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The Washington times., 1914-07-11
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District Of CO.
lumbia-Partly cloudy tonight and Sun
day; not much change in temperature.
The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Truck Hits Wagon.

A motor truck belonging to the Quar-
termaster Department of the Marine
Corps and a horse and wagon owned
and driven by Michael Rossoff, of Falls
Church. Va, were in collision this
morning OH street between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets. Both
vehicles were slightly damaged The
truck was being operated by Patrick
Conway.
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Injured Boy Says Motor
Wheel Run Over Neck

Declaring that an automobile wheel
passed over his neck. Raymond Brau-
zaIl, sixteen years old. Of 1901 NJ street
is patient at the Emergency Hos
pital but beyond a severe shock and
minor injuries about the body, the sur
geons are unable to find any injury.
Brauzall was riding a bicycle OF
PENNSYLVANIA avenue this morning
When near Seventh street he was
knocked from his wheel in collision
with an automobile owned and operated
by Glory c. Benson, of the Hotel Ban
croft
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
TIDE TABLE,

TIDE TABLE.
High tide-10:56 a. m. and 11:23 p. m.
Low tide-5:0S a. m. ana SO p. m.
SUN TABLE
Sun rises.........4:46 Sun sets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
REV. THURL0W TO
SPEAK AT THE "Y''

Rev. II. Marshall Thurlow, of Ath-
ems. Ohio. will speak at the mems
meeting at the Y. NJ. c. \. tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock. His subject
is AN Ambition for the New Year
There will be special music by ]. f.
Payne, of Muscatine. All men are
welcome at this meeting.
The b. G. NJ, an organization of the
old days in the y. NJ. c. A. is TO be
organized tomorrow afternoon by the
boys at their meeting at o'clock. The
boys who have formerly been inter
ested in the organization are all urged
TO be present, and the new boys are
expected TO attend as well.
w. B. Mcintyre is to give the ad-
dress of the afternoon. His talk viii
be appropriate TO the hanging of a
new picture which is 10 be placed in
the boys department. This picture
in fine reproduction of Hoffman's
famous painting. The Boy Christ,
and is to be placed in connection with
the motto of the boys. which is
Clean speech, clean sport, clean
habits, service"
Officers will be announced at to-
morrow's meeting. and the work of
the b. c. NJ. will be taken. up with
full force at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
GOOD TIME WILL
BE GIVEN CLERKS

The first of next week. local hotel
clerks will pleasantly entertain the
Illinois Hotel Clerks association. who
at that time a great many OF the
members are expected TO arrive by to-
morrow night.
Frank Bertelsen. TO whom all the
credit is due for bringing the conven-
tion TO this city. will act as host at
the Harms hotel He also has charge
OF the program for the big feature of
the session. a banquet 10 be held at
the Harms Monday night Lunch will
also be served at the Harper house
and the ladies' will be served at the
Rock Island house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
PASTOR INvOKES
LAW ON C0SSIPER
Kenosha, Wis, Priest Has Man
Arrested on Charge of
SANDER Character.

Kenosha, Wis, Jan. 3.-The new
Wisconsin law providing Jail sentences
and heavy fines for gossipers was in
voked in Kenosha yesterday after
noon when warrant was issued on a
complaint by Rev William d. Malone,
pastor of ST Thomas Acquinas Eng
Iish Catholic church, for the arrest of
Frank NJ Stewart. Stewart is well
known in Kenosila.
The warrant charges Stewart with
criminal SANDER II is alleged he or
iCinated and circulated story reflect
ing on the integrity and personal char
acter of the priest. Father Malone
made the statement TO his parish on
Thursday and then appealed TO the
district attorney.
Stewart was brought into court yes
terday afternoon. His attorney refused
to waive examination and Stewart was
held in bonds of $500 pending an ad-
journed hearing today He refused TO
discuss the charges after he had been
on bail
Il have no hesitancy III giving on.
any statement that can" said Father
Malone. This is 4 deliberate effort on
the part of ar anti-Catholic agitator
10 besmireh the priesthood OF the
church. aud he has ne hesitaney in
seeking 10 drag into the mire of Sian.
de- the names OF women who stand
high in the city and in religious life.
The story is baseless and conceived in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
EDGEWOODCHURCH
CALLS DR.. TAYLOR
Acting Supply Asked to Become
Pastor at Annual Session
Finances Good.

At the annual meeting OF the con
gregation OF Edgewood Baptist church
corner Forty-fourth street and Fifth
avenue. held last evening. the acting
pastor, DR.. &. +. Taylor, was extend
ed a call TO become the regular pastor
Of the church DR.. Taylor has been
acting as supply for the pulpit and has
been intimately connected with the
work OF the congregation for year
or more and is thoroughly familiar
with its needs. An answer has not yet
been given by DR.. Taylor.
Reports OF the work and progress
OF the church for 1913 were presented
by DR.. Taylor and by the various Of
f.cers, societies and committees. All
these reports show good progress and
q cheerful. successful. progressive
year OF work and advance along ali
lines. The spirit of the occasion was
one OF hope and courage.
Owing to the lateness of the hour
the annual election OF officers was
only completed I'm part and will be
taken up az an adjourned session. The
church has not only met its annual
budget. but closes the year with a
surplus in it's treasury and il antici-
pates a year of aggressive work. \
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
JANUARY SESSION
OF CIRCUIT COURT
OPENS ON MONDAY
Indications Are That Approach
ing Term Will Be an IN
usually Busy One.
GRAND JURY WILL REPORT
Tuesday and Wednesday VIII Be De-
voted to Naturalization
Matters.

The January term of circuit court
Will convene Monday. From ali indi-
cations the approaching session will
be busy one. In addition to a heavy
criminal calendar. there will be an
abundance of chancery and civil suits
to be heard.
The grand jury will report Monday
afternoon at o'clock to Judge r. w.
Olmsted. Those on the panel are:
Cordcva-C. L. Petit
Coe-E1gar Wa.thers.
Canoe Creek-W. y. Pearsall.
Zuma-B. B. Osborn.
Port Byron-S. w Martin.
HamEton-William Seuss.
South Moline-William NJ. Ferry
AIoline-B. T. Washburn, A. c. Van
der Vennet, Al Strathman.
Rock Island-Frank Meenan, w. c.
Peck, Thomas Carney, Albert V. Sug-
den.
South Rock Island-W. Z. Bailey.
Black Hawk-Edward Spiegel.
Coai Valley-James Callahan.
Rural-Peter II. Simmon.
Bowling-Frank Mcconnell.
EdgingtCn-Thomas NJ. Doonan.
Administration. NitZ.
Buffalo Prairie-Otis E. Kimball.
Drury-Oakley McGinnis.
Naturalization Matters.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be
devoted TO naturalization matters,
while chancery cases will probably
be heard the rest of the week. Judge
Olmsted will arrange a docket for the
following weeks business, so that
when the petit jurors report. January
II, there viii probably be much bust
ness ready for their attention.
There are a number of important
criminal CO ses awaiting trial, includ-
ing that of Alphons Vens who is
charged with the murder of Basil
Martens, the South Rock Island dairy
man. The county jail has goodly
of inmates who have been
bound over TO the grand jury and If
true bills are required, States At
torney f. E. Thompson will find him
self very busy man for the next few
weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03


hospital in the hope Of saving his
life
Little was walking along the street
ald seemed TO be in a Respondent
frame OF mind. Pedestrians noticed
the man take something from his
pocket and place It in his mouth. He
staggered toward the policeman and
informed him in the words mentioned
above that he had taken the deadly
robson.
The mans stomach was pumped at
the hospital and the poison was re.
moved. The bottle which Little threw
away was OF four ounce capacity.
Reports from Mercy hospital in
Davenport late this afternoon state
that Titles condition Is very bad but
that he has fighting chance for life.
lie Is conscious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
PERSONAL POINTS

Miss Catherine Oliver OF Preston.
Iowa. is a guest OF relatives in the
city.
Fred Blank Of walcott. Iowa. was
N town yesteday on business and Wis
lung relatives.
James &. Carlton or Louisville. XIV.
has returned to that city after a weeks
visit m the city.
\ son was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. H. W. McCauley. 1900 Four
teenth-and-a-half street.
The Misses Clara and Bertha Al
bright and Catherine -Salter OF Peoria
are guests Of relatives in this city.
States Attorney F. Z. Thompson has
returned from Roodhouse. Ill. where
he spent the holiday season with rela-
lives.
Morris Fisher. who has been visit
ing friends here over the holidays.
returned to his home at Joliet. last
night
Mr.. and Mrs. \. c. Zimmerman
have returned to their home in De
troit. Mich. after a holiday visit in
the city.
Mr.. ard Mrs. John Warner of
Geneseo visited in the city yesterday
enroute TO Kansas City, Mo. They
will spend the winter At various
places in the south.
Mrs. VI. {. Bulger and son Charles
have returned home from Bayard.
Iowa. after a holiday visit at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Maxwell. the lat
ter z daughter of Mrs Ringer
Mrs. r. c. Xander. 1906 Eleventh
avenue, was called TO Macomb this
by the serious illness of her
father. \. C. GiIfry. for many years
a prominent grocer OF that city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
old SETTLER is
CALLED To REST
John j. Antony, Who for so
Years Lived in Rock Island,
Passes Away.

John Jacob Antony. who has been
resident of this city for over fifty
years. died at his home. SIC Third ave
nue. at 1880 this morning. He was born
in Hessendamstedt. Germany. Feb. "a.
1880. and would have been 81 years
old next February. He came to this
country in 1851. crossing the Atlantic
in a sail boat. Mr.. Antony came di-
rect to Rock Island, settling here in
1851. and had seen this city grow from
n village and was well known among
the old settlers and well liked by all.
lie was employed by the Rock Island
Pillow Co. for over 81 years.
Besides his widow. he is survived
by two sons, John and Peter. OF this
city. and three daughters. Mrs. Mary
Hoffman of Rock Island. Elizabeth and
Margaret at home. Also nine grand
children and six great-grandchildren.
The funeral services will be held
Monday morning at 9 O'Clock from st.
Joseph's church. Dean J. ]. Quinn Of
hciating. Burial will be made in the
family lot at Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
The Oyster.

The oyster is II very ancient fnstitu-
ton and most honorable one. From
time Immemorial poets have sung OF
him and orators have dwelt upon his
charms. Juvenal, the most illustrfouS
OF ell satirists. enlivened the literary
charms OF the reigns of Trojan and
Hadrian with his comments on the
oyster. and the comments were not
satirical either. but warmly commend
atory. The oyster. the trie cosmopo-
lite. is found pretty nearly everywhere
and was. the delight OF the world for
ages upon ages before the man from
Genoa found the shores of America
New York American
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03

within the past two months two i'm
iSNant tcWns-Transcona AID Coquit-
'-'-have sprung up IN western Can
ga The Canadian Pacific railway
--'led another seaport in the neigh
-'inood of Vancouver and Coquitl1n
rs founded In Few weeks land 20
~ value Of 100000 was disposed Of.
.-a some OF The property offered a.
80 per fcot frontage IS now selling a.
'hiee times tha- figure.
o., Al about the same time Il was found
:. me terminal railroad yards OF the
X 10 Winnipeg were no longer
% cope with the increase IN traf.
and the new town OF Transcona
- iou7ded. a million dollars worth
!, % Nere sold in three weeks. SCme
ne lots have already come near to
f--'supiing their value.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
PROMINENT WOMAN
A PHILANTHROPIST

T. C. Wenger, attorney for the Beth
any home and the Humane society of
this city. is in receipt of four checks
from a prominent Rock Island woman
whose name is withheld, the amounts
TO be donated to four well known char
liable Institutions of Rock Island.
Each check is for s25 and the donor
desires that they be given to the Beth
any home. the Humane society, the
Visiting Nurse association and the
Associated Charities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
Trick of the Orator.

Disraeli. whose eloquence Lord Cur
zon ranks below that of GLADSTONE.
tried hard to give his hearers the im-
preston that he was not in the habit
of preparing his speeches Discussing
Plunket's eratory with Disraei. Lord
Granville remarked that the Irish
statesman hesitat5d so long for a
word that he seemed to be on the
point OF breaking down. Lord bless
you.' Disraeli exclaimed. Did that
take You in? Why, that is part of the
trick. have often done it to make it
appear that my speech has not been
prepared. London Chronicle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
One Hundred Hats
at Just HALF

falsehood. and l am convinced ii would
not be believed by any fair minded
man in this community
AS a duty to the church and to the
great body of the clergy, | feel i'm
PEELED to force the widest investiga-
ton of the case. If possible, the names
OF the parties to this vile story will
remain untold. / alone am willing to
make the fight to show the falsity Of
the story
Judge Randall barred all spectators
from his court when Stewart was ar
raigned. The court said the facts in
the case would be kept as secret as
possible without defeating the ends
OF Justice. He said the hearing would
be held in chambers. if necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
BATTLES IN POETRY.
In Tuscany Even the Peasants Indulge
In This Pastime.

In This Pastme.
Visit the home OF n peasant in Tus-
cany on some winters evening and you
Will he surprised and charmed. writes
Mr.. Richard Bagot in The Italians of
Today" Gathered round the kitchen
fire after the days work is done. these
peasants. fresh from their rough labor
In the fields and vineyards, vie with
each other in reciting poetry and tell
ing stories. Generally both are extern
poraneous. and often they have a good
deal of poetic grace and lima gination.
The gift Of reciting improvised poetry
is not. however. confined 10 the peas
ants in Tuscany. / know of an In
stance that occurred in my own neigh
borhood not so very long ago that Ger
tainly could not have occurred any
where hut in Tuscany. A local doctor
was driving to catch n train at Il sta
ton n few miles from me. ard on his
way ne was accosted by n colleague
who happened 10 be looking over his
garden wall. The colleague shouted
out a line of improyised verse 10 him.
upon which the other instantly pulled
up his horse and capped the line with
another.
Doctor No. responded. and for
three hours the poetic contest was con
tinued without cessation. In the mean
time the whole of the village had turn
ed out TO listen and TO make waGers on
which would be the first to lack an In
spiration. Ii was only as dusk came
on that doctor No. l remembered thar
be was on his way to catch II train,
Whether a patient was expecting
him / know not but I feel convinced
that such detail would not have been
allowed TO interfere with this war of
verses.
1t IS interesting to see that even the
illiterate peasants detect at once the
slightest departure from the form in
which the original lines are set and
the offender to have lost tie
match
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
MRS. W. HUGHES
FINDS HUSBAND
COLD IN DEATH
,.-,erder Suddenly Passes
.wav-Coroner's Jury In
vestigates Case.
ouE TO NATURAL CAUSES
=. ,yss Born IN Table Grove
- fsz4-Jares &. Bowers
Dies at ST. AHthony's-

,,-..- vrs William Hughes went 10
- her husband about els this
-.,,g Al their home, 7iN Four
-, and onc-haif street. she found
- dead. A physician was immed-
..,s,v called and found the body stiil
IN death having occurred a short
tine before
es-,ner-s inquest was c-auucted
-. -,o-nfne by DT. x. g. J. Meyers At
v.,,.s undertakiEs parlors. C. \
- a close friend OF the de-
---es vas the first 70 testify He
800 that the last time he had seen
a. Hughes alive was about o'clock
-, evening. and he seemed 10 be IN
lie usual happy mood Otto Seidlit;.'
so-mer employer OF Hughes. said that
- eeemed 10 be in a weakened condi-
,ior Of late and complained OF pains In
81 chest DR.. J. &. Souders advanced
the theory that "a severe cold. together
,-I,r his weakened condition, may
rave brought on acute pneumonia.
vbich vas-in all probability the cause
a his death.
M. Hughes said that her husband
lad been falling for some time. and
during the last tWo weeks seemed
worse than ever. and although she
wanted him 10 get medical attention
h. refused to do so. thinking that II
was nothing serious. During the night
he coughed a good deal and seemed %
have much difficulty in breathing, but
as il was customary FOR him TO do so
ne paid no more attention 10 it than
usual
From Natural Cause.
The coroner's jury returned a YER
dict Of death by natural causes. Will
IAN r. Hughes was 80 years OF age
md born in Table Grove. Fulton
County. Ill. Nov Is. 1874 He was
united IN marriage 90 Miss Ruth Sam
pc January >. 1901. and had lived
here about four years. He had been
employed a. bartender at SlotenberE's
saloon. rs Eighteenth street. and was
& member Of the barteuders' union.
Besides MS wife he IS survived by
one SOD. Jerome. one daughter. Helen.
three sisters. Mrs. ". HOims. Des
Nome. Mrs e. Chitman. Macomb;
I'm. P Hendrick. and one brother. !
Wiki Hughes, Table Grove.
James {. Bowers.
James 2. Bowers died last night at
S. AnthOny's hospital OF heart dis
Ease. following a short illness. He j
Vas So years OF age and born in 1850. 4
B5Eers had been emp Dyed as porter .
b. Byron Lukens for some time and .
lived At 1901 Second avenue II IS not .
moWn whether he had any relatives
living Bowers had lived here for four
r five years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
LAD Is INJURED IN
COASTING ACCIDENT

The 10-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Reid, was seriously injured this
morning in an accident on Seventeenth
street near Eighth avenue. He was
coasting with another boy when they
were struck by big Velie car. The
police are trying to find the driver,
who stopped his car and took the boy
home. but did not leave his name.
The boys back was ripped open and
he may be internally injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
Where the Poets Worked.

The sixth grade of IL certain school
In foreign settlement in one OF our
cities was learning the use OF posses
siveS.
The book required the pupils 10 cor
rect and expand into complete sen
tence the following expression: mil
ton and Shakespeare's works" Joseph
NIkodym handed in this sentence
Milton and Shakespeare work In u
coal mine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
Mrs. AUGUSTA Parehert.

Mrs. Augusta Parchert aged &C years.
passed away at her home near Illinois
City yesterday after an illness OF more
than II weeks duration from gangrene
in the left limb.
Deceased was born in Germany in
1917 and came 10 this vicinity in 1869,
having resided there since that time.
She was married Dec. 80, 1871, TO w.
+. Parchert. who died two years ago.
Left 10 mourn the death are six chill
dren. Mrs. Valentine Netter. Mrs.
George Rausch. Mrs. John Furst. Hans
d. Parchert and William Parchert, all
OF Illinois City. and Mrs. Omar Duff
field of Central City. Iowa. She was
preceded to the grave by three
children. In addition TO the children,
two brothers are left. Carl and William
Pullman of Illinois City.
Funeral services win be held at 10
O'Clock omorrow morning at the home.
and at II o'clock at the Methodist
Episcopal church. with interment in
Illinois City cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
DAVENPORT MAN
TRIES TO SUICIDE
Percy Little Makes Desperate
Effort to End Life by Taking
Strychnine.

Z have taken stry-hn.ne 10 end my
H,e--
Az these words fell from the lips OF
Percy Little, 30 years old. 1914 sum
Hfit avenue. Davenport. the man
a"ooned a. the feet Of Traffic Patrol
men John Estes a. the corner OF Third
md Brady street yesterday afternoon.
Ine city ambulance and Police
Surgeon Ficke we're hastily summoned
Aad the man was rushed TO Mercy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
LICENSED TO WE'D
ASSOCIATION ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR YEAR

At a meeting of the Coal Valley as
sociation held this afternoon in that
village. officers were elected for the
ensuing year and arrangements made
for the holding of mid-winter fair
there at future date. The meeting
was held in the town hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03

The busiest and migntIest little
thing that ever was made is Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They do the work whenever you re-
auire their aid. These tablets change
weakness into strength. fistlessness
into energy. sloominoss into joyous
ness. Their action $ SO gentle one
don't realize thsy have taken q pur-
gative Sold by all druggists.-
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
TWO MASONIC LODGES TO
HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION

Trio lodge. No. 81. a. F. & A NJ.
and the Rock Island chapter. No. 26s,
o. Z. $. will hold joint installation,
Of officers next Thursday evening at
7:3O. in the Masonic temple. All
members are cordially invited TO at
tend. Dancing will follow the bust
ness session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
POLICE NEWS

No cases OF importance came up
before Police Magistrate Smith this
morning in police court. The case of
Mary Dietz was dismissed.
The cases of Alois Duvyjonck and
Cyriei Bonnie also came up. but were
continued for investigation by the
grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03

London - Charles Dawson. who
found the famous Piltdown skull. has
discovered that members OF an Eski-
mo tribe have more backbone than
the rest OF humanity: they have an
extra vertebra. TO which small ribs
are attached.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROJECTS is HELD

a public hearing for six inch water
mains on Eighth avenue between
Thirtieth and Thirty-fourth streets, in
Mclnnis' addition The board of To-
cal improvements approved both pro-
jecis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
OFFICERS INSTALLED
BY ROCK ISLAND LODGE

The recently elected officers of Rock
Island lodge No. 65S. \. F. & A NJ.
were installed at a meeting held last
evening in Masonic temple
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
STUDENTS ARE ENROLLING
AT BROWNS TODAY
For the New Term. Monday, Jan. 5.
1914.

Several young people will start at
Browns business college. Monday. the
beginning OF 2 new term. You can
not do better than to enroll for one
OF the following courses: Stenotypy.
shorthand and typewriting and book
keeping (Adv.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03
TEACHERS SCARCE IN
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY

day to the county superintendent of
schools for examination. The exams
were held yesterday and today. A
total of five took the test, being the
smallest number to apply for certifi-
Gates for some years.