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THE ROCK ISLAND AHGUS. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1C, 1914. LIGHTNING BOLT KILLS ONE MAN; OTHERS INJURED T. H. Bleyer of Maysville Is Victim of Thunderbolt in Recent Storm. STANDING IN BARN DOOR Julius D Winters Also Seriously Burned While Ed Meyer Is Stunned by Stroke. On man was killed, another Is ser iously injured and a third is in a stunned condition, as result of being struck by a liphtnlng bolt while on the farm of Walter Howell near Long Grove, outside Davenport, during the recent storm. T. H. Bleyer. a Maysville farmer. Is the man killed. Jul'us De Winters, his hired man. is the most seriously burned, while Ed Meyer, employed on the Howell plate, is the cne whoso re covery is expected. Bleyer's body was badly burned and blackened above the waist, while De Winters' feet were also scorched. The three men were standing together when stricken by the bolt. It is thought the Bleyer man was dead be fore his body struck the ground. Walter Howell, the owner of the farm, was an eye-witness to the strik ing of the belt, which hurled the men to the ground, caused one instantan eous death. Injured two others and passed completely through a building without damaging it beyond a few dollars. According to Howell's story he had Prescott Called to England Around the World When the U. S. Battle ship Fleet sailed round the world, it carried Grape -N uts FOOD "There's a Reason' Compact in form crisp, sweet, and full of true nourishment for body and brain. War in Europe has sent American food prices soar ing, but there's NO AD VANCE IN PRICE OP Grape-Nuts Sold by Grocers everywhere Six months ago Jack Prescott left his native heath in England to Invest! rate opportunities in America. He came west to Rock Island, secured job at the Driflill Printing company plant on Eighteenth street, liked the work and his employers, and decided to remain. He took work as a print er's apprentice. When he had gotten a sufficient bank account it was his plan to send for his wife, whom he left behind in England. Today Prescott received transporta tiori from the English war department and on Sept. 27 he sails from New York on the Lusitania to Join the navy of bis native country- Prescott is an English naval reservist. He Is an en gineer. He has served two years and has two more years to serve to insure him a pension of SO cents a day for the remainder of his life. While not lacking in loyalty to his colors, nevertheless Prescott. who is a likeable chap and has made many friends since coming to Rock Island, Is broken up over the wrecking of his plans. "It's pretty tough, boys." Prescott said to his associates In the print shop. "In a few months I would have been able to send for my wife. And how happy we would have been here In this great land of freedom and op portunity. But I am still in call of my native country, and I'm going to be game. Of course I could refuse to go back, but then I would be a desert er. and could never return to my old home without paying the penalty. When the war Is over, and If the Lord spares me, I'll return to Rock Island Just come into the farmyard and had pulled up his team beneath some trees about 50 feet distant from the barn when the thunderbolt fell. "As I entered the barn-yard gate I saw the three men make for the shel ter of the barn to get out of the rain,' Howell said. "They were standing In the door way talking together when It hap pened. Every detail stands out clear ly in my memory, although it hap pened In the twinkling of an eye. All Knocked Down. "The bolt, which had the appear ance of a ball of fire about the size of the sun, approximately three feet In diameter, entered the barn by the side door, passed to the doorway la which the men were standing, knock ing them down. "It continued out the door, up the side of the building, across the entire length of the barn by way of the gable, and down the rear to the ground, where it disappeared. "The bolt had traversed the entire distance perhaps before the men's bodies struck the ground." Howell immediately rushed to the assistance of t he prostrate and un conscious men. Bleyer was dead. Meyers was lying unconscious beneath his body, while Julius DeWiniers topped the heap. The latter was con scious, although slightly dazed. The two injured men are lying at the Howell home. DeWinters, al though not rendered unconscious bj the concussion of the bolt. Is the most seriously injured of the two. His feet were badly burned, while Meyer seems to have gotten off with minor bruises. PHILUPPSKS HAS MADE A HIT HERE Band One of Best That Has Yet Visited Watch Tower Last Concert Tonight. I A Sore Point. "The world will recognize me after I am dead." said the gloomy artist. "I beg of' you." exclaimed the dis tinguished Latin-American; "let us not start any more of these complicated arguments about recognition-" Wash ington Star. The engagement of Don rhillippinl's band at the Watch Tower closes to night. The organization was booked for four days, and despite the unfav orable weather has played to large audiences, leaving an Impression that insures greater patronage in the event it returns here In future seasons. rhillippini, who is an Italian, is rec ognized as one of the country's really great directors, but. like the majority of musical artists, it took him years to gain a foothold. It has" only been In the last four years that he has been acclaimed among the stars. During the past summer he has filled extended engagements at Detroit, Chicago and Kansas City, and after his Rock Is land appearance goes to the Texas state fair. Owing to the lateness of the season Phillippini did not bring his full band complement to Rock Island, for the expense would have been far in excess of the receipts at this time of year. However, he has 25 of his best men. and he has been giving programs that have equaled and surpassed In most respects anything of the kind heard here in years. The leader and his band were enthusiastically received by the audience of last night. Aside from the band numbers vocal selections are contributed by Madame Suzanna Lehman, who, in addition to managing the affairs of the organisa tions, is a feature of each program. She gave three songs last night, two of them in response to the persistent de mands of her audience. She closed with "My Old Kentucky Home," with orchestral and chimes accompani ment. It was a beautifully rendered number. Miss Lehman has an attract ive personality back of a well rounded soprano voice. She sings with rare intelligence and expression, and has the faculty of getting close to her audi ence from the start. George R. Stephenson Is now sole manager of the Watch Tower, having purchased the interest of R. J. Fuller- ton, with whom he has been associated m conducting the resort the past year. BARBERS ADJOURN 1914 CONVENTION J Choose Peoria as Meeting Place for Next Year in Gathering of Short Duration. Fall and Winter Season 1914 9 O'clock and the Work is Done 9 a.m. and Your Home Is Cleaned Are You House Cleaning? The Use of a 8 Frantz-Premier Electric Cleaner will make it easier for you to have other conven iences. Why not have the best, most sanitary and economical vacuum cleaner to keep your home clean? .oo The NewPrice Easy payments. Full set of attachments $7.50. Free demonstration in your home. TRI-CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. 119 E. Fourth St. . Phone 873 After again choosing Peoria as a meeting place, and lending its influ ence to stricter license and Sunday closing laws, the Illinois Journeymen Barbers' association closed its fifth an nual convention with a banquet and smoktr at the Smith hotel in Peoria. It was the shortest convention In the history of the barbers, convening less than eight hours. John L. Helm of Chicago was re elected president at the afternoon ses sion. otner oiticers chosen are: T!ioma8 Kelly of Streator, T. B. Devi of Decatur, and C. G. Linsig of Mo- line, vice presidents, and William Jam pel of Belleville, reelected secre tary-treasurer. Tho state board of barber examiners was in attendance at the convention The board consists of James A. Hern of Chicago, president; Thomas J. Not- tor of Chicago, secretary, and Thomas Casey of Hock Island, treasurer. The advanced stand taken on the Sunday closing question will be felt when a bill providing for this is intro duced at the next session of tho leg isiature. Such a law was passed in lS9t but was subsequently declared unconstitutional. Under present con unions barbers are forced to work seventeen hours on Saturday, return ing to the shop early Sunday morning tor a rour-nour grind. Tho Peoria lo cal union has already endorsed a Sun day closing law. IT TT Do 1. ' 'Millinery Openingllk Jllpf We Take Pleasure wik in Announcing for 1111 Jf Thursday, Sept. 17 . . H U Our Formal ; lilt Exhibit of Authentic S ' FALL. STYLES M You Are Cordially MW IT f TT 9 T ons DAY IIV DAVENPORT i ALyOHD NAMED TO AID THE COUNCIL Chicago Man, Who Aided in Fil tering- Plant Here; to Be Consulting Engineer. Claim Thief to Be a Parole Violator. Ed Carter, who one week ago was sentenced to 15 days in the county jail for stealing a pair of overalls from one of Crook Brothers laundry wag ons, was yesterday taken into custody by (Parole Officer Launcelot, Des Moines, who states that Carter . is wanted for violating his parole. Of leer Launcelot states that Carter has been sent to state penal institutions on four different occasions for minor offenses. i Sued for Taxi Service. Charged with owing a bill of $54 to the Iowa Taxicab company for taxlcab service, I. W. Stanton, resident managsr of the Tri-City Automatic Telephone com pany, was yesterday morning served with an orlgtnal notice of suit by Con stable Phil Kahles. The notice was served at Stanton's room in the Y. M. C. A. Father Stops Elopement. The elope ment of Wilbur Guthrldge. aged 19, and Hazel Wise, aged IS, both of Pe oria, was brought to an unhappy end ing yesterday when the girl's father. a wealthy Peoria business man. arriv ed here and stopped the elopers. He took his daughter back home with him. The father discovered soon af ter the elopement that his daughter and her admirer .had left Peoria and driving a high-powered auto overtook the machine in which the would-be bridegroom was spiriting bis daughter to Eavenport. i John W. Alvord of Chicago, the man i who advised the city when the fllter l ins Dlant v. as erected at n rjrk fivA vpars hph. Ha tho - C-" " VtlVJ WIT" suiting engineer who will furnish in formation to the council for the pur chase of a pump for the waterworks. The commissioners decided this a: an informal session of the council held yesterday afternoon. Alvord is a sank tary and hydraulic engineer of emi nence. He was the advisor of the city council in 1909 when the city filtering plant was Installed here. The commission wrote to Mr. Alvord and it is presumed that he will be here shortly to take up his task. He prob ably will remain here for two days. Mother la Shot by Little Son. Mrs. Wilbur Harlan, 35, years old, was acci dentally snot ana instantly Kiuea py her 11-year-old son at their home two mile8 north of Stuart. The lad who held the gun when the fatal shot was fired is the eldest of , five brothers, all of whom were in the house at the lime. Mrs. Harlan was cleaning house and had directed the boy to move the gun from its place in a corner of ,the To Grow Hair on A Bald Head room. The little fellow had no sooner picked it up than it was discharged, the load of coarse shot taking effect; in the side of Mrs. Harlan's, head. The children ran screaming from the house to their father, who was at work in (a field. Mrs. Harlan was dead when he arrived, and is supposed to have died instantly. Mr. Harlan had been in the habit of removing the shells after using the gun, but had forgotten it after being out shooting recently. Man Imprisoned in Hotel Room. Claiming to have been held a prisoner In a room at the Peerless hotel and to have only regained his liberty after he had sawed his way through the door panel and called the fire department, Peter Claussen late yesterday after noono swore out a warrant for the ar rest of A. -R. Bowie, manager of the Davenport hostelry, located at Second and Perry streets. In police court Bowie was dismissed. The complain ing witnes8 was compelled, to pay the court costs, amounting to $6.05. Hav ing but $5.05 in his possession, his at torney, B. T. O'Neil, produced a big, shiny silver dollar, and secured h!s client's release. Claussen told the court . that he was slugged and ren dered unconscious by hotel employes after sawing his way through the door panel. Mr. Bowie testified that Claus sen raised a disturbance, being drunk at the time, and was locked in liis room to prevent further disturbance, He denied having struck Claussen, and his testimony was corroborated by that of two other witnesses. Monday afternoon, after five months' Illness. Deceased was born in Daven port July 12, 1S70. He received his education in the parochial schools, here, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Catherine Wahlig, a broth er, George C. Wahlig, and one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Smith, all of Davenport. The funeral will be held from the home at 8:30 o'clock Thursday omrn- ing with services at 9 o'clock at the Sacred Heart cathedral. Interment will be made in St. Marguerite's cemetery-Mrs. Anna Hoist, 37 years old, died at 7:30 o'clock Monday night at the family home, four miles south of Mc Causland, after a prolonged illness. De ceased was born Nov. 17, 1877, in But ler township, Scott county. She was educated here, and on Feb. 15, 1901, was united in marriage with George Hoist, who survives. In addition to the, husband there survive -three chil dren, William, Raymond and Elsie. J wo etep-chfildren, Alvln and Lillie Hoist, a sister, Mrs. William Detlefs, and four brothers, John, Fred, William and Emil Rohlf. The funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock. Thursday af ternoon from the Mt. Union churca, with interment in the Mt Union cem etery. Claus Arp, 80 years of age, died at a local hospital, following a lingering illness. He had been a resident of tls county for over 40 years. But ona daughter, Mrs. F. Moldenscharb of De Witt, Iowa, survive. The body waj taken to the Nissen & Hartwig par. lors, and will be held there pending funeral arrangements. ' ! H. S. Dillar. one of the oldest rest dents of Davenport, died at his home, following a brief illness. He was over 86 -years of age. It is said that hl death was due to a complication of diseases. To prevent a hen setting a Calitof Titan has Evented a breast plate, witfl two wire legs in front, to be strapped to a fowl in such a position that sh is obliged to remain standing. RED CROSS ASKS FUNDS! Washington, Sept. 16. The Ameri can Ited Cross appealed to all religious aenonunauons tnrougnoui me coun try yesterday to contribute to the Eu ropean relief fund in houses of wor-l ship Peace Sunday, Oct. 4, the day set apart by President Wilson for spe- i cial prayers. It plans to observe the Red CroHS flag day. when fl?s will be : sold and tho proceeds used for hoepl- BY A SPECIALIST. ThAlltnnHa rf nannla onffa fvrm baldness and falling hair who. havintc iried nearly every advertised hair iuiiic ana nair-grower without results, have resigned themselves to baldness uu its attendant discomfort. Vet jiiir case i not hopeless: tbe follow ing simple home prescription has uiaue nair grow alter years of bald- eionng gray nair to its original color. o'wfijiu uuir irojii iaiiinr out, end u3 stroylng the dandruff germ. It will not make ths hair ftreasy. and can be put UP bv anv drueelat: tin v rum ft cunces; Lavona de Composee. 2 ounc f: Menthoj Crystals, one-half drachm. If you wish It nerfumeri. arid 1 rinrhm of your favorite pertume. This prep aration ii niEtiiy recommended by physicians and BDeclaliHtii anH la ii. BOlutelv hnrmloBn ns It mnl.lT. nnna of the poisonous wood alcohol bo fre quently louna in nair tonics. (Adv.) Man Hurt in Auto Crash. Whlla at tempting to cross the street at Fifth and Iowa, streets, George F. Huot was struck and thrown several feet by an automobile owned by A. J. Wiley, who was himself driving. Two wheels passed over the man's chest. He Is lying at his home, 422 East Ninth street, in . a serious condition. The auto was coming east on Fifth street. As he reached the Intersection of Iowa 6 tree t, Mr. Wiley turned the machine op the hill. The driving rain obscured the vision-of the driver and the car struck Huot. knocking him to the pavement. The machine was brought to a standstill and tbe injur ed man conveyed to his home in the j auto that caused his Injury. His con- i ditlon is reported serious. Rock Islander Arrested. T. L. Klove, a Rock Island young man. was arrested by Officer Schroeder for park ing Ills auto directly in front of a fire plug on the Columbia theatre corner. He appeared In police court this morn ing end was dismissed with a repri mand. Obituary Resord. Charles H. Wah lig, a well known harness maker of North Harrison street, died at the fam ily residence, 410 Oneida avenue late ... HI Saving Regularly every MONTH $i, $5, $10, $20 what ever sum may be spared means a com petence in later years. In this safe bank the fund is secure and may be started with a deposit of one dollar or more drawing. 4 interest. Make Our Bank Your Bank K. E. CAST EEL, President. M. S. HBAGY. Vice Pres. IL B. Slmmcn. Cm- Southwest corner Ssconi avenue and Eighteenth gtret.