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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
WATERFOWL MAN
BADLY INJURED
Has Serious Accident When Au-
tomobile Turns Turtle
In Local Hospital.

AS the result of an automobile
smashup on State street in East Mo
line last night, Walter Nicholson OF
WATERFOWL, employed as liveryman
there, is a patient in the city hospital
suffering with serious injuries. Two
ribs were broken and one lung punct-
ured by a rod on the machine under
which Nicholson was pinned when 1t
turned over.
NICHOLSON was driving car owned
by DR.. ]. E. Bankin of WATERFOWL, but
the doctor, who was with him, came
out of the mishap with only minor
bruises A broken steering gear
caused the driver TO lose control OF
the car and it slid into the curbing
and turned turtle, pinning Nicholson
beneath while the doctor was thrown
to one side. AS soon as the injured
man could be extricated he was rush
ed to the hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
Moline SETSNEW
FINANCE RECORD
Enters Fiscal Year Next Wed
nesday With All Bills Paid
Up to Date.

The new fiscal year of the city OF
Moline will commence next Wednes-
day. April /, and with it a new record
is to be set in the matter of munic-
ipaI finances Commissioner c. V.
johnson plans to enter the new year
with all current expense bills paid
from 1913 revenue funds. With this
end in view a call has been sent out
asking that all outstanding bills
against the city be sent in before
April 1. 1t has been generally neces-
sary in the past to meet expenses near
the close of each year by anticipating
revenues of the next year but this year
the city enters the new fiscal year
with a clean slate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
CLUB GETS READY
/. FOR BOAT SEASON
Meeting Friday Evening to Be
Given Over to Formulation
of Summer Plans.

These mild days are making the
owners of motor boats long to try out
their craft At the regular meeting
of the Moline Launch club which Is
to be held tomorrow evening, plans
for the summer boating season are TO
be made. Many pleasant cruises are
being planned for the summer ana
the club hopes to establish station
on Rock river. The boathouse at the
foot of Fifteenth street will also be
overhauled-
In an effort to secure every launch
owner as a member of the club, that
additional revenue may be provided
TO meet running expenses OF the or
ganization, arrangements have been
made to issue new receipts for dues
receipts that will entitle holders to
courtesies at all clubhouses OF mem
hers of the Mississippi Valley Power
Boat association
Many local members of the launch
club plan to attend the annual re-
gatta which is to be held this year at
Peoria, July 2, and 4. Most of those
who attend from here will make the
trip in their launches
The officers of the Moline Launch
club at present are:
ommodore-Charles Olson.
Vice Commodore-Harlan Pearson
Rear Commodore-EricJ Johnson
Secretary-Maurice Bockaert-
treasurer Keller.
Trustees-D. G. Whitney, W. A
Cornbrooks, Harlan Pearson
Fleet Captain-Arvid LundahL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
OBITUARY RECORD
Mrs. Amelia Kipp.

The remains of Mrs. Amelia Christ
ina Kipp arrived today from Muscatine
and was buried at Riverside cemetery.
She passed away yesterday morning
at her home, los Walnut street, in
that city.
Amelia Christina Kipp was born
in New York City, August Is, 1861.
She was united in marriage with Ed
ward Kipp. who preceded her in death
about eight years, when about TWEEN
ty years of age. Mrs. Kipp resided
in Muscatine for the past eight years.
She is survived by four sisters
Mrs. William Tison and Mrs. Samuel
Blackwell of Moline, Mrs William
Snow of Fergus Falls, Mimi, and Mrs.
Harry Kammerer of Wapello; TWO
brothers, Henry Weise of Moline and
William Weise of Rock Island. SIX
children, three sons, Conrad and Jo-
seph of Moline and Harry of Hampton,
Iowa, and three daughters, Mrs. Frank
Mills and Mrs. William Kepke, and
Miss Florence Mills, also survive her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
PEANUTS MEETS
PLUNKETT HERE
Sterling Youth Arrives in City
Ready for Tonight's Battle
at Olympic Club.

kid" Plunkett OF Sterling has ar
rived in the city ready for his 10 round
bout tonight at the Olympic club quar-
ters with Peanuts" Clifford Schie'
berL The Sterling youth is heralded
as a conner, having fought for three
wears and won many important scraps.
Both will weigh in at ringside at IL
pounds
The other attractions of the even
ing will be a wrestling match between
Bobbie Bylund of the club and Gust
Faust of East Moline. Both lads are
near the top notch in the welterweight
division and have been after eacn
others scalps for some time. Kid
Brady of the Olympic club Will don
the gloves in a four round boxing ex-
hibition with Young" Norman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
CANTON BIDS FOR 1915
ENCAMPMENT OF G. A. r.

Canton will also bid for the 1915
state encampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic. according to word re-
ceived here today. Moline members
of the order have secured the assist
ance of the Greater Moline committee
to make an effort to secure the en-
campment in this city, and the general
opinion seems to be that Moline will
have no trouble in getting the meeting
over Canton's bid. owing to the size
and accommodations of this city. This
year the encampment is at Nation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
Land Titled.

The department OF agriculture esi
mates that there are 100000. 900
acres or tiliable land In the United
States and that only 81 per cent of
this immense area Is under cultiva-
ton. 1t might add that of the 27 per
cent actually cultivated comparative
~ few acres are handled in such a
way as 20 show anything like their
maximum production.
Here is food for the pessimist. The
man who fears that the country is
nearing actual exhaustion may find
cheer in the thought that little more
than a quarter OF the available agri-
cultural land Is oeng made product
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
BRUISED BEATEN
MAN TELLS WEIRD
STORY TO POLICE
Walford Lundberg Claims That
Bandits Robbed Him OF
His Valuables.
ASSERTS ONE WAS A WOMAN
Essential Details Seem 70 Be Lacking
Owing 70 Injured Mans
r7o- Memory.

.sruised and beaten and with his
mind apparently half blank. Walford
I.uudberx. 2325A Fifteenth street re-
lated a weird wild western tale to the
local police this morning, claiming
that he had been held up by Two
things. one a woman. beaten to insen-
sfbility and robbed of his gold watch.
chain. a Iocket and some money
LundbarE claims that he was &C
costad by a man and woman at sixth
avenue and Fourteenth street last
night near II O'Clock and that they
tried to get him TO go with them Inc
girl. be says, wanted to know II ne
had any money and said she would
Ike To help him spend it From that
time on Lundberg's mind seems TO be
somewhat OF a blank as he cannot re-
member anything that happened
Believes He Was SIussed.
Lundbe-Z is of the opinion that he
wns sluYed and 10 bear out his the
ory shows a bad bruise on the back
of his head When he came 10 him
self he claims that the bandits were
gone. together with his watch. chain,
Iocket and some of mis- money.
When asked II ne mao Oesh III nm
ing LundberE replied in the negative.
He was not even sure that he mad
been hit with anything
The watch ] carried, explained
the man. was a valuable one and at
tempts have been made TO rob me be
fore / had 10 fight a bandit couple
of weeks ago who held me up, but i
gpt the best OF him and he didn't get
anything I think that II the two
didn't hit me with something Last
night they must have drugged me-
When questioned however, as To
whether or not he had taken any
drinks while the two we're in his com
pa1y. Lundberg could not remember
The police do not doubt that Lund-
berg was robbed, but they are inclin-
ed 10 doubt some Of the details OF his
story
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
MANY new HOMES
MADE POSSIBLE
Loan Association Holds Regular
Meeting in Commercial
Club Rooms.

Men of Moline who are working to
increase the resources and extend the
influence of the Moline Loan and
Homestead association, put them
selves on record in a convincing man
ner at the annual meeting of stock
holders held last night in the Com
mercial club rooms or the 4,S72
shares of stock held in the associa-
ton. 1851 were represented either in
person or by proxy. This is 424 more
than necessary to be present when
directors are elected. The four di-
rectors whose terms expired, George
Wood, Harry Ainsworth. Frank Huma-
son and o. Z. Mansur. were unani-
mously reelected
II was shown that many new homes
have been made possible by the asso-
citation and the members pledged
themselves to keep up the good work.
The books and finances are in excel
lent shape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
INJURED IN SlLVlS YARDS
C. L. Kirsch Victim of Peculiar AccI-
dent-Thrown Against caboose.

C. L. Kirsch. an employe OF the
Rock Island lines. was the victim of a
peculiar accident at Silvis when he
was thrown against the side OF the
caboose and rendered unconscious.
The train was going through the yards
at Silvis when the engineer received
signal to stop. Kirsch was seated
in the CHOOSE on a chair and the
brakes were applied SO quickly that
he was thrown out OF his seat against
the side of the car and rendered I'M
conscious. His injuries consisted of a
number OF bruises and q sprained
shoulder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
REDMOND WOULD MEET
EARL HENDERSON HERE

Fred Britton, manager Of Jack Red
mond. has written a letter TO the Mo
line Olympic club in an effort TO ar
range a match az some near future
date between his protege and E w
SchieberI's weitsrweight star of Rock
Island, Earl Henderson Redmond is
one of the best men in his class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26

i've. Supply inevitably meets demand,
and as the demand for agricultural
products increases the supply VIII be
enlarged by the development OF re-
gions which have not been touched
by the plow.-Cleveland Plain Deal
err
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26

dition, but DIR. A. II. Arp. who Is IN
charge OF the injured man. states ne
will recover, however.
The accident occurred while jacob
sen was working on the first noor OF
the new building going up at the plant
No Zones were broken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
A MonoIogue.

Tommy-Pop, what is the difference
between a dialogue and monologue?
Tommy's Pop-When two women talk.
my son, it's a dialogue: when Wo-
man carries on a conversation with
her husband it's a neutrality-suspicious.
adelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
WORKMAN INJURED IN FALL
E. jacobson in City Hospital Suffer
ing With Conclusion.

As the result OF a 20 foot fall which
he had at the Moline Pillow company,
+ Jacobsen. an employee Of the Col
Inns Construction company. is now in
the Moline city hospital suffering
with conclusion OF the brain He is
partially dazed and in a critical con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26

Washington-A bill proposing to
lease or sell to the Republic Coal
company, subsidiary of the Chi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26

way, precipitating the youth down the
shaft to the first floor. The building
is four stories high
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26

cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
reserved coal rights on approximate
Iy 1000 acres of Montana lands va,
beaten in the senate by vote Of !;
to q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
so feet
and ALICHTS ON
A Pile OF iron
John Nelson, Aged 20, Will Sur
vive Effects of an Unusual
Accident.
CLIMBED AFTER BASEBALL
Walking on Deere & Mansur Roof
When it Gives Way, Throwing
Him Down Elevator.

John Nelson, aged 20 years, at
noon today, fell so feet from the roof
of the Deere & Mansur warehouse,
alighting on a pile of scrap iron. Eel
low employees rushed to the young
mans assistance expecting to find
that every bone in his body had been
broken, but upon examination it was
revealed that beyond two deep cuts in
the scalp and a broken artery in his
left leg, he was uninjured. He was
taken to the City hospital, where his
injuries were dressed and the attend
ing physician says he will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
Went After a Ball.

Nelson, with other employees, was
tossing a ball in the street during the
noon hour. Some one threw the
sphere on the roof and Nelson volun-
teered to rescue it. While walking on
the roof he stepped on a weak spot,
over the elevator shaft, which gave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26

All the news all the time-rne Argu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26

He that will not be counseled can
not be helped.-German Proverb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
Special
Mention

All furniture used in tae
interior and ext erios
scenes during style exhlD''
at Family Theater' iuf
nished by Shallene BROS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-26
Special
Mention

All shoes, pumps, etc.,
used by the living models
during style exhibit at
Family Theater, furnished
by Ranks Shoe Store.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13
GREAT PRAIRIE FIRE
SEVEN LIVES LOST AS GREAT
CONFEDERATION SWEPT
OVER THE LAND.
AT BELFIELD, NORTH DAKOTA
School Teacher and Some Of Her Pu
pills Try to Escape, but Were
Burned to Death--Property Loss
Will Be Heavy.

Belfield, ~ D.-Gladys HOLSTER,
popular school teacher, a resident OF
Billings, Mont, is dead as a result of
a devastating prairie fire which ragged
southwest of Belfield Saturday. Three
pupils were cremated and as many
more are suffering from serious burns
Hearing the roar of the fire. which
was swept down the valley by a 30
mile an hour wind. the teacher left
the school house with IL pupils Five
were separated from the teacher and
reached home in safety. However,
the teacher and the remainder of her
flock rushed GREATNESS and headlong
for a plowed field and were overcome
by the smoke of the conflagration.
They were afterward found huddled
together, clothing entirely burned
from their bodies. Miss HOLSTER re-
gained consciousness long enough to
say that she had made a mistake in
leaving the school house, as the chan
ces of their escaping were particularly
good at that point.
Miss HOLSTER was 20 years of age
and the children to 10.
The wind kept up furiously and the
fire swept on toward the Cannonball
river. Both life and property loss is
enormous.
Later Report-Sunday.
The death toll of Fridays prairie
fire near here, in which Miss Gladys
HOLSTER and three of her pupils lost
their lives, was increased to seven
Dunday, when three other pupils died
from burns they suffered in vain
dash from the schoolhouse toward
plowed field.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13
ON PACIFIC COAST

Another prohibition election in Cal
ifornia for 1916 is being planned by
dry leaders.
DR.. Robert J. Burdette, the preacher
humorist, is at the point of death at
his home in Sunnyside Pasadena, Cal
Since the European war began the
cost of living in San Francisco is es-
timated to have advanced about 1914
per cent.
The election of Charles H. Randall,
-prohibitionist to congress
from the Ninth district of California
is now conceded
The Oregon Hop Growers associa.
ton was organized recently at Salem,
Ore, 125 growers, representing all hop
districts of the state, were in attend
ance.
Robert Davis, ball player of the
Portland team, was acquitted recent
ly in the circuit court Of a charge
of contributing to the delinquency of
girl.
A slow, trembling earthquake shock
ratified houses and windows in San
Francisco and Los Angeles last Sun
day evening for about six seconds. No
damage was reported.
The body of Mrs Ross Knutsen was
discovered recently in a disordered
room at the residence of Adam Ulm,
wealthy citizen for whom the wom-
an had been employed as a house
keeper, She had been dead for about
SO hours. He was found drunk in the
next room.
Complete returns from nearly every
county in Oregon indicate that the
bill to abolish capital punishment prob
ably passed at the recent election.
The anti-capital punishment league
claimed the measure would receive a
majority of 5000 votes. If it passes
two condemned murderers at the state
penitentiary will escape the death
penalty.
Figures compiled this week by the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
onOW Ddu tAlORAo AiONnI
ing steadily from month to month
despite the still precarious shipping
conditions in the Pacific due to the
war. Added to a total of S8,901 AGA
the value of products exported in DC
tober to foreigl countries, cargoes
worth $5,609,O6 were carried through
the Panama canal to Atlantic sea
board ports, making a grand total o.
more than twelve and a half millions
Carriers on rural NAH routes whc
= are paid more for handling freigh
than the government charges undel
its parcel post rates have been EN-
ploying unethical methods to enricl
themselves at the expense of Uncl,
Sam, according to postal inspectors
at Los Angeles
) One carrier on a route contiguous
) to Los Angeles who gets 50 per 10'
pounds for deliveries, has been haul
ing back and forth a ton of brick dom
I up in 50-pound packages, on each o
6 which the parcel rate is "a cents. Tn
carriers net profit on each parcel
therefore, has been 46 cents, and 8
7 far as government agents can ascel
tain the carrier can not be brought +
book under any law.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13
The
Boomers Ferry
Herald
LODGE NOTICES

~ BONNERS FERRY
g LODGE No. 43, A.
-HA F. & A. NJ Stated
0AGM0 communications sec
WAs<W ond Wednesday of
each month at the
K. P. Hall Sojourning brothers are
always welcome. f. A. Shultis, w. M;
Don Lawrence, Secretary.
ACME LODGE No. Is, knights of
Pythias. Meets every Thursday night
at X. p. Hall. All visiting members
of the order made welcome. G. w.
Megquier, G. c.; G. w. Spoerry, K. of r.
and s.; Charles Trontfether, M. of F.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13
Tea imports Gain.

When in doubt, lead a boost.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13
THE BONNERS FERRY HERALD
C. w. KING, Editor.
Established In 1891.

Published every Friday at Boomers
Ferry, Idaho. in the interests of the
Kootenai Valley of Idaho. Entered as
second class matter, January 1, 1906,
at the postoffice at Boomers Ferry,
Idaho, under the Act of Congress Of
March 3, 1879.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13
Atlantic Trade Increased.

Atlantic Trade Increased.
Besides affording a safe route FOR
ships carrying cargoes to Europe, the
canal has increased Portland trade
with the Atlantic coast to remark
able extent.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13

Subscription rates. s1.50 per year if
paid in advance; $500 otherwise; Can
ada and foreign countries. $500 yearly
In advance.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13
Rubber
Stamps

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Our line of
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13

Two thousand feet above the sur
face of the earth air is free from
germs.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-11-13

Don't be the man who put the sit
in city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-10
Loses
II Buildings
By Fire; Loss
$7,OOO,0O0
FIRE, WHICH BROKE OUT LAST
NIGHT, SWEPT ALL
BEFORE IT
Although 67 Years Old, Edison De.
clares He Will Commence at
Once to Rebuild
(By Associated Press.)

West Orange, n. j.. Dec 10
When the fire which swept the ten
acre manufacturing plant of the
Thomas A. Edison CO., last night.
was extinguishcd today, the inven-
tory of damage showed eleven out
of eighteen BUILDINGS DESTROYED and
the others damaged, with a property
loss of approximately seven million
dollars.
Although 7 am siXty-seven years
old, will start all over again to-
morrow. | am pretty well burned
out tonight, but tomorrow there will
be mobilization here and work will
be begun on clearing out the debris
If they are cool enough. and I will
go right to work rebuilding the
plant"
The inventor thus expressed him
self last night as he stood watching
building after building go up in
flames from what was thought to
have been an explosion in the in
spection room. There was a burst
of flames from that department and
the fire quickly spread. Much chem
icals made fire fighting difficult an
explosions occurred frequently. All
employees in the various buildings
escaped. Men and women marched
out in perfect order when the fire
bell was sounded.
Mr.. Edison was not at the plant
when the fire started, but soon ap-
peared. He assumed personal
charge of the fire forces. which could
do nothing to stop the flames sweep
ing away buildings which represent
ed years of work by the inventors
brain in design. building and fur
nishing. He centered activities on
saving the laboratory when he saw
the rest of the property could not
be saved, and the work OF the fire
fighters were successful here. In the
meantime much Of the technical ap-
paratus, drawings and treasured ar
ticles were carried to Il place Of
safety.
After the fire it was Mr.. Edison
himself who made the estimate Of
the loss entailed. The buildings
themselves, and the large amount of
valuable stock and delicate machin-
cry that they contained would make
the damage about $7.OO0,0O0, he
said, while there was 100000 in
surance on the plant.
The burned buildings, the inven-
tor said, were supposed TO be among
the finest examples OF modern fire
proof construction and pictures Of
them as such had been exhibited all
over the country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-10

the presence of the offender before
the court should be as ra~ reaching
as the law declaring the offense. 1t
is oftentimes more difficult and ev-
pensive to compel an accused person
who lives in a State other than the
one where the offensc is committed
to respond to an accusation than il
is to secure eXtradition from a for
eign country
Amendments of a minor nature
are suggested also to the food and
drugs act, the insecticide act, the
twenty-eight hour law and the
bankruptcy law. MIR. Gregory re-
newed the recommendation of the
former attorney general that whel.
federal judge of any court below
the supreme court reaches the age
OF seventy and after tel years SER
vice, refused to retire, the president
be authorized to appoint another
judge to preside over the affairs of
that court and have precedence over
the older Judge.
The attorney general recites at
length the enforcement of the Sher-
man antitrust act during the last
fiscal year Speaking of the nego-
tiations with the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. :,
he informed Congress that the de
partment while intent upon en-
forcing the law" realized that it
must proceed so as to cause the least
embarrassment to investors and to
the unsettled industries of New Ems
land.
I'm accordance with that policy"
the report explains, "the request Of
Haven company to enter into ne
gotiations with view to bringing
about. without protracted and nee.
essarily unsettling contest. a disso-
luton of the unlawful monopoly,
was granted. In the meantime the
department sought to avoid any ac-
tion that might hinder in any way
the accomplishment of that end SO
important to the people of New
England, but the criminal aspects
of the case were kept constantly in
mind and care was taken to do moth
ing which might interfere with the
proper prosecutions at the appropri
ate time.
The departments bureau of inves-
tigation investigated during the
year white slave cases in which 435
indictments were secured, with 357
convictions, SO acquittals and 46
discontinuances. During the pre-.
ceding year there were 332 indict-
ments and 266 convictions The
bureau investigated on the average
Al complaints of violation of the
antitrust act each month. COM
pared with SO last year.