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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
H. H. HULL BEGINS WORK
AS M0lDING INSTRUCTOR

II. II. Hull has been employed by
the local board of education to take
charge OF the molding class of the To-
cal high school. Mr.. Hull comes with
excellent references. having been en-
gagged by the Rock Island Stove com
pany as a molder. working in that ca
pacity for 20 years.
He was in charge of the foundry in
the manual arts building for the first
time this afternoon. when the classes
in this line of work convened. Mr..
HulI's classes will meet two after
moons of each week in the foundry
during this semester, while probably
three afternoons may be spent at the
work next semester, according to a.
G. Hill of the manual arts building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
HAZINC THE NUDE
is TOLD BY COED
"Ducking" and Red Ink Paint
ing Described by Pur-
due Girl.

Lafayette, Ind, Dec. 17.-Miss Mabel
Rogers of Shoals, Ind, who says she
was subjected to hazing in the nude
and painted with red ink by seven
girl students when she was a freshman
in Purdue university last January,
came here yesterday and made an oral
statement before a notary public at
the office of the attorney for the seven
defendants from whom she is asking
$4,000 damages.
Miss Rogers said the girls appeared
In her room when she was studying.
AT first l took everything good
raturedIy," she said Then they
gradually grew rougher. After tney
had stuck me VITA pins did not laugh
any more and resisted each time that
t. ~ took hold of me. Then it was
suggested that | be put in the bathtub.
Two of them took off my bathrobe and
outer suit and then threw me into the
tub of cold water. They had me in the
tub about two minutes.
once the door was opened and
screamed to the other girls of the
house to come to my assistance. No
one came. l think that l was pushed
unCer the water once, for my hair was
wet when ] got back to my room. All
The girls laughed when l splashed into
the cold water"
Miss Rogers also told how she was
PAINTED with red ink and said she was
fnslly allowed to return to her room.
She said that she was very i'll after the
hath in the cold water and that her
health was impaired as a result.
The case will come up for trial early
next month. Will r. Wood, who has
charge of the case for the seven de-
PENDANTS, will have the assistance of
several oil er lawyers. The case will
be bitterly fought.
The defendants are Mary Clark OF
Indianapolis, Ruth Cowan of Chicago,
Mary Sheridan of Attica, Agnes Phil
lips of Monroeville, May Blue of Star
City Esther Kistner of Terre Haute
and Helen Lee of Oxford. Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
WANTS MAYOR TO
Get HUBBY BACK
Mount Vernon Woman Writes
Letter Stating That For
mer Spouse Is Here.

After being divorced from her hus-
band, Cornelius n Miller, Mrs. Minnie
Miller. Mount Vernon, Ohio. wants her
husband back again. as she is not max
ing ENDS meet
Mayor H. NJ. Schriver today receiv-
ed a letter from the woman in which
she said that she believed her husband
TO be in this city, he having received
express packages and mail here. She
states that ne is a timer.
Mrs. Miller, in the communication.
stated that she was granted a divorce
on the grounds of cruelty. She wants
her hubby back again, though. and Of
fered the following description of him
to aid in finding him: 50 years old,
feet , inches tall, and dark brown
hair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

dren preceded him in death several
years ago and at the present time his
son Gilman is very sick with pneu-
monia.
Rev. L. Z. Ellison attended a minis
terial meeting in Rock Island Monday.
Mrs Charles Huntley, who has been
quite i'll the past two weeks, is now
able to be about aagin.
There will be a cantata at the
church Christmas eve entitled THE
Sign in the Sky" A cantata will also
be given by the smaller children and
there will be special music.
John Carlson as rented his farm to
Peter Thomas for next year He will
have a sale next Saturday and dis
pose of all his stock and farm ma
Mr. Carlson has been living
in the village the past year and has
now decided not to return to the farm.
The church choir met Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Huntley for practice and re
hearsal for the Christmas entertain
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Ruby have
gone to Sears to spend the winter
with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schaum
Peter Johnson went to Moline
Mrs. Brown Dies
The remains of Mrs. Bessie Brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
ANDALUSIA

Word has been received by friends
here of the death of Asa Parker, which
occurred Dec. IL. after an illness of
penumonia at the home of his son,
Gilman, at Duyallup, Wash. He was
laid TO rest at Oregon City, Dec. IA.
Had Mr.. Parker lived till March 10, he
would have been 81 years old. Mr.
Parker lived here great many years,
having formerly owned the store that
Charles Wenks now owns. He and his
wife were active workers in the Bap-
fist church where for many years he
held the Office of deacon. He leaves
two sons and his wife. Several chill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
CONTRACT is LET
FOR A MONUMENT
M. R. Iglehart Will Furnish Me-
mortal To Be Erected in
Honor of Soldiers.

At meeting of the Soldiers Mon
umental association, held last evening
at the court house, a contract was
awarded 10 NJ. r. Igiehart for the mon-
umeat which is to be erected at Chip
piannock cemetery in memory of the
soldier dead Of this community
Il is hoped 10 have the dedication
by the latter part OF May or the first
Of June. The cost for the memorial
viii be somewhere between 81. 700 and
$4,000. The association has 81 400 in
cash in the bank and 1851 in unpaid
pledges. The members are anxious
10 have the subscriptions settled at
once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
miss DOLLY DIMPLES"
READY TO BE PRESENTED

The first performance OF the pretty
play, Miss Dolly Dimples," will be
given this evening al the Illinois the
atre. The production. in which some
of the cleverest young people of the
city will be seen, has been carefully
planned under the direction of Miss
Edna Moorehead and an excellent at
traction is assured. The performance
will be repeated tomorrow evening.
The shows are being presented under
the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
SAM FRYER CASE
IS REVERSED And
CAUSE RENAMED
riuois Supreme Court Orders
New Trial for Second
Hand Dealer.
WAS CONVICTED BY BENDER
s5neipsI Witness for Prosecution Is
Now IN Penitentiary-5is Vic
tory fer the Defense.

] Springfield. Ill. Dec. 1.-THE SUI
-vne court handed down an opinion
4 4 the case OF the people Of state OF
r-ois. defendant. in error vs.. sam
r-sr. plaintiff. in error in which the
5.Ement OF the circuit court Of Rock
iand is reversed and the cause re-
rsrded-
he above dispatch from Springfield
I'll be read with great interest by
.sose who followed the sensational
san Fryer trial in circuit court last
ss-ing The ruling OF the high trib-
nal. IN which the verdict OF guilty re-
z-ned by a jury in the local court is
reversed. IS a big victory for s. r
Esnworthy. Andrew Olson and B. F.
sehnver. attorneys for the secondhand
-an who fought the charge against
helr client with determination for
5Oaths-
Convicted BY Bender.
Fryer was convicted on the testi-
nony OF SilaS Bender. seIfconfessed
thief. who IS now doing time in Jof+et.
seven indictments were returned
lEzlnst the secondhand man charging
-sceiving stolen property. on the
sreugth OF the testimony OF Bender.
fryer was found guilty of receiving
iI25 worth Of hardware which Ben
.er declared he stole from the II. :.
'arks and the Reid stores. in Moline.
After two weeks bitter legal bat
l.. Fryer was found guilty by a jury
nj Judge r. ". Olmsted sentenced
i'm 10 an izdeterminate sentence in
he state penitentiary. The case went
o the supreme court on -.rit of error
md that tribunal reserved and re-
handed
Whether Mr.. Fryer Will he bro-4st
10 trial again depends. according TO in
,ormatiou given out at the states at
iomey's Office today. upon the extent
snd scope Of the ruling OF the supreme
court
II the court holds that Bender was
Al accomplice and that Fryer was CON .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
EIGHTH AVENUE FLOODED
BY BURSTEO WATER PIPE

Eighth avenue between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets this morning had
the appearance of a small slough. and
many pedestrians were Inconvenience
as a result. Water mains had bursted
and flooded the streets. Superintend-
ent If Waterworks X. W Sharp had
q force of men CT hand early and the
damaged main was repaired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
is OPERATED ON FOR AN
ATTACK OF APPENDICITIS

Pierre Weisler. 1Ol5 Seventeenth
street, was seized with an acute at
tack OF appendicitis late yesterday aft
ernoon. and his condition became such
that an immediate operation was nee
essary- He was rushed to the hospital
at o'clock in the city ambulance,
and operated upon at $50. .Gangrene
had set in but he withstood the shock
OF the operation and will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
Market hunters on Big Lake shipped

Market hunters on Big Lake shipped
in one day to Chicago 5000 ducks.
Under the present law sportsmen feel
that they are being made the goat as
long as market hunters are allowed
to ship to Chicago with impunity. Sew
eraI sportsmen told the writer that
the number of ducks killed in the
southeastern part of Missouri and the
Big Lake country has been the great
est in many years. This terrible
slaughter of our migratory birds, we
trust will be thing of the past after
the next meeting of the Illinois legis-
laiure.
All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
OBITUARY
Mrs. Minnie Fues.

Mrs. Minnie Fues, 10 years of age,
died at o'clock this morning at the
home of her son, Louis w, 723 Third
street She had been suffering for a
number of years with asthma.
Her maiden name was Minnie Oster-
hage, and she was born in Brunswick,
Germany. Oct. 90. 1899. She was mar
ried to h Fues in Germany, and he
preceded her in death three years. The
couple came to America in 1866. The
family moved 10 Rock Island % years
ago from Fort Madison. Iowa, and she
had lived here since. She was mem
Der of the German Lutheran church.
She is survived by two sons. Louis.
Rock Island. and Charles, Hoboken.
y. J.. and two daughters. Mrs. Minnie
Cawi and Mrs. r. Hildebrandt. both of
this city.
Snyder Funeral.
The funeral of Irwin Levi Snyder,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
Bazaar and Sale Clears $25.

The Progressive Art club held sale
Of aprons and fancy work yesterday
at the Masonic hall in South Rock Is
land, from which they cleared $25.
They disposed of a quilt which was
given 70 Mrs. H. E. Burris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

Nioted on his testimony. then in all
probability the prosecution would have
10 ne dropped. since Bender was prac-
ticaily the sole witness for the state
u the reversal comes because of i'm
proper instructions OF the court or
Other technical reasons. then the
prosecution will be pushed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
THOMPSON Is SECRETARY
OF STATES ATTORNEYS

\ telegram from Chicago this after
noon announces the election of Floyd
+. Thompson. states attorney of Rock
Island county, to the Office of secre-
tary and treasurer of the Iainois
States Attorneys association. The as
sociation has been holding it's annual
meeting in Chicago this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
Nahra Infant.

Infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. y. Nahra.
1881 Nineteenth street died at IL
O'Clock last night. Burial was made
this afternoon at O'Clock in Calvary
cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
AUTO STRIKES CURLING
AND Is BADLY DAMAGED

a. +. Nelson, Moline, ran his auto
mobile into the curbing at the corner
OF Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street
last evening at 10 o'clock. The ma
chine was badly damaged, the lamp
and fender in front being smashed by
the impact
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

colored, who passed away Tuesday
evening at $50 at the home of c. Da-
Wis. 72O Thirteenth street, will be sent
to her former home in Fort Madison,
Iowa, tonight for burial. Mrs. Brown
was 80 years old and born in Musca-
tine Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
CHAIRMAN Names
JAIL COMMITTEE
Supervisors Chosen by John
Upton to Attend to Pre-
liminaries of Building.
MEET AFTER THE HOLIDAYS
Early Sessions Will Be Devoted to De-
terminins Location of Struc-
ture and Plans.

John Upton, chairman of the board
of supervisors today named the super
visors who would act as the commit
tee with him in the building of the
county Jail.
The following is the committee:
John Upton. Bowling; J. c. Bur
goyne, Andalusia; r NJ. McMurphy,
Canoe Greek; Leslie Hanna, Yuma;
Martin Sievers. Coal Valley: S. r.
Wright and Henry Ruben. Rock Is
land; and Charles S. Kerne and John
Weckel, Moline
The committee will not meet until
after the holidays. When organized,
there will be several matters TO be de-
cided before bids are advertised for.
Question of Location.
Among these is the question of the
location of the Jail, whether it will be
situated at the present site. or else
where than the court house yards.
Other counties having built county
jails in recent years, have aimed to To-
cate them some distance from the
court house, leaving the equare free
of buildings with the exception of the
county institute.
After this is decided the question
of specifications and architects draw
ings will have TO be gone over and
plan of building to be erected decided
upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

who was found dead in a shed at the
rear of his home Tuesday morning,
was held al o'clock this afternoon,
from the home. 2409 Eleventh street
Burial was in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
Adams Funeral.

The remains of Thomas Jefferson
Adams. pioneer settler of Mercer coun-
ty will be sent to Viola for burial Sat
urday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17
LICENSED TO WED
colored Children TO Have Treat.

CoIored Children 70 Have Ireat.
The Colored Ladies' Progressive Art
club will have tree at the Mckinley
Baptist church Tuesday. Dec. 20, for
the benefit OF all the colored children
in Rock Island. Mrs. Marie Golden is
chairman of the soliciting committee
and the ladies are selling benefit tick
els and soliciting any aid that the pub
lie will kindly give 10 them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-15

every citizen placing the welfare Of
his community. his state and hiD coun-
try above party politics. A man who
does not. have at least decent respect
for the law OF the land. and who has
not sufficient courage to enforce and
observe the law, regardless c. political
considerations, should not be sup
ported for any political office no mat
ter how sound he may be on academic
political questions.
Party politics should be a means
to an end-not the end itself. That
end is good government, and only that
government is good which has for its
foundation and cornerstone, justice. A
government based upon justice means
that each child is born into the world
free from preventable disease with the
right to childhood. wholesome
environment, an education and train
ing for the great duties of life: JUS
tce means that each laborer shall re-
ceive the fair share of the fruits of his
own toll; justice, therefore, means that
piety shall not consist in giving by
way of charity fractional part OF
what is due as matter of right; JUS
tice means free opportunity for indus
trial enterprise and all the business
activities of life unhampered by un-
lawful barriers. Justice means equal
rights regardless of sex. color, ma
tionality or religion. Justice, therefore,
furnishes the means for the freest and
fullest development of man with an
ever increasing sacredness placed upon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-15
Action of Single Spoonful
Surprises Manv

Marshalltown people who bought the
simple mixture of buckthorn bark.
glycerine, etc. known as Adler-i- ka.
are surprised at the INSTANT effect OF
a SINGLE SPOONFUL. This remedy
is so complete a bowel cleanser that it
is used successfully in appendicitis.
Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH upper and
lower bowel and ONE SPOONFUL re-
lieves almost ANY CASE of constipa-
ton. sour or gassy stomach. ONE
MINUTE after you take it the gases
rumble and pass out. b. A. Morgan,
druggist.
Druggist Turner at Albion reports
great success.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-15
Gard o. Thants.

We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for the beautiful fiow-
ers and sympathy extended during our
recent bereavement in the sickness and
death OF our beloved baby. Mr.. and
Mrs Ed Stanley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-15

Special for Saturday, one pounc
box of chocolates 20 cents. See our
window. Mcbride & Will Drug Com.
pany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-15

manhood and womanhood. This IL the
goal: Let us all do our part toward
the furtherance Of this end"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-15
BALLS POLICY
IS DEFENDED
Continued from page /

and tenantry a home owning citi-
zcnship is the basis Of patriotism,
prosperity and civilization. The ideal
-talus is that the man who works
he land should own the land. Land
monopoly is as lndcfensible as cor
borate monopoly. Absentee land
lordism is an historic curse in many
countries. The lessons of the past
warn us that no timc is to be lost
in facing and sol,ins our land prob
lens
We turn page Of Roman history
and Pliny tells us that the great es-
tates destroyed italy We thumb a
page of French history and learn
that just before the tragedy Of the
French revolution ! per cent of the
people owned all the lands in France.
In Great Britain, not so long ago,
500 men owned England 1000
men owned Scotland, 1000 men
owned ireland, 4U1 OF whom sat in
the house of lords IN revolution
stricken Mexico We are told that 200
families own one-llsll ana 6. 900 own
ali its lands. A more equitable dis
tribution of the land was the goal
OF Madoro, the dreamer and martyr;
while the war cry OF CarranZa is the
opportunity of the common people TO
acquire lands in small acreage 50
that they may become independent
and self supporting.
The voice OF democracy cries out
against these conditions, whether
called scrfdom in Russia. peasantry
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-15


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I'm 1s.o De Toaa,.eyilla the great
Franebean visited tfis country, and
wrote. In America there are, prop
er,y snaaking ma FARMING tenants.
every man owns the ground he tilis
| rfftv Years thereafter the census Of
1qaa shows that only 81 per cent
of the families of The United States
owned homes or farms free from
daht that more uan one-half are
navine. rent
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The cid timers remember that l0ns
after the Civil war tenants were IN
| known in Texas. he census shows
that in 1854 more tan 81 rer cent
Of the farmers 4eHe tenants; IA
1880. y per ccDG in 1g5o, ~ per
cent. in 1900 - a,r esgi. Or. 20
view the situation fraH another an
| gle, throe-fourths 81 the population
of Texas are farme@s more than one
half Of those farh5ers are tenant
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-15
Would Not the Proposed Law BE
Eya.icd.

Is not the usury law all but a
dead letter? Did not the Bolton
Loan and Trust Company, III which
Mr. Ferguson WAS an active officer,
find way to evade the usury law :.
did not his company charge usuri-
| GUS rate for loans to farmers; ana
before money was advanced even at
an eXorbitant rate, did not his COM
panH exact as Il par. of the contract
the right to marka5 tie farmers cot
ton at one dollar PER bale; and did
not the farmer have to pay the one
dollar per bale, whether or not he
marketed the cotton or the company
marketed the cotton, and are not
the records OF Bell county plasterea
with hundreds Of such contracts
made by MT. Fergnaoa's company to
the Bell county Farmers?
If other goseraels and legisla-
lures have not been able to pass
laws regulating interest that Will
Fprohibit Mr.. Ferguson charging a
usurious bonus, what success will
| ME- Ferguson and tie next legisla-
ture have in passing laws regulating
land rents to preyeh. other landlords
collecting an excessive bonus?
Would not landlords and ten
ants resort to subterfuee to make
their own contracts AS a partial
consideration for renting, would
they not agree that the tenant
should build Il fence or dig ditch
or pull some stampS or buy some
mules at fancy priees.* And If the
landlord be forced to rent land for
less than he desires, will the tenant
not suffer for lack CT conyentencas
that make. his 1ard lot hardero
Would he not be charged for water
and wood and garden; will he mt
have even less icommoidous unarters
In which to shelter his family; will
not the landlord forsgo whitewash-
Ing the premises or stopping the
cracks In the walls or the leaks n
the roof?
Would the Proposed Law Re
Effective?
Would 1t not be as idle as A
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-15
Dates for Candidates Speaking


Candidates for county offices will
speak at the following places and
dates:
Bristol, June %, p. M; Trum-
bull, June 20, p. M; Red Oak,
June "a, p. m; Ovilla, June IS,
p m; Mt. Peak. June rs, s D.
M; Bardwell, June 81, 3 D. m. How
ard, June II, s p. M; Forreston
June %, p. m; Boz, June 80, s
p, m; Milford, July l, s D. m. !.
Avalon, July 2, 5 p. m; Italy, July
4, p. m; Rankin, July &, s D. m !.
Ensign, July 7. 5 p. M; Alma, July
5, p. m; Telico, July 8, s D. M;
Crisp, July 10. s p. M: Ennis, July
T. =. M; Boyce, July IL, p.
NJ; Waxahachie, July IS, 3 d. m.