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isfaction out OF the prisoner abou, the
book. They sent to him a man and
woman who posed as burglar, victims
and ted B,N'kc they would give anything
to get back priceless heirlooms that had
been stolen from them. They told such
a pltlful story Burke relcntcd and told
them. according to the detectives, that
they might recover their ~valusbles by
going to an address he gave them. II
was No. Nt East Sixteenth street.
Detectives Reney. wicknah and Flynn
went to the place at . o'clock this morn
ing and found 1. Is a roomlng house Kept
by Mrs. Lydia Dcrman. They say they
went upstairs after seeing several sus-
picious looking men 20 In. A man call
ing himself Dom.nick Mauro, twenty
eight, answered their knocks, but a y
ing everybody else had moved during
the day. slammed the door.
The detectives vent In a rear door and
arrested Ave men. who described them
The evening world., 1912-04-16

year-old school girl. detectives rounded
up Q gang early to-day that Is suspect-
ed OF having obtained Sao,o 900 in Bronx
burslarics during the past several
months. They rave six prisoners and
several trunks and suitcases flied with
loot.
After attending Normal School yes
terday Miss Rohn returned to her
home, No. 40 East Ono Hundred and
Fifty-sixth street, and was nearly
knocked from tho steps by a man who
rushed down to the street. She d!scov-
cred that her homo had been robbed.
and. running TO the street. saw the a
half A block away She trailed him to
One Hundred and Fifueth street and
Elton avenue and notified Policeman
Frazier.
The policeman grabbed the man and
took him to tho Morrlsiana police sta
ton. I1o said he was George Burke.
twenty three. but refused his address.
The evening world., 1912-04-16
THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1912.

According 10 the police no admitted rob-
biag the Robins. after severai pieces Of
jewciry found In his pockets were iden-
tined by Marie as belonging 10 her
family.
In his hurry 20 leave the Rohn house
the burglar left a small memorandum
book behind. On the outside was written
Burkc's name. 1t had an alphabetical
index and on several pages we're found
names Of persons whose homes have re-
Gently been robbed. so the police said.
The book also contained a list OF vaiu-
ables taken from each place and the
names Of p2wnbroiiers who had bought
or loaned money on the articles.
Opposite some Of the names in the
book was written the time the families
could be found at home. Under the dates
OF last Saturday and last Wednesday
were recorded two ropberies which TOOK
| piac CO on those days.
Tho police were able to get little sat.
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selves as simuei Accollna. twcnty-six.
a barber: Michael C~arporulc. twenty
nine, "A laborer; Charles Silver. alias
Moore. thirty-nve. a. laborer; Tony
Blanc. t~wenty.four. rnnerer. and
Maurc. The latter, whJb he saw the de-
tcctives going In, ran downstairs and
Jumped into the bed OF the landlady.
who had run up when she heard the
comn,otion. When she returned to her
room and saw q man In the bed she
screamed.
All the men gave fctatious addresses.
Mrs. Derman said they had roomed
there for a week and she knew nothing
OF them.
rhe police say they found In the mons
rooms three or four trunks and half n
dozen suit cases filled with plumber.
worth many thousand dollars. There
was a g~old-headed umbrella stolen from
Mrs. i. Berlach. No. 6ts East One Hun
dred and FIfty-cighth street, six weeks
ago. when si,50 worth OF property was
| stolen. There were nifty pawn tickets
and two, opium outfits besides a quantity
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Side Lights on the
M 3 Ell
Advertising Policy

q Yesterday was q time of wonderful selling in the Gimbel
Store. Rarely in the history of retailing has there been such
an exceptional array Of desirable merchandise offered ut sucn
positive economies.
g The public response to the advertising was most enthusi-
astic and gratifying.
g And yet, much of the story was only half told-half told
by intent, because we wanted to delight and surprise all
who came.
g Half of the story told was enough. And to have told ALL
the truth would have been to make it almost unbelievable.
g And Cimbel Advertising MUST be believed.
mo other advertising, and no other news matter in the
paper, is more carefully investigated and authenticated be-
fore being published, than is the Gimbel Advertising.
G Not only are valuations never exaggerated; but they are
habitually modified. For instance:
g On Sunday we advertised 1925 to $3.50 Dresses for
$14. 76."
g As a matter of unquestioned fact, these same dresses, from
the same maker, had been selling many in our own stocas),
before this special purchase, at $50 to $S5. And every group
in the entire a~ssemblage on the Third Floor and in the Subway
Store deserved higher valuations than those named, because
they had been actually on sale at much higher prices.
g In our advertising of the Sale of Hartford Saxony" Rugs,
we gave $50 as the valuation of the 9X12 it. size, which we are
selling at $780, 80. All year the list price has been sos, but the
makers new schedule is $50. Monday morning a customer
| told us that she had just been asked $3.50 for exactly the same
| to find identcally the same rug here for twenty-three dollars
less.
g Gimbel Advertising is b believed implicitly by all who know
the Store and it's policy. And when any comparisons of value
and price are given you may rely absolutely upon the fact that
the valuations are authentic-or that you will find greater
values than those named in the papers.
q The Kinsey Sale of Linens is one CT the most delightful
economy occasions in Linens of Elegance that has been
known in a decade, and the rare opportunities will probably
be here for some days yet, though the selling yesterday was
tremendous.
The evening world., 1912-04-16

Supplies

1Oc for three &c spoois
bastins cotton: courtyard
spools.
ISc for four &c spools
(lUO-yd.) Niagara sew
Ing silk: colors and black.
&c for 100 piece SILK
seam binding.
GimSei,n s..Mutual" All
BRASS hooks and eyes.
I5e for two loo pair:
@ | b o rs duchess
washable dress shields.
2Sc for two 100 pairs
jacquard silk dress
Slr Tor lib. box Adam
atIne dressemakers' pins.
Notions
&c for two sc spools
button thread.
lie for two 1Oc spools
rs rbour's linen thread or
kerrs lustre twist.
1Sc for twelve &c spools
o.. n. r. darning cotton;
black. tan and white.
1Oc for three SC balls
CD French darnins cot
ton
Toe for three &c rolls
English Twill tape,
Dc for roll cotton ia pe;
u Inch; black or white.
1c for card todds and
ends) collar supporters.
loo for three so cards
removable or spiral collar
stays.
IL each for net collar
foundations,
loo for four papers
English plated pins.
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10 for card hooks and
eyes: odds and ends.
Safety Pins

80 Tor caro- nOOhS
eyes: odds and ends.
Safety Pins
loo for three &c cards
savoy" "Clinton" or
Duplex"
DC for yard dress weight
tape.
Toe for three DO tape
measures.
loo for three &c cards
Kings collar buttons.
10 for yard washable
betting. many designs.
1Sc for zoe shoulder
braces for men. women
and children.
nc for 0 pairs Mohair
shoe laces.
loo for three SC pairs
Diamond tip shoe laces.
1nc for two Toe "V.on"
elastic sanitary belts,
16c for two pairs Veil
vet Grip or Trio Suspen-
der elastic supporters.
loo Tor muslin skirt
iOc for three 30 wash
cloths.
3Sc for two handker-
chief dusting caps.
Toe for three elastic
shlrtwaist belts.
100 for two 12o pin
cubes.
Re each for largo pin
cubes.
IOc for five Sc pack
ages Gimbers imported
ensmel wire hairpins.
Zoe for three % hair
pin cabinets.
1Oc for six knotted end
silk hair nets.
100 for four elastic silk
hair nets.
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he ca. for curling Irons.
1Sc for 25c washable
hair rolls.
|. Zoe for three 30 hair
binders.
|. 10 and 15c for hat
bandeaux.
Zoe for hat Innings.
Toe for three &c rolls
ribbon wire or SILK Bon-
SC. ijc. lSc for pair
ribbon tic laces. black.
tan OF white.
los & i5c for pair silk
braid tie laces; black.
tan or white.
.llsko r rlb iSa i aS' Oxford f2i5 y1 tie
lacing. In black. tan or
IOc each for washable
C n vas "Neccessaire'
bags.
IOc FOR three 30 To-
mato pin cushions.
lie for bottle Color
ite' straw dye.
lac for two 100 boxes
Nugget" shoe paste.
15c for bottle quick
white" for cleaning can
vas shoes,
15c for two 10 pack
ages "SOiloff." original
dry cleanser.
Use for two Zoe bottles
"Cleano- line for remov-
Ing all stains
loo for 1--we wooden
| coat hangers
11c for two Zoe folding
nickel coat hangers.
1Sc for zoe cord shop
ping bags, gray. blue,
tan. brown.
subway store. Lower
floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

Mitchell to apologize for his past
course for which he has been adjudged
in contempt of court Mitchell says
that compliance with the request Of
the Judge would imply that he has
been guilty OF the offense which he de-
MES he has committed. Evidently the
Judge does not wish to sentence a man
Of the high character OF John Mitchell
to imprisonment, but wishes to humil-
late him. The labor leader prefers
prison to such humiliation.
II would be a great hardship for
such a man to go to prison, but hard
er still for him to make a hypocritical
confession to save himself from the
enforcement of his sentence. The fact
in this whole contempt OF court bust
ness is an assumption of judicial au-
thority which ought not to exist Such
an injunction as that issued by the
federal court in this instance as in
many other cases, Is in contravention
of personal liberty and the sooner the
power to issue such orders is taken
away, the better it will be for the
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A man feels cheap when he is sold,
no matter what the price.
1t helps a lot to be able to recognize
good fortune when you see it
After all, 1t is wiser to meet under
the rose than under suspicious circum-
stances.
When a man sees his finish he Is
hardly ever pleased with II.
Self respect is a fine thing to have
handy, but never to give away.
When women vote will the trading
stamp industry invade the field Of poll
tics?
Hope and faith are two good assets.
but they won't take them as collateral
at the bank.
II we all obeyed the laws probably
the eounselors at law would get such
conduct pronounced criminal.
The waiting game is played agreea-
bly, and acceptably only by lazy man.
Half the world doesn't know where
the other half lives and doesn't see
why.
A fool and his money are soon start.
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
ANOTHER COoK-PEARY,

"Are we 70 go through the tortures
Of another Cook-Peary controversy?
asks the Quincy Journal. Are we 10
have the great south pole hoax Just as
we did over the discovery Of the north
pole?"
One day last week the world was
commencing the generosity OF Captain
Amundsen. the Norwegian explorer,
who was reported to have telegraphed
to civilization that Captain Robert
Scott his famous British rival, had
won the race 10 the pole. HIS action
was contrRsted with that Of DIT. Cook,
who tried 10 deprive Explorer Peary Of
his vel-won laurels. Then followed
the famous charges which resulted in
the discrediting Of DR.. Cook and the
exposing OF one OF the most gigantic
hoaIes OF all history. Last week We
thought Amundsen was different He
telgraphed that his rival had beaten
him
But. alasi what news do the wires
bring now7 Captain Amundsen an
nounoes that he himself has been VIC
toriouG He and not Captain Scott has
gained The pole.
Let the controversy begin.
Something about the work of discov-
ering poles seems 10 stir up the spirit
Of controversy. We have had the
north pole nght
We may as well get ready for the
battle Tor the honors over the discov-
cry OF the south pole.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

wells will created great dissatisfac-
ton among some OF the heirs on the
Sumner side of the family. The prin-
cipal legatee is Miss Grace B. Mollans-
bee OF 1929 Indiana avenue, Chicago, a
niece Of Mrs. Caldwell. who is allowed
an income Of s416 a month. After va
rious requests are provided for two
thirds Of the balance of the income is
10 be used for the maintenance Of a
home for Ill and helpless mothers and
their babies, the mansion at Earl Park
to be utilized for this purpose. The
other one-third is to go to a sister-in-
law. Mrs. Katheryn Sumner OF Earl
Park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

This strike OF the English miners
reminds me of an occurrence among
them several years ago when l was
living in England" said white-halreo
Englishman, as we sat about his din
ner table the other evening.
AT that time the miners were being
considerably better paid than they
have been recently. In fact, they
didn't know what to do with their
money, and used to spend it in rather
outrageous ways.
zone miner l knew about bought
picture. 1t was an immense affair, and
he paid 500 pounds for it. l don't
know why he spent that much money
on the picture, for he wasn't what
you might call connoisseur, by any
means. Possibly, however, the same
germ that stirs a good many Ameri-
can multimillionaires to invest in old
masters had bitten this miner who
didn't know what to do with his
money.
Like the rest Of his fellows, he lived
In a brick row Of houses owned by the
company. His house was a very mod
est, dingy affair, with two rooms up,
stairs and two downstairs. He wanted
to put the picture in his house, but
the picture was too large to get
through the door.
THE miner obtained permission
from the company to tear out the
front wall to admit the picture. This
was done. But when he tried to SET
up the picture inside he found thai
it was too long for the room. There
fore, he had to tear out part of the
partition between the living room ant
kitchen. And so the picture was
placed, part of it extending into the
kitchen.
He soon got tired of the picture anC
sold it at a great loss, going through
the same process of tearing down ant
rebuilding the front wall of his dwell
ing.
These miners undoubtedly are no
paid enough now to live as the.
should" continued our host. 'Thei
wages have been lowered while thei
living cost has scared. l believe
is true that they do not have stuff
cient to eat. High prices have invade,
even free trade England. But when
was last in England-and it was no
so very many years ago-food was in
deed cheap, and it seemed that eve
the poorest paid working people woul,
be able to buy enough to eat. At tina
time one could buy in London Who'll
chicken, dressed and cooked, ready I
put on the table for a shilling ii
English money!. These chickens wer
imported from France, at that"
I'VE used TO get a good dresse
chicken for % cents here" remarke
guest, land l remember when W
paid 10 cents a dozen for eggs an
thought it plenty"
Butter at IL cents wasn't consit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
The Argus Daily Story
The Mystery of Fitz Roy House-By r. A. Mitchell.
Copyrighted. 1911. Associated Literary Bureau.

Leonard Fitz Roy was sitting in his
club in London when he was called to
the telephone. and a master workman
who was tearing down a structure Fitz
Roy owned in the vicinity Of the Pad
dington railway station asked him If he
would come to the building as soon as
possible. Fitz Roy asked why he was
wanted, but the man told him he would
rather be would come and see for him
self
The building being RACED had once
been the home of the FitZ Roys. sit
uated at the time it was built in the
country near the city Of London. Dur
ing the war between the parliament
and the sovereign the Fftz Roys were
ardent supporters Of the king. At the
triumph of the latter the property had
been confiscated. but returned at the
restoration of Charles II. The family
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
TALKS s., suitL--
WOMEN PEADEPS
BID
Edna. K.WOo1e1

cred cheap when was 10 years
younger" declared another.
I'VE used to buy bacon at and 10
cents pound" said third.
Yesterday l went down to the mar
ket to get a beef heart" spoke the
hostess. THE butchers used to almost
give them away when We first came
to live here. Nobody cared about beef
hearts then. But at the market had
to pay rs cents for quite small one"
Speaking of eggs" chimed in the
little fat matron who sat beside the
host, Il must say the present system
has its advantages. When eggs were
one-priced and just eggs, without any
guaranty as to strictly fresh you al
ways opened an egg in fear and trem-
bling. When you bought dozen eggs
you didn't know whether you were
getting egg or chicken or something
in between. More than once I've
broken an egg and, before / could
catch it in time, would get some OF
its overripe contents into my cake bat
ter. And more than once, when we've
had soft boiled eggs for breakfast
we eat them European fashion, in the
shell-the whole family has had to
hold its nose while some unfortunate
member hurried away from the table
with the cause of our olfactory dis
! tress.
"At least, these days, you get
strictly fresh when you pay for them,
and while don't like the high prices
any better than you do, believe I'd
rather pay for strictly fresh today
than to risk the old plan
81 thought we had reached the limit
when I had to pay 20 cents pound
for prunes the other day." quoth an
other housewife. "Prunes! Notorious
boarding house dish because so cheap
and film. That's one reason l got
them, for my family is voracious. But
prunes at 20 cents pound are a lux
ury. So I decided l would judiciously
mix them with dried apples-they are
really very good that way.
will you believe it, people Those
: dried apples came done up in sealed
package, and l had to pay Is cents 6
pound for them-common dried ap
pies, that we used to turn up oul
noses at when the grocer dug then
: out of a barrel with scoop ant
: weighed them on the scale at to
| cents pound. We wouldn't eat then
as long as we could get anything
{ elsei"
: According 10 present indications,
, sighed our host, as he helped us II
/ more roast beef, 81 do not think an!
: of us will follow in the steps of tn
English miners when they didn'
! know how to spend the money the.
/ earned. We now know only one wa.
e Of spending our hard earned dollars
] When we working people finish buy
ing food, we haven't enough none.
: left to frivol away"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
EUROPE AND THE PANAMA
CANAL.

According to the London Daily Tel
egraph. plans OF British shipping inter.
ests, in connection with business by
way of the Panama canal, have taken
form In orders for the building OF a
very large number of steamships es-
pecially for that trade.
The orders for these vessels" says
the Telegraph, have been placed very
quietly, and in many cases 1t is not yet
known for which particular branch Of
the Pacific trade they are intended"
The writer assumes that similar con-
ditions prevail in connection with con-
tinental shipping interests.
II Is evident that European trade is
preparing TO take every possible ad-
vantage Of the new water route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER.

Especial Correspondence OF The Argus.)
Washington, March 9.-That the
Cheap foreign labor" of Europe,
which the American trusts hold up as
bugaboo to frighten the workers of
this country whenever tariff legisla-
ton is pending, is really better paid
than the workmen in the highly pro-
tected trust factories is shown by q
comparison of the wage scales in the
cloth mills of the United States and
England.
Cheap foreign labor" is the con-
slant wall of the trusts. I'VE must
have protection against this cheaper
labor in order to pay our workmen
American wages" they argue, and
then, as soon as they get the protec-
ton they Immediately begin to gouge
the consumer, and at the same time
push their own wage sc-ie down be-
low that OF the forsign mills with
which they were In such frantic fear
Of competition. The following table
win show what spinners are paid in
the trust mills here and in the mills
of free trade England:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

If mems hearts are where their
treasure Is there is some sincere In
terest in religion over in New York,
for it Is computed that the amount
to be spent this spring and summer
in church building. including some en-
largements or extensive renovations,
will run up to s1O.OO0,OOO. Architects
and builders say there has been no
such prospect for work on churches
fc~ several years as there is at this
time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
March IL in American
History.

1s20-Benjamin West. noted portrait
and historical painter. died; born
1913.
1S74-Charles Sumner, statesman OF
the anti-slavery era. died in Wash
ington; born in Boston Jan. q. 1911.
Senator Sumner held a seat in the
United States senate from 1880 to
1874. He acted as a confidential
adviser Of President Lincoln, and
from 1881 to 1870 served as chair
man Of the committee on foreign
relations.
1s98-General William Starke Rose
Grams. noted Federal commander.
died; born 1921
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

Galesburg is in some trouble to
know whether It has a legal mayor or
not The late mayor Of that city died
a short time ago. and the council elect
ed a successor. This election is said
10 be illegal, and 1t is averred that the
city Is without a mayor at the present
time. II is said OF ONCE holders none
ever resign and few die. The mayor
OF Galesburg was one OF the few and
has left the state OF affairs in Gales
burg on a somewhat uncertain basis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
ILLINOIS NEWS
To Contest 100000 VIII.

Milford, March 11.-One set Of blue
china dishes, his share Of an estate val
ued at $1,Oo0,0o0, does not satisfy Ed
ward c. Sumner Of Milford, and he has
filed suit in the Benton county circuit
court to break the viii OF Mrs. Jennie
E. Caldwell Of Earl Park, who died
recently, leaving fortune consisting
OF 500 acres OF land in Benton coun-
", Ind. ana tracts IN Iroquois and
other central Illinois counties. Sum-
Ter claims his grandfather, Edward
Sumner. who died in 1882, amassed
the bulk OF the fortune. Mrs. caId-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

Different systems are used in the
two countries, but where a direct
parallel can be drawn the rate Of pay
Is shown to b. in favor of the English
workman. The American wooden trust
pays its weavers by the piece, and
this makes his average for attending
looms about SO cents per loom, where
as in England the same sort of work
man, for attending two looms, receives
$3.50 per week. or 1915 per loom.
WoOLEN TRUST PROTECTED.
The wooden trust is the most highly
protected of all the trusts. 1t has
shouted this cry Of cheap foreign
labor so long that many people have
come to think that the workers in
American mills, working under what
the trusts call the American stand
ard" are magnates besides their low
paid English brethren. The reverse
Is true. The wooden trust wants pro-
lection for the sole reason that
through protection it is saved from
foreign competition, and thus left free
to gouge the American consumer at
will. The workmen in the trust mills,
meanwhile. are given no share of
these enormous profits which the trust
takes from the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
Willing 10 Begin Right.

Willing 70 Begin Right.
"WillieF'
Eyes, ma'am."
run down to the bakery and bring
me loaf Of bread"
Gimme q dinner"
"Dimer'
~Uh-huh."
'Shame on youi You should not
ask to be paid for It."
'But I heard you tell Mrs. Brown
that you hoped that wouldn't grow
up good for nothing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

A man down in Oklahoma has got a
dog that can count twenty without
stopping. We do not know about
counting, but there are some dogs in
Springfield that can bark 1000 times
without counting or even stopping, If
they can find anybody to lie awake
and listen to them.