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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
LIEUT.. GOV, 0,HARA
TO WORK IN MILLS
viii Study Labor Conditions
by Actual Experience.

Springfield, Il.-In order to study la
Dor conditions in cotton mills of the
east and south Lieutenant Governor
Barratt O'Hara and Mrs. O'Hara will
work for two months or more at the
looms by the side Of the common la
borer. The lieutenant governors iden-
tity will not be known.
'1'm going to get the best job in a
New England factory that can get ~
the young lieutenant governor said,
land so is my wife, because we want
to find out what our respective eco
nomic values are in the eyes Of mill
owner. l know my economic value
both as lawyer and as reporter, but
I want to find out what the New Eng
land factory boss values me at"
When this question has been an
swered for the lieutenant governor and
Mrs. O'Hara they will go to factory
town in the south and get the best day
laboring jobs they can corral. And
after answering the morning whistle
call for two weeks or so in the south
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Hara will return to H.
lfnois. where the lieutenant governor
during four months Of campaigning for
the United States senatorship will use
his practical knowledge of factory con-
ditions during his campaign
"The work of the Illinois vice COM
mission, in which we were personally
interested" he said, showed that
thousands of girls in Chicago alone re-
ceive only ST or $3.50 a week. Many
employers had to testify that they paid
their girls less than the girls can pos
sibly live on.
Il am largely baslng my campaign
for senator from my state on what I
think to be.about the most important
question before the country, the neces-
s1ty for federal minimum wage law.
Therefore. now that our legislature Is
IN session. | am taking the present
time to learn about factory conditions
at first hand. l hope in this way to
make my arguments for federal law
much more graphic.
'The necessity for the law is a ma
tional one. and therefore Illinois can.
not settle the problem all by itself.
Because the question, is national is the
reason why we are going to work in
the east and south instead of looking
into conditions merely in my own
state"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
GOVERNOR M'CREARY OF KENTUCKY.

GOVERNOR M'CREARY OF KENTUCKY.
to allow the prisoners their freedom
largely upon the character Of their
crimes and their prison conduct
But in the John De Moss case, re-
Gently decided by the court of ap-
peals, it is held that if prisoner has
completed his minimum sentence and
shows a clear record in the prison he
must receive parole then. Another
feature is that he must be able to
show that he has some legitimate &C.
cupation waiting for him when he is
set at liberty again. This parole of
course does not free the prisoner abso-
lutely. A string is held on him, and
should he ever transgress again he
may be brought back and made to
complete his original sentence.
Naturally, the convicts are delighted.
OF the 422 convicts to get their liberty
232 will go from the penitentiary at
Frankfort and 100 from the Eddyville
prison.
One Of the requirements with which
a prisoner must conform before he can
be paroled, even under the new order
that he must have a job awaiting
him. has caused the 422 prisoners
who are to be released to cast about
for landing place. Among them are
individuals of all classes, some very
expert in certain lines, but the most of
them are ordinary laborers, this being
especially true of the negroes, who are
In the majority. Right here is where
the release of the prisoners promises to
be a good thing for the state at large.
For several years the question of farm
labor has grown to be more and more a
matter of serious nature. The negroes
prefer to live in the towns or to work
on the public works. where they can be
together in crowds. Often the farmers
are sorely tried in their efforts to get
labor at rush seasons and are forced to
pay exorbitant prices.
But the ordinary laborers among the
convicts find the farms their best
chance for getting the coveted Job. The
farmers are willing to take the risk, If
FISK it is. and they are Offering to give
employment to the prisoners. In one
county the seventeen negroes that are
due to return have all been thus guar
anteed work. Other counties are doing
the same thing, and probably the ma
jority of this class Of the convicts will
find home and freedom ON the farms.
Governor James B. McCreary has
pardoned only few convicts, but the
executive has nothing to do with the
wholesale alterations. The court ruled
that he is powerless to interfere In any
way with the release Of the prisoners
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
.FORD'S RESERVE
HAVEN OF BIRDS
Feathered Tribe FED and Pro-
tected on 5000 Acre Tract.
ALL KINDS OF BIRDS THERE

Known as Home to the Pets, A.
though Many of Them Spend the
Winter In Warmer Climate Shrubs
Especially Planted to Produce Food
and Places For Nests.
Detroit, Mich.-Thomas A. Edison,
John Burroughs and Henry Ford were
taking vacation together in Florida
just loaf, they said, denying a report
that they would make study of bird
life in the Everglades. Yet each is
keenly interested in birds, and they
found much of the enjoyment Of their
rest in bird study. ia
The vacation brings up a fact not
generally known that Mr.. Ford has
bird farm in Michigan, where he finds
great enjoyment and much relaxation.
A recent visit shows the great things
Mr. Ford has done and is doing for
bird life in America.
Ten miles west Of Detroit lies tract
Of land containing nearly 5000 acres,
which. represents many individual
farms purchased by Mr.. Ford. On one
Of these farms Henry Ford was born
ffty7two years ago, so he is familiar
with his vast farm-the woodlands
where he romped when a youngster
and the swimming hole in the river
Rouge, which flows through his lands.
Being both lover and student of wild
birds and knowing their true value as
crop protectors, he has established a
bird reserve-has built homes for them
and is building more and encourages
the feathered tribes to live with him.
Many visitors to the Ford farm won
der if there really are more birds than
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
MUSIC TO CURE INSANITY.

instead of Listening Only, Patients
Are to Be the Musicians.
Kankakee, Ill.-Music as a cure for
insanity is to have more extended
test in the Eastern Illinois State Hos
pital For the Insane than has ever be-
fore been attempted in the institutions
Of the state. The plan is an advance
on previous music cures in which the
patients were merely listeners. It is
intended that the patients shall be the
musicians
Instruction and coaching in music
will be given, and patients who are ca
pable Of it will be encouraged to IN
dertake the teaching of less advanced
students
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
BONUS FOR EACH BABY.
"'TaxIess Town" to Reward Stork on
Every Visit. (

"Taxless Town" to Reward Stork on
Every Visit. <
Harrisville. w. Va.-With surplus
funds rapidly accommodating, this town
Of 800 inhabitants. famous as the tax
less town. is becoming so rich through
it's ownership Of gas and oil properties
that the mayor. backed by council, has
decided to offer a snug sum as bonus
for every baby born here. The mayor
says that '.it is the desire Of the popu-
lace that future generations may par
ticipate in the dividends Of the most
prosperous municipality in the world"
HarrisviIle is unique among cities Of
the world in that, it levies no property
taxes. This comes about because the
town owns its own natural gas plant,
wells. lines and equipment. The plant
is rented to the highest bidder and,
with other dividends derived from the
lease OF property on which are located
many producing oil wells. the m7nici-
pality is rolling in money!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
RABBIT SKINS BY MAIL.
Sent by Parcel Post From Washington
State to Paris.

Sent by Parcel Post From Washington
State to Paris.
Tacoma. WASH From Chewelah. in.
Stevens county. this state. $4,000 rap
bit skins have just been sent by parcel
post to Paris for. manufacture into fur
hats.
The shipments were made by men
who rounded up many rabbits and paid
ranchers for thousands more. Ranch
ers hope that market will be found
for millions of jack rabbits, now re-
garded as pests throughout eastern
Washington and Oregon.
Each package Of pelts for Paris re-
quired a blank customs invoice on
linen tag specially provided by the
postofice.
Surrounding counties and adjacent
states are deluging Chewelah with let
tiers of inquiry regarding the rabbit
market. The department of agricul-
ture is seeking information to assist in
extending the market.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18

are common to the surrounding coun-
try, in city parks, etc., but if an early
morning observation were made near
the feeding stations, in the swamp re-
g1ons where weeds are abundant and
along the river banks, it would reveal
the feathered visitors that come for
the suet on trees and for the grain
placed for them in familiar places,
which will easily convince one Of the
greater abundance and larger variety
of birds than are common to such
places where food is not supplied for
them. -. ..- -E.-. r...
Two years ago Mr.. Ford, on a visit to
England, took a great fancy to a pair
of Irish larks and was told that the
birds would be sent as a present to his
Dearborn farm. Mr.. Ford returned to
his home and nearly forgot his Irish
larks, but the promise of his English
friend was kept. A cable message an
nounced the departure Of the larks, &C.
companied by man and about 500
other birds Of various varieties.
This was indeed surprise to Mr..
Ford. who at once arranged to have
his secretary. e. G. Liebold, himself
bird fancier, meet the birds upon their
arrival in New York
The English attendant experienced
all the horrors of seasickness on his
way over, and consequently his man.
moth family of 500 did not receive the
necessary attention they should, the
result being loss Of 20 per cent by
death.
For the last leg Of the long journey q
special car was chartered as the safest
way to get the birds "home." where
they finally arrived.
The correct number of healthy birds
and variety were Is yellow hammers,
81 chaff1nches, SO greenfnches, Is red
pates. 10 twits. 10 bullfinches, % black
birds, jays, Is larks and 1853 linnets.
a total of 40 birds.
For attracting and keeping the wild
birds at least 5000 shrubs Of various
kinds have been set out. Five hundred
or more bird boxes. ranging from an
ordinary square design to a seventy
four room house. have been construct
ed. Food houses have been erected,
which are daily supplied with hemp,
millet seed. oatmeal. sunfower seed.
ETC., while suets is tackled to trees be-
hind screens to prevent it being car
ried away by larger varieties.
70 casual observer extensive work
of this kind might seem Improbable,
but the mere fact that results have
been obtained IN itself Is sufficient to
repay any one at all interested. In 90
important q question.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
BLOOD FROZEN 10000 YEARS
Taxidermists Discover Liquid In Ami
+. NAL Found In Ice Block

Taxidermists Discover Liquid In AMI
: NAL Found In Ice Block.
Paris.-The taxidermists at the Nat.
ural History museum are now prepar.
ing the body of mammoth which
lived 10000 years ago and was recent
~ found frozen in Siberian ice block.
The animal was so large that it had
to be quartered before being brought
to the Paris museum
The experts discovered in a vein a
few drops Of brownish substance which
proved on analysis to be blood which
had remained liquid through 400 cen
turtles. 49,. d"
The carcass was in excellent condi-
ton, the hide being intact and the
flesh showing no signs of decomposi-
ton. -..~- W. 49,.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
WOMAN TAKES JOB
AS TOWN MARSHAL
Offer, Made In Spirit Of Lev
ity, Accepted by Writer.

Chesaning, Mich.-Blanche D. In
gals, editor and part owner Of the
Chesaning Monitor. a weekly news
paper, has been appointed marshal to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the dismiss
al of the man officer some weeks ago
She has formally accepted the ap-
pointment and says she will begin the
work of improving the morals of the
town at once A
The old marshal was dismissed be-
cause the village officials had no
money,to pay for his services, and he
was no sooner off the job than things
that upset the peace and dignity of
this staid little town began to happen.
Miss ingalls, also began to write and
in her paper said uncomplimentary
things about the way things were
being run. The whole place was Ego.
ing to the bad because there was no
one to maintain order" she often
limited.
But the officials remained firm until
now and kept the marshal job open
until special meeting Of the council
was called and the president named a
man for the place. The other mem:
bers declined to confirm the appoint
ment and Miss Ingalls, name was sug
gested. The vote for her was unani-
nous, partly; she says. because they
thought wanted to run the town.
At the outset Marshal ingalls, faces
a knotty problem. as there is no jail
"6t to house a human
And" she says. II am never going
to lock anybody up in that place they
call Jail. don't know what I'm 60
ing to do. but I'm going to do some
thing. Things will begin to pop here
pretty quick and ! am going to, be
right in the center Of the pepper"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
LONDON HAS EsCALAToRs.

Thirty Thousand Ride on "New Toy"
the First Day.
London. London has been given an
other new toy to play with Escalators
at Charing Cross Embankment station
connecting the district and the Water.
loo railways were opened. and it is
estimated in the first three hours TO-
600 persons had made trips on them.
When the escalators ceased revolv.
ing in the early hours the total cargo.
for the day probably reached 10000
passengers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
Women Buy For Farm coIonv

Richton. Miss.-Mrs. L. A. johnson
OF Chicago, representing the Chicago
Business Women's Commerce associa-
ton, has visited Richton to inspect the
1,O8O acres Of land which have been
bought by business women Of Chicago
The land was acquired by these wo.
men for farm sites. and it Hes just two
miles west Of Richton. It is the asso-
cations intention to colonize this land
with young women. who are to develop
and farm It under the direction Of an
expert. They intend building model
dormitory and dairy farm.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
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TOE RINGS A NEW CRAZE.

: Paris.-Sandals. with bare feet
and toe rings. are the latest fad
! in Paris. jewelers. are already
busy making toe rings with set
tings to match the color Of the
sandals.
The new fashion YVES started
!. by Mile. Jeanne Provost, the
dainty actress who launched the
trouser skirt. She made her de-
but in the crowded foyer of a
!. theater during a dress rehearsal
with her bare feet shod in pretty
j.. sandals. which were fastened
! around her shapely ankles by
. cross ribbons in the old Greek
: style. :
why should women cram
: their feet into narrow boots with
four inch heels?" she said later.
. ITS delightful to have the feet
quite free" VI ..sss.. 81
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
ARMY MAY NOW
Be MADE |: Dry
Surgeon General IGorgas Up
holds Daniels Order.
WILSON NOT CONSULTED.

Revenue Cutter Service Likewise May
Be Forced to Eliminate Liquor on
Vessels - Possible Notifications In
Sweeping Navy chanses Before They
Become Effective july I.
Washington. - William G. Gorgas, the
new surgeon general Of the army, on
his return from South Africa express
ed his approval of the order issued by
Secretary Daniels forbidding the use
of liquor aboard naval vessels and in
all navy yards and alllnaval stations.
Many army officers expressed the
opinion that this foreshadows an Off
cial order making the army as dry
as the navy will be when Daniels new
regulation goes into effect on July 1.
Moreover, rumors were in circulation
that William G.. McAdoo, secretary Of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
SAYS Sun Will Run MiIl..

London.-Sun power will replace coal
as the source Of Industrial energy and
heat. So predicted A. s. e. Ackermann
to the Society of Engineers. When
Europe's mills would close for lack Of
coal her manufacturers will find in MP
per Egypt a motive power many times
greater than that now employed in
them. Egypt's sun. pours down lao
horsepower per acre
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
WHEN DYING GETS SIGHT.
For an Hour Preceding Death Can Sec
His Relatives.

For an Hour Preceding Death Can SEQ
His Relatives.
Willows. Cal.-Before death took him
from his family w. d. Martin, eighty
six years Of age. after years Of blind
ness had the satisfaction of seeing for
an hour the faces Of his loved ones and
Of taking farewell look at earth.
The aged man had been blind and
helpless for years and for few weeks
prayed earnestly that sight should be
restored to him for once before he
died. His prayer was answered, as for
an hour he could see and recognize
those around his bed. Then he became
blind again.
4 He had no disease, but was simply
wearing out with the infrmities of adj
vanced years.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
Propo.es $15,ooo,oo Az Fleet.

Washington "A 5000. 900 aeroplane
feet was proposed in a bill by Repre-
sentative L'Engle OF Florida. He
painted picture Of cities being de-
stroyed by bombs and compared the
foreign air fleets with that Of the
United States. which. he said. was
composed of twelve obsolete man kill
ing aeropIanes.s
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
No Work For Police Grief

No Work For Police Chief.
Hollister. Mo. The chief Of police of
this place has quit his job. also the
town. because It is so peaceable. He
has made only one arrest in year,
and then the prisoner was discharged.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
TWENTY DOGS TO EACH BABY.
Legislator Shocked by Conditions II
Boston's Back Bay.

=
Boston's Back Bay.
Boston.-That the Back Bay has
twenty dogs to every infant, a full
score of kennels to each perambulator,
was the assertion made by Represent
ative John L. Donovan, the mayor of
Chinatown in opposing the bill au-
thorizing cities and towns to provide
for the care and disposal of homeless
dogs and cats. sr, ,z.....
"Out in the Back Bay" he said.
"there are more cats and dogs than
there are children and l am not sur
prised if the Back Bay, has become
alarmed over it's unfortunates. say
let the Back Bay take care of it's cats
and dogs. hope the bill will be
killed." H.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-04-18
To Keep Cars Sanitary,

Washington.-The senate passed the
house bill directing the interstate COM
merce commission and the secretary OF
the treasury to promulgate regulations
for keeping in sanitary condition all In
terstate passenger cars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-04

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-04

people realize that the antarctic CONT
nent is very much larger than Europe
in fact. about as large as Europe and
Australia combined. OF this huge con-
tinept we do not know even the shape
and location of the coast line, except
for one long stretch south of Australia
and a few widely scattered points else.
where. while the whole interior. apart
from a narrow wedge between Ross
sea and the pole, rs virtually blank on
our maps.
In the arctic a patch of a million
square miles is still absolutely I'M
touched. So much for mere surface
geography; but. OF course, modern po-
lar research includes a wide range of
nongeographical problems pertaining
to such diverse subjects as geology.
slacioloSy. meteorology. terrestrial mag
netism. seismology, oceanography. zool-
ogy, botany, physiology, ethnology and
arcbaeOlogy.-Rev of Reviews.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-04
AT THE EMPIRE.

For the first half of next week, the
Empire will offer another choice Sc
lection Of acts. Southwick and Barr
known as The Musical Bag Punchers'
will offer their sensational novelty in
this part of the country for the first
time. Leonard and Alvin dancing
and singing team, are billed for the
same show. They are just on the
Keith circuit, where they scored an
instantaneous and lasting success with
the audiences in the eastern part of
the country. The Lulu Hunter trio
will present a melodic novelty called
THE Musical Three" The Lester Trio
will offer THE Bath Room Mystery,
q farce comedy. La France and
ConkIin in Barred from Society" will
offer an original comedy act Abe At
tell. for II years lightweight champion
of the world. will be one of the fea-
lures the last half of next week at the
Empire. He will tell stories of his
greatest ring battles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-04
WELCOME GEESE.
An Unexpected and Badly Needed
Feast In the Arctic.

An Unexpected and Badly Needed
Feast In the Arctic.
Noah in his ark could not have been
more delighted over the return CT the
dove than were the members of Ejnar
AIikkelsen's party. in the desert of
Greenland ice, with the sight OF q
flock of wild geese. In Lost In the
Arctic Captain Mikkelsen tells Of
their need OF food. OF the fatigue of
long sledge journey and OF his own ILL.,
ness. He had become so weak that he
WAS obliged to ride on the sledge. Con-
sequently their progress was very slow.
we urIve on between lot or little
islands or banks of glacial ice. Sud
emily Iverson makes a snatch at the
sledge, causing the dogs TO halt in as
constituent. and whispers eagerly.
Look, look! What's that?" He points
10 something that looks like a lot OF
round stones. and I can scarcely be
lieve my eyes. IL Is a big flock OF
geese, sitting there sound asleep. They
have not heard us. In a few seconds
Iverson is on his way toward them.
] Of course remain where I am on the
sledge.
He takes aim. fires and the whole
dock rises. Stop a minute. Isn't there
one on the ground? I snatch up the
glass Not one. but two are left upon
the deld. aud after following the shr'S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-04

live In. stuck a needle connected with
a thermoelectric circuit into a living
fish in an aquarium. The needle formed
one element of the circuit. lille the
other element was Immersed in the
same water that contained the fish.
The latter was not seriously injured by
the needle and quickly became 1ndif-
ferent to II. Then as the fish swan
about, carrying the needle, the ingen-
ious savant closed the circuit and kept
watch of the galvanometer.. 1t show
ed no detection whatever, from which
he concluded that the fish and the
water were precisely equal in tempera-
ture, for had either been warmer than
the other a current would have been
generated in the circuit-Chicago Rec
Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-04
MISSED THE KANGAROO.
The Hunter Was After Meat, but Got
Instead a Stone.

The Hunter Was After Meat, but Go,
Instead Stone.
In 1850 a hunter IN New South
Wales took a fancy for some kangaroo
meat. so he made a trip through the
muIga with no companion but his gun
He had no need OF either guides or
dogs. as he was an experienced BUSH
man.
The first kangaroo sighted was
wounded by him, but not badly
enough TO disable IL. BEFORE he could
get in another shot it made or through
the salt bush Mt a terrific pace. but
leaving a plain trail in drops OF blood.
40 the hunter followed as fast as he
could.
The trail gradually grew fainter as
the wounded animal bled less freely,
and its pursuer was often obliged ~
stooD and examine the ground closely
for the teIltale signs. After several
hundred yards had been covered with
ont seeing any more crimson spots the
hunter began to think his quarry had
escaped, when he saw single heck
of red before him.
A he bent TO look for more hecks
the red changed TO an iridescent pale
green. and he say IL was a gem stone
that lay before him. The kangaroo
was not bagged. but the White Cliffs
opaI fields were discOvered.-NewY York
Press.