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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08
BUSINESS oPPoRTUNrrIEs.

FOR SA-E-SalgHu doing good. steady
business, GOOD locality reason FOR
selling. nave 4u--uyT business that
requires at my time. Inquire 4Sl
Twentieth street
IF you want 20 begin OF expand bust
ness. write the Board OF Trade. Wey-
burn. SIS slAfl l. Wan We want indu
tries retailers and wholesalers. EIec-
triS power, water, fuel. cheap. Build
crs with capital needed Population
doubled this yesr
BI-SG Est and Best Western We.k ky.
interesting ana Instructive depart
wruts for NoUug and old tells about
opportunities IN the west FOR auhi-
LJUs mem special offer six months
trlEL subscription IS UIE issues 10
cents. Address WceAly capital. Dept
VA Il. Topeka. Ran
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08
FOR RENT-HOUsES.

FOR RENT-Modcru elgat-room house
Inquire 1881 Fifth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08
ENPREs. ~ sronAGE.

RELIABLE SIJNAGL-On lg.; door.
~sEou covers. cts Tents Tor rent:
alsu manufacturer OF awning. tents.
Eue-sItT g. CO.. sos FIfttgutu street
PIANO STORAGE. with heat in winter.
entire second Hprr ut our Store build
.UE devoted Co storing u| pianos. no
UlwruH-s .I cold tu creek the var
.lI-.. Best place Ia TIE tri-clt.vs.
lsuH JOS Mu-.. store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08
FOR SALE-LANDS.

FOR SALE-Good 45O-acre stock farm,
located five miles from Milan; also an
S0-acre farm four miles from Milan.
". 1. Unlisted, Milan. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08

FOR RENT Strictly modern house OF
five rooms Ht $50 Twentieth street.
Apply within
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

CASH paid for ladies' and, mems old
clothing, carpets, rugs, etc. Phone
north 102S-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08

LET Fross do your paperhanging: 15
cents a roll; wall paper at cents a
roll and up; 6O9 Twenty-fourth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08
WANTED-AGENTS

WANTED-I-ady agents for our famous
kuIttOp pettlCOatss our many agents
make good incomes experience IN
necessary. selling on sight to every
woman. W. quick for exclusive ter
TltDry. 81 4 an 4 Co, Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08

FOR RENT - Ssvcn-ruom house. with
water and gas Inquire $50 Nine
tDDUfl street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08

49, N4ANc-AAeAA
FOR RENT-Furnished room for light
housekeeping at so7 Third street.
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room for
gentleman only, at 1927 Sixth avenue.
FOR RENT-Modern furnished rooms
for light housekeeping at 14ooh Third /
FOR RENT-Mode-n furnished rooms. |
close in, for gentlemen, at 1907 Fifth /
avenue.
FOR RENT - Two modern furnished |
rooms for light housekeeping at 1906 I
Firth avenue.
FOR RENT-Light housekeeping rooms. /.
with use OF barn, II desired. at 25O5 .
Firth avenue.
FOR RENT 49, Rooms with board. in .
modern house, $3.50 per week; at 1905 (
Second avenue.
FOR EEST-Furulshed rooms for light
house keeping, sewer and gas; at 7O5 /
Fourth avenue.
FOR RENT - Furnished front room. |
with modern conveUiences, at SJ3 I,
Nineteenth street.
FOR RENT-sulte Of light housekeep- |
ing rooms. Laundry privileges, at 527 .
Seventeenth street
FOR RI.NT-Modern furnished room in
private home. use Of bath and phone. /
SIG Twenty-ufth street.
FOR EENT-Two large modern fur
n.--sd rooms for light housekeeping
40 1910 First avenue.
FOR RENT-Modern newly furnished
rooms, suitable FOR gentlemen; good
location. Phone west 324.
FOR RENT - Nicely furnished front
room with all modern conveniences.
az 'a- Seventeenth street
FOR RENT 80 Modern furnished front
room also single room. at 2s45 Eighth
avenue Phone west 5l2-L
FOR Rent - Newly furnished south
room. modern. steam heat reasonable:
1870 Iaird avenue, Hat No. 4.
FOR RENT 49, Modern furnished front
room. suitable for two, I'll Twenty
ninth street Phone west 1868.
FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished light
housekeeping rooms, all modern. cen
irally located. Phone west 2US6.
FOR RENT Modern furnished front
room ON nrst floor, suitable Tor two.
W'ih board at sl9 Second Avenue.
FOR RENT---La front room. down
stairs. wcl furnished. suitable for
gentleman. al SOB Twentieth str, u.
FOR RENT-Noderu furnished rooms.
S",,"gt' loI lEHt mouse keeping at
80 I'll go ca -i''u a ''1t street
ron Bt-,.-r u-.,-,, ~
- VI Alhheo r"oH-a gas,
court mouse: q. Fifteenth street
. .-., 9t->..r >-r..r.. ..--.-,-r.-, -
I'm - ts 49, I"' H.9.''u room
- .'', %. .' DO, %. b.Is am
/ [DT Eg-S.r - ~, --IccI,, s--,--,-,---,
W "ly'Iy ltI HisNeu
'''.7' ~ an lH"u''n S'u' tuttAceS,
"a t'''''e nanny At --V0 sixth ave
l.p f,r.>--r f-,.r,'..f..7 go g.. ~.
.St... ',s,,rin.r' I'll r,,. I,.,1' ~ ne ~
ned rl,. ~ I,Irr..I,...' a. 5Sr az ". % %
. iy.r.l. ct 40 \ IA
. heat bath. wa.KIr- distance. Pgone
west -uSt. private family. r,fer.r.ts
required
FOR RENT - Nicely furnished front
west l--S-N.
49,. ,,,-,-.--
. ~ i't..> l--ght large modern room,
W." NO. wafer. steam neat, suitable
t'L one OF Two gentlemen at 2IlG
fIiA avenue.
steam heated ia Apply before D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08

FOR SALE-1T1 acres, 2lh miles east OF
Mediapolis, Iowa; II miles north OF
acre. David Blair. MedIapolis. Iowa:
Route 4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08

FOR SALE-At reasonable price, a 100
acre farm, two miles north and one
half mile west of Taylor Ridge; good
improvements. Address Mrs Martha
McAfee. 610 Thirteenth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08
FOR sALB-CrTY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE-Fifteen acres IN South Rock
Island $4,000. Inquire at 1901 Second
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-08

FOR SALE-Furniture for FIVE rooms,
upright piano, all for SI75. nearly
new. cost $780, on payments II you
want. Phone vest ~, or call st SG4
Best building, Rock Island. Ill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
FOR PROTECTION OF SEALS.
Law to Prevent Land Killing Of Fur
Animals Urged.

Immediate repeal Of the act of Congress
requiring suspe nsion of the land killing
o. fur seals OF thePriblof Islands in the
I;el-ns is urged In report submit
ted by Or. David Starr Jordan of Stanford
University. Cal. and George A. Clark to
tie bureau of fisheries of the Department
OF commerce and Labor, which was made
public today.
The report is the result of an exhaustive
Investigation by Mr.. Clark. secretary OF
b., fur seal commissions Of 1896 and 1877
and Dr. Jordan. at the instance of the bu-
reau of fisheries. II declares that pelagic
scaling. through It's slaughter of females
has been the sole cause of the decline of
the fu seal herd, ard that it's abolition
aS demonstrated by the experience of the
past season. is an adequate remedy for
this decline.
suspension of land killing. the re-
port says. can do only harm to the herd
and TO the subsidiary life upon the is
lands. II carries with II a large economic
waste and financial loss. not merely to
the United States, but to the treaty ma
tons
The act of Congress this year TO put
into effect treaty entered into by the
United States. Great Britain. Russia and
Japan To prohibit pelagic sealing for flf-
teen years, was amended before its pas
sage so as to prohibit land sealing for
I'VE wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28

iron and steel contractors. against
whom a strike was called by the In
ternational Iron Workers Union in
1905.
After receiving their sentences the
prisoners are To be taken to federal
prison. probably at Leavenworth. Kan.
A special train probably will be used.
Jurors Pale Faced.
At the time the jurors entered Judge
Albert Is. Andersons courtroom they
passed before the forty men on trial.
and indicating the Importance Of what
they were about to reveal only by in
tenseIy pale faces, sat down.
Gentlemen of the jury. have you agreed
upon verdicts?" asked Judge Anderson.
I'VE have said the foreman, rising
from his seat.
His voice was like whisper, but it
echoed throughout the courtroom. The
sobbng of women was heard from that
part of the room where the wives Of the
sat.
4 bundle of white papers was passed
from the. jury box to Clerk Noble c. But
Ter. On those papers was written lib
erty or Imprisonment for many more men
than are usually tried by one jury.
Back In the rear of the courtroom the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
CAPT. T. w. LAY DEAD.
Veteran Of Revenue Marine Service
Dies in Baltimore.

Capt. Thomas wolcott Lay veteran
of the United States revenue marine
service. died yesterday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. A. Warfield Martin, PA
Longwood road Roland Park. Baltimore,
Md, of heart failure. He was seventy
five years old.
Capt Lay was born in this city in
July, 1897, and came OF an old Connect
cut family of that name. He first enter
ed the navy and served with distinction
during the civil war. After that conflict
he secured transfer TO the revenue ma
rine service and became one of Sthe best
known and most valued officers in that
branch
When the war with Spain broke out
capt. Lay wap on the retired list. but
at once offered his services to the govern
nent and was given important details.
Later ne returned to the retired list.
lie is survived by two daughters. Mrs.
Martin aud Miss Catherine Lay and a
son. II. r. Lay of Texas. His wife died
about three years ago Arrangements
for the funeral have not been completed.
Interment will be made in Mount Oivet
cemetery here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
STUDY OF POLICE SYSTEMS.
Basis of Investigation by Rockefeller
of New York Conditions.

NEW YORK. December 2s.-Police con-
ditions in Europe are to be studied in
the interests of John ID. Rockefeller, ir..
and other citizens. who have lately taken
up independent Investigations of police
affairs in New York. According to an-
noihcement today. Raymond ID. Fosdick.
former commissioner OF accounts of the
city. will sail for Europe January for
the purpose of making an extensive study
of the police systems i'm London, Paris,
Berlin, Vienna and other large cities.
The results are later to be placed at
the disposal of the aldermanic commit
tee which is investigating police affairs,
1t is said, for use in framing a comprehen-
sive scheme for the reorganization OF
the New York police department. If such
a reorganizati ton is deemed advisable Mr.
Fosdick will probably be absent for about
three months on his mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28

handcuffed between two depuy marshals.
the streets became SO c1ogged that po-
lice had to force the people back
As they emerged handcuffed on the top
steps OF the building with gray-haired
Frank Ryan, his face scanned with care.
i'm their lead. the group of prisoners
stood between two colossal marble stat
ues representing Liberty and Justice.
sunlight. The crowds looked up, but were
silent.
Prisoners Are Silent.
Silence too. attended the prisoners as
in a file almost half block long they
marched linked to their keepers toward
the Marion county Jail. People looked
from upper parts of buildings, from the
windows of street cars and from the side
walks, but there was no demonstration
For five blocks the prisoners thus march
ed through the streets to reach the Jail
I'm the southeastern section of the city.
The only request by counsel for the de-
Tense after the verdicts We're read was
jury be polled. The judge replied that
it would take too much time TO poll each
juror on each count against each de-
PENDANT. and the matter was passed
Any motions by the defense will be
made Monday morning. when sentences
Philadelphia, counsel for Michael j..
Cunname. said no attempt to get bail
would be made today, as he believed 1t
would be useless. He said. however, that
an appeal on a writ of error would be
made Monday, and that bail, pending the
Names on Margin.
In the report of the jury. as handed
no hn -
Charles Wachemeister and Frank j. MUIR
ply of Detroit and Hiram r. Kline of
Muncie, Ind, were written in the margin
of the sheet Of paper. and the court re-
quested an explanation. Foreman Dare
said the names were written in the
margin merely because there was not
enough room at the bottom of the sheet.
and that they were included in the list
of guilty.
for jury duty again in this court, all you
will have to do will be to tell me that
you served in this trial and you will be
excused" said Judge Anderson, in dis
charging the jurors
II want to express publicly the thanks
due you from the community for your
fa.thfulness to duty. You have been cut
off for three months from your family
and your friends and not one word of
COMPLAINT has been heard from any of
YOU
Shows No Hesitation.
Daniel Buckley of Davenport did not
hesitate when the judge announced his
discharge. He passed in front of the
others and his face showed he did not
know whether to laugh or cry. Herman
Seiffert OF Milwaukee waited until his
name was called by Marshal Schmidt.
After about half OF the prisoners had
been led away Marshal Schmidt brought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
LABOR LEADERS FOUND
GUILTY In DYNAMITE
CONSPIRACY CASE

FRANK NJ RYA.S, president Of the
International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers.
JOHN T. BUTLER, Buffalo. vice
president
HERBERT S. HOCkIN. former sec
rotary and formerly Of Detroit.
OLAF A. TvE1TMOE. San Fran
cisco. secretary, Of. the California
Building Trades Council.
EUGENE A. CLANCY. San Fran
cisco.
PHILIP A. COOLEY, New Orleans.
MICHAEL J. Young. Boston.
FRANK J. HIGGINS, Boston
]. E.. MUNsEY. Salt Lake City.
Utah.
FRANK C. WELLS. New York.
PATRICK F. FARRELL. New York
JOHN H. BARRY. st. Louis
PAUL J. MORRIN. st. Louis.
HENRY w. LEGLEITNER. Denver.
CHARLES N BEUM, Minneapolis.
MICHAEL j. CUNNANE, Phila-
delphia.
WILLIAM f. REDDIN, Milwaukee.
RICHARD Fl. HOUL1HAN, Chicago
JAMES COONEY. Chicago.
JAMES A. COUGHLIN. Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
HOLDS AMERICA TO BLAME.
Responsible for Prejudice Against
Man of Fifty, Says Professor.

BOSTON. December 2s.-'Amerca is
responsible for the unwarranted preJu-
dice against the man of fifty years ia
Germany" declared Prof. Hugo Mum
sterberg, the psychologist of Harvard
University. II say unwarranted because
the man of fifty years is just in his
prime.
The discussion has reached an acute
stage i'm many parts of the German en-
pire, and such authorities a Prof. krause
are quoted to show that the man at ffty
is not only just I'm his prime. but tnat he
is generally more valuable TO mis- employ
er and to himself than the man OF ten
or more years younger.
prof. Krause is the greatest clinica
authority i'm Beriin,'' continued Prof.
Munsterberg. Il agree with his views ia
every particular. The man of fifty II
just I'm his prime. He is at his best. Ii
cannot be said that he is growing old
Only in exceptional cases. due To special
causes, is the man. Of fifty an exception
to this statement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28

viction of the thirty-eight men were read
to Frank Morrison. secretary of the fed
GRAFTON, he declined to comment on the
news.
Not a word" Mr. Morrison said.
Plans of Wickersham.
Attorney General Wickersham will
consider the question of turning over
to various state authorities the evil
dence taken at the dynamite trial for
wish to take toward the possible prose-
cution Of the convicted men on charges
of being accessories to murders and
destruction Of property.
According to Department OF Justice
officials, it is possible that sentences
for the federal conviction might be sus-
pended while the men were tried in
state courts, or after serving part OF
their sentences they might then be
turned over to state authorities.
Assistant Attorney General Harr, who
has directed the governments case from
Washington. will take up the question
with Attorney General Wickersham when
the latter returns to town Monday.
Gompers Keeps Silence.
NEW YORK, December 2s-Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation of Labor, had no comment
to make today on the outcome of the
dynamite cases. in Indianapolis.
81 have no statement to make now he
said, when told that all but two of the
labor leaders had been found guilty, land
shall probably have none to make here
after"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
OVER 1000, 600 NICKELS.
Cash Fares Christmas Eve on Chi.
cago Street Car Lines.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-More than
one-haf OF the population of Chicago
rode on the north and west side street
car lines Christmas eve according to a
report made public last night by officials
of the company. A total of 1,lS6. l35
nickels were collected and S3O,295 trans
fcrs issued
This is exclusive Of the through route
lines from the south side and the regular
south side and elevated lines. The num-
her was L.. 50 per cent greater than that
of year ago on the same day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28

WILLIAM SHUPE. chicago.
EDWARD SMYTHE, Peoria, Ill.
JAMES E. RAY, Peoria. Ill.
MURRAY l.. PENNELL, Springfield,
Ill.
WILLIAM c. BERNHARDT, Gin
cinnati.
MILFORD BERT BROWN, Kansas
City, Mo.
WILLIAM ]. MCCAIN, Kansas City,
Mo.
FRANK J. PAINTER, Omaha.
PETER J. SMITH, Cleveland.
GEORGE ANDERSON. Cleveland.
MICHAEL ]. HARMON. Scranton,
Pa.
EDWARD E. PHILLIPS, Syracuse,
n. Y.
CHARLES wACHTMEISTER, De-
troit.
FRANK J. MURPHY. Detroit.
FRED J.. MOONEY. Duluth.
ERNEST G. W. BASEY. Indianap-
oils.
FREQ SHERMAN, Indianapolis.
HIRAM r. KLINE, Muncie, Ind.
former organizer for the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
GRAVEYARD EXHIBIT, FEATURE
Will Be Held in Connection With
Breslau. GERMANY. Celebration.

Details of what is probably one of the
most lugubrious exposition features ever
exploited are contained in report to
the bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce from Consul Herman l.. Spahr, at
Breslau, Germany.
That city intends to celebrate the CEN
tennial Of the King of Prussia's call to
arms which resulted in the independence
of the kingdom, and one of the chief
features of the observance will be extern
sive examples of cemetery art.
There will be also exhibitions of his
torical and modern gardens. landscape
architecture, school gardens and tree
nurseries. together with a magnificent
display of roses and dahlias.
The gruesOme graveyard exhibition is
to be a feature, however. and the United
States is invited to visit the exposition
between May l and October 81 next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
MRS. MARY J. RUMELL DEAD.
Was Daughter of One of Indianas
Pioneer Settlers.

Mrs. Mary j. Rumell, widow OF Jacob
Whitner Rumell, died early this morning
at the residence OF her son-in-law, s. NJ.
ArneH, IS street northwest.
Funeral services Will be held at 10
o'clock Monday, Rev. r. +. Benson Of
Rhode Island Avenue NJ. =. Church Of
siciating. Interment will be in Rock Creek
cemetery.
Mrs. Rumell was the daughter of Henry
Harper, one of the pioneer settlers of In
diana. She was born al Pleasant mi,
Ind, November -. ls;s5. in 1919 MIs
Rumell came To this city To reside. sue
mad a large Gree of friends.
Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs.
Lyman j. Amsden OF ALBANIA. Ga. and
mrs. ;. N. Arnen OF tins .itN; a Ltotn,..
Coz. John w. Harper OF Cincinnati. anu
a sister, Mrs. II. kuss OF LynDrooA, y. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
FREED, BUT SOON IS KILLED.
Kentuckian, Recently in Reform
School. Run Down by Train.

LOUISVILLE. KY. December 2S.-Wil-
liam Little, twenty-four years old, died
i'm a hospital here last night as the result
of injuries received a few hours earlier
when a southbound Louisville and Nash
vile passenger train crashed into
wagon i'm which he was riding at Lyndon.
a suburb.
Mrs. Mary Hart. who also was in the
wagon, was injured only slightly. Little
recently was released from the reform
school here, where he served four-year
term for alleged conspiracy in the murder
of his foster father, William Dudgeon,
five years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
Missing Man Described.
CHICAGO GIRLS IN LEAD.
Leap Year Proposals in City Exceed
Those in Gotham.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-Leap year
ends with far fewer New York girls hav
ing taken advantage of leap year than
Chicago girls have. Compared with an
increase of over 5000 marriages in Chi
cago this year, as reported in dispatch
from that city. the marriage license BIT
reau in New York announces an excess
of only about 1900 marriages. here over
the number last year
The total for the year has been Sc, 26i.
The marriage license clerks declare that
there is no doubt that leap year con-
tinues to have its effect in matriomonial
business and says that records every
leap year keep up the tradition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
PLANNING FOR TOURISTS.
Secretary Fisher Wants Money for
Improving National Parks.

In order to have the national parks of
the west in shape to care for tourists ex-
pected during the year Of the Panama
Pacific exposition, Secretary Fisher of
the Interior Department estimates that
an expenditure Of $723. 600 will be needed
in addition to the S22S, 900 that Congress
granted for use this year.
THE national parks" says the Secre-
tary. constitute ideal recreation grounds
for thousands of people. but the develop
ment and use of the parks are seriously
retarded by the lack of adequate roads
and trails, and until sufficient money is
appropriated for beginning comprehen-
sive plan of development the parks will
fall far short of rendering the important
use for which they are intended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
Will Meet Next in St. Louis.

st. Louis. Mo-, has been selected as the
next meeting of the fourth American
Peace Congress, at a meeting here Of
the executive committee Of the American
Peace Society. Atlantic City and Cincin-
natl also sought to entertain the con-
gress. The congress will be held May L.
, and 3 next. under the auspices of the
Business Mems League of st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
Beneficial Association Elects.

The Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso-
citation, No. 90, has elected the following
named officers for the ensuing Year: J. p.
Richie, president: l.. c. Pottierger, vice
president: ]. A. Watts. corresponding apd
recording secretary; William Giynn, fnsn
ciaL secretary; Joseph W. Fox, treasurer:
A. l.. Hilton. chaplain; r.. A. Harrison.
conductor; James V. O'Donnell. doorkecp-
er: III. G. Davis and Edward Walker.
trustees. and j. 4. Watts, delegate TO the
national convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
Gives Notice of Contest.

Charges that Martin Il. Madden of
Chicago obtained his reelection. to Con-
gress from the first Illinois district by
expenditures in violation of the law were
made in notice of contest filed with the
House today by Andrew Donovan, the
democratic and progressive candidate
from that district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28

NEW YORK, December 2s.-John Wei
mann, veteran of the Franco-P russian
war, who entered journalism i'm America
i'm 1880, and who is said to be widely
known i'm German circles. died suddenly
yesterday at his home here. He was
sixty-four years old. and at the time of
his death was an editor of the German
Journal. He was the author of a num-
Der of German plays that have been
staged in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
Police Fail to Identify Suspect.

CHICAGO. December 2s.-Frank Moo
nan, twenty-five years old, who was ar
rested last Tuesday in connection with
the killing Of Detective John G.. Gaffney
Of Newark, N j.. was ordered discharged
today by Judge Bald win, after Lieut.. Pat
rick j. Ryan of. the Newark detective bu-
reau failed to identify the prisoner as
the man wanted. Gaffney was shot and
killed December q.