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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

east through Barstow 10 point known
as the Cleveland ferry landing, con-
Meeting with a belt road in Henry
county, AID comprising in all mile
age of 4.20 miles
The road beginning or the line he
tween Rock Island and Mercer coun-
ties and a continuation Of a read in
section ;. Eliza township, Mercer
county, running aortheriy and easter
ly through the villages of Illinois
City. Bdgington and TAYLOR Ridge,
thence northerly through the north
west part Of Bowling township and the
western part Of Black Hawk town:
ship to a road known as Dairy linz;
thence easterly along this read to the
corporate limits Of Milan; thence run
ming through the towns of Milan and
Sears Cmileage in said towns not in
oludedJ, branching thence 10 two roads
known as the Ninth and Twelfth
streets, and running TO the corporate
limits of Rock Island. consisting in
all Of a mileage of SCI miles.
The road beginning at the county
line between Mercer and Rock Island
counties, and as a continuation Of The
read in secticn /, Duncan township.
Mercer county, running thence north
70 the village of Buffalo Prairie,
. thence due east to the center of sec
tion 80, Buffalo Prairie. then norther.
ly and essterly TO the junction of the
belt line connection with Illinois City,
Edgington and Taylor Ridge, and con.
sisting OF a mileage of GO miles.
The road beginning al the county
. line between Mercer and Rock Island
/ counties at Reynolds, running due
north to Taylor Ridge, and comprising
Z mileage CT IL miles.
The road beginning at the county
/ line between Rock Island and Mercer
counties, and a continuation of a road
running through the center of section
2. Presumption township, Mercer coun
", running thence north 70 the south
/ line of section &c. Bowling township
/ thence easterly TO the cast line Of
said section, thence northerly to the
corporate limits OF Milan, comprising
in all a mileage of So miles
The road beginning at the county
line between Rock Island and Merce
/ counties and as a continuation of {
/ road between sections 3 and 4, Rcck
land township, Mercer county, run
ming thence northerly and westerly t
the corporate limits of Milan, and com
prising in all a mileage of 1O2 miles.
The road beginning on the belt lin;
between Illinois City Edgington ant
Taylor Ridge at Edgington and run
ming thence north TO the center o
section 20, Andalusia township. theme,
running easterly through Andalusia T.
a junction of the above mentione
belt line at the southwest corner o
section 10, Black Hawk township, AM
comprising in all a mileage of Q miles
= The road beginning at the count
line between Henry and Rock Islam
, counties, and at the southwest corne
T of section 81. Colona township, an. a
a continuation of a road in Henri
: county and Western township, running
thence westerly and northerly throug
= Coal Valley mileage in town not in
cMdad) and across Rock river vi
Moline bridge TO the east and ives
, road to the foot of Tricks hill to IN
: beginning Of an improved road leaC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
AGED MAN NEAR
DEATH As HORSE
MAKES MAD DASH
Wagon Careens Wildly Down
Steep Inchne-Driver Is
Hurled in Ditch.
RUNAWAY OCCURS AT Sis
Horse Crashes Upon Unconscious Vic
tim, Who Is Pinned to
Earth.

John Cohn, junk dealer residing
at 10 Seventh avenue, narrowly es-
capped death yesterday afternoon
shortly after o'clock when he was
hurled from his wagon seat into a
gully and was pinned under his horse
The police were notified and the ambu-
lance made a record breaking run to
the scene of the accident. The vic
tim, who is 60 years old, was only lib
Grated with the greatest difficulty, and
was removed to his home where he
received immediate medical attention.
Fortunately, no bones were broken,
but the old man was fearfully crushed
and bruised. Although resting easier
today, his condition is serious.
HARNESS BREAKS.
Cohn was driving 2 big load of junk
down the prec!pitate Eighteenth ave
nue. hill and had reached a point op
posite Fifteenth street when the hold
! back strap snapped The wagon
! bumped into the horse, and the
/ frightened animal Immediately began
/ to kick and buck. By this time the
vehicle was descending the hill at a
! terrific speed. The driver managed tc
turn the horse into a ditch, but the
sudden swerving of the heavily ladeI
wagon caused it to upset. Cohn w2s
! thrown into "a gully and the horse
( crashed down upon the old man. The
police came to the rescue, and aftel
/ ten minutes work managed to fret
Cohn, who was placed on a stretchel
and taken 10 his home in the ambu
lance. The horse was rescued aftel
another Is minutes of work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

taxes which the local man claims are
being lodged.
He declares in his statement that
head officials OF The society have viii
fully and maliciously neglected and
refused to list for taxation or SEIZED
ule for taxation, money and property
in the general and benefit fund and in
The benefit Investment fund" He al
leges a total of ST. 2S0.60 belong
ing to the order is subject to taxation
and it was not assessed in 1912 ant
claims that States Attorney Floyd E
Thompson refuses to- prosecute tbs
society because of his alleged friend
illness with the head officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
STIRRING news;
NJ. & \. SUIT SALE
Distinctive Styles in Ladies Suits,
Values to S45, at Sill; Values to
SIS, at St7.

This is the big week of the NJ. & X.
sale of women's clothes and nothing
is left undone TO make it the most in
teresting NJ &. X buyers are in the
east and orders are for complete
clearance of all stocks including the
late arrivals in suits, coats, skirts,
etc, styles that will be much the same
for fall at prices half of what you'll
expect to pay then. One of the not
able attractions is a rackful of suits,
SO altogether, none worth less than
S35 to S45, on sale at $11. Another
special display of elegant tailored suits
in staple as well as novelty materials
and models, values to S55, on sale at
S17. Really both of these suits offers
should interest very woman who has
the remotest need of garment for
present or later use. The price hard
| ~ covers the cost of the materials
! let alone the perfect designing. Not
to make the long story of it here in a
few words are some of the other III
ducements at the NJ. & X. sale of
women's wash dresses, lingerie
! dresses, many at half price and even
less, wash skirts at half price, silk
petticoats and kimonos 20 per cent
/ off, waists in all the wanted summer
ideas at half price and less, cor
set sale without a counterpart, an un.
derwear sale that surpases anything
of the kind ever held in the tri-cities,
handsome savings on ladies' hosiery,
millinery for less than the cost of
trimmings. Don't you think a visit
to the NJ. & X. will be a very pleas
ant and profitable one?-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
STATE AID ROADS
ARE DESIGNATED
BY SUPERVISORS
Report of Committee Given at
Special Meeting of the
Board.
IS MEETING AGAIN TODAY
Over 1870 Miles of Highway in County
Named to Receive Assistance
From Fund.

The special committee appointed
from the board Of supervisors 20 Sc
lect the roads in Rock Island county
70 be designated as state aid roads re-
ported yesterday afternoon and after
spending several hours in discussion
The hoard adjourned until . O'Clock
tie hjernccl, when the report Of the
c'-Amittee was again considered. Ac-
cF'rding 70 the report, over 130 miles
O. roads in Rock Island county have
Betn designated as state aid roads.
II is believed by the board that the
report was as complete as possible
ard that all of the muon-travelcd high
ways are included il the report The
county surveyor this morning made a
tracing CT the roads on the map which
VIII h sent TO the state highway com.
mission with the suggestions Of the
beard.
THE REPORT.
The special committee recommend
ed tho following highways to be des
ignated at state aid roads,
The road beginning al the north end
Ct Meycdosia slough and the extreme
north part Of Ccrdova township, thence
running southerly along the Missis
sippi river through the towns of Cor,
doya. Port Byron, Rapids City and
Hampton 70 the corporate limits OF
Natertown, mileage within the cor
poration limits of the said towns not
included known as the Scenic Route
and comprising 1920 miles
The road beginning at. the corporate
limits Of Watertown and running
thence in a northeasterly direction
through the townships OF Hampton
yuma Cue and Canoe Creek TO the
county line, joining with the Erie roaC
. in Whiteside county, known as tn,
Rock River Valley Route. and consist
ing Of 1870 miles; also the road run
ming south from the village of Hills
dale TO the county bridge across Rocl
river comprising a mileage of on'
mile, joining with the road in Henr,
county running south 10 Geneseo.
The road beginning at the corporal,
limits Ct Port Byron, running due cas-
10 the Poplar Grove school and juno
ton with the Rock river valley route
comprising a mileage OF ESQ miles.
The road beginning at the corporate
limits Of East Moline, running theme,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
COUNTY JUDGE is ON
BIG FISHING TRIP

County Judge 8. S. Bell, Court Re-
porter Ed Reed and Attorney p R. In
gelson left today in the formers auto
mobile on a fishing trip. They expect
to so to Kane county and it is reported
that all the fish in that section have
already given up the ghost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
SECRETARY DANIELS TO
TALK ON WOMAN'S RIGHTS

San Francisco, Cal, July 25.-Sec-
rotary of the Navy Daniels is to be
entertained at a banquet tonight in
the chamber of commerce. The affair
will be unique, as women will be pres
ent. Daniels speech will deal with
woman suffrage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
High Food Value
of Sardines
at BATTLES

Open one of these tins of Sar-
dimes of ours and you'll find the
fish plump and firm; the olive
Gil in which they swim, clear
and brilliant-That's as sar-
dimes should be if they're to be
at their best-thoroughly en-
joyable and appetizing. 4.
There's everything in having
sardines fully matured. When
they are first fried in the olive
oil they become soft. They
should remain in the olive oil
until the gelatine yielding sub
stance that's transferred to the
I'll in the cooking returns to
them again.
To assure our customers sar-
dimes of greatest delicacy, we
sell none but these that have
been packed for a full two
years. That means Sardines
that are not only fastest, but
of highest energizing value. 1t S
well to have these fine Sardines
in the house. Nothing so con-
venient for hasty luncheon.
Billetts' Boneless sardines
are taken from French waters,
and these fish are held to be
the finest. 4Oc tin.
Five O'clock, French bone
less, specially packed, Csc tin.
Vauban-peeled and bone
less French Sardines, large tins,
SOC.
Dandicolle & Gaudins sar-
dimes in olive oil with truffIes
and pickles, zoe tin.
Marie Ehzabeth-Packed in
Portugal; homeless, in olive oil,
25G tin.
Norwegian Sardines. "A fiav.
or of their own that commend
them to many. King Oscar. 13c
TIN, 2 for 25c. Jockey Brand,
Toe tin.
III. r. Battles g Co
/ 1906 SECOND AVENUE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
REALTY CHANGES

William ]. Donnelly to Grace G.
Donnelly. lot IA. block l, r. Walker
place, Moline, $4,000.
Stella Pulyer 20 Edward and Anna
Johnson, part lots 1, 2 and 3, Sweeney
& Jackson's first addition, Moline.
s1,4O0.
Arthur l.. Peterson and wife to
Charles Engdahl. lot rs, Emma d.
yelie's addition. Moline.
Charles F. Schillinger ct al to Caro-
line Schill!nger ct al, lot 8. block .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

John Spencer's third addition. Rock
Island, ST.
Elmore II. Stafford to Gust j. Smith
lot "a. block u, Silvis. 1850.
Henry w. Schillinger ct al to caro-
line Sciiillinger ct al, lot 8, block 3.
John w spencer's third addition, Rocf
Island, 81.
Henry Schmidt and wife to Coleta
yerpIaetse, west IS feet lot and east
IA feet fot S, blocd /. Adam Alday's
second addition, Moline $1,000.
Daniel W. and Clara Ford to Evan o
and Harriet Roberts. lot 4, block
Columbia, Park addition. Rock Island
Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
ALLEGES W00DMEN
ARE D0DGING TAX

Attorney Harry NJ McCaskrin today
filed with the board O. review a writ
ten petition 10 be appointed as spe-
cial prosecutor against the Modern
Wocdmen in an attempt 10 collect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
Saloon Notice.

Saloon Notice.
Chicken lunch at Diesenroth's place
Saturday night. 1901 Fourth avenue.
-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

ing to Moline. and comprising mile
age of 60 miles
(Signed)
LESLIE HANNA,
JAMES McQUAID,
A L. PETERSON,
W. H ELLIOTT,
H. A. RUBEN.
MAKE AMENDMENT.
Amendment to the reportsof the COM
mittee follows.
The road beginning al Taylor Ridge,
running frcm township line between
Edgington and Bowling. townships
due east two miles, thence northerly
oae-half mile, and thence due east &c
a junction with the Monmouth road
and consisting in all of a mileage OF
A97 miles.
The road beginning at the city linn
its of Moline at Twenty-seventh stree
on what is known as the Colona road
| thence running in an easterly direc
/ ton TO Colona ferry landing, and join
I ing with the Geleseo road in Henry
I county, and comprising in all 4;
mileage of 60 miles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
Raft Terry. with go or 70 Men
HuddIed Aboard, Goes Down
Near LeeChburg. Penn.
MORE MAY BE DEAD
Hurry of Passengers TO Get
Ashore Tips the Craft and
Panic, in Which Men
Fight, Follows.
Nv TeIesrarr ~ rbe Tnlm1 ]

'''''''""'E - ''''''' '"''
zen persons are lh"ughi 10 nave 't'h
drowned when a raft ferry. on which
,.o,,.oo, civic. and ..,.o,,,. mo, y.ore
h"uoi'o '"E''"''' "PP'" ''" san" "'
the Kiskiminetas River. near here. at
II o'clock tonight. Five bodies have
Loo, ro,.,..,,od
10 get ashore was rcsponsiDlo Tor thr
accident.
ut. ....., .ooo,t,,rc o,,
i'S r''"'" ''"'' '''' u"
scngers made rush 10 inc t'rWard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
RACEGOERS SEE BOY
|MPALED ON PICKET
Lad Falls from Cherry Tree
On to Fence Surrounding
Belmont Park.
is, DEAD WHEN RELEASED
Youngster Was Taunting Com
rades with Their Fear When
He Lost His Hold and
Dropped to Death.

While the races were in progress ~
Belmont Park yesterday afternoon.
sixteen-y ear-o John Wiemas, Of
Rockaway Road. near LinC.in avenue.
Jamaica. Long Island. fell from tree
in which he was picking cherries and
was impaled on a high picket fence. \
picket pierced his neck and throat
penetrating his jugular vein. When he
was released he WAS dead.
Hundreds saw the boy hanging from
the picket. shrieking with pain ana
kicking frontically 10 release himself.
but all seemed too horrihed 10 go TO
his assistance Even had he been re-
leased Immediately his life could not
have been saved surgeons aid.
Young Wieuas had gone TO the park
10 Try to see the races, but when he
saw a cherry tree. loaded with ripe
fruit. just inside the Enclosure. at the
western extremity Of the park, he for
got an about the races He scaled the
fence, .opped with sharp. iron spikes.
and swung himself into the branches
OF the tree, working his way slowly
upward. other boys, lacking his dar-
ing, gazed enviously at him from OUT
side the inclosure.
After eating his al Wiemas climbed
boldly to the very top Of the tree.
"I'll throw YOU down a few if you're
scared to climb after EN-" said he.
tauntingly to the boys below. holding
out half dozen cherries in his hand.
The next instant he lost his hold and
fell. He struck the fence and hung
outside the inclosure. Men
turned away 10 hide the sight, but
few moments later a physician, passing
along the Hampstead Turnpike in his
saw the boy and tried 10
release him. Then others hastened to
help.
John Cothier and NJ. .. Tulle. II
Queens. Long Island, and Alexander
Dassack. Of Jamaica, strivCL more than
ten minutes TO release the boy, the
picket being so firmly wedged in his
flesh that he could not be freed al once.
While the men worked the boy was
bleeding TO death and when he was
finally taken off the picket he was be-
yond aid. The physician hurried away
without revealing his identity. DIR. II.
II. Blair came with an ambulance from
the Jamaica Hospital few minutes
later.
The boys body was carried into a
building near by TO hide it from the
crowd which hocked from the track.
Finally a patrol wagon took ii to the
Jamaica polIAe station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
DREAM TIP CAME TRUE
Jockey Who Failed to Heed
Girls Warning Hurt in Fall.

Roswell Yorke. stecplechase jockey.
who is at 81. Mary's Hospital Jamaica.
in serious condition as the result Of
a fall from horse Yesterday, at
tributes MS accident 10 his failure to
heed premonitory warning from his
fianctc. He received the letter only
few hours before he was thrown. The
girl said that in a dream she had seen
him tossed from his horse.
Yorke was schooling Amherst. one OF
the best jumpers in the stable Of
Thomas f. Ryan when the horse failed
10 clear a hurdle and went down.
The jockey received internal injuries
and broke his left arm. He says the
accident is his twenty-hfth since he
began riding. thirteen years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
AUTO SETS HOUSE AFlRE
Crashes Into Porch and Blazing
Gasolene Does the Rest.
~ IeLoEIaph II M IrlInn

Passaic, y. j.. June 2S.-A peculiar
fire did several hundred dollars dam
age to the home Of Morris Liptak. in
Van Houtcn avenue. Athena. this
morning, when a large touring car.
containing four people and running at
"a fast speed. left the road and crashed
into the Liptak house
The gasoleno tank on the rear Of the
car was smashed, and the fluid caught
fire from the gas lamps. The flames
spread TO the front porch. while the
occupants Of the car were busy shower
ing sand and dirt on the burning tank
10 save the automobile. Liptak's family
was awakened and an alarm turned in.
Athena volunteer fremen eXtinguishcd
the blaze The automobile was soon re-
paired. and the occupants departed for
this city after assuring Lptak they
would stand the fire loss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
DOG VICTIM OF GUNMEN
Crooks Miss Master and Shoot
Pet in Raid on Shop.

Two young men, though using re-
volvcrs freely, failed TO rob Isador
Malley last night in his cleaning and
dyeing shop at No. - Convent ave-
nue.. They fred two shots at him as
he dived for a closet. and then shot
Buster, a bulldog which tried TO pro-
tect his master. They escaped from d
crowd OF pursuers. among whom were
three policemen.
Malley said that one Of the gunner
wore dark clothes and hat pulled over
his eyes and the other a dark coat,
light trousers and a light cap, pulled
down well r his face. They de-
manded money and at the same time
drew revolvers. Malley made dash
for a closet and Buster leaped out from
behind the counter. but fell with a bul
let in his chest. The gunner ran up
the street and escaped toward Amster-
dam avenue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
MAYOR FINDS NEW VICTIM
L l. Civic Association Indorsed
Curran Report.

Navor Gaynor doesn't believe any re-
snectable body Of men would indorse
the police investigating committees re-
mort but II II were indorsed it wouldn't
bother him a bit That is the SUD
stance Of a letter which he has sent 10
the Homestead civic Association, OF
Woodhaven, Long Island.
Alderman Curran recently addresScu
that body on police conditions ana al
the close of his remarks the associa-
ton adopted a resolution indorslns ihe
aldermanc committees report.
copv of the resolution was sent 10
Mayor Gaynor and this is the repiy
Secretary Wagner received from him:
Dear Sir: Your favor Of June ~ IS
al hand. | do not believe tE2t your or
ganization passed any such resolutloh'
IT may have been done - handful oil
people, but no respectable body Of men
in this city would pass any such reso-
luton. The report is mere petty po-
litical matter and I beg 10 inform you
that every one Of you knows that !
have not allowed any politics TO inter
fere in the government of this city. No
man can intimate the contrary without
being "A conscious falsiiier.
II assure YOU that no such partisan
and contemplate resolution as you
SEND me will have any influence on me
whatever Very truly yours,
WILLIAM j. GAYNOR, Mayor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
HEAT HINTS FOR BLONDES
Wear Orange or Blue Under
wear, Says DR.. Rucker.

Washington. June 2S-Blondes ar"
especially susceptible 10 hot weather.
according 10 Dr. W. &. Rucker, assist
ant surgeon general Of the Publ,
Health Service. Here are some OF his
suggestions 10 them:
Avoid the bright lights
Wear colored glasses when IN the
sunlight
Have orange colored Innings to your
hats
Have your outside clothing white
Wear orange or blue underwear
Heat waves. Or. Rucker says, have a
deleterious effect on the nervous system
the potency Of these waves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
DOCK GANG SEES SUICIDE
Foreman Dives from Manhat
tan Bridge to Rescue Man

An unidentified man leaped from the
southern promenade Of the Manhattan
Bridge into the river yesterday after
noon, landing in the midst Of a group
OF small boys who were swimming.
Before the boys could get ashore. an
other man. foreman of a gang of work
men on the bridge, dived to his rescue.
but failed TO recover the body.
Some Of the workmcn saw the man
jump and shouted to a gang of Dock
department employees. The foreman.
Edward Wheeler. then made his at
tempt at rescue.
None Of those who saw th, suicide
was able to give the police any sort o.
identification.