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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-22
PLANS rNNFFRFNcF HERE
ON NATIONAL DEFENSE
League Arranging Four-Day Meet
ing. Following G. A. R.
Reunion.

Plans for the conference on national
defense, which will be held here Oc-
toher A., under auspices of the Ma
tional Defense League, Immediately fol-
lowing the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie encampment, are under full head
way. The conference on national de-
Tense will be presided over by Repre-
sentative Kahn of California, chair
man. and Senator Robert F. Broussard
of Louisiana, vice chairman, of the
National Defense League. 1t is expect
ed that many thousands of the veterans
who attend the Grand Army encamp-
ment will remain in Washington to
participate.
While the conference will be held
under auspices of the National Defense
League. it is planned to be not a con-
vention of the league. but a great gath
ering of representative citizens from
every state in the Union, who will
consider what measures must be taken
by Congress to increase the Army,
Navy, National Guard, and other means
of national defense.
The conference committee already has
been informed that a large number OF
governors of states, members of Con-
gress, members of state legislatures,
mayors of cities. officers of commercial
organizations, editors of daily and
weekly newspapers. veterans and mem
bers of various patriotic organizations
and hundreds of prominent citizens
from every part of the country will at
tend the conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

In cases where husband and wife
are accidentally killed together the
common law presumes that the man.
being the stronger, outliyed the won
an, no matter for how q time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
SALOON SAFE is
LOOTED OF $3.50
Stranger Walks Back OF Screen in Ed
EIliotfs Bar During Evening
and Makes Haul.

a man stepped behind a screen.
opened a safe, removed &I50 in checks,
bills and silver in the saloon Of Ed
Elliott, corner Sixteenth street and
Fourth avenue, last evening and fed
Waeu the theft was discovered q short
time later ne had made q good get
away, and thus lar has avoided arrest.
The combination ou the safe was
about half locked. it required only
slight twist and the door was opened.
Mr. Elliott left the safe that way SO
that he could make change quickly.
He presumes that the man, q stranger.
had watched him open it several times
and knew just what to do to unlock
the door The owner says it proDaIy
required only q minute for the thief
to make his haul
The man is described as being tan
and slim, with q lump on his neck just
back Of the left ear. He had been
hanging around for some time past,
being ia and out Of the saloon at var
ious times. Last evening he came to
the saloon early The robbery occur
red between 1880 and l1:45 o'clock
AIr- Elliott had gone into the res
taurant to check up the cash in the
register there. When he came back
he saw the man going out Of the door
of The saloon. but paid no attention 10
the matter until he examined the safe
and found it empty. The safe was In
front of the bar near the desk and
screen hid it. from view from the rest
of the interior.
The thief secured sos in bills. SIS
in checks and $50 in silver. Payment
on the checks can be stopped. so the
owner viii not be out that sum. Po-
lice are endeavoring TO get a line ca
the stranger, but no arrests have been
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
CASE TO
Be HEARD HERE
Public Utilities Commission Transfers
Injunction Case to Rock Island
County.

Further arguments on the petition
of the Tri-CIty Railway company, seek
ing to restrain John Dietz, the Illinois
Taxi company and others from oDerat-
ing a jitney bus service parallel TO the
street car tracks, viii be IN circuit
court room in Rock Island
After arguments before Judge
Thompson in Chicago Tuesday after
noon the position Of the board Of public
utilities fin refusing 10 hear the testi-
m0ny was changed and it viii now
take ne action i'll the case until the
evidence is heard The bringing OF the
case to Rock Island viii save much
expense. as over one hundred wit
nesses had been subpoenaed TO testify
The date for resumption of the hear
ing has not been set but the counsel
for the company asked for a speedy
hearing and the case probably viii be
opened here sometime next week. Both
sides VIII be given three or four days
notice. The board now refuses to pass
upon the constitutionalitv of the law
creating that body maintaining that
this question is one for the courts to
decide, AT the hearing in Chicago, 8
r. Eenworthy who is representing the
jitbus men, questioned the power of
the board to eliminate the jithus.
The direct question being argued at
Chicago, that of jurisdiction of the
board i'm the case. was not passed upou
and the board now refuses to act until
the evidence is heard,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
SPENDDAY TRYING
TO FIX Up TRACK
VOW Proposed o. Begin Great Western
Race Program iii Davenport
Tomorrow.


The members II the Davenport Bust
ness Mems association made another
futile attempt today to iron the mile
track and ger it in condition for the
openine of the Great Western Circuit
races, but were again forced go post
pone the start until Friday, if the
weather permits. This is the third time
1t has been necessary to postpone the
race this week, bat the association is
still determined TO give the people of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
Nab Is IN THREE
RAIDS On HOUSES
Fines Assessed On Keepers and In
mates Nets s2C8 to Re Paid
Into the Eity's Golfers.
MAJESTIC H0TEL IS WISHED
Police Blame "CieaB-Tp" in Davenport
fer the Influx Here OF Women
Arrested Last Night

Twenty three arrests were made III
three raids by the police last night on
dfscrdarly houses in The city One of
the houses visited is a notorious one
on Second avenue within The heart of
the business section The other two
were in tbe Twepty-second street dis
trlct.
The first raid was made at $40
O'Clock, the second at 7 and the third
al lI.40- all arrested were arranged
before Police Magistrate C. J. Smith
last night ana were tried OF that time.
As soon as The trials were finished in
one case. another raid was made.
Police blame the recent cleanup in
Davenport as responsible for the in
duz of women. The police claim to
have just closed UP the places here,
when Davenport started similar tao
tics with The result that. being chased
out of the Iowa metropolis the in
mates came here The recent closing
OF the Riyervfew hotel, Chief Miller
claims is responsible largely for The
arrests made last ewing.
A keeper and eight inmates were
arrested in the first raid i'm q house on
Twenty street between Second and
Third avenues Maggie Jones" the
keeper was fined S25 and costs and the
inmates fined SO and costs each. In
the second raid on a house on TWEEN
ty-secoud street, between Third and
Fourth avenues, three were arrested
and each was fined $40 and costs
Majestic Raided.
The Majestic hotel in the 1900
block was the scene Of the final raid.
WILLIAM smith the Keeper and 10
inmates We're arrested. Smith was
fined S25 and costs as keeper and
each Of the inmates drew $40 and
costs officers Sehnert, Cabooter, Col
Inns. Berry and Hanshaw made the
arrests in all three places
With the f2iag Of the 3. $3.50 was
turned into the city's Golfers. There
were q inmates, each of whom was
fined $40 and costs. Two keepers drew
So and costs.
Chief Miller said this morning
Davenport claims to be cleaning up
but il is more I'm the nature Of
'cleaH-out and we are getting the ben
eft Of it. We've got 10 stand it. 7 sup
pose. but as soon as we get next to
where they are we are going to get
them They had better take the tip be-
fore they open up here and blow be-
cause Rock Island doesn't want them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Storage capacity a5 ears, Paint
shop capacity 20 ears. Open day
and night, 5aeksoH's Garage ana
auto Paint Shop. @. A. Jackson,
Prop. Day storage S5 per month.
special attention gifeu to washing
and polishing autos. i70>-IsIB First
avenue, Rock Island, III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
TRACE OWNERSHIP
or STOLEN STONE
Police Learn That Diamond Sold Here
Was Property OF a Woman in
Iowa City.

Police have traced the ownership Of
the diamond which was sold here Mon
day afternoon by c. L johnson and in
which case johnson and ]. H. Baker
are being held for preliminary hearing
on q charge Of larceny.
Through Iowa City authorities local
officials have learned that the stone
was stolen from Miss Laura Smith. a
Cedar Rapids girl who was employed
at the Manhattan hotel in Iowa City
where Johnson also worked. The girl
missed the diamond Saturday and
Johnson, it is said. remained there a
day helping her look for the ring. all
the while having it in his possession.
according TO the Iowa City police.
Johnson and Baker were arrested here
after selling the ring for $3.50 to Carl
Lepch. bartender in a Seventeenth
street saloon. Hearing OF the case is
scheduled for Aug. Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

Just these and q few other things We're
changed.
"Galesburg was 70 get tbs franchise
all right. with nice. fine. bali club.
minus the three shining lights which
have put il in the race.
"0f course, the GaIesburg men as
scented 10 this Not And yet they
wonder why GaIesburg don't have
baseball The day when they tried to
sell gold bricks and the rest of that old
con stun is fading away. but this base
ball selling game is rapidly being de-
yeloped as a much safer and more en-
terprising method of separating the
p0puIace from their kaie-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
TFgTTT TH A r95
~ 4 y b ~ 4 4 a 4
advertisements
home of Reidy Bros.

Buy 2 home Of Reidy Bros.
For express. call william Trefz.
Tri-Cjty Towel Supply company
independent Express & Storage
R. I. 9&L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
CON FALLS DOWN
IN LAST EFFORT
otto seidlItz Rejects offers OF Decatur
Club to Secure option on Exposl-
fion Park.
BRnGs NV scHENE TO N END
Strouthers is Not Likely TO Return to
Rock Island, As He Found Senti-
ment Enough Against Plan.


club. who failed I'D ms eifoFts 10 sip
the team into Rock Island by means
NJ q deal with the rftv council. turned
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and fans. Now the Decatur club could
NOT secure al. onrfan ON the Exposition
mark n74er any circumstances. and
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29
CHECK CROOKS IN
CITY SUCCESSFUL
Police Admit That Band oi f0rgers
has Been @nlndilng Rock Is
land Merchants.
AVERAGE ONE a DAY FOR MONTH
Over - Worthless Orders Passed Here
Ranging III Amount From s32-59
Up 10 800.

ChecE f5rgers have been working
successfully in Rock Island for the
last month. This was admitted by the
police today, who declared that bust
ness men have suffered heavily as O.
result OF the clever band q sVinalers.
No arrests have been made taa police
claiming the dspredatlons not having
been reported until too late 70 aapre~
bend the CROOKS.
Several weeks ago the 6rst reports
came % tbe station and others have
followed AZ the average os about one
day. The sums secured range from
$3.50 20 $500. There have been over
20 worthless orders passed on the
merchants Ths swindlers were bold
ana even vautured to use the draft"
game, which even the most clever
crook IS cautious i'm playing Several
worthless drafts were put over.
Passed When Banks Close.
From reports police have the gang
was most active on days when the
banks wore closed. For instance, on a
Saturday might after she financial i'm
stiWrious had closed their doors
checks would be offered and by 81on-
day morning When they were found TO
be worthless, after being taken to the
bank, the forger would have his tracks
effectively covered.
Chief Miller refused this morning to
give out the names OF merchants here
who were "stuuR" lie said.
81 can't very well tell you who they
are. There are about 90 of them. III
told you they would be red hot but
it's about time they were getting next
to themselves and becoming a little
moro cautious They should report
% us sooner than they do. too We
can't catch forEers as a rule four days
after tbay commit crime. But merch-
ants had better turn down a check If
there SIS any doubt"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
Miss Whitehead Forfeits
Right to Change Her Mind
Justice Finds She Must Stand by Her First
Decision in Womens Case

4 woman may change her mind.
But when a woman becomes a
Judge. she loses that woman's priv.
ilege
Three women Evaline Reed. Ed.
na Russell and Billie Sinclair
we're arrsigned before Justice Reah
Mary Whitehead yesterday. charg.
ed with fisorderly conduct.
The Reed woman IL the propFie.
tress OF a resort on Weller st, OF
which Russell and Sinclair are In.
mates. fr srsxs -
Russell and Sinclair pleaded gull.
~. and the prosecutor. being inciin.
ed TO ieniency. recommended that
they he let off with $40 fines. which
was done
Great Gulf Visible
The Reed woman promptly chang.
ed her plea OF not guilty" 10
guilty" presumably n the cxpec-
tation OF getting off equally lightiy
Judge Whitehead. charming In a
blue serge iaIior.made suit. the Sc.
verify Of which was relieved BY a
dainty white lace collar. fined the
Reed woman 800 and costs.
Between the immaculate woman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
SITS UP
IN CHAIR
ATN|(;Hl'

Seattle medical men bcssn today
the diagnosis Of one OF the strsng.
est cases vi.h which students of
medicine have ever wrestied. The
victim OF this strange malady. a
woman. says she has not slept for
seven years.
Unable to obtain relief from In.
Vulnerable doctors with whom she
has consulted. Mrs I'D Hauck ap.
peaied 10 The Star today. After.
ward she consulted Or. w. G. Grif.
fin. In the Empire building.
According 10 the womans story.
she has Hnatchcd only half an
hours sleep during her long siege
OF insomnia.
she Ices at 1912 18th av. s
Mrs. Hauck never goes Co bed
any more. she says. She passes
most Of the night hours In a rock.
Ing chair She describes her nights
as ones OF torture.
She has tried drugs without re.
suit. She says she never even
feels sleepy.
Mrs. Hauck is the wife OF A
former moving picture theatre pro.
prietor. She blames nervousness
for her plight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19

an alternative route is made impossible by the
towering eght-mile face of the Miles glacier. And
it, too, is advancing!
The worlds great seologists believe in what
is known the Bruchner theory of glacial retreat
and advance. Without going into the technical
angles of this hypothesis, be il said il holds that
sun spots and other factors that influence climate
osciIlatc in 35-year swings of rainfall and tempera
turc pendulum.
Nearly 40 years ago the glaciers in all parts
Of the world began to melt faster than they built
up, and then to retreat. This was due to lessen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19

in the way Of any further evasions of natures man.
date, Thou shalt not enter here"
Five miles up the river the railroad encounters
even more serious obstacle. For five and half
miles il runs the face of the Allen glacier
not in front Of it, alongside it, but on top the
naked ice.
And the Allen glacier has started rapid ad-
vance! The tracks thrown frequently out Of
alignment and in short time, If the flow con-
tinues. traffic will be impossibity, repairs
reconstruction travesty.
On the east side of the stream the choice of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
LANE DENIES he
FAVORS BUYING
COPPER RIVER
By Cilson Cardnc-
(Correspondent for The starr

WASHINGTON. Jan. is..--Secrc-
tary OF the Interior Lane hotly de-
MED today that no ever had favor
ed the purchase by the government
OF J. r. Morgan's Copper River 4
Northwestern railroad.
He had been quoted In a Seattle
paper as favoring the deal.
The Alaska engineering commits.
sion Is expected to report its find.
ings In about two weeks. II viii
not. however. recommend any
route. The president will be left
to decide this matter.
There Is absolutely no truth In
the report that | have announced
myself In favor OF purchasing the
Copper River q Northwestern.
Secretary Lane said 10 me today
II have talked with President VIII
son several times about the Alaska
railroad situation. hut We have ar
rived at no conclusion as TO the
route"
Secretary Lanes attention has
been called to a recent volume on
Alaska glacier studies Just pub
lished By the National Geographic
society. in which II Is shown that
the Allen glacier, across which six
miles Of the track OF the Copper
River road is built. Is moving.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
GERMANS ARE
DRIVEN BACK
BY RUSSIANS

PETROGRAD. Jan. Bloody
fighting for possession OF the
northeast section or the province
OF plock. in Russian Poland. has
resulted In decisive defeat of the
Germans, according to announce
ment by the war office today.
The enemy has been forced back
to the frontier. the statement adds.
This IL the district through
which Gen. Francois German army
attempted to advance toward War.
saw several weeks ago.
Military experts believe II lndi-
Gates the defeat OF another serious
German offensive In that section.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19

on the bench and her tArnishcd sis
ter before the bar OF justice WAS q
distance. as one measures with q
yardstick. OF perhaps six feet. But
between these two. as society meas
ures values. was a great gulf fixed
Tho woman wept. She vowed
she could not pay. She threw her
self upon the ieniency OF tho oouri
and begged for mercy. The lawyer
for the defense added his plea "a
that Of HIS client.
Cannot chshgs Her Mind
Even the prosecutor was inclined
10 say word for tho woman who
had erred.
Judge Whitehcad's lips were com
pressed In thin. straight line. Per
haps In her heart she felt pity.
She quoted tho law. mentioning
a recent decision OF the higher
court 10 the effect that a justice
court may not modify its opinion
when once rendered.
II know OF nothing In the law.
said Judge Whitehead. giving :
Justice OF the peace tho right "a
change his--er--hls or her mind.
The woman paid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19

ing of the rainfall and snowfall at their sources.
For 35 years the retreat continued A few
years ago the pendulum swung, majestically un-
mistakably, and the ice rivers are growing
longer, thicker, terrible.
IN JUST A FEW YEARS THE CHILDS AND
THE MILES NO DOUBT WILL BE DEBOUCH-
ING THEIR SWOLLEN TORRENTS OF ROCK
AND ICE INTO ONE GRINDING MILL OVER
THE VERY RICHT-OF-WAY WHERE THE
MORCANS LAID THEIR RAILS.
NO WONDER J. PIERP THE YOUNGER
WANTS TO SELL!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
PREDICTS Defeat
FOR SI,50C, 600 DEAL

Called by advocates OF the pur-
chase by the city of the Renton
line at any price. meeting at
Phslen's hall. Columbia. Monday
night was far from harmonious on
this point About 100 attended.
James d. Blackwell. formerly an
engineer for the Renton line. de-
clared the operation of the s.. r.
& S. would prove such a colossal
failure In less than seven years
that the people would demand its
disposal at any figure. He also
predicted that IL the sl,500.000 2S-
year purchase plan is submitted TO
a referendum vote OF the people. It
would be Overwhelmingly defeated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
FAVOR REPEAL
OF PENSION LAW

OLYMPIA. Jan. 1e.--The mothers
pension law. giving state aid to de-
pendent widows. was unanimously
for repeal today by
the senate tax committee. which
brought in n report on the measure.
The Taylor public utilities bill
was reported by the committee on
municipalities and placed on the
general file for passage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
CLUB GOING right after GOOD TIMES
Commercial Club Will Cam
paign for Development of
Home Industries.
PLAN IS ANNOUNCED
Banquet Guests Hear Scheme
for Adding Half Million
to Local Payrolls.

Seattle business men for Z
long time have talked optlmis-
ticsiiy about the dawnins era
Of prosperity.
''It's going to be . great
year." they have said-or,
Better times are at hand"
But II has been little more
than talk. And they them
selves knew IL was little more
than talk. There was nothing
tangible upon which to base
any high hopes.
Four hundred and fifty busl-
ness and professional men Of
Seattle. at the Commercial
Clubs "citixens' dinner" at the
Hotel Butler Monday night,
heard outlined THE FIRST
REAL PLAN TO BRING BET
TER TIMES TO THIS CITY.
The club. now In process OF re
and with great,
enlarged membership. Is going Il
boost for home industries.
Blanks have been mailed to ev
cry firm in the city doing manu-
business.
They have been asked to tell
confidentially, what they manufac
ture, where they sell 1t. bow mucl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
N. Y. WANTS n. TkAW

WASHINGTON. Jan. l9.--Dep.
uty Attorney General Kennedy Of
New York today applied 10 the T..
8. supreme court for a mandate di-
recting the New Hampshire au-
thorities TO surrender Harry X.
Thaw to New York state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
SHORT ONES
JiNs TO RIVAL JiTs

OAKLAND. Jan. fe.-Jin-
rikishas a. rivals Of the Iltney
busses are proposed In a letter
received by Traffic Manager J.
n. Brown OF the San Francis.
co-oakland terminal railways
from a Japanese signing him
self Yarrad Yeilb.
- propose a wish 10 you"
the letter reads. "thst Japan
boy be allowed space between
rails to run Ilnrikishs from
middle Seventh street from
Piedmont park. maybe on
shady side OF street for peo-
pie without umbrella 10 keep
sun off RIklsha has very good,
easy riding. Jap boy wear
sandal and pants Of yellow.
Many stops In quick succession
TO run against jitney auto"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
eIty's history.
Q. c. SESSION TO OPEN

VICTORIA. Jan. is.--With the ma.
jority OF Representatives aiready In
this city. everything ia in readiness
for the opening OF the legislature
Thursday afternoon. Ono OF tho
first measures TO come before the
lawmakers "a provision for the
relief OF the Dominion's unem.
ploycd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
SIR JOHN RUNS WAR
FROM LONDON HOME

LONDON. Jan. 1s.--Sir John
French directed all the operations
OF the British army by telesraph for
three days from his home near Hyde
Park, London, where he visited for
three DAYS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
oREooNlANs FHEL QUAKE

LA GRANDE. Ore. Jan. 19.--No
new earth disturbances we're re-
ported today from Summervllle.
Union county. where residents de-
clared tremor OF sufficient VIC.
lence to rock several barns and
frighten horses In the pastures had
occurred Sunday night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-19
DEADWOOD

salaries meter osders
Why light this
none
woudnf be out Of cops he patrols his beat TO take
his district
block another. He
policeman
Iiffy TO read
the
~ II chooses