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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-09
State Chiefs Consolidation
Measure Causes Heated
Clash i'm House.


Springfield. ILL.,. Feb. Governor
LoWaan's consolidation bin was intro
duae1 in the lower house II the 5ogh
general assembly today after q fumul-
NOUS debate Dir which Minority Leader
Michael IE8a of Chicago declared fsH
measure had been rushed into the house
without single person knowing what
was 5u IT,
aIauy of the members were absent
when rae Rouse convened. Mr. Isue
demanded EaII CALI
7 want to know if aIl aae patriots
are Eara- T-ga said "E DOME think
there Is quorum present
Former Speaker SHHrr.efr. nHo has
been practically lu charge 81 the con-
soi.stou hI I'D the efficiency and
economy committee asked Bit. Isoe Il
rae point #as raised at This tine 10
delay tae pre- eulatloa of the coasolt-
dalton biI
Renub- Hurry Homc3
'Il IS uot. slr- Ieoe replied 8u. 5-
IS evident tia. lae republicans who iu.
sisted SO loudly .u d Friday session
were tae Hrs- % catch trains LeH
home
Holding au this hEt today means a
week extra delay CD Oh. machinery of
this session.. 1fr. SaurElaH said
There are uo rights of anyone i'm
Vo'Eaa .u ms presentation today i res
quest tie gentleman from Cook not 10
ask -gr Iof. eIiL i aFpaai 60 him NOT
70 do 5t
Ignorant ri bits Contents.
have no desire fa block the gov
a~uor bi.f- Ajr Igaa re.aH.ea. "lt
had. the democrats would have acted
las. night a the committee
. d &
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-09
Victim of Sinking of Steam
err Turino Is Apparent
ly' British Subject.
SITUATION is SAME
None Of Sub Attacks Yet
Regarded as Overt Act
That Means War.


Washington. the negro fireman
Who lost his life in the sinking Of
the British steamer TurinO was
reported by Consul Frost today to
DE apparently n British subject.
u was stated that he was born Ia
Alberta, Canada.
Preliminary reports before the state
department today on the sinking OF
merchant vessels without warning by
German submarines contained evil
dance of technical violation az Ameri-
can rights. yet the government was
holding It's peace until some outrage
presenting more clear-cut issue
should compel il To act Information
ON aII ships torpedoed is being col
Iecled. and tt was stated officially that
MP 70 today the situation had not
changed
Special attention was given TO the
report that in the sinking Of the Brit
isn steamer TurinO yesterday hi which
if was at FIRST said an American negro
sailor lost his life, aud TO the case or
the California, the big passenger ship
which carried an American when sunk
without warning Wednesday.
Wilson Relieves Aliens.
President Wilson, pursuing his gem
eral policy OF having the government
refrain from amy act which might be
construed as being prompted by an
Interior motive in the crisis, author
ICED an announcement that bank de-
posits. merchant ships. and other pri-
Fate property Or foreigners viii not
be seized even n case OF war This
confirmed O provision OF the Prussian-
American treaty of 1925 without
actually re-ratifyiug the convention.
Expect British Action
officials were impressed anew with
fHe apparent success of Germanys
new campaign as they received reports
Of the aggregate tonnage sunk in the
last few days but they looked for early
action bg the British admiralty 20 con-
s1v merchant shipping, or to take
some other steps To lessen the destruc-
Son Of other vessels
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-09

Associated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-09

Berlin, Thursday. Feb S. .Tia
London, Feb. %. 1865 %. M For
mer Ambassador Gerard and his
party probably WIFI leave Berlin
Saturday evening although the
date mas not been settled definite
Es- 1T Is expected they VIII travel
HF way eE Switzerland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-09

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
YOUNG NEGRO FINED
 FOR CARRYING GUN,
Melvin Smith Could Not Pay and is
 Now in Jail.

Melvin Smith, 15 years ,cl6, a negro, employed by the eCentraI-Vermont Rail way company as a freight handler was before Judge Colt in the New London charge O. carrying concealed weapons. The court was of the opinion that the practice among these meE of carrying dangerous weapons is becoming too frequent so as warning to others fined Smith $20 which he was not able to pay, so was committed
 Smith was arrested about 5.30 We'd nesday afternoon after he had gotten into an argument on Bradley street with another negro from the Nara gansett. Smiths opponent was suc- cessful in making a getaway after he IS supposed to have drawn a gun and pointed it at the pit of Smiths stom- ach. threatening to shoot.
 Gus Johnson, negro, was in the po- lice court at New Londcn Thursday on charge of carrying con- cealed weapons. He was found guilty and fined $15, which he was unable to pay, so was committed.
 Johnson was arrested shortly before S.30 o'clock Wednesday night by Pa trolman Fitzgerald upon the complaint of a negro who came up to the police man and said that there was a bad acting cegro from Philadelphia who was 1ourishine a gun and threatened
 Johnson told the court that he had taken the gun from another negro who had pointed it at a companion with whom he was arguing, thinking that an accid, mt might occur ii the fellow was allowed tc keep the weapon. His early part of the evening 1;G not fit in with the information secured by the policeman, so the judge did not show any len;ency.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
ARTHUR RANDALL PLACED ON TRIAL
Negro Charged With Stealing Horse From Barn in Preston
 James Cunningham Sent Refomatory for Implication in Diamond Iheft-Louise Robinson Gets Mine Months in Jail.

When rne criminal superior court adjourned for the day at 4.30 Thurs day afternoon testimony was being | heard in the case of the state against who is charged with horse stealing. Randall is accused of stealing a horse | belonging to William P. Wade of this city. The horse was taken from a Spicer. The case was taken up at noon. William P. Wade Testifies. William F. Wade was the first wit
 ness. He told of having been at work
 on the Spicer farm and of leaving
 his horse in MT. Spicer's barn. The
 next day he learned that the horse
 was gone. Later on in the day he
 found it in possession of Louis Ros-
 enberg of the West Side. MT. Rosen-
 berg claimed he traded for the horse
 with Randall and the Norwich police found Randall in North Stonington. At the time he was found Randall had MT. Rosenberg's outfit with him. Court went out at l o'clock and reconvened at and after several other cases had been disposed of the Randall trial was resumed. MT. Rosenberg who was on the stand when the court went out for the noon recess again took the stand and completed the story of the horse trade.
 Isadore Rosenberg, son of Louis Rosenberg, was called and he told of the trading between his father and Randall who. he said, arrived at the Rosenberg house with Mr. Wade's horse late at night.
 The next witness was Charles Co., r1insky, a 16-year-old Russian boy who was present when the trade took Eiace. Cominsky who has been in this country fourteen years and who has just graduated from the Colches- ter school. told of driving several peo- pie from Colchester to Franklin square where they took car to New London enroute to New York He is well ac- quainted with the Rosenberg family and put up his horse and wagon at the Rosenberg place. He slept in a tent and left early next morning. He told of Randall arriving about o'clock in the night with outfit and inquiring for Mir. Rosenberg. He said MT Ros- enberg inquired of Randall why he Gid not come during the daytime and then went on to tell of the trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

pitch. that the government may have difficulty in keeping itself from being forced into breaking relations with Germany, regardless of any explana- tions from Berlin. and of being press ed into a sharp controversy with Stockholm.
 No representations either to Swe- den or to Mexico, 1t is understood, will be made by the United States in connection with the conduct of the Swedish representative in Mexico City, but it is regarded as not improbab ble that the Mexican government may make it the occasion for action that would show it's earnestness in the matter of neutrality.
 Won Eckkardt's part in the latest chapter has been no surprise. This government knew of his activities long before the discovery of the evidence given by the Zimmerman note and since then his activities in propaganda have been watched carefully. That he was heading a big organization that had for it's ~object not only propa- ganda but espionage, has. been sus- rected and those suspicious have been conveyed to the Mexican foreign of flee in the hope that it might take steps that would check any violation of neutrality.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
DRY FORCES WILL
 COME TO NORWICH
Automobile Campaign Itinerary In- cludes the Rose and Nearby Towns

Many Connecticut communities which have not voted on the license question in generation, are organ 1zing to test public sentiment this 1aH. stand up and be counted" is the appeal of the drys to every man who is opposed to the saloon. but has not hitherto recorded his vote at the polls, believing that there was not sufficient dry sentiment to make his
 protest effective. By this concerted
 appeal to all the towns of the state,
 the Connecticut Temperance Union
 expects to make a splendid showing
 this fall, and to swing a large num-
 Der of additional towns into the dry
 column, there being now 91 dry and
 but 77 wet.
 this year after having had no contest in eight years. New London is also getting ready for the fray.
 Gustave T. Bochman, who has re- gently been added to the field forces of the Connecticut Temperance Union, union men of the state, being himself active in that movement, with Walter F. Lamphear, for many years one of it's field secretaries. have planned an outdoor speaking campaign travelling from town to town by automobile ready been visited by the dry tourists, and their itinerary< during the next three weeks will include Avon, Farm ington, Windsor, Enfield, East Wind Thomaston. Plymouth, New Milford, sharon, Litchfield, Torrington, New Hartford Colebrook. Bristol Plain Vile: Southington. Ellington. Vernon, Stafford. Colchester, Windham. Coven- try, Putnam, Killingly, Plainield, Sprague, Stontngton and New Lon don.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
Did Not Know R.ndalr. Name.

1 In answer to questions put by Pulp l lie Defender Brown. who represents 1 the accused. Cominsky said he is not l related to the Rosenberg family. He said he was not told Randalps name, ] hut was told that he came from Jew cit City, He did not ssee Randall the next morning and had not seen him | until he arrived in the superior opurt room. Court then adjourned for the day. Two Cases NoIIed.
 During the morning session the case against George Carson, twenty years of age. charged with burglary in New London on June 13s was nolled.
 The case against Mike Pennetitson, charged with assault. was also nolled. He had been in the New London jail since the 18th of May.
 Mrs Eva Kerchinsky, New London, pleaded guilty to theft of spools from the Brainard & Armstrong Mills in New. London Her attorney made strong plea for 1eniency as the, ac- cused's son Jaw was on Wednes- day sentenced to prison for theft from a wharf in New London and there are several small children in the family.
 States Attorney HulE thought there should be some punishment in the case. Judge Gardiner sGreene gave her a year in Jail. adding that appli- cation may be made later for proba- ton.
 Louise Robinson Sentenced.
 Louise Robinson of this city chang ed her plea from not guilty to guilty on the charge of theft. She took jew elry while employed in a Norwich house a domestic. Judge Greene sentenced her to serve nine months in jail.
 James Cunningham. alias James Martin, pleaded guilty to implication with the Johnson brothers in the theft of jewelry from Sanford's jewelry store in this city last May. Public Defender Brown told of the previous good record of the accused, who is "A years of age and suggested the re- formatorv as punishment. States At torney Hull was of the opinion that Cunningham is equally guilty in the theft Judge Greene sent Cunning ham ito the reforrna tory.
 City Attorney Lee Roy Robbins Is assisting States Attorney Hull.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
TRUM1ULL
 SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.
Norwich Man Elected at Anpuai Meet ing of Connecticut Hist SricaI so- ciety. -~

The New London County Historical Shaw. mansion at New London at 3.30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Hon. George s. Palmer, president, presided over an attendance of about 40 inter ested members. Mir Palmer com pleted hia first year as president of the society and spoke briefly. reviewing the activities of the society during his first term in office.
 The minutes of the last Snnual meet ing wer': read and approved. There is a balance on hand of $19,756,79
 Rev. Edward M. Chapman of New London read a paper entitled The Four Men in Back of the Development of Connecticut. Rev. MT. Chapmans pa per was. heard with much interest.
 The officers elected for the ensuing CT; first vice president, Frederic Bill of Groton; second vice president, Jon athan Trumbull of Norwich: third vice president. Hoc. Ernest E.. Rogers; sec retary, Miss Elizabeth Gorton; treas- urer, Lee s. Denison.
 The presfde0 was given power to add to the advisory committee at his discretion.
 A letter was read from Miss Emma Douglass. formally conveying to the graphs and autograph letters, a col lection made by the late Miss Frances Caulkins. Miss Douglass stipulated that this collection shal: meyer be
 The collection is said to be. unusual 1y valuable from a historic point of view. tn the collection are autographs of eminent statesmen. presidents, poets, etc, and the autographs of ev- cry president of the United States are ten by President Lincoln and by Presi- dent Wa shington. =
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
THE DAY OF AToNEMENT. Yon Ripper to Be Observed by Jewish
 People on Sept. 26tF.

September 18th, is observed as Tom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, by the Jews throughout the world. This is the greatest fast of the Jewish year. the 26th, the observant Jew neither eats nor drinks, but devotes the day to fervent worship. > Tom Kippur is distinctive among Jewish holidays, for their history. It is day for the searching of the heart to find union with the God of the world.
 The fast originated in Biblical times and IS described in the sixteenth chap ter of the book of Leviticus. In those days the people lasted and afflicted themselves, while the high priest made atonement for the entire house of Is- rael. This atonement was made in an cient fashion by sacrifices and es- pec1ally by the symbolic rite of driv- ing the scapegoat into the wilderness to bear away the sins of the people.
 Now prayers takes the place of sac rifices. In modern Judaism prayer is the right form of approaching God. Jews devote the Day of Atonement to prayers for the forgiveness of their sins. They avoid all ordinary and sor- did interests on this Sabbath or Sab baths. The fasting is abrogated, how ever for children, old people and the sick, or in times of famine and pestf- lence, or such contingencies as are fn- cident to the deprivations of war.
 The aim of Tom Kippur is antone- ment through prayer and repentance These contain no element of mediation either a redeemer or a sacri- flee. The only true repentance comes through change of heart and an effort to do better. Each human being stands before his Maker seeking in honesty to make his record clean.
 A feature of Tom Kippur Is the Memorial service. Men and women think of their dear departed and Of the great and good who served mankind. in times of stress, when many brave men are offering up their ives, fervor animates these prayers by which their memory is honGred. l and their ideals are preserved
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
COUNTER CLAIM BY
 THE CRUCIBLE STEEL co.
Made Against the New EngIanc
 Westinghouse Company.

Jersey City. N. J.. Sept. 13.-In an answer filed today to the suit brought against it by the New England West inghouse company of Springfield Mass. for $12o.o00 alleged to have heen lost through a breach of con- tract for the manufacture of one mill lion rifles for the Russian govern ment, the Crucible Steel company of America set up a counter claim for $s13,00O.
 The Crucible Company alleges that after the Westinghouse company had paid its $120,000 to apply on the con tract for rife barrels. the contract was cancelled and that it thereby lost $S13.00
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
Subs Are Expected.

The remaining three Chilean sub marines which were, to have arrived in New London Thursday afternoon from the Charlestown navy yard from which place they left Wednesday un- der convoy of submarine chasers have not arrived as yet. This is due prob ably to the thick weather which has prevailed outside since last night The submarines form a part of the fotilla under the command Of Rear Admiral Louis Gomez, who arrived on Satur- day with three submersibles which are now tied up at the state pier.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
ALL so. DIERs TO SALUTE
 THE FLAG AT DAWN TODAY
Anniversary of the Birth of the Star
 Spangled Banner.

Washington, Sept. 13.-Every soldier in America, in camp and cantonment, will salute the flag tomorrow at dawn in honor of the ,anriversary of the birth of the Star Spangled Banner.
 Orders to this effect were sent today by the war department in response to a request made by Mrs. Nat S. Brown of St. Louis, national president of the Children of America Loyalty league.
 Francis; Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner on Sept. IA. 1873, af- ter the Eattle at For. McEenry.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
Probate Hearinq.

A hearing Is to be held in the pro- bate court in New London. Tuesday. September IS, in connection with the estates of the men who lost their lives in the sinking of the tug T. A. Scott Jr.. in collision with the German sub mersible merchantmen Deutschland off the Race.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

l65 pounds and am as strong as a man. I think money is well spent which pur- chases Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Jos. O'BRYHN, 1755 Newport Ave, Chicago, III.
 The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be used with perfect confidence by women who suffer from displacements, infiam- nation, ulceration, Irregularities, peri odic pains, backache, bearing down feel ing, fatulency, indigestion, dizziness. hams Vegetable Compound is the stan dard remedy for female ills.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
Bap-ists Attend Convention.

Among those from Montville who att tended the convention of the New Lon don Baptist association a+ the First Baptist church in New London We'd nesday were Rev. and Mrs. F. S. Clark, MT. and Mrs. Norman c. Allen, MT. and Mrs. Edwin S.. Henry, Mrs Fred J. Hope. Mrs. Thomas Church, Miss. Susie Wood, Miss Eloise Land phere Mrs. A. P. Mitchell. Mrs. Ara bella Latimer. Mrs. Ray Woodmansee, Mrs W. B. s. Jefrers and Mrs. George P. Emitii. q
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
A
 GOVERNMENT OFFICER.
Leo F. Hinekley Placed Under Arrest
 at Providence:

Providence, R. T., Sept. 13.-Leo F. Hinckley, who claimed to be a chief gunner iE the navy and United States government buyer, was arrest ed here today by federal authorities, ment officer. Hinckley, the officials alleged, was negotiating foI the pur- chase of 2o0 player pianos, an auto mobile. a diamond ring and other goods which he said were for the gov-. ernment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

Bridgeport.-Having been hit hard by the draft. the Connecticut com pany recently has found it impossi- ble to operate 19 cars at the barn, due to scarcity of men. It is estimated that 25 per cent. of the employees of the company will have been drafted after the next contingent is sent out.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

and other grains at present high pr1c- es he answered promptly, No" If he sold corn, he could sell only the not only the grain but the stalks as we'll into butter and sells the whole, besides having what he reckons as a third of the whole crops value re- turned to him in manure.
 A farm isn't a factory. (Thank God tt fsn'tD It is not a mere machine into one side of which you feed cheap raw materials, in order to take out hfgher-priced products from the other side
 Yet even factories nowadays go to great pains to conserve what used to be their wastes. In many,nlany cases it is the by-products of a factory which pay all that factory's profits On the farm this utilization of wastes is even more essential.
 If keeping cows will enable the far mer to turn his farm wastes into pro- fit, then keeping cows is good farm ing for him. If hens or hogs will do better, then hens or hogs for him.
 But it ia not farming to keep. either COWS or other stock and have to buy off the farm all they consume. As the western dafrymen remarked: No good farmer does that"
 fear there are some few so- called farmers in Connecticut who won't like his characterization of them. a
 THE FARMER
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

was un9Die to walk.
 or do any of my own
 work. 1 read about Lydia E. Pinkham's g
 V e g e t a b l e Com- pound in the news papers and deter mined to try it. It
 brought almost inn mediate relief. My weakness has en- tirely disappeared and I never had bet ter health. I weigh
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
WOMAN SICK
 TWO YEARS Could Do No Work. Now Strong as a
 Man.

Chicago, Ill.-"For about two years [ suffered from a female trouble SO I
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

Asked whether he wouldn't get as much money pbys selling ,off his corn
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

It looks very much as if the never
 very sound idea that one could treat a farm just like factory-buy all his raw materials and use the farm sim ply to turn them into something mar ketable-would have to be given up, even by cranks. pretty soon
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

If is this sort of reasoning which really llGerlies all the dairies of the land Also all the beef and pork pro- ducting Ianges. And the poultry plants.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

production. manufacture and market Ing. so arranged as to get the most possible income from the crops grown and yet save a big percentage of crop values as fertilizer for future crops.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
Watching Anuentina situation,

Ofhcjals here are watching with in terest the situation in Argentina where reports iplfcate. that the indig- nation of both the people and the gov ernment- have 8bsen aroused to such
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

cockerels as broilers. Furthermore, he happens to have a we'll developed 'pulr' in the countryts biggest egg market ly which ne gets a really fan cy price for the most of his eggs. He hopes to squeeze through without loss, even if with little profit Others, lack ing his advantages and shrewdness and capital are selling or have already sold off their f1oQks.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

Instead of it, we've got to return to the correct view, viz: that the farm is a place on which to grow crops, and that the keeping of cows or hens or hogs is simply a question of which will most profitably develop into mar ketable shape that which the farm has supplied.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

The some thing happens in dairies. Milk is selling for more than ever be- fore, and butter brings good prices. But a good many fairy farmers are facing a prospect of loss rather than profit, because no matter what they get for their milk and butter, they have to pay so much more for grain that their extra income is all absorbed before the milk fairly gets into the pail
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14

This particular hen man, however, 'airks he shall be able to make .ve'' of it. He knows his fowls Hrds as rapidly as possible, thus keep ng the proportion of producing hens f the highest percentage feasible. He Aro sells the manure at good prices. lnd ddsposea of practically all the