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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
CHICAGO EMPL OVERS HAVE new POLICY:
FACTORIES CLOSED AND MEN LAID OFF
RUSSIAN ADMIRALTY REFUSES TO
DIVULGE LOCATION OF NORTH SQUADRON

ing emphatically that any aid has been
extended to the Russian fleet that
would not have been extended to the
Japanese fleet under similar circum-
stances. The reply says in so many
words that if Togo had sailed TO meet
his enemy in the Red sea he would
have enjoyed every privilege at French
ports on the way that was extended to
Rojestvensky.
Explains Argument.
In the first place the bases of
Frances argument is explained from
test on the occasion of the stop at
Cherbourg of some Russian vessels.
Then the French government made
known to Toxic its point of view, both
in regard to the matter of law and to
that fact is the matter of the applica-
ton of the rules of neutrality.
1t points out that strictly speaking
there is no code of international law.
Each power has its own code.
Reports Small Fight.
st. Petersburg, May 12-Gen. Line
witch in a dispatch reports series of
small engagements for the possession
of a pass seven miles southwest of
Chimiaotz. May the fighting lasted
all day long. The result was indecis-
i've. Both sides were reinforced on
succeeding days but the Japanese were
finally repulsed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
TIDAL WAVESAPPE ON LAKE
Variation of Six to Eight feet Along
Michigan.

Chicago. May 12.-Tidal waves were
experienced in three ports of Lake
Michigan yesterday. At Michigan
City. Ind. the water suddenly rose u
feet The piers were submerged and
two houses moved from their founda-
tions Three waterspouts were OBJ
servedo Fear is felt for the steamer
Charles Reitz. which left Michigan
City two hours before the wave arriv-
ed At Kenosha. Wis. two waves were
experienced. one coming about 6 a. M.
and the other at noon. The water rose
five feet and Immediately Teceded. A
variation of eight feet in the lake lev
el was observed at Waukegan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
ARMY TRANSPORT AGROUND
Troops Landed From the Buford in
Philippines Without Damage.

Manila. May 12.-The army trans
port Buford ran ashore yesterday
while entering the harbor of Mala-
bang. island of Mindanao. The troops
were landed and the transport will
probably be reloated undamaged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
FOUL PLAY is SUSPECTED
Body of Iowan Found and Bride Ex-
pires of Broken Heart.

Waterloo, Iowa. May 12.-The body
of Valentine Heinen was found in the
Cedar river yesterday. II bore marks
of foul play. Heinen disappeared sew
eral weeks ago His wife thought that
he had deserted her. as he left no
word. She died a few days ago of a
broken heart They had been mar
ried recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
convicts Can't Learn Trade.

Detroit, Mich, May I'm the cir
cult court here Judge George S. Hos
mer has handed down decision in the
case of Martin Manphey against the
state prison board holding that the
state constitution prohibits the teach
ing of the trade of brOOmmaking to
the convicts in the prison at Jackson.
The case was brought by Manphey in
behalf of the broommakers' union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
Stores Are Demolished.

Hampton. Mo, May PA tornado
struck this place. and 80 persons were
injured but no one was killed A drug
store, a general store. and a black
smith shop were demolished and half
a dozen residences damaged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
Stricken WhiIe at Prayer.

Charlton. Iowa. May 12.-Miss Capt.
tol Dukes was found dead at her home
here. having been stricken by apoplexy
while saying her evening prayers. Miss
Dukes formerly lived in Chicago and
graduated from the Baptist Training
school for missionaries there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
Beqin Work Tomorrow.

The city engineer has completed the
survey for the projected improvements
at Longview park and excavations for
the same will be begun tomorrow
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
ATTACK WOMAN AND CHILD
Negro at OsceoIa, Mo-, Fractures Elder
Woman'S Skull.

Clinton, Mo. May 12.-Dave Carroll.
a negro. assaulted Mrs. Mccoy, wild
ow. and her Is year old daughter at
Osceola. fracturing the woman's skull
with a rock and choking the girl. a
crowd formed around Osceola Jail to
lynch Carroll and he was brought here
for safe keeping. Mrs. Mccoy may
die
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
PRESIDENT SEES
BUT FEW CALLERS

Washington. May 12.-Presiden5
Roosevelt received comparatively few
callers today. Coy. Cummins. OF Iowa.
who came 20 Washington 10 testify be
fore the interstate commerce commit
tee. paid his respects 10 the president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
CAsSINI WAS TOO RETICENT
Failure to Keep Russian Government
Informed Causes Recall.

Berlin. May 12.-There is the best
authority for stating that Ambassador
Cassini's recall was due to his com
plete failure to keep the government
informed of the true condition of sen
timent in the United States or proper
ly TO make clear Russias true inten-
tons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
TWO NOTABLE MEN ARE DEAD
Mai. Myers, Railway President and
Emerson n. Bennett, Composer.

Richmond. Va. May 12.-Maj. f. D.
I. Myers. president of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad
died today.
Philadelphia. May 12.-Emerson f.
Bennett. writer and composer. is dead
at the Masonic home in the city, aged
-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
other way of giving rebates.
Could Frame Schedule

The government commission would
be untrammeled by competition or de
sire TO secure tonnage for any particu
lar line and could frame an equitable
schedule
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12

Robert Fleming, and Owen Brady are
dying. All the injured we're at work
300 feet from where the explosion oc-
CURED.
Six Painters Lost.
Six painters at work on top of the
tank which exploded are missing
It is believed they were blown 10
pieces. Three men were carried a dis
tance of 500 feet. Their clothing was
on fire when they landed in a field All
are dangerously injured. Two bodies
are burned and crushed beyond identi-
fication
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
Factory is DAMAGED.

Streator. H., May PA tornado
struck here yesterday. tearing dowr
trees and barns and damaging the
factory building of the Streator Win
dow Glass company. No one was in
iured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
Business Hurt by Strike
is Argument Put
Forward.
MAKE UP A BLACKLIST
Those Not Returning to Work
by End of Next Week Per-
manentIy Barred.

Chicago. May 12.-Employers today
began the execution of new policy as
TO the teamsters' strike, the men in
the various manufacturing Industries
being laid off because of lack of bust
ness in consequence of the strike.
Send Out Many wagons.
Hundreds of wagons were sent out
today by the strike-bound houses. ad-
vertisements for teamsters to "fII pei
manent positions" filled the newspa-
pers and on every side was evidence
of aggressiveness of the employers.
Protection was promised to prospec-
tive drivers. Most advertisements
state that union or nonunion men will
be accepted
Kinsley's restaurant has been turn
ed into a hotel where nOnunion team
sters are housed and fed
Mistaken for Strike Breaker.
Charles Johnson. colored. employed
by the Standard Oil company was mis-
taken for strikebreaker by a mob in
Wentworth avenue and probably fatal
ly injured.
Walter St Clair, cOlored. employed
by Armour & Co. was attacked by
strike sympathizers in Twenty-seventh
street and beaten with clubs, black
Jacks and other weagons. Deputy
sheriffs rescued him.
Move 100 wagons.
A total of 1000 wagons will be
moved today by nonunion teamsters
under protection of about 400 police
men and deputy sheriffs. This is the
largest number of guards since the
teamsters' strike began.
Make Up Black List.
II is stated authoritatively today
that early next week the Employers
association would make up a 'black
list" of all tCamSterS on strike. These
men. 1900 in all. will be notified that
if they have not returned to work by
the end of next week they will never
be rcinstated under any circumstances.
More Pupils Strike.
Pupils of the Carter H. Harrison
school struck today when the wagons
of the Peabody Coal company arrived
at the building to deliver coal.
Argue Power of Ballot.
Socialists of national reputation in
Cluding William Maily former ma
tional secretary of the socialist party
and Seymour Stedman, prominent In
the party. have arrived in Chicago
1t is said they came here 10 argue with
the union labor leaders on the power
of the ballot. Up 10 this time the so
cialists never have been cordially wei
coined by the tcamsters. who. relying
upon strikes. looked upon the ballot
as something of no value in the correc-
ton of their grievances.
Cordially welcomed.
But as A result of the crisis in the
teamsters' affairs. the socialists were
received cordially today by President
Shea OF the teamsters and an amicable
conference followed.
The funeral of George Pierce.
member of the department store drlV-
crs' union. who was shot by George I.
Waldon. special deputy officer. TOOK
place today. parade of labor organ
izations accompanied the corpse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
AN ELECTION is ORDERED
Ensign to be Chosen May p by RooE
island Division Naval Reserves.

Springfield. III. May 12.-(Special-l
-Adit. Gen. Scott issued an order 10
dav for an election for ensign in the
Roclz island division of the Illinois
naval reserves for $50 Monday, Ma!
% Lieut.. Fred L. Tubbs. Illinois nav
al reserves will preside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
KOREAN DIPLOMAT
SUICIDES AT LONDON

London. May 12.-Yi Hanfung, hoI-
can charge d'affaires here committed
suicide by hanging today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
FOUR REPORTED DEAD
IN A TEXAS WRECK

Waco. Tex. May 12.-In a wreck on
the Cotton Belt railway today between
Texarkana and Waco four persons are
reported killed. The train was ditch
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
French Ship on Rock

Paris. May 12.-The French naval
training ship Duguay Trouin struck
rock in St. Jean De Luz bay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
THE WEATHE

Increasing cloudiness; probably
showers tonight and Saturday; warmer
tonight. Temperature ut a. m, 40;
at 3:3O p. M, 30.
J. VI. SHERIER, Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12
Move 1000 wagons.

total of 1000 wagons will be
moved today by nonunion teamsters
under protection of about 4,0Uv police
men and deputy sheriffs. This is the
largest number of guards since the
tCamsters' strike began
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-12

It is stated authoritatively today
that early next week the Employers
association would make up a 'black
list" of all tCamsters on strike. These
men, 300 in all. will be notified that
if they have not returned to work by
the end of next week they will never
be rcinstated under anY circumstances.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
ABouT MA. RA1.
essaeity, Not cowardioe, That makes
Him Desert Sinking Ship.

Do rats desert a sinking ship ? Ac-
cording to one of the oldest Of ad-
ages they de-, and the act has been
commonly accounted to them for
cowardice or gross lack of fidelity.
But Annie Austin Flint in Our Ami
NAL Friends after seriously consid-
ering the case of M. and Nine.
Rat pro and con concludes that
if, as is probably the fact, they do
leave a sinking vessel, like every
other creature that can get away, il
is sagacity, not cowardice, that
makes them do it.
How very ancient this particular
superstition is may be gathered from
the fact that even Cicero in his let
ters to Atticus speaks of the act
contemptuously and that the elder
Pliny thought it not beneath his
dignity to notice it, although in both
cases it is the desertion Of condemn
ed structures, meaning buildings or
land, to which the authors refer.
Even among rats the struggle fol-
existence goes on fiercely. The com
mon brown Norway rat is so cum
ming and SO fierce that it actually
exterminates all the allied species
with which it comes in contact and
has driven out the original house
rats wherever it has chosen to make
a home.
The English black rat, ''the spe
cial ship rat of the world" in Wis
iting the countries of the globe near
ly exterminated the indigenous rats
but it has been itself nearly annihi
lated by species Of the house raj
type that has arisen in the shape ot
the Mus decumanus.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
Taft's Timely Warning.

The public statement made by Secretary of War Taft con-
cening the CoxDck state and local machine while address
sed to Republicans is less important to Democrats voters
Secretary Taft recognizes that the boss machine is
wounded snake rather than dead 'You must watch
the machine and take that does from the
effects of the blow already delivered If you do not it will
quickly and become corrupt and dangerous
than it was before
The Secretary knows whereof he speaks He does not
the bruised head of the serpent to heal because that
would result in evils to the real Republican party Let
Democrats and especially Democratic legislators and officials
remember that the coupng influences of the broken
machine, contaminated the whole and shamed the
whole people.
To permit to revive and recuperate would be more
crmnay negligent the part of the Democrats than
the part of Republicans.
The preponderatng ballots the 7th of November
mandate to the honest legislators of both parties to
wipe out be repeal amendment circumstances require
all the grating laws the statute books, whether be
graft the form of extravagant salaries uncaed for and
unnecessary Offices They afford to close their
to that mandate.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
GREEK ATHLETES.
The Way They Ran and the style Of
Track They Used.

The Way They Ran and the style Of
Track They Used.
''Ia the foot races of the ancient
Greeks" says a writer, "the shape of
the stadium caused great difference,
since It was not circular, but long and
narrow. with one or both ends semiclr-
euIar. Consequently the runners had
20 taBe sharp turn at the end Of each
lap, while except at the turn they were
running straight course. Evidently
this turn needed much practice, for the
pictures on the old vases show athletes
practicing this one part of the race as
a kind Of drill, taking each movement
separately.
''In early times, when all the runners
turned round the same post, the turn
gave opportunities for foul play, and
there are stories OF one competitor trip
ping another at the post or seizing him
by the hair to prevent his winning.
But later. In the shorter distances at
least. each runner had bis own track
and post to turn round, and probably
the separate courses were roped Off In
much the same way as they are now
In sprint races. For the start elaborate
arrangements we're made ana at Olym-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
Dan Beard and Mark Twain.

When Dan Beard was about to
begin the illustration of ga Con-
necticut Yankee at King Arthur's
Court" he went to Mr.. Clemens for
suggestions.
'Look here, Dan," said Mr.. Glenn
ems, eff an editor should come to me
and ask me to write him story and
should then sit down and tell me
how to write it I'd say, Col darn
yer, go and hire typewriterp Now,
Dan, it's your business to illustrate
that book, not mine" After a few
moments of reflection, however, he
looked up and said, with an affecta-
tion Of great solemnity: "Dan, l
don't like to infict unnecessary suf-
fering on you, but / will venture to
make one suggestion. Please read
the book before you illustrate It,"
Mr.. Beard adopted the sugges-
ton, with the result that some time
later, in looking over the illustra-
tions of his works, Clemens said,
"a great many men can make pic
lures for my books, but Dan Boards
the only man who can illustrate my
thoughts. Success.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
Tho Tree Problem,

9T see monkey up tree. He
sees me and gets behind the trunk Of
the tree. I start to go around him,
and he keeps going around as I do,
keeping the trunk of the tree be-
tween him and me. / reach the place
I started from, with the monkey still
opposite on the tree. Now I have
been around the tree. Have I also
been around the monkey"
A Boston woman is quoted as say
ing: 81 have tried it on my hus-
band. 1 had him for the monkey,
and I took whisk broom and went
around him, brushing his clothes.
He kept turning, just as I did, and
when I had been clear around I
had only brushed one side of him
and one leg of his pantaloons: Now,
all the professors Of Harvard uni
versity couldn't convince me that l
had bean around that man, and
neither had the man been around
the monkey in the tree"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
Tho Snow Plant.

The snow plant, which blooms q
vivid crimson in California, is a
parasite on the roots of the pine
tree and is obtained by digging a
little way into the soil after the
snow has melted. The flower is in
size and Structure much like that of
a medium sized pineapple and loses
It's beauty Immediately after re-
moval from the sod. A great varie-
ty of pine trees as well as those Of
the cedar, madrone and manzanita
are found in California forests, and
there are to be seen the strange
tree tendrils of the white pine,
which project along the body of the
tree from its base to its topmost
branches, assuming diverse and fam
tastic forms and clothed with a
brilliant golden moss. These treo
tendrils remind one in every partic-
ular, save that of their gigantic size,
of coral formations and seem aptly
to deserve the name of moss coral
as they droop their brilliant armlets
toward the earth, apparently recog-
nizing an affinity with the coral crc-
ations of the deep. = Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
Good For Warnerl

1t Is always pleasant thing for me
to applaud good deeds by u Republic
an official. They are none too frequent.
There is Republican official of high
degree at washington who was a good
representative In congress and who is a
first rate commissioner Of pensions.
He Is Major Vespasian Warner of H.
linois. There is no fuss and feathers
about him. He obeys the Scriptural in
junction, whatsoever thy hand findeth
to do, do 1t with thy might" From the
very beginning he has been success
In the Office which he holds, and it Is
one Of the most difficult within the gift
Of the president. The last thing he has
accomplished Of note is the dismissal of
certain pension clerks who were run
ming O shark loan business in the de-
partment itself during working hours,
lending money to their improvident
and impecunious fellow clerks at out
rageous rates of interest. All decent
people, without regard to political af-
filiaticn, will say, "Well done, Mr.. Com
missioner WarnerP' Major Warner
was n soldier, and he Is an honest man.
Like all other honest men, he has a
natural antipathy to those who prac-
tice extortion on the helpless or grind
the faces Of the poor. In this matter
It's pity that his Jurisdiction does not
extend to all the denizens Of Washing.
ton. There's too much loan shark bust
ness done In that delectable city.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
GRASS AS A MEAT MAKER.

All through the corn belt men have
placed too much dependence upon corn
as meat maker and not enough on
grass and other crops. Meat made
from grassland by grass we mean
clover, alfalfa and blue grass-is al
ways cheaply produced, while meat
made from corn has often to be sold
for less than 1t cost. But few men un.
derstand the real vIiuc of q good pas
ture as meat producer, and altogeth-
or too little attention is paid to keep
productiveness, the most common sin
being In connection with overstocking
them and never giving the grass any
kind Of show to grow. We know OF
men who would hardly be able to sleep
nights II they had pasture which car
ried heavy and luxurlant growth Of
grass and would not rest until they
had got enough stock INTO 1t to keep
1t down." as they express 1t. Grass
must have some sort of chance to
grow above ground IL It is to have a
good, strong and vigorous root system.
Where grass is weakened by everpas-
turing tho weeds are quick to take ad-
vantage Of the fact and soon swarm all
over the field to still further llelp kin
out the grass. A blue grass pasture
unfed from July till winter VIII fur
nish one OF the hest and very cheapest
winter ratlons for the colts and for
cattle and sheep as well provided the
snow does not get too deep
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
His Pun.

"Joseph," said Mrs. Atkinson Sc
verely, "once again I beg you to try
and break yourself Of your truly
awful habit Of making puns upon
every possible and impossible occa-
sion. Whenever you perpetrate these
atrocities you jar my nerves. You
make my hair stand upon end like
the quilts upon the fretful porcu-
pine. When think over things l
sometimes feel that l would rather
live with hog than punsterP
Atkinson turned with the suave
grin which forebodes evil.
81 see," he said. "Then, my dear,
it's for pork-you-pine-eh3" ?"
But that time he had to rush for
sal volatile.-London Answers.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
Vegetable Wrongs.

Digging the eyes out of potatoes.
Pulling the ears of corn.
Cutting the hearts out Of trees.
Eating the heads of cabbages.
Pulling the boards out of rye.
Spilling the blood of beets.
Breaking the necks of squashes.
Skinning apples, knitting peaches.
Squeezing lemons, quartering
oranges.
Thrashing wheat, plugging water
melons.
Telling trees and piercing tho
bark.
Scalding celery, slashing naples.
Crushing and jamming currants.
Mutilating hedges, stripping ba-
nanas.
Burning pine knots, burying roots
plive.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-11-23
EARNED rHE REWARD.
When Ramsay, tho Poet, Proved Equal
e the Occasion.

When Hamsay, tho Poet, Proved Equal
to the Occasion.
When Allan Ramsay, the poet,
was still an obscure young man and
wigmaker he once fell behind with
his rent, and, as i'll luck would have
it, he came plump upon the laird on
the very day when he least wished
to see him. The dreadful subject Of
"the rent" came Immediately on the
carpet, and Ramsay, with shame and
grief, confessed his inability to sat-
isfy his creditor.
To his great relief, however, the
laird expressed perfect indifference
about the matter, for, having OBJ
served Ramsoy's genius, he was un-
willing to distress him for so paltry
sum, which be could so easily af-
ford to remit. He even went the
length of saying that if Ramsay in
as many minutes could give him a
rhyming answer to four questions
which he would ask he would quit
him Of his rent altogether as a re-
ward for SO much quiclness of mind.
Allan professed his willingness to
try, and watch being laid upon ths
table the laird propounded his ques-
tions, which were: "What does God
lover What does the devil love?
What does the world lover What
do I lover"
The poet within the specified
time gave the proper answer, as fol-
lows:
God loves man when he refrains from stint
The devil loves man when he persists
therein;
The world loves man when riches on him
flow,
And you'd love me could pay what