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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
POLICE CAPTURE MAN
WHO FORGED CHECKS

About O'Clock this afternoon or
fcer Henry Lebbert af'er merry
chase succeeded in capturing J.. r.
McNaughton OF 27O2 Fifteenth street.
VINO the authorities have been search
ing for the past several days. lie is
alleged 20 have forged four checks
amounting in all TO s106. the money
having been paid out by the Peoples
Saving banE McNaughton was seen
by Lebbert near Twenty-seventh ave
ME and Nineteenth stree. but before
the officer had a chance 20 nah him.
the man started on dead run
through alleys and over fences along
the outskirts OF he town. He was
finally discovered in a barn appar.
emily asleep on a pile OF hay along
side of another man. They we're both
aroused and taken 10 the police sta
ton, being arraigned on charge OF
ob aiming money under false pretense.
McNaughton a. first denied his guilt
and then he asked to be allowed 70
square himself with the bank. His
companion was released.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
TWO INJURED IN
FALLS ON WALKS
Broken Nose and Cut Over Eye
Sustained by One Unable
to Give His Name.

Twice his morning the police am
bulance was called out to bring in
men who had slipped on the wet side
walks and fallen. with resulting dam
age 10 themselves. The first time
was at 9 o'clock, when a man too
badly dazed 10 give his name, was
found at Fifth avenue and Eighteenth
street Nobody saw him fail, and he
lay for several minutes in the rain
before anyone took any interest in his
plight. At the station it was found
that his nose was broken and there
was a cash over the right eye which
called for surgical attention. There
was a strong odor of alcohol about
him, indicating one of the causes of
his acciden..
Half an hour later John Harper, the
aged derelict who has been hanging
about the city for several weeks, was
picked up at Fourth avenue and Eighth
street. He had also fallen while in
toxica ed and was unable TO rise
though not much hurt Harper is 8;
years of age and the authorities are
al loss 10 know wha to do with him
He is supposed 70 oe a resident Of
Iowa, and therefore not eligible TO thC
poor farm, and sending him to jai
/ scarcely seems proper. Some time
! ago he was ordered out OF town wher
found begging, but he came back ant
| has decided H. stay, it seems.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
MANY ENROLLED IN
NIGHT CLASSES AT Y

Thirty men have enrolled in the two
classes in mechanical drawing which
began receiving instruction at the Y.
NJ. CA. night school this week. w. w.
Dunkin is in charge of the advanced
class, while H. p. Corbin, principal OF
the manual arts school, is instructing
the beginners. AS soon as enough are
enrolled to warrant, classes in archtec
tural drawing under w. H. Schulzke
will meet on Tuesdays and Fridays
B. A. Garretson of the Velie Motor
Vehicle company has been selected to
conduct the class in automobile draw
ing, which will open its sessions Nov
3. The craftsmanship class. conduct
ed by H. E. Van Duzer will begin work
Nov. 3. In the latter part of Novem
Der class TO study first aid to the il
jured will take up work under direc
ton of DR.. Perry Vessel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
DENIES MARSEILLES
is CUTTING FORCE

Rumors that retrenchments were
about to be put into effect at the Mar
settles plant in East Moline. the Deere
concern which manufactures corn
shelters. manure spreaders. portable
elevators, etc. employing seevral hun
dred men. have been circulated late
". When asked in regard TO the mat
Ter by an Argus reporter today Super
intendent Theodore Brown said.
Il know Of no plans TO cut down our
working force. We have been doing
an average business and expect 10
continue TO do so after our annual
inventory, which will be started next
Monday. Two weeks will be devoted
20 taking the inventory and oper.
atoms viii be resumed about Nov. l.
We have not discharged any Of our
men"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
PLAN HOME RULE
FOR PHILIPPINES
Wilson Will Take First Step
Today in Choice of New
Commission.
NATIVES IN THE MAJORITY
Reforms to Be Made Gradually and
May Be Amended at Any
Time.

Washington, D. c., Oct ia step
in the direction of providing the Philip
pine people with an autonomous gov
eminent will be taken by President
Wilson today.
There will be transmitted to the
senate the names of five Filipino ma
jority of the Philippines commission,
the real governing body of the islands.
Heretofore Americans have held a
majority of the Philippine commission,
which is the upper house of the Phil,
ippine legislature, with veto power of
the enactments of the Filipino assem-.
bly,.
Men familiar with the Philippines
incline 10 the opinion that selections
made by the administration are good.
Justice Mapa is taken from the SUI
preme court of the islands and given
the secretaryship of finance and jus
tice on the commission. Mapa is g
member of the progressive party, the
more conservative of the two leading
political organizations of the islands
and a lawyer of marked ability His
standing in the community is high.
Rafael Palma, who was a member
of the old commission, has been re
appointed, and the other three mem
bers are Vicente Singson, jaime DE-
Veyra and Assemblyman Illustre.
/ Singson is the leader of the Pro
gressive party and has been member
! of the Philippine assembly since it!
formation in 1907.
! De Neyra is one of the editors o
FL Ideal, nationalist newspaper o
Manila, and Illustre is a lawyer ant
planter.
FOLLOWS OUT OLD Policies.
A careful examination of the ad
ministration's policy as outlined at Ma
Mia by Governor General Harrison a
the time of his Inauguration show
that except in the proposal to give tn
Filipinos a majority of the uppe
house of the legislature there has bee
no real departure from the polio
originally laid down by President Nc
Kinley and carried out by the tw
presidents who succeeded him.
That policy had for its ultimat
goal the creation of an autonomou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
TW0-FIFTHS OF THE CITYS
CHIMNEYS ARE EXAMINED

BY the close of the present week
examination OF chimneys undertaken
with a view of reducing fire risk, will
have been completed in the fire limits,
which include about two-fifths of the
city. Up to now J. H. Wood, city
building inspector who has charge
of the work. has had the assistance
of one fireman. From now on it is
likely that the firemen will do all the
outside work. Mr.. Wood reports a
wide variation in conditions found in
various localities. Some blocks have
not a single defective flue, while in
others there are as many as a score
needing attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
EAST END OWNERS TO
ASK IMPROVEMENTS

East end property owners will hold
a conference at the city hall tomor-
row evening with Mayor NJ. r. Carl
son, Commissioner c. G. Anderson
and President J. F. Porter of the Tri-
City Railway company. The confer
ence was arranged for by the East
End improvement association. Better
car service on the interurban line and
the improving of the roadway along
the car tracks through the territory
will be asked of the railway company
while the city officers will be urged
TO take some measures to provide
temporary fire protection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16

government in the Philippines whes
the people proved themselves capable
CT sustaining it. and such is the sub
stance of the Wilson policy.
Governor General Harrison's state
ment assumes in behalf of the demo-
cratic party responsibility for the pres
ence and part of the American gov
eminent in the Philippines, expresses
a determination TO preserve the per-
manent institutions of the islands, de-
ciares that life and property must be
protected by stable government, insists
upon the preservation of American
sovereignty, and pledges disinterested
measures for the advancement of the
people.
! WORK WILL BE GRADUAL.
/ The Jones bill fixing a definite date
for the election of an independent
Philippine government and the COM
plete withdrawal of the United States
has been abandoned and there has
been substituted a determination to
work constructiyely for the future of
the Philippines and to test out step
by step any changes that are made.
If the concessions granted are abused
or if the new government proves in
efficient it is within the power of the
administration to remove the men to
whom it has extended its confidence
and restore the government to entire
American control
number of changes have been
made il the civil service, the most i'm
portant of which are the removal of
Colonel Henry b. Mccoy, insular col
lector of customs. who is the republi-
can national committeeman for the
: Philippines, and Captain Charles H.
Sleeper, director of the bureau of
: lands.
Mccoy has been succeeded by Mr..
Herstein, tariff expert, who was as
sociated with Governor General Har-
rison in technical work for the ways
5 and means committee and Captain
Sleeper has been replaced by General
: Manuel Tinc, who was director of the
bureau of labor under the recent For
= hes administration and one of Aguinal-
, dos ablest lieutenants during the in
surrection against the United States.
= AID FOR CIVIL SERVICE.
Those who are interested in civil
service as an efficient aid to good gov
eminent are watching the Philippines
I with interest. The republican admin
I istrations which had control of the
4 Philippines from 1898 until the in
auguration of Mr.: Wilson endeavored
to make the Philippine service biparti-
/ san. OF the governors general who
l. served under Roosevelt and Taft, two
t were republicans. two were democrats,
S and one was without special political
e affiliations.
r In many of the departments the aim
n was to secure efficient men regardless
y of their politics and entrance to the
: minor positions was by the merit sys
o TEN. A result of this method is that
probably more democrats than repub
e licans obtained places in the service
s under the republican administrations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
TWO BOUTS FOR BYLUND.
THE MOLINE WRESTLER

Bobbie Bylund, the Olympic club
wrestler, has two dates to Till within
a month. The first is Oct. "A at
Princeton. Neb., with a wrestler who
lays claim to the middleweight cham
pionship of that state, and the second
will be with Evans, the Peorian who
gave the Moline grsppler such a hard
tussle last winter, before The olympic
club Nov. G. The latter card includes
two other wrestling matches as pre-.
liminaries and a boxing bout in which
Battling Burge of this city Will figure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
APPROVE OF PLAN
FOR WATERWORKS
City Commission Adopts Most
of Recommendations of
Engineer Postel.
BIDS TO BE CALLED FOR
Smoke Consuming Device TO Be In
stalled Under but TWO Boilers,
However.

Two items we're changed by the city
commission before adopting the rec
concentrations Of Fred Postel, the
engineer who has charge of the in
side work in improving the water
works. There will be but two stokers
Installed, instead of four. and the coal
and ash handling device will not be
purchased. The former item called for
an outlay in all of $4,000 and the lat
ter Of $4,000. Including these two, the
estimated cost OF the Improvement
was $4,000.
Mr. PosteI was instructed 10 prepare
specifications for the rest of the work
so that bids on all items costing more
than $500 advertised for according to
law.
In view OF the experimental nature
OF the undertaking smoke consumers
will be tried FIRST on only the two old
Altman-Taylor boilers of $50 horse
power each. II they prove successful
the two new 2O0-horse power Keelel
boilers may be equipped later.
LOOK TO DISTRIBUTION.
Commissioner l.. o. Jahns stated
that the system OF distributing watel
should receive attention az once, since
there is evidence of serious waste, il
the opinion Of Mr.. Postel, either
through leakage in mains or through
waste by consumers. II was decided
to authorize a complete survey of tht
distributing system, to be made undel
the direction of Engineer Shields, WIZ
has charge Of the outside work.
The commission decided to complete
an aSCison Of 20 feet at the north sid,
Of the pumping station to be used a,
a wash room for employees.
Yesterday Mr.. Postel escorted ;
number OF newspaper men through
the pumping plant and explained il
detail the improvements which I i
proposed TO make. He also discusset
the methods which will be employe,
10 ascertain outside leakage. In
plant at Evansville. Ind, which he eH
amined he found loss of $4,000 ga
Ions daily from one small break in
main and intimated he would not b
surprised should q similar condition b
found here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
DOUBLE SUICIDE
IN CHICAGO HOTEL
Cincinnati Merchant and Wife
Agree to Die Together
Former May Survive.

Chicago, H., Oct. ia man and
woman, the woman dead, with her
throat cut, the man shot three times
and apparently dying, were found in
a room of the Sherman house this
afternoon. They registered as Mr.
and Mrs. William Ellis, Cincinnati.
Ellis, according to the hotel man
agement, said: I'VE decided to die
She cut her throat and l shot myself
At the hospital it was said Ellis
wounds were not necessarily fatal.
dispatch from Cincinnati said Ellis was
member of harness and saddlery
firm there and had left for Chicago or
business, accompanied by his wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
DO NOT LIKE 8-HOUR DAY
SilVis Shops Employees May Protest
Against Cut in Time.

Employees of the Silvis shops of the
Rock Island road are not satisfied with
the reduction of the work day from
nine to eight hours. with a correspond
ing decrease in pay. 1t is possible
that some protest will be made by
the men as a body About a year ago
there was a strike at the shops which
resulted in an increase in the pay per
hour OF most of the employees. The
reduction in hours makes the pay per
day about what Il was before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
OLYMPICS GETTING READY
FOR THE INDEPENDENTS

Three nights a week are being de-
voted to practice by the Olympics
football eleven in preparation for the
hard games scheduled for next Sun
day and the Sunday following. Next
Sunday Kewanee plays at Browning
field, while a week later the Rock Is
land Independents will be met. Coach
Hartzell is trying out some new plays
with good success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
MOLINE COUPLE ARE
FINALLY RECONCILED

In the Peoria district court this
morning Judge Worthington set aside
a decree of divorce filed by Henry
Thede. formerly a resident of Moline,
against his wife, Bernice Flicker
Thede. At the last term of court the
husband was granted a decree but
owing to the absence of his wife at the
hearing, the decision was set aside.
In the meantime efforts were made by
friends TO bring about a reconciliation
of the couple. They were rewarded
today when both admitted that one
was just as much TO blame as the
other and they agreed to live to
gether again.
Mrs. Thede has been living at 1410
Fourteenth street, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
DROP OBJECTIONS
TO SILVlS PAVING

Paving of six blocks in Silvis, four
on Eighth street and two on Fourth
avenue, apparently will meet with no
objections in county court. Assess
ment rolls were filed this morning by
Village Attorney L. NJ. Magill. OBJ
jections originally made by the Sill
Wis Land company, the largest proper
ty owner on the streets to be i'm
proved, have been withdrawn and it
is understood that others are to fol-
low suit. John Ransom of Silvis pre-.
pared the assessment rolls. Cost OF
the work will be $4,000 and if no
objections are sustained a contract
will be let during the winter and work
started in the spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16

ing, s55.77.
Business district-Mrs c. H. Co
dehn, S11O45.
vehicles-Mrs. J. E. Gordon, s4LSO.
Red line cars-Miss Bessie Moss,
S14.36.
Blue line cars-BIiss Katherine Lei
pold, $62.s6.
Bluff lines-Misses Mae Grant and
Naomi Johnson, s2130.
Interurban cars-Misses Virginia
Ray and Marilla Healey, $34.2s.
Ridgeview-Mrs. George Adams
s31.05.
East Moiine-E Aldrich, 1881.
Port Byron-s10.S2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
TAG COLLECTIONS HERE
ARE SHOWN BY DISTRICTS

Total t1g day collections for Beth
/, any home in Moline. East Moline and
Vicinity were SSl5.70. leaving after de
Quoting the tag bill a fund Of Ss06 90.
Collections. according 10 the detailed
report just compiled by the secretary,
were as follows:
First ward-Mrs W J. Davis. ISL 54
Second ward-Mrs. F. 4. Landee
Si5470.
Third ward-Miss Halle Guy. 1851
Fourth ward-Miss Edith Swan
Ss5.05.
Fifth ward-Mrs r s Melin, s2Ty65
Sixth ward-Mrs. d. A Ziegler
sIl2O.
Seventh ward-Mrs. S. H Garst
Mrs. Coss. 1925.
Factory disrict-Mrs. l. C. Bland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
SATURDAYS FOOTBALL
GAME TO BE HARD ONE

East Aurora hopes 10 put Moline
high school out of the running for the
state championship when the two
elevens meet next Saturday on Hurds
island al Aurora East Aurora will be
the most formidable team that Moline
has gone against. West Aurora will
play Kewanee. West Aurora is also a
strong team, having won all its games
thus far.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
NO PERMANENT CHAPLAIN
AT WATERFOWL HOSPITAL

There will be no permanent chap
lain at the Waterfowl hospital. as in
the past After a conference with
members OF the Moline Ministerial
union. superintendent ]. A. Campbell
announces that the Protestant minis
tiers of Moline. East Moline. Waterfowl
and Silvis will take turns in conduct
stitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16

next year has given big impetus to
the local aerie, applications for mem
bership coming in unsolicited John
erik, chairman of the committee ar
ranging for the entertainment of the
visitors in 1914, announces that SER
les of entertainments will be given
for the purpose of raising funds. The
committee will meet soon to take up
plans for these entertainments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
OdeII As Author

s. ". Odell. the former Moline at
torney and now living az Los Angeles.
Cal, has become an author. copies Of
his latest work OF fiction. entitled The
Princess Athurs." having been receiy-
ed by Moline friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16

San Francisco is the latest American
city to put women on the police force.
The western metropolis now has three
lady cops. One of them is Mrs. Kate
O'Connor. who has been Identified with
women's reform and welfare work
The Frisco 'copesses get $1,000 per
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
-. s Justices "Hanteeedents."

Lord Alverstone's gift of song has
sent the tourist on his track. There is
a story that one Sunday an American
lady attended the morning service al
st. Mary Abbots. Kensington. and
asked the verger which of the choris.
tiers in the chancel was the lord chief
justice. We'll. num-" replied that dig,
nitary. that is the vicar. and them's
the cUrates, and I'm the verger. But as
for the chois. as long as they does theiI
duty we don't inquire into their hante,
cedents "-Lcndon Chronicle.
All the news all the time - TIL
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
EAGLES AERlE is GROWING
Entertainment TO Raise Fund for the
State Convention.

Twelve candidates viii be initiated
by the Moline aerie of Eagles Oct. %.
Success Of this city in It's efforts to
land the convention OF Illinois Eagles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
Strikers Must Vacate..

Calumet, Mich, Oct 16.-Notices on
copper strikers in houses owned by
the Champion Copper company, at
Painesdale, were served this morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16

Similar action, 1t is said, is contem-
plated by the Calumet Hecla company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
QUICK THINKING
SAVES MAN'SL|FE
Arthur DuVon of Rock Island
Misses Man Who Falls Be-
fore His Auto.
WHEELS PASS ON EACH SIDE
Carl Sterner of Moline, in Trying to
Hurry Out Of Path of the
Machine, Stumbies.

Quick thinking on the part Of Ar
thur DuVon, a Rock Island lumber
dealer, probably saved the life last
night of Carl Sterner, aged % and
living at 734 Eighteenth avenue, Mo-
line. DuVon was driving his auto up
Fifth avenue, when at Fourteenth
street Steiner started to cross few
feet in front of the machine. Seeing
his peril after he had gotten part way
Steiner tried to run, but he stumbled
and fell directly in front of the on
coming car.
There was no time to stop or turn
aside so the driver of the car steered
so that the wheels missed the pros
trate form, passing on each side. Then
he stopped and hurried back to see
what damage he had done.
Though not struck by the wheels
Sterner was raked by the housing OF
the differential gear and sustained a
dislocation of the left hip, in addition
to cuts and bruises of a minor nature
He was taken to a nearby store and
physicians summoned. Later he was
removed to the city hospital in the pc
lice ambulance.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
A Rock Island auto figured in anoth
er accident an hour later at Fifth ave
nue. and Sixteenth street, when a tax
! icab belonging to Horst &, Streiter Gu
sharply in front of a motorcycle driv
en- by W. H. Myers of Moline. Myers
was unable to stop in time and hi:
machine crashed against the car. Ht
/ was thrown and slightly bruised
while his mount was somewhat dam
aged.