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six-room housekeeping apartment.
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Telephone y. 4134.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
YUMA

Services will be held at Yuma Nj. e.
church and Rue Hill United Brethren
church next Sunday morning at II
o'clock Sabbath school will be at
10 o'clock
". II H. Dow continues quite i'll
Miss Louise TauIbee is assisting Mrs.
Clyde Wake with her homework this
week
The entertainment given at Yuma
NJ. F. church Thursday evening follow
ed by a social proved very successful,
the sum of SCI being added to the
treasury OF the Aid society.
Miss Lille Schafcr has been engaged
to teach the Rose Hill school the COM
ing year.
Miss Lou Harris, county superiu-
tendent Of schools, met with the di-
rectOrs Of district No. 81 SATURDAY.
morning to decide what will have to
be done with the school house to COM
ply with the law
Mrs. ID. w. Mumma was A business
caller in Osborn Monday.
Miss Bessie Karr of Rock Falls
spent few days at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. BeaI and
other relatives last week
Miss Nancy Wake spent Sunday al
the home of her brother.
Henry Brandt and Miss Minnie
Wainwright attended the funeral OF
Mrs Margaret Schroeder in Rock Is
land Wednesday afternoon
William Mumma and grandchildren.
Miss Mable and owen Davis of Sew
more. Iowa, are guests at the home Of
Henry Mumma and son.
Walter Wells, while playing ball at
RAPIDS City Sunday afternoon met with
a serious accident breaking both
limbs above the ankle.
Rev and Mrs. Dunleavy were caIlsFw
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Percy
Cox Tuesday
Miss Prudy Schafer is quite i'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, according to the police
The Waterman at the place detected
him and summoned the police. Kulp,
who is young man who has not been
in trouble before, spent the night in
jail and was arra1gned In police court
today on a charge of horsestealing. He
was asked what he had TO say.
Il bought the horse. 1 paid $40
for it It was mine and | had right
to take it away from the barn if |
wanted to- he said
Harry Larkin, manager of the Sand
and Gravel company, denied that the
horse was sold to Kulp. He signed
the complaint. Kulp was held to the
grand jury under bond in the sum of
81, 900. He was unable to furnish
bail and was taken to the county Jail.
Andy Bowen was bound over to the
grand JURY on a charge of crime
against children. He was arrested by
Officer Ginnane in box car on First
avenue east of Twentieth street YES
terday afternoon A brakeman sum
moned the police when he found
Bowen and two little boys, Fred and
Ambrose Horton, in the car His bond
is 1000. Police announce their in
tention Of prosecuting Bowen to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
To Give CARMEN
CHANCE AT STOCK
Five Hundred Employees of Tri-City
Railway Company viii Get OPP
portunity 10 Buy Interest.
CONSIDER COOPERATIVE PLAN
Meetings viii BE Held Next Week Be-
tween WOrkmen and Officials OF
the Traction Concern.

Five hundred employees of the Tri-
City Railway company are to be given
an opportunity to have more than a
working interest in the concern, if
plants now on foot materialize.
During next week a series of meet
ings viii be held at which time officials
of the traction concern and employees
will consider a proposal TO give the
conductors, mOtOrmen, barn men and
all other employees an opportunity to
have a financial interest in the com
pany.
If the plan is accepted, as indica-
tiOns now are il Will be, the COOpera-
tive feature which has been adopted
with success in other communities
will become part of the conduct of
the local railway company
One Of the largest companies in the
middle west which has the cooperative
plan is the Illinois Steel company. 1t
has met with excellent success.
The detailed plan has not been COM
pletely prepared. It viii be arranged.
however, to give the men a chance to
purchase stock in the company Pos
session OF this stock viii give each
man a voice in the affairs of the com
pany to the extent of the stock he
holds. He viii receive what dividends
that are declared at the end of each
year and his interest in the company
Will extend beyond that of drawing his
wage monthly.
The first meeting will be held Mon
day, A sufIic ient number of meetings
Will be held so hat all employees may
be heard from.
Let Contract Soon.
Contract for the new $4,000 car
shops Of the Tri-City Railway COM
pany on Fifth avenue viii be let soon.
Yesterday plans and specifications
were sent to the contractors and bids
viii be called for within a short time.
The buildings to he constructed
viii be d continuation OF the one-story
structures which were built on Fifth
avenue near Thirty-siXth street follow
ing the big car barn fire. The corner
building Will be two stories in heighth
and back Of Offices for the superintend-
ent viii he a room for meeting place
of the men, billiard and reading
rooms, bath rooms and lockers and
many other cOnveniences for the COM
fort Of the COmpany's employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

limit. He had been arrested the day
before on a minor charge.
Net So Bad rs Feared.
please, mum, nurse says would you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Summer Dresses at $2.95

OF cool pretty lawns, durable
gingEams and lineres, all late sum-
or two of a style. Many worth
double.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
PAIR BOUND OVER
TO HIGHER COURT
Noah kuIp, South Rock Island Young
Man, Under 81 900 Bonds on
Charge of Horse Stealing.
ONE is HELD IN VICIOUS CASE
Andy Bowen Awaits Action of Grand
Jury in Matter in Which lie is Ac-
cused OF Crime Against Children.

Two men were held to the grand
jury in Rock Island police court today,
one on charge of stealing a horse
and the other on an accusation of
crime against children.
Noah Kulp, who lives in South Rock
Island, was apprehended early last
evening by Captain Ed Kittilsen. He
was caught in the act of leading a
horse from the Rock Island Sand and
Gravel company barn, First avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

$1.75 hammocks reduced to Sf.27
1925 hammocks now $1.6o
$3.50 hammocks only $1.e9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

All newest models, wide flare and
plated skirts, new ruffle effects
some are semi-tailored, long and
three-quarter sleeves, white and
colors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
BIBLE STUDENTS TO
HEAR CHICAGO MAN

Pastor NJ B Rice. Chicago. is to
give a free lecture tomorrow after
noon at 3 O'Clock at Odd Fellows hall,
Rock Island. under the auspices of the
International Bible Students assOCia-
ton. His theme VIII be Why Do the
Nations Ragc?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

DO You believe in the theory of evo-
Iution2'
Well. replied the student of human
nature. there are times when | Won
def now some people can stand and
watch the antics of cage full Of mon
keys without showing the slightest
trace 81 sell consciousness- -Birming-
ham Ago-Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

come at once as baby's been an swal-
lowed near a ole packet Of pins an
she says don't be humidity alarmed az
luckily they're safety pins
Opinion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
Sixteen Villistas
| aiken Prisoners
By ershing' S Men

Columbus. n. NJ. Sept. 17.--Sixteen
Villistas have been captured by Cen
eral Pershing's troops. The War De-
partment has been officially advised
of the capture. On Monday last,
thirty-three motor trucks were dis
patched south for Colonia Dublan with
battalion of negro infantry. They
were rushed eighty-one miles to a
point sixteen miles below Namiquipa.
There the troops raided a small adobe
settlement. taking prisoners sixteen
Villistas engaged in organizing a new
Villa following for operations against
American and Carranza troops in that
district. Much ammunition. arms and
horses were also captured The pris-
oners and munitions were brought
back to General Pershing's headquar-
ters. The prisoners are confined in
the stoCkade there.
villa is not believed here TO be
anywhere near Namiquipa at this
time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
UNCLE SAM MARKS TIME
ON NOTE TO AUSTRIA
VIII Await Reasonable Length Of Time
for Response to Demands
Made.

Washington Sept. 1T.-Information
is expected this week by the State
Department concerning the sinking,
presumably by mines or torpedoes OF
several vessels on which II is alleged
there were Americans either as pas
sengers as as members OF their crews
communication from Austria In
reply to the American note containing
three demands as a result of the at
tack by an Austrian submarine COM
ntander on the American tanker Petro-
lite is long over due. The State De-
partment will not insist upon any
early compliance by Austria with the
demands of this government. but wait
a reasonable time for the answer.
BY Reasonable time" 1t was ac-
knowledsed was latitude giving Aus
tria time to consult with the officers
of the submarine If still alive and not
captured
The United States demanded an apol-
ogy. the payment OF an indemnity and
punishment Of the commander OF the
offending submarine. There 10 a pos
sibility that Austria may refuse &c
comply with these requirements and
offer to submit the matter to arbitra-
!, ton at Tho Hague.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
GOVERNMENT RESTS IN
JAPANESE CASE
Their Information Unless Forced
by Little Empire.

Washington. September 1.-THE
United States will demand no further
information from Japan concerning
the Russo-Japanese alliance and Jap
anese operations In Inner Mongolia
"unless Japan commits an act in con.
travention of the assurances given
this government last week"
A State Department authority as
serted today that II would be most
unusual and even offensive for America
to assume. by making additional in
Quiries after receiving formal assur-
ances. that the Toxic government had
been discriminating.
The State Department expects ad-
ditional reports from Its diplomatic
and consular officers in China on Jap
anese activities In China especially In
Manchuria and Inner Mongolia. The
scene of the recent difficulty at Chen
Chiatun. Mongolia is so distant from
these officers that Investigations I'M
dertaken by the United States neces-
sarily would require considerable
time.
Unless the expected reports contain
Information of specific acts by jap
anese authorities in violation of Jap
ans agreement with this country re-
specting the status quo in China the
open door" policy. and the principal
OF maintenance of chtna.s territorial
integrity. the State Department will
take no action.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
BLACKMAILINC GANG
CAUGHT IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Sept Thames prom
inent in the pages OF Blue Books" in
New York. Philadelphia. Boston and
Chicago will be protected from the
smirching hand Of .blackmailers by
the capture here of band OF four
men and three women by government
officials. Members OF the band al
ready have mulcted wealthy men and
women out Of s250.0o0 or more. the
government alleges. They are to be
tried in Philadelphia. They will be
started there Immediately after they
are arraigned before United States
Commissioner Mark A. Foote. in the
Federal building here Tuesday morn
ing.
Henry Russell. one OF the arrested
men. 1t is said. has been posing as
brother of Mayor Thompson. Others
held are Edward Donahue, alias
DOC" Donahue: Helen Evers. said to
be the wife Of George Irwin. alleged
director of the group; Mrs. Frances
Allen, Mrs. Edward Donahue. wife OF
Donahue: James Christian, Alas wv
J. Cross; George Blans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
ON WAY TO COLUMBIA
WITH BODY Of SISTER
Funeral of Mrs. Howe Today-Presi-
dent to Return at Once to
shadow Lawn.

Washington. Sept 17.-President
Wilson passed through here at $50
o clock tonight en- route to Coium bia,
S. c.. with the body pf his sister, Mrs.
Anne E. Howe. The funeral train lie
due to reach Columbia at 1855 A. NJ.
tomorrow. The services and inter
ment will follow almost Immediately.
The members Of the party, in addi-
ton to the President and Mrs. Wilson.
are Miss Margaret Wilson, Joseph r.
Wilson. of Baltimore, the President
brother; John A. Wilson. a cousin. of
Franklin, Pa; George and Wilson
Howe, sons of Mrs. Howe; Mrs Anne
Cochran. a daughter; Josephine Goth
ran and DR., Grayson. the Presidents
physician.
President Wilson Joined the funeral
party at Trenton. having motored over
from Shadow Lawn. A special car for
his use was attached to the train
which left New York at 3;34 P NJ.
The remainder of the family started
from New London. Conn. this morn
Ing, where Mrs. Howe died early on
Saturday.
The President will start on the re-
turn "Trip to Shadow Lawn, y. j., i'm
mediately after the funeral and should
arrived at his summer home during
the afternoon on Tuesday Several
Important political conferences with
cam paign managers are scheduled for
Wednesday and Thursday.
On Saturday a delegation OF bust
mess men from New York will he re-
ceived at the summer White House.
On this occasion the President will
make an address, in which he expects
to explain the advantages to the bust
ness interests of the country of legis-
lation enacted since he took Office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
ACTIVITY INDICATES
U-[|NE'S ARRIVAL
Report At New London Says Under.
sea Merchantmen Is on Long
Island.

New London, Sept. 17.-Unusual
activity along the water front here to-
night similar to that which prevailed
at Baltimore before the Deutschland
arrived there. lent strong belief to the
persistent rumor that another Ger
man U-liner is waiting for 4 favor
able opportunity to make an Amer1.
can port One report from an au-
thentic source stated that the UNDER
sea boat has reached American shoreo
and Is somewhere OF the Eastern exc
tremity of Long Island. waiting to
make its final dash under cover Of =
fog.
Officials at the United States sub
marine base off New London this
afternoon admitted they had heard .
similar report, but added they were
making no effort to offer any aid, be-
cause they have not been officially in
formed as to the presence OF q for
eign submarine lin our waters
With nothing but running lights
showing. a powerful sea- going tug.
said to have been chartered by agents
Of the German U-liner, left port to-.
night and headed directly for the
open sea This great secrecy main-
tanned by the officers of the tug a. 10
their character and destination SEEM
ed positive proof to British agents
who have been closely following thA
movements of the German merchant
agents here that the long looked for
undersea merchantmen will be here
within forty-eight hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
TWENTIETH CT SECOND
| LATER, GUN FIRES OK.
Center Gun in Three-Gun Turret TN
Big Dreadnnushts Deaected
Otherwise.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE huge IA
Inch guns of the new super-dread
naught Pennsylvania cannot be fred
simultaneously. This fact was Ee-
3vealed during the recent target prac-
itics INDUCED in during the govern
ment acceptancy test. The Pennsyl-
Nania with her sister ship Arizona--
bust completed in the Brooklyn navy
the frst dreadnaughts to
have all their big guns installed three
10 4 turret The super interchangeable
oklahoma and Nevada have two OF
their turrets containing three guns
hut the remaining two turrets only
|contain two guns each.
The trouble discovered on the Penn
sylvania also exists in the three gun
kurrets Of the Oklahoma. IL was
hearned today. When the three guns
n the turret are fred simultaneously
khe middle gun becomes considerably
IdAflected and cannot be controlled.
After great deal of experimentins
h was found that II the center gun
HAS fired one twentieth of second
after the outside guns had been dis
charged this detection could be over
.come.
The control apparatus aboard the
was accordingly altered
= that this difference of time could be
electrically and the three
.uns fred with the time interval Az
ker this had been done the Pennsyl-
|vania established an enviable score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
SIX ARE KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE

Bethlehem. Pa. Sept r.-six per-
sons were killed instantly this after
noon when a Philadelphia and Read
ing train struck the automobile in
which they were riding near Quaker
town. The dead, all of Bethlehem. are:
William S. Unsiker. forty-two years
old superintendent of the drop forge
department of the Bethlehem Steel
Company; Mrs Flora tnsiker, thirty
three years old his wife: Andrew Noff,
forty years old, foreman of the Beth
lehem Steel Company. Mrs. Hadra Noff.
thirty-six years old. his wife: George
Non, seventeen years Ralph Non
eight years.
The party riding In Unsiker's car
had left Quakertown to return 70
Bethlehem. Trees obscured the rail
road and the automobile was full upon
the tracks when hit by special train
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
CONSIDER COMPROMISE
IN BORDER WRANClE
Would Recall American Troops From
Mexico and Make Oarranza
Responsible.
DOUBT FIRST CHIEFS ABILITY
Useless to Talk Any Settlement of
Border Questions, Americans Say,
Until Mexican Internal Evils Are
Cured.

New London. Conn, Sept. 1T.-Lest
General Carranza order his ENJOYS
home because the American troops
are not withdrawn from Mexico. the
American delegates are considering a
compromise plan of solving the bor-
der question. 1t provides that in case
the American troops are brought back
10 the United States Carranza will be
held entirely responsible for the pro-
lection of the frontier
1t will then become the duty of the
first chief to concentrate troops along
the International line where such ban
dts as Villa have threatened to break
through, and patrol other sections
with rurales organized like the Cana
dian mounted police.
Another condition that will be inn
posed on Mexico. according to this
plan. is that United States officials
cooperate with the Mexican authori-
ties in carrying out Carranza's prom
ised reforms
Useless to Talk Another Course.
The American delegates are con-
WINGED that il is useless to talk abou,
any settlement of the border questions
until the underlying evils of Mexican
political and economic life are elimi-
mated. Although Carranza insists tina,
he is able to regenerate Mexico. the
Americans entertain most serious
doubts,
Should the Mexicans carry out their
intention of declining to discuss any
phase of the Mexican problem except
the border wrangle. the Americans
will make the following demands:
Demands Outlined.
Recognition by Mexico OF the enor-
nous claims of Americans whose kin
dred have been murdered and prop
erty has been destroyed.
Nullification of tax DEGREES affect
Ing American properties which prac-
tically amounted to confiscation.
Distribution of lands among the
poems and discharging soldiers.
Education of these ignorant classes
In agriculture and other lines OF in
dustry. Reformation Of the courts
purge them Of their old-time corrup-
ton.
REIMBURSEMENT OF taxation so as not
to bear the same burdens on Ameri-
cans who are developing large MeM-
can properties as on the idle Cientifi-
CO landlords who let their vast es-
tates lie idle
Cooperation In all these reforms
by United States officials and experts
who shall act only in advisory ca
pacity and render all posi- BILE coun-
sci and assistance.
Secretary of the Interior Lane and
Judge Gray were the only American
commissioners here during the week
end. They spent all day on the navy
yacht Sylph. The Mexican ENJOYS are
all expected back from New York in
time for tomorrow mornings session.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
LONGSHOREMEN VOTE
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE

New York. Sept. 17.-votes on the
question OF a sympathetic strike ia
aid the street railway men were taken
by six local unions OF the Longshore-
men and Tidewater Boatmen Of New
York today. All voted to strike. but
set no time.
The power to call out the $4,000
mon was placed In the hands OF P.
v. O'Connor. OF Buffalo. president OF
the International Longshoremen's Az.
ISOLATION.
The meetings were held at the
Longshoremen's headquarters. Heat
ed argument. preceded the balloting.
but the vote was taken in silence.
There was no demonstration over the
announcement OF the result.
There will be no strike before
Thursday." said Mr.. O'Connor tonight.
Maybe there win be none at all.
We are nghting for the right Of all
workers 10 organise. and will take
action en that ground. though NJ
hAvo eur owu gyisvAnceA"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-18
CALL VILLA ATTACK
STORY AN INVENTION

Washington Sept. l7.-In the alb
sence OF official report confirming the
reported attack by Pancho villa on
the city of chihuahua. War Depart
ment officials. declared today they be-
lisved the entire story an invention.
These officers assert there II prop
uganda At work In Ell Paso to place
difficulties In the way of a success
full conclusion Of the Joint American
Mexican conferences at New Aondon.
Conn. 1t was declared to be absurd
to suppose that villa. with n reported
force OF six hundred men. would at
tack fortified city In which tho gar
rison numbered several thousand.