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The evening world., 1916-03-28
WALL. Street

Market opened fractlonally lower
and narrow with few exceptions.
Nickel opened up a full point at 45.
Goodrich. Westinghouse and Linseed
showed gains. Prices tended to stiff
fen during first hour, especially in a
few specialties unaffected directly by
war orders. American Locomotive
was strong, up pa. Irregular ad-
vances in a few specialties In second
hour caused some short covering, and
boosted their prices to new high
points for the day. Cruciblo gained
3. Baldwin 2, and Zinc stocks over
two points in first hour Of afternoon.
American Locomotive was active, up
Z from opening price. Wabash issues
active and higher.
Mercantile Marine was under pres
sure most OF the day and prices ruled
below closing of Monday. On the
other hand, there was aggressive
buying OF Crucible, Baldwin and
American Locomotive and Maxwell
Motor issues. all gaining from / 10
I Ia points from low. Profit taking
sales toward the close caused de-
clines from the high point.
The evening world., 1916-03-28
MASKED ROBBERS
GET s5,5O0 IN RAID
ON GAMBLING DEN
Thirty Lined Up and Relieved
of Cash and Jewelry in
Harlem House.

SIX masted men robbed twenty-five
or thirty men Of money and jewelry
estimated at $500 at 2 A. NJ. to-day
In an alleged gambling house an
: West One Hundred and Thirteenth
Street, near st. Nicholas Avenue.
They waited until they had got past
the doorkeeper TO get out their masks
and revolvers.
The gamblers bowled over the fur
aiture in their haste to hold up Their
hands and line up against the wall.
Three robbers kept revolvers ready
while a fourth searched the pockets
of all the men. dumping the plumber
into a bag. The loot consisted of the
bank roll" of the keeper, $4,000, and
about $500 in cash from the others.
and watches and jewelry worth per-
haps $1,000.
In leaving the robbers looked the
doorkeeper between doors in the YES
thule and escaped in an automobile.
When one Of the gamblers pleaded 20
keep his 500 to pay tho rent, the
leader said: "The landlord can wait
and we can't" II is understood de-
tectives inspected the place az "sus-
picious" only a few minutes before the
robbery. but found no gambling.
The evening world., 1916-03-28
AIRSHIPS 0UTCLASSED,
$50 BRITISH LIVES LOST
Commons Also Told $50 Men Have
Been Wounded and That
los Are Missing.

LONDON, March 2s.--Noel Pemper-
ton Billing. formerly OF the Royal
Naval Air Service, who was elected to
the House of Commons recently on a
platform calling for improvement OF
the country's aerial fighting forces,
said in the House of Commons to-day
that series Of casualties, with a total
Of $50 dead, $50 wounded, and l05
missing. was due to the sending up OF
British avlators in aeroplanes which
we're out clsssed hopelessly by Ger
man machines.
Mr.. Pemberton- Billing asserted
German aeroplanes were immensely
superior 10 British machines, notwith-
standing the fact that within twenty
miles OF London there could be OBJ
taired engines better than those used
| by the Germans.
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world tarfs afternoon TO deny that
check-book stubs found in waite's
apartment show that waite had paid
between $4,000 and $1,000 TO A. ID.
Morrison, q lawyer. OF No. iio Mas
sau Street. who has acted as her
counsel.
II know this statement to be I'M
true" said Mr.. Drew. because ] have
gone over all these matters with Miss
Peck in Mr.. Morrison's presence, and
have myself seen the check stubs re =
fcrred 90. 80 that I know OF my own
knowledge that tho statements re-
garttng them are incorrect.
what the check Stubs do show
81 that Morrison received $4,000 from
)Dr. waite. This amount no received
with the euli knowledge Of Miss
Peck. II was his legal fee for assist
ing IN the sale OF some Brooklyn
property belonging TO Miss Peck. she
Is fully cognizant OF all Mr.. Morri-
cons dealings with Or. waite. Mr.
Morrison is still her attorney and n
engaged at the present time In as
sisting me 20 get back from DR.
Waite the moneys ne obtained from
Miss Peck.
"Mr. Morrison had no knowledge
whatever until this case developed
that Dr. waite had obtained money
from Miss Peck under false pre-
tenses. There are in existence checks
for about 5000. which represent
money paid by Morrison 10 Waite
Snot by waite 10 Morrisom by Miss
Peck's direction in connection with
the Brooklyn real estate deal"
Mr.. Morrison told an Evening World
reporter this afternoon that he could
not understand the check stubs show
ing large payments 20 him. He ex'
planned thus:
81 first met waite through Miss
Peck at the Park Avenue Hotel last
summer. had known the Peck fam
tiy for many years and had beer
The evening world., 1916-03-28
NAUGHTY BROWN EYES,
ADA cox WROTE TO
MILLIONAIRE EDWARDS
That Was in One of Her First
Letters, but Some of Other
MiSSiveS Differed.

CHICAGO. March 2s.--Letters
written by Ada Cox TO william Rufus
Edwards. containing words OF love
yelled threats, Mysteries and protests
OF affection were read into the rec
ords by Counsel for the defense OF
Edwards in his trial on a Mann Act
charge to-day.
Miss Cox. the complainant against
Edwards, a millionaire st. Paul hum
herman. sat quietly on the stand
Identifying her own hand writing IA
the letters were read:
The letters, which piled up or
counsers table made a heap nearly d
foot high, began On January. 1911
shortly after Edwards's trip with Miss
Cox 20 st. Paul. The last were dated
some three months later. Through
their introduction Edwards's counse
hoped TO show that Miss Cox had be.
gun with protestations of love but
later threatened to extort money from
the millionaire.
Naughty brown eyes," she called
Edwards in one of the earlier mis-
sives. Now. lovey. come and see me
SOON" she wrote in another.
II don't ioce YOU" she wrote IN
still another. but think 10 much OF
you | can't forget. I've got the Jim
jams now"
II feel very i'll to-day" she wrote
along toward the middle period Of her
affection. III you were here we would
get piffied. II you send me ten
will give YOU back Ave in hugs and
kisses
Then again: Il am broke. Do YOU
think Il would be too bold to ask you
to help me out? My heart is bleed.
ing"
Toward the end OF the three month
period the letter read like this: ANY
girl is too good for n man like you"
II am unhappy and you are tC
blame. Everything as going 10 bns'
SOON"
You'll get a real, true beating Il
I ever see you again"
Hell has no terrors for me after
what I've gone through"
The evening world., 1916-03-28
HOW TO REDUCE
YOUR WEIGHT
A SIMPLE, SAFE. RELIABLE wAv.

People who are overburdened with su-
perfluous fat know only too well the dis
comfort and ridicuie that over stout pso
pie have TO bear.
~ you d, "tHfh fes,Sy!gn ssat YOU a's annecss.
ssrily weakening your vital organs AID
are carrying a burden which destroys the
beauty OF your figure.
There Is no need OF any one suffering
from superfluous fat. II you want TO 70.
duce your weight In simple, safe AID
reliable way without starvation diet or
tiresome exercise, here 10 a test worth try /.
ing. spend as much time as you can In
the open air. breathe deeply, and got from
any good druggist a box OF oil OF korein
capsules: take one aftor each meal and
one before retiring at night.
Weigh yourself once a week, 80 a. TO
know Just how fast you arc losing weight.
and don't leave OFF the treatment or even
skip a single dose until you are down to
normal.
on Of korein Ia absolutely harmless, 1.
pleasant to take, and helps digestion.
Even a few days treatment has been 70
ported to show. a noticeable reduction In
weight. footsteps become lighter. your
work seems easier, and lighter and more
buoyant feeling takes possession Of your
whole being.
Every person who suffers from supss-
fluous fat should give this treatment .
trial.-Advt.
The evening world., 1916-03-28
Russians Report Capture of Two
Lines of Trenches.

PETROGRAD. March 2s.-"The
fighting continues west and south OF
Augustinhof. In the region Of Jakob-
stadt," said last nights Official bull
letin on the campaign. German aero
planes are making more frequent
flights along the entire Dvinsk front
Twenty bombs have been thrown into
Dvinsk. .
"Our troops captured two lines OF
enemy trenches. after desperate fight
Ing, In the region northwest of Pos
tavy.
The evening world., 1916-03-28
j. s. NAVY FULLY
EFFICIENT, SAYS
F. D. ROOSEVELT
Claims Germany Has Gone
Ahead of u. S., Partly Be-
cause of Less Cost to Her.
GIVES CONGRESS FACTS.
Pay of Our Navy s2o,ooo,ooo
More Than Kaiser's-We
Would Need 100000 in War.

WASHINGTON. March cs.-A navy
with q quarter OF a million men would
be needed by the United states in
time OF war. Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt to-day told the House
Naval Committee. England's naval
force had been trebled since the war.
he said. and added that the United
States would probably need as large
nm increase in n war.
lie gave Il as his opinion that the
United States Navy was not sufficient
to cope with q first class power II the
American policy were to protect all
Its coast and possessions and rcla-
tons with Pan-Amercan countries.
Comparing the American navy with
Germany's. the Assistant Secretary
declared Germany's cost much less 70
build and maintain, as did Japan's,
and that the higher pay OF American
officers accounted for a large part OF
the greater expense. compared with
the German feet.
Pay. alone, was S29,000.000 larger
than the Germans, he said.
The Atlantic feet mobilization in
1912, under former Secretary Meyer
he characterized as "a joke"
Don't you think we ought to bring
our navy up TO full efficiency at this
timer asked Representative Butler.
II think the navy is fully efficient.
Mr.. Roosevelt answered.
do YOU think the submarines ar,
capable?"
For certain purposes"
Gould we get eighteen ready II
thirty days7"
81 don't think so. The fleet will b,
that way some day. I think" he add
ed. mo nation has ever been KEEP
on a war basis in time OF peace"
Don't you think in view Of worl.
conditions We ought TO bring on
navy TO war footing az far as pos
sible?" asked Representative Rob
erts
Mr.. Roosevelt said that was a mat
| ~ AOi 'nc SNh'' ull'
Congress 10 decide.
Representative Tribble inquired re
garding assertions that Germany
navy is twice as powerful and les
expensive than the American fee
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to statistic
indicating Germany and the Unite
States had exchanged second an
fourth places respectively. He sal
the smaller German expense was par
TALLY due 10 higher pay OF Unite
States officers and more for othe
purposes.
at costs less TO build a ship in Ger
many than here. The wage scale
only so or 60 per cent. Of that here
he continued. The cost of a battle
ship is probably 20 per cent. cheape
In Germany. We have to pay twic
as much for repairs. For ten year
Germany's building programme ho
been greater. The reason German
TO the fact that IT has cost her lie,
to build and maintain her ships. TT
same reasons for Japan's cheap,
navy generally obtain"
| Roosevelt declined to discuss polio
questions on the ground that poll,
Is solely within the Jurisdiction
Secretary Daniels.
He endorsed the personnel board
recommendations TO Increase Il
marine corps. lie favored at lea
three brigadier generals. one for Il
feet and one each for the Atlant
and Pacific forces. On the need 4
more men in the Navy Secretal
Roosevelt said:
ITO fully man all tho ships in SER
ice to-day which are not rated as III
suitable for war purposes. would tai
$4,000 more men than we have now
The evening world., 1916-03-28

Louis Piscione. hfty-seven. No 22is
Bassford Avenue, the Bronx. committed
suicide to-day by wrapping towel
about his head. placing his head In a
gas oven and turning on the gas, His
head swelled up two months ago with
what the doctors told him was neural
gia, but he feared that II was pv -,
sress on his brain, an affllction which
had killed other members OF ms fanny.
His daughter, Elisabeth. the eldest OF
eight children. found the body.
The evening world., 1916-03-28
pr. ANGEL Seriously III.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Maroh 2s,--Dr.
James u. Angel, President Emeritus of
the University OF Michigan. Is critically
m and his condition was so alarming
last night that members OF his family
were summoned TO his bedside, lie Is
eighty seven years old and has been
he was Thought TO be dying, but he
rallied. Last week he became worse
The evening world., 1916-03-28
"BABY" M'KEE GOING
TO AID WAR VICTIMS
President Harrison's Grandson VIII
Join American Ambulance
in Paris.

Benjamin Harrison Mckee, grand
son Of President Harrison and son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Mckee. will
start for Paris on Saturday to Join the
American Ambulance.
He was known as Baby" Mckee
when his grandfather was in the
White House.
The evening world., 1916-03-28
IAuers VIII Clear New York with
Guns Aboard.

WASHINGTON, March rs. - The
liners Taormlna and Stampalia, with
guns aboard, were ordered cleared
from New York day on assurances
their armament was for defensive
purposes only.
The evening world., 1916-03-28

Miss Ethel schultz, age twenty
one, a stonographcr employed by the
Worcester salt Company Of No, II Muir
ray street expired suddenly NJ her desk
to-day from heart failure. Miss schultz
lived at No. l0l Harmon street. Brook
lyu-
The evening world., 1916-03-28

Anaconda Copper Compsny--Regular
quarterly dividend OF $3.50 a share, pay.
able May 90 to stock OF record April 22
The evening world., 1916-03-28

Eastman Kodak Company declared an
extra dividend OF per cent. on the com
mon stock, payable May 10 TO stock OF
record April 10,
The evening world., 1916-03-28

months ended Feb. 20 earned $50 per
cent. on stock against $40 per cent. FOR
same period last year, To date March
gross earnings arc about $4,000 ahead
or last March,
The evening world., 1916-03-28
ITEMS FOR INVESTORS.

Northern Pacific's gross earnings for
eight months increased s6.Os9.37s. Net
Increased S6,095,iie.
The evening world., 1916-03-28

Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has given notice OF proposed in
crease OF SIS. 900 900 in its capital stock.
The evening world., 1916-03-28

counsel 10 Miss Peck for some time.
Any cash transactions between Waite
and myself involved legal services on
my part for Waite. who was acting
for his aunt. In all I did not receive
more than $500.
When waite got back from Grand
Rapids after burying his father-ln-
law he knew he was suspected and
sent for me. l visited him In his
apartment and had n talk with him.
What he said cannot reveal TO any
one but the District Attorney. on
March 20 ! received letter from Mrs
Waite, In Grand Rapids. outlining a
will which she asked me TO draw.
Later she wrote me 20 return the
memoranda. as she did not desire 20
make a will"
II was on March 20 that Assistant
District Attorney Mancuso, of this
city, began, in Grand Rapids, an In
vestisation into the death OF John II.
Peck. Waite had returned from
Grand Rapids TO New York only two
days before, after getting his wife TO
promise 10 make will IN his favor.
Further proof that waite thought
more about the effect the knowledge
Of his association with Mrs. Horton
would have on his wife than he did
about the outcome OF the murder
charge. was found by detectives In hl
fat to-day. II is a ourmpled bit Of
paper on which he wrote, last We'd
nesday night, when he knew he was
facing arrest on a charge of murder,
a telegram intended for his wife. II
was not sent. II reads:
They have found out about the
Other woman aud that viii break your
heart"
LAID GROUNDWORK FOR MUIR.
pERs ON HONEYMOON.
The discovery that Waite. while
still on his honeymoon. was buslly
engaged In collecting the most viru-
lent bacilh he could find IL one OF
the most startling features OF the
case. and in the estimation OF the
District Attorney may lead 20 the ex.
posure OF still more amazing activities
of this remarkable criminal Waite
was married In Grand Rapids or
Sept. Q. 1915. and after a honeymoon
trip brought his wife TO New York
and engaged apartments in the Colos-
scum.
Early in October he met DR.. David
M. Barrows OF No. 90 East Fifty
sixth Street Mt the New York Tennis
Club. They became friends and Pecl
called on DIR. Barrows as a patient
recitlng symptoms which indicated
typhoid fever. DIR. Barrows treated
Waite and Waite gradually led hin
into discussion of bacllll and germ
cultures.
Waite professed to be deeply In,
and asked DR.. Barrows's asslstanc,
In getting hold OF disease germs.
DR.. Barrows busined himself and
on Oct. .. 1915. wrote Waite the fol-
lowing letter:
Dear pr. Waite spoke to thu
boy at the college and he said hs
thought he could provide ALMOST any
+, culture you wanted-that Is. at tn,
Cornell Medical College, Twenty -nintf
Street and First Avenue-the chem
ical pathological department, wher,
you ask for Oscar. He said he would
make a suitable financial arrange
ment."
Oscar" is Oscar Haines. n clerk Il
the laboratory. Another clerk whit
also sold cultures to Waite Is Will
Weber. Both made statements at tn
District Attorneys office yesterday.
Waite became a steady customer o
the two clerks. More than fifty cul
ture slides and tubes which had con
tanned disease germs were found In
closet in his fiat. But he did no
patronize the Cornell Medical Colleg
alone.
The evening world., 1916-03-28
CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN
MARKET.

WHEAT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-20
DUNAVIN TO BE PUT
ON REGIMENT BOARD

Major Ed Dunavin of Rock Island
not only passed his examinations sue
cessfully in Geneseo last week, but
he has been recommended by Colonel
Davis to become member of the reg
mental examining board, and his ap-
pointment from Springfield will fol-
low Major Dunavin was assigned to
the second battalion, which includes
Company F, Moline; Company E
Sterling; Company H, Monmouth, and
Company G, Dixon. Colonel Davis is
examiner of tactics on the board and
Surgeon Major Young looks after the
physical fitness, while Major Dunavin
probably will be assigned as overseer
Of regulations.
Second Lieutenant Guy Moose, who
is now in charge Of Company A, has
requested Governor Dunno to set an
early date for the company election
at which time captain and first
lieutenant will be chosen, and such
other vacancies as may occur be filled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-20
COST OF BRUSHES
AND PAINT SCARS
Mr., House Owner Must Pay G0Odly
Sum If He Would Have His Resi-
dence Painted This Summer.

Painting and paperhanging con-
tractors of Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport are having their share of
grief at present, but indications are
that the worst is yet to come. AS in
the case in other lines of building they
are being hard hit by the advance in
prices of materials, as well as scarcity
of certain colors in paints, because of
the European war The latter blow
came last Friday, when they were ad-
vised that the price of white lead had
jumped to $40 a hundred. This ma
terial has sold for about 81 hundred.
Brushes have gone up so high that Ger,
tain kinds which in times gone by
would retail at rs cents each now cost
more than SO apiece, wholesale. Paints
and oils have increased proportion
ately, until the contractors have actu-
ally become ashamed to tell a man
how much it will cost to have his
house painted All wallpaper has
raised about thirty-five per cent, owing
to scarcity of dyes. Varnishes have so
far been kept down to normal, though
an advance in this material is threat
ened.
On top of all this probabilities are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-20
MILAN

Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Smith of Dayton,
Ohio, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Corneal
Robbins few days this week.
Mrs. L. Martin and Mrs. C. H. Smith
entertained the officers of the Eastern
Star Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Lawrence Mcdonald of Rock
Island visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Criswell Wednesday afternoon.
John Kyle of Paxton, Ill, was greet
ing old friends here the first of the
week.
Miss Margaret Carnaghan returned
home Thursday from four days stay
IN Rural.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dunaway have
moved to Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Willhite have re-
in Iowa.
Lawrence Fitzpatrick of ST. Louis
was visiting friends here Sunday.
OAnan Mudd moved his family to
Denrock, H., Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Liengang entertained the
T. 0. B. club Thursday evening.
Miss Mary Holden was hostess to the
D. F. Girls club Monday evening.
Mrs. J. Meyers of Big Island is quite
i'll. A nurse from Rock Island is TAX
ing care Of her.
Mrs. Winnie Collier of Sears Sta
ton was Milan caller Wednesday.
Fred Boulton has been quite i'll all
week
Miss Margaret Carnaghan attended
a missionary meeting at the home of
Mrs. Elva Whiteside Friday afternoon
and gave several ST. Patrick's day read
ings. She also went to Coal Valley in
the evening where she assisted on the
program for the home coming associa-
ton entertainment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-20

being on file in the Office Of the city
clerk of said city, and having applied
to the county court of Rock Island
county, Illinois, for an assessment Of
the cost of said improvement accord
ing to the frontage Of the property
along the line of the proposed i'm
provement by special taxation, said
assessment being payable in eight in
stallments, each bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum
and an assessment therefore having
been made and returned to said court
the final hearing thereon will be had
on the LIST day of April, A. D., 1916,
at the hour of 8 o'clock a. m, or as
soon thereafter as the business of the
court will permit.
All persons may file objections in
said court before said day and may
appear on the hearing and make
their defense.
Dated Rock Island, Illinois, March
&c. 1916. J. W. CRANDALL,
Commissioner appointed to make said
assessment.
JOHN K. SCOTT,
City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-20
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We Eat Too Much Meat
Which Clogs Kidneys.
Then Back Hurts.

Most folks forget that the kidneys.
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog.
ged and need flushing occasionally,
else we have backache and dull mis-
cry in the kidney region, severe head
aches. rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts Of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here.
take a tablespoonful In a glass OF wa
ter before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid OF grapes and lemon juice. COM
bined with lithia and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them TO normal activity. 1t also neu.
tralizes the acids in the urine so 1t no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes delightful efferyescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid.
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com.
Ditcations.
A well known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be
lieve In overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t is only trouble.
Harper House pharmacy.-(AdvJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-20
WATERLOO MAN NEW
HEAD IOWA ALLIANCE

The executive session of the officers
and directors of the Iowa German
American Alliance Saturday after
noon closed the successful meeting
which was held in Davenport Friday
and Saturday.
The executive session failed to
designate the city where the 1917 con-
vention will be held and this matter
will be left to President Hermann Mil
Ter of Waterloo. The retiring presi-
dent, Ed. l.. Durant of Burlington
was elected as the delegate to the ma
tional convention.
The new officers are:
President-Hermann Miller, Water
loo.
Vice President-J. F. Grant, Daven-
port.
'Secretary-P. Lorenz, Waterloo.
Financial Secretary-H. C. Claus
sen, Manning
Treasurer - John Schnack, Daven-
port. -