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ARGU SIXTIETH YEAR. XO. 4. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1010. -SIXTEEN PAGES. PHICK TWO CENTS. THE ISLAND HUGHES TO GET JOB AS COURT HE Former Governor of New York Slated for Su preme Justice. TAFT'S MIND MADE UP Has List of Nine to Pick Other Two Members of the Tri bunal From. Washington. Dec. P. From a source considered trustworthy it wps learned today the president has submitted to a mini Dor of senators the final list of men he is consider ing for the United States supreme court. Justice Hushes is down as rrobable new chief justice. Snrrnl to ho'wc Inni. Two new justices will be chosen from the following: Francis J. Swayze, supreme court of .New Jersey. Joseph R. Lamar, former justice of the Georgia supreme court. Gordon Russel, I'nited States dis trict court in Texas. William C. Hook, in the Eighth U. S. circuit. William Van Devanter. also of the Eighth circuit. John ('. Pollock. Topeka. Kan., I". S. district judge. Chief Justice Wins'ow of the su preme court of Wisconsin. Senator Sutherland of Utah. W. D. McHugh, attorney. Omaha, Neb. IS STILL GROWING New Jersey's Population Is ' 2,537,167, Gain of 653, ita, $150 Now. CHICAGO IS FOURTH CITY Count at Berlin Shows That German Capital Is 5,000 lielow Illi nois Metropolis. Washington, Dec. 9. The population of New Jersey is 2,537,167, an increase of 653,495. Spokane Shims 111b Growth. Washington. Dec. 9. The popula tion of Spokane, Wash., is 104, 4 02. according to statistics of the 13th census issued last night. This is an increase of 67,554, or 1S3.3 per cent over 36,848 in 1900. Revised statistics of the popula tion of Tampa. Fla., show its popu lation to be 37.782, an increase'of 21,9 43, or 13 8. 5 per cent over 15, 39 in 1900. A previous announce ment gave the 1910 census as 38, f.2 4. The population of the state of Louisiana is 1, 606. 388, an increase of 274.763. or 19.9 per cent over 1,381.625 in 1900. The increase from 1S90 to 1900 was 263,038, or 23.5 per cent. Merlin .I.OOO Behind Chicago. Berlin, Dec. !. The preliminary figures of the official census taken Dec. 1 were published last Eight. They show that Berlin's hopes of Furpassing Chicago in population are futile, the total of this capital's in habitants being only 2,180.000, as against the American city's 2.185, 283. Berlin since the last census in 1905 has gained only 139,582. or 6.8 per cent. Hamburg is the sec ond largest city in Germany with 036.O0O. Munich has 595,053, Leip zig. 585,743, Dresden 546,882. Frankfort-on-the-Main 414,406. Nu remberg 332.539. Hanover 299.753, Chemnitz 286,465 and Magdeburg' 279,664. SPAIN SWEPT BY A CYCLONE; SHIPSWRECKED Cerebere. France. Dec. 9. Advices received today state western Spain has heen swept by a cyclone that razed everything in its path. Several small vessels sank In the harbor of Corunna and a number of persons were drown ed. Several persons were killed and many wounded near Bilbao. Korean Coast Suffers. Seattle. Wash., Dec. 9. Mail advices received today state a storm Nov. 20 overtook Japanese and Korean Gshing fleets off Mokpo, Korea, and 391 men were drowned. Seven Japanese and 2 Korean vessels containing- 630fc men were wrecked and only two Japanese . and 237 Koreans were saved. AD l i THE WEATHER FORECAST. For Rock Island and Vicinity: In creasing cloudiness, with rain or snow late tonight or Saturday, warmer to night, with the lowest temperature j about 25 degrees. j Temperature at 7 a. m., 13. j Wind velocity at 7 a, m., C miles per , hour. ' Relative humidity, at 7 p. m. 56, at ' a. m. SO. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The northwestern storm center ha advanced with increasing; intensity to : Saskatchewan, causing rain or snow on the north Pacific coast and in south-; I'm Saskatchewan and eastern South j Dakota and a decided rise in tempera- j tine in the northern Rocky mountain , stales and the upper Missouri valley. ! High pressures and generally clear; skies, with continued low temperature,! pievail in the lake region and the mid j die ami south Atlantic and gulf sec-' tions. Another area of high pressure I lias'appeared over Oregon and Wash- j ington. The eastern movement of the i Saskatchewan storm center will lie at-j Tended hy increasing cloudiness in this! vicinity, with rain or snow late tonight ' or Saturday and warmer tonight. OBSERVATIONS. Lowest Highest I'reeip. j Temp. Temp, last 21 j Lst Night. Yest. hrs. in. ' Rock Island . Atlantic City .15 .IS 2S :;s 21 -l ."S '.2 ::i 71 72 02 26 It 31 ; .00 .(n .oo : .00 .00 '. .no ; .fit .oo .00 ; .oo ! .00 . .no i .00 ' .00 ; .00 O'l Host on 20 ! Buffalo Denver Jacksonville . . . Kansas City . . . New Orleans .. . New York city . Phoenix ; San Diego .". . . . : San Francisco . I Sr. Ixjuis St. Paul ; Washing on . . . ! Winnipeg .12 I .it; . is .20 . 12 ,2t; .00 ,14 .-I J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecast r. ' ASTHC.NCVUCAL EVT-NTr. j (From noon tod iy to noou tomorrow. j Fun sets 4:20. rises 7:10: moon sets ! 12:01 a. m.: 1:57 p. m.. eastern time. I moon at first quarter in constellation ; : Aounrins. Work of Day in Congress W ashington. Dec. 9. Following are the proceejaMijjs.brieft- told, of the. two houses of congress yesterday; SKX4TE - The senate, immediately after the morning: session, took up bills m the calendar and passed one, pro vidiner an indemnity for the heirs of a ire ,-:-') nunt employe who lost his life ; "n t!i- F'ar.amn railroad. Two impor ! tar.t irensiiri's intended to better5 the j po.-inl sf rvii'K ;i?m1 carrying the -n-dorsemrnt of Postmaster General Hitrh- i'o. k were taken up. but consideration ' 'if them was put over on the objections j of Senators Ueybtirn and P.acon. Ad j jmirned until Monday. 11(11 SK In the hoiipe practically the j f lit ire flay was occupied in considers -tion of the Indian appropriation bill, i This is the first of the biK supply meas ; tires to make its appearance. BIG ORDER WILL SEND LUMBER UP Burlington Road Buys 20,000.000 Feet and Price Increase Is Predicted. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 9. Lumber manufacturers expect higher prices within the next 30 or 60 days as a re sult of the activity which has marked the market of late. This buoyancy Is attributed to a large order placed by the Burlington railroad which, instead of buying 7,000,000 feet as usual each year, has placed an order for 20.000, 000. most of which will be manufac tured in the Facific northwest. A. O. U. W. Auxiliary Elects. Louisville, Ky.. Dec. 9. Mrs. Fannie Buell Oleson of St. Paul, Minn., was elected superior chief of the degree of honor of the woman's auxiliary of the Ancient. Order of United Workmen. DIETZ'S PLEAS ALL REFUSED BY COURT Madison. Wis., Dec. 9. The su preme court of Wisconsin this after noon refused a writ of habeas cor pus in the Diets case and denied the plea for a reduction of bail, . and refused to order the immediate serv ing of all warrents against DIetz. SHOP EARLY Buy your Christmas pres ents early early in the day and early in Decern ber. That will be your biggest gift of the holi days to the workers be hind The counters and on the delivery wagons. oin ri unnv iu rLunni IN COTT Posting of Government Estimates Cause Ex citing Scenes. GREAT PRICE JUMP May Figure Advances $3.20 Per Ton, Though Crop Ex ceeds Last Year's. New Orleans, l.a., Dec. !(. Trad ers on the cotton exchange were precipitated into a frenzy of buying which rivalled the most exciting oc currences in. the history of the ex change, immediately following the This Rural Free posting today of the estimate of the cotton crop. Prices of future ad vanced 34 to 39 per cent. May C'oC term Jumps. New York, Dec. 9. On the New York cotton market today May sold at $3.20 per bale above the closing figures yesterday. BlfC Inrrnw la Production. Washington, Dec. 9. The depart ment of agriculture reports a total production of cotton of 11,4 26.000 bales, compared with 10,004,949 last year. MEIML0 MOORE ACQUITTED Theatre Manager Held Not Guilty of Slaying Kich Oil ierator. Vincennes, Dec. 9. When the ver dict was read the crowd in the court room broke Into icheers, and men rush ed upon the platform and carried Moore from the court room. The court made no effort "to stop the demonstra tion. The trial 'had been in progress 10 days, and was one of the most sen sational murder cases ever on trial in southern Indiana. Vincennes. Ind., Dee. 9. "Not guilt y" was the verdict of the jury today in the case of Menlo Moore, manager of j a circuit of theatres, who was charged ! with the murder of Charles E. Gibson, ! a wealthy operator in the Indiana-Mi nois oil fields. BEDOUINS AVEMGE DEATH Massacre Turkish Garrison and lOOl Christians in Syria. j Constantinople, Dec. 9. A telegram from Jerusalem today states the Be-1 douins massacred the Turkish garrison j at Kerak. a town in the Turkish vil-j ayet of Syria, and killed more than 200 Christian inhabitants in revenge for the execution of a Bedouin chief. U. S. Consul General Dead. Constantinople. Dec. 9. Edward Henry Ozmun. American consul gen eral here, died today after a brief ill ness. He was born in Rochester, Minn , Aug. 6, 1S57. Siam Sends Phya Maha Nuphab. Washingfoh. - t)rc. "9. Phya Maha Nuphab has been appointed minister of Siam to Washington in place of Phya Akharaj Varadhara, the present minister, who has been transferred to London. . 1 RRYING VICTORS United States Circuit Court De cides That There Is No Conspiracy. SUIT BEGUN BY ROOSEVELT Government Scores a Single l'oint, in the 'ae of th; Temple Iron Company. Philadelphia, Fa., Dec. 0. The Unit ed States circuit court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania yesterday de cided there is no general conspiracy among the anthracite coal earrying railroads or coal companies to restrain trade or commerce, t-r to monopolize the trade or to maintain certain prices. The court decided,' however, that the Temple Iron company is a combi nation of anthracite coal carrying rail roads in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, and granted the prayer of the government for an injunction Delivery is Getting restraining that corporation from con tinuing a violation of the act. Wins But On Point. The -sum and substance is that the government wins only one of several points, that in the Temple Iron case, and the defendants will not be com pelled to change the present prices of coal as a result of the court's decision. The case 'was heard by Judges George Gray, Joseph Buffington, and William K. Lanning last February. Three opinions were handed down late yesterday afternoon and each differs from the others. Filed In 1JHVT. The suit was filed in June, 1907, dur ing President Utoosevelt'a administra tion. The defendants included the Reading company, Philadelphia and Reading railway, Lehigh Valley rail road, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad. Central Railroad of New Jersey, Erie railroad, New York, Susquehanna and Western railroad, Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company, Lehigh Valley Coal com pany. Ix?high and Wilkesbarre Coal company, Pennsylvania Coal company, Hillsdale Coal and Iron company. New York, Susquehanna and Western Coal company, Temple Iron company, and about 40 individual or so-called "inde pendent" coal companies. Theory of ;overnnient'i Ce. The theory of the government's case was that all the defendants had long been parties to a general combination and conspiracy, which stifled competi tion and obstructed trade and com merce in anthracite coal, to which the separate acts charged in the suit against various groups of the defen dants were steps toward the common goal, and that these separate acts of the various groups were independently in violation of the Sherman anti-trust act. VENERABLE 10WAN IS DEAD Col. P. X. Crawford Commanded at Kvecution of Lincoln Plotters. Dubuque, Iowa, Dec. 9. Colonel P. W. Crawford, aged 80, command er of the guard at the execution of Mrs. Surratt and others for com plicity in the assassination of Presi dent Lincoln, is dead. He served several terms in the Iowa legislature and was a resident of the state 70 jears. GOAL OA yf,j ROADS I N. XX I I - -- - : ---Z. - . . s jrrs'sy f :f EEQOM IN CHINA SOON Ancient Absolute Regime Expected to Pass With Old Year. NEW SENATE SCORES Said That Throne Will Shortly Grant Creation of Consti tutional Cabinet. Peking. Pee. 9. It seems safe to an nounce that the ancient absolute re gime in China will exist only histor ically after the Chinese new year in January, 1911. It is stated that the throne has decided to accede to the the Mail Now I- ... , resolution of the imperial senate pray ing for the immediate creation of a constitutional cabinet. Practically events in China have moved with a rapidity that appears al most revolutionary when it is consid ered that the provincial assemblies representing the first step tdward pop ular government in the empire's his tory of thousands of years were in augurated so recently as Oct, 14, 1909. ChaoRc la Hastened. The first imperial senate met Oct. 3 last. The late empress dowager had decreed that, a general representative legislative body to be known as the imperial parliament be convoked in 1915 at the end of a nine year period of preparation. However, the people, having had a taste of popular govern ment were Impatient and the senate soon after it was well organized de manded the immediate convocation of a general parliament. The throne and grand council yield ed to the extent of advancing the date for the inauguration of parliament to 1913, a decree making this effective being promulgated Nov. 4. Senate Sliovrn Freedom. It was at first thought that the sen ate, one-half of the membership of which was appointed by the throne, would be subservient, but early in its existence it developed a tstriking inde pendence and exhibited a spirit that was almost rebellious. When a few weeks ago this attitude was changed notably, the general be lief was that the body had been Intimi dated. An increased number of troops in the streets was mistaken as an evidence of the government's deter mination to suppress the activities of the provincial delegates and their sup porters. Delegate Alter Taetlea. It appears now that these and oth ers who urged a still earlier meeting of parliament had no intention of aban doning their campaign, but simply al tered their tactics and embarked upon a plan of private though forceful per suasion. At a series of secret sessions it was decided that they would not further tolerate a grand council which was not responsible to the imperial senate and would not execute that assembly's res olutions. Briefly stated, the senate resolved to r- eve Prince Chun, the regent, of ab- solute power and make the country a constitutional empire forthwith. Compniiiiiae hy Throne. The reported compliance of the throne is regarded as a. compromise. The senate will not press for an im mediate parliament, but proposes to conduct the government on a single chamber basis until 19l.'5. It is understood the veneral Prince Ching of Boxer memory, the present power behind the throne, will retire and that Duke Tsai-Tse will become prime minister. MAKE NO CHANGE British Elections Will Leave Parliament About as It Was Before. NEVER SUCH A CONDITION leaders Do Not Know Mow to Inter, pret Verdict of the People ou (reading Issue. London, Dec. 9. Tonight's totals ; the coalition parties have received 244 seats in parliament and the unionists 1207. ! Ioudon. Di'c. ;t. Returns this after- i : noon show 235 coalitionists elected, to i 206 unionists. Today's news of special interest was t he defeat of Timothy Healy at Louth, which constituency In lins represented in commons for IS jears. Polllon Will Be I n-lmnsrd. The fifth day of the parliamentary elections ended with the parties still running neck and neck and with the mission authirity over competing land prospect that they would come under i a"fl w'aer carrier, and the improe thc wire in almost precisely the samo;n,el,; terminal facilities along wat relative position they held at the start. jt rwa s- Returns from the voting for 419 mem- M"y TnA ,n ,loT- hers gave a unionist gain of two seats! Washington, Dec. . Fears are ex in that number over those held by that nrPspd that unless there is a marked partv in the last house. ,f,la"-" n fl'e affairs of the Rivers and This amazing result is as unprece- Har,,"rf eonrirrss it will ho disputed dented in Knglish history as it is em-1 1,y ,at-,:onal """tests, shire the first barrassing to the politicians of all fac- Convention the importance of harmony fie , ,u has been recognized and efforts con- i luii.i. itiui jiai iitra v. u L iinu t iixj vn. L - tion predicting great gains. Both are nnw rrmviiieeH flint the tw-ti- hniKo if ... . . commons will be practicallv identical .,,,., with i he oul. Dlvlwlnn on Meaning. Discussion i? now concentrated upon the question of what the people's ver dict means, what course shall be fol lowed under ' eucS' unexpected circum stances. , The conservatives argue that Pre mier Asquith bid for a sweeping en dorsement from the country and has not obtained it; therefore he cannot be justified in fastening upon the na tion such radical changes as home rule and the disarming of the house of jtnat other meritorious projects are to L.,3' 1 be neglected. An organization called The coalitionists insist that the vot-,nto ,,eintr to promote a national water ers by returning them to power en- ! wav policy should not be turned esst dorse the'r policies and direct them to,Prn'. southern and far western delegates carry out their program In its entirety. Snslst- lnto , machine to force congress IMPLEMENT MEN SCORE STATE FAIR gree to Withdraw From It and Hold an Exhibition of Their Own. Peoria, 111., Dec. 8. After sensation al denunciation of the state board of agriculture by James G. Baker, presi dent of the National Federation of Im plement Dealers, and William L. Der ry, president of the Illinois Retail Im plement and Vehicle Dealers' associa tion, and others, the latter organiza tion, In convention here yesterday, unanimously passed a resolution with drawing from the state fair at Sprine field and named a committee to seek a new location for an independent imple ment and vehicle fair. Three hundred delegates, represent ing the largest manufacturing con cerns in the state, as well as the most extensive dealers in implements and vehicles, packed the assembly hall af the National hotel. MACON, ILL, BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS Macon 111., uec. 9. The Farmers' and Merchants bank failed to open today following a rtin yesterday. The deposits are $100,000. J3H e3 i- M WATERWAYS CONVENTION LAUDSTAFT Attitude of President To ward Its Work is Commended. REELECTS OFFICERS Resolutions Ask Yearly Appro priations of $50,000,000 for Improvements. Washington, Dec. 9. With thu adoption of resolutions clearly outlin ing its attitude on the improvements of waterways, and the re-election of Joseph 12. Ransdell as president, and J. 12. Ellison, secretary treasurer, the National Rivers and Harbors congress (lOi-ed today. Resolution commended attitude of President Taft ai d tirg- tl an annual ap propriation of $.j"i,oiiii,i.iii(i by congress for the improvement of waterways; giving the interstate commerce com- stantly been directed to krep it fre" , of sectionalism. With the develop- ment of the 1-kes-to-the-gnlf deep wa- ., , , . v ,ter way issue, however, have corny .1 i activities which cause it to oversha dow all other river and harbor ques tions in the minds of some de'egatcs whoj advocated promoting it at ihe ex-penC.-.iathi--nterprises. Such.it the claim voiced by the friends of proposed improvements along the coast, and at other points than in the Mississippi valley. 1 ot 'atlonnl In Srope. The assertion is made that the con gress has developed into a lakes-to-the- tiilf deep water way organization and to commit the national ernment to a project which many tt tliem believe can never be realized. Eastern delegates are practically bitter in their criticism that the con gress has been transformed into a likes-to-the-gulf deep water way con vention. Delegates assert that the real weak feature of the rivers and harbors movement lies in the fact that upon many of the projects the local interests are divided, and cite the cas of Illinois as an apt example. The feeling prevails that the convention will lose all effectiveness unless har mony exists and the delegates nro agreed upon plans for their local im provements and are animated by a spirit to give fair treatment to all sec tions. Make a Defense. Replying to the criticsms of the sea co;ist and southern delegates, the rep resentatives of tne Mississippi valley furnish statistics to show that the money appropriated for the Improve ment of harbors and rivers along the coasts and in the south have been pro portionately far greater than the amount of money expended on the Mis sissippi, and claim that they are en titled to the consideration they ask to get their fair share. Ieneen ee Taft. Governor Deneen and lsham Ran dolph had a conference with President Tafl vrotrnlav afternoon at hl. )i jG(noral nIxbv; rhipf of engineers, was , nr.,t in in mnr retail th i probable form water way Improve ments bv the state of Illinois will take. INSURREOTOS HOLDS CREEL'S SON AS HOSTAGE San Antonio, Tex.. Dec. -9. Rer nabe Elias. a courier from .Mexico to the family of Francisco I. Ma- ; dero, today brings information the revolutionists have captured Enrique Creel. Jr., son of Enrique Creel. minister of foreign relations of Mex ico. They are holding him as a host age in the mountains near Chihua hua City. Falls Throunn Bridge; Drowns. I -a Crosse. Wis., Dec. 9. Ernest Kinney, a wealthy farmer, was diown- ed today in the Ia Crosse river near WcBf Salem. Kinney was returning home and stepped through a hole iu a I bridge, which was buDg repaired.