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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
BELIEVES A SEER:
GIRL Is A SUICIDE
Told Her Fiance Would Be Un-
true, Young Woman at Kan
sas City Kills Herself.

Kansas City. Mo. Nov. 22.-The
'seers and clairvoyants who flourish in
Kansas City through the negligence of
the police caused the death of young
woman yesterday. She was Agnes
Fairbanks. 20 years old. who lived
with the parents of her fiance. Donald
Sargent, in Kansas City, Kas.
Donald was y. The couple were
TO be married shortly. Thursday after
noon the girl came to the Missouri
side 10 see a fortune teller.
Your young man will drink and be
unfaithful and your married life will
be unhappy" the fortune teller said.
The girl believed her. Agnes Fair
banks had not had the opportunities
for education to put her above such su-
persti-iOns. Her mother was dead.
Her father lived elswhere. She was
homeless until she found friends and a
young man who loved her enough to
marry her.
She cried about her misfortune and
told the family. but they were not i'm
pressed. They tried to reassure her,
but she kept on weeping Yesterday
=ALi1tla-isisx-AAn Anes~sAess-}ss4-xevvf
er and shot herself through the head.
Il told my husband last night when
we read in the paper about that girl
killing herself. that she wasn't here
yesterday" said Mrs. F. c. Kraas,
spirit medium and pastor of the Pro
gressive Spiritual church. The papers
had said nothing of Mrs Kraas having
been connected with the case.
Well, when was she here last?"
Mrs. Kraas was asked.
Il don't remember OF her being here. |
In fact, don't know that l would I
know the girl" /
But you don't say she has not been
here. do you?"
IF she has ! don't remember her,
and ] wouldn't remember what / had \
told her anyway. When transmit
messages from the spirit world to my
clients / am unconscious and l don't
what the messages were
after / come out OF my trance; neither
DO the clients ever tell me what the
contain. do not ask them
heir names, because so many are
Mrs. Kraas admitted she is operat-
nE at her home-which Is Just around
he corner from the home of r. w.
Iammill. chief OF police. When she
vas told that Miss Fairbanks had told
Donald Sargent. her fiance. that she
lad been 20 see Mrs .Kraas in regard
o her future. she reiterated her state
nent that she was certain the girl was
lot at her home Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
LITTLE INTEREST
IN STOCK MARKET
Present Week Sets q Record
for Dullness and Will Cause
Some Rstiremeuts.

New YORK. Nov. 22--The past week
n the stock exchange was the dullest
for this period Of The year in a decade
The weeks business was less by far
than is recorded in any normal day
= year or tao ago. Lack OF pubic in
ferest was the most obvious feature
Some firms and individuals reported
they would retire from the street
,he first OF the year. Holiday gratuities
Tor employees promises TO be the
smallest In ycsrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
MILITANTS LOSE
GROUND IN FIGHT
Chancellor Lloyd George Sees
No Hope of Passage of
Franchise Legislation.

Oxford. Eng. Nov. 22.-Chancellor
Lloyd George thinks 81 is impossible
now for women suffragists To secure
passage OF bill granting the parlia-
mcntary franchise 10 women OF the
British Isles. lie said: The mill
tancy OF some OF the women has set
public opinion against them and there
is no use in trying 20 pass a bill
against the wishes OF the public" He
gave this reply TO three deputauons
this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
REEFS FAIR COMMISSIONER
Editor 70 Represent Exposition in the
Mediterranean Countries

Washington. Nov. 22--Thomas Rees.
editor and owner OF the Springfield
UulD Register and former state SEN
ator. was yesterday appointed COM
missioner general 10 the countries bor-
derinE the Mediterranean. in behalf OF
the Panama Exposition. About month
ago Mr.. Rees Was offered similar
assignment TO South America. but de-
clined because the party was going on
a war vessel and Mrs Rees could not
accompany him Mrs Rees can go
with him on his Mediterranean trip
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
HARVARD WINNER
over YALE 1910 5
Former Ten to Seven Favorite
in Betting Before Opening
of the Game.
End of Half-Harvard, 8; Yale, 5.
Third period-Harvard II, Yale 5.
Final-YaIe 5, Harvard IS.
First period-IlIinois 3, Minnesota, O

Cambridge, Nov. 22.-Harvard and
Yale met at the stadium today for
the football championship. East Har.
ward was a fayorite at ten to seven.
Football experts declared the contest
was an even money proposition. A
crowd of $4,000 was the largest ever
Witnessed at an athletic event in this
county where admission was required.
The weather was fine from the specta-
tors standpoint, but Indian summer
air lacked the encouraging snap which
puts life and speed into football
elevens.
Chicago, Ill, Nov. 22.-Ai high wind
driving showers before it swept the
playing field this morning, assuring a
slow field for the Wisconsin, chicago
game.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 22.-Watson
of Minnesota finished first in the big
nine conference crsos country meet.
His time was miles in 2G:441a, a rec
ord for the western conference. Wis
consin won the big nine conference
cross country meet, with Illinois sec
ond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
Radicals Plan to SIAM
pede Seattle Convention
in His Behalf.
Is AGAINST HIS WISHES
Prefers to Have Samuel Com
perS Serve at Least Another
Term With Federation.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 22.-The final
days work OF the American Fedora
I ton OF Labor convention opened with
I report of the committee on resolu-
/ tions requesting federal investigation
I of charges that the government was
defrauded by Michigan copper COM
panies when they obtained possession
of land, and a resolution disposing of
a split in the Brotherhood of Electrical
/ Workers. The copper resolution. IL is
predicted, Will be passed unanimously.
The election of officers were to be
at this afternoon. II is said John
Mitchell has campaigned so well for
John p. White. president of the Mine
Workers, to succeed him as second
vice president of the federation, that
Thursday night he had promise of
enough votes to give him control of
the entire administration, if he wish
ed. including the choice of himself as
president to succeed Samuel Com
pers. Mitchell, it is known, is reluct-
ant TO displace Gompers. and has been
asked to take the presidency at the
1914 convention.
socialist, held the 3,70S votes of the
United Mine Workers, one-fifth of the
vote of the convention. The West
ern Federation of Miners, Brewery
Workers, Printing Pressmen and Ma /
chinists contended on vote as Mitch I
ell wished. II is said to be the pur-Y
pose of the radicals to stampede the !
convention for Mitchell, who is the /
only industrial unionist on the pres
ent executive board.
Neutral on Intervention.
The Federation refused TO adopt .
resolution condemning armed inter
vention in Mexico. 1t was held that
such intervention might be justifiable
and desirable. The convention unani-
mously adopted the following resolu-
tion:
The American Federation of Labor
condemns attempts being made by
American and foreign corporations
and certain jingo newspapers to force
armed Intervention by the United
States government in Mexico, and
urges upon the president Of the United
States the continuance OF a policy
looking to a peaceful adjustment of
the COuluCl dhOuS luS MtAlCdu pSO-
pie. and the president and secretary of
the American Federation of Labor
are instructed to transmit the position
Of the federation upon that matter to
The president OF the United States
Mcdonald to Be Opposed. Il
Calumet, Mich, Nov. 22.-Accord-
ing TO letters received by the Copper :
Commercial club from members of !
congress acknowledging receipt of the
clubs report on copper strike condi-
tons. Congressman McDonald's reso-
luton asking a congressional inquiry
will meet opposition. Senator Smoot
said: There has already been full
and impartial investigation. and If the I
question comes up in the senate ! I
yiII so state" The strike zone vas
luiet today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
SEEK G. o. P. CONVENTION
Six Cities Contest for Special National
Party Meeting.

Washington, Nov. 22--Cities which
want the proposed republican conYen-
tion to revise rules and practices of
the party are waging a spirited cam
paign around members of the national
committee who may have to select the
gathering place. Chicago, Indian
apolis, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cincin-
natl and Washington are among those
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
CANADA TOWN IS
SWEPT BY FLAME
Hundred and Fifty Houses De-
stroyed at Saint Marie
Loss Is S150,000.

Lewis. Quebec, Nov. 22-Saint Marie,
a town OF 1900 inhabitants. was swept
by fire today and $50 houses destroyed.
The fire was raging unchecked at 10
O'Clock and fire apparatus was sent
from here. The damage is reported to
be 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
CHICAGO HAS RACE FEUD
Armenian Laborer Found Dying IN a
Lodging House-Sixty Arrests.

Chicago. Ill. Nov. 22-The finding
today Of an Armenian laborer dying in
a lodging house with a bullet wound
in the eye and the murder a week ago
Of a Greek under similar circum-
stances in the same building. caused
the police TO accept the theory that
deadly feud exists among Greeks and
Armenian residents in the southwest
ern part OF the city. Sixty suspects
are under arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
Evidence of Oregon Mur-
der Mystery Revealed
at Aurora, III.
BLOOD ON A GARMENT
discriminating Revolver Also
Found-SchooI Teacher
May Be Victim.

Aurora, IL, Nov. 22-Closer exam
ination Of a bIood-soaked feminine
garment wnicn win a ciood-spattered
school book and revolver was found
here yesterday in a car Of lumber con
signed from South Bend 10 Washing
ton, convinced the authorities IL Is not
piece OF eirlish clothing. but the leg
OF a woman's under garb.
In a school book. a German gram
mar. the name Of a girl. Elsie Helba
Day OF Springfield. Ore. is written.
The first theory was the child owner
Of the book might have been lured or
dragged into the car. attacked and
slain. This was dissipated today by
confirmation Of word from Des Moines.
low hat Miss Day is visiting there.
alive and well. Miss Day is II. The
garment found evidently was worn by
a woman considerably above average
height and weight.
Names Are Given.
Miss Day thought Alice Mccormick.
a teacher OF Springfield. Ore, might
be the girl in the mystery. Among
other names in the book were Alfred
Love OF Des Moines. Iowa; Alfred
Love. Spokane. Wash. and Mrs. d. II.
Smith. Unionville, Iowa.
The car has been in transit since
Oct. %. The police are proceeding on
the theory that a woman was mur-
Gered and her clothing stored away in
l6e- -eaEssaat4s-st6A ssnsssLas@ine--+e-'
volver. -
Bloody finger prints on a small door
OF the car through which the clothes
and book evidently were pitched into
the car were found today. Impress
sions were taken and photographs
made and forwarded 10 various Ore
EOn and Washington cities. The i'm
pressiOns were apparently a man with /
short blunt fingers
Miss Mccormack. at her home at /
Ore. said she was unable I
to explain the presence in the box car I
Of a book given her by Miss Day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
SEVEN YEARS FOR
GERMAN BANKER
Herr Ohm, Responsible for
$12,0o0,00o Wreck, Con,
victed After Long Trial.

Dortmund. Germany, Nov. 22.-
After a trial OF ia days. Herr Ohm.
managing director of the Mieder-
deutsche bank which failed with liza
biIities OF $4,000, 900 in 1910 was sen
fenced to seven years for wrecking
the bank and appropriating its funds.
The poorer classes lost heavily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
Villa Goes With His Army
to Intercept the
Invaders.
LATTER NEAR THE CITY
Secretary Bryan Denies Wild
Report and Warns Press
Against Stories

El Paso, Texas, Nov. 22.-Federals
are within 80 miles of Juare5 and Gen
eral Villa and 1000 men have gone out
to fight them. This statement was
made this morning in Juarez to the
Associated Press correspondent by one
of Villas principal lieutenants, who
declared 5000 additional men will go
south as soon as they can be loaded
on trains.
After having distributed 1000 men
along the railroad south of Juarez,
Villa returned and began supervising
the training of their troops. He
will concentrate his men 10 miles
sNvth of JuareZ
Washington, Nov 22.-In a state
ment relative to Mexico City dis.
patches about the movement of British
warships to Mexico, Secretary Bryan
said: The statement published this
morning to the effect that the state
department had protested against the
action of Great Britain in sending war
vessels to Mexican waters is absolute
ly false. In international affairs there
ought to be a patriotic desire to pro-
mote friendly relations, but these can
not be promoted by reckless publica-
tion of false statements"
Order Resteeed.
Washington, Nov. 22.-Rsar- A-frrfr~<s
al Fletcher cabled today that the bat
tleship New Hampshire had left Tux.
pam to return to Vera Cruz. Taken
in connection with a pledge from Gen.
eral Aguilar, constitutionalist general,
that his men would not modest foreign
property, the movement is regarded as
evidence of restoration of order be.
tween Tuxpan and Tampico The
scout cruiser Chester, with the Ma.
dero refugees aboard. sailed for Ha.
vana. Unofficial advices from govern.
ment agents in sections of Mexico
where constitutionalists are operating
suggest revival of plan to seek rec
ognition from the United States for
the de facto government claiming jur.
isdiction by right of possession all that
part of Mexico north of line drawn
about due west from Tuxpam or Tam.
pico. The constitutionalists' represen-
tative here, however, is unwilling to
"Ouiu ne SdIISUeu
with anything Iless than the conquest
of the whole of Mexico and the elm
ination of Huerta.
Christmas Discredited.
Magdalene, Sonora, Mexico, Nov. 22.
AT the temporary constitutionalist
headquarters here, 1t was denied that
the reported activity of General Lee
Christmas, American soldier of for
tune, in recruiting Americans at Chi.
cago had any connection with the
rebel movement in Mexico. Foreign
IFS will not be permitted to join the
troops.
To Recognize Huerta?
Mexico City, Nov. 22.-Mexican
morning newspapers under govern
nent domination published on their
ront pages today long articles re-
,arding an alleged intention of the
government TO recognize
Iuerta in the near future.
Officers of the little garrison at Ixta-
alapa, a suburb of the federal capital.
'ere arrested today and will be tried
y court martial for completely in
lot to start a military uprising.
Government officials declared promi-
ent army officers are implicated in
he Ixtapalapa conspiracy.
Erencb Stafeanan Paasea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
To Recognize Huerta?
French Statesman Passes.

Paris, Nov. 22-Edward Lockroy,
one of the rest known French states
men and writer's, is dead, aged IS. He
was a deputy 40 years. In the siege of
Paris in 1870 he commanded battal-
ion of infantry His writings on naval
questions are widely read.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
Father of1Laber pax Dead.

Manchester, y. H.. Nov. 22.-George
MCGUIRE. a cigarmaker, known as
The Father of Labor Day" is dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
Football Injuries FsezL.

Gettysburg. Pa, Nov. 22-Homer
Wray, a student of Gettysburg, injured
in a football game three weeks ago, is
dead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 2. m. Tomorrow, 70
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline

Forecast Till p. m. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Unsettled and colder weather to-
night and Sunday, with probably show
ers this afternoon or tonight, the low
est temperature tonight Will be above
freezing, moderate variable winds.
Temperature at a. m, 90. Highest
yesterday. III; lowest last night, SO.
Velocity OF wind a. a. m, 3 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity Al p. m, 62; at
Z a m, 81.
Stage OF water, 30; no change in
last "a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Mercury. Jupiter.
Morning stars: Saturn, Mars. Venus.
Algol demon star Of constellation
Perseus. IN meridian at II p. N.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
THEY REACH THE COAST
Indiana Motor Tourists Have Arrived
ut Oakland.

San Francisco, July 2S.-San Fran
cisco will be the western terminus of
the Lincoln Coast-to-CoaSt highway.
This is one of the results of the tour
or the Indiana automobile men, who
reached Oakland yesterday and who
VIII come to San Francisco today.
Carl G. Fisher, the man who con-
ceived the idea of the Lincoln high
way, vice president of the Lincoln
Highway association and whose word
will carry great weight in the decision
of the committee, said on this point
today:
1.-THE terminus of the Lincoln-coast-
to coast highway to be selected by a
committee chosen by subscribers to
the highway fund, will undoubtedly be
San Francisco.
''The natural terminus of all routes
leading toward the setting sun is the
Golden Gate. This does not mean,
however, that Los Angeles will be left
out of the calculations entirely. 1t is
planned at present to make the town
of Big Pine in the SierraS the portal
to California. This town is situated
both on the Midland trail to San Fran
cisco and the Ell Canine Sierra leading
to Los Anbeles, giving the tourist his
choice of directions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
HIS ROYAL ANCESTORS
Prisoner at City Jail Sang About Them
This Morning.

The police have a noble prisoner
working out a $40 fine on the rock pile,
if his word is the truth. A man who
gave his name at Jimmie Ryan was ar
rested early this morning on the charge
of being drunk and he woke the euu.re
Jail with his jolly Irish songs and his
stories of his mighty deeds. I'm u
Fenian by BIRTH" he shouted, ''and an
the grandson of Daniel O'Conneu and
the son of an Irish duke. This place
is too slow for me. I'm going back
to the emerald isle
After singing for about ten minutes
he fell asleep and the police had some
difficulty in waking him up this morn
ing. He asked Police Judge George A.
Huron to release him and he would
steer clear of the city The judge in
formed him that he was short of hands
in his internal improvement project
spare him until he paid $40 or worked
10 days on the rock pile. The prisn- er
took the sentence coolly and today is
working at the big pile of rocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
PAYS P0ORL Y
Average Income of Agriculturist Is
but $64O.4O Year.

Washington, July 27.-Farming is
not the most profitable business in
the world, railroad press agents TO
the contrary Notwithstanding, accord
ing to a bulletin of the department
of agriculture.
For the first time in the history
of farming in the United States the
department has managed to get ac-
curate data On the subject.
1t reports that the average income
of the American farmer is $640.40
per year. 1T is reasonable to infer"
says the department, that at least
half of the farm families in this
country have even smaller incomes"
individual farmers here and there
have incomes larger than this aver
age, but the facts indicate that on
the whole the incomes of the farm
ers in this country. even when we in
clude as a part of the income those
things consumed on the farm where
they are produced, is certainly not
more than sufficient to pay five per
cent on the investment and ordinary
farm wages for the labor they do, and
it is probably considerably less than
this"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
M'LOUGHLIN WON.
Defeated Davis for Worlds Tennis
Title and Trophy.

Wimbledon, July 28.-The United
states lawn tennis team carried off the
worlds championship today when
Maurice E. Mclaughlin of San Fran
cisco won the fourth and deciding
match in the contest with England for
the Dwight F. Davis international
trophy.
Mclaughlin, the American national
champion, was drawn against Charles
p Dixon and won in straight sets,
Sc, 6-3, 6-2.
The first set was hard fought, but
Dixon was in the lead only once. AS
soon as Mclaughlin steadied down to
his task he had the Englishman at his
mercy. The second and third sets
were easy for the brilliant American,
who was playing at the top of his
game.
The United States lost the Davis cup
to England in 1908. Australasia took
it away from England in 1907. 1t re-
manned in Australasia until 1912, when
it was won again by England, which
has now lost it to the United States.
The preliminary contest this year
was participated in by seven nations
the United States, Canada, Australasia,
South Africa, Germany, France and
Belgium. The United States team
fought it's way through to the final
round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28

said she married Nichols at Lamar,
Col, July, 1908. and lived with him
until January 10, 1918. And that she
left Nichols following the appearance
at their home of Ida Hess, who carried
on Irritation with Nichols. From
Atchison she went to Leavenworth
after her separation from Nichols and
became a domestic in an officers home.
She married Ryan after Nichols mar
r1ed Martha Rauber. Nichols married
the Rauber girl March 26, and she
married Ryan in May following. Mrs.
Nichols No. 1, with her son, who has
been living at the Rauber home, will
return to Grand Island, where she is
employed
The fact that she admits having
married again, after her separation
from Nichols, may ease up the situa-
tlon a tr1fe for him, rs heretofore no
one believed the story that Grace Mich
OILS had married again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
new PEST is FOUND.
Warning Against the Potato Moth Is
Issued.

Washington, July 2s-Warning
against a pest that threatens every
dinner table in the land was issued to-
day by the department of agriculture
against the potato tuber moth which
is working havoc with the potato crop
in numerous parts of the country and
whose ravages threaten to prevent the
planting of the vegetable in many
places. The pest is especially preva-
lent in California and Texas, the de-
partment reports, and through ship
ments of early potatoes is being in
troduced broadcast throughout the
United States.
Experts of the bureau of entomol-
ogy urge potato growers to look care
fully over the potatoes they dig and
destroy every potato and vine that
shows the slightest signs of moth.
Special attention, they add should be
given to the seed potatoes on which
the subsequent crop depends. Fumi-
cation with carbon bisulphide is rec
commended.
The scientists utter a warning
against careless methods in planting
and harvesting potatoes and declares
unless protective and defensive meas
ures are adopted at once there will be
serious reduction of the potato
CROP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-28
IN NATIONAL MUSEUM.
Loving Cup Commemorative of Open
ing of the Parcel Post.

Washington, July 2s.-AmonS the
latest additions to the collection Of
historic relics in the national museum,
the silver loving cup, common orati"e
of the opening of the parcel post sys-
tenn, today was given a prominent
place. 1t was in the first package to
go through the mail under the new
system and was mailed by Postmaster
General Hitchcock on the first day of
the present year to Postmaster Nor
gan at New York City.
The cup bears the following IN
scription:
This cup was the first article sent
by the parcel post in the United
States. 1t was forwarded to Post
master Edward NJ. Morgan, of New
York City, by Postmaster General
Frank H. Hitchcock, who mailed it in
person at the Washington City post
office Immediately after midnight on
the morning of JAN 1, 1913. Present
ed to the National museum by Post
master Morgan
The cup is eight inches high and
double handled. 1t is severely plain.