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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
BANDIT TRIES
HOLDUP ARMED
: LIKE CAvEMAN
i. o. Hancock Has Narrow Escape
From Masked Nan Operating
on Street in Moline.


An attempted holdup of a Rock
Island man in Moline by a masked
bandit armed with a club was frus-
trated last night by the strength
and length Of the Rock Islanders
limbs, and the lucky fact that the
sidewalk was unobstructed.
The pantomime was enacted at
about $50 o'clock, when B. o. Han
cock of 500 Forty-fourth street.
Rock Island. was walking along
Nineteenth street, Moline, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues He had
reached the middle of the block.
where an alley opens onto the
street, when suddenly from behind
a large tree sprang desperate
looking character. masked and
bearing an efficient looking club.
Throws the Club.
Although startled for moment,
Hancock didn't stop long to get
acquainted, but started sprinting
record speed for Fifth avenue.
The bandit. who had evidently in
tended TO stop the pedestrian, see
ing his prey escaping, converted
his club into an aerial torpedo,
launched at Hancock's head. This
move nearly succeeded. The stick
hit fits mark and left a cash in the
scalp, partially stunning the sprint
er, but he was able to keep going.
Looking back when he reached
Fifth avenue, Hancock could see
nothing OF tho holdup man. He
went to the Y. NJ. G. A.. where his
wound was dressed and the police
were called to search for the ban
dit. He had escaped by that time,
however, and no trace of him was
found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
TRAPPRRS GO NORTH.

Fort Yukon. AIaska.-All of Fort
Yukon's white trappers have left
for their winter trap lines scat
tered over hundreds of miles OF
Arctic mountains and plains. The
men will spend the entire winter
in the white lands beyond the Arc
tic circle. and will return when the
winter breaks in the spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
DUTY AT
STATE COLLEGE
FOR SOLDIERS
Opportunity Offered Men Who
Have Seen Service in Field
Artillery.

An opportunity is offered to all
unmarried. ex-field artillery. honor
ably discharged soldiers who are
fond of horses TO re- enlist in the
field artillery and receive a much
higher pay than they have ever
drawn.
All who are considering enlist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
SERVICE FLAG rs
FOUND IN SCOUTS
ROOM BY BRACHER
Cspeclal MoIine Service. B

Moline's community service flag
mystery has been solved. R. L.
Bracher. Scout executive, discov-
cred it Friday morning reposing in
a corner of the Boy Scout rooms, in
the McKinnie building. He claims
the Scouts brought it TO the Rooms
after the Fourth Of July parade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31

Moline health authorities Half of
them Tere whooping cough. Two
cases Of spinal meningitis were re-
ported. There were three cases of
scarlet fever, seven OF diphtheria.
four OF influenza and one of small
poX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
EMBROIDERIEs FOR L. s.

Berne. Switzerland. -- Embroi-
deries to the value of four million
francs were exported TO America
last month compared with $4,000
francs worth in September, 1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
ST. LOUIS POLICE
CHIEF SHOT DOWN
BY TWO ROBBERS

St. Louis, Mo. Oct. 31.-Chief of
Police Martin O'Brien, of this city,
was shot while attempting to arrest
two robbers here this morning, and
as result is in serious condition
at a local hospital He suffered
wounds in the neck and left hand.
This is Women's and Child ems
Underwear Week at McCabes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

Especial Moline Service.)
During October "a cases of con-
tagious diseases were reported to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
WILL IEGALTZE UNIONS. .

IOkIo.-Accordlng 20 Japanese
newspapers. the Japanese govern
nent has decided to introduce a
ill in the forthcoming session of
he diet for the legalizIng OF trade
mions as the best means of eff
betting harmony between capital
md labor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31

Halloween Mask Ball, Coliseum.
laturaay,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31

All small cans Milk Excepting
Pet) 10 cans for .,,........ Coo
All tall cans Mix Cezceptnig
Pet) cans for ..........,.e 3c
Large 40. 3 can Armour's Vert
best Tomatoes, per can ,.,, 20c
Per dozen ......,........esRS
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04

cials Of the Catholic church were
among his friends, and that he had
always been on the most friendly
terms with many of the leading cti
zens of Irish blood.
More than 100000 has been collected
by the Victory Committee during Mr..
Jonas's regime. The news Of his resig
nation brought many letters to his Of
flee, asking that their contributions
be returned.
Many contributions were sent per-
sonal!y to Mr.. Jonas. and these sums
involved in requests for withdrawal are
said to have amounted to almost half
Of the total collected This turn in the
affairs will require deft handling, and
Mr.. Jonas proposed going over the
business Of the committee with his sue
cessor.
Representative Delaney entered the
Office of the committee in the Chamb
Of Commerce building right after his
appointment. He said he considered it
great honor and intended to do all in
his power to make the welcome a sue
cess. He also dsavowed any active
part in the rump meeting held by the
hirelings Of Hearst and soldiers in
Elks' Hall last Wednesday night, after
the Brooklyn police and the Provost
Guards had ordered them away from
the theatre.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
HENRY GLEASON

Henry Gleason, active in local and
l.atonal politics for many wears, died
yesterday at the Hotel Despland. Day
tona, Fla. according to advices received
by his son, Albert II. Gleason. He was
eighty-nre years old.
Mr.. Gleason was born in Trey and
wsls educated in the public schools of
that city. He engaged in the hardware
business in O:wcgo for a number of
years and moved to New York in 1880
10 go into the stove and steel business.
from which he retired in 1917.
Nr. Gleason never held or sought
public Office. but for many years he
was active in the counsels of the Re-
publican party and was the associate
and adviser of its leaders in both state
and nation. He was one of the founders
Of the Republican Club of this city
and originated the plan for TIE Ma
tional League of Republican Clubs. His
home in this city was at III West
Seventy yfrst Street. He was Il member
cf the Republican, Lotos, Hardware
and Columbia Yacht clubs. He leaves
a wife, Mrs. Adelaide Gleason, and a
son, Albert II. Gleason. The body will
be taken to Oswcgo for interment
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
S. Jonas q Fighter,
His Business Career Sh01us
''Too Busy To Be Sick His
Doctor Is Informed, and
That Shows the Tenacity
With Which He Pursues
Project Once He Starts

Nathan S. Jonas, fnancier. philan-
thropist, educator. yesterday followed
his announced plan to fight Hearstism
in Brooklyn by charting out his future
acts with just the same scientific pre-
csion that has characterized all his
business moves.
Slightly more than a quarter of
century ago he decided that Brooklyn
ought to have a strong trust company
and that he would like to be it's head
The Manufacturers Trust Company,
Nathan S. Jonas, president, with its
two branches and resources totalling
O,00O,000, is the result. r
His first step TO "draw Hearst out
INTO the open" was the filing of a libel
SUIT against the Star Company, which
publishes the Hearst newspapers in
New York. He hopes that the process
of drawing out" will not take long,
out if it takes another quarter Of a
century, Mr.. Jonas expects to be just
as much in the fight as he is to-day.
When he resigned as head of the
Brooklyn Victory Celebration Commit
tee to be free to fight the Hearst in
huence he didn't know he would have
the support of a single man, on or off
of that body. A food of letters from
business men, officials and private citi-
zens in Brooklyn, however, indicated
that ne would not have to make his
fight alone,
A Letter and a Check
Il am glad that Brooklyn has as
courageous q citizen as YOU" wrote
one business man. ~ hope we have
an independent committee. Keep ur
the fight"
With the letter was check for
Slo0, to be added to the victory fund.
Mr.. Jonas is the good natured, mild,
smillng bank president of the sort
to be found in Middle Western towns
rather than the New York financier "S Of
popular imagination. He knows his
deposltors personally and more i'm
portant. is known by them. 1t is
largely his personal following that
made it possible for him TO plav the
important part he did in each of the
Liberty Loan drives and in the philan
thropic drives that followed
AS leader in patriotic movement
against Hearst, he will have only to
point to his record during the war to
show his motives-if anybody should
subscribed s2,25o,oOo to the first loan,
S3,!6O,00o to the second. and nearly
trebled its quota to the third with a
total of subscriptions of S6,00O.OOO
The company's quota of S5,197,0OO for
the fourth loan was sweled to s13.-
100000. The total subscriptions of
the company for the four loans reached
s25,000,00n
Too Busy to Be Sick
Yesterday morning Mr.. Jonas
physician was about to go TO the home
of the financier in Roslyn, to treat him
as q patient. when he learned that tho
supposedly Frustrated man was at his
Office in Williamsburg.
"No, | haven't time to be sick
have fight on my hands," was Mr..
lonas's explanation.
In. spite of this bellgerent attitude,
'the banker will not admit that he is a
fighter. or 1fkes a fight. He insists
that the fight was thrust upon him
and that it was necessary for him to
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Hills Wants 18th Point
Clergyman Says Germany Can
Accept ii and Still Win

Germany can accept all of Wood
row Wilson's fourteen points and still
win out" the Rev. Dr.. Newell Dwight
Hills told the members of the Presby-
terian Union in the Hotel Savoy last
night.
"She has prepared more carefully
for peace than she did for war" Dr.
Hills asserted. "Swiss water power,
Russian mines, Italian public service
corporations and resources in Persia,
Turkey and elsewhere have fallen into
German control
DIR. Hills suggested as remedies for
this condition the establishment of a
fifteenth point, providing for the sale
of all German acquired stock at auc-
tion and the appointment OF An edu
cational commission which would teach
the youth of Germany tho meaning OF
honesty.
The Rev. Dr. Ernest NJ Stircs, pas
tor of st. Thomas Church, defended
the Y. N C. A. organization overseas.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04

take up the cudgels against Hearst or
lose his own self-respect
"Now that | am in 1T | am going to
stick" he said with smile that car
ried conviction. II don't know how
long it will take. but | am going to
stick. 1t isn't up to me TO find out
how many others are in the fight
will welcome assistance, but can get
along without it,
Ala, in 1868. 1t can hardly be said
that he selected Brooklyn as the field
OF future operations because of any
particular promise it may have held
out to him, however, as his parents
brought him here at the tender age Of
one year without consulting him.
He was educated in the public
schools of Brooklyn. He started his
business career at the age of thirteen
as an errand boy. He perceived the
value of additional education, however,
and followed the published rules FOR
success to the letter. AS a result of
he became bookNeeper, travelling
salesman. insurance solicitor and, ul
timately, banker.
Making a Great Business
1t was not until 1905 that he saw the
immediate possibility of realizing his
earlier dreams Of heading big trust
company in Brooklyn. Early IN that
year, however.she obtained the support
Of several business men in Williams
burg and formed what was then know.l
as the Citizens Trust Company, the
nucleus of the present institution cf
which he is head
One by one the company absorbed
other financial institutions, gaining in
patronage, broadening its field and in
creasing its resources. As result it
now has a branch in Brooklyn and an
other in Manhattan.
Mir. Jonas still pays active attcn
tion TO the details of the business, but
finds ample time TO lead philanthropic
movements, and fight for municipal re-
forms.
Cfarting out his programme is one
Of his habits. Carrying out the pro
gYamme thus conceived is another.
Mr.. Jonas refused to say what the
next step in his latest programme is
to bt. - Ele suggo stod, howevers that.
anybody interested in the welfare of
the owner Of "The Evening Journal
might we'll watch his movements.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
MONslGN0R JOHN f. BRADY

Monsignor John T. Brady, for twenty
eight years rector OF st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church at South Amboy. N. j.,
died of car lilac pneumonia yesterday at
The rsctory there. He had been in fail
ing hcalth for several years.
Monslgnor Brady was born in County
Cavan, ireland. and came to this coun-
try III 1871. He was graduated from
Seton Hall College. Orange. and st.
Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. and was
ordained a priest in 1876. He served
churches in Newark, Paterson, Jersey
City, High Bridge and Lambertsvillc
before coming to South Amboy, in May,
1891. During his pastorate at South
Amboy handsome parochial school
was built and the church was enlarged
and redecorated. He leaves sister,
Miss Bridget Brady, who made her
home with him, and a Brother and a
sister in Ireland.
Requiem mass will be celebrated in
the church of which he was pastor
Wednesday morning by Monsignor Mul-
liean, OF Camden, assisted by Bishop
Walsh. of Trenton. The funeral ser
mon will be preached by the Rev. Peter
Hart, cf Trenton. lnterment viii be
in South Amboy.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
General Eagan, Of Indian
Warfare Fame, Dies Here
Was Cornmissarv Chief in War
With Spain; Had Tilt
With Miles

Brgadier General Charles Patrick
Esgan, retired, an old Indian fighter
and commissary general during the
anish-American War, died Saturday
at General Hospital No |, in Gun Hill
Road, The Bronx. He was seventy eight
years old.
General Eagan was born in Ireland,
but came to this country while very
young, and was educated in the schools
of San Francisco. He served in the
Civil War as first lieutenant of the
lst Washington Territorial Infantry.
and at the end Of the war was an-
pointed 'econd lieutenant in the 9th
United States Infantry, regular army.
He took part in the Modoc War. and
was wounded in the fighting with the
indians at that time.
just after the Spanish~American War
General Eagan became involved in a
bitter quarrel with the late General
Nelson A. Miles, growing out Of the
so-callod "embalmcd beef" scandal. and
as the result Of verbal attack made
on General Miles i'll the course of a
Longre al Investigation, was tried
by courtmartial and sentenced to dis
mlssal from the army This sentence
was commuted by President Mckinley
IN recognition of General Eagans gal
lant record as a soldier, and he was
retired at his OWL request after thirty
years service December s. 1900.
For the last year General Eagan had
been living at the Hotel Latham, 4 East
twenty eighth Street He leaves three
children, Charles E. Eagan, a mining
engineer, living in Central America;
Mrs. William L. Hopkins, of 5l5 Park
Avenue, and Mrs. Il. Il. Cole. who also
has been living at the Latham.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
MRS. LUCY J. WADE

Mrs. Lucy Johnson Wade, memh..
OF distinguished Southern famiIr iI"oes ass
long resident of this city, died San aa0
day at her home, 12S West Eiehf;at4,l
son, once Vice President of the Un;tssas
states and for twenty-nine years n,a,m
Der OF Congress from Kentucky. The la,a
street, after an illness of three months
Mrs. Wade was born at I;cr.l's Iex;rntass
KY, the daughter of Richard NJ I0Sa Ivn
son. wealthy Mississippi planter SE
was related to Colonel Richard NJ. Iobn"
Harvey Johnson, of Atlanta, Ga. UnisaS
States Consul at Antwerp under ~
second Cleveland Administrator nas sas
her brother. She leaves sister No
Mary j. Mcconnell. of this city. ''''
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
People Are Trying
10 Force Break With
Hearst, Says Hylon

Mayor Hylan's statement regarding
the controversy over the Brooklyn Vic
tory Committee, to which Nathan S.
Jonas took exception yesterday, was
reported in "The Brooklyn Eagle" on
Sunday. The Mayor was quoted as fol-
lows:
"I know something about Mr.. Jonas.
! remember him very we'll. 1t is the
same Mr.. Jonas who just before the
last city election sent me word that
he was prepared to hire the biggest
theatre in Manhattan for mass meet
ing in support O., my candidacy for
Mayor. He was going to come out for
me in great style, | YVES assured Mr.
Jonas himself was going to take charge
OF that big meeting, let Mr.. Jonas
know that there was nothing doing
DO you connect the managers of the
brooklyn Victory Celebration Commit
tee with the Manhattan movement to
oust Mr.. Hearst from your Committed &c
of Welcome?" he was asked.
"There is a little history back of all
this FUSS replied the Mayor, (Which is
worth mentioning at this time. You
know, Of course, That we have an Eng
ish crowd in this city who care more
for England than they do for America
Well. this English crowd, while the war
was in progress, tried to get me to do
certain things, but declined. | told
this crowd that if they got the O. X
of the Washington authorities on their
proposition would do as they wished
but not otherwise.
"The real motive behind this noisy
protest against the appointment Of MI
Hearst as member Ct the Committee
of Welcome TO retul ming soldiers is
the desire on the part Of that same
English crowd TO deprive me OF Mr.
Hearst's support. They think that if
only they keep it up long enough
shall be compelled to submit to their
absurd demand to GUST Mr.. Hearst
from the committee. But they will not
succeed, no matter how much noise
they make.
"You can tell my good friends in
Brooklyn that am not interfering
over there in any shape, manner or
form. The interference, it seems to
nc. is all from the other side. The
cnly thought in my mind is to protect
the interests of the people. and all
my actions are guided by that thought
The people know that. am not afraid
Of political retribution for anything
have done since became Mayor of this
city. or the political consequences OF
anything 7 may do in the future"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
l29.00O Influenza Deaths
Recorded in South Africa

CAPETOWN. Feb. 3.--The recent in
huenza epidemic in South Africa
caused the deaths OF nearly 129 900
persons, according TO a statement made
in the Assembly to-day by Sir Thomas
Watt, Minister of the Interior. He
said that during the war the forces of
the Union of South Africa lost 6,905
natives. IN the influenza epidemic
l,l76 whites and 127,I45 natives and
colored people died
The minister seconded the moving Of
public health bill to create port
folio of public health and q central
health administration. with special pro
visions Tor dealing with infectious dis
eases.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Jonas Begins Fight on Hearst
By Filing an Action for Libel

any controversy, regardless Of its Nor
its. would not aid the work Of the
Victory Committee.
Duty as Riegelmann Sees 1t
"The duty Of this committee, as
sec it, should be confined solely to
honoring our heroes. Brooklyn gave
the flower Of her young manhood to
the cause. Countless mothers have
given generously and uncompaining-
ly what to them was dearest in life;
through long hours of vigil they have
suffered and sacrificed Wives. sisters
and sweethearts with a heroism that
arouses admiration have stood by the
cause. Brooklyn heroes return to us
crowned with the laurels Of victory
earned by deeds Of valor which will
illumine the pages Of history for all
time. To them there is due the home
coming welcome and tribute which
Brooklyn, with It's big, throbbing, gen
erous heart, feels they should have
"Ths, and only this. should be the
purpose Of the committee. cannot
bring myself to believe that the peo-
pie Of Brooklyn want anything else
from this committee, and to avoid any
further controversy which may impair
these plans, feel constrained 20 com
ply. with your request and accept your
resignation as chairman.
u regret exceedingly your sopara-
ton from the committee and | wish
to thank you for all of your efforts
to further the work, and assure YOU
that | appreciate your kindly offer to
cooperate with youf successor
"Very truly yours,
"EDWARD RIEGELMANN,
"President."
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Bradford Merrill
Changes Mind ON
Defending g Hearst
New lorl Tribune
Washington Bure1u

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - Neither
Bradford Merrill, general manager Of
the Hearst publications, nor any other
representative of Mr. Hearst so far as
is now known. will appear before the
Overman committee which has been
investigating German propaganda, Sen
stor Overman announced this after
noon.
Mr.. Merrill had been expected to so
on the stand Thursday, to read long
defence of the Hearst papers which he
had offered to the committee, and to
submit to crosse examination.
The announcement that he had de-
cided not to appear came after call
counsel, on Senator Overman this af-
ternoon. Mr.. De Ford left with the
Senator an exhibit of Hearst editorials
aud cartoons, selected to show loyalty,
and these will be put into the record Of
the committee. 1t is understood that
the statement which had been prepared
VIII not be put in, since Mr.. Merrill
VIII not appear personally.
Some Members Disappointed
Members of the committee would
not comment tonight on this change of
attitude, but some showed signs Of
pointment Considerable prcpara-
tons had boen made for Mr.. Merrill's
examination by members who have
been critical OF the Hearst papers,
and there were reports shat some new
evidence as to the opinions held by
German propagandists concerning
Hearst might be cited for his benefit.
No explanation or defence Of Hearst
and his course has been put before the
committee so far There have been
dcniols of oae or two specific charges.
Nhich have brought forth counter-evi-
dsnce from government departments,
and there was vigorous attempt made
BY Senator Reed 20 break down the
force of evidence offered by Deputy At
torncy General Becker. Of New York,
by cross-examination. But this latter
t,uched only one minor phase of tha
c'ldence. and even IN regard TO this
there was no denial tti'ercd
Same interesting Points
: ne Ct the thinga testified o before
lhe COMMITTEES. about which Il was ox.
rcctsd Mr.. Merrill would be .ked.
were;
Tho fact that William Bayard Hale.
Borin correspondent for the Hearst
papers, was in the employ of the Ger
m"n government
The fact. that Hearst papers pub
lished under their own copyright
articles from Edward Lyell Fox, n
writer subsidized by Germany.
The Palm Beach" kilograms, which
discussed the policy Of publishing
the American flag mt intervals, dis
crecNcd the revelations concerning
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Mai. Gen. Lewis vi. Peck,
Civil War Veteran, Dead
Won Rapid Promotion in the
Union Army for
Gallantrv

Major General Lewis Mead Peek, a
veteran OF .hc Civil War. died yester-
day ~ his home. 5i5 Clinton Avenue.
brooklyn, He was eighty-siX wears CID
Gene vi feck Nas BORN il Connect
cut. the son OF Obadiah and i.szatta
Peck. Upon the outbreak OF the Civil
War he went INTO the Union army rs
captain in the 9th New J ork Infantry.
He fought IN eighteen battles and two
sieges, was twice wounded and won
rapid promotion for gallantry in ac-
ton. He was made lieutenant colonel
Of tho 173d New York Infantry Octo-
ber IL, 1869, and on March is, 1865.
WAS promoted to colonel "for gallant
and meritorious service auring the
war" On the sume date he was made
a major general of volunteers.
General Peck leaves wife, who was