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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

The policemen OF Akron. Ohio in ap-
pealing to the city council for a gym
nasium where they may divert them
selves. point out that a lack of exer-
else has made them overweight. With
scarcely an exception they have all
unblushingly confessed their physical
unfitness. and investigation-and the
central station scaies-have shown
that the average weight OF the force is
POS pounds. Very seldom is a burglar
met with weighing POS pounds. argue
tile Akron police. and so II will be
seen thai when justice is pursuing
the weight of fatty tissue
makes IL pretty hard for justice. In
short. If steps are not taken 10 correct
this state OF affairs the peace and
quietness OF Akron will suffer a fatty
OF course IL must be a matter OF
some pride to such a city as Akron TO
have the heaviest force OF police In
heworld. However, there are other
aspects of the affair that must cause
he Rubber City a little discomfort.
he police there have complained that
hey don't get enough exercise. What
an all the small boys of Akron? Has
orrid ennui seized them2 Are they
the grip of an implacable and relent-
'ss apathy?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
CITY BEAUTIFUL
EXHIBITION HERE

An exhibition of a city beautiful'
and an attractive civic center will be
shown today and tomorrow at the
rooms of the Moline Commercial club,
under the auspices of the American
Park Builders of Chicago. The exhi-
bition was shown last week at the
Rock Island club and created consider
able interest.
The exhibit consists OF photographs,
maps, miniature models of variois
kinds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
VIOLA

Clarence BlSSeil was IN GaleSDure
on business Tuesday.
WOODBURY. Forsythe of Moline is Wis
iting at the home of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Little.
Mrs. Margaret Gustafson and daugh.
ter Gladys went TO Morris Friday 10
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Angerer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Gardner left Mon
day for Peoria, where Mr.. Gardner
will take the mud bath treatments.
Miss Leafy Gehant returned TO her
home in West Brookland last Monday,
having visited Miss Marion Hefiin two
weeks.
Mrs. Nancy Terry is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. H. Clayton, at North
Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Wood at their
home, North Sheppard street, delight
fully entertained the Fortnightly club
at a st. Patricks party The topic
was ireland" and the program was:
Response to roll call, an interesting
event or place in Ireland; paper, His
tory of Ireland" Nellie Frazier; Ire
land in Song and Story, Lucy Ashen-
hurst; Irish Stories,'' Susie Smith:
Past and Present Superstitions," May
Harriott; Irish song. Jennie Terry and
Ella Mccoy. The house was prettily
decorated for the occasion, the color
scheme of green and white being car
ried out in the two-course lunch that
was served by the hostess, assisted by
Laura Stewart and Lena Terry. Out
of town guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Gal
lagher of Alexis and Miss Marion Mat
thews of Rushville, III. Favors were
shamrocks with little Irish pipes and
hats attached
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lewis left Satur-
day for Peoria to visit their sons. Har-
ry and Leonard, and families.
Leonard and Lorin Smith were in
Aledo Monday transacting business.
Mrs Ed Guthrie has purchased the
property located in the north part of
town on Sheppard street.
Mr. and Mrs. r. X. Harper returned
home Monday evening from 10 days
visit with relatives in Galesburg.
Mrs. Gustafson and son Ed departed
the first of the week for Riverton.
w W, NACIS luSN CApcCl " tame up
Oliver Griffin and George
Johnson accompanied the party
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Boyer spent Satur-
day in Burgess at the home of their
son. Clark, and, family.
Mrs. Mary Frazier went to Kewanee
Saturday for visit with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. J. II. Stewart, and family.
Miss Marion Matthew of Rushville.
who is visiting at the home of her
Mrs. Sarah McClanahan. went
10 Aledo Wednesday for visit with |
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher OF Alexis /
spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the |
home of Mr.. Gallagher's sister, Mrs. |
iallagher's sister. Mrs. II. +. Weeds. |
Frank Bissell and Irwin Terry were /
n Aledo Sunday.
Miss Inez Garrett OF Abingdon was
guest at the home of her brother.
Willard Garrett. northeast of town,
yer Sunday
Little Gertrude Frazier. Irene Brock
nridge. Genevieve Hamilton, Winifred
nd Helen F1kes spent the day Sat
rday at New Windsor al the home of
heir uncle. Frank Streeter.
Mrs. Ed Hines aud family of Bur /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

CESS and Arthur Lee and family Of
MatherviIle spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Wilcox.
Miss Myrtle Harrison OF Keithsburg
came Monday to begin her seasons
| work as trimmer at the Thomas sis
tiers millinery store.
Mrs. J. E. Minor of Aledo came Wed.
nesday to spend the remainder Of the
week with her daughter, Mrs. R. b..
Cooper, and family.
The teachers of the Viola pubii'
schools held meeting at the home Of
Miss Thomson in Aledo Saturday eF-
ening Refreshments were served and
they returned home on the late car
Mrs. C. NJ Eddings departed Friday
for her home in Longmont, Col, after
an extended visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ Hoover and otAa
relatives in the county.
Miss Julia McGaughy is spending
weeks vacation at home. She is a.
tending the Normal school al Macona
NIL anu MI .. AOta1 hC- VI ~NANN~
been here helping care for Grandfaias
Peck for the past 10 days. Mr.. Peek
who is very old, has been In poa
health for some time. Mrs. Rap
Peck of .AIedo came up Friday an
spent the day with her grandparents
Mesdames A. c. Barr and JONI
Nelson went TO Bloomington IuesaS
as delegates from Viola and Preenp
ton Royal Neighbors lodges 70 ''
convention there.
Mrs. Hayes Brown and two cnllolea ,
of Seaton came Saturday and vlsHea
until Monday at the home oil MI. Aa
Mrs. Hugh Brown. Fred broSn
Silvis, a grandson, is a guest al UNA
home this week.
Mrs. Perry Hardin OF Keltnspurs =.
daughter. Miss Fern, who is teacnA'
school in New Windsor, spent SAN
day at the home of their mo'hef A.
grandmother, Mrs. Gwen Thomas.
Miss Mary Brasmer went to Ww
hull Saturday and visited her s's'''
Mrs. VIII Fearns. -,
Misses Hattie and Florence ran
entertained % of their youns irl.-s
at a ST. Patricks party TUESDAY. ~
evening was very pleasantly spen. -
music and games and nice re'''
ments were served. "a.
Mrs. A. NJ. Burne and BABY e ss
Savanna. H.. Saturday to visit a. ~.
home of her parents. Mr.. and ME- "
lis Nesbitt. =,
Formal announcement Is maze 80.
f. Delliltt, 1906 Brady street -
port, of the engagement OF ms 49, 80
ter. Miss Vivian E. Dellit'' 10 "a +
o. Townsend. son Of Mr.. ana w n,t Z
b. Townsend of Eastern avenue -,.s
enport The wedding will take IN
in the early spring at the home = W
brides grandmother, Mrs 6. W..
son, at Viola. a. nor
Walter Corsepius was eaileu IN
man, Iowa. Friday on account ~
illness with pneumonia OF MS s,s,Asr
erett. Mrs. John Haywood =, Nil
vile is staying with her dausn'sa ss
bred Corsepius. during her ia'ne
sence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
CHARGE AGAINST
LEAVENS DROPPED
License is Issued to Manufac-
turers' Hotel Association
and Not Manager.

The charge against Fred r. Leav-
ems, manager OF the Manufacturers
hotel. charged with the illegal sale of
intoxicating liquor on Sunday, has
been dismissed owing TO the fact that
City Attorney Johnston has discovered
that the liquor license was issued to
the Manufacturers Hotel association
and not to Fred Leavens as an in
dividual-
Suit against the hotel association.
however. has already been filed. to
recover the amount of the penalty by
law for selling liquor on Sunday. One
of the officers OF the hotel will have
TO appear as defendant in the case.
The penalty ranges from 800 to $500
fine for single offense OF this kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
EASTMAN CAUSES
ARREST OF ABEN
Local Milk Dealers Refuses to
Heed Warning and Finds
Himself in Tolls of Law.
SAMPLES TEST OUT POORLY
First Taken Few Days Ago Shows
Butterfat Percentage Only Eight
Tenths of One Percent.

Refusing to heed repeated warn
ings from the city authorities that he
was selling a quality of milk far be-
low the standard. Frank Aben, milk
dealer, 262O Seventh street, was ar
rested today on complaint of Com
missioner Eastman and late this aft
ernoon will be tried for selling milk.
the butterfat percentage of which is
less than per cent, the requirement
of the law. 4 few days ago Aben' s
milk was tested and found to contain
but eight-tenths of one per cent of
butterfat At this time he was warn
ed but evidently did not heed for when
the second test was taken by the city
chemist it showed but a little better
grade of milk.
The original complaint against
Aben was made by Isadore Verslius,
a milkman who has been securing a
supply from him. Nerslius claims to
have lost a number of customers of
late because of the poor quality of
milk given out by Aben.
Worse Than Watered Milk.
Commissioner Eastman says the
percentage of butterfat in milk which
has been watered by dishonest deal
ers is usually higher than that shown
from tests of Aben's milk. Skinned
milk also shows a higher percentage
of butterfat-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
TO GIVE SHOW AT FAMILY

Children Of Monroe School CT Daven-
port TO Occupy Local Stage.
Pupils OF the Monroe public school
OF Davenport, OF the age OF II years
or under. Will give minstrel show to-
morrow evening in the Family theatre
here The show has been given In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
TWO ARE VICTIMS
OF PICKPOCKETS
Clever dips" Work Ruse and
Get Away With Easy Cash
in Moline.
OPERATE ON STREET CARS
Albert Swanson and n. L. Hunter
Lose s32 to ThieVes-conduetor
Innocent Accomplish.

Two clever pickpockets were at
work in Moline Saturday evening and
Sunday morning and as a result of
their operations are some $50 ahead.
Their victims were Albert Swanson,
1907 Second street. Moline, and II. l..
Hunter of Bettendorf.
Mr.. Swanson. who suffered the
greatest loss. boarded an Elm street
car al about O'Clock. During its trip
around the down town loop he was
accidentally jostled by a stranger.
Hot words ensued and the stranger
left the car. 4 short time later Mr.
Swanson discovered that his pocket
book. containing SO gold piece, a 50
gold piece and some smaller coin
totaling SO was gone. He informed
the police and described the stranger
as a young man with a red face, heavy
set and OF average height
Hunter Loses s13.
Mr.. Hunter lost s13. He was in Mo-
line Sunday morning to visit his son,
Harry Hunter. and AT 10 o'clock
father and son boarded a respect
park car. Two men jostlec cnem-
Neither Of the pickpockets offered an
apology and when called to account
became insulting in their language.
In this case the conductor was the
innocent accomplice of the pickpOckets
and appeared in time to stop a fight
Otherwise the men would doubtless
have been arrested and Mr.. Hunters
money found
The conductor ordered the younger
Hunter 10 leave the car.
When the elder Hunter came to feel
for his purse he found it gone. The
pickpockets had also disappeared and
he informed the police. A diligent
search is being made for the dips"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
Conflict in Baseball Dates.

Baltimore. Md. March -.
the National. American ahu 10
tional association circuits 70 nsIs
federal league magnates' wa s,,,s. ar
to decide on playing scneas ., dis
confronted by one of the mus I'd
cul. problems the league mas ~, y
TO solve. Conflicting dates 40.
avoided in Chicago and ST. l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
KEPPLER MAKES UP LOSS
AND CASE is DISMISSED

Robert Keppler. who was arrested
in Cedar Rapids last week and brought
back to this city for trial, was given
his release in police court and his
the theft. ell returned the diamond
ring valued at $50 and the S2S in cash
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
Big Coast Crop Predicted.

San Francisco, Cal. March 23.-Ex-
perts predict that the Pacific coast
from British Columbia TO the Mexican
border will produce the greatest har-
vest the summer of 1914 ever seen in
the extreme west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
FIRES THIS MORNING
CAUSE SLIGHT DAMAGE

Two fires this morning, the first al
the home of ]. r. Hood. 1910 Eighth
avenue. the second at the home of Ed
win Turner, 1917 Sixteenth street. did
slight damage. The first fire was caus-
ed by chimney sparks falling on the
roof and the loss amounted to about
500. The second fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion and hardly
any damage was done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
Sunday School League Has Games.

Play in the !. VI. c. 4. Sunday
School Basketball league al the asso-
station gymnasium. will continue to-
night with two games. The Baptists
will meet the Second Methodists,
while the First Methodists will cope
with the Second Congregationalists
The Baptist now lead the race by
narrow margin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
OBITUARY RECORD
Funeral Of Mr.. cederbera.

Funeral services for the late Her
man Cederberg were held at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the home,
Rev. r. S. Haney onici- ing. The
Moline aerie. No. 11I2, order OF
Eagles, OF which Mr.. Cederberg was a
member. had charge OF services at the
grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

Davenport and proved so successful
that plans have been made to exhibit
il in Moline and Rock Island. with
possibility OF East Moline. II is said
that the boys behave like real grown
up actors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
DEMOCRATSNAME
WOMAN ON TICKET
Party Convention Held Satur.
day Evening in Pierr Hall
is Well Attended.
NO CONTESTS FOR OFFICE
Ticket Nominated Without Dissentio1
Marshall Beck, Chairman,
Makes Appeal to Party.

Democrats of Moline township held
evening and named Mrs. l.. ID.
Dunn for collector at the coming cleo
ton. April Z, besides making other
nominations.
Quite a number of democrats attend
ed the meeting and everything went
off quickly and without hitch. The
session opened at o'clock. Marshall
Beck was named chairman. Clarence
Trevor was suggested for secretary,
but declined to accept, with the result
that w. l.. Clarke was appointed.
Makes Eloquent Appeal.
Chairman Beck opened the business
of the convention with an eloquent
speech on democracy" He pointed
to the years passed and showed how
the party has stuck together. He told
of the recent victories, both locally
and nationally. He commented upon
the success of Congressman Clyde II.
Tavenner, and the bigger and better
victory, the election of President VIII
son, and the great strides which the
democratic party has been making.
His address closed with an appeal to
the party members to stick by their
ideals and make the democratic party
strong in Moline.
After a town clerk and an assessor
had been nominated, it became neces-
sary to name collector. This position
has usually been given with the need
of the incumbent rather than his abil-
ity in mind. The convention voted to
discontinue this practice and secure a
reliable democrat and one who was
capable to fill the position. 1t was
moved and seconded that the party
name a woman for the collectorship.
Mrs. l.. D. Dunn was named. Mrs
Dunn is known to be a strong member
of the democratic party and a popular
woman. She was unanimously nomi- |
mated.
The Ticket
Following is the ticket named:
Town Clerk-Chris Christopher.
Assessor-Benton Davis.
Five Assistant Supervisors-R. r. |
Glenn. William Reed, August Coene, |
S. d. Hicks and E A. Lundberg.
COllector-MrS. l.. d. Dunn.
A committee to fill possible vacan- |
cies was appointed. composed of w. L. |
Clarke. William Reed, S. d. Hicks and /
Marshall Beck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
MOLINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS
Islands Sbnuca

stolen from NJ. NJ. Freis. 1922 Fifth
avenue. Keppler also paid the court
costs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-28
GOVERNOR GIVES MAN
THIRTY MORE DAYS LIFE

Atlanta, Feb. 27.--Jim Cantrell, the
Gainesville man undar sentence of
death, will not hang today, Governor
Slaton has signed a respite Of thirty
days.
The case of a younger brother, Bar
tow Cantrell, also under death SEN
tence is now pending in the supreme
court, and it was thought best not 10
proceed with the execution of the older
brother until the fate Of the younger
one was settled.
The younger brother is under death
sentence for the actual murder, while
Jim Cantrell is convicted as accessory
before the fact. The crime was the
murder of Arthur Hawkins whose wife
young Cantrell was supposed to have
been in love Mrs. Hawkins, who was
also convicted as accessory is serving
life senence at the state farm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-28

Atlanta, Feb. 27.-"Gentlemen, J
don't ask for sympathy. l don't need
sympathy. What l want is a square
deal, and | haven't had it yeti"
The speaker was Leo NJ Frank in
the death cell at the Fulton county
tower. He was for the first time
pleading his own case, making his own
speech. He wasn't making it to the
court. He was making it, as he said,
to the people of Georgia, through the
Atlanta newspaper men who had bsen
assembled at the Jail at his request.
q have not yet lost faith in human
honesty" he continued, and l believe
that the people of Georgia will see to
It that am given justice in the end"
He reviewed the whole case freely
and with candor, answering all the
questions the newspaper men put to
him, and commenting at length both
on the murder of Mary Phagan and eli
the trial
q have nothing to conceal" he said
ASK me anything you want to-"
Most of his discussion of the case
hinged on the attitude Of the solicitor
Hugh Dorsey, toward the Conley tas-
timony. q don't wish to be personal
he said Il would even hope that I am
mistaken in my conclusions that the
prosecution Of my case was undertake
eli in an unjust and unfair spirit But
what am I to think of the apparent re-
lationship of Conley and the solicitor
of the manner in which his alleged
evidence was used. 1t is terrible
thing to suggest that a public official
would advance his prestige at the ex-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-28
FAMOUS DEAN Of
CARTOON WORLD DEAD

Lnodon, Feb. 27--Sir John Tennie;,
for many decades leading British
cartoonist died today
Sir John Tenniel was the famous
English cartoonist, who carricatur-
Cd Abraham Lincoln during the civil
war. He was the dean of the worlds
q eatest political cartoonists.
Tnniel held the record for contin~
uous service. Fifty years were spent
with scarcely a holiday, as cartoon
ist for London Punch. His pencil
Pleased millions. He set the principle
of the political cartoon so firmly that
i has been adopted the world over.
HIS keen political foresight was
worked out in more that 1000 sk2t-
ches, touching upon, and perhaps de-
Gliding, the great world events dur
| ing the last half of the 18th century.
Queen Victoria received the FAM
Gus cartoonist and in 1898 knighte1
him for services to his country.
His first great achievement as an
| illustrator was in his youth when he
fguratively stepped into the hearts
of children # all nations as illus
traitor Of "Aesop's Fables" and wof
even more fame as the original illus
traitor of Lewis Carols Alice IN
Wonderland -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-28
Frank Charges Dorsey
With Deliberate Frame Up

nense of an innocent mans life. And
yet you can see how it is. There is
not much glory to be gained by con-
yicting a negro of a .tional crime
And l want the people of this COM
munity to judge for themselves if it
was proper for the states officials to
conceal evidence which would have e.
minated me from any connection with
this crime. will let the people OF this
community judge if it was fair for the
state simply hunting for victim, and
to deliberately suppress tne truth
when it didn't fit into their plans"
1t was only by coincidence, Frank
said, that the Atlanta Journal, through
its own investigation had developed
the fact that the hair found on the
lathe handle on the second floor was
not Mary Phagans. This is only the
beginning" he added, and gentlemen,
the truth will out"
Franks statement is the most talked
of thing in Atlanta today. Things have
got to the point that the man on the
street is beginning to ask himself III
amazement if Leo Frank is after all
the victim of a frightful frame-up.
The pendulum of public sentiment
which went so far in one direction at
the time of the trial, is apparently be-
ginning to swing back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-28
SOLOMON WAS WISE,
BUT HE NEVER HAD
To DEAL WITH HEN
PERVERSE PULLET FOILS ONE or
ANCIENT KINGS DISCIPLES II
PENNSYLVANIA

Uniontown, Pa, Feb. 27.-There is
hen in Arncld City, near Uniontown.
George Bass said it was his; Joseph
Nedrow said it was his. Nedroy
and the hen finally landed in Justice
Reisinger's court.
The justice hit upon a solution that
looked at first like one of the "hoss"
sense decisions handed down by his
honor, Judge Solomon.
Take the hen back to Arnold CITY,
he said to a constable. Let her loose
halfway between the back yards Of
these two men. To whosoever hen
house the hen goes, to that man will
she belong"
The constable with Bass and Nedro ~
drove over to Arnold City. Without
saying anything to influence the bird 5
action, the officer turned her around
three times and let her loose.
The hen promptly crossed the road
and few into the yord of Charles
Black, a printer.
In spite of the wild protests of Bass
and Nedrow, the constable repeated the
ruling of the judge and announced
that the hen belonged to Black Costs
N the case amounted to ten times the
value OF the hen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-28
! ylEET MAY
RUIN COLQUITT'S
LARGE DAT CROP
ore Ice Hanging From Trees and the
Roofs of the Houses Than Has Been
The Case There in Thirty Years.

Moultrie, Ga, Feb 27.-That the
big sleet of Wednesday night and yes
kerday may result in serious damage
the oat crop, which by the way is
AHe largest ever planted in Colquit.
county, is the opinion of a number Of
leading farmers in Moultrie today,
The sun, which began to shine about
10 o'clock this morning may obviate
some of the injury that would in
evitably have been brought about had
clouds continued and the cold wind
he'd sway today as it did Wednesday,
The ground was frozen pretty stiff
this morning and many people be-
lieve that it will be out Of the ques
ton for the grain that has been made
tender by the warm and balmy sun
shine that has been prevailing prac-
tically since Christmas to escape Sc
rious injury
The sleet was the largest known
here in nearly thirty years, accord
ing to the "old heads" who keep tao
Of meteorological stunts out OF the
ordinary The last time that icicIee
formed on the trees and the rain
turned into ice was back in the year
of '9S, but the cold was not as ex-
IRENE as it has been during the pres
ent spell and the sleet was not so
great, according to these who claim
to know