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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. Ira Associated Press Exclusive Wire SIXTY-SECOND YEAR XOi 119. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1913. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. TONS OF DY1MTE EXPLODE ON A SHIP; 50 DEAD AND MY RflAlED VESSEL LOAD OF DYNAMITE IN A BLOWU i British Steamer With Car go for Panama Wrecked at Baltimore. 50 DEAD; MANY HURT Force of Explosion Destroys Upper Works of New Collier and Kills Three Men. Baltimore, Md , .March 7. Three hundred and ftrt tons of dynamite exploded Una in i n 1 ; : k In tilt lower llaltiinor. ln.rl.oi. killing about fifty i mDn inntiy of them fatally. Tho explosive v as t iii); transferred from a barge to the Hiitihh steamer Alum Chine, v hi ti it went off from n cause un 1. now n The men killed were mem-It-rs of the crews of the steamer and barge and vessels nearby. I'.alt nii're, March 7. An explosion r dynamite, far-reaching and disas tKiiiH in results, occurred in the lower lii-.rii'ir of Baltimore this morning, v ii-xt mor- Than :!i tons of the ex vlnjiv. b-ing loaded on hoard the Jlriiiwh steamer Alum Chine, blew up. The 1; iow ii dead number seven. Of It ( He tour lieloiig to the crew of the AIuiii Chine and tjiree were on board the naxii collier .lason. 'I went nine men on the collier and tli4. filler pari of the crew of the Alum Cintie were injured. MEN JI'MP OMIHBOAHD. The British steamer Aiina -4?biaaL:"' " "v ; -; - " i b'j.'.iiK 'hnamlte for use on the Pan iim;i canal, was wrecked by an explo- 'on that was followed bv a fire this r orni!:j: In the lower harhor off Haw 1 i pour According to the police, f.'iv ii-m were killed ami Da injured. '1 If ri on the steamer saved theni h' hen liy Jumping overboard. They v. re picked up by launches and Tugs. A burue lying alongside contuMng :;ri ions of dynamite being transfer i' .1 in the Alum Chine was completely v. reeked and sank. It is beliwved an t ploslon occurred on the barge. new collier mi K.i keii. The force of the explosion swept a way the upper works of the t'nttrfd States naval collier Jason, killing Hire.' men and injuring C9 others. The .i.ison was 700 feet away at the Time! had lust been completed by the Maryland StI company and was soon li lime a government trial trip, tsoiiti-ft ru ki:i 1 r. Scores of vessels hurried to the -cetie to render what aid they could. Floating bodies were drawn from the wreckage and t-me of thH Injured were rescued from float it g debris. Thirty or more badly Injured men were brought to HalHmore hospitals. The AJnm Chine had been here since March 1 and was finishing load. In a cargo of high explosives for' Hie Panama canal. This morning a lighter with four tailroad cars was towed to the side of the vessel and would have com pleted the task of loaing the explosive in a few hours. Nearby was the uta. M '.antic and several launches belonK ii g to h!p chandlers. Pi IT OK MOKK. Suddnly there was a puff of smok" from the hold ot the ship, tho crew noticed it and ran One of scream- ing to the deck, followed by tho panic stricken crew, or as many as had time to escape from the lower rart of the vessel. Right along side Alum Chine was the launch Jerome, manned by Ship Chandler James Goodhues. Into this boat leaped 14 of the Alum bine's crew, and the little craft turn el from the burning ship at top speed When the launch was 200 feet away the explosion came with a deafening roar as hundreds of tens of explosive went off. mi.L Tfr.n ix air. Columns of flame shot from every portion of the resssel and the air was filled with flying debris. Pieces of machinery and the hull of the boat, weighing tons shot hundreds of feet In the air. Pieces of Iron and steel weighing .r0 pounds were found on tfhore four miles from the 6cene. One of the unexploded boxes or dyna mite struck the upper works cf the ( oilier Jason, nearby, and exploded. Several Ttier were killed ou'richt and ."'I mere on t'i" Collier were frightfully 1 j'ired. I'p to midafiernoon there were no definite figures, but It was h:.n! a: e.-.s' ' men were killed and as many more injured. Some of the hitter are expected to die. i TK K.IIOHK. MIoMX;. Six o' the re of the tuc Atlantic, lying alongside the Alum Chine. were kiLed md lit lu uws'.roed. Thebaic ib-ci'i cLoicii Ler. The Weather rtrtcut 'i li p. m. Tomorrow fer Reek lelane, Davenport, Molina, and Vicinity Snow this afternoon, rain or snow tonight or Saturday, wanner tonight with the lowest temperature near the freezing point. Temperature at 7 a. m, 18. Highest yesterday, 20; lowest last night, 14. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 8 miles per hour. Palpitation. .f2 inch. Relative humidity at 7 p. m., 69, at 7 a. m., 94. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Pun sets 37. rises 6:2D Evening stars: Mercury. Venus. Saturn. Morn ing Mars: Jupiter, Mars. ) ls.test reports place the number of i dead at 20. and the injured at 4i. of the latter io of the Jason's peo- pie are said to be fatallv hurt. Forty ; stevedore are unaccounted for. If I they were on the steamer it is consid ered they perished. TALI. Bl II.IMNfi ROCKED. The explosion shook the country for miles around. Windows were broken arid chimneys knocked off houses a dozen miles from tho disas- t,;r - nnl; imore was shaken as if by Tall buildings rock 'an eartnquake. ed. At Sparrows Point a school house , j was rartlv destroyed and several children hurt. pitiki i. scene ki whirk. Pitiful scenes were enacted on j Broadway wharf when tups bearinu ! dead and injured arrived there. Hun- j dreds of women and children, crying ; and wringing hands, liegged to be al lowed to see if any of their men folks j were among the victims. Sone were ab.e to walk home unassisted, but others were taken to hospitals. HK.ARJt lOO MILE. Philadelphia, . March 7 - The dyna mite explosion near Baltimore was re markable for the great distance the shock of the blast was felt. In Coatea vllle. Pa., windows of the h;gh sc!,3 rattled, startling st.udetits. The shock was felt at the Philadelphia navy yard, l'0 miles from Italtlmore, and In a number of cities In Bouthem Penn .1 nBlunrla nn1 In Vuw lornui' O LS for QQ I beliex-ed It an earthquake. The shock Interrupted the proceedings in the lower house of the Delaware legisla ture at Dover, the speaker remarking. "That must have been an earthquake." CHICAGO EUTTER DOPED, IS CLAIfd Chicago. March 7. One-half the but ter in cold storage in Chicago is adul terated in violation of the internal revenue laws, the adulteration con- BjBtlng of water moisture in quantities (. to 3. per .fnt ot tn( actuai weight of the luutt-r. according to officials of the revenue department. Three hundred thousand pou-nds have been seized anil will he confiscated. It Is expected suits will be brought ngalnst dealers for evading 10 cents a pound revenue tax and other penalties. Since the investigation began, it is aaserted, 2",o"0.'imi pounds of butter have disappeared from local ware houses. 3 FATALITIES IN MILL EXPLOSION Sharon. Pa.. March 7. With a report that was heard several miles, and scat tering molten metal in tvery direction, the puddling furnace of the Wilkea rolling mill here exploded this morn- ir.p. Three workmen wer fatally and six others bad'y burned. The mill was o'.niost entirely wrecked. JURY CONVICTS 1 OF ARSON CROWD Sou'h Bend. Ind., March 7. Benja min Kahn was found guilty of arson this morning. The jury' had been out since late Wednesday afternoon. Kalin was found guilty of setting fire to the establishment of the farm ers' and Workingmen's Friend store In this city last April. The prosecu tion charged that Kahn paid Benja min Fink, whose trial will begin Mon day to set fire to the store. Kahn's conviction was the outgrowth of the Investigation of the gigantic "arson trust." He will be sentenced Mon day. MISS ROOSEVELT A BRIDE APRIL 4 I 0ster Bay. March 7. The wedding of Kthei, daughter of Colonel Rooee e!t. to Dr. Richard Ierby of this city ha? hem fixed for Friday. April 4, at $8 IS LOWEST AMOUNT GIRL GANUVE ON Sears, Roebuck & Co. Head Tells of Inquiry by Chicago Stores. CALLED AS A WITNESS! Believes Some Women Will Go Wrong No Matter What the Wage Paid Them. I t mcago, March . leading mer- . I j chants of Chicago were called before j ! the state senate's vice Investigation ! commission today in an endeavor to j ' ascertain the relations of low wages i to vice. President Rosenwald of Sears, Roebuck & Co. testified his company employs 4,731' women and girls at an average wage of $9.12 per week. Th lowest salary is $5. given to girls of 16. After three months they are advanced to $5.50. The company hires on:- girls who live at home. The concern employs 1,465 girls ana women who receive less than $8 a week. !. H. Miller, superintendent of , employment for Sears, Roebuck & Co., seated beside Rosenwald, answered '. i- j many of the questions put to Rosen- j wald by Lieutenant Governor O'Hara. i j TELLS OP INVESTIGATION. j I "Did your eompanv the last few i years conduct a private Investigation i to ascertain the minimum wage nec ! essary for a girl to support herself without assistance?" asked O'Hara. Rosenwald could not remember, and Miss Olive W. Wharry Also Or referred to Miller, who replied, sa.f-. n r nA HaV,o,rior ing such Investigation had been held by a committee composed of depart-! mont store heads. Th cornmittee re- j ported the minimum requirement of! girls" adrift" (not living at home I was $S. i "Now 1 want to ask you as a man of j wide philanthropy if you think low wages induce immorality in women? '. NO ONNKITION. MVS. j "I wili answer as 1 answered be 1 fore," said Rosenwald. "there is prac I tieally no connection between them, j I believe prostitution is as likely to I come to a woman who earns over $10 ; as one who earns less. It depends on '. a woman. A girl earning small wages might use that subterfuge for her derelictions." "Do you consider $5 enough for any f0sts End deposit a $l,0o0 bond to in w oman to live upon?- j sure ood behavior two years after the "Yes. If she lives at home." "And $8 enough for one who sup ports herself?" "That's what our Investigation showed." S7.0O4MMW ITf EARNINGS. How much aid your corporation r,ay the costs of the prosecution and earn in 1911?" j would immediately start a "hunger "Approximately $7,000,000." 1 Btrike." "Could you raise wages and still j tit m.akv women win. pay stockholders a legitimate profit?" j Budapest, Hungary, March 7 The The witness said the stock of the j woman's suffrage cause won a notable corporation pays 7 per cent both on!vjP.orv nere today when the lower common and preferred. There was a house of the Hungarian parliament surplus of $12,000,000 at the end of ndonted the covernment's suffrage re- I 1912. He said he could have given j $2,000,000 out of the profits and still pay some dividends. , j was or0w ded with troops during the de "Could you live on $8 a week?" j bate in consequence of threats by so There was a bitter titter when the : cialists to begin a general strike In the witness said be never tried it ! country as a protest at the govern compuittioji A factor. ' ment's attitude atrainst complete trni Rose.nwald said many firms In Uli-! versal suffrage. There were no dls nols. If a minimum wage for women turbances in the early part of the day, would be ordered by law, could in- j the populace being OTer-awed by the crease wages materially, but Illinois : great display of force, firms would then be at a disadvantage j as compared with competitors In states having no such law. Rosenweld's tes timony was Interrupted a few min utes as a girl of about 17, cheaply but neatly clad, took a seat beside the witness. She was 14 when she went to work for Sears, Roebuck & Co.. she said, and was paid $4.50 a week. Rosenwald explained this was before the firm fixed the minimum for girls of ber age. TELLS BER AGE. "Did they know now old you were?" asked O'Hara. yes. I told them I was 14 years . and months She worked ': years and the last month of the P"- lod was earning $7.50. Her chief criticism was of forewomen given to scolding for mistakes Incident to i , , cv . - their work. She was Ignorant of the . . , . mvrfti cvuuiuuo ui iriiuw emuioves. ... . . ... - ' although she did not think they were' paid enough. "I girl." she said. HOME Gnu. FLIRT. She said some girls flirted and "ran out nights." She did not really know that any girls were bad, "but you never can tell how they turn out." Rosenwald answered a few questions. He left the company's payroll with the commit'ee, which went into ex - ecr!t'e session. j eore ihe j ou woman concluded i ;i BACK SUFFRAGET GETS EIGHTEEN MONTHS cona 10 London. HUNGER STRIKE THREAT X ... , , ' ... Woman Convicted cf Burning Pav.l.on in Kew Garaen Balks at the Court's Penalty. London, March 7. Miss "Joyce Ixcke," a suffraget, whose real name is Olive Wharry, was sentenced today io 18 months' imprisonment for setting fire to a pavilion in the Kew botanical gardens Feb. 20. The Ciourt ordered her to pay all completion of her sentence. The judge warned Miss Wharry she would be sentenced to an additional year ir she aid not keep tne peace al itor finishing her sentence. Miss Wharry declared she would not ; form bill, by which a large number of j w omen are enfranchised. The capital her testimony she was asked by Act ing Governor O'Hara if she would blame a girl, who had to support a widowed mother on $8 a week. If she committed suicide. She replied she would not. QUEEN 50 YEARS ON BRITON SOIL . I indnn fnrrh 7 Tortnv tx-!i a the I .iah 8nniver8ary of ,andins in Urwt BrlulB of Qmm M9th(r AltI. : andria then a princesg In ftC. . coraanc4 wh he exprB6ed s5re of ; her maJeBt tiMWXaaloa wa, ob8erved ' , , . . i quietly. The lord mayor and corpora-1 7, " . . . T . , , t on offices of London went to Marl-; , , . borough house to present an address . . . . ' . ., , . zens of London, while the mayor of ' Windsor and the mayor of Margate, , where she first came ashore, offered of ficial congratulations. Many members of the diplomatic corps called at Marl 1 borough house in the course of the day. ' Has First Haircut in 17 Years. ; Or ando. Fla., March 7. Sea'ed in a ! band stand in the public square, in I tne nrebence of fccores of tne uwn- , 1 flxX Xa VST !i i " THAT WAWHGTM h, J FROM WASHINGTON folk assembled for the event. Code Hill, an aged resident, had his first haircut in 17 years. During the cam paign of 1896 Hill made a piedge to allow his hair to grow until a demo ( rat became president. ARAB MUTINEERS WITH TURKS SHOT Constantinople, March 7. Fifty mutinous Arab soldiers belonging to Turkish regiments guarding the penin- sula of Gallipoli and the Dardanelles ! straits were shot today as an example ! to others. Most of the men guarding the lines in this district were brought (from the warm climates of Asia Mi ; nor and have become mutinous owing to the extreme cold. Tiny they are too numbed to fight. declare DARROW FAVO! IN POLL OF JURY Los Angeles, March 7. The jury in the case of Clarence Harrow, charged with bribery, had not reached a verdict at noon today, when court adjourned for luncheon. At that time it was reported the jury wa9 nine to three j inK of tne pxtra SPBSion April 1. for acquittal. The jury has been out j The president took under considera slnce 8:30 this morning. There is tion today economy of administration a tremendous crowd at the court-; and so-called class lecislation. Chair- house. CARD MESSAGE IS LURETODARL i St. Paul, Minn., March 7. A postal ' card containing an inquiry as to when j the w riter might expect "my dear litt le man is believed by the police ani coroner to have lured Clyde Darling to the spot where, he was shot dead i Wednesday night. The card was tak- I en from a pocket in Darling's coat be- ' f ore the tyody was removed from the j home of Professor Olson of the 'Di versity of Minnesota, who surrendered. Handwriting experts late today will compare the writing on the card with samples of Olson's handwriting. Olson slept soundly in his cell last night. "My defense will be th" un written law." is all he would Kay. STATE ASKING DEATH OF TWO FOR SINGER MURDER Chicago, March 7. The eKe of Charles Cramer, clown arid high dier. and his wife, on trial for the murder of Sophia Singer, was expected ;o go to the jury today. The state asked the death penalty for both. THREE KILE HOT SPRING Hot Sprints. Ark., March 7.-A fire ! which started before noon in the bus-j iness district of upper Central ave-! nue is believed to have caused the. death of four perrons, three women , end one man. It originated in a gas, explosion. DIN S FIRE WILSON CONFERS WITH PARTY MEN Leaders in Congress Are Called A to-White Hottse-4oTaik 1 1 I . . . ' . Over Session Plans. STRONGER SHERMAN LAW President Favors Putting It in Such Shape That It Will Be Ex pressly Understood. Washington, March 7. President llson today began conferences with some of the leaders of his party In congress. The cabinet prepared today to con sider appointments of bureau heads. Late today in the east room Wilson 1 was to meet Charles F. Murphy, Tam- j many leader, and eight otner Psew Yorkers. The president w ill hold regular cab led meetings Tuesdays and Fridays, as has been the custom for years. Et O N O l I ES O N S I IKR F:i. Many special sessions, however, are likely to be called before the conven- man Fitzgerald of the house appro priations committee, discussing with the president the question of appro priations for the coming session, re called that President Tart bad vetoed the sundry civil bill because of pro visions to prevent the government us ing a certain sum to enforce the Sher man law a paii.- labor unions or farm ers' organizations. President Wilson took a firm position, it is said, behind Fitzgerald, for economy. It Is known he looked apprehensively from Tren ton at the appropriations! of the last congress. WANTS MOHE EXPLICIT LAW. Some of the president's conJdants think if the provisions exempting la bor unions from prosecution were ; Mexico City. March 7. Rafael Tapla, again included In the sundry civil bill, : who took the field against. Huerta af Wilson would be inclined to be In- ter the death of Madero, surrendered fluenced by their elimination, prefer- today at Guadalupe, Hidalgo, where ring to postpone enunciation of the the treaty of peace between Mexico government's policy until revision of ail(, thp rnuf.,i stntea' n.i.irt the Sherman law is attempted. Wil son is known to favor strengthening the Sherman law so its jurisdiction will be explicitly understood. PI BLIC TO CiET NEWS. u,wiVf:t as far as possible to pursue a policy! publicity regarding what takes plu.ee around the cabinet table. Today's meeting, it is said, took tip the work of organization where yfrt'Tclyv's left off. It Is the p'an to rr.ike public In a formal way at the end cf each session what has been fii posed of. IO MKT APPLICATION. It vas made clear at the Wliite h'. use today that heads of the varioun departments and members of the cab- met , act "lerely as sifters of the mass of applicants for office, but their decisions will not be Snal. THREE A ppointmwnt. Daniel C. Roper of South Carolina will be nominated by the president l be firot assistant postmaster gener- TARIFF CUTS ASPROPOSED ARETOSTAND Those Framed by Under wood and Aids Are to be Accepted. NEWCOMMITTEE MEETS Usual Crop of Lobbyists on Grcund to Oppose Radical Reductions. Washington, March 7. With the house ways and means committee meeting to organize, the real tariff work of the sixty-third congress began today. With only three new members on the- democratic side the committee seemed practically certain that the tariff measures framed under the sup ervision of Leader Underwood at the last session would be accepted by the new committee. In addition to Its tariff work the committee Is also confronted with the problem of reorganlrlng the entire democratic side of the house through its functions as committee on com mittees. Underwood and his associates are of the opinion that the democrats should get down to work on the tariff and let all other questions go until the regu lar session In December. FA VOn ( I KHRNCY LEGISLATION. There Is some sentiment In the house, however, in favor of Immediate currency legislation, arising from the impression that President Wilson de sires early action In that direction. TBV(lual,crop of lobbyist la ap- i 1 xr V 1 . . . - . i pearing In Washington to wateHthe ways and means committee. Organiz ed opposition will combat any radical tariff bills In the house and follow them to the senate, where strenuous efforts will be made to temper any great reductions. PLACINO RESPONSIBILITY. Wilson looks favorably upon the Idea of having the house pass a set of tariff measure and put them squarely before tho senate, bill by bill, so the country can locate the respon sibility for the success or failure of the measures. It is learned Wilson will recommend that tho tariff be the chief work of the session, although in a message he will briefly call at tention to the need of currency legis lation. Wi.sons present purpose, it was .' learned today, is to accept the proposal j of the house leaders and recommend I that the tariff alone be acted upon at i the extra session. al. Commissioner of Labor Nelll will be renominated as commissioner of labor statistics. James R. Ulakeslee, secretary of the Pennsylvania demo cratic committee, will be third asist ant postmaster general. CLARKE SENATE I'llESIOENT. Democrats of the senate chose Sena tor Clarke of Arkansas for president pro tern of the senate over Senator Racon of George, 27 to 14. The out come was a great surprise, as It was conceded Bacon would be elected. The caucus choice Is equivalent to election In the senate. ANOTHER MEXICAN REBEL IS IN FOLD in IMS. Taiiia was forrm rly chief of n:ral gjard in the state of Vera Cruz. Tne fcUf 'gain foi rrender is regarded as a great gain for th? government. CLARK 63 AND SAYS HE FEELS LIKE 20 Washineton, March 7. Speaker Clark is CZ today. He said he felt like ?,f He Bpent the day in his office re ceiving callers and congratulations. BRIBE IS OFFERED OR A HUNG JURY Kansas City, March 7. Marsha I Hollowell, in charge of the Jury In the Dr. Hyde murder trial, told Judge Porterfleld today he had been offered a bribe of $1,000 to bring about a hui.g jury, and $500 for an acquittal. A John Doe warrant baa been issued.