Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-06

War; when the crash came on Nov.
4, 1903.
So many have been the laws de-
lays, that, only in this year of
Wars release after a long service,
cents on the $I which they entrust-
ed to Wars care as secretary of
the local association.
No Leniency shown.
In August of 1904 War; was taken
to Joliet after being given an indie
terminate sentence of from one to
ten years by a Henry county circuit
court. His case was presented to
the board of pardons in the interest
of his release on parole in July ~.
The decision of the board then was
that he be required to serve his max
imum term.
At the present time, when only
part of what was uaken is being re-
stored to many wage earners who
sunk their all in stock of the asso-
citation in the SOS. there is consid-
cradle speculation as to where War;,
author, candidate for president of
the school board in Moline and, at
the time the crash came, president
of the National Educational society,
will wend his way when he walks
forth a free man after over six years
behind prison bars.
Never Back Here.
1t is practically a certainty that
he will not return to Moline-the
city which shelters many of the vic
Tins of his unsuccessful business
ventures. What he would find if he
returned is a vacant dilapidated
building on Third avenue which was
once humming with the business of
the printing establishment he main
tanned. And though years soften
bitterness. he would doubtless find
few warm friends and-some enc
mics
Doubtless then, this man, who was
victim of temptation and circum-
stance, will seek the friendly shelter
of a certain modest little bungalow
near Los Angeles, Cal, which is
maintained by his daughter, Miss
Bertha, and by his wife. If any will
receive the exconvict warmly the
daughter will, as it is told that to
this day she has never lost faith in
1.-The brave, noble. handsome father
of her childhood days"
Not Yet Paid For.
Moline friends of the lovable
mother and daughter of this man
who weakened and went wrong e
ceive word once in a while from the
home in sunny southern California
The word is that the comfortable
home in which mother and daughter
reside has not been entirely paid for,
but that one of the sons, Norman,
ing in their support, and that Miss
Bertha has proven herself painter
worthy of note and is deriving no
mean income from her work.
The confidence of people in ]. w.
War; is gone forever. There are
those in Moline who could not be-
lieve it, when they heard the news
that the crash had come and who
even now sorrowfully admit that
they could have trusted Mr.. War;
as a brother"
Jacks House Falls.
Whatever confidence remained was
SAdIIGIeu IOISNGi OL JAC 0ey III ShO
Henry court house when the states /
attorney compared the life of the |
with the life of a young |
man in a book written by Mr.. War; |
and entitled The Business House |
that Jack Built The newspaper |
files on July, 1904, say: AT the
first announcement of the title of
the book the face of Mr.. War;
blanched and he did not recover his
usual calm through the remainder of
the session of the court"
This man, who was pillar in the
Unitarian church, wit and a leader
in literary circles, the owner of a
handsome home and a summer bum
galow on Rock river had lost his
grip and been swallowed by the abyss
and he knew it.