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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
SMEDLEY SPEAKS
IN MOLINE At ''Y'
Farewell Reception Is rendered
j. F. Freeman Who Goes to
Danville.

Secretary R. c. Smedley of the Rock
Island Y. NJ. c. A, went to Moline
last evening where he represented the
tri-city associations at the farewell
banquet which was rendered J. F. Free
man, former secretary of the Moline
''Y," by the Moline Y NJ. c. A. men,
bers. Mr.. Freeman leaves tomorrow
for Danville, Ill.
Secretary Smedley delivered an in
teresting talk in which he compli-
mented Mr. Freeman highly for the
great progress the Moline "Y'' had
made during the nine years that Mr..
Freeman has been secretary. Others
who spoke were Mayor NJ. r. Carl
son of Moline; w. P. Hunt, who rep
resented the board of directors of the
Moline ''Y"; Rev. w. 3. Slater, who
spoke on behalf of the Ministerial as
ISOLATION; F. B. Pherson, who repre-
sented the Moline Y. NJ. c. A. officers;
NJ H. Romig, who represented the Mo-
line "Y' dormitory men, and Mr.. An
dreas, who represented the member
ship of the Moline Y NJ. c. A. Mr..
Freeman responded to the talk
Mr.. Freeman was presented with
500 in gold this noon at dinner
which was held at the Moline "Y."
Fifty dollars was voted by the asso
citation and $50 by the members of
the board of the Moline Y. NJ. c. A.
He was also the recipient of set of
gold cuff links this morning which
were presented to him by the officers
of the association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
FIND MANS BODY
WITH NECK BROKEN
Farmer From Vicinity of Coal
Valley Is Killed When
Thrown Out of Rig.

The dead body of Herman Anderson,
a farmer, aged 40, living near Coal
Valley, was found in the road some
three miles from Sherrard this morn
ing at $50 O'Clock. His neck was
broken and his body was badly bruis-
ed. Charles South made the discov-
cry. AS the body was in this county,
Coroner re. ]. Meyer was summon
ed and he conducted an inquest.
The supposition is that Anderson
was thrown from his rig in runaway.
He attended a sale at Sherrard yes
He attended a sale at Sherrard yes
he had left there. The horse was
found at its stable. Anderson lived
alone. The funeral was held this af.
ternoon from Coal Valley
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13


cause they criticised, in less severe
language than Abraham Lincoln,
decision as indefensible from every
standpoint of law and justice and pop
uIar rights as the bred Scott decision
itself.
"a case like that in Idaho shows
the need of the power of popular re-
call of the judiciary, a need which
believe could probably be best met by
having the judges appointed or elect
ed for life, but subject on petition to
recall by popular vote every two years.
This action would not, however,
meet all the difficulties of the case.
In this state, for instance, there have
been many well-meaning judges who,
in certain cases, usually affecting Ia
Dor. have rendered decisions which
were wholly improper, wholly reac-
tionary, and fraught with the gravest
injustice to those classes of the COM
munity standing most in need of JUS
tice What is needed here is not the
right to recall the judge, who in some
instance gives a mistaken and reac-
tionary Interpretation to its constitu-
ton, but the right of the people them
selves to express after due delibera-
ton their definite judgment as to
what the constitution shall permit in
the way of legislation for social and
industrial justice.
81 hold that in such a case as the
bakeshop case, in such a case as the
workmens compensation act, in such
a case as the tenement house cigar
factory act, in such a case as the act
providing for the safeguarding of a
dangerous machinery, in such case
as the eisht-hOur law, that it is for
the people themselves to decide wheth-
er such a law is or is not to stand on
the statute books. l do not care
whether you call this action of theirs
constituting the constitution, or max
ing the constitution. | care for the
face and not for the name"
QUOTES LINCOLN LETTER.
Substituting the word progressive"
for republican" in letter written by
Lincoln-the substitution being, Col
onel Roosevelt said, only that of the
name of the progressive party of to-
day for the progressive party of Lin
coins time-ColoneI Roosevelt read
the letter, as follows:
g AS to the matter of fusion, l am
for it If it can be had ON progressive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

grounds; and l am not for it on any
other terms. A fusion on any other
terms would be as foolish as unprin-
cipled 1t would lose the whole of
what we have, while the common en-
envy would still carry all the vote that
is hostile to us. The question of men
is a different one. There are good
patriotic men and able statesmen in
this territory opposed to us whom l
would Cheerfully support if they
would now place themselves on pro-
gressive grounds, but l am against
letting down the progressive standard
hairs-breadth'
What Lincoln then said as to plat
form principles, men and methods, ap-
plies exactly to all attempts to fuse
or amalgamate the progressives with
any other party in our own days"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
DISCOVERER OF
The SOUTH POLE
TELLS Of DASH
Captain Roald Amundsen Greet
ed by Big Audience at Coli
scum in Davenport.
STORY IS MOST GRAPHIC
Moving Pictures Make the Narration
So Real That Hearers Are Held
Spellbound.

4 graphic description Of the expedi-
ton which resulted in the discovery of
the south pole. held big audience
spellbound at the Coliseum in Dav-
ehport last night. Captain ROAD
Amundsen. the great Norwegian ant
arctic explorer and the man who led
the dash, was present in person to
tel. Of the trip The lecture was one
OF the most Interesting ever given
here and the steriopticJn views and
moving pictures of the trip aid in
making the entertainment real.
II was so real, in fact, that at times
the audience was right up on its toes,
completely carried away by the com
bined charm Of the splendid motion
pictures and the explorers explana-
tons.
A pleasing feature OF the evening
was the songs rendered by the Wen
nerberg male chorus OF Augustana
college. They sang some OF the ma
tional songs Of Scandinavia and the
United States and we're well received.
INTRODUCED BY ANDREEN.
Dean Marmaduke Hare Of Trinity
cathedral. In a few preliminary re-
marks, expressed the pleasure which
Davenport had In welcoming Captain
Amundsen. Dean Hare concluded by
introducing Or. Gustav Andreen, pres
ident Of Augustana college.
America was once the land of mys-
terry" declared DR.. Andreen. 1T at
traced adventurous Norsemen 1000
years ago But now the Norsemen
have TO push their way 10 the poles
OF the earth to find a field of achieve
ment worthy Of the spirit of the Vik-
ings."
With his customary eloquence he
then launched into a tribute to Cap
tain Amundsen, ending up with a par
able which included the information
that "Peary planted the red, white
and blue OF America at the north pole
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
ENGINEER AWAY;
MEET POSTPONED
Fourteenth Street Paving Prob
lem to Be Threshed Out
Tomorrow Morning.

Fourteenth street property owners
gathered at the mayors Office this
morning to attend the scheduled meet
ing for the purpose of discussing the
paving of their street, but because of
the temporary absence from the city
of City Engineer Wallace Treichler,
the meeting had to be postponed until
tomorrow. The property owners have
petition signed by a goodly num-
Der in which they asked that the new
tar-macadam road be given a trial
1t is considerably cheaper than either
brick or asphalt. Members of the
board of local Improvements contend
that it is not good paving and that
it will prove more costly in the long
run and for this reason they are op-
posing it. 1t is Planned to thresh
out the problem tomorrow.
A meeting of the residents of the
street will be held tomorrow even
ing at I'LL Fourteenth street, at which
a committee including ]. w. Quinlan,
H. c. Schaffer, Elmer Johnson, ]. c.
Stevens, H. H. Hull and Sam Ryerson,
will report on the action of the board
The meeting was originally planned
for tonight, but because of the delay
in the meeting with the board, no re-
port can be made until tomorrow night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
Police News

John Schon, the hobo who attacked
Night Station Master Nettleton with
an open knife some time ago, after he
had been put off train, was arraign-
ed in police court this morning on a
charge OF assault with a deadly wea-
pom. He asked for both q continu-
ance and a change Of venue. Inas-
much as the continuance was preached
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
first, it was granted to the extent of 10
days.

John Sherdin, aged Co. a former en-
ploye of the Burlington road, is being
held at the police station, PREF aratory
TO taking him into the county court
before an insanity commission. Sher,'
din was arrested two days ago, his
queer actions attracting the attention
of an officer, who took the man to the
station, where it was learned he had
lost his mind.
The theft of Q gold watch, taken
from the Waddell hotel by a guest
several nights ago, has been reported
to the police, who are working on the
case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
WORKMAN IS INJURED AT
PLOW COMPENY'S PLANT

tons, harrow disc which was being
ground at the Rock Island Plow COM
pany this morning at 1870 became
loosened and was hurled against John
Nowack, Sol Michigan avenue, cutting
his right leg nearly to the bone The
injured man was taken to st. An
thongs hospital in the ambulance and
was there given medical attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

$500 feet above sea level and were
upon a high inland plateau.
KILLED "a DOGS.
I'VE thought that was the end or
the climb, but the next day we came
to glacial slopes which we toiled up
until We reached the summit at a
height of 1O,750 feet above sea level.
There We were forced to kill "a of
our dogs.
I'm the midst of a terrific storm,
which blinded us and obliterated our
summit Nov &c, and soon found we
we're going down hill. Again we struck
glaciers and again toiled upwards I'M
til Dec. l, We reached an icy plateau
studded with hummocks. Dec. we
attained IS degrees % minutes,
Shackletons farthest south. There
We established our last depot.
Those final eight days were beauti-
full. The sun shone all the time, and
a gentle breeze played over US. Dec. 10,
our reckoning showed that We had
reached SO degrees SO minutes. The
next day We should gain the pole.
There was little sleeping that
night We started early in the morn
ing and at 8 o'clock in the afternoon
reached the coveted spot. Nobody
had been there before us. With SOL
emnity we placed the flag of Norway
above the spot of the geographical
south pole. There we remained for
three days, camping in the vicinity,
and making observations hourly. At
SO degrees 50 minutes south latitude
weleft a tent standing and then turn
ed backwards. Jan. % We reached our
hut. We had been out SO days and
had averaged a daily speed Of 10
Miles "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

Do you know that Group can be pre-
vented? Give Chamberlains Cough
Remedy as soon as the child becomes
hoarse or even after the croupy cough
appears, and it viii prevent the at
tack. II is also a certain cure for
Group and has never been known to
fail. Sold by all druggists Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

st. Petersburg-Plans for the cele-
bration of the tercentenary of the
accession Of the Romanof cars are
practically complete. The government
has asked the duma for $1,000 to
cover expenses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

William D. Wadsworth .... Rural
Miss Lille c. Arp .-.... Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
ROOSEVELT HITS
AGAIN AT COURTS

Continued from Page One.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
KILLED "a DOGS.

$500 feet above sea level and were
upon a high inland plateau
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

1914 motor vehicles in the Fire Depart
ment When one considers that motor
ization Of the Fire Department began dur
ing the present administration. / think
we have made remarkable strides in this
direction.
We are purchasing no fire horses this
year. In fact, | do not believe we viii
ever purchase fire horses again for the
department The days Of service OF these
noble animals are drawing to a close. The
fire horse Will soon be memory in New
York. They have served their purpose
well, out in the future OF fire fighting the
horse PLAYS no part The gasoline motor
has usurped his place.
In motorizing the Fire Department
great care has been exercised in the
adoption Of standard types of fire fight
ing machines. Shortly after his honor the
Mayor appointed me as the admnist:d-
tive head of the Fire Department I Or
gained an apparatus beard 10 carefully
consider the matter Of motor apparatus.
to'test every available type which seemed
20 meet the requirements Of this city and
TO draft specifications for the best OBJ
tainable kind of apparatus. both for
fighting fires and for rescue work at rres.
During the experimental stages of mo-
torization we purchased and placed in
service a gasoline propelled and pump
Ing engine. This apparatus has been IN
service more than year. Although its
weight is in excess Of six TONS the big
fire-hghting machine has a speed OF some
thirty-five miles an hour and pumps a
volume of water at the rate Of IA gallons
minute.
We also placed IN service "A steam
pumping engine propelled by front drive
tractor. After carefully observing the
performance OF these two pieces Of APP
paratus. we decided TO purchase twenty
eight more engines Of the front drive mo-
tor type. Most Of these have been placed
in service recently.
One determining feature in the adoption
OF the front drive tractor was the econ
omy TO the department These two-wheel
tractors can be attached 10 any OF our
steam pumping fire engines so that our
old engines can be utilized after the
horses are abolished, at a comparatively
small cost, by attaching the tractors 10
them.
The motor hose wagon problem was
simple one. 1t involved no principle that
had not already been worked out in the
commercial truck. We had merely TO
adopt a style Of truck body. In adopting
the commercial truck principle to our
needs In the Fire Department, we devised
| an apparatus known as tho combination
| chemical hose wagon. Two metal tanks.
each holding thirty-fve gallons Of chemi-
cal fluid, were built under the driver 8
seat OF the ordinary hose wagon of light
| construction The twenty-siX machines
Of this type in service now are adapted
! especially 10 the needs OF the suburban
| sections where wooden buildings pr domi-
nate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
BY JOSEPH JOHNSON. JR.,
Fire Commissioner.

Can you picture a half dozen red-shirted
f1rcmen vigorously operating hand pump
a: Broadway and 42d street in frantic
effort TO extinguish a blaze in one Of the
upper stories Of a building nearby? such
a picture would be ludicrous, wouldn't II!
Yet the spectacle Of fire fighters strug-
Cling with a hand pump is one which has
scarcely faded from the minds Of some OF
our oldest citizens.
Just to complete the picture and 70
emphasize the wonderful strides that have
been made in the science Of fighting fires
let US imagine a fire I'm one Of our SKY
scrapers to-day. Were such a fire in the
upper stories it is likely that the rolling
stock Of our Fire Department would not
be used at all. OF course. engines, water
towers and hook and ladder trucks would
be- there i'm the street below, but the blaze
itself would be fought with water fur
njshed by the high pressure system. II
would probably be fought without even
attaching a line Of hose 20 street ny
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

mont system has been only one phase OF
the subject To my mind, a more I'M
nortont phase is the successful effort we
have recently put forth along the lines
of fire prevention. After all. II Is easier
10 preycnt fires than 20 extinguish them
II is far less expensive for all concerned
Loss than two years ago. we began Sc
riously TO tackle the fire prevention prop
lcn. Last year the fire loss in the greater
CITY was some $4,000 less than the pre-
ceding year We have succeeded this
year I'm reducing the number OF hres' ne
tween January ! and June 30. some l'S0
as compared to the first half OF last year.
and our fire loss for the first half OF 1913
IS some s2.50n.G00 less than even haii inc
first half of last year. when the reductio'
over the preceding year was phenomenal
I believe that fires can be reduced at least
30 per cent by the intelligent Application OF
fire prevention methods.
AS 10 the part played by fire insurance
cor1panies I'm our annual fire loss tha'
has been fully covered In my report Ias'
January 10 his honor the Mayor. ms
report. based upon an exhaustive ihVesu-
p,tion on the subject Of inccndiarism ana
its relation 10 fire insurance. disclosed
that al least % per cent Of our fires were
caused mainly by ircend!arism. made pos
sihla by a loose and antiquatel system OF
wrong fire insurance. Since these discloS-
ures there has been procession OF pro-
fassional fire makers ana a sprinklinG OF
brokers and adjusters 10 Sing Sing. The
conviction Of these crooks was on evil
dence unearthed by my men IN the FIRE
Prevention Bureau. We are stil on the
trail Of the nrebugs. and since our arson
crusade began there has been general
exodus OF professional fire makers from
this city.
believe we have no FIRE problem IN
New York city solved at last The mo-
torization of the department and the APP
riication % Ere prevention have been
tho salient factors in solving the problem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
Fire Commissioners
Views on the Subject

high pressure. and last but not least-nre
prevention.
In our parade on Friday, September o.
in connection with the unveilinG OF the
Firemen's Memorial Monument and the
forty-hrst annual convention of the Inter-
national Association of Fire Engineers In
this city. the public will see the anti
Quated apparatus Of two generations ago
and the powerful fire fighting machines OF
the present 1t will be a spectacle well
worth witnessing. an object lesson in the
evolution of fire fighting.
We have in service in the New YORK
Fire Department now l26 motor vehicles.
This includes q steam pumping engines.
propelled by front drive tractors, q com
bination chemical and hose wagons, 10
regulation hose wagons, an electric pro-
PEELED steam pumping engine and gaso-
line pumping engine four motor driven
hook-and ladder trucks and several water
towers. We have under contract thirty
eight more pieces of fire-hghting appar-
ratus Of the motor type. BY the end Of
the present year We will have in service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

drant our hose lines, in all likelihood
would be coupled to the buildings stand
pipe system. In fact the fire might well
be extinguished with the building own
water supply. derived from tanks on the
roof. replenished by powerful pumps in
the basement
The difference between these two pict-
ures marks an evolution in fire fighting
I'm this city-an evolution quite as wonder
ful in its way as that which has revolu-
tionized warfare. In the latter the war
club Of a past age has given place 70 the
rapid fire gun Of the present In the for
mer the old hand pump has given place
20 the modern motor fire apparatus with
which we are now equippinS the New
York Fire Department
The DAYS are past when fires were
fought with brute strength alone. or
course. an element Of strength is neces-
sary now in maintaining the efficiency OF
department such as ours, but ii is not
the predominant element The brute
strength Of the Oldtme fire fighter has
given way 10 the scientifically trained fire
man of to-day-one who is educated IN
hydraulics and the underlying principles
Of combustion one who has studied care
fully the technology OF scientific fire
fighting. and who has been instructed in
the modern day tools and apparatus
There is a vast difference between the
two eras OF FIRE hghting-the era Of the
hand pump and the present, when we
seem to have reached. through fire pre-
vention and the high pressure service, the
very acme of success in coping with the
fire problem l have no doubt that the
future holds for us innovations in fire
fighting fully as great as those Of the
last two generations.
Perhaps some day we will have very
few fires TO fight, and those few will be
COPIED with by the explosion Of extinguish-
ing bombs dropped down from aeroplanes,
or possibly the blaze will be choked out
by the release Of some oxygen-destroying
vapor. These are only suggestions Of
what the future may hold for us.
In saving what | have about the brain
and Drawn Of the fire fighter, present and
past. I do not seek TO discredt In any
,rav the fire fighters Of the old school.
Many OF them. IN fact. were men OF far
more than ordinary intelligence. They
simply served their calling during an age
before scientific fire fighting began really
10 develop. They worked wonders with
the tools that were available at the time
IN fact they kept New York from burning
down.
Some years ago when the steam hre
engine. drawn by horses, came into use
its effectiveness was so far superior TO the
hand pump and bucket brigade Of pre-
vious era that many hremen believed the
very pinnacle OF progress had been
reached in fire fighting. But since that
time has come the motor age and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31

The combination chemical wagons
which are commonly referred to as
scouts" attain a speed of some forty
miles an hour. They are usually the nrst
to arrive at fire. In hundreds OF IN
stances the blaze has been extingulshed
with the chemical fluid before the arrival
of the engine The quickness win Whlch
the first blow is delivered usually deter
mines the extent Of a fire. We nave TO
more useful pieces Of apparatus IN the
service for suburban work than these
chemical scouts
our water towers and hook and ladder
trucks are also being motorized ooth
from the standpoint OF economy and en-
cheney. The motor fire lighting machine
has demonstrated its superiority over the
horse drawn type. For instance the up
keen OF a team of three horses is esti-
mated at 500 year. 4 large item OF
expense. OF course Is forage. The COST OF
fuel for an average piece of motor APP
raratus Is SIS a year. Moreover, the NE
~ a motor in the Fire Department II
estimated at least three times mat Oh the
average fire horse.
| DO not DelltNt llldA Ni4f "t'''4' l.N'''i
ing motor propelled engine will be diS-
carded in the Fire Department for many
wears to come. The necessity Tor TINS
engine in the heart OF the business sec
ton, however. is far less than before the
installation OF the high pressure system.
South OF I'D street. Manhattan, Is now
threaded with high pressure mains. South
Brooklyn is also protected by TINS ser
vice. It's effectiveness is far greater IMAM
that Of our engines. as has been demon
strated many times when IRE. when
under old conditions would have devel-
oped into a third alarm" as the iiremeh
say. has been held down to "hrst
alarm" by the high pressure. The ldea'
condition. OF course. would be TO have the
entire city protected from fire by the
high pressure
In dealing with the FIRE problem here
the development Of the fire eNunSuish-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
READY FOR FIRE SHOW
Convention Funds Secured by
R. H. Manner, Chairman.

Preparations for the forty-hrst conven-
ton of the international Association OF
Fire Engineers. which begins at Grand
Central Palace tomorrow. has been COM
plctcd. IL was said yesterday by Robert
H. Manner. chairman OF the finance
committee Mr.. Manner expressed MS
qualification at the ready response to the
request for subscriptions for the support
of the conS ention.