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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-05
SWITCHES HER HEAP.
(Webster, Mass, Times }

Mrs. Whipple has changed her help
this week. The last man was a good
one, but the woman, although good in
many ways, could not cook satisfac
tory. Besides the new couple, she
of the hens and chickens. She also
had the lady expert she had before q
few days TO advise the new man il
regard to care of them hens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-05
EDITOR NEEDS CHANGE.

(Salena, Ill, Journal)
The editor of the Journal has five
season tickets for the Galena chautau-
qua which he will sell to some one
at a big bargain. Better come in at
once and see about them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-05

Beatrice, Neb.-The remains of Mrs.
E. B. T. Wadsworth, who died in this
city Tuesday evening, will be cremat.
ed and sunk in Lake Michigan a mile
from Milwaukee. This is in accord
ance with a request made by Mrs.
Wadsworth shortly before her death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-05

of the eastward movement of the Wis
consin low and the northwestern high.
fair weather is indicated for this vicin-
ity tonight and Sunday, with cooler to-
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-05
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
RIVER FORECAST.

RIVER FORECAST.
A slight falling tendency in the Mis-
buque TO Muscatine.
]. NJ. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-05

July 2-The Rock Island police
made 40 arrests during the month OF
June. of which 10 were state cases
and p city. Magistrate Bennett COZ
lected $6275 and Justice Cook So.
Thirty-six meals were furnished, and
four electric lights reported out
The city weighmaster weighed 304
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-05
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files of 1883 -

June 29-Night Clerk Charles Nc
Hugh Of the Harper house is making .
short visit to St. Louis.
Sam Wright attained his 3Oth mile
stone in LIES journey today and says
he is beginning to feel old.
The squad Of w. L. linemen, VINO
are repairing the wires over the
bridges, putting in copper wires, are
stopping at the Rock Island house.
The telephone connection between
Rock Island and Davenport will be
cut off for a few days owing 10 the
fact that new wires are being put in
over the bridges.
NJ. j. McEniry completed his law
course in Ann Arbor university yes
terday and will locate in Rock Island,
forming a partnership with his broth.
er, City Attorney William McEniry.
June 30-Bleuer's band will give an
open air concert on Union square 10
night. and everybody will come down
town to see the crowd and hear the
music.
There will be a race between th'
two senior four-oared crews of the
Sylvan boat club at o'clock tins
evening to determine which shall e
to the NJ. V. a. X. A. regatta at Pull
man. July 1914.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-15
PEACE DELEGATES N CAPITAL
GALL ON PRESIDENT AND MEM
BERS OF CABINET.
, orosed Plan Of Celebrating 100
Years Of Peace Among the
Anglia Saxons Outlined.

Washington, May 13.-The inter-
ational peace delegates, who are per-
getting plans for the celebration Of
he Tooth anniversary Of the signing
Of the treaty of Client and of peace
among English.speaking people lin
December next year, came to Wash
;ngton and called upon President Will
son, Secretary Bryan and other Off
cials of the government. At night
the delegates attended banquet, at
which speeches were made by leaders
in the peace movement and the pro-
posed celebration.
The delegates called upon Secretary
Bryan, Immediately after their ar
rival and were received by him in his
office in the state department. MIR.
Bryan spoke a word with each as he
shook hands and later briefly ad-
dressed the delegates as they gath
cred about him. He declared that in
the long continued peace between the
United States and Great Britain
there was a lesson for all nations and
this theme he elaborated later in his
address at the banquet.
When the party arrived at the capt.
tol later. the house of representatives
was about to convene, but the dele
gates were received by Speaker Clark
in his Office. He had them escorted
to the house gallery, where they re-
mained until the brief session ended.
A statement outlining the proposed
plan for the celebration in all Eng
lish speaking countries of the peace
centenary was made public by An
drew B. Humphrey, secretary Of the
American committee, This will be
submitted to the respective govern
ments with the request that It be ap-
proved and aid in carrying 1t out be
given.
The central feature Of the plan Is
the erection, of suitable monuments in
American and England and their re-
spective dependencies identical in de-
sign and bearing an identical inscrip-
ton. It Is proposed that the founda-
tion stones be laid by the king Of
England and the president Of the
United States, and by their repre-
sentatives in the Colonial possessions.
While this is in progress, it 10 pro-
posed that all work In both countries
cease for i've minutes. All nations
are to be invited to send representa-
tives to take part In the ceremonies.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-15
VESSEL STRUCK LIKE TITANIC
British Freighter Damaged by An Ice.
berg on the Newfoundland Coast
Had Marrow Escape.

Montreal. May 1.-THE fate Of the
Titanic was escaped by the steame!
Chiffon Range in collision with an
iceberg to the east Of the Newfound-
land banks on its voyage from Hull
to this port, where it has just ar
rived.
The bow plates Of the steamer, a
British freighter. were dented, and
only the fact that 1t luckily slid of
the ice mass and escaped contact
with any sharp section Of the under
lying part Of It saved It from disas.
ter in Captain Rea's opinion.
The berg was in the track Of the
ocean linerss but some distance to
the north and east Of the spot where
the Titanic met its tate. After the
collision the steamer Was surrounded
BY icebsrsss which, although they
could mot hoaeea becauss of fog, evi-
dsnced thslr pf6sencs ~ the echoes
that rosd6od 1leul their towering
sides st evly blast trom ne steam.
sr's whietla
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-15
Christians Please Read

Editor Times: An article appeared
| in this paper recently denouncin9 a
certain young man and woman for
being in the honest and honorable oc-
cupation Of selling books entitled
Studies in the Scripture. Z
They were represented as soliciting
money for missionary purposes which
is entirely untrue as can be proved
by any and all the people who came
in contact with them. The only
money they have ever been known
to ask for was payment for their
books -98 cents for three volumes
containing over 1900 pages. These
books are regarded by great many
as being the best exposition Of the
Bible in existence. Just why this
Rev. gentleman VINO signs himself
Leslie R. Elliott, pastor Ohio Street
Baptist church should find fault with
this work is hard to understand.
He gives ten points of error that he
claims they teach. Some of these are
absolutely false while others are put
in such a distorted way as to show
them up in false light. The only
way for the good people Of Butler to
do is to investigate these books with
Bible in hand and they will soon rec
ognize the true worth Of them.
All the ministers did not warn their
congregations against these books.
Some of them had a good enough
opinion of their people as to judgment
to permit them to choose their read
ing matter without interference from
them. If the stove is the only place
for Pastor Russelps writings, why
does this gentlemen keep two sets Of
them in his library as he said he
had? And why did he, when we
were placing good religious reading
in the form of tracts at everybody's
door, follow us and pick up and ap-
propriate to himself those that were
intended for members of his congre-
cation? Does he want to appropriate
to himself all these good things
books and tracts-and keep his flock
in the dark? 1t has that appearance.
He claims to be a follower of Christ
and an under-Shepherd of Christ's
flock here on earth but has he acted
in Christ-like manner? It is up to
the people of Butler and Bates coun-
ty to get the right answer to these
questions. j. B. Bartlett.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-15
FINAL |P|'||l|E':!''l||||l|||l||||||||||||||||
TO C.A||l||F|''0'|a||||||||||||b
Administration Sends Telegr ramt
ing Further Delay. N ls \
PRESIDENTS AID IS PLEDGED T i. Y |
II Governor johnson Will vsto ths
Land Bill Mr.. Wilson Promises f
to Help Correct Alien Own.
ership Evils.

Washington, May 1.-THE federal
governments final effort to delay
alien land owning legislation in Cali
fornia was made when Secretafy
Bryan. in the name of President VII.
son, telegraphed Governor Johnson,
notifying him that the Japanese am
bassador had earnestly protested
against the bill passed by the Cali
fornia assembly and urging the gov
ernor to postpone action by withhold
ing his signature Ss
Secretary Bryan's telegram, framed
after a conference with the president,
was dispatched and made public At
the White House few minutes later
It was as follows: .4i 4,
The president directs me to ex-
press his appreciation Of your cour-
sesy in delaying action on the lane
bill now before you until its provis.
ions could be communicated to the
Japanese government and considered
by 1t.
His excellency, Baron Chinda, has
ON behalf of his government, present
ed an earnest protest against the
measure. AS you have before you
but two alternatives, viz: to approve
or to veto, it will avail nothing to re
call to your attention the amend
ments suggested to the legislature
and as the president has already la1t
before you his views upon the sub
iect it is unnecessary to reiteratt
them. He passes over questions a.
fecting treaty rights for two reasons,
first, because the bill passed by the
legislature is avowedly intended to
conform to treaty obligations, and,
second, because any conflict COM
planned of would be matter for the
courts, but the president feels justi-
fed in expressing again his desire
that action on the subject be deferred
for this session, and he expresses the
desire the more freely because the
legislature can be reconvened at any
time II the welfare Of the state re-
quires It. He is fully alive to the I'M
portance of removing any root OF dis
cord which may create antagonism
between American citizens and the
subjects of Oriental nations residing
here, but he is impelled by a sense
of duty to express the hope that you
will see fit to allow time for diplo.
matte efforts. The nations affected
by the proposed law are friendly ma.
that have shown them
selves willing to cooperate In the es-
of harmonious relations
between their people and ours.
IF a postponement commends itself
to your judgment the president will
be pleased to cooperate In a syste-
matte effort to discover and correct
any evils that may exist in connec-
ton with land ownership by aliens
The decision to urge Governor John
son to use his power of veto to post
pone any land legislation was reached
after a conference between the pres
ident, Secretary Bryan and John Bas-
sett Moore, counsellor of the state de-
partment and frequent calls at the
department by Ambassador Chinda.
1t was realized that any further at
tempt to have the bill enacted by
the California legislature amended
would be fruitless, since Secretary
Bryan's trip to Sacramento was un-
availing.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-15

Old sofas, cloth-covered chairs
and all cloth-covered furniture
can be made to look like new BY
painting the cloth with 8 hot solu.
ton of PUTNAM FADELEsS DYE.
The Butler weekly times., 1913-05-15
I All 7lS51 Pslp IA fres.

WaGk -, 1ln3 Is Tho customs
eosft - - hat Io1ees, ns.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
TWO BOUND over
TO GRAND JURY
Special Agent Kinzie of Rock
Island Lines Lands Conf
dence Man.

Two men were held to the grand
jury this morning by Police Magis-
trate Smith, one for the theft of a
corduroy coat and the o her for work.
ing a confidence game.
Gust Lardas, a former employe on
a section gang on the Rock Island
lines was held to the grand jury in
the sum of $500. Lardas was arrested
yesterday by Special Agent Kinzie,
of the Rock Island system.
Lardas is charged with having
stolen a time check of a fellow EN-
ploye on October S.h. He cashed It
at the Twentieth street station and
then departed from here. A short time
later the theft was discovered and he
Rock Island officials instituted a
search for Lardas, but not until yes
terday was he located. The check was
for 5000.
James Murphy who was arrested
shortly after noon Saturday for the
theft of a corduroy coat from the Roth
store On Seventeenth street, between
Third and Fourth avenues. was held
to the grand jury under bonds of $500
by Judge Smith. When arrested Muir
ply was wearing a coat similar to the
one stolen. He gave his home as
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17

said: I'VE all appreciate that DR..
MARQUIS, who is the senior pastor in
this city, has stood as a rock for all
that is good and noble, and now that
he is about TO leave US, l wish on this
occasion to thank him on behalf of
Augustana college for what he has
done for US and the whole commun-
ity" The entire audience thereupon
arose and joined in the tribute.
Il have never done more than my
duty" declared DR.. Marquis, and
sometimes ! fear l have fallen far
short of it But / have always tried
TO stand for that which is right. l
firmly believe that no moral question
can be settled until il is settled right
Our confidence is not in ourselves. nor
even the ballot box, but in God may
not see the victory, you may not see
il. but as sure as God is in His
heaven, and as sure as He is for what
is right, We must succeed In our
first local option election we lost by
500 votes: last time by 500. | be-
Iieve there are more than 500 women
in Rock Island who will vote against
the saloon. Our confidence is in the
righteousness OF our cause, and in the
help of Almighty God"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
NAB MUSCATINE
MAN FORhSSAULT
J. A. Boman, a Patient in st.
Anthonys Hospital, Injured
by Ruffian.

On a charge of having assaulted J.
A. Boman, PLY Fourth avenue, with
intent to kill. Harry Bell. Muscatine,
Iowa, was arrested Sunday by Detec-
tive Tom Cox, and the case against
him was continued this morning until
Saturday, as Boman was injured to
the extent that ne will not be able to
leave the hospital until the latter por-
tion of the week.
Boman was assaulted in front of
Billy Rice's place on Fourth avenue.
one week ago Saturday night. The
assault was the result of an old griev-
ance.
About one year ago, Bell was ar
rested on charges of larceny preferred
by Boman. The two met for the first
time since on that evening and Bo-
man charges that Bell assaulted hiIT.
Boman was badly injured about IT,
head and body. He has been a
patient at the hospital since. Bell is
being held on bonds in the sum of
$500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
FINANCIAL LOSS
CAUSES SUICIDE
Prominent Scott County, Iowa,
Farmer Shoots Self With
Revolver Twice.

Despondent over financial losses and
iIl-health, Seymour Barr, aged IS
years, q prominent farmer residing
near Davenport, committed suicide by
shooting himself with 32-caIibre re
volver at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning
at his home.
He shot himself twice. The first
bullet entered his head and the sec
ond pierced his heart
Barr had been a stakeholder in the
defunct Western Implement company.
Davenport, which failed about one
month ago. He was also a stockhold-
er in the Scott County Mercantile
company. cooperative farmers
store. which went to the wall last
spring
Bsrr was found dead by his sister.
with whom he resided. He was a
wealthy bachelor and is survived by
one sister and brother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
H0LD-UP RUMORS
ARE DISCREDITED
Police Calm Gun Reports of
Hunters Give Rise to I'm
true Stories.

The police were called TO the vicinity
of the Standard Table Oil Cloth fac
tory, on Mill street, at O'Clock Satur-
day evening to investigate the cause
of reports of gun shots.
Unable to locote any holdup
men or murderers, the officials con-
clude that the reports we're those from
the guns of hunters returning from a
day OF sport in the woods.
Nevertheless, the affair was the
cause of rumors to the effect that a
bold hold-up had been pulled off in that
vicinity Saturday night, aid stories to
that effect were circulated upon the
streets of Rock Island today.
One of the police officers stated this
morning that noise from guns was an
everyday occurrence in that section
but that the people are believing that
the town is infested with criminals of
the worst type. The officers stated
that probably some woman, unduly
frightened, sent in the alarm.
Another report of a hold-up was
prevalent upon the streets Sunday
and today. The story is to the effect
that a fireman on the Rock Island
lines. while bound for the round house
at Thirty-first street early Sunday
morning, was robbed and slugged by
ruffians.
The police were called but found no
one at the location of the supposed
stick-up. The name of the fireman
was not learned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
POLICE NEWS

Norah Kaiser was fined 5000 and
costs and each of the following were
assessed fines of 500 and costs by
Judge Smith this morning; Helen
Clay, VIII Howard, Fred Douglas and
Thomas Wheeler. All are colored and
were nabbed by the police in a raid
on house at So Eleventh street Sat
urday night. Norah had been ordered
out of town about week ago, having
been pinched in a raid by the police.
John Harper, Irregular tramp" and
Axel Nelson, a tramp regular" wend-
ed their way into the clutches of Of
ficers Kell and Fitzsimmons late Sat
urday night. This morning they took
a trip over to the county Jail in de-
fault of fines of 81 and costs each
on charge of disorderly conduct
John Turner became disorderly in
the business section of the city Sat
urday evening and is now behind the
bars in the county bastiie unable to
pay fine of $50 and costs.
John Mccormick was released this
morning on payment of the costs. 4
charge of drunkenness was preferred
against Mac"
Ed Hoems paid TWO bucks and costs
into the city Golfers this morning on
a charge of having been drunk Satur-
day evening.
Charles Williams was arrested by
Officer Ginnane Saturday evening and
was released this morning on pay
ment of the costs. \ charge of dis
orc rly conduct was preferred against
him
Joe Watkins forked over So and
costs to the city Golfers this morning.
He was charged with disorderly con-
duct and was nabbed by Officers Gin
name and Cox.
Henry Vanderbilt. a Belgian resid-
ing on the hill, was arrested at his
home late Saturday night, on a charge
of assault and battery. preferred by
his wife The case was continued IN
til Saturday morning.
Fred Reynolds was arrested by De
tective Tox Cox Saturday night on D
charge of larceny. The case was con-
tinued from this morning until Nov.
20. Reynolds is being held under
bonds of $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
JAILED BY POLICE
FOR CARR INC GUN
Russian Stops Pedestrian,
Mooches Dime and Displays
a Revolver.

John DeHutt, a Russian, drew a fine
of 5000 and costs this morning, for
carrying concealed weapons. He was
arrested Saturday night by Officers
Kinzie and Sinnott, after pedestrian
detected the gun in his pocket.
Debut is of an appearance which
would cause him to be placed in the
questionable class. He was mooching
dimes and had a fair sized package
on when arrested.
At the corner of Twenty-third
street and Third avenue he accosted
a man homeward bound, and told him
a hard luck story. AS the pedestrian
reached his hand in his pocket TO draw
forth coin, Debut thrust his hand
in his pocket and exposed the re-
volver to the man he had stopped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
HOLD LOCAL MAN
ON SLAVE CHARGE
Robert Vincent, for Violation of
Mann Act, Was Arraigned
in Davenport.

Robert Vincent, aged 40 years, of
Rock Island, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Bush in
Davenport this morning on a charge of
violating the Mann white slave act.
Monday morning
According to the charges preferred
against Vincent, he took Cora OSBORNE
from Clinton, Iowa, to Morrison, H.,
where he had a mock marriage per
formed, on Oct. 81. She was a stem
ographer employed in Davenport.
Vincent is a married man, having a
wife and children. Mrs. Vincent was
present in the court this morning and
testified against her husband Vim
cent was formerly employed with the
Rock Island lines here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
MAKE MOTION FOR
NEW TRIAL OF CASE

A motion for a new trial in the case
OF Oscar Bauwvens and Theophiel
Claeys VS.. Maurice Goethals was made
in circuit court this morning by J. 3.
Oakleaf. representing the defendant.
IL will be remembered that a jury re-
turned a verdict against the defend
ant for alleged breaking OF a contract.
IL being claimed that when he sold
out 10 Bauwvens d Claeys he promised
not 10 enter the Moline business
world for a period OF FIVE years. II
was claimed that he did 20 into bust
ness again and the suit for damages
against him for loss Of trade was sue
cessful Judge r. W. Olmsted took
the case under Amusement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
CHILD IS BURIED
WITHOUT PERMIT
Health Authorities Investigat
ing Interment of Diphtheria
Victim.

Rock Island health authorities are
investigating the burial of Francis,
the three-year-o.d child of A. d. Har-
ris, 504 Fortieth street, who was bur
led in a Jewish cemetery at Davenport
wi bout the proper permit
According to DR.. G. &. Craig the
child died Saturday OF diphtheria and
was taken by Abraham Fox to Dav-
export yesterday for interment
When the local health officials learned
that the proper burial permit had no.
been secured here. the matter was
turned over TO City Attorney ]. F.
Witter for investigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
ARBlTRATORS HEAR
EVIDENCE IN CASE

The board of arbitrators investigat-
ing the case of Alfred De Fauw, de-
ceased, heard evidence this morning
in county court. The board is acting
under the provisions of the workmen's
compensation act. De Fauw was kill
ed while working for the Rock Island
and the matter of the damages his
relatives are to receive is up to the
board composed OF James Murphy,
James Maucker and J. d. Metzgar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17

this city, will conduct the funeral
services.
The burial will take place at River
side cemetery.
The deceased was born SO years ago
in Sweden, on April I. He had long
ministerial career, his first charge be-
ing at Cambridge, Ill From there he
went successfully to Cadillac, Mich.
Norwidge, Conn, and Ironwood, Mich.
After being superintendent of the
Orphans Home for four years, he
again had a charge at Hordville. Neb.,
from which place he came to FL
Dodge.
He leaves a wife. two daughters.
and son. His wife is a daughter of
Mrs. L. NJ. Seaberg. 4S0S Seventh
avenue, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
ROCK ISLAND HAS
A QUIET SUNDAY
All of Saloons Were Nailed Up
Tight-Aroused Sentiment
the Cause.

Rock Island was more quiet yester.
DAY than it mas. been for months, to all
outward appearances. All of the sa-
looms were nailed up tight and there
was a general observance of the law.
OF course a few DRINKS were to be
seen, a condition that would probably
exist If all of the saloons were abol-
ished. The sentiment that has been
aroused in the community relative to
lettering the vice situation. has re-
suited in temporary betterment at
least.