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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
DEAL FOR
LABOR PROMISED
Agreed All Bills Pending Before Hli-
nois Legislature Shall BE Ae-
corded Roll Call.

Springfield. Ill. April 2S.-Repre-
scutatives OF organized labor who yes
tcrday came 10 Springfield 1000 strong
90 urge the legislature TO act on pend
ing labor legislation before ADJOURN
INK. today expressed themselves conf
dent that the measure would have a
square deal" az the hands OF the as
sembly. Labor men claimed they have
been promised a roll call on each Of
their bills and that the legislature
would not suddenly adjourn, leaving
their measures uuacted on
The labor convention. which began
its session here yesterday with repre-
sentatives from every section OF the
state in attendance. expected 10 con
ciude its work and adjourn late to-
day
a boxing bill. prepared and recon-
mcnded for passage b. the house Ii
cense committee. was introduced in
the house and advanced to second
reading. II is a consolidation of the
Santry y-Hilton-Epstein bills and pro-
vides for 10 round no-decision bouts.
A similar measure IS before the SEN
ate introduced by Senator Carroll and
for passage by the sen
ate committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
WALSH rs WINNER BY
157 ON THE RECOUNT

Springfield. Ill, April 2S.-The last
election contest of the session was dis
posed of yesterday when the house
adopted a report from the elections
committee holding Representative John
2. Walsh. democrat. to be entitled to
his seat from the Third senatorial dis
trict
The recount of the ballots cast in
the district showed that Walsh won
over William Ostrom, republican, by
157 votes. Walsh's plurality, accord
ing to the official canvass, was only
35. Walsh got 9.2141z votes.
Unusual irregularities were shown
by the recount, which was begun in
Chicago last Friday and completed
yesterday. Santry led Jackson by "
500 votes in the official canvassing, but
the latter gained 100 votes in the re-
count Jackson, Santry and Walsh
are the three representatives from the
district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
ASK PROTECTION
FOR CHRISTIANS
An~rtsaa Onssiais Iaks Asiiau Fei.
tsvin< Esprsssnt4fisas Eus-
st4u Anhas.ador.

washisEtso. p O. April zs-Aa
appeal far rrtisf % Nrm-aisa cars
t.ass Gel TsrsFg ssl.asiaE reported
ssassarrss ast thr~as-ar1 farth-r
astraErs was aatr Co. ere rarsisa
fsfrrre.~as rzeslsF - fhs CEitFt
states.
Ner5.E spar ere rr4a~ss o. fa~
f.1sssao E4g-rrErrE sa1ezitr=t
ter1gFe Hesssssst1r Hzkhea~frr. Sec
rrfasT urTsn esHlrE N-Ehsssal1r
woFsaets4z or Coassaatir1Bl- t8
eaatr r~prrseetstt1ss 90 tsr Tgrtlsa
astsertsirs asking tEss steps b. tae-
-e tar tr~ rr1frefi1r Of tmpeFilrt
NrgsreiHrs saf br~vTrf tar rresF-
rrnrF of religions oarhreats-
Nnbessai3r Hafsmrt~r called 40
ta~ state department late TUESDAY
with dispatch froa4 Hfs government
Ratce iaeigfef an APPEAL Co tss pr~si-
Cert % ts~ reisrG States Zoe sif. for
sa-lisd throaEs tEe HGsslar govern
meat from fEr Catholics of ff~ Ar
mreiaa church an ErrEmsfia iu th~
Cgeasgs Egssia being az war uirh
rurEsy. e1aif not eardsrt usEutia-
ti9cs directly ir ttr natter
TIE request from ts~ had % the
Armenian charrh 90 this government
forwarded through ere Russian am
bzssaf1r.- saii Secretary Bryan. ~is
thr frss omriat notice the depart
meat has received % the reported Ar
msriar uassarrrs Our action was
taken as a matter OF humanity. We no.
ftred Nr NorEantEau 90 submit the
matter tn the T1rEish government
asking mat inquiry b~ made and con-
biref thrrrFitf a request for repre-
s-rtat1rs on behalf OF the Armea-
inrs
~ulspatrh~s from riris several days
ago contained first r~us % atrocities
against N~r~riars lr Turkey. on
-irfs here are inclined 90 the belief
taaF W1sar1H1esia1 Eur|ts. whom
Turkish troops several weeks aE1
drove o1F o. r-r1aIl1h. Persia. wh~r~
1arrares bat been eommIffFd against .
American art Fr~ueh r1issi1rariss .
and refugees crossed frf1 Armenia fo .
rsrsw their warfare sEaiast Cbris- .
..ars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
Eighty Two Contractors in
Net With Chicago Union
Officials.
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
Indicted Men Alleged to
Have Prevented Use of
Outside Goods.

Chicago, Ill. April 2s.-Eighteen
officials of labor unions and So con-
tractors or contracting firms, indicted
by the federal court late yesterday
were expected TO appear today and
give bond in the sum of $4,000 for
each indictment in which their names
appear.
The indictments contain three
counts against most of the individuals
named.
The penalty is one to five years in
prison and a fine of 81 900 to $4,000,
or both, for each count on which the
indicted are found guilty.
Charges in each of the eight indict-
ments are conspiracy to restrain
trade and interfering with interstate
commerce.
Simon ODonneII, president OF the
Building Trades council. said; Il
know nothing of anything ! may be
charged with. I have been fighting
for the good of the workmen of this
city and have held out consistently for
an agreement which explicitly sets out
that there shall be no discrimination
against goods made outside of Chi
cago. OF course, no one cares TO have
a federal indictment against him.
There were similar expressions
from other labor leaders indicted and
from contractors who are alleged to
have conspired with unions to keep
goods made outside of Chicago from
being used in construction in this city.
MarshaIs Hunt Defendants.
Deputy marshals today began hunt
ing for the indicted men. 1t was ex-
pected most of the defendants would
surrender voluntarily. Eighteen labor
leaders, Il employers and Al firms
headed by these employers are named
in the indictments, the largest num-
Der of men ever indicted here on one
general charge.
While a variety of specific charges
are made. including conspiracy, the
basic allegation is that the defendants
conspired TO keep non-union articles
and articles manufactured outside OF
Chicago from coming into the city.
G. A. Kohler, electrical contractor,
one of the men indicted, said: Il
never made an agreement to keep any
electrical articles out of Chicago.
Only the other day I refused to sign
an agreement 70 carry only union
made articles in my shop. II appears
to he the policy of the unions to ex-
tend the sale of union goods. Presi-
dent Gompers recently said the aim
of the unions is 10 prevent use OF
things made by cheap or non-union
labor and which come into coInpeti-
tiou with union-made goods. 1t there
fore is question. probably, how far
the unions can go in protecting their
scales Of wages"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
GRNEsEo RESIDENCE
ALMOST DESTROYED

Gze-s-a Asru EF ne ere depart
~s--E Vss called rs ere FssasFeee 20 W
u-Fss e~ EssF Mate ssFrrE sF g
s.elset rG~stsY rsafe5sE TIE Efr
sssrf-,t s~ ere tfFesss aeE Est bees
stfrefsE ssass Flrs before ere stsr@
was Ferret .s wr aEt Wfs. Belts
ast s8ar eattf~s we're sslFeP 40
stairs ssf vesr teeT aNasF Fsr Fooass
were rusf WtEe seats. TrF esutfea
were tsses ts a ss. Eebes's. after astes
We Gefss saved wssE bet7sEiaEs te
r1trE IRE esgse vas a-E1ss e9ear
es-srsF destroyed. eVtsE t1 tsr efEe
vi sE wetrE wss stasisE trssrasee
vas carried as ere F7gse aat faFsi-
sars
sssrrs fressbs so 1912. vess-basst
se sas g.. W O. a g. tsFstst 8se car
ore arf 6re-estf rttss east % Gene
SEQ az 9 e.etses TsssfsT esoruirEs tfs
s-e5tsns bstoE rsssss - e. bsosra
f5zrusf he wrees-r wss called fFosa
auvfs snf traHr sass-bossf Vas Do
tavef oee ss5r asE Wsst-sosrf three
eagrs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
BELLE IsLE BRIDeE DESTROYED
Spectacular Detroit Blaze Does sssO.-
90 Damage.

Detroit. Mich. April es-Beils Isle
bridge. connecting Belle tsic and De
troit. at East Grand boulevard aud
Je1ersou avenue. three miles from the
e-utsr of the city. was practically de-
sfFoy-d by ar- yesterday. Shortly aft
- the outbreak % the IRE the entire
contSr os the bridge collapsed and fell
Into the river. The ere. which is s.sid
90 have caught from a tar wagon. did
probably S2s0.ooo damage
Thousands % women and children
spending the bot day ia the island
park ser~ maFooued-
John poSusy. superintendent % po-
lice. came 90 the rescue. Tie organ
iEsf a large feet % boats % the most
character and IN a short
time began 60 ferry the crowd home
uard The ferry Caiand Was hurried
% the scene Loaded with nearly
: 90 passenger. the Garland ran
-Eroant. bu, ~as released AFTER Civ
.nE ;ss passsnksrs . bad scare
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
Roosevelt Pounds Chair So
Hard ene Counsel for
Barnes Protests.
ADMITS BEING BOSSED
Takes Orders From Platt to
Save Party From Dis
ruption, He Says.

Syracuse. 81. y. April es.-Cross-
examination OF Colonel Roosevelt con
eIudrd to-day after hc had been asked
questions about sp~rehra and salary
aad travelling expenses he received
zhiir president of thr United States.
Roosevelt t1it Wbv. when governor
OF Nra YorE and president. be- con-
frrr~I uith former United States sen
rtur Flagt. The Huss-- While COVER
nor th~ colonel declared he discussed
thiuEs with Fiatt because be- found
out the legislature ohTyed his orters
The witness thought 10 best when
there vas any iiE-iihood OF that law
making body disaEreriuE with him TO
hrat 80 90 headquarters aud talk
thfnEs over. Further. as governor.
b. said. hr did not waut 90 run any
chances OF disruptinE the republican
p arts. Aa president. Roosevelt readily
admitted he conferred constantly with
senator Platt ON all things. He said
be valued the senator's advice and
wanted Co take advantage % his wide
experience. These statements were
made in reply 90 questions asked the
colonel In the early part OF the re-
direct examination. The colonel vas
most active on the witness stand. He
slapped hts hands upon his thighs and
moved bis arms and head TO give en-
phasis 20 his words lie raised his
voice and pounded the arm OF the Wit
hess chair until Barnes counsel OBJ
.ectsd % the court against what he
termed 'resticulations."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
WOMAN n PARIS scandal FREE
Ceart Bi,ui,se, Chzrzs AEaInst Mr..
UsNrn

f'sF5s ttt. ApT5t - TIE cases %
'fFs Hattie O.N~u aaf d. clay Moss.
charged With vote baviaE ia thr receat
city eteeti1a. were called fog pTria-
leary teaFiaE yesterday in th~ court
of Jgstiee Robert Heater Moss uaiy-
s1 sEa@.aatioa and uas held urd~r
b@as Co ths June session % th- grand
jerry
tffs- oNte1 Vas DISCHARGED on mo-
ttae of attorneys fDr she defense
The state bas~d ifs case upon q re-
eeiPt siEaeG ~ 1tFs Bertha FFankiin
ssttiaE forth that che had received
tss sun % - from Mrs o-,S~il 60 pay
msut for che votes ot herself and Mrs
Lola Dover The woruan's testimony
vas that ths money had been given
20 her b. -. a. O1iair. q former aa-
teoa keeper. Eni Charles Duck. for
u2rr policeman. Who represented that
% came from Mrs. O-Nri and offered
ths Fveeip; for her signature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
lost xrHoEI - ErsroEEp
Fhfsirfan Restores Nine - Mas VIE
Hss FsrEstfsn Owu Ifsntity.

Eeaashs. Wls. AprI zs-FoF two
ysars Fraak vsa We. - years 0if.
waassrvd sroasd tks e1astFT -vith-
ous a EsEorrs
tass aiEkt q ssysteisz snapped
hark faso place tvo sczsfi vsrtsbras in
ts~ back - hfs nsek. fn sa hour his
pass hissory. WITH ths excsption - ths
two vsars' lapse. cane back 60 him
Ifs rsmszbsrrsi that oa tfzy :. 1913.
- ssgt frora a root % = baiidtrE az
fcsi Twstfth s.rrss. Milwaukee. and
-hsrs kfs ksas w-haf bad happ~asd
sn kis ilfs sises that tine became .
siask
"A hgar after thr fisi5eatst vsFt~-
srss haa been siirpeG back iat9 place.
~ rsmsrhsrsa his hospttai sHp~rt-
~are tdfiowtaE 80 seetesut- He spoke
ss ~Ctara.' a Eiri usaa ~ sasf ~
was % have raarrted oa MaF "a. 1914.
ss4 satG ~ ~had tss marriage lieeess
N rs roorz~ fr took kogrs % sFEu-
NEAT 60 eoavincs hisa shsf this Sas
sss fks day % BE ialary.
4 rrr~mb~r tkas WEsa { was hurt
ss~ eseto-s sad haa b-ossa = rib
o. two vaa We sd Ny bead
bar aza tk~s Z sssrs~ss % 40 Go sis-r.
Z cssT Believe tsst tWo YssFs EsS-
passed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
sssa. 900 FIre in puhunue.

Dubuque. Iowa, April 2S.-Fire sup
posed 10 have been OF incendiary orig
in destroyed buildings and property
worth S225.O00 here yesterday. Ar
rests are expected TO follow. The fire
was started in four separate places in
the Carr. Ryder d Adams company
lumber yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
IOWA PACKERS ARE
AGAINST INCREASE

ChieaE1. tit. April - Interior
tasa packers Uho snrgsifT Slaughter
ts per cent % th~ s.1gd011 hogs raised
TrsrtV sa f9vs asf WsD e1@p@fs with
tsr large 1arEisE eeefFFs today pre-
sraF-t teFsr 16fFrti1s t1 tEe proposed
stgsrrr 6f 9 30 eeats per trl pogrIs
ia freiEts rstes 1r rarE.aE t11sr rFpr
lsess aeG fresh arass froas ratats BE-
fwre- ere Tf5ssazra era Mississippi
rfrers rer proposed aEVsrer wogtt
arraeF s1 sore tsaa tsEtfr1 Fh01-
sast yearly ta tsess packers SAID
lV illnesses
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
HOUSE OF MICHIGAN
PASSES BOXING BILL

Lansing. Mich. April 2s.-The house
Of lords passed Senator Paul's bill Gre
atinE a state athletics association TO
control and regulate boxing in Michi-
Ean. The bill now awaits the sigma
ture of the governor. Boxing has been
illegal In Michigan. The bill Is SINH
lar 20 the Wisconsin Law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL r. VI. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Probably thunder storms this aft
ernoon. generally fair and cooler to-
night and Thursday.
Temperature at Z a. m 81. Highest
yesterday Il. Lowest last night So.
Velocity of wind at a. N. : miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at Z p. m. So. at
: n. N. So, At p. m. today IS.
Stage OF water SO, a fall OF . in
last "a hours.
J. VI. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
VAUDEVILLE TRUST Is CHARGED
Damages OF 100000 Sought by Thea
ter Agencies Against Others.

New York, April 2s.-Leading vaude-
vile booking agencies of the United
States are made defendants IN two
Sherman law suits for 100000 dam
ages filed in the federal court yes
terday
Conspiracy is charged ia the defend
ants refusal to book certain acts and
attractions offered by the plaintiffs.
The suits are brought by Charles F.
Bornhaupt and Clifford c. Fischer
against the United Booking Offices OF
America, the Central Vaudeville COM
pany, A. Paul Keith, Frederick T.
Proctor. Edward F. Albee, John J.
Murdock, Morris MeyerfeId. Jr.. and
Martin Beck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
Leon Gambetta, Torpedoed
by Austrian Ship, Sinks
in 10 Minutes.
MEN REMAIN At POST
Italian Vessels Rescue 1876
SOuls-German Fleet
in North Sea.

Paris. April =e=omclaIs The ar
rlo-rd cruiser Leon Baubrtta. cruising
5u thr entrance OF the Otrauto canal.
vas t1rpeIoed the night % April 90
81. and seat 90 the bottom iu 20 min
utrs All officers on board perished
40 their posts. one hundred thirty
six members of the crew. Including
under officers. Fcre rescued by vcs-
sells sent out by the Italian authori-
ties A list % the survivors has not
set been received
Berlin. April zs-The French ar
morcd cruiser Leon Gambctta was tor
pedoed By an Austrian submarine. ac-
eordiuE 90 news received By the over
Seas news agency. Part % the crew
vas saved
The Leon Gaubstta displaced 1915
tons and carried crew of seven %
eight hundred officers and men She
ufas built in 1903. vas fSs feet long.
20 foot beam. carried a. guns and Eve
torpedo tubes. She cost nearly six
million dollars
BrludIsi. April Is The French
cruiser Leon Gambsftn. torpedocd by
an Austrian submarine. has been run
ashore 10 is feared she may ioat
away by che next high tide.
sees g. German vessels.
Loudou. April zS-Capialn Scott %
a SerW~Elau steamer. reports the
pTrEeucr iu the North sea % q
German feet o. no less than s. vessels
90 told
--s---t vr--- ~ vrrsrf nas last come %
port. reports that while crossing the
North sea be was held up hy German
vessels After examination % hiE
papers BE- was permitted 20 proceed.
Ih~ German fleet was composed of
sIt classes from hzttisships to tor
pel8 boats. The date and Just where
be- sighted fbs feet was not am
a11aerf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
OBREGON IS CUT OFF
BY ZAPATA'S FORCES

washlsEt1s. u- O.. April =s -Zapa'a
forces. gp~rafisE behiaI General
ubFrE8e. Carraars commander 90
C-tsYa. bare cue hss rau aaI sire
eamasslesti9s sst destroyed Fs-g nf
ere way betarsa che capital ssf Vrra
Cr4z uavat West f'Frstleaf Wiisan's
bers1sst FeaFrsFstsfiEr. ts held up oH
q Frsis delayed b. Fsr break
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
yaccinate Thirty-Two on Train.

Oakland. Cal. April S.-Thirty-two
passengers on three PuIlmans of
train from the east were detained un-
til health officers vaccinated them. A
passenger who Travelled part of the
distance is believed TO have smallpox.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

Redmon. Il.-One man was serious
ly injured in a mysterious explosion
which wrecked the Christian church
here. Willis Brinkerhoff. a prominent
grain dealer. noticed a glare of light
in the basement OF the church and.
thinking the building was afre, rush
ed to the scene with pail of water
An explosion occurred Just as he
reached the basement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
INITIAL PUMP TEST
WILL BE MADE SOON

with the arrival late tomorrow or
early Friday morning OF casting. as
expected by r. ". Sharp. superintend-
ent of watcrworks. the Initial test OF
the ne~ worth!ngton pump will be
made. The device Is In readiness for
the mrs; tryou;. but for the attachment
os the casting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
No Longer Worthy.
M'CLEARY IS STILL IN
CARRANZA'S EMPLOY

Galveston, Tex, April 2S. - Philip
McClearly, newspaper man, recently
reported sentenced TO death by Car
rama, has arrived here from Vera
Cruz He says he has had no trouble
with the Carranza government and is
still employed in its news service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
Moline Man Arrested in AIedo.
Especial TO The Argus.)

tSpecial TO Ihe ArguS-)
Aledo. Ill. April 2s.-John Tucker
claiming Moline as his home. and be-
heved demented. was arrested here TO-
day on complaint of Mrs NJ C. Sum
mers, who charged he had been an
noying her children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

Van VIE had been in Kenosha since
last Friday. He declared he was seek
ing to discover his identity and
went by the name OF John Kennedy" E"
He went TO Milwaukee last night and
said he Intended seeking the girl to
whom be was 10 have been married.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars; Mars, Saturn. Morn
ing stars: Venus. Mercury. Jupiter
spica OF constellation Virgo in merid-
ian shout II p. n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28
Philip White, $4,000 a Year
Manager, ADMITS He's
Highwayman.
SENSATION FOR COURT
Tears Lodge Button From
His Coat-His Accom-
plice Follows Suit.

New York, April 2S.-Philip White.
$4,000 a year manager Of the Masury
Paint company, Brooklyn, on trial as
the leader OF a band of highway men
who held up his employers bank mes
sengers and robbed them OF $4,000 a
year ago. rose from a chair in court
today. stretched his arms toward Jus
tice AspinaI and exclaimed: stop.
am guilty. want 10 confess my guilt
before God and the world"
A court room scene seldom eQualed
in the annals of New York jurisprud-
snce ensUed.
Il have lived two lives. a decent one
and as a highwaymau,' said White.
L hope God viii forgive me and that
I may live long enough to make resti-
tuition" He reached TO his coat lapel
and fumbled with a gold button in the
button hole, the insignia of his mem
bership in a fraternal order.
No Longer Worthy.
And / surrender my membership
in the Mystic Shrine he continued.
tearing the button loose. I no longer
am worthy 70 remain a Shriner"
He asked no cIemency. When he
sat down, beside his long time friend.
James Clinn, auditor Of the Hackett
& Wiihelms company. who was on
trial on the same charge. Clinn arose
and said. 4 wish to plead guilty. too"
The jury was dismissed. Sentence
was postponed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

teri5a Ssrif 81 =Na over seas
as~s sEsaeY aispafch saws Tara
p trooss have r-Dufss,4 soar tsasisx
es'scsaerss % allies on Caili9oit
p-niassia Nokanns,ssn Frsnea
.'pops tsadinE wtsh a Frvaes elststea
ssssrteG % tns Tsrxa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
Evening star., 1915-11-21

nOWN in the South Sea Islands,
where the people really don't care
whether they get their costumes wet
or not (since the costumes consist of blue
hair ribbon and string of pearl beads),
there is very popular sport called surf
riding"
To surf-ride, one provides himself with
a long board weighing about a hundred
and fifty pounds and shaped after the
fashion Of cigar.
Thus equipped, the rider wades out
beyond the line of breakers and waits
for particularly strong and high wave
to come along. At precisely the right
moment, he launches himself on the
wave, and is propelled at terrific speed
Evening star., 1915-11-21

away up on the beach. On shallow
shore, where the surf reaches far out, one
may often ride several hundred yards in
this way, and the sensation is said to be
wonderful.
Beginners are satisfied, or should be,
with lying full length on the board; but
no such simple plan suffices the expert
enced rider. He must kneel, stand up
right, or balance on his head; and in any
of these positions it requires fine sense
of equilibrium to avoid spill
The sport so long popular in the South
Seas has come into vogue in California.
The picture shows Vance Vieth, of Los
Angeles, standing on his head with his
feet in the air.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for November FL, 1918
Successful Though Rich
By ALBERT W. ATWOOD

HAVE read in the papers about the
immense profits made by the du Pont
Powder Company since the war
started" writes a young man; "but what
want to know is this: Did the du Points
inherit the business or did they not? l
don't see why these men shouldget somuch
credit if they were born rich. Do you think
there is any such chance for young men
who have nothing to start WITH"
1t is quite true that the du Points in
herited the powder business, and that it
has been family affair for long time.
But it is great achievement for any FAM
lily to keep business going successfully
without the incentive of poverty. Be-
sides, the most successful member of the
family was not born to the business.
Strangely enough, he was not even born
rich.
T. Coleman du Pont, who recently sold
out his controlling interest in the powder
business to his cousins to become the
owner of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, was not born to great wealth at
all. His father discovered that there was
not enough room in the business for all the
younger members of the family, and went
to Louisville, Kentucky, to enter the trade
of paper-making. There Coleman du Pont
was born; and, while his father was able to
give him good technical education and
start him in the coal business, Coleman
would never have become the powerful
factor he is in American business life if he
had not had great energy and ability
So successful was he in operating coal
and iron mines that in 1902, when all the
older du Points had either died or petered
out, until there was little ability left, some
one suddenly suggested. "Why, there is
Cousin Coleman out in Kentucky. Perhaps
he could be induced to take an interest.
The powder trade was at low ebb.
The railroads were charging enormous
freight rates to carry high explosives.
Express companies would not carry them
at all if there was any way of getting out
of it. Coleman du Pont sized up the stu
alton. He saw that freight rates must be
eliminated. So new factories, small ones,
We're dotted all over the country, in twen-
ty-two States. Orders were filed from