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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29

Manhattan, Kansas, pays a man ST.
400 a year to look after the welfare
of the boys and girls of the city, and
information is to the effect that it is
money well expended. There is no
city or town of any considerable size
In the country that would not find such
an arrangement profitable invest
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29

The reform is spreading. The
Kansas conference of congregational
churches. has adopted a resolution re-
quiring it's ministers to refuse to
marry any persons unless they pre-
sent certificates OF health from rep
utable physicians. Iowa church con-
ferences would do we'll to take like
action.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29

From returns made by corporations
to the government under the corpora
ton tax law, 1t is deduced that the
gross earnings of the corporations dur
ing the last fiscal year decreased over
S115,5oo,0oo. The per cent assess
ment on the 1911 net earnings of these
corporations will bring in s2S,27S. 900,
or 100000 less than last year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29

The value of farm property owned
and rented by colored farmers in the
southern states has increased from
SO to 225 per cent in the last ten years.
This speaks well for the development
of industry most promising for the
Eolored race.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
ELECTRICITY FOR THE FARMER.

The completion of the great water
power project here at Keokuk in less
than year from now will logically be
followed by a more general use of
electricity in this part Of the Missis-
sippi valley than heretofore. Up to-
the present time the towns and cities
have enjoyed a monopoly of electric
energy for light and, power. In the
near future, 1t is reasonable to assume,
electric lines will radiate into the
rural districts and electric power will
come into considerable use ON the
farms.
To ascertain the economic values OF
electricity as applied to farm work. a
corps of engineers from the General
Electric company recently visited
number of the most important farms
which have been electrified and made
some exhaustive tests. Some of the
most important tests were made at
the farm of William Stroop. FIVE miles
from Dayton, o. The Stroop farm
comprises 17s acres, devoted to stock
farming and the raising of grain and
fodder. Three electric motors are
used, two of which are small and de-
voted to pumping, and the large ff-
/, teen horse power motor being mounted
on truck and used to drive all kinds
of farm machinery. Other tests We're
made on a farm at Chazy, N. Y.
where number of electric motors
are used.
/ A digest of some Of the engineering
data collected follows:
| Forty bushels of corn and cob We're
ground in one hour with a fifteen
1 horsepower motor at total cost of 4
cents a bushel, including labor at Is
cents an hour and interest and depre-
citation on the investment. The act
lual power cost was less than 2 cents
4 a bushel, electrical energy being pur-
chased at 5 cents kilowatt hour.
A six-rool shredder and husker pro-
duced nearly two tons an hour at a
total cost of 1886 a ton, of which only
4 n cents was the actual cost for run
ming the fifteen horsepower motor
i the rest being for labor, depreciation,
etc.
/ A twenty horsepower motor thresh.
4 ed AS bushels of barley in one hour
at a cost of only 0006 cents bushel
for electrical energy consumed
Forty-one and a half bushels OF
: shelled corn were ground in one hour
for a total cost OF o.O248 cents a
, bushel. of which 0013s cents was for
!, power.
Three washers full Of soiled cloth
ing were washed in 81 minutes for
4 IL cents, including labor, etc.
q A portable vacuum cleaner cleaned
100 square feet of floor surface fol
cents.
The horse groomer cleaned seven
horses in an hour at total cost of
; cents per horse, including help. etc
i The cream separator handled 1,30(
: pounds of milk an hour at total cos
I of OOPS cents per hundred; the actua
cost for current to operate the u.
horsepower motor being but 0001s
cents per 100 pounds.
. Nearly a hundred pounds of butter
: were churned, washed and worked II
s 80 minutes at a cost Of but 0.244 cents
{ including labor, etc.
Seven hundred and fifty pounds 0
sausage were ground in one hour a
a cost of 10 cents hundred for labo
. and power. etc. The cost of energ,
e consumed 10 grind 100 pounds wa
{ bit o.022 cents.
The hay hoist handled one ton Q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29

interests. The people of Iowa do not
have to take Mr.. Young ION faith"
1t can take him on works already ac-
complished. He docs things" He is a
certainty He has been enlisted for
life in the great work Of developing
the state Of Iowa. No vote will go
wrong that is cast for Senator Young.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29

Kentucky did not instruct for Will
son. Colonel Watterson took care as
to that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17

The annual praise service of the
Woman's Missionary society OF
Broadway Presbyterian church will
be held tomorrow evening at the
church. Mrs. d. B. Wells of Chicago
who has been giving a series of lee
lures before the Missionary Social
union, will deliver the address of the
evening, taking as the subject of her
remarks, THE Meaning of the
Worlds Unrest" Special musical
numbers will be given.
Rev. Warren d. Agnew, newly in
stalled president of Hedding college,
at Abingdon, will preach at the
morning service at the First Metho-
dist church. In the evening Rev.
NJ. A Head of Denver, Colo, former
ly presiding elder OF this district,
will preach.
At the Memorial Christian church
Rev. w. r. Warren, editor os the
Christian Evangelist of st. Louis, a
personal friend of Rev. E. T. McFar-
land, will preach at the hour OF
morning service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
.BRIAR BLUFF WRECK
OF PERILOUS NATURE

Employees of the Burlington road be
tween here and Colona are still won
dering at the miraculous escape of the
young lady agent and the telegraph OPP
orator at Briar Bluff. both of whom
were uninjured Tuesday, despite the
fact that their depot was destroyed by
a refrigerator car which went right into
il and showed it 10 feet from its foun-
dation. besides smashing it up.
The wreck was the result of a box
car leaving the rails at Colona, three
miles from Briar Bluff. The car pound.
ed along over the ties. passed several
bridges and three reverse curves. and
did not break the train until reaching
BriaT Bluff. Then it went off on an
angle and raised cain. Apparently it
selected the depot as the point of at
tack, for the building was demolished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
IN SECOND WRECK
INTWODAYS'TIME
Clyde H. Tavenner, Bringing
Mothers Body Home, Again
in Rail Accident.
TWICE ESCAPES INJURY
Doubly Sad Experiences Oyertake
Newspaper Man in Travel in
the East.

Twice within two days has Clyde H.
Tavenner of Cordova, Washington cor
respondent of The Argus, been in dis
astrous wreck on the Pennsylvania
road. Thursday morning, returning to
Washington from Rock sland, accom-
panied by his mother, the train on
which he was a passenger was wreck
ed near Huntingdon, Pa, pitched down
steep embankment, and the most
terrible sorrow of his life overlook
him in the death of his mother in the
accident. Mr.. Tavenner escaped, as
has since been learned. without injury,
and today, bringing the body of his
mother home to Cordova for interment.
the train on which he was travelling
collided with a work train at Larwill,
Ind. He again escaped uninjured.
FUNERAL TOMORROW AT CORDOvA.
Mr.. Tavenner is expected to arriES
in Cordova tomorrow morning with the
body of his mother, which will be TAX
en- to the residence of Edward Cool,
where funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock. Rev.
George Gibbs of the Baptist church
will oficiate. Interment will be made
in the Cordova cemetery.
The experience of Mr.. Tavenner has
been made doubly sad by today's trag-
edy. notwithstanding that he was so
fortunate as to escape injury both
times.
TRIBUTE FROM THE HOUSE.
This morning the sergeant-at-arms of
the national house of representatives
telegraphed Hensley the florist to pre-.
pare and send to Cqrdova for the flu
neral of Mrs. Tavenner tomorrow a
suitable floral emblem with the re-
spects of the members Of congress and
the employees of the house of represen-
tatives. Mr.. Hensley sent an immense
laurel wreath filed with roses and
lilies of the valley and tied with white
satin ribbon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
WILL ANNOUNCE
DECISION FEB. rs

After hearing the arguments of both
sides in the injunction case of the city
against A. w. Billburg, Judge F. ID.
Ramsay yesterday afternoon adjourn
ed the circuit court after announcing
that he would render a decision on
the city's petition Feb. 90. That gives
him a week in which to fully advise
himself before giving his opinion. At
that time he will either enjoin Bill
burg from continuing to operate his
saloon and chop suey house east OF
Spencer square, or else will decide
that as the criminal laws seem to Gov
er the point, the court cannot issue
an injunction. Following the decision
on the injunction Judge Ramsay will
probably hear the quo warranto pro-
ceedings instituted ny the city against
the same party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
JUMPS OFF TRAIN
BEFORE IT STOPS

Oril Dimond, an itinerant peddler
whose home is in Davenport, couldn't
wait till he hit the station at Cam
bridge yesterday so that he could dis
pose of articles from his pack of wares,
and as a result of his hurry he lies at
st. Anthony's hospital, not in a SER
ious condition, but badly bruised He
left Rock Island yesterday morning on
the Peoria train, and as the brakeman
called the station at Cambridge, Di-
mond made a rapid run for the car
exit. Without waiting for the train to
come to stop, he walked off onto terra
firma. Instead of alighting lightly on
his feet, he thumped down heavily
upon his pate. The train was going
slowly, so that Dimond escaped SER
icus injury. He was picked up, cared
for, and sent into Rock Island last ev-
ening. He will leave the hospital in
few days His store of articles for
sale was somewhat depleted through
breakage and he will have to lay in a
new supply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
SAYS DAUGHTER
is A DELINQUENT
Seventeen-year- old Bride of
Bill Volkolopis Faces a
New Charge.
HELD AT THE COUNTY JAIL
Husband Is Also There Awaiting a
Hearing on Charge of Abduct-
ing His Wife.

Bill Volkolopis and his 17-year-old
bride spent last night in the county
Jail as a result of complications
arising from their runaway marriage
of week ago. at which time the cou-
pie left for Lexington, Neb., where
the knot was tied. Sheriff o. L.
Bruner brought the pair back to this
city as a result of a warrant sworn
out by the girls sister, charging the
girls husband with abduction. Yes
terday the girl explained that she
followed her husband and got on he
train when he was not looking and
in spite of the protests of her par.
ents, she refuses to leave him.
CHARGES DELINQUENCY.
Seeing that the girls mind could
not be changed, Mrs. Isabelle Sulli
van, her mother, yesterday filed {
petition in the county court askins
that the young bride be declared Z
delinquent and sent to some state
institution, as she was unable to ex
ercise any control over her. A sum
mons was issued requiring the pres
ence OF Volkolopis in the county
court Monday morning at 9 O'Clock
and the girl was also put in jail al
result of a capias issued by the
court.
The case charging Volkolopis Will
abduction, which was to have beer
tried in Justice c. ]. Schroeder:
court yesterday afternoon, was con
tinued until 4 o'clock this afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
REPUBLICANS HOLD
TOWNSHIP MEETING

Rock Island township republican com
mitteemen met last evening 10 outline
plans for the spring election and to
set a time for the caucuses and the
township meeting. A. G. Anderson,
chairman of the committee, presided.
while F. w Rinck performed his du-
ties as secretary. II was decided to
hold the caucuses the evening of Feb.
% at the various polling places. Dele
gates to the township committee meet
ing of March l will be named
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
KILDUFF MURDER
TRIAL IS HALTED

Judge Theophilus in the district
court at Davenport this morning at
1880 dismissed the jury in the Kilduff
murder trial until Monday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock, this action following the
objection of the defense to the sub
hitting of the written confession of
Mrs. Kilduff, on trial for the murder
of her husband. The confession was
written the night of the murder.
Whether it was voluntary and whether
it should be allowed as material evil
dence in the case is question that the
judge will decide before allowing the
case to go on. 1t is the first time in
the history of the court that such a
matter has arisen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
SUPERVISORS PLAN
MEETING FOR MARCH 5

The board of supervisors will hold
its last meeting before the spring
elections beginning March. 5. A pc
tition for the meeting is in circuls
ton and only several additional
names are required before the nee
essary number of signatures ia afix-
ed. The meeting is designated as a
special one but 1t is the customary
March meeting at which routine bust
ness will be disposed of before the
new board takes up its work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
Make PLANS FOR
ANNUAL BANQUET
Lawrence Y. Sherman to Be
Speaker at Annual Wash
ington Spread.
TO BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT
Impossible to Get Orator
for the Regular Anniversary
The Arrangements.

The annual banquet OF the Rock IS
land club will be held at the
club house next Friday night
in honor OF Washington's birth
day. Hon. Lawrence Y. Sherman
of Springfield. former lieutenant gov.
ernor of Illinois and former speaker OF
the lower house OF the general assem-
bly,, will be the orator of the occasion.
CHANGE OF DATE NECESSARY.
While the anniversary to be celebrat
ed occurs Thursday, it was found i'm
possible 10 get a suitable speaker for
that time, and hence the date was
changed to meet the convenience OF
Mr.. Sherman.
President II. z. Casteel will act as
POSTMASTER, and the occasion will be
in keeping with the clubs functions Of
this nature in the past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
CONTRACT AWARDED
TOP. r. TRENKENSHUH

P. F. Trenkenschuh, Rock Island
contractor, was awarded the paving
contract for the improvement of
Sixth avenue from Thirty-fourth to
Thirty-fifth street at a meeting of
the board of local improvements this
morning. His total bid is for $4,-
$500, or $1.S3 per square yard. The
only competing company was the
Northwestern Construction company
of Davenport. Their figure was $4,-
1880, or s1.S5 per square yard.
The contract calls for brick paving
on a five-inch concrete foundation,
with concrete gutter and curb. Work
will be started early in the spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17

Kelley to 20 days in the county bas-
tile for begging on the streets. Start
ing last Monday. scarcely day has
elapsed but what some parasite has
sought to extract a few nickels from
pedestrians. Every one that has been
apprehended was sent to the county
Jail for 20 days. If this sentence does
not remedy conditions so far as these
bottle. some street beggars are con-
cerned, more drastic steps will be TAX
en- BY the magistrate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
REVENGE MOTIVE
OF NEAR ASSAULT
Billy Madden Is Held Under
$500 Peace Bonds by JUS
tice G. j. Schroeder.
COMPLAINT OF MRS. ADAMS
She Alleges That Defendant Visited
Her Home With Intention of
Striking Her.

Because of his desire to get re-
venge on Hattie Adams for causing
a $50 fine TO be hung on him after
he had started 10 beat her up sew
Cral days ago, Billy Madden yester-
day noon walked up to her house at
224 Twenty-third street, and when
she opened the door, drew back his
fist TO strike her. She Immediately
slammed the door in his face and
sworo out a warrant charging him
with attempted assault as a result
o. which Madden was this morning
placed under n $500 peace bond for
sis months. The case was tried in
Justice c. J. Schroeder's court
About twelve days ago. Madden
and Mrs. Adams got into an argu.
Uent over some money matters and
according to statements made by the
woman. he kicked her in the head
and beat her up severely.
WOMAN II JAILED.
Both were arrested and fined $50
and costs, but not having the money
Mrs. Adams had to serve out a sen.
tonce OF 10 days in the county Jail
She had just been liberated Thurs
day. and yesterday Madden seemed tC
went TO start things again, but die
not get very far.
Mrs. Adams alleges that Nader
rCarded and roomed at her residenc,
tor several months, not paying hel
cent. and that finally he did pay
her s., which he afterwards tool
again. and ii was this which led t
The original quarrel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
LUTHERAN


Zion Swedish Lutheran, Forty-fifth
street and Seventh avenue Rev. N. ].
Forsberg, pastor. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. m. Services at 1o:45 a. m. and
1880 p. m.
German Evangelical, Ninth street,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Rev.
f. J. Rolf, pastor. Sunday school at
9:15 a. m Services at 10: 80 a. m. and
1880 p. N.
Grace English Lutheran, corner
Seventh avenue and Forty-fourth
street. Rev. Ira o. Nothstein, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:15. Luther league
study hour at GAS. Services at 10: As
a m. and 7:45 D. m. Morning theme,
Christ Announces His Sufferings and
Death in Jerusalem" Evening subject,
The Way of Judas"
First Swedish Lutheran, corner -Four.
tenth street and Fourth avenue. Rev
s. G. Hagglund, pastor Services at
l0:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m
German Lutheran, corner Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue. Rev. Phi. VIII
helm, pastor. German seryicaz al IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
ALSCHULER HERE
next WEDNESDAY

Hon. E. W. Hurst received word this
afternoon that Hon. Samuel Alschuler,
candidate for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination will arrive in Rock
Island next Wednesday morning and
will spend the day in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
JONES ARRAICNS
STATE GOVERNOR
Progressive Candidate Takes
Some Powerful Cracks at
Charles Deneen.
USES DEMOCRATIC LOGIC
His Talk Before Small Crowd at Tur
ner Hall Last Night Makes Good
Campaign Material.

Before small crowd of republicans.
Walter Clyde Jones, progressive candi-
date for the nomination for governor
on the republican ticket, cut loose
some fairly good democratic logic last
night at Turner hall. His arraignment
of Deneen and of the faction that has
controlled the republican party and the
state for some years past would make
excellent campaign material for the
democratic party when the election
falls due.
H. S. Magill, progressive candidate
for United States senator, was also to
have delivered an address last night,
but was called home Unexpectedly and
could not be present.
Judge R. w. Olmsted introduced Mr..
Jones with few well chosen words.
The judge and Mr.. Jones were class
mates in college together, and there
exists between them feeling of warm
personal friendship.
HOT AFTER DENEEN.
Mr.. Jones proved a good talker, and
spoke convincingly. Incidently if he
could be elected on his personal ap.
pearance he would certainly grace the
executive chair of the state, for he is a
most handsome man. In his arraign.
ment of the governor and of the repub.
lican machine Mr.. Jones spoke in part
as follows:
1.-The governors record is not such
as to inspire confidence at this juno
ture in the party's predicament. The
republican party is overwhelmingly
progressive, upon both national and
state issues. The contest is on to re
store popular government-to bring
the control of government back into
the peoples hands. That means a
! fight against boss rule and the activity
of the special interests in the politics
of the state. Manifestly, a political
boss is not the man to fight the boss
system.
PLAYS POLITICS FIRST.
"Deneen is first and foremost a po
! litical boss. He is the head of the
state machine. He is politician first
a governor second. Interests of the
state must give way, and always have
under his regime given way to the ex
igencies of the state machine. Tht
governorship has been an incident; tn,
upbuilding of the state organization
and the weakening of the federal anC
city machines, the goal. The governor
ship, senatorships, congressional anC
legislative offices have been but pawn.
to be traded or bartered for vantag,
in the battle for political power.
MAKES MANY ALLIANCES.
''The governor has never hesitatet
to form alliances with Busse, Campbell
Lorimer and Cannon, one or more
some or all or none, according as shift
ing conditions or factional expedienc!
have dictated. His testimony in tn,
Lorimer investigation shows that will
one hand he dickered with Lorimer a
, midnight conferences in Springfield an,
with the other traded with Busse
Pease and Sullivan. Any port in
storm.
, What chance has the fight for poI
ular government with such an oppoI
tunist in the governors chair? |
would mean four years more of legisls
, tive disorganization. The governor ha
lost influence over legislation. He doe
: not have the confidence of the progress
sive legislators"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
WILSON FARM AT RURAL
is SOLD BY THE MASTER

The old Lou Wilson farm at Ru-
raj, consisting of 24O acres, was sold
at auction this morning by Master
in Chancery J. L. Haas. One block
OF so acres sold at $13S and another
block for SCI, both of which were
purchased by William Framing of
Rural. The remainder of the land,
which was bought by Albert Sim
mons, brought a price of $50 an
acre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
TAKING EXAMINATIONS
FOR ARSENAL POSITIONS

Twenty-eight applicants for minor
clerical positions at the Rock Island
arsenal are today taking the exam
ination for same at the local post
Office The subjects included are
arithmetic, spelling, copying, letter
writing and typewriting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
Bank Changes Monday.

Officers of the State bank announce
that all departments of the institution
will be housed in the east wing Of the
bank Monday morning. 1t will be but
a short time till improvements are
started on the west section OF the
bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17

The Rock Island Ministerial alliance
meets in regular session at the Y. NJ.
c. A. chapel Monday morning at 10
o'clock. The devotional exercise is to
be conducted by Rev. ]. n. Lloyd, DID.
The paper of the day will be read by
Rev. E. 7. Mcfarland on the subject,
rs There a Decline In the Spiritual
Life of the Church Today"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
SCIENTIST

First Church of Christ. Scientist,
S29 Twenty-third street. Services
Sunday at 10:45 a. m Sub
ject of morning service, Soul"
Sunday Gchool following morning
service. Wednesday evening testimo-
NAL service at 7:45. Reading rooms
at 312 Peoples National bank build
ing open daily except Sunday from 2
to p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
LATTER DAY SAINTS

Church of Jesus Christ, Latter
Day Saints (Utah Mormons). I. o.
o. F. hall in London building. Sun
day school at 2 p. m. Preaching
service at 3:15 p. m. John Frank,
presiding elder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
Makes II a Dozen.

Magistrate c. J. Smith made II an
even dozen "moochers' for the week
to the county jail from his court when
1 he sentenced Joe Cramer and James
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-17
SPIRITUALISTS-

The Tri-City Spiritualists' association
will worship Sunday at 7:45 p. m, at
513 Twenty-third street.