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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-22
EXPECT ILLINOIS
WILL SEND 1000
State VIII Be Well Represented at
the 49th Annual Reunion Of
the G. 4. z
SOME ALREADY AT THE CAPITAL
Among the Delegates WIN Be Last
Survivors eli the First Post
Ever Organized.

Illinois. which holds the fright Of
the lire" at all 6. A. r. encampments
/. by reason Of the seniority Of its or
/ ganization, viii be we'll represented
at the 49th annual encampment and
semi-centeuniaI Of the mastering 0at
Of the union armies.
From present indications 1000 vet
Grams from this state VIII go 10 WASH
ington for the dual celebration which
opens Sept ~
In addition 10 sending one of the
largest delegations TO so from any
state, Illinois VIII send two Of the men
who wrote the ritual of the G. A. R.
the last survivors Of the first post ever
I organized. They are. John NJ Snyder
/ Of Canton. Ill quartermasIer in the
9Th Illinois cavalry and first quarter
master Of the @. a. r.; present de-
. partmeut commander OF Illinois
Robert Mann Woods Of Chicago, ma
jor IN the SAITH Illinois infantry and
the first adfUtaat general Of The G. a
I A; department commander of TIIi-
nois In 1904
These two founders Of the organiza-
ton, members of the Decatur post
which started the movement, and which
later gave mp its charter as us mem
/ bars passed away, viii both go TO the
national capital with the Chicago del
egations. The Chicago veterans are tc
/ leave on Saturday in q special train
{ over this pa~rsz-Ty a.,f1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-22

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IS 2886 pounds You get II8-inch wheel bass
g4x& inch tires {nou-sEid rsars). 9 2 inch bore
inch stroke, selsctiYe three-speed transmits
sion, high tension ignition. left hand drive cen-
ter control, electrically lighted and started. "V'
shaped radiator, floating spiral bevaI gear rear
axle and complete equipment
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

been frozen by the outraged dignity
OF his ecclesiastical associates.
Nevertheless, although he is an un-
conventional as Gideon's three hun
dred, and as contrary to precedent as
Gideon's warfare, Billy Sunday seems
TO be Gods chosen man. and the
churches, to their praise be 1t said,
are brave enough and tolerant
enough TO accept him. They see the
Midianites OF evil routed, and SO are
willing to accept smashing crockery,
flaring and ftful torches, and blatant
ram S horns, as Gods. chosen weapons.
And when the church gets to the
point OF being willing to let God win
in His own way, she has arrived at a
place where He will find 1t.
A Victorious BattIe-cry.
Close observers of the Billy Sun
day meetings in Philadelphia say
that there is a remarkable and amaz-
ing unanimity among the evangelical
clergy concerning his work. Asked
for the reason the answer is that
Sunday calls men back To the sim
plicities and fundamentals or reli-
gion. Therein Is illustrated the rally
ing cry OF the victorious hosts OF
Israel, THE sword of the Lord and
OF Gideon" There is nothing that
will bring churches together like a
common task and common slogan.
Once let the Christian forces Of a
community get to shouting the same
battle-cry and fighting the same en-
emy, and there will be victories be
yond the dreams of a divided church.
Dfvisive forces were at work
among those old Jews. Tribal feel
ing was strong, and jealousies were
many. II each contingent OF
Gideon's three hundred had gone into
the melee shouting his own shio-
boleth there would have been no VIC
tory Nor can christianity go 10
conquest shouting, Immersion! Pre-
destination, Apostolic succession.
Second blessing" Divisiveness and
denominationalism spell defeat. But
when all voices cry THE sword OF
the Lord" and then rush into action,
we may expect to see the Midianites
of evil--the united forces OF greed.
graft, rum, and selfshness-feeing
across the river to the wilderness. A
common passion for the cause of God
and of man YIELDS Christians into
oneness.
Why the Game Was Lost.
Last fall ] saw football game
wherein little college ANONYMOUSLY
defeated great university. The
reason was that the small school had
Gideon in charge of its team. The
most interesting episode or the game
was the universitys efforts to utilize
It's champion strong man, a mighty
fellow, but no football player. Sheer
weight and strength were expected
to work wonders. The attempt fail.
ed utterly.
That illustrated one OF the Gideon
lessons. Mere mass and might are
not given the great victories. The
battle Is not to the strong, nor the
race to the swift. o Church, learn
this! All your bulk, all your mem
bers. all your wealth Of which you
boast. all your social and political In
fuence, all your world -girdling TWEEN
tieth century organization, cannot
win this spiritual warfare. II is by
obedience to God, by being willing to
be little In His sight, IL Is by daring
tC use the humblest and commonest
means, II He so directs. that the
Church is to conquer for her God.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
AUTO SHOW Is
BEST In HISTORY
Studebaker Official Says Interest
in Motor Exhibits is In
creasing

The opinion OF the officials who
are keeping open house at the Stude-
baker space at the Automobile show
is that this Is the greatest show ever
held In Detroit. How great weight
this opinion carries may be judged
from the men who voice It. Recog-
nizing the Importance Of the occa-
sion, practically every official OF the
company has been in attendance.
Among those who welcomed visitors
yesterday was Il. X. Benson. vice
president OF the Studebaker corpor-
alton.
Naturally expected great things
OF the show said MIR. Benson, "but
It has surpassed my expectations.
The number OF visitors is far I'm ex-
cess OF what | believed there would
be, and the interest they have shown
proves conclusively that our belief
In 1915 as a banner automobile year
has not been maintained In vain. The
business we have done has been re-
markably good. and this also speaks
we'll for the season which il Just
opening. The show is better than
any previous one, and we confidently
expect 1915 10 be better than any
previous year.
"I have heard IL said that the pub
lie interest In automobile shows was
falling of, but fail TO see it-as
a matter OF fact, / think the interest
is increasing"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
In The Religious World
THE IMMORTAL THREE HUNDRED

/ Midianltes was complete-and there
were no brazen Jewish soldiers swag-
gering about, declaring that their
prowess had won the day. Every
body had TO give God the praise for
the wonderful victory.
A Magazine story.
T Nothing could be timelier than this
tale. Our old world. as IL stands on
| shaking foundations, needs most OF
] all to learn the Gideon lesson OF being
willing TO win in Gods way, even
! II our own vainglorious pride does
| have TO suffer. The church is not to
| succeed by using worldly methods
more shrewdly than the world itself
uses them. Peace for the world is not
! to come by the ancient method OF ar
j rogance overlapping arrogance, arma-
ment outweighing armament ~
A remarkable story is told in the
current issue OF The American Maya
zine by Ray Stannard Baker. who
! turnc aside for the occasion from his
: wonted field as an interpreter OF con.
temporary history, TO a bit OF fiction
! in the form OF history as it may be.
/ Tho narrative, dated a century hence,
recalls how one OF the victorious
/ European armies determines to In
wade and conquer America. At once
this country is thrown into two
groups, the war party and the peace
party. The latter, led by a woman,
was at first small and. treated with
dlsdain. The only way TO meet an
/ invader. according to all reason and
precedent, is by armed force. But
the peace plan prevailed, the in
/ vaoers were met and conquered by
non-reslstance.
/ II was the Gideon idea applied to
national affairs. So dramatic and
pertinent is this article that II is GER
tain to re-echo in press and pulpit.
II Is an apt illustration of the old,
old truth that God chooses the weak
and the foolish TO confound the
mighty.
Enter Billy Sunday.
Within the realm of organized
religion our day Is seeing a spectacu-
lar illustration of the Gideon way,
which is simply the way OF letting
the Lord use His own methods. with
out respect TO precedent or worldly
wisdom. A perfectly impossible man,
a mere baseball player, a log-cabin
graduate. a speaker OF the lingo OF
the street corner and the workshop.
has been chosen, like the jaw-bone
OF the Samson story, for Staying more
OF the enemies OF righteousness than
have fallen at the hands OF any other
preacher for century past. Billy
Sunday, who Is now leading an
amazing revival in Philadelphia, has
SET the religious world by the ears.
Most OF the large cities of the land
seem to be calling him to come to
them with his strange speech and
stranger methods.
Now the admitted truth is that no
ecclesiastical council that ever could
have been called would have dreamed
Of devising, as the instrument for
calling this needless day OF ours back
to thought OF God, such plan
and such methods as Billy Sunday
and hfs campaign. Had anybody, by
a wild flight of imagination, dared
suggest such thing. he would have
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
The international Sunday School Les
son for Jan. "a 10 Gideon and the
Three Hundred."--Judg. z.
(BY WILLIAM r. ELLIs1


(BY WILLIAM T. ELLlS.)
Some stories arr so simple and
great that they have passed into the
common thought and speech OF the
people. Thus Gideon and his band
have became proverbial. Fortitude,
fidelity and efficiency are their trade.
mGIks. Once more the countless COM
pany OF Sunday school members are
called to study this immortal hero
tale from old Israels history, and to
learn its lesson for today.
The facts OF the story are simple.
The Midianites from the east were
depressing Israel. Gideon had been
called by God TO be the leader OF
his people In conflict with the foe.
Thirty thousand men OF Israel raj
lied TO his banner. against the one
hundred and thirty-fve~ thousand
Midianites. Lest Israel should think
that the inevitable victory had been
won by its might and courage and
strategy, Gideon was ordered TO re-
duce his force by letting all the
armed men who wanted TO do so re-
turn home. Still there were ten
thousand left, quite too many for the
divine purpose.
So the curious yet inherently wise
test was applied, OF choosing the men
who drank water by scooping II up
with their hands. rather than kneel-
Ing down with their faces in the
water. The difference, as has often
been pointed out, was the difference
between the way the dog drinks and
the way the COW drinks. The former
Is alert quick and ready for instant
action, the COW when drinking is
obliyious TO all else, even TO the beat
ings OF an attendant. One company
OF men. skilled In the craft of the
open, drank fully accoutred and with
every faculty on guard. They were
ready to fight on the instant, and
could not be taken unawares. Drink
ing TO them was but part OF the
preparation for their real work The
other and larger group laid aside
their weapons, exposing themselves
TO sudden attack, while they knelt and
drank to repletion needless OF all save
the satisfaction Of their thirst.
This severe test provided at band
OF three hundred men, the whole
host winnowed down TO the highest
efficiency. They were ready for any
thing, a wonderful instrument in the
hand of shrewd leader Gideon
gave each OF these a torch, covered
by crockery vessel. so that ii made
a primitive dark lantern. To each
hs also gave trumpet, so that In
the hands of these few were as many
trumpets and lights as usually would
serve a great army.
Deploying the three hundred on all
sides of the Midianite host, Gideon's
strategy provided that, at a given
signal, all the crockery should crack,
the lights fare forth, the trumpets
sound-and the terror OF the enemy,
thinking itself surrounded, would do
the rest The scheme worked as well
, as similar strategies in battle have
worked. The rout Of the bewildered
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
GEER AGAIN VICTOR
IN SUIT WITH FINN

Harrison Geer attorney. won his
suit for $500 and interest against
Matthew Finn, bond broker, in Judge
Murphy's court Wednesday afternoon.
The jury. after deliberaung 10 hours.
returned verdict for the full amount,
S523.26, asked by Geer, who said the
money was due him in payment OF a
loan. Finn said he would carry the
case TO the supreme court. II was
started originally in justice court.
more than aUyear ago. The justice
court verdict also was I'm favor OF
Geer Finn has maintained that the
entire amount OF Geer's claim was
onset by sums due him from Geer as
commission for bond sales.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
The Crowd Accepted.

A young woman OF western town
desired TO show some kindness TO q
young officer OF the militia TO whom
she had taken fancy. She therefore
dispatched this note:
MRS. Smythe requests the pleasure
OF Capt Whites company at a recep-
tion on Friday evening"
A prompt reply came. which read !:
with the exception OF three men
who are sick, Capt. Whites company
accept your kind invitation and will
come with pleasure 10 your reception
Friday evening. g."-Pittsburgh Chronf
Gle Telegraph.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
MAN SLAYS UNCLE IN
QUARREL OVER DRINK

CALUMET. Mich. Jan. 22.-tSpe-
cial.) Alex. Guilbault shot and killed
his aged uncle. Charles Guilbault.i
aged so. in the home OF Alfred Laroux
at Lake Linden last night. as the re-
suit OF quarrel OF long standing and
because his uncle refused 10 drink
with him. Guilbault gave himself up
and confessed his crime, and will be,
arraigned In police court today.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
British Actress Has
"Made in America" Gowns

One OF the most prominent OF the
stage women-and Britisher at
that-who have found themselves
sponsors OF the MADE in America"
dresses and hats. is Alexandra Car
Isle, the London actress. who Will
be seen next week In the Detroit
Opera house. with John Drew, In a
revival of Rosemary"
Miss Carlisle is noted on the Lon
don stage for her beautiful gowns.
When she came to America at the be-
ginning OF the season she had plenty
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

of frocks designed for the play in
which she expected to appear during
her stay on this side, but, as this
particular play proved one of the
early season failures, Miss Carlisle
had to plan a new wardrobe. I'm
able TO procure anything from the
London and Paris dressmakers with
whom she usually traded" she de-
cided to have all her modern frocks
and the quaint costumes needed for
the part OF Dorothy In Rosemary, ("
made in New York. from her own
designs and sketches.
SO successful was the result, that
Miss Carlisle has had the honor OF
having had her gowns used as mod
els by the prominent New York
modiste who followed the actress
original sketches In making the
dresses.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
WONDER HEIDE'S WILL
SUSTAINED IN COURT

Relatives OF the late August Wonder
Heide lost their suit TO break his
VIII Wednesday afternoon, when a
Jury In Judge Mandell's court decided
IN favor OF the German Protestant
nome, TO which Wonder Heide left his
estate, valued at $4,000
The heirs contested. claiming that
Vonder Heide was mentally incompe.
tent at the time he made his will.
Deep study Of religious affairs, they
contended, made him a monomaniac.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

yention bureau. and has been elected
secretary OF the National As
sociation OF Convention Bureau Secre-
tarles which closed its meeting In 81.
Louis Wednesday evening.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
Alleging that an Invention ON which
he worked for years had been an

he worked for years had been an
proprtated by the firm 10 which he
sold a.. without compensation 20 him.
w A. Paul Is suing the Jeffery a.
$50, 600 In the circuit cOirt, before
Judge Mayne. Paul charges that he
invented an automobile curtain. and
that he agreed TO permit the leather
concern 20 manufacture the device
on the condition that he receive ss
per cent of the profits He alleges
that the firm Is manufacturing his
curtain, without reimbursing him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-09
FARMER rs KILLED BY BULL
Enraged Animal TrampIes Life From
Man Who Attempted to Drive
Brute Back To Pasture.

Decorah.-Chas. Lundby, an old
time resident Of Winneshiek county.
who lived with his son on a farm
about a mile north Of Ridgeway, was
killed by a mad bull The bull had
been enclosed in pasture some dis
lance from the house and when Mr..
Lundby came out Of doors after din
ner he saw the bull had broken out
and was In another pasture nearer
the house. Thinking him harmless he
went to drive him back. The bull, as
soon as he saw him approaching,
charged and catching him threw him
into the air ten feet or more. Mr..
Lundby fell unconscious and the bull
charged again, trampling him severe
ly. Those in the house saw the trou-
BILE and went to his rescue. He was
taken at once to the hospital at Cres-
co but died soon after he reached
there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-09
TO STUDY BUSINESS
Students Given Opportunity to
Get Training at University.
FOURTEEN NEW COURSES
Added Studies Make II Possible to
Secure Thorough knowledge Of
Problems Of the Business
World.

Des Moines.-To meet the demand
for education in the affairs of bust
ness the State University announces
this year a series of fourteen new
courses dealing with problems of the
business world. They will be given
under the direction OF DR.. Norris A.
Brisco, who has just been chosen to
succeed DR.. Isaac Loos as head of
the department.
DR.. Brisco is a recognized expert
on business efficiency During his
connection with the College of the
City of New York, he has written ex-
tensively upon the subject. His course
on business efficiency is expected to
prove a very valuable new Offering Of
his department.
The student who contemplates en-
tering business will find thirteen 9TH
er business courses awaiting his
election, practical training in &C
counting, one course for law students,
another for engineers. and another
for pharmacists, particular attention
being paid in each course to the ac-
counting problems OF the professions
to be served. In general course stu
dents will be trained in the advanced
system Of cost accounting, also ad-
vanced economic statistics and in in
vestment accounting which will be
particularly applicable to corporation
management.
Two new courses will show the 70
lation of business to the larger com
mercial policies and the foreign COM
merce of the United States. DR..
: Isaac Loos, though relieved of the
cares of executive management, will
continue his notable advanced cours-
es on economic subjects and will Of
fer two new ones on public finance
and economic history.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-09
Prlze.Wlnnlna Babies.

Des Moines.-Catherine Reinig.
aged two years and half. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Reinig OF
Lorimor, won the champion sweep
stakes prize for girls at the baby
health contest this year at the state
fair.
Tom Throckmorton, son of DR.. and
Mrs. T. B. Throckmorton Of Des
Moines. won the sweepstakes prize
for boys.
Little Miss Reinig had 9S.40 of a
perfect score.
Neither of these scores equaled that
OF the prize baby at last years con-
test in which Beverly BrunsoSs daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Brunson Of
Des Moines, won a score Of 99.5.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-09

matters, but am going to try to make
up for 1t in the future. I'm sorry you
couldn't come to us last evening.
Please tell your mother and sister
that | do hope we'll meet. sometime.
| should so dearly love to know them.
Thank you so much for everything.
Good-by."
Raymer watched her as she drove
away, noted her skillful handling Of
the fiery Kentuckian and her straight
seat In the flying cutter, and the smile
which day or two earlier might have
been mildly satirical was now openly
approbative.
"She is a shrewd little strategist. Z"
was his comment; "but all the same
she Is mighty pretty girl. and as
good and sensible as she is shrewd.
wonder why mother and Gertrude
haven't called on herr"
Having thus mined the Raymer out
works, Miss Grierson next turned her
batteries upon the Farnhams. They
were Methodists, and having learned
that the doctors hobby was strug-
Cling mission work in Pottery Flat,
Margery called the paternal check
book again into service. and the cut
ter drew up before the doctors Office
in Main street.
(To BE coNTINUED)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-09
CQoN0GHZ 6y cz4aEJ 5CRYnZ7oJ SONS

I Griswold took the handkerchief
bundle, and the mere touch of 1t put
new life into him.
Where is the fellow who was chas-
| ing you, Mose?" he asked.
rs new gwine tell you dat; no, sub.
Las time seed him, he's des t'arin'
off strips up de levee after turrer fell
lah."
What other fellow"
The negro laughed and did double
shuttle at the mere recollection of 1t.
"Hi-yah! Turner fellah is de fellah
what done TUX my job. Hit was des-
away: when + t'ink dat white man
gwine catch me, sholy, l. des drap
down in de darkes cawneh | kin fin;
dat's what | done, vas, sub. He des
keep on a-goin', spat, spat, spat. an
when he come out front de Gineral
Jackson over yondeh, one dem boys
what's wukkin' on her, ne TUX out.
an dat white man des tu'n hisself
loose an mex his laigs go lax he
gwine shek 'um plum off; vas, sah!"
Griswold suffered another lapse into
the humanities when he saw the list
of participants in his act growing
| steadily with each fresh complication,
and he said, I'm sorry for that,
Nose"
New you min bout dat, Cap'm.
Dat boy he been dom somepin to mex
him touchous, less'n he new TUX out
dat-a-way, no, subj
Maybe so. Well. we can't help 1t
now Here is the twenty l promised
you"
TANK you, sub; tank you kin'ly,
Cap'm. You-all's des de whites white
man ev' | knowed. You sholy is"
What are you going to do with
yourself. now?" Griswold inquired.
who. me? rs gwine up yondeh to
! dat resteraw an git me de bigges'
mess o. fried fish can hol'--dat's me;
| vas, sub"
"McGrath says he'll pay you levee
wages if you'll come back to the boat
and help get the cargo out of her."
Reckon | amt gwine back to de
Julie; no, sub. Dat'd be gittin rich
too fas' for dis niggeh. Goodnight.
Cap'm Gravitt; an tank you kin1y.
sub"
Griswold went his way musing upon
the little object lesson afforded by
the negro's determination. Here was
fellow man who was one Of the
feeblest of the underdogs in the great
social fight; and with money enough
in hand to give him at least a breath
ing interval, his highest ambition was
a mess Of fried fish.
The object lesson was suggestive, If
not specially encouraging, and Girls
void made mental note of It for
further study when the question of
present safety should be more salts
factorily answered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-09

feet, though he did awake drowsily
later on at the sound of voices in the
aisle, awoke to realize vaguely that
his two table companions Of the Hotel
Chouteau cafe were to be his fellow
travellers in the Pullman.
The train was made up ready to
leave, and the locomotive was filling
the great train shed with stertorous
hissings, when q red-faced man slipped
through the gates to saunter over to
the Pullman and to peek inquisitively
at the porter.
much of load tonight. George?"
"No, sab; mighty light; four young
ladies' goin' up to de school in Fari.
bault, Mistah Grierson and his daugh-
ter. and a gentleman from de Chou
teau."
"A gentleman from the Chouteau?
When did he come DOWN."
The porter knew the calling of the
red-faced man only by intuition; but
Griswolds tip was warming in his
pocket and he lied at random and on
general principles.
Been heah all de evenin'; come
down right early afte' suppeh, and
went to bald like he was sick or tarr'd
or somethin'."
What sort Of a looking man is he?"
Little, smooth-faced, narr-chisted
gentleman; look like he might be-"
But the train was moving out and
the red-faced man had turned away.
Whereupon the porter broke his smile
in the midst, picked up his carpet
covered step and climbed aboard.