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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
GETTING THE NEWS
OF The DISASTER
Argus Extra First to Tell of the
Western Destruction
Anxiety for Friends.

In pursuance Of its long established
policy The Argus was on the
job today in its morning street
edition telling OF the storm disaster
in the west. The same enterprise, the
same desire TO live up to its familiar
motto, "All the News, All the Time. %
that was manifest during the Spanish
American war times, three years later
when President Mckinley was shot,
and still later when the Iroquois thea
tire holocaust occurred in Chicago, and
afterward when San Francisco was
swept from the map by an earthquake,
was again shown this morning with
the first fash Of the big news story Of
the day.
And it was one Of the most difficult
stories TO present that has come with
in the experience of the newspaper of
today. 1t is perhaps the first time
since the invention Of modern means
/ Of communication that the outside
world has been so completely cut off
[ Rock Island and the state of Illinois
were practically isolated. The storm s
fury had destroyed telephone and tele
/ graph wires, and the best information
/ that could be gained came by round
about sources and was fragmentary
and disconnected at best. Yet sufh
cient facts were obtainabIe to get out
I a street edition early in the day anC
this was eagerly seized on all sides.
Immediately following the appear
ance of The Argus extra people begar
making anxious inquiry Of The Argus
as TO the extent of the disaster the
loss in life and property destruction
many residents of Rock Island havins
friends and relatives in the western
cities stricken by the storm
Anxiety is felt for many well know
Rock islanders who are known to b,
in the storm zone. Mr. and Mrs. H. 5
Gable were supposed to be in Wymore
P Neb., yesterday, enroute to Rock Is
land after a. extended visit TO cite
in Texas, and no word has yet bee
/ received from them.
Mrs. c. r. Chamberlin Of this cit
! is at Omaha and her family here fee
considerable anxiety regarding he
safety. Nj Chamberlin has usual
. received letters from her on Monda
mornings, but this morning there wa
? none. This is due, ii is hoped, to tn
, delay in the mail service rather tina
any misfortune 10 Mrs. ChamberliI
Harry Eastman of this city IS ais
b at Omaha and nothing has been hear
from him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
MOLINE GIRL is
KILLED IN STORM
Lulu Ellison Crushed Beneath
Timbers When Erie Home
Suddenly Collapses.

Crushed under an avalanche Of
heavy timbers. when the terrific gale OF
last night caused the collapse Of the
M:ller home, four miles west of Erie
H.. Lulu Ellison OF Moline had her
life suuffed out almost instantaueousIy.
Members Of the Miller family, in an
other part Of the house. were able to
make their escape After the storm
had abated somewhat in its intensity.
rescue work was inaugurated at once.
a large force OF men searched the ruins
all night. but il was not until early
this morning that the fearfuITy NAH
gleG body was found. wedged between
the timUers. The remains viii be
brought TO Moline this evening for
burial
Miss Ellison was visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs ! Miller The
storm of last evening inflicted terrific
damage on the Miller place, blowing
over the house, the barns. sheds and
windmill
The Moline girl was lying on a couch
when the storm came up. Mr.. and Mrs
Miller being in another room. When
the wind began 20 rock the structure
or its foundations and the plaster be,
gan 10 fall in great masses. the Mil
lsrs made their escape Miss Ellison
was pinned beneath a mass Of heavy
tiwbers and ir is believed that death
vas instantaneous
The victim was born July IS. 1892
a1d had been a resident OF Moline for
the past two years Besides her par.
euts, six brothers and three sisters
uylye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
$4,000 PAPER
STOCK DAMAGED
BY FLOOD water
Woodman Publication Base
ment Is Inundated When
Wall Shows Weakness.
DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT
Force of Men Labors Far Into Night
In Effort to Save Property
Loss Slight.

$4,000 stock of paper was placed
in jeopardy yesterday afternoon when
water seeped through the north wall
Of the Woodman publication building,
covering the basement floor to a depth
OF two feet. The discovery was made
at o'clock in the afternoon and only
heroic efforts on the part of five men.
who worked until late into the night.
saved the stock, The damage will not
exceed 500 according to an estimate
made this morning by Woodman Off
Gals
The break in the wall came shortly
before 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
during the progress of the storm. El7c-
trician Fred Evers had just paid visit
u the main building of the Woodman
and happening to step into the publ
cation department, descended into the
basement
DRAIN CLOSED.
There the entire floor was covered
with water and a steady stream was
pouring in upon the paper. The water
seeped through the bricks, and in
some places the force of the stream
bore great crevices in the wall. George
GarlOck, the custodian of the building.
was called and a force of five men i'm
mediately set TO work in an effort to
rescue the stock There is a drain
located in the east end of the base.
ment but this is closed during a storm
to prevent the back water flooding
the place.
/ There were Just 223 rolls of paper
in the basement, and the greater part
of these were more or less damaged
by water. The men were forced to
wade in water above their knees and
this impaired their progress. As soon
as the drain was opened, the water
receded rapidly. \ number of paper
rolls were hoisted on the elevator TO
the ground floor, while the others were
placed on improvised platforms.
DAMAGE SLIGHT.
Ends Of the rolls which were dam
aged by water were chopped off and
can be used. 1t is probable that the
water had been seeping into the base
ment for seven or eight hours before
the discovery was made Woodman Of
ficials are congratulating themselves
today that the flood was discovered
as early as it was, for an additional
hale hour delay would have meant the
ruInation of at least half of the stored
paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
Personal Points

G. G. Nordstrom of Galva spent the
day in the city.
Miss Edith Osterman left this morn
ing for a few days visit in Chicago.
f. O. Osborne of Knoxville, Iowa,
came to the city yesterday on a bus
mess trip.
Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Denkmann of
Rock Island are guests at Hotel Gal
vez, Galveston, Texas.
The Misses Clara Hardin and Mil
bred Currier of Monmouth are in the
city, the guests Of Miss Lima Weir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
THREE ARE REPORTED
DEAD AT GALESBURG

Efforts to confirm the rumor that
several persons were killed at Gales
burg, H., as the result Of the storm
last night. proved fTuitless. Telegraph
and telephone wires were down be-
tween here and Galesburg, and about
the only means Of communication was
a telephone wire along the Burlington
railroad route. Over this it was learn
ed that reports in Galesburg were
that a man, woman and infant had
been killed, but the manner of their
death could not be ascertained. as the
telephone line was too busy with rail
road orders to be given over to news
reports.
Still later reports via the Burlington
road wire to Galesburg declared that
the story Of the killing of the man. wo-
man and child was a myth.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
PLUMES STOLEN BY
DARING BURGLARS

The millinery store of Schlotfeldt &
W.ese, 1906 Fifth avenue, Moline, was
bun glarized last night. a number of
valuable plumes was all the thieves
found in the place as the money had
teen banked and the cash drawer was
empty when they pried it open They
effected their entrance by breaking a
pate glass in the front door. The
store is less than 800 feet from the
police station and on the same street
which shows that the burglars were
daring 10 say the least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24

lice. Smith claims his wife had him
arrested on this occasion. in order to
divert suspicion of the theft.
WOMAN IN DENIAL.
Mrs. Smith denied any improper con-
duct upon her part, and insisted that
the trouble of Saturday night was in
cited when her husband. coming home
drunk, upbraided her for not being
out on the street soliciting the atten.
tons of men. Inasmuch as her for.
mer record is we'll known at the police
station, her story did not ,carry much
weight and a counter warrant was
Immediately issued against her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
VISIT DAVENPORT

Despite the inclement weather yes
terday. 40 knights Templar of Rock
Is,snd commandery met at the asylum
in this city in the afternoon and after
attiring themselves in their full uni
form, repaired TO the Masonic temple
IL Davenport where they were the
guests OF 81. Simon Of Cyrene com
Htandery at the annual Easter day ser
wees Of the Davenport organization
Rev. F. z. Cole Of St Johns Merho-
dist church of Davenport delivered tie
sermon in the afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
Obituary
WILLIAM J. MADDEN.

After an illness OF nine days William
J. Madden. 1914 Fifthand-a-half ave
nue.. passed away Sunday at noon al
81. Auyhony's hospital Death was due
20 pneumonia. The funeral will be
held tomorrow morning az G O'Clock al
St Joseph church. Inrerment Will
be made n Calvary cemetery.
Deceased wss - years OF age last
September He vas born ia Perth,
Ontario He was united In marriage
20 Catherine Murphy in 1897 and the
following year the family moved 70
Rock Island which has been their
home ever since Besides the widow
there survive two sons, James, aged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
OIL WAREHOUSE AT
ORION is WRECKED

According to adviCes received this
afternoon, the Illinois Oil company's
warehouse. located at Orion, H.. was
totally wrecked last night. the loss
aEgregating $1,000. But little Of the
stock was injured. The structure was
IA feet in height, 80 feet long and "A
feet wide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
TRI-CITIES;
DAMAGE LOCALLY

store on Twentieth street was
blown in.
Crossed wires set fire 70 a tele-
phone pole at the corner Of Twelfth
street ana Fourth avenue and the fire
department had 10 be called TO eX-
tinguish the flames
A shed at Thirty-second street and
Nineteenth avenue in South Rock Is
land was demolished.
The west gable Of the Emmett At
k.uson brick cottage in South Rock
Island was blown in and that the oc-
cupants escaped death was miraculous.
Some of the bricks broke through the
ceiling Of the bed room in which the
Atkinsou's were asleep
Many glass windows in the green
houses TO the south of the city were
blown in.
DAMAGE AT DAVENPORT.
The storm did considerable damage
al Davenport. The terrific wind blew
IN plate glass windows. took tops OF
Of buildings, demolished signs anC
raised general havoc.
The three stacks OF the Glucose
works were blown down and a smoke
stack at the French express line sui
fered the same fate. The roof from
the Lyric theatre was neatly removed
from the building and the Peter LAM
/ Iron company is without a covering
Two plate glass windows in the Put
nam building and the plate glass il
the building occupied by the Gold
smith Clothing company were destroy
/ ed The window at the Commercial
cafe was broken by the force Of The
/ wind Countless signs were demol
ished and the property loss will b.
/ considerable.
The employees Of the Bettendor
Wheel works-sOO in number-wer
laid of this morning until the shol
can be put in running order again
The storm blew down three chimney
from the boiler room and blockade
an alleyway between the two builC
ings The plant will be without powe
70 operate the machinery until tn
chimneys are repaired.
DAMAGE IN MOLINE.
Lightning struck in Moline at tn
home Of Henry Steckel. zoos Fifteent
street but beyond knocking off tn
chimney, did little damage to tn
house. Molines lights we're of for tn
I greater part OF six hours and the tell
phone service was practically par
Lied. due 70 the fact that the wire
have not yet been put in cables. VIII
dows in the Lincoln school buildin
were blown in.
A hosting crane in the yards {
the Silvis shops of the Rock Islam
road was blown down and it will Coz
5000 10 replace and repair it,
Early reports said Topeka, Kan, ha
been devastated, but the Associate
Press news OF the afternoon faile
TO bring anything confrmatory. !
Topeka are located J. B. Smalle
former superintendent OF the Illino
division of the Rock Island and no
assistant general manager; J.
Brown, formerly division engineer
Davenport; Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Adam
Mrs Kate Hitler and Miss Doroti
Horn. former residents Of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
OI.LTNS.

Is. and Joseph. g Deceased was en-
pIoyed at the Rock Island Pillow works.
COLLINS.
The funeral - Harper Keith Collins,
the little son OF Mt. and Mrs. H. X.
Collins, was held this afternoon at ,
O'Clock at the residence, 1915 Twenty
third street. Rev. T. E. Newland. pas
tor OF the First Methodist church, Off
ciated. assisted by Rev. R. G. Pearce.
Miss Mae Smith sang several appro-
pirate selections The pallbearers
were Roy and Sewau Collins and Dr.,
H. c. Trent and 4. B. DuVon. Inter
ment was made in Chippiannock CEN,
etery.
Mrs. Carrie Harper and daughters,
Misses Bertha and Julia Of Champaign
and Mrs. s. W. Collins. who has been
. in Denver, Col, were present TO attend
/ the services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
TRPHG.

The funeral Of Martha Murphy,
daughter of Mrs Emma Murphy, 2211
Fourth avenue, was held yesterday
with services at 2:90 O'Clock az st.
Joseph's church. Interment was made
in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24

Is. and Joseph. 9. Deceased was en-
ployed at the Rock Island Pillow works.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24

All the news all the tme-The
Argus.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16

ucation in the past, we would not need
so much Jail now. We complain of
poor teachers. In most of these COM
plants it is poor pay for the attrac-
ton of teaching TO the boy for three
OF four hundred dollars a year, does
not appeal to him if he has any ambi-
ton. The girls teach and at the same
time most of them get lonesome at the
first opportunity and subtract the diff
ference between the teachers pay and
cooking and washing for nothing, and
find a larger dividend in the latter
We can and must make some
changes in our school system mainte-
nance. Why is the state of Florida
holding U. S. s and 4 per cent bonds,
investments from the sale of school
lands and her people paying eight per
cent borrowing money to run the
schools? Why should the citizens Of
the state be repudiated and the gov
eminent getting the use of their
money? Each county should be able
to borrow from this fund, at not over
five percent. We certainly hope that
while we pose as preserving our forest,
fish and game and every other mag
Unable thing down to the gopher or
Florida chicken, we would stop and
consider the worth of affording means
of educating our children and then see
that they are educated at least to USE
full citizenship.
The demand now for more teachers.
schools, and longer terms are ahead
of the means to furnish and maintain
them, and particularly can we say this
of this, Escambia county. People are
coming in the city and country who
have large families of children and
this with the effect of our genial eli
mate fills the school room to over
flowing, and in order to meet the de-
mands we must have some legislation
that will afford financial relief to the
mere pittance that is at the disposal
of the school board.
Citizens, the cloth is entirely too
small today to make knee pants all
around, so to speak, no matter how
they are cut and the latest half-width
ladies' dress must be reduced for our
girls, if we would clothe them with a
little educational advantages. There
fore, before we compel the attend
ance (Which should be done) let us
De in position to give the children
the teachers pay at attractive figures,
and remodel our teachers examination
requirements, as the mere getting your
name on a certificate does not make a
teacher. though the law says so. A
visit through the schools of Escam-
bia or any other county, will convince
anyone between a teacher and a legal
teacher.
]. W. CREARY.
Bluff Springs, March IS, 1918.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16
Will Former
Republicans Unite?

A great deal is being said about
the reorganization of the republican
party. If recognized, the union Of
the two divergent elements cannot be
permanent. OH and water will not
mix. A temporary truce may be es-
tablished by some kind of political
hocuspocus and this may continue
throughout a campaign, but it can
lend no real strength to the republican
party.
Could anything be more incongrT1ous
than a political program mapped out
jointly by Penrose and Bob La Toilette :?
Smoot and Borah are both western
men, but would anybody take their
political union seriously? Few people
can see anything in common between
Senators Cummins and Barnes, of New
York. for instance.
These men show by their public
records that they are at variance on
the fundamental principles OF political
economy.
As q matter of fact all people of
progressive tendencies, by whateve
party name they choose to call them
selves, to be consistent, should sup
port the Wilson administration.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16

Argyle, Fla, March Is.
Editor Pensacola Journal:
In Monday mornings paper we no.
tice the headlines of a convention of
Bible students which has just come to
a close, and it was wound up by a
lecture by a Mr.. o. L. Sullivan, of
Nashville, Tenn. 1 am much surprised
to learn of the acceptance of his analy-
sis of where Are the Dead" by the
convention.
AS one who is looking to the interest
of mems souls, rather than mems the
cries, 1 must say that Mr.. Sullivan's
remarks are very misleading, in that
they betray the principles of right
eousness to give room for speculation.
The analysis of sin Cor how it came
about and redemption, leads us to be-
lieve that he has not been in talking
distance with his God lately. The
witness before the committee investi-
eating the morality of the laboring
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16
Beauties of
Our Protective Tariff.

The courts are not entirely in accord
on the question whether a nanufac-
tiirer can regulate the price at which
a retailer must sell products. But a
New York jeweler was selling GER
tain movement for less than the
price fixed by the manufacturer. The
waitham Watch Company asked for
an Injunction to restrain the 5eweler,
but Judge Ray, of the federal court,
refused the Injunction. This II the
same jeweler, whose sale of American
watches, reimported from Europe at
a much less price than that fixed by
the manufactures, figured in the tariff
debates in congress.
This dealer says the company
charges $3.50 for movement lin this
country but sells the same thing to
exporters for $40.
It seems to be in restraint of do
nestle trade that the home price should
be about three times as great as the
export price. If all these things are
true there must be a tremendous profit
in the prices, at which these goods
are sold at home.
But these things are some of the
beauties of the present tariff system.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16
"A Foolish


The Jacksonville Times Union ad-
vances an argument against the popu-
lar election OF senators that Cole Blease
would be elected from South Carolina
Wei, suppose he would, is that the
fault of the system or is it rather
the bad Judgment of the South Caro-
linians?
Carry this argument to its logical
conclusion, then we would say better
not elect governors by popular vote
since south Carolina elects such men
as Cole Biease.
The fal1acy of the Jacksonville paper
lie obvious and the proposition
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16

girls in Chicago. said that it "was the
condition of the mind rather than low
wages" that let them astray. That
was the reason for Mother Ewes sin,
but there was a pressure that brought
about the condition of the mind. In
Eve there were three forces that
brought about sin-the mind, her soul,
and Satan, and in redemption there are
three, the mind, his spirit and the
Holy Spirit.
The fight has ever been between
Christ and Satan. so Satan appealed to
Ewes mind with the apple and he
appealed to her spirit with his argu-
ment, and she obeyed, ate the apple
and fell (sin).
Now, Mr.. Sullivan said as all in
Adam die, so shall all in Christ be
made alive. So Adam and Ewes minds
were swayed by the pressure (Satan)
and sinned. Then in Christ it takes
the association of other forces to sway
the mind and soul to believe the Bible.
We must either believe or reject, be-
cause We have been brought to a
knowledge of the truth by the instru-
ments set forth in the plan and he who
rejects, it is impossible to renew him
again. because he has already tasted
the influence or the good things to
come.
If Mr. Sullivan will get in talking
distance with his God his mind will
become swayed until he will quit
preaching that and preach the Gospel
in its purity and men and women will
be saved under his influence. I do
not suppose there is anything compul-
sorry about believing his doctrine.
neither was there in Ewes doing
what she did.
T. S. MERRITT.