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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Nearly Score of Lives Lost
in Prison Condagration j
at Ell Paso.
esq
BLAME DAVENP0RTER
"Trusty" Accuses Tri- City
Man of Starting Blaze
He Is Dead.

Ell Paso, Texas, March T. H. NJ.
Cross of Davenport, Iowa, is named in
a statement by H. c. Bagby, Jail
trusty as the man who was seen to
light the match which is believed to
have caused the explosion yesterday
in the disinfection bath room of the
city Jail which caused is deaths. More
than 40 prisoners were in the bath
room when the explosion occurred and
nearly all of them suffered serious
burns, nine dying within a short time.
Cross was one Of the first to die. Nine
others who were taken to hospitals
died during the night. Twelve Amer
leans, were among those burned, two
of them having died.
A lighted match ignited the vapors
arising from the mixture of gasoline,
kerosene and vinegar, in which the
prisoners, mostly Mexicans, were be-
ing bathed in conformity with sanitary
measures devised by city health au-
thorities to prevent the spread of dis
ease from Mexican arrivals. Sheets Of
flame flashed through the entire east
wing Of the prison and almost immed-
lately the street fronting the Jail was
filled with naked, shrieking men. en-
veloped in fire.
A fire company housed In the Jail
building extinguished the flames.
The coroner's inquest and an in
vestigation by city officials, ordered
for today, had to do principally with
statements made by guards and sur
vivors, who declared that the eXplos>
ion was caused by the lighting Of a
match by one of the prisoners.
While the investigation was pro-
ceeding on this side of the boundary.
civil and military at Juarez, opposite
here were prosecuting search for an
unidentified Mexican who boarded
street car near the Juarez race track
and shot the motorman, Charles
Phelps last night after report was
spread that 200 Mexicans had been
thrown into Jail here and deliberately
burned to death. Phelps is said to be
fatally wounded. Car service between
Ell Paso and Juarez, which was sus-
pended last night, was resumed today.
The report that the explosion was
the result of deliberate intention on
the part of Americans to kill Mexi-
cans was not long in spreading over
Juarez. Geat excitement prevailed in
the Mexican town and heavy military
patrols were sent out by General
Gavira, to suppress disorder. Eighteen
Americans, all employees of the race
track, were on board the car at the
time of the shooting and all fed to the
brush.
H. NJ Cross is not known to Daven-
port police authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
CELEBRATING BIRTH
OF MARY J. HARKINS

Dewitt, Ia, March Twisting rela-
tives continued today, yesterdays cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of Mary Joyce Harkins. who is
enjoying splendid health. Yesterdays
celebration, at which five generations
were represented in direct line,
opened with a solemn high mass at St.
Joseph's church. Mrs. Harkins was
born in County Mayo, Ireland and came
to the United States with her husband
in 1914, settling in, this county, in 1850.
Mr.. Harkins died in 1900. Descend
ants of Mr.. and Mrs. Harkins include
four surviving children, 20 grandchil-
dren, &C great-grandchildren and four
Observation-Disclosures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
ROTARI.ANS ENDORSE
BABY WELFARE WORK

Baby Welfare Week" was officially
endorsed by the Rock Island Rotary
club at the noon luncheon held today
at the Rock Island club. Rev. c. P.
.O'Neill presided in the absence of II. S.
Cable and John Huntoon, president
and vice president, from the city. A
committee was appointed to draft res
olutions on the baby welfare work.
The committee consists of Harry Lar
kin, Rev. David A. Johnson, Jacob
Ramser and Harry Knox, all of whom
have recently become fathers. Will
liam Schlagenhauf, rotarian from
Quincy, was present and gave an in
tercsting address. Two new members
attended today for the first time. They
were NJ. S. Heagy, president of the
Central Trust and Savings bank, and
George Ycsgy. Mr.. Heagy gave an ac-
count of his recent trip to Cuba.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
TROLLEY CRASHES
into AUTOS HURT
Street Car Hits Limousine BrOadside
and Drags Machine and Occu.
pants Hall Block.

Springfield, ILL.,, March Five
people are nursing painful injuries
suffered about l o'clock this morning
when the limousine in which they
were riding was struck by a street car
going at full speed. The accident oc-
Cured directly in front of the Lincoln
homestead.
The injured: Miss Mary Grace
Mickey, nose and collar bone broken
Mrs. Lawrence Bond, Denver Col,
back injured and hip sprained; Louis
Danner, shoulder broken; Harry ",
Mickey, bruised and cut, and Mrs.
Mickey bruised and shaken.
The automobile was crossing the
car tracks when struck by the street
car. The car was derailed and con-
tinued to run for more than fifty
yards, finally stopping in side street.
The tenders of the two vehicles be-
came locked and the machine was
dragged with the car.
Physicians living in the neighbor-
hood heard the crash and hurried out
to attend the injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
500 Slain in
Raid on Citu
Geneva Says

Geneva, (via PARISH March g.
Eight hundred Austrian soldiers in
barracks were killed or wounded in
the raid made by Italian aeroplanes
Feb. 10 on the city of Laibach, accord
ing to information received here to-
day.
Two high officers of the staff OF
Archduke Eugene, commander in
chief of the Austrian forces operat-
ing against Italy, are said to have
been killed.
An official report CT the raid given
out in Rome said that it was in retail
iation for numerous violations of in
ternational law by the Austrians. 1t
was added that the raiding squadron
had dropped several dozens Of gren-
AIDES on the city.
An Austrian official statement, re-
ferring to the same raid, said that il
was "a lamentable failure
Laibach is As miles east Of Goritz
and has a population Of about 10000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
NAY SHUT AMERICA
OUT OF PEACE MEET

London, March 7.-Reuters' Copen-
hagen correspondent sends the follow
ing: "A dispatch to the Politiken from
Stockholm says it is stated in Swedish
political circles that the Swedish gov
eminent on two occasions applied to
the United States to obtain President
Wilson's cooperation for concerted me-
diation towards peace.
President Wilson, who at an earlier
stage of the war had his offer rejected"
adds the dispatch, declined to join the
movement unless requested by the bel
ligerents.
1T is stated that in Stockholm and
other neutral capitals the question is
being discussed of forming mediation
conference without the cooperation Of
the United States"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
MAJOR LORD DESMOND
FITZGERALD KILLED

Paris, March 7, (4:35 a. m.)-Major
Lord Desmond Fitzgerald, First bat
talon Irish guards, brother of the
duke of Leinster and heir presumptive
to that title was accidentally killed,
says a Calais dispatch to the Matin.
He was experimenting in his tent with
a new kind of bomb when it exploded
and fragment struck him in the head.
He was taken to a hospital and died
an hour later.
Lord Desmond was wounded in bat
tie at the beginning Of the war and
was mentioned in dispatches for dis
tinguished service. He was born in
1888 and educated at Eton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
BABY BANDIT GANG
OF CHICAGO CAUGHT

Chicago, March Five boys, the
oldest of whom is II years, have con-
fessed, according TO the police, that
they are members of band which
committed % burglaries and holdups
in Chicago in the last month. The
boys, who are James Cussina, Robert
Mclaughlin, Samuel Denova, George
Mills and Charles Hem, all of the
boys said they wanted money to spend
in motion picture theatres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
REPUBLICANS WIN
MUSCATINE TICKET

Muscatine, Iowa, March In the
most spectacular municipal election in
years, Muscatine went solidly repucli-
can yesterday. A landslide which was
even more pronounced than the demo-
cratic victory in 1912 carried the en-
tire republican aldermanic and city
ticket to victory. DR.. r. S. McNutt, for
mer postmaster, won over Dr. +. II.
Little, democrat. for mayor, by plu-
rality which approached the total vote
of the latter. By virtue of the victory
the conduct of municipal affairs is
wrested from democratic control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
STUFF OPPONENT NOW
DEVOTEE OF CAUSE

Chicago, March William J. Cal
houn, former United States minister
to China, who was thought to have OPP
posed woman suffrage. Joined the ranks
Of the suffragists. it became known to-
day following meeting yesterday OF
the Chicago Equal Suffrage associa-
ton. At the meeting letter from Mr..
Calhoun was read in which he included
a bit of verse saying he would march
in the street carrying suffrage BAN
uer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Retail Shoe Dealers Organize.

Associated Shoe Retailers of Moline
and East Moline met last evening at
the Manufacturers hotel in Moline for
the purpose of organizing, and the so
dealers present elected officers as fol-
lows:
President-G. W. Rank, Moline.
Vice President-E. NJ. Heider, East
Moline.
Secretary-L. s. Wynes, Moline.
Treasurer-O. ". SChwencker, Mo-
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
WEALTHY BRIDE FOR
DAVENPORT LAWYER

Decatur, H., March declared to
be one of the wealthiest young women
in Illinois. Miss Edna. Timmons Of
Monticello was today married to Attor-
ney Glenn Kelly of Davenport, Iowa.
Miss Timmons is the owner of consid-
cradle ranch land in Piatt county. At
torney Kelly is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Illinois and the University
Of Michigan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Berlin, March THE war office
announced today that the village
OF FreSneS. in the W0evre, south
east of Verdun, was captured this
morning by Germans.
Text of the statement:

1eAL OIL the statement.
Small British detachments which
penetrated yesterday our trench north
east of Verdelles were driven out. In
the Champagne our position east of
MISUNDERSTANDING which the
French occupied Feb. II was recap
tured. Two officers and $50 men were
taken prisoners"
In the Woevre district the village
Of Fresnes was captured by storm early
this morning. The French are still
holding their own in few houses on
the western boundary of the village.
They lost more than 300 prisoners.
Zone of our airships last night bonn
barded heavily railway establishments
at Barbecue.
Eastern and Balkan front: The sit
uation is unchanged"
French Report.
Paris, March 7, (via London, :25 p.
m. 1.-THE war Office announced today
that division of German troops ad-
Vancing to the attack has captured
Hill No 265.
The text of the war office announce
ment on the progress of hostilities is
as follows:
IN the Argonne district endeavors
on the part of the enemy at Haute
Chevauchee to occupy mine crater
have been repulsed.
Our artillery has continued its
bombardment OF the lines of communi-
cation of the enemy to the west of the
river Meuse.
Favored by an intense lombard
ment the German troops have been
able to advance along the railroad line
in the neighborhood Of Regneville. At
the same moment the Germans deliv-
cred very violent attack against hill
No. 265. An entire division took part
in this maneuver. They were success
full in taking possession of this hill in
on them by the fire of our artillery and
our machine guns.
We are in possession of the village
Of Bethincourt and the groves to the
east of the Wood des Corbeaux and the
Wood de Cumieres and the heights OF
Cote de L'Oie.
Artillery fighting continued active
ly last night to the east of the Meuse
in the vicinity of Bras and Hardau-
mont, as we'll as in the Woevre; in the
sector of Fresnes and in the villages
located in the foothills"
Hear of German Gain.
Further progress ma been made by
the Germans in the Verdun region to
the west of the Meuse. Announcement
was made here officially today
that they had succeeded by means of
violent bombardment in pushing along
the railroad in the neighboorhood of
PaupnU;Tlo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Colorado SnowDOund Again.

Denver, Colo, March For the Sec
ond time this winter southwestern Col
orado is snowbound. Durango, the
center of the storm, has for u hours
been cut off from outside communica-
ton and traffic generally in the San
Juan basin is demoralized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till Z 7. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Fair tonight and Wednesday. Cold
er tonight, with the lowest tempera-
ture about 20 degrees.
Temperature at I a. m. 80 Highest
yesterday, AZ. Lowest last night, %.
Velocity of wind at a. IN, 5 miles
per hour.
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. m, II; al
a. m, ~; at p. NJ. today, So.
Stage Of water. Sc; fall OF 4 in
last % hours.
J. NJ SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Vermont Contemplates Prohibition.

Rutland. Vermont, March 7.-Wheth-
er statewide prohibition, beginning
May / shall supplant the local option
form Of liquor selling which has been
effective for - years is being voted on
at the annual town meetings in Yer
mont today. -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Hear of German Gain.
Continued On Page Five.)
Paris TO Treat Tubercular Soldiers.

Paris, March I. (620 a. m.l-The
Paris city council on motion of Henri
Rousselle, has voted credit of A.
100000 francs for erection in the
grounds of Paris hospitals of huts in
which $500 tubercular soldiers can be
given open air treatment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Heated Debate Upon Warn
ing Resolutions Waged
by Representatives
LEADERS CONFIDENT
Victory for Administration
and Support of Presi-
dent Is Predicted.

Washington, March I. - President
Wilson's stand that congress shall not
advise Americans to abandon their
rights 10 travel the seas on merchant
ships armed for defense in accordance
with international law, was endorsed
in the house today by two heavy test
votes on the much discussed McLe-
more resolution.
By substantial majorities the admin
istration forces defeated attempts to
amend the resolution to the liking of
the pre-ident's opponents and put it
squaTely before the house without
amendment, for vote under special
rule al the end of four hours debate
About o'clock this evening the adj
ministration forces will move to table
the McLemore resolution and the heavy
votes they polled in the two prelimin-
airy tests indicate they will kill it by
substantial majority.
Once tabled, the resolution will have
gone the way of the Gore resolution
in the senate and a majority of con-
gress will have been placed on record
before the world as demonstrating that
it does not endorse the diSsensions
against the presidents foreign policy.
With the agitation finally disposed of
the president and secretary Lansing
Will resume the submarine negOtia-
tons with Germany.
"Anti'ss Are Routed.
In quick succession today the house
rejected the proposal to allow anti
administration amendments to the
McLemore resolution and adopted the
special rule for consideration of the
resolution itself, routing the opposi-
ton by votes of 256 to $50 and 271 to
1873.
Immediately after the adoption Of
the rule debate began on the resolution
itself, Chairman Flood of the foreign
affairs committee moving to table it.
Washington, March promptly at
II o'clock the house assembled for the
all day fight of the administration
forces to kill the McLemore resolu-
ton TO warn Americans off armed
ships Of the European belligerents.
Speaker Clark was in the chair and
acting Chairman Pou of the rules COM
mittee was in his seat ready to sub
nit the special rule under which the
debate will proceed. ,
AS soon as the journal had been
read Mr.. Pou offered the privileged
resolution containing the special rule.
Mr.. Pou asked unanimous consent
for 80 minutes debate on the rule.
There was no objection and the de-
bate began. Mr. Pou took the floor
10 open the fight.
Pou Gets Applause.
= The first outburst OF applause from
the floor came at the outset Of MIR.
POus speech when he said: "All the
imps Of hell never devised a more
infamous lie than the declaration that
has been made that President Wilson
wants var"
Representative Campbell Of Kansas,
republican member OF the rules COM
mittee. announced when Mr.. Pou con-
GUIDED that if the motion tc close de-
i .fSEa. Tod IN n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
Kaiser's Forces Press on Un-
der Heavy Fire-Losses
Big, Paris Claim. =,
q 49,.
Rome, Italy, March Z.
Twenty German dread
naughts have left Kiel,
according to information
received here today.

The foregoing dis
patch was held up by the
British censor for two
days. Another dispatch
filed in London at 3:25
o'clock this morning said
that a feet Of rs German
warships was observed
Monday in the North Sea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
CONGRESS- ENDORSES WILSON STAND
Latest Bulletins

Honolulu. T. H., March THE
Australian battle cruisers Austria
Liza and The Australian cruiser Sgd
Rey. with probably the Japanese
cruisers Chitose and TOkiwa. are
hunting the Pacific for German
commerce raider. according TO re.
ports from the Office OF the Brit
iSh steamer Niagara made public
here today.
Washington, March THE city
OF Gaxaca. Mexico, was burned
March >, according TO information
reaching tie state department to-
day from the Carranza govern
ment. 1t also was reported that
troops in possession of the city
have evacuated it. The Carranza
government denies the truth Of n
report that Felix Diaz has entered
Mexico.
Washington, March THE
nomination of Newton ID. Baker.
former mayor of Cleveland. to
be secretary of war, was sent TO
the senate today.
London, March IA. J. Bal
four, first lord of the admiralty
stated in the house of commons
this afternoon that the tonnage of
the British navy had been in.
creased by 100000 since the out
berak of the war. while the
strength of the air division of the
navy had grown ten fold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
POu Gets Applause.

Continued On Page Two)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-11-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, in and for the
County of Whitman.
In the Matter of the Estate of Cert
rude O'Connor, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, the Administrator OF
the estate of Gertrude O'Connor, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased and against her es-
tate. to present them with the neces-
sary vouchers, within one year from
the date of the first publication OF
this notice, to-Wit: within one year
after the 10th day of November
1916. to tho said Administrator at
the law office of d. c. Dow, in Pull
man, Whitman County, Washington,
that being the place for the transac-
ton of the business of said estate.
Dated November s, 1916.
w. D. O'CONNOR,
AS Administrator of the Estate of
Gertrude O'Connor, Deceased.
d. c. Dow, Attorney for the Estate,
Pullman, Wash.
Nov10Dec8
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
NIINp' " % u . " Y II Y
President Chairman, W.S.F.W.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Walla Walla,
Wash, November 6, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Harold
Brewer, of Pullman. Washington,
who. on December 20, 1912, made
Homestead Entry, No. 05911, for S y
NEA S1a NV a Section 20, Town
ship 8 n, Range A e., Willamette
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make three-year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore William A. Inman, United
States Commissioner, at his office. at
Colfax, Washington, on the goth day
of December, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: r.
vim Lewis, Price Black, William O..
Starr, Jefferson Nicely, all of Pull
man, Washington.
Not coal land.
FRED M. HEDGER,
N0y10DecS Register.
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EVANSVILLE

Miss Loveta Huntington has re.
turned to Wala Walla after visitine
Tor sometime at the home of her sis.
ter Mrs, j. NJ. Klemgard.
Miss Dewey Quigg, who had been
at the V. l.. Higgins home for several
weeks, left last week for Waitsbure
to visit relatives.
Miss Haines of the Clinton neigh
oorhood, is assisting Mrs. Curtis
Slusser with her homework.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vollmer we're
spokane visitors last week.
Mrs. Clista NJ. Farley of Moscow
was guest at the M. Farley home
a few days last week.
Mrs. James Pendry and little son
visited few days last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Paullus at the NJ. Far
ley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Whitfield
who visited for about a week at the
home of Mrs. Whitted's father, S. L.
Brown, have returned to their home
at Asotin.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Anderson and
son, Joseph, of Ritzville spent a few
days last week in this neighborhood
visiting relatives and old time
friends. Their son-in-law and their
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Mas
ton, accompanied them on their re-
turn trip.
A large crowd attended the R. w.
Gwinn sale last Wednesday.
Mrs. Minnie Bryant and son,
Wayne, have returned home from
Beech Greek, Oregon, where they
were called sometime ago by the ill
ness of Mrs. Ed Houck.
Mrs. w. H. Pritchard left last
week, for Iowa and South Dakota
points to visit relatives, in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Naffziger of
Iullman and Mr.. and Mrs. ed Rein
hardt of Colfax.
Messrs. II. c. Malott and V. l..
Higgins were st. John visitors from
Friday until Saturday.
The Misses Edna and Carrie
Boundy and Miss Satie Brooks called
at the V. l.. Higgins home Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Roy Haxton this week re-
ceived word of the death of her
father Mr.. A. T. Fairchild, at his
home at Orting. Mr.. Fairchild, who
was 70 years old, formerly resided at
Albion. Death was due to heart
failure.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-11-10
Snohomish District Federation


In addition to the endorsement of
MRS McCready for state president,
onohomish District Federation took
action on several important meas
ures' among them the establishment
VI children's ward at the tubercu-
losis sanitorium which is being built
hear Snohomish; investigation of the
immigrant question; extending the
library movement; supplying the
state reformatory and county farm
with books and magazines, and sup
plying the rural schools with music
through the use of the victrola.
Mrs. B. M. Parson of Stanwood
was made second vice president.
The federation decided to drop the
WORD county" from it's name and
VIII hereafter be known as the "Sno-
nomish District Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs"
Two new clubs were admitted into
'ne federation: the Study and Social
oiup of Everett, with a membership
VI 90; and the Sea View and Mukil-
leo club, with 20 members.
MRS. Seymour, president of the Ar
ington club, and delegate to the
''ate Federation, gave breezy and
'Aceiient report of the state meeting;
ana much interest was manifested in
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DIR. ID. II. CANfPBELL

DIR. ID. II. CAMPBELL
Physician and Surgeon
OFFICE in First National Bank Bldg
Office phone 80
Residence phone 6
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Walla Walla,
Wash, October 81, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that John
A Streib, of Wawawai, Washington,
who, ON October %, 1911, made
Homestead Entry No. 05365, for
NV "A SW Il, Sec. 35, and Lots 4 and
5, Section "a, Twp. IA N. r. 43 E.,
Willamette Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make five-year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before William A. Inman,
U. S. Commissioner, at his office at
Colfax, Washington, on the 18th day
of December, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frank Champion, of Colfax, Wash.
Sherman Brannon, of Pullman, Wash.
Ernest Gordon, Of Wawawai, Wash.
Price H. Dowdy, of Wawawai, Wash.
Not coal land.
FRED M. HEDGER,
Register.