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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15

for 49, Her mother told the ponce
that Ursula had lied about her age
in order to obtain the position at
the telephone switchboard.
Story of the Staying.
MY mother had got up to prepare
breakfast and was out Of the room"
she said. my stepfather picked me
up and carried me to his bed. no
ticed that he had placed a chair
against the door. 1 tried to scream,
but he covered my mouth with his
hands. We struggled and he scratch
ed me and tore my gown. Scarcely
realizing what l was doing | got the
revolver from out of the napkin and
snapped the trigger several times.
My mother hammered on the
door and l admitted her. My step
father was lying on the floor. l shot
him because 1 was afraid OF him.
His conduct toward me had been
offensive on several occasions and
1 had become respondent I had
purchased the revolver two weeks
ago with the intention of killing
myself some night when my mother
and stepfather were at the picture
SHO"- my SlcpldLnST > lEedIu1CAt Ad4
made me i'll and l had been unable
to work during the last two weeks.
Wanted Mother to Leave Him.
my stepfather spent all of the
money my mother received from my
fathers life insurance. She even
pawned her jewelry to give him
money. She bought him an automo-
bile and whenever l would COM
plain to her that he was spending
her money for drink she would
tell me to pray for him. She said
that he would be better after pro-
hibition. l prayed that she would
leave him"
Mrs. Broderick married Wood
lock Feb. %, 1916, four months aft
er the death of Broderick. The lat
ties life insurance amounted to
about $4,000
After shooting her father in 1916
Ursula said her father had been
beating her mother with a heavy
machine hammer and dragging her
about by the hair. She saw a re-
volver sticking in his hip pocket.
she said, and grabbed it and fired
several shots at him with her eyes
closed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
VISITING NURSE
HAS 800 CALLS

Miss Alice Thompson, the visiting
nurse, made 800 calls during the
month of March, according to the
report of the association made pub
lie today.
Of this number, 279 were regu-
lar calls and 81 were extra The
fees amounted to $3.50 and the
collections to $3.50, and incidental
expenses to 80 cents.
Fffty-four patients were cared for
in March, and Il of these had been
patients during February, leaving
40 new ones for the month. There
were IA patients dismissed, II
transferred to the care of the fam
lily, one to the hospital, eight were
put under the care of a nurse, and
there were 10 remaining at the end
of the month. There were five Met
ropolitan patients, and 35 Metro
politan calls were made.
Twelve doctors, nine from Rock
Island and three from Moline, had
the care of the patients. The Rock
Island doctors were: Drs. Snively,
Paul, DeSilva, Williams, Friedman,
Souders, Bradford, Dart and Lach-
ner. Drs. Beck, Human and Wood
OF Moline were In charge OF the
patients.
The following articles were loan
ed during the month: Five abdom-
inal binders, four dozen maternity
pads, three sheets, two slips, two
gowns, two bedpans and one douche
can. One baby layette was given
away.
Donations of supplies we're made
by the Needlework guild, Silver
Cross circle of Kings Daughters,
Mrs. Woodruff, Mrs. A. D. Walker,
Mrs. Carl, Miss Phoebe Hurst, the
Ready to Help circle of Kings
Daughters and the City Steam
laundry.
All calls for the visiting nurse
will be received at Bengston's drug
store, r. l. TT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
PLACE BOOTHS TO
RECEIVE PLEDGES
Y. w. G. A. BUDGET

Nine booths are to be estab-
lished in stores, banks and other
public buildings Thursday where
pledges may be made to the $40, 900
years budget of the Young Wom-
ems Christian association in the
one day intensive campaign to raise
that amount. Places have been
designated as follows:
Young & McCombs'.
McCabe's.
M. & X. IA!
Riess drug store.
Safety building.
Peoples National bank.
Central Trust and Savings bank.
Rock Island Savings bank.
State bank.
Everything is in readiness for
campaign, and some seventy work
ers have already been lined up tc
help in the drive.
A luncheon for the workers is to
be given at the Rock Island club to-
morrow noon to be served at 1915.
Miss Katherine Halsey of the
personnel board of the central
field committee of Chicago, is to be
the principal speaker at the lunch
con, and Miss Ditha S. Varker, gen
eral secretary of the Davenport Y.
W. c. A will also speak at this
meeting. Final instructions will be
given volunteer workers at the
booths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
is
KILLED BY Girl
Calming he Attacked Her She Fires
in Self Defense-Als0 Slew
Father in 1915.

st. Louis, Mo, April 15.-Ursula
Broderick, 13 years old, 5042 Wells
avenue, a telephone operator at
the Forest exchange, where she
worked under the assumed name of
May Bell, shot and killed her step
father, Joseph F. Woodlock, 40
years old, a plumber, in the bed
room at their home here at 6:15
O'Clock yesterday morning.
AS Otter" Woodlock, he was
well known in amateur baseball
circles a generation ago as short
stop.
On Oct 6, 1916. Ursula, then a
pupil at the Hampstead school, shot
and killed her father, Thomas P.
Broderick, 81 years old, also a
plumber.
A coroner's jury exonerated the
child, following the killing of her
father, after hearing her story that
she had acted in defense of her
mother. Today she told the police
that she had killed her stepfather ID
self defense.
Kept Weapon Under Her Pillow.
Woodlock was shot twice, over
the right eye and through the right
section of the skull. The shooting
was done with a revolver which the
girl had carried for two weeks
wrapped in a napkin. She told the
police that she kept the weapon
tucked beneath her gown when sne
slept.
Ursula and her mother, Mrs. Lii
liam Elizabeth WOOdIOck % wears of
age. were taken to the Page boule-
ward police station. The girl is large
for her age and could easily pass
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
START DRIVE FOR
RATIFICATION OF
DRAFT OF LEAGUE

New York, April 15.-Twenty
thousand picked men and women,
all well known citizens in their
own communities, have been mus
tered by the League to Enforce
Peace to lead it's campaign for rati-
fication of the league of nations
treaty by the United States senate
Many of the states are organized
by counties and the league plans TO
carry its work into the smaller po-
litical divisions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
WOMEN VOTES
HEAVY IN MANY
CITY PRECINCTS
Weather Does Not Deter Electors
in Going to Polls in Heat
ed Contest.
ARGUS GETS FIRST RETURNS
Bulletins VIII Be Flashed as Rap
idly as Results Are Tailed
by the Judges.

Rock Island will poll its biggest
Vcte today unless there is a letup
in the last two hours the polls are
open.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon indi-
cations were that the vote in the
city would exceed the 1900 mark,
with the women voting heavily
Wet weather did not deter them
from going to the polls. In one
precinct, the 18th, women's vote
exceeded the mems.
Appended is the mems vote, the
women's vote and the registration
in several of the precincts:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
SAME OFFICERS
TO SERVE BANK
Rock Island Savings Bank Direc-
tors and Stockholders I'm An
nuaI Meeting Yesterday.

Officers and members OF the
board OF directors of the Rock Is
land Savings bank who served dur
iLg the last year were reelected for
the ensuing year at meetings held
by the stockholders and directors
yesterday.
Officers reelected are.
President-H. S. Gable.
Vice PRESIDENT. p. Hull.
Vice president. GreenaWalt
Cashier-W. G. Johnston.
Assistant cashier. j. Green.
Members Of the directing board
are: II. S. Cable. W. II. Dart, p.
Greenawalt, Franz Happ. II. =.
Hull. Hugh L. Curtis, Phil Mitchell,
NJ. O'ConnOr and John Volk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15

The Phillips organization is con-
centrating its vote for commission
er on Fitzsimmons and Sears, vot-
ing for no other commissioners,
thereby hoping to win in three sue
cessful candidates.
Argus Returns Early.
The Argus has made arrange
ments which assure the voters the
quickest possible returns. An Ar
gus representative will be station
ed in each of the % polling places
il the city, ready to telephone the
returns to this Office as soon as they
are completed by the judges and
clerks in each precinct. The re-
~~turns will be added as they come
from each precinct and the stand
iLg in the race will be given in
front of The Argus office as rapidly
as each precinct comes in. Bulle-
tins will be flashed on screen on
the Rock Island house.
, The heat of the campaign did not
terminate last night as is custom
airy with the average election.
Even today propaganda in behalf of
the candidates was spread through
out the city. Handbills made their
appearance in large numbers. The
ones given the largest circulation
was gotten out over the signature
of John K. Scott, who is city attor-
ney. It's slogan was Vote for
Schriver and ride for a nickel"
Circulation of these handbills shows
how heated the campaign became
in its climax. Every means to stir
the voters to action today was en-
ployed. Candidates endeavored to
Undue the electors with the feeling
that each and every one has all of
his interests at stake and even
though the weather was not entire
" favorable for a record vote, no
stone was left unturned to get the
voters to the polls.
Betting Is Heavy.
Betting did not cease with the
close of the campaign. Wagers
we're made as late as this after
noon on the outcome. For the last
two weeks there were rumors that
two prominent local men had
wagered $4,000 each on the may
orally contest This was denied
today by one. declaring he had put
the money up, but the other had
not taken him. Bets were at even
money in the mayoralty contest
while other wagers were made two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15

IT I. Nj. z. A. MEN KILLED.
New York, April 15.-Eleven Y.
III. c. A. workers were killed in
action and three died from wounds
and Sc from disease and other
causes since the beginning of the
war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
PROPOSE STATE GAS TEST.

Urbana, III.-A proposition for
establishment of a laboratory at
the University of Illinois for test
ing gas and electric meters of the
public utilities companies of the
state has been presented by J. R.
Mathews, service engineer with
the Illinois public utilities COM
mission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
Men Women Regis

The Phillips organization is con-
centrating its vote for commission
er on Fitzsimmons and Sears, vot-
ing for no other commissioners,
thereby hoping to win in three sue
cessful candidates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15

to one on picking the entire ticket
Of winners.
No wagers are known on the
annexation or civil service board
propositions because it was the
opinion ON all hands that these two
matters would carry by comfort
able majorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-15
YOU MEN WHO PAY THE
FAMILY SHOE BILLS

Tramping 18 miles a day, Mr. Fl. M.
Foreman, a mail carrier of Allentown,
Pa, found that shoes with ordinary
soles last about one month. But he
says a pair of Neolin-soled shoes gave
him more than nine months of service,
in which time he walked over 1000
miles.
His experience shows how you may
save shoe money by providing your
family with Neolin-soled shoes, which
give extra wear where other shoes wear
out quickest.
You can get Neolin-soled shoes in
any type of shoe you want. Prices
are about the same as for shoes that
give only ordinary wear, sometimes
they are even less. If your dealer
hasn't the style you want, he can get
it for you quickly. Remember, Neolin
Soles are created by science to be what
soles should be. They are available
everywhere for residing as well as on
new shoes. They are made by The
GOODYEAR Tire & Rubber Company,
Akron, Ohio, who also make Wingfoot
Heels-guaranteed to outwear any
other heels.
ne,o i: ! ! }. s o1es
TIaas MARI Rag q. 5. Pat. Cd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28
SIGNS OF DANGER
That Should Be Headed by Benning-
ton Peope.

There's serious danger in neglect
ing any weakness of the Kidneys
The warning that Nature gives
should not be overlooked If troubl-
ed by too frequent passage of the kid
ney secretions: burning or scalding;
II the secretons are highly col0red
and contain sediment when left stand
ihg-if you have backache, too with
frequent headaches and dizziness,
make up your mind that your kidneys
are affected and begin using some re-
liable kidney remedy. Deaths from
kidney disease have increased in the
United States alone, ~ per cent. in
the last 30 years. The risk is great
you can't afford to delay. Benning-
ton people recommend Doan's Kidney
pills. Can You ask for better proof
Of merit than the statement of this
Bennington resident2
Arthur Dumaw, SOC Gage ST., says:
"My kidneys acted irregularly and
the secretions were highly colored
and scalded in passage. Black spots
appeared before my eyes and l had
dizzy spells, which made me feel mis-
cradle at times, When | learned OF
Doan's Kidney Pills | began using
them and they cured me. l can
recommend Doans very highly"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-gei
Doan's Kidney pills-the same that
Mr. Dumaw had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Migrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28
If ALL MOTHERS ONLY KslW
Thousands Of Children Suffer from
Worms and Their Mothers 10 Not
Know What the Trouble Is.

Signs OF worms are: Deranged
stomach, swollen upper lip, sour
stomach, offensive breath, hard and
full belly with occasional grlpings
and pains about the navel, pale face
of leaden tint. eyes heavy and dull,
twitching oyc,.l.. itching of the nose,
itching of the rectum, short dry cough
grinding of the teeth, little red points
sticking out on the tongue, starting
during sleep. slow fever.
Mrs. II. N. Roberts. 500 Asylum
Street, Flint, Mich. used DR.. True's
Elixir for her little baby girl when
she was sick. Mrs. Roberts wrote
to DR.. True: "My little girl is cured
OF her worms" And in a later letter
wrote: Baby is fine and | think It
was your medicine CDR. True's Elixir
that helped her. If your baby is III
start giving Or. True's Elixir at once,
Write us freely about the case. No
charge for correspondence. Buy DR.,
True's Elixir at your drug store at
once. Or. j. +. True & Co., Auburn,
Maine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28
LATEST LIST OF EDISON
RE-CREATIONS

The list Of RE-CREATIONS for the
New Edison which is put on sale this
month is a very interesting one. The
leading numbers are two wonderful Sc
lections from Rossinis "Stabat Mater"
which Is conceded TO be one of the
finest sacred works ever composed.
Jacques Urlus, the celebrated tenor Of
the Metropolitan. sings "Cujus Ami
man, and Alice Verlet and Margaret
Matzenauer also operate stars of the
fist magnitude the wonderful duet,
"Quis est homo" Alice Verlet also
has two attractive vocal waltzes and
Arthur Middleton sings the classic
character song. Father O'Flynn."
The most unusual and perhaps the
most satisfactory number on this list
Is the old favorite Little Alabama
Coon" sung by the greatest operate
soprano in the world, Frieda Hempel.
She is assisted by the Old Home Sing
ers Marie Tiffany gives two wonder
fule RE.CREATIONS, my Redeemer
and My Lord" and Sing Me to Sleep"
and Maggie Teyte, who is now the
reigning success in London in the
Opera Comique, Monsieur Beaucaire
offers two attractive negro songs, MA
Curly Headed Babby" and Use Gwine
Back to Dixie"
There are three unique numbers
played on unusual musical instru-
ments. Kathleen Mavoureen' is
played on the zimbalom. a kind of
modern dulcimer, which is usually as
ISOLATED with Hungarian music.
Southern Melodies" which includes
our old friends, "Old Black joe" my
Old Kentucky Home" "Old Folks at
Home" and "Massa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground" are rendered on the bells by
John H. Burkhardt, who Is an artist
in this style of music. A new Waltz
Caprice by II. Benne Henton is play.
ed by its composer on the saxophono.
The balance of the program is made
up of the most recent Broadway dance
successes, an extremely humorous
RUDE sketch, AT the County Fair,
and a number OF popular songs, bal
lands and marches.
The ADDISON" agency for Bennlng-
ton is. at George A. Parkers, Union
street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28

1t can be seen now that the mistake
made by the allies in connection with
the German warships interned at
Scapa Flow and recently scuttled by
the German crews aboard them, was
in having the ships merely informed
instead of insisting that they be fully
surrendered. AS they were only in
termed, no effective measures could
have been taken to prevent the scut.
ting OF the fleet without violating the
terms of the armistice. The allies
had no right TO place armed guards
on board the ships, nor could they put
the ships in charge of crews chosen
from the allies instead of leaving the
German crews on board. The allies
might have insisted upon the entire
surrender of the fleet and then they
would have had full control; but the
slip was made, and the Germans took
advantage of it. Now it remains to
be seen whether or not the German
admiral and those under him that did
the scuttling can be punished for the
scuryy trick they played.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28
A Small Mind

The trouble with a small mind is
that It's possessor can scarcely ever
succeed in hiding it. Mr.. Hawker who
lost the adiration of the world be-
cause he wasn't big enough to land
the abilities and success OF others is
at it once again. According to a
news despatch Mr.. Hawker is credit.
Ing with remarking in connection
with the success flight of Captain AL.
cocks machine from New Foundland
to Ireland 1T was magnificent and a
very fine feat. | am very glad that
Captain Alcock was able to make the
fight in real fashion without war
ships and that sort of thing 1t is
very gratifying from that point in
deed" Ilawker is evidently very
much embittered over the success OF
the American n. c. 4 following SO
closely upon his own failure but
Mr.. Hawker will have to admit that
even in the last successful flight an
American shared the honors-Bur
lington New.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28
me eanio.

The modern banjo was introduced
into England from America. to which
country it was probably taken by the
African slaves who originally obtained
The idea from India. The unmuslcal
name "hanio" seems TO have been de-
rived from "banya," the name of n
senegambian Instrument of the guitar
species.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28

Even if the ex-crown prince does
escape from Holland and get back in
to Germany, no one need feel any
grave concern. One or more extra
lmDeciles loose in IIunland won't
make any material difference. The
kaiser's son consistently bungled
everything entrusted to his control
during the war and German military
circles are pretty hard up if they
think OF giving him a new job.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28

1t is safe bet now that President
Wilson is coming home. He has put
across everything in Europe that he
tackled and held his own among
foreign diplomats. but the job he will
have on his hands when he reaches
this country will make bucking
foreign diplomacy seem like simple
task. When he makes his fight for
the League OF Nations in the United
States, he will have to back up his
verbiage with good solid facts if he
wants to make a dent on public opin.
ion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28

The Fourth of July in Bennington
is going to be open house" for the
county and it is hoped that the peo-
pie from the surrounding towns
will come here and join in the cele-
bration. Some of the nearby com
munities have already made arrange
ments to be represented in the parade
and take part in some of the other
activities Of the day. During the war
this national holiday seemed to have
lost some OF its significance, because
there were more serious things at
hand, but this year we are coming
back strong and the anniversary OF
the greatest day in American history
is going to be celebrated with a bang
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28
SATURDAY. JUNE IS. 1918.

Weather indications for July 1st
iayor dry period Randolph Herald
and News.
1t seems as If the above is a rather
dry joke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28
The Inevitable years Of age

must be provided for to assure peace
OF mind and reasonable comfort. An
Annuity will solve the problem of in
come Let us mail You the story.
(Give date of BIRTH National Life
ms Co., OF Vt (Mutual.) Earle S.
Kinsley, General Agent, Mead Build
ing, Rutland, VT. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-28
State Of Ohio. ciN' OF Toledo,
Lucas County. Al.

Lucas County. ss.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that r
II senior partner OF the firm OF 4.
Cheney q Co, doing business In the CITY
and that said firm will pay .ilc Sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for Gael
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF HALLS CATARRll
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed 70
my presence. this 9Th day OF December
A. ID. 1856. A. w, GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Medicine IL taken IN
ternaily and acts through the Blood 81
the Mucous Surfaces OF the SYSTEM. Ssns
Tor testimonials. free.
Sold by all Druggists 1bc
ssalrs Family Pills Tor constipation
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-05-03
RUMANIA IN BUDAPEST
Munich Taken by Germans. Boishe-
Wiki in Full Retreat Before
Knlchak

Basic, May 3.-King Ferdinand of
Rumania has entered Budapest,
Hungary, at~the head Of his army,
it is reported.
Lcndon, May 3.-Admiral Kol-
chak's army, driving the Bolshevikl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-05-03
NEW FIRM COMING

Mr.. w. Edward Dunn, a former
resident of Alexandria, and M.
Robert Montgomery, of Wilmington,
Delaware, have severed their con-
nection as master electricians of the
Dupont Powder Company, located at
Carneyis Point, New Jersey, and
will open an electrical contracting
and supply house in this city. After
extensive improvements the office
and show rooms Of the new firm will
be located at the southwest corner
of Cameron and Patrick streets.
These gentlemen viii have a full
line CT supplies, and will cheerfully
give estimates at any time, for any
place, endeavoring to please the
public in all branches OF electrical
work, whether great Or small. For
the present, orders can be phoned to
No. 52S, 119 North Patrick street,
due notice being given in these col
umns when the firm is permanently
located in it's new office.
106-1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-05-03
SOME OF FLEET TO BE SUNK
French Ard Italian Portions CT Ger
man Ships to be Saved

Paris, May 3.-The latest report
with regard to the proposed dispo-
sition of the German fleet is that
the greater part. excepting the
French and italian portions, will bc
sunk