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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
TO SEND LETTERS BACK
Mail Bearing Sender's Address Need
Not BE Advertised.

Washington, Nov. 11.-Don't ad.
vertise a prepaid letter bearing tho
sender's name and address on the
outside. but send it back to the writ
er if uncalled for at the postofiic'
of delivery.
This is an order of Postmastei
General Hitchcock issued dealiDt
generally with the problem of pn.
delivered letters.
Whenever these letters bearing thu
sender's names and addresses are
directed to street and number it
cities, or to general delivery or fo!
delivery b. rural carriers, they mus
be returned to senders within five
days. but uncalled for letters in OF
fees of the fourth class not intended
for delivery by rural carrier will b,
returned in 8 days without addi
LiOnal charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
SMALLPOX IN
MICHIGAN IS
NOW SCOURCE

Lansing, Mich, Nov. 11.-With
smallpox reported in 80 localities in
II counties of Michigan and state
troops ordered to act as quarantine
guards at the state home for the fee
Bile minded at La Peer, where there
are % cases and six deaths, the health
officials in every part of the lower
peninsula are engaged in a desperate
fight to prevent further spread Of the
SnnlIrGa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
OTHERS FURNISH A PART
English, German and French Banks
Help Raise Chinese Loan.

London, Nov. 11.-An agreement
was signed yesterday by which Eng
lish, German and French banks will
participate in the loan of $4,000
600 which an American syndicate
will make to China.
Representatives of the European
banks and of the syndicate have been
in conference on the matters since
Wednesday. The agreement pro-
vides also for the cooperation of the
signatories in the matter of future
loans to the Chinese government and
mutual participation therein
The banks concerned are the Nor
gan houses, the Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking company, the
Bank of Indo-China and the Dutch
East Asiatic bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

(From noon today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets 4:42, rises $40; moon sets LOS
a. M; 4 p. m, planet Mercury at de-
scending node. crossing suns path
downward; o a. M, planet Mercury in
superior conjunction with the sun,
passing from west to east Of that body
on the farther side, thus changing from
morning to evening star; after mid
night in east Leonid meteors to be
looked for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
possibility of an almost immediate gen.

possibility of an almost immediate gen.
eral election.
Would Wind Up Business.
While the government stalwarts IA
vor an immediate appeal, Premier As
quith favors winding up the business
of the parliamentary session before
the resignation of the cabinet is sent
to the king.
Much will depend on the attitude of
the Irish and labor parties upon the
reassembling of parliament next Tues
day.
Fails to Agree.
The prospect which Great Britain
faces at present is due to the failure
of the conference appointed soon after
King Edwards death to agree on a set
tlement of the controversy between
the house of lords and the house of
commons.
This conference was named to find
a way out of the difficulty over the
veto power of the lords with reference
to measures passed by the lower house
"a difficulty aggravated by the re-
fusal of the LORDS to pass the budget.
Announces Failure.
Announcement of the failure to find
a solution for the dispute which has
kept politics in a turmoil for more
than year was made by Premier As
quith last night after meeting of the
cabinet which followed the earlier
gathering of the conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
FALLS IN VAT OF PAINT
Workman at Plow Company Plant
Has Unpleasant Experience.

One of the men employed in the
paint shop of the Rock Island Plow
company yesterday afternoon had
the misfortune - fall into a vat of
green paint. BY the time he had
been rescued from the vat his skin
had changed color and he was
sight to behold. After several baths,
including hot and cold water and
mud. he wended his way to a ply
sician for examination. 1t was found
that with the exception of a slight
change of color that he was all right.
He returned to work this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
COURT HOLDS
CHURCHES CAN
NOT Be MERGED

Cincinnati. Ohio, Nov. 11.-Revers-
ing the decision of the general assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian church in
America, the superior court today de-
clared illegal the proposed merger of
the First. Second and Central Presby-
terian churches of Cincinnati Prop
ertT valued at S750.000 is involved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
FOUR MINERS DIE
IN AN EXPLOSION
Cause of Accident in Montgomery
County, Illinois, Is Not
Known.

Hillsboro, H.. Nov. 11.-Four miners
were killed and 10 injured by an ex-
plosion today in the Shoal Creek Coal
company's mine at Panama, Montgom-
cry county. The cause of the explo-
sion is not known.
Later reports from the mine are
to the effect that 10 men are still
entombed with little hope of rescu-
ing them. The company denies
this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
Names Postmaster's Secretary.

Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 11.-Howard
Marshal of Dayton. was today ap-
pointed secretary of the National AS
sociation of Postmasters, first class,
by President Without.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
BIC RACE OPENED
Knipper in Lancia Wins Prize
in the First Contest on
Savannah Speedway.
TIME is NOT EXCEPTIONAL
Albert Fuchs, Mechanician, Killed
and w. III. Sharp, Driver, In
jured in Practice.

Savannah, Ca, Nov. 11-Knipper,
driving a Lancia, today won the
Tiedeman trophy and $1,000. the
time for the 1903 miles was 8 hours
10 minutes 22.67 seconds.
Dawson Wins Challenge Trophy.
Savannah, Ca, Nov. 1.-THE Sa-
vannah challenge trophy and $1,000
(276.6 miles, was won by Dawson
in a Marmon in 4:23:39.96.
Speed Mania Takes Toll.
Savannah, Ga, Nov. 1i.-Speed
mania collected its first toll of life on
the Grand Prize automobile course
yesterday Albert Fuchs, young me-
chanician, met instant death and w. H.
Sharp, driver and owner of the car
bearing his name, was seriously in
jured when the powerful machine
swerved from the road and crashed
into a barbed wire fence.
Sharp had his car on the course for
practice. He had made several laps
at high speed when the accident oc-
Cured. All had seemed TO be well
with the car, and the cause of its dis
aster is a mystery. Only Sharp, it is
thought, may be able to shed any light
upon it, and he is lying in a hospital
and is unable to make any statement.
Lost Control of Car.
One theory is that Sharp took a
curve on the back stretch in Ferguson
avenue at too high speed, thus losing
control. Another is that a tire blew
out, causing the driver to lose control
The latter theory is supported by the
fact that the left front tire was strip
ped from the wheel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
Jury Convicts Chicago Ne
gro on Finger Prints
Alone.
FIRST CASE OF KIND
Convinced That Thomas Jen-
ningS Killed Clarence A.
Hitler Sept. 19.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 11.-Marking the
first conviction on finger print evil
dence in the history of this country,
Thomas Jennings a negro, yesterday
was found guilty in the criminal court
of the murder of Clarence A. Hitler on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
Party Headquarters in
England Suddenly As
sumo Activity.
CRISIS IN MINISTRY
Failure to Agree on Settlement
of Controversy Between
Two Houses Cause.

London, Nov. 11.-Following last
nights announcement of the failure
of the constitutional conference, there
was today the greatest activity at all
party headquarters, preparing for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
STUDY Infant Mortality.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. IL Many pa
pers relating to infantile mortality
were read today before the convention
of the American Association for the
Study and Prevention of Infant Nor
tality
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
sissippi will continue from below Du-
buque to Muscatine. ]. NJ. Sherier,
local forecaster.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
127 BUSHELS TO THE ACRE
New England Grower Sets Mark in
Corn Raising and Wins Prize.

Worcester, Mass. Nov. 11.-Per-
icy &. Davis of Grant, set new
worlds record for corn production
md was given $500 award by the
New England Corn exposition judges.
The record was made on one acre of
land. from which Mr.. Davis harvest
ed 1O3 IA bushels of crib dry yel-
low flint corn. His yield at harvest
Lime Vas l21 husnals of shallad corn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
WANTS BOUNDARY FIXED
Minnesota to Bring Suit Against Wis
consin Over Lake Pepin Line.

COnSln over Luke fFp1n Lime.
Washington, Nov. 11.-Minnesota, il
is understood here, will request per-
mission of the supreme court of the
United States to institute suit against
Wisconsin in order to determine the
boundary line between the two states
in Lake Pepin. A suit is contemplated
in order to avoid conflicts over the
enforcement of fishing regulations on
the lake because OF uncertainty as to
the boundary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
MEMPHIS BANKER
SHOOTS HIMSELF

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. I'D. F. NJ.
Schas, president of the Continental
Savings bank, a widely known fnan-
cier, shot and killed himself today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11

Temperature at a. m, 81. High
est temperature yesterday, 81, lowest
last night, 81. Velocity or wind at a.
m, miles per hour. Precipitation
none. Relative humidity at z p. m.
80; at Z a. m. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11

not fatal. Fred Cobbs, a patron, was
hit by three bullets, but not fatally in
jured.
Was Closing Place.
Belmont was closing his place for
the night, when the bandits entered
with drawn Tevolvers and demanded
the contents of the cash register. Bel
mont opened the register, at the same
time seizing a revolver. AS he whirl-
ed and opened fire, Cobbs, the patron,
also drew a pistol and began to shoot.
Before the robbers got out of the
building Cobbs had been shot down,
the waitress wounded, and Belmont
hit twice.
Center Fire Upon Kane.
Policeman Kane took up the firing
outside being only a short distance
from the fleeing trio. They concen-
trated their fire upon him. and when
two of them got away in darkness
Kane lay mortally wounded a few feet
from where Belmont, weakened by his
wounds, had fallen, and one of the
burglars was lying in a heap. shot
through the head.
Say Two VIII Die.
At the hospitals where the wounded
where conveyed it was stated neither
Kane nor the bandit who had not been
identified could live.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11

the night of Sept. 10. The jurors felt
so confident of the guilt of Jennings
that the first ballot resulted in a unan-
imous vote for conviction, with II jur-
ors demanding the death penalty, on
the third ballot the sentence of death
was unanimous.
VIII oG TO Supreme Court.
Counsel for Jennings asked for a
new trial on the grounds that finger
print evidence should not be allowed.
AS result it is probable the supreme
court would h< asked to rule upon the
use of such evidence. Judge Kava-
nagh, who presided, declared when OBJ
lection was first made to evidence pre-
sented, that in his opinion the muir
derer of Hitler wrote his signature
when he rested his hand upon the
freshly painted porch railing at the
Hitler home.
Prints Were Photographed.
Following the murder of Hitler, this
porch railing was sawed off and taken
to detective headquarters where photo
graphs were made of finger prints in
the paint. These photographs were
enlarged and were compared with new
imprints of jennings left hand. EX-
perts certified there were 80 points of
similarity on the first three fingers of
the left hand of the murderer OF Hitler
and that of Jennings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
sawmim Boiler Blows up.

Kenton, Ohio, Nov. 11.-Four men
were killed here today by the ex-
nlnainn OF a hnilar at SawmiI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
Hitler Slain In His Home.

Hitler, who was chief clerk in the
Chicago offices of the Rock Island
railroad, was shot to death in the front
hall of his suburban residence at
Washington Heights, ILL.,, by a negro
burglar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Saturday, warmer
Saturday. The lowest temperature to-
night will be about 25 degrees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-11

not fatal. Fred Cobbs. a patron, was
hit by three bullets, but not fatally in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12
K. OF c. STAYS
 IN AMERICA
Directors Turn Down Plan to Extend Order to Sweden
 and Portugal

New Haven. July 12.-The quarterly meeting of the national board of the
 Knights of Columbus preparatory to the national meeting, which will be held in Quebec from August to 4, was opened yesterday at the Knights or Columbus building in Chapel street and will continue through today Gratifying reports of the progress of this order. which was started here and upon which New Haven has such fond claims, were made
 The meeting was presided over by James A. Flaherty. of Philadelphia, supreme knight. The other members of the national executive committee present were W. J. Mckinley. national secretary, of New Haven; Martin H. Garnody, of Grand Rapids. Mich, deputy supreme knight; D. J. Calla- han, of Washington. D. C.. national treasurer; Joseph E. Pelletier of Bos- ton. national advocate; the Rev. P. J. McGivney, of Middletown, Conn, na- tlonal chaplain. These members of the nat nationaI m board of directors were pres ent; w D. Dwyer, of St. Paul; pr. B. ". Buckley. of St. Paul; J. H. Redden, of Denver, Colo; ", H. Gull liver. Of Portland. Me-; J. A. Bowler or Sioux Falls. s. D.; V. J. Dorr. of Augusta, Ga; J. A. Mercier, of Mon treal; T. J: Coughlin, of Kansas City, Mo-: and James Maher. of Chicago.
 A proposition to extend the bene- factions of the order into Sweden and Portugal was voted down. it being the idea of the Knights to carry out their work In America before extending it to Europe. At present the United States. Cuba. Panama, Canada. Mex leo, New Foundland and the Philip pines are covered. and the order. is about to be introduced into Porto Rico
 The reports of the secretary showed an increase of 5000 in the insurance class during the past year and 12,0O0 Tn the associate class
 The order will act today on the mat ter of investing the surplus in the nor- tuary reserve fund. amounting to about $200,Oo0 in railroad bonds, as usual
 Regarding the call for a s500, 900 en- dowment from the K. of c. for the Catholic university at Washington it was reported that over SIPS, GOO has al- ready been subscribed and that there IS an excellent prospect of the balance of the money being made up within the prescribed time.
 The order now has a membership of 250. 0OO and the idea is to push it large Iy through the West and the Far Northwest. where it is already very strong.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12
FREEZING CAvERNS.
Subterranean Caves That Are Lined
 With Crystalline Ice.

subterranean Caves That Are Lined
 With Crystalline lce..
 There are deep cavities and tunneled recesses in .-.-s earth far away from sunlight, and held in the tight embrace of rocky strata where secret boards o1 glittering ice find habitation all the year round. Yet down in these queer places the ice is as clear and chrys- taliine as any that nature maintains in the open air. Moreover, it occurs on truly grand and massive scale.
 Imagine thick underground ice watts and floors and craftily Assured col uEns btvutiful in shape and color strea ming from roof to floor of lofty rock chambers. And under the slow Grip, drip. drip of percolating water this same ice learns to fashion itself into cave adornments-frozen water drops, curling slopes. stalactites and stalagmites of fantastic shape and rainbow hues.
 Subterransan cold waves, or "gla- ciers," as they are frequently called. crop up in some 300 scattered localities in Europe, Asia and America, but all, with rare exceptions, whether true ice cayerns or gfottOes and deep holiows are confined to the north temperateare- giOns of these continents-that is, to places where there is a sufficiently low temperature at some portion of the year to reach freezing point and render snowfall possible Pearson's Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12

ing higher interest rates The Com mercial Record attributes this to the Thigh cost of living and the tempta- tion in every corner toward extrava- gance'. the result being that "the peo- pie are not saving and unless they save. they have nothing to invest"
 On the one hand. investors must get higher rates on account of the high cost of living: on the other, the people are unable to save. their entire in- comes being absorbed by that same high cost of living.
 And so the abnormally high prices of necessaries affect even the sale o1 municipal bond issues. In turn. higher interest rates will necessarily increa SC the tax rates. Of a verity. the people are paying heavily for the privilege of increasing the already swollen profits Of the trusts and monopolies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12
Chil dren Cry
 FOR FLETcHER'S GA s Q RIA
BARODA GAEKWAR GETS NEW HAvENER
w. A. Borden of Young Mems Institute Engaged by Indian Potentate to Establish Librar- ieS

New Haven, July 12.-The Gaekwar or Baroda, the mighty potentate of
 India, who is in New York on his way home from a trip around the world has dropped pleasure long enough to engage the services of William Alan son Borden, of this city. to take charge of the string of public libraries his royal highness proposes to estab- fish in his country. MT. Borden. who has been librarian of the Young Mems Institute for 23 years resigned his post in that institution July 1 and by September will be on his way to his new job.
 The attention of the Gaekwar was drawn to MT. Borden as a possible librarian plenipotentiary by Dr. H. c. BumpuSs, of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, who has had the honor of educating in part son of the Indian ruler. The two gentlemen who are henceforth to be mutually engaged in developing the intellectuals of the realm of Baroda, have been in correspondence for six months, which culminated in a per- sonal interview in New York yester- day. The negotiations were contin- ued during ride on the 10 o'clock train to Boston. By the time New Haven was reached the Gaekwar and MT. Borden had clasped hands and the engagement was completed for a year. If at the end of that time the engagement is mutually satisfactory. MT. Borden will return to this coun- try for his family and America will know him no more, unless he becomes Rajah or something like that.
 MT. Borden's official job will be the superintendent of libraries for the state and city of Baroda, one of the few independent Indian states. His task will be to organize a library sys- tenn which will rest on the foundation of that already crudely existing. It is the intention of his royal highness to in this way cap the educational sys- tenn of the country, in which he has already established a university and several schools. In addition to the work of recognizing the library sys- tenn of that state, Mir. Borden will be called upon to open a school of in- struction for future Indian librarians and to select the books to be trans lated into the native language. Inci- dentally it may be remarked that Ba- roda contains two million souls and in territory is about the size of Con- necticut. The revenue all goes to the who is in consequence 9 mighty rich boss.
 MT. Borden's appointment is a great compliment to American librarians and to the American library system.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12
PADS AND FASHIONS

Large lace collars are worn
 Ribbon embroidered is revived.
 Plain colored parasols are most liked.
 Paris insistently holds for the touch of black.
 The durable pongees are more pop ular than ever.
 The newest material for underwear is cross bar dimity.
 Underwear of cotton crepe is a new fad that will be popular.
 All white gloves are worn less than they have been for some time. Scarfs with Persion centers have deep borders in solid colors.
 Its durability makes percale one of the favorite fabrics for the summer.
 The newest tailored shirtwaists are made with the yoke in the back.
 Skirt hems are wider this summer than they were last by a good two inches.
 The one seam small Bishop sleeve is the favorite for the tailored shirt waist.
 Pumps and slippers owe much of their effect to their bows, buckles or rosettes.
 Cotton voiles are among the most useful materials for simple afternoon frocks.
 The most popular white footwear this summer will be a high boot Of canvas or kid.
 The Paisley tie is a pretty touch which will add richness to the mid summer shirtWaist.
 For evening wear the favorite slip per adornament is a large rhinestone or cut steel buckle.
 There is a surging revival of the vogue for coin and wafer-Spotted fou- lard.
 There is a general inclination to- ward patterned fabrics as against self-colored materials.
 Facings of hats may be of velvet, or of silk, and while black is most us- ed colors may be used also.
 Snowy white skirts will dominate every summer resort when the hot weather comes in full force.
 The big hat of the day and the col larless gown demand that the veil be worn loose and flowing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

England permits the use of wireless 1 telegraphy by persons not connected | with government only when licensed | by the Postmaster General. | A German inventor has designed an
 electro-magnetic drill, two magnets
 holding it against the metal to be | bored while a motor drives the drill. France has lost so many chestnut | trees bv disease that an attempt is | being made to replace them with a Japanese variety, which seems lm- i mune.
 | crete barges to be used on the Pana- | ma canal recently was launched, wire mesh being used for reinforcement. The Buddist monastery of naine, Thibet. which is 17,0o0 feet above sea level, is the highest all the year
 around inhabited place in the world. new electric sign consists of se- parate letters, mounted on wheels, which run on a track around build ing like a miniature electric train. To an Iowa man has been granted g. patent on a small grindstone that may
 be attached to any ordinary sewing machine to sharpen scissors or knives. French investigator has ascer- tained that the temperature inside silk hat on mans head ranges from
 15 to 20 degrees higher than on the inside.
 Metal holders TOT tuHlpierS, Uy WHICH
 water may be heated to desired
 degree by electricity, have been in- vented for the use of dentists and bar
 bers.
 Inscribed potsherds recently exca-- yated at Luxor, dating from about 200 B. c. to 300 A. D., show that trial
 marriages were legal in Egypt in those. days.
 What is said to be the largest loom in the world has been erected in Ger many to weave seamless felt disks for paper mills up to 233 feet in circum- ference.
 Tn the interior of Turkey snow is hacked in trenches in winter and cov- cred with pine needles. where it is preserved until warmer weather as a substitute for ice.
 In the reconstruction of the cam panile at Venice more than 10000 tons of concrete, stone and brick will be erected on a foundation less than 50 feet square.
 One of New York's best known sky scrapers, a 16-story steel frame office building erected but 14 years ago, is to be demolished to make way for a larger structure.
 A British expedition to the Congo Free State y>ceive0 much more aid