davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

a MOTOR trip through three
"a states-Maryland, Virginia and
West notwithstanding dis
II "A lance ofs 207 miles. the greater
percentage of which is over
good macadamized roads, is offered to-
day to the motorist in search of trip
Astounding in beautiful scenery and a
route of a diversified character. 1nclud-
ed in the itinerary are number of
towns which have for some time past
occupied important places on the geo
graphical map. They are Rockville,
Frederick. Hagerstown, Martins5urg,
Winchester. Berryville and LeesSurg.
All are touched on this run. and If the
run is divided into a two-day event
ample hotel and garage facilities will be
found at any of these points
BY motoring out Massachusetts ave-
nue. extended TO Wisconsin avenue
and then turning TO the right over
the Tenleytown road the motorist may
continue in northerly direction to Rock
Vile over the recently completed mac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
Purchased Chevrolet Cars.

Nineteen fourteen Chevrolet roadsters
were purchased and delivered last week
TO n l.. Herrell and j. A. Toner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

Purchased Cadillacs.
Nineteen fourteen five-passenger Cadil
lac touring cars were delivered within
the past few days to Charles ]. Butler
and DIR. James Dudley Morgan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

X X X +
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

Ge7.ssss .EsEsssssas IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
CLOSING BRANCH
HOUSE IN CANADA
o. F. Berkey, Moline Plow
Company Manager. Will
Come to Local Offices.

Withdrawal from the Canadian field
by the Moline Pillow company will
bring about the transfer of o. F.
Berkey, manager of the branch house
at Winnipeg, to the home offices here,
where he will be assistant manager
in the trade department under A c.
Barber. Travelling men. who have
been working out of the Winnipeg
branch, will be sent TO other stations
in the United States.
Reaction following the boom that
has kept settlers from the United
States going to Canada in a constant
stream for several years is given as
the reason for closing the Winnipeg
branch. Opening of land in the north.
west appears TO have carried on too
rapidly and man. of the newcomers
are now said to be in financial straits
the, general effect being discouraging
to the implement business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
DEATH Of SOCIETY
WOMAN MYSTERY
Body of Prominent Chicagoaa
Found in Lake After a
Morning at Song.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. Friends and
neighbors of Mrs. Walter B. Smith, a
wealthy society woman of Lake For
est, ILL.,. whose body was found yester-
day with a cord around her neck in
Lake Michigan, today discussed the
circumstances of the strange case.
The coroner's inquest late last night
failed to throw any additional light on
the mystery The verdict said she
came to her death by drowning. An
inquiry yesterday revealed that she
passed part of the morning playing the
piano and singing to her 6-year-old
daughter. A park policeman saw her
standing bareheaded at the end of
the piers between which the body was
found later.
She was the daughter Of Vice Pres.
ident Mccullough of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad and a grand
daughter of Marvin Hughitt, president
of the board. Her husband is a stock
and bond broker, and son of Byron L
Smith, prominent Chicago banker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
SLEUTH Defiant
AT Mine INQUIRY

Washington, D. c., Sept. George
Shipley. detective, defied the senate
investigating committee today to COM
pei him to tell the name of the Penn
sylvania coal operator who Shipley
had stated had told him that outside
coal operators had fomentad the West
Virginia strike. Shipley was called by
attorneys for the mine operators to
testify how the strikers prevented
strike breakers going to cabin Creek
He told of one strike breaker being
chased around the railroad station and
finally cornered. 1T seemed that ev-
cry man, woman and child in Kama
wha county took a crack at him. said
Shipley. He cried, God knows have
done nothing Some one replied thai
God had nothing TO do with that; that
the miners were running il.
On cross examination Shipley said
his information about outside opera
tors was gathered from newspaper re-
ports, and what one man told him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
EXPECT MANY To
ATTEND SMOKER
East Moline Commercial Club
Ready to Entertain Super
visors and Others.

Preparations are complete for the
smoker TO be given tomorrow evening
under the auspices of the East Moline
Commercial club at Ryan's hall for
members of the Rock Island and Henry
county supervisors and others interest
ed in the proposed bridge across Rock
river at Colona. 1t will begin at .
o'clock. Invitations have been sent
out to more than $50 men. 1t is be-
lieved that a large share of the mem
bePs of the Rock Island county board,
which is in session, will be present.
Efforts will be made to convince them
of the necessity for bridge at ColoEa.
Addresses will be given by Attorney
Waterman of Geneseo, States Attor-
ney Anderson of Kewanee, DR.. w. E
Taylor and Mayor NJ. r. Carlson OF
Moline. and George ". Ross of East
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
GIVEN
PASTOR AND WIFE
Swedish Methodists Extend
Best Wishes to Mr.. and
Mrs. Glemaker.

Rev. and Mrs. Nels P GIemaker
were given farewell reception at the
First Swedish Methodist church last
evening, large number of members
of the congregation being present.
Henry Ecklund expressed the regret
of the congregation at the coming de-
parture of the pastor and his helpmeet
and there were musical numbers by
Mrs. Nellie Peterson, Miss Hannah
Glemaker was presented with a purse
and he responded. voicing the reluc-
lance with which he sewers the pleas
ant connections he has established
since coming to the city. At the
conclusion of the program the COM
pany was invited by the Ladies Aid
society to the basement. where ice
cream and cake was served.
Mrs. Glemaker and the children leave
Friday for a visit of a week with her
parents at Chicago. She will be
Joined there later by her husband
who will spend Sunday in Galva, and
the family viii then proceed to James.
ton. n. Y, where Mr.. Glemaker takes
up his work as district superintend
emit.
At the regular meeting of the Scan.
dinavian Temperance union resolutions
were adopted expressing appreciation
of the work that Mr.. Glemaker has
done as pastor and as president OF
the union and regret over his coming
departure from the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
MAIL PASSES TO NEW
CONTROL. OCTOBER |

Terms of sale of the Moline Mail and
Journal by the present owners, repre-
scented by Manager c. ]. Zaiser. to
Woodwork Clum and T ]. Van Deu-
sen of Davenport have been practi-
cally closed. The transfer of con-
troll is expected to take place Oct. 1.
Mr.. Van Deusen. it is understood, is
to take personal charge. He has been
connected with the advertising depart
ment of the Davenport Democrat.
Mr.. Clum, who is we'll known in the
three cities. holds a managerial posi-.
ton with the Davenport Locomotive
works. Some months ago he and his
father purchased the Clinton Adver.
tiser and part of his time has since
been devoted to the affairs of that
publication. His experience in news
paper work is broad, he having been
connected with metropolitan papers
and having done work In the national
capital, for time being the Washing
ton correspondent of The Argus. Some
years ago he came to Davenport az
secretary of the Great Davenport com
mittee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09

harm. He had 81 when he got away.
Big Tim had a nervous break
down after the last election and as
a consequence never took his seat in
congress. Instead he was placed in
a sanitarium. The courts adjudged
him incompetent to manage his es-
tate of several millions and a COM
mittee of four was appointed to take
charge of his affairs. After trip to
Europe he was taken to his brothers
home and William Bridge and three
men hired to guard him. He was born
in 1852 and started life as a newsboy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
PLANNING A CITY
COURT IN moline
Intention Is to Pick First Off
GERS at the Regular Spring
Election.

Preparations are steadily going for
ward for the opening of a city court
in Moline soon after the new city
hall is completed. 1t is probable that
the city will be compelled TO pay the
salary of the judge, inasniuch as the
state does not do so except in cases
where the population Is 25,0UU or more,
and the 1910 census showed Moline S
population to be about 500 short of
this figure. The salaries of the mas
and the clerk of the
court will be paid out of the fees.
The judge and clerk. of course, will
be elected, while the former will have
power to appoint the master-in-chan
Gerry. Jurisdiction will be taken in
nearly all cases arising in this city.
1t is probable that no special cleo
ton will be held, the first officers
being chosen at the regular election
in the spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
LOWER GLASSES AT HIGH
SCHOOL PICK QEElCERc

Officers elected by the sophomores
and freshmen at the high school were
announced today. The former chose:
President-Clifford Lundberg.
Vice president = Margaret Helm
beck
Secretary-Helen Smith.
Treasurer-Vera McCune.
Members of athletic board of con-
trol-Clifford Skogh, Florence Eng
strom.
Officers of the freshmen are:
President-Harold Wood
Vice president-Chauncey Kinsey.
Secretary-Ra Maxson.
Treasurer-Claude Ludwick
Member board of control-Irene
Bennett.
Roy Miller and Arnold Torsel we're
tied for the other member of the board
and another vote had to be taken
/ The result was not given out today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
LOST PURSE MAY
LEAD TO ARREST

The police are looking for two girls,
who yesterday afternoon picked up a
purse belonging to a Moline woman,
on Fifth avenue between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets. A business
man, who saw the woman drop the
purse pointed her out 10 the girls, and
they told him they would overtake
her and give back the purse This
morning, however, the man saw the
woman and asked her if she had re
covered the purse and she said she
had not. The matter was then called
to the attention OF the police. Nc
names were given out. The purse con
tanned several dollars and some valu
able papers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
FINDS MONEY Is STOLEN;
DRINKS DOSE OF POISON

Theft of money her husband had
saved is given as the reason for an at
tempt at self destruction by Mrs.
Peter Anastassojsoulos at her home in
East Moline Saturday. She drank a
quantity of fly poison, an overdose de-
feating her purpose, and a physician
succeeded in saving her life The
man accused of the theft is Peter
Athenosidis. boarder, who is alleged
TO have gotten away with SS5 in cash
and a check for $40. He left a note
explaining that he had gone to New
York and would repay the money on
his return.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
SWEDE BAPT|STS
MEET IN DULUTH
Four Hundred Delegates Gath,
er for Conference to Last
Several Days.

Duluth, Mimi. Sept. 9.-The first
regular meeting of the Swedish Bap-
fist general conference of the United
States and Canada will be held here
late today Many details of the church
will come up for settlement during the
conference, which Will hold forth until
the 14th. The placing of the 400 dele
gates in private homes of local Swed-
ish families has been completed and
pronounced a success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
Tie
OLIVER
Typewriter
The Standard VislbIe writ.r


is salary raiser. an income produc-
err an aid TO personal efficiency.
Oliver Typewriters are earning
millions Of dollars for their opera
tors and owners
They are helping hosts Of ambi-
tious young people to achieve sue
ceSsful business careers.
They are helping the small business
TO grow big and the big business &c.
grow bigger.
They are trade builders as well as
revenue producers and efficiency
makers.
The newest and best model Oliver
Typewriter Is sold on this popular
plan. There is no extra charge for
tho famous PRINTYPE OLIVER
the only ewriter-~that prints
print Printype Is conceded to be the
| greatest typewriter Improvement OF
tho century.
More than 5000 local ageats in
the United States and Canada are
making money selling Oliver Tyne
writers. This is proof positive Of
| Oliver merit and Oliver popularity.
Write for particulars 81 the IL
cents day plan. ASK for specimen
| OF PrintYpe.
No. divers rented. 81 for three
| months. Tri-City Offices, BIS Brady
street, Davenport Iowa. Phone Dav-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
TWO DEAD WHEN
train HITS AUTO

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept 9.-Mrs. H.
]. Forney and Mrs. ID. NJ Beck of this
city were killed and D. NJ. Beck and
two members of his family seriously
injured today when their automobile
was struck by an express train six
miles from here.
South Norwalk, Conn, Sept. 9.-Ad-
olson Millar, a prominent landscape
painter of New York and Paris, and
his wife were instantly killed, and
Miss Jesse Guthrie, with them in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
COMPANY BALKS
AT CASH DEMAND
Home Automatic Telephone
Concern Willing to Meet
Other Terms.
ASKED BY EAST MOLINE
counciImen, as a Result, Disposed to
Wait Till Service Has Been
Tried Elsewhere.

Payment of money for a franchise is
matte Telephone company does not
propose to do if it can avoid it. This
was made pretty evident at the meet
ing of the East Moline city council
last evening in committee of the
whole to consider the rights the COM
pany is trying to secure there. Dur,
ing the course of the meeting all
other points, including number of free
phones for the city's use, extent to
which wires are to be placed under
ground, etc, were all agreed upon
but when it came to the city's de
mand for $4,000, the company baked
Its representatives, led by Attorney
Bollinger of Davenport, asked time tc
put the question to the men higher
up" before making final reply, which
is promised at the next regular meet
ing of the council.
Franchises have been secured il
Moline, Rock Island and Davenport
without any financial return being
given for them and the company take!
the position that East Moline is NJ
more entitled to such terms than tn,
others were
IN No HURRY.
! In view of this attitude a number o
members of the East Moline council
expressed themselves as in favor o
allowing the franchise question to res
for the time being, till the compan,
has made good in the other cities
Then, it was pointed out, there woul
be time enough to install the servic
in East Moline, and the municipalit
would be taking nc chances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
VIII Bent Three BUILDINGS

Two of the three dwellings on the
site of the Deere park will be removed
and the third will be kept as resi-,
dence for the caretaker. The commits
sion a. its meeting yesterday after
noon decided TO rent all three places
until such time as the Improvement
Of the tract fer park purposes is be
gun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
EXECUTE NUMBER
FEDERAL TROOPS

Piedras Negras, Sept. 9.-Execution
of an entire company Of federal SOL
diers captured after a severe fight,
near San Buenos Ventura. was Off
cialIy reported to constitutionalis,
headquarters today by General Villar-
81. insurgent commander at Mon
claye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09

Thousands telk us they bought
their Oliver typewriters without
noticing the outlay.
Here's the way the plan works:
You make a small first payment
and get the machine at once.
Then save II cents a day and nay
monthly, exactly the same as rent.
When you complete the pay
ments, the typewriter is yours for
ever. And you pay only the regular
list price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09

at the Eagles home. bu; Mrs, Tho
mas has been taking borders in at,
tempt to help support tie family, Dis,
enlargement over failure TO make
both ends meet in this enterprise may
have had something 20 do with her
dependency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
Johnson Is Acquitted.

Gust Johnson. under arrest since
last week on the charge of fighting.
was acquitted by a jury in the court
of Justice Harvey Williams yesterday
afternoon. Johnson convinced the
jury that he was merely an innocent
bystander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
TIM SULLIVAN IS
CONE FROM HOME
New York Congressman, Suf-
fering Breakdown, Eludes
Guards and Disappears.

New York. Sept. 9.-Congressman
Timothy D. SulliTan, nicknamed big
Tim," has been missing for week.
He eludej guards at the country
home OF his brother Tuesday morn
ing and relatives fear he has met
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
BOOST MEMBERSHIP

After the coming state meeting at
Decatur the Knights of Pythias pro-
pose to make an effort to secure 500
new members in the district including
Moline and Rock Isalnd. A. (. Dan
ielson of this city, deputy for the dis
trict, will be in charge of the work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
stops coffee House Music

Sunday night music in the coffee
houses of East Moline is tabooed. Mar
shall Glenn Oakley has issued the or
der, after complaint from people who
object to hearing banjos and violins
used to attract business on Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
MOLINE is DISTINGUISHED
Rock Island CoIored People Are Civ
ina Barbecue Thursday.

Moline colored Methodists are dis
interested in the barbecue to be held
at Prospect park Thursday of this
week, as one OF the members put it
today. "The Rock Island colored
Methodists are doing this he said.
and while We want them to go ahead
and have good time, we don't wan.
anybody here to be giving money to
werd it because they think it's our
dcings. We're disinterested in it. but
| expect a good many of us will CO."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
NEW MARK IN ENROLMENT
Are 3,951 in Schools. 379 More Than
First Week Last Year.

Total enrolment in the Moline pub
lie schools for the first week of the
fall term was 1851. an increase of 379
over last years similar period OF
this number 40 are in the kinder
garten and 101 in the continuation
school. The high school has 465.
the central grammer school 307 and
there are 2,63S in the grades below
the eighth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
CHARGES SPOUSE
WITH INFlDELITY
And WOOS DEATH
Mrs. Philip Thomas Makes
Two Attempts on Own Life
but Both Fail.
TRIES ROPE, THEN GAS
Daughter Comes to Her Rescue Both
Times-Seeond Effort Is
Almost Successful.

Jealousy prompted by her hus-
bands attentions to another woman
and Encouragement over his re-
peatedly broken promises TO mend his
ways we're given by Mrs. Philip Tho
mas, SIG Fourth avenue, as the rea-
son for two attempts at suicide this
morning The first was by hanging
and the second. which was almost
successful. by turning on the gas in
the kitchen stove. Her 14-year-old
daughter. Lily, was instrumental in
saving her life in both cases.
The first attempt was made at 6
o'clock when Mrs Thomas went to
an outbuilding in the rear OF the
house for the purpose of doing away
with herself. Being in state OF ex-
IRENE detection and having frequent
ly threatened se,Gdestruction, she
was watched closely by her daughter,
who followed her and found her try
ing TO fasten a rope to a beam above
her head. After a struggle the girl
got possession of the rope.
Mrs. Thomas had her apron strings
knotted around her neck and had al
ready tried to suspend herself from
the beam by tying the apron over it,
but the cloth was not equal 10 the
strain and gave way. Abrasions on
the neck showed where the stri IS
had drawn tight before they broke.
STINT GIRL AWAY.
About s o'clock the mother per-
suaded the girl 10 60 downtown TO
pay the premium in life insurance
policy for $1,000 which the woman
holds and which she explained must
be paid to prevent lapsation. The
girl went after exacting a promise
from her mother to make no further
attempts on her life.
No sooner had the daughter de.
parted than her mother closed and
locked the kitchen doors. turned on
all jets in the gas stove and lay down
in front Of it with her head on a pi.-
low.
When Lily returned in half an hour
she smelled gas Rushing into the
kitchen she found her mother appar
emily dead. Opening a window she
cried for assistance and Mrs A
Grundberg, a neighbor. came and thu
two dragged her out into the open
air.
DR.. 4. H. Arp was summoned and
brought a pulmoter, which he USED
for Il minutes before there was {
sign of life. Then respiration wa:
resumed. Mrs. Thomas was ther
taken to The city hospital, where al
seriousness. The physician says shl
will live
WROTE 4 NOTE.
Before trying to take her life, Mrs
Thomas wrote a note TO be read aftel
her death in which she told of the al
legged attentions of her husband Il
another woman. whose initials werr
given. She related that many prom
ises to reform had been broken an,
said that she hoped he would lead
better life after her death The not
ended with:
"Have a cheap funeral for me. Yo
will need the money"
The money referred TO was the III
insurance, which she intended to s.
10 her three children.
Mrs. Thomas Y 30 years Of age
Besides the daughter, Lily. there ar
two sons. both being at school whe
the second attempt at suicide wa
made.
The husband has been employe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
Corn Crop Made Shy by Drouth.

Washington, D. C., Sept SHOT
weather drought played havoc with
he nations corn CROP causing a Joss
of 421. 100000 bushels between Aug.
/ and Sept 1, according to the gov
erument monthly crop report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
Why Not
Try the
Il7c-a-Day
Plan?

The beauty of the Oliver Type
writer 17-cents-a-day plan is that it
works out satisfactorily for every
body concerned.
This plan ties up a very large
sum of the company's money in type
writer's sold on time.
But we have an abundance Of
capital. We are glad to use our re-
sources to bring this great business
aid within easy reach of all who
have use for type tiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09

automobile, died later as the result of
a collision with a New Haven train
at a crossing last night A daughter
of the artist is expected to recover.
The daily sentinel., 1913-06-03
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List of letters unclaimed at the
Grand Junction postoffice for week
ending May 81, 1913:
Bunniger, Harvey; Blackwood, c.;
Brown, John; Cyr, Mrs. A. M; Clout,
Mrs. Beth; Cano, Sebastian; Doss,
Bill; Davis. Mrs. Charles; Dahl.
Chas.; Davis, NJ D.; Dingman, NJ.
F.; Day, Mark; Erickson, Ed; Ev-
erett, Edward; Frock, e. D.: flannel,
Mrs. Johnny; Garcia, Clemente C2);
Haines, Mrs. Rose; Hunt, Leona /;
Haney, May; llerlig, Miss X. B.;
James, Charlie; Lloyd, w. p; Lewis,
Bette; McConiga, Bertha; Mr. ind
erezzo: Norton, Mrs. Matte; Mona
makes, Chas. II. C2); Powell, Mrs.
j. F.; Prospect, Eiospitle; Pagana,
Miss Eugene; Ornelas. Aniceto; /;
Ormsbee, II. Oryille; Rose, Mrs.
Mary; Rose, Rev. w. A.; Reed, J..
w: Snyder, John H.; Sing, Mrs.
Lew; Tayangyamka, Miss Ada; I'm
derwood, James; Wilhart, Milton;
Newton, Sam; Webster, Mrs. Louis;
Weimer, S. "; Walter. Ernest 90.