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T f THE ROCK ND AMG-XJ Associated Press Exclusive Wire MXTY-SECOXD YEAR. XO. 252. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1913. TEX PAGES. PRICE TWO CEX'rS. S. 1 HOI EDITION I, PEACE PACT IN BALKANS TEMPORARY? Third War Likely to Break Out at Any Time, it is Believed. nil U III AN I A IS I LEASED : Other Parlies, However, Corn-! nlflin That th.- Anrppmpnt i Dees Not Suit Them. London, A.,g. 7.-The second Balkan ; I race on a basis of compromise which. jo un-a iMauiui ij an uie biaijs cua- ern (l, except possibly Rouman1::, the ! mention is being abked how toon a ! tntrd Balkan war will break out. Bulgaria has obtained unjer the asreement reached in Bucharest, a con iderablc portion of northern Macedo nia much more than the allies were at first inclined to give her and also about 00 mil' s of the A'-eran seaboard, whit, h will enable her to build her pro jected railway from Philippopolls to the Aegean. RESENTS LO.. Bulgaria, however, deeply resents be ing deprived of Kavala, a port on Kav- ala bay. which goes to Greece. Also 1 ers ,asl n,SBl controlled by i. n. Kh is confronted with the tr.sk of ex-' Liu,fi- Industrial Workers of the World 1 filing the Turks from Adrianopl-. it ! representative. A general strike proc laim; clear that the powers will do 1 laniatlon was rea(1 b-v Llttle. but no nothing in tjils direction. Bulgaria, will se--k to introduce in the peace protocol to be signed at Bucharest a re rerva'lon practically appealing to t lie European powers for a subsequent revision of tjie peac-e treaty. According to a dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Hucharest. the order to demobilize has been officially pro mulgated. turrit i i !: agreement. Hucharest, Aug. ". Peace was con iluded last night between the Balkan s'-ites, and the preliminary treaty was ''lUtaJiili psstytfi'irtt iirs f Sfr-- slrikiug doc km en stood atoTil"Tft( 51 Is 7 fin(oii7gro, Roumania'and!abe dock8 this morning conversing via, Greece EuUrarla The discussions threatened to be- como interminable, but M. Majoresco, ' in& npw demands." Meanwhile many the Roumanian premier and president I ore tarriers aw aited loads, of the conference, tlm at.-nc d tliat un- TO 'K1-kxt DEMANDS, less Bulgaria accepted the modified The strikers here will formally pre frontier proposed by the allies Rou-' f nt t'aelr demands to the officials to- manta's army would ccrupy St fia next Sati.rday. This threat resulted agn 'tncnt. M; IIOI M)IIV LINE. ill an j I The i,ew frontier starts at a point on tlio old frontier l vt Hie Struma: river, follows the watershed to west of the town of StruiuriiUa, thence al-j most through the Struma vallev to th? ! Helesh mountains and east in almost I strikers' ranks here. This morning a straiKht, line tu the Mesta river, leav-i "s w-ent to work. Officials say 50 ing the town of Strumnitza. the port!more be en-Ploved bv tonight. of I .ages and Kantbl to Bulgaria and the port of Kavala to Greece. The Bul garians hope for its eventual revision by, the powers. NO FIGHT IN HOUSE ON CURRENCY BILL Washington, I). C, Aug. 7 No de termined opposition to the administra tion currency bill will lie made by the republicans 'n the house, according to I'ad'T Mann. He expressed th opin ion that while the bill would pass the hrus at the extra s ssioti, it will be held up in the senate. WEDDED TO FOREIGNERS, COAST WOMEN LOSE VOTE San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 7. A test case involving the right of a large number of California women to vote was decided in ttlie . state supreme court here yesterday against Mrs. Ethel e'oope McKenzle, wife of a well known Scotch singer. The court held that Mrs. McKenzie, who a native of California, became a Britisii subject when she married McKenzie, who has not foresworn his allegiance to King George. CANTON ALMOST IN REBEL HANDS Canton, China. Aug. 7. Five hun Sred uere killed and wounded In fight ing between northern government troops and rebels at the east gate of Canton yesterday. The position of the city U regarded as serious. Peking, Aug. 7. Ir. Sun Yat Sen, forn.er provisional president of the re public, but now one of the leaders in the southern revolution, has fled the country on board a Japanese steamer bound for Formosa, an island belong ing to Japan in the China Sea off the province of Fu-Klcn. Nanking. Aug. 7. A dispatch recelv id here from the province of Klang-Si tayg the northerners have gained two decisive victories over the rebels and that the road to Nan-Chang is virtually open. J Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for Rock Island, Davenport, Moline and Vicinity. Unsettled weather with thunder showers tonight or Friday, warmer tonight, cooler Friday afternoon, mod erate variable winds. Temperature at 7 a. m. 64. Highest yesterday S3, lowest last night 63. Velocity ot wind at 7 a. m. 5 miles per hour. Precipitation .06 inch. Realtive humidity at 7 p. m. 72, at 7 a. m. 93. Stage of water 4.7, a rise of .1 ic last -4 hours. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Evening star: Jupiter. Morning stars: Saturn. Venus. Mars. Mercury, Cln,ie to the northwestern horizon five stars or constellation Leo nppear in an irregular line, alone, about 9 p. m. MAY MfltfP ltfU 11111 lllnllL UUUlV STRIKE GENERAL Industrial WorkerS Trying to Call Out All Workmen at Head of the Lakes. VIOLENCE IS NOW EXPECTED Great Northern Withdraws All Con cessions Offered and Will Em ploy Strike Breakers. Superior, Wis., Aug. 7. Anticipating ! an out-break by Superior strikers the Great Northern last night increased its special police from 40 to 60 men. A mass meeting was held by the strik- aluon was ,aKen 0WlnS "e aosence of a number of men WOl l.lt MtKK IT GENERAL. Little said he hoped to eventually call a general strike to affect all tail ors on the great lakes, workers in coal docks, lumber yards and mills. The strikers decided to hold meetings at 2 in the afternoon instead of 10 in the morning. The Great Northern has withdrawn all concessions previously made. FOHHU.ATE UEMASDS. Dulur.h, Minn., Aug. 7. Six hundred wlth Industrial Workers of the World and as organizers expressed it "form THE WEATHER da- 11 iB positively stated the rall-ion Will tUiJUU MIIUK L'Jt'llllCIS Ol- thou-rh the strikers will be given every opportunity to return. The Industrial j Workers of the World are attempting to call a sympathetic strike of all the ! dock workers at the head of the lakes. II HE A K I RANKS. A break has already occurred in the GLOBE TROTTING MARK IS LOWERED John Henry Mears Travels Around the World in 35 Days and 21 Hours. New York, Aug. 7. A new world's record in globe trotting was estab lished last night with the arrival here of John Henry Mears of Chicago, who, representing an evening newspaper In this city, circuited the globe in the time of 35 (Jays. 21 hours, 35 minutes and 4-5 of a second. Mears left New York about an hour after midnight on July 2 and traveled by way of Paris, Harbin, Yokohama and Vancouver. The previous record, made by An dre Jaeger-Schmidt In 1911, was 39 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes, 37 3-4 sec onds. FIGHTING IN STREETS . OF CAPITAL OF PERSIA Terheran, Persia, Aug. 7. Fighting has been in progress in the streets of the Persian capital cine midnight wnen a smouldering feud between Bakh- tiaris clansmen and the national au thorities burst Into flame. Firing is going on in the main streets of the city, where the foreign legations are situated. There are numerous con flicts in other districts. EDUCATOR IS AUTO VICTIM John Campbell Killed When Machine is Struck by Train. Chicago. Aug. 7. John W. Camp bell, head of the Windsor Park aca demy for boys, was instantly killed today. H. Godman, aged 12, probably fa'ally injured and two others nar rowly escaped injury when an Illinois Central freight train struck Camp- Dell s automonne at Jieircse Park, a - - - , sunurD. Lampoeu was returning to lie by the latest news from Vashing Chlcago from Wheaton, III, where he i ton that the object of John Lind's visit had gone to inspect some property. here as the personal representative of LINDONVVAY; IS NOT SURE OF WELCOME Huerta Government Dis posed to Regard Him With Hostility. REASSURED BY BRYAN Fresh Outbreak of Anti-American Demonstrations Has Been Reported. Washington, D. C, Aug. 7. At the White house, the state department, and in official circus toaay the impression put out was mat wtien the Huerta government was fully apprised of Pres ident Wilson's views as transmitted by John Lind, a different construction would be placed upon Lind's errand and Mexico would realize it as "a mis sion of peace." MEREI-YvtX ADVISER. It was pointed out today that Lind goes merely as an adviser to the American embassy and carries creden tials to neither the federal nor the constitutionalist government. He will I deal with the Huerta government only through the charge d'affalrs of the American embassy so there will be no necessity of his being received by Pres ident Huerta. EXPECT NO DEMONSTRATION. While broad intimations from the Mexican capital that Lind will be per sona non grata attracted wide atten tion today, officials were confident no contingency will occur to afford oppor tunity for any overt remonstrance against Lind's presence. SHOW DISLIKE FOR A MERICA.NS. Washington, D. O., Aug. 7. Anti American demonstrations and attacks on American property about Acapulco have been renewed, according to ad vices to the state department. The last attempt was on the Stephens Bros, ranch, where the bandits demanded money and stole horses and cattle.' CI, ARK 19 PERSISTENT. Further demand for the passage of his resolution for tlie investigation of Mexican condition by the foreign re lations committee was made today by Clark of Wyoming. Chairman Bacon asked that the resolution be referred to his committee before being acted but Clark objected. "The admin- istration probab".y has a policy, but we don't know what It is," said Clark. "The president has sent his third confidential representative to the re public but ,we are left without infor mation while American lives are being lost and American property destroy ed." Bacon said conditions were such no hasty action should be taken by the senate because of the Importance of the subect. CALLED GRAVE ENEHOENCT. "There Is no higher duty rest ing on us than to approach it wjlth the utmost gravity," said Bacon. 'The president of the United States is face to face with the gravest emergency that has confront ed us since I have beea a mecibor of the senate. It is much graver than that which faced us in the Cuban situ ation. That was a tempest in a tea pot compared with what we may be required to do to establsh order in Mexico and maintain it a generation or two." Bacon said the Clark resolu tion "flouted" the president in the face. The Clark resolution was force! aside. It can be taken up again but cf the subject. LEAVES OX B ATTI.riSlIir. Galveston, Texas, Aug. 7.-rJohn Lind arrived here before daylight and im mediately boarded the battleship New Hampshire, which will sail today for Vera Cruz. No civilian was allowed on board the battleship. The New Hampshire sailed at 11:15. DELAYED BY WRECK. Houston, Texas, Aug. 7. Delayed several hours by the derailment of his train near Nome, Texas, last night, John Lind, personal representative of President Wilson, arrived here early today and proceeded to Galveston en route to Mexico City. ON MISSION" OF PEACE. Mexico, Aug. 7. Secretary Bryan sent the following telegram to the American legation last night: "You may say to the minister of for eign affairs that Governor Lind comes to Mexico on a mission of peace and that the president feels sure his pres ence tnere win contnuute toward a settlement cf the difflcultles. The Mex ican government should await the president's communication and not give weight to misrepresentation pub lished In sensational newspapers." The message was delivered to the foreign minister. ARE INDIT.V WROCfiHT ll Mexico tTlty, Aug. 7. Increased an tagonism has been aroused among Mexicans toward President Wilson's , liuii iui v t baiiuiailun U L I ';c I plan for the pacification of the repub- USE PRESSURE ON FEDERAL JURIES Senators Declare Courts Are Investigated to Influence Their Decisions. Washingon, D. C, Aug. 7. The flat charge that department of justice agents had investigated federal judges tguinfluence their action in cases in which the' government is interested was made in the senate today by Bor ah and endorsed partially by Norris. Borah's charge was brought out by a report from the attorney general responding to a senate resolution ask ing where federal agents were investi gating judges. The resolution reflected some sentiment aroused in the case of Federal Judge Speer of Georgia, whose court has been investigated and who had attacked the department o. justice in a public speech. The attor ney general's reply to tiie inquiry was that any report that the department of justice was maintaining a system of espionage over judges "was entire ly without foundation." Borah responded with his charge saying: "I know this is a very serious charge, but I was so reliably informed that I make the statement that with in the last four or five years special agents have carried on such investiga tion with a view of influencing judges." Norris declared he did not have all the information Borah had, but be lieved the statement based on fact. Borah's charge was characterized as "startling," by Crawford and Souther land. The latter declared "it needed investigation" and that if such "sin ister influences" continued the end of the republic was in sight. President Wilson Is to consult with prominent Mexicans and advise them that the only basis on which Mexico will be recognized by the United States is the elimination of President Huerta. Earlier reports that Mr. Lind proposed to deal with Huerta perhaps by making the direct suggestion that he resign w-ere received with indigna tion by Mexican officials, and the new angle of his visit makes it not im probable that he will be treated with even less consideration than other wise would haye been accorded him. NVOl'LD BE IGNORED. It was pointed out, by a prominent Mexican that in the former case the government m'ght not consider itself obliged to act until the suggestion was actually put forward by Mr. Lind, j but that in the second case the govern ment would be justified in characterize ing him as one who was inciting Mex icans along lines of sedition and in ap plying the pernicious foreign expul sion clause of the constitution. This Mexican aUo Indicated that since Mr. Lind was coming to Mexico in an un official capacity and with no creden tials, he could not expect more consid eration or Immunity than an ordinary foreigner would receive. GASOLINE FUMES ARE FATAL Chicago Youth Killed While Cleaning Inside of a Tank. Chicago, Aug. 7. Percy Hill. 16 vears old. Ron of Cirem n Hill cnri. neer of th board of local improve - ments, met death yesterday, suppesed-i program. - . -. , . ; ly by asphyxiation from gasoline) The reception, in all probability, will fumes, at a construction camp at Pa-jte held at the Hotel Patten, and all loa Park. 111. The boy was cleaning ' cf Chattanocgo will extend the right : the interior of a large iron air re-! hand of welcome tP the veterans and i ceiver witii a brush and gasoline. He I visitors. . , R-R-RIPI was found unconscious and expired in spite of efforts at resuscitation. CHICAGO'S FIRST WOMAN JURY SITS Hearts of -Members Melted by Tales of Those of Doubt ful Sanity. Chicago, Aug. 7. Chicago's first woman jury sat in judgment today in the cases of 25 women and children in the court for the insane. It was composed of six prominent women connected with educational and char itable institutions. Their eyes glis tened and their hearts melted in sym pathy as story after story of misfor tune and unhappiness was unfolded. In one case the fair jurors were told how a mother had bitten to pieces flesh from the body or her 7-months-old baby and believed she was doing the Lord's bidding. One woman was com mitted to an insane hospital, and an other was set free: In every case their decision met with the views of Judge Owen. AMBASSADOR GUTHRIE IS AT POST IN JAPAN Tokio, Aug.- 7. Strong ties uniting the Japanese empire and United States were mutually voiced today by the Emperor of Japan and George W. Guthrie, American ambassador who presented his credentials and .convey ed the greetings of President Wilson to the emperor. A regiment of Jap anese cavalry escorted Guthrie to the imperial palace. He rode in the iin- ! perial coach. , Crowds along the route uncovered as he passed. Ladies of the diplo matic party were received by the em press! STOCK DEAL HELD UP AGAINST GOV- SULZER New York, Aug. 7. A check to the order of Governor Sulzer alleged to have been given him for campaign pur poses was deposited with a Wall street stock exchange firm, according to tes timony received today by the Fraw ley legislative committee. .The check was for $500, made out by one John Lynn, and endorsed by William Sulzer. From the same firm Boyer, Griswold & Co., Frederick Col well, said to have been acting for Sul zer in stock transactions, purchased 200 shares of "Big Four" stock, ac cording to the testimony, sometime during the last state campaign. That a contribution of $2,500, by Peter Doelger, a millionaire brewer, -was unreported in the governor's sworn statement, was another feature in the day'B testimony. PEOPLE OF CHATTANOOGA TO RECEIVE THE G. A. R. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Aug. 8. ' The date of the official reception of the Grand Army of the Republic by the people of Chattanooga, on the occasion of the 47th annual encampment,' has been fixed for Sept. 15, the first day ot the meeting. Commander-in-Chief Al- frt-d B, Beers cf Bridgeport. Conn . 1 has wired his official approval of the COMMISSION B. NEVER SECURED A S5G0.000 FUND James A. Emery Denies That Manufacturers Were Unduly Active in Politics. Washington, D. C. .us. 7. At to day's session of the senat-? lobby com mittee. Senator Reed tried -to get James A. Emery, principal Washing ton representative of the manufactur ers, to testify that the council of in dustrial defense had its origin at the convention of manufacturers in 1907, when James VanCleave appealed for a half million dollar fund for three years. Witness denied the fund was raised. Emery testified that his duties at Washington were not secret, but that he obtained and analyzed bills in con gress concerning relations between e; lployer and employe. The house lobby committee today heard James L. Ewell, former employe of the National Association of Manu facturers. "They reached out Into al most every matter concerned with commerce and business in the coun try," he said. How the National Association of Manufacturers "prodded" members of congress to support legislation the as sociation favored and opposed those who threatened its interests was ex plained" to the house lobby committee yesterday by Emery. Discussing the political activities of the association, before the senate committee, Emery said that the body itself did not engi neer congressional campaigns. The association kept track of the records of congressmen, he added, and when the time for their re-election came. notified its members in the individual districts, and the campaign work was done by the local members. A letter written by Emery to F. C Schwedtman, secretary of the presi dent of the National Association of Manufacturers In 1910, commented on the fact that "Congressman Bartholdt was very effectually prodded from St, Louis" in connection with a vote prop osition to exempt labor unions from prosecution under the Sherman law Members of the committee conducted rather -a lengthy examination to de termine just what the method of "prodding" was employed by the as sociation. The witness explained that letters and telegrams were started from the constituents of the congress man south to be influenced by com municating with the members of the association in the congressman's dis trict One of the letters disclosed what Representative Willis characterized as "everlasting and eternal war" between the National Association of Manufac turers and the, National Civic federa tion. In a letter dated January 27, 1910, Mr. Schwedtman wrote to John Kirby, president of the National As sociation of Manufacturers: "May the continuation of your cam paign bring about the thing which is most desirable at the present time in our economic situation-, that is, the downfall of the civic federation." Captures Wild Man. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 7. After a chase of several miles through the suburbs in the north side, terminating in a desperate battle, Patrolman Mall today captured a naked "wild man." Postmaster Drops Dead. Tremont 111.. Aug. 7. John H. Sipe, postmaster, aged 67, dropped dead at his home yesterday, lie was appoint- ed by President Wilson six weeks ago. COD Y, FAMED AVIATOR, ON LASTFLIGHT Noted Inventor, With Pas senger, Falls to Death in England. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE Machine Fails Bryant, Califor nia Bird Man, on Its 690th Acension. - London, Aug. 7. Colonel F. S. Cody, the famous Anglo-American aviator and a passenger named Evans wer killed in an aeroplane accident at Al dershot today. Cody was trying out a new machine and was flying over tha open country most of which Is gov ernment land in tho Aldershot district, and had just -eached the government house when his aeroplane began trav eling badly, i.nd finally fell vith a crash to the ground. Several officials rushed to the spot and found the bod ies of Cody and Evans beneath the aeroplane. SOLDIERS OP KOIITI'NE. Cody was the most interesting fig ure in aviation In the British isles. He was a real soldier of fortune, with a varied career behind him. He was well known in public in England, and very popular. He wore a sombrero, a long mustache, and long hair almost like our "Buffalo Bill." He came to England a number of years ago where he was a cowboy in the - 'est. He had a severe struggle to obtain a start in England. After living precariously for awhile he attracted the attention of experts in the British war office n account of his play of natural gifts of construction, particularly in aerial ma chines. STA RTEI1 WITH BOX KITE. He was said to be able to build any thing in the way of flying machinery or a balloon. He first experimented with box kites. These he developed at Aldershot He achieved such suc cess with kites the British war office attached him to the military service and its aviation staff. He carried off the military prize of $20,000 open to the world at Salesbury Plain In 1912. He leaves a wife and son In England. T-A'ANS IV INDIAN SERVICE. Evans was a member of Indian civil service, and came to England to study aviation. The aeroplane was at an altitude of between 200 and 300 feet when it fell. Tl'MVG I'P FOR RACE. The machine was a new hydroplane which Cody was tuning up for the forthcoming race around England and Scotland for a $25,000 prize. It weigh ed over a ton. The motor was 100 horsepower and had a wing span of 60 feet. 60OTTI KLIG1IT FATAL. Victoria, B. C, Aug: 7. The aero plane in which John F. Bryant, the California aviator, had made 699 flights failed him on the 600th and after a few moments of aerial acro batics fell on the roof of a building; near the heart of the city late yes terday. Firemen who rushed to the rescue found Bryant dead. Hfa back, neck and both legs were broken. SIX THOUSAND EAGLES JOIN IN A BIG PARADE Baltimore, Md., Aug. 7. Six thous and members, representing aeries of nearly every state In the union, par ticipated, in thjfi Fraternal Order of Eagles' parade today. There was no business session of the convention to day. Town of Weldon, III., Burns. Decatur, 111., Aug. 7. Nearly all of the business section of Weldon, a town of 600, burned this afternoon. Castro's Family Goes to Cuba. Tenerlffe, Canary Islands, Aug. 7. The family of ex-President Castro of Veneauela embarked yesterday on the German steamer Wasgenwald for Havana. 31 OIL TANKS BURN AT PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 7. Th plant of the Un'on Petroleum com pany, a Standard Oii comoany. -subsidiary, is gn fire. It promises t be a tctal loss. It occuptes aa entire city block. Thirty-one big oil tanks In all exploded. Famines living near the plant were ordered to leave their homes. Grant Estate $100,000. New York, Aug. 7. An appraisal of the estate left by the late Major Gen eral Frederick Dent Grant was made public toaay. it vaiues nis peruu j estate at $100,000. The widow is th i cole beneficiary.