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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

1885. He came to America when 6
lad of IS years and settled in Banks
vile, Pa. At the breaking of the
civil war he enlisted in the army from
Pittsburgh. He participated in the
first battle of Bull Run, after which
he was transferred to the marine corps
and served on the sea under Admiral
Farragut for four years. On April so
1866, he was united in marriage to
Mary Erwin. To them were born four
children, of whom one died at an early
age. Those remaining are Mrs. Fred
Schroeder, Mrs. William Caddy and
Mrs. Charles Barton, all of Mather-
vile. Five grandchildren also sur
vive. Early in his married life, to-
gether with his young wife, he united
with the Methodist Episcopal church
at Banksville, Pa. After coming to
Illinois he lived for time at Coal Val
ley, and then for SO years at Gable, in
Mercer county. The last two years of
his life were spent in Matherville,
where he had erected beautiful home.
Funeral services were held from the
home in Matherville, conducted by the
pastor of the NJ. E. church, and burial
was made at Cable.
Mrs Clyde Lawson visited at the
home of her parents in Victoria Sun
day.
John Maurer and family attended
Moline Saturday.
Mrs. George Grear of Rock Island
was a weekend visitor here. Her
daughter. Mrs. Marshall Raisbeck, &C.
companied here home on Sunday for a
visit.
Ira Curtis spent Sunday in Mon
mouth.
Adolph Carlson was in Rock Island
Saturday.
A number of young folks gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Davis Saturday evening to help their
daughter Ethel celebrate her 18th
birthday anniversary. Games were
played and refreshments were served
Lee Olson was here from Rock Is
land Sunday.
Miss Mildred Jackson left on Sat.
urday for Erie, where she will teach
school.
j. B. Blaine was in Rock Island Fri
day.
Mrs. John Grear and daughter Win
ME and son Ed of Sherrard were Wis
itors here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Simpson and
daughter Marjorie and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Whan and two children went to
Aledo Sunday. where they spent the
day with Mr.. Whan's parents.
Matherville defeated the Hytex ball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
BISHOP ANDERSON
TO VISIT DIOCESE
Will Take Part in Episcopal
Synod Program at
Galesburg.

The annual meeting of the Quincy
Episcopal diocesan synod will be held
at Galesburg, Nov. 16 and II. Fifty
clergy and more than 100 laymen will
attend. Rt. Rev. Chas. Anderson,
bishop of Chicago, will be among those
present Bishop Anderson is a mem.
Der of the worlds conference of faith
and order and one of two clergy from
the United States invited to member
ship in this organization. The visit in
November will be his first trip into
this pant of the state in his official
capacity and the synod expects to re
ceive especial recognition throughout
the country because of his presence.
On the 18th, the main synod service
will be held with the bishop pontjfcat-
ing. the Rector celebrating, Rt. Rev.
Charles Anderson, preaching and Rev.
Stephen Gardner In charie of the
music. In the afternoon a business
session will be held and at night
dinner has been arranged at the Gales
burg club in honor of Bishop Fawcett,
at which time Bishop Anderson will
speak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
is CONE WITH A
HORSE and BUGGY
Murrin Bros. and Police Seek
ing Young Man Who Rent
ed Animal and Rig.

A well dressed young man hired a
horse and buggy at the Murrin Bros.
livery stable yesterday afternoon. The
police are now looking for him, he
having failed to return with the prop
erty.
The young man represented himself
10 be = travelling salesman for a big
hardware concern and stated to the
owners OF the stable that he wished to
demonstrate a heavy device TO the
hardware dealers in the three cities.
One of the members of the firm saw
the rig standing on Second avenue at 3
last evening but thought nothing of tt
AS IL grew late last night concern for
the return OF the horse and buggy was
felt This morning found the young
man and horse and buggy still missing
and the matter was then placed in the
hands of the police.
The outfit was valued at $3.50. The
animal was a bay mare
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

blocking the national suffrage amend
ment.
The Congressional Union has labor
ed with the present democratic con-
gress necessarily and has taken seven
Populations to see President Wilson
to bespeak his aid as the acknowledge
ed leader of the democratic party. The
suffrage campaigners include Misses
Lucy Burns, Brooklyn; Doris Stevens,
Omaha; Jessie Hardy Stubs, Chica-
go; Rose Winslow, New York; Anna
McCue, Philadelphia; Mabel Vernon,
Wilmington; Margaret Whittemore,
Detroit; Ruth Aston Noyes and Emily
Perry, Washington: Edna S. Latimer
and Lola TraX. Baltimore.
Misses Winslow and Burns are TO
establish headquarters in San Fran
cisco. Misses Stevens and Noyes in
Denver. Miss McCue in Seattle, Miss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

Washington, d. C.. Sept 19.-Swear.
ing vengeance on the democratic party
for its refusal to pass a suffrage
amendment to the constitution at the
present session, the Congressional Un-
ion for Woman Suffrage has sent a
war squad" into equal suffrage states
to fight all democrats who seek cleo
ton to congress.
I'VE are not to fight individuals $
said Miss Alice Paul, head of the I'm
ion, "but the democratic party. We
will show Majority Leader Underwood
and Mr.. Henry OF the rules committee
that we can do some effective work
against the organization of the house"
The plan is for the women speakers
to appeal to the women voters in the
western suffrage states to withdraw
their support from the national demo-
cratic party until that party ceases
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

All the news all the time-The Argu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
MATHERVILLE

Frank Gollick is attending William
and Vashti college in Aledo.
William Caddy and Charles Barton
were in Reynolds on business Thurs
day.
Mrs. Jake McMeekin, who recently
underwent an operation at the Daven'
port Mercy hospital, is getting along
nicely.
Thomas Doherty was in Aledo
Thursday.
Henry Salkeld of Sherrard spent
Thursday here.
Thomas Oldfield, a prominent resi-
dent of this place, died at his home
here Wednesday morning. He was
born in Halifax, England, July %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
Anticstof Volcanoes.

Some curious antics are performed
by volcanoes in action. On the island
of SaviI. in the Samoan group OF the
south Pacific, a fissure opened late one
day in a cocoa plantation An eruption
took place Immediately devastating
the whole island. After an eruption
by Mount Taal N Luzon. Philippine
islands. FIVE lakes. all OF different col
ors. were left IN the crater. Katmai, In
Alaska. spread its volcanic dust around
the world unless than a month. Mount
Petite thrust a rock plug through fits
center nearly 1000 feet high in a few
days The plug has since scaled until
only the stump is left. Bandaisan, in
Japan, blew its own head off and then
belched streams OF hot mud. When
the island OF Kraktoa. near Sumatra.
was destroyed by volcanic shock the
report Of the explosion was heard
1000 miles,away. Cotopaxi, in Mexico.
once broke loose so suddenly that the
snow on its summit was scattered
over the surrounding country as
blocks OF ice--Ransas City Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

formation, and the authorities SUI
prised twenty Roman matrons prepH
ing drugs over a fire. Since they
sisted that the drugs were not poison
Gus they were compelled to drink tnen
in the Forum, and all persisted. Furne
information having been laid, ~
matrons were condemned. In lA
C. a four months inquiry by IN
praetor resulted in the condemnatio'
of 1000 persons for poisoning. Tner
were many similar scandals, but It VII
always remain doubtful whether
any particular one of these anciea
cases tn, epidemic was not really ns'
ural.-London Spectator.
All the news all the time-The Arsui
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

team by a score of to 1 on the local
grounds Sunday.
The miners are now working about
four days a week.
Alex Simpson is serving on the jury
at Aledo this week.
john Lawson was in Orion on Fri
day.
James Smith was a Gilchrist visitor
Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

many armies too; never did a royal
house have such an opportunity for
military glory. II the kaiser conquers
France and the crown prince Russia,
che Hohenzollern cup will be full to
overhoving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
Prisoners Of Rome.

Prisoners Of Rome.
Tofana, the Italian woman prisoner
of the seventeenth century, was carry
ing on tradition of ancient Rome. In
331 B. C. a supposed pestilence swept
the city, and many leading men were
carried off. Then a slave girl gave in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

Pincus in Phoenix, Arizona, and Mrs
Stubs in Portland, Oregon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
Where the Fish Bite

Fishing, especially in the lower part Of the principal
of the state should be better tomorrow than at
time since the spring opened month ago.
From all parts Of the state the reports that the fish
biting we'll The weather of the last week has been
of distinct advantage to the fly fisherman and will
this lure for the first time this season tomorrow.
While good fishing may be had the headwaters of
the principal streams Of the state notably the Logan Black
smith Fork the Weber and the Provo it is advisable
try these unless prepared for strenuous work
The is still deep in the headwaters of all of the
yons will remain weeks come unless there
of the heavy the At the
time all of the streams of the state of Importance
reported as low and clear, with the fish biting.
Numbers 6, TO- II and Ii flies of kinds largely
of Individual preference will likely go we'll tomorrow
Several good catches have been reported during the last few
but especially with the of small Colorado spnners
eggs also accredited with good catches
during the week The of the salmon eggs however,
to be which of the have yet
acquired While good catches have been reported with this
lure who have tried it declare that it worth the
time that it takes to fix the bait without considering the price
of the "eggs."
for the rest of the spring season This will
especially of those who would rather home with
full creel of kind of fish rather than with few trout
Cat fishing Utah lake is the best that it has
according to the reports received by this department
yesterday and last night Catches of than 100 fish
within few hours with hook and line have reported from
lake during the last have shed the
to pull out two time two hooks being allowed
line Cat fishing the Jordan river, however, as
good aSlt will be little later the The
that the river still high and the cold With
another week Of weather cat fishing the
the "Narrows" to the pumping plant should be good.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
BEVERAGE
Is EXPENSIVE HERE
Will Have Their tSake' Imported
From the Island Of Nippon,
Needless of High Duty.

The discriminating and patriotic
American who, when he goes abroad,
insists on being served whenever pos"
sible with American-made goods, de-
claring them the best in the world, has
nothing on the sons OF Nippon in this
country, Judging from heavy lmporta-
tions from Japan recently received in
Salt Lake. and duty on which was col
lccted by the local United States Gus
toms office. American brewers of beer
have always claimed that American
beer is as good as any in the world.
While some Germans with fineness Of
taste insist on German beer Mt their fn
vorite bars, most local beer drinkers
are satisfied with the excellent product
Of the Salt Lake breweries.
But not for the japanese. Heavy i'm
ports of "sake, mild beer produced
in Japnn, indicate that when the sons
of Nippon go 'a-nippin 3" they, de-
mand-probably for old times sake
the beer Of their forefathers, "sake.
That they are willing TO pay extra in
order TO get this special kind is evl-
denced by the heavy import duty of
90 cents a gallon. According to Col
lector Jacob Greenewald. the amount of
''sake' received here is heavy, cousid-
ering the Japanese population, and
from that he concludes that the drink
is very popular with the little brown
men.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
MRS. UPSON'S BODY
Is BROUGHT HERE

The body of Mrs. Samuel l.. Upson.
better known as Mrs. Josephine Mating
ly, who died under mysterious circum-
stances NJ Price last Wednesday. was
brought to this city yesterday afternoon
and taken to the undertaking establish.
ment OF Eber w Hall A coroner's Jury
at Price, which was impaneled for tho
purpose of investigating the cause Of
Mrs. Upson's death, returned a verdict
that she died as the result OF a chronic
tumor. Preceding her marriage TO Mr.
Mattlngly, several years ago. she under
went n very delicate operation and had
recently been advised. II Is said. TO un-
dergo a second operation.
Mr.. Upson, who is q travelling man.
announced yesterday that the funerai
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
WATER ALL AROUND;
DAMAGE SUITS ALSO
City Threatened With Re.
prisal Suits if 1t Builds Sur
plus Canal, or Fails To.

Threatened with damage suits if it
does and if it does not, the city faces
predicament at present in regard to
the extending Of the surplus capital.
John B. Rudy, who owns 400 acres
along the present canal. further com
plicated matters yesterday by serving
notice on the commission that he viii
sue for damages If the canal is not eX-
tended beyond his ground. On the
other hand, persons living along the
route of the proposed extension are
threatening to hold the city responsible
if the extension is made. Duck clubs,
too, are giving warning that their ponds
must not be affected by the extension.
Rudy represents that his land would
be worth 800 an acre if it were not
for the fact that much of it is flooded
by water from the canal.
The city has decided to make the
Improvement only after property own
crs along the route Of the extension have
signed agreements TO hold tho city
blameless for the consequences. This
will prove difficult arrangement, it is
feared
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
ORANGE DAY TO BE.
WIDELY CELEBRATED
Salt Lake Commission Men, Restaurant
Men and Others Will Lend
Assistance.

AS a result Of California Orange day
activity by c. Il. McFaul, district
freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific, and other local rep
resentatives of railroads which enter
Salt Lake territory from California,
Salt Lake merchants Will join in the
celebration of Orange day, which falls
this year On March 2l. The railroad
men have convinced commission men,
retail merchants and restaurants that
it would be to their advantage to OBJ
serve the day by making special prices
on oranges and having special displays
of the fruit.
According to Mr.. McF'aul, Orange
day will be made almost a nation wide
event by activity of the railroads. No.
only will dining ears on nearly every
road in the United States have special
menus Of oranges on that day., but the
day and its meaning will be advertised
in every city Of the country, and all
the people possible will be made to un
derstand that March 2l has been set
aside to think of, buy and eat Cali
fornia orang ges and products made there
from,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14

the expenditures and revenues of these
companies -
Rev. Joseph II. O'Dell, until recently
a member Of the school committee Of
Scranton, opposed the bill. Nothing
would please the school better,' he
said. ethan to have this matter re-
ferred to the commissioners OF corpor
ations and education, Every facility
would be given them for getting at the
books, which are audited at regular in.
tervals by leading expert accountants. j"
He attacked the motives of Robert
son and also said that it was preposter
GUS to charge that the school owned or
was interested IN these other compan-
les because its officers were interlockiug
directors in some other company.
He said that the stock of the schools
had been increased because the busl-
ness had gained fast and more money
was. needed to finance expensive text
books.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
Plain Truth That's Worth Money,

Using Foley's Honey and Tar for u
cough or cold may save you both sick
ness and money. T. F. Monahan, Me-
nomonie, Wis, says: "I am exposed to
all kinds of weather and 1 find Foley IS
Honey and Tar Compound always fixes
me up in good shape when catch cold
or have bad cough. 1 recommend it
gladly" Refuse substitutes. Schramm-
} Johnson. Drugs; "The Never-Substitu-
tors" Five (5) Good Stores.
(hdyertisemsutl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
DiscIaim Secrecy.

SCRANTON. Pa. Ma rch 13.-Ofhcials
Of the International Correspondence
schools here said today that no attempt
is made to conceal the fact that they
are financially Interested In and actively
promote lateral projects such as the
poultry farm referred TO today at the
hearing before Massachusetts leglsla :
tive committee, and fruit farm in Cali
fornia They are also interested in a
large typewrlting company. ii was said.
The poultry farm referred TO is located
in New Jersey and until recently was
managed By j. Foster. who was arrested
two months ago in Alabama In company
with his sienographer. Foster Is a son
of r j. Foster head of The Information
Text Book company and the luterna-
tional Correspondence schools.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14

hat my folks thought I was
y consumption. One day I
zee Of paper blowing around
''nd l picked it up and read it.
'5ayed from the Grave and
: Lydia e, Pinkham's Vegeta-
md has done for women. I
20 my husband and he said,
you try it?' So ! did, and
~ taken two bottles I felt
I said to my husband, Il don't
n0re,' and he said you had
it q little longer anyway
for three months and got
1trong. Mrs. ALoEZo e.
fecunseh ST., Adrian, Mich.
ou Enough to Work.
words is hidden the tragedy
4 Woman, housekeeper or wage
supports herself and is often
import a family, on meagre
h heti,er in house, office, fac
store or kitchen, woman
: <ember that there is one tried
nedy for the ills to which all
: prone, and that Is Lydia E.
Vegetable Compound. It
nat yigor which makes work
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
4 Mass.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
Collegiate Graduates to Organize.

A meeting Of the collegiate Graduates
OF the University Of Utah will be held
at the Hotel Utah tonight for the pur-
pose OF perfecting an organization. By
collegiate graduates are meant the sraou-
afes OF the regular university course, or
degree men, as distinguished from the
general alumnae, which includes normal
school graduates.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
PARDON URGED FOR
DANIEL HARRINGTON

Recommendation that Daniel Harring-
ton. sentenced Thursday in police court
TO fifteen days In Jail for battery. be
pnrdoned. was made TO Mayor Park yes
terday by the chief of police. 3. T. Grant
Harrington pleaded guilty TO battery.
but since sentence WAS passed the chief
OF police has discovered that Harrington
WAS justified In committing the act. as
the man whom Inc struck had address cl
insulting language 10 Mrs. Harrington.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14

on special cars attached 10 the trains,
according to word received yesterday by
D. S. Spencer: assistant general pas
senger agent of the oregon Short Line.
All electric facilities, such as massage
ma chimes will be used In the barber
shops and there viii also be an electric
pressing iron, so that passengers may
leave their clothes at night and get them
nicely brushed and pressed by morning,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
hing.

~ IL, 1905, the International
u Publishing company was
nh a capitalization Of $20,-
e sole asset of which con
business III Africa, England,
New Zealand and the Fiji
hced on the books Of the l..
B $2,909, ,555, although Africa
nothing, in fact II showed a
TO them Of $25, 900, while /
'b25, 900 at that date. re-
ut out these securities among
Is and the public unless !
he'd with a certified copy of
and liabilities, together with
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
ID NOT
hand ON FEET
ker So Weak-Could
D Her Work k-Found
In Novel Way.
Mich. -"I suffered terribly
|e Weakness and backache and

got SO weak that l
could hardly do my
W O r X. w h en- l
washed my dishes 1
had to sit down and
when I would sweep
the floor | would get
so weak thatI would
have to get a drink
every few minutes,
and before l did my
busting l would have
to lie down, | got
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
bATORS ARE
Used BY THE
OCK SELLERS
ional Correspondence
Is of Scranton, Pa,
to Have Been Used
Notation Of Stocks.

N March 13.-Sharp criticism
'orous defense of the lnrerna-
-fespondencc chools of Scran-
and their relations with cor
which have a capital OF more
lO00. 600. were voiced before
tive committee on mercantile
lay.
aimed that the causc of edu-
being prostituted for the
Of stocks through agents OF
srships. On the other hand,
the school scored its oppo-
1ferested for material reasons
the stock in question and
"a that the schools hand any
onncction with the other cor
h nnder discussion would re-
borrespondence schools to file
fheir bylaws and charter at
house, under penalty, and
ossible for victims TO recover
{ thev suffered through false
lions by agents or advertls.
cting with the papers. 1T
HAT a bond of $4,000 be
he bill was general, it was
of the international Core
School s representative that
hed at them. so they objected
Because of the spirit behind
& the bin so far as Its pro-
ncreased.
K of the schools, said former
hive C. A. Barnes, who drew
Spened in Scranton in 1892,
Doc capital, In 1894 the cap
hade $l50.000: in 1895, $3.50
81, $750,000: in 1888. 81 .000,-
h 1912 the international Text
3nny had 81 100000 capital.
or of companies were named
! upward of 800, 100000 of
d Mr.. Barnes claimed that all
7ere owned or controlled by
mowers of the schools. The
marketed their securities. he
stock statesmen working
he persons who sell scholar
Barnes said it was about
HE legislature TO take notice
wildcat schemes. y
I,obertson of Capetown, who
Tent for the schools in Africa,
nt he had been ousted unfair"
u lost about 100000 as a re-
had come here, be said, to
and save the public.
E,' he said, 81 entered into
with the International Text
pany. proprietors of the In
Il Correspondence school, 10
Neral manager for the COM
Africa. Some time IN 1909 !
tied by T. j. Foster 10 handle
to the scholarships the sale
Ration Of correspondence Sc
hing.
V IL, 1905, the International
III Publishing company was
ith a capitalization Of $20,-
e sole asset of which con
business III Africa, England,
New Zealand and the Fiji
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14

apols probably Sunday afternoon at an
hour not yet decided upon.
Mrs. Upson left one child. a boy 10
years of age. who is attending school In
this city. The boy is by former hus-
band and his name is Kettleson.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
LIMITED TRAINS TO
HAVE BARBER SHOPS

Passengers on Los Angeles limited
trains Nos and s will, commencing
March 15, be able TO get shave, hair
cut or other tonsorial trea tment in mod
ern barber shops that are TO be Installed