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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago. Feb. 2I-Butter. lower
creamery. 52a41c. Eggs. firm; re-
cefnfs 4.245 cases. frsts. Il izc ordi-
nary frsts. 39040c, al marks. cases
Included. 39z4 U4ic.
potatoes. higher: receipts. - cars;
WISCONSIN and Michigan white 2.50U
SIS. Idaho. Colorado Washington and
oregon whites. 2.7502
Poultry. alive, unsettled fowls, -lcf
springs zoe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
New York Provisions.

New York, Feb 21-Butter, irregtl-
lar; receipts 1854; creamery extras
1875 drsts 381a443i seconds 36JzD
371z
Eggs, irregular; receipts 1883;
fresh gathered extra frsts A., drsts
46lz
Cheese, receipts 2,202; state held
specials 360 2614; ditto average fancy
26lz U252z
Dressed poultry, quiet; chickens is
a 29, fowls 1904; turkeys 2003a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
Omaha livestock.

Omaha. Nab Fob 21.-Hog reeei pts
rq g54. higher, heavy, 12409 l--ooi
lfgnr. z25n1255. pigs. 1850 lI.t3;
bulk CT sales 1230ul2.5o-
Cattle receipts. 4.400s steady na-
tive steers. &.15TI125. COWS and helt-
ers. -55Et9.25.
sheep receipts $500, higher. year
sfnas. zI.50II5.50 wethers, lo.5o0
z1-5. lambs. IB40I14.65
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21

PnhlirntIan 49,

Sfa.n ~ rItt-t,ts t5...t r.,-.q 1870.
t
80 --t. tgpaAe sg3urt or oald Couh~
caroline & r,.,,.F.,5.5er a,f,.t,.fst-s+-t,-
OF the estate cd Andrew It i.und4uist
deee4asea. IS. Frank Causon, Albert
Pierce. Carolina s Luud4ui8t Gust s.
IundQulat. Belly Andersen ana john
berg. Mimic Ill sbafIber. ..nd Uohert
s. 2"a5.osts. Ast aaspan-- ..stle 4una-
f'5ur ItT.f3ttter f.#ariNs ....,t.,,,,tef a9tts
GoidIe LundaliIs1. 15a VIZ Arnold
vile, Anna I5aal8n. Ilutf Ionnson. Ess-
gher H4sse. ana Jake ltussol. hcf AUS
baud, Millte ChElat4Hsen and john
zen h1al"i4e, l'tnlei =.
e4-s ~, gts5 ~ As' +. Z. l.-.ia eil
Ir-, q E 1880. ~
sfA.iise4' -0"-h Gar ilHe4i the uHhhoW
Htita 9l 1cAtaees ot Gavin taihas4, ue-
la,I1S' s5ie -'ta-te - 80 %, 80" -
'+-5+1 tAe 20 fNtto p ~ He+t7 ~ 1@f
sees ~ Charles = Gafnseyl deceg4ed.
l.. e4in7s} aeeea7s -, / t1l.eis Al earns-
M. t..s ms ottA aeits ~ afNtseea %
L,,-
Nng" n "tl9 81 44oM ~ ieil-ia
f y'aLt,sts nehLy 1aihseF' lhe ~"
Garnsey. deeoasad tic untrown VIE
a Gnrnsa, tft ts-'i tl,5l 49, fg, t St
s4~t ~ 70 "afa 81 ,iAti-svs' ,.--.-
Harvey t.usflEs5a s,f8 May ttTanuitg1
81 Harvey tNaTnfa ts,'t.lsed ffeEre
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q l;arnteS. fdsSta q t..aI5,, ~ H. M
ho o as't de.2asaS as a1,a E1lH f Il,
a. widow 81 EDWIN H chapman George
5,,,..sl- ..s,.s a. KS ,'.-g
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
Horses and Mules.

East ST. Louis IlI. Feb 1i.-Horse
and mule market unchanged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
.--T.I sILLATLIN..

EE experienced va-amaa iu laundry.
address a N. care Angus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
Peoria Grain.

Peoria. Feb 21-Oats, 1bc lower
no 9 white $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
London Slver.

London. Feb. 2l-Bar silver 3724d
per ounce money 4# per cent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25
VIRGINIA NEWS

American muleteers who escaped
death when the British steamer Rus
sisn was, torpedocd several weeks
ago. stated on their arrival yester'
day at Newport News that the ship
vas torredoed without warning. No
one was killed when the Russian was
struck, the cattlemen said, Every
member Of the crew took to the life
boats, the capsizing of one of which
cost the lives of twenty-seven men.
The men say that the ship without
the slightest warning, was struck by
a torepdo about dusk. The Russian,
they say, remained afloat for forty
eight hours after being hit
Rev. John Randolph Walker, aged
sixty-six, of Wytheville, for forty
years a minister Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, for the
of his retirement, last November, a
member Of the Holston Conference,
died yesterday in Charlottesville.
A general tightening up in the en-
forccment Of the recently enacted dog
ordinance is expected to result from
the damage wrought by two dogs,
which attacked five persons last n ght
in Danville. four being actually bit
ter. Mrs. Greenhow Maury was
thrown down by a brmdle ho,nd
which tore Off her shoe and lacerated
her ankle, while she was walking
home along Main street.
Rev. w. II. D Harper, D. D., for
mer presiding elder of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.. South, for the
Baltimore, East Baltimore and Win.
chester districts and wcll-inowr
throughout Virginia and Maryland
died yesterday in Roanoke, aged 7(
years. He was ordained IN 1868 ant
had served many important charges
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25
TO PRODUCE RECORDS.
Stock Exchange Governors Yield.
When Leak Committee Threatens
To Use Force.

New York, Jan. 24.-Confronted.
with threat by the House Rules.
Committee in charge Of the leak"
inquiry to force the production OF
brokers' records if not produced vol
unfairly, the board of governors CT
the New York Stoc!l Exchange re.
uuested last night every member Of
the exchange to make available for
the committee the desired data. The
records sought cover the period from
December 10 to December %, during
which time, it is alleged, persons in
possession of advance information
on the Presidents peace note made
huge profits in the stock market.
The action of the board followed
notice given to the Rules Committee
during its session here yesterday
that action on the committee re-
quest for the production Of the
brokers accounts, including the "real
names" Of customers who dealt II
the market during the period men
toned and the extent Of their opera
tons on either side of the account
had been postponed.
Surprised and i'm: ignant over the
action of the board, the committee
advised H. G. S. Noble, president Of
the exchange, who, accompanied by
counsel. brought news Of the post
ponemcnt, that it would not modify
its request IN any manner. If the
board had any suggestions of modifi-
cation. Noble was told, the COM
mittec would receive them; but if it
failed to obtain the production Of
| the desired accounts, the committee
would exercise its power and force
each broker individually to produce
them. Prompt compliance by the
board Of governors, the committce
made clear, was desired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
1..n C.RR1ER OF THE SOUTH.

PREMIER CARRIER Of THE SOUTH.
T y; lIhtEGccG Decrs-zer 80, i7-7
N. EB;IFoilowIns schsEt9iU f%2
are published onlyfs's .n52ri'aE:E
Trains Leave Union ss;s.fenj A5eZzae
7:37 A. NJ, DaNy LOCAL %
washington and itaRytlle, 6, Eis.2
tsrange, to- G and o.; No. 49S for Cor
d6msvilie and Richmond.
ssS:A9. s. NJ. ,baily-TIocai for Harrison
9:17 AM .Daily-Mail train, coaches
tor Manassas. Warrentoni Orange.
Lynchburg, Greensboro anu Sharlotttgi'
stops only for passengers to- points
lat which scheduled to stop. Coaches
and Sleeping cars TO Atlanta, New
Orleans. Birmingham: s Tphags Far
Charlottesville, LynchburS, DanVilie
Greensboro, and Charlotte.
4:22 p. NJ. Daily--Local for Chariot
tesville connecting at Calverton Tor
i:52 p. M. Daily-Birmingham Spe-
cial. Sleeping cars between New York,
Atlanta, Admission. Birmingham, and
Atlanta, Admission, Birmingham,
Through first class coaches between
Washington, Atlanta and Birmingham,
Dining car service, Tourist to Califor-
MIA daily.
1902 p. M-Daily local for Har-
cisonburg and way Stations on Manas-
sas branch. Pullman Buffet parlor
cars
seq p. NJ. local for Warrenton..
7:l7 T. NJ. Daily-Augusta Special
Through train with sleeping cars TO
Charlotte, Columbia, Aiken and Au-
gusta. Through Sleeping cars to Ash
1902 p. NJ. Daily-Washingto and
Chattanooga Limited (via Lynchburg)
First class coaches and sleeping cars
to Roanoke, Knoxville Chattanooga,
Sleeper to New Orleans, Washington
10 Roanoke Dining car service.
11:G2 P. NJ. Daily-New York and
New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train. Club and Observation cars to
Now Orleans. Dining car service.
427 A. NJ. Daily-Memphfs special
sleeping cars and coaches for Roa-
noke. Knoxville, Nashville, Chatta-
nooga, and Memphis. Dining car SER
vice. Washington sleeping cars open
For detailed schedule figures, tick
cts reservations ETC.. apply to-
S. d. SHELTON
Union ticket agent, Alexandria, va;
r. II. CoAPMAN, Vice-Pres., and
se En- T r. GARY, Genl Pass, Agent ;,
| w II TAYLOE, Pass Traffic Mgr.T
| c. w. WESTBURY. Gen. Agent;
7O5 18th Street, N. W., Washins'oh'
| D. c..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25
= -1-N'-T Y : - > = -
,roved the Communication.

proved the communication. e,
Pomeroy was convicted Of the
brutal murder of two children follow
ing a series of degenerate acts which
had terrorized the South Boston and
Dorchester districts OF this city. He
was sentenced to be hanged, but be-
cause of his youth the sentence was
committed to life Imprisonment.
On September Z, 1876, he was
placed in his solitary cell at the
Charles Street Jail. But he did not
not drop out of the public eye. Re
ports of Sensational! attempts to cs-
cane, carried through with patient in
genuity rarely found outside Of fic-
ton, became public ct frequent in
tervals. His mother, until her death
two years ago, never relaxed her
effort to secure lis pardon and was
allowed to visit him regularly.
When Pomeroy began his sentence
he was poorly educated. Now he
can read in seven languages and is
studying Arabic. His last known
attempt to escape was four years
ago. Since then he has been dix
gently studying law, as it bears on
his case.
Beyond his attempt to break
through steel and brick to freedom
he has been, on the whole, his keep
ers say, a quiet and model prisoner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25
MUST NOT MISLEAD RECRUITS.
Militia Bureau Warns Officers OF
National Guard.

National Guard officers have BEEN
warned by the War Department
against any attempt at coercion or
any Misrepresentation IN recruiting.
The Militia Bureau has issued a cir
cular pointing out. that the law
plainly requires that applicants for
enlistment be informed that the en-
listment contract shall be for three
years in the active service and three
years in the reserve.
"No officer has right to give as
surance of discharge prior to the ex-
piration Of six years service SO pre-
scribcd," the circular adds, Except
where under the terms Of that sec
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25

ton ce4-s is given for the period al
ready served under an old enlist
ment contract"
Mobilization of the guard for
border service developed that many
enlisted men claimed to have been as
sured they would not be held in the
service to the limit of their enlist
mcnt period if, they desired release
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25
TAX CASE APPEALED
Lien of City on i2emaindermen's In

Lien of City on Remaindermen's In
te-cst in Estate is Questioned.
In the supreme court Of appeals
Yesterday writ OF error and super
sedeas issued in the case of Jefferson
c. Powers and others against the
CITY Of Richmond from decree OF
the chancery court of the city of
Richmond, in which Judge Moncure
upheld tie validity Of the ordinance
CT the city Of Richmond in a tax
case. Judge MoncUre held that the
city could enforce It's lien for taxes
against the acknowledgements title to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25

4 fs!aa / lfsji HSf
& forced rIess aigorohsly TO accord with
modern lasas of pris9nsreform. Pome-
roy. was allowed more opportunities
i for exercise is Sc in the prison yard and
Was tas permitted to attend church ser
vices twice on Sundays, sitting apart
from I'll. Tie other men.
Now, at the age Of. 57jyears, Pome-
roy will move into, a cell where he
can See passersby, will, pc allowed to
exercise with other prisoners, st with
them at the church services and at
the prison entertainments and will
be given such light work in the prison
shops as his somewhat enfeebled
health will permit. Governor Mccall
announced last night that he ap-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25
real estate.

real estate.
In 1899 the SUP
pca!s held that
nor the city had
on real estate he'll
that is, taxes asse
tenant while in !
estate could not
nfaindcrnlcn. In
the council OF the
appealed to the ic
the charter of The
a lien for taxes =
tate Of Il life tenaI
the estate Of the
Fer the first {
tionality OF tn g .
into question by
maindcrmcn, wht
possession OF real
The taxes had rot
life tenant. The {
1T the snrilIg tcl
court VIII Oh begin
II is net likely Il,
will be handed
months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25
s---If F,rr--si1 n, 1870 Z -
AZ YEARS IN LIONEL sGEL I'll
Now Jesse Ponieroy viii be Treated
Like Other Prisoners. &c ~ Z. =

Like Dther frlsoA1sts. 49, -
Boston, Jan. 25tJesse =Pqneegey,
who Has been for: Il years ihi solitary;
confinement. in he State prison AZ
Charles; Town.. was granted equal
privileges with other prisoners by
the State Executive Council yester5:
day. = { I 1. ! 4, Is, .,5,.s.
Convicted Of murder At the age Of q
IS years Pomeroy two! years later
was locked up in cell lighted from,
a window in the ceiling so. that ne
night not gaze on his fellow men.
He was exercised apart from other
prisoners and barred, as far as pos
sible, from human companionship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-25

including st. Paul's and Trinity
Churches, Baltimore; churches in
winchester and Harrisonburg, and
Greene Memorial Church, Richmond.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-02-07
CONSOLIDATING LAMAR
City Council Prepares To Mobilize La
mar Citizens for Strength

Receipt of the news that war with
Germany was imminent caused only
temporary stir in Lamar. Our city is
too busy just now looking after the
tremendous business being done here,
and preparing for the bigger boom
which is in sight for this spring in
all lines of business to pay much at
tention TO a war three thousand miles
away However the Lamar city coun-
ell decided that the time to mobilize
had arrived, and at once took steps
to try to secure the concentration of
all the additions into the city corpor-
alton. At least one-third of the res
idents of Lamar are without the cor
porate limits Of the city, and the ma
iority of the residents Of these addi-
tions desire to come in and secure the
advantages that go with incorporation
Heretofore the question Of an ade-
quate water supply for their needs has
been drawback to the city govern
ment considering the proposition, but
with the building of the new reser-
voir, work on which is now well under
way. this question will be solved.
The addition Of many hundred thous-
ands Of valuation TO the city's assess
ment roll will materially reduce taxes,
and lessen the burden on those to
come in as well as those already
within the corporation. Most of the
city improvements in Lamar outside
Of the waterworks have been made
under the improvement district plan
and it will be optional with the resi-
dents of the new sections Of our city
whether they indulge in such Injuries
or not Sewers and sidewalks are
somewhat expensive, but we have yet
to learn Of any citizen who has en-
joyed their benefits who would will
ingly be without them even at twice
the expense. While practically all of
the present city corporation has the
sewers, only a portion indulged in
the luxury Of sidewalks, and the new
portions of the city could exercise
their option as TO either.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-02-07
CANADIAN-LAMAR TRAIL
Lamar Expects to Send Big Delega-
tion to Canadian for Friday Night

Unless all signs fail = big delega-
ton of Lamarites will leave tomorrow
overland for Canadian, Texas, to
take part in the big celebration to be
held there on Friday afternoon and
evening. The Lamar delegation will
be joined by large ones form Two
Buttes, Springfield, Stonington, and
Elkhart, Kansas, and Guymon, okla
homa. They expect to spend Thursday
night at Guymcn and reach Canadian
in time for the celebration. Lamar
and Springfield together will have a
bras5 band, and a long string Of autos
showing the interest taken in the new
trail along the line. Most of the road
along the proposed route Is already in
good travelling condition, and all the
towns have agreed . see that i'm
provements arc made. With good
roads it is believed the travel over this
route will be almost as great - over
the Santa Fe Trail. The Lam2r Yam
bas are busy today preparing fer the
trip. arranging for autos and banners.
The associations motto, Don't Weak
en-" is everywhere in evidence and
they will do some good advertising for
their coming fair and convention as
well as boost for the new trail.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-02-07

The presence Of German merchant
vessels with over 100000 tonnage in
our ports invites conjecture, at this
unhappy juncture in the relations Of
the two countries. Some would have
them confiscatcd forthwith. The fact
that the ancient treaty with Prussia,
ratified in 1893 and renewed in 1928.
forbids confiscation does not stand
in their way. They call the treaty
obsolete. II is true that our State
Department appeared TO have for
gotten about it, when, on March 13,
1915, it demanded reparation for the
destruction of the William F. Frye by
a German armed raider, on January
%, 1915. But the German Foreign
Office, in its reply on April 5, admit
ted liability under the special stipula-
ton Of the 1928 treaty. On April
2S, our State Department recognized
these existing treaty stipulations'
and the long correspondence that fol
lowed dealt chiefly with the interpre-
taticn of Article - of that treaty. We
cannot very graciously renouEcc the
treaty after accepting its benefits
since the great war began.
Confiscation is also forbidden by
Convention VI, signed at The Hague
October Is, 1907. This convention gave
merchant vessels, not specially built
for conversion into warships, a reason
able time in which freely to depart,
directly to their port Of destination or
any other port indicated, following .
declaration Of war. The balligerent
may detain 4 merchant vessel that
does not depart, without payment of
compensation, but subject to the OBJ
legation of restoring it after the war
or requisition it on payment Of COM
pensation." The convention was rati-
fed by all the present belligerents, ex-
cept Bulgaria, Italy, Montenegro, Ser
bia and Turkey, and they signed it.
The United States, for some reason,
did not sign it. But this country is
bound by consistent policy to respect
the rights of private property, The
merchant vessels are private proper
ty. Even in the event Of war, it is
not likely that this country will at
tempt outright confiscation of the in
termed vessels.-Ex.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-02-07
Charley McCrillis Murdered

Curtis Grimm, a one-legged man
niclnamed Sticks about 80, walked
up to Charley McCrillis, a neighbor,
while the latter was untying his team
TO drive home from a revival meeting
at the Wooley school house Tuesday
night, the 3Oth, about $3.50, and shot
McCrillis in the back with a leg shot
gun, No. shot The charge entered
the right side from the back about
the second rib. Grimm is supposed to
from his victim. While the wounded
man reeled and ran toward the crowd
for help, Grimm again shot McCrillis
who fell, and he was preparing for
third shot when some one irterfered
and took the gun away from him.
McCrillis died in about fifteen min
utes while the crowd let Grimm drive
away in his car After realizing that
the murderer had gotten away, some
one sent for Constable H. X. Ellis,
who was at his home in Stonington,
about 6 miles distant. Mr. Ellis i'm
mediately took up the trail and land
ed on his man at the Tugal home
about midnight and took him immed-
ately to Springfield. Grimm made no
resistance and refuses to talk. The
supposition Of those who had prev
iously heard remarks made by Grimm
is that he killed McCrillis because he
believed him to be responsible for the
separation between himself (Grimm)
and his wife, which separation occur
red not long ago. No quarrel over
such matter is known to have taken
place between the two men at any
time, and not o word passed between
them the night Of the shooting. Those
present believe that Grimm went to
the meeting with intent to kill
Inquest was held Wednesday. Pre-
liminary trial will be heard Tuesday
before Justice Of Peace Emerson.
Mrs. McCrillis was teaching in Kan
sas and arrived at Stonington last
night about $3.50. She Immediately
telephoned for Undertaken Church Of
Lamar to prepare the body to be
taken to Meade, Kansas, for burial,
which will take place the Bird.
Both men are known to be heavy
drinkers, and had quarreled at times,
but not lately. Grimm was under the
influence of liquor when he committed
his dastardly deed. McCrillis was
not drinking.-Two Buttes Sentinel.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-02-07
GOES OUT OF BUSINESS
Lamar's Oldest Grocery Store Sells
Out to Trinidad Company

A deal was closed last Saturday
whereby the Snodgrass Produce Co.,
which conducts large grocery stores at
Trinidad, La Junta and other large
points along the Santa Fe, becomes the
possessor Of the Silver Bros. grocery
store at Lamar with headquarters in
the big Silver block just three doors
north of the postofIice. Messrs. Snod-
grass and Henritze were here over
Sunday to close the deal and left for
Trinidad. The latter has rented the
old Watson residence on South Third
street and will return in q few days
with his family. He will be in charge
of the Lamar branch of the ccmpany's
business. The Snodgrass company is a
large and prosperous business concern
and will be n big addition to our bus
mess institutions.
The retirement of d. L. and J. A.
Silver from active business means the
disbandIng OF Lamar's oldest grocery
concern. ID. l.. Silver was one OF the
early pioneers of this section having
handled the bronchos on numerous
western stage lines, moving westward
all the time until he reached Lamar
in 1856 and decided to locate. After
the stage buEincss was over he enter
ed the mercantile business ard was u
member OF several grocery and hard
ware firms in the early days. Final
ly on the arrival of his brother, J. A.
Sive-, they entered the grocery bus
mess together in 1895, and have been
continuously in business since. They
Quilt up one of the largest grocery
stores in this section of the state, and
Jhe big business block which they
erected about eight years ago will
long be a monument TO their enter
prise.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-02-07
Methodist Church

Sunday school rally at 9:45 a. m,
with a place for you.
DR.. N. H. Lee viii preach at 1900
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Subject in the
forenoon, after Fifty Years" some
thoughts about Lincoln and his work
In the evening, "Why Should Jesus
Talk to a Woman?"
Epworth League devotions at $50
p. m, led by Will Alexander. Topic,
Continuing the Work That Lincoln
Began" Luke 10:30-25.
Praise and prayer meeting Wednes-
day at 7:3O p. m. Study John 4:43-54,
for lessons on zeal, Faith ard Obed-
ience."
A home-like place end welcome for
you and your friends in a hom like
church.