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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
VERDICT IN POWER
CASE is REVERSED
Especial to The Argus.)

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 21.--The su-
preme court today reversed the judg-
ment. of the county court Of Rock Is
land county in the case Of the people
on the relation of William H. White
side, appellee, against Drury Weather
head. appellant, and remanded the
case.
The supreme court today reversed
the Judgment of the circuit court OF
Rock Island county in the case of the
Moline Water Power company, appel.
liant, against Pleasant F. Cox, treas
urer of the county of Rock Island,
and remanded the case.
The supreme court today affirmed
the judgment of the circuit court OF
Rock Island county in the case oil
Myra Walker, appellee, against Viii
liam E. Turner, administrator of the
estate of Frank w. Gould, deceased
appellant.
The supreme court today affirmed
the judgment of the county court o
Rock Island county in the case of thu
city of Moline, appellant, against Mel
son H. Greene and others, appellees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
M OLINE POLICE
ON MURDER CASE?
Flood died at 1885 this afternoon.


Moline police are on the trail of
what appears to be conspiracy to
murder Carl Flood, grinder en-
ployed at the Moline Pillow company,
living at Ala Seventeenth avenue,
and who now is lying unconscious
at the city hospital, probably await
ing deaths call.
Cries of police" and murder
awoke slpmbering neighborhood in
the vicinity Of Twenty-first avenue
and Fifteenth street, this morning
about lao, sounds of a struggle
followed, with wild yells splitting
the air and police arriving on the
scene found there the man almost
dead. Both veins and the main ar
terry of his left forearm had been
completely severed. He was rush
ed to the police station, his con-
dition ascertained and at once taken
to the hospital where DR.. Leopold,
assisted by d. Dondanville, stopped
the flow of blood and since have
been administering normal saline
fluid to keep up the circulation, but
indications are that he will not live
through the day. Rumor has it that
a woman is deeply concerned in the
case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
Personal Points

Henry Carse has returned home
from New York.
A. J. Beverlin left last night for
an extended visit at Mobile, Ala.
Mrs. c. o. Woodruff left today for
Coshocton, Ohio, to spend the holi-
days.
Miss Carrie Gregg expects to leave
for New York tomorrow to spend the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ill and child
left today for an extended visit at
Oxford, Miss.
Harry Mosenfelder, a student at the
University of Michigan has returned
for the holidays.
William P. Barth has returned home
from the Harvard law school for the
Christmas holidays.
H. w. Crawford was in Clinton
yesterday on business. He left to-
day for Chicago. where he expects
to remain until Friday.
John Carse has returned home
from Springfield. His wife and heI
mother, Mrs. C. L. Elliott, have
gone TO Hot Springs, Ark.
Miss Florence McCombs has re-
turned from the New England Con
servatory of Music at Boston tc
spend the holidays with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. McCombs.
Mrs. Clara Dawson Coe of New
Windsor, ILL.,, spent the evening il
the city visiting friends. She lef
last night on the Golden State Lin
tied TO spend the winter in Los An
geles.
A. Phelps Wyman, landscape ar
ehitect from Minneapolis, spent to
day in the city visiting the parks 70
the purpose of getting ideas and in
SEPARATIONS that may be of aid to hin
in his work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
Cut Out and Mail to The Argus

viii agree to buy Christmas gifts for poor
children desire that the of the poor children
together with their ages and addresses be furnished me
through The Argus Santa Claus Fund committee.
Name ..t..............
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
WANTS TO SPEND
XMAS WITH KIDS
W. L. Anderson of Maquoketa,
Iowa, Is Allowed to Leave
Rock Island Jail.
HAD IMBlBED TOO FREELY
Offense Was Second One and Plea
for Release Was Made to Do
Service Each Time.

Far be it from me to keep any little
ones from enjoying Christmas day."
said Magistrate C. J. Smith when w.
L Anderson of Maquoketa pleaded
With him for dismissal so that he might
go home and help them to enjoy the
holidays. Thereupon he gave the man
his liberty, but at the same time warn
ed him that if he falls from the wagon
again he will be vagged and sent to
the county Jail, children or no children.
Yesterday morning the Iowan was re-
leased from the custody of the law af-
ter having been arrested for drunken
ness. He made the same plea as he
did today, and it held good In fact,
the court allowed him to keep his mon
ey so that he could have railroad fare
home.
BREAKS HIS NOSE.
OF course, Anderson appreciated the
courts goodness, but he failed to show
II. He purchased another load, and it
was while he was trying to pilot it TO-
ward the bridge that he fell again In
falling, he struck his nose, and exam
iIation this morning showed that il
had been broken.
Anderson told Of his two young chill
dren at his home and how much they
are planning On having him with them
He said he seldom falls from the wag
On, and it takes little to paralyze him
His story carried the day, and he wal
given car fare to Davenport by the
magistrate. He said he could borrow
the rest of the amount needed to TAX,
him home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21

kept on pouring in for the fund, and
at press time it seemed probable that
the $3.50 mark would be passed. The
donations were received from various
persons, most of them with the request
that their identity be not made public.
The W. c. T. U. gave s., and one little
girl brought in dime. The other do
nations ranged from 81 to S..
LETTER FOR ANOTHER.
Yesterday The Argus received the
following letter:
Dear Santa Claus: I am a poor IL
tie girl, years old, and l have three
brothers and a sister. Would you
please remember us on Christmas
with little of your cheer?.
LITTLE MARY.
Dear Santa Claus: I am a friend of
Mary's, and she can't write, so she
asked me to write for her. Mary has
no shoes and hardly any clothes. If
you bring her anything, bring her some
clothes. You will find little Mary and
her brothers and her sister on (The
address is withheld). Buster, George,
Robert, and Laura are the children's
names. Be sure and come, dear Santa
Claus. Kisses from little Mary. God
bless you.
Contained in the letter was the fol-
lowing poem, evidently the work of
the little girl who was doing the writ
ing:
What is that little grassy mound,
Where pretty roses bloom?
Your brother lies beneath that ground
'Tis little Oscars tomb.
Alas! Did little Oscar die?
T., How dismal it must be
To bid this lovely world goodbye,
1t seems quite sad to me.
Although his lifeless form lies here,
His spirit lives above,
And sees with vision bright and cleal
The Lord of Light and Love.
BEGIN WORK OF PACKING.
The Association house was the
scene Of much work today on the par
of Misses Ramser and Giles, together
with several good ladies, who wer,
willing to assist in packing up thu
toys and Christmas presents which
have already been purchased. TIL,
list of children who are 10 be careC
for contains about 400 names whicl
means considerably over IFS differen
families. For each child a separat
package Is made and the package
are arranged according to the famil
SO that no one will be overlooked.
TO DELIVER BY AUTO.
The delivery of the packages vii
commence Saturday and it is hope
that all Of them can be taken to thel
destinations during the day. One autt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
Loses Watch at Saloon.

After he had donated the costs in
his case to the. police. court, William
Wyatt of Davenport received the be-
lCngings that he had on his person
when arrested. He failed to find the
watch that he had when he started out
for time, and so asked the police to
aid him in recovering the timepiece.
Undoubtedly he was touched in some
of the saloons that he visited in secur-
ing his package.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
BEGIN WORK OF PACKING.
TO DELIVER BY AUTO.

The delivery of the packages will
commence Saturday and it is hoped
that all Of them can be taken to their
destinations during the day. One auto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21

mobile has already been offered for use
in this work and several more could
be used. Any who have machines
and are willing to help play Santa
Claus could aid materially in the
work by volunteering for services.
Members of the Kings Daughters cir
Giles are to aid in making the deliv-
cries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
Ends Winter TROUBLES

To many, winter is a season OF
trouble. The frost-bitten toes and
fingers. chapped hands and lips, chill.
blains. cold-sores, red and rough skins,
prove this. But such troubles fly be
fore Bucklen's Arnica SalVe. A trial
convinces. Greatest healer of burns
boils. piles. cuts. sores, bruises. &c
zema and sprains. Only rs cents al
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
DAVENPORT GIRL TRIES
no END HER OWN LIFE

Myrtle Pierce, 20-year-old Daven-
port girl, who resides in the South
Putnam building, tried to commit sui
eide last night by shooting herself
With a bullet from % calibre revol-
YER. Harry Lohse, her lover, had just
left her, and it is believed that she
thought she had lost his love. She is
ar st. Luke's hospital and will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21

about Rock Island for days. Sunday
he slept at the police station and then
went out to continue his search again.
1t is doubtful If he has slept under
shelter since and he has had little or
nothing to eat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21

Detective Caulfield, was turned over
to Davenport police authorities. He
was trying to dispose Of some gold
filled ornaments to local men. 1t is
alleged that he stole them from st.
Anthony's church, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21
LINCOLN PUPILS
OPEN up HEARTS
At Suggestion Of Principal
Mary Plat They Contribute
to Santa Claus Fund.
DONATION AMOUNTS TO $40
Is Welcome Addition to Money
Which Is TO Provide Christmas
Cheer TO Oty's Poor.

dren might learn some valuable lessons
at this happy Christmas time-le.sons
OF interest In and love for others ask
ed each child I'm our building who wish
ed to do 20 20 bring q penny 10 be used
toward. making other children happy
mt this time.
They entered Into the plan heartily
and have enjoyed giving. The contrfbu-
lion amounts TO SO. We trust n num-
Der of chiIdren's Christmas may be made
brighter By this. Sincerely yours,
MARY PLATT,
Principal Lincoln school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21

Stole Gold at Church.
Ed Peacock, arrested last night by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21

The above explains itself Yester-
day afternoon, two boys, with beaming
faces, visited The Argus office and de-
posted a pasteboard box in which was
contained the contributions Of the chill
dren OF Lincoln school to The Argus
Santa Claus Fund. A considerable
amount of the total was In pennies,
hut there were enough nickels. dimes,
quarters and half-dollars to show that
the children believed in giving in &C
cordance with their ability.
Is SPLENDID IDEA.
Miss Platt's idea OF raising a fund
to add to The Argus Fund was an ex-
cellent one. and II undoubtedly served
two purposes. Besides aiding mater
tally in providing Christmas cheer for
the poor children of the city, It devel
oped charity in the hearts of the hun
dreds OF pupils in the school Charity
Is like a muscle-the more 1t is exer
cised the stronger 1t becomes-and II
is hard to say where Miss Platt's plar
lad the better result-in RAISING
money for the poor or teaching char
ity and thoughtfulness for others.
The contribution was a welcome one
and shows charity and thoughtfulnesi
on the part of the pupils of Lncolr
school.
FUND REACHES $500 MARK.
In the mail this morning was Sc. Il
he added to the fund. The amour
came from four contributors, a prom
inent school teacher sending a checl
for 81. a physician one for an equa
amount, and "A Friend and a "Con
slant Reader donations of 81 each.
Chief of Police James Brinn happen
cd to be in the Office when the fun,
vas being totaled. 1t was found tina
" was very near the $500 mark, an
Chief Brinn Immediately stepped fol
ward with the cash needed to make tn
fund an even 5000. He refused to aC
cept thanks. and merely said 9Th
kids need H."
FUND TAKES A JUMP.
With the second mail delivery an
for several hours thereafter none
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-21

All the news all the time.--Ths
Argus.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
split-Log Drag.

smooth the earth's surface, and pre-
vent ruts from forming to hold water.
The drag not only smooths the road.
but crowns 1t, and puddles the mud SO
that 1t is hard when dry.
These drags have been used with
great success on clay or water-holding
soils. Many stretches of black gum
bo roads in the west are maintained by
the use Of this implement alone.
Every farmer should own one, and
after rain he should spend few
hours on the road adjacent to his farm.
If there are many depressions to fill.
the drag should be used when the road
is wet.
After it has been used long enough
to make the road fairly smooth, the
drag gives the best results II used
when the earth begins to dry.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
MANNER OF CUTTING STAKES
Trouble Avoided In Driving Bean Poles
II Care 10 Taken to Sharpen the
! Ak Properly.

When sharpening the ends OF bean
poles and other stakes to enable them
to enter the ground easily 1t takes sew
eral blows with the hatchet to obtain
the desired effect
All this trouble may be entirely done
away with II you take care to sharpen
the az properly. says the Scientific
American. When sharpening an ordi-
nary ak or hatchet you first put one
side against the grindstone and then
the other. thus making a bevel on both
sides as in Fig. /. But, instead of do
Ing this. allow one side of the hatchet
TO lie nearly nat on the grindstone
Then lay the other side on the stone
and put bevel on 1t In the ordinary
way. Now the hatchet has an edge
like wood cutting chisel Gig. %.
When pointing stakes let the fiat sur
race. which must be the left side when
the edge is pointing away from you.
be nearest the wood. Lift up the
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
There Is no cure for nodular

There Is no cure for nodular dis
ease.
Spinach and lettuce will endure q
good deal of frost.
Do not wait until 1t is too late,
Have your seed tested at once.
The Russian sunflower Is the most
productive. 1t Is also very hardy.
There are over 100000, 900 of acres
under wheat cultivation In the world.
Market everything while 1t Is fresh.
You will get a better price and hold
your customers better.
Too much emphasis cannot be laid
on good seed as an essential to sue.
cess in market gardening.
All clay lands need clover roots to
penetrate and loosen their compact
strata. and to supply vegetable mat.
ter.
The best and most nutritious forage
crop is sweet corn; and 1t also makes
the greatest growth of foliage to the
amount Of stalk.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
NECK SCARFs OF LACE
CLEVER IDEA is BROUGHT OVER
FROM PARIS.
Meets Long Felt Want Of Woman Who
Always Wears CoIIariess BIouses
lis Very Pretty and Easily
Made.

II you are among the women who
cherish the fashion of wearing q collar
less blouse at all hours OF the day you
are aware of the problems of what to
do when you don a coat. 1t is quite
easy for any one to suggest a separate
stock for these occasions, but you have
probably tried out that idea and found
1t wanting.
First, you may want to wear your
blouse with v in front and your col
lar Will not At, or you may wear a
round neck that does not come above
the collarbone and you can't make a
stock go down to meet it.
Young girls may look well without
any white about the neck and may fin
ish the edge of their rough coat with a
softenfng stole of fur. Yet even this
effect is better in the house at an aft
ernoon tea than it is on the street at
the noon hours. It is a good deal of
trouble to change ones collarless
blouse for one with a stock every time
one wishes to go In the open, and then
one must put up with the inconveni
ence of the high blouse when the coat
Is removed.
These annoyances sound simple un-
til one has to face them each day;
then they become as exasperating and
as important as all the other trifles in
life.
Now here is an idea that was origi-
mated in Paris few weeks ago and
brought over here by woman who al
ways wears collarless blouses, first be.
cause they are becoming to her long,
round. white neck. /and, second, be-
cause she is distinctly uncomfortable
when wearing anything that is tight
under the chin and that has bones
that prod and wound
She has too good taste in dress to
appear on the street in the winter with
bare neck outlined by the rough
edge Of a cloth coat, SO she eagerly
took up this new accessory, which
Paris designed to meet just such a
want
1t is scarf about three-quarters of
yard long. made of lace, lined with
chiffon cloth and also with satin. The
middle Of 1t is plain. and is wrapped
tightly about the neck, but the ends
are heavily beaded in porcelain or
wood. There are tassels of these beads
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
Feeding PIGS.

Start before the pig is weaned. The
sow should be fed well with we'll
soaked ground oats or slop made of
weeks old. BY this time they have
learned to eat fairly well. 1t is well
to feed the pigs near the mother, but
she should not be allowed to eat with
them. The pigs should be fed slop
and corn, together with some other
succulent food; If In summer time
blue grass pasture is good. No more
feed should be put into the trough
than the pigs will eat. Just enough
to keep them growing rapidly is
enough.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
s3.5o RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
ReugvEs URINARY AND KIDNEY
TRoUBlEs, BAckAcHE. STRAIN
ING, DWELLING. ETC.
stops Palm In the Bladder, kIdnsys
and Back.

wouldn't It b nice within week or -
TO begin to say goodbye forever to ths
sealdins. dribbhng. strainins. or too me-
Qusnt passage OF urine: the forehead ana
the back-of-ths-hsAd aches; the stitches
and pains in the back: the growing mus
Gle weakness: spots before tho eyes; ysa-
low skin: slugsish bowels: swollen eye
HOS or ankles: leg cramps: unnatural
short breath: slseplessness and the de-
spondsncyf
havs . recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and II you want to
make . QUICK RECOVERY. you ought
to write and get . copy of It. Many .
doctor would charge you SEQ Just for
writing this prescription. but ! have IL
and will b glad to send It to you entire
ly free. Just drop mo . limo like this:
DR. A. e. Robinson. K-24 Luck Building.
Detroit, Mich, and will send II BY re-
turn mail in plain envelope. AZ you will
see when you get 1t. this recipe contains
only pure. harmless remedies. but It has
great healing and pain-conquering power.
It will quickly show its power once you
use It, 20 I think you had better see what
It IL without delay. will send you .
copy free-you can use 1t and cure your
self at homo.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
Corn for the Calf.

Corn and corn meal are carbon.
aceous matter. similar in compost
tion to that of cream, and there is no
feed that calf likes so well as shelled
corn or corn meal.
Cream is worth 20 to 30 cents a
pound while corn is worth only about
cent a pound, hence the economy of
its use. If corn meal is fed with the
milk it should not be stirred much but
allowed to settle to the bottom of the
pail SO that 1t will have to be eaten
rather than swallowed with the milk.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
Fiq:l Fig. e

az and with slight pressure let 1t
drop on the end Of the wood stake It
will be found to enter quite easily in
stead of glancing off the wood as
often happens with the ordinary hatch
ct, and the resulting cut will be
straight. as shown in Fig 4. instead Of
being curved as shown by the dotted
lines in Fig. 8.
With this edge only half as many
strokes and half as much energy need
be used over Job and the work will
possess the advantage of being far
more neatly done.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
Poles for Vinino Plants

vining beans and all other vines
should have pole or similar mechani.
cal supports. Some plant corn or sun.
flowers for beans to vine on. This ia
the lazy gardeners method. Two
thrifty plants cannot occupy the same
soil space at the same time and
thrive. Plant corn and sunfiowers by
themselves and beans by themselves
and give the beans good pole support
II you wish to secure big crop.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07

buttons and buttonholes form fasten-
ing below the material-faced revers;
satin faces the collar.
Hat of grey felt with crown of
black satin trimmed with grey ribbon
beneath 1t.
Materials required: 6h yards serge
48 inches wide, buttons, Y yard
satin. ~ yards satin or silk for lin
ing coat.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
NEW TEXTURES IN BRocADEs
So Supple That They Form Exquisite
Drapery In Wraps and
Gowns.

The old patterns but new textures
are being exploited in brocades for
spring. These are SO supple that they
form exquisite drapery in wraps and
gowns. The colors are lovely and
even an iridescent effect is given to
many.
These materials are used for trim
ming dresses or transparent goods,
such as band around the skirt, an
of the soft fabrics and even slippers
Of brocade.
Hats covered with brocade are ex-
cellent for early spring before you de-
eide on straw shape. They are light
weight, can be of any shade desired
and the shape can be decided by you
before covering the frame.
For bridesmaids this type Of hat IL
extremely modish.
Little bags of brocade silk are car
ried by many women in the even
Ing.
One commendable feature Of bro.
cades is that the design can be used
as a background for beadwork. The
flower forms can be outlined or work
ed in solid beads; the touch of gold
or silver thread can be added in out
line stitch here and there. Innumer-
able are the suggestions for the use
of brocade From trimmings to en-
tire gowns there Is wide scope. and
any clever effort cannot but meet with
success.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
BIG PROFITS IN ASPARAGUS
Pennsylvania Farmers Sell One Bunch
for $25-considerable Care Needed
In Cultivation.

The bunch of asparagus shown in
the illustration was raised by Hopes
Brothers of West Chester. Pa. and was
sold for SIS.
Mr.. E. B. Hopes says regarding
their method Of cultivating aspara-
gus:
I'VE do not cut out any until tho
third year, and then only about two
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
His Interest.

in this reform enterpr1se?"
Certainly" replied Senator sor
ghum.
But thought It was unfavorabls
to your friends"
1T is. And I'm going to interest
myself in 1t far enough to let me Of
fer suggestions that will render It
impractical"
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07
MAKING A SPLIT-LOG DRAG
Implement Shown in Illustration Has
Been Used With Great Success on
Water-Holding Soils.

By referring to the accompanying
cut Of a road-drag, 1t will be noticed
that the halves of split log are
framed together by wooden braces SO
that the split surfaces Of the log snail
be In front.
The face of the drag lies at an
angle of As degrees with the line Of the
road, thus drawing the earth toward
the center. The rear log should fol-
low in the tracks of the first.
Drags should be used just after
rains, or continued wet weather to
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07

weeks. After that we cut about six
or seven weeks.
We use both phosphorus and stable
manure for fertilization It takes con-
siderable time and care to cultivate
and keep an asparagus bed clear Of
weeds. Asparagus. Is not unlike other
crops. The more careful treatment
you give it. the greater will be your
reward"
The Holly chieftain., 1911-04-07

this is continued to hem OF skirt, and
has a narrow material frill sewn on
the outer edge.
The. sleeves are trimmed to match.
band Of satin draws the. gown in
slightly above the waist.
Materials required: AZ yards Gre
poline 46 inches wide, " yard satin.
about dozen yards braid.