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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04
MOLINER RETURNS
FROM FATAL TRIP
TO The ATLANTIC
Victor Van De Moore Is Back
With Graphic Tale of Ter
rible Disaster.
TWO MOLINE MEN DROWNED
Fail to Find Bodies Among Those
Brought Ashore-Van De Moore
in Poor Physical Condition

Victor Van De Moore. the only one
OF the three Moline men on the En-
press of ireland. which sank last FIJI
dav in the Gulf Of St Lawrence, to be
saved, returned 70 this city last even
in Door physical condition, following
his terrible experiences and bringing
2 with him a graphic tale Of the disaster
which claimed almost a thousand lives.
He was accompanied here by victor
Braet OF Long Grove. Iowa who con
tinued on to his home today
About 10 days ago Victor Van De
Moere. Victor Braet, Emil Hartjens
and Jacob Bonne left here bound for
Belgium. where all OF them have rela-
tives and friends. Bonnie was going
for the purpose OF bringing back to
this country his two children; Hart
jens was on his way to spend the sum
1ner with his aged parents; while both
Braet and Van De Moore were intend
ing TO visit relatives.
Two Of Party Dead.
Two OF the party. however. Bonnie
and Hartjens lie in sleep at
the bottom Of the Gulf OF St Law
renee. and there Is not a possibility OF
their bodies ever being recovered Van
De Moere and Braet made a careful
and thorough search Of all the morgues
where the bodies which were recover
ed were taken. but they failed to dis
cove either of their friends.
Tells Story Of Wreck.
Van De Moere returned to Moline
via the Burlington lines. and has given
up his idea Of a trip 10 Belgium for the
time being. at any rate. Every cent
which he possessed went to the bot !
tom with the nl-fated Empress of Ire !
land. and he will be forced TO begin /
his life anew IN this country without I
worldly possessions.
The rescued man tells the following |
graphic story OF the wreck:
The four of us were in the cabin I
cn the third-class deck when the Stor-
stad struck the Empress of Ireland.
All OF us were asleep. but were awak- !,
sned by the jar. We listened. but the
water was quiet and there was little
noise Someone asked what was the
matter, and Hartjens and Bonnie said
they would go on deck and find out.
They pulled on their shoes and trous-
srs and left the cabin.
We never saw them again, and they /
must have went down with the ship.
"Braet and / waited only a couple
4 minutes. and then we heard the
PEOPLE screaming and crying. / think
t was about 1:45. We quickly pulled
IN a few clothes and ran into the cor
idor 10 the stairs leading 70 the upper !
eck. Women and children were rush
ne here and there, screaming. crying.
II was an awful sight
Rushing back into the cabin, we Sc
ured life preservers from the wall,
nd then climbed the stairs to the
eek. The ship was rocking fearfully. I
{ times almost careening completely [
yer. Many OF the men. women and !
hildren were thrown into the sea and
when the boat tipped in this
tanner
Ship Sinks In Few Minutes c
The captain was standing on the I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04
TRUANT OFFICER
MAKES A REPORT
Mrs. Salisbury Says One Boy Of
Eighth Grade Was Found
Smoking a Pipe.

"One large boy of the eighth grsss
was found smoking a pipe" declars.
Mrs Salisbury. local truant officer IN
her regular monthly report for Nav q
the board of education. Two bow,
quit school to act as golf caddies on
the island" continues the report. "ana
the mother of one of them claimed sha
needed the money which the boy 1rn.
ed to help keep the family. The CITY
commission furnished her with funds
however, and the boy returned To
school
zone girl quit school to earn money
but was returned with little financial
help. Two truaInts were returned IN
school after having played hockey a
number of times. They promised 10
behave in the future. Ten children
from the parochial school were looked
after and eight children from the famt.
lies of recent immigrants were also
taken care of. Following Is the sum.
mary of the report for the last month
of the school year:
Cases reported a
Kept home by parents ... 70
Kept home by illness .. II
Kept in school with little help..,
Moved, not located ......
Found to be truants and returned
to school ........
Found to be non-attendants and
placed in school .............
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04
MOLINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS

members Will meet at $3.50 at the Swed-
ish Olive lodge hall, and VIII proceed
to Riverside cemetery. where services
will be held. The lodge has lost IL
members by death since IT was organ
lied here, as follows: John Hedvall,
ID. A. Blomberg. John w. Peterson,
George Benson. Leonard Allen. Gust
Lindman. C. Il. Swanson, f. E. Ander-
son, Oscar w Norling. ]. G. Hartz-
man, Henry Clausen, John Olson. Pc
ter Carlson. John A. Nelson, Sigfrid
Lindell, Albert Dahlstrom, Anton Per
son, c. b. Gunberg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04
MOLINE AWARDED
1915 ENCAMPM ENT
P1ow City Favored Over Peoria
and Canton for Next
Years Meeting.
Especial to The Argus.)

Matoon, Ill, June 4.-Moline was
awarded the 1915 encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic today,
Peoria and Canton being opposing
contenders for the meeting. Mayor
Martin Carlson of Moline with strong
delegation attended the encampment
here and as the business men of the
Pillow City pledged their support, Mo-
line was awarded the next encamp-
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04
THOMAS LEES VERY
ILL WITH PNEUMONIA

Thomas Lees. former supervisor and
well known resident of Coal Valley,
has been critically i'll for the past
week with pneumonia. He is sor1e-
what improved today but his condition
is far from satisfactory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04
Make Trip to Clinton.

Next Monday and Tuesday a large
number of Moline boys who are men,
bers of the Y. NJ. c. A. will make a
bicycle trip to Clinton, leaving here at
o'clock Monday morning and return
ing Tuesday evening. Each boy must
come fully prepared for the trip and
ready to furnish his own meals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04
FAKE TOILET AGENTS
AT WORK IN MOLINE

1t has been discovered, it is claimed,
that two women agents are working
a fake in Moline selling toilet articles.
Numerous calls have be9l received by
Lundt & Co. from people WHO have
been duped by the agents, who claim
they reprss mt that fr,E. The police
have been notified s.nd are on the
lookout for me culprits. Lund: & CO.
employ no agents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04
ANDREW
DELIVER ADDRESS
Memorial Day Services of Thor
Lodge to Be Held Next
Sunday Morning.

Andrew Olson of this city will de-
liver the memorial day address for
the Thor lodge No. 9. Independent Or
der OF Vikings. next Sunday morning
Riverside cemetery. The lodge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04

bridge giving commands when the ship
took another lurch and saw him
thrown into the gulf. / think this Is
the only way he was saved. as he would
have surely gone down with the boat
had he not been thrown overheard.
"Braet and / grabbed the railing and
the boat tipped SO far at times that
we touched the water. A lot OF peo-
pie were drowned in this manner be-
fore the boat went down.
Not more than 10 minutes had pass
ed when the boat gave a sudden lurch.
the bow shot high in the air. and then
went down, carrying with 1t the hun
dreds clinging to the decks. / went
down. pulled by the suction of the
water. Down, down and deeper l went,
and / believe that / must have been
sucked clear TO the bottom. Then of
a sudden the suction ceased pulling
me down and shot upward My lungs
were almost bursting when I reached
the surface. All around me were peo-
pie struggling in the water. ! had on
life preserver. but ! believed that
was dying. / suffered from terror
more than anything else. 1t was aw-
full.
Il started to sink and in some man.
ner lost my life preserver. 1 succeed
ed in grasping a piece OF wood, how
ever. and it kept me afloat. ! noticed
now for the first time that I only had
on my underclothes. ! cannot account
for this. as know put on my trous-
ers and shoes when we left the cabin.
I believe, however. that they were
sucked OF me when the ship went
down. At any rate, was glad that
was comparatively safe for the time
being.
Suffers for Hour.
For an hour I chung to the plank .
and suffered terrible agony. All about I
ne men. women and children were /
struggling and going to the 4
bottom. I was powerless TO assist, I
and found that could not talk above /
! whisper.
Finally. after what seemed to me !
o be hours. but which was in reality
title more than an hour. a lifeboat
rom the StOrstad came along and /
picked me up. / was taken on board,
'iven clothes and food. and then put \
o bed. | later found Braet had also i
'een saved. but that Bonnie and Hart
ems had gone to the bottom. The peo-
lie were very good to us and we were /
'iven money to reach home with y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04

The majority OF women workers in
Great Britain earn less than So per
per week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04

Mrs Mortimer Singer OF London re-
Gently made a balloon fight of 200
miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-04

Ship Sinks IN Few Minutes.
The captain was standing on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
Take Soda for
Acid Stomach or
lndigestion-TY 1t

Indigestion. says a noted authority, is
not caused by lack of digestive juices,
but by an excess of hydrochloric acid in
the stomach which promotes food fer
mentation thus retarding digestion.
Then our meals sour in the stomach
and bowels like garbage sours in can,
forming acrid fluids and gases which
initiate the stomach like toy balloon,
then we get that heavy, lumpy feeling
in the chest; we eructate food, belch
gas and have heartburn, fatulence,
water brash or nausea.
He tells us that to instantly neutral
ize these stomach acids and stop food
fermentation we must get package Of
10 grain Sodagen tablets at any phar-
macy and take one tablet anytime fol-
lowed by tumbler of water which
Immediately settles the stomach; abb
serbs the gases and sweetens the en-
tire digestive system.
He states that men and women who
can trace their disordered stomachs
and indigestion tosacidity should not
hesitate to take this harmless antacid
at any time. as it is simply compound
Of Soda, Magnesia and Calcium Car
Donate U. g. r.. .s-sss ). -. &
~ = - - = = -<f- fs-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16

"Hunker's Corners" at ths-opera house
Friday, night. Feb. 20. The play In
wolves twenty-ohe characters, and re-
quires two hours in which to be gwen.
A. o. Pence left Saturday morning
for Waterloo, where he will remain
over Sunday visiting his cousin. w. r..
Pence and wife, after which he Will
leave for his home at Alhambra, Cal.
George Clements returned last week
from Amiret. Mimi, where he bought
100 acres Of land. three miles from
Amiret at S5S per acre. Mr.. Clements
and family expect to move on their
farm this spring.
The Gilmans Club met Friday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Ralph Dunkle.
For roll call Lincoln anecdotes were
given. THE Great Emancipator, was
read by Mrs. Catherine Austin; "A
Perfect Tribute" by Mrs. Edith Ben
nett, and magazine article by Mrs. Dot
Paul. A two course luncheon was
served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs.
c. s. DunI,le.
Harry Beedle, of Kansas City. Mo-,
arrived Monday and is visiting his
relatives, the r. r. Ensminger family.
Robert Tone arrived home from
Mount Vernon Friday night, having
finished his course in Cornell College
Mr. Tone Will go Monday to Ames.
where he will take work at the agri-
cultural college.
Mrs. Roy Wylie and Mrs. Earl Poe,
Of Colorado Springs, Colo. arrived here
Thursday evening and will visit their
mother. Mrs. B. w. Burtch, and sister,
Mrs. Ray Sutherland. and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Willcuts left We'd
nesday morning for Rochester. Mimi,
where Mrs. Wilicuts will enter the
hospital for an operation.
Mrs. T. ]. Stewart. Of Ames visited
the latter part of last week with her
sister. Mrs. j. B. Ramsey and family.
Bethel Crandon and son Arthur went
to Des Moines Friday morning to at
tend Masonic lodge meeting.
Mrs. G. P. Wyckoff. Of Grinnell. came
Thursday evening and is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Sutherland.
The Twentieth Century Club was
very pleasantly entertained at dinner
al the D. j. Vosburg home in the coun-
try Friday evening. The ladies enjoyed
a bob sled ride to and from the Fos-
burgs' h
W. L. Ingraham and wife have is
sued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughters Wave and Cora, to
Henry and Gunder Mikkelson. on Feb
Is at o'clock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
OLD RESIDENT OF COUNTY DEAD
Mrs. e ". Townsr, Formerly Of Timber
Creek, Dies at Soldiers Home.

Mrs. Elizabeth Y. Towner, widow OF
Austin Towner and an old resident OF
Timber Creek township, died at 430
Saturday afternoon at the soldiers
home hospital of pulmonary tubercu-
ipsis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Towner came to this
|.connty in, 1863. and settled on farm
at Rock Valley. where they lived until
MIR. Towner's death in 1890. Later Mrs.
Towner moved to this city. and entered
the soldiers home July "a, 1908. Mr..
Towner served as second lieutenant OF
Company D. Thirty ninth Illinois in
fantry. Mrs. Towner was born Eliz-
abeth V. Bulls. in Otsego county, New
York. Dec-sl. 1886. She became the
wife OF Mr.. Towner Sept. IL, 1860. in
Ogle county, Illinois. Mr.. Towner
served as second lieutenant in Com
pany D. Thirty ninth Illinois infantry.
Mrs. Towner is survived by four sis
tiers. Mesdames Hannah Elliott, of
Hendrick, Idaho; Lydia A. Horton, Of
Rochelle, ILL.,: Lucy Bulls. Of Chicago:
and s. NJ. Beddow, member of the
soldiers home.
Mrs. Towner was a member of the
Methodist church and Frank NJ. Thorn
as w. r. c., No. 9, Of this city.
Funeral services will be held from
the Methodist church at 80 Tuesday
morning, Rev. r. F.. Hurlburt officiat-
ing. Interment Will be in Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
posToFFIcE EMPLOYEES MEET.
Members Of Force With Families Enjoy
Social Evening Saturday.

The employees Of the postoffice, to-
getller with the members of their fami-
lies. to the number Of about eighty.
enjoyed a social evening Saturday at
the X. of G. hall. The entertainment;
was the first Of a series it is proposed
to hold during the winter. and the or
ganization Of Get Together" Club,
open to the postofflce families, may be
organized as a result of the success of
the first meeting.
Following photograph music an in
formal program was given. including
selections by the Maccabee Male Quar-
tet, a reading by w. W. Partridge. and
Irish song in costume by Barney" Bay,
black face sketch and song by Fred
Ritter and George Hedstrum, vocal
number by Miss Lois Patten, piano
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
GIRLS! HAVE BEAUTIFUL, LUSTROUS,
FLUFFY HARRIS CENT DANDERINE

you can not find trace Of dandruf or
falling hair: but your real surprise will
be after about two weeks use, when
you will see new hair-fine and downy
at first-yes-but really new hair
sprouting out all over your scalp-Dan-
derine is, we believe, the only sure
hair grower; destroyer of eandruff and
cure for itchy scalp and 1t never fails
to stop falling hair at once
II you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is. moisten clotn
with little Danderine ind carefully
draw it thru your hair-taking one
small strand at time. Your hair will
be soft glossy and beautiful in just
a few moments-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
HEADAcHY, cosTIvE,
BILIoUs,-"cA9cARETs'
Sick Headache, Bad Breath, Sour
Stomach, mean Liver and Bowels
are eloggsd-Chser up!
Get a Decent box.

Get a 10-cent box.
Sick headache, biliousness, and foul
coated tongue. foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In the
bowels or sour. gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines, instead of being cast out of
the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes conges-
ton and that dull. throbbing. sickening
headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out BY morning. They
work while you sleep-e To- cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
aud bowels regular foE ;IsaopfhgsF-Adv-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
BROTHER OF GEORGE A. TURNER
AND OLD RESIDENT OF couN.
~ PASSES AWAY.
BODY TO De BURIED IN
sEvlNs' GROVE CEMETERY
Mr., Turner cams to County in 1865,
and Moved to California Twenty.
Five Years Aao-Thomas q. Turner,
Son, Lives at St. Anthony-Funsral
Services ut Pasadena Tuesday.

William H. Turner, an old resident OF
the county and a brother of George A
Turner, Of this city, died at Alhambra,
CAL, at 10: 80 SATURDAY. night. according
to telegram received by the Times
Republican. Mr. Turner'S death was
due to pneumonia. and followed
weeks illness. His brother from this
city left here on Feb. 4. intending to
spend the rest of the winter in Cali
fornia. and r. B. Turner, a son, of st.
Anthony, left for his fathers bedside,
Feb. II. He should have reached AL
hambra Friday night.
Mr.. Turner was a native of Fulton
county, Illinois, where he was born in
1895. He came to this county in 1868.
settling in the Bevins' Grove neighbour
hood. four miles southwest of Bangor,
in Liberty township. In 1886 Mr..
Turner took as his wife Miss Cordelia
A. Cunningham. who survives her hus-
band with five Of her nine children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner and famil!
moved to Pasadena about twenty five
years ago, the change in residence hav-
ing been made owing to the death with
in fourteen months of pulmonary tu-
berculosis OF four daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Turner and the fact that their
Oldest sons health was not good. While
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner have been back to
this county for year or two at time
since they went west, California has
since been the family's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner's children are
Lewis II. Turner, of Pasadena; Thomas
q. Turner, Of ST. Anthony; and Fred
Turner. Miss Pearl Turner. and Floyd
Turner, who live at home. The daugh-
tiers who died shortly before the fam
lily went to California were Mary j.,
Henrietta, Jessie, and Phoebe A.
Turner.
Burial at Revins' Grove.
Funeral services for Mr. Turner will
he held at Pasadena Tuesday forenoon
at II O'Clock. The body will be brought
to Bev1ns' Grove for burial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
NO MORE DANDRUFF OR FALLING
hAlR-A REAL SURPRISE
AWAITS YOU.

To be possessed Of head of heavy.
wayy and free from dandruff is mere
w a matter of using little Danderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive TO have
nice, soft hair and lots of 1t. Just
get a 25-cent bottle OF Knowlton's
Danderine now-all drug stores rec
ommend it-apply a little as directed
and within ten minutes there will be
an appearance of abundance; fresh
ness fuffiness and an Incompatible
gloss and luster and try as you Will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
Owner, Of Merry .ee.Reund..

The undersigned will receive sealed
bids for the exclusive right to operate
a merry-go round at the Marshali
county fair (day and night fair) t. De
held at Marshalltown, Iowa, on Sept.
IA to IS, inclusive. 1914. This privf-
iege covers all swing devices such as
merry-go-round, ocean wave, Ferris
wheels. etc, but only the merry-go-
round Is desired.
All bids must be in possession OF the
secretary on or before pm. Saturday.
Feb %. 1914. The management re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids. w. NJ. Clark. secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16

]. S. Hough, wife and sons Floyd and
Cecil, returned Wednesday morning
after a two weeks visit with relatives
at Grinnell and Des Moines.
g. e. Robinson. of Grinnell, visited
Thursday at the Thomas McGrew
home.
The funeral Of Mrs H. I. Smith, Of
Alhambra, Cal. was held Monday after
noon at the NJ E. church. The SER
mon was preached by Rev. A. r.
Coover, and the remainder Of the SER
vice was conducted by the Eastern
Star lodge. Burial was in Prairie View
cemetery.
Members Of the christian endeavor
society are planning to put on the play
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16

the evening and !. excited comment
among the. ladies', who were loud In
their praise Of the cooks. George Haw-
ley and George Gregory;' Of the city
delivery force. "a n '
Following the program and lunch
the evening was spent with cards and
dancing $3.50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
How 10 Tel Reup.

Don't be too late!" You have seen
your chickens moping. sneezins. cough
ing, eyes watering and hes ds swollen.
You have seen them fight for breath
and die That's roup. It's humane to
relieve them. It's dollars saved to cure
them. Conkey's roup remedy does the
work; so cents and 81. Satisfaction
guaranteed Benedict Flour and Feed
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16

numbers by Mrs. A. r. Lee and Miss
Rachel Patten. and an address by
PostmastsrsA.G @. johnson, During the
evening Stewart ,Eason added to the
merriment by his appearance in the
role Of an Italian with an old fashioned
barrel organ. p. A. Hawley presided.
The lunch was one Of the features Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
oe.I w..th.r Record,

Twenty-six above and below were
the extremes Of temperature Sunday,
compared with II above and beloY
the extremes Saturday. and 80 and Is
the maximum and minimum year
ago Sunday. At o'clock this morning
the temperature was below zero.
About an inch OF snow fell Sunday, the
precipitation being .0S Of an inch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
FRIENDS SURPRISE WlLeURs.
Twenty MarshaIItown People Enjoy
Reunion at San Gabriel.

Twenty Marshallfown people, headed
by w. T. Bailey, who is spending the
winter on the Pacific coast looking al
ter business matters, Joined in sur
prise Saturday night upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew E. Wilbur at their home in San
Gabriel, Cal. The hours were enjoyed
in a happy reunion of old-time friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
Trus%oe Sale,

The entire stock in the Whitehead
store will be sold at public sale At 10
a. m. Feb. IS. Goods will invoice at
$4,000, with the fixtures at $1,000. A. H.
e. Mathews, Trustee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-16
MARRIED..
Rittner-Hammsr.

Blttner- y antSnsT.
Joel w. Bittner and Miss Hattie III.
Hammer. both OF Union. were married
at the office of the officiating justice S.
E. Peek, Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The gloom Is q farmer.