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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

For long time he had been train
ing her and for years he took her on
all his business trips so that she came
70 know his affairs in detail. A few
weeks ago before he died an old friend
asked Captain Williams the secret of
his successful business career.
Thorough investigation" he an
swered. Making money is easy, il
you carefully examine the proposi-
tons which come up all the time in the
course of business
The motto Investigate" he in
stilled into his wife and being a
woman Of excellent judgment, her
management has been highly success
ful.
As Mrs. Williams owns all the bonds
-S2700,060-and 80 per cent OF the
stock Of the Georgia, Florida and Ala
bdma, il is understood that at the next
meeting Of the directors she will be
elected president. She has able and
experienced traffic and operating lieu
tenants. who are thoroughly loyal to
her interests.
Then, toe, the patrons of the road
from RiChland down through Cuth-
Colquitt, cambridge, Havana, Quincy
Colquitt. cambridge, Havana, Quincy
and Tallahassee to Carabelle are all in
sympathy with her aim to develop all
the territory traversed by her road.
Much Of that land is the finest farm
ing territory in America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
FIRST OUTING OF
DEALERS IS HELD
Wholesalers Entertain Retailers
at campbell's Island Yes
terday.

Between SIS and 20 retail coal deal
ers CT the tri-cities we're the guests of
the wholesale dealers at a picnic held
yesterday afternoon at CampbelPs is
land.
Practically every dealer in the three
cities was represented. The enter
taiHment consisted of an afternoon of
athletic stunts, with an excellent five
course steak dinner at the inn in the
evening.
A baseball game between the. Dav.
export dealers and those of Rock "
lland and Moline was the feature con.
test of the afternoon. The Davenport
! aggregation hit, ran and scored be.
fore the local bunch could get thet
minds off the fact that they were
playing ball instead of weighing out
coal.
While space and the printing biz
kept the formal program down TO some
dozen or so athletic stunts and the
dinner, everything but business was
in order.
The entertainment was the best
ever pulled off in the tri-cities by any
body, bar none, according to those who
attended, and many threaten to force
the population to freeze to death rath
er than buy any more coal from whole
salers unless the latter promise t.
repeat next year.
And races? Sure there were. A "a
mans race, 100 yard dash, 25-mili
marathon tno entries), and a dozel
others were pulled of. Most of them
had TO be decided by tossing up
penny because OF the fact that mos
Of those entered refused to run aroun,
the oval but ran through il instead.
Frank Rockwell of Rock Island wa
supposed to be one Of the main SPEAK
ers at the dinner. Instead, he spok
+ just as he had run in the afternoon
he started ali right and ended all RICH
but insisted on cutting out the middle
Z |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

river. Funeral services were held
Tuesday in the Orion Lutheran church.
George Framing Of Milan was a call
er in this neighborhood Monday.
John Baraks of Coal Valley was
overcome with the heat Wednesday
and is recuperating here at the home
of his sister, Mrs: Charles Wilhouse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
BILLY KLINCK BETTER;
HAS LUCID INTERVALS

DR.. J. B. Lsckner announces this af-
ternoon that there is a notable i'm
provement in the condition of Billy"
Klinck and that he has lucid intervals
when he understands what IS said to
him. The paralytic symptoms have en-.
tirely disappeared. although he is still
in very critical shape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
SUITE OF ROOMS ARE
SECURED FOR OFFICE

A suite of four rooms on the second
floor of the Safety building has been
secured for the use of the free EN-.
ployment agency of the state, which
is to be in charge~of Cornelius Dono-
van. Mr.. Donovan expects to be able
TO formally open up his Office within
a short time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
DEATH ACCIDENTAL.
Women Reuister.

There vera not many women in
Rock Island who registered yesterday.
The 18th precinct was the star polling
Iiaoe, where six fair citizens" appear
ed to have their names placed on the
books. In the first there we're three,
10th two, and in the 18th one. There
viii be another registration on Sept.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
is Missing.

Charles Thiedemann, residing at 20S
Warren street, Davenport, is missing
His hat was found on the ferry land
ing in that city at 9:45 this morning
At that time several saw e man jump
into the water and the hat that was
lef; wac identified as belonging 70
Thiedemann. The body has net been
recovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
MRS. ANNA SCHNEIDER.

Mrs. Anna Schneider passed away
this Afternoon at 1:15 at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Shuck, S14
Seventeenth street. She was 81 years
Of age June IA and her demise was due
TO her advanced years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

jump into the river before he would
pay fine on charge Of shortweight
He has been missing since yesterday
afternoon and it is feared he has,
carried out his announced intention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
FALLS into POOL
OF WATER And is
CHOKED TO DEATH
Frank Patteeuw Suffers Epi-
leptic Fit While Digging
Sewer Trench.
FAMILY IN DETROIT, MICH.
Ends Ambition Of Man to Buy Farm
and Start in Life for Himself
Found by Friend.

: Lying prone on the ground with his
FACE covered by several inches of mud
and water. the body Of Frank Pa
teeuw, a Belgian laborer, was discov-
cred in a ditch on Thirty-eighth street
near Ninth avenue this morning.
The discovery was made by Adrian
Van Loon, lifelong friend of the dead
man. Both were employed as labor
ers by the Mccarthy ImprovemeN {
company. which is doing some paving
work on that street.
Patteeuw was seized by an epileptic
1T while digging a trench. He pitched
forward and fell face foremost into 4
puddle Of water. He was literally
choked TO death.
FINDS FRIEND DEAD.
Patteeuw had been working on
sewer trench with several other labor
ers up until about $3.50 o'clock. About
that time, however, the foreman in
charge Of the work sent the other
men up the street to work, leaving
Patteeuw alone.
Var Loon was among the men with
whom the victim had been working
Wishing to tell HIS friend something,
Van Loon returned about 10 o'clock
TO find him dead.
The mans mouth and nose had been
gorged by the water and mud, making
the entrance of air impossible Be
cause of the nature Of the attack he
was powerless to aid himself
CHILDREN IN DETROIT.
Van Loon told a pathetic story OF
his friends misfortune.
II had long been Patteeuw's ambi-
ton to own a small farm and he had
been saving for years to realize his
ambition. About four weeks ago he
left his home in Detroit in company
with Van Loon, intending later to
send for the wife and two babies that
he had left at Detroit He had saved
UP almost enough money to send for
his family and they were eagerly wait
ing for word TO come to Rock Island.
Instead a telegram today announced
his death.
DEATH ACCIDENTAL.
Accidental death was the verdict Ct
the coroner's jury which met at O'Mal-
ley's undertaking parlors this, after
noon.
Patteeuw was a man of about %
years of age. He came to this country
in company with Van Loon and his
wife about nine years ago. Up until
the time he came here he had been
living in Detroit.
His body will probably be sent to
that city for interment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
FUNERAL OF MRS. II. osENBURG.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Henry
Osenburg was held this afternoon from
the family home, Gle Second street.
Rev Fred J. Rolf of the German Evan.
gelicai church officiated Burial took
place in Chippianock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
WIRE SPARKS.


Los Angeles-The first test of the
of the California alien
land will be begun here within the next
few days by H. Tanigachi, wealthy
Japanese, according to his attorney,
II. A. Chamberlin.
Washington-Lovers of ancient land
marks protested when they discovered
the removal of the stone on which
Anne Royal was said to have sat and
interviewed" President John Quincy
Adams while he stood in water UT to
his neck in the Potomac river.
Denyer-Colonel c. J. Bills Of Lin
coin, Neb., paid $3.50 for Isham, the
famous white horse ridden for twenty
five years by Col. w. F. Cody buffalo
Bill. The horse will be returned to
Colonel Cody, whose show has become
bankrupt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
John Blixt Dies.

John Biixt of near CISCO. who was
seriously injured Wednesday after
noon when his automobile turned tur
tie, died yesterday afternoon at z
o'clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

4, when others are expected to take
advantage of the opportunity to regis
ter, in order 10 vote on Sept. II at the
bond election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

Judge Smith decided it was a case of
six on one side and half dozen on
the other and told them all to beat
it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
Where Is cIaussen?

w. c. CIaussen, Of the Ciaussen Ice
company, threatened yesterday to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
6I1 18th Street,
MOLINE.

Open only on
Wednesday az
ternoon and ev-
e.hng, 3 TO 8.
Friday eve. Z 10
Q. and sunday
morning. 9to L.
On other days.
call AZ Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22

AL the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-22
"LOST VITALITY"
COPENHAGEN
MEN SPECIALISTS

18th and Brady
Streets,
DAVENPORT.
Hours Every
day, 2 a. m. 10
s D. N. Tues
day and Satur-
day evenings.
Z to o. Closed
on wednesday
afternoon and
Sundays.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
HARRY A. DOWNS
US. COMMISSIONER
Succeeds Wilbur n. Thomas Whom
Judge Dayton Appointed Referee
in Bankruptcy.

Attorney Harry A. Downs vas no
titled by long distance telephone to-
day Of his appointment as United
States Commissioner at Martinsburg,
to succeed Attorney Wilbur H. Thorn
as, this city, appointed Wednesday
as Referee in Bankruptcy in place
Of the late James d. Butt. OF Harpers
Ferry and Washington
Judge Aston G. Dayton made the
appointment Of Mr.. Downs at ar
~kersburg. as he did that also OF Mr.,
Thomas, where the u. S. Court Ia
now in session, Mr.. Downs will 60
there tomorrow and qaulify before
Judge Dayton. Mr.. Thomas having al
ready done 80.
The appointments OF these two
young attorneys is very gratifying to
their many friends in Martinsburs
and elsewhere, while their qualiica
lions to rightly perform the duties
their Offices impose r acknowledg
ed by ALL
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
SLAVE CHARGE DID
NOT HOLD GOOD
Federal Grand Jury In Baltimore
Drops Proceedings Against
Geo. g. Phillips.

Word has been received from Bal
timore that the federal grand jury.
upon advice OF the prosecuting attor-
ney OF the United States District
Court at Baltimore, had taken no ac-
ton in the case Of George b. Phillips,
who was heard upon a charge OF
violating the Mann white slave" act
at a hearing before United States
Commissioner Thomas J. Anderson
in Cumberland some days ago. 4
Phillips was arrested on this
charge upon a warrant sworn TO by
Mrs. Maud Pearl HUI. OF Cumberland,
and while at the hearing It was
strongly contended that Phillips con
duct did not constitute a violation Of
the act and that he was not guilty. he
was held TO await the action OF the
qfederal grand Jury which convened
yesterday. and failing to furnish
$500 bail was taken and lodged In jail
at Baltimore by Deputy United
States Marshal Jacob ID. George,
Shortly after the federal grand
jury convened yesterday. It was or
dered that Phillips be released from
jail which was done and the case
dropped.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
YOUNG APPRENTICE
NEARLY KILLED
Clement Mti'er Has Arm Tori on
by Shat at Cumberland Round
House.

Mr.. Clement Miller, a young man
about 10 years of age, employed as
an apprentice machinist at the b Il
o. shops. Cumberland, was nearly
killed yesterday shortly before noon.
Mr., Miller was working Iii the ma
chine shop at the east end OF the
round house building aud In some un-
explainable way d part Of his cloth.
ms caught In the pulley Of the speedy
shaft and hts lief, arm became fasten-
ed.
The young man was whirled around
with the shaft several times before
the machinery could be stopped. Pat
rick Cameron, a painter who Was
working on d ladder nearby, when the
accident occurred. saw the predica.
ment of young Miller aud jumping
from the ladder turned the electric
switch, shutting off the power. Hr.
Miller knew nothing about the ma.
chinery or electric apparatus. but
his eye happened to fall on the switch
at the right time and he acted I'M
m~ediaiely. His quick thought and
prompt action undoubtedly saved the
young man from being whirled to
death.
AS Ii vas Mr.. Miller has lost his
left arm and TO those who witnessed
the accident the wonder Is that the
arm was not torn from It's socket.
When released the young man dis
pIayed remarkable nerve and calm
ness. although his arm was crushed
and torn from the wrist TO the
shoulder. II Is believed when he
found himself caught he doubled hfs
arm to save himself from having 1t
torn OF.
speedily as possible after Mr.. NIL.
Ter was released from the machinery
he "a rushed TO the Western Mary.
land Hospital In the Stein ambulance
His arm was amputated yesterday af.
ternoon by Drs. Hawkins and Hodges.
Mr.. Miller Is d son OF Mr.. n. w. Mil
Ter and resides at No. 1G Charles
street,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
JUDGE DAILY MAY
TRY STEWART CASE
Hampshire County Jurlst VIII be
Asked TO preside--other Circuit
Court News.

When the case OF Claude Stewart.
who was indicted Wednesday on FOUR
different counts for arson, Is called
In circuit court Judge ]. NJ. Woods
viii not preside. II was said today
that Judge Robert w. DALEY. OF
Romney. will be invited to try the
case. which viii probably be called
the first week In February.
This morning a Jury was empanel.
ed In the case OF the Micelyn Tire
company vs.. ]. u. Mlnghini, but be-
fore any evidence was ~istroducod the
controversy was settled. the plaintiff
receiving $425.
Tomorrow morning the first Grim
Inal trials will be called. The first
Ii the State VS.. w, d. Whttacre. fell
ony, and the second 81 that OF Fred
Kane, misdemeapor. who Ii charged
With breaking d switch lamp on the
Cumberland Valley railroad ut Tab
ler's station.
Edward Hill, former deputy circuit
clerk. Ia assisting Clerk Gerhardt,
who ii suffering with q bad cold.
Upon motion Of A. G. Nadenbousch
Herbert r. Hannis was admitted to
practice.
Attorney u. l. Luttrell qualified as
assistant prosecuting attorney.
Court adjourned at noon until to-
morrow.
The cause OF II. l.. Mundey vs.. u,
r. and w. l.. Jones was dismissed be
cause OF the failure OF the plaintiff
to give security for the costs.
The cause Of the Vehicle Company
vs.. sallia Helferstay having been set
tied. 1t was dismissed.
Commissioners were appointed TO
divide the real estate and report at
this term In the cause or X. T. Under
dunk ct al w. j. w. Underdunk, ct al
An order was also entered directing
the sale OF real estate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
PRESIDENT TAFT'S
ENGAGEMENTS
The chief Executive Starts Again on
a Swing Around the Circle
To Make Speeches

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan, 16.-
Pesident Taft has arranged to leave
Washington tomorrow on a trip that
will keep him away from the capital
for several days. His first engage
ment is TO speak at a dinner of the
Clover Club in Philadelphia tomor-
row night. Saturday night he is to
attend a dinner in New York in hon
or Of former President Andrew ID.
White of Cornell University.
He win spend Sunday in New York
and the next morning will proceed to
New Haven to attend a meeting Of
the Yale Corporation, of which he is
a member.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
PASSES ARRIVE
FOR B. & 0. MEN
Many Employees Receive Their Annual
Passes and Some Of Their
Wives Get Them.

Quite a number OF the b. & @. men
are receiving their annual passes is
sued by the company as a New Years
gift to its men who have been in the
service for over FIVE years. Firemen.
brakemen. track foremen, watchmen,
etc, were among those favored this
year. whereas heretofore they were
not included.
Every employe in the service five
years received a pass over certain d.
visions. Twenty years service EN-
titles the person to a pass over the
entire system. There were a goodly
number OF these passes issued on the
local division. Wives of employees
we're also given passes good on the
Cumberland division and wives OF
employees Of twenty years service and
more received passes good on the en-
tire Baltimore and Ohio system.
The plan has come to stay and win
be carried out In 1914. when the pass
es now In use will be taken up, and
new ones issued. The custom is sim
liar to that In effect on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
KANSAS GOVERNOR
MAY VISIT STATE
Movement to Bring Distinguished
Men Here For Sunday School
Rally.

Governor Stubs, of Kansas. n
of the most prominent heads OF
states in America, may visit West
Virginia this spring. An invitation,
at least, will be extended to him to
come east, and being a millionaire
and of a natural independent spirit.
he is in a position 10 crafty the de-
sire of West virginians to hear him
If he desires and other engagements
do not conflict The particular
event for which it Is desired that
Governor Stubs come to West Vir-
ginia is the annual meeting of the
West Virginia Sunday School assoc
~iation, the program for which is in
preparation.
Governor Stubs, while personally
unknown to West Virginians as a
whole, Is an old acquaintance when
it comes to quotations, for 1t is de-
clared no man in the recent prohif
bition amendment fight was more
quoted than Gov. Stubs. He has
given valuable assistance TO make
the prohibition law in Kansas pro
hibit, and it is declared that he will
tell West Virginians at the Sunday
School Convention just how be dig
It.
The program for the coming con-
ventlon is as yet in a tentative state,
and the Official call for the conven-
ton. Sent out only a few days ago,
is ~arousing a great amount Of inter
est.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
SCHEDULE RESUMED
BY B. & D. RAILROAD
The Difficulty Has Now Passed and
the Trains Are Running As
Usual.

For the first time In a week the 8.
& o. trains are running on schedule
time. Today the schedule is being
maintained with the exception of No.
Q, which arrived 80 minutes late.
Further danger from the flood In
the Ohio Valley is not feared, and the
railroad company is busy getting the
tracks In condition 40 they can be
used as formerly and the trains be
run on schedule time. To-day there
was no complaint heard by the tray
cling public, and all were glad that
they could now travel with some sat
isfaction.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
CITY OFFICIALS
!. IN HEADQUARTERS
they Are Located in the Statesman
Democrat ofsce-risoners in
County Jail.

Following the smallpox scare In the
city bastile the Offices have been NOV
ed to the ofice ofeEMe Statesman
Democrat where justice will be met
ed out for the next two weeks to Of
tenders, and all business OF the city
transacted. The city Offices and jail
are being thoroughly disinfected and
cleaned up generally, and during that
time neither can be used. SO the
whole force was compelled to seek
e quarters.
After looking AROUND for a suit
able ALLEGATION the officials decided up
on 1.-The State sman- Democrat office
Tit city prisoners are being erred
for at the county jail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
SMALLPOX
IN BALTIMORE
Additional Cases Found Give Cause
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Order
May be Issued.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Jan. 16.-Addi-
tional alarm in the smallpox situa-
ton was felt today when 1t was dis
covered that six white persons were
suffering from the malady. Hereto
fore the disease has been chiefly
among the negroes, of whom two
cores are in the Quarantine hospital
It is expected that a general vaccin-
alton order will be issued for the
city and state,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
SECURITIES STOLEN.

CHICAGO, H.. Jan. ia satchel,
containing four hundred thousand
worth Of securities OF the
Australian Marine Ffbers company.
was stolen today from w. D. Wade,
president Of the company. In a Chi
railroad station.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-18
DESPERATE ATTEMPT
TO KILL LOCAL SQUIRE
The Bad Aim of William Martin.
is Only Thing That Saved Life.
Of Justice Harry Thompson
Young Assailant Lodged in Jail

threw him to the floor and disarmed
him, In the scufle that ensued the
pistol was discharged twice, n of
-the bullets passing through Mr..
Thompson's left coat sleeve near the
wrist and setting the garment on fire,
lodged in the plastering of the side
wall. The other shot struck Martin
in the leg, making a slight flesh
wound at the knee. while his pistol
arm was pinned down at his side. Mr..
Thompson kept a determined hold on
Martins pistol arm and finally got
the weapon. a 32-calibre, and which is
now in the possession of Justice
Thompson.
When Martin regained his feet he
ran out the back door of the office
and, jumping a couple back fences,
escaped to the street. A few minutes
later he came In the back way of
John p. Keating's saloon, where he
told some fellows that he had shot a
couple Thompsons, at the same time
showing a big roll of money.
Martin was later arrested by Officer
Blake and Constable Wolf and lodged
in Jail. The grand jury at the present
term of Circuit Court having been dis
charged Wednesday evening, 1t is be-
lieved that they will be recalled to
consider this attempt at murder
charge against William Martin. so
that he may be tried at the present
term and not lay in jail till the April
term of court.
The shooting ARRAY in Squire
Thompson's Office created much ex-
element, and for a couple hours after
wards a crowd still fingered around
looking at the shattered glass in the
window and talking about the Incl
dent, while elsewhere in town it was
the general theme of conversation.
That young Martin fully intended to
kill Justice Harry Thompson is evil
dent fram all Of the circumstances.
His excuse TO go home for money
was only a ruse to get his revolver;
and the wonder is that he did not sue
coed in his murderous attempt, seeing
that he stood so close to his intend
ed victim. But he likely would have
done 81 anyhow had not Mr.. Robert
Thompson quickly done the heroic act
already described.
The Messrs. Thompson, whose lives
were all endangered for a few ex-
citing minutes, are being congratula-
ted on all sides for their fortunate
escape from death by a murderer's
hand, because, as stated before, Mar
tin meant to kill. Now he is headed
for the ~penitentiary.
When Martin was searched at the
Jail by Jailor Miller and the W Off
GERS they found. it is said, between
three and four hundred dollars on
him. This will be returned TO him at
the proper time. Some are OF the
opinion that young Martin had intend
ed to skip for parts unknown in case
he killed Justice Thompson, and SO
had provided himself with plenty of
money.