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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
M'NAMARAIS HOST
TO HIS DELEGATES
M. w. A. Head Clerk Makes
Good on His Promise Prior
to County Camp.
TREATS SUPPORTERS AT "Y"
Luncheon Set for April I Develops
Into Dinner to Show Gratitude
for Loyalty.

An enthusiastic rally was held on
A but, strange as it may seem, it was
not for political purposes. The only
politics injected into it came through
j. F. Witter ana S. ]. Collins and was
by sufferance.
The object of the meeting was gas
tronoLlic rather than oratorical or for
the transaction of other business.
James Mcnamara, head clerk of the
Modern Woodmen of America, was
host and administration delegates to
the county camp held here April 1
were guests. In advance of the county
camp it was announced that Mr.. Nc
Namara would entertain the delegates
at a noon lunch on that day and they
would go from the Y. NJ. c. A. to the
convention hall. However. the maneu-
vers of the opposition early in the day
were such as to cause the administra-
ton board of strategy to decide
against mobilization and a mass for
nation in the charge on the meeting
place. The forces were thrown into
the hall in open formation, as it were.
In speaking to the delegates last
evening Mr.. Mcnamara said he had
never lost sight of his promise to give
the delegates that spread, for he did
not want to be placed in the position
of the ordinary seeker after Office who,
when he gets it, forgets the obliga-
tions and promises of the campaign.
About one hundred were seated at the
banquet board, the dining room being
comfortably filled. Dinner was served
at o'clock and there was a short
program afterward.
Says Insurgents Are Quiet.
F. O.. Van Calder was POSTMASTER
and in introducing the speakers re-
viewed humorously some of the feat
ures of the fight of last spring in the
Woodman society.
we do not hear much about the in
surgents these days" he said, land we
are too busy enrolling new members
and reinstating the ones who were
scared away by the insurgents to pay
much attention TO the few feeble peeps
which still come from them occasion
ally"
Short impromptu addresses were
given by Mr.. Mcnamara, who explain
ed the purpose of the dinner, and by
]. F. Witter, S. ]. Collins, DIR. II. w.
Reed. Assistant Head Clerk Fred Burt.
Z. F. Johnson, C. r. Chamberlin and
John B. Corken. The company sang
some of the old favorites between
talks. with c. G. Taylor at the piano
and A. A. Burt acting as leader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
BOY FALLS UNDER FEET
OF HORSE AND is KICKED

Benjamin Guarv, years old, and
son of Joseph Guarv, proprietor of a
grocery store at 62S Eighth street, was
seriously injured yesterday afternoon
in an accident in which he was kicked
by horse.
The boy was sitting on the seat of
his fathers grocery wagon, when in
some manner he tumbled off, and fell
underneath the horse, which kicked
him. Two deep gashes were inflicted
beneath the lads right eye, and the
cheek bone was fractured. The lad
will be confined to his home for sew
eral weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
LAST EXCURSION OF
THE SEASON NOV. 8

Providing the weather is favorable
the last river excursion of the present
season will be held Sunday. Nov. 8, on
the steamer Black Hawk, through the
Moline locks to Hampton and return
The boat will leave here at in the
afternoon, returning at 6. The Black
Hawk will make its last trip to Mus
catine, Burlington and Quincy on Nov.
Is, returning here on the 18th, when 1t
will tow the wharf boat on the Iowa
side to the Davenport harbor. The
steamer Keokuk, will arrive here Nov.
10 to dock in the Davenport harbor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
TO KEEP FIREMEN THIN
Jersey Town Seeks Waist Reducer for
Its Defenders.

Montclair, N. chairman Thomas
p .McGlynn of the Montclair fire de-
partment has announced that he would
be glad to receive suggestions regard
ing practical methods of keeping the
members of the department from get
ting too fat for active service. Fires
are rare occurrences here, and the
chief exercise the men of the depart
ment have had in the last year has
been in checkers and pinochle.
Chairman McGlynn recently re
quested that the town physician
should examine the men, and the ply
sician's report, which has just been
submitted, shows that eighteen of the
firemen have gained from eight to ten
pounds in weight in one month, and
that their waist measurements have
increased from one to two inches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
INDIANS USE GOLD BULLETS
Captured Metal From American Min
ers Nodded for Guns.

Spokane, Wash.-It is not for their
aseptic qualities that the Yaquis Of So
nora, Mex, are casting the gold precip-
itates recently captured from an Amer
lean pack train into bullets, but be-
cause to them bullets are more valua.
BILE than gold. The Americans escaped
when the Yaquis attacked the pack
train, but several Mexican packers
were killed. The fight occurred at
Aqua Nueve, a pumping station at Ia
Colorado, about Is miles from there.
The value of the gold amounted to
$4,000.
1t is reported that soldiers Of the
Mexican troops are exposing them
selves unduly to the Yaquis' fire. in
the hope of clearing enough by the
operation to pay the doctor and leave
a net profit besides.
L. o. Cowan, who operated exten.
sively in Mexican mines. says the va
quis are expert manufacturers Of pow
der and that they have been. known 70
Il axe up cartridges with match heads
for caps.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03

Mexicans who passed the money are
not the counterfeiters, but that theN
are merely passing out the money.
Their game was to go into stores
and saloons, buy only a nickel's worth
of goods and make way with the
change. When arrested counterfeit
money and a large amount of change
was found in the pockets of the &C
cused.
Many of the saloons did not discover
that the money was bogus until max
ing up the change, and it is presumed
that some of the counterfeit money
may have passed back to customers.
The coins look much like the real
article except that they are soft and
fail to ring true. They can be easily
cut with a knife. indicating that the
metal chiefly used in them is lead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03

Sir George Paish, the English
financial expert now in this country
as a representative of the British
treasury department comforting with
officials at Washington, advocates the
opening of the American stock eX-
changes and has so informed the
committee controlling the affairs of
the New York stock exchange, and
the governing committee of the cot
ton exchange. He believes the
liquidation of American securities
held by Englishmen will be small
when the time comes to resume mar
ket operations, and that American
financial resources will not be in
jured in the absorption of such offer
fngs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
WILL DISCUSS CHANGE
IN BRIDGE AT HEARING

A public meeting will be held at the
Berry house at McGregor, Iowa, Nov.
10 at 10 a. m, to consider the question
of reducing the available length %
the draw span of the pontoon bridge
of the c. NJ. & ST. P. railway crossing
the Mississippi river at that city to
about 225 feet. and also to discuss the
matter of shortening or abandoning
the sheer boom.
All persons interested are invited to
attend. This was the text of an an
nouncement made today for the ben
fit of river men by Major G. NJ. Hoff-
man, head of the u. S. engineers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
FIVE OF BAND OF
C0UNTERFEITERS
BEING HELD HERE
Mexicans Pass Bogus Half Dol
lars in Saloons and Bust
ness Houses in City.
CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS
One Nabbed Here in Possession of the
Bad Money and Quartet Caught
Later in East Moline.

Five Mexicans. thought TO be mem
bers of a gang Of counterfeiters. and
who it IS believed have been passing
out bogus money to business houses
in this city for several days, are under
arrest at the police station.
Although the first report Of bogus
money was made to the police Satur-
day evening. the crooks did not pass
any great quantities OF it until last
night Their holiness resulted in the
arrest of one here and later in the eve
ming four in East Moline.
4. J. Riess discovered a counterfeit
haIf-dollar which was passed to him by
a Mexican about s o'clock Saturday
night The Mexican left his store and
the druggist informed a police officer,
but the fellow had made a getaway.
Last night more reports came into
the police OF bogus money being
passed. with the result that several
officers were started out to round up
the gang.
Chief OF Police James Brinn this
morning refused to discuss the case,
stating that he was working under
orders from the United States secret
service. The police of the three cities
have been on the outlook for the men
since Saturday night.
Tells Druggist to Keep II.
When the Mexican entered the
Riess drug store Saturday night he
threw down a counterfeit half dollar
and asked for a package of smoking
tobacco. Mr.. Riess examined the mon
ey and found that it was lead.
This money is counterfeit. It's no
good" said the druggist.
All right. Keep it," replied the
Mexican in broken English, and toss
ing out a dime he took the smoking
tobacco and went away. The police
we're not successful until last night
in landing any of the gang.
Last night, however, they became
more bold, and many reports were
made to the police of bogus money be-
ing passed.
Early in the evening Commissioner
Archie Hart, Chief OF Police James
Brinn. Captain Lawrence Kramer, De-
tective Thomas Cox and officer
Charles Ginnane started at work on
the case. and one Mexican was arrest:
ed Subsequently il was learned that
the others had travelled east -,
purpose of working in Moline and
East Moline. The local officers fol-
lowed. and before midnight located
the other four Mexicans.
J. H. Porter. L. s. secret service
man in this district, was notified in
the meanwhile and sent instructions
by wire. Chief Brinn has kept in com
munication with him since.
Want Leader of Gang.
The police do not act on the theory
that they had secured the entire gang,
but during today a constant scrutiny
was given every stranger in the city
with a view Of finding where the NOR,
ey came from. II is believed that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
CAT JUMPS FIVE STORIES
Lights on Head of Policeman and
Both Escape Injury

delphia.-Annette Kellerman
now has competition in the art of
graceful diving, and Policeman John
Hilton of the Park and Lehigh avenues
station is thinking of hiring himself
out as a safety mattress, due to a jump
of five stories to the street of a large
gray feline. Hilton is also being con-
graduated for saving the life of the
cat, although the act was not com
mitted with forethought or serious in
tentions.
Hilton was standing in front of
storage house at 2715 North Broad
street when the cat, landing feet first,
struck him on the head and then hast
lily retreated under the steps of a
house nearly square away. AS far as
can be learned the cat is uninjured
An investigation REVEALED the fact
that the cat had jumped from a win
dow sill on the fifth floor of the build
ing after choosing as a target for her
claws and weight the policemans
head. The feline was cornered on the
window sill and finally forced to sur
render to capture or jump. The cat
chose the latter expedient with APP
satisfactory results
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
Quick Relief For Rheumatism.

George W. Rooms, Lawton. Mich.
says: DR. Detchon's Relief for Rheu-
matism has given my wife wonderful
benefit for rheumatism. She could not
lift hand or foot; had to be lifted for
two months. She began the use of
the remedy and improved rapidly. On
Monday she could net move and on
Wednesday she got up. dressed herself
and walked out for breakfast" Sold
by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue,
Rock Island; Gust Schlegel e Son. 22O
West Second street DaTenporr-
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
LIBRARY BOOKS FOR
THE AIKEN SCHOOL

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of the Rock Island public library
was held last evening in the board
room. 1t was decided TO place books
in the new Aiken street school and
the new room at the Longfellow school,
as has been the plan in the past with
the other schools of the city. The mag
azine contract for the ensuing year
will be let some time this month.
The list of October bills:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
KIDNAPS SIMPLY FOR LOVE
CoIored Girl so Fond of White Baby
She Abducts It,

Easton, Pa.-Helen Green, the 1S-
year-old colored girl who ran away
with the baby of DR.. and Mrs Robert
+. Heacock of Bethlehem, and was.
arrested the following day in a hotel
at Slatington. when arraigned in court
pleaded guilty to charges of forgery
and larceny, but entered plea of non
vult. on an indictment charging kid
mapping.
Her attorney, William NJ. McKeen,
declared the girl did not kidnap the
child for ransom but because she was
"insanely fond" of il. and did not wish
to be deprived of its company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
AUTO TURNS FLIP-FLOPS
Faces the Other Way After injurins
Five People.

Lewistown, Pa.-Five persons were
injured on State road when blow
out on front tire caused an automo-
bile to turn end over end, righting
itself on the wheels, headed in the
opposite direction.
J. A. Martin, agent for the Shame
kin Brewing company, who was at the
wheel, sustained a dislocated shoulder
deep decorations of the scalp and prob
able internal injuries; Gus Knox, Phil
adelphit. is at the local hospital, I'M
conscious, and the extent of his injur-
les unknown; Chris Carr and George
Flicker, Lewistown, and Harry Fry,
Chester, are suffering from shock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
He was removed to tbs

condition. He was removed to fine
Fernwood police station.
Later he told story how, after ur.
chasing wall paper in Philadelphia, he
entered a saloon at Eleventh stree.
where he had several drinks. then mo,
a stranger and went to a restaurap,
for something to eat He left the res
taurant with the stranger and walked
to Eleventh and Market streets. AZ.
ter that he said he remembers moth.
ing.
Handy was beaten, as his head and
hands were bruised. His watch and
SIS in money were stolen, along with
his clothing. He says he does not
remember how he came into this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
HOLD FINAL MEETING
OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE

An enthusiastic meeting of the dem
ocratic county central committee was
held last evening at o'clock at the
Rock Island house. Final plans to get
out a big vote were made and if sue
cess does not greet the party candi-
dates today at the polls it will not be
the fault of the central committee,
which has Iabored untiringly in the
interests of the entire ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
THUGS LEAVE VICTIM NUDE
Business Man Beaten and Robbed At
ter Dragged Drink.

Fernwcod. Pa. ii. Handy. a bus
mess man of Wilmington. Del. walked
into the repair shops of the Philadel-
phia and Western Electric railway at
Sixty-ninth street early in the morn
ing in an almost nude condition Ham
by was benumbed from the effect OF
the frosty atmosphere and in a dazed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
Market Square Sales.

Richard Hayes Garland, who recent
ly died at Usage, Iowa, is worth men
tiCning because he was prominently
identified with the grange movement
at its most prosperous Period, and be-
cause he was father OF Hamlan Gar
land, the author. The elder Garland
was 81 years old and well known in
his state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03

There were two De Vets who be-
came famous in the Boer war. They
were brothers. one turned traitor TO
the Boer cause and Joined the British
Tho ether. General Chritian De Wet,
was by far the ablest guerrilla fighter
the war produced. and now he has
proven that at heart he was never re-
constructed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
CITY CHAT
acknowledgements

NAuVtTIIstIntutS.D
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For express. call William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express & Storage
r. l. 9S1.
Wear a 81 (union madeE hat Mems
Fashion Shop. Harper house block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03

All the news all the ume-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03

The police do not act on the theory
that they had secured the entire gang,
but during today a constant scrutiny
was given every stranger in the city
with a view of finding where the NOR,
ey came from. II is believed that the
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-20
JoItinq Him.

Bashful Youth-Miss Bella, does does your mother object to my coming here so much? Fair Charmer-Oh, I think not I heard her telling papa the other evening that you merely came to pass away the time; you didn't mean anything serious. Tit-Bits.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-20
1alkinu Machines.

Willie-Paw, where are all the talk ing machines made? Paw-They are not made. my son. They are born. Maw-You go to bed. Willie.--Cincin- natl Enquirer
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-20
Word of Caution.

"Never propose to girl by letter." "Why not?" T did 1t once, and she stuck the let ter fin a book she was reading and lent 1t to my other girl"
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-20

Learning without politeness makes Q
 disagreeable pedant. and politeness | without learning makes q superficial. frivolous puppy.-Chestertield
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-20
ofudv Great Men.

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days Plutarcb
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-08-07

Notice !. hereby given that default hss
been made in the terms and conditions Of
that certain mort2aRe made. executed
bertha Hennine. his wife. rnortaagors. to
&. ID. Grifith nOrt9aRee. dated on the
lst day of December A. D.. 1903. and flied
for record In the Office Of the register of
deeds Of B~ottinea4 county. North Dakota:
on the 9Th day Of December 4. ID. 100. at
the hour Of 9:O4 o'clock Il. ~. and was duly
recorded In Book So of mortgage. on page
gag"rs I" pay the interest and principal
when due. same being due November LIT.
1910. and secured by said mortgage. Ike
fOreclOsed by "a sale OF the premises in
that such sale will he made under and by
virtue of the IOwer Of sale contained in
said n~iOrtgaged. at the front door at the
court house in the city of BOttineau. couu-
at the hour of two O'Clock in the after.
noon of Saturday the 18th day of August
A. u. 1914. to satisfy the amount due upon
said mortgage on the day of sale. The
premises described in suCh mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are
described as follows to-wit:
Northwest quarter of section twenty.
seven 'nwi4 of section 20 and the south.
west quarter of section twenty-five ;swI
of sec. ~ in township one hundred aud
-ixty-two tl62) north, range eighty.three
tSf west. fifth principal meridian aud all
situated lying and being in the county of
Bottineau and state Of North Dakota
There will be due on such mortgage on
the day of sale the. sum of one thousand
four hundred and eighteen dollars,$l4ls.OO)
and costs of this foreclosure and attorneys
fees.
Dated this 9Th day OF July: lHi4.
Grace & Bryuns.
Attorneys for the niOrtgagee.
Post office Nohall, North Dakota.
l.. u. Snndstrotn.
sheriff of R"ttineau county.
North Dakota.
UulN lOI72i.N Aup 7l4
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-08-07

,ssss.c CHANGED .s's 70 $1,000, 5000 ''"fs'ea1' It
STATE Bank; ~, Ansler. assessed at slsss.oo
ss sss:a ss e ,s =. 5s.'', assessed at ''o''.00
,. as,ssro .s IA. Na.iS e. .n sank; w " .ss.. CITY
.e ,ssss' !. s; ss ] ! s sS.s.,. %u 10 ,4 SIX; an
at i45sa.o5 CHANGED to sso7soo:
.e: sea's Il. I'VE sssss,o SS't es:su,I ssot t. sSsE's; as
,.4lS.oo changed 70 sssieSo. '''e''eo I"
naxbass state Bank. MAxbasS. assessed
at sac .seso'H G.s see'o q so t. .a HE: assessed at
''2"o.oo sh'osf SL E :iia,ies.
seconded by Commissioners Glomseth. the
board proceeded to equalize the elevators
based on the valuation returned by the
local boards Of review and adjusted the
Wayne Township decreased . per cent.
Brander Township increased ten per
Tacoma Township. assessed at s42s.o
changed to $4,000.
:, On motion PStH ~ Boar; a.! adjourned until 900
NINTH DAY JULY 18th. 1914.
Board in session. All members present.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson. second
ed by Commissioner Sidener. that the
value Of structures and other improve.
ments on land In Hsram. Oak Creek and
Elysian Townships be reduced 1:A per
cent, carried.
J. II. Trimble. representing the Imperial
Hoard. and entered protest against the
assessment Of coal sheds and warehouses
located on leased sites made by the Tax
commissi1n: at the following points:
burg: and Overly. affidavit presented by
the Imperial Elevator Company, BY j. II.
Trimble. Auditor. setting forth the fact
does not own a warehouse at AntIer. and
also that the coal sheds listed were in.
cluded in the assessment of Lumber Yard
buildings at each and every one of the
above points. for the year 1919.
The matter was carefully investigated
and it was fOund that the valuation Of
the coal sheds at the various points men,
other improvements by the assessors. for
tleS year 1912.
on motion the petition was accepted
and the assessment cancelled.
Commissioner Capes introduced the fol
lowing resolution:
Whereas. the Tax Commission has not
x ,nnat ; = rfmp' e" t nsses GrasT S OF tine 1ea s~d
Minneapolis. st. Pau l. S. Ste. Marie
Railways. for the year 1914, it is ordered
that the assessment be revised and that
all leased sites not assessed by the Tax
Commission or assessors for the year 1911.
be assessed on the basis of the 1913 valna
ton and entered on the assessment rolls.
and be it further
RESOLVED that the Board enter upon
the assessment rolls for the year 1914. the
assessments of real and personal property
made by the Tax Commission. as per
schedule on file in the County Auditors
Office and cIualiZed by this Board for the
year 1914 and prior years.
On motion made and seconded the above
resolution was adopted.
All business Of the County Board OF
Equalization having been completed for
the year 1914. moved by CommiSSi"ner
Sidener. that the Board adjourn sine die.
All members voting aye" motion ear
ried.
l.. J. LARSON.
Chairman Board or Equalization.
Attest:
q. IL. HEI!EItT.
Secretary Board of Equalization.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-08-07
FANS FOR COMFORT.
Increasing Use Of Electrically Operated
Household Appliances.

What the electrical people call the
"fan season" Is now in full swing. and
wiring contractors all over the country
are cOrrespDndingly busy.
One u~nacIuainted with this particu-
lar class Of apparatus would hardly
recognize in the compact. ornamental
and silent running types of today any
relation t. the awkward and noisy
product Of II few years ago. while eff
in practically inverse ratio to- the price.
Special wiring or fixtures are no
longer necessary. as fans suitable for