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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
nineteenth STREET
REALTY PURCHASED

DR.. E. NJ. Sala has purchased
the realty agency of L. A. Schmidt,
property at '319 Nineteenth street
from Louis Gieseker. The consid-
GRAFTON for the property was s2,7OO.
There is a frontage of 20 feet on
Nineteenth street and the lot has a
depth of 50 feet. The old blacksmith
shop which was owned and operated
by the late Valentine Dauber stands
on the property. Though no an
nOuncement has been made by the
purchaser of the property as to fu-
ture plans, it is understood that the
shop will be RACED to the ground and
another structure will be erected in
its place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30

formerly used as wagon repair and
blacksmith shop by D. A. Bleuer. The
commissioner reported that bill of
$40 for back rental for water for a
period Of six years is due. Mrs.
Graves leased the building and one
of the contracts of the lease stated
that the renter should pay the water
rent. 1t was reported that a neighoor-
ing meter cared for the water used,
but later it was learned that the pipes
were parallel and the meter cared for
only one building The city holds the
owner of the building for water rents
and it looks as though Mrs. Graves
will have to pay for the water and
seek recourse through law on the
terms of the lease. No action was
taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
HAS CONFIDENCE
IN The new RATE
Local Citizen Applies at Wood
man Head Office for a
Life Policy.
REFUSED ONE PREVIOUSLY
Felt That Guarantee Was Not Strong
Enough Under Rates Which
Have Been Abolished.

That the course taken by the Mod
ern Woodmen in increasing their rates
will strengthen rather than weaken the
society," was indicated this morning
when a resident of Rock Island, one
of the artisan class, went to the head
Office and made application for pol
icy. He said: Your action in MAX
ing your rates such that your policies
can be guaranteed causes me to want
to be insured in your order l have
always felt that money paid in under
the old plan might be wasted, but am
now assured that such will not be the
case. | want policy"
A policy was written out and the
man will become a member of Camp 26
at the next meeting.
CHEAPEST AND BEST.
Said Editor F. o. Van Calder Of the
Modern Woodman, the official organ
of the society, this morning in CONVEX,
sation with a representative of The
Argus: There is now every reason
to believe that the insurance given by
the Modern Woodmen is the best and
at the same time the cheapest in the
world The rate is still so low that
there are those who still feel in doubt
as to the reliability of the fraternity
/ but the opinion of the most expert in
surance men in the world bears us out
/ in our contentious. Incidentally, Il
might be said, the Woodmen have CIV
en- to the world mortuary table better
( than any that has ever been formula
ted. At the present time the Austria
liam table, which has stood the test o
so years, has been accepted as thu
best, but the new table of the Wood
men. based as it is on 20 years exper
fence and upon more than 100000
risks, is surpassed by none"
NEARLY LIKE OLD LINE.
In answering a question as TO tn,
difference under it's new rates and val
led policies between the Modern Wood
men society and old line companies
Mr. Van Calder said: The main dill
ference is in the fact that old lin
!. companies are operated 10 pay div
|. dends to their stockholders, and 70
; that reason the expenditures and Ell
!, penses are considerably heavier tha
that of the leading fraternals. For IL
> stance. they spend 81 10 do the wor
; that the Woodmen do for 81. There 1
he main difference The old line, c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
SAYCARD SYSTEM
IS A FORERUNNER
Rock Island Arsenal Employees
Plan to Walk Out If They
Are Right.
WILL CONFER WITH BURR
Commandant Will Be Visited by Com.
mitteemen and Report VIII
Be Made at Once.

Denouncing the installation Of the
card system at the Rock Island arse
nal and declaring that it is nothing
other than a forerunner Of the
dreaded Taylor system of shop man
agement, five of the trades unions Of
the Rock Island Arsenal federation
last night named committees to wait
upon Colonel G. w. Burr tomorrow
and to report back at a mass meeting
the result Of their conference with
him concerning the installation of the
card system. There are employed in
the arsenal shops more than 1900
men and they are organized in from
IL to IA trades unions. Each of these
unions Is to be represented by Is men
in the conference. The committee
men are to meet tonight in closed
meeting in Industrial hall to decide
as TO their method of procedure to-
morrow.
If it is learned from the committees
| that the card system is nothing but
the first step toward the Inauguration
of the Taylor system there will be a
walkout.
MEN AT HIGH TENSION.
Men who are leaders in the tri-city
organized labor circles say that the
men have acquainted themselves with
the system through the study of
books written about it. 1t Is said that
they are at high tension now and
ready for the climax at any time
Further, it is declared, that Office EN-.
ployes are becoming agitated and
they, too, are planning organization to
ward off the installation of the sys
TEN.
NO REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.
AS yet the congressional committee
has made no report, and though i,
was the intention to wait upon them
for their report, it was decided to take
the matter in hand here. At the
meeting which was held last night the
machine operators organized with 81
men as applicants for membership
temporary officers We're named and ap
plication was made to the American
Federation of Labor for a charter I'm
der the federal unions. The leathe
workers, under a special dispensation
opened the charter membership to al
tri-city leather workers who are EN-
ployed at the arsenal and some s.
men were admitted to membership.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
TO INVESTIGATE
A new FACTORY
Labor Leaders Stave OFF Strike
by Promise of a Change
for Better.
CONDITIONS UNSANITARi
Men Claim TO Have Seven Causes
When They Bring Grievances
Before Central Body.

Labor leaders connected with the
Tri-City Federation of Labor are to
call upon members of the Ministerial
alliance, Y. NJ. c. A. officers and
workers and representatives of the
press to accompany them either tomor-
row or the next day to a new west
end factory. where. they allege, san
itary conditions are a minus guam
tity and the 35 employees work
midst the crudest and unhealthiest
surroundings imaginable. II is
claimed that the promise of an in
vestigation of conditions is all that
averted a strike OF the organized en-
ployes. II is charged that maximum
work is required for minimum pay;
that there is no place for drinking
water; that there is no toilet; that
the floor is covered with mud and
offal; that all are at work in small
rooms; that the stencil is well nigh
unbearable, and that there are not
fires for warmth in the building.
WANT aIliLENN IO hEIfs
The leaders insist that there bt
Investigation by citizens before the
men take matters in their own hands
and that conditions be remedieC
without the men being obliged e
take recourse to strikes.
ALLIANCE IN ANSWER.
Assurances from DR.. w. s. Mar
quis, president of the Ministerial al
lance, that the alliance would lool
into the matter OF conditions in Mus
catine were conveyed TO officers o
the Tri-City Federation of Labor II
a letter from him today He state
that the alliance will take up tn
matter at the meeting Monday morn
ing and that before that time, com
munication with Muscatine minister
will be started so that a comprehen
siye idea OF conditions can be Sc
cured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30

been confined to her bed since Jan.
4, when she fell and broke her hip.
Sunday afternoon during progress OF
the funeral of the late Mr.. Helander
in the home the widow bore up sur
prisingly we'll and 1t was the subject
Of comment by those gathered there
for the sad event. There was not
the slightest indication of the fate
full ending SO near at hand. Death
was due to a stoppage of the heart
action by a blood clot, which had its
source in the hip wound, and which
worked its way into an artery, thus
shutting of the circulation.
Mariana Christina Ingelson was
born in Elembo, Smoland, Sweden,
Aug. s. 1888. She was married
there to August Helander and in
1858 the couple came to America,
to make their home. After two
years spent in st. Paul, the He
landers came to Moline to reside
and the twin-cities had since been
their home. Survivors are one
daughter, Mrs. Fred V. Morris Of
Davenport, three brothers, Elof Lun
deem, Oscar Lundeen and Otto Lun
deem OF Moline, one brother, G. A
Bloomberg of Sweden and two sis
ters, Mrs. Oscar Hendrickson anC
Mrs. c. A. Berg of Moline. The fun
eral will be held Friday afternoon at
o'clock from the late home, and inter
ment will be in Riverside cemetery
Rev. A. F. Bergstrom will officiat'
at the services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
ROSENFlELD CONCERTS
ARE TO BE CONTINUED

C. F. Gaetjer, superintendent of
Long View park, today made the
pleasing announcement that the Ros-
enfield memorial concerts, which
have entertained Rock Island people
the past two summers at that de-
lightful resort are to be continued.
Charles D. Rosenfield, who provides
the concerts in memory of his moth
er, has authorized Mr.. GAZETTEER to
make all necessary arrangements for
another series to begin in May and
to be given twice a month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
COYNES TAKE AN APPEAL
TO THE CIRCUIT COURT

Edward Coyne and William Coyne,
owners of land in Rural and Bowling
townships, filed an appeal in the cir
cult court this morning in which they
ask that the judgment of Justice F. w.
Wylie and a jury in a condemnation
proceedings be set aside. Dec. 90 a
jury awarded Edward Coyne $500 and
William Coyne s25 damages because
of a road cut through their property by
the highway commissioners of the two
townships They think the award was
not enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
YEAR IS WASTED
ON IMPROVEMENT
Plans for Thirty Eighth Street
Must Begin Over Again,
Orders Commission.
WATER BILL TROUBLESOME
Runs for Six Years and Now Owner
Wants the Supply Turned on
Again.

Eleven months of fixing and fussing
on the ordinance for the Improvement
of Thirty eighth street from Seventh
avenue to the city limits came to
naught yesterday when an ordinance
offered by Mayor Schriyer repeating
the improvement ordinance was con-
sidered and carried without the
slightest sign of hesitation by the
city council. The ordinance was
framed for passage last February,
when it was adopted by the last ad-
ministration. The first contract let
was dropped, as was the second, be-
cause of some faults in the work. The
city attorney was instructed yester.
day to withdraw the ordinance and
make way for a new one that is to be
| framed by the board of local improve.
ments within very short time
/ Everything will be in readiness foI
/ the pushing of the work early in the
spring is the assurance of those who
are in command OF the paving improve
ments.
COUNCIL ROOM is COLD.
The meeting of the commission was
held in the mayors Office, adjourn
ment being taken from the council
chamber to that particular room o.
the city hall building because of tht
absence of heat from the third foo
Of the building. A defective CRATE il
the heating apparatus made the al
arrangement necessary.
Commissioner Jonas Bear reportet
that Mrs. Clara Graves wanted tn
water turned on in a building nea
Fourth avenue and Seventeenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
DEAD ALLIGATOR
IS AT CITY HALL
Commissioner Rudgren Recip
lent of Gift From Wallace
Treichler.
FROZEN WHILE ENROUTE
Will Be Inferred in a Mound of Salt
and Then Given Honored
Place.

Born to bask in the sunny light of
warm Florida and to whisk in the warm
waters of the south, little American
crocodile, otherwise known as tie alli-
gator, froze to death while enroute via
one of the express lines from the south
land to this city, the gift from City En-
gineer Wallace Treichler to Commits
sioner City Clerk NJ. T. Rudgren The
city engineer with his wife is basking
in the sun light of the south now, and
from all reports is enjoying the warm
climatic conditions.
But this story is not concerning him
except to mention him as the giver of
| the gift, but rather of the obituary of
the helpless reptile whose spirit glided
on to the gatordom heaven while his
body sojourned to Rock Island. Good
ness only knows when and where the
that it was one of the members of a
large family. It's going away was pos
sibly noticed by no one but the express
company clerks. 1t was placed in a
box which became its coffin. Possibly
the long journey was too much for it
But it was dead when it reached this
end of the line.
NOTHING DOING.
Its bier was placed on a warm radia
tor in the hope that life was not entire
ly extinct, and that it would revive
But the gator refused to come to life
His lifeless form was viewed by many
today Tomorrow he is to be buried
Possibly the transaction will not be
according to Hoyle and all that sort OF
thing, but he will be buried. Mayor
Schriver advised quantity of dry sal
as the best preservative. and so int
the salt goes the gator. 1t will be KEEP
in this vault for some time, and afte,
a few other operations will be given ;
place of honor in somebody's home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
Licensed TO Wed.
TELLS THE CAUSE
OF APPENDICITIS

A. Heimbeck, druggist, s24 Third
avenue, states that much appendi-
citis in Rock Island is caused by con-
stipation. gas on the stomach or sour
stomach. These troubles are almost
instantly relieved and appendicitis
guarded against by taking a single
dose Of simple buckthorn bark, glyc-
crime. etc, as compounded in Adler
i-ka. the new German appendicitis
remedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
Personal Points

Carl Mueller, manager of the New
Harper, went to Chicago this after
noon to attend meeting of the Chi
cago Hotel association.
Miss Viola Moore has resigned her
position as switchboard operator at
the New Harper. She expects to
make her future home in Omaha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
Obituary
MRS. AUGUST HELANDER.

Within less than IL hours after
her husband and companion for 40
years had been laid to rest in River
side cemetery, Mrs. August Helan-
der was dead. She passed away at
the family residence, Rock Island, at
O'Clock yesterday morning Mrs Hell
auder, who was I'm her 74th year, had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
DRAGGED BY STREET CAR
FOR NEARLY A BLOCK

Stanley McWilliams of Moline met
with a painful accident at GAS this
morning when he missed his hold on
an interurban car at Fortieth street
in that city, got his hand caught in
the fender at the rear and was drag
ged nearly a block before the car
was stopped. No bones were broken
but the victim was a mass of bruises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
TUBERCULOSIS IS
CAUSE OF DEATH
Edward Mulligan, Once Physi
cal Giant, Wastes Away to
q Mere Shadow.
THE END COMES SUDDENLY
Was Walking to Room in Hotel
When Without Warning He
Toppled Over.

Edward Mulligan, blacksmith by
occupation, once a big robust man
but now wasted away to a mere
shadow of his former massive ply
siQue after losing fight of several
years with the deadly germs of tu-
berculosis, yesterday realizing that
he must obtain a change of climate
if he continue the fight for life,
telegraphed his sister in western Ne
braska that he would leave for her
home today in an effort to repulse
the grim reaper. This morning,
weak and exhausted from his long
fight, he was forced TO surrender and
at 6 o'clock dropped dead in the
Sherman hotel at Third avenue and
Seventeenth street.
BECAME MERE SHADOW.
Mulligan was for years employed
as a blacksmith at the government
arsenal and was later employed at the
blacksmith shop of Phil Weber, at
Third avenue and Twenty-second
street. At that time he was a big
powerful man, six feet in height and
magnificently proportioned, but this
morning as he lay cold in death, he
was pathetic sight. His arms were
no more than two inches in circum-
ference and his lower limbs were
wasted away to almost nothing.
He had been staying at the Sher-
man hotel in this city for the past
three days, but had been unable to
work for some time previous. Last
night he retired to his room on the
second floor of the hotel rather ear,
ly, but being unable to sleep came
down stairs, drank a cup of coffee
and sat and talked with George P
Wilson, the night clerk until early
this morning. All through the nigh
he suffered from a hacking cough
which shook his entire frame and HI
appeared to be in great distress A
6 o'clock he started up the stairs
assisted by the clerk, and had JUS
reached the second floor landing
when with a faint cry he toppled ovel
and fell to the floor dead.
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST.
The body was removed to Knox.
undertaking parlors and at the coro
ner's inquest held at 10 o'clock thi
morning the following verdict wa
returned:
We, the undersigned jurors, dull
sworn to inquire of the death of Ed
ward Mulligan, do find on oath tina
he came to his death from a lingel
ing illness of consumption.
Ebert FULMER, Foreman
CORNELIUS MEENAN,
ARTHUR KINSLEY,
F. MORGART,
ARTHUR KURTZ,
| ROBERT COX.
NATIVE OF ROCK ISLAND.
Mulligan was born and reared i
this city and had lived here all hi
life. He was about so years of az
! and single. Besides his sister /
western Nebraska, Mulligan leaves
brother, whose whereabouts are III
v known. What disposition will b
: made of the remains is still undecided
: pending advices from the sister.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
NO HEAT TODAY AT THE
CITY HALL: Goals WORN

Nary bit of heat spread through
the city hall today for the CRATES in
the heating apparatus we're undergo
ing repairs and 1t was impossible to
build a fire. officials and clerks
alike were mantled in heavy coats
all day long. The Damage will be
repaired before tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
Notice.

Rock Island, Ill, Jan. 80, 1872
There will be a meeting of the town
board at room Is, State bank building.
Rock Island. Ill. Feb. s, 1912, at 2 p.
m. The object of this meeting is to
transact any and all town business
that may come before said meeting.
S. D. FOLSOM, Town Clerk.
L. c. PFOH, Chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
FUNERAL OF MRS. CAMERON.

The funeral of Mrs. Allen Cameron,
who died Sunday morning, was held
from the home. 1903 Third avenue, this
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. T. E. New
land officiating. The bearers were Cap
tain NJ. L. Henderson, Fred Kolls, D.
A. Witt, Louis Weckel, and F. Cham
bers. Burial took place at Chippian-
mock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30
Are stamped Linen and
Are Linen.

Not more than one of a
hundred two for Csc col
lars are stamped linen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30

If yours are not stamp
ed Linen, they are not
Linen and are worth less
than Linen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-30

The next time you buy
a collar see that it is
stamped Linen.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-23
LEDYARD
Samuel HoIdridse Appointed Adm'nis-
 trator-Nctes.

Judge of Probate HinCHey of the town of StOninStOn has appointed Samuel HOldridge of this place as ad ministIator of the estate of the late Joseph $. Larkham. who died some time ago at the residence of Duane Wheeler in StOnington. Mir. Larkham leaves two sons, John :. and Frank F., both Of LedyaTd.
 Albert Morgan Brown, who has been seriously i'll au his home. is reported to be a little better.
 EmmOns White, son of Rev. and Mrs. ". E. White. is tutoring at Yale col lege,
 Mrs. Billings Allen has moved from her residence where she has lived for many years into the house with Mrs. Russell Gallup
 MT. and Mrs. Calvin Hewitt and son Of Norwich were Sunday guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles s. Hewitt.
 Charles Brightman. who for the past six months has taken care of the late Billings Allen will soon move to Old Mystic, his former home.
 s. E. HOldridge was a business call CT in Westerly and StOnington on Tuesday
 Samuel P. Main of North St0nmgton visited relatives here Wednesday and Thursday.
 Mrs. D. D. Taylor is visiting her sis ter in Great Harrington, Mass. A teachers meeting was held at the Ledyard Center schoolhouse on Thurs day afternoon, Mrs. Milton Gallup of Maine is the guest of Mir and Mrs William l. Allyn. Mrs. Joseph Dean of New London was a recent guest of her parents, MT and Mrs. John M. Gray. Percy Chapman of Norwich was an over Sunday guest of his grandparents, ALr. and Mrs Isaac Chapman.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-23
Who IS Going and Coming Incidents, Accidents
 and Building in Three Counties.

gramme and furnished music for dan cing after the entertainment Fol lOwins IS the programmes:
 March, The OulI Sod, orchestra; ov- ertuTe, Sh3m-OOhs; song, Our Dear Little Shamrock, Miss Laura Mcguire; coTnet solO, Killarney, w. Richards; Irish buIlad. Kathleen MavOurneen, Miss Alice Mcguire; violin duet, Last Rose Of Summer, W. Richards and A McGuirei song, Come Back to Erin, W. Mcguire, Representations, F. K. Frueda, selection orchestra; ballad, Dreaming of You, Miss Aldea Bou- Among the Gold, W. and A. Rich ards; song, ood-Bye, Betty Brown, Miss Matilda Boucher; readings, etc., F. K Frueda; America, orchestra and chorus.
 The success of the affair amply re- warded the pastor Rev. R. ?. Morris sey, for his efforts in these entertain ments, which are for the benefit of St. Thomas church.
 High Scores at Whist.
 The Home Whist club was enter tained at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Edmond Herbert the winners being: Ladies first, Ms. Edmond Herbert; second, Mrs. C. E. Clarke; gentlemen $ first, E. E. Clarke; second, A. l.. Briggs.
 Notes.
 There was no session of school in the senicr department of the local school cn Friday last, owing to Mrs. Annie B. Andrews, the teacher being called to Providence by the death of a relative.
 Frank Bromley of New London spent the week end at his home in this vil- lGge.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-23
NORTH FRANKLIN.

MT. and Mrs. A. T. Browning and daughters, Ethel and Myrtice, attended the Adams -Larkin wedding in Leb- anon on Wednesday,
 William Cox is seriously i'll.
 Mrs. I.uclus Browning and Miss Re- ma Race was calling on friends h Norwich Tuesday.
 Mrs. Estella J. LathroD spent two days recently with Miss Helen M. La throp of Norwich Town.
 MT. and Mrs. J. MahOney were in Norwich Monday.
 Mrs. A. r. Browning and daughter, Ethel. were in Hartford Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs Charles Crandall of South Windham were at Theodore Ora ndall's Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-23
HAMBURG
Juvenile Grange Elects Offieers-Per
 sonai Notes and Other Items.

Arthur Stebbins of Saybrook was here last Tuesday buying oxen.
 Paul Reynolds is home from school for the Easter vacation.
 Mrs. Fred Wilkie was called to New ' York last Wednesday by the serious illness of a brother.
 Lyme Juvenile grange held a meet ing Saturday afternoon and elected of fcers. The programme was presented by Marguerite Ely.
 Rev F. M. Oakes attended the meet ing of the MiddleseX association of Congregational churches at Deep Riv- Fer last Tuesday.
 Mrs. Chappen and Miss Monica Jones went to Boston last Wednesday for short visit. Miss Mary McNamaras closed hei school in Sterling City last Wednes- day and went to her home in Norwich.
 Mrs. Mary Bill was the guest of Mrs. Carrie Bill last Tuesday and Wednes- day and has returned to Saybrook. Stanley Davis was in Essex on busi- ness last Wednesday. James and Gilbert Miller, who are working in the disullery at Mystic, spent Sunday with their families in Sterling City.
 Miss Elsie Harding is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Gage, in Norwich. Leon Tiffany of North Lyme is spending his vacation with his parents, MT. and Mrs. J. J. Tiffany.