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THE ROCK SJLAND ARGU SIXTIETH YEAR. NO. OPPOSITION DEVELOPS IN THESEKATE Many Opposed to Adop tion of the Lorimer Report. IS ABOUT READY NOW Some Urge Laying of Question Over Till After Holiday Season. Washington, Dec. 20. What may prove formidable opposition to the adoption of any report to the senate for the exoneration of Senator I.orinier is said to have developed on the senate floor today. Several senators are de clared to have agreed they would coin pel a postponement of the whole sub ject until after the holiday recess in order that all members might have opportunity to digest the testimony as well as the report of the committee. Wanted Report. Printed. Great dissatisfaction is said to have been expressed because of the failure of the committee- to have printed the findings of the subcommittee. It ;.s asserted there never has been an in vestigation in which a diligent effort has been made to keep the proceedings secret. Sny Power Wa '.xceciled. It developed today some member ,:t the full committer; believed the sub committee should have reported mere ly whether bribery had been resorted to in the election in whi-h T'irir.ier was successful and the instructions given by the senate in the ; eo':t:i ion authorizing the investigation hpd not called for a report of exoneration for I.orimer. Start Another ( nntnurrs). Senator Frazier lias filed a statement in which, it is said, he declared seven votes should not be counted for Lot i- mer. -evrar-othr-en.ators are said i ays -tli re-iw, A'aal- white -recovering to share this view, but there is a dif-ifrom their -debauch no outer clothing! ference of opinion a to whether their , ,s given them except at meals, when elimination would have affected bis they are tinder the supervision of non election. If these seven were sub- .commissioned officers. The treatment tracted from the 1M2 cast it wouin re : duce the necessary- constitutional ma- jority. Some are said to contend that : such would be the case, while others: assert the constitutional majority is unalterable, whether affected by cor- ruption or any other means. Burrows is expected to submit the report of the commute , Accept Amendments. j Washington, Dec. 20. The house to-; lav agreed to the senate amendments to the urgent deficiency bill. As amended it appropriates a little more, than $1,000,000. j The omnibus bill was passed by the . senate today carrying more than 52.-! 000,000. Rebuke tor Sherman. Washington, Dec. 20. Vice Fresi-j dent Sherman, presiding officer of the ; senate attempted yesterday to intro-j duce in that body house methods and j was promptly rebuked. While Speak-, er Cannon was counting a quorum m ; the house Mr. Sherman did so in the : senate. On Saturday In an indirect way he found a quorum present when a vot did not disclose it. and when the senate assembled today he was given warning that such methods would not be tolerated. The advice was firm but friendly. Mr. Sherman did not profit by it, be cause when a roll call was taken a few bours later he again counted a quorum. At once there was an out burst of Indignation. While tbe senate cannot decide who shall be presiding officer, it can determine its own rules and methods of proceeding. C minted All Present. Several senators present during the roll call refrained from voting because of pairs. Mr. Sherman took notice of the presence of these senators and included them with those who did vote to produce the quorum. Several motions were made to re buke Mr. Sherman, but all of them were withdrawn to give right of way to Senator Hale's appeal from the de cision of the chair. The result was overwhelming and convincing. rnir-, t v-seven senators voted against tne in-1 novation, as Mr. Hale termed it, ana only 17 supported Mr. Sherman. With the announcement of 'he vote Mr. Hale expressed the hope that the action of the senate would end forever attempts to count a quorum r.i that Doaj. ;the corporation rrom doing business. To Enoonra.ee fnip import. ! The decree is an air tight Instru- V hill to promote commerce between j ment and restrains the railroad cor rv,0 t-nitert States and foreign coun- porations that own its stock from fur- tries as to wood pulp and printing pa- s as to wood puip ana pimmis was introduced yesterday by Rep-1 mtative Ferris of Oklahoma! It ! per provides that wood pulp and printing ; aper shall be admitted to the United States 'free of all duty, unless the sub-1 . - j. v.- st in tirri- I division or government mrie '- duced restricts its exportation or nu- poses an export charge. Hannibal City of 18,341. Following the handing down of the de- Washington. Dec. 20. The popnla- j cree j c McReynolds, counsel for the tion of Hannibal, Mo., is 18,341, an in- j government, filed a formal notice of ap create of 5,561 li)22i to higher court, 55. THE WEATHER Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday For Rock Island, Davenport, Mollne, and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. The lowest tempera ture tonight will be about 15 degrees. Highest temperature yesterday, 31. Lowest last night, 12. Precipitation in 24 hours, 0. Wind velocity at 7 a. m., 9 miles. Relative humidity, at 7 p. m. 68, at 7 a. ni. Si. Work of Day in Congress Washington, Dec. 20. Following are the proceedings briefly told, of the two houses of congress yesterday: SF.XATK The senate by a vote of 37 to IT refused to accept a ruling by 'cf President Sherman that a senator hav infi a p.ilr with another senator could if counted to make up a quorum. Th ' Hash came up during the consideration i.f the omnibus claims hill. A few min i,r bills wore passed and the house res olution t adjourn from Wednesday to Jan. for the Christmas holidays was adopted. HOI SF. A parliamentary wrangle developed early in the session when the hill to codify the postal laws was taken up. The measure was not disposed of. Several minor bills were passed. TAKING TO DRINK Inmates of the Danville, 111., Branch of Soldier's Home Dissipate. INSPECTORS MAKE REPORT Attendant Found Guilty of Assault ing Aged Paralytic and Or dered Removed. Washington. Dee. 20. 'onditions at i the Danville. 111., branch of the nation-; a! home f'r disabled volunteer sol- j diers ate not the be?t, and in a report j submitted to congiess yesterday of an j inspection of the home some glaring i defects are pointed out. j The report asserts that "the police i of tin hospital are not pood." sanitary 1 t::.iidn ions air- declared to be bad and' the opinion is expressed that "the sur- ! i peon is too old to perform Irs duties. ' j sol lnn Assaulted. James Hayland. an attendant, was j found guilty of a-saultir.g an aped and I paralyzed patient, and was removed. ' 'Habitual drunkards are segregated. "-j hiimano and seems to work out i ,Vell." I nmnkmupnn inrrcninC. j Tho avri.as,p roPt pf maintenance per j ,,atiPnt js $,;i.h during the past vear,! roinpai.rrt VtUh $17n.,ft during the pre- jo,ig y(,ar nr,ulkennef.s is jncreas- I ing ,n f,ip instiUl1iollj accordinR to th i report, the percentage averaging 22.7 Jast year, against .1 7.9 per cent during tnp rrevious vt.ar ' TAFT TO COME TO SPRINGFIELD FEB. II Accepts Invitation to lie Central Fig ure in Lincoln Birthday Cele bration. Washington. Dec. 20. President xaft will be the central figure of the annual celebration of birthday at Springfield. Lincoln's 111., next February. The invitation was de livered to the president on behalf of the citizens of Springfield by Sen ator Cullom and Mr. Taft's accept ance was announced yesterday. As Lincoln's birthday anniversary next year falls on Sunday, the cele bration has been set for Saturday, Feb. 11, the president having ex pressed a preference for that date over the following Monday. Baron Rosen, the Russian ambas sador, was also invited, but he sent word to Senator Cullom that he would be unable to accept on account of the state of his health. TEMPLE IRON CO. ENJOINED PERMANENTLY Philadelphia, Dec. 20. Following its decision that the Temple Iron com j pailyt controlled by the Reading and .other anthracite railroads, is an illegal combination in restraint of trade, the United States circuit court here today j issued a decree permanently enjoining ther exercising control over the Tem - - .-. - - " pie Iron company, but the decree does not grant the government's request mat me otuer points m case oe ais- missed without prejudice. The court simply dismissed the other contentions of tho e-nvernment. and it is a nuestlon - - wmr.uei uiCeu. ernment. can ever take Tup again certain alleged combinations lit mentioned in its bill of complaint. TUESDAY, I oiirrrniiiri ourrcniNU FROM COLD Chicago Garment Workers in Bad Way as Strike Results. WAGON DRIVER SHOT Probable Fatality Result of the Latest Clash No Chance to Arbitrate Now. Chicago. Dec. 20. John Donnelly, a j driver for a garment factory here, to i day was shot and his wagon riddled with bullets. He lay dying in his wagon while the horses unchecked wandered over a mile when the police. ! discovered his plight. He may die. j Sutler from Cold. ' j The garment workers out on strike j are sufferine in manv instances, it "Is ' reported by the police, from cold and ; hunger. Employers have advised May-! or Busse that hereafter all negotiations be made directly with the men and not through his council settlement commit- tee. o Arbitration I'nuolble. The strike has settled down to a struggle between the clothing manufac turers and their former employes. All hopes of mediation were washed away by the announcement by an inquiry committee of ihe Chicago association of commerce and by Hart, Schaffner & Marx, the clothing firm most affected and which has submitted at least one offer of arbitration. Both statements were to the effect that strike settle ment only could he effected by a di rect meeting of strikers and manufac turers. CAN BUY A FEW PRESENTS Billy Sunday Given $8,400 at Closo of Waterloo Revival. "Waterloo, Iowa, Dec. 20. Sunday ev ening closed the most successful ser ies of meetings ever held by Evange list Sunday in Iowa, his native state. The number of converts here and the free-will offering to the evangelist were larger than in any other Iowa city in which he has held meetings. The people of Waterloo and surround ing country gave Sunday $8,400. There were 3,359 converts. Tlie Young ( ne Tlii Santa at the north pole is a STRONG SENTIMENT FOR RECALL, AND INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM BY TAV. (Special correspondence of The Argus.) Washington. Dec. 17. From one end of the country to the other there ap pears to be a growing demand on the part of the people for the initiative, referendum and recall. Members of congress from all sec tions report that they are surprised at the amount of sentiment favorable to these progressive measures that has developed in their sections within tho last two years. Jfearrr Than We Think. "The initiative, referendum and re-, DECEMBER 20, 1910. TWELVE PAGES. EDITOR PROVES GOOD MARKSMAN Justly Indignant, He PunctureB Villain Who Stole His Whisky. MEDIATOR IS HIT, TOO Publisher of 'Rock Lake Ripples" Proves That Hs Is Xot to lie Trifled With. Rock Lake, NY D., Dec. 20. George Diggins has a bullet hole in' his lung and Charles Bills has one in his neck as the result of the marksmanship of Editor Treadwell of the Rock Lake Ripples. Treadwell is in jail at Cando awaiting the result of the injuries of his victims. Soon Mlaara the Jajc. The shooting followed the disappear ance of some whisky from the editor's office, while the editor was out. Treadwell suspected Diggins, and hav ing found htm in Bills' poolroom, de manded the return of the whisky and A BEFORE-CHRISTMAS DISCOVERY also the keys to the editorial sanctum, Diggins denied taking the liquor and refused to hand over the keys. rearemaker u hi. Treadwell attacked Diererlns and Bills! attempted to act as peacemaker, Treadwell fired at Diggins, but hit Bills in the neck. A second shot found a mark in i Diggins' lung. While both men are " seriously wounded, it is thought they' will recover. TAFT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF A U. S. SAILOR Washington, Dec. 20. President Taft today commuted to life imprison ment the death sentence passed upon Wynne, an oiler, on the steamer Ros encranz, at Honolulu, Hawaii, for the murder of a man named McKinnon, third engineer on the vessel. M0LDERS TO GET MORE Advance of 5 Per Cent Granted by Stove Firms. Chicago, Dec. 20. The Stove Found ers' National Defense association, af ter a four days' conference with the Iron Molders' Union of North America, has signed an agreement granting the molders a 5 per cent wage increase. About 30.000 are affected. -n ne ticai n " luturt, oaiuiiaities ar.-; naiisas, isenrasKa. Cali-(at a western congressman, expressing airornia. iNorth Dakota, Wisconsin, Colo view frequently heard in the corri- rado, Illinois and Massachusett-s. dors of the capitol. J'Within five years State8 where (he measre ,s om. every state in the union win havejjsed this fa in the platform of o:.c of nrtnntoH ttieso measures. Thp nolili i.i.. - . . . , -w -. . . , , cians are not parutuiany ja iove mm them, but they can make no good argu ment against them. The initiative and referendum has al ready secured a greater foothold in the state laws than the average man is aware of. States where the measure is prom ised in the slalforms of both, treat WOMAN OUT OFPRISON Judge Seamen Sets Mrs. Aileen Christopher Free. WAS IN FOR CONTEMPT Had Refused to Give Grand Jury Evidence Against the Brick Trust. Chicago, Dee. 20. Judge W. H. Seamen in the United States circuit court of appeals today issued a writ of supersedeas liberating Mrs. Aileen Christopher, the government's chief regular Dr. Cook fake. --' .- - witness in the investigation of the (with submarine cable from the L'nit alleged brick trust. j ed States to Europe has now acquir- I.oeked Up by India. , rn rnntrol nf four submarine cables Mrs. Christopher was serving a 30-day sentence for court, ordered by District .Judge Landia. when she refused or failed to furnish the federal grand jury with certain papers. BOY FALLS FROM A HORSE Klmer Iindall of Orion Lies Uncon scious After Accident. , Orion, III.. Dec. 20. (Special.) EI- t mer Lindall, lf-year-old son of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Andrew IJndall, living near here ! was thrown from a horse w hen the animal slipped on ihe ice,' and lay for some time unconscious by the side of the road. How long he remained in that condition is not known, but event - ually he recovered consciousness and was able to drag himself home. He is now confined to his bed sufferinsr with , . . . WIln concussion of the brain. BRITISH MINISTRY LIIQ IOC MA IflDITV nv ii.u III .JIM II I I London, Dec. 20. Final returns give 1 J'par- ne experimental office v ill the government coalition a majority i be opened in each Ftate and teirl of 126 in the new parliament. I bory. with a view to junking the, rim test of the service as thorouch , Contract for Battleship Let. Washington, Dec. 20. The tract for building the 2 1, 000 tOIl ck,i.iou i J ' An n no luuaj HHdlUrn to the New York News Shipbuilding company, the lowest bidder, at 830.000. me grpaipaniei: yoming, Arizona, Iowa. Minnesota, Utah, Washington. Idaho and Ohio. The initiative and ref erendum exists in modified form i'.i Texas. I .a Fol1ette- View. "The initiative and referendum." de- Clares Senator LaFoIlette of Wiscon-' continued on Page Four. WENT OTHER WAY Again Reports of Mexican Vic tory in Chihuahua Are Proven Incorrect. INSURRECT0S TOO STRONG Being Reinforce! at Opportune Time They Drive Back the Troops With Heavy Loss. Chihuahua, Mexico, Dec. 19. (Via El Paso. Tex.,) Dec. 20. It was learned today General Navarro failed to capture Mai Paso, despite previous reports from Mexico City to that effect. The losses on both sides during the two days' flghtins are reported heavy. A troop train which left here Saturday morning with soldiers is said to have failed to form the proposed juncture with Navarro. Many Killed. The train, it is said, was fired upon and many government troops killed and wounded. The train was fired on near San Andres and re turned to Bustillos. It was reported tonight 60 wounded would he brought to this city. tf.r last night and strands of a girl's A troop train which was to have hair discovered in a pool of blood in been taken out of here today by Ad- j the yard, led to the arrest of Nathan jutant Smith, an American, did not , Montague, a negro, on charges cf start. I criminal assault, murder and arson. Won at stmt. Tiie negro was rushed to Durham for Navarro encountered inurrertos safe keeping and will bo transferred at Federnales and Ma! Faso last : ,t( the penitentiary following the Jn Thursday and by nightfall seemed j quest. The bodies are believed to to have the fight won. He has since j be those of Sanders, his daughter. reported the insurgents were rein - forced until they had 2.0'0 men Friday. The next day Navarro seems to have been unable to hold his advantage of the day before. It j is considered significant he has not) claimed a victory since his official i dispatch made public on the 17th. 1 HALF A MILLION FROM XMAS STAMPS Sales This Year Promise to He Don. ble What They Were a Year Ago. New York. Dec. 20. Reports receiv ed from the various parts of the coun try indieate the total sales of Christ- tmars -seas for 1910 will exceed 50,000,-. 000. The campaign against tubercu- llosis will, therefore, realize about j ISOO.ooo from the Red t'ross seals i this vear. This is nhont twice ihe to- tal of last year and four i amount realized in 1908. times i ne ONE COMPANY TO COMPETE Postal on Innd and Commercial ' Cable on Water Fight Hell. j New York, Dec. 20. Clarence I H. McKay, on being shown the nn-i nouncement from London that the Western Fnion Telegraph com pany owned bv the Anglo-American Tele-! contempt of!KraPh companv. said: "The onlv ! i COmpetit .ion now left is the Commcr- 1 ! cjai Cable comnanv on the ocean and i ; the Postal Telegraph company on the land. The T.ell Telephone company j har combined with our only compet-i iters on the land and w ith our com-j petitor on the ocean they have got-1 ten together a vast combination and it is clear that if the public wants competition the public must rely rn tiie Postal Telegraph r.nd the Com mercial Cable. Wo shall not. enter into any combination, n ' we sell out." i POST BANKS OPEN JAN. 3 ; One Ferirncital Office in Fvh State l Receive HettoMtN. j Washington. Dec. 20 Postmaster . , . . , General Hitchcock stated last even- ins that everything wou'd be in readiness lor tne postal sa;nus banks in the various states and ter-j I ri,orips lo rveXP deposits on .Ian. !the first working day cf the pew : possible under the limited npiiro- ! Priation The first Illinois oHIce to accept, oeposns win oe tnai at i-e- , Tl, Ar.cT,,A - n ivill. 1 liu uiiin u' .1 nil ' ' ii hi r- ,iji of the second class and in localities where conditions are exceptionally) fnvorable for the development of a j postal saving business. gess of the supreme court, was this morning and was attended by j i:jil the st.ite r.fTicora Rnrinl will tie i Linneus Mo. HELPED LOOT BANK; GIVEN 18 YEARS Boston. Dec. 20. Eighteen years in the penitentiary was the sentence passed upon William J. ("Big Dili") Keliiher, by the United Ftate3 dis trict court today for aiding and abetting Bookkeeper George W. Coleman in looting the National City Missouri's Chief Justice Buried. , u(V 4'Vp Jefferson City, Mo.. Dec. '20. The : ft XX?' "SSV"- f funeral of the Inte Chief Justice Bur-, "I- iCr.'rWT i? ibank at Carabr'j.e. PRICE TWO CENTS. USED FIRE TO CONGEAL HISJRIME North Carolina Negro Held for a Diabolical Deed. THREE WHITES DEAD Officers Prepare to Protect the Black From Fury of An ticipated Mob. Durham, N. C, Dec. 20. Threw charred bodies found In the ruins of the home of J. L. Sanders near lies- , Mary, and 2-year-old granddaughter Find llotitc Aflrr. Neighbors discovered th? Sanders ho m was on fire last ninht. The house burned to the ground and when members of the family wer found to be missing, search was made. At a spot in the yard near where the house had stood there was a r"l r,f Mood in which were found leng strands of Inir. Nearby searchers found a rocketknife cov ered with Mood. Soon afterwards the bodies were discovered, complet ing tlie evidence of a fearful trag edy. Knife I Identified. One of the neighbors identified the knife as one he had en Mon- jtague use in seraping hoirs yesterday at the place of another neighbor ; where Montague was assisting in (killing boss. He ivfo remembered "M.'fs" Pander' was'iF'tc'at the time. Sheriff Wilson went to .Montague' home where, it is sr.,d. the negro "as found covered with blood. !! ! re-.isted arrest, hut was subdued and taken into custody. Fle Itrportcd Killed. Richmond. Va., Dec. 2. A dis patch from Wilson. N. C. says: "V.. . Smnders of Wilson this morninT received a teirgrat;i from (Irnntille county stating his father, mother, sister and two nephews were mur dered and burned at their home near .Mem last nig'it. No detail? are ;!t present obtninable. MUSCATINE WANTS GOVERNMENT BRIDGE Agitation Sinrtetl :it n Hi'iner f,iit by the 'otniiiciv iiil .1n! of tlie ii j . At .1 dint cr piven by tl-e MuraMne Common ia) (;i, last e renin::, a inn-. . ment fer sfcuri'ic ; overti'ii -nt I riiJiie I across the river s' tV-t i! - rd for conercFsionnl find s'.ve !-s.isla I ion aiming to perpetuaie 'he s-vp!v o: clams in the wate:s of the Mi si-si;': ! ithor shall ' nTul the rivers of Iowa was fnim.;' . .launched 'onaresstrtan--l'-ct P'v. " r of Mii3atine was present -ind , r pians f;r the proportion of tne rlv,i industry were ii'!ced and th' r members of the legislature w.'te askM to ass't i:i the m")v iiien, ina :-;ivi"'i as M'ircntine j-? a cca; r fo- i.e ;atl buiton ind-istiy. FIVE DROWN WHEN BOAT OVERTURNS ! New York. I if c I'm. Kive prrjon.j tv ro drowned in ibv ?uif -y RockaAay heath tiiis afternoon In t'ie overMr.T. in;; of a Iinaf fro-i hi -d they were li.'r iti . i - M s 1 I r - il li ; X Mas 1