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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
QUINCY BOY MAY
NOT Be GLASSLAD

Quincy. H.. Sept 3O.-There is a
possibility that the little boy known
here as Edward Gossart, is not Jimmy
Glass, the child who was kidnapped in
Greedy, Pa, year ago, say the Quincy
police Today two pictures Of the lit
tie fellow were forwarded to James
Glass. father of the missing child, in
Jersey City, y. J., for identification.
The description of the missing
Jimmy Glass tallies With the descrip-
ton of the little Gossart boy but the
police say that the little Gossart boy
is but years old now. 1t is also re-
ported that Jimmy Glass was a fair
haired child while the hair of Edward
Gossart is dark brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
FIRM STRONG FOR
THRIFT AICN
Horst 6 Strieter Company Issues Bull
letin Urging Employees to Be Eco
nOmicaI i'm Time.
WILL PROVE MUTUAL ADVANTAGE
Wisely and Effectively Will Reap
Financial Gain.

Rock Island business concerns are
taking up with commendable alertness
the thrift campaign which has been
inaugurated Many firms are offering
special inducements to their employees
to aid them in making start toward
saving money and showing them that
thrift begins at home.
The Horst & Strieter company has
issued the following interesting bulle-
tin TO its employees, showing the mu-
tual advantage to be gained through
a daily observance of the habit of in
duStry and economy:
ITO All Employees:
Recently we received a letter from
the American Bankers association, in
viting us to join the thrift campaign
inaugurated by the bankers through
out the country. 1t would be good
thing for our community if every per-
son here would take a personal inter-
est in this campaign. The thought
that came to mind when reading
over this letter was that it might be
a splendid idea to carry on a similar
campaign in our own business.
You are therefore requested to
make every saving you possibly can:
A saving in time, energy and mater
ials.
Every person in our organization
should, first of ALL learn to appre-
ciate the full value OF his own time.
Plan your work before you come on
the job in the morning. Concentrate
all your thoughts and energies on the
thing in hand.
Cut out all unnecessary movements.
Do not walk twice over the same
ground if once is sufficient.
do not worry-but work.
Think about your work and not
about your troubles-either real or
imaginary.
"Expend your energy efficiently, If
you do this, you will increase the size
of your pay check.
BE economical in the use Of your
materials, even in the use of scratch
pads, pencils, and other articles COM
ing into daily use.
The price of blank paper has been
advanced from so per cent 10 100 per
cent This means that where we for
merlv paid 81 for a ream of paper we
now pay from $3.50 to 50. The price
of all materials has greatly advanced
ON some articles more than on 9TH
ere.
There are about 90 people in our
organization. If every person wastes
only about cents worth of materials
a day, it would mean loss of 50 a
day or 81 ,095 in a year. Think OF
thisi
AS rule. the average person
wastes considerably more than this.
Should Save Time.
eff each person in our organization
wastes only 10 minutes a day standing
around. waiting for things to come to
him, or telling funny stories, or sim
ply doing nothing, it would mean a
loss 10 the firm, and therefore pro-
portionate loss to you, of $l,325 a
year,
IF this were all, it would not be so
very serious; but as a matter of fact,
there is much more than Is minutes
per person wasted each day. If YOU
do not believe it. sit down tonight after
getting home and look back over the
days work and you VIII be surprised
that YOU wasted much more than Is
minutes: possibly not in idle gossip.
but perhaps you did certain work over
again that could have been done right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
SAYS UNION MEN ARE
NOT HIRED ON WORK

Another labor union problem con-
fronts the municipal commission.
Business agent of the painters union
has fled charges that p. J. Lee, who
has the contract for painting two
spans of the Rock river bridges, has
refused TO employ union workmen.
Commissioners have taken up the mat
ter with Mr.. Lee. He told commits
sioners he was not satisfied with the
men sent him and he discharged them
The city is making an effort to get Mr.
Lee and the painters union together
to adjust any differences which may
exist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30

cause his father emigrated from Eng
land TO this country? Is IL in his blood
that he tries TO extenuate this. the avi.
dent encroachments OF the countrymen
or his ancestors. or is he afraid OF the
man-of Roosevelt-who has forbidden
him TO touch on this delicate situation ?
We are inclined to think that this lat
ter is the case, as he Is In full accord
with Roosevelt and can only speak as
ne dictates. If he would willfully and
arbitrarily declare himself he might
fall out Of the saddle. His downfall
probably would not be so unpleasant
to Roosevelt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
MENTAL RESEARCH
WORK rs UNDER WAY

Chicago. Sept. 30.-A research into
the problems of mental detectives,
which he characterizes as cold blood
ed scientific work" is being conduct
ed here by DR.. Herman NJ. Adler, chief
OF staff of the Boston psychopathic
hospital, il became known today.
The research is being financed by
the Rockefeller foundation although
Dr. Adler is acting on the request of
the City club and the Illinois Society
for Mental Hygiene. The research will
embrace the courts. institutions and
all other facilities for detecting and
handling detectives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
Nyh1of

Buy a home of Reidy Bros
For express. cali William TrefZ.
TrI-City Towel Supply company.
Jamison Towel Supply company.
towel, apron and coat service. Phone
Moline bSI.
We sell plants and guarantee our
nursery stock. We supply you with
any kind of shrubbery, trees and flow
ars Phone r. l. 4057.
Circle 166. l.. S. A. will hold an all
day basket picnic at Campbel's island
Monday, Oct , 1t is hoped that all
members of the association will make
an effort TO attend.
The first meeting Of the season of the
tri-city chapter of Villa Alumnae will
be held Tuesday. Oct. 3. in the home
of Mrs Robert f. Ryan. 1923 Twenty
fourth and-a-hdlf street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
Give UP HOPE OF
NABBINC BURGLAR
Sylvester Miller, Only Suspect Arrested
in Case. Released by Police on
Own Recognizanc.
LYNCH MAY SQUARE UP CHECKS
Friends of Man Accused of Obtaining
Money Under False Pretenses,
EndeavOring TO Assist Him.

Police have given up hope of appre-
hending the burglar trapped in the Sic
mon grocery store, Twentieth avenue
and Ninth street, who escaped Wednes-
day night after a patrolman had en-
Miller, the only suspect arrested, Vas
released on his own recognizance to
appear for preliminary hearing next
Tuesday on another charge.
Failure of his brother-in-law, James
Johnson, to appear in police court to-
day led to this action. Johnson is COM
planning witness in a case charging
Miller with having stolen a suit of
clothes from his brother-in-law. Au-
thorities said today there is no prob
ability Miller would be tried for burg
larizing the Siemon store, as IL is
doubted now by officials that he was
implicated.
The case OF J. L. Lynch, accused
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, was also continued until Tues
day. 1t is understood that friends of
his are attempting TO make good the
checks he passed on FIVE saloons here
and which the recipients claimed were
worthless orders.
Gets 40 Days.
Ed Scherb, claiming to be from pI-
buque, Iowa, created a disturbance in
Market square last night. After being
warned by Chief Miller TO desist he
failed to do so and was arrested by
Traffic officer Fitzsimmons. He was
sentenced to 40 days in the county Jail
A. +. Moore was fined $50 on charge
of being drunk He was picked up
early last night in the loop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
SUGAR FAMINE is
GRIPPING SOUTH
Nashville Reports Not Pound of Pro-
duct on Market and None on Way
Shortage Felt Elsewhere.

Nashville. Tenn, Sept. 30.-With the
stock of sugar completely depleted in
Nashville, merchants are confronted
with a serious problem. There is not
a pound of sugar on the market and
none in transit Shortage of cars at
New Orleans is said to be respon-
Sible.
Marion, Ohio, Sept Cougar is so
scarce here that retailers are warning
customers they may be compelled to
limit them each to two and three
pounds at a time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
Admiral VreeIand Buried.

Washington, Sept. 30.-Funeral serV-
ices for the late Rear Admiral Charles
r. Vreeland. L. S. ~, retired. were
held here today. The pallbearers
were Rear Admirals Hugo Osterhaus,
J. B. Milton. Charles J. Badger and n.
r. Mason. retired; Captains Philip An
drews and j. n. Oliver. lnterment
with full military honors. followed AT
Arlington National cemetery.
Admiral Vreeland died at Atlantic
City Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
Revenue Man Transferred.

Springfield, Ill, Sept. 30.-James j.
Drakeford. internal revenue agent for
the Springfield district of Illinois, has
received word of his appointment as
internal revenue agent for the entire
state OF Texas, He will be transferred
to san Antonio Allen earns, agent
at New Orleans, will succeed Drake
ford here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
Bapkrupt Bank Found Guilty.

Fort Smith. Ark. Sept. 30-T- w NJ.
Boone. president of the defunct Amer
lean National bank, which faied here
with a shortage reported by bank ex-
aminers to have been over 100000,
was found guilty by a jury in the fed
eraI court here today on one count of
an indictment charging Justification
OF a report of the banks condition to
the comptroller of the currency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30

Washington. Sept. Johannes of two
more national guard regiments TO be
returned home from the Mexican
border were given the war department
today in dispatches from General
Funston. They are the first regiment
Of New York field artillery and the
tenth Pennsylvania regiment of in
fautrV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
Stays Plan Auxiliary.

At the next meeting OF the Rock Is
land drove OF Stays, to be held Tues
day evening OF the coming week, plans
Tor the formation OF ladies' auxiliary
VIII be discussed. w. ID. Hamilton has
been elected recorder for the drove.
succeeding f. NJ. Wallace. who has
resigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
DAVENPORT JURORS
INDICT SWINDLERS

The Scott county grand jury at Dav-
export today brought indictments
against John W. Brown. Harold Ward
and J. w. Reaves, the men charged
with fleeing Iowa farmers in horse
race swindles. There are two indict-
ments against Ward and Brown charg
ing them with larceny and one charg-
ing them with conspiracy. One in
dictment charges Reaves with larceny
and one with conspiracy. The men are
out on bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
LAND NOTED YECC
AFTER LONG HUNT
Clyde StrattOn, Sent Up From Here
For Murder of J. Lee CrOwder,
Caught at Lorraine, Ohio.
HE WILL 60 TO LEAvENwORTH
Joliet Penitentiary. From Which In
stitutiOn He Escaped. Makes Bid
for Him, But Fails.

LeavenwOrth, Kan, Sept. 30.-Clyde
Stratton. known TO penitentiary off,
Gals throughout the country as the
sewer rat" because he has made good
his boast that no penitentiary can
hold him. will be brought back to the
aine, Ohio, where he was captured a
few days ago
Stratton probably holds the record
for escapes from penal institutions.
Illinois authorities entered a claim
for him, as he recently escaped from
the Joliet penitentiary. but he was
turned over to the federal authorities.
He will be closely guarded enroute.
Stratton escaped from the Leaven-
worth federal prison in the spring Of
1913 by crawling for 1000 yards
through a sewer. Two other convicts
started with him. but lacked courage
to make their way through the sewer.
He has four more years to serve here,
and is said TO have IA years yet to
serve in Illinois and is wanted at a
number of other penal institutions.
Sent Up From Here.
The above dispatch will be read
with a great deal of interest by Rock
Island residents. Stratton was sent
to Joliet from here on a charge of
murder. being convicted of killing ].
Lee CrowdeT, Silvis banker.
While in county Jail here awaiting
trial he led an attempted Jail delivery
and he and several other prisoners
succeeded in crawling through the
skylight of the Jail building and in
making a break for liberty. Stratton
and a confederate beat Deputy Sheriff
Hugo Alvine over the head and ser
iously injured him. Stratton and all
of his pals were captured in the west
end OF town, only one of the men sue
ceeding in making good his escape.
CrOwder's bank was entered on the
night of Dec. Z. 1912. After robbing
him. the yeggmen beat him up, in
flicting injuries from which he died
March II. 1913. Harry Hampton, a
member of the same gang. was recent
~ caught at Traverse City, Mich, and
returned here for trial at the present
time Others indicted for the Crow
der murder were James Callahan and
Thomas jefferson. The former is now
doing time at Leavenworth and Jeffer-
son was released from county Jail
after spending many months there.
He tU.ned states evidence and on his
testimony largely Stratton was con-
victed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
Funeral of Mrs. John keeIey.

The remains of Mrs. John Kelley,
who died yesterday at the age of 81
years at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. II. T. Price of Snohomish. Wash,
will arrive in this city for burial at s
o'clock Monday morning on d special
train over the Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul road. Mrs. Kelley was for
merly for many years a resident of this
city. but of late years had been living
with her daughter. Besides this daugh-
ter. she is survived by three other chill
dren. Edward S. Kelley of Chicago,
vice president of the Milwaukee road,
W. ]. Kelley of Butte, Mont, and a
married daughter living in Portland,
Ore. The funeral cortege will proceed
directly from the Milwaukee station to
St. Joseph's church, where funeral ser
vices will be conducted at 9 o'clock,
Dean ]. J. Quinn officiating. Burial
will take place in Calvary cemetery. 1t
will be motor funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
Obituary
Funeral of Agatha MediII.

The funeral of Agatha Lucille Me
dill was held this afternoon at >
O'Clock at the home of her mother,
Mrs. T. J. Medill. 1927 Sixth avenue.
Rev. Granville II. Sherwood, pastor Of
Trinity Episcopal church. was in
charge of the services. Interment was
in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30
COURT HOUSE NEWS

The city dismissed the project for
sewer mains on Third street, Fifth to
Eleventh avenue, in county court this
morning.
Petition of Mrs. b. Boehmer, Moline,
for mothers pension was denied by
Judge y. A. Larson in county court
this morning.
Israel Kendelman, Rock Island, was
given permission to change his name
to Israel Herman by Judge F. d. Ram
say in circuit court yesterday after
noon He was represented by B. A.
Stewart.
A divorce was granted by Judge f.
D. Ramsay in circuit court yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Agnes Egan was Civ
en- decree from Thomas Egan
Statutory grounds were alleged Wit
ter & Walker appeared for Mrs. Egan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-30

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
Two Are Company.

Afer saying his prayers at night the
seven-year-old son OF parents in Larch-
mont announced that he was so tired
of the kind of life he was compelled to
lead that he believed there was moth
ing for 1t but for him to run away.
The father considered the matter
thoughtfully and then said:
George. II that is the way you feel.
there is money in my purse here. You
may take II all"
The boy packed his grip. got TO the
front door. came back on the ground
Of having forgotten his toothbrush. and
went downstairs again. The parents
were much disturbed TO know what he
would do. tie opened the front door.
went our on the veranda, and all was
silence The father and mother looked
at each other. but thought the course
they had adopted the best, and hence
did not make move.
After fifteen minutes OF intense
anxiety the door opened and boys
voice called out. Say, dad. If I'm go
ing away alone I'd better take mother
along. don't you thinkr-New York
Times
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
o. The -
Scrap Book
She Floats, MY Lady Floats.

she Floats, Wy Lazy riodts.
| lie back and laugh and let the
green-white water the sun fawed.
beryl water. flow over me.-Amy Low
ell In Boston Globe.
We used to lie back and laugh ana
let the green-whte water. the sun
flowed. beryl water. flow over us, just
the way Miss Amy Lowell Of Boston
does. but since our wife made US get
that horsehair bath mitt. the earnest
use of which. as she saw In the pa
per. will staye off and utterly foil old
age. the blighting knowledge of what's
coming after we get out of the tub
has taken all the poetry out of the ex-
perience. Ohio State Journal.
We also used to lie back and laugh
and let the green white and so forth
kind of water flow over us, but since
we have grown so plump the water
seems to fear us. and when we get in
the bathtub (Which we do with the aid
of a shoe horn the water promptly
gets out We envy Amy her Saturday
night giggle. but what can we do?-
Houston Post
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
What Not to Do With wheelbarrow

What Not to Do With Wheebarrow.
If you have occasion TO use wheel
barrow leave 1t when you are through
with 1t in front OF the house with the
handles toward the door. A wheelbar-
row Is the most complicated thing to
fall over on the face of the earth.
man will fall over one when he would
never think of falling over anything
else. He never knows when he has
got through falling over 1t, either. for
1t will tangle his legs and his arms.
turn over with him and rear up in
front of him. and just as he pauses In
his profanity to congratulate himself
1t takes a new turn and scoops more
skin off of him. and he commences to
evolute anew and bump himself on
fresh places. A man never ceases TO
fall over a wheelbarrow until 1t turns
completely on its back or brings up
against something ii cannot upset Ii
is the most inoffensive looking object
there is. but it is more dangerous than
a locomotive and no man is secure
with one unless he has tight hold of
Its handles and is sitting down on
something. A wheelbarrow has its
uses without doubt. but in its leisure
moments 1t is the great blighting curse
on true dignity Bennett Chapple In
National Magazine
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
WELL. WHAT IS 1T =

formed peace officer step out and block
the way.
Realizing the speed he had been
making and fearing he had broken
some new county law. he halted and
asked, "Well. what is it?' "Sir, /
must Look here. constable" in
terrupted the motorist, pick this up
and keep your mouth shut" And
five dollar gold piece clinked upon the
road. The policeman quickly stopped
his blue official back. and in a twin
king the motor had bounded on. the
driver chuckling with glee at having
escaped the law.
Some twenty minutes later that mo-
torist was heard to murmur on recov-
ering consciousness, II wonder II that
officer simply wanted to warn me that
a tree had fallen across the roadr'-
Argonaut
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
His Eirat Shad.

Abner Stone had lived finland" all
his days and knew all there was to be
known about pork and beef as articles
Of food. His acquaintance with the
products of the sea. on the other hand,
was very slight Once. however. when
ut the seashore he was introduced to
shad and asked how he liked 1t
We'll" said the old farmer. with a
brave attempt at smile. 81 calc'late |
shell when | get kinder wonted to It
mebbe. but 1t does seem, jest at fust,
We know. considerable like tryin' to eat
paper O. buttered pins"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
She Went.

There is a man living In Cleveland
who has to go to New York good
deal and would like to have his wife
go with him. but she feels she can't
leave home,
Some day." she says. "Pn go with
you"
At last he got an idea. After the
last trip, when she said this for the
fortleth time. he Replied:
~ don't think you would have good
time. dear. and | won't urge you
again
"Why not?' she said.
well" he replied cautiously. "you
are n little Jealous. you know"
Did she go with him the next timer
She did.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
Exnert Testimony.

Young Mrs. Cornell was a bride OF
but short time. One afternoon she
confided TO her friends at pink tea
that she was sure her husband never
played poker AT his club
How" queried one OF the women.
did you find out?"
oh" explained the young bride. 81
mer couple of the members OF his
club the other day. and ! asked them.
Can Ferry play pokerT They looked
thoughtful for moment and then an
swered very sincerely, MOI"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
Playino Her Purse.

A member of Bohemian house
party. having lost heavily at bridge,
wrote to her husband asking him to
send her some money. as she had lost
her purse.
Playing once more. she won enough
to cover her losses. and she wired:
purse found. Need not send money.
But at her third venture she was
again unfortunate. so she telegraphed;
Send money as first requested. Purse
found. but nothing In it!'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
An Afterthouqht.

One of San Francisco's prominent
citizens was tearing along a country
road not long ago. his machine regis
tering a giddy speed. and as he was
still several miles away from the near
est town he was amazed as he APP
preached the crossroads to see uni