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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
,EEKANNULMENT
oF MARRIAGE FOR
IS YEAR OLD GIRL
~, Rrought by Mother OF Harriet
MILLER Boyle TO Nullify Recent
Wedding.
.,prxoSY on LAST MONDAY
..,r,;on Secured Restraining Hubby
from, Carrying Out Threat to
kidnap Child.

,u.s;ng that her daughter is but Is
rs Of age and therefore can not
,'-,nv contract marriage, Mrs. Char
~ Cbeston. 354 Thirteenth street,
r Moline. yesterday afternoon filed
= IN circuit court to annul the we'd
-, NJ Mrs. Harriet P. Miller Boyle,
:, last Monday became the bride Of
, =. ". Boyle, aged 90 F. E. Thomp-
and A. c. Edwards are counsel for
be plaintiff.
!, Is recited in the bill that the de-
,.,aant wilfully and knowingly falsi-
~ about the age of his spouse when
,s,uriog the license from County
gsrk H B. Hubbard. The mother says
NJ girl was born April Is, 1900, and
ia, when later she realized she could
Nj lawfully become the wife of the
attendant because of her youth, she
.s,used TO live with him. 1t is charged
.b.t hubby then threatened to abduct
no child. like a bold bad knight of old,
rpless she would come to him, and
therefore, injunction was prayed to
-ss,rain the impetuous youth from mo-
lesug or harming his bride or from
coming on the premises at her home.
and which Judge w T. Church granted.
Asks Maiden Name.
Resumption of her maiden name of
Harriet P. Miller is asked. The bill re-
cites that the law provides males of
Sand females of l6 may marry if they
have consent of parents or guardians
and under these ages. marriage is pro-
hibited under any condition. Penalty
for false affidavit relative to age of
parties seeking marriage licenses is a
fine of not less than $1,000 or impris-
onment in the county Jail for a year,
Or both.
Last Monday the girl is said to have
slipped away from her parents with
Boyle and after securing the license,
vent to the Office of Justice Williams,
Moline, where the knot was tied. Viii
liam Cheston, step-father of the girl,
svore out a warrant the following day
against the defendant, but criminal
charges were dropped on his promise
10 leave the girl and the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
Chinese Situation Obscure.

Shanghai, China. Jan. 2S-The situa-
ton in western China is extremely OBJ
scure, owing to the strict censorship.
Advices indicate, however. the Yum
Nan revolutionists are making steady
progress in their invasion of SEE
Chuen province. Today the Chinese
telegraph administration issued no.
tice that communication with Kwei-
Yang and ChengTu was interrupted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
STATE BANKS SHOW
CONTINUED GAINS

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Chicago state
banks in response yesterday to call
from state auditor for reports of their
condition on San %, showed continued
gains in the aggregate of deposits and
loans.
Total deposits OF 10 state banks, IN
GLIDING the larger institutions, totaled
s523, 090,051, an increase of $24,ls3'65S'
as compared with the reports of Nov.
IL, 1915. Loans and discounts OF these
institutions amounted to $3l2,472,lS9,
an increase of S17147.52
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
Wilson on Right Track.

DR.. Ross dealt at some length with
the problem of winning the confidence
of the South Americans for the pur-
pose of securing our share of trade
with them. president Wilson's Mex
lean policy" he said, lis the only pol
icy which can be safely followed if we
desire to retain the friendship of South
America. Intervention in Mexico
would result in arousing the fears of
all South America as to our purposes
of conquest, and would destroy all the
fabric of friendship which has been
built Of late years. The Spanish
Americans fear the United States as
a possible menace to their independ-
ence, and much depends upon our
dealing with Mexico as to our future
friendly relations with the people
south Of Panama
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
Two Killed i'm Train Crash.

Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. 29.-Mrs. DAN
lei Weingart and Miss Emma Hard
baugh of Chambersburg were killed
and Daniel Weingart of Chambersburg,
Mrs. John Myers and Anna Myers of
Greencastle, were injured when Phil
adelphia and Reading railway train
struck the automobile in which they
were riding near Grantham, Pa, to-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
Memorial for Ludlow BEAD.

indianapolis, Ind. Jan. e9.-The
convention of the United Mine Workers
of America today adopted a recon-
mendation that memorial be erected
TO the men, women and children killed
at Ludlow, Col, during the Colorado
strika
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
SOUTH AMERICA|S
LECTURE SUBJECT
DIR. Ross Of University Of Wisconsin
Gives Interesting Talk to Broad.
way Club.
STUDIES AS A SOCIOLOGIST
Lucky for United States Gold Is Found
in Rockies Instead Of Appa-
lachians.

The meeting of the Mems club Of
Broadway Presbyterian church, held
last night, was one of the best and
most enjoyable events put on by the
chi in long time There was fine
representative gathering of men to en-
low the s6ciability and the good sup
per, as we'll SIS the excellent program
which had been provided.
Solos by A. C. Stanton during the
supper hour were greatly appreciated,
while the whole crowd had a good
time singing some of the Oh familiar
songs in the intervals during fhe serv-
ing of the meal.
DR.. f. A. Ross of the University OF
Wisconsin was the speaker of the ev-
ening. His subject, South American
Impressions" was full of interest to
his hearers, and they were not at all
disappointed in his statement of those
impressions.
How trained, scientific observer
can spend a few months in strange
land and come away with a full and
correct Interpretation of the country
and its people and their problems was
clearly demonstrated by the speaker
in the course of the evening. His at
tention was not devoted to the won
ders of the scenery, although these
points of interest were not neglected.
Rather, he looked at the whole matter
from the standpoint of the sociologist,
studying into the causes of conditions
as they exist in the lives of the people.
Thus his Interpretation of South
America became far more than any
mere travel talk. 1t opened up to his
hearers in the most intimate manner
the life and conditions of the people,
and gave a new understanding Of the
problems that the United States has
to deal with in Spanish-America.
at is lucky for us" said Dr.. Ross,
that the gold of the Rocky mountains
was not found in the Appalachian
system. In such a case our condition
would have been different today from
what it is. Our forefathers who came
to America found conditions where
hard work was required for the pres
ervation of life. They had to wrest
there was no get-rich-quick scheme
available to undermine their charac-
tiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29
Special Assessment Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested. that the city council of Rock
Island, H., having ordered that 10
inch sewer be constructed on Third
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-29

THE pioneers in South America
found a very different situation. In
stead OF natives like the North Amer
lean Indians, in a state of savagery
the Spanish found in South America
a people far advanced in the stage OF
agricultural development. The ma
tives lacked horses and firearms,
which the invaders possessed, and so
it was possible for a few hundred
white men under COrteZ or PlZarro
to conquer whole nations of the SIM
pie and defenseless people. The Span
them, and ever since that time this
condition has existed.
THE white population in South
America is less than 80 per cent Of
the total population. The rest are de-
scendants of the natives and mixed
peoples The whites are the aristO-
Gratis and the natives are their ser
wants Actual slavery exists on the
big estates, as a result Of the system
of peonage Traces of feudalism still
linger, and the men who do the work
are in many parts held as chattels, be-
| longing to the estate, and forbidden
! to remove from that land to which
they belong.
There is practically no country
, life or development in most parts of
| South America. The whites live in
the cities, which are magnificent cen
tiers of luxury while the lower classes
work the land. Thus there has been
little or no development in the way Of
road building or carrying modern COM
/ forts to the country districts as in
our own land"
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-10

He saw Slater and Appleton and the rest of his boys he saw Natalie and Eliza. but he was too tired to speak to them or to grasp what they said. He heard the workmen cheering Mellen and Parker and himself. It was very foolish. he thought. to cheer. since the river had So nea rl5' triumphed and the final test was Vet to come.
 He fell upon his bed clothed as he was. An hour later the false work beneath span collapsed.
 Although the bridge was not yet fln- ished. the most critical point of its construction had been passed, for the fourth and final portion would be built over shallow water. and DO great ditii- culfies were to be expected even though the ice went out before the work was finished. But Murray had made his promise and his boast to complete the structure within stated time. and he was determined to live uJs to the very letter of his agreement with the trust AS to the result of the breakup ile had no fear whatever
 For once nature aided him. She seemed to smile as if in approval of his steadfastness. The movement or The channel ice became irregular. spas inoslic. lslf it remained firm until the last span had been put in place.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-10
SMALL MARVEL OF THE SEA
Worms Work Seems Almost to Prove It 10 Equipped With Something
 Like Intelligence.

The question of where intelligence begins to manifest itself in the scale of animal life has often been asked. It seems to exist even in the lowest forms. A peculiar specimen of the in verterbrates of the ocean, an exceed ingly small worm-so small that it measures less than four millimeters in length--exhibits movements that can not be explained by anything but in telligent will.
 This midget seaworm is a construct or he builds rampant in the shape of q tube. composed of grains of sand His form shows a hanging double lip jutting like fteshy precipice over a great mouth. four black eyes set in the front of his head and two tentacles which work necessarily, wringing and flashing whatever they can reach. It is with the same apparently nervous ten tacles that the little monster of the deep seizes his material. the glisten- ing sand, of which he constructs his rampant.
 He catches grain of sand in his tentacles and immediately carries 1t to his mouth. In his mouth nature se- cretes a strong cement. One grain after another is covered with cement and rapidly accumulated fin the form of a tube. Naturally enough, when the builder works so fast. there must be breaches in the walls. These breaches are carefully scrutlnized by the worm, filled with grains of sand and covered with cement. When fin- ished, the tube is very practical and creditable piece of work.
 Nothing could be more interesting than the little workman's management of his tentacles. Again and again he tests the solidity of his work by tap ping the walls in every direction. To observe the work of this peculiar sea- pigmy is to be convinced that the tube like rampant Is not built by accident In such work there must be the par ticipation of some sort of mentality.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-10

faintly. hesitatingly. for they were abashed at what they saw in their chiefs face and realized that words were weak and meaningless.
 Dan dared not trust himself to speak He had nssiy things to say to his sis ter. but his throat ached misefably. Natalie restrained herself only by the greatest effort.
 1t was Tom Slater who ended the awkward pause by grumhl;ng sarcas ,ieally:
 If all the young lovers are safely ashore maybe us old men who built the bridge can go and get something Co eat.
 Murray smiled at the girl beside him.
 I'm afraid they've guessed our SC eret. dear
 "Secret, Slater rolled his eyes. There amt over couple thousand people beside u,i that saw you pop the question. l s'Rese she was out of breath a.d couldn't say no
 Eliza gasped and ped to her brothers arms.
 Sis. Poor little Sis" Dan cried, and two tears stole down his brown cheeks. Isn't this-iust grcatF Then the oth. CTS burst into Il noisy expression of their gladneSs.
 Happy Tom regarded them all pessi- mistieally. T feel bound to warn you he said al length. that marriage is an awful gamble. It aint what 1t seems
 Tt iss' Natalie declared. Its bet ter. and you know it.
 "It turned out all right for me, Tom acknowledged. "keeaaSe got the best woman in the world. BHt''-he eyed his chief accnsin.ly-~l went about 1t in d modest way. l didn't humiliate her in public.
 He turned imnatienily upon his com panions. still pouring out their babble nf congratulations.
 Come along. can't you" he cried. and leave 'em alone? I'm a dyspep tie old married man. but used to be young and aTectiannte. like Murray After breakfast I'm going to cable Mrs Slater te come and bring tho kids witf her and watch her bcdridden. invalid 
 husband build the rest of this railroad I'm getting chuck full of romance Tt has been miraculous morning for me said Murray after time ''and the greatest miracle isyou dear This is just the way the story ended In my book. Eliza told him happily sour book He pressed her closer "Yes. our book, our bridge, our everything Eliza" She hid her blushing face against his shoulder, then with thumb and fin ger drew his ear down to her lips Summoning her courage. she whis pered:
 Murray, dear, won't you call me Violetr THE END.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-10
Ce IRON TRAIL
 By REX BEACH Copyright. 1915. by Harper a Brother

At midnight of the 16th the last riy- ct was driven. but the ice had gained to such an extent that the lower chord was buckled down stream about eight inches, and the distance was growing steadily. Quickly the traveller was shifted to the false work beyond the pier. and the men under Mellen's dree- ton fell to splitting out the blocking.
 As the supports were chopped away fhe mass began to crush the last few wedges: there was a great snapping and rending of wood, and some one. strained to the breaking point. shouted:
 Look out There she goeslr
 Acry of terror arose. The men fled. strampling one another in their panic But Mellen charged them like a wild man, firing curses and orders at them until they rallied. The remaining sup ports were removed; the 1,50o cons of metal settled into place and rested se- curely on its foundations.
 O'Neil was the last man ashore. As he walked the completed span from pier 3 the barricade of piling beneath him was bending and tearing, but he issued no orders to remove it, for the river was doing that. In the general haste pile drivers. hoists, boilers and various odds and ends of machinery and material had been left where they stood. They were bein., inundated now. Many of them were all but sub merged. There was no possibility of saving them at present. for the men were half dead from exhaustion.
 As he lurched up the muddy, uneven street to his quarters Murray felt his fatigue like a heavy burden, for he had been sixty hours without sleep
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-10
CHAPTER xxril.
Ellza,s Feelings Change.

 0F thfs Eramatie struggle Eliza O an".s''" ahses @t5 5'a u,snss-l @.-'I intssss5
 but when at last sine kneN that the battle was Yon she experienced . i ecullar revuision of feeling. So long as O'Neil had been working against otlds. with the prospect of ruin and faiiure forever imminent. she had felt an almost painful sympathy. but now that he had conquered she felt tiniid about congratulating him. He wls nc longer to be pitied and helped He mad attained his goal and the fame he long ed for. His success would inevitably take him out of her life. She was very sorry that he nSaded her no longer
 She did not watch the last bridge member swung. but went to her room and tried to face the future. spring was here; her book was finished; there was the need to take mp her life again
 She was surprised when Murray came to find her.
 .I missed you. Eliza" he said "The others are all down at the river bank I want you to congratulate me.
 She saw, with jealous twinge, that exultation over his victory had over come his weariness, that his face was alight with a fire she had never before seen. He seemed young. vigorous and masterful once more
 .Of course" he went on. "the credit belongs to Parker, who worked me
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-10
gndianse Keen oIoht-

The eye of the American Indian is said to be 10 per cent keener than that of the white man.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-10
Make Your Home A
 Comfort Spot
 Put the Three e-Machines-in-O NW EEPER- " AC

and cleaning Made to practical and HOUSE USE The SWEEPER the machine combination of carpet and vacuum cleaner COMBINATION includes machines each complete itself Although the carpet sweeper and the independently they will generally be carpet sweeper small enough that both glide the me each doing
 it's suction, will solid dirt from large in two cleaned The little me with it's ecialy constructed brush will threads combination SWEEPERVAC
 from their drudgek
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
For a Cent or Two a Night
 You Can Keep
 Burglar Away

It's the home with the all night lights that's safe.
 Imagine a burglar dar- ing a porch light or attack ing a house with a light up- stairs.
 For only a cent or two a night you can burglar proof your home in this way if you use Edison Mazda lamps - and have besides the convenience of an all-night light in your bathroom or hallway.
 Edison Mazdas give you three times as many hours of light at less cost than the old style carbon lamps. You should have a Mazda in every socket in your home.
 B. R. L. & P. co.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-10
OBITUARY.

Elmer Willis Conklin, aged twenty eight years, passed away on Tuesday, the 3rd day of October, at the home of his father-in-law, w. W. Teal, after .an illness of six weeks and three days.
 Mr. Conklin was born in Galena, Illinois, and when one year old moved with his parents to Bellevue, Iowa. He came to Prescott in 1907, where he married Miss Grace Teal He made a host of friends who mourn his un- timely death. He is survived by his wife and two children, George and Mary, his father and mother, Mr and Mrs. George Conklin, two brothers, Ray and Roscoe, of Sioux City, Iowa, and one sister, Maude, of Chicago. His mother was with him when he died. He was engaged in the lumber business at Amity with his father-in- law at the time of his death.
 Burial was had at DeAnn Cemetery.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-10
DENTAL PREPAREDNESS

What is the most important at tribute of a soldier?
 Good feet? No.
 Good eyesight? No.
 Good brains? No.
 What then? Good teeth.
 A soldier may have good feet good eyesight, and good brains but if he has bad teeth, he can't eat. If he cant eat he can't march near enough to the enemy to see him and use his brains to fight him.
 How does a soldier get good teeth |? By having good teeth in childhood.
 How do children keep good teeth |? Through being taught by their mother how to keep their teeth clean and hav- ing their teeth looked after while they are growing. This makes good teeth for future soldiers.
 It would seem then as though the first patriotic duty of a mother was to keep her childrens teeth in good condition. It is.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-10
FAMILY AVOIDS
 SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
 rhedfords Black-Draught.

McDuff, Va.-"I suffered for several years," says Mrs. B. Whitaker, oi lhis place, "with sick headache, and stomach trouble.
 Ten years ago friend told me to try rhedford's Black Draught, which l did, and found 1t 10 be the best family medi- cine for young and old.
 I keep Black Draught on hand all the time now, and when my children feel a Ittle bad, they ask me for dose, and X does them more good than any medicine they ever tried.
 We never have a long spell of sick. aess in our family, since we commenced using Black-Draught."
 Thedford's Black -Draught is purely vegetable, and has been found to reglI ate weak stomachs, aid digestion. re- ieve indigestion. collie, wind, nausea, headache, sick stomach, and similar symptoms.
 It has been in constant use tor more fflan 10 years, and has benefited more ,han million people.
 Your druggist sells and recommends Black -Draught. Price only 25c. Get a sackage to-day. N C. la
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-10

vania. The enrolment in her public schools for the year ending July 5, 1915, reached the colossal figure of 1 1,461,937. The average daily at tendance in her public schools for that year was 1,1 6,513-making her average daily absences climb to the startling number 295,424. The cost of enforcing the compulsory attend ance law in Pennsylvania for the same year was $198,991.71. These figures cover both rural and urban schools The latest available statistics on sep arate attendance in urban and rural schools of Pennsylvania Q910) show that the number attending daily in every 100 enrolled in the urban schools of this state was 82, while in the rural schools it was only 76.6. It is evident, therefore, that the rural schools of Pennsylvania had a larger per cent of pupils in the 295, 5,424 daily absentees than did it's urban schools. Yet Pennsylvania is one of the six states with the highest daily attend ance.
 Statisticians claim that every day pupil attends school is worth nine dollars to him. On this basis the 295,424 pupils daily absent from Pennsylvania's schools last year cost over s2,G55,000 daily, CT for the school term of ITO days, over $45O,- 000,000. For the nation at large the 5,000,000 boys and girls daily absent from school lost thereby on a school term of 16O days, $7,200,OO0,O0O. "We must educate or we must perish" said Beecher.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-10
NOTICE.

There seems to be some misunder- standing on the part of some of the men who were nominated for office at the Democratic primary which was held last March. That was a Demo- cratic primary and was held by the Democratic party for the purpose of nominating Democratic candidates. The men who were nominated in March were put forward by the Demo- cratic party as it's nominees to be voted on in the general election, which will be held on November Eth.
 Every nominee who wants his name placed upon the ticket to be voted on at the general election in November should go to the treasurer, pay the fee, take a receipt from the treasurer and then take this receipt to M. w.. Greeson, who is the chairman of the County Election Board. He will then place the name of the person on the ticket Because a man was nominated at the primary Tn March does not mean that he is elected; it merely means that he was put forward by the Democratic party as it's choice to be voted on in November
 Those who have not paid their fee to the Treasurer, to have their name put on the ticket, should do so imme diately, or else their name will not be on the ticket.
 CHAS. II. TOMPKINS, Sec.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-10
RAISE SHEEP-IT PAYS.

Prescott, Ark, Oct. s, 1916. Mr. Editor Nevada Go. News.
 Dear Sir:-To start with l will say that l am a little farmer boy just 10 years old, and I note through the col umns of your paper, some one asked the question, Does Sheep Pay in Ar kansas?
 I take pleasure in telling what sheep has done for me in Arkansas. Three years ago my Grandfather Brumley of Kentucky gave me one dollar for Christmas present.
 And through the advice of my good kind mother l invested the dollar in a nice eve lamb. Since that time l have raised and marketed lambs and wool to the amount of $11.75. Eleven dollars and seveny-five cents, and have four nice stockers left that l value at S5 per head. This is what sheep has done for me in three years. And through the advice of my papa, have started a savings account with the Bank of Prescott. 1 think one of the best Banks on earth.
 am going to school every day at Old Artesian to Misss Abbie Hale, one of the best teachers in the county, I think.
 Now little farmer boys, would