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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
ASKS TO WITHDRAW
NOT GUILTY PLEA

Motion to withdraw his plea of not
guilty in order to protect rights I'M
der the law by filing a motion to
quash the indictment was filed in
circuit court this morning by John
Kausky, through his counsel, c. j.
Searle.
Kausky was indicted on a charge
of robbery 1t is alleged that on Nov.
Is last, he held up at the point of a
gun, Thomas Vaughn in this city and
took the sum of $3.50 away rom him
kausky's case is first in the criminal
trial list which starts Monday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
SOO|NI BLOWS AS
|. PAY DAY ARRIVES
Vaudeville Manager Leaves Actors and
House Employees When Sal
aries are Due.

Harry A. Sodini, who unceremon-
iously departed from Moline Wednes-
dav night when salaries were due per-
formers at the Family theatre, where
he had been conducting vaudeville, is
also awaited at Clinton, Iowa. where
he has another variety house. At Clin-
ton the performers held an indigna-
ton meeting, with the house employees,
on the stage of the theatre. The treas
urer proposed a benefit performance
to help take care of the unsatisfied
paw roll, but the actors refused to be
parties to such an enterprise. Then
one wag posted sign above the en-
trance of the theatre which read
Harry Sodini-Gone, But Not For
gotten"
Sodini has had rather tempestuous
career as a theatrical magnate here
abouts in the past several years. He
was formerly manager of the Family
theatre NOW the Spencer Square) in
this city, but his chief operations were
in Moline and Clinton. In these lat
ter enterprises he at different times
was associated with relatives. Sodini
| is believed to have enjoyed prosperity
| in the first few years Of his vaude-
vile theatre management, but of late
he appears to have experienced diff
/ Guilty in making ends meet. At the
Family, in Moline, he changed from
vaudeville to stock, then to pictures
then returning again to vaudeville.
| Sodinis whereabouts today are still
unknown by Moline creditors. M. O
/ Mcdaniel announced that a benefit
performance has been arranged fol
Family theatre employees. The Metro
politan Minstrel company of Rock IS
! land has been engaged to put on {
show Sunday. There are 10 employees
who have not been paid for weei
and four days. Several are women who
are in Strengthened circumstances
Musicians have four days pay com
ing.
Report was current in Moline thi
afternoon, but could not be confirmed
that several business men have open
ed negotiations for reopening tn
vaudeville house 1t is said they hav,
conferred with representatives of tn
Industrial Home association with tina
end in view.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
COLLISION TIME
IMPORTANT POINT
al pay When Rock Island Train
Hit Huesing Truck Figures
In Damage Case.
,ry ORDINANCES ARE ADMITTED
ylsintiff Says Accident Occurred When
Gates Should Have Been
Operated.
,,ry ORDINANCES ARE ADMITTED

o,sstion of the time of day when
. accident occurred in which the
.,.;,tiff's truck, loaded with soft
,.;rts and beer was struck by a Rock
I.,.nd train at the Thirteenth street
,-,ssjne. Moline, is proving the vital
.o,nt in the case of A. D. Huesing VS.
pncs Island road, on trial in circuit
.orr, Attempt is being made to col
,.rt $4,000 damages for damage to
.tock of goods and truck.
The Importance of the time became
ardent when the plaintiff attempted to
,r,roduce in evidence, copy Of the Mo-
T,p city ordinances which provide
NAT gates at the crossing in ques-
linn shall be operated by the road up
1850 each evening.
Claim of the plaintiff is that the &C
rjdept happened about els on the
evening of Sept ?, 1913, while the COM
any states that the mishap came af-
ter $50. when no fagman was re-
ouired to be on duty.
Ordinance Admitted.
E, H. Stafford. Of counsel for de-
iendant company objected to the intro
duction of the ordinance book, but
Judge ". T. Church admitted it. Mo
ton by the defendant to take from
the jury was made this morning but
not argued, being overruled by the
court.
It is expected that the case will be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
Obituary
Funeral OF Mrs. Lachner.

Funeral services for Mrs. B. J. Lach-
ner will be held at st. Joseph's church
Monday morning at 8 o'clock with re-
QUEEN mass celebrated by Dean ]. J.
Quinn. Interment will be in Calvary
cemetery Miss Katherine Kelly, a
sister of deceased, arrived today from
her home in Philadelphia. Two other
sisters, Misses Mary and Agnes Kelly
are expected from Philadelphia Sun
day DR.. Lachner's brother. William
J. Lachner, is coming from Baker, Ore
to attend the funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
Funeral OF TAYLOR TihhaIS.

Funeral of Taylor Tibbals was held
from the home, 1904 Eleventh avenue
A, Moline, at 2 yesterday afternoon,
Rev. r. W. Babcock officiating. Bur
ial was in Riverside cemetery. Serv-
ices were largely attended and a
large number of beautiful floral trib-
utes were sent Mrs William Kirby
and Mrs. Bloom were singers while
pallbearers were John VOTERS, John
Brown, Henry Leopold, Olof Nelson
George Wiese and Albert Benson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
PROMINENT MASON
OF STATE is STRICKEN

Decatur, Ill, Jan. 2S.-Attorney l..
A. Mills, right eminent grand comman-
der of the grand commandery of Hi
nois, knights Templar, was today
stricken suddenly in his Office with an
attack of acute indigestion. He was
rushed to hospital where it was de-
clared he has an even chance for re-
covery. Mr.. Mills is one of the most
prominent Masons in Illinois and has
been busy preparing for trip by the
state commandery to the conclave at
San Francisco next summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28

continued over until tomorrow, as
Judge Church is anxious to have the
matter disposed Of by Monday after
noon, at which time the criminal cal
endar will be started
1t is expected that Judge F. d. Ram
say will arrive Feb. to take up civil
business In branch court and that on
Feb. IA, Judge Church will go to
Aledo to hold court, leaving Judge
Ramsay to complete trial of criminal
cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
For Cnapped, Blotchy,
Red or Wri7kled Skin,

Do you realize that just beneath that
coarse. rough or discolored complexion
there's an exQuisiteiy beautiful skin OF
youthful tint and delicacy? II you could
only bring this complexion to the surface,
dscarding the old one! You can-in the
easiest. simplest, most natural manner
Imaginable. Just get an ounce OF ordinary
msrcolized wax at any drugstore, apply
nightly like cold cream, removing 1t morn
ings with warm water. The wax assists
Nature by gradually taking off the linger-
Ing particles OF dead and half-dead sur
face skin, causing no discomfort what
ever Cutaneous defects like chaps, PIN
pies, blotches. liver spots, moth patches,
freckles, OF course disappear with the old
skin. Nothing else will accomplish such
wonderful results in so short a time.
Fine lines and even the deeper wrinkles
often appear at this season. In such cases
nothing is better than a face bath made
by dssolying l o. powdered saxolite in
\ pit witch hazel. This is remarkably
Effective.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
WIRES GREETINGS
TO NATION CHIEF
Mayor McCOnochie Extends Welcome
to President Wilson Who Tues
day Passes Through City.

Mayor McConochie late yesterday
sent a telegram to Joseph Tumulty,
secretary to President Wilson, extend
Ing the welcome Of Rock Island to the
nations executive, who Tuesday will
pass through here on his way west to
talk on Preparedness"
In the message the mayor stated that
he would be pleased to present the
president to the people of Rock Island
for a talk of several minutes, In view
of the fact that the presidents special
will stop here while engines are
changed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
Mrs. c. A. Carlson.

Rev. A. F. Bergstrom and wife of
Moline, together with their children,
returned last night from Red Oak,
Iowa, where they attended the funeral
Of Mrs. Bergstroms mother, Mrs. c.
A. Carlson, which took place Tuesday
afternoon. Services were in charge of
Rev. T. J. karleen, and burial was in
the Fremont church cemetery, 10
miles south of Red Oak
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
EARL IHRIG SIGNS
A MOLINE CONTRACT

Earl c. Ihrig of this city signed a
contract of the Moline Baseball asso-
citation last evening and will be taken
with the team on the spring jaunt to
the Thirty-seventh street lot. Ihrig is
going to try out for first base position
and he is said TO be bear at the
initial station. Last year he was
signed by the Mason City, Iowa, club
and worked for Harry Bay until he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
NEICHBOR FINDS
MANDEAD IN BED
John BuckalIew. Ills Eighth Avenue,
Succumbs Supposedly to an Epi-
leptic Attack.
LIVED ALONE AT HIS HOME
Had Not Been Seen About House fol
Several Days and Investigation
is Made-HOld Inquest.

John Buckallew, so years Of age, re-
siding at 111S Eighth avenue, was
found dead in bed at noon today by
Anton Kick, neighbor. Mr.. Kick
notified Carl Naab, his employer, who
in turn notified Coroner R. c. J.
is being held at the home late this aft
ernoon.
1t Is not doubted that Buckallew's
death was due to natural causes, as
there was no evidence Of violence
about the house, and the man was sub
ject to attacks of epilepsy. He was
lying in bed in his night clothes and
in a natural position when found.
Buckallew had evidently been dead a
couple of days. He was last seen alive
by neighbors the first part Of the
week.
Buckallew lived alone at the home,
his wife having left him about two
years ago. He had been working for
Mr. Naab, cutting ice, and was paid off
Saturday. Because of the recent warm
spell his services was not needed, but
today Mr. Naab, on inquiring, learned
that he had not been seen for several
| days.
No Relatives Here.
He suggested to Mr.. Kick, who owns
the property, that he go into the house
to see if anything was wrong. Buck
allew was an American by birth and
he came to Rock Island about Il
years ago from Wisconsin and had
lived here since For a time he was
employed at Rock Island arsenal, but
of late had been doing odd jobs for
the city and other firms He leaves
no children to survive, and has nc
living relatives in this vicinity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
GtyB110f5
Y q homo Of Reidy Bros.

Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express. call William Trefz
Following the regular meeting last
night at Odd Fellows hall, Ucal lodge,
No. sos, |. 0. O. F.. held a dancing
party. Invitations had been extended
to members and their friends and a
large number were present. Refresh
ments were served.
Relatives today received word from
Will R. Carse, who is at COlfax, Iowa,
recovering from a nervous breakdown,
that he is steadily improving. He has
been at the resort for two weeks, his
wife and daughter joining him there
last Wednesday,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28

ton has been extended through Secre-
tary Tumulty.
The committee appropriated $50 to-
ward purchase of badges and other
expenses of entertainment of the state
florists convention in Moline in
March.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28

broke his thumb, when he was re-
leased, later playing independent ball
in a small place near Mason City. Most
of his pastlming in the 1915 season
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28

port team in 1914 He Is best as first
sacker. though he performs profici-
emily as backstop and in the out
field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28

was done behind the bat, In 1913 he
was member of the Moline Tigers and
in 1914 he played with the Velie Greys.
He was given a tryout with the Daven-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28
Month End Sale Of Coats Half Price

Our entire stock of Coats-Coats for every
purpose-for motoring, for comfort and for
warmth, for street wear, for dress occasions
Every new fabric every clever style-in
a most complete size range-Positively not
one reserved-your choice unrestricted
AT HALF PRICE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-28

S5c Bleached Sheets o9c
Excellent quality full size seamless
bIeached sheets, made from standard
GRADES of best bIeached sheetings.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
SATURDAY, MAY .. 1914
"Home, Sweet Home"


This "Home, Sweet Home" is good to sing
For it's n thrilling tune;
1t stirs man like anything
AT midnight or at noon.
Around the board, beside the nre.
Beneath the skys blue dome.
There's nothing mOrtais can inspire
Like that old "Home, Sweet Hou,e.''
I've heard man who sang It loud
Whene'er he had . chance.
He loved to ye 1t In q crowd
And ev'ry circumstance.
But when catalogue he met
with low grade goods for sale,
Then Home, Sweet Home" hs would forget
And send for them by mail.
II all of us should do the same
II many send their cash
To help the old mHil-Order game
The town will go to smash.
The grass will gather in the street,
And crops uncut decay;
And home, that we once sang as sweet,
VIII droOp And pass away.
Oh. sing that "Home, Sweet Home"y atun-
II thrills us through and through;
But singing songs is not enough
There's something else to do.
Let's send no more our cash to roam
To make n miilionaire;
Let 's boost q bit for "Home. Sweet Home
with Home, sweet Home" be stjuare!-EE.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
NuNoelxl WATERFALLS.
eewitchins Night Scene at q Popular
Japanese Resort.

A sight in the summer life Of Japan
not easily forgotten is procured in q
night visit to the Nunobiki waterfall.
Just outside Kobe on the northeast.
There are two falls. the lower or fe
male fall Of forty-three feet and the
upper or male fall Of eighty feet. the
water gushing In each case out of the
hill above and falling down the gorge
TO whirling pool below. 1t is reached
by an easy. winding climb up the cliffs
Of the million Fireflies"-tiny electric
bulbs In thousands among the trees
and the thousands and thousands OF
gayly clad women and children visitors
shepherded by the more somber clad
men give the traveller two distinctly
delightful sensations before reaching
tho Illuminated falls themselves.
The tiny lights come and go among
the trees In bewitch.ng way. The
single light. says the Kobe Chronicle.
which illuminates the higher fall will
perhaps appeal to many rather than
the cOlored lights thrown on the lower
fall. aud the lamp rays giving the foun-
tnin the hues OF the rainbow may be
regarded as artificial. Nevertheless the
general effect Is attractive.
To nny one who knows China 1t III
impossible not to draw comparison
favorable to the japanese In viewing
the crowd Entrance to the gorge Is
perfectly free. yet thousands fiocking
there every evening are neatly dressed
In summer garments. every one clean
and respectable. while the conduct of
the great crowd Is orderly and marked
by sense of quiet enjoyment. Such IL
scene would be almost impossible In
China. aud until the idea OF personal
cleanliness can he introduced among
the swnrming millions of that country
we nre ufraid the Japanese will con
tinue to look down upon their neigh
bOrS Ms Inferior.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
sYRoN's uNAApPlNEss.
His Icy. Frozen hammered wife and
His Cruel Parents.

His Cruel Parents.
Marie Corelll. the English novelist.
says poets do not really love. II they
did they could not write about 1t.
They Imagine they love. And their
Imagination embraces many fair OBJ
jects.
Byron" she says. "was an unhappy
man. But he was not as unhappy as
he imagined himself to be- He found
pleasure, even inspiration. In dwelling
on his own troubles. Many poets do"
She tells US that Byron's mother had
been a Miss Gordon before she mnr.
ried the shiftless and dissolute Captain
Byron. the poets father. and that amid
constant quarrelings. thrashings and
unjust abuse and the most coarse and
Incorporate language poor Byron be-
gan his career.
with such a father and such a
mother" says Miss Corelli. 'the won
der Is that he managed to store his
mind with so many Impressions Of
beauty and grandeur and that he wan
able to lift his soul above his surround
ings to such height Of intellectual
power. His mothers furious temper
and her cruel mockeries stung him. not
into reply. but into silent and lonely
brooding on his wrongs.
He himself describes the sense of
horror and humiliation which came
over him when In ft Of passion. she
called him a lame brat When Sir
Walter Scott met him he said he should
scarcely have noticed It In fact. the
great novelist was as lame as the great
poet. only Byron's brilliant personality
made him. more than Scott. an object
of comment. His marriage was a fail
ure. It was fortunate thing for lit
erature that his wife left him after
one year of matrimony.
"Had she remained with him his
genius might have perished' under the
freezing influence Of such a paragon
of propriety and dullness. William
Hewitt tells us that Lady Byron had
frozen moments.
"I have seen her. he says. come
down in the morning as If she had
min all night on glacier. frozen. as It
were. to the very soul. and no efforts
on the part of those around her could
restore her for the day to any genial
social warmth"
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
Scotch Judoes' Fruoaiity.

Scotland might safely be backed at
least to rival England In the mntter Of
frugality among her Judges. There Is
Dean Ramsay's story Of the dinner
party given by Lord P0lkemmet. When
the covers were removed the guests
were surprised to find that the dinner
consisted OF veal broth. roast fillet Of
veal. veai outlets. horentine ian old
Scottish dish composed Of veal. a calf's
head and cnlfs foot Jelly. Observing
the sensation. Lord Polkemmet ex-
planned: "Ou ny. it's n cnuf. When we
kill beast We just eat up ae side and
down the tither."-London Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
AN EVENING WITH DUMAS.
Il Was . Cosmopolitan Crowd That
Fioeksd to His Shrine.

fi0ekeo TO HIS ShrIno.
Dumas sat like some bronze Of a
Buddhist temple, while his guests
stood or moved about, conversing with
him or among themselves. writes Fran
cis Grierson In the Century. describing
an evening with the great novelist. A
famous comedian from the Cymnase
exchanged jokes with tragedian from
the Theatre Frnncais. a witty journal
ist was conversing with a gifted singer
from the Theatre Lyric. an artist with
flowing hair and huge pince nez was
begging professional beauty to give
him series Of sittings for her por
trait, a novelist on the qui vive for
copy seemed to see. hear and nppropri-
ate everything and everybody all ut
once
young poetess and an aged drama
tist were discussing the latest Plays. A
Russian countess. tnll. slender. inslLu.
Of a character had seen In n fantastic
lmntomime. She glided about mysteri
ously and, stopping at Dumas chair,
placed her long. thin hand on his shoul
der for some moments, like a ghostly
visitor with fatal message. and then
glided away. Austrians, Italians, Ger
mans. mingled their accent with the
accent of the true Partisan. But Du
mas was more than Parisian: he was
cosmopolitan at time when there
were no cosmopolitan Frenchmen. and
he gave me the impression Of man
who had seen life in every aspect.
He might as well have snid In so
many words: MY mind is irade up
Do not give yourself the trouble to tell
me what is going on in England or
America or in the country Of the Grand
Turk or among the nabobs of India. !
know as much us they know. You see
me sitting here contented enough as
things are. All these charming women
of talent are my friends" las matter
Of fact. there was not m old woman In
the ROOM, "A man is not the author
of books like Monte Cristo' without
some recompense."
No one would have taken him for a
celebrated author. He had the air Of a
man who had done nothing all his life
but invent. taste and prepare luxurious
dishes at a restaurant patronized by
wealthy gourmcts.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
A peIIe.te, Tasteful sreakfast.

Apropos Of monotOnOus unimagtna'
tive breakfasts. Thomas Love Peacock
once drew up the menu for breakfast
"fOr a man of taste" Coffee. tea.
cream. eggs. ham tongue. cold fowl"
he wrote. "ali these are good and be-
speak good knowledge In him who sets
them forth. But the touchstone is
fish. Anchovy is the first step. prawns
and shrimps the second. potted char
and lamprey the third. but lobster Is.
indeed. matter for May morning and
demands a rare combination Of virtue
and knowledge In him who sets 1t
forth."-I.OndOn Standard.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
Mammoth Cave.

ITO me the Mammoth cave of Ken
lucky is simply portion of the Grand
Canyon Of Colorado underground"
says George Wharton James. the trav.
eler aud author. In "Our American
Wonderlands." almost all the phe-
nomena of the great cave are revealed
In the Grand canyon region. and. given
time enough. 1t is not inconceivnble
that the Mammoth cave might develop
into Grand canyon region OF its
own"
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
.rhs Wind !. In tn. Palm Trees"

But the glory OF palm trees! No pic
lures or description In books had ever
made me reniize that before. THE
wind IL In the palm trees" had been
for me but haunting phrase In MT.
Kipling's most famous ballad. hut
when the bellbOy threw open the door
Of my room lin Nassau Of the Bahia
mas, looking into the hotel gardens
cried, what is that sound?" for my
ears had been Instantly filled with a
delicious rippIing. az though the room
was alive with invisible rivers of run.
ming water ! ran to the window. II
was the wind In the palm trees-the
freshest. purest. gladdest sound to be
heard in the world.-Richard ie CALI
enne In Harper'a Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
ORIGIN of the caueus.

The origin Of the American caucus
dates back to Revolutionary days. being
traced to the Caucus club Of Boston.
This club was composed mainly of per
sons engaged in shipbuilding. 1t was
one Of the most radical opponents Of
British oppression. The Caucus clul,
and the Merchants club OF the same
period used to meet before elections
and agree on candidates for town and
provincial offices. Caucus" Is believed
10 lie corruption Of .'caulkers"
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
"Ciianibcrlain's Tablets Have
Done Wonders For Me"

81 have been sufferer from stom-
ach trouble for number of years,
and although ! have used great
number of remedies recommended
for this complaint, Chamberlsin's s
Tablets is the first medicine that has
given me positive and lasting relief, "
writes Mrs. Anna Kadin, Spencer
port, n. Y. "Chamberlain's Tablets
have done wonders for me and val
tie them very highly" Obtainable
everywhere.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
hsr Hard Task.

That's beautiful girl you have In
your store" said the man acIuatn,,
nnce.. i've seen her In the window sev
ernl days as I passed"
"She isn't an employee" the MILL
ner answered weariy. "She's woman
trying TO decide on new i."-Ruf
falo Express
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
Tho Heat Of Australia.

Australia is the hottest country on
record. I have ridden for miles astride
the equator, but ! have never found
heat 10 compare with this. Out in the
country In the dry times there appears
to he little more than n sheet of brown
paper between you and the lower re-
gions. and the people facetiously say
that they have to feed their hens on
cracked ice to keep them from laying
builed eggs.-Sydney Telegraph.
The Meeker herald., 1916-05-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Coal Iand.Cnnl Waived
ii!s.t-In1D

Glenwood Springs, Colo. April 3. 1915.
NOTICE ls hereby given that John +.
Wilson. of Price Creek. Colorado who. on June
IL. 1911, made Homestead Entry. Serial No.
0i5S3 for Lots n ~ and y. Sec Is; Lots l. and
.. Sec =: Lots =. 3 and I, Sec 2i and who on
May B. 1915, made Additional II. F., Serial No;
Ril1. for eli. nwi4, Sec "a; Lots and 4. and
s-swi4 ncl4. See -. TIP 3N. M5 W, 18th = ~.
!. has filed notice of intention to make Final
Aree Year Proof. to establish claim T."
the land above described. before Henry }. Hay.
U. $. Commissioner. at Meckcr, Colorado, on
the 10th day of Mny 1876.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles ID. Ely, Oaf Holtnn, Calvin Cover
and Carl Ely, all of Price Creek. Colorado.
DC. WEYAND.
ns-mG Register.