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1 ROCK SLAND nnTTin 3 JLX1JE FIFTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 256. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1910. PRICE TWO CENTS. AMUS KNIGHTS TO MEET NEXT ATJEMVER Templar's Committee Pick Mountain City After Contest. EFFECT CONCORDAT Internationa! Union, Long De sired, Brought Nearer By Resolution. Chicago, Aug. 11. Eminent Sir Wil liam B. Melish of Cincinnati was to day unanimously elected grand com mander of the Knights Templar. Other Omcers elected include: Deputy Grand Master Arthur Mac Arthur, Troy, NT. Y. Generalissimo W. F. Pierce, San Francisco. , Captain General Lee S.Smith, Pitts burg. Denver for xt Conclave. The committee recommended Den ver for the next triennial conclave of the Knights Templar. Committee Report Awaited. Chicago, Aug. 11. Chief interest in today's session of the conclave of the Kaig.hts Templar lay in the expected teiM?rt of the committee on place for th next encampment. The election of oihcers was also scheduled for today. Chicago Considered. In the struggle for the next conclave eiiry knight of the thousands still in Chicago appears interested. New Or leans, Denver, San Francisco, and now Chicago are cities being given the most consideration by the committee. Al though Chicago does not openly bid for the return of the Templars, members or the committee have intimated it was so pleased with the success of tlij present conclave it might be susceptible to argument in favor of a return. Drills Are Resumed. Drilling by the Cook coounty and Il linois commanderies for the second asd third class trophies, yacht and motor boat racing, an automobile ride for the women accompanying the visit ing knights, the award of prizes, recep tion to the grand encampment omcers by the Ohio grand commandery, fire works, band concert and an electrical disp'ay in the evening make up the re mainder of the day's program. Tomorrow there is no set program, and the visitors will spend the time viewing Chicago unless the business sessions extend over. The crack drill squad of Raper com mandery No. 1 of Indianapolis was awarded first place in class 1 in th competition held all day ' yesterday. The award is . generally conceded to have been well merited. There were seven teams In the contest and the Raper squad created the most enthus iasm among the spectators. The or der of the awards is as follows: First Raper commandery, Indian apolis; score 92.3. Second Hanselmann commandery, Cincinnati; score 87.3. Third Oriental commandery, Kan sas City. Kan.; score 87.2. Fourth Ivanhoe commandery, Mil waukee; score 83.5. Fifth Kenosha commandery, Keno sha, Wis.; score 84.9. Sixth Beauseant commandery, Bal timore, score 79.9. Seventh Moifht Olive commandery, Wichita, Kan.;score 78.5. Mnde by Army Officer. The first prize is a libation fountain of silver, the second a silver loving cup, and the third a silver centerpiece and candelabrum. The awards were made by three army omcers who were sent to Chicago at the request of the officers of the grand encampment by Secretary of War Dickinson. The Raper commandery team has won many prizes in the past. Its uni form is distinctive, being of cream colored moleskin, with scarlet and gold facings. The team is made up of men six feet or more in height and straight as a ships mast. Great Demonstration. , The awards were made public last night by General George W. Moulton, past grand commander, at a big dem onstration witnessed by thousands in front of the Congress hotel. Each team was accompanied by a band, and preceding the announcement of the names of the prize winners there were drills by several companies that brought bursts of applause from the crowd. After giving out the prizes General Moulton presented the captain of each team a silver medal and gave to Detroit commandery No. 1, which had given an exhibition drill in the morning, a stand of colors. Concordat Established. - Chicago, Aug. 11. The resolution unanimously adopted here yesterday establishing a concordat between Knight Templar governing bodies, is said by Masons to be the most im portant step taken by the conclave for many years. The concordat es tablishes amicable relations between THE WEATHER Nearly stationary stages in the Mis sissippi will continuefrom below Du- Temperature at 7 a, m., 64. Maxi mum temperature in last 24 hours, 84; minimum in 12 hours, 63. Velocity of v:nd at 7 a. m., 1 mile per hour. Pre cipitation, none. Relative humidity at 7 p. m., 33; at 7 a. m., 89. ' RIVER BULLETIN. Stage. Change. St. Paul C .1 Prairie du Chien '. .1 -0 Dubuque 2 :.0 CMnton 4 .0 Le Claire .0 .0 Davenport 2 .1 Nearly stationery stages in the Mis sij.pl will continue from below Du bt.que to Muscatine. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Sun sets 7. rises 5:03; moon sets 10:18 p. m. J the knights cf England, Ireland, Scot land, Canada and the United States, and is an event which has been cris tallizing for many years. It consum mation is said to be the chief object for which the Earl of Euston, pro grand master of England and Wales, visited the 31st triennial conclave. All the templars of the world are affiliated with the bodies of one or other of the nations, and yesterday's legislation practically consolidates them. Illlnolnna Host. More than 400 of the highest offi cers of the Knights Templar of Eng land, Canada and the United States, in their full dress uniforms, decor ated with all the grand badges and medals of their offices, attended the banquet tendered last night to the grand master, officers and memhers of the grand encampment and dis tinguished guests by the grand com mandery of Illinois in the gold room of the Congress hotel. After the banquet the knights in a body at tended the Illinois reception in the main dining room of the Hotel La Salle. SHOOTS FAMILY AND THEN SELF ! Proprietor of Chicago Shooting Gal lery Does Ieadly Work After a Quarrel. Chicago, Aug. 11. W.. J. Meyers. j roe per of a shooting gallery, today 1 killed three members of his household jprd took his own life. The dead are: ! V. J. Meyers, aged 40. Grace Meyers, aged 25, wife. Ralph Meyers, aged 7, son-. F. s. Bouton, aged 55, father of Mrs. Meyers. . Policeman O'Xeil in passing Meyers' home heard four shots. Breaking into the apartment he found the dead wr.ere they had fallen. Meyers and his wife separated recently. GUNS EFFECTIVE; DOWN BALLOONS German Military Authorities Make Interesting Test of Air Craft in Mimic War. Reugonwalde, Prussia, Aug. '11. Men behind field guns demonstrated trtir ability to destroy swiftly moving bahcons today. Several batteries of field artillery were practiced against atrial craft towed by the cruiser Un d'ne. The results from the standpoint of the marksmen were brilliant. In eiery instance shells reached the bal loons, tearing them to pieces and fre quently the gas- bags exploded and were burned in mid-air. Major Gross, aeronautical representative of the Krupps directed the practice. Well Known Citizen Dead. Springfield, ni., Aug. 11. Charles Rj'Jgely, aged 74, is dead. He was for many years president of the Consoli dated Coal company, which he organ ized for Jay Gould. He wa. director of the Wabash railroad from 1875 to 18S5. In 18S6 he was offered the position of comptroller of the currency by Presi dent Cleveland, but declined. IA0RIZ SENDS 2 ENVOYS HER Washington, D. C, Aug. 11. Moaesio Ba'rios and Sedastlan Salinas, special ambassadors of the Madriz faction in Nicaragua, called at the state depart ment this morning and presented their credentials. Letters in Spanish ad dressed to Secretary Knox were also presented. These were turned over to the translators. The contents are not known. Will Be Received. Barrios and Salinas were received by an attache of the Latin-American divi sion, who assured them they would la ter be received for an audience with the same consideration as had been shown to Castrillo, the Estrada repre sentative, and Corea, who had previ ously represented Madriz. Both -envoys declined to say whether the let ters they presented contained peace proposals. They departed to wait a reouest by the state department fcr ttfcir presence,''. SAY CHURCH HOLDSSWAY Catholics Confident Spain Cannot Separate the State. COULD UNSEAT KING Vatican, However, Hesitates to Provoke Civil War Fear ing a Reaction. Rome, Aug. 11. According to re ports received at the Vatican the Cath oli organization in Spain is perfect? making it impossible for Premier Ca nalejas to repeat there what the French ministry did in France, bring John Bull expects soon to about the separation of the church ac.l state. Some of these reports state on'y a word from Rome would be necessary to have the whole population rtae and sweep away all enemies of the church and religion. CarllMn Rradr for Word. On the other hand the Carlists de c'are they are ready to intervene with the certainty of carrying the day if Rcme will order the clergy and Catho lics generally to support them. The holy see, it is said, i3 reluctant to take any such step as is suggested, as it does not wish to bring on a civil war, which it believes would not benefit the church, ' ONE BOY BANDIT KILLED. - Pair St. Louis Youths Hold Up Citi zens of St. Charles.. St. Louis, Mo., ug. 11. Peter Boyd, aged 19, of St. Louis, was killed by a St. Charles, Mo., policeman last night while he and Cecil Herzog, aged 17, also of St. Louis, were making their third holdup in the suburban town. Herzog, after his arrest, confessed. ANXIETY FELT FOR SCOTT. Antarctic Expedition of Englishman lO Hays Overdue at Capetown. London, Aug. 11. Considerable anx iety is felt for Scott's Antarctic expedi tion ship, the Terre Nova, 11 days over due at Capetown. The vessel has not been spoken since it left Maderia on June 27. GIRL USES AX TO KILL. Creeps Upon Yonth Whom She Says , Had Wronged Her, Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 11. Catherine Bctti, aged 13, today seized an ax and creeping unawares upon Pasquale Bo;pe, aged 18, crushed the youth's skull, killing him instantly. The girl hysterically cried to eye witnesses that she had "avenged her wrong." She sur rei dered to the police. . Chamberlain Not IIL Birmingham, England, Aug. 11. In quiry at his home today elicited an ex plicit denial of the alarm&g rumors current here concerYag tie hsalth of I HIS DEMONSTRATION A BEEF EMPLOYE HELD PERJURER Thomas S. Lee of Armour & Co. Indicted for Trying to Mis lead the Grand Jury. COMPANY OFFICERS CITED. Claimed That Notes of Stenograph ers Were Destroyed When They Were Called For. Chicago, Aug. 11. Thomas G. Lee of drf ssed sales department of Armour & Co., was indicted on a charge of per jury today by the federal grand jury, which is Investigating the alleged working agreement amongst the big packers. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest It is alleged that Lee . made false statements to the jury on a number of points in denying he had attended meetings where output was discussed and prices fixed, on denying prices were fixed, and in denial of other mat ter. Saya Notea Were Destroyed. In a special report to Judge Landis make a demonstration against the suffragettes. News Item. the jury, stated the stenographers' note books of Armour & Co., which had been demanded by the jury, had been destroyed. - After receiving this report Judge Landis Issued an order commanding A. R. Urion, chief counsel for the packing company; George M. Willetts. assis tant office manager, and two other em ployes to appear b'rfore him Monday morning in answer to the charge. AMERICAN, ORDER OF OWLS CHANGE Will Be Known as Orioles Hereafter in Accordance With Action at Rochester. Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 11. Having cL.ai.ged their names from the Ameri can Order of Owls to the Fraternal Order pf Orioles, delegates to the con vention of the order prepared to elect officers. Fred J. Seames, of Buffalo, it was expected would have no opposi tion for supreme president as succes sor to J. P. Mullally of Indianapolis. Samuel A. Leclercq, of Chattanooga, T an., Is a candidate for supreme vice pieeident; Fred Stuber, of Dubuque, lew a, for supreme invocator, and Charles F. Pfaffan, supreme secretary. DENVER BIDDING FOR CONVENTION Wants Democrats' to . Meet in That . City in 1912. Lining Up Committee. Denver, Colo., Aug. 11. Already a movement- has been started to capture for Denver the democratic national convention of 1912. John I. Martin of St. Louis, sergeant at arms, favors Denver, aicorcing to R. B. Anderson, also of St. Louis, who now is here on a. visit, Anderson .said .he had ,inter vif.wed the majority of members of the national committee and they favor tins city for the convention. Local in fluence will be brought to bear upen the democratic committeemen to land Ue convention, EVEN BABES HAD SIGNED Pappooses All Had Names Down on ItlcIVIurray-s Contracts, NINE IN ONE FAMILY The Congressional Investigation Gives More Light on Methods Pursued. McAlester, Okla., Aug. 11. It was brought out in the Investigation of the Gore bribery charges today that baby Indians as well as adults "signed" the IcMurray land contracts. The names of "pappooses" were signed by their parents or guardians. J. M. Perkins, a Choctaw, testified he had nine chil dren, all of whom bad "signed" a con tract. Indiana Learn Mora. McAlester, Okla., Aug. 11. To, the poor Indian," learned a few more things about the proposed sale of $30, O'K.,000 worth. of his land in the hearing before the congressional Investigating committee yesterday. Congressman C. D. Carter of the Fourth Oklahoma district testified that at an interview at the home of Richard C. Adams, an attorney at Washington, Adams had said he had an arrange ment by which he was to obtain 5 per cf:nt of the "profits" to be derived from the McMurray contracts. "He also told me," testified Mr. Car ter, "that Congressman B. S. McGuire was In on the deal and would get his share. He also told me that Dr. Wiight, a delegate for the Choctaw Iidians at Washington, was In on the deal. He also said, 'We've got some O'hers. " "Did Adams say he was going to get 5 per cent of all the money J. F. Mc Murray was to realize on the deal?" asked Chairman Charles H. Burke. "Yes, he said he was going to make sure of it, as McMurray had double croEsed him at other times, but thi3 t!me he was going to fix it so he wouldn't lose out." "I also met Jake L. Hamon at Wash ington. He told me to go to that old man Gore and get him to withdraw that fool bill of his against the Mc Murray contracts." Iadlana Favored It. Congressman Carter was then asked, "Do you think a majority of the In dians are in favor of these contracts giving 10 per cent to McMurray?" "There is no doubt that they are." he replied; "But there is also no doubt that in signing the contracts many were influenced to do so by persons who had an interest In them." L B. Latham, an attorney of McAles ter, related a meeting with McMurray two years ago, when McMurray, he said, offered him a present of $10,000 T the old tribal contract would ,'go tin ough." - At another time, Latham testified, he v.as offered a share of the 4750,000 "at torneys' fee" which McMurray subse quently obtained in an Indian land deal. . '.. STATE REFORM MOVE IS BEGUN Peoria 'Conference Committee Members Heard at Ch.au . tauqua at Bloomington. TO WIDEN CIVIL SERVICE. All Appointive Office to Come Under This Head, If Plan of Merrltt ' . Starr Prevails. Bloomington, TO., Aug. 11. The cam paign of the Peoria conference commit tee for the enactment of reform legls lation was opened yesterday at the Eaoomington Baptist Chautauqua. The speakers were Merrltt Starr of Chi cago, who advocated the extension of civil service throughout all state offi ces ; Charles L. Capen of Bloomington, president of the Illinois Civil Service Reform association, and Walter S. Rogers of Chicago, chairman of "he Peoria conference committee of seven Pralaea Deneem. Mr. Starr praised Governor Deneen for throwing his Influence in the direc- ticn of the civil service law covering the state charitable institutions and ssld Mayor Busse was entitled to credit for developing the efficiency re ord side of the merit law In Chicago. - "The state of Illinois is Indebted to the last Democratic governor for pro moting and approving the bill of 1895 fo- regulating municipal ctvil service, and to the present republican governor fcr promoting and approving the bill of 1905 regulating the state charltabe civil service, and also for his public declaration In favor of the extension of tbe -system to the other branches of the service of the state," said Mr. Starr. Public Opinion Demand. "Our public leaders are not stupid. They know a great thing when they see it. They knew when' the time has come to put themselves in line wltB tbe enlightened public opinion of the state. Public opinion demands today rtn extension of the civil service law to all departments of state service. The party of the politician who opposes i certainly will be relegated to private life. "It will be the part of wisdom and of real leadership for the men who guide the policies of both parties, in Illinois to take this question out of politics and to see to it here and now that candi dates are nominated and supported for the etate legislature In both parties who will give us this law without delay." ' Capen Speaka of Graft. Mr. Capen spoke on the proposed corrupt practice act. Illinois needs a drastic and com plete law of this kind as badly as any state or country on earth to cover both primary and general elections." he said. "It may not be requisite, as is the case in several states, that such a law should apply to township or school elections, because there the danger is less menacing, but It would be better to cover them all. "The ethics of some of our politi cians have fallen as low as is possible. We read, and It is not denied, that Lee O'Nell Browne, whom eight jurors de clared guilty of bribery and who is un dergoing a second trial, not only Is a candidate for re-election, but has a vast fund at his command for cam paign purposes. "Another democratic legislator who voted for Mr. Lorimer has rushed into rnnt to say he is not a grafter. The only reason he voted as he did was because a promise was made to him that if he did so a friend who Is a post chaster would be allowed to retain Bis office.. As if this were not dishonest graft of the grossest and most danger ous kind. It is not so under the law, but It should be made so." TEMPERANCE WORKER DIES Mrs. Foster, Former Resident of Clin ton, la.. Passes at Washington. W ashington, D. C, Aug. 11. Mrs. Julian Ellen Horton, Foster, aged 60, noted as a temperance lecturer and writer, died here today following an operation. She moved to Clinton, Iowa, from Ohio and while residing In Iowa was admitted to the bar. Later she tooi an active Interest in the W. C. T. U and became a republican campaign speaker. PINE WORKERS' HEAD FOR PEACE Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 11. The spe cial convention of the United Mine workers opened today. President Lewis and others pled for peace. The cre dr.utials committee will not report un til late this afternoon. PE0RIAN VICTIM OF AUTO. Fatally Hurt in Accident Fatal to Companion at Watertown, X. Y. Watertown, N. Y., Aug. 11. - James R. Smith, a prominent furni ture man of this city, was killed and William Zimmerman of Peoria, 111., probably fatally . injured in the wrecking of an automobile in which they were riding last night. The car, in turning t one side, struck a pile of stones left by contractors working on tbe road, and plunged through a culvert. ; GRAND JURY AWAITS ON THE RESULT Ready to Indict Gallagher for tho Shooting of , Gaynor. ADVISED TO GO SLOW Mayor Shows No Change in Condition on Approaching the Crisis, v Jersey, N. J, Aug. 11. Suprema Court Justice Swayxe today charged the special grand Jury on the attempt to assassinate Mayor Gaynor. He prac tically told the Jury It would be unwise a this time to take the matter up with the Idea of Indicting Gallagher, the as sassin, for the reason that the whole matter Is now hinged on the condition o". the mayor. Minor Offenaa If Ha lUeevm, Should he recover the defendant could only be Indicted for a minor c? feuse, but In event of the wounds prov ing fatal Gallagher could be indicted tor murder. Shown SaroBiim. New York, Aug. 11. (1:40 p. m.) Mayor Gaynors throat this afternoon is being sprayed with an antiseptic solution. Tbe mayor shows more signs of Irritability than he has hitherto dis played since the shooting. No Chance at 3 P. M. Dr. Lederle said at 2 o'clock there was no change whatever In Gaynor's condition, which, In the opinion of the physicians, continues favorable.- Rcadr for Critical Dir. New York, Aug. 11. All reports this morning from the bedside of Mayor Gaynor were of an encouraging natnre, and indications were the patient was well fortified for what might prore to be the critical day. The wound was dressed at 8 o'clock. BAILEY IS BOOSTED Texas Senator Endorsed bj Home State Democrats for President. HIS POLICIES APPROVED. Protest Removal of Dnty on Ravr Materials When They Are Left on Finished Product. Galveston, Aug. 11. After endors ing United States Senator Joseph W. Bailey, for the democratic nomination for president In 1912 and nominating a full state ticket, headed by Oscar B. Colquitt for governor and A. -B. Da vidson for lieutenant governor, the democratic state convention adjourned last evening. Both Colquitt and David son are antl-prohlbitionlsta, notwith standing the fact that the party declar ed in favor of the submission of a pro hibition amendment to tbe people. A declaration favoring the submis sion of the amendment was Included In the platform. The platform Is favora ble to tbe policies of Colquitt and up holds Senator Bailey in his course. The Tariff Plank. v The tariff plank adopted Is as fol lows: "We reafBrm the tariff declaration of the democratic state and national platforms of 1896, and we expressly condemn the proposition to remove all duties from raw manufacturers' ma terial so long as such duties remain on manufacturers' finished product." This is favorable to Senator Bailey's contention. . Liquor Bnrnlna; laaae. - Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 11. Tiro state democratic convention opened here today with Thomas H. Owen, of Murkogee, temporary chairman. Prin cipal Interest centers tn the probable acton of the convention on the ques tion of tbe resubmission of tbe prohibi tion clause of the constitution to a vote of the people. . . J. A. PROCTOR IS FOUND Missing Peoria Lumberman Is Ar. rested in Mlnouri. Peoria, 111.,- Aug. 11. Joseph A, Proc- tor, a lumberman of Peoria, who hat been missing since July 21, has been arrested at Chllllcothe, Mo., and will be returned to Illinois. He was pre:' dent of the Proctor Lumber company and his affairs are reported tangled, In volving the loss of about $100,000. Proc- tor's attorneys and relatives are said to h&ve lost heavily in his transactions. His friends for a time feared buslnesi c?res bad deranged his mind and an extensive search was made for him. He was traced through' Iowa and neighboring state. , 0 -t