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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
WOULD BURN HER
HUBBY AT STAKE
Mrs. Anna Niche Claims to Be
s@ One of Robiesons Many
Neglected Wives.
WRITES FREEPORT POLICE
Asserts Husband Deserted Her After
swindIins Her CT seoo-Wouid
Act as Witness.

Claiming that she would take delight
in assisting 10 burn \. + Robieson
at the stake. Mrs anna Niche, who
gives her address d. col Forty-eighth
street. Moline. mas written the Free
port police and made complete state
ment Of her experience with the for
mer local real estate dealer. Robe
sen. Who WIS engaged in the real
estate business both here ana ii Free
port. skipped out some time ago after
having. it seems, srinA!Si his Moline
wife out Of a considerable sum OF
money in adG:..s-. 40 some property
Other charges against him. brought by
women who also claim 10 have been
his wives. have reached the police and
a diliGent effort to locate and arrest
the man is being made.
In Mrs. Nichle's statement she says
that she married RobiesOn AID that
they lived together for about three
months. He made frequent journeys
TO Freepo-t. claiming that he had
a real estate business there and finally
he skipped out altogether. after having
defraudco his VIC Of SDUt IN cdSu anu
considerable property.
Wants Him Burned at Stake.
Mrs. Robieson. or Mrs. Anna Nichle,
makes the suggestion il her letter To
the Freeport police that when ROBBIE
son is captured MS many wives be
summoned TO burn him at the stake.
She Is OF the opinion that this is the
only manner in which proper justice
can be meted out 10 the man. and init
mates that she would take delight in
presiding over such q ceremony.
In addition to that OF the sw;ndl:1E
her Mrs. Niche makes another sensa-
tionaI charge against RObieson. claim
ing that lie told her he had killed a
girl in FreepOrt some years ago by
giving he- poison RObiesOn. accord
ing 10 his Moline wife. said that some
people had come between them wheI
they were engaged and attempted 10
break up the proposed wedding. For
this reason he had poisoned the girl
and succeeded in making out that she
had taken the poison herself.
Text OF Letter.
Following IS q copy OF the letter .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
ACCEPTS A NEW POSITION
James I. Haynes Leaves Deere & Co.
for Albert Lea. Mimi.

James I. Haynes of this city. mem
Der OF the copy staff OF the Deere &
60. plant for the past eight months,
has gone to Albert Lea. Mimi, where
he has accepted a position with the
American Gas Machine company as
advertising manager. He came TO this
CITY from Oklahoma City.
Nlr. Haynes takes the position for
merry occupied by anc.her Moline man.
Charles r. May. who neld the position
at Albert Lea for fou- Years. He for
merry worked on a local newspaper
and upon leaving his Minnesota work
again entered the newspaper field. go
ing TO New York City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

Tie mineral bauxite is used on a
large scale in the manufacture of the
artificial abrasive alundum at Niagara
Falls. This abrasive is made in the
e,ectric furnace by fusing calcised
bauXite. Alundum is particularly eff
cient in the grinding of steel-United
States Geological Survey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

the fact that there was no other course
for him TO pursue.
Niles was arraigned before Police
Magistrate Frank Gustafson. and after
entering his plea was bound over to
the grand jury under bonds of $500.
As the present jury is not in session
and the youthful thief is without
funds, it is very probable that he will
have to spend the summer in the coun-
ty jail unless his parents or some
friends come to his aid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
OBITUARY RECORD
Funeral of William Jepperson.

Funeral services for William Topper
son were held at the home. 1920 Sew
cnteenth avenue, yesterday afternoon
at $50. Rev. 4. F. Bergstron. pastor
o. the Swedish Lutheran church, Off
ciating. Interment was in Riverside
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
rIIinoisan Held Cor kiIIino Wife

Springfield, ILL.,. May 19.-Earl r.
Smith was held guilty of killing his
wife, Mrs. Nellie Pond-Smith, with
pickax on May 3, in verdict returned
by coroner's jury yesterday. Smith
has disappeared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
J. r. Early, Leper. Escapes.

Seattle, Wash. May 19.-John R.
Early, the leper whose case attracted
widespread attention a few years ago,
has escaped from the Diamond Head
quarantine station near Port Townsend
where he has been confined under
the care of the United States public
health service. News of his escape
was received yesterday by Dr. Eugene
Kelley, state health commissioner.
Early was last seen in Victoria, B. c.,
on Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

La Crosse, visa toddling babe
caused the death OF Jacob Mickschell
at Norman Coulee. A motorcycle rid
den by II. T. May dashed along the
highway just as little child stepped
out into the road. To avoid a COLI
sion May turned his wheel and struck
Mickschell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
Respond to False Alarm.

Fire ladGies were C.IIed out at about
1850 last night to Ninth avenue and
Twenty-ninth street, but when they ar
rived they found that the a'arm was
false. No reason for its sending could
he found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
LODGE NOTES.

Convention committee of the Eagles
met with the committee of the Com.
mercial club yesterday to make ar
rangements for decorations during the
coming state meeting of the Eagles IN
June. Plans were considered for
system of street decorations. Some
thing substantial on the line OF what
is now in use in Rock Island has been
suggested. Merchants will be asked
to decorate their places of business
that the visitors may see the city at
its best.
Past masters of Doric lodge, No
319, A. F. and A. NJ, will have what
is known as past masters night May
IS. Degrees will be conferred by them
and visitors will be present from all
lodges in the vicinity.
st. George lodge. No. rs. X. P, con-
ferred the second rank on class OF
seven candidates last evening. a
large attendance, greeted the candi-
dates and an interesting evening was
the result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
MRS. ANNA NICHLE,
saoEI E-or+roirhfh street

"P. S.-A. f. Robieson also told me
about how he poisoned A young lady
near Freeport some years ago; that
she was the only child Of wealthy
people and he was engaged TO her
and some other fellow came between
them. He said that they made it out
that she took the poison herself"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

which Mrs. Niche has written the
Freeport police:
Moline, Ill. May 10. 1914.
Chief of Police Root. Freeport. Ill.
Dear Sir: I notice by the Freeport
papers that the notorious a. r. ROBBIE
son has been arrested again and |
also wish to say. but sorry to say
that I was once one OF his wives.
Through his false dealings with me
he swindled me out OF $500. of which
I never could get a cent. l was
widow with two children and was ig-
norant OF much business matters and
therefore ! wish to say that II could
be of any service as a witness | sure
~ would appreciate the favor OF DO
ing so. for there is not hair in his
head that ! would spare.
Even he took my bank book and
drew out the last cent I had To live
on. Then he was smooth enough TO
make me think that the sun shone on
both sides OF the fence at the same
time. telling me that he had eighty
acres OF land near Freeport and fifty
head of livestock on il, besides other
valuable property he had in Rockford.
He only lived with me three
months and only stayed then part OF
the time. saying he was in Freeport
looking after his business on the
farm, as it was rented there.
Il certainly will do all that is in
my power to put him in the pen.
where he belongs. | think that you
would do Justice to call all of his
wives together and let us burn him |
at the stake. as you would do to a !
poor colored man when the white men I
set the example.
Hoping that this will help to put 4
him where he belongs, and that is in /
Joliet, picking rock.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-06-19
Large Gain in Disqualification
Proceedings.

The Old Dominion company is max
ing a heavy gain in output. The May
| figures were the largest on record,
being 100000 pounds, I a gain of
$4,000 pounds over the same month
last year. For the five months from
Jan. l to May 81 the output has been
14,942,000 pounds or 100000 pounds
more than a year ago.
The case of Albert S. lBigelow
against the Old Dominion : Copper
Mining &SmeIting company, in which
Mr.. Bigelow asks for leave to file a
petition to review a degree of the
supreme judicial court, made four
years ago, ordering him to pay more
than 100000 to the Old Dominion,
was on the list for hearing this week
before Judge De Coury in the equity
session of that court. A cart load of
bound financial volumes of New York
and Boston papers had been brought
into the court room to be used in
evidence.
Owing to the large number of
cases in which counsel responded
that they we're ready for hearings,
Judge DeCourcy remarked that as
it would be impossible to dispose of
them this week and as the consu1ta-
ton of the full court next week and
other matters would render it neces-
SdTy W COHIlnuS Eases uAIll 1dl1, lie
judge suggested that as far as pos
sible counsel who desired to expedite
their cases had better agree upon
masters to hear them.
Moorefield Storey, counsel for Bige-
low, thereupon informed the court
that he believed under. the circum-
stances this case should go to a
master as it would involve the taking
of much testimony.
E. F. McClennen for the Old Do
minion company said that he thought
that the court should hear this case
inasmuch as the action asked for was
without precedent. The court was
not only asked to reverse its own &C
ton, but also to reverse a degree of
the supreme court of tire United
States. --.t..
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-06-19
"EVERYBoDY'sv SETTLES
WITH JUDGE SLOAN.

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 11-Judge
Richard E. Sloan, former governor
of Arizona and former judge of the
United States court has compromised
his case against the Ridgeway COM
pany which he sued for $4,000 for
damages growing out of a libelous ar
ticle published in Everybody's maya
zine of which Frank H. Brighton, for
mer editor of the Voice of the Peo-
pie, published at Tucson, was the
author. The amount of the settle
ment is not made public but it is
understood that the Ridgeway COM
pany paid Judge Sloan a substantial
sum. They have agreed to make full
retration for the libelous article in
the July or August issue of Every
body's.
Judge Sloan has been busy for sew
eral months taking testimony of
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-06-19
CALUMET & HEcLA.

The Calumet & Hecla company has
resumed the publication of monthly
reports of production, having sus-
pended at the time of the strike last
July. The statement just issued is
for May and shows total estimated
metal content of 9,299,5OO pounds
against O,765, 400 pounds in May last
year. This includes the output of all
the Calumet & Hecla subsidiaries.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-06-19
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICE.

Preaching Every Sunday Morning
and Evening.
Bible School, Sunday. ...9:45 am.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday $500 pm
Teachers Meeting, Friday. 1880 p. N
Monthly Con. 4th Wed. -. $500 pm
Communion Service, LIST Sunday in
each quarter.
A hearty welcome awaits you at
each service.
WIN. J. GORDON, Pastor.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-06-19
Arizona & New Mexico Ry. Go
PASSENGER SERVICE
Mountain Time.


Southbound. Northbound
GAS am. Lv. Clifton Ar. 4:40 pm.
1929 a. m. Lv Guthrie Ar. 1854 p. m.
S:19 am. Lv. Duncan Lv. 3:O6 p. m.
9:35 am. Lv. Lordsburg Lv. 900 pm
1O:45 am. Ar. Hachita Lv. 1885 pm.
Southbound train connects with
Southern Pacific east and west bound
trains Nos. and 2, leaving Lords
burg at 11:15 and 1926 a. m. res
pectively, also connects with FL Paso
& Southwestern System trains Nos.
4 and G., leaving Hachita for the east
at 1885 a m. and 1925 p. M, and
train No. 5, leaving for the west at
1925 p. m.
R. K .MINsON,
General Passenger Agent.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-06-19
SUPERIOR COPPER.

The Superior Copper company'sNo.
2 shaft has reached the 18th level
from which point a drift will be
started north to meet the drift on the
same level south from No. 1 shaft.
No copper in commercial quantity has
been found in the openings tributary
to No. 2 shaft. The mine is shipping
$50 tons of rock daily to the Allouez-
Centennial mill. D..
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-06-19
We have a Complete Line of
Straw, Thin Cloth and
Silk Hats

many Arizona citizens to prove the
faIsity of the charge appearing in
Everybody's. The company started
out to take testimony but had not
gone far before they discovered that
they could make out no case against
Judge Sloan and their attorneys
opened negotiations looking to set
Element
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
British Government Pledges
Protection OF Northern and
Western Shores==Guarding
Belgium's Neutrality
GERMANY SEEKS COMPROMISE

London Aug 3-Great Britain has modified her forces
and awaits Today she is not begerent is
she neutral The has given France
that the British fleet will permit the German fleet
attack the French coast has not yet pledged itself to
tribute army to the continental
The British regards with the deepest distrst
ermanys violation of Belgums neutrality but makes dec
araton whether it considers that provocan
for
All the great European powers Italy mobizng
with all their energy and most of the secondary Mo
Utilization has not reached stage where of the armies
have met in battle
Italy will begin mobilize officially tomorrow although
the probably is well way but Italy declares her
neutrality.
Great Brtans mobilization nearly completed but she
has not announced that she will join the general
Until tonight officially existed between Austria and
Germany side and Russia Montenegro on
the other There have been official declarations of be-
tween Germany and France either side But tonight the Ger
ambassador in received orders demand his pass
ports
There is absolutely doubt that British sentiment is for
The appeals of the pacifcists get no hearing.
There is report tonight that Holland has been invaded
through the province of Lmburg The people of the Dutch
Kingdom resolved the extremity said to be opening
the dykes and flooding the country which would make the
age of an army impossible
Meanwhile the German embassy in London is exerting
effort of diplomacy induce Great Britain to hold aloof
from the conflict and to bring public opinion to Germanys
side The counsellor of the German embassy issued strong
appeal for the neutrality of Great Britain asserting that Ger
would agree fleet from attacking the north
and if England would pledge
ry and argued that England would gain the end by
standing outside the European and using her influences
mediator when the moment ripe.
Many belief that Sir Edward Greys speech to Ger
many hint that she will keep her soldiers off Belgian
soil and her bahps from the coast of France that
will be the price of Great Brtan's armed neutrality
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
AMERICANS IN
LONDON TAKE
MEASURES TO
RETURN hOME:

London, Aug. "a meeting of up
wards of a thousand Americans was
held this afternoon to take steps for
the amelioration of the conditions of
their fellow cOuntrymen.
Fred l. Kent of the Bankers Trust
Co. of New York said his company
lars in gold to Europe to redeem trav-
elers' checks and that other companies
were doing likewise.
Preparations Made
Theodore Bolster of the Fifth Ave
nue. Bank was appointed chairman of
the meeting and committees were
drafted to interview officials of the
shipping companies and of the hotels
to search for lost baggage to make
arrangements for honoring all proper
notes and to confer with the members
of the American embassy.
Oscar Strauss said that the United
States embassy at Paris was working
hard to get Americans out of France.
Conditions in France
Chandler Anderson, a member of the
iHtCi Aatichli CidAiho SOiiiiiliSSlOu, dT-
rived in London today from Paris. He
said he was engaged with the work
of the commission at Versailles when
he was warned by the American en-
bassy that he had better leave France.
He acted promptly and the commits
sion was adjourned until after the
wra.
What impressed Mr.. Anderson most
was the absence of any hostile feeling
against the Germans individually. The
Germans mingled freely with the peo-
pie and dined openly at the popular
restaurants without any attempt be-
ing made to modest them.
Some 700 Americans registered at the
American embassy in London today.
Many of them added to their sigma
lures the note without sufficient
funds"
School of Girls Marooned
One traveller reported that a party
from a girls school in America was
marooned in Austria.
Otis B. Kent, an attorney for the
Interstate Commerce Commission, ar
rived in London today, after an excit-
Continued on Page 3-Column a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
Redmond Cheered

Wild cheering from all parts of the
House greeted John E. Redmond, the
Nationalist leader, when he assured
the government that every soldier in
Ireland might be withdrawn tomorrow
and the coasts of Ireland would be de-
Tended against invasion by her arm
ed sons, the Catholics of the South
and the Protsstants of Ulster.
England Pledges Support
Sir Edward stated that the British
fleet had been modified and the mo-
bilization of the British army was TAX
ing place, but that no engagement had
vet been made by the British govern
ment to send an expedition abroad. He
continued:
The French fleet is in the Mediter-
ranean and the northern coasts OF
France are defenseless. If a foreign
fleet engaged in war against France
should come down and battle against
those defenseless coasts we could not
stand aside.
I'VE felt strongly that France was
entitled to know at once whether, in
the event Of an attack on her unpro-
tected coasts. she could rely on our
support.
Il gave the engagement to the
French ambassador last night that if
the German fleet goes into the Eng
lish Channel or into the North Sea to
attack French shipping or the French
coast, the British feet will give all
the protection in it's power.
THAT answer is subject to the APP
prevail of Parliament. 1t Is not decla-.
ration of war. e& M
In understand that the German gov
eminent would be prepared if we
would pledge ourselves to neutrality
Continued on Page 2-Column y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
CONGRESS MOVES
TO AID AMERICANS
IN THE WAR ZONES
Relief Appropriation Passed and Restrict
ions on Issuance of Reserve Cur
rency Are Removed

Washington Aug 3-Pres ident Wilson and Congress NOV
ed PROMPTLY today to afford relief Americans stranded in
the war zones of Europe and the financial equb
rum of this country
In special message President asked for S250000 to
Americans Europe Both houses promptly passed
the appropriation and will vote more if necessary
The House and Senate pas sed bill removing technical
ctions on the issuance 100000 of
The bill is in conference amendments which expected to
be adjusted tomorrow
EVERYWHERE there was disposition abandon red tape
The House promptly passed the bill suggested by the Pres
dent waving restrictions American registry for foreign
built ships assist transatlantic commerce 1t will be acted
on by the Senate tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
Pleads for Calmness

Pleads for CaImneSS
President Wilson appealed to the
naonIe of the country, through the
Washington correspondents not TO pc
come alarmed over developments In
Europe, as this country was well pre-
uarad to withstand any financial crl-
sis.
Strike Averted
The President was success1ul IN MS
appeal to the western railroad manag-
ers. enginemen and firemen to avoid a
tie-up in railroad traffic in view OF the
nresent war disturbances. They form
ally agreed to avert a strike and SET
tie their. differences by mediation.
Secretaries McAdoo and Bryan con-
ferred tonight with representatives OF
New York banking houses to arrange
for financial accommodation of Amer
leans abroad.
Representatives of the international
Mercantile Marine will discuss with
Secretary Bryan tomorrow the ques-
ton of obtaining ships for Americans
to leave Europe.
The Senate voted. to authorize the
secretary of the navy to establish nav
al lines to carry passengers, mail ana
freight to South America and Europe.
The bill is before the House.
Postmaster General Burleson an
nounced that Egypt had requested that
no further money orders be issued to
her account. Mr.. Burleson also in
structed postmasters throughout the
United States to decline to receive par
eel post packages for mailing to
France or Germany until further ad-
vised. This followed official notice
from France and Germany that par
Continued on Page 2-Column s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
Thousands Work
On Entertainments

Paris, Aug. 3.-Twenty-five
thousand men worked through
out Sunday night entrenching
the frontier between the Belgian
forts and the German boundary.
Belgium's mobilization is pro-
crossing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
Weekly Forecast

Boston. Aug. Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Tuesday fair; Wednesday
fair and warmer, light variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
FAIR

Washington, Aug. 3.-Forecast for
New England and eastern New York:
Fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04
Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, Aug. 3.-Over the east
ern half of the country temperatures
have fallen somewhat. Thunder show
ers were general in the Atlantic states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-04

Ioc Cigar Thirty years confirm
Gus increased sales tells its own story
Factory. Manchester. N. II. dtf