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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-08
CARDS ACCEPTED
BY ARSENAL men
Colonel Burr Introduces New
System This Afternoon
Without Opposition.
ONLY A FEW GIVEN OUT
Head Officer of Machinists An.
nOunces That Instructions Are
Not TO Strike.

The much discussed fob or time cards
which have been causing the trouble Mt
Rock Island arsenal were introduced
this afternoon. They were handed out
TO several of the mnchinists and Others,
md were accepted without objection on
the part OF the men. Only few of
ihem were given out, hut more are 10
follow shortly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-08

Said Colonel G. w. Burr, command
ant at Rock Island arsenal, this after
noon 20 a representative Of The Ar
gus, Eyes. the new cards were intro.
duced this afternoon. small number
OF them being given out to various of
the men. There was no demonstration
and no trouble accompanying their APP
pearance. My belief in the foresight
edness and observation-disclosures OF my
employees seems justified by their &C.
ton today. I had felt sure all the time
that once they knew just what the
cards were for, they could not object
% them
NACIIINISTS ACCEPT CARDS.
One Of the national officers Of the
machinists' union called upon Colonel
Burr this morning, and after a confer.
enCe with him. announced that tele
graphic instructions had been received
from the machinists' internationa
headquarters directing the men to re
ceiye the Job cards without demonstra
ton.
Similar action is expected by Colo
mel Burr on the part of other interna
tional bodies.
LEADERS UNIFORMED.
Labor leaders were uniformed thii
afternoon at press time regarding TIT
introduction OF the cards. They aver
red that their position had not changed
any and that a general strike woult
follow the introduction Of the Taylo
system OF anything that savors of 1t.
They have been prepared for Ii
crisis and are waiting for the interna
tional officers 10 arrive and direct then
at the proper time. These men are e2
pected 10 arrive before Saturday, an
there is TO be a conference on the
day. The metal polishers held a NEE
ing last night and some of them repor
cd that word had gone the rounds c
some of the men that the card syster
would be installed Monday at the al
senal. In that event. the internations
officers will be asked for permission t
strike. No drastic action win be take
by the men without first securing tn
consent Of the international bodies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-08

house to merchants at Enfield, ILL.,,
and Mill Shoals. ILL.,, were stolen Last
Saturday night.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04

and mystery Of human life. They are
shallow and superficial. selfish and
biased. shortsighted and ignorant.
" . Mourn and weep in the time
of disillusion and disappointment.
"Speak well of you" These words
We're addressed especially to the disci-
plies, lest they should he tempted to
seek popularity at the cost OF princi-
pie. Not a few have lost their spiritual
power by efforts TO trim the conscience.
their own and that Of others.
Luke xvi. 19-31.-Dives and Lazarus.
The purpose of this parable was not
to illustrate the compensations in life.
but to emphasize the necessity OF tax
ing advantage Of the opportunities Of
life. y "a certain rich man."
The type was common in Palestine. He
enjoyed all conceivable comforts that
money could obtain. "A certain beg
gar" This type OF humanity was no
less common. The distress and discom-
fort of his condition were pitiable to a
degree. In a country where no hos
pitfalls existed and where medicine was
at best only an apology we can realize
how dreadful must have been the af-
hictions of the sick. "Abraham's
BOSOM" The figure was suggested by
the custom of reclining ON ones elbow
and leaning on the bosom of the per-
son to the left John xiii. POI. From a
place OF o%bscurity and pain OH earth
ha was fr1nGlafn6 tn "A nnGitfAn ~
honor and privilege at the feast of
paradise. The rich man also died"
He met with the fate common to the
human race. whatever the station in
life. ''In helIi-"hades." Torment
ed in this fame" This is a strong ex-
preston for the pain and anguish that
were torturing the man who had been
living for himself when on earth.
Moses and the prophets" The two
parts of the Hebrew Bible contained
sufficient guidance for those who de-
sired to regulate their lives Alright 10y
Its teaching. If the present opportunl-
ties are not awaited of there will be
little use Of providing greater benefits.
The rich man was not q violent Of
fender. He was selfish and Indifferent
and did not realize that he had respon-
sibilitles toward others. At his very
door there were occasions to exhibit
benevolence. but he turned away from
them. When it was too late he la
mented lost opportunities, but regrets
were now VI no avail lis Al
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
Sunday School Lesson For May 5


Golden Text.-A mans life consistent
not in the abundance of things which
he possesseth.-Luke xii, 10.
Luke vi, 20-23.-Possessors of bless
edness.
Luke places before the reader two
ideals of life. They are opposed TO
each other and appeal to W different
classes Of people. He leaves us to in
fer which Is the better of the two
ideals. "Ye poor" must be taken
literally. 1t refers to those who have
little of this worlds goods. Jesus did
not mean to say that penury is a de-
sirabIe thing for its own sake and that
those who live in poverty are better OF
spiritually than those who enjoy rich
es. The thought he desired to empha-
size was that in spite of poverty they
could enjoy the kingdom of God. I'VE
shall be filed" The testimony of the
psalmist is worth considering: II haye
been young and now I'M old. yet have
| not seen the righteous forsaken por
his sect begging bread (~xxxvii. POI.
Compare also Phil. IN. 10. "Ye that
weep now" The reference is to Chris
tian mourners. The causes Of their
sorrow will not necessarily be remov-
ed. but grace will be given them to
bear it, just as Paul received strength
to endure the thorn in the flesh I'll Cor.
xii, 40. Laugh" because comfort
ed. Hate you" Persecution has been
one of the inevitable penalties visited
upon the faithful followers of Jesus.
$50 Rejoice We in that day" The
first epistle of Peter is an exposition
of the service of suffering for Christ.
Compare Ii. 20-26; iii, 1918; iv, 1910.
Luke vi. 2426.-Heirs of misery.
These words are not a denunciation,
but an a~nnunciation. Just as the first
section was an encouragement. this is
a warning. The class of people here
mentioned need counsel just as much
as the others. "Rich" was practically
synonymous with goddess in the days
of Jesus. They were the ~oppressors OF
the poor and were tempted to md
consolation in their wealth luke
xii. lg). But there were noble excep-
tons. like Nicodemus. and Joseph OF
A~rimafhea. = "You that are full
those who are self satisfied, who have
reached n state in life beyond which
they do not care to advance. who are
opposed to improvement and extension.
who have neither vision nor faith.
Laugh" In the spirit Of the cynic.
who does not understand the marvel
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04

for good posts is proving that cataipa
as a farm crop is a big payer.
1t is doubtful If any other known
wood will last as long in the ground
for ~fenceposrs. telephone poles or rail-
road ties. Many farms III Indiana.
where catalpa speciosa is native. are
fenced with catalpa posts which have
outlived the men who set them II
are yet in good condition. Catalpa
eroSsties in railroad beds have lasted
thirty-fve years so far and are still in
use.
In st. Louis during the worlds fair
furniture made of catalpa was shown.
1t was as solid and fine looking as any
ever made from any wood. A section
of a railway passenger coach. seats
and all. also made Of catalpa, was in
the same exhibit.
No other known wood has lasted
twice as long set in the ground as il
took to grow the wood in the first
place.
Catalpa would undoubtedly have a
wider acquaintance except for the lim-
tied amount of it that has been found
native in the country. 1t grows pure
only from pure seed. and that is hard
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
With the Short Story Writers
A Case OF Brazen Audacity
By CHARLES B. LEWIS

When the trial in the higher eourt
came on the crew OF the freight train
and the station agent were put ON the
stand. Each set our to be positive. but
each ended by doubling. The testi-
mony OF the station agent was u far
sample:
Mr.. Jones. you were acquainted with
Henry Day:'
"Ies. sir"
What sort Of nose had hep
Nose! Why. straight nose. sir"
"Sure of thisT'
Yes. sir"
That viii do"
The prisoner In the box hada Roman
nose. DID Day have that sort OF nosef
One half the village said yes. the other
half no. The Widow Martin was deter
mined to he positive this time. She not
only believed in what she was going 10
swea 20. but a hundred different peo~
pie had encouraged her In her convlc-
ton. This was the way she came to
grief:
You think 1t was about midnight
when you awoke:"
YES. sir"
We'll. what did you see e.
Il saw the prisoner ut the foot OF
the bed and called OUT
Did you know who II was before
you heard his voice?'
"No. sir"
We'll. what did he sayY"
He said. 4 want that money or III
murder you"
you were greatly frightened?"
YES, SIR
And yet. frightened as you were.
you recognized his voice.
"Yes. sir"
well, let us see IL there In any sim
ilarity. Prisoner. you will call out the
words used by the man In the bed
room"
The prisoner complied. seeming to
put himself in the others place. and
his words Knocked the bottom out OF
the prosecution. The Widow Martin
seemed stupefied as she looked at
him.
$50 you swear that this is the voice
you heard In your bedroom. do your
asked the lawyer.
II can't say"
or the two men who had been posi-
tive at the preliminary examination
m backed square down, while the
other was full Of doubts. When the
case was closed and the jury went
out eight We're doubtful and the other
four not very positive. and the result
was a verdict OF mot guilty" Bailey
remained In town for "a couple OF
weeks, meeting everybody as a stran-
ger and wandering around to see the
sights. and then went quietly away, to
be seen 10 more. Was be Bailey or
Day?
l have told you how they failed
to prove he was anybody but Bailey.
and yet he was Day. Years afterward
| interviewed him I'm a South Carolina
Jail for two days before he was to be
tried for burglary, and he acknowi-
edged his identity.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
Sun sDo.s and Wheat Rust

DIR. c. Stuart eager of the Brook
Ign botanic garden calls attention
in Science to the discovery by G. n.
Sahasrabudhe Of the College OF Agri-
culture at Poona. India. that the dis
ease OF wheat rust closely follows tbs
changes ia sun spots. The pest Is
least severe when the sun spot area Is
smallest. and the rust recurs in cycles
of eleven years at the season Of the
greatest solar outbursts. The rust
fungus, Of course. hourishes best in
damp and muggy weather.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
USING MAIL ORDER MONEY
FOR TOWN IMPROVEMENT.
Formerly Sent Abroad, Now Kept at
Home Increasing Business For
Local Merchant

There is a hustling and progressive
little town In the middle west that Is
quickly growing into a city, but the
story Of the beginning of its boom Is
known to few people. 1t started q
day when a resident Of the town was
discussing local matters with the sta
ton master while waiting for his train.
81 understand" he remarked. that
Jones, the dry good merchant, is not
doing business enough to pay for the
oats his horses eat and that Brown,
the hardware dealer, is also on the
verge of failure"
Eyes, it's a fact" replied the station
master. Too bad, isn't itY'
"Well in a way it is. of course, but
II must be their own fault. A%ntiquat-
ed business methods are probably the
cause of It,"
That's where you make a big mis-
take promptly returned the station
master. Il happen to know Brown
and Jones very well, and / tell you
they are a couple Of mighty up to date
business men. Would you care to
know the real facts in the case?"
"Well, I'm not particularly interested
in these fellows and their affairs" was
the reply, but
That's just it," broke in the station
master.
"Why, how do you meanf"
81 mean that instead of sending to
the mail order houses or picking up In
the city anything you need in the hard
ware, clothing or dry goods line 1t is
your duty to give the home merchants
q chance for that trade. OF course you
are not expected to pay a dollar for
anything you can get out of town for
so or % cents, but you'll find in the
long run hat you raj do as well il
not better here at home. and just think
what it means to the local merchant.
II don't know about that" replied
the other.
well. I'll give you a little proof OF
it," went on the station master. II
happened to be talking TO Brown. the
hardware merchant. the other day
when your boy came along on n new
bicycle. and we stopped him and look
ed the machine over"
II got the wheel through n mail or
der house for $780, said the resi-
dent proudly.
"Yes, that's what the boy told us.
and after he had gone Browne took me
into his store and showed me identi-
cally the same wheel for S15."
"You don't tell me-. Well, why
doesn't he advertise that he has such
bargains?'
simply because the people here.
who patronize the mail order houses
almost exclusively. don't give him your
trade. and consequently he hasn't the
money to do it."
well. there's a good deal of sound
sense in what you say" said the resi-
dent after a little thought. IN bring
this matter up at the club tonight~and
see what the others think of it,"
A few months later the merchants in
that town were doing more business
than they had in years. and it wasn't
long before improvements in other di-
rections were coming thick and fast.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
DID YOU EVER THINK OF
GROWING A CROP OF WOOD?
II Not Think Of II Now and Consider
the catalpa as a Paying Invest
msnt on a Five Acre Lot.

A subscriber writes to the Kansas
Farmer that he desires to plant some
fast growing timber that will make
durable posts. He asks IL catalpa spe-
ciosa. the genuine kind, is such a wood
and states that il it is he will plant 1t
extensively.
Some farmers in Kansas have piant-
ed their fields TO catalpa and are de-
pending on the timber to make them
money And every grove so planted
of sufficient age -four and five years
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04

Woman suffrage advocates in New
York are again in the fore front this
week. Represented in their spring
parade by the Woman's Political I'M
lon, the College Equal Suffrage league.
the Trades Union league. the Wage
Farmers league and the Socialists
suffrage group. the women who aspire
to vote believe that the demonstration
will impress lawmakers at Albany.
The parade arrangements included the
appearance of a brigade of colored
women from the Twenty-hrst assembly
district.
An unusual sight will be afforded
New Workers on Tuesday, when an
other suffrage parade-in Fifth ave-
nue-will be headed by a squad OF
feminine cavalry fifty strong, to the
accompaniment of drums and music
and cheers.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
Timely Agricultural Topics

to GET. 1t grows in peculiar pods
which makes IL hard to get out n
man TO make wages in gathering the
seed has to sell the seed for $l.9o :"
So a pound. But with the start made
and the big groves in recent years
planted seed will be more plentiful III
a few years.
The picture shows hardy catalpa
nlanted for ornamentation and living
fenceposts in Franklin county. ..
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04

VARIOUS FARM RECIPES.

Potato Scab Prevention.-Soak |
the uncut seed two hours in a So /,
luton of formalin. one pint 10 i,
thirty gallons of water.
Dat Smut.-Put the seed In a
heap ON barn floor and sprinkle
with one pint formalin in fifty
gallons water. Use rs many gal
Ions of solution as there are
bushels of grain to treat. Shovel
the grain over while sprinkling.
then cover the pile with heavy
blankets and leave overnight.
Bean Weevils.-Put the beans
In a tight bin or vessel. On the
top set a dish containing a small
quantity bisulphide Of carbon.
Cover and leave several hours.
The fumes are heavier than air
and sink down. penetrating the
beans and killing all breathing
insects. The bisulphide fumes are
very inflammable. so do not
bring a light near them.
Bordeaux Mixture. Copper
sulphate. FIVE pounds: lime. five
pounds: water. fifty gallons. Put
the copper sulphate in a bag and
suspend In o vessel OF water I'M
iii dissolved: add the slaked lime
in a creamy solution and then
water to make fifty gallons.
This is standard strength for
work on dormant trees. For use
on foliage il must be diluted ac-
cording TO sensitiyeness of the
plants. II desired strong. stock
solutions" of the copper and lime
may be made to he mixed and
watered as needed.-Rural New
Yorker.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
ATHLETICS IN

Steps have been taken for the intro
duction Of athletics on American lines
into the leading German universities.
Serious comprehensive efforts will be
made to %popularize field, track n
aquatic athletics by of intercol-
legiate competitions. The movement
has the cordial support Of the emperor
and the crown prince.
Representatives of fourteen UNIVERSE
ties, ten technical colleges. two vet
Urinary schools. the Royal Agricultural
college and two mining academies met
recently and agreed to exhaust all
means at their command to arouse the
enthusiasm of the German students
for the new idea. The meeting re-
solved to organize at regular intervals
intercollegiate competitions to be called
German university Olympias." The
first meeting will be held, it is planned,
in Leipzig in 1913.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04

states, and in 1908 he was a candidate
for governor of Illinois. He had re-
moved to Chicago in 1908.
When Colonel Lewis was after an
elective position in the northwest he
was famous for his pink whiskers,"
of which he had a roseate and flaming
abundance. One day an acquaintance
dropped into Il hotel and asked the
clerk:
Isn't that Jim Ham Lewis over there
reading hat newspaper"
"No,' replied the clerk: that's a fell
low who looks so like him that Lewis
opponents have hired him to sit around
In hotel Hobbies and create the impress
sion that he is Lewis"
Lewis coined the expression. of you
can't praise me in the newspapers.
please roast me, but " leave my
name out altogether"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
H-NIIE postmaster at Clayton ut the
time | write Of and for two
years previously was n single

time | write Of aud for two
years previously was n single
man, thirty-fye years old.
named Henry Day. He made his home
with a widow named Martin, who had
three children. As postmaster lie was
known to every man. woman and child
for five miles around. and you would
say that his identity could be proved
above any other mans. One morning
Day was missing. and within IN hour
the widow startled the community by
charging him with attempted assault
and robbery. Her statement WAS 10
the effect that She had been awakened
about midnight and found him In her
room. She had that day received $1,000
in cash, and he demanded the money.
When she cried out he struck her with
a club, and during the few minutes
she was unconscious he secured the
money and fed.
Did any one doubt her story? Was
there the slightest reason to suspect
she could be mistaken? She had seen
him and heard his voice. So also had
Frank and Hattie as he left the house.
He had taken a freight train which
passed the station AT ! o'clock a. m.
and the station agent had even spoken
to him. AS he was the only passen-
ger. the conductor and two brakemen
could fully identify him. Was there
ever a palmer case?
1t was three weeks before Mr.. Day
was overhauled and brought back for
trial. He calmly denied that he was
Henry Day. He denied that he had
ever been in Clayton. Indeed he was
so cool and nervy that the officers. who
knew him as well as they knew their
W children. began to doubt IL he
were really the man before they start
ed back.
The prisoner declared the officers mis-
taken, but made no objection to return
ing with them. There were 800 peopie
at the depot to see him. Every one
recognized him as Henry Day. Next
day he was arraigned before a Justice
OF the peace under that name. He de-
MED It and gave his name as James
Bailey. His plea was mot guilty."
and he had tbs best lawyers in the
county. The doubt which the officers
brought back with them now began 10
bear fruit. When Mrs. Martin took
the stand she positively identified the
prisoner as Day. On cross examination
she began to waver. One of her hill
dren swore positively; another Thought
So" A clerk in the postoffice was mt
on the stand to Identify the prisoner.
He was positive at first. but ended nv
doubling. Only two young persons ont
OF thirty called to the stand were posi-
tive. The defense claimed a case NJ
mistaken identity. The prisoner do
ciared his name to be James Bailey
and thai he was born of American mar.
ents In Switzerland. He had come 70
the United States as a tourist ana had
MY been in the country two weeks
when arrested. lie had about $1,000 In
money, some OF which was English
gold.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
STATE

This is the season of state conven-
tions. Those of recent date are as fol-
lows: The so called lilly white" wing
Of the Republican party in South Car
DINA, at Columbia, opening May 4;
the Delaware Republican state V
ton to select national convention dele
gates at Dover the same date. the Ne
vada Republican state convention at
FalIon and the Washington Democrat
ic convention at Walla Walla. May 6.
and the Pennsylvania Democratic state
convention at Harrisburg, May Z.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
Remedy For a Kicking Cow.

Put a halter on the COW with sufi-
cient rope to pass over a beam or pole
overhead. Draw the cows head mp
pretty snug. which will hollow the
backbone. In that shape she finds II
very difficult to lift her hind feet. n
she has no idea what 1t is that stops
her kicking. ms she does if her legs are
tied.-Hoard's Dairyman.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
HlLPREcHT TEXTS

One of the most interesting and i'm
portant scientific missions undertaken
in a long time was that jntrusted TO
Professor stephen Langdon. who holds
the chair of Assyriology to Jesus col
lege of oxford and who has the distinc-
tien of being the only American ever
called to an Oxford chair. He left
London for Constantinople In an at
tempt to translate the Nippur religious
texts discovered by Professor Hill
precht. which belong to the University
of Pennsylvania.
Professor Langdon went at the re-
quest of the leading scholars of Europe
and ut the special invitation of the
Turkish government. The texts only
nominally belong to the University of
Pennsylvania. The Turkish government
has the first call on them.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-04
THE souTH's VETERANS

The United Confederate Veterans
hold their annual reunion at Macon,
Ca. May Z. s, o under orders issued
by Lieutenant General C. Irvine Wal
ker, commander. The United Sons OF
Veterans also hold their annual con-
vention at Macon. the dates being
May Z. s and 8. The sons propose to
place the war records of all Confed-
crate veterans now living in the or
~ganization's headquarters at Memphis.
Incidentally the sons are collecting
data intended for a new history of the
south's part in the civil a