Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-22
WIRE SPARKS

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Neutrality-suspicious. of the
appointment by Secretary Lane of DR..
L. R. Ellis of Hot Springs, Ark, to be
superintendent of the Hot Springs res
ervation, has been made. DR.. Ellis
was recommended by Senators Clarke
and Robinson.
| Washington-A long drawn-out con-
| test over the western Washington
federal judgeship ended when the SEN
ate confirmed the nomination of Jere-
miah Neterer of Bellingham, Wash, to
succeed Cornelius Hanford as judge of
the district.
Nome, Alaska-The gasoline schoon-
er Mary Sachs, vessel of thirty-three
tons net register, which has been en-
gagged in trading out of Nome, has
been purchased by Vilhjalmar Shelf
ansson as the third vessel of the Cana
dian polar expedition, which he will
lead into the arctic.
Virginia, Ill.-Charles NJ Tinney OF
Springfield, former private secretary
to Ex-Governor Deneen, has sold his
Virginia Gazette, the leading repub-
lican organ of Cass county, to Henry
Mcdonald, a veteran newspaperman
here. Tinney has published the Ga
Sette for 80 years.
Trenton, N. J.-Governor Fielder
has filed with the secretary of state
nominating petitions placing himself
before the people at the September
primary as a candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for governor. The
governor asked that the words PRO
gressive democrat" be printed op-
posite his name on the primary bal
SSts.
San Fran aisco-Sylvester S. Battin
Jr., Pacific coast agent. of the Kre
mentz Jewelry Co., of Newark, N. j..
was arrested here charged specifically
with the larceny of SILICA, but in the
complaint the company's representa-
tive swore that Battins shortage
would amount to $4,000. Bail was
set at $4,000.
Washington-T. A. Heating. Arthur
, Hewitt, Bob Clark and Gilbert Mullins
serving life Imprisonment sentences
for the murder of guard in the Leav
enworth penitentiary in 1901, wher
they with twenty-five other prisoners
mutinied and escaped will be re
leased. President Wilson has com
uruted their sentences.
Madison, Wis.-Judge John G. Feb
= landt of the municipal court has rule
= in an opinion that the motion pie
- ture theaters in Madison. may remai
!. open on Sundays If pictures of a re
= ligious character or which the cour
might rule as morally uplifting ar
! displayed and a percentage of the RI
: ceipts given to a charitable organ
: ization.
!, Boston-Mrs. Jennie May Eator
4 charged with having murdered he
: husband, Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eat
on, failed in an effort to force TIL
: government to show its hand befor
J.. her trial in October. The court d.
|, MED motions made by her counsel I
compel the district attorney to ful
!, nish him with a transcript of tn
! grand jury testimony to grant acces
!, to all e, . bits to be used at the trial
e Washington-Congress has bee
called upon by President Wilson fc
its formal decision whether Rear A
miral Robert E. Peary, Z. S. N, r
I, tired, may accept the decoration
! Grand Officer of the Legion of HonC
conferred upon him by President Poi
care of France, in recognition Of h
arctic explorations.
n WaShington-Preside Wilson hi
a pardoned T. F. Baker and John Wis
!. ard, convicted at Abilene, Texas, Ap1
10, 1918, of violation of the nation
bank act and each sentenced to fl,
sr years in the penitentiary No porto
I'd of the sentences had been served an
T. the presidents action was based @
IN the ground of innocence.
Washington = Commander Newtc