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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
FISHERMAN SAYS
He WASATTACKED
Fritz Swanson Alleges Eugene
Vandermark Hit Him With
an Oar Blade.

Fritz Swanson, an East Moline fish
erman, today swore out a warrant for
Eugene Vandermark of the same city,
charging assault with a deadly wea-
pom but the police have been unable
to locate the defendant who is alleged
to have departed suddenly for other
regions deserving his wife and three
children.
According to Swanson he was met
by Vandermark on the river front last
night and was charged with stealing
a pair of field glasses from his as
sailant. During the argument Wander.
mark is alleged to have seized Swan,
sons shot gun, to have threatened
him with it, and finally, discarding it
for heavy oar blade, to have at.
tackled him with that, striking him
several times. He then dashed the
gun to pieces on convenient rock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
ELLIOTT TO HEAD
new HAVEN ROAD
President of Northern Pacific
Elected by Directors to
Succeed Mellen.

New York, July 26.-Howard Elliott,
pdesiden- of the Northern Pacific rail
way, was elected president and di-
rector of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad at "a meeting of
it's directors yesterday.
A new plan was adopted for the ad-
ministration and operation of the en-
tire New Haven system. This pro-
vides that as soon as the bylaws of
the road can be changed the new pres
ident shall become chairman of the
board of directors and that each di-
vision of the systematic New York,
New Haven and Hartford proper, the
Boston and Maine, the New England
Navigation company, and the net work
of trolley lines-shall each have an
operating. executive, a president with
defined duties" who will be subordi-
nate to the chairman.
Mr.. Elliott is to become chairman
also of the boards of directors of each
of these divisions.
Mr.. Elliott will assume his duties
as president Sept. /, succeeding c. S.
Mellen, and will be elected chairman
some time in October, when a regular
meeting of the directors is due, at
which it is proposed to make the nee
essary changes in the bylaws.
The new administrative plan is
/ based on recommendations of the com
mittee of stockholders, headed by
George Won L. Meyers, which was con.
stituted to suggest reforms in man
agement during the recent agitation
against the road which eliminated III
the resignation of Mr. Mellen, which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
I'LL SETTLE IF |
J 0W E" BRUNER
Sheriff States Unquahfiedly
That County Will Not Be
Loser by Him.
WON'T DISCUSS ISSUES
Contents Himself With Direct and
Simple Sentence Covering FL
nancial Aspect.

"If ] owe the county any money at
all, stand ready to make good every
dollar of IT," was the succinct re-
mark of Sheriff o. l.. Bruner to an
Argus man this morning at the Moline
sanitarium, where he has been for the
past 10 days seeking to regain his
health. And beyond that solitary
statement the sheriff did not care to
20. 81 just want the public to know
whereI stand in that matter" said he
The very brief interview came as a
result of the answer of States Attor-
. hey Floyd E. Thompson in answer to
. the special committee of the super
b visors asking whether the sheriff
r could be compelled to resign his Of
{ flee, and whether his salary could be
stopped, and moneys alleged to be
n due the county could be collected.
o. THE LEGAL STATUS.
In the answer handed the committee
by the states attorney, which was
printed in last Thursdays Argus, and
3. which had just been .hown Sheriff
Bruner today, the committee was told
, that 1t had no power of removal, that
his salary must 90 on notwithstanding
disability from physical or other
j causes. but that the board might de
8 duct from his salary or other pay any
r amount which he wrongfully received
from the county.
Which means that It is up to the
county to prove it's charges and elm
mate at least one phase Of the long
d drawn out battle which has ragged be-
tween the opposing parties for nearly
% year.
@ But, according to Sheriff Brlner,
the county, at least. may rely on not
getting the worst Of the deal-as far
as the financial side is concerned in
connection with his part, at any rate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
"commy" at Dubuque.

Dubuque, Iowa, July 26-President
Charles A Comiskey of the Chicago
White Sox and his party arrived in
Dubuque yesterday afternoon enroute
by automobile from Chicago to ST.
Paul. Mrs. Comiskey, AL and Marie
Bernudy. nephew and niece Of the
"Old Roman" and John Agnew are
with him. Comiskey arrived at the
Dubuque-QuiEcy game yesterday after
noon in time to see Pitcher Lamline,
a former White Sox, strike out 10
Quincy batterA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
AUTOMOBILE CRASHES
INTO TELEPHONE POLE

A large fiye-passenger Velie car, con-
tanning two passengers whose names
could not be learned, crashed into a
telephone pole at Third street and the
Bluff road, East Moline, shortly before
noon today. The car was badly dam
aged but the men escaped without in.
jury. A sharp turn in the road was
the cause of the accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
Baseball Games Tomorrow.

Ball games scheduled for tomorrow
include the Olympics and the Athletics
at the home field at Brownings, the
Plow Citys at Milan, and the Moline
Tigers at Geneseo. The annals of
previous games in connection with the
last named contestants show that the
game tomorrow ought to be close
enough to satisfy the most exacting
fan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
is SLAIN BESIDE HIS BRIDE
Iowan is Murdered and Wife's Former
Husband is Seized.

New Virginia, Iowa, July PCT. J.
Allen, meat market owner, was shot
and killed as he sat beside his wife OF
week, in car at the rail.
road station yesterday afternoon. w.
A Shetterly of Winterset, former hus
band of Mrs. Allen, was arrested.
1t is charged Shetterly got of the
train and inquired whether Allen liv.
ed in New Virginia. He was told that
Allen was on the train and about to
go to Osceola Then Shetterly re
entered the car and, according to wit
nesses, shot Allen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
"WANTED-NEW STATION"
"Hurry Up and Get Busy" Says Moline
to Rock Island Railway.

Moline wants the Rock Island peo-
pie to get busy on that long-deferred
new station, and to that effect Mayor
Carlson has returned from a special
trip to Chicago, where he conferred
with A c. Ridgeway, vice president of
the road. Just what the result was the
mayor does not care to say as yet, but
he will make the announcement next
Monday Ridgeway told the traffic COM
mittee of the Greater Moline club some
time ago that the road would build
next year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
Michigan go
Designed by Cameron Electric Lights
Body by Campbell Oversize Tires
Four Forward Speeds S1,585 Equipped
Now oo Chow
Now on Show

The Michigan 40" this year
outbids every rival. And the car
which results is one of the fin
est creations ever seen in this
city.
The designer is w. H. Cam
eron. who has built nearly
100000 very successful cars.
The body is designed by John
A. Campbell, the worlds great
est body designer.
The car has four forward
speeds, electric lights. tires
35x41a. The body is finished in
% coats. The seats have IA
inch cushions.
Here is the very last word in
in motor-car Designing car
which masters have spent four
years in perfecting. And it sells
equipped for S1.5S5-a price
never approached by any car in
this class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
Loosely Residence Sold.

Mrs. William Butterworth, who has
purchased the residence of G. NJ.
Loosely, 1903 Sixth avenue, will take
possession September l. The occu-
pant will be Mr.. Wharton. Next year
Mr.. Loosely will erect a new home on
his property at the east end of
Moline near Forty-third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
HADES? NIX, JUST KANSAS

HoIine Man Encounters Trifins Tenn
perature Of 125 Degrees on Trip.
Harry Donahoo may not know ex-
actly what his destination will be in
the hereafter. but he is reasonably
sure that he has lately had a foretaste
of the lower regions-for he has been
in Kansas and Nebraska On an auto
trip-and while along the border line
Of those two states he ran into a heat
wave that caused the thermometer TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

amble sleefully up to the not
mark. OF course, the oldest inhabi-
tants got out their records tby mem
ory) and declared that lit hadn't never
been so burned hot in-well-lemme
see." etc, but just the same, Mr.. Don
ahoo is satisfied that Moline's climate
will discount that of the sunflower
state-and then some-when it comes
to comfort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
MOLINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS

kitchen window, and gathered in 5000
in cash, besides securing the keys. to
the saloon in Moline which Anderson
owns, as well as the keys to his cash
register, all of which were in his trous-
ers pocket They left through the
front door, but did not make use of
the keys as far as the saloon is con-
cerned, according to the report to the
police. Anderson had intended bank
ing the coin but reached home too
late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
Former Moline Man Promoted.

The many friends of NJ. E. Forbes,
formerly auditor of the Deere plant
will be glad to learn that he is now
the general manager of the Dain Man,
ufacturing company at Welland, Ont,
one of the Deere concerns. The an,
nouncement was made by F. D. Blake
advertising manager of the Deere com
pany, who recently returned from a
trip to Toronto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

power cars. 1t is known as the
Fight of the Forties.
There are - makers in 1t,
each trying to Guido the others.
And prices on Forties. since this
war began, have been squarely
cut in two.
You can set more for your
money in a 40 this year than
in any other class of car. But
the Michigan 40" offers more
than all others, according to
hundreds OF experts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
weather bureau is soon to be made as
a result Of a report made to Score
tary Houston by special committee
No successor to Willis L. Moore, dis
missed as head of the bureau some
time ago. has yet been announced
though man has been selected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
RUSSELL TO REMAIN HERE
Former Secretary of Y. M. C. A. Will
Go Into Business in Moline.

former secretary of the Y. NJ c. A
II. W. Russell, who recently resigned
en- account of differences with the d.
rectors of the institution, thinks so
much Of Moline that he intends to go
into business here, and with that idea
in mind, will have his wife and family
Ill the city shortly, having leased a
house for residence purposes. He has
not given out the nature of his future
occupation, but it is understood that
it viii be along the line of something
he formerly pursued before taking up
V. NJ. c. A. work as business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26

Washington-Frank ]. Quinn of Pc.
oria entered with Secretary TumuIty a
protest at the White house against the
appointment OF l. F. Meek as post.
master at Peoria. asserting Mr. Meek
acted with the Hearst democrats in
1904 and 1906
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
Took e. Years

Some of the greatest of ex-
perts have spent four years on
this car. They have put out in
their testing 5000 cars. They
have worked out 900 improve
ments.
The car that results is a car
Sell worth seeing. Come, let
us show it to you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
were submitted to the directors todcy
and adOntad nv tbpuo

We're submitted 20 inc dlrectOrs tOd.y
and adopted by them.
AS a reason for suggesting the
change in methods of management,
the stockholders committee pointed
out that probably much of the dis
trust and dissatisfaction which exists
and most Of the complaints which
have been made are due to the fact
that there have been no distinct lines
between the functions of general ad-
minisLration OF the whole system and
the functions of operation of each sep
arate property"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
The $40" War

There is a bitter war in eX-
istence now between 40-horse-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-16
l0LAIRE-once known 10 fame a,

D0LAIRE-once known 10 fame a.
the ugliest woman on the
stage, now by her own admis-
sion one OF the most beautiful-is
sitting at her writing desk In her
Paris apartment. Before her are
spread out the 100 closely typewri,ren
sheets. which compose the contract
binding her 10 a tour OF America with
Lady Constance Stewart Richardson
and Gertrude Hoffman. Beside her
sits Morris Gest. OF New York. the
man who has been careless enough
OF his own peace of mind 10 under.
take Harvesting together three of the
most tempestuous temperaments that
ever drove manager insane by their
efforts 10 get what they want when
they want n.
In the background stand a half
dozen French. English and American
lawyers. They look weary. these
lawyers. and why not? For Two
solid weeks they lave been irving
10 reduce to legal contract form ali
the feminine fads AMI foibleS the
eccentric notions and artistic teal
ousies which make this tempera-
mental French woman what she is
Is Polaire really going to sign az
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- One can feel the teu-eurse ~
ne situation In the very atmosphere
OF the room Not 20 word is spoken
there ~ not sound save the nervous
tap-tsptap 81 Polaire s. slippered foot
a.. With puckered brow. she scans
the last paraEra ~ 81 this long.
complicated agreement
A dozen times within the past few
DAYS Polalre has been on the puin'
OF signing. only 70 discover some
fancied slight 10 nor art OF some
imagined favOritism 20 Lady Con
stance or Miss Hoffman. which
made her snErilv tear the labori
ously prepared document into shreds
and demand that an entirely new ons
be drawn up.
10 really look1. however. a. 70
American enterprise This time has
found the solution 20 This perpioVirg
problem % Gallo femIniuift Polaire
has read the CONTRACT through twice
without sOicing = single objection
And nov see she f1Er- 1000 hef fHtut.
itr gold Jon. dips f Iu fIr i.ar. ..H
well ~ purple ink. which she anscf.
and gives her slender wrist Iffe
pre- lminarv flourish fo Impair tne
necessary boldness 20 her signature
But che does not eirn her name
MOI got Instead. Polsire ling. doRr
hrr pen. ar4ftfrs f.a aHf.fs 30 ffr
contract or fhr floor rifh au iu
pefloIe sweep o. rar hand and stars
pacing ur and down fIn room .ifr
mad woman Art ono r0. artI.
TONED 10 ner strange uupds might
actually fear for HIe .afnf. 90 .iFr.
o. tho sudden violence ~ Irr passion
With a wisdom born OF .ore nrprr
enre wlfh femrrrsu nrf. srfIe.i. and
FEN nine. Mr. Get ag. nothing Ard
really fnpre BE- nothing boz CON .t.
Tor he has not even -I. IIti0u OF Tho
real cause o. ris rr1. rref.r -ar.
lafesf Out1uraf
SoV she Dauses hrr bosom hfd.
inE with emotion. checks flushed
eyes flashing IRE -r. face. the
little group % aston mod mon IItr ID.
fiEresg and starts talking H.f .Ir
is 20 aEitafed. her F1rg pour forth
IN such torrent. and .ir e~p.s .il.r
fhsm Wi'h such violent gna'ur.a fraf
10 is several minutes UrIlr. hoy
hearers knov vhaf she o. gnff'nr 90
"Jamair do ma tlr Nnta rr''
Sic clio cries, .r ling Hf.r
barely On French. English and Gar.
lnan fp expires lIr.rf fFl. t.r.
tract What fou make ~ fa.. nr.h.
ang not ono aD-f about Napoleon. r.s
pig md DDto ard IIf ms pau.r
Mite l1me dog NfvaIrr a"I sign
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P0ial-e e dcHri'sf vf't % 1T
.- my Mar1H Dtg-tt" h- declares
just tho sort rf ..rcemert which
every -r"a' artist should Insist upon
fnr t.r protection Of her art. her
p"r-UI and her temperament
10 g. no contract Al all" saws an
eminent Ncw YORK lawyer who las
seen ~ 'bIt an attempt 90 describe
In legal terms an eccentric woman.
seuselrss f1ihlss and ~ surround
The qualification - her Uhime with
aIl sorts - impossible and prepog.
ferrous condition."
"ioIU never DO able ~ 'ffall vonr
rar' ~ Tho ngr~.men' say Mr.
Geets friends
oh SOS. ! shall b" replies con-
fdoutl' bur he admits he has his
doubts On Tho matter when he com
paroa the provisions o. the P0iai-a
agreement With f1r-" - tho similar
contracts Do has made with Ger
f-Idr hoffman. tho fnmperamentai
American. and Lady Constance
stewart Hirhafd.or fhe equally
Experimental ErE. shvom1n
Iria ia rhrro tho dIn.cu.fv lies
ir fri. triple alliance 81 antagonist.
temperament each hoping ~ rico
~ succee7 ou tho failures a. fle
other ESQ bach - the threr stars
u14 mot been content u.fh on .1-irr
boz or roftrl uhaf sine uanfs whom
thn wants if doTu f1 fbr mot .r
con "qucrfisl thi1r tlf .Fr has
tried 90 prevent ffn ufhf- TOO from
graffvin- iue' a. rt1s ~ flr'r pot
desires o. fHr could N.rt mon ~
"sr"fieIr" ir theatrical affairs main.
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of the Most Temperamental Moments
of Her Classic Dances.

that none OF her rights is infringed
upon by either Of the others.
The stars demand that their
names shall be printed In type OF
the same size In all posters, and
each OF them insists that her name
shall be the only one to appear in
the theatres electric sign. Mr. Gest
will doubtless be able 10 get around
this latter difficulty by having the
artists arrive and leave the theatre
at different hours and by providing
three separate signs. each bearing
the name OF one OF the stars. Thus
with a little careful planning It will
be possible to have each artistic see
her name flashing by itself in cleo
trio lights when she passes the front
OF the theatre.
None OF the temperaments must
be given the slightest precedence
over the others. II their motor cars
should chance TO reach the stage
door at the same time. they must
be drawn up at the curb in such a
way that the distance from the door
10 each Of the cars. vii! be precisely
the same.
Another point on which all three
contracts agree Is that art cannot
flourish without a reasonably sym
pathetic atmosphere. To provide the
proper amount OF sympathy, each
star demands twenty Of the best
seats for every performance TO be
distributed among her cOuntrymen.
Polaire. OF course. will give her seats
10 Parisians OF the boulevard type:
Lady Richardson will distribute hers
among monocled Engliahmen. and
Miss Hoffman will endeayor 20 find
In every city score OF typical
Broadway first nightcrs TO be her
guests
But these contracts all seem very
on"-sidcd. one Of Hr. Gest's friends
remarked. WHAT do these exactinR
ladies' condescend 10 do for you in
return for all the attentions you are
going 20 lavish on them"
oh" replied Mr. Gest. they are
willing TO sing aud dance and act
a little occasionally. and they IRA.
cioualy allow me- 10 charge admis-
sion 70 hear and see them. What
more could ! expect"
N tact Is able 10 keep this tan.
TALKING trio Of tempsraments work
ing tremendously together for even
part ~ a season. IL win indeed be a
triumTS But many husbands and
theatrical managers. Who have failed
dismally ia their efforts 10 crafty
the whims 81 only one artistic NO
man. declare that Mr Gest might as
veil Try 10 bring the moon to Broad
way.
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ft-no, not FOR ten million francs
unless YOU provide in II the protec-
ton for my pauvres petites. my
precious pets"
Al this moment the door opens and
the pinkest OF shouts appears. fol.
lowed by the famous pig. Pearls,
rubies and diamonds sparkle on his
plump form wherever they can find
lodging. for Il is Polaire's newest
pleasure to adorn piggie with her
jewels instead OF wearing them her
self. Behind the redoubtable Napo-
leon come his inseparable comrades.
Dodo and Fiji. the crippled little
puppies which Polaire rescued from
death on the road TO Versailles after
one OF her motor cars had crushed
them
With a scream OF delight Polaire
PUSHES toward her pets. gathers them
one after another in her serpentine
arms. and fairly smothers them with
ardent embraces. II is an effective
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through a costly plate glass window.
II narrowly missed killing promi-
nent English noblemsn who CHANGED
10 be- passing In the street below
Poln're's contract provides that
her dressing room shall be draped
from floor 10 ceiling with purple
baugings. and that uns-s 70 consli-
'r1tiCu shall any other member ~
TIE company be- allowed 20 wear pur.
pl" ~ any time. A. the close Of her
not q butler 81 purple livery must be-
on hand to serve her with cham.
uaerc ~ a vintage and az p tempera-
iI-e carefully specified IN the con.
t.a~'
low jealors polalre is OF her fel-
.D~ sta-a is shown b. the clause
rE CH prc, idcs for trusted SER.
Eat q: hers 10 RINK tho rur'ain I'D
Gnd down TO- hn- act This a. done
faf fca- the theatres regular cur
tain fnFn rGt~it rc nrihei 20 de.n-ive
her ~ Ter proper eharo ~ applause
ty lower r" o." CERTAIN zoo soon
Each 81 The STAYS demands n mar.
arrT. utesr rnr.r. p..atire end mu
sict. conductor Of hfr OWL all nj
VI. Costs eNrenrn Ana each viii
Save. IN addition tho fr-lurlee serv.
i-cs ~ i.i-a'c dt's-iye o eco
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half suspects. simply because Miss
Hoffman is known to be fond OF
such pets
Polaire signed the contract the
following day without any further
trouble. II Is written in duplicate
in French and English. covers 10.
closely typewriter pages OF legal
foolscap and is beyond doubt the
most complicated agreement OF the
kind IN the history OF the law.
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boy from the room"
The sight or sound OF an
alarm clock initiates Lady
Richardson's sensibilities
even more than lilies-of the
valley do Miss Hoffman's.
Her contract becomes null
and void II by any chance
she find an aIsrm clock in
her dressing room or al her
hotel. In London once she
became 50 curaged ~ The
sight Of one OF the mated
things that She hurled IN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-16

The mere pres
ence OF lilies-of-the
valley In my vicinity
drives me into q
fury" says Miss
Hoffman. a stupid
friend OF mine once
sent me a box OF
them. and they ex-
cited ne so that !
seized a revolver and
iroye the messenger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
FLOATING Bible Douse in CHINA.

of visiting. so far possible, every one
of Humans 4.26SOO0 homes and leaving
in each one Gods printed word.
AT present we have two parties at
work, each party consisting of twelve col
porteurs under the leadership of an evan
gelst, all living on a large Chinese house
boat. These boats are well adapted to
our work, having a kitchen. a number of
sleeping rooms and good-sized saloon
which serves as dining room, study and
class room, and also as a chapel for small
evening evangelistic services"
At this time of the year the colporteurs
go to the so-called sacred mountain of
Human for a month of Bible study, confer
ence and special work among the pill
grims. During one week at this season a.
many as 10000 pilgrims a day go TO the
sacred mountain
The far-reaching effects of this splendid
work cannot be estimated. There are over
go OOo, 900 of homes in China. and to more
than half of them no word of the gospel
has ever come. Mr.. Keller says:
.'Our two bands of colporteurs can av-
erage 1,6D0 homes per week Allowing
for spring rains and intense midsummer
heat. they can work for forty weeks.
which means the gospel preached and
printed copies of the Scriptures left IN
"a 900 homes per year by these parties.
But divide the more than 3o,uoUo UNI
reached homes by the $1,000 reached in
one year and we are brought face to face
with a tremendous appeal.