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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
Everybody is Well.
COE

Albert Calson, Roy Duff1n and An
thOny Fillmer spent Sunday in Rock
Island and Davenport.
Misses Helen and Ruth Upper OF
Davenport visited several days at the
home of their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. William clipper returning to their
homes Wednesday.
The Ladies Aid of Bethel church
will hold an ice cream social in the
basement of the church next Wednes-
day evening.
Misses Zella Feaster and Sophia Mis-
felt of Rock Island spent the week
end at their respective homes here.
Miss Wilma Randall of near Bloom
ingtOn is visiting at the home Of her
aunt, Mrs. Charles White.
Farmers are busy threshing grain,
which is of a better quality than ex-
pected.
Miss Margaret Breaker of Chicago is
visiting at the home Of her brother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Breaker.
Mrs. Guy Getty is quite seriously ILL.,
Her daughter, Mrs. Berlyn Simpson,
is helping care for her.
Everybody is making preparations to
attend the farmers picnic next week.
A large crowd is expected and a good
time is anticipated.
L. G. Ashdown while going home
last Sunday had the misfortune to
lose one of his horses, it having been
i'll just a few minute when it suddenly
dropped dead. 1t was one of d fine
team of driving horses.
The Enterprise Mothers club held
its meeting at the home of Mrs. Rosa
AShdOwn last Thursday afternoon.
Twenty mothers were present who en-
jOyed the afternoon very much Feed
ing the Baby" and Domestic Science"
were the topics for discussion. Mrs.
AShdown served a fine luncheon to her
guests. Mrs. Emil Bracher viii be the
September hostess.
L. Reiling, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hut
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Genung
were in Rock Island attending the cir
Gus last Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Ashdown of KeOta, Col,
came back from there last Saturday,
as the climate did not agree with her
He physician ordered a change. She
had been here the last several months
and seemed well enough to go back to
her home, but on arriving home she
soon grew worse. It is probably now
she will have to remain here with her
relatives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
PRISON OFFICIAL
RESIGNSPOSITION
Wight Captain W. u Swim in Charge
OF Joliet Pen When Stratton Es-
capped Quits His Job.
SENSATIONS ARE PROMISED
warden thinner Says Circumstances
Surrounding Criminals Getaway
Arc Very Suspicious.

Nicht captain ". n. Swim OF the
Illinois state penitentary at Joliet, in
charge OF the institution when CLYDE
Ssrattou. William Hard and William
Nc~Iay cut their way to freedom
tb-ouzh tac roof of the east cell house.
has res zucG his position. Stratton
was sent UP lrUm Rock Island county
On a charge Of murder.
swim told prison officials he was
leaving to accept a better position. 1t
was iuriua-ed at the institution yes
te-day. however, that he left under fire.
Two Are Suspended.
swim $ resignation followed the in
definite suspensions Of Harry Davy and
r c. U3zelG guards on duty in the
cell houses. from which the trio of
convicrs made their daring esca pc.
Harley Southern, day guard in the
cell house. who had immediate super
vision 81 aIl cells, resigned two DAYS
sitter the delivery II was SOuthern's
careles suesS and negligence, according
10 Warden thinner. that gave STRAIT
ton an opportunity to iii his cell with
tools and dynamite, making the es-
cape possible
swim. according 10 Deputy Warden
Klein, was talking TO the two guards
at the west end of the cell house when
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10

the escape was made at the other end
OF the building. He was standing in
tAe prison yard. Just outside the barred
door. DaVy and OldfieId were at the
entrance, inside
swim admitted he was talking TO
tho Two guards when the getaway was
MADE said Deputy Warden Klein
re SAID that he talked only a short
while He talked long enough. how
ever, 30 let the most desperate Grim
mai IN the institution get away.
In his written resignation Swim de
cLaTed he was leaving to accept a bet
ter position He has left the insti-
tuition l don't know where he can
be found
Sensations Expected.
The resignation of Swim, following
the suspension of Dayy and OIdfield
and the resignation of Southern.
CAUSED much comment at the prison
| me two men directly in charge of the
east cell house, the night captain and
the day keeper, are no longer connect
cd with the institution. Omcials are
/ looking for sensational Developments
at the civil service trial of Davy and
/ Oldfeld.
Warden thinner. the day following
the escape, declared the circumstances
surrounding the escape suspicious. His
/ suspicious were expressed in strong
! terms and he promised a complete in
| vesJiSation of facts leading to the de-
| livery. Charges were filed against
DaTy and Oldfeld with the civil ser
vice commission ThestriaI has not yet
been set 1t will be held in the peni-
Tertiary
1t would appear that Swim is quit
ting under fire." said Deputy Warden
Klein, although he emphatically de
MES it His actions on the night of the
escape have been criticised by many,
and / presume this Influenced him in
his decision TO leave"
Roy F. Carlton, assistant night cap
tain. has been temporarily appointed
TO I'LL the vacancy caused by Swim s
resignation
No action to appoint a permanent
/ night captain will be taken until the
return Of Warden thinner, who is
spending the week on the great lakes.
| He Is expected to return Sunday night
In Solitary Confinement
Charles Hanson and Ben Nadeski,
two convicts in the delivery plot, who
were unable to break the lock on their
| cell, are still in solitary confinement
and VIII remain there until Warden
| Zimner's return Hanson boosted of
| his part in the delivery and declared
| he would have escaped had there been
more time He will be questioned by
| the warden next week.
According to Chief Parole Agent P.
| D. ClarksOn, Stratton, who wore civil
| ian clothes when he left the prison, is
| in Chicago. Scores of reports that he
| has been seen have been received by
| the parole office and Chicago police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
Special Taxation Notice.
General No. 400

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the council of
Rock sland. Ill, having ordered that
Twenty-seventh street, from the south
property line of Seventeenth avenue
10 the north property line of Eigh-
teenth avenue, be excavated, graded,
curbcd. and paved with asphalt and
the ordinance for the same being on
file in the office of the city clerk of
said city, and said city having applied
to the county court OF Rock Island
county, Illinois, for an assessment OF
the cost of said Improvement. accord
ing to the frontage Of the property as
sessed along the line OF the proposed
Improvement, said assessment being
payable in nine Instruments each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10

bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, and an assessment
therefor having been made and re-
turned to said court, the final hearing
thereon will be had on the 22nd day
OF August, A. ID. 1916, at the hour
OF o'clock a. m, or as soon there
after as the business of the court will
permit.
All persons desiring may file objec-
tions in said court, before said day,
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated Rock Island. Ill. Aug :. 1916.
WILLIAM A. NORRIS,
Commissioner Appointed 10 Make
Said Assessment
John X. Scott, City Attorney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
STUDY OF BATTLE
MANOUVE RS MADE
War Strength Company is Selected
From Officers and Men of Sixth
Regiment in Springfield.
NO SICKNESS AT CAMP DUNE
Post Surgeon &. T. Lipschufch Reports
That Citizen Soldiers Are All in
Good Condition.
Especial to The August

Springfield, Aug 1O-A real war
problem, conducted for the bSnefit of
a war strength company of the Sixth
regiment, was staged at Camp Dunno
yesterday under the direction of Cap
tain W. II. Patterson, u. S. A
A company of 142 men was selected
from the Sixth, and they proceeded to
the field with no knowledge whatever
of what would be required. The
enemy" needless to say, was re-
pulsed and the men had their first real
workout in actual field practice.
BayOnet drill, arm signaling and ex-
tended order drill occupied the mem
bers of the Fifth and Sixth regiments
in the morning. Close order drill by
battalions followed The third bat
TALON of the Fifth regiment was on
the rifle range at Camp Lincoln all
day.
Everybody is Well.
There is no sickness and thus far
there have been no serious accidents
or injuries to the men IN either of the
regiments Post Surgeon G. u. Lip
schulch, who has relieved Colonel ia
cob Frank, in charge of the post hos
pital, reports that the camp and all
men are in good shape.
Last night the regular drill was
staged at o'clock and at 1880 o'clock
the Ben Hur band of the Fifth regi-
ment gave its second concert. The
band is becoming one Of the most eff
cient musical organizations in the
state, according to attaches of the ad-
jutant generals office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
For Representative.

1 hereby announce my candidacy for
the democratic nomination for minor
ity representative in the state legisIa-
ture from the 33rd senatorial district
and solicit the support of my friends
at the primaries Sept. IS, 1916.
W. &, MAUCkER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
For Representative.

/ hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the democratic nomination foI
representative in the generl- assembly
from the ThiTty-third senatorial dis
trict subject to the democratic pri-
maries Sept. 13, 1916.
EVERETT L. WERTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
Special Taxation Notice
General No. 399.

NT6ncTdI NO O5Ss
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested that the council of
Rock Island, I'll, having ordered that
Sixth avenue, from the east property
line Of aErty-fifth street to the west
property line of FOrty-sixth street, be
improved by eXcaVating, grading,
curbing, and paving with brick blocks,
and the ordinance for the same being
on file in the Office of the city clerk
of said city. and said city having APP
piled to the county court Of Rock Is
land county, Illinois, for an assess
ment of the cost Of said improvement,
according to the frontage of the prop
erty assessed along the line of the
proposed Improvement, said assess
ment being payable in nine install
ments, each bearing interest at the
rate of 3 per cent per annum, and an
assessment therefor having been made
and returned to said court, the final
hearing thereon will be had on the
22nd day of August, A ID. 1916, at the
hour of 9 o'clock a m, or as soon
thereafter as the business of the court
Will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec-
tions in said court, before said day,
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense
Dated Rock Island, Ill, Aug. 7, 1916.
WILLIAM A. NORRIS,
Commissioner Appointed TO Make
Said Assessment.
John X. Scott, City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
For States Attorney.

with malice toward none; with
charity for ALL" / respectfully ask a
denomination for the Office of states
attorney. Sept ID, 1916, and election
by a united republican party this fall
HARRY NJ. McCASkRIN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
Political Announcements.
For States Attorney.
tisement)

hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination for states
attorney of Rock Island county and
solicit the support of my friends. Pri-
mary Sept. -, 1916
CHARLES S. ROBERTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
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 September
primaries. AL NJ. DIXON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10

hereby announce my candidacy foI
the republican nomination for circuit
clerk of Rock Island county, subject
to the decision OF the primaries, Sept
Is, 1916.
GEOREE w CA AEpI 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
ON COUNTY RECORDS
Warranty Deeds.

Gustav J. Benson and wife to Gus
av Swanson, lot 2, block 4, Smith &
Whites addition, Moline.
Certificate of Purchase.
J. L Haas, master, to F. l.. barron,
Oakley's addition Moline, $2,78449.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10

s.WhO would ever think it: VOIa-
Vita brings back original hair color
without ttntinE or dyetnS the hair"
roots and coIor-glands I5se their
vitality. the hair falls out, turns
gray. dandruT and badness follow
The new hair discovery, ola
Vita. restores these missing SUB
stances IN = reLlarkabte way The
results are qulck1y seen,-the mar
always stops falling hair grows on
heads bald for many years, bald
spots III out hair Grows luEurl-
anty. daudruh disappears com
plerely. And another remarkable
thing oCcurs--yT a. -her your hair
was originally red, black or brown,
il viii restore that exact shade 70
your hair, no matter how gray,
pNsheG. VOIa-Nfta is not q dye or
STAN. It is q hair re-vltalizer-
A modern cause Of hair trou bles
is alcohol in hair t0nics- Alcohol
drias up hair seCretlons and shortens
hair life. Eola-N ita contains no al
conoI Nola-Nira viii solve your
hair and scalp troubles surely. com
"voIa-vita'' = sold at at drug stores
r. SOC and $40 bottles or sent direct BY
No.a-NiJa Mfg CO. Chicago III Ihe
rs -lH .Jc size.
Sold in Rock Island by John }. 20
ley, William T. Hartz, Thomas Drul
company. goth Century pharmacy
John Bengstou, A. J. Riess, Dan Dab
len, z. F. Rowe. College pharmacy, II
" Burt William Cuemeyer, Angus
Heimbeck, Charles J. Strate, Otto f
Evers, Burke Bros, J. F. Schneider
n W. Steiner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10

/ hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination for coroner
and respectfully solicit the support of
the republican party. at the September
primaries
JOHN G. MILLER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10
Restores GRAY
Hair Without Dye
Vola-Vita, the New Scientific Dis
covery. Restores Vitality of
Color Glands and Hair Roots.

The way to restore gray, faded
or bleached hair TO its original
color, without eye or stain, has
never before been actually solved
To-day ii is an accom- rJllsheu fact
The discovery has been made that
hair consists of I'VE principal sub
stances. and that when any one or
more Of these Is missing the hair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10

COIOred Starch.
Red, white and blue starch was
much in vogue in Elizabeth's time for
the stiffening Of Tuffs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-10

All the news all the time-The Argus.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-11
ANOTHER
HUSBAND after
D|SCARO|MG ONE
Miss Cooper. Film Actress,
Stars in Kaleidoscope Mari.
tai Production Arranged
Pretty Much by Herself.

Unless there are two Miriam COON
crs On the mo' ~ picture stage and
both i've IA New YORK. Miss Miriam
Cooper. a film actress who was mar
riod Go Raoul Albert Edward Walsh.
a director of tn. Fox Film company.
hy Justice -. r.. Saias at old Town
Wednesday. discarded a husband in
New york last saturday on the eve ot
her Journey to this city.
Mt Walsh came here Wednesday
with members of Il Fox company ~
tai" pictures for = %photuIda, shortly
after his arrival Miss cooper arrived
from the east They got a marriage
license 1T the office of county clerk
\. T. Walker and went from there 70
the Once OF Justice D.. T.. Siiis IN the
basement OF the courthouse whore
the marriage ceremony was crlui M
ed They lett for Los Angeles next
morning
In the application for Il license Miss
Cooper gave her residence as New
York. go chat. IN view of the exact
,imilafity oi he names ana the fact
that IA. gtri IN the following dispatch
iu last sundays New YORK Herald
| lived boo New york. it ~ rY' - Wild
I q - N- va ANhN " 80 W AsAN
two marriages II the same. Here Is
the dispatch
"Nya,k. y. Y. saturday because
he did not keep ms prumts" Go have
q marriage ceremony performed by Il
Roman catholic priest following a
! cu,ll ceremony. Mrs Miriam Cooper
Caunin. of Sunron, had her marriage
1" william ,aunin annuilcU IN the
..s.s. -LH.H 49,. N-N.A NHu-HNH.
Arthur : Tompkins granted her pc
tition.
AS Miriam Cooper. Mrs. ,annim IL
ku"wH ~ q moving picture actress.
Whilc touring Russia she met MI.
Caunin, she set forth m mel petition.
and hc asked her To- marry him In
san Francisco sh" said sh" asrcod to
b%o"ornc his wife ard hat ne suggested
"A civil ceremony to bee performed 10y
Il Justice Of the peace. she agiccd
To- the ciVil ceremony. she rays. be-
I cause Mr Canuim promised her that
they would be married hy a priest
later. Aitet the eva ceremony, she
says. they did not live together aud
that hor husband absolutely declined
To- b.. married again with "A religious
ceremony. On the ground al alleged
fraud Justice iompkins granted the
decree uf annulmcnt'
In view ut Miss Coopcr's religious
scruplcs regarding marriage. It Is
probable, IT Mrs. Walsh - the Miss
Cooper of the Herald dispatch. that
IN. FIRST thing Mr.. Walsh did on
y rcaching Los Angeles was 80 go with
his bride to a priest ana ariang. Ton
"A ornamental union.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-11
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED IN SCHOOLS
OF CITY THIS MORNING

Commemorative Ncrciscs fo" LIN
coins birthday wei. held this morn
ing ~ the Albuquerque high school
auditorium. under the direction of Su-
pcrinicndout ). W Giltncr. An APP
propriate musical selection opened the
EXERCISES. which was followed b., the
Introduction of Attorney PcarDe Ro-
doy. The subject of Mr.. Eodcy's ad-
dress was the effect q! modern thought
of Lincoln as u man "A lawyer, ana !"
statesman,
Governor T., : StuVer. who himself
took part IN that great CiNll strife
spoke from the viewpoint of a c"utem-
porary and emphasized the fact that
Lincoln al heart cherished nothing hut
friondliuoss To" the sputi Vet above
al desired that the uniou should not
perish Mi. Slower illustrated his
points with letters and stories OF the
times, and impressed one and an with
the feeling that his v"ncratinn for All
rsham Lincoln grew out ~ an intimate
knowledge ut the man and IN" prob
lens with which our country was Con-
ffonted AZ the time.
Appropriate exercises were held in
the other local schools. %Li1culn's
birthday is tomorrow. February -.
but the celebrations were given today
as there l.. OF course no school to.
morrow.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-11
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-11

Tho charity bali under the auspices
~ the civic ncttermcnt League viii
be- held Monday. February ~. The
ladies are working hard To- make Il
n success, and being FOR such a worthy
BE sure to buy a docket and attend
the bali
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-11
$4,000 OAMAG[
ACTION IS bECUN
IN j. s. TRIBUNAL
Jury Selected and One Witness
Gives Part Of Testimony Be-
fore Adjournment Is Taken
ct Noon.

The case of \. T. ilannctt admins
traitor for The estate ot Sick LiVaich.
against the Nictor-Amoricdn Fuel
company began with the selection of
n jury IN federal court this mornius.
one witness. Roy smith partially had
completed his testimony when court
was recessed Ut II o'clocN until
O'Clock this afternoon.
Damages IN the sum of $40. goo for
the loss of Liyaich's lie by a fall Of
slate IN the mino are asked by the
plaintin.
ON December o. 1914. according to
the complaint Livaioh. with three
other men. were taken from thoig
regular employ e. a. mule driver.
at the Navajo mines aud put "a work
cleaning up rock which had fallen IN
the event entry of HE mine. While
So gas a quantity of rock fell.
aud. becoming alarmed, Liyaich pro-
tested To- the pit boss against further
work 1T that time. Temporary re-
pairs were made aud the pit BOSS after
testing the roof announccd 1t safe.
Again returning t. WORK at clearing
away the debris, a third section of
the rock fcil and Livaich was killed.
a. 4 Hannett of Gallup and Nigil
a Jamison of this city are attorneys
Tor the plaintit while Cot H. L..
Twitchell represents the defense
Judge Pope yesterday entered an
order denying the motion oi the dc-
PENDANT to dismiss IN the case of
Francis =. Wilson. receiver for the
Gallup Electric Light company. vs..
the Peoples Light and Power conn
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-11

today uf blood poisoning. MAJOR Nor.
movie was born IN Michigan IA 1905
tie served in Porto RICO. cuba and
IN, Philippines.
Washington, Feb li-M,ior Nor
nozzle was well known throughout tho
army ana the cuuutr ~ tho IMAM the
war department invariably called
upon whom the government was on-
irout"d with bringing order out uf
chnus Ia domestic situations OF dis
trcss aud disaster.
In 1911. when floods In the Missis-
sipri valley had left thousands OF
persons homeless In the district be-
tween cairo, IN, and the mouth OF
tn" river. Major Normoyle was sent to
work cut the problem uf relief. ~.
was given credit FOR saving hundreds
of lives.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-11
EmergencyMan
of War Bureau
Dies Suddenly

uswcpo. y Y, Fcb a.. Major
James T.. Nurmoylo. Third United
Stntos infantry who was m command
OF For Ontario here. died suddenly