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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
BRUNER WILL BE
AT BIG MEETING
Local Railroad Evangelist to
Attend International Con-
ference at Chicago.
SCHEDULED TO SPEAK
Will Tell of Work Done Among Rail-
road Employees Throughout the
United States.

A NJ. Bruner OF this city, railroad
evangelist, leaves for Chicago tonight,
to attend the 14th international con-
ference of the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Associations OF North Amer
lea, scheduled for Oct. 8 to 6. Mr..
Bruner has been invited by the inter-
national committee to be present and
tell Of the work being done by him
among the railroad men of the coun-
try. These conferences are held once
every three years and are attended
by secretaries and delegates from all
railroad associations, representatives
from the important railroad brother
hoods and prominent railroad officials
Reports are received as to work ac-
complished, various problems are dis
cussed and plans laid for the next
three-year campaign.
BANQUET FOR OPENER.
The conference will open Thursday
night with big banquet at the 1st reg
iment armory and will be attended by
about 1,500 men. The regular sessions
will be held in Orchestra hall.
Among the speakers secured are ].
A. Mcdonald, editor of the Toronto
Globe; Fred B. Smith. leader of the
recent Men and Religion Forward
movement; Dean Walter Sumner, ca
thedral SIS. Peter and Paul of Chicago.
and recent chairman of the Chicago
vice commission: Harry Munroe, su.
perintendent of the world-famous Pa.
cific Garden mission: Rev. James E.
Freeman, former railroad employee,
now rector of st. Marks church, Min
neapolis; Frank w Gunsaulus. pastor
of Auditorium congregation. and Dr..
/ George L. Robinson of the Chicago Nc.
Cormick seminary.
MANY IMPORTANT TOPICS.
/ Among the subjects to be presented
will be Railroad Men and the Church, "
The Fallacy of the Double Standard,
Boys in Railroad Communities" "Al.
cohol a Foe to Efficiency" and THE
/ Unity of Our Brotherhood Practic
ally an entire session will be devoted
TO a consideration of the report of q
commission which has worked for sew
eral months on the question of Rail
road Association Efficiency" A band
composed of employees Of the Pennsyl
vania railroad at Tyrone, Pa. and ar
International quartet composed of as
ISOLATION secretaries will furnish the
music
The following prominent railroad of
ficials will be present at the banque
tomorrow night:
c. r. Gray, president Great North
ern; c. H. Markham. president Illinois
Central; G. w. Stevens, president Ches
apeake & Ohio; H. L. Nudge, presi
dent Rock Island lines; B. L. Winchel
president Frisco lines; w. H. Caniff
president New York, Chicago G. 81
Louis railway; w X. Vanderbilt, Jr
vice president New York Central
John Christensen, vice president New
York Central; ]. B. Yohe, general man
ager Pittsburgh & Lake Erie railway
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
BUSINESS MEMS
ASSOCIATION NOW
HAS SECRETARY
George H. Kingsbury to Handle
Affairs of Local Merchants
Organization.
WHOLE TIME TO WORK
Has Disposed Of Own Business and
viii Have Suite Of Rooms In
Safety Building.

George II. Kingsbury, recently Sc
leCted as secretary for tn Rock Is
land Business Mems association, will
open UP an Office shortly in the Safety
building and the association will make
a start on the propaganda. which
Is expected will make il valua bic TO
It's members and a power Il adyanc-
ing the interests OF the city. The
naming Of Mr.. Kingsbury for the i'm
portant Office of secretary occurred
some time ago. after a statewide
search for man capable of earning
the salary offered and doing the NC,
essary work. Until such time. how
ever, as Mr.. Kingsbury could dispose
g. his business and arrange 10 assume
his new duties. the appointment was
not made public.
HAVE SUITE OF ROOMS.
The association has secured a lease
On the suite OF rooms in the Safety
building formerly occupied by the
american National Insurance com
pany and there Mr.. Kingsbury w.
have his headquarters. He will de-
vote his entire time TO the work and
vii. be prepared 10 represent the bus
lhess interests Of the city at various
state meetings at which in the past
Rock Island has not been represented
or represented through the voluntary
service Of some merchant who took
the time TO go. A stenographer will
be hired in all probability TO take care
{! the office while he is away.
PREPARING RATINGS.
Work Of preparing a new ratiag
book for the benefit OF the merchants
is already under way and Mr.. Kings
bury will rush this to completion and
put II In the hands OF the members of
the association Poor accounts cost
Rock Island business men in the
HeishborhoUd Of $4,000 annually and
TO let the merchants know who is and
who is not TO be trusted. the ratings
vii. b. kept right up to the minute.
Rock Island has long been without
business organization of any power
due entirely TO the fact that il was
without a man who could devote all
his time 10 It's business and welfare
Members have been lax about dues
a1d have felt that payments wore
mere donations. With his experience
tained by years of service as presi.
dent of the association. Mr.. Kingsbury
should be able TO make things hum
FOR the association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
OFFICERS TO TAKE
ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Major Charles Keller of the local U.
S. engineers Office, together with Co
lionel G. w Burr of Rock Island ar
senal, will go to Fort Sheridan Oct. s,
for the annual examination of army Of
ficers. There are but very few ex-
ceptions and the tests are severe ones,
among them being a 90-mile jaunt on
horseback. These tests are conducted
to insure all officers being in proper
physical condition and to demonstrate
their ability to take the field in case
of war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
MORE WARRANTS ISSUED
AGAINST CHARLIE BRADY

Determined TO get rid of the Charles
Grady junk yard on Fourth avenue be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets,
property owners again today swore
out warrants for his arrest on charges
of maintaining a nuisance, depositing
rubbish in the streets and having
oombustible material in his yard The
warrants were sworn to before Justice
J. II. Cleland and are similar 70 those
which have been sworn out against
Brady before. The trial will occur
next week probably.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
LAY ASPHALT COURSE
AND OPEN PART OF STREET

In order that traffic across Seven
teenth street at Second avenue might
be delayed no longer than absolutely
necessary, the Mccarthy Improvement
company this morning began the lay
ing of the final course of asphalt at
that point The work was completed
this afternoon and tomorrow teams
will be permitted to drive across it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
!. T. MARION TO ATTEND
CONFERENCE AT BOSTON

Tomorrow night John T Marion,
president of the Electric Construction
and Machinery company of this city,
leaves for Boston, Mass, 10 attend
harmony meeting of the National
Electrical Contractors and the supply
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
Obituary
MRS. CHRISTINA HANSEN.

Mrs. Christina Hansen, who resided
on Fourth street, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues, for the past 20 years,
died last evening at o'clock at st.
Anthony's hospital after a lingering
illness of complications.
She was born in Germany and was
aged So She came to America, direct
to Rock Island, 90 years ago, and had
made her home here ever since. She
was married to A. l.. Hansen, in Ger
many, who preceded her in death II
years ago.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
J.. j. Langhausen of Rock Island and
Mrs. A. O'Dell of Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
JONES FUNERAL.

A telegram was received yesterday
from Peter Jones of Bascobel, Wis,
who acknowledged that he is a brother
of Frank Jones, the man who was kill
ed Sunday morning by being struck
by a locomotive, and who ordered the
body sent to Bascobel for burial. The
remains were sent this afternoon at 4
o'clock. Services will be held at Bas-
cobel and interment made in the GEM
etery in that city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02

able one. The house is quarantined
and grave fears are entertained for
the recovery of the children, Bertha.
.. Mr.. Teuscher has an oil route and
his patrons have wondered during the
past few days at his sudden disap.
pearance. An inquiry disclosed the
fact that practically the entire family
was stricken with the dangerous
malady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
STATE LABOR PRESIDENT
TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT

Edwin R. Wright, president of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor, ar
rived in Rock Island today and to-
night will address the Tri-City Fedora
ton of Labor at Industrial hall Mr.
Wright is booster and he is spread
ing broadcast his slogan, Sell your
hammer and buy a horn"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
TEAMS BOWL AT HARMS

Three interesting practice games
were played last evening between the
Pretzels and the Outing club team OF
the Commercial Bowling league on the
Harms alleys. The games were close
from start 10 finish. One was a tie.
which is a rare occurrence. The teams
Of the league are getting into fine trim
and some fast contests are expected
this winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
WITH FEDERAL
ARMY so YEARS AGO TODAY

Thomas s. Brown of the New Har-
per today celebrated the 50th ami
versary of his enlistment in the fed
eral army during the civil war period.
Mr.. Brown was in numerous engage
ments and saw much active service
and at the close of the war was mus
tered out with honor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02

house men, to be held Saturday. Mr.
Marion is a director of the National
Contractors association. These meet
ings are held at intervals during the
year, for the purpose of establishing
a working basis between the two as
sociations. and of avoiding any con-
t,oversies as to work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
Coal Dealers Meet,

A banquet was enjoyed by the whole
sale and retail coal dealers of Rock
Island last evening at the Hotel
Harms. There We're 1S present. In
formal talks were given by some of
those present and various matters
were discussed. A fine course dinner
was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02

DR.. John W. Cook, president of the
Northern Illinois State Normal at De
Kalb, spoke to the pedagogues. The
annual election of officers and the
annual business meeting followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
River Riplets

The dredge boat Harriet is engaged
in pumping sand at the present time
at the foot of Eighteenth street.
The steamer Helen Blair arrived in
port this morning with a big consign-
ment of potatoes for local merchants.
The stage of the river this morning
was 40 and is steadily falling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
Whole Family Stricken.

With three children i'll with diph-
iberia and the mother threatened, the
plight of the II. o. Teuscher family
Of South Rock Island is not an envi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
Teachers Club Meets.

The Twin-City Teachers club met
this afternoon at the assembly room
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
At High School

The president Of the associated stu
dents body will be elected at a mass
meeting Thursday afternoon after
school. The organization was pro
posed last year by Principal <. ].
Burton, so that the debaters, orators,
declamers and other students Inter
ested in school literary work, would
receive emblems, as well as the ath-
letes. and also so that the school ac-
tivities would be associated. 1t is
thought that this will increase inter
est of the students in all lines of
school work.
The Ciceronion Debating society
met last evening and decided to meet
again Thursday night after school at
which time officers will be elected for
the coming year. Programs will be
arranged for the season, and work on
the topic of the triangular debate will
be begun Immediately Thomas P.
Sinnett is again active in the work
of the boys debating society.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02

OWlnS 10 Inc lllHeSb OF Z. j. Smith,
Justice Clarence Schroeder presided
at police court this morning.
A family squabble was aired in.
court this morning, when Mrs. Oliver
Dillon swore out warrant against her
husband, on a disorderly conduct
charge. She claimed he stayed away
for weeks at time, did not support
her properly and annoyed her, and
that as a result of his actions, the
proprietor of the Schmidt hotel re-
fused to entertain him as a roomer
any longer. She asked the court to
protect her against future ANNOYANCE
and order him to stay away from her.
A fine of 5000 and costs was suspend
ed over his head, depending upon
future good behavior He paid the
costs.
Sam Larson, James Murphy and
James Lowe, who were arrested for
drunkenness, were ordered out of
town, and had a nice little procession
along Third avenue to the bridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
Police News

Owing 10 the illness of c. ]. Smith,
Justice Clarence Schroeder presided
at police court this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-02
Licensed to Wed.

All the news all the tine-Thn Argua
The herald., 1912-10-10
OFFICIAL OPENING.

The official opening of the Patterson
street and immigration Station extern
sions of the Algiers Railway g. Light
ing Company will take place Saturday
evening at $3.50 o'clock. The officers
and directors of the company have sent
out invitations to representative citi-
zens and it is requested that the guests
are to assemble at the Canal street fer
ry at the appointed time, when, no
doubt, a trip over the new route will
be rendered to those present. The Pat
terson street route will, in the future,
become part of the Gretna line, the
Gretna car making a loop of Algiers
The immigration Station line will be
a continuation of the Naval Station
line. The extensions to Westwego are
progressing. but no positive Informal
ton could be had regarding the time
when same will be completed.
The herald., 1912-10-10
BODY OF SUICIDE FOUND ON BAT.
TURE.

Lying on the batture between Olivier
and Vallette streets, the head in pool
of blood, the body of August Catchings,
aged forty-fiVe years, was found Mon
day morning at o'clock by a negro,
Joseph Williams. 1t is believed that
Catchings ended his life during the
night, as the body was cold and a As
calibre magazine pistol was at his side.
There was a wound in the head.
Catchings caused a disturbance in
the neighborhood of his home, 52S Del
aronde street, Sunday night, where he
fired four pistol shots, three while in
the house and another on the side
walk. A bullet was found on the gal
lery of 529 Delaronde street, just
across the street. Neighbors told the
police, when they started an investiga-
ton, that Catchings was drunk and
fired the shots officers watched
Catchings all night, but without sue
cess. They feared he would harm him.
self or someone else, and were seeking
to prevent tragedy, if possible.
1t is presumed that Catchings went
to the river front Immediately after
firing the pistol at his home, and there
ended his life. No one could be found
who had heard the shot, and it proba-
| MI ha L. of hot
the deed was committed. The bullet
passed entirely through the mans
head, entering the left side just above
| the ear.
Catchings came here when the races
were an attraction of New Orleans.
He is said to have been the owner of
several horses, and at one time was
successful. When the races were put
under the ban by the Legislature, he,
as did many others, sought other occu-
patton. He settled in Algiers, and got
employment as Waterman for the
Southern Pacific Company, with which
he worked up to about a week ago. He
had lived with his wife and her son,
Malcolm East, until month ago, when
separation took place and Mrs. Catch
ings went to live at Grand Route st.
John and Gentilly Road.
When the widow learned of the sui
eide she fastened to the morgue and
arranged for the removal of the body
to an undertaking establishment, from
which the funeral took place Tuesday.
The herald., 1912-10-10
Ferry Franchise
Ready.
HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO PROS
PEcTIvE BIDDERS.
Algiers Improvement Again After
Southern Improvement & Ferry
Company.
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.

The important subject of the fran
chise for the sale of the Third Dis
trict Ferry came up Monday night at
the meeting of the Algiers Improve
ment Association for further consider
alton. The franchise, which has been
prepared by the committee in charge
of the affair, stated, through Mr.. Law
ton, the chairman of the committee,
that the specifications are only tenta-
tive, and are subject, of course, to
notifications, but in the main they re-
present what is desired and required,
in order that the Third District Ferry
may be given a service commensurate
with the other ferry operating on the
Mississippi here and other services in
other cities.
The Herald received only Tuesday
a copy of this voluminous document,
and it will require some time to take
excerpts from same in order that a
synopsis may be given to our readers
so that they may intelligently inter
pref the requirements which will be
asked for.
The three prospective purchasers
for the franchise are the New Orleans,
Southern and Grand Isle Railway,
which is in all probability the most
interested in the franchise; the South
ern improvement & Ferry Company,
and the Union Ferry Company. All
of these corporations have been given
copies of the franchise and the chair
man of the committee has received
replies and acknowledgements from all
these companies, except the one oper-
ating at Canal street.
A strong resolution was adopted, in
structing the secretary to see City En-
gineer Hardee regarding improve
ments which the Southern Improve
ment & Ferry Company promised to
make at the Canal street ferry on sew
eral different occasions. 1t is the opin-
ion of The Herald that this company
will make no Improvements. This was
our prediction a year ago and so far
We have been correct. If any improve
ments are to be had from the ferry
company, it will be gotten only
through persistent efforts.
A very important matter that came
up at the meeting was that of trans
ferring the government works, now at
Carrollton, to our local Naval Station,
which would give employment to sew
eral hundred people and would fur
nish sufficient shops, yards and water
space for the construction of the many
barges that are being constructed
there annually. A committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the exchanges
in the city to look into this matter
The committee is composed of Messrs.
Peter S. Lawton, NJ S. Mahoney and
John p. Vezien. 1t was decided that
the association request the Public
Works Department to regularly sprin-
kle the ramps leading from Morgan
and Delaronde streets, being the two
principal approaches to the ferry.
The herald., 1912-10-10
PERSONALS
AND OTHERWISE

A. Roger Chestnut and babies Lii
-. ond Lucille, of McComb City,
,,,,s after spending some time here
,,h relatives, left Sunday for Little
- Ark. to join her husband, who
s.s accepted a position there.
Mrs Albert Woolf, of DeQuincy, is
,,siting her parents here.
Mrs Henry Donnenfelser, of Ham
uond La, spent Sunday with her
rorber, Mrs. L. Martin.
Mrs H. Thompson and daughter
Marion have returned to their home
n Abita Springs. They were accom-,
,.nied by Miss Ida Kelvin, who is
amending the week there.
VIM. B. Babin and II. Gaffney spent
crnday at home with their families.
Mrs w. B. Babin and children will
,o.ve today to spend a few days in
lafayette, La.
Can't. Tracy Lilly has announced the
.Dnroaching marriage of his daughter,
Carrie to Anton Lauman, the marriage
~ take place at his residence, 316 Oil
vier street, on Monday, October %, at
o'clock.
The herald., 1912-10-10
REV. DR.. NOLl HERE a.
FOR MONTHS WORK

The Rev. Arthur Howard Noll, Ii.
D., registrar for the University of the
South, will have charge of Christ
Church Cathedral during the month OF
October, while DR.. Barr is out of the
city. DR.. Barr is not entirely WELL
and will remain away until he is com
peltely restored to health.
DR.. Noll will be remembered by
Bpiscopalians in New Orleans as a
former rector of Mt. Olivet Church
He was rector of the parish from 1892
to 1895. He left here to go to Nash.
vile, and has spent the intervening
years in Tennessee. He has been reg.
istrar of the university since 1902. He
received his degree from st. Johns
College, Baltimore.
Besides his work as a priest, DR..
Noll has been engaged in the writing
of books. Before entering the minis
try, he was a railroad man in Mexico,
and his books on that country are
standard reference works on it's his.
tory. A good sketch of him appears
in who's Who in America" DR.. Noll
came to New Orleans from Port Glib
son, Miss, where he had been rector
for three years.
While in the city DR.. Noll will en-
deavor to reach as many of the alum
nj of the university of the South as
possible, with the purpose of complet-
ing the directory of the university he
Is compiling. He will preach next
Sunday night from the pulpit of Mt.
Olivet Church.
The herald., 1912-10-10
NEW TRAIN
WILL BE READY ON OCTOBER 49,

The new fast train, which is soon
to be inaugurated by the Grand Isle
Railroad is causing quite a great deal
of interest among the sportsmen, es-
pecially on our side of the river, who
will be glad to avail themselves of
this extra accommodation. The new
train is to be known as the Sports
mems Special and will be run in addi-
ton to the regular train, leaving Sat
urday night. The regular train will
leave, as usual, at $3.50, making all the
local stops, while the Sportsmen's
Special will leave at 4 D. m, making
but five stops in the SO mile journey,
and the running time from here to
Bay Adams will be about two hours
and half. The principal stops to be
made are at Doullut's Canal, Magnolia,
Myrtle Grove and some point between
Myrtle Grove and Algiers. This same
train will return the same evening,
giving an opportunity for the Lower
Coasters to spend Saturday night and
Sunday in the city; the train will leave
Buras Immediately after its arrival,
so that no time will be lost. The fare
on this train will be $3.50 for the round
trip, but the tickets are good from Sat
urday, returning on any train up until
Monday morning.
The company is also putting on an
other round trip rate, being good from
Friday evening until Monday morning,
the rate being s2.1O for the round trip.
The regular Sunday excursion, how
ever, leaving Saturday night at $50,
or Sunday morning at eight o'clock,
will be 81 for the round trip, as usual.
This is quite an improvement over
the old schedule and no doubt will
be greatly appreciated by those who
enjoy the fine sport in this section.
The herald., 1912-10-10
DESERVED RECOGNITION.

Miss Caroline Slack little knew when
she won the medal given by the l.. S.
S. P. C. A. for a composition on kind
ness to animals that she would also
win much literary fame.
Some weeks ago the society received
a marked copy of paper published in
Nova Scotia, in which Miss Stacks
story had been reprinted, and this week
the society has received marked copy
of the Herald Of Life New Haven,
Conn.,, in which Miss Stacks story is
published in full. The story is How
Fuzzy Became a Hero" and tells OF
how some little puppies, humanely
saved from death, in turn save large
portion of Louisiana from flooding by
giving notice of threatened break in
the levee.
The herald., 1912-10-10
LETTER LIST.

List of unclaimed letters remaining
at Station A., New Orleans, La, post
Office, for the week ending October 10,
1912:
Ladies-Mrs. Ann Duprie, Miss Jul
liza Holmes, Miss Alice Lacoste, Miss
Kate Iona, Miss Henrietta Mathew.
Gentlemen-Chas. Becher, Andy
Doody, Watson Deckard, holden Hen
derson, J. II. Keller, d. McGilvary, Z.
Rath, Abel Turner, ]. d. Williams, C.
Weatherstrand.
A. F. LEONHARDT, P. NJ.
j. w. DANIELS, Supt.
The herald., 1912-10-10
MAYOR BEHRMAN TO SUPPORT
GOFF.

Mayor Also Announces Boylan His
Choice for Recorders CIerk-Defin-
lite Statement Sets Rumors at Rest