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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
OTTO'S BAND TONIGHT
AT THE WATCH TOWER

The band concert at Zum Alien
Dorf last night was postponed be-
cause of inclement weather conditions,
This evening Prof. Otto's band will be
heard at the Watch Tower and as a
special feature, Mrs. Henry Matthey
will appear as soloist. A special re.
ception in honor of Mrs. Matthey had
been planned last evening, and hun,
dreds who had planned on the event,
were disappointed. For this reason a
large crowd is expected at the Tower
this evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
MAURICE II. BARTH.

Following a lingering illness of sew
eral months, Maurice Howard Barth,
for the entire AZ years OF his life a
resident of this city, passed away
shortly after 6 o'clock last evening.
Mr. Barth was born in Rock Island
July 3. 1871, and has lived here all
his life. Up until four weeks ago he
was employed at the Rock Island
Stove works.
Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Mary
Bleuer, and three brothers, Russell
Oscar and Harry, all Of this city.
The funeral will be held from the
home of his sister, 500 Fourth avenue
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, with serv
ices conducted by Dean J. J. Quinn
Interment will be made in Calvary
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
New Pilot for Hens.

Duluth. MINI, Aug. S.-The Toledo
club of the American Association has
made oyer,ures to Darby (Dukel
O'Brien, manager of the Duluth North
ern League club, TO manage the To
ledo club. according TO a statement
from o'Brien at Virginia, Mimi 1t is
believed the deal viii be held open
until the drafg- starts Aug. Is. O'Brien
has been manager of the Duluth club
fer the last five seasons and has won
two flags. His home is in Cleveland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
COMMITTEE MEETS AT
COUNTY INFIRMARY

A meeting of the infirmary commit
tee of the board of supervisors was
held yesterday at the county infirmary.
Those on the committee are S. II.
Wright, Rock Island; Charles Brun-
strCm, Moline and Paul Wadsworth,
Rural Plans were made for installa-
ton of a new boiler and to advertise
for 100 barrels of -four. The wheat
on the pace is locking fine but the
oats are small and not doing SO well.
The corn has not been injured by the
drought but the potatoes have. Su-
peritendent Frank Wyle has the
grounds in excellent shape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
WOODMEN ENJOY
HAPPY time AT
ANNUAL PICNIC
Employees of Publication Build
ing Stage Outing at Camp
bells Island.
SOMETHING DOING ALL DAY
Baseball Game Is One of the Features
List of Winners in the
Sports Program.

The first annual picnic staged by the
employees of the publication building,
NJ. w. A, was an unqualified success,
about 125 leaving on special cars for
Campbell's island, where a program
Of sports and other athletic events had
been arranged. At noon the entire
company sat down at one long table
and enjoyed an old fashioned picnic
lunch with all the trimmings.
SOMETHING DOING.
There was something doing every
minute of the time. In the morning
the single men defeated the bene.iiets
n ball game, the score being IL to
=. The big event of the day was the
bail game between the second and
third floor forces, in which the former
were victorious. H. Hoffman breezed
along nicely until the fourth inning
when he lost all control and inciden-
tally the game The teams lined up
rs follows:
Third foor-Strohm, ss; Fl. Hoff-
man, p; Potter, 30; Meerdink, 10;
Geer, 2b; Burris, C; Bleuer, IF; Nc
Afee. cf5 Hurt, IT,
Second foor-Wright. Sc; Weaver
ling. p; Johnson, 1b; Davenport, G.;
Garlock, Jr., 2b; Westlund, SIS; Adams,
If; Reddig, RI; Wilson, CT
Score:
Third Floor ......0 1909 %
Second Floor ......0 O131 %
AT the conclusion of the afternoon
events, another feed was served. Many
of the picnickers danced at the inn in
the evening, and departed for home at
a late hour
THE WINNERS.
The list of winners in the various
events follows:
Ladies egg race. 200 .feet-NoFa
Ryan x
Gents 100 yard dash-Fred Da,vz.
port.
Fat ladies' so yard dash-Nrs. Peter
son
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
OBITUARY
FOSTER.

FOSIER.
Bayard, Iowa, the scene of his in
itiation into the Masonic order thirty
years ago, will be the last resting
place of Samuel Foster, lineal de-
scendent of the famous American fam
lily, who died at Erie, H., Wednesday.
The funeral, which will be held tomor-
row morning. will be in charge of the
Masons at Bayard.
DR.. c. T. Foster of Rock Island, a
son of the deceased, returned last
night but will leave tonight for Bay
ard to attend the funeral. Miss Meta
! Foster and DR.. A. II. Foster OF Erie,
also children of the deceased, have al
ready left for Bayard to look after the
funeral arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
FLETCHER.

The funeral of the late Jerome
Fletcher, who died recently at st. An
thongs hospital, was held this after
noon from the home of his brother,
William Fletcher, sol Forty-fourth
street. Services at the house were
conducted by Rev. Gardner of the
Episcopal church. Interment was made
in Chippianock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
Rosy" Wright, Harry Hoffman.

Rosy" Wright, Harry Hoffman.
Ladies' 100 yard dash-Myrtle Dunn.
Thin ladies so yard dash-Myrtle
Dunn.
Fat mems race, so yards-Ole West
lund
Ladies' potato race-Flossie WEIGH.
Thin mems race, 80 yards-Fred
Davenport
Horseshoe game-E. Wilson, E. Geer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
FATHER BROWNS
WHILE LITTLE
SON LOOKS ON
w. G. Hubble, Rock Island Man
Meets Death in Slough
Near Milan.
CRIES PITEoUSLY FOR AID
NIne-Year-old Boy OF Drowned Parent
Stands and Watches, Unable TO
Render Assistance.

While his little 9-year-old son, Glenn,
looked hopelessly on crying piteously
for aid, w. c. Hubble, 1924 Ninth ave
nue., was drowned in one of the sloughs
of the Rock river behind the plant of
the Artista Piano Player company,
near Milan, about 1890 this morning.
Hubble, in company with his little
boy. left his home 10 go fishing early
this morning. At the time of his
drowning he was wading in the slough
with pole and line.
Throughout most of the slough the
water is very shallow. At several
places, however. deep holes occur
Towards one of these holes, Hubble
walked, never dreaming of its pres
ence. Suddenly he disappeared and
never rose again to the surface.
BOY CALLS FOR AID.
His little son saw his father dis
appear and shTieked for aid. Men
employed at neighboring shops heard
his cries and rushed to the scene.
They asked the boy what the trouble
was, but he could only cry:
'Papa's gone, there" pointing to the
spot where his father had disappeared.
The men hurriedly entered the wa
ter in search of the victim, but could
find no traces Of him. The boy was
unable TO give any coherent answers
to their questions, but only sat anc
moaned piteously, "Papas gone. Out
there"
FIND BODY LATER.
Search for the body was at once
instituted and after a half hours worl
with hooks was found in supposedly
the identical spot where it had dis
appeared.
When the body was brought to the
surface heroic attempts were made a
iehuscitation. but without avail
II was apparent that the unfortunate
victim had swallowed a great quantity
Of water and that life mus. have beer
extinct several minutes before tn,
body was taken from the water.
SPENT LIFE HERE.
Mr. Hubble was born in Rock Island
May II. 1876. and lived here all hi
life. For the past years he has beer
engaged in the wall papering business
AZ 1926 Fourth avenue. He was mar
ricd June l6. 1897.
Surviving, besides his wife. are twt
children, Glenn and Esther, and hi
parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. Hubble, witt
whom he lived.
THE INQUEST.
A verdict of accidental death b.
drowning was returned by the coroI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08

New York-An eightday tow almost
halfway across the Atlantic ended
here with the arrival of the steamers
Farley and Kim. The Kim was taken
in tow after it had lost its propeller
and had drifted for six days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
GRANDIN.

The funeral of Pehr A. Grandin was
held this morning from his late hcme,
429 Tenth street. Rev. Taylor Off
ciated at the services which we're held
at the home. The funeral was con-
Quoted by the members o. Trio lodge,
NJ. 81. A +. and a NJ. Interment was
made in Chippianock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08

Webster City, Iowa.-Mrs. Henry
Gunderson was killed, Mrs. Porter and
Ollie Nelson were fatally injured and
three others were hurt when their
automobile was struck by a freight
train west of here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08

st. Louisa company that manufac-
lures women's clothing announced it
had established a minimum wage of
81 a week for girls. 1t employs 400.
senate wage inquiry led to the ac-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
Saloon Notice.

Chicken lunch at Deisenroth's place.
1901 Fourth avenue, Saturday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08

er's jury which was called together at
the Kent undertaking parlors this af-
ternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
WARSHIP DEMOCRACY.
How the Problem of Eating and social
Equality Is Settled.
Grom the Washington Pos

The buncomhe about democratizing the
navy reached its zenith in the Senate on
Saturday. Alluson to Secretary Dan
iels's reported consideration of scheme
of having officers and men mess to-
gether provoked a debate. senator Kern
explained the secretarys attitude: The
declarations were to the effect that
where common sailor. a seaman of any
kind, had worked himself up and become
capable of becoming an officer of the
navy. it did not lie in the face of any OF
the pcrfumed officers of the navy to OBJ
i"ct to him because he had been a COM
mon sailor and because they did not feel
like sitting at the table with man who
had been a common sailor"
Mustangs" as those who enter the
line from the ranks are known. are not
numerous in the service but the existing
laws provide that not less than L war
rant officers be annually examined for
been any charge Of discrimination against
such candidates on the score of their or
icin It has been demonstrated that a
blue jacket with enough brains to earn a
commission has enough "savvy" to make
himself agreeable in the ward room. To
make the examination any easier would
be unwise and unjust. A graduate of
Annapolis gets his commission only after
four years of rigid discipline and ardu-
Gus study No good reason exists for
making an easier road from the ranks.
Official disavowals of any intention to
mess officers and men together attest the
soundncss of the prevailing system
There are on a battleship many different
messes. Take the flagship of the Allan
tic fleet, for instance. The commanders
in-chief has his own mess, where he
takes his meals with the members of his
personal staff, about eight in all. The
captain of the ship has his own mess
and eats alone except when he chooses
to invite guests. The ward-roor, mess
includes the executive officer the navi-
gator. the medical, pay, watch and di-
vision and marine officers The junior
officers mess, or Storage Is composed
Of ensigns fresh from the naval academy,
making their first cruise The warrant
officers mess includes tho hoatswains.
Eunners carpenters, chief machiuists.
etc. Then there are mcsscs of .rttv
officers The petty officers ar quite
rontent not 10 preak pread with t. var
rant officers Tho warrant OF iccrs
wouldn't invade the wlrd-room if they
could The ward-room officers would be
somewhat constrained II the captain of
the ship sat with them three times a day,
and the captain is often glad that a steel
bulkhead cuts him off from the admiral.
In that they make for individual liberty
and freedom from constraint at meals,
the regulations are essentially demo-
| cratic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
NEW TARIFF LAW
BY SEPTEMBER le
Chairman Simmons Predicts Pas
sage of the Bill by Senate
September 5.

Washington, Aug 24.-Chairnan SIM
mons of the Senate finance committee to-
day predicted that the Senate would COM
plete the tariff bill and pass it by Septem-
Der 8, and that the measure could be
finished by the conference committee and
signed by President Wilson by September
lG. Only unforeseen delay in debate will
prevent the tariff bill from becoming a
law by that time, in the opinion OF
Senator Simmons.
With the end OF the tarin revision ight
I'm view members of the Senate are de-
voting themselves to a preliminary study
iof the currency question and preparing
for the consideration Of the bill now under
re in the House caucus.
Few of the changes advocated by
the bankers conference in Chicago
will receive favorabla consideration
from the democratic forces in the Sen =
ate. Chairman owens is unalterably
opposed to the idea of changing the
interests would have share in its
management or to creating a currency
TO be issued by the banks. instead of
by the federal government 1t is be-
lieved a large majority of the Senate
will adhere to the plan for treasury
notes rather than notes to be issue
by the banks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
Deadly Charge of Dynamite
Found Near His Office
Windows.
FUSE ONLY PARTLY BURNED
Experts State Wrecking of City
Hall Was Prevented by Strip
of Wool Wound Too
Tight.

New York. Aug 2l.--A deadly charge Of
dynamite, three whole l0-nCh sticks and
two halves with fuse and detonator
was discovered this afternoon near Mayor
GsynoTs office windows I'm the city hall
The bureau of combustiblcs found shat
the explosive was 40 per cent. dynamite,
the regulation blasting proportion. and
the amount found would, If exploded,
have wrecked the city hail.
The mayor was in his office when the
dynamite was discovered by a citizen
passing through city hall park. Mr.. Gay
nor cvinced little interest when told of
the explosives proximity and remained
apparently undisturbcd ut his desk while
police officers hurriodly drew a Gordon
about the dynamite to keep back an
excited crowd.
Mayor GaynOr frequently receives
threatening letters but tonight he would
make no statement regarding the possible
connection between any previous menace
by mail and the dynamite of to-day. 1t
is just three years ago this month that
he was shot in the neck by a so-Callcd
crank, and so badly wounded that for
several days it was feared he would die.
The dynamite found to-day lay on a
basement door in a concrete moat, or
areaway, within GO feet of the mayor $
window The explosive was arranged in
lattice formation, with two small pieces
on top. A partly burned four-inch fuse,
made of gunpowdcr tightly rolled in a
paper cylinder, led to decorating cap
on one of the half-stclls of dynamite.
Close to the explosive was piece of
Chinese punk and several partly burned
matches. The dynamite and fuse We're
wrapped in n piece of heavy cambria Sc
cured by red and blue Irvine. The cloth
was blue, with red and white fingers, and
resemblcd the tllcts worn by italian
women of the working class.
The bureau of comhustiblos' experts
state that the only thing which prevented
a disastrous explosion was the presence
of a strip of wool wound so tightly about
the base of the fuse that spark could
not reach the detonator. An edge of one
dynamite stick was slightly scorched.
The investigators do not attach much
Importance to the finding of half-burncd
matches and a partly consumed cigar
near the explosive a they may have beer
tossed there by smokers.
The police authorities say that labor
ers sometimes carelessy drop dynamic
sticks near their blasting operations
There is an excavation shaft on tho
Broadway side Of city han park, leading
to the new subway construction. Detec-
tives are making a close investigation
| tonight of this location although the
| contra ctors declare that they do not USE
40 per cent dynamite in their operations
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
FIVE KILLED IN AUTO.
Machine Struck by HOssier Limited mt
st. Johns, Ind.

Chicago, Aug. 24,-Five persons were
killed and three badly hurt tonight when
an automobile In which they were riding
was struck by the Hooser Limited train
on the Chicago indianapolis e Louisvils
railroad, one mile north of St. Johns, Ind
The dead are:
Alexander Rubin. a merchant mis- wife
and two-year-old daughter.
Mrs Leo Rubin, wife Of the injured
man.
Leo Rubin. Jr. siX-year-old son of Mrs.
Leo Rubin.
Leo II, Rubin, a merchant, Isadore
Schiller. real estate dealer, and Miss
Amanda Kahn We're badly cut and
bruised.
The automobile was owned and driven
by Schiller The party was returning
from visiting several summer resorts and
the machine was being driven slowly, ac-
cording to Schiller All who were killed
were riding in the tonneau, while those
riding In front escaped death
Schiller apparently started to cross the
track without noticing the approach of
the train, which was late and was run
ming at high speed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
PRODUCTION OF LUMBER,
LATH AND SHINGLES
Preliminary Report Concerning These
Products for 1912 Issued by the Cen
sus Bureau.

A preliminary statement of the output
of lumber, lath, and shingles in the
United States during the calendar years
1872 1911 and 1910, has been issued by the
director OF the census William J. Harris,
II was prepared under the direction of
William M Steuart, chief statistician for
manufactures, by Jasper f. Whelchel.
The data were collected, as for several
years past. In cooperation with the forest
service of the department of agriculture.
The publication of the statistics for 1912
over four months earlier than for the
preceding year gives them additional in
terest and value.
! The number of active mills contributing
to the totals were 29.6is in 1872 2S.1O7 in
1911, and 1884 in 1910. while the reported
production in these years was, IN NJ feet
board measure, 39,l5s.4l4, 37,Gl3,2O7 and
i0,0lS,2s2, respectively. The statistics were
collected almost entirely through cor
rospondence by the bureau of the census,
and cover the output of practically every
commercial mill In operation during the
whole or any part of this period. Annual
returns from small neighborkood mills
and others showing a total cut of less
than so NJ feet board measure have not
been included.
on the whole. the showing for the past
year indicates improved conditions IN
the lumber Industry. Although the total
reported cut was slightly less than In
1910 tho average Yield per mill was SO
per cent. greater than In that year,
while the total production over 181l was
2,l552W feet board measure, or nearly
six per cent In view Of the fact that II
was a presidential election year, the de.
gree of activity in the lumber industry
during 1912 as reflected by the figures
Is especially noteworthy, the output ex.
cecdng tnnt of four years earlier, 1908, by
nearly six billion feet board measure, OF
17o per cent.
LEADING STATES AND CENTERS.
Increases among the individual States
were quito general, slight exceptions APP
pealing IN certain of the eastern States
and a few of the western mountain
states, with Of course the usual decreas,
IN the output of the Lake States which
has characterized the showing for sew
eral years, due directly to the rapid,
decreasing supply of lumber material IL
this region, While both the prncipa
lumber producing centers namely. tn
southern States and the Pacific coas
States. reported larger cuts In 1912 thai
in the preceding year, the increased pro
ducton In the first-named group wa
substantially greater than for the Inite
States as a whole. The development o
the lumber industry In the southern
States during recent years has been rapid
At the census OF 1900. 9sf per cent o
, the total production In the United State
was reported from this region. while Il
1907 1t contributed 457 per cent of tn
output. and In 1912, 5l,4 per cent. or NOR
than one-half of the total.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
VERMONT PUBLICITY.

N'rom the Boston Transcript
worthy of all commentator is the aim
and character of the advertising which is
being done officially by the State of Yer
mont, The latest example is book Of
two hundred pages containing almost that
many illustrations. The paper, the typo
graphical work, the pictures ana the text
combine ir a product of exceptional at
tractivcness and value The text, written
in most readable style, contains Il wealth
of Information, historical and descriptive,
concerning vermont, the Land Of Green
Mountains" Csuch is the title of the book) {;
and the pictures. so well are they chosen
and so eXccllontly are they reproduced,
abundantly suhstantiate, for those people
who do not know the wonderful scenic
beauties of the State, the words of super
lativc praise spoken or written by iIenry
Ward Beechcr, Julian Ralph, william
Howard Taft, James Bryce, David j..
Brewer and others. Tho book is both AN
admirable presentation OF Ncrmonts an
appreciated capacities for meeting the de-
sires of n large class of vaCationists and
n cordial invitation to those outside the
borders TO visit this region Of green noun
talns, upland lakes and little rivers. one
would have to go far to find n piece of
advertising literature" at once SO dign-
fed, SO charming and so fun of informa-
tive value. |, was compiled and written
by the bureau Of publicity connected with
the office of the secretary of state. This
bureau was established for the purpose
of disseminating the truth about Vermont
and correcting erroneous ideas spread
abroad by writer's and travellers who can
not understand or appreciate a rural
state"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
BOOK BRINGS HIGH PRICE.
Copy of PenDnnt's "TOur in Wales"
Bought by American for S1.75O.

London Aug. 24.-Thomas Thorp, a
book seller of St, Martins lane, has sold
to an American customer superb copy
of Thomas Pennant's Tour in Wales"
The order was telegraphed over and the
volumes are now 1t is believed, on their
way to New York,
Pennants tour was undertaken in 1913
and the account of It was published in
two quarto volumes In l77s-S4 The pres
ent copy was taken to pieces and extend
ed to eleven volumes quarto and folio by
the addition of some 1000 original draw
ings of portraits from ancient pictures,
views of mansions, antiquities. coats of
arms stained glass, etc, as well as nearly
100 rare prints. The volumes were built
up regardless of expense by Richard
huffman Trench Chiswell of Debden Hall
Essex, who employed a large number of
artists
Thorp's price for the set was a moder-
ate one, sl,75o and disappointment is ex-
pressed that II was not secured for the
Welsh National library
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
DIES OF DREAD DISEASE.
Prominent Young Farmer Succumbs TO
InfnntiIe Paralysis,

Whlte River jet, Aug. N.--Charlcs
Dana Hazen, Jr., one of the most prom
incnt young farmers in this town. died
last night at his home on Christian street,
having been i'll since Monday with In
fantlle paralysis. He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles ID. llazen. Mr.. Iazen,
who was in the early thirties, is survived
by "A wife and several children and by
several brothers and sisters. Mr.. Hazon.
Jr, was an up-to-date farmer and an ac-
tive worker In the Dairymens ana Cow
Testing association. one of his brothers
IL Allen Hazen, an expert In the purin-
cation of water and disposal of sewage
and who was a member of the Taft COM
mission which visited Panama in the
spring of 1909