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aAND krqv MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1911. PRICE TWO CENTS. SIXTIETH YEAR NO. 198. Commission Form of Government Law E ROCK SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT ADOPTED HERE IS VALID Passes Its First Test the Sangamon Cir cuit Court. ! in APPEAL TO BE TAKEN . Inrina PpfiinMnn After h!oc'l Deliberation Gives His Decision. (Special to The Arpua ) Springfield, 111., June 5. The com j jnission form of government bill, tin- j der which a number of cities of I Hi i Hois are now "being governed, was do-1 clared constitutional by Judge James J A. Creighton In the Saneamon circuit' court today, when he entered an orde r i sustaining the demurrer of the com j ir.issioners of the city of Springfield.; to the answer of county Tr-as.irr rCbarles H. Edmonds of Sangamon: 'county, in a suit, in mandamus brought fbv the commissioners to compel Ed I imands to turn over to William H.j Howe, who was elected city treasure i '"by the commissioners, the city funds In his possession. Edmand. eleeis to stand by his answer and will take an .appeal to the supreme court. details awuded. " Judge Creighton does not go into go ftails on the various points raised in Lgivtng this decision, but holds that the commission form of government b'ii !was legallv passed by the legislatuw !-.nd that as far as he can see it do-; i Inot violate any section of the cons.:-' tutlon of Illinois. He has had 'c case under advisement for sove.;ii days. of interest nERE. The Springfield case is of interest In Rock Island because the withhold-! 0 1 Wk ,his mprn,ngt Detective Caul lng of the money JylAe treasurer of ; fle.lrt haTipened aion The pair at the Sangamon county was followed by,.irnP had ntten to thp "holdh.e similar action here. nether the a tion of the court will relieve the sit uation locally remains to be deter ni Jned. PROMISES TO GIVE UP FACTS Ohio Eepresenative, Pleading Guilty of Bribery, Agrees to Talk. PAID $100, IS FINED $100 One of Eight Reported in IYef.li ! Hatch of Indictment for Ieg- islative Corruption. Columbus. Ohio. June 5. The grand j jury made the third report in legisla-1 tlve bribery today, returning eight in-j dletmenta against as many persons. j swore out a warrant for the "kider" j within $1,740 of the sum needed yes One n iUDit gmi.ty. John Stewart, charging him with dis-;terday. The church has a seating ca- RpnrPKPntativf Fvans w a in the j court room at the time and beirg served with an indictment charging ! him with receiving a $10 bribe, plead fuilty and was fined $100. Wil l. TF.I.I. AM.. Evans will go before the grand jury and tell ail he knows about the bribery scandal. BOMB FOR TURK RULER? Jlig Store cf Pynamite Found Near Railway Over W hich He Will Pa.-.-Rome. June 5. Vidart. the -fourth contestant to reach Rnra at the end of the second stage of the 1.3"0 Faris Rome Turin air race, arrived at f':15 this morning, lje Prince, the Fr rich aviator, arrived in Genoa at 0:4$ this morning. Iowa Lumberman Kills Self. Ottumwa. Iowa, June 5. E. E Shrom. a sawmill owner at Bata.ia, committed suicide by shooting yet-tcr-c'.av. The cause is not known. COMMITTEE TO PROBE LORIMER C ASE IS CHOSEN Ai.shi::s-.on. June 5. At today's meeting ol" the senate committee on rrivikges and elections Dillingham, j satus for the manufacture of bombs Catiitle. Jones and Kenyon trepubJi- i was discovered in a secluded defile in .ins. and Fletcher, Johnston. Kernjtht Koepraolue distrct. The' explosves t.-,n l.ca (democrats) were designated mere found close to a railway over - a special cornmiuee to condut. , hk.h Sultan Mehemid of Turkey will tr.e reinvestigation into the Lorimer pass on the forthcoming tour of Mace isarces. ' domra. The Weather Forecast Till 7 P. W. Tomorrow for Rock Island, Davenport, Molina and Vicinity. . Unsettled but generally fair to ! night and Tuesday, cooler Tuesday. A J ' V- 1 I I I. . au . v w yesterday 93. lowest last night 69. Precipitation none. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 2 miles per hour. Stage of -water 5.4, a rise of .1 in last 4S hours. Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 52, J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Sun sets 7:23, rises 4:25; moon seta 1:49 a. m.; Mercury seen in east before sunrise. HOLDING HANDS; WERE ARRESTED Margaret Peters Inveigles a f , Stranger Into Confidential Talk in Square. v SEVERAL ARE SENTENCED Peddlers. Fighters and Disorderlies Are Given Jail Terms by Po lice Magistrate. Charles Keliy, who arrived in Rock Island Saturday morning, had a short s'ay here because he was inveigled into a quiet little "spoon" scene by one Mar- ,garet peters, well known character in I i"tii t- i w ij i i in ei-. r..-... tan i.iu?p ! the woman immediately after his arrt- val. and though he had never seen 'b' r in-fore, consented to a little coufl Ideniiul cl.at. Accordingly they set out . fur Spencer sq:;are and espying a : bench settled nnnn it. Refore 7 bands" stage and were enjoying things immensely when the detective made his presence known. In police court. Kelly was told that he would nave time for Just 10 minutes in. this city. The woman was given 10 days in the county jail. other CASKS, lfenry Ion and John Peterson be came involved in a fistic quarrel Sat urday night following a spree aDd a (ii.-pute over the ownership of some personal property. They wore placed tinder arrest by Car'ain James Rey nolds and Officer C. Meenan and thia morning each was fouud guilty of dis orderly conduct and sentenced to 1-) days in the county jail. K. F. Reed, a crippled peddler was arrested late Saturday afternoon ay Officer Kinsley, was given 40 days in the county batile this morning. Reed was attempting to dispose of pencils and other small articles and when 'ever a pedestrian refused to purcharc from him, lie became insulting and abusive. His arrest followed. Hebause he " kidded" him when h- drove into a ditch, Herman Ruliu orderly conduct. Rudin and Stewart 1:11,1 a quarrel a year aco, and that j was the Vncrn,ive for ,he war rant, itiougn Stewart aid no some! i hniuiiig rue oiner cay w iien Kniin 'drove a team "into a ditch. Evidence s-ibmiMed showed that Stewart was I gui'ty of nothing more serious thaa ridicule and so dismissed the case. Jiilm Broekett was fined $5 and costs this morning for drunkenness. Christ Cook and .Tames Connelly ei gaged in a fight Saturday nielu and were arrested Each was fined $1 and cos's this morning by Folice Magis trate mith. DANIEL O'REILLY GIVEN 5 MONTHS Sentence FoII.ws Verdict of Guilty or liecemng toien tioods in Ilanrroft Ca.se. New York, June 5. Daniel ; O'Reilly, the lawyer convicted of re- coining stolen goods in the Bancroft 1 bond robbery case, was today sen I fenced to five months in the reniten Itiary. O'Reilly appeared to be deep ' ly affected by his sentence. i'! FOURTH REACHES ROME lart Completes Second Stage of Paris-Konie-Turin Rcf. ' Salonika. Turkey. June 5. A big ! ore of dynamite and complete appa- CHURCH STARTED FREE FROM DEBT Watertown Methodists Dedi cate Their Cozy Little Wor shiping Place Sunday. $1,740 AMOUNT PLEDGED Bock Island and Moline Friends As sist in Completing the Total of 94,000. Watertown's cozy little Methodist church was dedicated yesterday and the building debt incurred wiped out In ita entirety. Rev. Alexander Smith, superintendent of the Rock Island district, was In charge of the financial campaign conducted during the day, and before the close of the evening services, in connection with which the dedicatory ceremonies were held, the $1,740 had been rais ed, completing the $4,000 that it cost to build the church. Rev. Mr. Smith, in order to make the total, was obliged to call upon friends in Rock Island and Moline and all re- Castro has secured a sponded generously. One donation of 4100 was wired from Washing ton, t. C. But the chief credit for the consummation of the project be longs to the Ladies' Aid society of Watertown. It was the good women of this organization who raised the funds with which to purchase the lot. Then they set to work to gather money to build a church. They were pacify of 200. Rev. F. I. Stevena, pastor of the Milan Methodist church, ls B"PP,J'iDS the Watertown charge. me services yesieraay were as ioi- ioe. 1 morsixc 10:30. Hymn, "Come Thou Almighty King." Frayer. Anthem. Scripture reading. Announcements. Hymn, "Love Divine." Sermon by Rev. Alexander Smith, district superintendent. Rock Island. Hymn, "Onward Cfiri6tian Sol diers." Benediction. A FTERVOOX 2uM). Hymn. "How Firm a Foundation." Prayer. Anthem. Addresses Rev. W. S. Reed, Pink Prairie. Rev. F. H. Andereon. East Moline. Anthem. Addresses Rer. J. M' Osborn. Watertown. Rev. E. W. Thompson, Silvis. Hymn. "Joy to the World " Benediction. EVENING 7 sSO. Hymn, "Holy. Holy, Holy." Prayer. Anthem. Scripture Reading. Announcements. Anthem. Hymn, "Blessed Assurance." Sermon Rev. T. E. Newland. p-jrt Methodist Episcopal church. Rock Island. DEDICATORY SERVICES. Hymn. "Stand Up for Jesus." Benediction. There will be a reception at the new church this evening and there will be special services tomorrow evening and "Wednesday evening. j LUMBER IN FORAIRING Alleged Trust to Pass Uu der Scrutiny of Grand Jury. HEARING AT CHICAGO Special Attention to Be Given to Shutting Out of Mail Order Houses. Chicago, June 5. Shortly before noon Judge Landis impaneled a special gTand jury to investigate the alleged illegal operations of the so-called "lum ber trust." The investigation is with PASSING OF TWO EX-PRESIDENTS boatload of arms and amnrnnition and a view to criminal prosecution. Evidence said to implicate leading men in the lumber industry has been gathered by special agents for the gov ernment and will be presented before the grand jury. MAIL ORDER HOt SF.S BARRED. Especial attention will be paid by the grand jurors to methods said to have been adopted by the alleged com bination to keep Chicago mail order houses from purchasing lumber direct ly from the manufacturers. BLOW FROM FIST FATAL Dixon Girl's Friend Hits Man Who, , He Claims, Offended Her. Dixon, 111., June 5. Emory Kin caid, engineer of the Roper furni ture factory, was killed on the bridge across Rock river Saturday night in sight of hundreds by Ira Mighalls with his fist. Mighalls claims Kin eaia insulted ivnss luiu roster, a friend of his. The coroner's Jury held Mighalls without bail. Dubuque Pastor Dead. Dubuque, Iowa. June 5. Rev. Her man Ficke, aged 65, a leading German Congregational minister of the north west, is dead. BARRED A JEW FROM THE ARMY; GIVEN "CALLING" Washington, June 6. Colonel Jo seph Garrard, 17. S. A., commanding the cavalry post at Fort Meyer, Va., today was reprimanded by the secre tary of war, under orders from Pres ident Taft, for reporting adversely an application of a soldier for the right to take examinations for pro motion to the commissioned grade on the ground he was of Jewish parent age. The president said it was hard to deal with the matter "with pa tience and without condemnatory words that had better cot be writ ten." ... TRUSTS LEAD IN OPPOSING Lumber and Paper Making- In terests Head Fight on Re ciprocity. TAFT SAYS AT CHICAGO Inspire Those Claiming to Represent Farming Interest Some Solid Arguments. Chicago, June 5. President Taft, be fore the "Western Economic society here Saturday evening, declared that the principal opposition to the Cana dian reciprocity agreement comes not from the farmer, but from the lumber "trust" and from American makers of print paper. The president outlined some of the methods employed by the opponents of -reciprocity and practical ly told the farmers that they were be ing "buncoed" by special interests. He said that the fate of the agreement rested not so much with the United is on his way to Venezuela' States senate as with the people of the country. In spite of the forces that are array ed against it, the president expressed the belief that the agreement would be come a law. "The bill," he said, "will pass, if it passes at all, because of the force of the public opinion in its favor. EXTENT OF THE OPPOSITION. "I venture to state that there is much less real opposition to reciprociay than has been represented In Washington. I have estimated the arguments and compared them with actual statistics. Under reciprocity with Cuba, which reduced the duties on each side 20 per cent, our trade with that country was doubled. Under complete reciprocity with Porto Rico our trade with that island has increased nearly 15 times; under reciprocal relations with the Philippine islands our mutual trade has nearly doubled in less than a year. In each case there was bitter opposi tion and wild prophesies of disastrous results. "From what source does the opposi tion to Canadian reciprocity proceed? It comes first from those who own and control the lumber supply of the United States; secondly, fiom manufacturers of print paper, of whom the largest own much of the spruce wood supply of the United States from which print pa per is made. And, third, from those who claim to represent the farmers of the country. "The control of lumber in the United States is in comparatively few hands, so friendly to each other that the pos sibility of a monopoly is neither re mote nor improbable, according to the bureau of corporations, unless we bring to the markets of the United States the relatively inexhaustible supply to be found in Canada. REGARDING PRINT PAPER. As to print paper: The tariff heard ! reports that the average cost of duction in ail the United States is regular session of the Ministerial ai about $5 more a ton than the cost of jliance. most of the churches huw production in Canada, and that this $5 changed the "hour of the regular mld is about the difference between the ! week prayer service to 8 o'clock in cost of pulp wood in the United States stead of at 7:30. Some of the churcu and the cost of pulp wood in Canada, jes have not as yet made the change, "It is of the highest importance, both but the action will probably come to consumers and to the manufactur- about In another week. - REVISION OF THE COTTON SCHEDULE TO COPIE NEXT ers of print paper to secure a letting down of the bars In Canada for the ex portation of pulp wood. "The agreement looks far Into the future to create a condition of absolute ly free trade in paper and its mater ials, a condition that is the best for the Industry as it certainly is for the consumers. "The third class of opponents to the bill are those who claim vociferously to represent the whole farming indus try of the United States. "This, of course, Is a much more for midable opposition than the special in terests to which I have referred, and it is but natural that these special in terests should be found cooperating with those who claim to represent the farming interest- "The employment of a New York city firm, skilled In sending circulars, is is not the subject of proper criticism, providing the statements made in the circulars are reasonable and well founded. But it is significant that thia same New York firm is looking for fi nancial assistance in the campaign they are carrying on against reciproci ty, not only to the grange, but also to gentlemen intlrested in lumber, in the manufacture of print paper, and in other manufactures. EFFECT ON THE FARMER. "How is the farmer to be affected by Canadian reciprocity and free trade in agricultural products? Canada is so far north that its agricultural prod ucts are limited to wheat, rye, barley. oats, potatoes, live cattle, horses, and dairy products. It does not raise more than one-6lxth of 1 per cent of the corn crop of the United States. It raised but few vegetables, it raises but few hogs because it has not the corn to feed them with; it cannot fatten cat tle as they are fattened in the United States. "The United States sends into Can ada a great many more horses than it imports from the Canadians. It sends to Canada a much larger amount of potatoes than It receives from. The United States exports to Canada about 15 times as much meat and dairy prod ucts as Canada sends to the United State's. ' IMPORTS WE MAY EXPECT. "The only real importation of agTi CTi!tuTaiTr)rodhct6 inaUwe may expect from Canada of any considerable amount will consist of wheat, barley, rye and oats. The world price of these four cereals is fixed abroad, where the surplus from the producing countries is disposed of. Canadian wheat nets it perhaps 10 cents less a bushel to the producer than wheat grown in the Da kotas or In Minnesota, due to greater cost of exporting. "If now the duty Is to be taken off Canadian wheat, Minneapolis and oth er places can make it into flour be cause the capacity of the United States mills is 33 per cent greater than is needed to mill the wheat of this coun try. Canadian wheat can be Imported and ground Into flour without mater ially reducing the demand for or price of United States wheat and the sur plus will be sent abroad as flour. "A material net to the stock and cat tle raisers and the dairy farmers will be the supply of by-products of bran and shorts from the flour mills. These by-products are now so scarce and high that many farmers are unable to pro cure them. REGARDING PRICE OF WHEAT. "The agreement will not, in my judg ment, reduce the price of wheat or other farming products for our people. It will, and ought to prevent an exorbi tant advance In the price of farming products which for the last three or four years have been highly profitable to all engaged in agriculture." MAKING RECORD FOR HOT WEATHER Highest Point This Afternoon Ol, Two Helow Saturday, When DO Was Reached. We are having some record hot weather for June just now. Up to Z o'clock this afternoon the highest point was 9i. Yesterday the niaxi mum was S3. Saturday, however a new mark for the season and a new one in the history of the local wea'h er station for June 3 was made whta 96 was recorded. RUSSIAN SHIP AGROUND Crown Prince of Niam Among Theme Aboard Sa Ijom of Life. Toklo, June 5. The Russian volun teer fleet steamer Ryazan, bound for Vladivostak, today ran ashore on a reef near Nagasaki. All passengers, in- ! eluding the crown prince of Siam, were saved. Service Hour Changed. Following a decision which was pro-'reached last Monday afternoon at the Congress Plans to Go Ahead With Lower ing Tariff. EXPERTS ARE AT WORK Taft Makes It Plain He Objects to Root's Amendment to ' v Reciprocity. Washington, June 5. A revision ot the cotton tariff will be undertaken at this session of congress, according to Representative Rainey of Illinois. Ex perts already are at work and a bill will be drafted soon. ONE THING AT A TIME. Chairman Flood of the house com mittee on territories, and former Gov ernor Curry of New Mexico were told by President Taft today that for tha present he would not use administra tion influence to push statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. SENATE, ONLY, MEETS. Washington, June 5. The senate was the only branch of congress to meet today. Senator Pomerene was expect ed to call up his resolution directing criminal proceedings against the offi cers and directors of the Standard Oil and American Tobacco companies, and to urge their prosecution under the re cent supreme court decision. CONTINUES HEARINGS. The finance committee continued its hearing on Canadian reciprocity. The hearings, which have consumed about a month, will close today or tomorrow. The report of the committee may be formulated Wednesday and presented to the senate the following day. TAFT STANDS FIRM. Washington, June 5.7-T0 Senator Stone of Missouri President Taft made It clear today tkat be is opposed to amendment whatsoever to the Cana dian reciprocity agreement. This in cludes the Root amendment. Stone said he would carry on the fight for reciprocity along the lines laid down by the president. "Every true friend of reciprocity will do the same thing," Baid Stone. CAMPAIGN IS ON Race for Presidency of Mexico at Coming Election Now Taking Form. REYES MAY BE CANDIDATE Expected lie Will Oppose Madero and That Church Party Will Also Enter the Field. ' Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 5. The war being over, const ruc,t.ively at least, the presidential campaign may be said to have begun in Mexico yes terday, when General Bernardo Reyes, who has been recalled from Europe for the purpose 4fi aiding In the reestablishrneut of peace, arriv ed here by the steamship Fuerst Bis marck from Ilavaca, where he had halted on the way. While not an avowed candidate for the presidency. General Kpvoh Is con sidered a receptlv one. Undoubted ly his name will be on the ballot when the election Is held. He Is popular with the army and can rely politically on what remains of the Diaz machine. (IllKCII TO IIE MAN, When Madero arrives la Mexico City next Wednesday the two men who probably will be the leading ri vals for the presidency may have the opportunity of s'zlng each other up at close quarters. Latr the power ful Catholic party Is expected to put forward a candidate. Diaz was the political enemy of the church, whose wealth and organization he consid ered a menace to the state. Taft Home Early in Morning. Washington, June 5. President Taft, returning from Chicago, reached Wash ington at 8:i.j this morning. LIEUT. BAGUE MISSING AFTER OVERSEA FLIGHT Nice, France, June 5. Lieutenant Eague, the French aviator who holds the over-sea flight record, left Nice this morning on an air voyage to Cor sica. No news was received up to an early hour this evening, and it is fear ed be may have fallen into the sea.