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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
EDCINGTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lowe visited the
tri-cities Tuesday.
Milo Carpenter moved his household
goods Tuesday onto the place formerly
occupied by Maynard Mcdonald.
Harley Baldwin mas an injured eye,
the result OF an accident with his re-
| volver.
Mrs. Alan Miller is entertaining her
! sister, MRS. Maude Linton, OF Whining
ton, Ohio.
Mi. and Mrs. James McFadden of
Colona are making an extended visit
at the home OF Mr. McIadden's sister,
Mrs. Gray Titterington.
Mrs. humphrey Bruebaker went to
Peoria Thursday TO make a short visit.
1ne WoIans Missionary society
met at the church Thursday. Dinner
was served TO about forty and an in
teresting program was given, the re-
ceipts announced to about $40.
Miss Mary Titterington attended the
Missionary society Thursday, this be-
ing the first time she has been able to
leave home since Christmas, having
been suffering from the effects of a Sc
we're fall.
Friends of little Mildred Mayberry
were sorry to hear that she is very ill
at her home in WATERFOWL.
Mrs. Glen Elliot and son Otis have
returned from brief visit in Chicago.
K oil
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyett Of Seaton are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Hyett' S
sister, Mrs. Ed Kelly.
Mrs. Mary Powell spent Thursday
with Mrs. Ira Buffum.
Miss Lelah Underwood accompanied
by her eighth grade pupils spent a
pleasant and profitable day visiting the
Edgington Center school Friday.
Miss Ethel Glazier was in Rock Is
land Saturday.
William Pifer and Mrs. Martha
Strope were married in Rock Island
Wednesday.
Miss Pearl Tice spent Saturday and
Sunday at her home in Andalusia.
About seventy friends and neigh
bors gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pifer Thursday evening,
and after mock chariyari spent
pleasant evening with the newly mar
ried couple.
Jack Simpson left for Minnesota this
week to spend the summer.
Miss Orpha Alden is enjoying visit
from her mother, Mrs. William Baird.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07

a small beneficiary and my married
| daughter is d substantial beneficiary.)
| Mr.. Tayenner. Did you sell out your
stock before General Electric receiv-
| cd contracts from the navy depart
ment?
Mr.. Gardner. l never heard until
| this minute of any contracts with the
navy department. That is the trouble );
a man makes investments and he can
not go into everything, but l got rid
of my General Electric company stock
when l found out that they had con-
tiaCtS TO make munitions.
Mr.. 'avenner. l would like to ask
you what relation George Peabody
Gardner is TO you?
Mr.. Gardner. He is first cousin.
Mr.. Tavenner. He is a director in
the General Electric company, which
is a ]. p. Morgan concern; is not that
correct?
Mr.. Gardner. Yes.
Previous to this incident Represent
ative Gardner had expressed the opin-
ion the resolution OF investigation. on
which the hearing was being held,
should be broadened to include himself
and Representative Tayenner. He took
the attitude that if Mr.. Tavenner was
making any profit out of agitation for
government manufacture in any man
ner the facts should be disclosed.
Challenge Is Accepted.
Tavenner accepted the challenge
promptly, and later followed the ref
erence TO Mr.. Gardner's interest in
munitions stocks. Here is what the
hearings reveal as Tavenner's utter
ances on the subject Of being investi-
gated.
MIR. Tavenner. Mr.. Chairman and
gentlemen of the committee, | am
very anxious TO see an investigation by
but as Mr.. Chiperfield says,
even after you investigate the four or
CARNATIONS that are named in MIR.
Gardeners resolution and in Mr. Hens
ley's resolution, you would then have
only arrived at the point where you
ought TO start to investigate. | realize
that what the Navy league is or is not
is not very important, SO far as the
subject Of defense is concerned. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07

Cleveland, Ohio, March Newton
Diehl Baker, named yesterday by
President Wilson to succeed l.. NJ. Car
rison as secretary of war, was stu
dent in Washington and Lee university
- Lexington, Va, during the time
w Lvno Wilson was chairman of
-- ..dys and means committee, and
put through congress the tariff bill
that made his name widely known.
Young Baker had been an admirer of
". l.. Wilson from the time of his IA
nous speech on the Mills bill in the
50th congress, and from him gained
his first political inspiration. Soon
after Mr.. Wilson was made postmaster
general by President Cleveland he
called young Baker to Washington to
be his private secretary.
Mr.. Baker was born Dec. 8, 1871, at
Martinsburg, W. Va. His parents
were Newton and Mary Dukehart Ba-
ker. He won his B. a. at Johns Hop
kins and his LII. B. at Washington and
Lee. When ". l.. Wilson retired from
his cabinet Office and became presl-
dent OF Washington and Lee univer-
sity Baker went to Martinsburg and
began the practice Of law.
Martnsblrg practice came slowly
ana young Baker picked out Clevc-
land as promising field. He came to
Cleveland and began law practice i'll
tie once OF III. A. Koran, VINO was one
o. the spcllbindcrs OF the day.
Baker got his political start through
/ the TACT mat oran was unable to
speak at a Dig meeting owing 70 ill
E-ss anu sent Baker to ill his place.
| Ihe chairman OF the meeting curtiy
, announced: ".lf. i OTal is sick anu
has sent MS boy 10 speak lOr him.
CCle on, boy, ten en- what you know.
I A3 na.,er began the crowd laughed
/ but before he 8Ot through every lnan
/ IA the a4ulSnIG was nl5 enthusiastic
! I4Iend. lie hau shU"n MS ability, anu
/ i.olA that time forward mis- history
has been pat OF that OF the city Oh
CiCvC-anG.
/ lac 5yoL attracted the attention Of
( Ton JOnnson aha YES maze city sJIIc-
/ 4tJr iii 43V2. ii tnat same year MIR
.-@Ac.. married Elizabeth Leopold ii
| fOttstoNn, Pa.
! he continued in the office of city So
| licitUr Until he succeeded Tom John
/ son as mayor. He was sometime
Spoken OF as the boy mayor" but he
| was given d second term when his
| first tEO-year term expired.
During his first campaign in 1912, ii
| is said tnat a politician visited his Of
! flee and announced: Il want to see
Baker"
Il am Baker" he replied.
well, my boy" retorted the poll
tician, your father is running for
mayor and | want to do something for
him
Ills mayoralty campaign included a
fight for public ownerships OF public
utilities. lie is said to have many
economic convictions held by Tom
johnson, but is regarded as less rad
icGi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
NEW RECORD NUMBER
DEATH CLAIMS MADE

The executive council and board OF
directors Of the Modern Woodmen OF
America have adjourned to meet in
next regular monthly session on April
), with a mid-month special session
OF the board to convene March IL. At
the session just closed 761 death
claims were allowed, aggregating ST.
$4,000. This is an increase of II
claims and $4,000 over the claims al
lowed last month, which, up to then,
was the highest record ever reached
by the Woodmen society in this re-
gard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07

important thing is this, that $240, 000,-
coo, raised by taxing the things that
! the people cat, wear, and use, have
been expended annually on the army
and navy, and that now, it is said, we
are 'pitlfully unprepared," and that
! II war were to break out today, it
would D. found that our coast Lefenses
have not sufficient ammunition Tor an
hour hight"
1t seems to me the thing we really
ought 10 Investigate is the question as
to where All these millions OF dollars
nave gone, the circumstances unQer
which contracts have been made by
army officers with private munitions
nilns, and the prices that we have
pald lcr armor and munitions Of war.
4ne public service mat would result
from mat KIND OF an investigation, III
my Clinicn, would be this: We would
proht by the mistakes that have been
made III the past. II we are not pre-
pared ait spending $24O,GUJ,UOJ a
year, w.t. reason Is there 10 believe
mat We would be prepared ii we spend
$3.50 100000 year!
| 30 lar as my motives arc concerned.
wish to say this: l have nCt made a
| 1InGle dollar o. profit out CT my cam
la46n ior government manufacture of
munitions.
Mr.. Gardner suggested that both he
and | be investigated. | an perfectly
Wiling TO be Investigated, ana | wish
, to mal.e this statement right here now.
that l am at the service OF any gentle
man who desires TO question me fur
Their on the matter, any gentlemen i'll
this room, any member of the COM
mlttee, or anyone else. | have not
made enc penny Of profit from any
source whatsoever, neither from any
writings OF newspaper articles, or from
lectures or from any other source. |
10 not belong to any organization; |
am net affiliated with any oreaniza-
ucn, ana L report 10 no one and take
orders from no one, except my constit-
uents. L have gone as far as New
York from Illinois TO make speeches
on the proposition OF government man
ufacture OF munitions OF war, and |
EiFe Paid my own expenses; not only
my own car fare but my own hotel
DlIls- However, | do not wish TO he
understood as meaning that | deserve
any credit on account of not having
my expenses paid when l have trav-
e4ed about making speeches for gov
ertment manufacture; l am just stat
ing the fact that my expenses were
not. paid. No one ever offered to nav
them. l am not criticising any men,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07

a
connection with shares in war
traficking firms was divulgeu in the
course of a coloquy between Repre-
sentative Gardner and Representative
Clyde J.. Tavenner The printed hear
ings contain the following account of
what took place:
The Chairman. You mean to say
that in your resolution you will charge
that members Of congress and senators
own stock in Notwithstanding con-
Germs
nj Iavcnner. There was an in
vcstigation i'll 1915 by a committee
Of the United States senate into lob
bies, and two members Of the senate
testified, under cath, that they owned
stock in such concerns; others that
their relatives owned stock.
The Chairman. You want to bread
Cn this resolution?
lir. Iaveuncr Yes, 81; | want to
broaden this resolution to take in ey-
crything, because | realize nothing
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
GARDNER PROFITS
IN naval ORDERS
One OF Leaders of Preparedness Agita-
ton Trustee in the General Flee
tric Company.
WIFE AND DAUGHTER BENEFIT
Connection Is Shown in Col0quy OF
Representative With Congress
man TaVenner.

Washington, March 6.-That Con-
gresham Augustus 2. Gardner Of
Massachusetts, one Of the leaders of
the preparedness" agitation in the
house, is a trustee of trusts containing
shares in a war-trafiicking firm, and
that his wife and daughter are bene-
ficiaries, is disclosed in printed hear
ings Of the rules committee Of the
house, recently made public.
The var trading firm in question is
the General Electric company, which
has received large contracts from the
navy department. and which, accord
ing to statement of Senator Cummins
in the ;enate on Jan. 10, has drawn
down We
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
WONIO CHOSEN HEAD
ROCK ISLAND LODGE

AT meeting held last night at Odd
Fellows hall. Rock Island lodge No.
TO- l. .. 0. F., elected the following Off
GERS Tor the ensuing six months:
Noble grand-W. A. Wonio.
wee grand-W. B. Slime.
recording secretary-W. S. Hill.
FINANCIAL secretary-W. j. Bliesener.
lfeasurer-J. A. Reid.
lfnstees-O. Sipple, George Trenk-
ehschuh, Phil Wilcher. c. II. Church
and A. L. Loring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07
SINKING OF CIAvA
TOLD BY Captain
Details of Disastrous End OF Great
Italian Steamship Described
BY Its Commander.

Genoa, March 6, (via Paris, March
7.)-Silvio Potenzani, commander oil
the Italian steamship Giava. which
was sunk by submarine on March 1
while on her way from Leghorn TO
Greek ports, with passengers and d
cargo of cement, gives further details
of the destruction of his ship. The
commanding officer of the submarine
refused to tow the boats with the crew
and passengers to the neighborhood of
account of the nature of the cargo no
attempt was made to torpedo the YES
sci, the big submarine employing for
the destruction of the Italian vessel
the two 3-inch guns which the craft
carried. 1t required As shots to send
tho fraighter to the bottom. The cap
tain affirms that he stopped his vessel
at the first warning shot from the SUBJ
marine but the latter continued to fire.
The sea was calm and the transfer
of crew and passengers to the boats
was accomplished without diffiuclty.
They were soon discovered by Brit
ish steamship and taken to the island
of Milo, where they found 900 sur
vivors from the French auxiliary
cruiser La Provence II. The British
vessel before reaching Milo sighted a
submarine which began preparations
to attack her but was frightened OFF
when a British destroyer showed up
in the distance.
The Giava, 1851 tons gross and 3S4
feet long was built at Newcastle in
1881 and owned in Palermo. Reports
from Athens stated that the Giava
was sun by large submarine flying
the Austrian flag at point about 13O
{ miles from Capa Mattapan. The pas
sengers and crew i'll these boats were
rescued by the British ship Trevelyan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-06

disease. suffering and premature
death entailed, II will be seen that the
state is not getting adequate returns,
on physical grounds alone, for sub.
stantial part OF its expenditure on
elementary education.
Consideration OF the situation
seems to indicate that the physical
welfare. and In part the education. OF
the child OF school age is dependent
upon ante-school conditions, and de
pendent also upon post.school condi
tons. In other words. n we are de
termined TO rear healthy and virile
race OF high capacity, We must, from
physical standpoint, begin earlier
and continue later than the hitherto
accepted period OF education. What
Is needed. indeed. is an effective
supervision and a sound and practical
training OF the body from the end Of
infancy 10 adolescence. II Is said
sometimes that In the interest Of
economy that the state cannot afford
such a complete scheme, My submls
sion Is that In the interest OF economy
the state cannot afford to neglect Q
complete scheme"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-06
HAS RIGHT IDEA.

State Press OF the Galveston News
has splendid conception of the mis-.
sion of the A. and M. College and ex-
presses same in his regrets at not be.
ing able to attend the opening exer.
cises. as follows:
State Press was sorry to be unable
to avail himself OF President Bizzell's
invitation to attend the opening exer.
cises Of the forty-first session Of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Of Texas. State Press regards the
Texas A. and M. College as one Of the
best educational institutions In Amer
lea. To teach young man to do as
well as to think is certainly an ideal
to be aspired to by any responsible
schoolmaster, and the M. and M. Col
lege may safely be classed as lead
or among that steadily growing mum
Der Of sturdy schools which are dis
carding the medieval conception o
education In favor Of the modern idea
II II not, however, that the young mar
who desires q clustered culture car
not obtain It at the A. and NJ. He can
for the curriculum is diversified. Bu
II may be said with assurance that the
dilettante Is much less desired ther'
than the practical student the stu
dent who comes to learn how to do Al
well as to don't In short. the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College o
Texas graduates producers rattle
than consumers. It caters to the fu
ture rather than to the past. to tn
forward-looking rather than to tn
backward.looking. II does"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-06
INSURANCE |NSPEC-
TOR VISITS BRYAN
State Fire Insurance Inspector Fred
Wilson Makes Good Report OF
Conditions In City.

Mr.. Fred Wilson OF the state fire
insurance commission spent yesterday
and today In Bryan making an inspec-
ton OF the condition OF fire risks In
this city. This gentleman finished his
work today at noon and In his report
to Austin will say that conditions here
are In good shape. There was only
one thing he found wrong and that
was the fact that rubbish Is allowed
TO remain In the rear OF the business
houses and In the alleys too long. This
he was informed was done because OF
the fact that the city was only operat-
ing one trash wagon. while at least
two should be In use. The matter was
taken up with Mayor Harris, who told
Mr.. Wilson that owing to the depress'
ed financial condition Of the city II
was unable TO maintain two wagons
and Il was recommended TO the may
or that the business men OF the city
donate enough each month to NAM
tain n second wagon. or else the key
rate would be raised cents on tho
500. This the mayor is expected to
Investigate Immediately.
MIR. Wilson was very loud In his
praise OF the services that have been
rendered by MIR. John Daily. Jr, tho
local fire marshal. He said no at
tributes the general good condition or
fire risks In Bryan to this gentlemans
efforts, and he says that to change
fire marshals would be the wrons
thing to do. as Mr.. DAILY knows how to
attend to the duties Of this office and
Is doing what should be done.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-06
ENGLAND MAKES
STARTLING FIND
investigation Discioses That One
Sixth Of the School Children
Are Defective.

Correspondence OF Associated Press)
London, Oct. 6.-The surprising rev.
elation that at least one-sixth OF Eng
lands six million school children are
so physically or mentally defective
or diseased as to be incapable OF de-
irving reasonable benefit from the ed
ucation which the state provides" Is
made in n report just issued by the
chief medical officer OF the board OF
education.
The report has aroused great inter.
est and has come as shock to the
public generally. The Manchester
Guardian says that the report should
awaken fears as TO the nations future
as sharply as would news OF disas.
trous defeat OF our arms" II makes
the point that the waste referred TO Is
preventable and while II Is being less.
ened by better housing. better labor
conditions and purer and cheaper
food. together with ampler medical
facilities and sounder IDEAS In cduca
ton and hygiene. that "the nation
moves with Incredible slowness."
Sir George Newman. the chief med
ical officer. at the conclusion OF his
report. indicates that complets
scheme In now practically ready tina
Twill enable the state TO take cntir,
charge OF the child. mentally. physi
cally and morally. with n view TO pre-
venting In future a repetition OF re
ports rs disappointing rs that Just Is
sued. The transformation Ia TO be nc
compllshcd through the aid OF severa
agencies. The local educational au
thoritics, through their school mcdi
cal service. have established a system
Of remedy and amclioration. Educa
ton committees. doctors. nurses an'
thousands OF voluntary workers com
pose a cooperative system designc'
TO save the child. The system ID 4
extend from schools for mothers 4
the home and from welfare ccntcrs &
Juvenile employment In HIS rcpor
Sir George Newman says:
Eight years work has brought 4
light a large mass OF physical defec
aud disease. varied In character an
widespread. most OF Il prcvoniable. Il
regard to the data thus provided W
can form two general conclusions
First. not less than a quarter OF mi
lion children are seriously crippled
invaded or disabled; not less than
. million school children are so phys
cally or mentally defective or diseai
cd az TO be unable TO derive reason
able benefit from the education whic
the state provides. II these figure
be considered merely from a financi'
point Of view and quite apart from III
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-06

The merchants are looking forward
to tomorrow again for large crowd
OF country folks In to buy supplies,
and a very prominent merchant was
heard to remark this morning that the
request last week Of the Eagle to the
ladies' OF the city to shop during the
week certainly was help and re-
quested that something else be said.
We have nothing more to say only
that It looks a little hard for people
who have every day In the week to
shop 70 wait until Saturday to do SO
when this is the only day the mer'
chant has TO supply the needs OF tho
tillers OF the soil. who virtually make
the bread and meat for the town peo
ple.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-06
JEWISH STORES TO CLOSE.

All the Jewish stores In the city OF
Bryan will close this afternoon at 6
o'clock. shutdown. and will remain
closed until shutdown tomorrow after
noon. Tho closing is for tho purpose
OF observing the Jewish Day Of Atone
ment. Services will be held tonight
and tomorrow at Temple Frcda. an.
nounccmcnt OF which appears In an
other column Of today's Eagle.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-06
A MODERN GOSHEN.

The Interior Of Mitchell Brothers
Bank has on display prodical as'
sortment OF the products OF our mag
|, Jcal soil. Among the tempting deli
acics are several mammoth yellow
Fam potatoes presented by s. $. Han
pick Of Bishopvillc. and ears OF corn
bat are suggestive Of the years OF
subIlec. grown by p. M. Peace. near
here: papcr-shcll pecans. hanging IN
tempting clusters. from the orchard
OF DIR. n. 8. Glass. and banana that
would tempt dago. from the vine
. clad hills OF n. 8. Morchead. ESQ. and
canned fruits and vegetables In such
Infusion that We do not marvel that
Il country is conceded to be the
nv ised land.-Franklin Central
Aroxn,., $3.50. .,,,,u,. =. N. land
Goshen" a land OF milk and
:" .>of "fri,tcr trees and lakes OF
fryrup.- The wonder Is that
~ friend Editor Estes can tear
way from Il long enough 10
10 Austin, that barren and