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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
DEATH IN PRISON
DEBAUCH CLIMAX
Joseph Dheere Seized With
Heart Failure During De-
hrium Trenfens.
BARTENDER FOR VERBIEST
Had Called on Police to Protect Him
From Burglars He Imagined
Were Rif1ing Saloon.

Joseph Dheere, 1922 Fifth avenue,
died last night at L O'Clock at the
city police station, where he was
taken early yesterday morning while
suffering from delirium tremens.
The mans death was caused by heart
failure, superinduced by chronic al
coholism.
At 1:10 yesterday morning, call
was received at police headquarters
from Dheere, who worked as barten-
der at the Verbiest saloon, 1924
Fifth avenue, stating that four men
and a woman were attempting to
rob the saloon. The police went to
the saloon and Dheere refused them
admittance. They then returned to
the station and found that other calls
from Dheere had been received. De-
tectives Brinn and Church went to
the place. Dheere was in the alley
at the rear of the saloon and stated
that the robbers had just made their
escape. A search of the neighbor-
hood showed that there had been no
robbers and as Dheere was under the
influence of liquor, he was taken to
the station. Yesterday morning a
physician attended him and prescrib-
ed for him. At that time his condi-
ton was fairly good. Last night he
was seized with cramps and before
medical assistance arrived, he was
dead
Inquest Over Body.
The body was removed to the
Wheelan undertaking rooms, and an
inquest was conducted there at -,
O'Clock this morning by Coroner ].
F. Rose. Testimony from DR.. ]. c.
Souders and Officers Frankhauser
and Church was received and was in
accordance with the above facts. The
jury returned a verdict that death
was caused by heart failure superin-
duced by chronic alcoholism.
AS far as is known, Uneere had
no relatives in this country He
made his home at the Verbiest resi-
dence. He was one of the witnesses
in the Halves murder trial, and his
testimony did much for the acquit-
tai of Halves.
Dheere was 40 years of age and
was a native of Belgium. The funer-
al will be held at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon from the Wheelan I'M
dertaking parlors and burial will be
in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
NEW PASTOR COMES HERE
HI. S. Willing Takes Charge of Free
Methodist Church.

Rev. H. s. Willing of Chicago has
been appointed to the passionate of the
local Free Methodist church to succeed
Rev. John Harvey. Rev. Willing comes
here with the highest endorsement
from his church and previous appoint
ment. Besides successful pastorates,
Mr.. Willing was engaged extensively
in evangelistic work for a number of
years. In the course of an interview
with an Argus representative it de-
that the reverend gentleman
had walked in the paths of the (print-
er's) devil" and up through the vari-
Gus stages of the art preservative, both
in the mechanical and editorial depart
ments. Itinerating after the manner
Of newspaper dom for a number of
years, he was eventually converted
and entered the itineracy of the Free
Methodist church Rev Willing has
extensively, is an able speak
er, a good mixer and an entertaining
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
GRAND JURORS FOR
JANUARY APPOINTED
Twenty-three Citizens Representing
Various Townships Named
For Duty.

Members of the grand jury for the
January term of the circuit court were
named yesterday afternoon by the
county board of supervisors as follows:
Cordova-Charles Lamb.
Coe-Thomas Mccall.
Canoe Creek. H. Wreath.
Zuma-A L. Mead
Port Byron-H, E. Wade.
Hampton-Peter Christensen.
South Moline-James Pease.
Moline-J. G. Sholes, J. E. Murphy,
William H. Efflandt.
Rock Island-W. T. Johnston, John
Laurman, Joseph Stroehle, ST., Mathies
Buncher.
South Rock Island-E. T. Mat
tausch, Sr.
Black Hawk-William O'Neal.
Coal Valley-Joseph Sommerson.
Rural-Andrew Donaldson.
Bowling-Arthur Miller.
Edgington-R. z. McEntire.
Andalusia-William Stewart.
Buffalo Prairie-Elmer France.
Drury-JOseph Watson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
Lawless Element Pulling Off
cial Strings in Effort to Re-
tain Possession of Outfits
and Resume Operations.
DECENCY MOVE RIDICULED
feople Looking to States Attorney
MagiIl to Go to Front i'm Name of
Order and Demand Exile of the
Crooks and Thugs.

Lawlessness will show its real test
OF strength the coming week when
mere are to be final hearings in the
justice courts on the search warrants
under which the raids were conducted
on the public gambling rooms and
upon the repletin writs secured by the
Schaum brothers and BiIlburg, pro-
pr1etors of the three resorts from which
the gaming tools were seized only to
be Wrested from the control of the
constable that took possession of them
and whisked to a Davenport store
mouse to be held under cover until
such time as the excitement subsidies
and the gamblers are permitted, with
lne sanction of the authorities, to
whom they openly assert they have
been paying license to return and
resume operations
Well organized, protected by the au-
thor1tfes, and evidently treasured as
to their Wanted rights the gamblers
are exerting powerful influence to be-
fiddle the public and to so complicate
court, proceedings in which they are
involved that, with the cooperation of
the "higher-ups" that they are seeking
to enlist, eventually they will be en-
abled to escape punishment or exile,
and cause the people to forget that the
city has been and is passing through
the gravest crisis in its history
Would Kick In Doors.
A. w. Billburg is resisting a search
warrant in the court of Justice P. H
Wells, to whose court a change of
venue was taken from Justice ]. H
Cleland at the instigation of John
Lconey, attorney for the gamblers.
Bfllburg is acknowledged to be the
owner of the valuable gambling outfit
seized in the raid of the rooms above
his saloon, the Park, on Twentieth
street, between Second and Third ave-
nues, last Saturday afternoon. The
outfit was stored under the direction Of
Constable August Schmid, on war
rant issued by Justice Cleland, in the
>Roessler building, on Fifteenth street,
opposite the county court house JUS
tfce G.. P. Nissen then issued a writ of
replevfn to H. w. Mcbride, who had
charge of the BillDurg gambling house,
and who jQst now is facing a charge of
attempting to kill Constable Schmid, !
for the recovery of the Billburg appa- |
ratus. Mcbride, on the strength of
this writ, in the light of day, had the |
paraphernalia removed from the Roess-
Ter storehouse and carted to Daven-
port. Mcbride and his aids notified |
the proprietor of the Roessler store !
house that if the doors were not op- |
ened to permit of the removal of the |
property entrance would be forced. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
C.,R.L.&P.
Intimated at Illinois Central
Fraud Hearing Rock Island
May Be Involved.
JUDGE STOPS A WITNESS
Blue Island Car Company, Which
Padded Bills Against One, Also
Did Work for Other.

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Car repair work
done for the Rock Island railroad at
the plant of the Rock Island Car and
Equipment company was brought into
question yesterday at the Illinois Cen
trail graft inquiry in Judge Brugge-
meyers court. Following additional
disclosures of padding accounts for the
Illinois Central by several witnesses
Arthur Bayfield,, former clerk and
bookkeeper for the car company, said
the concern had also repaired cars for
the Rock Island and other roads.
Forbidden to Reply.
Were the same methods of car re-
pairing and car checking carried out in
the Blue Island yards in regard to
work done for the Rock Island?" asked
Attorney S. M. Hoover of counsel for
F. B. Hartman, c. L. Ewing and ]. NJ.
Taylor. the defendant former officers
of the Illinois Central.
Before the witness could reply
Judge Bruggemeyer interviewed. He
said it might open door to other pro
ceedings.''
Kept Tab on Pudding.
The testimony of bayfield, was re-
garded as of Importance to the prose
cution for the reason that, instead of
relying on memory, he had kept pri-
vate account of his own, in which he
had kept a record of alleged padded
bills from the time that he first sus-
pected he was being made a party TO
From this record he
stated that during the month of Au-
gust, 1909, the company had charged
the Illinois Central $4,000 for work
which should have been billed at
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24

from Chicago after spending a fort.
night with her son, William Byrnes
Mrs. Clark Waggoman of Washing
ton, D. c., who has been visiting heI
uncle, w. C. Negus, has returned to
her home.
Earl Bowlby, 1928 Second avenue
will leave Monday morning for Chica'
go, where he will resume his studies at
Chicago university.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. McCombs and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Fullerton will
leave tonight for Lake jefferson,
Mimi, where they will visit for 10
days.
Mrs. w. w. Wood, daughter, Mrs. w.
Matheson and granddaughter, Chesty
Matheson of Seattle, Wash, are the
guests for a few days of Mrs. Wood
sister. Mrs. H. w. Young.
Lawrence Gowling will leave Mon
day morning for his heme at Ithaca,
N. Y, after having spent the sum-
mer visiting with friends here. He
will enter upon his senior year at
Cornell university.
Mrs. William McEniry and son,
John, accompanied by Mrs. McEniry's
father John Cleary of New Orleans, de-
son City and Chicago. Mr.. Cleary ar
rived week ago to visit his relatives
here. He was accompanied here by
Miss Bessie McEniry, who spent the
summer in New Orleans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
SHERIFF PLEADS INABILITY To Get
EVIDENCE AGAINST LAWBREAKERS

he simply wished to use them as col
lateral in raising money needed to car
~ on large works for his company. AS
an evidence of his desiring to protect
his friends, he made each a present of
a certificate showing the holder to be
owner of $500 stock in the Hall Con-
struction company. Recently the con-
struction company failed. and now the
note-givers are being called upon to set
tie, Hall having hawked the paper
among different banks of the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
GAMBLERS ARE PREPARING TO MAKE
FINAL STAND UNDER Their RIGHTS"

Nissen also issued the writs of re-
plevin on which the Schaums secured
possession of their gaming tools. The
apparatus secured from the three
gambling houses is now in storage at
the Schicks Express company building
in Davenport In each instance bonds
were given by the owners of the gam
bling outfits. These bonds in each
case amount to $400. Otto Seidletz
signed with the Schaums and Simon
Lewis with Mcbride.
Public Awaits Developments.
The public, or the law-abiding ele-
ment in the city, just now is awaiting
the disposition of the search warrants
and the replevin writs 1t is left to
Constable Schmid to defend the search
warrants. 1t is expected that the Law
and Order league will furnish him an
attorney, but the people have a right
to assume that States Attorney L. NJ.
Magill, accepting him at his word
when he went on record this week
through the press rs standing with the
Law and Order league in its effort to
cleanse the city, will give his personal
assistance to Constable Schmid. 1t
would seem that the law could
compel the return to the city of
the seized gambling outfits. but John
Looney, the legal adviser of the gam
bIers, has plainly informed the state
prosecutor that if he wants to get the
gambling tools he will be obliged to
see to their return himself.
Up to State, Says Wells.
81 tried yesterday to make my posi-
ton plain" Justice P. H. Wells stated
today The hearing on the Billburg
search warrants is all that there is be-
fore me. The gambling outfit that
Constable Schmid states he secured
from the Billburg place is the evidence,
and it appears to me that ii is up to
the state prosecutor to produce the
evidence to sustain the search war
rant. 1 have refused to dismiss the
search warrant in order to
give the state opportunity to sustain
Justice Cleland in the issuance of
the search warrant. l have ordered
two continuances. Now I have served
notice upon Mr. Magill that unless he
is in my court at o'clock next Mon
day morning to indicate what he pro-
poses to have done in the name of the
people in this proceeding. 1 will wash
my hands of the whole affair and dis
miss the warrant. On the other hand,
if the state can deliver the gambling
apparatus alleged to have been seized
at the Billburg place in front of my
court. I will order it destroyed in &C
cordance with the law. 1t is plainly
up to the states attorney, and not
to me-"
Mr.. Taylor Bad Actor.
81 have just begun to discover that
7 am a dangerous CITIZEN S. G. Tay-
or, arrested by the police for assisting
n the raids on the gamblers, facetious- |
Y remarked this morning. 81 was
at the city Jail the same as
/ common vagrant. Among other pos |
sessions which I carried, my pocket |
1nife was taken from me. It's a knife |
carried for years, and l always used |
I to trim my toe nails. l discovered |
his morning that my nails were get |
ing long, and now I am in quandary. |
don't like to go to the station and |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
WILSON BEATS HIS FOES
ChicagOan Elected Prohibition State
Chairman at Springfield.

-
Chairman at Springfield.
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-Alonzo
E. Wilson of Chicago won out in a
battle against the insurgents" in
the Illinois prohibition convention
yesterday when he was elected
chairman of the state central COM
mittee. Insinuations of irregulari-
ties during the reign of Wilson were
made, but when the committee met
yesterday afternoon it elected the
Chicagoan chairman of the organiza-
ton he has headed for ten years.
Wilson's political enemies limited
that improper methods were used by
him in securing candidates for the
state prohibition ticket and that
there had also been some financial
irregularities during his time in Of
fee. but they failed of their purpose.
The fight on Wilson was led by Will
liam F. Brubaker and William f.
Mulvihill.
One hundred delegates were pres
ent when the session convened in the
senate chamber. Charles r. Jones
of Chicago. national chairman, was
elected chairman of the convention
George w. HOFFMAN of Eureka, Mrs.
Emma Goodman of Champaign and
Mrs. Ella Stuart of Chicago were
named as candidates for trustees of
the University of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
Is Adjudged Insane.

Phillip Johnson of this city has
been adjudged insane by a jury in
the county court, and Judge r. w.
Olmsted has ordered him committed
to the hospital at Waterfowl. John
son is 80 years old and it developed
at his trial that his mental condition
has never been right since childhood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
READ "THE SILVER HORDE
Opening Chapters of Story by Rex
Beach Printed Today.

Elsewhere in this issue of The Ar
gus appears the opening numbers of
The Silver Horde" an absorbing
story of the far northwest by Rex
Beach, author of THE Spoilers" THE
Barrier" etc. Do not fail to read this
of fiction, which will be
printed in serial form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
SHERIFF NOMINEE DIES

Henry Eggers, Republican Candidate
in Scott County, Expires.
Henry Eggers. republican candi-
date for sheriff of Scott county, died
last evening at his home on Rocking
ham road, Davenport, after an illness
of several months of tuberculosis of
the spine. He was Al years of age
and is survived by his wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24

trim my nails, for fear l might be
thrown behind the bars again. Guess
I'll either have to purchase new knife
or go to a chiropodist."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24

U. S. Consul at Florence Dead.
Washington, Sept. 24.-Jerome A.
Quay, aged 70, American consul IT
Italy, is dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24
ADD ANOTHER DAY
Mercer County Fair Directors
Extend Time to Give Pro-
gram of Races.
RAIN MARS THE FINISH
Miss Grace Morrison and Edward
Byrne, AIedo Couple, United in
Public Wedding.

Aledo, ILL. Sept. 24.-(SpeciaD
A public wedding, performed at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was a
big feature of the Mercer county fair.
Rev. T. S. Pittenger performed the
ceremony at the fair grounds in the
presence of large crowd. The prin-
cipals, both residents of Aledo, were
Edward Byrne and Miss Grace Nor
rison, daughter of Caleb Morrison.
The couple received 500 in gold
from the management of the fair.
Despite the rainy weather, the at
tendance yesterday was fairly good.
The fair was continued today in the
hope that the race program might be
completed. The display of corn in
Central hall was of unusual inter-
five kinds of yellow and white corn
and several kinds of pop corn. G.
z. Wilson of Princeton, who acted
as judge in this department, says the
display this year was of a better
quality than that of any previous
year. The department of farm pro-
duce was attractive, including fall
and spring wheat, buckwheat, barley.
clover seed, beans, oats and timothy,
besides melons, potatoes and squash
es, of which there were 80 entries.
In the miscellaneous exhibits there
were garden products of every
kind. among which were some grape
tomatoes, smaller than grapes, but
resembling tomatoes in color and ap-
pearance.
The ladies were interested in the
fine collections of jams and jellies
and cake and bread, which showed
the skill of Mercer county house
wives.
Cattle Exhibit Fine.
The stock raisers were all inter-
ested in the celebrated Greenwich
herd of fine cattle, owned by Leon
and son of Aledo. The
herd of Angus cattle,
owned by G. E. Thornton. also dis
played many blue and red tags, as
lid Mr.. Stead's Lone Tree herd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-24

Nothing Is nine tnaI Is our duty. and
common life with homely surround
lngs Ia the best discipline for most OF
us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-20
CHAPTER TX.
Waiting for Dawn.

Cayley wheeled SO that he headed up
into tire wind and dropped facing the
girl ard with his back 10 her retrea ting
assailant He had TO drop almost ver-
ttealiy in order TO avoid being blown out
into the sea after he struck the ice Even
a. II was, he went slithering down the
CLASSY slope toward the water. and only
managed 10 check his impetus by throw
Ing himself fiat on his face and ciutching
At a hummock which CHANGED 10 offer
him precarious hold. He rad corne
down all adrfft as sailors say. and his
monstrous wings, pOWerless for light but
instinct with Tapping perversiiy cost him
q momentary struggle while he was get
ting them bundled into controlIable shape
All the while he half expected an at
tack from the man whom his sudden an
pearanee had just put to flight Whether
the man came back rot would DEPEND
On how badly Cayley's portentous inter
ventfon had frightened him. bat If he
came back before the sky-man had cot
clear of his wings he would hud an an
tagonist as helpless the girl herself
Cayiey, before he dropped had weighed
II az an even chance that this very thing
would happen
And If il did not the odds war. s,iI
rather against his coming out of The
maneuVeF unchanged. AIightfu. upon
An unknown surface at night in a dense
fog ana IN the teeth Of No. gale was
Z
preservation would approve OF.
Hut. thanks as much 10 luck AS to skill
ne presently FOUND himself upon his feet
unln)ured. He AT once set out making
what haste lie could across the ice
toward where he had last seen the sirl
shouting up the gale at her at the same
time. to know il she We're safe lie. heard
no answer but presently mad. her out
dimly. only a pace two away His
nrst act, Then. even before speak king was
TO take out his pocket electric bt,lI's-eve
and turn II full upon her
It's Just To make sure You're not hurt
that really got down here i'm tim. =
he apologlzed. Il wish / might have
saved YOU the terror. but IL wasn't until
you cried out that / knew"
I'm not hurt" she assured him ",'m
q little daZed, that's aI-No not with
fright with wonder | hardly had time
To be frightened. But | thought you'd
gone this morning; that YOU had aban-
dored MS lust a YOU said YOU would
And yet. wner ] cried out Just now for
help II was YOU that / called to-
And then YOU came. out of the sky lust
"a I was sure YOU would For 7 Was
certain. with the same certainty one ha
IN dreams. Now that it's over I find
myself wondering again IL YOU are real
I'm not hurt at all
Before he could find anything to saw
in answer they heard another shot
mufted in the fog from the direction al
the Aurora. and In prompt reply to 1,
another Voiley.
Wasn't there firing before" she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-20
Naval Orders.
South Dakota in Port.

The armor-d cruiser South Dakota one.
of the ships OF the special service squad
ron which represented the United States
Navy at the recent centennial celebrat ION
of Argentine Independence. has arrived al
San Francisco. according To report re-
ceived at the Navy Department to-day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-20
Movements of Naval Vessels

The Indiana, Iowa and Massachusetts
have arrived at Gibraltar; the Mac
donough and Stringham at Lynnhaven
hay; the Bailey at Norfolk: the South
Dakota III San Francisco: the South
Carolina at southern drill grounds: the
Potomac at Norfolk. the Wolverine at
Manitowoc. Wis: the Amphitrite at
New Orleans; The Connecticut at New
York city.
The Leonidas has sailed from Charles
ton for Lamberts Point: the Tacoma
from Bluefeids for Cape Gracias "A
Dios: the Rocket from Washington for
Indian Head and Norfolk: the Wheeling
and Petrol from Yokohama for Hong
kong: the Mayfiower from PASSPORT,
Ne, for Bar HarDor: the Abarenda
from Tompki nsville for Port Said. en-
route 10 Asiatic squadron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-20

Women's GAUGE weight Ribbed Vests,
sleeveless
Plain with lace trimmed yokes.
Perfect fttinR. elastic quality. One da
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-20
Target Practice Season Extended

m-nt of the East has issued an order .x
tending the regular target practice sea
son for troops at Fort Myer Va I,
September 10. and for troops at Washing
ton barracks. ID. C., to October n