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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02

the upper EGt1 HdA4 tSfi4%t 49,
envelope or parcel Tags should
rot be used for addressing except
wnen unavoidable Because Of
earelessness in addressing and
preparing matter for mailing. OF
failure Of sender to place his name
and address On il. many thousands
OF letters and other pieces Of mail
which cannot be delivered or re
turned to the sender are each year
sent 10 the division OF dead letters.
The department urgently requests
the public to exercise the greatest
possible care to see that mali is
sufficiently and correctly address
ed. DO not omit street and NUM-
Der.
Sending Of parcels by means OF
stickers or otherwise will subject
the parcel TO letter rate Of post
age. Stiekers placed over the
string so that the parcel cannot
be opened without breaking the
seal, 0r so placed as to seal the
parcel against inspection. VIII
cause the package 10 be rated at
the letter rate Of postage, Par
cells for dispatch at the parcel post
rate Of postage must be unsealed.
Do not enclose correspondence in
the parcels a short Christmas
greeting IS permissible Lids on
wooden boxes may be nailed or
screwed. provided they can be
easily removed
Mail your Christmas cards ear
ly Thus avoid disappointment
by reason Of failure OF friends to
receive your greetings until after
the holiday Better 10 have them
arrive ahead Of time than late
Fragile and perishabie articles,
which are easily broken. must be
wrapped very securely, and such
parcels should be plainly marked
fragile glass or otherwise
designated as the case may be. to
indicate nature Of contents. Avoid
the use Of frail pasteboard boxes
as a means Of protection against
breakage: they are easily crushed
and unsafe. Perishabie articles
cannot be accepted unless it is
reasonably certain that they viii
reach destination in good c0udi-
ton. aud must be marked per
ishable."
Insurance Of Parcel Pest Mat
ter Contents may be insured
against loss upon payment Of 3
cents for value not exceeding IS;
5 cents for value not exceeding
SOS; 10 cents for value not ex-
. ceeding $50, and 25 cents for val
ue not exceeding 500, in addition
to the postage, if mailed at the
postofilce or at postal station
Usefulness Of Parcel Post. The
domestic parcel post offers a
quick, convenient, efficient and
economical means Of transporting
maiIabIe parcels to any postoffice
in the United States or its posses
sions Parcels are delivered to
the addressee in the cities or Oh
rural routes
Place of Mailing, Parcel post
matter may be mailed at the post
Office up 10 p. m, on any week
day, and at any of the postal sta
tons located throughout Rock Is
land, including Sears Station
HARRY 2. SIMPSON,
Postmaster.
During the rush, q bureau Of info
nation will be established in the pos
Office lobby, and other plans have bet
perfected through the reorganizatiC
of the parcel post division. TO faci
tate the handling Of Christmas pac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02
Denies Dishonesty.

These moneys were appropriated
by the committee honestly. efficiently
and without waste; and not a penny
went TO any member of the committee
or TO the relative of any member ex-
cept for actual expenses.
Anyone who intimates that in even
the smallest detail there was the
slightest irregularity or the remotest
resort to trickery is either misinform-
ed or actuated by malice. revenge or
ia desire to prevent the publication of
the committees report"
Discussing the attack Lieutenant
Governor O'Hara said
If the courts should hold that this
money had been Illegally appropriated
lit shall be returned. The friends Of
the commission would see to that, al
though I doubt if all members of the
commission have the money. All Of
lit has either been spent or contracted
for -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02
Repeats Previous Charges.

The bill repeats charges previously
made regarding expenditures for Incl
dental expenses of the assembly, the
purchase of second hand typewriter
by Lewis G. Stevenson, secretary of
state for $50, the hiring and paying OF
employees for the Forty-ninth general
assembly, and then prays an injunc-
ton to restrain payment of vouchers
not already disposed Of but on file in
the offices Of the auditor, the treasurer
and the secretary of state. The court
rs asked also to command Auditor
Brady and Treasurer Russell to re-
turn to the treasury the sums which
they are alleged to have paid unlaw-
fully.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-02

During the rush, q bureau Of infor-
nation will be established in the post
Office lobby, and other plans have been
perfected through the reorganization
of the parcel post division, 10 facili-
tate the handling Of Christmas pack
ages
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
Wife of Motor Magnate
Gives Money to Keep
1t Going
MISS SHELLEY
TO REMAIN HERE
Nj me. S C n wi m m e r
Leaves for East to
See President

Mrs Henry Ford has added her
name To the list OF active peace ad-
vocates by taking upon herself the
responsibility of financing Miss
Rebecca Shelley, manager Tor Nine.
Rosika Schwimmer during her ar
dent campaign for congress of
neutral nations, which she is making
in this city. Miss Shelley has still
much TO do here, a new organization
OF citizens having been formed to
carry on the work, and she will be
a guest in the Hotel Statler for as
long as the work requires her pres
ence, at Mrs. Ford's expense.
Saturday noon Miss Shelley and
Louis p. I.ochner took luncheon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford in the Ford plant
ard further discussed the matter.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ford are con
vinced that Nine. Schwimmer's is
the most feasible and practical
plan yet proposed for peace.
Nine. Schwimmer left for
York Friday afternoon. after spend
ing the day with Mrs. Ford at Dear
born. She is to see President Viii.
son -Fridax--
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
Germany Sent $750,000
to Equip Sea Raiders
From n. Y.
BIG SENSATION
is PROMISED
Startling Development
Promised for Trial,
Monday

NEW YORK, Nov. Sensation.
al disclosures were promised by
federal officials today when the
trial of indicted Ham burg American
line officials begins Monday.
The governments evidence. II was
said. probably will bring into the
case the name not only of Capt.
Boy-Ed attache OF the German EN-.
bassy. but other Teuton'c reprcsen.
-tHrtves fITre whose names have not
previously been mentioned in e.
legged neutrality violations
Counsel for the Hamburg-Amcri-
can officials has formally conceded
Capt. Boy-Eds participation in the
plans TO furnish supplies to German
commerce raiders from New York.
District Attorney Marshall said.
The defense has admitted Marshall
asserted. that s750,000 was sent here
from Germany TO carry oft the plan
and that Boy-Ed was called into con-
ference while details were being
mapped ont.
Federal agents let II he known
today that for several weeks their
every move has been shadowed by
secret service agents presumably OF
foreign powers. DIR. Gorlcar, former
Austrian consul at San Francisco,
who made important revelations 10
tho government. has also been under
the supervision OF "shodowers," II
was stated
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
One Recaptured, Other
Three Still AT
Large
USE ROPE MADE
OF CLOTH STRIPS
Guard Fires But Misses
Fleeing Pris-
0ners

JACKSON. Mich Nov 2O.-Four
convicts escaped last night by
climbing the north wall of the
prison They were
Fred Brown, alias Lewis Locke,
IS. Negro sentenced from Cal
houn county in 1903 ~ serve from
five 20 Is years for burglary: lee
Taylor. a Negro, AZ. sentenced from
Bcrrien county In 1906. to serve
from seven and onc-half to / 3 years
for robbery. Ross Abs, 26. son
fenced from st Clair county last
August To serve from two and one
half 10 FIVE years for larceny, and
Frank Wilhelm, %, received from
Rerrien county in 1911 to serve five
to 3 years for burglary.
Ahbs was captured near Rives
Junction ~ midnight by Deputy
Sheriff Leeks 4 guard fired on
Them MT missed
The men who were employed in
the brick plant, used rope made
OF strips Of torn cloth 10 scale the
wall
One hundred dollars reward Is
offered for the return of each man.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20

Circuit Judge George p. Codd has
under consideration the unusual
question of whether or not a woman
or man may obtain decree of di.
torce without appearing in person
before the court The question arose
in the case OF Adelaide vs. Hamil'
ton Gillespie The husband is not
contesting the suit.
Mrs. Gillespie is with her mother.
in London. Eng. She went there
after separating from her husband.
in February. 1914 From Decem-
Der, 1912, until that time, she al
leges, she lived under the same roof
with her husband and their child.
Dorothy, five years old, but she did
not speak TO him.
Attorneys for the woman appear
ed before Judge Codd. They de-
clared they had witnesses TO prove
all the charges made by Mrs. Gil
lespie in her bill of complaint, and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
Statesman Tells Bank
ers Wars End Will
Bring Crisis
COUNTRY SHOULD
PREPARE FOR 1T
Makes But Slight Ref
erence to His Can
didacy
-Ex-sENATOR BURTON.

Whatever may come will be un-
sought my me-" was remark made.
Friday night, by former Senator The
odore E Burton, oi Ohio, whose
name has been frequently mention.
ed as Republican presidential
nomination possibility The sena-
tor added that he has made no cam
paign as yet, but he intimated
strongly that his derby is in the
ring.
The senator's visit 10 Detroit was
devoid OF political significance. He
came TO address the Bankers club
on the Aftermath of the war"
Senator Burton predicts world
crisis at the close OF the European
war, and that America, when the
war order" prosperity OF the coun-
try comes TO a close, will face ter.
rife economic and commercial strug-
gle. A regeneration OF patriotism
Is necessary that the country may
successfully grapple with the giant
tContinued on Page ren).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
Petition Railway Com
missiOners to Submit
Feasible Plan
WOULD TAKE OVER
ALL NEW TRACKS
Say ID. u. X. Should
Vacate Where Rights
Have Expired

The municipal ownership commit
Tee. membt OF Which made an ac-
tive campaign to defeat the propos-
ed street car purchase plan. is now
preparing TO present to the street
railway commission a petition, ask
ing that the commission proceed to
carry out the will of the people by
submitting for general discussion a
feasible and practicable plan for the
construction OF a street railway sys-
tenn. It is suggested by the com
mittee that the city Immediately ac-
quire title TO all the tracks laid by
the D. u. X. under the day-to-day
agreement of Aug. Z, and to recover
possession Of all the streets or parts
of streets in which the company's
franchises have expired. Provisions
for arbitrating labor disputes, and
for making more certain the validity
of street railway bond issues, II is
suggested, should be Incorporated
along with other reforms In a revis-
ed municipal ownership plan.
The petition. as drafted by spe-
cial subcommittee, follows:
To the Honorable. the Board OF
street Railway commissioners. De-
troit. Michigan.
Gentlemen--Wc the undersigned,
citizens Of Detroit. respectfully call
your attention 20 the fact, that on
April :. 1913. the people voted more
than four TO one in favor OF Mu-
nicipal street Car system. More than
two years and half has elapsed and
the city has not acquired a foot OF
street railway track We do not
need TO discuss the past, but respect
fully and urgently ask you TO pro-
ceed promptly 10 carry out the will
Of the people. And to that end ask
you to adopt the following plan Of
action
First. To prepare and publish for
public discussion and suggestions
your recommendation for complete
and practicable street railway sys-
TEN, taking into consideration the
future growth OF Detroit. as well as
It's present needs. and. after having
had the benefit OF such public dis
cussion. to adopt the best possible
tContinued on Page Ten.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
Wells Fargo Express
Co. RObbed-Inside
Job, Say Police
SAMUEL GULL
is SUSPECTED
Said Only One
Who Knows the Com
binati0n

With between $500 and $500 mis-.
sing from an inner cash drawer.
a safe in the Offices of the Wells
Fargo Express Co, at No &C Wash.
ington-blvd.. was found open at Z
o'clock. Saturday morning. An early
investigation of the theft by De.
tectives Roche and Boersig dis
closed that evidence pointed 20 an
inside" Job. and Samuel Gun, 80
years old, of No. 4e1 Thirdave., who
has been employed as clerk by the
company, for the last II wears. was
arrested, charged With grand lar
ceny.
When Gull reached the Office
shortly before O'Clock, according
to his story, told to reporters at the
once shortly after the theft wns
discovered. he found the rear door
OF the ONCE open. A heavy iron
bar on the inside had been re-
moved.
Gull, given grilling examination
before lIeut. Emory Brooks, I'm
headquarters. maintained that he
tContinued on PAGE Ten.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20

Beginning on Monday there will
) be az aosQ|qtly rsid enforcement
: ofgNppR g;l75. gfe1be iraiie lsNaS.,,4l
.irasss*s & ", siiery in NJ down
town district
That as the first direct result OF
the campaign Tor safer streets that
has been wagei 'he last few weeks.
Two towing cars are TO be put into
service by the police department,
and tNo motorcycle men detached
from other duty Tho moment a re
port Is received az headquarters of
IA car standing in n safety zone or
any other spot where parking rs pro-
hihited. violating the time limit or
in any other way breaking the safe
~ ordinance men viii be dispatched
10 the scene.
Wen NOT Only tow those cars in. ="
declared Police Commissioner Giles
pie To the motorists al the Wolver
ine Automobile CLUB banquet, Friday
night. but We viii tow them so far
It will be several hours before their
owners find them"
The thing that is responsible for
the commissioners decision is the
formation among members OF the
Wolverine Automobile club OF what
practically amounts 20 vigilance
committee on safety.
Tho names of $50 motorists are SO
FIR included IN the membership list
of this committee. ana there Will be
several hundred more names added.
Each member of this committee
Will be sworn In as o volunteer spe.
cia' irafic officer I'm the records
cf the police department the special
cfncers will be- known by number
only Their duties will be two-fold
Fret. 70 obey tie traffic laws strict
ly themselves, and second. 80 report
Immediately every law violation
which they SEQ
These reports viii he made by
number only and will be the basis
Hrst. Of police department repri-
mand 10 the vio'ator. and second ot
n police department. record OF the
violation
with tho average driver who gets
n little caroless a notification from
the police department that his care
lessneSs has been observed and re
ported will be a great memory boost
er for tho next time
As n Is conceded on Sn hands
that half the accidents will stop II
the occasional carclessncss OF the
ordinarily careful driver can be
curbed. q iot o' Improvement Is ex-
pected through tho work Of the
Vigilance committee
But for tho persistent violator.
tCortInrcd on pnge Tenl.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
{. ]. SHOWER
SUCCUMBS

Edward J. Snover, treasurer Of
owen n Co. since the Organization
OF that well-known house furnish
ings hrm. died Saturday morning, In
the family home. No. a. Blaine-ave.
Mr. Snover was born in Romeo.
Mich, 90 years ago and graduated
from tho engineering department OF
the University of Michigan in the
class Of L. In college, ne won the
coveted VI" and stood high ia ath-
letics
In 1889 Mr.. Snover married Miss
Eva Haynes, OF Cold water, who
survives him. together With two
daughters Miss Alice Snover and
Mrs. J 4. Mcdonald Other rela-
tlves are a brother. Horace G.. SNOW
er. Port Huron. and two sisters. Mrs.
Frank +. Scott, Romeo, and Mrs.
Charles VI. Toekles. Detroit
Mr.. Shower belonged 20 the Board
of Commerce. Detroit Athletic club.
Fellovcraft club and Ingleside club.
and was a member Of Romeo lodge.
F & A. NJ, knights Templar. Mich
igau Sovereign oonsistcly and Mos
lem temple.
Arrangements tor the funeral have
not been made
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
ITALIANS GAIN AGAIN !
IN GORITz CAMPAIGN: l
CITY FIRED BY SHELLS
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinityi Saturday
night, partly cloudy and slightly
COLDER sunday. colder, fresh 10 strong
southwest 10 west winds.
Lower MichlHant Partly cloudy ON
Saturday y -asad-s.sdsyr yr-exseps-
nurrfes In northwest shores and In
northeast portion.
Upper Lakes Fresh 20 strong west
winds over superior, north Michigan
and northern Huron tonight, coatin-
ufng sunday moderate winds over
south Michigan and south Huron !
snow hurries along north portions of
Michigan and Huron, elsewhere cIoady
weather.
Lower Lakes Fresh 90 strong
west winds tonight and sundays rain
probably turning 60 snow along the
lakes.
Highest temperature this date In
past AZ years. 02 In IOi3g lowest, II
I'm 1850.
One year ago todayi Highest tenn
perature, Isl lowest, 10, mean. 2Ot
cloudy weather with .03 inch Of snow
The sun sets sa,urasy az a sds "a. M
=. zrs riser, s"adsy~r, : .2s n s-s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
DETROIT WOMAN IN ENGLAND
SEEKS DIVORCEHERE WITHOUT
APPEARING BEFORE COURT

said they could present the plain
tiff's testimony in the form OF "A
deposition.
Judge Codd declFred that he did
not believe the granting of decree
under such circumstances should be
allowed, as ii would set bad prece-
dent and open the doors to the di-
vorce court wider than ever. In
such cases, he explained. women
could start suit for divorce, leave
this state or the country and obtain
DEGREES without presenting their
testimony in person.
Mrs. Gillespie's attorneys present
ed a supreme court decision, APPROX
ing Of the granting of a decree 10 a
woman on a cross-bill when the wo-
man did not appear in person, al
though her husband did. In view
of this decision, Judge Codd decid.
ed to give the case further consid-
Grafton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
BY UNITED PRESS.

VIENNA, (yia Berlin. Amsterdam
and London). Nov 20.--Goritza II
burning in many places today. The
Italians nave thrown 5000 shells
into the town. Many of the inhab-
itants have been killed The prop
erty damage Is enormous.
From military standpoint, how
ever, the Italians have accomplished
little. The Austrians firmly hold all
their original positions and are re-
pulsing attack after attack.
The bridgehead ia particular has
been under an incessant BON bard
ment for many DAYS. Guns of every
caliber have been directed against
IL.
The increased intensity of the
Goritz attack has been an incentive
to renewed Italian assault all
along the Isonzo line. Bverywhere
the Austrians are holding their
own.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
City Girl Makes
Good as Farm.
HouSekeeper

CHICAGO. Nov 20.-Ten weeks
ago. Mary Smith. firing of the rattle
Of the elevated and the monotony OF
the bright lights in Chicago. accept
cd position az $4,000 housekeep-
er" for Uncle Jimmie" Pankhurst at
Amboy. i'll. She said she wanted A
home and a try at the COWS and
chickens" life. With the job went
an inheritance of $4,000.
Today Uncle Jimmie" and his
wife. Aunt Louisa" announced
Miss Smith the greatest little farm
keeper ever, and added another ci-
pher TO the part Of the Pankhurst
fortune she will receive.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
"BOS" CONDUCT
FUNERAL OF
"DR. HENSLEY"
Rn ttNLrED PRESS.

CHICAGO. Nov 20-Members of
the Hohoes union today conducted
the funeral of OR Allyn Hensley,"
phantom bridegroom OF Miss Julia
Choate Crumley, Of Atlanta. Ga. Jen
Davis. king OF the hoboes. prest-
dent of the union, was the chief
mourner The unions proposal To
take him 10 the cemetery on a
freight train. with so !'bos" riding
the bumpers. was rejected. Davis
said a thimble and thread found on
the body told him "Hensley" was a
member Of the union.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20
Harvard, Too, Makes
Last Minute Change
in Battle Front
$4,000 WILL SEE
GRID CLASS
Crimson Favored In,
Betting At 8 to 10
Odds
By FRED S. FERGUSON

SOLDIERS FlELIJ, CAMBRIDGE,
Mass, Nov. 20.-Both Harvard aud
rare went iproxHe easfS" "aHnpa
blue ribbon football game this af-
ternoon with unexpected changes in
their lineup. Cowan will replace
Taylor at guard for the Crimson.
while Allen. a substitute, will be at
end in place OF Wiedeman, for Yale.
c. Sheldon will replace Gates at
tackle for the Blue. The lineup:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20

Wireless Says Italian
Ship Is Pursued BY
U-BOat
By UNITED PRESS.

PARIS. Nov. 20 destruction OF
the Italian steamship Verona by a
U.boat is feared today following re-
vessel saying she was being pursued
by submarine at the moment the
message was flashed.
Tho Verona Was uff the Mediter-
ranean coast OF Spain and the wire.
less. received on .Majorca island,
WAS relayed to Madrid whence the
news was received
The Verona is of s,26l tons and
sails from Genoa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-20

Team average Neight--HarVurd.I IFS
pounds; line. Is8 l-z; backhelh. I63a4
tale, isl pounds; line. 1s2 6-7I back
field, I77A.
oiaeial--Referee. Nathan r.. Tufts.
Hrown' umpire, David Fuitx. Brow !
field judge. Carl Williams, PennnyI-
vaaiai head Huesman, William ".
Morice, Pennsylvania.
railroads and motor highways
poured thousands into Boston and
Cambridge today for the big game.
which Is as usual the football clas-
sic of the year.
Win coaches and trainers hover
I ing near, the two teams were Sc
cludcd III suburban hotels, receiving
hnal Instructions. Though no cham
! pionship is at stake, and both com
J batants Lave been soundly licked
! earlier in the year, a fight from
| WHISTLE 10 whistle was, promised In
/ the Stadium this afternoon.
/ The old Yale bulldog spirit as
serted itself last Saturday against
( Princeton The well-oiled. smooth
running Harvard machine was new
er better oiled or rolling along more
smoothly II is, therefore, TO be q
night between team with a newly
discovered power and an organized
confident body that depends on its
work as a unit and the precision of
/ Eddie Mahans toe TO carry 1t to
victory.
Fifty thousand John Harvards
and Eli Yales and families are ex-
pected to be packed in the Stadium
when the teams take the field at 2
o'clock IIotelsain Boston are over
flowing All night long automobile
parties hustled along the roads lead
ing TO Cambridge. and today thou.
sands of others Fundamentally
ON trains and hurried to beauty
parlors TO restore their youth. lost
during valuable part of their life
time spent upon rattlers, making
delayed steals into town.
Harvard was the favorite in such
betting as was going on about ho
tel lobbies and in clubs during the
morning Eight TO 10 Is being OF.
fercd that the bulldogs bark at
Princeton will prove 10 be worse
than his lite at the Crimson. AS
the morning wore on and tales OF
great form shown by the Blue In
practice began TO circulate. odds be
gan TO shuttle around ana oy noon
II was predicted betting would be an
even money proposition.
The weather and condition Of the
playing field had big influence on
tho betting. The rain came down
In torrents yesterday and the field
vas young lake last night. To
day, however, the sun was on the
job ard a brisk wind helped 10 dry
NJ the soft spots.
-'~'eurreT conditions were general
/ ly ideal There was hardly a cloud
in the sky and just enough zip in
the air To make it real football
! day.
Harvard this afternoon will try 10
break the record Yale holds against
her of never having permitted the
Crimson to score a touchdown
against her In the Stadium. Har-
ward has beaten the Blue I'm the
Stadium but once. That was via the
sir route with Charley Brickley as
the scoring machine.