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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
PLEASURE TRIP
CAUSES A BATTLE
husband Starts Fight When
Missus Goes Buggy Riding
With Another Man.

At the unearthly hour Of 5 a m. DO
day, the police were called TO Quen a
disturbance at the Smith home, 3OS
Twenty-frst street, in which the entire
family participated with care-free
abandon. According to the police, the
fight began because the head Of the
household objected TO another man
taking his wife and daughter out for
a buggy ride in the spring cleaning.
The mister and missus were staging a
battle. so it is alleged. when the son
stepped in and shouldered the burden.
The younger generation managed TO
make mis- getaway before the police
arrived. Mrs. Elsa Weiss, alias Mrs.
Smith, who is alleged to have a police
record both in this city and Daven-
port, was taken TO the station and Civ
en- bedroom wherein sounds of bat
tie would not preclude the possibility
of slumber. This morning she was
ordered out of town, with a six
months vagrancy charge suspended
over her head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
BOLD SHOP LITTER
SOUGHT BY POLICE
husky Kleptomaniac Victimizes
Tri-City Stores in Whole
sale Thieving Campaign.

The police are searching for a ne
gress shop litter who has been con
Quoting systematic pilfering cam
paign against tri-city department
stores for the last two weeks. operat-
ing under the nom de plume of Mrs.
Davenport. The theft of an IS silk
waist from the Gately store, 3O9 TWEEN
tieth street, three days ago was
brought to the attention of the police
and a search was Immediately insti,
tuted for the dusky kleptomaniac
Yesterday Mrs. Davenports address
was learned, but when the authorities
descended upon the place, the bird had
flown
Monday afternoon, shortly after 4
O'Clock, two negresses entered the
Gately establishment and asked to
look at some suits. They finally or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
HOUSE is DAMAGED
BYCONFLAGRATION
Property Owned by Mrs. Ella
Nudge Partially Burned
Loss Over $4,000.

Fire broke out this morning at 10: 40
at the house occupied by B. F. Erford,
754 Seventeenth street, resulting in a
loss Of over $1,000. The blaze started
on the roof and it is presumed 10 have
been due 10 the burning OF a large
amount Of paper in the furnace, from
which sparks blew 10 the roof.
The house belongs 10 Mrs. Ella
Nudge of this city who is now staying
with her father at Reynolds Mrs.
Nudge was in the city Yesterday and
planned TO make extensive improve
ments on the place. including a new
root.
The entire roof on the house was de-
stroyed together with most of the fur
niture, beds and personal belongings
Of the tenants on the second floor.
Everything on the first floor was saved,
although considerably damaged by
water The house was fully insured.
but no insurance was carried on the
furnishings which will be a total loss.
The FIRE department was also called
ont az 10.l5 this morning 10 the home
Of Rev. r. W. Reed of the First Bap-
fist church who resides az 80 Fiji
teenth street. The blaze was easily
eXt.lguished. only a few shingles be
ing burned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
JURY TAKES RECESS
TO VISIT STREET

tn jury which is engaged in hearing
the Thirty-fourth street paving matter
in the county court took recess this
afternoon 10 visit the street in ques-
ton and see conditions there for them
selves. Both sides in the controversy
have rested their case and when the
jury reports tomorrow morning, the
final arguments will be in order. The
improvement is being held up by OBJ
jections TO the confirmation of the as
sessment roll. The objections were
filed by the syndicate which laid off
the addition and which still owns
some Of the lots. The claim is made
that two of the lots are assessed more
than the improvement is worth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

dered two. and while Miss Ethel Al
lers, the saleslady, was making inouir.
les al the desk as to proposed altera-
tons. the customers mysteriously van
ished. Three minutes later it was dis,
covered that the firm was out a black
silk taffeta waist, valued at SIS.
An investigation disclosed the fact
that the two chocolate customers were
Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Ida Harris,
residing at 2512 Twenty-ffth street
Last night Mrs. Harris was arrested
On a larceny charge, but was subse.
quently dismissed.
The Davenport woman had been
rooming al the Harris home. and had
endeavored to initiate the landladv in.
TO the professional secrets of the shou
lifting game" according to testimony,
but the prospective scholar refused to
take the course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

and at times enthusiasm wakes in
tense. Emma concluded a celebration
yesterday, and in attempting to navi-
gate the sidewalk in the vicinity of
Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue,
struck a reef, and began TO sink. Off
Ger Meenan came TO the rescue and
towed the crippled liner into port.
This morning Mrs. Janesky, with up
raised hand, murmured Never again, q"
and the judge said Beat it," A future
offense, however, will lead to a va
grancy charge, according to the edict
issued by the court
Prosper De Slower and Cyrial Dewitt
Cneither one Irish, paid fines of 81
and costs each. Disorderly conduct
was the reason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
HORSES HURT IN
Team COLLISION
Animals Meet at Corner of Nine
teenth Street and First
Avenue.

A team belonging to the Carpenter
Coal company ran away yesterday af
ternoon about 4:3O and collided at the
corner of Nineteenth street and First
avenue with a mule team from the
Rock Island Sand and Gravel com
pany. The horses were knocked down
and bruised some but the drivers es
capped injury.
The cOlored driver from the gravel
company is alleged to have become so
frightened on seeing the approaching
collision that he dropped the lines and,
holding his hands high in the air. let
loose war whoop that was heard as
far as Silvis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
WOODMEN
INSURCENTSMEET
Name Sixty five Delegates to
Springfield Gathering
Fight for Chairman.

The insurgent Woodmen of the state
of Iowa held a state conference yes
terday at Des Moines. The gathering
was met for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the national insurgent
assembly which is to convene al
Springfield May Is. Sixty-fve dele
gates were named to that gathering.
The resolutions adopted contain a.
plank reafffrming their belief in the
decision of Judge Bradshaw who ruled
that a referendum vote of the entire
membership was necessary before
there could be any increase in the
rates.
Although under the basis of repre-
sentation, there were but PA dele
gates in attendance, according to the
report of the credentials committee
General charges of inefficiency
against the head officers were made
1t is said that all was not harmony at
the convention, there being a fight
over the selection of a permanent
chairman. After the committee had
reported in favor of J. D. Dennison
of Dubuque, a motion was made that
the temporary organization be made
permanent and this caused so much
discussion that a motion was finally
made in favor Of naming third man.
The committee on organization was
forced TO recOnyene and they again
recommended Mr.. Dennison, who was
finally given the honor.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Dennison
formerly was an advocate Of high
rates, but has since become a leader
among the insurgents in his home
state.
When asked about the gathering to-
day director of the Woodmen said:
This gathering was purely a politi-
cal meeting. 1t was not called for
the purpose Of considering the rate
question. We are not afraid of the
action taken by them. We expect 20
leave the matter of the raise in rates
10 the head camp which will meet in
June, 1914, at which time the dele
ga-es will decide what they want to
do. We have tried to do OUT duty.
We have advised a raise in rates be
cause We thought it absolutely nee
essary. If we were playing the pOiti-
cal game, We would be out campaign
ing and let the society and its in
terests go to the dogs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
WHITE SLAVERY VICTIMS
IN CARE OF VOLUNTEERS

The We're sisters, aged Is and 81.
VINO were lured to Rock Island by Har-
ry Wyatt, a married man, and subse-
qCently cast aside to make their way
IN a strange city as best they could,
we're arraigned in police court this
morning and dismissed The VoIun-
teers of America, located in Moline.
Interested themselves in the matter
and agreed to find work for the sis
tors. Wyatt, who induced the girls to
leave their home in Marshalltown.
Iowa, is now serving a term in the
county iail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
HAMPTON COLLECTOR
TURNS OVER MONEY

Conrad Schadt, collector for Hamp-
ter township, made his final account
iEg yesterday afternoon with Comfy
Treasurer w. H Whiteside. The Hamp-
ton. official collected a total of $3O.-
1882 of the 1912 tax levy and report
ed $3.5O3.26 as delinquent The coun-
tvs share of the collection amounts to
$].213.26 and the collectors commits
sion is S61592
Hampton was the last of the town
ships TO hear from other than Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
Notice to Contractors

Bids will be received at the mayors
Office, a. m, April 28, 1913, for the
paving Of FOrty-fOurth street from the
south line of lot T.. block *" Edge
wood Park addition, 20 the north line
Of Fourteenth avenue. Plans and
specifications on file at the office Of
the city engineer. Contractor will
be paid in bonds bearing 5 per
cent interest. All bids musr
be accompanied by cash or z Ger
tilted check in an amount of 10 per
cent of the bid H. NJ. SCHRIvER,
President of the board of local i'm
proyements.-(Ad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
Damage Suit Still On.

The trial of the Helvig Eustrom
damage suit against the Moline. East
Moline and Watertown interuTban is
still on j ntae circuit court. The suit
Is for $4,000 and is based on personal
injuries. The defense spent part of
today endeavoring to show in cross
examination that the plaintiff suffered
her injuries in some other manner than
through the alleged fall from a street
car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

morning arrested on a charge of lar
ceny. preferred by Eugene Davidson,
a son-in-law If the deceased. The
case was tried before Justice c. J.
Schroeder and the defendant dis
missed.
Davidson claimed that the goods
should have gone TO his wife. who
was the sole heir Of the deceased. The
housekeeper testified that the goods
IN question belonged to third party.
and that she had only removed such
chattels as she had herself purchased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
SMALL POX Gets
A SECOND VICTIM
Fourteen-year-o old Boy Seized
by Dread Disease and Taken
TO Detention House.
TWO SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
Central Union Telephone EXCHANGE
Building to Be Closed for -Four
Hours Tonight.

The city Of Rock Island is threaten.
od with an epidemic Of smaIlpox
Tuesday riah Douglas was seized bv
th" dread epidemic This afternoon
Elmer, the 14year-old son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Herman Schumacher. 2g46 Tbir.
teenth avenue, was pronounced q
smallpox victim and was taken 10 the
detention house. AS a result two pub-
liz school buildings were closed to-
day and the Central Union lelepboue
exchange will be put out Of commits
sion from midnight until 4 o'clock to-
morrow morning, owing to the fact
itat sister OF the sick boy is en-
p.Oyed as an operator there.
SCHOOL CHILDREN EXPOSED.
Elmer has been attending school al
the Audubon building, While his
brother, Walter. is a pupil at the
Horace Mann. Both Of these build
.iTgg were closed at II O'Clock this
morning and are now being fumigated.
Miss Ella Schumacher, a he's girl
vas sent home from the central ex-
change this morning and in order 10
prevent any possibility of the disease
spreading, the phone building will be
iumigated. This was decided upon
tits afternoon when A. J. Beverlin OF
the phone company met in conference
with the commissioner OF public
health and safety. Archie Hart.
No SERVICE.
The western exchange will be out
%. commission for four hours and any
emergency calls for medical aid etc.
VIII have TO be disposed Of as best
possible All operators will be exclud-
Oh from the building for the time
They will again take mp their duties
81 4 o'clock tomorrow morn"g
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
Rheumatism reneveo 20 . s,ew Hours.

RheumatIsm Relieved IN q |eW F1ours,
N. B. Langley. Madison. Wis. says:
Il was almost helpless with rheuma.
tism for about five months. Had It In
my neck so could not turn my head,
and all through my body. tried three
doctors and many remedies without
any relief whatever until / procured
DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism.
In a few hours the pain was relieved
ana in three days the rheumatism was
completely cured and | was at work"
Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Second ave
nue.. Rock Island Gust Schlegel & Son,
220 West Second street Davenport
ADVERTISEMENT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
AUTO Is WRECKED
IN BAD COLLISION

A Velie stock car, driven by Russell
Nyberg, was completely wrecked and
the driver injured in a collision with d
car driven by E. w. TilsOn, at Six
teenth street and Seventh avenue, Mo
line. this afternoon, about 2:30. The
Velie car was thrown upon the curbing
and completely demolished. Nyberg
sustained slight bruises, but his injur-
les are not thought to be serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
No SERVICE.
HOUSEKEEPER ACCUSED OF
0EFRAUDING REAL HEIRS

Because Lea Hill. colored, removed
the household furnishings from the
Motley home after the death OF her
mp.oyer, for whom she acted in he
uuacity OF housekeeper. she was this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
Two Important Facts

to remember about Wiid's Parquet In
laid Linoleum. 1t looks just like hard
wood floors, and wears for years as the
patterns are inlaid. The colors go
through to the back. 1t is noiseless,
sanitary, easily kept clean and less
costly than hardwood. Ask your deal
er. The genuine is stamped "Wild's
Linoleum .''-CAdvD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
Personal Points

Mrs. Merrill Morrow Of Mt. Vernon,
Iowa, formerly Miss Bessie White Of
this city, IS the mother Of a baby
daughter, born yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
BICYCLE RIDER CRASHES
INTO TELEPHONE POLE

Berlin Stenbe Of Moline narrowly
escaped death at noon today. when he
lost control Of his bicycle in coasting
down the Seventeenth street hill.
crashing into the curling al Eighth
avenue. Moline The lad vas taken
70 the city hospital unconscious, and
remained in comatose state for over
two hours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

Mrs. Emma Janesky has a passion
for beer. She is a house cleaner by
profession, and as soon as she has
scrubbed the woodwork, trcued out the
lace curtains. and mopped the gold
dust from the kitchen floor she col
lects her bit and starts out on a so
cable spree with the neighbor ladies'
These can parties are largely attended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

All the news all the time - The
ALzIk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
Police News

Stella Harris is the original choco-
late drop Charmer. When it comes to
winning the affections of the sterner
sex, Stella has the famous Delilah
knocking at the door of the primary
department. Last night the local col
ored beauty was patrolling her beat on
the downtown streets. constantly striv-
ing to entice the gullible, when a DO
liceman decided that Stella's classic
profile would show up to better advan-
tage in a grated bar frame. This
morning she paid So and costs. dis
orderly conduct being the charge.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-15
Marriage of Princess Victoria
Louise to Prince Earnest
Regarded Significant.
OLD FOES RECONCILED
Hohenzollerns and GueIphs
Not Entirely at Peace,
but ''Friendly."
By FREDERICK WERNER
BILE to The Tribune.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
BERLIN, June 14.-Much has been
written ever since the engagement Of
Princess Victoria Louise to Prince Earn
est OF Cumberland as to how the we'd
ding of these two young people, who are
now on their honeymoon, would put an
end TO the long feud between the Hohen-
zollerns and the Guclphs but In reality
no such result has been realized.
No one will deny that IT was not with
out Importance to the German empire
that. at the recent wedding. the son OF
the last King Of Hanover, though he
did not formerly relinqush his claim to
the throne OF his ancestors. came TO this
city for the first time since the fatal
year OF 1865. The two royal families
have come into new and more friendly
relations, and 1t Is now the task OF the
chancellor to find suitable political for
mulas for the changed conditions. That
these will acknowledge the rights Of the
young prince to the throne OF Brunswick
is almost certain. but this by no means
takes the whole Guelph question out Of
the world
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-15
ROUNDLY SCORES
WOMEN WHO SMOKE
Special Cable to The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, June IA vigorous protest
against smoking by women was made
here recently BY Field Marshal Lore
Nethven In an address to the Royal Army
Temperance association,
"How public opinion has changed" said
Lord Nethven
IT remember the time when the very
idea Of any woman smoking would cause
untold disgust in society. We knew OF II
in foreign parts and II we travelled ir
France and Germany we saw. to our dis
may and surprise, lady smoking. Thai
Is all changed,
Let me ask you honestly: Has q
woman the same sense Of proportion as
MANI Take drinking and take smok-
Ing. A woman does not know where tc
stop. She has a craving for smoking
and you will find many lady now smolS-
Ing from morn to night and doing as
much harm TO her nerves as many a
woman would do drinking.
IT feel sure the time Will como wher
we shall get just the same crusade
against smoking to excess as that which
We might now against drinking to ex-
cess. It ls because one girl sees an
other smoke that she smokes-because
she sees her mother smoking"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-15
HUERTA'S POWER
is NOT APPARENT
Mexico's President Held Unable to
Check Growth OF Rebel Senti-
ment,

MEXICO CITY, Juno 14.-In the
three months General Huerta has been
president of Mexico he has made no
substantial headway against the rebels,
according to the opinions of close and
impartial observers of the situation in
this republic. Unless there is made n
radical change in the conduct Of the
government IS campaign against its en-
emies, or unless the rebels become
much weaker than they are today, for
eign observers believe that Huerta will
have great difficulty in restoring peace
TO Mexico. AS for the rebels, they
have grown steadily stronger since
General Huerta became president, and
now there is scarcely state in which
their mobile columns have not been
operating in defiance of the govern
ment y superior armament and organi"
zation.
"Tho country is plunged in an
archv,' said Ell Diario, n pro.govern-
ment paper, recently. "Brigandage
holds sway in large portion Of the
national territory; defeated in one
place, the bands reappear in another,
and they carry their audacity to the
point Of defying the federal divisions
in their headquarters. The usual OK
preston in the local papers, however,
is of different character. For the
most part they reflect the carefully
studied optimistic tone of the officers
at the national palace, who make much
of defeats administered here and there
and often fail to make any mention Mt
all of rebel victories.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-15
FORETELLS FATE
AND PROVES CASE
Astrologer Predicted Burning of Church
Says Vicar to Congre-
CATION.
Special Cable TO The Tribune,

Special Cable TO The Tribune.
LONDON, June 14.-That a Paris
astrologer predicted the burning of st.
Catharine church which was de-
stroyed by suffragettes recently was
the statement made here by the Rev.
Howard Truscott, vicar of st. Catha-
rine's in an address to his cougrega-
tion,
fThis time last year." he said, 81
received letter from a man in Pnris,
an astrologer. I put the letter on my
desk and read 1t few days after
wards.
"Nothing struck me until I came to
the end Of the communication, when
the writer said:
ALLOW me, sir, to give you test
In May, 1913. on the sixth day, you
will lose something particularly dear
to you; but you will save something
very dear to you. On May "a, 1913,
you will receive royal message From
May Is to May "a prominent poll
tician will communicate something of
interest to you
CT never thought anything more
about the letter. added Mr.. Truscott,
"until on the very day named Queen
Alexandra and Mr.. Balfour, sent COM
munications to me, and found in the
rounded by debris but unspotted. q
book which / treasured very much in
decd"
The burning Of the church took
place May 6 as the astrologer pre-
dicted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-15
WESTMINSTER NOW
HAS ELECTRIC LIGHT

Is now lighted with electricity, and the in
stallation. which has Just been complet-
ed. Is triumph, for one can read a
prayer book easily and be yet unconscious
OF an Irrelevant glare.
Fourteen OF the electrolters OF the nave
are reproductions OF ancient Flemish cam
die fittings copied from originals In the
possession Of the chapter, and the other
two have been converted from candle
design by Sir Gilbert Scott,
There was temporary partial electric
Installation at the coronation of King
Edward WI It's extension to tho entire
fame. as a permanent method OF lighting.
has taken eleven years.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-15
Not After Liberty.

But she did not want II. What use
Is II TO me, M'sieu.' she asked, "since
once I'm outside ! shall in all probability
taste death?" NJ Favelle said he sup
posed that what she had said was cor
rect and eventually decided to let her
remain upon the premises until day
break.
TWO hours later came the great de-
nouement There was loud hamner1ng
upon the door. accompanied by petter-
ing of gravel upon the Mpper, windows.
Reloading his pistol. M. Favelle went TO
d window and, upon accommodating the
vicinity Of tho front door, saw posse OF
detectives and uniformed policemen
In the belief that the policemen hnd
come for the young apache, ". Favsiie
decided to hide her In the box-roon1,. The
hammertng upon the door and tho SHOUTS
of "open in the name Of the lay be
ca me so insistent that NJ Favelle ad-
mitted the senior officers, who speedily
discovered the fair intruder.
what NJ. FavelJe heard soon after
werds made his senses reel, Madame
Favelle, said the inspector, had conspired
to put the beautiful woman In the house
for the sole object OF obtaining evidence
10 secure divorce from NJ, Favelle
With accompanying monetary benefits.
and upon hearing OF the conspiracy tDe
police had interYened.