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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-29
Looking Ahead.

Practical Father-Has that young
man who wants to marry you any
money? Romantic Young Lady -
Money! He gave me a cluster dia-
mond ring Practical Father-Yes, /
know. But has he any money left p
Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-29

VOLTS news agency having limited
that the supply of drugs in Germany
especially of morphine and cocaine,
was becoming scant. the Kolnische
Zeitung points out that the large
pharmaceutic chemical factories in
Germany are in a position not only
to satisfy the demands of the country
for all the principal drugs, but to sup
ply the neutral states for months to
come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-29
OBITUARY
Funeral of Mrs. Ewert.

The funeral of Mrs. Wilhelmina
Ewert was held at 1870 this afternoon
from the home of her daughter, Mrs.
August Ludwig. sol Ninth avenue. and
at o'clock from the German Luth-
eran church. Rev. Phi. Wilhelm had
charge of the services Interment was
in German Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-29

Memory.
Memory is that faculty of the mind
which enables us to know that We
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
COUPLE FINED AS
! GEM SMUGGLERS
Wealthy Hoboken Manufac-
turer Pays for Both With
Two ST 900 Bills.
Especial to the Newark stnr.l

HOBOKEN, Jan. 30-Mrs. Edna
Maer Alexander and Robert T. Heite-
meyer, wealthy leather manufac-
turer, of this city, were fined $1,000
each for smuggling, in the criminal
branch of the United States District
Court, New York, yesterday. Judge
James l.. Martin presiding. Mrs.
Alexander and Heitemeyer appeared
in the New York court yesterday and
through their counsel, Abel |. Simtn,
changed their pleas of non vult to
that of guilty.
In imposing the fine Judge Martin
said that there was no doubt that the
case was a fragrant one. He agreed
with Assistant United States Attor-
ney Frank r, Carstapehn, who dea
clared that each of the defendants
vas familiar with the customs laws,
each having made several trips to
Europe. Heitemeyer Immediately
paid the fines for both with two 81 600
bills.
Mrs. Alexander's former husband.
Frank ]. Alexander, who has q suit
for $15O,000 for alienation of affections
against Heitemeyer pending in the
New Jersey courts, was an interested
spectator. Mrs. Heitemeyer recently
obtained a divorce from her husband
for his alleged relations with Mrs.
Alexander. The indictment against
the two charged them with smuggling
on the steamship France, on Novem-
Der % last, a sapphire star pendant,
With diamond in the centre, valued
at $500 francs, which Heitemeyer
purchased in the Paris store of Tiff
fanny & Co.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
IGNORES FAMILY
IN MAKING WILL
Mrs. Mary Agnew Leaves Es-
tate to MorristoWn Woman
Who Befriended Her.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Utterly
ignoring her family, consisting of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Nash Agnew; her
five sisters, brother and a nephew,
Miss Eleanor Agnew, oldest daughter
of the late DIR. Cornelius Rea Agnew,
who died January 16, left her entire
estate to her "beloved friend" Mrs.
George E. Chisolm, of 200 South
street, Morristown. The will was
| filed yesterday.
The estate is said to be OF consid-
cradle value. The will was witnessed
by District Attorney Whitman and
Robert w. De Forest, her attorney.
Mr.. Whitman explained yesterday
that he lived In the same house with
Miss Agnew and had been called in
when she was taken Ill.
In the papers filed yesterday Miss
Agnew's place of residence is given
as Palisades, N. Y. Four of her sis
ters. unmarried, Laura N, Elizabeth
T., Sarah o. and Edith; her brother,
William P. Agnew, and her mother
all live at Hill Crest, N. Y. The other
sister. Mrs. Allen b. Talcott, lives In
New York city. Samuel S. Auchin-
Gloss. jr., the nephew, lives at the
Palisades
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30

MORRISTOWN, Jan. 30.-Edith L.
Chisolm, beneficiary under the will of
Miss Eleanor Agnew, is the wife of
George z. Chisolm, of this town. She
is middle aged. She says that Miss
Agnew left the estate to her because
of late years she had been in closer
touch with her than the Agnew
family, from which Miss Agnew lived
apart. Mrs Chisolm says that before
Miss Agnew's death she received from
her letters and verbal instructions as
to the distribution of the property,
and that though she was made the
sole legatee she will not profit by the
bequest except to receive a few
trinkets as remembrances, as she ex-
poets if the will is probated to follow
out the instructions of Miss Agnew
and divide the property accordingly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
Highlands Loses Fight to
Get. Winter Express Service
Especial to the Newark star.I

TRENTON, Jan. 3o-The Board Of
Public Utility Commissioners in re-
port today refused to order the
United States Express Company to
continue its deliveries during the
winter months at Highlands, in Mon
mouth county, unless the business
can be handled at cost of 10 per
cent.
Tt is, however. strongly recon-
mended to the United States Express
Company to exercise further effort
to obtain the service of some person
who will make deliveries during the
winter months in the same manner as
deliveries are made at Atlantic High
lands.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
Lonely, He Visits Wife's
Grave and Kills Himself

PLAINFIELD, Jan. 3O.-Brooding
over the death year ago of his wife,
Walter Buchanan, of Mount Vernon,
N. Y, went to her grave in Hillside
Cemetery, near here, yesterday, and
shot himself. He was taken to Muh-
lenberg Hospital. where he died at
an early hour today. Buchanan, who
was a steel engraver, often visited
the grave, and he told friends when
he came here yesterday that he did
not feel life was worth living since
she had gone.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
Lawyer Dies by Gas; Second
Suicide in Noted Family

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 3O.-CharIes
A. Bake, prominent attorney, COM
mitted suicide Wednesday night in his
home, Is North Carolina avenue. by
inhaling gas Bake was son-in-law
of Peter Schemm, millionaire brewer,
who committed suicide by jumping
into Niagara Falls about ten years
ago. He was prominent also In poll
tics in this State years ago.
Mrs. Bake, from whom the dead
man had been separated for several
years. will take charge Of the funeral.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
Talbot, School Principal, Is
Now Accused by Girl Pupil

HOBOKEN. Jan. SO.-Lafayette
Talbot, principal of Public School No.
8, recently accused of hugging and
kissing a school scrub woman, was
yesterday accused of having caressed
Miss Rose Vermaglia, fifteen, of 527
Madison street, Hoboken. She has
filed an affidavit setting forth her
charges through her counsel, A. o.
Ciccarelli.
To reporter Miss Vermaglia last
night said; Professor Talbot at
tempted to kiss me, but ran away.
told my mother and she refused to
allow me to return to my classes"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-09
Approve High Freight Rates.

WASHINGTON. June S-By O de-
clsicn today Of the supreme court. the
Florida E1st Coast railway viii b.
permitted for the present. TO charge
a rute on Florida fruit and vegetables
based upon the large expenditures OF
extending the road over sea 10 Key
West. The decision was arrived at
ON the ground that the commission =
order against making rates on that ex-
Icualure was entered without any
C'denCe t. support H.
The way was left open for the com
mission % he-ia new proceedings
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-09

Any Information relative 70 oil and
gas leases or removal Of restrictions
enrollmerts or allotemnts Of Indians
of the Five civilized Tribes. All kinds
of blank forms, maps or allotment
plats Phone 1901 Room 205, Bliss
BIDS. Truman Nixon. care Mrs +
c Funk. Nanarer. adv
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17

The reason for IL glass drinking YES
selsbeing called n tumbIer IL not mt all
apparent until one inquiries into Its
early history.
AT first such vessels were 30 shipped
that they were unable to stand up.
The bottoms were rounded. and when
placed on the table they fell over OH
their sides.
From this they quite naturally came
to be called tumblers and were made
so purposely In order that no one
might set his glass down until lie had
drunk all of his wine: otherwise he
would spill 1t ON the table.
They were introduced primarily as n
joke. but while they themselves hive
passed out of existence their name
remains and Is attached to our limo
cent up to date drinking giasses.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
Value Of . French Mus..ehs.

The cash value Of mustache is en-
pected to be decided by forthcoming
legal action In Paris which young
man recently employed Mt the Chinese
embassy In that city has brought
against m attache. The young man
was engaged to act as valet to the at
tnche on condition that he shave of
his mustache. The young man COM
piled with this instruction md shaved
1t or. AT the end of week he was
discharged and Is now suing the at
tache for $50 as damages for the ''aes-
thetfc prejudice" that he suffered
through the loss of his mustaclie.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
RETAIL PRICE FIXING
WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
Economic Phase Of Law Banning Prse-
tics to Be Probed.

The department Of commerce will
conduct an inquiry during the coming
year into the fixing OF retnil prices by
manufacturers II sufficient funds are
available. according to Secretary Red
field
1.-The decision Of the supreme court
making It unlawful for manufacturers
to fix retnil prices settles the present
law. but the wisdom or unwisdom OF
the new law and the economic profit or
loss by the practice nre not vet set
tied" said the secretary recently.
There are men who are sincere foes
of monopoly who incline to the belief
that under economic laws. which are
grenter than statutes. the broad prohi-
bition Of the right to fix retnil prices
by manufacturers tends to create mo-
nOpoly Instead OF being movement
toward relief from monopoly" contin-
ued Mr. Redfield.
There Is no thought Of questioning
the decision. 1t IL the law Of the land.
and as such It Is bound in letter and
spirit to be accepted aud obeyed. For
the guidance. however. of future legis-
lation on this important subject it ls
desirable that the economic question
he worked out" -7
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17

On one occasion Sir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman and Taylor. the golf cham
pior. were at Binrritz together A
Scotch relative of Sir Henry's enrnest-
ly contended that Taylor was of Scotch
birth. II claim which Sir Henry WAS In
clined to support. One of the guests
then INTERVIEWED: well, all l know
about Taylor Is that he Is very nice
man; my golf club engaged bin to play
40 exhibition match at a fixed fee.
Taylor duly came. but the weather was
so wet that no golf could be played.
and when we offered him payment he
refused firmly. only linking his bare
travelling expenses" Whereupon Sir
Henry turned to u compatr1ot and said.
I'm afraid such a fact IL quite fatal
to our contention!"
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
Tho msaio J.v.Iin.

Take n medium sized sewing needle
with very sharp point (which most
needles have,. Take up position
about three feet away from n piece of
soft wood hung on II door and. hold
Ing the needle between your finger and
thu'nb. cndeavor. strongly launching
it. TO throw 1t. point forward into the
wood. No matter what your skill and
perseverance. you Will not succeed.
Now pass through the eye OF the
needle a simple bit Of thread. and you
will be successful In the feat without
the slightest difficulty. The little light
make weight" that you have added
to your Impromptu javelin transforms
1t into veritable arrow and causes
the point. given the impulsion. to strike
the object aimed ut and Ito stick"
This result. from such small means,
will strike the spectators with aston
ishment. having first shown the impos-
sibility of aiming naked needle. and
will elicit their compliments in cele-
bration of your wondrons skill.-Mag-
ical Experiments.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
lmaaine!

Here nre few of tile difficulties of
the English language:
A flock of ships is called feet.
A fleet Of sheep ia called flock.
A flock OF girls IL called beyy.
A bevy of wolves Is called pick.
A pack OF thieves il called gang.
A gang of angels IL called II host.
A host Of porpoises is called n shoal.
A shoal Of butfalocs ia called herd
A herd Of children tx called II troop.
A troop of purtridges IL called IL
covey.
A covey Of beauties is called Il galaxy.
A galaxy of ruttians Is called n horde.
A horde of rubbish Is called heap
A heap Of oxen IL called drove.
A drove OF blackguards il called n
mob. ..
A mob of whales Is called a school.
A school OF worshipers is called a
congregation.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
FOR THE CHILDREN
The Robins Accident.

About u o'clock one morning there
was considerable commOtion ut the
buck Of our house. writes Il GORE
spondent OF Rural Farmer. The cook
called one of the boys and said there
was II bird caught gu the top of II tree.
l looked ont OF the window and saw Al
robin hanging by "a string from thin
branch. 1 took gun. fired ana cut
OF the branch.
The bird started to fly and did carry
the branch some distance. hut weak
ness made him halt. and lie fell to the
ground. where we caught him.
He had evidently been building n
nest and had p'S,ed up IL long string.
In flying through the air the string
had in some peculiar way wound Itself
around the branch of the tree and had
also caught the robins leg. In his ef-
forts to get loose he broke his leg di,
rectly above the foot, and 1t hung sim
ply by Il tendon.
took the bird In the house and with
sharp pair of scissors cut of the foot
and wrapped up the leg with Il rag wet
with an antiseptic solution. I then
let him go. never expecting to see him
again.
Strange to say. the loss of the foot
did not seem to bother him Mt all. 1t
healed quickly. and he stayed around
the house and lawn all summer and
went south with the rest Of the robins
In the fall
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
Postum. L..su. tn. Latest.

The American Posture league has
just been Incorporated at Albany. n.
Y. Its purpose is to improve human
health and efficiency through the me
dunn Of correct physical pastures. and
in such other ways as may be best
calculated to produce such results.
Among other things 1t Is proposed to
establish II fund to be employed cx
ciusiveiy for Improving the general
health Of the human body. The
leagues operations are to be conduct
cd throughout the United Suites.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
A Matter Of Course.

A famous cricketer who had always
pretended to regard golf as "a game
for old men and cripply women" was
once persuaded to try his luck mt the
sport. Almost the whole club went
to the first tee to see him drive or.
What have got to do. caddie. my
old friend?" he remarked. in lnnguid
tones.
'"You drive OFF from here. SIR" said
the caddie. pointing to the tee. land
you've got to put the ball in that little
hole with the red flag flying above 1t.
I'll go on and mark your ball.
The caddie moved on and the cricket
er, with proper deliberntion. drove on
BY an extraordinary stroke of luck. he
drove beautiful ball. which landed
Just on the edge of the green and
slowly trlckIed down into the hole.
The caddie. win with excitement.
came dashing bnck. shouting. You're
down. in one. sir the balls in the
hole"
"Oh. is It? I'm glad OF that" replied
the novice unconcernedly. AT first
l was afrnid might have missed r.
Badminton Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17

blind lady's fingers with a delightful
frankpess.
Nine. du Deffand passed her fingers
over bis chubby face carefully. She
did her utmost to discover some other
outstanding trait than the pair Of alb
normally developed cheeks. but all to
no purpose. During the examination
expressions of doubt and bewilderment
chased each other over the face Of the
blind woman until at last. In al out
burst Of anger. she let her hands fall
by her side and cried out, Bah: this Ii
a bad joker"
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17

cheeks. One day
he was introduce
ed by NJ. de Lau-'
zun to Mime. du
Denand. a blind
Indy. who WAS In
the habit of puss-
ing her b a II d =
over the features
OF her renowned
conte mporaries
when introduced
to her In order to
get an idea OF
their appearance.
Gibbon received
these marks of
attention. offering
his face to the ex-
DjnrafiOn Of the
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
Telling the Bees.

The well known poem by Whittier.
one of our best loved American poets.
called "relllng the Bees" has its fonn-
dalton In strange old custom which
was brought from the mother country
and prevailed for n time III New Eng
land.
When member Of II family died the
bees We're ut once informed and theil
hives draped with mourning. This Mt
tention was believed to he necessary
in order to keep the bees from swarm
ing or seeking IL new home.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17

A day which we consider memoTn-
bic or especially happy we sometimes
call II red letter day.
The term Is taken from yhe church.
where 1t Is used TO indicate the more
important snint and feast days. These
days are printed In red instead Of
black on the church calendars In order
to be more easily noticed ind hence
are called rel letter days.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17

Worth reading! Verses vibrating
with the deepest passions of-a wom-
ans soul, SO essentially feminine
verses. too. exhaling the mysticism.
the alteration of Santa Teresa! Oh.
you men! Who among you could write
such verses?''
We'll" said Pombo. "Edda is now In
New York. and II you want to make
her acquaintance"-
Speak. man. cried his hostess i'm
petuously. Where does she live?
WHAT'S her name? I'll see her tomor-
row. will cover her with kisses!"
Then begin. senora." said the ugly
little Pombo. IL am Eddn."
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
Duty, Friendship, Lows.

The bright Illusions cherish
or duty. friendship. love.
Without them that would perish
Which buoys US earth above
But why Illusions call them7
What else so long survives
In mortals to enthrall them
To live their human livesf
Believe, for they are real.
Those visions pure and high.
Pursuit of the ideal
Fits men to live and die.
John Goadby Gregory.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
ceuIdn,t Fool Her.

This story of Gibbon. the famous his
torian. wns told by IA contemporary:
"Gibbon had small face. almost
lost between high forehead and
big double chin and caricature OF a
nose which was crushed between the
encroaching slopes Of pair Of baggy
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17

New ORR iiterary
sal on presided
over by u distin-
guished Argentine
In dy. p o III b o.
who was 8 III II ~
und very homely.
had been present.
ed to her. and she
asked him with
much enthusiasm
who was the an
onynious poetess.
the famous Edda
the Bogotana.
do you really
find these verses
W or t b reading?"
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17

A plump little girl and thin little bird
Were out in she meadow together.
"How cold TINT poor little bird must be
Without any clothes like mine" said she
although II 10 sunshiny weather"
"a nice little girl is that" said he:
But. oh. how cold she must he. for, see.
She hasn't single featherr'
30 each shivered to think Of the othar
poor thing.
Although it Was sunshiny weather.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
ON LIQUOR
OHIO Conference
Educational Methods Are De-
clared More Essential /;
Than Ever Before. I.

now challenges the united forces Of
Righteousness IN every commonwealth
OF this republic.
1.-The cities are the industrial and
commercial centers OF the nation. The
millions of breadwinners who make
up one of the most substantial parts
OF our city citizenship are. In very
lnrge degree. deplorabiy ignorant. OF
the relation existing between alcohol
and Industrial problems. The business
world Is uniformed as to the part
alcohol plays In the accident and waste
column of the business ledger.
Campaign Held Necessary.
This knowledge is being slowly
forced upon the employers Of labor
and the lnboring men themselves by
means of the insurance liability laws
which are being enacted by the several
state legislatures. together with other
state and federal requirements for the
conducting of Industrial enterprises,
but the necessary information on this
subject must 80 to these men in a
more direct and specific way II we are
soon to marshal the forces OF the com
mercial and Industrial world against
the liquor traffic
These conditions loudly call for n
campaign of Temperance education. ma
tiOn wide In Its scope. which shall
have for Its object both the creating
Of more sentiment against the traffic
In, <t,oSa tar S,f lat nd
calling into existence OF more intelli-
gent and aggressive cooperation upon
the part of the reform forces in the
rural sections.
This campaign should include the
compiling of literature acceptable to
all organized temperance forces-a Sc
lection OF books. pamphlets. leaflets.
tracts and other literature best adapted
to present needs and a general plan
for the systematic distribution and
study Of such literature.
This campaign should also include n
genuine revival OF temperance pledge
signing without prejudice to any
pledge signing movement now in the
field. but rather. with view to crent-
Ing conditions whereby the work OF all
such organized movements may be car
ried on with larger success than here
tofOre.
Congresses Suggested.
.This campaign should also include
the holding OF anti-alcohol congresses.
purely educational in character. In all
sections of the country In order TINT
the truth about the character and eff.
fects Of alcohol may become known to
all classes.
Moreover. while the campaign con-
templated in this call Is limited to etiu-
catiOnal work. 1t should he prosecuted
with n view to making 1t powerful
factor In the general movement
throughout the nation for constitution
nj prohibition"
The Anti-snloon lengue convention
is to open Monday evening Nov. 10.
with Bishop G. NJ. Mathews Of Chica-
go presiding. Sessions are to be held
daily until Thursday evening, during
which prominent public men and wom-
en- will deliver addresses.
The Meeker herald., 1914-01-17
The 4
Scrap Book

An amazing anecdote OF Pombo. the
great South American poet. IL told by
Phanor J. Elder In his volume Co
lombin." The incident happened In