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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
Old Offender Arrested.

For creating a disturbance in the
vicinity of Thirteenth street and
Fourth avenue, Frank Olson, an old of
fender, was taken in custody by the
police late Saturday night. His case
will be called for hearing tonight at
a special session of police court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
ROCK ISLAND SPEEDER
is ARRESTED IN MOLINE

c. W. Wadsworth of Rock Isiland
was arrested for speeding here satur-
day night and given an immediate
hearing before Magistrate Frank Gus
tafson. He paid the usual s12.O5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

July. IN midsummer, Is always a
dull season for building operations"
declared Mr.. Wood, although this last
month has shown a record even be-
low that of q year ago. l am optimis-
tic concerning the fall season in Mo-
line and there is every prospect,
judged by inquiries at this Office, of a
good building boom in the city dur
ing the next several months
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
HARPER'S ONLY RIVAL
BACK IN JAIL AGAIN

John Donnelly, after an absence of
several months, was again housed in
the city Jail Saturday night. Don
nelly was John Harper's only rival
for Jail Accommodations here before the
latter disappeared from this vicinity.
Disorderly conduct was the charge
against Donnelly and he paid fine
of $305 in police court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

days. Arbuckles conduct during the
interim will determine whether or not
he will be punished when the case
comes up for final disposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
FACTORY LEAGUE GAMES

MarseilIes kept up its winning
streak in the Factory league Saturday
afternoon, defeating r. & V. by a score
of IL TO 1. Seven straight games gives
this team the head OF the percentage
column. but Velie is a close second
with six won and one lost. Scores
and standing:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
OUTPUT OF COAL
BREAKS RECORD
More Than $40 Million Tons
Were Mined During the
Last Year.
OF 76O MILLIONS
Mines of the Country Give Employ
ment to Three-Quarters of
Million Men.

The production of coal in the United
States has again broken all previous
records, the output for 1918 being
57O,04S, 125 short tons, which is con-
siderably more than double the pro-
duction of 1900 and more than eight
times the production of 1880, accord
ing to a statement just issued by the
United States geological survey, from
figures compiled by Edward w. Par
ker, coal statistician. The value of the
coal mined in 1913 is given as $780,
4SS,7S4
Compared with the previous year,
the output for 1913 shows an increase
of 1851 ,545 tons, or nearly per cent.
The increased activity indicated by
these figures was well distributed
throughout the 20 coal-producing
states, % of which showed increases
and only six decreased production, the
decrease in one of these, Colorado.
being due solely to labor trouble. OF
those showing increase, II made record
yields, and Pennsylvania, the leading
coal state, broke records in both BIZ
luminous and anthracite production.
notwithstanding States.
The states which broke all former
records in coal production We're Ala
bama, Illinois, Kentucky, Montana,
New Mexico, Ohio. Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and
West Virginia. The largest increase
in the production of bituminous coal
was in Pennsylvania, where 11,915,72
tons was added to the output of 1912.
West Virginia showed the second larg-
est gain, 4,522, 295 tons, and Kentucky
the third largest gain, 3,126,079 tons,
which was also the largest percentage
of increase, amounting to 10 per cent,
of all the important coal-producing
states. Indiana was fourth, Illinois
fifth. Ohio sixth, and Alabama seventh.
While the total increase was very
large, as figured in tons, the percent
age is what may be considered normal
and indicative of healthy industrial
activity throughout the country
Coal mining, like all other indus
tries in the Ohio valley states, was
seriously interfered with by the great
floods during the spring of 1913, and
Mr.. Parker estimates that from 5,0OO-
VVp " IVsOuV,upu luis Ol COdl NOulu
have been added to the years output
but for this disaster. With no violent
fluctuations in the demand by the
blast furnaces, steel works and other
manufacturing industries, the demand
for coal for those purposes shows only
a normal increase. The continued de-
crease in the use of fuel oil in the
oil fields and the strike
in the Colorado coal mines resulted in
an increased output of coal in the CEN
trail and southwestern states. With a
few exceptions, notably in Illinois, In
diana and Oklahoma, values ranged
higher than in former normal years, !
so that from the producers standpoint |
the conditions in 1913 were fairly sat (
isfactory.
DeveIorr,e nf of Ipduefrv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
Development of Industry.

The development of our coal-mining
industry with reference to population
presents some interesting comparisons.
In 1850 the coal output was 7.01S,1S1
tons. or O.3 tons for each of the 23,-
1886 inhabitants; in 1880 the popu-
lation had increased to about 10000
600 and the production of coal to about
100000 tons, an average of 1.42 tons
per capita. At the close of the nine
teenth century the population was TO-
3O3.3S7, an increase of little over so
per cent as compared with 1880, while
the production of coal had increased
nearly 400 per cent in the same per
Tod and averaged 3.53 tons for each
person. In 1913 the per capita pro-
duction was figured at SIS tons. In
addition to this increase in the con-
sumption of coal. the use in recent
years of petroleum and natural gas
should be considered.
The coal mines of the country gave
employment in 1913 TO an army of
nearly three-Quarters of a million
men-747,644 The average number of
days worked by the bituminous miners
in 1913 was 232. against 223 in 1912,
while the average time made in the
anthracite mines in 1913 was the best
on record-257 DAYS for each man.
The average production per miner in
the bituminous mines increased from
$40 tons in 1912 TO S3S tons in 1913.
both being record breaking averages.
while anthracite miners increased their
average from 4S5 tons in 1912 to 40
tons in 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
Gustafson On Vacation.

Police Magistrate Frank Gustafson
departed Saturday night for Kansas
City where he will attend the Nation
al Aerie of Eagles. Mr.. Gustafson has
been appointed as a member of the
sessions committee and will perhaps
serve on the credentials committee.
The convention will last all week and
it is possible that he will go to Ex-
celsior Springs for a few days before
he returns to Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

All the news ali the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

A novel device for electrocuting rats
was rugged up recently by the crew
of the railroad station at Fort Wayne,
Ind, says the Electrical World Not
long ago rats entered the basement OF
the new station through the coal chute
and gave trouble until the station men
got together and constructed an cleo
ric chair especially designed for rsSs.
The chair" consists of an iron plate
with a steel spike suspended above it,
both the plate and spike being con-
nected to the two wires of an electric
circuit With the spike baited with
piece of cheese, the rodents which
venture upon the plate and reach up
ward complete an electric circuit
through their bodies and thus become
their own eXecutioners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

Tips make up the sole wage of the
unskiiled employees of more than go
per cent of zoo German hotels, accord
ing to an investigation just completed
by the Association of Hotel Servants.
The highest wage paid is s11 monthly.
and the total expenditures required of
the employees more than equal their
fixed wage. Only 9.5 per cent of the
servants in the hotels investigated
have less than 100 hours of work week
ly, while AZ per cent work from 100
to 112 hours, and 8 per cent have at
least Is hours work a day. Twelve
per cent have no day of rest whatever,
and less than half three half-days in
the month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

Harper House Pharmacy-(Adv.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12

The fight to Dust Prof. Lucius H. Miller from the
faculty of Princeton university bids fair to plunge
good many American Christians into the world OF
fashion war; or something equally hot and infer
nal.
Prof Miller holds the chair of Biblical instruction
at Princeton and he has been publishing articles cast
ing doubt upon the Virgin birth, the divinity of
Christ and the New Testament miracles If he has
been trying queer belief in these things, the clergy
of the country justified in demanding disclosure
of all that he has given in the line of Biblical nstruc
ton and the Presbyterian clergy particularly in
censed since the bulk of Princeton's endowments
come from Presbyterians
Princeton's trustees meet next month"; and they
must handle the matter the most influential Pres
byterian clergymen in the east are demanding Prof
Millers retirement from Princeton. 1t is probable
that professor who would give Biblical instruction
and refute such things the Virgin BIRTH Christ s
divinity and the miracles will have the TO
make warm defense before any board of trustees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12

Livestoek-Cows. q Sc; calves
s Y a &c; hogs, " a &c; sheep.
40 SC; lambs. q Sc.
Butter and Eggs-Ran, h but
ter, 26 a use; strictly fresh ranch
eggs, "a q 35c.
Poultry Hens, 12c 14c;
broilers, 230 25e; ducks. 13c:
squads, So; rabbits, S@10c.
Jobbing Quotations.
The following prices are fir-
nished the Times daily by LEADING
firms engaged In the various
lines 70 fruit. produce, meats. pro-
visions. etc. These prices are pail
by the retailers to the commits
sion men:
Cheese = Wash. lee; Tilla-
mock. lie.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 35d 36e.
Bdtter-Washfng creamery,
"a q 35e; Oregon, 31c.
Fresh Meats = Steer, 124
12hc; cows, 11hc; heifers,
12c; hogs, trimmed sides,
iIhc; do, combination. lie.
whole, lie; small veal, 101
lie; heavy veal. l00I2c.
ewes. 9he; mutton, wethers,
10Hc; lamb, 12Q 13c.
Fruits-Native apples, 75e@
81. Bananas, 3he Id. Pine
apples, doz, $3.50. Oranges, Val
encias, SO 93.25. Lemons, choice,
$3.50. Peaches, 400 soc box.
Natermelons, Use cwt. Burbank
plums, Use crate. TRACED prunes,
75c box. Bartlett pears. soc @sI.
Peach plums. 75e@s1. Grapes,
Malaga. crate s1.10; Yakima
Coneords, 25c. Huckleberries,
&c lib. Catalogues. Gem, 81.
Transparent erabapples. soc.
vegetablss-oree onions, zoe
doz.; Walla Walla, 81 a LIS. Let
tuee: Leaf, 81 box head. 500
4Oc doz- Turnips. 81; Carrots,
$50; retail, Ib. 25e. Pota-
toes L u cents ID. Cucumbers,
Island, doz.. sea soc. Cabbage,
ID, nc. Cauliflower, So.
green corn, doz., zee; summer
squash, &C Id. Spinach. h., Sc;
nips, SIPS sack Chill peppers.
10c Id. Tomatoes, box, 40@ see;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12

The Salvation Army has been placed under ban
by the municipal charities commission in Los Ange-
les and legal proceedings instituted to close its in
dustria'' stores. Whilst one is loathe to condemn
institutions that assumed to perform deeds of
charity lengthy investigation of the organization
OF the Salvation Army has failed to acquit that
ganization of mercenary aims. The News-Post, a
daily newspaper in Philadelphia, made very thor
ough probe of the Salvation Army last year. and it
found that instead of being meek and iowly
affair." conducted for the good of the poor, for the
salvation of the outcast etc. it IN fact opu-
lent, prosperous commercial organization.
The Salvation Army is possessed of many millions
of dollars. 1t refuses to furnish DETAILED
statement of its assets, the of money paid in
salaries and indeed the amount of charity 1T dis
penses.
There is nothing to indicate that the Army
should not be classified with contemporary organ-
lied charity concerns. Almost invariably, find
that institutions organized by private corporations
and individuals prey upon public sympathy, gain
public support and then pay out majority of the
money received for administration" The Saliva
ton Army has been barred from operating in Los
Angeles in any way whatsoever, according to news
dispatches today and the rich harvest of the holiday
season will probably be lost to that enterprisng IN
stitution.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12

Before a married man in Canada enlist for the
war he must show the written consent of his wife.
Would that that rule were universal!
As the equal partner in civilizations finest unit,
the home the wife should have the power of veto up
On. war; for unless means better and safer
home it ought not to be-
In not one of the countries at war do women vote.
Though they wars chief burden bearers, they
have not only had VOICE in starting the war-mOst
Of the men involved had none either-but they will
Be equally ignored when it comes time to fix up a
peace
fine mess the have made of things over in
Europe, haven't theyf
II cant be helped now, till the heat is over.
But II will be very strange, indeed if the women of
E1ropc shall not in a near time insist upon ar
Management like that Of Canda
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12
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FELLERS, IT - n HWFUI
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SHfiN' Dat HER NEW
DRESS ftRkES HER LOOK
FIVE TEHRS xoOnoER
CHOSE BIZ SaYlN DIR.
ToO MEvHHBLY SUGGEST
TO ttER DIRT SHE
LOOKED FIVE YEARS =
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81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12
WELFARE WORK

"Have you any part of an auto
mobile that you don't WANT"
Il might give you an old tire.
What's the idea2"
you know how our grand
mothers used TO make crazy quilts
for the needy?"
'sOn the same principle ! am
trying to assemble an automobile
for a poor woman who has none
Courier-Journal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12
BRokENHEARTEo

Two Irishmen were navigating
the rough seas of Randolph st.
the other night. finding IL any
thing but smooth sailing One of
them, who seemed to have n trf-
fle less aboard than the other.
was supporting his friend, evil
IDENTIFY against his will The lat
ter was sobbing like . child.
why. Pat he cried. trying to
wrench himself loose from that
gentleman grasp Pat. my
boy. what have | ever done to ye
that ye wont let me fight YET
Chicago Inter Ocean
Read the C7sssifze0 Ads %
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12

I We'll. how do you like your
new neighbors ?"
Gee whiz. they've got crust
Yesterday they sent me a bill for
some eggs their chickens laid in
our garden"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12

Uncle sam" Patton of Cope
land was down on business last
week. He Is 81 years old. De-
spite his old age he II trying to
get ready to go to Oregon. where
he expects to homestead a piece
% land and open mp farm -
Archie Cor. Van Buren, lArkD
Democrat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12
NOT sTAMPEDFD

Despite the fact that the news
papers today are black with war
headlines and the whole world is
upset, the Maryville concert band
will oppose the signs of the times
and begin its program Thursday
night with Lampe's march, uni
versal Peace. "-Maryville mo-
Democrat-Forum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12
FLEMISH GIANTS. MAYBE

We want a couple of pounds
of cheese and some large square
crackers for a Welsh hbit."
The old man seemed doubtful.
II got these cheese All right"
said he. but / amt got no large,
square crackers. Won't your rab-
Bit eat the esnall ones?'s-E1ar-
per's Magazine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12

Little Jaek-Mamma, please
give me another lump of sugar
for my coffee. dropped the
other one.
Mamma-WelI. here's another.
but where did You drop the first
One7
Little Jsek-Tn my coffee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-12

wax beans. Sc. Sweet potatoes,
2 NC lib. Green peas. a 4c Id.
Hops, 1913 crop. 16@ re;
1914 contracts, II a. SC per III.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
COL. BILL HARTLEY AND
FARMER GET TWO YEARS
De Luxe Book Swindlers Re-
leased in $4,000 Bail Each,
Pending Appeal.

Coz, Bili Hartley's literary efforts
earned for him yesterday two year
scholarship In the Federal Penitentiary
at Atlanta. ia. His "Old Pal Jim"
Farmer. to whom he ndlted most OF his
epistolary gems, will keep the Colonel
company during the entire two years. in
accordance with the sentence OF Judge
Rufus r. Foster in the United States
District Court
Col. Bits letters definitely linked the
Colonel with "A conspiracy TO use the
mails I'm the sale OF fake editions dc luxe
of books put out by the Anglo American
Authors Association, Of which James j.
Farmer was the president
The Federal authorities estimate that
the Anglo-American Authors Association
received in all several million dollars for
these books The real value ~ the books,
sold sometimes for AZ high as $500 and
$500 "A volume. ranged. according to cx-
perts. from nothing 10 t25 a volume.
Hartley and Farmer we're convicted on
three counts of the Indictments against
them. Judge Foster sentenced them to
two years on each count. the terms to
run concurren,ly. He imposed fine OF
$4,000 on the Anglo American Authors
Association.
Eleven men we're originally indicted
for tho book frauds in the Federal courts
here. Three Of them-Glcn Farmer. son
Of James J. Samuel Rosenred and
James Michael Powers--were convicted in
Boston recently. William II. Scott. one
or the men indicted. is IN an insane
asylum. Al the beginning Of the trial
Romeo ". Nathan and T.. j. Mari pleaded
guilty. They nave NOT been sentenced
yet
The Indictments against Willis VI.
Cooper. George NJ Fisher and samuel T.
Warheld were dismissed, but Warheld
was Immediately arrested by detective
from District Attorney Whitmans Office
on an Indictment charging him. Nathan
and Scott with defraudng Mrs. Amver-
nette Crombie OF this city of S30.s75.
Thomas p. Dunn was acquitted.
After being sentenced Hartley and
Farmer were released In $4,000 bail
each, pending an appeal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
WINS MOVIE
RIGHTS TO FITCH PLAY

The frst decision by higher court as
10 the ownership OF the moving picture
rights OF play by the owner OF the
original producing rights was handed
down yesterday by the Appellate Division,
which ruled that although moving picture
rights may not be mentioned In the original
contract for producing a play the con-
tract carries with II such rights
Tho case before the court involved the
late Clyde Fitch's Captain links Of the
Horse Marines" for which Charles Froh-
man got the exclusive rights for this coun.
try and Canada In 1901. before the advent
of the movies William g. Fitch, the
father of the play wright, who died "A few
days ago, was the administrator of his
sons estate and sole legatee. and in March
last sold the motion picture rights for
tho play to the American Play COMPANY
Mr. Frohman then sued for an Injunction
restraining the production Of the play
in the movies by any one but himself
The Appellate Division decision says
Even though 1t may be conceded that
neither OF the parties had in mind the
production of the play In that manner,
nevertheless I think II Is a clear viola
ton OF the contract 20 permit the play
to be N produced That by the aid Of
science II has since the contract was
executed. been made possible 10 produce
tho play In some manner not then CON
templated does not give William @ Fitch
nor the American Play Company tho right
to plMntlns property or diminish the
value of what he purchased"
Tho decision affects many other well
known plays produced years ago under
contracts which did not include the film
rights.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
TWILIGHT SLEEP" NOT BANNED.
Dr. Gregory Regulates statement
That Drugs Cause Insanity.

DR.. Minas f. Gregory the nlienist. does
not believe that the twilight sleep" treat
ment In childbirth IL likely to produce
permanent insanity, an opinion that was
attributed to him in several of yester-
days newspapers. DR.. Gregory said very
eInphatcally yesterday when no had read
these reports that he could express no
definite opinion ON the effects of scope
lamin or other similar drugs.
1T In true that three patients in Belle
vue have suffered from delrium that was
undoubtedly due to drugs" said Dr.
Gregory. hut one has been discharged
from the hospital and the others will
be in q day or so. Their condition was
caused by the drugs administered and
this delrium was in no way connected
with the insanity which occasionally sue
ceeds childbirth, And more important,
this delirlum IL not permanent
THE action OF the drugs depends en-
tirely upon the nature and temperament
OF the patient just az alcohol affects
persons differently, NO this drug will act
in various ways. That three patients
suffered from delrlum from the drugs Is
In no way derogatory To the new treat
ment. have made no study of the
twilight sleep myself having no occa-
sion for II in my branch OF medicine"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
OSTEOPATHS CLAIM
CURES OF INSANITY
Speakers Tell Of Many Cases
Dental AnRsthesis by
Pressing Thumb.

The curing OF certain cases o, insanity
by osteopathic treatment in tho region
of the neck and the curing OF toothache
by pressing the thumb or finger of either
hand were topics OF addresses yesterday
az the sixteenth annual convention OF tn,
New YORK Osteopsthic Society at the Park
ANeuu" Hotel
by. X. kcndrick Smith OF RoStott, who
spoke on pressure anTsthesia, gave elm
Ical demonstration. in which he pressed
upon the second Joint OF a patients left
thumb and relieved the patients two left
incis"rs NJ all sense OF feeling 4 lancet
was jdbbed into the mans gum and he
complained OF no pain
l'r. l. Van Horn Gerdine OF the Amsr-
lean school Of Osteopathy told OF the
cures Effected In cases OF insanity AZ tho
stu sanitarum IN Macon Mo, since last
March. when the institution was .stab-
llShed. l'ementia caused by an injury.
a. footodll player confessional In
anity brought on by a blow. or brain
disorders caused by ser;orio-sclcrosls are
cured hy treatment about the neck.
Dr. Van Horn Gerdine told Of one case
or dein"ntia precoX, that - a woman
nearly 30, who had been "A mental dwarf
Sine" she was II years old
she couldn't get enough blood 20 her
lungs and her brain stopped growing. she
couldn't talk and had suffered an entire
loss OF emotional lite
Treatment was given IN the region OF
tho neck to restore the nutrition ~ the
blood supply to the brain. Recently her
mother visited her, and the patient was so
improved that Sne recognized her mother
ana embraced her. She talks spontsne-
ously now, and ls showing that most
human characteristic IN women-paying
attention 10 her clothes and running down
the dress OF other women"
pr. George VI. Laughlin Of the American
school of Osteopathy spoke 20 the 100
delegates on the arthr1tides AT the after.
noon session, and last night Dr. George
VI Mack"e OF New York talked on the
Importance or correct Interpretation Of
radiorrams as an aid to diagnosis. There
will be further sessions to-day.