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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
CHICAGO BREWER
|. PRESSING CLAIM
Hearing Being Held on Demand OF J0'
seph Schneible for Sis6,524.99
Against Huber Estate.
ALICE CONTRACT Is BROKEN
Declares Former Banker Agreed to FL
nance Concern and Then With
drew Support.

Judge b S. Bell in probate court to-
day is hearing the claim Of Joseph
schueible. Chicago brewer. the former
head or the schneible company Of that
city. manufacturers of brewery ma
chinery and equipment. for $176,524.99
against the estate Of the late Otto
Huber. wealthy brewer and banker Of
this city. Connolly & Connolly appear
/ for the estate and Dietz & Snnett for
+ the claimant.
! The amount is claimed to be due be-
cause Of a contract which Mr. Huber
lis said to have broken. concerning sup
plying money to finance the company
lin question. 1t is alleged that in March
1903. Mr.. Huber owned LOCO shares,
valued at sI00. 600. of the capital stock
/ Of the company and that Mr.. Schnei-
bic. president and general manager,
had 1000 shares and was paid the
sum of $4,000 year as salary
Life SALARY Claimed.
/ Mr.. Schneibie claims that in March,
1903. Mr.. Huber made a proposition to
+ get controlling interest in the concern
and purchased 1.741 shares valued at
I s174,I00 from him, part Of the alleged
agreement being that MIR. Schneible
was 10 devote half OF his time to the
company. since he had patented many
of the devices being used. for which
he was 10 receive the sum OF $4,000
q year for the rest OF his natural life.
He claims that Mr. Huber agreed to
take over the financial management
of the company, furnishing such sums
as would be needed to conduct the bus
mess,
1t is charged that he failed to do this
and that in 1912 the company failed
and went into bankruptcy Suit is
now brought to recover as follo>3;
To amount due. in accord
ance with the agreement
at the rate Of $4,000 per
year. payable monthly
from March -. 1912. to
Oct Is. 1915 ........-....S 27,6G6.00
Less amount received on
/ March u, 1912 .......... 10000
Balance .....-.........S 26.466 %
/ To interest on monthly in
4 stallments to date at per
cent observation-disclosures 2,25S.9C
To amount due at the rate
OF $4,000 year for 1896
years, the expectation OF
life in years Of the claim
ant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l46.S000f
u Total S1-f 524 %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

In making up your Christmas lists
look into the advertising appearing in
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

All the news all the ttme-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Buy a home of ReIdy Bros.

Buy home of Reidy Bros.
For express, call William Trefs.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
The Queen Esther guild of Memo
rial Christian church will serve a
cafeteria lunch Thursday, Dec 1G,
from 1880 a. m. TO 1870 p. m. Last
minute gift sale in connection
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Depot Lease Approved.
Especial to The Argus1
Springfield, IL, Dec 1.-THE state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Charles. William and Julia De Po-
yer and Lawrence Duberg, charged
with assault with deadly weapon on
Mary Van Haver. are being tried be-
fore a jury In county court.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25

an oration was given by Dr. sco& VI Washington. kl
 There were number of intercstif1 as we'll as beautiful floats in the pro cession on this occasion. One of fn| most interesting was the float 6t thI international group" which fp})r& scented fifteen nations in native co& tune. Each nation was represaNtci by a man carrying his national HnE accompanied by a woman bearing laurel wreath. As these men sau1 women passed tho reviewing stah' they halted before the delegates nlaq| a bowl lowered the natfonalf d1iV and declared this to- be the tf1bu<t tI Elihu Burritt. The processl{.h \ symbolic floats was led by the N<i&8ed| of the High school. each repren4I{If1 an idea which was wrought o&s< , decoration and costumes. The e*u|t U personified the arts of peace s*ttf juniors enacted scene from th&V of William Penn: and the sophomd<4 illustrated Peace and the NatfuMe/ The second division of floats waH f1U contribution of various societies af1 different nationalities of the cit&
 At first thought 1t may seem h3 pageants are employed only ag a f9{ of amusement. However this is&X true. Great benefits are derived HI them. They stimulate patriotieir8 {. promote education. A pageant of t@X or three hours can irppart more of stepping stones of history tfa p' combined efforts of school teaEbrI can do in years of textbook p1etKp1I It is instructive to those who f4} part and also to the spectators N Z and women of all classes ming They learn the customs of differs
 ages. They acquire a sense of tdisqI pline, of obedience and drill and Ina result wave of unity and of civ1&e1l thusiasm passes across the fow Therefore, because of its edu4fis and civic value the pageant mag b/ come a powerful factor in the natiot life of any people.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25
Girl of Yesterday {
 and Today, Miss
 Mary Regina Clan

There are a great many things which the world is intensely frt2 csted just at this time, but none c( say that there is anything more il teresting or attractive than the girl today Everyone is concerned wf girls. from the small boy to the nd of three score and ten years XI swaggering little fellow of twe1 years pretends that he doesn't cal about girls, but just watch him str& every nerve to send his arrow fliro1. the bulls eye when a certain ItfI lady's blue ribbon bobs around tN corner. It is surely most inspiring those who are striving 10 send th ball over the goal line on footba field, to hear a thunder of ha] voices cheering them on, but do y1 think they fight less hard to win. ] there be soprano tones in the ru1nHl| And it is thus with everyone q [ "Girl of Today interests all
 But this girl plays feir, and she discovered that there is another "a as sweet and attractive as she straightway she tells of the oth( The Girl of Yesterday" and it | queer tale.
 
 Japan and China arc the fands yesterdays. so itis there that one 1M looks for the -fasniont# These countries are very old in cfV1 zation and customs. so their girie correspondingly quaint and intere ing to us. The little olive-stinf Jepanese maiden. who uufetly sj out of her sandals before enterirl home, IS very like her pright-e. Chinese sister of silk kimofas igh-piled glossy hair. TO these q independence is unknown Even courtship and marriage they are srsi by the will of others. Their. fhft supposed to be settled by the old u| who dwells in the moon. who bi together the souls of lovers. with slender silken threads of silver. 90 his moonbeams. Woe to the .un| tunate swain whom the soothrsa have not declared to be the fu{ husband of his lady love, But .tl one can always pass norer and in Orient, as in all other lands of
 fC-orftna4ad ou Fotarf aenfh paUa
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25

tcontinred on Fourteenth Pass.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25
Irly New Britain
 Hazel J. Duncarlson

bout one hundred and fifty years
 few farmers, desirous of found-
 parish Of their own, settled in.
 eastern portion of New Britain.
 plot Of land selected proved to be. IIe and adapted to their ways and
 zis and they immediately stakeds
 their farms, As the center of
 city was rocky and in some places SRpy. the Asrnaii settlement did not
 8{1 out in the center but widened
 iIafo haaf circle After they
 been here a, number of years.
 lcy street, East street and what
 kermed iHart Quarter. in the south- Tern section of the city, were cas- <Iiscernible. Park street was yet hall crooked lane, winding around Eae direction of Whiting street to nect with Stanley Road, and West
 p street was a small footpath go-
 11p over thes hill. Tn the sections
 Fe Chestnut street and Grove Hill
 6t present, were large forests.
 Sw Brifain B in the beginning of
 9th cent ury #slaad made but little %ress. The center of the city,
 fe Central Park is now, was a very 6ten plot of ground. The south
 end was piled high with rocks, Iie across the northern end was a IS hollow which was filled with wa
 most of the time. During part ||3le year small stream flowed from *Znut Hill across Main street, near E site of our present Grammar x61, and thence in northeasterly <etion. LIE schools in those Raays wefe vast 4Ifkerent from ours Of today. For my years they were conducted by a nopI society. The first one was sanized in ns1754, and in a few years ree others were established. These haol buildings were Of the rudest Flfeture, and in winter the wind 1istled through the cracks making &ary uncomfortable for some of the l1$ifs The desks were made of l5e board fastened to the wall. and z benches were made as long as z side of the room When recit- a lesson the pupils turned and ced the teacher in the center, but hen studying they faced the wall xhich gave them fine opportunit F
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25

M1ndred and thirty-six young
 od women completed an i'm
 eroeh in their lives today
 6ey we're presented with diplo- 5Stifyin& that they had com
 <heir education in New Britain
 ch|ool; Graduation exercises
 e1d at&2 .3O o'clock this after
 the High school auditorium.
 reds of relatives and friends
 \ttendance for the commence <
 the scene was one stamped 5Iy 'in the minds of all present. Exercises meant the forging of n link, another. step forward. in ucation of the happy young men btnen. More than that, it meant Ee honor for them as their diplo- k&re badges of honor. testifying {he school authorities of New H had placed the stamp of ap- on their efforts of the past four 1lbers of the class who had been ESd to entertain the assemblage o with credit to themselves and Institution they represented. An 9ent program of literary and mu- |nurnbers are presented and each Fer or sp1oist was received with 1s of Applause. Music was fur |d by, the High school orchestra, |e work was of the best E. F. Fromen. a member of the I of education, presented the di- 2l8 AS each graduate received E6s stirnonial of work we'll done,I he 4pplauled loudly. pr. Fromen zssisted by Principal T.. F. Shade, coneratulated each member of g program in full was as follows:
 Se1ected)
 High. school Orchestra. R Rsy Dr George W. 2. Hill.
 Katherine Lyman Mills.
 New Britain
 Hazel Jean Duncanson. ! ' n olklofe
 Leah Elizabeth Adelman. 6 Selecti On
 Eleanor Ladd Grant. me Annie Haniilton Donnell). Karin Hildegarde Suneson. Inn Hageants
 s1nnna Catherine Tommasoni. saloshsi
 High School Orchestra. Girl of Yesterday and Today
 Mary Regina. Clark. zatha s Wooing
 Hi1dur Sophie Ahlstron1. The Blue Danube.
 High School Orchestra. entations of Diplomas
 Dr. E. T. Fronaen. le papers read at the exercises
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25
Russian Folklore
 Leah E. Adelman

The Russian skazki or foIk-talss have been spread throughout Siberia and Russia, since the beginning of the Slavonic race. These tales have been narrated from generation to genera Itien around both the peasants sfir.- place and the kings table, No one knows in what form they first existed
 or can account for the varying dra- matic situations which meet us at every point as we read the "skaza.' So closely connected have these stories
 become with the Russians themselves that their literature Sis filled with
 numberlessT allusionsa toTsthenlss their
 heroes peer at us from all eSlavonic
 writings and their quaint expressions
 have become a part of their language.
 These sskazki only compare with the folklore of the other Indo- Euro
 pean nations, inasmuch as they con- tain the same wonderful and wild ma :
 chinery:: in all other respects they are different. It is noticed on reading the Russian folk.tale that the fairy element does not exist. Their back ground is not fairyland but wonder land, which approaches the empire of the Arabian Knights.
 Until a short while ago the Russian people thought that these tales were l of no use to their culture. But the scientific collector appeared, he be- gan to study them and found that { they explained many phases of the prehistoric life of the. Slavs hitherto ! sunknoWn. E ' Through these tales I1e found out l their early religion. They did not 1 worship gods and goddesses like the n (., defied the elements of nature, the l woods trees, sun and moon. The
 good forces in their folk-tales are not beautiful gods or wonderful fairies, but kind beasts, benevolent birds and
 wooden puppets.
 ! And so it is to the scientific collec- i tor that we owe the preservation of
 these wonderful slSazki.
 One of the best is 'Wassalissa the
 Beautiful, part of which will tell you this afternoon. The .skukla'' In 1 this story is somewhatslike a, wooden l puppet, we translate the word doll. ! but this name did not suggest to the
 Russians plaything but talisman
 carried around for good luck. An other striking feature is the Baba I Yaga. a wicked witch who lived In l a most unsightlys hut, and who ate
 children as one sdaas4sc aick kssa.s 1.-The
 Baba Yaga is the nersonif flea ion of evil. ss Tgss "Wassalissa the Beautiful,'' a var acteristic of the Russian folk tale
 Wassalissa the Beautiful
 Tn a certain Pardon across three times nine kingdoms beyond the high mountains, there once lived a rner-
 chant with his wife and only daughter I who from her cradle was called Was salissa the Beautiful"
 l One day, when Wassaltssa was 1 eight years old, the mother caiGed 1 the child to her and said My dear I little Wassalisga am soon to dle l so I leave you this littie wootlen
 kukia. You must never part with Or
 let any one see it Whenever you are perplexcd give 1t something to
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25

lthe Beautiful followed the witch into 1 the hut
 Now" said the Baba.1Yaga, while I am asleep you must take two bush els of poppy seed from the cupboard which some malicious person has mixed with sand. 0 thou clean each poppy seed and separate it from the sand, if you do not do so, shall eat you"
 But after the Baba Yaga had fallen asleep w took her little doll, gave it something to eat and drink and then told it her troubles. Do not fear.'' said the kukla. Say your prayers and sleep. Morning is wiser than evening and sorrows are lighter at dawn And while w. slept the doll did the work and climbed back into WIS pocket.
 It seemed to w. very soon when she heard the Baba Yaga calling her. She opened her eyes and saw outside a white knight on a milk-white horse, with white trappings riding by and as he passed the dawn appeared. Following him she saw red knight on a blood red steed and when he had passed the bright Sun arose. The girl arose and hastened to the kitchen.
 Have you done tho work ?' sYes," answered W. for she knew that her kind doll had done it.
 .sWhy don't you speak ?' stormed the witch as w. remained silent. "If you wish it, grandmother, l will ask thee question"
 "You may, but do not ask too much for get too much to know and old you will grow.
 we'll said ", ''I saw last night black knight on g black horse ride by and when he passed the darkness came. This morning I saw a white knight on white horse followed~by red knight on a red steed and after them cante. light and the Sun. Who are they?'
 Those. answered the witch, fare my servants. the Morning Noon and Night. Now I will ask you something How is it you have been able to do the. work 2, and the Baba Yaga growlcd at her. W. almost told about her kukla but mindful of her moth- CT. she answered, "The blessing of my dead mother helped me
 'sThe blessing" yelled the witch. sswho wants person with a blessing here? Get thee gone!" So saying sne threw w. out of the hut, and as X ". ran out she threw one of her skulls after her saying, Take that to your step-mother.
 w ran all that day, at night the eyes in the skull began tossshine and showed her the path. At last on the fourth evening she reached home and for the first time was made welcome because she was bringing light. SAs soon as she brought the skull into the house the eyes began to glean brighter and brighter and seemed to look right thro' the step- mother and her two daughters. When they tried to escape, the eyes fol- lowed them until they were burned to cinders. w. alone remained.--
 Conclusion. I break off here be- cause the last lacks the dramatic. in terest of the first part. Such is the substance of one of the typical ska xxi. in these tales of lthe old myths live again and as they formerly have been a part of the life sof the Sla- vonic people. so are they now be- coming Known and appreciated all over the world.-Ffnis.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25

sterling integrity "put hard work il- to their hardware forged their bolts with brains, and Joined their hinges with honesty and now we are reap ing the reward. s'f
 The seal of New Britain, adoptea on the suggestion of our most famous citizen, Elihu Burrit,s is perhaps the most fitting that could shave been se- lected for our city A bee hive slr- rounded by busy bees is very typical of the busy life of the people in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-25
Modern Pageants
 Emma c. TommasOni

The modern American pageant dates back to 1927 to the Merry Mount Revels. Since that time the pageant has become very popular until at the present time it promises to surpass all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-06
Labor and the Constitution.

If there exists a Tabor. vote" in the
sense in which labor union officials and
some politicans-try to have the term
understood. then the action of the Labor
Conference at Albany may well mean the
defeat Of the new constitution. But If
workers for wages. whether organized into
unions or not, vote not as a class, 70 be
delivered by their captains Of tens and
captains of hundreds, but as individuals
according to their opinions, there Is little
likelihood that the bulk Of their votes will
be cast against the new constitution.
That revision OF the states fundamental
law is eminently fair to workers. It is a
notable advance over the present constitu-
ton. It takes the state agencies for
handling labor questions out Of the ripper
bill field by making the department con-
stitutional one. II extends the scope of
the workmen's compensation law to in
clude compensation for occupatonal
Diseases modern, liberal policy adopted
by only a few Of the most enlightened
communities. II deals death blow 10
sweatshops by prohibiting manufacturing
in tenements On the other hand, it shows
the conventions desire to deal justly with
wage workers by the fact that it does not
contain the Barnes amendment, which
would have made illegal compensation
laws, widows pension laws and the like
nor does it contain a prohibition against
a minimum wage law.
These are solid and substantial adj
vantages to "labor." If the workers
choose to reject them at the urging of
their walking delegates because more
advanced position was not taken, they will
be giving up the bird in the hand for two
in the bush which they have not even seen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-06
The Best Soldiers.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Since the present war began it seems
10 be the popular belief that the French
Senegalese and Turco soldiers. having re-
ceiyed approximately the same training as
the German soldiers, being members Of the
African black race and having faith in the
Mahomctan religion, are better and Drawer
soldiers than the Germans, who are members
Of the Caucasian white race and have faith
in the Christian religion. Hence, two interest
ing questions arise, for the answers 20 which
! will thank you: (a) Does any one particu-
lar race call things being approximately
equal produce better or Drawer soldiers than
another race? (b) Does belief in any one par
ticular religion inspire the believer ~ he be
soldier TO display more elan or bravery
than the soldier having faith in another re-
ligion' WILLIAM c. MORRIS.
New York Sept p. 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-06
Not q Hazardous Jump.

Mr.. Churchills reply TO Mayor MitchePs
question whether the Writ "work-study-
play" system could not be installed by
next year in the elementary schools at
least is vague. The President of the
Board of Education indicates his belief in
the system, says nobody is more anxious
TO believe that its essential features will
be adopted than he, and agrees that the
sooner the city begins to provide for the
housing of its children the better. Never
theless "to put the Gary plan before full
trial into general use throughout this city
Of many and divergent communities, aggre-
eating upward of three-quarters of a
million Of children, would be an undertak-
ing of such hazard and grave response
hilitv as to bid the most sanguine to
pause"
It would be instructive for the general
public to know what Mr.. Churchill would
consider "full trial" enough for this plan
so that he, apparently not one Of the
most sanguine," would not pause or hest
tate in extending it. 1t has been tried
out sufficiently in a couple Of schools SO
that its advantages have widely impressed
the public. 1t is especially adapted to fit
the city's needs now. And the city's
needs-elimination of the part-time evil
a greater fexibility in educational methods
and, If humanity possible, reduction of the
per capita expense of the school system
are pressing The city is almost in the
position Of the man who must jump or be
run over. The Writ system is by nc
means, on what the city knows of it, a
hazardous jump.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-06
To Help Irish Soldiers

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: May ! earnestly appeal to the public
generally. and especially 10 those interested
in ireland, to send funds which are urgently
needed to carry on the work Of providing
comforts for the discharged men of our Irish
regiments? Surely, these poor wounded men
deserve all we can do for them, having
fought so bravely in defence OF us and our
country and are willing TO re-enlist and re-
turn to the lighting lines II they recover from
illness or wounds. Owing 10 many Of these
men being married and having large families,
10 is impossible for them to provide the
extras that make things easier out Of their
pensions. We obtain work for as many Of
the disabled men as possible, and every case
is carefully Investigated.
Please address all contributions 20 Mrs.
Godfrey Knox. Hon. Secretary Meas Clothing
Guild, Soldiers and Sailors Help Society. &C
Lower Mount Street, Dublin, Ireland.
MARY b. KNOX.
Dublin Ireland Sept II, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-06

that can flow from the whole Illuminating
affair is the superficial confirmation that
will be found for the belief that words
are a substitute FOR acts and that lives,
liberties and rights can be protected and
maintained by other means than those
employed in all other centuries.
Several weeks ago The Tribune asserted
its conviction that the German govern
ment had appreciated the new situation
in this country and was at last acting
with sincerity. At that time It urged that
Germany should have a chance 70 meet
the new conditions. What has now hap
pened goes far 70 confirm what was said
both in these columns and in our Wash
ington correspondence. Once there was
determination in Washington there was
instant compliance in Berlin.
Il is a cause for national rejoicing that
we have escaped an ignominious war,
that we have won clear of complication
which theatened to drag US into dis
graceful conflict against our will and be-
cause Of diplomatic and political blunder-
inc. It will be a source of humiliation for
years to come that an American admins
tration fed the duty of defending Ameri-
can lives and rights because it was "too
proud TO fight" only to find that in cour-
age alone was there a true solution and
that the true peril was found in its own
fears. not in any German resolution.