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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGU S. H0ME EDITION Associated Press Exclusive Wire SIXTY-SECOND YEAIL NO. 106. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1913. TWELVE PAGES, PRICE TWO CENTS. MADERO FATE YET IN DOUBT; EXILEUKELY Believed He Will be Given Same Penalty as Predecessor. HINT THAT HE'S INSANE Rebels Causing Much Anxiety 3,003 Killed and 7,000 Wounded in Fighting. Mexico City, Feb. 20. The capital was la a state of uncertainty this morning In regard to the fate of the heads of the oA administration. Gen eral Huerta's order preventing the departure of Francisco Madero gave rise to rumors and conjectures. Mean while Uie attitude of Zapata and Go mez, leaders of the southern and north ern rt-bclB, la occasioning anxiety. The closest estimate obtainable of casualties during the street fighting show 3,000 killed and 7,000 wounded, .Nupuerous instances are loown of whole families wiped out by explod ing shells or fire machine guns. The great majority of the dead were non combatants, including a large propor tion of women and children. No doubt the damage to property la many mil lions. Finn Hies of those who stood high in favor with Madero, fearing retaliation, have fled from the ctly. .A mmi k them are members of the Ma dero funilly. The wife of the ex-president has gone to a ranch In the sub urb. Others are supposed to be at Vera Cruz. MKT BE ISAK. It is said Madero was to be deported from Vera Cruz much as Porflro Diaz was sent awav: that his exile was t,. i. th oi,.Mti,i tnr a trmi for i murder of Colonel Rlverol. whom lie is aciiised of killing at the time i f bin arrest In the palace. Another report was that the government was considering the advisability of bring ing him before a lunacy commission. Felix Iiaz and General Huerta held irt-queni cuuitrausBn iouuy rrKarumg Hie conduct of affalra. The cabinet j r.t fimt agreed upon by Huerta and Din, confirmed In all respects except the ministry of finance, appears In ihorough accord with the new govern ment, but there Is no such hearty co rporation from the deputies. XOTE OF RfMIONATIO. Many deputies are Inclined to look upon Huerta with suspicion. The wording of the Joint resignation of Francisco Madero and Jone Suarei I irreoondllabie rebel." After the manner I was made DubUe todav It is lnlf ri. install .rtc that'. - - marked contrast to the usual verbose doouments In such cases. It says: "In view of events which have oc curred from first to last in the nation, and for the greater peace of our conn try, we make this formal resignation of our posts of president and vice president" FTT TOP TO CA BITTCT. The fate of Madero will be left In the hands of the new cabinet, and doubtless wfll be decided tonight. He Is a personal prisoner of General Huerta, who refusos to accept the re sponsibility for his disposition. Huer ta was on the point of permitting Ma dero and Suarei to leave the country, but Wends, fearing Madero would uie his freedom to hatch new plots, prevailed upon Huerta to delay action, with strong probability that a lunacy commission " would be urged as solu tion. - Fe:tx IMas win enter the" race for the presidency. It Is probable Huer ta will not run aralnst him. AXMLTO BASSO EIBCtTED, Mexico City. Feb. 20. Adolfo Basso. ngea eu, superintendent of the national Xalace for many years, was executed lets last night He Is said to have lacea we nring squad bravely. His last words were "Viva Mexico." The fate of Francisco Madero was F'.IU In the balance this morning. Preparation for his departure with members of his family into exile were suddenly halted by mysterious orders from General Huerta. The ei presi dent at daybreak was still la the capi tal. 8enora Madero and the ex-president's two Bisters and Ma aged father, together with -the family of ex-Vice President Buares. watted at the sta- al?.riar,t0iPrt VfTv Sr" snd thence for EuTore. But at the hour t xed for departure congress was still In session dlsousslng the situation. niai.ii to kxpiulu. Senora Madero and the rest of the party, after waiting two hours, wer luiormea cy ex-roreign unisier jas- curaln that the ex president "would be p. evented Joining them on their Jour try." I.ascuraln declared he was un Me to give an explanation. Benora Vadoro, fearing the Intentions of con gi'cFS and General Huerta, wept pro fusely. She and the party returned to the city. Only the most optimistic residents of th Mexican cspltal pretend to be- tcve that the substitution of Huerta THE 4 I 7,000 ARE LOST IN A 3-DAYS1ATTLE London, Feb. 20. A terrific three days' battle between 100,000 Bulgar-1 lans and 70,000 Turks at Bulair lias I i Just concluded, according to a des- i paten rjorn Constantinople. tJach side lost 3,500. Enver Bey, the Turk lead-1 er, was wounded. j for Madero will result in restoration of complete peace throughout the re public. It remains to be seen how i many rebel leaders win accept an m vitatlon by Huerta to Join in an effort ! to restore normal conditions. , .Uu, u lvuuuu iUU11,rrow.i , w,cuu j Sun seL 5:40. rises C:4S. Evening stur: Among the defendants are the lie NO 41-artek T HFHl.l.s. ; Venug Morning stJlrs: jupiter Mar8. Caskey Register company, Alfred R- The new administration will not ; k.yf Stewart Kurtz, Samuel Zimmer- tomporlze with any Tebels. It declares : f nieffin PnftRJT i ms Edward Langenbach, Austin all possible will be done to efTect a Hl i Wlr I" i?i 8 I I-rjnch, Canton, Ohio; Josiah Phipps, rntti hfinth..ntnff.n..ULU II nil I HWIlll 'Boston; Charles Baxter. New York; rm it tn Tirnmr.. nr. I fare. Already federal troops have hMn iipnt tn Oiiprnttrara to Tirvr-nt thA ! nnnimRtinn nf that !tv hv 7nnata rhp I -M J . 1 . . , m., . . . of Huerta bepan with the liberation of clared: political prisoners. A proclamation of j "it is impossible for any nation to general amnesty Is expected at any ; be effectively pacific unless it is always moment Three hundred political pris- reaay fQf wgr. it wou!d De a crime oners were released from prisons -in aganRt civilization to allow our na the capitaL j ti0n to decrease its forces while other GOVERNORS LOTAI. Practically all governors and mili tary commanders of the republic have telegraphed allegiance to Huerta. Stu dents of the military school at Tial- pan, who initiated the revolt in the cap- j months "among perils of a redoubt ital 12 days ago. have been acclaimed : aole crisis.' heroes by residents of Mexico Cfty. Already a public fund has been start ed for a monument to those who lost their lives in battle. Survivors are everywhere showered with confetti anc flowers from balconies as they pass. Soldiers who Cnly a couplw-ot days ago were shooting at one another re fraternizing today. There Is no disorder and the city is rapidly resum ing a normal aspect DIAZ BF.MES BLAME. Felix Diss denied responsibility for the execution of Gustavo Madero and Adolfo Basso. The official report Bays Madero was being removci. Vot-i one part of the arsenal to aoth he made a dash for liberty, in charge fired, killing him." 0;"..ccrs Bafso was killed Inside the rebel lines. The death of Gustavo Madero la still the chief topic cf conversation among the populace. Many today sought sou venirs of the dead politician. One person paid 425 for a fragment of his eye-class. WIRE OLD DICTATOR. Francisco Madero'e private secre tary, Azcona, and Jeans I'rueta, Msv dero's chief si rp porter in the chamber ' 9 A arttao vrtf Ac tiaV 1Vtrn T as fttv iur! the upheaval in the national palace, have been taken prisoner! FeUx Dial and General Huerta today sent a telegram to the Paris residence of Porflrlo Dial, former dictator. In which the aged general was Informed: ,You n avsnged against your enemy." XAPATA STILL IWSl'RGKST, The activity of the followers of Zapata has ben turned agatest the cuw admleistratlon, A small force of rsbelf waa reported toduy tn the nelghborheei of the capital and (tf eminent troops were sent oui against them. An unconfirmed despatch says Cuernavsca has fallen into .Zapata's j hands. SITUATION IN AKRON The Weather Fcrocatt Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow fer Rosk island, Davenport. Molir.sv and Vicinity. Cloudy weamer with snow- flurries tonight or Friday, colder tonight with the lowest temperature about 20 de- j law are leveled at the McCaskey Reg-Erees- ister company in a civil suit filed to- lemperaiure ai a. iu, nigral, j yesterday, bo; lowest last mgnt, az. i Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 5 miles per hour. ' ' Precipitation, none. ! xxcihwyi; uuuiiuiijr ttl , v. IU., ox, oi , of competitors, bribed their em 7 a. m., 85. j pioyes, employed agents o spy upon J.M.SHERIER. Local Forecaster. lhpir business, aged anWair cam- I ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. ! XT' 1 .. a . a & 1 s0saiHPsa iiRPA pniNRARF IIRRFSi i Parlg Feb -n President Poineare 1 '..' 7' .n.. .., ' I II tX LJ LfNUWiiCUL lUUttJ. UTT- natlons are developing theirs without cessation." He eulogized the army and navy, and alluded to the diplomacy of France as having labored silently many Signs Antit-Trurt Measures. Trenton, X. J., Feb. 20. Governor Wilson yesterday signed the seven : atten(j a priz6 fight here tomorrow anti-trust bills passed by the legisla- j night for the purpose of obtaining in ture and which were drafted at his i formation to lay before the grand Jury. request With one exception the bills become effective at once. The main bill "denning trusts and prohibiting agreements and acts designed to di rectly or Indirectly restrain trade and making officers and directors of cor porations criminally responsible for vi otatlons of the act will go Into ef fect July 4. Indicted Students Go Free. Champaign, I1L, Feb. 20. Henry A. Marboch and Walter J. Blum of Chi- cago. Indicted with 13 other university jtlanelli, the best known medical sp of Illinois students for illegal voting claiist in Italy, today was summoned at a local option election In Cham- j to Cairo, Egypt, by J. P. Morgan. Th palgn, went free yesterday when Coun- ty Judge Spurgin quashed Indictments, "Wet" adherents caused their arrest LOCKEDUPWITHA PHONE; CALLS HUB Chicago, Fab, 30, Running a loco motive at high speed several miles. Jamas Powers, engineer on a switch engine, raced to his home today In response to a telephone call from bis wife that burglars had locked her in a room. Ho arrived in time to re lease his wife gad chase the intrud ers, but they etetvpad. The burglars, after roAA&ekinff the low? pirt of tha fceusa, locked Mrs, Powers in a worn and started ta search the upper part, Mrs, towers was put in n room with the telephone, and she eent a measaga to the freight jirda. where Jher husband was employed, ACCUSE ANOTHER REGISTER CONCERN Cleveland, Feb. 20. Sensational charges of violations of the Sherman day by ordel. of ; Attorney General V"it-keriharri Tne company, ifa officers and agents, j. i charged, 'wronftfully and fraudu- lety "obstructed aridv suppressed busii piiign in patent suits ana tnrearenea suits and other unlawful methods to it if a trin-iniititinn Hprry M. Rowley, Chicago; TT-n ; : - - -h? defendants are charged witn having maintained a JTuplay " room known as the "graveyard" or bonfire at their factory at Alliance, Ohio. Here I it is added, were exhibited pictures ! representing large piles of devices of I competitors being burned as useless, j The McCaskey register is a device for keeping credit accounts up to date. PREACHERS TO GO TO A PRIZE FIGHT St Joseph, Mo., Feb. 20. A commit too of nastors of local churches will The authorities have refused to pre vent the match. MORGAN CALLS IN R0?AE SPECIALIST Iondon. Feb. 20. The Exchange Tel ecraph company publishes a dispatch ; f r0!n Rome stating that Professor Bas- j professor will leave this evening and j w ill remain with Morgan until he sails j March 10. Another dispatch from Rome says Morgan telegraphed his condition wss ; greatly improved and that he was sending for Professor HastlanelU as a i matter of precaution. Highland Falls. N. T., Feb. 30. A case of freshly laid egf and a Quan tity of butter from Morgan's farm near here, were shipped today by ex press to J. Plerpont Morgan, Cairo, Egypt, Johnson Has Pneumonia. Chicago, Feb, 80. Jack Johnson, the pugilist, is suffering with pneu monia. He was taken ill Sunday, and was reported slightly better today. Klesea Judse Who rsd Him. Aurcifc, ni Feb. SOFTfenlt De ccck, a peddler with a beard, kissed Police Judge Thomas Barlow in eourt yesterday. The magistrate had dis- missed a eharse eerainst him of Dedd- 'jlng with a license, WOMEN FIRE BUILDING IN LONDON; JAIL Two Young Suffragets Caught Running Away From Scene. BOTH REFUSED BOND Whereupon Miss Locke Hurls Law Book at Head of the Magistrate. London, Feb. 20. Suffragets again visited the Kew botanical gardens and set fire to the large refreshment build ing, which burned to the ground. Lillian Lenton and Joyce Locke, each 22, were arrested running away from the scene of the fire. Each carried a bag containing a dark lantern, cotton soaked in oil, and a hammer and saw. They were refused ball. The magis trate said the offense was not politi cal, but highly criminal. Miss Locke thereupon hurled a big law book and narrowly missed his head. She fought desperately against the wardens as signed to remove her to a cell. Three months ago Miss Locke threw one of her shoes at the head of an Aberdeen magistrate. She was charg ed with carrying explosives to a hall where Lloyd-George was speaking. MRS. PAXKHIRST RESPONSIBLE. Cardiff, Wales, Feb. 20. "We have blown up the chancellor of the ex chequer's house," said Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, addressing an enthusiastic meeting of Welch suffragets last night. "The authorities need not look for the women who did it. "I personally accept full responsibil ity for It- Mrs. Pankhurst declared also that If she "were sent to penal servitude she would go on a hunger strike. "The government will Uien have, to set me free, she added, "or let me die. If I drop out, 100 women axe ready to take my place." ACCUSED POLIO CAPTAIN PASSES Xew York, Feb. 20. Police Captain Frederick Martens, recently accused aSWXJ'H - rS; 60. Death was from natural causes. Purcell Is In Jail charged with murder ing his daughter. ILLINOIS STATE BANKS IN HEALTHY INCREASE Springfield, 111., Feb. 20. The total capital, surplus, contingent fund and undivided profits of the 638 state banks tn Illinois at the commencement of business Feb. 6, 1913, are shown by the statement of State Auditor Brady to have been 1130,136,339. This la an Increase since Nov. 27, 1912, the date of the last report, of 2,762,400. Since Nov. 27, 1912, 20 new state banks have been organized and are now contracting business. The total deposits Feb. 5, Including due to banks, was $711,569,951, an in crease since Nov. 27, 1912, of $25, 172,973. Savings deposits subject to notice aggregated $284,268,042, an increase of over $6,000,000 since Nov. 27. There is also an Increase of $8,116,860 in demand deposits subject to check, th total being $269,180,980. Total cash and due from banks amounted to $187,820,858, an increase since Nov. 27, 1912, of $26,895,539. The per cent of reserve to deposit In cluding due to banks, was 26.39 per cent Loans on collateral securities show a decrease of $9,14,124, the total be ing $227,719,236. An increase of $750,000 is shown in loans on real estate, the total being $97,234,650. Other loans and discounts aggregated $188,675,092, an Increase of almost $10,000,000. ENGINE IS TAKEN BY A CRAZED MAN 1 Iron Mountain. Mich.. Feb. 20. Al Tin Olson, ft demented man or giant sixa. wrested control of a locomotive from a train crew here today. Af.er ' United States congress, has been sold a terrific baU.e wi.h tUa sheriff s::d : .uictlon here for $1,260. It was pur deputles, Vho had been hurriedly sua-! hT n n"Bn v&te coJeCr mened, he was torn fron the ihroltie bsfere eutt:ed:-J3 in runnlns the en- Rerl! The reichstag adopted by a gins eato th3 mala lino. A passenger j majority made up of clericals, social train paesed oa the main trick ceur I igU an three radcala the measure re tha eeene ef the baule a few rr.!nu:es j piling tha anti-Jesuit law. It is con after Olson was taken ir.to cus'odv. 8idered most improbable that the Olson boarded the locomotive at a ! bundesrath will concur with the relch swltch near here. Lug In its action. TAKE FIFTH VOTE ON SENATORSHIP Springfield. Ill- Feb. 20. The fifth joint ballot on the long and short term senatorships, taken today, was without result. The senatorship deadlock will not be broken this week. When both houses adjourn today they will stand adjourned until next Wednesday. Governor Dunne last night issued a formal statement declaring tor the election of James Hamilton Lewis, democrat, for the long term senator ship and Lawrence Y. Sherman, re publican, for the short term. The governor called upon demo crats, republicans, progressives and socialists who believe in the right of the people to advise their represen tatives by primary vote to go Into a Joint conference and agree upon Lewis and Sherman. Republicans and progressives alike opposed Governor Dunne's proposition. The ronnhHoAna rafuaeri tn vn intn ntir - r O- I conference which would bind them in advance to support Lewis for the long term. The governor's statement caused an explosion within the democratic ra"hks. Factional warfare has broken out with renewed vigor. Arthur Charles, chairman of th state committee, made a scorching re ply to tho governor. He declared it would be "inexcusable and shameful for 97 democrats to surrender to 75 republicans the fruits of victory when they have state and federal adminis trations to support them." He insisted that the "bipartisan deal proposed Is Indefensible and will be disastrous to tho democrats of the state." Mr. Charles said that Lewis and Boeschensteln both could have been elected before this if it had not been tor the governor's policy of seeking to elect Lewis first. Indications are thM no such confer ence as Is proposed by the goverhor will be held. A Sherman-Lewis deal still is possible, but only on condition that the democrats agree to take the short term. POSTAL CLERK IS FOUND STEALING Aurora, nL, Feb. 20. Gustavo Krull, 40. a postofflce clerk, was arrested today charged with rifling the mails. Krull confessed. Most of the money was- -tafcn--WBalr--Bumsji.Bent -iy women to an Aurora company manu facturing a freckle remover. MINERS WOULD STRIKE IF A WAR SHOULD START Peoria, 111., Feb. 20. In unanimous ly adopting a resolution introduced by one of the local unions and backed by 6.000 miners In the northern district of Illinois tha Illinois State Miners' convention, in session here, provided that the 82,000 miners in the state go on record as favoring a general strike whenever war is declared either by or against the United States. The resolution provides that the res olution be sent to the International Mine Workers' convention and that that body be asked to concur in the action so that In case war is declared between any nations a universal strike of coal miners shall be called. Of the seven members of the reso lutions committee which presented the matter to the convention all but one, Evan Evans, the chairman, are socialists, and the socialist wing of the convention carried matters by storm in th discussion. The govern ment the standing army and the so called "capitalist" press were bitterly assailed by the speakers. Officers for the Illinois district of the United Mine Workers of America were officially announced as follows: International board member, Frank Farrington, Streator; president, Jo seph Pope, Belleville; vice president. James Lord, Farmington; secretary- treasurer, Duncan McDonald, Oglesby Members of the Btate executive board George Melmer.f Seatonvlfle; Byron Esslck, Canton; Ben King, Streator; Frank Thomas, Westvllle; Dan Clark, Springfield; Frank Heffer- ly, Collinsvllle; J. H. Wacbter, Belle ville; C. E. Chllders, Benton, and George McCarter, Herrin. Auditors named are William Hall, Springfield; Dan McDonald, Spring Valley, and Da vld Carter, Cherry. President Frank Ryan of the Inter national Metal Workers' union was in the city yesterday, the guest of Presi dent John H. Walter of the state miners. $10 a Share Dividend. Boston. Feb. 20. A Quarterly divi dend of $10 a share was declared by the Calumet & Hecla Mining com pan) today. DelcasM to Russia. Paris, Feb. 30. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Delcase today was ap pointed French ambassador to Russia Ixndn A letter written by George - ; Washington at Mount Vernon to Feb. S, 1789, and referring to the election of fan representatives of the first j lor- BLUE LAW IS HELD GOOD BY STATECOURT Supreme Body Sustains Ordinance Closing Sun day Picture Shows IN CITY SPRINGFIELD Cook County Civil Service Measure Is Held Uncon stitutional. Springfield. 111.. Feb. 20. "Blue laws" legislation was upheld by the supreme court today in two decisions in Richter vs. City of Springfield, in which the validity of an ordinance clos ing butcher shops on Sunday was up held, end in the case of Clinton vs. Wilson, in which moving picture showg are closed on Sunday by city ordin ance SENS 8BHIT1KXCB HOLDS. The supreme court affirmed the con viction of Evelyn Arthur See. charged with criminal abduction in Chicago. See must serve an Indeterminate sen tence. The court held intent to entice was evident It was this the defense denied. See was teaching the doctrine of 'absolute life" and was convicted of the abduction of Mildred Bridges. CIVTL SERVICE LAW INVAXJD. Because two amendments to section 11 proposed In a conference committee of the legislature were not printed as specified, by the constitution, tjie su preme court declared the Cook county civil service law of 1911 Invalid. The old Cook, county civil service law was not in dispute, and it is presumed it la still operative. The decision was on the "McAullffe case." MAST MAT LOfTH JOBS. Chicago, Feb. 20. Of 2,200 county employes, 1,308 are affected by the state supreme court's civil Bervla.&ar , cislon and may be discharged by the - heads of the various departments. Most of these are republicans who had positions for long periods. Court clerks and other department heads are now democratic. IOWA HOUSE FOR A SUFFRAGE VOTE Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 20. The lower house passed a resolution for submission to the voters of the state of an equal suffrage amendment to the constitution. The galleries were crowded with suffragists, who Joined in a demonstration lasting 15 minutes. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 20. The house passed a resolution providing resub mission of the woman suffrage ques tion at the April election. The bill now goeB to the Benate. Suffrage was defeated last fall by a close vote. GAVEL SHUTS OFF OPENING PRAYER Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 20. Lieuten ant Governor O'Neil caused a sensa tion in the senate today when be stop ped Rev. E. R. Henry of Emmanuel Baptist church of this city, who was making the opening prayer, and said: "Stop making a political speech." The minister had prayed for the separation of the rum traffic from the state and for the day when Tndlana would refuse to sell to men the right to make other men drunkards and murderers. Henry left the chamber. Ysmsmoto Changes List. Toklo, Feb. 20. Several changes were made by Count Yamamoto, In hia cabinet. The name of Viscount Cbinda, ambassador to Washington, was eliminated from the list Russia for Arbitrator. St. Petersburg, Feb. 20. Roumanla today asked Russia to act as arbitrator of questions at issue between Rouma nla end Bulgaria. PARENTS ABSENT; 7 CHILDREN PERISH Harrisbiirg. Pa., Feb. 20. Seven children, aged 1 to 12, were burned to death last night when the home of ihc-Ir parent. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, at Bbenewir. was destroyed by fire. The parents were absent at the time. The father and mother were re luming with toys and candies for tha children when they made tha grne some discovery, Tha charred bodlt were among tha smouldering rains.