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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12
AT THE EMPIRE.

When the blase vaudeville patron
finds that an acrobat or jugglcr Is
next his first impulse is TO invite his
neighbOr to adjourn TO the nearest
Tefreshment dispcnsary and absorb
few fOrgetters. For acrobatic and
juggling acts have long been known
as "chasers" in the big city variety
houses. But if you happen to be one
of the bored ones and you were among
those present at the Empire last
night you had a pleasant surprise in
the performance OF the Cromwslls, a
woman and q boy. Probably the equal
Of the woman in her particular line
has net been seen before in the tri-
cities She IS q person OF small stat
urc but the ease with which she
twirls and swings and throws the var
ious objects that she employs in her
acts you would suppose her TO he a
strong man. The boy is a playful foil
for the woman and the two offer as
amusing an act as you will find in i
season Of vaudeville-golng. The entire
biz IS uniformly strong and well worth
seeing Airline Boiling and Louis Kei-
so have a neat singing and dancing
act and the former displays some
gowns that made women in the audi
ence last night gasp. Edgar Schooiey
& Co. have racing play, Jimmy the
! Tout" that went we'll; La Bergere pre-,
sents two beautiful dogs in artistic
posing. ard Permane lives up 10 the
program announcement. Wizard OF
/ the Concertina." he was the hit oil
the evening so far as applause was
/ concerned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12
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ILLINOIS

ILLINOIS.
Sept. 13-"Truxton King"
Sept. 1.-THE Great Divide"
EMPIRE.
udeville-Performan a. Pas
and S:15.
FAMILY, MOLINE.
PantaCes Vaudevillc-Two perform
anCes daily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12
Notice

There will be q meeting OF the town
board Of auditors in the council room
of the city hall on -.onday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock, Sept. 10, 1913. The pur-
pose Of said meeting is TO allow any
and all bills
Decide if there is to be tax levy.
Decide whether a special election
shall be held to fill vacancy III Office
OF constable.
To determine II the township will
use any money for The betterment OF
the roads in the township.
And any other business that may
come before the said board
S. D. FOLSOM. Clerk.
WILLIAM TREFZ,
Supervisor. -(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12

disappearance and brought back to
Cleveland. was arraigned on a charge
Of embezzling $4,000. He pleaded not
guilty. Bond was set at $500, but
was not furnished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12

london. Foster Stackhouse, who
helped organize Captain SCOTS ex-
petition to the south pole. is arrang-
ing for trip to explore King Edward
VII Land
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12
A SIGHTSEEING TRIP

Ride through Moline lock and down
over the rapids every Sunday after
noon. Leaves 2:45 p. m, returns at 6;
35c roundtrip-(AdyJ
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
ADMITS WERNER'S DEFEAT
Chairman Barnes Finds Error
Was Made in Count.

William Barnes. jr., issued statement
from Republican State Headquarters. at
No. 43 West 39th street, yesterday. con-
cedng the defeat OF Judge Werner as
Chief jude OF the Court Of Appeals. II
reads:
1--WE based our claims OF the election
Of Judge Werner as chief judge on the
figures given for New York City as COM
piled on election night. 1t appears from
an examination OF the official returns a
mistake of 5000 in favor OF Werner was
made in the twenty-third district in
Kings County and fully 1000 In Queens
This will be sufficient to encompass his
defeat on the returns as given for the
City OF New York in the first instance.
Judge Werner would have been easily
elected"
Part Of the mistaken ,ount was ex
plalned by the discovery that one of the
official counters in Kings had written
the figure ~ so that 1T looked like n
81" Nothing in the revised returns from
upstate indicated that the favorable vote
for Judge Werner had fallen off In those
districts.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
Find Boat on Beach.

The rowboat was found on the beach'
with two suits of prison clothing in the
bottom. the third evidently having been
cast overheard when Paul and his
mates changed their prison garb for
civilian dress.
Walker hired another automobile and
ordered the chauffeur to let the ma
chine out to the limit. 1t was learned
that Miller had driven off in the direc-
tion OF the railroad station. and Walker
and his keepers set out over the coun-
try roads at a mile minute clip.
Miller had not taken a train, so the
chase continued down the road which
runs parallel to the railroad tracks.
Finally, after a four-mile run, Miller's
automobile was sighted. The chauffeur
stopped after several shots had been
fired in the air. Miller leaped from the
car and ran into a clump Of bushes, but
was soon caught and taken back to
Hart's Island.
Neither the prisoners nor those who
tried to rescue them would make any
statement.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
WIFE AIDS CONVICT
IN WILD JAIL BREAK
Continued from first page.

lone woman, was far out in the river,
beyond the range OF the guards guns.
The smaller boat maintained zig
gag course along the western shore
OF the island, while the Riker's Island,
kept to the lst TO prevent the ref
ugees from touching the Manhattan
shore. Observing this, the helmsman
OF the motor boat headed for the Long
Island shore, and 1t was not until n
four-mile stretch of water had been
covered that the Riker's Island drew
up alongside an the guards covered
the fugitives with their rifles.
While this was taking place, how
ever, Miller, bolder than Paul, took
the advice Of Mrs. Paul and hoped
into the rowboat and made for Scotts
Landing, at Great Neck. The water
was too shallow for the large launch 10
follow, and Miller ran swiftly up the
beach and jumped into an automobile
waiting nearby.
1t was decided to take the five cap
tured persons back to Harts Island
and then follow up Miller. This was
done. and then the run back TO Scotts
Landing in the motor boat, with
Gustavino at the wheel, was made.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
BULGER GIVES OUT DENIAL
No knowledge of Tammany
"Bagmen."
fBy Telcgraph to The Tribune. !

Oswego, n. Y, Nov. l4-Belef is gen.
eral that Whitmans process servers will
be here early In the week to bring Tam
many "bagmen," barge canal and good
road contractors to New York to testify
in the John Doe proceedings early next
week. There was considerable activity
among the contractors to-day.
1t is said that information given by
George Mcclure, of Syracuse. is respon-
sible. c. n. Bulger, whose name has
been mentioned with the graft exposures,
said to-day that he has not been sub
pGnaed and did not expect TO be. When
pressed for further statement, he die
tated the following:
"In view of the use OF my name by the
press, it Is only proper for me to say
that | have no personal knowledge or
legal proof of any name. nature or de-
scription OF any contractor or corpora
ton having a contract with the state, or
of any person or persons In the employ
of the state being assessed for or paying
money or its equivalent to any political
committee or TO any political committee's s
agent or representative. and 1 never
claimed to have any such knowledge or
proof.
81 am ready, however. to respond with
alacrity to the mandate OF any subpoena
and To testify I'm response to any ques-
tions that may be put TO me in any IN
vestigation and TO disclose any informa-
ton / may have touching any matter
that Mr.. Whitman or any other author
lied person or officer has In charge"
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
WHITMAN SPENT NOTHING
Statement Shows He Received
No Money for Campaign.

Charles S. Whitman filed a statement
yesterday, the last day allowed by law
for the filing of such documents, saying
that he had neither received nor ex-
pended any money on his campaign for
reelection as District Attorney, upon
Democratic, Republican. Independence
League. Progressive and Citizens tickets.
Jacob II. Cantor said that his candi-
dacy for Congress on the Democratic and
Independence League tickets cost s254l q
for running expenses. OF which amount
Mr.. Cantor personally contributed sl,75O.
Douglas Mathewson, Borough President
elect of The Bronx, swore that he had re-
ceived no contributions. but had expended
sl.l0o. Four hundred dollars went to the
Republican organization. 800 to the Bronx
County Jeffersonian Union, $500 to the
Independence League and 500 to the Pro-
gressive headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
Complete Legal Machinery in
Every County, 1t Is Asserted,
for All Prosecutions.
TO BE LITTLE LEGISLATION
Direct Primary, Workmen's s
Compensation and Financial
Bills About All Governor
Expects in December.
fBy Telegraph to The T'ribune.I

Albany, Nov. 14-Investigation into al
legged highway graft in various counties
| OF the state is already bringing results, 10
the discomfort Of certain contractors ana
officials. Several indictments were re-
Gently found I'm Rockland County, ana
! District Attorney Gagan of that county
conferred to-day with Governor Glynn
and Attorney General Carmody in ref
erence to them. Mr.. Gagan was assured
| that they would cooperate with him.
"It should be borne In mind" said the
| Governor, that there Is In every county
of the state complete legal machinery al
ready at hand, with ample power 10 IN
vestigate all crimes In the Highways De-
partment or any other department II Is
/ in the counties where the ofrences are
committed that indictments must be pro-
cured and the offenders tried. The Execu-
tive Department and the Attorney Cen
erals Department stand ready and willing
TO cooperate with the different DISTRICT
Attorneys throughout the state, and VIII
furnish every resource at the command
of the state, either In getting testimony OF
furnishing counsel and experts for the pur-
pose of making the investigation thorough
and complete
"The Governor has power to designate
extraordinary terms OF the grand jury ana
| Supreme Court justices 10 preside wheh'
ever or wherever justified. This Is
power that l shall not hesitate to exercise
NJ the request of any District Attorney OF
upon any proper proof being submitted
to me of a crime being committed agalns'
atyaf IN
law. II is unnecessary to walt for appro-
priations from the Legislature we nave
the machinery. Let us use 1t. ask the
cooperation of all of the District Attor
news of the state for thorough and COM
plete investigation of alleged highway
graft"
There will be little, II any, local legis'
lation enacted at the December session oi
the LEGISLATURE. Governor Glynn SAID To-
day that he was planning 10 recommend
the passage only of a direct primary Oil
a workmen's compensation bill and some
needed financial legislation. The leaders
the Governor pointed out are goihs
have enough difficulty in obtaining
working quorum. and are afraid tnat Il
a great quantity Of minor bills are poured
I'm, the members will return to their MONIES
without waiting for action on the more
important measures.
REPRESENTATIVES OF organized labor, cas-
ualty insurance companies, and lesisia
tors will confer with Governor Glynn mex
week with a view of shaping a work
mems compensation bill which viii be sat
isfactory to all parties interested.
Plans are being made by the Governor
to move his household from Cedar Hill
his summer home, to the Executive Man
sion on Monday. The mansion has beer
vacant since the departure OF william
sulzer and his family the week follow
ing the former Governors impeachment
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
A FAD, TEACHER SAYS
Puts $4,000 Earned by High
School Pupils as Practi-
cal Argument.

Charles S. Hartwell. a veteran high
school teacher. threw n verbal bomb into
a meeting Of the vocational guidance COM
mittee last night in the Department of
Education Building, at Park avenue and
59th street Vocational guidance. which
is sort of uplift movement among some
OF New York's educators. is all poppy
cock, in Mr.. Hartwell's estimation. be-
cause in the last fourteen months. the
pupils Of the Eastern District High
School. in Brooklyn, have been able to
earn $4,000 without any guidance at all,
but by simply going out and hustling for
a Job.
After several speakers, including mem
bers of the Board Of Education, in which
the vocational guidance" idea was out
lined and the disadvantage of child labor
emphasized, Mr. Hartwell got up and read
his figures He read, moreover, letter
from Professor Hanus. TO whom he had
sent an account of his investigation, in
which he had been commended for his
practical ideas.
IL am like Mr. Roosevelt in one thing"
said Mr.. Hartwell "and that is | am a
practical man. The great trouble in move
| mcnts of this kind is that we become too
| ideal. We are carried away with fads
and notions. What's the use OF scorning
the idea Of school children working, when
| they do II to get an education?
MY answer TO all this vocational
business and talk about placement Q
| think that's what you call III is what the
school children in one school have done in
the last year and two months"
| The chairman and several other mem
bers at once set upon Mr. Hartwell for
his heresy. I"What have they learned as
part Of their vocational experience?"
one asked
| Il don't care what they have learned
| The point is. what have they earned? In
| that case. to earn is to learn"
| one of the aims of the vocational
guidance" contingent is the selection Of
proper employment for school children,
but Mr.. Hartwell said he didn't think 1t
mattered much what they did. That was
| another idealsuc notion he said.
Mr. Hartwell explained that the earn
| ings he referred TO were not those of
graduates, but regular day pupils 0he ef-
| forts Of many of whom would come under
the head Of child labor. From Febru-
airy /. 1913. to October /, 1913 491 pupils
had earned s24.6O5 30. The seven months
previous to that the earnings amounted
to ;22,364 6s.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
CARMODY AIDING WHITMAN
Attorney General Says District
Attorney and He Agree.
ny Telegraph 70 The Tribune.l

Albany. Nov. H-Attorney General Car
mody was asked to-day II the graft In
vcstlgatlon which District Attorney Whit
man is conducting in New York would
interfere with him in any way.
mo" he replied. when Mr.. whitman
was I'm Albany a few days ago he came
10 an agreement in that matter. We de-
termined that wherever our information
led us into counties where the prosecu-
ton could better be handled by the local
officers to put It In their hands and CO.
operate with them"
Mr. Carmody said that so far his inves-
tigation had dealt almost entirely with
the failure of highways and canal con-
tractors TO live up to their contracts.
He has not taken up the charges Of ex-
tortlng money from contractors for cam
paign contributions. such as is charged
i'm the case Of Everett =. Fowler. OF King
ston, indicted to-day in New York, as he
has received no complaints of that nature.
rs the fact that part of the alleged
acts Of eXtortion charged against Fowler
was committed In other counties than
New York likely TO embarrass District
Attorney Whitman" the Attorney Gen
eral was asked.
"If II can be shown that any OF the
plans for the acts charged were made In
New York" he replied. "Mr. Whitman
can gather the evidence to substantate
the charge in any county in the state he
pleases."
Mr. Carmody made It plain thaf ne and
District Attorney Whitman are working
together in perfect harmony.
Up to about year ago Fowler was
deputy in the State Fire Marshars office
here. but has not been seen much In Al
bany since
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
$4,000 PINK PEARL
AGAIN ABS0RBS COURT
Mrs. Vatable Contends Gem
Was Not Drilled When
She Bought 1t.

Mrs. Jules C. Natable who is being sueo
I'm the Supreme Court by Ludwig Nissel
a dealer in precious stones. for Slo"
pink pearl that she wears. on the grounu
that il Is the same that was stolen from
the plaintiff, testified yesterday. The mos'
important part OF her testimony had to 90
with the question whether the pearl hSu
been drilled when she bought 1t.
Mrs. Vatable said that the pearl was
not drilled when she bought II from AoTa
ham Schorr. II am certain Of that sai'
the defendant. for l sent il 10 drliie',
| have great fondness for pearls anu
prefer them undrilled, so that | can use
them as | see MT" Mrs. Vatable reiuse'
TO change her testimony on this point u"'
der examination by counsel for Nissen'
Mrs. Vatable said that when she "
ceived letter from Ludwig Nissen q "
demanding the return OF the pearl s"'
made up list of questions. which sn'
gave her lawyer. to submit to the Nlsse"
firm. One OF these questions. she saio'
read: "How large was the drilling IN the
pearl?"
"Mr. Nissen replied to the question
Mrs. Vatable said. but 1t seemed 10 NV
he avoided it, Anyway. the answer ..
submitted convinced me that It wash'
his pearl"
T. w. Rouse, a pearl drilier. testified ti'
pearl in court was the one brought to nii,
by Mrs Vatable and that he had driiis'
II for her.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
STOLEN GOLD COINS
ARE FOUND IN BANK
Continued from first page.

philadelphia, and there he had the
clerk Of the Carlton, where he
stayed, convert one Of the two gold
pieces he had received from Holtz.
When the hotel people brought it to a
bank for deposit one of the tellers
commented on it's great value. and it
was sent to s. II. Chapman, numis-
matist. The result has been told.
Walker gave the police every as
sistance, and it was on his information
that the recovery was made.
Counsel was engaged in this city and
effort made to get possession of the
stolen gold. In the mean time Holtz
had been arrested in Kingston, where
he had bought a farm and was living
with his wife and two children. He
paid $1,000 for the farm.
The matter was submitted to Sheriff
Hamburger, who consulted with Albert
Blumenstiel of his counsel The latter
advised the issuing of a writ of re-
plevin, which was done. Deputy
Sherifs Winters and Metzger went to
the vaults. The officials there did not
care to open the box of a patron, but
gave the deputies permission to carry
out their process. which they did by
calling in a locksmith and having the
lock on Holtz's box opened. There lay
the package of stolen gold.
The $500 reward will be paid to
Detective Hogan and Meehan. chief
inspector Of the surety company in
terested. and It is likely that Deputy
Sheriffs Winters and Metzger will get
a part Of it.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
BANKS UNDER LABOR LAW
Attorney General Rules That They
Are Business Establishments.

Albany, Nov. H-That banks are busi-
ness places is the opinion OF Attorney
General Carmody Therefore such ins.i-
tutions must conform to that section OF
the labor law which has to do with hours
OF employment OF minors working in busi-
ness establishments
James NJ. Lynch. Commissioner OF La
Dor, raised the question to-day, when he
said that boys under sixteen years of age
were employed in certain New York City
banks for twelve hours a day
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
YOUTH II P. c. HEALTHY
This Proportion of French Con-
scripts Passes Army Doctors.
TRy cable to The Tribune.l

IBy Cable 20 The IfIpuHt'I
Paris, Nov. 14.-The Minister OF the
Interior stated at the Cabinet meeting
to-day that 63 per cent of the twenty
year -old conscripts had been passed by
the military doctors as tit for service
making, including volunteers, totai
Of II per cent.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15

$3.50 the local inspector won't pass
your work, and neither will the chlei
inspector at Albany, and you won
get your pay" !,
The tremendous leverage power ol
such a threat can be more readily un-
derstood when it is explained, as II was
by Hull yesterday, that the la" pio-
vides that road construction contractors
may be paid 80 per cent OF the pro ra'a
contract price upon each section OIL
road they finish, as soon as the lhspe''
or of the State Highway Department
passes the work.
Practically the working out OF tha'
law brings about this situation-'ha' d
road contractor who has bid on three
miles of road completes one mile OF hiS
contract first, applies for an inspec'ioh'
and. IL the work is passed, he gets palu
Immediately a sum amounting to ~
nor cent of one-third of his award. On
that payment he is then able 10 SWINE
the construction cost of his second mlie'
and upon the completion OF that piece
and the subsequent 80 per cent payment
he finishes his contract.
Any great delay in the inspection OF
passing Of his first or even his second
mile. let alone the absolute rejection OF
either, usually leaves him powerless
financially to complete his contract
within the time limit. beyond which ne
would have to pay damages which
would eat away his profit, or even make
a loss for him on the whole contract.
In view of this explanation Of Hulfs'
coupled with the definite threat In
: Syracuse, the grand jury is anxious to
ascertain whether c. Gordon Reel
State Superintendent of Highways, was
present at the conference which Hen
messy charges was held in Governor
Dix's office early in the 1911 campaign
before the demand for $3.50 "contribu-
ton" was made upon Hull
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
CAPERTON LEAVES NEWPORT
Rear Admiral Knight Will Take
command of Naval Station Monday.

Newport, r. J.. Nov. 14.-Rear Admiral
William b. Caperton hauled down his flag
as commandant Of the Narragansett Bay
naval station to-day. He will be sue
ceeded on Monday by Rear Admiral Aus,
tin NJ. Knight. Admiral Caperton WIN
go to the Philadelphia Navy fard TO-
morrow to become commander In chlei Oh
the Atlantic reserve fleet.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-15
SKELETON OF MAMMOTH FOUND.

Seattle. Nov. 1.-THE skeleton OF
mammoth was uncovered to-day by work
men excavating for the municipal sta
dium at West Seattle. one tooth meas
ured twelve inches long, eight inches wide
at the base, six inches wide at the top
and three inches tbiri-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
The Mauic JaveIin,

Take q medium sized sewing needle
with a very sharp point (Which los
needles have). Take up a position
about three feet away from a piece of
soft wood hung on a door and. hold
ing the needle between your finger and
thumb. endeavor. strongly launching
1t, to throw it, point forward. into the
wood. No matter what your skill and
perseverance. you will not succeed.
Now pass through the eye Of the
needle a simple bit Of thread. and you
will be successful in the feat without
the slightest difficulty. The little light
make weight" that you have added
to your impromptu javelin transforms
it into a veritable arrow and causes
the point. given the impulsion. to strike
the object aimed at and ito stick"
This result. from such small means.
will strike the spectators with aston
ishment. having first shown the impos-
sibility Of aiming a naked needle. and
will elicit their compliments In cele.
bration Of your wondrous skill. Mag
ical Experiments.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

Entertainments galore, COM
bined with shopping advant-
ages, will be offered at Devils
Lake, December 10 and 20,
when the Elks of Devils Lake
will hold their first home com
ing, in conjunction with a big
minstrel performance. Elks,
their wives, daughters and
sweethearts as we'll IS many of
our citizens plan to attend the
event which is heralded as the
greatest since the institution of
the lodge at the Lake. The
Elks Booster, a newspaper
published in the interest of the
event will be issued December
is and will be in circulation
here.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

Conductor Geo. Else left
yesterday on his trip to the
old country.
+. X. Juneau died of Bright's
disease early Tuesday evening
at the home of his brother.
Ernest Juneau, east of this
city. The funeral services took
place from St. Paul's church
at Tarsus yesterday morning,
Rev. Joe. Bachand officiating,
and the remains laid to rest in
the Catholic cemetery south of
the church. Deceased was also
a brother of Mrs. Peter Nordin
of this city.