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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01
DAVENPORT

Waits In Juvenile Home-Mrs. Mabel
Thompson, $50 East Tenth street,
abandoned her children. Her homeless
children have been placed in the juve-
nile home. The desertion case has
been reported to the Davenport police
and an effort will be made to appre-
bend the woman. Before taking her
departure, Mrs. Thompson sold every
bit of furniture in the house to the
secondhand man, and but for the timely
discovery of neighbors, the children
might have starved to death. Because
of her propensity for night life, her
husband left the woman four or five
months ago. Since that time, the
county has been keeping the family.
The oldest child is q girl of Is while
the youngest is a babe of six months.
The mother has never given the babies
the proper care, it is said, and on one
occasion last winter, Human Officer
Alfred d. Fleu visited the home and
compelled her to wash the children.
The dirt and CRIME was fairly caked
on their little bodies, and their cloth
ing was filthy. The mother had not
bathed or washed the children prob
ably for weeks. The mother is said
to have left the children alone in the
house nights, while she made the
rounds of the cafes and drinking re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

to cooperate in this plan. Last whit
er experiments along these lines were
carried out successfully in Pennsylva-
mia, and this has stimulated an inter
est in the method in other states. In
one of the Pennsylvania classes more
men applied than could be accommo-
dated, and all of the 20 men and Is
women who began the course complet-
ed il. Pennsylvania is now arranging
for more classes, while Massachusetts,
Michigan, Vermont and Florida expect
to take up the work. Other states
such as Maine, New York. New Jer-
sey. and Delaware have signified their
willingness to cooperate.
Advantages of Course.
Ordinarily a college in a state usual
ly applies to the department seeking
its cooperation, when sufficient inter-
several communities where 10 or more
people have sought the instruction.
For financial reasons, certain colleges
are not so able to engage in the work
as are others.
The advantage claimed for the new
home courses with local leaders and
laboratory equipment over the ordin-
airy correspondence courses is that
only a small percentage of those who
take the individual correspondence
course finish it. Studying in a group,
with laboratory work and a leader,
seems to stimulate the interest and
add a Soc feature which lead the
members OF the group to follow the
work conscientiously and complete it.
Experiments with free correspondence
courses show that while many indi-
viduals gain advantage from them,
many other, because the master
ial is furnished free, do not feel the
same obligation to complete them as
they do when they pay a substantial
sum of money for the instruction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

the most convenient farmhouse. Dur
ing the morning hours. textbook work
is done. In the afternoon laboratory
work is conducted, and the women
who have elected 10 take the domes-
tic science courses have practical les
sons in cooking.
AS soon as a class is established.
the state organizer withdraws to start
a class in some district. The work
thereafter is left in charge of the lead
er. who receives assistance by mail
from the college or the department in
carrying on the work.
AS there IS no regularly paid in
structor, classes can be carried on
all over the state as rapidly as the
college organizer can visit the groups,
and as quickly as the laboratory sets
supplied by the college become avail
able. The local leader will preside
during the reading of the lectures and
references for which full texts and
lantern slides are supplied by the de-
partment. He will also be RESPONSE
bic for the laboratory equipment.
Every one who completes the course
will receive a certificate from the state
college.
Not all Of the states have yet agreed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

arrangements as to the funeral will b.
made.
John Duffy, resident of Long Groya
for half century passed away at II
after an illness of nine weeks. One
Of the best known men in the country
around Long Grove, his demise "a
cause for a general feeling of sorror.
for his friendships were wide AID Of
long standing. Born in New York STAT,
Dec. 10, 1851, he came to Long Groys
as boy, his parents being among ths
first to take up permanent resideuee
there. On Jan. 81, 1882, he was mar.
ried to Katherine Gallagher OF Loag
Grove, who survives him. To this
union were given four sons, CHARTS
and James, living in Davenport, and
Bernard and Thomas, of Long GrcTe.
Besides his immediate family his ee.th
is mourned by five sisters and three
brothers. The names of the sisters
are: Mrs. B. A. Kehoe, Monticello, Ia;
Mrs. J. B. Campbell; Mrs. Edward
Tuey and Mrs. Ellen Duffy OF Daven.
port, and Mrs. George Marshall of
Long Grove, while the surviving broth
ers are Bernard and Peter OF Daven.
port and Thomas of Long Grove.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

Austria's declaration Of war against
Servia did not take the Serbs I'M
awares. The soldiers of the little en-
pire OF the Balkans practically haye
slept on their arms for a long while
and her men are trained TO the min
ute.
Servian forces have been massed in
the fortified towns of Valyevo and Uz-
hitza, along the Bosnian frontier, as
well as at Briboj, where they are in
immediate touch with the Montene-
grins. Strong divisions of volunteers
guard the Drina. the Servian-Bosnian
boundary, and troops from the inte-
rior are rushing to their support.
The Serbs are in even greater force
at Svilainatz, on the river Morava, TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

the south of Belgrade. The greater
part of the kingdom is in the wide val
ley of the Morava, and since the
stream is navigable for a considerable
distance, the Serbs prepared to resist
invasion along that line.
Austria appears to have more than
a million troops within striking dis
lance of the frontier and as many more
under way. The entire railroad sys-
tenn has been utilized to the demon
alization of freight service and the de
livery of food supplies.
Through Mitrovitza runs an old Ro-
man road. for centuries the highway
for eastbound armies, and Austrian
forces have been made strongest IL
the adjoining province of Bosnia.
where pro-Serb feeling is strong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01
SULLIVAN TO BE
HERE NEXT WEEK
Democratic Candidate for Sena
tor Is Coming Thursday,
August 8.

Roger C. Sullivan. candidate for the
democratic nomination for United
States senator, will visit Rock Island
Thursday, Aug 6, arriving from Gen
eseo at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and
will be here until the next morning,
when he leaves over the Rock Island
via Milan and Orion for Cambridge,
where he will spend an hour and fifteen
minutes and then go on to Kewanee,
where he will take the Burlington for
Chicago.
Mr.. Sullivan, who is making a
thorough tour of the state, calling in
all the counties, will tour Bureau. Hen
| derson, Henry, Lee, Mercer, Knox
Rock Island, Warren and Whiteside
counties next week beginning Monday
at Galesburg. Tuesday evening he will
wind up a days travel at Aledo where
he will spend the night. Wednesday
will take him through Henry and Bu-
reau counties, reaching Dixon at 6: As
p. m. Thursday, Aug. 6, he will spend
| In Whiteside and Henry counties,
reaching Rock Island at 4 in the aft
ernoon.
Arrangements will be made by those
in charge of Mr.. Sullivan's campaign
for the proper reception in Rock Is
land.
Over in Aledo the citizens are ar
ranging for big reception for Mr.. Sui
Ivan in the occasion of his visit there
next Tuesday. While in the Mercer
county metropolis, he will be the guest
of Justice G. A. Cooke, of the Illinois
supreme court.
A banquet will be given at the Mer-
chants hotel in Aledo in Mr.. Sullivan's
honor at z o'clock in the evening, and
at o'clock the distinguished Chicago
an will speak either at the opera house
or in the open air at Central park,
should the weather conditions prove
more favorable to the latter place. A
number from this city will go to. Aledo
to participate in the exercises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01
SILVIS

Kindlesperger has returned home
from several days visit at New
| Windsor.
Tuesday evening the local Order Of
| the Eastern Star had a meeting at the
Masonic hall.
Miss Helen Ransom and mother,
Mrs. John Ransom, and Miss Bessie
Donaggho are visiting relatives In
Pennsylvania
Mrs. Jessie Brown of Osborne, H.,
! visited relatives here last week.
Elmira Kindlesperger OF New Wind.
| sor visited relatives here and at Rock
| Island last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bell have re-
! turned home from visit at Sherrard.
The members and friends Of the
Baptist church Ladies' Aid society met
at the church Wednesday.
Mr. Maritime and family are visit
ing relatives in Ohio.
Mrs. Floyd Endler has as guest
her sister. Miss West of Chicago.
Thursday afternoon she entertained in
her honor Mesdames Carlson, Larson,
McClain. Hampshire. Phelps, Rasmus-
sen, Nelson and Carlson. The same
ladies were entertained the next day
at the home of Mrs. Ben Nelson.
Last Sunday Harry Hickman and
family had as guests Messrs. Ray anu
Bernard Mitchell of Muscatine.
The Misses Hostetter of GrinneH,
Iowa, formerly of Silvis, visited at the
home of Mrs. Mary Phelps last week.
Mrs. Grace Stevens and two chill
dren and mother. Mrs. Morris, have,
departed for Adair to visit relatives
Mrs. Hood visited with Mrs. Mcin'
tosh in Moline last Wednesday
Miss Gladys Jardine of Tiskilwa ana
Miss Ora Bolton of Budahave returneo
home after visiting friends here.
Mrs. E. Shaughnessy and children
of Chicago are visiting relatives mere
Mrs. Mary Shepherd is i'll.
Little Winnie Eaton. daughter u
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Eaton, who was
SO painfully injured by pulling a type
writer on her fathers desk and euF
ting her head, is recovering from 'A'
accident
Miss Emma Hood entertained
number of her young friends al
surprise party at her home on Elsn'A
street About "a were invited by hafi!
Wilson and Myra Nichols. who per.
petrated the affair. After some TINS
spent in music. games and confess
a nice supper was served by the n0'
tess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01
SUNNY HILL

Miss Myra Wood and brother Albert
Of Rock Island have been visiting a
few weeks with relatives in this neigh
borhood.
Gust Lawson and Ed Laudeck spent
Monday in Chicago.
The Misses Hazel and Eva McKeag
of Rock Island are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. John McKeag.
William Framing. Jr, OF Milan is
spending this week with Gerald John
son
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Wahlstrom, who
spent the past two weeks visiting their
son. Herman Wahlstrom, returned to
their home in Moline Saturday.
Sunny Hill Sunday school held its
annual election Sunday The follow
ing officers were elected: Reid Nc
Meekin. superintendent; Laura Law
son, assistant superintendent: Flor
ence Jones. secretary: Wallace Law
son. treasurer; Bertha McMeekin. or
ganist
Mrs. McAiinn entertained at a chill
dren's party last week in honor of
Catherine McMinn. The children had
a very pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Buck entertained
a number of friends Sunday at a din
ner party, Mrs. Effe Buck of Geneseo
being among the guests.
The Mount Pleasant bazaar drew
very good crowd. good sum was
realized by the ladies who worked so
hard TO make II a success.
Threshing is the order of the day.
If fair weather continues the three
machines operating in this vicinity
will soon finish the work here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01
HOME CLASSES
IN AGRICULTURE
Federal and State Governments
Cooperate to Furnish
Courses of Study.
SMALL GROUPS CAN GET IT
Similar Opportunity Is Extended for
instruction Of Women in Do
nestle Science.

Washington. d. c. Aug. IA plan
whereby 10 or more farmers or farm
women can form home classes in agri-
culture or domestic science and re-
ceive the textbooks. lectures, lantern
slides. laboratory and cooking equip
ment necessary TO conduct them has
been devised by the L. 5. depart
ment OF agriculture in cooperation
with agricultural colleges OF certain
states.
The object of the plan is to make
accessible at home. TO men and wom-
en- who have not the time or means
10 attend the regular courses at the
colleges. practical short courses in
agriculture and home management
specially adapted TO their districts.
These courses. which viii consist OF
10 TO 20 lectures. and will consume
FIVE or more weeks, can be arranged
to suit the spare time and conven-
fence Of each group of people.
Many Courses Offered.
The courses to be offered at first
are poultry raising. fruit growing.
soils, cheese manufacturing, dairy
ing. butter making. and farm book
keeping: and for the women especial
~, courses in the preparation, cook
ing and use of vegetable and cereal
foods The department will supply
lectures and lantern slides covering
these subjects, and the states which
have agreed TO cooperate in the plan
will lend to each group laboratory and
cooking apparatus valued at 500 and
a reference library. The textbooks
and lectures will be made so complete
that each group can safely appoint one
OF its members as study leader TO
direct the work of the course.
When a group has decided TO take
up the work, the state which cooper
ates sends an agent with the depart
ment's representative 20 organize a
sample class and assist the leader
whom they elect in laying out the
work and in showing him the best
methods Of procedure. The classes
commonly are held from 500 to 1900
in the morning and from 100 TO 400
in the afternoon, two or three days
each week The sessions are not held
every day, so that the members will
have time to attend 10 their farm
duties in between the sessions, as
well as before and after the instruction
period The classes meet commonly at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

The Austrian warships on the Dan
ube are without opposition and their
control of the river is absolute. Scat
tered kilograms from Danubian ports
tell of Austrian and Servian aeroplanes
scouting along the frontier, but all
the early fighting was confined to long
distance artillery fire. The Danube
below Belgrade is little more than
half a mile wide and offers no serious
obstacle.
The Austro-Hungarian government
has ordered the arrest and detention
of some thousands of Seryian reserv-
lists residing in the dual monarchy and
the apprehension of every Serb liable
to military service is contemplated, in
the expectation of weakening the
forces of the enemy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01
The CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
cal Health.

The experience of Motherhood is try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in a hundred is prepared or I'M
dersrands how to properly care for her
self. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when 1t Is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and a distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence Of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which TO prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, q most valuable tonic and
invigorator of the female organism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause of the fact
that Lydia e. Pink
hams V eye table
Compound m a k C 8
WON en- norm al,
healthy and strong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by o
woman and held In strict confidence.
-(Advertisement.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

sorts will. a lover. The authorities
warned her regarding her conduct, but
she turned E. deaf ear to all remon-
strances For the first time in years.
the children will now have a real home.
thanks to the fact that the mother has
abandoned them. Should the woman
be appreneEded, she will be prosecuted
20 the extent of the law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

Sues for Divoree-Action for divorce
has been instituted by Lille Nj. Gort
mar against her husband. Clarence
Gortner. en- the grounds of desertion,
Tho petitioner states they were mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-01

ried July 2, 1901, at Ottumwa, and that
he deserted Sept. 6, 1911. She asks the
custody of the four minor children.
Suit for divorce has been filed by
Addie NJ Phelps VS.. Lewis Otis Phelps.
They were married Sept. 81, 1906, and
according to the petition he deserted
in November, 1909, at Harrisburg, Pa.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-31

ascertaining the facts. tabu1afing
these facts and giving the tabulated
results and the conclusions to be de-
duced therefrom the widest publicity;
and further, body authorized to act
in an advisory capacity to any COM
munity on request or to voluntarily
publicly recommend action along def
mite lines where conditions warrant
and make such publicity necessary.
Such an organization would com
mand the confidence and respect of all
sane citizens and enable the United
States quickly to take her place
among the civilized nations Of the
world in the prevention of avoidable
disease-because we are too sane
people to pursue fads and fancies If
shown that they mean premature ex-
tinction.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-31
IG@l)

He has determined the length of the standard
meter so accurately that his figures cannot be
subject to fault exceeding more than one part in
100000. He has measured the rate at which
light travels with possibility of error not more
than one-fortieth of per cent of the quantity
measured-and light flies 1S6,330 miles second
and as a crowning achievement, he has de-
termined the rigidity of the earth.
This is the first American to receive the
Nobel prize in science and the only American
who has ever received the Copley medal of the
Royal Society of London. Despite achievements
that are staggering in their significance. this
mans name is little known outside of scientific
circles He is Albert Abraham Nicholson, Phi. D.,
Sc. D., LID, professor and head of the depart
ment of physics at the University of Chicago.
Professor Michelsons experiments to deter
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-31

HERE is a man in Chicago who
can measure one-five-millionth
of an inch-a distance amount
ing to one-fiftieth of the small
est distance revealed by a
theoretically perfect micro
scope. He can rule on a piece
of polished glass, one inch
wide, $4,000 straight. parallel
lines enually snaced
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-14
U. S. EXPRESS
WILL DISSOLVE
DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY
VOTE TO LIQUIDATE
ITS AFFAIRS
DEFICIENCY SHOWN
Parcel Posts Success and Recent
Express Rate Reductions
Held Responsible
DEFICIENCY SHOWN
(By Assoclated Pressl

New York, March 13.-Directors of
the United States Express Company
voted unanimously today to liouidate
Its affairs and dissolve 1t In the short
est possible time.
A committee on liquidation, which
embraces the leading interests of the
company. was appointed to under
take the work or dissolution.
The precise plan for realizing on the
company's assets was not disclosed
but 1t is thought syndicate will be
formed to take them over, so that they
may be disposed OF to the best ad-
vantage.
Persons familiar with the company's
ahairs declare that the return tu tie
shareholders will be between $50 aud
500 share.
The success Of the parcels post and
the recent express rate reduction by
the interstate CONNIE 'ce commission
ere held directly responsible for the
company's retirement from business
after sixty years OF continuous ope-
ration.
Earnings for the FIVE months of the
fiscal year so far reported show a
steady decline, with deficit OF $32, 900
for November, until some OF the more
influential interests became outspok-
en- for l'"uidation.
There .-.e outstanding 100000 shares
of the United States Express Compa-
ny Stock, and these are in compare
tiveiy few hands, The Hartman esate
lis believed to hold over one~flfth, and
the late e. II. Hsrrimau acquired at
an outlay OF about 81, ,250. 900 this stock
The EXPRESS comnaIly Slf tl.is tirin
had con Tracts oyef 900 f1l Isl
part these contracts have expired, but
the remaining ones are said ~ be of
potential value, and ii is assiitned they
VIII be transferred to one OF the for
mer competitors, probably Wells, Far
go and Company, In which the Harri-
man interests have large holdings.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-14
THE LAST ISSUE OF
CG%FFf:bERATE MONEY
LITHoGRAPHIc STONES IN
ANDERSON
N OF DESTROYED
D, II. Russell Tesls n tlae Coufed.
crate VstsEan AZ svhen Last
" I lsllssSlee

lf y. : =
] OF ihtefsst 90 Anderson people win
be the fact that there are now several
of the lithographic stones in the city
used in the days OF the Confederacy
for making Confederate money. This
fact Is not generally known and really
a great many people over th. country
think that all of these stones we're
destroyed. This Is hot tine case as is
shown by the following article written
by ID. II. Russell or this. city 70 the
Confederate Veteran.
I'm the December number OF the
Veteran Comrade," w. f. Spurlin, OF
Camden, Ala, writes of the last is
sue of the Confederate money and
so what became or II, and also the IL
thopraphic stones from which Il was
printed. These were not all destroy
ed, for upon Sherman's approach to
Columbia the Confederate treasury
was moved to Anderson, S. c., and To-
Gated in the building of the Johnstone
Female University It is known that
there was a considerable amount OF
gold coin. Confederate. bills and bonds
brought here. and when Browns raid
ers came through in May, 1865. the
gold was secreted and afterwards ap-
propriated by men who had no right
to it. Confederate bills and bonds
were scattered about the streets. The
lithograph stones we're thgo wn sSiflt6
an albardpDed well ,op the university
campusI .ahsre thes 5femained } s6r 20
years or more. In the meantime, a
military school was started in thS
buildings, and the PRINCIPAL decided
to clean out this well and use it. In
doing this the photographic stones
were brought to light, but the action
of the water had erased the inscrip-
tion on most of them, though not all.
There were probably fifteen or twen-
ty OF them. have one OF them in my
home now. used as n doorstone, and
know of six or eight more used as
the frontdoor step OF one of my neigh
bors. The rest were carried off by
different people. some of the cadets.
These statements can be verified by
witnesses here"
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-14
CHARLESTON GETS
/. i. SERVICE DEPOT
Many Cities Competed For the
Ness s....cs...e-ygy:lll Cost
s125, 600
(By Associated Press)

Washington, March 13.-The new
lighthouse service depot for the South
Atlantic coast will be located at Char
lesion, ont site on the mainland,
known as Chisholm's mill landing.
Secretary Redfeld today selected
the Charleston site and thus ended a
contest which has ragged for months
among Charleston, Wilmington, Fer
nandina and Jacksonville. Congress
has appropriated $l25,000 for the de-
pot. which will be the supply station
for light house inspection district,
number six.
Extensive hearings on the adganta-
ges OF the different cities. were held
several weeks ago. The depot for the
district was formerly 10 .ated ut Char
lesion, but not on the mainland, and
was destroyed In a gale.