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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
CHICAGO VERDICT
CONVICTS HANISH
Little Master of Mazdaznan
Cult of Sun Worshipers
Guilty of immortality.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 29.-"Prince" Oto-
man Ear Adusht Hanish. little mas
ter" of the Mazdaznan cult OF sun wor-
shippers, yesterday was found guilty
by jury in the United States district
court of disseminating immoral liter
AZURE under the cloak of strange re-
ligious" practices and Oriental mystic
ism.
The maximum penalty now facing
Prince" Hanish is five years impris-
onment in the penitentiary. fine OF
$1,000, or both. Contentious OF the gov
eminent that the sun prophets book
of faith, Inner Studies" is obscene
within the meaning of the interstate
commerce laws and that Hanish's mo-
tive In writing the book was the
spreading of immoral sex rules were
upheld by the jury in every particular.
The verdict was returned before
Judge Carpenter, Judge Mack having
left for New York at noon, immediate
ly after instructing the jury. Only
two ballots were taken, the first being
a test vote.
a motion for a new trial was made
and set for hearing by Judge Mack on
Monday. If the motion is denied it is
likely the case will be carried to the
circuit court Of appeals.
Prince" Hanish listened to the YER
dict and sat through the proceedings
with his usual air of unconcern. Pend
ing sentence the sun cult leader will
be free on his old bond of $4,000. He
refused 10 discuss the verdict and hur-
riedly left the court room with his
lawyer.
I'VE passed a resolution" said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Foreman Lewis later, mot to speak in
details about the deliberations of the
| jury"
The verdict was reached on the
book, the law and the evidence" said
another juror. The law is clear. The
book is obscene and immoral and it
was sent by express in interstate COM
merce."
The verdict was received with sat-
isfaction by government officials and
the prosecution. Gen. James E.
Stuart. postoff1ce inspector in charge,
under whose direction the case was in
vestigated, was elated.
We will arrest all who try to dis
semminate that sort OF filth said the
general
Hanish was arrested on March 4,
1912, on a federal warrant charging
the sending of Inner Studies" by ex-
press in violation OF interstate COM
merce regulations covering immoral
literature He was found in the MAJ
daznaR sun temple at 3016 Lake Park
avenue by Charles F. De Woody of
the department of justice, Postofice
Inspector D. F. Angler, Detective
Loose of the Juvenile court and a num-
Der OF United States deputy marshals.
The government previously had
heard of mystic practices conducted
b. Hanish in the sun temple, and MAJ
daznan sex rules promulgated in In
ner Studies" strengthened the sus-
picions of government officials. When
they arrived at the temple Maurice
Clements, Hanishs boy secretary, told
De Woody the sun prophet was mot
in"
They waited two hours and tried
again, getting the same answer from
the boy. This time they went inside
and De Woody made a search of the
rooms. Hanish was found hiding in
the basement, half clad, near coal
bin.
The federal charge against Hanish
came subsequent to an accusation
against him that he spirited away
Billy" Lindsey, son of wealthy con-
vert from the jurisdiction of the juve-
nile court.
During the long fight over Billy
Lindsey the government quietly gath
cred the evidence which resulted in
the conviction of Hanish. He was in
dicted on March 19, 1912.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the Board of Local I'm
provements of the City of Rock Island,
Ill, having let the contract for the
laying of sewers and watermains in
Smalley's addition on Tenth to Elev-
enth streets from Eighteenth to
Twentieth avenue, and the same hav-
ing been completed and accepted by
the said board on the oath day of
November, A D. 1912 and the said
board having filed in the county court
of Rock Island county, Illinois, on the
oath day of November. A. d. 1913,
certificate showing that the said i'm
provcment conforms substantially o
the requirements of the original ordf-
nance for the construction of the same.
the cost thereof, the amount estimated
by them to be required to pay the ac-
cruing interest on bonds or vouchers,
issued to anticipate collections of the
assessment for the said improvement.
A hearing will be had on said certifi-
cate, as to the truth of the facts stated
therein, at the county court house, in
the City of Rock Island, or the 18th
day of Decembe., A. d. 1913, at
O'Clock a. N. or as socn hereafter as
the business of the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec-
ton in said court before said day and
may appear on the hearing and make
defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
oath day of November A. d. 1913.
II. NJ. SCHRIVER,
r. r. REYNOLDS,
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Board of Local improvements of the
City of Rock Island, Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

always be attributed to love OF
feminine alteration? What do you
think? This old rose and lavender
shirt i wear with the ochre polka
dots was hand-embroidered for me
by loving lady friend. My socks
/ know shout to high heaven. But
my sweetheart picked them out
you see?" The polka dot shirt sigh
ed little and seemed sad.
The cub reporter thought he I'M
derstood.
Its all right. old man; we won't
say anything more about it, I'll tell
the city editor and We won't go any
further with this probe It's the
same old gag. The women are to
blame for it,
But then he was only a cub re-
porter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
UNITED STATES ENGLISH.
They Think Abroad We Are Forming =
New Lanausde Here

Unless they are fairly conversaDt
with current trahsatIantic fiction, and.
above all. with the newspapers OF to-
day. Engiishmen do not realize that a
new language seems in process Of for
nation in the United States. A Dan
ish saYant, the professor OF languages
at the Copenhagen university. has pre-
dicted that IN a few centuries they
will be speaking American over in
England instead of English" He Is
also OF the opinion that 1.-The so called
slang Of the present American tongue
IS far moro poetical. picturesque and
serviceable than the English OF Shakes
peare's time"
Making allowance for q certain ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the Board of
Local improvements of the City of
Rock Island, ILL.,, having let the con-
tract for the paving of Thirty-eighth
street from Seventh to Eighteenth
avenue md the same having been
completed and accepted by the said
Board on the oath day of November
A. d. 1913, and the said Board filed
in the County Court of Rock Island
County, Illinois. on the oath day OF
November A. d. 1913, a certificate
showing that the said improvement
conforms substantially to the require
ments of the original ordinance for
the construction of the same, the cost
thereof, the amount estimated by them
TO be required TO pay the accruing in
terest on bonds or vouchers, issued to
anticipate collections of the assess
ment for the said improvement. A
hearing will be had on said certif-
cate, as to the truth of the facts
stated therein, at the county court
house, in the City of Rock Island, on
the 18th day of December A. d. 1913,
at 900 o'clock A. NJ. or as soon there
after as the business of the court will
permit. All persons desiring may file
objections in said court before said
day and may appear on the hearing
and make defense.
Dated at Rock Island. Illinois, this
oath day OF November A. d. 1913.
II. NJ. SCHRIVER,
R r. REYNOLDS.
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Board of Local Improvements of the
City of Rock Island, Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Many school children suffer from
constipation, which is often the cause
OF seeming stupidity at lessons. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal medicine to give a child.
for they are mild and gentle in their
effect. and Will cure even chronic con-
stipation. Sold by all druggists
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

chestra played for the da1cirg and a
10 o'clock light refreshments wer.
served. Dr. Strohbehn, the ajenist
a. the hospital, who was present, as
sisted in the entertainment sid helped
in making the great success t proved
TO be.
To House Northumberland
Norwood OF the Greater Davenport
committee and E. h Putnam, chair
man OF the subcommittee or. housing,
will leaYe next Tuesday afternoon for
Cincinnati to attend the third annual
conference OF the National Housing
association. Approaching tEe need
for more workingmen's hcneS of the
desirable type IN Davenport. the
Greater Davenport COMMITTEES for the
past six months or more has been
collecting information froId more
than 100 cities in the Upited States,
where conditions approximate those
of Davenport, in an effort TO learn
how other municipalities have handled
the housing problem.
Obituary Record-Louis Bartoes, an
Austrian. died Thursday af---noon at
a local hospital after a prolonged i'll
ness. He was 43 years old Very lit
tie is known of the decea. cd with the
exception that he was not married and
that he had parents in tie Oh coun-
try. He resided at BIC East Front
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
DAY IN DAVENPORT

imam; Joe Rubin and Harry Harris,
pswnbrokers at whose place Clark is
alleged to have disposed OF watches
said TO have been stolen from the
Davenport jewelry store he case
will probably be in district court dur
| ing the early part of Decent eI.
|
| Auto Owners Seek Aid From 'Y''-
Z Owing to the fact that several Daven-
( port firms have been notihec that they
must take out an Illinois auto license
I in order to make deliveries EcToss the
river, local business men have been in
a quandry as 10 the exact iuterpreta-
ton OF the new ruling and ss Z result
the automobile classes at the Y. NJ. c.
A have experienced a rem arkable
boom in membership. The e:-ollment
took an immediate jump, after mott
fication was received as to the new
Law, which was brought into effect
through the efforts of W. e. Dillon,
chief chauffeur examiner q! Illinois,
and Harry Woods, secretary OF state
Of Illinois. The Y. NJ. c. =. course
fully explains the various tsneles in
volved, AID local business men have
been prompt in availing t1eraE6lves OF
the advantages offered.
Nail in Foot Causes Danaer-Frank
Harter had the misfortune to run
20-penny spike through his foot We'd
nesday, as result OF which he is con-
fined TO his home on Suburban island.
The attending physician states today
that Mr.. Harter is in a dangerous con-
dition.
Three Marriage Licenses-The fol |
lowing marriage licenses have been is
sued: Frank L. Griffith and Mamie I
Cook, Davenport; Theophilus Brown,
Moline, and a. Koehler, Davenport: /
Vernal Victor Allen and Norma c. /!
Halter, Davenport
Move Into New Juvenile Home
The Scott county juvenile home has /
been moved from the old quarters at
SOC West Locust street into the new
building at Locust and Myrtle streets.
The building has just been completed
and is fitted in an up-to-date manner
for the purpose for which it is to be
used.
Streets Being Decorated The stores
on both sides OF Second ST. Get be-
tween Main and Harrison have joined
hands in q Christmas opening. Work
Of decorating the block was togUn yes
terday morning.
Christmas trees are to he mounted
on top OF each OF the IL boulevard
lamp posts which ornament tie block.
After dark, tiny electric b. lbs will
twinkle in these trees. Fss.ccns OF
evergreen have already been draped
from the posts to the buildings, the
whole producing a handsom~ Christ
mas effect. Uniform window cards
with Christmas designs in cc-crs will
be used in the display Windows. Sant-
Claus arrived this morning - the 10
D clock c. X. !. & T. train and was
from the depot b. a brass
band.
Patients Entertained-Tfe patients
N St Elizabeth's ward of MeICy hos
pital were entertained at a social
night, abou' 90 CT them
being present with almost al the
nurses OF the hospital except those
IN duty for the evening. Wclters' or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Arm Badly Cut While at Work
While working in the shops OF the Cor
don Van Tine company yesterday FL
mer Schlueter son OF City Detective
Charles Schlueter was badly cut about
the forearm, and was taken to his
home in the city ambulance A piece
of glass which Mr.. Schlueter was tack.
ing into frame struck him on the arm
inflicting an ugly wound. DR.. Middle
ton was summoned and IL became nee
essary to take several stitches in the
wounded arm. II is not believed the
injuries 10 Mr.. Schiueter will prove
serious.
Grants Divorce. Judge Maurice
Donegan in district court yesterday
morning granted a decree Of divorce
to P A Hall against his wife. Grace
Hall, on the grounds Of desertion. The
defendant failed TO appear to contest
the case. Attorney J. A Hanley rep
resented the plaintiff The Halls were
married Jan 6, 1907
o
Load Of Soil Sent as Evidence.-A
wagonload of McHenry county, North
Dakota, soil was shipped 10 Davenport
as al exhibit in the Amanda Hassett-
PAIL VS.. Henry Erickson case, which
was settled after weeks trial in dis
trict court Tuesday. The soil was
taken from the land which the plain
tiff secured when she traded her stock
of goods to the defendant for North
Dakota real estate The dirt was not
Introduced as evidence. the case being
brought 20 a sudden termination by
settlement outside OF court
o
Davenport Poultry Show.-With the
attendance at the annual poultry show
o. the TTi-City Fanciers' association in
Afmory hall already far over the fig
ures for last year. Secretary Harry
W. Atkins confidently makes the pre-
diction that over 1900 people Will see
the exhibit before the doors are closed
Saturday. Thursday was the best day
of show week. the gate receipts show
ing that 1900 people had passed
through the turnstile 20 see the feath
cred aristocrats OF a dozen different
varieties and classes. For the first
three days OF the show the attendance
was probably over ] 1000 which on a
conservative estimate would bring the
number IN attendance up to this morn
ing at over 200. This IS much in ad-
vance Of the figures for last year. Six
cups were pledged for the exhibit
next year by different people yester-
dey. showing that the 1914 show will
be just as enthusiastically received by
the poultrymen OF the middle west as
was the present exhibit One OF the |
cups was voted by the Iowa branch OF
the National Black Langshang club. |
which met and in addition to voting /
the trophy commended the manage
ment OF the show for the successful /
manner in which il has been conduct |
ed. Little except routine business was !
taken up besides this.
Milwaukee Men Subpoenac 3-Coun-
~ Attorney Fred Vollmer has sub
poenaed three witnesses frcm Mil
waukee to appear at the trial OF Harry /
Clark, alias Harry Neater a,.ss Dan
Eel Mccall. charged with the robbery
OF the Niemand jewelry sto-e. Third
and Harrison streets. which occurred
some time ago. The Witnesses are
Henry +. Peck. a Milwaukee police
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
New York May Get Wiley.

Washington, Nov. 29-Friends of
Dr. Harvey Wiley. former federal pure
food chief, admitted today the doctor
IS considering an offer 10 become
health commissioner of New York
City
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
Carpenter Moro Governor.

Manila, p. L., Nov. 29.-Frank W.
Carpenter. executive secretary of the
Philippines, today succeeded Brigadier
General Pershing as governor of the
Province of Moro. Carpenter is the
first civilian governor of Moro.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29
Slide on BaIustrade Is Fatal.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov. 29.-Ray-
mond Zaitz, aged 10, suffered fatal in
juries in sliding down the balustrade
of the stairs at the Minonk school, of
which he was a pupil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Minneapolis-A contest to determine
the legal residence of the late Charles
G. Gates and whether Minnesota or
Texas shall collect the inheritance tax
was begun in the Hennepin county
probate court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Many a business man has experienced
the loss of a profitable deal because of
his inability to make connections to
reach or get in close touch with a GER
tain place at certain time.
A way out of such difficulties often may
be found III the Long Distance Service
of the Bell System.
Timely use of the telephone usually saves
the day, and the cost of the service is in
significant compared with the results.
Use the Long Distance Lines
Central Union Telephone Company
A. j. Beverlin, District Commercial Manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Board of Local Improvements of III
City of Rock Island, Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Move Into New Juvenile Home
The Scott county juvenile home has
been moved from the old quarters at
SOC West Locust street into the new
building at Locust and Myrtle streets.
The building has just been completed
and is fitted in an up-to-date manner
for the purpose for which it is to be
used.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Three Marriage Iicenses.-The fol
lowing marriage licenses have been is
sued: Frank L. Griffith and Mamie
Cook, Davenport; Theophilus Brown
Moline, and A. Koehler, Davenport
Vernal Victor Allen and Norma c.
Halter, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Nail in Foot Causes Danser-Frank
Harter had the misfortune to run q
2O-penny spike through his foot We'd
nesday, as a result OF which he is con-
fined TO his home on Suburban island.
The attending physician states today
that Mr.. Harter is in a dangerous con-
dition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-29

Patients Entertained-Tfe patients
in st. Elizabeth's ward of Mercy hos
pitaI were entertained at a social
Thanksgiving night. abou' 90 CT them
being present with almost al the
nurses OF the hospital except those
on duty for the evening. Wclters' or
The Colorado statesman., 1913-07-18
DOCTRINE OF SCORN

of the strongest points which Booker Washington makes IN
his lectures and other public addresses spirited denuncaton OF the
doctrine of which people, black and white inject INTO every
the United
States He that white who Negro because he is
black white with SOUL and likewise Negro who
white he is white Negro with soul
recognize smaness the other
refuse natural differences the better
and the destined rewards the to This is not
beautiful teaching Race safely
uppan the spirit of justice and There certain amount of
contempt everywhere this country because of his
In the liberal
North lurking prejudice that whispers its
ard for the Negro and his aanment and that spirit
and spreads dsfavor opposition and contempt
habtatons But after
evil 1t would exist the if the
positions absolutely and entirely reversed and the
victims the blacks The mutual
enad such unusual conditions when of abuse
oppress conditions color other
cause for the evil They porend nothing good
for future and do justice either the rea
upon their being citizens of
The Colorado statesman., 1913-07-18
NO 46
country and subjects of a common government.

country and subjects of a government
properly realize these truths and refuse because
Christian attribute be attained by the best of
both differences America disappear Upon
the side pirate about the neoty of the Negro while
the other wall about the lying contempt and cowardy assumptions
of the white The teens with thru at the
white while the white insists that the Negroes rights not
be considered the But what good done? What
justice accomplished upon either side this unequal of hate
all The evil and the hate The
best injustice to do justice We used to hate all white
because knew them be prejuded but have conquered
the feeling Now endeavr to those contact
with that they prejudced better than they We
ceed this endavor whenever show better judgment greater in
fuence hewder capabilities higher principles wiser tendencies and
finer of justice and thus practically humia proud and bet
ter-suated adversary. And the practice works for good
No be beaten high moral grounds and the
himself The the Negro
rise is by his worth by actual and contact 1t is
the actual worth that and sham
and American prejudice and not the hateful anathemas
which they may hurl back at prosecutors
should all Negroes battle of uperaton and
take the policy of and material This
would conformity with the wses dictates of the
muabe law of God Presumption prejudice and injustice
destroyed from the relations of
through the rebuke of attain
mens in the Negro.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-07-18
THE JEW AND THE
NEGRO IN THE Open

The Jews and the Negroes of
the United States have been forced
into the open field by alleged white
American race and color prejudice,
and their lines promise to be drawn
closer together as the contest for
square deal grows intenser with
its unreasonableness. They are
marked people. Their interests
in the American situation are so
much alike as to make it a part of
wisdom to stand and fight togeth-
er for their common rights in the
American citizenship, hope and
aspiration. There are more valu-
able things to contend for and en-
Joy than that of freedom to marry
the women of other races than ones
own, among which are the rights
of equal participation in the adj
vantages of the government and its
manifold opportunities TO vote and
be voted for, to make an honest
living and to be protected in the
enjoyment of life and property
without molestation or despoilment
by greedy, envious or malicious,
powerful enough to do so. There
have been many occurrences here
in New York, Of late days that
prove that our view of the situa-
ton is the correct one. A writer
in the New York Sun says:
"The failure of Sergeant Lift
man to get commission in the
National Guard does not surprise
ne. | know from my own exper-
ience that Jew has no chance
for promotion. belonged to the
Twenty second Regiment, which
has lot of Jews in it, and they do
their duty The Jews make good
soldiers, as good as the Americans,
Irish, Germans, Negroes or Ital-
ians. If the Jews had had tn
chance to fight for this country per-
haps the civil war would not have
lasted SO long as it did. You
would not now hear so much about
the Irish Brigade or about Sigels
Corps.
what we should have is regi-
ment of our race, and we would
show the county a regiment, as we
have the money and men to do it.
JACOB HERTZ.
New York, June 30"
What authority has the New
The Colorado statesman., 1913-07-18

York Sun for treating the term
Negro" as a common noun desig-
mating a race in the United States;
race in the same sense as the
Jew, the Irish and others? None
whatever. 1t is intended as an in
suit, the degradation of a whole
race to the sexless neuter of things
in no wise persons. AS the Sun
persists in the offense, it makes it.
self the offender. The versatile
anthropologists of the Sun could
find some instructive occupation
in tracing the relation of the
American Negro to the people of
the Black Mountain of Montene-
gro, prominent in the recent Bal
kan war, who were separated from
their brethren of Africa at the
Tower Babel, as the name of the
race follows the individual as trade
follows the flag.
The Negroes of New York have
been fortunate enough to secure
the authorization of regiment of
their own of the National Guard
of New York State. They could
wisely help the Jews of New York
to do the same. The investigation
authorized by Governor Sulzer in
to the charges of Sergeant Littman
that he was denied advancement
by the officers of his regiment be-
cause he is Jew established the
unpleasant fact that the prejudice
is very general among the officers
of the National Guard, and that on
that account the Jews should have
a regiment of their own, if they de-
sire one.
AS fugaltlve sign that the Jews
are wrathful as we'll as very much
disgusted at the rapidly growing
prejudice against them, here in
New York and throughout the ma.
ton, last week, at an open air meet
ing of IA Protestant church, jew
ish evangelist screamed at one of