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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
Fear Mob viii Kin Negro.

Monticello. III, Dec. 20.-Douglas
Cant. negro. alleged to have attack
ed four Decatur, Ill, women Monday
and Tuesday, has been brought here
by the sheriff TO prevent d possible
lynching. He was captured in De
catur after he had been wounded on
the neck by a knife thrOWa b. Mrs.
Spencer. She was peeiiug potatoes
when he approached her. Hurting
the knife at him, she fled. Jack Young,
deputy sheriff. captured Cant in
brickyard The negro dropped on MS
knees and begged for mercy the
deputy prevented his staying by the
husband Of 2 woman who had been al
tackled. Giants body bears burn
described by one OF the women he at
tackled and the cut on the neck III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

the mire as a debaucher of woman
hood. Those who know me need no
reinsurance from me that l am per
fectly innocent, but my fortunes be-
gin in earnest when l think of the
tens OF thousands of people to whom
/ have spoken on public platforms and
that they may be saying: 1T is true
after all that Daddy George is lying
hypocrite and villain in disguise
The seed of the whole trouble is
radical difference of opinion between
two hostile camps. Those who be-
lieve in the self-goyerning principles
OF the Junior republic as the best
means for training boys and girls for
good citizenship. and those who be-
lieve in paternalism and discipline
from above and institutional methods.
Now, what about this miserable
stuff? \. six year old charge, long
ago investigated and discredited, even
repudiated at one time by the one
making il, has been dragged out with
the idea of discrediting me.
Finally, in 1912, at my insistence
the National Association OF Junior Re
publics appointed a joint committee
to Investigate everything about me
from my birth.
My entire life has been one of sex
ual purity, as certain detectives have
found to their chagrin. All my life
has been spent in Freeville and New
York City, and every little nook and
Granny of my existence has been
combed in vain. This committee, in
order to settle this thing once for all,
. secured as judges Joseph II. Choate,
Samuel Seabury and Miss Lillian
Valid TO read all. the testimony and
give a verdict. The committee has
spent months in going over my entire
life.
f We were all led 10 believe that
the state board would take no action
until the committee headed by Mr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

Choate reported. Then suddenly and
without warning the state boardgives
out a report carefully convicting me
by innuedo, though not in so many
words.
This seems TO me TO have been
done in an effort thoroughly TO dis
credit me and my associates in the
work for fear shall be indicated by
the official investigating committee
which has gone so intimately into my
whole life and my whole work.
Il want TO say right here to my
friends and supporters that the Re
public cause will continue just as it
has in the past. 1t will weather this
effort to ruin il, just as it has wealth
cred similar though less spectacular
efforts in the past.
Its cause is a just and righteous
one. and around it is a group of earn
est souls who are ready to live for it
and die for it"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

cago at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
They were taken 10 the home OF the
sisters. Misses Clara and Emma
Brandt. 3Os East Fourteenth street
Funeral services were held a. 10
O'Clock this morning and intermsnt
followed in Oakdale cemetery M
Brandt died in Chicago At Mercy hos
1ital At O'Clock Wednesday after
noon. Death followed an acute at
tack lasting FIVE days Of an illness OF
eight years standing. He was 81 years
Of age. The death Of Mr.. Brandt re-
moves a prominent figure from the
business world. He was born near
Muscatine, Ia, June 81. 1852. Until he
reached the age Of II years he resided
on his fathers farm When attaining
that age. Mr.. Brandt left the country
schools and enrolled at Browns acad-
envy in Muscatine. where he studied
three years. He then returned 70 his
fathers farm, where he worked until
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

he was q years OF age. When he
reached his majority the deceased
went 10 New York. He was a young
man OF excellent habits and was very
industrious. For about six years MI
Brandt worked for q manufacturing
chemist and at the close OF that time
was taken into the firm. which was
STYLED Brandt < Kierzler. importers
and manufacturers Of druggists ana
bakers supplies. In the year 1857 MT
Brandt sold his interest in the firm
and entered the baking powder husl-
ness. with which he has been associat-
ed ever since He was twice united IN
marriage. and had three children, two
bv his first wife and one by the sec
oud. since 1891 he has resided IN
Chicago.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Sophia
brandt: two sons. John William
Brandt. two sons. John William
OF New York. one daughter, Florence
Louise Br ndt OF Davenport; one
brother. Arthur Brandt OF Muscatine
and three sisters. Mrs. II X Shields
of California and the Misses Emma
and Clara Brandt Of Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
MILAN

Elr. and Mrs. Perry OsHaDar OF
South Heights spent Sunday at the
r. q. White home.
The out OF town guests at the sup
per given by the Ladies' Aid society
~ the Presbyterian church Thursday
ayening were: Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Johnston. Mr.. and Mrs. William But
terworth and children OF Davenport,
NIr. and Mrs James Johnston OF Mo
line and Mrs. Fred Railsback OF East
Moline. The supper was a success
financially as well as socially and
was followed by the second number o.
the Lyceum course which consisted
Of numbers by the Maude Stevens
company.
Little Miss Clara Lane. daughter
OF Nfr. and Mrs. Ed Lane. met with
a painful accident Wednesday morn
ing. while preparing for school. She
accidentally pulled the stopper from
the washing machine and the hot
water severely scalded both legs be
low the knees
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Downs Of Rock
Island visited with Milan relatives
Thursday.
John Cohen and Ralph Mcconnell
returned home Saturday from Yale,
Iowa. where they had spent the past
week visiting with 7. Johnson and
family
Mrs Rus sell Maucker Is recovering
from a severe attack OF the mumps-
Mrs. Albert LauEhendricks - Rock
Island spent Thursday at the home
OF Robert Kale.
The l.. f DN club OF the ". =.
church made $I4 as its share from
the entertainment and moving picture
show al the town hail Tuesday even
ing
William O'Neil. who has spent the
past four months with relatives al St
Joe. 80. Is expected home for the
holidays
/ Mrs W. :. Robb OF Moline and Mrs
J II Clark and children, formerly Of
Nevada, Iowa. who are en route 10
their new home in New Mexico. visit
I ID al the home OF Lawrence Martin
Sunday.
\. u GEORGE OF Des Moines was a
business caller here Wednesday.
Mrs / o Taylor OF Fruitland'
/ Iowa. visited last week al the home
OF he- sister. Mrs. Mary Cohen, and
J called on other relatives and old
/ friends
I NJ. and Mrs William Adams, who
have spent the past two weeks with
relatives here and in Bowling left FOR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

their home in Kirkman, Iowa. We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Alexander MediH OF Medill.
Col. came Tuesday TO spend the holt
DAYS with Milan relatives and friends.
She is now visiting at the home Of
her brother. J. {. Johnston.
Misses Margaret and Katherine
Caruaghan LETT Thursday for Cedar
Rapids. where they will assist in or
gauizing a White Shrine chapter.
Mrs. Charity Walker returned home
Monday morning from Linn Center.
III. where she has been staying at
the home OF her cousin. John Wilson.
Miss Jessie Parker of near Coal
Valley is spending a few days with
her sister. Mrs. James Thompson.
George r. Kettmau of st. Louis, Mo.
was a business caller here on We'd
ncsday.
Miss Elsa Canaan entertained
few Of ner little friends at dinner
Saturday evening. the event being in
honor OF her ninth birthday. Games
were played and good time was
had. Miss Elsa received numerous
gifts from her friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
BLbMES FOES IN
JUNIOR REPUBLIC
W. R. George Says Fractional
Fight Caused Besmirchlng
of Character.

New York. Dec. 20.--To radical oiI-
ferences of opinion between two nos
tile factions. William Il. George at
tributes the recent recommendation Oh
the state board OF charities that he
he removed from all active participa-
tion in the affairs Of the George Jun
Tor republic at Freeville. y. Y, found
ed by him more than 10 years ago.
Mr.. George asserted his innocence OF
al charges made against him.
1T is maddening." he said, after
having established in the world
reputation for good character and
service TO have my name dragged Ii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

times. but the second year IL advanced al
around my leg and the itching was terrible
] had TO be very careful to have my clothing
around the affected part very loose AZ
night time I often happened to scratch the
sore in my sleep. Then / had to stand up.
get out o! bed and walk the floor
Then / rad the advertisement OF Cuti-
cura soap and Ointment and 1 wrote for q
sample and got it. To nay surprise l was
feeling relief after the second application.
So / got a cake Of CutiC,ra Soap and fifty
cent box Of CJ4ticl-ra Ointment and when 1
had Used them I vas nearly over the Itching,
So / got another box and that he-ied IL
AL ID 80 il looked smooth and fine. but
kept o.. with the CUticura soap Tor six weeks
and the cure vas complete (>igned) 5. o.
Co7ien. Nov. 20. 1912
Cuticura soap 25c- and CuticIra Ointment
SOc are sold everywhere. Liberal sample OF
each mailed free. with SIP. Skin Book Ad
d-esz postcard 'Cuticura. Dept. 7. Boston
SSaien who shave and shampoo WITH Gu
tscu-z soap VIII d1d it best FOX skin and Scalp.
Embellishments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

Democratic members of the United
States house of representatives from
PENNSYLVANIA think seriously of ask
ing George W. Guthrie former mayor
of Pittsburgh. TO become the demo
cratic nominee for senator in the Key
stone state Guthrie is now ambassa-
dor 10 Japan. having been appointed
last summer by President Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
Woman Tries to XIII Prisoner.

Alton, ILL.,. Dec. 20.-Mrs. Guy r.
CLAYTON struggled with relatives and
friends yesterday in an attempt 10
get out of bed. obtain revolver ana
shoot Floyd NJ. Jones after she had
identified him as one of two men VINO
attacked her while she was going
home at night BlOodhounds traced
the two men. but Jones was arrested
on a cIew furnished by the conductor
Of street car on which Mrs. Clayton
and two men rode from Alton 70 up
Uer Alton before she was left uncon-
scious in a lonely road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

Mrs. Herman Schuenemann, widow
cf the captain Of the Inflated Christ
mas boat. Rouse Simmons. which went
20 the bottom Of Lake Michigan last
year with a load OF Christmas trees
and Il lives. believes the spirit of her
husband is guiding her affairs and that
10 is really N command OF the Christ
mas boat she has substituted for the
Rouse simmons. moored in the river
AZ Clark street. Chicago.
Mrs. SchUenemaun has rented the
schooner TAYLOR and stocked II with
. 500 Christmas trees, which she
brought down from the north in freight
cars. Miss Elsie Schuenemann, the
little captain helps her mother pre-
pare the trees for sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

the Price-Gandia murder case at Gin
ton was completed yesterday. Or.
Hrice and Angel Gambia are charged
with the murder of Marguerite Train
er of La Sale, who died at the Magii.
house in Clinton following an alleged
illegal operation. The Trainer girl
met Gambia while both we're students
at the University OF Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
oekaIb Has Lincoln Highway.

DeKalb, Ill, Dec. 20.-DeKalb is the
first city on the route OF the Lincoln
highway off cially 10 change the name
OF its principal thoroughfare. Main
street, to Lincoln highway This &C
ton was authorized at a specia. meet
ing of the city council The highway
runs east and west through Illinois
ard passes through the business sec
ton OF the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
Madison County Pioneer Dies.

Madison, Ill. Dec. 20.-Oliver {.
SImrns. Oldest native of Madison coun-
II and who sold the site of Madison,
H.. now worth sI,5O0.O00. for $500
In 1888. died at his home in Venice
Ill. yesterday az the age of 80 years.
He was a veteran OF the Black Hawk
and the Mexican wars. He had lived
all of his life in the house in which
he died. His ancestors settled IN
southern Illinois $50 years ago. be
coming owners OF their land under
The homestead law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

the size OF a pin head on ny
leg and every morning there
was a dry scale on top COW
ering the affected part and
when those scales were fall
ing OF the itching was more
than I could stand at times
The first year I did not
mind IL so much as il was
only itching very badly at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
Ihree Mon,hs Free.

Subscriptions 20 Indian River Farm
CT. for truckers. fruit growers. general
farmers and folks who want TO know
a+out Florida. Address Indian River
Farmer. Nero. Fla-iAdy1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
Admits Forging 200 Checks.

Kankakee, H., Dec. 2O.-Lloyd
Baldwin confessed yesterday the for-
gerry of 200 checks, 100 of which he
cashed in Chicago. He has operated
in Waukegan. Racine. Kenosha. Gary
Momence, Elgin, Aurora, wheaton,
Harvard and Kankakee. He was ar
rested while en- route to Chicago after
cashing two checks for $50 each IN
this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

fiicted by Mrs Spencer. lie confessed
one attack. He is II years OLD ana II
from Louisiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

All the news ali the time -- The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
TERRIBLE ITCHING
OF SKIN TROUBLE
Small Red and Yellow Spots on Leg.
Covered with Dry Scale. Had to
Walk Floor Nights. Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment Cured.

RID No. ,. Ciarkfeld. Mimi. My
trouble vas Of long standing IL started
with some sman rod and yell0w spots about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

Obituary Reeord-The remains OF
the late George W. Brandt left chi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

Complete Murder Case Jury.
Decatur. IL, Dec. 20.-The jury in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20

Struck 81 auto; Slightly Injured
Charles EOddewis, brother oi t-s pO-
lice magistrate, was -4igHt4y H. ~
at Second and Harrison streets last
night. when an automobile cTl'sh o.
g. q. Bailey knocked him 10 the pave
rnent. Mr. ROddeVlg vas about 70
board q street car when f-s macAln7
hit him. Bailey. q fictitious name,
was placed under arrest and released
on 81 b0uI= Ills victim dii not
wish 10 prosecute and Eiley's appear
ance money was returned 70 him
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

Hire a little Salesman at The Re- publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

cross street-all of which compares with the advantages of the Somers foot except the width-and the comparison or computation is easily made. Such lot is worth as many times the value of the Somers foot at that point as the lot is feet wide. This is a mathematic relation of value that Is obvious, and well un- derstood by all assessors and real estate dealers. If all sites in a city were of one depth, without alley ad- vantages, and with no cross streets, the assessment of land values would be as simply computed as in the case of the cloth at 50 cents a yard, but we find that these simple conditions apply in comparatively few city sites. We find some parcels not as deep as 100 feet and we find others of greater depth. Another fact we find well understood, is that part of any site near the street is worth more than the part farther away from the street. The front half of lot 100 feet deep is worth more than the rear half. This difference in value changes with every foot back from the street.
 Hoff ian Rule Not Exact.
 When MT. Somers began his first investigations of this subject in St. Paul as described in the first article, he took as the basis of this differ ence of front and rear value, the so- called Hoffman dictum 40 years old, which was to the effect that the front half of an inside lot 100 feet deep was worth twice as much as the rear half of the same lot. Fortu- nately the predominating depths of lots in St. Paul were 100 feet, and in applying this relation to the opin- ions of values Tn St. Paul Mir. Somers discovered that the difference was too low; that the front half of a lot IGO feet deep was worth more than twice as much as the rear half
 He continued his investigations and experiments, and then at first fixed on 70 per cent for the front half and 30 per cent for the rear half. This still seemed to be low, and he tested D per cent and 9 per cent. and then the percentage of the front half appeared to be too high, ard he finally decided upon 72h per cent for the front half and 271a for the rear half The application of these percentages came nearest agreeing with the general opinion of St. Faul at that tune than any olher, and they were adopted for the work in hand The application of these same percentages has persisted in all of the Somers System work since, showing that the conditions in St. Paul at the time of the first applica- tion of the system agree with the conditions in fifteen other cities by actual use.
 Having arrived at a relation be- tween the front and back halves of q lot 100 feet deep. the next thing to be investigated was the effect of adding at the back of the 1OO-foot depth an additional 50 feet
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
THE FIRST NEWS OF BULL RUN

In inc family carriage, sold later as a superfIuity of luxury to refugees and hospital nurses, we drove to several impromptu entertainments at Camp Pickens, during the month of waiting the enemy's advance. What young girls heart would not beat quicker in response to such experience? There were dinners cooked and served to us by our soldier lads, spread upon rough boards, eaten out of tin plates and cups amid such storm of rollicking gayety and high hope that war seemed a merry pastfme In the infancy of war, the Louisiana chieftain, Gen. Pierre Gus tave Toutant Beauregard of ancient creole family was distinctly looked upon as the future leader of the Con- federacy His name was upon lips. his praise on every breeze that blew Some early war rhymester wrote verses, of which the refrain was:
 Beau canon, Beauregard; Beau soldat
 Beauregard!
 Beau sabreur; Beau frappeur; Beaure-
 gard,
 Beauregard
 Needless to say that to be received with visitors honors was source of undying pride. We met there the la mented Brigadier General Barrow, killed at the first battle of Manassas; General Longstreet, who, in those days before he lost several children at once by scarlet fever was rollicking and jolly always, looking as his aid, Moxley SOrreI afterWard said of him: Like a rock of steadiness when sometimes in battle the world seemed flying to pieces;" and many another destined to high fame. There were drills, dress pa rades and reviews, viewed from the headquarters tents of great generals. Tn all our dreams sounded the bare of trumpets, the roll of drums. And os till the morning of July IT. when word came that our troops were moving for Wardi
 Now knew we the rude reality Those women and girls and children left at Bristoe, whO on the 18th spent all day on the railway tracks, straining eyes and ears in the direction of wood land above which arose columns of gun smoke, hearing the first guns of the war as distinctly as one hears a fog horn on the Atlantic liner, had mostly all they loved best in the fight It seemed eternal, that suIlen roar of ar tillery, that crackle of firearms. And who should say how it was coming out We could not rest; we could not speak or eat. Toward afternoon appeared limping down a long. red clay road, a single, smoke stained, fiery faced ban dadged soldier. With one accord the women fell upon him like a swarm of bees, questioned, fed, soothed, exalted him. He was rather a dreadful look ing person, we had to own, and his manner unpleasant, to say the least His wound, on examination, proved a mere scratch on the middle finger, but he rose to the occasion as a hero and answered our fevered, eager queries with statements that took our breath away.
 The Seventeenth Virginia he re- sponded to our inquiry, "why, they fought like tigers and was all cut to pieces. Hardly an officer was left !"
 A beaming smile and a strong whiff of whiskey accompanying this reveIa-
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
MATHEMATICAL APPLICATION OF COMMUNITY OPINION APPRAISAL BY SOMERS SYSTEM

of depth, making the lot 150 feet deep. In the same investigation and at the same time that Mir. Somers was solving the first problem, the second was also under investigation. The final decision was that the add ed depth of 50 feet was found to add 15 per cent to the value of the front 100 feet.
 Thus we have four agreed to points: First, no depth, no value; second, 50 feet of depth, 72K per cent of value; third, 100 feet of depth, 100 per cent of value; fourth, 150 feet of depth, 115 per cent of value.
 SOmers Curve of Value.
 By diagramming these four points upon scaled paper and drawing q curve through the four points, it will be found possible to obtain the per centage of value for any intervening depth The resulting curve shows the following percentages for each I0-foot interval:
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

Walter w. Pollock of Cleveland, O.. shows how community opinion, eX- pressed by the SOmers unit foot, may be applied mathematically.)
 "How much is that cloth per yard?" asks a customer of a dry goods merchant.
 Fifty cents," is the reply.
 The customer is thus given very simple mathematical method of com putting the price of say ten yards upon the basis of the price of one yard. The customer multiplies ten by fifty and sees that the quantity desired will cost $500.
 This is a common transaction, and illustrates the millions of transac- tions for many kinds of commodi- ties in millions of quantities the world over. It illustrates the tran sections in all things except land in cities.
 Without the unit of quantity de- scribed in the preceding article of this series, there exists the confu sion of thought and expression so prevalent in real estate markets the country over; and if we do adopt the Somers foot as the unit of quantity upon which to express prices, we find that the method of arriving at the value of any given quantity upon the basi of the price of the Somers foot is not so easily found as in the straight multiplication method used in the foregoing illus tration While this is not so simple, 1t is exactly the same in principle; that is, we find there is a mathe- matical relation of value between the SomerS foot and the site at the point where that particular foot was priced or valued. The operation de bends upon the ability of working out the mathematical relations for all sorts of sizes and shapes as com pared with the value of the SOmers foot, and so to work 1t out that 1t may be used easily and accurately by ordinary people
 The Somers Unit System of Realty Valuation is the result of the work of Mir. Somers in solving these prob lems.
 An Elastic System.
 When we apply the price set down for a Somers foot to the valuation of sites, we find that the sites vary in depth, in alley advantage, in shape, in proximity to corners. Any system to be a workable system of land computation must be elastic enough to make it possible to solve any problem, no matter what com bination of factors may be found to arise; and it must be exact enough to cheek up with itself as it were; that is it must be mathematicalIy accurate in it's application.
 Take a site that has exactly as much depth as the Somers foot, namely 100 feet, without alley ad- vantage, with straight side lines and without any advantage from any