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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
AUTO WITH THREE
IN TAKES PLUNGE
Occupants Fortunate in Escap-
ing Death When Ma chine
Goes Over Bank.

Remarkably fortunate were three
Moline men in escaping alive from an
automobile accident on Seventh street
near the southern limits OF the city
wednesday night. The car, a heavy
six cylinder machine, skidded and
plunged off a 1O-foot embankment.
turned over and alighting upside down.
The three men who were in the ma
chine were thrown out and while rem
dered unconscious. were all able To
leave the hospital this morning. They
are William Bergren, Eleyenth-and-
one-half avenue and Sixteenth street;
Carl Poenitz, Fifth street and Twenty
fourth avenue. and Clarence Abra-
ham. SIS Eighteenth avenue.
Abraham was driving the car but
neither he nor his companions can tell
how the accident occurred. They are
Of the opinion that the wheels skidded
and control was lost in this manner.
They were travelling at a fair rate OF
speed.
Bergren was most seriously injured.
His nose was broken and he suffered
cuts md bruises on the head and body.
Poeuit.; was also bruised and scratch
ed. while Abraham escaped with a
spra;Ied back. All three We're thrown
clear of the car or the result probably
would have been more serious. They
were taken 10 the city hospital for
treatment.
The car was brought TO 2 garage for
repairs. the bill for which probably
will be a heavy one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
at 1884 South Thirtieth avenue.
ALLING is TO RECOVER
Attorney for State Board. Shot In the
Right Eye, Is Resting Easily.


Chicago. H.. Dec. 26.-Charles ALI
ing, attorney for the state board OF
health. who was shot and seriously
wounded Wednesday morning by
Frank Klimek, was declared to be rest
ing easily last night at St Luke's hos
pital. 1t was said that he would
probably recover.
Mr.. Alling had prosecuted Klimek
in the state courts for practicing med
icine without a license. He was shot
in the right eye and an operation re-
moving the eyeball was necessary.
The sight of the other eye was not
impaired Van W. Alling of Lake
Forest, brother of the wounded man,
was at his bedside during the morn
ing.
Klimek, who shot himself, died at
the county hospital few hours after
the shooting He lived at 324 North
Central Park avenue.
Peter II. Schwaba. Mr.. Alling's as
sistant. who also was shot by klimek.
was not seriously wounded.
Van Wagenen Alling yesterday Wis
tied the family of Frank Klmel. who
shot Alling's brother Charles, causing
the loss of an eye. then committed
suicide. Under instructions of his
brother. Van Wagenen took Christmas
comforts TO the wife and children Of
Klmek. and assured them of his broth
er's forgiveness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
OBITUARY RECORD
p. A. Peterson.

y. 4. Peterson. for so years resi-
dent of Moline and for a long time
employed by the Moline Plow COM
pany. died Al his home. Twenty-third
street and Twenty-fourth avenue. at
$50 yesterday afternoon of cancer Of
the stomach. He was born in Smo-
land. Sweden. Dec. II, 1855, and came
To Moline 30 years ago. He had
worked for the Moline Pillow company
till failing health forced him to re
tire His wife died several years ago.
-Four children survive, Herman - and
Mary OF Rock Island. and l.. A. and
Emma OF Moline. There are also two
whose aunt. Mrs. Chris
tina Peterson. died last Sunday even
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
ROOT DIES WHILE
ON TRIP IN SOUTH
Founder of Modern Woodmen
and Woodmen of World
Passes in seth Year.

Joseph Cullen Root, founder of two
fraternal orders. the Modern Wood
men of America and the Woodmen of
the World. and sovereign commander
of the latter. died "Wednesday night at
Hendersonville, y. c. Intestinal and
kindred ailments was given as the
cause of his death.
Mr.. Root had been travelling in the
south in the interests of the order
and his condition was not considered
grave until Monday. when messages
were received at Omaha, Neb, Mr.
Roots home requesting that his son
Harry Root, should go to Henderson
Vile. a. /. Root, another son. was at
his fathers bedside when he died.
Mr.. Root was born in Chester.
Mass, Dec. 3. 1914, and was the son
of Aurelius Root and Eliza Abbot. He
attended Cornell Qowa) college.
Northern Illinois college and gradu-
ated from Eastman business college,
Poughkeepsie, y. y, in 1865. He
then studied law with Hon. A. r.
Wheeler of Lyons. Ia, and was admit
ted to the bar in 1888. On Sept. /.
1868, he was married to Louise NJ
Inslee of Lyons.
He became vice president of the
Lion Surety and Bond COMPANY in
1908, which he held until his death
lie was director in the Corn Ex-
change National bank of Omaha.
which position he assumed in 1910
In 1882 Mr.. Root founded the Mod
erh Noodmen of America, now the
largest fraternal life insurance soci-
ETY. in the world. From its begin
ming until 1890 he was head consul
In 1890 he founded the Woodmen of
the Word, and since that time was
sovereign commander, with head
quarters at Omaha. He has been var
iously identified with numerous move
ments in Omaha. and was governor
of the Ak-Sar Ben. the leading Ne
braska booster organization which
conducts a great fete every fall
The Young Mems association of
Lyons was also founded by Mr.. Root,
who held many positions in that city,
including member of the library board,
alderman and tax collector. He was
United States deputy collector for the
Second Iowa district from 1884 until
1883. He was mayor of Lyons in 1886
and 1887.
In 1908 he was elected president of
the Associated Franternities of Amer
lea He belonged to the Omaha COM
mercial cub and various other organi-
cations, and later became rather
prominent as an author. He wrote
drama called consolidation" in 1870 !
and in 1882, wrote the entire rituals !
Of the Modern Woodmen of America, |
The V. A S. fraternity in 1888, the !
Woodmen of the World in 1890, the !
Eminent Choppers in 1900, Columbian |
Circles in 1905, Boys of WOodcraft in |
1909 and knights of Ak-SarBen in |
1906. He wrote the genealogy of the |
Root family in 1907. His home was |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
Funeral of e c. EnadahI.

Funeral services over the remains
of Edwin C. Engdahl, who died at St.
Anthony's hospital in Rock Island
Wednesday, will be held at 2:3O Sat
urday afternoon from the y. V. Ester
dahl chapel in this city. Rev. a. F.
Bergstrom will Officiate and inter
ment will be in Riverside cemetery.
Deceased was born in Sweden. April
-, 1870, coming to the United States
in 1855. He lived at Geneseo till 1894
and had made his home in this county
since. He leaves a sister Mrs Gust
REIN of Moline. brother. Fred Carl
quist of Clinton, Iowa, ard a brother
in Sweden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26

got quicker service from the bartend
er than gold OF an equal weight would
have done, and eventually Billy. well
fortified within and in a fair way 10
win his bet Of the morning. left TO pay
a visit 20 the new Casino cafe near az
hand
Finds Old Friend.
With lis guns visible TO everybody,
Billy halted at the door and surveyed
the patrons enjoying their Christmas
dinner Well toward the rear he
espied Police Magistrate Cartwright.
Here was an old friend. Billy had Of
ten met him in police court. Some
thing should be done for him.
Hello. old top said Billy, APP
preaching with evident pleasure. how
would you like TO take a little trip 10
visit the angels"
II was an exceedingly inopportune
inquiry. considering the time and place.
and the inquirer realized II a moment
later and still more wildly when he
sObered Up this morning. Hardly were
the words out OF his mouth. and before
the magistrate could conjure up NEIL
tai picture OF himself visiting the
n policeman. who had been on
Biliy's trail. seized him from behind.
He was disarmed and lodged in the
station without any bloodshed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
BOMB INJURIES 2 PERSONS
Dynamite Exploded Under Bed Wherc
Woman and Daughter Slept.

Des Moines. Dec. 26.-An explosion
of dynamite. which injured Sophronio
Johnson and her daughter. aged IL,
wrecked the Johnson home here early
yesterday.
The police learned that the dyna-
mite bomb had been placed under
meath the bed occupied by the mother
and daughter and exploded by means
of a fuse 10 feet long which ran
through the bedroom window out into
the alley.
Detectives failed to find any trace
of the person who placed the bomb.
At local hospital, where Mrs.
Johnson was brought. it was said am
putation of both feet would be neces-
sary 1t was said she and her daugh-
ter may not recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
FIRST METHODISTS WIN OUT
Have Top Place in Church Indoor
Baseball League Cinched.

Tor place in the church indoor base
ball league at the Y. NJ c. A. has been
cinched by the First Methodist team.
But one game remains 20 be played
and that will not affect the present
leaders. Six other leagues are engag-
ed in races for honors at the associa-
ton gym. One is the business mems
volley ball league and the other give
are basketball leagues, the younger
employed boys. with four teams; the
junior boys, with six teams: student
boys, with four teams; young men =.
with four teams. and older employed
boys with four teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
FEET STRAY ON CHRISTMAS
Charles Swanson, Waiter, Is Freed.
However. by Justice.

Having been a resident of the city
for II years and never having been in
volved in any previous trouble, Charles
Swanson, waiter in a restaurant at
1924 Third avenue, was dealt with
leniently when he came before JUS
tice Fred EntTikin this morning
charged with the theft of money from
the till of his employer, Angelus Har-
ris. He was allowed TO go with a
warming. Harris filed the complaint
Peterson explained that he was par
TALLY intoxicated yesterday and hav-
ing 40 money TO invest in further
liquid refreshments, he helped him
self TO 40 cents from the till and went
out To complete the celebration. The
police found him before he had fin
ished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
GO TO JOB IN THE SOUTH
George Stiles Construction Gang Soon
Ready 10 Leave.

On the completion Of the contract
here. the forces Of the George Stiles
Construction company. which have
been al work on the new city hall. will
go 10 Hickory. y. G. where they will
start a $4,000 federal building. Su-
perintendent Ness. who had charge Of
the local job. VIII handle the southern
contract also. The start from this city
viii he made in few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
STAGE MOCK TRIAL AT
THE Y. M. C.. A. JANUARY 9

a mock trial is TO be staged at the
Y. NJ. G. A under the auspices of the
board of directors Jan. 9. Determin-
ing the guilt of one of the members
charged with the theft of a rooster is
expected TO develop a great deal of
merriment- J. ID. Metzgar is chairman
OF the committee arranging fer the af-
fair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
David Kinu.

David King. for IS years employed
as engineer at the Moline Pillow COM
pany, died Wednesday at his home in
Bangor. Mich. where he had resided
three years. Mr.. King had been i'll
for a month and Tuesday his daughter.
Miss Mena, of Moline. being notified
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
BREAKS ANKLE IN
FALL ON ICY WALK

Ernest Wehrund, 1903 Twelfth
street. is the victim of the first acct
dent of the season caused by icy
walks. While on his way home about
l1:3O last night he slipped and fell
at Fourteenth avenue and Fifteenth
street, breaking both bones of his
right ankle He was unable to rise
and lay there till another pedestrian
found him. Then he was taken to the
Tri-City sanitarium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
Eagles Settle Boundary Question.

Moline and East Moline Eagles will
have jurisdiction only on their re-
spective sides OF the two cities
boundary line, il has been decided. At
a conference Wednesday night an
agreement was reached which makes
il necessary for any resident OF either
city to obtain the consen; OF his home
aerie before joining the aerie in the
other city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
SALOON PATRONS
DANCE GAILY AS
Guns SPIT LEAD
William Fwango, Alias Billy
Cute" Goes on Rampage in
East Moline.
HAS OWN WAY FOR A TIME
Just Preparing TO Work or Police
Magistrate When rs Is
Dissrned.

William Fwsago. otherwise known
a. Billy Cute II the fellow who in
serted the go in tango. Several East
Moliners are able 70 testify 70 that
today. one OF them being Police Mag
istrate Cartwright. The magistrate,
however. Is -c1 busy 70 testify. for he
is holding court this afternoon and
allowing Billy and his other VIC ms 20
do the testifying.
Billy is a well known police charac-
ter in East Moline. lie has often pre-
yiously faced the magistrate. but never
under circumstances which bid fair 10
be so en- barrassing 20 him a. today-
Christmas DAY Billy il said 20 have
Wagsred thai he could drink a gallon
OF whisky Whether he did IL or not
has not been shown. complications
having arisen which are likely TO in
terfere with collection Of the forfeit Z
he did. Al any rate. h. made a good
beginning.
Injected Variety.
Along about noon he decided 10 vary
me program a trihe so ~ went 20
his room and secured a couple Of 81
calibre revolvers and plenty Of ammu-
milton His first stop thereafter was
AT the saloon Of AIois Ryckeahem. 500
Fifteenth avenue Here ne poked the
muzzle Of one Of his guns Ip against
the ribs Of the barkeep and advised
that gent 70 come across with a drink
Before the liquor could b. served.
friends in the room recognized Billy,
and some OF them. concluding that u
was a joke. began 70 laugh.
But Billy was entirely serious. Flash
ing his guns he turned both Of them to-
ward his friends and ordered them 20
dance PerceivinE that his serious
ness was still questioned. he disrribu-
ted a few bullets at points best calcu-
lated TO loosen up reluctant joints. and
Il was not long before several men
were dancing merrily. Others who
had not been hidden 10 the party
thought 70 side 20 the door and es-
cape. but Billy spotted them and mild
~ suggested that they join the fes-ivi-
ties
After the dancers were all about
ready 20 drop. Billy bade them adieu
and moved 70 the Carpenter saloon AZ
943 Fifteenth avenue. Here The guns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
No c. N. Committee Meeting.

There was no meeting of the Greater
Moline committee today. the execu-
tive officers having decided 10 call it
off because of other interests which
naturally would engross the members
during holiday week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26

that her father was dangerously I'll,
want TO Bangor so as 10 be at his
bedside when death came.
Mr.. King was born IN Belfast, Ire
land, 81 years ago, and for a while he
lived in New Zealand. He came 20 Mo-
line 81 years ago and from that time
until he removed 10 Michigan to en-
gage in fruit farming he had been en-
ployed at the Moline Pillow company.
Besides his widow, he leaves son.
Houston at home. a daughter. Miss
Mena. and two brothers, Twinam and
another brother whose name is not
known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
Shows Holiday Spirit.

Justice Fred Entrikin held court as
usual at the city hail Christmas day,
but he manifested a spirit in keeping
with the occasion by turning out the
half dozen prisoners who faced him.
All were charged with drunkenness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
o. M. Cox.

o. NJ. Cox, a former resident of
Moline and a native of this county,
died yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
in Denver, Colo. Word to this effect
has been received by his brother. ]. J.
Cox. of this city. Death followed an
illness of several years.
Mr. Cox was born in the vicinity
of Hampton. June 16. 1s47. When a
young man he came TO Moline and 20
years ago he removed to Denver,
where he had since lived. He was
twice married, his first wife being
Miss Helen Owen. After her death
he married Miss Emma Pardee. who
survives. with two children, Frank
and Nina. all OF Denver There are
also four brothers. J. ]. Cox of Moline,
Hill X. of Milan. W. NJ. of Miller.
Neb.. and {. c. of Los Angeles, and a
sister. Mrs. f. F. Morton of Denver.
The funeral VIII be held Tuesday
AT Denver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
Ice Clogs Pipes.

For six hours this morning 1t was
impossible to pump water from the
river on account of the intake pipe
being clogged with thin ice. and IT.
was necessary to obtain water from
the two reserve tanks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26

All the news ali the time - The
Argus.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-28

Loss of appetite or distress after
eating-a symptom that should
not be disregarded.
tits not what you eat but what you
digest and assimilate that does you
good. Some of the strongest, health
lest persons are moderate eaters.
Nothing will cause more trouble than
a disordered stomach, and many
people contract serious maladies
through disregard OF abuse Of the
stomach.
We urge all who suffer from indi-
gestion, or dyspepsia, to try Rexall
Dyspepsia Tablets, with the under
standing that We will refund the
money paid us without question or
formality, if after use you are not
perfectly satisfied with results.
We recommend Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets to customers every day, and
have yet to hear of ons who has not
been benefited. We believe them to
be without equal. They give prompt
relief, aiding to neutralize acidity,
stimulate flow Of gastric juice,
strengthen the digestive organs, and
thus promote perfect nutrition and
correct unhealthy symptoms. Three
sizes, % cents, so cents, and 81.
You can buy Rexall Dyspepsia Tablota
In this community only at our store:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-28
MILLIONAIRES WILL SOON
BEGIN To SQUIRM

Few persons realize the far reaching
importance Of the fact that the United
States will soon have an income tax on
its statutes.
First of all it means that millionares
will, for the first time since this nation
has stood, bear a fair proportion of the
burden of taxation.
It is estimated that one hundred mill
ion dollars will be raised annually by tax
ing incomes. This will mean that that
amount of taxation is to be taken off of
the things that the people must have
in order to live and placed on wealth.
Under the system of protection as
played in this country, nearly every
penny of the money necessary to run the
government, maintain the army and
navy, construct public buildings, ect., is
raised by taxing the things the people
eat, wear and use. The only thing that
protection does not tax is wealth. A man
with a fortune of ten million dollars
has not been required to pay a single
penny of tax to the national government.
This seems almost unbelievable, but it is
true. The man working on the section
for one dollar and fifty cents per day,
with a family of five children, is at the
present time actually contributing more
to run the national government than the
bachelor, too proud to marry
and raise family.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-28
POLITICAL RECOGNITION OF
RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS

Church organs that oppose appoint
ment of Roman Catholics to public Office,
and those that demand Roman Catholic
appointments as such, alike lay them
selves open to just criticism. This Re
public is not an ecclesiastical nation. No
President or Governor should appoint to
public Office any Catholic as a represen
tative of Catholics; neither should he re-
fuse to appoint proper person because
that person happens to be a Catholic.
Church connections one way or another
have nothing to do officially with citizen
ship and public service. The only point
at which church and state should be al
lowed to touch in this country is freedom
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-28
DYING HARD, BUT WILL
SOON BE A RELIC

National banks are chartered by the
United States government. They have
powers and privileges that are denied tc
all other banks. Among these powers is
that of issuing money, which is an attrib-
ute of sovereignty itself,
Congress could, this very day, repeal
the act under which these banks were
created and send every one of them into
liquidation. 1t could by a single law de-
stroy all those privileges under which
the First National bank, for example, has
made $50, 900, 900 in profits on an original
investment of $4,000
Yet George f. Baker, president of that
bank tells a committee of congress that
this committee has no more right to my
list of bank securities than the public has
to my tailor bill" He tells this COM
mittee that it $ none of congress S bust
ness how many banks are controlled by
national bank" He tells this committee
that there is no reason for the surrender
of certain syndicates to congress and that
as to the partnersi i'll interest, is purely
private affair. :" He tells this committee
that by securities company organized
by the First National bank is purely
personal, private transaction"
The old order dies hard and it fights to
the last 1t required years of agitation
and legislation to convince the reluctant
railroads that they were affected with a
public interest and that they could have
no honest secrets from the public.
Itrequired years of agitation to convince
corporations that they were not above the
the government that chartered them.
Men like Mr. Baker think that a ma
tional bank is a private affair. Other men
of his type Justify proclaim that the Stock
Exchangeis private affair. All of them
exploit the ancient theory that the public
is a new mich COW whose SOLE function
is to be exploded for individual profit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-28
SOLID SENSE ON IN
COME TAXATION
[wiliam Marion Reedyl

lWilliam Marion Reedyl
Now that we are going to have AN in
come tax, it's going to be easier to revise
the tariff according to Democratic pledges,
It seems, too, that there will be repeal
of the corporation tax. All of which
will be popularly approved. In the
stric,est sect of economists, however, an
income tax is not wholly to be indorsed,
For there are incomes and incomes.
There is the income that is due to actual
work by the man who receives it-lawyer,
doctor, engineer, editor, author, ect
That, strictly speaking, should not be
taxed. 1t is a tax on production, a fine
imposed upon energy, ability, assiduity.
Then there is the income derived from
privileges-from the rent of lands, the
value of franchises and so forth. Those
incomes are not earned by those who get
them, but are created by the community.
They could, and should, be taxed for the
benefit of the community. However,
the public opinion of the country has not
yet come around to the point of making
the distinction outlined above. and the
income tax may be accepted as, upon the
whole, an approximation of justice. It
is supposed that incomes under s., 900 or
possibly "a, 900 per year will not be taxed.
This limitation of taxation is in the main
defensible. There are few persons, COM
paratively, with an income of $4,000 or
S., 900 per year who do not get some of
it out of some increment of privilege.