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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

ct CONFESSED THAT I HAD THE BULLET"
had come into my life thought it
hardship not to be permitted to remain
to see and hear all there was to be
seen and heard. l joined the loiterers
outside and learned that the police had
been notified and were expected soon.
A big man with a badge on his breast
came before ! left and went into the
house with an air of authority. | en-
We'd him, thinking him to be very
important parsonage. for everybody
made way for him.
| knew nothing. at least for some
time, of what was going on with refer
ence to the matter. The body was
duly buried. the funeral being a very
large one. l attended myself. moved
by desire to see all that was per-
mitted to see connected with the event
of the murder. and when 1t was all
over and ] was obliged to settle back
into my farm duties. unrelieved by any
excitement whatever. felt Ike boy
the day after the circus had come and
gone.
1t was then that I took the bullet
from my pocket and looked at it as
the only memorial I possessed OF the
only exciting event that had entered
into my uneyentful life. I owned a
squirrel gun and was more or less in
terested in arms and ammunition.
dropped the bullet into water to wash
the blood off it and wiped 1t on my
| trousers. ] owned a little magnifying
| handglass which / had bought for 10
cents. Without any especial object In
mind / brought It to bear on my prize.
Two scratches on the lead were re-
veaIed by the glass. and noticed that
they were parallel.
Now. IL had not been Of an inquir-
| ing mind my story would here come
to an end. or. rather, 1t would never
have been begun. l certainly did not
connect these scratches with the dis
| coveFy Of the murderer. simply
couldn't understand what caused them.
But was not long in suspecting that
they had been produced by the tiny
barrel OF the weapon from which the
bullet had been fired. That theory &C
counted for their parallelism.
But ! was not sure, and in order tf
prove the matter got down my sq1lr
rel gun. and, looking down into the bar
rel. by focusing the suns rays with my
nagnifier ! saw minute speck which
might cause a scratch on a bullet fret
past 1t. Loading the gun with a new
bullet. ! fred the bali into a tree. Gu
it out add examined it. But IL thu
scratches had been made they hat
been so added to that could not de
tect them. ! fred another bullet int
bank with the same negative result
Looking about for some softer sub
! stance - put II into. noticed the barre
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
(springheld state Register.)


The State Register fully agrees
with its correspondent, Raymond v.
Bahr, who eulogized the apple as a
fruit which should be
used by every one.
It is also pleasing to note in this
connection the productiveness of the
apple orchards and the abundance of
health-giving fruit. The supply, ac-
cording to our correspondent, seems
to be unlimited, or at least so great
as to be marvellous.
The apples produced in this coun-
try, if placed in barrels, would build
a column so miles high if the barrels
were piled one upon another, and all
the railroad trains and all the vessels
of the country would not be able to
transport them in a single shipment.
Another authority says the size of
the American apple crop this season
equals a wall of apples IL feet high
extending almost the distance from
Chicago to New York.
The American apple crop, if laid
end to end, will reach 316,445 miles,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
CAPITAL COMMENT

American shops where labor is done
at piece rates show that the diner
ence in wages earned by workmen Ia
boring eight and ten hours day re-
speetively is almost inappreciable.
This knowledge, of course, is of ut
NEST value to manufacturers. BY
shortening hours and working en-
ployes in shifts, the manufacturing
plant gains tremendously in efficiency,
TO the good of all concerned. But OF
far more Importance is the argument
in this study for the continuation OF
labor legislation. II is summed up by
Sir Christopher Furness in the report
of the British Royal commission on
the relief of distress with this sen
tence: Industrial legislation, as we
know it, has helped to kill bad bust
; ness methods"
A great problem with which labor
and economists are now wrestling han
to do with the employment of minors
The employment of children at all is
bad enough and will be ended some
day in this country by law. But when
II comes TO employment OF cniiuFeh a.
night it is inexcusable.
The bureau has been making some
studies of the minimum age at which
night work should be performed and
suggests the age of IS, standard
adopted in this country by California
and Massachusetts and abroad BY
France. Great Britain, Denmark, Fin
land, Norway, Sweden, Servia, Greece
and Switzerland.
But it is difficult to enact legisla
ton in this country because of thu
liability of placing American manufac
turers at disadvantage in competi
ton with manufacturers of nations
where night work for children is per
mitted. But the bureau has the solu
tion-the abolition of child labor a
night by international treaty ant
agreement
The international regulation of TIL,
employment of young persons say
the report, "offers the best guarant,
that the temptations to exploit younl
persons Will be reduced to mini
num-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
THE WHITE SLAVE LAW.

Statistics issued by the department
OF justice show that since the passage
OF the white slave law or Mann Act,
in 1910. until Aug 81, 1913, there have
been COS convictions and S acquittals.
Seventy five defendants forfeited their
bonds and fled from the country. The
total jail aud penitentiary sentences
amount 70 l.0l7 years, Q months and
19 days.
Since Federal Judge Pollock of Kan
sas decided late in September that
the Mani act was not intended TO ap-
ply 10 the personal escapades OF men
and women" prosecutions and convic-
tons have decreased.
( Until the Diggs-C aminetd case has
/ been disposed OF by the United States
supreme court, federal district attor-
neys are given a free hand TO judge for
themselves in what instances TO prose
cute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
The Daily Story
MARKED BULLET-BY EDWARD L. PARKER,
Copyrighted, 1918 by Associated Literary Bureau
'pyrighted, 1913. by Associated Literary Bureau.

A. murder in quiet farming COM
munity relatively excites as much
connection as the shooting down OF a
mob in a city. | was then eighteen
years old and had never known any
thing so exciting as the killing of man
whom l had known all my life. | ran
out Of the house and down the road
TO the scene OF the murder. On my
arrival saw several Of the neighbors
standing on the porch discussing whs
the murderer could be.
Pushing by them. went into the
room where the crime had been CON-
mitted and saw the body stretched
on a lounge. where it had been lifted
from the floor. noticed that the shirt
front. besides being covered with
blood. had been blackened. Mr.. Ack-
ers had probably been shot by one so
near him as to produce this blacken-
ing by burnt powder Turning my
eyes from the body. saw a little
round thing on the floor about the size
Of small marble. | picked it up and
found it to be bullet. 1t was sticky
with blood.
1t occurred to me that 1t was the
bullet with which the shooting had
been done. had never heard of de-
tectives, for 1 had always lived on a
farm. and this was before the day
when the country newspapers were
filed with stories about the wonderful
tracings OF this class of persons.
Therefore it did not occur to me that
the bullet might be Of use in furnish
ing a clew to the murderer 1t did
not occur TO me that ii would be a fine
thing to possess bullet that had kill
ed man. and l thrust 1t into my
trousers pocket.
had no sooner done so than DR..
Budd came in with several others and,
after examining the body, said:
He has been shot through and
through"
Some one. noticing me. told me to
get out. / did so reluctantly, for since
this was the only exciting event that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

made a beautiful city. How its citi-
zens went about doing this, Mr.. Howe
explains:
Late in the COS Dusseldorf cast
about for burgomaster. The city
wanted man with a vision and the
experience necessary to carry the VI
sion into execution. The town council
selected DR.. William Marx for the post
from among the competitors who offer
ed themselves. He surrounded himself
with ten other experts, who comprise
the paid members OF the magistrate,
and with town council of 60 mem
bers proceeded to build the city in a.
bigvisioned way"
A city center was established, a
broad parkway that runs through the
heart Of the city and terminates at
one end of the business district and
at the other end in the Hofgarten. It
is laid out in formal style and is one
Of the most finished parkways in
Europe. Thanking il on both sides are
splendid buildings Of harmonious
architecture, some of them built un-
der plans prepared or approved by
the city. The government buildings
are grouped Through the middle of
tie parkway runs the old moat. splen-
didly preserved Retaining walls we're
built all along the river front and the
marshland filled in a promenade
and park were created here, with
beautiful driveways. and many har-
bors were established for the many
kinds of shipping. Great docks. equip
ped with machinery for the most eco
nomical handling of freight, were
built.
Supervision over building construc-
ton was established and all unsanitary
buildings were torn down and replaced
by model workingmen's dwellings.
Anticipating the city's growth and to
keep land values stable, so that the
spectators would not be able TO check
the city's advancement, the city
bought and sells off and buys again,
$500 acres of land at a time. 1t cen.
fines the factories in a district set
aside for them on the lee side of the
city, whence the smoke will not blow
upon the city. 1t established bath
houses, Fairgrounds, athletic fields
art museums and attained the highest
possible development in its school
system, besides extending the com
pulsory education age to 16, and es
tablishing night schools for special
instruction.
To enumerate all that it has done
would be to fill several columns OF
this newspaper. It's first objective
was TO secure the social welfare of all
its people. In consequence, factories
sought it out, workingmen being re-
joiced to live there. and its growth
attained the rapidity reflected in the
population figures.
The first object was to beautify and
make the city. desirable place for
mans abode. All the other good
things have naturally followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
ax RoRERTE. WILSON.

Special Correspondence OF The Argus
washington. Oct. 22.-With the Gre
alton of the department OF labor the
cid bureau, of labor has been renamed
the bureau of labor statistics and the
scope of its work has been enlarged
until il is now one of the most vitality
important branches of the govern
ment's executive work. The new name
given to the bureau is misleading
one thinks of columns of dry and
dusty figures. AS a matter of fact, the
bureau is engaged in broad investisa-
tions of economic and industrial con-
ditions the world over. tabulating its
findings and drawing conclusions of
value TO the people of this country.
1t is this last function of the bureau
which is most valuable to America
the application of experience in other
countries to problems in this country.
Take two recent Investigations of the
bureau as examples.
The bureau has been investigating
hours of labor in connection with ef-
ficiency of workmen. The results
of union labor for the last half cen
fury, namely, that the shorter work
day increases the ability and speed of
the workman. Capital has fought the
shorter work day since labor first be.
gan its war for better conditions
Much of the recently exposed activity
of the National Association of Manu-.
facturers was fighting eight-hour bills
The bureaus investigation shows by
the figures that, from the pure bust
ness standpoint, the humanitarian
movement of the workingman and not
the selfish opposition of the employers
was the far sighted. policy.
1T is now a well known fact that
the adoption of a nine-hour day has
not affected the amount of value OF
the output even in the case of estab
lishments where machinery is FREEDOM
inantly used" says the report.
In the state workshops of Norway
the work-week has been reduced from
60 to SO hours, yet as much work ii
done now as formerly. Studies in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Former Governor Hadley of Missouri
has been offered a $4,000 per year
Job by a syndicate of railway heads
to live in Chicago and represent them.
Governor Hadley yearns for the S25,.
900 and is willing to represent them,
but balks at living in Chicago, because
IL would put him out of the running
for United States senator from Mi
lsouri On the whole rail magnates
will probably not insist on the Chicago
clause. Once they get Linn cinched,
says the Bloomington Bulletin. he will
be probably as handy and halter broke
whether he be in Illinois, Missouri or
the District OF Columbia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
THE IDEAL CITY.

4 II one will take the time TO read
Frederick c. Howe's most recent
book. European Cities at Work." he
viii be enabled the better to under
stand the point Of view and TO compre-
blend the vision OF men who conscien-
Z tiously and consistently and constant.
lly strive to build up and improve the
city in which they reside.
In 1860 Dusseldorf had $4,000 popu-
lation. BY 1876 f had increased to
kSO.6s5, and from this date began its
srapid growth. In 1855 population had
Increased to 1850. while 10 years
later il was 1885. In 1900 Il had
passed the 100000 mark. and in 1910
il had passed the 100000 mark. and in
1910 the population had risen to $780,
s7S3 The area OF the city is approx
mately $1,000 acres. II covers a larg-
err territory than any other city in
Germany.
Dusseldorf grew because Il was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

The rabbit is gentle thing,
His mein is never frigatful.
His habits are retiring
To him peace is delightful
He never sallies forth to ind
What's good and grab it
Unless the prize that looms, in sight
May be secured without a fight
Don't be s rabbit.
The rabbit Is a synonym
For cowardice and meeknesS:
The world has deep contempt for him,
1t tests ABOUT his weakness.
The rabbit seems to think tbs cause
For glad Thanksgiving,
II he may lead a quiet life.
II he may keep away from strife,
And earn his living.
The rabbit, being poor and small.
F'rets not at his condition;
He doesn't seem to want II all,
He has no proud ambition.
Enough is all he takes. the rest
Is for his brothers;
1t doesn't seem to make him fret
That when he has all he may get.
There's more for others.
The rabbit ia a scornful thing.
He shrinks in dread from Danger
To all the hopes our longings bring
The rabbit is a stranger.
He never kills for selfish gain.
II IL his habit
To shrink from war and hunt for peace
To take enough and then to cease
Don't be airabbit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
Susplclous.

There's something strange about
that man." said the clerk at the sleep
Ing car window. Il wonder If it
wouldn't be we'll to tell the conductor
to watch him so that he'll be prepared
If anything happens?"
"Why?" asked the station master. II
didn't notice anything queer about
him"
But you weren't near enough. He
bought an upper berth without first
asking for a lower one near the mid
die OF the car"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
Achievement.

"Humph! What did he ever do that's
worth mentioning? The trouble with
him is that he doesn't persevere. He
never sticks to anything more than
ten minutes. If he lives to be hum
dred years old he'll never succeed in
any"
"Wait-hold on! He once worked
three days trying to direct letter so
that the post Office people would be
fooled, and blamed If he didn't succeed,
tool"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
THE WAY IT STARTED.

Really" she
said, after he had
asked her which
of his cousins she
regarded as the
pr e tti er, you
mustn't press me
FOR answer to
such a question
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

London-China has decided to es.
tablish a central naval college at
Shanghai to supplement the work of
the naval schools already in operation
at Tien Tsin, Marking and Canton, in
pursuance of China's policy of naval
expansion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Quincy as the meeting place for 1914,
the annual convention OF Illinois
Knights of Pythias came to a close
superintendent Clark of the Pythian
home was exonerated of charges OF
cruelty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

An Iowa farmer lost S15,sO0 that
he had placed under his pillow. 1t
was annoying Of course. and the
family may have to struggle through
the winter with only one automo-
bile
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

as that"
"Oh, well,o he replied, lets drop
the answer altogether If I may press
you without 1t"
Then she Struggled close to him
and said:
"Oh. dear! never thought
should permit a man to put his arm
around me before we were married"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

mine paymaster The defendants are
represented by Charles E. Erbstein of
Chicago. and Lee O'Neil Browne is
assisting in the prosecution. Eight
jurors have been selected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
BY THE }. W. POTTER co.

TERHs-Ten. cents per week by car
rier. IN Ro-k Island.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 10 the circulation department.
wki:h should also be notified In every
instanee where 1t 10 desired 10 have
paper discontinued. as carriers haze no
authority IN tie premises.
All communications OF a-Sumeatative
nhdrlcter. political or religious. must
have rea; name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
ever fictitious signatures
Telephones n all departments. Gen.
t-al Union, Rock island 1i5. has and
21Es.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
Enforceable.

Can any one name liquid that
doesn't freeze asked the teacher.
There was a moments silence. saws
the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung. Then
an excited little voice in the rear Of
the room answered eagerly. please.
teacher. hot water.r'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Ottawa, Ill.-There is great interest
here in the Black Hollow mine muir
der cases now on trial before Judge
Samuel Slough in the circuit court.
Six men were indicted for killing two
mine guards in an attempt to rob the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Seattle-Captain John Bschand. a
whaler. who left Point Barrow, Alas
ka. Sept. l and has arrived here, re-
ported that in August three of Vii
hjalmur Stefansson's exploring ships.
the whalers Kariuk and Belvidere and
the steam schooner Mary Sachs.
struck lead in the ice east of Point
Barrow and steamed away northeast
ward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
The Queer Part Of It.

THE average salary Of the minis
Sers of this country is 1868 year.
That's the queer part OF it,"
The queer part of what?'
"Of the fact that so many of the
ministers make 1t necessary for d.
vorced people to go to justices Of the
peace when they wish 10 be married
again"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Loves like the hind hoof OF
The animal that brays.
Because, forsooth. Il strikes
So many different ways.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Jack London has become a natural.
lied French citizen. and no deputa-
ton OF prominent Americans has
gone across to persuade him not 10
forsake his native land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

What lot Of unnecessary bother a
Mexican election makes, when Presi-
dent Huerta can tell in advance just
what the result will be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
Purpoae.

Many a man has thought he had a
great purpose when his hope was
merely TO be able TO make somebody
else envious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
unappreciated Luck,

MY husband" she signed. never
notices when / have new gown on"
Let me congratulate you.' her aunt
replied Mine always does"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

The women suffragists seem to be
quite cheerful in spite Of the fact
that Mrs. Pankhurst is here to speak
for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Not merely were % people killed in
that German airship. but the people
who started out to walk got there
first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
Friday, October "a, 1918.

The popular way for the girls to
observe Apple day was to have moth
er to make some apple pies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Springfield. m-Governor DUNES
appointees TO represent Illinois at the
10th annual convention OF the national
rivers and harbors congress in Wash
ington Nov to 5 are Walter Shaw.
L. E. Cooley. Edward ]. Kelley aad
Otto Geringer, all OF Chicago: G. B.
Foster Of Peoria, A s Frazier OF
Cairo. and W. d. Walton OF Carbon
dale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the man.
ufacture Of electrical machinery. ap-
paratus and supplies, which have been
published by the department Of COM
merce, show that Illinois is one OF
the seven leading states in this indus
try. New York is the leading state
and Pennsylvania second.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Ithaca. y. VA gift Of approximate
~ $4,0O0O0O to the Cornell University
Medical college was announced On be-
half Of the board of trustees. It was
made. it is understood, by Colonel Oil
yer II. Payne of New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island. III. entered a. the
postofice as Dccond-class matter.)
Rock Islnnd Member OF the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
Oct. % in American
History.

1888 President George Washington
was received at Cambridge. Mass,
with imposing ceremonies.
ls20-Florida ceded TO the United
States by Spain.
iS52-Daniei Webster. orator and
statesman. died: born 1852.
l311-lda Lewis Wilson. the New Eng.
land lighthouse heroine died at
Newport. Y L.: born 1899
All the news all the time The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

MISUNDERSTANDING J. VI. Koudelka
has received from Rome his official
credentials and he will be installed as
Roman Catholic bishop of Superior
Nov 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Storm Lake, Ga.-Trustees Of Buena
Vista college at a meeting here select.
ed Rev r. Rehlin pastor of the Knox
Presbyterian church, Sioux City, pres
ident OF the college, to succeed Rev
James p. Linn, d. D., resigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24
WIRE SPARKS

Duquoin, Ill.-W. H. -Shyrock took
the Office Of president of the Southern
Illinois Normal school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Detroit-Jefferson Butler, a local at.
torney and president of the Michigan
Audubon society, was killed by an
automobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Decatur. Il-with the selection of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-24

Fort Smith. Ark. - After indicting
Thomas Forrest of Braden, Okla. who
later pleaded guilty and was sentenced
on a charge Of bigamy. a grand jury
here raised a purse of s25 for Forests
destitute wife Nc. and her children.
st. Louis-The Peoples League OF
st. Louis sent letters to three mem
bers Of congress from st. Louis ask
ing them TO obtain the adoption by
congress Of a resolution for an inves-
tigation of the franchise for the power
dam across the Mississippi river at
Keokuk, Iowa.