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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
MISFORTUNES IN
PAIRS FOR TRAIN
Freight Cuts OFF Mans Foot
and Then Is Smashed Up
in Wreck.
ALL IN FIFTEEN MINUTES
Thrown From Main Line by Defective
Switch Engineer Applies Air
Too Quickly.

Two accidents within 10 minutes of
ealh other occurred on the Milwaukee
road in this city Saturday night, the
net result being the loss Of foot by
one man. fracture of rib and bruises
by another the destruction Of two
freight cars and the blocking of the
track near Twenty-ffth street, so that
IL was necessary all day yesterday to
detour traffic over the Burlington be
tween here and East Moline.
H. T. McCauley was the victim of
freight train No. 81 in front of the
pumping plant and fell TO the track.
His right foot got under the wheels
and was cut off He was not other
wise injured and was cared for at
the city hospital
About O'Clock, while the same
train was proceeding on east and run
ming 20 miles an hour, il was DETECTED
from the main line by a defective
switch at Twenty-ffth street. The en-
gineer, realizing what had happened,
applied the air so quickly that the
train came TO stop in so feet.
RTCKLES IN TWO PLACES.
So violent was the stop that the
train buckled in two places. One was
in the middle. where a car loaded
with household goods gave way un-
der the fearful strain and was crushed.
Four tramps said to have been riding
in this car miraculously escaped in
jury and fed as quickly as they could
get out of the ruins. The other car
which gave way was an empty near
the engine.
The engineer and fireman jumped,
but Brakeman John A. Schmidt of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
MANUAL ARTS is CROWDED
Principal in Report Urges Adding q
Room to Building.

Extension of manual training work
in the city schools was almost at a
standstill last year because of lack of
room, according TO the annual report
of H P. Corbin, manual arts school
principal. Space is particularly need
ed, he says, 10 care for several grad
ers. and he suggests that room be
added TO the manual arts building
without delay. Despite crowded con
ditions, the principal says that the de.
partment made a gratifying showing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS

The senior and junior classes of the
local high school elected officers this
morning. For the seniors, Elmer
Grip was chosen president; Glen
Trevor, vice president; Arnold Gull
berg, secretary; Carl Sorting, treas
urer. The board of control is COM
posed of Elmer Ellis and Dorothy
Tyrell
Officers of the junior class are as
follows: Walter Sehnert, president;
Esther Van Dervoort, vice president;
De Haven Warren, secretary and
George Benson, treasurer Board of
control, Louise Champion and Donald
Williams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
NELs GRANQUIsT.

Nels Granquist, who has been en-
ployed as mason in this city for
some time, died at 11:45 Sunday morn
ing at the Cottage hotel OIL Sixth street
He had been i'll for several months.
He was born in Sweden in 1s47 and
had lived in this country 25 years,
most of the time in Rock Island and
KeWanee He is survived by a son,
Verne of Moline and a daughter and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
COM MISSION TAKES
UP TWO ORDINANCES

The city commissioners are consid.
ering two ordinances presented by
City Attorney Johnston. One provides
for the widening of Sixteenth avenue
to so feet, by purchasing a 20-foot
strip from Mrs. Ann E. Hubbard. The
other is for the grading of Sixteenth
avenue between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets, the estimated cost OF
which Will be S4,412. Both ordinances
will be laid over until next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
G. w. LILLE HEADS
SHOPS AT TOPEKA

.. w. Lille, formerly mechanical
engineer in the Rock Island shops at
Silvis. is now mechanical superinten-
dent of the No. 2 district in charge of
the shops at Topeka, Kas. He held
the position there temporarily during
the last Illness of c. NJ. Taylor, who
died at Colorado Springs and was bur.
led last week at Topeka. Then he
was named permanently. s. w. Null
linax, superintendent of the Silvis
shops, returned last night from at
tending the funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
FIRST PRACTICE OF FALL
OIympics Meet Despite Hot Weather
and Go Through PAGES.

First practice of the season was
had by the Olympic football eleven at
Tee Pee Queen field Sunday, the
fierce heat failing to deter the foot
ball warriors. dozen men reported
for work and were directed by Man
ager Kuehl in the absence of a reg
ular coach. a couple of men are un-
der consideration for this place. Meet
ings will be held three evenings a
week at the hall at Seventh street and
Eighteenth avenue. The first game
probably will be played Sept. IS, with
either the Illini or Davenport eleven.
The Rock Island Independents wish to
!. play Oct Z, but the Oiympics prefer a
later date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
WILL INVITE SWEDISH
BAPTIST CONFERENCE

Moline will invite the general con-
ference of the Swedish Baptist church
which meets at Duluth this week, to
come here in 1914. Rev. Ernest Lager
strom, pastor of the local church, will
present the invitation. Together with
Rev. A. ]. Freeman, Miss Esther Free
man and Mrs. Clara Johnson, he leaves
for Duluth tonight to represent the
local church. The conference will
continue through the 18th. 1t is prob
able that number of other cities will
also extend Invitations to the confer.
enCe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
MISS ALvINA sAMuELsoN.

Miss Alvina Samuelson died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust Samuelson, 1878 Tenth street.
Sunday afternoon at $50. She had
been i'll five months. Born in this city
March %, 1895, she was educated in
the public schools and took a prom
inent part in the young peoples work
of the Swedish Lutheran church. Be
sides the parents, a sister Alice, and
two brothers, Edwin and Wilbert. all
at home, survive. The funeral will be
held from the home Tuesday after
noon at 2:80, with Rev. Mr.. Eckstrom
in charge, and interment in Riverside
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
OLIVER
Typewriter
The Standard Visible Writer


is salary raiser. an income-produc-
er an aid to personal efficiency.
Oliver Typewriters are earning
millions of dollars fer their opera
tors and owners.
They are helping hosts of ambi-
tiCus young people 10 achieve sue
cesstul business careers.
They are helping the small business
to grow big and the big business &c
grow bigger.
They are trade builders as well as
revenue producers and efficiency
makers.
The newest and best model Oliver
Typewriter is sold on this popular
plan. There is no extra charge for
tho famous PRlNTYPE OLIVER
the only typewriter that prints
print Printype is conceded to be the
greatest typewriter Improvement of
tho century.
More than 5000 local agents in
the United States and Canada are
making money selling Oliver Type
writers. This Is proof positive Of
Oliver merit and Oliver popularity.
Write for particulars of the IL
ents-a-day plan. Ask for specimen
of Printype
No. divers rented. 81 for three
months. Tri-Citv Offices. 315 Brady
street, Davenport, Iowa Phone Dav-
export 254l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
GAME GOES II INNINGS
Marseilles Wins Benefit Contest from,
All-stars 9 to 8.

Two extra innings were required
TO decide the benefit game played by
the Marseilles team, winner of the fac
tory league pennant. and an aIl-star
aggregation made up of players from
other teams in the circuit, at Brown
ing field Saturday afternoon. Mar
settles won to s. Dunblazier of the
aIl-stars featured in the hitting, get
ting a homer and a three-bagger
The proceeds we're 500, which wen,
to three players who We're injured
| during the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
Brown Speaker at stcrIino.

Arthur G. Brown, secretary Of the
Greater Moline committee, will speak
before the Sterling and Rock Falls
Commercial club at Sterling Wednes-
day of this week, outlining the pan
being followed TO provide homes for
wcrkingmen through the reorganiza-
ton of the Home Building & Loan as
sociation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
HOMER TIES THE COUNT
Greko Hero of Deciding Game-Tigers
Win from Sherrard Nine.

line Tigers won the third and deciding
game of the season from Sherrard on
Browning field Sunday, to 5. Next
Sunday the season probably will be
closed with a game with either the
Plow Citys or East Moline Heinis
Greko was the hero of the game Sun
day. His pitching puzzled Sherrard
batters all the way and in the ninth
with two ont and two strikes on him
he drove on. a home run which tied
the count, to 5. Score by innings:
Tigers ......0O0OfOO3101-G - 4
Sherrard ....0200O20O10O-5 :
Batteries-Greko and Smith; Thoms
son and Erickson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08

Savanna was thrown from a car and
struck a rail. A rib was broken and
he was severely bruised.
The track was torn up for several
car lengths and drawbars On a dozen
cars were broken. A crew worked all
day Sunday getting the line open.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08

Featuring the bill for the first
half of the week at the Family
theatre, Moline, are Beaumont
and Arnold, who were starred
last season in "A Modern Eve.
a popular musical comedy sue
cess. They have what is said
to be a pretty musical sketch,
a departure from threadworn
themes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
PIONEER CREAMERY MAN
OF ILLINOIS DIES AT 60

Elgin, III, Sept. Sd. E. Wood,
pioneer Illinois creamery man. presi-
dent of the Elgin National bank and
the Creamery Package Manufacturing
company, died at his summer hons at
Lake Geneva, Wis, last night. He was
6S and one of Elgins wealthiest oiti-
Zens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08

Thousands tell us they bought
their Oliver typewriters without
noticing the outlay.
Here's the way the plan works:
You make small first payment
and get the machine at once.
Then save Il cents day and nay
monthly, exactly the same as rent.
When you complete the pay
ments. the typewriter is yours for
ever. And YOU pay only the regular
list price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
Patent Hog Remedy.

Henry and Joe King of South Moline,
who have met with considerable sue
cess in the treatment of hog cholera,
propose to patent their remedy and
place 1t on the market. A stock COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
QUIET FOR CROSSING COP
Ted Anderson Goes on Duty at Sixth
Avenue and Fifteenth.

Officer Ted Anderson found little
to do at the crossing at Sixth avenue
and Fifteenth street. where he was
stationed Saturday night, inaugurating
the traffic cop for that intersection.
He picked up two men on disorderly
charges, but made no arrests for vio-
lation Of traffic rules. The men ar
rested were given light fines today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
HENRY SAI.EIMS.

Henry, 3-weeks-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Salems, died at the family
home, 231 Third avenue, Saturday at
ternoon Funeral services were held
at O'Clock this morning at Sacred
Heart church, Rev. J. Culemaas Of
floating. and interment being made in
st. Mary's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
World Record as commuter.

New York, Sept. S.-F'rederick H.
Smith of Newark, N. j. winner of a
commuters contest held by a news
paper probably holds a world record
for continuous daily travel back and
forth to work. For 81 years Smith
made the trip to Newark and New
York, nine miles, twice day, barring
Sundays, holidays and vacations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
Inquiry Coupon

pany will be formed for this purpose
with capital of perhaps $4,000 and
this city will probably be made head
quarters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
MOLINES SECTION OF THE ARGUS

son, Inez and Ralph of Kewanee. The
body will be sent 10 Kewanee is
burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08
Why Not
Try the
|l7c-a-Day
Plan?

Tho beauty of the Oliver Type.
writer 11-centsa-day plan is that it
works out satisfactorily for every
body concerned.
This plan ties up a very large
sum of the ccmpany's money in type.
writer's sold on time.
But We have an abundance of
capital. We are glad TO use our re-
sources to bring this great business
aid within easy reach of all who
have use for typewriters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-08

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
ONE IDEA OF PHILANTHROPY
Carmen sylvia Says II She Had 9
: Million She Would Build Vast
Cathedral.

What curious ideas some people
have on the subject of philanthropy.
Carmen Sylvia, queen Of Roumania, is
the latest to answer that ancient
question. What would you do If you
we're a millionaire?" She would build
vast cathedral with chapels in It
tor every religion, and she would also
build an art school As It is only q
very small minority of people who
ever go to church or chapel, and those
Ilat do go are usually Of the more
comfortable classes, it is to be feared
that Carmen Sylva's million would not
go very far to lessen human misery.
Most people have asked themselves
what they would do il they were mill
honaires. but the wiser among them
have contented themselves with say
Ing what they would not do. A reso-
luton to give nothing to any religious
or charitable organizations, with Q
very few exceptions, is fairly safe
one. since both religion and charity
are incompatible with organization
The greatest delight of wealth is in
its opportunities for individual and
beneficent contact with ones fellow.
men. for there can be little true char
ity without individual contact between
giver and receiver. Among the
schemes for spending q million We
should be disposed to place that OF
Carmen Sylvia at the bottom Of the
list-and then some.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
BIRD FRIENDS OF GARDENER
But for Their Consumption Of Insects
Cultivation Would Be Practically
Impossible.

Mr.. Treadwell, of the Boston So
ciety of Natural History, reports that
he gave a young robin sixty-eight
angle or earth worms in one day. A
young crow will eat twice its weight
of cut-worms a day. Think what this
means to the gardener. Gould we
grow anything at all without the help
of the birds?" exclaimed a gardener
when told Of It,
In the crop Of a night-hawk were
found 500 mosquitoes. That bird did
the duty Of ten score screens. Think
of the discomfort, to say nothing Of
the disease, he prevented
In view of these facts, one Is al
most willing to accept the statement
of well-known French scientist, who
has asserted that without birds to
check the ravages Of insects human
life would vanish from this planet In
the space of nine years. But for the
vegetation the insects would perisht
but for the insects the birds would
perish; and but for the birds vegeta-
ton would be destroyed. Nature has.
therefore, formed delicate balance
of power which cannot be disturbed
without bringing great loss and IN
happiness to the world.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
Constantine the Great.

Constantine l.. known In history al
Constantine the Great, was born A. D.
2S8, at ancient Naissus, modern Nish.
In what Is now Servia. He had an
eventful life, one story being that
while on a march at the head Of his
army he was SO impressed by the
vision Of flaming cross in the sky
at MONDAY that he was converted to
Christianity, adopting for his motto
IL hoe signo vinces" (By this sign
shalt thou conquer). He became en-
pelor Of Rome In 306 A. D., and wheth-
er Christian or not he was a great
ruler, treated the Christians literally.
made Christianity the state religion.
and received Christian baptism short
" .ore his death. 1t was he who,
In 1872 A. D.. removed the seat of en-
pire from Rome to the east and found
ed Constantinople. to which he gave
his name. Constantine-polis. city Of
Constantine. His nberality toward
the Christians did not extend to Jews,
for he issued an edict imposing the
death penalty on those who embraced
the Jewish faith, and another order
ing the death penalty for any Jew who
should marry Christian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
BOOKS HELD AS BEYOND PRICE
Volumes In Which Visitors to Royalty
Have Inscribed Their Names Arc
Most Carefully Preserved.

Two new visitors books have 10
Gently been provided at Buckingham
palace. and the old ones have gone to
join the many others that are in the
safe keeping Of the Lord Chamber
latn's department
Tho value OF these books 70 euto'
graph-hunters 10 almost impossible 10
estimate, and sone sensation vas
caused about the court q few years
ago when II was announced that one
was missing. Fortunately . careful
search revealed Its whereabouts.
The books are bound In crimson
leather, with an imperial crown
stamped on the back, and are secured
with a silver clasp. As a rule, each
book lasts for about two years. but
upon the occasion Of the death OF
King Edward over a hundred pages
were taken up with signatures Of
callers.
One of the books is kept at the am
bassadors' entrance to the palace fol
the use of the diplomatic corps and
official visitors, and the other is at the
equerries' entrance and is used by the
general circle.
Everyone entering or leaving the
palace IL called upon to sign one OF
other of these books.-Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
HAS A LARGE VOCABULARY
Number Of Words used by emsA
Child Will Surprise One Who
10 Not q Close Observer.

How many words does the ordinary
child know? Fifty? Wrong A hun
dred? Wrong again. Five hundred
for wild guess? A little nearer but
not much. The truth is that people
underestimate the number Of vorda
their children can speak.
Take o paper and pencil, follow thu
child for several days. several weeka
putting down every new word that i
uttered. You'll find out some thinu
that viii surprise you. And when the
word child" IL used, Il does not refer
to q boy or girl OF seven or eight. bul
one Of three.
An investigation recently made b,
following q child at that age and not
ing every word that was used. showed
that It had memorized 1.771 different
words. They covered practicall,
everything with which the child came
in contact, and were words the chilli
had never heard before.
Another investigation Of words usee
BY children between / year and II
months old showed that the lowest 70
cabulary that was reported included
the use Of 90 words. The highest wa
23z words. From two years on. tht
vocabulary q child increases rapid
y, until At three years the average
child has Z vocabulary Of ct least 4o@
Uueds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
Family Secrets.

A girl has plenty of time to decide
on the details of her wedding before
the man has figured out whether hei
eyes are blue or gray.
Being conservative in politics never
keeps a man from being screamingly
insurgent in the matter Of ties and
socks.
A really clever woman never makes
the mistake Of assuming that only Q
man can comprehend her cleverness
You may cure the vices Of a bad
woman. conquer the shortcomings OF
the Indifferent woman. but nothing
will avail in the face OF a good WON
ans prejudices.
The woman who "dares to be DIFF
ferent" is talked about. the man who
plays the game Is merely tolerantly
laughed at-but at best the woman
wouldn't change places with him.
Lippincott's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
SPIES HELP TO WELLINGTON
Archivist of French, War Office Says
Spanish Officers Betrayed tho
Great Napoleon.

An interesting statement was made
not long ago before the French Acad-
emile des Sciences Morales ct Poll
tioues. by M. Bonnal. archivist to the
French war office. According to M.
Bonnal. Dumouriez. coached" Yelling
ton from 1903 to 1914. and the latter
often reaped the benefit of betrayals
by aristocratic French officers whs
had relatives in London.
M. Bonnal goes to the archives Of
the Spanish war Office. there to hunt
up confessions by Spanish officers In
the service of King Joseph Bonaparte
of their own treason-some OF these
confessions recorded as early as 1915.
under Ferdinand VII. Without any
sort of shame they acknowledge then
that they betrayed Joseph to secret
agents of Wellington.
In a time of universal scare. Well
lngton saw more clearly than anyone
this was his great merit-that Ma
poleon was fast using up the military
resources of France. and. indeed. all
but its soil. climate and genius, and
firing out the latter. He managed to
keep Spain an open sore in the enc
my's hank, and thus left hopes 70 the
continental courts for the downfall Of
the Corsican II they could coalesce
against him.
M. Bonnal says that plans dictated
by Napoleon for hfs brother King 10
seph's guidance were found by guerril-
las and passed on to Wellington. The
Idea of the lines of Torres Vedras to
defend Lisbon has been placed to the
credit of that renowned captain. Their
real author is now discovered in the
French Colonel Vincent, who knew the
country and had served as . military
engineer under Junot and Dupont. His
plans to fortify the Torres Vedras
hills were stolen and sent to Yelling
ton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
sheathina a ship.

Sheathing ship Is covering the bot
tom with a sheath Of copper. In ell
seas bur particularly In those OF the
tropics. the bulls Of ships are liable to
penetrate the hardest wood and have
been known In the course Of few
months to damage the hull so as to rem
der the vesset worthless. Copper sheath
Ing protects the ship not only against
the attacks of these borers. but also
against decay. and is especially yalu
able In the case Of iron ships. the meta
rapidly oxidizing and becoming brittle
when exposed to the action of the seu
water.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-07-25
roo BRIGHT FOR BUSINESS
Small Boy Put an End to Thefts Of
Candy Tasters But Lost
His job.

a small boy began his business ca
reer In a fve-and-ten-cent store last
week--and he also closed the first
chapter Of it in the same store two
days later. He was overzealous in his
efforts to protect his employers inter-
est. Every merchant displaying coun.
tiers of candies unprotected by glass
or wire screen covers loses pounds
Of candy weekly through the petty
thievings of candy-tasters who help
themselves to one or as many pieces
as they can grab while passing the
unprotected sweets.
The small boy feeling the RESPONSE
bility of his position reported the
raids on the candy to the manager.
who. approaching the child's interest,
explained to him that 1t was almost
impossible to deal with such culprita
and that at least Is pounds of candy
were confscated weekly in such fash.
ion.
Part Of the boys work was to UNI
cover the counters In the morning,
and he was on the JOB good and early
the second day Of his employment
He assured the salesgiri at the candy
counter that there was going to be a
reduction in candy-tasters that day.
She thought nothing of the remark
until she noticed that every one help
ing herself 20 the sweets almost i'm
mediately ciapped her hand over her
mouth and ran for the door. Tasting
her wares herself, she discovered the
upper layers of them literally sprin
killed. with cayenne pepper.
Halt. an hour later the boy who
thought he had solved the candy-tast
ers' problem was out on the street
ruefully contemplating pepper shak
er willie he went on the quest of Z
lob.