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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25

broken and the door pried of. From
the inside the thief secured s45.5O
in cash belonging TO the naturalization
department OF the government, $50
in cash belonging to Mr.. Gamble and
the office, $500 in checks and between
1000 and $4,000 in certificates of
deposit. An envelope containing
<1743 was overlooked by the thief.
For some reason the adjoining
drawer was not opened and the 5000
OF which Miss Story was custodian
was untouched.
Piles of broken glass. spilled ink,
broken incandescent lights and scat
tered papers furnished abundant proof
of the presence OF the burglar.
HEARD WHILE At WORK.
There is every reason TO believe
that the burglar had effected an en-
trance before the arrival at his Office
of States Attorney r Z. Thompson
and William McEniry. They met at
the New Harper and walked TO the
court house. arriving there about - so.
, They had been there but a few min
utes when they heard a noise from
the circuit clerks vault which ad-
f joins the states attorneys Office to
the south They thought it queer
that there should be anyone in the
vault al that hour and went out into
the hall and around to the circuit
clerks door. but observing no light
there and being unable 10 see in the
vault which is protected by a steel
door. they concluded that the noise
they heard had come from cooling wa
ter pipes which oftimes give off a
cracking, smashing sound. Severa
times afterwards they heard noises
and Mr.. McEniry ventured the opin
ion that there might be someone il
the vault trying to get through into
the states attorneys office to ge
ho.d OF the indictments supposed Il
be ready there for presentation to tn
court At II o'clock the two attorney!
left the court house without havin,
further cause for the arousing of theil
suspicious.
TRIED RECORDERS OFFICE.
4 broken window in the office o
County Recorder Sam Ryerson on III,
south side of the building gives rea
son 10 believe that his place wa
3 visited also A money drawer whici
at times during the day contain
: considerable sum, was opened. bu
there was nothing in it as the cas-
some S50O-was locked up secured
in the vault adjoining the Office. n
= effort was made TO get into this vault
County Clerk II. b. Hubbard an
his deputies are of the opinion tina
! the breaking Of the window on tn
Il second floor was an effort to get int
{ the county clerks vault. If so tn
. burglar missed his observations b
! two windows and even had he chose
r the right window, the steel shutter
{ which are on the inside would hav
p barred his further progress.
=. POLICE on THE JOB.
n Early this morning the police an
e sheriff's Offices were notified and Chic
?. James Brinn and Depu-y George 81,
:. mon began an Investigation at ono,
P The former has taken active charg
S and has numerous officers at wor
< on the case now and hopes TO Ian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25

member of the court house cleaning
squad. 1t has been Hawkinson's duty
daily to take certain refuse and empty
it on an ash heap in the yard. This
morning he started out with his pail.
hut failed to return. His absence was
'0on noted, and an investigation re-
called the fact that the bird had
nown. The empty pail was found by
the ash heap. but no Hawkinson- II
is believed that sooner or later the
fugitive, will attempt to visit his wife
in Mol: :, and the authorities hope to
trap h l in this manner. A close
watch will be kept over the Moline
residence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25
POLICE HUNTING
FOR A SWINDLER
Smooth Bunoo Man Makes
Getaway With S3,5 by
Audacious Scheme.
S4OO REWARD is OFFERED
Chief Brinn Asked by Kalamazoo
Authorities to Aid In Search
for Fugitive.

The Rock Island police force has
been asked to aid in the capture OF
John H. Kline, one of the smoothest
confidence men in the country. today,
who. by a bunco game. got away with
$500 in cash at Kalamazoo. Mich,
Jan. %. 1918. A reward of $500 has
been posted for the arrest and con-
viction of the man, who pulled the
Michigan job under the name of John,
H. Kline, although his other aliases
are numerous. Among the handles"
which he has used in the past are
John L. Butler, John Hoover. H. G..
Fisher. John H. Snyder, Charles Neu-
man, William Iunger, George Fes-
Ter, J. S. Weaver. John O'Brien. John
Martin and Phillip Garrick.
SMOOTH OPERATION.
Kline put over a land swfndle at
Kalamazoo after the following manner.
After arriving in the county he called
on a banker in a town IL miles from
the city, stating that he desired to
purchase farm and asking in regard
| to choice locations
| He was informed of a $4,000 tract
which was for sale. He arranged
to meet the parties interested the next
| day. and in conversing with the bank.
er asked If he was a notary public
saying he wanted to send the power
/ of attorney to a friend. Upon re
! noivir1 IN o%rmat tive roo1.- ,ho ,,a,,o,
was drawn After signing and having
his signature sworn, Kline asked the
/ farmer 10 sign as a witness. thereby
obtaining the signature of the farm
owner, the notary public and a copy
Of the seal
FOOLS EVERYONE.
Kline then obtained the farmers
deed to the property, saying he de
sired to look over the abstract. He
then came to Kalamazoo, and visit
ing a real estate office, informed the
proprietor that he had purchased
$4,000 farm and wanted to borrow
$4,000 and give a mortgage on the
farm, said expense to cover variou.
improvements contemplated
The real estate man interested onC
Of his clients in the matter, and aftel
Kline had taken this party out I,
see the property, was able TO land {;
$500 offer. The real estate opera
tor drew up the mortgage, and tn,
next morning in his office both partie
met at the register of deeds office
where Kline filed a forged warrant,
deed. Then going to the bank h
collected $500 and disappeared.
HIS DESCRIPTION.
Kline is wanted for forgery and oh
tanning money under false pretenses
He has operated extensively all owe
the country. His description is a
follows: 90 years old, foot 10 niche
in height, weight 100 pounds, brow
eyes, medium complexion, dark hal
streaked with gray, sometimes wear
a moustache, smooth talker and ha
the appearance of well to do farmer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25
IIILLMAN.

John Ira Hillman, former pioneer
resident of Rock Island, died last Sat
urday afternoon at his home in Chi
cago, according TO word received in
the city last evening by friends. Mr..
Hillman was born April 13, 1885, in
PENNSYLVANIA, coming to Rock Island
in the year 1859, where he resided un-
til 1889. when he moved to Chicago to
make his home with his son, H. A.
Hillman. Mr.. Hillman was a carpen.
ter by trade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25
FUNERAL OF RAYMOND BEALER.

The funeral Of Raymond, the g.
months-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Bealer, was held this afternoon at
O'Clock from the home, 1927 Twelfth
street, with services which were con-
Quoted by Rev Marion Humphreys,
pastor Of the Central Presbyterian
church. Interment was made in Chip
piannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25

Washington-The two-year impris-
oament sentence Of Ernest W. Ger
bracht. convicted in New York OF sugar
customs frauds in the prosecutions OF
1910. has been commuted by Presi-
dent Taft to 30 days in jail His fine
OF $1,000 was RENTED. This elem
ency was granted because Gerbracht
for the last year has materially as
sisted the government in its sugar
fraud Investigations,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25
EINERAI OF MRS. LAMBERT.

The funeral of Mrs. Jemima Lambert
was held this morning at 10 o'clock
from the home in Milan, with services
which were conducted by Rev. Dixon
of Milan. Interment was made in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25
PRISONER IN BOLD
JAIL DELIVERY
Trusty at County Bastile Makes
Successful Break for Lib
erty This Morning.
POLICE SCoUR THE CITY
Fugitive Is Moline Man Who Turned
Up SIsterin-Iaw to the
Authorities.

Taking advantage Of the excitement
which prevailed about the court house
following the discovery OF the robbery
this morning, Frank Hawkinson, a
trusty, made a break for liberty in
moment when his guard had relaxed
his vigilance, and was successful in
making his escape. Up until press
time no trace had been found of the
fugitive, although Immediately follow
ing the announcement Of a "jail-break-
ing the police were notified. and a
dragnet was thrown out over the en-
tire city
A STOOL PIGEON
Hawkinson, the stool pigeon, who
turned up" his own sister-in-law af-
ter contributing TO her delinquencp.
was sent down to the county Jail for
20 days on Feb. 13. But one week of
his time remained. II will be recalled
that following a raid upon a shady
rooming house. following information
given the authorities by Hawkinson
been employed as a chambermaid was
arrested and taken TO the police sta
ton. An Investigation by the authori
ties disclosed the fact that Hawkinson
who 10 a married man and resides il
Moline, had again started his sister
in-law on the downward path. after
she had been paroled from the girls
home at Geneva.
HAD BEEN DOCME.
Since his Incarceration in the coun
ty jail Hawkinson had abided by tn.
rules and regulations, evincing a de
sire TO behave himself in an exemplar,
manner. For this reason he was as
signed position as trusty, under Jan
iitor Charles Oberg, and was made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25
CHIMNEY SPARKS
CAUSE $40 BLAZE

Sparks from the chimney caused a
fire on the roof of the home of Mrs.
Anna Frankel, 2317 Fourth avenue, this
morning at & o'clock Damage to the
extent of about $40 was wrought Hose
companies No. / and 3 responded TO
the alarm and did fast work in ex-
tinguishing the blaze.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25
Two Out OF Race,

Sherman A. Cartwright and A. B.
Johnson, both candidates for the may
orally at East Moline on the citizens
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

BY winning twice from the Detroit
Tigers, Connie Macks Athletics have
nailed down their fifth American League
pennant The worlds series will be
fought out between the Athletics and
the Giants, the same combination that
clashed in the post-season games in 1911.
Brooklyn and Pittsburg, these being the
only games on the National League
program to-day.
The Cleveland Maps, who beat the
Yankees yesterday, are now eleven
games behind the Athletics.
While the Giants were on their way
back home from Cincinnati. their last
stopping place on thei. final Western
tour, the Phillies played two games with
Graw's men still lead the National
League race by ten games
The tie of the Maps and Senators for
second place in the American League
was broken by the defeat Of the Wash
ington team by the St. Louis Browns
and the victory of the Maps over New
York The Yanks hold seventh place by
the margin Of l point
Reports from St. Louis say that open
rebellion has arisen in the camp Of the
Cardinals by the announcement that
Miller HugEins has signed contract 10
manage the team next year.
Connie Mack is planning to give va
cations to all the men he Will use on
his worlds series team before the big
series starts october s.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Both Gunboat Smith and Sam Lang
ford are to-day in the midst Of heavy
training campaign at their respective
quarters in New York. Smith is con-
fident that he will be returned the
winner in his argument with the Boston
tar baby on Friday night. LGngford
is fast rounding into form.
AL Palzer, the Iowa heavyweight, will
start his comeback career agaiIv
Charlie Miller, the coast heavyweight,
in New York Wednesday night Palzer
Is not discouraged by his Knockout at
the hands OF Frank Moran and says
he will surely defeat Miller.
Kid Brown, the local bantamweight
who has been spending most of his time
in Terre Haute. Ind. is back in our
of match with Spider Britt and says
he will give the latter a neat side bet
bout between these two bantams
should prove an interesting scrap.
once more reports have Kid Williams
and Johnny Coulon matched. This time
the scene of battle is in Milwaukee, on
October s, ana the AFFAIR should draw
an immense crowd from Chicago alone.
which is Johnny CoulOn's home, and IS
the boys clash it will be over the ten
round route.
Frank Klaus and Eddie McGoorty will
battle in the next big middleweight
bout at Milwaukee next Monday night
The pair met about two months ago in
a six-round set-to with honors even.
While in Racine, Wis. the writer had
the pleasure of seeing Charley White in
Ffs,IFg ~ do Ia
looked every part a champion and dis
posed of Sheridan in two rounds over
the K Q, route. Charley row is in
line for match with Willie RitChie at
that ne will make the champion step
at his fastest II they meet in the padded
ring
Jack Twin Sullivan. the veteran boxer.
has a strenuous campaign mapped out
for this winter and intends to put away
a few hundred dollars by next summer.
He has been engaged to box in Erie, Pa.
with Tom MahOn on Friday night and
has bouts pending with Battling Levin
sky and Barney Williams at New York.
Tom McCarey, the well-k known Los
Angeles fight promoter. is planning a
welterweight tournament for this fall
He intends to give the winner a cham
piOnShip belt. At present there is no
champion in this class, and II Uncle
Tom can only round up enough worthy
candidates for the honors he'll surely
hold the carnival,
Knockout" Brown, the Eastern light
weight. has an advertisement In a New
York paper offering to sell his SO 900
auto al a sacrifice. Brown gives as his
reason for selling going into training
for future bouts"
Tommy Gavigan, the Cleveland mid
dleweight. who has defeated Willie
Lewis twice and Jack Denning, is now
under the management of Dan Nc
Ketrick Dan will take Gavgan to
Paris with him when he sails the early
part OF October. Gavigan should make
a big hit in Gay Paree.' as he is a
fast. willing fighter
Spider Britt took trip to The Geor-
gian sporting department yesterday to
inform US that he intends to leave for
Knoxville. Tenn, Saturday Britt in
tends to take part in three bouts at
Knoxville and hopes TO come home with
several nickels added to his bank roll
Spider IS one Of the classiest bantams
before the public to-day and II will
take a very good boy TO beat him.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
THE HUNTERS.
sy aEoRoG q. PHA,R.

THE HUNTERS.
The stag at eUe had drunk his M
And laughed beside a ripping rtH
while hunters through the tCOOdlGnd
sped
And shot each other tuH Of lead.
"HOlc 0ldd ! dm." the StGgiet spoke,
"Thdt I am not human biOkc.
For dftI-SeUeH other men
Would foIo,oo me through glade and
glen
And shoot me ffty times or more
And let me perish ia mp gore.
But. being as ! am, a deer,
There isn't anything to fear,
For hunters cOldly pass me bD
And IOOE at me iCith rdcdnt eye"
And through the lcoodlaHd gIddes he
sped
TO learn hO1c many guides Tere dead.
We note by the papers that Bob Har-
mon, a member OF The Cardinals, was
thrown into jail by mistake. But is II
a mistake 70 throw a member Of the
Cardinals into Jail?
An umpire in Oakland was sdjudged
insane, but they are adjudged worse
than that every afternoon in the ball
yard
Besides, there is a general impression
that man must he crazy 10 be an UNI
pre
It is said the dead never return to
life, but what about the Boston Braves?
LINES TO 0. HESS.
o. otto Hess. old otto Hess
You still can hedre that piW ! guess.
Joe Tinker says II is his ambition to
pass Brooklyn. This strikes one as
being a heIuVa form of ambition.
Nelson and WoIgast having agreed to
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23

fight II behooves corbett and Fitz-
simmons to get busy again.
Basketball has been made a maJo
sport in the high schools, but why this
unjust discrimination against tlddlede-
Winks?
PUGILlSTS VS.. WHITE HOPES.
Are yOu a fghter?" questioned /. He
ShOOk his head and sighed
His hands Were large and bOHV aud
his shoulders three feet iCide
But WHeH ! asked him if he fought
he OrGUelg shOOG his head.
"Oh, no: I'm not a fOhte1'-just a
hedTUl0eiGht," he said.
When we note the case with which
big buns make living by posing as
white hopes we are surprised THAI any
six -footer ever goes to work.
one is sorry to read that Freddie
Welsh Intends TO see Willie Rltchle for
his title. The reputation OF the box
Ing game Is bad enough now without
allowing any lawyers TO break Into IL.
once in a while we read about a
county fair. in which some nut does not
drive through a fence on motorcycle.
Rabbit MaranVlle may be the smallest
man in the National League, but he
looks mighty big TO George Stallings.
PERHAPS some day a little fellow will
break Into the big league without being
known as Rabbit
THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT.
lore the golden autumn,
It's Icdrcs 0f gold and red,
And net ! sigh and toipe my eye
When summertime has fed.
For this ! tong hare yedrncd,
I lore the golden autumn,
And net mn heart is part alloy,
For bOcling has returned.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
Yankees and Giants
May Clash in Series

NEW YORK, Sept. eff Manager
John McGraw. OF the New York Ma
tlonals. is willing there viii be a Sc
ries OF games at the Polo Grounds
here between the Giants and the New
York Americans next spring before
the championship season begins
So says Manager Frank Chance, Of
the Yankees Chance would like to
play the Giants five games after both
New York teams have trained in
Texas.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
SOLD|ER-TECH
CAME SATURDAY
IS CALLED OFF
By Joe Pitts.

tn HE Jackets will not have a game
with Fort Mcpherson Satur-
day, the soldiers being unable
to get their men in condition by that
date
The first real game of the season
will be the Tech Citadel game, Octo-
Der at Grant field This is expected
to be a good game as the two teams
put up such a hard fight last year
The practice up until that time will
be mostly defensive. Most Of the
time will be spent in breaking up
forward passes, as Martin. the snappy
little quarterback. is a great passer
and Folger. the halfback, is a good
receiver. Something must be done
to prevent these two fellows from
running the game by getting away
with a few successful passes.
THERE are now 100 candidates for
l the Tech team, but by the end
of the week the squad viii be
chopped. Sixty Of the most promis-
ing players will remain on the squad
THE work on the big cement grand
stand is being completed. Work
will probably be finisehd by october
/. An addition is being made to the
grandstand on the east side of the
field This extension stand will seal
800 and will be used for the bleach
erS.
They are building under this stan0
a large number of shower baths anO
lockers. which are to be used by foot
ball and baseball players. They are
greatly in need of these baths now. as
all Of the players use the few baths in
the basement of the Y. NJ. c. A.
No accidents have occurred to any
of the payers yet. Jeane Patten IS
on the bench with a Charley Horse,
but will be in condition by o-day.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
NEW ORLEANS
|. TENNIS CRACKS
WILLPLAY HERE
PeIiCanviIIe Racquet WieIders in
Clash With East Lake Ex-
perts on Saturday.

NNE more big tennis event will
wind up the season in Atlanta
next Saturday. when a picked
team of six tennis cracks from New
Orleans will play "a point tourna-
ment" in singles and doubles against
picked team from the Atlanta Ath-
letic Club
In reality. the point tournament
is tourney condensed. being played
all in one afternoon. Each Of the six
team members is to be pitted against
a member Of the opposing team in
singles match, best two sets in three
and the three teams of doubles will
encounter the same arrangement of
the opposition in matches. two sets in
three.
Every match is to be valued at one
point, making nine in all, and the
team acquiring the majority of the
points will be the victor of the tour
ney.
A order that the match making
y may be as even as possible and
insure each competitor Of foeman
will be graduated by numbers, rang
ing from / to 8, to be matched in sin
giles with the corresponding number
Cn the other team.
Thus the Atlanta team beginning
with Carleton Smith as No. ] in
Cludes, in the order named, Ed Carter.
Il. w. Mansfield, Bryan Grant. Carl
| Ramspeck and J. * Orr Jr In
| doubles, Mansfield and Smith, Carter
and Grant, and RamspeCk and orr
will be the pairinGs.
| THE New Orleans string, represent
ing the pick Of the New Orleans
| Lawn Tennis Club, will include some
| Of the Classiest players in the South
| and the matches should be intensely
! interesting and hard fought The
! public is cordially invited by the At
/ lanta A. c. to the red clay courts at
/ East Lake, to watch the matches
| which are to begin at 2.30 o'clock
/ next Saturday afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
GOALS FROM FIELD

Frick, the big Californian who became
eligible for the varsity team at Cornell
this year, was ordered by Coach Dan
Reed to report to the first team this aft
ernoon because of his brilliant work oI
the second team Yesterday. Frick broke
through the varsity line and nailed a
back for a two-yard loss. Cornell has
81 men on the field, including all the
CrippeS
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
Racine Club After
Dundee to Box White

CHICAGO Sept 22.r-The boxing club
at Racine to-day changed the date Of
the Charley White hight from october
9 to October 10, this because of the COM
ing OF the city series White has
signed and the club is awaiting the
signature and forfeit OF Johnny Dundee.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
WOlgast Gets Good
Offers for Fights

CADILLAC. MICH. Sept 2S.-Ad
Wolgast, who is taking a rest here,
stated to-day that he has received tel
egrams from fight clbus in Boston and
New York offering attractive purses II
he will come East to fight. Boston
wants Wolgast and Baldwin and New
York the local boy and Britton
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
FOOTBALL PLAYER INJURED.

CLEVELAND. OHIO. Sept. %
barrett. candidate for the backfield
on the " estern Reserve University
eleven. broke his right shoulder in
practice yesterday.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23

fight Il behooves Corbett and Fitz.
simmons to get busy again.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23
GIANTS HAVE A
BETTER CHANCE
THAN MACKMEN
"Rube" Marquard Favors His
Team to Beat Athletics in
Worlds Series.
By ''Rube" Marquard.

champion SOuthpGlc Of the HGjo,
League and Holder of the WOrld't
Record for Consecutive Victories al
Nineteen Strdight.)
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23

Knockout" Brown, the Eastern light
weight, has an advertisement In a New
York paper offering to sell his SO 900
auto AT a sacrifice. Brown gives as his
reason for selling going into training
for fmtmre hnntSn
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23

" HE Jackets will not have a game
with Fort Mcpherson Satur-
day, the soldiers being unable
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23

Spider Britt took trip to The Geor-
gian sporting department yesterday to
inform US that he intends to leave for
Knoxville, Tenn, Saturday. Britt in
tends to take part in three bouts at
Knoxville and hopes to come home with
several nickels added to his bank roll
Spider Is one Of the classiest bantams
before the public to-day and Il will
take a very good boy to beat him.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-09-23

NNE more big tennis event will
wind up the season in Atlanta
next Saturday. when a picked
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-30
Coughs and Consumption.

Coughs and colds, when neglected,
always lead to serious trouble of The
lungs. The wisest thing to do when
you have a cold that troubles you LIS
to get bottle OF Dr. Kings New Dis
covery. You will get relief from the
first dose, and finally the cough will
o. III. Brown, of Muscadiney
Ala, writes: "My wife was down In
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colds. Price soc and $1.00. Recon-
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Palmetto Drug Go.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-30
NOTICE.

For the benefit of his patients, Mr..
w. Solomon, the graduate optician,
will be at Gray Court on Thursday,
May the 1st at DR.. Bryson's office,
where he will examine the eyes free of
charge and if glasses are needed will
fit same at moderate prices. My pa
irons wishing to see me will please be
on that date in Gray Court.
w. Solomon,
Graduate Optician,
40-1t Laurens, S. G..