davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12
GIBBS HIGH MAN IN
MEMPHIS SHOOTING

Memphis. Tenn. May I2-H ID.
Gibbs % Union City. Tenn. a profess
sional. was high man in the FIRST days
shooting of the 10th annual tourna-
mcnt % the Interstate Trapshooters'
association Gibbs broke IS targets OF
100.
4 d. Richardson. Philadelphia. and
". Henderson. Lexington. KY. tied for
high amateur honors with 81 breaks.
Three amateurs. c. c. Hawkins
Memphis: r King. Denver. and J. H.
Noel. Nashville. Tenn. made scores OF
80. Seveuiy-si- amateurs and 81 pro-
completed. The tournament
~iii end Thursday with the southern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12
BLACK HAWKS GIVEN
TRIMMING BY CUBS

The winning streak OF the Cubs was
continued last night at the Island City
alleys. when the Islanders took three
straight from the Black Hawk five of
Davenport. with a margin of 1S6 pins
over the Iowans on total count. Doc
Mueller led the victors with 57S pins.
while Watchinsd OF the visitors rolled
a22. the high single game OF the even
ing. The scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12
BOXING BILL TAKES
COUNT IN MICHIGAN

Lansing. Mich. Nav IA bin TO
legahze I0-round boxing matches in
Michigan was vetoed yesterday by
Governor Ferris. II disapprOve the
boxing commission bill because box
ing exhibitions constitute a stepping
stone to prize fighting said the gov
ernor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12

enc ssae -..s sesl-z rva 81 sa=r
Err-s V..s "a esle srt 5srr.5 esE
aasssHrr ..eH victory Gel "a T-erFrT
r .Er .aser as
s--ssr Ffe Hesf Pierce yes
.-s-t 0H se .U .se sEr Fa sfsvs
ar f-r-sr Fer fsr sreees F.sr ar Eua|
ftFs He .ss se.-t EErsrT 6E FEe
base ..rs sr eesrt-t On EeFFiEE
r rrr r.rs on O. re.F. 90 It sFs f1r
60 .ssr sI .e.s vas sl fh- rtFFsss
~ Nap U.es-r ere v.sr better hEs--
nfII Ee ..sraaas uee0t Save g lTs
ss aa aurrvee.e les lras rs rsrsE as.
sse Fs-t -ese5
score tT 5rrtaEs GH 81
ee..Hsr ......H GtEEo-s q.
Eraasfre .....eHe eeeotc=f 6 9.
batteries #Gstrrrr saG NreEF-. GHeE-.
r~ .tEa-r ssf tf.5-r
Ess. rru guf Co. Vista.
H-e.E.r-. Esr E-Cbleas1 k-ibef
.-IearsFr fee Fss.rFrsarv % ere oa=E-
.aE ef ere FEDERAL t-aEzF rsrE ta
Hreogtvr Yesterday bV FitsGE - a
chester ~ s5ss Fess settled f5zr runs Oh
rer raess fre.rH art defeated ne
ur1aErr.fs s. fr .. ts csc 0p~riaE game
ac T-r series IRE risfE 5aaiaE start
GO wtFf ere seere f1 g Or favor % Ma
sees warmers aFf. althoaEh ths chi
eaE5 bsfs-sss aag s~ea swsuiaE Doe
lfsrfae rather literally. they haf noe
been able co. score more thsn twice.
aas fa taaf alash isninE ths Cbif~fs .
called 10 taesr iass line % reserve bat
tFrs a~f eseh Gee rsspoets.d robiy .
wtfs "a sts
Ftseerr ne arss zar ap su- CAi- /
eaE1 en- ere rirfs. F~u oct 90 AEdsr- .
se-. tgf H1tt Eratssd Wiekianf's .
Er1Fefer ass thsa Ere storm broke .
1tsrs. bsrsi1E f6r smits. sIssssyf q sin .
gle in certsr. WieEfssf going 60 thfr,i .
re~u ftarfsrs. baftirE f8r Farrell. .
elected aErss~r 90 che sane place ana .
wie&tsaG talfisa
Trsa HeeS smashed tSs tsft %
rsetsr 60 a d1shis. sco-isE Nsan auf I
fiaafa-f ssf scored q moment later .
ca Wtlsoss s.aEiF 90 tsft. Wsisou hav-
tsE bees sGaeaasf 20 bas sur Prsn-
ferFHss Witsae vas Zoo szHisus %
sec areGrt ere teEs ar4 Was czuskt
heswese frss aa1 sse1rt whsn ~
tried 90 ssrssrs his his- Zsassr ssnEiei.
ezf ses sE1sv vas over wh~n ZWut-
isE sas,s oar Co EraEs.
seu-s o. tasisrs RHE
rsfrsze 90teafGes- sIf q
B-eestvu .at9aestoe-s 81
BATTERIES ssrssEsrsas.. aroSu ez4
slscEer. Nsriez sz9 Sl=oz-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12
Gallant Reats Rohidean-

Boston. Mass, May f2-GiIbert Gal
liant was given the decision over Rob
ideau in fast 12-round bout here
last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12

Minneapolis. May Lou Fiene,
veteran pitcher on the local Ameri-
can association team. was given his
unconditional release yesterday after
noon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12
TmHET.TIT fIlGTr.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.
Chicago. G.. Brooklyn. G.
fhiiaaeipaia. Z. Pittsburgh. 2.
Cincinnati. 2 NcW YORK &.
S. l-o4ts. q. Bosfou. !.
Americas League
WsshiaEt0n. 2. Chicago. o.
PHILADELPHIA. g -. Louis. U.
Cleveland. 9 New YoFE. z.
Detroit. s. Boston.
Federal LeA<us.
Chicago. g Brooklyn. &
Kansas CITY. 2 Newark. q
Baltimore. 8. 81. Louis. G.
Pittsburgh. (. Buffalo. o
American Association
Cleveland. 4 So. Paul. l.
Coigmbus. 5. Minneapolis. : leisven
inuinEsi.
Indianapolis. -. Milwaukee. 4
Kansas city. :: Louisville. 4
Central League.
WsssiinE. :. Grand Rapids. &
Fort Wayne. 9. Dayton. /.
erie. 3: Te-rs Hagts. ?
Evansville. 8: Youngstown. ten
lEainEsl-
Csutrai Association.
HgriinEtor. :. Waterloo. ?
tfgsca;ins. 10. Mason City. 4.
CltnfoG. ,. Marshniito~u. o
keokEk- 8: Cedar Rapids. o.
Western League.
uss Noinss. a. Omaha. q
Llncoln. 8. Wichita. 5
usavsr. II. Topeka. :
- Joseph. :: Sioux City. :.
Three-Eye League.
RoesfoFe. 2. BioouiaEfon. : fsiEht-
-sn snniuEsl.
pshgqs~. II; paveuport. J
NSiiss. g. Peoria. o.
ogiEey. .. Decatur. q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12

lrensfga. Nav ts place ere assT
~ GeorF rIbrrt FIerer as 1bs asE
~ wlseaE cgs F.t.srFs ararrIeE ss
second came at Fsr srssaa Yesterday
afternoon rBe lafE.st i5usr ar enc east.
era campaign. CfeFe- rat a0s ses.F-
paw action warsas rrf.-r rssr sE
any etger Hwr s.aee rr connected
VIVA enc cEicaEs paw ror WIN cfts
sdveassss enc CUBS hammered eer s s.
90 3 vtrterv e. tsr expense Of Er1gs-
fvns uuGEsrs
Nsfet az ore ef fhr best sfGEF.1r
saHrvastians ta sEs l-rrge ant Win
a stsr on gse slab la ere eersse at Nss
Htlscser rferrg SEE tare1 Ga1gu with
four eifs Esve eve vauss saf ee'v
w. Balls we're bif Que et ere teEett ea
hfn. pc pftrsrtt stt r1uats ea en-
silewsnes - ere bfasi-. waveref s De
is fhs sevsnfh asd thra SIZED ere bases
ant Ersasst ere rua fa ere sfzess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12

All the news. all the time.-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-12

Three base White. Pettigrew.
Two base hits-Graham ,, Falk, White.
Sacrifice hits-Clayton. Stolen bases
White. Double plays-Maurer 10
Mcclellan TO Boyle. Maurer TO Boyle.
Struck out-By Graham s. by Jansen
,. Bases on baus-Of Graham. /; of
Jansen. . Hit by pitched ball-Po-
land by Graham Umpires-Van
Buskirk and Hurlburt. Time Of game
-I:40.
Eighteen Innings to n Tie.
Rockford. Ill. May Blooming
ton and Rockford batt1ed for IS in
nings yesterday afternoon, at the end
OF which the umpire called the game
on account of darkness, with the score
standing TO z Rockford played a
poor game. rolling up y errors.
Score by innings: RH.E.
Bloomington
SOOOO1OO20O1OOOOOO-713
Rockford
O2OOOO2O20O1OOOOOO-71712
Batteries Mayes. Chalfant and Reit-
meyer; Waldorf and Jacobs.
Quincy Wins again.
Decatur, Ill, May Ian a free-hit-
ting and listIess game Quincy won the
second straight from the Commies,
10 + Both pitchers were hit hard.
Score by innings. r H E
Decatur ......OOOOO1OO 10 3
Quincy .......OO12O1I30 Il
Batteries-Warren and Munich; Cum
mings and Boelzle.
Davenport Wall0ped.
Dubuque. Iowa. May 12.-WhiIe Du-
buque secured but three more hits
than Davenport. they were made at
more opportune times and Dubuque
won, II TO 3.
Score by innings. r. III. 2.
Davenport ...0OOO2oO10- 80
....OO5IOO5Ox-1l -
Wells and Meyers: De-
ano and Sullivan
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
10 BUILD PIER AT FENTON BEACH

Contracts have been let for building a
pier at Fenton Beach, a resort on the
New Jersey shore, owned by number
of Wilmingtonians, so that large
steamboat may be run from philadel-
phia.
Evening journal., 1915-03-29

Uncle Sam is
thrifty. Some
years ago the
Post Office De
partment at
Washington is
sued a rcgula
ton relative to
the use of string
in the tying up
Of bundles Of.
mail. This order
read that the
string should 60
.raatH1 ahal
bundle twice
fhn hot -.w
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
The Beauty Of the Mouth

The expression Of the disposition
emperament If their ardent
discover
Close scrutiny Talking
proves unnecessary grmaces
their effect the the the
ing all tenng of the muscles gow assist materially Scewng
unconscous pulling
pack the muscles of the cheeks and tightening the lips are unsghy
habits The the the mouth another
practice that foolish expression the most intelligent face and
disfgure the mouth
of manpuatons
half
comfortably
thumbs
picking quickly releasing
of the
york Of the
side and
he alternately
when the lips are in
be the forth the
the lines which settle around the
mouth.
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
TO AID SUMMER School

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. March 29-The Women's
College Executive Committee and the
Advisory Council of the college held
Joint meeting at the institution On
Saturday afternoon when several mat
ters we're discussed. Those attending
the meeting we're: Chancellor Charles
NJ. Curtis. Thomas Davis. Mrs. Alfred
ID. Warner and Mrs. William p Ban
croft, of Wilmington; Mrs. Charles y.
Evans. of Newark. and Mrs. o. "
Wootten. of Laurel.
At a previous meeting of the wo-
men of the Advisory Council the mat
ter Of additional equipment for Resi-
dence Hall. because of the fact that
il is to be the dormitOry for women
attending the summer school this
wear. was considered and the secur-
ing of this additional equipment was
recommended to the executive com
mittce at the meeting on Saturday and
approved by the committee. The
recommendation of the Advisory Coun-
ell that Miss Mary r. Rich, instructor
in education at the college, have
charge of the summer school students
Who stay in the college building and
that Miss Sarah Churchman, the
matron have charge of the dormitories
was also approved. The suggestion
that all the resources of the Women 5
College be made available for the
summer school students was ap-
proved
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
DRINK MORE WATER
IF kidneys BOTHER
Eat Less Meat and Take Salts for
Backache or Bladder Trouble.

Uric Acid in meat excites the kid
neys. they become overworked: get
sluggist, ache. and feel like Jumps OF
lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the
bladder is irritated, and you may be
Obliged 10 seek relief two OF three
times during the night. When the
kidneys clog you must help them flush
off the bOdy's urinous waste or
you'll be a real sick person shortly.
At first you feel a dull misery in the
kidney region, you suffer from back
ache. sick headache. dizziness, stom-
ach gets sour. tongue coated and you
feel rheumatic twinges when the
weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots Of water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces of Jad Salts; take table
spoonful i'm a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your kid
neys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon Juice. combined with lithia
and has been used for generations to
clean clogged kidneys and TO stimu-
late them 10 normal activity, also TO
neutralize the acids in urine. so il no
longer is a source OF irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
iurc; makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water drink which everyone
should take now and then TO keep the
kidneys clean and active. Druggists
here say they sell lots Of Jad Salts
TO folks who believe in overcoming
kidney trouble while il is only trouble
Evening journal., 1915-03-29

men and boys. and 10 girls and wo-
men. We have at the present time IS
positions for which we have been un-
able to find suitable persons. Those
given employment we're:
Nine first-class machinists, / leath
er dresser ! floor salesman. Z farm
hands, s solicitors, drivers. pin
boys for bowling alley. / man to live
on farm, / electrician, delivery boys,
1 man for lunch room, boy to learn
laundry business, 50 men for labor
work. men for temporary job,
woman to wash. women for general
housework, 6 housekeepers, 3 sales
girls, / women for laundry work, and
1 woman for temporary work.
This does not include a number of
others who were sent out to employ
ers but who failed to report back to
the bureau as to whether they had Sc
cured work.
The positions for which We have
been unable 10 find suitable persons
are: One experienced insurance solici-
tor. one colored boy, one carriage
painter and striper. one tailor, one ap-
! prentice boy, two machinists, two ex-
perienced printers and nine house
keepers.
/ The joint committee now has prac-
tically disbanded. but will meet again
if necessary.
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
BY S. w. STRAUS
Prrfiderf hmerIoaS Sociey fo~ Thrift

wasted ten cents a day the yearly loss
would amount to over one hundred
thousand dollars.
We do not realize the power Of these
little thin dimes that slip away from us
one by ono. but let us stop and consider
how powerful they become If taken care
Of Ten cents a day, at compound in
tercst. amounts TO almost 6yc hundred
dollars at the end of ten years; at the
end of twenty years, thousand dollars;
at the end Of thirty years, over two
thousand dollars.
An interesting story is told Of how
"exiract OF beef came 10 be made. A
titled foreigner visiting the Stock Yards
in Chicago, noticed the great streams Of
blood flowing through long trough and
emptying among the piles of refuse, re-
marked 10 an official, vino was acting as
his guide, that in his country this blood,
instead OF being thrown away, was not
only saved, but all the blood possible
was carefully extracted from the beef and
used in hospitals to give TO weak patients
who could not eat and digest meat.
This chance remark soon terminated into
a series Of scientific experiments and in
short time "extract Of beef was in
troduced to the American public, bring
ing with it millions of dollars in profits
to the beef packers. Thi5 wise utiliza-
ton Of what hitherto has been con-
sidered waste is typical of the vast
majority Of successful business instit,i-
tons In applying this principle TO
individuals, should sayf Learn 10
live within your means-be economical,
avoid display and petty e1trzyagsnees
and save every penny. "
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN
FOR INDIGESTION
OR BAD stomach
Relieves sOurness. gas, Heartburn,
Dyspepsia in five minutes.

Sour. gassy, upset stomach. mdiges-
ton, heartburn. dyspepsia: when the
iood you eat felments into gases and
stubborn Jumps; your head aches and
YOU feel sick and miserable, that's
when you realize the magic in Pape's
Diapapsin. It makes all stomach
misery vanish in five minutes.
II your stomach is in a continuous
revolt-if you can't get il regulated.
please. for your sake. try Pape's Dia-
pepsin It's so needless to have a
bad stomach-make your next meal a
favorite food meal. then take little
Diapepsin. There will not be any dis
tress-eat without fear. It's because
Papo's Diapepsin really does" regu-
late weak. out-of-order stomachs that
gives it its millions of sales annually.
Get a large fifty-cent case OF papc's
Diapepsin from any drug store. II is
the quickest. surest stomach relief and
cure known. II acts almost like magic
ii: is q scientific. harmless and pleas
ant stomach preparation which truly
| belongs in every home.
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
close LABOR bureau
after HELPING MANY

At a meeting OF. the joint committee
bn unemployment at the Y. NJ. c. A.
IN Saturday afternoon. it was decided
O close the bureau. which has been
Kept open at No. S11 Shipley street.
AN files and records will be kept, how
|pver. for further reference. Mr..
|(rauss. Of the Chamber of Commerce,
will receive calls for help from en-
|bloyers and will refer applicants who
nave registered 10 these positions.
Delegates from the Ministerial
Union. Labor Union and Chamber OF
Commerce were in attendance. In the
|absence Of Dr. George Edward Reed,
I.he chairman, William ]. McCOTkin-
4 Hale. presided.
Mr.. Krauss submitted the following
report, which was adopted:
The labor employment bureau OPEN
& ed for business February %. at No.
ES11 Shipley street. and in its short ex-
sstence of a few days over a month
here have been over 500 registrations
Sfor work. 750 of which we're from men,
Eand between 60 and so from women
applicants. OF this number we have
been able to place in position 105
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
SrRYICES Ar EASTLAkE.

Special services will be held every
night this week in the Eastlake Pres
hyterian Church. Evangelist Lathom
will be the speaker. Last week a num-
ber of persons professed conversion.
This evening Mrs. Henry Cunning
ham will sing
On Tuesday afternoon at 2.3O there
will be a special service for women.
The Closson Sisters, of Indiana, and
Dr. Gnfllan will conduct the service.
No offerings are received at the ser
vices.
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
PILINC Of ITS TIES
science With P.R.R.
To Facilitate Handling and
Reducing De-
cay
NEW SYSTEM
OF MARKING

The Pennsylvania Railroad is Civ
ing special attention to the best
method of piling railroad ties pre-
vious TO inspection and purchase, and
also when stored along the road
awaiting insertion in the tracks, in
order 20 reduce decay to the miui-
mum. Special methods have also
been devised for marking ties TO main
tain their indentifcation as regards
kind Of wood.
Sketches have been prepared show
ing the approved and improper meth
| DDS Of piling ties. copies of which have
been sent TO the track foremon on tho
local division. Efforts have also been
made to get the tie producers to pile
the ties for inspection in accordance
with these standards. In order to do
this the inspectors have been supplied
with small cards, showing the APP
proved method of piling the ties, to
distribute among tie producers, while
/ the purchasing department has add
cd this information TO its price cir
cular The results secured in this
direction have been quite satisfactory
it is said
One sketch shows the method rec
commended for stacking any kind oi
wood while awaiting treatment
ties resting on the edges only so as tc
have the least area of contact, ant
this area close to the end, where the
final stresses in the tic arc the least
Sktch No , shows the method which
is permissible for stacking of ties tC
be inspected. Pile No. 3 shows th'
approved uethod Of stacking creo
soted and heart pine ties at right an
giles to the track when within reach o
locomotive sparks.
When beyond the reach OF sparks
this kind of tics is stacked solidly
10 ties to the layer. Only creosote'
or rejected ties arc placed on III
ground under the piles. All untreat
ed ties arc piled with an open side 10
ward tho prevailing wind, while onl
creosoted and heart pine ties are al
lowed TO be piled solidly. The instruc
tions require that all innammabl
- vegetation be removed for at least
! foot around each pile, and where an.
= / Qud0llA OF Ties arc ololcu bi an a. %
surrounded by grass or timber, fir
line is placed around them at leas
100 feet from any adjoining structure
- A standard system of marking III
, ties has been adopted by the inspec
tors. Previous TO July 1, 1914. III
distinctions as to kinds we're indi
C Gated by paint. but on this date sym
), bols were added to the hammer
, which formerly branded only "P. II
:. r." and the inspectors number O
each tie. The advantages of the ne'
] system are that il is cheaper, il save
i tho clothes, and lightens the equiv
s ment of the inspector, is quicker 8
7 apply and enables all kinds OF WOO
to be DISTINGUISHED permanent,
whereas the various colors of pain
# looked alike after the ties came on
= of. the creosoting cylinder. All tie
n which are to be inserted in the trac
without treatment are marked wit
characters composed Of curved line
while those used after treatment al
e indicated by symbols composed
IS straight lines. in this way all th'
i the track laborers have to rememb'
% is that ties with straight lines al
= not to be used in the track excel
: when black, showing that they hay
D. been creosOted.
Evening journal., 1915-03-29


and only once lengthwise with instnnc-
tions TO report to the Postmaster General
any infraotions of this rule in cases where
bundles were received by one Post Office
from another with more than this guam
tty used. The guilty party was then TO
he traced and the unnecessary waste Of
string brought to his attention. This
regulation also carried with it the iujunc-
ton 10 carefully unite all bundles of
mail, the string to be taken care Of and
used over again for outgoing mail.
Before this order went into effect the
bundles were slashed open with a knife
and the string became junk. The govern
ment is saving nearly a half million
dollars year by this bit of thrift
A few years ago one of the world s
irgest mercantile establishments issued
a bulletin TO Its workers pointing out
many forms Of waste going on through
out the establishment and incidently stat
ing that if each one Of its employees
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
SCHOLARS PRESENT PLAY.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, March 29-One of the
most enjoyable entertainments of the
year by home talent was given in
the Opera House on Friday evening.
when students of the High School
presented "Silas Mariner" The house
was crowded the proceeds going 10
the High School Athletic Association.
Music was furnished by the Delaware
College orchestra.
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
HOTEL CONCERT PLEAsEs.

A large and appreciative audience
attended the sacred concert held at
the Hotel DUPONT yesterday afternoon
and enjoyed the interesting program
that was presented. Miss Madeline
Reed was the soloist and she was we'll
received.
Evening journal., 1915-03-29
MISS WIGGIN TO ADDRESS LEAGUE

The Consumers League OF Delaware
has secured Miss Mary c. Wiggin, eX-
ecutive secretary of the Massachu-
setts Consumers League TO address
the league on the afternoon of April
10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-03
PLAN FOR PEACE
is MOST NEEDED
Jane Adams Says European Nations
Must Have Program Suggested
by Neutral Powers.

Chicago. I'll, Aug. 3.-"Tha whole
crux OF the situation is this. The war
ring nations at present are not even
being tempted to- peace. Miss Jane
Adams declared in ampIifylng reports
of her recital TO President Wilson of
the results OF the recent women IS
peace conference at The Hague. to
which she was d delegate.
Il expressed my belief she said.
"that if a commission could SIT i'm some
neutral country, survey the whole
subject from the standpoint of the
needs Of the situatiOn-nOt from ma
uonalist standpoint aud then submit
a proposition TO each of the powers
involved. it would open the way to ne
gotiations and might lead 10 ultimate
peace. I believe it would be better if
this commission should be appointed
by some international body such as the
judges of the neutral countries repre-
seDted in The Hague court or by the
inter parliamentary union. II is not
necessary for the president to name it,.
AS one OF the prime ministers put
it to me, Nobody presents us with any
basis for peace.
Appointment of peace commissions
is being considered in Holland Swe-
den and several other neutral coun-
tries Miss Adams said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-03
CASHIER SUICIDES
AT BANK IN ST. LOUIS

St Louis. aug Franklin I. Johnson,
assistant cashier of the Mercantile Ma
tiouaI bank Of ST. Louis, committed
suicide here by shooting himself IN
the head late last night The body
was found by a night watchman in an
Office of the bank
Festus J. Wade is president Of the
Mercantile National bank, which has
capital OF 81 500 900 and a surplus
Of s500.900 Wade also is president OF
the Mercantile Trust company, cap
italized at S3,000,G00 The Mercan-
tile is considered one Of the most pow
erful banks in the southwest
Johnson had been assistant cashier
Of the bank since its organization six
years ago.
Following the discovery Of John
sons body with the revolver lying be-
side 1T, the watchman summoned
George ". Wilson and Hugh L. Pow
ers. vice presidents OF the bank. They
said Johnson had not been in good
health recently.
Vice President Powers Of the bank
said that Johnson's accounts we're in
good shape Johnson's suicide is at
tributed 10 worry over personal debts
and over III health.