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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
BROWNING WILL is FILED
Document by Which Estate of Late
Moline Attorney Is Divided.

The will of the late John T. Brown
ing of Moline was admitted to probate
in the county court yesterday after
document, which was dated Sept. 10,
1907, numerous requests were made,
among which were the following: Miss
Hansa A. Browning, sister of deceased,
living in New York state, $4,000; Miss
Sarah R. Reed, $4,000; Mrs. Deborah
R. Drowry, $500; Tri-City Sanitarium
of Moline, real estate; Moline public
hospital, $1,000; Salvation Army, ST.
600; Y. NJ. c. A, $1,000; Moline public
library, $1,000; Fred c. Entrikin, real
estate; Miss Bessie Browning, a niece,
books and works of Robert Browning;
Lewis Browning, nephew, gold watch
and chain, and Mrs. Frank w. Gould,
books and family relics. John S. GILL
more and DR.. A NJ Beal we're named
as executors to convert the remainder
of the estate into cash and to divide II
into four parts, which were to be as
signed as follows: One part to Hansa
A. Browning, one part to the children
of deceased Lewis Browning, one part
to the children of Elizabeth Hurlbutt,
a sister OF Mr. Browning whose home
is at Montville, Conn, and the fourth
part to the children of Alonzo P. Brown
ing. brother of deceased whose home
is in Brown county, Kansas. A codicil
to the will dated June IA of this year
donates the Browning tract in Moline
to the city to be used as an athletic
park and playground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27

brought by Jake and Phillip Schaum
by means of which they recovered
the paraphernalia seized in the raid
made upon their gambling ROBINS
by Constable August Schmid, are to
come up Oct. 6 before Justice George
P. Nissen. who issued the writs.
These writs. the justice says, calls
for no gambling tools and Constable
Peter Heverling, according to Mis-
sen, did not take any gambling par
aphernalia from the levee where the
stuff had been carted preliminary to
being burned. The writ secured by
Phillip Schaum was for the following
articles: two tub tables, one wheel,
two round tables, "a chairs, car
pets, linoleum and pictures. Mis-
sen states that the tables and the
wheel were not taken by the con-
stable, although 1t seems that they
were receipted for and they are no
longer to be found in the possession
of the constable or his deputies.
The writ given Jake Schaum called
for three electric fans, one desk, IS
chairs, linoleum, pictures, clothing,
a davenport, shoes, hats and books,
disappeared.
The hearing on the replevin suit
in the Billburg case is to come up
Sept. 80 before Nissen. This writ
does not specifically call for any
gambling goods and yet it is report
ed at the storage house where the
constable seized 1t, that everything
was taken away on the writ, gam
bling paraphernalia and all.
Owners of Property Notified.
Notice was served this afternoon
by the Law and Order league upon
property owners to vacate their
premises of lessees who are using
the property for unlawful purposes.
league that these premises are being
used for gambling and as houses of
prostitution. The notices were
served upon the owners of the fol-
lowing places:
Gambling-119 Eighteenth street;
1926 First avenue; PIT Seventeenth
street; 119 Nineteenth street; 1915
Second avenue; 1929 Fifth avenue;
317-19-21 Seventeenth street; 221
Twentieth street.
Houses of prostitution - 2101
Third avenue; 223 Twenty-first
street; 227 Twenty-first street; sos
Twenty-first street; 304 Twenty
first street; 226 Twenty-first
street, 81 Seventeenth street;
1907 Second avenue; 1880 Fourth
avenue; 21O7-21O9 Fourth avenue;
1926 First avenue; 1903 Fourth ave-
nue. 119 Sixteenth street: 1905
First avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
horst TO BUILD
A BIG WAREHOUSE
Rock islander Gets Contract for Ad-
dition to Root & VanderVoort
Plant in East Moline.

Root & VanderVoort, the East
Moline automobile manufacturers,
are about to make another extension
to their plant. The contract was
let today to H. W. Horst of Rock
Island for a four-story warehouse,
with full concrete basement, to be
built just north of their present
foundry. The cost will be $45, 900
and work must be completed in
three mouths.
The building above the basement
will be of brick, full mill construc-
ton. 1t will have a sprinkler .sys-
TEN, modern heating and plumbing
and a full equipment to insure the
safety of the employees in case Of
fire. Temple & Burrows of Daven-
port are the architects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27

tirety I do not propose to decide il in
part. Since l was deprived of juris-
diction of these seized articles, and
could enter no order in regard to them
that could by any possibility have
been enforced, ! entered no orders
whatever. 1 think my stand in the
matter was the correct one, and that
my decision was the only reasonable
one that could be rendered under the
circumstances. If others differ with
me in regard to that matter, they OF
course have that privilege.
Respectfully,
PHILIP H. WELLS"
Near to Blows I'm Court.
Shortly before the close of the
case in Justice P. H. Wells court
yesterday afternoon, Assistant States
Attorney H. M Schriver, for the
prosecution, and John Looney, who
appeared for the gamblers, engaged
in a wordy war, and, but for the
interference of the Justice and 9TH
ers in the court room, might have
come to blows. The trouble arose
over a statement made by Attorney
Schriver, who charged that Looney
and his clients took the gambling par
aphernalia from the Roessler store
house. Looney Immediately called Mr..
Schriver liar.
Attorney Schriver came back at
Looney and called him a black-leg and
a few other names. This was about as
far as the alteration went. The court
room was cleared Of spectators and
the trial continued until the case was
dismissed by Justice Wells.
GambIers' Hearing Put on.
After the issuance Of warrants by
Justice P. H. Wells for the arrest of
A. w. Billburg and H. E. Mcbride
for gambling yesterday John Looney,
attorney for the gamblers, asked for
a change of venue to another court.
Under the law, the cases would have
to go to the court of the nearest jus
tice. After the granting of the trans
fer it was learned Justice w. +.
Schroeder, the nearest justice, was
absent from the city, and it there
fore was necessary to take the cases
before Justice J. H. Cleland, whose
office is across the avenue from JUS
tice Wells. Later in the day JUS
tice Schroeder, who had been out of
the city, appeared at his office, and
the cases were transferred there
from the court of Justice Cleland.
Justice Schroeder, however, protest
ed that the proceedings had not been
presented to him in proper form, and
he declined to go ahead with the
bearing After the alleged defects
in the order of procedure are rem
edied, it is expected that Billburg
i'll have their preliminary hearings
in Justice Schroeder's court. How
ever, no date has yet been fixed.
Billburg and Mcbride are interested
in the gambling room over the Park
saloon on Twentieth street, on which
a raid was made Sept. IT. The gam
bling furniture was stored by Con-
sta BILE Schmid at the Roessler store
house on Fifteenth street, and was
seized there on a replevin writ is
sued by Justice G.. P. Nissen at the
solicitation of Mcbride. The Bill
burg and Mcbride gambling outfit
Is now stored in Davenport.
Hearing ON Schaum writs.
The hearings on the replevin suits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
GAMBLERS HOLDING THEIR OUTFITS;
bank ROLL" IN HANDS OF THE LAW

day that at the time he issued the
writ of replevin he did not know that
these articles had been seized under
| a search warrant, nor did he know
that they were gambling parapher
| MALTA. What Mr.. Mcbride has done
with these articles. or where they
now are, 1 do not know. This writ
of replevin effectually and entirely re-
moved them from my jurisdiction, and
any order that 1 might have made in
regard to them would have been a
mere farce, as 1 would have no means
of enforcing it. AS to the legality OF
proprfety of Justice Nissen's issuing a
writ of replevin under the circum
stances l have nothing to do official
ly, and express no opinion.
so when the case came up for trial
yesterday there was nothing within
my Jurisdiction except tae money and
the stud, which Constable Schmid had
placed in the bank. l notified States
Attorney L. NJ. Magill upon the open
ing of the trial that there was no use
in proceeding unless these various ar
ticles which had been seized In the
raid could be brought within my jur-
isdiction. as / would not decide the
matter piecemeal or issue any orders
in regard to property that 1 could not
have enforced, and that I should SIM
ply dismiss the case and leave the
matter just where it stood.
Declines to Order Return of Money.
Mr. Magill, however, elected to pro-
coed. At the conclusion of the evil
dence offered by the state I asked
where the goods were. 1t was admit
ted on all sides, and indeed was
shown by the evidence, that they had
been taken under the writ of replevin
issued by Justice Nissen, and deliver
ed over to Mr.. Mcbride. That left
nothing for me to pass upon except
as to the ownership of the money
and stud. Mr. Looney, attorney for
Mr.. Billburg, moved that I enter an
order directing Constable Schmid to
forthwith return the money and stud
to his client This 1 refused to do,
since 1 did not care to pass upon one
angle of the case unless the entire
matter was submitted fully to my jur
isdiction. l therefore dismissed the
case without entering any order what
ever as to any of the property. The
parties are simply in the position they
were before the trial Of the case.
What Constable Schmid will do with
the money or what means Mr.. Bill
burg and his attoyney will pursue to
recover it, are matters for those men
to determine. What Justice Nissen
will decide when this replevin case
comes up before him for trial is
matter for him TO determine.
Deprived of Jurisdiction.
Personally, did just what I notified
States Attorney Magill 1 would do if
the goods seized as gambling parapher
MALTA were not submitted to my juris-
the case, and leave
the entire matter just where found it.
Unless l can decide case in its en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
BODY OF CHILD. is
FOUND IN THE RIVER
Fishermen Bring in Remains in Net
Haul-Ordered Buried by the
Coroner.

Fishermen operating a net in the
river at the foot of Twelfth street
yesterday brought to the surface the
decomposed body of a child. Upon
instructions of Coroner J. F. Rose
the remains were buried in the coun-
ty cemetery by Undertaken B. F.
Knox Owing to the state of decom-
position, it was impossible to deter
mine whether the child had ever liv-
ed and the case remains one of the
unsolved mysteries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
FALLS UNDER TRAIN;
LEG is AMPUTATED
Thomas Davis, Sylvan Works En-
ploye Pays Dearly in Attempting
to Steal Ride.

Thomas Davis, who has been en-
ployed as laborer at the Sylvan steel
works, in attempting to board a NOV
ing eastbound Rock Island freight
train leaving the Silvis yards at
10:45 last night, missed his hold
and fell under the wheels. His left
leg was amputated above the knee.
He was removed to the Moline city
hospital and given medical attention.
Davis was trying to steal a ride to
Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
COLLISION ON THE BRIDGE
Two Robb's Express Company Driv-
ers Are Injured in Accident.

George Hack and John Carter, driv-
ers in the employ Of Robb's Express
company, were thrown from the wagon
on which they were driving across the
Rock Island bridge at 1880 last night
and were somewhat bruised by their
fall. They were driving to Rock Is
land with a double team when an au-
tomobile travelling in the same direc-
ton struck the wagon with considera-
BILE force. The horses were thrown
in a heap and were somewhat scratch
ed up. One Of the men in the auto
mobile was cut up by the flying glass.
Both wagon and machine were broken
up. The owner of the auto was not
learned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
HoIdlna Conference.

s. R. Badgley of Cleveland, Ohio,
arrived here this afternoon to con-
fer with the building committee of
the Central Presbyterian church in
regard to the modification of the
plans of the proposed church build
ing. Mr. Badgley is the architect for
the church He met with the COM
mittee this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
Tlpton Goes South.

The United States snagboat steamer
David Tipton arrived here yesterday
from the north and continued south
early this morning. During the sum
mer season the boat has been used
for snagging purposes between this
port and st. Paul and has spent very
little time below Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
Committee TO MEET
Organization TO BE Perfected Mt Rock
Island Turner Hall Next Thurs
day Evening.

meeting of the Rock Island coun.
ty democratic committee has beer
called at Turner hall in this city for
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. the
object being to complete the organ.
ization. Members are urged to be
present, as it is important that of.
fcers be chosen as preliminary tc
the opening of the fall campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
NJ. & X to- Close Women's Depart
ment Wednesday Evenings and
at $50 p. m. Daily Except
SATURDAY,

While the NJ. & X store for men
will continue to be open Wednesday
and Saturday evenings and close at
6 p. m. other days OF the week, the
new NJ. & X. department for women
will be closed Wednesday evenings
and at $3.50 p. m. daily, Saturday be-
ing the only evening that the wo-
mems department will be open
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
Bow Wanted at M. & K.

A boy desiring work may secure
same by applying at the NJ. & X at
once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
Licensed 10 Wed.

All the news all the time-Tha
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27

WHEN the digestive system
needs toning and strength
ening-the bowels regulated
the liver and kidneys stimulat-
ed, take the best remedy
known to science.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
Deprived of Jurisdiction.

Personally, did just what I notified
States Attorney Magill I would do if
the goods seized as gambling parapher-
MALTA were not submitted to my juris-
diction-dismiss the case, and leave
the entire matter just where I found it.
Unless l can decide a case in its en-
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
Nearly 200 Employees of the Local
Railroad Yards Have TheiI Work
ing Hours Reduced in Num-
ber From Nine to Eight.
THE SHOPS TO BE CLOSED ON
SATURDAYS.
Master Mechanic Posted Bulletin
Today and Order Became Effect
i've This Afternoon-Road
Wants to Reduce
Expenses.
TWENTY MEN ARE LAID OFF.

Effective today, an order has been
issued by Master Mechanic C. M.
Hoffman OF the Rio Grande Junction
shops. changing the bours OF all the
shop and roundhouse employees from
nine to eight and reducing the work
ing days from six to five in number
each week. This order affects some
$50 or 200 men. and is even more
radical than the expense reduction
cut which went into effect at about
this time last year.
Besides the cut in hours In tn
roundhouse and shops, some 20 men
were laid off in the car department
today. the reason given being orders
from officials higher up to cut down
expenses.
Railroad business is reported to be
unusually dull at the present time,
which is borne out by the fact that
only two freight trains were de-
spatched from this city today. 1t is
undoubtedly due to the slack of traf-
fic and railroad business in general
that the late bulletin was posted
Hereafter the men will get off work
at 1880 pm, and only those who are
absolutely needed to keep the trains
moving Will be employed on Satur-
days.
It is thought that the new rules
Will remain in force for about six or
eight weeks. when it is thought that
business will begin to improve again.
The intimation was made to The
Sentinel this afternoon that even
more reductions may follow.
The bulletin mentioned above Is as
follows:
Until further advised, the work
ing hours of all shop and day round
house men will be eight hours per
day, from 1880 am. to IL noon and
from l pm. until 4:3O pm.
Shops will be closed on SATURDAYS
and only light running repairs made.
This applies to all machinists,
boilermakers, coppersmiths. black
smiths, painters, tankmen, tank and
locomotive carpenters and their help
ers and apprentices.
tSigned) &C. NJ. HOFFMAN,
Master Mechanic"
There is a general acceptance by
the men of this new and radical or
der in good faith and good-naturedly.
NO complaint has been heard among
the men today. As the men are maid
by the hour, 1t naturally lessons their
wages, but 1t also cuts down their
working time.
1t seems to be the general belief
among the men that, when business
gets heavy again, the roads will re-
turn to the old schedule.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
GENERAL B[ANTON DEAD
REVOLUTIONS TRIUMPH
SEEMS CERTAIN TO-DAY
1By Associated Press.1

Bluefields, Nicaragua, Feb IL
General Blanton died as he held to
the hand of General Luis Menas in
order to stand and fight.
A misinterpretation of an order
given by General Blanton to another
is held by the PROFESSIONALS to be re-
sponsible for the retreat of their
troops, following their repulse by the
government forces at Santa Clara.
The insurgents do not admit defeat,
and declare that the way to Managua
is still open to them.
1t is explained that General Menas
had not expected to defeat the enemy
with the small force at his command.
out had planned to keep the govern
ment forces engaged, with the Idea
chat the enemy would draw rein
'orcements from Acoyopa, only 10
miles distant, and so be unable to
lend an augmented army against
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
EASTERN SLOPE FARMER INSANE

Pueblo, Feb. 11.-W. w. Robbie. a
ranchman, was yesterday committed
to a private sanitarium, having be-
come temporarily demented. His coz
dition is probably due to the deatn
of his little daughter Christmas day.
Robbie, who lived eight miles wes-
of Pueblo, came here to purchase
Christmas presents for his children,
and on reaching home found that the
little girl had slipped on the ice and
been fatally injured. She died with
out regaining consciousness. His
continued grief caused insomnia.
which later unbalanced his mind.
He came here yesterday and was
buying everything in sight. but it
was known he was wealthy, 1t was
not discovered that he was demented
for some time.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
KING EDWARD IS TOLD
WHAT TO SAY TO
PARLIAMENT
fBy Associated Press. ]

London, Feb. 1.-THE terms of
King Edwards speech. with which
the new parliament will be opened.
were finally agreed upon at today's
adjourned meeting of the cabinet.
The cabinet had before 1t today a
sort of ultimatum from the national
directory of the United Irish League.
modelled on the lines of John Red
mond's speech OF last night. The
communication pointed out that
pledges would be required regarding
the lordships' vote on any home-rule
bill for Ireland as a condition for the
nationalists' support of the budget
and the general work of the parlia-
mentary session.
Mr.. Redmond left Dublin for Lon
don today to lend his personal infiu-
ence in the furtherance of these de-
mands.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
HIGH PROMOTION
FOR NEWSPAPER MAN
b+++++++<++%+t++ = = = = = = = : = = > = = = :
[By Associated Press. ]

New York. Feb. 11.-Richard v.
Oulahan. for many years at the head
of the Washington bureau of the New
York Sun, has been transferred to the
New York office to assume direct
charge of all the news departments
of the Sun Printing & Publishing AS
sociation, according to an announce
ment made today by the publishers.
Mr.. Oulahan has long been a prom
inent figure among the newspaper
men of the national capital and at
present is vice president of the ia
nous Gridiron Club.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
General Chamorro in the province of
Matagulpa.
tBy Associated Press. ]

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE OFF,
cials of the state department are
greatly interested in the news from
Nicaragua. that Matagulpa and Boa
co have been captured by the army
of the revolutionists. This interest
especially attaches to the capture of
Mataguipa, as in all probability any
further cause of apprehension on the
part of Americans in that coffee
growing section of Nicaragua have
now been removed.
The whole situation appears to be
distinctly in favor of the revolution
airy forces. and 1t is believed that the
end of the Nicaraguan government
under President Madriz is rapidly ap-
preaching.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
TO SECURE SITE HERE
FOR MODERN AND LARGE
MILK STER|L|Z|NG PLANT

Negotiations under whereby gentlemen
Gently here to look the ground about purchase
worth machinery the latest type fully equip otng
and milk sterilizng plant.
The firm will manufacture all kinds
ster water make all the used by milk
wholesale from dairymen sterze and sell it the
The who behind this industry have their
names withheld for the present. but that they
sas City and have the capital and experience make the paying
business They who thoroughly ali the
details OF running upoae caronatng and
These gentlemen will be here shortly building
and look after other details with reference the
plant which they expect to make strictly modern
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
ANOTHER MURDERER HANGED.
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Allentown, Pa, Feb. 11.-George
M. Shaefer was hanged in the county
lail mere yesterday for the murder of
Leopold Ermann, an itinerant jew
eiry salesman of Philadelphia in No
vember. 1908.
The men had been friends and
Schaefer confessed he killed Ermann
IN the heat of passion because Err
mann teased him about his approach
ing marriage. Shaeffer cut up the
body and buried it under chicken
house.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
HOOSt WON'T MAKE
PEARieH ADMIRAL
IBy Associated p
WASHINGTON EEn

\ MaSHiNGTON, FER i.
npnxAL AL OF HONOR INSTEan OF
TO REAR A.1appoT
Un % COMMANDER ROBEK. r
mkEY, THE DISCOVERER 81;
VIE NORTH POLE, is PROPOSED
by THE SUBCOS!NITTEE OF THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL
AFFAIRS.
TIE SUBCOMMITTEE TODAY
UNANIMOUSLY DISAPPROVED OF
HE BIEL PASSED BY THE SEN.
TIE MAKING PEARY A REAR
DMIRAL.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
The ARCA-NI NU9DERER
PAID PENALTY TODAY
IRy Associated Press. l

RICHMOND, va, FEB. IL
HOWARD LITTLE, WHO MURDER
En- MRS. BESSIE JUSTIS, HER
SON-fN-LAW, GEORGE MEADOWS
and HIS WIFE AND THREE Chill
DKEN IN THEIR HOME NEAR
HURLEY, BUCHANAN COUNTY.
LAST SEPTEMBER. WAS PUT TO
Death BY ELECTROCUTION IN
DAWN TODAY.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
AN EXPLOSION ON
THE BIG BATTLESH|P
[By Associated Press. ]

Washington, Feb. 11.-An explos-
ion which resulted in injury to two
gunners mates, occurred yesterday on
board United States batueship Vir-
ginia while that vessel was firing n
salute Off Guantanamo, Cuba. The
-AaA-.-...> ssifSsi. ,slAss laeira- -iaserteA ipta
being placed in the breach. Rear
Admiral Schroeder, commander In
chief of the fleet, has ordered an in
vestigation into the cause of the acci-
dent.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-11
ROOSEVELT WON'T
l COME THROUGH WEST
Especial to The Sentinel. ]


Eew York, Feb. IA letter was
ceived yesterday by a warm friend
former President Roosevelt, in
hich he makes known that after
living Africa he will journey west
Ard to Europe and from some At
ptic port sail directly for New York.
the letter. which is marked per
hal," he mentioned the effort to
we him return to America via a
cific port that he might there be
elcomed and also welcomed at other
les and towns as he swept by rail
Ncross the continent.
The former president when he
started for Africa had tentatively in
mind his return via the Pacific coast.
but the notoriety that his purpose
developed and the misunderstanding
that such trip across the continent
mis hit create, swerved him from his
original purpose, and his return di-
rectly to New York is now definitely
fixty