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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
Mount Etna Again Active.

Catania, Sicily, Dec. II (10;30 p. M
Mount Etna is considerably active
again and is emitting red hot lava
which, streaming along the sides of
the mountain and melting the snow,
produces a wonderful effect, especially
at night. In addition, glowing cinders
and smoke form an umbrelIa-shaped
cloud above the volcano.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
POLICE, TAKE -FOUR TEUT0N
PLOT AGENTS.

Continued from Page One. J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18

Dec. 13-The stone work on the new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18

I draw pier at the Rock Island bridge
has now been completed. The pier is
we'll built TO bear the brunt of the ice
and action of the water for decades
to come.
The Rock Island Athletic club gave
a successful masquerade at the Ar
mory last night.
| Many complaints are being made
with regards to the conditions of the
paved streets i'll Rock Island, the
street commissioner being the target
for the attacks.
| G. H. SalZmann is rejoicing in the
advent of q first born daughter.
The Davenport council has decided
to abandon the tower system of street
illumination. All OF Rock Islands low
lights Will be in place by tonight and
the new system bids to give tenfold
the satisfaction that the discarded
tower system did.
Dec. 15-Wiliiam Payne of Rock Is
land was nominated as candidate for
the state legislature by the republi-
can party to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of W. C. Collins.
J. j. Sullivan. former railroad con-
duetor of Rock Island. was accidental
ly shot while hunting in Texas Sat
urday. He will recover.
Patrick Ford formerly OF this city,
varamaster at West Liberty, was kill
ed in railroad accident.
Dec. t6.-Mrs. S. B. Stoddard has re-
turned from an eight weeks visit to
Minneapolis.
The ladies Of the First NJ. E. church
will give dinner ON New Years day
| in the church parlors.
Dec. 1T-"Tiddley Winks'' is fast be-
coming the popular game in Rock Is
land and the new diversion threatens
to suppiant cards.
Dec lS-The head officers OF the
Modern Woodmen of America will ar
rive here tonight from Fulton, H..
at the invitation Of the Citizens I'm
proyement association. The bringing
OF the head officers TO Rock Island Is a
part of the movement ON foot to have
the headquarters Of the order trans
ferred to this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
And That's No ,Toka.

He-There are two periods in q
mans life when he never understands
8 woman.
She--Indeed! And when are they?
He-Before and after marriage
Philadelphia Evening Ledger
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18

Il think | can explain it to you. Now
I ask you for q kiss. That's the initia,
tive"
And I refer you to mother"
'Ijml That's the referendum
Courier-Journal.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
SANCTUARY CHOIR
TO GIVE CONCERT
st. Patrick's Singers Will En-
tertain in Carroll Hall To.
night-Dancing to Follow.

concert by the sanctuary choir Of
st. Pstrick's Church. with dancing to
follow. will be given in Carroll Hall
tonight. The program will include
classic. popular. and folk music, with
accompaniment played by a full or
chestra.
The day festivities Of st. Patrick's
Church children were inaugurated
last night in Carroll Hall. when the
pupils of st. Patrick's Academy gave
an excellent presentation Of Every
soul" a religious operetta, the music
and words of which were composed
by the Rev. ]. F. y. O'Connor. a pro-
fessor Of Georgetown University.
The entertainment was under the
direction of Miss Katherine Lackey.
The principal characters were very
capebly presented and the scenes
OF the operetta were artistically
prepared. Continued applause greet
ed the flower and bird scene. IN
of the pretty feathered creatures
were seen
The chief characters and girls VIII"
played them are: Angel. Beatric"
Cosgrove; Everysoul, Elizabeth Dill
Ion; Nature. Julia Herman; Forti
tude. Alma Roche: Zeal. Nettie
Everett; Gladness, Helen Hess; Sor
row. Virginia Jones; Pleasure, Min
ME Mcdonald: Hope, May McKeever: !:
Mirth. Agnes Cookery: Fun. Abbey
Ahern: Laughter. Irene Spauls; Jol-
Kathleen Hull. Alice Burke. and Elsie
Peyton. and Spirits OF Light, Jennie
Snider. Effe Bresnahan. and Anna
Theurer
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
POLITICAL LETTER WRITING

There is no occupation in which
the temptation to write fool letters
is so persistent or so great as in
politics; unless perhaps exception
should be made of love-making,
which has doubtless superinduced
more highfalutin' literary tommyrot
than any other human interest. But
it need not be considered here, be-
cause it is not quite an occupation
of the normal man or woman.
Somebody has solemnly asked,
apropos of the production of trunk
fuls of political letters of the long
ago at Syracuse, why on earth it is
that men preserve political epistles "
They are almost always embarrass-
ing whel they come, long afterward,
to public attention, So why not de-
Stroy them instanter?
The editor who asks this question
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
LANCASTER LODGE
COMING TO CAPITAL
Visiting Masons Will Be the
Guests of Harmony Lodge
May ID and IS.

delegation OF members Of Lodge
No. a., F. A. A. M, of Lancaster, Pa,
will be the guests of Harmony Lodge
May IA and Is. The visitors will at
tend n special communication OF the
NJ NJ. degree Of Harmony Lodge FRI
day evening at I. which will be fol-
lowed by a banquet at tho Gordon.
trip to Annapolis has been planned
for Saturday. and luncheon will be
served at Carvel Hall.
An automobile trip through Washing
tons parks is planned for Friday.
Robert n. Young is chairman Of the
committee on arrangements. The sub
committee on automobiles Is composed
or johnson r. Zimmerman. chairman
John T May. G! Manson Foot Louis
simon, and Frank shull. The SUBJ
committee on the banquet Is headed by
Roe Fulkerson. with Louis D. Carman.
Carl II. Claudy and George NJ Evans as
assistants. A. w. johnson Is Chairman n
Of the subcommittee on the trip to
Annapolis. with F.. A. Coleman, o. s.
firm!n. r. II. Zimmerman. r. g. Wolfe.
George NJ. Fisher. and A. j. Henry.
A committee of women will entertain
the visiting women on Friday evening.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Meetings and Entertainments
To Be Held in Every Sec
ton of the City BY Various
Societies.
Today.

Business meeting. Rubenstein NClub. oak
room, Raleigh, 1890 a. IN.
Meeting, Association OF Oldest Inhabitants
Union Engine House, Nineteenth and II
streets northwest, T:30 y. IN.
Concert Mrs. r.; H. Dalgleish. small bali
room New willard. P. IN.
Dance. Home Club, II jackson place north
west Sp. IN.
Meeting. citizens Association Of Chevy
Chase. Public School OF Chevy Chase. 8 p.
m.
Meeting, board of Education Franklin
school $3.50 p. m.
Anniversary exercises. Gallaudet College. 9
p. m. Reception. home OF president, $50
Meeting. Workinen's Circle. Branch S2s. sll
street northwest. sl5 ?. m;
No. "a: Brightwood. No. .. Royal Arch Ma
sons; Potomac. No. 3, knights Tsmplar
Areme, No. 10, Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Eastern, No J. Harmony. No.
9: Mount Nebo. No. 6. Encampment Re-
beksh Assembly Home Circle:
Hermoine. No. l2; Friendship Temple. No
O. Pythian Sisters
Woodmen OF the world-oak Camp. No. l.
Modern Woodmen OF the world-Potoma q Q
Camp No. 1910
Royal Arcanum-Municipai Council Francis
Meeting Gen. NJ. Emmet Urell Camp No.
O. United Spanish War Veterans, ilo f
street northwest, p. m.
Meeting Jovian Luncheon Club OF Washing T.
ton, dining room. New Ebbitt, IL noon.
Meeting. advisory board of the Associst ton of
New Ebbitt, p. m.
Circus. Mems club OF St Stephens Church.
In church. Fourteenth street and Column
bia road northwest. p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05

been indufged, dating particularly
from the Roosevelt Administration.
1t happens to be fact that the pub
lie at large inclines to repose more
confidence in the Executive than in
Congress. Congress realizes and be-
means this fact; but it is a fact.
1t was under Roosevelt; it is under
Wilson; it was under Mckinley;
three very different men, but all OF
them able to hold the public's SYM
pathy in their efforts to compel Con-
gress to "do business" The public
entertains the opinion that somebody
must drive Congress, and has come
to accept that this is the Presidents
job.
The weak Executive who abdicates
this function of forcing and even di-
recting Congress, does not stand
we'll with the public. Vide Mr.. Taft,
who let Congress do as it pleased.
The secret caucus and the filibus-
ter are twin evils; they are likely
to persist together so long as either
of them lasts. The secret caucus is
an anachronism, and so is the fill
buster. So is the privilege of talk
ing without limit, which may become
a filibuster at any time. The mere
threat of a filibuster, the fact that
Senator or a group of Senators
have the power to resort to such a
weapon, changes the whole legisla-
tive situation.
In the later days of last session,
when there was much threat of a
cloture rule, Senator Norris drafted
a proposal to establish a method of
ending debate, which might be in
voked except to close debate on a
proposition that had been made the
policy of party caucus. He would
give general business a chance; but
he would deny to the secret, binding
caucus the right first to muzzle men
and then to handcuff the body. This
seems a reasonable solution of the
question; and Senator Works appar-
emily sympathizes with the essence
of the Norris plan.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05

is innocent beyond compare. He
has no business living in so sophisti-
Gated world as this.
A politician writes to political
friend, asking a favor, offering ad-
vice, or just rendering casual COM
ment. Both being politicians, each
knows that their alignments may
change later, and they may be
enemies in the next campaign. The
man who writes the letter can't say
"Please send me back this letter; |
don't want to risk 1t turning up some
time when you're against me-" To
do that would be to insult his cor
respondent. So he takes the chance,
and preserves copy, with the an
swer he receives. In most cases the
two make such a showing that
neither party cares to make them
public when, later on, the rift ap-
pears in their lutte.
The careful preservation of let
ters by politicians, in short, is one
of the most effective means of keep
ing them from getting publicity.
The cases in which they get publicity
are really exceedingly few in COM
parison to the numbers of letters
written and preserved.
But they are numerous enough to
make it still a good rule in politics
and in love-to walk a very long way
to say it, rather than to write it
down.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
THE USE OF THE PARKS

Whether one prefers to have parks
kept in state of immaculate beauty
just to look at, or would rather be
permitted to walk about and sit in
them, is largely a matter of the
point of view. Broadly speaking,
persons who own automobiles seem
to develop highly esthetic tastes
along this line, and it hurts them
to see anyone walking on the grass.
Those who must walk, and children,
prefer to use the grass more inti-
mately.
The gentlemen who regulate Po-
tomac Park and the Capitol grounds
this year have adopted the former
viewpoint. They have decided to
keep the ellipse, back of the White
House, and the lawns about the
Capitol, in velvety condition by not
allowing persons to walk on them.
For most of the residents Of Capt.
tol Hill the restriction on the Capt.
tol grounds is a distinct annoyance.
That was play spot of East Wash
ington, none too we'll equipped with
parks, and there children found well
come diversion.
For those who must walk south
ward to the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing the restriction upon
the ellipse is decided inconvenience.
It Is a mile around that tract, and
It makes an appreciable added dis
tance for those who have to walk
around instead of across it.
Colonel Roosevelt, when President,
was responsible for removing the
"Keep off the Grass" signs that
adorned the public grounds of the
city. From that time until now the
public has been allowed wide lati-
tude in parks, and no one has noticed
any injury. Especially has such
permission seemed desirable in Po-
tomac Park where large areas allow
breathing space during Washington's
warm summers. There even has
been a movement on foot to obtain
better transportation facilities to the
water front park so that it may be
more widely used.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
WORKS ON THE FILIBUSTER

Senator Works of California.
speaking before the City Club of Los
Angeles, discussed the question of
limiting debate in the Senate. He
named, as three great evils in pres-
ent Legislative methods, Executive in
reference with the legislature, the
secret caucus, and the filibuster. And
he reached the conclusion that so
long as the first two persist, the
third will be necessary because it is
used as weapon to fight the others.
A vast deal of loose discussion
aboYt Executive interference has
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
REFUSES HEARINGS
FOR UNDERGRADUATES
Interstate Commission Will Not
Allow Meetings With Rail
roads After July l..

After August l the Interstate Com
merce Commission will hear Informally
no more railroad applications for auth
ority to waive undercharges on ship
ments delivered later than July l, 1t
was announced today.
Such informal hearings were custom
ary, 1t was explained, where under
charges supposedly were accidental.
The commission says, however that
the custom was abused. numerous un-
dercharges. really rebates. having been
made to certain shippers. with the un-
derstanding that the carriers would
apply later to the commission for
authority to waive collection OF the
balance.
This was declared unlawful and dis
criminatory, and the carriers were
warned that in future they will have TO
defend each individual case at for
NAL hearing.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
P|GNAT{LL| AND BRIDE BRIDE
NOW ON HONEYMOON
Prince and Former Miss Waters
Forgiven by Her Parents
After EIopement.

NEW YORK. May b.-Prince Ludo-
vico Pignatelli d'Aragon and his bride,
who was Miss Ruth Morgan Waters.
today are on their honeymoon, "tickled
to death with the forgiveness of the
latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Jason
Waters. Of this city and Philadelphia.
The couple left early this morning for
Hot Springs. Va.
Braving her fathers anger. Miss
Waters was married at noon yester-
day to the prince. The brides father
did not OFFER his congratulations until
he had given the prince and princess
"a good talking to- as he put It. for
concealing their engagement from him
and then eloping under his very eyes
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. ]. Scott, s. j.. in the Church OF
st. Ignatius Loyola. 1t was in this
church hat the bride embraced tho
Roman Catholic faith about a year
ago.
Mr.. Waters. at his country place on
the Shrewsbury. river. opposite Red
Bank, N. j., said the couple simply ran
off and got married.
I'D hate to tell you what 7 said to
them said Mr.. Waters. but I gave
them a good talking to. you can say.
the only one of the family that knew
definitely the marriage was to take
place, and 1t was purposeIy kept from
me because they knew how angry I
would be over It, OF course. after the
| ceremony had taken place there was
only one thing for me to do-forgive
them
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Waters was in
| the church, where only half a dozen
friends Of the popular young woman OF
| society and the picturesque relative OF
| King Alfonso of Spain witnessed their
| marriage: Mrs. Waters. however. soon
afterward formally announced the mar
| riage
Prince PignateIn had as best man
Comte de Heeren. a brother of Arturo
Heeren. Of Philadelphia. who married
| Miss Fernando Wanamaker. His bride
wore a suit Of blue taffeta and broad
| cloth. trimmed with military braid. ana
small hat. There was wedding
breakfast in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Prince Pignatelli, who owns one Of the
highest priced automobiles on Long
| Island. In which he often burns up
| the turnpikes, receives from England
twice a month a large allowance. said
to be sent by his mother, who is of the
Cavendish family, a descendant of one
| Of the dukes of Devonshire.
In the usual course of events. he will
some day inherit a considerable fortune
His living in this country Is to some ex-
! tent due to his having been embroiled
! several years ago in a movement to
| oust his relative. King Alfonso. from
| the Spanish throne He and forty 9TH
ers were imprisoned.
The prince was born in Biarritx,
| France. His father was Prince Louis
| Pisnatelli, Of Madrid. He Is thirty-seven
years old and the bride twenty-five.
| Prince and Princess Pignatelli have
no definite arrangements for the sum
mer except that they have arranged to
be at Narragansett Pier for polo in
| August.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
THE BALTIMORE ELECTION

Considered from a national stand
point the victory in Baltimore yes
terday Of Mayor Preston, Democrat,
who was reelected by the largest
majority ever given any candidate
for the office, will offer little con-
ISOLATION to those who have been
reading a Republican landslide next
year in the results of scattered mu-
nicipal and State elections this year.
Following the upset in Chicago when
the Republican candidate for mayor
was successful, the political prophets
announced it was all over for the
Democrats next year, and the same
prophecies have followed other
minor Republican successes. Now
comes the Baltimore election to
upset all these prophecies and leave
the political calculators high and
dry.
AS a matter Of fact if the trend
had been as heavily Republican as
the prophets contended, the situation
in Baltimore was an ideal one for
proving 1t. Mayor Preston in his
four years in office had made many
strong enemies and was so vulner-
able that with the tide drifting
strongly against his party, even the
weak candidate against him ought to
have gotten majority. But the
results show not only that Preston
Democrat, got the biggest ma
jority given mayor in Baltimore
in recent years, but also that his
total vote was many thousands
larger than the biggest previous vote
for any Democrat in Baltimore city
including even the Democratic vote
for President in 1912.
In its purely local aspects the re,
suit of the election in Baltimore
yesterday is very significant. Mayor
Preston is man of wide ambitions
and his friends very frankly say
that his decision to run again fol
mayor was reached only after much
consideration of it's effect on his po
litical future. There seems little
doubt that Preston and Senator
Blair Lee have a thorough under
standing as a result of which thu
Democratic organization in Balti
more city, controlled by Preston
will combine with the Lee organiza
tion throughout the State to figh
the old State organization controlled
by Senator John Walter Smith. TIL,
first move in this fight will be t.
make Blair Lee governor of Mary
land and with Lee in the historic
chair at Annapolis, the way will b'
cleared for Preston to become United
States Senator. The election il
Baltimore, therefore, has a peculia
interest to Washington in that j
presages a change in Maryland
Senatorial delegation.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
v. /, s. PUPILS WILL
GIVE PLAY AGAIN
"Pride and Prejudice Will Be
Presented on Friday and
Saturday at Normal School.

Pride and Prejudice" adapted as a
play from Jane Austens novel. by Mrs.
Steele Mackaye. will be presented as the
spring entertainment Of Western High
School at Wilson Normal School FRI
day and Saturday evenings at S o'clock.
The proceeds will be used to defray the
Of the school.
The play, tho FIRST presented by the
dramatic association organized last fall.
was given at Christmas. and proved so
successful then that 1t was decided to
repeat it in the spring. Practically the
same cast will be seen in the perform
ances this week. Balm Lightfoot will
take the part OF Mr.. Darcy; George
Nordinger. Mr.. Bingley; Blandford
Jennings, Mr. Bennet: George Bell. Mr..
Collins Stanton Henry. Sir William
Lucas. Harold Dutton. Colonel Forster
Howard Kernodle. Mr.. Wickham; Ed
ward Steele. Mr.. Denny; Roger Cohen.
Harris; Henry w. Fisher, tr.. Martin.
and Jacob I.enovitz and Philbrick Nc
Coy. footmen.
The feminine roles will be sustained
by Helen Chase, as Mrs. Bennet; Helen
Bridget, as Jane; Saddle Reed. as Eliza
beth; Ruth Weeks. as Lydia; Elizabeth
SShddi' IShuN boilllttp,
Charlotte Lucas; Clara Conrard. Miss
Bingley: Margaret Littlehales, Lady
Catherine de Bourg; Esther Brooking
Hill. and Eugenia Mauldin. Martha.
A feature, Will b" the musical program
given between the acts by Samuel
Leech. IS, pianist: Chester La Toilette
'1S. violinist, and William Harrison. 10
baritone. The music is under the direc-
ton of Mrs. c. V. Byram.
Miss Margaret Merrill instructor OF
n liah af It-h l.
been coach" for the play. Miss Fay
Hull is chairman Of the committee on
costuming; Miss n. J. Mcknight. re-
freshmonts Russell Collins. dancing
Walter O'Brien. seating. and Harold
DuttOn, stage management.
Dancing in the gymnasium OF the
Normal School will follow the perform,
anCes.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Associated Charities
To Have Open Meeting

Volunteers at Work" will be the gen
eral topic Of the concluding public
meeting of the Associated Charities at
the Raleigh tomorrow evening. Brief
talks will he made by volunteer workers
on such topics as The Friendly Visitor
at Work. What the Big Sister Can
Do "The Volunteer as an Investi-
gator" The Big Brother a Friendly
Visitor" and The Work OF the Stamp
Collector"
A general invitation has been ex-
tended to the public to attend this meet
ing. as It Is one Of series especially
intended to aCquaint the public with the
work Of the Associated Charities
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
EUROPE'S EYES ON HIM

There is one man in Rome upon
whose failure or success may hang
the fate of empires. He already
has succeeded in holding back, pos
sibly for months, millions of soldiers
ready to wound Austria mortally.
Won Hindenburg, Won Mackensen,
Won Kluck and other generals may
succeed in smashing back the rush
Of enemies, but they lose thousands
Of lives in the operation. This man
in Rome has shed no blood, yet his
victories to date have been of as
great Importance to the Teutonic
allies as any won by desperate battle.
Prince Won Buelow is the man. He
is to be reckoned among the astutest
diplomats of the age. Emperor Will
liam soon after the war began re-
moved his ambassador to Italy to
make place for this old statesman,
schooled in the affairs of nations
under the great Bismarck, and in
hiaI the representatives of the allied
powers at Rome have found an oppo-
nent not to be despised. He has re-
vived the best traditions of German
statecraft. He has the world guess
ing.
In the beginning of his negotia-
tions, Prince Won Buelow seemed
doomed to certain defeat. For sew
eral weeks observers have been ex-
pecting Italy to shed her neutrality
at any moment. But though from
all the arguments and facts put be-
fore it the world sees Italy's ad-
vantage to be on the side of the
allies, Italy hesitates. And Won
Buelow is as silent as the Sphinx.
Italy is fully prepared. Her
armies are equipped and trained
her fleet assembled. There needs
but the command, which is with
held, and her delay strengthens the
Austro-G Germans, while comforting
no benefit upon the allies. If italy
desires glory as well as reward, she
cannot much longer postpone hei
decision, if it is ultimately to be for
war against the dual alliance. II
she permits the supreme moment tc
pass, the likelihood is that she will
not be a welcome ally to the triple
entente, and, with her prospects dis.
sipated, would remain at peace. Ir
such an event Won Buelow's mission
will have been ACCOMPLISHED.