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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

and plaster. 1t will be illuminated
with three rows of lights and have
large lights on the sides. The floor
to the entrance will be tile, while
the floor of the main building will
be of white pine. The interior finish
will be modern in every respect.
The plans call for strictly mod
ern system of ventilation and air ducts
are to be placed at different places,
A sidewalk of concrete will be built
in front of the building and the inter-
ior walls will be finished with vitri-
fled tile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
lnfIammatory rheumatism Quickly
Relieved.

Morton L. Hill of Lebanon, Ind,
says: My wife had infiammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and
joint; her suffering was terrible and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been
in bed for six weeks and had eight
physicians, but received no benefit
until she tried DR.. Detchon's Relief
for Rheumatism. 1t gave immediate
relief and she was able to walk in
three days. l am sure it saved her
life" Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, and Gust
Schlegel & Son, 220 Second street,
Davenport-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
Captains Are Chosen.

Henry Siebke and Clyde Anderson
have been selected as captains of the
opposing ball teams that will play on
the occasion of the picnic of the East
Moline Commercial club at Campbells
island. The picnic will be held early
next month, members of the Com
merciaI club of Cedar Rapids, who are
coming here on an auto run, being
guests for the day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
MOLINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS

rooms and the resources and pros
poets of the concern will be thorough
ly gone into. If such course seems
warranted the East Moline men will
no doubt offer inducements for it to
come here. The Abingdon location is
not suitable because of the lack OF
help and shipping facilities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
OUTING OF garland
W.R.C AT PORT BYRON

Members of the G. A. R. and the
w. r. C. will have their annual outing
at Port Byron Sept 3. Those from
the twin-cities and vicinity will go
on the steamer Pearson and barge,
leaving the Moline harbor in the morn
ing in time to reach Port Byron for
dinner Port Byron ladies will serve
dinner and the return will be made
late in the afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
EAST MOLINE TO HAVE
FINE PICTURE HOUSE

East Moline is to have a modern
moving picture house. George w.
Ross is about to award a contract for
the erection of an up-to-date building
4OxSO feet on Seventh street, adjoin-
ing the Manufacturers State bank
building.
The front finish will be of white
and green enameled brick, terra Gotta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

company. is planning a fine residence
to be erected soon on a south hill site
near the Josephson residence on
Twenty-fifth street It will he finished
in tan colored stucco and will be one
Of the most costly homes in the
neighborhood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
HERE LOOKING FOR A SITE
Abingdon Factory Owners Confer With
East Moline Men.

Officers of the Abingdon Shirt and
Overall factory which is seeking
location in East Moline came to that
city this afternoon for a conference
with the factory committee of the
East Moline Commercial club. The
conference will be held at the club
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
NapoIeon Los. somethina Toe.

Host-That Is the sword of my great
uncle He lost his arm at Waterloo
Guest-Yes. it's terrible place for
losing things | lost bag there only
last week!-London Opinion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
Genuine Reqret.

Wife proudIyi-I'm so sorry. dezr.
that your staying home and taking
care Of baby cut yon out of seeing me
march at the head OF the suffrage pa.
rade.-Life-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
= Handy Woman.

Mrs. House~ifeJ-l never had n
laundress who could u np whits
dresses as nicely as your wife does.
Rastus tgrinnfng admirablyD-Ya's N
Mandy's a right handy CONAN Sne
kin do the up jes as easy as one O.
dem air dreSsss.--f,uck. s-A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
EDWARD CORYNIS
HIGHLY HONORED
BY KING ALBERT
Banker Given Decoration of
Knight in the Order of Leo
pold the Second.
REWARD FOR HIS SERVICES
Only One Other Man in Country Has
Received This Mark Of APP
probation.

Edward Coryn, vice president of the
Moline Trust and Savings bank, was
greatly asIonished this morning to
! learn that he had been singled out
from among the many prominent Bel
gian-Americans in this country by
King Albert of Belgium as the recip-
lent of one of the highest honors that
can be accorded any man by the SOW
ereign of the Belgian nation-the deco
! ration of knight of the Order of Leo
pold the Second of Belgium. The
honor is paid the local man as the
/ result of his efforts in behalf of his
/ fellow countrymen who have emf
! grated to the United States and was
| entirely unexpected and unsolicited by
Mr.. Coryn.
To use the words of the grateful
| king, the decoration is "a mark of ap-
! probation for services rendered Bel
| gians in the United States" Editors
! of local Belgian papers, who took up
the matter with the Belgian consul at
! Chicago, and drew up a petition that
was presented to the king bearing the
names of more than 100 of the most
prominent Belgian-Americans in this
country, were chiefly responsible for
the granting of the kings favor. Only
one other man in this nation has ever
received the decoration. He is Father
Alphonse Notebaeck of Rochester
y. Y.
WELL DESERVED.
Mr.. Coryn is we'll known locally and
for years has been regarded as one OF
Moline's first citizens. He came here
so years ago, a poor emigrant boy
and first secured work as a common
laborer. BY dint of hard work, frugal
living and saving, he finally secured
; sufficient money to enter the grocery
business, and later branched out into
; real estate and banking. At presen
he is listed among Moline's wealth!
citizens
His efforts in behalf of the Belgian
, emigrants have been both untiring anC
successful. Mr. Coryn is one of the
; prime movers in the project to estab
!, fish Belgian office at Ellis island, an
other at the docks, and a hotel where
emigrants may be accommodated a
cost price. Men in charge of the TIVE
offices are to assist the emigrants il
every possible manner and it il
planned, if the hotel is erected, t
equip it with hospital accommodations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

City Attorney James Johnston
faced Police Judge Frank Gustafson
this morning on the grave charge of
travelling in his car without his lamps
being lii last night--that is-the cars
not James-for he solemnly assert
ed privately afterward that he WASH;
lit Perish the ijeer.
II happened that the popular attor-
ney wanted TO buy a Saturday Evening
Post last evening. and stopped for
that purpose at Jericho's drug store.
When he came out he kicked" the
regulates the lights, trifie too hard,
and they there and then went out
Which fact he didn't notice.
But the traffic policeman. Charles
Morrison. at Fifth avenue did. and he
promptly commanded the motorist TO
hat" Then. recognizing the occu
pant. he told him that Chief Of Police
Bisant would be Just too tickled to see
him Mr.. Johnston went
Delighted. said the chief. You
James NJ. Johnston. each, severeally
and individually. will appear in police
court in the morning prepared TO ante
up one ten. sawbuck, piece OF coin
etc, generally known as a 'tenner'"
The joke was too great not TO be
played throughout, so this morning
Judge GustafsOn "concurred". and
after warning the trembling" offend
or at the bar, he was let go. mean
time having deposited the required
coin OF the realm with the proper au
thority.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

To Build New Residence.
Theophilus Brown, superintendent
u the Marseilles Manufacturing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
CITY ATTORNEY
FINED SAWBUCK
Accidentally Puts Out Lights on
Car and a Policeman
"Pinches'' Him.
IS HAILED BEFORE CHIEF
Tells Judge He Didn't Mean IT," But
"Hizzoner" Says That Ex-
cuse Doesn't Go.

Bards of song have often told US
You have often heard them. I've no
doubt,
OF the melody OF bugles
When they sound their sweet lights
out
But the song wish TO whisper
Is quite different-i''s about
How Jim Johnson voiced his feelings
When the cop said 'halt-light's
out.
:.
And when, later on this morning.
Court remarked-''Ah, yes. about
Ten, ] think. viii be The damage
James quoth, "Me-not lights-are
out"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
March to Office.

The boys and girls from the Tenth
ward school marched over to the Full
ton building. in which are the offices
,f Superintendent Heeter Several of
the boys attempted to break into the
Fulton building, but were stopped by
the employees of the building and two
patrolmen.
Two mounted policemen appeared on
the scene and ordered the marchers to
move away.
At least 10000 pupils remained away
from school the third day of the strike.
In many instances parents served
notice on the teachers that they had
no intention of returning their chill
dren to the school while Heeter was
allowed to remain at the head of the
local school system
The board of education played its
trump card when 1t caused notices to
be served on the parents Of all chill
dren who have remained away from
the school sessions. Informing them
that prosecutions under the truancy
law would be started unless all pupils
able to attend returned to their respec-
tive schools. Little heed, however,
was paid to the admonition.
Bishop Regis Canevin of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Pittsburgh, who
was named as one of the committee to
conduct the investigation into the
charges against Heeter, refused to ac-
cept the appointment. No reason was
given by Bishop Canevin for his dec
lination to act as one Of the commit
tee.
Mass meetings were held in several
parts Of the city to take action to-
ward forcing the board of education
to heed public opinion and rid the
school system of Superintendent Hee-
ter. Speakers at the different meetings
attacked both Heeter and the board Of
education.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
PHlLADELPHIA'S MAYOR
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL,
He and Members of His Cabinet to
Study Political Economy.

Rudolph Blankenburg, the reform
mayor Of Philadelphia, and the mem
bers Of his cabinet have decided to go
back to school TO take a course I'm po-
litical economy, so that they may be
more competent to administer the
affairs Of the city.
The mayor and at least two members
OF his cabinet have arranged to attend
a course of lectures at the University
OF Wisconsin. The course, which is
short and theoretical, is designed to
solve the problems that confront mod
taifR taiHd fisi 'defrecfois retufnh eRet tpeayqg
be hble to ride roughshod over some
of the municipal quagmires which
have all but engulfed them to date
The student expedition Is scheduled
to leave Philadelphia on May 20, arriv-
ing at the University of Wisconsin the
afternoon of May 81. Following a re-
ception that night rendered to the Wis
itors by Governor McGovern Of Wis
consin, the mayor, his directors and
the members of the City club will for
get for the time being that they are ex-
ecutives and business men from the
third largest city on this side Of the
Atlantic and for three days will live
the lives of college students.
The special lecture program arrang-
ed to assist Mayor Blankenburg and
his directors to run Philadelphia Is
a very comprehensive one Ii has been
arranged by the University of Wiscon-
sin faculty and takes in every phase
Of municipal existence, even telling
what shall be done with the waste or
unoccupied lands in a city, to say
nothing of the broad subject of taxa
ton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
PREDICTS NOlSELESS WORLD.
There Will Be Sound, but No CIamor,
Harvard biologist Says.

A noiseless world, minus all clamor,
Is the boon foretold for coming gener-
ations by DR.. Clarence John Blake,
Harvards well known biologist.
'The world Of tomorrow" said Dr.
Blake, "while not soundless, will be
a practically noiseless one. The cam
paign now being waged by welfare
committees and other associations, both
indoors and outdoors, means that as
the work branches out so much nearer
shall we be to quieter and healthier
state of existence.
"Noise-at least, loud noise-is need
less. Impairment of the hearing facul-
ties, aside from being caused by sound,
is caused also by dust substances and
injurious gases that come into contact
with the mucous membranes In the
nose and throat, thus distressing the
organs of the inner ear and causing
deafness.
Occupations which may affect the
ear are mining. stonecutting, engineer
ing, stocking, metal industries, glass
blowing, manufacturing Of bichromate
Of lead, dealing In old rags. horsehair
and sawdust, matchmaking, flourmak.
ing, diving and blowing of wind In.
struments. Mother-of-pearl cuttirg ID
the most dangerous OF all to the hear
Ing"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
BIG RENO DIVORCE CROWD.
More Than 700 In Throng, Which
Grows Larger Daily.


Never has Reno, Nev.. witnessed such
crowd of women and men seeking
divorce, particularly the former, In its
hotels, apartment houses and cottages,
walking its streets and fiocking to its
places Of entertainment, cafes and re-
sorts.
Fully 700 Of such temporary residents
are there for no other purpose than
asking for a legal separation from
their husbands or wives They are
spending an enforced seven to nine
months in any manner which will most
pleasantly ''kill time" until they are
maritally freed.
UnQuestionably the final rush for q
Nevada decree is in full swing. The
three leading hotels, which have beer
housing many of these so called resi-
dents, are literally swamped. Every
train from the east adds to the tbrong,
who manage to find quarters some
where.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
"6URN DINNERS, NOT BUILD
INGS," SAYS GERMAN
SUFFRAGETTE.

"A burned dinner is OF far
more value than q burned villa
for convincing Englishmen that
something is wrong" writes
Frau Duerrin, a prominent suf-
fragist of Nuremberg. Germany,
in a letter advising the British
militants to adopt a household
boycott" The letter was made
) public by the Women's Social
and Political Union of England
) "The household boycott means
refusal by women to perform
) household duties," Frau Duer-
rim explained. You Englishwo-
; men should drop militancy and
adopt this plan. would even
; neglect the children and make
the men dress them.
Let the men get their own
. meals, look after the children
and attend to their own clothes,
. and In few days they would
be glad to assume only half the
. authority in the household and
give the women half authority
. in politics"
! 41AsAS. 4. -.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
UNIQUE STRIKE OF
P|TTSBURCH'S
Scenes Unprecedented In America
Attended Demonstration
Against Superintendent.

NCENES without precedent in
any American city attended the
~ strike of Pittsburgh school chill
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02

tain discipline. but abetted the strike
and marched with the children.
In the crowds that attended the mass
meetings in various parts of the city
were many teachers and school visi-
tors. In several Instances the school
visitors presided over and addressed
the meetings
Several verbal attacks were made on
the school board because of its pro-
posal that the charges against Super
intendent Heeter be investigated by a
special committee of citizens The
speakers declared the appointment of
such committee was unnecessary and
censured the board for what they call
ed its attempt to shift an unsavory
problem to the public.
Fire Creates a Stir.
Considerable excitement was created
one morning In the vicinity of north
Morningside school, not far from Su-
perintendent Heeter's home, on north
Negley avenue, when fire was discov-
cred In the building 1t was instantly
declared that few of the more rabid
juvenile strikers had adopted the meth
DDS of the London militant suffragettes.
1t was soon learned, however, that
the fire was the result of an explosion
of timers gasoline heater on the
roof and that the damage was slight.
The timer, John Baus, was burned
about the face and hands. He was
rescued from his perilous position by
firemen.
So many and so numerous were the
minor outbreaks arising from the gen.
eral disturbance that the police could
not keep track Of them ALL Hardly an
hour passed without the report of some
disturbance due to the strike
The press Of Pittsburgh gave columns
OF space to the unusual strike, some
Of the most powerful papers siding
with the strikers and their parents.
The attention Of the whole country
was attracted to the unique situation.
The spectacle of the school board re-
sisting the demands OF citizens, of po-
licemen guarding the superintendent
hOihS W ilSul, VI VI iii ages
marching through the streets like so
many reyolutionists and of mass meet
ings being called to demand Heeter's
removal was so unusual that its full
significance could hardly be felt out
side the immediate zone of action.
Various industrial organizations have
from time to time threatened to call
their children from the schools on
strike to win a point in an economic
struggle. and classes in many schools
and colleges have "gone on strike" be-
cause they thought certain discipline
should not be enforced.
was the first demonstration of its kind
and magnitude ever seen in the Unit
ed States, and the point at issue also
was unusual
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
EAR or CORN 80 YEARS OLD.
Owner Will Plant Grains of II to See
if Vitality Still Exists.

II. L. Angel of Centralia, Mo-, has
an ear of yellow corn which Is thirty
two years old. The corn was Of the
last crop raised by the late James H.
Mcbride between Centralia and Stur-
geon. 1t has been kept among the
household treasures all these years by
Mrs. Agnes Mcbride, his widow, who
died recently.
Mrs. Mcbride was Angels grand.
mother and before death gave the heir
loom to him to be perpetuated In the
family Mr.. Angel will plant several
grains Of the ear this summer to ascer-
tain II the vitality Is still In the corn
after the thirty-two year drying proc
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
A General Strike.

The strike became general the second
day. In some of the schools more than
half of the pupils remained away from
their classes. and In other schools the
attendance suffered greatly.
Reserves were called from various
patrol stations to the schools where the
actions Of the pupils threatened to be-
come riotous. On the south side moth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02

was the first demonstration of its kind
and magnitude ever seen in the Unit
ed States, and the point at issue also
was unusual.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
Minute Movies
of the News
Right Off the Reel

A Warwick IN. W woman is 10C
years old and does her own housework
China is waking up. a firm in Pc
king has ordered eighty American aero.
planes.
A Newfoundland dog swan forty
feet out into the ocean at Venice, Cal,
and saved girl from drowning.
A class recently graduated by the Pa.
cific Theological seminary in Berkeley,
Cal, was composed exclusively of Jap
anese.
At a preachers funeral in Bridge
port, Conn. Dixie" and "Silver
Threads Among the Gold" were sung
at the dead mans antemortem request.
The stork brought five babies all at
once to Mrs. Stiles Tinney of Conk.
lingville, ~ Y. Mrs. Tiuney has given
birth to triplets twice and to twins
three times
A woman who sued the Pail Mall Ga
Zette for libel lost her case. although
the court record in London shows she
spoke $4,000 words TO the Jury. Or
should ii be because?
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
PUPILS IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Streets Paraded by Children, Eff
gieS Burned and Police Called
to Quell Disorder.

ers stood on the street corners and
urged their offspring to strike and
cheered other children as they made
demonstrations against Heeter
About thirty boys of the upper grades
refused to go back to the Forbes school
at Forbes and Stevenson streets. The
boys carried signs of all descriptions,
among them being Down With Hee-
ter" I'VE Do Not Want Heeter,"
"Heeter Must Co" and Strike, Chill
.dren, Strike While the Iron Is Hot"
The boys Haunted the signs into the
faces Of all the children entering the
school and told them not to go back
Two hundred boys and girls from
Tenth ward school No. /, East street,
north side, marched from their school
over the streets of the north side and
Through the downtown thoroughfares.
carrying banners and singing their
slogans.
Some of the boys carried a banner
six feet square. on wnIcn was paInv-
ed: ''I<ick Heeter Out! Come Alongr
While marching through the streets
the children sang:
Stand him on his head,
Stand him on his feet;
Heeter, Heeter must be beat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02
Riot at School.

A small sized riot occurred at the
Letach school, on Bedford avenue, one
morning when the session opened. A
gang of strikers gathered in front Of
the school and called all those who en-
tered 'scabs.' Finding their taunts
had no effect the strikers" began pelt-
ing the other pupils with stones. One
large rock struck Harold Hornmaker,
lad Of fourteen years, on the head,
causing a serious wound. A call was
sent In for the police, but by the time
they arrived the strikers" had fed.
The threat of the school board to
send truant officers after all pupils who
did not return to their classes was met
with derision by the older pupils in the
high schools. The pupils retorted that
they would remain away from school
until Heeter was thrown out Of Office.
1t developed that In several schools
the teachers not only failed to main
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14

M EW YORK.-A dying mans wish
~ that his ashes be cast into the
East river on his birthday caused wild
commotion early the other lay In the
NOR ue and among the police of the
East Twenty-second street station
The ashes were those of Alexander
Mcconnell. who died in New York
hospital. He was clerk for 80 years
in a store in Duane street. and it was
nearly three years ago that he made
arrangements for the disposition OF
hi: remains with the undertaking es
Establishment OF Frank Campbell at 241
West Twenty third street. The body
was to be cremated and the ashes tc
be distributed on McConnell's birth
day.
Keeper Thomas Connolly was stand
Ing In the doorway Of the morgue al
the foot Of East Twenty~sixth street
about midnight when large black au
tomobilc drove up near the door and
two fur-coated men in the machine
conversed in low tones with each