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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-01
DAVENPORT

Beautiful Home SoId.-The beautiful
home of the late A W. Wander Veer.
located at the corner of Kirkwood
boulevard and Perry street. was sold
yesterday by ". H Wilson, as admin
istrator Of the estate, to Alfred z.
Walsh, vice president Of the Citizens
Trust and Savings bank, the considera-
ton not being stated.
no Trace of Kidnape-s.-Au trace
OF the two alleged kidnapers of LITTLE,
Henry Lunscheu, who was stolen from
the home of his grandmother, Mrs
Mary Thiessen, Fifteenth and Mar
quette streets several days ago, has
been lost 1t is thought that Frieda
LunsHhen of Upton, who is claimed
TO be the kidnaper, and the miss
ing boy are now in the north.
Railroad Veteran Marries-Dan Mo-
riarity, one of the veteran railway en-
gineers of Davenport, who has retired
from railroad wok and is now employ
ed in the Mason garage, was married
yesterday morning in the Office of JUS
Lice W. R Names TO Miss Meta Wal
J
is 81 years of age. while his wife's age
Is given as 90. They viii make their
home here.
Everett Is in JaiI.-William Everett.
who was one Of the principals i'll the
death struggle for the possession OF
shotgun and which was discharged, F.
causing the death of his companion. .
Samuel Cramer il the little hut two
miles west Of Buffalo. was yesterday
brought to Davenport and is now lock-
ed up in the county jaiy.
Owens is On Trisi.-Charles owens.
civil war veteran, charged with shoot
ing and killing William Kane Of Daven-
port, was arraigned Tor trial yesterday
N the Scott county court. Owens Iv- I.
cd in hut in the east end OF Daven- /,
port and he is accused of shooting
Kane. whom it Was said was torment /.
ing Owens. Kane walked a block and
vas drinking a glass OF beer when
found by the police, who had been /
summoned. He was taken to the hos
pitsl and died few days later .
Obituary Record.-WiIliam Freder-
ick Sitz. for % years pres dent of the
-itz Ice company. died suddenly at the
nome OF his brother, Theodore Sitz.
III South Lincoln avenue, Monday
night at II O'Clock, death being caused
by pneumonia. Mr.. Sitz was born in
Davenport July %, 1855, and has spent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-01

white man has to rule. suppose"
Il don't ike it." Sheldon assured
her. ITO save my life J can't imagine
how ! ever came here. But here 4 am,
and can't run away"
Blind destiny Of race" she said.
family smiling. I'VE whites have
been land robbers and sea robbers from
rPmotest time. 1t Is In orr blood.
guess. and we can't get away from IT."
II never thought about II so alb
stractly." he confessed. i've been TOO
busy puzzling over why I came here"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-01

showing a wrathful and tear stained
face.
You brute, You coward she cried
You have made me shoot man, and
! never shot man IN my life before"
It's only a flesh wound, and he
isn't going to die" Sheldon managed
to interpolate.
What OF that? I shot him just the
same. There was no need for you to
jump down there that way It was
brutal and cowardly."
"Oh. now ! say be began sooth.
ingly-
GO away. Don't you see I hate
you: bate you! oh. won't you 20
away"
Sheldon was white with anger.
Then why in the name Of con- mon
sense did you shoot?" he demanded.
"Be-be-cause you were q white
man" she sobbed. And dad would
never have left any white man in the
Iurch. RUt il was your fault. You
had no righr 70 get yourself in such a
position. Besides. it wasn't neces-
ssry."
"I am afraid don't understand
he said. shortly, turning away. We
will talk it over later On"
Il suppose I've been unforgivsbly
foolish" was her greeting when be re-
turned several nours later from
round of the plantation. I've been to
the hospital, and the man is getting
along ali right. Ii Is not a serious
hurt"
Sheldon felt unaccountab bly, pleased
and happy at the changed aspect Of ner
mood.
You see. you don't understand the
situation be began. I'm the trst
place. the blacks nave to be ruled
sternly. Kindness is all very we'll. but
you can't rule them by Kindness only.
accept all that you say about the
Hswaiians and Tahitians. You say
that they can be handled that way. and
believe you. have had no expert
ence with them. But you have bad no
experience with the blacks. and | ask
you TO believe me. They are different
from your natives You are used to
Polynesians. These boys are Melane-
slams. They're blacks. They're nigGers
look at their kinky hair. And they're
whole lot lower than the African
niggers. Really. you know. there is
vast difference.
They possess no gratitude. no sym
pathy. DO kindness. If you are kind
20 them they think you are fool. II
you are gentle with them they think
you are afraid. And when they think
you are afraid. watch OUT. for they will
get you. Just TO show you. let me state
ne one tnvariabIe process In a black
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-01


kAB don. 81 breakfast. were
aroused bv swelling muir
mUr Of angry voices. The
first rule OF Berande had been broken.
The compound had been entered with
out permission or command. and all
the 200 iuborerS. With the exception
OF the boss hoys. were guilty OF the
offenSe They crowded up. tbreafnn
ing aud shouting. close under the
front verandd. Sheldon leaned over
the vcranda railing. looking down
upou them. while Joan stood Slightly
back When the UoruaT WIS StiliCd
two brothers stood forth. They were
large men. Splpndidfy muSried. AND
With faces unusually feru"iu1S. eveu
for. solomon islanders. one was
CHrin jana. otherwise the Silent. anC
the other was Belhn jana. the Boast.
er Both had served on the Queens
land Plantations IN tie old days. and
they were haCwu - evil characters
wherever white men met and gained.
We felia BOY we want II tlem
two black feiia Mary" said BellIn-
jana
What do you want along bIack
feIla Mary" Sheldon asked.
xiii m SAID Bei,iu jana.
What name you te.la boy tals
along me- Sheldon demanded. WIN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-01

Ont1l q short time
ago, scarcely one
person i'm a thousand
had ever tasted a
really good soda
CraCker-aS it came
fresh and crisp from
the oven.
Now every man,
woman and child in
these United States
can know and en-
JOY the crisp good
ness of fresh baked
soda crackers with
out going to the
bakers oven.
Uneeda Biscuit
bring the bakery to
you.
Millions of people
know these perfect
Soda Crackers in.
their original good
ness. More millions
will enjoy them
daily when once
they know how
good they are.
A food to live on.
Stamina for work
erS. StTengCn IOr the
delicate. Bone and
flesh for little folks.
It will cost you just
5 cents to try
Uneeda Biscuit.
Never sold in bulk,
always in the mOiS-
ture proof package.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
(0MDANX
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-01

JOAN SAW cARIN-JANA SEIZE SHELDON
BT TIE THROAT
sight unnerved him as the row just
over could not possibly have done. he
glanced down at her helplessIy. and
moistened his lips.
Il want 10 thank you" ne began.
There isn't doubt bur what you
saved my life. and / must say
She abruptly removed her bs nds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-01
MOLINE

Room is Fumiaated.-One room IL
the Logan school was given thorough
fumigation Monday by Inspector George
Kemmerling. Some time ago the re-
port that three children, all Of the
same family, had contracted symptoms
of diphtheria. was received by City
Physician Perry Vessel. and he order
ed the precaution in the room where
the children had been enrolled as pu-
pills.
Was Near Death-John Duden, aged
employe of the Moline Plow company,
was on the Fifteenth street crossing
when he escaped Monday evening from
an accident that threatened to prove
fatal AS it was. he received injuries
in the nature OF broken ribs and
badly bruised face, but he fell 10 the
side of the track in time to prevent
being run over by eastbound Rock Is
land train No. 23S.
Mo!iner Absco7ds News that Mich
olas Peters, former meat dealer. can
didate for commissioner at the primar-
les last spring. and treasurer of the
PIatt Deutsch Verein, disappeared
three weeks ago and that his present
whereabouts are yelled in mystery. has
become known. Mr.. Peters, II is al
legged, took with him from Moline near
ly $1,000. which he held by virtue Of
his office as treasurer OF the German
society.
May License Wholesalers. - City
commissioners have discussed, in an
informal manner. the changing of the
ordinance regulating the sale of Ii
quor in the city. If q change is made
it will have 10 do with the selling of
intoxicants in wholesale lots and it
will not affect the retail trade. 1t may
be the city commission will pass an
ordinance compelling agents of brew
cries that wholesale beer in the city TO
secure a city license.
Dog Aids Police.-Yesterday the po-
lice ended their quest for the thief who
made away in broad daylight with a
carriage belonging 10 z. X. Stephen
son. SOP Twenty-fourth avenue. The
alleged guilty party answers to the
name of Oscar Benson. a hostler at the
Frank Kautz livery barn, Thirteenth
street, where the arrest took place. Il .
has been learned that The buggy was
sold 10 parties in Rock Island for Sc.
A little brown dog, known as Boots"
was Bensons companion for the get
away Officers trailed Boots" TO the .
Kautz livery barn yesterday, and the
dog, seeking his master led the police /.
TO a pile.of straw In the front end of
one of the managers. where Benson was
hiding. in Magistrate Gustafson's
court yesterday afternoon Benson
pleaded not guilty 10 the charge. He
was bound over to the grand jury I'M
der $500 bonds.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21
New Books for Library

The following seventy three books and
six sets Of stereoscopic views Will he
added TO The public library Monday:
Useful Arts-American Technical So
ciety, Cycloepdja OF Applied Electricity.
vols; Carpentry and Contracting, 4
vols; Commercial and Building Account
ing, Ia vols. Drawing, vols, Heating
and Plumbing. vols: Mechanical Engi-
ncering, I vols: Modern Shop Practice
vols. International Library OF Tech
nology, Advertising, Automobiles. vols,
Bridges. Cemcnts, Foreign Exchange.
Gas. Graphic States. History OF Arcil
lecture. Mechanics, Painting and Interior
Decoration. Printing Methods, Reinforced
Concrete, Refrigeration, vols, Water
Supply.
Fiction-Deeping. Lame Englishman;
kestcr, Prodieal Judge; McCutcheon
WhatsHis- Uame; Morris. Yellow Man
and Gold. Phillips. Grain OF Dust. Vance,
Cynthia of the Minute; White. The Cabin;
Williamson, Golden Silence.
Childrcn's Books-Forrestcr, Rook $
Nest; Jarvis, White Chystals; Holland
Historic Girlhoods. IIurlbert, Stories OF
our Naval Heroes; Mowry. First Steps
in the History Of Our Country: Pike
Our Little Korean Cousin; Roosevelt
Roosevelt Book; Taggart. Pussy ca,
Town; Whitcon1b. Autobiograph ol
Jeremy l..
Stereoscopic Views for Circulation-The
Blackfect Butte. Mont: Flatheads
Glacier Park. Morrison Cave, Wild But-
faloes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21
Burdette Tells of Evening
Hour With Poet Riley

NOT so very long ago there got into
Tue papers story CONCERNING the mi
ness OF James Whitcomb Riley. every
pody s poet. 1t was lnpubrior,s
lhrenody over dead man. telling in
nlournful accents how the poet S pcr
was forever stllled and his singing
voice forever silenced.
Knowing how the pessimistic liars
were. wholly given over to mournful in
vcntions, we Journeyed from Pasadena
to Little Lockerbic street - In
dlanapolls. where the poet has his
home at 52S. under the pleasant roof
OF Mrs. Charles A. Holstein, to ask
nm what truth there might be in this
premature obituary which was manu-
facturcd and published without his
kuowiedge or consent first had and oh
tanned. And as aforctimc VIC went
shouting IN. Mrs. Burdette and her
husband, and the poet shouted his
CHEEKY hail from his corner of the big
mXing-room and greeted us with the
Rllcy smile. which has more infections
lights and shadows in an hour than an
April day has between the first shower
at sunup and the ''milkiug spellr of
sunny riffs and breaking clouds at sun.
down,
Can't Dissemhle.
| never knew a man who so abso.
lutely hates to be bored as Riley does
And when an unbidden and unwelcome
guest does bore him, | think he can be
deader than any corpse that ever went
INTO trance and crept into IFS casket
TO sleep 1T Off
Probably this fact accounts for the
untruthful stories about his passing on
into the shadows in the lusty autumn
time of his life.
For we found him happily. hopefully,
cheerfully convalescent, after his re-
cent illness. For all afternoon until
long after curfew we sat and talked
and laughed together. He and chatted
long over The old days when either of
us would cancel date Of his own to
run hundred miles out of the way to
hear the other ''argy.' AS he talked
cheerfully of the yesterdays when the
world was Just made for us to play
III. so he talked hopefully OF the to-
morrows that would come with the easy
tasks of working days. The next day
when we came back again inc was
stronger IN body. and in mind and
spirit Just as cheery, and hopeful, and
earnest. He quoted from the songs of
other poets whom lie loved; rccited. al
Mrs. Burdctte's request fragments
from his own platform recitals: talked
a great deal, and. with very tender
and loving laughter. of Bill Nye. his
old-time yoke fellow. Riley knew bet
ter than any other man, perhaps, the
pathetic shadows that driftcd across
Nye's patient, brave. hopeful life, For
years he was a sick man. and more
than many nights he was at his work
on the platform when he should have
been in the hospital.
Entertaining the Committee.
Bill was good-natured even with the
bores whom Riley slammed down. One
morning on their lyceum tour through
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Georgia they landed in city where
they, knew by past experience they
would be assailed by self appointed
delegations of entertainers. They
would be importuned TO take long
drives over rough and dusty roads to
see things they had seen for thousand
times and didn t want to see the first
time, They would be dragged away
TO luncheon with people who made
them tired and drag gooned to dinner
with folk who bored them. And Jim
rebelled. The two lends" secured pri.
vacy IN their own rooms long enough to
wash their faces, and the poet said
Bill, here's where j shake the com
mittee on hospitality. I'm not going
out of my room till we 30 10 the hall
tonight. II play sick, | II do any
thing but wear myself out listening to
lot of old stories badly told all day
and then go before the audience that
pays, its good money to hear us at
our best so tired and worn out that
look and feel like shadow on the
scenery Let's send away our genial
friends and sleep till dinner time
So Jim went dead, as he knows how
TO do, but Bill couldn't bear to disap-
point the committee. He came back
TO dine at the hotel however. pale
and tired. but family smiling and try
ing to feel strong for the evenings
work. Jim was mad. He determined
to teach Bill a lesson.
Rubbing It In.
when we went down to dinner
he told II to me, 81 made up my mind
| ID give him enough of old stale, worm
eaten stories. such as ! knew he ID been
feeding on all afternoon | began to
tell HIM as earnestly as though it was
newer than the hour. The oldest story
ever heard. heard circus clown
tell 1T when | was boy and the first
eternity only knows how old it had TO
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troll Private gifts amounting to 100000
were received during last year. a quite
new experience. and the society kept UP
its full complement of work without fall
Ing into debt
Presbyterians' Good Showing.
sions issues "A supplementary statement
of It's finances, which will he presented
to the general assembly. II shows The
largest gifts TO missions ever made by
receipts OF the board were also the larg
est. and were S1.s32.0oo from regular
sources. To these receipts credits OH
to sss, 400, showing a surplus on the
years account OF $4,000. The year be-
fore carried only eleven months. owing
with two years ago. churches last year
show a gain In gifts of Ss1 200 and in
legacies of 100000. A debt OF $4,000,
carried over for two years. has now been
An earlier statement. amended by later
receipts. indicated a small addition 10
the debt rather than slight diminu-
ton OF H. Therefore to date the new
interest IN missions on the part Of lay
men results in Increase In receipts OF
this board in two years OF $4,000.
~ The four other societies Just ending
and three fall heavily into debt.
Gaynor on Church Going.
The Rev. Christian F. Reisner. pastor
of Grace Methodist Episcopal church in
West One Hundred and Fourth street,
recently addressed letters to number
OF prominent men asking them thcir rea
sons for believing In God The follow
Ing characteristic reply from Mayor Gay
nor was read To The congregation.
You ask me why ! believe In God?
Because cannot help 1t. / simply know
there Is a Cod and that settles II With
me. have absolute confidence In Him,
and am willing to submit 10 whatcrel
lie Wills In respect to me. You also ask.
What good comes from reading the
Bible An immense deal Of good II
soothes YOU and makes YOU content and
ates You and gives you n good literary
style. but that is another matter. Going
10 church gives people steady habits and
makes them prudent and careful, and
makes them vote carefully. Church mem
bcrs make Il stable nucleus for society
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21
.PREsBYTER|ANS At
PARTING OF WAYS
Will General Assembly Cling TO
"Old MoOrings'' or Adopt
Advance Ideas?
BY D. v. FRANCIS.

BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK, May 20.-The Presby-
terial general assembly now in session at
Atlantic City Will be watched with keen
interest by churchmen OF all denomna
tions IL will he one OF the most i'm
portant church gatherings held in long
time. and It's action win have a marked
influence on tic stand 10 he taken by
other great Protestant denominations OH
the question OF higher criticism. new
thought and the breaking away from the
"old moorines"
Some Of the strongest men in the de
nomination are inclined to favor tho So
called "advance IDEAS while others are
fearful that the agitation of the pues-
tion Will be likely TO do more harm than
good There Is, however. a strong ele-
ment in the church which seems deter
mined 10 have the matter threshcd out
church clearly defined.
Woodstock college, officially known as
a Jesuit house OF studies. located for
more than fifty years at Woodstock. Md,
is to he removed 10 site on the hudson
river few miles north of New York
CITY line The reason for removal is in
sufficient transportation facilities TO
Woodstock. Some years since the Jesuit
novitlate, where future priests under
direction Of the society educated.
was removed from Frederick Md. 10 Il
Hudson river site north OF Poughkeep
sic. The new buildings for the college
which cost $4,000. Many OF the best
known Jesuit priests in the United States
OF. the past and present generations were
c,nca ted az WOplstprI
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21

be before a clown would be allowed
to use il. You We heard it long be
fore ever you heard me tell 1.-THE old
man s story Of the soldier carrying his
wounded comrade off the battlefield
the comrade whose leg was first shot
of and whose head was carried away
by second cannon ball on their way
TO the field hospital. Well, / dragged
the old thing out as long as I could,
forgetful fashion of an old man with
confused memory; told the point two
or three times before came to it,:
went back again and again to pick up
dropped stitches iii the web of my
story; wandered and maundered.
Thinks /, 7 III give this lad a taste of
agelong stories that Will sicken him
of them forever 7 made it as long
and dreary as / knew how"
Nye's Discovery.
But to Riley's indignant amazement
Nye received the narrative with con.
vulsions of mcrriment. He choked over
his meat and drink until he quit trying
TO eat and Just listened, giggled,
chuckled and roared He declared it
was the best thing Riley had ever done
and insisted that he put il in his pro-
gramme.
Pay Dirt.
AT first Riley thought his yoke fel.
low bad only detected the plot and WAS
meeting it in his own way. But he
convinced Jim that he was in earnest
and. after about a month OF this i'm
portunity. Riley told the story to an
audience of 1000 people. The galleries
fell, the house went wild, and he had
10 tell it again Ever after it was
one of his funniest numbers The
story has beer told million times by
hundred thousand people. But there
is but ono Riley in the hundred thou
sand.
He "told it again for us in the
coy home out on 'nlittle Lockerbie
street, in the after.dinner hour on
May !. He never told it better.
That s how sick James Whitcomb b
Riley is.
ROBERT j. BURDETTE.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21
|I[TT' S EP|CRANS
|RlCE HIM IN LEAD.
!, Pastor of Fifth Avenue
plurrh Has New Way Of
Saying Things.
py .. v. FRANCIS.


~ Wire 10 The Tribune.
u, YORK. May ..o,-Rev- DR..
,,e new pastor oil the big Fifth
~ y. np.o.byicriau church in New
~ rerhars the first and most
.pln,i orator OF the day. An
IIn =; Dr Jowett has compiled
1F his cplgrammatic sayings
% =, worth remembering. Here
1cr,u ceSsu baptize you with The Holy
-nouer To burn.
wages of sin is -benumomelit.
I'm ye pray"-Set beneath some
= burden ,.,, n
-Sfs. moi piSstyes; 80.
|,aso % drinketh my bIood"-hath
gsrIst y shall all be"-vitalized.
Illustrating.
4 ,sIl inc age Of a Tree by the num-
y ts inner rings. BY the increas-
.E and circles of interccssion you
~ the mans growth in grace.
~ 'Ess-factly dry eve would be blind.
Ssetly dry religion has no sight
- - Inc c!earesI views when there
''1i,lo moisture IN the atmosphere,
~" great experts i'm spiritual life
S@en men who have not denudcG
rrlicion OF emotion
1, Tho carbon coil III The bulb say.
s,re vet not l. but the electric
y shines in me-" Hear Paul say.
!, vel net /. but Christ that livcth
! srjcer in the river dccpens the
II An awe is q dredge deepening
N taking out vanity and frivolity.
Defining.
!, ts black shot through with light.
~ls black with the halo on II.
lk Is reasnablc dealing with rea-
v things.
IN IS mighty business. trc-
bus business In the waters OF
NJ is the acceptance of map.
n takinG the voyage. Faith is be-
injured upon.
'siudIvidual is only an organ. not
5pnlsm
= contcmplales a possibility: faith
rs possibility into ac.uality:
1 The resulting disposition.
e Is fountain; faith draws the
and drinks: love distributes the
ITO others,
d Is an attitude OF soul which ex-
the substance out OF hoped for
Mites
Il is the venture of the will acting
e suggestions OF tho mind.
rf is the divine energy OF holiness
Z In the ministry of love In quest
unlovely and by the communica-
itself converting the unlovely into
Yely.
umcss is spirit. temper. an
ie, pose. q posture. a disposition
soul. n certain inclination. a GER
spect of the soul.
heart Is that part of the per-
b OF man which feels after