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The Dickinson press., 1915-02-20
SYLVESTER HELD
IN End DEGREE
ABOUT 20 WITNESSES CALLED.
WILLIE SYLVESTER TEST1-
FIES FOR STATE. DE-
PENDANT NOT CALLED.
Earl Stevens Testified That He Had
Been Drinking at Belfield.
Didn't Know What Happened.

The hearing in the Charles w. Syl-
vester case before Justice A. P. Fol-
som was practically finished at 4
o'clock on Thursday and defendant
was held in the End degree for man
slaughter. It was understood that the
bonds required would be $4,000 and it
was thought that Mr.. Sylvester could
get this amount without much diff
Guilty.
Tuesday and Wednesday were oc-
cupied with the hearing at the court
house, an adjournment being taken in
the afternoon of the 18th until the
following afternoon. A large number
of people attended the sessions, some
of the time the court room being
crowded.
About 20 witnesses were called, the
most of whom were from Belfeld, in
cluding Drs. E. A.. Spear and Co.'S
grove, Editor Harry Dence, I. A. Mel
son, Attorney H. E.. Haney, George
and Earl Stevens. Willie Sylvester,
the II year old SON, was called, also
DR.. Ohage. AL Hike acted as deputy
sheriff in summoning witnesses.
The woman's statements given DIR.
Spear and Attorney Haney the night
of the shooting indicate accidental
discharge Of the gun.
There was little new evidence
brought out. The death-bed state
ment, as published in the PRESS last
week, was introduced. Witnesses told
how Mrs. Sylvester was found under
the caves of the Times building after
the shooting. She ran down stairs
and sank down on the ground. After
Dence and Nelson had found the
fatally wounded woman Sylvester
came down. She said, as reported. by
one witness, "you shot me" Sylvester
replied, "you did it yourself in taking
the, revolver away from me-"
Willie Sylvester was in the room
(their living room) when the revolver
was discharged. He does not attempt
to say how it happened. He knew his
father went into the other room for
the revolver; he knew that his father
and mother quarreled some; she told
her husband not to 60 into the hall
and she attempted to stop him or to
take the gun away from him and it
was discharged. ~
Earl Stevens says he was drinking
and did not know what was going on
at the time the revolver was dis
charged. Geo. Stevens also says that
his brother was intoxicated. !.
The scuffling took place in the hall
and the shooting in the Sylvester
room. If the woman had not inter
fered and Sylvester had gone into the
hall as evidently he had intended to
do, there is ne telling what would
have happened. Earl Stevens might
have been the victim. @
The regular term Of court will not
be convened in Dickinson until the
third Tuesday in May, as Judge w,
G. Crawford is to be away during
March. II Sel " A! s s1.s sss. f>*..,
Attorney II. A. Burgeson handles
the case for the state, while Attorneys
T. F. Murtha and j. w. Sturgeon de
fend. Miss Francis Burnett took
down the testimony in short hand.
The above is the way the case stood
Friday morning, but there was to be
another conference Of counsel during
the day.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the people who
so kindly assisted us during the ILL
ness and death of our husband and
father and especially the members Of
the Taylor. and Terry Camps Of Mod
ern Woodmen. -; ..,t. - ::
MRS. p. McGRATH.
PATRICK McGRATH.
JAMES McGRATH.
HENRY McGRATH.
THOMAS McGRATH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOW
Druggist Says Ladies Are Using
Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur. 4

Hair that loses its color and lustre.
or when il fades. turns gray, dull and
UfeIes6, is caused by a lack Of sulphur
In the air our grandmother made up
d mixture Of Sage Tea and Sulphur to
keep her locks dark and beautiful. and
thousands of women and men who
value that even color. that beautiful
dark shade of hair which is so attrac-
tive. use only this old-time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mix
1ure by asking al any drug store for a
50-cent bottle Of "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" which darkens
the hair so naturally. so evenly. that
nobody can possibly tell It has been
applied Besides, II takes off daudrafT,
stops scalp itching and falling hair.
You just dampen a sponge or soft
brush with It and draw this through
your hair taking one small strand al q
time By morning the gray hair dis.
appears; bat what delights the ladies'
with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur IS
that, besides beautifully darkening the
hair after a few applications, It also
brings back the gloss and lustre and
gives it az appearance Of abundance.
Harper House pharmacy. (Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11
FAVORS READING
BIBLE IN SCHOOL
Lutheran General Council Emphatic
ally Expresses Itself on the
Subject.

The Lutheran general council ex.
pressed itself in no uncertain manney
yesterday afternoon on the question
of bible reading i'm the public schools.
At the Toledo convention of the conn
Gil of 1913 the request was made that
/. the council put itself on record as to
its position with reference to the read
ing of the bible in the public schools.
A committee composed of DIR. Gustav
Andreen, DR., c. n. Jacobs, Rev. j.
Stump. A C. Anderson and James
+ Gear was appointed to submit recon
mendations at the next meeting,
Dr. Andreen yesterday afternoon re-
ported the following resolutions. which
were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the general council
/ heartily favors the reading of The
bible in all schools. public and p-!-
waite, and deplores any efforts 10 have
the practice discontinued
That the general council recognizes.
however. that the mere formal read
ing Of passages Of scripture at school
exercises is by no means 10 be Ia-
garded as a substitute for other reig
ious instruction.
That the general council would have
ali its synods and congregations fully
alive to the importance Of religious
education, and urges the adoption of
ali possible measures for the more
efficient instruction of their y0uuE
people in the great truths of tho re-
Hgions of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11
GENERAL COUNCIL
At A RECEPTION
Delegates Entertained at Denkmann
Library and Hold Session at Au-
Eustana Chapel.

Members of the general council OF
the Lutheran church were delightfully."-
+,,.. .--1.-- -r.- --.-..s..,- ,,,,.,,,,
pun -'--
was one OF tAs features OF inc even
ing was held In the Deukmann memo
rial library and at ; o'clock the menu
ners adjourned to the college chapel,
where the evenings session was held
the topic discussed being Our Ednca-
dona! MofG. DE- j. A. W. haas,
president OF NNhlenDurg college, led
Jhiugs which ne considered should be
characteristic or Lutheran higher ed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11
BERNSTORFF DENIES CIV
ING PAPERS TO ARCHI-
BALD FOR DELIVERY
Confined from Page OneJ

tory they urge that the Arabic case
has come down to questions af indem-
nifty and of fact. The explanations
offered by Germany for the sinking Of
the White Star liner differ materially
from the statements fin the hands Of
President Wilson and Secretary Lam
sing. Those officials who favor fur
Their negotiations contend that q prop
er way to determine which set Of facts
is correct is to let the case go 10 The
Hague. where, they also contend. the
question of indemnity could be arbi-
trated without endangering the priu-
cfples for which the United States
has contended as governing submarine
warfare
There are indications ia official
quarters today that the United States
had received more unofficial and i'm
formal intimations that. despite the at
lacks on the Arabic and the HcsDer-
ian. the German government actually
had finally accepted the principle that
unarmed merchantmen should not be
attacked without warning unless they
attempted TO escape or resisted cap
ture. There was no out and out onie-
ia1 backing for the assumption, bat
It appeared 10 pervade official circles.
Future Depends On Berlin.
The new note the United States
will send 70 Berlin probably wiz be
delayed until the second note from
Germany. now on it's way, has been re-
eeived. Il probably will point out for
one thing that the mere assumption
by submarine commander that his
ship is about TO be attacked cannot
be accepted as justification for torpe-
doing an unresisting merchantmen.
Such a stand by the United States is
not expected to lead TO complications.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11


O. i'ie anu Z -'s7li'A SIT 1el 81 o 10 JLlls
M l.lNs 2'i'e was soliis to MS sAop
'>-1 '1--l - 09t7.H ~ 1iA7 9.ois-
mere nave you DseA f-foateih
ii-, u. p'I Gu as l'i7y began l@4hLls-
c. . a, US = =! sue % 80 'l-sil''
- - -il-..- -',' tL'5 on
''--' "a -'0 'i7- .7 20 - ~ 3 p
- 80 D''''t -''''' ID - 1iH
epis ~ ',- 7ts'-'' 'Na. -le e'o-
, ''eL li'1I oee'- on ms .i'Llg' WHICH rs III
'a,N oL ina snoy o@tLiils 'ae AlstA1' ana
t s-.l.-5 Z i7st carry anu gone u lis
-
FL OSi's'H l1lt ''ells al '-7 SNIP eoLl-
/ llhulns on 20 Inc grocery store winch
IS ohe-nalt 7ioeS west tfpsJelh sa"
a man "alll.s IN 1Le doorway Out paiu
. H'tie atlehlloh 10 Ali1- " men F-T'-
stem arrived al lne store me- hsaFa
9nooollE auA ran "aeA ~ '-l'la ~ see
'l's ''771' san .'''--'ls
"a" aiose Oh Tragedy
There were no eve-witnesses as far
as the police could learn. to the pre-
liminaries to the shooting. They con-
clude from the place IN "n1oa the
po1y was ioul' INA. al.7L sore "-'-
looheo tue uooI ana " vent Ill., ne "eu'
o7e9 Oh lle counter. ne assassin was
9'a1l'''-4s - II 1l1 u 'it7 l1'-i "z5o'
~ "a Auut 159' III ON ''iS 'oo-- mas
,rb;rr h,TIa+z had fst1a5 Fl, hi +befr
- -. +i-1 - .,- H., III
49, ~ - So, - l.,.-- .-.-gsf,-e.
-rba asea5Is1t r,ss sea4, crime NJ last
+v,-o sbote There z,-a- r4,+ q, Short In
tarz,af natvrae, tho a,-r1ozfore Lon
,Tarrar Mn, ras5dsz at -77- Seventh
a.-.-,,,e z;~-o-7-- '--,.~.-- -r., .+....- +-o-,,
+ss eboa -a,st- s4,o-, ms r,-st+fr,a- Tor
a urs+eT --ou-sr car m take MIN tn
rrart- He Vas in The ra~17~ 7f his
to~-. NJ 7rsrra,, -,--s i, -he roon
~.
v5-l,--, HI, r.a~5 -r, zf,oo+f-,r 7,a
r.-,--.z -.--- 49,. ---,,.
- ~ - 80, - - go $50 ,,t.
49, e $3.50 - ~ 49, III $50
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800 -, 49,. -t,--,,
Mrs. Mercer sara IAls L1olLlL5 10 an
Argus reporter
My husband was waiting TOT MS
car. We heard Two shots, ared 10
rapid succession, before we had time
TO turn and see what the i'oo9ie was.
We saw the man running from the
shop and down The street, lie kept
looking back all the time as he ran.
He had his hand on the gun ln his back
pocket / think he turned south on
Fifteenth street
Mercer called the ponce lnll1. ala1eis.
The murder occurred at d time "L5n
the InajotltS Oh inc ol'-17is ~
station the aay men reporting 1'i
duty ana the night men fepol l'ii7 30 De
relieved, A detail OF oiheeTs ana de-
tectives was rushed 10 me scene ana
coroner H. g. >. meyer AotiHe'A ~
dTagnet was thrown over 'lA@ city 0y
the ponce.
AithousA mere are d IL ''i'l..,i " ~, ,s-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11
Hit Three Times.
MAY GIVE LECTURES
TO SCHOOL JANITORS

This morning Superintendent Z. G.
Fisher OF the city schools called a
meeting OF the janjt0rs OF the schools
in the cities of the county and present
ed plans to them for meetings 10 be
held six or seven times during the
coming wear. Ills idea, he stated. was
to have experts on heating, lighting
and veutilaung systems come and
speak to the men Nose Of these
men, he said, have no scientific
knowledge OF these subjects and IL
would be a great opportunity Ter them
to learn something valuable. He said
that the men seemed very willing and
agreed TO support his action in every
Wav
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11

assailaut learning of ii. and carrying
out an alleged threat that ne would
kill Scire if he continued meeting the
woman
Wanted i'm Army.
Scire had been asked to go TO Italy
and Join the Italian army Only few
days ago he told Officer Fitzgerald
that he had received a letter order
ing him to leave here and answer the
call of his country. He did not ex-
plain his Intentions in the matter, but
it is concluded that he made no ar
rangements to obey the command
Diego, being employed as a shoe re-
pairer in Davenport, some claim might
go to indicate that business jeaIousies
or troubles may have caused the
shooting The robbery theory is not
given much weight by the police since
SIS was found on the person Of Scire
and that it is impossible to conceive
that man would be as bold as to at
tempt TO murder q man and then rob
him in a closely settled section of the
city in daylight
Successful in Business.
Scire was born in Sicily. Five years
ago he came to America and TO Rock
Island. For a time he worked for
Leo Victor, when his shoe repair shop
was located in the 1900 block. About
a year ago he launched into business
for himself and apparently was very
successful, for a few weeks ago he
had installed in his shop machinery
with which 20 do the repair work
He has but one relative in this coun-
try as far as could be Iearned-a cou-
sin in St Louis He IS survived by
his father and mother, two sisters.
and a brother who is in the Italian
army They all live in Sicily
People who lived near his shop and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11
RAIN STOPS TITLE
GAME AT BALL PARK

The scheduled game between the
Rock Island Plow company team,
champions Of the City league, and the
AlI-Stars Of the Moline Factory league,
for the twin city league title, at Island
City park this afternoon, was post
poned on account of wet grounds The
game viii be played next Saturday at
Island CITY park
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11

CARPENTERS, ATTENTION!
! have two unfinished houses
for sale, on easy terms. as they
stand. fl. 4. Weld. Safety build
ing. Phone: office, X. |. 1920;
house, X. /. 563S-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11

many of his customers said today that
he always appeared as ID man who at
tended strictly to business and who
would make a sacrifice before indulg-
ing in an argument over business
transactions
He lived in a room i'm the rear Of
his shop. Il was clean and orderly
The coroner searched the premises
thoroughly in an effort to find letters
or other evidence which might place
some light on the crime The body
was taken to OMauey's undertaking
rooms.
Coroler Meyer said this morning
that he aid not know when an inquest
would be held, although he was quite
sure that it would not be today The
coroner said that he always strives
to secure every hit OF evidence posi-
Bile before opening an inquest
States Attorney FLOYD Thompson,
Detective Tom Cox and Coroner Ney-
er started this morning in an aut0mo-
lie 10 tour the city in am effort 10
learn more of the crime. Numerous
Sicilian and Italian families were Wis
tied and the scene of the murder was
viewed.
Hit Three Times.
A postmortem was held This after
noon by Drs- A n. Mueller and Joseph
De Silva. The doctors found that
three bullets mad struck Scire. Two
passed into the chest so close together
that If first sDupar1d as if aH#- one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11

officials consider that the future de-
ponds on Berlin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11
CANADA MISSION
WORK PARALYzED
Lutheran Council 0fiers Silent Prayer
Tor Germans Who Are Employed
in That Field.
DRAMATIC NONENT N SESSION
Report Of kropp Commission Shows
Entire Class in Fatherland School
is In Army.

One OF the most dramatic incidents in
the meeting of the general council oc-
CURED yesterday afternoon, when Dr.
G. {. Berkemejer. Of Mount Vernon.
\. Y, after listening to the depressing
report Of the German home mission
board on the distress of German Luth-
Grams in Canada offered the following
resolution:
In these trying times, we express
our heartfelt sympathy to our German
brethren in Canada, without expressing
our opinion on the issues involved in
the case.
When objections we're raised on all
sides that the resolution would not
benefit the German Lutherans in Can
ada and might only result in further
embarrassment 10 them. DR. Berke-
meier quickly withdrew it and moved
instead that the entire assembly arise
for few moments and offer silent
prayer for the brethren in Canada"
The motion carried, aud all the dele
gates arose 80 their feet. and Joined in
silent intercessi0n.
AS a result of the war Germans in
Canada are held in disfavor, and. be
cause many OF the German pastors are
not yet naturaIized citizens of Canada,
they are held as allen enemies The
result has been that many c0ngrega-
tious which We're self-supporting have
been compelled to appeal to the Ger
man home mission board for aid Pas
tors from Germany cannot now be Sc
cured, and the work among the Ger
man settlers i'm Canada is in danger OF
being entirely lost. The council ap-
propriated 100000 to take care of the
emergency, $4,000 to be applied for the
support Of the college at Saskatoon,
Canada.
Entire Glass in Service.
The depressing effect of the war on
the work 0f the Lutheran church was
again forcibIy brought out in the re
port of the Eropp commission. This
commission seeks TO educate v0gPE
men i'm the Eropp Theological samin-
AIRY IN Germany for service in the Ger
man Lutheran church in America. At
the time the war broke out there we've
81 young men who were preparing
themselves for this work. OF the class
of 1914 eight members had already left
Germany, but two remaining were
called to the colors, and are now az
the front The entire class which was
to graduate in 1918, was forced to enter
the service, and all but three OF the
class of 1916
One of the students has been report
ed missing. another was killed while
being carried from q hospital under
shell fire, while all the others are in
the trenches. The teaching force of
the seminary has also been depleted.
and the institution has suffered 71an-
ciaily. Only the support OF the general
council enabled the seminary 70 con-
tinue Its work without lnJeff ipito2-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-11
Sam Scire, Sicilian, Muir
dered, Supposedly by a
Black Hand Plotter.
MOTIVE is A MYSTERY
Chiacarenoya Diego, Compa
trl0t, Arrested on Cir
Cumstantial Evidence.

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-. -. 80 =,
-L.7
tine hands Oh a man VINO Haa De7A
Tat#l# lgI ann III front o. 1ue sHop
pierced ais oeaTI. Fout snolS were
fred at seIre as he stood hack Oh the
counter ia his place of business, only
one taking effect. The police two
hours after the murder arrested su5-
pa- against whom ciroumstantial evil
#e1a= is strong.
oho.al7 shortly after the murder
from details at hand a. that time pc
H-tat raa shooting was done at the
sa CATION of the Black Hand. Anoth-
d. theory advanced was that the as
aa5sIaatloH was the result Oh a love
affair third was that business
jealousy might have prompted the
arHa. SIN another possible explain
auoa was that 5eire was murdered
because of his refusal To Join the ital-
iar army as had been requested OF
laa. Little credence is given ny the
t1# object
la.8aaFeno}a Diego a. 9leltiaH' nv
ing over $50 IWenty-urst street was
arrested by the police two hours aiLeF
The crime had been committed he
correspondent WITH the description g1F-
en- a. HE as5aiiant ny NOSE VINO 80"
h.u flee. HE was IN the barber saop
eft Roy O. Huntiey, opposite tne
Thirty first street station at that time.
He had Instructed the barber attend
ina hlm ~ shave on MS mustache.
see a Wan in Flight
r1a-r pe1Dla were 1t the shop Of
a.sra -err is SiciIian less than
minute altar tho last shot was fred
-r.-r Gan. tina assafIaD+ running east
,r Seventh svanua and t3rn IN Fiji
-azr-s street opinions differ among
the witnesses as 10 which direction the
assassin turned on Fifteenth. Some
said aa went north in direction of the
business section of the city. others,
ara the majority. claim he turned
south No one actually Witnessed the
shooting. it appears.
40 one made an effort 10 stop the
fugitive. AS he ran he kept his hand
nh his gum. which he carried i'm hip
pocket. lie was looking back con
s-aptI- MS he fed TO see that no one
VAS following him.
rhe notice were unite nosftfra that
Disc. is the man who murdered Scire
Here are the reasons f7av give
The dissertation given nv witnesses
rs the man who stood in front of the
sa-u and who was later seen running
from the 71ara. fits Diego idanticsIlv.
rfa-a --7t nm ~ 5.2a o.rloO}, mis-
-..r-.,,-- -r7 1ae- H., ro,ga ,.-bsra he
----..s liz -sr,,rrad sbon+ an bour
rs-s- ---t- ,ra rtg ham ana n,+ nm a
.ar and also rar,o,-a5 his collar and
-,s.-..s. -~r,, b,- ,,-,s f,,7rd eoal-in,
vet fin his room. Indicating he had
5san OUT in the rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04

of their OWN. VI Shall hr m, iuy to io
what ! can to grt farm lhd loau banks
and rural credit dissertations organized
>o that through them frugal. Industrious
tenants may acquire homes oi their own.
having payments cNtcnd-d hl tic alnur-
t~ization pidn even o. as much ~ five a.
thirtN-tIyc years.
Preparedness ann not ~ mn b
frightened about what somebody i~ going
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
HELP WANTED.

MEN-Our illustrated catalogue explains
how we teach the barber trade III \ few
weeks. mailed free. Write Moler Barber
College. Dallas. Texas. IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04
Probe Girls charues Against Judge.

SaIliSaw. Okla. Dee. I. ~ special
grand jury has been summoned Tor next
Monday to investigate the charges filed
against former County Judge j. 4. Nab
Nv bv the l7-ycar-old daughter Of Char
lie Ross. a prominent resident of this
city. McNabb resigned aS z result Of
the charges. The girls father circu-
lated the petition which caused the con
vening of the grand jury. cmfwypetaoin
vening of a special jury.