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r THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, MONDAY. DFXEMBER 8. 1913. 0 1) CONFIDENCE MEN CLEAN IOWA MAN AT LOCAL HOTEL Oskaloosa Man Loses $25 After Listening to Clever Tale of -Sister's Letter." LNSOUTE TO HIS HOME sy Is Duped from Him in R Saits for Their Return but They Came Not. and told blm that they were going to Oskaiooea also. I He Joined la conversation with them j and they proposed a trip to town to ; ahow him an automobile for which j they were agent. I The farmer agreed and they then ' started for down town. They eered ' him into a room In one of the down j town bostelril'. where one of the men ! asked the farmer how much mcney he . carried with him. He answered that ' he had but $25. I One of the men then stepped to-! wards him and told him that his sifter I had written to him for 125 and that , he had but silver in his pockets, and ; if the farmer would not be kind enough to loan him the paper money until he could change bis money for paper and pay Mr. Farmer back. Farmer Give $25. Willingly the fanner extended the 125 in paper to the man, who neatly placed it in the envelope for "his sister" and tnen handing the farmer the envelope which contaicd the let ter from his sister asking him for the money, the "con" man and his partner went "down to the corner to mail the letter. containing the 25 bucks. They cautioned him to wait until they came back, but they were con trary to the old adage concerning bad money. The farmer after a long time, during which he paced tte room back and forth, decided that he had been "hornswoKgled" and went to the Rock Inland depot where he told the agen" Tbe confidence men who continue to hover about Rock Is'and despite the recent clan-up. have another vic tim a farmer residing nar OsKJa-loo.-a, Iowa and they nailed h'm for 12. They ere probably a roupie cf the ni'.st clever, because the deal was a rough one the kind that the average V year-old with hut a penny In the lutfhes of his hand, would have pout ed and temped bin foot a in disdain. This farmer. whoe nam; could col l.e U-amed. was en route to his home hi story from Ottawa, lil.. where he had been vlviting relatite. He was at the Rock li-land depot Saturday afternoon and a; Mar.fiir.c at the window where' ll.kt are purd.afH. He inquired of C 1 1 DC D 1 1 Cfl RQ Will the d5ent of the next train to Oska ! OU Cn V ,OU 00 "ILL looca. and was informed that he would have to wa.t for several hours. "Con" Men Nearby. Tie two "con- men were ".tending nearby and overh-ar.i his questions ; nd the answers and when the farmer turti-d from th window they ap proached h.m. inrodu-ed themselves The confidence men have departed presumabiv. Who's geng to be th next? CONVENE TOMORROW The board of supervisors will con vene tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in special session. A county superin tendent of schools is to be appointed and Wallace Trelcliler will be made superintendent of highways. Tuesday Specials at Holiday lsAcCabe"s Handkerchiefs You'll finl handkerchief selection here, running riot when you are looking lor styles for women, children, boy tr men. The wide range of patterns, high character, and the moderation m price all conspire to bring handkerchief buyer's to this store in greatly increasing numbers. Special for Tudsday, All Day I.aic" fine pure linen hemstitched handkerchiefs, both the sheer and medium weight, beautifully wrought initials, we think there are enough for all day, not over 6 q to a cu-tomer fr c, each, only OC Waistings in Boxes White mcrreried va-h waistings in neat jacquard de s:t;n. put tip in pretty holly boxes in appropriate lengths, Tuesday afternoon at H :.1r, CO per pattern 30C Women's S1.50 Umbrellas, S1.00 Tape cdi;c. American taffeta umbrellas with trimmed mis in hand'.cs tip and handles detachable for carrying in . itt ra-r. value. Tuedav, tf 1 ff all day ..:.! if) 1 ,UU Women's Slippers, 79c trimming. good 79c Baby Dolls for 12c Women's Juliet felt slippers with fur lr.vher -..V. .i dollar values, buy your Ttiesa, per pair m I" inch Kid. hue l.dy dolls with bisque head, shoes stocking: regular "" ITl. for Tuesday all aft ernoon, iii. k Ym 'tit for 12c each and 12c 50c Parisian Ivory Articles for 25c e horns, 25c Ir . hided are n.ti! tiles, cuticle knives, tweezers, shoe horns, button ho ks. etc.; good eiecticn : S"c value. Tt:r-t!.i. 1 to 12 o'cl-.tk a. m. at half Every customer in the store trading any afternoon this week, excepting Saturday, from 3 to 4. is invited to take a cup of coffee or cocoa in the the Tea-Room with our compliments. Simply show your trading check or transfer to the cashier. Santa Claus Will Arrive on his ecrnd trip lor permanent stay at McCabe's on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be at the store each day thereafter at 3 o'clock, remaining for two hours each time, in order to meet every child and to shake hands with all who care to become better acquainted with their o!d friend Write your letters and bring them for the Santa Claus mail box over which he is especially watchful and will, no doubt, give them all his personal attention. Bring the small tots early, as the larger children will come from school and swell the later crowd. ESTABLISHED 1870 BY L. S. McCABE. i ROCK IS LAN D. ILL, ZZlZf ttTKi - FOR THE SANTA CLAUS GOOD FELLOW Cut Out and Mail to The Argus.- I will agree to buy Christmas gifts for poor children. I desire that the names of the poor chil dren together with their ages and addresses be fur nished me through The Argus Santa Claus Fund Committee. ' Signed .... Address SHOTAT PARTNER IN QUARREL OVER MONEY DIVISION W. L. Peterson Is Held to Grand Jury on Charge of Commit ting Assault. "err OCCURRED OVER SALOON ! n--. - RaffAAM and Wife of r i wpi wi wi w - One Arrested Mayor Revoke License Held by Them. RICH FATHER HAS GUT OFF HIS SON most pleasantly. To close the even ing; there was an exhibition in the swimming; pool which was very interesting. Fred Averett of Rome, Ga., Telegraphs Boy Not to Re turn Home Again. MARRIES AN ACTRESS 'Groom Is Employed at Colonial Hotel Bride Was a Cabaret Singer at Same Place. The Chicago Kxaminer of yesterday contains the following story relative to the marital difflculf.es of James Averett and Miss Henrietta Rosetta Becker, who were the principals in a romantic redding which here during the summer: Rome. Ga.. Dee. 6. "You have played the devil. Never again darken the door of the liom vou have disgraced." Thin is the message which Fred Aierett. one of Rome's wealthiest and j most prominen citizens, sent his son RETURNS GAMES TO THE COUNTERS Commissioner Hart in New Rul ing Allows Merchants to Dispose of Stock. GOOD UNTIL JANUARY 1 Official Takes Action In Consideration cf Heavy Christmas Supply Lid on Others. Punchboards and other apper- occurred I ently innocent games of chance of similar order are once more being temptingly displayed on the counters of the various merchants of Rock Is land who formerly sold a large por tion of their stock in this method. After several weeks, during which times the police did not tolerate it, Commissioner Archie Hart today Is sued an order rescinding for several weeks the ruling, which was the action taken by the council several weeks ago. Talks of Ruling. Many of the merchants had stocked up with tnese puncn Doaras prepara- James when he wired him from Rock Island. 111., that he had married Miss Rcsetta Booker, a cabaret actress of Hamiltcn, O.. whose stage name is Do'.ly Vardenie. James Averett. 19 years old, left Rome about four months ago under his father's disple asure. supposedly on his way to Chicago. At Rock Island hisjtorv for tne Christmas trade and so funds pave out. His father refused j ag Q not oause them any loss the coin- to give him more money unless ne used it for car fare to Rome. He then : obtained a position as pantry boy in I 'he Colonial Hotel. On November 7 I he married Miss Becker, one of the 'singers In the hotel buffet. She ' is a member of a prominent ! Hamilton family, her parents being j Mr. and Mrs. J M. Rekrr. It i said I she was disinherited when she went ' on the vaudeville staie. Ccmmunka'icns from Rock Island where th? co:ple now are, sav that they wi',1 live there permanently. Mrs. Averett pays if her husband's position ; as pantry boy is not sufficient for them I to live on she will continue on the ! stage to si:pilement his salary. I They Should Worry. I "They should worry and not us," ! ! Mr. and Mrs. Averett are quoted as 1 saying when they rec.eivej Fred Aver ; tt's telegram. Fred Averett was formerly a direct ; or cf the State Mutual Life Insurance ctnipany and of the defunct .Rome In i surance companv, which failed last . year for several hundred thousand dol lars. He was tried on an embe;;.-;lment i charge, but acrjui'ted. i Mrs. Fred Averett is a society lead er here. She was formerly Miss Sue : l.ee of Birmingham and her relatives there are members of the exclusive set. James Avrtt is a graduate of Sewanee Military academy and also . at'e-nded school at Pahlonega. i Not Here. It Is understood that Mrs. Averett ! left Rock Island soon after the cere- mcuy and has not returned to the city. Her husband is still employed at the i CoK nlal. missioner took this action. In speak ing of the new order. Commissioner Hart said: "On account of many local mer chants having made extensive pur chases preparatory to the holiday trade. I have found it expedient to al low them to dispose of their punch board goods between now and Janu ary I. In the midst of a quarrel in a room over the saloon conducted by W. L. Teterson and H. F. Thede. 2101 Third avenue, early Sunday morning, Peter son drew a 22-calibre revolver from his hip pocket and fired at Thede, the bullet narrowly missing the Utter s left arm. This morning Peterson and Thede were arraigned before Police Magis trate C. J. Smith. Peterson, charged with assaulting Thede with a deadly weapon, was held to the grand jury in the sum of $500. He waived prelimi nary examination. Peterson was fined $10 and costs for disorderly conduct. Trouble Over Money. Thede and Peterson formed a part nership to conduct the saloon some time ago. Thede had the greater amount of money Invested In the busi ness. Following the closing of the sa loon Saturday night, Peterson, his wife and Thede adjourned to the room over the place of business where the money was to have been divided. An argument then resulted in the proper division of the money. It last ed for some time. Peterson, his wife and Thede all engaging in the verbal warfare. Thede was standing close to Peter son and several threats were made, when finally Peterson drew the wea pon from his pocket, leveled it at Thede and then fired. The bullet missed Thede's arm only by a frac tion of an inch and wad buried in the wall at the other side of Che room. So close did the deadly lead come to penetrating Thede's arm that his shirt sleeve was scorched, by the fire. The police were called and Thede, Peterson and Mrs. Peterson were taken to the police station where they were held until this morning. Efforts were made yesterday by attorneys rep resenting the three to release them on bonds, but Chief of Police Brinn would not listen to it. until formal charges were made against them. This morning Mrs. Peterson was re leased after investigation of the case by the police. Thede was first tried on a disorderly conduct charge and then Peterson was arraigned on the more serious charge. j Revoke License. j Mavor Schriver this morning or dered "the saloon license held by Pet erson and Thede revoked. Officers IF you order that Suit or Overcoat this week we will guarantee deliv ery before Christmas. Best selection of pat terns you ever saw. Greek is a serious one and if found guilty he will be given a heavy fine or long term of imprisonment. A United States marshal arrived this morning and accompanied by Officer Collins, who will testify against the Greek, took the latter to the distillery city. II PERSONAL POINTS II V or six years puncn boards were wpre sent to the 8aioon where the per tolerated w ithout complaint- and I do m,t wag secured. Tne license held bv not think it will work a hardship on ; the men was one of tne seven wnicn anyone to allow the merchants to dis-jwere temporarilv held pending investi pose of their stock. I understand that gation seVeral weeks ago. when the the dealers cannot return their goods cjtv oonuniSRjoners only issued licenses to wholesale concerns, and therefore aftVr an investigation into the I think it only fair that they be saved this loss. "I do not want the public to mis understand this order. It does not I mean a step backward in the position taken by the city council relative to games of chance. After January 1 I punchboards will not be allowed in any form. This order does not apply to dice games and dice games will not be allowed." manner in which the proprietor con dor ted iiis saloon. GENESEO MAN IS Y M. C. A. TALKER FOURTEEN CARS ARE DERAILED OBITUARY J Mrs. Margaret Maloney. Mrs. Margaret Maloney. aged 86 years, passed away at her home, 2428 Seventh avenue, at 10:30 this morning. Death came as the result of a recent fall in which Mrs. Maloney sustained an injured hip. The deceased's maiden name was Miss Margaret Tuoky and she was born in Claire county, Ireland, In Feb ruary, 1S27. She was married to Pat rick Maloney in Ireland in the late 40 s. who passed away in 1868. The Cross Bar Throws Entire Train couple moved to this country from ire. land in 1854. and settled in New Jer sey, removing west five years later. in Ditch No. 47 Delayed Over Three Hours. Mrs. Maloney was an active member of the Sacred Heart church at the time A train or 14 coal cars jumped the ,01 "vr u?al" "uu "r" " ' . " , . : that church since its organization. She track near Orion, 111.. Saturday night, j ,s (,urvivPd . by two daughters. Mrs. causiiig considerable trouble and de-jwilliam Kevins and Miss Mary Ma lay. A cross bar fell from one of the Icney, who reside at the home, cars under the wheels, throwing it off! Funeral services will be held at the track, and the rest follow,! a' 10:00 o'clock Wednesday morning in Mr. and Mrs. If. Barth are spending the day in Taylor Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. John Wanner of Gene seo were in the city today. Abe Rosenfield of Chicago spent Sunday with friends in the city. Judge F. J. Ramsey of Morrison was In the city this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cunningham of Atlantic City are guests of relatives in the city. Captain and Mrs. J. M. Beardsley leave tomorrow for Belleview, Fla., to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Esan. formerly of this city, now of Xew York City, are visiting in the city. Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver and son. Franklin, have gone for a month's visit to Palm Beach, Fla. Mrs. Charles Oswald and Mrs. Charles Schneider have been called to Joliet by the critical illness of their brother, Joseph Schneider. Ernst Harms stopped off here en route to New York City from El Paso. Texas. Mr. Harms, who was superin tendent of a smelter at Torreon. Mex., left there in July on account of the Mexican revolution and has been liv iug in El Paso since. Commissioners Archie Hart and M. T. Rudgren and Chief (1. W. Newberry of the fire department went to Muscatine yesterday where they inspected the combination hose and chemical motor which that city purchased from the American-I.a-France concern of Klinira, N. Y. Fire Chief Brown of that city was more than pleased with the way the truck worked and felt that Rock Islanj had not made a mistake in purchasing a machine from the same company. BLAZE DESTROYS FRAME BUILDING House Owned by A. A. Rounds, Valued at $2,500 Is a Com plete Loss. A two-story frame building at 1126 Sixth avenue, burned early Sunday morning. The fire department re ceived a phone call at 3:30, and re sponded immediately, but the building was completely gutted by the time they arrived. The fact that the houso was empty at the time, the tenants having moved last week, and owing to the strong wind, the blaze had a good start before it was noticed. Several barns near the house were also badly scorched. The house is owned by A. A. Rounds, who places his loss at about $2,500, partly covered by insurance. MAN IS FOUND IN SERIOUS SHAPE Mystery Surrounds Injuries of H. Stapleton, Discovered in Square. Harrison Stapleton, fJ years of age and an employe of the Kock Island Plow, company, living Rt G19 Third avenue, was found in an unconscious condition in the Gransey square. The l ambulance was culled and he was im mediately removed to St. Anthony's hospital. The physician who attended him, states that he is suffering from con cussion of the brain and severe scalp wounds, and owing to his advanced age, is in very serious condition. How he came to be Injured is not known, but the cuts were in all probability caused by a fall. AUTO FIRE TRUCK WAS BEING UNL0ADEDT0DAY The new auto fire truck which ar rived in this city Saturday morning, to be tried out by the local department was being unloaded from a Rock Is land car this afternoon. A demonstrator of the company ar rived today and after a thorough test it will be decided whether or not to keep it. SOMEBODY HAD COLD FEET NO TITLE GAME According? to "dope." members of the Greenbush football team is hand ing out. the Tigtrs have a case of "coldfltis" in the advanced stage. The two teams were to have played Sun day afternoon, but there were no Tig ers to be seen, says a report sent in by a member of the Greenbush eleven. Consequently the huskies of the Em erald hue claim the lightweight foot ball championship of Rock Island. Rev. A. E. far as could be learned no one w injured. Burlington train No. 47. due here at 7:40. was delayed and arrived over three hours late. There was no trains Moody Spoke at the j through Orion yesterday, but two ar- Weekly Service Delegates Give Eeports. the Sacred Heart church. Dean J. J. Quinn officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary cemetery. Funeral of Mrs. J. V. McClain. The funeral services of Mrs. J. V. away at the rivt-rl nlxiut lit n'rlnrLr tliia mnrnlns ! Mf'lain. who Dassed I and left about 12:30. According to re- home of her daughter in Chicago, were ports from Orion the wreckage had j held yesterday afternoon at Ma-ion, not been cleared up at 2 o'clock this The Y. M. C. A. was the scene of afternoon two very interesting meeting on Sun- j day afternoon. Rev. A. E. Moody of Geneseo talked to nv.-n in the lobby at 4 o clock. His message was given in the informal, man to man way which characterizes these meetings. Praver and song, with a record on jthe Victrola filled out the hour. -At 3 o'clock in the boys' lobby, boys ! nrr if; met to hear renortu of the r to the state conference for I older boys w hich was held at Peoria I in November. There were 45 fellows t present. The delegates brought very 'fine reports, and expressed their con ; fidence that the conference would be held in Rock Inland next year, with J over Z00 delegates from the high ! schools of the state. After the meet- ing. the boys enjoyed a victrola con ! cert. I On Saturday a goodly number of j young people gathered around the ' piano for a song fest of popular songs in the lobby. There w as also an Inter ested aud:ence. Mrs. Llitt at the piano made things lively and Mrs. I. J. tJreen gave three or four songs HARRY NEALY IS SENT TO JOLIET This afternoon Harry Neaiy, charged with burglary and larceny, pleaded guilty in circuit court and was given an indeterminate sentence in the state penitentiary of from one to 14 years by Judge. R. W. Olmsted. He burglar ised the home of Oscar Gumstrom at Taylor and was brought here from Muscatine. The trial of the William Dieters murder case was started this after noon In circuit court. Most of the aft ernoon was spent in getting a Jury. Dieters is alleged to have killed An drew Nelson in a fight following a saloon brawl. Dieters claims self defense. John K. Scott Is his attor ney. State's Attorney ton Is prosecuting. Iowa, the burial being made at that place. Mrs. J. M. Beardsley of this city is a sister of the deceased. Anna Gertrude Becker. Anna Gertrude Becker, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Becker, 725 Thirty-eighth street, died last night at 7:45, following an illness of two days with pneumonia. She was born in July. 1911. The funeral services will be con ducted from the house tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Ira O. Noth stein officiatitg. The interment will be made at the Cnippiannock cemetery. GREEK IS TAKEN TO PEORIA FOR TRIAL Alasazo Ronenos. a Greek, arrested by Officer Collins. Is this afternoon being given a hearing la the federal court at Peoria on a charge of having burglarized a freight car in the yards of the Chicago, Milwaukee A St Paul F. E. Thomp- railroad yards In this city. The charge preferred against the" mi ONLY 5 DAYS MORE REMAIN Sale II. S. Army Goods 1811 Second Ave. Open 8 a. m, Close 9 p. m. Our Government Buys Nothing But the Best. All Our Goods Are From the Government. llotb. TM In. tldr. yard. S 1 -0 ra Blmkrta, S2.7S to . . . r,.IHt fetcrklasa J5e 4 overall f oafa SI.OO lldrrnrir SI.WO Drawera Xir Khaki C oata Sl-V KkiklTroawra,7. to S - adknllrkt Mm- Kaar ('Iota, yard . . . .SI JM ftatrt, S.-44. 35 to. . . . MW I'nrr f lllowa. tWM- to 9T,Am Oirrmila, tolai-k S3.00 Orrrruala, blur S3.00 riirrrnata, rhaafrar'a IMI.IMI Unul 1 roiiun I'lmrbua or Halarcnla IXNS 4 arrrlajca ; Ualal Helta IIN' ao-a, arinr 77 tnoria. marine S.t.M Saurra BVJUt llajc. kaallal IJM lout basa SI.OO KublM-r I'naraoa S2.M5 Itahhrr lllaakrla, 7.'- ".'. to Mi4t Besides these goods, we have many ornaments for home, and dens that are antique, ornamental, and can not be purchased in any other store. W. 8. KIRK. Manager. 1811 Second Avenue f aw a 1 I ii nuaaaf 1 I 1 (3