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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08
May Raise Subscription Price.

Newspaper publishers Of eastern
Iowa and northwestern Illinois are
meeting in Davenport today discussing
the print paper situation and circula-
ton rates. They report that they are
paying as high as 500 and $3.50 a ton
for print paper. which formerly cost
them $40 a ton. Resolutions probably
will be passed declaring that it viii
be impossible TO sell papers as cheaply
as heretofore. owing 10 the cost OF
print paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08
GYh10f

Buy a home of Reidy Bros
For express. call william Trefz.
TrI-City Towel Supply company.
Jamison Towel Supply company,
towel, apron and coat service. Phone
Moline 561.
Your new account of $500 or more
will secure you an American flag at
the German Trust and Savings bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08

All the news all the time = The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08
Obituary
Funeral of Swan John Seine

The funeral of Swan John Seine
Will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 at the home, 719 Twelfth street.
Rev. Karl Nilsson. pastor of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church, will have charge
OF the services. Burial will be in Chip
piannock cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08

In voiles, rice cloths and
satin stripe mAdras,large
collars, fancy cuffs,
some with the popular
frills ,also plain tailored
models, the best values
ever offered at $1.OO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08
MOLINE GIRL TO BE
FILM LEADING LADY

Miss Dorothea Stephens, daughter OF
G. A. Stephens, president Of the Moline
Pillow company, has been chosen lead
ing lady for the two-reel home talent
movie to be taken in Rock Island next
week and exhibited in some local thea
ire later. A committee from the Rock
Island club, under whose auspices the
movie is TO be presented, took repre-
sentatives of the Paragon Film com
pany about the city today to decide
upon the spots where scenes would be
laid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08

institute were guests yesterday of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Harris, 8231a Tween
tieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-08
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Certificate of cost for paving of
Eleventh street, from Fifteenth ave
nue., East Moline, for a distance of a
half block south, was filed in county
court today. The cost is $I,335. Hear
ing is set for Sept. IL. Certificates of
cost for paving on Seventeenth avenue
and Eighteenth avenues and Eighth,
Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh street.
East Moline. The cost is $26,896. SO.
with rebate of s2,65O.11.
All the news all the time - The
Argus.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
Signs Paper With Lewis
and Counsel.
CONTEST EXPENSE WAS HEAVY
And ,aThat Together With Do.
nestle Trouble Was Cause
Of His Action.
HE MAKES PUBLIC STATEMENT

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 19.-Barks-
dale Hamlet, former State Superin-
tendent, and Secretary of State
James p. Lewis tonight entered
into an agreement by which HAM
let's suit in the Franklin Circuit
Court, contesting the election Of
Lewis, is to be, dismissed on HAM
let's motion. Secretary of state
Lewis is to pay all costs and the at
torney's fees. The agreement was
signed by the two principals and
James Andrew Scott, Elwood Ham
ilton and l.. w. Morris, attorneys for
Hamlet, and Thomas B. McGregor,
attorney for Lewis.
The settlement of the suit seems
to have been suddenly suggested and
consummated. One of the impelling
factors apparently was dawning
realization of the cost, as the plead
ings on both sides furnished basis
for opening ballot boxes in hundreds
of precincts in fully third of the
counties in Kentucky.
Attorneys have been engaged in
taking dispositions for several weeks
and have not been developing the
frauds and errors they alleged in
their petition and answer.
Incidental to the proceedings, in
one of the precincts in Elliott coun-
ty, which Hamlett's petition sought
to throw out for fraud, two of the
Republican officers were indicted,
but after a hearing they were dis
missed.
Professor Hamlet said tonight
he is ill and will go to some springs
to recuperate, after which he intends
to practice law.
He gave out brief statement,
Saying:
"On account Of unfortunate do
nestle affairs and lack of finances,
caused by the hard fight I had to
make in the primary and my expen-
ses during the election, and since,
find it impossible to continue the
contest without imposing on my
friends. I believe l was fairly and
honestly elected; but under the Cir
cumstances, with hostile conditions
both inside and outside the party,
deem it advisable to give up the con-
test through a sense of loyalty to my
family first, and to the Democratic
party for the sake of harmony"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23

up the American people sometimes
said Mr.. Taft. "They sleep and de-
cline to give a dollar for what they
must pay millions for later. Ade-
quate preparedness-and l mean
military preparedness--is absolutely
necessary. And the Red Cross is
one of the branches very necessary
to military preparedness.
you cant make an omelet without
breaking eggs. War isn't a game or
a pastime. 1t is very serious bus
mess. 1t behooves us to look upon
it as q serious business and to make
every preparation for business in
helping Red Cross work. 1t is our
business now to think about these
things and TO save ourselves both
money and suffering by supporting
this movement"
Mr.. Taft was speaking in behalf
of the movement to secure 1,OOO,-
600 members in the Red Cross So
ciety.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
FORMER BANKERS HOME
WRECKED WITH GLYCERIN

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 1O.--Fully q
gallon of nitroglycerin, according
to the police, was employed by indi-
viduals who were responsible for an
explosion which wrecked the home
of NOTES.-The Mastrogiovanni, for
mer private banker, early this morn
ing.
The banker and his wife, who
were asleep in a room directly
above the portico where the bomb
was exploded, escaped without in
jury. Houses for $50 feet in every
direction suffered material damage.
Individuals who lost money in the
failure of Mastrogiovanni's private
bank in March of last year are
thought by the police to be responsi-
BILE for the explosion.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
We're Growing Fast.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Census Blu
reau experts estimated here that the
population of the United States on
January l last was 101. 2OS,315. and
that by July it would be 1902. OIL
500. On July last year they fig
ured the population at 1CO,399,31S.
Western States have led in
growth, Washington leading the list,
with Oklahoma, Nevada. North Da-
kota and New Mexico following in
the order named.
The bureaus estimates are based
on the rate of increase between the
1900 and 1910 censuses.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
THE SLAUGHTER OF 1853.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
In t1eiLast Few Years Is Reveal.
ed sBy Report-Condi.
tions Improving.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The Sem
ate has received from Secretary Of
State Lansing bulky report on the
relations between this Government
and Mexico, as requested in resolu-
ton recently introduced by Senator
Fall, of New Mexico, Republican,
but the thousands of words of text
added little to what has been made
known to the public through news
paper accounts.
The confidential and vital infor-
nation sought by the Senate was re-
fused on the ground that its publ
cation is incompatible with the
public interest"
The data disclosed that 76 Ameri-
cans were killed in Mexico in the
years 1918, 1914 and 1915, as COM
pared with II in three years preced-
ing, and that 20 civilian Americans
and 16 soldiers were killed on Amer
lean soil in the last three years as
result of Mexican troubles.
Secretary Lansing's narration of
the seven-power Pan-American con-
ference, which invited the warning
factions in Mexico to peace con-
vention, indicates that Victoriana
Carranza won the support of the
conference by refusing to comply
with its request. The villa Generals
indicated their compile
ance with the request for a peace
the Carranza leaders de-
clined individually to make replies,
referring the whole subject to Car
rama.
According to Mr.. Lansing, the in
or obduracy of the Car
ranzistas convinced the members of |
the Pan-American conference that |
carranza was the only man with any
of control over a large
number Of leaders and territory.
As to the ability of Carranza to
'ulfll his promises to protect foreign
ives and property. Lansing said that
inder all the circumstances the de
acto Government, which at the time
Il recognition controlled more than
IS per cent of Mexican territory.
vas affording reasonably adequate
protection to the lives and property
4 American citizens"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
HARTFORD KY. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1916

is Bert Hope, who tomorrow will be
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
the murder of his old mother, Mrs.
Susan Fleming, while he was intox-
icated.
The complaint alleges that on No
vember 6 last Hope bought a half
gallon of whiskey at the Hughes sa-
loon; that he took it home and con-
tinued to drink 1t until the fatal
attack he made on his mother two
days later. Mrs. Hope alleges
Hughes and his bondsmen were re-
sponsible for her husbands condi-
ton and the tragedy. Hovey Kirk
and Morton G. Embree, who defend
ed Hope, are the attorneys in this
case for Mrs. Hope.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
HENDERSON is TO VOTE
ON 100000 ROAD BONDS

Henderson, KY, Feb. ia
100000 bond issue for building
and rebuilding rock roads in Hen
derson county will be voted on at a
special election to be called by Coun-
ty Judge Young at an early date.
The joint committee from the Good
Roads Association and Fiscal Court
agreed on this amount at meeting
held here to-day, and already petit
lions are in circulation asking the
County Judge to call the election.
The Fiscal Court before final ad-
journment went on record In favor
of making application for $4,000
from the State aid fund, which may
be available this year. This money
will be used in building and rebuild
ing inter-county seat roads out of
Henderson. The court name dsix-in-
ter-county seat roads leading out of
the city. from which the State Com
missioner can select those to be i'm
proved.
People of the city and county are
enthusiastic for better roads as they
have never been before. 1t is believ-
I'd, the bond issue will carry by a
IL ICE majority.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
ENGLAND'S FOOD PRICES
ADVANCED AZ PER CENT

London. Feb. 21.-According to
statistics published here by the Brit
ish Board of Trade the retail price
of food in the United Kingdom ad-
vanced on the average of about "
per cent. in January. Flour and
bread increased in price about per
cent.
Taking the country as a whole
and making allowance for the rela-
tive importance of various articles
In the working class household ex-
penditure. the average increase in
retail price Of food since the begin
ming of the war has been AZ per
cent.
The Board of Trade states that
In Berlin the general level of prices
Of certain more important articles of
food was 1914 per cent above that OF
July, 1914.
In Vienna. II is declared, the gen.
eral level of food prices was 1l2.9
per cent higher than that OF July,
1914.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
home" MADE MUNITIONS
POURING into EUROPE
At the Rate OF S2,CO0,OOO Worth
DaiIy-Fixing To Kill
Somebody.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Ameridan-
made war munitions now are pour
ing into Europe at the rate of nearly
$2,000,O0O worth daily, with the fig
ures swelling rapidly as production
increases.
For a long time after war began
shipments were negligible, and not
until the middle of 1916 did the mil
lions of dollars worth of war mate
rials contracted for begin to move
in considerable quantities.
Estimates made at the Depart
'ment of Commerce to-day put total
munitions shipments since Europe
began to purchase for the present
war, close to a quarter of a billion
dollars.
At the rate shipments are going
now the next four months would see
this total doubled even if production
remained at standstill, but produc-
ton Is declared to be growing faster
now than at any time since Ameri-
can manufacturers began conversion
of their plants into munitions facto-
ries.
A great part of the munitions out
put has been in the form of high ex-
plosive shells, more than 100000
900 worth of which have left Ameri-
can shores. Powder comes next with
shipments estimated at nearly $780,
100000, and small-arm cartridges
are third with $3O.O0O,OOO. Fire
arms, including ordnance exports
are put at less than $2O,OOO,OOO.
with small increases shown.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
EQUITY SOCIETY HOLDS
FORTH AT OWENSBORO
The Greensboro Messenger saws:

The Owensboro Messenger says:
Plans for the conduct of the CO.
operative ideas of the American So
ciety of Equity have been developed
by the national officials of the socie-
ty, and at an early date a location
will be secured in greensboro for an
office. to be in charge of an agent of
the society. II. G. Tank, national
secretary. and director in the ma
tional organization. together with s.
b. Robertson, of Calhoun. State OFF,
Ger of the association. returned
Thursday from Bowling Green, where
the same steps had been taken for
Warren county.
Various activities of the society,
such as buying In large lots for the
benefit of the members, and selling
to them at actual cost. as well as
selling their products in large lots
to other members at a distance, as
we'll as to consumers not of the
organization. will be pushed. Prep
arations for the pooling of various
crops Of the members looking to CO.
operative selling will be started ear
ly and good results are expected to
be realized from the efforts.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
ROAD BOND ISSUES
TOTAL s2,840,000
In Thirteen Counties OF
Kentucky.
REGENT DECISION Of COURT
OF Appeals Majority Enough To
Decide the Question In
This Matter.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION BOOMING

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 21.-By die
tum in the opinion of Judge Hurt,
upholding the validity of the Fay
cite county road bond issue of $780,
600, road bond issues in thirteen
counties, involving issues amount
ing to $2,S40,000, which carried by
a majority but not a two-thirds vote,
probably will be validated
Referring to Section 157a Of the
Constitution, permitting counties to
vote road bond issues not in excess
of per cent of the total property
assessment, and Section 4307, Ken
lucky Statutes, Judge Hurt said:
Neither the Constitutional provis-
ion nor the statute adopted to carry
into effect its provisions, requires
more than a majority of those vot-
ing at the election to give their as
sent in order to authorize the in
debtedness to be incurred
Section 157 of the Constitution
amended in 1909, required two
thirds of those voting to carry the
proposition, but the road bond
amendment says nothing about the
majority necessary. This question
was not raised in the Fayette case,
as the bonds had more than two
thirds of the votes cast, but the
contention was made that two
thirds of all the voters of the county
did not vote for it. After passing
upon this point, Judge Hurt went
further and said a mere majority is
sufficient.
; None of the counties in which
bond issues carried but failed of q
two-thirds vote, have brought the
question squarely before the court,
and in some of them officials, be-
lieving the election lost, have done
nothing for several months toward
issuing the bonds, while Pulaski has
voted 100000 bond issues three
times, but the 5 per cent limit. of
course, will prevent the county issu-
ing 100000 in road bonds.
All these counties have held cleo
tions within a year: Boyd voted
100000; Mason, Pulaski and Hop
kins, 100000; Daviess. 100000;
Kenton, s25O,OOO; Campbell, $780,
900; Oldham and Meade, 100000;
Menifee. Trigg and Lincoln, $780,
900, and Bracken. $4,000.
Besides these Ballard and Fayette
have voted 100000 by two-thirds
vote, Lewis and Breathitt. $4,000;
Greenup and Knox. 100000; Bell,
and Harlan, $25O.0OO;
Scott and Laurel, $780,
900; Nicholas, s125,OOO; Clinton,
$4,000, and Russell and Carroll,
100000.
Christian, Union, Powell, Hen
derson, Letcher, Knott and Casey
will vote soon.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23

Princeton. Ind. Feb. 1s.-Mrs.
Matilda Hope has filed suit In the
Gibson Circuit Court against Will
liam Hughes. q Haubstadt saloon
keeper. and his bondsmen. the Aetna
Accident 4 Liability Company. for
$500 damages for loss of the sup
port Of her husband for herself and
four small children. The husband
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
Convicted Of Perjury.

Petersburg. Ind. Feb. 19.-Char.
ley O'Neal. who several days ago ap.
peared before Judge Bretz as a wit
ness in drunken condition and
swore before Judge Bretz that he did
not take drink that day. was found
guilty of perjury by a jury and will
be sentenced to serve from two to
fourteen years In the penitentiary.
Judge Bretz appointed Judge Bowar
Taylor. Of Jasper. as special Judge
while he and Prosecuting Attorney
8. M. Kries appeared as witnesses
against ONeal. The jury was out
but few minutes.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
TAFT SPEAKS PLAINLY
ABOUT PREPAREDNESS

Washington. Feb. 21.-Former
President Taft told Red Cross work.
ers here that adequate military pre-
paredness was absolutely necessary
and that the Red Cross was one of
the branches very necessary to that
preparedness.
1T takes an earthquake to wake
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23
A Farm For Rent.

I desire to rent my farm near Ola
ton. Ohio county, Any one desiring
to rent will please address me at
Bowling Green. Ky.
6tt MRS. ANNIE BEAN.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23

A woman never does her thinking
until after her mind IL made up.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-02-23

II you have money. you won't
need polish to shine in society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
NO GROTTO HERE
Topeka Masons Want Shrine-Post-
pone Erection of Temple.

Attempts to substitute a Grotto as
playhouse for Topeka Masons in
stead of a Shrine have failed. Topeka
Masons want a Shrine and intend to
exert all their energies toward the es-
tabllshmeat of one in Topeka. M
Recently, organizers have been in
Topeka endeavoriEg to influence To-
peka Shriners and Masons to organize
4 Grctto- The plan was discussed but
met with no favo-. Members of Ma
sonic blue lodges are eligible to MEM
bership in a Grouto while only thirty
second degree Knights Templars are
eligible to membership in the Shrine.
Grotto members wear black fezzes.
Following the temporary failure of
Topeka's Shriners to get a special dis
penSation for a Shrine at the meeting
of the Imperial Council at Buffalo,
the erection of q $25O,0O0 Masonic
home at Tenth avenue and Van Buren
street has been postponed. Topeka
Masons have gained knowledge from
the experience of ether Masonic bodies
who mortgaged tl,cir souls and bodies
to erect a fitting temple.
Topeka Masons," said James B.
Doncyson, secretary of the Grand
Lodge, do not intend to go heavily
in debt for new building and then
be forced to curtail their entertain
ments in order to pay assessments and
interest the remainder of their lives.
We want to be able to pay for the
greater part of the cost at the time we
erect the building
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
EDISON OFF ON LARK
He VIII Spend Two Weeks in Noun
tains "Roughing It."

New York, Aug. 2s.-The world OF
science may revolve as 1t will for the
next few weeks for all that Thomas A.
Edison cares. Mr.. Edison has some
vital experiments to perform in the
Adirondacks with an apparatus con-
sisting of a hook and rod-a bent pin
hook and a birch limb rod at that.
For the early sun tomorrow will see
him well on his way to the Adiron-
dacks for two weeks of camp life.
Yes, sir. two weeks said Mr.. Edi-
son luxuriously, while his shrewd old
eyes twinkled in anticipation. Il am
the navigator of the party. for after
we hit the Catskills we will steer by
sun and compass only Wouldn't be
seen on the automobile roads with the
city folk. Gypsies-that's what we
are.
Not a razor in the party contin-
ued the inventor, rubbing the three
days growth on his cheeks which he
had been too busy to shave off after
the final rush OF the laboratory.
John Burroughs. the naturalist, is
camp cook-but can fry fish myself.
H. S. Flrestone of Akron. Ohio. head
of the Firestone Tire company. will
tell the stories. AS scientist 1 pass
upon both the cooking and the
st cries -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28

Preparations Under Way 10 Combat
winter Legislation.


Preparations are under way for a
bitter fight against legislation planned
this winter to govern the trading
stamp industry and petitions against
the enactment of any anti-trading
stamp law are already being circulated
in Kansas. as they were in Georgia,
where 2 successful fight has just been
made against the trading stamp law.
The plan inaugurated by the trading
stamp people will be to attempt to
obtain the signature on the petition of
every woman in the state who col
lects stamps. The petitions, are circu-
lated thru the agency of merchants in
various towns who give stamps.
The officers of the State Retailers
association, which at a meeting held
recently in Lawrence went on record
against the stamps, are aware of the
fact that the trading stamp people are
circulating petitions thru the state.
The association is planning to circu-
late counter petitions and with the
assistance of labor unions. who are
strongly on record against the pre-
MUM stamp, believe. they can, obtain
as many if not more, signatures to
their petitions than the trading stamp
people. A. L. O1iger. secretary of the
state association, will direct the fight
against the trading stamp industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
get is devoted to Mr.. Johnston's sue


The cooperative delivery system in
Topeka, established two years ago and
recently purchased by Ed A. Mitchell,
one of the pioneer cooperative deliv
cry men of Kansas, is closing up its
business and will cease operations in
a short time. The proposed discon-
tinuance Of the Topeka system is a re-
suit of the determination of big de-
partment stores to do their own de-
livery work.
monitor, Canada, have written to To-
peka officials asking them to aid in a
search for their son. Jesse t. James,
an 1S-year-old boy. The boy came to
the United States to work three years
ago and wrote regularly until after he
came to Topeka early in the summer.
Since then they have not heard from
him. They fear he has gone to South
America or joined the army.
When the county officers raided the
Ohio Battles place on the Central ave-
nue. road Saturday night, Battles a
one-legged man, escaped. L. L. sKiene,
sheriff; Hugh Larimer and Mitchell
Bundy caught his helpers and thought
they had Battles. He stepped into a
back room Bundy was guarding.
Bundy had not seen any doors to the
room except the one Battles entered
and he devoted his attention to other
things. Battles stepped against a por-
ton of the wall and walked right
thru. That particular part of the wall
was trap door, hinged at the bottom.