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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-12-16
To LIGHT a Fuse.

A very sure and quick way to pre-
pare a fuse end for lighting is to split
it through the core for about quarter
Of an inch in length and insert the
head Of match with small portion
OF the stick left intact The lighting Of
the match head will cause it to fash
and instantly start the fuse.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
MOLINE ASKED TO TAKE
FRpT IN a TRADE TOUR

Moline may be represented on a
cruise of South American ports to be
undertaken early next year with a
view of establishing closer trade rela-
tions with our Latin-American neigh
bors. Mayor James II. Preston of Bal
timore has written to Mayor NJ. r.
Carlson of this city renewing an in
vitation made at the annual meeting of
American mayors at Philadelphia early
this month. The Fidelity Trust COM
pany of Baltimore is fathering the
movement and proposes to charter a
steamship and make a tour entirely
around the continent, returning
through the Panama canal and visiting
at all the more important ports. Mayor
Carlson will refer the communication
to the Moline Commercial club and the
G. NJ. committee.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
AUTOMOBILE HITS
ISLE OF SAFETY
Concrete Pillar to Divide Traffic
on Fifteenth and Sixth
Smashed.
MACHINE STOPPED ON TOP
Driver Claims That Fog and Moisture
on Windshield Prevented Him
From Seeing II.

The isle of safety" the pillar OF
concrete and steel, surmounted by a
red light at night, which was erected
in the center of the intersections of
Fifteenth street and Sixth avenue, suf-
fered severely in a collision with an
automobile last evening. The light
and the rod which supported 1t came
down and nothing but the shattered
wreck of the concrete remains. The
automobile was also damaged.
Charles Dunno, 82S Fifteenth street,
was the driver of the car. He was
passing the intersection about 1880
when the fog was heavy. The wind
shield of the auto was covered with
moisture and the red light was visible
only a few feet away in the murky at
mosphere. Dunno thought he was
making wide enough turn to miss
the "isle'' but he crashed sQuarely
into it.
Pedestrian in Peril.
pedestrian who was crossing the
street had stepped behind the concrete
pillar for safety when he saw the auto
coming At the same moment car
came up Fifteenth street. When it
became apparent that the auto would
not miss the isle" the pedestrian STEP
ped in front of the street car, which
was stopped in time to prevent an
other accident.
The automobile halted squarely over
the obstruction and a crowd quickly
gathered, supposing that someone had
been hurt. No one was, however, Mr..
Dunno being merely shaken up bit.
Commissioner Eastman stated today
that the isle would be repaired. He
said it had served its purpose in divid-
ing traffic and that Moline auto driv-
ers almost invariably made the turn
properly. Outsiders often have failed
to do so and when possible their num-
bers have been taken and they have
been warned of the violation of traffic
regulations.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
LIFE OF SALOON
PORTER FOR HIM
julius Van Locke, Smoky
Bill, the Millionaire,
Dies an Outcast.
LEFT WEALTH IN BELGIUM
Turned Deaf Ear to Pleas of His Moth
er That He Return and Lead
Respectable Career.

julius Van Locke, better known
among his associates as Smoky Bill,
the Millionaire" was found dead this
morning in the basement OF the saloon
of Louis De Smet at Twelfth street
and Fifteenth avenue, East Moline.
Coroner R. c.. ]. Meyer held an inquest
and it was decided that death resulted
from natural causes.
Smoky Bill" when in his cups, al.
ways referred to himself as a million
aire, and that is the manner in which
the nickname originated. Not much
of his past life is known here. 1t is
said, however, that he came of wealthy
parents, and a number of times dur
ing the seven years he had lived in
East Moline his mother had sent him
liberal sums of money and implored
him to return home to live.
To all such appeals, however, hG
turned a deaf ear, prefering the life
of a saloon roustabout here to one OF
ease in the mother country.
Last night he went to sleep as usual
on cot in the basement Of the De
Smet saloon, and this morning when
he failed to appear to help clean out
the place a search was made and his
body found.
No arrangements have been made
for the funeral.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
EVANSTON PLAYS
HERE ON SUNDAY
Management of Red Men Sue
cessful in Booking Game
With Fast Team.
MIDDLE WEST TITLE STAKE
Contest at Browning Field Expected
to Draw Well in View of Rec
ords of the Teams.

Moline Red Men are to have a
chance at the middle west independ-
ent football championship which was
lost by the Rock Island Independents
last Sunday to the Evanston North
Ends by a score of 6 to 0. The game
is to be played next Sunday at Brown
ing field in this city and a big attend
ance is assured.
Claims of the Red Men to a match
were recognized in view of their hav-
ing defeated the Independents at the
last meeting, when the score was to
o. At first the Evanstonians were dis
posed to consider this victory only a
chance one, but a little correspond
ence convinced the management that
the contest was played on its merits
and that the Red Men are really
among the top notchers. The pros
pective harvest at the gate also had
something to do with the decision to
come to the Plow city for a match.
No Defeat In Seven Years.
Evanston holds a record of no de-
feat for seven years and it has met
the fastest independent teams in the
country. II has a valid claim to the
title of championship not only of Illi-
nois but of the middle west as well. It
is made up largely of former college
stars and during the football season
the members do nothing but play the
game, practicing daily and being al
ways trained down to a fine point.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
DISAPPEARANCE
STILL A MYSTERY
Impossible to Learn Whether
There Was Drowning at
Foot of Fourth Street.

Identity of the man who is suppos-
ed to have jumped from the banks of
the river into the stream at the foot
Of Fourth street early Monday morn
ing remains as much mystery as ever.
No further evidence has been discov-
cred to show that a tragedy was en-
acted, but the employees of the Peo-
pies Power company. who witnessed
the strange actions of the man, are
certain that he destroyed himself.
1t was reported today that Olof
Johnson, 334 Fourth avenue, was miss
ing, and, inasmuch as the fragments
of the note which were found on the
bank of the river, together with a
handkerchief and umbrella, when
pieced together, were found to have
been addressed to Uncle OLA fur
nished strong circumstantiaI evidence
that it was he who had made away
with himself. if anyone did. Friends
OF Mr.. Johnson, however, stated today
that he was alive and well, and if he
was the party whom the power COM
pany employees saw, no tragedy was
enacted.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
ACE Limit
FOR Y MEMBERS
Moline Lads Between 1 0 and 12
Will Be Admitted to
Learn to Swim.

It has been decided to allow boys
between 10 and IL years of age to be-
come members of the Moline Y. NJ. C. A.
Boys Secretary Clark has secured the
consent of the board of directors and
the first class will meet Saturday
morning, Dec. 10. The fee for mem
bers of this class will be So per an
mum.
In making this move the local as
sociation is following the example of
many others the country over. 1t is
done especially to give the boys a
chance to learn to swim, since it has
been found that boys between 10 and
II learn more readily than they do at
a later age.
Membership privileges to the new
class will be limited to one visit to the
association weekly, with privileges of
the gymnasium and the swimming
pool. Only light calisthenics will be
given, most of the exercises being rec
reative.
Tomorrow evening the class in pub
lie speaking will hold its first meeting
under the leadership of Rev. r. s.
Haney. Mr.. Haney has had much eX-
perience in the pulpit and on chautau
qua circuits and much interest in the
proposed course is being manifested.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
NOT TRYING TO
FORCE CONCRETE
Commissioner Ericsson Says
Property Owners May Sc
lect Type of Pavement.

Commissioner Ed Ericsson today de-
MED that the city council has any in
tention of forcing concrete upon the
people of Moline. Some of the state
ments he made at the time the junket
to nearby cities was completed in re-
gard 70 this type of street improve
ment have been wrongly Interpreted,
he says.
1T is our intention to let the prop
erty owners, who are paying for the
work, say what kind of paving they
want" said ne. For my part l think
concrete, If properly laid, will last
many years. The Bettendorf job, to
which the people here point. is a poor
one-one of the poorest ones l ever
saw. 1 doubt if a concrete pavement
laid with soft limestone used in the
surface will ever be a success, but /
am satisfied with hard stone, such as
crushed gravel. used for the top, good
results can be obtained.
Personally. like asphalt pavement,
but do not intend to take a stand for
any particular type
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOW
Druggist Says Ladies Are Using
Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Hair that loses its color and lustre,
O. when IL fades, turns gray, dull and
h.sless, is caused by lack of sulphur
Il the air. Our grandmother made UP
mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur to
kssp her locks dark and beautiful, and
housalds of women and men who
value that even color, that beautiful
dark shade of hair which IS SO attrac-
i've, use only this old-tine recipe.
Nowadays We get this famous mix
tire by asking az any drug store for
N-cent bottle Of 'Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" which darkens
ne hair SO naturally, so evenly, that
lobody can possibly tell It has been
applied Besides, # takes off dandruR,
tiops scalp itching and falling hair
lou Just dampen z sponge or soft
b-ush with IL and draw this through
Jour hair. taking one small strand at
ene- By morning the gray hair dis
appears; but what delights the ladies
With Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur IS
IA. besides beautifully darkenins the
esr after q few applications, It also
sri1gs back the gloss and lustre and
glTts II an appearance Of abundance
HzrDer House Dharmecy.-(AdYl
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
CANTON BUSINESS MAN, 20 YEARS
STOMACH SUFFERER, FINDS REFIFF

sufferers all over the country. MayTs
wonderful Stomach Remedy produces
results. The first dose convtnces-no
long treatment.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
clears the digestive tract OF mucoid
accretions and poisonous matter. II
brings quick relief to sufferers from
ailments OF the stomach, liver and
bowels. Many declare IL has saved
them from dangerous operations;
many are sure II has saved theiriiYes
We want all people who have chronic
stomach trouble or constipation. nc
matter Of how long standing. 70 try
one dos Il Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Rene one dose will convince you
Thts Is the medicine 20 many or onl
people have been taking with surpris
Inc results. The most thorough system
cleanser ever sold. Mayr's Wonderfu
stomach Remedy is now sold by ieao
ing druggists eyerywhere.-(AdV.) c
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS IN
EXCLAMATION PRELiMS

Six high school boys were heard this
afternoon in the preliminaries to the
declamatory contest which is to be
staged Friday. The tests began at 4
o'clock. Five more will have tryouts
tomorrow Five will be eliminated
from the total, leaving six TO compete
for the honor of representing the
school at the Big Eight event at Mon
mouth Dec. II. Speakers and their
topics for this afternoon were an
nounced as follows:
Our United Country'-Phil Celan-
der.
boy Orator of Zepata City"-How-
ard Cooper.
Message to Garcia" - Clarence
Frost.
"Deepwater Debate"-Carroll Hicks.
The Unknown Rider''-Leslie Max
son.
"If l Were King''-Tom Merriman.
The program for tomorrow after
noon Will be as follows:
THE Monster Cannon"-James Mon
roe.
Race Problem In the South''-Roy-
al Montgomery.
"Toussiant L'Overture" - Herbert
Person.
Chariot Race''-Albert Stowe.
impsey"-Kendall Tillotson.
Judges who will hear both prelim-
Inaries are the Misses Entrikin, Rey-
nolds. Tunnicliff. Warner and LeClaire
and Messrs. Anderson and Sagen of
the high school faculty.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01

London, Dec. 1. = The new pope,
Benedict XIV, made no formal an
nouncement of policy when he as
sumed the triple crown of st. Peter
last September But as he had been
the devoted pupil of Cardinal Ram
polla, the secretary of state of Leo
XIII, for twenty-five years, it was as
sumed that the Vatican under Bene-
dict XIV would return to the political
ideas and aspirations of Rampolla.
The appointment of Sir Henry How
ard as envoy from Great Britain to the
Holy See is the first indication of the
papal policy and a signal diplomatic
victory for the pope. To bring about
the establishment of direct relations
between England and the Vatican was
the thing Rampolla labored for un-
ceasingly from the day he entered Of
flee until he left it when the late pope,
Plus X, was elected and took Cardinal
Merry del Val to be his secretary of
state.
England has been the great foe of
political Roman Catholic doctrines
since the days of Henry VIII and
Queen Elizabeth and the establish
ment of the English Protestant
church; and although the English SOW
ereign maintained a representative in
Rome as long as the pope was SOW
ereign there-which was until 1870
the relation was broken off as soon as
king of Italy assumed the throne.
All of the nations of Europe which
were Catholic-as Austria, France,
Portugal and Spain-continued for the
time being an ambassador at the Vat
ican, while sending another one to the
Quirinal. Germany, being Protestant
and Catholic, was finally induced by
the Vatican to maintain also the two
ambassadors. But England held out.
The government, knowing the strong
anti-CathClic sentiment in the country,
could Tot be persuaded to brook the
storm of disapproval such a move
would cause.
Sir Henry Howard's appointment is
announced as being only temporary,
to congratulate the new pope upon his
accession, and then to remain in Rome
during the progress of the war. But
it seems to be generally accepted as
an opening wedge for the appointment
of permanent ambassador from Great
Britain to the Vatican
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
F. G. Allen Given High Honor.

F. G. Allen, president of the Moline
Savings and Trust company this morn
ing received notification of his appoint
ment as member of the committee ap-
pointed by Edward Z. Gore, chairman
of the International Trading confer
ence, to consider the establishing of in
ternational trading relation with
South America. There are 10 mem
bers of the committee.
At a meeting of the Mississippi Val
ley Trade conference held recently in
Memphis the matter of improving IA
cilities for carrying on trade with
South America, was discussed and the
chairman was authorized to appoint a
committee for the purpose of consid-
ering this action.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
NO PARCEL POST
TO BELGIUM NOW
Moline Postoffice Notified Pack
ages Already Sent Will
Be Returned.

Owing TO conditions which result
from the war it is impossible to deliv-
er parcel post consignments to Bel
gium, and attention is called to this
fact by James Stewart, second assist
ant postmaster general, in a letter to
Postmaster Edward Coryn of Moline.
In the past large quantities of Christ
mas gifts have been sent from this
city and East Moline by natives of
Belgium living in this country to rel
atives and friends in the old country.
A number of persons already have
consigned articles by parcel post in
tended for delivery in Belgium, and
these will be returned to the sender,
where the name and address Is legi-
bly, written or printed upon the pack
ages.
The Moline postofice is making
preparations for the biggest Christ
mas rush IL has ever experienced, the
greater weight limit and other devel-
opments OF the parcel post first given
a thorough test last Christmas. max
ing II probable that this method of
sending presents will be more popu-
lar than ever In order to help the
postofice department in its work the
public is asked to observe a number
Of directions To which attention is
called in circulars just received. |
A mong them are:
Postage should be prepaid.
Addresses should be plain to avoid /
mistakes.
Address OF sender should be written /
plainly on the outside of the parcel.
gbnnId a CarafullV wraD-
ped and packed. though they should
not be sealed. for this subjects them
% first class rates.
Packages should be mailed early in
der to insure delivery an time, the
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
SELL RED CROSS BUTTONS
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN

Red Cross buttons, as well as
stamps, sold by the national Red Cross
to raise funds for use in combating
the white plague, will be on sale in the
schools of the city shortly. Superin-
tendent Maxson will interview the
principals and set aside a day on
which the pupils will be asked to
bring their pennies to buy stamps or
buttons, which are especially appro-
pirate in the holiday season. The pro-
ceeds from the sale to school children,
which will take place all over the
country, will be forwarded to the Red
Cross to be used in maintaining tents
for children in tuberculosis sanatoria.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
DEERE & co. SELLS WAGON
FACTORY I'M DAVENPORT

In order to concentrate its wagon
manufacturing business in this city
Deere & Co. has sold its Davenport
plant ON Third street between Farnam
and LeClaire streets to French &
Hecht of that city. The consideration
is not named. Only the real estate
was purchased. The factory building
is one of the modern ones of the city
and will be used by the purchasers in
the expansion of their metal wheel
business.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
ENGINE COMPANY
ON 4 1O-HOUR DAY
Root g. VanDervoort of East
Moline Working at Full
Capacity.

Revival of business in East Moline
has been marked by the return of the
Root & VanDervoort Engine company
to a 10-hour schedule for six days a
week, the change taking effect Mon
day. For more than a month the plant
has been operating on a schedule of
four days a week and but eight hours
day No new men are being en-
ployed, but all the old force Is at
work and prospects are that there will
be no reduction of the number en-
ployed for many weeks.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
PLAN PARSONAGE
FOR SECOND M. {.
Building Committee Named and
Efforts Will Be Made to
Provide Funds.

Prospects are that the building Of
a parsonage for the Second Methodist
church at Twenty-fourth avenue and
Seventeenth street will be started this
winter. A movement to provide one
took tangible form at a meeting of Of
fcers of the church Monday evening,
at which Rev. r. B. Williams, district
superintendent, was present and gave
valuable suggestions. Mr.. Williams
was pastor of the Rock Island First
church at the time the parsonage was
built there.
A building committee, composed of
G. S. Trevor. Ed Shelley, p. NJ. Trevor,
Carl BixIer and Rev. A. J. Pitman. the
pastor. was named. II Is proposed to
raise a fund OF $500 and borrow $4,000
from the Moline Home Building &
Loan association. The building as
will cost about s2.50O and will
be placed on the lot at the rear of the
church.
Where love IS, there is no toil.-St.
Bernard.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
A SEWER
OPENS COAL Mine
Ernest Bomberg Living on Riv-
er Drive in East End,
Solves Fuel Problem.
coOD SUPPLY IN BASEMENT
5-o5s5Iy a Pocket and of Small Ex
te1t. but Bottom Has Not Been
Found at Eight Feet.

Ernest Bomberg, 4116 River drive,
.,s little fear OF the effect Of coal min
.-. strikes. combinations of dealers
- o.her exigencies which might cut
~ his fuel supply. He has also hit the
,ish cost Of living a blow In the solar
pleHus-
For Mr.. BomberG has arranged to
nine his own coal and he can do so
Tithout going of the lot on which his
zane is located. 1t is convenient, as
veI as economical. Instead OF saw
s,ck. bucksaw and pile of wood in
he back yard 10 furnish exercise in
spare moments he has q coal mine
Hgtt al his door and in fact, under
bis house
Some time ago sewer and water
mains were extended along River
drive. When a trench was dug into
The Bomberg property a vein of coal
vas struck. II was necessary to dig
through the fuel from the street TO
srd into the basement. Mr.. Bomberg
rot busy and took from his basement
tuel enough to last the family all win
Ter. He went down eight feet and did
lot reach the bottom of the vein He
does not know how deep it is and he
does not care. The deeper the longer
the period during which his fuel prob
len will be solved. The coal is of
good quality.
Probably Of Small Extent.
Il is believed that the vein Of coal
On the Bomberg place is only a pocket
covering possibly only few lots. Pre-
vio1s 10 this discovery it was not
known that there was any coal in this
vicinity. The lot is low, only a few
feet above the river, and the coal is
much nearer the lime rock than veins
are usually found
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
= Gibson Swiftly Restored by
Use Of Ma.yrs g Wonder
full Remedy.

= Gibson, a business man OF Can
"a III, FOR % years, was a sufferer
-'n stomach disorders. He took many
.eesnsnts ana spent large sums seek
e relief.
=. Vne day ne tried a dose of Mayr's
~. o-oerful Stomach Remedy. The re-
ls ne sought came at once. He
-ao ,o quick relief. Telling of his ez-
'erieaces. h- wrote:
iour medicine Is the- best on earth.
e'e spent hundreds OF dollars on
.-soleine. doctor bills and hospital ex-
ssaSes- * have been sick for 20 years.
took your medicine ! feel like
young man again"
-etters Ike this come from stomach
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
Killing Cooking Odors.

No odor of cooking should greet the
guest in a private home or even an
apartment which claims to be of the
exclusive class. A simple and agree
able deodorizer may be made of a
handful of cloves, allowed to scorch
with bits or orange peel on a tin plate
in the oven, says the Kansas City
Star. This mixture imparts a frag-
rance not unlike that of carnations,
and. scattered about the rooms, it will
completely destroy the odor of cook
ing vegetables or roasting meats. In
the country the wise housewife may
gather sweet clover, and the sprigs,
dried out, will impart a fresh and de-
licious fragrance TO the house linens
all next winter. Lavender. that stand
by of oldtime housekeepers. may be
purchased in little bags at trifling cost
and makes a delightful fragrance for
the linen closet.-Exchange
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
H. r. PETERS TO RETIRE
FROM JEWELRY BUSINESS

II. F. Peters. who has been in the
jewelry business in Moline for 20
years, will retire from business about
the first of the year. His stock, val
ued at 100000. will be sold at auction
beginning Thursday, Dec. with sales
afternoon and evening. Mr.. Peters has
not announced what he proposes to do
after disposing of his business.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
A STRAWBERRY BLOSSOM
IN HIS GARDEN ON DEC. |

DIR. C. A. Peterson came down town
today wearing on his lapel a straw
berry blossom picked .in his garden at
Fifteenth street and Twenty-eighth
avenue. He has a large patch of
Strawberries and many of the plants
are in blossom, having come out since
the recent freeze. If the weather
were to continue warm the doctor fig
ures he would have berries for Christ
mas.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
WILLIAM TELL CLUB TO
CROWN KING THURSDAY

Thursday evening the yearly ban
quet of the William Tell club will be
held in the hall at Third avenue and
Fifth street. All this meeting the new
king will be crowned, Edward Wei
vaert being the winner of the annual
king shoot last spring. Speeches by
those who have held the honor in for
mer years will be given in connection
with the feast.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01
Opens STORAGE Business.

Today the Twin-City Express &
Storage company opened for business
I'm the building at 1877 Fourth avenue,
with F. f. Wheeler & Co in charge.
Storage OF household goods will be the
firms specially, its quarters being
commodious enough to enable il TO
handle large quantities OF goods.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-01

words DO not open till Christmas
being sufficient to protect the sender
Valuable parcels should be insured
to guard against loss.
Short inscriptions. such as Merry
Christmas Happy New Year." or
other greetings, together with names.
numbers and addresses, are permitted
in parcel post consignments.