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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-12
Foley Committee VIII Fight.

The members OF the Foley commission
are Senators Foley. Cullen, White. Hewitt
and Coates and Assemblymen Walker,
Gillen. Lane. Yale and Hearn. Robert L..
Luce OF counsel to the committee and
Chairman Foley waited upon Gov. Glynn
this afternoon and presented TO him reso-
lutions adopted by the committee to-day
demanding that the legislative approprla-
ton be put at the disposal OF the !egis-
lative committee and that the evidence
be prepared by the legislative committee
for presentation to the Public Service
Commission. Gov. Glynn told Senator
Foley that his special message would be
sent TO the Legislature tomorrow asking
for a State appropriation.
Afterward Senator Foley declared that
the Legislature would give the appropr!a-
ton to his committee or that there would
not be any appropriation.
The counsel to the committee was d.
rected to prepare the telephone rate re-
duction case for presentation to the Public
Service Commission and to request the
New York Telephone Company to furnish
the committee at once an inventory Of
its property, real and personal. used in
connection with its New York city tele-
phone service and n valuation OF all OF
the property included In such inventory.
The counsel to the committee further was
instructed to employ the engineers and
experts necessary to examine and verify
such appraisal and to employ auditors to
go over the books Of the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
PERSONAL POINTS

Albert Blank OF Walcott. Iowa. was
IN the city yesterday on business
Judge r G. Graves who has been
holding court here. returned this
morning 10 his home at Geneseo.
r. NJ. Ramsay. who has been court
reporter while Edwin Dice has been
in Aledo with Judge X w Olmsted.
left this morning for his home at Nor
rison.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Eiteman. sO1
Forty-third street. left this morning
for Morrison. Ill, to attend the fu-
neral OF the latter's sister, Miss Gladys
Palmer.
Rev. G E.Tiller Of Chicago. delegate
to the conference OF Swedish Lutheran
educators held this week at Angus
tana college. has been a guest at the
A NJ Klove home while in the city.
Mrs. Thomas Christy. who has been
visiting with her uncle and aunt. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Lawson. has gone to
Marshall. Canada. where she will
make her home. Mrs. Christy was for
merry Miss Pearl Jones. and lived in
this vicinity in her girlhood days. go
ing to Montezuma, Iowa. in the year
1907. making her home since with rel
atives at that place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
PRESIDING Elder OF
CONFERENCE PLEASED
WELL KNOWN AND BELOVED MIN
ISTER OF KANSAS CITY TELLS
EXPERIENCE WITH PLANT
JUICE.

Many ministers of the gospel in all
parts of the country have given their
approval of Plant Juice the greatest
remedy of modern times but none of
them have served longer or been more
beloved by the people that Rev. J. II.
Tobias who lives at 2505 Mersington
avenue in Kansas City. The Rev.
Tobias has spent a long and useful
life in the service of his Master, he
was formerly pastor of the Evangelical
Church in Abilene. Kansas. Previous
TO that he served twenty years as pre-
siding elder OF the Kansas Conference
of the Evangelical Association. When
he came to Kansas City six years ago
he was elected conference evangelist
and served five years. The Rev. Tobias
has been a minister of the gospel for
forty-two years and a member of the
Kansas Conference for thirty
years The continued strain of long
service finally told on his health and
about "A year ago he broke down and
was forced to give up work for while
He made the following statement about
his experience with Plant Juice:
About a year ago I broke down with
tirement and rest there was no i'm
provement in my condition until /
started taking Plant Juice. My nerves
were in such a condition that | had to
refrain from going to any public gath
ering or being in crowded places and
my whole system was badly run down.
Since / have used Plant Juice my
nerves have improved wonderfully and
feel better in every way. ] am glad
/ found Plant Juice and glad to recon-
mend IL 10 anyone in need OF good
tonic 10 strengthen and build up the
nervous system for feel IL has done
wonder for me"
Plant Juice is for sale at The Ballard
Drug & Dental Co, loo West Second
street in Davenport; The New Harper
House Pharmacy in Rock Island; T..
Jericho q Co, in Moline.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
HIGGINS Is TAKEN TO
JOLIET FOR LIFE TERM

Aledo. ILL.,. April 17.-Robert Hig.
gins was taken to Joliet penitentiary
today to begin life sentence for the
murder of his wife. Higgins was ac-
companied by Deputy Sheriff Clarence
Gates and Earl Hicock, son of the
sheriff. The party left the town qui-
city and no demonstration OF any kind
was made.
Higgins was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment by Judge r. w. Olmsted
April II. after being found guilty of
killing his wife so he could marry his
step-daughter. Julia Flake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
JUDGE GRAVES SUSTAINS
RULING IN FISH CASE

Judge E. c. Graves this morning in
circuit court upheld the decision OF
Police Magistrate c. ]. Smith in the
Glenn Thompson case. who was found
guilty and fined $50 and costs for using
hook nets in Rock river, which has
been designated a fish preserve by the
state fish and game commission. An
appeal will be taken TO the appellate
court
Charles s. Roberts, who appeared
for Thompson, attacked the constitu-
tionality of the section of the law
passed by the legislature granting
power TO the fish commission the right
TO pass measures concerning fish pre-
serves. Judge Graves declared it was
not the practice of circuit courts to
pass upon the question of the consti-
tutionality OF laws, but that it was the
province of the appellate and supreme
courts to exercise this important right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
sure Way TO
end RHEUMATISM
Ease Stiff, Sore Joints and Muscles,
Makes Pains and Backache
Promptly Vanish.

1t is needless to suffer any longer
with rheumatism and be all crippled
up, and bent out of shape with its
heart-wrenching pains, when you can
surely avoid it.
Rheumatism comes from weak, in
active kidneys that fan TO filter from
the blood, the poisonous waste mat
ter and uric acid: and it is useless
to rub on liniments or take ordinary
remedies to relieve the pain. This
only prolongs the misery and can't
possibly cure you
The only way to cure rheumatism
is 10 remove the cause. The new dis
covery. Croxone, does this because it
neutralizes and dissolves all the poi
sonous substances and uric acid that
lodge in the joints and muscles. to
scratch and irritate and cause rheu-
matism and cleans out and strength
ems the stopped-up, inactive kidneys,
so they can filter all the poisons from
the blood and drive it on and out OF
the system.
CroXone is the most wonderful med
icine ever made for curing chronic
rheumatism, kidney troubles and blad-
der disorders. You viii find IL differ
ent from all other remedies. There
is nothing else on earth like IL. IL
matters not how old you are. or how
long You have suffered, II Is practic-
ally impossible 10 take it into the.
human system without results. You
viii find relief from the first few
doses and you viii be surprised how
quickly all your misery and suffering
viii end.
An original package of Croxone
costs but a tribe at any first class
drug store. All druggists are author
ICED TO sell il on u positive money
back guarantee Three doses a day
for few days is often all that is ever
needed to cure the worst backache
or overcome disorders.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
MANY BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED
New Elevated Tank for City
Will Be One of Biggest Pro-
jects for the Year.

Thirty-one building permits were is
sued by J. II. Stapp, building inspect
or during the past week. The most
important project will be the erection
of the new elevated tank for the city
nv the Rock Island Bridge & Iron
works at a cost of $4,000. The COM
plete list for week:
Carl Levin for himself, 1920 Thirty
sixth street, repairing residence
A. L. Shogren for William Selma
lzaried. 37O3 Twelfth avenue. addition
to dwelling. $500.
r. Claussen for T. O'Hara, 2i15 Sew
enth avenue, furnace, $50.
Harry. Keyfauver for Fern Cooley.
1902 sixteenth avenue, residence,
$4,000.
Rock Island Bridge and Iron works
for City of Rock Island, elevated tank,
s1s.O
schmidt & Robinson for c. NJ. Gan
non. 1925 Thirty-fifth street, furnace
Sos.
LANCE & Tom for NJ Brander. SOS
Michigan avenue, alteration. $500.
II. F. Horst for Mrs. Harder. Abb
Fifth avenue. dwelling S2200.
George 3. McNutt for Anna G. Wal
ker. 73l Nineteenth street, alteration,
$1,000.
. George b McNutt for J. w Steele
1913 Seventeenth street. alteration,
1925.
C.. Richey and ]. E. Reid for Mary
MolIer. 42O Fourteenth street, repairs,
SIS. oo
LANCE & Tom for F w. Bladei. 1899
Fourteenth-and-a-half street. altera-
lions, $40.
John NJ. Kaiser for F. Ludolph, 800
Seventh street. porch and repairs
$3.50
r. II. Kemnitz for himself. 1916
Third avenue. alterations, SI5.
A. S. Fox for himself. 6lO Thlr-
teenth avenue, alteration 500.
e. II. Gosch for himself. 1903 Second
street. porch. $ll5.
AxeI Carlson for Harry Dooley, Zioo
Seventh avenue. alteration. $4,000.
II. Leibowitch for himself 1222
Sixth avenue addition. $1,000
Hudson. Collins a Hammerieh Tor
j. w. Quinlan. 1917 Fourth avenue
bakery, $3.50.
Hudson. Collins Hammerich for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
Harry Meanor. 1929 Twelfth street,

Harry Meanor, 1929 Twelfth street
dwelling, $4,000.
Chamberlain, Kindt & Co for them
selves, Fifth avenue and Twenty
fourth street, billboards, $500.
II. w. Horst for Otto Huber, Ninth
avenue and Twenty-seventh street
residence. $4,000.
r. c. Harrington for Fries Estate
1907 Eighth avenue, recover roof, $500
H Tappendorf for c. w. Thatcher,
2012 Ninth avenue, porch, 5000.
J. G. Scheuerman for himself, 1908
Sixth street, dwelling, $500.
!. G. Scheuerman for himself, 1917
Sixth street. dwelling, $1,000.
T.. W. Cluskey for himself, 1137 For
ty-fourth street, barn, $50.
Frank Firman for himself, 1920
Fifth avenue, alteration, 5000.
Chamberlain, Kindt & Co. for them
selves. Fifth avenue and Twenty
fourth street. billboard, $500.
c. J. Larkin for A. ID. Huesing, 100
Fourteenth street, ice house, $500.
Grace Drain for herself, 1911 Elev-
enth street porch and alteration $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
STATE INVESTIGATES
MOTORCYCLE FATALITY

PRESENCE or State Attorney F E.
Thompson at the inquest over the re-
mains of Fred {. Myers, who was kill
ed in motorcycle accident in Rock Is
land Wednesday evening. gave rise to
the rumor that criminal action would
be taken as result of the accident Mr..
Thompson, however. stated that it
would be necessary for him 10 wait I'M
I'll all the evidence is in before he
could determine whether action will be
taken. In the present case there seems
to be no ground for any. as eyewitness
es testified at the inquest thai the ac-
cident was unavoidable.
The states attorney declares that all
accidents of this character will be in
vestigated By the state hereafter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

eaVing her. Commissioner Hart said
To-Day that he knew the city TO which
the girl went after leaving Kansas
CITY. He Is cooperating with author.
i'ies N that city and expects to capture
ner IN Few days. Mr.. Hart declines
TO give publicity to her whereabouts
now. Local police have been at great
disadvantage during the entire quest
OF several weeks owing TO under
ground communication of friends OF
the waiter and the White girl. LJebch
is said to have had a friend in Daven-
port who advised him Of every move
OF local police. Commissioner Hart
IS anxious to lay at rest wild tales that
MISS White was killed and buried in
a cellar and other similar stories.
Girl BaffIed Police.
The White girl appears to have done
her share in keeping her disappear
ance dark. When in Kansas CITY she
received her mail under the name of
Miss Earla Cleveland. In letters to
her friends she never made preten-
sions of returning TO this city.
States Attorney F. f. Thompson
was called into the Liebch case to de-
iermine the manner of prosecution.
He held II was a federal case and re-
ierred IL to the Jurisdiction of FEEDER
n Commissioner Bush of Davenport.
Liebch was TO be given up TO a United
States Marshal this afternoon. He is
said TO have been a waiter at both the
Colonial hotel and the Harms. He
vas not employed at the time he left
he city with the girl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
HEALD'S MOTION
CHANGE OF VENUE
DENIED BY COURT
Judge r. w. Olmsted Refuses
to Allow Motion of Relator
in Quo Warranto.
Is RULED TO SHOW CAUSE
Attorneys for g. w. Wood Claim
States Attorney Alone Can Legal
Iy Ask for Change.

Motion for a change OF venue made
by the relator in the petition in quo
warranto filed in circuit court by
Charles c. Head. Moline, member of
the September grand jury. to test the
right OF George w. Wood to act in the
capacity of special states attorney,
was denied this morning by Judge r.
W. Olmsted.
c. +. DietZ and w. A. Meese repre-
sented Head. and Searle & Marshall
appeared for Mr.. Wood at the hearing.
Attorney Dietz moved for a change of
venue on the ground OF prejudice of
case be transferred to one of the other
judges of the circuit.
Attorney Searle for the defendant
argued that only the states attorney
could properly ask for a change of
venue; that Mr.. Head had no authori-
~ to petition for the same. and that
the county prosecutor has not taken
any action in the matter.
Although the quo warranto is neces-
sarily filed through the states attor-
ney's Office. Mr.. Thompson is taking no
part in the trial of the case. though he
opposed the appointment of Mr.. Wood
as special prosecutor and personally
believes the court had no legal ground
for his selection.
Ruled to Show Cause.
Judge Olmsted ruled the relator TO
show cause tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock. Should Olmsted grant the
petition all of the indictments brought
by the grand jury under the direction
of the Moline man would be invali-
dated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
POLICE CAPTURE
AHDUCTOR OF A
14-YEkR- OLD GIRL
lake Liebch Taken When He
Leaves Ferry on Charge of
White Slavery.
CASE GOES TO U. S. COURT
ALLEGED 70 Have Left City March II
with Aura White-GirI Is Still
at Large.

Search N many Illinois cities and at
Kansas CITY for the alleged abductor
~ 1+-vear-oId Aura White OF this city.
and for the girl herself. eliminated
late Yesterday afternoon in the arrest
a. the ferry OF Jake Liebch. former
Pock Island hotel waiter. charged with
white slavery. The girl. who disap-
reared March 70 from the home OF her
grandmother in this city. is under Pc
ice surveillance. bu- has not been ar
rested.
Aura White left the home OF her
x-andmCther. Ms. Mary Heron. in
Third avenue. March T.. ostensibly to
trv a tablet for school use. She did
not return \ week passed before Mrs
Cora Meumaun. the girls mother. no
fihed The police. because she stunned
uotoriety I'm the case. The police
worked quietly
Ten days ago Police Commissioner
Archie Hart and Detective Thomas
Cox. after eXhausting every clew in
Rock Island. Went 20 Peoria and Ke-
vance 70 learn what friends OF the
missing girl IN those cities might know
a. her location In those cities the
officers found that Miss White had
been writing 20 her friends from Kan
tas Ci-y.
Co TO Kansas City.
Last Tuesday Detectives Cox and
Sehn--t vent 20 Kansas City when Po-
Ice Commissioner Hart received line
that the girl and her abductor were
there. Neither Liebch nor the girl
could be found and IL was learned that
The girl had LETT Kansas City on Mon
day. in Kansas City Liebch and the
s.rl resided for three weeks AT 500
West Twelfth street as man and wife.
They used MIR. and Mrs. Jake Lang
as an alias The officers discovered
that LiebCh had left Kansas City two
weeks before the officers arrival.
Friends said he told them he expected
10 90 10 Peoria or Davenport He did
not say he was coming 70 Rock Is
land. but officers Cox and Sehnert |
came directly here and constant vigil !
f1r Liebch has been maintained since !
Tuesday. He was unknown 10 either /
q the officers. but a sufficient deScrip- |
ton Of him was obtained at Kansas !
City 70 identify him AT the ferry when |
he landed yesterday afternoon. Liebch l
had barely stepped onto Rock Island /
soil when the officers had him under /
arrest.
He was placed IN Jail and given a
chance 20 talk. He did not deny he 1
induced the girl 10 20 away with him |
but pleaded no harmful intent In Kan
sas City Liebch and girl had a quar-
rel il is said. resulting in Liebch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
Is Liberated.

Roy Parmalee. former Moline man,
who was recently arrested/fo alleged
violation of the marriage laws of the
state. in that he remarked within a
year after his divorce. was released
from custody yesterday in Chicago.
After his arrest, his attorneys filed a
writ of habeas corpus TO secure his
freedom and yesterday the writ was
granted by a. Chicago judge. on learn
ing that the marriage in question oc-
CURED in Indiana. w. f. McEniry APP
peared for the local states attorneys
office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
Army of Peace.
WOULD DECLARE THREE
I'M FAMILY DEPENDENT

A petition was filed today in coun-
~ court 20 declare Gertrude Timothy
and Louis Whitfield dependent children.
The father. oliver Whitfield. is now in
county jail charged with burgiari::lng
the meat market in Port Byron, and
the mother. Mrs. Jennie Whitfield. was
recently fined in county court for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
Wants Dover ReIinquished.

Mrs. Lennie Mortier. Moline, has
filed in circuit court through her at
torney. r r. Mersman, a petition to
reIinauish the dover of Peter Mortier,
who was adjudged insane Nov. .. 1908.
in local real estate. The property has
been sold for $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
Their cases win

child abandonment Their cases viii
be heard Saturday.
A similar petition was filed in the
case of Otis Turner, IA years of age,
son of Wesley Grant Turner of Rose
dale, Miss. The mother, Mrs. Bell
Turner of East Moline, alleges that
her husband deserted her. and that
she was unable to care for her son
properly. The hearing is set for May
9TH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

An electric dish washer is the latest
labor saving device for the home. The
dishes are arranged in wire baskets
in a suitable container. The hot Wa
ter is forced over them by a motor
driven pump.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
ASKS FORESTERS'
COMP ANY IN WAR
General Mitchell, Head of
Woodmen Uniform Rank,
Shows Patriotism.
WOULD BE FIRST IN. FIELD
Request for Permission to Recruit
Men for Mexican Service Not
Granted at This Stage.

General J. H. Mitchell, in command
of all Modern Woodmen Forester
teams, has become so stirred by the
fires of patriotism anent the Mexican
war discussion that he has asked per-
mission of the executive council of
the Modern Woodmen of America to
recruit company from the ranks of
the Foresters and have them ready to
be the first company TO offer their
services should President Wilson is
sue call for volunteers
IF there should come a call to arms
20 save our flag from insult" said
Head Consul Talbot, II could, in "a
hours, assemble at Chicago or Kansas
City an army of $4,000 well drilled For
esters, the flower of American man.
hood. And they would respond 10 the
first call, if need be.
Army of Peace.
But the call will not come. While |
favor quick resentment of an insul- TO
the flag, / do not believe there will
be necessity for armed intervention
on the part of the United States. OF
course. while We commend his Loyalty
and patriotism. we could not. at this
stage. grant General Mitchell permits
sion to recruit company from our
Foresters. The Modern Woodmen OF
America is great army, but il Is an
army of peace We are daily waging
a warfare, bu: We are fighting poverty.
disease and want. not men,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
Rug and drapery exhibits never equaled
before IN Moline--rugs that will justify the


Cur big third floor and dapey converted into display
OF wondr pldo and naton here assembled rugs
selected by experts who invaded the factories OF the
for the choicest that could be found-rugs whose ene OF
and of desi and Of color the
of great rug designing artist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

The Best Grades of Administer
Rues Made at the Lowest Prices
27x54 inch. S2.75; exc feet, SITE;
36x72 inch, S4.35; sNx1Ok inch, S24.
9x12 IT. Se7.60
These Rugs are famous for their Won
shading and noted for their long wear
ing satisfactory service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

Fresh Cut
Roses, soc
dozen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

Intricate Patterns and Beautiful
Colorines In Our Body Brussels
Rugs
81 x101a feet s24.50; ex12 IT., $1,000;
111ax12ft-, $3.50.
Our Body Brussels Rugs, harmonic
splendidly with decorative schemes. the
soft colorings you will find in good
taste.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

a small payment UW
hold amp rug selected
until desired
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-03-12
Negro Convicts Escape.

Four negroes escaped from the Pick
ems county chaingang one day last week.
About twenty of the convicts were
working in patch ofwoods about three
miles from Liberty, and the four who
escaped were engaged in digging up a
large stump. In some way they broke
their shackles and made & break for
liberty. They were pursued and one OF
them, Sam Hunter, was caught, beng
slightly shot before he was overtaken.
The other three have not been caught
so far.
Sam Hunter was convicted in 1902 for
wrecking train No. IS near Central
was sentenced to 10 years in the peni-
tentiary and leased to Edgefeld county.
where he escaped in 1904. Sheriff
Roarrk, with the chief of police of Gaines
vile, Ga. Captured Hunter in Gaines
vile last May, and he came to this coun-
ty from the penitentiary last fall:
The other three who escaped were
Henry Perry, Will Johnson and Monroe
Richardson. Perry had served only four
days, being convicted at the, last term
for injury to Jail. johnson was con-
victed at June court in 1913 for house
breaking and larceny. Richardson was
convicted in magistrates court at Cen
trail and had only few weeks more to
serve.
"Mash" Cannon, weil-known Pick
ems negro, was pardoned for his part IN
helping to catch Hunter.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-03-12
Pleasant Grove News

Rainy weather and muddy
roads is the order of the day at
Ibis writing-March 5.
+, Miss Annie Williams, Of Wag-
er;sclosed a three months school
at the Grove. She has taught a
very successful term and we are
very sorry for her to leave US.
We extend to her; good wishes
and hope to have her with US
again.
Misses Lille, Ethel and Essie
Fortner, Of this section, are
spending several weeks in Green
vile visiting friends and rela-
tives.
H. D. Anderson, who has for
several years been engaged in
saWmill and woodwork of all
kinds. advertises his machinery
and other property for sale, Mr..
Anderson is thinking OF leaving
this section, but we hope he will
remain. He is a good citizen
and we regret to lose him.
DIS Barker is agent for the
Columbia Guano company in
this section:
Small grain crops are looking
fine in this part of the county.
AS this is campaign year, we
will begin to hear from some of
the bows before long.
A FARMER.