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THE HOCK ISLAND AKGUS. THURSDAY, APKIT. TO. 10U. 10 REFERENDUM WILL FOLLOW DRASTIC COUNCIL ACTION J. L. Haas of Municipal League Declares Reasonable Saloon Ordinance Expected. A CONFERENCE IS HELD day ftr short vmit with, relative r. In Davenport. Mr. and Mr. S. Ruby spent aovoral days last week with their daughter at Svar. The Ladies' Social society cleared $ir.5l at the dinner nerved election day. Mr. and lira, George Herbert and Mr. and Mra. Adoli'h Iunlap went to Muscatine Tuesday. Mr. and Mra. B. C. F. Heluze and ton Rodney and Ml Emma lleinze pent Sunday la Buffalo. REV. M. G. HANNA Commission Meets Again and Hopes to Have Measure Ready for Session Monday. Tf tho provisions of the new sa'oon ordinance are not reasonabie. you may j be eure a petition asking for a refer-1 ndura vtrfe on the matter Former Milan Pastor Heads Presbytery, Which Ends a Two-Days' Meeting-. The spring session of the Rock Itiv- !i: be presbytery closed last evening fol- flled. declared J. I- Haas, president of , jowjn(t a WO days' meeting at Morrl the Municipal league, this morning. una. 111. Rev. M. G. Manna, formerly Yesterday afternoon representatives i pastor of the Presbyterian church at of the brewery interests conferred ; Mllan now of seaton. was chosen with the city commission relative to mfderator to 8UCC,P Rev. A. E. t ie new ordinance. Mr. Ha.-i. acting ,,. , as spokesman for the delegafon. dV; Moody of Aledo. Rer. W. G. Oglevee dared statements that the Municipal : of South Park Presbyterian church league w as attempting to dictate to va elct ed temporary ilerk. th3 commission tMe terms of the ordi-. The session Tuesday opened with a nance cr drawing a measure for them missionary conference with the gen- i ,,.,,r tii eral theme as "Facing the VSorld commission U in se?,,on again this .f-iT.-k " Dr W. S. Marquis gave the , ,; j principal address of the evening and i . . -,h.- fr.i-:Pke along the lines of the even attemping to get t.e same ready for nember nn lat ,g bp,nB nade adopt:on by Monday. I in the churches. Rev. W. F. Jones of Laws Are Numerous. ! Kewanee spoke on "Every Member "The matter of rais.nc the license ! Efficiency." and Rer. A. E, Moody of fee and limiting tlie number of sa oons Aledo spoke on the subject "Scriptur- does not le anything to do with the al Flans for Doing God's Work." T.ie reculation of dram shops.' sa d Mr j meeting of Wednesday was devoted to Haas today. "They are concerned; the receiving of reports from the merelv in the ma ter of revenue which Islanding committees, officers, etc.. and Hat Shapes $4..r0 to $6.75 hat shapes. $2.98 Friday Special Annibersary "Basement Sale 3ringingTLx.traordinaryTriday'Bargains Hat "Bargains VAz lot ready-to-wear hats 51.98 Value to $5.00, tomorrow Just one year ntro we opened our Basement salesroom, devoted to the scliinp: of Women's and Children's wash "garments. Its growth lias been hentmenal far heytmd our gre.1te.st jr.iee tatirms. Women of Davenport were quiek to appreciate a tlepart ment of this kind and size where immense assortments of all the prettiest and most practical house garments together with the convenient arrangement, makes buying of these needfuls a pleas- m a. I. 1 .1 . 1 ure insteaa oi a iaw uuuuni. the city is to get oit of the business. We have plenty of la,ws now, if thry were properly enforced, to regulate the saloon and keep orderly. If an at tempt Is made to draft a drastic meas ure to merelv rob us of the fruits of victory w.:ch we rcr-eitly won. we shall certainly object strenuous y." ANDALUSIA li the routine business before the pres bytery. The meeting of Inst evening wns a popular session, the presbytery join ing in a service with the Woin in's Missionary society, which also held sessions during the day. Mrs. I). B. Wells of Chicago and Dr. Martin D. iiardin. pastor of th Third Presbyter ian church of Chicago, gave the ad- ;drces of the evening. Vti W mr mem Any Si. 2 5 or Si. 50 House Dress $1 Remember this offer is for tomor row only. Choice from hundreds of different p r e 1 1 y ef fects in per cales, ging hams, crepes from the best makers. U t i 1 i t y dresses included. For Fridar onlv, $1 Three Tiece House-Work Outfit Apron in coverall effect, petticoat and dust cap to match ; made of light or dark colored percales. For tomorrow only Children s Rompers And dresses, in sizes 1 2 to 6 years 1 OK, The moderate pricing has had not a little: to do with the popular ityof this section and its wonderful growth in the past year. Now to start the second year right we have planned this An niversary Hale, with special purchases and a lowering of onr regular prices for this one day 'only that should crowd this sec tion with eager buyers, as never before. .Supply your needs fu tile summer from these bargains tomorrow. A Thousand Children 's Aprons Coverall aprons in sizes to 14 years 75c 19c Coverall Aprons P'ull length coverall aprons in light or dark patterns, kimono sleeves, but ton back, pocket and belted across the back. f (One to a customer) : 00L Children 's Dresses Choice of all 50c children's dresses and rompers, QQ tomorrow OuL Dressing Sacques Pretty patterns, well made with butterfly sleeves, 1 Qp piped edges ItL Bungalow CZprons Full length bungalow aprons or house dress, buttons down the side, front piped edges. Our regular 50c value, tomorrow, Q0 OUl, one to a customer Gtngham Petticoats Cut full and in all lengths, 0AT of good quality gingham . . . uL TLxtra St'z? Pettrcoats Gingham petticoats, cut ex- . OQp tra wide for stout women. . . OiL House Dresses at The great est house dress bar gain 3-0U will find in many a day. Doz ens of styles, good quality, well made, perfect fit ting and they are all new, fresh and clean. 50C Untrimm'd Ha's P8c chip straw hat shapes, in all colors fiQf and shapes Ui7l The Bee Hibe on the Corner 2nd and Brady Streets, Dabenport, Iowa : s7? Untrimmed Hats $2.50 and $2.98 fine hemp straw shapes, CI QO special for Friday 4) 1 .Jfj inns. IH iRr. W. G. Oclevee sn-1 llrnrv Hein- The K hool an l rhi.r. h are closed j rirhs from South Paik Presbyterian, thi week cn account of the prevalence " nr. js. Marriuis ar.I fir. J. W. Stew cf s'-arletina. The famii;fs rf Tom art from Itroadwny Preliyterian. Rev. M aha ffy, Jaek Boner and John Carl- n. a. Johnon and M. J. Jonc-a from son are under quarant.ne. The ick ; Central Presbyterian church as dele are '.mprov'.r.c and no new cas taveRaten to the presbvterv ar.d Mrs t'lnr- developed. nce Schroeder. Mts Emily Freeman ;' Lifelong Resident of the City Mr. and Mrs. It. Tlu mpson went , ana Jlr. !lohrt r.alrd to the mission to I hi vnp.7rt Sat-iriiay to visit Mrs. ' ary conference. - Thompson's !n-h-r. Krank Walker, j -. who is in St. l.uV.e's iio-pital. where i re u-d-r-nt an p ra-lon lat Thurs- PERSONAL POINTS il d.tv. Th"y returned har. Monday. . J ..ir". jonn .- r .. .Mwi.ne, ,;., K K.-p. rn of Ch'r -o nas StifK'ay and vis-it l her ia :!il.T, Mr. . ttt. ri,.. ,..,., DEATH SUMMONS MRS. SGHREINER Succumbs to Attack of Heart Failure. IN ILL HEALTH FOR A YEAR iu! CiTln Moore. ?f rr !jy. Mr. Smith went to Heel: Itlnrid Fri day and v'silej friend t!li Monday. .ffs Alice Kru of Swift c-urr-nt. f'ana-la. who I a:teni:iic hooi z' the Viila lie f'ha-.tal :ti Kock liunI. Is .'t.-n-Iine her I-j!t vocation at the hen? of :.fr.. F.r,iet Imnlnp. ' . C. W. Pritrcn of r.ock Is'.and vi'tej his sifters h'-re from Friday till Sun day. Mrs. l.oi;U Hurrrjeister and da"-h-ter, ?is Kmiua. r?;uri l hoi:ie Mou- V.'as Widow of the Late Christian Schreiner Survived by Son, Harry, a id Daughter Grace. HOW "TIZ" HELPS SORE, JED FEET GoM-bye ore feet, burning f-e, swol len feet, sweatv ffet, smelling feet, tired feet. OooU-bve corns, callous, bunions an'I raw spots. o more shoe tipiit r"., no mnrc limping with pain or drawing up your fsf-e in aony. TIZ" is majrical, art rijriit off. "TIZ'' draws nut all the prisonous exuda tions which puff "P the feet. Use "TIZ- anl for get your foot misery. Ah! how com fortable your feet feeL f;et a 25 cent box of "TIZ" now at anv druceirt or department store. Don't suffer. Have pood feet, glad feet, feet that never well, nerer hurt, never gtt tired. A rear's foot comfort guaranteed or money refunded. Advertisement. V.'nlter Yoi:tK ls returned fro-n Ovf!r.r.fl. whore h apn: o: a ;uy 1 ire trip for Yo-jn & MCo:ubs. ."'ir. and Mrs. M. S. Ilencv. who have ; ii-tn a-roa-l t'jr.-e n;onths. will arrivoj Mrs. Julia Schrtiiur. a life-Ions rt-fii- ! n-i ne ncxr Monday mnrr.iiig. j d' nt of this city. pase-J away at Sa-ii Uyrrn n. cn:n'y recorder n ' o'c'.ock this mornius at hr lionip. ills ; hr?s been ii! for seypal day with lum-i Fourth avenue, she had been failing ' bito. ab!; to be at his o.Uce inf'r th past yc.ir. heart trouble leirg I th court lion, e yef-'enl-j v. It lie cauc of her leih. i I'. M. KIIr ha. re'iM tu-d from nn ex ; tended v i . i r a arioii' jn'-.ts in .'i-v j York an. I other eastern stites. ".lavini; 1 alfo b--n tlie jriif.it of his ;oti, M. M. K Is. Jr.. in Xvx York City. Stale's Atti.rney j Her maiden name was Julia Ratou, i and p!e v a horn in this city March ' "I'. I1-."!':, and had lived here ever since. ! Her parenls. Mr. and Mrs. Eaton, were : pi'-r.cer s!!Iri- of Hock Island. Sbo , rcieived htr early educutiuu in the Thomp.-on.' . ,Mj ... . . . i i--, him i iMrif"r K. M. Ramsey and Circuit Clerk Georpe W. Gamble todav motored to Ado in the niac'jine of Judpe Graves, j,,...,), retiring about 15 years ago. He was a member of the M. W. A. camp No. 29. lie is survived by two sons, Herman and George; two daughters. Miss Nata. and Mrs. Rasmus Hansen, all of Rock J Island. One brother. Claus of near Des Moines, also survives. The funeral services will be con ducted from the home Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. F. J. Rolf offi cintinc. Hurial will be in Chippian nock cemetery. DROP DISBARMENT ACTION IN COURT Iluirh A. Curtis this morning In cir cuit court made a motion to d.smiss the disbarment proceedings wh'eh were started some time dko against P. H. WelU. Judge E. C. Graves allo-wed the motion. The d"i(lici;lty grew out of certain statements the attorney Is ailrced to have made rroncerninc aft- other member of the bar. Mr. Curtis' reoresented the committee who had liled the charges. MAGNUSSONTOBE DECLARED DEAD? Chief Bisant, Moline, Files Peti tion in Case of Man Missing- Seven Years. remain to be developed from the wa ter power of New York state. This would mean a saving in fuel bills of $50,000,000 a year. STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE Left Bank Deposits Amounting to $1,500 Hearing Set for May 19 in Probate Court. II CARBON CLIFF II F. K. Mrs. Sarah C. Xonrse. w ho has been ' - K making her home her for the past .'Aug. ; she was united in marriage to Chrls j tian Schreiner, prominent Rock Island c ontrac'or. Mr. Pchrciaer met a tragic by filling from the M. ! T r 1 1 n 1 ivi m Kofi? rt I c 1 1 -1 1 1 rnino Monday to sec his parents, Mr. aud tour years with hr Notirse. left yesterday for Durango, Colo, where she wi.l make her home with her daughter. Robert E. Carjnter. Hjr Fourteenth-and-a-half street, left yesteidav for Geyserville, Cal.. where he will work on a. large fruit ranch, of which 1 at,le Was" building, which he was erecting. 17. lsflT. Mrs. Schreiner leaves son. Charles J a la.rge circle of. friends to mourn her passing. Surviving are one son. Harry; one daughter. Miss Grace; two sisters. Mrs. Emma Darrah nnd Mrs. Iuila Pun ley, all of Rock Island, and another sister, Mrs. Florence Kckhard of fle- Diligent search has been made for Maleom Magnusson. formerly of Mo line, during a mysterious, absence of seven years . and today in probate court police Chief O. M. Bisant of Moline, acting for two brothers of the missii.g man. filed a petition to have Magnusson declared legally dead. Contained in the petition is the affi davit of Mrs. Mary Peterson. Moline, who 6nys tint Magnusson boarded at her home for sixteen years prior to his disappearace on April 7, 1907. Mrs. Peterson says she learned he had been in Davenport the day following Mrs. Nicholas Krauibeck. Mr. and Mrs. Ieonard Frank and j his disappearance at Moline, but since little daughter Dorothea Anna of Rev-! that time she has heard nothidg of CHARGES DESERTION IN DIVORCE BILL Mrs. Gertrude Smith filed suit in circuit court this morning against her husband, Joseph A. Smith. J. K. Scott is her attorney. The couple were married Dec. 1, 1911, In Rock Island and separated March 20, 1S14, when the husband is alleged to have desert ed his wife. Cruelty is a'.leged, the petitioner claiming that he violently threw her against the wall in their home. Sfatu tory charges are also made. The cus tody of . child born Jan. 23 .this year, is asked. OLD CASES TAKEN FROM THE DOCKET State's Attorney Nolle Prossei Indictments Returned Over Year Ago. WANT CHIEF REMOVED CHURCHES CENSURE DENVER OF FICIALS FOR FAILURE TO . PROTECT SPURGEON. his uncle George E. Carpenter Is fore man THOMAS MALONE IS GIVEN HIS LIBERTY Henry Banker. The denth or Henry Ranker, 77 years of age, occurred at 11:. "10 this morn ing at the home, of his sou, Herman U.inker, 12" Twelfth street, after a year's suffering with complications. He was born in Germanv. June 23. Thomas Malone. who has been an 13 He came to this eountrv when inmate of the county jail for 100 days, j he was 13 years of age, settling iu was released this mornine when Judge Davenport, where he lived a year he- D r , . ' rore coming to Kock Island. In 1S66 K. t . t.raves granted a writ of habemi corpus. Malone was sent to county Jail for six months on a charge of vagrancy. He was represented by Clyde S. Walker. he was married to IJzzie Stoltenberg. in Davenport. His wife died 1 years ago. For many years he was engaged in the teaming business in this city. 2 The Store of Quality 3 tor rriday . CHOICE OF GOO NKWEST UXTRIMMFJ) fharx-s in inilan and milan hemp, worth to $3.4.3. All the lead ing rolors, includ ing the above, five styles, choice for .Fridav S5L4S Great Friday Feature AT DAVENPORTS FAM OUS MILLINER V PARLOR Entire Seeond Floor devoted to the sale of up-to-date millinery V 1 II. US W. Second Sr Davenport, la. Where Fashion Tie'gns Ll nobis came in their auto Sunday for a visit at the "tome of Mrs. Frank's f;.ther, IxiuisWeity. and family. Mrs. Kdward Heardley and little daughter Verda Kpent Tuesday at Mo line and Rock Is'and. Mr.'and Mrs. Reckwith of Davenport s,pont Kaster with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Holland. C. D. Hanson. Sr., returned home Monday from a two weeks' visit at the home of 'his daughter, Mrs. Charles Carothers. at Sherrard. Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Swank visited Si:nday with the former's mother, Mrs. J. C. Swank, at Moline. Paul Woods has returned home from Woodlin, 111., where he Ciad gone tJ see his mother, who has bcen quite ill, but ig much improved now. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S!c:;ier ami the former's mother moved from Dav enport Tuesday Into t'.ie ootta.ae owned by lx)tiis Welt on First street. Mrs. S. MR ton and dtughter K'la and grandson Steve Kendall visited at Moline Saturday. Mrs. Avalina Johnson and daughter Mrs. clans V. Hanson stpent fiavurflar with Moline friends. Colonel John Dew-rose of Moline vis ited the latter part of the week with his daughter Mrs. George Lewis. IxHtie Tomaeska of LnSalle, 111., vis ited at fie J. I.. Swank home this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Orr were enter tained Kaster Sunday at the home ot the :atter'6 parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peterson, at East Moline. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Titterington en tertained at dinner Kaster Sunday the Misses Harriet Miller and Ellen Bald-w-n and Wirt Gardner, Uye and Sain Willlts of Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. David Wlllard and fon Leslie of Ooaltown were entertained at the home or Mr. and Mrs. James Tlmmoson Easter Sunday. Professor and Mrs. H. P. Corbln nnJ dn'ghter ituth and son Glen of Mo Inn, and Henjamln Snodgrasa and family of Geneseo. came Sunday and were en tertained at t'.ie William Gerhardt home. him. For a yenr before his departure Magnussm complained of ill health. Leaves $1,500. Magnusson leaves $1,500. Under the law ho may be declared legally dead and his property will descend to his immediate relatives if seven years has elapsed since his disappearance and it can be shown that due search for him has been made. The money lies in the RncU Island Savings bank. Two broth ers, John and Otto, and a sister, lnga, are sole, heirs to the money. The court has set May 19 in county court for a hearing on the petition. It is said that 1.500.000 horse power; Denver, April 16. A request for the dismissal of Chief of Tolice 1-elix O'Neill by Commissioner of Safety Al exander Nisbet, with his own recall as the alternative, is me raosi lecem development of the controversy grow ing out of the kidnaping of Hev. Otis I,. Spurgeon and the failure of the police department to give him pro tection. A committee of citi::ons made the. request today. Several churches have adopted res olutions censuring the police depart ment and denouncing tue treatment accorded to Dr. Spurgeon. Mayor Per kins has received numerous letters from other cities and from Denver asking for an explanation of the af fair. Commissioner N'isbet assured the mayor that the police were blameless in the matter and that every effort was being put forth by him and his departments to clear it up. State's Attorney F. E. Thompwo this morning nolle . pressed a num ber of old indictments which were returned a year or more ago un der a former administration. Among them were the perjury cafes brought .gainst the East Moliae saloonkeep ers In connection with graft investiga tions concerning the payment of mon ey by saloon men to county officials for protection. The defendants were Louis 'WO Mams. Octave Goethals, Peter Ghyi, Callewaert, Adolph Vander Beke snl George Carpentier. True bills returned azainst Cor need were also dismissed, ins truj ci criminal cases tor ine preooui. irmj has ended, the Simmons case beiaj the last on the calendar. Other cases disposed of were ward Boze, larceny; Joe and Ida Sha ncn, larceny; Joseph Perlin, alias R fus Jack, larceny. EAST MOLINER CHARGED WITH A THREAT TO KILL The case of George Infantis, tut Moline general store keeper, charge! with carrying deadly weapons, rontinnfid until next Wednesday when it came up for hearlnj before Justice James W. Maueker. Th state asked the continuance to get fit nesse6. On defendant's mo'ion the case venued from the court of Justice Cart Kuehl. Tom Kakuros is t:ie complain ant, alleging that Infantis threene4 to kill him. Wilson and Party Having Good Time at Springs ' , i. j t'J IT f S? t3 -a o k zrr-- : a jt j , ; Kts zi i A r r - . , ,v ..... Bvx-''te-T ; r 4- 1 V X-' In Oregon the law fixed a minimum ware of !).G a week for adult women clerks. Hotel at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., where Wilson party are staying this week. President Wilson enjoyed himself an much during the Easter holldavs at that he is to return for another wewk-f nd. The other members of the Wll son party Mrs. Wilsou uaugnters ana .uisa neien w oourow uores are spending the rresent w eek at the resort ana "vi - it n 3