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since then he has applied the lesson in
business life. But if it had not been
for the war the chances are that ne
would have been a mechanic the re-
mainder of his days, with no orpor-
tunity to develop mis- executive abllltS.
When the war broke out, Commis-
sioner Saltzgaber was husky, biG.
strong lad of fifteen, working as a
blacksmith apprentice IN Shelby. Rich
mond county, Ohio. But when the call
came and patriotic impulses stirred IN
his breast he told the recruiting ofh-
Ger that he was seventeen-and Sof
away with II, for he looked eighteen.
Troop /, Sd Ohio Cavalry, claimed him
as private. Presently. when his regi-
ment went to the front, his mother
sent two OF his older brothers to enlist
in the same command. Still another
brother Joined another troop In the
same regiment. All four fought through
the war: all suffered wounds. but all
came home sound and well.
Shiloh, Corinth, Murfreesboro. Stone
river, Chickamauga, Missionary ridge,
Atlanta-these are but few of the
battles and engagements In which the
young blacksmith's apprentice served.
ment operated Independently, but, as
the value of cavalry and the proper
use of it became impressed on the mill
tary authorities, the regiment was in
cluded in the famous Veteran Voiun-
teer Cavalry. under that dashing lead
er, Gen. James H Wilson, now a re-
tired officer Of the regular army.
Commissioner Saltzga ber's wound was
received when his command was chas-
ing Gen. Joe Wheeler's cavalry around
McMinville, after Chickamauga. There
he was shot through the right arm.
but 1t was merely a flesh wound. and
he soon recovered. At ssone river his
horse was shot from under him, but
he escaped unscathed
And once he was captured In
fierce cavalry charge he was separated
from his command. A Confederate rode
up to him, and, in the customary Ian
guage of the day, ordered him to sur
render and give up his arms Young
Saltzgaber was reluctantly handing UP
his saber and belt when body of his
comrades swept down and put the
Confederate to fight.
Following the war, with his en-
larged outlook on life, the young man
went to Poughkeepsie. N. T.. and there
took a course in a business college. He
was determined that a career as
blacksmith was not for him. Work in
a bank followed, and presently he was
cashier.
But. still ambitious. he studied law.
was admitted to the bar. and ever since
tnen, 10 the time OF ms appointment,
he has practiced at Van Vert, Ohio.
and also has been engaged in a num-
Der of enterprises Once he was mayor
of his town. for four years he was a
state senator. and a few years ago,
quite against his wishes and without
any campaigning on his part, 1877 votes
were cast for him in the Ohio legtsla-
ture for United States senator. Despite
all these ventures in politics. he is re-
garded as more of a business man than
a politician.
His comrades who wore the blue are
passing fast, as no one better than he
realizes, but. with the spirit of eternal
youth strong in him, he seems not to
have been touched by time.
ASHMUN BROWN.
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applied for and obtained pension as
a soldiers widow. That was in 1881.
Nothing was heard of Col. Smith and
the wife continued to draw the pension
until few months ago, when she died.
1.-TWO months ago there came to the
Office a letter from Col. Smith. written
from Mobile, Ala, saying that he had
purposely refrained from communlcat-
Ing with his family. as he knew that
he was a drag on them: that he knew
of his wife having received the pen
sion: that he had refrained from ap-
plying for pension himself SO long as
she lived, but now that she was deao
he wanted to get on the rolls he seq
forth that he was working in a men1al
capacity in a manufacturing plant IN
Mobile and needed the money.
But this, 1 imagine. is about the
last application we will receive to go
on the civil war roll.
Pension frauds? They are few and
far between. Yes, know that there
are periodical attacks on the pension
system. but If you Will look into the
character of the attacks you will OBJ
serve that they are directed to pen
sfons obtained not under the regular
pension laws, but by special acts of
Congress
"As an example, I know of one case
where Congress gave a pension to
man who never served a day in the
army. He was a Tennesseean who was
captured while on his way to join the
Union army and was imprisoned by the
Confederates. Congress-, on his good
intentions, gave him a pension he could
not have obtained under the pension
laws.
Gases such as these, however, do not
warrant an Indictment Of the pension
system. Attempts are made, of course.
to defraud the government under the
regular laws, but we have force Of
sixty examiners In the field constantly
investigating every suspicious case.
and that Is a protection. Added to
this is the quantity Of proof OF identity
and service we require before a PEN
sion Is granted, and that makes fraud
practically impossible. Only from six
to a dozen cases q year arise where
prosecutions are necessary for attempt
Cd fraud. These attempts are usually
by impersonating. an old man who is
familiar with the life and military
service Of a soldier who Is dead seek
ing to obtain q pension In his name.
Only q few weeks ago we had ono
such case at Spokane, Wash. The fed
efal Judge, on account of the mans age,
imposed only q nominal sentence. There
was another typical case recently in
Arkansas. This was eS . woman who
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Pension Show Now Dying the Rate 118 Daa
Great Increase Year-On Little More Than 40OO Survivors Of the
100000 WGayord NJ Sgabe Pen
Passing Old Soldier of Work the Pension BmauWar
Receive of az rFromJ Sam.
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had been drawing a widows pension
for seventeen years, during all OF Whicn
time she was the wife of another man.
A conviction for impersonating was OBJ
tained a month or SO ago at Los An
geles, on evidence uncovered by our
field force. The activity of that force
operates to prevent attempts at fraud.
Seek to draw Commissioner SaltZ-
eaber out in regard to his opinions of
the pension laws and the pension sys-
tenn and you run Into a blank wall
He, as a result of his long business
training, has a wonderful capacity for
keeping his mouth shut when he wants
to. That he has opinions he admits.
but he asserts that his business Is to
administer the laws as he finds them.
"All I can say is that no pension Is
held which the law allows" said he
when questions came around to this
point. And there he stopped.
A great, angular red brick building,
set in a green park. is the home OF the
pension building in Washington. 1t was
built at a time when American archi-
lecture was in a formative period. A
feature of the exterior OF the building
is q broad frieze. showing repeated
groups of infantry, cavalry. artillery
and seamen in bas-relief. Inside a
great, beautiful court. somewhat marred
by being made to contain battalions of
file cases, is another attractive feature.
In times past, when there were such
things as inaugural balls in Washing
ton, these balls were held within the
court
It seems to be the fixed belief OF the
average citizen having business with
the pension office that the commissioner
personally sees and answers all corre-
spondence. Since almost 100000 pieces
of mail q year go out of the bureau.
this is hardly possible. In fact, It takes
a force of about 1900 employees prop
cluding doctors. lawyers. expert ac-
countants and other specialists.
Every pension check now issues from
this central office. and is received when
due, instead of many days thereafter,
were distributed over the country. This
and other economies which have been
introduced, has greatly reduced the
clerical help required. and the force of
the office is gradually being cut down.
Still. to handle some 785.00 individ-
ual pension accounts and to provide for
regular payments thereon is no small
task, even though the total now is be-
ing decreased from year to year by
death. The appropriation for the en-
suing fiscal year is $164. 100000. and
Commissioner Saltzgaber is of the
opinion that It will be 100000 less
during the following year.
Modern business methods in admins
tratfon form the commissioners fad.
IL fad 1t may be called. for he is q
successful business man himself. and
self-made at that. System, organiza-
tion-these are the things upon which
he harps. for he knows their impor-
tance. When only a lad he learned the
Evening star., 1915-05-30

sent him IS. This, a. he has told IL in
letters he has recently written to Us,
he spent on a prolonged debauch. hav-
ing found a place in Boston where he
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married to an English woman named
Corbin, and they had five sons. Richard.
Philip. Francis. Thomas and Henry, and
a daughter, who became the wife of Will
liam F'itzhugh of Eagles Nest. in King
George county, and was the mother Of
William F'itZhugh Of Chatham
1t is the belief of the Rambler that
Thomas Lee. fourth son of Richard
tsecond), was that Thomas who rebuilt
Stratford and set up the fine buildings
that stand there today. Richard (third)
settled in London as a Virginia merchant
in partnership with Thomas Corbin, his
mothers brother, and was married in Eng
land to a woman whose name is given
as Silk. Their children, George, Lettuce
and Martha. came to Virginia George
married Judith Wormley, who died. after
which he married Ann Washington. nee
Fairfax, the widow of Lawrence Wash
ington. who bequeathed Mount Vernon to
his half-brother. George Washington. Lot
tuce married into the Corbin family, and
Martha married one of the Turbervi1les,
and 1t was the old Turberville property, in
Fairfax county, called Chantilly. which
gave it's name to the battle in which Phil
Kearny lost his life-a battlefield which
the Rambler visited and wrote Of last
autumn.
Stratford Hall seems at one time to
have been called 1.-The Governors House."
and this was probably because Thomas
Lee, its owner. had been commissioned
governor, though he died before the COM
mission reached him
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Hn70 7E are coming. Father Alb
% Nh\U raham.'' Yes. they are
V\Y coming, the veterans of
the Union Army respond
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Prom here hs drifted to Boston.
After a time he wrote back to his wife
and relatives hero that he was pen-
niless and asked them to send him
money with which to come homo. They
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GAYLORD n. SALTZGABER,
Omitted States commissioner OF pensions.
C1uuyr1sht 1918 by ClfnedinSt)

VC1B1W1QBs
, by Clinedinst)
could get 6-cent whisky. Then he
disappeared.
After seven years and after all ef-
forts to locate him had failed, his wife
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terested in the customs and habits Of
the savages and heather" seems moi
to have occurred very strongly to th<
early immigrantA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24
WARREN COUNTY
is ALMOST FREE
FEDERAL INSPECTOR DECLARES
LITTLE DANGER FROM HOOP
AND MOUTH DISEASE.

Warren county Is finally escaping
from the plague OF the foot and mouth
disease. and yesterday DR.. Jennison,
the federal man who has been here
conducting the final inspection, an
nounced that the territory from Mon
mouth north was now in the clear, and
that stockmen there could ship their
cattle on permit, or could receive
cattle from open territory. so that tie
farmers in that region are practically
free to resume their operations in
feeding cattle and hogs and shipping
them TO market.
DR.. Jennison stated that the inspec-
ton work was being carried along as
rapidly as possible, and that he ex-
pected TO finish the lower part of the
county in the next ten days, and If
nothing develops then the whole coun-
ty will be considered clean. While the
territory south of Monmouth has not
been released from the so-caned Eek
posed territory" yet there are many
places down that way which are out
side the FIVE miles zone, and hence
open to the same regulations as the
northern part Of the county.
Six townships in Warren county,
Sumner, Spring Grove. Kelly, Hale.
Monmouth and Coldbrook are in the
territory which has been freed, leav-
ing nine which are yet under the Eek
posed" area, but are expected to be
clear shortly. The inspectors are find
ing no indications of the disease what
ever. and it is not thought that they
will. and with the disease entirely
eradicated it viii only require care on
the part OF the stockmen in receiving
cattle and hogs 10 keep the county
clear and thus free to buy and sell
stock as was done before the disease
became prevalent.
Later In the day announcement was
made that the country south Of Mon
mouth to Larchland and east from
LAKELAND to the county line was
clear" but that part OF the county ~
ing south and west of Larchland
would still remain under surveillance.
It is understood that the orders
clearing = part of the county for
the shipment and movement OF stock
applies also to the Smelling of corn
and the handling of other grains in
the cleared" sections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24
FIFTEEN CANDIDATES
TAKEN INTO W. OF ".

Camp --. WcoiueH on the World
and Grove 90. Wouduel Circle te,-
yell attended ucetIlrs ias- llsll 20
Matte Enr Fifteen candidates were
given the protection degree b- Camp
20 and g-l- ze- application f1r mem
aershl1 were received
~ frs close of .be business ur-t.r-
an oyster SUPPER uaH serve. Hr tine
lad.es OF Grove ~. and che balance OF
che evening was enjoyed r1c.a-lg. s.
cumuiff-H vas appointed t1 arrange
for a eir class adoption t1 ts held in
the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24

The first two of the party to reacn
the city were Thomas and Maize Mar
shall, who had been under police sur
vigilance all the way from New York.
Detectives were on duty inside and
outside the Nenlo hotel, keeping tab
on the movements of the gang at all
hours. Shortly after 6 p. m. word
came to the detectives on duty that
the members of the gang were about
to jump from cover and at 6:15 the
taxicab in which Maize Marshall was
seated was rapidly driven up to the
hotel entrance. Hall, Williams and
Thomas. suitcases in hand, came down
the elevator. climbed into the taxicab
with the woman and we're scarcely in
their seats when the detectives sur
rounded the car. covered the members
Of the gang with revolvers, stripped
them of their guns. handcuffed them
and brought them to the city prison.
Il was not until after midnight that
the Cantwell woman and Perkins were
taken from their room in the Athens
hotel and locked up with the other
members OF the gang.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24

san FranclFco. Cal. Feb 2f-Two
good locking Young women - Lillian
Cautweu and Maize Marshall are the
names they eare-ar- being detained
by tle police here. after having been
taken With a gang Of repu-et Rev
York gunner charged with playing
the taxi bandit game The men who
accompanied the girls may be prose
cuted under the Mann act Lillian
CautWeu is said To be- the runaway
sif- OF man well known iu Brook
Ism.
with the positive Identification OF
Charles Thomas alias Scusl. by his
fure-pri1ts and Beruuion measure
meutF. us tho New York EIumm want
81 f1- tho murder Of Murray HeuucEv
during o gang fegd iu New York ln
October. 1919. tho police are now
AWAITING the arrival OF "Chetr Hail.
barkccrer 40 -lc WaEI hotel 90 see 81
a. can Identify Thomas. Benjamin
Hau Iar.lr sue-erI. and Charles WI
Jams. who were taken into custody a.
the lrsrIr hotel aa Che taxi bandits
Who rlsTef Che wauE bar and robbed
20. They secured $1,000 worth OF d.a-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24
Do7tOr sold 70
Take FathevJohn,s
Medisine for coids
and Body Building :

When Airs. c. II. Dunkel, OF SO Lin
den street, Reading. Pa. was asked
why she took Father Johns Medicine
Tor her cough. she replied. "it was rec
commended by my doctor" The same
question was asked and a similar an
swcr returned by the foIlowing:-Mrs
4. =. Hixon. 30 Larkin street. Bangor.
Ne; Henry r. Villet. % Crown street.
Merideu. Conn; Frank PoI. Hallam.
Pa; Charles L. Brown. Irving. Ill. as
veil as n great many others.
Physicians. hospitals and other insti-
tutions endorse Father Johns Medicine
because they know OF its history and
value.
Il Is best for colds. coughs aud
throat and lung troubles and IL makes
flesh and strength Free from alcohol
and poisonous druss.-(Ady,l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24
on COUNTY RECORDS
V-a-rartl -

benjamin p. Brussels TO Solomon
tauErrn. tract northwest - section
z-t7.-W. 500.
Gust Hasignd. ST.. and wife 90 Gust
Faust. west 90 feet LOT T. block 9.
Moore'g second addition. Moline. 5000.
Gust urzlund. ST.. and wife 90 Emil
81 Har.llI al1 uif-. part Dot A. block
o. Mop-l's second addition. Moline.
1000
Scrric T. Benson and husband TO
Nauda H. Wood and husband. tract
northwest r. section g5-1s-1W. 800
Edward D. Guyer and wife To- Emil
Van KirEhovs and vile. lot /. block
I78. East Moline. $500.
Herman p Baker % Harry S. Dib-
bern. tract fn southwest northwest =
section zEI7-zW. 800
Cult Claim DEEDS.
Doris Mueller % William Mueller.
part Tot 4 and Is. Henry Detors ad-
d.tlon. Moline. 800.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24

Hcme for the Lend-a-Hand.-A fund
-1 erect q new home for the Leud-a-
Hand club has been started IN the viii
90 the late Mrs Frances r. Williams.
widow % the late Alexander Williams.
licd lu district court 10y Attorneys
IhUsuel E SACrey yesterday The
ulI leaves $1,000 for the purpose, and
directs that 90 De retained specifically
ior che above purpose. In addition 20
this. tLs tcE.Htor leaves $500 20 9TH
ar charities. including 5000 90 the Bap-
uEL Training school. Chicago: Wo-
mems Baptist Foreign Missionary.
Chicago: Baptist state Conference OF
Iowa. $500. Women's Relief associa-
zion. Davenport. $500. Hughes Memo
rial chapel. $500. Two daughters. Mrs.
Ella ". Thompson and Mrs. Anna ".
Crawford. $4,000 each. Two dozen
other heirs are named for amounts
from $3.50 90 $1,000. John ". Ballard
and Anna W. Crawford are executors.
The VIII Is dated May %. 1912
Dies az the Supper Table.-Edward
Leonard. formerly OF Leonard Broth
ers. Erocers. Davenport. and for the
past four years one OF the proprietors
OF the Leonard Brothers fruit farm
near Dewitt. died suddenly Monday
evening. Only Mr.. Leonard and the
hired help remained on the farm dur
ing the winter. At tire supper table
he was seized with hesrt trouble and
expired a few minutes later. The
farm g. located two and one-half miles
northwest OF Dewitt Mr.. Leonard
was born and reared IN Davenport and
was 81 years OF age. With the excep-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24

slAAAEN A4AA NAA anu -'@eA-+N -'@e--
monds and several hundred dollars in
money.
The women. Maize Marshall (alias
Dorothy NasonJ. and Lillian Cantwell
lallas Lauel said to be the runaway
wife OF a prominent Brooklyn man.
and Burt Perkins. who were taken in
90 custody az the Athens hotel and
who are said 20 be members of the
Thomas gang. VIII be held by the po-
lice until the federal authorities can be
consulted
Thomas alias Scush. Benjamin Hal!
alias Sister. and Charles Williams
we're arrested by detectives who had
been trailing them Tor q month past
Word came from New York that the
members Of the gang were headed This
WAY and that the Marshall and Cant
well women were with them. The To-
cal police were advised that the gang
was part Of the old "Gyp-ths-Blood"
gang OF CUR men. that all were experts
with -gc automatic revolver. and not
to attempt 90 round them mp unless
prepared 90 do some shooting This
Information came before the members
of che sans arrived
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24
Goodbye
Dyspepsia
TO More cirBfY sru-H. lump %
LEAF" Sad Digestion. Heartburn
a. Stomach Treubieg-

oSies Relief Costs NctHIns CO Try
The nan Who cant heIp making
faces ~ his stomach. che man or Wo-
man WITH EraIchy dirCa t.cr. or with
downright dyapeps.1 need rrCt no more
over stomach trolhieF.
The heaviest. richest dinners. the
most unspezkalIe quick iusches. all
can b. taken care % without imposing
on the storllch a scientific digestive
can 90 tle diEostlur where the s-gu-
aeh either did nos o. &C. befos-. or DID
90 very fmrerfaciIy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24
Call for BIDS.

Sealed proposals viii be received Al
the mayors Office a. Rock Island. Ill.
until . O'Clock p. m. April 3 1915. for
one fnclnerator or garbage disposal
plant having a capacity % not less
than Ie tons Gu y hours. capable OF
destroying without restriction all
kinds OF garbage. refuse. dead animals
and night soil said plant 10 be com
plete with equipment and odoriess.
also building % De Of hre-proof coz
struciou- Bidder must fUrniih com
piste plans and specifications and =
certified check IN amount % I've per
cent OF his bid
City would be interested also IN a
proposltion % utilize steam 20 be gen
srafet from Burning garbage
City reserves FiEEt 10 reject any or
all bids
Dated 40 Rock Island. III. this goth
day % February. A -. 1913
Il NJ SCHRiVER. Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-24
DAY IN DA NEWPORT

ton OF the past four years he had
spent his entire life in this city. He
had never been married and was well
and favorably known throughout this
section of the state. Surviving are
two brothers. Tom and James, and
two sisters. Cecilia and Clara, all re
siding in Davenport. The remains ar
rived here yesterday and were taken
20 the old family home, 21O East Sew
enth street. The funeral viii be held
from here tomorrow morning. with
services at 9 o'clock at st. Anthony's
church and interment in St. Marguer-
ties cemetery.
Big Card Party.-The general COM
mittee In charge OF the big card party
10 be given Thursday evening OF this
week At the Coliseum under the aus
pices OF the Steuben Red Cross So
ciety met yesterday at the CONNER
cial club and completed the personnel
OF the various sub-committees. Plans
for the event are progressing most
satisfactory. Il is the general belief
Of those In charge that IL will be the
largest card party ever held in Iowa
No better place for such an event
could have been secured than the
beautiful Coliseum. This has been
donated for the occasion by Manager
Petersen. Tickets, including music
and refreshments. are on sale at so
cents.