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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
PRISON DOORS
CLOSE ON PAIR
Slayers Of By Sayler at Wat
seka Surprised When De-
clared Guilty.
DISAGREEMENT EXPECTED
Terms Fixed by Jury at IL Years for
Miller and 3 for the Woman
Ask New Trial.

| Watseka, ILL.,, April 12.-After be-
ing out So hours the jury in the
Sayler murder case yesterday after.
noon returned a verdict Of guilty. DR..
w. H. Miller was sentenced to IL
years in the state prison and Mrs.
! Sayler to three. John Grunden, IA
| Their of Mrs. SayIer. was acquitted.
| The convicted defendants have NOV
ed for a new trial.
The general expectation had been
that the jury would disagree. Late
in the afternoon, after more than ten
ballots had been taken, a verdict of
m anslaughter was decided on. Short
ly after 3 o'clock the jury announced
that it was ready to report.
When the jurors entered the
courtroom Mrs. Sayler was seated be-
side her daughter. Coda. and DR..
Miller beside his wife. Grunden sat
alone a little aside from the others.
CoIIapses After Verdict.
When the foreman of the jury ut
tered the word guilty" Mrs. sayler
fell weeping into her daughters
arms. DR.. Miller bIanched and his
wife flung her arms about him, sob
bling Historically.
There was considerable confusion
in the crowd and the bailiff raped
for order. Then the jury was polled
and Attorney Free P. Morris made
the formal motion for a new trial
States Attorney John P. Pallissard
agreed to April 80 as the date for
argument. Judge Bibell than thank
ed the Jurors and discharged them.
Feels Grip of steel.
When Miller arose from his seat
to leave the courtroom one of his
guards stepped forward and mo-
ment later, for the first time since
the murder was committed, he felt
the. clasp Of manacles about his
wrists. His wife still chung weeping
to him, but an oficer pushed her aside
and the convicted physician was led
out OF the courtroom to the county
Jail
Mrs. SayIer, after fit Of sobbing,
recovered her composure and was
taken unshackled to her cell. Her
father squared his shoulders and
walked out OF the building a free
man.
The trial was the most sensational
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

ever held in Iroquois county and has
brought great crowds to watseka on
court days. Practically every resi-
dent Of the county has followed 1t
either by attending sessions OF the
court or through the newspaper ac-
counts. Before a jury could be i'm
paneled 237 veniremen were exam
ined. The trial began on March IA
and cost the county $1,000.
John Byron. popularity known as
BY" Sayler. stock buyer and
murdered July IL, 1909. in his own
home. The motive for the crime lay
in the fact that Mrs. Sayler and DR..
Miller had for a long time previous
to the killing been on such terms of
intimacy as to make Sayler laugh
ing stock and byword Of the whole
community.
Whether the trouble was precipi-
tated by Miller or by Sayler prob
ably never will be known. The fact
remains undisputed, however, that
Miller shot the man he had wronged,
four times with an automatic re-
volver, each of the bullets taking eff
feet Sayler's death was almost in
Simultaneous.
Hard to Get Facts.
The great difficulty in getting at
the facts in the case lay in the cir
cumstance that Miller. Grunden and
Mrs. Sayler we're the only eye-wit-
nesses of the tragedy The story
they told tended to indicate that it
was Sayler who brought the tragedy
about by attacking Miller with a
Ratchet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

church. Mr. McFariane moved Win
his family TO Peoria from this city q
year ago. The child died OF intestinal
trouble.
IgIehart Funeral.
Funeral services for b. E. Iglehart
will be conducted by Rev. B. B. WI
liams, pastor OF the First Methodist
church, at the residence, 1897 Fifth
and-a-half avenue, tomorrow afternoon
at 2 O'Clock, and burial will be In
Chippiannock cemetery. Aside from
his children, deceased Is survived by
two brothers and two sisters: NJ. X.
and E. K. Iglehart, Rock Island; Mrs.
Hattie Minner, Seattle, Wash, and
Mrs. Carrie Pyfer, Dixon, Ill.
Harry A. Franck-
Harry Albert Franck. Is years Of
age, died this morning at the home Of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Franck,
5131s Seventeenth street, his death
having been caused by complication
Of diseases after an illness of few
weeks The boy was born in Rock Is
land, and had lived here all his hfe.
He attended Lincoln school. He was
a bright young chap, and his many
friends will mourn his death. He is
survived by his parents, three broth
ers, William, Carsten and Otto, and
two sisters. Elsie and Emmas The fu-
neral will be held Thursday afternoon
at $3.50 from Trinity Episcopal church.
and the services will be conducted by
Rev Granville H. Sherwood. Burial
will be in the German Lutheran GEM
etery.
The mother Of the child is at pres
emit seriously Ill with typhoid pneumo-
MIA. and so has not yet learned of the
death of her son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
MILK AS A PREsERvaTNE.
Chemist Announces RemarkabI. R..

Chemist Announces Remarkable Re.
suits From SKINNED Variety.
That skinned milk freed of bacteria
Is perfect preservative is the discov.
cry recently announced by DIR. o. Hen
~ Novak of Austin, H., who has
been a chemist forty years and has
been employed by the United States
and Austrian governments.
Basically the theory Is that dipping
articles OF food in skinned milk coats
them with an almost invisible film that
absolutely keeps out germs, air or wa.
ter and is indissoluble and fmpervfous
to acids. The thin Aim viii preserve
fresh meats, eggs, fruit or other edi-
bles subject to decomposition without
regard TO temperature, according to
the chemist, who Is corroborated by
other scientists and professional men.
In his laboratory In Austin the other
afternoon DR.. Novak exhibited hang.
ing pieces OF beef, leg Of lamb and
fish which were subjected to q bath
In skinned milk four days previously,
The temperature since then had bean
around 65 or 20, but these articles had
the appearance and odor Of perfectly
fresh pieces. An egg which had been
dipped on Jan 8, 1909. was opened.
Those who saw the egg say 1t could
not have been distinguished from an
egg laid the same day.
DIR. Ncvak says nothing should be
dipped which is not fresh. After germs
have developed the aim is worse than
useless, 9---
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
HALLEY'S COMET DIMINISHING

Heavenly Wanderer Surrounding to
Suns Heat, Says Astronomer.
Halley's comet appears TO be disinte-
grating as it draws nearer the sun, &C
coraing to observations made OF 1t be-
fore it went into temporary eclipse q
few weeks ago. This was stated by
Professor 3. E. Barnard OF Yerkes OBJ
servatory, who was one OF the first TO
photograph the celestial wanderer on
its reappearance last fall and who has
been studying it during the winter.
The comet may surprise US by nm
expected developments In the next few
days." said Professor Barnard the 9TH
er day. THE observations which have
been made up to date show that It Is
diminishing In substance and luminos-
ity. It probably was a great comet
when It shone down On the boats OF
William the Conaueror as they crossed
the English channel, but since then it
has been losing power.
I'VE have learned that as the mass
OF such body grows smaller its sur.
face relatively increases; hence the
growth Of the tail of q comet indi-
Gates the dissipation OF its solid sub
stance. The rays of the sun act on
the diaphanous tail with disintegrat-
ing force. actually seeming to tear II
apart Photographs taken a few hours
apart show fragments OF the tail torn
off and floating away.
Thus the tail Of a comet is con-
stantly changing. II is never twice
the same and indicates that the body is
wasting away into space. Finally 1t
becomes merely pack of meteors aft
er all the gaseous matter is forced out
Of 1t. We know that a pack Of me-
teors was swinging around the sun IN
regular orbit In 1893 and In 1865,
when showers Of meteors fell on the
earth. In 1899. however. when they
again were due. only a few fell, show
ing that the pack had been swerved
from its course.
These meteors are supposed to be
the solid nucleus OF the comet Some
persons seem to think that nothing
would happen II the nucleus Of a COM
ct struck the earth. am of the opfn-
ion that a good deal would happen II
body Of meteors as hard as iron
should collide with this planet There
Is no danger OF this from Halley's
comet, however. It's tail Is likely to
sweep US, but the head will pass mil
lions Of miles beneath the earth.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
GLASS AND CUT GLASS.
Pressed Ware at Times Deceives Even
Experts.

Experts.
Buyers for large houses are some
times deceived when buying cut glass
and find they have bought what is
commercially known as pressed glass
instead of the genuine article.
Yet there are a few simple rules
that will safeguard the ordinary buyer
at retail. The chief one is to pick out
only what the manufacturer calls
closed In articles. By this he means
vases, jugs. pitchers, bottles and the
like.
These cannot be duplicated in press
ed glassware, which is first nodded In
patterns and the edges ground. This
process gives 1t so close q resemblance
to real cut glass that even experts
may be deceived.
But in the CLOSED in" articles some
way is yet to be devised by which the
pressed lines can be followed through
the opposite side when put on the
wheel to be cut, as the pressed part
interferes with the workman seeing
through the glass, which he has to do
in order to follow the lines Of the de-
sign on the cutter.
The kind of cut glass that is coun-
terfeited is called open work, such as
plates, naples or any fat article
through which the workman can read
lily see when finishing 1t.
Another help In selecting cut glass
II fits weight. The genuine is made
from pure lead glass, made chiefly in
America, especially for cutting. This
lead glass Is very heavy.
The frst step toward cutting Is 60
mark on the ''blank"-that Is, the dish
in the clear glass-in red or other paint
the design that has been selected FOR
it
The most common designs are dia-
mond shapes, stars Of various points.
crosses and squares and other geomet-
rical patterns.
The design must be marked on the
glass exactly to stand the test Of COM
pass and rule. When all lines are In
perfect accordance with the pattern
and also At the blank the ''roughing'
begins. This is cutting the heavy work.
such as the necks Of vases and bottles
and the heavy lines on the stars.
This Is done on Q 4aRchtue called the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
FINE CAREER ENDS
Roy Edward Jens Claimed by
Pneumonia in West After
Weeks Illness.
BRINGING REMAINS HERE
South Rock Island Boy Who Was
Making Name for Himself as
Mining Engineer.

Roy Edward Jens, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Jens OF South Rock ISL
and, who died yesterday afternoon at
Cripple Creek, Colo, had been i'll a
week of pneumonia His sister, Mrs.
W. B. Killmer of Tulsa, Okla, who
was summoned to his bedside a few
days ago, reached Cripple Creek short
ly after his death. The remains will
be brought TO the home in South Rock
Island and will reach here Thursday
morning. The body will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Killmer from Cripple
Creek and Mr.. KiIlmer will join her
at Kansas City.
Roy Jens was born in South Rock
Island March II, 1888. He was edu-
Gated in the local schools and grad
uated from Rock Island high school
in 1901. He then entered the Univer-
sity of Illinois and graduated from the
electrical engineering department in
1905. He was a popular student at
the university and a member of the
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
After his graduation he secured a
position with a firm in New Hamp-
shire where he worked two years. He
was then sent to Colorado and was the
electric engineer in some mines owned
by the firm at Cripple Creek
He is survived by his parents, four
brothers, Arthur, Chicago; Walter,
who is attending Armour institute in
Chicago; Harry and Gilbert at home,
and three sisters, Mrs. Killmer and
Misses Ethel and Myrtle Jens at home.
Roy was a young man of splendid
characte He was beloved by all who
knew him and his work as an engineer
gave promise of a brilliant future. He
was an enthusiastic worker in the Y.
NJ. C. A. at Cripple Creek
Arthur and Edward Jens will arrive
home tomorrow from Chicago to at
tend the funeral
Mrs. Rose Novack.
Mrs. Rose Nowack died yesterday
afternoon at $50 at her home. 325
Fourth street, after an illness or Iom
years with complication of diseases.
She had been confined to her bed two
years. She was born in Rock Island
Dec. II, 1853. Her maiden name was
Rose Greimner. She was married in
1872 to Christ LETTER. who died in
1890. She was married a second time
in 1898 to Henry Nowack, who died
seven years ago. Three children by
her first marriage survive, Ernst LET
fer, Mrs. Clara Kroegel and William
Letter, Rock Island, and one son by
her second husband, Henry Nowack,
at home, and a step-son, William No
wack. She is also survived by two
sisters. Mrs Mary Walz, Kansas, and
Mrs. Josephine Kerr, Rock Island.
The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock from the resi-
dence. The services will be conducted
by Rev. F. J. Rolf, pastor of the Ger
man Evangelical church, and burial
will be in the German Lutheran Gene
terry.
Margaret McFarIane.
Margaret, 4-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs, Duncan McFarlane. who died
yesterday at their home in Peoria, was
buried at o'clock this afternoon In
Chippiannock cemetery. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted at the Knox un-
dertaking parlors by Rev r. B. Will
liams, pastor of the First Methodist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
woman's League Meeting.

The Woman's National Progress
sive league will hold a meeting with
the Davenport branch of the league
Thursday afternoon at the labor lyc-
cum, corner Second and Ripley
streets. Davenport, at 1880. The
subject for the afternoon discussion
is public Fairgrounds and Rev. R.
X Atkinson will speak on the sub
ject. An interesting program has
been prepared and the meeting will
prove of benefit TO all. Friends are
invited to attend and members are
urged to be present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
The Job peuartm.nt.

Former Employer-And so you are
q newspaper man now. Thompson
Thompson-Yes. sir; I'm the editor of
the job department. Former Employ
er-Editor Of the job department.
Thompson-Yes. sir; carries In coal.
and scrubs the floor. and cleans the
windows. and all such edith as that,
sir.-LondOp Graphic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Harvard Even on Tsft.

Cambridge, Mass, April 12.-wIth
two blanks cast. 800 members OF the
Harvard law school broke even In q
straw vote cast yesterday on the
question: Resolved. that the record
of the present administration for the
past year would not Justify the re-
election of Taft"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
ENUMERAT0Rs AT SCHOOL

VIII Meet DistrIct SupervIsof OF Cen.
sus at New Harper Tomorrow.
A school Of instruction for GEN.
sus enumerators OF Rock Island, An
dalusia, Milan, Illinois City, Edging-
ton, Coal Valley and South Rock
Island will be held tomorrow morn
ing at 1880 at the New harper.
Robert r. Wallace, district supervis-
or of census, will be present. and
the enumerators will receive their
final orders before beginning their
work Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Old Scottish Words.

Here are few quaint old Scottish
words still used good deal in East
Aberdeenshire: ''Mowse"-To say any.
thing is nae n1owse means It is un.
canny or dangerous. ''Connached"-
Spoiled; clean connached would mean
utterly destroyed or rendered useless.
"Blaud"- To blaud anything would
mean to soil it. A child would be told.
'Dfnna bIaud your clean pima Gar
dies" or "GHurdics"-A child's fore
arm. The last is very old express
sion, but we have heard it used. sic
bonnie gardies be has" means the
baby has plump arms.-Glasgow Her
aid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Hostess at Musicale.

Mrs. NJ C. Rice, at her home, us
Nineteenth street, yesterday afternoon
was hostess to a company of tri-city
ladies at delightful musicale. Miss
Elizabeth d. Mott Of Davenport, con-
tra1to, with Miss Olga Junge at the
piano gave delightful program. Miss
Mott has recently returned from New
York where she studied for two years
with the best vocal teachers of the
country and yesterday was her first
appearance in recital in the three
cities. Following is the program as
given:
ct Arise from Dreams of Thee. HUM
1.-THE Quest" ......... Eleanor Smith
American Indian Songs. .Cadman
la Habanera'-From the opera of
Carmen ................. B1zet
(a)-"Hush-a-Bye Baby Dear .Gaynor
fb)-'In Garden" $1,000. Hawley
Defn ..-.-...-..... BONN
Dearest Sidney Homer
Springs Awakening ....... Hawley
The home was very attractive in its
decorations of lilacs, spring flowers
and ferns. Refreshments were served
at the close Of the afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
HANDLERS Meet,

The regular meeting of the Ram
biers club was held last evening with
Miss Grace Day, who resides on Fiji
teenth street. After disposing of the
items Of interest a pleasant time was
had in social way. Lunch was
served by the hostess. Miss Rose
Kohn will entertain the club at the
next meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Daughters of Covenant Meet.

The Daughters Of the Covenant of
the First Methodist church met last
evening with Miss Blanche Boggess.
926 Seventeenth street, 40 of the
members being present. Musical
numbers were given by Miss Lois
Hubbard and Mrs. Lindorff and pa
pers were read by Misses Dorothy
Stevens. Elizabeth Wiley and Bessie
Beeler Miss Belle Carpenter and
Mrs. 8. e. Mattison read interesting
letters from missionaries in foreign
countries. The hostess served lunch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Mrs. Lulu Dean Schumacher daugh-
ter of Mrs. Sarah ]. Dean. and Den
mis- e. Thorngren were married Sat
urday evening at o'clock at Christ
church rectory, Moline, Rev. A. G.
Mnsson performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorngren will make
their home in Moline. Mr.. Thorn
gren is a clerk at the Moline Pillow
company plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Scoft.McHuRh.

John R Scott OF Moline and Miss
Frances McHugh of Monmouth were
married Saturday morning in Mon
mouth by Rev. Father P V Egan of
the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. Mr.. Scott is one Of Moline's
enterprising business men, being en-
gagged in the commission business in
rooms in the Manufacturers hotel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

All the news an the tpne-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Johnson-CarIson.

Gust A johnson and Miss Mary
Carlson, both of Moline, were united
in marriage at s o'clock Saturday
evening at the Swedish Lutheran par
sonage. The bridegroom is employed
at the Moline Furniture works. AL
mon Johnson and Lyndon Johnston
were witnesses. The couple will make
their home at 102 Fourth avenue, Mo
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Eastern Star Meeting.

Rock Island chapter 269, Order
of the Eastern Star will hold it's reg
ular meeting for April tomorrow A
large attendance is desired as bust
ness of Importance will be transact
ed. An invitation is extended to all
resident or visiting members of the
order to be present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Announce Marriage.

Announce Marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mcmahon,
1000 Eighth avenue announce the
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Mamie, to Chris Schatz,
the ceremony to take place April
20 at st. Joseph's church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

Court Of Honor Party.
Court of Honor 81 will give card
party at K. c. hall Thursday after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

noon. Cinch and 500 will be played
and the games will begin at 1880.
The court will give a dancing party
in the evening at the same place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
Margaret McFarIane.

Margaret, 4-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs, Duncan McFarlane, who died
yesterday at their home in Peoria, was
buried at o'clock this afternoon In
Chippiannock cemetery. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted at the Knox un-
dertaking parlors by Rev. r. B. Will
liams, pastor of the First Methodist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

Eagles Dancing Party.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Eagles
will give a dancing party tomorrow
evening at the Eagles home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

church. Mr.. McFarlane moved with
his family TO Peoria from this city q
year ago. The child died OF intestinal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-08
MY DOCTOR
MIGHTY fine
Mrs. Hattie Cain Of CarrSviIle
Thinks all the More of her
Doctor Since He Advised
Her TO Take Cardui,

CarrsviIle, Ky.-"My doctor" writes
Mrs. Hattie Cain, ''who advised me to
lake Cardui, for my troubles, Is mighty
line doctor, and say God bless Cardui
and the people who make it.
Before took Cardui, suffered with
female troubles for sixteen years. ]
would have to send for doctor every
three month, and Obi how dreadfutly !
suffered!
"I would cramp and have convulsions
and il looked like | would die. At last
took Cardui and OH what surprised ]
iound It was the medicine for mel
"From the first bottle, began to mend
and now am well, can do more work,
Fan walk and go where please and il
don't hurt me, and owe it all TO Cardui. |"
Cardui helps sick women back to
health. It mas been doing this for over
SO years. II is not a laxative, or heart
Or kidney medicine-it is woman's
medicine.
IL you are woman, try It
B-Wrtfe TO: Ladies' Advisory Dept, chatt2'
nooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga Tenn. for Spect0l
Instructions, and 64-page book, Home Treatment
ior Women" sent In plain wrapper. on request y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-08
(From The Argus files of 1885

Oct. 1.-The apple crop in most
states this year is an entire failure, and
so the price Of the apples per bushel is
correspondingly high.
Alderman NJ. NJ. Briggs left last
night for Chicago, where he will join
other Rock islanders in visit.
NJ. V. Cannon of Davenport was
chosen at New York as one of the so
representatives of the Irish National
league to go to England to assist Mr..
Parnell il the election.
Oct. 3.-For the first time in years
Rock Island postoffice receipts for the
month exceeded those of the Moline
postoffce. For September Rock Is
land had s4,75411, while Moline had
but s4,579.19. If the increase con-
tinues in Rock Island we will soon
have a regular delivery system.
The 18th annual convention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association of