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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
UNCLE JOE CANNON
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Chicago. Ill, Dec. 1.-Joseph G.
Cannon, enroute to Washington to re-
sumo his seat in the national house OF
representatives, narrowly missed
death or serious injury here today.
according to employees of the Union
League club.
Uncle Joe" had left the club and
started diagonally across Jackson
boulevard, disregarding Chicago's
traffic regulations, when a shout of
warning from Dennis ]. 0'Neil, door
man at the club. halted him. A big
limousine bore down on the congress
man while he stood irresolute. The
chauffeur threw on his brakes. real
lied he could not stop his heavy car
then swerved it across the path of OPP
posite bound traffic. He missed an
other automobile and MIR. Cannon by
a few inches. For just a moment the
former speaker Of the house looked at
the big machine. then. with char
acteristie shrug of his shoulders, con-
tinued across the boulevard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
FOURTEEN DEAD
IN MINE TRAGEDY
Continue Rescue Work i'm Search for
Remainder OF 800 Entomhed by
Blast.

Boomer, w. Va. Dec. 1.-THE bodies
Of IA miners who lost their lives in
mine number Of the Boomer Coal
and Coke company by an explosion Of
a blowout shot which yesterday i'm
periled 800 men. were brought TO the
surface this morning and taken to the
temporary morgue nearby. Soon aft
erwards rescue party appeared with
FIVE other men who had been buried
far under ground and who. though
still alive, were in critical condition
They were taken TO a hospital
Other parties who had been search
ing the workings during the night
came out with the report that they had
been unable to locate any of the five
or the six miners still missing. and
their places were at once taken bv
fresh volunteers, all of whom are
working under the direction OF the
state mine inspectors and engineers
from the bureau Of mines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
THE WAR TODAY

Capture oil $1,000 Serbians BY
the Bulgarians when they took
prisrend. the fall OF which was re-
ported yesterday, is announced by
Berlin to-day. 4 Bulgarian state
ment places the number OF prison
ers at between $1,000 and 1900,
together with 30 cannon and how
tiers. 10000 rifles and much war
material.
according to the Sofia war office,
Bulgarian troops are operating
successfully against the allied
troops in south Serbia. The left
bank oil the terna is reported
cleared Oh the Angl0-Freneh
forces. who are declared to have
been thrown back several miles.
Mining and aeropIane operations
on the raneo-Belgian front, both
Berlin and Paris reporting sue.
eesses at various points.
Rome claims further progress
fer the Italian armies In their des-
perate struggle for Gorilla. The
current Official statement from
Vienna admits slight withdrawal
by the Austrians from a small por-
ton OF the Gorilla front.
Sinking Of the British steamer
kingsway with the probable loss
Of i've members Of her crew ID re-
ported by London.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
EXPECT TOCLOSE
SESSION TODAY

Springfield, Ill, Dec. Members
of the extraordinary session of the leg
islature, begun week ago last Mon
day, expected to complete their work
today and recess the session until some
time after the first of the year. BY
taking a recess, it was pointed out,
the lawmakers would be in a position
to enact further corrective legislation,
should the courts sustain further
points in the Fergus suit.
More than half of the state appro-
priations inyalidated by the supreme
courts decision on the Fergus suit
had been reenacted by the special ses-
sion when the lawmakers convened
this morning. The other half OF these
measures, reenactment of which neces-
STATED the calling of this special ses-
sion, were slated for passage without
opposition today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
THIRTY ARE DEAD
FROM EXPLOSION
Is Total List Given Out by Officials
P0pHIaee Is Frightened by
''FIare-U Up To-day.

Wilmington, Del, Dec. There
was a small explosion Of smokeless
powder early today at the DUPONT pow
der plant at Carney's Point, n. J..
across the Delaware river from this
city. No one was hurt and the prop
erty damage was slight company Off
cials said
There have been no more deaths
among the five injured in the Hagley
explosion of yesterday 1t is feared,
however, that several Of them will die
One OF the injured, Edwin Davis, left
the hospital today. Louis Booker, who
died in a hospital last night, making
the death list 30. left a widow and
eight small children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
POSITION Of
VILLA FORCE:
CAUSE:SFEAR

Douglas, Ariz., Dec. considerable
uncertainty prevailed today in official
quarters over the probable movement
of the advance guard of General Jose
Rodriguez, the villa commander, who
yesterday thrust his army between the
Carranza forces at Hacozari and the
border, laying Aqua Prieta, the Mexi-
can fortified town opposite here, open
to a second attack.
Carranza officials we're reported to
have received adyices that Fronteras,
% miles south Of Aqua Prieta, had been
made the concentration point for the
forces of General Rodriguez, which are
said to number from 1000 to 5000 men.
In the meantime their leader is eX-
pected to determine whether to retire
to Chihuahua or make an attack on
the weakened Carranza garrison at
Aqua Prieta, where there are less than
500 soldiers.
Another report was to the effect that
Rodriguez had severed connections
with Villa According to this report
Rodriguez was making his way to-
ward Chihuahua with money and loot
he is alleged to have taken at Cananea
previous to his evacuation Of that town
more than a week ago.
There is some apprehension here
concerning the probable fate Of %
Americans at FL Tigre. as well as nine
Americans remaining at Nacozari. The
Americans at Ell Tigre and Nacozari
are said to have expressed their in
tention Of taking their places on the
firing line with the Carranza troops,
as neutrality during a possible attack
would avail them nothing,
Topolobampo, Mexico, via wireless
to San Diego, Cal, Dec 1.l--Admiral
Winslow is on board the cruiser San
Diego, with the expeditionary force of
United States marines, has arrived off
this port. Admiral Winslow an
nounced today his intention of making
"a personal investigation Of conditions
at the American colony at Los Mochis.
On account of the unsettled condi-
tions which have prevailed in the his
tory of Los Mochis before the raid
and the American refugees said the
promised adequate protection had not
been afforded by the Carranza forces.
American here have decided not TO re-
turn to Los Moehis at present. An en-
gagement took place Monday between
Carranza and Villa forces at Don, a
station between San Bias. Sinaloa and
Navajoa, Sonora, and the Carranza Of
ficials here have received unverified re-
ports that 500 Villa troops were cap
tured.
Reports just received from the inter
ior state that 500 Yaqui Indians raided
the town of Saque Grande, Sonora,
Nov. 10, and killed among others. John
Lehr, an American citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
On CLOTURE RULE
Party Members in Caucus are Divided
On Governing Debate
Principles.

Washington, Dec. democrats of
the senate in caucus today failed to
agree on rule to provide for cloture
OF debate, postponing action until TO-
morrow. The special rules committee
was not ready to make any definite
recommendation but will endeavor to
submit a proposal tomorrow.
The caucus deferred till Friday cleo
ton Of a president protein. Senator
Kern, chairman of the conference, said
the election was deferred by common
consent with a view to assuring har-
monv
Senator Chiffon of West Virginia
was elected chairman of the confer-
ence and Senator Lewis of Illinois was
reelected party whip" on the steering
committee, Senator Kern named sena-
tors Martin, Owen, Chamberlain.
Thomas, O'Gorman, Williams, James
and Reed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
$4,000 SERb|ANS ARE MADE
PRISONERS IN CAPTURE Of
PRISREND BY BULCAR|ANS
Boy Scouts
Aid in Fight
for Defense

New York. Dec. 1.-0ne hundred
women aided by five good boy scouts
are canvassing the city today for the
collection of signatures TO a petition
addressed to New York representa-
tives and senators urging them to
support President Wilson'S plan for
national preparedness. They hope to
obtain 10000 signatures. The cam
paign is conducted by committee Of
special relief society. who have desig-
mated it as Defense day Already
1000 voters have applied to the so7
ciety for blanks and signed them
without solicitation. Ten of the larg-
est corporations in the city are can
yassing their own employees.
The petitions will be sent to Wash
ington in time to reach members Of
congress before its opening next
Wednesday
Mrs William Alexander, president
of the society, says the movement is
intended to show the representatives
and senators that they have the back
ing of their constituents in support of
a better army and navy.
ut is test of strength TO show
them that the people who are crying
out against preparedness are feeble
minority" she declared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
JAPANbARON
HASPLANF0R
AN ALLIANCE

New York. Dec /. -- Baron Eiichi
Shibusawa, the japanese fnancier who
is here today for short stay, elaborat-
ed on his plan to maintain peace after
the war by a six-pawer alliance com
prising the United States, Great Brit
ain, France, Russia, Italy aud Japan
On his way from San Francisco to New
York, the baron said he had talked
with many leading Americans on meth
DDS Of securing lasting peace. One OF
the men with whom he discussed the
proposed six-power plan was Charles
W, Elliott, president emeritus of Har-
ward university.
Il will lay this plan before our lead
ing business and thinking men," said
the baron, land / will do all in my
power to make this idea take hold of
public opinion, so that when peace
comes Japan may be in position to
ftEh llit L E4jltL Stats w EALtt tilt Slh~
power alliance and induce other ma
tious to become associated. 1 am of
the opinion that when the time comes
for peace Americas influence and
weight will obtain a peace that will
not he disturbed for many years and
a peace that will be for justice and
honor.
In order TO bring about this most
desirable result we must look princi-
pally to the people Of this great re-
public, and am gratified to know that
this matter is engaging serious consid-
Grafton among the leaders Of thought
and affairs in this country, Japan
am convinced, will be ready to do its
part.
United. these two nations will be
able to do much in preventing the re-
currence Of such disastrous caIamities
to humanity in the future From this
point of view also we thus see how i'm
portant it is that there should be
friendship and god understanding be
tween Japan and the United States"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
AMERICAN RED CROSS
PRAISED IN GERMANY

Washington, Dec Gratitude and
praise for the work of the American
Red Cross in Germany are expressed
in letter received today at the Red
Cross headquarters here from Count
Northumberland, who was assigned
by the German Red Cross to cooper
ate with the American surgeons and
nurses while in Germany. The letter
was in response TO one sent by the
American Red Cross, thanking the
count for his courtesy and attention
to the American units during their
stay in Germany
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Attack kioQ
of Raxr1aQr1iQ
During Talk

Paris, Dec. /, (5:f5 a. m.)-"Parti-
sans and adyersaries of the govern
ment came to blows at the opening
session Of the Rumanian parliament"
telegraphs the Berne correspondent of
the Matin. King Ferdinand had hard
ly begun 10 read his speech when he
was intercepted sitb cries Of Down
with the government from NJ Mile.
leader Of the interyentionists and his
adherents.
NO sooner had the king departed
than general fight began between
the two factions"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
BRITISH STEAMSHIP
KINGSWAY rs SUNK

London, Dec, i. t12:l0 p. m.l-The
British steamship kingsway has been
sunk. Her captain and q members Of
the crew have been landed. Five 9TH
ers are missing.
London. Dec, /, GAP p. m.)-Sink-
ing Of the eoai-laden Swedish steam /
ship Sabrine in the North sea by a
German submarine is reported In a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company. The crew was taken to En-
den.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till I p. II. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport. Moline
and Vicinity.

Fair tonight and Thursday; colder
tonight with the lowest temperature
about 10 degrees. Rising temperature
Thursday.
Temperature al a, m. IS. Highest
yesterday, 35: lowest last night. IS.
Velocity of wind at a. m. five miles
per hour.
Relative humidity at p. M, 81; at
7 a. m. 70; ar ! p. IN. today, SO.
Stage of water, II. fall OF i in
last "A hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
ENGINEER AZ YEARS;
KILLED UNDER TRAIN

Waynesburg, Pa. Dec. After
working As years as railroad eng.-
neer, being retired last year and never
having experienced an accident in that
time. John Clouser, aged ss, met death
under the wheels of locomotive on
the Pennsylvania near here last night.
Mr.. Clouser. attempting to alight from
the engine. which was in motion, fell
and was crushed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-01
Feet and Mouth Disease Again Starts.

Springfield, Ill, Dec An out
break Of foot and mouth disease was
reported today from Castleton, Stark
county. Fifteen sheep, five cattle and
l'S hogs belonging to Lloyd Hewitt
We're slaughtered.
additional outbreaks are expected
0om MeDonough county where s.
steer, one of an infected heard DOOM
"a 10 die, escaped from the federal
aia state inspectors on the brink of
she grave which had been dug TO hold
.Ae careasses. The animal has not
seeh Seen since, although the entire
county has been aroused to the dan
GER that exists to healthy herds SO
.oag as the animal is at large.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
N0sOphObia.

The unfamiliar term "nosOphobia' Is
applied by physicians to a mental dis
order which is characterized by fear
Of sickness. Nosophobia prevails In
an endemic form at all times and sea
sons Of the year. Like the thief who
"sees a policeman behind every bush
the affected individual sees sickness
and death everywhere; germs are his
bette nOir. and from this contingent
come the authors Of sensational news
Of dire epidemics that are spreading
over the country.
At the present time two scares are
engaging attention: typhus fever,
stalking In gaunt menac across the
Mexican borders, and grip, reckoning
In disturbing proximity from Camden
| n. j., and from Philadelphia.
Typhus fever Is n malignant dis
ease that in former times, when IT.
cause and mode of dissemination were
unknown or guessed ut, decimatet
populations and In the Middle Ages
swept away whole communities. To
day the light Of science has illumine,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
BOYCOTT THE POWDERED!
Counter Strike Against the Emlgrat.
ing Suifragettes Begun!

To II EDITOR OF TIL SuN-Sir: To
.ntict punishment upon b~erighted New
York we are told that the s~urragists.
who are still with us. intend TO pack up
their goods and move West where women
are permitted TO vote. thereby depriv!ng
New York Of a certain proportion OF
just taxes. Fully to exemplify their
philosophy that taxation without repre-
s~cntation IL tyranny they purpose be-
coming citizens of States having the
newer freedom"
All sorts OF dire threats were made
last fall by the ladies IL the men did
not e~nfranchisc them. but this latest
threat IL the %silliest Of all. No. one Of
these ladies Mould give up Broadway or
Fifth ven for ALL the so-cdlled
beauties Of the Western country with
It's unsophisticatcd freedom and ugly
mountains. stubblcd prairics and unh!s-
,orical rocks. They should remember.
II they want to strike until they shall
have obtained the so-called equality
Of citizenship" hat striking ~ u game
M which two can play.
Beginning with the New Year | have
Diet rmined upon one resolution I am
going on strike. ] have firmly resolved
to refuse TO dance hereafter with any
girl who powders her nose and her
cheeks. During the dying year | have
lN1A Nt' sAih AhltlS VI WV ~
coats ruined by my dancing partners
win seem to take keen delight in rub
hing their noses and hurying their
checks upon my manly hosom. It's a
beastly hamc
Stop them? I have tried Il and
failed. MY tailor finds It utterly impos-
sible to clean the coats by the ordinary
process Of cleaning. and he Is OF the
opinion hat the powders or pastos girls
use nowadays contain chemicals highly
injurious to black silk lapels.
! II may be hard to detect the girls who
continually dauh their faces with pow
der. bur 7 shall carry. II needs be. a
strong reading glass. which ! will use
to protect myself and my clothes.
Now suppos" all the men who 20 70
dances would join me In such "a strike
Would not tho aides capitulate? Would
not they resolve to stop using powder
and paste. II the using Of powder meant
their being numbered among the wall.
bowers" at a dame" | think II would
Come. then. fellow men. and Join me N
such a strike Let tine lady "suffs" re.
fuse 10 become mothers as they have
threatened. let them refuse 10 sit ~ the
same table whore mere man rules
Let them refuse to pay taxes. Let then
refuse 20 have care Of their children
Let them move West. We men can re.
taliate.
on. my fellows. let ms by all mean,
protect our evening dress coats.
Il. BALrE DONALD.
NEWARK, y. j., December 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27

The coopers at Washington nre hard
at work. Christmas brings no holi.
day for them. They must be a. their
labors night and day. The folks back
home look to them for diligence and
perseverance.
Therefore we shall have a public
buildings bill. bestowlng Federal post
offices or the capitals of s%agebrush
counties. court houses where no Fed
eral business by any chance Is trans.
acted: a river and harbor bill car.
rying u mere $40, 900. 900 or $50 0 900
to wei the beds Of streams that would
otherwise 60 dry and to deepen harbors
no ships master ever heard Of; and a
good roads bill Of unlimited posi-
billties to macadam the trails of the
virgin forest and concrete the byways
Of those rural sections that are pro.
life of votes II not Of traffic.
Fortunately. gag rule will not he In
effect In the Senate. There Is hope
that another Burton or Carter will
arise to speak for the taxpayer aud
protest against the looting of the
strong box. Freedom Of debate has
heretofore protected us against polit-
ical freebooters. and a Senate not
shorn Of all Its traditions may again
ave us from the willing practitioners
Of vicarious aims giving.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
ABOLISH MAN.
Only by 80 Doing Can Real Reforms
Re Achieved.

To u EDITOR OF THE SUS-Str: In
a Washington despatch recently pub
lished in THE SUN Or. John ID. Quack-
enbos Is quoted as saying In an ad-
dress before the American Society for
the Study of Alcohol and Other VAR
co,ics that the tobacco habi il az bad
as the drink habit. and that hi intem-
perate use OF tobacco explains 10 per
cent. OF all dr.nk habit cases.
II this is true II would seem that the
Anti-Saloon League is wasting its eff
forts in fighting the demon rum. when
It should be attacking the tobacco devil.
BY prohibiting the manufacture and
sale OF the soul destroying cigarette.
the baneful plug and the thirst produc-
ing cigar. rs per cent. of our booze
hitters would be reformed.
| fear. however. that about the time
that our state and national Legislators
have abolished tobacco another scien-
tihc cuss will come along and show that
something else IL the cause Of the to-
bacco habit. and there will have to be
another movement TO abolish the cause
OF the cause. In fact IL would appear
that the only ogical conclusion Is that
reached by the third vagabond in Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson's fable OF the
Three Men Under a Bramble Bush,
who said. after hearing his companions
views as tn reforming the world The
way to reform the world is to abolish
man So II may be necessary to or
ganize n society for the abolition OF
Or. Q~uackenbos. DR.. Pease and all other
uplifters. anti-tobacco faddists, prohibi-
tionists, b~usybodies and reformers in
general. ANr1-EvERYTHfNG.
NEW YORK. December 25.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27

Through a resolution unanimously
adopted the Federal Reserve Board
has served notice that politics must
he kept out OF the Federal Reserve
banks. Part OF the resolution reads:
persons holding political or public Of
fee in the service of the United States
. cannot consistently with tho
spirit and underlying principles of the
Federal Reserve act serve as directors
or ohicers Of Federal Reserve banks"
Excellent! But 1t Is difficult to the
point Of impossibility for water to
rise higher than It's source without
artificial pressure. The fact that the
Federal Reserve Boards resolution
was adopted at the suggestion of
WILLIAM G. MCADoo does not obscure
the other fact that he holds public
Office in the service of the United
States" and as Secretary Of the Treas
ury sits with his colleague, the
Comptroller Of the Currency, as a
member Of the Federal Reserve Board,
which Is the supreme directorate OF
the reserve banking system.
There must be no politics In the
Federal Reserve system-except at
headquarters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
DEADLY COURT ROOMS.
A London Precedent for the Condi
lions In General Sessions.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: II
the Judge presiding at the old Bailey
sessions In April. 1850, during the trial
OF n certain Mr.. Clark, had acted with
the same good judgment 80 % bv
Judge Malone In General Sessions ia thus
city the other day. when he abruptly
terminated all proceedings IN hts our
after the death OF three OF the jurors,
many lives would have been saved. for
Sir Michael Foster IN his Reports Of
Crown Cases about that period relates
as TO this Clark trial that many people
were seized with "A fever OF the malig-
nant kind and that few who were 10
seized recovered. He SAYS.
The persons of chief note who were
In the court room At the time and died
were Sir Samuel Pennant, Lord Mayor
for that year Sir Thomas Abney. one OF
the Justices OF Common Pleas Charles
Clark. esquire. one of the Barons OF the
E~xchequer, and Sir Daniel Lambert. one
of the Aldermen OF London OF less note,
a gentleman of the bar. two or three
students, one of the under sheriffs. an
officer of ord chief Justice Lee who
attended his lordsh!p In court nj the
time. several OF the jury on the Middle
sex side, and about forty other persons
whom business or curiosity ~ brought
thither."
The eminent authors reflection Ia that
III the points of cleanliness and free air
had been greatly neglected. the putrid
ofiuvi.L which the prisoners bring with
them In their cloaths Nigh, have pro-
duced tho fatal effects"
John FLEMING.
JAMAICA. December %.