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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Charged With Causing Im- proper Expenditure of
 Public Funds
ALSO VIOLATED THE
 CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Former Indian Commissioner Issues Statement in Reply to Charges. Declares He Had to Fight
 Special Interests

Washington December 19.-Robert G. Valentine, who recently resigned as com missioner of Indian affairs, was censured in a report today by the committee on expenditures in the interior department after an investigation of charges against Mir Valentine,
 The committees s report stated that MT. Valentine deliberately violated the civil service laws, caused improper eXpendi- ture of public funds, preciptated the re- volt of the general superintendent of logging in the Indian service on false and groundless rumors and was guilty of criminal violation of the law pro- hitting introducing and disposing of Iiouor on an Indian reservation.
 The report will be submitted to the House. The department of justice after an investigation of some of the charges against the former commissioner dis missed them
 The committee report cited the causes that led to the charge that MT. Valentine violated the law by introducing liquor in the Osage lands in Oklahoma, ''an af- front to the law he was sworn to en- force" as corrollary to the case of James Y. Hamilton. who was superin- tendent of the Standing Rock reserva- ton, who was charged with drinking. The report said the committee respected telephone request from the Secretary O. the Interior on April %, that in view O. the Indian commissioners recom- mendation of Hamilton for dismissal, "it might be the committee would not pro- ceed further with the investigation con- cerning that matter" but following the committees inquiry on August g. the first assistant of the interior department re- piled April 13 that Hamilton returned to Standing Rock on the distinct under standing that dismissal would follow iis indulgence in liquor.
 The report characterized as "vicious impropriety" letters sent by Valentine as commissioner to the superintendent of the La Pointe agency in Washington suggesting the collection and submission to him of material which might be used against ]. R. Farr d timber expert who had saved millions of dollars to the h. dans, and to James A. Carroll, a gov ernment timber investigator i'll which the commissioner said he wanted to get Err our of the service.
 D. him, l want to get him out of the service is a remark attributed, to Valentine regarding Farr after Farr left him following an introduction in com
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TAFT NAMES COMMISSION ON
 AERO-DYNAMICAL LABORATORY

Washington. December 19.-A long step in the direction of getting more scientific information for use in the construction of air craft was taken today when President Taft appointed a commission on aero dynamica1 lab oratory, of which Dr. R. s. Wood ward, president of the Carnegie in- stitnte at Washington and represen- tative of the National Academy of Sciences. is named ds chairman.
 The object of the commission, which was created upon the recommendation of Secretary of the Navy Meyer, will be to consider and report to the Pres ident for recommendation to Congress on the necessity or desirablity for the establishment of national aero dynamical laboratory.
 In his letter to tie President rec ommending the appointment of the committee. Secretary Meyer said:
 'eThe construction of air craft among all the leading powers of Europe is now based largely on scientific in- formation obtained at their notable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
4'CUCKOO SHEETS"
 ARE UNDER BAN Injunction Prohibiting In- sertiOn of Sheets in
 Papers Granted

New York, December 19.--In line with recent court action in Manhattan against the insertion of advertising pages "cuckoo sheets, as they have been called between the leaves of Sunday newspa- pers. Justice Stapleton in the supreme court in Brooklyn today granted 3 tenn porary injunction against department store in that borough ordering it to stop the practice The order was issued in the course of a suit brought by a New York newspaper which alleged that the firm had caused unpaid advertising mat ter to be distributed with the newspaper on pages identical in side and typo- graphical makeup with the newspaper advertising pages. A permanent fnjunc- ton was asked. In Manhattan q news dealer was adjudged guilty of disorderly conduct in the insertion of similar ad- vertisins matter between the sheets of the newspapers distributed from his stand.
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fdlenllnt htplleS Boston, December 19-Robert G. Val entine, former commissioner of Indian | affairs, tonight issued a statement re- garding the charges against him con tained in the report of the committee on expenditures of the interior depart nent. MT. Valentine said:
 .'I was in the Indian office over seven years, six months of which l was as- sistant commissioner and over three years commissioner. l left absolutely of my own initiative to enter a new field or work. l rest content with my admin istration and I refer to any fair-mlnded person who has any knowledge of the Indian bureau or my work for the af- firmative accomplishments in the cause of sanitation and health. progressive ed- uoation, efficient organization and up- building and support of the personnel and an honest, clean and single hearted administration generally.
 T had to fight many kinds of well entrenched special interests and ndi- vidual greed all of which forces have sirgly or together left no stone unturned to discredit my administration and my personal character
 Therefore l must be pardoned for re- fusng to be in the least disturbed by the findings of committee led for par tisap purposes rand turned over largely in it's so-caled investigation to the guid- ance of the attorney for a discharged em- ploye.
 Charges Already Dismissed Concrete points raised by the com mittee such as the liquor charge have been dismissed as baseless by the de- partment of justice. The committee re- fused to receive for it's record even my general denial of the charges and was such in it's bias and methods of action that from the beginning ] did not feel that l should neglect my official duties in order to be present in person at it's sessions, nor did I feel it necessary to spend one cent for counsel,
 ..i am proud of the record of accom- plishment of the Indian service during my term and am entirely content to leave my whole Indian record as it is recorded in all my acts to the judg- ment of the public and the historian of In6an affairs
 T have not myself read and do not expect to read the testimony made up frcm discharged and disgruntled em- ployes who formed at any time a tiny per centage of the hard working and honest force of the 6000 employees of the service from whom l had splendid sup port and cooperation in my reforms.
 Any honest successor will have the same fights on his hands and only the love of the service will sustain him..
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aero-dynamie laboratories and the in- stallation of such plant in this coun- try is regarded as necessity to our commercial interests and to the pro- duction of safety and efficiency in our air crafts"
 In his annual report Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, chief of the bureau of navigation of the navy department pointed out that through the delay in establishing an aero dynamic labora- tory in the United States there had resulted waste of time and money and decline of prestige and unnec- essary sacrifice of human life among aviators. Little more than year ago." says the report, our Knowledge of the effect of air currents upon aero plane surface was almost entirely a matter of theory. The exact informa- tion available was so meagre that aeroplanes were built as copies, slight ly modified, of other machines, or else by way of haphazard experiment. This state of affairs obtains to some eX- tent in the United States today all though European aeroplane construc- tion is now largely on scientific data at notable aero-dynamic laboratories"
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1 independent to us as an element in the community especially in view or the fact that so many farmers, or farmers sons, are leaving the country and gong to the city. If anything I can say VIII prompt you to remain in the country and pursue agriculture as a profession, for it has now become scientific ITO fession, l am glad to say it."
 In his address the President went into detail concerning the history of the White House from the time it was first built down to the present day.
 I can recommend the house as very fine one to live in," said the President to the boys and I commend it to all the boys as a reasonable goal of their ambition. r.--a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY

IOST-At Loveman, Joseph X Loeb's Thprsday evening, silver rosary beads Fhder please deliver to clerk at Hill man hotel and get reward.
 WANTED-Colored servant; must be good cook and live near 5th avenue and 17th street. Inquire w. E. Shine at Guar antee Shoe Co. 12-20-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
MORGAN DECLARES
 MONEY CONTROL IS
 AN ACCESSIBILITY
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 monopoly of money?" asked Mir Inter myer.
 ''Or control of it. replied MT Morgan. "Ile can make try at it?" No, sir; he cannot He may have all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
TAFT ENCOURAGES BACK TO
 THE COUNTRY MOVEMENT

Washington. December 19.-President Taft at the White House today strongly encouraged the back to the country movement in an address to delegation of boys who participated in the Ohio corn growing contest. The President spoke of the work the boys were engaged in as being of the highest importance to all of us., and urged them to remain on the farms and pursue agriculture as a pro- fession.
 We are bound to increase the yield per acre of the land in this country in order to keep with the growing popuIa- tion," the President told the boys "The farmers are becoming more and mere
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the money in ehristendom, but he can not do it.
 If you owned all the banks of New York, with all their resources, would you not come pretty near having a control ct credit?" asked MT. Untermyer
 No, sir; not at all"
 Suppose you owned all the banks and trust companies, or controlled them and somebody wanted to start up in the stee business against the United States Stee corporation, and wanted a vast amount of capital, and it was a good business New York would be the natural market for money, would it not?" "Yes" "I want to know whether, if you con- trolled all those banks and a competitor came along, or a potential competitor who wanted to compete, whether he would get the money from those banks you con trol?' MT. Untermyer continued.
 'Yes, he would replied the financier.
 Views Might Differ
 Some other man who might control might not take the view you have?" sug- gested the lawyer.
 He would not have the control" re. piled MT. Morgan.
 That is your idea, is it? Your idea ii that when a man has got vast power such as you have, you admit you have do you not?"
 T do not know it. sir"
 You admit you have. do you not?'
 q do not think l have,' said MT. Morgan.
 You do not feel it at all?" asked MT. Untermeyer
 NO. 1 do not feel it at all.'
 "Well, assuming that you had it, your idea is that when a man abuses it, he loses it?"
 Yes. and he never gets it back again, either.'
 Have you any instance in your mind of any such man who has had any such power and control in order to experiment with it?" asked MT. Un- termeyer. NO, but I know from experienced said MT. Morgan. Experience of your own?"
 No; I am talking about the eXperi- ence of having things. What I mean to say is this: The question of con- trol in this country, at least, Is per- sonal; that is, in money"
 Have you not seen many instances in the history of this country of finan- cial men getting vast control and abus- ing 1t through a long period of years before they lost it?'' asked MT. Unter- meyer
 Not one particular line and nobody that mas what you call money trust or anything of that kind" said MT. Morgan. You admit, do you not, that men may get control of railroads or business en- terprises and monopolize them and so abuse their privilege?"
 Yes
 And you say that so far as the con- trol of the credit is concerned they cannot do the same thing?"
 "Or money, no, they cannot control it." said MT. Morgan.
 Then the thing goes back to tho question of the control of banks and trust companies in New York" said Mr. Untermeyer
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Valentine Replies

mandatory words to Fred II. Abbott, now acting commissioner.
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 Morgan Takes Stand
 Mir Morgan resumed the witness chair when the committee convened. The law yers of the financier, R. V. Lindabury Joseph A Choate. Deancey Nicol and John C. Spooner., held a whispered con ference as Mir. Morgan took the chair and MT Untermeyer, counsel for the committee. began the examination.
 Gan you give the committee state ment of the deposits of your banking firm in New York on November 1?' In termeyer asked.
 Witness approximated it at s100.oo0.oo adding:
 q would rather be definite in supply ing the figures accurately"
 Mir Morgan said himself and his part ners were directors in some of the in- terstate corporations that had accounts with J. P. Morgan X Co His counsel agreed to furnish list of those diree- torships.
 Mir Morgan produced in response to d question copies of the fiscal agreements between J. P. Morgan X Co.,. and the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad com panies. Witness said that there were no other such agreements made by his house. He said the firm acted as fiscal agent for other companies by tacit agreement.
 Mir Tntermeyer asked him if he acted for number of other corporations. also including the United States Steel corpora ton. Witness replied affirmatively, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Steel Transactions

banking house often had much to do with the stability and success of cor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12

1878. The same year the couple came
to Davenport. where they had since
made the family home. The survivors
are two sons, James and John O'Con-
nor Of Davenport; two daughters, Mrs.
Hugh Cofield of Davenport and Mrs.
J. d. Kay of Salt Lake City, Utah. A
number of grandchildren also survive.
The funeral was held today at $3.50 a.
m. from the residence, with services
at 8 o'clock at st Paul the Apostles
church. Interment was made in st.
Marguerite's cemetery.
At $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning,
at her home, 221 West Sixth street. oc-
CURED the death of Mrs. Margaret
Brockmann, aged "A years. Death was
due to a complication of diseases. De-
ceased was born June 20, 1887, in Hol-
stein, Germany, coming TO the United
! States and directly to Davenport,
where she had since resided, in 1865.
| The survivors are one son, Emil Brock
mann OF Davenport; two brothers. Ed
ward Wiese of Davenport and Henry
Wiese of Dewitt, Iowa; one sister,
Mrs. Mary Berger of Davenport; a
daughterin-law, Mrs. Katherine Brock
mann Of Chicago; a son-in-law, VII
liam C. Meyers of Davenport, besides
number OF grandchildren. The fu.
neral will be held Thursday afternoon
at o'clock from the late home, with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12

Ing, where funeral services were held
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
Otto Peterson. who died yesterday,
AFTER having lived in Moline for So
years, was born in Sweden, Sept. %.
1896 and was married there to Sophia
johnson in 1857. On immigrating to
this country in 1870. he settled in
Rock Island, coming to Moline seven
years later. The widow is feeble, due
to advanced years. Beside her. there
Is left a family of eight children, all
grown to maturity in this city. They
are Gust, Ernest, Albert and Ed of this
city, Charles of California, Mary of
cape Cod, Mass, Tillie Of Chicago and
Mrs. Gotthard Anderson of Moline.
Mrs. John Huffley died yesterday
morning at her home, 1925 Twenty
fifth avenue. Christina Georgiana An
derson was born at Vestra, Sweden.
March II, 1852, and had she lived a
day longer, would have passed her
bUth milestone. She had been a resi-
dent OF Moline ever since coming to
this country in 1871 with her brother
and sister. She was united in mar
riage to John Tuffley on Dec. Is, 1875,
in this city. To this union, five chill
dren were born, two of whom have
preceded their mother in death. Sur.
viving are the husband, one son, Frank
OF Davenport and two daughters, Mrs
l. NJ. Ross and Mrs. F. 3. Melin, beside
one sister, Mrs. Peter Skog, and a
brother, Peter Munson, all of this city
A short devotional service will be held
at the home at O'Clock Wednesday
and at 2:30 in the Second Methodist
church. The Rev. J. L. Cumming as
sisted by Carl Youngberg, will have
charge of the services. Burial will BIZ
in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12

Liberty street, are mourning the death
of their 4-days-old child, who died Sum-
day morning at o'clock. In addition
to the parents, the following survive:
One brother, Elmer, and two sisters,
Ruth and Vera. Funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon. Burial was
made IN City cemetery.
Early yesterday morning, at her
home, 1928 East Locust, following an
illness OF two months duration, due to
the infirmities Of age. occurred the
death OF Mrs. Mary O'Connor, for the
past 60 years a resident Of Davenport
Deceased was born in County Clare,
Ireland, Dec. rs, 1880, and at the time
OF her demise was 81 years Of age.
When II years old she left Ireland
landing in Canada, where she was
united in marriage to Edward O'Con.
nor, who preceded her in death in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12
ECONOMIC VALUE OF TEETH
Loss Of Tooth IrnpaIrs Health and De-
ereases Persons Ability as
Producer.

When tell you that the loss Of q
tooth from the jaws of q person in
California is a matter which affects |
the prosperity of person, any per-
SON, in New York, you will probably
think I am crazy or testing, but am
not.
The prosperity Of a nation depends
on the efficiency Of the producers in
the nation. At their highest degree Of
! efficiency, with every producer doing
his work to the limit of his working
ability, the nation would be enjoying
the greatest material prosperity pos
sible. No nation ever has reached this
point because the efficiency of all its
producers Is never at the maximum.
Many things lower the efficiency Of
more to this than the physical condi-
ton of the producer. ANY departure
from the perfect physical condition,
lowers the efficiency of person. This
may be carried to the point where
| producer becomes a non-producer. No
matter how valuable a producer a per-
son may be, when they are sick in bed
they become non-producers. When a
person is, at his or her best, only a
partial producer, that is. unable to do
as much work as the average for that
kind of work. 1t does not take much
physical deterioration to make them
non-producers.
All non-producers are clothed, fed
and warmed at the expense Of pro-
ducers. Criminals, insane persons, the
aged, children, the crippled and de-
formed and the sick, are all non-pro-
ducers and maintained by the work of
the producers.
More bodily ills are due to what We
eat, how much we eat, and how we eat
1t, than any other one cause. All the
long train of digestive disorders from
plain "stomach-ache" to appendicitis,
all diseases of faulty cell-life in the
body, such as cancers, pyorrhoea al
veolaris, rheumatism, govt, and host
of other diseases, in fact, the great
majority OF all human diseases may
be traced to the same fundamental
starting point of: What you eat, how
much of it you eat, and how you cal
IT.
Digestion of food begins In the
mouth. For this part of digestion
to be accomplished perfectly, the fooC
must be thoroughly chewed. The fooC
can not be thoroughly chewed unless
the teeth In the mouth are in gooC
condition. and every tooth lost or dis
: eased diminishes the ability of tina
person to chew the food thoroughly
II tho food is not properly chewed. di
gestion is not perfect. II digestion 4
: not perfect, assimilation is not perfect
, If assimilation Is not perfect, the pei
: son is not in perfect health. A persol
! in imperfect health has decreased Il
; ability as a producer. A partial pre-
Queer decreases the material wealtl
of the nation. Therefore, the loss @
tooth is more than loss to the II
, dividual from whose mouth the toot
> was removed. It Is a distinct loss {
!, the nation. Which is what ! starte
d out to prove to you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12
ILLINOIS NEWS
Receiver for stoneware Co.

Springfield, March 12.-Charging
that Encouragement was threatening
to ruin the concerns business, Phillip
E. Citing of Macomb applied to the
United States district court for a re-
ceiver to look after the affairs of the
Western Stoneware company. Judge
Humphrey named Joseph Mcintosh of
Monmouth as receiver. Mcintosh quail
flied by furnishing bond for $4,000.
The company has its principal Offices
at Monmouth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12
REALTY CHANGES

Michael Fitzgerald to Margaret l..
Sanders, lot 10, block 2, NJ. Schnell' S
first addition, Rock Island, 800.
Jewett A. and Hattie E. CoIburn to
Dora E. Newton, lot II, block 7, c.
Lynde's addition, Rock Island, $780,
E. H. Stafford to Edmund L. Fuller,
lot 20, block "a, town of Silvis.
Otto Truths 10 Bertha A. and Fred
erick Kroeger, part northeast quarter
northwest quarter, section II; part
southeast quarter, southwest quarter
section 8, II. 1w, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12
MOLINE

Three Fire caIIs-Fire, breaking
out at 4 Saturday afternoon, did dam
age estimated at $500 to the resi-
dence of Leonard p Marks, 1886 TWEEN
ty-fifth avenue. Securing Roadway be-
fore discovery the flames destroyed
all the furnishings in the
house, among which was a valuable
piano. The loss is partially covered
by insurance. Sparks, escaping through
a small hole in the chimney, close to
the furnace in the basement, ignited a
pile of shingles stacked against the
wall.
An overheated gasoline pipe on one
of the presses at the Ransom Printing
company's plant, 402 Sixteenth street,
Saturday afternoon, set fire to the pa
per and then to a bunch Of rags lying
underneath the press. A hastily form
ed bucket brigade of employees extin-
guished the blaze and services OF the
fire department were not required.
A fire call was turned in at $3.50
Sunday night from the Greek grocery
store on the south side Of Second ave
nue. between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, but by prompt action
the flames were put out before damage
resulted. A pile of rags lying on the
floor had become ignited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12
Nineteen Miles a Second

without a jar. shock or disturbance, is
the awful speed of our earth through
space. We wonder at such ease of
natures movement, and so do those
who take DR.. Kings New Life Pills
No gripping, no distress. just thorough
work that brings good health and fine
feelings Twenty-Five cents at al
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12
interment taking place in Paramount
cemetery.
War On Saloons In Dixon.

Dixon, March 12.-As result OF
agitation developed since the passing
of an ordinance preventing any change
in the location of saloons, the city COM
missioners have drafted another orol-
nance that will If passed prevent build
ings owned, leased or subleased by
anyone connected with the brewing or
distilling trade from being occupied by
saloons. 1t will put half the present
saloons out Of business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-12
Woman Is III; Kills Herself.

Streator, March 12.-Mrs. w. A.
Grepm, aged 30 years, wife of a tele-
graph operator at Herman, was found
dead by her husband. She had COM
mitted suicide by shooting herself dur
ing the might while respondent from III
health.