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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
Big Contract to Bettendorf Company

Eldridge.
Big Contract to Bettendorf Company
By securing a contract from the Min
neapolis & St Louis road for 500 corn
pleted box cars at an approximate
cost of 100000, the Bettendorf com
pany practically assures it's plant of
running throughout the winter at lis
present shift, Deliveries on the latest
big order will begin the first Of the
year and the initial work on the big
order will take place next month. The
deal was completed at conference
with the Bettendorf company officials
and George " Seidel, superintendent
of motive power for the M. & ST. L..
Friday. The Bettendorf company has
at present on its books orders for 1909
completed box cars, These orders are
from the Burlington and Rock Island
roads The Rock Island order is now
practically filled and the cars for the
Burlington will begin coming from the
BettendOrf shops in another week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
Legal.
4 Administrators Notice.

Estate OF Harry L. Smith, deceased
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed executrix of the estate of
Harry l.. Smith, late Of the county of
Rock Island, state OF Illinois, deceased,
hereby gives notice that she will appear
, before the probate court OF Rock Is
land county al the probate court room.
IN the city Of Rock Island, at the jan
rary, 1916 term. on the first Monday
IN January next, at which time all per
sons having claims against said es-
tate are notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose of having the
same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate nav
INIT TO the undersigned
Dated 2sth day of October, A. D..
1915.
MARY 4. SMITH.
Eyecntrix.
Connolly & Connolly. attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
The Day i'm Davenport

| the boy was taken TO Mercy hospital
and DR.. J. D. Cantweil made an Xray
examination, finding d small hole.
about the size of %. B." shot in the
neck. The missile had passed just be-
meath the skin, coming from the base
of The head and leaving the neck after
! it had ploughed through an inch of the
/ flesh The injury was only slight As
/ the officer had carried a 44-calibre pis-
itol and there were no empty shells
the theory that the copper had fired
the shot was at once discounted. The
youth with others had been in Hal
lowe en- frolic in the neighborhood.
O.
! obituary Record The death of
Walter Jehe the well known druggist
who was located at 325 West Third
street until three months ago, oc-
Cured at his home at 2214 West Sec
ond street after lingering illness. The
deceased was born in Davenport. Oct
3, 1882, being 33 years of age. He re-
ceiyed his early education in Daven-
| port, being a graduate of the Daven-
| port high school. He was then en-
ployed at Riepe's Drug store until 1902
when he entered the Columbia Uni
yersity, New York. After graduating
from here in 1908 he came back TO
Riepe's Drug store where he remained
for while and next became connected
with one of viii Lagos stores. In
1908 he as married to Miss Meta
Balsnitter The same year he started
in business for himself at 1926 West
Third street He continued in this
business until three months ago He is
survived by his wife and one son Ken
Meth his father Henry Jebe. one broth
err Ferdinand, and two sisters, Alma
and Cora The funeral was held yes
terday afternoon.
A stroke of apoplexy suffered several
days ago caused the death of Mrs Anna
Sezenbach Saturday at her home, l12I
West Seventh street. The deceased
was born in New York City. She has
lived in Davenport for the past IA
SS@i D Ctt VT ~ hhS uttSdSeu was
united in marriage to Charles ". Seq
enbach. She was member of the Eng
lish Lutheran church and was affiliat-
ed with the Rebekahs, Pocahoptas
Court OF Honor and Alberta camp No.
505, Royal Neighhors Survivors are
six children: Mrs. William Voss of
Clinton. Virdre. Walter. Leo and Will
liam at home, Harry A., of Clinton; two
sisters, Mrs. H. Handel of New York
and Mrs. Augusta Johnson of this city,
and one brother, Charles KEEL of Chi
cage. The funeral was held this after
noon at 3 O'Clock from the home, 1921
West Seventh street.
Two Hurt in Auto Crash-At least
two persons were painfully injured.
one automobile was wrecked and an
other somewhat damaged as a result
OF a collision near the Brady street
bridge over Duck creek at S:45 Sat
urday night. Joseph Rieheman, an oc-
cupant of the Ford car of j. p. Ewold.
sustained cuts and bruises about the
shoulder and arm He had been rem
Idered unconscious when he was thrown
violently from the Ewold car. Mr..
Ewoid himself sustained cuts on the
face and head None of the other occu-
pants OF the Ewold car was hurt. The
Ewold car collided with that Of John
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01

Fey, contractor. Fey was driving big
Mitchell toward Davenport, and the
Ewold car was going north toward
Eldridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
TRADING IS ACTIVE
But IS ORDERLY
New York central and Pennsylvania
Earnings Stimulate BnyfDg on
New York Market.

! H~x York. Nov I--Trafing vas ac-
tive but orderly on the stock exchange
today. Advances in rails were stinu-
lated by favorable statements Of earn
ings from New York Central and Penn
sylyapia Canadian Pacific over
Swallowed all other rails rising almost
IL points 10 1914
Steel showed pressure and some spe-
ciAlties. particularly automobiles, were
heavy. Bethlehem Steel fell 23sa to
so. later adding another five point
loss.
Bonds were strong
Stocks opened with variable adj
vances over last weeks closing prices.
United States Steel opened at SS14 TO
p, gain Of IL point and new high
far the current movement. Canadian
Pacific was strongest Of the rails soon
rising 81 to lS51a Erie. Southern Pa
cific. Norfolk aud Western. pennsyl-
wanna and Reading were among the
other strong issues Of this group. Spe-
cialties also shared 10 the movement
Baldwin Locomotive General Motors.
Maxeells and Wllys-Overiand adj
gsneing ! to points. Anaconda was
fracionally higher. but reacted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
Toledo Grain.

Toledo, Nov Glover seed prime
cash 1885; December 1910; March
Ja.Se.
Alsike prime cash 1925; December
1eSS; March 105Tla
Timothy prime cash 365; December
$40, March SIS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
WEATHER AFFECTS
WHEAT MARKET
Favorable Heports on Winter Crop
Condition in h8nsas Also Farers
Bears.

Chicago, Nov. Fine weather.
large receipts northwest and easier
cables had bearish effect today on
wheat Favorable reports as to the
condition OF the winter crop In Kan
sas also favored the bears Opening
prices ranged from z 10 ilsc lower.
but later showed a moderate reaction.
The start was al 1905 to 1ol for De
cember and lGz1. 10 1.021s Tor May.
A bulge in wheat ensued on strength
at Winnipeg The close was firm, Is @
! q to 1e net higher. with December at
1022s Q102I2 and May al LO41s
Corn developed hrmness owing to
prospects Of export business from the
southwest by way of the gulf After
! opening unchanged to lsmAc lower,
prices went well above Saturdays clos
ing figure.
: Corn closed firm at 5&Q=c TO 1c net
advance
Oats followed corn
/ Higher prices on hogs carried provi-
sions up
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, N0g Wheat No. red,
l1I0mII2. No. red. 1051a@tl0; No.
, hard. nominal No ; hard. a7Gl0l.
Corn. No yellow. G4ac@65c; No,
white. G3%t este.
Oats No white, Ssh a37c, stand
ard. S91au 4oc,
/ Rye: No > IO2 barley. $50 SIC;
timothy. 5.08a 500 clover, 10000
5000, pork 1440; lard, s.92; ribs, 9.75
Q10.5o
Chicago Produce.
+ Chicago. Nov /, - Butter steady
creamery 23l&n25
Eggs steady, receipts 4,214 cases
frsts. 2T027]e; ordinary frsts. gao
26ls at mark. cases included, 20027
Potatoes lower; Wisconsin whites
40m47. Minnesota whites 42G47, Min
nesota Ohios, 43M47
Poultry. alive, steady; fowls, 12e:
Strings Is.
Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool. Nov H. Wheat. No
Chicago new. lis, I'd No > hard old
12s, 312d,
! Corn: La Plata. Is, ID.
Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City. Nov l. Butter: Cream
cry 2Sc; firsts. PC: seconds, 25c;
packing l912c.
Eggs Firsts, &c; seconds. &c,
Poultry. Hens, 11l2c; ROSTERS, &c;
broilers, i5c
New York Provisions.
New York. Nov Butter firm; re
ceipts Ass; creamery extras 28s4 a
29t firsts 2702S4c; seconds 244a a
261sc.
Eggs. steady; receipts 4,677 frest
gathered extra fine 3S@39c; extra
frsts 35d57c; frsts 300S4c; seconds
27@29c.
Cheese firm; receipts 725; state
whole milk, fats held specials 1874 q
1Ge; ditto average fancy 1919; ditto
fresh specials 15M as ditto average
fancy 151ac,
Live poultry prices unsettled dress
ed quiet; western fresh chickens bar
rels 1872 23c; fresh fowls iced ia
1612c; frozen turkeys lS0223c.
Peoria Grain.
Peoria. Ill, Nov Corn: No.
white G3l2c; No. , yellow 6312ci NO
mixed 631ac; sample new c.
Oats: No white Soc; sample san q
-.
Minneapolis Wheat.
Minneapolis. Nov Wheat; De
, celaher. 97isc, May. tO1 No. hard
! ! 102'> northern, 9S5s0L01is. No.
northern, 94ls09SBc
Corn No 3 yellow, 631a@64c.
Oats No 3 white, 34d35c
Flax; 1S2ta0LS71s.
Omaha Wheat.
+ Omaha, Neb Nov. Wheat No.
E hard 96G9Sc
Cora No. white, 5S65Sl4c, No.
6 yellow. 59a4 460c; No. 3 58059c.
Oats: No white, S40 341@c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
Falls on Walk and Breaks Arm

Falls on Walk and Breaks Arm
Mrs Theresa Day, 81 years old, sci
Case street, stumbled over boards
thrown across the walk in front Of her
home Thursday night. and sustained a
fall which resulted in a smashed arm.
The aged woman vas making her exit
from her yard. when she tripped over
the boards, placed there by the A A.
Rounds Construction company of Rock
Island. engaged in building the L. n.
Roberts addition DR. Mccullough was
called and the broken bone straight
ened, Mrs, Day is improving,
-
Asks $4,000 for Personal Injuries
Claiming injuries that a2apacitated
him from work for Il period of over
seven weeks, John Jurgens has filed
suit against A H. Bierkamp for $40
600 damages. According to the petit
ton, filed by Attorney B. T. O'Neil. the
plaintiff was struck by an automobile
driven by the defendant, at the inter
section of Second and Perry streets
He was knocked down, his face was
torn and lacerated, and his body was
BADLY bruised. Jurgens was confined
to his home for almost two months
recovering from the effects of the acct
dent.
Warranty Deeds Following are
warranty deeds filed at the court
house:
Louise Plummer and husband to
George NJ Middleton. undivided one
third of part of the east 10 feet of the
west 120 feet of south 81 feet of the
north half of block II. Mcintosh Third
addition.
J 6 Brooks to Gustav stueben. lot
+, block 100, lie Claire's eighth add
ton
Herman F. Volquardsen and wife to
August Joens, lot 10. block /. Vol
quardsen's first addition.
Mrs Anna Corrin to Anna Schuholz.
south % feet of the north 80 feet of
lot and the south 25 feet of lot of the
north so feet of the east 10 feet of lot
6, block 81. LcClairets Eighth street
Consideration $4,000.
William kearney to Thomas Agar,
lot ,, block 4, MEMORIES addition
William ~ Roundy to Byron W
Preston. west 50 feet Of lot and S.
RoundVts subdivision
John Knox to David Thomas, lot 9,
block 5, Oak Ridge cemetery, Prince
ton
] G. Brooks to C. NJ Littleton. lot
2, block 1917, LeClaire's Thirteenth ad-
dition.
Paul 4 Mairet to Mayer Levi. ct al,
east 35 feet of lot % md west 5 feet
OF lot %, block -. Park Lawn seconn
addition.
Edward Bischoff and wife to Adolph
E Trendel, lot and 6. block one.
Westholme first addition.
Youth Thought Shot by Copper
Elmer Coos $40 West Third street,
was taken to Mercy hospital after he
had fallen on Gaines street, when he
had run down the street with other
boys. The youth in running down the
street had heard a shot. Officer Jensen
7as in the immediate neighhorhood at
the time and had started chasing the
gang OF youths. After being picked up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01

All the news all the time The
Argus.
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NEAL. Of The NAVY

his note, hoping that you and your
charges can add one more evening to
your round of gayety in Newport So
ciety, 1 beg to inclose an invitation
which may give you a few hours OF
pleasure. Wish I could go myself.
Anything on a pattleship suits me-.
Enclosed in the missive was heavy
white card engraved in script:
The officers of the U. S. S. Alabama
request the honor Of your presence
with friends at the dance on ship
board Tuesday evening, June.
The words with friends" were in
terlined in ink Annette read the in
vitation and then handed it to Inez.
Good" exclaimed Inez. '"These are
worth while-these shipboard dances.
Five minutes later she called up a
private number on the wire in her
boudoir, waiting impatiently until she
heard a voice she knew. Then she
talked rapidly, almost in whisper.
cts worth taking a chance, is it
not?" she queried.
"Ah,' returned the voice at the 9th
er end of the wire, I'VE do nothing
without CQduCeS. we Sud1A Le1AO q
chance Farewell"
It must be understood that an able
seaman like Neal Hardin, while his
good behavior, his natural aptitude
and his general Inability gave him
many privileges-yet he was still the
victim of caste-naval caste. AS a
civilian he might travel with ladies
of dignity, such as his mother, and
young women of style and beauty,
such as Annette Ilington and her
friend, Irene Courtier; but as a chief
petty officer remarked to Neal-"A
ball on board the Alabama is not for
able seamen, not so you could notice
it, my boy. STILL" he added, clapping
Neal upon the shoulder, "I'll try and
get you a place on the back stairs
where you can look on and see the
swells."
Figuratively speaking, he got him
a place on the back stairs without
much difficulty, and after Neal had
spent a day in assisting his fellow
able seamen in polishing up every
thing aboard the Alabama that could
be polished, and in swabbing every
thing aboard her that could be
swabbed, and in setting to rights
everything that could be set to rights,
Neal, clad in an immaculate white
duck suit, found himself stationed,
stiff as a ramrod, and for the first
time scared to death, by the side of a
large punch bowl under the canvas
covering of the dancing deck.
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the Coronado is likely ship and II
you are bound to go, God speed.
He looked the Coronado up and
found her quite likely ship. he
saw her captain and found him salts
factory.
The next day Annette and her
friends, including Welcher, booked
for the cheap trip on the Coronado.
you're my only passengers SO far"
said Captain Handy, land don't care
if I don't have any more
Capt. Peter Handy sauntered down
the wharf. A big, staggering individ-
ual was looking the Coronado over.
BILL" said Capt. Peter Handy, It'll
tell you how it is. I picked you out
as cheap bargain and took a chance
on you, not knowing you before. rms
is a cheap trip down, Bill; I'll leave 1t
to you to pick your crew. Pick them
cheap, Bill; coming back can make
it up to you. Get the best for the
money, Bill, and get 'em cheap"
IT got 'em already returned Bill,
"and I got 'em cheap. Leave that to
me-"
On the evening of the fourteenth,
the four booked passengers boarded
the Coronado and were assigned to
staterooms.
Bill left the captain snoring in his
bunk and stole across the deck and
down the gangplank to the wharf be-
yond. Once upon the river front he
turned east and strobe on rapidly for
a quarter Of mile. He darted into
a narrow a1leyway, reached dimly
lighted window in an old board house
on the shore and raped sharply on
the window pane. A door was opened
stealthily and he shambled in.
Huddled at tables and flung care
lessly in corners were the forms of
sailors, supine, drunk, drugged. Bill
took an electric flash light from his
pocket and examined carefully each
of these slumbering objects Of hui
mainly.
I'LL take him." said Bill, land him
there with the broken face; and him
and that chap over there
Ten minutes later he nodded in
se1f-satisfied way and jerked his
thumb over his shoulder toward an
other door.
Is he inside?" he queried.
oh" said the proprietor. "the three
of 'em is there"
There were three men in that small
room, strangely assorted trio. One
was a huge individual, bigger and
stronger than Bill himself; another
was an uncanny, fat, little Mexican
with dangerous eyes; the third was
Portuguese with a saber cut cross his
face.
Bill grinned. "Huh," he said,
we're all here, mates. Outside
picked up enough men to fill up the
Coronado's crew and here I run
against three of her passengers"
Hernandez smiled and showed his
teeth. Three unlocked passengers"
he said.
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CHAPTER XXI.
lncoqnito.

IncognIto.
In dingy little hotel room in Prov
idence, Rhode Island, there sat man
at a dressing table gazing into mir
ror and doing unusually queer things
with his face. Hernandez was past
master at certain art-disguise.
Ten minutes later a stranger stood
erect within that room-a full-bearded
stranger, clad in an evening coat of
foreign cut, with well padded paunch
and shoulders, cycling himself still
critically in the looking glass. He
raised his high hat and bowed pomp-
ously to Ponto.
I'm reality, friend Poton," he re-
marked, II am M. Romanof-a Rus
sian nobleman."
my friends and I are invited to
the dance on board the Alabama" he
said. my friends and I shall CO.
Call in that beast. Now for the final
test"
Ponto disappeared and a moment
later the brute crept into the room.
He glanced fearfully toward the chair
where Hernandez had been sitting;
then he glanced about the room. A
puzzled expression overspread his
countenance and then with deep gut
tural cry he sprang for the appari-
TONS throat.
Hernandez twitched himself to one
side just in time and then tapped the
brute smartly on the arm.
"I am satisfied he said, in tones
that the brute Immediately recog-
nized. Even he did not know me
he, with all the instincts of savage
but faithful dog. Let us be off,
An hour later he was standing ex-
pectantly in front of the huge punch
bowl on the dancing deck Of the Ala
bama. Clustered around this punch
bowl were a group Of officers and
pretty wonderland among them Inez
Castro and her friend Annette ling
ton.
Romanofr stared boldly at them
both, then he turned to Neal Hardin.
"A glass OF punch, if you please"
he said in foreign accents.
Neal Hardin did not answer. He
was otherwise engaged. Annette
Ilington was standing at the table
with a young ensign at her side.
They were both drinking from the
punch bowl. The ensign drank with
his right hand; so did Annette, but
Annette's left hand was firmly
clutched in the hand OF Neal Hardin
of the punch bowl. It was the only
chance the evening could afford them.
"A glass of punch" reiterated the
unknown Russian nobleman.
Neal jumped as though shot. Has
tily he ladled out a glass and pre-
sented it to the Russian. The Rus
sian took one sip of it and sat down
his glass.
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SYNOPSIS.
CO0HTJGHZ 1915

On the day of the eruption OF Mount
Pelee Capt John Hardin of the steamer
Princess rescues five-year-old Annette
Ilington from an open boat but is forced
to leave behind her father and his COM
panions. Ilington is assaulted by Her
nandez and Ponto in a vain attempt to
get papers which Ilington has managed
to send aboard the Princess with his
daughter, papers proving his title to and
telling the whereabouts of the lost island
of Cinnabar. Ilington's injury causes his
mind to become a blank. Thirteen years
elapse. Hernandez now an opium SNUG
gler, with POnto, 1nez, a female accom-
plice, and the mindless brute that once
was Ilington, come to Seaport, where the
widow of Captain Hardin is living with
her son Neal and Annette Ilington, and
plot to steal the papers left to Annette
BY her father. Neal tries for admission
to the Naval academy, but through the
treachery of Joey Welcher is defeated by
Joey and disgraced. Neal enlists in the
navy. Inez sets a trap for Joey and the
conspirators get him in their power. He
agrees to steal the papers for them but
accidentally sets fire to the Hardin home
and the brute-man rescues Annette with
the papers from the flames. Annette dis
covers that heat applied to the map re-
veals the location of the lost island. Sub
sequently in struggle for its possession
the map is torn in three parts, Herman
DEE, Annette and Neal each securing
portion.
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ee that some terrific struggle was at

see that some terrific struggle was at
hand.
In another instant it was all over.
Two figures clutching at each other
frantically darted suddenly over the
rail. There was splash below.
Man overheard" yelled Neal.
He sprang to the rail and dove into
the moonlit water-taking good care
not to foul the other two.
Two minutes later it was all over.
Annette was on deck half faint1ng In
Meals arm-but with a smile upon
her face.
Don't worry" she said to the
crowd about her, 81 haven't swal-
lowed a drop of water, assure you.
I'm a regular little water rat-Neal
knows that, don't you Nea1?"
Half an hour later in the Courtier
villa in Newport, Annette nestled In
a huge arm chair in a kimono before
blazing fire. She laughed trium-
phantly. She seized dripping little
chamois bag and took from it very
damp old piece of paper parchment.
''This is what he was after-you
it out and exhibited it to Inez Castro.
"Why, it is a blank piece of pa
per-" said Inez Castro.
Look at it closely" said Annette.
ooh, yes,'' said Irene, "it has one
word upon it-longitude.'
at has more Il an that upon it, y
said Annette. watch and see"
She spread it out upon the hearth
to dry. ct is piece of the map
of my map, Irene" she went on, 1.-The
map of the lost Isle of Cinnabar.
Scar-face got portion Of it-don' t
you remember, at Crooked Crag-but
a harmless portion. got a part and
so did Neal. Wait. Look. The piece
is dry-see what the heat has done.
Inez Castro bent over her. where
did the writing come from?" she de-
manded.
1.-THE heat brought the writing out, +"
said Annette. "See. Look now at
the longitude. What does it say?"
Inez looked eagerly. zone hundred
and twenty-three Degrees" she ex-
claimed slowly, land forty minutes
west"
THAT isn't ALL" went on Annette.
There's message-a message from
the past upon our pieces, Meals and
mine-a message that I've got by
heart"
What" quer1ed Inez, yawning, "is
the message from the past?"
Annette nodded proudly. "This is
the message" she returned. Granted
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Doing Unusually Queer Things With
His Face.
bar-he wants it for his own. Well, I,
too, can bare my teeth. Let him come
On
you are so strong" murmured
Irene Courtier, $50 strong"
A Japanese servant stole into the
room-the living room at Miss Cour-
tiers summer villa at Newport. She
had rented this villa for the season
and had paid one months rent-no
more. She had paid the Japanese but
one months wages-no more. The
Japanese presented a note upon a
salver. Inez Castro glanced at it and
waved her hand. Mrs. Hardin was
just entering from the veranda.
1T is for you, Grandam," said Inez.
''and from some old sweetheart, eh?"
eh?"
Mrs. Hardin opened the missive-
her eyes frightened.
Its from our congressman at Sea-
port" she exclaimed.
MY dear Mrs. Hardin" ha wrote in