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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26
ASSERTS TRACER
WAS THREATENED
Miss Shinn of Alpha Believes Youth
Under Her Care Was Merely Vie
tim Of Swindlers.
s TRYING BEST TO SHIELD HIM
Denies Indulgence Of His Rhims
and says She Had No Thought OF
MOrtgagIng Property.

mss Bertha shinn of Alpha means
10 give all aid she can to the authori-
lies in convicting Harry Condor and
Louis Boetcher, the young men who,
working through Gerald Frager, the
youth whom she has given home, en-
ieav0re1 to mulct her by means Of a
fake detective plot. She still has all
falth ia Gerald and believes that he
was merely the tool of the older asso-
Gates She says Gerald told her that
he was under duress having been
threatened az various times with death
il case he told what was going on
Nevertheless it was through his warn
ings that her suspicious were aroused
and she was led to begin the investiga-
ten which finally led to the exposure
Of the gang. The case is now in the
hands Of the Mercer county authori-
ties the Two young men and the boy
being at Cambridge. It is possible,
however. that indictments will be re-
turned iu this county, also. Miss Shinn
IS trying 10 secure lenience for Gerald.
Is An Orphan.
Gerald is an orphan. She took him
from Bethany home when he was 10
and has provided for him since. She
never adopted him. She now traces his
downfall from the time a year or so
ago. when he paid a visit to relatives.
Since then she says she has had more
and more difficulty in controlling him
She denies that she INDUCED his
whims TO excess. though admitting that
he has cost her much money. She did
not buy a motorcycle and an automo-
bile for him, but she did buy an auto
for herself She paid fine for him
once when he was arrested for speed
ing
Miss Shinn says that the gang Sc
cured but $500 from her instead of
1920. and she denies that she ever
contemplated mortgaging her property
tt. secure further funds for them. AS
a matter Of fact, she states that she
was wise TO what was going on for
some time and merely played the part
Of an easy victim to make the expos
ure more complete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26


4 little more than a century ago,
June IS. 1915, the battle Of Waterloo
was fought, one OF the worlds most
momentous conflicts. Since that day
the field has been visited by countless
thousands of tourists, who have stud
led the small space within which the
fortunes of Europe were settled in a
fight that, compared with the hostili-
ties of today, was a mere skirmish in
point of numbers and area.
Of chief interest at WaterIoo-the
battle was, in fact, not fought at
Waterloo, but some distance south Of
the villages great mound Of earth
surmounted by a bronze lion. made
some years after the battle to mark
the spot where the Prince of Orange
was wounded and to commemorate
the defeat of Napoleon by the British
and German allies.
The mound is 200 feet high, com
posed of earth taken from the sur
rounding fields. The bronze lion at
the summit weighs 28 tons, and was
cast from the metal of captured French
cannon. It is related that in 1882
French soldiers. marching across the
field of Waterloo on their way to Ant
werp, hacked of part OF the lions
tail to indicate their disapprovaI Of
this conspicuous token Of a French
defeat
Word has lately reached this coun-
try that the bronze lion. which has
been accepted by the Belgian people
for nearly q century as a symbol of
their independence, has been remov-
ed from its pedestal by the Germans
and melted into ammunition for use
against the British, French and Bel
gian forces. If this be true, the
French cannon of 1918 have passed
by q strange metamorphosis into Ger
man projectiles, used by one Of the
allies of the Waterloo campaign
against another Of the allies and their
common foe of a century ago. The
removal Of this GROWING feature Of
the Waterloo mound" viii be deeply
regretted by all who have visited the
field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26
300 ATTEND ANNUAL
PICNIC OF BAKERS

The annual outing of the bakers
unions OF the tri-cities was held yes
terday at Woodward's grove above
Port Byron and about 800 including
members, their families and friends,
attended the outing. Dancing was en-
ioyed both on the boat and at the
grounds. The steamer Marquette and
barge was chartered to carry the pic
nickers In the afternoon a ball game
between TWO picked teams of the mem
bers took place. All brought along
baskets and dinner and luncheon were
enjoyed on the green.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

Eva Laker, 2. L. Lindberg, J. Love
day, Mrs J. NJ Murphy. signe Mackay,
P. A Mott Mrs. Robert Non. Mrs.
Mary Post, ". il. Peterson. Mrs. II. v.
Robinson, f. J Stackhouse, Helen
Smith ~. Dave Simpson, Lima sturm,
Mrs. Jennie Smith, William Skinner,
Mrs. R. E. Tufts ~, TEN TiIlos, Rich
ard Underwood, August Van Spry-
brock, Alice Yeager.
Foreign Mrs. Helen Barr, NJ. Mark
owitz, L. Percy, Mrs. J. D. Smith
HARRY p. SIMPSON,
Postmaster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

compound mas cone
more for me than
anything else, and l
had the best pllysi-
clan here. / was so
weak and nervous
that / could not do
my work and suf-
fered with pains low
down in m y right
side for a year or
more. I took Lydia
e. PinkhaIn' 5 Vege-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26
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Notions Have Many Clean
Up Sale Items

1oc Neva-Slip Waist Grips
7c.
Ioc belong Hooks and
Eyes, SC.
sc Gold Eye Needles, lie.
Ioc Linen Finish Thread,
very strong, the spool, Sc.
Broken lots of SC Machine
Thread, 2 for Sc.
Ioc Plated Collar Buttons,
2 dozen, Sc.
Safety Pins, 3 dozen for Sc
All Barrettes and Combs,
best quality at just IL Price
Tuesday.
Ioc Dress Shields, the pair,
Sc.
8 pair of Shoe Strings for
Sc.
Pearl Buttons reduced
20%o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26
Buffoonery in @Hamlet.1

The buffoonery once tolerated in pro-
vinciaI theatres is illustrated in an an
ecdote set forth IN the memoirs OF Bar
~ Sullivan. Wright, who was the first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

graYedigger. incased himself in the
castoff vests, which increased the sal
vos OF laughter, for as Wright vas
getting thinner Paul grew fatter and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

fatter. Wright, seeing himself out
done, kept on the remainder of the
waistcoats and went on with his part
quite crestfallens
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

gravedigger, prepared himself to take
the house by storm by having ineased
his person within dozen or more.
waisteoats Of ali sorts Of shapes and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26
CITY CHAT.
(Advertisements.)

Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For express. call William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express 6 Storage
R. /. ISL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

patterns. When about 10 commence
the operation of digging the grave for
the fair Ophelia, Wright began to IN
wind by taking OF waistcoat after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

waistcoat, which caused uproarious
laughter among the audience. But as
fast as he relieved himself OF one
waisteoat, Paul Bedford. the second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26
FARMER'S Wife
TOO ILLTO WORK
4 Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored TO Health by Ly-
Ola r. Pinkhan's Veg
etabIe Compound.

Kasota, Ninn. ~ am glad to say
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26
Silks in
Cleanup Sale

soc fancy striped Silks in variety Of
wanted colors will be featured - -
tomorrow at only ........... ~~~~O
SOC Printed Foulards in medium = 80
and dark colored grounds -. Wv
Plain Satin Charmeuse, Pop1ins and
Crepes including number Of lengths Of
Novelties which formerly were priced
TO 100 and ?. so the yard, L
now reduced Observation-Disclosures. j
A great host of silk remnants for to
row at IL Price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-26

r. I. IS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06

the AFTERNOON. It the Cooper school
viii be- held the regular meeting OF the
Cooper School Parent Teachers Assoc
citation, at which Professor Conard
win talk about flowers and gardens
and Miss Katherine Macy win tell how
to attract and keep the birds about
the homes.
+ c. l. McNally, who owns the west
side meat market and has q slaughter
house two miles east Of the city. has
been feloniously deprived of some $35
worth Of hides taken from the
slaughter house in two installments
about week apart. The buildings
are partly frame and partly concrete
and can not be entered without the
proper keys or committing burglary.
Floyd s. Kingdom has given up the
Job Of taking the mails tosand from the
trains and the postoffice and the gov
eminent is awaiting new applicant.
Mrs. j. NJ. Kirk. who was taken to
the city hospital on Friday night for q
serious operation for relief from gall
stone troubles, has passed thru the OPP
Grafton and, II she can hold her own
for another day or two, hopes are en-
tertained Of better health than she has
had for the past months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06
PREPARES MEASURE WHICH THE
BANKERS BELIEVE THEY
CAN SUPPORT.
MANY NOTIFICATIONS
COMPARED TO OLD LAW
Rev Gil: Gsn.r.: ). Application and
Specific Acts Which May Be objee-
tionabie or illegal Not Touched Upon
-Misrsprssentatio Of Securities or
Stocks Offered For Sale Punishable.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 6.-The blue sky
bill came up again in the senate to-
day on a special order. It had oeen
sent to the appropriations committee
to consider the financial end of the
same and the appropriation committee
had written a new bill. The new bill
which the appropriation committee had
prepared is one which the bankers be-
lieved they could support. 1t is as fol-
lows:
IF any person, including a corpora
ton or association and the Officers or
agents thereof, alone or in common
with others, having devised or in
tending to devise any scheme or arti-
flee to defraud by the issuance, sale,
promition, negotiat ton or distribution
Of any stocks, bonds, notes or other
securities. shall in executing such
scheme or artifice or in attempting
so to do, commit any overt act with
in the state, such. person, shall upon
conviction, be punishable by fine of
not more than $4,000 or by imprison-
ment for not more than one year. or by
both such punishnlents, at the dis
erection of the court.
Any dealer in securities including
corporation or association selling Its
own securities, and any officer or agent
thereof and any promoter or other per-
son acting with or Tor it, who, as prin-
cipal or agent, shall promote by adver-
tisement or by general or public offer
ing, or thru agents. The sale of any
securities and shall knowingly make
any representation OF the existence OF
fact tending to enhance the value of
such securities or TO induce the pur-
chase thereof, without having knowl-
edge or information sufficient to justi-
fy belief in such fact or having
knowledge OF any fact adversely and
materially affecting the value OF any
speculative securities so promoted who
shall fraudulently conceal such fact in
any prospectus OF such securities or
fraudulently concea. from any pur-
chaser of such securities for the pur-
pose Of inducing the purchase thereof.
shall be guilty Of g. misdemeanor etc"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06
GOVERNOR PRoclAlMs 4
FRIDAY, APRIL q, Z
40 AR0oA oAY 4
.ial to Times-Rspublican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April s-springtisne Il
at hand and with It the annual Arbor
Day proclamation and reminder Of tree
planting time. Arbor day comes on
the 23rd this time and on the previous
Sunday the ministers are to talk trees
The proclamation of the governor says:
1T Is great misfortune 20 the stats
that her woodlands are 90 rapidly dis
appearing, both because Of their USE
fulness and great beauty. The traveller
can but note how refreshing 1t 10 when
the train runs thru q stretch OF woods.
The majesty. tho strength, the beauty.
the silences of the woods respond to
sometmng in the very depths OF us.
The owners Of fine woods ought to 30
use them as to preserve them. The
state ought to be interested In some
fine state parks. The day Of her op.
portunity Is going by. A tree In Iowa
ought to be regarded az sacred. Out Of
the future will come the voices Of
Iowa crying: Why did the men OF the
earlier day allow everything primeval
to be swept away: why did they make
no provision for a greater. larger, finer
life; why were they without vision;
why were they thoushtless Of the fu-
ture?
ut is custom to set apart Q day
called Arbor day and in accordance
with this custom do hereby designate
Friday, April %. 1915. as such day and
recommend that it be observed In the
schools OF the state, by women's clubs
and in such other ways as the people
may deem advisable and convenient,
and that on Sunday, April IS. the min
listers OF the state speak to the people
about obligation for the future as
herein suggested, to the end that Arbor
day may have real significance; that
the same thought have pre-eminence In
the schools. that the children be taught
the value and beauty Of trees. that
trees be planted. especially in the
country and at points where It can be
seen how much beauty a great tree If
ty years hence will add to the land
scape"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06
THIS CAKE WAS EVERYTHING.

Sand, Coal, Human Hair, Straw, Cot
ton, Wood, and iron in One Slice.
A piece OF cake exposed for sale fr
front Of store on Christian street
above eighth, was found by Prof
Charles II. La Wall 70 contain:
Sand and coal dust.
Disintegrated bran fragments
j Human hair.
Wood fragments. black and yellow.
Cotton fiber-white, black. blue. vel
low and green.
Linen ffbers-white, green and vio-
let.
Straw, partly disintegrated.
Disintegrated vegetable matter, sim
liar to that observed In fertilizer.
Cobwebs
Pine wood and other wood fragments
Paper fragments.
Iron rust fragments.
Professor La Wall, who IL chemist
for the state dairy and food commits
sion, read off this list in testifying
against the grocer at hearing before
Magistrate Rooney. The storekeeper
was held in $40O bail for court.
Go on any strest where food 10 ex-
posed for sale without protection" said
Professor La Wall, and You will find
conditions that parallel this. There Il
no law In Pennsylvania to compel store
keepers to keep foodstuffs protected
from impurities carried by the wind
The only way we can prosecute dsa1ert
who follow this filthy practice II Ia
buy their products and subject them
to chemical analysis.
North American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican,.
Grinnell, April 6-The invitation
track meet for the high schools OF the
state is scheduled this year for the
2sth OF May. All schools in the state
may participate and it is possible that
some from outside the state may be
entered H. J. HUFF, college director of
track athletics, will have charge of the
meet and will be assisted by Vernon
Blank.
At the regular meeting OF the
brotherhood class on Sunday morning
an election was held and DR.. A. j.
Brock was installed as the new class
president and L. C.. Bennett as secre-
tary. Fay Matteson was chosen as
captain of one division and L. c. Ben
nett of the opposing one. whose efforts
will tend towards reaching the desired
goal Of 200 in class membership.
j. W. Gilbert is reported as danger
| ously i'll following stroke OF apoplexy
and his daughter, Mrs. B. F. Sheline'
| OF Oskaloosa, is here helping to care
for him.
Mrs. Sarah J. Agy died very sudden
| ly about o'clock on Saturday morning
from heart trouble. She was Just past
| 20 years Of age. She has lived In this
city for the past ten years and was
: greatly beloved by the circle Of those
| who knew her She was member OF
the Baptist church. She leaves one
son here. Funeral services were held
| yesterday afternoon from the Baptist
church, the pastor. Rev. Frank n.
Webster, conducting. interment was
made in Hardwood.
| A. H. Hiatt died on Sunday evening
at the home OF his brother in-law, 3.
| H. Schooley, 81 Prairie street His
! home has been for years in Newton.
He had a stroke az apoplexy late last
week and was brought, to this city. He
was past 50 years Of age but had
never been married, He was soldier
In the civil war, being member OF
| Company D, fortieth Iowa infantry
He was a member Of Newton post, g.
A. RI, and some Of hi4 post comrades
attended the funerals The pail bear
ers, were selected 3romsamong the old
4 soldiers He was well known over
Jasper county. Funeral services were
conducted from the Friends church At
1880 yesterday afternoon, by the pas
tor. Rev. Mr.. sopher. Interment waa
made IN zelwood.
4 Another aged one passed away on
Sunday evening at the city hospital, IN
the person of Mrs. Emeretta Hughes
who died from pneumonia after briei
Illness. Funeral services were held
this afternoon at tho Mount Pleasant
church some miles northwest Of this
| city, and internent wa9traade n the
! | cemetery adjoining s!.e church ~
] On Thursday next ct sSA5 o'clck IL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06
MEASURE PENDING IN SENATE
AND PASSED BY HOUSE AIDS
WHITE PLAGUE FIGHT.
COUNTY MAY APPROPRIATE
$4,000 FOR sANAToRIuM
Senate and House Accomplish Iooo
Days Work-Senate Passes Child
Labor Bill, Containing Exception to
Newsboys-ssveraI Measures Per.
tanning to Highways Adopted.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, April ga bill on the
senate calendar, having passed the
house, provides for some amendment
of the old law as to county care OF
tubercular patients, and Senator Farr
of Sioux City, has an amendment which
will permit Of a county board spending
$4,000 for a sanatorium without vote
of the people instead of $4,000 under
the present law. This Is intended to
dispose of the old controversy at Sioux
City over care of tuberculous patients
It will be recalled that the people of
Woodbury. county voted for 100000
county hospital, and on the advice OF
Senator Farr, so 1t is claimed, refused
afterwards to obey the law and appoint
the trustees as provided. Now it is
planned to get the law changed and to
let them out.
Two other counties of the state where
this law was made use of built hospi-
tails.
DR.. A. e. Kepford yesterday returned
from trip which included visit to
the fine county hospital built in Daven-
port under the same law which the
Woodbury. county people tried out.
"Tic hospital Il Davenport is an
ideal institution" said DR.. Kepford. 1T
is an object lesson as to what can be
done and what ought to be done in
many parts of the state. It is carrying
out exactly what we have long been
advocating should be done for the
tuberculous patients of the state.
1.-THE hospital built at a cost Of
$4,000 has capacity for forty pa
tients. It has thirty-seven there now.
had not anticipated its capacity would
be used in two years, but it has been
opened only six months. The hospital
has had eighty-two patients admitted
in that time and sixty-two of them
were from Scott county. It is admir-
ably managed. There is a consulting
physician and there Is the most hearty
cooperation on the part of all the
physicians of the county.
such work Is going to be of great
benefit in that county and the object
lesson is one which will be Of value all
over Iowa"
The senate came sQuarely up to two
big bills affecting the telephone bust
is a bill by Francis which looks to en-
tire regulation Of the telephone business
~ the railroad commission and making.
SO far as the telephones are concerned,
the railroad commission public util-
tiles commission. The other is by
Senator Crist affecting telephones only
in the matter Of physical connection.
It was explained that inasmuch as
the senate two years ago spent five
days on similar bills and then the
house defeated them it would be best
to wait and see what the house did
first.
The two houses again did nice days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06
Nsxar Had ,Em.

Old Dick was an old plantation
darby. He was rarely, il ever. sick.
and he always claimed that 1t was the
way he lived. One day as he was
walking down the street local mer-
chant, taking advantage OF his ignor-
ance, accosted him thus:
"Dick, one Of your best friends has
just told me that YOU have ancestors
Of the worst sort"
Now. look heah, Capn Gawg, doan
want to hurt nobody, but jes want to
know who dat man was wOt tol you,
and sho will so after him. cause he
done gone and suit me. Me got an
scestors? why, Cap'n, that's as big a
lie az was eber told. neber had
nothin' in my life but the mumps and
colic."-Nationai Monthly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06
Sac City News Notes.

Special to Times-Republican. J;
Sac City, April 6.-The residence
formerly occupied by Principal G. w
Lee of Sac City Institute has been sole
to H. w. Deininger, manager OF tn
Sac City Electric Company.
j. b. Tourgee has bargained to ex'
change his residence property on MAR
street for the residence of Mrs. NJ. NJ
Heptonstall on Audubon street, recent.
~ purchased by C. NJ. Whitfield.
district Sunday school convention
will be held next Sunday at the Gal
braith Methodist Episcopal church II
Douglas township. President A. Z
Craig, of Morningside College. ant
State Secretary Fred NJ. Hansen, o!
the Y. NJ. c. A., will assist in the pro-
gram.
Because Of the fact that SO man!
famous literary men and women claim
Iowa as their birthplace or early home
an Iowa alcove" has been started ir
the Sac City library for the collection
of books by Iowa authors. More thar
fifty volumes already have found 8
place in this aicove.
Leland n. Roose, a salesman for the
Nutter & Schultz clothing house. viii
leave sac lily llllS "ctN " CbtSa sAiN
employment of Paul Miller. clothing
merchant at Kingsley. Fred B. War
rington has been engaged for the posi-
ton which Mr.. Roose vacates.
Claude B. Kerr for several years as
sistant postmaster at Sac City. and
during the past year rural mail car
rier out of the city, was married last
evening to Miss Ruth Early, only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Early
pioneer residents of the city. The
ceremony took place at the Early
home.
T. 3. Stewart for seven years super
intendent of the public schools at
Bellevue, who has recently completed
a special course Of study at Columbia,
has been elected superintendent of the
Sac City schools for the ensuing year
Excavation is in progress for three
modern dwellings, all of them in the
vicinity of the grade school buildings.
The men responsible for these i'm
provements are Wesley Gilbert, E. j.
Eveleth. and j. c. Owells. A. T.
Brownell is completing modern resi-
dence on the family lots on Early
street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-06
No Need to Blow.

Wallace came in late to his dinner
His mother told him that he must al
ways come right in when he heard the
IL o'clock whistle. One cay he hap
pened to be inside and eating his din
ner when the whistle blew. and he said:
Mamma. ] guess the man does not
know that am in!"-Chicago Tribune.