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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
MEESE'S PURSE MISSING;
EITHER LOST OR ST0Lth

w. A. Meese is not sure wnelne' !.
lost his purse or was yictimi1eu y
pickpockets Saturday night Al =.
rate he is out s42 in cash, ucAs. :
Kansas City, and a check for si.+
Mr.. Meese missed his purse aner ie1r
ing a Blue line car and he Deiie's )
that if a light fingered artist s0' =.
it was taken from him while On :.
car. The ticket was purchaser 'A'~
day evening, and the owner was ~
PEELED to buy another one In ofue'
go to that place last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
IN POLICE COURT.

Ed Hammer of Davenport drove his
auto at the rate of 80 miles per hour
at Fourth avenue and Fifty-second
street Sunday. He was picked up by
a motorcycle cop and today paid $12.05
in Magistrate Gustafson's court.
r. A Clarke tried to dance the
tango at the old Wagner opera house
Saturday evening, but he made such
a poor effort that he was arrotted and
today Magistrate Gustafsou find him
$3.50
George Hagge and Algot Forber
were fined $3.50 each this morning in
police court for disorderly conduct,
their offenses taking place Saturday
night.
George Abraham Briscoe, colored. a
character who has been in limbo many
times in past years, was given his
first introduction to the new city jail
Saturday night and expressed great
admiration for the place. He was let
off with the customary fine of che and.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
Swedish Tenor sinqs Here.

Thure C. Tureo. the Swedish tenor,
entertained a fair sized audience at
Turner hall Sunday afternoon. He
was student under Jean de Reszke
and Is singer Of great promise. l..
y. Canterbury Of Augustana conserva-
tory accompanied him on the piano.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09

y stern chase is proverbially a long
chase; nowadays 1t seems To be also
dangerous chase. The Parthian
practice OF dropping mines from a
ship in fight may oblige pursuing
ships to DIVORCE and follow parallel
course at a little distance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
ARCHERY CLUB SEASON
Is BROUGHT TO CLOSE

With chicken shoot the William
Tell Archery club yesterday closed ISIS
season. Edward Hearings of East Mo-
line was the winner of first prize OF
five fat chickens, Alphonse TumpaIt
being second and Henry DeMiers
third. Forty chickens were disposed
of. There were % contestants. The
targets were small wooden birds
placed on a high mast. Mr.. Hearings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
SELLING POSTCARDS TO
AID HIGH SCHOOL PAPER

For the benefit of the Moline high
school annual postcards showing the
Moline high school team in action are
now on sale. Some Of these views are
OF Saturdays game with Rockford.
The high school publication. II Is
hoped. will be relieved from some OF
it's financial embarrassments by this
means.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
MOLINE 0lYMPICS ARE
DEFEATED BY PEORlANS

The Moline Olympics encountered a
faster team than they expected when
they met the Peoria Socials at Peoria
Sunday, being defeated by a score of
2s to S. The local players went to
the Distillery City confident of vic
tory and the fact that they were de-
feated comes as a big surprise to their
supporters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
Funeral of Mrs. SparIino

The funeral of Mrs. Marie Sorens,r
Sparkling was held at 2:30 Sunday At
ternoon from the home, 252O Twelfth
avenue. Rev. Fred Hansen, pastor d
the Danish Lutheran church Of Davsr
port, officiated, and interment was n
Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Sparkling died Saturday Of can
Ger. She was born Dec. 6, 1863 il
Denmark, and came to America IN
1911. In New York she was married
to Christ Sparkling, and they came 10
this city the same year. Surviving
are the husband, a sister, Mrs. PetH
Madsen of Denmark, and four broih
ers, Matt Simonsen Of this city, Sors1
of Nebraska, Simon of Kansas and
Andrew of Denmark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09

brought down the topmost bird with
his first shot.
a meeting o. the club will be held
Tuesday evening at the home of Ed
ward Welvaert. $50 Seventeenth ave-
nue.. when arrangements will be made
for the annual browning of the king.
Mr. Welvaert is to be the new king,
having won that honor at the king
shoot held last May.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09
Cerfaiira-teed
ee :;s.izisd Roofing cI DG.s1sii's
LITTLE MEN III BIG JOBS.

One of the great criticisms OF
the American Government is that
political offices are too frequent
y allied BY inferior men. whose
properly fit them for the bust
ness OF passing just and wise
laws These men creep into
Congress and the state Legisla-
for votes and popularity. and in
stead of helping to pass good
laws for the greatest good or the
greatest number OF people. seek
merely to advance their personal
power and prestige by advocat.
Ing laws that ignore fundamental
principles OF business and are
economically unsound and de-
structive in their effect on every
body. Glass legislation is given
in return for political debts. and
special laws are urged fayorinS
political henchmen or pork bar
reI' contractors at home. Such
men may gain some temporary
advantage but are always dis
covered and eventually retired
Those who have made long. hon
orable records in public life were
above this type.
Economic conditions a d u
themselves under most any kind
OF laws. and in the long run. the
equalize in some form of a square
deal Glass legislation always re-
acts on the people VINO are sup
posed TO benefit by it
What we need in our legisla-
tive halls Is a class OF men who
do not seek 20 advance special
interests or who do not seek too
Who are ievei-hsaded. honest and
unpre1udiced on any social. polit-
ical or economic question. famfl-
lar with the fundamental princi-
pies OF business and industry and
are willing TO work for favors
toward none and q square deal
for all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-09

Extension of Fifteenth street from
Twenty-seventh TO Twenty-eighth av-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
TELLS OF PEONAGE
IN COPPER COUNTRY
StTikebTeakeT Says He Was Held
Prisoner by Armed Guards.

Hancock, Mich, Feb. 23.-With q $6
bill, said to have been given him by
member of the congressional inyes.
tigating committee, tucked in his
pocket, Herbert G.. Schamm, an i'm.
ported strikebreaker, who testified In
behalf of the miners in the strike
probe here, is en- route to his home
in Bay City, Mich, to join his wife
and three youngsters.
Schamm's story, told in the inquiry
into alleged conditions of peonage in
the copper country, touched the hearts
of the the congressman and corrobo'
rated stories of other witnesses for
the miners. .s...
Out of work, he went to Detroit to
seek employment as machinist, he
said, and when his search proved
fruitless and he became penniless he
joined a party of strikebreakers en-
route to the copper country under the
impression that the strike was prac-
tically ended. .=N
81 thought it was free country up
here, but I found out differently" he
told the committee. Guards kept me
, in a bunkhouse and wouldn't let me
go off the company property. In
stead of being able to send my wife
some money they told me after had
worked twenty-six days that I owed
the company money. All I want is q
chance to get back to my family"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
OFFICIAL NOTE is ISSUED
Great Britain Awaiting American
Probe Of eenton's Death.


Probe Of eenton's Death.
London, Feb. 23.-The British gov
ernment, for the present at least, will
leave the investigation OF the execu
ton in Mexico of William 8. Benton
British ranch owner, wholly in the
hands Of the United States. The for
eign offlce issued this statement:
"At the request of his majesty'e
ambassador at Washington the Unit
ed States government, which haf
promised protection to British sub
jects in such parts of Mexico where
no British consulates exist, has In
structed United States consular rep
resentatives thoroughly to investigate
the circumstances of William H
Benton's DEATH -.
The formal statement by tho for
eign Office that the American govern
ment is handling the inquiry into the
alleged killing of Benton by General
Francisco Villa was the only oficia
comment of the British government.
All of the London newspapers fail
cd to comment ed1torially on the ex
ecution of the British ranchman Al
Juarez, evidently awaiting some Off
cial statement before going into thu
ethics OF the incident. But the en-
tire press devoted much space K
news stories Of the affair. ...>.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
DROWNED IN EFFORT
TO RESCUE OTHERS
Fourteen LIfesavers Perish OF
the Irish Coast.

Queenstown, Ireland, Feb. 23.-
Fourteen lifesavers were drowned
when they went out from Fethard to
rescue the crew Of the Norwegian
bark Mexico, driven on the rocks near
the Saltee islands, Wexford.
Two ifeboats answered the distress
call of the Mexico, bound from La
guna, Mex, to Falmouth. The hrst
to reach her was stove in, but the
lifesavers were able to scramble on
hoard the Mexico, where they re.
mained all night.
When the crew of the bark and the
lifeboat mon landed safely on one Of
the islands later they found that the
second lifeboat had sunk with its
crew of fourteen mon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
CHINESE BANDITS
SLAY HUNDREDS
Sack Town and Kill Men,
Women and Children.
TROOPS In FEAR OF THEM
Twenty-Five Thousand Government
-. Soldiers converslns on Enemy's
Stronghold Show Strong inclination
to Keep at a Safe Distance.

Peking, Feb. 23.-The bandits led
by White Wolf massacred 1900 men,
women and children when they sack.
cd Liunchow, province Of Nganhwei,
on Jan. 20. On that occasion they
murdered Father Rich, French Jes,
uit missionary, and captured and held
two foreigners for ransom.
An army of $4,000 Chinese troops is
converging on White VOLTS strongly
entrenched position in the vicinity
of Chengyangwan. White Wolf has
a force of 1000, half of whom are
armed with modern rifles.
The opinion is expressed here that
unless the opportunity is seized of ex
terminating White Wolf and his fol
lowers they will form the center for
another rebellion, The government
troops, however, show a strong dis
inclination to come to close quarters
with the bandits. a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
VILLAS ARMY AWAITS him
Attack on Torreon to Begin Immedi.
ateIy on His Arrival.

NtSaCN OF lOrTSOn 10 begin 1mmoo0s
ateIy on His Arrival.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 23.-"The Tor.
reon attack will begin just as soon as
I can get at the head of my troops
said General Francisco Villa, com.
mander of the Constitutionalist troops
Of chihuahua, before he departed on
a special train for the south. He
does not intend to return to the Dor.
der until after the battle, he said.
General Villa took with him a car
load of ammunition. The cannon for
which he had been waiting at the
border did not arrive and when they
do they will be sent south on a spe-
cial train.
The Constitutionalists will be han.
dicapped in the Torreon battle be.
cause of the inability to get shrap-
mel ammunition in the United States
to fit the foreign made pieces Of vii.
las artillery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
Oriental Gunmen Strike.

San Francisco, Feb. 23.-The very
latest thing in strikes is on here. Re-
Gently Vim Tong, Suey Sing Tong
gunman, was fired" from the or
ganization. Nineteen other expert
trigger pullers Immediately handed in
their designations.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
Would Bar Crime Pictures.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. pa move was
made in the senate to prohibit Cana
dian papers from publishing the pic
lures of persons accused or con-
demned of crime, except with the con-
sent of the superior court judge or of
the attorney general of a province.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
SUFFRAGE TEST UNDECIDED

= Illinois Supreme Court AdIourns
Without Giving Decision. p,
Springfield, ILL.,; Feb. 2s.-The I'LL.
nois supreme court, adjourned for tho
February term without giving a de.
cfsion on the woman suffrage test
case appealed from Chicago. =
This leaves in uncertainty the right
Of the 100000 women In Illinois to
vote and may result in election con-
tests in over 200 Illinois precincts in
which local option elections will be
held in April; and in which the wom-
en- will vote pending the decision.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
GIVEN HARDWARE
!. COMPANY. i.
" 6EN1iDJl, halNN.
GUILTY CASHIER 10. PRISON
Former jamestown, NJ. ~, Banks,
+. i Must Serve Four Years. -

'Mayville, N. Y, Feb. 23.--Edward
Morgan, former cashier of the First
National bank Of Jamestown, sen.
fenced to four years in prison after
pleading guilty to charge Of grand
larceny, will be taken to Auburn
prison Monday. :. !. :.
= The charge upon which Morgan
pleaded guilty was that Of approppriat.
Ing to his use fund Of which he was
trustee. Morgan, it was charged also
appropriated over $4,000 Of the
banks funds The charge Of robbery
has not yet Been tried. - -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
Anti.American Paper Suppressed.

Mexico City, Feb. 23.-Ignacio AL
cocer, minister of the interior, nett.
fed all the newspapers that anti.
American attacks by them must
cease. The minister also announced
that mister Lind" a new weekly
newspaper which was wholly devoted
to attacking Americans, would be sup.
pressed. - - :
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
FlREBUG IMPERILS DANCERS
Hitchcock Is. d. Opera House lncsn.
diary Foiled for a Time.

Hitchcock, s. D., Feb. 23.-While q
dance was in progress in the opera
house hall here an attempt was made
to burn the building. Corncobs satu-
rated in kerosene oil had been placed
against the side of the theater and
set on fire, but they were extinguished
before the flames reached the build
ing. H. q
An hour later, after the dance had
ended, fire started in the general store
Of H. l. Clifford, burning that build
ing and the opera house. -.
A serious fire in the village six
months ago was also believed to have
been of incendiary origin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
HARRY TnAw TO STAY. m. JAIL

No Definite. Ruling on. Petition foV
- Bail untithsupreme Court Acts, :; Z
Concord. n. H., Feb. 23.-The Har.
ry K: Thaw habeas corpus hearing has
closed. Decision will not be rendered
for at least twenty days, as that time
has been granted attorneys for the
fugitive and the state Of New York In
which to file additional briefs. -......
A pro forlna decision, which will
leave the case essentially unchanged
and will merely shift the responsible,
ity Of decision to the United States
supreme court, is expected. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
Americans Escape injury.

Americans Escape injury.
Rome, Feb. 2s.-Three passengers
were killed and six seriously, injured
In railway collision near Grossete.
There were eleven Americans on one
Of the, trains, but none OF them suf-
fered any injury. Z: - III.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
JAP SUBMARINE IS MISSING

Naval Authorities Fear Vessel has
Gone Down With Crew.
Hiroshaima, Japan, Feb. ga Jap
anese submarine attached to the pro-
tected cruiser Hirado has been miss
Ing for three days. The naval author
tiles believe she has met with disaster
and that all on board have been
drowned. The submarine had been
dispatched to search for torpedoes lost
during practice OF Kakumajima.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
TO STUDY SOCIAL INSURANCE

: National Civic Federation Names Com.
mittee.
New York, Feb. 23.-George w.
Perkins, chairman Of the department
on social insurance of the National
Civic federation, announced the ap.
pointment of committee on plan
and scope to prepare an outline for
proposed investigation of social In
surance plans in this country and
abroad.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
D|||olzEs, D COOKS ON BOILER
Huron Railway Shop Employees Bod,
Found in Morntno. Il. II

Huron, s. D., Feb. %. Clarence
Quale, twenty-eight years old, went to
the top Of boiler in the Northwest
ern railway shops to- takesa nap, It is
believed The heat evidently over
came him and he did not regain con-
sciousness. His dead body, partly
cooked, was found by other employees
in the moSptne.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-02-23
FIVE CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE

Perish When Home Of tumbsrman
10 Destroyed by Flames.
Ashland, Me-, Feb. 23.-Five Of the
six children of Joseph Smart, q lum-
herman, were burned to death when
their house at Eagle Lake was de-
strOyed by fire.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-09
THEIR FIRST MISTAKES.

l suppose we all have our vanites But I have noticed that most men have particular vanity in very strong force they like to think that d woman can't reason; that all the wisdom and logic in the world have been endowed upon man.
 Even if this is the rule surely there are excep- tons And one of these exceptions (if call them that) happened in the I'm about to describe.
 The wife was much cleverer than her husband She not only had the faculty of seeing thing in q minute, but she good taiker as well. For one thing she never argued a point unless she knew she was right, and when she knew she was right she simply couldn't rest until everyone around her saw that she right, too.
 Her first mistake with her husband arose from a chance remark of his that Plymouth Rock were always speckled She replied that they were sometimes white and sometimes buff He laughed at this and admitted that some hens white and some were buff, but it wasn't Plymouth Rock if it wasn't speckled.
 In my opinion, if she had been wise she would have dropped the subject there But, She knew she was right and she going 0 have her nus band acknowledge if. So the next week she showed him a poultry journal in which she had marked number of references white and buff Plymouth Rocks.
 The husband said it was nonsense. If it isn't speckled.' he said it isn't a Plymouth Rock" And that's all there to it. far he was concerned
 Most women would have seen that to go further meant danger. But this woman didn't She wrote to the department of agriculture, Washington for information relating to Plymouth Rock hens and a bulletin mentioning white and buff Plymouth Rocks was sent her. She showed this her husband and though she didn't say so, can imagine she showed it to him with considerable triumph. And what was the result? Simply this She had routed her hus- hand in argument, but she had wounded his vanity
 Other similar instances cropped up. and each time the wife got the best of it. Nominally she came out the victor, but her triumphs too dearly bought Her husband grew sulky, refused discuss any thing with her and began to go (and slam the door behind him) when he thought she was trying hard to work him into argument
 Instead of passing his evenings at home, he formed the habit of passing them outside Instead of looking upon home pleasant refuge. he grew to regard 1t as sort of inqusition board de- batting society, where he always came out at the little end of the horn. Last week heard that he had joined the Resolute Hook and Ladder company and the Pacahontas bowling club. I can guess pret- ty well from that where he intends spend his evenings.
 l may be wrong but if I the wife of man like that and. he said that the Plymouth Rock d red, white and blue bird with a purple comb. 1 think l would reserve my opinion in silence before would the risk wounding his vanity and losing that strong influence him which love alone give. What do my readers thin?- Womans World. for December
Arizona republican., 1914-12-09
pesnerats Attack Planned.

FL PASO. Dec S.LAgents of May torena stated here that it is the inten- ton to make a desperate attack on Naco within three days.
 Strong columns of Carranza troops are reported moving on Cohuila state with the object of attacking Torreon. thes trategical point in central Mex ico. now held by Villa convention troops. The garrison at Torreon con sists Of less than 1000 men, with about an equal number at Chihuahua city and less at Juarez, the border port here.
 Theformer Huerta federal leader General Inez Salazar, has removed his small force from the line of the Mex ican Northwestern railroad between Juarez and Casa Grendes. American ranchmen arriving here reported that Salazar is awaiting arms before making attacks on the Villa garrsons.
 They stated that he had a large num- ber of unarmed men at his command in several sections of western Chihuahua state. Salazar has been joined by two former federal generals Assistance is expected from the former "cientifico" party. which upheld the Diaz, Huerta governments No aggressive move ment by Villa troops has been made either against Salazar or Carranza forces so far ais officials here know.
 General Villa reports from Mexico City that the committee composed of twenty-one members of the Agua Cal ientes convention met yesterday and elected new officers and adjourned un- til January 1. when the entire cQnven- ton will meet This body is the only executive group of the Villa govern ment working in connection with Pro visional President Gutierrez and Cen erals Villa and Zapata. All is officially renorted nmiet in the capital city.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-09
Will There Be an Extra Session

It is proposed by the republican leaders in to manipulate affairs that the short session, which began Monday. may be immediately fol- lowed by extraordinary session. The democratic leaders will strenuously oppose such a design, they may not be able to prevent it. Much of the administrators legislative program has not been completed and the has presented many ing of the short session the holiday recess there will not be much time left the execution of d very long legislative program The republicans may be able by dilatory practices to compel the leaving of the present session.
 With their greatly reduced majority in the house, the democrats in the next session would naturally find it difficult put legislation through. The strength of the president has compelled house to to things with great reluctance. The pres- dent in the present session, and certainly in the next one. will be influential a factor in shap- ing legislation he has been in the past
 Many of his unwilling followers will find in the election returns warrant independently of others that may present themselves from time to time.
 It is not good thing for party in power to keep it's congresses in session long, So many opportunities tactical mistakes afforded It may be that the republican leaders counting that very fact. They to give their demo- cratic brethren plenty of rope.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-09
BRAVERY AND THE HEART

Bravery, according to a great army surgeon, is not so much a matter ot sririt as of the heart In the face of danger soldier stands his ground oi gives way according to the way his heart is beating.
 A strong, solid man. has heart running at seventy-two beats to the minute. In battle the action, as rule. diminishes by about twelve beats. being reduced to sixty. At that rate. however, the man is stlli in fair condition of mind and body. He makes a good soldier.
 But there are many men, appar- ently strong and robust, who nave sluggish hearts that beat at about sixty When they go into battle and their hearts slow up by ten or twelve beats, palor of mind and body falls upon them. They haven't the stam- ina to stand up to the gun. They are apt to run away, or to quit They lack the punch
 on the other hand there is a ner- vous class. with rapid normal heart action. Excitement speeds them up to such a pitch that they are as in- efficient and useless as the sluggish faIIpwS