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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-11
Speech of Fred Domirlck
Candidate For Congress

it might be well for me to say little
something about myself for the benefit
OF those who do net know me, or
do not know of me- For their bene-
fit l will state that since l became OF
age l have been engaged in the prac-
tice of law at Newberry, and have
been connected with practically
all Of the important cases that
have been tried at that bar since my
admission TO the bar. Before 1 be-
came of age took an active interest in
politics, and Il years ago, as q
year old boy announced myself as
candidate for the legislature and
was elected to the legislature on the
first ballot Since that time l have
served for four terms, a period OF
eight years, as county chairman Of
the Democracy Of Newberry county,
a longer time than any man ever has
served or ever will serve in taat ca
pacity, and during that time notwfth-
standing the bitter factional political
fights in South Carolina, and notwith-
standing my position in those fights,
none of my rulings have ever been
questioned, nor have any Of M pol
itical or personal enemies ever ques-
toned Fred Dominick's honesty, char
acter, integrity and fair dealings. [
have been elected and attended every
State convention from 1902 until the
year 1914, when l was not a candidate
as a delegate. I have been the county
attorney of my county and the city
attorney of my town. Since the 1st of
April, 1913, l nave been assistant at
torney general Oh South Carolina-that
is my political record in South Caro-
lima. I am proud to say that in this
time, covering period of IA years,
there has been practically no criticism
OF wv personal or political record.
AS to Ten Hour Law. J
During the two years I was in the
legislature, there we're 1853 votes
taken and put cn record; my oppo-
nents have only attacked one Of them.
That vote was on bill to limit the
hours o. labor in cotton manufactur-
ing establishments. l did vote against
tnat bill and / will tell you why.
A few wears before 1 became mem
Der of tie legislature there was quite
an agitation in South Carolina as to
hours q, labor n cotton mill establish
ments, and finally the parties on
each side got together and agreed up
on compromise, which is commonly
known as the "Sixty-four Hour Bill"
that went through. When | came to
the legislature in 1901, and l might
add that | was the youngest member
OF that body at tdat time, we were
flooded with petitions signed by lhun-
dreds of good people in the Piedmont
section of South Carolina in the fol-
lowing form: ''We, the undersigned
citizens of iScuth Carolina, engaged in
cotton manufacturing respectfully ask
that no laws be passed interfering
with this industry, but That We be per-
m:tted. as others are, to make our
own contracts, control our families
and pursue our chosen calling as we
consider best for our interests"
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However, before starting into that
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Mr.. Dominick's Record.
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Hon. James NJ. Baker
ReUiews Aiken's Record

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

London. England, March 27.-Be-
ing an English premier's daughter
isn't the pleasantest position in the
world lust now, with so much strife
and bitterness between the warning
political parties.
An extraordinary incident happened
in the ladies' gallery OF the house
OF commons during a recent debate
In the select section of the gallery
that is sacred 10 the relatives of min
listers and ex-ministers were, among
others. the Marchioness OF Londonder-
~ and Miss Asduith. The marchion-
ess INDUCED in running comments on
a speech by Lloyd-George, interspersed
bv somewhat rude references TO MS
appearance and TO thai OF other
ministers.
After a time Miss Asquith asked
tne marchioness 10 be quiet, as her
remarks made II impossible to hear
properly. But the marchioness only
became the more demonstrative.
When Miss Asquith finally called
the gallery attendant to enforce the
silence rule the row became so noisy
that in the press gallery, immediate
" underneath, il was thought that
the suffragets had got in. The at
tendant being unwilling to enforce
the rule against a blue-blooded
marchioness, Miss Asquith was CON-
PEELED to leave.
The premier's daughter recently re-
turned from Khartoum. where she
had another unpleasant experience.
At a dinner in the Sirdar's palace the
Ulster question came UP and she re-
marked that she did not believe in
the civil war threats. Thereupon a
young man, who was present, an u
ster peers son, who is employed in
the Egyptian civil service, exclaimed
Il wish I We're there. I'd be the
first TO hang your old father to a
gas lamp
The Sirdar interviewed to protect
Miss Asquith, but the rest OF the
company. which was wholly military
and official, silently approved the |
young mans insulting conduct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
ROADSASCANDAL,
Gov. dunno SAYS
Illinois Highways in Disgrace
fully Bad Shape, Executive
Asserts.
DEMANDS IMPROVEMENT
Farmers, He Thinks, Should Not OBJ
jeet TO Slight Taxes That Are
Necessary.

Chicago, H., March Ex-Governor
Edward F. Dunno gave first public ut.
terance to his opinion on the subject
of good roads as it pertains to Illinois
in a speech before members of the IL
linois Highway Improvement assocla-
ton at their second annual banquet at
the Hotel LaSalle last night. He char
acterized previous road building meth
DDS employed in the state as "a dis
grace and a scandal"
illinois is the third state in the
United States in population, wealth.
and political and commercial import
ance," the governor said.
at is the premier agricultural state
of the United States. Its soil. on the
average. is three times as valuable in
selling price as the average soil OF the
United States. and yet in that import
ant feaure which gives value TO the
farm, to-wit: the roadways which lead
TO its gates, Illinois is scandalously
and deplorably in the back ground as
compared with most of the other pro-
gressive states of the union.
Illinois Number %.
In the matter Of ratio of improved
roadways 20 unimproved roadways IL
linois holds today the hoodoo number
of %. in other words, twenty-five
of the states of the United States have
a greater ratio of improved roadways
to unimproved roadways than has the
great state of Illinois.
Il was surprised to find Illinois has
a smaller percentage of improved
roads than the United States in gen.
eral. This situation of affairs has
been and is a reproach to the intelli-
gence and a b,emish on the reputation
of this state.
The greatest utility of all, the pub
lie roadways of the state. are absolute
ly under public control and in public
ownership, and yet the public of the
state of Illinois, owing and controll-
ing this greatest Of al utilities, has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
CARBON CLIFF

Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Krambeck
spent a few days at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Revoe J. Phelps, at
Davenport, and also with their son,
John Krambeck, at Rock Island.
Miss Dorothea Weitz is spending this
week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Ed Johnson, at Geneseo.
w. H Miller OF Colona was a bust
ness caller here Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory Neubauer en-
tertained Sunday the formers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Neubauer of West
Liberty, Iowa, and sister, Mrs. l.. c.
Freyermuth of Wilton Junction, Iowa.
d. F. Jones, son Richard and daugh-
ter Leone spent Saturday at the home
of ]. o. Guyer at Barstow
Miss Martha Weitz of Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

Observation-Disclosures for p'e.s
dent of the Dominican Repuolie' =
succeed provisional President ooiu"S'
are TO be held April and 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

failed dn its duty to give decent trans
portation to the farmers and citizens
of Illinois by making these roads de-
Gently passable.
Less than 10 per cent of these road
ways are improved. and for one-thfrd
of the year the unimproved roads in
this state are In many extensive dis
tricts practically impossible and I'M
fitted for use by the farmers of the
state.
Cites Injury to State.
''As result the production and
marketing of crops is hindered; rural
consumers are kept away from the
stores of the merchants; pupils fire.
quently kept from school; voters from
political meetings and from partici-
patton in elections; and social. fra
ternal, and religious organizations are
seriously impaired in their gatherings.
THE impassability or difficulty OF
Passage of these roads has contributed
more than anything else to the isola-
ton and unattractiveness of farm life,
and has driven, in many cases, the
best brain and Drawn OF our citizens
from the farm land TO the congested
cities
"Alienists OF standing ascribe much
of the depression and melancholy, par
ticularly among women. to the solitary
life enforced upon the occupants of
farms by reason of improper methods
J of intercommunication. 1t is high time
the backward and disgraceful position
which Illinois occupies among the
states in regard to the improvements
of its roadways should be changed.
The amended law placed upon our
statute books by the last legislature.
known as house bill No. SAB affords a
scheme of state aid and provides for
cooperation between the state and the
counties in such way as to encourage
and develop road building in the state
of Illinois.
at is true that. road building costs
money. 1t is true that it will entail
some. taxes, but l do not believe there
is farmer in the state whose proper
ty will not be enhanced in value sew
erai times the amount of taxation.
II urge upon your organization and
ali other organizations of like char
acter to cooperate with the state high
way commission in making a great
success of road day on April Is"
Officers Are Elected.
The banquet followed the annual
meeting of the /. H. 1. A, which was
lei at the Hotel La Sale in the after
noon. William G. Edens was reelected
president, R. ]. Finnegan secretary,
and Thomas Sudduth, treasurer. Reso-
lutions adopted favored a continuance
of the association and urged the fed |
eral government to vote the approsria- |
ton towards the improvement and |
aintenance of permanent roads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

switchman employed by the Milwau-
kee railroad
New Grocery House Part of Big
System-It was announced that the
newly organized Tri-City Wholesale
Grocery company had secured a
building on Front street near Perry.
The local concern is one of chain
of wholesale houses which are being
established at various points through
out the middlewest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
Vocational Work Planned.

Urbana, Ill, March 27.-Women
students of the University of Illinois
who plan TO earn their own livings
in occupations other than teaching
held their first vocational conference
yesterday Miss Helen Bennett of
the Chicago College Bureau of Oc-
cupation last night discussed oppor-
tunities in newspaper work for young
women. Miss Alvord OF the Univers-
ity OF Wisconsin discussed public po-
sitions. Miss Breckenridge of the Chi
cago School of Civics and Philan-
thropy - in attendance and will dis
cuss tie field of social work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

trustee having expired he was re-
elected for the full term of three
years.
The congregation of the Third Bap-
fist church, colored, of which Rev.
F. X. Nicholson is pastor, has started
campaign with a view of raising ST.
900 with which to pay off the indebt-
edness and make needed repairs on
the church building.
Woman Tries to Die-Mrs. Alma
Griggs, 220 East Third street, in an
attempt at suicide turned on three gas
Jets, closed the door of her room and
the windows, plugged up the keyhole,
saturated a handkerchief with chloro-
form and held it to her nose and
mouth. Fifteen minutes afterward
the Davenport police broke open the
door and the woman's life was saved.
She was taken to the house of deten-
ton, where she recovered from the
effects of the gas and drug. Domestic
trouble is given as the motive for the
attempted suicide. The woman in
formed the police that she and her
husband, jeremiah Griggs, had quar-
relied before the latter went to work
this morning. 81 determined to show
him l did not care to live longer"
she informed the police. When Officer
Al Sanford broke into the woman's
apartments after the police had been
notified of the affair, Mrs. Griggs was
sitting in a chair. She held a piece
OF paper in one hand and her chloro-
rorm-saturated handkerchief in the
other. Her home is in Granger, Ill.
She expressed a wish to be liberated
and sent there. She probably will be
released and permitted to return to
her Illinois home. Her husband is a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

and Roy of Buffalo and Harry of Tip
ton.
Word was received in this city to-
day that George Ross. who formerly
resided here at 80 Ripley street, died
yesterday in Sacramento, Calf. The
home of the deceased was in Quincy,
ILL.,, but he was employed in this city
for several years. While in Daven-
port he was a member of local coun-
Gil, Knights of Columbus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
SURFACE MINING
CONCERN FAILURE
Gray Colliery Company at Dan
vile Enters Voluntary
Petitions.
MORE ASSETS THAN DEBTS
Purchased Expensive Machinery to
Operate Mine From
Strippinss-
MORE ASSETS THAN DEBTS

Danville. Ill. March PA scheme
10 remove earth from the coal beds OF
the Dauville district and mine the coal
with steam shoveIs went crashing yes
terday afternoon when the Gray Col
Iiery company filed petitions of volun-
tary bankruptcy in the federal court
The company owes $IOS,0OO. and has
assets OF s16,9O0-
The company formerly operated a
shaft. but an exciting accident two
years ago. when North Fork river
broke through the roof of the tun-
neIs and flooded galleries. caused the
MANAGEMENT to abandon the mine for
strip work
Some of the most expensive machin-
cry of the kind and the biggest steam
shovel in Illinois were purchased at a
cost of S165,OOO, but when operations
were we'll started and many thou
sands of dollars paid out the company
found little market for their product.
The steam shovel was the biggest
in the United States at the time it
was ordered, and had q capacity OF
FIVE tons at every scoop. Il dug more
coal than the company could sell.
Other expensive machinery. IN
Guiding a bucket dredge to carry
twenty to twenty-five feet of earth
from the top of coal, was also too ex-
pensive to operate, with the coal
market in its present condition
Cincinnati capital was heavily In
terested in the enterprise, and a note
for $4,000 for money advanced above
the stock is one of the liabilities.
Manager Myles expects to resume
operations in the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
Wife Sues U. of l. Instructor.

Champaign. Ill, March 27.-Charg-
ing that her husband drove her out OF
the house Monday, Mrs. Duff A. Alb
rams. young wife of an instructor and
investigator in the college of engi-
neering. yesterday filed bill for sepa-
rate maintenance. Mrs. Abrams as
serted that several times the young
faculty man had become enraged at
her, but that she had attempted to
bear with him for the sake of their 4
year-old daughter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

visited over Sunday at the home OF
her father. Louis Weitz.
Alfred Roseman was a tri-city busf
ness caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward Beardsley, daughter
Verda and niece, Verna Stropes, We
tied a few days with her sister, Ms.
Title Anderson, at East Moline.
Lewis Sickler spent Monday at pa'-'
export.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Gainey Of CleTe-
land. Ill, spent Friday with the ior
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Carney
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Charles
Rosemond entertained the Ladies an
society of the NJ. f. church. Al lu'
close of the afternoon the hostess sef''
ed the ladies a fine lunch.
Louis Weitz was at Silvts transact
ing business Tuesday.
Mrs. s. Mittow and daughter E"A
spent Monday at Moline. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel F. Jones anu
daughter Hazel visited THURSDAY
Green River at the home OF MS ofVA1
er, 7. A. Jones, and family. :,
A. II. Hammer of South Rock islaha
was here on business this week.
Washington-Ele for Q p'esr
dent of the Dominican Repuohe'
succeed provisional President 6ofu"''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
To Honor AIonzo w. KimbaII.

Champaign, Ill, March IA por-
trait of the late Alonzo w. Kimball
OF Chicago. f1r many years identified
with the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company. will be installed
in the commerce building of the Uni
versity of Illinois on April 3. 1t was
the desire OF the university to honor
some leading man in Illinois life in
chosen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
DAY IN DAVENPORT

Hungry Thieves Raid Grocery
Thieves forced open rear door and
entered the grocery store of c. M
Leary, 1929 Grand avenue, secured
merchandise valued at $25, 80 pen
MES and escaped. The robbery was
discovered when the store was open
ed. The police were Immediately no.
titled and city detectives assigned TO
the case. All manner of staple and
fancy groceries were taken by the
burglars. The robbers also secured
several packages of smoking tobacco
and a quantity of cigars. There are
no clews to the identity of the
thieves.
$4,000 is Added to Surplus Fund
At a meeting of the directors of the
Farmers & Mechanic Savings bank
the regular semi-annual dividend of
. per cent was declared, payable
April 1. 1914. In addition $4,000 of
the undivided profits were added to
the surplus fund. This brings the
surplus up to $4,000. the capital be-
ing 100000. The deposits of this
bank are now well over one and one
half million dollars.
Board Accepts Home Buildings
Acceptance of the hospital and school
house gust completed at the Or
phans' home at cost of $4,000 was
decided on at a conference of State
Architect II. F. Liebbe of Des
Moinnes, W. J. Dixon and Col. ]. II.
of Des Moines, both
members OF the board of control, and
superintendent Frank ]. Sessions of
the home. The hospital was built at
a cost ,of $4,000 and the schoolhouse !
at an expenditure of $4,000 Both of |
the buildings are modern in every |
particular and will be an important |
addition to the facilities with which
the big institution cares for its num-
erous charges.
Burn Mortgage of Local Church,
Next Tuesday evening the congre-
cation of St. Pauls EVANGELICAL Luth-
sran church of this city will celebrate
he freedom of the church from debt
by formally burning the mortgage
With fitting ceremonials. Tuesday
will be the anniversary of the wind
Up of the big campaign of a year ago.
.ens' committee" solicited funds and
raised sufficient money to lift the
iebt from the church. Special SER
vices have been arranged. same to be
n charge Of Rev. Mott r. Sawyer,
OF the Young Mems Chris
ion association.
A congregational meeting in the in
crest OF business connected with the
lew Presbyterian church of Betten-
lori, was held Wednesday night at
he home of Mrs. Josephine Under
n Bettendorf, when the board of
rustees was empowered to borrow
money 10 finish the church. and 1t was
oted to try and raise funds TO secure
student preacher for the summer
months. The new building which is
caring completion in Bettendorf was
D have been OF stucco according To
he original plans. but this mode or
nishing has been found hardly prac-
cal as the structure is located in an
xposed place. IL will be finished in
Onsequence with regular siding.
he term NJ lanes Montgomery as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

Smith Opera House at Fisher burned
yesterday and the fire was prevented
from spreading through the village
only after much difficulty. Several
minor buildings were destroyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

Work Started on Baking Company
PIant-Grading work preparatory to
the installation of railroad tracks has
begun on the site of the new plant of
the Independent Baking company, To-
Gated near the Davenport Locomotive
works.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27
Defunct Company Pays Dividend

Cefunct Company Pays Dividend
Receiver Otto Hill, cashier of the
Davenport Savings bank is today pay
| ing out the 20 per cent dividend on
the paid in stock of the defunct Hawk
| eye Portland Cement company. The
company went into bankruptcy sever
al years ago and the legal tangle re-
sulting has only recently been cleared
up with the court sanctioning a set
Element of 20 cents on the dollar
recommended in the final report of the
receiver. The amount to be divided
among the stockholders is $4,000. a
large amount of Davenport capital
was interested in the defuIct COM
pany, in which stock reaching into
the hundreds of thousands had been
sold. With the sending out of checks
will be wound up.
Palmer Fined $40 and Costs
Pleading guilty to the charge of Civ
ing short weight in selling bushel
OF potatoes containing but As pounds.
Jack Palmer. the peddler against
whom a charge was filed by Marshal
Matt Lamb. was fined SO and costs
by Justice w. r. Names.
o
Obituary Rccord-Miss Mary Egg
ger, former Davenport girl. died at
Buffalo, Iowa yesterday at the home
or her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Eg.
ger, after six months illness, death
being due to complication OF dis
eases. Miss Egger was born in Day-
export July Is. 1865. removing to
Buffalo when n girl of Is. She was
a member OF st. Peters Catholic
church here and was prominent in
various activities, Her death is
mourned by large circle of friends.
Besides her parents. she is survived
by sister, Mrs. Roy Reed and six
brothers. Peter. William, Edward Gus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-27

Theatre At Fisher Burns.
Champaign, Ill. March 27.-The
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-25
The FOOD PRICE PROBE

Washington, Aug. 24.-Some very
marked combinations to boost food
prices have been unearthed in the in
vestigation started by the govern
ment at President Wilson behest. The
president said today he hoped soon to
get at these combines. Summary
punishment will be the portion, it
was indicated.
GOING TO LIVE, ON THE JOB
London, Aug. 25-This is a story
being told todoy of Lord Kitchener.
When he entered the war oce to take
UP his new duties his first remark was
addressed to porter.
'1s there a bed here?" Kitchener
asked.
mo, my lord" was the reply.
Get one," snapped Kitchener, and
passed on
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-25

conclusion of the war. 1t is now ac-
cepted that England will be compelled
to send every available man, both
from the British Isles and the colon
les, if the German invaders of France
is to be checked. 1t is believed adj
ditional troops are already being sent
forward, as the transports were being
QUILTED for service yesterday.
The total losses in both armies to
date are declared to be appalling"
and the officials say that when the
figures are actually revealed they will
''startle the world" ..
Misunderstanding to the ST.
Petersburg correspondent of Mesa
gero the first line of the Russian
army now moving in force against
the entire German-Austria frontier
numbers 100000 men. He declares
a secon danny almost as great will
move behind the first to reinforce
it when needed.
The correspondent adds that the
czar is now at the front with the
general staff.
Pekin.-A pamphlet printed IN
Chinese has been issued by the Ger
mans in China bitterly attacked the
English and is now being generally
circulated throughout China. 1t de-
clares Germany is China's sincere
friend and that Japan and England
plot her ruin. .
Pekin.-RepIying to a suggestion
from China that the fighting at Kiao
Chau be confined within a radius of
20 miles from Kiao Chau bay, Japan
has explained to the Pekin foreign
Office that Japan will respect Chinese
neutrality as far as possible, but that
she might be forced by the exigencies
of war to go beyond the limit speci-
fed.