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AND AUGXJ SIXTIETH YEAR. NO. 203. SATURDAY, JUXE 10, 1911. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. HE ROCK HEAT CAUSE OF UNTOLD SUFFERING Scorching Wave Travel ing Across the United States. CHICAGO IS CENTER Mercury Passes 98 and Threat ens to Reach 100 Many Prostrated. Chicago, June 10. At 10:30 this morning the government thermome ter marked 93. On the street level thermometers registered 3 to 5 de grees higher. By that hour one death and four serious prostrations were reported. Work in many down town offices was abandoned and street gangs of workmen laid off. of 100 degrees might be expected during the day. CP TO 05 AT XOOX. By noon the temperature had n&en to 15. Two women were dearl and nine other persjns In a critic. il ..:Ci tion. HEADS FOR 1IIO. ' By 1 o'clock the temperature had reached yesterday s high mark, 5. At 2:3ft it was still rising with every probability of reaching the lftft mark. HANG IP MANY ltt:rIHIl. Washington, 1J. C., June K'. Mov ing eastward from a sizzling belt stretched oer t'uo middle west ! a hot wave that threatens to make tem peratures soar as far as New KnTani. Jt has kept Weather Bureau Forecast ?r Frankenfie'id busy hanging record scores. "Keokuit ion" -was a high marl for the season yesterday. So was 100 at Omaha and the same report from point6 In Illinois. All through an area that embraced lowft.-rirtnols;' NVtrrasirl Missouri and Kansas, the temperature touched or broke records with temper atures from 90 to 100, official, includ ing 9S at Chicago. FIRST FUNCTION OF STATE OCCURS Prince of Wales Invested With In signia of Order of Garter Own ing Coronation Ceremony. London, June 10. The first of the state functions associated with the coronation of King George V., was witnessed today at Windsor castle, where the Prince of Wales wag invested with the insignia of the Order of the Garter. The elaborate ceremonial dating from the institu tion of the order ."60 years ago, was condurted in the throne room. King George and Queen Ma ry with kn'ghts j of the order, attended in gorgeous robes and the full insignia of the order. The kin. himself buckled the blue velvet garter upon 1 lie left leg of the youthful 'knight. EXTRA P0LICE0N GUARD Seek to Prevent Keetitiii of Trou ble in "! elmxl Strike. Cleveland. Ohio. June l'i. Fear of a repetition of the diMurbar.res late yes terday when a clash betwrrn striking garment makers and a siuad of police resulted In a striker heins t-hot. a pa tro'.man knifed and a so:e of men ai: i women cut and bruised, canned the po lice to take extra precau'ions today to control the situation. This riorniv.g 3 00 extra patrolmen were detailed to the districts -picketed iy the strikers. Vnion officials decry yeMe-day's io'ui tions, and hope there will be no recur rence today. LOST MILLIONS BY LENIENCE IN SUGAR FRAUDS Washington. June 10. Henry A. Wise. United States district attor r.ey for New York, frankly admitted to the house committee oa extendi-, tures in the department of justice to day that he ecu Id not sayjwhy it was that the government had bee a con lent merely to collect duties in the sugar fraud .aes and had r.ot seiz ed and confiscated the million's of: dollars worth of sugar involved hi the frauds. Chairman Beall said he had no-; tired that women and others who had tiled to defraud the govern ii:er.; ! were usually required to forfe't ! their imports and he considered i ii great misfortune that the sugar importers had not been treated like - wise Tho Weather Forecast Till 7 P. W. Tomorrow for Rock Island, Davenport, Molhae and Vicinity. Generally fair except thunderstorm! this afternoon or tonight, cooler. Temperature at a. m. 78. Highest yesterday 98, lowest last night 77. Precipitation none. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m 7 miles per hour. , Relative humidity at 7 p m. 83, at 7 a.m. 59. Stage of water 4.5 a fall of .1 in the last 24 hours. J. M. 8HEHIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Sun sets 7:26, rises 4:24; moon sets 3:52 a. m; suns declination, 23 de grees noith of celestial equator. FISH BILL A LAW Governor Signs Measure Mak ing Extensive Changes in the Regulations. - APPROVES MINE BILLS Vetoes lO Measures on Various Grounds, Some Because They Are Loosely Prawn. Springfield. 111., June 10. The fish bill, which recasts the laws cov ering the protection of the fish in dustries of the state, as well as the sporting side of the proposition, was signed by Governor Deneen yester day. The bill is aimed not only to afford protection to fish during the spawning season, but protection to commercial fishermen and dealers in fish who comply with its provisions. It defines the kind of appliances with which fish may be legally taken and fixes a schedule of fees to be paid for use of such appliances by those engaged iu fishing for market. It also provides for the licensing of nonresident rod fishermen, the non resident license fee being $1 a year. It retains the commission which is composed of three members and di vides the state into nine districts, the duty-of enforcing the law in re spective districts devolving upon the district fish warden, under the direc tion of the chief warden, who Is to be one of the commissioners, and 45 deputy wardens. The governor also signed the min ing bills. One regulates the size and quality of powder for blasting pur poses and tile other provides for modernized fire alarms and fire fighting equipment in mines. The measures were fathered by Repre sentative Pervier of Bureau county. Other bills signed by the gover nor include these: Senate bill. 492 Olurburgb) Ap propriating $000,000 for the ordi nary expenses and for Improvement expenses at the Joliet penitentiary. Senate bill 66 (Gibson) Appro bates $140,000 for the Western j Illinois State Normal school at Ma comb. I House bill 251 (Butts) Appro I priates $C6,000 for a monument to Illinois soldiers at Kenesaw moun tain. Georgia. House bill C."6 (appropriation) Appropriates $.900,000 for ordinary expenses of the state charitable in stitutions. Including Dunning asyl- um for 1911 and 1912: also $245,- 000. which may be collected in fees. ktoks io nil. I.. Governor Deneen vetoed 10 bills which are before him for signature. The governor vetoed senate bill 27 on constitutional grounds. The measure was to amend "an act con cerning fees and salaries and to classify the several counties of this state with reference thereto." House hill 492. eomcernlmj rtro- ' bate courts, the governor vetoed, as , lie expressed in his message, because ' of ""the loose and careless manner : in which an atttempt has been made to add a simple amendment to the , probate court act." House bill 537. regarding police pens-ion funds in the smaller cities i of the state, was vetoed, the gover ; nor said, because "it attempted to amend a law which does not exist 'ar.d which could not he located r.) the statute books of the state." j FKU1KD CLASH OF rOI'BTS. j The governor vetoed house bill j 6f o, ncerning the jurisdiction of jco'inty courts, because of his belief I that there would 'be created adver j futy in the jurisdiction of county j and rrobate courts, i House bill 4 00. concerning the use ' of public parks by certain societes, , was vetoed for constitutional rea sons on the advice of the attorney general. House bill 240, regarding the sale cf real estate by school trustees, was vetoed on the ground that its pro visions were too broad. l-iou.-e l i'l concerning the as sessment of property and the levying cf taxes was vetoed because of the sufficiency of the present law, as iewed by the governor. House bill 412, referring to affl d.TUts for chance of venue, was vc- toed because of the belief of the ' governor the present law is sufficient ly clear and strong. Fourteen Killed in Riots. Torreon. Mexico, June 10.- Re-j j port from Matehuala, where the 'miners are on strike, is that 14 men have been killed in rlots- WAR NEAR IN CHIHUAHUA Federal Troops Refuse to Surrender the City to the Insurrectos. APPEAL TO CAPITAL Said Massacre Is Feared U. S. Troops Cease Patrolling the Border. Juarez, Mexico, June 10. A tele gram from Chihuahua today says the situation there is inexplicable. Fed eral troops refused- to surrender the city and will not allow the insurrec tos to enter with their arms. Ap- Uncle Sam That's a peals have been sent to Mexico City, asking the minister of war to settle the difficulty- The :nsurreatl3 threaten to enter the city by force unless given permission to take pos session soon. FEA It A MASSACRE. The insurrectos are being kept out because of the fear that if they enter with arms they will get beyond control and give vent to a long cher ished resentment to certain inter ests. PATROLLING CEASES. Brownsville. Texas, June 10. The patrolling of this section of the border by troops to prevent neutral ity law violations has ceased and the various military substations are abandoned. WII.I, DEMAND ,O00,0O0. Mexico City, June 10.- An Indem nity of $6,000,000 will be demanded of Mexico by the Chinese government for the slaughter of Chinese subjects in Torreon. The demand will be backed up by a cruiser already on the way to Mexican west coast ports. Three investigators returned yes terday from Torreon and placed In the hands of Shung Hal Sun, charge de affaires of the Chinese legation. j a detailed report of the carnage, and that, besides a bank and club house, j 8 9 plares of business were sacked. APOI.OOY AND AID DEMANDED. In addition to the Indemnity an apology for insult to the Chinese flag WALL STREET "FARMERS" ONES LEADING FIGHT ON RECIPROCITY BY TAV. (Special Correspondence of The Argus.) Washington. June 8. That the "farm ers" principally interested in killing reciprocity are Wall street "farmers," whose "crops' consist chiefly of lum ber and paper trust dividends, was re vealed in testimony taken by the sen ate finance committee. It was shown that Allen & Graham, alleged attorneys for the National Grange, are really professional lobby ists for the big tariff trusts. Their ar gument when seeking business is that they can pull the necessary wires in Washington to defeat or bring about the passage of any legislation they may fee assigned upon. Mr. Allen was made to admit upon will be demanded; also that aid be extended to destitute families of the rictima, that the guilty be punished, and that the constitutional guaran tees of protection to Chinese lives and property be made effective. Of the 16,000,000 indemnity to be asked 11,0000,000 la for property damage and the remainder for the loss of lives.. FOUR NEW BILLS Three Members of Ohio House and an Attache Indicted for Bribery. ALL PREVIOUSLY ACCUSED Confession of Representative Evans ' Fails to Involve ae Many as Was Expected. Columbus, Ohio. June 10. Three, members of the general assembly and an attache were indicted on bribery charges yesterday by the grand jury, which adjourned for an indefinite period subject to call. Its investiga tion of legislative bribery is not com pleted, but it will not be resumed PITY THE CONGRESSMAN darned lot o f wood for me to saw in for the present. Those Indicted yes terday include: Senator Thomas A. Dean, democrat, Sandusky county, whose name has been attached to practically all the liquor bills during the last three sessions of the assembly. Representative Frank M. Cal vey, republican. Pike county, member of the house first cal endar committee. Representative George B. Nye, democrat. Pike county, member of the calendar committee, and already under three indictments on charges of bribe solicita tion. Stanley P. Harrison, Cuya hoga county, assistant ser-geant-at-arms of the senate. TWICE INDICTED. All were indicted twice and all furnished $5,000 bond on each In dictment. Though the confession of Repre sentative Owen J. Evans of Stark county this week was expected to re sult in a large, number of indict ments, there are only two of yes terday's bills traceable to the con fession, those against Representative Calvey, his colleague on the calen dar committee. New indictments against Dr. Nye charge him with the solicitation of $700 and "certain moneys" from Al- (ContUued on Page FItO cross-examination that the anti-reciprocity literature with which the agri cultural districts have recently been flooded came direct from the lobbyist headquarters within a stone's throw of Wall street. Mr. Allen also admitted that the American Lumber Manufac turers' association, the Palp and Print Paper association and the American Wool Manufacturers' association (lum ber trust, paper trust, and wool trust, respectively) are among those who pledged themselves to finance this holy crusade for the farmers. Allen &. Graham have among their clients some of the beet "farmers" in Wall street. The firm was shown to have represented as lobbyists the Whisky Security company (whisky MRS. NATION IS NOME Kansas Saloon Smasher Dies After 6-Months Illness. PARESIS THE CAUSE Had Been Completely Broken Down for Several Months Sketch of Career. Leavenworth, Kan., June 10. Carrie E. Nation, 66 years old, who gained celebrity by her use of a hatchet in the cause of prohibition, died here at 7 o'clock: last night in the Evergreen santarium. Paresis the hot sum mer time. was the cause of death. She was ad mitted to the sanitarium Jan. 22, suffering from nervous breakdown. Although it has been reported sev eral times since she came here that she was dead, the end whs not ex pected until several daj3 ago. At noon yesterday she passed into a comatose condition, from which she did not revive. IN COMPLETE COLLAPSE. Mrs. Nation while in the sanitar ium was incapable of managing even her own business affairs, all trace of the bold prohibition worker dis appearing when her ron constitu tion began to fail, and she spent the last five months of her life in seclu sion. No one but relatives and hos pital attendants was allowed to see ner. When told, several day3 ago, that she would die, Mrs. Nation made no comment. Only Dr. A. I,. Suwail;y and a nurse were with her when death came. WAS BORN IN KEXTtCKT. Mrs. Nation was born in Kentucky In 1846. Her maiden name was Carrie Moore, and as a girl, it is said, she. was absolutely fearless. In her early life 6he married a man addict ed to the use of intoxicants, which created in her an intense aversion: to the saloon. When he died she determined to devote her life to the suppression of the liquor traffic. Later she moved to Kansas and trust) and the Standard Oil company, the latter of which organization Is headed by John D. Rockefeller, whose occupation as a big oil "farmer" is be yond controversy. COMMISSION APTLY NAMED. It is known now why Senator Aldrich calls his lame duck commission a "mon etary" commission. It is because It spends so much money. The monetary commission, according to a treasury report, has expended $207,130.43 of the, people's money on European travel, meetings at famous summer resorts, on manuscripts, book translations, monographs, and mem bers' salaries. The report also con- (Continued on Pace Seven.) Hatchet Wiclder Who is Dead CARRIE NATIOM. married David Nation, who Sympa thized with her temperance princi ples. ADOPTS HATCHET. Mrs. Nation's first saloon smash ing was done in the barroom of the Carey hotel at Wichita Dec. 27, 190"0. She was arrested and remain ed In jail several days before she was released on bond On Jan. 21. 1901, armed with her favorite weapon, a hatchet, Mrs. Natfon made another raid in Wich ita. This time she smashed two sa loons. During the next two months Mrs. Nation surprised the liquor trafflck ers In various Kansas towns, appear ing unheralded and leaving a trail of ruined barroom fixtures wherever she went. Many saloonlsts became terror-stricken when the militant temperance advocate appeared in their neighborhood and locked their places and fled before the faithful hatchet could get Into action. HURT IN WRECKING SALOONS. Remarkably few of the saloon men used violence In resisting Mrs. Na tion, although she was assaulted and badly hurt while wrecking a saloon at Enterprise, Kan. By this time the state of Kansas was in a ferment. Aroused by the spirit of the daunt less woman from Kentucky, the peo ple began to demand that all the sa loons and joints be closed at once. Smashing parties-were- organised all over the-' state. The saloon power was being wrecked. Ai a result of the agitation bills were passed by the legislature which strengthened the state prohibitory law. Thus, erratic a3 her life has been, Mrs. Nation was responsible for the greatest temperance awakening in Kansaa. DEMANDS MONET. Mrs. Nation, after aer activities in Kansas, became a lecturer and the editor of a paper called the Smash ers' Mall. She did little sm.ashlng outside of Kansas. While lecturing In New York city she created a sensation by appear ing at the horse show in Madison Square garden and demanding that the occupants of the Vanderbilt box contribute money for a home for, drunkards' wives, which she found ed In Kansas City, Kan. The home recently was taken over by the Associated Charities. Bl RY TOMORROW. Leavenworth, Kan., June 10. The body of Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kan sas anti-saloon worker who died here last night, was taken today to Kansas City, Kan., where funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Moore, her sister-in-law, tomorrow. Burial w ill be at Richmond, Mo. IS INSURED FOR $4,500,000 Rodman Wanamaker Takes Another $1,000,000 Policy. Philadelphia, Pa., June 10. Rod, man Wanamaker has just taken an additional $1,000,000 worth of In surance on his life. He already was the most heavily insured man In the world and his total insurance now amounts to $1,500,000. His annual premium on this amount is estimated to be about $125,000. AVIATORS FALL TO DEATH Ilerr Schendel of Germany and HU Mechanic Are Killed. Johannisthal, Germany, June 10. Herr Schendel, who on TuesTSy es tablished a German altitude record of 6,594 feet in an aeroplane, fell last night with his mechanic, Voss, and both were instantly killed. Schendel was trying to eclipse the world's altitude record with a pas senger. BANKERS MEET NOV. 21-24 Date Fixed by New Orleans Clearing House and Approved. New Orleans, La., June 10. The an nual convention of the American Bank ers' association will take place In New Orleans Nov. 21 to 24 next. This date was decided upon by the committee of the-local clearing house and approved by General Secretary Farnsworth of the association. Montana Farmers Oppose. Livingston, Mont.. June 10. The Clyde Park Commercial club, com posed largely of farmers, passed res olutions condemning Canadian reciprocity. AMENDMENT IN LINE WITH AGREEMENT Taft Admits Root Motion Will Not be Fatal to Reciprocity. BUT HE OPPOSES IT Senator Smoot Doubts Any Change Will Be Made ' Vote July 16 or 17. Boston, Jane 10. "I am opposed to the Root amendment of the reci procity treaty, bat Urn obliged to ad mit its adoption Is not a violation of the agreement made with Can ada. My views on the subject are contained In my speech at Chicago on Jnne 3." That is what President Taft tele graphed the Boston Chamber of Commerce today after he had read a telegram sent him by that body In quiring as to his attitude regarding the Root amendment. PREDICTS DATS OP VOTE. Washington. June 10. "It Is my personal opinion that we will vote on reciprocity July 16 or 17," said Senator Smoot of Utah, after a talk with President Taft today. "The bill will pass and congress will ad journ ail the business- out of the way, I believe, about July 27." DOIBTS SICCESS. He doubted whether the Root amendment would pass. Senator Smoot said the Root amendment would not invalidate the agreement. He declared, on the other hand, the amendment would perfect the pact, and that with the amendment at tached the bill before congress was In every detail like the bill before the Canadian parliament. VOTE WILL BR CLOSE. "The Root amendment," said the senator, "may not pass. The vote will be close. It Is the only amend ment for which I shall vote and only one which will have a chance." PEACHY GRAHAM TO CHICAGO CUBb Former Inlander Figwres in Big Deal Will Take John Kline's Place. Chicago, June 10. The Chicago National league baseball club an nounced today Kling, Weaver, Grif fin and Kaiser had been traded for Graham, Good, Collins and Curtis of Boston. PICK YACHTSJTO COMPETE German Tests for Race With America Take-Place at Kiel. Kiel, Germany, June 10 Eleven Ger man Sonderclass boats, Including Prince Adalbert's Jack II, started today In the first trial race to select the three competitors for the German-American contest during Kiel week. The course was from Kiel 6 miles out in the har bor. NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT Germany Doe Not Object to Retire ment of Ambassador Hill. Berlin, June 10. The foreign office denied absolutely today the report that Washington's proposal for a successor to Ambassador Hill had been rejected at Berlin. No name has been present ed yet. From Auto Into River, Mitchell, S. D., June 10. While Dr. Loughead and James Clark of Letcher. S. D., were driving along the bank of the Jim river last night, the earth gave way. the automobile was thrown into the river and both were drowned. WAITERS CAN'T SERVE DRINKS IN IOWA NOW Des MoineB, Iowa, June 10. The Iowa surrerrie roun todty ii. !.!! the practice of cafes throughout :rm st?i in permitting waiters to bring in li quors for patrons. Is an absolute vio- ;tion of tl- law. Weighs 38 Pounds; a Husband. Chicago, June 10. The thinnest man In Chicago was married by Judge Newcomer yesterday. The man Is Arthur Atherton, 2 4 years old. Although over five feet high be weighs only 38 pounds. He was mar ried to Blanche Burkley, 13 years old, who is said to weight 130 pounds. t