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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

TERMs.-Daiiy. 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 10 the circulation department.
which should also be notified IN every
instance where It is desired TO have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority IN the premises
All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publ:ca-
tlon. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones In ell departments: Cen
trul Union. West 145. Il45 and 2l45;
Union Electric. 5145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
Good Rackinn.

Biggs-I wonder IL DigCs has much
money behind him: Hicgs-He had
he other Gay when I saw him. He
was leaning against the Bank OF Eng.
land. IL ondon Tit-BitS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
Know Her Ways.

aren't you afraid to leave your wife
alone7"
WHY
Burglars might get in the house"
I'D be sorry for them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

Had Habit.
John proposed to me last night"
~ supposed he would"
Did you? Why?"
81 knew he called on you"
Eyes. but why did you think he pro-
posed"
1T was his regular night to propose"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

Explained.
"Why do women marry men"
That's easy. Because men ask
them"
Not on your life'
"Well. why?"
Because they have more faith than
sense"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

Precaution.
II you should meet a man by chance
Who's strictly in the swim
It's well 10 look him up before
You take a chance on him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

What is Charley Searle. anyway
Roosevelt bull moose or a Taft ele-
plant? You might ask him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

Good Guess.
"I don't believe in love. I am a
cynic"
WAS it Maude or Mamie?"
81 beg pardon?"
(which girl Tilted you?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
TRY Rock Island First"

You notice, We are still awaiting the
pleasure Of those Second avenue paw
ing contractors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
BY CLYDE Il. TAVENNER.

Especial Correspondence OF The Argus)
Washington, July 11.-While millions
Of words have been written about the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
Wilson Safely Progressive

believe that clothed with the RESPONSE
bility Of high Office, he will be a safe
and prudent chief magistrate Of the
nation, if he should be elected.
One great advantage Of his nomina-
ton will be that il will leave no ex-
cuse for Mr.. Roosevelt's third party
movement in the cause of progressive
ness, and will probably take out OF
it what life II might otherwise have.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill CEn-
tered at the postofics as second-class
matter.)
Rock Island Member OF the Associates
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

Representative Of 7s
chapters of the Kappa Sigma frater-
nifty participated in a barbecue at the
state fair grounds. AT dance in the
visitors honor. 200 Kentucky girls
were tagged with their names for the
convenience OF the frat" boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-13

THE health officer advised me to as
every man with whom we had domes-
nc dealings if he was careful TO boil
the water he used in his business"
Yes"
well, ! asked the milkman first
And what do you think: He got mad
and wanted TO lick me."-Cleyelano
plain Dealer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-08
ToDAY's MARKETS.
Local News

Miss Anna Haglund, of Hallock, is
visiting friends here.
Miss Esther Anderson returned
from Minneapolis Saturday.
DIR. T. Bratrud made a professional
visit at Hallock yesterday.
Engineer J. H. Baugh was over from
Thief River Falls yesterday.
Oscar Oseth, of Bigwoods, was a
Warren visitor Tuesday night.
Miss Ida Copp returned Saturday
morning from a visit in Illinois.
Miss Elmira Rudloff lett last Satur-
day to visit friends at Ada, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Holm attended
the fair at Thief River Falls Friday.
Mrs. Sandberg and son: Rodger,
were visitors at Thief River Falls Fri
day.
Miss Nellie Seign is expected home
this week from a visit at Superior,
Wis.
Frank Dahlquist is buying cattle
from the farmers and shipping to St
Paul.
Miss Lilly Mattson is visiting with
friends at Hallock for few days this
week.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Naylor left yes
terday for her home in Owatonna
MINI.
Mrs. P. H. Holm arrived home Sat
urday from a visit at Alexandria
Mimi
Mrs Justice Carlson returned home
last Friday from a visit at Crane
Forks.
Emil Tornell, proprietor of the Col
den Furniture Store, spent Sunday a.
Viking.
County Attorney Eckstrom return
ed Saturday from a business trip t
Chicago.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-08

( Miss Vendla Carlson visited at Oslo
Wednesday.
Christ Christensen, Of Viking, at
tended to business matters in the city
Wednesday.
Mrs. Carl Hanson left Tuesday to
spend g few days with relatives in
New sSolum.
O. r. Abrahamson was in Hallock
last Tuesday in the interest Of North
Star College.
Mrs. liver Winberg went to Thief
River Falls last Thursday evening to
visit relatives.
Mrs. w. G. Shepard left yesterday
on three weeks visit with brother
at Libby, Montana
DR.. w. S. Anderson and Clarence
Schultz left Friday for Minneapolis in
the doctors automobile
Miss Pearl Grange, who has been
visiting in Illinois for a few weeks, re
turned Saturday morning.
Mrs. Anna M. Kezar returned Wed
nesday from a several weeks visit al
Bemidji and Thief River Falls.
Mrs. E. Dady left last week for st
Hilaire to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. S
J. Swanson, formerly of Luna
VIM Newman returned last weel
from trip to Saskatoon, Foam Lake
and other points in western Canada.
r. G. Mathwig returned yesterda,
from a business trip to the southern
part of this state and northern Iowa.
Mrs Frank Wittensten left Sunda.
evening for Bull, Mimi, to visit at tn
home of her sister, Mrs. Geo. Barrett
Mrs. w. A. Wadsworth and daugh
ter, Fac, attended the Pennington
county fair at Thief River Falls Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs L. NJ Olson made al
auto trip to Norton, N. D., the latte
part of last week to visit the Byli
family.
Mrs. II. A. Seign and daughter He
en- left for Minneapolis and Delan
last Friday to visit with relatives an
friends.
Misses Evelyn and Estelle Grindt
land entertain number of thei
young lady friends at four o'clock thi
afternoon.
John Anderson, janitor at the co,ll
house and wife, went to Fosstol
Tuesday to attend the funeral OF NJ
/ Anderson's father.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-08

Special for Sunday Only
Ice cream made from fresh ripe
Strawberries and pure cream. Phone
your order early to D, I. Ayres, phone.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
TUBE FARES MAY
NOT Be RAISED
William C. McAdoo Confident
Assessment on Tunnel Prop
erty Will Be Decreased.

Newark commuters who use the
tubes of the Hudson and Manhattan
Railroad Company may have to pay
six cents for the trip from Hoboken
or Jersey City to the Cortlandt street
terminal.
This is the threat that William G..
McAdoo, president of the company,
made to the State Board of Tax As
SCISSORS unless the 1912 tax of $151, ,597
is reduced.
After the hearing, however, he
said:
"I do not believe it is going to be
necessary to increase fares on the
tubes because believe that the
state Board of Tax Assessors of New
Jersey will do now as it has always
done in the past. give the company
perfectly fair and just assessment
The company's agreement with Jer-
sey City that the fare should not be
more than five cents stands in the
way of an increase. although when
an objection was made to raising the
uptown trip to seven cents the tube
officials successfully combatted it.
MeAdoo testified that the company
has been losing steadily and that the
opening of the new line to Newark
has not been as profitable as ex-
pected.
He said that the $15O,0O0 enlarge
ment of the Island platform at the
Erie terminal in Jersey City was
hazardous and expensive undertake
ing. due to the fact that passengers
insisted on crowding at one end of
the present platform.
This station is below tidewater,"
he went on. THE alterations are at
tended by great risk and danger. The
slightest slip would mean that the
tunnel would be flooded with water
and thousands of people would be
killed"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
PLAN THEATRE PARTY
FOR HOSPITAL BENEFIT
Prominent Newark Women Pa
tronesses of Affair.

A number of prominent women in
terested in charitable work for the
many institutions of this city met at
the home of Miss Emma Delaney, of
Clinton avenue, last Tuesday after
noon, for the purpose of discussing
plans for the benefit theatre party,
to be given in Easter week at the
Newark Theatre "The Governors
Lady" is the play booked for the
second week of April, 1913. The pro-
ceeds of the affair will be for the
benefit of st. MichaePs Hospital, and
even at this early date the list of
patronesses is large.
Mrs. John Deger is chairman of the
committee and her assistants are
Miss Grace O'Rourke, Mrs. John
Kelly, Mrs Henry Haussling. Mrs.
Arthur Devine, Mrs. Edward Rel
boldt, Mrs. G. H. Riehman, Mrs.
William Barkhorn, Mrs. James p.
Smith. Mrs. Peter Motzenbecker, MRS.
Charles De Gavre and Miss Delaney.
Mrs. A. H. Riehman and Mrs. Ed
ward Reiboldt will also act on the
printing committee, while Miss Emma
Delaney and Mrs. Arthur Devine will
take charge of the press duties
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
.46 DANCE HALLS
OBTAIN LICENSES
Council Committee Rejects Six
and Also Refuses Eight
for Movies"

AS the result of the recent trip of
inspection of moving picture theatres
and places where applications had
been made in conformity with the
new ordinance regulating dance halls,
eight licenses for moving picture the
atres and six for dance halls were
rejected at a meeting of the license
committee of the Common Council,
held last night
I've moving picture theatres in
which the committee discovered fire
hazards, living apartments above or
something else not in conformity with
the required regulations, were at 3Se
Springfield avenue, 26S Fifteenth ave-
nue., rs Seventh avenue, 425 Broad
street, 491 Broad street, 191 Market
street, 230 Market street and 2S1 Mar
ket street.
Forty-six licenses for dance halls
were granted.
A delegation of special policemen
employed in moving picture theatres
appeared before the committee and
asked the committee to compel the
proprietors to make them perform
police duty only. AT the present time
they are forced to act as porters, ush-
ers, ETC., they declared. The commit
tee informed the delegation that they
did not have this power. 1t was de-
cided however, to compel every
moving picture theatre to have a spe-
cial policeman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
IRON MOULDERS
PLAN WALK-OUT
At Maher & FIockhart Foundry
100 Strike Today When
Demands Are Refused.

1t was learned today that within
few days a general walk-out of the
iron moulders employed in the foun-
dries here and in the vicinity may
occur. Early today about 100 moulders
employed in the Maher & Flockhart
foundry, at rs Polk street, quit, after
their demands for a minimum wage
and a general increase were refused.
Jerome B. Heating, business agent
of the Moulders' Union, explained
that the rnoulders were playing a.
waiting game, they having granted
the Foundrymen' Association few
days more in which to meet the de-
mands. The foundrymen had already
been given thirty days notice that
strike would occur unless they grant
ed the demands of the~1inion. This
expired last Monday. Should the
Foundrymens Association stick TO
their present attitude that they are
not In a condition to meet the de-
mands it is more than likely that a
threatened general walk-out will
take place. About 1900 men will be
affected, which will severely cripple
the foundrymen here and in the vi
cinity.
When an Evening Star reporter
called at the Maher & Flockhart
foundry and asked to see James
Flockhart as to the condition of his
plant, word was sent back that "he
had nothing to report"
The members of the Foundrymen's
Association held a four-hour session
at the Washington last night, but
absolutely refused to say anything
for publication. 1t was, however,
learned by an Evening Star reporter
that the members were unanimous
that they could not possibly raise the
scale of wages without seriously Grip
ping their business.
The business of the foundrymen is
at present seriously handicapped, be-
cause, as was stated last night, the
present scale Of wages, 1926, for which
| the moulders and coreworkers have
asked an increase of 25 cents, is al
ready higher than in the cities of
Trenton, Paterson, Philadelphia, Buff
falo and Syracuse. The foundrymen
argue that for that reason none of the
contracts given out for casting for the
Hudson tunnels and the two last big
bridges across the East River came
| to Newark and vicinity.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
HELD FOR FORGING
NAME IN GERMANY
Jacob Hack May Be Returned
to Native Country in
Irons.
CONTINUED from First rageo

banking house Of Gebrueder Stern,
of Hanau, on August 1S of this year,
and to have cashed the draft Novem-
ber 13. There are thirty-eight other
forgery charges pending against Hack
in Germany, according to the cabled
information of the German govern
ment.
Deputy Marshal Beekman sought
Hack at the home of family named
Johnson, at 131 Hope avenue, Rose
bank, Staten Island, where the cable
gram stated he was in hiding. From
there he was traced to the Jersey
City address, where he was arrested
Hack admitted his identity when
Beekman hailed him, and was locked
up last night in the Hudson county
Jail.
The prisoner is a short, diaper. self
contained man, of Sc, quick in
speech and apparently very intelli-
gent. He denied the forgeries and
told the authorities he had come to
this country to get a United States
patent on cigar wrapping machine,
on which German patents have al
ready been issued. In his possession
when arrested was a quantity of
stationery, all engraved "Jakob Hack
& Co."
Forgery was made an extraditable
offense by the treaty of 1852 between
this government and Prussia. 1t
will probably be three weeks before
arrangements for the eXtradition Of
Hack can be made.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
COLLISION CHARGE
IN CONTRACT SALE
Complainant Alleges Deal Was
Framed Up to StifIe Com
petitive Bids.

Charging that collusion had been
introduced to stifle competition in the
sale of the contracts of the bankrupt
Postkraft Company, of II Clinton
street, w. Locke Rockwell today OBJ
jected to the confirmation of the sale
by Referee Adams.
The contracts were sold yesterday
to C. II. Hedden for $3.50. The original
value of the contracts, according to
the trustee, is $2,5oO
After the sale last night Julius
Warberg, of. Providence. and Edward
Kantor, of this city, both offered more
money for the contracts. Neither
was at the sale.
This morning Kantor complained to
the trustee that clique had been
formed to prevent competition in bid
ding. After investigating these
charges Mr. Rockwell, through his
attorney, David Booker, objected to
the confirmation of the sale.
In court today Warberg was called
to the stand, and on ross-examina-
tion by Attorney Booker swore that
Kantor had tried to frame up a
deal with him to prevent competition
at another sale, should one be Or
dered.
With a counter-charge of the very
conspiracy about which he had com
planned against Kantor, Referee
Adams adjourned the matter until
December - for further inVestiga-
ton.
Terry Parker, of New York. attor-
ney for c. Fl. Hedden, the successful
bidder, on learning of the tangle the
sale had caused. moved for another
sale of the contracts. The mot'oh
was denied
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
ALLEGED CHECK "KITER,S"
$1,000 BAIL is REDUCED
Fixed ct $500 on Each of Two
Counts.

Isadore Stander, of 1S1 West Kinney
street, was given a hearing before
Judge Herr in the Fourth Precinct
Court today, charged with having
raised the amounts on two checks
and having cashed both of them. Al
though he was held in $1,000 bail by
Acting Judge Yuill yesterday, Judge
Herr. after hearing the evidence re-
duced the amount of bail TO $500 on
each complaint.
Both complaints were made by Isaac
Frager, of 1S0 West Kinney street.
According to the police several other
complaints will be taken against
Stander.
Judge Herr ordered the $50 which
Stander borrowed from Emil Matzner,
of 101 Baldwin street, president of the
Lerman Loan and Investment Asso-
citation, and which was turned over to
the police, to be returned to Matzner
Several persons appeared before the
court today and wanted to make COM
plants against Stander, but all of
them were referred to the civil courts
by JudgeaHerr.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
GRAVEDIGGERS SCRAP
IN CEMETERY GROUNDS
One Stepped on the Others
Toe-Shovel Welded.

Two grave-diggers were arralgneo
before Judge Herr in the Fourtn
Precinct Court today, one charged
with having struck the other across
the face with a long-handled grave.
diggers shovel.
The complainant. Peter Sudnick. of
AZ Beacon street, alleged that Joseph
Buch. a fellow workman, who re-
sides at 462 South Orange avenue,
stepped on his foot while they were
working together in Fairmount Gem
etery. According to Sudnick, when
he asked Buch to be more careful,
Buch picked up his shovel and struck
him across the face with the blade,
blackening both his eyes.
Buch was held in A$S0O bail for the
grand jury charged with assault and
battery. He was arrested yesterday
after the fight by Special officer Kun
die, who is stationed at the cemetery
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
HEALTH BOARD
MEN VOLUNTEER
Will Serve City Gratis Till
Funds Can Be OBJ
tanned.

Following the decision of the finance
committee of the Common Council
last night that it would be impossi-
BILE to grant the Board of Health the
request of s6,536.51 for itself and
$40, 36970 for the City Hospital and
that the department would have to
be closed temporarily, forty-two en-
ployees of the board, including Super
intendent David D. Shandler, today
agreed to volunteer their services to
the city without pay.
This was brought about by Mr..
Chandler, who assembled his force,
including the sanitary squad, the
health and plumbing inspectors, the
disinfecting corps and the Office clerks
this morning and explained to them
the seriousness of the problem now
confronting the city The finance
committee could not see its way clear
to grant the desired appropriation,
Mr. Chandler said, and as there would
be no funds available after December
Is. the department would have to be
closed down, unless something was
done.
Mr.. Chandler declared he was going
to volunteer his services to the city
without pay, and the forty-two men,
with one voice, declared their inten-
tions of doing the same. There Is just
possibility, however, that tRe city
may not be able legally to accept the
proposition made by the men. To Off
set this possibility, the men agreed to
organize a volunteer health, depart
ment, similar to the old volunteer fire
department, in order that the city s
health might not be endangered in the
interim.
The commissioners were greatly
incensed today at the attack made
on them by Alderman Hopping at
the meeting of the finance commit
tee last night and expressed them
selves in very emphatic language
Mr. Hopping declared at the meeting
Il am not in favor of giving the
Board of Health a cent. They try
the same old game every year, ant
| we ought to make an example o1
them. 1 am surprised that they ever
ask us now for the money, for they
usually go ahead and spend 1t and
then ask us afterward."
Commissioners Otto B. Schalk anC
DR. Herman H. G Herold today
| branded this assertion of Alderman
Hopping as "a malicious falsehood.'
The board had never intentiinallJ
spent any money without the sane
tion of the finance committee, th
commissioners declared, and IL thei
original appropriation had beer
granted they would not be in sucl
circumstances today.
Mr.. Schalk explained that inspec
tions carried on in other States II
the interests of the city of Newarl
and the establishment of a food ant
drugs department with two inspector
} had drained the boards finances con
siderably The board had alway
} practised economy during itssRdmin
! istration, Mr.. Schalk declared.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
COUNTY FIGHTING
FOR STRUCK Jury
Needed to Try Alleged Vice
Cases, Says Assistant
Prosecutor.
MOTION OPPOSED BY
FRANK M'DERMIT
Counsel for Defense to Ask for
Supreme Court Review of
Indictments.

A motion that struck juries be
drawn to hear the cases of Herman
Rosenthal, said to be proprietor of
the Casino Music Hail. in Halsey
street, and John Siebert and Henry
schlosser, proprietor of a cafe on
Bank street, was made by Second
Assistant Prosecutor Andrew Van
Blarcom before Judge Harry V. os-
borne, in Part II. Quarter Sessions
Court, today.
Indictments were returned against
the three men after the recent vice
crusade of the Anti-Saloon League
and others, in which Governor Wood
row Wilson took hand by writing a
letter to Sheriff John F. Monahan,
calling his attention to conditions
that were alleged to exist in this city
Chief Justice William S. Gummere
also had a hand in the proceedings
when he told the second December
grand jury in his charge that he had
caused an investigation to be made
and had found that vice as described
by the agents of the Anti-Saloon
League did exist in Newark.
struck Juries Needed. Says Attorney.
In asking for struck juries to hear
the cases, Rosenthal being indicted
singly and Siebert and Schlosser
Jointly. MIR. Van Blarcom explained
that he deemed 1t necessary, owing
TO the importance of the cases and
the fact that 1t was necessary to have
the best possible jurors serve, in or
der to properly safeguard the inter-
ests of the community at large.
The motion for a struck jury in
the case of Schlosser and Siebert was
bitterly opposed by Frank M. Nc
Dermit, counsel for the two men,
who said that the request of the pros
ecutor was a direct criticism of every
member of the petit panel that would
be in service during the time of the
trial of the men named.
The indictment is set down for a
hearing on January 20, but Mr.. Nc
Dermit said that before that time he
expected to apply for writ of certb
orari asking from the Supreme Court
the right TO review the action of the
grand jury in finding the indictments.
1T is the contention of Mr.. McDermit
thAt the indictments are illegally
drawn. Mathey ]. Ready, who repre-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
INSURANCE MAY LEAD TO
ARREST IN MURDER CASE

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-John B. (Hand-
some Jack) Koetters, wanted in con-
nection with the death of Mrs. En-
ma Kraft on November IA in a down
town hotel, may fall into the hands
of the police through an attempt to
collect insurance on the woman's
life, it has just been learned here.
Information is said to have come
to the police that Mrs. Kraft some
time before she was slain changed
life insurance policy making Koet-
ters the beneficiary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-05
SANTA IN NEWARK:
At STARS OFFICE
Arranges for Empty Stocking
Club to Aid in Making
Riddles Happy.


That is, to write your name and ad-
dress on it and. mail it to this office.
It is merely a declaration of your
willingness to help some poor child
or some poor family if the fact that
they need help should be brought to
your attention. The Evening Stars
part will be to see you about the chill
dren who are likely to have empty
stockings. Then it is up to you to
fill them if you find them worthy.
Signing a coupon does not bind you
in any way. If you find the cases
this new spaper brings to your atten-
ton unworthy of help just let them
go; you've done your duty in maxi
ing an investigation.