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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20
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party Thursday evening for members.
The ladies of the church will meet
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the Sun
day school assembly room for the pur-
pose of reorganizing the Ladies' Aid
society.
Broadway Presbyterisn-Praye ser.
at The church.
Thursday afternoon at AIS the Jun.
Tor association will meet at the church.
Friday afternoon at o'clock the
Woman's Missionary society will hold
its annual praise service in the Sun,
day school room.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Thursday evening
Friday night the Boys club will hold
the first of a series of debates in the
Sunday school rooms beginning at Z
o'clock.
/ Memorial Christian The officers
and teachers of the bible school viii
meet Wednesday evening at the
church.
! Thursday afternoon the Ladies Aid
society will meet for work at the
church.
Friday evening the Loyal Berear
class will meet for the election of of
ficers at the home of W. F. Kaupke
1919 Tenth avenue.
Friday evening the Christian En-
deavor society will N2ld its MONTH,
business meeting at the church.
United Presbyterian-The Mission
Study class will meet this evenin,
with Miss Bessie Bryan. 1926 Tent
avenue.
Wednesday evening prayer service
will be held at the church and tn,
subject is John Bunyun"
The Woman's Mission society vii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20
S. ]. FERGUSON HOME
FROM HEALTH RESORT

s. J. Ferguson, county superintend-
ent Of schools, returned Sunday morn
ing from Excelsior Springs where he
has been undergoing treatment His
condition was critical for a time and
II was necessary for an operation to
be performed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20
CRAIG LEADER IN
COURT ELECTION

Peoria, Ill, Oct. 2O.-ReDorts at
noon indicated Colonel Craig, demo
crat, would carry Knox and Woodford
counties today in the special election
to I'LL the vacancy on the supreme
court bench in the Fifth district. At
GaIesburg. Craig supporters hired ev-
cry automobile possible In the city.
Few Puterbaugh workers are out Pu-
terbaugh Is a republican, and the pro-
gressiye candidate Is Arthur Shay OF
StreatoT. Reports from Roanoke and
Eureka favored Craig. In Peoria yot
ing was heavier in the republican thar
in democratic wards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20
MODERN FLATS
FOR 10th STREET
DR.. Joseph De Silva Has Plans
in Preparation for Handsome
$4,000 Structure.

Or. Joseph De Silva has plans
under consideration for a modern and
ornamental flat building TO be erect
ed on his premises at the corner
Of Sixth avenue and Twentieth
street. II is proposed. If the
present ideas are carried out to
move the De Silva home TO the
rear Of the lot and face II on Sixth
avenue, while the fat building is to
20 up on the site NOW occupied by the
dwelling. It will be three stories high.
Will include half dozen beautifully
arranged fats and will cost all told,
$4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
is FILED In COURT

Suit for divorce has been fled by
Jules DeSmett against his wife, Julma
DeSmett in circuit court H. NJ Nc
Caskrin is attorney for the former
The couple were married January s,
1908 and separated October Z, 1913.
Adultery is charged and the custody
of the one child born to the couple,
is asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20

President Wilson and Secretary of
State Bryan are considering the pos
sibility of a more aggressive course
Of action by the United States and this
might mean Intervention. For the
present, however. only peaceful meas
ures. supplemented perhaps by a naval
demonstration, will be used.
The original instructions given to
Special Envoy John Lind, which were
the basis of his first representations
10 Huerta, demanded an immediate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20
JUSTICE CLELAND WEEDS
COUPLE BEFORE PUBLIC

Five hundred and fifty people wit
messed the public wedding at Armory
hall Saturday evening al which time
Miss Edna Peetz OF Cincinnati. Ohio,
end William i. Basket OF Chicago,
were united in marriage.
=. II. Cleland. justice Of the peace.
tied the knot Mr.. and Mrs. Basket
are members Of the company 'In
Wrong" which closed a four days
engagement at the Empire theatre
Sunday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20

Notice! Dissolution OF Partnership.
The copartnership of c. Schiesewitz
and 4. B. Fullerton operating a sheet
metal shop in Rock Island. Ill. under
tho firm name Of c. Schlesewitz &
Co. was dissolved Oct 4. 1913. A. B.
Fullerton assuming all obligation Of
the copartnership. Oct. 20. 1913.
c. SCHIESEWITZ.
-(Ady.) A. 3. FULLERTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20
CITY CHAT
CAdvertisements.)

CAdvertisements)
Buy a home of Reidy Bros
For express. call William Trefa.
Tri.city Towel Supply company.
Independent Express Co. West ISL.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Li;ten
& Roberts. Peoples Nations bank
building.
Cleaning and pressing OF ladies'
dresses and gents suits; first class
work; give US a trial; 3005 Fifth ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20
POLICE NEWS

Juan Mendarra, a Mexican, attempt
ed to hold up three young men Sat
urday night at the corner of Third
avenue and Twenty-third street, Lev
cling revolver at their heads he Or
dered them to hold up their hands,
Before the weapon could be discharg
ed one of the men had caught hold
Of it and wrenched it from the Next
can and the blow sent the man
SPRAYING. The police we're called and
the holdup man locked up. This
morning he was fined 5000 and costs
on charge of carrying concealed
weapons. The complaint was sworn
to by A. ]. Pearson.
! William Graham, a Salvation Army
worker in the tri-cities, was arrested
Saturday night for the theft of a coat
and sweater belonging to Robert Birk-
hahn. The latter is employed as a
plumber al the Sala building and Sat
urday afternoon found that his coat
and sweater had disappeared. An
old WORKOUT coat had been left in
their place. About 9 o'clock Saturday
night an elderly man missed his rail-
way ticket while waiting at the Bur
lington depot. Graham was arrested
as a suspect and as his stories varied
widely, was taken to the station, al
though the old man later found his
railway ticket in his hand. Birkhahm
arrived at headquarters few minutes
| o n M
theft of his coat. A union card found
in the stolen coat, fastened guilt
upon him. This morning he was given
7 a 81 day sentence on vagrancy
charge.
Carl Long and Charles Radmer, the
straw stack boys, who eloped with two
Cedar Rapids girls two weeks ago and
formed an open air cult, were ar
raigned in police court this morning
and fined S25 and costs each for dis
orderly conduct
When asked his business Saturday
night, c. A. Holland directed a torrent
of abuse at Detective Cox and was
, placed under arrest. He struggled to
free himself and the officer found il
necessary to summon help in order to
call the wagon. Holland was fined S.
, and costs this morning.
/ John McGaskili paid 81 and costs
for disorderiy conduct
} AS yet no trace has been found OF
. the boy bandit who held up a Third
avenue car in the west end of the city
, getting away with s2S in cash.
The case against Fred McCullom
charged with selling liquor to an ha
r bitual drunkard after receiving proper
, notification, was dismissed in Justice
e Oliver Olsen's court Saturday after
noon. McCullom was first arrested il
l Milan, but took a change of venue t.
Magistrate Smiths court where the
: case was dismissed. A new complaint
was then issued in Justice Olseni
court, the latter being unaware OF the
previous actions. The case was dis
missed on the grounds that a maj
cannot twice be placed in jeopardy
for the same offense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20

felt Furniture company $4,000; Haw
Simmons. wholesale hardware, $780,
100; Ottumwa Gas company, $4,000;
W. H. Cooper & Sons. Furniture COM
pany, $4,000. Oskaloosa was ap-
pealed to for help.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20

Your cough annoys you. Keep on
hacking tad tearing the delicate mem
branes of your throat IL you want to
be annoyed. But II you want relief
want to be cured. take Chamberlain {
Cough Remedy. Sold by all druggists
--(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-20

Carl Long and Charles Radmer. the
straw stack boys. who eloped with two
Cedar Rapids girls two weeks ago and
formed an open air cult, were ar
raigned in police court this morning
and fined S25 and costs each for dis
orderly conduct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
". P. HUBBARD HEADS
OFF CAMPAIGN LIE

In the last Sundays edition the Wheeling Register article
published Famont line which Ire L. Smith, Progressive
county chairman reported giving out the contents of letter from
p Hubbard stating that he had not deserted the Progressive party
that for Iagh for congress Mr. Hubbard says over
Ills lie such letter to Mr. Smith
else made such statement Mr. Laughn published this
purpoe letter of his paid advertisements which according to
MI Hubards positive faseood Mr. Hubbards letter
to the Register denying this statement is in part follows:
ITO the Editor OF the Register:
S-Yesday the editorial page Of last Sundays Register
under Falmort date line that to letter from Mr. Ira
Smith / had replied as follows:
The statement have deserted the progressiveB and work
ing for Hearne entirely false The truth doing little quiet
work Laugh You tell friends that am still with the
sENF No SUCH LETTER AND MADE NO SUCH STATEMENT
TO MR. SMITH OR ANYONE ELSE THERE HAS BEEN NO CoRRE
sP0NDENCE BETWEEN US
s morning you publish another statement the subject
which equally inaccurate ~ r
NOT WELL DESERT IT. THOUGH IN SYMPATHY WITH MANY II
NOT ALL OF ITS AIMS HAVE NOT SEEN THE WISDOM OF
THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATION IN 1912 MAJORITY OF THE K
PUBLICAN PARTY WAS PROGRESSIVE IN SENTIMENT IN WEST
VIRGINIA THAT SENTIMENT CONTROLLED THE PARTY In the Ma
not repeated in 1916 for by that time most Of the delegates
would have been chosen presidential preference primaries That year
would surely have been progressive sentiment dominant IN the Repuo
Hcan party. &.ou,no.4 n;n,-4
Wy should the majority walk out and leave raudpent minority
in full c0ntrol2 =, ~,
you undertaken state my position now and have tae
perhaps you will let state for myself columns
statements invented by other have naturally been likewise
erroneous, >,
"The only active interest have taken with respect the present
campaign has been to endeaVo to those who beeVe po
10 unite in support congressional candidate that the sentiment Of
This district that question should longer mlsrepresented TINS
zionist candidates in 1914 vgnas sentiment on this
pues'OA A'SA' Respectfully "W P. HUBBARD
wheeling W. Va, Dot, 8, 1913"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Progressive Candidate Laughlin is
Beginning to Forsake the Paths Of
Rsctitude and Enters Upon an EN-,
bittered Policy of Malicious Mis-.
representations Concerning His
Rival, Julian Hearne.
INDICATIONS OF DEFEAT
SOUR HIS DISPOSITION
Statements in His Bulletins, Which
Are Given Widespread Circulation,
Concerning Actions of Senator
Hearne in the Legislature Are
Branded as Untrue, Although
Hcane Himself Will Not Stoop to
Personalities.

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 10. =
Adversely is a great chastGner,
which accounts for the fact that the
Honorable George Ashton LaughI;n
has suddenly developed numerous
and sundry sanity and sanctified
qualities. AS the third party candi-
date for congress, the Honorable
George Ashton is putting out a Sc
ries of bulletins" which at first
were dedicated to sprouting a halo
about Georges head, and lifting him
to the heights of political sancttfica-
tioN. Now, however, since a matter
of-.act public has refused, point
blank to take George Ashton's word
for ii, " .!:~3 become peeved. AS a
result he has taken to dealing in
personalities, a certain indication
that the taste of defeat and humilia-
tion is beginning to touch his lips.
All that would have been passed
without comment but when it. came
to the point where George Ashton
Horsook the paths of truth and
righteousness and entered upon an
embitterod policy Of malicious mis-
Continued on Page Eight.l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Parkersburg's
LeadCutDou,n
ByFaiirrnonters
RETURNS FOR THIRD DAY IN
MEMBERSHIP CONTEST OF
YIN, c. A.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM AT TEAM
RALLY THURSDAY EVEN.
ING.

The returns reported for the third
day in the membership campaign
showed that ParkGrsburg's lead oI
6S points over the local association
had been cut down to a.. Wheeling
yesterday came to life and scored
more heavily than on the two pre-.
ceeding days. Wheeling's work
yesterday netted them 290 points,
the largest score registered for the
day. AS result of the develop
ments yesterday the three associa-
tions are now more closely punched,
with any one Of the three having a
good shance to cop" the prize. In
order for Fairmont to overtake
Parkersburg and maintain its lead
over Wheeling 1t will be necessary
for the teams to get busy today and
tomorrow and do some more real
work. Fairmont is capable of win
ming this campaign, and the success
or failure of it will depend upon
how haFd the members work in the
soliciting Of members.
In the local contest Frank Pryor.
Continued on Page Two.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
PropsKnocked
FromUnderthe
Claim Of Neely
STRIKING EXAMPLE OF WEAK
NESS OF DEMOCRATIC AR
GUMENT GIVEN.
CHALLENGED TO SHOW THAT
FREE BREAD WILL BENE-
FIT FIRST DISTRICT.
FIT FIRST DISTRICT.

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. TO-
As a striking example Of the weak.
ness Of the Democratic argument
that tariff for revenue only will re-
ducG the cost OF living, comes Con-
gresham George d. Young. OF North
Dakota, with a direct challenge t
Major NJ. NJ. NGely, the Democratic
candidate for congress. to substan-
tiate the claim that bread on the
free list is going TO be Of any benefit
to a single man, woman or child, in
the First district.
Major Ncely is making strong
play en- that free bread proposition
but Congressman Young, who is
trailing him on behalf Of Senator
Hcarnc, has knocked the props Sc
completely out from under the con-
tcntIon that it is serving the pur-
pose of tremendous boomerang.
"Mr. NeeIy tells his audiences
that bread is placed on the free list, =
says Congressman Young, land seeks
TO leave the impression that such a
provision is one of the greatest
boons Of the age to suffering human
ity. In part, Major NerIy is right.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
HARRISON IS
FOR HEARNE
LATEST RETURNS SHOW HE
WILL RECEIVE SJBsTAN-
T1AL MAJORITY THERE.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
SAYS ELECTION OF sENA-
TOR IS CERTAIN.
LATEST RETURNS SHOW HE

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 10
Harrison county will swing into
the Hearne column by substantial
majority" was the encouraging re-
port received at congressional head
quarters here today from Roy F..
Parrish, chairman OF the Harrison
county Republican executive com
mfttee. A moment later the report
was supplemented by letter from
l.. C.. Grille, in which it was stated
hat the tide in favor Of the Repub-
lican nominee had set IN With power
iul force and that his success in the
county was assured. Letters and
messages Of similar import are pour
Ing in every day not only from Har-
.lson but from every county in the
district. Basing his estimates on
these assurances and on reports from
,hrewd foreCustcrs who have been
,uietly making inquiries in every
lection in every county since the first
If the week, Albert Snedckcr, chair
imam of the Republican congressional
committee this morning issued the
following statement:
Senator HearnG's election Is as
sured. We have felt all along that
he would carry Hancock, Brooke
Ohio and Marshall. Today we arc
not only certain Of the Panhandle
but we feel justified in claiming
both Harrison and Lewis by conf
Portable maioritics. We concede
nothing though we admit that Nicely
has the best show in Wetzei and
probably Marion. II lie carries these
two counties We figure he will be do
ing exceptionally we'll. The fight Is
pinned down solely TO Nicely and
Heurne with the Ohio county senator
running 50 far and so powerfully in
the lead that he will never be head
cd"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
GENERAL ALVEREz FORCES
FELL INTO AN AMBUSCADE
Relying Upon Information That the
Rebels Had Left the Vicinity He
Moved Forward and Soon Found
His Retreat Cut Off by Rebels as
Well as His Advance.
Well as His Advance.

MEXICO CITY. Oct. 10.--Thc
failure of General Aubcrt to get to
the city Of ToreDn in time to relieve
it, mission upon wlIic;I lie set out
nearly a month ago with large
force Of federal trOups, is explained
by the fact that the greater part OF
his 1000 men deserted him before
he had completed half ofh is journey.
He had reached Madero 2j miles east
Of .Torreon when news Of the cvaCua-
tion of the city reached lin. rs
soon as the van guard Of the retreat
ing federal trOups came into view,
General Auberts men fled with al!
their arms and ammunition. The
report that General Aubert had gone
over to the rebels was not subStaa-
tiated.
He Is said today to be at llipolito
SO miles west ON .Salkillo to which
port he retreated with the men whn
evacuated Torreon.
Gen. Aivery who Started with l.
coo men and number Of pieces oi
light artillery to retake the city Of
Durango from the rebels and whose
defeat caused the evacuation of Tor
reon fell into an ambuscadc at La
Iona so miles TO the southwest OF
Torreon. Relying upon information
that tie rebels had left the vicinity
lie moved forward. Suddenly he
found both advance and retreat cut
Off IN canyon by heavy forces OF
rebels who poured in a sharp fire
from both sides OF the pass. Gen
Alverez made stout resistance and
managed TO got word back to Tor
reon asking for reihfnrcements. Gen
eral A1vere& who was regarded as
one Of the bravest officers in the
federal army was captured with his
staff and all are said to have been
executed on the spot by the rebels.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Tagged Baby
With Mother
A FOUR.YEAR-OLD TRAVELLER
REACHES SAN FRANCISCO
IN SAFETY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1O.-Iittlc
Miss Marguerite Rettchen. years
old, known us the don't kiss ME
baby" has arrived here safe and hap
py after travelling all the way from
Vienna, Austria, alone. aUgging a
big Teddy bear, she climbed down
from the ira:n and ran TO her moth
or.
The child bore the following no.
ticc printed on an oilCloth, sewed to
the front of her dress:
please, dear folks, direct me
kindly to San Francisco TO my man.
ma. All my papers are in my pock-
cts il you need to look at them.
thank everybody ever so much. But
please don't kiss me-" The printing
was in German and English.
Everyone she met, she told her
mother, "waS mighty good to me-"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Pitched Battle
Ouer A Girl
OVER 1000 SHOTS FIRED IN
YOUNG RIOT AT WEA.
YER, W. VA.

ELKlNS, W. Va, Oct. 1O.--Ovcr
one thousand shots we're fired and
two men wounded in melee between
italians at the mining town Of Wea-
yer, about four miles from here, last
night, over who should marry an
Italian girl who is the belle in the
foreign quarter there,
Her parents insisted upon her mar
rying the man of their choice. She
refused and went to a local hotel un-
I'll tile trouble was ended. Tho feud
thus started found climax in the
riot last night.
Both the wounded men were spIr-
tied away. No names were learned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
DEPUTY Dies
From Wounds
TURMoND DUFF1ELD, IS SHOT
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO
MAKE AN ARREST.

PARKERsVURG, Oct, 1O.-Tur'
mond Duffleld, one Of a party depu-
ttzcd to arrest Mrs. Ella Lampson'
her husband and two Of the Iattcr's
sisters at Walker, Calhoun county,
died in the hospital here today from
gunshot wounds received when the
posse attacked the Duffield house
'l'wo other members of the posse were
seriously wounded and Mrs. Lamp
son suffered the loss of her left hand
She wass arrested but the husband
and sisters escaped The attack on
tho house followed the shooting OF
John Duffield who Mrs. Lampson as
serted was trying to force an en-
trance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
Twenty Thousand PhiladelphiaIns
Gather at shibe Park This After.
noon in Hopes Of Seeing the Ath.
letios Win the Fourth Game in Tie
Championship Series.
BENDER AND scHANa AND
DEMAREE AND MCLEAN.
Fletcher First Ordered Out Of The
GAME on Complaint Of Umpire
Connolly Who Changed Him With
Using Obscene Language on the
Fiald4 teri, Fined 5000.
SCORE 4 INNINGS
New yak .oo'eaSo !
Philadelphia ...,o1ossoOo'-s

sHIBE PARK, PHihADELPAiA.
Oct. 10.-Twenty thousand excited
Philadelphians and some hundred
anxious New Workers came QUITO
shibc park today to see the New
York National league champions en-
gage the Philadelphia Athletics in
the fourth game in the worlds series.
A victory for the Philadelphia club
would make it only necessary fol
them to win another game to capture
the baseball honors Of 1918 whilt,
the Giants would have to reel on
three straight TO win the series.
The diamond was in fone condition
and the players said it was lightning
fast but the outmeadows were SLOW
and sodden.
The New York club came on the
field ready to make a gallant stand
Fletcher, short stop for the New
York team will not be allowed tc
continue in the.series. Complaint
was made to the National commits
sion today by Umpire Connolly thai
Fletcher used obscene and tpfofans
language to him after Shat ltad
been called out at second III the, ninth
inning Of yesterdays game conhcs;
ly goes into detail in regard to the
language used some OF which he said
would not be fit to be repeated. The
commission has taken firm stand
against rowdyism in worlds series
and if Connolly's assertion Is found
10 be true 1t is highly probable that
Fletcher will be ordered out OF the
game for the remainder Of the series
and otherwise punished. Later in
the day the commission decided to
fine Fletcher $50 for his otfense and
to permit him to play in the world
series.
Bender and schang were the Sc.
lection for the Athletics and Dem
aree and Mclean for New York wett
announced as the batteries for to-
days game.
Game Is On.
First inning, first half-Snodgrass
out ON pop fly to Baker. Doyle
went out on a high one to strunk.
Barry threw out Fletcher. 1t was a
quickly played inning. No runs, no
bitu M arrnrs, =. -
'iPi First inning. second half suOd.
grass went out to play center field
while shafer replaced Herzog at
third, Snodgrass havi9ginot made a
hit in the three previous games Z
Murphy flied out to snodgrass. Old
ring shot long hit into right field
for three bases. He SMASHED. the
first ball pitched. The New YorS
players gathered around DemaEee TO-
Continued OH Page sixl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-10
THE SCENIC ROUTE"

The Scenic Route overlooking
Greater Fairmont is now open to au-
tomobi!c travel. To reach the en-
trGrcc to the Scenic Route go ont
MorgautOwn avenue to "The Drive"
in front of the residence of James A.
Meredith. turn to your Icft-follOw
ing '"Thc Drivc"--and keep going;
Keeping TO the left around Mob Hill.
This route is one of the scenic won
dcrs of West Virginia. Any visit to
Fairmont will be incomplete unless
you have taken in the Scenic Route.
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