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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
THIS is NIGHT OF
APOLLO CONCERT
Every Seat Should Be Filled at
Illinois for Associated Char
tiles Entertainment.

This is the evening of the charity
concert to be given by the Apollo
Male chorus at the Illinois, under the
auspices OF and for the benefit of the
Associated Charities. The sale of
tickets has not been what it should
be, but at that a large audience is ex-
pected- The entire proceeds with the
exception of the expenses of lighting
the house. will go towards charity as
the use of the theatre. the services of
lists have been donated. The program
is of real merit and deserves the pat
ronage Of the public; in fact every seat
in the theatre should be occupied to-
night. not only because the object for
which it is given is a worthy one. but
TO lend the encouragement that a filed
house gives to the performers. With
the first cold snap of winter the re-
quirements for aid come in greater
numbers TO the Associated Charities
for clothing. food. fuel and other bod
lily needs. The association is not en-
dowed. its funds are low and there is
nothing to fall back upon to lend the
assistance that is asked. The charity
concert of tonight is one of the means
being employed TO replenish the treas
ury and the committee in charge has
spared neither time nor effort TO make
IL a success. II is now up to the pub
lie to do its share.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
WORkMEN DIG UP
INDIAN SKELETON
Bones of Redskin Warrior of
Pioneer Days Found on Farm
in South Rock Island.

Parts of a human skeleton were
found by some workmen who were
hauling sand on the farm of Thomas
Dougherty. Strayer's Lane and Ninth
street. South Rock Island, yesterday
morning The bones were discovered
a short distance from the bank of Rock
river. The case was reported to Cor
oner r. c. ]. Meyer, who made trip
to the farm yesterday afternoon.
After examining the skull, DR.. Meyer
pronounced the skeleton the remains
of some Indian of the early days, judg-
ing from the high cheek bones and
prominent forehead OF the skull. Only
part of the skeleton was found, many
of the bones being missing.
The remains were reburied short
distance from the spot where they
we're found. No other relics were I'M
earthed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
ADVERTISED LETTERS

United States Postoffice, Rock Is
land. Ill, Nov 16, 1914. Advertised list
No. 46-H. Z. Abel, w. a. Anderson, Mr..
Alley. Mrs. o. Anderson, Bert Adell,
Mr.. E. Baur. Earl Beourdeau, Mrs
Jane Berry. F. b. Bloomquist, Thomas
p. Boston. Jos. Bogler. John Burger.
Mr.. Corley. Fred J. Carroll. Mrs. w B.
Corners, Leo Cade, VIM. Clinton,
Bert Cook. Lee Dowd, S. ]. Dunning
Louis NJ. Dalton, Leonard j. Dawson,
Alyina Davis, c. l.. Davis, John Den
ming. Gus Dixon, Milt Daniel. Mrs. En-
mimic. Esch Bros. J. c. Eberts, E. Ed
strum. Geo. A Goald. Miss Leona
Gray Clarence Granlund. F. G. Ora
ham, T. Gurlick, Mrs. Elwood Griffith.
Fred A. Hamilton, Mrs. Jas. Haddick,
ID. II. Horney Mrs. Fred r. HOFFMAN.
Earl o. Hall. Walter Jackson, Rev. j.
W. Johnson, II. c. Johnson, Edward
Johnson, Henry Walter Kuehl. +. 5.
Kane, Losco Lee Losco Lovel. Mrs. A.
#. Leopold, William Lind. Mr.. l.. Nc
Cabe. Pete Meyers. NJ. Moss (2). NJ. l..
Martin. Fred Majors. u. c. Walwaters.
c. G.. Mcclure. Mrs. Oscar Nelson II.
Neswant, John Nelson, c. ID. Ohge.
Miss Edna Orax. Gustav Deter, Miss
Marie Peterson, Name Porter, r. T.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
2,7OO REGISTER
AT ROAD MEET ING
Phil Mitchell and E. w. Wood
cock Return Home From
Convention at Atlanta.

Phil Mitchell of Rock Island and Z.
w Woodcock of Moline returned yes
terday from Atlanta, Ga, where they
attended the fourth American road
congress. They We're accompanied by
J. P. Wilson, Polo, and S. E. Bradt.
DeKalb. both of whom are members
of the Illinois Highway commission.
These four men practically CONSTITUTE
ed the delegates from Illinois.
More than 2,70O registered delegates
were present at the convention. which
is the record attendance for any road
meet ever held. it is claimed. All were
enthusiastic over the hard roads idea,
and much progress was made by the
gathering in this direction. Mr.. Mitch
ell is to prepare a paper within a few
davs on the convention, which will be
published.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
MAN
browns IN River
William Rolley, 213 Myrtle
Street, Meets Death in Icy
Waters of Mississippi.

William w. Rolley. 43 years of age,
steamfitter at the Silyis shops, who
resides at 213 Myrtle street in Dav-
export, was drowned in the Missis-
sippi river. just a block west of the
government bridge. in an unusual acct
dent at o'clock yesterday afternoon
The body was recovered 80 minutes
after it went down, and was rushed to
the Davenport hospital, where the
pulmoter was applied without success.
RolIey, in company with George Cur
rough, was out riding in a launch,
which they owned jointly They in
tended docking the boat for the win
ter and were taking the last ride of
the season. Rolley headed the launch
for shore, when the engine suddenly
went dead and the beat began to drift.
Having 40 oars or paddles with them,
the two men were unable to do any
thing
The dredge steamer c. Ruscso,
which has been doing work on the
Davenport levee, was crossing the
river at the time. The launch drifted
into the rear end of the steamer, and
one of the paddles struck the boat,
H. anu UOlA occupants
were thrown into the icy waters. Rol-
ley sank Immediately and did not re-
appear He wore a heavy overcoat
and hip boots and was probably IN
able to swim. Currough, who was
dressed lighter than his companion,
to keep afloat until he al
tracted the attention of the boat crew,
who pulled him out, thoroughly eX-
hausted.
After 80 minutes of hard work, the
body of Rolley was finally snagged.
He was rushed to the hospital in the
city ambulance. and physicians work
ed unsuccessfully over him for an
hour with a pulmotor.
Rolley is survived by wife and
one daughter The remains will be
taken to Casey, ILL.,, his former home,
for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
cen May and Lady Ada Edwina Stew
81
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the board of local i'm
provements of the city of Rock Island,
Ill, having let a contract for the con-
Struction of a SiX-inch water main on
Sixth avenue from Thirty-first to Thir-
ty-fourth streets, and the same having
been completed and accepted by said
board on the 10th day of November,
A. D. 1914, and the said board having
filed in the county court of Rock Island
county, Illinois, on the 10th day of
November, A. D. 1914, a certificate
showing that the said Improvement
conforms substantially to the require
ments of the original ordinance for
the construction of the same, the cost
thereof, the amount estimated by them
to be required to pay the accruing in
terest on bonds and vouchers, issued
to anticipate collection of the assess
ment for said improvement. A hear
ing will be had on said certificate, as
to the truth of the facts therein stat
ed, at the county court house in the
city of Rock Island, on the 3rd day
of December, A. D. 1914, at the hour of
O'Clock, or as soon thereafter as the
business of the court will permit. All
persons desiring may file objections
on the hearing and may appear on the
hearing and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,, this 18th
day of November, A. D. 1914.
H NJ. SCHRIVER,
R. R. REYNOLDS,
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Board of Local Improvement.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
BRUNER IMMUNITY
is PROPER THING
Court Says Sheriff Should Be
Protected if He Gives In
eliminating Evidence.

This afternoon in circuit court,
Judge r. w. Olmsted announced that
he saw no other way than to offer i'm
munity to Sheriff o. l.. Bruner if the
latter desired to testify to matters
which might incriminate himself in
the Magill-Johnson case
Saturday when court adjourned.
Sheriff Bruner was on the stand and
refused to answer a question as to
whether Adolph Vanderbeke had ever
paid him any "slush" money, on the
ground that a reply might incriminate
himself. Special States Attorney G.
w. Wood made a motion that the
court grant him immunity, to which
c. L. Dietz for the defense, strenuous
ly objected.
When court convened this after
noon, on motion of Attorney Dietz all
of the witnesses, of whom 10 of the
300 summoned were present, were ex-
cluded from the court room.
Judge Olmsted explained that the
witness did not have to answer, stand
ing on his constitutional rights, but
that if an answer was required by the
court, immunity would have to be
given.
Attorney Dietz said he had a tran
script of all the evidence which Mr.
Bruner had given before the grand
jury and that the witness might be
liable to arrest for perjury.
Attorney Wood said that under this
view no witness could testify twice to
the same thing.
Sheriff Bruner at this point inter
rupted, declaring, 81 may get immuni-
ty from Mr. Wood, but what about the
regular states Attorney
The matter was still under discus
sion at the time of going to press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs. +. II. Davis, formerly of this
city, now of Chicago, spent yesterday
in the city.
Harry Rosenfeld. S25 Twenty-fourth
street, has returned TO Rock Island,
at Omaha.
Basil 5. Archer and Ben Holman of
Aurora are visiting at the home of
Mr.. Archer's sister, Mrs. G. f. Smith,
500 Twenty-fourth street.
Mrs. T. b. Davis and Mrs. c. X. Mix
ter have returned from Springfield.
where they attended a meeting of the
State Federation of Women's clubs as
from the Rock Island Wom-
ans club.
Judge Frank d. Ramsay and Mrs.
Robert Ramsay stopped off in the city
today on their way TO Cambridge. Rob
ert Ramsay, son of the judge, had his
arm broken while cranking an auto
several weeks ago. and his wife is do
ing court reporting for him.
DR.. o. T. DwineII will leave tomor-
row for Peoria where he will attend
a meeting OF the Deaconess and Hos
pital association The board of trus-
tees. of which he is president. will hold
a meeting Immediately following that
Of the association.
VI. A. Clevett. who has charge OF
the physical department of the Y. VI.
c. A. has gone 10 Peoria TO attend
the state physical directors confer
ence of the Y. NJ. c. a. He will be
gone until Wednesday OF this week
While he is away different members
Of the leaders corps will take charge
OF the classes. so that the regular
work will continue as usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16

shoot IL up The raiders are said to
De lncensed because Sherin Robert
NlckIiiie and deputies have armed
themselves with shoJguns and have
promised TO use them IL there is an
other outbreak. A battle between the
officers and the regulators is declared
TO be certain.
or the Is men whipped by the raid
ers Saturday night SIN were negroes.
while the others are said to be non
union workmen who have been en-
ployed in the Muhlenberg county coal
mines.
A band OF 200 armed and masked
men appeared suddenly at their homes
in small settlements in the county.
and before they could make any
movement toward defending them
selves they were dragged out, and
while a portion of the band held them
others applied the lash numerically.
When the victims were more dead
than alive they were released. They
were warned, however, to leave that
section Immediately and informed that
II they did not the next visit would
mean death for them.
Following this, a gang of men in
vaded Central City, the principal town
of that section, and fired over a thou
sand pistol shots into the houses,
many people having a close call.
II is estimated that over one hun
dred people-men and women-have
been whipped in three western Ken
lucky counties of Muhlenberg, Hop
kins and Butler in the last two months.
One negro boy has been killed by
them and several people shot, five be-
ing wounded in a battle between vic
tins and raiders at a boarding house.
Three raiders were reported to
have been killed last Sunday night
when they attacked a family in Butler
county which had been warned of
their coming and had secured help.
Governor McCreary has offered a
5000 reward for the arrest of any of
the lawbreakers, and this amount has
been added TO by Judge Rice.
W. II. Kingston of Morten's Gap re-
ported yesterday to Governor Nc
Creary that the "'possum hunters"
had notified him that unless he OPEN
ed his mine and put a number of idle
men to work he would be killed. He
asked for guards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
RAIDERS LASHING
IN COAL TROUBLE
kentucky "Possum Hunters
Have Whipped Over 100
IN Three Counties.

Lexington. k, Nov. 16.-The out
RACES Of the ''pOssum hunters in the
eosl fields OF western Kentucky were
brought 10 the attention OF Gov Nc
ereary officially yesterday for the
HAT tine.
Judge J. J. Rice and W. II. Gray, at
orney for MuhIenberg county, where
NE outrages have been so frequent,
called on the governor. They asked
mat reward be offered for the arrest
ana conviction Of the "pOssum hunt
3 who lynched Henry Allen last
thursday night Allen was indicted
d raider. but, II is alleged, comrades
reared he would confess.
thirteen men we're whipped Satur-
Jay night and yesterday in various
parts Of Muhlenberg county. Last
night fresh outbreaks were reported
IRON many sections. and IL is feared
al attack will be made on more i'm
Portant towns IN the county
Possum hunters" 200 strong. are
reported 10 be on the outskirts Of
SehtTal City waiting for a favorable
D'oinent 70 enter the town again and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
BOYS WEEP when
GIVEN TO FATHER
Children of Mrs. Mary Lind
blade, Moline, Object to
Leaving Their Mother.

a scene was created in circuit court
this afternoon when Judge r. w. Ohm
sted awarded for the second time the
two sons of NJ. Levin Lindblade and
Mary NJ. Lindblade, Moline, to the
father. Some time ago the mother
was granted a divorce, but the Gus
tody of the two boys was given to the
father.
This afternoon Mr.. Lindblade APP
peared in circuit court and complained
to Judge Olmsted that the mother re-
fused to let him have the children.
This the mother denied. The court
then ordered the children to go to
their father. This was a signal for an
outburst of tears, and a deputy sheriff
had TO assist the father in getting the
youths out of the court room. The di-
vorce was bitterly fought, especially
the division of property rights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
Value of the Echo,

In one region not far from Detroit
there is an echo which makes loud
tones heard so clearly that persons
living on either side of the depres-
sion where the echo works have learn
ed to subdue their voices so that the
echo may not be aroused-and so that
not every one within a quarter mile
may hear all they may say. This
makes for quietness and peace in the
neighbn~' This in turn affects the
y the persons affected;
see, the echo becomes
inh many a family and
Id gladly and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16

of Delhi and fought at the reliefs of
Lucknow and his native town of Gavin
pore and emerged a captain with
majors brevet.
The Abyssinian expedition of 1858
made him brevet lieutenant colonel,
and the Lushashi expedition of 1912
made him a colonel. In 1878 he re-
ceived a Christmas present of a major
generalship from the war office. 1t
was shortly after the relief of Luck
now that he received the Victoria
cross for capturing a British standard
from two sepoys in a single-handed at
tack.
1t was in 1S79-S0 that "Bob's" ex-
ploits in Afghanistan won him indy
ing fame, although he had already
been mentioned for conspicuous gal
lantry in action no less than twenty
three times. Into regions practically
unknown, barbarously hostile and be-
yond the reach of ready help, Roberts
led less than 10000 men, broke up the
Afghan army, relieved Kabul, and at
Kandahar forced a truce from the
amir's mountaineers that has never
been broken. By this triumph he safe
guarded India for thirty years from
possible Russian attack.
Promotion followed quickly after
this exploit. He was lieutenant gen.
eral when he took the field in Burma
in 1856, and before 1890 was a full
marshal. His field marshals commits
sion bore the date of May %, 1895.
Then he laid down the command in In
dia which he had held for a dozen
years, served as commander in chief
in Ireland from 1858, and then en-
tered the Boer war in 1S99-1900 In
South Africa he relieved Kimberley
and captured Cronje.
In 1905 he became chairman of the
imperial defense committee, but he
termed it SILLY clerkship," and
against the pleadings of premier and
king threw himself into the work of
organizing rife schools and clubs
throughout England, with which he
hoped to breed "a generation of soldiers
trained from youth. In reinforce
ment of this plan he presented a bill
to the peers looking toward compuls-
Dry service in the territorial (reserve)
army of all men between the ages
Is and 80
Lord Roberts wac
was a capt".
first =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
KILLS
FAMOUS MARSHAL
Lord Roberts of England Passes
in France, Where He Had
Gone to See Troops.

Berlin. Nov. 16-"The Lokal AnZeiS'
er, on the death of Lord Roberts, says:
The whole German press expresses
itself alike approximately about the
fallen enemy Even in war mo-
occur when the fighter salutes
emv with the sabre instead OF stl
him with it. Such moment has a
with the departure of Roberts.
London, Nov. 16.-Fire Mars-al
Lord Roberts of Kandahar is dead.
This information was given out Of
ffcially Saturday night.
Thursday it was announced that
Lord Roberts, who was 50 years old,
was going to the war zone in France
to "see the Indian troops.
Lord Roberts died in France, where
he had been visiting the Indian troops.
His death was due TO pneumonia.
The news of the death of Field
Marshal Roberts was received by tel
egraph from Field Marshal Sir John
French.
According to Lord Roberts himself
the Indian army made his success as
a military man. British military opin-
ion unites in saying that Lord Roberts
made the Indian army.
In his book, "Forty-one Years in In
dia, From Subaltern to Commander-in-
Chief, "Bobs," the pride of the British
forces, says:
ITO the discipline, bravery and devo-
ton to duty of the army in India, in
peace and war. felt that | owed what
ever success it was my good fortune
to achieve"
India was but one phase of the ca
reer of a hero of nine wars, Earl Rob
erts of Kandahar, the soldier whom
Kaiser Wilhelm once termed the
ablest military leader of his time.
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, for such
was his family name, was born at
Cawnpore. British India. Sept. 30. 1892.
when the fourth George was England's
king His father was General Sir Alb
raham Roberts, while his mother was
Isabella. daughter of Major Buabury
of the famous Second Foot lie was
educated at Elton and Sandhurst and
when 10 received his commission as
second lieutenant of the Bengal Ar
tillery.
During the famous Indian mutiny
Roberts, then in his 20s, served as
deputy assistant quartermaster gen.
eral He was wounded at the capture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
OLD man WINTER
Gets HERE EARLY
Cold Wave Strikes Rock Island
and Another Drop in Fahr-
enheit Is Predicted.
LOWERS POINT EVERY HSUR
Temperature Falls From So to 20 De-
srees In 80 Hours and Snow
Flurries Mark Arrival.
Feels like Old Man Winter is hero

REEFS ike OlQ Man Winter is here.
With a drop of 3S degrees in the
temperature in a little over 80 hours,
and the weather man predicting tina;
Fahrenheit will drop 10 10 degrees to
night. there is little chance for argu.
ment on the statement even though
the calendar says that the arrival of
winter is not officially due until Dec.
81.
Saturday at midnight the tempera-
ture was IS degrees. From thence on
1t took drop over a degree an hour
and at o'clock last night the gov
eminent thermometer registered 80
degrees, just two below freezing point.
This morning at was the coolest, be-
ing 20 degrees above zero.
During the middle of the morning
old Sol put in his appearance and
warmed up matters a bit, but a west
wind of the biting variety continued to
put pep into the pedestrians.
The weather mans prediction is:
Fair and continued cold tonight,
reaching the lowest temperature at
10 degrees. Westerly winds"
a Slight snow fell through early
morning. and later, after daylight, an
other furry was registered. The cold
wave followed an unusually mild fall
with no killing frost before to
speak of.
Government Fleets Coming In.
The cold wave which has struck
this section of the country is the sig
nal for the fleets in service of the gov
eminent on the improvement of the
upper Mississippi river TO make for
winter harbor, and the result will be
that before long only contract
work, and very little of that, will be
in progress in this section.
Further south on the river the labor
may be continued until later in the
-ascn. but only a thin coating of ice
makes it very difficult, often impossible,
fer the government fleets to move, and
the result is that every precaution
must be taken so that they are not
ouc of winter harbor after a
freezing.
Heretofore practically all work
above Rock Island had been stopped
and the fleets made for winter har-
Dor. The contractors usually work
longer than the government plant
men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
BIDS FOR PRINTING ARE
OPENED AT COURT HOUSE

Bids for county printing were open
ed at a meeting of the public expendi-
lures committee OF the board of SUI
pervisors held at the court house this
morning. 1t was decided TO delay &C
ton until next Monday at which time
representatives of the competing con-
Germs will be given an opportunity TO
explain their figures. The committee
is composed of J. Z. Larkin, Edward
Cool and r A. Douglas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
HUBBARD PREPARES TO
CALL A BOARD MEETING

County Clerk II. B. Hubbard is pre-
pairing to call a meeting of the board
of supervisors for Dec. s, one day af-
ter the newly elected county officers
will take their positions. Among 9TH
or matters the board will select a
superintendent for the county infirm-
ary. and elevator conductor and JAM
tor for the court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
WALKING Backward.

A very difficult walking feat was
accomplished in England in 1926. when
a well known pedestrian named Lloyd
undertook afor a bet to walk thirty
miles backward in nine hours. This
he succeeded in doing. with fourteen
minutes to spare, on the the road be-
tween Bagshot and Portsmouth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
Lord RObertS wa"
was a caDt"<
first

they
ord after a few
Zip. Three of the six
---uled in infancy, while the son,
.heutenant Frederick Hugh, was NOR
tally wounded on Dec. Is, 1899, in an
attempt which won him the Victoria
Cross, to save the guns at the disas
trous British defeat at Colenso.
1t was shortly after this that the ia
Their went to South Africa to take
charge of the English troops. The
two surviving children are Lady Ali
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16

Patten. +. b. Ross. W. II. Ruhser. Mrs.
j. ID. Smith. Mrs. Guy Sherman. Ben +.
Sailor (3), Ed. Simmons. Stancliff &
Mason. DR.. NJ. Saucerman. Geo. Sem
per. J. r. Seymour, Otto Simmon, Mrs.
Belle Sible. Mrs. Mary Slime. Fred L.
Temple, Otto Voss, Curley Williams,
James Weis.
HARRY P. SIMPSON,
Postmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
AT NEW HARPER CAFE

Character night tonight. New
cabaret talent has been engaged
(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16
The

The
government
literally for the WI.
ents of the men who fall III -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-16

Postmaster Fry of San Francisco
threatens discharge of employees
caught reading postcards.