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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
ANSWER OF TAFT Is
SOUGHT ON PRIMARY

Washington, March IA copy of
Roosevelt's letter, made public to-
day. was forwarded this morning by
Secretary Dixon to Manager McKin-
ley of the Taft campaign bureau. In
au accompanying note Dixon said:
'In view of this unqualified en-
dorsement by challenge of March 4,
for general primary test of the SEN
timent of the republican voters in
the approaching campaign, I will be
glad to know whether Taft, whose
personal representative you say you
are, similarly endorses you in refus-
ing that test"
Pierre, S. D., March 11.-A "La
Follette-Roosevelt progressive repub
lieaRn-list of delegates to the repub
lican national convention was filed
with the secretary of state today
This is to head off a proposed exclu
sive Roosevelt list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

The notice on the machine set forth 1t
was sold in the restriction that it was
to be used only with supplies made by
the patenting company.
1t was a divided court ruling, for
against this majority view, three mem
bers, Chief Justice White, Hughes and
Lamar, dissented.
White declared congress should act
to head off untold evils that would
follow today's decision. White arraign-
ed the majority opinion as breaking all
precedents, the court in the past never
having failed to stand as protector of
every household.
Department of justice officials regard
the patent decision as extremely i'm
portant in the administration of the
Sherman antitrust law, which is be
ing involved in a number of cases
where it is alleged patent rights are
being overstepped to restrain trade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
SAN SALVADOR IN WARM
WELCOME TO Mr.. KNOX

San Salvador, March 11.-Secretary
Knox received a warm welcome here
today. Foreign ministers at the head
of the reception committee met the
secretary's party on arrival at Acajut-
la. A special train conveyed Knox to
San Salvador. This morning President
Araujo received Knox at the palace.
Tonight Knox will be guest at a
state dinner. AS the launch convey
ing Knox approached the customs
house a salute of 10 guns was fired and
the national anthem played.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
Held That Taylor Plan
Makes Worker Beast
of Burden.
VICTORY FOR WORKERS
What Constitutes Reasonable
Days Labor Can Be Deter
mined by Experience.
(speclal 20 The Argus.O

Especial 10 The Argus)
Washington, March 11.-"There is no
economic necessity 20 require workmen
10 speed up to the highest point to the
injury OF their health. To place work
men in this position is to place them
IN the position OF a beast Of burden"
This is an extract from the unanimous
report filed late Saturday afternoon TO
The house by the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the Taylor and
other systems of scientific shop man
agement.
COMPLAINTS SUSTAINED.
The report sustained in every way
The attitude of Congressman l. S. Pep
per OF Muscatine. Iowa, and Clyde II.
Tavenner. The Argus Washington cor
respondent, who made the first nation
wide exposure of the other side" of
the system, and who cooperated with
the arsenal workmen to bring the in
Nestigation about.
SYSTEMATIZING UNOPPOsED.
mo man can seriously object" says
The report. "and, as a matter of fact,
no one has objected, TO any system
which so standardizes and system
Rtizes that a greater amount of produc-
ton is secured with the same expendi-
ture Of the labor.
But efficiency must not be had at
the cost of the men, women and chill
dren who labor and who should be the
primary beneficiaries OF the efficiency.
AGAINST BURDENSOME CHANGE.
ANY system of shop management
which creates a burdensome change
Through Standardization or systematiza.
ton, which is too heavy for the shop
60 bear, or which imposes burdensome
changes which are too heavy for the
workmen 10 bear, should be discon
tinued
There is a margin between the work
performed by the loafer and the maxi
mum task for a man, and in that mar
sin lies a proper days work What
constitutes a reasonable days worl
can be determined by practical expert
snce and intelligent observation.
SHOULD HAVE CONSENT.
at cannot be wholly determined by
q stop-watch or any other time-measur
ing instrument used only for a brie
period. Stop-watch time study shoulC
not be made Of workmen without thei
consent.
THE proponents OF the Taylor sys
TEN assert that the workman win b,
protected against any injustice eithe
in the amount of work required OF him
or the compensation for that work, b.
o change in the mental attitude
brought about by the introduction o
The system.
TOO VARIABLE A BASIS.
"Your committee is OF the opiniol
that the mental attitude Of the en-
ployer is too variable and unsubstaI
tial basis upon which TO rest the ms
terial welfare OF the wage worker"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
DEATHS IN A DAY

Monte Carlo, March 11.-Dr. Jose e.
P. Paz, founder and director of La
Prensa of Buenos Aires, died here of
pneumonia. He was 60 years of age.
His son Ezechiel will take up the di-
rection OF the paper.
Kewanee, ILL.,, March 11.-Judge
c. c. Wilson, pioneer attorney OF
Henry county, and chief justice OF
the supreme court of Utah from 1866
to 1870, is dead, aged S5.
Ottumwa, Iowa, March 11.-Dr. Dan
iel A. LaForce, aged 70, former mayor
OF Ottumwa, Iowa, is dead of rheuma,
tism and heart trouble. He graduated
from Keokuk medical college in 1868
He was prominent in G. A. r. circles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
Especial to The Argus.)

Chicago, March lit was
in financial circles to-
day that Chicago capital had
become largely interested in
the stock of the public utilities
at Rock Island and Moline, Ill,
and Davenport, Iowa, known
as the Tri- City Railway & Light
company, and that the control
had practically passed from
New York bankers to a western
corporation.
NSULL ONE OF HOLDERS.
Interested largely in the lat
ter are George B. Caldwell, vice
president of the Continental
Trust & Savings bank of Chi
cago; Samuel insult, president
Of the Commonwealth Edison
company of Chicago and head
of the Chicago elevated roads
Edward Russell and H. L.
Stewart, Chicago financiers
J. G.. White, William Butter
worth, Moline manufacturer,
and capitalists at Clinton,
Iowa, and Davenport.
WALSHES HAVE HAND?
1t is reported that the Walsh
brothers have secured large
holdings of the tri- city utilities
stock, and that back of them
is the Mckinley syndicate of II.
linois interurbans. The capital.
lists that have gained contro
are understood to be interested
in gas plants in Michigan anG
Illinois and various cities in In.
diana, Tennessee and Iowa, in,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
WOMAN JUDGE AT A
BOOTLEGGING TRIAL

Glenwood Springs, Col, March IL
Several men charged with bootleg
ging' in Eagle county have additional
cause for anxiety as to the outcome of
their case because they will be tried
before a woman judge, and their fates,
from all indications will rest with a
jury composed partly of women. Mrs.
l.. NJ. Tague, the only woman judge in
Colorado, will preside where boot
Logging" cases will be tried. Nearly
half the venire summoned for the pres
ent term of court, which began today,
are women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
COURT SUSTAINS
PATENT CORNERS

Washington, March 1.-THE federal
supreme court today upheld the right
of holders of patents to make license
restrictions as to the way articles they
sell may be used.
The decision is far-reaching, upholds
the right of patentees absolutely to die
tate how their patented articles may
be sold by retailers, and declares legal
an inventors monopoly in his selling
contracts.
The case involved is the alleged in
fringement in selling supplies for use
on a patented rotary mimeograph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
FREIGHTER IS SINKING
IN LAKE; CREW ESCAPE

Chicago, March 1.-THE freight
steamer Flora NJ. Hill is reported sink
ing two miles off Chicago avenue pier.
The crew of 32 is said to have reached
the two-mile crib in safety after many
narrow escapes from crevices in the
ice foes. The steamer left Kenosha
Sunday and became lodged in the ice
southwest of the crib. Pressure of ice
caused a leak.
San Diego, Cal, March 11.-Six YES
sells of fishing fleet, with crews num-
bering 10 men, have been missing two
days. They are believed to have been
lost in Saturdays gale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
SOCIALISTS SEEK SCALP
OF MAYOR OF OAKLAND

Orkland, Cal, March 11.-Resolu-
lions demanding the recall Of Mayor
llott and the entire city administra-
zion we're endorsed at a socialist meet
tng today. Among the reasons for the
recall were charges that the water
front had been turned over 10 cor
porate interests and contracts for
work on the new city hall. amounting
% S5O0.0OO, let illegally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
CROOK TRIES
TO KILL PAL

Denver. Col. March l1.-Eddie Sell
Sald. 10, son of a Brighton. Col. far
mer, enraged at the conduct OF a COM
panion in their attempted holdup OF q
saloon at Valverde, a suburb. last
night. shot his companion twice, &C
cording TO the police.
In a statement to the police Seiwald
alleged he entered the saloon with Os-
car Cook, companion, that Cook shot
down William Mcpherson. patrol
man, and A. l.. Lloyd, owner OF the sa-
loon. This maddened Seiwald and he
shot Cook and fed. Mcpherson and
Lloyd died. and Cook, age 25, miner. is
dying. Cook admitted the wounds in
his body were inflicted while he was
doing the job"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
Still Hoping for a Settle
msnt in the United
States.
DISTRESS IN ENGLAND
Much Suffering Among Poorer
Glasses Because of Closing
Down of Factories.

New York, March IA world
wide strike of coal miners is regard
ed by the coal trade as more than
likely if present negotiations now
progressing between the anthracite
and bituminous workers and their
employers in this country do not re-
suit in a settlement of working con-
ditions. With more than a million
coal miners out in Great Britain and
10000 in Germany, striking for
higher wages, severe coal shortage
in Europe is faced.
MILLS FORCED To CLOSE.
London, March II. - The coal strike
involving over million miners shows
little sign of settlement. Besides the
miners another million workers. men
and women employed in factories and
mills in all parts of the Great Britain.
are thrown out of employment be-
cause of the impossibility Of obtain
ing fuel to run machinery. Many
ocean steamers are laid up. Prices
of provisions and all necessaries of
life have gone UP to such an extent
that extreme distress exists among
| the poorer classes.
STEAMERS WITHDRAWN.
Southampton, March 1.-THE Amer
( lean liner ST. Paul and the White Star
liner Oceanic have been withdrawn
| from service as a result of the coal
strike.
MEN QUIT IN GERMANY.
Berlin, March 1.-THE coal strike
went into effect in the Westphalian
mines today when about SO per cent
of $50, 200 miners quit. Large forces
OF police are on duty everywhere
throughout the region, but only two
isolated attacks on nonunion miners
have been reported. The conflict is
quite as much of struggle between
leaders of the rival socialist and nom
socialist unions as between the mine
owners and employees.
DISPLAY OF "soLIDARITY.-
Paris, March 11.-About two
thirds of the coal miners Of France
have responded to the appeal of the
miners federation to strike for "a
hours. This action is not directed
against the mine owners, but is de-
signed to show to the government
the solidarity" of the miners, and
as warning to parliament that the
miners are not satisfied with the
wcrkingmen's old age pension law
Mexican Rebels Lose Engagement.
Mexico City, March 11.-Rebeli
lost $50 in battle near Gomez Pa.
lacio March 8, according to lis.
patch from Torreon. The federals
casualties were not reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
RIDDEN TO DAVENPORT

Invitations have been sent Presi-
dent Arthur T. Hadley OF Yale and
President A. l. Lowell Of Harvard
TO appear as Thursday Noon"
speakers at the Davenport CONNER
cial club. The invitations were for
warded to the two distinguished
educators Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
CONTROL OF TRiCTTY PUBLIC UTILITIES PASSES into new HANDS
EFFICIENCY NOT AT PRICE
OF men IS ARSENAL REPORT
The Weather
Forecast Till 2 p. NJ. Tomorrow, fol
Rock IsIand DavAnport Moline,

Forecast Till p. NJ. Tomorrow, Tor
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Snow and colder tonight with the
lowest temperature about 15 degrees.
Tuesday generally fair and colder
with easterly winds turning to
northerly winds and becoming high.
Temperature at Z a. m. %. High
est yesterday 2S, lowest last night
%.
Velocity of wind at m. s miles
per hour.
Precipitation up to Z a. m. .09 inch.
Relative humidity at p. m. Al,
at a. m. "a.
J. NJ. SHERIER,
Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
CONFIRMS RUMORs.

The foregoing will have the effect of
confirming rumors that have been
a1oat in the three cities of late, re-
ports having been prevalent from time
representatives of capitalists of the
public utility corporations in Chicago,
and other important points in Illinois,
as we'll as in Michigan, Indiana, Ten
nessee and Iowa. The significance of
the change in the control of the valu-
able tri-city properties may be found
in the consolidation of a number of
lighting corporations, principally in
Iowa, and the linking up of the tri-
cities with a vast interurban system
the Mckinley lines, known as the Illi-
nois Traction system. This corpora
ton, which now connects the main cit
les in Illinois in the southern and GEN.
trail portion of the state and owns a
bridge across the Mississippi at St.
Louis, is as near to Rock Island as OF
tawa in one direction and Peoria in an
other.
POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE.
The connecting of the Walsh inter.
ests, in control of the Rock Island
Southern, which is at our very door, as
the possible representatives of the Nc
Kinley corporation, may mean the con
tempfated building Of line from Gales
burg to Peoria, which would connect
the three cities with the Illinois Trac
ton lines to st. Louis by means of the
Rock Island Southern, while the extent
s+1 whieh Moline capital is interested il
the new tri-city utilities deal, may in
dicate that that city has fish in the
fry in the matter of interurban connec
tons. Muscatine is mentioned in the
dispatch, and the Tri-City Railwa!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
EARTHQUAKE FELT
AT NATION CAPITAL

Washington, March II. - Heavy
earth shocks lasting 25 minutes were
recorded today by seismograph at
Georgetown university. Vibrations be-
gan at 3:35 o'clock and the most vio-
lent at $40. Disturbances occurred
1000 miles from Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
BO0TBLACKS ARE TO
BUILD BRICK BLOCK

Montclair, n j.. March 11.-Joseph
and Angelo Picola, two young men
who for six years shined shoes in a
railroad station here. will this week
begin the erection of a $25,O0O brick
business block on Pine street. The
building will be paid for out of the
savings from their business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
ATTEMPT TO FIX FIGHT
is CHARGED AT FRISCO

San Francisco, March 1.-THE Call
today prints accounts Of an alleged
proposal for the fake" knockout, said
to have been made by Abe Attell TO
Harlem" Tommy Murphy last Satur-
day before their 2O-round fight. Attell
denied the accusation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
SUPREME COURT STANDS
BY 90-CENT GAS RULING

Washington, March ia decree of
the supreme court of Iowa, upholding
a e0-cent gas ordinance of Cedar Rap
ids, for the present, today was affirmed
by the United States supreme court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
IRISH HOME RULE BILL
T0BE OFFERED APRIL 9

London, March 1.-THE home rule
bill for Ireland is TO be introduced in
the commons. April or 10. Premier
Asquith made this statement in the
commons this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

company is already building an inter
urban to that city and has the rolling
stock purchased This may afford an
other angle to the deal, and who knows
but the l. & l. to Clinton may be includ-
ed since Clinton is also mentioned?
The wholesale consolidation of light
plants in a number of important Iowa
cities with those owned by the Tri-City
Railway company is supposed to be a
natural outcome of the passing of the
control of the local properties.
In any event, the development is one
in which the three cities in general,
and Rock Island in particular, must be
vitality interested. In this connection
a new field of operations for the boost
er spirit to display seems manifest.
Along with these other interurban con-
nections that seem in sight, Rock Island
ought to get its share.
WONDERFUL TRI-CITY GROWTH.
Thus, from a few Insignificant horse
car lines, the tri-city street railway
system has grown into one of the most
important in the west. When c. B.
Holmes came here from Chicago a
quarter of century ago, and consoli-
dated the horse car lines of the three
cities, connecting them with the bridge
line, the franchise for which was gain
ed after a fight, there was not very
much to buy But he bought what
there was, hooked them together, sent
D. H. Louderback here and installed
electricity and put on rapid transit.
Then the value of the properties devel
oped.
CHANGES IN CONTROL.
Eventually tri-city capital came into
possession of the consolidated inter
ests and succeeded in building up the
properties until, few years ago, they
went into the control of New Yorl
bankers at a handsome price. This
included the Walsh interests in Daven
port, the light and power plants of tht
three cities, and the Moline. East Mo
line & Watertown electric railroad.
Since then the eastern capitalist
have gone along improving the proper
ties, and spending large sums of mon
ey annually In their development. ]. F
Porter of Davenport being the direct
ing head of the joint enterprises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

from noon today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets 500, rises GIG; moon rises
2:15 a. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
MAIN Rail WAY AND LIGHT HOLDINGS
PASS FROM EASTERN BANKERS TO WEST
Chicago and Three Cities Well Capital in Several States Interested
Ownership Significance Of Change May be Shown
Interurban Consolidation

cluding Muscatine in the latter
state.
The plants will, it is under
stood, continue to be operated
from Davenport, with j. F. Por-
ter as the president of the tri-
city corporations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-08-09
De TEGlVES BAG
ALLEGED | YNCHERs
Arrests Made in Christmas
Morning Outrage.
lNsIIeA1ED BY GOVERNOR.
Christmas Day Plot In Brooklyn, Anne
Arundel County, unraveled BY
Novel Articles Used BY Train
ed Investigators.

Al startling climax to six months
search for the ringleaders Of the
Christmas morning lynching. at
Brooklyn, Anne Arundel county. made
by Burns detectives, directed by Gov
ernor Goldsborough, came Monday af-
ternoon.
Four men were arrested and locked
up at the Northwestern Police Station,
charged with the murder of King john
son, negro, who was lynched for
shooting and killing Frederick
Schwab, white, at Fairfield. the night
before Christmas.
Those arrested are:
Frank Schwab, 81 years old, of
Masonville, brother of the man MUIR
dered by Johnson.
Thomas j. Gleason. % years old.
brother-in-1aw Of Schwab, S03 South
Duncan street.
John Gleason, 80 years old, brother
in-law of schwab, 303 South Duncan
street
Howard Herring, q negro, of Fair
field.
Others are believed to be implicated
in the lynching. 1t is said that among
them are one or more police officials
OF Anne Arundel county, besides at
least one of the men who served on
the Jury of inquest into the cause of
Johnson's death and who aided IN
bringing in the verdict that he had
been shot "by persons unknown to the
jury. The foreman Of the jury was
Joseph w. Marshall, Of Brooklyn.
The search for the men implicated
In the lynching was surrounded with
the deepest secrecy.
Not until the four were actually I'M
der arrest did they know that they
were under suspicion. Even the Bal
timore police did not know what was
going on under their noses. The po-
lice of Anne Arundel did not have an
inkling Of the investigation that had
been going on ever since February
and the arrests in connection with the
affair created a tremendous surprise.
I Incidentally the telegraphoph q
new instrument modelled after the
3dictagraph, by which it is possible
also to cut into telephone wires at
will and listen to the words of those
suspected, was used by the Burns
operatives for the second time.
Such a move had been totally I'M
expected 1t was the first time that
the Burns detectives had ever been
employed by Governor of Maryland
to ferret out crime. 1t upsets all
precedents in lynching cases in this
State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-08-09

statue is about two inches in length
and is made OF equal parts of gold
silver and copper, and is of exquisite
workmanship.
Another image recovered to which
attaches especial interest Is the figure
Of a man-god, the physical character
Istics of which coincide with those oil
the mummied bodies. 1t also bears a
marked resemblance to the Egypt ans.
The curved nose. running straight
from the forehead eyes and thick
lips, are closely Hike the sculptured
heads which have been recovered Of
Tahutmes H., Princess Nefert and
of early Egyptian kings in limestone
at Karaak
These images, together with the
methods of embalming, the art OBJ.
jects and household and industrial
implements, it is believed. give strong
grounds for concluding that the civilI-
zation Of the Egyptians OF the historic
period and the ancient Peruvians came
from the same source, or that the
Egyptians got their civilization from
the Peruvians.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-08-09
CULTIVATION OF PEACH TREE
Thorough, Culture Kills Weeds and
Forms Mulch Conserving Much
OF the Soil Moisture.

It is very essential to take the very.
best possible care of the young trees.
They should be kept thrifty and
healthy, and all. the necessary care
given them to conserve the moisture
and plant food in the soil.
Early in the spring, as soon as the
soil will permit, it should be stirred
six to eight inches deep: thus If the
trees have been planted as deeply as
they should, blowing this depth will
cause them to produce a deep root
system which will not be injured as
quickly by freezing or drought. After
this blowing the fertilizer should be
applied and worked with disk har-
row or cultivator.
Frequent CIVILIZATIONS should be
given with the cultivator or disk har-
row, running deep enough to form q
good soil mulch and prevent subse-
Quent baking or crusting of the sur
face and prevent loss OF soil moisture
by evaporation. Thorough culture
kills all the weeds, which are a con-
slant drain on the soil moisture and
plant food and also assists In de-
composing and liberating any plant
food which may have been turned I'M
der.