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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
CHICAGO RECLUSE
PREY OF FRIENDS
Probe for Vanished Millions of Edward
Morrison Reveals Many Sen.
satiOnaI Features.

Chicago, Ill, Aug. Backward W.
whose vanished millions are a sub
ject Of investigation before Judge Ian
dis in the United States district court,
was declared today to have been
mulcted out of property valued at So
000, 900 by a coterie of strange char
acters within the last 20 years.
Francis ]. Houlihan, counsel for
Morrison's creditors, declared that
INSCRIPTIONS lawyers, women and
hatitues of Chicago's underworld,
came into the life of the aged man,
whose wealth is estimated fro $1,000
900 to $S,000,000, to obtain his money.
He was taken on trips to other cities,
Attorney Houlihan declared, women
were brought to see him and new char
acters introduced to keep his fortune
dwindling.
Search of the refuses quaint, old
two-story home in which was thought
he had concealed vast sums of money
revealed $11.73 in cash and a bunch OF
old papers, cancelled checks and notes.
In one packet almost one hundred
81. o. US" written in various hands
but unsigned, and which totalled some
thing over $150,000, were found. Each
slip Oh paper L. " u . lux
amounts ranging from $500 to $1,000.
No trace of deeds, titles and other
records of ownership to property, re-
puted to be worth $6,000000, were
found.
Investigation into the affairs Of
Morrison has revealed that James K.
Ward, counsel for the aged man, is
holding more than 100000 worth of
property conveyed to him by Morrison.
John Sommers, Jeweler, disposed o?
5000, 900 of Morrison's fortune in "en-
tertaining" him. Mrs. Kate Hitler, for
merIy keeper of lace shop, obtained
$4,000 in cash and $57, 900 in bonds
during the life of Morrison's wife
who died in 1909. They were gifts,
Mrs. Hitler asserted.
Subpoenas have been issued for the
appearance in court of the two Burn
stein girls, Margaret and Alice, whom
Morrison recently adopted and who
their reputed father, Joseph Burn
stein a junk dealer. declares Morri-
son is the real father.
Under the terms of the will left by
Morrison's father. James NJ. Morrison,
the entire estate should go to the city
of Chicago if the son died childless.
Two United States deputy marshals
battered down the doors of the Morri-
son home after they had been denied
admission, and served a subpoena on
Mrs. Anna Briggs. Morrison's house
keeper, to appear before Judge Lands.
She was found hiding in the attic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
President Wilson Lets Cabi
net Wait While Strike
Farley Goes On.
PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
Hostility of Railroad Presi
dents to Eight-Hour Day
Tends to Complicate.

Washington, Aug. 5-President
Wilson summoned representative
of the employers and employees in
TOlved in the threatened railroad
strike to the White house today
for conferences to discuss pro-
pOsals which have developed out
of his original plan of settlement.
Arrangements were made for
the representative of employees
to see the president at 1880
o'clock and for the representa-
tiVes of the employers later.
As the conferences among the
railroad executives progress it was
said the presidents were standing
more closely together for arbitra-
ton than at any time since they
had assembled here.
1t was indicated that the COM
municatiOn being prepared for
President Wilson would contain a
further insistence on arbitration.
Late this afternoon Presidents
LOyett, Holden and Willard, of the
Union Pacific, Burlington and Bal
timOre & Ohio, respectively, went
to the White house. 1t was I'M
derstOOd they would outline to
President Wilson the conclusion
of the select committee of execu-
elves so far.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
CONGRESS- LIKELY
TOSOON ADJOURN
Leaders Plan to End Session Next
Week Unless Something IN
fOreseen Should Develop.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Administra-
ton leaders in congress were today
planning adjournment next Friday or
Saturday, Senator Simmons, chairman
of the finance committee, said he be-
lieved it could be done unless unfore-
seen developments arose.
Democratic senate leaders announc-
ed their intention to pass the general
deficiency bill when it comes from
the house next Tuesday, then pass the
revenue bill and adjourn.
Republican and democratic leaders
called absentees to have a quorum in
the house Tuesday to dispose OF re-
naming business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
SALE OF ISLANDS
is STILL SOUGHT
Action of Danish Parliament viii Not
Delay Efforts OnNPart Of
Uncle Sam.

Washington. Aug Rejection by
the Danish upper house Of parliament.
to sell the Danish West Indies to the
United States will not delay efforts
here 10 ratify IS soon as possible the
treaty providing for the purchase OF
the islands. Announcement TO this
effect was made last night by Senator
Stone. chairman OF the senate foreign
relations committee.
meeting OF the committee waa
called for today to further consider the
proposed treaty.
st. Thomas, ID. W. l., Aug "a (de-
layed) In resolutions unanimously
adopted today, the local legislature
urged upon the Danish government the
expediting of negotiations for the sale
Of the Danish West Indies to the United
States. The transfer of the islands 10
the United States as speedily as pos
sible. TO end the uncertainty OF the
present situation. is earnestly re-
quested." OF the mother country. The
resolutions were cabled TO the finance
minister of Denmark at Copenhagen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

Stage Fight
Ouer Liquor,
400 are Hit

Lynchhurg. Va. Aug. 25.-In a bat
tie Yesterday eight miles from Stuart
Va, just across the North Carolina
boundary. Revenue Agent B. Fl. Mays
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed and William Smith, one of the al
leged blockaders, was also shot James
and Fletcher Smith, nephews of the
wounded man. who were engaged in
the battle escaped unhurt. The Of
fcers trailed a wagon load of liquor
into the home of William Smith and
when ordered to surrender he opened
fire. Shots were exchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
THE WAR TODAY

Berlin today admits the capture
of Maurepas on the SOmme front
by the French.
The British on the Somme front
have pushed further along the
LonguevaI- road. This
gain, effected northwest of Guile
mont. serves still further to hem
In that town.
ON the Austrian frontier in the
D0IOmite region the Italians are
continuing their offensive despite
bad weather.
PeirOgrad announces that the
Russians have resumed their adj
vance along the entire Turkish
front. Their armies in southern
Armenia have reOccupied Mush.
The evacuation of Bitlis, 12 miles
Southeast of Lake Van by the
Turks, Is now reported.
Dispatches from the Somme
front indicate that the French
are preparing to extend their OF
Seusiye 30 miles south of the pres
ent battle line. They are said to
have opened a tremendous bonn
bardment from Estrees TO Las
singy.
The Russian offensive I'm Ar
menia is assuming powerful pro-
porti0ns. PetrOgrad reporting the
reoccupation of the town of Mush
and the capture of $500 prison.
ers at Rachta~
Main interest In the Sal0nlkl
front centers in the attitude or
Greece. Conflicting reports are
being received as TO whether the
Greeks and Bulgarians actually
have cIashed.
The Italians claim the capture
OF several Austrian POSITIONS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
ILLINOIS BRIGADE
GOES ON LONG HIKE

Camp Wilson, Fort Sam Houston,
Texas. Aug. ga 20 mile march will
begin early today by the First Illinois
brigade from New Braunfels to Lux
clio, Texas. The destination of Cen
eral Fosters command is Camp VIII
son and the final leg of the Journey, IL
miles, will be completed tomorrow.
Camp is TO be pitched at LuXello
this afternoon after which the men
will devote the rest Of the day to rest
and pastime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

ards, new rates could not be put into
effect before next March.
The greatest element of uncertainty
regarding the proposed legislation for
creating a federal body to investigate
labor demands before a strike might
be allowed was the probable hostility
of labor leaders to the plan.
Continued hostility of many presi-
dents to the eight-hour day under any
circumstances complicated the situa-
ton further.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

LOHuOHs aug ZOs-ElXHI per-
sons were killed and 80 injured
I'm the Zeppelin raid last night
1t was announced officially
today. One hundred bombs
were dropped. One Zeppelin
reached the outskirts of London.
London, Aug. 25.-Details OF the
raid by six hostile airships, which
crossed the east and southeast coasts
OF England between midnight and
three o'clock this morning, as dis
closed by the official war official state
NEXT, show that nine persons are re-
ported to have been injured, some
MORALLY.
"One airship made her way west
ward well inland" the announcement
states. The remainder of the feet
carried out short inroads over the
coast. The number of bombs dropped
by the raiders has not yet been ascer-
tanned. Several bombs are reported
to have been directed at ships at cea
The damage effect by the raid was
slight.
"In one locality a railway station
and some houses were damaged, and
two horses were killed. At another
point two houses were wrecked.
The total casualties have not yet
D6en reported. 10 GATE nine persons
are reported injured, some fatally.
"Anti-aircraft guns came into action
at certain points both on land and
from ships at sea. Some of our air
craft went up in pursuit. One areo-
plane succeeded in firing on a raider
at close range but she eluded her pur-
suers in the clouds"
dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company says that three per-
sons were killed and several injured
by a Zeppelin which dropped large
number of bombs in the neighborhood
of town on the southeast coast OF
England. Several houses were dam
aged.
London Was Objective.
A Central News dispatch says there
was great excitement in a,town on the
Thames estuary at 1 o'clock this morn
ing when news was received of the
approach of a Zeppelin. Mist obscured
the raider but it could be heard APP
preaching from the coast. After how
ering over the town for some time II
passed toward the west. Shortly af-
terward violent explosions, followed
by cannonading shook buildings and
lighted the sky.
The people thronged the streets,
calmly watching these operations,
which last half an hour.
This ditpatch indicates that Yep
pelins which visited England last
night may have appeared in the vi
cinity of London. which is on the
Thames so miles from it's mouth. Tho
course of the airship referred to was
in the direction of London.
Berlin, Aug. % (via London, SOB
%. m-An attack on London by Ger
man airship was made on Wednesday
night, the war Office announced today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
of
Spa]djng Is
NOU Serious

Peoria, Ill, Aug. 25.-Archbishop
John Lancaster Spalding, who has
been in failing health for the past two
weeks, as the result of a heat attack,
was in a more weakened condition to-
day. according to his physician. The
archbishop grew weaker during the
night and though apparently restful
this morning was unable to converse
with relatives. He was only able to
take liquid nourishment-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
Dumps Guns in Lake.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Enough explos-
ives to blow up battleship lay at the
bottom of Lake Michigan today off Chi
cago harbor Yesterday was cleanup
day in the city custodian's office and
revolvers, rifles, dynamite and nitro
glycerine confiscated in police raids
were dumped into the lake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL Z. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity

Partly cloudy tonight and Satur-
day, not much change in temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday. 80;
lowest last night, SO; at a. m. today.
81.
Velocity OF wind at a. m. two
miles an hour.
Humidity at p. m, As; at 7 a. m.
II; at l o'clock today, "a.
Stage OF water 3.5 feet with fall
Of ! of foot in the last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
NAMES GANG OF
AUTO STEALERS

Wausau. Wis. Aug. 25.-Local po-
lice holding Alphonse j. Parcelle, Ell
gin, Ill. charged with receiving stolen
automobiles today asserted that Par
celle had made a confession in which
he gave the names of a gang of auto
thieves and implicated several per-
sons in Chicago and elsewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
ARMY BILL NOW
PASSES IN HOUSE
Measure Now Goes to President for
Signature and Expected TO Be-
come Effective.

Washington Aug. 25.-The army ap-
preparation bill, vetoed by President
Wilson because of provisions in its
revision of the articles of war, was &C
cepted by the house today with re-
vision approved by the war depart
ment. and now goes again to the presi-
dent for his signature Chairman Hay
of the military committee, author of
the provisions which drew the veto.
made no fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
STEAMER WILLEHAD
REACHES NEW LONDON

: New London, Conn, Aug. 25.-The
herman steamer Willehad, which was
hLerned at Boston at the outbreak or
.ae European war and sailed from
ooston yesterday by way Of Cape Cod
anal, arrived here this morning. She
. expected TO tie up here for an in
le1nite period.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
DEUTSCHLAND is
TO REPEAT TRIP
Members of Crew Have Signed In for
Another Hazardous Voyage Back
to United States.

Berlin, Aug. 25, (by wireless to Say
ville.) -Preparati for another voy-
age Of the submarine Deutschland to
the United States are we'll under way
Freight is being received for this trip.
The amount of cargo now ready is
larger than had been expected, the
Overseas News agency says. All mem
beTs of the crew have expressed readi-
ness to sign for the next voyage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Resumed debate on revenue bill.
Senator Hitchcock proposed n
tax on news print paper sold for
more than SIS a ton.
Foreign relations committee re-
ported migratory bird protection
treaty with Great Britain but fall
ed 10 act on treaty for purchase
of Danish West Indies.
HOUSE.
Met at ii a. IN.
Began discussion of senate
amendments to ship bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
Sugar Crop of Germany Large.

Berlin, Aug. 25 Thy wireless to Say
lille -Germany' sugar production
this year will exceed that of 1915, &C
cording to statistics now available, by
about 800 900 tons. The yield indicat-
ed between LOO, 900 and / 100000 tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
UNDER ARREST FOR
KILLING IN DUEL

Chicago, Aug. 25-Frank Carney,
accused of killing Michael McDOnough
in a pistol duel in the saloon of James
OIeary last night, was arrested this
morning. He denied the charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
Latest Bulletins

Paris. Aug. %, 1850 p. N.Y.
The shooting down by soldiers of
q number OF citizens of Corona.
Spain. capital of the CatalOnian
province of that name, is reported
by the Havas correspondent at
Terpingan on the FrancO-Spanish
frontier.
st. Louis. Aug. 25.-Large be-
quests to charitable and educa-
tiOnal institutions are made in the
will OF James Gay Butler. multi
millionaire philanthrOpist, which
was filed today. Colonel Butler
died last month.
Macon. Ga. Aug. 25.-Captain
T.. J. Spratling, T. company. Fifth
infantry. national guard of
Georgia. was shot and killed to-
day in front of his tent at the
state mobilization camp near here
Mrs. III. &. Adams of Atlanta was
arrested.
Brownsville. Texas. Aug. 25.-
Glenn Pergande Of Urbana. Ill.
a member of the First Illinois
cavalry, who accidentally shot
Trooper Kill0p. is missing from
Camp Parker, it was announced
today. KiIIOp was wounded in the
thigh.
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 25-Sec-
retary McAdOO of the treasury de-
partment may not be able to at
tend the meeting of the federal
land bank board here Monday, IL
was announced today. He was
called to his home in New Jersey
last night by the illness OF his
wife, 1t was said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
ElecfIons CnIled in Mexico.

Mexico City, Aug. 25.-The depart
ment of the interior is formulating a
decree calling congressional elections.
Those elected will organize a consti-
tutional assembly TO consider reforms
In the constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

The railway strike negotiations re
solved themselves today, outwardly at
least, into a more Or less confused
state.
Expressions OF optimism from both
sides were not so free as they were
yesterday and feeling heretofore gen
eral among the Managers that plan
to include the eight-hour day would
be found was not so evident. Some of
the railway executives reverted to
their prediction that it never would be
onceded.
President Wilson today conferred
with the four brotherhood heads. All
parties to the conference steadfastly
refused to say what was talked about.
The railroad executives conferred
among themselves during the day and
it was thought possible they might
later go to the White house.
Some of the more optimistic still
had hopes of a final decision being
reached, before tomorrow night.
The executives and managers devot-
ed practically no time today to con-
sideration of freight rate increases or
settlement of future strikes but cen
tered on the length Of the working day
and pay.
The brotherhood heads declared they
were standing on President Wilson
plan and had not changed their atti-
tude a particle.
Kept Cabinet Waiting.
The four brotherhood heads remain
ed with the president an hour and
half, but would make no statement on
leaving. The president kept the cabi
net waiting for an hour to continue his
conference with the railroad men.
THE situation, insofar as we are
concerned" A. B. Garretson, spokes-
man for the employees later said, ''is
absolutely unchanged. No complete
concrete proposition TO which the rail
roads will agree has been rendered US.
Our position is exactly the same as 1t
was when we accepted the presidents
plan"
The brotherhood leaders went from
the White house to report TO a meet
ing of the men, but insisted they had
nothing particular to communicate. w.
G. Lee, of the trainmen, gave out cop
les of an order which he said had been
sent by the Northern Pacific to sta
ton agents directing them to get To-
cal interests TO send Geographic pro-
tests to President Wilson against
settling the controversy by other
means than arbitration. The kilograms,
what the men characterize as a prop
uganda against the presidents plan
Railway presidents today were
confronted with a number Of objeC-
tfons to their tentative plan for meet
ing the union brotherhoOds' demands
by granting the eight-hour day on con
dition that freight rate increases and
public investigation of future wage
disputes be assured. They arranged
another meeting shortly before noon
TO consider their special committees
proposal and it appeared possible that
a final conclusion would be postponed
until next week.
These conditions weighed against
the chances of a rate increase:
There is no means of assuring what
action the interstate commerce COM
mission might take, particularly mas
much as previously ii has indicated
unwillingness to consider wage stand
ards in dealing with proposed rate
increases: strong influence of big ship
pers probably would be thrown
against higher rates; President Will
sons stand for an increase would
amount to little il he should fail of
reelection; regardless OF other haz-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
Fleet of Six Air Fighters In
wade English Coasts at
Early Hour Today.
BATTLE IN CLOUDS
Reports Tell of Many Deaths
and Much Damage to
Property.

London, Aug. 25.-Eight per-
sons were killed and 36 injured
i'm the Zeppelin raid last night
1t was announced officially
today. One hundred bombs
were dropped. One Zeppelin
reached the outskirts of London.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

Associated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

Berlin. Aug. %, Via London.
$3.50 p. m.) The capture OF
Maurepas. on the SOmme front by
the French is recorded in the Offic-
ial announcement of today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

NJ e m b er Of Audit
Bureau of Calculations
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-28
"SAVE OUR HOMES AND SAVINGS" PLEA OF
MATTERS TO FELLOW LABORERS


stretched out in duplication to
the working men of America by
those who face the loss OF. their hum
BILE homes and savings through the
famous Danbury hatters' strike suit.
All of the hands are not those of
men; some of the are the hands of
women and little children. Many of
the hands are old and wrinkled and
stained from years of toll in the great
hat factories of the town that make
headgear for the millions. Many of
the hands held out in this great plea
for the generosity of labor are those
of persons who had nothing directly
to do with the strike against the D.
E. Loewe company IA years ago
which led up to a court judgment of
$250,OOO against 189 members of the
hatters' union and the attachment of
their bank savings and their 125
homes in which 600 persons live.
Organized labor worked one
hour for the Danbury hatters,
victims of a $252,0OO fine imposed
by the U. S. supreme court for vio-
latng the sherman antitrust law In
establishing boycott on non-union
hats. The Hatters' union is the only
organization which the courts of the
U. S. have convicted under the anti
trust law. The government has un-
successfully prosecuted the Stand
ard Oil Co., the meat trust, the In
ternational Harvester trust and the
cash register trust.
The money collected will go to
save the homes of the union hatters |
which we're impounded years ago at |
the start of the suit
The /Loewe company accused the
union hatters of violating the Sher-
man antitrust law because certain
agents of the United Hatters had
urged the purchase of hats with
union labels.
Practically all of them are facing
ruin, MANY of them the poorhouse,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-28


old men, some of them unable to do
any work. The average age of the
first 10 men named on list of the
defendants is II years.
One of them, Daniel H Barnes,
who has comfortable home on Main
street, said to me: when a man is
over 70 years of age he isn't in con-
dition to do much work, nor with his
property gone can he start life over
again have not been able to work
for three years" Only last week
Barnes wife died.
Take the case of William Hum
phreys and his wife, whose home has
been attached. Humphreys, a civil
war veteran, is 80 years old. ..
Sitting in the low-ceilinged parlor
of his comfortable old-fashioned
home in Stephen st. he and his wife
were an ideal picture of the content
ment of old age won by honest work
and mutual love.
1--WE have lived in this home" said
Humphreys, al years next May. It
represents all my savings, about $4,-
500, money l earned as halter in
Danbury.
81 started hating in 1852, when
not single hat factory had steam
and machinery, and l kept at it until
1909,-except during the civil war and
several terms that was doorkeep-
er in the Connecticut state Iegis-
lature. If they take his home from
US don't know what my wife and
will do. We will be homeless, and
have only my pension"
Humphreys, a color bearer, was
wounded four times in the battle of
Gettysburg.
Patrick ]. Feeley, whose $4,000
house is one of 125 houses that has
been, attached, feels as Humphreys
does. For 80 years." he said, 81 have
worked hard as a halter and l will
have TO until die and what ic uooro