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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
OBITUARY
Dennis II. [ oiiins.

Dennis Fl Collins, IS years Of age,
died this morning at 9:15 al his home,
1876 Fourteenth half street, fol-
lowing lingering Illness. He had
been employed for some time at the
reservoir pumping station as laborer.
Mr.. Collins was born in Sandy Hook,
\. j., Dee. IS. 1855 When eight years
Of age he was taken west by his par
ents, who settled in Geneseo. While
there he was united in marriage 10
Sarah Brainer. The couple settled in
Rock Island II years ago, and he had
lived here since.
He is survived by two sisters. Mrs.
Nellie Collins and Mrs Agnes Moore,
and one brother, Steve Collins, all Of
Chicago; two half~sisters, Mrs. Robert
Kurtz. Rock Island, and Mrs. + Napp,
Chicago. and four half-brothers, John,
Mike. Martin and James Collins. all OF
Chicago.
Funeral services will he held at >
o'clock Friday morning at ST. Joseph s
church. with burial in Calvary Come
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
DAVENPORT POSTAL
CLERK Is FINED $50
Especial to The Argus.

Peoria. III, Nov 3.-John Needham,
6l2 Brady street, Davenport, was fined
$50 and costs by Judge Humphrey on
his plea of guilty to stealing United
States mail matter from the mails. He
was postal clerk and was indicted
for taking letters in transit He was
sentenced to the Mclean county Jail
until his fine is paid,
Robert l.. Black. former postal
clerk in the Peoria postofice, who was
arrested some days ago for taking de
coy letters from the registered mails,
is in a sad plight aud government
officials here are sympathizing with
him. He is locked in the county Jail
in default Of bond, and may have TO
remain there until next April. when
his case win come before a federal
grand jury. Black was arrested just
after the November grand jury ad
! journed, Under the federal law he can
not plead guilty until he has been duly
indicted and he cannot be released
without bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
THREE BOYS TURN
INAFA!SE ALARM
Fire Department Makes Two Needless
Runs 10 East End, But reliee
clear Ip One Case.

Two false alarms turned 10 from the
east end Of the Gig Yesterday after
noon moi only put the fire department
to considerable USELESS trouble, hut gave
the police department. he task of at
tempting to catch the perpetrators.
Officer Mccarthy it is stated. cleared
up one OF the cases in Tue arrest OF
three boys who gave their names as
Lincoln Pickup. Kenneth McWiIlisns
and James HeGron, They sajd they
lived in the cast end Each was lined
So and costs on a Charge of turning IN
a false alarm.
The boys arc alleged TO have pulled
box II at the corner OF Forty fourth
street and Fifth avenue. Both calls
meant long runs Tor the department.
aud aside from being needless removed
protection from the remainder of the
city while the runs were being made.
also firing the teams for any further
work the horses might have had
Fat Grove, who gained n0torIety in
the Cudaby kidnapping case, was given
a lecture today by Chief Miller for mis-
desire to continually Perpetrate stunts
which gave him publicity The chief
advised work instead Of notoricty as a
method Of gaining a livelihood. after
which statement Magistrate Smith sen.
fenced Crowe,to % days in the county
Jail. He was arrested by Officer Greely.
c, C. Edwards was arrested twice
yesterday for disordeFIy coudue He
was first picked mp by 0ilicor fitzsm-
mons on Second avenue and released
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
POSTMASTER CLUB
HAS MONTHLY MEET

The regular meeting of the Toast
masters club was held last night at
the Y. M. C. a. with a good attendance.
A dinner was served at $50, j. Ciin-
ton searle presiding as POSTMASTER
The discussion of the evening was de-
voted to the commercial aspects OF
South America. The opening Of the
Panama canal as medium for trade
between the two continents, was the
main point touched upon A parlia-
mentary drill was conducted by C. II.
Castetter to acquaint the new mem
bers with the proceedings of the club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

ty Jail 1t was found that he was wound
ca and Dr.. A. \, Mueller was called.
me doctor said that the wound was
not serious, but ordered the prisoner
to the hospital. where the wound was
dressed. DR.. Mueller says he will re-
cover within a short time.
Fearing a repetition of the ATTEMPT
to escape, Sheriff Richmond deemed il
advisable 10 have Smith closely guard
ed and appointed Church a special den
uty. A night guard will also be placed
al Smiths room al the hospital.
The shooting this morning is the
latest chapter in the story of the theft
OF chickens from the coops Of Mrs
Anna Gillespie, APIS Seventh avenue
Friday night. Sunday Officer Mccarthy
faided the house Of Adam Homage. 40C
Forty-sIxth street, as blind pig. Thir-
teen chickens were found in the cellar
kopage was fined s25 and costs for
bootlegging' and was held on a
charge Of burglary ard larceny. His
wife then furnished the police with a
tip as 10 who stole the chickens. say.
ing she bought them from Mike Smith
and Sam Smith OF East Moline. They
were arrested by Detective Cox and
Officer Ginnane yesterday and later in
the day confessed. Sam also admitted
having stolen chickens from the coops
of John Gilbert. 621 Thirty eighth
street, but said that Mike was not i'm.
plicated
When the two were bound over, Mike
under $1,000 bonds and Sam under
$4,000 bonds, 81 900 for each alleged Of
Tense, Kopage was released.
Sam Smiths wife, anxious as to tht
fate Of her husband on the charge Of
burglary. arrived here 100 late to at
tend the hearing in police court, bu
appeared at the sherif's office JUS
after he had been taken to the hos
pital. The sheriff gave her permission
to see her husband this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

The funeral Of ", J. Davis, assist
ant secretary of the D Nj. SechIer I'M
plement and Carriage company, was
held at > 30 o'clock Yesterday from the
home of Mrs Davis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. klattenhoff. Gil Fourth aF-
enue, Moline. Rev r. S. Haney, pastor
Of the Second Congregational church,
officiated. Henry Wheelock. accom-
panied by Mrs. f. Sargent sang. The
pallbearers were o, NJ. Stove, T. 4.
Burtchaeil, Andrew Safe. c. NJ Nc
Cutcheon, John Elm, and Or. l., f.
Albright
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
BOY CRUSHED UNDER
WHEELS OF A TRUCK

Arthur Sothman, 6-year-oId son of
George Sothman, Davenport grocer
was instantly killed at o'clock last
night when he was run over by a three
ton autp truck belonging to Smith
Bros G Burdick wholesale grocers.
Of Davenport According TO eye-wft-
nesses the lad climbed on the side "
the truck TO steal a ride He lost his
footing and was thrown beneath the
car, the heavy rear wheel passing over
his head and crushing it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
PRISONER STRUCK
BY BULLET WHEN
ne BREAKS AWAY
;.m smith Continues His Dash for
liberty After Being Wounded by
Sheriff or Deputy.
srss FOR BLOCKS ARTER HIT
e,canes from 0fdcers When They Are
ihout to Lead Him Into County
-taptarcd Later.

Wounded by bullet from a revolver
.j,ber in the hands OF Sheriff George
Richmond or Deputy Sheriff John
glier. sam Smith OF East Moline, con-
timed his dash for liberty here today.
Buf for quick action on the part of
0enpty Sheriff Jake Wigers he likely
xould have made his escape good.
Smith is nov in St Anthonys hos
aiai suffering bullet wound in the
sesby part Of his right leg between the
snee and hip and is guarded by Chaun-
res Church Of this city, who was sworn
msss special deputy to watch him.
Smith this morning was bound over
10 the grand jury in Rock Island no
lice court On two charges Of burglary
and larceny. lie is alleged TO have
stolen chickens. Mike Smith. who
was arrested with him. was held to the
grand jury on the same charge. Fol-
owing their preliminary hearing the
men were taken in custody by Sheriff
Richmond ard Deputy Miller.
The county officials expecting no
trouble with the two, did not hand
cuff them, but walked with them from
The police station in direction of the
county jail When reaching the walk
which leads to the entrance Of the Jail
on Third avenue Sam jerked loose
from the official and started running
towards Fourteenth street, diagonally
across Third avenue.
Three Shots Fired.
Three shots were fred, but Sheriff
Richmond would not state whether all
we're fred by himself or by his deputy.
Neither would he say who fred the
shot that struck Sam
Sam did not wayer when struck. He
continued on as though not injured
and the sheriff and several deputies
who saw him run did not al first real
lie thai he was hit. Deputy Wigers
Jumped IN an automobile which was
passing and directed the driver to fol-
Ioe Smith.
Sam turned south on Fourteenth
street and then darted west in the alley
between Third and Fourth avenues.
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets Even then Smith refused TO
hslf and the deputy drew gun and
shouted thai he would shoot if Smith
it'd not stop Sam kept going. but the
deputy was fresh and had little trouble
catching up with him.
When sam was returned to the coun-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
FARMER KILLS SELF
FEARING oPETAmON

Rather than 20 s~sas& ths re-
maioder Of his iii. erispls Vans
Evefs, = farmer. r~si1irs serts ef Dav-
snports ssot himself threuEs the head
with a revolver yesterday afternoon At
, e'clock. NE lived nias eeurs A19ut
a Eesr ago grsss wa iqisrsd in an
atoo accident ard as Sssas,plt tuber-
cuIosis of,the nns a. % in his knee.
Physicians hsa told bins it would he
necessary to anputge the lish {. save
his life. Fyegs worried evsrFtse com
ing operation snd bsnapa dssrqsdent.
He LEFT note saving he soul- rather
rs dead has 10 have ssl, sne leg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs Charles c. Lyon Of Newark,
A. J., is visiting her psnts, MT. and
Mrs H. L. peolay, 20. ssvsntt ave
nue..
Miss 0ss Bgexjg, 70 ssr% teenth
street, has returned fsor Cesar Rapids,
Iowa, where she srest seTs~sI says
visiting rieuas,
aharles A. Resgss, ssIssats Fom
the Tri.City FPdsraHor 81 Labor. and
Charles MssGewsy, rsprs'.n!ativ OF
the bqIlerrssFers, ls't teaay for San
Francisco 70 attend IL, satisnal CON
vonti0n o. the American Fssssstien Of
Labor. Whics lpsns Aer :.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

Motion for new trial IN the case
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
IS. the Illinois Oil company was fled
in county court today by W A, Mcese
and F. j Landee, representing the
railroad Suit was brought to recover
demurrsge amounting to about $50
The jury found the issues for the de-
PENDANT Grounds for a new trial are
based on the refusal OF County Judge
y A Larson to admit the deposition
of ". L. Richards, Kansas City. repre-
sentative of the road, or to allow the
books of the railroad company to be
offered as evidence. The court has
not set a time for hearing William
McEniry is counsel for the oil com
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

Verdict for $3.50 was given Albert
L. Martin in his case against Robbs
Express company by jury in county
court this afternoon. The jury got the
matter at noon and at o'clock return
ed a finding Action was started 10
recover for parts of a printing press
alleged to have been lost while the ma
chine was stored at the express com
pany's rooms H. A Weld appeared
for Mr.. Martin and William McEniry
for the defendant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

Hearing OF the petition for the re-
duction of alimony and for partial GUS
tody Of his boy, which was filed by
Oliver Reems in circuit court some
time ago, was not taken up by Judge
" T. Church this morning as planned.
Instead it will go over until Nov, 10,
when Judge f, D, Ramsay, Morrison,
will conduct branch court arrange
ments for the latter'E coming having
just been completed. In suit for di-
vorce Mrs. Hattie Reems was given a
decree from her husband and also was
allowed solicitors fees and alimony
for the support of the child which was
left in her custody Reems failed to
make payments al various times and
on several occasions has been placed
in county jail until he produced He
is now attempting to get the alim0np
reduced,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

court this morning by Mrs. Bessie A.
i.atimer. Moline. against her husana,
Claude G.. f.atimer. Il. A. Stewart is
the attorney The couple was united
in marriage Oct. 81. 1909. and sep
arated Sept. 10, 1918. Desertion Is
charged and the custody Of a daughter
is asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

Drunkenness and statutory grounds
are alleged in the bill for divorce
which Mrs. Ethel Porter. Rock Island,
has flied against her husband. Arthur
j Porter. The marriage was perform
ed Nov S, 1906, and on June !, this
year, the couple separated. The Gus
tody of son is asked i. H. Wells is
the attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
Eight Pay Federal Fines.

Peoria, ILL.,, Nov. Eight merchants
of Rock Island and Moline paid fines
of $50 each in the federal court here
Yesterday on charges of neglecting 10
conceI government stamps on lard
cans. They were: Gus and Hans
Schroeder. Carl Naah, and John ".
and Henry Tremann. Rock Island. and
Olaf NJ. Ohlsson, John Jung, and Will
liam H. EfIandt. Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
Funeral OF George CnnsiLas.

The funeral Of George Consilas, who
met his death while fipping train
Monday evening was held yesterday
afternoon at Wheelan's undertaking
room. Interment was in Chippiannock
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Petition for the paving OF Eighth
avenue, Twenty-fourth to Twenty
ninth street, was filed in county court
today. Judge \, A. Larson appointed
" II. Mitchell as commissioner and
authorized him to prepare the assess
ment roll The estimated cost for the
Improvement is $l2.lS2 SO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

Roy Jones vas brought into county
court This morning ON q charge Of wife
abandonment Ilo was given 80 DAYS
in the county Jail by Judge Larson.
He is said to have left his wife and
six clildrcn in destitute circum-
stances un June l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

in a short nme Lag sjzEt he was
taker in custody by 0Tasr Barry and
today he W, ,sntsnssd - "A days in
The copnm jail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

Trial Of the case Of Jonas Bear VS.
" + Bailey started before jury in
county court this afternoon Action
is over a $50 commission on real
estate deal Harry McCaskrin appears
for Dir Rear and Schriver a schriver
for the defendant IN justice court
The issues were found for Mr.. Bailey
aud Mr. Bear appealed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
Sill Wis DRAFTING
WIRE ORDINANCE
Village Board Is TO Adopt Measure
tising the tlty Authorit, In
Electrical Wiring.
COMPLAIN OVER CAR SERVICE
t0uneiimeu claim That NeN Schedule
Inanguraled bs Railway Com.
pans II Adequate.

An adequate electrical ordinance
was one OF the first matters taken I'M
der consideration by the siivis village
board members at the regular meet
Ing OF that body last evening. The
purpose of this precaution by the viii
iage board, by which definite steps
were taken last evening. is to give
The city proper control in the matter
Of the wiring of the many buildings
which are expected to be erected in
the village in years 10 come. There
seems some probability that a provi-
sion for an electrical inspector will be
made in the ordinance, although it is
not thought likely that such an office
would be made remunerative at once.
Last evening an ordinance drafted
by the city attorney and one by Wal
ter II. Bennett, state fire marshal, were
presented to the ordinance committee.
1t is expected that from the two ordi-
nances will he patterned the final one
which will be presented for approval
by the board al its next regular meet
ing.
Car Service Inadequate
Councilman Roach brought up the
proposition of Inadequate street car
service in Silvis, since the Inaugural
ton OF the recent schedule. which
necessitated the removal of one car
on the Silyis line. According 10 the
statement of Councilman Roach there
are times that as much as % minutes
elapse between cars. On the strength
Of the suggestion Councilman McKin-
ley asked that the clerk be instructed
to notify the Tri-City Railway COM
pany to have a representative present
at the next meeting of the board to
discuss the subject and make answer
to the demands Of the village
Discuss Liquor Question.
Since Silvis is dry territory the
question was raised by Councilman
Mckinley whether it was within keep
ing with the Law for wholesale liquor
dealers wagons to make deliveries
within the city's limits, II is under
stood that considerable liquor has been
delivered in Silyis during the past
year and it was felt by some of the
coupcilmcn and citizens that as such
was the case the city treasury was de-
serving of some revenue. Attorney
Long stated that there was no ordi-
nance covering The matter and il
seemed to he the general opinion Of
those present that there would be no
way Of getting revenue from the wag-
ons making deliveries in SjIgis as long
as the village was designated as dry
territory,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
e. "a rro,aset corsets s4.ss,

Emhodying the newest and most APP
proved stvle features-the NJ. G. K.
demonstration saiA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

At he H. G. *. demonstration sale.
Our expert cosetiere can quickly fit
all figures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
So FraIasei f.nraets sssa.

-" Sa"HrFY
All new models ia tails sqp7lsr front
lace corset, n t71s H & X. esn1o.stra
ton sale,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

Suit for divorce was filed in circuit
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-26
BY Jane Whitaker

"A JGl per CGlL Cut III WeSSo
hall on Milwaukee av. in when urea
employees are directed to spend their
evenings reading, playing cards ana
dancing-that is the welfare Work
of the employers in the tailoring IN
dustry in Chicago.
1t is the welfare work in all lnuus-
tries, the sop employers throw to the
workers to keep them quiet, ana LOT
which the employees themselves pay
Whoever originated welfare WORK
should have a hall of fame erected by
the bosses. It is the most stupen-
dous fraud ever fOisted on labor, ana
labor is just awakening to the tact'
At the time of the O'Hara senate
investigation into low wages l visited
the heads of each department store IN
the loop to ascertain their feehng
toward a minimum wage for women,
and in every case after they had
stalled or been insulting or threat
ened what they would do If a mini
mum wage should ever be put INTO
effect, each and every one OF them
called my attention to their welfare
work to prove what deep and abiding
interest they had in their employees
and how unnecessary it for the en-
ployes to get living wage since they
were permitted by their gracious en-
pIoyers to buy their lunches at cost,
to dwaddle around for ten minutes
on a small space of waxed floor and
have a woman in charge of the de-
partment act in the capacity of spy
on the girls and detective for the
store.
In the tailoring industry the same
welfare work is carried on. The work
is seasonal and the season is, at the
longest and in the best of times, only
of nine months duration, which
leaves. three idle months and some
times five, during which these work
ers must live on the memory of ''wel-
fare work" since they cannot live on
on,r V7oOrory couod of tho yTyoonc
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-26

Yet this welfare work has enec-
lively stopped in the past any great
attempt on the part of the workers
to organize. They have been drugged
by the bosses.
See what we have done for you,"
the bosses have said. I'VE have
given you a place in which you may
go each evening and where we shall
expect you to go, and you can read
nice books, and you can dance on
bit Of waXed floor, and you can play
card games, and in some of our shops
we will even have an orchestra of
your own numbers, if any have tall
ent enough, to play while you eat
your lunches.
Don't you see how much we care
for your welfare? Why should you
regard US as your oppressors? True,
as you say, we have cut your wages,
but we have made it up to you in the
personal touch, in our great interest
in your welfare. If you organize you
will make Of us your enemies, we
will throw you out of employment,
we will fight your attempt to get any
increase, but if you refuse to or
ganize we will go right on giving you
welfare woTk"-fOr which you more
than pay.
They stop there, but they might go
! further. The price they ask for that
welfare work is the yielding of the
individual to the system. That is just
the beginning but it is the beginning
of beggary.
No man and no woman can be OBJ
igated for so-called charity, even
when they pay for the charity them
selves, without losing the feeling of
manhood and of wOmanhOOd. There
is something cringing in thanking the
boss for the thing he has given you,
even though you know he made you
pay for it, and more when you know
he made you pay for it, because you
are a hypocrite in your thanks and
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-05
stnr.TcIegrnm SEES.

The Fort Worth star-Telegram is
q popular daily paper in this part cf
the State because II brings the news
OF the day twelve hours ahead of the
morning dallles. Not as much proba-
bly,. but freshor
The star-TeleEram comes seven
days in the week and Is carried right
to your mail box every day. fresh
from the press
It has better wire service than
ever before and the sunday paper rs
q magazine Of information The regl.
lar price Of the Star-Tolegram Is 80
a year ON tloi- Bargain Days, De
cember 1 to IS the subscription
price for % whole year will be fS.25.
can at the signal Office or see any
NJ the signal men during the two
wcoks, Dee I to Is and get this daily
paper year for S925
This is not o clubbing oner Just a
traight subscription proposition The
snyder Signal is 81 year straight
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-11-05

reno JuFlsl. Juuke hlhntoh Hh1ss
Abilene. Texas. October 81. 1915
Messrs. Hardy a Chambless,
Publishers, Snyder. Texas.
Gentlemen take II for granted
that you would not Intentionally mis-
state the facts, or wilfully wrong
anyone through the columns OF your
paper The Abilene Reporter has Just
called my attention TO your comment
In last week issue Of your Signal.
wherein you state. that the Abilene
Reporter overlooked the fact that
Blanton failed to carry his own judi
cial district by ~ votes You were
mistaken in the above, as ! carried
the 42nd judicial District over Judge
Smith my majority OF ass votes,
and will guarantee this statement
by herewith agreeing to forfeit $500
to you. II same is not correct I en-
close YOU herewith editorial Of abb
'lene Reporter
I will appreciate It very much in
deed. II you gentlemen will kindly
correct your error for not only your
readers will get wrong impression,
but many other newspapers over the
district. having confidence In your pa
per. may reprint your statement, and
some may likely do 1t anyway this
week. before you have time to correct
IT,
TO suggest that upon reflection
you might deem your comment lit-
tlo unfair even had your statement
hocn correct, I will call your after.
tlcn to the fact That while these o''
counties are my judicial district, thoy
have been o part Of Judge smith
congressional district for over doi-
en- years. Furthermore. that . carrie
Fisher county tadioiniug Mitchell ~
the northeast Rorion county 'aH-
Joining Mitchell on the uorthwesui
Coke. sterling and closacock 'ow'-
ties Oadiolnng Mitchell on a'
south. southeast and southwest anu
in Mitchell county I carried Lorraine
by vote Of l51 10 ll2. it ooinH
Just nine mile. from Colorado the
home Of my opponent and p carried
t.,paers by vote of le tr u ani
DANIEL. by % vote of 10 to
Sincerely Your .r'DIo.
THOMAS j.. NLANfoN