davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-20
At,.ntion Moa.-n Woodm.nl

Don't fail 10 see moving picture Of
the Man Who Came Back" now at
the Empire. Engagement ends Wed.
nesday night. Jan 20. BY special ar
ransemelt. Manager Dolly offers one
free ticket on that night to any Wood
man presenting his receipt. Only one
TO any WoOdman. but free Wednesday
night. u receipt is produced at the
window. Don't miss this grand OPP
portuaity. Il may be your last chance.
-(Adv1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-20

ing the three days here. The con-
vention was opened in the New Kim
ball auditorium by President John r.
King OF Keokuk Fred Wernentin.
president of the Davenport associa-
ton, was introduced, and he. in turn.
introduced Mayor A c. Mueller. who
delivered the address OF welcome.
Assistant TO Rev. Dean Hsre-At
meeting OF the vestry of Trinity ca
thedral last evening Bishop Morrison
was authorized TO engage the services
of Rev. Samuel a Chapman of Brook
lyn. y. Y, TO serve as assistant TO
Dean Hare at Trinity cathedral until
May L Rev Chapman viii relieve
Dean Hare of much of the heavy
spring work which devolves upon the
rector of Trinity cathedral. He comes
TO Davenport from Brooklyn, n Y,
where he has been serving as assis-
tant at St Paurs church.
Germ Killer is Used Too Freely
When Health Officer Lee Valentine
fumigated the home of A. d. Bensch,
27O5 Telegraph road on January 7.
he sprayed furniture in the house with
n solution Of germ killer" which prov
ed strong enough TO eat its way
through the varnish and make a fren-
zied attack on the wood. according to
a petition filed with the board of
health, in which the sum of s62.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-20
CAdvJ
Notice.

The public is welcome to attend a
dairy lunch, served by the Queen Els
Their Guild of the Memorial Christian
church, on Thursday noon, Jan 81
Lunch served from 1870 to 2:00.-
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-20
Notice Of Dissolution

The grocery firm of Hicks & Huber,
1928 Thirtieth street, have dissolved
by mutual consent, Mr.. Hicks retir-
ing. Ernest Huber will hereafter con-
duct the business, assuming all liza
bilities and collecting all outstanding
accounts.
c. S. HICKS
(Adv1 ERNEST HTTPER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-20
DAY IN NEWPORT

Nab Industrial Promoter; BAD
Check Is Cause-W. \. COutant. cap
tain OF finance and promoter OF gigan-
tic industries. IS in the clutches O. the
Davenport police because a check for
$50. drawn on the First Nationu bank.
was returned. He has been released
on bonds and has made good the
amount OF the check but Il was IN
/ officially announced that County Attor-
I ney Jebens would push the case to the
I limit Coutant. who halls from Wash
| ington, ID. g. TO be exact. arrived IN
/ Davenport two months ago and sought
| a conference with Secretary Norwood
OF the Davenport commercial club
relative TO establishing a huge factory
here He claimed TO have the patent
rights 20 a fruit picking rack" which
would bring n fortune 10 those who
saw fit 10 invest After some negotia-
tions. the easterner Incorporated his
company for several thousand dollars.
and talked of investing "A large sum
OF money in west end real estate as
a factory site On Jan. 10. the pro-
mOter proffered his butcher-Knost-
nam Bros. located an Thirteenth and
Harrison Streets check for $50 in
settlement for So account. He re-
ceiyed S75 in change. but the check
proved worthless. The police were
notified but upon visiting Coutant's
home az 719 West Seventeenth, learn
ed that he had mysteriously vanished,
leaving his wi<e and a small child be-
hind He returned. Detectives had
been watching the house and Cautan.
was placed under arrest by Detectives
Brady and Bishop.
Say Dead Mans Money Missing
Carl Schmidt. who dropped dead IN
the Raphael junk ytrds. was re-
puted 10 have a considerable sum OF
money. which so Tar has not been
found. according 10 testimony brought
out at the inquest held yesterday aft
ernoon at Phil Daum's Office. 4 YER
dict OF death due TO hardening OF the
arteries was returned The fact that
Schmidt was supposed 10 have a large
sum OF money either in cash or en-
trusted TO banks. was brought out by
an examination OF his employer. AL
bert ueaphael. Mr.. Raphael stated
that Schmidt was OF frugal habits and
drank very little. He also std that
N-N 1tNN@7N1 A+e~N FNRNaAIGAF
ed that he owned stock in the Blue
Grass Savings bank. which was where /
he carried an account An inquiry at
the bank revealed that Schmidt owned I
no stock and had no account He was 1
also thought TO ghave had a consider I
able sum n: the Home Savings bank /
here. according TO Mr. Raphael An .
examination OF the effects OF Schmidt,
by the coroner. revealed but So cents
IN cash and no sign OF a deposit book
on any bank
Plumbers Open Session Of Three
master plumbers are here
FOR the eth annual state convention.
The three day sitting was inaugurated
NJ the New Kimball hotel. headquar-
ers for them. yesterday. They will
,on;inue until Thursday night En-
,Ioyers' LIABILITY law and other state
vide matters will be discussed by the
during the convention The
plumbers win also take up many other
subjects OF Interest 10 the trade dur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-20
ReaI Eatate Mortnaaes.

Russell Carthey 10 Linda C.. Ring,
part lot 3, block 2, Whites addition,
Moline, $500.
Mathilda Huber and husband TO
Rock Island Savings bank, lot II. sec
ton 12-17-2W, $500
William G.. Haefele TO Farmer State
Bank, Reynolds. lot 3, block /, Rey-
nolds. $500.
Emil T. Johnson to Anna W. J.
Richards, part lot 7, section 6-17-1W
$40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-20

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
John H. p. VOORHEES, Will.

"Jack" VOORHEES,, a prominent San
Juan basin pioneer who died in Den
yer few days ago, left on estate
valued at little over 100000. Ac-
cording to the provisions Of the will.
$4,000 of the amount is to be used
to embellish Denver's Civic Center,
with an ornamental gate or archway
Of stone, l.. memory Of Mr.. VOORHEES,
and his wife, who passed away IL
years ago. One thousand dollars
was left to the Old Ladies' home and
another thousand to the Orphan asy-
lum. The Colorado Museum of Ma
tural History is to receive his collec-
tion of guns. swords, fishing tackle
and Navajo rugs. Relatives are left
the remainder of his property, except
valuable pictures and bricbrac which
are given to intimate friends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Il II II n II Il u II n II II II ;; II u \
Z SAN JUAN BASIN
. MINING NOTES :
|. u n u u u u n y u u u u u ,

Silverton Standard.
The present high price of tungsten
may be the means of bringing into
existence new enterprises in that
branch Of the mining industry. Louis
Schafer and associates some time
age secured lease upon the Galta
Boy in Dry gulch which was known
to contain streaks of fine tungsten
ore of exceptionally high grade. be-
sides considerable of the mineral scat
tered through the vein, sufficient to
make good milling proposition. To-
gether with Prof. John Paul, a noted
mining expert of Denver, who is in
teresed with Mr.. Schafer, sc-ro-a al tests
of the ore was made with most graf
flying results and showed that the ore
having a specific gravity nearly as
great as lead, and also being quite
free from association with other
ana more refractory minerals would
really yield to the ordinary process
of straight concentration. With
this object in view they have secured
the use of the concentrating plant
at the Youkon tunnel and are now
busily engaged with force of men in
putting it in shape 10 treat the ore.
Dan McNaughton, one of tht most
experienced mill men in the country
will have charge of the mill. Mr..
Schafer has had force of men at
work at the mine for several days and
sufficient ore is broken to furnish a
good supply for the initial run of the
mill which will be made AS soon AS
thep liant is put in shape. The vein
shows evidence Of great strength and
should il hold as good as it is now
and the mill do the work as well as
the tests indicate success seems u GER
tainty. There are other known tung
sten veins in that section Of the coun-
try whose owners will watch the new
venture with more than passing in
terest and who will likely become ac-
tive as soon as they learn that the
ore can be profitably handled. The
ore seems to be Of the very finest
kind and when the problem Of its
concentration has been practically
solved Boulder county may find
lively rival in the San Juan section
for first place as a tungsten pro-
ducer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

If man who is a farmland chooses
to sleep out in the fields and has his
slumbers disturbed by a wandering
cow he cannot hope to receive work
mems compensation for injuries in
flicted by the animal. The state in
dustrial commission has made this
decision in the case of William Ten
kersley. who worked for William
Forbes of Longmont, Colo, during the
threshing season. The hands are sup
posed to provide their own places to
sleep and Tonkersley elected to sleep
one night between two piles of hay,
using a portion of the hay as bed COW
ering. He had barely slipped into
Sunderland when a cow in search of
fodder roamed over to the haystacks
and incidentally stepped on TonKer-
sley, injufing his hand and shoulder.
The indignant farmland Immediately
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Mr.. and Mrs. b. w. Solomon
Purchase Electric Theatre.

A deal was consumated today
whereby Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Solo
mon purchased the Electric theatre
from NJ. II. Bushnell. The new own
ers take possession tomorrow. In
honor of their initial day they are ar
ranging an especially fine musical
program as an added attraction. They
plan to thoroughly renovate the build
ing, install new heating plant and
various other modern improvements.
They expect to furnish program up
to the minute pictures and the kind
that meet with the greatest approval
in metropolitan centers--in ohort to
maintain at all times the highest
standard set by moving picture hous-
~
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

One of the things which the Demo-
cratic administration has to answer
for is the determination of American
shipping through the operations of
the La Toilette seamen's law. This
piece of legislation by the Wisconsin
reformer was promptly espoused by
the Democracy because it constituted
an attack upon corporations, which
is the basis of nearly all Democratic
legislation. AS result of this law
practically all American shipping has
been removed from the Pacific ocean,
leaving the business upon that great
ocean to the Japanese and British
steamship lines. The Pacific Mail
Steamship company recently sold its
boats. six great liners, because the
seamen's law imposed most burden
some restrictions which made it diff
cult to compete with the liners Of 9TH
er nations at profit.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

The state board of equalization has
completed its two weeks session and
reached a valuation of the property of
the city and county of Denver. In
the first place the Denver Tramway
company and the Denver Gas and
Electric company agreed to and did
pay $4,000 back taxes due the state
as a result of their settlement with the
county without the consent of the
state in 1911, 1912 and 1913. AS a
result of this settlement the state Sc
cures all the back taxes from these
two companies without having to en-
ter into long series of litigation to
test the right of the state to bring
suit against the county that settles
state taxes without the states con
sent. In regard to this years valua-
ton, settlement was made with the
two companies on the value as fix
ed by the county board of equaliza-
ton. The difference in taxes due
the state between the valuation as
fixed by the state tax commission and
the county board of equalization
amounted to $4,000. However, the
state is $4,000 ahead in the settle
ment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Visited Eight Schools.

During her trip over the west part
Of the county this week, Miss Sala-
bar visited eight schools, travelling
ITO miles in order to do so. The
schools inspected follow: Pendleton,
in charge of Miss McGuigan; Red
Mesa, in charge of the Missaes Ruth
erford; Kline, in charge of Mrs. Bryce;
Excelsior, in charge of Mr.. Heighton;
Hay Gulch. in charge of Miss Gla-
zier; Breen, in charge of Miss Hill;
Big Stick Mesa, in charge of Mrs.
Ent and West Mesa in charge of
Miss Lofgren.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

Congestion of freight in and around
New York continues to be SO great
as to cause shippers and transporta-
tion companies serious concern. It
is attributed mainly to the rush of
foodstuffs and war munitions for
shipment to the belligerent nations
1t was stated day or two ago that
one railroad has upward of 1000 load
ed cars blocked between Pittsburg and
New York and that several hundred
freight cars with locomotive parts
and railway equipment for Russia are
included in the blockade. The presi-
dent Of one Of the large eastern rail-
roads declared that hundreds Of
freight can with shipms1es fes 1as-
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

Mayor Mitchell of New York has
announced the pernosnel of the COM
mittee Of one thousand on national de-
Tense, and in so doing he stated that
among the functions of the committee
should be that of rendering all possible
assistance to the president in his eff
forts to have the coming congress
pass legislation to put the United
States in an adequate state of mill
tary and naval preparedness. Among
the number we notice the name Of ex-
Senator Guggenheim.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
FEDERATION MEETING
CLOSES IN FRISCO

United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.-The
American Federation of Labor's con-
vention which has been on here for two
weeks closed today.
The secession Of 100000 carpenters
over . jurisdictional dispute with the
msshiniats was narrowly avertad.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
SCORES VIEW BODY
OF UTAH MURDERER

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 90
Scores of curious persons today view
ed the body of Hillstrom. Officially
the case is a closed incident.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Skating the Order of the Day.

Skating, rather an unusual Novem-
ber sport in these parts, is the order
of the day. Scores of school child
ren spent the afternoon on the ice,
where many persons of mature years
also mobilized for the pleasure.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

TRENTON. Nov. 20.-The Pennsyl-
vania railroad has placed guards at
the Delaware river bridge here to pro-
tect it against possible attempts of
German sympathizers to wreck it.
The heavy munition shipments to
the seaboard must cross this bridge.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

OF course college man should
cheer for the foaotball force of his
dear old alma mater, but judgment
instead Of sentiment should influence
the placing Of such wagers n seem
advisahlA
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

journeyed to Denver and demanded
compensation, but the commission
holds that he not only was not in the
course of employment while sleeping,
but that his employer cannot be held
responsible for the action of the COW.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Teacher Ill.

Teacher III.
Miss Albertine Ruthledge, the May
Day teacher, who is at Mercy hos
pital suffering with pneumonia, is
reported slightly better this after
noon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

sia were sent from Pittsburg to Sc
attic, an unusual course. Other ship
ments were sent to Montreal in order
to avoid New York.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

Twenty-four Hindus are reported to
have been executed by the English in
India because of mutiny.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
WAR NEWS OF THE
DAY CONDENSED
FOR BUSY READERS
United Press

United Press
LONDON, Nov Furious artil-
lery and grenade fighting is reported
officially in France and Flanders.
There are no indications, however,
that the Germans are opening the
fresh drive for which Copenhagen
stated the kaiser was withdrawing
large bodies of troops from the Rus
sian front.
The Greek situation is still critical.
Private German dispatches via
Copenhagen state that Athens has or
dered all Greek vessels to leave
French and Italian ports Immediately.
This action is regarded as a hint that
Constantine intends to defy the al
lies.
The German report that the allies
have sent an ultimatm to Greece is
untrue.
The northern Serbian army faces
flight or capture. 1t can reach Mon
stand fight. The Serbs are now only
20 miles from Montenegro but the
Austrians are coming from the north
and the Bulgarians from the south
along the Montenegrian frontier try
ing to cut the last means Of escape for
the Serbians.
The Austrians have captured Dren
Prepolac and Syenitza.
With the fall of Monastir it is be-
lieved the resistance of the Serbs in
the south has been broken. The Brit
ish and French must do the fighting
there in the future.
The Austrians- crushingly defeat
ed the Montenegrians at Priboi.
VIENNA. Nov. 20.-Geritza is on
fire in many places. The Italians have
iired 5000 shells into the city.
Many civilians have beon -klllad and
the damage is enormous.
From military standpoint, how
ever, the Italians have done little
good. The Austrians hold their origi-
nal positions and have repulsed all the
Italian attacks.
The Italian assault is general along
the Isonzo line. but the Austrians are
holding everywhere.
BERLIN, Nov. 20.-A high admir-
atty official has charged that Eng
land has sent troops and transports
to Salonika disguised as Red Cross
ships and hospital vessels.
Seventy such ships have arrived
there in the last few days. This is
the biggest fraud and shows what
lengths our enemies win go to.
BERLIN, Nov. 2O-The Montene-
grins are preparing to transfer their
capital from Cettinje to Scuttari, ac-
cording to a Vienna report.
LONDON. Nov. 20.-Charges that
German officers kicked drowning men
from their submarine after it had
sunk the French transport Calvados
near Gibralter, recently, We're made
by British steamship officers who
saved SO of the survivors.
Seven hundred and fifty persisted.
MADRID. Nov. 20.-The Italian
liner Verona wirelessed that an Aus
trian submarine was chasing it off the
coast of Spain in the Mediterranean.
Later the ship wirelessed that it
had escaped the submarine in a thick
fog.
The Verona was on its way from
Genoa to New York. Usually it car
ries from three to five hundred pas
sengers.
1t is sister ship of the Ancona.
The Majorca Island station relayed
the message from the Verona.
The message said the submarine
was large one with two periscopes.
A steamship accompanied it.
The Verona is ship of over 5000
tons displacement.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS GRIST
OF TfLEGRAPHIC
NEWS BOILED DOWN

United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov 20.--
When informed that President Wilson
would invite him to consult with him
regarding the preparedness program,
Republican Leader Mann said: "I am
willing to consult with the president,
but do not intend to take orders from
him. AS most Republicans l favor
general policy of preparedness but
the details of the controversy will not
be published until after the meeting
of congress.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Delinquency Case.

The delinquency case pending for
several weeks was tried before Judge
McCloud this morning. The court
has the matter under advisement.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Entertainment Last Evening.

A good sized and appreciative
audience greeted the blind artists who
rendered good program at Red Men
hall last evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Visiting Family.

George Geoglein is down from Tel
luride visiting his family in Animas
City
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

SAN DIEGO. Nov. 2O,-Because
they objected to his courtship, an un-
identified Mexican murdered G. Bur-
linghame and wife, Americans and ad-
Quoted their 1G-year-old daughter to
the mountains of lower California.
The murders accured at the Bur-
linghame home, on a ranch near En-
senda.
Relatives and friends are pursu-
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

Austrian aviators are busy bombing
Italian cities.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
- II 81 - IL II IL 1t II "a n n n =
ALLISON ITEMS.
; y II tt u :; tt u II ., II u II u

- - - - - - ~ ~ - ~ - ~ ~ " "
Born at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Mitchell, little boy. Mother
and son doing nicely.
The play given by the Allison
school last evening was well attend
ed and appreciated by all present.
The parents of Mrs. A. D. Young
arc here for short stay Vi lie she
is convaleseing.
Carl Thompson is going to Kadsas
eity to learn the art of running an
automobile-in other words to be a
chauffeur.
Our forest ranger, Mr.. Lynch is
having "a barn put up on his place east
OF town.
Several sturdy Allisonites are bray
ing the blasts of winter in New Mex
lea hunting the grizzly and the
mountain lion. So far they have been
successful in trapping cunning coy
ote.
Thursday morning Mrs. Matt
discovered blaze in the house where
it did not belong, viz. around the flue
in the roof. Mr. Woodard came to
her assistance and by choping the
roof through he succeeded in put
ting the fire out.
A large crowd gathered at Carl
Thompson's Friday for the Thompson
Boroughs sale. A good deal Of stock
farm implements, also household
furniture was sold. The day was
grand and everything contributed to
make the day success.
When you are discouraged and lone
some, come out Sunday and drop into
the Allison church. Rev. Lake al
WaVs has n message for eyervone
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

Clifford Pinchot, in a lecture in
Nsw York church, said it would be a
bad thing for the Germans to win the
war-that they would establish a mil
itary monarchy which would dictate
to the world and this nation would
suffer. While making the talk and
critieising German conduct man in
the audience called him liar.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

Fire losses Wednesday totaled over
a million dollars, this being the loss
IN four blazes, to say nothing of
the smaller fire throughout the coun-
try. Mostly in munition plants. Who
says the nation is not honeycombed
with fire bugs for the purpose of de-
stroying plants sending goods to Eu-
rope.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov.
20.--Five small fires have been dis
covered recently in one projectile de-
partment of the Bethlehem steel
works. They were put out without
damage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

Mayor W. II. Thompson will be on
the Republican presidential primary
ticket in Illinois.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

u II II II u II II II u II u n n II n a
y WORLD NEWS ITEMS u
Z. WITH SIDE COMMENT u
I" y
u ;: II II !; :, II :. u = u u u u Il u
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

!: :; u Il Il y II 81 = Il aa II t:
!. II
. RANDOM COLORADO ITEMS a
y GATHERED ON THE FLY :.
. II
2 :; u 2; :; :; u u u II :; - u II u u
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22
Rev. Courtice Accepts Call to Local

Rev. Courtice Accepts Call to Local
Church.
Rev. Mr.. Courtice of st. Peters,
Minnesota, has accepted the call to
the pastorate Of the Durango Presby-
terian church. He wired his decision
to the deacons Of the church today.
Doll Show and Loan Exhibit.
The Doll Show and Loan Exhibit
given under the auspices Of the Read
ing club ut the home Of Mrs. John
L. Mcneil today from 10 a. m. to 9
p M, is attracting many people and
is certain to net q good sized sum.
The money will represent the organi-
xation's donation to the endowment
fund Of ths Colorado ysdsratien Of
Wsmsa's eluha.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

Canon City's large Touring mill
was destroyed by fire Thursday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

New Jersey Democrats had n con-
ference with President Wilson the
other day to straighten out kinks in
the organization of the party and set
tie state troubles. Woodrow is be
coming uneasy. Rather he sees the
presidency which he pledged himself
to hold only four years, going glim-
mering.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-22

When you are discouraged and lone
some, come out Sunday and drop into
the Allison church. Rev. Lake al
ways has a message for everyone.