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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-20
SLASHES VEST WITH KNIFE
Man Makes Suicidal Move as Police
Approach

The refusal of his wife TO leave her
mother aroused the temper of John Byers
early today He started a fight at the
home Of his mother-ln-law. Mathida
Thurman, PIP West Duyal street. Ger
mantown.
Nelghbors became alarmed and sent a
riot call to the Germantown police station
Sergeant Elyidge ana four policemen
FASTENED to the house.
on seeing them approach, Byers drew
a knife and plunged 1t into his side, the
police say. Then he dropped to the floor.
Examination proved that he only slashed
his vest. Magistrate Pennock held Byers
In 500 bail for court
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-20
PATRIOTIC SONS CELEBRATE
Commemorate the 1o3d Anniversary
of Yorktown's Fall Tonight.

In full uniform, members of the Allied
Communicates, Patriotic Sons of Amer
lea, Of Philadelphia and vicinity, tonight
will celebrate the 1881 anniversary of
tho fall of Yorktown at Lu Lu Temple,
Broad and Spring Garden streets. Fol-
lowing an Grafton by a prominent mem
ber of the order a reception and dance
will take place.
Commander-in-Chief Charles II. Davis.
the head Of the order will be present
with his entire staff. Command cries
from Wilmington, Chester. Camden. Phil
lipsburs, Merchantvlle. Pottsville and
Norristown will be represented by large
delegations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-20
ELEVEN ENDANGERED
IN BURNING DWELLING
Rabbi and Family and Other occu-
pants Flee in Night Clothing.

pdnLS rice III NlSuI ClOtnlnS'
While a fire ragged in a store beneath
them early today, II persons living at
sol, South Randolph street. were rescued
from their rooms or fed to the street
attired in their night clothing.
The blaze was discovered about 3
o'clock. The first floor of the house is a
store while the upper floors are occupied
by Rabbi Isaac Gross and his family and
Harry Kaufman and his family. The
occupants of the house We're asleep when
the fire started. They were aroused by
the shouts of a pedestrian who had seen
smoke Issuing from the store door.
Finding his room fast filing with smoke
and the front stairs blocked by flames,
Rabbi Gross led his wife and two daugh-
ters, Rose and Ella. IS and IL years old,
respectively, down the back stairs to
safety.
Five children were rescued from the
apartment of Kaufman. They ranged
from to 16 years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-20
"BATHTUB TRUST EFFACED
Last Asset Gone When Unequipped
Factory" Burns in Camden.

VFSVVEJ % 14It9 III SttIIlUtII'
The last of the assets of the bathtub
trust is gone. Its passing was witnessed
by several hundred citizens and the
Camden Fire Department
The trust put up a two-story frame
building at River road and 18th street.
Camden, in 1907, for the purpose of manu-
featuring tubs. Tho sherman antitrust
law interfered and the building was never
fitted with machinery.
Last night it took fire and was de-
molished. There was no insurance on
the building.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-20
POLICE CARNIVAL FRIDAY
Postponed Athletics on That Day,
With Parade Saturday.

The police athletic carnival and review.
which was postponed last week owing to
bad weather, will be held on Friday and
Saturday. Tickets for the former days
will he good on the same days this week.
Several hundred policemen and many
fremen will take part in the parade on
Saturday.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-09-04
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

open! But if the Prohibs drink SO much on the s1v
aren't they paying their internal revenue lust the
same as the vets who drink in the open? And does
John believe in double taxation?
ell you what the drys will do-every man Jack
Oh em-theyH willingly pay S. year and more
each to see the whole filthy sckenng booze business
utterly destroyed lot of EN- are paving a GREAT
deal more than that now
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-09-04

How can Christian pray, Our Father" and
then vote tor the saloon which may destroy one of
1ods children! How can anyone pray, "Thy King
dom Come and then go out and vote for a traffic
which IS the chief enemy of the Kingdom? In this
hight against the liquor traffic it is eminentv true
that he that is not for Me is against Me-" There is
a call to "come out from among them and be seDa-
rate. No man serve two masters
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-09-04
Spoiled Food and Booze

Hereafter It will be unlawful according to a ru-
ing OF The United States Department of Agriculture
10 snip any spoiled food unless has been denat1red
his ruling will permit the shipment of maodorous
eggs TO be used IN tanning, other spoiled products
which may be put on the fields for fertilizer
But you can't ship these things for eating Dur
poses they're not fit to eat but they're MIGHTY use
It'll IN their legal and lawful purposes
OF course there are men who are mean enouoh
70 sell spoiled eggs, rancid butter and filthy milk for
human consumption, but the law is against them
he personal liberty Of individual with half a
carload OF rotten eggs hand has been taken awav
from him. He can sell them to tannery but not 70
grocery The law says that if he wants to sell them
he must treat them with kerosene salt or other mat
ter or color them up they cannot possibly be used
for food
here are lots OF ways in which the government
lnterferes with personal liberty for the good Of IFS
citizens. Sometimes those persons whose personal
liberty is restrained become wrathv and cry o1,f vo
clterousy but the government tells them to retire to
the rear and be seated
1t has been found that alcohol is mighty good
thing II denatured. But the active principle in
booze It has vastly greater deleerious effect on h
mainly than rotten eggs spoiled meat
So the government is rapidly moving toward the
point OF absolutely prohibiting the manufacture sale
transportation, expectation and importation of alco
hohc liquors for beverage purposes.
Will personal liberty be thereby invaded?
Most assuredly it will but for the common good
just as the prohibition to ship rotten eggs not dena
tured invades personal liberty.
|
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-09-04
Taxing the DryS

u.
OF the Wall Street Journal proposes that in order
help the government solve the problem of making up
the deficit caused by the loss of shipping on account
OF the European war, the government should levy
tax OF IS year on each of the of alcoholic
liquors. John declares he is actually and absolutely
serious in making this proposal
John says he'll tell Leader Underwood that the
users OF liquor contribute to the government through
indirect payment of the internal revenue less than
S. year EACH and that it isn't fair to be one-sided
and therefore the Prohibs should pay the same pro
rata assessment
that's mighty Sood scheme but John hasn't
figured it out to its logical conclusion
In the hrst place, every dry is taxed already to
pay for the trouble the drinker causes The fact is
for every dirty dollar that comes from permitting
the manufacture and sale of liquor there comes to
the taxpayer the burden of paying six dollars to
repair the damage. lust simply because they don't
drink IS no sign the d1ys escape payment. Property
belonging to drys is taxed to keep up asylums peni
entlares, hospitals, ails, nrnaries and other pub
lie institutions. If John insists on having each dry
pay IS year toward the upkeep Of the general gov
eminent, then let him insist also that in the matter
OF state expenses the drys who don't drink liquor and
don't cause trouble shall be relieved of tax payment
But suppose this driveer's scheme should 60
into effect Well, the husband and father who pays
his share Of the internal revenue by drinking up his
weekly wages at Mike place, would be exempt but
the wife, who doesn't drink would have to paw the
government S. year which amount she could take
out of the weekly stipend she gets for doing the
weekly washings of half dozen neighbors.
The worthless, drunken son, who has broken his
mothers heart, and now does nothing but drink and
smoke cigarettes in the Palace Cafe, OF course pays
his taxes through the medium of the Palaces cash
register. But his mother and father, who never
drink, and who have wasted thousands of dollars on
him, must sacrifice little and pay Uncle Sam
S. year each.
How about the fellows who drank all last year.
and paid their internal revenue but who this year are
guests of the state and can have opportunity OF
bearing their government burden unless some sneak
smuggles little booze into their cells?
That's trouble A lot of Boyle's good tax
payers behind the bars and can't do their share
Then there's the family whose abstainng hus-
band and father has been murdered by of Boyles
revenue payers. The dry can't pay his S. year
because he's dead, and the murderer won't pay any
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-09-04
Better Sometimes On Tandent

When the liquor interests revolve around any
man as their CENTER law-abidng citizens can afford
to $50 off tangent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
AUTO WRECKED WHEN
CRASHES INTO CURB

An automobile owned by the Pillow
City garage was demolished last night
when it skidded against curb on
Sixth avenue between Twentythird
and Twenty-fourth streets. Three
wheels were taken off and the body
of the car was damaged beyond re-
pair. The remains or the machine
still lay this morning where the COLI
sion took place.
According to persons who claim to
have witnessed the accident, the auto
was driven at a high rate of speed. OF
a sudden the wheels skidded and the
machine crashed against the curb with
terrific force. Luckily the driver es-
capped injury. Efforts to learn the
name of the driver this morning were
of no avail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
CITY MAKES THE
FILLS IN FUTURE
Remedy for Damage to Pave
ments Is Proposed in New
Ordinance.

When it is necessary TO open pave
ments for the laying or repairing Of
sewers or watermains, or for any other
purpose the city will take charge of
the work of filling the excavation, pro-
vided an ordinance now before the
city commission and expected to come
up for passage next Monday, is adopt
ed. Moline, like other cities, has suf-
fered much from the opening of pave
ments and the hurried and careless
repairs which commonly follow. This
ordinance is aimed to reduce the dam
age to a minimum.
Pavement, under its terms, can be
opened only after permission has been
formally granted, and when the work
is done the city will do the filling and
will repair the pavement. The con-
tractor must deposit a sum sufficient
to cover the cost, estimates being
based upon a schedule of rates which
will be filed later. If it turns out that
the sum does not cover the cost the
balance will be assessed either against
the contractor or the owner of the
property. Penalty for a violation of
the ordinance will be a fine of not
less than SO nor more than 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
RAPS DETECTIVE
WITH HIS CRUTCH
Tramps, Ordered to Leave
Show Fight and Are Sent
to Jail as Vags.

Operation of the rule requiring
tramps to work two hours each morn
ing after getting lodging and break
fast at the police station has resulted
in two transients being sent down to
the county Jail For terms of 50 days as
Migrants. They were arrested because
they grew abusive, after having been
compelled to take their turn on the
stone pile.
Harvey Bremen and d. Downs ars
the two offenders. Sunday night they
slept in the city hall basement, and in
the morning had their sandwiches and
coffee and were set at work at the
waterworks. Last evening Detective
Henry Lebbert saw them in the stree.
They had not needed the warning to
leave the city, though they had been
here several days. Lebbert approach
ed and warned them tina. they must
move on.
Downs, whotis cripple and carries
crutches with spikes in the end. grew
abusive. and, raising one crutch sud
denly thrust it at the detectives face,
the spike piercing his lip and the force
of the blow knocking him down
The two hoboes were promptly gath
cred in and this morning plead gull V
to vagrancy before Justice Fred En-
trikin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
TRAMPS ARE few
EVEN WHEN COLD
But IA Lodge at City Hall Each
of Last Two Nights
Fearing Work.

For the last two nights the number
of tramp dodgers at the city hall has
been IA. Before two hours of work
each morning were required in pay
ment for lodging and breakfast the
number ranged from 40 to 60. City
officers are we'll pleased with their
success in Kidding the city of tramps.
They say there is less begging from
door 70 door and that the really lazy
transients who take to the road to
avoid work are passing up the city
altogether rather than take a chance
on being forced to break stone.
There were but IL in the squad at
the waterworks this morning, two in
firm men being kept for light duties
about the station. When the work of
cleaning up about the waterworks is
finished, the men will be set to break
ing stone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
GENESEO q

Julius Schultz passed away at his
home on West First street Saturday
morning. Dec. Il. at 7 o'clock, death
being due to a cancer which for the
past month had confined him to his
home. Mr.. Schultz was one of the
enterprising agriculturists of Edford
township where he owns 400 acres of
farm land. He was born near Sweiz,
West Prussia, June ,. 1859. He came
to America with his parents when II
years of age. coming TO Edford town
ship on March Z, 1883. He was united
in marriage to Miss Caroline Kruger
who was also a native of Germany.
Eight children were born to this union.
Gustfv. Minnie. Martha. David, Rel
mold. Hedwig and Edward. all living
near Geneseo. One child died in in
fancy after the mothers death in 1889.
Mr. Schultz welded Mrs. Minnie Hol-
Iartz To this union five children
were born. Emil, Alfred, Ernest. Rose
and Arthur at home. Besides the be-
reaved wife and children 10 mourn his
passing are three brothers, Gustav,
who resides near Kewalee, August,
who lives in Burris township, and
AdoIph of Moline. and one sister, Mrs.
August Leopold, who lives in Kcokuk.
Iowa. Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at l O'Clock from
the late home. Church services were
held at the German Lutheran church
and burial was in Edford cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
DEVICE PROTECTS CITY
FROM "RAISING" CHECKS

For the protecting of the city against
the operations of check raisers the
city commission has purche sed PRO
tectograph," device which perforates
and prints the amount in such man
ner that alteration is impossible with
out destroying the check. The ma
chine will be used in the office of the
commissioner of accounts. Last year,
it is said, the operations of check rails
ers cost the people of the country
s23, ZOO. 900, which all fell upon those
drawing the checks. the supreme court
of the United States having decided
that the maker of the check Is respon-
sible, even if an alteration is made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
Give FIFTY men
WORK UPON DRIVE
City's Plan for Relief of the
Needy Ready to Be Put
Into Operation.
BUT THIRD OF APPLICANTS
Intention Is to Make a Complete
Change Of the Squads at the
End Of Each Week.

Fifty men will go to'work on River
drive tomorrow morning, inaugurating
the city's plan for the employment OF
some of its needy residents, especially
heads Of families. Commissioner Ed
Ericsson has applications from more
than $50 men on hand now. II is the
intention 10 work so men for one
week and then Law them off and take
on another squad. repeating till all the
worthy applicants shall have been en-
ployed. in this manner some meas
ure OF relief will be afforded to all.
Among those who have applied for
work are many who Shever have at
tempted manual labor Nearly all
classes OF workers are represented.
Many have been out Of work for
months. 4 large proportion are the
heads Of families. some having chill
dren WIG are suffering for the neces-
sites OF life.
While il will be nearly a month be
fore the $4,000 which ithe city is to
borrow from the banks can become
available. owing TO the necessary de-
Jay in passing the ordinance, time
checks will be issued in payment. and
these will be as good as cash n the
purchase Of commodities.
Flfty Hammers Coming.
Fifty mapping hammers, used for
breaking stone. will be here tomor-
row for the Use OF the tramp squad
which is taken from the police station
each morning 10 work for the city on
the lot at the waterworks. When the
plan OF working these transients was
first adopted Commissioner Ericsson
ordered hammers from local dealers. I
but found that there were only four
in stock in The city. as there IS very
little demand for them nowadays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
MILAN

I The Misses Blanche Canty and Kath-
ryn White spent yesterday with Mrs.
F. II. Railsback in East Molile.
Mrs. Mary Rathbun and daughter.
May, and son. Walter, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Fred Schutters in Pleasant
Valley.
Mrs c. H. Smith attended a dinner
party at Mrs. VIM. Killings in Moline
Wednesday.
Mrs. Alonza Mccartney and daugh-
ter. Ruth. visited relatives in Rock
Island recently.
Mr.. c. Gaylord of P. S. c. has gone to
Montpelier. Idaho. to take up his prac-
tice and Ben Johnsol is in charge of
the Office here.
Mrs. Rene Ruge and daughter. Ruth.
and Miss Evelyn Moneke of Rock Is
land spent Sunday with Mrs. c. Crop
per.
Mrs w. A Robb of Moline was a
guest of Mrs. L. Martin Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Modeer and
little son Robert of Reynolds visited
one day this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. b. Olmsted.
The Midget-Thumb nuptials we're
celebrated al the Presbyterian church
last Friday evening, Dec. 4, at s o'clock
with Little Frances Campbell and Ed
ward Dunaway as bride and groom re-
spectively. Gilmore Fisher, who Off
ciated as minister. performed the
ceremony in the presence of only the
immediate relatives of the couple.
Other members of the bridal party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
COST OF MOTOR
TRUCKS is LIGHT
City Hopes to Keep Mantle
nance Expense of Fire APP
paratus Down to $500.
UNDER SIS IN NOVEMBER
Larger Part of That Sum Was PAD
Out for Repairs-WiII Shorten
Tests to Save Fuel.

Moline commissioners hope to reduce
the total expense for maintenance Oh
the city's motor fire equipment to S6OO
a year. and, notwithstanding there are
now six cars and another, the aerial
truck, will soon be in commission.
figures for the last couple of months
warrant the belief that they will sue
coed.
Last month. although there was
bill of S4611 for repairs, the total ex-
penst of operation was less than sI5,
which may be considered a remark
able showing, everything considered.
The figure is much less than that rep
resenting the cost CT maintenance of
the old horse equipment. Still fur
Their reductions are planned. however.
1t is customary to frequently test the
motors 1t all the stations in order to
ascertain that they are in perfect con-
dition This consumes gasoline and
oil without any showing in mileage
The commissioners believe that the
tests may be shortened without loss
CT efficiency and this will be done.
Cost of Each Motor.
Here are the figures showing what
each vehicle required and what its
mileage was last month:
The engine Of the No. l station trav-
eled 34.3 miles, used 3715 gallons of
gasoline and "a quarts of oil. Repairs
cost sI6.43, and the total cost was
S24.5O. The machine was out of SER
vice sc hours. The No station hose
cart made 32.S miles, used 10 gallons
% 90 oil De
pairs cost S27.2S, and the total cost
was S2S.9S. 1t was out of service five
hCurc
Chief Hawks car travelled 3T1.6
miles. used GO gallons of gasoline and
a gallon of oil, and the cost of operat-
ing it was $500. The hose car at the
the No. 3 station made 1913 miles on
10 gallons of gasoline and two quarts |!
CT oil, at a cost of s1.10.
The hose car at the No. station !
made Al miles. used "a gallons of gas !
cline and 2A gallons of oil. Repairs |
cost S2.40, and the total cost was S7.I9.
Maud S, the extra car of the depart
nent, took II gallons of gasoline and
TWO quarts of oil, and cost 1882 to run.
Total cost for all motor apparatus
,or the month was S73.S9, including
nc repairs.
Damage Was Light.
During the month there were II
alarms responded to, che being false.
One building was destroyed and six
we're damaged. Insured loss on build
ngs amounted to SS2S27, and on con-
e1ts s191.50, and the uninsured losses
we're 5000 and S135, respectively. In
urance en- buildings involved was
a, CPS and on contents $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
Genuine Merit Required to Win
the Peoples Confidence

Have you ever stopped to reason
why it is that so many products that
are extensively advertised all at once
drop out of sight and are soon for
gotten? The reason is plain-the ar
ticle did not fulfill the promises of
the manufacturer. This applies more
particularly to a medicine medic
inal preparation that has real curative
value almost sells itself, as like an
endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need
Of it,
A prominent druggist says, Take,
for example. Er. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, a preparation | have sold for
many years AMI never hesitate to rec
ommend. for in almost every case it
shows excellent results. as many of
my customers testify. No other kid
ney remedy that,I know of has so
large a sale
According TO sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who
have used the preparation, the success
OF DR.. Kilmers' Swamp-Root is due to
the fact that IL fulfills almost every
wish in overcoming kidney. liver and
bladder diseases. corrects urinary
troobles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Swamp Root by parcel post Address
DIR. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, " V.
and enclose 10 cents: also mention
the Rock Island Daily Argus.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-15
AUTHOR IN PLEA
FOR SIMPLE LIFE
irving Bachelor Proves En...
tanning in Talk to After.
Dinner Club.
RAPS EXPENSIVE HaRI1e
Takes Burden Of His Discou,..
His Book Entitled, "Ke.ina Ia
With Lizzie"

A strong plea for The simple M.
made last evening by Irving Rs.,.n
the author and lecturer, in his 49,.
before the Moline After.Din,a- ~, ~
The world, he said, is becomi,v ' ~
circus in s7hich only the wealth. 80
able 10 Fay the price of adr,..; -.e
The practice of doing thiny. ~
spending money foolishIy and uss,a..
" simply because somebody o." !.
doing the same thing, he character;,.s
as the height of foolishness.
Mr.. Bachelors address was ,.,..
from his book, Keeping I'D with n.
zie." Two hundred attended the ma.
ing, which was held at the Nol..
Commercial club.
Lizzie was the daughter Of y,o...
of Point View. Conn. Her tastes as i.
obtained an education and move5 N
in the social world climbed rapidlv
and her father, to provide the monev
t. crafty them, was forced to al
vance the price Of his goods.
Points Back to Soil.
The author urged his hearers IN ssr,
ously consider the call back 10 the
soil. Soil is a great absorbent Of Cd.
he said, while the educated
man benefits from contact with i. It
is no sign of ability to be able to read
and understand Blackstone. but II one
can read and interpret the philosophy
OF the soil his ability ia something 10
be proud of.
Borrowing money to buy an automo
bile and educating ones daughter in a
lot of frivolous accomplishments, sim.
ply to keep the pace with someone's
else daughter, were declared acts IN.
worthy of any one with sense. Work,
children and motherhood were pointed
out as most effective in combating the
unfortunate tendencies of modern life.
President G. A. Shallberg of the
club stated tina: J. N.
Dale, She secretary, would act as treas
lrer for the balance of the year, tax.
ing the place of Silas Hewlett, who
has resigned and left the city.