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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

Employment Office Busy.

One hundred forty-eight people were
provided with work by the Rock Island
state free employment bureau, accord
ing to the weekly report issued today
by Superintendent Cornelius Dono-
van OF this number 126 were men
and % women. One hundred forty
three men applied for work during the
week and 142 applications for help
were received.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
PRESIDENT TALKS
At LINCOLN HOME
Twenty-Five Thousand People Greet
Mr.. Wilson on His Visit to Birth
place of Emancipation.
vIGoR OF DEMOCRACY THEME
Memorial Erected in Larue County,
ky- Is Accepted In the Name
of American People.

Hodgenville, Ky, Sept. 5.-President
Wilson yesterday paid tribute to the
memory OF Abraham Lincoln before
the humble log cabin in Larue county
where the Civil war president was
born.
The president was welcomed by a
cheering throng of more than $4,000
persons. As he stepped from his pri-
waite car several bands began playing
and the applause was deafening The
president had been greeted by crowds
at every wayside station between Louis
vile and HodgenviIIe and at every step
shook hands with as many persons as
possible.
At the Hodgenville station an auto
mobile parade was formed and proceed
ed to a statue OF Lincoln in the town
square, where the president laid a
wreath of flowers. The streets were
lined solidly with cheering throngs.
From the statue the parade proceed
cd to the Lincoln cabin. two miles from
Hodgenville. There temporary stands
had been located at the foot of the
broad granite stairs leading up to the
Lincoln memorial, topping a hill.
More than 10000 automobiles occU-
pied the surrounding fields. the crowd
being the largest ever gathered in this
section The speakers of the Cere-
monies incident TO the transfer of the
Lincoln cabin to the federal govern
ment included, besides the president,
General John B. Castleman of Louis
Vile, Secretary Baker, Senator Will
liams, former Governor Folk of Mis-
souri,, and Robert T. Collier of New
York.
Presidents Address.
President Wilson'S address was
many times interrupted by applause.
He said, in part:
How eloquent this little house with
in its shrine is OF the vigOr of democ-
racy! There is nowhere in the land
any home so remote, so humble, that it
may not contain the power Of mind and
heart and conscience to which nations
yield and history submits its processes.
Nature pays no tribute to aristocracy,
subscribes to no creed or caste, rem
ders feaIty to no monarch or master of
any name or kind.
Genius is no snob It does not run
after titles or seek by preference the
high circles of society. It affects hum
BILE company as well as great. 1t pays
no special tribute TO universities or
learned societies or conventional
!. standards Of greatness, but serenely
n chooses its own comrades, its own
u haunts, its own cradle even, and its
own life of adventure and of training
Here is proof Of ii. This little hut was
the cradle of one Of the great sons of
men, man of singular. delightful.
vital genius who presently emerged
upon the great stage Of the nation S
history, gaunt, shy, ungainly, but DOM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
For States Attorney.

With malice toward none; with
charity for all" 1 respectfully ask a
denomination for the Office OF states
attorney, Sept. 13, 1916, and election
by united republican party this fall.
HARRY NJ. McCASkRIN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
Political Announcements.
For States ATTORNEY,
Advertisement

l hereby announce my candidacy FOL
the republican nomination for state
attorney of Rock Island county anC
solicit the support of my friends. Pri
mary Sept. ID, 1916.
CHARLES S. ROBERTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
GEORGE W. GAMBLE.
For Coroner.

/ wish to announce my candidacy
for the republican nomination for cor
oner and respectfully solicit the sup
port of the voters at the Septembe:
primaries. AL NJ. DIXON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

inant and majestic, a natural ruler of
men. himself inevitably the central fig
ure of the great plot.
Vigor of Democracy.
mo man can explain this. but every
man can see how it demonstrates the
vigor of democracy, where every door
is open. in every hamlet and country
side, in city and wilderness alike, for
the ruler to emerge when he will and
claim his leadership in the free life.
Such are the authentic proofs OF the
validity and vitality OF democracy.
Here. no less, hides the mystery of
democracy. Who shall guess this Sc
cret OF nature and Providence and
free polity? Whatever the vigor and
vitality OF the stock from which he
sprang, its mere vigor and sOundness
do not explain where this man got his
great heart that seemed 70 comprehend
all mankind in its catholic and benign
ant sympathy, the mind that sat en-
throned behind those brOOding, mel
ancholy eyes, whose vision swept many
an horizon which those about him
dreamed not of-that mind that COM
pretended what it had never seen, and
understood the language of affairs with
the ready ease Of one to the manner
it's varied richness to be the familiar
of men Of every way of life. This is
the sacred mystery of democracy, that
its richest fruits spring up out of soils
which no man has prepared and in cir
cumstanCes amidst which they are
least expected. This is a place alike
Of mystery and Of reinsurance.
Only One Example Among Many.
~,
otherwise than our own Lincoln could
not have found himself or the path of
fame and power upon which he walked
serenely to his death. In this place it
is right that we should remind our
selves of the solid and striking facts
upon which our faith in democracy is
founded Many another man besides
Lincoln has served the nation in its
highest places of counsel and of action
whose origins were as humble as his.
Though the greatest example of the
universal energy, richness, stimula-
ton. and force of democracy, he is only
one example among many. The per-
meating and all-pervasive virtue of the
freedom which challenges us in Amer
lea TO make the most of every gift and
power we possess every page of our
history serves to emphasize and illus
trate.
Not typical American
we would like to think of men like
Lincoln and Washington as typical
Americans, but no man can be typical
who is so unusual, as these great men
were. 1t was typical of American life
that it should produce such men with
supreme Indifference as to the manner
in which it produced them, and as read
ily here in this hut as amidst the little
circle of cultivated gentlemen to whom
Virginia owed so much in leadership
and example. And Lincoln and Wash
ington were typical Americans in the
use they made of their genius. But
there will be few such men at best, and
we will not look into the mystery Of
how and why they come. We will only
keep the door open for them always,
and a hearty welcome-after we have
recognized them"
At the conclusion of the presidents
speech he left Immediately for Wash
ington, where he will arrive this after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
For Coroner.

l hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination for coroner
and respectfully solicit the support OF
the republican party, at the September
primaries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
For Circuit Clerk.

/ hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination for circuit
clerk OF Rock Island county, subject
to the decision of the primaries, Sept
Is. 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
JOHN G. MILLER.
For Member State Board of Eaualiza.
tiOn.

hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination for MEM
Der of the state board of equalization
from the Fourteenth congressional dis
trict, subject TO the primaries of Sept.
IL. FRED w. YOUNG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
For State Represe tat;,o.

desire to announce myself as can
didate Tor the democratic domination
for the office for state representattv.
for the Thirty-third senatorial district
of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

CHARLES II. DITTO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

inant and majestic, a natural ruler of
men. himself inevitably the central fig
ure of the great plot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15
TO DEVELOP N. c..
Anthony Would Give Militia Of
ficers Service Instruction.
e. s. to Pay Expenses; Double
LeayenwOrth School.

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 15.-During
the hearings now being held daily by
the house committee on military al
fairs, Representative Anthony of Kan
sas is laying the foundation. through
questions put to prominent officials of
the war department in the testimony
they are giving before the committee.
for the substantial development of the
national guard of the various states
as against the proposed creation by
the national administration of con-
tinental army.
At today's hearing Assistant Secre-
tary of War Breckenridge expressed
approval of the idea advanced by Rep
resentat1ve Anthony of making provl-
sion so that officers of the national
guard could have the same opportuni-
ties for instruction at the army service
schools now given to officers of the
regular establishment 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Anthony will propose
that not less than one officer from
each regiment of the national guard
or major unit thereof shall be detailed
each year for the full years course of
instruction at the army service schools
at Leavenworth AS there are about
one hundred regimental organizations
in the national guard of the country.
this idea would provide for the in
struction of one or two hundred Of
ficers of the national guard at Fort
Leavenwortn each year in addition to
the regular army officers now at the
schools there.
Under present regulations each
state may now designate one officer to
attend these schools but no proper
provision is made for pay and allow
ances. Representative Anthony's idea
is that the government shall provide
suitable pay and allowances for the
national guard officers undergoing
such instruction, sufficient to take
care of all expense incident thereto.
1t is believed that after the officers
of the national guard receive, under
this plan, the same benefits of the
work at the service schools that are
now given to regular officers a few
years will see a great increase in the
advancement of the officers of the
guard in military science and informa
ton.
If the Anthony idea for giving the
officers of the national guard service
school instruction goes through it
would result in doubling the present
size of the Fort Leavenworth schools.
and the prospects are good that the
service schools will be further aug
mented by the necessity for training
additional officers from the regular
establishment which will also prob
ably be provided for by this winters
legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15
NONE But T. R.
He Is the Only Man That Can
Beat Wilson.
This Is the Conclusion of Will
lam Allen White.

In his Emporia Gazette, William
Allen White refuses to see more than
two candidates before the Republican
national convention-Roosev and
Hughes. The colonel is the only man,
White declares. who can get anywhere
against Wilson in the presidential
scramble.
This is the word which White holds
out to the p ogressives and Repub-
licans as indicating the situation which
faces the Republican party in it's ma
tional contest:
An Emporia man--not a B. Mooser,
nor an ex-B. M. came home today
from a trip through the east. He
says: THE sentiment is no longer
changing toward Roosevelt in the east;
it has already changed; the calf's eyes
are sot. The east is for Roosevelt with
unanimity almost unbelievable out
here in the west. Here in the west
the drift toward Roosevelt has not be-
gun"
The Gazette has never been crazy
about Roosevelt running this year.
Hughes would poll all the Progressive
vote. But still the fact remains, that
the only man who can get anywhere
against President Wilson is Theodore
Roosevelt. If the Republicans do not
skip the formality of nominating any
one.
The slogan we sounGed last year still
rings true: You can't beat Wilson
with a two spot"
By grass the two spot will be in the
discard and only the TWO face cards
will be in the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15
KAISER ASKS PRAYERS
Requests But Quiet Celebrations on
Effty-eighth Birthday on Jan. 81.

Berlin, Jan, 15.-(via wireless to
Sayville) Emperor William has is
sued q public pronouncement request
ing the German nation to celebrate his
coming birthday anniversary, Thurs
day, January 81, on which date he
will enter the fifty-eighth year of his
age, with only quiet prayers. Who
ever wishes to give special expression
to his feelings is urged by the emperor
to do so in the form of gifts, in order
that wounds inflicted by the war may
be healed and in order that soldiers
families may be better cared for. The
emperor further says:
1T is still necessary that the heart.
thoughts and strength of the German
nation, both in the field nd at home,
be directed to the one great aim of
gaining victory and winning a peace,
which as far as the human mind can
conjecture, shall permanently safe
guard the country against a repetition
of hostile attacks"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15

sad Memory Nearly Made Him Forget
His Speech.

On the day P. W. Goebel, Kansas
City, Kan, banker, spoke before the
delegates to the forty fifth annual
meeting of the board of agriculture,
John F. Young, a clerk in his pank'
whom Mr. Goebel had known Tor
wears. entered the federal prison at
I.eayenworth to serve five years for
embezzIement. knowledge that while
he was speaking at Memorial hall the
Young man was being dressed IN by
Warden Morgan made it hard for MN
to remember his address Mr.. Goebel
said after the meeting
q have known the young man since
he was in knee pants" said Mr.. Goe-
bel. His father and mother are per-
sonal friends of mine and his arrest
was one of the saddest incidents in my
life"
A desire for love in too sumptuous
cottage 10 the reason for Youngs ac-
ton He planned to marry on small
salary and wouldn't be satisfied with
the articles his small pay permitted.
Young was sent over to the missouri
side one day with $1,000 CT the bank S
funds in his charge, to be transferred:
The money was never transferred ana
shortly afterward he was married. The
theft was not discovered for several
months but finally the money was
missed and traced back to Young.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15
CREMATORY PROBLEM

In relation to the proposed employ
ment of an engineer at the city crema-
tory, A. H. Williams writes the follow
ing letter to the State Journal:
I'm Tuesday evenings issue of the
State Journal appeared an article un-
der the heading 1T Pays to Advertise,
and far be it from me to say that it
does not. But along with this was a
statement from Commissioner Porter
in regard to a position that will be
open in his department, in which he
states that a locomotive engineer
would know how to burn coal Now
does not want intelligence in this po
sition, but ignorance.
IF Mr.. Porter were asked how
many heat units there are in one
pound of bituminous coal or how many
cubic feet of air it required per square
foot of CRATE surface. per minute. to
get the proper combustion, we wonder
If he could tell us without referring to
other authority on the subject
1t has been our experience and
have seen it demonstrated hundreds of
times, that the man who does not
know how to burn coal is the man
who burns the most coal, while the
man who does know how to burn
coal and do it intelligently will use far
less. And as we fear very much that
know how to burn coal he will find his
coal bill lessened very little and pos
siblv increased very materially
The writer has never himself found
it any disgrace to know how to burn
coal 1t makes me wonder if Mr.. Por-
ter knows the kind of men he really
does want. A H. WILLIAMS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15

ginning of the Oakland Methodist
Episcopal church. The Rev. Joseph
Denison, d. D., of Tecumseh, was one
of the party and under his leadership
a permanent organization material
lied.
The charter members of the organ
ization were: James E. Moore. Re-
becca Moore, George Peak, Fannie
Peak, Levi Williams, Mrs. Levi Will
Jams, Horace Peak, Fannie Peak, Miss
Madge Moore, Miss Ida Moore, Miss
Eunice Peak, Will Williams and Mrs.
VIII Williams
Following the organization the class
met for some time for worship in the
added to their number others who
were of like faith, and in 1883 the
cornerstone of the present church
building was laid. The following
Gated by Bishop Ninde, who at that
time resided in Topeka. The cost of
the building was something over So
600, which was amply covered, and
the church was dedicated free from
debt. The charge became a circuit
appointment with Tecumseh the head
of the circuit and DR.. Denison the pas
tor. Later it became a part of the
Walnut Grove circuit and in 1895
during the pastorate of c. r. Alder
son, Oakland became a station. For
time the membership of the church
ers, but as the city crowded eastward
and northward, these farms were
plated and became part of the city.
AS the shops of the A. T. & S. F. en-
larged their capacity, Oakland became
a place of homes-the homes of shop
and office men. Today the member
ship of the Oakland churches is made
up largely of the industrial class.
The following pastors have served
The charge to the present time: JOS
eph Denison. Richard Wake, E. R.
Brown, S. E. Belts, c. R. Anderson,
w. E. Putt, Edward W. Mueller, H.
D. Fisher, A. J. Coe, F. ]. Seaman,
James w. Reed. A. H. Boyd, F. A.
Whittlesey, A. C. Koser, A r. Will
Jams, and A. E. Peterson.
There have been received into the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15

Il want pickles, and a lot of 'em,
angels food cake, ice cream and sher-
bet" he said.
Why, Willie, you have to eat some
thing besides that. Waiter, bring the
brat some corn beef and cabbage and
a glass of buttermilk."
The waiter turned to the sixth mem
Der of the family. This was a little
girl, about nine years old.
The mother did the ordering for
her.
Bring the sweet child a glass OF
milk, roast beef, bread and butter and
jam
The waiter nodded his head and de-
parted. Within fifteen minutes he
had returned and served his patrons.
He did not make a single mistake. He
received a fairly good tip.
How do you do IT," he was asked
by a curious onlooker who was eating
at nearby table.
The negro smiled and showed his
pearly teeth.
Dunno. boss" he said, "Ah guess
dat 1 was baWH that way"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15

church. and has always been ready to
render their assistance. The president
is Mrs. Flora Shuler.
The official board consists further of
the following members:
Trustees-G. L. Hutson, c. D. Webb,
W. E. Benton, Walter Hamill, w F.
Ward.
Stewards-H. E. Allison, G. F. Wet
Ting, D. L. West, B. P. Williams, David
Hamilton, DR.. Ensign, G. E. PETER,
j. F. Lewis c. A. Webb. Fred Bechtel
Mrs. Minnie Pugh, Mrs. May Bannon,
Mrs. Sarah Mayer, Miss Madge Moore.
Glass leaders-B. P. Williams, c. H.
Buck, A. j. Warner.
Local preachers. E. Carter.
The present pastor, A. E. Peterson,
was born near Lindsborg and has lived
in Kansas, with the exception of two
years, all his life. He is a son of the
Rev. Nels Peterson, deceased, who
lived for many years in Saline county
Kansas, and was one of the pioneer
Methodist preachers among the Swed-
ish people of Kansas. Mr.. Peterson
spent most of his early life in Thomas
county, Kansas, being employed in the
mercantile business. He joined the
ranks of the ministry in 1907, leaving
a position with the Warren NJ. Crosby
Dry Goods company of Topeka. His
first appointment was Admire, Kan.
where he was stationed two years. His
second appointment was Granville,
where he remained five years, com
ing next to Oakland where he is clos
ing his second years work.
Mr. Peterson carried the conference
studies demanded of one who desires
to become an ordained minister, as he
served his appointed charges, finishing
the course in the usual time. His
ordination was at the hands of Bishop
Charles w. Smith. He believes in the
mission of the great church, by whose
authority he works is heartily gener-
GUS toward other denominations, thor
oughly in love with his work, and ex-
poets to make good.
The immediate needs of the Oak
land Methodist Episcopal church are
new parsonage and more room for
church and Sunday school work. The
present plant is crowded to its ca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15

church since its beginning 9S5 people
The organization today is well up to
date and consists of a mem bership, in
Guiding baptised children, of 2S2. A
well equipped Sunday school is doing
effective work. A full graded course
of lessons has been introduced. There
are enrolled 265 scholars, 80 teachers
being used at present to carry on the
work In addition to this there is a
cradle roll numbering IS, and home
department of SO members The SUI
perintendent is Fred w. Bechtel, who
has recently taken the supervision of
the school. Every indication is for a
successful years work. Mrs. Dora
Dressler is the superintendent of the
primary department which has an en-
rollment of SO with seven teachers
engaged
The Epworth league is also an ac-
tive department of the church. At
present there are over so members, all
of whom are in active relationship
The devotional meetings of the league
are held at $50 o'clock Sunday even
ing, with interesting sessions and en-
couraging attendance. Miss Beatrice
Peak is the president of the Epworth
league. There is a potent Junior
league said to be among the best in
the Topeka district.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society has a strong auxiliary which
under the leadership of Mrs c. H.
Buck is rendering commendable serV-
ice in the great cause of missions.
The Ladies Aid society has figured
prominently in the affairs of the