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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03
Licensed to Wed.
Contractor Frozen to Death.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 3-Edward Car
ter, a local contractor, was frozen to
death a half mile south of Springfield
yesterday. Carter had been missing
from his home since Friday night and
a searching party failed TO locate him.
The body was discovered by railroad
conductor near the tracks Of the ILL
nOis Traction system. Carter was 60
years old and had been a resident of
Sangamon county practically all his
life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

complied with every ordinance govern
ing such places.
In addition to the usual Sunday night
throug the management had adver-
tised an added spectacular attraction,
which caused an unusually large crowd
to gather
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03
SHE LOST HER HAIR.

But she found it again That Is the
good part of the story. It cost her lot
Of pride 70 lose it, and just dollar to
find it You see, the dollar is the price
Of a bottle of Halls Hair Remover. No
coIoring of the hair. First of all, she
talked it over with her doctor. This
gave her confidence to 90 ahead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03
Cable Music House,
Rock Island, Ill.

Cable Music House,
Rock Island, Ill,
Gentlemen:--
Miss Marguerite Wright, the star
in the ''Spring Maid, - asks that I
request you to place at her disposal a
Conover Piano for her during the
engagement in your city, Feb. 7th,
at the Illinois Theatre.
Miss Wright prefers the Conover
Piano on account of it's sympa hetic as
we'll singing quality of tone and
light, responsive action. She has
found great pleasure in it's use
throughout the present tour, and pre-
fers to use it whenever it is possible
to be obtained.
Trusting you will give this your
very prompt attention, and thanking
you in advance for the cour tesy,
Yours very truly,
Albert W. Butler,
Dict. A. W. B. Business Manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

German Methodist-The Epworth
league will have its business and So
cial session at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Birkmeyer at Milan,
Tuesday evening at o'clock
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

First Swedish Lutherar-The tTus-
tees will meet this evening with Oscar
l. Johnson, 521 Third street.
Prayer service and Sunday school
teachers meeting will be held Wednes-
day evening at the home of Ans Ander-
soil, 1412 Twelfth street
Thursday evening the Young PEG,
pies society WI meet at the church.
Thursday afternoon the LaGes' Aid
society will meet with Mrs. Victor
Swanson, 1913 Glenhurst court.
Friday evening the choir will meet
for rehearsal.
Saturday afternoon the Willing Help
ers will meet with Miss Viola Peterson
1921 Fourteenth street.
Next Sunday the collection for the
missionary fund will be taken at the
Z church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

German EVangelical-The Young
Peoples society will meet this evening
in the church basement
Thursday afternoon the monthly bus
mess meeting of the Ladies' Sewing
society will be held in the church base
ment.
Sunday afternoon the monthly bust
be held at the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

Central Presbyterian - Tomorrow
evening at 1880 the trustees of the
church will meet at the home of the
president, J. G. Hazard, 1921 Four
teenth street.
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 the
Pastors Aid society will meet with
Mrs NJ. z. Lister, 1929 FourteenfhNnd-
a-balf street.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at 1870 o'clock in the
ladies parlor of the church.
Friday afternoon at 230 the Mission
Study class viii meet with c. c. Bah
bit, S0112 Third avenue
Friday evening at 7:30 the session
will meet in the pastors study in the
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

First saptist-Wednesday evening
prayer services will be held at the
church.
Friday afternoon at o'clock the
monthly meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sion society will be held at the home
Of Mrs. Belle Jones, 1901 Seventeenth
avenue. Mrs. H. c. Kingsbury will
be the leader.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Friday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

Mrs. Eugenia Ramser, s31 Thirtieth
street.
The weekly prayer meeting will be
held at the parsonage, COZ Fourteenth
street, Thursday evening at 80
o'clock
The members Of the quarterly con-
ference will meet after prayer services
at the parsonage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03
PREJUDICE SWEPT ASIDE.

Inc organization OF Grace English
Lutheran church swept aside the
prejudice of custom and was the final
step toward Americanizing Swedish
people in the community. Other Eng
fish churches were organized and in
five years the number in Augustana
synod had grown to such numbers
that decision was made to secede
from the mother synod and create one
for the new churches. The outgrowth
was the Lutheran synod of the north
west Grace church remained loyal
to Augustana synod and aided to up
build it in the years following the
secession of other English churches
Last October there were 81 English
Lutheran churches in the synod In
addition to the Swedish Lutheran
churches. In many or these English
services are conducted once a week
To keep the church organizations in,
tact and to furnish enough places OF
worship to care for all who are and
who would be communicates, the
synod created the office of English
fed secretary and appointed the Rev
F. O.. Hanson of Galesburg to fill the
position.
The church choir sang an anthem
and the pastor, Rev. I. o. Nothstein
read greetings from the pastors who
served the church and are now living
At the evening service Rev. o. v
Holmgrain preached the sermon anC
spoke of the use of the English Ian
guage in church work in the synod and
, J. Hasselquist, who is a charter mem
Der and has faithfully served the
church % years as a trustee, gave
! "reminiscences of his connection will
the church. Both addresses were lis
tered to with much interest TIL,
church choir sang an anthem and JohI
! Anderson gave a vocal selection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

scattered and resulted in organization
of Lutheran churches. The twin-city
community was not an exception.
These churches were the only ties by
which the settlers were bound to their
homeland The parents, thrifty, econ
omic and home-loving people, edu-
Gated their children in the public
schools. Therein developed the
things which carried the children
away from the Swedish Lutheran
church.
Realizing this fully and preferring
to save the children to the Lutheran
church rather than to perpetuate the
Swedish language and customs alone,
men of learning and power decided TO
organize a new church within the
synod.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

South Park Presbyterian-This even
ing at 1880 the Young Peoples associa-
tior will hold its monthly business and
social meeting.
Wednesday afternoon at AIS the
Junior association will meet at the
church. A special missionary program
will be given on China and the annual
election of officers will be held.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at the church.
Thursday evening at 1880 the choir
will meet for rehearsal.
Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock the
Woman's Mission society will meet
with Mrs. J. B. Pritchett, 3O16 Tenth
avenue.
Friday evening at 100 o'clock the
H N w club will bivs a box sociable
at the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

First Methodist - The February
meeting OF the Woman's Foreign Mis-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

Trinity EpiscopaI-St. Elizabeth's
guild will meet this evening at 1870
in the parish house.
Trinity Mems club will hold its
monthly meeting tomorrow evening at
the parish house. Supper will be serv-
ed at Gas. r. c. Smedley will give an
illustrated lecture on washington and
Virginia"
Trinity guild will meet Thursday
afternoon at o'clock at the parish
house.
Meetings will be held on Thursdays
instead of Wednesday during lent
The vestry will meet at the rectory
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Broadway REPRESENTATIVES, SER
vices will be held Wednesday evening
at the church.
The Junior association will meet
Thursday afternoon at AIS at the
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03
Miss Marguerite Wright.
Werba 8 LueSCher'
Attractions

NEW YORK THEATRE BUILDING NEW YORK
Miss Marguerite Wright, star of The Spring Maid IN
dorses the Conover Piano. following letter speaks
for itself
New York City,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03

Not only is this Ebenezer a remind
e. OF what this congregation owes 10
the dead. but also what it owes 10 the
living. God has been good 10 US in
giving us q devoted. highly efficient
and faithful band OF workers. The Of
fCers of the church are all filed by
able servants, men and women rho
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
NJ 'NE|L[S GIVEN
CONTRACT FOR
POWER
Government viii Use Power From
Cameo Mines Instead Of
Erecting Its Own Plant.
AMOUNTS TO $4,000 YEARLY

Contracts were signed Saturday by
the United States Reclamation Sery-
ice with Mcneil Bros. of Cameo for
supplying power needed by the gov
ernment during the construction of
the big diversion dam and tunnel No.
of the high line canal
The Mcneil Bros. recently COM
pleted new five hundred horsepow-
er plant for their mines at Cameo.
and the government contract will
utilize the excess power. The con-
tract, while based on the amount of
power required, will il is estimated
run about $4,000 per year for the
two years, which it is expected will
be required in the construction of
the diversion dam.
The government had originally in
tended to generate its own power but
the contract was made on such favor
able terms as to make the construc-
tion of the proposed plant inadvis-
able. Under the terms of the con-
tract the Reclamation Service will
provide its own engines, air COM
pressors and generators. the Nc
Neill's providing the power required
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01

@ALLING attention to the fact
[ that holiday rush hours. with
- their attendant trials and aches
to the clerks. in stores and shops may
be materially lightened II the citi-
zens of Grand Junction will make
an effort to do their shopping early.
the following proclamation was is
sused today by Mayor Cherrington:
1T is only little more than three
weeks until Christmas. In this sea-
son OF good will and kindness let us
remember those who are already
worn from a years work indoors be-
hind counters. and not double their
tasks by putting off our shopping un-
til Just before Christmas.
"Our merchants who have done
and are doing splendid work in devel-
oping and building our city should be
considered by us and we should not
put them to the expense and hard
ships which result from crowding our
holiday shopping into the closing
days OF the season.
"The earlier we make our Christ
mas purchases, the larger and better
the stocks to select from, and the
more time we can take In making our
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
REGULAR SESSION OF CONGRESS OPENS

daily from 10 in the morning to IL at
night.
The house will start work on the
appropriation bills. carrying more
than one billion dollars for the next
fiscal year. Efforts will be made to
pass the s13,000.000 District of
Columbia and fortifications appropri-
ations bills before Christmas.
When the senate met the leaders
agreed that the currency bill was not
to be taken up before noon. The ex-
ira session terminated in the senate
with the introduction of few bills
and resolutions and an executive ses-
sion to confirm some presidential ap-
pointments.
The program of the senate demo-
Gratis on the currency bill was not at
once enforced and the republicans
were given until tomorrow to confer,
following the announcement by SEN
ator Gallinger there there was nc
disposition to obstruct the progress
of the bill.
The senate began consideration OF
the Hetch Hetchy bill.
When informed of the senate's de-
cision on to not take a recess until
| the currency bill was disposed of
the President let 1t be known that
he would not leave Washington while
congress is in session.
This may necessitate the abandon
ment of the proposed Today holiday
trip.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01

CHARLES II. WALLIS, one of
Colorado's veteran thief takers.
is Grand functions new chief of
police.
Mayor Cherrington this morning
announced the appointment of the
former sheriff, and he was sworn in
shortly before noon. Mr.. Wallis
came in Saturday evening from Cisco.
where he has resigned the manager
ship of the Utah Hide & Live Stock
Company.
For four years Mr.. Wallis was
sheriff of Mesa county, and under
the Bunting administration was for
two years chief of police When
Charles F. Schrader was elected sher-
III Mr.. Wallis accepted the position
OF undersheriff for three years. Two
years ago he resigned to accept the
position of manager of the Utah Hide
a. Live Stock Company and was in
charge OF the big Goslen sheep herds
in Utah and Colorado until his resig-
nation last week.
During his incumbencies as a
peace officer Mr.. Wallis made envi-
able records. He has always been
considered one of the best field men
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
NAME COMMITTEE
OF COOPERATION
At MASS MEETING
Depositors Will Urge Issuance
Of Certificates Payable at
Stated Periods.
THE appointment of committee
OF depositors authorized to act

of depositors authorized to act
1 for all persons who have money
In the Mesa County bank is expected
tonight at the court house. This
committee, according to those who
have urged the attendance of all In
terested people at the meeting. is ex-
pected to cooperate with the exam
iner and bank officials to conserve
the interests of the depositors and
look to the early opening Of the In
stitution.
AS understand the proposal"
said Senator Horace T. De Long to-
day, 'it Is planned to name a number
of men who will aid all concerned in
reopening the bank at the earliest
possible date. We don't want re-
reiver appointed unless absolutely
necessary. but we want to prevent
any depreciation OF the assets.
II am in iavor OF the issuance OF
certificates of deposits payable In
three, six, nine and twelve months,
so as to prevent any run on the bank
and insure its reopening under a re-
organization"
The spirit seeme to characterize
the utterances of all the large de-
positors who have called the meeting
for this evening.
WaS. Wallace expresses the warm
est optimism. II feel certain that
there will be no loss to depositors. II
they cooperate with the bank Off
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
CHARLES WALLIS NEW POLICE.
CHIEF; IS SWORN IN TODAY.
Veteran Peace Officer Succeeds Matthews at Head Of Depart
men Latter Has No Plans For Future as Yet Appoint
Tnent Will be Popular.

who has ever held a commission in
the county and made record for
bringing in the men he was sent for.
AS chief of police Mr. Wallis will
undoubtedly be n terror to evil doers.
This morning the only statement he
would make was that he hoped to do
as well in this position as he had for
merly and urged the cooperation of
all good citizens in insuring the en-
forcement of the law.
Mayor Cherrington made the fol-
lowing statement: Il want to say
that | have been deeply impressed
with the work of Chief of Police
Matthews. am convinced that he is
a reliable, honest, and, so far as ais
experience goes. capable officer.
wish that | might keep him on the
force. but there is no vacancy at
present. | have the highest regard
for him and only the fact that / be-
lieve the city needs an older man at
this business leads me to ask for his
resignation and the appointment of
Chief Wallis"
Chief Matthews has not made his
plans as yet, but may later be con-
nected with the police department in
another capacity.
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
WILSON WILL KEEP
TIRED MEMBERS
At WORK
Presidents Message Tomorrow;
Administration viii Push
Currency Bill Through.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Dec. Con
gress today will settle down to the
second stage of what promises to be
the longest continuous session in his
tory.
The regular session, following
without break the long extra ses-
sion which opened April Z. brought
tired members today to new post
problems. and the prospect of steady
work for many months. There was
little formality in the opening at
noon. There is a widespread de-
mand for tickets to the gallery to-
morrow, which indicated that inter-
est centers about the Presidents re-
appearance at the capital to deliver
his annual address. He will read
his address at the joint session to-
morrow at l O'Clock. He Is expected
to touch of many problems confront
ing the new session.
The senate met at 10 o'clock to
wind up the work of the old session.
Vice President Marshall was present.
after several weeks absence.
Leaders prepared to rush the cur
rency bill. holding senate session
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
SEC. DANIELS DEMANDS NAVAL HOLIDAY

Daniels asks when is this accelera-
ting expenditure to be reduced. He
adds that il is "aot a vacation that
we need but permanent policy to
guard against cxtravasant eNpan-
sionists.'' Time, he suggests, should
be given to ship builders to guard
against loss from reduction of the
building programs. The report rec
ommends that the United States take
the initiative and invite all the pow
ers to a conference to discuss reduc-
tion of the heavy cost of armies and
the navies.
Secretary Daniels says his build
ing program is not .arge, but is pro-
gressive and has been recommended
'as a middle course of wisdom" the
revenues of the country not permit
ting as large an expansion in naval
building as the department might
desire to enter upon at this time.
That is the explanation for the pro-
posed reduction of the building pro-
gram recommended by the general
board. which contemplated construc-
tion of four battleships, sixteen de-
stroyers and one destroyer tender:
eight submarines and one tender;
two oilers. two gunboats, one trans
Poilf Oht supply cAAP ahA OhN ASSPA-
tai ship.
FIGHT ARMOR TRUST.
The secretary thinks that the time
has come when the department
should be freed from excessive prices
charged by private manufacturers of
powder. torpedoes and other supplies
armor plate, guns and gun forgings.
and munitions so he recommends
appropriations for an armor plate
factory and an increase in the gun
factory, the powder factory and the
torpedo works. He refers to his eff
forts to secure reasonable prices
from the armor companies, and as
serts that without Its own plant the
government would be at the mercy
of three manufacturers in time Of
war.
The recommendation regarding oil
wells and refineries follows the
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The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
. RAND JUNCTION may join a
score of other Colorado cities in

~ RAND JUNCTION may join
score of other Colorado cities in
demanding a lower schedule of
telephone rates and number of new
concessions from the Mountain States
Telephone Company. The city COM
missioners are impressed with the
plans of the Telephone Users Asso-
citation. composed of twenty northern
and eastern Colorado towns who pro-
pose to present schedule to the
company and demand its adoption. II
the company refuses the association
will begin simultaneous custer pro-
ceedings in all the towns to force the
company to take its poles, lines, etc,
out of the city.
Mayor Cherrington has written to
the association for further informa-
tion as to its plans, and in all prob
ability a committee to look into the
matter will be named tomorrow at
the regular council meeting.
One plan that may be adopted in
lieu of joining the eastern slope as
sociation is to allow the franchise to
expire in June, and then regulate the
charges by ordinance. This can be
done in charter cities, according to
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
POPULAR TEACHERS
STRANGE DEATH
MYSTERY
Relatives Say Gun Wound was
Either Murder or Accident;
Coroner to Hold Inquest.
WIFE MAY Die FROM SHOCK
THE BODY of John Hayes, well
known school teacher was found
SunlaN manning In his hnme-

THE BODY of John Hayes, a well
known school teacher was found
Sunday morning, in his home
stead cabin on Hannah Creek, with
a bullet in his heart.
Death was caused by a wound,
either self-inflicted, or fired with
murderous intent by someone whom
he may have surprised in his cabin,
when he entered Saturday evening.
Mrs. Hayes. when Informed of the
death of her husband. was prostrated
and is now in serious condition.
There is much mystery connected
with the death, and three theories
have equal support from the meagre
evidence which has so far been gath
cred by the relatives of Hayes, and
by Coroner r. A. Yunker The in
quest which has been called for to-
morrow Will probably throw light on
the cause leading to the mysterious
death of Hayes; which Is the second
unexplained tragedy of the Hannah
Creek section within the year.
Mr.. Hayes had only recently con-
cluded deal for the exchange of his
I forty-acre homestead, which is To-
Gated in the Hannah Creek section.
for land northwest of town. He be-
gan last week moving his household
and farming goods to his new home,
and Saturday afternoon about two
O'Clock left for the homestead to
+, bring another load of goods down
i-frem the ranch
He rode from Grand Junction to
Whitewater with friends. and at
Whitewater the Van Pelt boys gave
| him a lift to within half a mile of
his own claim According to the Van
Pelts. Hayes was feeling unusually
cheerful. when he left them. and this
is also the statement of W. II. Aup-
perle who spent the greater part of
Saturday with the dead man.
Death a Mystery.
Just what occurred after Hayes
reached his cabin will always be
mystery. He arrived after dark and
unlocked the back door. and went
through the kitchen into the next
room. The remainder of Hayes life
will always be a secret, unless he
was murdered and his murderer con-
fesses.
Edward Dunning. neighboring
rancher. with whom Hayes had ar
ranged for the care of his chickens,
while he was in Grand Junction
gives the next chapter in the mys-
terry. About nine o'clock Sunday
morning, Dunning went to the old
Hayes ranch to feed the chickens as
he had promised. He noticed moth
ing unusual until he started into the
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The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
City May Join 20 Other Towns in,
Demanding Lower Telephone Rates

the city attorneys. and the rates can
be cut down to any reasonable fig
ure. The supreme court has upheld
a similar law in Denver, known as
the Brown ordinance.
Mayor Cherrington admitted that
he believed that many concessions
and generally lower rates should be
gained from the company before a
renewal OF the franchise should be
given. In fact" said the executive,
II am not in favor of franchises at
all. and the ordinance method appeals
to me as the most satisfactory.
Il think. for instance. that 1t is
pretty small to make charges against
the water commissioners residence
phone when he telephone from his
house to the intake. Such emergen-
cies are not infrequent and since the
city put In that line 1t looks like the
charge ought to be done away with.
There are other concessions for
the city as well as the citizens that
should be granted and l think will be
before we give the company another
permit to continue business and use
our Streets"
The daily sentinel., 1913-12-01
School Leuies
Made By Board

The county commissioners today
completed the fixing of the ievies
for all the school districts in the
county. One or two of the districts
will have to apply to the state tax
commission and a, number of con-
flicting interpretations of the law
face the commissioners in handling
the affair. However, It Is believed
that all the levies will be arranged
with mutual satisfaction to the off
cials and the school boards.
The matter of George Thampson' S
seat will be taken up tomorrow and
the board is expected to declare a
vacancy and request the governor to
fill it.
1t is believed that the commission
ers will refuse to allow several of the
bills incurred during the Kenehan
investigation, among them probably
being the stenographer's bill for
$3.50.