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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
BIDS CALLED FOR
ON NEW BUILDING
William Carr School on Seventh 5trcer
to BE One Story with Four
Class Rooms.
WILL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONS
Interior VIII BE so Arranged That 1t
Can BE Used ms il Community
Center.

1t was announced today from the
office of Whitsitt and SchulZke archi-
! tects, that bids for the new Seventh
street school building, to be known as
the William Carl school, Will be re-
{ ceived July "a.
The building will have a frontage of
! 12S feet and a depth of SO feet. 1t is
to be a one-stOry affair with four class
rooms, rest room, bath room, kitchen,
four toilet rooms and closets for JAM
tor supplies all on one floor Arrange
ment is such that four additional class
rooms can be added without tearing
out any portion of the interior or with
out changing design OF the building.
The elevated part to be utilized for d
kindergarten may be a part OF the
stage in the assembly room with the
use of accordion doors and the chpac-
/ ity of the rostrum thus enlarged four
times its normal size. A terrace OF re-
infOrced concrete to be built on the
south side of the structure will per
nit its use as a stage in event it is
desired to hold plays but of doors
The ornamental iron balustrade on the
terrace is removable
In designing the building idea has
been to make it a practical school
house and at the same me carry out
the interior arrangement so that ii
can be used as a community center,
where meetings of parents and resi-
dents of the neighborhoOd may be held.
Glass rooms, kindergarten and as
sembly room. besides having ample
wall lights are equipped with an over
hear lighting system, the lamps being
of prison glass and having a perfect
distribution of light.
Plenty OF Fresh Air.
The ventilating and heating sys-
TEN is Of the best Fresh air is brought
in through d vent shaft on one side
of the building and is carried to the
fresh air room adjoining the fan room
in the basement, where il is washed
and warmed before being driven
through the air ducts into the differ
ent class rooms. other duets carry
the impure air from the rooms and
discharge it througG an air shaft on
the other side. This gives perfect
ventilation and ideal ventilation
Exterior is to be of matt-faced brick
with stone trimmings and a compost
IN rOof feature ~ the ruildina is
the arrangement whereby the chairs
in the assembly room may be removed
e>>-4 ~4--~--o-y - Any IIl4.G a.. s.LupIy
pushing the truck on which the chairs
are supported under the stage, the
truck having capacity of 300 chairs,
being on rollers which run on tracks.
Another feature is the freproof
moving picture machine booth which
adjOins the ASSEMBLE room from
which the pictures are projected on
the screen which drops from the pro
scenium OF the stage
Glass room floors are of linoleum
over concrete, while the corridor floor
and wainscoting are of composition.
Copper window boxes will be in
stalled in each class room on the win
dow stools about four feet from the
floor above closets for storing teach
ers' supplies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
LINER DODGES SUBS;
FIRES ON OIL DRUM

New York, July 15.-The Italian
steamer Duca DegIi Abruzzi, which ar
rived here today left Naples with all
lights out and took a zig gag course
through the Mediterranean to avoid
submarines. On July about 5
o'clock in the morning the passengers
were aroused by firing.
They found the crew was firing from
the guns mounted on the stern of the
ship at a floating object which later
proved to be a huge iron drum. The
Austrians are setting these drums
afioat with supplies of oil and gaso-
line for the purpose of supplying sub
marines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
win Keep Historic Church Bell.

Belleville, Ill.-The historic church
bell Of Kaskaskia, Ill. the gift of
King Louis XIV of France to the
Church of Illinois, will remain on
kaskaskia island. near Chester, III.
The bell was given to the parish
church l75 years ago, and in recent
years has rested on the floor of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
at kaskaskia-th new town, the old
town having been washed away by a
change in the course of the Missis-
Sippi river. A few weeks ago Father
Grootens, pastor Of the parish. ar
ranged to sell the bell to the Illinois
State Historical society. but Bishop
Althon of BellevilIe heard of this and
objected. Father GrOotens then had
the bell Grated. preparatory TO ship
ment To the bishop at Believille. A
protest on the part Of the pensioners
resulted, and Bishop Althotf directed
Lhat the relic remain in haskaskia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
HAMLET.

Mrs. Rose Nicely. who has been car
ing for the new boy at the home of
Prentice Halstead, is visiting at thu
c. B. Halstead home.
Ben Redecker and family spent Sun
day with Earl clearinghouse and fam
sly
Misses Mabel Whisman, Hazel
StOckberger and Mildred King were
Aledo visitors, Monday.
Frank Peterson and family visited
Sunday at the home of Silas Turner
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Nelson OF Moline
and Miss Agnes Robertson of New
Windsor spent last week at the home
of VIII Cook.
Myron Stockberger and son Gearge
visited Saturday and Sunday with Mr.
Stockberger's nephew at Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Cooper and
Mrs Kate Sproston and son Harold
visited their aunt, Mrs. Jane Gridley,
in Aledo, Sunday.
Alex De BOrd and family and Misses
Mabel Whisman and Helen Kussar.
took dinner Sunday at the home Of
Myron Stockberger.
Mrs. May Cain of Aiedo spent We'd
nesday and Thursday with Leck Cain
and family at the home of Howard
Cooper
Mrs. Mary Lucas and daughter Miss
Mildred and Miss Helen Turner of
Fargo, n. D., spent last week with
Elisha Lee and other relatives.
I.annie Gray was unfortunate in get
Lannie Gray was unfortunate in get
Friday night of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NeviOus of
Aledo visited the last OF the week with
George Gray and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Seastrond enter
tanned a party OF friends at their
home Friday evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
MURDER MEXICAN
WHO AIDED STATE
IN RECENT PROBE
LifelcsS Body oi Domingo Castro, Who
Helped Authorities in Cracraft
Case. l. Discovered.
ON CAR TRACKS AT EAST MOLINE
Razor and Club With Long Spikes In
II Found Near Body Revenge
Believed the Motive.

Murder again staIked forth in East
Moline last night and claimed the life
Of Domingo Castro. a Mexican who
aided county authorities in identifying
several men as being implicated in tbs
CTaCTaft murder.
His Efcloss body, horribly mutilated.
was found late last night on the street
car tracks on Eighteenth avenue be
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
East Moline, where it had been severed
by a passing street car. \ razor,
nickCd and bloody, lay nearby, as did
also a club with long spikes in it.
Evidently these had been the instru-
meuJs OF death used by the murderers,
who. perhaps, with the intention of
giving their crime the appearance OF
an accident placed the body upon the
tracks
Was death the price paid by Castro
for aiding them in the Cracraft case,
or was he assaulted and killed by
companions with whom it is said he
had engaged IN an argument earlier IN
the evening?
Castro, il is learned. engaged in Il
heated debate with several compan-
ions in an East Moline saloon. When
he left the place he was followed by
two men, one tall, the other short A
little later his mangled body was
found
MCtorman Isaac Kribble states that
he saw the body as he approached it..
but did not have time to stop Fred
ThiXtrom. the motorman on a car
which closely followed. got out and
looked about. He found the bloody
razor and the club
Holes in Head.
In the head Of the dead man were
do NV he
spikes in the club. About the face
too. were number of scratches.
After working all night on the case
Coroner r. c. J. Meyer stated that
he had no doubt that foul play took
place Whether the man was killed be-
fore his body was placed on the
tracks. is not known. Neither is it
known who were the murderers.
Hold % Mexicans.
Coroner Meyer has had 25 MeXiCans
arrested. Seven of these were re
leased after the officials satisfied
themselves that they had noting to
do with the affair.
The others all declare their limo
cence. Majority Of them even deny
knowing anything about the saloon
brawI
Identified Cracraft Murderers.
4 few weeks ago Nicholas Cracraft
a section hand at Silvis, was murder
ed. There was very little evidence
with which the officials might work
and only hope of finding the murder
ers seemed to be to induce someone to
"squawk"
When the inquest was started, a
number of MeXicans were summoned
Secreted behind a closed door stood
Domingo Castro. AS each man finished
his testimony Castro stepped forth
and stated whether the witness had
been in the box car at the time an ar
gument leading up to Cracrafts death
took place.
In the case of Castro himself. there
fore. the officials have two theories to
follow, either of which points to muir
der. The quarrel in the saloon might
be taken as sufficient cause for an en-
ragged man TO commit murder.
More likely, however, is that Castro
was murdered because he aided the
state in the effort to find the murderer
of Cracraft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
WATER QUESTION
BECOMES WORRY
Officials Confronted With Possible Ne
cesSity OF Pumping Raw Water
Into the Mains.
TOO MUCH SPRING IS THE CAUSE
Cutreated Supply From River Unsafe
For Drinking warm
ing is Issued.

Commissioner W A Macbeth has
issued a second warning to people OF
the city if they do not stop wasting
water two things will result:
First, they will be arrested and
prosecuted if caught disobeying pro
visions of the city ordinance
Second. they themselves will endan-
ger their own health. that of their
families and of the people of the en-
tire city.
At noon today the great pumps at
the city water pumping station had
pumped nearly 100000 gallons Of
water into the mains.
If such consumption of water con-
tinucs through this evening it may
mean that to protect the city from
possible fire the men at the pumping
station will have to turn raw water
into the mains before morning.
Raw water from the Mississippi is
polluted and unsafe to drink. To turn
it into the mains would be to endan-
ger the health of the city, but water
pressure must be maintained at all
costs because of danger of fire, as
well as for other reasons.
Almost any water pressure can be
pacity of the filter plant does not
equal that of the pumps Normal ca
pacity of the filter is 100000 gallons
daily. This can be increased by hur-
rying the water through the filter. A
few days ago 100000 gallons of fill
tered water was used in Moline. and
il was safe for drinking purposes, al
though slightly off color The filter
cannot be strained much more than
that, however, and have the water still
remain pure and safe to drink.
WaStagc is Large.
A consumption of practically S,0O0,-
600 gallons Of water in one day is far
out of proportion for a city of this
size. 1t means that water is being
wasted. At the rate of consumption
at noon today the total consumption
for the day threatened to pass S,000,-
600 gallons before morning, and if it
does it will mean danger to the city.
AS previously announced, sprink-
ling hours under the fiat rate in the
morning are from o'clock until 7
o'clock, and in the evening from z
till s.
People who violate this rule are
risking arrest and prosecution and
are WiIfully endangering the lives and
city. All citizens are urged to report
to the police any violation on the part
of neighbOrs of the sprinkling rule.
People who have meters are not af-
fected by this rule, OF course. as they
pay for the amount of water CON
sumed. The check on waste works
in these cases. however,
as the more water used the higher the
bill, and few people are going to use
any more water than absolutely neces-
sary when they know it means their
water bill will soar
May Bring Increase.
1t is not the people who have me
ters, therefore, who are wasting wa
ter, but the people who come under
the fiat rate For normal cOnsump-
ton the fiat rate use for water in
Moline is far too low and at the pres
ent consumption ii is dOubly too low
Eventually the waste now is going to
mean an increased water rate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
BOY Is ATTACKED
BY A SAVAGE DOG
Leonard Peterson, aged II, in Serlan.
Condition, Both Of III, Legs
Badly Torn.
ANIMAL MAY HAVE BEEN Nan
Beast Killed and Body Sent 10 Chiravo
Tor Examination 10 Find Whether
II Had Rabies.

Leonard Peterson, aged y. living a.
! First street and River road East No
+ line, was last evening attacked nv
/ savage bull dog, and as a result Fast
Moline is today a the hclghth OF a mad
dog scare.
! II has not yet been determined
/ whether or not the animal was mad
but its body has been sent to Chicago
/ for examination
The boy is seriously injured The
knee cap is practically torn on. as "a
the calf OF the right leg The left leg
is also terribly chewed
The dog is said 20 have been the
property Of people who operate the
East Moline BOttling works. II attark-
ed the boy, without prOyocatiOn. il ia
said, as he was passing on Fifteenth
avenue near Sixth street
He broke the savage animals hold
several times, only 10 have il spring
back with added ferOcity to sink Ms
teeth again into one or the other Of his
legs.
Shot by Officer.
The maddened animal was finally
beaten off by people, who hurried to
the boys rescue, and g few minutes
later the dog was shot and killed BY
Deputy Sheriff John Murray.
DR.. j. II Long attended the boy and
states that MS condition is serious. He
had a high fever all through the night.
The physician had the body Of the dog
sent to Chicago Immediately, so as TO
learn as soon as possible whether or
not ii was suffering from rabies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Stillman " Wheelock, district man
ager for the New Orleans agency Of
the United States Steel corporation,
and son Tom, who are visiting the
formers brother, T. NJ Wheelock OF
this city, left at noon today for Dave
IGuthrie's camp on Thompson's island,
where they will spend two weeks in
fishing. Tom Wheelock holds the title
of champion golfer Of the city of New
Orleans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
HILDEBRANDT TAKES
NEW CHICAGO PLACE

F. Hldebrandt, formerly secre-
tary Of the Greater Moline committee
has accepted the position as secretary
of the North Side Association of Com
merce, Chicago, information to this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
SII.VIS

Saturday evening the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Ladore was the scene of
a very pleasant social gathering, on
the occasion of surprise party per
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27

TIE organization and forlna
launching for Business of the Pro.
or ,ssive Mutual Building and
l4aan Association is one Of the
best signs of conditions in our
Local business world.
The officers of this Association,
Si.lney Katie, Pres. Sam Levy,
Vice-president, T. G. Barnes, Sec
Treas, with A. w. Watson, s.
H. Hill, r. j. Phillips, A. Z.
i ing, M. H. Carver and G. K.
Payne, directors and M. H. Car
YER as attorney are recognized as
among the most progressive and
successful business men of the day.
This organization fills q long
felt need in Natchitoches and the
outlook is extremely bright and
promising. That the town will be
benefited by this association is an
acknowledged fact by all those
who work for the upbuildlng,
identifying and growth of Natchi-
toches.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27
BoOkar 7. Washington Is Dead.

This master mind of a child of
slavery has passed away, but this
work still goes on. We are
publishing ais own story of his
life and work with a final or clos
ing chapter by Albion L.. HosIey.
a member OF the Executive staff
Tuskegee Institute. This memorial
volume contains over 500 pages
fully illustrated. Retail price
sl.15. One half profit to agents
Agents making $500 to $1,000
daily. Sample book also 100 page
catalogue of our other books free
to workers. Send Sc. for postage.
Credit given. Freight paid. We
also handle the book By Frede-
rick E. Drinker. Price S1.O0.
Same terms to agents. Both out
fits for 15c, Address
SOUTHERN BIBLE HOUSE. ]
629 Plymouth Place, Chicago, iii,
=
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27
Old Lang Syne Up to Date.
Bv Mrs. NJ. III. CARVER


Sung by the ClndereIlas at
Equal Suffrage Club Meeting
on Monday night.
Should rights of women be forgot
and never brought to mind,
Should men go marching to the
polls
While women stay behind.
CHORUS.
So cheer up mothers, wives and
maids
Well make the men take note,
They won't know dear old Nat
chitoches
When women get the vote.
Wen learn the wards and bosses.
too.
And voters names by rote.
And then we'll know what
wires to pull
When women get the vote.
3
Well work for prohibitions cause
On victory we set.
But whether local or statewide
We've not decided yet.
Upon the stald old bachelor
Who lives single life,
Well levy such tax that he
Will wish he had a wife.
Well have city beautiful
Upon which all will dote,
And oh how glad the men will be
They let the women vote.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27

In making his plea in the Hous
in the opening debate for the bi
to appropriate $25, 900, COO fo
federal aid in building good roads
among the many excellent augu
ments advanced, our representa-
tive j. B. Aswell said:
That nation is best prepared t,
repel a foreign foe that prepare
itself within for stalwart growth
prosperity and power; prepared
ness means an adequate army an,
navy with ample coast defense an
an efficient marine, but it ais
means good roads, good schools
rural mail routes, improved water
ways and drainage, scientific agri
culture, rural credits and adequat
public buildings for the conduct O
the public business. My concep
ton of preparedness includes thes
internal activities to give meanin;
and force to our national life. "A,
we grow sUrong within we become
truly the leading world power
This good roads bill, directing
the department of agriculture t.
expend $25, 100000 annually il
road building and road mainten
ince in cooperation with the state
highway departments, deals will
,ne of the important elements OF
rational preparedness. The gen
'ral government has constitutions
bower to construct and maintair
Oost-roads, military roads and
Dads used in the transportation Of
commerce. On the gen.
raj principle that the greater
ontains the lesser, it follows that
re general government should aid
ne states IN the construction and
maintenance Of such roads,"
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27
The Primary Election.

The result of the primary last
Tuesday, was a sweeping victory
for Col. Pleasant over Lieutenant
Governor Barrett.
While the returns from the
State are far from complete, they
are sufficient to show that Col.
Pleasant IS nominated BY one OF
the largest majorities ever given
at a primary in this State; it may
run above $1,000.
Governor Barrett like the good
democrat he is, has wired his con-
gratulations to Col. Pleasant and
rendered his support.
AS The Enterprise noted, the
campaign has been conducted up
on a high plane and nothing has
been done. which will make it
hard for tie advocates Of the man
and cause which have been de-
feated, to take their places in the
ranks and prepare to meet the
common enemy at the general
election.
All good democrats will do this.
The Enterprise tenders its
heartiest congratulations to the
next Governor of Louisiana and
assures him that he will have the
same support from it, that would
have been given to Mr.. Barrett,
had he been the choice of the
party.
The exceptionally large vote
which was.polIed for the two can
didates for governor, assures be-
yond any doubt the triumph OF
the party over Mr.. Parker.
The nominees for other State
officers are J. J. Bailey, Secy. of
State; Heary Hunsicker, Treas
Judge A.: V. Coco, Attorney
General; 7. o. Harris, Supt OF
Education, Paul Capdeville, Audi
tor and probably Fernand Mouton
Lieutenant Governor, though
there is probability that the re
turns from the country will put
Ferd. Claiborne in the lead for
the latter place.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27
The Parish Election.

The Enterprise has delayed
beyond its usual time going to
press in the hope that 1t could
present fairly complete official re-
turns.
This is impossible however, be-
cause it appears that in many
precincts Ghe commissioners made
irrrIr. rs
no one has authority to open the
boxes until the meeting of the
COMMITTEES Saturday, tits impossi-
bic to give anything like the COM
plete returns.
From some official and some
private returns, b g following
result may be accepted as fairly
accurate.
For Clerk of Court-Hyams
defeats Williams by somewhere
between 500 and 800 majority.
For Assessor ainnie Hyams
and Pierson will have to run oyer,
Hyams leading by some 200.
For Coroner-Full returns not at
hand but result is close between
Gallon and Reed with Gallon
slightly in:lead.
For Representative The returns
clearly indicate that Breazeale
leads with Cox second and Kelly
third.
Police Juror Ward One-Cook
and Winberg will run over, with
Cook slightly in lead
For Mayor of Natchitocbes-
Kile and Caspari to run over, Kile
leading by % votes.
Commissioners-Suddath and
Himel were nominated.
The returns from the straw vote
Tor Equal Suffrage are also in
complete, but The result as for as
earned, is: a great surprise to
'very body.
The city went in favor Of by
70 votes, and it is believed that
he full retnrns wiIl1show SMALL
majority in favor of it too, and
hey will be published in full next
week.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27
PARTICLE l.

It's name shall be PROGRESSIVE
MUTUAL BUILDING AND LOAF
ASSOCIATION, and its domicil Nat
chitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louis
lana.
Citation shall be served on its Presi-
dent or, in his absence from the parish,
on it's Secretary.
1t shall begin business Immediately
and exist for a period of ninety-nine
years.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27

There are just nine North Lou
i,iana attorneys who have applied
10 the United States department
Of Justice at Washington for APP
pointment as judge of the United
states district court for the wes-
Tern district of Louisiana, to sue
coed the present presiding officer.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27

Said Liquidators may, and on the
demand of one-fourth in amount of the
stockholders shall, obtain confirmation
as Judicial Liquidators from the Dis
trict Court of the corporations domi-
Gil and shall conduct the liquidations
under the orders of said court, giving
bond in such amount as may be fixed
by the stockholders or by said court.
Thus done and signed by said ap-
bearers all residents of Natchi:oches
Parish Louisiana, who severally sub
scribe for the number and kinds of
shares indicated opposite their respec-
tive names, in the presence of the two
undersigned witnesses in said State
and Pr ri sh on this ----day of
January, 1916.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27

Instead of having so many laws
Il regard to closed seasons, the
bnst game men are now agitating
tie better idea of finding GU,
means for propagating in a large
way these birds and animals and
finding ways of feeding, sheltering
a 4 protecting them from marau-
GERS.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-01-27

If as much attention was paid
to good roads as is paid to politics,
says the Louisiany Democrat we
would have so many good roads
that we wouldn't have place to
put them.