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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
CITIZEN BEATEN
BY TWO RUFFIANS
Is Taken to Hospital as Result
of Injuries-Pool Hall Is
Burglarized.

Shortly after II O'Clock Saturday
night J. \. Boman was set upon by
two thugs on the sidewalk in front of
2l11 Fourth avenue. and was beaten
so badly that it was found necessary
10 take him TO ST. Anthony's hospital
fc- medical attention. Reports were
circulated that ii was an attempted
hold-up, but these. according to the
police, are entirely unfounded.
From what can be learned of the
affair. Boman became involved in
an argument with the men, and fight
followed Boman was slugged about
TIL head and face and was thrown 10
the sidewalk His assailants are al
legged to have jumped upon the re-
cnmbent form. kicking the victim
about the head and body, before TAX
ing flight.
The police received hurry up call
and conveyed the injured man to the
hospital. His condition is not con
sidered serious.
Burglars effected an entrance to the
DE Luxe" pool room, located on Third
avenue between Eighteenth and Nine
teenln streets, early SATURDAY tInorn-
ing, stealing flash light. some silver
ware and a pair of opera glasses. An
attempt was made to pry
open the cash register
Tenants in the rooms upstairs say |
they heard noises in the hall below |
about 2:3O but thought the janitor |
was at work. The thieves, it is be- /
ieyed. found a means of entrance /
through coal chute in the rear of the
then climbing up the cellar
way in the rear.
No arrests have been made in either
Ease. II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

grandmother. Mrs. Sarah Crubaugh.
901 Third avenue.
Fred MoIler of 420 Fourteenth
street. has gone to Chicago TO take a
position as messenger with the Wells
Fargo Express company.
DR.. j. E Assay is in Chicago attend
ing the clinical congress of surgeons
of North America. He will return
the latter part of the week
John Koch. ST., and sons. John Koch.
Jr., and Christ Koch. 21S Seventeenth
street, were in Long Grove, Iowa, to-
day. where they attended the funeral
services over the remains of daugh-
ter of Mr.. Koch. who died Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

Westbury. L. J.. Nov. 10.-Not since
the international polo match ~ith Eng
land have 50 many well known PEG
pie attended Nassau county function
as those who came out for the ceremo-
MES that attended the wedding of
Miss Nancy Gordon Steele TO Dever-
eaux MilDurn. the famous polo player.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Milburn
OF Buffalo.
Nearly loo guests attended the
wedding breakfast and reception that
was held after the marriage ceNemo-
mes al Sunfridge hall. the home of the
brides parents.
The marriage took place at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
HEAVY Grind FOR
SUNRISE" COURT
Magistrate Smith Dispenses
Justice at O'clock This
Morning.

The police instituted a general clean
up Saturday night, numerous prison
ers of both sexes being caught IN the
dragnet The patrol was in action al
most necessarily, the majority of the
prisoners being taken for minor chare-
es. such as drunkenness and disorderly
conduct
Sunrise police court was the or
der of the day this morning. fthe grind
lightning at 3 a. m. and continuing
steadily for nearly three hours.
Four women and three men, who
we're making night of it and ere
having a wild and joyous time. were
picked upon the streets late Saturday
night by Detective Cox, Captain Kra-
mer and Officer Fraukhouser. They
we're fined 60 and costs each on dis
orderly conduct charges. They gave
their names at Pearl Johnson. Dorothy
smith, Virgil Ray, Rut'i Myers. a. 9.
Curtis. r. Miller. and T. Licherknecht
Harry Webb of Moline who had Just
served a term in the county Jail. was
arrested in a local cigar store. He
was given 20-day sentence
Harry Caldwell was arrested by OFF
GER Kirsch for raising disturbance
IN the streets. He was given 30
lay sentence.
Modest Britt was fined s. and costs .
N a disOrderly conduct charge. as was
4. Peterson. Robert McMano1 vas I
siven a fine of 81 and costs for drunk
.nness.
The case of " !. Morris, charged .
with a violation of the building o-dln-
ince, was continued until tomorrow
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
GRAND JURY WILL
Be RE-CONVENED

The grand jury is to reconvene to-
morrow morning at O'Clock for the
purpose OF considering further indict-
ments against Sheriff o. l.. Bruner.
The SO indictments returned against
him were found to be faulty and on
motion of States Attorney f. 4.
Thompson, Judge E c. Graves of
Geneseo ordered the jury to meet
again tomorrow for the purpose of
any business that may
come before the body"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
Ased Orion Resident pi...

Orion. Ill. Nov IO.-Mrs. Nancy
Love Watkins. aged -. died Saturday
at her home here of heart failure. She
had been a resident OF Orion since
and came TO the United States with
1883. She was native of Ireland
her parents when she was 10. the fam
lily first settling in Pennsylvania Mrs.
Watson is survived by two sons. Har-
y and Robert Watson. both of Orion
funera- services we're conducted at
the home this afternoon by Rev. Henry
Brink, pastor OF the Methodist church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

Kan. July 10. 1865 She had been a
resident OF this city. for the past seven
years
She is survived by her husband, two
sons. George f. Bennett, Davenport.
and Everett Bennett, Rock Island: one
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Brown, Rock
Island; one brother, Oscar Deane, of
Omaha, and two sisters. Sister NJ. Ber-
onich of San Diego. Cal, and Sister
Mary Rosary of Cleveland. Ohio.
The funeral services will be held at
Sacred Heart church at Q o'clock to-
morrow morning in charge of Father
J. F. Lockney. Interment will be in
Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
PERSONAL POINTS

Judge Frank d. Ramsay of Morrison
Is N the city today on business
Mr.. and Mrs. W E. Beach OF Lin
coin. Ill. are visiting relatives in Rock
Island and Moline.
Mrs Miller and Miss Grace Miller
OF Geneseo are visiting ar the home
OF Mrs NJ o. Griswo-d. 500 Fortieth
stree.
Mrs. ID. A Flanagan and daughter.
Henrietta, have returned from Omaha
accompanied by Mrs Bert Chapman
and little son
Mrs. Elizsb beth MeHugh-Day o.
Springfield. Mass, is visiting her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
J,ME< ELMER coRB1N.

James Elmer Corbin died at the home
Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Corbin. Sr.. at WATERFOWL Sunday
night at 1880. after a four days ill
ness of pneumonia He was born al
Pleasant Valley. III. Feb. IA, 1883.
He is survived by his parents. two sis
tiers. Mrs. George Boyle OF Water
town and Mrs. Walton Tackett OF
Hillsdale. and two brothers. Melvin
r. OF Minot, y. D., and John of Super
Tor. Wis He was a member of the
Mystic Workers lodge of Hillsdale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

quaint little stone Church of the AID.
vent. which was built by the Meadow
BROOK ladies'.
Rev. DR.. Stires of ST. Thomas Epis-
copal church. Manhattan. performed
the ceremony and was assisted by Rev.
Richard D. Pope. the rector of the
Westbury church.
The full vested choir preceded the
wedding party. singing The Voice
That Breathed All Eden The bride
was given away by her father. Charles
Steele
The maid Of honor was Miss Kath-
ry-n Steele. sister of the bride. who
VIII be a debutante this winter. The
best man was Perry Osborn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
FAILS TO SAVE A VICTIM
AFTER HAVING SHOT HIM

West Haven, ", Nov 1e-hflsr he
had shoe aud fatally injured Charles
Gordon. a hunter and trapper, willie n
Koch, Jr, q prosperous farmer Of this
town. yesterday summoned three ply
hall TO attend his victim and chartered
= yacht to hurry the injured man 20 a
hospital in an attempt 10 save his lie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
WANT HOUSE NUMBERS
CHANGED BY COUNCIL

Residents on Twelfth street be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth ave
nues. are anxious to have their house
numbers changed. a petition signed
by Elmer Blakesley and others was
presented 10 City Clerk NJ 7 Rudgren
today asking the council to take some
action in the matter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
BIDS ARE OPENED
FOR WATERMAN

Bids were opened this afternoon at
the meeting of the city commission for
the construction of 10-inch water
main on Ninth street and Twelfth
street and a six-inch main on Aiken
stree from Ninth to Twelfth and on
Eighteenth avenue from Fifteenth to
Twenty streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
REALTY CHANGES

Melvina Swanson and husband to
hester L. Anderson, lot l, a. G. An
derson's First addition, Moline
George ID. Dunn and wife to Albert
c Vinton, lots 80 and 80, Campbell
Park. Campbell Island; 81.
Charles W. Eundahl and wife to
Title G. Anderson, lot "a. block ,.
LundahIs Nineteenth street addition,
Moline; $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
OBITUARY
MRS. EMMA COOLEY.

Mrs Emma Cooley. aged 35 years.
wife OF Charles Cooley. 1913 Third ave
nue.. died at her home at o'clock las;
evening She had been III of cancer
since March ! and was confined TO
her bed during her entire illness.
Mrs Cooley was formerly Miss En-
ma Gritton and was born in Rochester.
Cedar county. Iowa. Jan :. 1878. she
grew into womanhood there and on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
SAYS INTERURBAN
WILL HURT SEWER

Another contractor today submitted
TO the city commission his opinion
that II wouid De injurious to the Fifth
avenue sewer 10 have the Rock Island
Southern interurban tracks placed on
that thoroughfare. Two other con-
tractors. to whom the matter was sub
mitted. previously voiced the same
view.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
SWAN y. LUNDBERG.

The funeral services over the re
mains of swan y. Lundberg were held
at the chapel of B. F. Knox. ON TWEEN
tieth street a. 10 O'Clock this morning
and were In charge Of Rev. Carl Mel
son, pastor of the First Swedish Luth-
eran church Burial was made in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
BIDS FOR BONDS
ARE AUTHORIZED

The city commission this afternoon
considered the matter of advertising
for bids for $4,000 bonds voted at the
recent special election. The bonds
were Tor the Milan bridges. police
alarm system. fire station, water
mains and elevated tank
The matter OF advertising for alum
for the water department was also
brought up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
POLICE PICK UP
FRESH CLEW IN
MURDER TANGLE
Seek Quartet of Thugs Who
Have Been Camping on
Campbell 5 Island.
WERE DRIVEN FROM RACINE
Disappear from Moline on Night Of
SIayins-Msny Suspects Be-
hind Bars.

The police unearthed a red hot clew
today during the course Of their probe
into the circumstances surrounding
the mysterious murder of J. B. Schoes-
sci Friday night
They are seeking 10 i0ca,e four
young men. ranging in ages from y
10 - years. who have been camping
on Campbell's Island. and who have
mysteriOusiy disappeared.
A short time ago these young men
came 10 Moline and established
camp on the island.
They were mixed up in a big fracas
~ Racine. Wis. and we're driven out
Of town They boasted Of their tough
ness around Moline. and exhibited
newspaper clippings Of their exploits.
All Of them were hard and desperate
looking characters
They were last seen at 9 O'Clock
the night Of the murder. and since
that time nothing has been heard OF
them. = visit 20 the island camp
showed they had deserted their tenn
pOrary quarters.
After Mr. SchOessel had been shot
10y highwaymen Friday night he stag
gered into his home and gasped. -Four .
On az the bottom o. the s-eps." He
died few seconds IateS. without .
being able 10 give a description Of .
his assailants.
The police believe that when this
quartet Of toughs from Racine has
been located. the murder mystery will
have been solved
SIX ARRESTED.
Chief Brinn is personally conducting
the investigation with his force of de-
tectives. and this morning il was stat
Cd that six suspects were behind the
bars. other arrests are expected this
afternoon and tonight.
The case is one OF the most complex
which has ever confronted the local
authorities. There are scarcely any
clews upon which TO base the investi-
cation.
The police are working quietly and
without any notoriety For reasons of
their own. they prefer to suppress
from publication names OF those now
under arrest lest premature announce ,
ment spoil the case.
WILL PROBE FI HTHEH. r
The coroner's jury Of representative
men will probe deeper into the case T
again next Saturday. having adjourn
ed last Saturday afternoon after hear
ng the TESTIMONY OF DR.. Joseph De
Silva and Or. 4 +. Mueller
The TWO doctors testified as to the "
location and nature Of the wound. hav- z
ng conducted post mortem exam h
nation States Attorney Thompson p
and Assistant States Attorney Ed L
wards are working on the case and 4
viii assis- the coroner in every way +
Il is the intention to finish up the tax q
ne Of testimony OIL Saturday v
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
FUNERAL or JOHN u. sCHoEesEI..

The funeral services over the re-
mains of John h. Schoessel. 2s2S Sew
held at O'Clock this afternoon, were
postponed until o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon. Owing 10 the fact that sis
ter OF Mrs. SchoesseI. who resides in
Portland, Ore, would not arrive in
time to attend the ceremony today. il
was necessary TO delay the services.
The services will be held at the Ger
man Lutheran Immanuers church and
Rev. Phi. Wilhelm will have charge.
Interment will be in the German Luth-
eran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
ANOTHER CASE OF
OlPHTHERIA REPORTED

ported Sunday morning George. Jr,
aged two years. son OF Mr. and Mrs
George Downing. corner of Twenty
ninth street and Fifth. ud-one-half ave
nue.. was taken i'll Of the disease and
the home was quarantined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

the wise guy.
Yes. but il hates TO buy wedding
presents for him" added the simple
u1ug.-Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
MRS. LYDIA u. nEN>Err.

Mrs. Lydia n Bennett, aged IS
years. wife OF Harry D. Bennett, 2s5T
Thirteenth avenue. died ~ her home
at l o'clock Sunday morning. after
lingering illness OF a complication Of
diseases.
Mrs. Bennett was formerly Mrs
Lydia n Deane and was born in Flush.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

Jan. :. 1900. was married TO Charles
Cooley. Three years later the couple
removed TO Muscatine. Iowa, where
they resided until January of this
year. when they took up residence in
Rock Island.
She is survived by her husband. her
mother. Mrs. Mary Gritton, OF Nusca-
tine; two brothers, Thomas Gritton
and Norman Gritton, both OF Roches-
ter. Iowa; and one sister, Mrs. Clara
Lambert OF Illinois City
The remains VIII be taken 10
Rochester Wednesday morning and
services will be conducted at the Gene
terry near that city previous to burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

Many school children suffer from
constipation. which is often the cause
Of seeming stupidity al lessons. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal Eedicine 10 give a child.
fer they are mild and gentle in their
effect. and viii cure even chronic con
stipauon- Sold By FL druggists
(AdyJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10
LICENSED TO WED !
w. q. Attention.

Women's Relief Crops will hold their
meeting for inspection Wednesday
afternoon at p. m, Nov. II.
1AdyD MRS. c. HOPPE, Sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

Lame back comes on suddenly and
is extremely painful. II is caused by
of the muscles. Quick re-
lief is afforded by applying Chamber
lains Liniment- Sold by all druggists.
II AdyJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-10

All the Hs~s al the Tune The
Argus.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-20
THE CASE OF~FARLEY.

James Farley. who originated strikebreaking> is
dead but the business goes merrily on He was the
most notorious of the providers of strkebreakng
and as such must have come into enormous sums of
money. During the last ten years he has been the
owner OF big string of track horses kept fine
establishment, and lived the life Of one who had no
money troubles. y ..
1t is probable that most Of the upon him
Will deal with the work he did in smashing by brute
force and cunning the strikes the That he
was most unsavory figure, that he was menace to
human society, is something that cannot be disputed
But it is to consider Farley from another
angle, says the New York Call How did he happen to
gain his power his notoriety and his There is one
thing the capitalist does not readily part WITH and that
is money Those hundreds of thousands dollars Far
ley spent from the capitalists.
In the development of capitalism there has come
point where not only do the workers fight one
other for jobs but they be organized to fight one
another The workers in the trade unions brought
together to fight for their advancement yes for
their very life That fight matter how conservatives
the trade union Is antagonistic to capitalism
the opposite side the workers organized by the
Farleys and the others fight against the trade union
ists That fight is favorable to capitalism It breaks
the ranks of the organized workers. backed IN bv
vast of money supplied and thereby win back not
only the advanced but to wiring from them
still more. -
How vast is the army Of the unemployed is shown
o the success Farley and his mitators had in
'eng into STRIKES The starving hopeless helpless or
degraded workers be brought together to help still
further in their poverty and their DEGRADATION
This world does not hold more pathetic revolving
madden1ng spectacle than this one of men fighting
against one anotherexcept the that men are so
v1le' so nhuman mercless organize these men
drill them into armies and send them FORTH
Our Civil war brought forth many predatory bodies
and leaders that violated the rules of war and
justly looked upon mere murderers. Cantrell For
rest and the rest were humanitarians compared with
the Farleys and the others who are engaged in the
labor war;
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-20
PERSONAL LIBERTY.

Some writer's and orators who know little about the
labor question declare that trade unions destroy per-
sonal liberty and keep all the down to dead
level of sloth and INCOMPETENCE
This is just as true to say that the seats in
street car destroy the liberty of the passengers to
stand up.
There never was more shameless fraud than this
fright to work. proposition the way that it is being
put forward by the trusts and business men, The
right to work for nothing is right. It is great
wrong to the and future generations workers.
What trade unions organized for If not to obtain
more personal liberty for their members? Can any one
seriously imagine that body of men will band together
and dues for sake getting less per-
sonal liberty than they have?
What does liberty mean? Is man free who has
nothing to say about his and his abor
Is man free who takes the harness and the whip az
obed1ently as cart horse? Is a free whose only
aim in life is to do what he is told what he is
offered? If this is freedom then the manufacturers
and the subsidized must have peculiar dictionary
Of their own. @ r,s.@4 r ill.,. = @%
No man is free who has not something to say about
the conditions under which he works. vi #* #
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-20
TO HELP JONES.


Jones has mine in Mexico:
He says there must be war;
Why should we let this outrage go,
And what's our Army for?
We must protect that mine Of Jones,
So, soldier man, prepare
TO let the hot sun bleach your bones.
Jones was not ordered to invest
His money in that mine;
He merely took a chance, at best,
But, soldiers, fall in line!
Jones will not listen to delay,
His money is at stake;
War must be started right away,
Or something's bound to break,
We can't expect that Jones will fight,
He'll stay at home, good friends;
But shall those people have the right
To stop his dividends
There must be Intervention, or
His money may be lost,
So, soldier man, prepare for war,
No matter what the cost.
Let's tax the people, high and low,
And sacrifice our sons;
Let wives and mothers wall in woe,
But order out the guns;
Rip Mexico with shell and shot
And strew the land with bones;
No matter what the price. we've got
TO save that mine for Jones.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-20
WHAT 60 YEARS OF
UNIONS HAVE DONE
Observation-Disclosures

Remarkable changes have occurred
within a few years. and the closing
years Of the first half Of the nine
teenth century furnish many striking
contrasts. The period Is treated very
fully in the last volume of McMaster's
history, which puts before its readers
many instructive facts. There had
been labor movements in the country,
a business panic that had checked
them, a recovery and a resumption
Of the old struggle. There was now
renewed demand for higher wages
and shorter hours, and this is what
the survey shows:
Bricklayers in Cincinnati were paid
81 a week. Bakers in Boston were
forced to work 18 and 20 hours a
day. "Carpenters and painters in
in Philadelphia received $1.25 a day,
and cordwainers in New York rs
week on the average, for toiling,
they said, 1S hours in the a." IN
skilled 1aborers in the city last named
received 65 cents a. day.
= There was political action and there
and protests in which women ojined.
dAO uc1e Is an interesting PASSAGE:
I'm New York city one afternoon
in 1845 several hundred women con-
stituting the Female Industry associ-
alton. tailoresses, shirtmakers. book
folders, capmakers, representatives
of all the trades then open to women,
met in the superior court room to
assert their rights against unjust and
mercenary employers. Their lot was
indeed a hard one, for the president
said that in the trade she pursued
wages were from 10 to 10 cents a day.
Only the most proficient received Is
cents.''
OF course to make an exact COM
parison with the present it would be
necessary to know just what the
money measure meant in terms Of
food, clothing and shelter, but there
can be n odoubt about the measure
In hours of toll When the New Eng
land Workingmen's association, in
which the mill operatives were rep
resented appealed for a ten-hour
law it was shown that work began at
o'clock in the Horning and ended
at o'clock in the evening; that half
an hour was allowed for breakfast
and three-quarters Of an hour tor
dinner; that some who were paid by
the piece earned from SIS to s2s &
month. and that others employed by
the week were paid for that time
$1.62h. I=sa s.Es 49, . ~. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-20
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP n.
GOOD FOR ENGLAND
American CONSUL at Birmingham
Reports Of Success Of P. O..
- In Britain. ..

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1s.-The mu-
nictpal street car lines in England
are making exceptionally good prof
Its. according to a recent report of
AlbertHalstead, United States consul
ut Birmingham. =. ....
- The rate Of profits on the capital
invested in various cities is given by
him to be as follows: Manchester, q
profit Of 1925 per cent; Stafford
1923 per cent; Stockport, 14.15 per
cent; Leeds 1917 per cent: Glasgow.
11.61 per cent; Croydon. 11.56> per
cents. Huddersfield, 114S per V,cent:
Bradford, 11.45 per cent; Liverpool,
Ills, per cent. ~
In true percentage, Huddersfield
should occupy better position, in as
much as the very billy nature Of some
of the roads necessitates additional
hand brakes, which are costly to
maintain, and the fact that consump-
ton Of electricity in Huddersfield is
double per car mile that of Man
chester or LIVERPOOL -.