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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
C0NGER DEATH MYSTERY
is CAUSE OF AN INQUIRY

Colorado Springs, Col, April Is
Local authorities conducted an inves-
tigation into the death of Miss Lena
Conger of Des Moines, niece of for
mer Representative Edwin H. Conger
from Iowa and former minister to Bra
I'll and to China during the Boxer re-
volt, who died Saturday night at the
Alamo hotel of heart trouble. Miss
Conger was registered as Mrs. c. b.
Hutchins, the name of a sister re-
siding at Lamar, Col.
Miss Conger was a daughter of Ed
ward Conger of Adel, Iowa. One re-
port says Miss Conger was suddenly
seized with hemorrhages and died
without revealing anything about her
self, two hours after a physician was
called. Another story gives heart dis
ease as the cause of her death.
Identification was established from
! post card found among her effects.
The card was addressed to her at
Lamar, Col, IN care of Charles Hutch
ms. The card was signed BID, and the
authorities are now trying to learn
Buds" identity. The district attor-
ntg anu NOIOhCi hCIS hONtllcu vi ldlc
death and began an investigation to
| see if death had been caused by drugs.
! Mrs. c. B. Hutchins, who arrived
here yesterday said sense Of pride
/ led Miss Conger to refrain from ask
/ ing financial aid from relatiysA
A search of Miss Conger's posses
sions disclosed only SO, and it is said
she had been refused 4 loan Of $50
by the hotel employees shortly before
her dealt. NJ g. ;Iu' oh rs decl !res it
her belief that If her sister had been
supplied with sufficient funds she
would have sought the assistance of
physicians earlier and probably ward
ed off tie attack which killed her.
'WScn NV sister left our nome at
Lamar last Tuesday" she said. had
no idea that she was so nearly with
out funds. She came here on a visit
ard cannot understand her fr47cial
difficulties"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
ORION

The Farmers Social club will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ferguson Saturday. May 3. Follow
ingg is the program:
Opening Song-Club.
Welcome Address-Mrs. Ferguson.
Response-President
Reading of minutes of the last meet
ing.
Piano Solo-Bertha Rhoadearmer.
Reading-Mrs. Hanna.
Current Events-William Stevens.
Duet-Gertrude Dusenberry and
Mile Frost
Paper-Mrs. John Sheesley.
Song-Mrs. Perry Westerlund.
Northumberland Ferguson.
Business meeting.
Closing song
Rev. P. J. Brodine will address the
Mothers association at its May meet
ing.
Mrs. William Staarnz an4artainad a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28

Chicago. April 26.-Mrs. Ella S. Stew
art, woman's suffrage organizer and
for six years president of the ILL
nois Equal Suffrage association, has
marked out a difficult task for her
self She is TO start May 4 on the
first of a series of three prcpagandist
tours she is to make during the warm
season.
This first trip will take three weeks
and will include u of the southern
most counties in the state. There
an organization for suffrage never
has been formed the people never
have heard a suffrage speaker and
suffrage sentiment is thought to be
in an exceedingly hazy state.
During the six years that she held
the presidency of the state associa-
ton, Mrs. Stewart developed the prin.
ciple that a strong organization is
the only ground work upon which
the sufTragists may build a success
full campaign.
THE present endeavor of the state
association" said she, ito form per.
manent district organizations is re
sulting in a practical suffrage re-
aissance for Illinois.
Now that suffrage has made the
rounds. appearing with other great
reforms, it can come into its own
taking a stanch stand on its OWL
merits, the cause of justice and right
"The last of the easy victories fol
woman's suffrage has been won. From
now on it will be a hard battle be
tween the powers of light and of dark
ness. Our enemies will use misrepre
| sentation to win some of the goot
voters and they will unfalteringly
spend large sums of money to buy
the bad voters"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
ORLANDO ID. cusHMAx.

Old friends will be sorry to learn
OF the death of Orlando D. Cushman,
for many years a resident of Andalu-
STA, who was found dead IN bed last
week at the home OF his son Henry at
Portland. Ore. The deceased was ad-
vanced in years and was an old set
tier in this locality.
His father was Erasmus Cushman
who was the first postmaster in 1889
OF what was then called Lower Rock
Island, located where Edgington is
now. About two years ago. the de
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28

veterans Of the war of 81, many of
whom are with us tonight, for they
have daily installed into US these
lessons of patriotism and We also wish
TO pay tribute to the superior off
GERS of the Spanish-American war,
whose experiences fitted them so we'll
to prepare US for the work, and of
whom, We have the honor of having
present here with US this evening,
General Edward Kittilsen and General
". T ChaLnon.
The veterans of the Spanish-Amer-
ican and Philippine wars have chang
ed the geography of the nations. and
other nations might well with benefit
/ follow in our footsteps"
THE PROGRAM.
| The complete program follows:
| Song-America.
Piano Solo-Miss Theresa Hass.
Observation-Disclosures Harry Coyne.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. NJ. Horstkamp.
Reading-Mrs. Fay Hough-McCar-
| thy.
! Selection-High School Glee club.
Address-Captain Edward H. White
of Chicago.
Reading-E. H. Haas. Davenport.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Gertrude Carse
Appelquist.
Reading-Mrs. Fay Hough- McCar.
thy.
Song--Star Spangled Banner.
At the conclusion of the address re-
freshments were served and a pleas.
ant social time spent Music on the
Victrola was in charge of Miss Ollie
Smut:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
FUNrsRAL OF EDWARD kEEFER.

Funeral services over the remains of
Edward A. Keefer were held yesterday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the home of
the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Kee-
fer, 1920 Ninth avenue Rev. H. w.
Reed of the First Baptist church Off
ciated. The pallhearers were Will
Dempsey, Philip Webster, Edward Wad-
dell, Raymond Kali, Herman Larson
and Harlem Tracey. Burial was made
in Chippiannock-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
OBITUARY
MRS. CHARLES WELLS.

Mrs. Charles Wells died of diph-
iberia last evening at o'clock at her
home. 1437 Forty-second street She
had been i'll for about a week with the
dread disease.
Beside her husband, she leaves one
child. She was % years of age. Flu
neral services were held this after
noon from the residence, being private
in their nature Interment was made
in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
ni.inoIin.d TO Ma.rimanx.

Among the non Burmese tribes that
live in Burma women are not thought
much Of The Banyak or Banyaugs.
for instance. will not marry unless
they are ordered to do so. and the pro-
spective bridegroom often has to be
dragged to the brides house. 1t IL
left. however. to the Was to reach the
depths OF ungallsntry. for with them
marriage Is a question Of sale or ex-
change A progressing bride Is esd
mated at q few butfaloes. One who
is i'll favored may be had in exchange
for pair of fowls or even a dog.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
MRS. ED LINDHOLM.

Mrs. Ed Lindholm, 1920 Thirty-ninth
street, died Sunday morning at 2:30
at ST. Anthony's hospital. Deceased
leaves baby two weeks old.
Lena Edith Sigimund was the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Sigimund
Of Kewanee. Deceased had only re-
sided in this city but year, coming
here from Kewanee. She was born
March 81, 1888. The remains were
taken TO Kewanee this afternoon,
where funeral services will be held to-
morrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
HEROES OF WAR
REMEMBERED IN
APLEASANT WAY
Spanish American Veterans OBJ
serve Anniversary of Call
ing Out Troops.
An EXCELLENT ADDRESS
Captain Edward II. White Of Chicago
L1uds BOYS fer Noble wcrk-
The Program.

Memories of the Spanish-American
war were recalled in a very pleasant
manner Saturday evening when Sib-
oney B2y camp No. S, United States
Spanish war veterans, celebrated the
18TH anniversary Of the calling out
o. Illinois troops to that war. The
affair vas attended by about 200 and
was thoroughly enjoyed.
The program arranged was of spe-
cial interest. The feature was the ad-
dress of Captain Edward n. White of
Chicago, past Judge advocate general
L. S. w. V, who served in both the
Cuban and Philippine wars. He said
in part:
The bringing about of the discov-
cry Of Cuba and the adjacent islards
was an accident Had Columbus con
tinued Oh his western course as he
had originally intended, he would
have landed in North Carolina But
owing to a disagreement among the
officers Of the crew a flock of birds
was followed to the southwest and
the landing was made at San Salvador
Of the bahama group. The centuries
passed by and we arrived at the year
18S8-spparentfy well satisfied with our
selves and our neighbors, content to
pass by the wall Of torture from our
brethren IN the islands to the south
Events now shaped themselves rap
idly. On the 18th of February, 1898,
occurred the blowing up of the Maine
On the 21st of April Of the same year.
diplomatic relations were sever ed
with Spain In behalf of a suffering
and much oppressed people. OF the
thousands who volunteered, only 3OO,-
900 served.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.
Fifteen wears ago TODAY, when the
trumpeters sounded, after parting
from their dear ones, our boys march
ed calamity away. some never to
leave the United States, others never
20 return. Their dGty done. the dis
tress of the Cuba ne was relieved and
these people restored to reasonable
privileges, to be given a further meas
ure Of self government as they proved
themselves capable.
Hardly had the echo CT this war
died Lvay. VIXEN the "surrecticn &c.
Cured in the Philippines. to which
there we're 100000 volunteers, of
which 10000 we're selected. As a re-
suit we have possessed ourselves OF
the Philippine group. and will con.
time to hold them until they can take
care of themselves. tuberculosis
cholera and leprosy have ravaged the
inhabitants Of these islands and play
ed havoc with the health of the boys
who have enlisted in the service OF
their country, nevertheless the coun
try is improving wonderfully and in
now on a self supporting basis, except
as &c the support of the army.
The boys of the Spanish-Ameri
can and Philippine wars have Away.
been full of ginger. and for this spirit
we wish to pay due homage to oul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
DUNsMORE.

William Leverne Dunsmore. infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dunsmore,
died last evening at 10:45 at the home
of the parents in Milan. Death was
due to pneumonia, The child was two
months old
The funeral will be held from the
home tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
Burial will be made in Chippiannock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
EI,VERAL OF Was arTy

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Auty was
held yesterday afternoon at o'clock
from the home of the daughter, Mrs.
Ed Dierolf, Ninth street, South Rock
Islands Rev. G. H Sherwood of6ciat-
ed. The pallbearers were Alvin Hun
ter, Arthur Hunter, Charles McDon-
aid, J. Gloor, Lewis Dierolf and Henry
Dierolf. Interment was made in Chip
piannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28
Where II Mas.

why don't yOu get some labels on
-FOUR suit case to show where rs
BEEN
The pawnbukers don't furnish 81
oels-"-LouiSville Courier.Jourual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28

w1ntergreen. thymoi ana other ingredi-'
ents which penetrate to the disease
germs. This cooling wash destroys the
germs and throws then OF. leaving tho
skin smooth and healthy
We guarantees the nrst full sized
bottle. You are to get IL snd decide II
# Is worth the price II not. pay moth,
80 c.,ord Ava,ua ADV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28

Mr.. p. J. wsirner Of Pennsylvania, .
sufferer from Eczema, writes:
~ scaled like q nsh-had two doctors,
but rot worse all the time-after using
only three bottles of D. D ID. I can
truthtuIly say am cured"
This d. d. D. Prescription 10 q mild
Hash scientifically compounded from
Harnax House Pharmacy, corner Mn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-28

ceased went west. He leaves three
daughters and one son in Oregon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-01
Russia Deserves Reproof


civilized crime of which the
enphaticay guilty that Of Tairoadng
glOws penitenay all the force
protest people of United connection with the
false
charges against
opposition governments official sanction of Jewbaitg
accused plainly murder Not
itself is prosecuting the
killed Christian order to obtain Christian
obtaining Christian blood for ritual still
throughout official recognition by the
the differences between the and the crimes that false evidence may
serve t hated handled
of
Bis astOuned the
belief v1hcratt
people Only
spells
old
to
with public oftce rather than
drinking
pictured
police conducted an
OF
expose the murderer suddenly suspended
"ng" did
Russia inOtpu punish Biss probability but she will
of
stOdity prefer notice the structures much to resent
them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-01

plant maneuvering, fort building and
plain and fancy foraging. He was then
elected commander in chief of the army,
and seven minutes later declared war
against Rome.
This caused some amusement in Rome,
which at that time was about ali the
country there was, and ambassadors
were dispatched with orders to spank
Hannibal and reduce him to the rank of
water boy in the elephant brigade But
Hannibal did not wait to be spanked
He hoped nimbIy through Spain, eradi-
eating Roman legions wherever he found
them, and soon arrived at the back door
of Rome, with only the $1,000 foot Alps
between him and Italy.
There was considerable amusement in
Rome when it was discovered that Han
nibal had run up against the Alps. In
those days the tourist trade had not
been developed, and climbing the Alps
was an unknown art Consequently
Rome went bIandly on, fixing its atten-
tiOn on the daily standing of the Glad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-01
Whispering Galleries


Is freaks reflection of sound waves often transmit and
magnify long distances Every large
building whispering gallery the capitol at Washington are
famous: under the canopy OF the DOME and one IN y " Inc ~
the country sound travels
add find these places There are plenty OF
them right around sitting the mems
with but about and some distance
Ben Is that you Benz Are you
tOuht7 Yes shall be home You know how to nd meF
that's all right hide no.. delighted Goodbye"
Every plainly telephone than 80 feet
full Of diners and
waters But there was something about the shape
transmitted out of that BOOTH over cona
cradle distance mcauy direct
table, lodging the
During revolution taking luncheon
end of the long room at
end yards sat an American army
diplomatic representative both of high rank They were
talking in low tones discussing the contents OF certain JUST
Washington after long and tense anxiety The newspapers had been
just information.
The whispering gallery handy Every conversation
men, IN waited the
table intended for him
Probably people Gt late for luncheon hour heard
$500 - Tin os the 5T If had faith nnucb as thew frequently
that there soul anywhere near
popular very center
m % 50 situated that nothing spoken there by the guests any privacy
rejecting surfaces that transmits conversation distinctly
the tables direct others without affecting the Intervening spaces
public Most people calling
sOun distinctly Most people sitting in public dining Oo wishing speak
the Ta q people l hsrsas nen to only
this Connection rbeTs one point The Herald offices
the Western Union office IN the BANK uang 9Uo OF SO rect away
while the particular point viii silence the
clicking Of The Heds printing can be plainly
building
north end of the building 500 feet and around two corners
smoothly quietly that it Oeni
he within the building itself
AanogordO the CoudrOft with trained
windmill hundreds Of yards simply by the modified quality Of the train
distant
One with hearing always catches and counts the fire whistle the first
feeling
difference between the
o. whistle
of which IND
WELL
al all n places.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-01
Hannibal
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author OF eat Good Old SiWask-7

TT ANNIBAL was the man who put
II Carthage on the map, and almost
= = erased Rome. He was a shining
example of the fact chat one strong,
practicable man with an easy running,
quadruple expansion brain is worth more
to a country than million citizens who
serve merely to pad census statistics.
Carthage was a husky town before
Hannibal was born, but it had made no
particular dent in history, and had for
years been booted around BY Rome with
great enthusiasm This Iaeerated the
proud spirit of Hamilear, HannibaFs
father, and when Hannibal was nine
years old he took him by the ear and
made him swear eternal enmity to Rome
A great many men have sworn oaths
before and since, but few have kept them
with such painstaking and CORY fidelity.
Hannibal Immediately began preparing
for his job of vengeance, and for years
he was a familiar sight as he practiced
balk line, two cushion and masse strokes
with his sword, his serawny, boyish legs
and arms protuding weirdly from his
outgrown armOr. At the age of % he
had a complete knowledge OF field tao
tics, slaughter in its various forms, ele
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-01
oTwIrHsTANDING the fact

oc OTWITHSTANDING the fact
~ that so many aviators are
4 killed" observed the retired
merchant, 1T seems that the manufac-
turers of aerOplanes can't furnish
their goods fast enough to supply the
demand If this thing keeps on, the
daily papers viii nave 10 devote q
regular department to airship fatali-
ties, and that department will use up
most of their space"
1T doesn't worry me any how many
aviatOrs are killed" replied the hotel
keeper My heart isn't harder than
the neither milestone, 1 hope, but II a
dOggone chump elects to soar Overhead
where he doesn't belong, and gets
killed, it's his own lookout. and there's
no reason why our leading citizens
should shed tears at his funeral When
1 hear how airships are selling, my
sympathy isn't with the aviators; it's
with the fellows who are plugging
around on foot, trying to earn an hon
est living, and who already find death
staring them in the face every time
they go to the postOffice.
IN a few years I suppose the air
ships will be scooting around overhead
as thick as blackbirds, and the man on
foot will have to be looking up ali the
time, to dodge any monkey wrenches
or crOWbarS that may be falling and
if he has to look Up all the time, how
is he going to dodge the automobiles
and motorcycles and the other engines
of destruction which are whizZing
around everywhere, and which increase
in number and variety every day? He's
bound to be killed every time he ap-
pears on the streets, and he'll have to
engage his undertaken by the year.
/ I've had a dozen narrow escapes
from death recently, and I'm losing
my nerve entirely. ] dread going on
the streets, for something's always run
ming over me or knocking a few Of my
Stats loose, and I seem to spend most
of my rr1rn eli n my act md
brushing the dirt and brickdust off my
person And on such occasions there
never is any sympathy for me. People
look panied or amused. and the near
est policeman shakes his club at me,
but nobody offers a word of condol-
ence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-01
The Daily Novelette,
Kismet WashtiIder's Ambition.

Oh. don't the girls love 'stachios
Upon their charming. dainty beaux?
Why like they fuzz beneath the nose
Goodness, gracious only knows
TIE NET his father while on his
way down to breakfast
L L Good morning. said Mr..
WashtiIder. why, Kismet, your face.
Are you quite sure you washed your
self thoroughly this morning."
Aluttering something under his
breath, Kismet brushed past him and
entered the dining room His sister
Byzantine, who was of a naturally Curl
Gus disposition. looked up to see who 1t
was and exclaimed: "kismet, look at
your face"
Look at your own face" .growled
Kismet- What d'ya think I an, con-
tortioniSt?'
Just then Mrs. Washtilder entered
the room from the kitchen, bearing in
one hand steaming dish of flap
Jacks. in the other dish of cold ones.
'Kismet Washtilderi" she exclaimed.
Hadn't you better go back and use the
scrubbing brUsh2"
No, I hadn't" retOrted Kismet, and
what's more I wish to announce some
thing to this family. so that in the fu-
ture there will be no misunderstood
ing. I want you to know that this IS
not dirt I AM RAISING A NUS
TACHEr'
In her Amusement Mrs Washtilder
dropped the dish of cold ones.
(This is one of the regular features
of The Ell PasO HernId.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-01
Lisbon's Great Earthquake
lie Destroyed a City and Sent $4,000
People to Death in the Ocean; 1t
Made Goethe an Unbeliever.
By Rev. ThOs. B. Gregory -

HE Lisbon earthquake, which
took place 15S years ago today,
Il still stands in the very front
rank of the great commissions of ma
ture. along with the Vesuvian erup-
ton of 70, the Krakatoa disaster of
1883, the earthquake at San Francisco,
and the appalling calamity of Messina
and Rhegium-
great shock came, and within five
minutes time most of the houses in
the city and all of the public struc-
lures, with upward of $4,000 people,
lows Up the rock that is thrown into
it.
Makes Vents in Ocean Bottom.
Into the mighty vents that had
been made by the earthquake the At
Iantic rushed in great torrents, and
thousands who had escaped being en-
tombed were drowned like rats. The
cities of Coimbra. Oporto and Braga
suffered fearfully, and st. Urbes was
wholly overturned. In Spain a large
part of Malaga was laid in ruins, one
half of Fez, away across the Mediter-
ranean in Morocco, was destroyed, and
more than $4,000 Arabs persisted there.
The island of Madeira was terribly
shaken, and 1000 houses in the island
of Mitylene were overthrOwn- 1t has
been estimated that this awful earth
quake extended over 5000 miles
Even the granite hills of Scotland
trembIed from the shocks. Even to
this day, the tourist to the Portu-
guese city may see signs of the dread
full affair of more than a century and
half ago.
Whole World Shudders.
The Lisbon earthquake sent a shud-
der over the whole world of mankind,
and was responsible for giving a nom
religious bent to the mind of a lit
tie child who grew up to be the
greatest man in all Europe. Goethe
was five years old at the time of
the earthquake, and he tells US that
the appalling affair made upon him
the impression he was never afterward
able to eliminate. Young as he was,
he declared that the idea of an an
all-wise, all-merciful, and all-powerful
God could not be made to fit in with
such a fearful thing as the Lisbon
disaster, and from that declaration he
was never able to get away. He lived
and worked and died an unbeliever in
the Christian religion. The Lisbon
earthquake made a sSeptic of Goethe.
and the sceptics that Goethe made can
never be estimated.
CThis is one of the regular features
of The FL PasO HeraId.)