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Rock Island Argus., 1915-01-06

Thirteen men Immediately respond
ed. while as many more sent checks
for Sl00 which allowed them TO be
come a austainer of the fund The
executive committee now boasts of
- members.
'I a- deeply interested I'm the la
Taye-te fund because it is founded
not alone ON gratitude and humani-
tartan ism. but is serving a double
purpose for great good said Mrs
j.. J. Astor.
"TEe La Fayette fund is material
evidence that Americans have not
forgotten the debt of gratitude We
owe 90 France. ft is more In that it
is % factor OF aid for American girls
who have been thrown out OF en-
ploymeut by war conditions.
"Tle recent working arrangement
between the In Fayette fund and the
Vacation War Relief committee
means that hundreds of formerly
unemployed girls VIII be kept at
work definitely and earn wages 10
give them the necessities OF life.
"Who can ten how many lives
these comfort kits may zave2 It.
seems fu me to DE "a splendid thing
.o provide these men with warm un-
IeTw.ar. gloves. muulers and other
lace= sites. DO is o. wonderful work
.o which American women are Civ
nE their glad and earnest support
rui iu which r ann sure thousands of
others win join when they realize It's
vast Importance and possibilities
Rock Island Argus., 1915-01-06

Burmeister, financial secretary. VIII
helmine Schultz trustee, Kathrine
Vollstedt
No Interpreter; Trial Is Hated
Failure 10 find an Interpreter who
could speak both Greek and Armenian
halted Tor nearly an fs7ur the trial of
KaNar Cicician, charged with larceny
i'm stealing a pay check from Sindbad
Nanovclian. Both are residents Of
BettendorE The former is a Greek
and rhe latter an Armenian. The
trial is before Justice Phil Daum.
O.
Catch Foreer Wanted tn indiana
c. Mitchell. wanted by the police at
Evansville. Ind on a charge OF forg-
cry and false pretense. was captured
by Detectives Kinney and Bishop al
the Ed Hulman place on Marquette
street. just north Of the hospital. The
local authorities received adviCes from
Evansville TO the effect that Mitchell
was believed TO be heade4 This way.
The Indiana police have been noti-
fed and viii take the prisoner into
custody. Mitchell having signifed his
Willingness to return without papers.
%
Young Oaverporters.-The follow
ing births were reported. Nr and
Mrs. Charles II Sweetman, Shauty
towu-boy; Nr. and Mrs Peter Bein,
Ir. 1892 Union street-boy: Mr. and
AIRS. r. Sturu. 736 Howell street-boy-
One Marriage License.-Rut one
marriage license was issued yester- .
iav from the office Of Je clerk of
district court. The recipients OF the
license were Shirley F. Everetts OF .
Rock Island and Amanda 81. Boehig F.
rs Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-01-06
DAIRYMEh FIGHT
CATTLE SLAYIhG
Destruction % Herds Pals 70
Stop Foot Plague, They
Say tn FabEc Protest.
ASK 4 QUARANTINE TEST
Fsrn--rs 20 Lsss uresr ststs E..--
srrlrs P.a1. Declares o..
rrar< Mara


tA.aas' l Jan
asa'aat tae f.t4r.trr 20 herds cf cat
tle arictef ui-. tAe eoof art a4oatl
disease err9 aa-r yesterday ~ ner
eera of tle fet H-fe= valley MIX
Profee.-r na1c a.e1 Wli-a H com
poses ~ farmer. .1 enc t-sl a--ter
d-ttrict
Ilr p.t & tr i' s
mee tfia hie- t-' i1Fa
s'f d4s
fal t-7
"a.
t.l'a 20 pr.
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te
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"srar.e 600 a--fr aa.1af rt more
fhar $1,000 nf0 Ear. u..r billed r ul.
ueir ttr stafrn ne F@afr -Tae II-
inr ~ r.r .-rf- Ear r1e stopped trs
egifemIr. ra fIe-r are more herds 90
fecfsd today rnrH r.rfH aeu.
we .. .ll.. " .a.. h.A. ....
paf ae. RI t state a9H-u'r.r'.'H ...a
SAID pr frtat AJana OF t.FDHIl-H. 10
The ppr1p r.a.i'n PIT. # passed Q. ..
bean taft tl farmers l aA'r
take ta8 a,a'r.s estimate ~ me vhl-"
81 hrrd Hlt enc .a.H I a1v" t1"
risht to AIi al many et.'.H rf i. l-
apectorf deem FaraaHr
Thea Che plrat.r ot the rprruor't.
tiou hill VII place another tax burden
or che people. because Or tl9 slaughter
coGtiugrs f1r f.u weeks a. il Gre
last uaouta tt~ appropriation mgst .
amount t1 about tElN9.HH1
"rbe greater part - tar farmers
hv.nr along flr F1N river are depend
ent upo1 tl~ cattle f'r their IiVe.. hood
f she berea arT el.rd It N.t mean
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Rock Island Argus., 1915-01-06

Handel The table and room decora-
tious We're OF pink and white carla-
uiCns and festoous of holly
Mrs. Benjamin Nelson OF Sixth
street threw open her home for tho
entertainment of a large number OF
her friends at a reception for Mrs. De
Keyser. Music and social converse
ton preceded the serving of refresh
ments ay the hostess.
Nu- William Ireland had as q guest
her sister, Miss Morris of Davenport
Rock Island Argus., 1915-01-06

AutaeHews all the ttme-Tbe Argus
Rock Island Argus., 1915-01-06

Give Tsrs~-u 20 o.. RudoH.-Dr p
= Rudolf rrHru= coroner of scott
county. Waa leaves next week for Bu-
osl '-.r- tu usE. lis future home.
900 r.rea H farewell dinner by num-
Der %. Dos friends at tne UIter den
L.ndcn. ON behalf o. those present.
Alderman William Gosch presented
pr RUDOLF viih nue shotgun The
f1esfs fher seated 90 e. surr1fu-
QUO turEel u-nurr prepared by cher
Carl Fischer John &c. Guudaker pre-
sided a. t0a1tmaster and short re-
Rock Island Argus., 1915-01-06

Blackwell ir Talks on Rates-Gen-
.sal Manager %. g. Blackwell OF the
People L-EEf company gave an ad-
dress before tbe Cathedral Mems club
at tle Commercial CLUB. speaking on
Che subject Rate Making OF Public
Utility Corporations" He stated THAI
a public utility company is always
working .n the interests OF the con-
sumine public and i- always looking
ont Tor service and efficiency a con
siderable portion of the talk dealt
ul'H local conditions. figures being
r.ven that explained how the com
pary vi-h which tha speaker Is aniI-
iatei is serving tho Darenpo-t public.
The euCrmuu. amount of power that
is used during fhe rush hour OF
o'clock ir rhe evening and other de-
tails af fh- dag business of O power
cam1aay were explained
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
RIDER THAT DIDN'T RIDE

The unbusinesslike Postofice De
partment took a sly way OF endeavor-
ing to crawl out OF the large defcien-
cy hole Il placed itself in. which not
only resulted In failure but caused the
postomce appropriation bill Itself to
fail OF passage The more the crude
methods OF the late Congress are
studied the more reprehensihle they
appear The Postofice Department
undertook. illadvisedly. to broaden
the scope OF the parcel post system
by increasing the limit OF packages to
be transmitted TO hfty pounds. which
practically transformed the railway
mail service into a freight carrying
service. Naturally railroads required
more pay for an increased service,
end they were entitled to H.
Representative Moon. az the instiga-
tion Of the head OF the Postofice De-
partment. put a rider on the postofice
appropriation bill. which was confis.
catory Of the mail pay Of the railroads
a. NNAA7 AAANA AlAA klfH II "OAlN
have made the Postmaster General
the sole dictator OF what the railroads
should be paid for mail transporta-
ton. and practically have forced them
to carry the parcel post packages
without any additional compensation.
The Senate interviewed 70 prevent
this rank injustice. and the obstinate
refusal Of Representative Moon 10
withdraw the rider caused the entire
appropriation bill TO fail. This left
the Postomce Department without
any funds whatever for the conduct
OF its business. and necessitated the
eleventh hour adoption Of an emer.
Eency resolution continuing the old
appropriations until tho meeting Of
the next Congress. Otherwise an ex-
ira session would have been obvious.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
A. TO RURAL CREDITS

Tho attempt TO rush through a rural
credits scheme a. a rider on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill during the
closing hours % the sixty-third Con
gress very properly failed. n there Is
any great merit In this proposition 70
lend the money Of tho government 20
farmers on land MORTGAGES it would
BE- well 70 let the country know more
about o. The whole scheme appears
20 be somewhat similar 20 the sudden
craze that afflicted Congress az the
outbreak OF the European war which
left the Southern cotton planters with.
out a market. Il was proposed 10
finance them until the crop was dis
posed Of. and while Con gress did not
fan for the scheme. a fund Of 1885,
600. 900 was raised by the bankers Of
the country with the result that only
a few thousands Of this vast sum were
applied for. In the main the Southern
planters Indignantly objected 70 being
put I'm the pauper class. and went 10
work and took care OF themselves A
great deal Of sympathy was wasted
in this instance.
Just how deep Is this cry OF the
farmers for credit. and how much rela-
ton does Il bear 10 the political for
tunes OF those who are advocating Il
to catch the farmer vote Have the
self-rellant farmers OF the country
asked for Il? II seems impossible
that any responsible farmer should be
refused reasonable credit by any bank
ing institution acquainted with his
solvency. II Il Is the insolvent class
who are 10 be served. why should the
government be called on 10 sustain
the inevitable loss? n the farmer Is
TO be helped in this way. why no. the
embarrassed Industrial concern? The
excuse OF the light crop or the con
gested market that causes the farmer
to be short OF cash OF expected real
izations may be applied with equal
force to the dun season or overproduc-
ton in the iron and steel trade.
However. IL the farming class really
needs to be financed in this way. isn't
IL better to sift the matter thorough.
ly than to attempt to rush II through
without due consideration. as was
tried in the late Congress-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
THE MEXICAN SITUATION

Huerta. al his very worst. never
equalled the refinement OF cruelty
that Carranza is practicing on the PEG
pie of Mexico City because they were
keen enough TO see through the hypoc-
risy OF his patriotic professions while
occupying that city The small re-
venges he has taken on account OF his
unpopularity are as nothing TO the
barbarous Indifference OF his instruct
ed subordinate General Oregon TO
the famine stricken condition of the
populace. Nothing in modern warfare
has been so brutal as the conduct OF
cbregon. who has practically melted
the hunger crazed people to mob ac-
tion. and in refusing 10 permi. the
starving TO be fed through sympsthet-
lie foreign sources. This agent OF the
Carranza faction is even now contem-
plating the evacuation OF Mexico CITY.
after cutting on its water supply and
leaving II to chaos and worse
Among the lesser indignities inhict-
ed on Mexico City by the cowardly
revoluuonist was the removal from
their positions. without substitutes be.
ing appointed, Of all the public school
teachers OF the Federal district. leav.
ing more than $4,000 children out OF
school, and the removal OF all the 10.
cal government employees. about 12..
600 in number. because they did not
fee with Carranza 10 Vera Cruz
Through famine aud lack Of water the
city has become too foul for existence.
and pestilential fevers have broken
out to add to the horrors Of the situa.
ton. And the author OF all these
woes makes himself secure by living
IN an Isolated tower IN the bay OF
Vera Cruz. and observes the same in.
science towards the representation.
made by the United states no did
when negotiations were being CON.
Quoted through the South American
mediators.
Here is situation right Al our door
that IL Just az appealing % our asery.
Ice for humanity" az that that obfaiua
In stricken HeIrium. but 90 which the
American government appears TO be-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
THE DUTY OF THE SENATE

The House OF Delegates. by it's &c
ton on Saturday last. passing meas
ures providing for the taxation OF the
coal and gas interests. has paved the
way for the Senate 10 recover some OF
Its lost prestige by its previous acts
The upper house cannot hold 10 it's
former position on these questions
and at tho same time expect 20 hold
the approval OF the people. Il cannot
ignore the Justice Of making these
privileged interests pay their equitable
share OF the tax burden and impose
the injustice OF an increase In the d.
rect State tax Those Senators who
are combined In opposition to legisla-
ton OF the character demanded by
the people. by their constituents. and
who are committed to the support OF
such tax legislation through the prom
Uses and pledges OF their party plat
form cannot reconcile their continued
opposition to measures requiring the
coal and gas interests to contribute
their Just share TO the support OF the
government that renders a service to
them. and for which they have hereto
fore made no recompense.
II is not a question OF any personal
feeling these Senators may have that
has no bearing on the right and JUS
tice Of this character Of taxation.
The question before them is the plain
duty they owe not only to their con
stltuents. but to all the people OF the
State in an equal distribution OF the
tax burden and avoiding the imposi-
ton of an unequal and unfair burden
through a direct State tax.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09

OF the daily papers OF I'm any other
way he may be- called upon TO do so.
And ] want To say further. IL you VIII
communicate to me- I'm some way your
true name Z will be delighted when /
meet you 10 give you full and free in
formation of everything you wish.
You know when you wrote OF mo
and my committee work that you were
lying. You had no information what
ever concerning IL. you only wanted
to slur me-. you dirty. Cowardly Cuss.
n you want my record on committee
work / refer you 20 Dr. Sinsel. OF
Grafton, who vas chairman OF my
committee
can't use through the paper the
language TO express my opinion OF
you, but give mc your name and when
the opportunity presents itself I'll De-
clad TO tell you whcrn 10 head 90.
Your Democracy De- so deep rooted
that you could not refrain from sling
ing mud ar Republicans when We
should all be working for the only
state educational institution in the
panhandle
Sir. / believe YOU could make an
amateur ont 81 Ansuias and pikor
out Of Judas Iscariot
OF course there are other liars IN
This country. but they all have 70
take of their lids 10 you as being the
most valuable combination known TO
plain or fancy lying
Have you enough
TO not. I say Co YOU in the language
Of the immortal Shakespeare. Lay
on. Macdun. and damned be he who
hrst cries. Hold. enough
Very truly.
lSlgnedD W. II. c. CURTIS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09

the most sohclti0us attention OF
the friends OF child wslfar. is
hNed this year. partly because no
othef state north or south has no
many children Of this critical
aoolescent axe az work. and part.
y because the new Governor OF
that state. Martin c. Brumbaugh.
himself a shoOl master OF Iona ex-
perieuce. knows the needs OF
school children. and has announc-
I'd In his Inaugural message the
sound principle that no child un-
der sixteen should work in in
dustry
AZ fourteen the bony structure
OF the body H. suu plastic and
yielding Important physiologi-
eel functions are In process OF es-
Enlistment. The cost OF the
piufm wages earned at this axe
r. high-in disease. IN accidents.
In Juvenile crime. in efficient ma
turity. I'm demorallzed. topsy-
turvy relations OF parents and
children. Boys and girls who
work in mills have about twice as
high a death-rate as other boys
and girls. Machinery bites off
children's fingers when they are
inAttentiVe. a. children some
times are, leaving them no good
for work any more" Children
who work are apt 10 be understood
and anaemic. They are found In
juvenile courts out OF all proper
zion TO their numbers. are more In.
clined TO the serious offenses, and
and very much more apt TO be
come habitual delinquents. Chill
dren who 20 TO work az fourteen
are earning less al eighteen than
those who begin two years later,
and there Is reason 10 believe that
their wages and the steadiness OF
their employment compare even
more unfavorably at thirty and
forty whe nthey have children OF
their own.
A hundred and thirty years ago.
in the midst OF the Industrial
revolution. speaking OF children
under ten. an English physician
deplored the 'untimely labor cT
the night and protracted labor OF
the day which NOT only impaired
the strength and destroyed the vi
tai stamina Of the rising genera
ton, but too often gave encourage
ment TO idleness in the parents.
who contrary TO the order OF
nature subsist by the oppression
Of their Offspring" These words
are pertinent today Of children un-
der sixteen everywhere.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09

The passage ~ the Palmer-O w-
On child labor bll b. the national
house Of representatives IN Feb-
ruary b. a vote Of i've 20 one. and
its failure OF hnal passage only
because in the pressure OF bust
ness DO could not BE- brought 20 a
vote Ia the senate. leaves this sub
lect in very favorable position
FOR action b. the next congress.
Sentiment in favor OF the measure
b. 80 emphatic that when congress
couvcnes again there should b. no
difficulty and iittle delay IN bring
INK the bill 20 the White House
for the Presidents signature
The purpose Of this measure TO
make national and uniform Ger
tain minimum standards OF child
protection which represent the ov-
erwhelming public opinion OF the
nation. II was hoped when the
national child labor committee
was organized In 1904 that Il
would b. able 20 accomplish It's
purpose and 90 out Of business
after ten years We are greatly
disappointed that Il has not. There
are sim obstacles 20 be encoun-
tered Especially as DR. Felix Az
Ter. who has been chairman OF the
committee from the beginning,
says. laws that now lie cold In
the statute book as I'm a tomb are
10 BE- resurrected into the life OF
enforcement"
This is the reply 10 those who
point 10 the success OF state cam
paigns. largely initiated and sup
ported during the past ten years
by the national committee. as an
argument against federal legisla-
ton. Thirty-six states now have,
IL Il true. a fourteen year limit
for factories. thirty four prohibit
night work under sixteen years or
age. eighteen require an eight
hour day between fourteen and
sixteen. and thirty make some
provision for inspection OF factor
les. But this a. not enough.
The national committee has not
gone impstiently and prematurely
TO the national legislature I'm a tit
OF disbursement or in a section
al spirit. Representative Palmer
OF Pennsylvania. whose name will
remain associated with this leEis-
lation, although he is not TO be in
Congress next session when II
should be enacted. comes from the
state in which az present the larg-
est number OF children OF four
teen and fifteen are employed at
wages. II is upon that state that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
COL. W. H. C. CURTIS
Is AT THE BAT
The WEST LIBERTY STATESMAN
AND ORATOR ARISES TO
MAKE REMARKS.
Concerning the West Liberty Liar
Makes Strong Attack on Actions
Of Unknown.
TO WEST LIBERTY PRevARIcAToR

Charleston. w. Va. March 8. 1915.
To the Editor Of The Intelligencer.
Sir. / would like TO ask space in
your valuable paper TO answer a COM
munication which appeared in the
Wheeling Register OF the issue OF
March over the incognito OF West
Liberty"
Now, ! am and always have been
a resident Of West Liberty.
II Is my home. and there is
No corner OF the East or West
That by nature hath been 80 ca.
ressed
Where e'er ] roam.
West Liberty is my home
The spot on earth that / love best.
Ana there are a. good people IN
west Liberty as ever set foot on Gods
eaFth, but | am really sorry that there
mas drifted into the staid old town
OF late years man who is so coward.
" ana unprincipled a. TO prostitute
the lair name Of that town BY using
u hcutiously 10 hide his cowardIy
name from those whom he seeks 10
ridiculc
II you are man why don't YOU
come out into the open and fight and
nor use the tactics OF the black hand
assassin BY striking iu the dark
Malicious Lie.
ENefy assertion you made in your
communication TO the Wheeling Reg.
lster is a malicious Die and you know
III when YOU wrote them You sa,.
bf. Allen was elected TO the leEisIa.
lir' on tho sole issue Of procuring
an appropriation for the West Liberty
normal Now any man with good
sense knows that Dr Allen nor no
other man could have been elected
had ne made that the sole issue Buf
JET m" toll you. that DIR Allen has the
interest Oi rho West Liberty Normal
az heart and worked hard Co have tho
appropriation for tho school made and
De- s'IlI wurkinl in the interest of the
school which Is something you are
not doing. you old bouahDad You
are content to sit up st Yves. Iibc-f,
and Sins mud Hf those who are irving
tH DO something
Then. sou faEr 8 rn. 900 Governor
Hatfield. sHUu- .HH. Do. saw FOB DO
fnn' 'Hn mIu.ls hospital af WEIGH. tho
institution Iu that section OFF fH. state
NuW which fHu chief executive comes
.'' -H.H." OBJ. appropriation chat No..
h'uf..H ""I .#.rwun| HnHrHaf. 90
,.It.H Why rHu ..rurHrf u.H aaa
don .uI know Chat Tho Hrrrlrf.H
r0ra f0r thee. Institutions a-. f...r
n" f.' U.r .Hr.fr of patients treated
And fHaf Wn..H Ha. H I.r..r rur.n.-
oft rH.HH' r"r.". IH. year than fra
u.... hospitals. .HH HaH .a WHY fNl
appropriation .ur WEIGH Del tho arr
So uf course ruH don know. and
Dr. H..|# H. lila. ...IF....... .....r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09

he gathered the Presidents views from
talks with his Democratic colleagues
This revelation certainly came IN
der the head OF startling. II true. i"
and at the weekly interview accord
ed by the President to the correspond
ents the statement was referred to
him for confirmation. The CORE
spondent confesses that he was in
clined to hope for some admissions
on the part OF the President. who has
come to be looked up to as a broad
minded statesman. and a man who Is
receptive to suggestions and the ar
Euments OF persons well informed Of
the conditions OF the country. and
who has become quite attentive 20
the advice OF the practical econo-
mists OF the land. What vas his sur
prise. then, when the President re-
piled that there was no intention OF
making a single change in the exist
ing tariff law. Moreover. he went on
record by saying that this law was
perfectly satisfactory 20 him. and that
industrial conditions were excellent.
He said that the Underwood Simmons
law was working IN a manner salts
factory TO business throughout the
country. and that he. personally. was
wCll satisfied with u. since there was
no business depression anywhere
or course not The tariff is all
right. and the people who complain
about u are all wrong What do the
people know about business. any way
Nobody knows but President Wilson.
and what he says goes See
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
UNCLE WALL: Ripping Rhymes.

~ men me var Is DER with lbs wealth gore the worst that thc
N''Ns Nhcn me hrohbIng he he
what will the damscls IDg NAV and
" " lL WAX wait by the garden the
49,. . DAYS Of vorc, but the strong Young men will RE-
t aEh 20 me twilight tyt shadow falls ON The
ana through 90 the old gore darker shades
" Wv" "uNea haias who mourn the theirs
% moan and 10 walk alone deolate path and the whispered
49, naU me waving houghs things yesferver When
| ae s ' tie nrrm and old weep .trorg
Guy Ilr ~. .hey sigh. hat Je and boz with our
80 .klh but the widowed maids comfort
hEe thar esn vim through the years they'll uat - me ae- cate ~
o1-' '''' '7' .neo In WALT MASON
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
HE KNOWS 1T ALL

A Washington correspondent some
days ago received an inklIng from a
prominent Senator that tho President
vas beginning 20 doubt tho efficacy
81 The Democratic tariff law. and was
willing hat some changes should be
made iu It Although the correspond.
orfs Information came from a Rrglb
irar. his Informant assured him that