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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29

posed to this an intimate associate
of the doctor said that the explorer
appeared to be on the verge of a
nervous breakdown when he confer
red with him at his hotel in the
Bronx on Monday night last This
friend. who is a newspaper man, is
sued a statement Saturday night in
which he quoted DR.. Cook as saying:
IF this thing keeps up some months
longer l will be in the insane asyl-
UNI"
This is the statement in part as
given out by the friend in question.
Suffering from Nervousness
On last Monday a physician call
- - tho Gramatan inn and confer
red with DR.. Cook. At that time
Dr. Cook was in an extremely ner-
vous condition and l was convinced
that unless he took a long needed
rest, he would suffer a nervous
breakdown. He told me he had been
advised to go abroad in order to ac-
eomplish a cure.
DIR. Cook has taken me into his
confidence and have been permitted
TO examine his original data, and
despite all the charges that have
been made l have been absolutely
confident in his integrity. All this
talk of a conspiracy to rob DR.. Cook
of his records is silly, although l
regret to say that som@ of those
who have been his advisorshave fully
succeeded in convincing him that
such a plot existed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
CHICAGO GAMBLER EXPLAINS HOW
BAIT is THROWN OUT TO REFORMERS

Chicago. Nov. 29.-Confident that
no police molestation of any conse-
quence will follow. but concerned
because of the activity of newspa-
pers and some reform leaders, Mont
Tennes spent Sunday in rearranging
his clearing house at 1875 Clark street
for betting on horse races.
The gamblers cunning is evident
in the details planned by Tennes and
which are being executed by his en-
ployes for the purpose of blocking
any possible attempt to break into
the inner stronghold of the gambling
syndicate.
Fixes Up New Dummy.
Since the police had cleaned out
one pile of debris in an alleged raid
Friday another dummy or stage
handbook telephone exchange was
put in place yesterday. An accessi-
BILE room was equipped with all the
paraphernalia of a poolroom. Bet
ting sheets were piled up promiscu-
ously and phone instruments ranged
along the walls on desks in a busi-
nesslike manner. But this room will
never be used for this ostensible pur-
pose. In underworld parlance. the
room is STALL to mislead the un-
wary reformer and at the same time
serve as a place for raid" in case
the police are pushed hard to take
action against Tennes.
Room Ready for Raid.
Unused but ever ready this stage
poolroom and near exchange of the
handbook men is heing kept as a
bone to be thrown to the reformer
or detective who first appears at
Tennes' headquarters in search of
violations of the bettings laws.
With hand over mouth and express
sive wink of an eye, an old-time
handbook man yesterday told of the
cunning of Tennes. the easiness of
reformers and the strange ways of
the police.
Say" chortled this follower of
the dope" sheet and the much
abused thoroughbred, that raid was
the best ever. Two of US laughed so
hard that night that we nearly got
sick guess Tennes is a fox. What?
Say, you ever hear the story of
the pasteboard safe that a bunch OF
-sRFobS raAd a fAw yaars hont2 Nn3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
VETERANS PLAN TO
BUY CEMETERY LOT
Members of Buford Post and Sib-
Oney Bay Camp Meet But Take
No Definite Action.

The members of Buford post of the
G. A. R. held a joint session Saturday
evening with the members Of Siboney
Bay camp of the Spanish War Veter-
ans. and plans were outlined for the
purchase of lot at Chippiannock Gem
etery in which the veterans can be
laid to rest when they pass away. On
account of the fact that only few of
the members of the younger organiza-
tion were present, nothing was done in
regard to the matter further than to
talk it over. Another meeting will be
held in the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29

Washington, Nov. 29.-Walter
Wellman, whose preparations for a
conquest of the north pole in an air
ship were abandoned upon the an
nouncement of the claims of DR..
Frederick A Cook and Commander
Robert E. Peary, issued here last
night a long statement in which he
analyZes the narratives CT the two
explorers, declaring that of Peary
precise. workmanlike, consistent.
credible in every particular" and de-
nouncing that of DR.. Cook as a self
evident and deliberate imposture.
Near New York City
New York, Nov. 29.-"Dr. Cook
is in the vicinity of New York city
trying to get rest he needs. There
is no occasion for any mystery re-
garding his movements, and 1 hope
his friends and his critics will allow
him to remain quiet until his health
has been restored. If he decides to
go to Europe he will do so, but there
will be no secrecy about his depart
ure. He has not been reading the
newspapers and is in no way resDOn-
sible for the many foolish and con-
flicting reports which have been cir
culated during the last few days
Did Suffer Breakdown
This statement was made last
night by William L. Cook, brother
of DR.. Frederick A. Cook, discovereT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
CHURCH CANNOT
SAVE The CHILD
Rev. E. T. Mcfarland, in Ser
mon, Charges Responsible
ity to Parents.
TRAINING IN EARLY YOUTH
These Impressions VIII Largely
Dominate in Direction of Life.
in After Years.

What We Owe to the Young was
the subject of a sermon delivered to
the congregation of Memorial Chris
tian church last evening by the pastor,
Rev. E. T. Mcfarland. He chose for
his text Matt. 1914: Even so it is
not the will of your Father who is in
heaven that one of these little ones
should perish" In part Rev. Mr.. Nc
Farland said:
There is danger that every boy OF
girl will very early in life come under
the power of sin, form some evil habit
or become the captive of some base ap-
petite or degrading passion, lose their
childhood innocence and purity The
great safeguard against this is their
moral training and religious instruc-
tion. No amount of secular education
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
Official at Managua Com
PEELED to Flee for Per-
sonaI Safety.
NOW IN LEGATION
Reported That Head of NiCar-
aguan Government Is
About to Leave.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The Unit
I'd States consul at Managua has been
threatened by President Zelaya and
he has been granted permission to
occupy the legation premises as be-
ing more safe.
1t is rumored Zelaya will retire
and possibly attempt to escape from
the country at night by the Pacific
coast. This information is embod-
led in kilograms more or less delay
ed in transmission, received at the
state department.
Denies Everything.
Washington, Nov. ga denial
is made by the Nicaraguan legation
here that Zelaya is about to leave
that country. The legation claims to
be in daily communication with Man
aqua. 1t is also denied that the reb-
ais have captured Chinandega and
Elyiejo. The legation declares the
revolution at a standstill.
Attributes 1t to Rebels.
''It is now quite plain to the i'm
partial public" said Charge d At
faires Rodriguez today, that reports
given to the press by the revolution
lists agents are, to say the least,
gross exaggeration5."
Washington, Nov. 29.-Included
in the state departments Nicaraguan
advices is 4 mere definite report con-
corning the execution CT the two
Americans. Members of the Red
Cross, arriving from Castillo, state
Cannon and Grace we're captured af-
ter . battle, which they lest on the
banks of the San Juan river. and that
the captain Of q ship called them
promising not to harm them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29

Well, let me tell you about it, 1t
was just the same thing as this ex-
change that Tennes has rigged up
and illustrates about the same point
Not What They Seem.
Things are not always what they
seem. The gang was running =
paying game, but a certain reformer
was giving them an awful close run
He kept them on the hop most of the
time. So the bunch gets together
and makes a pasteboard safe that
folded up. 1t looked the world and
all like a big three-ton steel safe.
1t was a replication of the safe that
stood in the gangs headquarters.
The bunch would pack the paste
boark safe under arm from place to
place. Before opening a nights
game they would set it up in what
ever room they happened to be in.
When a sucker got trimmed and
went to the reformer to yell he
would always tell about the big steel
safe back of the dealers table.
Would you believe it? This reform
er keeps three shifts of private de-
tectives watching the real safe for
weeks, while the same went on mer-
rily in front of the pasteboard safe.
THAT safe was a mighty fine de-
coy, and that is what Tennes has
rigged up his dummy betting ex-
change for. It's decoy, and lot
of dubs are falling for it. Believe
me, the real exchange is sure
enough inner sanctum in Tennes'
building, and I'll wager that you
couldn't get into it with sledge ham
mers and crowbars.
Police Make Play.
Yes, sir, there is some class to
Mont He knows that the police
have got to make a grandstand play
once in while and he also knows
that any reformer who started to go
through his building should get
what he's looking for without inter-
rupting regular business. And the
dummy poolroom does the work. The
police can jump in there and tear
the place to pieces. 1t makes a good
showing to the public and no harm
is done and business is not interrupt
ed. 1t also saves the nerves Of the
handbook men and eases the situa-
tinn all around-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
NARROWLY MISS
A Mine HORROR
AT MARION, ILL.

st. Louis, Nov. ga telephone
message from Marion, ILL.,, to the As
bociated Press says one miner was
killed and over 100 rescued with
difficulty after an explosion of gas in
mine near there today.
The victim of the accident was
Frank Morrow, an American. He
was in that portion of the mine
which received the full force Of the
explosion and his body was nearly
tncinerated before the rescuers re-
covered 1t. Over a hundred men
were In the colliery when the gas
blast came. There was an immediate
rush for the shaft and all the work
men were soon brought to the sur
lace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
SITE FOR NEW HOME
PASSES TO MASONS
$4,000 Paid for Property at Corner
Eighteenth Street and Fifth
Avenue.

The Rock Island Masonic fraternity
has closed the deal with the Robinson
estate for the purchase of the property
at Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue
formerly occupied by the Rock Island
stair works. The amount paid for the
property was $4,000. The old buildings
on the land will be removed and a
handsome building viii be erected to be
used as a Masonic home. a description
of which has heretofore been given in
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
Urge Incorporation of Rec
concentrations in
His Message.
HIT AT COURTS POWER
President Will Ignore Anti.
trust Law Because of
Pending Cases.

Washington. Nov. 29.-Recom-
mendatiCns looking towards the inn
provement of the condition of the
laboring man, which it is desired for
the president to incorporate in his
annual message to congress, were
urged upon Taft today by a delega-
ton of labor leaders, headed by
Gompers and Mitchell.
Submit Several Suggestions
Gompers submitted to the presi-
dent a number of matters upon
which it was hoped he would act fav-
orably. The foremost of these was
concerning the issuance of injunc-
tions by federal judges, particularly
as they apply to personal liberty and
their use in settlement of disputes
between employers and employees.
The exemption of labor organizations
from certain provisions of the Sher-
man antitrust act was discussed for
some time.
VIII Recommend No Changes.
The president has practically de-
tailed recommendations regarding
the Sherman act. His decision, which
is a decided change from his inten-
tions of a few weeks ago, is largely
based upon the fact there are pend
ing in the supreme court and on their
way to the highest tribunal a num-
Der of important cases involving the
Interpretation of that act. He feels,
it is said. that specific recommended
tions from him at this time might
be construed as an attempt to infu-
ence the court in some manner.
Cnse Before Supreme Court.
Washington, Nov. 20. - The peti-
ton for a writ of certiorari in the
contempt proceedings against Com
pers, Mitchell and Morrison in con-
nection with the Bucks Stove and
Range company litigation, which is
granted. would have the effect OF
bringing up the whole case again,
was today formally presented to the
supreme court and was taken unde-
advisement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

President Will Be Elected at Meeting
Called for Next Friday.
The City Sunday School unicn will
meet next Friday evening at o'clock
at the chapel of the Y. NJ. c. A. I'M
portant business will be transacted, In
GLIDING the election of a president to
succeed Rev. w. p. Clemmer. resign
ed. The report of the committee on
constitution for the union viii Ee re.
seived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
NINE SAILORS
ADRIFT IN GIG
IN SOUTH SEA

Washington, Nov. 29.--Since the
receipt of the announcement that
nine men of the gunboat Marietta at
Port Limon, Costa Rica, were adrift
in a gig and whale boat belonging
to that vessel, the navy department
has received no further intelligence
concerning them. They have been
missing sinca ErLdnY might
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
Mon. 29 In American HistorY.

1799-Amos Bronson Alcott, philosoph-
er and teacher, father of Louisa
May Alcott, born; died 1888.
1S11-Wendell Phillips, abolition ora
tor, born; died 1884.
1ST2-Horace Greeley. founder Of the
New York Tribune, died; born
1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
HAM MER FALLS ON
HAND; FINGERS LOST
John Ricketts, Suffers Accident at
Work Which Costs Him Three
of His Digits.

John Ricketts,. who is employed in
the blacksmith department of the Rock
Island Plow company. was painfully
injured Saturday afternoon while at
work A trip-hammer fell on his right
hand and crushed the first, second and
third fingers so badly that it was
necessary to have them amputareu at
the knuckles. He was removed to ST.
Anthony's hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Frank White Succeeds BarrOws in
the Philippine Islands.

Manila, Nov. 29.-Frank White
was today appointed director of ed
ucation for the Philippine islands to
succeed Barrows, resigned. White
was reared in Nebraska, graduated
from the University of Chicago in
1900 and came to the Philippines
the following year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
KING NOT ANXIOUS FOR JOB
Edward Not Unduly Eager to Arbi-
trate Alsop Claim Dispute.

London, Nov. 29.-The request
that King Edward mediate the AL
sop claim in dispute between the
United States and Chile was made
by the United States through the for
eign Office today. His majesty had
been communicated with informally
on the subject before, but at that
time gave a noncommittal reply to
the suggestion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
LABOR LEADERS ASK TAFT
TO TAKE UP THEIR CAUSE

day affirmed the decision of the
United States circuit court of Min
neSota restraining the enforcement
of the order of the interstate COM
merce commission reducing from So
to 81 per car the terminal charges on
live stock on railroads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29

can take the place OF moral culture,
instruction in the higher things of life
A very natural question IS Who is 10
give this instruction 20 the young?
Who are to be the religious teachers
of our children?'
Parents Are Protectors.
/ Their parents are their natural
guardians and protectors. It would
seem that natural affection should
prompt us as parents to faithfully dis.
charge our duty by our children in this
respect. There is no place in the cur
riculum of our public schools for the
religious education of the children.
In fact they do not exist for this puy-
pose. They have been created to serve
secular ends. The teaching given the
children in the public schools is in
/ tended TO fit them for honorable AMI
Intelligent citizenship, and nothin =
more. l have no word of criticism for
cur Sunday schools, yet, let me say,
moral and religious instruction given
in them is not adequate TO higher
needs of the children. Not very many
of the children attend the preaching
services of the church. Hence the in
, ~'hA 1sNAANs4i given ltO-iA TIC pIlDlI
be sufficient. 1t follows. then. that we
can not look to our public schools, our
Sunday schools nor the public services
Of the church for the religious instruc-
ton of our children.
Is Solemn Duty.
Where can we go? To the home
circle and the parental roof Through
all dispensations God has enjoined
upon parents, not upon the Sunday
school teachers, the solemn duty of
F.. instructing their children in morals
and religion. God pity the Chrlstless
homes of our city; the home in whi2n
neither the father or mother are
Christians No condemnation can lie
too severe for that man or woma;l
who so far forgets the responsibilities
and duties of fatheThood or mother
hood that they neglect the moral and
religious instruction of their children.
We all agree that it is wicked to neg
leCt to send our children to school
that they get an education that will
fit them for usefulness and happiness
in this life, but how much more wicked
it is to neglect their moral culture,
their growth and development in the
knowledge of the scriptures. If we
neglect to make religious impressions
upon the minds of our children. while
they are young and impressionable, it
is almost impossible to ever make
such impressions.
Foundations Built Early.
'Tt is in early youth that the foun-
dations of character are laid. For
parents to fail to give their children
Christian training in early youth is TO
fail at the most vital part. Just as 1t
is criminal to neglect the secular edd-
caion of children so it is infinitely
more criminal to let them grow up des-
titute of moral and religious training.
1t is no wonder that so many parents
are singing Where is my wandering
boy tonight?' How can parents expect
their children to be moral and religious
unless they themselves are religious.
You must be spiritual before you can
teach your children to be spiritual.
Learn Gods Word.
81 believe 1t is the duty of every
parent to teach his children the great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
TWENTY JAPANESE
KILLED In A WRECK

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 29.-Twen-
ty Japanese were killed and Is in
jured, several of them fatally in the
wreck of a work train on tho Great
Northern railroad between Vancouv-
Or and rSew Westmirister yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
Americans Lose Aoeain.

Sydney, N. S. W.. Nov. 29.-Aus-
tralian defenders of the challenge
cup defeated the Americans in
straight sets in the doubles of the
international tennis tournament to-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4:30, rises {; days length
912 hours; moon rises GAP p. m; moon
highest or farthest north; G:14 n. H..
moon in conjunction with Neptune.
passing from west to east of the plan
ct; sun passing Antares in Scorpio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly stationary stages will con-
tinue in the Mississippi river from be,
low Dubuque to Muscatine.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
BELIEVED MURDERER SAFE
Complete Absence of CIews i'm Bork
Case-Mob Would Lynch.

Frontenac, Kan, Nov. 29.-It is
not believed by the authorities here
the slayer of the Bork family, who
were murdered near here last Fri
day night will ever be apprehended.
1t is declared the murderer, IL
caught, will be lynched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
SUPREME COURT
UPH0LDS ROADS

Washington. Nov. 29.-The SUI
nreme court of the United States to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
Shock TO Friends.

quaintanceship in this city, where the
news of her tragic death was distress
ing to her many friends, none of whom
were aware Of her serious mental con-
dition.
Three children survive her: Fred
Gruwell, Indianapolis; Mrs. G. w. Ley
da, Evansville. Wis, and Mrs. Chaun
cey Sears, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29

temperature at 2 n. m, 1885, maximum
In "A hours, As; minimum, 35. Precipita-
tiOn In "a hours, IL inches. Wind We
IOcity at Z "A. M, 10 miles. Relative hu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
UNITED States CONSUL
THREATENED BY zELAyA
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy, with showers tonight
or TueHday; warmer Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29

can take the place of moral culture,
instruction in the higher things of life.
A very natural question IS Who is 10
give this instruction 20 the young? ?
Who are to be the religious teachers
Qf Our child drap9,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
Prominent in Church work.

Mrs. Gruwell. during her years of res
idence in Rock Island, was prominent
in the work of the First Methodist
church. Her husband was a veteran of
the civil war. He was active in the
affairs of the Grand Army and his wife
was affiliated with the Woman's Relief
corps, both belonging to the local posts
of those ORGANIZATIONS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
TAKES LIFE IN
DAUGHTERS HOME
Mrs. j. G. Gruwell, Who Sui
cides in Chicago, to Be
Buried Here.
MIND HAD BEEN FAILING
Leaves Here Two Weeks Ago to Pay
Visit to Her ChiIdren-Drinks
Carbolic hcia.

Mrs. ]. c. Gruwell of this city, who
suicided slturday afternoon by taking
carbolic aS at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cnauncey Sears, GAL Evans
avenue, Chicago, will be buried tomor-
row morning in Chippiannock cemetery
beside her husband, who died here a
year ago. The funeral services will be
conducted over the remains by Rev.
r. B. Williams, the pastor, at the First
Methodist church at II o'clock
Mrs. Gruwell's health had been poor.
ly, and her relatives noticed for months
that her mind was failing. Yet she
never had made a threat of self-de
struction. Two weeks ago Mrs. Cru
well left here to visit her two daugh
ters, first going to the home of Mrs
G. w. Leyda, Evansville, Wis.
Denth Follows Greeting.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Gruwell ar.
rived at Mrs. Sears home in Chicago
After affectionately greeting her daugh
ter, she went to the bath room and
drank the poison. She had not been
in the house half an hour before she
committed the deed. Mrs. Leyda, who
was in Chicago. told the Chicago po-
lice, who investigated the case and
found that Mrs. Gruwells mentality
had been impaired for SINE time. She
-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Little Soldiers

In your blood are the millions of cor
puscIes that defend you against attacks
of disease.
To make and keep these little SOL
diers healthy and strong, is simply to
make and keep the blood OF the right
quality and quantity.
This is just what Hoods Sarsaparilla
does-it helps the little soldiers in
your blood to fight disease for you.
1t cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions,
catarrh, rheumatism. anemia, nervous
ness, dyspepsia, general debility. and
builds up the whole system.
1t effects its wonderful cures, not
simply because it contains sarsapariIla
but because it combines the utmost
remedial values of more than 20 differ
ent ingredients. If urged to buy any
preparation said to be lust as good
you may be sure it is inferior. costs
less to make, and yields the dealer 81
larger profit -