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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
STRIKING HONOR
PAID M'KINNEY
AT HIS OLD HOME
Retiring Congressman Greeted
at Aedo on His Return from
Washington.
MANY COMPLIMENTS GIVEN
All Counties in the District Repre-
scented, Rock Island Having
Large Designation.
MANY COMPLIMENTS GIVEN

tBy Stan Representative OF The Argus
Aledo. Ill. Aprl 23-Unique as
recognition Of the worth of a former
public officer and striking tribute to
the man himself was the welcome ex-
tended James Mckinney, retiring con-
gresham from the Fourteenth district,
at his old home yesterday afternoon
and last evening II was non-political
and spontaneous and though primarily
planned as an appreciation by fellow
townspeopie and Deighbors was in fact
participated in by men of all political
parties from every county in the dis
trict, Rock Island being represented
by a delegation Of nearly so.
Aledo believes In fitting recognition
OF the virtues Of the living, as one
speaker put Il without waiting as peo-
pie generally have a habit of doing,
10 say nice Things after the subject
has gone to a higher reward.
CITY - DECORATED.
There was marked unanimity IN the
participation Of yesterdays proceed
ings. Probably no celebration Of In
dependence day ever called forth more
bunting Than was to be seen m the
streets. Flags few from every staff
and various decorative designs were
employed. In the windows of homes
and business houses appeared portraits
OF Mr.. Mckinney bearing this legend
-OUR i'm"
Born at OquzWka, Ill, April "A,
1852.
Ednrcated at Monmouth college
1S7O-1S74.
Member OF republican state
committee I894-19O6.
Member state executive com
mittee 1S96-lSOo.
Chairman state executive com
mittee 1SgS-f9OO.
Elected to congress from the
Fourteenth Illinois district Nov.
Z, 1905.
Reelected 1906 f9e8-1s1o.
Member Of congressional terri
tories committee 1907-1s0S.
President Illinois State Bankers
association 1907 1908.
Voluntarily retired from con-
gress March 4. 1913.
Welcomed home to Aledo by the
people of his district April %,
1913.
IN POOR HEALTH.
Mr.. Mckinney returned TO his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

dripping to the floor from a wound
on the right temple.
RELATIVES HERE
Relatives of the deceased are in the
city to care for the remains, which
are to be taken this evening to Rock
Falls. Funeral services will be held
Friday and burial will be made at
Sterling. William Battles of Clinton
and T. E. Irwin of Rock Falls will
accompany the remains home. Mr..
Irwin is former mayor and alderman
of Rock Falls and is a brother-in-law
of the deceased.
WELL EHoUGHT OF.
The deceased was well thought of
and highly respected in his home
community where he had resided for
many years. His full name was Ed
ward Grant Battles and he was As
years of age. Eighteen years ago he
was united in marriage to Miss Liz
zie Coward who survives with a son.
Floyd, aged 16. For % years the
family home has been in Rock Falls.
The deceased was employed for a
time as manager of the Illinois Straw
Board company of Rock Falls and last
December went to Clinton to become
superintendent of the paper mills at
that place. He was a member of the
Modern Woodmen. His mother is
living at Marseilles as we'll as three
brothers, William of Clinton, Harry
of Marseilles. and Albert of Bloom
ington; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles
Smith of Marseilles and Jennie in
New Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

No woman should have poor, thin.
scraggy hair, and no man need be-
come bald. Poor hair and final bald
ness are due to the dandruff germ.
Newbro's Herpicide will DESTROY
daEdruf and stop the hair from fall
ing. Further evidence of this is found
in a letter from Mrs. F. Nelson, of
Tomah, Wis. She says: Il fought
the worst kind of dandruff for nine
years. l have been using Herpicide
now one week and my scalp is healthy,
the dandruff has gone and the itching
has stopped. 1t is the best remedy for
scalp diseases l ever saw and have
seen many"
Don't subject yourself TO disappoint-
ment and expense by accepting some
thing claimed to be lust as good" as
Newbro's Herpicide. These on brands
may possibly be good, but why take
chances? The genuine and original
daEdruff germ destroyer can always be
obtained 1t stops itching of the scalp
almost instantly.
Newbro's Herpicide in 50-cent and
81 sizes is sold by all dealers who
guarantee it to do all that is claimed
If you are not satisfied your money
Will be refunded
Send 10 cents in postage or silver
for sample and booklet to the Herpi-
eide company, Dept. R, Detroit, Mich
Applications at good barber shops.
Young & McCombs Cooperative
Store company, special agents.
(AdY.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
SWINGING SIGN Is
REMOVED BY POLICE

A swinging sign in front Of a saloon
located on Seventeenth street between
Third and Fourth avenues, was today
condemned by the city authorities and
ordered removed. A section of glass
had been broken out. and there was
danger Of further fragments being dis
lodged and failing upon the heads of
pedestrians. The matter was called to
the attention of the police force. and
immediate action followed.
All the news all the time The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

Fully nine out or every ten cases
OF rheumatism is simply rheumatism
of the muscles due 10 cold or damp,
or chronic rheumatism, neither OF
which require any internal treatment.
All that is needed to afford relief is
the free application Of Chamberlain
Liniment. Give It trial. You are
certain 70 be pleased with the quick re-
lief which it affords. Sold by all drug
gists.-(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
JURY FAILS TO
FIND A REASON
FOR Rash DEED
Inquest Over Remains of Ed
ward G. Battles of Rock
Falls Is Conducted.
WAS TEMPORARY DERANGED
This Is Theory of jury Who Heard
the Evidence-Over $40 He
Had In Pocket Missing.

That Edward G. Battles suicided
while temporarily deranged was the
verdict which the coroner's jury
reached this morning at the inquest
held at 9 o'clock at the Wheeaan un-
dertaking parlors over the remains of
the Rock Falls man who was found
dead in a room at the Rock island
house yesterday morning.
Little new evidence was produced
at the inquest. Police Officer David
Fitzgerald told of being called to the
hotel and of finding the dead man
there. He stated that a revolver was
found in the mans right hand. There
was wound on the right and left
temples, as though the bullet had
gone through the head, lodging in the
left arm which had evidently been
raised over his head but which had
dropped down after the fatal shot
had been fired
PHYSICIAN TESTIFTEs.
DR.. Joseph DeSilva told of receiv-
ing a call to come to the Rock Island
house and of his being directed to a
room where the dead man lay On his
right side in bed. He was in a union
suit of underclothes and his other gar
ments were on a chair. There was
no indication of any violence and
nothing to show that death was due
to any other cause than suicide by
shooting. He identified the So cali
bre revolver with it's one chamber
empty and also the note which had
been left on the table and which di-
rected that w. H. Kodel of Rock
Falls be notified.
BROTHER TESTIFIES.
A brother of the deceased, William
Battles of Clinton, Iowa, was then
called to the stand. He stated that
he was manager of the Ford Manu-
featuring company of Clinton, paper
manufacturers, and that his brother
was superintendent at the same plant
He could assign no reason for the
rash act of the deceased and said that
he was not man to gamble and that
he did not drink to excess. He said
that the last time he saw his brother
was Saturday at noon, at which time
the deceased stated that he was go.
ing to his home at Rock Falls. He
had drawn his pay of s45 on Friday,
and the brother is at a loss to know
what has become of the money as
but a little over a dollar was found
in the dead mans pocketbook. The
witness stated that his brothers do
nestle and financial relations were
entirely satisfactory.
FINDS THE BODY.
The finding of the body was de.
scribed by R. c. Pearce, of South
Rock Island, who is steward at the
Rock Island house. He said the por.
ter came running to him, telling him
he had heard a shot and asking him
to investigate. They went to the
room and found it locked but could
hear something dripping. The bell,
boy got ladder and looked over the
transom and saw the body on the bed
He stated he thought the man was
dead and notified the doctor and the
police. The belIboy then climbed
through the transom and unlocked
the door. The body was still warm
but the man was dead. Blood was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

dne CUuet, "AlSS 6ISaler ordnance
soon wanes and b forgotten.
JUSTICE COOKE HEARD.
nois supreme court followed with his
tribute. The whole district feels to-
ward Mr.. Mckinney, he said, as does
Aledo. The best welcome that could
be extended was to explain to out
siders the place that the retiring con-
gresham holds among those who
know him best. Aaedo, the speaker
said, is but a small city, but he be-
hezes it the best city Of its size in
the country and it is such because
it has in it such men as him whom
this meeting was called to honor. Mr..
Mckinney had always been broad and
public spirited and generally beloved
and respected. He was a man of
marked singleness Of purpose. As a
banker he engaged in no other line of
work. AS a public servant he freed
himself from all business connections
so that he could give the very best
VI his IO-iS" lOh HSHfSn are
greatly pleased that he has decided to
return and again make his home
among them.
EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS.
Robert R. Wallace spoke for the ex-
IRENE southern end of the district, his
home being at Hamilton. Coupled with
his tribute to the guest of honor Mr.
Wallace expressed the opinion that
if others high in the councils of the
republican party had done as Mr.. Nc
Kinney did, serve wen and retire, the
result of the election last fall would
have been different The speakers
caustic references to the leaders of re-
publican factional warfare brought ap-
plause.
S. W. Searle Of Rock Island paid
tribute to Mr. McKinney's sincerity
and hailed him as one of the few men
in politics who are above the use of
cheap devices to gain public promi-
hence and acclaim.
Other speakers were Oscar E. Carl
son of Aledo, DR.. T. H. McMichael,
president Of Monmouth college, Mr..
McKinney's alma meter, Judge Ben
jamin S. Bell of Moline, w. H. Hahn
Zine of Macomb and David A. Hebel
of Aledo, the last named introducing
the guest of honor to greet whom
the audience rose and gave long ap-
planse.
DENIES GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Mr.. Mckinney said the pleasure of
his return home was ample reward for
the self denial that being away from
home involved. However" he went
on, "if l went no further than to say
merely that l am pleased with the re-
ception that has been given me, how
Inadequate that would be as an express
sion of my feelings. 1t is something
to be EFoud of to be a guest OF honor
anywhere, but to be thus favored by
ones home people increases its value
a thousandfold. Il seems but a short
time since | left for Washington to
begin my first term. During my serv-
ice have tried to fulfill some of the
predictions that were made for me
then
MY record has been brief and you
all know what it is. 1t has been
marked not so much by what | accom-
plished as by the things that was un,
able to do. In politics, as in fishing,
it's the big ones that get away. My
am bition when | went away was to be
able. at the close of my period of Off
cial life, to return here feeling
that l had retained your conf
dence and esteem and what | have
seen and heard tonight leads me to
hope that have won my goal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
Glad to Give Estimates.

Mr.. Lamp, the plumber, will be glad
to give you estimates on your plumb
ing, hot water, steam and vacuum
heating Telephone West 3. Lamp
Plumbing shop. 619 Seventeenth
street-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

Lake Hopatcong, n. Three men
were killed and seven injured in an
explosion in the packing house of the
Atlas Powder company The packing
house was torn to atoms. The expIo-
sion broke windows four miles away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
Resume Church Services.

The regular mid-wek prayer sery-
ices at South Park Presbyterian
church will be held this evening.
Services 1T the church have been dis
continued for the last week because
Of the smallpox scare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

when furnished with these three magnificent pieces
ogany finish They unusually massive and rich in
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
Dining Room Furniture

A three-piece suite, containing Buffet, China
Closet and Serving Table of genuine mahog-
any, straight line pattern, $84 complete.
Apiece Dining Room Suite, of genu.
inc mahogany, Sheraton design. Buffet, Chi.
ma Closet, Dining Table, Serving table, $2O5
complete.
Diningroom Suit, four pieces. Buffet,
China Closet, Dining table, Serving table.
Quarter-saWed oak, fumed finish, mission
design, $40.
Diningroom Suite, Massive Colonial
design, solid mahogany turnout, Buffet, China
Closet, Dining table, $3.50.
Diningroom Suite, Adam period. Solid
mahogany turnout, hand carved, four pieces,
Buffet, China Closet, Dining table, Serving
table, $345.
Bullets, Genuine mahogany, period de-
signs, dull or polished finish, $32, $35, $44,
$50, SIS, 1858, 1851, 800, $95, $1o5 each.
Bullets, In quarter-sawed golden oak or
fumed oak finish, from $25 to $15o each.
Dining Chairs, Solid mahogany, boxed
frames, genuine leather slip seats, that sell
regularly for $40, now $3.50. Arm chair to
match. regular price $14; now $11 each.
$8.75 Chairs, now 1913 each. Arm chairs
to match, SO. Regular price, $13 each.
Dining Chairs, In golden oak, quarter
sawed and polished, genuine leather slip
seats and leather backs. $11.5O chairs now
$3.50. Arm chair to match, $14.5o, now
$11.6O. $3.50 chairs now $3.50. Arm
chair to match. $12, now SO. SO chairs, now
$3.50. Arm chair to match, $3.50, now
$3.50
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
Brass Beds at Half Price

These are a number of styles that it has
been decided to discontinue, altho they are
all this years patterns and were originally Sc
|lected for beauty of design and sturdy wear
ing qualities.
They are from our regular Brass Bed man
ufacturer; the same we've been selling for
years; genuine brass and finished in best
grade gold lacquer.
This is the opportunity of the season to
get high-grade Brass Beds, considerably less
than wholesale cost.
Brass Beds We're
So, now $ $50 $25, now $3.50
$34, now 1900 $50, now 1900
|$48, now 24.OO $50, now $500
sos, now $3.50. First floor, new building
Inlaid LinOleums
A half dozen good patterns of the finest
domestic grade that sell regularly for $1.6o.
Special price, $1.25 per square yard, laid.
Fourth floor, use elevator
Dining Tables
EXTRA VALUES
Solid Mahogany Dining Table
Made by the Hastings Table Co. 48-inch
round top. 8 feet extension, removable top,
duo-style locks, heavy colonial base. A
regular $4,000 table. Special price $4,000
Golden Oak Dining Table-48-inch
round top, solid quarter-sawed oak, no
veneers, 8 feet extension, removable top, duo
style lock; regular price, $4,000. Special
price, $4,000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
Duty and Right of Newspapers

The Supreme Court, of Missouri in
a libel suit against a newspaper pub
Usher, all the judges concurring, de-
cided: ~
"The legal propositions involved
that a newspaper has the right fairly
and honestly to comment upon q mat
ter of public interest, and that tile
Official conduct of a public office is a
matter of public interest-are well
settled.
"The people are not obliged to speak
of the conduct Of their officials in a
whispers, OF in bated breath in a free
government, but only in a despotism.
On the contrary, they have the right to
speak out in open discussion ana crit
icism thereof, the only test being that
they make no false statements. And
this is the great safeguard of free gov.
eminent. This is fundamental among
us. ~
ut is the DUTY of a public Jews
paper to tell the people, its subscribers,
its readers, the facts that it may find
out about public questions of matters
of public interest, and it is its DUTY
and RIGHT to draw inference from
the facts kn0wn-draw them for the
people"
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
COUNTY COMBINATIONS

H. w. ID. White, at Pennsville, who
has been appointed a Federal game ward
en-, will also continue his duties as a
State warden until the end of the year.
DIR. J. F. Reeves, a son of P. Kennedy
Reeves, of Bridgeton, succeeds DR.. Dare
Woodruff, to practice medicine at Elmer.
DR.. Woodruff has gone West to locate III
Nevada for his health.
Robert Lentz, the Swede. who plead
guilty last Friday week to stealing some
articles from the home of Clifford Miller,
a farmer OF Pittsgrove township, fol
whom he had worked but six days, was
sentenced to the State RefOr natory al
Railway by Judge Waddidgton last Fri.
day at Salem.
The Salem and Philadelphia Trans.
portation Co. has purchased the River.
view hotel property at Pennsville, and
have commenced tearing down some oil
the old buildings to make way for a new
park which will be completed before ex.
cursion season opens.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
County Democratic

Complete returns from Salem county
show that Fielder's plurality is 337 and
that OF Isaac S. Smick, Democrat, for
Senator, 2i6, and William M. Wheatley,
Democrat, for Assembly. ia. Fielder
and Smick carried fourteen of the twenty
two districts, while Wheatley carried
twelve.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
Nervous and SICK Headaches

Torpid liver, constipated bowels and dis
ordered stomach are the causes of these
headaches. Take DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, you will be surprised how quickly
you will get relief. They stimulate the
different organs to do their work properly.
No better regulator for liver and bowels.
Take 25c and invest ii a box to-day. AT
all druggist or by mail. H. E. Bucklen
& Co., Philadelphia and st, Louis. adj
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
Pains In Back and Rheumatism

Torment thousands of people daily.
little cost you can get well rid of the
cause. Foley Kidney Pills begin their
exert so direct an action on the kidneys
and bladder that the pain and torment of
backache, rheumatism and kidney trouble
is soon dispelled. L. W. Cook. adv
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
South Jersey Siftings

Burglars broke into the station, blew
open the safe with nitro-glycerine and
stole $40 in cash at Paulsboro early
Monday morning.
The Pitman Board of Education has
granted free use of the basement OF: the
new public school building to Y. M. c. A.
boys tor manual training and athletic
exercises once a week.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
Beware of Ointments for
That Contain Mercury

of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering 1t through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Cheney G. Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of h system. In buying Halls
Inc. It is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio. by F. J. Cheney &c Go. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price TIC per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pilis for sosstlpatoD.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Z, 1918.

The Bull Moose is a hardy animal
with back bone and girls tie. Roosevelt
says it has just got down to fighting
weight. It fighting is as enjoyable to
the Democrats as bull fights are to
Spaniards and Mexicans.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
Inlaid LinOleumS

A half dozen good patterns of the finest
domestic grade that sell regularly for $1.oo.
Special price, $1.25 per square yard, laid.
Fourth floor, use elevator
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07

The new tariff has a clause in
tended to revive American shipping. 1t
allows 5 per cent rebate on duties on all
goods imported in American bottoms.
That should be an incentive for ships to
have u. S. registration.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
For the Home-New and Richer Designs
IN FURNITURE. FLOOR COVERINGS, DRAPERIES &c.

= \ hi period styles in Furniture so desevedy popular ares shown here in splendid variety
comprising Sheraton, Adam, Chppmdhe. Jachan, William and Mary, Queen Anne
- COonml, Etc These aeg genuine productions of the classic designs made and fnshed
in the best possible manner, ant while decidedly attractive md snvabkm are by no
mansp rhhIhve in price
MAHOGANY in splendid bundanc. complete Suits for Dnngrooms, Bedrooms, or
|EVingroOms, the most dImfed ad rIh@t furnishing ofan tie woods Fumed Oak, the new
|fmsh with its @fb brown zones that are so r@ml md inviting, pnhcuk1ys suitable for Dining
and Iivngoom furnishings
"The Ideal Apartment offve mons on the Second aoL is furnished turnout in period
designs An Inspections of these ooms wlh be very helpful to yu when choosing Furniture Floor
Coverings or Dmperesf for you're w home.
You are cordially inted to visits nd inspect this apartment it is hee entirely to help YOU
by sggesiMs
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-12

Public Printing.
Calhoun Chronicle, pub. FL
nancial statement, printing
supplies. etc. ..........S 216.SS
Grantsville News. pub. I'll
nancial Statement, etc. PASS
Total ...............s 431.23
Expenses Of Holding Inquests.
j. y. Dye. inquest over Lee
Douglas Observation-Disclosures. 500
a. ~. Minney. inquest over
infant OF Hannah Deems 200
Total ............s 100
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-12

Dave Whipkey. same. 1.S0
A. H. Mlnney, justice costs $50
j. j. Wright, constable costs 100
c. j. Gamer, Justice Costs. los
j. /. Powell constable costs 6.05
w. " Edgell, same. 21.5O
Ben Clayton, same. 21O0
w. Il. Deem, transferring
Harry Allen from Wood Co.
to Calhoun Co. ...... 11.S0
Frank Taylor, transferring
Jas. McCune from Wood
Co. TO Calhoun Co. . 11.S0
w b. Kincheloe. clothing for
Jas. McCune and Harry
Allen ................... 7.6O
III. Waldo, conveying Harry
Allen to Wood Co. Jail. 49,. 11.30
Scott Duffield, Special con-
stable costs ........... $50
Bee Hopkins, justice costs. 2.4)
Same, same. 2.70
j. S. Riggs. constable costs 1896
7. j. Starcher, justice costs 3.15
Same, constable costs. 1910
Same, justice costs -. 80
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-12
Total
County Clerks Supplies and Expense
Of Office.

County Clerks Supplies and Expense
Of office.
5. w. McClung, for postage. 8 1.7O
S. w McClung, for telephone
dues .................. As
Geo. ID. Barnard & Co, for
records and supplies ... 37.99
Granttsville Mill Co., for
lumber for shelving ..... $50
Want & Barr, for mdse.. 2.22
Johnson & Watson, for Deed
Book and supplies ...., 1870
Buxton e. Skinner Stationery
Co. records and supplies 1850
Citizens Telephone Co, for
uues .................. 40
IS. w McClung, for postage 1874
Buxton e. Skinner station
cry Co.. for records and
supplies ................. 5385
IS. w McClung, for freight
and postage ........... 491
3. r. Jeffreys. for repairing
I'm office ............. "a
$. w. McClulg. for postage. 422
Geo. ID. Barnard & Co, for
supplies .................. 6202
NJ III. Hardman for mdse 80
Ira Hardman, for freight on
records, etc. ...... 24B
Citizens Telephone Co, for
cues ........ .............. 1.36
w. II. Jackson, for postage. 1892
Calhoun Chronicle, for sta
tionery ..o............. 9.75
Geo d. Barnard e. Co.. for