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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
WOMAN ROBBED;
Thief Gets $50
Victim of Theft Asks Police to
Suppress Her Name
Suspects Negress.
PoCKETB0OK is SLIT OPEN
Contents Taken While Attention Is
Distracted Through Personal
Contact.

Robbed Of $50 while in a Second ave-
nue. business house is the story told to
the Rock Island police by a young
woman whose name is suppressed by
the police at her request. While the
young woman. together with a friend,
was in the store Friday afternoon, a
negress stepped upon her foot causing
some confusion. When the young
woman went to the Rock Island ticket
office little later to purchase a tick.
ct, she reached into her hand bag for
her purse and all that met her grasp
was a slit in the bag. The contents
had been taken
DIsTRACTS ATTENTION.
Apparently, the negress who had
stepped On her foot while in the store
had done that to distract attention
from her actions and that then she
had slit the bag open and taken the
purse. Thus far, no trace Of the thief
has been secured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
IDENTITY YOUNGER
OF RAILROAD VICTIMS

Identification of one OF the two men
who met tragic death at Second and
LeClaire street, Davenport, whee
they were crushed by east bound pas
senger train No. 80. was made Satur.
day. He proved TO be Charles E. G.
Workman, of Indianapolis, Ind. The
identification Of the younger of the two
victims was made by William L. Work
man. brother OF the deceased. An in.
scription on an envelope proved TO be
the clue which lead to the discovery OF
the dead relative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
BILLS ARE
BEFORE COUNCIL

Four improvement ordinances were
before the municipal commission this
afternoon for first reading. They in
Guided ordinances providing for the
paving with brick of Twentieth street
between First and Second avenue, for
the paving with asphalt OF Twentieth
street between Second and Fourth
avenues, for the paving with brick of
Ninteenth street between Second and
Third avenues, and for the paving with
brick OF Third avenue from Fifteenth
to Twenty-fourth street and Eigh-
teenth street from Third TO Fourth
avenues. The brick are to be laid on
concrete foundations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15

First Methodist The Epworth
league will give its annual picnic
Tuesday evening at o'clock at Long
View park.
The regular Wednesday evening
prayer meeting will be held at the
church.
Members of the Harriet Henderson
Memorial class, with their families,
will enjoy their annual picnic at the
Watch Tower Thursday. The mem
hers are planning on taking the 3
O'Clock car Supper will be served at
e:30 o'clock. A program OF races and
games has been arranged to make
the afternoon interesting. They will
stay for the Hiawatha play in the
evening.
Memorial ChristIan-The officers
and teachers of the bible school will
enjoy their regular monthly business
meeting Tuesday evening at the
Watch Tower. Supper will be served
at o'clock.
The prayer meeting will be held
Wednesday evening.
The Y. P. c. E. will give a lawr
sociable Friday evening on the pas
tors lawn, $40 Fifteenth street.
Saturday afternoon the Busy Work
ers' Bible class will give its annua
picnic at the Watch Tower.
German EvangeIleal-The Ladies
Sewing society will meet Thursda,
afternoon at the church.
/ This evening the members of tn
| Young Peoples society will meet a
/ a camp near the Black Hawk Cha.
( Manufacturing company.
There will be no services at tn
church next Sunday, as the paste
will preach at his former pastorat'
at Massina, Iowa.
Grace Lutheran-The Forget-Me
Not society will meet this evening il
the lecture room of the church.
The Sunday school picnic will b
held at Long View park Thursday.
special car will leave the church a
6 O'Clock.
The Altar society will meet wit
Mabel Bollinger at her home, 81
Thirty-ninth street, Friday evening.
Zion Lutheran-The Young People
society will meet this evening wit
Miss Ellen Swanson, on Thirty-eight
street.
The annual Sunday school picni
will be held Friday at Long View parl
A special car will leave the churc
at 10 o'clock.
First 5aptist-The regular mi'
week prayer service Wednesday evel
ing.
United PresbyterIan-The Wedne
day evening prayer meeting will
held at the church.
The Sunday school picnic will
, held Thursday at Suburban islam
The car will leave Third avenue ar
Fifteenth street at 10 o'clock.
, First Swedish Lutheran-The Sc
: ond half term OF the parochial scho
, began this morning and the scho
will continue four more weeks. tt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
MOTHERS BRING
THE CHILDREN
Tomorrow ChiIdren's Day at Public
Sale of the Priester-Hickey
Shoe Stock

Shoe them for a whole year at
small cost. Certainly there never was
such another chance to buy such solid
reliable children's shoes for SO little
money. Tomorrow, you have the op.
portunity. while the children are not
at school to take advantage of these
prices. You know the good wearing
qualities of our school shoes-they
last most as long as two ordinary
pairs. Think then what it means to
buy such shoes at such prices. Cone
tomorrow and bring along the whole
family. Priester-Hickey Shoe com.
pany, Harper House block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
BOY is FATALLY
INJURED IN AN
AUTO COLLISION
RUDE Fisher Dodges Car Only
to Run Into Pathway of
Automobile.
WOUNDS ARE INTERNAL
Accident Occurs at Twenty-sixth
Street and Fifth Avenue at
1o:30 This Morning.

Dodging behind a street car directly
into the pathway OF Frank Andrews
Overland touring car, Moses Fisher, IA
miliarly known as Rube. sustained ia
tai injuries at 1920 this morning when
he collided with the machine and was
thrown from his wheel 10 the paving
with terrific force. Internal injuries,
augmented by a broken hip bone and
injuries TO the spine were in evidence
and the attending physicians, as soon
as they saw the nature Of the injuries.
despaired OF savings the lads life. The
despaired of saving the lads life.
Death came shortly after the noon
hour. The boy is the 14-year-old son
OF Mr. and Mrs. F. Fisher, residing
AT $500 Fourth avenue
DARTS INTO PATH OF CAR.
The victim Of the collision was rid.
ing east on Fifth avenue and as he
came TO Twenty-sixth street, he at.
tempted to dodge behind an east bound
street car so that he might turn from
the avenue into Twenty-sixth street.
AS he darted from behind the car, Mr..
Andrews saw him and yelled a warn
ing. But the boy, apparently unnerv
ed by the impending danger. seemed 70
hutter directly into the pathway, seem
ingly unable TO change his course. In
second, despite the effort OF the au
tomobile driver 10 turn into the curb
the boys wheel had been caught be
tween the left fore wheel and the mud
guard. carried back and smashed tc
pieces. and the boy thrown to the paw
Ing with frightful force.
Mr. Andrews, without shutting of
his machine, sprang TO the ground anc
was the first 10 render assistance e
the injured lad. He II was who sum
moncd the ambulance and the physi
clans
GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Mr.. Andrews was driving his ca
west on Fifth avenue and. he says
was going about 10 miles an hou
when the lad darted from behind III,
car directly in his path. He was un
able to shut OF his power in the shor
space, but turned the car into III,
curbing. striking a telephone post anC
grazing the wheels along the curb. Tn,
auto shows evidence OF the collision
with the pole and Of the contact witt
The curb. The bicycle which the Iat
was riding was bent into a mass o
Junk by being ground between IN.
mud guard and the wheel. The mu,
guard was bent considerably.
Had the boy fallen under the wheels
instead Of at the side Of the machine
death would have resulted at once. A
II was, injuries Of fatal character wer
probably caused.
SAYS WAS DoY'S FAULT.
Howard Thomas. driver Of the Roc,
Island Lumber company auto true
witnessed the accident and he say
mat II was the fault OF the injured la
that the accident occurred. He saw
that Mr.. Andrews was driving at moo
crate speed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
SCANDINAVIANS REQUEST
CLAMPING DOWN or LIT

At a meeting of the Scandinavian
Temperance league at Prospect park.
Moline, yesterday afternoon, resoiu-
tons were adopted directed TO the Mo
line city commission and inquiring
why it was that the Sunday lid had
not been clamped down on the town.
An effort is being made 70 close up
everything in the amusement line Sun,
days, including pool halls, theatres
moving picture shows and the like.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
JOHNSON FUNERAL.

The funeral OF Matthew T. Johnson.
who died Wednesday night. was held
from the home, zoos Seventeenth
street Saturday at o'clock. Rev.
T. E. Newland OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church officiating. Burial
took place at Chippiannock GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
Obituary
SCHROEDER FUNERAL.

The funeral of John Schroeder was
held from the home, $50 Sixth street.
Yesterday afternoon at 1870. Services
were also held at the German Evangel-
lcal church at 2 o'clock, Rev. Phi. Will
helm ofhciating. Burial took place al
the German Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
Thr Mrpk lit tlrf City Ghl1rrl1ra

sessions are from to II o'clock each
day.
The extra confirmation class will
meet this evening and Friday evening
at the parsonage.
A cottage prayer service will be
held at the home of Olof Swanson,
SIT Ninth street, Wednesday evening
at 7:45.
Thursday evening a reception will
be held at the parsonage for all who
have joined the church during the
pastorate of Rev. Mr. Hagglund. There
have been 1T new communicate
members and 40 children.
! Friday afternoon a reception will
be held at the parsonage for the
members of Mrs. Emma Rocks class.
Broadway Presbyterian-The Helen
Mills circle will meet with Laura Mar
ouis, 726 Twenty-third street, Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The Junior association will meet
Tuesday afternoon at AIS in the
Sunday school rooms.
Tuesday evening at $50 the Y. P.
A. will hold a picnic business meet
ing at Long View park.
Wednesday evening the preparatory
service for communion will be held
at the church with a meeting of the
session following.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the Sun
day school rooms.
German Methodist - The weekly
prayer meeting this week will be
Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Spencer Memorabilia Y. L. A
will hold its regular business meet
ing with Miss Jessie Whiteside, 400t
Seventh avenue, this evening.
Tuesday evening the bible study
class will meet.
Tuesday the annual Sunday schoo
! picnic will be held at Long View park
The prayer service will be helC
Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society will NEE
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 in the
church parlors. The new presiden
will appoint committees.
) The choir will practice Friday even
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
SPECIALS AT PRIESTER-
HICKEY SHOE COMPANY

Misses and children's white canvas
two-strap pumps SO cents, at Priester-
Hickey Shoe company.
Misses and children's two-strap
pumps in patent and dull feathers at
1928 and $l.39. Priester-Hickey Shoe
company.
Misses and hcildren's barefoot san.
dsls, all sizes, 40 cents. Priester-
Hickey Shoe company.
Mems $3.50 canvas shoes IS cents at
Hickey Shoe company.
One big lot women's SO oxfords at
IS cents while they last. Priester-
Hickey Shoe company
One lot women's shoes. small sizes,
SO values at as cents. Priester- Hickey
Shoe company.
Any pair OF women's pumps In the
house for $225. Regular So and 81. SO
values. Priester-Hickey Shoe com,
pany.
Boys So and $3.50 oxfords for s1.4s
at Priester-Hickey Shoe company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
Campers Towels &c

Not only a campers towel, but a
small towel that should be used in
every household, dandy linen
towel 4
at ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15

When the stomach fails TO perform
its functions. the bowes become de-
ranged. the liver and the kidneys con-
gested, causing numerous diseases. The
stomach and liver must be restored 10
a healthy condition. and Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets can be de-
pended upon TO do IL Easy to take
and most effective. Sold by all drug
gistS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15
Campers Comforts

A large shipment of comforters for
fall just arrived with a couple OF
broken crates-broken crates resulted
in soiled comforters. All these will be
found in the 90
basement at ............ ..CZS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-15

German Methodist The weekly
prayer meeting this week will be
Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
A WOMAN WRITER AT THE TWO
BIG POLITICAL CONVENTIONS

YOU remember these great, stirring
events, you will remember one thing
that this woman wrote what no other
woman has ever written. And her name
you will remember as Edna Ferber.
Hardly within twelve months such III
ties as 1.-The Frog and the Puddle"
.Maymeys from Cuba" "Roastbeef Me-
dunn and 1.-The Man Who Came Back"
appeared in the current magazines OF the
country by a new author. Hardly two
months ago most of these stories were
gathered together. put into book and
placed on the shelves of book stores for
sale, as "Buttered Side Down." being a
collection of short stories by Edna Fer
Der. And IL you ask any one who likes
a good story who is writing the stories
that the people like to read he will tell
you to get this book.
This young woman tells the stories OF
the crowd and she tells them the way the
crowd likes them. Edna Ferber is dis
tinctly a human being who has lived and
experienced the common feelings of peo-
pie and then talks them out loud on pa
per- She talks about the shopgirl. the
eighteen-year-old boy clerk, the self-sup-
porting saleswoman-most anybody VINO
helps to make up the great contributing
body of people who do things in the num-
bier sort of everyday way.
Miss Ferber began her literary, journal
istic, writing-things-as-I-s career
as a reporter for a weekly newspaper In
Appleton, Wis. She was then but seven
teen Gust a few years ago) years of age,
and the youngest real reporter In the
mostly And she has been writing in
cidentals"-mostly ever since. And, after
Eias ysrhsr VIII wslta SslII sseFssa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
PUBLIC HEALTH CHANGES.

Carl Ramus, passed assistant surgeon
relieved from duty at the Marine Hos.
pital. Port Townsend, Wash, and d.
rected to report to the chief medical Off
Ger. Ellis Island. N. Y. for duty.
G. L. Collins. passed assistant surgeon
relieved from duty at Ellis Island, N. Y
more. Md, and report to commanding off.
Ger. revenue cutter Unalga, for duty.
w. III. Frost, passed assistant surgeon
detailed to represent the service at the
second annual conference of state health
officers at Lawrence. Kan.
G. H: Altree. acting assistant surgeon
granted thirty days leave of absence
without pay, from June 90 1912
III. 7. Holman. acting assistant sur
geon, granted thirty days leave of alb
sence from June IL. 1912.
]. F. Morse, acting assistant surgeon
granted three months leave of absence
without pay, from June i, 1912.
NJ. c. Terry. acting assistant surgeon
granted thirty days leave Of absence
from July 1. 1912.
r. F. Troxler pharmacist, orders direct.
ing him to report at Marine Hospital. Sar
Francisco. Cal, amended so as to direct
him to report to the medical officer In
command of the San Francisco quarantine
station for duty and assignment to quar-
tiers.
w. w. weitgenant. pharmacist, granted
three months leave of absence from June
/. 1912
Resignation julius e. Beck
resigned.
Board convened-Board of medical Off.
GERS convened to meet at Vancouver. b
c.. for the re-examination of alien immi.
grants. Detail for the board: Passed
Assistant Surgeon Carl Ramus. chairman
and Acting Assistant Surgeon, H. r.
StOrrs, recorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.

L. NJ. Hopkins, who has been assistant
inspector of the fifth lighthouse district
Tor some time, has been promoted tn SUI
perintendent in the service and has been
transferred to the charge OF the third
the New York-district Supt. Hopkins
mas left Baltimore for Tompkinsville N.
L., his headquarters
a. v Conover. deputy commissioner of
lighthouses, has resigned to enter privat 10
business in New York. Mr.. Conoyer re-
ceived his appointment under Commits
sioner PUTNAM. when the lighthouse de-
partment was placed in charge of civil
ians. who displaced naval officers. on
July ]. 1910.
Hover, Capt Tull. which looks after the
iishts and lightships on the Atlantic
coast section of the fifth district is TAX
ing aboard coal at Portsmouth, Va, with
winch to supply the lightships on the
F'enwick Island and Winter Quarter sta
tons She will sail on that duty as soon
as the coal is aboard
The tender Jessamne has completed
overhauiing and repairing beacOns and
iights on the Rappahannock river. and
mas gone TO other tributaries Of CheSa-
peake bay for the same service. The
tender Holly is engaged in inspecting
and overhauling aids to navigation on
Chesapeake bay
a notlce regarding .DuOyage and other
aids to navigation, on Chesapeake bay
and Its tributaries. has been issued by the
lighthouse authorities as follows:
Virginia-Chesapeake bay. westerly
side. Rappahannock river-Mulberry Is
land shoal buoy. No. Is. second-class nun,
found out of position. was replaced.
Bells Grove buoy, No. 10. spar. found
out of position. was replaced.
Urbana creek. Urbana creek outer
light. carried away by ice February 10,
and light temporarily discontinued, was
rebuilt and light re-established thereon.
Dividing creek, east flats buoy, No. 3.
spar. found missing was replaced.
Dividing creek, Jarvis point shoal buoy,
No. g. spar. found out Of position. was
replaced.
Dymer creek. Antepoison flats buoy,
No. I, spar. reported missing May q.
was replaced.
Tobago bay light the structure sup
porting this light destroyed by ice jan
uary "a. was rebuilt and light re-estab-
lished thereon.
Chesapeake bay, thirty-five-foot channel
gas buoy. No. Ia, reported dragged to the
westward of its correct position June g.
was replaced.
Chesapeake bay. main channel to Balti-
| more. station buoy LV45. second-class
can. reported In sinking condition June g.
was relieved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
ADOPTS SENATE AMENDMENTS.
House Acts on Bill Relative to
Maritime Conference.

The House yesterday adopted the SEN
ate amendments to the House joint res
olution authorizing the President to ap-
point commissioners to represent the
United States at any International mari
time conference to consider ocean safety
regulations in the light of the Titanic
disaster.
The resolution appropriates $4,000 for
the expenses in the event such a confer
ence is called by the United States The
measure now goes to the President for
approval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15

about the republican and democratic con-
ventions exclusively for this paper, In q
way that will get under the skin and help
to put these conventions In their proper
niche in history, and she won't be caught
chewing her pencil. either. She will tell
about-(but we don't know what she'll
tell about. except that II will be absorb
ingly Interestingly. For three long years
she told everything that Milwaukee did
in the columns of the Journal. She IL Q
newspaper man" without any question
mark or exclamation points at the end.
Everything that Edna Ferber writes
about, talks about or thinks about-when
II gets into print-makes an impression
And the impression sticks.
These stories will come to this paper
daily over the wires, starting two days
before each convention, 30 that you will
get them fresh and new. But you can
not read them in any other paper in
Washington. You will have to read them
here. In addition to Miss Ferber's stories
there will be stories by William Allen
White and George Fitch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
MAN OVERCOME BY GAS.
Sylvester Carroll Found Unconscious
in His Room.

Sylvester Carroll, steamfitter and base
ball player. was found In his room at e06
III street northwest this morning uncon-
scious from inhaling Illuminating gas. He
regained consciousness soon after he
reached tho Emergency Hospital. The
physicians say he viii recover.
CarrolPs employer went to his room
shortly after O'Clock to ascertain why
the sfeamftter had not come to work.
Tho door was unlocked and when he
opened It the odor Of gas was strong.
When the young man recovered con-
sciousness he said he recalled that Gas
escaped from the fixture last night ana
that hs got yp ana turned &c 81, be
AAlH ~ - tRf1 "a ~ ~ no6 -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
Havana Thanks Senator Bacon,

The Havana Stock Exchange has sent a
message Of thanks to Senator Bacon for
his attitude on Cuban Intervention.
The senator now has a bill before the
Senate to prescribe conditions upon
which the United States might inter-
vene in Cuba and has protested vigorous
ly against the use of the army and navy
in the present trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
Shannon & LuChs, 7l3 l4tt, ISL Street INV.

ton to enlist the moral and financial sup
port of the New York State Mems League
for the coming votes for women cam
paign in Ohio. September ). along with
other constitutional amendments. the men
Of Ohio will vote on the question OF giving
women the ballot.
Eve are planning to start whiriwind
speaking campaign about three weeks
before September 81 said the judge. and
we need money and speakers. We are
counting on THO assistance OF the New
York men because we think they realize
with us that the failure of Ohio to grant
votes to women this fall will be some
thing of a blow to the cause all over
4 h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
WOMAN ABOVE BRIBERY,
JUDGE LITTLEFORD SAYS
Advocate of Equal Suffrage in Ohio
Seeks Aid in New
York.

NEW YORK. June 15.-"You can't
br!be a woman with a glass Of ice cream
soda or a box OF chocolates (the fem
mime equivalent OF glass Of beer and a
box OF cigars-according to the masculine
mind. but this is only one of the little
reasons why Judge William Littleford.
president OF the Mems League for Wom-
an Suffrage Of the State of Ohio believes
that granting the ballot to women will
purify politics.
Asks Cooperation.
The judge stopped of at New York yes
terday on his way home from Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
Offer of Office No Lure.

Not only can women not be bribed with
ice cream and candy. says Judge Little
ford. but even the bait of an office will
not attract many of them, since most OF
them have their home duties to consider.
When it was suggested that the lure of
a desk in the city hall might cause Jane
to refuse to marry John, the judge ask
ed:
Ibid you ever see woman who wanted
to get married turn aside for anything?