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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
KAISER GOOD TO HARVARD
Presents German Ethical Exhibit at ST.
Louis to School.

Cambridge Mass. Feb. 24.-Prof.
Hugo Munsterberg, of Harvard univer-
sity. announced today the German en-.
peror had presented to Harvard that
part of the German exhibit at the St
Louis exposition which represents the
social ethics OF Germany. The collec-
tion is regarded as notable accession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
HELD FOR SLAVE OWNING
Alabama Jury Indiets Sheriff and 9th
er Prominent Citizens.

Montgomery. Ala. Feb. 24-The
federal grand jury here yesterday in
dicted many prominent citizens for
keeping persons in peonage and for
whitecapping. Among them was Sim
d. May. sheriff of Grenshaw county.
who disappeared several weeks ago.
In some cases white men were held
in peonage by the white men and ne
groes by negroes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
Troops Absolutely Unable
to Control Rioting
MObs.
STRIKES ARE ON AGAIN
Town on Black Sea Bombard-
ed by Fleet to Re-
store Order.
TRANsCAUCAsIAN SITUATION.

6aku-Four days of riotine and
massacre; estimated number of
killed nearly 1000.
Batoum - 10000 Georsians on
strike; officials poWerIess.
Poti - Said to have been bon-
barded by Black sea warships.
ROmany-Faetories attacked; 80
persons killed or wounded.
Guria-Insurgent government es-
tabIished; two army corps sent to
quell insurrection.
Tifiis - Musselmans massacre
Christians; hundreds killed or
wounded.
kutais - Order temporarily re-
stored after several days Of riotinq.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24

Paris. Feb. 24.-After the riots at
Baku 300 corpses were counted in the
streets. The dead were largely Ar
menian.
Thousands of Armenians are said
to be leaving Baku and Batoum. The
Armenian and Mussalmans are prac-
tically in a state of open war.
Military Inadequate.
ST. Petersburg. Feb. 24-The lat
est private reports from the Caucasus
say trouble has broken out at Balak-
hany. near Baltu. The military force
of the whole region is declared to be
inadequate to suppress the disorder
The spreading of the racial contest
is generally anticipated. Poti can
not be reached by telegraph.
Again out at Iron Works.
ST Petersburg. Feb PA strike
has broken out afresh at Putiloff Iron
works. All men walked out today
Another Rail strike.
Moscow. Feb. 24.-Empioycs of the
Moscow-Kazan railroad struck today.
The men decided not to interfere with
AAC hiAihAsAi - ans AAOOA9 AA SuGii u
ing the railroad stations.
Now Police Threaten Strike.
Warsaw. Feb. "a The police of
this city threaten a strike for higher
pay They constitute the independent
force paid by the city and receive Sc
per month and uniforms. The police
subsist chiefly on money obtained
from other sources
Train Service Maintained.
The operating department of the
Warsaw division Of the St Petersburg
railway have struck but train service
is maintained with the aid of the rail
way corps.
The strike on the Vienna end of the
Vistula railway continues
The military occupy the gas works
the employees of which threaten TO
strike tonight.
Policeman Killed.
4 policeman was shot and killsd
by a student in a disturbance at the
Vienna railroad station today.
Cossacks and infantry are guarding
the telegraph lines of the Warsaw
ST. Petersburg railroad fearing the
StTikSTS VIII cut on communication
between the two cities Mails from
Warsaw to LODI. a distance of Go
miles. have to he delivered in carts.
Strikers Must Walk.
Railroad strikers al Lodz who are
coming here TO attend the conference
with the STRIKERS OF Warsaw are
obliged 10 travel by road.
Orders Trial by Court Martial
St Petersburg. Feb. 24-Grand
Duke Vladimer. commander OF the
military district al St. Petersburg. has
ordered a trial by court martial OF
Capt Davidoff. nth battery OF the
LIST regiment OF horse artillery OF the
guards and three other officers and
men in connection with firing in the
direction of the emperor OF charge
OF shot at the ceremony OF blessing
the Neva Jan 19.
Duchess Made Commander.
The Grand Duchess Elizabeth has
been appointed commander of the 5th
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
HOCH HELD FOR POISONING
Much Married Man Formally Accused
by Coroner's Jury.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Johann Hoch was
held to the grand jury yesterday by
the coroner's jury TO answer to the
charge of causing the death by ar
senic poisoning of Mrs. Marie Weiker-
Hoch. next to the last wife of the con-
fessed bigamist. The man heard the
verdict with show of bravado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
NIEDRINGHAUs MAY GIVE UP
Leaders Say He is Willing to Talk
Of Another.

Jefferson City. No. Feb. Pa
Niedringhaus has indicated to his lieu
tenants that he is ready for them to
see what could be done in getting to-
gether on some one else. He has not
announced 10 anybody that he intends
to withdraw from the senatorial fight.
but the first move has been TO en-
courage talking OF somebody else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
TURKISH TROOPS
MUTINY ON SHIPS
Ordered to Arabian Town They Seize
Crew and Compel Return
to Suez.

Constantinople, Feb. pa A battal-
ion of $50 Turkish troops while on
the way to reinforce the garrison of
Yemen, Arabia. mutined on board the
Greek steamer Epiros. seized and i'm
prisoned the officers and compelled
the commander of the Epiros TO put
back TO Suez. The mutineers demand
that they be sent back home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
new LEADER IN THE
BOWLING SINGLES

Milwaukee. Feb. &C. NJ Ander-
son OF St Paul bowling in the indiy-
idual class today smashed the score
OF G33 made by Otto Kupfer, OF Chi
cago. last night. rolling 65l. and now
leads in the individual class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
PRINCETON WANTS
HEAVY ENDOWMENT

Princeton. y. J.. Feb. PA move
ment TO raise a fund Of 81 800 900 to
add TO the endowment Of Princeton
university. in order to make IL possi-
BILE to install a system Of tutors or
preceptOrs has been inaugurated by
the board of trustees Of the university.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
HUNDRED VICTIMS
ARE NOW RECOVERED

Birmingham. Ala. Feb. 24.-Up to
noon today 100 bodies Of the victims
Of the explosion in the Virginia mines
had been recovered. Three corpses
are sighted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
KILLED JEWESS;
SENT TO PRISON
twenty-five Kishineff Rioters Found
Guilty and Are Sen
fenced.

Kishineff. Feb. 24.-The trial of 81
Christians of the murder of a Jewess
named Spiwok during the anti-semi-
tic riots was concluded today with
the acquittal OF nine defendants while
% were sentenced TO Imprisonment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
operation Vac Eatal.

New York. Feb. 24.-Sidney Dillon
Ripley. prominent insurance club
man. died today as the result OF an
operation for appendicitis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
HEPBURN DEFENDS
Iowa Congressman Taken to
Task for Acts in His Own
BaiIiWick.
CRITICISED AT AN INSTITUTE
Explains Attitude on Rate Question
by Reading Letter From the
President.

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 24.-COn-
gressman w. P. Hepburn, of the Eighth
Iowa district, was the central figure
yesterday in one of the sensational in
cidents in Iowa's political history. At
ter enduring in silence the bitter crit
icisms of his alleged unfriendliness to-
ward railroad rate legislation. Hepburn
yesterday publicly defended himself
and surprised his political enemies.
He read personal pen and ink let
ter from President Roosevelt and At
torney General Moody declaring that
the Iowa congressman had aided them
in carrying out the recommendations
of the presidents message as to
Strengthening the hands of the inter
state commerce commission.
Critic Is AppIauded.
Hepburn's address was delivered at
a session of the Adams county farm
ers' institute He was preceded by
Henry Wallace. an editor and bitter
critic of Hepburn. Wallace renewed
his criticisms and they aroused ap-
plause.
When Hepburn arose he launched
Immediately into a defense of himself.
When he read the presidents letters
his hearers were dumfounded, then
they gave vent to cheers.
Immediately after the meeting Con
gressman Hepburn returned to Wash
ington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
CRISIS PASSED FOR
PRESIDENT HARPER

Chicago. Feb. 2f.-President Har
per today passed through the crisis
after the effects OF his operation. He
had a good night and IS resting quiet
ly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24

Kieff grenadiers in succession to the
late Grand Duke Sergius.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
MILWAUKEE, FIRE is FATAL
One Killed, Five Hurt and Property
Loss of $4,000 inflicted.

Milwaukee. Feb. 24.-Lieut. William
Morgan was killed and five other fire
men hurt at a fire today which dam
aged the plant of the International
Woodwork company to the extent Of
100000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
POLAND GOVERNOR
PROCESSES TO SEE
SOME IMPROVEMENT

Warsaw. Feb. 24-Imperial Council
lor Mienkin, who, because of the ill
ness of Governor General Tchertkoff
is virtually acting governor general of
Poland. today said with the exception
of Warsaw the condition of affairs
throughout Poland was improving.
Strikers are returning 10 work and dis
turbances are decreasing.
Had mt Warsaw.
Regarding Warsaw. the councillor
said the condition is very unsatisfac-
tory. The strikers returned to work
one day and walked out the next. The
most serious matter at present was the
strike on the Vienna and Vistula rail-
roads. both of which belong 10 the gov
ernment Therefore il is necessary to
obtain permission from St. Petersburg
before the demands of the workmen
for 10-hour day and higher wages can
be guaranteed. He asserted the agita-
ton undoubtedly was entirely social
istic. and said there was no trace of
its being revolutionary in character.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
River BIII PASSES.
IndorSe- Naval Program.

Washington. Feb. 24-The senate
committee on naval affairs indorsed
the presidents naval program by re-
tanning in the naval bill the house pro-
vision for two battIeships. but limited
the minimum trial displacement Of each
TO IG, 900 tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-24
TIE Weather.

Partly cloudy, with shows tonight;
Saturday fair. Minimum temperature
tonight above freezing. Temperature
at =. M, 50; at $3.50 o. m, 80.
J. M. SHERiER, Observer
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

these recruits had to be trained before
they could be Of any use, and it re-
quired the labor Of considerable part
Of the small regular establishment to
train them.
Third-To increase the efficiency Of
the army. ....... =. ....
All laws relating to the army, Of
ject. This particular bill is to provide
an equitable and regular flow Of pro-
motion among the officers, by eliminat-
ing those who show themselves least
fitted for the duties of the service. At
the same time the bill is framed with
an idea Of preventing injustice to any
officer, and preserves absolutely the
seniority system Of promotion. 1t pro-
vides that % per cent Of the lieutenant
colonies shall be promoted every year;
IA per cent Of the ma jors, and 2h per
cent of all officers below the grade of
major. = When; there, arc, not enough
natural vacancies, to accomplish this
object, the necessary vacancies shall be
created by the compulsory retirement.
: The question Of promotion is one that
bperennially sagitates all armies. The
deficiency of officers has an important
relation to the grade they occupy, and
always will have as long as the old
: adage obtains, cold men for counsel;
young men for action.' -. l.,
There are many ieutenants in the
army today over 40 years Of age who
cannot expect to attain their cap
taincies under So, unless the law +
changed. The efficiency of the army
suffers by stagnation in promotion
This bill proposes no expenditure. L.
Fourth-A bill for promotion to fill
vacancies resulting by certain detail!
of officers for detached service.
This bill proposes that details to the
general staff, to duty as instructor al
the military academy at West Point, tt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
Sweeping Reforms Are
Proposed for Army
Secretary of War Recommends Important Inn
provements for Uncle Sans Great Fighting
N1achine-Of Great Interest to Soldier and
Citizen

for an increase of the coast artillery
so that it will be adequate to care for
that part Of the coast Notifications
that has been completed under the de.
'velopment of the plans of the Endicott
board; and for the organization Of the
field artillery into regiments, with a
slight increase in officers and men.
!? The Endicott board was composed Of
the ablest men of the time in the. coun-
try, and was convened by President
Cleveland for the purpose of working
out a satisfactory scheme Of coast de-
Tense for the United States. Over IS
per cent of the Notifications have been
erected, amply defending most Of the
principal cities of the United States.
Now comes the problem Of men to care
for them, and to be instructed in the
art of using them SO as to make them
effective in time of war. Forts and
guns alone will not defend harbors.
There must be men who know how to
hit the mark.
The question of reorganization of
the field artillery is subject for ex-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

special duty men, and turns over to the
captains the men who are carried on
their rolls in order that these men may
be soldiers, instead Of clerks and labor
ers. There are no axes to be ground
in the passage Of this bill.
Sixth-A bill to increase the pay for
non-commissioned officers.
The grades affected are first SER
geants, sergeants and corporals. There
can be no question that these men are
inadequately paid. All soldiers are in
adequately paid. A railroad switch.
tender receives as much pay as Sec
ond lieutenant Of infantry; many day
laborers receive more. The laborer
gets much more than the soldier. The
on-commissioned officers affected by
this bill are the backbone of the army.
Their efficiency is an exact exponent
of the efficiency Of the companies; that
of the company is that Of the whole
army. ,.- f 49,: -..a ..-
,,. A great many bills for the benefit of
the service are always introduced at
every session of congress; none has
ever been introduced which goes more
directly to the vital spot than this one.
With higher pay for these non-commis-
stoned officers, there would be more Of
an incentive for the >unskilled workman
the recruit-to learn his trade of
soldering thoroly, and then to stick
to it. ...
The other five bills have a more linn
tied application, and are more in the
nature of correction Of minor defects
It is not a question of expense in any
Of them, but merely of placing certain
elements in better shape to run smooth,
ly in the machine. While they are to
that extent important, their importance
is secondary to those mentioned above
and they are not measures which shouli
even provoke discussion, as their bea
efts are obvious.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
rK~HE United States government will I

T>HE United States government will
at midnight on the last day OF
IN the year send to it's fellow ma
tions turnout the globe unique and in
teresting New Year greeting. The We
hicle which Uncle Sam will employ in
extending his wishes for happy new
year is an electric time signal which
will be flashed around the world from
the United States naval observatory at
Washington, D. c., precisely at the hour
of midnight and will formally announce
the birth of the new year at Miss Col
umbia IS seat Of government.
This odd message extending the COM
pliments of the season to our neighbors
In all parts of the planet will travel
over telegraph wires and cables, and the
magic current will carry the message
around the earth in less than ten sec
onds The scheme is the invention of
officials at Washington, and the mes
sage must of course set out from the
naval observatory, which is the only
time factory on our continent.
This is not the first time that the
New Year greeting has been flashed to
allquarters of the globe, but the project
Is comparatively new one inasmuch
as it has only been since the completion
OF Lie L dCluC CdDlS tudI teleSIdpuSlS
and cable operators have had facilities
for quick communication around the
earth. The time experts at Washington
had the idea in mind many years ago,
for they send a time signal to every
nook and corner of the United States at
noon every day in the year. 1t oc-
Cured to them to make a special splurge
once each year, by girdling the globe
with their fast-hying announcement,
but until recently the Pacific ocean in
terposed gap across which the electric
impulse had no means Of leaping.
Travels 100000 Miles.
Now that the new Pacific cable has
bridged this, no obstacle is interposed
to the transmission of the time signal,
and 1t travels over l,1S0,0o0 miles Of
wire and cable ere it returns in the
space Of one-sixth of minute to Miss
Columbia's seat Of government. Of
this achievement in g1obetrotting, an
aggregate Of more than 100000 miles,
or nearly one-third Of the journey, is
travelled in the United States. While
the United States Is only about 1900
miles in width, it is traversed by per-
feet network of telegraph wiress and in
the aggregate these represent tho total
given. Whereas ten seconds are required
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
THE NEW YEAR WILL Be FLASHED AROUND THE WOR

the New Year signal goes off one sec
ond-marking click Of the telegraph IN.
strument is skipped. One-quarter OF
a minute before the elimination there
is another pause and finally after the
longest Of all these periods of silence
comes the great throb that announces
the birth of the New Year.
Because of the fact that there are IN
this country four different standard
times, each respective time prevailing
in belt that stretches from the Cana
dian to the Mexican border and covers
in width about one-fourth of the coun-
try, the time signal does not correctly
indicate the dividing line between the
old and new years in all cities under the
Stars and Stripes. It may be said to
chronicle officially the advent of the
New Year at the national capital, how
ever. In order that each Of the four
'9time' sections Of the United States
may have properly. gagged New Year
signal of its own, the signal which
leaves Washington at midnight is re-
peated at l O'Clock, o'clock and 3
'clock, but the midnight signal is the
one which travels around the globe.
After traversing this continent 1t
jumps across the Pacific to Uncle Sam g
new possessions, and in the far east,
owing to the fact that in the middle of
the ocean the signal crosses the interna-
tional date line where each new year
is born, it will arrive in Manila on the
afternoon of New Years day to find
| Americans in the Philippines just finish
ing their New Years dinner. Con-
| tinuing on its flight, it will cross Asia
and Europe and thence traverse the At
lantic back to it's starting point.
| Although it takes such a short time
to make its journey the New Year
greeting from Uncle Sam does not mere
" make a Decline around the globe.
Instead, it makes long side trips mp
4 and down the coast Of Asia; digresses
into India; shoots off to republics in
South America, appraising them that
their big brother Of the north has not
forgotten them; runs down to Egypt
and South Africa to say "howdy." The
signal will reach some parts Of the
world at unusual hours, as for instance
it's happening into Rome at 6 o'clock
in the morning and at London an hour
earlier, but it is expected that at every
foreign capital the arrival of the Amer
lean message. will be acknowledged by
the dropping of time ball, the dipping
of flag, the booming Of cannon or
some other compliment to Uncle Sam.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

of the requirements of modern business.
There are many clocks in the United
States-some 10000 in fact-the owners
of which are anxious to have them reg
lister absolutely correct time. The firms
and individuals owning the clocks must
arrange with the telegraph companies
for the transmission Of the noon Signal,
altho Uncle Sam is glad to furnish all
his citizens with the correct time: The
telegraph companies have an arrange
ment whereby they make each clock
constitute a station on their line, with
wires directly attached, so that when
the signal is sent out from Washington
each clock is corrected automatically,
the hands being moved to the correct
position by the electric current. The
telegraph companies make pretty pen
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

for the encircling of the globe, only
about one-ffth of a second is needed to
carry the time signal to every point in
this country where there is telegraph
station. The electric throb is felt IN
San Francisco within one >three-hun-
dredth part Of minute after it leaves
Washington.
The republics New Year greeting is
sent in the same way and the same
method is followed to insure absolute
accuracy that obtains in the timing and
transmission Of the daily time signal
which is sent at noon each day broad
cast over the country. This noon sig
nal has, in sense, quite a different
purpose from the New Year announce
ment. The latter is prompted solely by
sentimental reasons; the former is one
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

prior to the close Of the year each clear
night finds one of the time sharps gaz-
ing at the stars thru telescope known
as a transit, and by the aid of the hea-
venly bodies he corrects a huge clock
which stands close at hand. ~
Two similar clocks stand opposite the
large clock. Each Of these clocks cost
$500 and these are used to send the
time signal. These clocks are in turn
set from the large clock which has been
corrected by the star gazer, but since
the big clock records "star time,'''
which is very different from the time
III use, there must be allowances and
adjustments made in setting the trans
uniting clocks from the big regulator.
Only one Of the transmitting clocks is
used in sending the signal, the dupli-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

perts to decide. The size Of the field
artillery, Of course, must depend to
some extent upon the expense that con:
gress is prepared to incur; but the man
ner Of organizing what exists should
conform to the views of the experts.
second-To provide q partial reserve
for coast defense.
This bill provides a trained reserve
for coast defense and for the quick in
crease of the regular army to war
strength in case Of emergency. The
means proposed is to enlist, on paper,
$4,000 discharged soldiers Of the regu-
lar army, subject to emergency, call.
They will also be subject to ten days ,
instruction every year, or fifteen. days
every two years. The idea is to at
tach them to the regular organizations
for the purpose Of quickly filling up
the ranks with trained men to the 1907
900 authorized.
Men so enlisted for this purpose will
receive nominal sum annually from
the government, ranging from 1914 to
$32 year. -
The reason for this proposed reserve
is that under the present scheme of
national defense the regular army con:
stitutes the first line, which is supposed
to stand the shock of war long enough
to permit the mobilization of the, or
ganized militia. The latter is the sec.
ond line, and the great, mass of volun
teers always ready to respond to a call
but totally unorganized, is the third
line. Now the law authorizes the presi
| dent to increase thA regular establish
ment to 100000, but now he must de-
pend upon unframed recruits enlisted
by the recruiting officers.
This was tried in 1898, and was not
satisfactory. The sudden influx of re
cruits, while it increased the number
of men, weakened it's effectiveness, fol