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ROCK ARG-U Associated Press Exclu.fi ve Wire SIXTY-SECOXD YEAR NO. 68. TUESDAY. JANUARY 7, 1913, TWELVE PAGES. PKICE TWO CENTS. n mutt? ISLAND S. HOME EDITH ,9 COURTS SEEN ASOBSTAGLE TO REFORMS New Governor of South Dakota Points to Le gal Wrongs. CITES RAILROAD RATES1 ' 1 No Effective Regulation Pos sible Until Federal Inter ference Is Removed. rierre, S. D, Jan. fim that no effective freight atnl passenger r. "It would legislation of rates within state line's is possible ho long as the lower federal courts are permitted to mmul nnd bring to naught all efforts fii the par. of the people of the states tvseeure relief." said Governor Frank M. Byrne of South Dakota, in his mes sage to the legislature today. "The peo pl'.'." said he, "do not so much complain of any sperific decisions by the courts h of the sontemptuous way In which thf-y trample on state laws, and hin der state official? in the performance of their luty in enforcing the laws when no decision or judgment on the Merits of such laws has been Ten der ed. "It was the boast of the represents- fives of tlie railroads thut in 13 miu-1 utes alter the governor had signed at 7'lerre the act fixing passenger fares at 2 term per mile, the federal Judge at Sioux Falls had signed his sweep ing order restraining the attorney gen eral and nil state's attorneys from at tempt ing to enforce it." i.u ruo i'kmiim;. The governor in his message said that various Injunctions and fbe suits g'cwitig out of the pusseiiger and f night rate reduction 'cases have been pending for periods ranging from two t six ynrs, without a decision one wi.y or the other. "In this experience," he said, "iiouth Dakota is In the same etidnlon us manyk)thr states and. In facW-tUikt of practtcally all other states Whore rate regulation has been reflmiMy attempted. "Our state freight rates are so high as to practically prohibit exchange of ctrtuin classes of commodities be- u een d.fferent parts of the state and t work n rlous Injustice to shippers oT tieurly i.ll classes. For instance, the ru'e on grain, flour, mill stuffs, etc., from Mill'.T to Watertbwn, 150 miles, is eu.ua! no the rate from Miller to Minneapolis. 300 miles. Parties who recently shipped oats from Brookings to Miller paid regular MtrrTTJpolis n.tes to Vlller, though the distance is less than half." HI I. tC HELD EXTOHTIOM ATE. The governor said that passenger rates also were "not only high but e tortlonate," and that he believed the tiniu has come when all public utili ties should be brought under control of the board of railroad commission ers. "The law," tie said, "should author ize the attorney general to call for and examine the books of any corporation doing business in the state, regardless of where the office may be." Other recommendations Include: Strengthening of corrupt practices ni". with effective limitations as to funds. Knactment of bank deposit guaranty law. Regulation of Investment companies. Appropriation for state representa tion at Panama Pacific exposition. Knactment of law limiting number of salooni to not more than one in a u.wn of a thousand or less and others l:i proportion. Submission of question of amending state constitution. Hoard of control and a board of re gents to have charge of state lustltu tious. Ade Not Hurt. Chicago. Jan. 7 George Ade, re ported severly thjured by a fall to an iry walk In Lafayette, Ind., Sunday, says the report was caused by a slip of the memory on the part of the per son who gave out the news. He says it was his hat and not his head that vns hurt. Peoria Church Burned. Peoria. 111.. Jan. 7 Fire, thought spontaneous combustion, destroyed Central Christ church this morning. The loss is $25,000. 6 SLEEPERS OFF TRACK; ALL SAFE I .a Crosse. Wis.. Jan. 7 Kast bound Pione.r-Limited No. 4, the largest train on the Milwaukee & St. Paul sK.'.eui. was wrecked In a storm near V mstcn. Wis., early this morning. $60,000 Church for Kewanee. sleepers left the track. No one! Kewanee, 111, Jan. 7. Announce was ser'ously hurt. Passengers were i men has been made by Rev. P. H. merely shaken up In their herds. The j Durkln, pastor, that the local Catholic rek covered east and west bound ; church would erec' a lo'J.000 sanc l:a kf and tlccked all traffic. tuary. The Weather Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow for Rosk Island, Davenport, Molina, and Vicinity. Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with Know tonight and not much change in temperature. The lowest tempera-1 ture tonight will be about 15 or 20 degrees. Temperature at 7 a. m. 19. Highest yesterday 15, lowest last night 14. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 12 miR s j p;r hour. i Precipitation .13 Inch. . Keelative humidity at 7 p. m. S8, at ! 7 a. m. 8S. I Stage of water 2.2 a rise of .2 In last 21 hours. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. rrom noon todays noon tomorrow ilpERpyiviERS ARE HEARD Sun sets 4:49, rises 7:25. Evening stars: Venus. Saturn. Morning stars:' Mars, Mercury, Jupiter. CHURCH BURNS AS PEOPLEWORSHiP Chicago, Jan. 7. A half hour before ; me ume Bet ior mass BCeral uuim.cu , affected by tne contemplated demo- Htt, as he was known, admitted that men and women were driven to the,cratic revision of tne tarifr were rep-! the six-inch blade jackknife in th3 pos street in confusion when fire attacked ( resPnted today at the second hearing se ssion of the police was his property SS. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic 1 i church in South Chicago. None was i ' - - Injured. The loss is $10,000. Ornaments-caught fire from lighted candles and spread to the altar and filled the I auditorium with smoke. SMITH AND GORE TO MEET WILSON Trenton, N. J., Jan. 7. Senator Hoke j Smith of Georgia, who was a member j of Cleveland's cabinet, and Senator; Gore of Oklahoma will confer with President-elect Wilson tomorrow. The meeting with Smith is regarded as one of the most important Wilson has had since he began to consult demo cratic leaders. The governor has not declared him self on the seniority rule, but the ac tivity of Smith and other democrats intimately identified with the Wilson campaign has led some to believe he tacitly approves the reorganization movement. Wilson also wants to learn the views of Smith covering possible appoint ments to tie cabinet. His name has ; been mentioned for a cabiugr..pgrt-1 folio, but It Is believed he wishes to remain In the senate. Gore has been j conspicuous in the movement to re organize senate committees. ' ROADS TO BE RUN BY ELECTRICITY Washington, Jan. 7. What Secre. taiy Fisher believes to be the begiti' ning of the electrification Of all trans ccntlnental ranroads was marked to-( day by a grant to the Great Falls i (Mont.) Power company to transmit,! over the public domain under govern ment regulations, power for the elec trification of 450 miles of tracks on the main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroad between Har lcwton, Mont., and Avery, Idaho. F. CHANCE OUT OF GAME, IS LATEST hicago, Jan. 7. An afternoon pa per prints an interview with Frank of the Chicago Nationals states posi- tively he will not appear in baseball thi season. The purpose in ccf.ning to Chicago was to explain his attitude ti Frank Farrell, who wants Chance to manage the yew York Americans. POWELL CLAYTON QUITS REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE Washington. Jan. 7. Powell Clayton, republican national committeeman from Arkansas since 1872, today hand ed his resignation tx Chairman Hillea. I Clayton w ill take up his residence In the uistnct cr coiumma. His services with the national longest cn record. committee Is the Sherman Estate Is $370,075. Vtlca. N. Y., Jan. 7. The late vice president, James S. Sherman, left an estate valued at 1370,075, practically all personal property, according to to day's report of the transfer tax ap praiser. The debts and expenses amount to 146.429, and the net balance goes to Mrs. Sherman. Alexis at Gift-Giving. St. Petersburg. Jan. 7. Russian Im perial Crown Prince Alexis, with his father. Emperor Nicholas, attended the distribution of Christmas gifts from a tree to the Cossacks of the bodyguards at the Palace Tsakskoe 7elo this afternoon. It was the prince's frst public appearance since his illness. PROTESTS Of! DUTY CHANGE INT PERIL ' ! Freelisting of Paris Green Would Close Factories, is Claim. Manufacturers Oppose Transfer Of Oils tO a 20 Per Cent PO lauiiub (OU1PS6IUU nw baun oy .u AfJ Valorem Duty. chael Weckart. a saloon keeper. 1404 ashmgion, Jan. 7. Manufacturing; interests from Pnrln tn Ran Pratifl . - - -v - . of 'he chemical schedule before ho house ways aad means committee. The first witness was Theodora Rickser ker of New York, who bespoke opposition of the Manufacturing per fumers' association to the transfer of distilled and essential oils from the free list to a 20 per cent adva'.orem du'y. He regarded It as a mistaken I notion mat perrumery was a luxury. fic. Patrolman Stlcken was seriously j He made a plea that "we all are en-,' wounded in an exchange of shots dur i titled to a slice of happiness," and . !1;R a pitched battle, was charged to at Perfumery has virtually a neces- slty for servant girls as well as worn' ank'.nd generally. FACTORIES WOlf.n QVIT. Manufacture of dry colors was tak- i en up with Arthur Somers of New oxV as a wi-ness. He said he was i wcunded butcher's apprentice, arrest not in sympathy with the idea of a tax through information furnished by on raw materials that enter Into man- Saucier Jnst before he made his spec ufacture. "This Is no pipe dream." i tacular dash for liberty last Sunday. declared Somers. "If you put Paris green on the free list you wil". wipe out every Paris green factory in th I'nl ed States." Lights to Stop "Spooning." j Vrbana, 111., Jan. 7. Because stu-j dents of the University of Illinois, which is co-educatlonal, insisted on "undue and unwarranted spoonl.ijr," i as a dean of the university expressed : it, Daniels street, which prevlous'y has been conveniently dark, is to be ' equipped with strong lights. One even lng a woman member of the faculty , saw two students In each other's arms. 1 The plan to light the a'reet better is the result, ' 8 DEAD, 40 HURT ON THE BIG FOUR Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 7 sons were reported killed and 40 ser iously injured in a wreck of Big Four train No. 15, Chicago to Cincinnati, 11 ml"es east of here today. The wreck occurred a 12:45, three miles west of Stockwell. One body was taken from the wreck. BANDITS' LEADER HELD l CHICAGO Chicago, Jan. 7. Hubert Cattlitt, called by the police the leader of the band of automobile bandits, was cap tured yesterday afternoon following his daring escape from detectives early Sunday morning. j Though denying any complicity in ; tLe recent automobile robberies, Catt liu made an amazing confession in which he freely admitted participation in three holdups and 15 burglaries In the city during the last three months.. Cattlitt admitted that his correct name was Hubert Saucier, and that he had used aliases of Cattlitt, Morton and Allen at various times since com ing tn Chirairo ahoiit eiirht mnntho dm I end not once during bis Btay here had : he been subjected to police interfer- i Though voluntarily acknowledging ;man.v crimes, the Incompleteness of Congress street, who Identified Cattlitt as the man who held him up on the morning of Oct. 30 last, and cut him times. 411 ulo .uuiCJOivii uautl, J I a I. L "WAR IS H " t ano that he had once used It in a "t'fc'ht." Saucier, in his confession made to Cirptain of Detectives John J. Halpin, was unable to give the addresses of tl e places he had burglarized, but gave the vicinity. He denied that he had ever gone out in an automobile to commit either a burglary or holdup, and when the loop aP'air of Friday evening, In wifich Traf- him Saucier smilingly denied it. Saucier admitted that Albert Cher est. alias DuBoise, was his accomplice In his various crimes, but would not implicate either James Mitchell, the chauffeur, or Charles McNeff, the COMPETITION FOR THE PARCEL POST San Francisco, Cai., Jan. 7. Direct competition, national In scope, between the Wells-Fargo express and the par eel post will go Into effect shortly, according to Trafflo Manager Graham. Competition will extend to both rates and service, with special regard to butter, eggs and poultry, to be deliv ered direct from shipper to consignee, eliminating middlemen's profit. STRIKERS AND WORKERS IN A CLASH IN NEW YORK New York, Jan. 7. The air was i thick with brickbats today when 400 ; striking garment workers and em j ployea who refuse to join them fought v J'i I in Cooper square. Police reserves dis Eteht Der-! Psed of tne 1000 &nd arrested (wo strikers. Girls Horsewhip a Dixon Man. Sterling, 111., Jan. 7 A. H. Warneke of Dixon was horsewhipped on a street of Sterling by the lasBa3 Cook, two girls to whom he is said to hava made a remark that was resented. RAPP SEEMS TO HAVE POLE FOR SPEAKER McLaughlin of Chicago Said to Have Agreed to Withdraw. FACTIONS CEMENTING All That Remains to Effect Elec tion Is Sanction of Governor-Elect Dunne. Springfield, 111., Jan. 7. Governor elect Dunne and Roger Sullivan, for mer democratic national committee man from Illinois, this afternoon leld a lengthy conference In an attempt to reach a basis for compromise in the speakership fight. It was rumored Sullivan, tentative ly, agreed to consent to the withdraw al as a candidate for speaker of John J. McLaughlin of Chicago, providing Dunne would give his open approval to the candidacy of Representative Rapp of Fairfield, who is acceptable to the Sullivan faction. Opposing leaders were brought to gether by a common desire Ut effect the election of a democratic speaker. If possible, and avoid a deadlock over the organization of the legislature. TALK WITH REPIBLICAS. Sullivan plainly Indicated what ho expected to do if Dunne made further attacks upon members of the Sulli van forces. It was rumored Sullivan conferred with a number of republi cans and had been assured a certain amount of support from that quarter. Former Mayor Kern of Bellevil o, ' ed by Judge Holt In the federal dis regarded friendly to both Dunne and trlct court. Sullivan, was sent for today to act as j The new writ Is more specific than mediator. the original document sworn out o-i It is expected he advocates the se - lectlon of Representative Karch, also of Belleville, as a compromise candi date of the democrats. Karch Is a member of the "wet" faction and pos sibly more acceptable to Sullivan than Rapp. NASH, BUDAPEST CONSUL, PASSES AWAY IN LONDON London, Jan. 7. Paul Nash, I'nited States consul jinem! at Budapest, died suddenly here today. YOUTH SLAYS HIS MOTHER AND SELF New York, Jan. 7. Whw his moth er refused to let him have his mando lin today, Harry Harrison, a young j George W. Donaghey yesterday ap musical genius, jumped out of bed pointed J. N. Heiskell. editor of the and s.ashed her to death with a razor. ' Arkansas Gazette of this city, Uulted He then locked himself in a bathroom ! States senator to succeed he late of his apartments in Brooklyn and : Jeff Davis. The appointment is for cu. bis throat. He canuoi recover. the short term ending March 4. NEW SYSTEM FOR CURRENCY URGED Washington. Jan. 7. Seeking to evolve a" new currency system plan to be recommended to congress as a substitute for one proposed by the na tional monetary commission, a sub committee of the house committee on i oanking and currency today began a ; series of public hearings. Bankers and financial ep-j.-'.s from aK parts ; of the country have boen Invited to give their vl-jws. I.estis M. tfntw. former secrelai jr of the trcasur..-. will be heard todiy. Chairman Hepburn' of the Chase Na tional bank was first called. "1 think you gentlemen can be as- j sured at the outset," he said, "that you ; will have the sympathetic cooperation j of the banking and business Interests of the country." Hepburn urged the j necessity fr a central bank. "There : are three cardinal defects In our cur- j rency system," he said. "Want of elas ticity, want, of market for credit, and I a competitive ratner than cooperative operation of our reserves." EXCHANGE SALES RECEIVE PROBING Washington, Jan. 7. The "money trust" committee continued its hear ings today by probing stock exchange sales. Examination of operations whereby the capital stock of the Cali fornia Petroleum company was sold three times over on the New York stock exchange in the first month of the company's existence was taken up with G. G. Henry of the firm of Solo mon & Co., New York, on the stand. "Do you see nothing objectionable about national banks and officers of national banks which may be called upon to loan money on the stock exchange taking an Interest in a syn dicate for marketing a stock to be list ed, that may be used as stock ex change collateral?" asked Attorney Untermyer. "No," replied the witness. "But you don't want to make public the names of (those banks and offi cers?" "No, their dealings with us are confidential." Affidavits to the efTect that Wil liam Rockefeller has "gouty inflamma tion of the larynx and windpipe," which necessitated six operations, tha lasT'of a "serious nature," were re corded 'with the money trust commit tee today as evidence why he should not appear before the committee. POWERS ADVISING PEACE DELEGATES London, Jan. 7. A despatch from Constantinople says the Turkish gov ernment has firmly decided not to make any new proposals of peace. London, Jan. 7. There is practical ly no disposition In London to doubt that as soon as the allied delegates have celebrated the orthodox Christ mas holiday the peace conference will be resumed. There Is deep seated re luctance among all parties against re opening hostilities, although threats of such an eventuality are still utter ed. At the same time the powers are occupied In offering friendly advice to the antagonists, and in case this proves insufficient the ambassadors are seeking the best method of inter vention. It is believed the greatest effort of the powers will be exercised on Constantinople. If weeks elapse, however, without yielding Adrianople, the Bulgarian delegates declare "It will be General Savoff and cannon who will speak." CASTRO IS IN CHARGE OF HIS FIGHT TO STAY HERE New York, Jan. 7. C.'prlano Castro took personal charge yesterday of his fight against deportation. He pre pared a new petition asking for a superseding writ of habeas corpus. Ij&'er In the day thlB writ was grant- ' his behalf last Friday. Castro be- i lieves it will require a more detailed answer from the lmmlgra'ion author - lties. l-ixe tne original writ, it is returnable Jan. 10. The Yenezue'.an ex-president was bllghtly 111 today. The confinement, he said, did not agree with him. Rich Man's Son Is Tramp. ! KaiiEas City, Mo., Jan. 7. Anions the prisoners who faced the Judge In . municipal court was a youth of 22. who j .kave his name as Bert F. Brown, and j pleaded guilty to vagrancy. I "I left my home In Chicago three j j years ago to Join the navy," he told ! j ;he court. "I was discharged a year ; ago after I had contracted tuberculo ''.z. My father, W. Z. Brown, is sec retary and auditor of the Illinois Life Insurance company In Chicago." Editor to Succeed Davis. Lit le Rock, Ark., Jan. 7. Governor 30 BELOW IN MONTANA AS COLDUAX Wave Hits West and Ex tends Southeast to Gulf States. GALE SWEEPS CHICAGO Suffering Among Poor of City Relieved by Charitable Societies. Washington, Jan. 7. Thirty below at MT.es City, Mont,, formed the cli max to the cold through the west extending southeastward to the gulf sta'es. Southern California has the coldest weather in 40 years. At San Diego it was 28 above; Pueblo. Col., 22 be low; Minedosia, Manitoba, 36 below; Amarillo, Tex., 2 below. FreezinR temperatures extend through Texas to the Mexican border and eastward -to Louisiana. Omaha, zero; Chicago, 28 above. HEAVY SNOW AT CHICAGO. Chicago, Jan. 7. Chicago's first heavy snow storm of the winter drove hundreds of homeless to police sta tions for shelter and charity organiza tions were overrun with applications for relief. Street cars were blocked and incoming trains were one to three hours late. A number of minor acci dents resulted from snow and Ice. Sev eral inches of snow and a gale from the northeast caused afldrtlonal dis comfort. More snow and colder weather are predicted. MILLIONS FRl'IT DAMAGE. Los Angeles. Jan. 7. Temperatures four to six degrees lower than Sunday were recorded last night, blasting the hopes of lemon and orange growers. Estimates are that damage to citrus fruit will be ten to thirty million dol lars. San Francisco, Jan. 7. Huddled be hind a pile of .frozen refuse. James Clark, a stableman, aged 26, was found dead today from cold and ex posure. No similar death has been re corded In the history of San Fran cieco. STEAMF.R AND CREW LOST. Astoria, Ore., Jan. 7. The oil steamer Rosecrans, formerly an army transport, went ashore at Peacock 8pit early today. At 11 o'clock the hull sank from sight. Three of a crew of 36 clung to the topmast. Others are believed to have perished. Sandon, B. C, Jan. 7. Six men were caught by a snowsllde from a mountain 2,000 feet above Noble Five mine yesterday, and three lost their lives. Others had miraculous escapeB. GIRL IS DRUGGED IN SLEEPING CAR Cincinnati, Ohio. Jan. 7. The un conscious form of a young woman, who later said she was Miss Evelyn Slewart of Jacksonville, Fla., today was found In her berth In a sleeping car on a Big Four train which left Chicago last night. She had been chloroformed. An empty bottle was found in the berth. Her arms were tightly bound behind her. She was tcken to a hospital, but was unable to talk coherently. Physicians believe she took chloroform voluntarily. DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE OF WOMEN IN CONVENTION Washington, Jan. 7. Women from all parts of the I'nited States gather ed here today for the first annual con vention of the Woman's National Dem ocratic league. Speaker Clark deliv ered en address of greeting, and Mrs. Matthew Scott, president general of the Daughters of the American Revo lution, gave an address of welcome. 1 Darrow Trial on Jan. 20. j ton Ang(.i,!B. Jan. 7. At the reqtlep.t j of AbBjstant District Attorney Ford the 1 gconj trial of Clarence "Darrow, thu j r.oted labor attorney, on a Jury brib- iriK charge, was tiontinued today by Presiding Judije Willis until Jan. 20. Ford explained that he wanted the postponement on account of the dis trict attorney's convention, whlh con venes here next week. 300,000 FIRE IN MASON CITY, IA. Maton City, Iowa, Jan. 7. Fire In the business district thiB morning caused a loss of $:J0t,00O. 'Fh; heaviest losers are A. II. Gale. J75,OuO; Sever Hardware company, $40,000. ' After a hard fight the Globe Gazetto building and Wheeler hotel were saved. The fire started in a confec tionary s ore. 1