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The chronicle=news., 1914-05-30

The Halstead family consisted Of
Pancake Bill and Pancake Fannie
who kept a peculiar sort OF boarding
house at Ouray in the golden days.
Pancake Bill and Pancake Fannie
had attempted to run a similar estab-
lishment few months previously at
Las Vegas but made the mistake OF
setting up their housekeeping in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
INJURIES CAUSE
OF MANS DEATH
Gust Nelson Succumbs Tow
Weeks After Being Struck
by a Train.
WAS A NATIVE OF SWEDEN
Employed as PIowHtter BY Moline Plo"
Company - Funeral TO Be
Held on Monday.

As result Of injuries Incurred two
weeks ago when he was struck by a
passenger train on the Burlington road
n Fifteenth street crossing. Gust Mel
son died at s Thursday evening in his
home. 1919 Twelfth avenue
He was born in 1853 in Sweden and
came TO America and this city in
1865. He was employed as plowfitter
in the Moline Pillow company during
the last Is years. He was united in
marriage with Miss LOttie Olson in
1856. He leaves the widow. one daugh-
ter. Edna. and one son. Elmer, both at
home. He also leaves two sisters. Miss
Tfllie and Mrs. Charles ROdelius. both
Of this city. and one brother. Abel
Funeral services. which will be pri-
vate for relatives and intimate friends.
will be held in the home AT Monday
afternoon. Aurial viii be in Riverside
cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
ADOPT ORDINANCE FOR
CITY JUDGE ELECTION

An ordinance for the election of
judge and clerk of the ci,y court was
adopted by the Moline city council in
special session this morning The ell
ection will be held January 10. and
the primary TO nominate candidates
January 20. Registration days viii be
Jan. 20 and Feb. 8
II is expected that there viii be a
lively skirmish among candidates who
Will file their petitions Monday morn
ing when the office of Commissioner
c. V. Johnson Will be opened at S.
Time of filing determines the order
of the names on the ballot, and there
is keen competition for first position.
IL is expected that there will be three
or more candidates for the republican
for judge. and several
ON each ticket for the
of clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
MAYOR CARLSON
HOST To TRAMPS
Unfortunate Men Enjoy Christ
mast Breakfast at Expense
of the City's Chief.
MEAL is IRREGULAR" FEED
But Six Are Lodged at City Jail While
Large Number Sack Shelter
in Sister City.

As has been his custom since may
or OF the city. Mayor y. r. Garrison
furnished Christmas breakfast to =
unfortunate men who had spent the
night before at the police station.
With a police officer as the mayors
reprss entative, the tramps were es-
corted TO a restaurant.
The morning meal proved a ''r2gu-
lar" breakfast. Ham and eggs, pan
cakes. potatoes, bread and butter and
coffee were served. and to round eff
the meal each man was given a cigar
or a package of scrap tobacco.
Six Given Lodging.
Only six tramps applied for lodging
at the station last night In Rock Is
land, where the men may secure free
breakfast without the necessity or
two hours work, all records were
broken. Moline's work rule keeps the
men away from this city. Owing to
the severe cold weather this morning
the men were not required to work at
the waterworlls station, but tasks were
found for them at the city hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
BARBER AND
EMPLOYER BOTH FINED

found James Stavros. employe Gf a
barber shop on Third avenue near Six
teenth street, guilty OF violating the
state BARRIERS act andJfned him S25
and costs. Stavros was accused by
Thomas Casey OF Rock Island, treas
urer Of the BARRIERS examining board.
OF practicing the trade without a IL
cense. The barber was unable TO pay
the fine and was remanded TO Jail.
Thomas Nassel. one OF the proprie-
tors OF the barber shop. was assessed
SO and costs for hiring a cnan who
did not have a BARRIERS license. He
paid the fine. The case against Lewis
Vassel. his brother and partner. was
dismissed upon payment Of costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

New York. Dec. 26-While Harry
Thaw and his attorneys refuse to d.
vulge what move will be taken next
in the great fight TO obtain freedom
for Stanford Whites slayer, no one
believes that the recent adverse deci-
sion of the L. :. supreme court will
even temporarily slacken the strug-
gle. The Thaws have spent nearly a
million dollars TO obtain Harry's free
dom. They still have several millions
left
What will be done with Thaw
when he is brought TO New York
state for trial on the conspiracy
charger" was asked of William Trav-
ers Jerome. who several times has
acted as deputy attorney general of
New York state in the Thaw matter.
THE indictment against Thaw for
conspiracy was obtained in good
faith. | believe" said Mr.. Jerome.
land in just the same spirit of good
faith this new prosecution Of Thaw
will be undertaken"
To the layman the main proposition
concerning Harry Thaw seems To be
this: II he is placed upon trial for
conspiracy will not the state thereby
declare him sane-by the mere act Of
putting him forward TO defend himself
in a case where an intelligent defense
will be necessary
Mr. Jerome was asked about this
possibility, which of course included
the likelihood Of Thaw being acquit-
ted of the conspiracy charge and set
at liberty. The former district attorn-
ey was asked il man of the TYNE of
Thaw, held at Mattewan because of
mental responsibility for crime
could legally be tried before a jury
for an ordinary misdemeanor or fel-
ony.
Mr.. Jerome's reply was:
'Yes, a man might be suffering
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
An Education From a Nickel.

A young girl who lived in Mlssissip
pi asked her brother to give her tne
money to go TO college. He told nel
he could not afford it and, tossing Nc.
nickel. added: Unless you can 81
On that"
The plucky girl took the h'e cens
piece and bought some calico 10
which she made a bonnet that she sow
for 25 cents. With this money sHs
Dough; more calico and made mo-
bonnets. After she had made seFsia
dollars in this way she determines
raise potatoes. She did all the W.
in the field except the plowing' "a
venture was a success. and sne n
enough money to start at school, I.
did not stop work. however, ana
not surprising that girl OF so -
determination was able TO oo'
enough money to supplement what %,
made. .-om
She was graduated with honor I n
the State College for Women, atten 80
a medical school. still earning an -
expenses, got her degree ana u
a successful practicing physician $ 10.
large town in the south, and II '"n
gan with a nickel.-louths coiN
ion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
AUTOS BUMP ON
FOURTH AVENUE
Machines Figure in Christmas
Collision but No One
Is Hurt.
DENY TRUTH OF A RUMOR
Report Was Circulated That oceu,.,.
of Machine Had Nose Cut Off,
Now Repairing Automobiles.
DENY TRUTH OF A RUNoR

Occupants OF two Ford machine.
had fortunate escape from ser,ons :.
jury Christmas morning when the a.
tomobiles collided on Seventh strae.
and Fourth avenue The one macbi,o
was being driven by DR.. w. L. Hinma.
of this city and the other nv r
Minett. Moline salesman for the Jacoh
son Cigar company of Davenport
No one was seriously injured
Rumor was in circulation TODAY tbo.
a sister-in-law of Mr.. Minett was IN
jured. The report was denied ,bi,
morning by Mr.. Jacobson, Mr.. Miner.
employer. His sister-in-law. he saH
bumped her nose against the wind.
shield and as a result her nose blad
but it was merely a minor injury.
The seriousness OF the collision was
lessened by each driver, throwing q,
the breaks. The two cars were going
at slow speed when they coIIided and
it was possible to run both of them IN
garage for repairs under their own
power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

says, 1--WE believe that when the
United States government under
takes so important a problem as that
of federal aid to good roads it should
undertake it in large way.
Probably the chief fault of high
way methods in the past has been that
either from necessity imposed by lack
of local finances or through Shortsight-
ednesS highway construction and main
tenance has been conducted in a small
and haphazard way. The annual ex-
penditures on any particular piece of
road have been so slight as to barely
cover reasonable maintenance, with
the result that it is common express
sion that highway funds have been
largely dumped into mudholes.
ITO undertake federal aid to good
roads in small way means a con-
tinuation OF the policy of patchwork
and consequent waste of funds. The
adoption of such a policy would also
within a few years subject congress
to the criticixm of having established
what is commonly called pork bar
rel from which the several states
would receive annually a small con-
tribution of funds distributed over
large mileage of roads and without
producing the. high class of public
roads which are so much needed and
desired
I'VE believe it of vital Importance
not only to the good roads movement
and TO the welfare of the country,
but to the good name of congress it.
self that great care should be exer-
cised to avoid any form of legislation
that will prove by experience to be
of the pork barrel character"
From an economic standpoint, says
the report, good roads constitute the
most important question of govern
ment low before the people.
Better, cheaper, and additional
transportation facilities in the United
States must benefit every inhabitant
and result in more development and
greater productiveness of our natural
resources, meaning more and cheaper
food and necessities of life" says the
committee, which states that already
gasoline propelled busses are Compel
ing on rural roads with interurban
electric lines
Where the haul is only a few
auto truck is found cheaper and more
than transportation by
rail-" the report continues
Analysing the cost of wagon trans |
portation here and abroad the COM
mittee finds that hard surface roads 1
similar to those in France would ef- !
feet saving of IS cents per ton mile, |
Or nearly two-thirds of the present /
cost. Even if the cost could be re-
iuced cents a ton mile. a saving OF /
S504,000,000 a year in the cost of
American products hauled to market
over rural roads could be effected"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
HORSE is KILLED
BY SILVIS TRAIN
Driver Saves Life by Jumping
Before Engine Crashes Into
Coal Wagon.

A horse and wagon owned by the
Reliable Coal company of East NO
line was Thursday evening struck oy
the west bound Silvis shop tram
while crossing the tracks OF the KOCH
Island road at Seventh street. Inc
driver leaped from the wagon in time
to save his life. The horse was klileu
and the wagon wrecked.
Engineer Blare of the shop Tram
saw the animal and wagon come upon
the tracks directly in the path OF MS
engine, but the distance between
them was too short for him to be aDie
to stop in time TO prevent the aecf
dent
he horse and wagon was huriea
q early twenty five feet. TIE ANNA,
was instantly killed and when touiiu
was lying some distance from tn9
crossing, its body beneath the WREN
age of the coal wagon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
FIRE INTERRUPTS
CHRISTMAS MEAL
Restaurant of Carl Johnson on
Thirteenth Street Is
Damaged 5000.

Fire broke out in the restaurant Of
Carl johnson, 321 Thirteenth street,
at 11.4O this morning and did damage
70 the extent of $500. Hot ashes
thrown against the building outside
are thought to have caused the fire.
Considerable water was used by the
fire ladies in extinguishing the
flames and a number OF perfectly
good dinners were ruined.
Firemen responded TO call at 31O3
Fourteenth street at $40 this morn
fng, to extinguish a chimney blaze
Moline's aerial fire truck arrived
in the city yesterday and announce
ment was made this morning that IL
will be put on exhibition in the Cen
tral station at this afternoon. A test
will be made Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
is CHARGED With
STEALING WATCH
Ed Evans Is Held to Grand jury
on Bonds of S500-Two
Explanations.

Ed. Evans, living on Forty-third
street, was held to the grand jury on
a charge of having stolen a watch be-
longing to R. L. Rash His bond was
placed at $500 by Magistrate Frank
Gustafson in police court this morn.
ing.
Mr.. Rash was employed last summer
on the steamer Marquette, Evans be-
ing a Waterman on the boat at the
time. He was suspected by Rash when
his watch and chain, valued at $29, dis
appeared He watched him closely for
months but it was not until Christmas
morning that he saw him wearing the
watch chain. Rash swore out war
rant for his arrest and the watch and
chain were found upon Evans person
when he was searched at the police
station.
Two different stories were told the
police by Evans as to how he came IN
to possession of the watch and chain.
He first claimed that he had bought the
watch from a tramp and later assert
ed that he had secured it from sec
ond hand dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
JOY is BROUGHT
TO MANY HOMES
Well Filled Christmas Baskets
Are Distributed by Mrs.
Salisbury.
MANY ATTEND EXERCISES
Hundreds Gather Around Municipal
Tree and Enjoy Excellent Pro-
gram-Mayor Carlson Heard

Christmas baskets furnished by
members of the Philanthropic depart
ment of the Woman's club were dis
tributed among IFS homes by Mrs.
Salisbury, police matron. Contents of
the baskets included chicken, canned
fruit and canned vegetables, bread.
butter, jelly, cereals, apples, coffee.
nuts and candy.
TIL plight of family living in tent
on the outskirts of the city attracted
the attention of the matron yesterday
afternoon. Chief Hawk of the fire de
partment took charge of the task of
relieving the condition of the family
and he was authorized to purchase
anything necessary. Food and fuel
were Immediately furnished, and addi-
tional aid was given the family today
Mayor Carlson Heard.
Exercises Thursday evening at the
municipal Christmas tree were enjoyed
by hundreds of people. Mayor NJ r.
Carlson turned on the electric illumi-
nation just after 6 o'clock. A crowd
of 500 gathered within five minutes.
The program was opened by the
band. Prayer by Rev. ]. L. Connors
was followed by a vocal solo by Miss
VeTna Cooper. and songs by the chorus
under direction of Miss Mary Lindsay
Oliver.
a brief address was made by Mayor
NJ. r. Carlson. The purpose of the
municipal Christmas tree exercises.
the mayor explained. was the spread
ing Of brotherly love, and of peace on
earth, good Will toward men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

Washingt n, D. c., Dec 26-That
very great advantages would accrue to
the United States from the construc-
ton of a system of model highways
throughout the country, is the conclu-
sion reached by the joint COMPRESSION
al committee on federal aid in the
construction OF postroads. The COM
mittee's chairman is ex-senator Bourne
of Oregon.
In its report, which will he made
the building of roads equal to Euro
pean thoroughfares by cooperation of
the national government. the states,
counties and other local agencies.
While the committee relrains from
any definite plan of acticn, it urges
thai congress take some action at
once. The principal conclusions pre-
scented by the report follow:
Congress should proceed at once
TO devise broad, comprehensive
plan for federal aid to the build
ing of model roads.
The supervision OF the govern
ment's highway building activI-
ties should be intrusted to
congressional commission, not an
admi~f~---tive bureau.
Care should be exercised that
federal aid be scientific and eff
fec;ive and not degenerate into
e pork barrel raid on the ma
tional treasury.
First class roads in this country
would reduce the cost of living.
improve business, and ameliorate
educational and social conditions
in rural r~r, r-N'-ifies.
Beware of the pork barrel" in ap-
propriating for good roads, is one
Of the chief warnings uttered by the
committee. This advice is regarded
as exceedingly interesting because the
bill appropriating $685.
100000 for roads in the As states. now
pending in the senate. has been brand
ed as a pork barrel measure.
II is contended that the small por-
tions of this sum received b. each
state, even in conjunction with local
appropriations. would accomplish so
little in actual road building that the
really would amount 10
the dispensation OF so much political
pork"
In the first place." the committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
CITYS FIRE WHISTLE is
TAKEN DOWN FOR REPAIRS

The familiar sound OF the fire
whistle will not be heard in Moline
during the next few days. the sound
producer at the city water works hav-
ing been taken down for repairs. II
was first thought that the whistle
had frozen up. but investigation led
TO the discovery that the tuning plate
was broken.
ing by Commissioner l.. o. Jahns that
every effort viii be made TO have the
fire whistle repaired I'm time TO per
init it's joining in the chorus which
Will welcome the new year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Top Harry William Bottom Philand C.
Knox Howard

from epilepsy, for instance. and during
fit commit a crime. When not in the
throes OF a fit he might be perfectly
sane This may be similar to the stu
alton in the Thaw case But l feel,
knowing as ! do the case of Harry
Thaw from beginning to end, that he
should be incarcerated in Mattewan,
and / feel confident that the disposi-
tion of the case will eventually send
him there"
1t is likely that the name & How
ard II. Barnum will be brought prom
inently into the Thaw conspiracy
trial. Barnum is the fifty-year-old
gatekeeper at Mattewan whom Thaw
in his dash for liberty forcibly thrust
aside one morning in August, 1913,
when the former opened the gate to
permit the driver with his supply of
milk for the asylum to enter Barnum
has always denied he charge that he
helped plan Thaw's escape.
Whether Philander c. Knox. who
appeared for Thaw before the L. S.
supreme court, will continue in the
case has not been divulged. 1t has
been the Thaw policy to employ the
best legal talent in the country. The
coming trial will no doubt bring the
total OF Thaw expenditures TO obtain
Harry's freedom up to the million
mark. The sums expended thus far
as fOI1ous-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Mrs. C. A. westerIund.

An attack OF heart trouble caused
the death Of Mrs. G. \ Westerlund. SO
years OF age. who passed away sudden
" at 1880 p. m. Friday in her home.
at III Thirteenth street Members OF
the family entered her room after
hearing a slight noise within, but
when they arrived the aged woman had
expired.
Mrs. westerlund was born Feb. Is.
Is4s, in Onterby, Atcidaberg, Sweden.
where she was reared and received
her educa ton. She was married in
that country and she and her husband,
who survives her, came TO America and
Moline IN 1901
Deceased is survived by six sons
and three daughters. They are Mrs
Emily Nyquist. Moline; Gustav West
eriund. Jackson. Mich; Frank Wester-
lund. Davenport; Eric Westerlund. Mo
line; Mrs. Frank Define. GOwrie. Iowa;
Carl Westerlund. Moline; Anna West
erlund. Chicago; Axel Westerlund, Pu-
eblo. Colo; Henning Westerlund. Mo
line. Two brothers survive her in
Sweden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

provement this morning. and only five
or six OF the laborers reported for
duty. They were not disappointed
when told that the work would be sus-
pended till more comfortable weather
conditions prevail.
Work will be resumed tomorrow, &C
cordinE to Commissioner Ericsson. il
the weather moderates. II is impos-
sible to carry on the work in zero
weather.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
RIVER DRIVE WORK Is
STOPPED BY THE COLD

Work on the River drive was sus-
pended today on account OF the below
zero weather. Unemployed men OF the
city who have been provided with TEN
porary work were klad TO escape the
cold wind along the river drive. None
OF the men with teams were willing
TO undertake the task on the road i'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Well Posfed-

The old man who acts as postmaster
in a small southern town likewise
keeps a general merchants shop. He
is often accused of reading the post
cards that pass through his hands. but
this he strongly denies. 4 lady called
at the shop and ordered, among other
goods, a ham and a cheese. Two days
later the lady called again and asked
why these two articles had not been
sent with the other goods. oh" re-
piled the merchant calmly. 81 saw by
the postcard yo' seat yestidy thet yo'
friends wasn't comm. so | nachelly
though yo' wouldn't need them
things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
"The Finest speech in EnaIish.p

The finest speech in English of the
last half century was delivered at Get
tysburg-a speech made by a man who
mad been q country farmer and a dis
trict lawyer-which ranks among the
glories and the treasures of mankind.
escape the task of deciding which is
the masterpiece of British eloquence
by awarding the prize to Abraham
Lincoln.-Lord Curzon at Cambridge
University
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
John n. Nelson.

Word has been received Of the
death of John II. Nelson. II years old.
who died in ChokiO. Mimi, last Tues
day. He was a veteran employe in
the wood department OF Deere & Co.
aad had only recently been retired on
the pension roll Of veterans OF that
company. He had resided in this city
since 1875 and had left for Minnesota
only few months ago.
The remains arrived this morning
and funeral services we're held at ?
this afternoon in the Esterdahl chapel
and at 23O in the Free Swedish Evan
gelical church at 2:3O. Burial was in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
JURY WILL HEAR
MEXICAN'S CASE.
Ringleader of Shoplifters' Gang
Is Bound Over by
Magistrate.
WOMAN IS SHOWN LENIENCY
Mrs. Aurand is Thought to Have Com
nitted Wrong Acts Through
Fear of Gang Members.

Magistrate Frank Gustafson this
morning held Joe Mendoza. supposed
ring leader of a gang of shoplifters
whose den on Fourth avenue near
Nineteenth street by the police last
week, TO the grand jury under bonds
OF $1,000. Mendoza could not furnish
the required amount and was remand.
ed TO Jail TO await the time when the
grand jury will take action upon his
case
Hearing of cases against Mrs. Ada
Aurand will be held January 4. She
did not appear before the magistrate
today. The case against the Mexican
charging him with immoral living,
was also continued TO January 4
Would Prove Alibi.
Denial is made by Mendoza that he
is the man who attempted to steal
three pairs OF trousers from the Vein
rott Clothing store on Fifteenth
street a little over "A week ago. His
claim that he was in Davenport when
the attempt at theft was made is re-
futed by Mrs. Weinrott who identi-
.es him as the same man.