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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
RSzSEZFheatre

headed by the Apollo Trio. hailed as
"Europe's greatest athletes" The
other acts are: Billy X. Wells. mono
lcgist; Katherine ChaIoner * Co. in a
com, iy sketch entitled "Kate's Press
Agent Charles and Madeline Dun
bar. IN a singing sketch, Father and
the Girl" and the Ayers Trio. III 4
novelty roller skating act. There will
be the usual run OF new pictures. The
Deep Purple" which has been pleasing
large audiences, ends its engagement
tomorrow night. when there viii be
two performances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
Tavenner's Campaign for Complete Ar Z,
senal Manufacture is Upheld by Congress

lions of dollars. If this policy of gov
eminent manufacture becomes general
as it promises to, il VIII include arInor
plate. Secretary Daniels is strongly
in favor of a government armor plate
factory and has shown that prices now
paid for armor plate are eXorbitant
Waste of s25, ooo, 900.
Congressman Tavenner of Illinois !,
VINO mas fought for government manut
facture. makes the startling assertion
that no less than 100000, 900 has been
spent by the war and navy depart
ments on what he calls the ammunition
ring and the armor plate ring. He esti-
mates that at least S25,000,000 of this
could have been saved by government
manufacture. He holds that the gov
eminent can save from 90 to so per
cent on army contracts which run an
nually into many millions. ~
All tho news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
Mayor Strikes for More Pay.

Aurora. ILL.,. Feb. 14.-MayOr Charles
Rogers of Mendoza, H.. has gone on a
strike because his pay has been fixed
AT 16 cents a day. Besides threatening
to leave the city of 5000 population TO
take care of itself as best it can with
out chief magistrate. Mayor Rogers
talks of suing the city unless he gets
$500 a year. Mr.. Rogers is wealthy
and the aldermen contend he needs no
salary. In the meantime all city bus
mess is held up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14

The cauous or theatrical conveu-
ten demand that while a hero can
commit every crime on the calendar.
ls must rehabili-ate himself in the
eyes OF the audience AZ the end. on
this assumption Bob Reynolds"
should have b-aveIy some across the
river % the ueEitsutiary. even al the
risk O. taking his wife with him as an
a..-r=-r-v before and after the act
O. graft which supplies the motive
o. zine Feathers. the latest OF
Eugene Walter great dramatic sue
s=s-es which H. u. Frazee viii pre-
sent iu "a return engagement AT the
Illinois theatre tomorrow. matinee and
night. s. matter Of fact and law IL
g. more than likely that he would have
been able TO have secured her ac-
clittaI 90 cEe unwilling tool OF him
self. while iu any case his natural de-
sire 20 be avenged on the william would
Then have been =ratided. A 81 is hc
g. made 90 lot the william 20 free and
u escape his own troubles and re-
s1c1sibIlties BY one OF the most dar-
f1g dramatic cIinaXss which has ever
been written in a play OF this or any
other time Zine Feather is one OF
those PLAYS from which. Ike cd msl,
one expects good advice as a cousols-
ton Tor being unable 20 give good eX-
ample. without being erOtic i- IS one
a these plays that call for a moral
The moral % this play may be said 20
be Dare all EXCEPT dishCnO--" II is
f-u q lessons FOR those who wish to
.oarn. T. shows rs that money lost is
little lost. hope lost Is much lost but
that honor lost IS all lost As a piece
o. dramatic draushtsmanshiD +, IS said
10 b. O. masterpiece. strong. tense.
even elemental n the big wax In
when the bigger emotions % human
Ity are dealt with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
WIRE SPARKS

New York-The dispatches from
Picking that the Standard OIL company
had agreed to develop oil fields in
certain Chinese provinces were con.
firmed here by W. r. Bemis. vice
president OF the Standard Oil com
pany OF New York. The company al
ready has S23.OO0.O0O invested ia
China.
New Orleans-Ten members OF the
crew Of the yacht Warrior. owned by
Frederick W. Vanderbilt. left on
board when the yacht went aground
several weeks ago off the Colombian
coast. have abandoned the vessel.
Richmond. Va.-The socaI,ed enabl-
ing act authorizing a special election
10 decide the question OF statewide
prohibition passed the senate. 20 to
j.. and awaits the signature OF Gov
ernor Stuart.
Winchester. Mass.-Rey. Joel Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14

Feb. ls-14-"Ns Tc Sow"
Feb l5-Returu engagement OF
sFine Feathers"
Feb. Lecture
Feb. 1q-Ba-bsra Worth company.
Feb. 20--Girl cf the Follies' bur
iesauc-
Feb. 2l-"GirI Of Ny Dreams"
Feb. RosalinG at Red Gate
Feb. es-Lyman Howe's Travel fesu-
yaL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
IL Fitted the Case.

The girl asked the polite salesman
IL he had good cheese.
I'VE have some lovely cheese" was
the smiling answer.
You should not say lovely cheese, "
she corrected.
Why not? II IS" he declared.
'Because"-with a boarding school
Gignity-"IoveIy should be used 10
qualify only something that Is alive"
Well" he retorted. I'll stick TO
lovely"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
At TIE ILLIoNIs.

a. Ye Sow with Ida Weston Rae
g. the leading role. viii be- the attrac-
ton tonight ~ the Illinois. playing TO
popular prices. \ performance was
announced FOR last night. but was
abandoned. % was stated. because OF
the beI1ted arrival at the theatre OF
lie compauy's baggage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14

q High class vaudeville and tabloids.
Matinee c:45 and evening Sis. except
"Wednesday and sunday when there
ne two shows II $50 and 9:I5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
Knew II.

Little Man dhrcateuinGlyI-T say. nr
Straightiey. did you tell Mr.. Walker
was liar?
Big Man Ccoollyl-No. SIR. did not.
It's my opinion Mr.. Walker doesn't
want any telling-London Tit-Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14

has discovered several comets, an.
nounced that his observations had
added another asteroid TO the known
planets of the solar system
Cape Town. South Africa.-General
Louis Betha. premier OF the Union OF
South Africa, declared in parliament
that the government was faced with a
revolution during the recent general
strike. He charged labor members of
parliament were at the head OF a
movement TO cause native rebellion
10 help the strike. The result would
have been a reign of arson and muir
der. he said.
Paris. France-More than 100000
soldiers of the French army were on
the sick list during the month of Janu-
airy. according to figures made public
in the chamber of deputies by Deputy
Edouard Lachaud.
New York-The suspension was an
nounced OF the Italian banking firm OF
\. Bolognesi & Co. one of the oldest
concerns of its kind in the city.
Shoreham, England The entire
crew of eight seamen of the steamship
Ny Own were drowned when that YES
sci was wrecked entering the harbor
here. The captain was saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14

After crosses and losses men grow
humber and wiser.-Franklin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
AT THE EMPIRE.

What looks like q fr-t-class vaude-
vile bill IS % be offered the first half
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
A Strong Endorsement.

W. H. Holmes of the DEBORAH. Iowa,
Journal, says, II have been sufferer
from piles and hemmorhoids for
years. got no relief until my
druggist recommended Meritol Pile
Remedy. Before | had taken half
the package the distress was gone
and | have had no trouble since. |
would not take a thousand dollars
and be back in former condition" IL.
o. Rolls. Rock Island. H.. exclusive
agent.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14

Manila-Resolutions asking Philip
pine independence under an American
protectorate We're adopted at a meet
ing of the progresslyist party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14

Winchester. Mass.-Rey. Joel Il
Metcalf. an amateur astronomer. who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14

All tho news all the time-The
Argus
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
GEN ERAL.

Theodore Roosevelt has resigned
from the editorial staff of The Out.
look.
Three men and woman were
killed when dynamite bomb, said
to be the most powerful ever used In
New York, exploded with tremendous
force in an apartment tenanted by
Industrial Workers of the World. The
upper part Of the six-story tenement
house in which the bomb was being
made was wrecked
The Denver office of the United
States Express Company is thing of
the past, as are the offices Of the com.
pany In thousands of cities through
out the country. July / saw the big
concern close the doors OF its offices
for the last time. With sixty years
Of successful operation behind 1t the
officers and stockholders several
months ago decided to dissolve the
corporation and retire from the field.
The Denver office OF the company
had been In operation for thirty years.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
For Bad Burns.

Don't thrust burned foot or hand
into cold water. 1t relieves for a
moment, only to be followed by an in
crease of pain, peeling off of the cuti
Gle, and very frequently by liberation
of the wound. Don't tie up In dry
cloth; all woven material is porous
and admits air. Don't drag off the
clothing Don't rub or cut off the
hanging skin. Your object when
called upon to treat burn is at once
to exclude air. For this purpose moth
ing is better than oil of some sort.
Paraffin is not a bad thing, or vase.
line, or common olive oil. or lard and
butter, If both be entirely without salt.
First Aid for Everyday Accidents.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
AGED CHICAGO COUPLE, DAUoH.
TER AND BABE, LATEST VIC
TINS, KILLED IN SLEEP.
SEARCH FOR "HuSBAND''
FIEND BEGAN CRIMSON CAREER
AT COLORADO SPRINGS SEW.
ERAL WEARS AGO.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Chicaso.-A quedruple murder COM
mitted with an az was reported in the
suburb of Blue Island. The victims
were a man and his wife, their mar.
ried daughter and her child. The re-
port to the coroner indicated they
were slain as they slept. The victims
were Jacob Neslesa, German laborer
aged 81 years; his wife: their daugh-
ter aged rs years and the latters in.
FAINT child.
Whether the butchery was the work
of maniac or Of person seeking re-
venge was not disclosed in the first
cursory investigation. 1t was learned
that the young mother had been liv.
in gaway from her husband for a year
and efforts to find him were begun.
The murderer. according to Benja.
min Knirsch. chief of police of Blue
Island. proceeded with great delibera.
tion Nothing was taken from the
house. 1t was the home of laborer,
and the few trinkets the inmates
boasted were of slight value.
The crime was discovered by Jacob
Neslesla, Jr, son of the old couple.
He told the police his sisters hus.
bands name was Hamilton.
The murderer is believed to be the
mysterious axman who started his red
career at Colorado Springs several
years ago. Six persons, members OF
two families, we're slain there one
night. their heads crushed in with an
ak. The crime was the first of many
unsolved murders that since have baf,
fled the police OF the country.
A list of the so-called AK murders"
follows:
H. C. Wayne. wife and child, and
Mrs. A. j. Burnham and two children.
Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 1911.
William E. Dawson, wife and daugh,
ter. Monmouth. ILL., OGtober, 1911.
William Snowman. wife and three
children, Ellsworth, Kansas, October,
1911.
Rollin Hudson and wife, Paola, Kan,
June, 1912.
J. B. Moore, four children and two
girl guests, Villisca, la.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D o . N q ., ACHIEVE.
MENTs. suFFERiNos. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

AS the result Of Independence Day
celebrations throughout the country
nine are reported dead and 601 in
jured.
One man was stabbed and another
beaten into unconsciousness in bat
tile between striking ice wagon drivers
and strike-breakers at st. Louis.
Captain Andrew Lewis. pioneer YES
sci master on the Great Lakes and a
member Of the Western Association
of California Pioneers, died at Chi.
cago.
Application for receiver for the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton rail-
way was made In Federal Court at
Cincinnati by the Bankers Trust Com
pany Of New York.
The twenty-first annual convention
of the Baptist Young Peoples Union
of America. met Jointly with the Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union of the
South. at Kansas City.
A reward of 500 has been offered
by the United States government for
the apprehension of Guillermo Rod
riguez Aguinaldo, said to be son of
the former leader of the Filipino in
surgents.
Twenty-six persons were injured,
six Of them seriously, when Fourth
of July excursion train on the
Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road collided head on with Macon
and Birmingham railroad local pas
senger train several miles south of
Macon, Ga.
Sholl Mapnihgs, negro, killed
eight other negroes at Branchville,
Tex, with short-handled az because
he suspected they had charged him
with horse theft. Twice, when ar
rested at small towns ON the charge
Mannings broke jail Posses are
searching for him.
The 5000 men in the four regiments
of the Iowa national guard will be
vaccinated for typhoid fever before
they report for duty in Des Moines
August 10 for the maneuvers camp,
according to statement by Adjutant
General Guy Logan. The maneuvers
will be held at Camp Dodge from
August 10 to 10.
Governor Dunno OF Illinois, acting
on the recommendation of the State
Board of Pardons, commuted the SEN
tence of Lillian B. Conway, an actress,
who with her husband, Charles New
ton Conway, was convicted of the
murder of Miss Sophie Singer Of
Baltimore, in Chicago. and sentenced
to life In the penitentiary.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
SPORT.

Leach Cross won a decision over
Red Watson in their twenty-round
fight at San Diego, Cal
Jack Britton of Chicago defeated
Johnny Griffith of Akron, Ohio, in a
twelve-round battle at Canton, Ohio
Glen Boyd of Denver won the 300
mile motorcycle race at Dodge City,
Kan, in hours 25 minutes and 26
seconds.
Fred Parks Of Sidney knocked out
Young Stanley Ketchell of Denver In
three rounds of scheduled ten
round bout at Sidney, Nebr.
Benny Chavez of Trinidad knocked
out Harry Lub of Denver in the sixth
round of scheduled fifteen-round
bout at central park at Trinidad,
Colo.
Jack Torres of Albuquerque, was
given the decision over Pete Jensen
Of Denver at the end Of a ten-round
bout before the New Mexico Athletic
club at Albuquerque. Torres earned
the decision.
More than fifty tired, dusty but ex-
tremely joyful motorists came into
Canon City at the end of the first
days run of the All-Colorado Auto
Derby. 1t was day of ideal driving,
of fast time and one where everybody
had good days sport.
Travelling at the rate of seventy.
eight miles an hour, Eddie Ricken-
bacher drove his car to victory in the
300-mile automobile race at Sioux
City. Ia. and captured $4,000 OF the
$4,000 prize, $4,000 being divided
among the other contestants.
The summer meeting OF the Denver
Fair and Racing Association wound
up on the 4th in blaze OF glory. One
of the largest crowds that have yet
attended the meeting was present to
see the running of the Farewell
handicap, sprint Of six furlongs, in
which every crack runner at the
track was entered. The rich purse
went to that classy mare Lady Pan
chita, daughter Of the world-famed
Ogden and the sensational mare Bre.
men.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
HIT THE SPOT.
Postum Knocked Out Coffee Ais.

There's a good deal of satisfaction
thing to rid one OF the varied and
constant ailments caused by coffee
drinking.
Ever since l can remember"
writes an Ind woman, my father
has been a lover of his coffee, but the
continued use of it SO affected his
stomach that he could scarcely eat at
times.
Mother had coffee-headache and
dizziness, and IL l drank coffee for
breakfast would taste 1t all day and
usually 60 to bed with headache.
"One day father brought home q
pkg. Of Postum recommended by our
grocer Mother made it according to
directions on the box and 1t just hit
the spot" 1t has dark, seal-brown
color changing to golden brown when
cream is added, and snappy taste
similar to mild, high.grade coffee. and
we found that it's continued use speed
lily put an end to all our coffee ills.
THAT was at least ten years ago
and Postum has, from that day to
this, been a standing order OF fathers
grocery bill.
When married, my husband was
a great coffee drinker, although he
admitted that it hurt him. When
mentioned Postum he said he did not
like the taste Of 1t. l told him
could make 1t taste all right. He
smiled and said. try it. The result
was q success, he won't have any.
thing but Postum"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled-15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow.
der. Made in the cup with hot wa
ter-no boiling-30c and Soc tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocera.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
WASHINGTON.

President Wilson has nominated
Charles D. Mackay of Winnemucca,
New. to be register of the land office
at Carson City.
Regulations for the protection OF
fur-bearing animals in Alaska were
promulgated by Secretary Redfield OF
the Department of Commerce.
That he must accept peace on the
terms of the United States or take his
chances for American Intervention was
the word sent to General Carranza.
President Wilson sent special
message to Congress urging immedi-
ate appropriation Of 100000 for the
relief of those homeless and destitute
in the Salem, Mass. fire.
Mrs. Hannah Nickoll, forty-five, and
her daughter Sarah, seventeen years
old, were burned to death and four
persons were seriously injured in a
fire in the five-story tenement at No.
/ East One Hundred and Twelfth
street.
George Fred Williams latest at
tack on the Albanian situation was
discussed at the cabinet meeting.
Secretary Bryan would say no more
chan that the resignation of the min
lister to Greece had neither been re,
ceived nor requested.
Fully instructed on the Washington
governments attitude toward every
phase of the Mexican problem, John
r. Silliman left for Saltilla to repre-
sent the United States at the temper
AIRY capital of General Carranza. first
chief of the constitutionalists.
Speaker Clark was notified that he
had been made doctor of laws by
Bethany college, the West Virginia
school from which he graduated In
1873 at the head Of his class. The
speaker can now write: Champ
Clark, A. B., LII. B., A. NJ, LII d."
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
Bolt Moves Shaving Brush.

During thunder shower at Vine
land, N. j., ball of fire cut curious
capers in the home of Louis Castel-
lena, on Grant avenue. Five chill
dren were seated around the table
when the lightning ripped open the
tablecloth in several places. cut the
linoleum on the floor in several places,
singed the hair of one child which
was on the floor, changed the talcum
powder from the box to the shaving
mug on the shelf, and put the shay
ing brush into the talcum powder
box. The framework of the kitchen
was splintered in several places, but
none of the family felt the slightest
shock.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
ASK CABINET MEN TO QUIT.
carranza Expes Villas Aide from
Rebel Army as Split Widens,

Torreon, Mex, July THE Villa.
Carranza conference at Torreon was
in hopeless deadlock last night. 1t
was said that both the Carranza and
Villa delegates had demanded the
elimination of certain advisers of both
the constitutionalist commander in
chief and his northern zone com.
mander to which neither side would
agree. Practically all Carranza's cabi.
net and most all of Villas advisers
were requested to resign.
1t was reported that Gen. Carranza
had issued an order expelling Gen.
Felipe Angeles from the constitution.
alist army.
This was taken as retaliatory
measure against the Villa faction after
their action in confiscating national
funds and imprisoning Carranza's Of
ficials ut Juarez.
Washington-As viewed from here,
the Mexican situation appeared to be
at standstill, so far as plans for the
proposed conference between the con.
tending factions over Mexico's internal
affairs was concerned.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
FOREIGN.

The Swedish parliament received a
petition signed by $4,000 women urg-
ing women's acknowledgment.
Henry Willard Denison, legal ad-
wiser Of the Japanese department Of
foreign affairs since 1880. died In
in st. Luke's American hospital at
Toxic.
A well-dressed woman with two re-
volvers In her pocket was arrested In
London at the gates OF Buckingham
palace. where she demanded entrance
and insisted on seeing King George.
An arbitration treaty between
France and Argentina was signed by
Henry Jullemier, the French minister
to Argentina. and Jose Luis Murature.
Argenteninan minister for foreign af.
fairs at Buenos Ayres.
Reports received at Canton, China,
say that 10000 persons have been
drowned in the West river floods,
which this year are worse than usual,
and that deaths from starvation in the
affected districts have been numer-
ous
President Menocal pardoned Enri-
que Maza. the Cuban journalist, who
In August, 1912, was sentenced to two
and a half years Imprisonment for as.
saulting Hugh S. Gibson, then charge
d'affaires of the American legation at
Havana. Cuba.
In the presence of Emperor Francis
Joseph, the Archduke Charles Francis
Joseph, the new heir to the throne,
many archdukes and archduchess,
cabinet ministers, diplomats and high
military and civil officials funeral
services for the Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and his wife, the Duchess
of Hohenberg, who were assassinated.
were held In Vienna
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
OREGON ROBBERS CONFESS.
Dead Bandit Proves to Be Cousin Of
whitney, Wyoming Desperate.

Pendleton, Ore-Albert Meadows OF
Louisville, KY, and Clarence Stoner,
formerly of Lincoln county. Wyo.. ad.
mitted here that they, with bandit
who was killed, held up the Oregon
Washington Railway and Navigation
Company's passenger train No. near
Meacham, Ore.
The dead man, they said, was
Charles Manning, cousin of Hugh
Whitney, notorious desperate. Whit
ney, the men said gave Manning the
watch by which the body was first
identified as that OF Whitney himself.
Meadows and Stoner were caught at
Hillgard, Ore, and most of their
booty was recovered. Stoner now lives
at Hilgard, Ore. F. w. Stoffer Of
Cokeville, Wyo.. Identified the dead
bandit as Manning, his brother-in-law.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
impossible,

He-My dear, our neighbor, Mr..
Smith, the paper says this morning,
is bachelor of arts.
She-Then the paper doesn't know
what it's talking about. You know as
well as do that Smith is married
man.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
Marital Reciprocity.

He-My dear, / have invited my
mother to spend the week with us.
She-Oh, James, I'm not prepared
for company. Why did you ask her
now?
He-Because | am determined you
shall not have this mother-in-law joke
all to yourself.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10

If man expects to convince his
wife that he is genius he must get
busy during the courtship.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10

Necessity is the mother of invention
but she isn't always proud of her of
spring.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
Color Consolation.

II am feeling very blue just now"
Cant | do something for you! Let
me get you pink lemonade"
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10
Corrected.

Il suppose Maria is going to gradu-
ate in ecstatic rapture, Mrs. Jubbs."
"Oh, no, ma am; in white silk crepe
With val lace trimming"
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-07-10

Ira Morris Named Minister to Sweden.
= Washington. N. Morris, Chicago
packer, was nominated by President
Wilson for minister TO Sweden.