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0 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1914. . - 1 ; 1 II t I! i f DAY IN DAVENPORT Insurgents Modified in Camp Cedar, The election of the 46 delegates and 46 alternates to tbe county convention of Modern Woodmen held April 1, t -Hibernian ball with Instructions to furor nothing but the Cedar Camp plan, vbich advocate a slight Increase In rates hows that ttvo local Woodmen hare abandoned the Insurgent stan dard and have affiliated with those in f2vor of a reasonable Increase. This action was taken after a long fight be twen the low rate factions and the "advocates of high rates. The Cedar Camp plan is a compromise between the excessively high rates, known as the Chicago rate, and the standpatters, irho wished to continue on the old low rate basis. As the Cedar Camp dele gates control the county convention there Is little doubt but w hat delegates to the state convention which will take place in Cedar Rapids the first week in May. will be Instructed to vote for no c&ticnal delegate w ho will not endorse the Woodmen plan or a similar plan. - A Treat for Mt. Joy Grange. Wed rriday evening. Feb. 11. at tbe meet leg of the Mt. Joy grance. at Mt. Joy school house. C. M. Emirls will present fonjc 20' sterfopticon views of the Pan ami canal. I'rofesfor Paarmann of the Academy rT Silence will operate the lnntern. There will also be a lit erary and musical program. Acquits Schernau After Hearing. After a preliminary bearing lasting two Iay3. Ernest Fohernau wns aciultt-d In rolice court of a charee of assault with intent to inflict prat bodily Injury. The due. Salt for a lien against personal property of the defendant In settle ment of a judgment for $1,100 was fil ed by Walter Stetnmann against Peter Petersen, Jr.. in district court. Charg ing her husband with cruel and Inhu man treatment and that on one occa sion he "drew a revolver and attempt ed to shoot and murder" her. Amanda Ileinzel asks for a decree of divorce gainst Karl Ileinzel. The lielnzels were married In Davenport April 25. 1905. and lived together until Aug. 13, 1913. Kahl Brothers filed In district court a mechanic's Hen against the property of the Johann Lueders estate for work, the payment for which la claimed unpaid. Waldo Becker filed the lien. It Is for the sum of 1160. BRYAN IS PERILED BY THEATRE FIRE Secretary and Vice President Among Those in Danger on Stage .at Washington. Licensed to Wed. Otto William Gassman, Davenport, and Anna Ko selle, Davenport: Leslie F. MacDiar mid. Chicago, and Ana E. Bowies, Chi cago. Obituary Record. Mrs. Mary Qulnn. ' years old, died suddenly at the home of her son. Albert BIckford. No. 9 Washington flats. While Mrs. Qulnn bad been ailing for several months her death was not expected. Old ago is said to have been the cause. Mrs. Qulnn resided in Cincinnati, Ohio, and had been visiting at the home of her fcon here since September. Her in- tentions were to spend the winter here returning to Cincinnati In the 'early spring. She was born in Bridgeport, Conn., In the year 1837. When still a child, together with her parents she proscu:!nj: w:tr.e.s was Mary J. Mar-; moVed to Cincinnati and resided there tin. 2J3 Kat Koirrth street, who claim- U; f ,er life. Surviving to mourn e2 Srhrmnu bra? and kicKr her when jier death are five sons, Albert Bick he called tn r-jIW-t the rent. Twelve iLcesjes were examined at the hear-lr.g. Case Charter of Moose Lodge. V.'lth the inflation o a class of .near-1 IV li'rt -ar:diiutPS. Ixcsting the lucm-1 fcrshlp of the I.dce to over 1,50. the! Charter of the Mnosp chapter in Dar- j eaport has been closed. "Cyclone j Curt, the national organizer of the ! Lcyal Order of .Mociw, loft for Boone, Iowa, where be vill conduit a two months' c&mpaic-n. Mr. Curtis came here alxi:t f.ve months ago and plr.ee Lis arrivil the Moos Incise ha been oa the lm. Over ."OO candidates have accci'td wmbership to the lo cal organisation fince the opening of the charter. In fact the campaign for a larger order in Divenport has prov en most successful considering the adverse conditions under which the organizer has been working. ford of Davenport, Edward Bickford of San Krancisco. Ilarry Bickford of Bos ton ar.d William and George Bickford of Cincinnati. Saturday afternoon at the family home, JS43,i West Fourth street, oc curred the death of Kenneth K. La Grange, infant eon. of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ia Grange. The child was one i year, seven months and two days old . Death was caused by pneumonia. The remains were taken to Clinton yester day morning over the I. & I. and Inter roent took place yesterday afternoon. - In District Court. A verdict for Jo seph A. Rhomberg for $123 was return ed b. a Jury In Judge Donegan's court aaixut the Trl-Clty Railway company. Rhomba'g claims to have been eject ed from a street car when he ten dered fa" passaee a bridge ticket which the? conductor claimed was past ts NN 1 1 CARBON CTAFF H l -VVflvfThats what km j if?.'. ; - ' ' ' !' ' ''.. , ..' it .. . " ' 1 ' you want, and that'a w hat Cal umet is guaran teed to give you It is sure in perfect leaven-' ing end raisins qualities, in w holesomcness. In purity. Perfectly raised, meltinjj ly tender bis cuit, cake, muf fins, griddle ries, are bound to result from its use. Calumet goes farther, than other bait- i injr powders ( and it's moder-1 ate in cost. Insist on itf at your grocers. RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARDS Fmunlim, C Wrr. Uiiaow. Paris CstMtM. . . Fruu.OUcckitU Hiii i ' i " . ' Williaxa Gebhardt and son, Paul attended the local option meeting Sunday at Rock Island. Frank Regan of Rockford was the speaker. Peter Lorenz moved Into the Nelson property on First street this week. Mark Wood led the Ep worth league meeting Sunday evening, hie subject being "Prayer." He made the evening an Interesting one. Miss Hazel Newton of Coaltown spent the past week at the homes of George Lewis and Mrs. Laura Suttles. Mrs. Pomeroy of Sllvis visited a few days at the William Allison home. Thomas Gainey was a Genesee busi ness Ciller this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wil:iam Gainey and little daughter. Kathryn, spent Sunday at the home of the latter's sister, Mrs. D. F. Jones. George Helwagner of Osborn vislt- ed a few days at the Frank Klelnau home. Mrs. James Thompson was a bust nes caller at Mollne last week. Air. aod Mrs. Albert Mltton were Moline visitors the past week. Mrs. William Allison visited at the home of her son, Joe Allison, at Mo llne, Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. Jo Wltherspoon and daughter. Vera and son, Harrison, spent Wednesday at Mollne. Claus Hanson, Jr made a business trip to East Mollne Wednesday. Mrs. B. Hennegan of Sllvis visited at the Thomas Galneyhome Tuesday. Mrs. Fred Kendal visited with her sister Mrs. Maggie Adams at East Mollne. The Misses Bertha and Minnie Schultz were in Rock Island Sunday. J. Krist of Mollne visited August Schieuter Hunday. Mr. and Mrs. Justine Washburn and daughter. Florence of Sllvis visited at the William Gerhardt home and with other friends here Sunday. Mesdames Laura Suttles and Wil liam Gerhardt were Saturday visitors at Mollne. Mrs. II. J. Roman is spending a few days with her mother at Mollne. Mrs. Thomas Gainey visited her son. William Ganiey at Sllvis and her daughter, Mrs. Grant Moore, at East Moline. Mrs. Scott Kennedy, daughter, Cora, and son. Earl, were Mollne visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mr. F. Tltterlngton visited with friends at Rock Island Sunday. Mrs. E. Haley and daughter. Sarah, of Sllvis, were visitors here the past week. Mrs. Leroy Carey was a business caller Wednesday at Sllvis. Mrs. John Benson and Mrs. John Swank and daughter, Blanche, were Mollne visitors Wednesday. Mrs. Steve Mltton vllted at Mollne Wednesday. A number of Mabel Roseman's girl friends surprised her Saturday by go ing to her home to help her celebrate her eleventh birthday anniversary, tak ing a number of pretty gifts. The little hostess during the afternoon served her friends with a delicious luncheon. The centerpiece on the table was adorned with 11 candles. Playing games was the afternoon diversion. Capetown., Union of South Africa In tbe debate in parliament on the bill to indemnify tbe government for its acta under martial law, .Patrick Dun can, former colonial secretary of the TransvaiL condemned the recent de portation cf the strike leaders. Washington, D. C. Feb. 9. While 2,000 persons were leaving Poll's thea ter yesterday afternoon flames burst throught the stage from which Vice President Marshall and Secretary of State Bryan had addressed the first of a series of inter-denominational Bible conferences to be held throughout the country. But the audience passed out oblivious to the danger. The lire had been burning beneath the stage for some time apparently. Had the flames appeared ten minutes earlier a disaster might have been the result. The aisles of the theater were Jammed and every other available foot of space In the auditorium was occu pied during the meeting. Tongues of flame spurted through augur liolec la the floor of th stage and licked the trouser legs of some of the ministers seated on the platform, Rev. A. H. Zimmerman of Washington was the first to feel the flames at his legs, and. though he moved quickly, he maintained ' his own presence of mind and uttered a low word of warning to the men about him. Then lie ran Into the wings and caled Fireman W. M. Fare, who was on duty in the theatre. Fare took a look at the flames, an other at the emptying aisles, and then turned in an alarm. It was only when the fire engines clanged up to the theater that the hundreds outside learned the danger they had been In. Although the theater was full of smoke the firemen had little difficulty in ex tinguishing the blase. Vice 1'resident Marshall, who pre Fided over the conference, had just left the platform when the fire was dis covered. Mr. Marshall, introducing one of the speakers, said that this gov ernment never can have real stability until the people of the United States return to the old fashioned religion." Secretary Bryan said In his address that he fully believed the miracles re lated in the Bible, which, he added had proved itself a much better book than any "beat seller." Duquoin, 111., Feb. 9. Fire at Carter- ville. 111., near here, yesterday de stroyed the Cox opera house, general store, and a grocery, causing an ag gregate loss of $35,000. The entire wardrobe and scenic equipment of a troupe of eighteen vaudeville actors from Chicago wore destroyed. Kemetnrubeir v a The first time you get a whiff of Stag from some othe fellow's pipe, REMEMBER that Stag's taste is as good as its fragrance. Try a tin and get a new thrill in smoking. Convenient Packages: The Handy Half Size 5-Cent Tin. the Fuil-Size 10-Cent Tin, the Pound and Half-Pound Tin- Humidors and the Pound Glass Humidor. ' I illllllllllllllMII j 1 Ills For Pipe and Cigarette EVER-LASTIMG-LY GOOD WW P. LotiUard Co. Bit, 760 "WHEN A GIR.L IS ASKED TO MARRY" Old Time Thsatsr Rowdl.a. Rowdyism In London theaters waa a common occurrence In the old days, as Is - shown by the following from the London Tost of Oct. 27, 1798: "Two men In the pit at Drury Lane theater last night were so turbulent and riotous during the last act of Henry V. that the performance was interrupted upward of a quarter of an hour. The audience at last asserted their power and turned them disgrace fully out of tbe theater. This should always be done to crush the race of disgusting popples that are a con tant nuisance at the playhouse every night." Greatness and Smartness. "Which would you rather b -truly great or really smart?" "Smart, of course." fWbyr "Well, yon may be truly great and no one ever know it, bat If you're smart yon can make people think that you're great." Chicago Post. High Finance. Briggs la It true that you have bro ken off your engagement to that girl who Uvea In the suburbs 7 Griggs Yes; they raised tbe commutation rates on me, and I have transferred to a town girL Life. Years in use. No Alcohol or Dangerous Drugs, BARENTS Y jp;-z.s -.hi: 1 f i. I f . ' ' f "ll Tf T0f jr-- . . x : ' 8 4 2 " Pfiv;AiVr'wiiiiTmn.tl of heredity. They all live under the same environment. But the hered ity elements are mixed in each in different nroDortions. However, if so.ne human quality like music or red hair was possessed by neither parents asd none of their ancestors had it, none of the children will ever have it. Families, free from insanity, epi lepsy and Imbecility can marry Into similar families with an absolute certainty that they will never have insane, epileptic or feeble-minded children. Whenever possible mate strength with strength, virtue with virtue, and prevent persons with the same weakness from marrying each other these are the two chief , rules of the science of eugenics. Albert E. Wiggam. (Editor's Note Albert E. Wiggam, the well known journalist and lec turer, has written a series of articles for this newspaper on the general subject of eugenics. " Mr. Wiggam has studied the subject many years and is regarded as an authority, although many scientists differ with him on important points.) BY ALBERT WIGGAM. When a girl Is asked to marry all the unborn children of the future are waiting for her answer. Will she bring together two blood lines of vir tue and glory? Or will her answer Join two streams of heredity that will make it absolutely certain that the lives of the children will be one long struggle with weakness, disease, rack ed nerves, vacillating tempers, poverty of talents, misery and sin? Poor, poor thing! She doesn't know how to answer. But, ah! how the new science of heredity could help her! For at the very least science knows now how to prevent unions that can result in absolutely nothing but children whose life is a tragedy and whose death a blessing. Study the family affairs of our little friends, the guinea pigs. The above two families belong to Pro fessor Castle of Harvard and were given to the writer by the eugenics record office at Cold Springs Harbor, New York. Everybody should write to them to learn about the new won ders of heredity. At the left the mother guinea pig has hair that is black and smooth. The father below her hao hair that Is white and rough. But note the children. Neither child is like either parent. The upper one has the black hair of the mother and the rough hair of the father. The lower one the white hair of the father and the smooth hair of the mother. But the most wonderful thing Is that Professor Castle knew this was going to happen before they were mated. In an enormous number of characters the offspring can be pre dicted both in animals and human beings. J Now let us elaborate a suggestion I made by Air. Davenport of the eugenics office. Imagine these little fellows human beings. And suppose the blackness of tiie mother were Im becility and the smoothness repre sented kindness of heart. Let the whiteness of the father represent business shrewdness and ability and the roughness a brutal disposition. The upper child gets the blackness or the stupidity of the mother, coupled - with the roughness or bru tality of tbe father. Now neither parent was both brutal and stupid, but the child is. But how fortunate the second child. It gets the whiteness repre senting the ability of the father, to gether with the smoothness of the mother's sweet disposition. So this child has what neither parent had, both ability and kindness. It will with ease and joy rise high in the community while its poor brother's life is a foredoomed tragedy. True, it takes a good environment to bring good qualities to fruition. But stupidity coupled with brutality is bound to show in any environ ment. It is not contended that human qualities can be managed quite so easily. Many human qualities are doubtless due to three or four fac tors. Some children will get all four factors and show the quality in its full strength. Another child gets but one factor and tbe quality scarcely shows at all. But the new heredity has shown that all mental and physical human characters ' do follow the same set of laws as the color in guinea pigs. They are due to the same set of causes. So when all the factors are known the, off spring can be predicted with equal ease and certainty. The family of guinea pigs at the right merely add a third quality. Instead of merely adding to. it multiplies the diflieultlesof the prob lem as well as the number of differ ent types of children. In this family shortness, smoothness and blackness of hair Is mated with lonenens rouchness and whiteness. . And from j that kind of parents rrofessorj Castle bred six different kinds of! offspring, not a one precisely like I either parent. j Many people say. "I don't believe in heredity. Look at all those chll-j dren as different as night and day, I and not a one like the parents."! Why that is one of our chief proofs' Falling Coal Kills Convict. Joliet, 111., Feb. 9. Stevo Mariana, a convict at the state penitentiary here, was swept down a coal chute by 20 tons of coal yesterday and killed. He was working as a fireman and volun teered to clear a chute in which coal had been clogged. He was sent to the penitentiary Dec. 6. 1912. from LaSalle county for horse stealing. Colon A wireless 'dispatch received from the United Fruit company's steamer Metaphan said 30 members of the crew of Frederick W. Vanderbilt's yacht Warrior were on board the Met aphan. Mr. and Mrs. Tanderbllt aj their guests, the duke and ducheif of Manchester, and Lord Falconer, wen rescued by boats from the United Fruit company's steamer Almirante. Oakland. Cal. 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