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E ROCK ISLAND ARGU SIXTIETH YEAR XO. 173. SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1911. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. r ARMISTICE EXPIRES, BUT DE Pexican Insurrectos Are n j . "I iteSuy tO Otrike Juarez. .situation is tense Jntervfintinn hv II. 55. RpIiavpH Lfkety to Follow Failure of Peace. I El Paso, May 6. At 1:30 Uadero announced while he would not consent to a renewal ;of the armistice, he would not Attack Jaurez today. GET READY TO STRIKE. ! El Paso, May 6. The ar mistice expired at noon and the insurrecto outposts moved closer to Jaurez, as if making ready for an attack. An ans- wer from TJTeneral Navaro is ', said to be on the way to Ma dero. IS BROKEN OFF. El Paso, May 6. The ar mistice was officially broken off at 1 o'clock. Then a mes sage came from Minister Li- mn.Tit.niir fi.rtrlrpsserl to Braniff , . , . T. , Since this statement was issued at the Madero headquarters. It !GetlPra! Djaz iR known 1G nave be.n is inferred it contains private j out riding in his automobile, assurances as to the attitude,1 ,T7 -- tcL,hfBnJh4:GL0SSNG MEETING Braniff may deter the rebels i from taking any action. Peace Conference at Baltimore city ok mkxk o quiet. Discusses Attitude of Mexico Ciay. May C The city is ;ul"t this morning The announcement of the government's attitude toward the rebel demand for tbe retirement of Diai is not forthcoming as yet. A cab inet meeting is being held here today. None of those concerned would say tbe president is ready to resign. FEAU IITF-HIEXTIOX ."VOW. The relief felt over the passing of the holiday yesterday without disor tiers Is giving place to new apprchen- ion regarding the attitude of Wash- j ington. Dispatches from Washington ' are Interpreted to mean intervention may be conlsdered imperative if peace liegotiations fail. I17.'K AWER RECEIVED. Kl Paso", May 6. An answer to the request of Madero. Jr., that President Diaz make public the an nouncement of as8uraur.es given prl vately of his intention to resign was received here today by Judge Car bajal. official peace envoy. It came in a telegram of three typewritten i-lieets signed by President Diaz, but what it contained or when it would be made public were questions which" t'arbajal said he could not answer. A II Ki( K FOR 0KKHKt'K. (.'Hrlinjal notified the re'ucl pca-e coinntisf.;oper of the fart that lie 1. .id received a message that would j warrant a conference and arrange-, the development of the peace move ments were made for an immediate j ment throughout the country were !Mt:ilo ai.ox; iiokdkh. I Pao. May C.-Vh.v. many insur-' r' ctos regard as a suspicious coinci-' tue was the drowning totiay of Jules : M'tl'er a Frenchman serving in the witn t.reai unmiu iur m- -omuusu-icvoiutionist armv. An hour after he rnent of the international court of ar- 1 ad altrost caused a battle between the ie)- forces commanded by Colonel and those of Colonel Caribaldy, fnm' ir.surrectos brought in news he had lost his life while bathing in the Rio Grande. AMERICAN RtR KI.AO. Shortly af'er Muller was drowned, an American serving in Garibaldi's com-) mand. supposed to hare become enrag- d because he was suspected of bein; cne of those who had taken arms from caTtp. snatched the Meiican flag which r une from his tent and set fire to it. j lb then bolted for the river, pursued 1 The insurrectos. and began to swim ; to the American side. ; ED RT CA M. HYMEN. Troopers of the 4th I'ni'ed States j cavalry threw a rope to the man after ; 1 e passed the middle of the stream. The insurrectos hsd leveled their rifles ' the swimming man when I'nited j Hia'es troopers alr-o drew their revolv er. The I'nited States troopers shout. d to the insurrectos not to shoot. The swimmer was pulled ashore safely. HKMd ATION EXPECTED. Mexico City. May C. The resigna tion cf Porfirio Diaz as president oj Mexico wi'hin a short time is regarded j as a certninty.. No autlioriraiie confirmation ot h? could be obtained, but there ap tears little doubt that President Diax, recognizing the seriousness of the sit uation and responding to tbe popular cerr.and. wil; retire when order is re- t'ored Minister of Foreign Affairs de la IS NOT ANSWERED The Weather Forecast x hi 7 p. m. Tomorrow ir Rock Island, Davenport, MoUmo and Vicinity. Fair tonight Sunday increasing cloudiness becoming unsettled by night. Rising temperature. Temperature at 7 a. m. 52. Highest yesterday TS. lowest last night 47. Precipitation none. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 2 I mile per hour. Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 28, at i a. m. e. Stage of water 3.5, a fall of .2 in last 24 hours. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Sua sets 657. rises 4:47: moon sets 2:36 a. m.: 2 p. m., planet Mercury at descending node, crossing from north to scrota of sun's path: 11:30 p. m.. eastern time. Jupiter's satellites Tfos. 1 and 2 missing, the latter being In transit. Barra yesterday was peremptorily summoned to the office of the presi dent. On arriving there he found Sen or Limantour. minister of flnence. for hours. p(itponeif.t mad r-.. Immediately afterwards typewrit- i ten statements were issued by the for j eign office, saying that the reception i to the Chilean minister, set for today. and the banquet, scheduled for to night, had been postponed until May 12. The reason for this change cf plans. was given as "the slight illness of the president." It also was said that the president had been to: bidden by his physicians to go out of doors. Business Men. ORGANIZATION PERMANENT f Voided to Have Session Every Two Years Ilesolnt ions Review Advance of Work. Baltimore, May 6. The final ses sion of the peace congress today was devoted to consideration of the gen- cra topic, "The Interest Which Bu6i- ness Men Have in the Peace Move- iiient." Taking the name of the American Peace congress, the national peace conference resolved to perpetuate it self yesterday, becoming a perma nent institution, meeting every two years. This action was taken to meet the need for a central repre sentative body which shall serve to coordinate the efforts of all the so cieties in America deToted to the set tlement of international disputes by methods other than war. HKOl.t TIOXS ADOPTED. Resolutions crystallizing tbe sen timents inspiring the sessions of the third peace congress and marking They contain endorsement or tne; federal administration for its efforta j in behalf of worldwide peace. through the treaty of arbitration j bitral justice. Chinese City Threatened. Canton. May 6. Revolutionaries i are threatening Sheklung on East river, 57 miles north of Hong Kong. Troops were dispatched to intercept them. Swain In Old Place. Kewanee, 111., May 6. Edward A. Swain, formerly sheriff of Henry ,'co:n'v has been appointed chief ofie a concert at East End park to-: police of this city, a position be held prior to e'oct'.on to office. UNWRITTEN LAW FREES MAN WHO SHOT ANOTHER Philadelphia. May 6. Officially dis charged from custody because of self defense, but really freed on the ground of the 'unwrttten law," Frank McMa hon, a saloon keeper of this city, was dismissed today by Coroner Ford, be fore whom he appeared on the charge of having killed George Leary last Thursday eight. McManon. when ax rested after the shooting, which occur red on a street corner, told the police Le had killed Deary because he had j betrayed his lS-year-old daughter and had refused to marry her. LAND EE ALONE IN THE SENATE Mofine Man and Lieutenant Governor Constitute Illi nois Upper House. NO BUSINESS ATTEMPTED Hoaae-Aftrancea a Number of Meas- by TJnantmoua Consent. Having Xo Quorum. BprtogneTd, 111, May ft. Frank A. Landee of Moline. -was the only sena tor present yesterday, and when ; lieutenant-Governor Oglesby made ; this discovery he declared the upper house adjourned until Monday at 5 o'clock. The lower body took the same ac tion after transacting considerable business on the "unanimous con sent" plan, a quorum not being pres ent. Seventeen house bills were read a first time and advanced to second reading. Sixteen senate bills were read a first time and referred to the proper committees. A dozen senate Socialist Congressman Berger bills and two dozen house bills were read a second time and advanced to third reading. BIM. IS SAVED. Kings' bill, endorsed by the com mercial traveling men of Illinois and providing for a hotel inspector, more fire escapes, more clean towels and better sanitary conditions, would have met an untimely death at the hands of the Cook county delegation had he not recalled it to second read- ing during the roll call for anamend-l ment exempting Chicago. j Smejkal s bill prohibiting the manufacture of combustible material! a height of more than fifty feet from the ground and designed to prevent a repetition of the New York shirt factory horror, was killed. Smejkal's bill requiring vital sta tistics to be filed with a bureau to be fstablished by the state board of health went to third reading after Representative Church of Chicago and Representative Rapp of Fairfield bad endeavored enacting clause. to strike out the EAST END PARK CONCERT Profrra-ni to Be Given Sunday by the the women who were arrested in tne 'evading officers of the law and refus Augustana. Band. "Buffalo' saloon Thursday night, were ing to allow the warrants to be The Augustana college band will sentenced to 30 days each in Jail last 'served. morrow arternoon. beginning at a o'clock. The program is as follows: "Idealistic" Ellis Brooks. "New Annapolis" March. J. S. Taylor "Society Waltzes" Will Eells. Defenders of the Flag" March . . Harris. "Good Night. Beloved"' Pinsutl. "College Tell" .J. S. Zamecnik. i "Violets" waJtz J. Kalma. "Megaphone Belles" March E. M. Biakey. "Enchantment" waltz Herbert Peters "Fourth Battalion" March H. Whermann "Treasure Trove" Ellia Brooks. ! "Philo Senate" March R. B. Hall, j y Superintendents Meeting. ... . , Dekalb. 111.. May 6. The North-!'3 Illlnois Superintendents and Principals association met here yes terday for a two days' session. Halsey Cooley Ives Dead. London. May 6. Halsey Cooley Ives, widely known in the world of art, died during the night following a stroke of apopjeiy yesterday. WITNESSES FLEESTATE Efforts Made to Block the Ohio Vote Inves tigation. LINES WILL BE BROAD Indictments Are Likely for Per jurers and Corrupt Lob byists. Columbus. Ohio, May 6. Prose cuting Attorney Turner says he is in receipt of information to the effect some of the important witnesses who were to have been subpoenaed in the legislative bribe scandal are THESE REFORMERS vrantn to do away with the senate, the Xeivs Item. missing and have probably fled out side the state line. St.AVS IT IS CORRUPT. A well known official who has been connected with the state house for many years is quoted as having said that this legislature is tbe most corrupt In his experience and he will probably be summoned before the grand jury. OUT AFTER OTHERS. It was intimated by Prosecutor Tur ner yesterday that indictments for perjury were probable as a result of evidence given before the grand jury in connection with the bribery inves tigation. It also was made clear that lobbyists would be indicted if I it is found that sufficient testimony can be secured to bring about con victions. The intimation was made that the investigation would not be confined to men who handled the money, but those who supplied it would not be immune. WOMEN GIVEN 30 DAYS Penalty for Entering Saloon and j AfKing for imim. .. , Martha McChurch and Mary Crowd, j evening by Police .Masrtstrate Smith., Both were charged with disorderly s conduct, having violated the law by I entering a saloon and asking for liquor. Mrs. Nellie Taylor, 541 Twenty-first' street, was arrested this morning up- on complaint cf a neighbor, Mrs. : I ura Heverlinp. and brought before.'hree feet from where he stood. Police Magistrate C. J. Smith for hear-; ing. It is charged that Mrs. Taylor j struck Lester Heverling, the son of the complainant. The case was con- tinued till o'clock. Monday morning a 10 Strike Spreading. Pittsburg, Pa, May 6. The strike 1 ot Pennsylvania railroad shopmen j spread to the Monongahela branch oflbira on tne niai with a gun. th Tltihrirv Hfi'iclnn iAt V.. ! mn' jaIt- CHINA SEES FIRST AEROPLANE DEATH Fhanghai Mayf. Rene Vallon ' the French aviator, fell from a great infirmities of age yesterday at her i Miller of Minnesota filed the pe- height today aDd was Instantly j home on a farm one-half mile south jtitlon in the house today. It was re-kllled- i ot this city. Mrs. Blackfan was aged I furred to the committee on Judiciary. TWO THOUSAND WOMEN MARCH Demonstration of Suffragets at New York City 13 a Big Affair. NEARLY ALL JOIN IN IT Braneh Led by Mrs. Belmont How ever. Holds Aloof From the Doing of the Day. New York, May 6. The ranks of New York women suffrage advocates were all agog today in preparation for this afternoon's demonstration in aid of the suffragist cause, to take the form of a parade down Fifth avenue. More than two thousand women were expected to join in the march in protest against non-action by the legislature on the bill giving the ballot to their sex. Women of wealth, society women, working girls and professional women were 4o take part in the march. BRPVGS GREAT OUTPOURING. A tremendous outpouring of wo- constitution and the supreme court. men. not only in the ranks of the marchers, but as spectators was in sured as the day progressed. The parade will be in eight divisions, with bands heading delegations from the various states, and with hue floats illustrating the women's strug gle for the franchise. MRS. BELMONT ALOOF. Most of the women franchise or ganizations in this part of the coun try are taking part in the demonstra tion, one of the exceptions being the Political Equality league of which Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont is president. DEFIANT ACTS OF DIETZ ARE SHOWN Evidence at Trial of Dam Defender Shows Attitude Toward Authorities. Hayward, Wis., May 6. In the Dietz examination yesterday wit- nesses testified that John Dietz knew of tne warrants having been issued for his arrest and to his reneatedlv Joseph McKeown said that he was at Dietz's clearing during the battle and heard the shots from the Dietz barn. J. fc. Kelly testified that af- ter the battle he saw a loaded run i leaning against the wall of the barn, j He said one of the bullets from the ! Dietz cabin plowed up the ground id Sheriff Fred C. Clark, who was deputy In 1904, testified that he was a ne Dietz cabin and Informed Dietz of the warrants. He did not 'try to serve any, but tried to induce ! Dietz to surrender. i Deputy United Ftates Marshal W. I j ones lesunea tnst uierz would not allow him to read the warrants or- dering him off the place and hitting; !67 YEARS IN SAME- HnMF'mnt of Governor. Johnson of Califor- ;0 f CMttb If frAMt:- HUMtiRla MarBha!1 of ,ndUnaf aDd Jud S-rah W. Blackfan. Henry j iun,y ui.i vttJw, i.. onon, .May t imperial! Mrs Sarah W. Blackfan. one of the earivitest and extradition of Secretary Mo- settlers of Henry county. d'eH nf ih.lNamara of the Structural Iron Work- COURT HOLDS NO RIGHT TO 84 years, 3 months and 18 days. She was born in Wrightstown, Pa., and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. vsiianes irego. sne came zo western township with an aunt in 1S41, and had since resided here. She was mar ried to Edward W. Blaokfan in 1844. In that year Mr. Blackfan purchased a farm from the government. It j was on this farm that Mrs. Blackfan died, her home having been con tinuously on the place since her mar-! riage. The survivors are a son Dr. j Harry Blackfan. Cambridge. N." Y. two daughters. Misses Anna and Belle Blackfan, at home: six grand - children and a sister. In religious faith Mrs. Blackfan was a Quaker. The funeral services, to be conducted by Rev. Henry Brick, of the Method ist church, will be held in the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. FOR THE RECALL Woodrow Wilson of New Jer sey, However, Would Ex empt Judges. SPEAKS AT KANSAS CITY Give- B.oiKini Why TVniocrats Arc Nearer the People Than the Republicans Are. Kansas City, Mo., May 6. Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey was the guest of the Knife and Fork club at its banquet last night. He spoke on the great political changes which are going on in the United States and said the policy of the progressive movement is to place again in the hands of the people their rights of gov ernment. Governor Wilson said the republican party is more closely allied with the interests than the democratic party and that the lattor party is more in sympathy with the new tendencies than the republican party. Governor Wil.son is a democrat. But the speaker, aside from this nat ural partisan reference, viewed the sit uation in general along the broader line. !t ORES THE HIP.ARTISA" MACHINE. In this connection be said jmmticjmy th riciR oyflrsllon, ffl-UrftCIf (I inaen-..aiarit tot liu.uuu fT JL fT7r,iTa?r7 tltA-msfe ii n a. fund of tl 00.000 altered sn ' poll tKaXhxachins . , 1 mean the machine whicn does not rep resent party principle of any kind, but w hich is willing to enter into any com bination, with whatever group of per sons or of politicians, to control the offices of localities and of states and of the nation itself in order to main tain the power of those who direct it. "Among the remedies proposed in re cent years for this sinister condition have been the initiative and referen dum in the field of legislation and the recall in the field of administration. These measures are supposed to be characteristic of the most radical pro grams, and they are supposed to be meant to change the character of our government. They have no such pur pose. Their intention is to restore, not to destroy, representative government. OUTLINES PURPOSES OF REFORMS. "They are being proposed now as a means of bringing our representatives back to the consciousness that what they are bound tn duty to do Is to rep resent tbe sovereign people whom they profess to serve and not the private in terests. "The recall is a means of administra tive control. If properly regulated and devised h. is a means of restoring to administrative officials what the initia tive and referendum restore to legisla torsnamely: a sense of direct respon sibility to the people who choose them. "Tbe recall of judges la another mat ter. Judges are not lawmakers. They are not administrators. Their duly is not to determine what the law shall be, but to determine what the law is. It is sufficient that the people should have the power to change the law when they will." PRESBYTERIAN BUDGET BIG Committer Wil! Ask for .V431, 12: from General Assembly. Auburn N. Y.. May 6. The bud get committee of the executive com mission of the Presbyterian church In session here announced yesterday the budget for the year 1011-12. which it will present to the general assembly. It calls for a total of $5,431,423 for the coming year, of which $3,1S1.22 is for benevolent fan II fand missionary purposes IMPEACHMENT OF GOVERNORS NOW DEMANDED Washington. May 6. The impeach- Collins of Indianapolis Is demanded by , r"' ""V " ,. Tl "" citizens and trades union leaders of ,-'u,u" Minn , as a result of tbe ar- SENATE HAS SEE ACCOUNTS i j ; tOWard Tildeil and ASSO ciations Win Before Judge Petit KNOCKS HELM INQUIRY ! ; ! LI--. Cffort nf UooHinn flff ! MSS tUeCt 0f Heading Off Tracing Alleged $100,000 Lorimer Fund. Chicago, May 6. Judge Petit today declared that the Illinois senate could not en force the inspection of private accounts of Edward Tilden. His decision, having this effect, was to uphold the writ of ha beas corpus obtained by Til den, Benedict and Cummings, after they had been arrested on charges of contempt of the state senate, in refusing to pre sent their accounts to the Helm committee. DECKION IS LENCTHY. j The decision took nearly an hour ! to read, and Included a quantity of verbatim testimony taken before the Helm committee at Springfield. It was seen from the first few minutes reading that the judge was Inclined to uphold the contention of the defen dants attorney, Nathaniel C. Sears, that the senate had not the right to force entry to the private accounts of a person named as Indirectly as Sears averred Tilden was, ospeclally when that person under oath declared none of his accounts would throw any light on the subject at Issue. NAMED BY FUNK. Tilden w as named by Clarence Funk of the International Harvester com pany, as the person to whom he was to have been used ln'tha election of United States Senator Lorimer. MAY APPEAL CASE. Attorney Healy, representing the Helm committee, was given 10 days in which to file exceptions. He indicated the case probably would be reviewed by the appellaty court. Judge Petit based his decision In largo part on the premise that the whole proceedings be fore the Helm committee were invalid. "It will be clearly seen." said the court, "that tlie main question involved here is whetherfhe senate committee had power to order Tilden to produce his books. " HAD RIGHT TO'KNOW. "A witness appearing before the com mittee had a right to know what partic ular inquiry is going on. The record here fails to show that. There also must be evidence to show the witness had evidence in his possession that wa material t the inquiry being conduct ed." The formal order releasing the three made no reference to the payment of the costs of the court action. MUST UPHOLD LAW Authorities in Alaska Instruct ed to Stop Canadian Outbreaks. SITUATION NOW QUIET Sec rotary Fishc-r Indicate lH-ire to Extend Relief a feoon as Possible. Washington, May 6. On receipt of newa of the rioting at Cordova, Alaska, Secretary I'ishcr telegraph ed to Governor Clark of Alaska, who is now at Chaplin Conn., directing prompt suppression of lawlessnets. His telegram follows: "Preaw reports Indicate lawless destruction of British Columbia coal at Cordova by citizens claiming to act In resentment of dt lay in the dis position here of Alaska coal mat ters. You are fully advised of my personal desire and determination to promote Alaskan coal develop ment as promptly a effective pro tection of public Interest will per mit. Nevertheb-bB, lawl ssnesH must be absolutely suppressed and pun- j ished, and you will fake prompt and vigorous action to this end." " ' toraow Aiasa, j.-h .ment over the dumping of the Alas- " ""--"-P J'TKlr.L.LlT. President Ta"'s failure to acknowl edge receipt of any of several hun dred cablegrams urging h!m to ex pedite the opening of the Alaskan coal field has subsided. Deputy mar shals are guarding the company's property.