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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs. D. S. Clark and daughter
Milla Ruth, of Chicago, left for their
home today after a visit of two weeks
at the home of Mrs. Clark's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.. Baker OF Glen
hurst court
Word has been received of the birth
of an eight-pOund boy at 4:45 this
morning to Mr.. and Mrs A. II. Kali
man. Mrs. Kalman is in the Frances
willard hospital, Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Calkins and son
Lewis OF Fort Worth. Texas. are
guests at the home of Mrs Nellie CAL
kins. They made the trip i'll their
auto.
Mrs. L. p German of Oxford. Iowa.
returned today after spending a week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. G..
Baker
Mrs. D. w. Sandberg and three chill
dren leave this evening for Mobile,
Ala, for a three months visit with
Mrs. Sandberg's mother, Mrs Frank
Dahlgren
Relatives of Hon. William McEniry
received encouraging word today from
the Mayo hospital. Rochester, Mimi.
to the effect that he is recovering nice
ly from his operation and they hope
he will soon be able to come home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heffner, 1898
Nineteenth street. have returned home
from a visit with relatives at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
BRAVE RESCUEBY
ENEMY BIRDMEN
Crew of French T-BOat Sunk BY AUS
trO-Hungarian Filters Saved From
Death in the Adriatic.

Berlin, Sept. %. Thy wireless to Say
ville).-The exploit of Austro-Hunga-
rian aerOnauts who. with two sea
planes. rescued 20 men. the officers and
crew Of the French submarine Fou-
cault. is described by the Tageblatt
Official announcement was made at
Vienna yesterday of the sinking of the
Foucault by an Austrian seaplane in
the southern Adriatic. The Tageblatt
says the resCuing OF the crew was df-
rected by First Lieutenant KOnyOvic
who on two previous occasions had
saved comrades who had fallen into the
sea.
The sea was rough a the time and
there was also danger that the Aus
trian aerOnauts would be captured by
hostile waTships. al well as five aero
planes overloaded by taking on board
so many men. might collapse. Never
theless. the Austrian ayiatOrs told the
men from the French submarine to
swim to the seapianes and take hold
OF them. The commander and second
officer of the submarine were allowed
to climb into the pilots seats.
The aviatOrs signaled for help and
half an hour later a torpedo boat ar
rived and took on board the men from
the submarine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
FIVE ARE ARRESTED
IN RAID ON A CAFE

likes place" the cafe conducted at
1921 Third avenue by Ike AleXenburg,
was raided by police last night and
besides the owner two men and two
women were arrested Ike was as
sessed a fine of $25 for keeping a dis
orderly house and each of the inmates
was fined So. Chief Miller. Detectives
Cox and Sehnert and Officer Ginnane
made the arrests.
The three men arrested yesterday on
complaint of DR.. c. r. Foster. munici-
pal health physician. on charges of
failing to install sanitary plumbing as
ordered, each paid fine Of So in police
court. They are Charles DangerfieId
2219 Third avenue; Charles Endorf,
POI Third avenue and w. l.. Aster,
1921 Third avenue.
Oran B. Shaw, after 40 DAYS in coun-
ty jail has failed to convince police
that he has wealthy brother in Penn
sylvania. SO today he was bound over
to the grand jury on charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
Shaw was arrested when he tried to
pass check on John Erbacher, who
conducts a saloon at Twenty-ffrst
street and Third avenue Shaw in
sisted when apprehended that the
check was good, having been drawn on
his brothers credit. He said his broth
er was wealthy. Police gave him a
chance to prove it. but they claim he
has produced no evidence to show that
the check was good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
WILSON REAFFTRMS
MILITARISM STAND

New York, Sept. pa letter from
President Wilson, declaring that the
spirit and principle of militarism was
"abominable" to him. was made pub
lice here today by The SUDDEN. Paci-
fists" an organization which is ar
ranging an anti-military denonst~a-
ton on Sept. 30 in opposition 10 the
new state legislation requiring mill
tary training in public schools
The president. after declining an in
VitatiOn to speak. wrote:
There need be no misunderstood
ing Is to my position. | have again
and again made il as plain as Ian
guage can make it. / am in favor OF
adequate defense and no more The
whole spirit and principle of militar-
ism is abOminable to me and | do not
think that anything that has been
done has been done in the militaristic
spirit 1t has, on the contrary. been
conceived and carried out with The
single purpose OF rendering the coun-
try safe against external danger"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
HOPE TO RECOVER
STOLEN JEWELRY
Nan Arrested in Peoria Has Number of
Pieces Which Tally With These
Stolen Here Sept. =.
DETECTIVE Is INVESTIGATING
Louis Martin. Believed To BE One of
Burglars Who Broke In SimOns0n
Home, Is Being Held.

Jewels stolen from the residence Of
DeVore y. Simonson, GA Second ave-
nue.. three weeks ago, will be recovered
is the belief of police today following
receipt of message from Peoria po-
ice stating that a man giving the
name of George Martin had been ar
rested in the Distillery city in pos
session of a number of pieces of Jew
eIry which tailed in description with
those stolen here.
Detective Tom Cox went to Peoria
today 10 inspect the jewelry and to
talk 10 Martin. He was expected to re-
turn tonight with the prisoner if it is
determined that Martin is the prowler
who entered the Simonson home.
Absent At Time.
The burglary occurred on Sept. .
during the absence from the city of
Mr. and Mrs. Simonson They returned
to Rock Island several days later and
discovered the burglary 1t was later
learned that neighbors had heard
noises on the night of Sept and it is
believed that the job occurred on that
night. Much of the jewelry stolen was
valued highly because of its associa-
tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23

penses. Following il the plan which
Mr.. Wilson has laid before the students
and by which he hopes 10 accomplish
something that the past two senior
classes failed to accomplish.
Plan of work.
First, it is proposed that by next
Monday all the students of the high
school shall have gathered together all
the old magazines and other paper
at their homes and ascertained the
approximate weight of the bundles. If
the bundle weighs under 10 pounds
the students are requested to bring il
to the school building and deposit it
with officers of the Watch Tower who
will be located before the door of the
cafeteria. When the bundles are hand
ed to the officers the students name
Will be registered on a slip and each
day the names of the ten leading stu
dents will be inscribed on the board in
the assembly. Although it has not
been definitely decided, it is expected
that the Watch Tower may offer prizes
to the students who secure and deposit
at the school the largest number of
pounds of paper.
Second, all students having bundles
of paper weighing over 10 pounds are
requested to leave their names at the
office and a machine will call for the
paper. and they will be given credit for
it by the officers of the associated stu
dents and tho Watch Tower.
Third, this campaign is TO start NJ
day morning at o'clock and continue
through the week until Friday evening
The campaign was proposed by Mr.
Burton and he has promised Mr. Wilson
and other members of the Watch Tower
staff his fullest cooperation in the
mo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23

When Z. d. Fisher, 4610 Twelfth
street. was II years old the Lincoln
McClelland campaign of 1864 was in
heated progress. His father having
been one of the organizers of the re-
publican party eight years before, the
boy Fisher naturally rallied to the de-
Tense of his fathers party Although
early in his teens. he took an active
interest in politics and wore the Lin
coin button, a fac-simile of which is
here shown. Lincoln was victorious
over McClelland and Mr.. Fisher kept
the badge.
For 50 years it has been a keepsake,
cherished above all others in the Fish
er home. Today he still has it. 1t
might be interesting to note also that
Mr.. Fisher has a collection of campaign
buttons. having kept one from each of
the 13 presidential succeeding cam
paigns, including the present one
The Lincoln button was worn uni
versally in 1864 by republicans" Mr.
Fisher said. Our family lived in Ba-
tavia. \. Y. My father was one of the
organizers of the republican party in
1888 and his five sons were all ornery
enough to be republicans. too. l was
only u years old at the time Of the
second Lincoln campaign but | kept
the button. 1t is the only one in exist
ence today that I know of although
there may be others"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
BOARD APPROVES
EAST END PAVING
Improvement Of FOrty-Third Street
Recommended TO Municipal Com
mission for Confirmation.
PLOw COMPANY BIGGEST OWNER
Project is Result of Location of Mil
lion Dollar Plant Here. Mayor
McC0nOchie Announces.

Another improvement is going in ia
the east end Of Rock Island as the
result of the location of the million
dollar plant of the Moline Glow com
pany on Fifth avenue the municipal
board Of local improvements today APP
proved the paving of Forty-third street
and recommended the project to the
commission for confirmation.
THE improvement is the result of
the location of the Moline Pillow com
pany plant here" Mayor McConochie
said The street is no be paved with
brick from Fifth avenue north 10 the
river. The plow company is the big
gest property owner on the street,
holding title 10 all OF The land on the
west side and part of that on tho east
side of the street II will be assessed
heaviest Matters arc booming up in
that end Of the town"
The board also awarded two con-
tracts for installation of watermains.
f. f. Trenkenschuh was successful
bidder i'm both. although W n Bedell.
the only other contractor submitting
proposal to the board, was close TO
Trenkenschuh's figures in both pro-
jeCts.
Figures Not Far Apart.
For the construction of water mains
on Eleventh street, Forty-second TO
Forty-fourth avenues, TrenkensehUh's
figure was S1.562 and Bedell's price
was sl,5SS. For the installation OF
mains on Forty-second avenue, Twelfth
10 Fourteenth streets, Trenkenschuh's
price was 81 791 and Bedell offered 10
do the work for 81 SOP.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
MILITARY BALLOON
MAKES LONG VOYAGE

Washington court house. Ohp. Sept.
ga military kite balloon. observed
by thousands of persons today, landed
near here after a trip from Akron
Ohio. a distance Of about 100 miles
The balloon was piloted by c. H. Roth
and c. A. Wollen Of Akron and made
the trip in 3 hours 70 r-inutes.
The balloon was - Ihe dirigible
type, shaped like a large cigar, but
carried no motive power
The pilots said that it was the first
time that such a trip in a balloon so
equipped had ever been attempted in
this country and that the idea is a
new and undeveloped one in Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
AXLE BREAKS;
WAGON FALLS OVER

Frank Dixon. 7122 Seventeenth
street, driver for the Illinois Whole
sale Grocery company. had a narrow
escape from serious injury or probable
death this noon. when heavily laden
horse drawn truck tipped over on its
side, after the rear axle had broken. al
the corner of Twentieth street and
Fourth avenue. The axle gave way
without moments warning and the
driver was carried to the street but
he escaped uninjured Groceries were
spilled in all directions and the chill
dren in the neighborhood soon made
fast work of raisins, lump sugar and
other sweets. The goods were trans
ferred 10 another truck. Street car
traffic on the Long View line was
blocked for nearly an hour The to-
tai damages to the wagon and goods
will not exceed 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
PLACE BIG ORDER
FOR IT. S. COPPER

New York. Sept z3.-According to
trade reports current in the financial
district ttday, a big foreign order for
copper aggregatins 100000 tons or
over 400.000,00O pounds. has been
placed by foreign interests. chiefly
British and French, with large pro-
ducers in this country.
These include the American Smelt-
ing Producers and Refining company.
and the United Metals Selling company.
which represents Amalgamated- Ana
conda interests. The copper is to be
delivered in the first six months Of 1917
This contract is said to be unprece-
dented in the history OF the copper
trade The total amount involved is
said to be about Sl25, 900 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
TOOK BABE AWAY;
PARENTS OBJECT

New York. Sept 23-AIr. ana Mrs
Anton Anderson of Jamaica. Long Is
land, engaged counsel today to recover
possession of their son Robert 10
months old. who was taken from their
home yesterday by the authorities to
the Greensboro hospital for contagious
disea SEES. as victim OF infantile paral-
ysis. Mrs Anderson said her family
physician informed her the child was
suffering from lameness after an at
tack Of malaria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
HOMES TAG
DAY NEXT SATURDAY

Tag day for Bethany home will be
observed next Saturday in this city
and Moline. There is great need for
workers and those who will aid In the
selling OF tags are urged 10 give their
names 10 Mrs. J. w. Crandall. chair
man OF the tag day committee az the
carr - possible moment a greater
amount Of money than usual is needed
this year because OF the addition TO the
building now in course OF conjunction
and IL is hoped that donations will be
liberal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
Threaten Big Bakers,

Chicago. Sept. 23-Federal prosecu-
ton faces large bread manufacturers
If they absorb smaller baking concerns
and advance the price of broad. Jo-
seph b. Fleming. assistant United
States district attorney. announced to-
day. He started an investigation into
reports that smaller concerns are to
be absorbed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23

Kansas City, Mo, Sept 23.-The po-
lice obtained a confession here today
from a man who admitted his name
was Ora Lewis and that he was mem
Der of the gang that shot and killed
PatrOlmen Mck-enna and Dillon in St.
Louis on April 20. He denied, how
ever. that he had done the shooting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
Robert knight.

Robert knight, aged II, retired loco
motive engineer. died at 800 yester-
day afternoon at his home, 1888 Sixth
avenue. He had been ailing but three
weeks with infirmities of age Mr..
knight was born April Il. 1845, in
County Donegal, Ireland He was unit
ed in marriage in his native countrysto
Miss Margaret Ramsey She preceded
him in death six years. Mr.. Knight
emigrated to America in 1870. settling
in Boston, Mass. He lived there for
two years, then came west. locating i'm
Moline, where he resided but short
time before coming to Rock Island in
1873. He had made his home here
since. For 10 years he was employed
as locomotive engineer on the Rock Is
land lines, retiring in 1898.
He leaves four sons. Samuel. Rock
Island; william and Benjamin, c.. PEG
rio. and Robert J.. Chicago.
Funeral services will be conducted
Monday afternoon at o'clock at the
home. Rev. Granville II. Sherwood Of
fciating. Burial will be in Chippian-
mock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
ON COUNTY RECORDS

William T. Johnston and wife 70 W
W. Blean, lot ~, Huber & Poetz add.
x. L.. 81.
Gilbert Roman TO Fred O. Ander-
berg, " IL lot 10, block 2. South Mo-
line add. Moline 81.
William and Mary Ryan to George
A. Schrader, part lot /. block II, Ola
Town. r. t. 81
James q. Britton 81 al 10 George W.
Guinther, lot .. block 3. Smauey's list
sub. div OF part lots5 In sw "A sec. 2.
l7-2w. $500
Myra Walker 10 sherman \. John
son. lot 10. block g asst Moline add. 10
Moline. 81
Louis Scovel and wife 10 Henry &.
Scovel. lot "A. block .. Columbia Park
add. r. T.. 81.
Ada Pirman TO Carl h. Utter, W 40
feet lot 2, II. Detlon's add. Moline. 81.
Richard 5. Haney and wife TO Meta
,. Johnson, lot 5. block 3. :. w. Vice.
locks add, Moline. $500
All the news all the time - The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
Teach MiIitary Science.

C0lunbia Mo. Sept. 23.-Na jOr
Charles ". Castle. Eleventh infantry.
I. ;. A. and Lieutenant j. C.. King
Seventh cavalry, have been appointed
by the war department 10 teach mill
tary science and tactics at the Uni
versity Of Missouri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23

Athens. Sept. p, via London, Sept.
%, 11:10 a. delayed THE strike
Of street car employees in Athens and
Piraeus has been ended, through inter
VentiOn of the cabinet.
The street car employees struck on
Sept. II on account of the increased
cost of living. Postal and telegraph
employees threatened to join the strik-
eTs and labor troubles were reported
in many other industries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
EnYOYs Rest Today.

New London, Conn, Sept, 23.-No
Joint meeting of the Mexican -Ameri-
can commissioners was held here to-
day, as only clerks and other attaches
expected to remain in town.
Secretary Lane and Judge Gray of
the American delegation planned a
cruise, and other members of the
Joint body are in New York and Bos-
ton. none of them planning to return
before Sunday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
Rob Waterloo Movie Show.

Waterloo, Iowa. Sept 23.-Burglars
early today broke into a large motion
picture theatre here and escaped with
$500, most of it in nickels and dimes
About $3.50 worth of jewelry also was
taken from the safe, which was blown
by the burglars The robbers waited
until the presses of the Waterloo
Times-Tribuue had started, and the
noise Of the presses drowned the
noise Of the explosion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23

Utica. \ Y, Sept. Civilian Sin
gerly Mccartney, a graduate of Har-
ward university and inspector of arms
for the Canadian government at an
ammunition plant here, was found i'm
paled on an iron fence in this city
early today He had fallen from a
piazza. His recovery is not expected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23

DEBORAH. Iowa, Sept. 23.-An autop-
sy probably will he performed today,
it was said. on the body of Miss Leila
Hinckle. % years old, a school teach
er, who died at her home here yes
terday Under mysterious circumstan-
ces Thursday evening she was seized
with commissions and died a few hours
later An analysis of headache tablets
taken by Miss Hinckle also is to BE-
"a ken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
Observation-Disclosures

The marriage OF Miss Della Bishop
Of Moline and Alex Roberts Of Daven-
port, both ColOTed took place yester-
day afternoon at , o'clock at the home
Of the groom $ aunt. Mrs. ". II Moore,
1910 ThiTty-ninth street. this city. Dr.
C. 0. GTaneTe OBLIGATED. The groom
IS employed al the arsenal and with
his bride viii make his home with his
mother, $50 Harrison street. Daven-
mort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
Mayo's New Yacht Here.

The Minnesota, new cruising yacht.
belonging to Or. w j. Mayo, noted
surgeon of Rochester, Mimi. arrived
here today from the south on its maid
en- trip. The craft was built in the
south. Ii lis one of the most handsome
" appointed yachts on the Mississippi
river. After stopping here for several
hours the boat continued on its trip TO
St. Paul Or. Hart. Philadelphia well
known here. IS guest on the boat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
Fioned With Cartoons; :.

Dubuque. Iowa. Sept. 23.-Miss
Eleanor Matthews. who yesterday
in Chicago eloped with Hopkins.
the cartoonist. is a daughter of the
late Alphons Matthews. a widely known
criminal lawyer Of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23

ST. Louis, Sept. 23.-Registration for
the fall election closed here last night
with 172. 264 names on the books. the
highest registration in the history of
the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
Obituary


The funeral of James J. Kelly. 1886
Twenty-ninth street. was held at 9
O'Clock this morning at Sacred Heart
church Father {. p O'Neill was in
charge Of the SERVICES. Interment was
in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
RICE DECIDES To
CLOSE OUT STORE
Well known Proprietor of The London
Announces He win Dispose of
Clothing Stock at Once.
IN BUSINESS FOR % YEARS
:. :. keSgc Company Secures Lease
and VIII Give 1900 Block Third
Five and Ten Cent Concern.

IN C. Rice. for over a quarter Of
century one Of Rock Islands most
progressive and popular merchants. is
going out OF business. Announcement
i made today that he expects to COM
mence next week to close out the stock
m his clothing store, The London. The
store VIII be closed Monday and
Tuesday TO prepare for the sale, which
opens Wednesday.
When asked relative TO Tumors to
rhe effect that he expected to go to
0ttumwa or Cedar Rapids. Mr. Rice
stated that he had not fully deter
mined where he would locate. but
thought from present indications he
would continue to make his home in
this city.
Rock Island is good town and l
don't like TO leave it," he confessed to
4 representative OF The Argus. 1T is
getting better all the time and | hope
that future developments will be such
that I can see my way clear to con-
tinue residence here"
over % years ago Mr.. Rice came TO
Rock Island from Ottumwa and en-
gagged in the clothing business under
the firm name of Sax & Rice For the
past Il years Mr. Rice has conducted
the business alone.
He has renamed IN the same IOCa-
ton. I7l3-l715 Second avenue. during
NH the years he has been in business
here. The first building occupied by
him was a one-stOTy structure. but
later the present modern structure
was erected by }. B. Sax
kresge Gets Room.
In explaining the reason for clos
ing out The London. Mr. Rice stated
that the lease on the building, which
expires soon. had been sold over his
head. forcing him to quit II is under
stood that the :. 5. kresge company.
which operates a chain of five and ten
cent stores throughout the country.
will occupy the room which Mr.. Rice
vacates. This Will give the 1900 block
three stores of this kind.
Mr. Rice has been a consistent boos-
ter for Rock Island and has always
been anxious to aid every movement
which sought the advancement of the
best interests OF the community. His
many friends hope Rock Island will
not lose him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23
NXh1of

Buy a home of Reidy Bros
For express. call William Trefz.
Trl-City Towel Supply company
Lamison Towel Supply compar
owel, apron and coat service. Pho
Moline 5o1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-23

All the news all the time - The
Argus