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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-02

you to learn about the Weir furnace.
l. has the reputation of giving you
the greatest heat and consumes
about one-half less coal.
f. E. Lamp, plumbing, steam and
hot water heating, gas fitting. His
efficient knowledge of the busin ess
Justly entities him to your patronage.
His shop has all modern equipments.
Everything in plumbing supplies.
Maths bakery and confectionery
store, the finest in the tri-cities
Bread. cakes, pies, cookies and hot
rolls. They can't be beat. Most
people say they are superior to any
home baking. Let them serve you.
We are the leaders for up to date
laundry work. Each shirt finished
by hand and put up in a carton in
surfing work. Delivered TO you in
good condition. We guarantee no
cracked collars or cuffs. City Steam
laundry. Reid & Bollman, AT Sew
| enteenth street.
w. L. Gansert's candy factory,
Rock Islands most important indus
try. Chocolates, creams and cara
nels are sold By all first class con-
fectioners and grocers. Call for
Gansert's and get the purest and best
NJ. r. Igleharr marble and granite
works save you the middiemaR's
1 profits. From is to 25 per cent saved
on every monument and all kinds of
monumental work. Call at our shop
on Second avenue and see for your.
self.
Improving sight. That's what our
| glasses are doing. If you have reason
1 TO believe that there is anything
wrong with your eyes at all you
/ should have thence examined at once
| Small charge for proper glasses. Con,
/ sultation free at Fred Bleuer's, the
/ eye specialist.
| ]. c. Wodetsky, advance agent for
/ the Rice and Dore water carnival
which is to exhibit in Rock Island un
/ der the auspices Of the Rock Island
Amusement company, arrived from
/ Chicago last night 10 complete ar
rangements for the coming of the
show for the week OF Aug. II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-02

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets gently stimulate the liver and
bowels to expei poisonous matter,
cleanse the system. cure constipation
and sick headache. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-02

Teething children have more or less
diarrhoea, which can be controlled by
giving Chamberlaiu's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that is
necessary is to give the prescribed
dose after each operation Of the bow
els more than natural and then castor
oil TO cleanse the system. II is safe
and sure. Sold by al druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-02

acids in the throat The boy is doing
nicely.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
MISSION WORKERS
PLEA SAVES YOUTH
FROM PRISON TERM

Mrs. Mary Wolfort, philanthropic
and church worker in the Whittier
mills settlement at Chatta hoochee. to-
day appeared in police court and made
an eloquent plea in behalf of a six
teen year-old youth X. Mckinney. a
mill operative. who yesterday after
noon attacked Turnkey Brannan when
taken to the police station intoxicated
Mrs. Wolfort's pleadings touched the
heart of Recorder Pro TEN Preston
and saved the youth from punishment.
Instead of filming or sending young Nc
Kinney to the stockade. Judge Preston
gave him another chance. placing him
on probation under Probation officer
Coogler The court lcctured the boy
and promised him 80 days if he APP
peared in court again.
The youth said he drank some beer
and then mixed in drink of blind IT,
ger whisky, and that this sent him on
the war path. He fought the turnkey
for several minutes before he could be
placed in cell.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
GRADING BEGUN ON
NEW TROLLEY LINE
TOSTONE MOUNTAIN

Work of grading the new trolley
line from Decatur to Stone Mountain
was begun today by big force of men.
The grading was started near Clarks-
ton, beyond Decatur. and it is expect
ed the road will be completed in about
a year
The extension will run from the
South Decatur line, near the railroad
station. and not from the main or
North Decatur tracks 1t will keep to
the south side of the Georgia railroad
to a point near Charleston, then dip
through an underpass to the north side.
The extension will be about nine miles
long, making the trip from Atlanta to
Stone Mountain about sixteen miles.
probably will be on a basis of about
The fare has not been fixed, but 1t
2 cents a mile
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
CONTROVERSY" OR
MISUNDERSTANDING"
PENALTY THE SAME

If there is any particular difference
between a controversy and a misunder-
standing. ii is not known to court
When Recorder Pro Tenn Preston to-
day was called on to determine this
difference, he ruled that one is just as
bad as the other in the eyes of the law
1t came about when two tailors Char
lie Brisler and J. H. Rauch. were ar
raigned because of little mixup late
yesterday afternoon at Pryor and Ala
bama streets
Brisler characterized it as a mere
Misunderstanding. Rauch said it was
nothing more than a little controver-
sy."
Judge Preston carefully weighed the
two terms and then fined the tailors
$775 each.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
N|NN REPLIES
To WOODWARD
Mayor Says Candidates State
ment Gives Misleading In.
formation on Finances.

Replying TO James 6, Woodward's an
nouncement statement as a candidate for
mayor, Mayor CORTLAND S VIM gave an
interview today in which he said Mr.
Woodward's statement gave some mis-
leading information about the city's hnan-
clal condition.
MIR. Woodward said that the present
administration had pledged 5000 600 Of the
c,ty's future revenue. while the charter
specifically provides that one administra-
ton can not spend any of the revenue of
any future year
Mayor Vim said that Mr. Woodward
included in his statement $95 600 of street,
school and sewer serial bonds, which ma
ture January 1, S25, 900 of Auditorium
bonds and the entire 1915. 900 which the
new crematory and electric power plant
is to cost
Mayor Vim said that the mayor and
council had simply given the citys moral
obligation for the following amounts,
which is simply a recommendation to
next years council that the appropria
tions he made.
a $4,000 payment on a 1916 900 crema
tory $1L250 as a payment on the Eng
lish- Commercial Girls High school lot:
81 900 payment on new site for a stock
ade; $500 for the regarding of Forsyth
street, and $500 as a payment to Carl
witt for damages to his property caused
by the widening of Peachtree street The
total IS sos, $50
The council contemplates giving its
moral obligation for $50 600 for the Ivy
street Improvement and for several other
Improvements, but final action has not
yet been taken, said the mayor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
Negro Slayer Fights Off Mad
man Who Is Endeavoring to
Kill Camp officer.
BLACK HERO MODEL
PRISONER % YEARS
CoIored Youth Who Saved
White Woman in Runaway
Also to Go Free.

Because he risked his life to protect
his guard against the insanely muir
derous assault of a madman. Ben
Jones, a negro life convict from RAN
dolph county, will be paroled by the
governor, and released from the states
custody.
Jones came to the penitentiary %
years ago, convicted of murder on cir
cumstances that commended him suffi-
GENTLY to the courts mercy to save
him from the gallows.
He has been consistently an humble
and accomplishing prisoner. He
served in the coal mines of Dade for
years, under the old convict lease sys-
TEN. He is known as a good work
man, and he never gave his keepers
any trouble. He is quiet and inoffen-
s1ve in his manner and seemed to have
settled down unprotestingIy to the
hard working but humdrum existence
of man without hope of liberty or
freedom in this world again
Not long ago a negro convict named
Henry Bacon ran amuck in a Chat
ham county camp, where both he and
Jones were located, and viciously at
tackled the guard, Captain George GAY
Bacon had an iron crowbar and was
plainly crazed and bent upon killing
the white man employed to oversee the
convicts at their work.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
Walthour Wins Championship
in Piedmont Meet-W0men'S
Prize to Miss Murphy.

Miss Mabel Murphy is today ac-
claimed as the champion girl swimmer
of Piedmont park. and none is quickey
to acknowledge her skill than Miss
Frances Smith, who lost the coveted
honor by a few inches
SO close was the race in which these
two expert swimmers competed yes
terday that the judges had to hold d
conference to decide who had reached
the mark first. There were nearly d
dozen pretty swimmers in the con
tests, all punched closely behind the
leaders, Miss Orrie Crenshaw coming
in third. Miss Murphy won a handsome
piece of cut glass. making the twenty
five yards in thirty seconds.
Tat Walthour. brother of the famous
bicycle rider, holds the silver loving
cup and the mans championship of the
lake. Here are the summaries:
Events and Winners.
25Yard Dash for Men-Time, 16
seconds; Trammen. Peoples, Beden.
Prize, shirt offered by Essig Bros
So Yard Dash for Men-Time, SO
seconds. First heat. Walthour, Mon
salvatge. Beden. second heat Logan
Sans, Lennick; final, Walthour, Logan
Bedel. First prize. bathing suit. of
fered by Yancey Hardware Company;
second prize. tie, from Eiseman Bros.
100 Yard Dash for Men-Time. /
minute % seconds Logan. Walthour
Cowles (Crane winning, but disquali-
fed as professionally. Prize. bathing
suit. offered by j. NJ High Company.
Half Mile Race for Men-Time, l6
minutes "a seconds. Walthour. Len
nick. Logan (Crane was disqualified
for third place.. Prize gold signet
ring offered by Charles Chosewood, in
charge of the boat concess ions at the
lake
25-Yard Dash for Boys-Time. IA
seconds Louis Sans, Gilbert Frazier.
Harvey Anderson Prize. bathing suit.
offered by College Coop Company.
100 Yard Dash for Boys-Time.
minute 81 seconds. Louis Sans Gill
bert Frazier, Harvey Anderson. Prize.
bathing suit offered by Cloud Stanford
Company.
Boat fitting contest TWO best falls
out of three. MonsalVatge and Ryan,
Sans brothers.
25-Yard Dash for Girls-Time 80
seconds. Miss Mabel Murphy Miss
Frances Smith, Miss Orrie Crenshaw
Prize piece Of cut glass. offered by
King Hardware Company.
Winners of points in silver cup con-
test:
Walthour 40 points; Logan. 30
points; Lennick. 10 points.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
297, 800 Drinks Sold
Here In One Day.

SOFA fountain proprietprs checking
their sales today discoveted that AT
lantans spent $I5,0 for soda Ia ST
Saturday and that day broke all rec
ords for soft drink sales.
That meant 29I50o separate drinks
according TO the figures soda water men
have fixed by long experience. They
estimate that So per cent Of sales are
from tve-cent drinks and Is per cent
from ten and dfteen-cent beverages.
There are $50 soda stands in At
lanta, and the managers Of the sew
eral soda concerns which operate va
rious stands agree on an estimate Of
$40 average sales from each stand. bic
and little. OF course some of the up
town stands run far above this, up to
800, while little suburban and corner
grocery founts viii be far below. But
they fix $40 as Saturdays average
one concern which operates FIVE
stands found its business had jumped
nearly a third on Saturday sunday
was a small day for there were few
people on the streets and most stands
were closed. Labor day was consid-
erably below Saturday in its sales.
The last ten days has done more to ed
ucate Atlanta toward outdoor sleeping
than an the magazine articles in the
past five years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
MOB IN CHATTANOOGA
SEARCHES IN VAINFOR
SLAYERS OF OFFICER

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Sept. s.
A mob of 500 men and boys bent on
lynching two negroes accused of a
killing, held this city in its sway for
several hours today while they searched
the streets and prisons.
The negroes Newton Howard and
Ernest Selman. who are charged with
killing policeman on Sunday, had
been spirited away, however, before the
mob was formed.
The men paraded from one end of
the city to the other and refused to
obey the order of the police to dis
perse. Angry citizens sent in num-
Der of riot calls to police headquar-
ters but the authorities were power
less to act.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
FATHER ACCUSED
Of TAKING CHILD
Mrs. Rudolph DETER Thinks
Husband Has Child Award
ed Her by Court.

Baby's eyes are light brown. his
right eye being slightly defective
and closes same frequently: hair
very light, and worn Buster Brown
fashion.
Arrest either man or baby and
notify bv wire chief Of Police ].
l.. Beavers, Atlanta, Ga.
That's the striking part Of notice
sent out today by the police of ATTAIN
ia in the search for a three-year-old
boy, Theodore Deter, son Of Mrs. Odes-
sic DETER, who says his father. Ru-
doIph Deter. has kidnapped the child.
The youngster was awarded to the
mother after long court fight but
disappeared last night. Today A war
rant was sworn out for the man or
the baby" in Justice Johnson's court
and the case also win be taken TO the
superior court contempt being charged.
The police issued a description of the
man and child.
mother
Mrs. Emily Smith, Nesbit street. ami
there has been taking care of the
youngster who was awarded to her
after a long fight in court. Deter the
father has been coming to see the
youngster off and on.
He visited the house last night ac-
cording to Mrs. Smith. and took the
boy out to a corner drug store for some
ice cream. At the same time he had
some summer beverages sent to the
house for Mrs. Smith and his wife. The
two women awaited his return for an
hour and then Mrs Deter began d
hysterical search Of the streets for the
child.
She found no clew and the police have
not been able to locate the man, There
was some talk Of an automobile having
figured in the so-called kidnapping.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
Council to Urge It Be
Made Boss of Chief of
Construction Division
Also Will Recommend That the
Office Have Assistant to Look
After Details.

The city council met this afternoon
to act finally on the report of the spe-
cial committee on the reorganization
Of the chief of construction depart
ment
While the chief of construction stin
Is to be elected by the people. the
committee will recommend that he be
placed directly under the control Of
council. Council then will assume
more responsibility for the work and
1t can direct the chief of construction
at any time. The chief of construction
now is independent of council.
The chief is to have an assistant in
charge of the details of the office and
an engineer in charge of streets and
an engineer in charge of sewers. Also
it is recommended that the qualifica-
ton that he must be an engineer of
ten years experience be eliminated
Councilman Claude Mason an
nounced that he will urge council to
provide that instead of having a high
priced assistant chief of construction
in charge of the office that that off
cial be designated as chief clerk and
that he be a business man rather than
an engineer.
Councilman Harvey Hatcher said he
would insist that some engineering
qualification be adopted for the men
in charge of the engineering work Of
the office.
At the meeting a communication was
received from the board of education
urging that the four city high schools
be sold and that a university high
school be built on the stockade prop
erty
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
Intends to Make Sharp Reply
Today to Jersey Governors
Buffalo Speech.
DECLARES HE HAS TWO
OLD PARTIES ON THE RUN
Confidence of Bull Moose Chief
Grows as He Swings Into
Middle West.

MUNCIE, IND, Sept. S.-"The two
old parties are scared they are doing
all they can to beat me. I'll give them
a hard fight Well win out, too"
This utterance of Colonel Roosevelt
today as his train stopped at this city
evlnced the confidence the ex-presi-
dent is beginning to have as to his
ultimate chance of winning the cleo
ton. While Roosevelt considers that
he has the fight of his life on his hands
he expects that, as the campaign goes
along, he will be able to swing the
sentiment his own way.
The attitude of the crowds in Con-
nectlcut yesterday, coming on the
heels of the whiriwind campaign in
Vermont, impelled the colopel to say
that the Progressive party Is gaining
in force. He wants to get Woodrow
Wilson into the open in an aggressive
battle so that he can puncture his ar
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03

Single handed. Convict Jones at
tackled the mailman, overpowered him
and saved the life Of Gary
Gary says he owes his life to the
prompt action of the negro and that
no man could have done a drawer or
more courageous thing than Jones did
All of this was placed before Govern
or Brown recently, and with it was
filed a petition from the grand jury
of Chatham county. setting forth the
facts in the case.
The governor promptly agreed that
Jones had won the undisputed right to
executive clemency. SO Jones will be
paroled and will soon be free.
Jones is overjoyed, of course. But
he seems to feel that he only per-
formed a duty. He says he would do
it all over again, and without any
thought of eventual reward
The governor thinks there may be
worse men in the world, and at large,
than is Ben Jones, convicted of murder
% years ago.
The governor also determined today
to pardon Willie Jones, negro of
seventeen, sent up a few months ago
from Baker for simple larceny,
This young negro, too, has record
for gallantry, and upon it the governor
based much of his determination to
clemency. He bravely stopped a run
away horse as it dashed through his
camp in Baker county recently, and
thereby prevented serious injury to-
and maybe saved the life of. a white
woman living in that Yicinity
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
Infant Death Rate Jumps as
Temperature Equals High
Marx for Period.
297,5Q0 SODA WATER
DRINKS SOLD In DAY
Sleeping 0utG20rS H2s 8eCo722
Comm0n-LittIe Hope for
Early Relief Entertained.

Atlanta is suffering TODAY from mo-e
than week of torrid temperature. ,r
days when work means forcing one 8
unwilling mind and body. when cots
was unbearabc and q shower bath the
most delicious luxury Imaginable II
has been week IF torture for the
sick. of anguish for teethine babies and
all little folk condemned to indoors.
a week of seepless nights with the dis
comfort broken only with the approach
of dawn. 1t win long be remembered
as the great hot spell Of 1912"
Yet with all the suffering. the official
weather records with the cold heart
lessness of statistics show that past hot
weather records have not been reached
Even today, which many are ready to
pronounce the hottest l ever knew"
lacked a degree of equaling yesterdays
temperature. The official thermometer
climbed to 81 at noon dropped back to
81 when a cloud came between earth
and sun at 1870 o'clock, and crept up
to 81 again at , o'clock And there is
no relief in sight
The figures for the first two days of
September are exactly up to the high
est temperature on record for the cor
responding period the hot weather
mark being set in 1907. the year hard
boiled eggs were reported ready-laid.
They were September Il 90 degrees;
September :, 80 degrees; the figures
being recorded Sunday and yesterday.
though rot given out, both days be-
ing holidays
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
BLANKS DO
NOT SHOW NAME FOR
BENCH IN BLUE RIDGE

The state election blanks will go out
to the ordinaries of the state this year
with a blank line representing the can
didate for the Blue Ridge judgeship
The public printer is hurryng through
with the preparation of the blanks in
order that they may be sent out at the
very earliest moment, and in the cir
of the disputed Blue Ridge
it will be necessary for voters
to write in the name of that candidate
on election day after the state committee
has ratified the nomination
The fight between Judge n. l.. Patter-
son and Judge Newt Morris for the Blue
Ridge nomination comes before the state
Democratic committee tomorrow. and it
is expected the hearing will run at least
two days, if not longer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
Birmingham to Give
Bull Moose Dinner

~, DiFMlNGHAM, ALA, Sept. $.-ColoneI
"eouore Roosevelt when he comes
ough Birmingham on September %
y, WI De accorded big reception. Several
"ouSand people will be at the train or
~. pace where he is to deliver his ad-
IvSs' The Colonel will arrive in Biz
,"'usnam few minutes after II o'clock
asu VIII be here until $50 o'clock in the
va noon, or about three hours. going
a.1 mere to Atlanta. He will be given a
inner during his stay in Birmingham
1 'ndlcations are that 200 or more will
-aNe application for dinner tickets
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
Senator CumminS
To Vote for Colonel

DES MONIES. IA. Sept. 3.-United
states Senator Cummins came out
hatly against President Taft in a state
ment he issued here today. The SEN
dtor declared he would vote for Colonel
roosevelt for president, but at the
same time announced his opposition to
me naming of a third party state tick
el at the convention which Roosevelt
Is scheduled to address here tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
KILLED: HURT IN WRECK.

MEMPHIS, TENN. Sept 3.-David
Plough. seven years old, Of Memphis.
Mrs. Mary Seligman, Wheatey. Ark,
and an unidentified negro were killed
when a Missouri and North Arkansas
passenger train was wrecked at Shir-
ley. Ark. early today Five passen-
gers and two of the train crew are
reported fatally injured, The wreck
vas caused by spreading rails.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
THIRD TRIAL OF DR.. HYDE
TO GO OVER TILL JANUARY

KANSAS CITY, MO, Sept. 3.-When
the trial OF B. Clarke Hyde. charged
with the murder of Colonel Thomas n
Swope comes up late today it will be
postponed Attorneys for the prose-
cution and defense reached an agree
ment and the case will be continued
probably until the January term OF
court.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
SENATOR SMITH UNABLE
III SPEAK AT TEXAS FAIR

peDs[5d or Hoke Smith has been com
an tbo TO decline an invitation to speak
tobere eNas state fair at Dallas. on Oc-
Wigo.io, as he will be engaged in the
and tn campaign throughout September
p.irodp Glober \ hearty invita- ton was
otteru MN by the fair mana cement and
alsa prominent citizens of Dallas He
ton Nds anxious to accept an invita-
,.,,.,,o sneak at the Wilkes and Lincoln
peIed tsir in Georgia. but was COM
0' 70 decline Tor the same reason.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
S25, 900 BANK AT TRIOM
GIVEN STATE CHARTER

The secretary Of state today signed the
charter q the Bank Of Tron. This new
bank has been capitalized at S25 900. and
viii commence business in Trion, Chat
tooga county, Immediately
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
Says. Fisticuff Ruined
Appetite; AsksS2,5OO:

Joe Weinberg, proprietor of a .
meat market at 9 West Mitchell Q
street, who is suing Robert E .
. Hogg for $4,000 as a result Of a .
. personal encounter last Septem- .
. Der, told the superior court today .
. that a blow from Hogg has ruined .
MS appetite. He says other in .
. 1uries were received in the fight .
but that they were not dangerous .
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
mon
Doesn't Want To
Mention Taft.

II he can avoid ii, Roosevelt Will have
little to say about President Taft, de-
string to give the Impression that he
regards the president as out of the
race. His illusions to the president
up to this time have been brief He
has attacked the Republican party's
platform and the performances Of the
Taft administration, but has refrained
from INDUCING in any severe assault on
the president individually.
Roosevelt read on the train this
morning of the attack made upon him
BY Governor Wilson In Buffalo. He
observed that he will take up the cud-
gels against Wilson at once. In his
ST. Louis speech late today 1t Is ex-
pected that the colonel will make sharp
reply to the governor,