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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
OBITUARY
FuneraI 81 RaIph oreee.

Funeral services over the remains
OF Ralph Carroll Gregg Of this city.
who died at Sheridan, Ark, last week.
took place last Sunday at Paragould.
Ark. being held at the home of Mrs.
Gregg's sister. Mrs. c. o. Drake. Rev.
J. II. Ball OBLIGATED. Mr.. Fregg was
80 years OF age. Paralysis was the
cause OF death. For three years he
had been q resident OF Rock Island as
chief clerk I'm the lighthouse service.
For 16 years previously he was sta
toned at Memphis. In addition to the
widow. Mrs. Mary Dick Gregg. he is
survived by a step-mother. Mrs. c. c.
Gregg OF Boston and a brother. Tom
II. Gregg Of Charleston. s. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
STATE BODY WILL ACT IF
TRAIN SHED Is NOT BUILT

Whether the city has a right or not
to force the Burlington to erect train
shed depends upon the terms of the
franchise under which the company is
operating here, is the opinion that is
expressed in a letter which City At
torney ]. F. Witter received today
from the state public utilities commits
sion. The letter was read to the city
commission at its special meeting this
afternoon.
II was further declared that the COM
mission could see no reason why the
city should not pass an ordinance re-
quiring the company to build the shed
and then if the company refused to
carry out the wishes of the city. the
matter could be referred to the COM
mission for action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
CASE OF BAD MAN Is
CONTINUED IN COURT

Henry Smith, bad man, from South
Rock Island, who tried to tear up a
cell at the police station. was given a
hearing yesterday afternoon before
Magistrate Smith on a disorderly con-
duct charge and his case continued to
Jan. 3. He was released on his own
recognizance. Smith had Gained down
considerably and was very quiet at
tho trial
1t may be that Smith will be releas-
ed after paying for the damage he
wrought by tearing out the closet in
the cell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
COMMISSION PAY
WILKINS FOR SITE
Owner Five Acre Tract Given
$4,000 After Council Learns
That Title Is Clear.

The city council at the special meet
ing held this afternoon. unanimously
voted to draw a voucher for $4,000
payable to II. c. Willms, for the five
acre tract of land at Seventeenth and
Brashar streets on which will be To-
Gated the tuberculosis sanatorium.
City Attorney J. F. Witter reported
10 the council that the deeds were o. k.
and that the title was established be-
yond a doubt. Action will be taken
soon to start work on the erection of
cottages.
The council spent the remainder of
the session in going over plans for a
milk ordinance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
HUNDREDS VIEW
REMAINS OF KNOX
Men and Women From All
Walks of Life Call at Home
of Former Mayor.

Hundreds of the personal friends OF
the late b. +. Knox viewed his body
as it lay in state today at the home,
2O14 Fourth avenue. From S O'Clock
this moraing from all walks in life
they came. The opportunity to see
the remains will lie extended until II
o'clock this evening.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the home tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock, with Rev. w. G. Oglevee
Of the South Park Presbyterian
church and Rev. o. T. DwinelI of the
First Methodist church N charge. The
Elks. Eagles and Woodmen will also
take part in the ceremonies.
The city council at the meeting held
this afternoon passed the following
resolution. drawn up by Commissioner
Jonas Bear and expressing the sym.
patty of the commission to the mem
bers of the family of the late Mr.
Knox:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Com
missioners.
City of Rock Island. Illinois.
Gentlemen: I. your committee, TO
whom was referred the matter of con-
dolence 10 the family of our late eX-
mayor. b. F. Knox, beg to report the
following:
Whereas it has pleased the Supreme
Ruler of the universe, on the 2Sth day
of December. 1914, to summon from
us our beloved and twice elected
mayor to appear beyond at the session
OF that great assembly. wherefrom no
one ever has returned TO make us a
report,
Therefore. we feel that the family
has sustained an irreparable loss and
the city of Rock Island has lost an
honorable and esteemed citizen.
Resolved. That we extend our heart
felt sympathy to the family of our de-
ceased eX-alderman and mayor in this,
their hour OF bereavement. and also be
IL
Resolved. That a page of our min
utes be dedicated to these resolutions
as a tribute of respect to a departed
ex-official.
COINCIDENCE.
Weep not that his tolls are over,
Weep not that his race is run,
God grant we NAV -est as calmly,
when our work. like his. is done.
JONAS BEAR,
Commissioner"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Influenza In Every Land.

Legion are the names that the
dreaded FLU" has been called by those
that have fallen under its magic spell.
No country will acknowledge that
its shores are the birthplace of the
FLU fiend, and the following are a
few of the names given this unowned
disease.
In Russia it is called Siberian fever
and in Siberia Chinese fever. The
people of Brazil know it by the name
of polka fever, or zamporina. La
is the term generally in use
in France; also ia coquette" and
Spanish catarrh.
Germans define IL as "schafkrank-
heit" (sheep's disease). "Malattia te-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

A remarkable fall in temperature
Of - degrees followed the warm
weather OF yesterday morning and at
8 o'clock this morning mercury reach
ed its lowest point at $ degrees below
rcrc.
Al Q O'Clock yesterday morning the
thermometer registered 81 degrees
Shove. while damp snow fell. adding
10 the disagreeabIenas Of travel The
weather bureau predicted a cold wave.
and IL came. Steadily from 2 yester-
gay morning mercury dropped until
yclOck last night, when the Their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
ARGUS FUND WILL
CLOSE THURSDAY
If Any Child Has Been Over
looked Committee Must Be
Notified by Tomorrow.

The Argus Santa Claus Committee
will close up its work for the year of
distributing Christmas gifts to the
poor children by Thursday afternoon
and if there is one child in the
city who has not been paid a visit by
Santa Claus. the committee must be
notified not later than Thursday noon.
II must, however, be understood
that if any child has received a gift
of any kind from other sources, as
the good fellows. societies or other
organizations or from their parents,
or II the parents are well able to pro-
vide gifts and have not done so the
application will not be considered.
Each child making application TO the
committee viii be investigated as TO
the merits of his case and If found
worthy will be taken care of in good
season. \ number of instances have
come TO the attention OF the commit
tee where children have asked for
gifts from The Argus Santa Claus
fund even though they have been well
.aken care of by other organizations. |
thinking evidently that The Argus |
would give them gifts irrespective of
he fact that they were given their /
share Of Christmas cheer otherwise. /
The committee is anxious that not /
me child be overlooked and IL I
3 pretty sure that there are mighty .
ew. IL any. but 10 make sure this no
ice IS again given and for the last
ime.
Applications made after tomorrow
loon will be disrcgarded as the af-
airs Of the committee must be closed
ID before the new year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
SIDELIGHTS
--ON-
European War

Geneva.-(C Correspondence of The
ISOLATED Press. 1.-The Lausanne Ga
zette tells the story of how a young
Partisan woman, recently married to a
French artillery officer, won her way
TO her husbands side at the front in
Flanders. She first tried to obtain a
pass of the French authorities. Fail
ing in this she travelled in a peasants
country cart for several days to the
Belgian headquarters. She met with a
polite reception and polite refusal.
A tall officer looked up from a map
he was studying and interviewed.
Madame, he said, - Frenchwom-
an could not have undertaken such
voyage for nothing" He took up the
and after conversing a mo-
ment over the wire said. Your hus-
band will be here soon" He ordered
that lodgings be found for the young
woman. who thanked the tall kind Of
fcer" and warmly shook both his
hands
Two hours later her husband, puz-
aled at his recall from the trenches,
was astonished 10 find himself in the
of his young wife. Both were
further surprised to learn that it was
the king of the Belgians who had ar
ranged the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
PERSONAL POINTS

Misses Sue and Anna Lee, 1016
Fourteenth street have gone TO Kan
sas City for several weeks visit.
Mrs Henry Schuman, Jr, Of Pipe
stone, Mimi, is visiting her sister,
Mrs Frank Ehmke, 2631 Eighth-and-
a-half avenue
Miss Margaret Lobenstein of Cedar
Rapids who is attending st. Mary's
academy at Notre Dame, Ind, is
spending part of her holiday vacation
with Mrs. NJ. C. Rice.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

desca" German sickness) is the ep-
name it Influenza rusa" and tran
cazo" Ia blow with a BARI
Very apt is the Swedish definition
''snufsjuka" and snuff fever"
Our own Observation-Disclosures
was taken from the eighteenth CEN
fury Italian writer's, who spoke OF
una influence di FREDDIE" Influence of
cold. Our own physicians mistook the
description for the name of the di-
sease itself; hence infiuenza-Lon-
don Answers.
\ paper chimney, so feet high and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
GOLDEN STATE is
DERAlLED; 5 HURT

Ottumwa. Iowa, Dec. 30-The Rock
Islands Golden State Limited" was
derailed a mile west of Eldon, early
today. Five persons were slightly in
iured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT Is
FILED BY LEGAL WOMAN

Suit Tor $4,000 damages was filed
this afternoon by Mrs. Bernice Pow
ell. this city, against w. y. Powell in
circuit court. The declaration was
not filed. Searle & Marshal are the
attorneys for the plaintiff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

were taken to Knox's undertaking par
lors. At 10 O'Clock this morning the
body was taken to Oakdale cemetery,
Davenport. where interment was made
after short services, with =. James
Edgar Wilson in charge. Services
were held from the home in Des
Moines yesterday.
The l.. 5. McCabe store was closed
until II O'Clock this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
BANKS TO GIVE INTEREST
ON DEPOSITS FROM JAN. |

The Rock Island Clearing House as
sociation announces today that savings
deposits received on or before Jan. 4,
next year, will receive interest from
Jan. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Funeral Of e. c. White.

The funeral OF Frank G. White. vet
eran groceryman OF Milan. was held
at 1870 this afternoon from the home.
Rev. Alfred Dixon OF the Methodist
church had charge OF the services. In
terment was in ChipDiannock GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Funeral Of J. w. Mecabe.

The remains OF John Wesley Nc
Cabe. brother of l.. s. McCabe OF this
city, arrived in Rock Island al o'clock
last evening from Des Moines, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

The New Orleans editor who sent
out 5000 inquiries to bankers and law
yers in the United States concern
ing their preferences for president in
1916, found that. among the demo
Gratis who answered, 119 wanted Sec
rotary of the Interior Franklin X.
Lane. while only 7O3 wanted Wood
row Wilson. Among republicans who
answered, only IL wanted Theodore
Roosevelt, while 1854 wanted Justice
Hughes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

mometer registered 2S. From thence
on Il continued in its fall. but did not
reach TO below zero until after l O'Clock
this morning.
The morning sun did not warm up
the earth at first and It was coolest at
5 O'Clock this morning. From thence
on it rose slowly and at noon today
It was / degree below.
Telephone Trouble.
The expected trouble to the wires
OF the Central Union Telephone com
pany did not reach the damage that
was anticipated yesterday by officials.
after the cold wave was predicted.
The wind blew at a 22-mile per hour
clip. and most OF the slush was blown
on the wires. so that when the freez-
ing point was reached there was little
ice on the lines TO weight them. and
the wind did not increase its speed
much after midnight.
Still there was some trouble. Five
cases Of fallen wires were reported
this morning on the Iolg-distance
lines. but were repaired by noon.
There were n number of cases of trou-
BILE in the city. but these will be right
ed by tomorrow noon. Many have
not been reported as yet. but in the
main none is serious. so that the ser
vice is not crippled TO any great ex-
tent.
Streets Are Bad.
One bad feature Of the cold wave is
the condition OF the streets and side
walks which are icy. Yesterday the
slush was piled inches deep in the
street and during the night it froze
10 a crust. making the roadway bad
for auto tires and slippery for horses.
Commissioner Reynolds had the
cutters cleaned yesterday and today
the Tri-City Railway company had
force of men removing the snow from
the streets over which the company's
track sweeper Travelled. The cleaner
threw the sIush on either side and it
froze in piles on the street. but this
afternoon much OF II had been cleared
away
The 1900 block was an example 10
other portions OF the city. The white
wing employed by the merchants as
ISOLATION Of the block was busy yes
terday afternoon and last evening.
cleaning of the b1Ik OF the slush.
Sidewalks in the city were icy and
walking was difficult But the weather
man promises relief Following is the
forecast for tonight and Thursday:
Rising temperature, with the lowest
tonight likely above zero"
kankakee. Ill, Dec. 3O.-Palibka Bo- /
numil escaped from party of patients 4
from the Kankakee hospital for the 4
indians while walking along the Kan /
zakee river. He was found hiding in |
Electric park, mile up the river and I
On the opposite side. Afterward he |
picked up a club and attacked John /
hupp. an attendant, who fed across I
he ice on the river. Kupp slipped and 1
Tell and the patient beat him with the |
club. 4 woman telephoned for police.
Kupp was unconscious when the Of
icerS arrived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
COLD WAVE HITS
CITY AND BRINGS
DROP TO 8 BELOW
Remarkable Fall of 40 Degrees
in % Hours Causes Bad
Condition of Roads.
NUSH FREEZES IN PILES

Enacted Trouble to Telephone Com
oany Did Not Come in Great De-
cree and Service Suffered Little.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

\ paper chimney. so feet high and
freproof, is to be seen at Breslau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

All the news all the time-The Argus
Evening star., 1914-04-21
SHOOTS SELF IN NECK.
Edward Y. Fisher in Hospital Suf-
fering From Severe Wound.

Edward Y. Fisher. forty-seven years
old. of So Rhode Island avenue north
west. shot himself in the neck with a
revolver this afternoon while standing
on the walkway at the east end of the
Union station. Detective Sears who
was in the station at the time. heard
the noise OF the shot and hurried in
that direction. He said that when he
reached Fisher the wounded man was
praying he would die.
Sears summoned an ambulance and
Fisher was hurried to Casualty Hos
pital. The police were told Fisher had
not been in the best of health for some
time and that for several days he had
been in a highly nervous state.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
ASSOCIATION OPPOSES
FUND FOR SCHOOL SITE
East Washington Citizens, Unable to
Learn Location, Act Adversely
on Question.
Mr.. Adriaans Wants All Property in
District. Private and Cor
porate. Taxed.

Declaring he had been unable to obtain
any satisfactory information from the
superintendent of the public schools re-
spectng the probable location of the new
Eastern High school. Capt William NJ.
.sPottcr last night asked the East Wash
irgton Citizens Association to oppose the
proposed appropriation Of $1,000" for
the purehas. Of . site for such q build
in.
Tie request Was made at the regular
meeting OF the association held in East
Washington Hall. and the association
complied. Capt Potter. S. W. Curriden.
DR.. Charles NJ Emmons and Paul VOL
lard participated in the discussion.
Members of the association favor reser-
cation i:;. the site or the jail, workhouse.
hospital and other buildings. as the most
desirable site for the proposed new
school, Should reservation It be Sc
lected, Mr. Curriden stated, there would
he ample room for a stadium with seat
Ing capacity of 5000 or more.
.And then he stated Washington
would get the Army and Navy foot ball
games.
Capt Potter stated that unsatisfactory
replies had been received to letters sent
Supt Thurston Mr.. Curriden said he
by nth and l2th. and * streets north
east had been suggested as a site for
the school. and Capt. Potter said he un-
derstood that the site of the old herdic
stables at nth and c streets southeast
was favored
Evening star., 1914-04-21
FOR NEW YORK GOVERN0RSHIP
Former Representative Bennet to An
nounce His Candidacy Soon.

Former Representative William I. Be-
net Of New York is to be a candidate for
the governorship OF New York He is 10
announce formally his candidacy for the
position in the near future. according 10
statements made by his friends. Mr
Bennett Is a republican and was a men
Der Of the Fffty-ninth. Sixtieth and Sixty
first Congresses. He managed the ant;
Tammany fusion campaign in 1909 and
at the republican state convention IN 1plo
received 242 votes for the nomination for
governor.
He was born at Port Jervie. county o,
Orange, N. Y. November 9. 1870 but he
lived in New York city since March. 1895
He is lawyer and also had orief
newspaper experience.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
MONROE DOCTRINE
IS CONVENTIONS TOPIC
Annual Meeting of American So
ciety of international Law
This Week.

The Monroe doctrine in its various
phases is to form the chief topic OF
discussion for the American Society OF
International Law during the eighth
annual meeting of the society at the
New Willard Hotel this week, We'd
nesday to Saturday. inclusive. Senator
Elihu Root. president of the society. is
to open the convention Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock with an address
covering some phase of the Monroe
doctrine. Charles Francis Adams Is to
discuss the origin of the doctrine.
The society each year discusses IN
Evening star., 1914-04-21

detail some important question Of in
law. Last year the sessions
we're devoted to d consideration of the
Panama canal controversy between the
United States and Great Britain.
The discussions this year OF the Mon
roe doctrine will be carried through I'VE
meetings. as follows:
Tomorrow. at 3 o'clock pm. addresses
by Senator Root and Mr.. Adams: Thurs
day, at 2:3O pm, addresses by William
r. Manning. James NJ. Callahan and
John H. Latene: at 8 o'clock pm. John
w. Foster, Leo 8. Rowe and Eugene
wambaugh are to speak; Friday. at 10
o'clock am. addresses by William L
Hull, Joseph Wheeless and Hiram Bing
ham; at o'clock p.m.. ChAriemagnt
Blakeslee are to speak.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
Charts Show Statistics.

The ballroom in which the sessions are
to be held is hung with charts. maps and
diagrams bringing out in convenient form
salient points and statistics in regard
to child and home economics, child hy-
gienc and the close relations between
alcoholism and degeneracy. other ban
ners set forth the accomplishments up
to date of the various state organiza-
tons.
Officers of the congress. most of whom
have arrived in this city, are as follows:
Mrs. Frederic Schoff president, Phila-
delphia; Mrs. Arthur A. Birney, CORE
spending secretary, Washington: Mrs. w.
b. Ferguson, treasurer, Washington: Mrs.
James S. Bolton, recording secretary,
New Haven, Conn.
Vice presidents-Mrs. David o. Mears,
New York; Mrs. Orville T. Bright, Chi
cago: Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, Blackfoot,
Idaho: Mrs. Edwin r. Weeks, Kansas
City, Nd; Mrs. J. N. Porter, Dallas, Tex
Auditor-Mrs. William F. Thacher,
Washington.
Historian-Mrs. f. A. Tuttle. New York
Honorary vice presdents-Mrs William
T. Carter. Mrs. Joseph p. Mumford, Mrs
Robert r. Gotten. Mrs. Harriet A. Nc
Lelian. Mrs. Roger B. McMullen.
Advisory council-Col. Theodore Roose-
Rev. Josiah Strong. New York; Roger B.
McMullen. Chicago: Frederic Schoff
Philadelphia: Rev. D. o. Mears, Albany
G. Stanley Hall, Phi. D., Worcester
Mass; Mrs. Ella F1agg Young, Chicago
DR.. William P. Wilson. Philadelphia; Ell.
mer Ellsworth Brown and Charles R
Skinner. New York; Arthur A. Birney,
delpha, and William E. Bryan, I'm. D.,
Bloomington Ind
Evening star., 1914-04-21
Conference Of Professors.

conference Of professors Of interna-
tional law from two score colleges and
universities the country over Is to be
held in conjunction with the meeting.
holding sessions at the New Willard
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, Friday
at 2:3o pm. and Saturday morning at 10
o'clock.
The combined meetings will close with
the annual banquet of the society at the
New Willard Hotel Saturday evening.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
emily adopted. he added,

was only recently adopted, he added.
prospects seem bright
A vote of thanks was extended Mr..
Swanton for his talk.
Capt Potter stated that the superin-
tendent of public buildings and grounds
had directed the improvement of reserva-
tiun -. at the intersection Of Potomac
and Pennsylvania avenues and 14th street
southeast. The work of providing plat
forms for street car passengers has been
started, he stated. and he said he would
ask for concrete instead Of gravel walks
through the reservation.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
Elected to Fraternities.

Three Washington men have just
been elected to fraternities of tho
Schefleld Scientific School of Yale Uni
versity. William Billings Wilson and
Henry Bishop Granden have been
taken into the Theta Xi. while Chris
tian Brandes has been similarly hon
ored by the Phi Sigma Kappa
Evening star., 1914-04-21
Robert T. Frazier Is Buried.

Funeral services for Robert T. Frazier,
6rst assistant United States commission
er of patents. who died in Baltimore
Saturday. were held this afternoon at
o.c,ock at St Stephens Episcopal
Church. I4th street between Columbia
road and Irving street northwest. Rev.
George Fiske Dudley officiating. The
services were under the auspices of the
Temple-Noyes Lodge of Masons. Honor
airy paIlbearers included Secretary OF the
RYAN. George ". Littlehales. Eustace
s Glasscock, Robert w. Wood Robert
T.. I,erch, T. A. Witherspoon ". A. Gilis
and II. II. Balthis. lntermcnt was IN
Rock Creek cemetery.
Evening star., 1914-04-21
Mrs. Allan Potts to Exhibit.

Mrs. Milan Potts of Gordonsville, Va,
famed the only woman master of
hounds in the United States. will be
represented by a number of good sad
dlers and hunters.
Other Virginia stables to be repre-
scented are those of Allan Russell. War
renton; Julian Morris. Keswick, and
Bowles Brothers. Wildwood. Mr.. and
Mrs. William F. Hit of Middleburg
Va. will exhibit in several of the
classes.
Washington exhibitors will include Col
Robert NJ. Thompson president of the
show: Mr.. Hazen. William p. Emo. Col.
Henry T. Allen, Col. f. st. John Greble.
Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen. and others.
Manager HaZen today announced the
names of the judges who have been Sc
lected for the various classes. They are
Howard Davidson and Robert A. Fair
BARN. harness class; Adam Beck and
Frank Bonsal. hunters. Col. E. ST. John
Greble. Redmond Stewart and Col. Charles
I. Debevoise, chargers; H. Rozier Dulany
and Henry T. Oxnard, thoroughbreds and
breeding classes: Lewis Waring. saddle:
Col. NJ. F. Gage and William Littauer,
polo ponies, and Howard Davidson.
ponies.