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8 x SON OF MEXICAN VET HAS A MEDAL Vera Cruz, Now in Charge of Uncle Sam, Has Had Romantic History U - COttfUIATb Howard Ijams Treasures Tro phy Made from Cannon Cap tared in War of '4 6. J '.Q ... tf;;--! "ft' mi: -U2a It f 1 1 f i THE ItOCK ISLAND ARGUS SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 191. 1 KUWfcWi. FATHER WITH GEN. SCOTT JTto Fought Under the Flag of the E'ack Hawk. Semiicle and Civil Conflicts. rret:t Vi'xifan troubles bring thoe who 3 i -i valiant service In the r of 4$-4? Interesting retro- ffct. Few survivors of the Mexican wsr UT to to!1 'nt,lr wn stories, but ja ease ct the dead their relatives 1 HATIOfc-ii. AOCIATI3r4 K ' w -f ii - 'fi-TT if 1. SUCCESS Water front at Vera Cruz, and Vera Crur custom houae, American flag now floats. over which the t-ace their dovds an. I valor tbrouch relirs of the conflict preserved by tiem In f.me of battle. Howard ljam. ."32 Twenty-firt :reet. has a poid plateil medal which as rresered to h'.s father. Gazgaway W". IJarrs. It was Mruck off at the rh:Ia.J-lphia mint at the rloe of tae ar. It U made from a (tun captured by Mr. ljam' resiment In Mesiro Tn the war of The medal bears the tames of the battles In which he par t cfpated. Mr. Ijams was one of sever al survivors of that battle, who had ji h medals. Sixty-eisht years sro I'nited States o!diers landed at Vera Cruz, the seat of preect conflict mi Mexico, to settle Here Is the water front at the city era, tni-T. the scene of the first battle or the Mexican war. Here more blood may soon be spilled, as General Maaa contemplates an attack on the American forces in the city.. era crna is a historic town. It was here that the lord of Champoalla presented eight Tirrins. richly dress ed, to Cortex, that they might marry with his officers. Cortex refused to recelre them unless the people should forsake idolatry. The Champoallese chief re futed. Cortex's men took the idols from the temple, broke them, and then ac cepted the gift of the virgins. He ordered the temple wall wash ed. The wall was red with the blood of human being3 who had been slain In religious fanaticism. The town is rich in antique pic turesqueness. Also, In ancient times ! it was regarded as being rich In other ways, for its name. La Villa I Rica de la Santa Vera Crux, means "the rich city of the holy true cross."! in the shadow of mountain of the Eyawwa-wMii . TanraF 7 , ii fa xmh , t -, , , t." " i M.M--i....rfrfT.r..... -' i .', iS. i JiT Vera Crux is CatlaltepU. "the star." It was captured by the daring Her nando Cortes and his Spaniards on Good Friday, April 21, 1519. John Hawkins, "gentleman royer," took the town at one time and beg ged the king's pardon, saying that he was in possession "merely as a mat ter' of form." On the spot now occupied by the castle of San Juan de Ulloa, a prison of a thousand horrors, Francisco Hernadez de Cordova landed in 1518. Circumstances caused the removal of the city four times, but the fourth removal brought it back in 1600 to the original site. It Is the principal port of entry in the republic. Before the independence of Mexico (1821 ( its imports and exports ag gregated about $30,000,000 annually, .via. x. i . twa,u V. Ca I I . . , revenue 7 - - , w m rfu, The business of the port has -e-iwlth the United States has diverted i The population creased since railway communication the course of trade. about 25,000. of vera Cruz Is the campaign reached Mexico City Mr. Ijams was acting in the personal bodyguard of General Scott. Mr. Ijams also saw service in the Florla Black Hawk and Seminole wars. He w-as al;o four yeara in the navy, being stationed at the Washington navy yards during the civil war. He was a member of the only so- called mounted rifle regiment known to war history. After enlistment his regiment w-as overtaken by storm at Vav Hrlaana Tt was norsfsflrr tn a question of boundary rights wltn ; ,hrow a-, howfJ to have ben UBed by the regiment overboard from the ship to save human life. The regiment forced to proceed afoot after that In cident, gained the name of the "mount ed rifle regiment." Mr. Ijams enlisted at Baltimore. bloodshed. Under command of Gen eral Wtr.fiold T. Scott, an army landed to inaugurate a'ar. Mr. Ijams enlist ei for the service over parental pro test. So anxious to become a soldier he dropped the "J from his last name lest relatives should discern his en listment under hi rifiht name. For two years be was known in peace or ar as Castaway V. "lams." In Scott's Body Guard. With the progress of the war he fought faithfully as a private. When WALL PAPERS A. THOMAS The Painter and Decorator, wants to do your Papering and Painting. Give him a trial. 1516 Thirty-seventh street. Rock Island. Tel. R. I. 2526. Three. Months Free. 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In a reply Just received Dr. Butler says: "Have communicated with ' all our people. Some en route now. We w ill leave on earliest possible train." The Methodist Ep'sccpal church sup ports 30 American missionaries in the Mexican republic, 18 under the general board and 12 under the Woman's For eign Missionary society. The total val- NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE Every woman should have beautiful and attrac f.ve talr. for nature lavishly rewards thosa who Ubor intelligently to preserve and beautify IT. is your hair oily or sticky? Is " dry. aull or u.ter-I.ts?- Have you dandruff? If . TO -hould use u.rid.itoDce. It eradicates the dan- . Th. H.holelda Company. Dept. 106B. Detroit. Mich., for sample and booklet. Two Send 10 centa In stamps to Th "rattieed at ai Toilet Goods Counters. When you call for sizes 60 centa and $1.00. ub-t,tut.. Applications at prominent Barber Shops. Herpiclde, do not accep YOUNG A McCOM 88 CO-OPER AT.VE STORE CO. SPECIAL AGENTS. druff contagion after which, the hair will grow as nature Intended. It stops itching of the scalp al most Instantly and gives the assurance of its value from the very first application. It contains no oil or grease, and is unsurpassed for its daintiness. It mkaes the hi'r Hgbt and fluff yand adds greatly to its attractiveness. uation of Methodist property In Mex ico Is near.y .Jl.000,000. The church numbers 21.000 members. A progressive work In Mexico is 11I30 carried on by the Methodist Episcopal churcX south. In cities and towns of northwestern, central and border terri tory. This Is manned by a force of 39 American missionaries. The Presbyterian board of foreign missions, in recommending caution to its band of 18 missionaries, wired to Rev. Charles C. Petran. Mexico City: "In case of immediate danger causing you to leave station, cable us where you intend to go and in whose care the property is left. Consult American officials. We authorize you to act ac cording to your best judgment." Some time ago this board sent word to Us workers in Mexico to leave if there were any danger. They replied that they wished to stay at their posts, and that no danger seemed immi nent. To Its resident bishop at Guadala jara. Rt. Rev. Henry D. Aves, DD., LL.D., the Protestant Episcopal board of missions cabled: "American staff and Mexican church have our deepest sympathy. You understand board wH support you in taking all necessary precautions for safety of Americans. You will know best whether mission aries should withdraw. If we can ad vise or help, please command us." This board supports in the Mexican repub lic a group of 27 foreign missionaries. The Baptist Home Mission society. which has two Americans in Mexico, cabled to the clergyman in charge. Rev. Henry Brewster, Mexico City, ad vising him to leave and saying that funds had been deposited enabling aim to do so. From the other mission ary, located at Pueblo, no word has been received. . The American board of commission aries for foreign missions (Congrega tional) has a force of 12 American workers in the cities of Guadalajara, Chihuahua and Parral. MANY GOING TO MISSION FIELDS Six Who Complete Theological Courses at Augustana Are Going Abroad. MEANS SUCCESS and MEANS SAVING. Provide for happiness in the later years of life by saving1 today. Open an account in this strong bank with a deposit of one dollar or more. Make Our Bank Your Bank H. E. CASTEEL, President. M. S. HE AG Y, Vice Pres. H. B. Simmon, Cash. Southwest corner Second avenue and Eighteenth street. OTHERS TO BE WITH THEM First Steps Taken to Form a Volun teer Band to Affiliate With Student Movement. HAWTHORNE SCHOOL IS PASSED IN SAVINGS The Hawthorne school whicii has made such a good record in school savings this year, was forced to yield first place for this week to the living HChooI. The collection as made tnis weeK by the State bank of Rock Island follows: Audubon 5.09 Eugene Field 1'0.49 Grant H-75 Hawthorne 3.94 Horace Mann 20.C2 Irving 29.32 Kemble 18-01 Lincoln 14 02 Longfellow 12.80 Total 1159.04 Adding to Hn OHsnivenees- The man who to!d a so is always doubly offensive 1 be comes around after the arrlvnl of our troubles nud tries to look as If he hj1 forgotten all about IL-Chicago Record Herald. It Is a wise man wha knows his own business, and It Is a wiser man who thoroughly attends to It-H. L. Way-land. 3 Save Time! Time lost became cf headaches, lassitude nnd depressions of bil iousness, is worse than wasted. Uiliousnes3 yields quickly to the safe, certain home remedy BEECMBH'S PILLS avarywbar. Ia boaea, 10&. 25c Augustana will break all previous records this year In the number of mis sionaries going into the foreign field. Six young r n who will complete their course at" ne local theological . semi nary nej' month and will be ordained ministers by the Augustana synod in June have adopted calls. Are of them for work in China and one in India. In addition to these, Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Freeberg will return at the same time to their work in China, having been in this country to recuperate their health, also Miss Tyra Ingeborg, formerly preceptress of the ladies dor mitory at Augustana, will return to China, taking with her Miss Ingried from the Bethesda hospital In St. Paul and Miss Colberg, who graduates this year from Gustavus Adolphus college at St. Peter, Minn. All these will rep resent the Augustana synod and will be under the direction of the mission board of the general council of the Lutheran church of America. The men who will go out from the local seni nary are: J. L. Benson. Hartford, Conn. . Nels Benson, St. Paul. Minn. Gustaf Carlberg, Buxton, Iowa. John J. LInda'.l, Omaha, Neb. David W. Vikner, Mead, Neb. These will take up the work In rto nan, China, and Edward A. Olson of Valparaiso, Neb., will go to Rajahmun dy, India. The entire party will saif via San Francisco Sept. 1". Spirit is Increasing. The missionary spirit has been In creasing at Augustana during the last few years, and especially during the last year an additional impetus has been given to the work. Last night several of the students who have the i mission field in view met and took the preliminary steps toward forming a volunteer band to be affiliated with the student volunteer movement of this country. The organization will be completed the first of next week. It is expected that the band will have a membership of about twenty members. ing political plans. The opinion of old parliamentary observers is that the shooting of Calmette is only an Inci dent In the rise of the most powerful politician in France; not the ablest nor the most winning personality In French politics, but the most capable organizer of the forces of discontent and change among that great mass of the people between the extreme social ists and the moderate conservatives. Caillaux is a more gifted organizer probably than any other politician In France and employs every resource of interest and patronage in maintaining his voting machine. It appears that within the last four months nearly one- half of the prefects the chief civil ad ministrators or governors of the de partments of France, have been replac ed by supporters of the ministry. The prefects and deputy-prefects are able to influence greatly district politics. M. Caillauxs wealth is a subject of gossip. He said on one occasion tnat he had inherited $300,000 from his fath er and it is obvious that this sum has grown, for he is a director in various important institutions, among them the Egyptian credit Fonder,' of which he Is honorary president, and the Cred it Foncier of Argentina, of which he is president. He Is sometimes spoken of as worth 50,000.000 francs ($10,000, 000), but this probably is exaggerated. Although a statesman of immense in fluence, he is also bated and distrust ed by the conservative and moderate republican interests. He Is represent ed by his enemies as a sinister figure, oneof the most dangerous men of the time. Against that is the view of his supporters that he Is a high-minded man who has shown himself too adroit for his adversaries and who have had therefore recourse to detraction in an effort to break him down. Is smoking a help to literary com position? Emile Faguet. the academician, who is an inveterate smoker, thinks not. "I smoke a great deal, but I do not believe that it does any good. I even think' it may do harm." J Andre Theuriet, the novelist, who alternates between pipe and cigaret, 1 says: "I have never found that the j habit has the least Influence on what is commonly called inspiration." Pierre Loti shares his colleague's opinion: "As far as I have observed the use of the cigaret has no effect whatever on . my faculties."- Among smokers who are members of the French academy, Maurice Barres is not averse to a cigar, while Paul Hervieu considers the habit as a vice and a weakness. Rene Bazin also is severe: "I smoke only an occasional cigaret, but I derive nothing from the practice but neuralgia and the unpleas- that threw into disorder his far-reach- i ant knowledge that, in continuing to indulge, I surrender to a weakness, which no longer has inexperience as BO excuse for it." . SPECIAL TAXATION NOTICE. - Notice Is hereby given to all per sons interested, that the City Council of the City of Rock Island, County of Rock Island, and State of Illinois, hav ing ordered that a local improvement be made by the paving of streets on Forty-third street from the north line of Railroad avenue to the south lin of Tenth or Edgewood avenue, and Tenth or Edgewood avenue from the east line of Forty-third street to th. west line of Forty-fourth street. And the ordinance for the same is on flli in the office of the City Clerk, having applied to the County Court of Roctt Island county for assessment of tb$ costs of said improvement, according to frontage, and assessment therefor having been made and returned to said Court, the final hearing will bj on the 7th day of May A. D. 1914, o? as soon thereafter as the business of the court will permit. i All persons desiring may file objeej -tions in said court before the said day and may appear on the hearing and make their defense. Said assessment is payable in eight (8) installments, and all installments bear interest ex cept the first, from and after date of confirmation until paid, at the rate of five per cent per annum. -P. J. CAREY, Officer appointed to make assessment. Dated April 20th, 1914. (Adv)j Imaginary Heart Trouble. Do you have pains In the region of the heart? Does your heart thumpf Its terrible pounding alarms youf What is wrong? Do you believe thesi symptoms mean heart trouble?. Or ganic diseases of the heart very eel dom occasion much pain. Nearly all of these pains are caused by some de. rangement of the stomach. Meritot Tonic Digestive is especially recomi ' mended for indigestion and dyspepsia? i and for restoring the stomach to Its 1 normal functions and no mortj "heart disease." H. O. Rolfs, Rock Isi land, III., Exclusive Agents. (Adv.) j Sweet Evening Breeze We repair, rewind and re build electric fans and motors. Do not wait till the first hot day before trying out your fan. 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