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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-14
II. VI. SCHRIFER,
Former Mayer


H. tha -,--.-- 30 -. t-t-- ---. 49,
/ - |
"AelDef 1Ae former IS repealed oE the
latter or not thar the former statute
should be upheld and given force r~-
less the latter conflicts with or is ~a-
Dugnant thereto This court holds
I thaaa TWO laws r7rrzr he y.rr.s7Fa~za ANA
( determined as IN r-harhar ar mar tho
zt9t,ta ,of 1850 ror a3r+s .r,,ft- .,,- 5e ~,
nngrart to r,a st7+,,+, -f 1870 E..
determination af r1fz rraztfon t-.e
words conflict and sranguna7r moan
1.-THE same thing THE ql,a=ffar faa7 is .
Wherein 50 r1-,a,- .rg9as-+. .,. ..r7 If -6.--
fo7 Section o of the o;tr and e.ftIsgs
.ar+ of 1879 i'm a-,},s-erss fs a. -,rr-.,,-g.
..Teha+ anv frrarn7~4sra af+- VILLAGE rr
town NAV BIZ annexed fa another in
eorD0rared cffv. VILLAGE 7r town r-
ordinance passed bv a rzro--rfr7s vote
of ali the aldermen or trustees of es-,
CORPORATION aazfrsrr annexation MN
rfdinr srrh anraxarfon shan NOT azr--+
or inpatr anv rights on liabilities a+t-a-
I'm favor of o~ AGAINST arr4 rc-rors-
tt8re. etc. fra maxine aar7 aoravetfor
the corporation so uniting NAV r,v 7-zf-
nance fix the terms of the annexation
which shall have The force and effect
or a binding contract ur0vf5a5 hou--
ever. that no su-h ordinance saz1r aa
Of anv binding force or effect unfit sinh
mstted to q vote of the legal voters IF
such cftv. town or village at general
election thereof ana a5or-es nv ma
4orsrv of All raa voters z---s-sz tF,.r.s,,-
at such election notice Of witch sr5rf
be given AT the same time and f7 r1a
same manner as required fer the cleo
rion Of the officers of such town or
village; and provided. also. that the
vote shall be by ballot which snail he
For Union Ordinance or Against
Union Ordinance and shall be Pcs
ceived and canvassed. atc.
Section ! Of the statute Of 1889 pro.
vtdes in substance, that when an in I
corp0rared city. town or village adj /
joins another Incorporated city. town .
or village it may be annexed thereto in /
the manner following that is to say. /
A petition shall be presented to the
judge of the county court of the county (
such village is situated asking .
that the question of annexation be subj
mitted TO the legal voters Of the Will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-14


voters the right to initiate +ha nroraad-
ing av fling q petition with the nudge
of tae county eorrr bafnr signed Nv
the requisite number, and then such
court shall cali an election which
shall he voted upon nv the legal voters
of the respective mathematics and
then that vote determines the anne,a
tion. and. unlike section .. the statute
lays down the procedure to he followed
then with reference to assets. iiabiI-
tiles. etc. affecting both rnunicfDali-
ties Section . gives the iniatfve to The
rpsuective courrfIe mr. +-Ye+aae which,
later must be approved by the peoDIe.
the law Of 1889 gives the initiative to
the people. which must he submitted
TO a vote of -ha naonla ras a~s+
gives the powar Of contract 10 tr,, re-
speetive councils or trustees which
must be approved bv the naonia. +ba
latter act laws down g ruIa nj o~o4a6
urs which cannot he davia+ad from,
hence IL is fba fr6gnarr og +;7f- court
that the acts i'm no wise ro1ffrt
What has bear said relative +c +ha
construction o4 eAc+jo~, % IF +1a Inn. ne
1872 and the law If 1850 -b,,z ea- a.,
plies equally to all three Meas fled Nv
respondent.
The further question Is raised IN,
the demurrer to rha FIRST nTas in +bfs
fbatrba nlaa does NOT sbg,r -t,. .s,v,e,,
alton of relators, and others, ,,ro,,,+..
to tine village of Sears This L. oor~ect
and q prone. plea. i'm The oni1ior, o+
this court. should have SET for+r in
detail the annexation Of REALTORS, and
others pronarfv ~ +rs ,-;1f,o- ~
Sears Hence far This reazo,, ~ rr.--
Is bad.
Manner Of Voting T-Dbald
eft is nex- r~rad -b,+ s+L, t-r,-. /
used and the manner of -o+i,,, 49, +
the question of annexation If sgt+
village of Sears to the resDo7dan- cfrv
of Rock Island. was NOT in form ana /
manner prescribed nv Sertio, 7e os
Article s. Chapter as. Revised etst,,+a.
of Illinois, This r,,as+;r,, -
three pleas filed bv +ha rf+r s~5 H.
given more trouble TO arrive a. . nm
olusion than AM tho ra1,s{r,,7,- - 49,,
questions This court boe 80 -
.ofore thai Section . ~ a., - go
relative in cities and ,-1II.l-az
repealed by the law of 1850 P,,t ;+5s
further c9ntendad Inv tho rela+o~s 49,
The provision for rhe aIaotio~ or4 80 80
.orm of ballot provided for in sact{or
OF the act of 1879 IS repealed bv Sec
ion Is of Article s OF the general a1ar-
ion law. more commonly called tho
Australian ballot svstan, and council
or realtors insists strenoYs1v thar oTr
court decisions bear our that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-14
PLEASED WITH THE
ANNEXATION RULING

] am very much grafifjed st the
ruling Of the court The commits
sion has felt reasonably sure OF its
ground since election day. The
commission is committed 70 the
work Of carrying cut the peoples
viii. Rock Island is growing and
expanding and must be permitted
to grow and expand. This is Just
another instance OF the tendency
OF courts TO obey the voice of tire
people.
MAYOR WI. WCOE0CHIE.
/ have felt from the first we
would have no trouble with the an
nexation proceedings. especially
after the curative act was passed,
which wiped away every form Of
technicality that could be raised.
The voice Of the people as express
cd at the polls settled the pr0p0-
sition. The legislature. which rep
resents the people, sustained the
voice beyond any question. Rock
Island has won the greatest
achievement it has ever undertak-
en-. Let the town grow, sag we,
oil Of as,
III. VI. SCHRIFER,
Former Mayer.
The people Of Sears are tiCkIed
10 death with the decision. The
people out here knew what they
were doing when they voted 10 be
annexed TO Rock Island. They do
not want to be separated from the
new family relation, but want 10
have q part in the development of
a bigger and better Rock Island.
6. D. FISHER.
President Southwest Improvement
Association.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
REMARKABLE INVEN
TON.
Puts Gasoline Engines In Crude Oil
Glass in Fuel Cost

Glass in Fuel Cost.
The availability Of liquid fuel for
an internal combustion engine is de-
termined by its specific gravity. which
is usually tested by a hydrometer, the
Baume scale being generally used.
Gasoline engines require fuels from
say 40 to y degrees. Low degree fuel
engines (hot ball type) from "a to 40,
tops and solar oils. Crude oil engines
Diesel type) down to IA degrees.
Refined fuels (RasOline) cost about
bTice as much as semi-refined fuels
such as solar oils and California tops,
anC these in turn about twice as much
as crude oils, which are unrefined.
Volatile fuels such a gasoline are ig-
nited by an electric spark, and require
a low compression which in turn per-
mits their use in a light design. low
cost ($l5 to $25 per horse power motor
or engine Clearly then where saving
in installation cost is imperative the
ideal power generator is the low cost
reliable gasoline or distillate engine, so
equipped that it viii successfully op-
crate on cheap low degree solar oil or
tops
This problem has peen successfully
solved and DON A. CARPENTER & CO,
303 San Francisco Street of this City,
are furnishing gasOline-distillate en-
gines equipped for burning low degree
cheap fuels. Further, any standard
gasoline engine can be equipped by the
CARPENTER co, for using low degree
fuels, thereby greatly reducing the cost
of opera ton.-Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

inc 81 votes, viii cast its entire vote for
EI Paso, and practical assurances OF a
like nature have been received from
Waco.
Laughlin to Advertise e. Paso.
William Laughlin will be in charge
of the advertising Of FL Paso at the
convention. He has secured a large
amount of advertising matter from the
chamber Of commerce and will also dis
tribute the programs of events that wiz
be held here in entertaining the con-
vention next year.
The trip is in charge of H. R. McCli1-
took, chairman of the "On to Waco"
delegation. A. Z. Rowlands will nave
charge of the songs and stunts.
A list of those who will probably
make the trip is as follows: Claiborne
Adams, A. E. Rowiands, Paul Atkinson.
William VI. LaueAlin, A. J. Fraser,
Henry Welsch. j. I. W. Polk, J. L. Mon
roe, J. A Chiffon, H. Il. McClntock and
Frederic Duck.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
rockefeller 5R. EXPLAINS GIFTS

made has not been mentioned. 1t has
cost so far $24,0OO,OO0 and has over
5000 students, from AZ states, 1888 of
whom are men from the industries,
trying to improve their conditions.
Cares for widows Money.
Another department, which Mr.. Car
negie said he mentioned reluctantly and
because consideration had led him to
believe it would be better to make no
expressions whatever was described
as follows:
after retiring from business 1 soon
found that the widows of friends who
passed away were SOrely troubled how
hest to secure the safety of funds left
to them. 1 volunteered to accept the
money Of one widow, giving her my
note for the amount and agreeing TO
pay percent a year. The relief she
felt was so surprising that L cOntin-
ued doing this as other dear friends
passed away, until the number of de-
positors has now reached las, with a
total of S5,137,394 in deposits 1 donot
know of any service to widows which
brings such relief. OF course the de-
pOSits and securities are regularly eN-
amined by a representative of the state
department Of bankingi Six percent
is higher rate than banks would pay,
but / feel justified in being so lib
eraL
Pays Pensions to ISL.
Il confess to being greatly surprised
to learn within the last few days that
I have no less than 481 pensioners on
my list, receiving a total of S214,954 a
year. These pensions are confined to
the widows. This fund also has been
kept secret hitherto, but your call for
a statement of all foundations seems to
embrace this.
1.-THE complete statement UP to the
close of last year shows that the total
of our foundations and gifts amounts
to 1924, 1893.
1--WE have six foundations. but I
understand that three only of these
have been called upon to answer Ques-
tiOns. If at any time you wish to call
the heads Of the other foundations or
to ask further questions they will be
most happy to respond. We have moth
ling to conceal"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
GALES BURNS BRIDGES;
WOULD KILL RAILROAD MEN

Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 6.-TO enforce
his recent embargo on the shipment OF
food and merchandise into the country
of Aqua Prieta, Gen. p. Elias Gales,
the Carranza commander opposite
here, burned a number or bridges on
the Nacozari railroad today Three
hundred Americans, living in the cOun-
try southwark, which is controlled by
the MaytOrena factions, are now cut
supplies.
Carranza officials at Aqua Prieta
announced today that sentence of death
Ior having aided MaytOrena in various
ways had been passed upon G. Krohn,
Of the Southern Pacific of Mexico; 0.
NJ. Saunders, Naco agent of the com
pany, and two other Americans. AS
they are in territory controlled by May
torena,. none of the men is in immediate
danger.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
Elder John D. Is a Willing
Witness Before Industrial
Relations Board.

New York, Feb 6.-Some Of the de-
tails OF his philanthropies We're ex-
planned to the federal industrial rela-
tions commission Friday by John d.
Rockefeller ST., who appeared before
the commission with a typewriter list
OF questions and answers and demand
Ell to be heard. 1t was found later
that arrangements had been made for
receiving Mr. EOckeIellerS testimony
lie spoke feebly, and was assisted TO
and from the stand by members Of his
personal staff
His testimony followed thar Of An
drew Carnegie, who was jOvial
his address, thanked the commission
and said it was the most FUN ne had
had in a year. MIR. Rockefeller said:
The Rockefeller foundation was Il
development OF my own personal plans
Of giving, followed Tor man& ears.
While ] desire to have abe directors
of the foundation Use the funds as
they might see fit in making my last
gifi, I reserved the right to designate
during my life time the specific OBJ
jects TO which 100000 of the income
should be given annually, my purpose
being in this way to provide for the
various philanthrOpies more or less
personal 10 myself and related to the
places of my residence, to which 1 nave
been a contributor in the past
Confidence in Democracy.
Il regard the right to amend or res
cind. the respective charters of the sew
eral foundations which inheres in the
legislative bodies which granted them
as an entirely sufficient guarantee
against serious abuse Of the funds" he
said. Furthermore 1 have such con-
fidence in democracy that believe 1t
can better be left to the people and
their representatives to remedy evils
when there is some tangible reason for
believing they are impending rather
than to restrict the power for service
on anticipation On purely hypothetical
danger"
CnSneEie Continues Testimony.
Preceding Mr.. Rockefeller. Mr.. Car
neEie said that since the Carnegie pen
sion fund was founded by himself and
the United States corporation. retired
employees Of the corporation have re-
ceived in pensions $1.575, O21. Last year
the total disbursements from the fund
amounted to S511,967. There were
2521 beneficiaries.
THE hero fund, which I was priv
legged to found" Mr.. Carnegie contin-
ued, has always interested me most
deeply. perhaps because the idea came
10 me through personal experience.
I could not rest until 1 had founded
hero funds with a capital of 81, 10000.
The report of the annual meeting held
at Pittsburg on Jan. 20 shows awards
given to 40 heroes or their wives and
families with a total of 127 awards
since the funds began operations.
''The Carnegie institute of Pitts
burg, one of the greatest gifts have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
ADCLUB T0LEAVE
SUNDAY FOR WACO
"On to Waco" Delegation Is
Going With Enthusiasm
and Advertising.

The FL Paso Adclub to the state con.
vention of Adclubs, to be held in Waco,
will leave Ell Paso Sunday night on a
special car attached to the eastbound
G. H. train. Practical assurances have
been received that the delegation will
secure the 1916 state convention fol
FL PasO.
Claiborne Adams, delegate at large,
will lead the delegation and viii vote
the El Pas0 delegation in the fight for
the naming of FL Paso as the convention
city. Advices have been received from
Dallas that that eity's delegation, carry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
The War At a Glance
.ERMANY'S declaration that the

ERMANY'S declaration that the
waters around England, Scot
~ land and Ireland are to be IN
cluded in the war zone, as inter
preted in a statement issued today
bv the German embassy at Wash
ington, contains no threat to Amer
lean shipping. The statement says
that no change in Germany's attitude
toward neutral shipping is involved,
and that American vessels carrying
fOodstuffs for the civilian population
of countries with which Germany Is
at war will not be seized. So far
as neutral shipping is concerned, the
German declaration willlServe mere
" as a warning of the risks in
voIved in navigating these waters.
NO DECISIVE BATTLES
No important developments on any
of EurOpe'S battlefields were re-
vealed in today's discatches. The
fighting in the west Friday, as de-
scribed in the official communiCa
ton from Paris, amounted merely
to scattering artillery duels. In Pc
land the struggle along the Warsaw
front is yet to reach a decision.
1000 RUSSIANS CAPTURED
The Austrian government an
nounced today that the attacks of
the Russians in the Carpathians had
been broken down and that they had
suffered heavy losses. In certain
sections of the front the AustTianS
are on the offensive an dthe cap
ture of 1000 more Russians is re-
ported. A statement from Petro-
grad contained the admission that
the Russians had reiterated in the
are on the offensive and the cap
region Of one of the mountain
passes.
Particular significance is attached
by military strategiSts to the out
come of the campaigns in the Car
pathians on the ground that it will
probably decide the mastery of the
region for the remainder of the war.
Should Austria gain a definite vic
tory her territory would be freed
from the menace of invasion.
FURIOUS BATTLE NEAR WARSAW
In Poland and west GaIicia, the
Vienna statement says, the situa-
ton is unchanged Petrograd dis
patches agree that a battle of al
most unexampled fury is in progress
along the Warsaw front, with the
issue yet to be determined.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
BREAD AND MEAT HIGH
SCARCE IN AUSTRIA

Venice, Italy, Feb. 6.-People Of VII
emma Austria. are constantly complain
ing about the steadily rising prices of
meat and other necessities. Hogs are
reported to be almost unobtainable.
The bread which is being sold is made
chiefly of substitutes for flour.
An official decree promulgated in
Trieste announces the price of a two
pound loaf of bread is raised from IA
cents to 16 cents The grain markets
of the dual monarchy are said to be IN
a desperate condition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
NACO, SONORA, is BEING
CLEANED: RESIDENTS RETURN

Naco, Ariz.. FEB. 6-Mezican resi-
dents Of Naco, Sonora, are returning to
their homes, shell torn and bullet rid
died, after an enforced residence on
American soil. They left their homes
when Maytoreua's forces bombarded
Gen. Hills Carranza army there. The
town is being cleaned up by command
ant Breton and he has wired Gov. May
torena to send a school teacher for the
J. children.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
WEALTHY TURKS PURCHASE
EXEMPTION AND AVIOD WAR

Petrograd, Russia, Feb. 6.-The Rech
has published a dispatch from a spe-
ciaI correspondent at Odessa, who de-
clares that according to news reaching
that city from Turkey. the military
authorities are eXempting able bodied
men from serving in the army for $500.
Of this amount $3.50 goes to the min
istry of war and the rest is divided
between the navy and Red Cross. Re
serves are exempted for the sum of
$40 Well to do Turks are making
free use of these exemption clauses.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
WILL ASK MEXICAN CHIEFS TO
ATTEND PEACE CONFERENCE
Continued From Page One).

pOrary chairman of the convention. He
was governor of Oaxaca in 1912.
Geronimo Trevino, son of the late
Gen. TrevinO. will be temporary vice
chairman, and attorney Garcia LetOna
of Torreon and Jose Justiniani. a mer-
chant of Chihuahua, will be the secre-
taries
Permanent officers Of the conven-
ton have not been discussed and these
must be elected by the convention"
said senior Cache This convention will
not attempt to nominate a candidate
for president of Mexico"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
NEUTRAL NATIONS WILL OBEY
GERMANY'S BLOCKADE ORDER

The Hague, Holland, Feb. 6.-Reports,
received here are that Holland, Nor
way, Sweden and Denmark will accede
to the decree of Germany warning ship
ping of danger in British waters None
Of the governments has yet expressed
cree.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
FOREIGN NATIONS BUY CEMENT
TO FILL TEETH OF HORSES

Chicago, Ill, Feb. Clement con-
Germs here Friday announced that ma
lions at war are now buying cement to
fill the diseased teeth of horses which
have previously been rejected as army
mounts because of that defect.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
MAY
INCENSE j. 8.
Possibilities Of Germany S
Decision Meeting With
American Resentment.
lContinued T-roIn * Onel

fer of a prize of 500 pounds sterling,
made in England, for the British mer-
chant ship that should succeed in ram
ming and sinking a German submarine,
an offer calculated to revive the long
abandoned practice of privateering.'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
MAKING ARKANSAS DRY"

- 0ststevyiie prohibition in Arkan-
sa lsi'- Vas signed today by Gov. g. w.
HAYES. The measure, as amended -, py
he he Senate Friday and passed today
by the house. prohibits the gra 5d15 h 81
los not disturb those already granted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
CARRANZA-ATTENDs BANQUET.

Veracruz. Mex, Feb. 6.-Venustiano
Carranza was the principal guest at a
celebration held here Friday night on
the occasion of the anniversary Of the
PRONUNCIATION of the constitution Of
1857 by Benito JuareZ. Carranza wore
q gold medal presented to him by the
city government as a mark Of gratitude
for his decree announcing the indie
pendence of the municipalities from the
central government
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

Holmes Dyeing and Cleaning Works
IS no longer connected in any way with
the tailoring and cleaning office at los
San Antonio street, next to the Wig
wan theater. Phone 7S6 and our auto
viii call on you. Can leave package
on Mesa avenue. next to Guarantee Shoe
Co. NO place like Holmes. ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
JAKE MILLER RIDING AGAIN.

Jake Miller. whose automobile was
stolen Thursday, recovered the car
Friday. The machine had been aban-
doned by. the persons stealing il, when
the gasoline supply became exhausted.
One tire was punctured. The car was
found in the goo block on Olive street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
FUNERAL OF SOUTHWESTERN
0FFTCIAI'S WIFE TO BE SUHDAl

The funeral Of Mrs. w. L. Hamilton
r-ifa Of freight claim agent. Hamilton,
Of the r, Paso & Southwestern systelii'
viii W + be held Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock from the chapel at 40 North
Campbell street. The service vii De !, IN
CHARGE OF. Rev. C. /. Oyerstreet, OF the
First PRESBYTERIAN church
Mrs. Hamilton left four children be-
sides her husband, who is well known
railroad official in FL Paso.. Inc chill
drpp are Norman, a boy, and Margaret
Katherine and Alice.
To hear Rev. John Z. Abbott at West
-,inster PRESBYTERIAN church at corner
FLORENCE and Rio Grande, sunday nlgIlt
at 7.30 is truly something Ior nothlhs-
SDeeiaI musical prOgram--AdV.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-08

NAVAJO No. 57774 black percheron, vt. 1850. C. J. Simmons, Pearl of the Valley ranch. miles s. w. Mesa.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-08
ONE DEeAToR SECURED

\ great deal of interest is attached to the debaters who will take part in the discussion at the tabernacle at this place beginning May {. The Church of Christ, if is understood will secure w. c. Roberts of Kemp. Ill. The Latter Day Saints will attempt to induce Ex- Congressman Roberts to be here as their representative. Congressman Roberts is a man of national reputa : ton. He is the man who delivered the famous six day speech in congress tC retain his seat. He is rcputed to be ar orator of great ability and the author ot no less than twenty-five books upor Mormonism. The debate will be helt in the tabernacle but in the event that the, place proves too small the Vance auditorium will be engaged.