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THE ROCK ISUAND ARGUS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 19m p 1 I ! in lit y ' V NIT VlWN 14 ft f II NEWS OF THE NEIGHBO mm w -4 1 - II III A HI w m r w . J X X X X I II E3 DAVENPORT More Warrants for Business Men. , Four business firms were added to the list of those under arrest for the Hon . payment of the business license tax, when warrants were Issued by the po lice Saturday afternoon and served on the four, to-wlt: F. I Ottesen, Grand Union Tea company, C. R. Ceurvorst, and J. H. Raphael. All will have hear ings in police court, that of J. H. C. '. Petersen at 2 o'clock Oct 10, that of I Harned & Von Maur at 2 o'clock Oct. 11, . and R. R. Smallfleld at 1 o'clock Oct. 17. The hearing of the four latest ar rests has not been set. Inasmuch as nearly all of those arrested intend' to put up a fight to test the constitution ality of the ordinance levying the bus iness tax, it is expected that an inter . estlng fight will result when the cases are called. Divorce and $1,100 Alimony. The . petition of Lena Kasch for a decree of divorce from her husband, F. J. Kasch, - on the grounds of cruel and inhuman . treatment has been granted in the dis trict court by Judge A. J. House, and , in addition receiving the decree asked, . the plaintiff is awarded the 6um of $1,100 alimony upon an agreement be ., tween the two principals. She ia also given her personal goods and silver ware. Breaks Ankle in Fall. While carry ing a heavy iron pipe across a planking which was extended across a ditch ex- - cavated by the People's Construction company at Bettendorf, V6lo Radltch, one of the employes of the company, iteU from the plank into the bottom of the ditch and broke his left leg slight ly above the ankle. He received other severe injuries which make the acci- dent a serious one. He was at once re moved to Mercy hospital. Raditchfell in such a way that the break was a serious one. He evidently became ' overbalanced while walking over the plank and fell nearly 12 feet, alighting on the edge of an iron pot which was - in the bottom of the ditch and which - Is used for the removal of dirt. He was so badly injured that fellow work men had to remove him from the ditch. It is not thought that his leg will have to be amputated. John D. Gannon Set Free. John D. "Gannon is free. Although tried in the Jefferson county court and found guilty of embezzling $500 from Isaac Fryman by a Jury and ready to hear sentence pronounced upon him. Gannon left Fairfield for Davenport Saturday night a free man. At 5 o'clock, after all af ternoon arguments for a new trial, , Judge Vermillion - announced that be 1 .would throw the case out of court be cause of an alleged error in the indict ment and other causes. A sensation .was produced in the court room when Erney C. H. Murphy asked the t's permission to speak. Murphy sed Attorney A. P. McGuirk, prom inently connected with the defense, of vile treachery, in that he had repeated- Old Warwick Whisky has for 90 1 years maintain- its umform exccl- ' lence of quality as well as its unprecedented lead in sales over any other whisky distilled for home consumption. It is the whisky of thousands of medicine cabinets and side boards in the beit conducted and most respected homciof America. Old Warwick Whisky is served over the bars of Amer ica's high standard buffets For it is the whisky invari ably preferred and demanded by discriminating consumers everywhere. Distilled only by The Warwick Company at the famous Silver Creek Kentucky. $L 50 per full Quart never less quality does not permit it 4'. Vn i 111? Jfl liPC Continual Wf Standard fed I I ly urged ai certain Fairfield woman tq have young Gannon prosecuted two years ago on this charge. Murphy stated he was told this m confidence Dy this woman Tuesday afternoon when the rase was closing. He violated this confidence merely because the defend ant was faclngHmprlsonment. McGuirk was likened to Benedict Arnold, the traitor, by Murphy. McGuirk. while ap parently working for the defense all the time, was in reality against young, Gannon. M. V. Gannon and McGuirk were former partners in law and the latter was supposed to be a friend of the family until Thursday. Murphy used scathing terms for McGuirk, and DOROTHY McKAY, IN i -a . ' - - n. ::::'::::::i:::w.-::::::'v:;:;i:;:.v t " V i t v " C"C - A v 2 TO PATRONS OF THE PLAY. -Repeatedly patrons of the theatre are asking The Argus to pass advance judgment on attractions booked at the Illinois; In other words, to say wheth er the play is to be presented here with the same cast and mounting aa were employed during the lew York or Chicago runs. It should be under stood that rarely the smaller cities see the performers engaged during the runs in the larger producing centers. In the majority of Instances the names of the people In the cast are not dis closed until the program Is seen on the night of the performance. The Ar gus ordinarily is as much In the dark as others as to the real merit of a coming production unless the person nel of the cast is made known in ad vance. Therefore, it is rarely that The Argus can answer satisfactorily the questionings of playgoers. They must Judge for thsmselves, taking Into ac count the standing of the owner of the attraction. That is about as safe a guide as we know of. However, we know that the management of the Il linois has good offerings In store for the current season. The Illinois Is aligned wlti the independents. The trl-clties is fighting territory as between the independents and the syndicate. The Independents are sending here their beat attractions In the full confi dence that they will be, patronized. The box office record of the Illinois theatre the present season will deter mine its future, we are Informed. If the better class of plays are supported they win be continued here. If they are not, the city will be dropped into the next class lower. "The Kissing Girl," an operatio comedy owned by the Cort Theatre company. Is to be offered at the Illinois this evening. To patrons of the play we can heartily recommend this attraction, having wit nessed the performance In Moline Sat urday evening. If you wish for clean and pretty entertainment, singing by people who know how to sing, and re freshing comedy, you will make no mistake In going to the Illinois tonight. Unfortunately, the title "Kissing Girl" Is a misnomer. It glve" the impres sion of "fast" entertainment. It Is any thing but that. It's worth seeing. Dramatic Editor of Argus. "THE MAN OF THE HOUR." "The Man of the Hour," not a stranger here, was at the Illinois again last evening. A matinee performance was (announced, but it had to be can celled owing to the late arrival of the company's baggage from Galesburg. The performance of last evening drew a fair patronage. , Several of the roles are in the hands of the cast presented here a year ago. It's a play whose ;::: i i .!:;: V:-: ': Y : :: I-.:':?: 'lii'rM C: .:j'':f: ...;; : V Xi-.-.:V:' ' : , iff ? y - -1 & . " i i z- ' T strongly denounced the man who per secuted his friend's family for a fan cied grievance. The Judge, attorneys and spectators sat breathless during the dramatic recital of the alleged du plicity of Attorney McGuirk. One hour afterwards the Judge had thrown the case out of court. Obituary Record. John Kllduff, Jr., 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kllduff of Flshertown, died Friday night. Besides his parents there sur vives one sister, Margaret. The fu neral was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock from the home in Fishertown, with interment in Fairmount cemetery. "MARY JAKE'S PA" 4 i w V ' aire chief strength lies in the simple un raveling of a story that might apply to any city that has suffered at the hands of corrupt influences In the ad ministration of Its affairs, and there are few cities that have not. "MARY JANE'S PA.W Max Figman and "Mary Jane's Pa" are two delightful names to conjure with in comedy dramatic circles and will probably mean a capacity audi ence at the Illinois theatre tomorrow evening. Mr. Figman Is a sincere and winning artist and. has only needed a great play to establish him the best drawing card among American corned lans. In Edith Ellis' story of Indiana "Mary Jane's Pa," it is said he has a vehicle that will bring out his best efforts and demonstrate his remarka ble versatility. Furthermore, he will be eupported by an -unusually strong company. Including that brilliant young woman. Miss Helen Lackaye, and Messrs. Edwin Chapman, Robert Wayne, Tony West, Charles Merrlwell. A. O. Huhn, J. II. Huntley, Raymond Walbum, Edwin Chapman, Jr., the Misses Dorothy Phillips, Nina Ains coe, Helen Hartley, and last but by no means least, the clever child act ress, Dorothy McKay. "Mary Jane's Pa" by all accounts is a very loveable fellow and made friends by the thou sands in New York City for six months, in Chicago for three months, in Philadelphia for one month, and since in a number of cities and towns has become a great favorite. AT THE MAJESTIC. The new bill at the Majestic which begins tonight includes four strong acts, pictures and an illustrated song. For the last half of the week the bill will be headed by Edith Clifford in a new sensation. The acts for the first half are Houston and KIrby, singing and dancing, Paul Floras, xylophone expert, Nellie Burt, character singing and Lafayette Lamont and company in something new, "Chantecler Aeropan- tomimic.'' "THE SPENDTHRIFT." One of the elements of the success of "The Spendthrift," the play which comes to the Grand, Davenport, Wed nesday, is said to be the unusually skillful manner of its presentation. Frederic Thompson, the producer, com bines the gifts of stage management and stage direction, possessing each to a rare degree. No one is acknowl edged his superior in the casting of a play and it is claimed he has never selected a company with better judg ment than was displayed in the ap portionment of the roles in "The Spendthrift." The characters are all 4 A v v.v.-.v- MOLINE Bids on New Rural Road. The rural roads committee, an organization which raised $18,000 for improve ment of the road leading from Mo line to Rural town hall, met at the office of City Civil Engineer Clark G. Anderson and opened bids of con tractors who desire to lay out the road according to specifications. The lowest bidder was W. I. Kettlewell of loTva City, whose figure for the work is $11,514.73. This bid is con sidered reasonable one because of the fact that the engineer's estimate :a the Job was $12,711.76. '- To Build 'on Present Site. Decision to build the new $100,000 city hall on city property at the corner of Fourth avenue and Sixteenth street, where the Dresent city hall stands. was reached by aldermen of Moline, meeting as a committee of the whole. Report of the committee will ho made at the reeular meeting of the council to be held tonight. Care ful study of the situation leads the aldermen to a belief that the pres ent site is more desirable than any cf those offered. Grosscup Here In December. Judge Peter S. Grosscup of Chicago .will not address the After-Dinner club at the first meeting of the season Oct. 10. He has written Secretary B. B. Jackson that it will be impos sible to appear on the program at that time. In his letter. Judge Grosscup explains - that he has so many trials on his docket that he does not feel free to take time to come here. He gives -Mr. Jackson assurance, however, that he will be pleased to appear before the club, and suggests any date in December. Another Theatre. Another motion picture theatre for Moline Is assur-j ed. August Miedke and Lee Wood-; yatt have leased the property on ! Sixth avenue between the John F. Rose building and the Model Print ing company structure for a long term of years and they will erect a modern theatre building immed iately. In New Postofflce Oct. 9. Present plans of the Moline postofflce author ities are to move into the new. fed eral building, cornor of Third ave nue and Eighteenth street, Sunday, Oct. 9. It is possible that the date may be slightly anticipated, and it is also true that moving day may be delayed beyond the planned time for a matter of 24 hours or so. Breaks Arm in Fall. Emery M. Lod ing, 1538 Thirteenth avenue, and employed as teamster at the Brown & Christison flour and feed store, 1S19 Second avenue, while in the hay loft fell through one of the chutes Saturday, striking the wood en floor, 25 feet below on his right arm and breaking both bones be tween the wrist and the elbow. o V Explosion Wrecks Store. Explosion of a gasoline stove located under the counter of the Eldorado billiard hall and lunch room at 706 Eigh teenth avenue, Saturday evening wrecked the entire front of the building and started a blaze that created $500 damage. The building is insured for the full amount. The gasoline stove, located beneath the counter, in some way allowed the blaze to come in contact with the gasoline tank. Several parties were in the place at the time eating. They were struck by flying splinters, but not injured. The building will be repaired immediately. Obituary Record. August Johnson, residing at 413 Twenty-second street, passed away Saturday. Born in Sweden on Aug. 19, 1842. he came to Moline in 1867, and learned the trade of a tinner. His widow and one son, Charles A. Johnson, printer at Desaulniers, survive. The funeral was held this afternoon. Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ellis Aldrich, in East Moline, occurred the death of Solomon L. Meader, for 66 years a resident of Rock Island county. At the time of his death Mr. Mercer held the office of town collector for South Moline township, he having been elected to that position by the people's party at the spring election. On Oct. 14 deceased would have reached the age of 78 years. He settled in Zuma township in 1844 and was a successful agriculturist. During the many years of his active life he held a number of public of fices. Burial took place this after noon in Hampton cemetery. Jacob Stadlar, farmer, residing on South Third street. East Moline, died Saturday after a three weeks' Ill ness. Born In Germany, Nov. 17, 1821, he came to America and set tled in this county 50 years ago. He was a successful farmer and death came in the house located on the scene of his labors. The widow and five children1 Charles and Henry at home, Mrs.. John Sievers of Milan, Mrs. Martha Ellison of East Moline and Mrs. Emma Brock man of Rock Island survive. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday In tho German Lutheran church. Rock Is land, with interment in German Lutheran cemetery. South Rock Is land. clean cut and distinctive, and the en gagement of each player depended upon his ability to convince Mr. Thompson that the particular part which he essayed to plar was one jvell suited to his own particular methods and temperament. Doris Mitchell is reported to realize to a nicety the role of the luxury-loving, extravagant, friv saying: i"Let the Cold Dust Twins do your work." Nothing has ever been invented that attacks dirt and grease like Cold Dust, It removes every vestige of dirt and grease, and is also a positive disinfectant. Use Gold Dust in the kitchen for washing dishes, crockery, glass ware and pots." Use Gold Dust in the bath-room for cleaning bathtubs, washbowls, inks, pipes and metal work. Use Gold Dust in the laundry for softening hard water and washing clothes.' Use Gold Dust for scrubbing floors, doors and woodwork and in every form of housecleaning. Use Gold Dust for cleaning refrigerators, sterilizing milk cans and dairy utensils, for cleaning silverware, oil cloth and stove tops, for cleansing brooms, combs and brushes. Use Gold Dust in fact for any purpose for which soap or any other cleanser is ever used. Use Gold Dust for washing clothes and dishes, scrubbing floors, cleaning woodwork, oil-cloth, silverware and tinware, polishing brasswork, clean ing bathroom pipes, refrigerators, hard water and making the finest Made by THEN.K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago - Makers of Fairy Soap (the oval cake) Let the GOLSS BUST Twins do your worls" 44 olous-minded wife. Lionel Adams has the fole of the husband, and the part might have been written for him, so well doeB it fit his methods. Among others in this unusually fine cast are Vivian, Martin, Albert Sackett. Lizzie McCall, Forrest Orr, Grace Gibbs and William H. Sullivan. AT THEY. M. C. A. With today and tomorrow evenings, the night classes for educational work will be started at the Y. M. C. A. To night at 7:30, Mr. Harrison will be on hand to .meet the men who wish to take up mechanical drawing, and Mr. Gunderson will meet the boys who ex pect to enter the class for arithmetic, spelling, writing and business English. Tomorrow evening, Mr. Swanson will begin work with the foreign speaking men who wish to learn English, and Mr. Farnberg will start his class in show card writing. This evening the "big" class will start in the gym. The class work will not only inchide the regular calisthen ics and games, but there will be box ing and wrestling for those who care for them. One of the features planned is a league of teams for indoor base ball which will soon be started. "Heroism and Heroes" was the sub ject which Jr. W. Doe of the Davenport association discussed before the B. G. M. yesterday afternoon. It was a thor oughly interesting and pleasing ad dress and was thoroughly enjoyed by the boys. Announcements were made about the plans for the boys' bible classes for the season. There are to be several group classes, all studying the same courses, under the leadership of some of the older boys. Most of them will meet on Saturday mornings, but one class will be provided for Sun day afternoons to accommodate the boys who cannot attend on Saturday. The boys will study an elementary course in the life of Jesus, which will cover the principal events during the winter season. Another bible study feature is in bible verse memorizing which Is to be Introduced on a new THE LIQUOR DRINKER AND HIS BUSINESS Absolute Importance of Ills Brain Being Cleared I p. It ia frequently very important that a person under the influence of alcoholic stimulants should become sober as soon as possible. Business affairs may be neglected during the period of drunkenness, and it often devolves upon friends of the habitual drunkard to assist him to possession of an unclouded brain and clear in tellect and see to it that his appear ance is at least respectable. Exper ience has taught that no institute extant other than the Neal institute In Davenport, at 821 Farnam street, has ever been successful in treating drunkenness in less than four weeks' time. It makes no difference how long a man has been drinking, how much or little he drinks, or what he drinks, the Neal treatment has never failed to cure in three days' time and without the use of dan gerous Injections or injurious drugs. Just bear in mind that there is no such thing as a "secret cure" for drunkenness and you are taking great risk in administering these remedies. GOLD DUST Reaches Dirt Everywhere The ease with which you can clean everything-by using aPtordsj Gold Dust Washing Powder is immortalized in the i -3 etc softening soft soap. plan. A list has been prepared of 200 familiar and 'important verses chosen from the old and new testaments. Any boy who will learn the whole list, and will also learn theliames of the books of the bible will be rewarded by a present of a handsome bible of his own. It was announced yesterday, also, that the membership contest which has been on for two weeks would be extended one week longer In order to give an opportunity for the boys to do some more work. The same plan will be followed as before, and the campaign will end next Saturday. The teachers' training class, which usually meets Tuesday evening, has been postponed from tomorrow night in order that the members may attend the unday school convention at Sil vis. The regular meeting will be held one week from tomorrow night. Now is the time when men and boys who are interested in any of the lines of work done by the Y. M. C. A. ought to get into the game. This is the time of beginnings, and those who start now will be In line to get into everything that is going on. Many new features are being introduced this season, and some thatliave not been announced as yet are to be started as soon as they can be developed. Now is the time for all new members to get started. Has Ripe Strawberries. Charles Huntley of Andalusia to day prbduced a sample of ripe straw berries of a late variety, the plants having borne a good crop In the Spring. There are berries now in AMUSEMENTS. Irfeii fly mmm Monday, Oct. 3. The Cort Theatre Company Offers the Greatest of AH Musical Successes The Kissing Girl With Miss Texas Guinan Cast and Chorus of Seventy Including Mile. Vanity, Premiere Danseuse Olan Faber, Young Roumanian Vio linist. Prices 50c to $2.00. - Seat sale Saturday 9 a. m. Phone West 224. : Tuesday, Oct. 4; . I John Cort Presents .' MAX FIGMAN And His Original Company, the First Time Here, in Edith Ellis De lightful Comedy. "Mary Jane's Pa" That ran for six months In New York, three months in Chicago, one month in Philadelphia, one month in Boston Prices 25c. 50c, 75c $1, $1.50 Phone West 224. Gold Dust is sold in pC size and large packages. The large packago offers greater economy. all stages from blossoms to fully matured. Mr. Huntley says if frost holds off for a couple of weeks mors he will have berries to selh WHY NOT GET " RID OF CATARRH? Here are some symptoms of ca tarrh; if you have any of them, get rid of them while there Is yet time: Is your throat raw? Do you sneeze often? 4 Is your breath foul? . Are your eyes watery? Do you take cold easily? Is your nose stopped up? Do you have to spit often? Do crusts form in your nose? Are you losing the sense of smell? Do you blow your nose a great deal? Does your mouth taste bad morn ings? Do you have to clear your throat on rising', or have a discharge from the nose? Does mucus drop in back of throat? Have you ringing noises in your ears? HYOMEI (pronounce it Hlgh-o-me) ia guaranteed to cure catarrh, coughs, colds, sore throat, bron chitis, asthma and croup, or money back. Just breathe it in. Complete outfit. Including hard rubber in haler, 11.00. Harper House Phar macy and druggists everywhere sell HYOMEI. If you already own an In haler you can buy an extra bottle of HYOMEI for only 50 cent3. Remem ber that. AMUSEMENTS. Wednesday Evening, Oct. 5 Frederick Thompson Presents The Spendthrift With DORIS MITCHELL And a notable cast of metropolitan players. Six months at Hud son Theatre, New York. Prices 50c, 75c, $1, $1.50 Advance sale Monday, 9 a. m. MAJESTICJIIEATRE Don't miss the big shows this week. Lafayette Lamont Company Direct from the Majestic, Chicago And Five Other Big Feature Alts Matinee any Beat 10c. Evenings at 8, and 9:15. 10, 20 and 30 cents Look! Look! Laot Half of Week "The Eagle and the Girl" Vaudeville's rreU-t benaUom, Old Phone 1685.