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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

Regular meeting held April II, 1913.
City council chamber, Rock Island,
Ill, April IA, 1913. The city council
met in regular session at 3 o'clock
p. m Mayor Schriver and all COM
missioners present.
The minutes of the special meeting
held April and the regular meeting
held April 7, were read and approved.
Commissioner Rudgren read a COM
munication from Dave Ziffren accom-
panied by a claim OF $50 on account
of his horse falling in ditch at Tenth
street and Eleventh avenue and break
ing a leg.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the claim of Dave
Ziffren be referred to the city attor-
ney. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted a
report of the receipts and disburse
ments for the month of March, which
on his motion was ordered received
and placed on file.
Commissioner Rudgren read the
weekly payroll for the week ending
April II as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
GREY HAIR RESTORED
TO YOUTHFUL COLOR
Why Have Gray or Faded Hair
That Makes You Look
Old.

Why lose your good looks that
youthful, natural colored hair always
helps you 10 keep? There is abso-
lutely no need for il. A few sppli-
cations Of Hays Hair Health will re-
store your grey hairs to their natural
color and beauty. almost Immediately
and II will look even more beautiful
then ever-your money back IL il
doesn't. Get a bottle today-prove it
to your own satisfaction.
Always ask for Hays Hair Health.
Don't take chances with any others
Free: Sign this adv. and take it
TO the following druggists and get a
soc bottle OF Hays Hair Health and
a csc cake of Harfina Soap. for SOC;
or 500 bottle OF Hays Hair Eieaith
and two csc cakes Of Harhna Soap
Free, for S1.-(Adv)
T. Il. Thomas Drug Co. II. 7. HartL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
Visible Sound Waves.

Curious luminous circles or arcs, del.
icate and perfect in form. have been
seen over the craters of vesuvius AND
Etna-one at each explosion. A study
of this strange phenomenon has been
made by Mr.. Frank A. Ferret. who
has witnessed 1t hundreds Of times,
and he concludes that these flashing
arcs" as he calls them. are really
sound waves made visible for an in
slant, the rate of propagation OF the
images seeming TO be about that Of
sound. The appearance is analogous
to the air waves seen above heated
roofs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

Cleveland, Ohio, April 21.-tTn new
er pay the fine if l have to stay here
year"
That's the defiant attitude Of Edward
S. Smith, wealthy socialist of War
rem, Ohio, who has served the first
fortnight of his 81 days term in a
Cleveland workhouse.
Smith was arrested for walking
along Park avenue in Warren during
the recent food contrary to orders
from the local authorities. He was
hailed into court and given a fine of
$25.
Clad in coarse, ragged workhouse
clothes worn by drInkards and other
human derelicts before they were pass
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
CAUGHT THE INFECTION.
The Fool Gunboat Took a Mad Freak
Just Like the Moros.

The Fool Gunboat Took Mad Freak
Just Like the Moros.
Captain John e. Morris, who spent Q
long, long time IN the Philippines chas-
ing the Moro, tells a story about q
Spanish military governor In Jolo who.
in the peace of fancied security. allow
ed a whole flock of his soldiers to go
swimming one day.
Now, the Moro has a habit of going
juramatado when religion hits him.
When q Moro goes juramatado he
takes the most disagreeable weapon
he can find and carves up the first
Christian he meets.
When the Moros saw the soldiers In
the water several of them thought II
was the very best time to go jurama'
tado, with the result that those SOL
diers never went swimming any more
The sultan. who had charge OF that
particular bunch OF Moros. promptly
was sent for. The Spaniard wanted to
know why his men were slaughtered In
such manner.
How could I help it?" the sultan
asked. They went Juramatado."
Nobody wants to interfere with any
body's religion. of course, but there
was q Spanish gunboat lying around
loose in that immediate vicinity. Tit
governor sent for the commander o.
that gunboat.
"You haven't had much target prac
tice lately" he remarked to the nava
officer. land you might try a little
Now, a few Moros make fair targets
When I want target practice to stol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

Commissioner hudgren onered a
resolution that the payroll just read
in amount Of S19O.7O, be allowed. Car
ried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver read a report of
the board of local improvements rec
ommending the adoption of an ordi-
nance providing for the Improvement
OF Fourteenth street from Third tc
Ninth avenues by grading, draining
curbing and paving with asphalt, to
gether with the city engineers esti
mate of the probable cost of the same
in amount of s1S,9S9.30.
Mayor Schriyer offered a resolution
that the city engineers estimate Of
the probable cost of improving Four
teenth street from Third to Ninth
avenues. is a fair and reasonable one
ried: Ayes-Schriver Rudgren, Har
RED: Ayes-Schriver, Rudgren, Har
and Bear. Nay-Reyuolds.
Mayor Schriver read an ordinance
entitled: AN ordinance providing fol-
the improvement Ct Fourteenth stree
from the south line of Third avenue
to the center line Of Ninth avenue by
grading, draining. curbfng and paving
with asphalt"
Mayor SchriTer offered a resolution
that the ordinance just read providing
for the improvement of Fourteenth
street from Third 10 Ninth avenue, b
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

ed on to him, he denounced Mayor q.
F. Craver and the republican ring in
Warren, which he claims railroaded
him to the workhouse for political pur-
poses.
Mayor Craver acted a sprosecuting
attorney, judge and jury" said Smith.
Il refused to testify because was not
given a fair trial. was railroaded in
to the workhouse by the mayor be-
cause I am a socialist and have fought
him for years.
"The police courts in small towns
are rapidly becoming despotisms. They
are used by politicians to serve party
ends and to drag down opponents"
Mrs. Smith. who is an ardent social
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

list and suffraget, has been to Cleve.
land to urge her husband to work out
his fine. She met Smith last June
when she was stenographer in the
suffrage campaign Offices Of Harriet
Taylor Upton They were married in
October. She was Miss Mildred Crom.
ley, daughter Of DR.. w. A. Cromley OF
Amanda, Ohio She is "a years old
and good looking.
During his stay at the workhouse
Smith is employed at setting type for
the prison paper. He has had consid
cradle experience in socialist Hewspa
per Offices, though he is so rich tia;
he doesn't have To work unless he
wants to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

I'll run up a nag. but until the Dag II
run up keep at II.
It was one glorious bombardment A
lot Of Moros accidentally got hit, and
somehow the post flag was mislaid. 80
1t couldn't be hoisted.
It was a most excited sultan wha
showed up before the Spanish COVER
nor. If that gunboat didn't stop its
nonsense he wouldn't be a sultan any
longer. because he wouldn't have any
subjects to sultan over. And he told
the governor so.
How can help it?' demanded the
governor, with some heat The fool
boat has gone juramatado. and I cane
interfere with the religion Of the blam-
ed navy."-San Francisco Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

(CoDtinued 1Eom Page one
boy give any evidence of remorse for
his crime He wept loudly as the far
mer, Sleep, entered the cellroom in
the Elgin police station. The police
had feared that Sleep would seek to
wreak vengeance upon the slayer.
They searched him carefully for
weapons. They accompanied him to
the cell.
Sleep drew back in horror as he
saw the cringing boy. For a moment
he seemed unable to speak. Then his
voice rose in shrili cry.
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
How could you kill those poor babies
Haven't you any conscience?" cried
the father.
The boys wailing cry was his only
answer
The confession was wrung from
Coppes early yesterday morning by
Edward II. Held, a constable, and Dep
uty Sheriff George German, but all OF
their questioning failed to reveal any
real motive for the crime.
BOY GIVES MURDER DETAILS.
Once the boy said the killing fol
lowed a quarrel with Mrs. Sleep, az
ter she had said she would see about
it" when he refused in Ill humor &c
do some chore about the farm.
Copies said that he had returned
to the farmhouse after school last
Monday afternoon. He took of his
hat and coat and Mrs. Sleep asked
him II he was hungry. He did not re
ply. but pulled a revolver from his
pocket and shot her, he said.
The children. Sarah. years old
and Orville, years old, scurried be
meath the kitchen table. The mother
ran through a pantry door and slam
med il behind her. Again Coppe'
shot. this time through the door pan
el. and then followed her through in
10 the parlor. There she fell, and h,
sent three more bullets into he
PROSTATE body. according TO his ION
fession.
USED RATCHET on BABES.
When the children peered through
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
The London PoIieeman.

London goes TO the rural districts for
its policemen largely. and the result is
often amusing. not to say exasperat-
ing. The London Chronicle tells of
one encounter with an inexperienced
policeman who was asked the where
abouts Of famous firm in the neigh.
borhood. to which query the new bob
by replied gayiy:
Bless We. know no more than
yourself. sir. ] only came up from
Dorset yesterday"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
the pantry door the murderer grabbed
Ratchet and ended their lives.

the pantry door the murderer grabbed
a Ratchet and ended their lives.
Then he dragged the bodies back to
the kitchen, pried up the trap door TO
the cistern, and threw them in.
Reloading the revolver, the youth
leaned over the cistern opening and
again fired at the lifeless bodies.
Then he tossed the weapon into the
well. threw the Ratchet out into the
yard and went 20 milk the cows.
Sleep and "Stannie" Filipski, an
order boy employed on the farm, had
been seeding oats.
When they entered the milkhouse
Copies told the farmer that Mrs.
Sleep had gone to visit a neighbor
and would return late.
That night Copies said he wrote
the note which read, "Mr. Sleep, deer
father, have killed miself, Maude,"
and handed it to the farmer
Nanny Sleep was a Chicago car
penter eight months ago. He had
leased the little farm near Elgin and
had taken the two boys under parole
from the st. Charles home because
they supplied cheap labor"
STOLE FROM TEACHER.
Sleep believed he read visions in
the clouds and for nearly week af-
ter his wife disappeared he tried to
| locate her through spirits which he
/ said guided him.
| Coppes' home is in Plano, a small
| town near Aurora. He was sent to
! the St. Charles institute three years
( ago after stealing money from a
/ school teacher. His mentality is Sc
low that although IA years old, he
has been able to advance only to the
| fourth grade in school.
The boy had stolen the revolver
with which he killed Mrs. Sleep from
her husband. The fact that he had
carried it to school last Monday and
il had been seen by the school chill
dren led to MS arrest.
SLEEP ADMITS QUARREL.
Sleep admitted that he had quarrel
ed with his wife the day before she
was killed. He, too, is under surveil
lance, although not in jail Sleep as
serted that be had not been on friend
ly terms with his wife for five months
The woman had been in i'll health
and was soon TO become a mother.
Chief of Police D. Frank Gahan
Sheriff Charles McBriarty and Coro
ner Eugene Norton of Kane COUNTY
spent the greater part of yesterda!
questioning Copies. They also ques
toned Sleep, who came to Elgin u
see the confessed murderer and u
purchase three cofins for the funera
today.
In the minds OF the authorities
tnere may still be another chapter
and a more complete one, to the story
Wsth a coroner's jury they will cor
tinue the investigation today.
Aurora, Ill, April 21.-Colonel Ad
ans, head of the St Charles stat
school for boys, today denied tina
? farmers employing paroled boys wer
returning them to the Institution o
account of the Sleep murder 81 hav
not received a single boy back" sal
Adams, There are a thousand boy
| from the home on parole in Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
WHITE SLAVERY CHARGES
AGAINST MILLIONAIRES

Los Angeles. Cal. April 21.-The
names Of II girls, all under II, most
of whom have not yet passed is, were
given to the county grand jury today
when it was asked to investigate white
slavery charges in which a number of
millionaires are said 10 have lured
girls Systematically from home and
placed them in a protected resort"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
An Execution,

when fellow starts to do anything
he can always succeed II he only sticks
10 IT."
mot always. How about you when
you start to remove a sheet of sticky
6y paper that you've sat down on?"-
London Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21

Chamberlsin's Stomach and Liver
Tablets Invariably bring relief to wo-
men suffering from chronic constipa-
ton, headache, biliousness, dizziness,
sallowness Of the skin and dyspepsia.
Sold by all druggists.-(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
A Chance Of Address

The Lamp plumbing shop is now 10
Gated in its new quarters at 61s Sew.
erteenth street-(AdV.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-21
YOUTH OF ID ADMITS
THAT HE Is SLAYER

Ccoptinued iEom Page One.'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-22

But there, high up on the lonely
peak, only the echoes came back
to mock him, the echoes and
Whoof! Whoof! Whoof! just a
few feet below where he hung.
For two hours he cried for help
while the beast howled his rage
and made frantic leaps to gain the
tree.
And then frankie could cry no
more. He was exhausted and the
terrible cold and the terrible fear
were beginning to tell on him. His
feet felt numb and he thought
that if the mountain lion did not
soon go he would surely fall down
out of the tree and be -clawed to
death.
And so, sobbing softly, he
wrapped his arms about the trunk
and prayed and prayed that he
might be able to hang on until the
beast should leave the station.
1t was quite dark now and all
that frankie could see of the lion
was the green of his awful eyes
and the white of his terrible teeth.
But this sight and the lions con
slant WhOof! WhOOf! WhOOf!
kept him in mortal dread.
Hour after hour the lion sat at
the foot of the tree. and hour after
hour frankie chung to the branch
of the tree, each refusing to yield.
Once long past midnight frankie
was so. cold that he started to
dose, but just as his grasp was
loosening and he started to crash
down to where the lion waited for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-22

His skin had all turned milk
white. Unless help came soon he
knew he would freeze to death in
the tree or would fall to where
death waited below.
And then, at last, just as the
sun was rising behind the snow
splashed mountains or. the east,
the lion skunk away. But frankie
did not try to go down at first. He
thought he would wait a few min
utes to be on the safe side.
And then he started to climb
down. But his legs would not
move and his arms would not
move and his hands would not
move And he just crashed
through the branches into the
feathery snow, where all night
long the great mountain lion had
waited for him-crashed to the
ground, completely frozen!
There, shortly after 8 o'clock,
the teamster whom he had missed
the night before and his father
found him. They rubbed him with
snow all the way to the hospital.
But it was of no use. Frankie's
legs had been frozen too long, and
to save his life the doctors had to
cut them off-both of them. He
is in. the hospital now with his
father beside him.
It's pretty tough luck he
says, TO lose your legs before
you've made your fortune, but we
can't all be lucky, can we? And
I'm alive and 1 got my dad. That's
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-22

81 believe honesty pays in the
long run" so do I, but l often
wish it were not such mighty
long run,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
HUERTA'S DEFIANCE
TO UNITED STATES
GAINS HIM PRESTIGE
Admiration Felt at Mexican
Capital for Soldier Who
Dared Talk Back to
Washington

Mexico City. August 7.-President
Huerta's prestige among Mexicaus In
the capital undoubtedly has beer,
strengthened by what IL regarded
his defiance of the United states. ~
those who had been lutxewarm In the,
support of the administration profess
admiration for the soldier-President, G
who dared to talk back to washing
ton, although not all of them agree as
to the wisdom of his course and many
of them consider that he acted precip-
itately In view of the Officially defined
Intentions of Washington.
Just what course President Huerta
will take in the event that John Lind,
President Wilson's personal represen-
tatiye, continues his trip to Mexico City
is matter for speculation. No official
declara ton has been made as to what
this course VIII be. 1t is assumed that
Mr. Lind might enter the republic at
Vera Cruz and come to the capital
without molestation, since the question
of his credentials could not be expect
ed to be answered until his arrival.
here; but whether he shall be ex-
PEELED or merely ignored remains un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
PROGRESS ON NEW
TARIFF BILL SLOW
Day Spent in Sharp Debates
Between the Opposing
Factions

Washington, August 7.--Democrats
made slow progress today in advancing
the new traiff bill An opposing speech
by Senator Warren, republican; long.
sharp debate between Senators Stone
and Lippitt over the making of the
Payne -Aldrich tariff law, and attack
by senator Sherman upon provisions
of the metal schedule took up much Of
the day.
.--.r Sherman aopposed the / ) per
cent rate on car wheels in the bill, say
ing 1t meant to ruin American manu-
r4ctarers for the benefit of those in
England and Germany. Reviewing ex-
ports of wheels from this country last
.44. lst' sala.
Not dollars worth was exported to
China in 1912 and II Is reasonable TO
suppose that not dollars worth viii
be exported In 1918. Instead OF dollar
olpl.s44..scy IN the far east. with thou
sands of dollars worth OF goods sold
there we now havengrare Juice diplo-
macy and the sale of nothing"
Senator Lippitt said the democrats
were acting like "cuttledsng aud that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Editor Montgomery Adver-
tiser Succumbs to Attack
of Acute Indigestion
PROMINENT ALABAMA
NEWSPAPER MAN
Death Marks Passing of One Of States
Best Known Citizens-Served
Through Civil War i'm the
Confederate Army

Montgomery. August 7.-Maj. Will
liam Wal ace screws. editor of the
Montgomery Advertiser, died suddeni.
tonight nj his country home mt Coos
ada. Ia miles from town. of an attack
of acute indigestion.
With him at the time of his death
were his wife and two of his sons,
BENJAMIN screws and Holt screws.
Major Screws had long been a promi-
nent figure in southern journalism. Born
in Barbour county February %. 1899. he
was in his 18th year at the time OF his
death. He was a son of Benjamin and
Moning J, Screws. He was educated in
private schools in Glennville, then in Bar.
bour, but now i'm Russell county. Going
to Montgomery as a youth he began the
study of law in the office of Watts. Judge
& jackson and was admitted to the bar
in 1859 at the age of 20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08

POSED AS FORMER
GOVERNORS WIDOW
Woman Detained in Chattanooga, Re-
ported to Be Dying
the Fraud

Chattanooga. August THE old
woman detained here on complaint that
she was passing as widow of former
Governor A1cern of Mississippi is
thought to be dying in a hospital to-
day. Hna
]. A. Rector, grandson Of Governor
Alcorn, who came here from st. Louis
to investigate the matter, had an in
terview with the woman. She confessed
that she had posed as Mrs. Alcorn
and had carried on her operations all
over the south and mad in this way
collected thousands of dollars. She says
she is the widow OF the late James X
McCloud of Charleston, S. c.. and that
she was the daughter of Daniel Cook
She claims to have reared Mrs. r. N.
Abbey of Atlanta, whom she says was
Snowden of Memphis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
KEEN INTEREST
BEING EVINCED

Keen interest is being evinced as to
what the attitude of Washington will
be In the face of President Huerta's
defiance and speculation is divided as
to whether Mr.. Lind will be recalled
or be permitted to continue as far as
he can and thus force the issue upon
President Huerta Mexicans, generally
OF the conservative class, appear to
believe that Huerta will not drive Lind
from the country, but Will be content
with ignoring him. except, perhaps for
subJecting him to surveillance in orr
der TO see that he does nothing pos
sible of being construed as mixing in
the politics of the country.
Unless a radical change is effected
in the sentiment at the palace Mr.. Lind
Will not be given an opportunity to
talk with President Huerta, even
though he is permitted to remain in
l-tAe=e capitals nor. with hes be amy ll1ora
successful IN meeting any official OF
the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
BRIDE SEES HUSBAND
SHOCKED TO DEATH
Howard Dill ElectrOcuted in
Calhoun While Climbing
Steel Tower

Annston, August al)-Howard
Dill. aged %, was shocked to death and
his lifeless body hung from the arm of
tower of the Alabama Power company
before the eyes OF his 17-year- old bride of
a week for nearly an hour at Hughes
Mill. near Coldwater, southwest of here,
this afternoon.
The accident occurred about O'clock
Young Dill had climbed the tower to
cut off the power and it was turned back
on while he was on the pole. He re-
mained in midair until his father Joe
Dill former chief OF police of Anniston
brother. Turner DILL and f. P. Knight
on of the Admission Electric and Gas com
pany went to his rescue. His bride the
only witness, gave the alarm
Dick Dill, another son of Chief DILL
was killed when an automobile turned
turtle here several months ago. His bride
was Miss Jewel Ingram, formerly a tel
ephone operator. They married last Mon
day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Mexican situation considered delicate
Huertas defiance pleases followers.
Mai. William Wallace Screws dead
Southern bankers confer with McAdoo
2-Horse here to stay in spite of motors.
3-Audience at Brent was Bibb's best.
Editorial comment.
6-Defect in traffic ordinance found.
Camp named for Kettig
Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company refuses to give in
forma ton.
Preliminary trial of Baileys today.
6-Society
7--Sports
s-I.obby activities of manufacturers pic
tured by Ewell.
9-Northcutt admits Moose were care
less
11-Markets.
72-Bis men must avoid movements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
SERVED THROUGHT
THE CIVIL WAR

He praeticed law until 1861 and though
he was opposed TO secession he went with
his state at the outbreak of hostilities
and served through the entire war. He
went with the first troops to Pensacola
an dtook part in the capture of the navy
yard and Fort Barancas He was later
lieutenant in Company G, Ffty-ninth Ala
hama. and saw hard service with Bragg s
army in Kentucky, at Chickamauga,
Knoxville and during the last u months
of the war with Lee in Virginia.
Major Screws wrote letters to the Mont
gomery Advertiser from the army and be-
came identified with that paper immedi-
ately after the war. The Advertiser was
suppressed by federal troops from April
20 to July 90 1865. and since that time
Major Screws had been continuously con-
nected with the editorial department of
the paper.