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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
BURKE DEEP IN BRIBERY
Continued from Page one,

Continued from Page One.)
adjourned for the day without tax
ing action.
Chicago Developments.
Chicago, June 2.-Development
in the bribery scandal here yester
day may be summarized as follows
Judge McSurely denies mo-
ton to quash bribery indict-
ment against Lee O'Neil
Browne.
Browne arraigned; pleads
mot guilty" case is ordered to
trial Monday; special venire of
100 is drawn.
Special grand jury is dis
charged.
States Attorney wayman
gives States Attorney Burke of
Sangamon right Of way in Jack
pot" inquiry.
Representative H. ]. c.
field by Mr. Wayman; Michael
S. Link also will go; their tes-
timony on Jack pot" angle may
enable Mr.. Burke to secure brib-
cry Indictment against Robert
E. Wilson, under indictment for
perjury.
Governor Deneen confers
with Fish Commissioner Nat
Cohen; both believe money was
used to kill the fish bill"
Prefers .Boodler'' to 'ssLiars
Inka- IL Iune 2--T'd Eathar be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
ANOTHER TRIAL
TOWAYWARD SON
Ezekiel Nelson, After Swearing
Warrant, Signs Peace Bond
and Pays Costs.
IMPOSED UPON FOR YEARS
Young Man Provided With Funds
for Drink Out OF Government
Pension.

The love which a father holds for a
drinker, a ne'er do well, and guilty of
stealing from his father and threaten
ing his life, was well illustrated in a
case which came up before Justice P.
H. Wells yesterday afternoon.
Ezekiel Nelson, a veteran of the
civil war. was the complainant before
the court and the defendant was his
own son, Frank Nelson. The latter,
now man of so, was accused by the
old soldier of having been a burden
all his life through his inability to
keep away from strong drink. The
evidence showed that the father, who
draws large pension from the gov
eminent, had kept the son in clothes
and money the greater part of his
life and had always overlooked his
sins, which consisted chiefly of get
ting drunk whenever he could secure
enough money, and in even stealing
money from his father for this pur-
pose. Time after time they had quar-
relied and parted, but just as often
the son came back and was forgiven
upon his promise to reform and do
better in the future.
Last Outbreak Too Much.
The last escapade Of the son was to
take an automobile away from his
father. Frank claimed that he had
bought the machine from his father
and had paid SIS down on it, but it de-
veloped that the So was merely money
that he had secured from his father
and that it was not considered at the
time as being payment on the auto.
and the sale agreement seemed to
nave been known only TO Frank In
addition to this. Frank went on a
drunk and forced his father and moth
er to leave the house through fear of
him. Having stood his outbreaks for
years, the veteran, who is now nearly
helpless with age, decided that it was
his offspring arrested
Son Gets Another Trial.
The justice heard the whole story of
wrong and injustice done the father
by the son, and asked the father what
he wanted done. The latter thereupon
broke down and confessed that he was
still DESTROYS of giving the boy another
chance and that he thought it would
be good scheme for Frank to accept
an offer which his uncle had made and
which contemplated his going to North
Dakota and working on a farm belong
ing to the uncle. The justice thought
that this would be letting Frank off a
little too easy, and he finally decided
to put him under $500 peace bonds to
assure him keeping sober for a month.
This would have necessitated Franks
going TO jail. as he was unable to OBJ
tain the bonds, but at this juncture
the father forgot all the wrongs that
had been done him, and rather than
think of his son languishing in Jail. he
signed the bond himself paid the JUS
tice court fees and took his son home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
GREEN Is HELD FOR
ATTEMPT TO MURDER
Under Bond of $1,000 for PreIim-
mary Hearing June 11-Cole-
man Recovering.

George Green, the aged negro who
welded the knife so effectively on W.
J. Coleman during quarrel. has been
placed under bonds Of $500 to as
sure his appearance for a preliminary
hearing June II. The charge against
him is assault with intent to murder,
The continuance is for the purpose Of
seeing how serious Coleman's injuries
are before pressing the charge. Cole
man, who is still in st. Anthopy's hos
pital, was reported today as being we'll
on the road to recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
INDICTMENTS TO
SHAKE The STATE
That's What Prosecutor L. M,
Magill Tells Chicago News
paper Reporters.
NO NAMES ARE MENTIONED
Says There VIII Be a Lot of EXplo.
sions Wher Grand jury Re
convenes Tomorrow.

The following story appears in the
I Chicago Record Herald Of this morn
ing:
1--WE are going to indict a lot of
men, some Of whom are prominent
in Chicago insurance circles. We have
the absolute evidence that many fra
ternaT organizations have been IL
legally managed. and we are going
to turn up the whole rotten insur-
ance scandal in Illinois.
With this declaration States At
torney L. NJ. Magill of Rock Island,
under whose direction the Rock Is
land county grand jury is probing
into what is expected to be $1,000
900 insurance fraud. last night con-
Guided an interview in which he pre-
dicted that when the grand jury re-
convenes tomorrow sensational dis
closures will result.
MngnI Sees Wnymnn.
Mr. Magill is in Chicago attending
the convention of states attorneys,
but he is also investigating the ac-
tions of certain Chicago concerns.
With two assistants the states at
torney arrived here yesterday and
while he attended the convention.
the assistants were busy trailing
clews While at the convention Ma
gill had a short conference with
States Attorney Wayman and made
an appointment with him for today.
AL the meeting today the Rock Is
land county prosecutor will urge
Mr. Wayman to take a hand in the
investigation and impanel a special
grand jury TO investigate the alleg-
ed fraternal insurance frauds. Mr..
Wayman intimated yesterday that
he is reluctant to do this, because
his hands are now practically tied
up by the Lorimer bribery investiga-
ton. 1t is Also the intention OF At
torney Magill to call the matter TO
the attention of States Attorney
Burke of Sangamon county.
Other Societies Accused.
Mr.. Magill declared that the in
vestigation now under way OF the
Fraternal Tribunes of Rock Island
and the American Home Circle of
Springfield is only one phase of the
matter and that before he is through
numerous other organizations will be
drawn In.
AT least Is insurance companies
will be implicated" he said. before
we are through. When the grand
jury convenes again on Friday there
are going to be a lot of explosions
explosions which will shake the
state from end to end"
While stating that in all prob
ability a number OF Chicago men will
be indicted. Mr.. Magill refused 10
make known the names of those I'M
der investigation.
All the news all the time - Tho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
HAMM PLANNED SUICIDE
Had VIII Drawn by Moline Attorney,
Signing the Document May 20.

Signing the Document May 20.
1t developed today that Fritz H.
HGmm, who suicided at his home in
Moline by shooting Tuesday night, had
been contemplating self-destruction
upwards of a week. May 81 he made
a hurried visit to the Office of Attorney
G.. A. Shallberg and requested him to
draw his will. Mr.. Shallberg put him
off, saying he did not have time to
give it immediate attention. Hamm
was told to return in a few days, and
a draat Of the will would be ready for
his signature. May % he again Wis
tied the attorneys Office, and after the
will lad been signed acted as though
he vas greatly relieved. The con-
tents of the will are not yet known.
Hanm will be buried tomorrow, the
funeral to take place from the home
of his daughter, Mrs. August Paulsen,
Ala Thirteenth street. Moline at 2 p.
m Carl Kuehl will deliver the funeral
Grafton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02

at cured me-" or ut saved the life
of my child" are the expressions you
hear every day about Chamberlain S
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
This is true the world over where this
valuable remedy has been introduced:
No other medicine in use for diarrhoea
or bowel complaints has received such
general approval. The secret of the
success of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy is that it
cures. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
Mrs. Merritt.

Mrs. Aurelia Maria Merritt died at
7:20 a. m. yesterday at her home in
Port Byron, aged 81 years and IL days.
She was born at Harris Grove. Ohio
May 26, 1896, and came to Port Byron
in 1854 She had lived at the present
home since 1855. She leaves to mourn
one son, Henry H. Crawford, and one
brother, Timothy Alderman of Sidney,
Mich. Burial will take place Sunday.
man, Ohio, and be buried beside the
husband. There were short services
at the home this afternoon by Rev.
Walter Rundin of the Congregational
church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
For New MAnhers

Ten members were taken into the
Rock Island chapter of the American
Woman's league at last evenings meet
ing. The next meeting will be with
Miss Clara B. Hampton, 1877 Seven
teenth street, Tuesday evening, June
IA, at which time the reports from the
national convention Will be read.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
LONG AEROPLANE RACE
Aero Club of st. Louis Would Father
Contest Around Big Triangle.

st. Louis, June "A. B. Lam
bert, president of the Aero club of
st. Louis last night announced plans
for an aeroplane race over a triangu-
lar course from indianapolis to st.
Louis, thence to Chicago.
Mr.. Lambert said that while an
aeroplane night between the three
cities would be the most severe test
for heavier than air machines ever
attempted, it was entirely feasible
Almost any number of machines can
compete in the proposed race, which
will be conducted in the same man
ner as a race, between automobiles,
he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
STOLEN!
REWARD FOR RECOVERY

Horse and buggy was stolen from
Market square at Rock Island, ILL.,,
on May 81, 1910, at l p. m. Bay
mare, age 10 years, weight about
1850 pounds, small white spot on
forehead, left eye blue and blind
wire cut on one hind foot. goes lame
from hard driving; cut on left fore
leg near shoulder. Light harness
with breast collar. Roadwagon. two
seats, piano box, spring in front and
in back, implanted square piece of
wood under single tree on shafts,
dashboard broken.
EDWARD KITTILSEN
Sheriff of Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02

known as a boodler than liar" said
State Senator ID. w. Holstlaw in an
interview at his home, speaking of his
confession to accepting bride of 81
500 to vote for Lorimer.
Maybe" he continued, Il took the
money because l saw every one else
doing the same thing-I can't explain.
1 made the confession because
couldn't tell a lie.
"All / want is to sink out of sight.
I knew the Indictment charging me
with perjury was "a bluff, and it didn't
brighten me. But when they asked
me whether was paid for voting for
Senator Lorimer l had TO tell the
truth"
Daughter Talks.
A daughter of Holstlaw followed the
interviewer out of the house. Break
ing down, she exclaimed:
ITO spend years of toll in building
a name and then to destroy it at one
blow. oh, how could he do it? Ny
mother is Frustrated. We have not
said a word to father @bout the trou-
BILE, for it would break his heart. He
could not have been in his right mind"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
with him, determined to give him an
other trial.
PERSONAL POINTS.

Justice of the Peace c. j. Schroeder
is in Chicago.
Fred ]. Hanson of Cedar Rapids is
in the city on business.
Louis Helfrick of Des Moines is visit
ing relatives in the city.
Miss Clara Russ of Chicago is here
for a visit with her relatives.
A. E. Benson and George Wiese left
last night for a pleasure trip to Florida
Eugene Mccarthy arrived home after
spending several days in Kansas City,
Mo
George E. Lewis of Chicago arrived
in the city this morning to spend sew
eral days on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Atwell of Chicago are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Russ, 3006 Tenth avenue.
Edward Hamilton or Iowa City left
for his home this neon after spending
the last few days in the city on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Sweeney, SIG
Twentieth street, have as their house
guests the Misses Elsie and Harriet
]. ]. Mason and family, POI Fourth
avenue, will leave Rock Island Mon
day for Medford, Ore, where they will
make their future nome.
Richard and Raymond Dunlap of
Joliet are visiting in the city. They
are en- route to Colorado, where they
will make an extended stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Buckley of SaIida,
Colo, are in the city and are the
guests of Mrs. Buckleys sister, Mrs.
Anna NJ Carlton, 100 Fourth avenue.
Miss S. Price of New Holland, H.,
who has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. D. w. Thomas. 1913 Forty-second
street, left this afternoon for her
home.
Robert Smythe left yesterday for st.
Paul on business. From there he wiz
go to Portland. Ore, and Seattle,
Wash, where he will spend several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Alcott, who
have been visiting relatives in the tri-
cities for the past fortnight, left Rock
Island this morning for their home in
FL Paso, Texas.
D. L. Garrison, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Leah c. Garrison, and
Miss Edith McMann, leave tonight for
an extended trip through California
and Washington.
Miss Clara Barclay, former mem
Der of the high school faculty who has
been the guests of friends IN Rock
Island for several days, has left for
her home in Peoria.
w. B. Roberts, formerly of Rock |
Island, but more recently of Boston, |
is in the city, and as his friends. will
be glad TO learn, has arranged to take |
up his residence here again.
Mrs. G.. A. Gilman of Beloit, Wis,
who has been visiting in Rock Island |
with her son. c. E. Gilman, left this /
for st. Louis, Mo-, where she /
will be the guest of relatives for sew |
eral months.
Mr. and Mrs L. ]. Rugan and daugh- !
ter Dorothy of Cedar Falls, Iowa, who /
have been the guests of friends and |
relatives in the tricities for a fort
night, left Rock Island this morning |
for their home.
DR.. ]. R. Hollowbush leaves Sunday /
night for st. Louis to attend the an
nual convention of the American Med
cal association as alternate delegate
from the Illinois society. Mondas-
night he will attend the annual meet
ing and banquet of the alumni of
university, of which he is
Z member.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
SAYS HIS WIFE DESERTED

Charles NJ. Eckhard Begins Suit for
Divorce in Circuit Court.
Charles NJ Eckhard has flied a bill
for divorce in the ',ffice of the circuit
court in which he alleges that his
wife, Mrs. Cornelia Eckhard, has de-
serted him Tho couple were united
in marriage in 1897 and they lived to-
gether until 1901, when, it is alleged,
the wife departed without any reason
for so doing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
Steamer Columbia Resumes Its Satur.
day Afternoon Excursions,

Beginning Saturday, June 4, and
every Saturday thereafter. Leaves
Rock Island at 4 p. m. and returns al
1880 p. m. Round trip so cents. Good
orchestra for dancing. Supper so
cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
THIRD DECREE"
BY POLICE HERE:
George Homer Charges He
Made Admissions in Fear
of Violence.
is HELD TO GRAND JURY
With Edward Harrison, With Whom
He Is Indicted, He Is Placed
on Trial in Circuit Court.

Unusual developments are expected
in the trial of George Homer and Ed
ward Harrison, under indictment for
burglary and larceny. They are charg-
ed with having broken into and stolen
a quantity of tobacco from freight cars
lying in the Milwaukee yards in this
city Attorney Edward w. Schoede,
who, incidentally, is making his debut
as a criminal trial lawyer, states that
he will expose some of the methods
employed by the local police force
along third degree" lines.
The incipal evidence against the
defendants apparently is a confession
which Homer is alleged to have made
to the police, in which he told how
the job was done. Harrison was
found him selling the tobacco, and
Homer was arrested soon afterwards
in this city trying to dispose of a
quantity of the weed.
The police conducted the case
against the two men at their prelim-
mary hearing and they were bound
over to the grand jury on charges of
burglary and larceny. They have been
in Jail several months pending an in
vestigatioh of the charges by the
grand jury.
Homer Refutes Confession.
The defense is going to fight the in
PRODUCTION as evidence before the jury
of the confession claimed to have been
made by Homer. Attorney Schoede
holds that his evidence will show that
the confession was forced from Homer
through fear of bodily injury. Police
officers who made the arrests. and
who were present when the confess
sion is said to have been secured, have
been summoned to appear in court and
testify. In this way the defense hopes
to show that the confession was
wrung from the prisoner and was not
the truth, but fabrication of facts
made up by Homer, who feared vio-
lence unless he complied with the de-
mands of the officers that he tell who
did the job.
State RfdicuIes Charges.
The prosecution is inclined to ridi-
Guile the line of defense which the ac-
cused are relying upon. The state
holds that the charges of third de-
gree methods are entirely unfounded
and that Homer made his confession
in good faith and is now merely trying
to get out of standing the conse-
quences. The trial started today with
the work of securing a jury. The de-
Tense objected TO so many of the
that it was necessary to
send out hurriedly and empanel more
Jurors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
Daughter Talks.
RAISCH ESTATE DIVIDED

-'AUHIty 10 1NUIJUT IIUIEtI t1IIIUItR ItSLdL-
or's Mother and Children.
The will of the late Frederick c.
Raisch. dated March 2, 1906, has been
admitted TO probate in the county
court by Judge R. W. Olmsted. 1t
leaves $500 to the mother of the de-
ceased, Mrs. Catherine Rzisch, a sim
liar amount to a son, John, and the re-
mainder of the estate is to be divided
equally between the latter and
daughter, Amelia X Raisch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02
WEATHER is UNFAVORABLE
Weekly Bulletin of Bureau Finds the
Temperature Is Too Low.

Washington, June 2.-The weekly
weather bulletin says: The weather
of the week as a whole was unfavor-
able over the great corn growing
states, being generally too cool for
the best development of the cereal.
Farm work is delayed and season
generally is backward. over spring
wheat growing states weather is too
cool and dry, especially over the
more eastern portions ;over the more
western portions, however, warmer
weather prevailed and conditions
generally are more favorable. In
cotton growing states the weather is
generally favorable"
Modern Wocdmen and Royal Neigh
bors, Attention.
Memorial exercises will be held at
Chippiannock cemetery Sunday. June
s, 1910. Meet at o'clock p. m, NJ.
w. A. building. Take cars for ceme-
terry at 2:30 p. IN.
MARX HARDER, President.
A. o. GUTZWEILER. Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02

Roehr was member of the German
Lutheran church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-02

All the news all the time The
Argus.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-09
A Bald Fact.

1t is common to deplore the lack of
humor in a person. Yet the very want
of wit may save certain amount of
embarrassment, as was the case on a
certain occasion with President John
son. HE was one day." says a writer
in Harper's Magazine. visiting my
mother. and friend. Mrs. Knox, a
widow, came in She had known Mr..
Johnson some years before, when he
was a member of the legislature, but
they had not met since then.
after mutual recognition Mr.. John
said: How is Mr.. Knox? | have not
seen him lately
He has been dead six years. said
Mrs. Knox.
"I thought l hadn't seen him on the
street. said Mr.. Johnson.
"When Mrs. Knox left my mother
said. laughing. That was a funny mis-
take Of yours about Mr. Knox
! "'What mistake did l maker said
Johnson. i said l hadn't seen him on
the street, and hadn't"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-09
FooIinq Her Husband.

That there are more ways than one
Of "killing a cat is Il we'll known fact
but the newest of ways has been
evolved from the fertile brain of u
Germantown woman who is blessed
with stingy husband This husband
is generous enough i'm one sense of the
word His wife may have the best
attire the stores afford charged to his
account. but she may handle no money.
Women. in this mans opinion. know
nothing of the value of IL dollar. On
leaving for his Office in the morning
he kisses her goodby and thrusts a
quarters worth of trolley tickets into
her hand.
Now milady goes shopping. buys a
few necessities and a fifty dollar wrap
for which she has no use whatever.
Next day she returns the latter, re-
ceives credit slip for $50 and betakes
herself to the handkerchief counter,
where she spends so cents, receiving
$49.5O change. Placing some small
change in her purse and slowing the
roll of greenbacks in what she con-
siders Il safer receptacle. she leaves
the shop feeling that she has made
the best of bad bargain.-Ph iladel
phia Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-09
OWNING Your Home.

81 have always felt that upon prop
erly appointed and becoming dwellings
depends more than anything else the
improvement of mankind" said Benja-
min Disraeli Carl of Beaconsfeld). TO
sit in the evening il your comfortable
armchair; to look around you and
know that everything you see there is
your very own and that you have OBJ
tanned it all SO that you practically do
not feel the cost; to know also that if
you, the breadwinner. were suddenly
called away your home would still be
your wife's or your family is
one Of the pleasures of life, indeed.
1t is a pleasure which gives you new
heart in your work in the world. 1t
sends you out every morning deter
mined to get on and to earn more
money. and because of that very deter
mination you do become worth more
money.-New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-09
Comforting Words.
Many an Edgerton Household will
Find Them So.

Find Them So.
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back removed; to be entirely free from
annoying, dangerous, urinary disorders
is enough to make any kidney sufferer
grateful. To tell how this great change
can be brought about will prove com.
forting worms to hundreds OF Edgerton
readers.
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