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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, mnm Associated Press Exclusive Wire SIXTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 44. 'MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1913. TWELVE PAGES- PRICE TWO CENTS. ORDERMAKES A HEAVY LEVY ON MEMBERS Toronto Foresters May be ""Defeated in Plan in States. AN ADVERSE OPINION Experts in This Country Declare Proceeding Is Net Supported by Law. Mad:on. Wis.. Dec. 8. Whether the Independent Order of Foresters of Toronto, Canada, under Canadian law, iray levy a special assessment aver aging about $26' on each of its 14'J.0oO members la tie I'Lited States to make .up a deficiency of $2.r0.00fl,fif0 in re serve, is a question of international importance raised in a rt port just made. The report coaies from tbo insur ance departments of Illinois. Wiscon sin and Nebraska, which bav made an investigation of the CanadTan or ganization. The point at Issue Ik ta;d to effect every person hotting policies of any kind issued by an insurance company in a foreign country and : hinge on whether th policies of such j companies run be repudiated in any part in any state under the laws of a foreign country. It is pointed out that if repudiation be recognized in part, entire repudiation may be also f recognized. Refusal Is Advised. Memorandum siK'wd by Kufus Potts, i superintendent of insurance of Illinois; I V. H. Howard, auditor of Nebraska, j and H. U Kkern. insurance cornmis-1 sioner of Wisconsin, attac hed to the report, says the attempted asscssn'nt levy its illegal and advises members to refuse to ret.Kiiize it. I'ltimately the question will have to go to the courts. BICYCLE RACERS HAVE BAD SPILLS Two of Contestants at Madison Square Garden, New York, Are Injured. New York. IH;C. S Shortly before 9. in bail pills in the t-ix day bicycle race at Madison Srjuare garden, the first 10 .f 17 rider went down in a lie-ap. Grenda was knocked senseless, but after treatment resumed riding. As he did so a tire blew out and another smash-up faun1, but no one was hurt. 1 , J .... . , - - . . t N." 1 . - Y,rlr was I .e,..,U., . - ... . ...... . wa strained, lie r. -Mimed the race. i . . . ,, , .. t , o-c i nr-'les and on- lap. '"Thi. is two miles : I,r ' ' , and three lajs better t!ian the previous," record. TROLLEY CAR ON FIRE; FOUR HURT, j Fpite of the intense cold of a Lake Su- Six Escape Death by LdapingjPor blizzard. J The strikers also held meetings, and from 20-lOOt Embankment H.eakers exhorted the men to stick to at Edwardsville, 111. St. Loula. Mo, Dec. 8 Six mn m caped death today by leaping from a :0-foot embankment when a car of the Illinois Traction company caught fire near Kdwardsville. III. Four were painfully hurt. The car waa reduced m uhM in a few minutes. The fire caught from a broken trolley.. Sixteen other passengers, including many women. ere in panic, but escaped in Jury. McGoire Pleads Not Guilty. New York, Dec. 8. James K. Mc Guire. forme mayor of Syracuse, to day pleaded not guilty to indictment charging him ith soliciting a $1.0"") contribution for use in the democratic state campaign. H was given till Dec. Z2 to change or withdraw the plea. He was releaed oa bail of $1,- 5"0. DISMISS CRAIG IS DEFENSE MOTION ShelbyTille, Ind Dec. S The state today rested in the trial of Dr. Craig, charged with the murder of Dr. Knabe. The-defense movee to take the cose from the jury and dismiss Craig. A cccUion on motion to dismjss the iwe is cot expected until late this afur tioo re . '"- ' sir ss s ' ss s s - j-j t ' r -v . ti. is "jfcp" TTtHA,- - THREE ARE SLAIN; MINERS ACCUSED Shots Which Find Sleeping Vic tims at Calumet Claim One Wounded Also. Calumet. Mich.. Dec. S. Arthur and Harry James, brothers, and Thomas Dally were killed and Mary Nichol son badly wounded by rifle bullets fired before daylight yesterday Into the apartment house In which .thHveL The" James 'bVotfiers cam from Toronto, Canada, and obtained em ployment In the Copper Range Con solidated mine, the employes of which are among those on strike. They took up their abode with Daily, a miner and boarding bouse keeper. Miss Nicholson is the daughter of Wil liam Nicholson, who occupied the oth er side of the apartment bouse in which Daily lived. All of the victims were in bed when shot. Three kinds of rifle bullets were imbedded in the walls of the house. 1 en or twelve shots were fired, and the difference in style of bullets led to the belief that it least three mn did the shooting. Six suspects are under arrest. The murders aroused great indigna tion throughout the strike zone, and big .,,. UoIA In C.I Houghton. Speakers . ,. ... condemned some of the nonresident P "".tor. for the series of crimes , i,.h th. rnnrHi.r vvstprriiv were' ' : i jut luirri. i Uoth meetings adopted resolutions ! demanding ttiat the sheriff use all means to rid the city of "murder in j cititg mercenaries," and that all law laMding cmens unne in giving peace off.cers all assistance to restore peace i and normal conditions. The citizens paraded the streets in the Western Federation of Miner and to be prepared to defend their homes from saids by officers. AH ni'.nes In the district will b closed Wednesday to enable workmen to attend law and order meetings at Houghton and Calumet. Three hundred Cornish miners at the Champion mine at Palnesdale, aroused by the killing of thre English- men Sunday, held a meeting today, de- nounced the Western Federation of Miner and informed owners they would not return to work until they agreed not to reinstate strikers. The killing of the three men has been called to the attention of the British govern meet. Indianapolis. Ind.. Dec. 8. Two thousand union teamsters who struck a week ago returned tooay under a tentative agreement. Business today was carried on under normal condi tions. Washington. Dec. 8. President Wil son was asked today if the department of Justice would take a hand in the cae of officers of the I'nited Mine Workers of America, recently indicted at Pueblo, Colo. The president looks on the indictment as an answer to criticisms that the sundry civil bill exempts labor unions from operation of the Sherman antl-trutt law. The president made it clear today that in vestigation and prosecution would come not from the department of Jus tice, nor the United States attorney at Pueblo, but from a federal grand Jury. President Wilson recalled to his visit ors a memorandum he wrote .wnen be signed the sundry civil bill and reiler- ALL EARS J ? tX i C kd ated a special fund of $300,000 carried by the bill was only for employing special counsel and did not affect the ordinary processes of the department j of justice. j London. Dec. 8. Prospects for a strike or 100,000 employes or the British postoffice during the Christmas holidays Increase daily. PHOEBE COUSINS DIES IN POVERTY First Woman Lawyer in United States .Pauet in iler 72nd Year. St. Ixuis, Dec. 8. Mies Phoebe Couh ins, the first woman lawyer in the United States and the only woman who ever served as deputy United States marshal, died here Saturday afternoon. Miss Cousins was 72 years old and death came as the culmination of a long illness, which she had suffered in poverty in a squalid room in a crowd ed section of St, Louis. Frequently in recent years she had sought aid from breweries, whose cause she had cham pioned in many campaigns against prohibitory legislation. Miss Cousins was the first women ' lawyer in the United States, having graduated from the Washington uni versity law school. She was also the first woman to become a United States marshal. 2,000 EGGS FROM 10 HENS IN YEAR Prize Producers Are Placed on Exhibition at Kansas City, Mo., Poultry Show. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 8. Ten hens that laid 2.000 eggs in 12 months were brought here today by C. H. Rogers of Mountain Grove. Mo., to exhibit in a poultry snow, "rveep oniy weu-Drea i hens, treat them well, and the high j cost or living win never comer you. I said Rogers. GIRL IS A CANDIDATE IN EUGENIC MARRIAGE RACE Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 8. Miss Roberta Brennan, a society girl, has offered her self as Atlanta's candidate for the eu gtnic marriage, which is being ar ranged by the "Medical Review of Re views sociological fund. The ideal man and woman selected for the marriage are to receive a prize of $500. When the first baby is born the couple are to receive another $500. "The eugenic marriage appeals to me as desirable," Miss Brennan said to day, "especially as regards offspring. It is not repugnant to romance. A healthy man and woman cannot be come intimately acquainted without being drawn close to each other. "It will not be long before young women will lose the false modesty which has. prevented them from inves tigating matters so Important as mar riage and the future bf the race." 21st Child Born to Couple. Emporia. Kan.. Dec. 8. The 21st child to Mrs. Alpbeus Moslander, aged 44. was born today. It is a boy. President's Cough Hangs on. Washington. Dec. 8. The president stffl bad a cough today, but otherwise seemed recovered from his cold. 0SB8DIIPQB MANY CONVICTED UNDER FOOD LAW Concerns in Chicago and Middle West Are Among Those Found Guilty. Washington. D. C, Dec. 8. The sec retary of agriculture today announced the results of recent prosecutions un dr the food and drug act. Cases in which concerns in he middle west were'ifJWh-eii follow': Fifteen bags of adulterated corn flour, alleged to have been shipped by the Charles Herenden Milling company, Chicago, were condemned as human food and sold for stock feed. Nine cases of adulterated desiccated eggs, alleged to have been shipped by the Perfection Egg company, Chicago, were condemned and destroyed. Allaire, Woodward Ac Co., Peoria, 111., pleaded guilty and were fined $10 for shipping misrepresented headache tab lets. Ninety-two barrels of adulterate! to mato pulp, alleged to have been shipped by the Seymour Canning com pany. Seymour, Ind., were condemned and destroyed. Dr. J. B. Lynas & Son, Logansport, Ind., pleaded guilty and were fined $200 for shipping adulterated and misrepre sented vanilla and lemon flavor. The Terra Haute Brewing company. Terra Haute, Ind., pleaded guilty and was fined $100 for shipping adulterated and misrepresented beer. William Trever company, Hartford and Paw Paw, Mich., admitted ship ment of misrepresented elder, but was allowed to retain product under $1,000 bond to obey the law. Standard Flaked Food company, Owasso, Mich., was fined $50 for shlp- ping miBit-yreseuieu uouey ensps COra flakes. National Food Products company, Brighton, Mich., admitted shipping short weight cheese, but was allowed to retain product under $1,000 bond to obey the law. ' tieuogg .'Manufacturing company, Keokuk, Ioa, pleaded guilty and was fined $15 for shipping adulterated and t mtsrepresented sugar butter. Kellogg-BIrge company, Xcku:, Iowa, pleaded guilty and was Pncd $10 for shipping misrepresented sugar but ter. Steamer Rio Grande Safe. Norfolk, Va.. Dec. 8. A wireless from Hatteras says the steamer Rio Grande of the Maljoy line, reported to be on fire on Northwest Diamond shoals, is now all right and proceeding south under her own steam. GOTHAM TEACHER HAS DISAPPEARED Daughter of Wealthy Business Man May Have Met With Foul Play. New York, Dec. 8. The police today were looking for Jessie McCann, 23, daughter of Robert McCann. a rich j lag today. wholesale grocer. She was a volun-l teer teacher at a home for destitute Schmidt On Trial, children and disappeared on the way) New York, Dec. 8. Insanity was there Thursday. A girl of her descrip-' the defense of Hans Schmidt, self-con-tion was seen in Wall street, dazed, i fessed slayer of Anna Aumuller. He j Friday sight. UNCLE SAM IS NOTiVIIXEDUP IN ELECTIONS Dominicans Are Unneces sarily Alarmed, Says the White House. IMPARTIAL ONLOOKER United States Not to Establish Protection Over Any Central American Country. Washington. Dec. 8. In connection with the reports that the United States contemplated a far-reaching policy with respect to Central America, the president today told callers this coun try did not wish to establish a protec torate over any country in Central America or in any other part of the globe. The president said the United States did not intend to supervise or interfere with elections in Dominica and would observe them merely as "a friendly and impartial spectator." Santo Domingo, Dominica, Dec. S. A protest against supervision of elec tions by United States commissioners was signed today by man and women at a great mass meeting, which de clared in favor of a "free and legal election." More Ships for Mexico. Washington, D. C, Dec. 8. Wireless advices to San Miguel, Azores, say the battleships Kansas, Ohio and Con necticut, which have been with other vessels touring Europe, have gone to Vera Cruz, Mexico. The remainder of the fleet is coming to the United States. Douglas, Ariz., Dec. 8. The capture of Yxcuitlas by Mexico rebels was re ported today. There was no details. Churchill Idea Endorsed. Washington, D. C,. Dec. 8. By an overwhelming vote the house today passed a resolution asking that the president, as far as he can cTB'so with regard to the best interests of the United States, cooperate with the sug gestion of Churchill, lord of the British admiralty, have an international holi day of one year. The resolution ex pressed the opinion that Churchill's suggestion offered a means of lessen ing the enormous burden on the peo ple and avoiding waste in investment in war material. A mo'lon by Repre sentative Moore of Pennsylvania to re commit was voted down. TAKES 200 FLOCK TO A NEW CHURCH Roman Catholic Priest Re nounces Faith and Becomes an Episcopal Rector. South Bend, Ind., Dec. 8. Rev. Vic tor Von Kubinyl, renouncing the Ro man Catholic faith and the title of bishop of the National Catholic church i . . . - - ..... V- 1 1 I or America wuicu u uau j. Baui. after disagreement with the bishop of Fort Wayne, marched yesterday, at the head of more than two hundred bare headed nieirbers of his church to St. James Episcopal church, which he and his followers Joined. .Kubinyi was at once ordained an episcopal rector. Depredations at Ball Park. Depredations at Twin City park such as the destruction and carrying away of chairs and other vandalism has been complained of, and the atten- tion of Mayor hennver Having Deen called to the matter this morning he stated that steps would immediately be taken by the city to properly pro tect the property. Strong locks will be placed on all the gates, and other steps taken to prevent further tres pass, even if it becomes necessary to employ a watchman and prosecute of fenders for trespassing. Believe Coffee Caused Death. Shannon. III.. Dec. 8 Drinking cof fee that was made in a copper boiler is believed to have been the cause of the death of Thomas Huereman, a farmer, 63 years of age, who died after a very short illness. Huereman at tended a public sale at a neighbor's farm. It is a custom at such sales to serve lunch at noon. On this occa sion the coffee served was prepared in a copper boiler and Huereman be came ill soon after drinking it. Belgian Racer Hunting Victim. Brussels. Dec. 8. Camllle Jenathy, a Belgian racing automobilist. was ac cidentally killed by his companion .Hitnr nf RrusseU naner w hile hunt was placed on trial today. 5? II THE WEATHER II Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for Rock Island, Davenport, Moline and Vicinity. Fair tonight and Tuesday, not much change in temperature, the lowest tem perature tonight will be about 20 de grees, light to ' moderate variable winds. Temperature at 7 a. m., IS; highest yesterday, 24. lowest last night, 18. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 7 miles per hour. Precipitation none. Relative humidity at 7 p. m., 70; at 7 a. m.. S4c. Stage of water, 3.S, a rise of 3. foot in last 4S hours. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Evening stars: Jupiter, Saturn. Mornlnir stars: Mars. Mercury, Venus. North of west the first magnitude star Altnir of constellation Aquiia seen set tins about 9 p- m. $9,000,000 ASKED FOR MISSISSIPPI Chief of Engineers Recommends $1,500,000 for Upper River Improvements. Washington, Dec. 8. More than $9. 000,000 for the Mississippi river, al most $9,000,000 for the Ohio river, more than $2,000,000 for the Missouri river, almos $2,000,000, ior the Columbia river and $1,000,000 for the Delaware river are amounts considered neces sary by the chief of engineers of the army for the improvement and man tenance of these great waterways dur ing the fiscal year of 1915. In submitting to the secretary of war his report, made public today, the chief of engineers makes estimates ag gregating $41,4S3.895 to be applied to 261 rivers and harbor projects during the year ending June 30, 1915. This is $9,634,994 less than the amount appro priated by congress for river and har bor works for the fiscal year of 1914. Liberal appropriations are consid ered proper and desirable for snag ging and other work necessary to make natural channels available wher ever water-borne commerce exists or , is reasonably prospective," says the chief of engineers. "It is believed that expenditures for such Improvements are almost always useful and advan tageous to the general public, espe cially since the introduction and rapid development of small gasoline motor boats for combined freight and pas senger transportation." - - Estimates of amounts needed for fortification in the United States ag gregate $1,036,000 and in 'the insular possession, $922,500. The estimates in detail are: Mississippi river Southwest pass, $400,000; head of passes to Ohio river, including expenses of Mississippi river commission, $6,000,000; between Ohio and Missouri rivers, $1,000,000; be tween Missouri river and Minneapolis, $1,500,000; between Minneapolis and St. Paul, $170,000; improving Missis sippi and Leech rivers, $30,000; be tween Brainerd and Grand Rapids, Minn., $8,000. Ohio river For continuing construc tion of locks and dams below Pitts burgh, $3,887,000; for new work in construction of locks and dams below Plttchupvh t AAA flOrt - nnon rhnnnol ' work, $350,900. Missouri river Kansas City to mouth, $2,000,000; Kansas City to Sioux City, $150,000; Sioux City to Fort Benton,. $150,000; Osage river, $15,000; Gasconade river, $15,000. Columbia river Improving mouth, $1,000,000; improvements below Port land, $300,000; at Cascades, $10,000; at Threemlle Rapids, $425,000; Upper Columbia and Snake rivers, $30,000; Willlamette river above Portland, $30, 000; Clatskanie river, $1,000. Delaware river Philadelphia to the sea, 35 foot channel, $1,000,000. Cumberland river Below Nashville, $250,000. Tennessee river Above Chatta nooga, $150,000; between Florence and Riverton, $240,000; below Riverton, $120,000; French Broad and Little Pigeon rivers, $23,515. Minnesota 'Red river of the tcrth, $7,500; Warroad harbor and river, $2,000; Agate Bay harbor, $5,000; Zip pie Bay, $1,000. Wisconsin Ashland harbor, $10,000; Kawaunee fcarbor, $8,000; Two Rivers harbor. $25,000; Port Washington har bor, $2,500; Racine harbor, $15,000; Kenosha harbor, $7,500; Fox river, $25,000. Michigan Ontonagon harbor, $10,- 000; Keweenaw waterway, $75,000; ! St. Louis A San Francisco road -was Marquette harbor, 1,500-foot extension j accepted today by "Judge Sanborn in to breakwater, $221,000; Menominee I the federal court. West, in his letter harbor and river, $25,000; Muskegon of resignation, Invites a full lnvesti harbor, $5,000; Ludington harbor, J gallon of the affairs of the road. Ho $5,000; St. Mary's river, at the falls,, was one of the syndicate that promot new (fourth) lock. $250,000; Alpena ed the Brownsville road and sold it td harbor, $3,000; Harbor Beach harbor of refuge, ssa.ouo; mack river ana Port Huron, $30,000; Clinton river. $2,000. Illinois Waukegan harbor, $10,000; Chicago river, $50,000; Calumet river. $10,000. Indiana Indiana harbor, $25,000. . Ohio Toledo harbor, $135,000; Hur on harbor. .$2,500; Vermilion harbor, $7,000; Cleveland harbor, $200,000; Conneaut harbor, $243,530. Philadelphia A portrait of John Marshall, a chief Justice of the United) States supreme court, brought $I,T05 i at a sale of the furniture and fittings of the home of the late J. R. Barton Willing, brother of Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, formerly wife of the late John Jacob Astor. WILSON AIDS WOMEN VOTE INTHEHOUSE Favors Standing Corrtmit tee, but Refuses Mes sage for the Cause. ARE ASKING TOO MUCH President Tells Delegation He Is Not at Liberty to Initiate Policies. Washington, Dec. 8. President Wil son today told a delegation from the National American Women's Suffrage association that he favored a standing women suffrage committee in the house, but denied a request to send a special message to congress urging the reform. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the association, presented briefly the appeal to the president to assist the movement. Wilson replied that be ing the official of a great government, he was not at liberty to urge on con gress iu messages policies which have not had the consideration of those for whom he was spokesman. "In the language of the streets," said he. "I am shut out from starting anything. I have to confine myself to thoso things which have been embodied a promises to the people at an election." Grateful for Reception. The president then said that a mem ber of the house rules committee had asked his opinion on a plan to ap point a house suffrage committee. The president Said that he replied that he thoiht It a good tllng, but that was hid opinion as a private individual. j Dr. Shaw asked. "Who is to speak for us, if we do not speak for ourselves?" A laugh went around as the president said: "You dp that very admirably." The delegation then filed out after thanking the president for his cour teous reception. Mrs.' Lulu Sheppard of Salt Lake said: "My husband voted for Roose velt and my daughter and I for you. You see what woman suffrage can do." The president laughed heartily and said: "I hope you will convert your husband." 200 in Delegation. A large delegation of suffragists marched to the White house today to ask the president for a definite state ment of his views on votes for women. About one hundred leaders, who re mained here after fast week's conven tion, faced a bitter wind in today' march, betweep a line of police, and carrying banners representing nearly every state. The women, headed by Dr. Anna Shaw, Mrs. Medill McCor mick and others of the committee ap pointed by the convention, arranged a meeting with Wilson. MRS. PANKHURST IN NURSING HOME English Suffrage Leader Win3 Release from Jail by Hun ger Strike. London, Dec. 8. Mrs. Emmeline Pankburst looked pale and -weak to day as. supported by a nurse, she alighted from a train from Exeter, where she was released from Jail last night. Suffragets and large crowds met her here. She was taken in a cab to a nursing home followed by a long string of automobiles containing cheer ing supporters. Mrs. Pankhurst be gan a hunger and thirst strike Immedi ately following her. arrest Dec. 4 upon her return from the United States. , Frisco Receiver Resigns. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 8. The resigna tion of T. H. West as receiver for the .the Frisco. Doumergue French Prtmitr. Paris, Dec. 8. Ben at or Doumergue today accepted the premiership. 96 ARENOWDEAD IN TEXAS FLOODS Houston, Texas, Dec. 8. There are 66 known to be dead In floods in Texas. Twenty - five were drowned last night. mostly negroes, - near Brooksbire. Brookshire is about twenty miles froni( the Brazos river's mouth and marka the location of floods today.- J ruin mi"'F"ii i 77 IN