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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
MERCER INSTITUTE FOR
FARMERS Is POSTPONED

AledO. Oct. 1.-THE Mercer County
Farmers institute announced 10 be
held in Aledo next week has been
postponed to an indefinite date be-
cause of the controversy between the
state civil service board and the Illi-
Lois state farmers institute. As there
Is still some doubt as 10 the proper
procedure :or the use of state funds
for holding the Institutes. Secretary
n. /. Thornton Of Millersburg declares
those in charge found it best to post
pone the meeting for the present
There will be no meeting Of the house
hold science division of the institute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
new WELL PUMPS
1870 BARRELS OIL
New Field Near Macomb I'm
proves but Is Held Back
by Low Prices.

Macomb. Ill. Oct. 1.-THE oil well
on the south half of the McFadden
quarter, section Is, is in and so far
eclipses anything yet developed on
the new western Illinois oil field.
While it pumps $50 barrels in "a hours
the neighborhood realizes that the
prices on the article are still too low
for profit.
This well breaks the record of
pumping so far and is owned by the
Lamoine Oil and Gas company. Alto
gether the south half of the field pro-
duces 1.5OO barrels weekly and the
north half. 1000.
\ great dampneT has been put on
the oil business throughout the entire
country by the unprecedented low
price of oil. which is now but 81 cents
at the well. or 90 cents delivered to
market. Pipe line freight charges are
30 cents a barrel. or approximately
one-third of the selling price delivered
to refineries. Independent producers
are complaining bitterly as this. as
they call it, arbitrary exaction.
According to a well posted oil man
as a producer in this field is today
the best in the United States. Ac-
cording TO him there are now nearly
100 wells producing an average of six
barrels a day. Counting all producing
wells. he says there is no other field
in the country doing so we'll.
The man quoted attributes the
great slump in development here to
two things: One is the low price of
oil. the figure having fallen in a few
mcnths from Ia at the refinery to 80.
or TO producers in this field, to 81
cents at the well. II hardly pays to
produce the oil with the market in this
condition. Another factor is the
knockers. according to the authority
Newspaper and other pes
simists have had the effect of soaring
pros pectors away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
ESTATE OF HARRY WOODS
is ESTIMATED AT $1,000

Chicago. H.. oct. l7.-Secretary OF
State Harry Woods. who shot and Kill
ed himself last Sunday, left an estate
Of IS 600. He left no will. Letters OF
administration were filed in the pro
bate court yesterday. OF the estate
$1,000 is real estate and $4,000 per
sonaI property. Heirs are the widow
and three daughters. Jessie VI. and
AnuiebeH Woods. who reside with
tbefr mother at 5000 Warren avenue
ana Nora f. Woods. a daughter by
former marriage. who lives at 472s
North Springfield avenue
In Springfield books in the cepart
ments OF the secretary OF state we're
found in good condition and a surplus
Of s55 in cash will be shown IN the
report from the audit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
KING ALBERT'S QUEEN is
CONSTANTLY WITH HIM

HaNre Wa Farls), Oct. It.-Queen
Elizabeth of the Belgians is with her
husband a; the headquarters OF the
Belgian army.
she is his constan; companion ex-
Cspt when King Albert approaches the
firing line TO encourage and direct his
troops.
NJ. Huismans. Belgian minister of
state, in announcing the above fact,
added that King Albert was showing
grea; s:oicism and that Queen Eliza
beth was sharing his perils and CIV
ing an example cf dignity and courage
worthy of classic times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
DES MONIES
FLYER GOING
7O-MILE CLIP

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. Nv. C.
Robinson of Grinnell, Iowa, left here
at II this morning for Chicago in an
attempt to establish a new American
record for a continuous aeroplane
flight. He expects to land in Grant
park at o'clock this afternoon. The
distance is $50 miles. Robinson's 3
route is along the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific railroad, and he will
pass through Grinnell and Clinton
Iowa, and Sterling and Geneva, Illi-
nois.
Clinton, Iowa, Oct. 27.-Aviator Rob-
inson passed Clinton at Isl. Clinton
is PIP miles from Des Moines. Rob-
inson is averaging 20 miles an hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
THREE KILLED IN
PRISON DELIVERY
Posse With Bloodhounds Is
Searching for Escaped
Convict in California.

Folsom, Cal, Oct. IA posse
headed by Warden Smith, accompan-
led by bloodhounds, is searching the
country around Folsom prison today
for Frank Creeks, who escaped from
the prison last night in break which
cost Harold Flash and J. 7. Cemmeal,
fellow convicts, and J. B. Drury, ser
geant o. the guard, their lives, and
seriously injured two other prison Off
cials. Creeks was a lifer. Flash was
serving 30 years for a holdup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
HEIRS TO SELL RICH LAND
Save Right. Rules Court, to Dispose
of 81 900. 900 Martin Tract.

Springfield, Ill, Oct. 17.-Heirs OF
William Martin of Decatur have a le-
gal right to- dispose of 100 acres of
land adjoining the city of Decatur and
valued at 1000. 200, according to a de-
sion handed down in the Illinois SUI
preme court yesterday. The property
was a part OF the estate of William
Martin, who died in 1860 leaving the
large tract in trust. The land in
creased in valuation, and part of ii
was about 10 be sold for improve
ment The late Judge Johns, who died
at Decatur short time ago. was ore
of the benefciaries under the trust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
BOARD WIDENS SCOPE

Utilities Commission Takes Jurisdic-
tio1 over Phone Companies.
Springfield. H.. oct. lin an or
der issued by the state public utilities
commission yesterday, the commission
takes formal Jurisdiction over mutual
telephone companies and classes them
as utilities within the meaning OF sec
ton 10 OF article / OF the act provid-
ing for the regulation OF public utili-
ties. The order was issued in the case
of Macon County Telephone company
VS.. the Bethany Mutual Telephone
association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
CANAL CLOSED 10 DAYS
Colonel GoethaIs Says Six Months of
Dredging Will Be Required.

WIN DC hCQGiTcu
Panama, Oct. 17.-Colonel George
w Goethals, governor of the Panama
canal zone, last night said it would be
10 days before the canal would again
be ready for traffic, which has been
suspended as a result of the landslide
on the east side of the waterway north
of Gold Hill Wednesday night.
Colonel Goethals said that he would
have the channel ready for 3O-foot
draft ships by Oct. %, barring acct
dents. 1t is planned by then to have
the channel 100 feet wide and 80 feet
deep along the west bank, where the
channel was least affected. In that
section there is an average depth of
30 feet.
The slide was not so serious as first
reported, although i; will require many
months of constant dredging to re-
gain the full width of 500 feet and the
depth of 70 feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
WOLVES NEW ARMY FOES
Montenesrin Camp Keeps Close Watch
for Attacks.

Rome, Oct. IA dispatch from
Cettinje says: "A close watch at night
is necessary at the military camps not
only because of the fear of the enc
my. but on account of the dread OF
wolves. which, when the first snow
covered the mountain tops, began 10
descend and wander in rapacious
bands. attacking the living if they
cannot find dead"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17

AREDYING0E
MEXICO SHOT

Naco. Ariz. Oct IA civilian and
six soldiers Of the United States cav
airy we're wounded last night by Mex
lean bullets tha, flew over the inter
national boundary during an attack by
Governor Maytcrena's troops on the
Carranza garrison at Naco. Sonora.
One soldier shot through the tenn
pie is still alive.
Two of the soldiers are not expect
ed 10 live.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
Trustees 20 Rule New Haven Parts.

acting as officers of the federal court,
will rule many of the New Haven's
subsidiaries until they are weaned by
sale permanently from New Haven
domination.
Dissolution of the decree asked by
the government against the New Ha-
ven was flied in the federal district
court here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
CONGRESS- PLANS
TO QUIT TUESDAY
Upper House Passes the War
Revenue Bill Late This
Afternoon.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE senate
will pass the war revenue bill late to-
day. Conferees from the senate and
house will meet Monday. the bill will
be passed Tuesday. and finally adjourn
ment of congress will come late Tues
day or Wednesday. according to the
plans laid before the president today
by Chairman Simmons of the senate
finance committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
0stend Occupied, kaiser's
Forces Plan For Fur
:. ther Advances.
FEARS OF ZEPPELINS
Right and Left Wings Strug-
Cling in What Was Once L
Battle of the Aisne.

Berlin, Oct lit is announced
that the Germans in the vicinity of
Ostend have reached the sea and that
fighting is going on as far west as
Dunkirk. Belgium today appears al
most completely in German possession.
French and British troops are reported
cut off ON all sides, particularly around
Ypres.
London, Oct. 17.-German forces, as
was predicted, have occupied Ostend
near the sea, where the German right
wing and the allies left are struggling
the battle of the Aisne. Reports reach
ing London say German imagination
has been fired by the taking of Ostend,
and the cry now is not only "On to
Calais" but "On to Boulogne." What
progress, If any the Germans have
made since they entered Ostend
Thursday morning is not known here,
but their next objective, apparently,
is DunkiTk
London papers generally depreciate
the Importance of German occupation
of the Belgian coast, pointing out that
the British mine field prevents the enc
my's bringing ships to operate from
the none too spacious harbor of Os-
tend. The fact remains that as
the fighting gets nearer. the English
public, heretofore speculating on a
Zeppelin raid, is bound to ask what
is to come next. 1t is unquestionably
true, If Germany is able to engineer
submarine attacks from a base fur
ther away, Ostend, if had by the in
vaders, certainly could be of some
strategic value.
Allies Left Holding.
The allies left is holding its ground.
At some points it is moving forward,
having occupied Laveneie and driving
the Germans back in the direction of
Lille. An unconfrmed report says the
Germans have been driven out of
Lille.
There is little definite news this
morning of the fighting along the
Vistula river. Whether the German
advance on Warsaw has been checked
only the future can show. One version
had it that the Germans are preparing
to winter in Poland. According to a
Petrograd dispatch the Russians have
opened an attack along the entire
line.
England Has Only Started.
Replying to the Frankfurter Zeit-
ungs statement that Great Britain is
unable to raise more than 100000
the Times military critic says:
I'VE have at the present moment l.
100000 men, and the number grows
faster than we can cope with. This
is only the beginning. 1t stands to
reason an empire of 400,000,000 can
never lack men. War for us has hard
ly begun. We have sent merely an
advance guard into France. In the
spring the remaining advance guard
will follow and somewhere toward the
end of 1915 the main body will begin
to come within view"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
Eaetern eridirons Soaked.

New York. Oct 17.-Old-;ime line
rushing tactics were expected to mark
play tcday on most of the eastern foot
BAN sridi-ons. which are water-soaked
and make the forward pass and other
cpeG plays uncertain Of success. The
game between Yale aud Notre Game
attracted most attention. The result
always in doubt, is more so now owing
20 the wet field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
oon.raI sherman's Son Hurt.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 17.-Rev. Thomas
Sherman. a chaplain in the United
States army and son of the late Gen
eraI William T. Sherman. was badly
injured here yesterday when horse
he was riding slipped and fell on
wet pavement. The horse rolled on
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17

Milo. Mo, Oct 17.-Explosion OF
can of gasoline in railroad section
house caused fire in which the wife
Of John Weddle. section foreman, and
their four children were burned 10
death yesterday,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
BASEBALL PEACE
NEVER: GILMORE

Chicago. Ill, Oct. 17-President Gil
more today announced the Federal
league is planning an invasion CT New
York. There is no truth Ia reports
that peace viii soon be reached 10
the baseball war, according to Gl
more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
RECEIVERS HAVE
PREMIER CAR co.

indianapolis. Ind, Oct. 1.-THE Pre-
nisr Motor Car company, one OF the
largest automobile manufacturing com
panies in Indiana, is IN the hands Of
receivers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
seIIs s1so, ,oOo. 600 in War Supplies.

Chicago. ILL.,, oct l7--Supplles ana
food amounting 10 s150.000.000 have
heen sent 10 Europe from Chicago
since war was declared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till z p. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport. Moline
and Uirinlfv

Generally fair tonight and Sunday
Not much change in temperature
Highest temperature yesterday, SO;
lowest last night, So; temperature at
Z a. M, "a.
Wind velocity at a. m, 5 miles an
hour.
Precipitation in the last "a hours,
10.
Relative humidity at p. m, 90; at
a m 95.
River stage at a. m, 4.05 feet. No
change in the last "a hours.
I'M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Mercury. Jupiter
Mars. Venus. Morning star: Saturn.
The square. of constellation Pegasus.
seen in meridian about 10 p. m., due
south high up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-17
ManI az Hiah saIaries.

B. L. Wincheu. as third vice presi-
oent, got $35.OOO. and as president in
1905. $4,000. T. +. YOakum was paid
$4,000 as chairman Of the executive
committee and /. r. Lorec. who sue
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
WILSON COMPUTES FOUR
LABOR MEMS SENTENCES
Remainder of Alleged Dynamite Con-
spirators Must Serve Their
Full Terms.

Washington, June 26.-President
Wilson committed the sentences of
Michael j. Hannah, Frank K. Painter,
Fred ]. Mooney and William Shupe.
four Of the dynamiters convicted at
Indianapolis in connection with the
outrages committed by the Interna-
tional Association of Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers The president
decided that the sentences of these
four men, who are now serving time,
shall expire at once.
The president held out that sentence
should be carried out Immediately on
John H. Barry and Paul ]. Morris. but
the cases of these men is to be re-
served for consideration on receipt Of
separate petitions.
Applications for clemency made in
behalf of the Is other convicted men
were denied and they must serve their
terms.
These are the men to whom Pres
ident Wilson refused to grant Gle
mency or to hold out any hope for
further consideration of their case:
Frank M. Ryan, Eugene A. Clancy.
Michael ]. Young, Jack Bright, alias
j. G. Munsey, Peter ]. Smith, Henry
Legleightner, Ernest G. Basey, Will
lam H Reddin, Edwin Smythe, George
Anderson, Frank j. Higgins, Michael
]. Cunnane, Philip A. Cooley, Frank c..
Webb, Murray L. Pennell, Charles M.
Baum, John T. Butler and W. Bert
Brown.
Hannah, Scranton. Pa, man. was
serving a sentence of three years;
Painter, who halls from Omaha, a
sentence of two years: Shupe, Chi
cago man, sentence of year and a
day, and Mooney, who comes from
Duluth, year and day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
HOUSE JUDICIARY BODY
CLEARS JUDGE SPEER
Southern JurIst Receives Clean Bill
From investigating Body at
Washington.

Washington, June 25.-Finding the
evidence insufficient to impeach, but
severely criticizfng the jurist on q
number of Official acts, the special
committee of the House Judiciary
named to investigate charges against
Judge Emory Speer. of the Southern
District of Georgia, made its report.
The majority report is signed by Rep
resentatives Webb of North Carolina
and Fitz Henry of Illinois, Democrats.
Representative Volstead of Minnesota.
Republican, filed an individual report
generating the Georgia judge and OBJ
jecting to many of the criticisms made
by Webb and Fitz Henry.
Notwithstanding disapproval OF
many of Judge Speer's acts. the ma
jority of the subcommittee recon-
mends that no further proceedings be
had with reference to H. Resolution
No. 234."
The report was made to the full ju-
dietary committee and its adoption
by the committee and the house will
end the impeachment case.
Inc report also says LudC TIC UNIV
ing charges have not been sustained
to the extent that they should be
made articles of impeachment:
That he has abused his official pow
er by using court officials as private
servants.
That he was guilty of oppressive
and corrupt conduct in allowing the
dissipation Of the assets of bankrupt
estates The committee says, how
ever, that the dissipation of estates in
certain cases has been "deplorable."
That there have Deen corrupt abuses
of orders in appointing receivers
without just cause That Judge Speer
used drugs excessively. That he used
court funds for personal uses. That
he has disregarded mandates of the
court of appeals.
That he has allowed improper
court costs, although it is stated he
has been more or less indiscreet IN
matters of this character. That he
was guilty of unlawful and oppressive
conduct for private ends.
That he unlawfully seized and sold
property.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
HOLDS Bath sAENGERFEsT.
100 Singing Societies Meet in Louis.
willie XIV

wife, NY.
Louisville, KY, June 26.-The thirty
fourth saengerfest of the North Amer
lean saengerbund opened here. Mem
bers of more than 100 German singing
societies from about so cities of the
United States are on hand and the city
is gaily decorated with German and
American flags and saengerbund col
ors. The program included parade
through the principal streets to a
court of honor erected near the city
hall, where the flags of the various
societies were assembled. The saen-
gerDund flag, which has been posses
sion of the Milwaukee maennerchor
for three years, will be turned over to
the president, Charles G. Smith, of
Cincinnati, who will give it into the
keeping of the Louisville society for
the next three years. Gov McCreary
and Mayor Buschmeyer delivered ad-
dresses of welcome to vocal hosts
and OskarMezger, German consul at
Cincinnati, presented a message of
greeting form Emperor William of
Germany.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
PORTAGE Suffers Seriously.
Wind DAMAGES Grain.

Eau Claire.-Much damage was
done here and in the surrounding
country by terrific wind and rain
storm. Numerous plate glass win
dows in stores were blown in, trees
uprooted and telephone and electric
wires blown down. 1t was necessary
to turn off all electric power on ac-
count of the wires being blown down,
but not before team of horses were
killed by stepping on live wire. The
fire alarm system also was put out of
commission. In the country great
damage was done to grain and other
crops, the fields being leveled by the
wind
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
WILLS MILLIONS TO BODIES.

Mrs. NJ. X. Jesup OF New York d.
vides Fortune Among institutions.
New York, June 26.-Maria Van Ant
werp de Witt Jesup, widow of Morris
j. Jesup, bequeathed 100000 to the
American Museum of Natural History
In New York, in addition to- a remain
der interest In 100000 trust fund.
Her will, executed In February, 1910.
was filed here. The total requests in
public institutions are more than eight
million dollars. The four largest gifts
are: American Museum of Natural His
tory. $500, 900; Syrian Protestant col
Iege at Beirut. Syria, 100000; Yale
university and the Union Theological
seminary, each 100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
Is Studying Hookworm.

Madison.-Dr. William F. Lorenz,
Wisconsin State Hospital for the In
sane, Mendoza, on leave of absence,
has been engaged for six months in
investigation of pellagra in the south,
for the United States public health
service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
Live Wire Kills Man.

Appleton William Zuebke was In
stantly killed by grasping live wire
while clearing away storm debris at
Oshkosh, where the Winnebago
County Fair grounds were damaged to
the extent of $4,000 and residences
and barns were destroyed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
WOMAN BAGS FOUR LIONS.
Kills Beasts In Few Minutes in South
Africa.

Africa.
London, June 26.-The South Afri-
can mail brings a story of how Mrs.
Delaporte, wife of an official of the
Delagoa railroad, bagged four lions in
a few minutes. In her husbands abb
sence she received word that lions had
killed an antelope a few miles away.
Accompanied by two natives Mrs. Del
aporte found six lions devouring their
prey. She killed two before they real
lied their danger. third while it was
escaping, and the fourth, which at
tempted to charge, she stopped with a
bullet in the eye at distance of eight
wards. The other two got away be-
cause her ammunition was exhausted,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
TWO DIE IN AUTO CRASH.
Three Others Perhaps Fatally Hurt
When Train Strikes Machine.

Kalamazoo, Mich, June 26.-Death
and injury ended an auto ride here.
Miss Bernice Brakeman and four little
children were taking a ride in Miss
Brakeman's fathers automobile, when
it was struck by a Lake Shore passen-
ger train. Her eleven-year-old brother,
Claire, and John Ralyea, eleven years
old, a cousin, are dead, and Louis
Brakeman, nine years old, may die.
Miss. Brakeman, aged twenty, who was
driving the machine, is terribly in
iured Marjorie Hall. aged five, daugh-
ter Of Charles Hall of the Kalamazoo
News company, was frightfully injured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-01
Wind crushes Building.
Fatally Injuries Bride.

The daughter of Kuchmavek, who
was the bride at the wedding festiy-
ties, was among those fatally injured.
The force of the tornado carried her
out OF the barn when the building
was demolished and she was found
at daylight, unconscious and lying
in the woods nearby. Her mother
and a baby sister are among the fa-
tally injured, while another sister.
an a. -ant in arms, is among the dead.