Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
WAR HERO PAID
FITTING TRIBUTE
BY COUNTY BAR
,..tenant A. {. Edwards. Who
life I'm France, Landed
By Lawyers.
.so,1TJONs ARE PASSED
! r KenwOrthy, c. Z. Dietz and
M. ]. AcEniry Give
Addresses

tenant Adrian c. Edwards, for
assistant states attorney of
!. aock Island county, killed IN action
t-snce we're held in the Rock
80 county court house this
corning I'D obo.
4, he Rock Island County Bar as
.,.,,on for one who freely gave
:. Re that the nations fighting for
.-s.don and democracy might sur
rive ,zo...,
- line in France has brought
...Wzation of the war close to his
, n-osessjopal friends in this city.
fony those present for the eXer-
- - bsld today were members of
har association, fellow en-
90. ~ If Lieutenant Edwards at
=. .ourt house and county officials.
~ court house Offices closed at
ai.Iock this afternoon in recog-
.,tion Of Lieutenant Edwards pass
M Circuit court was adjourned
I ,- Monday morning County
sonrt was adjourned today for the
srst time in four years States
I,torney Floyd E. Thompson
ace was closed at noon
Thompson in Tribute.
n, Thompson, chum Of Lieuten-
-, EDWARDS since childhood. COM
,Ie.ely broke down when he was
sslIad on to speak Of his friend
sR Kenworthy read the follow
ing address prepared by MI
Thompson:
adrian Clair Edwards, farmer,
teacher. lawyer, statesman, soldier,
pald the supreme price for the
cause of liberty on the battlefield
somewhere in France on the fourth
day Of May in the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred ana
sIxhteen. He died as he had lived
-championing the cause Of the
veak. sacrificing himself that 9TH
ers might live happier striving to
make the world safe for democracy
He lived as he did, and he died as
he did. because he was what he
was-a man
From the time l first knew Ad-
Ran Edwards l knew he was no
ordinary person saw at once
that he was an exception / was
freshman in high school, he was a
senior. We became Chuns- ! was
A member OF the debating team of
which he was captain. We taught
school together We studied law
together. We practiced law to-
gether. We lived together We
seemed to be a part of each other.
Nv plans for the future included
hin and his plans included me- In
all Of the years of our association
there was never the slightest mis-
understanding. His loss to me is
more than mere empty words can
tell
Adrian Edwards early assumed
the responsibilities of head of his
mothers family OF ten children In
bis early teens he was compelled
by force Of circumstances TO leave
school to help support the little
brothers and sisters As they be
came able to help some. he gO< en-
pIoyueut in a large dairy, where By
working mornings and evenings he
could keep himself IN school and
also help WITH the family expenses
He caught mp the work he had
missed and In 1904 graduated at the
head Of the class OF Roodhouse
high school He represented the
school on the field Of athletics and
On the forum in debate and ora
tons. He excelled in both
SchooInztes Together.
His ambition was 10 be law
yer, We talked OF being partners
While We we're schoolmates in high
school But he laid his ambitions
asde and for seven years he
taught school and contributed from
his funds 10 permit one brother 10
graduate in dentistry and another
IN medicine. All Of his brothers
and sisters were given the advant-
ages Of high schol training AS
leacheT he stood a the mead of the
profession. II the hearts Of many
Young men and women of Greene
county there Is an everlasting abid-
lng place Cor his memory.
In June. 1911 he came TO Rock
Island on nv invitation and began
70 earnest the systematic study o.
laT- In June, 1918. he was made
ny assistant and in December, 1914.
wen ne was admitted to the bar Of
lIhhois. he became my partner. He
vas not oulv a great student OF
out a skilled practitioner as
Asil' recognized early by the lead
as members Of our bar as
worthy adversary. He was an hon
" 70 the bar and to the profess
SION My loss in his death is i'm
measurable. II was the taking
way OF one unfit # seems. because
never thought Of practicing law
NHnout him He was more than a
my friend
more capable. conscientious
suohc official never held public Of
e. He was a student Of govern
asnt. His loss creates a sensible
s1p IN public councils. His indom-
..@oie courage. his unimpeachable
eS'y. his frankness. kindness,
ssD1eration and magnanimity. his
L,ehty to his friends, the purity Of
~ private life. the patriotism OF
- public principles. were ever ap-
vaeht characteristics.
., certainly he has died too soon
~ everybody. Our regrets for our
S,es and for our country are
- strong and unfeigued. He
s.ouia have died hereafter Let us
-,,pe mat this event may teach us
=. now vain is our reliance upon
! arm OF flesh Let us hope that
may nay Impress US with solemn
Si-e OF our national as well as in
saaai dependence on a higher
Sanan power.
ne event has come upon US SO