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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

who in the same night broke into the
home of Mrs. NJ. Johnson on Ripley
street between Fifth and Sixth and
stole small savings bank This was
later found in the alley near the house
and it is presumed that he dropped
the bank in his fight
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Runaway Caught. - Becoming tired
Of his parental domicile and the man
ner in which he was being treated oy
his father, William Peterson. a youth
of about 16 years, TOOK it upon himself
to take French leave and strike out
for himself from his. home in Aims
worth, Iowa, and was Saturday even
Ing taken in charge by the Davenport
police department and will be held I'M
til his father arrives and takes him
home. Peterson when found by the
police was sleeping in a building in
the western part of town and for the
past few nights had been sleeping in
a roundhouse near Nahant.
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In7personates Officer.-Taking it into
his head to become an officer OF the
law without being duly appointed and
endowed with the proper insignia, 7.
R. Green, while perambulating under
false colors, was taken in by Detective
Quinn and Officer Alger and is now
confined in the county Jail awaiting
his hearing. The charge which Will
be preferred against him is imperson-
ating an officer. When Green was ar
rested he had already assumed the
taken IN tow a young woman who gave
her name as Mabel Willard. When
they were both taken to the station
they stated that they had come to Dav-
export only short time before and
neither had known the other before
Green accosted her and informed her
that he was detective and had placed
her under arrest. Miss Willard sup
posing that Green was truly an officer
offered no resistance and was walking
along with her accoster in peacable
manner when they were both arrested.
The young woman was sent to the
house of detention and will be given
trial on the charge of vagrancy.
Obituary Record.-G. H. Donaldson,
who spent nearly his entire span II
life in Scott county, died Saturday at
his home in Pleasant Valley after an
illness Of several weeks. Mr.. Donald
son was born in Albany, N. Y, Feb. 3,
1880. and was therefore 79 years old.
He is survived by his wife. grand
daughter. Mrs. A J. Erickson Of 10
West Thirteenth street, Davenport;
Adam Trefz, Pleasant Valley; four
brothers, P. A. Donaldson of Sedg-
wick, Colo, James of Kansas, Adam
of Watts, Neb. and Edgerd of Avoca,
Iowa. The funeral was held from the
home this afternoon at O'Clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

they saw a CLEAN OF bis revolver. The
door closed, and Bradley, the first 10
recover, sprang toward It. but even
the quick secret service man was too
late. He jerked open the door. Them
came a sharp report. Bradley stepped
back inside and closed the door.
"He's gone" he said
Next Pinckney, as one coming out
Of a daze, looked up. and the secret
service man touched him sharply on
the arm. Those curiously shrewd, hard
eyes were looking into the eyes OF the
general manager, and IN that look
Pinckney read that the game was up.
'"Wm you come with me, Ar. PiDck>
ney?" Bradley's voice was courteous,
polite and cold and hard as steel. Il
hope you won't make any trouble. I
don't care to walk you out handcuRed
before the men"
The chief eonspirator, cool TO the
last, nodded.
I'm come" he said curtly. Then,
accompanied by Bradley and followed
by Mr.. .Durant, he walked out cooIly
to the door through which Marsh had
gone to death.
The stenographer already had taken
her departure. Sommers and Frances
were alone.
my ownF he whispered.
The girls arms slipped up about his
neck naturally.
"Let us go away" she murmured
|Take me home"
TIE END.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
DAVENPORT

Fell Down Hotel Stairs. - Charles
KARL, Chicago travelling man, who
was the victim of a short state mental
alteration during which he entered
the Savoy hotel and, after ascending
the front stairs fell down the rear
flight, is subject to such spells, as has
been ascertained since his departure
from Davenport KARL during his
short stay here created considerable
OF a stir by entering the hotel and
falling down the rear flight of stairs
and were it not for the name which
was found upon his luggage. his iden-
tity would still be a matter of conjec-
ture. Mr.. KARL is now in Chicago.
having been placed upon a train by
the proprietor of the hotel, John Alger.
and placed in care OF the conductor,
as he had not yet recovered conscious
ness to sufficient degree to warrant
his directing his own destination. Mr..
KARL entered the Savoy hotel without
registering and before he had been
given apartments he had passed
through the hotel building and had
fallen down the rear stairs. A physi-
clans services were required to at
! tend to his injuries
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Auto Damaged In CoiIisIon.-While
driving from the alley at Thirteenth
and Arlington avenue an express
wagon of the Ewert & Richter COM
pany crashed into the automobile
driven by Dr.. G. NJ. Brown and dam
aged the machine to the extent Of
about SIS. The driver of the wagon
+ in his haste to reach the street mis-
/ calculated the distance between his
wagon and the machine and the crash
which ensued broke the radiator, wind
shield and otherwise damaged the car.
Burglar Wakens Child. Awaking
from her slumbers with an intuition
/ that some one was in her room, the
little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.
Smith, 800 West Fifth street, was con
fronted by a masked man standing
over her bed as If about to lift her
therefrom and screaming at the top
of her voice she frightened the IN
truder into hastily leaving the house.
The screams of the little girl aroused
her parents and an immediate chase
was given the man. Ray Priester was
later caught by Jacob Marks and Guy
Welty, who gave chase. and he was
taken to the police station, where he
was locked UP on the charge of enter
ing the residence. After the burglar
fed from the residence he was chased
by the man and was apprehended IN
less than half hour after first seen.
In addition to entering this house, 1t
is thought that he is the same man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06


and the watchers saw the CLEAN of
pistol. They did not know the little
man now. he stood straight up, bold.
eager, repentant.
Listen" he said. And any one
here who values his life will let me
alone. l am the inventor Of the Rhine
strom patent 1 know what Mr.. Brad
ley meant about the royalty. You're
thief. Pinckneyl Do you hear? A
thief! Why don't you speak? Deny
it If you dare. you thiefv'
There was gasp Of surprise, Of hor-
ror.
You told me the royalty was to be
a hundred dollars an inch. Now 1 find
it's q thousand. That was why the
patents could not be in my name-you
wanted to steal. And that was why you
wanted that gun of Sommers' killed.
so that you could get the government
TO take mine-mine,'' he repeated,
bringing his fist violently against his
chest-"not Rhinestrom's, but mine!
And you were to get nine times as
much as me. You told me to forge
that gun before Sommers came. You
got Smith drunk and put him in
charge of that tempering bath-you!
And you know it-and 1 was a party
to it. i stood for it. l saw the rotten
work was done. And l waited. day
after day, night after night-sleepless
afraid, l waited. And one day in
whisper through the works the news
came. How do you think l felt since
then? l am a murderer. and so are
you! And you not only have that on
your soul. but you would disgrace an
other man. The dead are enough for
me-" His face took on a look of aw-
full. supernatural fear as he went on.
They whispered to me in the night.
and the sightless eyes of the lad, blind
ed, blink at me through the darkness.
And it's the face Of my boy with sight
less eyes accusing me. | won't stand
it, 1 tell you. I'm going with my soul
naked to the lash before my God and
cry for pity and forgiveness"
Amazed, horror stricken. finally dun.
founded. the listeners had hung spell
bound through the terrible confession.
When it was finished for one moment
no one moved. Then Marsh. with a
little, gasping catch in his throat. turn
ed and walked quickly out Of the Of
fee. and as he went through the. door
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

uuence now. he raced ms FORMER
bully, wide eyed, unafraid, desperate.
eff you speak to me again, as there
is a God above us, L VIII Kill you
where you standv' he said in a low.
tense voice Of fury. Then with a
quick move be reached to his pocket,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

ley. "You don't know Mr.. Rhine
strom? You've never seen him? You
don't know whether or not he's ever
been at the works? You've never in
vented a gun yourself. of course. And
the one thing you do know is that Mr..
Rhinestrom is the inventor Of the gun
you are in charge of forging. You are
sure of that, aren't you, Mr.. Marsh
Take your time. Don't be in hurry
with your answer. All we want is
the truth Now. you know Mr.. Rhine
strom is the inventor of the gun, don't
your
There was so much satiricaI con-
tempt in the way the question was
put that the cold sweat broke out on
Marsh. He looked helplessly at Pinck-
ney and in his hard eyes read despera-
ton, but not despair. Pinckney. crook
cd though he might be, still had all
the courage of the really big villain.
The sight of his courage helped Marsh
to falter out his answer.
Eyes, sir"
The next question was entirely IN
expected.
What royalty does Rhinestrom re-
There was Il long pause. Marsh
looked about helplessly. Quite OBJ
vIousIy ne was gong 70 pieces. PiucK-
ney knew that question must not be
answered. 1t meant everything. II
Marsh told what he thought the real
royalty might come out and the true
inventor. in desperation and anger,
would blurt the truth 1t must be
stopped. Pinckney sprang to his feet.
This is Ridiculous" he exclaimed.
These questions are all silly. What
does Marsh know about all this? How
can Marsh know anything about roy
alties?'
Bradley turned to the owner of the
works.
MIR. Durant. will you kindly tell
Marsh Whist royalty you pay this
RbinestromY
The steel man looked puzzled, angry.
He did not understand the drift of the
questioning. He had not the slightest
suspicion that Marsh was the real in
ventor of the Rhinestrom gun, and so,
quite naturally, he looked on the ques-
tons regarding royalty as entirely I'M
necessary prying into a business secret.
For a moment he did not reply. and
Bradley repeated his question. Then
Pinckney broke in angrily.
II thought Mr.. Bradley came here
to inquire into the Sommers gum" be
sneered.
The secret service man kept his tenn
per as he turned to Mr. Durant. to
speak in a tone of polite regret
You invited me here. Mr.. Durant
to ask such questions as saw fit to
get at the facts concerning the de-
struction Of gun. Do | understand
you refuse to answer the first CUES
tion%'
Mr.. Durant hesitated.
"But this is private business mat
ter" he protested at last. II see no
bearing in that question on the matter
in hand"
Bradley shrugged his shoulders.
"Pm sorry he said regretfully. 81
ask it only for Mr.. Marsh's informa-
don"
what has Marsh got to do with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
MOLINE

Burglary Attempted. - When C. E.
Sucker opened his barber shop and
poolroom in East Moline Friday morn
ing he discovered that an attempt had
been made TO enter the place during
the night. An effort had been made
to pry open rear door with an axe,
and when this plan failed, panel In
the rear was broken 1t is thought
that the burglar was frightened away
before he had completed his Work
The axe used was taken from a coal
shed at the rear of the building, the
door Of the shed having been forced.
The axe was found lying along side
of the building.
Honored by !. o. o. F-Charles L.
Nelson, past chief patriarch of Moline
encampment 153. I. o. o. F., has been
highly honored by the grand patriarch
of Illinois, D. G. Stocking Of Rockford,
by appointment to the committee Of
state of the order at the grand en-
campment. This honor is in recogni-
ton of the work done by Mr.. Nelson
for the order IN Moline. He is a prom
inent member of Swedish Olive lodge
and OF Canton Moline 60.
School Savings Record Broken
Deposits made by the schools last
week break all records for the present
school year. This is explained by the
fact that no collections were made by
the Moline Trust and Savings bank
week before last on account Of the
Thanksgiving holiday. The following
sums were saved by the school chill
dren between Nov. 10 and Dec. and
were deposited in the local bank:
Ridgeview, Sill; Logan, $40; Irving,
s9.46; Ericsson, $1069; Grant $19,72;
Washington, $5.13; Willard, 1854;
Lincoln, s2176; Sacred Heart, $4.04;
Garfield, S114S; total, s97.19.
Obituary RecoTi. - Many Moline
friends will mourn the passing of Aus
tin r. Eyck. former Moline painter.
who died of appendicit is in a Gales
burg hospital Wednesday. He was the
father Of w. R. Eyck, the painter and
paper hanger residing in Stewartville.
Mr.. Eyck was born in Hunterdon
county, n. J., Oct. 5. 1S43. He grew
to manhood there and was there joined
in marriage to Miss Emily H. Apgar
July IS, 1865. The family moved to
Illinois in 1879 and had lived in the
state since, first at Bradford, then
Buda. and later at Moline. Mr.. Eyck
moved from Moline to Galesburg II
years ago last April Mr.. Eyck is sur
vived by three children. Mrs. G. R.
Brainerd of Artesia, n. NJ; w. r.
Eyck of Moline and Mrs. N. A Cor
bin of Artesia. n. NJ. There are also
four grandchildren, three boys and one
girl. There sisters are left in New
Jersey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

TIERS.
CHAPTER I -Leutenant Sommers,
United States navy. Is ordered to the
Durant steel works, where a common he
has invented is being cast He meets
Frances Durant, daughter of the steel
CHAPTER IL Edward PInckney,
rival of Sommers for Miss Durant' 5
nano, as superlntenoent OF the MN con-
spires against Sommers and the success
of his cannon.
CHAPTER IIL-Frances reveals that
she raS studied wireless telegrap ply.
CHAPTER IV.-Pinckney decides to
supplant the SOmmers gun with one in
vented by an employee Marsh. and nam
: ed the Rhinestrom gun by Pinckney.
CHAPTER V-Pinckney and SOM
mers clash.
mers learn that each loves the other.
CHAPTER VII.-Pinckney puts Smith,
drunken foreman, in charge of finish
ing the SOmmerS gun.
CHAPTER VIII.-Sommers surprises
Pinckney by appearing at the works:
enters the steel mill, as she has heard Of
CHAPTER x-The drunken foreman
attacks Sommers and ruins the Som
CHAPTER XII Frances goes on
yachting tour and learns from Pinckney
that the Sommers gun has proved fall
CHAPTER XII. Frances meets the
lieutenant in Spain.
ment detective, starts to discover rea-
sons why Sommers' gun exploded, kill
ing several men. and sails for America
on the Durant yacht with Sommers.
Miss Durant, her mother, and Pinckney.
CHAPTER XIV.-S. S. Monaghan re-
ceives call for help by wireless from the
purant yacht, Irvessa, in wild gale.
CHAPTER XV.-Through heroism Of
Frances and Sommers all on board r.
vessa are saved with aid of wireless
biography. Sommers must face court
martial owing to explosion Of his gun.
CHAPTER XVI.-Pinckney is shown
to be swindler and cause of failure Of
Sommers' gun. SomIners wins Frances
for his own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
CHAPTER XVI.

GETTING AT FHE TRUTH
4" HE inquiry at the Durant works
! M to establish responsibility for
III the failure Of the Sommers gun
was simply organized. Mr.. Du-
rant put the entire matter In the hands
Of Bradley, giving him authority to
question everybody connected with the
work and IL possible to bring out the
entire truth. Besides Bradley and Mr..
Durant, Pinckney, Sommers, Frances
and the stenographer, Maize O'Brien,
were the only ones allowed at the ex-
animation.
81 want you to understand, Mr.. Brad
ley" declared the steel man before
they began, that / and my plant are
entirely at your service. ! am as anx-
kous as you 10 find just where the
blame lies, and If any men in my en-
plcy are responsible can assure you
they VIII be punished"
Bradley bowed.
II am convinced OF your sincerity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-01

automatically 10 tie presidency with
nIt opposition" and it offers the
co:rion that. IL anything should hap
pen 20 Mr.. Taft. MI Palmer would
rruhnbiy. IL precedent were followed.
lake his place"
Another recent Englieh publication,
~" Girls Realm, has an article by a
"an who proclaim himself a public
entertainer. in which he describes
The great success of 2 song he once
wrote entitled When Father Lid
tire Carpet on the Stairs" He says
T. 3 sung all over the world except
the United States. where they don't
use stairs. but only elevator" The
singular oversight OF the English
editor in permitting the word "eleva-
tor" TO be used in place Of lift may
be explained by the superstition that
he did not recognize the meaning of
the ant'qua;ed word elevator" 1t is
not conceivable that there can be
even a copy reader In London who
does ret know tha. in the United
ststes. nowadays. every house. down
to- the humblest laiorer's cottage, Is
provided with an escalator.-Buffalo
Express
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-01

from the little Office in which execa-
tive business is conducted. The par
~ went 4; cuce into the model room
where the models Of new warships are
kept pending the decision OF the type
TO be adopted. This little room IS
always kept locked except when
some high naval oficial member OF
the Board Of Construction CT the
General Board Of the Navy goes there
10 study the models
-Four model were shown the Pre- s
, ident this afternoon. One was FOR
ship Of nearly $4,000 tons dispsace-
mert. designed TO mount eight IL
inch guns. two in a turreat. four tur-
rcts altogether The second model
was for a ship Of about $4,000 tens
displacement, intended 70 mount
twelve Finch guns. two more Big
guns than have the Delaware or the
Florida Each OF the other -four nod
els was for vessels Of about 10000
tons dispiacement-atout the size OF
the Flor'da-and each designed TO
mount ten 1s-inch guns.
The President was especially pleas
cd with the model Of the I2!nch ship.
This may result in the rejection for
the present OF the 14-inch type OF
eun. in view Of the fact that the gun
factory at the Washington Navy
Yard canno, yet manufacture such
huge weapon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-01
EIstter;no Scales.

When Grover CIeveland's son
Richard was born. h. good friend
Joseph jefferson. drove over to Gray
Gables 10 congratulate the father.
How many pounds does the child
weigh" asked the noted actor
Fifteen" was the reply
Nine" said the attending physfC-
ian. who had just come in.
Mr.. Cleveland assured the doctor
tina: he must be mistaken. The
child weighs fifteen pounds" said he:
Il weighed him myself with the scales
Joe and I use when We go fishing
Success Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-01
sONDHOLDERS WIN.
Decision Ratif7es Sale Of Old Domin.
ion Brewery Property,

RICHMOND. VA, Dec. 31.-Judge
WaddiM. CT the United States CIRCUIT
Court for the Eastern district Of Wiz
GINA, decided this morning, in the
case OF certain bondhclders against
the Old Dominion Ice and Brewing
Company. to ratify the sale of the
property. that the bondholders should
receive for their mortgage against the
company the amounts which they had
put into the concern and 10 more
Other creditors Of the company fought
this distribution of the proceeds OF
the sale on account Of alleged fraud
in the issuance Of bonds.
The decision ratifes the sale Of the
property and viii! cause the distri
button OF approximately 100000
among the bondho,ders who are all
Pittsburg men. After the settlement
OF tie mortgage which secures the
bonds the other creditors will receive
what is left Of the proceeds OF the
sale. The mortgage. however. will
cover almost the whole Of the amount
gained py the sale.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-01

watches, together with other tests
prescribed for officers aboard ship
have been abolished.
The decision of the President was
cached after an extended conference
at the White House with Capt. Cam,
eron MGR. winslow, commanding the
New Hampshire: Capt. James NJ.
Helm. commanding the Idaho: Capt,
John c. Fremont. commanding the
Mississippi, and DR.. Presley NJ. Rix.
ey. Surgeon-Gener Of the Navy.
These officers were called into con-
sultation by the President for the
special purpose Of passing judgment
on the xssts.
AZ now approved. the tests for ma
val ofRcers will be. practically the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-01

same as those which apply to army
officers Of the Coast Artillery. The
sC-milc walk must be made in three
consecutive days in "a hours. The
details OF the 9O-mile ride are also
similar to the Coast Artillery tests.
Secretary Nswberry will make pub
lie the decision Of the President In
an Official statement tomorrow.
Naval officers here disagree as TO
the changes prescribed ~ the Pres
ideut. While some believe the tests
recommended for officers aboard ship
should have been allowed TO stand.
others held that this would have
given naval ofiiccrs unfair treatment
IN comparison with the regulations
for army officers. which only include
the walking and riding tests
Immediately after the conference
on the tests the President went 10
the Navy Department with Mr.. New
berry and visited the drafting room.
where there are models OF many YES.
sells. beth OF foreign nayies and OF
this country. His purpose vas to Ia
m'liarize himself with the various
type of war vessel. and he spent some
time in looking over the models.
The President was shown tenta-
tives plans for new battlcships-one
TO carry ten ii-inch guns. the larg-
est ever proposed TO be placed upon
a hatt;leship. and another 10 carry
twelve !2-irch guns. The decision 10
construct new ba;tiesh,ps with I4-inch
guns aas not yet been definitely
reached. IL may be decided 10 post
pore for several years the mounting
Of l4-inch gurs ard continue the
mounting Of i2-inch guns.
The Presidents visi: TO :Ec Navy
Department. was a. sudden A. 70 vas
ups xp~c;ed. Secretary NewScrry
acted 90 bis escort The Navy De-
partner; II Just across the street