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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
DRAFT INSTRUCTOR
rs AGAIN ARRESTED

CHICAGO. Aug. 10. - Theron =.
Coaaer. avowad pacifist. arrested
s2Ha for attempting 70 obstruct
registration and later released. was
arrested Yesterday for openly defying
ne United States and refusing to
submit to medical examination for
etatt he vas arraigned before
United States Commissioner Mark A.
Eoote on charge Of violation Of the
recently passed espionage act. and
'atsr released on bonds Of $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
MRS. E. HOLLAND, 90.
HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY
Special 70 The Argus.1

Orion ILL.,, AUG 10-The Baptist
Ladies' Aid society and friends. Is ia
all. gathered at the home Of Mrs
Elizabeth Holland, Thursday afternoon
TO help celebrate her 92nd birthday
anniversary She was given a purse
Of money which was presented by
Rev l. ". Hostetter. Dainty refresh
mautz we're served by Mrs. F. c. Ray
and Mrs Roy Ketering Mrs. Holland
is hale and hearty for her years, lives
alone and is able to do her h0usework
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
KANKAKEE WOMEN
WEARING BOOMERS

kankakee. lu,-W Women and girls
employed IN a big knitting factory here
are wearing q b]oomer adaptation of
the trousers and overaIls worn hv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
ALLEGED STACKER IS
ARRESTED AND HELD

Henry Parker. aged Is. whose home
"a at Churchill. Tenn, was arrested in
Clinton and brought 10 the federal
court in Davenport today. charged
with falling TO register for the draft
When arrested Parker had 50 200 ON
his person. He waived examination
and was bound over to the October
term OF COURT He gave 600 cash
bond and was released
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12
HEAVEN WILL ASSIST,
EVANGELIST DECLARES

God will send a wireless message
to some one and through that agency
the murderer OF Lottie May Brandon
will be found. Her murder is one OF
the most mysterious crimes ever COM
mitted in America"
This was the declaration today of
the Rev. George Lawrence. the sing
ing evangelist, who will occupy the
pulpit tonight at the Bradburn N. E.
Church. Thirteenth and X streets
southeast
Mr.. Lawrence said he would make
the murder the topic OF his sermon.
decrying the influences which must
nave led to the killing and s:ressing
he necessity of hunting down the
murderer in order to set at rest the
fears OF thousands of women who will
members OF their families are called
% the front.
The grip OF a murder on the gen.
eral public is startling" declared
Mr.. Lawrence. at is more interest
ing than the story OF any other crime.
II Is one OF the greatest crimes
known to man.
You can kill the body. but you
,annot kill the soul. Lottie Bran
Ions soul is at rest today. She
inows who committed Ae dastardly
Iced and there is one other that
.nows.
THE vigilance Of the authorities
will also reward them with this in
'ormation. The guilty one Is sure to
1e brought to Justice"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12
Pastors Praise
Times For $500
Murder Reward

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. August IAN.
napolis ministers today commended
The Washington Times for its public
spIritednezs in offering a reward OF
$500 for the capture of the murderer
of Mrs. Brandon.
DR.. John S. Sewers, pastor of the
College Avenue Baptist Church. had
the following to say:
"The action OF The Warrington
Times has commended Itself to the
best thinking men of the city, and
We earnestly believe that something
is to develop from the movement N
augurated by them We feel that
private detectives will give great I'M
petus to the matter Of ferreting out
the mystery.
The Rev. John Ridout. pastor Of St
AIMS Episcopal Church, said:
THE Washington Times OFFER of e
reward Of $500 for the apprehension
% the cuIprit. Is most heartily com
mended by the people of this com
munity. The idea is to aid justice
and morality. 1t aims to find the
guilty one. rather than to pA1de- to
eel rav'd taste for gruesomC litera-
ture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12
BRANDON CRIME
HTSEVERYHOME,
PASTORDECLARES

ness to catch the brute as It is An
napolis', and therefore favor the
city sending detectives to run down
the murderer.
There are thousands of citizens
who will demand that the law do its
duty. and State lines should not block
the way. This is a national crime,
and It is the nations duty to solve It.
at is robbery" concluded the pas
tor 1.-THE greatest theft in the nation
violation of .womanhood and the
dissertation of the home
Sentiment must be made so strong
by the people against crimes like
this that criminals will be afraid of
the people. The millionaire protects
himself with his money.
I'VE 'one-dollar men must do II
with public sentiment"
Pastor Clary urged his conRreRa-
tion to contribute to the reward fund
which he started by making the first
of 81 yesterday.
Contributions may be sent to The
Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12

From his little pulpit in the Mt.
Tabor Baptist Church, the Rev.
Amos Clary reviewed to his congre-
cation this morning the murder Of
Mrs. Lottie May Brandon at her
home in Annapolis, Nd, on Wednes-
day, and made the plea that a mil
hon zone dollar men," as he termed
the poor and middle classes, band
together to make the poor mans
home safe from such violations.
Affects Every Home"
Don't let young Brandon suffer
alone" said the pastor. "To keep ST.
lent Is to betray the young man. and
As we are a race OF brothers and sis
ters, what affects him affects us.
never met and do not know the grief
stricken lad, but I won't have him
suffer alone. What happened to his
home can happen in every poor mans
home in Washington.
at Is as much Washington's busi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12

Since the remarkable discovery of
organic iron, NuXated Iron or Fer
Nuxate," as the French call IT, has
taken the country by storm. II is
conservatively estimated that over
three million people annually are tax
ing II In this country alone Most
astonishing results are reported from
its use by both physicians and lay
men. So much so that doctors predict
that we shall soon have a new age
Of far more beautiful. rosy-cheeked
women and vigorous iron men.
DR.. Ferdinand King, New York
Interviewed on this subject. said:
There can be no vigorous iron men
Without iron. Pallor means anaemia-
Anae ia means iron deficiency. The
skin of anaemlc men and women is
pale; the flesh flabby. The muscles
lack tone: the brain flags and the
memory fails and often they become
weak. nervous, irritable. respondent
and melancholy. When the iron goes
from the blood OF women, the roses
70 from the cheeks.
Tn the most common foods OF
America the starches, sugars, table
Gyrups, candles, polished rice, white
bread. soda crackers. biscuits, maca-
roni. spaghetti, tapioca, sage, farina-
deEerminated cornmeal. no longer is
iron TO be found. Refining processes
have removed the iron OF Mother
Earth from these impoverished foods,
and silly methods Of home cookery.
by throwing down the waste pipe the
water in which our vegetables are
cooked, are responsible for another
grave iron loss.
Therefore. IL you wish to preserve
your youthful vim and vigor to a
ripe old age, you must supply the iron
de:lncIency in your food by using some
form Of organic iron. just as YOU
would use salt when your food has
not enough salt
Former Health Commissioner. VIM.
r. Kerr, of the City of Chicago.
myself and experienced its health
giving strength building effect and
in the interest OF the public welfare.
l feel IL my duty to make known the
results Of its use. am wen past
three score years and want to say
that I believe my own great physical
activity Is largely due today TO my
personal use OF NuXated Iron. From
my own experience with Nuxated
Iron, I feel II Is such a valuable rem
edy that IL ought TO be used in every
hospital and prescribed by every ply
sician in this country.
Dr. z. Sauer, a Boston physician
who has studied both in this country
tutions. said: AS ] have said hun
dred times over, organic iron IL the
q. I Of all strength builders"
mot long ago a man came to me
who was nearly half a century old
and asked me to give him a prelimi-
nary examination for life insurance.
I was astonIshed to find him with the
blood pressure Of a boy Of twenty
and as full OF yigor. vim and vitality
as a young man; in fact, a young
man he really was Notwithstanding
his age The secret, he said, was TAX
ing lron-Nuxated Iron had hlled
him with renewed life. At 80 he was
in bad health; at IS he was careworn
and nearly all in. Now at so after
taking Nuxated Iron. a miracle OF vi
tally and his face beaming with the
buoyancy Of youth. Iron is absolutely
necessary to enable your blood to
G food into living tissue.
without II, no matter how much or
what you eat, your food merely
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12

derer. 1t is possible the deep bruises
on the knee were caused by lying on
some hard substance before the body
was put on the bed
Accidental Theory UntenabIe.
There is nothing in the theory that
Mrs. Brandon might have fallen acei-
dentally. injured her skull and then
gone to the bed. No woman could
have walked q step after such .
blow. / regard the accident theory
as wholly untenabie and ridiculous
The hammer found. we are In
formed. belonged in the house. There
were two hammers about the Bran
don home. one q small tack hammer
and the other q hammer with q face
the size OF 4 quarter. While the dis
coVery about the hammer may not
reveal who killed Mrs Brandon, 10
may clear up the point Of how she
was killed and be a step toward the
solution of the greater mystery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12

passes through you without doing
you any good. You don't get the
strength out OF It, and as a conse-
quence you become weak, pale and
sickly looking. just like a plant try
ing to grow in a soil deficient In iron.
II you are not strong or well, you
owe IL 20 yourself to make the fol-
lowing test: See how long you can
out becoming tired. Next take two
hve-grain tablets Of ordinary nuXated
iron three times per day after meals
FOR two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see how much you
have gained. | have seen dozens OF
nervous, rundown people who were
ailing all the while double their
strength and endurance and entirely
rid themselves Of all symptoms OF
dyspepsia. liver and other troubles in
simply by taking iron In the proper
form. And this. after they had in
some cases been doctOring for months
without obtaining any benefit.
Or. Schuyler e. Jacques, Visiting
Surgeon Of st. EIlzabeth's Hospital.
New York City. said: Il have never
before given out any medical infor-
nation or advice for publication as
ordinarily do not believe in IT, But
in the case Of Nuxated Iron I feel
would be remiss in my duty not to
mention IL. ! have taken II myself
and given IT 10 my patients with most
surprising and satisfactory results.
And those who wish TO increase their
strength, power and endurance will
find II a most remarkable and won
derfully effective remedy"
DR.. James Louis Beyea. for Is years
Adjunct Professor in the New York
Homeopathic Medical College, Gays:
"As a physician I have always been
opposed to prescribing advertised
remedies. and for fifteen years while
Adjunct Professor in the New York
Homeopathic Medical College, I.
taught my medical students that such
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12
Father Insists
Mrs. Brandon
Had No Lover
By R. J. HAISLUP.

FotAer Of Mrs. Lottis MoV HaisIWp
BrnHdoH, tCho tpos murdered N her
home at Annapolis on WsdHesddy.
The theory that my daughter had
another sweetheart who may have
sought vengeance for her marriage
to Wal" brandon, IL absolutely alb
surd. II Is natural to suppose, Of
course, that she had other young
men friends In the time before she
married Brandon. but I positively
with but the one man-"val" Dram
don. -
Everybody Il jumping At conclu-
sionS In this case. but IL only knew
the man who committed the crima,
wouldn't bother the police about
getting him; I'd get him myself, and
end the whole bubiness right there.
There are certain phases of the
case which make. It appear that q
negro attacked my daughter. There
are certain characteristics Of the
crime which would seem to indicate
this kind OF a case, but no one can
say with assurance who committed
the crime It's all up in the air.
That's the one, big vital reason
why there Is a need for more dstec-
lives Annapolis probably hasn't
had crime of this kind in the last
nifty years. 1t may be 100 years until
another one like 1t occurs. What can
one expect In the way Of crime de-
lection from a police force which
was never intended to be more than
an agency for preserving order and
patrolling the streets7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12

They select their little nest in which they started
their married life. Simple in extreme, the little
Annapolis dwelling palace to this happy young
couple.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12

from the United States Treasury for
convicting a note raiser who changed
81 bills into 81 bills and 81 to IS
bills. The commissioners in q num-
Der OF Maryland counties have given
rewards to both detectives for their
successful work In criminal cases.
PohIer says one OF the most inter
esting cases he ever Investigated was
the poisoning OF James Tittiny an
amateur actor, at Ridgley. Nd. In
his investigation he was assisted BY
Charlie HerzoE, a baseball player and
former manager OF the Cincinnati
Reds.
The poisoning of Tittin was acci-
dental according to Pohler. although
the bichloride solution which he
drank was prepared to kill another
actor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12

remedies were generally valueIess
but in the case OF Nuxated Iron
severe tests made on myself and
arous patients. have Absolutely
convinced me that It is a remedy OF
most extraordinary merit and one
one which should be generally pre-
scribed by all physicians Notwith-
standing the fact that / am nearing
my SOth birthday, a short course OF
NuNated Iron has made me feel like
a new man. Friends say. What have
you been doing to yourself. you look
so well and full of lifeT In nv opin-
ion there is nothing like organic iron
'' ." 20! to pu yo thfuI
strength and power into the veins OF
the weak. rundown, infirm or aged.
tallic iron which often do more harm
than good. To be absolutely sure
that my patients get real organic
Iron and not some form OF the me
tallic variety, | always prescribe
NuXated Iron In its original pack
ages"
NOTE: NuIated Iron. which Is prescribed
and recommended above by physicians IN
such great variety Of cases 10 not a nat
ent medicine ror Fecret remedy but one
iron constituents are widely prescrfbed by
eminent physicians both In Europe and
America. Unlike the older inorganic iron
products, IL Is easily ASsimilAted does no, in
jure the teeth. make them black nor upset
the stomach: on the contrary. q Is a most
potent remedy in nearly all forms of indi-
Eestion AZ well for nervous rundown
conditions. TIE manufacturers have such
great confidence In nuIAted iron that they
offer TO forfeit $1,000 to any charitable Insti-
tuition II they cannot take any man or
woman under % who lacks iron. and increare
their strength 100 Ter cent. over IN -four
weeks time. provided they have no FsriouE
trouble. They A'Fo offer to refund
your money II Il does not at least double
your strength and endurance In ten days
time. II Is dispensed in this city by Jas
ODonnen's Drug Store. Peoples Drug Store
and By all good druEEistS.-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12
ON HAMMER
MAYBE WOMAN'S,
DETECTIVE SA Us
By MORGAN BRADFORD, JR.

TAs
hHsn1 Lotrs Nay Bros4OA
that Mrs Brandon killed by blow the head
which the kitchen Of home On the
light hair Mrs Brandons hair described
being darker but her eyebrows light and she struck the
forehead.
Finds Suspicious Rust
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12

Of DR. James
Former COMMISSIONS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12
Nuxated Iron to- Make New
Age of Beautiful Women
and Vigorous, Iron Men

Puts Roses Into the Cheeks Women and Most Astonishing
Youthful Vitality Into the Veins MnH Often Increases the Strength
and Endurance of Delicate Nervous Rundown Folks
Per Cent n Two Weeks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-07
WEST WHEELING BOY
EATS PILLS AND DIES
Thirty EIGHT TABLETS CONTAIN.
ING sTRYCHN1NE FATAL
TO LAD.
Doctors Work With Him for ssverAl
Eour5, INT Their Efforts
Prove In Vain.

Thriy-niEht pits containing strych-
nine. eaton by clifford Halliday, age -
months. nf West Wheeling. yesterday at
noon. caused III, death Of the youngStcr
last evening at the Brllnirc hospital.
Tho little fellow. together with his
mother Mrs. Andrew Halliday. were
visiting NJ tho homo Of Mrs. George JEFF
fars IN Bcllaire. and while no ono was
looking tho boy climbed upon chair
and obtained 4 box OF pills from the cup
hoard al the letters homo b"fUr2 he
was noticed. IS were calen
Ho was rushed 10 the Bcllair' hnSnt-
tai. hut went into commissions AMI III
though physicians worked with him con-
tinually until last evening. they were
unable TO save his life. Tho body was
taken TO The Wilson morguc in Bridge
port and prepared for burial and will ha
taken This morning 10 the HON" Of The
dead hoy's grandfather, John picIrirn.
a, stop {. on the Bellaire line. Funeral
services will likely be held Sunday after
noon. with Rrv. L. II. Bourne, pas."r Of
the West Bridgeport and West Wheeling
NJ. r. chHrch. in charge. lntcrment Will
be at Linwuud cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-07
WELlSBURG

wELLSBCRG. W. Va. Sept. 6.-The
body Of James W. Saunders. for many
years a resident of Brooke county, was
found dead in bed at his home on Tenth
street. this morning. by S. J. Scott. He
had not been seen on the streets since
Tuesday morning. Life had been eX-
tinct, however. for several hours, the
body being cold and rigid. Mr.. Saunders
always believed he would die suddenly.
and made preparations accordingly, as Is
shown in letter addressed 70 John
Ralston. dated October 81. 1915. in which
he requested that his body be laid TO rest
in Brooke cemetery. and the disposition
OF his household effects to be made with
out undue publicity. Little is known
OF tho life OF the deceased previous to
his coming to Brooke county. other than
he was the son of ship builder in Poole.
England, and for 4 number OF years he
engaged in transatlantic travel as q
seaman. He was borne in Poole. Eng
land. in lS4a. coming to>this county 22
years later. settling in Brooke county on
the Virgins farm in Cross Creek district.
where he worked as 4 farm hand for sew
eral years. Shortly after coming hero.
he married Miss Elizabeth Virgins. who
has since preceded him in death. Fol-
lowing the death of his wife. Mr.. Saun-
derS established his residence in this
city and has since lived alone. He was
q familiar figure on the streets and was
we'll liked. being considered man Of
unusual intellectual ability by all who
knew him. lie was a member Of Wells
burg Lodge No. .. y. +. & \. NJ. always
taking An active interest IN lodge work.
Mr.. Saunders was member OF Christ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-07
BELLAIRE
rifteen Nom IeAya Today.

Fifteen young men OF Gellaire- draft
district No. > will entrain this morning
on the Baltimnr.. and Ohio. Their des-
tination is Camp Sherman at Chillicothe.
O.. where they wiil be given intensive
militar: t:ainin;. for 4 tcw months
When fitted :or military Servic" they
may BE- sent to .:,r cattle fields OF Eu-
yope. This is rrnblcmatical as al! their
friends in f:cl;aire hope that some
srreat power may yet intervene TO stop
kS.---.SSIc struggle. All tn" young mon
are we'll known and the most OF them
have been reared N Eellaire. Only one
foreigner Sigh Samad. a naturalized
American citizen vii! accompany the
boys. When the United States entered
,hc war. SamaI applied for his first
papers in ord"r SO he says not TO BE-
left behind. ana h" appears to be might!
anxious 20 got INTO the conflict.
The boys will r. port To the lucal draft
board this morning AZ 9:hn O'Clock when
they will leave on" hour later for Ch'l-
licothe Following Is the list and their
occupations:
Louis Henlcin, strelworker.
Sigh Samad. la borer.
Ross L. CarntS. clorS.
Thomas G. Greenwood. coal miner.
Frank NJ. Long,. glass packer.
.~CraSettc Hudson. salesman.
Frank Smith. pump engineer.
Thomas T. Moore. stcelworker.
James .. Wagner. bank clerk.
Charles Hall. glass worker.
George w Fleming. glass packer.
John Burda- picture agent
John Powers. plumber.
- Earl Conaway. coal MINER
Lawrence f. McAllister. farmer and
student.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-07
BELMONT CONSCR|pTS
LEAVE THIS MORNING
MARTINS FERRY BOYS LEAVE CITY
FOE BELLAIRE AT 9;l7
O'CLOCK.
Gwynn Owens, Graduate Engineer OF
Ohio state, To Have Charge OF
Men of Division NO. l.

Drafted men from the three dlNlSloEs
in Belmont county will leave the b. q u.
station at Bellaire this morning at ~
o'clock in special train which VIII
convey them to Fort Sherman at Chilli
Gothic TO begin their military training.
Eleven Martins Ferry men who arc M
Guided in the Is To go from Pease-Coie-
rain townships, Division MI. ]. "!ll
leave Martins Ferry at 9:lI in automo-
biles After leaving the +, & .. station
In Bellare the Il mon Of this division
will be In charge of Gwynn Owens OF
North Seventh street. q graduate Of the
college Of engineering at Ohio State
university. who had two years Of mill
tary experience Will" at the university.
The train on which the Belmont
county conscripts are 10 80 to Fort
Sherman will also gather up the drafted
men at Cambridge. GAINESVILLE and New
ark. They will arrive at Chillicothe mt
o'clock this afternoon. Each con-
script has been notified to take only
equipment that Is necessary. Lunches
will be provided by Martins Ferry pen-
pie for the II men from that city. The
drafted men will be accompanied hy
number Of citizens. the alternates and
members Of the local exemption board.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-07
Re1aire Briefs.

James Madden, OF Cambridge. was
visitor in the city yesterday.
Jacob BoneySteele. Of Belmont street.
has returned from visit at Saginaw.
Mich.
Miss Mae Kruger entertained the d.
Y. club last evening at her home on
Twenty-third street
Mr. and Mrs. f. S. Waddell. or
Lamira, are visiting their daughter.
Mrs. X. W. Schcrtzer on Gravel Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Stephens have re-
turned from u visit with friends at
Mountain Lake park.
John Machary has gone to Beatty.
Pa. to resume his studies in st. Vim
cents college.
DR.. -. W. Boone has returned fro:a
trip to Canada.
Miss Mary Vanyo will entertain friends
this evening at her home on Franklin
street.
Mrs. Fannie Brown has gone to Wash
ington Pa. to- visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Fawcett, OF
Belmont street. nave returned from a
visit to Cleveland.
Mrs James Lawrence has returned
from a visit with friends 1t St. Clairs-
willie.
Walter Piersoll has returned from a
hunting trip to Canada
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-07

Within 10 minutes after he had been
locked up in the hullren Mt tho city
building after receiving Il hearing. Geo.
Pickett southern negro. made an Al
tempt last night tn escape from Jail.
While trying IN get out Il door in tha
north side Of the bullpcn. hc fell into II
trap that Night Sergeant Shrodcs had
fixed knocking over Il window that had
been 90 placed that it would fall al the
lest disturbance. Mayor Ralstnn and Of
ticer Shrodcs hustrn"d In the place ant
scared tho negro back with flashilsht
and revolver. Tho black was thorough
ly scared and told the mayor that lie
hope to no killed II he tried To cscam'
again. Rrcklayers will make repairs
IT, the place today.