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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-05

First Methodist-The official board
will meet this evening at 7:30 at the
study of the church.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety will meet with Miss Ella Taylor.
904 Nineteenth street, tomorrow eve
ming at 7:45
Mid-week prayer services will be
held Wednesday evening from $50 TO
$3.50. Topic, Personal Work"
The Ladies' Aid society will hold
It's meeting with Mrs. F X. Rhoads,
1882 Twenty-frst street, Friday after
noon at 2:30.
Spencer Memorial-The Official
board meeting for December will be
held this evening at 1870 at the
church
The Bible study class will meet to-
morrow evening at T:50
The Young Mems Sunday school
class and the men of the congregation
will meet Wednesday evening at $50
at the church. There will be the
annual election of officers and steps
will he taken to form a Mems Broth
erhoo1 All men of the congregation
are IL ged to attend.
PRAYER services will be held Thurs
day evening at 1880. At o'clock
there will be the annual meeting and
election of the Sunday school.
The choir will meet Friday evening
for rehearsal.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety will meet Thursday afternoon at
2:30 with Mrs. Della Buckert, 92O
Twenty-fourth street.
Trinity EpiscopaI-Trinity Men
club will meet tomorrow evening at
Trinity chapel, Seventh street and
Fourth avenue, in monthly session
Supper will be served at $50 and
Dean Marmaduke Hare of Trinity
Cathedral, Davenport, will deliver an
address.
The Holy Child branch of the Junior
auxiliary will hold sale of high class
Christmas cards Saturday afternoon in
the choir room
Grace English Lutheran-The Acme
society will meet this evening with
Miss Marie Griem, $50 Nineteenth
avenue, Moline
The Endowment Fund society of Au-
gustana college will meet wednesday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-05

The boys meeting was more largely
attended than for some weeks. pic
lures being the attraction. Secretar-
les Smedley and Hermann gave short
talks On their recent trips 10 conyen
tons, and showed pictures or the cit
les u which they have gone. The
election of officers for the b. G. VI. for
the next three months was held, re-
sulting as follows:
President-Bliss Finck
First vice president-Ralph Paint
ers.
Second vice president-CarI HeIpen-
stell.
Third vice resident-Richard Dopp.
Secretary-Allen Eddy.
Traasurer-Louis Wilson.
These new officers will take their
places next Sunday AFTERNOON, when
the regular installation exercises viii
occur. Two programs Of special in
terest viii be given between now and
Christmas. and on Christmas Sunday.
there is to be the most special attrac-
ton of the year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-05
ANOTHER FINE
HOME ON BLUFF
H. S. Gable Secures Tract of
Nine Acres Southwest Of
Long View Park.
EXPECTS TO BUILD ON IT
Site One Of the Most Desirable i'm
This IiCinity--Just Outside
the City Limits.

II. s. Gable will probably in the
near future add another handsome
residence to the bluff district on the
outskirts Of this city. He has pur-
chased, at an aggregate cost Of about
$4,000 a tract Of nine acres just
south of the southwest corner Of
Long View park and extending from
the brow of the bluT west toward
Twelfth street. 1t is all outside tho
city limits. The land was formerly
owned in separate tracts by II. s.
Case. Ernest l.. Selle and Augusta
Wittick
On this site Mr.. Cable stated today
he expected to erect n residence at
such a time as may suit his conyeu-
fence. While his plans are not ma
tured it is altogether likely that the
home ne will build will be something
out of the ordinary in its appoint
ments and that the possibilities or
the grounds for landscape Garden.ng
will be developed.
Location n Beautiful.
The location Is one Of tine very
best for residence purposes that this
vicinity offers, being high and airy.
above the city's fog and smoke and
aTording q view OF the conterglng
of the Mississippi and Rock river
valleys with the Illinois and Iowa
hills in the background.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
helped me across the street many a time
since I've been blind"
Approved by Governor higgins

helped me across the street many time
since I've been blind"
Approved by Governor Higgins.
For many years General Brayton occu-
pied desk room in the office of the county
sheriff in the State House. During the
campaign of 1906 James H Higgins, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, announced
that If he were elected he would oust
Brayton from the State House. After his
election Governor Higgins made every ef-
fort to fulfil HIS promise, even attempting
to get a special bill passed for the pur-
pose. but TO no avail. Finally, the follow
ing year. the old leader voluntarily gave UP
his desk and announced his practical re-
tirement from politics Two years later,
however, he was back In full and open
power.
The general was bern In Opponaug. r. l..
in 1910, SON of William Daniel Brayton.
Completing his education at Brown Uni
yersity In 1861. he enlisted as first lieutenant
in the Sd Rhode Island Volunteers. In 1864,
with the rank OF colonel, he was honorably
mustered out OF the volunteer service and
the next year brevetted brigadier general.
In March, 1867, he was appointed captain in
the regular army, but resigned in the fol-
lowing fall. He married, in 1866, Miss An
toinette Percival Belden.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
REPUBLICAN TURNS DEMOCRAT
Moy Accepts Mayoralty Nomination in
Plainfeld. N. New League.

Plainf1eld. N. J.. Sept q (SpeciaD--With
the announcement to-day that George w
V. NOV had accepted the mayoralty noni-
nation on the Democratic ticket, In oppos1-
ton to r Frank CorielI. the Republican
nominee. c-,uc the information that about
fifty Republicans and Democrats had
formed what will be known as the Bi-
partisan Municipal League
James T. MacMurray, City Clerk, VINO
has been recognized as one Of the leaders
of the local Republican organization. has
identified himself with the league X
Henry Depew, president of the New Jersey
Peoples Lobby, and former Mayor L. v
F. Randolph are among the other fntiuen-
tfaI members lie Roy Ellis. president OF
the Plainfeld Democratic Club, is among
the prominent Democrats identified with
the organization
The new league has a threefOld pur-
pose: First, an uncorrupted ballot: sec
ond, a manly independence Of and separa-
ton from selfish and corrupt combinations.
and third, the choice at the polls of men
who shall best represent the interest OF
Plainfeld. irrespective Of party aftilia-
tions"
Mr.. Moy's position has caused consider
able talk in political circles. because he has
always been a Republican and fought
within the ranks of the party. He recently
was a candidate for the mayoralty nom1na-
tion on the Republican ticket, being de-
feated by Mr.. COTIeu-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
BUSY TIME FOR WILSON
Many Speeches Arranged tor
Him in New Jersey Campaign.

The New Jersey Democratic state COM
,,,ittee met at it's headquarters IN Ne"ark <
,,esterdav. and after the members nad
made reports of a rainbow hue listened 20
a sneech by Chairman Nugent and arranged
tho itinerary of DIR. Wilson's speaking
campaign.
The Democratio candidate for Governor
Is 70 sneak four nights a week from no"
until election day-wednesday, THURSDAY
Friday and Saturday nights-and the Ioi-
lowing dates have been arranged for MIN:
september %, Jersey City; %. Trenton IN
terstate Fair during afternoon, Piainheld AZ
night. 90 Newark: October I, monmouth
County: 8. Mercer County; 5. Gloucester D.
harrington: Z. Cumberland: 8, Cape May
II. Paterson: IS. Atlantic City; II, Freehoid'
Is. Toms River: 16. Somerville; 20. F1emins-
ton: q, PhiIlipsburg; 2. Newton ~
salem. q. Camden: 26 Perth Arnboy; 70
pergen County: 2s. Elizabeth; %, Hoboken:
November 1. Passaic: 2. Oranges; 8, Morris
town and Dover; 4, New Brunswick; o.
Newark.
Mr. Nugent in his address urged the COM
rn,tteernen to get busy: saying that there
was a hard fight ahead
.aTbis wear we enter the contest with a
reawakened hope and entire confidence in
our future success" he declared. There
remains. however, stern and difficult work
before us. and, overconfdence cannot win
victories It is our duty TO Immediately lay
n1ans for the most vigorous and aggressive
csnpaign possfbIe. This can be accom-
nIisbed only by coordination Of action ana
self-sacrifcing work. 1t rests with you.
gentlemen Of the state committee, TO direct
this fight.
C.aupaign HEADQUARTERS will be opened in
Newark with William X Devereux in
charge.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
HANDS Off LEE STATUE
G. A. R. Veterans Vote to Lay
Reference to 1t on Table.
HARD FIGHT BY MINORITY
Plan for Dollar Day Pensions
Turned Down-Adjourn to
Meet in Rochester.
fBv Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Atlantic City, Sept. 2S.-Fighting as TO
whether or not they should adopt the ma
iority report OF the committee on resolu-
tions to defer Indefinitely the matter OF
asking Congress to take the Lee statue
from the national Capitol was what kept
the delegates to the Grand Army OF the
Republic encampment busy to-day. There
was no mincing of words among the de-
baters and although the majority report
was finally adopted. 1t was by the close
margin of thirty-one votes. The vote
stood 133 to 102.
There was heated discussion on both
sides Those who favored adopting the re-
port of the majority declared that no good
could come from the discussion. Com
mander Van SAINT who Is working for COM
plete harmony between the states of the
North and South, urged his comrades TO
adopt the majority report.
Let us do nothing here to-day to dis
credit the Grand Army of the Republic,
he said. Virginia is a state, the same as
any other state. and she had the right to
make her selection, Just the same as the
other state had to make their selections they
have made. Let US adopt the majority re-
port. ] personally want to go on record as
favoring it,"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
MARTIN OUT FOR LEWIS
Defeated Progressive to Support
Party Nominee for Governor.

Vivian NJ Lewis. the Republican candf.
date for Governor of New Jersey. "a 20.
ing to have the support Of William p. Ma
tin. one of the Progressive leaders. NJ
Martin was the Progressive candidate fo-
the nomination. He said yesterday vhsr
asked as to his attitude toward Mr. Lewiys
nomination:
''I am a Republican. and II IS ny dutz
10 acquiesce IN the selection OF the CONVEX
ton"
IL is probable that many other Of tss
Progressive leaders will make known IN,
same views within the next few days.
Letters OF congratulstion continue "a
pour in on Mr.. Lewis Among those "a
ceiyed Yesterday was one from sena,,-
Edmund w. wakeIee. OF Bergen. who was
also an active candidate for the nomina
ton. Senator Walxe1ee congratuiates Nr
Lewis on his success, and places hirnssir
at the disposal OF the candidate
Mr.. Lewis and Senator Briggs, who. Il IA
said. will manage the campaign of the
nominee. were busy yesterday making
plans for carrying on the fight again-
woodrow Wilson. the Democratic candf-
date It IS said that Mr.. Lewis viii MAKE
speeches In every large city in the state
and a number OF other places
It IS understood that 1Ir- Lewis. who IL
at present state Commissioner Of Banking
and Insurance, will not resign this placs
until after Election Day. at least. as hs
believes he will be able to perform his
official duties in connection with his cam
pafgn for Governor
TRe Republfcan State COMMITTEES VIII
hold a special meeting next week, when, Il
Is said. Mr.. Lewis viii make known his
Mans The new chairman viii be selected
and the names OF the four new COMMITTEES
roernbers-at-Iarge will be made known
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
BRAYTON LEFT NO RECORDS
General Told How He Compelled
Friends to Destroy Letters.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

by 1eleEI6pD 10 1ut 1flDuHc-G
Providence, Sept. 23-'When 1 die no
man need fear any records win come to
light" said General Charles r. Brayton.
who died to-day, a few months ago. as he
sat in his room at the hotel which he
made his home IN this city. "a fine mess
there would be II / hadn't wouldn I
thereg' he added. with q smile But I
have provided for all that. There are no
records. No one need fear. When 1 get
a letter from e man OF specially private
nature always send IT back 10 him. Then
he knows where it is, and If he keeps 1T
where others can see il that is his look
out
And when I send one I do not care to
have preserved 1 always put in the middle
Of II in q space where II cannot be de-
stroyed without destroying the letter some
thing know about him that he would not
care to have known. And then he's certain
to destroy the letter.
IT have never divulged any secrets" he
continued, '1n all the course of my life in
politics. This winter I was offered $4,000
to write the history of politics IN Rhode
Island What I know will die with me.
No one need fear the production Of any
records after am gone
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
SEAMAN QUITS THEP.S.C
Chief Engineer Resigns in Hot
Letter and Is Suspended.
M'CARROLL REPLIES TO HIM
Says Resignation Was Not Vol
untary-Rice Also Gives
UP Post.

AS the result of disagreenents over the
plans fer the triborough route. Henry B.
Seaman, its chief engineer. severed his
connection with the Public Service Com
mission yesterday afternoon by offering his
resignation in letter to William r. Will
cox, chairman of the commission.
In. reply TO the publication of this letter
by Mr. Seaman Acting Chairman McCar-
roll said, in behalf of the commission, that
the chief engineers resignation was not
a voluntary one, but had been demanded
by the commission more than a month
ago. Mr.. Seaman's resignation was not
accepted yesterday, action by the COM
mission being left open. but he was I'M
mediately suspended, pending action on
his resignation.
George S. Rice, assistant chief engineer,
in charge of the Bureau of Subway Con-
struction, resigned at the same time as Mr.
Seaman, but Commissioner McCarroll said
emphaticaliy that the resignation Of Mr..
Rice had nothing to do with the situation
as TO Mr.. Seaman and was entirely VOL
untary Mr. Rice was chief engineer of
the old Rapid Transit Commission.
In his letter Mr.. Seaman resents what he
calls the disposition of the commissioners
TO control the management Of the engf-
neering department without regard to his
recommendations. The letter follows:
1 hereby resign my position as chief
engineer Of the Public Service Commission,
TO take effect October ], 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
NEW TERMINAL FOR MoNTCLAII
I,ackawanna Submits Plans Calling for
Expenditurs of s5O0,0OO.

MoutcIafr, " J.. Sept Z.-Pians for the
proposed improvements to the terminal or
the I.ackawanna Railroad Company IN
NontcIaIr were received to-day By ths
municipal authorities and Will be eonsid-
cred at the meeting OF the Town Council
on Monday night
The plans provide for the erection OF
large new terminal. with six platforms,
modelled along the lines OF the Lscka-
wanna's terminal at Hoboken; the coI-
struction of a viaduct over Grove street. 70
eliminate a grade crossing: the closing Of
Pine street, the erection OF large new
freight station near the latter thorough
fare, the double tracking OF the line from
MontcIair 10 Bloomfield, and the placing Of
many new sidings. TO accOmmodate the
RAPIDLY increasing passenger and freighr
business of this town.
The alterations and improvements pre-
y-ided for in the plans submitted TO-DAY WIZ
cause an expenditure OF nearly SD''W"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
LITTLE GIRL FATALLY BURNED
PLAYING About Bonfire in Perth Amboy
When Her Dress IgniteS.

Perth Amboy, n. j.. Sept. "a twelve
year-old girl. who, with her sister was
playing about a bonfire in the rear or her
home last night, was so severely burned
that she died in the City Hospital here to-
day.
The girl was Bertha Donnelly, daughter
of John Donnelly, prominent in politics
here Bertha and her sister Alice We're
playing about the bonfire when the Tor
mers dress caught fire and she ran toward
her home. Persons on the street saw her
and ran to her, but before they reached her
and were able to extinguish the flames the
child had been terribly burned.
She was Immediately placed in DR.. w. f.
Ramsey's automobile ana hurried to the
Citv Hospital. The doctors at the institu-
ton held out little hope for the child, but
they worked heroically to save her nfe
Alice was painfully burned about the hands
and arms in trying to save her sister.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
TRAIN KILLS MAN AND WIFE
New Jersey Couple Meet Death Few
Yards from Home.

South Amboy, y. J., Sept 2S-John Van
Buren and his wife were instantly killed
on the tracks of the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey last night. The accident oc-
CURED at the rear Of the Van Buren home
in First street. There is a rear gate which
opens directly upon the tracks. None saw
the accident, but ii is believed that Van
Buren, was killed in a vain attempt 70
get his wife out of danger
Coroner Mason granted to-day burial
permit. Thomas Riley, the gate tender
near by, saw Mrs. Van Buren come out OF
the yard and he saw the husband start
ing TO go around the house in the other
direction Just as the train was approach
ing Riley let down the gates, and the train
Vassed between him and the victims. The
train passed on to the station little
mere than a block away. Riley raised his
gates not knowing anything unusual had
occurred.
The tragedy last night makes six per-
sons killed o the CentrarS tracks between
here ana Long Branch IN six days.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24

ton Of Mr. Rice was said to be his desire
to engage in private practice as engineer
When the Public Service Commission su-
perseded the old Rapid Transit Comrnis-
sion Mr. Rice was retained as chief en-,
gineer until the discovery that there were
many defects In the construction OF the
tubes of the Battery tunnel to Brooklyn.
The commission disappr owed of Mr.. Rice's
action in attempting to remedy those de-
fects without reporting their actual condl-
ton to the board, and he was asked TO
resign because the commission thought
that better results could be obtained with
new chief engineer. Mr.. Rice then agreed
to stay with the commission as assistant
chief engineer. although his salary as such
was only $4,000 year.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
TO WED NEW YORK BANKER

Plainfield, N. j., Sept. 3.-Announce-
ment is made Of the engagement of Miss
Georgianna Hoadley Smith, daughter OF
William Palmer Smith, Of Belvidere ave-
nue., to Edward Yarde Breese, of Trenton.
Mr.. Breese is the son of the late Captain
James Buchanan Breese and grandson
of the late Captain Edward Madison Yarde.
He is associated with the New York bank
ing firm of Taylor. Smith & Evans. Miss
Smith is we'll known in Plainfield and New
York society and for several years has
been active in charitable enterprises in
this city.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24

Mr.. Rice resigned on August 25, to take
effect On September Is. but for reasons not
explained the fact was not made public.
Mr Rice said yesterday that his resigna-
ton had nothing to do with that of Mr.
Seaman He had not himself had any
thing to do with the preparation OF the
triborough plans, he said, and knew moth
ing of any friction or decentralization In the
engineering department.
He had been planning for some time to
go into private practice, he said, and that
was the cause of his own resignation. He
himself had no quarrel with the commits
sion, and, in fact, had been at the offices or
that body almost every day since his res
ignation took effect looking after various
odds and ends.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
ROTTERDAM ASKS RECOUNT
Hudson County Leader Charges Error
in Returns from Two Wards.

Application was made yesterday for a
recount OF the votes for members of
Assembly by John Rotterdam, leader OF
the regular Republicans Of Hudson
County. \. J. The primary returns
showed that seven regulars and five New
Idea candidates were nominated.
Rotterdam contends that errors were
made in the 1st and 10th Wards. and that
Harry Lefferts, who on the returns was
beaten by seventeen votes. and Sidney
Jaycox. who was beaten by forty-one
votes, respectively, by Edward Ransom
and John F. Kelly. jr.. had an actual ma
5crity and were nominated.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24

cause they were not members OF lne -
or the army. heretofore ADMISSION has 70
denied them TO tho Grand Army Oh 'iio i''
public. -...o. .,rart-
The veterans killed the proposiuon
ing permission to sons OF veterans a..
tend meetings of the Grand Arihy =, -.
Republic posts They also placed a ,s,e-s IL
on the proposition to pay all o'o s'i''''
a pension OF 81 day.
At to-nights session, All the he
fcers were installed. and an aoJou, i',..,--
~as taken to meet in Rochester next -,
provided the council of admlnistra atIoH
80, ra.eonable rates from the railroads
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
Tanner Would End Strife.

Corporal James Tanner, Of Washing
ton, also spoke in favor of laying the mat
ter on the table. He declared that the
Attorney General had given an opinion that
Virginia had complied with the letter OF
the law, and there was no use In attempt
ing to stir up strife and i'll feeling by doing
anything rash.
Congress will never repeal that law, nor
will 1T ever send that statue back to Vir-
ginia." he declared. 1T has never been
accepted by Congress, and there isn't any
likelihood that it ever will. But 1t is there.
and it will certainly stay there. and so we
may as we'll Drop it
Major z. L. Torrance, of Minnesota,
chairman of the resolutions committee.
was deadly opposed to any action being
taken on the matter that would reflect dis
credit upon veterans of the Union army.
Virginia had the right to place the Lee
statue in the Capitol. according to the law
of 1864" he said. The President of the
United States has never opposed its pres
ence, and you can't show me a newspaper
in the entire country that has ever adyo-
Gated taking il out. The whole thing is a
tempest In a teapot.
w. e. Ketcham, Of Indiana, was just as
much in favor of the adoption of the re-
port of the minority as Torrance and
others were against it. He declared that
if the majority report was adopted it would
mean the loss of from three thousand to
five thousand members of the Grand Army
in the State of Indiana Mr.. Ketcham at
tackled the policy of the delegates leaving
the hall so often. He declared that there
was never chance TO get the expression
of the majority any subject. He be-
lieved, he said. that the great majority of
the Grand Army of the Republic would
favor the minority report if they were there
tn hear IL
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
MERCER WON'T BACK DOWN.

Hackensack. n. J.. Sept % (SpeciaD--
James W. Mercer, defeated by Harry r
Ward for the Republican nomination for
County Clerk by only seventeen votes, left
here for Atlantic City to-day for a brief
vacation. He said under no circumstances
would he reconsider his determination TO
run on an independent ticket L am going
to run not for the purpose OF defeating
anybody else but because think can De
elected, >, said Mr.. Mercer.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
Calls Law Unconstitutional.

One of the speakers in favor of the
minority report, who said he was lawyer,
declared that if the opinion of Attorney
General Wickersham was carried up 1t
would be found to be unconstitutional
An aye and no vote was first taken,
but il was so close that it was necessary
to take the rising vote, which resulted in
the matter being tabled
Recommendations of the bill to give SOL
diers seventy years old an increase to go
a month; seventy-five years, s25. and $50
month for those totally disabled, was
adopted. and the matter referred TO the
legislative committee TO try to nave 1t
passed at the next Congress.
1t was also decided to-day to admit to
the Grand Army those who served in the
ravenue cutter service during the war. Be
New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
rwELuE.roN CHUNK OF COAL.

Paterson, n. J., Sept. "a chunk OF coal
weighing twelve tons will be feature az
the coming industrial exhibition here me
coal was quarried by Pennsylvania COM