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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
TWO DRIVERS FRAME
AGAINST PROMOTER?

E. L. Merry protected himself
against a frame-up when he blew town
with the $500 purse for the 25-mile
auto derby race at Exposition park
Tuesday afternoon is the way o. C.
Seidlitz characterized the act today.
Mr.. Seidlitz declared that Merry,
promoter of the event. had two speed
cars entered in the race The man
ager said that there was an under
standing that the two big cars were
to win first and second place and the
others were to fight for third and
fourth money. Mr.. Seidlitz stated fur
Their that the two drivers of the big
cars plotted against the promoter,
one by disconnecting one cylinder and
running only on three and the other
by flooding his engine with oil. This
permitted an outsider to win the race
Mr.. Seidlitz said that Merry refused
to pay when he learned that the driv-
ers had framed on him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
TRINITY MEMBERS
GUESTS OF RECTOR,

The feast Of Ascension celebrated
this morning at o'clock marked also
the 18th anniversary of Rev. Gran
vile H. Sherwocd's ministry at Trim
ity Episcopal church Many members
of the parish were present for the ear
ly morning service the rector being
assisted in the celebration by Dean
Marmaduke Hare of Davenport.
At the conclusion of the feast of the
church, the members of the parish.
several hundred in number, were in
vited to breakfast served in the par
ish house
Ascension day services were als1
held in Catholic churches and German
Immanuel's Lutheran church and this
evening at s services will be held a.
the German Evangelical church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
DRIVER BADLY HURT
IN RUNAWAY MISHAP

Ray kell, 10 years of age, residing
at 1880 Fifth avenue, clerk in the en-
ploy of Sittig, the grocer, was badly
injured in a runaway accident yester-
day on Twenty-sixth street near Elev-
enth avenue. Kell had delivered some
goods to residence nearby and when
he came out the horse, which had been
tied, had stripped the bride off. Tho
lad attempted to hold the horse and
the animal became frightened and ran
away. kell was pinned against a tree
by the wagon and badly bruised. Ac-
cordlng to those who witnessed the &C
cident. he was lucky to escape with
his life. He will be confined to his
home for at least a week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Surviving Children.
Obituary
Mrs. Henry B. Carpenter.

The death of Mrs Henry B. Carpen-
ter. 81 years of age and resident of
Rock Island county 40 years, occurred
at o'clock yesterday afternoon at her
home, III Nineteenth street Eigh-
teen months ago she fractured her
hip in a fall at her home and had
been ailing since that time. Later
complications set in. Her condition
had been serious for the past IA
weeks.
Mrs Carpenter, whose maiden name
was Sarah f. DeBord, was born in
Mount Vernon, KY, Sept %, 1854, She
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
EX-GOVERNOR YATES
is COMING TO CITY

Ex-Governor Richard Yates will at
tend the Fort Armstrong centennial
celebration in Rock Island. Mayor Nc
Conochie received a letter from the
former governor of Illinois TODAY
stating that he would be able to be
present. He is a member of the Illi-
nois utilities commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
DEATH OF man 50
YEARS IN COUNTY
william Reynolds, Early Settler in
Buffalo Prairie Township, Expires
at Home There.
IN MANY CIVIL WAR BATTLES
Leaves Children by Two Marriages.
FueraI Services to Be Held To-
morrow Afternoon.

William Reynolds, who had made his
home in Rock Island county for past
so years, died yesterday afternoon at
the home of his son, John Reynolds, in
Buffalo Prairie township. His death
was due primarily to infrmities OF age.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at the home of his son
with burial in Reynolds cemetery IN
Drury township.
Mr.. Reynolds was born in Morgan
county, Ind, Jan. IS, 1884. a son OF
James and Rachel (Demois) Reynolds,
early settlers of Indiana. When boy
his father often nodded bullets for his
brother to protect the family from In
dians. This brother, Eli, was well
known Indian fighter of his day.
About 1886 William Reynolds was
brought to Drury township by his par
ents, his father previously having pur-
chased land here. He owned in all
600 acres and died on his property in
1887. His wife died on the farm, while
her son William was in the army.
Mr.. Reynolds was educated at the
several subscription schools held in the
neighborhood houses and in the Foster
school just east of Foster, which was
built of logs.
His boyhood was spent in farming
and he was a sturdy young man when
he enlisted on Oct. Z, 1861, in Company
A. Seventh Iowa volunteer infantry,
under Captain Reed and Colonel Nor
man. He served three years and was
honorably discharged at Rome, Ga,
Oct. 7, 1864, having participated in the
battles of Belmont, Fort Donelson, Shl-
loh, the Atlanta campaign and many
skirmishes. Four of his brothers were
also in the army and all lived to re-
turn, only one of the five being wound
ed. a remarkable record.
Mr. Reynolds was married in Octo-
Der, 1857, to Rosina, daughter Of Enos
Mccall, and when he enlisted he left
her with four children behind. Mrs.
Reynolds died in 1854 In the spring
Of 1865 he was united in marriage to
Cordelia Combs Mr. Reynolds was
actively engaged in farming until re-
cent years. He was a member of the
". ]. Wylie post, No. 81, G. A. R., Of
Illinois City, and of the Methodist
church.
Surviving Children.
BY his first marriage he leaves the
following children: Milton, JOY, Ill,
! Anderson, in Mercer county; Mrs.
/ James Thornton, Santa Fe, \. NJ, and
Mrs Rachel Cecora, in Oklahoma. Six
children resulted from the second I'M
! ion, as follows: John, at home; AL
fred. Illinois City; Charles. who re-
sides in this county; Mrs. E. 0. Nc
| Ginnis. Illinois City; Mrs. Warren
Sedan, Minneapolis, and Mrs. Grant
! Leach of Mercer county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
IMPROVEMENT BOARD
APPROVES PROJECTS

Two Waterman projects wer ap-
proved by the Rock Island municipal
board of local improyeTnents today.
One Improvement is for West First
street. south of Eighteenth avenue. 1t
will cost $9o7.5o., The other is for that
section of the city centering around
avenue. The cost is $1.11S50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Attention.

Members of Camp 1895, R. n. of A.
Members are requested TO meet at
Woodmen hall next Sunday at 1870
p. m. to attend the memorial services
at the cemeteries BY order of
VELMA JOHNSON, Oracle.
MRS. CARRIE Judd. Recorder
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
TRY 3O4 PERSONS
IN POLICE COURT
May Report of Department Shows That
There Were go City Cases, "a
State and % Dismissed.

Three hundred and four cases were
tried in Rock Island police court dur
ing the month of May, the report of
the Rock Island police department
shows. There were $50 city and IA
state cases The report is appended:
CITY CASES.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Look Out for
limitations of
C. E-S--I-T"
Notice How It's Spelled, and Accept
No Substitutes

"Gets-It'' is the biggest selling
corn-cure in the world. There are
substitutes that try to deceive you by
names similar to "Gets-It." Don't be
made a fool of-there'S only one
"Gets-It"-only one that does the real
work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Hesitate! Use Sure "Gets-Tf" for Those
Corns and save Your Life and Your Toes!

Wouldn't it jar you? Here I've
been going along for years. with one
desperate corn after another, trying
to get rid of them with salves that
eat off the toes, tapes that stick to
the stocking, baDdIEes and plaSters
that make package of the toes, try
ing bIood-bringing razors and scis-
SOrs. Then | tried 'Gets-It just once
and you ought 10 have seen that corn
come off-just like banana peel" It's
simple, wonderful It's the new way,
painless, applied in two seconds, new
er hurts healthy flesh or irritates
Nothing TO press on the corn. Never
fails. Quit the old ways for once any
way and try "Gets-It" tonight. For
corns, calluses warts and bunions.
See that YOU get "Gets-It," and MOTH
ing else, for corns.
"Gets-It' is sold everywhere, Csc q
bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence
L Co. Chic 20. H.
Sold in Rock Island and recon-
nended as the worlds best corn rem
ady by A J. Riess."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
GYB110fJ

Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express, call William Trefz.
Prepare for and attend Court of
Honor Carnival of Flowers. Coliseum,
Davenport. Wednesday, June Z.
Court of Honor Carnival of Flowers
Floral Dress Ball. Davenport Coli
scum, June Z. Don't miss it.
All the news all the tiy~e-The
Argus.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
Divinity In Man,

The most significant feature in the
history Of an epoch is the manner it
has of welcoming a great man. Ever,
to the true instincts of men, there is
something godlike in him. Whether
they shall take him to be god, to be
prophet, or what they shall take him
to be, that Is ever grand question !;
by their way of answering that we
shall see, as through a little window
into the very heat cf these mems spir-
itual condition. Fo: at bottom the
great man, as he comes from the hand
Of nature, Is ever the same kind Of
thing: Odin, Luther, johnson, Burns !;
/ hope to make 1t appear that these
are all originally Of one stuff; that
only by the worlds reception OF them,
and the shapes they assume, are they
so UNNECESSARILY diverse.-Carlyle.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
Treacherous Golf.

On one occasion an old lady was in
the same railway car as party Of
golfers.
II found fearful trouble this morn
ing" said one. "At the first fell right
into the middle of a blackberry bush
and at the second l was stuck up on
the top Of tree. 1 pitched out of
bounds into the farmyard at the third,
got caught by the wire at the fourth,
stuck fast in deep hole at the fifth,
found myself buried In mud at the
sixth. I was lying in a heap of rough
stones at the seventh, got lost at the
eighth and finished up at the bottom Of
that dirty ditch at the last hole"
"Gracious mev' cried the Mortified
old lady from the corner Of the car,
''and they told me golf was an old
mans game! I'll never let my Edwin
play again."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
MARRIAGE a Good Thing.

At Salem, Ore, there is a state peni-
Tertiary, and the warden has been
looking into the status of the prison
ers. He finds there are more bachelors
in the penitentiary than married men.
Larceny is the most common crime,
and laborers are the most numerous
class among the prisoners.
Marriage is good for a man, as the
Almighty knew when he said: at is
not good for the man to be alone. Let
us make a helpmeet for him." Mar
ried men are not only more law-abid-
ing and keep out of prison more, but
they are also more moral, for mark
you, there is a difference between
crime and morality. They are also
more healthy and live longer on the
average than unmarried men.-Los
Angeles Times.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
Obliged to Choose Between Giving the
Child Help in the Morning Toilet or
Letting Her Be Late for School.

punishment as the school provided for
hardness, learned within one semester
to do what was necessary with suit
able despatch. And now she isn't
late at all.
This was quite an achievement, and
Mrs. King made no effort to conceal
her pride. But she did not tell us at
whose cost her daughter had learned
to dress herself; nor did she develop
any principle that might be of general
use to large numbers Of mothers.
In the first place, the frequent tar
diness of this child in school is q
serious burden to the school. The
alternative, of helping the child at
home with reminders, or even with
direct assistance in the tedious process
of disposing of the clothes properly
about the body, is no doubt serious
burden upon the home. And there is
no doubt that by placing the whole
burden upon the child and the school
the mother was able to show q good
record for Improvement In Maude's
habits. But 1t Is worth while to con-
slider whether 1t Is fair to make the
school bear the burden that Mrs. King
imposed upon 1t.
In the second place, the device used
cannot be Of general applicability, for
If all mothers resorted to 1t the pune
tuality of the school would break down
completely. The irregularity resulting
would make 1t impossible for the
school TO establish and maintain any
standards, and the homes would be
without the moral support they now
get from the school in the effort to
accelerate the children's habits Of
regularity and punctuality.
This suggests that Mrs. Kings reli-
ance upon the school was in this case
parasitic" and contrary to the spirit
Of mutual help that should character
lie our social relations. Yet the pur-
pose was laudable, and there was no
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
European War News

Parliament was prorogued at London
by King George until February Z. In
the address from the throne proroguing
parliament King George declared that
"the vigorous prosecution of the war
would be the single aim of England I'M
til the security of Europe had been es-
tablished. He indicated that peace is
not yet in sight.
The German submarine U-45 has
been sunk by destroyers, according TO
a Nantes dispatch to Paris. The U-45
recently sank steamers off Saint Ma
Zaire.
The British steamer St.Ursula was
torpedoed and sunk with the loss of
four members of the crew, the state
department at Washington was in
formed by William Keblinger, Ameri-
can consul at Malta. Six Americans
were on board, but none was lost.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
Walking In Your Sleep.

Roughly speaking, the mind is d.
vided into two parts. One controls
the actions of which we are conscious
and the other those which we do I'M
consciously. In the latter class are
such things as walking and breathing.
So that the second part of the mind
works equally as well whether its
owner is asleep or awake. When the
body or the other part of the mind is
tired to the point of exhaustion, or is
harried by pain, the second part is
liable to be unduly active. Then 1t is
that we are most likely to walk or talk
in our sleep and have nightmares"
And because the acutely conscious part
of tne mind is dormant and not sub.
ject to fears the sleepwalker frequent.
ly traverses dangerous places unhurt.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
FOLLOW-W0RK IN ORCHARDS
According to Pomologists, It 10 Essen.
tiaI to Gather Up and Burn
All Branches Cut.

It is as essential to do the following
work after the pruning has been done,
as it is to do the pruning, according
to pOmologists. The following sugges-
tons are well to follow after the prun-
ing is done:
1. Gather up and remove from the
orchard all branches and twigs that
have been cut off. Burn them. They
afford homes for the diseases and the
insects that will attack your trees if
the rubbish is left on the ground.
2. Cover the wounds with coat of
good lead paint. This helps to keep
out the water and preveat disease or
decay.
3. Spray the trees with a solution
of one gallon commercial lime-sulphur
to eight gallons of water. Spraying
just after pruning reduces the cost of
applying the material as there is less
brush to cover than at other times
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
TRAINING TODAYS
BOYS AND GIRLS
Social Responsibility of the Home
Is important.
MUST FOLLOW GOLDEN RULE
We Cannot Let Our Pet Rules Con-
corning Our Own Children Inter-
fere With Other Parents Rules
Concerning Theirs.
BY sIpoNIE M. GUTENBERG.

WYE ARE all good people. We never
w intend TO do anything that is
wrong" We never seek to take ad-
vantage of our neighbors in the slight
est way. We are therefore naturally
very resentful when the reformer COM
pares our conduct with that of people
who are not so good, of people who
do seek advantages, Of people whose
purposes are not quite so lofty as our
own.
We understand the social RESPONSE
bilities of the home, and we are doing
our very best to train our children up
to be good citizens. And all the time
we are careful to mind our own bust
ness very strictly. We hope we know
what's right, and do not need to be
told.
This represents fairly the attitude
of thousands of conscientious parents
who are making a sincere and single
minded effort to give their children
every opportunity and every induce
ment to become "good citizens" And
1t was one of these very parents that
suddenly reminded me how complex
and how difficult the task is.
You know how important it is for
the child to acquire correct habits
early in life; so we begin during the
third year to teach him to dress him
self. And so long as there is plenty
of time in the morning, the child does
dress himself, more or less quickly,
more or less presumably. But when
you send the child off to school or to
kindergarten, you discover all at once
that you are obliged to choose between
giving the child great deal of help in
his morning toilet and letting him be
late for school. OF course we could
all get up earlier in the morning; but
that is nuisance, and q hardship on
the other members of the household
Or we could hurry through the break
fast; but that is bad for the health
as well as for the manners. SO you
sacrifice all the advantages of q couple
Of years Of patience and you help the
child on with his clothes. This may
even involve compromise of your
principles :" but you are heroic, and
you are going to get him into habits
of punctuality at any cost.
But Mrs. King stuck fast to her
principles, and would not sacrifice
anything. When Maude was at last
old enough to go to school, the mother
was confronted with the choice be-
tween doing for the child what she
thought the child should do for her.
self and the danger of her frequently
being tardy. Mrs. King chose without
hesitation. And the following year
she was able to tell all who would
listen that Maude, obliged to dress
herself promptly and without assist
ance every day, under penalty of such
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
. Orchard .
inflammation
FALL PRUNING APPLE HINTS
Dead or Dying Limb Evaporates Large
Quantities Of Moisture From
Tree-Cut Them Off.

Dead and dying limbs should be
pruned out close to the tree and the
wounds painted. Many people sup
pose that once limb on tree Is dead
that 1t dries out and does no essential
harm. AS a matter Of fact dead or
dying limb evapOrates large quantities
of moisture from the tree. Cutting off
dead limb and painting the wound
saves large quantity of moisture for
the remaining living limbs, leaves and
fruit.
Canker wounds or sun-scald areas
where the growing limb beneath the
bark has died ought to be scraped
clean up to a layer of healthy grow
ing tissue and the wound painted.
Cleaning and painting these wounds
will destroy many insects which are
sheltered behind the shelly bark of the
wound, which feed on the growing
layer and prevent it from healing over
the wound, and the painting will save
loss of water from the dead and
spongy wood.
Water sprouts and surplus limbs not
needed by the tree ought to be pruned
out now. All wounds more than half
an inch In diameter made in pruning
should be painted with common paint
to save evaporation from the wound.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
thought of taking advantage Of any.
one. least Of all of the teacher

thought Of taking advantage Of any.
one, least OF all of the teacher.
We are becoming daily more con-
scious of our social obligations In fnis
larger sense, and even the children
are learning to understand it. A tot
of eight years was sent home from
school with n note until his "cold" had
disappeared. The mother thought the
ailment was too slight to be noticed,
and proceeded to assure the teacher
that she was not at all alarmed. But
Henry knew better: 1.-THE teacher
isn't afraid of me getting sick; she's
afraid I'll make the other children
SICK" he explained. 1t is more impor-
tant to guard the whole class against
possible infection than to guard Hen
ry against the possible loss Of few
days of schooling. The quarantine or
isolation Is not for the sake Of the
sick, but for the sake of those who
are net yet sick. And the same prin-
ciple applies to much of what we are
today required to do in the adjustment
of the child between the home and the
school.
We shall have to give the young
child at home a little more care, a
little more thought, in order that
other peoples children In school shall
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
PROPER TIME FOR PLANTING
In Localities Where Winters Are Cold
and Dry Spring Practice Is Most
Satisfactory.

There are many opinions regarding
the comparative values of fall and
spring planting of fruit trees. There
are many advocates Of each practice
and each has substantial reasons for
his opinion.
When all reasons are taken into con-
sideration, 1t results in the discovery
that in sections where the winters
are open and mild, fall planting Is by
far more satisfactory than spring
planting. But in localities where the
winters are cold and dry, spring is the
more satisfactory time for setting out
an orchard.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29

not be interrupted or delayed in their
work; and we shall expect equal con-
sideration for our children on the part
of other parents. We shall have to
guard at home against sending abroad
child with sniffles or sneezes in or
der that other peoples children may
not be infected with influenza" or
"children's Diseases" and we shall
then be able to require equal consid-
GRAFTON from other children's parents.
The interdependence imposed by
modern conditions makes it impossible
for us to mind our own business too
strictly, and makes the Golden Rule q
matter of course.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-29
TRIM RED RASPBERRY BUSH
Plant Nipped Back Bears Fruit Where
Nipping Is homework Must Not
Be Neglected.

A red raspberry plant nipped back
bears its fruit just below where the
nipping Is done and on the short
branches that spring out from the
main stem.
But IL allowed to run wild 1t soon
exhausts itself In producing cane, and
only bears q few berries on the end
Of the cane. Hence It will not do
to neglect red raspberry patch In
this respect In the least.