new colors. Here you will find Just the bag you are looking for and at the prices you will be glad to pay. If you come and see them you'll surely want to buy A goodly selection of newest shapes, at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and up. Correct Fall Models For Women. It Is Buying Time Now. The woman who buys her fall wardrobe at -this Store need not worry about style. She has absolute certainty of fashion. These new dresses, suits and coats express the very latest sentiment and ultimate beauty lines of the leading Modistes, as gleaned from the fashion centers of Europe and America. The unanimous approval and rapid selling of these garments have already demonstrated that the fash ionable women of the three cities look to us to furnish the correct styles, at prices which they are glad to pay. Special For Thursday. .J 20 handsome new skirts in black and navy V y Good Reason Why Silk Crepes Are Favorites. Just spread out in the silk, section, they are delight ing every woman who sees them Both Crepes Mete or and de Chine are represented as well as several new weaves, and they come in a great variety of de sirable shades, including black and white. All double width, and in a big range of prices 40 inches wide; beginning at$1.45 the yard. r w mw m t 1 tie seasons rslewest Shoe Styles For Women and Men. Come and see the new Fall Fashions in high-grade footwear see the new lasts and effects which are to be the vogue for the coming season. To the ultra-fashionable woman no shoe appeals so strongly as the well-known Re;is. From hei to tip, from top-band to sole, it fairly radiates elegance gentility and smartneFS. You want to know thkt your shoes a:o absolutely correct and In good tans wearers of hhkm shoes are always well and apt proprlately shi. There is a Regis shoe to fit very foot, for every occasion, every taste and to fit every pocketbook. The prices are modest; Women's per pair, $4.03, $3-50 and $3.00. Regis shoes. The New Shades in Silk Hosiery are here in variety. The hard-to-get colors, so popular, are among them as well as the old favorites; Nigger Brown, Bronze, King's Blue, Emer ald, Gold, Champagne, Red, Purple, Wisteria, Black and White, and a host of others, in both thread and fibre silk; per pair 25c, 35c, 50c, and up wards. Thursday Women's fine Tngrain outsize Lisle Hose, made in Germany, regular 50c quality, Thursday all day, per pair OOC J FORMER RESIDENT HAS PASSED AWAY George W. Barrett Dies at Peck, Michigan, From Au tomobile Injuries. Relatives In the city have received word of the death of George W. Bar rett at Peck, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 6, after an illness from paralysis sus tained following an automobile acci dent last June. Mr. Barrett was bora in Dresden, Washington county. New York, Sept. 9. 1833. the son of Joseph and Annls Chatman Barrett, and spent bis early life on the banks of bake Champlain, coming west in 1857. In 1856 he was united in marriage with Miss Polly Grace Ingalls at Dresden, and to this r.nion was born ten children, six of whom, with the widow, survive. They are: Mrs. Francis Savllle of this city, Mrs. Mildred Thorne of Peck. Mich., Mrs. Hattie Miller of Peck. Mich., Mrs. Ella Williams and Mrs. George Con nell of this city, and George W. Bar rett. Jr., of Watertown. Mich. There are 21 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. During the years 1905 and 1306 Mr. and Mrs. Barrett made this city their home, and In 1906 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the home of Mrs. G-. W. Saville. 3432 Sixth avenue. Iater they returned to Peck for residence, but have visited, here at various times, having spent several weeks here in the early spring cf this year. Mr. Barrett was for eight years sheriff of St. Claire county, Michigan, and was long In public life. The funeral was held yesterday, wit!; burial at Peck, the services being con ducted by Rev. Lester Clark, a life long friend of the deceased. Mrs. E. G. Olson. Mrs. K. G. Olson, a resident of Rock Island for 45 years, died at 6:30 o'clock tiiis morning a the home or her daugh ter. Mrs. August Johnson. 537 Fortieth Hreet, after an illness of nearly H years with complications. She was not bedfast for more than a wek. Her maiden name was Wilhelmina Anderson, and she was burn in Swe den Aug. 31. 1839. She was united in marriage March 12, 1865, in Sweden, and four years later came to America and settled in Rock Island, where she had since resided. Six children pre ceded her in death. She was a mem ber of the First Swedish Lutheran church of Rock Island. Besides her husband she is survived by a daugh ter. Mrs. August Johnson of Hock Is land. Funeral services will he held Fridav afternoon at 2 o'clock from the First Swedish Lutheran church. Rev. Car.' Nelson will officiate and Interment will be at Chippiannock cemetery. The family requests that no flowers be sent. Hallgren Funeral. The funeral of Mrs. Carl A Hallgren was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home. 742 Forty-third street. Rev. M. K. Chatley of the Memorial Christ ian church officiated and interment was made In Chippiannock cemetery. PLASTER TUMBLES BUT COMMISSIONERS ESCAPE Commissioners Archie Hart and Rob. ert R. Reynolds ard congratulating themselves that they were not iu their places In the commission room of the city hall at noon today, w hen a larKe part of the plaster of the ceiling di rectly above thoir chairs came down with a crash. There was Hiinicient volume and force to have ttrioubly iu-1 jured the men had they occupied the chairs at the time. Other parts of the ceiling ara also said to be ready to respond to the law of -gravitation, and the condition is such tliat steps will have to be taken at once to repair the damage. II PERSONAL POINTS II Mrs. II. B. Crawford. 717 Nineteenth street, left today for Colorado to visit her daughter, Mrs. D. V. Butcher, who is 111. Miss Eda Atkins of Freeport. 111., is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hubbard. 1014 Twenty-first street. Mrs. L. G. Abrahamson and daugh ters have returned from Macatawa Beach, Mich., where they have spent the summer. Mrs. Robert Hoffman and Miss Bere nice Wagner have gone to Chicago. The latter will resume her duties as a teacher in Evanston. John Samuelson returned to his home in Kewanee yesterday after an extended visit with his uncle. Charles Hedberg, 911 Fourteenth-and-a-half street. Miss Velma Hickman, secretary to Mayor H. M. Schriver. returned home last evening after spending a vacation of three weeks in Terre Haute, Ind., and Chicago. Captain and Mrs. C A. Delile have returned home from Denver, Col., where they visited Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Gillespie. They also visited at var ious other points in Colorado. Mrs. James Scofield of Yorkvllle, 111., is the guest of Miss Clara Hampton. 1627 Twelfth avenue. Mrs. Scofield is president of the Kendall County Wo man's club, and as such is well known throughout the state. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Coanibs have de parted for Chicago after spending Sun day and Monday as guests of Mrs. Coambs' mother, Mrs. David Don. Miss Cora Gaetjcr accompanied theni for a visit at their home in Chicago. Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner ar rived at his home In -Cordova last even ing. Having been excused late Monday afternoon, and ho caught the first train west in order to discharge his duties at the primaries and have a little visit with his family. W. II. Snyder of Peoria, Miss Idessa Annable of Chicago and Miss Blanche Bowen of Washington. D. C, have been spending a few days with Mrs. E. J. Snyder and family. 2124 Eighteenth avenw Miss Bowen is on her way to Tucim, 'Ariz., to viit her brother, llaljh Ilowen and family. GRANT CHURCHES FOR TWO CITIES United Presbyterians, in Dis trict Meeting, Act on Application. terest in the primary election, served to cut down the number who took ad vantage of the special train to attend the Joslin fair from Rock Island and Moline today. The train was run by the Burlington road and, with roads too soft to afford convenient travel by auto, furnished about the o'nly way to r-ach the fair grounds from here. This was Rock Island and Moline day. To morrow the fair comes to a close. Next Christmas, it is estimated, there will be 1.000.000 orphans in Eu rope because of the war. and Euro pean militarism would hold that the best use for them was to rear them and train them for more human slaughter when they are old enough to do their glorious part. EMPIRE THEATRE Where Everybody Goes 5-Sfendard Acts-5 and 4 REELS LATEST Motion Pictures Election returns read from the stage tonight. Phone It. I. 708. The endorsement of the Rock Is land presbytery was given to the prop osition of buying a lot and building a church edifice for the housing of the branch Sunday school of the United Presbyterian church in this city at Twenty-fourth street and Eighteenth avenue and at Candee's grove in Mo line, action being taken at the fall meeting held at Sunbeam, where Rev. R. G. Pinkerton is pastor. Carl E. Pearson of Moline has been working during the summer establish ing branch schools in the three cities and his work has met with much suc cess, so that the questions of ade quate housing has become an import ant one. The presbytery recommend ed to the board of church extension that funds be provided for this pur pose as soon as advisable. Members of the board have expressed their in terest in the matter and will come to the city Oct. 4 to personally investi gate the field and report at once. It is probable that work will "be begun on a church this fall, as the need is urgent. Rev. W. L. McCIeery of North Hen derson was chosen moderator of the presbytery and the resignation of Rev. J. A. Barnes as clerk was accepted. Carl E. Pearson of Moline presented his first trial sermon before the pres bytery and received the approval of that body and its recomendation that he be accepted as a second year stu dent in theology at the Pittsburgh seminar-. Oscar Pearson of Molfne, his brother, was graduated from Mon mouth college last spring and was re ceived under the care of the presby tery as a first year student in theology at the seminary. Campbell Bailey of Coal Valley, who has finished his sec ond year at the theological school, was granted a license as a probationer and advanced to third year student at Pittsburgh. Mr. Bailey preached the opening sermon of the presbytery Monday evening, taking the place of the moderator. The pastors of the three cities asked the endorsement of the presbytery in the matter of procuring a lady mis sionary for work in the three cities and to assist in carrying on the work laid down by Mr. Pearson, who has returned to his studies at Pittsburgh. E. B. McKown as financial agent and clerk of the presbytery gave a re port of the benevolences of the church, showing that miich has been done for missionary purposes throughout the church district. Attendance from Cities at Fair Small. Chilly weather and the prospects of a heavy track, together with the in- Wo man's Identity Now Established. The "woman of mystery" at Mus catine is a mystery no longer. She is Mrs. Bessie Schmitke of Burlington and has returned to her home. It was believed for a time that she was Mrs. Elizabeth Schollardi lundress at Beth any home here, who disappeared sev eral weeks ago and has not been heard from since. When picked up at Muscatine Mrs. Schmitke was .in a demented condi tion. At first she refused to eat and force feeding was resorted to. Later after she had apparently recovered her mental poise, she declined to give her name. Apparently she suffered from a nervous breakdown. TRY SINGLE CASE IN POLICE COURT Election Eve Proves Quiet One for Police With Onty One Arrest. A quarrel of long standing between two women, was aired before Justice of the Peace Carl Kuehl and proved the only case on the docket at the police station ths morning, the police having found primary eve unprecedented as far as arrests were concerned. Mrs. Mary Delen was the defendant in the case and Mrs. Rosie Goldberg was the complainant. Both of the wo men reside on Twenty-seventh street and the arrest was made bj Officer John Kinney. The charge was disorderly conduct and after hearing the evidence in the case . Justice Kuehl fined Mrs. Delen fl and costs, which she promised to pay. irengfh Beauty Come With Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery This 13 a blood cleanser and alterative that starts the liver and stomach into vigorous action. It thus assists the body to manufacture rich red blood which foeds the heart nerves brain and orp-ans of the body. The organs work smoothly like machinery runninjj in oil. Vou feel clean, strong ana strenuous instead of tired, weak and faint. Nowadays you can obtain Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Tablets, as well cs the liquid form from all medicine dealers, or trial box of tablets by mail, on receipt of 50c. Address V. M. Pierce, M.U., Buffalo, N.Y. Dr. Pierce' Great 1003 Pge Illustrated Common Scne Medical Adrbrr will bo sent FR. Cloth Bound for 31 Oc-ccnt Stampi. IF E3 EZ3 there was a better coal mined in Illinois than COLONIAL THEATRE Tonight Our Mutual Girl No. 31 Featuring Norma Phillips MARY PICKFORD In a One-Part Drama The First Love's Best (Two ParU) Coming Friday The Perils of Pauline Episode 13 Sunday THE BATTLE OF SEXES n !T 11 rnmiFtfnriiraB laFgana y i fl 1 1 BUI we would be handling that coal instead of Pyrolitc. E30 after finding that PYR0LITE was more economical to burn, produced more heat and less ash than the oth er Illinois coal, we signed an Exclusive Agency con tract for PYR0LITE. 11 MUELLER LUMBER CO. Phone 511. Weights Guaranteed. -.v." Tl