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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
COE

Rev. Alfred Carnell went to Daven
port Wednesday to attend the Lay
men convention.
Mr.. and Mrs George -Ashdown were
agI eeably surprised at their home
Saturday when IS of their friends and
neighbors walked in upon them I'M
announced. Mr.. and Mrs. Ashdown
made them welcome and all enjoyed
a rousing good time. The visitors
brought along lunch.
Mrs. William Winterfelt is Ill. Her
daughter, Miss Lille came home and
is helping care for her.
Mrs. Wallace Mcconnell who has
been very i'll the past four weeks with
an abscess in the head is now slowly
improving.
John Johnson went to Nebraska
Saturday to see his sister who is very
i'll.
The oyster supper given by the
Mothers club at the school house
Thursday evening, was big success
with large attendance. A fine social
time was enjoyed and s25 was taken
in. This money will go toward buy
ing necessary articles for their social
work at the school house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
IN MOLINE LODGES

Five representatives of Thor Lodge
No. 9, l. o. v, of this city, are in al
tendance at the meeting of the grand
lodge in Dekalb today Those who
have made the trip from here are Axel
Peterson, C. P. Davidson H. Widell,
Frank Weinberg and Philip Rundquist.
Convention sessions were held today
and tomorrow will be devoted largely
to a discussion Of plans for the old
folks home, one of the new departures
in Viking activities. Representatives
of all Viking lodges are in attendance
at the DeKalb gathering.
Semi-monthly meeting Of Thor lodge
was held last evening in Swedish Olive
hall with fair attendance. Regular
business was transacted and report of
the recent bazaar was submitted in
formally. Although definite figures
will not be announced till next meet
ing, it is known that the results were
all that could be expected, both in a
financial way and otherwise
Chiefs degree was conferred by the
degree team az the meeting of King
Philip tribe No. "a, l. 0. r. NJ, last
evening. The regular routine of bust
ness was also disposed of and a So
cial was enjoyed Officers of the de
gree team have made arrangements to
go to Woodruff. H., Tuesday, Feb. %,
and put on degree work. A represen-
tation of King Philip Haymakers, No.
941s, has also accepted an invitation
to go to Clinton and institute a hayloft
there
Members of Moline Court OF Honor
No 100 held busy session last even
ing, during wlich regular business was
transacted. A large number attended
the meeting. After transaction of bus
mess, adjournment was made and a
picture show furnished the diversion
for remainder of the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
SEEK LIGHT HERE
ON WINTERS CASE
Newport People Have Girl Whom They
Believe is Child Missing From
Newcastle, Ind.
CALLS LOCAL MAN HER FATHER
Says She is Lucy Atkins and Declares
That Her Parent is John Atkins
of Rock Island.

Rock Island city authorities today
started an investigation which may
lead to an interesting chapter in the
mystery surrounding the kidnapping Of
Catherine Winters of Newcastle, Ind.
an affair which gained nationwide
prominence last year. Local author
tiles are seeking to locate John At
kins, Sr., and Henry A. Atkins and
James Atkins, his sons, who are said
to live in Rock Island.
A girl found in Newport, KY, who
gave the name of Lucy Lucille Atkins.
resembles Catherine Winters, and Dr..
W. A. Winters has left his home in In
diana to go to Newport to determine
whether or not the girl is his daugh
ter
The following letter was received
by Mayor McConochie from Mrs.
Charles L. Raison, president Of the
Campbell County Humane society,
Newport:
Will you kindly give me any infor-
nation at hand concerning one John
"A. Atkins, about so years of age, who
has been roaming the state Of Indiana,
! Ohio and Illinois in wagon for years,
but who claims Rock Island as his
home?
He has among his children a girl
who resembles Catherine Winters, the
lost child of DR.. Winters, and who
seems to be about u years old. The
girl says her father has been mar
| ried three times and has Is children
She also claims that her half-sistef,
Mrs Fife Colt, % years old, commit
ted suicide in your city recently. Tnat
Mrs. Colt was wealthy was another
claim she made. She said Mrs. Cot
was the widow of one Walter Cott'
who was scalded to death in a boiler.
Has Been Neglected.
The child goes by the name OIL
! Lucy Lucille Atkins, and has peeh
/ sadly neglected and terribly mistreat-
/ ed. She says she does not know whefe
she was born and her father does MOI
allow her to ask questions. We nave
placed her in home here, awaitins
trial in the Juvenile court
On Aug. q Walter Colt was fatahs
scalded in an accident at the hepub-
! lie Iron & Steel works, Moline Inc
following week Mrs. Colt, who was
formerly Fife Atkins, drank ph'a'
Of strychnine at her home, 143lis sec.
ond avenue, Rock Island, dying snols
time later. Mrs. Colts survivors az
given as her father, John AtRlhs, oi'
Ironton, Ohio, and four brothers hel,
ry and James Atkins of this city aaA
John and George Atkins OF Wyohiiae'
Ill -,
Should DR.. Winters, when ne arfs'es
in Newport. identify the Atkins gun -
his child. local people may be IMP
Gated in the affair, city officials saiu,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
DAVENPORT GIRL
BIC EIGHT VICTOR
Miss Frances Schultze is Awarded
First Honors in School Decla-
nation Contest.
NINE CITIES ARE REPRESENTED
Miss Aline Jane Martin. Rock Island
Entry. Wins Third Place With
Her Selection.
NINE CITIES ARE REPRESENTED

Before an audience that practically
filed the auditorium. Miss &line Jane
Martin, representing Rock Island, won
third place in the girls big eight dec
lamation contest, which was held at
the local high school last night at S
o'clock, Miss Frances Schultze of Dav-
export and Miss Violet Walter of Cen
eseo winning first and second places,
respectively. Nine schools were rep
resented in the Contest-Davenport
Moline, Kewanee, Canton, Princeton,
Galesburg, Monmouth. Geneseo and
Rock Island-and as all of the contest
ants did remarkably we'll, it was no
easy task to pick the winner
The subject Of the winners selection
was Jean Vatican and the Bishop"
being a vivid extract from Les Mis-
cradles" Miss Schultze delivered it
in a fascinating way and held the I'M
disputed attention of her audience.
Miss Violet Walter of Geneseo gave
the selection, How They Built the
Church at Kehoe's Bar" 1t proved to
be most interesting tale of the strug-
giles of young minister to set up
church in rough mining district, and
how he finally succeeded in touching
the feelings of the miners and accom-
plishing his task. She handled her
subject in a clever way and made
It intensely interesting to the audi
ence.
Miss Martin of Rock Island spoke
upon the subject, The Sign of the
Cross" Her selection is tale of the
time of Nero and is a vivid description
of the Christian persecution at that
time. She delivered the defamation
with a great amount of feeling and
undoubtedly won her place on merit
alone.
A delightful informal reception was
given after the contest to all in at
tendance and proved a great success.
Each one was given tag on which
were printed the words, Il am ---,
who are you?" Instructions were then
given to fill in the space for the name,
and in this way a general mixup was
soon brought to pass. Light refresh
ments were served and all had a most
enjoyable time.
Program OF Contest.
"Canto Amaroso" (Elman) ........
....... Miss Frances Rhoads, violin
Scenes from The Bishops Car
riage' -. Gladys Anderson, Moline
'The Song and the Man" ........
... Grace Clarke, Kewanee
4 India" Ada Cluts, Canton
"The Masters Violin. .........
... Gyneth Hunt, Princeton
THE Sign of the Cross ........
So. Aline Jane Martin, Rock Island
1.-THE Littlest Rebel ............
......... Edna Ranney, Monmouth
Bobby Shaftoe" Observation-Disclosures.
....... Evelyn Richey, Monmouth
Jean Vatican and the Bishop.
...... Frances Schultze, Davenport
How They Built the Church at
Kehoe's Bar"
-. ....... Violet Walter, Geneseo
"Auf den Bergen" (Grieg) ..........
:. .... Miss Bessie Baker, piano
The judges of the contest were Pro-
fessor F. W. Kracher of Iowa uniyer-
sity, Professor Adelbert White of Lom-
bard college and Professor Arthur An
drew of Monmouth college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
SUFFERS STROKE OF
PARALYSIS ON A CAR

Mrs. j. P. Guthormsen, 30S Fourth
avenue. Rock Island, suffered a stroke
of paralysis while riding on Watch
Tower car yesterday afternoon. She
was taken into the Twentieth Century
pharmacy on Seventeenth street, where
a physician attended her, and later
she was removed to her home. Her
condition is reported as much improv-
ed today. Mrs. Guthormsen had been
visiting in South Rock Island and was
on her way home when she suffered
the stroke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
Denies Swiss Friction.

Paris, Feb. 19.-Camille de Coppet,
president of the Swiss Federation,
says there is no crisis in Switzerland
involving the political unity OF the
country, according TO the Berne cor
respondent of the Journal, with whom
NJ. de Coppet discussed the agitation
aroused in Switzerland by the disclos-
ures made during investigation OF the
case against the two Swiss colonels,
DR.. Wattenwy and Egli. arrested on
charges of communicating military
secrets,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19

womens auxiliary, a committee being
appointed at last evenings meeting
which will take the necessary steps
towards effecting such an organization.
Report of the committee will be made
at the next meeting. Two new mem
bers were initiated last evening. Invi-
tation to attend Washington's birth
day meeting, extended by the Sons of
Veterans, was accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
Match Thought Cause.
A Personal Question.

A party of strangers were visiting
at the college. 1t was in the late fall,
and the air was crisp and cold. One
of the members Of the party, charm
ing young woman, was escorted
through the grounds by learned but
very much preoccupied professor
Suddenly two members of the track
team, accoutred for their sport, pass
ed them.
Its dreadfully cold" remarked the
young woman, with dainty SILVER
as she gazed after the runners, ito
be without stockings"
The professors mind, deep in con-
temptation Of the fourth dimension
was attracted by the sound of the
girls voice
Then why" he asked absently. did
you leave them off?"-The Youth
Companion,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
WAR VETS TO ATTEND
PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Members of Moline camp. No. 81,
Spanish-American War Veterans, at
meeting last evening made arrange
ments to attend the patriotic meeting
which will be held in the Moline high
school auditorium next Friday evening.
Other similar organizations of the city
Will participate in the exercises which
have been planned for the meeting.
The Moline camp will organize a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
REV. THOMAS HUGHES
AIKEN CHAPEL SUNDAY

Rev. Thomas Hughes of Arlington,
H., will preach at the Aiken street
chapel, tomorrow afternoon at services
which will begin at o'clock.
Mr. Hughes is an eloquent speak
er and will have a message for the
people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
Beard Of Control to Meet.

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb 49, Mem
bers of the state board OF control an
nounced today that they will hold a
conference here March ID and Is with
the executive heads of the state insti-
buttons, TO talk over plans for the COM
ing year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
their own pleasures and as a cover for
their partners in wrongdoing.
Flock IOyaI TO Him,

Mr.. Hartzell had a group of loyal
and devoted members of the church
who stood by him through good and
false report, and who finally obtained
his reappointment to the pastorate of
the South Park church until he was
compelled in the fall of 1908 to give up
his work through failing health.
He went west for the benefit derived
from the climate, after he had been
treated in Chicago by DR.. John B. Muir
ply and Dr. William E. Qine. In 1910
he returned to Chicago, having suffered
a relapse and spent six weeks in Wesley
Memorial hospital with his limb in a
plaster cast, his ailment being dag
nosed as tuberculosis of the hip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
REV. HARTzELL IS
CALLED ON COAST
Son OF Bishop of Methodist Church
Expires at Home in Pasadena
After Long Illness.
FATHER WITH HIM AT THE END
Deceased Had a Stormy Career During
Passionate in Chicago Battling
Against Vice.

Pasadena, Cal, Feb. 19.-Rev. Nor
ton Culver Hartzell, widely known as
a crusader against the old time tender
loin districts in Chicago, died here
Thursday night.
Mr.. Hartzell lived in Chicago eight
years as pastor Of Centenary Metho-
dist Episcopal church on the west side,
and the South Park Avenue church.
He came here FIVE years ago for his
health
He is survived by a widow and small
son, Carl. His father, Bishop Joseph
c. Hartzell, arrived from Chicago a
short time before death occurred. The
body will be taken to Chicago
Mr.. Hartzell was so years old, and
died on his birthday.
Chicago, Feb. 19.-Mr. Hartzell had
a stormy career while pastor Of the
South Park Methodist Episcopal
church, South Park avenue and Thirty
third street He advocated social SER
vice and aggressive methods in
I
within the church on the part of those
members who thought a minister's
business should be confined to prayer
preaching, and calling from house to
house.
/ But his main battles were fought
| with the vice fabitues in the neighbor-
( hood of the church, which were max
| ing at that time rapid encroachments,
and in his political opposition to Mayor
Busse, whom he accused of protecting
vice.
Pioneer i'm Vice War.
He organized the Douglas Neighbor-
hood association and became its presi-
dent.
Paid vice investigators were en-
ployed and a crusade began which was
the forerunner Of the campaign which
later put Chicago's redlight out of bus
mess.
He urged early in 1908 that a com
mittee of 100 be formed for the scieD-
tific study of social vice and the sug-
gestion OF the best means for its regu-
lation. He named the late Professor
Charles r. Henderson of the University
of Chicago, Jane Adams, Judge Harry
Olson. and others. as suitable persons
to be on the committee. He was one of
the first outspoken opponents Of the
segregation policy as applied to vice.
He was criticised by friends and enc
mics alike, on the ground that he was
not able to cope with unprincipled and
cunning vice agents. He was accused
Of having been duped by the knowing
ones of the underworld, who extracted
money from him for investigations
NH; oh thav uare said TN have Epent on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
BRANDS L00KSOF
STREETSASHAME
Commissioner Liedtke Says That Pa.
per Scattered on ThOrOughfares
Is an AbOminatiOn.
STATES MORE PRIDE IS NEEDED
Declares Additional Waste Cans Will
Be Placed on Corners and People
Educated to Use Them.

Waste paper scattered along Rock
Island streets, especially the business
streets, is an abomination which Com
missioner Liedtke says must be STOP
ped. The commissioner was out on a
tour of inspection yesterday and he
found conditions shocking, he says,
amounting to a public nuisance.
Il would think" Commissioner
Liedtke said, "the business men of this
city would have more pride in the ap-
pearance of their city than to throw
waste paper on the walks and into the
streets and alleys. 1t not only filters
up the places where it is put, but it
blows onto the neighbors' premises,
and presents a most unsightly appear
ance. In some places today where the
streets were so scattered with waste
paper it made me ashamed to think
that strangers would get the impress
sion they inevitably will of Rock Is
land
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
FIRE DISCOVERED
BY JAIL INMATES
Fifty-two County Prisoners Held in
Breathless Excitement as De.
partment Fights Flames.

Fifty-two prisoners were held
breathless with excitement and deputy
sheriffs rushed to the Rock Island
county Jail ready to remove them from
the building if necessary when fire
broke out at 1890 this morning.
The blaze was discovered in time,
however, and removal of the inmates
was unnecessary, although the fire was
hard to get at.
Smoke was seen by prisoners issu-
ing from beneath the floor of the boys
department, in the northwest corner
of the second floor. The floor is COW
cred with steel mating, but near the
walls there are small open spaces.
Prisoners summoned the jailer. A call
was Immediately sent to the central
fire company. -
1t required about fifteen minutes and
the use of several chemicals to extin-
guish the blaze. 1t was necessary to
pry up the steel flooring and to chop
the wood underneath. The damage is
$50.
Match Thought Cause.
A deputy sheriff said that it was
probably lighted match or cigaret
thrown on the floor that caused the
blaze. 1t is presumed that the match or
cigaret fell in the crack and since the
wood beneath is very dry. the fire
started quickly.
The boys were not removed from
the cell while the firemen fought. They
were guarded by deputies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19
Nuisance Must Cease.

"The time has come when this mis-
use of the streets has got to stop. 1t
makes me tired to think any Of the
people of Rock Island has no more
pride in his city than to deliberately
throw paper in the streets.
1.-THE city has provided receptacles
in which to place paper or scraps of
paper, and more will be placed if nee
essary, and l feel that a plea should be
made to all people to get ne habit of
depositing paper in these boxes.
"All talk about city beautiful is
bosh if the people have not enough
pride to keep from littering up the
streets"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19

All the news all the time--The Argus.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
|DAY 0FF TAKEN BY
 GIRL CAMPA|CNERS
Only Few Defy Additionally Slack Saturday Afternoon; They are
 Rewarded

Yesterday was day off for the busy workers in the Y w. C. A. campaign for current expenses Yet even so, a goodly sum was collected by those who defied the tradition that Saturday afternoon is slack time in the business section and dared to venture out to seek the help of their friends anyway. No report was given as to the amount, because the total is to be given on Monday. but the cam paign headquarters felt very cheerful over the days results
 Up to the close of the reports last evening, $921.00 had been collected, and this was boosted well over the thousand mark today. Nevertheless, the teams recognize that it is going to require some busy hours next week to send the Association clocks tick : ing round to the six thousand for which they are set, and they are pre- pairing for a big rally round the luncheon table of the Rose Tree on Monday noon. There are to be sev- eral speeches at this gathering, and a great deal of enthusiasm is being shown in the preparations.
 The speakers at the luncheon will be Robert S. Fisher. Dr. Vim. c. Gillespie, Miss Patricia Davidson, Miss Sydney Houts, Miss Martha Chickering and Miss Blanche Camp bell. Miss Edith Evans, the president of the Y. w. C. A. will preside.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
INDIANS PROSPEROUS
 HOLD BLANKETS HIGH

Some of the most successful blanket buying trips that E. l.. Graves has ever made to the Navajo reservation have been made in midwinter, and a few weeks ago, when planning such an eX- petition, he wrote to several of the leading traders for information as to conditions in the north country.
 A trader who controls more trading posts than any other man on the res ervatiOn writes that as long as wool and belts continue to sell at such high prices that the Navajo weavers will continue to take vacation, due to too much prosperity. Furthermore, the snows have been so heavy, now averag ing four feet on the level in the back country, that even if the weavers wished to work. that conditions have been prohibitive.
 This big trader writes that his stock of fine blankets has been exhausted and that he can offer nothing of high class. and that he figures prices are bound to increase and stocks to run down until the wool market is consid- erably different. Three other traders all have made reports of a similar character so MT. Graves will postpone his scouting trip for some time.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

when it should have so pounds. The owner does not realize that anything is wrong until after the damage is done and his tire is rhn-cut and ruined.
 Batteries, like tires. begin to wear out as soon as they are made, whether used or not, because the battery is chemical apparatus and chemical ac ton is going on to some extent at all times in the same way that rubber be- comes brittle and loses it's life
 In both cases proper attention great ly prolongs the service to the car owner and means money in his pocket
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
TRAIN ID MAR|COPA
 TOMORROW EVENING

Tomorrow evening for the first time within nearly three weeks, the Arizona Eastern railroad will run a train from this city to Maricopa and establish once more the normal con- nections with the Southern Pacific road at that point
 Superintendent Scott stated yester- day evening that the temporary bridge across the Gila river at Sacaton was nearly completed, and that if noth- ing happened the structure would be completed at noon tomorrow. The train will leave at the regular time of six o'clock. The Southern Pacific is now operating all of it's trains to the west on something like regular schedule. Consequently the bridging of the gap between this city and Maricopa will restore the traffic con- ditions in this city to normal During the three weeks in which the train service between this city and Maricopa has been suspended over three hundred carloads of Phoe- nix bound freight has collected there and the Arizona Eastern hopes to have the major portion of this moved to Phoenix during the coming week.
 All of the men and machinery at work on the bridge at Sacaton will be transferred to the A. E. crossing of the Agua Fria river on the Buckeye line. The bridge at that point will be rebuilt