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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
WITNESS SCHOOL
IN PACKER CASE?

Chicago, Feb. ia special fed
eral grand jury was empaneled and
sworn before Federal District Judge
Lands today. II was said the jury
would investigate whether counsel
for the meat packers, now on trial
before Judge Carpenter. or any one
on their behalf, or in the interest OF
the defendants, had conducted q
school for witnesses"
The theory on which the investiga-
tion is said to be based is that wit
ncsses, most of whom are present
employees OF the packing companies
had been questioned relative to the
testimony TO be given by them wher
they we're called to the stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
S0UTHERNER WALKS TO
GALLONS WITH A SMILE

Mobile. Ala, Feb. 19.-J. Lawrence
Odom, convicted of the murder OF
three persons, was hanged today. He re-
fused the ministrstions OF a clergyman
who labored with him all night aud
those OF his own son. Catholic priest
When asked to say his last prayer.
Odom requested that his five-year-old
daughter Hazel be brought to him TO
remove the black cap. He mounted
the gallows and laughingly asked to
See his wife. Odom was wealthy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19

The statement was issued, Johnson
said, with Roosevelt's knowledge,
but not necessarily with his sanction.
FIVE TO ONE.
Johnson, in his statement, said:
To-day there is not a hamlet or city
in this country where, upon a ballot,
legitimately taken, the people
wouldn't by five to one prefer him
(Roosevelt) to his principal oppo-
nents. Four years ago Roosevelt
turned over to his successor the re.
publican party at the high tide oi
success, and entrenched in the con
fidence of all.
PARTY AT Low EBB.
To-day with the record of the pas
three years, the republican party ii
at its ebb. With confidence in il
sadly shaken, with but rare excep
tions, it is only where progressive
ism has been victorious that the stat,
government is republican, and Il
continue with a leader whose thre,
years have wrought such disaster cal
mean only political suicide"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Minority Of Senate Com.
mittse Says Inquiry
Proved Corruption.
VOTES OPENLY BOUGHT
Approval of Election Would Ad-
nit to World Seats Are for
Sale to Highest Bidder.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-Senator
Isaac Stephenson Of Wisconsin is not
entitled to his seat in the opinion Of
five members OF the senate commit
tee on elections. who filed a minority
report with the senate today. The
minority report is signed by Senators
Kenyon, Clapp and Jones. republi-
cans and Lea and Kern, democrats.
PAID TO BE AT POLLS.
It contends enough evidence was
Rdduced by the inquiry to warrant
the senate declaring Stephenson
seat vacant. The report sets forth
the evidence showed conclusively
that voters were paid TO be at the
polls; that extravagant sums for "en-
tertainment" we're expended; that
records and papers concerning the
campaign we're shifted from one
place TO another and the Original
records destroyed.
FACTS ARE ADMITTED.
"All this is admitted, says the re
port. "and we feel that We have the
right to assume from these admitted
ods and practices were used in con
nection with said primary election
To hold otherwise is TO establish ;
precedent that would authorize ex
penditures OF hundreds Of thousand
OF dollars TO debauch the electoral,
in order TO secure a seat in this body
SOLD As MEBCLLAAI4ISE. -
ITO do this is TO notify the worlt
we are careless as to whether or no
seats in this bady are TO be bough
and sold as so much merchandise L
the man with the largest purse"
HAS NO JURISDICTION.
The supreme court today decline
to annul as unconstitutional tn
Initiative and referendum method {
legislation in states. II decided
has no Jurisdiction over the form {
government in states, that being
political question for congress. Ex,
cution on the gallows annuls erin
ilAt lhhui hlANt pbANltSs oNNOiA
ing TO the decision of the suprem
court today.
TAX LAW CONSTITUTIONAL.
The Minnesota gross revenue Ia
law, as applied 20 express companie
was today held constitutional by tn
supreme court OF the United State
The state will be able to recover a
proximately 100000 in taxes from e
press companies as a result.
OTHER DECISIONS.
The supreme court today held u
constitutional the Oklahoma gro
revenue law OF 1910. applicable
public service corporations, 9th
than railroads. The law is regard'
as an essential unit OF Oklahon
system OF taxation.
The Colorado statute levying ,
annual state corporation license q
on the capital stock OF foreign CO
porations doing business within 4
state was held invalid by the suprer
court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
LAW RENEE WOMEN GUARDS
DEFY POLICE IN STRIKE

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. ia dozen
Polish women operatives, who were
engaged in picketing in the great tex
tile strike. today defied the police and
militia to diperse them. Not until
squad of 80 policemen and a small
detachment Of infantry were sent to
the scene did the women disperse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Joe KeteheI Is Dying.

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Joe Ketchel, g
Chicago pugilist, is reported to be
dying as a result of engaging in a
boxing exhibition with Billy" Wal
ters at the naval training station in
North Chicago, a suburb, yesterday
Ketchel collapsed in the fifth round
Physicians say Ketchel cannot live
He is suffering from hemorrhages Of
the brain and his right side is para.
lyzed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
TAFT ACCEPTS BID TO
CHICAGO NEXT MONTH

Washington. Feb. 19.-President
Taft today decided to accept an invi-
tation 20 attend a banquet Of the
Swedish-American Republican society
Of Chicago March 9, extended more
than q year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Governor Of California in
a Switch From the La
Toilette Camp.
SEES 7. R. As NOMINEE
Political Suicide for Party to
Select Taft, He Says in
Statement.

New York, Feb. 19.-Governor
Johnson of California, heretofore a
supporter of La Toilette, issued a
formal statement here today saying
in his opinion Roosevelt should be
next republican presidential nominee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Company A inspection.

Capt. E. H. Dunavin of Company
A. |. n. G. has received orders regard
ing the annual inspection OF his COM
mand. March 10, Colonel l. D. Green
of Chicago will examine the company
under orders from the adjutant of the
state and in April. most probably Ap-
ril IL. regular army officer will con
duct the annual federal inspection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
SEE PERIL TO GIRL OF Ia
BECOMING WAGE GARNER


short skirt and wide plume, the
childish eyes and competent manner,
has been put under the sociological
microscope. The result is embodied
in the recently published report of
joint committee from three Chicago
women's clubs.
The object of the committees in
vestigation was to ascertain what be-
comes of the unframed girl who
leaves school at IA with the inten-
tion of going to work. The result
as a long report on the things
which do happen or are apt to hap
pen to the unframed feminine child.
Condensed the report finds:
That of the 5000 women Chica-
go's levee district claims each year,
large proportion are unframed
children who leave school at IA,
That such children are a public
menace and should be the wards of
the public.
Attention was called to the report
yesterday by Miss Imogen S. Pierce
in an announcement of an entertain
ment which is to be given tomorrow
night at the Francis Parker hall for
the benefit OF the Vocational School
! for Girls. For the committee, which
represents the Chicago Woman 6
club, the Woman's City club and the
Association of College Alumnae
found a vocational school is one OF
the most essential processes in the
regeneration of the unframed girl
The other is an employment bureau
munerative work when they leave
school.
"Of the 5000 women and girls
who are said to fall into vice each
year." says the report, "a .laIge, nun:
Der are young girls who have become
despairing and hopeless in hunting
for work or have been led astraI
when idle by the gayety and glamol
of the streets and dance halls.
THE work of caring for these girl
by securing them proper vocationa
employment or making it possible
, for them to return to school or t,
combine school and work is proven
tive rather than remedial. 1t is t,
prevent girls from going astray.
"The compulsory education law o
= Illinois requires that all children be
p tween the ages of and IA year
= shall be in school. 1t further re
: qUires that all children between tn
ages OF IA and 6 shall be either /
school or at work. There are, how
ever, no adequate means for enforC
ing the last named provision, wit
, the result that of the large numbe
OF children in Chicago (more tha
5000 in 1910) who leave school g
IA to go to work one-half are entire
IL idle, that is, neither at work nc
in school.
"It is most difficult for them to q
job of any kind, since an increai
ingly large number of employers n
fuse to take children under 16, an
i, even when work is obtained it
likely to be temporary, or of an III
skilled nature from which no trail
ing is to be had.
None of us realize the difficulti,
and dangers which the child is o.
liged to go through in seeking II
: work. These are, of course, moi
9 formidable in the case OF the 81
than in that of the boy.
This is a period in the lives I
them all when they most need dire
: ton. The school has taken its hant
of, and the young people, sons al
daughters OF the poorest and lea
= trained citizens, cannot depend upC
their parents for counsel. Eager al
= = bewildered. they become the prey
unscrupulous employment agenci
or still worse persons"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
suIIdina coIIapses; one Dead.

Pittsburgh, Feb. 19.-Spang Chal-
fant & Co.'S three-story concrete steel
ofice building. near completion. col
lapsed today. One workman was kill
ed. Four others were seriously in
jured-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19

only in this state but in several ad-
joining commonwealths. The gener-
al decided to make this disposition of
most of his fortune, rather than
leave it to his children, all of whom
he adequately provided for in ad-
vance.
Is BEST PHILANTHROPY.
Dwelling on the benefits to be de-
rived from good roads, Dupont says:
'I believe good roads do more good
than Libraries and hospitals, and, in
fact, any of the usual forms of phi
lanthropy."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
oefauItins Trustee a Suicide.

Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. 19.-Har-
old Vegos who defaulted as trustee
of township in Clay county and re-
Gently was dismissed as an insurance
solicitor in this city. committed sui
eide yesterday with poison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
3 NEGROES SHOT
DEAD IN A COURT

ShelbyyiIle, Tenn, Feb. 19.-Three
negroes were shot dead IL the county
court room here this afternoon Thsy
were charged with the murder OF Rail
road Detective Everson several days
ago. AS the evidence piled up the an
ger of the spectators famed out. ST.
multaneously the negroes fell az hail
Of bullets rained on them from all
parts Of the court room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
PARTY AT Low EBB.
YUAN NOTIFIES POWERS
HE is NOW PRESIDENT

Peking, Feb. 19.-Yuan has prepared
notification of the powers of his
election as president of the Chinese re-
public and at the same time request
ed their recognition of the republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
shusters Father III.

Washington, Feb. 19.-William II.
Shuster, father of w. Morgan Shuster.
former treasurer general Of Persia, is
seriously i'll here. The son, with his
family, Is en- route from Persia, due
in New York about next Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Ere Lieutenant Killed

St Paul, Mimi, Feb. 19.-The Grand
opera house burned early today. Fire
Lieutenant Thorn was killed and
pipeman was seriously injured. The
loss Is $10O,0O0
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Several States Are to
Benefit by Bequests of
MuItimiIIionaire.
CHILDREN HAVE PLENTY
Delaware Citizen Holds I'm.
proved Highways Do More
Good Than Libraries.

Wilmington, Del, Feb. 19.-Gen-
eral T. Coleman Dupont is so well
pleased with his plans for s2,00O,-
900 boulevard he has decided to
leave practically his entire fortune
to be used in building good roads not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Cornell skaters Drown.

Ithaca, N. Y, Feb. 19.-Pary A. Con-
verse, 20 years old, Of Buffalo and
Charles w. Getman, 22, of Richfeld
Springs, N. Y, were drowned this aft
ernoon on Cayuga lake while skating.
They were Cornell students of the
civil engineering class of '13. The
bodies have not been found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
QUITS PULPIT TO
RAISE CHICKENS

Great harrington, Mass, Feb. 1s-
Unable 10 make a satisfactory living
in the pulpit, Rev. Hiram Spencer re-
signed as pastor of the Congregational
church here TO devote his attention to
chicken farming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
New Norwegian Cabinet.

Christiania, Feb. ia new Nor.
wegian cabinet has been formed under
the leadership of General Bratlie, for
mer minister of war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Leavitt Manual Arts Head.

Peoria, Ill. Feb. 1s.-The Illinois
Manual Arts association elected
Prof. F. NJ. Leavitt, of the university
OF Chicago as president, and A. c.
Newell Of Normal as secretary-treas-
Iurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Memorial unIxersitx sold.

Mason City, Iowa, Feb. 19.-Memor-
ial university of Mason City, founded
by the Sons of Veterans, was today
sold 20 Archbishop Keane of the Cath
olic archdiocese Of Dubuque.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
500 Italians Landed.

Loheia, Red Sea, Feb. 19.-F1ve hum
dred Italians are reported to have
landed on islands in the Farsan archi-
pelago, opposite the Turkish province
of Yemen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
Fire pamaoe Closes School.

Galesburg, H.. Feb. 19.-On ac-
count of damage by fire yesterday to
the building, st. Adams school. an
Episcopal institution for boys at
Knoxville, was closed for three
weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
ASTRONOMICAL A EVENTS.

P'rom noon eoday tonoon tomorTow)
Sun sets $40, rises 6.4e; moon sets
710.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19

New York-Trading in cotton goods
continued active until the raw cotton
market broke last week. Since then
the business has been going along at
more moderate pace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
WIRE SPARKS

New York-The steel mills are de-
irving considerable satisfaction from
the general belief that the railroads
must place additional large orders for
equipment in the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
FILLS A VACANCY.

had been his most exalted ambition to
serve as chief justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19
PROTEST FROM IOWA.

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 19.-Presi-
dent Urick of the Iowa Federation of
Labor today addressed Senators Cum
Minis and Kenyon at Washington pro-
testing against the appointment of
Chancellor Pitney to the supreme
bench
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19

Pitney is chancellor OF the state of
New Jersey and has served two terms
in congress. He is a lawyer of 80
years standing, and succeeds to the
vacancy caused by the death of JUS
tice John NJ. Harlan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19

Washington-To develop more thor
oughly the fertilizer and potash re
sources of the United States Secre
tary of Agriculture Wilson has order
ed the establishment at Reno, Nevada
Of government laboratory where nat
uraI material supposed to contain pot
ash will be examined without cost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-19

Lawrence, Mass-No communica-
tions from the mill agents in reply to
the demands framed by committees of
striking textile operatives have been
received, and as result an important
meeting OF the Central Labor unions
executive committee was postponed.
Buenos Aires-Friendly relations
have been established between Para
quay and the Argentine Republic.
Tripoli-GeneraI Caneva, command
er in chief of the Italian forces here,
has returned from a visit to Rome
where details of Campaign were plan.
ned.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-11
FIVE CENTS PER COPY


and sunrise A. NJ Hall and sons--left
but mourning most of the business
houses of this place as we'll as a num-
ber Of endorsers OF notes. Messrs. A.
NJ Hall & Sons, We're old settlers here
and enjoyed the confidence of all of
our business men as well as the
moneyed men of the country, hence
their ability TO make debts.
W A. Jenkins and James Martin
are building new homes. The work
is being done by James Wallace and
Mr., Neeley.
A NJ. Funk of Girard, Kans.. is visit
ing his old friend Mr.. Marsh, who
lives south of town.
T. M. and T. +. Brookshire have
been constant visitors at Welch for
the past week on account of the SER
ious illness of their brother J. R.
Brookshire
Rev w. NJ. Leatherwood preached
his last sermon here last Sunday, be-
fore reporting at conference. He has
done a splendid work here this year
Miss Lizzie Bunch entertained the
teachers of our school at lunch last
Saturday. Those present were Messrs.
Emma Glasscock, Bette viles, Fern
Henley and Miss Alpha Blount and
County superintendent-elect T. w.
Smith.
The second meeting of the teachers
of Bluejacket and vicinity was held
at the school house Saturday. Every
teacher in the community attended to-
gether with many that are expecting
to be teachers in the future
! The basket ball game Saturday
evening between Centralia and Blue
Jacket was interesting fro mthe be-
ginning. 1t was one OF those snappy
games that always entertains specta-
tors. The game was to have been
played on the streets Of the town but
owing to the high wind it was impos-
sible and had to be fought out on the
school grounds. The score stood five
to one in favor of the local team. a
more manly set of boys never visited
any town tha nthose from CentraIia.
A return game will be played at Cen
tralia on the 2Srd inst.
The shipments from Bluejacket for
the past week were 10 cars, Seven Of
corn, five of hay, three OF hogs, two
OF cattle, one of wheat and one Of
household goods The incoming
freight was two cars besides about co.
600 Of local freight
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years pay for employees who have
been ten years or more in service, and
one half of one years pay for EN-
ployees who have been from five to
ten years in service, the maximum
payment being $4,000.
If any state statutes provide for
more liberal compensation than is pro-
vided under the benefit plan the statu-
tory provision will prevail Where the
employees have legal rights, as in
some accident cases, they would have
the option of xercising such rights or
accepting the company's benefits,
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company has set aside from it's
surplus a fund which provides for
those whom it directly employe and
also provides a reserve, upon which.
under certain conditions, the assoeiat-
ed companies may draw. This fund
is supplemented by a fund set aside
by each company. The total appro-
priations would aggregfiate something
more than $1O,OOO.09O The benefits, It
is estimated, will cost annually about
100000 more than the present pay
ments on this account
The administration of the funds will
be in the hands of employees benefit
committees of five, to be appointed by
the board of directors of each com
pany. The committee of each associ.
ated company will have jurisdiction
over the benefits for employees of that
company.
The employees benefit committee Of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company will have gneral iuris-
diction over the plan for the entire
system and specific authority as to the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company employees benefits.
This pension, and insurance bene-
fit is made possible by the develop
ment Of universal telephone service,
said General Manager ]. M. Noble, 1T
is just another of the forward steps
that have marked the work Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company and associated companies,
during the last decade. In the South
western Bell Telephone System Of
which the Pioneer Telephone and Tele-
graph company is a part, and in which
thre are approximately 100000 tele-
phone stations, about $4,000 employees
are affected
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-11

ernor Cruces "retrenckment program"
That proposes, in brief. to do away
with lot of state institutions and a
lot of state and county offices. In this
the governor may have the sympathy
of the ordinary citizen but he will have
the fiercest opposition of every town
in which is a state Institution, and the
fiercest resistance from every petty
deputy or great state officer who
might be put out of job by the pro-
posed economies. Past sessions of the
legislature have been something of
lobbies, but all the lobbies that were
ever in Oklahoma will be nothing to
those that will be here in Oklahoma
City when the legislature convenes
next January.
Still a Capital Problem.
The capitol--not capital-will be
the third chief fighting point 1t will
take million dollars at least to build
such capitol building as great state
like Oklahoma should have. Many ia
yor two or three million, but mill
lion viii probably be the amount ask
ed. And while most intelligent peo-
pie recognize the necessity of such an
appropriations -and see the economy of
it in the long run-there will be most
determined opposition.
Guthrie is sending down as her state
senator former Chief Justice John H.
Burford, of the Oklahoma supreme
court (Territorial). He is one of the
most noted lawyers in Oklahoma and
is noted also as an able statesman. His
law business is large and he would not
be making such pecuniary sacrifice
as to come to the legislature at s6 a
day il it were not for some big and
specific purpose. That purpose is to
prevent any capitol appropriation, to
prevent any capital settlement what
ever and to renew the removal fight it.
self in the legislature if there is the
least loophole Guthrie also sends
down Frank MCGUIRE, to the house.
Mcclure is also an able attorney with
large business, and when town
sends two such men as this to the
legislature it does so for a reason
r4l- 1t-.
The fourth big question that will be
up is the bank guaranty law. The
state banws have paid one and half
million dollars into the guaranty fund
and every dollar of it and more is
gone. Since IN effect the guaranty
fund is forced pool to which all
state banks must contribute for the
protection of the depositors of any of
them that may fall, the banks are be-
ginning to feel that they ought to
handle the fund and be charged with
the administration of the law. The
fact is, the guaranty law may have to
fight for existence Some four years
ago The Oklahoman in an editorial
much commented on then said that the
guaranty law was an experiment which
only time could prove
The time has passed. There has
certainly been plenty of experience.
The legislature may be the jury that
will pass upon the success or failure
of the experiment
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in the Railway Mail Car.

Here's letter directed to Golf
Is there any such station?"
"Yes; there's one in Illinois. one in
Ohio, and ! think one in"
But this is addressed to Golf, Wis.
20, that's easy; send 1t to La
Crosse"
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The wInsone Widow.

"she says her heart is buried. That
she can never love again"
And only yesterday heard her lis
tening intently to mutt with side
whiskers who was telling her that
she looked beautiful In black"