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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
MAGNETIC FRIDAY BARGAINS
Young & McCombs Offer the
Greatest of All Department
Store Sales.

The greatest department store sale
in the tri-cities' history-is the noble
promise of the Big Quality Store for
Friday, and when madame glances
through the amazing big list of honest
merchandise bargains offered on an
ether page, she will quickly see that
something very remarkable is in the
air
Beginning promptly at in the morn
ing, there will be hustle and hustle
around the seventy-two Young & Nc
Combs departments, and all day long
the crowds will pour into their doors
from every street in the tri-cities. The
bargains will be set forth, on yellow
signs, In every department. and they
will be such rare opportunities ss:
Choice of any s3s.75 Suit, s2750; of
any s1s.75 Suit. s11.50; of any s14,95
Suit, 1895; 1000 pairs of Women's
Goodyear Welt High Shoes, for $3.50
pair; sale Of Dresses worth to $40
at s5.s5; Tango Hats. $i.4s; SOC Lace
! Trimmed Drawers, CSC; 100 Felt Hats,
values $19s to 81. at CSC; 144 assorted
wings worth to $50 at l0c; $3.9S All
Wool Sweaters, $i.e6; heavy 10c roller
toweling. 71sc g yard; 25c bleached
t~rkish towels. 1sc; SIPS crochet
spreads, soc; 81 linen lunch cloths,
! 6se; 32.ss 24-inch naturally wavy hair
switches, $lss; BIC nine-quarter
sheeting, &c; l21zc dark blue shirt
ing. &c; dress Bingham. Sc yard; 12hc
flanHelette. &c yard; heavy quality par
quet and tile effects, 47c; 27x54 Wilton
Velvet Rugs. s1ss; Tapestry Portieres
20 per cent less than regular: s15l
Feather Pillows for CSC, and 75c Pill
lows for 49c; 39c Shadow Lace All
overs. 25c the yard; SIPS Wells. $50
each; 35c Hand Embroidered Liner
Handkerchief. 25c each: seven piece
s. value. real Brass Writin- Set, s3.4s;
ten-piece genuine Guernsey Cookinf
Set for Ssc the set; i2c Wire coai
Hangers, Sc each; &c Wire Pot Clean
fers. &c each; l5e Corn Peppers. o.
each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
FOUR MEMBERS JOIN
lockwood BAPTIST

Four new members were received
by baptism in the Edgewood Baptist
church last evening following a power
full sermon by the evangelist, DR.. D.
p. Montgomery. Since the beginning
of the revival services two weeks ago
30 members have been received into
the church. The attendance and in
terest in the revival meetings has in
creased during the past week and
great good is being accomplished.
Prayer meeting is held every afternoon
at o'clock Children's meeting is
held at Ais and evening services are
held at 1880 opened with a song SER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
PERSONAL POINTS

E. S. Couch has gone TO Des Moines
on business trip.
c. P. O'Haver. 1914 Seventeenth
street, leaves today for a months visit
at Waterloo, Iowa
F. P. WEIGH, 2505 Seventh avenue,
left today for Honesdale, Pa, where
he will visit two weeks with relatives
Miss Maude S. Mcdonald, $50 Sixth
street, left today TO spend her vaca-
ton in Chicago with relatives.
John T. Gaffey, 2115 Fifth avenue,
is spending two weeks in Florida. He
is the owner of farm near Tampa
Frank S. Brough, 2l2 Thirteenth
street. left for Chicago this morning
to witness a few games of the city
series.
Mr. and Mrs c. NJ Morton OF Gen
eseo, Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyden and
Mr. and Mrs Albert Boyden of Shelf
field returned TO their homes last
evening after attending the funeral
services over the remains Of Mrs.
Phoebe Wilcox.
Mrs. Louis Vile and Mrs. II. T.
Kent of Chicago have arrived in the
city 10 attend the funeral services
over the remains of their father
Frank Meensn, which VIII be held
tomorrow morning. Mrs L. Wright,
of Seattle, Wash. another daughter Of
the deceased, will arrive Sunday even
/ ing ~
Mr. and Mrs. Albert j. Taylor OF
Cloquet, Mimi, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
/ Taylor and little son, Robert, of Ivor
I MINI, Mrs. Mic Bruser of Jackson
Miss, and Miss Edith Care Of Omaha
Neb-, relatives of Mrs. Phoebe vii
cox, who was laid TO rest In Chip
piannock cemetery yesterday after
noon. attended the funeral, and are
guests Of the Misses Taylor, 904 Nine
teenth street, and other relatives aue
friends in Rock Islard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
SINK IN PAVEMENT
|. IS AT LAST FILLED
Twentieth Street Asphalt Again
Put in Condition-Breaks
in Wood Blocks.

Commissioner Jonas Bear Of the
waterworks department succeeded this
morning in having the sink in the as
phalt pavement which was left at the
corner of Twentieth street and Fourth
avenue, as result of an excavation
made two weeks ago by the depart
ment to repair a valve. filled and nice,
ly paved over again with asphalt The
surface of the street is therefore as
smooth as ever, except for couple of
holes in the wood pavement close TO
the car tracks. at the same point, and
to which the attention of the Tri-City
Railway company should be called.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
MUST SETTLE UP
ALL The PLEDGES
No Dedication of Y. M. G. A
Until Subscribers Have Paid
in Contributions.
COMMITTEE NOT BLUFFING
Although Structure Is About Com
pieted. 1t Cannot Be Opened
Until Freed from Debt.

Shall Rock Islands new Y. NJ. c. A.
building be opened on time, as
planned?
This question, which was asked u
this paper day before yesterdsy has
caused much comment among thcs7
who are interested in the new bu'l5-
ing which is just now being completed,
and which was 10 have been opened
for use in a few days.
Quite a few OF the subscribers who
had neglected their final payment to
the building fund have responded 10
the notice, and the committee appre-
ciates their help. One man who was
unable to make cash payment has
given his note in regular form for his
balance. and others are making sim
liar arrangements While the men,
bers of the committee do not wish TO
embarrass those who pledged to the
fund. they can not do otherwise than
TO insist upon having payments made
in some form
The beautiful building which has
been made possible by the subscrip-
/ IOus Oh NUN iclduuS pIOS4GeSlNe peO-
pie is something TO De proud OF. but If
It should have TO stand idle for any
length of time because OF the failure
Of subscribers to make payments, it
would he a great Pity, and a matter
/ for shame.
CASTEEL'S STATEMENT.
THE building committee is not bluff
/ ing" said II. z. Cssteel. chairman of
the committee We mean exactly
what we say. The new building can
not be opened nor dedicated while sub
scribers fail TO pay up. We are all
anxious 20 get into that fine swimming
| pool and gymnasium, but IL can't be
done until the building is paid for.
This committee cannot turn over a
building 20 the board Of trustees with
a debt on Il. Rock Island has had
enough OF an experience with Y. NJ.
c. A. building struggling along under
a load OF debt. and we do not pro
pose 20 repeat the experience
The fund subscribed is SUFFICIENT tc
pay for the building. and the subscrip
tons must be met before the building
can be used Subscribers should bear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

ing to beat the engine across. The
hagman also testified that Lemburg
could have avoided a collision by
turning either TO the right or left and
running along the tracks parallel with
the train.
George Austin, the man on the run
ming board of the engine with Case.
also. said that Lemburg could have
avoided the crash. His testimony
was practically the same as Hansen's.
The f1agman also stated that Lem
burg had disregarded warning signals
before this accident He further tes-
tilted that Lemburg had crossed
tracks in the face of warnings when
he was driving horses on delivery
wagons.
LENBURG DENIES BEING CARELESS.
When Lemburg was called to the
witness stand he was collected. When
asked If he had ever tried to cross
tracks in the face of warnings by
fagmen he emphatically denied that
he had ever done so. He stated that
he had always been careful when
crossing railroad tracks and had never
had an accident before. He said that
he never noticed the train approach.
ing the crossing.
When asked why he slanted across
the track instead of going directly
across he stated that he just wanted
to go that way He said that he saw
no fagman signal him to stop. Lem.
burg waited until the jury returned
the verdict, then breaking down.
Walter Brooks, Hugo A Braun and
Henry Hendrickson composed the
jury which accused Lemburg of crimi
nal negligence. The verdict was
reached a very few minutes after the
! last witness had testified.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
TRUCK DRIVER is
UNDER ARRESTON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Information Is Filed Against
Henry Lemburg, Davenport,
for Manslaughter.
FOR CRIMINAL NEGLECT
Alleged to Have Deliberately Disre
sarded FIasman's Warning, Re-
suIting In Switehmsn's Death.

Information charging Henry Lem
burg. 1871 Washington street, with
manslaughter was filed yesterday aft
ernoon in Justice W. X. Names court
by County Attorney Vollmer in Dav-
export A warrant was issued and
Lemburg was placed under arrest. He
was released under $4,000 bonds Lem
burg is the driver OF the Iowa Steam
Laundry auto truck which collided
with a Rock Island engine Saturday.
causing the death of Melvin c. Case,
a switchman.
The manslaughter charge is the re-
suit of the verdict of criminal negli-
gence returned Tuesday afternoon by
the coroner's jury at the inquest on
the death Of Case. held at the o. c.
Hill undertaking parlors.
Lemburg was driving the auto truck
across the tracks at Fifth and Mar
quette streets Saturday afternoon, at
tempting 20 beat an approaching
switch engine. The engine struck the
heavy truck and crushed Melvin Case,
who was standing on the rear running
board. Case died two hours later as
the result OF the injuries received.
LEMBURG COLLAPsEs.
Lemburg, when he heard the YER
dict OF the jury, collapsed and cried
like child. oh. why did he die, -
he repeated over and over again, the
tears streaming down his face, and
II didn't mean TO do IT," And burying
his face in his hands, his body shook
with sobs.
Twelve witnesses, including the
truck driver we're examined by Cor.
oner Rudolf, and the testimony of all
was. that Lemburg could have avoided
the collision. All eyewitnesses to the
accident which proved fatal for the
switchman. stated that the laundry
wagon driver disregarded the warn
ings OF the flagman stationed at the
crossing.
FLAGMAN IN PLACE.
John Hansen, the fagman. was in
his proper place. according to testi-
mony offered by half dozen present
at the time Of the casualty Hanson
said he heard someone cry out Look
out or he will run you down" He
stepped out OF the way of the speeding
auto truck just in time. 10 avoid being
struck. He said Lemburg was coming
at right angles across the tracks try
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
DIR. MI. ENCLUND
SUCCUMBS after
A LONG ILLNESS
Associate Editor of Augustana
Belfast for Months as Re-
suit of Paralysis.
YEARS IN THE MINISTRY
Filled Many PuIpits in the East Prior
to Coming to Rock Island in
1903.

DR.. Martin ]. Englund, associate edi-
tor of "Augustana,' the official organ
of the Augustana synod, died at 1870
this morning at his home. S31 Forty
first street. Paralysis was the cause,
Dr.. Englutnd having been helpless for
the last year. The first attack came
three years ago and his health had
been poor since. A year ago there was
a second attack. The end today was
not unexpected.
DR.. Englund was born in Grasmark,
Vermland, Sweden, Nov. IL, 1856. At
the age of Is he came TO America. 60
ing to st. Paul. When his common
school course had been completed. he
came TO Augustana. graduating from
that institution in 1879. A theological
course at Mt. Airy seminary at Phila-
delphia fitted him for the ministry,
which he entered, his ordination taking
place in 1888 at Red Wing, Mimi
His first church was at Worcester,
Mass, where he remained two years.
! Then he spent two years in charge of
work in Philadelphia and one year in
mission work with headquarters at
Pittsburgh. From 1883 to 1894 he was
head OF the Lutheran Orphans home
! at jamestown. y. Y, being at the same
| time pastor of a church at Frewsburg
| From 1894 to 1898 he was pastor of the
Millville, Mass, church. and from 1895
to 1908 he was at West Greenwich
! r, l.
CAME TO ROCK ISLAND.
In 1908 the degree D. D. was confer
/ red by the Mt. Airy seminary. In that
year DR.. Englund came to Rock Island
to take up the work of associate edi
/ tor Of Augustana. and he held that po
sition till failing health united him
I for work. He was a facile writer and
the products of his pen were in demand
by the leading Swedish and a number
| of English church publications of the
country.
DR.. Englund was married Aug. &c
1856, to Miss Beda Maria Jacobson
She and six children survive. The
children are Sigfrid, Hildur. Rudolph
BertiI, Hildegard and Lillian. His
| aged mother and three brothers are
also living at Templeton. Cal.
The funeral will be held at 80 Sun
! day afternoon at the home and at
O'Clock from Zion Lutheran church.
Rev. n. J. Forsberg will be in charge
assisted by DR.. L. G. Abraham, editor
Of Augustana, and DR.. c. E. Lindberg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
Attention KNIGHTS Of columbusI

Assemble at the Meenan residence
tomorrow friday morning at s:45. to
attend the funeral of departed Broth
er Frank Mechanically
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09

vice. The public is invited to all the
services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
Funeral Notice.

st. Joseph's Branch No. Is, W. c.
U. attention.! All members who car
will be on hand at $3.50 a. m, Friday
Oct. 10, to take part in the funeral
of Brother Frank Meenan.
]. w. CAvANAUGH, Sec.-(Adv) {
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-21

with the experiences Of his "trip. He
reports having had delightful time
at the meeting of the Shriners, and
is deeply impressed with the condi-
tons he observed in all southern
cities through which he passed
going and returning He was
especially struck with the tidy
condkion in which he found the cities
and towns, where spirit of neatness
prevails and where the people act
upon the principle that in order to
keep city clean il should not be
allowed to become dirty.
Mr.. Downham says the greatest
care is taken by ladies ito prevents the
appearance of anything unsightly,
and with this end in view they have
formed rival organizations and act
upon the principle of who can bes'
work and best agree, thus keeping
the streets and yards in clearly con-
dition. At no time are they afraid
to allow visitors to inspect lawns,
wards or thoroughfares. He tells
of one place where certain plant
had been established, the officials OF
which evinced no interest in the 60
bic work of the women and refused
to accede to their request TO keep the
premises in a cleanly condition.
The ladies asked permission to rem
ovate the place, and their requests
being granted, they went to work and
soon had the grounds in presentab!e
shape.
The Civic Improvements League ci
Alexandria has done much
work which has bene just
ly appreciated, but there are still
people in Alexandria who show bu:
little disposition to vie with the OF
ganization in crusade so essential
to the welfare of any city.
1t 1T is hoped that the observations
given above may add stimulus to their
work and that Alexandria may soon
find herself high up in the list Of sis
ter cities where cleanliness is justly
regarded as a great desideratum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-21
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Fourth Tragedy in Family in Cor.
paratiyely Short Time.

Cumberland Md, May 21.-Mr
Mary E. Brown, 46 years oic, VIII
of J. A:.~Brown, plasterer, con Mite
suicide yesterday afternoon by drinl.
ing the contents of a whisky gla;:
which she had tillei with carboli'
acid.
This marks the fourth tag ~ i
the family in comparativei. short
time, Mrs. Alice Brown Lit Il, he
daughter, was murdered in 81 1t g
the Brown home, near the c."mbc"
land racetrack, by Harry ]:olan:
who is sewing a life term in t.e pan
itentiary Virgil Jordan, her .on-igr
law, committed suicide a hi
mothers home by shooting, &c h,
wife, May Brown Jordan, G.ed :
short time af.erwari from bloc
poisoning, it is stated.
Mrs. Brown had been Iiv.ag in :
two-room house on Third stree. Yes
terdsy afternoon, while her il sba:.'
and their son, H. 7. Brown, W Ii hi:
wife and children, we're at t:inner
Mrs. Brown walked into an adj jinln&
room, remarking:
~ will end it all"
Her son jumped from the tai !e an.
rushed to her as she drained NhiSk.,
glass which had been filled with Ca
bolic acid. The woman GIei IS sh'
was being taken into the Wester
Maryland Hospital.
Since her daughter was murders:
and the sudden death of her othe
daughter, Mrs. Brown repeated.
threatened to take her own life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-21
SALARIES OF
CITY EMPLOYEES.

A news item in the Richmond
Times-Dispatch today asks all
employees of the city who want their
pay raised to appear before the adj
ministrative board this morning.
Lucky Richmond Lucky city en-
pIoyces! Hene in Alexandria a score
of years have passed and the salaries
of the city officials, at least those on
IL salary basis, have remained un-
changed. True the policemen and
the firemen have secured small in
creaSes in the last ten years, but the
small increases are not commensu-
rate with the increase in living ex-
penses. On all sides big corporations
gre making big increases in salaries,
the railroad mems pay has doubled in
a decade, but in the city government
of Alexandria they have stood at a
standstill.
Without desiring to single out any
Individual, and only calling attention
to a few instances that come to our
mind we believe
That there is not man employed
in the city of Alexandria that handles
as much cash, and does the response
bic work for the amount Of his salary
as does the clerk of gas.
That the salary paid the Mayor OF
Alexandria is a joke, yet the Mayor
puts in eight hours of consistent
work in the interest of the city every
day and refuses to guage the amount
Of time by the amount of his salary.
That the salary paid the Chief OF
Police, who is on duty, "a hours OF
the day, is lower than that paid to
any police chief holding similar re,
sponsibilities in the United States.
That towns one-tnird of the size
of Alexandria pay their superintend-
cnt of gas so per cent more salary
than Alexandria pays.
That considering the amount OF
new street work which is un9er way
and the duties imposed by the city
regulations the salary of the city en-
ginecr is entirely inadequate.
That although the receipts Of Alex,
andria have doubled in a dcade ant
are increasing rapidly every year
entailing additional burdens on thu
city auditor, his salary remains un'
changed.
That the Commissioner of Reve
hue, the Corporation Attorney, tins
Commonwealth Attorney and in fac
every person connected with
the city government on straight
salary receives compensation far be
low the scale received in communiiie!
of like conditions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-21
CHURCH UNION UNLIKELY.
Southern Presbyterians No: TO Az
late With Other Branches.

Atlanta, Ca, May 21.-W,th IT,:
likelihood that nothing authentic will
be accomplished in the next year TO-
ward organic union OF ali branches
of Presbyterianism, following the ac-
lion of the Southern Presbyterians in
voting to consider for the present 10
union except with the United Pres
hyterian Church, the big assemblies
today devoted their attention large
ly to matters of denomina :onal IL
tterest.
In all three assemblies, however,
recommendations urging all Presby-
terian churches to study the negro
problem were made by committee
from 1.-THE Council of Federated
Churches In America. IT is evident
among the visiting members and lay
men that the opportunity of close
study of The negro afforded during
sessions of the assemblies in Al
lanta, had done much to crystalize
sentiment for the more vigorous adj
vancement of negro education and re-
ligion.
While deliberations OF tire ASSENT
hes yesterday were marked by less
controversy than those OF Monday
more than ordinary interest was
shown by the Northern Assembly in
the speeches for and against a re-
sumption of church relations xvi /
Union Theological Seminary. The
beliefs entertained by the institutions
faculty again were made tine object Ct
attack on the charge that doctrines
OUT of accord with the church are
Taught in the seminary.
After spirited discussion The as-
sembly voted to refer the entire ne
gotiations with the Union Theological
Seminary of New York 20 special
committee. Seven members Of thc
committee, 10 be appointed By TIE
moderator, will make a final report
to the 1914 General Assembly. This
solution was contained in motion CT
DR.. Mark A. Matthews, Of Seattle
Wash.
President Francis Brown of ,l1e
Seminary, indicated that it was mat.
rer of indifference 20 the m;nary
what action was taken by the as.
sembly.
"To invite us to a friendly confer.
ence," declared DR.. Brown, "and thcr
to meet us on your threshold vii
hat report, would be IKE usin"
club on a guest at your home"
With several slight changes I
phraseology. the "brief sSarement G.
belief" compiled by a special com!
mit!ee, was adopted this Afternoon
by the Southern Presbyterian Assem-
bly, by vote of 119 to 81.
Rev. J. L. Allison, Of the Secon'
Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, Va
is member of :he committee Oh
Sabbath and Family Religion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-21
Summer prices on Coal.
See list on page d.
VIM. H. PECK.
Look to Your Plumbing.

You know what happens IN mousse
in which the plumbing is in poor con-
dition-everybcdy in the house -
liable to contra ct typhoid or some
other fever. The digestive organs
perform the same functions III 'ne
human body as the plumbing does
for the house, and they should be
Kent in frst-class condition all the
time. If you have any trouble with
YOUR digestion take Chamberlain's
Tablets and you are certain to get
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-21
NOTICE.

The firm of JOIN a. Marshall G.
Bro. having been dissolved by the
death Of John a. Marshall, notice is
hereby given that the undersigned
vii: wind up thc affairs Of the con-
corn. settle all outstanding indtbt-
ness. and all persons indebted to the
firm are requested to make payment
10 nm
CHARLES 3. MARSHALL.
x Surviving Partner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-21
FOR SALE.
i Large and Attractive Individual Residence.

We authorized beautiful hreeoy resdcnce mo-
Fairfax reedoube porch side yard also large BACK
ward aey carriage house that could easily be
double paro closets pantry water and gas
splendid don attractive dining with
bay window with hot and cold water
floor and bath second floor rooms on
large all large cer under front building
curb line with man connections beautiful hall and
third This large double house, sosan-
TALLY splendid condition and convenient electric car
than house know OF in the city, and de
ably located for purpose reasonable and terms
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-21
Strasburg Station Burned.

Harrisonburg, Va. May 21.-Ihe
ton, used by The Southern ard Baltl-
ton. used b ythe Southern and Baltl-
more and Ohio, was burned to ground
Monday morning. The loss is estl-
mated at $500, exclusive Of the &c
struction OF the station and car rec
ords.