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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
BurIeson Ignores Attempt
in the Senate to Pre-
vent Changes.
SAYSIT'SMO NEYMAKER
Interstate Commerce CommiS-
sion Announces Postmaster
General Has Authority.

Washington. D. c., July 25.-Despite
senatorial criticism of proposed reduc-
ton of the parcel post rates and an
increase in size of packages, Postmast-
er General Burleson announced today
he would issue orders at once putting
the changes in effect Aug. Is.
Chairman Clark of the interstate
commerce commission, explaining why
the commission sanctioned the pro.
posed changes, said he believed the
postmaster general had the power un-
der the law to make the changes. u
am convinced the postoffice depart
ment ought to, can and will extend
the parcel post until it will carry all
packages up to 100 pounds" he added.
BEFORE COMMITTEE.
In answer to criticism of his proposed
reduction in rates and increase of the
size of parcel post packages, Post
master General Burleson today appear.
ed before the senate postoffice com.
mittee with Chairman Clark of the
commerce commission.
Senator Bristow said he believed
Burleson had authority to change the
rates and zones if the interstate com.
merce commission approved. Other
senators agreed, but questioned his
authority to abandon the distinctive
stamp.
"Wo are going to make money on
the new business and we will be able
to make further reduction in rates."
said Burleson.
No RIgLIC HEARING.
Public hearings will not be held by
the interstate commerce commission
upon the expediency of changes pro-
posed by the postofflce department in
rates, zones and weights in parcel
post matter The commission in a
statement says it has no jurisdiction
over the compensation paid by the
postal service for hauling mails.
Since the introduction of a parcel
post, said Burleson, the revenue of the
Chicago postoffice increased 21,6S per
cent He believed that it was due to
the parcel post.
That's because the big mail order
houses are located there" suggested
Bristow.
"They honestly are in favor of the
abolishment of the parcel post
stamp, returned Burleson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
ALLIS And WOOD
AHEAD IN SERIES

Chicago. July 25.-E. P. Allis Of
Milwaukee and Warren K Wood Of
Homewood we're ahead at the end Of
the morning round in the semi-finals
OF the tournament of the Western
Coli association at Homewood today.
Wimbledon. Eng. July 25.-The
United States and England broke even
today in the first days tennis play for
the Davis cup. Each side won one Of
the two singles matches on the after
Moons program. Parks In the first
match beat McI,ouglin. the American
champion. In the second match VII
liams OF Philadelphia turned the Ia
bles on Dixon OF England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
PARTIALITY ADMITTED IN
VOTING MACHINE DEAL

Chicago, H., July 25.-In the Butts
legislative commission investigation
today of the alleged s1,000,000 voting
machine scandal, Election Commission
er Taylor admitted while other COM
panies were required to make pub
JIG demonstration of their machines at
the election of April, 1911. the Empire
company was not compelled to live up
to the specifications in that regard.
1t was allowed to substitute I6
United States state standard machines
for trial at the polls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
RAY ASKING COURT
TO FORCE ADVANCE
Officer Refused Promotion bv
the President Sues for
Higher Rank.

Washington, July 25.-Acting Secre-
tary of War Breckenridge was served
yesterday with a summons in a case
brought IA the federal courts by Major
B. B. Ray. whose promotion was pre-
vented by the president.
Major Ray seeks to compel the war
department and the president 10 pro-
mote him to the grade Of lieutenant
colonel President Wilson, acting on
the advice OF Attorney General Nc
Reynolds. declined TO promote Major
Ray, although he was in line of sue
cession.
The president took the stand that
he had functions also as commander
in-chief Of te army which gave him
liberty to act otherwise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
Run Over by Own Machine.

Joliet, ILL.,, July 25.-Because he
cranked his automobile while it was
in gear. Harry Lewis. Joliet banker,
was run over and seriously injured
yesterday. Lewis was in a hurry to
take some friends to the Union sta
ton and neglected to inspect his
gears, the machine would not spark
the first few whirls of the crank, so
he opened the throttle wider, one OF
the friends put on the exhilarator to
help matters, and now Lewis faces a
two weeks hospital sentence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
WILSON IN CONFERENCE
OVER A CURRENCY BILL

Washington. d. c., July 25.-The
president endeavored today to recon-
cile differences of opinion among DEM
ocrats of the house banking commit
tee on the administration currency
bill. THE democrats certainly will
get together on bill before long
said Wingo of Arkansas, one of those
opposed to certain features of the
bill. after conference with the presi-
dent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
Boy Thief Sentenced.

Lake Charles, La. July 25.-Her-
chel Pierce, II year cid, who confessed
TO stealing almost $4,000 from a Wells
Fargo express chest in the railroad
station here, pleaded guilty ana was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment.
His brctherinlaw. A. e. Amy. with
whom he divided the money, pleaded
guilty TO receiving stolen goods and
was sentenced to two years imprison-
ment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
PERU PRESIDENT
PLACED IN PRISON

Lima. Peru. July 25.-Former Presi.
dent Leguia OF Peru and his son were
arrested at 2 O'Clock this morning and
sent TO the penitentiary following the
wounding during riot last night OF
six persons by shots fred from the win.
dows and roof OF LeguiA's residence.
The affair has caused 8 sensation and
probably VIII bring . ministerial
crisis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
BOY IS KILLED IN
AN AUTO WRECK
Family Travelling from Kansas
to Indiana Comes to Grief
in Illinois.

Decatur, ILL.,, July 25.-Stephen
Keeling, aged Il, of Fort Scott, Kas.,
was killed and his brother Keith,
age Is. sustained a broken leg when
an automobile driven by their father
overturned 10 miles east of Marca,
ILL.,, at 3 o'clock this morning. The
Keeling family, consisting of the par
ents and four children, was touring
from Fort Scott to Indianapolis. Loose
earth caused the accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
MRS. PANKHURST FOUND
IN SERIOUS CONDITION

London, July 25.-Consulting physi-
clans in attendance on Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, who yesterday was re-
leased from Holloway jail, today or
dered immediate resort to TRANSMISSION
of blood. Weakness and inanity from
effects OF her hunger and thirst strike
are so extreme that great appreben-
sion is felt on the outcome. "She
could be no worse" was a statement
of one of the attendants today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
AMERICA AND ASIA NOW
TALKING VIA WIRELESS

Nome. Alaska, July 25.-Direct wire
iess communication between America
and Asia is now an accomplished fact,
the United States army signal corps
station here having been in nightly
communication aimee Sunday with the
Russian station Al Anadyr. Siberia, 500
miles vest of Nome. The Russian
government operates a chain of four
stations between Anadyr and VladiVos-
tok.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
BOARD FACES CRISIS IN
EASTERN RAIL DISPUTE

New York, July 25.-After confer
ence with conductors and trainmen of
the eastern railroads this afternoon.
the mediators said the situation had
reached critical stage. They would
not explain this statement. o This
afternoon the board again met the
railroad managers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
BORAX KING HELD
TOBE A BANKRUPT

San Francisco. Cal, July 25.-The
tangled affairs OF F. VI. Smith, the
"bcrax king and head OF s200.00O,-
900 string of corporations, were taken
into bankruptcy court yesterday when
four small creditors of the financier
fled a petition in the federal court
asking that Smith be declared an in
voluntary bankrupt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Jupiter. Mercury.
Morning stars: Saturn. Venus. Mars.
About p. m. the letter W formed
by constellation Casseopeia appears
athwart the Milky Way in a position
exactly horizontal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
Murder and Suicide.

Detroit, Mich, July 25.-Dean David
sen, a paving foreman in the depart
men Of public works, today shot and
killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Caroline
Bittner, at her home, wounded his
wife and killed himself. A suit against
Davidson is pending In the courts. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
Women Open Headouarters.

Chicago, Ill, July 25.-The woman's
party of Cook county opened perma-
nent headquarters in a downtown hotel
today and began a campaign in the
interest of foreign born women. Five
hundred women visited headquarters
during the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till p m. Tomorrow, for
Rock island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.

Unsettled and warmer weather with
probably showers late tonight or Sat
urday, moderate TO brisk southerly
winds.
Temperature at Z a. m. GO. Highest
yesterday 79, lowest last night So.
Velocity of wind at a. m miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m. AZ, at
Z a. m SO.
Stage of water So, a fall of / in
last "a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21
BY ADELlNE CARRIck WELLS
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She has ideas of the order known as "


- set concerning her husbands
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mss-ste epa' only S constant keeps nun ''0" 'DS
anxious
The getting fishing fish all night and
with again
you
then girls? too
I've often heard missed the talks in bed All
closet for his fishing paraphenala then began ~ - - -
sd it's duty stay with m and not % around with
We'll you object Come Be
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the the ashamed but not
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later he e4 n hps S S1 e u ub e w sNng
.ss.s ,.
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she pit hsr f n 3 sS r she ne S h SS bride And
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promised
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upon WI" not
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21
EVENING STAR ASTROLOGER
Copyrighted. 1913.

duce a conservative, prudent diplo-
matte state of mind
There is a good sign for agricul-
turists. real estate dealers and all
who are concerned with matters per-
tanning to land.
For old folks the representations
are fortunate. Unusual vigor should
be gained and the mind should as
sumo an optimistic attitude, when
Saturn smiles.
The benefic influence Of this often
sinister planet favors the attainment
of positions of trust and is fortunate
for matters connected with property.
Leases and new buildings are sub
Ject to lucky rule today.
Florists and gardeners should bene-
fit greatly. Fair fortune attends
them when they work in the earth.
According to ancient lore Mars
could direct for good all dealings
with animals. Buying, selling, trans
porting and even teaching have
promise of success under this sign.
Persons whose birthdate it is will
have an active year. They may have
some Illness but the representation
Is on the whole encouraging.
Children born on this day are like
ly to be fond of pleasure. Boys will
find 1t rather difficult to succeed in
business. and should be trained to n
trade or profession. Girls may be
careless. and indolent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21

chaplain, and in order to give him
wider scope she moved from Downing
ton to London, where she opened her
house in fashionable neighborhood
twice a week for him to preach In
public She had many other chap
lains besides Whitefeld To young
clergymen in the church of England,
who were suspected of Methodism,
she gave protection in this way, for
as a peeress she could have as many
chaplains in her employ as she chose
Whitefield once said of her that she
looked like good bishop with his
chaplains around him."
Toplady the author of Rock of
Ages" said that she was ''the most
precious saint of God he ever knew"
AS the countess grew older her in
terest only increased, and in 1861,
when she was "a, she sold her jewels
in order to pay for a Methodist chapel
in Brighton. England. Later she
bought an extensive estate. Trevecca
House, in North Wales, where, with
the aid of Whitefield. she opened a.
seminary for the training of Method
list preachers. This school was opened
on her birthday in l76S.
After the opening of Trevecca, the
countess spent most of her time in
this section of Wales. When White
field died he left her his possessions in
America as a tribute to their lifelong
friendship. and from the proceeds of
this bequest she opened an orphanage
In Georgia. She died, still active in
the cause for which she had spent
her life and her fortune. at the age
of S4
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21

selma was married to the Earl OF
Huntingdon when she was q years
old, and for several years was known
only as sort of local lady bounti-
full in Leicestershire, England, where
she lived.
Then, through the influence of her
sister-in-law. Lady Margaret Hast
ings, she was converted to the new
following that had sprung up among
some of the humber folk of the
English church, known as method
ISM" 1t was really very amusing, her
friends thought, also very distressing,
that so aristicratic lady should take
a step of this sort Her friends tried
to talk her out of 1t. they appealed to
her husband and finally to her bishop,
but all in vain.
The countess not only refused to be
dissuaded. but she publicly attended
the preachings of the brilliant young
George Whitehall and introduced the
new light" into aristocratic circles
Then, to everyone's dismay, she be-
came very intimate with the two
Wesley brothers, who were her fire.
quent guests at her home, bennington
Park. in Leicestershire, and she actu-
ally sent out an itinerant preacher, a
servant in her household. who had
been converted and had shown a gift
for speaking
The climax in her life came In 1743,
when she was 36, and her two sons
died of smallpox. This sorrow made
her turn with greater enthusiasm to
the religious practises she had adopt
ed. Her first step was to appoint the
eloquent Whitefield as her personal
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21
Seen and Heard at
the -Four Corners
BY BRIGHT EYES

An exchange says Sing and your
troubles will disappear" Try II on
your bill collector the next time he
calls, and Ii your voice is bad enough
it may work; but doubt 1t.
Some mon who pay "as they go"
make a practise of holding off until
the sheriff starts them agoing. Then
they go out of sight.
coo
Buffalo Bill is bankrupt" That
sounds bad. Looks like he might have
scared up another farewell" to keep
the wolf away from the door.
A Chicago doctor says that any girl
who is in love has five red spots in
her right eye. o we bashful ones,
take heed! Look for the heart flush
In your DANES right eye, then pop tho
interrogation.
when fresh" says farm journal,
"buttermilk is noble beverage.
possesses a conscience, and sits on the
stomach like balm" Very nice to
know that. With me it acts like
bottle full of balm labeled For ex-
ternal use only"
Mrs. Marshall wife of the Vice.
President, says that the styles of the
day are enough to convince anyone
that women are not fit to vote
That's all right, but how about the
women who don't dress that way?
@ @ @
A subscriber asks what is meant in
Europe by the term by election"
can't just exactly narrate the mean
ing of the phrase, but I'm quite sure
over here.
O &C
Huerta seems to have forgotten en-
tirely that classic of Lincoln's rela-
tive to fooling all of the people all of
the time. He may wake up, but then
the pardon will come too late" =
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21

1t is becoming a magnificent railroad
center. l presume that some day a
canal will be cut connecting the Gulf
of Mexico with the Pacific. 1t will
never be real competitor, in a
harmful sense, to American rail-
roads. For 1t will create a commerce
which will be of benefit to American
railroads, especially those which
penetrate the Southern and South
western States.
Sometimes / have been asked how
/ explained my interest in and con-
hdent expectations for the CONNER
cial and industrial development of
the Southern states, and how 1t hap
pened that 1 knew so much about
traffic across the Panama isthmus.
We'll, 1 suppose that it is in great
measure due to early impressions
which were made upon me while I
was travelling extensively through the
Southern States. When I was a very
young man | visited almost all of the
States of the South, having engaged
in business which called me there.
That was before our Civil War.
saw Hampton Roads and Norfolk,
and, young as / was, realized that
there was stupendous commercial
possibilities for Virginia and for the
South In that superb harbor. / was
greatly impressed by the wonderful
possibilities of the State of North
Carolina. 1t had every variety of
climate, from the temperate in the
mountain regions to sub-tropic along
Its ocean front. l learned, too, of
the magnificent deposits of iron and
coal in what is now the Birmingham
district.
This, afterward, when l and my
associates built the Southern Pacific
railroad system, | had constantly in
mind. Much | had seen and learned
while l was travelling through the
South on my first business trips. That
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21

ny boNtfhhleill at w dSHlIlS ION,
said Mr.. Huntington, has always
and think with great wisdom
favored the Improvement of the riv-
ers which flow into the Atlantic
south of the Chesapeake, as well as
the navigable rivers which empty
into the gulf. My own opinion has
long been that the navigable waters,
or the waters of the Southern States,
which can easily be made navigable,
coupled with the improvement OF
harbors, would tend greatly to in
crease the commercial and industrial
growth of the Southern States.
"As a railroad man l have never
had any jealousy of navigable rivers.
l realize that the railroads bring
traffic from the interior to the navi-
gable streams and receive traffic
from them.
I'm the days before the war, Rich
mond contributed a large commerce,
much of it going to the West Indies,
some of it to South America. In
my opinion. the noblest harbor upon
the Atlantic coast, all things consid-
cred, is that of Hampton Roads. 1
am glad to see that my own forecast
of what the future of Norfolk as
great commercial port and of New
port News would be Is shown by
actual experience to have been cor
rect. Wilmington has superb po-
sition and the city ought to grow
rapidly, being the natural port
whence may be shipped the abundant
resources of the State of North Car
DINA. Savannah and Jacksonville
are to become great commercial CEN
tres.
81 have, however, learned to enter
tain the most enthusiastic views re-
speeding the commercial future of
New Orleans It's position Is unsur
passed. 1t Is to receive and to dis
tribute the immense commerce which
will float upon the Mississippi river.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21
On the Spur Of
the Moment
RESORT NEWS.
BY ROY MoULToN.
written Exclusively for Evening star.

RESORT NEWS.
A very exciting thing is to happen
next week. II is advertised that
tatooed man will be on exhibition out
in front of the hotel. With him will
be the man who decorates him For
the modest sum of one dollar any
person can have his name or bust
ness tatooed upon this mans back or
chest, and as he travels about from
place to place 1t is believed that this
is good advertising. Those desiring
space should be on hand early as
there is not much room left. There
are those pessimists at the resort
who claim that tatooing is a skin
game
One of the turkey trotters at our
hotel fell one night last week and
fractured his shoulder blade. All
dances containing more than three
somersaults at one time have been
tabooed. The bunny huggers and
| Texas Tommy dancers are thinking
J of moving to some resort further mp
the coast where no holds are barred.
| They favor the Queensbury rules.
| where clean breaks are not required.
One of our fair resorters made
bathing suit out of a silk handker-
chief the other day and they are now
becoming the rage. They have enough
material left to make a cap.
One lady arrived at our resort last
week with twelve complete changes
of costume in her pocketbook.
90
SHE KNEW
The young man glanced around
timidly and said: Il would like a
pair of ladies' silk stockings"
What size, please?" asked the
clerk.
THE smallest you have"
"All right" said the clerk. knew
ingly, and handing out pair of tens,
81 think these will be about right.
BY the way, they're for your Sweet
heart, are they not?"
Yes, of course" the customer re-
piled, blnshing to the roots of his
hair, "but how do you know"
well, if you had been buying them
for your wife you would have asked
for good large size and they would
have been cotton"
90
LITTLE THINGS
Little chunks of carbon.
Little grains of sand
Make an auto engine
Pound to beat the band.
90
DIFFERENCE
Before they are married
One hammock will do,
But after they're married
They've got to have two.
|
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21

know OF no eHort, however num-
BILE. however fruitless, however mis-
taken; | know of no hope, however
frivolous or however futile, that JUS
titled a sneer. I know of no man
worthy of consideration who would
be guilty of one. For those who have
striven earnestly, those who have
wrested real victory from seeming
defeat, have only sympathy and for
bearance for the efforts, the nopes'
the work and the failures OF their
fellows, regardless of merit or de-
merit. Tolerance is the mark OF man
hood chastened and made whole. A
sneer Is the brand of an undeveloped
animalism made pretentious and
hateful by a thin veneer of Intellect
uality and poisoned by spite. the
habitual sneerer reminds one OF zip
ling's story of Bimi, the orangoutans
who thought he was man.
HE had too much ego in his cos
mos" said the old naturalist. VINO
gave 1t as his opinion that the pody
of the man ape contained nan
soul which never grew up Having
TOO much ego and only half soul,
Bimi did murder out of jealousy.
He whose lips writhe habitually In
contempt of his fellow men is an
orangoutang born in human gulse.
His soul is only half grown He
cannot comprehend that broad broth
erhood that links the big and the
little, the successful and the unsiic-
cessful, in free masonry of aspira-
ton.
His ruling emotion is jealousy, ami
his most highly developed bump is
thai of egotism. Being small. his
sin is the besetting short-coming of
his kind, a delusion of bigness. His
most frequent impulse is that of
murder--the murder of other mems
Rejnr coward he does not strike.
but merely sneers.
No man who reads this kindly
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell
How the State Banks Were Driven
Out of Business"