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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-06

Near Side Stop Ordinance In Force.
The city council will not repeal the
near-side stop ordinance. This was
the decision at the committee OF the
whole meeting after a conference with
street car employees, company officials
and citizens interested. There ap-
peared 70 be more sentiment in favor
OF the present regulation than advo-
Gates OF the far-side stop. General
Manager Huntoon OF the street car
company informed the aldermen that
the company would route the owl cars
over any lines the city designated.
He also promised TO put double-truck
cars on the lie Claire street lone. The
matter OF earlier car service on the
Wander Veer park. Oakdale. and War
rem street lines was taken up with
the company. This matter will be
taken up again at the next committee
OF the whole meeting.
Line Of Tow Boats.-A line OF tow
boats and steel barges will be built
TO run between the twin-cities and
New Orleans by the time of the open
ing Of the Panama canal. This author
ftative statement IS contained in
letter received by Secretary Nor
wood OF the Greater Davenport COM
mfttee from Thomas Wilkinson, presi-
dent of the Upper Mississippi River
improvement association. One and
half million tons of freight have al
ready been pledged by ST. Paul ship
pers to the new transportation com
pany for the opening OF navigation in
1915. The executive council OF the
River improvement association met in
St Paul the 27th and 2sth OF January.
Mr.. Norwood was unable to attend the
meet but Davenport was represented
by Captain Walter Blair.
-
Elect Chief Of Reeords.--Harry
Ward. chief of records OF Tecumseh
tribe No. 80. /. o. r. NJ. was elected
Collectors association OF the state OF
Iowa at the meeting OF the chiefs held
IN Des Moines. HIS term TO last until
the next meeting OF the association,
February. 1915. Although the initial
tribe chiefs was 10 cut into the list
Of suspended members and discuss |
some method OF diminishing the num- |
Der. nOtnlnE out permanent OTEdHlId-
ton was effected al the meeting. A /
constitution and bylaws we're drawn |
up and passed. The association will |
have a meeting but once a year. al 4
ways in the city in which the state 4
secretary resides.
r. Organized Auto ThieVes.-That an
organized band OF automobile thieves
n operating in the city Of Davenport
u the belief OF the local police, who
during the past month have received
score OF complaints. regarding stol-
sE tires. lamps. tools and other aces
sOries. Another robbery was added TO
he rapidly growing list DIR. Dwight
;. KrueI. 42O West Fourteenth street.
being the victim. The doctor had left
IFS machine standing IN front Of his
-esidence and after eating his sup
Der. discovered that a new tire had
,een stolen from the rear OF the ma
.hine, where it had been securely
trapped The police we're notified Of
he theft and II is likely that a squad
Il detectives viii be detailed to run
own the gang. The Davenport Auto !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-06
DAY IN DAVENPORT

club has already begun a campaign
against the thieves and there is some
talk OF posting a reward for the appre-
hension OF the offenders.
Ordinance Asked for Premises
Owing to the large number OF ten
ants who have moved out OF houses
during the past six months and have
left the premises in dirty and even
filthy condition the Davenport Real
Estate Mems association will ask the
city council to pass an ordinance pro-
viding a line for such action. The sub
ject will come up for discussion at a
special meeting of the association next
Wednesday night at the Commercial
club. Other cities have such ordi-
nances. Minneapolis being one OF the
number. and 1t is probable that COM
mittee will be appointed by the Real
Estate Mems association to visit cit
les where the ordinance is in force
and discover how the measure works
out. After inspecting the ordinances
OF various cities an ordinance will be
prepared here and the city council
will be asked 10 consider it AS rep
resenting hundreds of landlords the
realty men believe that something In
this regard ought to be done at once.
II is probable that the city health Of
ficer would be empowered by the
terms of the ordinance to inspect
premises of which complaint had been
made.
Democrats Rally Tonieht.-Judge
Nathaniel French will preside as chair I
man at the big democratic rally to be |
held tonight at the Grand opera house. |
United States Senttor James e. Reed 1
Of Missouri, Congressman Maurice !
Connolly OF Dubuque and Henry Voll- /
mer. democratic candidate for com
gress. will be the speakers. A recep-
ton and band concert in Senator 1
Reeds honor will take place earlier in
the evening at the Davenport hotel.
Licensed to Wed-Patrick d. Howe,
and Clara Newman, Daven-
port; Delbert Afichl. Bettendorf. and
Celia Carpenter, Bettendorf: Frank
Ham. McCausland. and Anna Mae
Princeton, and May NJ. Fullmer,
Princeton.
In District court-The will OF the
ate Thomas J. Owens was filed for
probate in district court The estate
$ left TO Margaret F. Miner of Kan
,as City. a sister OF the decedent.
Hugh Harrison is nominated executor
Without bonds. Judgment entry in ia
-or OF the plaintiff for S905.66 was
made by Judge Theophilus yesterday
n the case OF c. J. Dahms against
ernst J. Moeller. The amount WITS
sked by the plaintiff on notes and
.ccounts due him by the defendant.
-he latter did not contest the action
nd made default TO the suit. The suit
4 Joseph y. Rhomberg against the
-ri-City Railway company for $4,000
amages because he was elected from
street car. according TO his petition,
-hen he rendered a bridge ticket ,
-hich the conductor claimed was over
ne, was begun in Judge Donegan's I
curt.
Obituary Record.-After a prolonged .
lness OF over six years duration, Hat ]
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-06
Infsnmatory rheumatism Quickly
Relieved.

Morton L. Hi OF Lebanon. Ind.
says: Fly wife mad infiammatory
rheumatism In every muscle and
Joint; her suffering was terrible and
her BODY and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been
In bed for six weeks and had eight
physicians, but received no benefit
until she tried DR.. Detchon's Relief
for Rheumatism. 1t gave immediate
relief and she was able TO walk IN
three days. 1 am sure 1t saved her
life" Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, and Gust
Schlegel & Son. 220 Second street.
Davenport-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-06
Notice..

Notice.
1 hereby notify the public that Fritz
Peterson has no connection with me
further than an employe, and has No
authority to make any transactions
under my name or to issue or endorse
or cash checks purported to be issued
by me. Signed,
PETER PETERSON,
31S Eighteenth street,
-(Adv) Moline. H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-06

Obituary Record.-After a prolonged
illness OF over six years duration, Hat,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
GOVERNOR SAYS FAILURE or
GRAND jury ENDS IT

Denver, Feb. 2s.-When informed
that the Las Animas county grand
Jury had submitted a report today at
ter three months Investigation Of con-
ditlons ana disorders In the coal dis
trict without returning any true bills,
Governor Ammons expressed the opin-
ion that the state officials could take
10 action in the matter. He explain
ed that the military prisoners had
been turned over to the civil authors
ties and the failure OF the grand jury
Co indict probably would end the mat
ter unless new disorders occurred.
There was no change today In the
military situation Efforts were be-
Ing made to reduce the militia In the
field as. rapidly as conditions warrant.
ln acC0Winnce with the policy an
nounced some time ago by the COVER
nor. This reduction was being de-
iayed by unsatisfactory conditions in
some localities.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
sCHO0LMATEs MEET
At BAR OF JUSTICE
[By Leased wire to Evening Herald. ]

Chicago. Feb. 2s.--Two former
schoOimates faced each other at the
bar OF Judge Lands federal cour;
here today one was prosecutor. the
other a confessed forgcr David
Stansbury. assistant United States
district attornc5. was astonishod 10
find that the man whose conviction
he had worked for was Harry l..
Poliwitz. a former classmate az the
Marquiteet grammar school. Pollwitz
admitted that after a brief career az
a bond salesman in Chicago. ne had
cashed worthless checks In Kansas
city Minneapolis and Portland. ore.
and that he served penitentlary
sentence In Utah.
you ana ! used To go to school
with each other. didn't wcq" sudden
~ asked Stansbury
Pollwltz hid his face m his hands
and wept 20 hoped you wouldn't
recognize me he said.
Stanshury made a plea for Poll
wiiz' saying that his old school fell
low would make good with another
chance. Judgo Lands said that he
would parole rollwitz n ne would
work To pay back the s40O M had
obtained by the worthless checks.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
LAUNDRY HOLDS CLOTHES
UNTIL STATE PAYS RTIIe

Trinidad, Colo. Feb. 2s.-The
manager 81 local laundry today
refused to deliver large amount OF
clean clothing To the national guard
The laundryman claimed tha state
owed him bin OF about 5000 and he
would keep the soldiers shirts and
collars and pajamas until at least
part of the account has been paid
The bill is one Of those not yet al
lowed by the state.
state Auditor Roady Kenehan 20
day met Major Boughton and Cap
tain Foreman Of the militia and he
gan an examination of bills for
horses used by the militia The audi
'"h declared today that several
horses included In tho bills could not
be accounted for Tho military mn.
thorities insisted that any apparent
SHORTAGE was due 10 errors IN hook
keeping.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
DECLARES NEWYORK
HONEYC COMBED
WITH CRAFT
Sulzer Offers to Prove TO Sui
livan Committee that Sixty
Millions have been Stolen
From Highway Funds Alone
LATEST PUBLIC PROBE
BEGINS DELIBERATIONS
lBy Leased WIG o Essealng HcraIa.l

New Yors. Feb N.-The sullivan
committee. new ghft investigating
body. appointed by the lower house OF
the legislature held It's nrst public
hearing In the city hall here today.
The first hearing of the committee
was enlivened by 81 tit between for
mer Governor Sulzer and Alfred T..
Smith, "A Democratic member OF the
CEN m.nittce, and speaker OF the assem-
BY when Sulxer was impeached
smith CHALLENGED the former gov
cfnor, wao was on the stand, to pro-
duce the documentary evidence b.
watch sulzer announced IN the as
sembly recently ne would prove that
100000, 0oo OF the peoples money had
been stolen in highway graft Suizer
fetorted that his evidence was re-.
port made to aim by his Investigator
John +. Hennessey
Hennessey. called to the stand. tes-
tined that the report that he had
made was Tor newspaper publication
and that Il was not an official docu-
ment.
Il would take SIX months Hennessy
told the committee. TO maze thor
ough investigation Of the state high-
way department
Sulzer said that Information Of
fraud in the state highway dapart-
ment came To him during his cam
paign for governor and that In accord
ance with prediction promises, he
appointed a committee To investigate
and report They only INVESTIGATED
sixty days said sulzer. hut they
fGand enough in that time To con-
vince me thatnaevery department Of
the state was L. eycombed with graft.
! then appointed Hennessy 20 investi-
gate the highway department and told
him TO go To the end OF the rope. drive
out the grafters and TO spare nobody.
''The legislature. however. refused
TO appropriate the money TO defray
the expenses OF the investigation.
Hennessy investigated forty roads in
twenty-five counties and found that
their construction was fraudulent
"Hennessy told me that about thirty
per cent OF the cost Of the roads went
for their actual construction and the
rest was stolen.
Later, Hennessey discovered as
founding graft in the reconstruction
OF the state capitol and ] ordered
state Architect Hoefer 20 resign be-
cause of these revelations"
Hennessey was the next witness. He
repeated the testimony he gave at Diss
trict Attorny Whitman's Jon Doe in
quiry. describing the manner In which
he ralsed about tio.000 from Jacob
schih, Henry l. ,Stoddard and others
10 conduct his Investigation,
I'VE got 3G indictments as the re-
suits Of our Investigations" he said
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
Labor Unions, Farmers and Co.
Operative Organization not
to be Included in Proposed
Measures Against Monopoly
LAW TO LIMIT USE OF
INJUNCTION PROPOSED
Work of Judiciary Committees
Likely to Interfere With
Program of Leaders to Ad-
journ June |

lBy LEASED Wire to Evening neraid. !
Washington, Feb. 2A-l.nbor un-
ions, farmers, cooperative organiza
tions ana combinations OF small retail
dealers and manufacturers which do
not engage In prices raising probably
will be- exempted from the provisions
of the antitrust laws now being
framed bv the house Judiciary com
mittee. \ bail limiting the use OF the
injunction In labor disputes also will
De reported by the committee To fol-
low the antitrust measure
The work Of the judiciary commit
tee threatens 90 interfere with the
program OF Democratic leaders 20
conclude the session OF congress by
june !. as hearings probably will keep
the committee busy until April /
The subcommittee OF the house in
terstate and foreign commerce COM
mittec working On the Interstate trads
commission ball expects 20 be able 20
report it To the FUN committee by
next "Wednesday or Thursday
That the publicity propositions Of
the proposed Interstate trade com
mission bill are $50 objectionable that
IL will fetter and perhaps destroy cor
porations,' and afford opportunity
FOR jealous men 90 harass their busi-
ness rivals. was asserted by Henry 4.
Higginson. Boston banker. In let
ter 10 senator Root Of New York.
which was read To the senate today
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
Massachusetts, State Commits
sion Declares FinaneialPrOf-
it Resulting is Principal
Reason for its Existence.
MILLIONS INVESTED
IN ESTABLISHMENTS
Declared That Half Women
Engaged in Traffic are Fee
BILE Minded and Fit Subjects
for Detention.
my Leased wire to Evening Herald. !

fBy Leased Wife 60 Evening Herald. I
Boston, Feb. 2k---''rhc nnan ncial
profit OF the business Of prostitution
is the principal reason for lts exist
ence. No other form of criminal Of
Tense 80 fragrant and open and 80
harmful TO the community would be
tolerated for day IN this state"
These declamtions are mnde in the
report submitted 10 the Legislature to-
day by commission appointed last
year which has conducted q detailed
Investigation In Massachusetts
The repor, says that millions OF dol
lars are Invested in establishments
utilized for immoral purposes and that
prostitution In oil it's ramificatlons
constitutes vast business extending
all over the state"
The report Emphasizes the dangers
Of unregulated lodging houses. public
dance halls and recreation parks.
The fact that one half og the wom-
on examined wero actually feeble
minded. the report says. "clcars the
way for successful treatment Of por-
tion of this class. The recognition Of
feeble-mindcd girls at an early age IN
the public schools would prevent
much immortality among young girls.
while the officials In no city In
the state have openly adopted the
policy of segregation saye the re-
port. 1T Is faet that In certain cities
there are streets whore the business is
conducted In mnch the same way as
if segregation was the accepted Off
cial policy.
In the larger cities the most ila
grant expression Of commercialized
prostitution is IN connection with GER
tain cafes and saloons.
"The police take the position that
they have no right 90 interfere Il the
letter OF the law Is observed"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Ofncials here
discussed with much interest today
the report OF Captain sanders Of the
Texas rangers. saying that Clemente
Vergara. an American citizen reported
hanged had really beer kidnapped
and shot by Huerta's federals.
While Consul Garrett has been or
dorcd 20 make an extended inquiry
end vigorous representations demand
ing repaation have been made To the
Hucrta government az Mexico City.
thore WIS little official Information 10.
day on the Vergara killing, which had
admittedly stirred the Washington
government lust as much as the recent
execution of William s. Benton, a Brit
ish subject at Juarez
The inquiry into the Benton case
was planned 10 begin IN earnest today
or tomorrow with the departure Of a
special train from Juarez for Chihua-
hua bearing representatives, OF Eng
lard and the United s'stss.
While no satisfactory answer has
been made TO the American govern
ments request for the surrender OF
the body TO the widow, that point will
not be- passed uDtll an evidence OF a
medical examination u secured.
That General Carranza was rapidly
getting into touch with the situation
az Juarez and chihuahua and would
exert his influence 10 clear up tho
Renton case. was the Informal assur-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
MINERS ARRESTED ON
CHARGE or MURDER

iloughton, Mich. Feb. 2S.--John
hupta, secretary of the South Range
local Of the Western Federation Of
Miners; Nick verbanes an organizer.
and Joseph Juntuen, members. were
arrested this morning on n charge OF
numbering three confederation min
ers at Painesdale, December Z.
Thomas Daily. Harry James aud Ar
thur James were shot in their beds
In Dally's home early that morning.
Hupta. according 10 Sheriff Cruise
has made confession The shoot
ing was done with high power rifles
from Woods short distance from
the Daily home.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
ASSURES
MRS. BUFFUM OF LIFE

ttiv teaard Wire 70 tssessias HeFAiG.
Little Valley. y. ", Feb. 2S.--Mrs,
Cynthia Hunum. convicted OF murder
Ia the iirst degree last night for pol
soning her husband, and sentenced 10
die In the electric chair In April. was
awakened by sheriff Dempsey be-
fore sunrise today Al Z o'clock Mrs.
Buffum WAS started on her "trip 10 the
death house az Auburn prison.
she relied on the encouragement
from her counsel Patrick G. Collins.
who told her last night; Don't worry,
now; keep quiet and leave II an TO
me. You will never die In the cleo
iric chair
There was a pathetic scene when
Mrs. Bunum bid good bye 10 her ave
sons.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
Murderer OF Vcreaa Moved.

Leredo. Tex, Feb. 2s.-rhe detach-
ment OF Mexican federals az Hidalgo,
near Nhere Clemens Vergnra. an
American. was executed, was reported
today 10 have evacuated that point.
one report said the detachment had
been ordered 10 another station In the
course OF regular duty HidaigO Is on
the Rio Grande ana In close touch
with the Texas border.
1t was 10 the HidalEo command that
Apolunio RoderiEuez ana the ave
other MeNicans accused OF kidnapping
Vergara were apparently attached. No
reports were available heer as 60 any
action on foot looking to the recovery
OF Ncrgara's hoay.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
Troop of Mexicans Supposed to
Have Done Hanging is
Quietly Moved Out of Reach
From the Border.
EUERTA PROMIsENs TO
MAKE INVESTIGATION
Investigators into Benton Case
Likely to Leave for Chihua-
hua City Tomorrow Aero
plane for Villa.
my Leased WIRE TO Evsnlns n~ald.l

lily Leased Wire 90 Evening nerald.l
El Paso. Fen. 2s.--GeorRe G.. CAR
others said that he hoped To star, for
Chihuahua city by tonight lie will
travel on a gasoline velocipede. cap-
able OF running forty miles an hour.
Carothers intends 10 remain with Gen.
eral villa throughout the latter's cam
paign south.
Charles A. c. Perceyal, British COM
SUI at Galveston, now here 20 snvesti-
gate the killing OF William s. Benton,
continued his labors IN secret today.
The name Of Albrecht Weiss. Ger
man boy speaking imperfect English.
and VINO claims TO have been at Villas
headquarters when Benton was killed
was presented to AR. Perceyal as a
possible witness.
The boy, according TO Charles A.
Bender, OF this city. who discovered
him on this side, and as told Oy the
hoy himself wenl to Villas Office 10
apply for a = 9htion as cook. He was
there NJ 10 O'Clock In the morning. he
said, aud saw man answering Ben
tons description enter. Weiss waited
until o'clock In the afternoon be-
fore getting an audience. About noon
ne says tho man who looked like Ben
ton was brought out. Rebel guards
were holding his arms behind him
aud apparently supporting him. No
shots had been tired he said. The pris-
oner was taken into a rear room and
the boy saw him no more. Incidental
Is he failed to get a job
During tho forenoon Mr.. Percevai
In his room saw George Curry. Rich
ara NJ. Dudley and the Hnerta consul.
Miguel Diebold. stationed In this city.
Mr. Perceval thanked them for their
offers of assistance and said that later
he might call upon them.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
URGE EMPLOYMENT
DEPARTMENT IN
BUREAU OF LABOR
national Conference OF Unemployment
Would Have Government Take
Charge Or Distribution of Labor.
m, Leased Wire TO Evenrnr ,I.r.,o 4,

Ill
Ncw York, Feb. ga resolution
urging the establishment. in the fed
eral department OF labor OF bur
eau OF Distribution, with the power TO
establish employment exchanges
throughout the country to supplement
the work now being done by state ana
municipal bureaus. was adopted today
by the national conference .on unem-
Payment after q two days consider
alton OF the problem.
This bureau would act as a clearing
house OF confirmation and would fur.
ther the distribution OF labor. The
resolution further recommended that
the existing private employment agen.
cies run for profit. bo brought under
the inspection and control OF the fed.
eral and state authorities.
sharp attack on government em-
ployment bureaus. many Ct which
nave been established throughout the
country In an EFFORT 10 solve the prob
lem OF the unemployed was made 10.
DAY by william NJ. Leiserson, OF Mad.
ison, Wis
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28

Laredo. Texas. Feb. 2S.-Americans
along the Mexican border were not
hopeful today that the slayer of Gle
mente Vergara, the Texas ranchman,
killed by Mexican felerais would De
Identified and punished by Provisional
President Tuerta's government.
n was pointed out that the Mexican
war department exercised little re-
straint over the Isolated bands OF fed
eral troops.
The location Of the body was still
unkonwn today. Il Is hoped 10 bring
BE- back 90 the United States.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
UNITE IN PROTEST
AGAINST RATE
INCREASE
Public Utilities Commission of
Six States Declare it will
Cost Country West of Mis-.
sissippi $4O,OOO,0OO Yearly
ny leased wire 10 evening Herald.

Kansas CITY Mo. Feb. Repre-.
SEP 'Vtives of the public utilities com
missions ana railroad commissions of
six states west of the Mississippi river
met In conference here today to pre-.
pare "a complaint against the granting
of the per cent freight rate in
crease demanded by eastern railroads
Fully ninety per cent Of freight
handled west OF the Mississippi is nt
some time or other handled By the
eastern roads. according to the CON
ferees, and should the Eve per cent
increase he granted they say II viii
cost the shippers on this side of the
river Ss0,00o, 900 a year
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
GRAND JURY ASKS THAT
TROOPS REMAIN ON GrAlgD

Trinidad. Colo. Feb asa rec
ommendation tha, the state troops be
kept IN the strike district until the
strike has been settled Ia contained in
a report submitted by the Las AMI
mas county grand jury today to Dis
trict Judge A, w McHendrie, The
report declares that troops are abso-
iuiely necessary IN the disturbed dis
irlcls and "a withdraw them at this
time would be- unwlae.
The srand jury was IN session ABOUT