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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

jured yesterday afternoon when she
was struck in the face with a golf
stick in the hands of her brother. Her
brother was playing in the yard and
his sister was looking on. AS he went
to strike the golf ball the club slipped
out of his hands, striking her in the
face. Her nose was badly Iacerated
and she sustained cut over the eye,
The 10-yearold daughter of Mrs. A.
Sanders, 712 Seventeenth street. was
bitten by dog while returning home
from school this noon. A severe wound
was inflicted on the calf of the left
leg
DR.. Joseph De Silva attended both
children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

charge of the range and he also
will act as instructor, as he IS
one of the best marksmen in the
company. He was several times
a member of the Wisconsin all-state
militia team and won that honor twice
in this state The members of the com
pany had the barrels on their rifles
replaced in Springfield recently to
make the weapons adaptable to indoor
work. The new range was constructed
from fund raised by the members OF
the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
COMPANY A TO USE
NEW INDOOR RANGE

The new indoor rife range installed
recently at the Armory hall by COM
pany A. |. n G., of Rock Island, Will
be used for the first time this even
ing. when initial practice will be held
in connection with the regular drill.
Sergeant Freiberg has been placed in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
Mrs, Amy peSch.

Mrs. Amy Pesch, 1889 Thirty-second
street, Rock Island, died yesterday aft
ern0On at lis at the Moline city hos
pital. following an operation perform
ed y days ago.
Her maiden was Amy Wood and she
was born in Grant county, Wisconsin,
March IS. 1897 Later she moved to
Clayton, Iowa, where she lived up I'M
til four months ago, when she came
to Rock Island. She was united in
marriage to Walter Pesch at Dubuque,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

Harold Harry Vauniewwenhuze, 2La-
months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Vauniewwenhuze. AIS Seventh street,
Moline, died Sunday morning of suffo-
cation. He was born in Moline Dec
Il, 1915. and was the only child. Flu
neral was held from the Danielson &,
Furgie chapel at this afternoon, Rev.
j. E. Conner of the First Methodist
church officiating. Burial was in Riv-
erside cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

Iowa, March ., 1915 Besides her hus-
band she leaves a brother. Harry
Wood. and a sister, Miss Lucy Wood,
both OF Clayton, Iowa.
The remains will be sent to Clayton.
Iowa, tomorrow. Funeral services will
be held there Wednesday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
OFFICER KIRSCH rs
BACK ON DUTY AGAIN

Gus kirsch. police ambulance chauf-
feur on day shift, today resumed his
duties after being absent for month
Officer Kirsch four weeks ago suffered
an acute attack Of appendicitis and he
was taken to st. Anthony's hospital.
where he underwent an operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
Funeral Mrs, Jennie LagerIPf,

Funeral of Mrs Jennie Lagerlef was
held from the home of her sister, Mrs.
Clara Connor, 1923 Fourteenth street,
Moline, at 2:30 Saturday afternoon,
was in Riverside cemetery. Pallbear-
ers were Joseph Ullman, Emil Sober
strom, Benton Davis, Gust Johnson,
Edward Erickson and Henry Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
EDUCATORS GATHER
FOR CHICAGO MEET

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Prominent edu
Gators from every educational center
of the United States were present at
the opening session here today of the
three day convention of the Religious
Education association. Professor
Theodore G. Soares Of the University
of Chicago. opened the convention
with an address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
FuriOng Infant,

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. W
j. Furlong, S2S Twenty fifth street,
died Saturday afternoon at AIS. Flu
neral services were held yesterday
afternoon at the home, with inter
ment in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
Furl0ng Infant.

Funeral of the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. William J. Furlons, S3S
Twenty-ffth street, Rock Island, was
held Saturday afternoon. Interment
was in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
HURT WATCHING HER
BROTHER PLAY GOLF

Florence Bailey, 12-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. Bailey, 2419
Eighteenth avenue, was painfully in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

All the news all the time - The
ArguA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
The low prices on every
Piano in stock will make
all former prices look like
a side show.

To say that this great Piano
sale is without doubt the most
bewildering that has ever been
conceived since the inception Of
the Piano business would be using
mild language indeed. We claim
without fear Of contradiction that
there has never been sale of any
kind or character that has created
such a sensation among the Piano
buying public, as well as in musi-
cal circles and among the business
men Of Davenport. Our floors are
loaded down with the worlds best
makes, and we have at times found
it absolutely impossible to cater to
each customer according to the
policy of our house. We take this
occasion to apologize to those who
have been kept waiting, and also
those who went away because We
could not wait on them. We have
taken on additional statesmen, and
for the remaining days we can
cater to you in every respect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
LET 18TH AVENUE
PAVING CONTRACT
Mccarthy Improvement COMPANY
Awarded Job. Bidding Lower Than
the Original Estimate.
FOUR OTHERS PRESENT OFFERS
Completion OF Project VIII Give High.
way Improvement From Ninth 70
Twenty-seyenth Streets.

Contract for paving Eighteenth ave-
nue. from Twelfth to Sixteenth streets
today was awarded to the Mccarthy
Improvement company by the Rock Is
land board of local improvements.
The contract price is lower by five
cents per square yard for brick than
the estimate made by City Engineer
Wallace Treichler when the project
was first taken up by the board. The
Mccarthy company made a price of
s205 per square yard for brick. The
estimate is $40. The successful bid
der made an offer of 43 cents per lineal
foot for concrete curb. two cents low
er than in the estimate The charge
for excaVating, 80 cents per cubic yard,
is the same as in the estimate.
Four other concerns submitted bids.
The Independent Construction COM
pany. p. F. Trenkenschuh, and the d.
f. Keller Construction company asked
$40 for paving and the Tri-City Con-
struction company made an offer of
SCI.
Is $4,000 Project.
Estimated cost of the entire project
when first considered by the board
was s21,439. The actual cost will be
somewhat reduced. however, since the
contract price on the brick and con-
crete curb is less than in the estl-
mate.
When the Improvement is completed
Eighteenth avenue will be paved from
Ninth to Twenty-seventh streets, a,
present being improved from Ninth tc
Twelfth streets and from Sixteenth tC
Twenty-seventh streets Hillside brick
is specified because of the steep grade
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
STRIKE IN NEW YORK.

New York, Feb. 9.-One hundred
thousand women garment workers
struck this morning and three hundred
thousand more are expected to strike
this afternoon. completely tying up
the industry. The strike circulars
printed in all languages were distrib-
uted calling for general walk-out at
z o'clock. The workers demand i'll
creased wages and better working
conditions. Heavy forces of police
and detectives have been moved into
the factory districts. The mayor will
try to settle the strike by arbitration.
The first violence came early when
three women were arrested on Four
teenth street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
ACCUSED OF LOTTERY WORK
Raid by Detectives ON Place at No
1O4 Concord Street, Results in eight
Arrests.

Charleston, Feb. S.-What is de-
scribed as one of the most vigorous
raids on lottery gambling in Charles
ton in a score of years was made last
night when six police detectives, led
by Chief Detective O'Brien, surprised
an alleged band of lottery operators
on the second floor of No. lO4 Con-
cord street. Eight men were arrest
ed, four white and four colored. A
lot of lottery paraphernalia was con-
fiscated.
The men were taken to the police
station. where four of them about an
hour later furnished bond for their
appearance in the police court this
morning. Each Of the men put up q
deposit of sos, total of $3.50. The
four negroes were lodged in cells.
AS result of orders from Mayor
Hyde to break up all forms of gamb-
ling the police have been giving their
attention to lottery vending, which, it
ls stated, is a popular form of ghm-
bling among colored people, and many
whites.
Last week Philip Small, an alleged
vender, was arrested on a charge of
writing and selling lottery tickets.
The next morning, when he stood
trial, he was found guilty and paid a
fine of S95. 1t was thought that this
would have an effect on the venders,
but instead the police found that the
drawings were going on, though the
operations were more secret.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
WORLD HAS CHANGED.

Bamberg, Feb. 7.-Dr. Henry n.
Snyder, president Of Wofford college.
made two forceful addresses at the
Methodist church here yesterday. Dhe
morning service was an anniversary
celebration of the organization Of the
business mems Bible class. formeds q
year ago by the efforts of DR.. E.. q.
Watson. the pastor. and others DR..
snyder's subject at the evening SER
vice was "The Remaking Of -
World The speaker showed how
closely all the people OF the world
are bound together at, the Rprei,Ant
time. and pointed out that ciyilisa-
ton OF science and materialism was
unable to prevent the great war Tin
Europe. He then showed that the
race has made great progress in ita
thought and feeling toward war, lsas
evidenced by the fact that all of the
rulers Of the countries now at war
look upon the great struggle as being
without just cause. and the fact that
no one of the rulers will take the re-
sponsibility for starting the world
war. Imagine Napoleon Bonaparte
refusing to take responsibility for be-
ginning any of his wars!" said the
speaker. "The world has changed
'greatly since the battle of Waterloo" ("
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
THE wAToHMAN AND souTHRoN, FEBRUARY 1a ae1e
BRlNDEIS FIGHT OPENS.
COMMITTEE TODAY BEGINS PUB.
Lie HEARINGS.
Many Protests Against Nomination
and Many Appeals for Confirmation
Of Appointment Received.

washington, Feb. 8.-Consideratio
of the nomination If Louis D. Bran
deis OF Boston to the supreme court
of the United States to succeed the
late Justice Lamar will begin tomor-
row at an open session Of judiciary
subcommittee of the senate.
Within the memory of present SEN
ators such a nomination never has
been inquired into except behind
closed doors. Members Of the judi
ciary subcommittee. however, deemed
1t advisable in view of the public in
terest demonstrated in Mr.. Brandeis'
nomination to hold the hearings in
public with the consent Of the senate.
Protestants against the appoint.
ment Of Mr.. Brandeis are first to be
heard. but the subcomrnittee also has
a food Of petitions from individuals
and organizations urging his con.
firmation. These will be considered
later. Witnesses who have been sum.
moned to appear in connection with
protests filed include Clifford Thorne
railroad commissioner of Iowa, who
wishes to be heard with regard to Mr.
Brandeis' conduct Of the railroad
per cent. case; 8. w. Winslow, presi
dent Of the United Shoe Machiner,
company, with which Mr.. BRANDED.
was once affiliated as counsel; p. J
Lennox and James J. Starrow Of Bos
tcn; G.. w. Barron of the Bosto,
News bureau; Thomas G. Spelling O
New York; Joseph M. Teal Of Port
land. Oregon; Lieut.. Gov. John M
Eshleman of California. How lonI
the hearings will be continued mem
bers Of the subcommittee do not pre-
dict but they say the inquiry will b.
la thorough one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
WORK ON ALASKA RAILROAD,

Seward, Alaska. Feb. 7.-Leuten.
ant Frederick Mears, of the Alaska
engineering commission. announced
today that the commission would
soon have 1000 men at work on the
branch of the government railroad
from Anchorage to Matanuska coal
fields.
Mail carriers here from Iditarod
say that when the mail was taken over
the trail at Takotna the temperature
was II degrees below zero. The cold
was so intense that the carriers had
to turn back their horses and set out
second time with dog sleds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
FERTILIZER RATES ILLEGAL (?
|CHARLESTON FREIGHT COMMIT.
TEE FILES COMPLAINT WITH
COMMERCE COMMITS.
SION.
Allego Unjust Discrimination of Rail.
roads I'm Favor Of North Carolina
FERTILIZER shippers.

Washington. Feb. 7.-Complaint
has been filed with the interstate
commerce commission by the freight
adjustment steering committee OF
Charleston against the Atlantic Coast
Line. Carolina and Northwestern,
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio. Seaboard
Air Line. Southern Railway and other
railroads. on the ground that the rates
charged by the defendants on fertiliz-
ers from Charleston to points on their
lines are unreasonable and illegal in
that they are higher than the rates
applied for equal distances between
points in North Carolina under the
same conditions.
Unjust discrimination against Char.
lesion in favor Of North Carolina fer.
|tiliser shippers. particularly those in
Wilmington. II alleged.
Reparation II sought to the extent
that the Charleston rates have ex.
Ioseded the North Carolina rates. and
an order II asked requiring the de-
PENDANTS to desist from discrimination
The complaint 10 filed on behalf Of
the Etiwan Fertilizer company. tn,
Read Phosphate company. the Mac
murphy company. the wulbern Ferti
iiser company. the Planters Fertilizer
and Phosphate company. and tn,
American Agricultural Chemical com
pany. A.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12

Spartanburg, Feb. S.-Ruth Finley.
ll-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. A. Finley of west Main street. was
run down this afternoon by an auto
mobile belonging to C. n. Case and
sustained serious injuries. At the city
hospital where the little girl was
taken 1t was stated that she had suf-
lered fracture of the right thigh
and received bruises of minor i'm
portance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
THE sRAxD1rrs HEARING.


Wilson's supsei1ne Cpur; Noudnee
Forced 70 defend Himself.
< Washington. Feb. 9.--,t'ublic hear
ings on Louis Brandeis' Fitness for
the aupreme court seat" opened today.
For the first time In history, supreme
court nominee viii be forced to de-
fsnd himself publicly. Clifford Thorne.
who assisted with Brandsis IA the
railroad cases was the first witness.
Tho COMMITTEES rom was f,iled TO
ovsrnowins when Senator Chiffon be-
san the Thorns examination. Thorne
saiA he had known Brandeis for five
years, and was associatiniy with him
IN the railroad cases. He said he
ceAsidsred Brandeis guilty Of inf
dslity. breach OF faith. and unpfofes-
1iofai conduct In the famous five
pet csnt. rate cases. y .
I Thofhe iauhchsd into al. Involved
discussion Of the railroad rate cases
and Brandeis part therein. His
testimony was largely technical and
most of the crowd could not follow It.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12

Norfolk, Feb. 8.-Engineer Dave
wright was killed, and his fireman Sc
riously injured when the Seaboard
Flyer, northbound from Florida, was
wrecked near Sanford, N. c. this
morning. Three cars were over-turn-
ed. None Of the passengers were in
Jured' according to reports to the
SeabOard head offices here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
BOY KILLED BY CAR.

Greenville, Feb. 8.-WoffOrd Phil
lips. q white boy IA years Of age, was
struck and instantly killed by an in
bound interurban car from Spartan
burg just above the Poe mill crossing
at o'clock tonight. The boys body
was terribly mangled and the remains
were almost unrecognizabl
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
GRAND JURY PRESEnTMENT.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO IN.
VESTIGATE AFFAIRS IN
COUNTY.
Few ''Straw Bonds" in Past Few Years
Trial Justices Warned to Properly
Bind Witnesses over for Sessions
COurt-Asks Citizens to Aid i'm Law
Enforcement.

The following is the presentment of
the Grand Jury to Judge DeVore at
this mornings session of court:
To His Honor, J. w. Devore, Presid-
ing Judge:
We, the Grand Jury beg leave to
submit our presentment for the spring
term Of the court Of general sessions
for Sumter county for the year 1916,
We have. passed upon all bills re-
ferred to us by the Solicitor and re.
turned same to the court with our
findings endorsed thereon.
The Grand Jury was very much i'm.
pressed by your Honor's charge, and
in order to accomplish the best re-
suits as indicated therein, the follow
| ing committees were appointed:
Finance-Geo. F. Epperson, S. T..
Weeks, w. E. Cuttino.
Public Buildings-D. M. Dick, T. S.
Doar. J. A. Middleton.
Public Works-S. A. Harvin, j. F.
Jenkins, w. Leslie Brunson.
Rural Schools-Willie Shaw, Fl. r.
Mcleod, J. +. Jones.
| Similar committees were appointed
last year with satisfactory results, ex-
cept as to rural schools due to a lack
of cooperation on the part of the
teachers and trustees, and we hope
when they are called upon by the
present committee they will respond
more generously.
| Referring to that portion Of your
HOnor's charge in reference to what
is familiarly known as STRAW Bonds"
our county is to be congratulated, for
the clerk of the court informs us tha,
during his term in office the county
has only suffered from one such loss
and that not very much.
We have asked the clerk Of the
court to furnish us at the summer
term of the court, with a list Of all
bonds taken by trial justices from
July 1st. 1915 and a certificate from
his record as to the responsibility OF
each bOndsman. We will examine
this record carefully, and where we
find that trial justice is not observ.
ing due care in the acceptance OF
bondsmen we will report him to the
Icourt.
/ We wish to call the attention OF
trial justices to the great need oi
properly binding witnesses for thei,
appearance at court. It sometime.
happens that for a consideration the
main witness in case is persuaded &c
leave the State, by which the count,
suffers the expense and the case come.
to naught.
There is not much that the GranG
Jury can do at it's initial term, but ev.
cry member realizes his responsibility
and we ask the aid of every citizen In
the county to assist in bringing tc
our attention, violations of the law
and we will do our utmost in seems
that they are properly presented.
We thank your Honor and the 9th
er court officials for courtesies ex
tended us.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12

Washington, Feb. 9.-The State
department has received protest
from Salvador republic against the
ratification of the Nicaraguan treaty
by the United States. Salvador says
1t has equal rights with Nicaragua.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
Marriage License Record

Licenses to marry have been issued
to the following couples: T. S. We'll
don, Dalzell, and Miss Viola Rose.
Privateer; r. s. Weatherly and Miss
Rosie Smith, Oswego.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12

Washington. Feb. s.-with the
I1usitania case disappearing from the
calender. department OF State officials
turned their attention today to Eng
land. Protests in vigorous language
will be forwarded against Eritish in
terference with American trade gem
orally. against placing cotton on the
contraband list ana the mails seizures,
to show the mon how to take care Of
themselves.
Even though we never have au-
other war. the money spent in edu-
eating these cadets at West Point and
annapolis 10 not thrown away. Within
e limited curriculum they get as fine
an education az any set of men on
the face Of the earth. In addition
TO doubling the number of these ca
dets' II I had the ingenuity I would
draft law to the effect that outside
OF cadets appointed by the president
by the senator's and the representa-
tives. any boy in the United States who
mad the qualifications should be per-
mitted TO 60 to these institutions and
get an education at exact cost.
Il am in favor of making II ob,ipa. .
tory not optional with the secretary
OF war and the secretary of the navy.
IL need be, to detail one of these Of
ncers. II we have surplus, to any
school' college or university that will
furnish q minimum of zoo boys who
Will volunteer to drill"
Representative Kelly of Michigan
ana Representative Britten of ILL
nois. Republican. criticised Secretary
Daniels administration of the navy.
Mr.. Britten declared that even while
president Wilson was seeking to
arouse the nation to the dangers that
surrounded 1t. the department had
'aken no steps toward speeding up
Of the 68 naval vessels
now under construction. The five
year building progrs mme. urged. he
'a'd' would be ten year programme
IN ract unless such steps were taken.
Representative Britten referring to
radiosram from Admiral Fletcher,
the Atlantic feet. a copy
'i winch he had produced In the naval
committee earlier in the d,,y, declared
nat the fleet was now short nearly
''ooo men of its enlisted personnel.
hear Admiral Blue. chief of the
bureau OF navigation. had told the
committee the feet had nearly 200
men above Its allowed complement in
december when the message was sent
me reported shortages were in mar.
'ou'ar ratings. the admiral said.
men could be filled from lower
rades In the fieot ITSELF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-26
HENRY 7. CLARK TO
Be ORDAINED TONIGHT
tor OF Fulton Baptist Church. VIII
Take Ordination Vows.

The ordination to the ministry OF
Mr.. Henry T. Clark will take place at
the Fulton Baptist Church this even
ing at s o'clock.
Upon a request of the Fulton Bap-
fist Church, the Baptist Ministers
Conference OF Richmond appointed a
committee on Monday morning of last
week to examine Mr.. Clark with ref
erence to his ordination. The coun-
Gil consisted of Rev. George w. Nc
Daniel. d. D.; Rev. Lloyd T. Wilson,
D. D.; Rev. J. J. Parsons. Rev. J. w.
Kincheloe, and Rev. w. Thorburn
Clark The council unanimously
recommended the ordination. which
will take place at the Fulton Baptist
Church this evening.
DR.. L. r Wilson being out of the
city. Rev. ]. r. JohnsoA. will preside
over the meeting. DR.. George w.
Mcdaniel will preach the sermon,
Rev. J. ]. Parsons will read the
Scriptures, Rev. j. w. Kincheloe will
deliver the charge, and Rev w. Thor
burn Clark will offer the ordination
prayer.
Mr. Henry r Clark is a son Of the
Rev. W. Thorburn Clark, pastor OF
the Fulton Baptist Church. He has
been a student at Richmond College
for the past two sessions, and won the
orators medal in the last contest In
that institution. During the past few
months he has been acting pastor OF
the Chester and Enon Baptist
Churches of Chesterfield County. but
gives up his work there to go next
week to Louisville. KY, to pursue his
studies for the ministry at the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary.