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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
MOLINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS
New Happenings

at 6:15, and on going to the elevator,
found that the car had been taken TO
another floor The accident occurred
about $50. according to Dr.. A. H.
Arp and William Derby, who was East
mans companion at the time of the
accident. Whoever left the door open
must have sprung the lock on the
fif h floor, taken the car down, and
then up again, as it was found at one
of the upper floors when young East
man fell into the shaft.
According to the testimony the
doors are are always locked when the
elevator conductor goes off duty, an
no keys are provided the tenants of
the building. But according to the
testimony it has been the practice of
several of the tenants to throw their
weight against the door and thus
spring the lock and having gained ac-
cess to the car to operate the latter.
William Derby testified that he en-
tered the building with Eastman
Both we're under the impression that
the elevator car was at the first floor,
the door to the shaft being open.
/ Eastman was slightly in advance, and
as he plunged downward Derby made
a futile attempt to grasp him.
Harold Eastman was born in this
city on Feb. 10. 1893, and was educat-
ed in the Moline public schools. After
his father was elected city commits
( sioner he was taken into the latter's
insurance business. the firm of East
man & Son being formed, and he had
| conducted the business since. He is
survived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| E. L. Eastman, and one sister, Mrs.
Lucille Kimball. Funeral services will
f; be held from the residence, 1905 Sixth
avenue. at 2:3O tomorrow afternoon,
and from the Congregational church
at 3 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
CITIZENS
HEAR TALKS BY
COMMISSIONERS
City Officials Give Account Of
Work of the Several City
Departments.
ARE NOTED
Economies Have Been Effected and
Accounts OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing Within Its Revenues.

Mayor Carlson and several of the
city commissioners were on the pan
before the Bluff Mems club last even
ing, the only absentee being Com-'is-
sioner Eastman, who was absent. ow-
ing to the death of his son Harold.
The officials we're subjected to a quiz
concerning the working of the several
departments, and their explanations of
the methods being pursued, and the
results accomplished proved decidedly
interesting and illuminating.
Commissioner Clark Anderson, who
was first placed on the stand" en-
phasized the peoples change of atti-
tude toward public improvements.
When he became city engineer seven
or eight years ago the municipal au-
thorities we're compelled to make a
fight for every improvement which
they sought to initiate. Now the pc
titions come faster than they can be
handled Mr.. Anderson detailed the
departments program in the matter of
street cleaning and maintenance, and
stated that the Fifteenth street pave.
ment would be repaired this fall with
materials now on hand.
Commissioner c. V. Johnson of the
department of public accounts, recited
what had been done toward systematic.
ing the accounts of the city, and effect.
ing economies. Considerable back
water rent has been collected, and a
re-rating effected. which, however, in
the aggregate did not mean an in.
crease in rates. Particularly beneficial
has been the Capitalization of pur.
chases for the several departments,
every item now going through his of
flee, whereby an exact check is kept
The city's funds have been made a
revenue producer. They are placed in
the banks at per cent. The first year
the interest amounted TO $500, last
year it amounted to $4,000. and so far
in this. fiscal year $4,000 has been
earned. Mr.. Johnson emphasized the
solvency of the city. Instead of antici
pating next years revenues, it is being
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
PALEFACES INITIATED
BY KING PHILIP TRIBE

The regular meeting of the Wigwam
association OF King Philip tribe OF
Red Men was held last evening. Tir's
following officers were reelected;
President-George Kemmerling.
Secretary-Henry Carlton.
Treasurer-Henry Blumquist
After the meeting the regular tribal
meeting was held. Two candidates
we're initiated into the second and
third degrees.
A committee was appointed to con
vey the regalia of the Silyis tribe,
which has been adopted by King Philip
tribe, from SiIyis to the lodge rooms
OF the consolidated tribe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
FALL INTO SHAFT
CAUSES DEATHOF
HAROLD EASTMAN
Son of City Commissioner Sue
icumbs TO Paralysis Resulting
from Injury.
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST
fcareIessness Of Person Who Forced
- Elevator Lock Cause Of the
Accident.

Harold Eastman. aged 20 years. son
Of City Commissioner f. l.. Eastman,
died at GAO Friday evening, from the
affects OF the injuries sustained by
him last Sunday afternoon, when he
fell down the elevator shaft of the
Reliance building. AS a result of the
fall on the cement floor at the bottom
OF the shaft, paralysis Of the lower
limbs Immediately resulted. For a
time it was hoped that there might
be Improvement in the youths con-
dition, but these hopes we're dispelled
when IL became apparent that the
paralysis was gradually spreading
above the waist. BY noon Friday
some of the vital organs had been in
volved, and at the time stated the
patient breathed his last.
HOLD INQUEsTT.
Coroner Meyer held an inquest this
morning, and the jury sought to dis
cover who opened the elevator gate,
and left IL open after taking the car
to another floor. They were unsuc-
cessful. and the jury's verdict was
that deceased came to his death from
injuries received by accidentally fail
ing down the elevator shaft from the
first floor in the Reliance building. on
Sunday, Oct 10, the door on that floor
having been left open by a person
unknown to the jury"
DR.. ]. w Seids, one Of the owners
of the building. testified that he left
the building at 1890, with the eleva-
tor conductor, and that before leav-
ing, the current was switched off, and
the door on the first floor was locked.
Col. w. D. Wiman and his nephew,
Jacob Cram, testified that they en-
tered the building at 3:15. BY throw
ing his weight against the door, the
catch was opened. Snd switching on
the curren. they proceeded to the fifth
floor, where the coionels Office is To-
Gated. Before leaving the car, they
again switched off the current. and
locked the door. They left the ONCE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
voIlva AceuItted Of Perjury.

Rockford, ILL.,. Oct 25.--Wilbur Glenn
Voliva. oyerseer of Zion City, WAS ac-
quilted after six ballots last night of
the charge OF perjury growing out of
testimony he gave before grand jury
Investigating alleged election frauds
of 1910 In Zion City. VoIiya thanked
the jury. which held he wa, the object
Of persecution. He attributed his In.
dictment to political enemies and de.
elared he would make an expose Gun
day OF the facts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
MARKET CLOSES NOV. |
MAYOR CARLSON DECIDES

Mayor NJ. r. Carlson announces that
the city market will be closed Nov. /.
Frost has practically put vegetables
out of the market and there is no fruit
coming in. Poultry and dairy produce
is about all that is now displayed for
sale and while it sells readily the
quantity is too limited to warrant keep
ing the market open much longer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
COLLEGE CHUMS
PLACED IN JAIL
Touching Scene When Former
Boyhood Friends Meet in
City Bastile.

There was touching scene enacted
in a cell at the police station this
morning when Frank cherry and a
man named Redhouse met for the first
time in 20 years They had been col
lege chums back in the SOS and were
profuse in their sympathy one to the
other, in finding themselves in the
same sad plight. cherry had been
arrested for decorating John McMul-
lens eye, while Redhouse, having i'm
bibed too freely in the vintage of ~,
sought to reach the apex of a tele-
phone pole. When half way up he
fell and was rescued by the police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

Gently held at Detroit This congress
was clearly the most notable gather
ing of public-spirited men ever held in
this country since the good roads move
ment took shape. 1t is estimated that
there were 5000 delegates present,
representing every state in the union.
1t was international in it's scope Can
ada was represented by the minister
of public works. by officers of the On
tario Roads commission, and other
public men.
The reelected president of the con-
gress. Logan Waller Page, as is well
known, is the director of the public
roads Office of the United States fed
eral government. Under his wise di-
rection the American Road congress
is clearing the way for the adoption of
national aid policy by the United
| States congress in the interest of good
roads. 1t will be the aim to preserve
this policy from the pork barrel leg
| islative faint which characterized the
rivers and harbors national aid policy
in the early days of political graft.
AS a volunteer but duty accredited
delegate to this convention, took
pains to ascertain the strength and
unselfish motive behind the Lincoln
highway movement | was soon salts
| fed in this connection and was further
satisfied of the impossibility of having
the proclaimed route officially changed
to pass through the tri-cities.
The Lincoln highway will soon be a
reality. 1t will not only be an object
lesson in good road building, but it
will be healthy stimulus to building
! the most serviceable roads every.
where, thus bringing additional pros
perity to the entire country. -
] Thousands of automobile tourists In
1915 will be headed for the Pacific
coast to visit the Panama exposition.
| These tourists will leisurely and nat
urally seek the places OF greatest in
terest enroute. They can only be d.
verted from the Lincoln highway, how
ever, by as good or better roads.
In view OF this fact, it is clearly up
to East Moline, Moline, Rock Island
and Davenport to recognize and en-
| OppOihuhNy w PhO7
mote and further the public interest
and welfare of this great middle-west
industrial and social center. This can
be best done through the building and
maintaining of a regular system OF
model roads leading to and from this
center. Let us, therefore, get to-
gether and organize cooperating unit
to devise ways and means to this end.
in unity there is strength"
In this connection, feel constrained
to make the following suggestion,
which is based upon my experience at
the road congress and upon numerous
conferences with President Page and
Secretary Pennypacker:
Have the four cities act as one IN
organizing a tri-city good roads asso
citation. Such an association, acting In
harmonious wisdom, would soon de
velop into a force which would ener
gize every public-spirited citizen into
helpful activity, and through this &C
tivity the tri-city route could be made
the actual Lincoln highway, even If II
were not so designated on the official
map.
1t would be the province of this as
scciation to father all publicity efforts
which, SO unified, would naturally be
productive of far-reaching public-spir
tied results
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
IF. CROMWELL MARKETS
SOME GIANT PUMPKINS

Jacob F. Cromwell, farmer living
2h miles east Of WATERFOWL yester-
day brought load OF pumpkins to
town, which surely was prize win
ner The largest specimen weighed 10
pounds and was feet and inches
in circumference. The pumpkins were
not Of the golden color praised in
rhyme and story. The color resembles
that of russell apples and the skin is
rather rough. But It 10 said that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
su.terworth Has SUCCESSOR.

The National Vehicle and Imple-
mem association held its concluding
session last evening in the gold room
OF the Jefferson hotel at Peoria
Speakers of the evening were Senator
L. Y Sherman. Rev. B G. Carpenter
Of the Uniyersalist church. Peoria. and
Joseph Well Of Peoria. William But
terworth. Of Moline, retiring presi-
dent. acted as POSTMASTER. j. A.
Craig Of GAINESVILLE, Wis, was elected
% succeed Mr.. Butterworth as head OF
the association.
The 1915 nesting will be held in
Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
BOILERS COLD At
DEERE WAGON CO.
Fires Out First Time in II
Years to Make Necessary
Repairs.

For the first time in II years the
fires under .he boilers of the John
Deere Wagon company we're extin-
guished last evening and all the en-
ployes of the factory, except the Of
flee force. are taking holiday today.
The drawing of the fires was due to
the necessity of repairing the boilers.
This work will be completed by Mon
day morning. when work will be re-
sumed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
New Church Constitution.

Kansas City, Oct. 25.-The national
council OF Congregational churches by
an overwhelming vote adopted a new
constitution containing new s.ater
ments OF doctrine and other radical
changes of church policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

flesh is sweeter than that of the ordi-
nary pumpkins, and in Indiana and
other sections where the variety has
been grown, housewives will have no
other for their pies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
Judae Sheer Rallies.

Macon, Ga. Oct. 25.--Federal Judge
Emory Speer dangerously iii at his
summer home at Mount Airy. rallied
slightly this morning. congressional
committee is expected 10 come 81
Georgia next month to investigate
charges against him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25

Trinidad. Colo.-One striker killed,
two strikers reported wounded and
one mine guard slightly wounded are
the results of an attempt by strikers.
it Is said. to prevent detection in their.
ranks at Walsenburg-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
HIGHWAY Es

The lincoln highway movement re-
ceived the hearty endorsement of the
American Road congress which was re-
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-03
TWO CITED FUR CONTEMPT
MEMPHIS EDITORS PRINT AFFi
 DAVIT ENJOlNED BY COURT.
Papers in Question, Instead of Being Filed In Court, Were Locked Up
 and Denied Newspapermen.

Memphis, July 3.-Gilbert D. Raine, editor and publisher, and Fred w. Or lemann, secretary and treasurer of the News-Scimitar company, have been cited by Judge A. r. Pittman to show cause why they should not be adjudged in contempt of court.
 Mir. Raine was cited for publishing an injunction order issued by Judge Pittman relating to certain mysteri- ous affidavits pertaining to the miss ing pages" will of Mrs. Caroline Cloth. The injunction was served on MT. Or lemann early Monday.
 The. restraining order stated that the affidavits were obtained by the at torney from "J. H. Lenow" H. J. Lenow was a subscribing witness to the missing pages" will. The affi- davits themselves were not intro duced in testimony. having been filed after argument in the case was begun before the judge. Instead, the docu- ments, on order of Judge Pittman were locked in vault. The newspa- pers were not permitted to see the papers.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-03
FINANCIER TELLS LOBBY COM MITTEE WHY HE CALLED
 UP OFFICIALS.
CHARGES GIGANTIC FRAUD
Tells of Erasure on Books-Deciares Russell Sage Hired Him and Foraker to Make U. p. Pay
 Government $52,oO0,ooo.

Washington, July 3.-David Lamar a Wall street operator, testified be- fore the senate lobby committee that he was the man mentioned in the tes- timony of Robert $. Lovett as having called Wall street financiers on the telephone and impersonated congress men.
 In 1897, Lamar said, Russell Sage authorized him to proceed to compel the Union Pacific to pay the govern ment $5S,000,000 in bonds owing it Lamar, with Senator Foraker, came to Washington and conferred with Presi- dent Mckinley.
 "We were charged with being a pair of conscienceless blackmailers, said Lamar, but that had no effect on us"
 Associated With keene.
 When Sage retired from business in 1901, on Sage's recommendation he became associated with James k Keene. Lamar said he warned Keens when the latter was buying Union Pacific stock, that the railroad would ruin him to get revenge for Lamar previous activity. He detailed how when Keene and his associates had S4S,0000O0 Union Pacific, he tool steps to enjoin the voting of certain stock so that E. II. Hartman would be compelled to buy Keene's stock at high figure. With Keene's ap proval he retained Lauterbach's law firm and paid S25.000 Lauterbacf
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-03

The remarkable thing thus far has
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-03
PRESIDENT MAKES GETAWAY
He Is Accompanied Only by Physh can-Goes Friday to See Fam
 fly for Three Days.

Washington, July 2.-President Wilson slipped out of Washington for a three-days' rest cruise on the yacht Mayflower For 72 hours he will take a complete vacation from of ficial cares in the salt breezes in low. CT Chesapeake bay. His only com. panion is his physician, Dr. Cary T. Grayson.
 The president expects to return to the White House Thursday night He will go to the Gettysburg reunion Fri. day, where he vii make a brief ad, dress and then proceed to Cornish, N. H.. to spend three days with bis fam. fly,
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-03
MILITARY DAY CELEBRATED BY 5o.ooo SURVIVORS GATHERED
 AT GETTYSBURG.
53 OF THEM PROSTRATED
Rate, Which So Far Has Been Low, Will Mount Rapidly as
 Encampment Closes.

Gettysburg Pa, July 3.-Unless there is decided drop in temperature or this section is deluged by rain the death toll at the Union and Confed- crate reunion now in progress here will be large.
 The suffering is intense. The heat and high degree of humidity, cou- pied with the change in their usual habits of eating and drinking, are causing dozens of the old soldiers to collapse, and the hospital corps all ready is overworked with two full days of the reunion still to come.
 The brown army tents are veritable ovens. For two days there has been virtually no breeze. And many of the veterans were worn out by the long, hard trip to get here. Most of them would have been better off had they remained at home, but they were not to be denied the privilege of seeing their surviving comrades and paying what probably will be the last public general tribute to the armies of the south and of the north in the days of 1861. So the government officials are doing their best to care for their charges in every way. and are hoping for a change in weather.
 lineoIn's Address Is Read.
 In the big tent where all of the for nal functions are held the veterans assembled to listen to praise of the heroism shown by the two armies. Eulogies of the north were sounded by Maj. Gen. John R. Brooks of Penn | sylvania, while those of the south were recorded by Sergt. John c. Scar climax to the two efforts came the reading of the martyred Lincoln s Gettysburg address by Barry Bulkley.
 It was cheered heartily
 There was decided check to the wild enthusiasm which has marked the proceedings up to date. The ter rible heat had taken heavy toll of the reserve strength of the old warriors, They did not respond as quickly to the bugie, many preferring to go with out their breakfasts to leaving the shelter of their tents and the cots on which they were resting. There were 53 prostrations, which necessitated the removal of the victims to the gen. eral hospital, and there were three times that number who received treat ment and were taken to their tents to recover
 Death Rate Is Low.
 The remarkable thing thus far has
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-03

ana Lamar came to Washington, paid Foraker fee and engaged him.
 When the injunction finally was de cided against Keene Union Pacific stock went down and Keene and his friends lost most of their fortunes.
 As a result of the panic of 1907," said Lamar, Hartman, Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,, the National City bank and Morgan & Go. became bound together as with an iron band"
 For the purpose of rendering my friend Lauterbach a service" he said, land to restore him to his former friendly relation with Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,, Jacob Schiff and the Union Pa cifis, I did have conversations over the telephone with Union Pacific officials and others, and in those conversations did use the names of other persons But there was no suggestion of a fee to MT Lauterbach. On the, strength of these telephone messages, Judge Lovett came here and charged that Edward Lauterbach had tried to blackmail him"
 Charges $s2,oOo,ooo Forgery.
 The Lauterbach incident, he added, "paled into insignificance," compared with a SS2,000,000 forgery which he alleged was committed on the Union Pacific books in 1901.
 "I don't know who did it." said La mar, "the chairman of the board or the office boy, but l do know this $S2, 2,000,000 was the fulcrum which enabled Hartman and Kuhn, Loeb 6 Go. to gain control of these corpora tions."
 He described a double entry of | $82, ,000,00 representing securities the Union Pacific assumed in taking over the Oregon Short Line and the Ore gon Railway and Navigation company. The items, he said, were carried in the consolidated balance sheet" of the Union Pacific, June 30, 1900, but ! between that time and June 30, 1901, | he alleged someone had erased the ledger, leaving it as credit balance on the other side.
 | "They took all the securities of the I Oregon Short Line and the Oregon
 Railway and Navigation company" he
 said. and used them as security fol an issue of bonds. They got that
 money and used it to finance the dea | for the Northern Pacific and Great l Northern transactions and the flota tion of Great Northern Ore properties
 which they sold Gut at an enormous
 profit"
 | Later, Lamar alleged, the princi | pals in the transaction went to Kuhn Loeb & Go, and secretly got nearly
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-03
SENATOR SMITH CONVICTED
West Virginian Found Guilty of Ac- cepting Brbe for Vote in United
 States Senatorshlp TangIe.

Webster Springs, w. Va, July B. State Senator Smith was convicted of bribery in connection with accepting $2,200 to vote for Col. William Sey- mour Edwards as candidate for the United States senate.
 Senator Smith Is the first member of the West Virginia legislature to be convicted of such a charge.