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D ARGU Associated Press Exclusive Wire JLJ SIXTY-SECOXD YEAR, NO. 277. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1913. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. THE ROCK TOl HOME EDITION A.KJ MAN1AGENDS DOZEN LIVES; FIRES TOWN 1 A German Teacher Runs Amuck Affer Slaying Wife and Children. USES 250 CARTRIDGES Enraged Villagers Wreak Ven geance by Clubbing and -. Stabbing Murderer. ' Muelhausen, Baden, Germany, Sept S. A crazed teacher named Wagner, who murdered his wife and four chil dren at Deferloch yesterday, set fire to the village of Muelhausen in four places last night, and in a fusillade with villagers who . tried to capture fcim eight persons were shot and klld and lo wounded. The maniac took refuge in a stable, where he killed all the cattle. Finally he was overpowered after he had ex hausted all of 250 cartridges with which he provided himself. The enraged villagers wreaked vengeance by clubbing him and stab bing him with pitchforks. He will probably die. When he en:ere3 Muelhausen it was not known he was a fugitive or a murderer. It was only after the wild i scenes had been enacted here that the police went to his apartment in Deger loch, where he has been teaching, and found the bodies of bis wife and chil dren. WHITKK NOTE TO PJtK.S. Before leaving Degerloch, where he killed his wife and four children, he forwarded a rambling letter to a news paper In Stuttgart In which he wrote: "1 believe there is no God. I am the devil's ally. I wish I could torture veryone with my revolver's butt, knowing; that I cannot get a":l. I have ilept for vears with a dagger and, vcTvfru nlKr wy'TJTTo,. rivE or wovciii wn.i, Din. Doctors state of 20 wounded by Wag ner five will die and six are in a fcerlous condition. After he set fire to the first building Wagner 'opened fire with revolvers on every one he met or who appeared at windows of houses. Villagers believed the place had been attacked by robbers and some rushed to church and rang bells, while other dashed to the barracks and nskod assistance of troops. Meantime a village policeman and some citizens rushed on Wagner, who stood in the middle of the main street with a mask over his face and an army re volver in each hand and another pair in his belt. The policeman, twice wounded, finally felled the maniac while he was reloading a revolver. The policeman was again wounded before the peasants' rustic weapons fractured Wagner's skull and severed one of his hands. Wagner was a heavy drinker. To Report Currency Bill. ' Washington. D. ., Sept. 5. The house banking committee voted to favorably report the administration currency bill Monday. The senate bankiug committee con tinued to hear views of bankers on the administration currency bill. HASTENS WORK ON STREET CAR SYSTEM Mayor Rolph. Mayor Rolph of San Francisco is urging all possible speed in the work of constructing the new municipally- owned street car line from the city to the Panama exposition grounds, in or der that the city may reap the profit in hauling the exposition crowds. It is promised that the line will be ready before 1915. The mayor urges the citizens to build their own roads with their own money, and to the end that they may do this, street railway bonds will be in denominations of $100, $500 and 11,000. THE WEATHER J) Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for Rock Island, Davenport, Molina and Vicinity. .Generally fair and continued warm weather tonight and Saturday; moder ate winds. Temperature at 7 a. m., 6S; highest yesterday, 89; lowest last night, 66. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 3 miles per hour. Precipitation, none. Relative humidity at 7 p. m., 59; at 7 a. m., 85. Stage of water, 2.6; no change In last 24 hours. J. M. SHERIER,. Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Evening star: Jupiter. Morning stars: Saturn. Mercury, Venus. Mars. The brilliant red star Aldebaran of constellation Taurus seen rising in th northeast about 10 p. m. MORNING STAR IS SEIZED EN ROUTE Steamer Halted at La Crosse for Service in a Suit for Damages. LaCrosse, Wis., Sept. 5. One hun dred and fifty passengers bound from Minneapolis and St Paul to their homes down the river as far as Ioek Island, 111., were held up for a tim.3 today when the steamer Morning Star of the Northern Steamship company's lire, was seined by a United States marshal on a writ of attachment is sued in the federal court On the last trip uj. the river the Morning Star ran into and crushed a launch belonging to George Culver of Dakota, Minn., endangering the lives of those on board the smaller boat. Culver brought suit for damages and stopped the Morning Star on the way down today. Bond was procured for the Morning Star and she was per mitted to proceed. 500 MAY BE DEAD IN COAST STORM Eastern Carolina Visitation Also Uauses Prnnprtv ri a na tr, of jMUlionsT""""" Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 5. With re ported depredations from Wednesday's hurricane over eastern North Carolina already involving property damage running into millions and heavy loss of life, today's despatches told addition al stories of the storm's havoc. Many small towns along the coast were se verely damaged by wind and heavy rainfall. Several were flooded by swollen streams and confirmation ob tainable early today reported the loss of 500 lives on the Ocracoke island, off the Carolina coast Unsubstantiated rumors continued current today that all inhabitants of the island perished when heavy 6eas swept their homes Wednesday. Wires in coast towns are down and wireless stations are pre sumably wrecked by the storm. In some towDs the floods surpassed all previous records. No lives were lost on Ocracoke island in Wednesday's storm. Bride and Widow in One Day. Somerset, Ohio, Sept. 5. A hasty marriage Wednesday night, followed by the sudden death of the bride groom, T. C. Wilson, yesterday ended a romance of Miss Nellie Sheridan, daughter of the late General Phil Sheridan. The couple had expected to leave yesterday for Florida for the benefit of Mr. Wilson's healjh, but he was seized with convulsions, resulting from Bright's disease, and his death occurred five hours later. Miss Sheri dan was postmistress here for 25 years and she forwarded her resigna tion to Washington Monday. Dlea at Age of 143 Year. Jefferson City. Mo., Sept 5. Rich ard Hoopes, a negro, who died at Osage City, near here, yesterday, as serted he was 14 years old and said that he was at Yorktown when Corn wallis surrendered. Though his real age was not known, persons who lived at Osage City were satisfied that he was more than one hundred years old. Typhoid Alarms Rockford. Rockford, 111., Sept. 6. Rockford physicians were summoned by the health commissioners yesterday to get at the basts of the typhoid fever, which threatens to become epidemic. POLITICAL CHIEF STABBED BY JAPS Tokio, Sept. 5. While passing the America embassy early today two men sprang from an alley and s'&bbed Moritaro Abe, director of the political bureau f the Japanese foreign office, in the abdomen. He is suffering a se vere wound. One held Abe and the other plunged a short sword in his ab domen. Both escaped. The motive is not known, but some attribute it to excitemen'. in connection with Callfor nlaa land legislation. JAIL JEROME ON A CHARGE OF GAMBLING Thaw Nemesis Caught Piaying Penny Ante in an Automobile. POPULACE IS PLEASED New York Attorney Locked in Cell at Coaticock I Hand Gets Warrant. Coaticook, Qne., Sept. 5. Harry Thaw was ordered de ported by the board of inquiry this afternoon but an appeal was entered. Furthermore the restraining order granted by the judge at Montreal prevent ed his removal. Jerome has slipped out cf town. Coaticooke, Que., Sept. 5. Immigra tion authorities here were officially noiified this afternoon that Judge Ger vais at Montreal had issued a writ of habeas corpus and restraining order, holding up any immediate move look ing to the deportation of Thaw. The writ calls for Thaw's production in Montreal. Coaticook, Que. Sept. 5. William Travers Jerome was arresied here to day charged with gambling. The com p'.aint was made by Milford Aldrich, a citizen of Coaticook, who swore he had seen Jerome playing poker in public yesterday. Jerome was taken to the jail where Thaw was confined when he was brought here two weeks Thaw's lawyers disclaimed any knowledge of the arrest The belief prevailed it was due to ill feeling cmjng the town people who resented Jerome's presence. Jerome is leader of the anti-Thaw forces. Jeromg was taken in custody at bis hotel by Policeman Andrews. He was so surprised he could hardly speak. Jerome yesterday engaged ia a penny j ante game with newspapermen. They j used a suit case for a table and sat in an auto waiting for the end of the Thaw hearing. WAST LAWVKR DEPORTED. News of the arrest of Jerome swept over the town like wildfire and the Thaw hearing in the meantime had adjourned. Crown Prosecutor Hen son, who issued the warrant, said Je rome wou".d have a hearing before the magistrate within 24 hours. A Thaw outbreak followed Jerome's arrest, and crowds gathered about the jail shouting, "Horray for Thaw. Now wa will deport Jerome." Jerome was locked in a small cell and no one was allowed to see him. At 11 o'clock he had not retained counsel. The complainant, Aldrich, is a mill hand. TEAR term peai,tv. The charge is "common gambling on railroad property." The maximum pen alty is one year's imprisonment with no option of a fine. Though Jerome can be brought up before the magis trate within 48 hours, it is possible he may be held in jail until the 47th hour before arraignment, and then be re manded to jail at Sherbrooke. to await the action of the grand jury in Octo ber. However, as soon as he is re manded he can apply to the criminal court for bail. The warrant for Je rome's arrest was sworn out before Magistrate James McKee. Jerome was admitted on $500 bail shortly before noon and left, the jail smiling. ; THAW 1IKAIUNG RESUMED. Coaticook, Que., Sept. 5. It was 10 o'clock before the Thaw hearing got under way. Thaw resumed the stand, but was withdrawn almost immediate ly and the board adjourned suddenly. It was reported a decision had been reached. "I would not be surprised," said W. L. Shurtleaf of counsel for Thaw, "If it was all over today and they sent Thaw direct to Matteawan by train." Should Thaw be deported suddenly it would be necessary for Jerome to forefeit his bond. There was some dis agreement as to the penalty for the offense for which Jerome was arrested. Counsel Verret for Jerome thought It would be a nominal fine on conviction. The special board of inquiry, sitting to determine whether Thaw should be deported, heard two witnesses, but reached no decision. At 1 o'clock the board adjourned and announced a de cision would be made at 4 o'clock Witnesses examined at the forenoon session were Thaw and Deputy Attor ney General Kennedy of New York. Thaw was on the stand less than two minutes. He was asked one question, "You are the man who killed Stanford wMtr "On advice of my counsel I decline News Not nationalities. -Lord Haldane MRS, VELiE FINED $3,500 BY COURT Mary J. Lilly, Traveling Com panion of Moline Resident, Assessed $50. Trenton, N...J., Sept 5. Mrs. W. L. Velie of Moline' in., .w8hri$3600 by Judge Reflstab in the LTniO0 States district; court yesterday ftf smuggling. Her maid, Mary J. Lilly, was fined $50 for a similar offense. The fines were paid by Mrs. Velie's husband, who is head of ' the Volie Motor Vehicle comjJany of Moline. Judge RcllstabV remarks in passing sentence indicated that the defendants might regard themselves fortunate in escaping imprisonment. The criminal informations upon which Mrs. elie and her maid were arraigned were presented to the court by Assistant United States District At torney Lynch. The court was then asked to exer cise leniency by J. P. Cotton and Henry Gennert who appeared for the defendants. Mrs. Velie and Miss Lilly were tak en into custody after disembarking : t Hcboken on Aug. 19. The articles which Mrs. Velie was charged with h. ving attempted to smuggle included a pearl necklace, gold watch and chain, jeweled ring, six desses, 254 handker chiefs, 37 dojliest arid two table covers. to answer," ; said .Thaw. He was ex cused. S'- - At this point . a recess was taken and later Kennedy 'identified the com mitment on -which Thaw was first sent to Matteawan. '. .. DROP IXSAXITT PHASE. The board did not officiary consider the question of Thaw's insanity and convicted of entering the Dominion by stealth, Thaw - would have the right of appeal to the minister of the interior. This will insure him re maining here 48 hours or more. He also might, be deported as an unde sirable not necessarily insane. This also could be appealed. The insan ity phase was dropped to obviate long drawn-out eamination by alienists. ANOTHER WHIT f Montreal, Que., Sept. 5. Judge Gervais today issued a writ of habeas corpus calling for the production cf Harry Thaw in Montreal at once. The statement is made by the Mon treal Herald, whichsayg it, was learn ed on good authority that two ot Thaw's lawyers procured the writ on the ground that Thaw was not an im migrant in the true sense of the word. The Herald statement lacks official confirmation. THAWS MOTHER LEAVING. Cresson, Pa., Sept 5. Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw this morning through her secretary secured reservations on a, fast Pennsylvania train for New York for a party to leave here tomorrow. Mrs. Thaw's fur. her plans were not made known. GEORGE COHAN IS INJURED Actor, Daughter, Leading Man and Secretary Thrown From Auto. Hartford, Conn., Sept 5. Thrown from their speeding automobile, when it struck and embankment and upset two miles from this city yesterday and seriously injured George M. Cohan, his 13-year-old daughter, Georgia Co han; Wallace Eddinger, leading raaa THE HAPPY FAMILY in His Montreal speech sees friendly tie between the great for Mr. Cohan's new play; Francis Xavier Hope, Mr. Cohan's confidential secretary, and William Van Buren, Ed dinger's chauffeur, were rushed to the ; Hrtford hospital. There it was said Mr. Cohan and the other men would recover, but that the recovery of Mr. Cohan's daughter is doubtful. The condition of George M. Cohan and party injured in an automobile ac cident yesterday is favorable today. None is in serious condition. mr to minion fSUWC IU I UNION DEPOSED OFFICER Springfield, 111., Sept. 5. Governor Dunne plans to confer with the at torney general relative to court ac tion which may be taken again t Chairman Hancr cf the live stock board, charged with misappropriating the board's funds. Haner, whose res ignation was accepted, denies the al legations. WIVES SHIELDING WORKING MINERS Non-Unionists in Copper Region Strike Protected on Way to Employment. Calumet Mich., Sept 5. Women in the families of nonunion men have tak en active part in the cause of their men folks and are es corting them to and from work. They have determined to "mix" with women strike sympathizers should any of the latter attempt to interfere. Last night a large muscular woman with a rock and club was seen escort ing five men from the mines. She was unmolested. Some of the women have applied for positions as deputies. This morning the streets were patrolled by cavalry and infantry deputies in autos. There was no trouble. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, and Attorney Clarence S. Darrow arrived today. Dar row is expected to take part in injunc tion proceedings Monday with the hope of restraining Sheriff Cruse from employing gunmen. Lansing, Mich., Sept. 5. During a con ference with Governor Ferris Wednes day in reference to the copper strike. President Moyer of the Federaticn of Miners and Attorney Darrow agreed to set forth in writing their demands in case arbitration is attempted. Their stipulations were received today. They suggest that the operators select two members of the arbitration board, that the strikers select two members and that Ferris act as the fifth, and if un able to sit he select his substitute. The strikers want the men to have the right to organize and submit their dif ferences to an arbitration board. Pend ing disposition of the case they want former employes taken back under the old ' terms. Should arbitration fail. Dsrrow again requests the governor to call a special session of the legis lature lit an effort to make arbitra tion cotrpulsory. Heat in Southwet Kansas City, Mo., Sept 5. Extreme heat prevailed again today In Missouri, Kaneas and Oklahoma. Temperatures were around the hundred marb, FEDERAL INQUIRY ON WRECK BEGUN Engineer and Flagman of New Haven Train Are Held Re sponsible for Disaster. Naur Ma lit on,. Tint fcuW-MH Engineer Miller and Flagman Murray under arrest accused liy Coroner Mix of criminal responsibility for the fatal North Haven wreck on the New Haven railroad, Tuesday morning. Commis sioner McChord of the interstate com merce commission began a public la vestigation today to determine the cause of the disaster. It was announced the necessary $1,000 bail would be furnished today by the New Haven road and Murray released. Miller is at liberty under $5,000 furnished by the Brotherhood of Engineers. Both Milltr and Murray, whose stories of the wreck do not agree, it is said, were called as wit nesses today before McChord. "I do not expect to finish with wit nesses until sometime next week," said the coroner, "and then I will make the findings public." Coroner Mix said at the inquest witnesses told ot men cutting fingers off dead passengers to get rings, and of persons searching the clothing of In jured passengers to secure money or valuables. Coroner Mix charges wholesale dis graceful robberies from dead bodies in the wreck of Tuesday. He asks the chief of police to apprehend the cuiprits. At the opening of federal investiga tion. Commissioner McChord ordered General Manager Bardcn of the New Haven road to produce the minutes of all meetings of the New Haven direc tors since the Bridgeport wreck, July 12, 1911. These would show, he said, what action had been taken toward th j betterment of safety conditions. The examination of witnesses bris tled with startling passages. Engineer Wands of the ill-fated Bar Harbor ex press brought a gasp from the crowd when he testified that engineers of the New Haven road frequently drift ed by danger signals in foggy weather. Train Despatcher Kelly had prev iously testified that the weather con dition the morning tf the wreck was very foggy," but he had not consider ed it necessary to warn trains to re duce speed. Six trains passed ovr this stretch of track within half an hour, he said. CHINESE MURDER JAPS IN NANKING Tokio, Sept. 5. Detachments from Japanese warships on the Chinese coast have been hurried, to Nanking. Official reports from that city state a number of Japanese subpects carrying Japanese flags for protection in re cent fighting between the government troops and rebels, were deliberately massacred. The city was pillaged. It is understood Japan will demand an apology, indemnity from the govern ment and punishment of those respon sible. ,The foreign office stated pre cipitate action was do: contemplated and that the government waa await ing further reports. ZAPMGONAIS COMING WITH PEAGEPLANS Former Envoy From Mex ico on His Way to Washington. EXPECT NEW PROPOSAL National Capital Grows Opti mistic Over Outlook for So lution of Problems. J r Washington, D. C, Sept 5. Manuel DeZamacona, former Mexican ambasi sador to the United States, and untiA recently financial agent of the Mex-x lean government in London, will en deavor to carry forward in Washing-. ton negotiations between the HuertaXV administration and tne United States for solution of the revolutionary prob lem. Zamacona comes primarily to con tinue the negotiations begun by Lind, but the object is to obtain for the Mexican government the loan which the United States declared ia its sec- end note it would encourage Ameri can bankers to float if Huerta accept ed the American proposals. The administration here was sound ed as to the mission of Zamacona, and had not yet given its answer when the latter started from Vera Crua yesterday. GIVES MORE HOPEFUL VIHW. There seemed little doubt In official circles that the Washington adminis tration would receive Zamacona under pertain conditions, as he Is well known here and regarded as one of the ablest Mexicans. Zamacona's affiliations, however, have been with the financial instead of tlie diplomatic side of the , Mexican government The coming of Zamacona has produced an optimistic effet-ltt-offtefnl -jirclea. ' - Though there is no ' assuranca on record positively excluding Huerta from the presidential election, the Washnlgi ton government is taking It for grant ed he will not run and is likely to en- courage a loan under conditions that would further the effort to bring cas- sation to hostilities and a constitu tional electjon. BANK FUNDS SHY; OFFIGER mSSING Forth Worth Institution Will Survive $130,000 Loss, J Examiner Reports. Washington, D. C, Sept. 5. National Bank Examiner Van Zandt reported the defalcation of $130,000 in the State National bank of Fort Worth, Texas, will not affect Its solvency. The examiner reported the where abouts of Vice President Woods was unknown. GREAT MAN TAKES BATH IN THE LAKE! - viz - 4 4 , , ? 4 V'"'y'- f ? I Harold McCormick, John D. Rocke feller's son-in-law, goes in bathing on the north shore in Chicago. Mr. Mc Cormick has been making dally trips In his new flying boat from Lake For est to his office downtown. He has done much in the way of financing aviation contests In Chicago;