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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05


taking FIVE bottles Of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery | feel myself completely
cured and | recommend this remedy to all.
II wish you the success you certainly
deserve. ''-MRs. S. S. GILL, Creal Springs,
williamson Co., Ill.
It's bad blood that makes your liver
sluggish and the same bad blood causes
your stomach muscles to lose their
elasticity and become 6abby and weak
and that means indigestion.
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, purely vegetable and free from
alcohol or narcotics, is the great and
powerful blood purifier of to-day. 1t is
extracted from American forests roots
ingredients on bottle.
Take it as directed and it will stimulate
the liver and put it into healthy action
and search out impure and poisonous mat
ter throughout the system and eliminate
1t through the natural channels.
1t will furnish you with the kind of
blood that increases energy and ambition,
that puts the entire body in such perfect
physical condition that brain or muscles
know no fatigue.
Get Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery from any medicine dealer to-day
In either liquid or tablet form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05

grew to 600. One of the members of
the church has built a settlemexl
house in a neglected quarter of the city
and is supporting the work with her
money and the personal service of her
husband and herself"
Continuing, DR.. Marquis says: THE
deep and growing interest in foreign
missions led the pastor of the church
to journey around the
world a few years ago to study the
subject in the field He became con-
WINGED, as never before, that this bust
ness of Outstanding the world is
The greatest business in the world"
He tells further of a mans part in
the conduct of Christianizing thel
world, four things which the women of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05

the church cannot do: First, men
alone can contribute highly developed
business ability to this greatest bust
ness; second, men can invest capital -;
third, eveery man should give his own
testimony to the value of Christianity
fourth, men can put the masculine note
into the worship of God. Hence the
call for men today to Enlist for ser
vice and partnership in this biggest
business in the world. Every other
business will soon crumble to pieces.
This will give opportunity and profits
all pleasure and endure forever"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05
ers Of domestic servants are turning

ers of domestic servants are turning
to old and ineligible men.
All manner of innovations are creep
ing into the staid English ways. Large
breakfasts and late dinners are disap-
pearing. Before the war is over" re-
marked an Englishman, eve shall all
clean our own boots like the Amer
lean, eat breakfast rolls like French
Europe"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05

the charge is rape. preferred by Jo-
mamma Muskas. Offenses are said to
nave been committed Feb. /, this year.
Bail in each case was fixed at 81 900
James Burris, colored, charged with
larceny, is alleged to have stolen Ii
quor on April IA, this year. of the to-
tai value of s6225. from W. H. Har-
rison, manager of the Colonial hotel,
Rock Island. Bail was fixed at 81 900.
Maurice Hendricks is charged with
larceny, April Is. last, of goods be-
longing to Cyriel Lambrecht. Bond,
$1,000.
John Mcintosh and Fred Jacobs.
burglary and larceny, are charged
with breaking into the home of Byron
Lukens. Rock Island, March Is, this
year, and taking watches, rings and
other jewelry, of the total value of
Sis. Bail in each instance was fixed
at 1900
Michael Bolton, burglary and lar
ceny, il alleged to have broken into
the drug store of Charles Strate, Rock
Island. April IS, this year, and taken
cigars. chewing gum, candy, and other
goods and an overcoat, of the total
value of s47.55. Bail fixed at 1880.
Four are Certified.
The following four cases were certi-
fed to county court:
George Kennedy, larceny. charged
with stealing 400 pounds of old rags,
valued at three cents a pound, of the
total value of s12. from Morris Maur-
akin, Rock Island, on March "A, this
year.
Phil Gibbs, larceny. charged with
stealing home cured hams of the value
of 50 from W. c. Lukens, Rock Island,
April "a, last
Maurice Hendricks. larceny, charged
with stealing IS from Alfred DER
kens, East Moline, April Is, this year.
Joseph z. Seifert, obtaining food
and lodging by false pretenses,
charged with falsely pretending to be
Theresa Tappmeyer, Rock Island, that
he had a Job promised him, and
that he had resources with which to
pay for room and board, which he neg
lected to do for a period of IA weeks
at S. week, making the obligation to-
tai s73.
Commend Officers.
Following resolution commencing
Cyrus Miller, foreman; States At
torney F. E. Thompson and Deputy
Sheriff Wigers, was adopted by the
grand jury before its adjournment:
Resolved, that this grand jury tender
thanks to our foreman, Mr.. Miller, for
his kindness in presiding over our de-
alterations; to States Attorney F. E.
Thompson for the celebrity with which
he presented testimony against male
factors, enabling us to expedite our
work; and to Deputy Sheriff Wigers,
for courteous treatment and for in
formation furnished when we paid
visit to the county jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05

After returning II true bills. four of
which were certified TO county court,
members of the grand jury for the
May term OF circuit court filed a par
tial report yesterday afternoon at $50
and were excused by Judge W. T.
Church. subject to recall. The secret
body had been in session since Mon
day with Cyrus Miller, Bowling, fore
man.
Report of the jury showed that IS
matters had been considered and "A
Witnesses examined. The complaint
against James Helm, 17-year-old bov
from East St. Louis, charged with
burglary and larceny, was ignored anil
on May !, his release was ordered and
be was turned over to the Big Brother
committee of the Moline Elks, who
furnished him transportation back
home.
Ignored Bills.
Complaints were ignored against the
following.
Montrose BeCkley, robbery.
John Schmidt, malicious mischief.
George Lambert, malicious mischief.
Harry J. Langwith, false pretenses.
Gust Edman, larceny.
The first four were in jail and were
ordered released yesterday afternoon.
Action has been deferred in one mat
ter which was considered. This is un
derstood to be the case of Guy Lusk.
against whom his daughter has
made serious charge
Held On Serious Charges.
Four indictments were returned
against John Burkett, POS Railroad
avenue, Moline. In three of them, he
is charged with crime against chill
dren, the complaining witnesses being
Bernice Zamis, aged 8; Helen Rod
iauski, aged 9, and Johanna Muskas,
aged II, all of Moline. In the fourth,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05
CRANDJURY ENDS
SESSION HOLDING
TWELVE TO TRIAL
Secret Body Files Partial Report in
Circuit Court After Being at
Work Since Monday.
JOHN BURkETT Is INDICTED
Feur True Bills Returned Against Mo.
live Man On Charges Preferred
BY Little Girls,
TRUE BILLS RETURNED.

TRUE BILLS RETURNED.
John Burkett, crime against
children. three indictments: rape.
James Bnrris. larceny.
Maurice Hendricks, larceny.
John Mcintosh and Fred JAG.
obs. burglary and larceny.
Michael Motion. burglary and
larceny.
CERTIFIED TO COUNTY C0TRT.
Ge"rse kennedy, larceny.
Phil Gibbs. larceny.
Maurice Hendricks. larceny.
Joseph f. Seifert, obtaining food
and lodging by false pretenses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05

o7
somewhat a curious
one, called by my
family physician
enlargement of the
liver. | would suffer
from smothering
with severe cough
ing. The attacks
would come upon
me after | would
go to bed or on
rising in the morn
ing, but | am glad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-05
I Cough
Hanging OBJ
becomes Serious

Creal Springs, Williamson Co, Ill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
$50 MEMBERS IS
RESULT OF CAMPAIGN


ceeded. E. J. Stackpole was chair
man. So eager were the committee
men to continue their organization
Johnston, 1t was voted unanimously
to meet again at the old Board of
Trade rooms next Friday morning at
$50 to report on memberships pro-
cured during the week and to make a
Whirlwind campaign of two hours, fol-
lowed by luncheon at the Harrisburg
Club, to solicit subscriptions of stock
in the new million dollar hotel.
The present committee of one hun
dred will be enlarged during the COM
ing week by President Bowman and
the Rotary Club hotel committee,
headed by John S. Musser, chairman.
will be included in the hotel cam
paign.
Committeeman who visited Quincy
Bent, general manager of the Steelton
properties of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, were delighted with the spirit
of cooperation on the part of every
body connected with the Bethlehem
concern from Mr.. Schwab down. The
Bethlehem company came into the
dues all to be paid by the company.
Those who have been conducting
the campaign are delighted with its
success. The committeeman in gen.
eral reported that they had been
kindly received and that the general
belief of business and professional men
| is that Harrisburg is just on the verge
of a new era of progress and pros
| perity, and with the true Harrisburg
spirit all. or nearly all of them, are
willing and anxious to assist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Plot to Kill Two Heads
of N. Y. Traction Companies
Unearthed; Arrests Made

New York. Oct. 6.-The police
promised more arrests to-day in con-
nection with an alleged plot to kill
President Theodore p. Shonts, of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company,
and Frank Hedley, manager Of the
New York Railways Company. Two
men said to be striking subway guards,
arrested early this morning were held
on charges of stoning an elevated train.
The police declared they had evi-
dence that these men were involved
IN the supposed conspiracy, but re-
Trained from bringing such a charge
against them until others were ar
rested.
According to detectives, one of them
who posed as striker, got evidence
ten days ago that plans were being
laid to kill Shonts and Hedley. The
two traction officials were warned and
given permission to carry pistols. The
two men now under arrest We're closely
watched until last night when they
were seen taking part in an attack
upon an elevated train. The prisoners,
who gave their names as Oscar Wal
lace and John j. Sheeran, were ques-
toned for several hours to-day, but
the police said that to reveal the result
of this examination might hamper
them in continuing the investigation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Killing the Calves

ALI sorts Of excuses are
offered for the high price of
beef, the most plausible be-
ing the alleged demand for
veal-"the killing of calves
which should be allowed to
growinto regularbeef." You
cannot have beef if you eat
it as veal, butyou can have
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
which contains more real
nutrirnent than beef and
costs much less. Shredded
wheat biscuit is the whole
wheat steam-cooked, shred
ded and baked. Make it your
meat" for ten days and see
how much better you feel.
Wholesome and strength
ening for any mealwith milk
or cream or in combination
with fruits. Made atNiagara
Falls. IN. Y.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
SYLVIA LICURSI

New York, Oct. 6. A kidnap-
ing mystery which agitated Chicago
six weeks ago has reached a climax
here.
Confession that she had stolen two
year-old Sylvia Licursi at the behest
of the child's father whom she loved,
Mrs. Belle Podolski appealed for aid
in repairing the wrong she had done
and eXtricating herself from its dis
tressing consequences.
Alone in New York, abandoned by
the man for whose sake she had COM
mitted, under sensational circum-
stances, an act which placed her in
peril Of the law. burdened with an
other woman's child, and face to face
with destitution, she craved an op-
portunity of returning little Sylvia to
her mother.
Mrs. Podolski admitted that she
was the woman in black" who had
puzzled the Chicago police by the skill
and daring with which she had
spirited the child from it's home after
winning the confidence of little
Sylvia's vigilant grandmother.
To steal Frank Licursi's child fol
him she travelled from Detroit to Chi
cago, executed her mission with blind
fidelity and returned to Detroit with
her living prize.
Her reward? When the police
seemed to be getting hot on the trail
Licursi returned his baby to her and
bade her bring it to New York, prom
ising to join her here later and make
her his wife. She came, only to FIND
herself deserted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Girl Who Advertised For
Husband So She Might Keep
Mother Deluged With Offers

New York. Oct. g. Pretty Clara
Bishoff, the girl who advertised for a
husband in order that she might pro-
vide home for her aged mother to-
day was fairly deluged with offers of
marriage.
BY letter and in person business
men, farmers, mechanics and profess
sional men laid their hearts at the
young womans feet. The postman has
left more letters at the little home at
119 Kent avenue. in Greenp"'rt, in tho
past two days than he previously had
carried there in a year. Practically
every one contains an offer of mar
riage.
Miss Bishoff is sticking to her word
that she intended to investigate each
applicant for her hand carefully. She
is going over the list she has with care.
She has stated that the man she weds
must earn at least $50 a week. Sew
eral of the applicants so far. 1t was
said to- day,'co within that class.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Federal Farm Loan Board
Will Meet Here, Oct. II

Washington, d. c.. Oct. 6.-Hea rings
by the Federal Farm Loan Board to
sather information for its guidance in
dividing the country into districts and
locating the twelve farm loan banks
created by the rural credits act will be
csuned a week from next Monday.
The itinerary announced to-day calls
for the following hearings: October 16,
Trenton, n. J.; October II, Harris
burg, Pa, and October IS, Baltimore.
The board is being deluged with re-
quests from farmers for organization
of local farm loan associations. This,
i'll the opinion of members of the
board assures the success of the farm
loan bank system. Already there are
approximately 5000 applications on
file with the board for positions with
few opportunities of appointm ent.
Each Federal bank in the twelve dis
tricts will have an attorney, a farm
loan registrar to supervise the issue Of
bonds and several land appraisers to
inspect securities. These appointments
will be made from among candidates
in the respective districts as far as
possible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
u. E. CHURCH WILL
NOT BUY PLOT
Refuse to Pay $44,500 For Site
Owned by School
Board

Announcement was made this after
noon that the official board of the
Evangelical Publishing House of the
United Evangelical Church. refused to
ratify the recommendation of the
executive committee to purchase the
site bounded by Third, Harris, Boyd
and Susquehanna streets. from the
city school board for s44.500. The
reason given for the action was that
the price was more than the company
had planned to pay for site
An option had already been OBJ
tained on the plot, 1t was said, and
this afternoon the school board was
to have approved the sale upon recon-
mendation of its finance committee.
Notification of the withdrawal of the
publishing house offer was not re-
ceived officially at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon.
The plot is half of the property
owned by the city school board. The
entire site was bought at cost of
$50, in 1912. as a possible site for
High school. but the plan was
ical Publishing house, 1t was said. in
tended to arrange for the erection of
a big publishing plant on the site.
Two years may elapse, 1t Is said,
before any further action is taken to
obtain site for a new plant, it was
announced. According to officials the
present location Is too small because
of the increased publishing done by
the Evangelical company.
At the city school board meeting
this afternoon the finance committee
recommended the payment of bills
totaling $7,00S43 and that the con-
tract for printing the annual school
board report be awarded to the Tele-
graph Printing Company.
| The buildings and grounds commit
tee asked that the contract for plant
ing and surfacing the grounds of the
w. S. Steele building be awarded the
Berryhill Nursery Company, at its bid
of 81 49S. The appointment of George
Davis. assistant ianitor at the Cameron
Building, and William Shepler assist
ant janitor at the Maclay building
was also advised.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Many Thousands in N. Y.
Forced to Go Without Milk
as Result of Deadlock

New York. Oct. GA difference
only as to the length of the contracts
TO be given by the New York distribu-
tors to the farmers existed to-day
when the State opened its investiga-
ton of the deadlock which has kept
this city on short supply of milk for
several days.
The Dairymen's League will at
to show that the farmers have been
selling milk at loss. The distribu-
tors intend to produce evidence to sus-
tain their charge that the league Is a
combination in restraint of trade.
The continuance of the deadlock to-
day resulted in a still more serious
situation in respect to the milk sup
ply. Morning deliveries were still fur
ther diminished and many thousands
were unable to procure milk at ALL
To prevent a recurrence of yester-
days scenes on the upper East Side
when hundreds of women stormed
milk depots extra details of police were
on duty to-day. The women again
swarmed to the depots, soon exhaust
ing the supplies, but there was no dis
order,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
His Dream That He Would
Be Miss Armour's Spouse
Dissolves With Arrest

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 6.-The dream of
Charles Nelson, romantic houseman
who saw himself as the husband of
Miss Lolita Armour, daughter of ]. Og-
cen Armour, is dissolved to-day. Nell
son, attired in a new gray suit and a
red necktie, after being refused ad-
mittance to the Armour home on five
occasions, was arrested.
He asserted that Miss Armour. who
had seen him last summer at Lake
Geneva, where he was employed, had
sent word she wished to meet him. He
confident that she loved him, he said
Then the police solved the affair. A
maid had told Nelson Miss Armour
was impressed by him and he had
swallowed the story whole.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Tenth Ward Republicans
Hold Rousing Rally

Republicans of the West End held d
rousing rally last night at Rogers S
Hall. Forrest and Moore streets. Stall
warts from all over the city joined the
members of the Tenth Ward Repub-
lican Club, under whose auspices the
meeting was held. Arthur H. Hull.
president of the club. presided over
the big gathering.
Addresses were made by Senator
Edward E. Beidleman, Representa-
tives Joshua w. Swartz and Augustus
Wildman and Harry c. Owes, chair
man of the Republican city committee.
Musical features including an organ
recital were part of the program.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Ex-Chief of Police
Held to Answer For
Witness Tampering

Americus d. Rogers, ex-chief of
police of Columbia, a Capitol Park
policeman, was to-day held for court
by Alderman George A. Hoverter of
the Ninth ward. He is charged with
tampering with witnesses in the
Gougler case which was heard in
Dauphin county court last week. Off1-
Ger Rogers furnished $500 bail for
his appearance at January court.
Startling disclosures relative to the
alleged tampering with witnesses is
expected at the trial of Gougler. He
is due to answer to a Dauphin county
jury during the week of December 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
British Armored Motorcars
Are a Failure OUerseas
News Agency Asserts

Berlin, Oct. 6. - BY Wireless -
The British armored motorcars which
were used for the first time in the gen.
eral advance on the Somme front last
month, are a failure, the Overseas
News Agency says.
"One of the tanks, built in Norfolk.
England, became hopelessly entangled
in barbed wire," says the news agency.
Another tank was disabled by one
shell while advancing at a point north
of Flers. The ammunition which it
contained exploded and it burned up.
Two other tanks were utilized in an
attack at 7 q. m. on September l 5
on the Guillemont-C road. One
of them was blown UP with n hand
grenade when it had approached to
within thirty yards of the German
trenches. At the last moments its oc-
cupants dispatched a carrier pigeon
from their modern Noah's ark. Six
machine guns were captured by the
Germans. The other tank crawled to
the southern edge of Leuze wood and
was burned up.
"Only one of these land cruisers
succeeded in crossing German
trenches. This was annihilated by a
shell on the road to Ligny-Thilloy.
The British land fleet will soon be
composed of nothing but wrecks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
MRS. ELIZABETH KUNKEL DEAD

Mrs. Elizabeth r. Kunkel, aged 81
years. widow of George Gross Kunkel,
died last evening at her home, 111S
North Third street. Mrs. Kunkel had
been in poor health for some time.
The survivors are one daughter, Miss
Elizabeth, one son, DR.. George B.
Kunkel, and one grandson, Lewis
Sterling Kunkel, all of this city. Fu-
neral services will be held Monday
afternoon at o'clock. Burial will be
private and will be made in Harris
burg cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. MARGARET HALFPENNY

Mrs. Margaret Halfpenny. aged So,
wife of William Halfpenny, SO North
Nineteenth street, died early this
morning. The survivors are a hus-
band, two sons, Harry and William c.,
will take place Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Burial will be made in
Paxtang cemetery. Mrs. Halfpenny
was a member of st. Andrews s
Episcopal church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
CURTIN MEMORIAL PLANS

Permanent organization of resi-
dents in the West End who are plan
ming to obtain a memorial for Gov
ernor Curtin. chief executive of the
State during the Civil war. will bo ef-
fected at a meeting to be held in the
Camp Curtin school building on Tues
day evenin, October IT. A meeting
was held last night and much progress
was reported in the signing of petit
tions asking the State Legislature to
make an appropriation for tho me-
mortal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
RUSH QUEBEC BRIDGE STEEL

Pittsburgh. Pa, Oct. g. = Rush or
ders have just been placed here for
steel to complete a new span in the
recently fell into the st. Lawrence
river, it became known to-day. The
Dominion Bridge Company has placed
a contract with the American Bridge
Company to fabricate the new span ano
the Carnegie Steel Company will roll
5000 tons of steel shapes and beams az
its Homestead plant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
MRS. CHARLOTTE GROSS

Funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte
Gross, aged Co. who ssi died yesterday
will be held tomorrow afternoon, at 2
o'clock Burial will be made in the
hinSoln ia1,1 To,S; ,ES;emetery with the h v Rev Wn-
tist Church. officiating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
HOLD SMALL FOR MURDER

Mountainview, n. H., Oct 6.-F'red-
erick l.. Small, formerly Boston stock
broker. was held for the grand jury
on charge of murder in connection
with the death of his wife, Mrs. Flor
ence A. Small, after a hearing in the
district court to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
ALBERT II. BOYD

Albert r. Boyd. aged 29 years, died
this morning at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Boyd, 1926
Fulton street. In addition to the par
ents the survivors are: two brothers,
George and William, and one sister,
Pearl. The funeral arrangements are
not complete.