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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. WEDNESDAY, MAT 8, 1912. TO DONATE PARK SITE TO THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND L. B. Strayer, Prominent Pro ducer, Informs Commission of Intention. IS IN SOUTH ROCK ISLAND Tract of Land Consisting of 17 Choice Lota of Township to Be Converted. L. B. Strayer, one of the molt suc cessful of Rock Island county's produc ers, stated this morning: at an Informal session of the municipal commission that it Is his desire to doed to the city of Rock Island, or to the township of South Rock Island, should It be annex- d to the city, a tract of land In South Rock Island which shall be converted eventually into a park a place of beauty and of rest for the residents of the vicinity. The matter Is to be placed befor City Attorney J. F. Wit ter, and plans for the deeding of the land to the community will be laid. Mr. 8trayer stated that it has been his heart's desire for year to do some thing for the community in which he Las prospered, either through public service or through such A gift. His private affairs have demanded all of his time but he can and will give the land to tbe city. rnUr OP 17 GOOD IOTS. The plat of ground consists of 17 lots on Ninth street in South Rock Is land that portion of the township which now comprises tho Strayer farm. It in otie of the prettiett Plots in the vicinity and with improvements would make an Ideal park. It is the plan of the owner to donate the land with the unders'anding that it be converted into a park after the death of himself and his children. The gift, coming as It did as a fr-at Furprise to the commissioners, is made out of a generous impulse and the commissioners expressed their thanks an best they could, to Mr. Stray r on bt lialf of the citizens of Rock Is land. M V.Stfl I. FAHMKK. Mr. Strayer has conducted a dairy and chicken farm for jeurs and is an acknowledged leader in these lines. At the present, he 1s assisted in the man acment of his affairs by his sons. ASK EXTENSION OF INTERURBAN LINE An effort is being made by the mer chants and representative clubs of the three cities to get the Trl-Clty Rail way company to extend its interurban Hue to Gem-two, in accordance with the NOW!-COME! fa? NEMO comfort! and Perfect Style COR5ET DEPARTMENT Our Nemo 'Corset Department. 2d Floor Let Us Develop YourNextFilm The same care will be used to get results for you that we use for our own photographic work. Buy jour films of us and save money. Robert L. Hunter 1506 2d Ave. ii r agio terms of tbe franchise given the com pany by East Moline. At the meeting at the Rock Island club yesterday the following resolution was adopted: "At a Joint meeting of the represen tatives of the Davenport Commercial club, the Rock Island club, the Rock Island Business Men's association, the Moline club and the Moline Retail Merchants' association, the officers of said clubs and associations were in structed to petition your company to extend your line to Geneseo, as pro vided for in the franchise given you by the city of East Moline. "In support of this petition, we do hereby represent that our retail mer chants are spending large sums in ad vertising to draw trade and travel to the tri-cities, and cooperation on the part of your company in caring for the travel would be consistent with your reputation for enterprise and but a small return for the valuable fran chises you enjoy In these three cities." Personal Points Mrs. John Schmltt and son left to day for a two weeks' visit In Chicago. Mrs. A. Leary arrived home after spending the winter with relatives in Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Frank Tapper of "Woodhull, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Martin Lund berg In thla city. Mrs. T. W. Byrnes, accompanied by her granddaughter. Miss Helen Byrnes, has gone to Chicago for a visit with her son, W. J. Byrnes. The condition of Mrs. James Brlnn, wife of Chief of Police James Brinn, is reported as slightly improved to day. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Brlnn hope for a swift and sure recovery from her Illness. DAMAGE ACTIONS STARTED IN COURT Mrs. Jennie Mahlstedt of Hampton, through G. W. Wood, her attorney, has filed three suits In the circuit court aggregating $12,oon. The Ideal Light ing company of Davenport is the de fendant in one of the actions and Mil lard and George Whitehide, agents and installers for the concern, are named in the other two. The bill against the company charges that through the ex plosions of an Improperly installed gas oline lighting plant at the farm of Dan iel Mahlstedt, of whose estate the plain tiff Is executrix, damage in the amount of 1,000 was wrought. Similar action for similar amount Is brought against the Whitesides in another bill and in the third bill, $10.0(10 is asked against i the Whiteside, on account of the death of Mr. MahlKteiit. Tht explosion ! occurred May 21, 1911. GRAND JURY TAKES SHORT ADJOURNMENT The grand dury adjourned yesterday afternoon until tomorrow morning. The reason was that it is waitfng for certain witnesses who could not be present today. No report has been made as yet and no intimation of the cases that are being investigated has been given out. It is supposed, however. that ihe w-ork thus far has been only routine and deals with those who have been held for Investigation by the var ious justice courts in the county. Police News Mrs. Margaret Peters is in the coun ty Jail to await a hearing 10 days hence on a charge of disorderly con duct. Her bond is $400. The contin uance was made because of the ab sence of the prosecuting attorney at the time that the case was up for hear ing. Officer Kell made the arrest yes terday morning. It is alleged that Mrs. Peters selected the Burlington railroad property as a place for sleep. W. M. Cramer, who was arrested by Officer Gabel last evening, was fined $2 and costs this morning for drunk enness. Will Thompson, who made an attack upon Alfred Keller of Davenport, In the railroad yards last night, was -fined 1150 and costs this morning on a charge of disorderly conduct. The charge upon which Thompson was ar rested, larceny of $10, was dismissed. W. WEIGAND RESIGNS POSITION AT NEW HARPER Wallace Weigand, for the past year and a half bar manager at the New Harper hotel, has severed his connec tions there to assume the agency for i the Iemp Brewing company in con junction with Frank Lindberg. Offices have been opened in Moline. A. R. Russei has been named as Mr. Weig and's successor. Will Demand Change. Philip Wells, H. M. McCaskrfn and E. H. Gardner, recently indicted by the special grand Jury, have given notice to the state's attorney, that they will ask a change of venue from Judge F. D. Ramsey court when their cases come up for hearing. Simmons Case Continued. The case of Edward Simmons, charged with larceny, which was to have been heard in Justice C. J. Schroeder'a court this afternoon, has been continued indefinite!. Delinquents Tried. Two girls. Hazel Weigand and Mat? Rahn, were brought into the county court on delinquency charges today. Both cases were continued. All the news all the time The US"-. WOODMEN Oil J 06 AT SPRINGFIELD Mighty Protests Brought to Bear Against Passage of Donahue Measure. MAKE STRENUOUS FSGHT Head Officers of Society And Many Prominent Rock islanders Seek Defeat of Bill. (Special to The Arams.) Springfield, 111., April 8. It Is ex pected now the Donahue bill will be postponed In the senate until next week. The insurgents have aban doned hope of securing the passage of the Donahue bill In the senate, and are now trying to agree on another bill, which they- hope to start tomor row. Sentiment In Springfield Is very strong in favor of permitting the Mod ern Woodmen organization to run its own affairs. It is believed that noth ing will be accomplished this week and that a postponement until next week will result in an overwhelming sentiment in favor of the Modern Woodmen officers' position. Springfield, 111., May 8. The fight over the now somew hat noted Donahue bill in the Illinois legislature, is the subject of no little discussion in this city today. While the supporters of the measure are working vigorously with the senate in an effort to dupli cate their feat of forcing the bill through the house, the Woodmen head officers and the loyal members are put ting up a determined resistance. Head Consul A. R. Talbot Is directing the fight and ex-Head Consul W. A. North cott is also on the ground as are many Rock Islanders. INSURGENTS MISNAMED. Mr. Talbot summed up the situation graphically in a talk to the workers when he 6aid: "While the supporters of the Donahue bill claim to be insur gents, in the modern political adapta tion of the term, they are the very op posite. They are the real stand pat ters. Instead of progressives they are re-actionists.'' The fact has been brought out con clusively that the Donahue bill was forced through the lower house purely through politics and the dread by each representative that if he failed to sup port it, his seat would be jeopardized, notwithstanding that the majority of them felt that it was an unjust and un reasonable measure and detrimental to the order. Wil l. MEET HALF WAV. While the senate is considering the bill, the same pressure w ill be brought to bear upon the members in hopes of another victory for the objectors to the head camp decision, but the order, backed by every fraternal society in the state, is prepared to meet the insur gents on equal terms. From now on it will be demonstrated that the Dona hue bill- is a two-edged sword and that those who are coerced Into support ing it will have to answer for their act to the members of every society in the state. WOODMEN WEI. I, ARMED. The Woodmen and their aides in fighting the bill are well armed with var ious kinds of ammunition, argumenta tive and otherwise. Among them are some of the best orators in the United States. Prominent among those who Bpoke eloquently before the senate committee which has the bill, was Hon. William McEniry of Rock Island. This morning the workers called up on Governor Charles 'S. Deneen in a body to voice their protest to the pas sage of the bill. While the executive was non-committal, it is not divulging a secret to say that he will be the happiest man in Springfield if the bill is killed in the senate before coming to blm for approval. (By Aftsonl&ttil Press ) Springfield 111., May 8. A delega tion of 200 Modern Woodmen of Amer ica is here today opposing in the sen ate the Dcnahue bill recently passed by the house, prohibiting any raise of fraternal rates until January, 1915. The state insurance committee came to conduct an open hearing on the measure this afternoon. tOn RREXfE ADVISED. In the opinion of Attorney general Stead, the two special sessions of the 47th general assembly, which have been running independently of one an other in the two houses, should be held concurrently, not separately. Stead's opinion was presented to the house upon the reconvening of special session number two this morning. Ac tion was postponed until the convening of the third special session at 5 this afternoon. ANOTHER SESSION I RGED. Governor Deneen is being urged to call still another special session for the purpose of amending that portion of the inner harbor bill which author izes issuance of bonds, the question having been raised as to the legality j of this portion of the bill passed at j the last regular session. Hill ARE FAVORED. Various appropriation bills passed by the state the night of April 25, re j passage of which w as made necessary j by the supreme court's decision in the medical school cage, were all favorably acted upon by the house appropriation committee, reported back, read a sec ond time and advanced to third read ing today. It takes a two-thirds vote to pass them and strenuous efforts are being made to get i-2 members here for tomorrow s ses.-ion. Obituary FrNERAl. OF MRS. PEX.TON. The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Pelton was held yesterday morning at the family home, 1014 Fourth avenue, with services at St. Joseph's church at 9 o'clock. Rev. J. J. Quinn celebrated re quiem high mass, preached the funeral sermon and pronounced the absolution ceremony at St. Marguerite's ceme tery in Davenport, where interment took place. The pallbearers were: Bernard and W. H. Costello, James Murray, George Austin, Andrew Cole man and C E. Riely. FTXERAL OF- MRS. WRIGHT. The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Wright was held from Sacred Heart church thla morning at 9 o'clock. Tie v. J. F. Lockney officiating. The bearers were Richard Waters, Charles Lotspeich, Miles McKinney, "William, James and John Conwell. Burial took place at Calvary cemetery. MRS. D. N. SECHIER. News from Cincinnati today brought word of the death of Mrs. D. X. Sech ler, aged 93 and the widow of the founder of the Sechler carriage plant in Moline. T. M. Sechler of Moline Is the only surviving child. 8-YEAR SENTENCE FOR MRS. KILDUFF Mrs. Anna Kilduff, who was found guilty in the district court of Scott county on a charge of man slaughter, was sentenced to an eight year prison term today. SCORE MORE OF NEW CITIZENS ADMITTED The hearing of naturalization cases was concluded in the circuit court this afternoon. Forty were granted citi zenship papers at this term, three cas es were continued and three dismissed. Those receiving papers since yester day are Alois DeSmet, Ben Kennow sky, Alfred Nielson, Carl Oscar Lind gren, Johannes Kjarpe, Arthur George Barbor, Charles August Johnson, Axel Wilhelm Nelson, Goirtned Olson, Si mon Fisher, Abe Finkelstein, Moses Barney Ginsborg, Carl Oscar Lindquist, Josef Van Lancker, Alfons Beert, Aug ust Sutterman, John Granipp, Andrew Anderson, Carl P. Erickson, Otto Swanson, Edmond I'ttenhove, Ben Ot to Olson, Axel Felt and Cyrille Van Lerberghe. FUGITIVE VISITS HIS HOME; IS CAPTURED An attempt to visit his familiar haunts, after remaining a fugitive from justice for over a year, led to the arrest of Tom Armstrong, wanted at Port Byron for forgery, Monday. He was located at Morrison, 111., by Con stable C. E. Reynolds of Cordova, giv en a hearing before Justice of the Peace O. C. Handell of that place, and bound over to the grand jury under $1,000 bonds. He was placed in the county jail this afternoon. Armstrong, it is alleged, forged the name of Edwin Johnson to a check for $26 about a year ago and then blew the country. Y.M.C. A. WORKERS ARE INVITED TO REUNION H. E. Casteel, engineer of the late V. M. C. A. campaign, has issued an in vitation to all those who participated in the movement as a worker to meet with him at the Rock Island club to morrow evening at 8 o'clock. The meeting is ostensibly a reunion of the workers though it is hinted that an other matter is to be brought up. At any rate with H. E. Casteel as the host, a good time is looked for. Meets the County Committee. Supreme Court Justice George A. Cooke of Aledo came to Rock Island today at the invitation of the demo cratic county committee, and there was a large attendance of precinct members from all over the county to greet him at the Rock Island house this afternoon. C ounty Chairman John ston presiding. There were short talks, the burden of the argument being that in the spirit of non-partisan fairness ! the democrats s-hould have at least two members of the supreme rourt of the state, and that Judge Cooke, hav ing served for the short term as one of the minority on the bench, should be reelected. Thos-: who made brief talks were Hon. E. W. Hurst. C. B. Marshall, Albert Huber, M. J. McEniry and Andrew Olfon of Rock Island coun ty, S. S. Hallam of Warren county, and E. I Werts of Henderson county. You see the people on the street. You wonder why they look so neat. The answer is both clear and plain. We make their clothes like new again. YOrVE often remarked about the stylish appearance of people as you walked along tbe street. BI T if you w ere told that many of these people were wearing last sea son's clothes you would be amazed. Bring us yo'ir old 6uit. CLEANING, PltESSING, REPAIRING Telephone West 317. YE TOG SHOP G. E. BAKER 1807 12 Second Avenue. MILLERS FINED IN POLICE COURT One of Brothers Admits Guilt and the Other Enters Firm Denial ASSAULTED WRONG MAN Warrants Sworn Out for Them by Police Officer Otto Herkcrt and George McKarn. Ed and John "Mopes" Miller ap peared 4n police court this morning to answer to charges of assault and battery preferred against them by George McKarn as the result of an assault which was committed late last Saturday night. Ed Miller plead not guilty and later was fined $5 and costs. His brother admitted his guilt and was fined $2 and costs. The ftght of Saturday night was interrupted by Officer Herkert, who arrived at the scene of the conflict as the Millers were whipping McKarn. Both were on top of him. The officer took Mc Karn to the police box and called for the patrol. As it came along, the Mil lers broke and ran away, though they were told to come along. As the offi cer knew them, he decided to swear out warrants for their arrest and get them later. They were arrested night before last. MISTAKEN IDENTITY. The Millers stated that they mistook McKarn for someone else against whom they had a grievance. John started the battle, and Ed claimed that he "stuck in" just to keep his brother from being killed. McKarn and John Miller both showed signs of blows by scars on their heads. CONTRACT IS LET FOR ISLAND FILTER Pitt Construction Company of Pittsburgh to Erect Plant at Arsenal. CONTRACT PRICE $29,000 Capacity to be 1,500,000 Gallons of Clear Water Each Day Iti-eak Ground Soon. The Pitt Construction company of Pittsburgh has been awarded the con tract for the erection of the new filter plant on Rock Island arsenal, an nouncement to this effect being made today by Colonel G. W. Burr, com mandant at the arsenal. The contract price is $29,000, and the appropriation made by the government for the work is $30,000. The remaining i nnn .;n i"le used for the purpose for which it was appropriated,- though not in the general contract. WII.I, HE Ht'GE PLANT. Tht plant will be one that most cit ies would be proud of. It will have a daily capacity of 1,500,000 gallons, though for the present It is the inten tion of Colonel Burr to use only enough of it to insure a supply of 1,000,000 gallons each day. It will supply water for the army of men which is employed at the arsenal shops and for the military inhabitants of the island as well. WII.I. RISE SOOX. The contractors will break ground within three weeks and they promise to have it done in five months. The building will be of concrete and will be located just west of the present stone reservoir and just north of the western shops. SETS DATE FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION S. J. Ferguson, superintendent of county schools, has sent out com- ! munications to the country school ; teachers advising them of the selec tion of May 11 as the date for hold ing the final school examinations j throughout the county. Explicit di rections as to the examinations are included. Geography, arithmetic, history, grammar, reading and or thography will be taken up in the ; order named. Following the tests all papers will be forwarded to the -county superintendent's office for grading. For all who are entitled to graduate, diplomas will be made out. Arrtsted in Hotel. I Harry Harding, until vtttenlav a I waiter in a local hotel, and .Miss Ella Sheets of Quincy, an elderly woman, who were arrested yesterday after noon, were each fined $200 and cost3 this afternoon by Magistrate C. J. Smith. Both , went to jail. Arharge of embezzlement against Harding was dismissed. Notice. Bids will be received at the mayor's off.ee until May 13th. 1912. at a on a j m. for publishing all proceedings, re- , pons, etc., of the city, required to be I published under the commission form of government, H. M. SCHRIVER, Mayor. SWASTIKA CHARMS. They Mutt Ba Painted the' Right Way to Bring Good Luck. One of the lucky charm most gen erally worn recently was tbe swas tika. Sup-erstltious wearers would do well to examine their reproductions of it and make sure that they are cor rect in form and material, for Sir Pies and You cannot get best results ALL the time unless you usi the BEST Flour all the time. If you are one of the few not using this flour, try ii now GOLDRIIV1 Flour Most of the women in this and most of the women therefore are good bakers. Summer heat will not stop you from baking, if you KNOW results will always be good. Fine for Pies and Shortcake. Western Flour Mill Co., Davenport. t M. -r I I I Georg B. Ccrtelyou (at top) and CHartai J. Bonaparta. x'iv -. h 4m lku OI Kooftetell .OUict, v . Ui cabinet Uitciuijta mieu cara uaw at w bice 11 wu ueteroiiueu uui lu - "J ceed aKmaal l&e imrveaicr trust? And if (i km preoeii.. .. . .I'Muieace la lha course token b- lha im! usira Hun? '.u nerbeia c-.' the cabloul at ti tin wera George ii- Conel uu. siecrela.-y of Ihe 'ireaaiury, mid L'harlea J. Boa - .:?-rie. A Horn - Gen eral. Tbe. io tnei --irht to be a bio to givu the public aocna light, lioa aparta i eel urea emphatically thai Mr. Taft was i.rtacnt at the cabinet meet ings at which 1 -i harvester truat sun waa discussed, and that he acu,u.eceJ In -.e administration's course. Mr. Cortuyou refuaea to make a y state ment In rt-Karo to tpe matter. "I h nothing to say, ' he lei la tho reporters. man matters, tins tM-en-giving some in teresting and alarming facts concern ing this anciont and mystic symbol. The right handed swastika that is, the one whose transom or arm points to the right Ih the symbol of the sun and of light, of health and hofipluess and other good qualities, and it uloue Is lucky. It should be fashioned only of gold and colored (if enameled oa any other metal) only red. the color of the east, or yellow, the color of the south. The left handed swastika is tbe sym bol of the moon and of moonlight, of 11 darkness and supernatural terrors, of all mortal diseases and disgraces and other forms of ill omen. It should be formed only of silver or colored blue, green, white or black If It is expected to perform Its work In a thoroughly businesslike unlucky way. London Cor. New York Sun. Good Advice. Never suffer your courage to expend Itself In fierceness, your resolution in obstinacy, your wisdom in cunning nor four patience in suilenness and despair. Our bravest lessons are not learned through success, bat mUadventure. Independent Wall Paper Clean ing Company. H. HEDRICK, Prop. We clean w-a,I paper for $1 a room and up. All work guarantee to be eat tJfaclory. A!l work promptly attended to. Old lhone Went Z.H'-K.. Residence, 5412 20th St, Rock Island. Shortcake vicinity use GOLDRIM Flout KIMMEL VICTIM OF AN ASSAULT? Cranial Operation, Declares Mystery Man, Has Restored His Memory. BANKER AND EX-CONVICT Recalls the Details of an Attack II lllamos for 14 Years of Mental 1 tar knee. Chicago, May 8. Dual personalities like the Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyda of Ac tion seem to be possessed by the man ' who says he is George Kimmel. The studious physician of unques tioned probity and the maniacal fiend two distinct characters in one who figure In the strangest of the storied of Robert Louis Stevenson were re ferred to yesterday by Kimmel when he told what his life has been. For 31 years he was sane, conser vative, alert, a careful banker and the possessor of many friends, he said. Then a blow on the head changed him. He w-as no longer a man of honor. He eventually became a convict and known as Andrew J. AVhite. For 14 years he was a second, though modi fied, Mr. Hyde. Today he again is himself through the success of a sur gical operation performed a week ago. TKI.I.S PART OK STORY. For the first time since he entered Robert Burns hospital, Kimmel If ha is Kimmel granted an interview yes terday and made public a partial story of his life. The salient facts, however, and the names of the three men whom he says slugged him and caused him to lose his memory, will not be told un til the mother of George Kimmel, who brands this man as an imposter, starts her case in St. Ixiuls this month for the recovery of $25,000 from an Insurance company in which she says her dead son held a policy. "If you remember the story of Dr. Jekyl end Mr. Hyde, you can under stand my plight," said the Kimmel claimant. "After 14 years of darkness I have again regained my lost person ality; my better nature has asserted it self. Can you understand the sorrow and anguiBh the though's of those years bring to me? We all have am bitions. I had mine. And the realiza tion that 14 years have been wasted is discouraging. KKHKMIIKIIH F.VKHV ItKT.tlL. "I now- remember every detail of tho assault which har.ged rny life. I know j the names of my assailants. Their at j tack had been carefully planned, j "I was slugged in Sixteenth street, St. Iiuis, in July, 1S0S, after having (been taken there, drugged, from the ! Midland hotel, Kansas City. "I had $520 in the American Xation j a- bank of Kansas City, fine of my ! enemies telephoned In my name and j bad it taken to tbe Midland hotel, j Since this operation I remember count ; ing that money when it was given me - by the cashier. I now remember drop- ping a coin as I counted. And this was picked up by the cashier and returned to me. WAS BISK A OH IF. R. "Another fact that has come back to me since the operation is my return to Nilea, .Mich., in 1894. where I became caBhier of the First National bank, tak ing the place of George Howard, who j v.as believed to have been drowned in a lake near the city." j Kimmel declared he had been jroh hed by his enemies. He ald also that he could not account for the 23,0(;O life insurance policy which the mother of George Kimmel is now trying to col lect upon the ground that her son is dead. He said he held only $5,000 in surance and that the, remaining $20,000 must have been taken out by his ess tnies before they "put him away." It is doubtful If the Kimmel claim ant will be sufficiently strong to appear when the third trial of the suit opens i this mouth la SU Louis.