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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-03
IS READY
 IN COMSTOCK CASE
Birmingham Attorney Will Know Re- suit at Gadsden Monday
 Probably

Gadsden, May .-(Special)-Judge Herz- berg of the county court stated this morning that he had his decision ready in the case of the state against C. D. Comstock, the Birmingham lawyer, charged with an attempt to bribe a wit ness in the Lutes murder trial, but that 1t will probably not be delivered until next Monday or later The defendant must be in court and is at present en- gagged in the murder trials at Ashville and cannot conveniently come here until these are ended.
 Superintendent of Farm Demonstration J. T. Watt spent yesterday in the city. He said that conditions in regard to the crop situation were as good in Etowah as elsewhere in northern Alabama. He had just returned from a trip through the counties of the Tennessee valley and said that great bodies of land there were flooded and no immediate prospect for relief. He said in spite of this he found the farmers generally optimistic and full of faith that they would still have time to make crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-03
Protracted Meeting

pr. I. s. McElroy of Columbus. Ga, who has been carrying on protracted meeting at the Presbyterian church in this city for the past week, was called home unexpectedly yesterday on account of death in his congregation. The meet ing Is being continued by the local pas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-03
Telephone Cables

Cards have been received by friends in the city announcing the wedding of Mrs. Fannie c. Hayes, formerly of this city. to Jesse T. Martin at Williams. Ariz., on April A. Mrs. Martin Is a sister of Dr. R. H. Hayes and of H. H. Hayes of Union Springs. For the past few years she has been teaching in the, far west MT. and Mrs. Martin will live at Whittier Cal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-24
THREW THEIR MONEY AWAY
Niagara Falls Woman Forgot $2o5 She Had Tied in Bundle of
 Old Linen.

Niagara Falls, N. Y.-Mrs. John Devlin of Fifth street rolled up some old linen the other day, and when her husband came home she told him to take the linen out and throw it away. He took it to the Ferry avenue bridge and threw it over onto the Erie tracks below
 The next day good friend of MT. Devlin asked for the loan of $75. MT. Devlin hurried home to get it for his friend, but when he asked his wife for the money she turned white and when she was able to recover her senses explained that the six bank books belonging to members of the family and $205 in cash had been rolled up in the linen.
 A search was immediately started and every inch of ground in the vic inity of the bridge was gone over: A man driving COW was suspected and he was located several miles away but without the precious bundle. The search so far has failed to reveal the money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-24
TOOK PHOTOS IN THE HAREM
Traveller Was Granted This Extraor- dinary Privilege in Alglers Be-
 cause He Had Gray Hair.

This was in the city of Algiers, in that wonderland of north Africa. Not in the beautiful, new French quarter. with it's wide streets and fine build ings. but in the old Arab town. with narrow alleys and ancient crowded houses, foul with the unremoved filth of years. The ladies of our mission had long searched for house in the native quarter which they could hire for the purpose of holding meetings with the native women and classes for girls. They finally secured one where the blind woman lived.
 was asked to visit it and take some photographs. says a writer in the Christian Herald. This was most extraordinary thing, for a man to be allowed to visit the apartments of the women and take their photo graphs. The privilege was secured by each of the married women asking the consent of her husband, assuring him that there would be no cause for jealousy, since had gray hair. and so must be an old man.
 The street was reached after passing through maze of bazaars, alleys and little squares. It was a steep flight of stone steps between high walls, having here and there heavy nail- studded door and an occasional win dow high above the walk. A knock on the door was answered after short wait by timid hail from within, of: "Who is it?" then another wait while hurrying feet went to carry the mes sage. A second call from within to make certain that all was right on our side and our door opened eau tiously for me to enter, but not for my guide. Though he was Chris tian Kabyle. he was man, a young man! Under no circumstances could he be admitted to the women's apart ments of native house.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-24
Their Welcome.

On the arrival of the duke and duchess of Connaught in Khartum three years ago, it was thought by the troops, says the Egyptian Gazette. that it would be right to decorate the place as much as possible. Accord. ingly, with infinite pains. triumphal arch was erected. to the great satis. faction of all concerned.
 A picture of the queen and the prince of Wales graced the arch, but no pictures of the duke and duchess were to be obtained for love or money. Advice was therefore sought from one of the English sergeants. and he ad. vised placing a notice between the two portraits referred to bearing the inscription, Let 'em all come"
 This was accordingly done, much to the amusement of the duchess, who insisted on taking snapshot of the arch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-24
SNAKES MUMPs HIS MEALS
Man Finds Reptile Carrying Nine Eggs In Storaoe-ereaks One
 When Hungry.

York, Pa.-Shooting a seven foot blacksnake which appeared to be sui fering from some elongated form of the humps, Stanley Klinedinst of Carroll township found that it had swallowed nine guinea eggs. Seven of the eggs were unbroken. leading Klinedinst to the conclusion that the willy reptile had swallowed his meals of few days on the storage plan and had been breaking an egg by con striction of his body every time ap- petite called for one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-24

- secuted out and brought rescuing ships out of the ice field.'
 But suppose it is a real storm, tempest?" l asked
 Tt must not be thought that an aeroplane and a hydroaeroplane can not be flown into gale" he answered readily The storm that might dash a land-hying machine against trees or buildings would have no effect on hydroaeroplane with sufficient water surface to maneuver on.
 T have etsted this machine, and 1t is an old one of no great power, Tn forty-mile an hour storms. They all work all the better into head winds; though, according to the velocity or the wind, their speed forward is less ened"
 We left the winged thing and came out of the hangar to the light and water.
 As matters are now, the work of our coa1t guards is hampered during shipwreck off shore by the limited efficiency of the lifeboat and the brooches buoy" said Wald as we walked down the launching rails. AS an auxiliary life-saving apparatus hydroaeroplane would be the means Of saving thousands of lives. With a surf too high to launch a Hfeboat, with the reef on which the ship IS wrecked too far out to fire lifeline to, the helpless life guardsmen have stood and watched scores of ships bat ter to pieces while they have been helpless to save."
 Sees Future for Machine.
 asked him how long he thought it would be before the hydroaeroplane would be part of the United States life saving equipment.
 Tn five years," he answered quickly. land it should be in one. Every life station along our coast will be equip ped with hydroaeroplane in that time, and every great ocean steamer will be compelled to carry hydro aeroplane as it is now compelled to equip with wireless"
 Young Mr. Wald. hydrOaeroplane life saver, knows something of the sea and ships. He was seven years in the United States customs service, three of these in the Philippines. He is a guaduate in mechanical engineer ing of the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn.
 At present, he told me, he is taking thorough course in astronomy and navigation, as he fully expects to be the commander of passenger-carry- ing life-saving-at-sea transatlantic air ship by the time he is forty.
 Tt is coming in ten years sure!' said the enthusiastic young MT. Wald "1'll lock up the hangar and walk to the station with you. I'd take you home with the old waterbird, but I can't land on land on pontoons, you know!" Were Longfellow alive today he could amend "The Wreck of the He's perus" thusly: , '"Then up spoke an ancient sailor t Who had sailed the Spanish Main. Though the storm is wild. we'll save the
 child With the Hydroaeroplane!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-24

about fifteen feet when tle drag an chor of his bulk in the water stopped our headway, and thirtytive mile wind we were gong into began to blow us back.
 Completed Work of Rescue.
 "I let the man get his breath and strength as we drifted back, and then, bringing him around between the pom toons helped him up into the passen- ger seat He was weak and full of water, and he wasn't quite aware of what had happened to him until got the engine started again and brought him back to the hangar
 Wald led me back to the hangar and we went inside and looked at the winged thing.
 Ut was an important day for Mir. Strohbach of Flatbush," resumed the little aviator as he patted water warped plane, but it was of equal importance to the thousands the hy- droaeroplane is going to save from
 
 picked up ten Strohbachs and brought them safely to land, and 1 could have picked them all up, one after another and saved all ten at the same time"
 He picked up piece of oiled waste and rubbed the brasswork of the mo- tor as he talked
 "Of course with ten people the hy- droaeroplane wouldn't have risen up into the air from the water, but the buoyancy of it's pontoons and the strength of its engines would have been sufficient to bear us all up and bring us all in
 I then questioned him about real rescue work by hydroaeropane at sea.
 What HydroaeropIane Can Do.
 ''The hydroaeroplane will not only pick up the man overheard, as pick ed up Strohbach," he replied. but it can operate in a gale and go out to sea in the teeth of storm and take line out to a wreck. Not only that, but it could come along the lee side of the wreck and pick up men. women anu ClliiuiSH NHo Aioht OC lON SIeU over the side.
 When ship gees ashore in a storm a few years from now" he said enthusiastically, the cry will not be Man the lifeboat!', it will be Man the hydroaeroplane!' maybe the coast guards will just shorten the word to plane
 Anyway. there will be the doomed vessel pounding to pieces on the reef, and here, from the hangar at the life saving station. will come the put, put. put, of the hydroaeroplanes mo- tor, and out over surf that no life boat could be launched through and over stretch of raging sea that no life line mortar could throw it's lead, the life saver aviator will fly, taking the lifeline and bringing back cargo after cargo of precious human lives!"
 He got up in the drivers seat and worked the levers of the winged thing as though his eyes were on just such a scene.
 Big ocean steamers could easily darry several hydroaeroplanes." he said coming back to his quieter man. ner. The experiment of flying from and landing on ship at sea has been repeatedly made An aeroplane on the ill-fated Titanic would have
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-24

about fifteen feet when the drag an chor of his bulk in the water stopped our headway, and thirty-five mile wind we were gLins into began to blow LIS hack
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-24

Out over surf that no iifeboat could be launched through the life saver aviator will fly, taking the life line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
Obituary
SEYMOUR L. STAFFORD.

Seymour L. Stafford, a veteran of
the civil war, who for over 20 years
conducted a general merchandise
store in Coal Valley, and who for the
past five years had made his home
in this city subsequent to his retire
ment from business, died at his home,
Cos Eighteenth street, at 1890 this
afternoon after an illness of over a
year. Death was caused by heart
failure and a complication of dis
eases. Mr.. Stafford, for the past is
weeks, had been confined to his bed
end the end was not unexpected.
He was born in Rutland, VT, Dec.
"a, 1874, and was of old New Eng
land stock. He came to Rock Island
in 1868 and was married in this city
TO Miss Margaret Jones June 8, 1864
In 1865 he took up his residence in
Coal Valley where he was in business
for over 90 years.
When the civil war broke out he
desired to serve his country and en-
listed at Aurora in April, 1861, but
as rejected on account of his youth
He enlisted a second time at Syca
more some months later with com
pany F, 18th Illinois infantry, anC
served three years and one month
lighting in all of the important bat
ties during that period.
He was a member of the Coal Val
ley lodge of Masons and Odd Fellow
and OF the Moline post of the G. A. r
Besides his widow he is survived b!
one son, Lewis ]. Stafford of thi
city. Funeral arrangements have no
been completed as yet 1t is the re
quest of the family that no flower
I be sent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
WATER IN MISSISSIPPI
Is SLOWLY FALLING

Either danger OF a flood Is past for
the time being or else the Mississippi
Is preparing for a regular rampage.
Such is the indication at the water
guage at the Rock Island bridge where
1t was found upon taking a measure
ment at noon today that the water is
slowly receding, a fall of .35 being
marked since yesterday afternoon.
This may mean one of two things.
The first and more cheerful assump-
ton is that the snow has about melt
ed and run off, thereby relieving the
swollen condition of the stream. The
other is that an ice gorge is in the
process of formation above here, pos
sibly in the rapids and that 1t is hold
ing back the water in order to turn it
loose with fury when the gorge breaks.
The ice in the river opposite the
Standard Table Oil Cloth works in the
west end of the city, today moved a
considerable distance down stream.
The ice between Rock Island and
Davenport remains firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
BENJAMIN Fl. THOMPSON.

Benjamin H. Thompson, an old resi-
dent of Milan, died at his home at that
place yesterday, after an illness of six
weeks with Brights disease.
He was born in North DanvilIe, VT,
Feb. %, 1886. He was married to Bet
sy Dorothy Kelsey at North Danville
in the year 1858. In 1863 he came west,
taking up his residence at Grinnell,
Iowa, and 10 years later moved to Dav-
export In 1889 he removed TO Milan,
where he had lived ever since.
Three children survive: Charles S.
of Milan, Fred E. of Rock Island, and
Mrs E. l. Brown of Reno, New.
The funeral will be held from the
home of the son, Charles S. Thompson
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, Rev
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
TELLS WOMEN HOW TO
HAVE CHARMING HAIR

Rough, coarse hair is unnecessary;
so is faded, dull looking hai-.
Dandruff and scalp itch are both
caused by an accumulation of scurvy
filth and can easily be gotten rid of.
Dandruff germs cause falling hair
and diseases 'of the hair and scalp.
and should be destroyed.
If you have any of the hair trou-
bles mentioned above the Harper
House pharmacy will guarantees
PARTISAN SAGE to end everyone OF
them or will refund your money.
PARTISAN SAGE is a delightful
hair dressing that is being used to-
day by many thousands of lovely
Americans who detest uncleanIiness.
Large bottle 80 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
SUSPECT CRIME
IN FINDING OF
BODY IN A HALL
Man With Lacerated Head Dis
covered in Billburg Building
Shortly Before Midnight.
PoSTMoRTEM is CONDUCTED
While Result Does Not Bear Out
Murder Theory, COroner's Jury
Is Sitting on the Case.

What at first appearance seemed to
be a case of foul play OF murder was
brought TO light in the finding of the
body of an unknown man in the hall
way between Biliburg's saloon and
chop suey place on Twentieth street
last night shortly before midnight.
over the mans left eye is an inden-
tUre nearly half an inch deep and
about three inches long. which it seem
ed possible was caused by some blunt
instrument the left eye is blackened
and the entire face bruised and cover
ed with blood. The body was taken TO
Knox's undertaking parlors after the
police had been notified and this morn
ing a post mortem examination was
held. A coroners inquest was con-
Quoted over the remains this after
neon.
WAITER FINDS BODY.
The body was first discovered by
Frank Garfield, a waiter in the cafe,
who heard a noise in the hallway about
1O:45, and upon going to investigate
sew a man lying on the floor at the
the bottom Of the steps. who appeared
70 be snoring. Thinking it case of
Plain drunk, he decided 10 leave the
man unmoles:ed for the time being
When Mr.. Billburg entered the estab'
lishment at 1l:45 he was informed
of the incident by the waiter, and upon
investigating it was discovered that
the body was cold. The police were
notified. and the body subsequently re
moved TO Knox's undertaking estab
lishment.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
No one seems to have seen the MAI
enter the hallway or know just how
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

he got there. An intoxicated person |
falling asleep would naturally huddle |
up to a certain extent, and in all prob |
ability upon entering from the street
would have lain down with mis- head
towards the steps. but in this instance,
when the undertaken arrived. the body
was found lying perfectly straight and
with the head towards the door. It is
understood that blood clots were dis
covered this morning on some steps
nearby.
FROM MUSCATTNE-
A card was found in the dead mans
clothes which read:
This is evidence that the bearer is
an authorized picket. Plant Hirsch."
(Signed)
FRED RAY, President.
The man, from this, had acted as
union picket at the Hirsch button fac
tory at Muscatine and Fred Ray is said
to be the president of the Button
Workers union at that place. Two let
tiers were found, in the clothes, one ad-
dressed TO Walter Sachan, Davenport,
Potts, Muscatine, and the presumption
is that the latter bears the name of
the deceased. Other effects found
were a pocket comb, two dice, a box of
matches and a pipe, but no money.
The dead man was about feet 6
inches in height, smooth face, and
had brown hair His hands did not in
dictate that he had engaged in manual
labor, but were smooth and white. He
had on grey serge suit, black jersey
and tan shoes.
The physicians who made the au-
topsy this morning gave it as their
/ opinion that it was not case of muir
stroke of apoplexy and had fallen
heavily, thus infiicting the wounds.
IDENTIFIED AS POTTS.
Advices from Muscatine, received
this afternoon by Coroner ]. F. Rose,
were that the body Of the dead man
found last evening is that of John D.
Potts of La Crosse, Wis, and recently
employed at the Hirsch button factory
in Muscatine. Muscatine authorities
state in their reply that Potts left
Muscatine yesterday morning with two
companions and that az that time he
had sl.55. He was last seen alive in
Rock Island yesterday afternoon in the
Otto Seidlitz saloon with these two
companions. When found last night
he was without funds. His companions
OF yesterday were witnesses before the
coroner's jury this afternoon. The au
topsy over the body, the result Of which
was reported to Coroner Rose this af
ternoon, showed that death was caused
by alcoholism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
eoItman Sells Restaurant.

A transaction was completed yes
terday afternoon whereby the restau-
rant owned by Harry Goltman, 1923
Second avenue, is taken over by Arthur
Fitz and Max Brummack, both Of
whom have for some time past been
employed as walters at the New Har-
per. The consideration has not been
named.
The new owners are both experience
ed hotel men. Mr.. F1tz some time past
operated Hills cafe in Davenport and
last summer had the cafe privilege at
Suburban island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
JAMES PRICE

James Price. for years one of Rock
Islands leading shoe merchants as the
proprietor of the Boston shoe store,
died Sunday evening at 1850 in his
home at Sullivan. Ind, according to
word received yesterday morning by
his nephew. George A. Price of Daven-
port. Death was caused by inhamma-
ton Of the brain The funeral is to be
held tomorrow morning.
James Price was about 20 years old.
He came TO this city with his brother
about twelve years ago and established
a shoe store. Later he disposed of his
interests TO his nephew, but retained
his identity with the store as its cash
Ter. He left Rock Island for Indiana
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
Ball Players in Wreck.

Jackson, Miss. March 26.-several
members of the Detroit American
league team will be out OF the game
two weeks or more because of injur-
les sustained last night in a wreck
at Delta Point, La. Manager Jen-
nings escaped with cut ear and a
few bruises. Pitcher Summers has
wrenched knee Mrs. LATTE, wife
OF Pitcher Lafitte, has a wrenched
back. MaIoney sprained an ankle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
Personal Points

Mrs H. H. Hensley has returned
from a weeks visit in Chicago.
Captain ]. NJ. Beardsley and George
E. Bailey are expected home the lat
ter part of the week after having spent
several months in the south.
Revs. l. o. Nothstein, S. G. Hagg.
lund, A. F. Bergstrom, N. ]. Fors-
berg, j. A. Brodine and A. G. Ander-
soE and Mr.. Nordgren returned last
night from Cadillac, Mich, where
they attended a meeting of the Illf-
nois conference of the Augustana
synod.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

about two years ago. Mr.. Price, during
his short life here, rose TO prominent
position in the business life of the
city. He was affiliated with the demo
cratic party.
George A. Price has left for Sullivan
to attend the funeral services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
Fined for Drunkenness.

William Sehmull was fined $50 and
costs this morning on a charge of dis
orderly conduct. He was arrested yes
terday afternoon at the Rock Island
Southern station in the west end OF
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
FICKENsCHER FUNERAL.

The funeral of Erhardt Fickenscher.
who died Sunday morning, was held
from the home, 1411 Sixth avenue, this
afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. E. T. Nc
Farland of the Memorial Christian
church officiating. The bearers were
Joseph Huber, Emil Jacobson, John
Ohlweiler, John Rabe, B. H. Rabe, and
Jacob Seherer. Burial took place at
Chippiannck cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
connert Fined for Assault.

Ed Connert planked down So and
costs to enrich the Golfers of the city
this morning as the result of charge
of assault and battery preferred
against him by August DeGantinier
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

Medicines that ala nature are al
ways most successful. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. 1t
opens the secretions and aids nature
ia restoring the system to a healthy
condition. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

Is made into a pound print directly
from the churn-
Hanford Butter is made and worked
by the best machinery. and ia never
put in a tub. 1t is printed one pint at
a time, so that each pint is perfect
and OF full weight. and when printed
is wrapped in dust-proof and odor-
proof paper. and the butter is never
touched by human hands. Notice the
difference between a Hanford print and
one made from tub butter, where a
series Of wires cut a dozen or more
prints at once. II you really want the
best. get HanfoFd Butter.
Its sales are steadily growing, grow
ing. growing. because II is just what
Il claims to be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

Connert was found guilty of striking
DeGantinier and the fine was imposed
by Justice c. j. Schroeder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

NJ. G. Hanna officiating. Burial will
take place at Chippiannock cemetery.