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~< The average eN-COnViCt COme
D,ck? Is 1t In him to become
" aa honest and useful member OF
society?
...,,r.,,logists and many men who
.,o themselves been down In the depths
-, have worn the prison garb. such as
,,,op Hawthorne, assert that criminals
driven back to prison life very
b.,,use Of the theory held by
Inv .iiihorties. including police Of
s,ials that once a crook always
,,. +" and that therefore any attempt
a. aid riiminals to reform is useless.
r,., declare that society Is working
,,. wrong way very often In its ef-
|.,. f., r,duce the amount OF crime
,,,s. .rIminals are being driven back
-. nrlson ne every day for the sole
..os,n that they can see no way to
earn an honest living.
IN, ON the Pacific coast Is news
.,,er man who is daily demonstrating
:. bis own satisfaction and also to that
:, many other persons that eN-convicts
vary much like other men and that
- siv,n the opportunity they are will
lac =, i've. honest lives and make good
,Ao ,rus, placed in them by those who
.,,.. never violated the law.
This man Is Fremont Older, manag-
NO EDITOR Of the san Francisco BaHettn,
,.ho lid as much If not more than
.,y ,th,r single individual to break up
n. notorious ring Of erafters that in
,.s,.d the California metropolis some
10, wears ago and who was one OF the
ohi.f Instruments in sending Abe Ruef,
tho head If the crew which robbed the
of, Z, SAN Quentin prison. Mr.. Older
has for some time been thoroughly con-
WINGED that Ruef is really reformed
and that he is a proper subject Tor
narole and consequent discharge from
State prison. In reaching this deter
mlna,.on Older, who has been described
as tiger" in his relentless prosecu-
ton Of criminals. has taken no mans
word that Ruef has reformed hut has
satisfied himself 10y Investigations made
in his own way that such Is the case.
Following out his theory that Ruef
has N HIM the qualities which make an
homes, man. Mr. Older believes there are
very few cunviCts who. II taken in the
r!gh, way are not ready To prove 10 the
world ,ha, there Is much good left in
them and that they will not betray the
,-us, of honest men and women who
ar Wiling q aid them in regainins
their places IN society. in getting on
their feet once more. So he is giving
the public an object lesson by putting
this theory into practical operation.
On his ranch near Saratoga, In the
Santa Clara Valley. not far from San
Franc!sco. Mr.. older has in his employ
several former convicts, some OF whom
n their criminal days were desperat,
men. They are not merely pickpockets
chicken house thieves and petty larceny
crooks. but men who aspired only 10 biz
Jobs even Il this necessitated the taking
othuman lie.
The foreman Of his ranch is foul
time loser a prison term which signi
lies coal .Ct who has served four term!
IN Prison Among the worst Of thi:
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made no excuses for what they had
done, but explained that the taking Of
that which did not belong to them, in
whatever form seemed the easiest way,
was justified in their eyes. They fully
realized that in time they would lose
out and occupy prison cell. but they
took chance.
Their terms OF Imprisonment over
they at once made for the cities. Find
ing that as former convicts honest work
was denied them, they went back to the
old game. with the expected result. that
in time they were caught and once
more sent to prison. The what's the
use" point OF view filed their minds.
so they resolved that when their term
in prison was over they would take up
the only trade they knew. or at least
the only one which they believed was
open to them.
Then II was that Mr.. Older. believing
that there was still "A place in society
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Fremont Oder the Tiger" of San Francisco, Believing
They Have Hearts and Consciences, Has Former
Bandits and Other Desperadoes Leading Use
full Upriqht Lives on His Ranch

while their conduct Is as good as that
of men who have never served prison
terms.
quiringly the other day. II would trust
them with my life. Yes. so much trust
have In those boys that while much
Of my time is necessarily spent In San
Francisco l often leave members Of my
family at the ranch will, no one else
there hut those men. | am Arm i'm the
belief that every member OF my family
Is as safe with them as IL these former
criminals had never served a day in
prison.
hrned the belief ! have formed after
talking with any number Of other en-
Convicts whose cases l have studied
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vestigating their history had plain man
to man talks with each Of them. They
told him that their following Of IA GRIM
inai life had not been due to liking for
criminality in itself. but because 1t Of
fered them a means Of livelihood, such
as II was. and that as they had to live
they did 50 at the expense Of the com
munity! Viewed from their individual,
peculiar angle they pursued criminal
ity as a business. and they set about
their work methodically and In much
the same way that honest men do who
seek tn make n living. They took to
the road or operated In the cities, as
their fancy dictated, with the result
which might have been expected-they
were in time caught and sent to prison.
In their talks with Mr.. Older they
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:, 500 miles before he was captured in
the far southeast and brought back To
California. tried and sentenced to a long
term in San Quentin prison.
Others of the eN-convicts employed on
Mr.. Olders ranch were equally desper-
ate and resourcefu! criminals.
Believing that these men had in them
that which would make reformation
possible this California editor after in
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the chief duties which religion and the
unwritten law OF humanity teach us
and require us to do
THE subject is one which the Ameri-
can people must face and solve sooner
or later. The more quickly this fact IL
realized the better 1t will be- not only for
the friendless and helpless ex-convict
who Is anxious to live an honest life but
for communities everywhere"
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
10000 Young People
Aiding Christmas Ship

Appended is the battle cry with
which 200 delegates to the general
convention OF the Sunday schools and
the Keystone Eudeavor societies of
the United Evangelical church. now
assembled in Chicago and represent
ing 10000 young Americans. yestet-
day took up the work of the Christmas
ship:
Whereas. We. ever interested in
acts which will forward the spirit Of
christianity and brotherIy love. see
in the Christmas ship project an oppor-
tUnity 10 send practical tokens of love
and cheer to the widowed mothers and
faithless children in war-stricken
Europe: therefore be il
Resolved. That this body. represent
ing 10000 young people. greets the
plan as divinely inspired exemplifica-
tion OF the injunction of the Master.
Love We one another and pledges its
fullest aid and cooperation TO the
Christmas ship in the hope that out of
its vOygEe will come happiness TO the
abroad. and out of their
travail a determination to bring about
everlasting peace
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
AKRON MAN CONFESSES TO
SLAYlNG WOMAN WITH Ak

Akron. Ohio. Oct. Through the
arrest and confession OF Harry Boom
er, the police solved the mystery Of the
murder of Miss Winnie Becker. who
was found dead with an ak imbedded
in her skull in a res- room of her
brothers tea store here early Monday
morning.
Il made a wooden mallet intendins
to stun her so l could rob the store.
Boomer said. when | hit her she
recognized me, so | killed her with z.
hatchet ] found on the floor"
Boomer is % years old. When
S45 was found in his pockets.
The sum OF S67 was taken from the
cash register after the murder.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01

bilities. II is the greatest inspiration
followed since the Wise Men went on
their journey of faith. Incidentally it
puts every Christian on record.
Covers United States.
1t originated in the thoughts of the
editor of the Chicago Herald, who be
fore giving IL TO the public consulted
with the foremost men of this country
as TO its feasibility. Scarcely a month
in operation the idea is now way be-
yond its creator and has grown to in
clude everyone in the United States
The newspapers of the country are as
sistinE in bringing order out of chaos
by extending the use OF their columns
TO the public for suggestions, publish
ing accurate accounts of gifts and
money received and in providing
place where articles may be gathered
and packed for journey to the ship. The
Argus for the convenience of the pub
lie is one of these distributing centers
and gives of its time gratis as its share
toward the cause.
What is wanted for the ship are
gifts suitable for Christmas, both orna-
mental and practical. and money from
any who care TO be represented in the
big fund for the purchase of neces-
saries for the children found hungry
and cold. There1l be a lot of these.
Messages of cheer and love may be at
tached to gifts and the address of the
sender If desired may be included. It's
a big idea So huge il is staggering II
every American who can afford it will
do his duty the children of stricken
Europe will have Christmas the bells
of which will ring necessarily adown
the centuries.
4 bright silver dollar came rolling
in from the country yesterday. the on
" stipulation accompanying il being
that The Argus should keep il rolling
toward the Christmas ship. The Wild
Irish Rose used the machie on il and
last seen It was flying over into Cook
county and later will likely be sighted
having the time of its life bounding
the waves of the Atlantic.
There can't be too many dolls sent.
The Argus saw in the stores on a tour
yesterday, SI>5O dolls. beauties, mark
ed at IS cents. These same dolls. or
ones like them, will be selling az $500
a few weeks hence. If you haven't time
to dress one of these just inclose a
few patches and some German Mar !
guerite or Servian Anna will spend a /
happy time dressing the American /
baby. If you. yourself. need happiness. !
try doing something of this sort.
All the news ali the time-Ths
Argus
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
Curious Gaelic Alphabet.

4 very curious and distinguishing
characteristic of the Gaelic alphabet
is that nearly every letter thereof is
represented by a tree. While the al
phabet OF ancient Gaelic comprised but
II letters. that OF modern Gaelic has
Is. But with the new forms, as with
the old. the letter is represented by a
tree. The exceptions are "g," It" and
'u.'' which stand for ivy" "furze"
and heather"
The alphabet now stands: Aim.
bette. coll. dur. eagh, fearn. gath.
huath. Iogh. luis, muin. nuin. DIV. peith,
ruis. suil, telne. UT, all of which is
equal to saying Elm. birch. hazel. oak.
aspen, alder. ivy. whitethOrn, yew.
rowan or quicken, vine, ash. spindle
tree. pine. elder. willow, furze, heath.
In the old Gaelic alphabet the letter
''h" tthe huath or whitethorn) does
not exist The alphabet is called the
beth-luis- -nuin. because "b," 81" N and
not "a" "b." &C. are the first three
letters
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
EXAMINATIONS BY THE
STfTE SERVICE. BOARD

The Illinois state civil service com
mission gives notice of an examina-
tion to be held Saturday, Nov. 7. ap-
plications being filed in Springfield
not later than > p. m. Wednesday. Oct.
2S. The place to be filled include
secretary of the industrial board, law
stenographer. university secretary. as
sistant state veterinarian, prison in
dustry clerk. proof reader, food chem
ist. dietitian, physician, painter, cook
and female attendant. Examinations
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
FILMS WILL TELL
OF SANTA'S SHIP
Local Moving Picture House
Managers Generously
Aid the Work.
MANY ARE NOT INFORMED
Projee; Approved by Foremost Men of
Country Has Become Nation
wide Movement.

Another good piece Of luck comes to
,ss Rock Island Christmas ship.
,,sssrs. Powell. Dolly and Quinn OF
he colonial. Empire and Majestic mo-
,5on picture theatres have graciously
,Fsred 10 run free Of charge slides ad-
,-e-,isfuc the Christmas ship. This is
q, very. generous cift. as the users Of
-,ovie advertising space Will compre-
Lsnd. So Is soon as the slides are pre-
nared the public viii have a reminder
- Do its Christmas shopping for the
children OF Europe. early. Watch for
IRE Christmas ship in the Colonial.
Majestic and Empire films.
The Argus finds in its wanders that
-suv nice people haven't a. yet a
cies- idea OF what the Christmas ship
Z. for. how IL started. and what they
are wanted TO do. \ Christmas ship
will sail from America in time to land
st the various European ports in time
q, distribute ifs cargo Of gifts 10 the
numerous villages and cities ravaEed
bv var. TO guarantee a celebration OF
Yule;ide. Its hold will contain gifts
from the children of America to the
children Of Europe. The ship will also
contain relief in other forms. the ne
cessaries Of life. food and clothing. and
sums Of money which will 90 10 the
amelioratiOn Of suffering. The ship is
conceded 10 be. by the biggest minds
in this and other countries, the finest
missionary craft OF the age The ulti-
nate good 70 all Peoples arising from
its presence in all the ports of Europe
a. Christmas IS overwhelming in posi-
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01

tice of the Peace Carl J. Kuehl this
morning on a charge of vagrancy. and
the case was continued until Oct.
their bonds .be.ng fixed at $3.50.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
Instantly Clears Air sases-You
Breathe Freely. Nasty Discharge
Stops, Head Colds and Oul. Head
ache Vanish.

Get a small bottle anyway. just to
try Apply a little ia The nostrils
and instantly your clcsged nose and
stopped-up air passages of the head
Will open; YOU will breathe freely:
dizziness and headache disappear. By
morning! the catarrh. cold-in-head or
catarrhal sore throat Will be gone
End such misery now. Get the
small bottle Of "Ely's Cream Balm"
at any drug store, This sweet. fra
grant balm dissolves by the heat OF
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
ELY'S CREAM BALM Opens CLOCCED
NOSTRlLS AND HEAD-.-CATARRH GOES

the nostrils; penetrates and heals the
intiamed, swollen membrane which
lines the nose. head and throat; clears
the air passages; stops nasty dis
charges and a feeling OF cleansing.
soothing relief comes Immediately
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; nostTils
closed, hawking and blowing Catarrh
or a cold. with its running nose. foul
mucous dropping into the throat, and
raw dryness is distressing but truly
needless.
Put your faith-just once-in 'Ely's
Cream Balm and your cold or catarrh
viii surely disappear.
Harper House Pharmacy.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01

All the news ali the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
Women Hcid Migrants.

An investigation into the pas OF TWO
women arrested BY officer Roliy Berry
in house Of Twenty-second street ana
Third avenue viii be made oy the po-
lice.
The two were arraignad before jus
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
Surrounded by Natives.

Miss st. Denis has gathered about
her a bit of the east itself and trans
planted ii to the American stage. Her
attendants and capable supporters are
for the most part natives of the lands
she depicts in her dancing The must
cal mantle that goes over il all is so
sweetly strange that il disturbs the
listeners peace of mind and produces
an uneasiness that is only satisfied
when the beautiful dancer fits on the
stage and melts into the melody as
though she herself were the creator
OF il.
In addition to her East India dances
which have established for Miss St.
Denis a world wide reputation as the
greatest of all interpretive dancers
of new dances have been ar
ranged for her American tour including
"The ScherZo Waltz" a novel creation
inspired by the spirit of the modern
dance; two new japanese dance plays.
The Chrysanthemum Dance; and
The Cherry Blossoms; and an Arabic
suite in which she is assisted by Ted
Shawn. Americas premier danseur.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
New cIasses Starting Again in All
Departn1e ents

At Browns Business College next
Monday. Oct. >. Beth day and even
ing classes. Enroll right now and Ee.
the advantage of our special October
features Cali at the college or write
for Information. -(Adv.l
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
Reasons for Love.

Patience-AlI the girls just hate him
because he's going TO marry me. Pa
trice-You love him FOR the enemies
he has made. suppose onkers
Statesman
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01
ST. DENIS OPENS
ILLINOIS SEASON
Famous Dancer and Her Com
pany to Be Presented Here
Next Tuesday Night.
is STUDENT OF THE EAST
Young Woman Said to Be Without
Rival in Interpretation Of
Oriental Diversions.

The formal opening OF the 1914-15
season of the Illinois theatre is an
nounced for next Tuesday evening with
Miss Ruth st. Denis, the famous
dancer. and her company as the attrac-
tion. The last tri-city appearance of
Miss st. Denis was three years ago at
the Grand opera house, Davenport.
The Rock Island performance. it is
stated, will be the only one 10 be given
in the tri-cities in her present tour
Contrary to general belief, Miss ST.
Denis. whose fame as an oriental
dancer has circled the globe, is an
American girl and began her work in
musical comedy. Her first profession
al appearance was with the Passing
Show" From musical comedy Miss
St Denis passed to the management of
David Belasco and remained with him
for period of five years, during which
time she played in "Du Barry" and
Ia "a" interpolating with her dances
1t was while under the tutelage of
Belasco that she gained her first
knowledge of light effects and stage
management knowledge which has
been invaluable to her in the creation
of her oriental dances. She gave her
Hindoo dances first at a trial perform
ance in New York vaudeville theatre, |
where they created such a sensation /!
that she was Immediately engaged for !
Fifth avenue theatre and subsequent I
ly for a long engagement at the Hud- /
son and Fulton theatres. New York |
From there she went to London. Ber- /
lin and Paris, achieving a far greater |
success than any other dance artist |
has ever attained.
Result of Patient Study.
The creation of the Hindoo dances |
by Miss St. Denis is the result of |
patient study. infinite thought and a
deep delving into the mysterious phil
osophy of the far east. Strange to say,
she has never visited India. and yet
she possesses more information regard
ing that land of occultism than most
Occidentals who have resided there
during a lifetime.
AS the silken tapestries of the east
are to the products of the Caucasian
brush. so are the wondrous dances of
the orient TO the drama of the west.
Where the one but paints his ideal, the
other weaves it into tangibility; what
the west would tell in spoken parable
and theatric art, the east expresses in
the unhindered sense of motion only.
And that the latter goes farther.
TO higher form of the beauti-
full. and can be made a more perfect
vehicle for the expression of thought
and feeling. is strikingly proved by
Miss st. Denis in her repertoire of
Egyptian and Japanese dance
plays.
Like the very spirit OF the land. whose
strange mysticism and stranger phil
Dsophies she would interpret through
the lovely medium of her flashing fin
gers and twinkling toes. Miss st. Denis
Is herself quite beyond the compre-
lension of the Caucausian mind. She
ieals I'm ideas and ideals. in forms and
expressions. that have about them the
mpenetrable gauZe of the mystic or
ent. But in the delineation of beauty,
which in its highest sense has but one
standard. she is thoroughly under
stood.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-01

will take place among other places, at
Watertown.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-11
Considerable E'itclling Record
Attained by Larson; Gossip Of
Circuit; building for NextSeason

PITCHER Larson, of the Grand Forks
club, is in the record establishing
business as a result of yesterdays sec
ond shut-out of the Virginia club
within three days.
Ely pitching nine innings of Scorelcss
ball yesterday, Larson has made il
u" - Innings of consecutive score
less ban, WHICH fixes a record for this
league.
Larson will be pitched probably in
the last of the Superior series. or he
may be held till the opening game
OF the Wiuona series, at which timG
ne Will take up asain the ASK OF eX-
tending the Scurclcss inning record.
IN the last five games pitched, L-ar-
son has been scored on only once. that
being in the third inning of the
game here. when, with ono down, Il
runner crossed the plate.
Ills first shut-out was against the
Winnipeg club at Winnipeg, tlac score
being , to 0. the Poggcrs getting but
five hits.
Coming to Grand Forks. Larson
held Superior to one run and seven
hits in nine innings.
ihen IN" went in against the Duluth
team. holding Them to three hits.
In his game Saturday against Vir-
Einia. he pitched n no-hit affair. an
hmplre's decision. admitted by the
arbitrator himself to have been wrong,
rohhing him of the record. AS it was,
II hit must be charged against Lar
son.
Yesterdays second shut-out of. the
club made Is innings of
ScorcleSs ball against the Ore Digscrs.
In the As innings since he began his
pitching stunt against the Canadian
club. he has allowed only % hits, and
average Of less than ) a game. He
Il passed only . men. an average of
less tina two a game. He has hit but
one batslnan in the am period.
In the opening inning of yesterdays
game, Larson's record was almost
broken by Herman. the hntter's at
tempt To stretch a two-hagger into a
triple leaving the record clear. A
single followed Kcrnan's hit, and II
would have meant n run.
OF the hits allowed by Larson in the
fave games. two have been triples,
have been two haggers, and the
rest singles.
Larson came to the Grand Forks
Gun from San Antonio. Texas, where,
during tho early portion of the sea
son. he failed to show the pitching
form he is capable Of, and that he has
demonstrated here.
A continuation OF his present work
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-11
Tennis TOURNEY
IS UNDER way
North Dakota Net Event
Attended by Large Num-
Der of Strong Players.

Fargo, n. d., Aug. 11.-Net artists
from all Yer the northwest are put
ting up some fine contests in the an
nual tournament of the North Dakota.
Tennis association which commenced
on the Island park courts yesterday.
Seats have been erected along the
courts and yesterday We're well filed
with followers of the game.
Such we'll known players as Stell-
wagon and Jayne of Minneapolis,
Mayes Of Winnipeg and Washburn of
Duluth are here to compete in the Red
River Valley championship singles and
his with the match for the Red River
Valley championship in the doubles is
expected to be a close and exciting
contest. ~ '""
The Rev. J.. K. Rurleson of Grand
Forks, is the referee and the tourna-
ment is il charge of the following
committee: J. A. Pierce, chairman;
Harry Wooledge. A. w. McNair. DIR.
VIM. c. Nichols, B. V. Moore, secre-
tary.
The following scores were made
yesterday in the state singles:
Bristol and Darner-Darner by de-
fault.
McNair and schmidt-McNair by
default.
Spicer and Jensen-Jensen by 81.
Ga.
Nash and Russ--Russ by default.
Jackson and Raird--Baird by GA,
ca.
Pollard and Sundherg-SundberS
by default.
Jensen and Wooledge-Woo1edge by
6-i. Go.
Wilson and Varnee-Willson by
default.
Baird and Sundbu2g-Raird rs,
G-1.
Other and Honman-Other by de-
fault.
Ribble and Other-Ribhle by de-
fault. .s. &c.,.
Faker and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ny
60. g..
Hoffman and Ribble-Ribble by de-
fault.