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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
Reject CHEAPER
MOTOR FIRE GAR
Municipal Commission Votes 70 Buy
American La France Combination
Truck for No. 3 Station.
COSTS MORE THAN A sEAGBAyE
Vet New Auto VIII Be $3.50 Less Than
One Of Same Type Bought fer No.
= Two Years Ago.

Although costing $40 more than the
SeagraVe truck. the municipal COM
mission today voted to buy the Amer
lean La France chemical engine and
hose motor car for $3.50
The action of the commission was
unanimous Representative OF the
American La France company Of El-
mira, IS. " and Of the Seagrave com
panE Of Columbus, Ohio, were heard.
The Seagrave truck was offered for
$500 $40 cheaper chan the one pur-
chased
Municipal commissioners felt. how
ever. that iuasmuCh as the pumper at
central station and the chemical en-
CINE and hose motor car at no. 5 sta
ton are American la France products
IL would be wisdom to purchase OF the
latter company. The quality OF the
EInira concerns car lis known To the
city officials and they have found that
the motor equipment purchased for the
fire department thus far has stood all
the tests without the slightest dissat-
isfacti1u.
III this DAY when all prices are soar
ing it is noteworthy that the price of
the engine purchased today lis $500
less than the one OF the same kind
bought for 30. ;. The new one viii be
practically an exact duplicate of that
at NO. 5. which was purchased several
years ago for $4,000 With materials
and labor increased since that time the
commission feels fortunate ia getting
q lower figure than before
Fer NO, 3 Station.
The new motor viii arrive within
80 days tt viii be placed at No. sta
u0n. Seventh avenue and Thirty-hrst
street. The horses and truck at No. 3
VIII be placed at No IS station. Forty
second avenue and Twelfth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
DIES OF INJURIES
INAUT0ACCIDENT
f.FH Frahm Passes AWAY Two Hours
after DE Is Struck By a Motor We
hieIe in Davenport.
prFrlL0 NAN DRIVER or CAR
uehae. GoId Released on His Own
Feeaeazauce After Police Learn
We U8d Not Been Speeding.

davenport added another To its
death InI ~ automobiles last night
uaau Igau Fraham. aged so. died at
s. raze= hospital Two hours after
saving been run down by machine at
.-z corner af Ripley and Third streets.
.-.eaaI Gold of Buffalo. Iowa. was
CRESTED Immediately. He IS the owner
and was Ha driver Of the car which
~ rm live witnesses de-
...-aa Ha was NOT exceeding The speed
rsr EFe was released today on his
.a-u ra.reu zauce when he promised 10
--raa- before the authorities when
rHaE ara prepared for further 1nvestl-
cation furg the case
Cold story is that be was driving
r- h r.me He said a car which
HAS Cross lE The intersection blocked
his srat 1I tae corner and that as he
.#ea r. avoid striking two pedestrians
vHa were crossing the street Frahm
s.arr- down from the curb onto the
pavement The owner Of the machine
# r #a opinion the fender of the
.a- Hu.a Frahm and knocked aim
taHu tr. f1ur wheels of the heavy
machine passing over him
Skull Fractured.
r. r..m lived at 32I Scott street
Ha H- rendered unconscious by the
HaaH. ear passing over his body He
Mid ur. regain his senses before death.
A number of bones were broken and
lbs a. vas fractured
Frances Hess and Julius Rosseu-
match a# auHalo ere in the car with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
SAILOR LAD HELD
HERE ADESERTER
!. Rudreps, self Confessed Daylight
Burglar, Is Found 20 Have Run
away From Training Station.
HIS HOME Is At KANSAS CITY
Whether Local Charges viii Be
Dropped or His Case Turned Over
TO Naval Authorities Undecided.

IT is now learned that ]. Andrews,
the bonnie sailor lad who confessed
TO the daylight burglary at the Dan
Mckinney home last Friday afternoon.
is a deserter as well as a house prowl-
err
here is 70 the effect that he had not
completed his training at the Lake
Blur static mas he had claimed when
arrested by Detective Tox Cox. but
that instead he had found work for
Uncle Sam not "a his liking and duck
ed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
STRANDED IN CITY;
WANTS TICKET HOME

Chief James Larkin Of the Chicago
detective bureau wired the Rock Is
land police station last evening TO no
tify Fred Dunbar. 1920 Fourth avenue,
that his wife was stranded In that city
and wanted a ticket home According
70 the police, Mrs. Dunbar left her
husband, who is employed as a coal
driver between this city and Coal Val
ley. but now wants 10 return
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
Obituary.
nnnaId R0sa RrandIe

Donald Ross, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Braudie, 1913 Seventh ave
nue., died yesterday morning al Mercy
hospital Davenport, following an ILL
ness Of three days with pneumonia.
He was born Dec. z, 1914 in Daven-
port The parents and grandmother,
Mrs Emile Benson. survive. Funeral
services viii be held tomorrow after
noon at $50 at the home OF Mrs. Ben
son. 61A West Twelfth street, Dayeu-
port Interment will be in Fairmount
cemetery, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
NAEC0ssON AGAIN ABROAD.

isaac y. Marcossou, whose last jour
@eE % London was for the purpose OF
Collecting material for Charles F-roh-
man. Manager and Man" has again
some abroad now that this biography
'4s been published The Frohman
99ok was written In association with
'aa-el Frohmau. and contained the
story q the rise Of many important
stage stars as weil as Charles Froh-
man career as a producer Ia America
and England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
NLEETING u R0WLNG.

Palmer r. Edgert0n. county farm adj
visor. is holding an all day meeting in
Bowling township today The gather
ing is at the Pleasant Ridge school.
Tomorrow and Fridsy he viii spend
at Narston. which is just over the line
in Mercer county A short course in
agriculture is to be conducted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
DEMOS BALLOT WITH
REPUBS BEAT BILL

Springfield, HI. Feb. I4-Twenty-
three democrats voted with the repub-
dcan side of the Illinois house of rep
resentatives today in defeating an
amendment to the LOwdeu cous0Iida-
ion bin which proposed abolition Of
the state board OF equalization and
creation of a tax department under
the L0Wdeu bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

He said when picked up here that his
home was IN DanviIle and that he was
enjoying a 30-day Through, stopping
here for q few days before going
there il is now understood that he
lis from Kansas City and that his peo-
pie are wealthy. Whether Andrews
VIII be turned over to the naval au-
thorities or the charges here be push
ed against him has not been decided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
SON OF MINISTER
INDICTED IN DEATH

Iowa City. Iowa. Feb. 14.-Lee Wing.
a garage employee here formerly Of
NarsbaIlt0wu, Iowa was indicted on a
mauslaughter charge by the county
the son of a minister, was charged
with killing Ambrose Tucker of West
Branch, a farmer. Wing was liberat-
ed on bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
MOTHER rs nEAn-

q message was received last even
ing At 10 o'clock at the police station
from Lloyd Brady, Dubuque. asking
that Bernard Brady be located. as his
mother had passed away. There Is no
one by that name listed To the city
directory
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

The funeral Of Henry Kale was held
at $50 this morning at the home Of
his sister, Miss Elizabeth KaIe, 209
Seventh street, and at 2 O'Clock at St.
Joseph's church, Dean J. j. Quinn Off
ciating. Members Of Rock Island aerie
of Eagles, of which the deceased was
a charter member, met at the home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
AMERICAN SHIP ARRIVES.

Philadelphia Feb. 1.-THE Ameri-
can line steamship Haverford the
first Philadelphia bound vessel to pass
through Germany's new submarine
zone, locked here this afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
GZB1TofC

Buy q home Of Reidy Bros-
For express. cali William Trefx
Tri-City Towel supply company.
r. l. Clean Towel Service. phone
r. l. 2438
Leithuer q Welsaar. Special desk
and boud0ir electric lamps
Aou may secure a flag free at the
German Trust a. Savings bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

authorities have been unable 10 trace.
Or Foster stated today that he had
the situation well in hand and did not
look for any further spread.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

First-Thsre is ample room through the hips
when you put you experience feeling Of
unrestraued freedom, pleasant it is unusual in
p house dress.
secoud-The waist never binds yoU--in youE Nina
TAYLOR YOU can reach forward. bend move
about in any way without sensation Of being
strfcted IN your movements.
Third-The arms and armhoIes are so designed
that when YOU dress your hair-whsn you have
casion to reach upward forward to straighten
picture the wall, light the gas or take article
from shelf. your movements free and without
restraint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
Licensed To Wed

Have you a aag2 Get enc today al
the German Trust g. Savings bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

Funeral OF Mrs. Margaret Williams.
The remains OF Mrs. Margaret VIII
Iiams we're sent 80 her former home in
Gilman III for burial Funeral SER
vices were held there this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

and marched i'm a body 20 the church.
The services were largely attended.
Iuterment was i'm Calvary cemetery.
The pallbearers were H. J.. Wheelan.
James Mccormick William Kruger,
William Martin Albert Taber and
Lawrence Striuger
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

Faurth--~The sizes are absolutely correct In the
past women have bought dresa or two sizes
too large TO pillow for shruage in laundering When
you buy 'Mina Taylor" buy your correct size We
l6wance is made for shrinking
Fifth-The buttonholes worked on a special
machine, which makes buttonhoie like that IN q
mans shirt. This buttonhole lis practically wear
proof. Even II thread breaks, it win not run"
sixth--Every garment ia rigidly inspected to in
against defects. We guarantee each and every
garment perfect and will replace any feund other
wise without question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
And the First Spring Showing Will Be
TOn1OrrOz0 -T Thursday

unusual Only inspection
veas aeir
O to n
which lift the ordinary
a- no
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
HAD S1OO MONDAY
NOW HAS HEADACHE
Rock Fenny of Beechwood
Spent Feverish Night
in Lookup.
. eursnsR4peosU@asMooe

John Rockefeller was in police
court for a minute this morning till
Mayor Bowen got the name straight.
ened and discovered that it was Rock
Fenny who was before him charged
with being drunk, instead CT the cele.
brated Croesus. Rock was arrested
last night at the Baltimore and Ohio
station decidedly drunk. After he was
locked in his cell he went clean out
of his head, banging about in his cage
until he was covered with blood. A
doctor was called to quiet him and ali
night the night man kept a watch over
him. ~ Y
Five dollars and costs, saids the
mayor when he heard the story this
morning.
''oh me" said Rock, me haya 500
Monday an now me hava but s23."
He paid and started back for his
home at Beechwood this morning. He
WIS too drunk to give his name last
night SO 1t had been entered just plain
John. When the mayor said "John''
this morning, Rock said "Rockfenny."
ooh! John Rockefeller" said the
mayor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
Paw PAW VOTERS
AUTHORIZE BOND
ISSUE FOR ROADS
Cast Forty-Three More than
the Required Three
Fifths.

A bond issue of $4,000 to provide
for the building of more than twenty
miles of permanently improved roads,
was approved by the voters of Paw
Paw district in a special election yes.
terday. Forty.three votes in excess
OF the needed three-fifths were cast
in favor of the improvements. The
total vote was: for the bonds, 574;
against the bonds, S12.
Work Of preparing the bonds for sale
will be started at once, and immedi.
ately after their sale bids will be LIT
and actual work on the Improvements
started. 1t is hoped to have the bulk
OF the work completed before cold
weathe+' stops operations next winter.
With the ballot for good roads in
Paw Paw yesterday, and with the same
action probably in Lincoln district in
few weeks, Marion county will have
more paved roads than any other
county In the state.
Voters and taxpayers in Monongalia
county have verbally assured promi-
nent Paw Paw district citizens that
since Paw Paw is to have TIE roads
down the river to the county line, Mon
ongalia county will hold an election to
authorize the building of paved roads
on into Morgantotn from the Paw Paw
district line below Rivesville. With
this completed 1t would assure one Of
the finest pieces of connecting high.
way in the state.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
.W|LLETS COMPANY
PAYS 6 PER GENT
Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Worth of Treasury Stock
to be Sold.

The sale of $4,000 of capital stock
of the company was authorized by the
stockholders of the Willets Company
yesterday; an addition to the factory
facilities of the Company's East side
plant decided upon, and the dividend
OH the stock increased to eight per
cent from six per cent heretofore paid
The old board of directors was re-
elected and the same officers chosen
by that body.
The $1,000 of new stock authorized
sold, is part OF the original capital
ization Of 100000. But $4,000 of
stock in the company has been sold.
The stock is now quoted at 1870 and
present stockholders will have first
opportunity in the purchase Of the
new block authorised yesterday.
The business Of the Willets Com
pany, manufacturing tank blocks to
be used in the building OF glass man
ufacturing tanks, is such that extern
sive warehouse and storage facilities
are necessary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
TWO SHIPS sunk
BY U-BOATS TODAY
British Continue to Make
Gains on the Somme
Front.
kBy Associated Press1

Two vessels sunk, British steamer
of $3.50 tons and another somewhat
smalled steamer the tonnage of which
is not definitely known, comprised
the German submarine victims report
ed today.
In roads upon the German line along
Somme front in north France are still
being made by the British. London
last night reported capture of strong
German position near Grandcourt. Der.
lin today admits the withdrawal OF
German advance posts of this front.
Signs Of reawakening activities
along the Russian front are multiply
ing Germans report the carrying out
of an operation of importance in Ga.
licia when extensive mining opera.
lions by the Russians were broken
up by German enterprise north of
the Zlochoss Tarnopol railroad.
On the Rumanian front also there
are indicated of possible assumptions
Of active fighting in the near future.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
COOK HOSPITAL
PATIENTS GO HOME
Bell Telephone Lineman
Prichard Will Be Able
to Leave Soon.

E. G. Prichard, a lineman employed
by the Bell Telephone company, is 6
patient at Cook hospital suf- >rine
with minor injuries sustained yester
day. He will be dismissed from the
hospital within few days.
Mrs. C. r. Roth and infant daughter
returned yesterday to Youngstown, o.
from Cook hospital, where the infant
was bozn few weeks ago.
Miss Ruth Thompson, who. under
went an operation at Cook hospital re
Gently, returned to her home in this
city yesterday.
Mrs. j. L. Tough and son, Joe
Tough, of Grant Town, who had both
been PATIENTS at Cook hospital, re-
turned to their home yesterday.
Mrs. Henry. P. .Hillman, who had
been a patient at the hospital return
ed to her home on Satterfield street
yesterday.
Bessi, Meade returned today to her
home in this city after an illness at
Cook hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
MEXICAN BANDITS
KILL z AMERICANS
Cowboys Are Organizing a
Party to Go Across the
Border.
(Ry Associated Pressl

Ell PASo, Feb. 1.-two Americans
were reported killed Tuesday when a
band Of Mexicans, believed to have
been a part of Jose Ynez Salazars com.
mand, raided Lang's ranch on the
American side OF the border, west of
the Corner ranch, which was raided
Monday, according to an American who
returned here today. He said one OF
the men reported to have been killed
in the raid at Lang's ranch was named
Fulton. The name Of the other man
was not known.
American cowboys in Hachita were
organizing posse of 450 odd men to
cross the border in an effort to rescue
the American cowboys who were being
held as hostage by the Mexican raider
according to this American.
John Parks, a well known rancner
OF that district was said to have been
selected as the leader Of the posse.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
BLUES AHEAD AS
X.M.C.A. TEAMS
DASH FOR WIN
Women's Department Had
Membership of 366 Last
Night.
. THE END COMES TONIGHT
Both Sides Hard at Work
and Promise surpris-
THE END CONES TONIGHT

a frenzied days work netting them
1868 points, placed the Blues ahead
In the Red and Blue contest at tht Y.
NJ. o. A. last night. The score now
stands Blues, 1885; Reds, 1898, with
the final result still up in the air and
dependent upon today's work, which
starting at daylight this morning has
been stupendous all day.
The women were again heavy con-
tributors to the days memberships,
Z an additional 1873 memberships being
added yesterday. Yesterdays contri.
button brings the total of the women's
department memberships to 366. It
Is expectered that nearly as many as
have already Joined in the first three
days Of the campaign will be enrolled
as the result of today's whirlwind cam
vass.
Tonight the great final test will be
when the two teams start the count
that is to decide the winner. Both
sides have surprises up their sleeves
and until the flash Of the sign on
the roof of the association neither
side willsbe sure Of its victory.
When the last membership is turn.
ed in az ten O'Clock tonight, 1t is as
sured that the Y, M. G. A. as a result
Of the contest alesed, viii have Sc
cured far more than enough members
to assure 1t leadship among the "Y's"
Of the state. It is estimated that the
campaing this year is. about 30 per
cent. more successful than any other
ever before held in the city.
Today members of the Blue team
took luncheon at the Anderson at
which time they compared notes and
made plans for the final hours Of the
campaign.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
RESEARCH EXPERT
WILL VISIT CITY
Rockefeller Institute Man to
Look Into Poliomyelitis
Situation.

A representative of the Rockefeller
Institute will come here in the near
future to make a thorough investiga.
ton into the cause of the infantile
paralysis epidemic in this city and IL
possible to suggest means whereby an.
other outbreak of the malady may be
avoided.
DR.. Simon Flexner at the head of the
Rockefeller institute has become inter-
ested in the local situation through
the kindly offices Of former United
States Senator Clarence w. Watson
and has announced his intention OF
sending a representative TO this city
within the next few days to go over
with local health authorities, the
ground here with a view to stamping
out the disease and finding the cause
of 1t.
No new cases of the disease have de.
yeloped here for five days and 1t is
hoped the situation is clearing up
and there will be no new cases develop
here.
At the present time there are, no
cases of illness under suspicion and
the eleven patients afflicted with the
disease are doing we'll.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
Minnie Wells Fined
Twenty-Five Dollars

A packed police court last night lis.
tened for two hours to the hearing of
Minnie Wells, arrested yesterday
morning after the filming in police
court yesterday morning, of colored
barber from Clarksburg named Green,
and white girl named Perrine, cap
tnred in a raid on the Wells house.
The Wells woman was fined $25 at
the session last night, and a sister Of
the Perrine girl arrested with Green,
who was taken in the second raid was
dismissed. Green when tried, yester.
day morning gave his name as H. A.
Jones and the Perrine girl gave hers
as Anna Jones.
The entire crowd arranged for pay
ment and were released. Green Is a
barber Of Glarkshurg and is said to be
very prominent in political circles
there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
MINE RESCUE CAR
DILL IS PASSED
Rosenbloom Introduces His
Booze Amendment Re-
submission Resolution.
(By Assoeiated Pressl

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 49,
A resolution which goes over ono day
was offered in the Senate today by Sen.
ator Rosenbloom proposing re.sub.
mission to vote of the people of the
prohibition amendment.
The governor communicated with
the legislature indicating that he had
signed the prohibition bill as passed
some time ago but done so with
the distinct understanding that sup.
Elementary legislation would follow BY
which provisions will be made for sup.
plying alcohol to hospitals.
In the House the Patrick resolution
offered yesterday providing for sale
of the upper Panhandle counties to
other states for purpose Of raising
money with which to pay the Virginia
debt was tabled although representa-
tives from the counties involved voted
no on the motion to table.
The House passed tie rescue car
bill already passed by the Senate and
tabled It's own bill on that subject.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
Farmers School
Ends Tomorrow

An unusually good program is plan.
ned for the last session of the Agrl.
cultural Extension school at Farm.
lngton tomorrow. H. ]. Campbell, who
has lectured at each Of the sessions,
will be assisted by s. A. Cody. Both
men are instructors from the West
Virginia university and experts in their
lines. Tomorrow's program:
Morning session-Poultry Houses
and Equipment, s. A. Cody; CONNER.
cial Fertilizers, H. ]. Campbell; Hatch.
ing and Rearing Chicks, S. A. Cody.
Afternoon session-Poultry Prod.
nets and Marketing, s. A. Cody: How
to Increase Returns From Our Guilt.
vated Lands, H. ]. Campbell.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
Germans Give Ground
in the Somme Region
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Feb. 15.-German troops
in the region between Serre and the
River Somme in France yesterday
withdrew from some of their advanc.
ed positions in accordance with, orders
from commanders, says the official
statement issued today at German
army headquarters. Seven entente
aeroplanes were brought down by the
Germans.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
eERMAN sAILoRs ARRIVE

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Seven mem.
bers of the crews of German vessels
tied up in the canal zone arrived here
today under guard on the Panama
line steamship Advance. They were
sent to Ellis island where their cases
will be decided by board of inquiry
of department OF immigration.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.

Miss Ruth Good entertained num-
Der of friends informally last evon--
ing at her home Highlawn ON Bell
view avenue. The evening was re-
lightfully spent with games and music
and refreshments were served by the
hostess assisted by Misses Olive Flem-
ing and Hester Stuckey. Mrs. Jane
of Grafton was an out Of town guest
present. Carnations and ferns formed
an effective decoration for the enter
tatnment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-15
Furnaces Suspended
For Lack Of Coke
iBy Assoeiated Presal

SHARON, PA, Feb. 15.-Three furn,
aces at the plant of the Shenango Fur
mace company at Sharosville and one
of the Sharon plants Of the Carnegie
company have been temporarily bank
ed owing to shortage Of coke, &C.
cording to an announcement here to.
day.
The three furnaces of the Carnegie
company at Farrell are using coke
from teh bi-products ovens and will be
able to continue operations.