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Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
FIRE LOSS HEAVY
IN EARTH SHOCK

Smyrna. Asiatic Turkey. Oct o.
The town of Isbarta. with a popula-
tion of $4,000. and Burdur. with 1900.
verely damaged by an earthquake last
night. The loss of life is very heavy.
These two towns are the center of the
carpet industry.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
Indicted: Kills Self.

Chicago. Ill. Oct. &c. Echowicz,
former secretary of the National AL
lance, under indictment for the al
legged embezzelment OF $1,000, suicided
by gas here today.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
La Toilette Will Not Run.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 5.-Senator
La Toilette telegraphed Richard Lloyd
Jones of this city that he would not
accept the invitation of the conference
OF independent voters in Milwaukee
last week TO run as an independent
candidate for governor of Wisconsin.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
Mine EXPLOSION
CAUSE II DEATHS

Birmingham. Ala. Oct. Eight
men are dead and u injured as a re-
suit of an explosion in the mines of
the Woodward Iron company, Is miles
northwes: of here, this morning.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05

oct. 5.-An official statement
ri,,,. japanese repulsed a surprise
- oy Germans at Using Tau. kill
a. Inc japanese lost FIVE killed
a. snt wounded Cannonading on
!. . sea sea continues. Four Japan
r.,,.s .-siis hit German gunboat. which
&C.," !" me inner harbor after an
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
Wilson Opens Show.

Washington, ID. C., Oct 5.-Wireless
messages were sent by President VIII
son today opening the Boston pure
food show and the international irri-
CATION congress at Calgary, Canada.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
HELD
24O,O0O, CLAIMED

Berlin, Oct. 5.-The Germans now
claim TO have 100000 prisoners of war.
Russians. 100000; French. $4,000; Bel
gians. 10000; British. 1000
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
pu Patty De Clam Wounded.

Paris. Oct. 5.-Colonel Du Patty De
Clam, celebrity in the Dreyfus case
Is among the wounded I'm Paris.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
GERMANS CLAIM THEY HAVE TAKEN OUTER FORTS OF ANT ERP NOW
POSSIBLE TO ATTACK CITY ITSELF ALLIES AGAIN PRESS Won KUCK
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL 2 p. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity

Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday,
not much change in temperature.
Temperature at a. m. SO. Highest
yesterday. II; lowest last night, 50.
Velocity of wind at a m, . miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m. 81 at Z
a m. 81
Stage OF water Al fall of 3 in last
4S hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Mercury. Jupiter.
Mars. Venus. Morning star: Saturn
Corona Borealis. the Northern Crown.
with the brilliant Alphecca. seen north
of west p NJ, low.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05

change of venue to Lincoln finally was
ordered.
Person left last night with Attorney
Comerford for Clinton, where he ex-
poets to resume editorial management
of the Strike Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
Dividend Deferred.

New York. oct. 5.-The Miami Cop
per company deferred action today on
its quarterly dividend.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05
EuOIish Correspondent Re-
uOrts Enormous Losses
10 the Attacking Army
5000 MEN ARE KILLED
Al Little Villages in Outer Cir
cIes of DefenSeS Said to
Be Wiped Out.

Antwerp. Oct. 5.-The situation OF
,ss fortified positions around Antwerp
s Unchanged.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-05

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
Criminals of Manila.

Criminals are practically unknown ill Manila" observed an official of that city. "I mean by this that there is no criminal class in the islands, as there is in European countries and in the United States The yeggman. the pro fessional pickpocket and sneak thief do not exist there. Of course we have to deal with high crimes, and there are considerable number of murders Doubtless this is due to the mercuIial temperament of the people. The Fiii- pinos are much like the Spaniards They are easily angered and commit murder in a moment of passion The spirit of revenge also Is pronounced among the Filipinos. 1 have found that most of the murders committed are traceable to that old motive-the eternal triangle 1 don't recall any murders in the Philippines that were committed with guns. The, weapon ordinarily used Is the knife or bOlO."-' Washington Post
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
TACT OF EUGENE.
Diplomacy of the French Empress on
 . Question of Dress.

Diplomacy of the French Empress on
 . Question of Dress.
 A curious instance of the diplomatic methods of the ex-Empress Eugenie is worth recalling.
 When Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the princess royal were about to visit Napoleon III. and the Empress Eugenie 1t was feared at the French court that the young princess royal would not be dressed in style that would harlnonize with French taste. The question was how to beguile her royal parents into dressing the child In a suitable manner
 In this difficulty the empress had really brilliant idea. The height and other measurements of the princess royal were obtained and doll of ex. actly the same size procured. The doll was provided with large and exquis- itely finished trousseau, and it was then dispatched to Buckingham pal ace as an imperial gift to the princess
 The expected happened. Queen Vic toria. enchanted with the dolls ward robe, transferred most of the outer garments to her daughter for use dur ing their visit to the emperor and empress. The result was that the princess appeared at her best. and ev' erybody was pIeased!-I.ondon Spec fot0r
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
Local Valdez SOCIALIST PARTY Meets Thursdays at
 o'clock at the local quarters back of Ingram & Bush's Cigar Store
Summons for Publication.

Theo Emel, plaintiff, vs. w. Fred Swanson and F. A. Hancock, defend ants.-No. 653. Summons for Publica- tion.
 To the above-named defendant, w. Fred Swanson:
 You are hereby required to appear in the district court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division, within thirty days after the completion of publication of this summons against you, to-wit, within thirty days after the 18th of March, 1914; and answer the complaint of plaintiff filed here in, and unless you so appear and an swer the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint, decreeing her to be the owner of the launch Anita, and that neither you nor your co-defendant has any interest in or title to the same.
 Witness the Hon. Fred M. Brown, judge of said court, this 18th day of February, 1914. ARTHUR LANG, Clerk of the District Court, for the
 Territory of Alaska, Third Division. By T. P. GERAGHTY, Deputy Clerk.
 First publication Feb. 14, 1914.
 Last publication March 28. 1914.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
HOMES OF THE STRAINS.
Where It 10 Little Trouble to "Take
 Up Thy Bed and Walk"

On the right as you enter the house stands a small structure of sun dried brick, called mekhdaah. It is about five feet high, six feet long and foot deep. On the inner side 1t Is divided into openings of different sizes and serves the cosmopolitan purpose of a china closet, kettle cupboard. place for fathers Turkish pipe (nargile) and tobacco and whatever other little ar ticles it may be convenient for the moment to thrust into it.
 The maluledah (freplace) is at the forward end of this structure. It Is such q fireplace as you would build at picnic-Square open at the top for the kettle to set in and at one side to ed with straw and fine quartz. There is no chimney. The smoke floats in the house with the sufferance of pub lie opinion. The ceiling is black and shining, as if 1t had been vanished. The earthen floor is painted frequently with red mud and rubbed with a smooth stone until it shines It is fur nished with straw mats, cushions and in the winter season soft and fluffy shcepskins.
 There are no chairs no bedsteads. The family sit and sleep on the floor. The bed consists of q thick cushion for mattress. stuffed with wool or cotton, a pillow of the same material and a quilt for cover, So when Jesus said to the man he had healed, Arise, take up thy bed and walk" the man did not have very much to carry In the daytime the beds are either roll ed up. each one, in a heap and left on the floor next to the wall or put in recess in the wall, constructed for the purpose. e.-Atlantic Monthly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
Some Newspaper Efforts.

Don c. Seitz, business manager of the World, addressed the students of the school of journalism at Columbia university recently. Every now and then" said MT. Seitz. "a man comes along who wants to make great na- tional daily. wish he might, but how can he? In this day of highly developed press cooperation the country paper prints practically all the news that one finds in city paper, and consequently every paper makes it's appeal to the reading public on To- cal issues. A paper in New York city cannot make any impression on Philadelphia, Washington or Boston, and if it is impossible for one of our big papers to get circulation ill any of these cities how we can expect paper printed in New York to make an appeal in Chicago or San Fran cisco?
 II know that this is true, because the World has tried more than once to make a showing in some of these cities. I was asked once by a promi- nent man in Washington why we did not make more of certain measure that was then before congress. It was big issue to the congressman, and this man thought we should play it up asked him how many papers he thought we sold in Washington. He said 1000, and l told him that we sent only 300 down every day, We also tried to create field for the World in Boston, and even went to the expense of hiring special train at the cost of $7O0 a day We sold ex- actly 300 copies of the World in Boston each day that the train ran. I might say in passing that Boston has the highest culture and the worst newspapers in the United States. .'- New York Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
Notice to Creditors.

In the United States Commissioners Court, ex officio Judge in Probate, Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di- vision, Territory of Alaska.
 In the matter of the estate of Peter Steinmetz, deceased. w. A. Rystrom administrator.-Notic to Creditors. Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned, administrator of the estate of Peter Steinmetz, deceased, 10 the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said estate, to ex- hibit them, with the necessary vouch- CTS, within six (6) months after the first publication of this notice. to the said administrator at. the office of C.. E.. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the same being the place for the trans action of the business of said estate. Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this 10th day of February, 1914.
 w. A. RYSTROM, Administrator of the estate of Peter Steinmetz, deceased.
 First publication Feb. Il, 1914.
 Last publication March 16, 1914.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that; pur- suant to an order made by the dis trict court of the Territory of Alaska, Third division, in the matter of the annexation of certain territory to the incorporated Town of Valdez, the common council of the Town of Val dez has called n election to be held in said town and in the territory pro Saturday, March 21, 1914, to determ- inc whether said territory shall be SO annexed as prayed for in the peti-- tion therefor, filed in said district court as provided by law The de scription of said territory as set up in said petition, is as follows, to-wit:
 Beginning at Meander Corner No. 1 of the Valdez townsite survey and running thence south, "A degrees. 19 minutes. 14 seconds east. 240.63S feet thence south B degrees, 32 minutes east, 1228.26 feet: thence south, "A degrees, B minutes east, 56S26 feet: thence south, 45 degrees. 43 minutes east, 1862 feet; thence south, 30 degrees. 27 minutes west, 13124 feet; thence south, 29 degrees, 12 minutes west, 12342 feet; thence south, IA degrees, 45 minutes west, 5195 feet; thence north, 61 degrees, 27 minutes east, 5000 feet; thence north, 28 degrees, 48 minutes west, 2O5O feet; thence south 61 degrees, 30 minutes west, b7O0 feet, to place of beginning.
 At such election qualified electors are invited to vote upon said prop osition to annex said described ter ritery to the Town of Valdez by plac- ing upon their ballots the words For annexation to the Town of Valdez" or Against annexation to the Town of Valdez" or words equivalent there to.
 The polling place for such election in the Town of Valdez shall be in the hall of the common council on Broadway avenue. The polling place in the territory proposed to be an- I:rxed shall be in the ground fooi roon of the Fish building on Mckin- ley street, adjoining the Tillikum Cub. The polls shall be open from 9 a. m. to p. III. of March 21, 1914
 The election board designated fol the Town of Valdez is composed of the following persons: Judges-H. r., Sullivan, Louis Rosenthal, Thomas Hunt; clerks J. J. Cavana, Dan Will cey.
 The election board designated for the territory proposed 10 be annexed is composed of the following persons; Judges--Adam Swan, Oliva Maroise, J. H. Bell; clerks-Frank Willard Robert Weber.
 The qualifications of an elector en- titled to vote at such election. pre- scribed by law, are as follows: He or she shall be male or female per son of the age of twenty-one years or more and shall be the owner of substantial property interests in land, building or improvements on land or tide land within the said corporation or the territory proposed to be an nexed to or incorporated within such corporation.
 TOWN OF VALDEZ.
 By E. E. RITCHIE, Mayor.
 RANDALL E. ASHBY,
 Town Clerk
 First publication Feb. 20. 1914.
 Last publication March 20, 1914.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
Wonan,a Influence.

1t is at the foot of woman we lay the laurels that without her smile would never have been gained, It is her image that strings the Tyre Of the poet. that animates the voice in the blaze of eloquent faction and guides the brain in the august teils of stately counsel Whatever may be the lot Of man, however unfortunate, however oppressed. if he only love and be loved. he must strike balance in favor of existence. for love can illumine the dark roof of poverty and tighten the letters of the slave--DiSraeli.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16

notes, the almost unbelievable sum or $50 u,6o5, ,749.82 net! Which led the Commission to observe that the pay ment of this enormous amount of discount in twelve years" was indlca-
 tive of banker-manag'ement-"that
 bankers obtained the securities at prices which may or may not have been as high as could have been ob- tained from those not directly in terested in the financing of the Fris- CO.," And remember that MT. Yoakum admitted on the stand that "the sys~ tenn of banking looks to the directing influence of the railroads in making investments and it is customary for d railroad corporation to stay iis near the bankers interested as possible" ," Which meant that the railroad direct ors let the bankers interested" have
 Frisco notes and bonds at a price much less than par. The banks then sold them to the public al a higher price. They got their profit, whatever happened! Remarks the Commission:
 Within the widest possible range of reasonable charges to the public, no transportation company, construct ed and living upon borrowed capital, can long survive a situation in which it sells securities at 62 1-2 cents on the dollar and pays interest on the par value thereof. At 4 per cent the $3O,665, ,74982 of net discounts and commissions carried by the Frisco represents an annual expenditure of $1,226,630 for interest upon money which it never received. The accounts show that the securities were sold at prices higher than those above quot ed, but the commissions varying from 1 to 1-2 per cent, paid to the bank CTS, aggregated more than $3,O00,000." And the Commission suggests that this showed either deplorably weaken ed credit, "or an extravagant arrange ment with bankers to whom large profits accrued in the purchase of the bonds and the subsequent sale of same to the public"
 Here is what the Commissions re- port has to say about the effect of the frenzied finance that was applied to the Frisco:
 The policy of the Frisco in the acquisition of new lines at prices greatly in excess of construction costs and the sale of fits funded debt se- curities at extravagant rates of dis count, including the payment of prem
 ums on retired issues and commis- sions to banks and bankers on such issues, the investment in stocks of industrial companies on which no div idends have been paid, the assumption of heavy fixed charges for it's Texas lines as we'll as for the Chicago X Eastern Illinois Railroad far greater than it's returns therefrom, and pay ment of excessive charges upon the investment in and use of terminal and coal properties have resulted in the net revenue Of the Frisco being ab- sorbed by such charges in a sum which approximates between $3,50O,- 900 aud $4,0OO,O00 per annum. La Follette's Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
Rinqless Weddings.

A wedding without d ring seems in congruous, but in some parts of Spain no ring is used. After the ceremony the bridegroom moves the flower in his brides hair from left to right, for in those districts to wear rose above your right ear Is to proclaim yourself a wife
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
Hospita, of the Good Samaritan.

For $6.0U we will give you ticket sntitling you to hospital service and care for any eight weeks out of the year from date of your ticket. when .ncapacitated by injury or sickness. See W. H. Ziegler.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
whjps at Wsddinos.

At Swedish weddings among the middle and lower classes the bride groom carries whip. This Is an en- blem of his authority in the domestic circle. -.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16
Soothing the Bride.

II told Maud that Jack was simply crazy to marry her, and she took of. fense"
 "Why was thatY'
 Don't know. unless 1t was that when 1 said 1t they had just been married "-Roston Transcript.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16

If people censure you unjustly tsy to feel Q charitable toward then, ss you Wosla # they praiseA .you too h14nlY.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16

Money makes the mare go. If you bet on her she can usually be de- pended upon to run away with it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16

At the age of 16 you can never tell whether girl is suffering from ma laria or is merely in love.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16

If you want all the news all the time, read the Prospector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16

If at first you don't succeed, guess again.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-16

If you want all thu nevs all ths lime read the Daily PEvspect0r.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22

PERILS OF !

The ways Of the great iRt0,hs n are
past finding out: and the cetriasions
Of the great intellect. when N ~, great
est, are fearful and WONDERING Some
times il moves on bread. simI,t direct
hines, but more often il is conf TX. in.
v0lved, with infinite possibilities of
headache for the man who tric> 4, keep
mp with il. The latest achieve nj ia
the way of ~profoundses- il the as2o,cry
that in accepting mediation 81 f,rgen-
tina, Brazil and Chile. We have Forever
thrown away tho Monroe doctIir@. The
s~trangeness Of the discovery j. aar,liy
hess startling than the Monroe 'fnctrinc
itself. We should have been told earlier.
We did not know the thing wa loaded
with so many explosive posss %iliiies.
Here is where We suffer great fnd uh-
deserved wrong from the eroaF intel
lec1s. They tell us about the aw al mis-
take We have committc after the sni.take
has become one of the i%rreyocalt facts
of history. The disaster lies ia asswitiing
10 the people most concerned in tFs' Nom
roe doctrine that they really az 4 bit
concerned about il. While we3 ny to
the world that We set up that qectrine
largely for the protection of the keaker
nations of this continent againss pos
sible and most probable cXplsita' ion by
the great powers of Europe, our acnrvo
lent intentions. should never b made
known to its proposed baicfieiarirs. True
the mediat0rs are not here as 'srbiira-
tors; true no point Of the Mems c doc
frine is hcre To be- debated: tsn no
point of international policy 4 Ia be-
discussed by the mediators. 14ir or
rand is solely 10 make peace Between
peoples about TO fight. II Nigh with
perfect propriety have been, c,fs.mittcd
to agents Of any government. IL acr in
Europe, Asia or Australia. TIL, direct
interest these men May have. o. may
seem tn have, in the Monroe doe rinc is
no more apparent than their inis rest in
the Ulster trouble. All men ar inter.
ested In preventing war. and all Hnanc
mel pray for the Success af the media
ton now attempted al Niagara Sails.
Ii is awful 10 think of tina per : with
which this big nation j. s%urrounsssl. Ne
mustn't enter into any diploma ilc ar
arrangement with anybody. bccau-. the
subtle nations Of Latin blood asr sure
to ovcrreach rs. We must not .ritc y
letter to Carranza lest We Their y. M
beknownst Ia ourselves. recognize the
rebels and be- committed 10 an Offensive
and defensive alliance with thos,. We
mustn't demand that %IlueEia sal .ic the
flag. lest We thereby admit him iSo full
fellowship and good standing in 3 fam
lily of national rulers. Now Nc Mast not
entertain a friendly proposal not 10
scrap with Huerta lest we thereby give
the South American republics . first
mortage with power of sale on tlr Mon.
roe doctrine. Great arc the peFils of
diplomacy. We seem Ia he in the siiua-
ton of the youth who took his vorpal
blade and went"
Beware the iabberwock. my soiA-
The teeth hat bite. the claws that catch
Beware the jubiub bird: md shuh
The frumious bandersnaich."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22

more. \. III il will constitute q very
%anonaiuu. ittatiou. since il will be- a
Ecpuhiira. XVI didatc rnnni.g ~ =
Democratic r. form. The Republicans
platform spec .rally fayarS The eNrmp-
iion. Preside - Wilson regards the plat
form so uniua aud uHwise that he viii
not stand on We hearth, recommend
the President f'r ignoring The Domo-
cratic platfufif and standing for The Oh
legations Of hi country. Should Mr..
Foraker he nor mated on that Issue. that
would require q ficrr fight 10 elect him.
Ohio Stale .Jo4rnal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22

The manner ia which President Roo>c
rclt >idcStcppcd al invitations of NJ
Ncllcn Ia act a. advisor in some ~
New Haven deals. proves that the col
n had passed the NJ when most birds
are caught with chaff. lis advice
amounted 10 This. When i'm doubt.
don't" Ii this simple. arile>s advice
had been hcc,lo,l. Nellcm would not now
be engaged n his present cXpoSitionS Of
High Finance no it, Worst"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
BANTER NOT FOR AMERICANS.


Banter IL something American am.
bassa'LorS abroad should never indulge
~. There are MANY gentlemen IN The
United States Senate who take them
selves very seriously. II could Scaralv
he expected Of these extremely soI,-un
persons that they would perceive any.
thing waSpi>h in Ambassador Pages
pleasantly. III Great Britain vonld
Profit a than ;rny forcign canal
profit more than any foreign country
from the Panama canal. because She had
the largest seabornc commerce the infer
ence was tha she wgnIl also paw more
Tor thu h,'Hcfits received. Nor. tr:tde
more tolls. The sizing ~ the cpirrnm
MAY be quite as sharp as that 81 a pin
set point upward OIL r1ic seat of a chair;
bui the sense Of huinor that would br
tickicd ~ a practical joke might he m
able 10 appreciate 4 more subtle Lind ~
Wit Philadelphia Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22

There d 4 rough element M Prairie
In Niene. Wisconsin,. They oftca kick
on decisions 81 that Judge David Dob
soa HAS been forced TO carry a pistol.
For which good and sufficient Reasons
his honor has ben acquitted If a charge
of carving concealed weapons. What
the Judge says gees IN Wisconsin,. Sabr?