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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
MAYOR DELIVERS
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Local Executive Follows il
Footsteps of Woodrow
Wilson.
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS
Carlson Believes New Station May Be
Erected in 1914-Past Year One
of Big Undertakings.

Following in the footsteps of Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson, Mayor Martin
r. Carlson of this city read his annual
message to the city commissioners this
morning. He reviewed the past year S
success and made recommendations
for the coming year.
Following is the mayors message
Il am herewith submitting a brief
summary of some of the accomplish
ments of the last year, and recon-
mendations for your consideration in
the coming year.
Considerable pressure has been
brought to bear upon the Tri-City Rail-
way company to make further extern
sions OF its service. and suggestions
have been made for new line going
south from Fourth avenue, to be locat-
ed somewhere west of Fifteenth street.
While considering this new line, there
was a desire on the part of the street
car company to make a compromise
which would have meant the elimina-
ton of the proposed Fourth street line
did not approve of such a plan and
insisted that the Fourth street line
must be built, and l have the COM
pany's assurance that work will be
commenced at a very early date. /
also hope to see line extended south
from the Fourth avenue line some
where between Fourth street and FIT
teenth street, which will accommodate
a thickly settled district and will serve
a large number of people The extern
sion south and east of the Twenty
seventh street line on the Fourth ave-
nue. line is being considered seriously
at this time, and l trust it will be a
matter of fact very soon.r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
READY TO SELECT
A SITE FOR PLANT
Fri City Artifi cial Ice Company
Will Be Ready for Bust
ness in Two Months.
WILL MAKE FINE PRODUCT
Latest and Most Up-to-Date Machinery
to Be Installed in New Factory y
Engineers at Work.

The Tri-City Artificial Ice company
announces today that its new plant
will be completed and ready for work
some time within the next two months
and that the ice will then be distrib-
cities of Moline and Rock Island and
later the business will branch to Dav-
export. The company is now seeking
a suitable site for its new plant and a
location between this city and Rock
Island has been favorably considered.
Fred J. Postel of this city, local
consulting engineer, is financially in
terested in the new concern, and to-
gether with J. r. Cravatt, a Chicago
engineer who is also interested in the
company. has been considering advan-
tageous sites for the erection of the
new building. An effort has been
made to secure as central a location
as possible, and one has been found
which seems TO meet all purposes.
Work Starts Soon.
Work on the plant will start as soon
as Engineers Cravatt and Postel have
completed specifications and the archi-
tects have drawn up the plans, and
the building will then be rushed to
completion in order that the summer
trade can be secured.
r. o. Friend and L. o. Fritze. both
OF this city, are financial hackers of
the new institution. together with the
two engineers above named. and an
nouncement is made that in the pro-
cess of manufacture electricity will be
utilized TO manipulate the machinery.
The latest and most up-to-date meth
DDS and machinery will be installed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
ROCKFORD SCENE
OF 1915 MEETING
Scandinavians Hold Sixth An
nual Convention Here Sat
day and Sunday.
81 LODGES REPRESENTED
Many Delegates Present From All
Parts of Sixth -District-Offieers
for Year Arc Elected.

The annual convention of the Scan
danavian Brotherhood of the sixth dis
trict was held in the Swedish Olive
hall here Saturday and Sunday, dele
gates being present from 32 lodges OF
the district, representing a like mum
Der of cities of Iowa. Illinois and Indi
ana Saturday was given over to bus
mess sessions and Rockford was Sc
lected as the meeting place for the
1915 convention.
Officers are Elected.
The following officers to serve for
the ensuing year were selected at Sat
urday's business meeting:
Past district president-Harry Han
son, Chicago.
President-John Alstrum, Sycamore.
Vice PRESIDENT. Burgeson, Chica-
go.
Recording secretary-Oscar T. An
derson, Chicago.
RECONSIDERATION Lust, Rockford.
Chaplain-S. Bergstedt, Chicago.
Marshal-Joel w. Carlson, Moline.
Assistant marshal - Oscar Kraft,
Chicago.
Inner guard-Sigfrid Watcher, Chi
eago.
Outer guard-Gust Anderson, Chi
cago.
Trustee-Carl A. Olson, Rockford.
Finance committee-CarlM agnuson.
Rockford.
Legislative committee-C. A. Valen-
tine, Gary, Ind, F.. II. Anderson and
Martha Lindstrom of Chicago.
Literary commishrdlshrdlushr
Literature committee-Peter Pear
son, Gary, Ind, Noah Feldt, Rock
ford. and Alfred Swanson. Chicago.
District deputy-Peter 3. Anderson,
Chicago.
The following program was carried
out Saturday evening, Sunday being
given over to an informal reception of
the delegates:
Address of Welcome-Mayor NJ R.
Carlson.
Song-Svea Male Quartet.
Violin solo y Miss Mabel Boman,
conservatory; piano accom-
paniment by Miss Wilma Roman.
Decentralization G. Londberg
Selection-Wahlstro orchestra.
Dancing was enjoyed after the pro-
gram and lunch was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18

Rev. John NJ. Jackson, who was
speaking at the time, and who had de-
nounced the killings in Colorado as
the wanton slaughter of women and
children, notified the crowd, telling
them that no trouble was to be appre-
hended-
Following the addresses the sym
pathizers with the Colorado strikers"
as they proclaimed themselves, march
ed in body to the Standard Oil build
ing, where, their arms bearing the
crepe symbols of mourning for the
dead, they marched back and forth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18

! San Francisco voiced the protest of
the "mourners." They were Rev. John
NJ. Jackson, pastor of the Hamilton
Methodist church, and Rabbi Jacob
Nieto.
For a time it looked as if riot
might be precipitated. The crowd was
quiet, but the police, of whom there
were scores present, marched up and
down the sidewalk. demanding way
and roughly handling some of those
present, including a number of wo-
men. Some of the latter were slight
" injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
ROBERT REXOAlE TO
SPEAK BEFORE CLUB

Robert Rexdale will be the speaker
at the dinner of the Moline CONNER
cial club Wednesday. His subject will
be The Economic Value of the Boost
er Spirit" interspersed with readings
from his own poems. Mr.. Rexdale
filed several club engagements while
in the east recently and was the prin-
cipal speaker at notable dinner given
by the Rotary club in Buffalo, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
Local Baseball Results Sunday.

Him, 10; All Stars, 8.
Geneseo, 5; Athletics, l.
Velie Grays. 5; Silvis, T.
Harvester Co, s.; Cooper Saddlery
Co, 5.
Indians, 8; Olympics, Z.
Constitutionalists. 8; Federals, o.
Sherrard, 8; East Moline, 6.
Coal aVlley. 10; Moline Merchants, 8
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18

The recent announcements OF Mrs.
Charlotte Gilman Perkins. the femi-
MIST. have been attracting attention in
the press. One of her most fetching
pieces OF advice is the following:
Little girls should not be allowed to
play with dolls and call them their
babies. Whether it IS done instinct
lively or in imitation of their own
mothers. they should not play house
and put their children to bed. nor
clarbor any OF the emotions c. duties
Of a mother" As Mr.. Asquith said to
Bonar Law on a memorable occasion,
THAT is the new style. We are get
ting on"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
Funeral of Fred Wigers.

Funeral services for Fred Wigers
were held at the home. 1928 Twelfth
avenue, yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock, Rev. R. S. Haney officiating.
The Moline lodge of Odd Fellows, of
which the deceased was a member, at
tended the services in body and had
charge of the rites at the grave. Pail
bearers were Max Knees, Henry
RUnge, C. Van Buren,, Louis. Clarence
and Maurice Hallene. Interment was
in Riverside cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18

music by a local band. Pupils of the
various schools will take part in many
events.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
Field Day at Browning.

The program for the second annual
field day of the Moline grade schools
was announced today. Promptly at 2
O'Clock at Browning field. May %, the
exercises are scheduled 10 open with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
Funeral of Alma Erickson.

Funeral services for Miss Alma V.
Erickson were held at the home, i2I5
Seventh avenue. yesterday afternoon
at 2:50. Rev. n. n. Nordgren officiat.
ing. At o'clock services were held
in the Swedish Lutheran church, Rev.
A. F. Bergstrom officiating.
Pail bearers were Oscar Bohman.
Oscar Freeman. William Munter, Vic.
tor Carlstedt, Arvid Anderson and
Axel Nelson. Interment was in River
side cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
ROCK ISLAND. ILL. h.a,sSSSd. $Ssss%s -

Jay Becker, 300 Twenty-third street.
r. S. Haney officiating.
Pail bearers were H. r. Ransom, F..
H. Wilson, C. ]. Wilson, z. c. Smith,
Herbert Curtis and l.. Calbert. Inter
ment was in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
OBITUARY RECORD
FuneraI of oscar NorIino

Funeral services for Oscar w Nor
ling were held at the home. 1928 Thir
teenth avenue. at 2:30 yesterday aft
ernoon, Rev. Fred Nelson OF Nebraska
a relative of the deceased. officiating
Carpenters union No. 241 was repre-.
sented by nearly 800 members anu the
Thor lodge by about $50. The deceased
was member of both orders.
The pail bearers were Hugo Ander-
son, Rudolph Anderson, Emil Wick
strom, Henning Gustafson. Albert
Chillberg and Arvid Enstrom. Inter
ment was in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
THREE Are HURT
BY AN EXPLOSION
Warren Johnson, John Brilley
and Chester Freeman Have
Narrow Escape.
JUsE HAMMER ON DYNAMITE
Find Loaded Shell at Carnival Grounds
and Attempt TO Have Some Fun
One Nearly Loses Sight.

Warren johnson. aged 10: Jonr
ErilIey. aged 9. and Chester Freeman
aged 10. narrowly escaped serious In
Jury at about O'Clock yesterday al
ternoon. when a loaded dynamite shell
. with which they were experimenting
exploded at the Thirty-seventh street
carnival grounds.
The trio of youngsters were out play
ing at the grounds rakinG among the
grass for anything that they might
find left in the wake of the carnival
which was here last week. Johnson
found the loaded dynamite she'll and
conceived an idea whereby he and his
friends could have little fun and at
the same time initiate Mexican rev
olution-
Secures a Hammer.
The youth then secured hammer
and the shell was placed upon rock.
and while all three bent over TO watch
the fun johnson started pounding 1t
with a hammer in an effort to make it
expode After several unsuccessful
attempts he finally struck il on the cap
and II went of in a much more We
hement manner than the boys had ex-
pected.
Flying particles OF the shell struck
the three boys, and the result was that
all were injured to a more or less ex-
tent. johnson, who is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Johnson, Az Thirty
eighth street, suffered severe lacera-
ton of the left arm, myers and
thumb; his knee was also pierced to
the bone by three particles of brass
from the shell and his shoulder was in
jured in a similar manner. Brilley,
who lives at Thirty ninth street, suf-
fered an injured face and hands from
gunpowder, and it was at first thought
that his sight might be destroyed. He
was also injured by flying particles.
Freeman. who lives on FOrty-fourth
street. suffered serious laceratiOn of
both hands.
Physicians were Immediately sum-
moned and the injured boys were re-
moved to their homes. Their condi-
tion today is reported as fairly good
and no serious results are expected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-18
Funeral of Mrs. Jane Becker.

Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Beck
er were held al the home of her son,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-09-24

How still, how still II Isl" whis.
pered the breeze.
Rest, rest, resti" vas the lullaby
swish OF the willow.
The old wife nestled closer 10 Abra,
ham until her head touched his shout.
der. lie laid his cheek against her
hair ard the carefully preserved old
bonnet. Involuntary she raised her
hand, trained by the years OF pinch
ing economy, to lift the fragile DISC
into Il safer position. He smiled at her
action: then his arm closed about her
systematically and he swallowed a
lump in his throat.
The afternoon was waning. Gradu.
ally over the turmoil of their hearts
stole the gardens June.timo splril Of
drowsy repose.
They leaned even closer to each
other. The gray OF the old mans hair
mingled with the gray beneath Ange.
lines little bonnet. Slowly his eyes
closed. Then even as Angy wondered
who would watch over the slumbers OF
his worn old age In the poorhouBe. she
too, fell asleep.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-09-24
LEGAL View.

A Cleveland attorney took the Medl.
%terrauean trip n month ago. II was
his first time across the water, and
he stated on his return that he would
have had n perfectly glorious time but
for the silly questions asked him BY
customs officials. 1t was on the pier
at New York that his woes anne to n
climax. The Officer looked up In
amaLsment open your trunk.
please" commanded the custom-house
officer. Have you anything In there
but personal property" he continued.
What do you san By personal prop
erty?" countered the lawyer. For
heavens sake. don't you know what
personal property is?" II thought |
did," answered tho attorney. And 1
can assure you that there Is no real
estate In my trunk ,"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-09-24
Profound Consular Advice.

The American commercial represent.
alive abroad should say Whit he
means. We have just been reading n
consular report from the Uganda dis.
trict, Africa. which informs Us that
human beings acquire tho sleeping
sickness from biting tiiea." II this Is
really q fact, the obvious advice N;
Substitute beetles or reaches. Don't
bite dies; swat t~hem!-JudgN
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-09-24
CHAPTER ~.
The Candidate,


The butchers boy brought the It'd.
ings OF the auction sale In ut the
kitchen door of the Old Ladies' home
even while Angy and Abe were lin.
gcring over their posies. and the in
mates OF the home were waiting To
receive the old wife with the greater
sympathy and the deeper spirit OF
the twenty.nine members had known
her from %girlhood. away back in the
boardlng.school days.
"Yop," said the boy. with one eye
upon the stout matron. who was criti.
cally examining the meat that he had
brought. "Yop. the auctions over. an
Cap'n Rose. he Don't that cut suit
you, Miss Abigail? You won't find
a better. nicer, tenderer and more
juicicr piece OF shoulder this side OF
New York. Take II back, did you say?
All right. ma'am. all right" His face
assumed "A look OF resignation: these
old ladies made his life a martyrdom.
He used to tell the "fellers' that he
spent one.half his time carrying orders
back and forth from the Old Ladies'
home. But now. IN spite OF his meek.
ness Of amer, he did not intend to
take this cut back. So with Machia.
vellian skill he FASTENED on with his
gossip.
"Yop, an they only riz one hundred
dollars an two conts-one hundred
dollars IN IA ~postage.stamp. | guess
it's all up with the cap'n an the Old
Mems. ! don't see 'em hangin' out no
Welcome sign on the strength OF
that"
You're a horrid. heartless little
finging the disputed meat on the
table. she sank down into the chair.
completely overcome by sorrow and
indignation. You'll be old yerself
some day" she sobbed. not noticing
that no was stealthily cdging toward
the door. II eye on her, one on to.
mOrrow's pot roast. 81 tell yew.
Tommy" regaining her accustomed
conflding amiability. an she lifted the
corner OF her apron to wipe her eyes.
Miss Ellie will feel some kind o. bad.
tew. Yer know me an her an Angy
all ven ter school tergether, although
Miss Ellie Is So much y~oungcr'n the
rest o. VA thu we call her the baby.
Here! Whcr -"
But he was gone. Signing heavily,
the matron put the meat in the iccboN.
and then made her slow, numbering
way into the front hall. or community
room. where the sisters were gathcred
in a body to await the new arrival,
"Waal, say she supplemented.
after she had finished telling her pitt,
ably brief story. "thar's trouble
enough 10 go around. hain't thar"
Aunt Nancy Smith, who never be,
lieyed In wearing her heart on her
sleeve. shifted and thumpcd her cane
on the floor.
You young folks" she affirmed, her.
self having seen ninety.nine winters,
while 'bigail had known but n paltry
sixty.i.. >. 'yew alters 20 an cut yer
pity on the skew.gee. | don't see
nothln' to bawl an heller erbout.
say that any man what cant take
kere o. himself. not ter mention his
wife, should orter go ter the poor,
house"
But the matriarch's voice quavered
even more han usual, and as she fin.
ished she hastily bent down and felt
In her deep skirt pocket for her snuff'
box.
tTo BE Continued
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-09-24
Copyright by The Century Co.
SYNOPSIS.

Captain Abraham Rose and Angelina.
Nis wife, have lost their little home
through Aho's unlucky purchase OF Tgna.
ny Gold mining stock. Their household
goods sold. the 500 auction money. all
they have left. will place Abe In the Old
Mans home. or AnRy In the old Ladies'
home. Both are self-sacrincing but Ab"
decides. My dear this IL the fust time
ANo had q chhnco 10 inkn the Musl OF IT.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
Church Affairs

~
The Junior Missionary society OF
Trinity Methodist church held a meet
ing on Sunday afternoon in the church
parIors in observation Of the week 81
prayer. There were 40 present Mary
Wilson gave the scrip ture lesson ana d
number of children gave sentence pray
ers. They all answered to rOllcall Dy d
verse of scripture. Mary Frances CraW-
ford and Charles ByrUm Webden were
promoted from the baby roll to the Jun
the children with a short talk and two
little tots sang He Loves Ne, Too.
The self denial collection by the chill
dren was $1.75.
The missionary union of the city viii
meet on Thursday Afternoon at o'clock
at St. Clements Episcopal church. The
topic for the day will be Social SerV-
ice" The program will be given as
follows:
Hymn. From GreenlanFs Icy Noun
Scripture reading. Mrs. Kenneth
Prayer for foreign and home fields,
Rev. A Z. Boyd.
Vocal solo, "0ne sweetIy Solemn
Thought" Miss Constance Pateman.
Roll call of the churches.
Influencing the public through the
Influencing the public through the
church" Mrs. c. K Gray.
Through other organizations"
Mrs. J. A Potter
Round table talk on Missionary So
cieties," Mrs. J. F. Williams.
Benediction, Rev. Henry Easter
Social half hour.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
Out OF Town Visitors

ATies Ruth Laughlln, member of fbe
school of American Archaeology. who
Vas in FL Paso Monday from Santa Re
n M left on Tuesday morning en-
ont to New Orleans. While in the
ci+v She was the guest of Miss Virginia
Pean. Miss Laughlin will take the
geology for Guatemala to study ARCH
seOIogv with the expedition under DIR
n 7, Hewett. DR.. Hewett is director
Of the archa Biological school at Santa
Re and Miss Laughlin has been con-
nected with the school for several
years.
Sam Ross. from Ontario Canada. nm
Gle of Harry Ross, of this city, is here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Il. NJ. Ross. at
their home, 7O3 East Rio Grande
street.
Miss Stella Kleinman, of Prasi5io
Texas, is a guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Kleinman 1905 North
Oregon street.
Miss Ella Harding is in the city from
New York, stopping at Hotel Paso del
Norte.
x
Mrs. George D. Huestis, of Olympia
Wash. is visiting Mrs. Lillian Parsons
in Military Heights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
MAY LOCATE BIG
SUPPLY HOUSE HERE

A party of Westinghouse Electric
cOmpany's officials was here from
Pittsburg Monday to make an iuspec-
ton of the EI Paso trade territory. The
party included S. L. Nicholson, general
manager of the Westinghouse compa-
ny; d. S. Brown, assistant auditor; F.
s. Darlington, of the WESTINGHOUSE
Lamp company. and J. N. Curain- The
WESTINGHOUSE company is planning to
establinsh a lamp factory in the south
at some point and it will probably
be located in Houston or Dallas, the
company officials say. Ell Paso Is too
far away from the center of the state
for such a plant to supply the Txas
trade, they say. However it is pos
sible that a large supply station may
trade when business reOpens in Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03

Manufacturing W. Evans
chairman.
Mines and mining-C. A Kline,
chairman.
Lands and irrigation-GeO. r. Le-
Baron, chairman.
Statistics and publicity-H. s Beach,
chairman.
Membership-C. L. Sirmans, chair
man: c. A. Kline, vice chairman.
Public improvements - ClalDofns
Adams chairman.
Excursions and cOnventions-R. b
Orndorff chairman.
Harry Burwel, assistant to MT
Reeves. viii in all probability be re-
appointed, as will Miss Cora Eickman'
secretary to Mr.. Reeves.
Plans for the February dollar DIN
ner' of the chamber of commerce are
being laid. The February dinner
will be held on March 8, when Freder-
lex BeIlamy, superintendent OF the
hubble Fairgrounds of Cleveland, o.,
will reach here. Mr.. Bellamy viii De
the principal speaker at the dinner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03
REEVES SELECTED
SECRETARY AGAIN
President KrRkauer Names Committees
for the Chamber of Commerce.
Next Dinner is March 3.

President KrRkauer Names Committees
for the Chamber Of Commerce.
Next Dinner is March B
Directors of the chamber of com
merce met Monday afternoon and Sc
leeted Andrew W. Reeves secretary OF
the organization. President Robert
Krakauer also appointed committee
ehairmen for the various branches of
activity of the business organization.
No other candidates for the secretary
ship beside Mr.. Reeves were consid-
ered' according to Mr.. Krakauer. Mr..
reeves has served the chamber Of
commerce as secretary for eight
months. Prior TO that time he was
u tfaIfle manager of the trade assooia-
etOH Tor three years. When the offices
Oh secretary and traffic manager were
conso Undated, Reeves was given the ap-
polhtment, succeeding Rufus p. March.
The New Committees.
PRESIDENT Krakauer announced the
appointment of the following commit
tees; where full committees are not
given the chairman will fill the COM
HiLtees with men Of their own choice:
transportation and cOmmerce-C1ai-
borne Adams, chairman.
ways and means. F. Primm, chair
man; R. B. Orndorff and H S. Beach.