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HE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, Wam Associated Press Exclusive wire ggIIIIlDYEAIt. I0U0RTOBE ISSUEFOUGHT BEFORE ELKS Raited Ruler Hits Al leged Practices in Pro hibition Territory. MEETING IS IN DENVER five Thousand Child Delta quents Are Given Helping Hand During the Year. Denver. Col. July 14.-PoHr.es shot ttfeurh the diversion of the -mm an I!al national reunion of the Brnevo ), and Protective Order of Klks and tt, golden jubilee of the prani lcd?e ye. The 15th session of the grand 'ndje began a three-day secret session. Aaocg other' things it will consider cjiag made by Grand Exalted Rul Lch in his annual report upon the Irtdency of some lodges to develop jocUl or club features oi a was in Drohibition localities that they have become subterfuges for the itjJinz of liquor. fire thousand child delinquents late come under the guardianship of Atiuin in 901 lodces. in is til. an Guam, Alaska. Hawaii and Porto Rico, since the inauguration of ti Elks' bis brother movement of 1H2. Appropriation of JlO.OflO to con tinue the work and the Incorporation of bf? brother committee into the jrand lodge was urged by that com- tin in a report to tne grana ioage. . Raymond Benjamin of Napa, Cal., tu elected grand exalted ruler erf the Qu by acclamation. Welcomed by Governor. EVdom was welcomed to the state tad city by Governor E. M. Ammons io4 Mayor J. M. Perkins before an au- iieacs composed of Eeveral thousands of Eit and citizens. Sentiment favoring the selection of Seattle as the reunion city in 1915 ap parently has become general. Aspirants for grand lodge officers mcned here Monday. Grand Esteem, td Leading Knight Patrick H. Shields. Ciriuburg, W. Va.. seeking re-elec-ttoo. is opposed by L. R. Maxwell, Mar ialltown, Iowa; A. Sharpe. Coffee rCle, Kan., tnd 11. H. Jennings ot ftldgeport. Conn. Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight K. X. Dickerman of Tucson, Ariz.. Is candidate for gTand esteemed loyal faht W. F. Scbad la Wisconsin's taoiee to succeed I Dickerman. C. L. Kfcgsley, Waterloo, Iowa, is candidate t incceed Perry A. Clay of Chula Tkta, Cal., as grand trustee. Thomas H. Donahue of New London, Conn. Is He only candidate for Inner guard. ALL EXONERATED OF MINE CHARGES knators Held Not to Have Used Official Positions to Pro mote Property. athington, D. C, July 11. Exon Vion of all senators concerned In tie charge of misuse of official letter PPr for the promotion of a North krolina gold mine Is contained in the . ding cC the investigation commit- made public today. The report "Mis the senators bought stock in the s an investment and made no J of their official position in promot Controller of the Currenry Wil who figured in the investigation taring wnt a government expert examine the mine, was also exon ited. Morris Gets Swedish Post. Vuhington. D. C, July 14. Ira Nel " Xorris of Chicago yesterday was rtt' minister to Sweden by a on vote of the senate. Oppo JJ which developed against Mr. Jjr confirmation laht eek had Ted wy entirely. Mr. Morris called to Washington Immed rJT Secretary Bryan for his in JOcn M will be aked to sal for his earliest opportunity. AVIATOR GOES UP ttffl T05 MILES "c. Germany, July 14 A new record for altitude by an M established today by tH"" Oelerich, a German aviator, fe, a b'PIan 2. feet, near er ! three-quart,, miles. JkoT. RuB.ia, juir n.Two JBr"a ,rn,r v,a,r- Cap'ain iZttZi Ml h! m-nnlc!an. were their areoplane collapsed NO. 230. c THE WEATHER Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, far Rock Island, Davanport, Molina and Vicinity, Tartly cloudy tonight and Wednes day, not much change In temperature. Temperature at 7 a. m., 74. Highest yesterday 86. Lowest last, night, 70. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 6 miles per hour. Precipitation, none. Relatives humidity at 7 p. ni., 5F; at 7 a. in.. 80. Stage of water, 10.6, a rise of .6 In last 24 hours. J. M. Sherier, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Evening stars: Mercury. Venus. Mars. Morning stars: Saturn. Jupiter. The bright star In meridian Just south of the point overhead at 11 p. m. Is Vera. of constellation Lyra. STRINGER CHOICE SULLIVAN'S FOES Downstate Congressman Is to Seek Democratic Nomina tion for the Senate. VROOMAN IS OUT OF RACE Believed That Governor Dunne and Secretary Bryan Will Support Lincoln Candidate. Lawrence B. Stringer of Lincoln, I1L, present congressman-at-large has been chosen as the official antl-Sulllvan can didate for the democratic nomination for United States senator. Carl Schura Vrooman of Blooming- ton, the original candidate of the pro gressive democrats, the downstate op ponent of Sullivan and of the Wilson- Byran league, quit the race formally last night. He resigned the contest In a blistering letter of criticism of un named democratic leaders, meaning, as the politicians understand. Governor Dunne. Senator Lewis, and others al lied with the Dunne-Lewis wing of state democracy. ' Vrooman May Fight Stringer. It is believed that Mr. Vrooman will take the stump in an active campaign against Stringer on the basis of . Mr. Vrooman's prior statement that "Stringer is a stalking horse for Sul livan." Congressman Adolph J. Sabath of Chicago, is on his way to Washington carrying the word to Secretary of State Bryan that it is up tc him (Mi. Bryan) to say the word for String!?. fi 'H1 pledge to Stringer the support of the element controlled by Mayor Harrison. Dunne to Support Stringer. Governor Dunne at Springfield, ac cording to a report from the capital, is preparing a statement in which he will urge the support of Mr. Stringer as the most available downstate democrat to make the race against Sullivan. In this position, according to relia ble authority. Gov. Dunne will be Join ed by Secretary of State Bryan and Mayor Harrison. This policy, it is believed, was agreed to at a conference held after midnight at Springfield Friday night, in which Governor Dunne and Congressman Sab ath were participants. Support of Bryan Expected. Secretary of State Bryan, it is be lieved .will have no hesitancy in in dorsing the candidacy of Stringer, in view of pressure exerted within the last twenty-Tour hours at Washington by Subtreasurer Irving Shuman and perhaps a majority of the Illinois dem ocratic delegation in congress. The withdrawal of Mr. Vrooman does not mean, necessarily, that the sena torial fight will narrow down to Sulli van and Stringer. The petitions of Lieut. Governor Barratt O'Hara and of Secretary of State Harry Woods have been filed and there is no chance, so campaign managers for both say, that either will withdraw to make the race easier for Stringer. Vrooman Assails Party Leaders. Mr. Vrooman's indictment of the party leaders toward whom he feels he has a grievance is expressed in the fol lowing paragraphs from his official statement of withdrawal: "The failure of the democratic lead ers to get behind the candidacy of any sincere and effective champion of pop ular rights has been the most surpris ing and disheartening feature of the campaign. If, three months ago, they had united on any one of a score of candidates of this type, three-fourths of the democrats of the state by this time would have been lined up solidly behind him. I am inclined to think it is not toe late even yet to unite upon and nomi nate a real democrat. As a last effort toward bringing this about I have de cided to eliminate myself." Captain Dies on Ship. Dulutb, Minn.. July 14. The pas senger steamer South American came to port today with flags at half mast. Captain William McKay died on board the vessel at 4 this morning of heart disease. McKay had sailed the great lakes 22 years. Third Reading of Amenoeb Bill. London, Eng., July 14. The house of lords today passed the third read ing of the bill to amend the Irish heme rule bill, and sent It to the house of commons for consideration. Mar quis Lansdowne. unionist leader, reit erated that nothing short of unlon'-st amendments could avert Imminent peril that is threatening. STATES WILL PROSECUTEIN RAIL SCANDAL Evidence in New Haven Deals Sent to Scenes of Transactions. WASHINGTON STIRRED Recommendations Agree With Portions of Wilson's Trust Legislation Program. Washington. July 14. The Inter state commerce commission sensation al report on the investigation of the New Haven railroad lines was today before the senate committee working to frame legislation for the control of railroad financing, interlocking di rectorates and other subjects concern ed in the investigation. Administration supporters declared that many of the recommendations of the commission agreed perfectly with portions of President Wilson's trust Vjfigislari n Iproeram. Ffossibility of any of the criminal acts being in viola tion of the federal laws Is being con sidered by the department of justice. Certified copies of testimony and ex hibits of evidence gathered by com missioners and examiners were on the way today to district attorneys of var ious jurisdictions in New York, Con necticut and Rhode Island, in which New Haven transactions were carried on. The testimony and exhibits relate to such acts as the commission char acterized as unlawful, but upon which Btate officers, if any, must act. New Haven affairs were brought up in the senate during a "prosperity" de bate between Gallinger. republican, and Thomas, democrat. Gallinger read a clipping telling of the discharge of shop hands at Wilmington, Del. Thomas retorted that his colleague might be more solicitous of those who had suffered in the New Haven opera tions as disclosed in the interstate commerce commission's report. Thom as quoted from the late J. Plerpont Morgan's -will the words in which the dead financier committed "my soul to the hands of my Maker." "That would be a fitting; companion piece to the commission's report," con cluded Thomas. Whitman to Act. New York. July 14. Heavy selling of New Haven today forced that stock to a new low level of 54 V with the bal ance of the list extremely feverish . District Attorney Whitman issued the following statement: "When the papers relative to New Haven reach this office they will be closely scrut inized and If we have any reason to be lieve any kind of crime was commit ted by any person connected with the New Haven railroad or its manage ment in this county an indictment will follow, no matter who the persons may be." ROADS' EMPLOYES BAR ARBITRATION Chicago, 111., July 14. Representa tives of 55,000 engineers and firemen on 198 western t railroads today de clared they would not accept arbitra tion of wage differences under the Erd man act, but would continue negotia tions with the employers. It is also announced the firemen and engineers voted almost unanimously to strike if necessary to gain their demands. BUNGALOWS ATOP OF SKYSCRAPERS Duluth Convention of Building Owners Advised of Scheme to Avoid the Heat. Duluth, Minn., July 14. In an ad dress before the National Association of Building Owners and Managers, In session here, C. A. Patterson, secretary of the association predicted it would be a matter of but a short time when big office buildings will have elevators run ning not only from the street to the top, but running horizontally on differ ent floors. Passengers will pay fares on these elevators and get transfers from vertical lifts to the horizon tal just as we get them on street car?. He said they will pipe pure ar frotp the country right Into the big ,clty buildings and bungalows built on the top of tall buildings will house owners in the summer. A building permlsjfor such a bungalow has already been tak en out at Chicago. Mrs. P. F. Smith f Flint, Mich., and two other women, each manager of a building, are at tending the convention. TUESDAY. JULY 14, 1914. TWELVE PAGES. r -mis was j; c&v) ' ! Sponsored by Senator Cummins of Iowa, the gentle game in Washington by members of congress and the cabinet. I0WAN KILLS SELF IN CHICAGO HOTEL Business Reverses Cause Brad ley, Implement Manufac turer, to Suicide. Chicago. 111., July 14. A. maid in the Hotel La Salle wenjt to the room of JofinTH. Bradley, farm' implement man ufacturer of Onawa. Iowa, at noon and found the door locked. ' She notified J. A. Abrahams, a house detective, who climbed up and looked through the transom. He saw Bradley lying propped upon two pillows with a bullet wound in his right temple. He called another detective and Dr. R. E. Bech tel, house physician, and together they the man was conscious. An automatic pistol lay on the bed. Dr. Bechtel was surprised to And that he was conscious. A few minutes later Mr. Bradley conversed calmly with a reporter. "I left my wife and daughter in Oa- awa and came to Chicago expressly for the purpose of committing suicide,' he said. "My health hasn't been good and business reverses caused me 'to shoot myself. "I went to the sporting goods store of Von Lengerie & Antoine at 140 South Wabash avenue Saturday and purchased a 32-calibre automatic pis tol for $16. No. I did not obtain a li cense. This morning l awoKe some time between 9 and 10 o'clock and rested awhile. Then I reached under the pillow, grabbed the pistol, pressed it against my right temple and pulled the trigger. "I am In the farm inplement busi ness at Bradley, 111. The town was named after my grandfather, who founded the business. I haven't been actively engaged In the business re cently." The hotel authorities notified Joseph Harley Bradley, president of the Brad ley Farm Implement company of Brad ley, 111., an uncle of the Sctlm, who has an office at 219 South Dearborn street. The latter ordered his nephew removed to St. Luke's hospital, where he died at 6 o'clock In the afternoon. After he had been removed from the hospital the police discovered an un opened note, addressed to J. H. Brad ley. It read: "Call Douglas 6185. Mrs. Fliornlng. Very important," The telephone number was trace-a to the rooming house of Mrs. Mary Howell at 3259 South Park avenue. She said that the author of the note bad left suddenly. CUMMINS IS MUM OVER PRESIDENCY Des Moines, Iowa, July 14. An ac tive campaign for the republican nom ination for president should not be made by any republican, according to statement published here. Senator Cummins, who arrived for the republi can state convention tomorrow, said the national convention should "care fullv select its nominee." The senator declined to comment on a report that! he wm pe a. candidate tor me repuo-i Hcan presidential nomination In 1916. SUMMER SPORT IN WASHINGTON NAVY PREPARING TO OCCUPY HAITI Department Orders Marines As sembled in Cuba as Warn ing to Torn Country. Washington. D. C, July 14. Seven hundred -marines have been ordered assembled at Guantanamo, Cuba, to be held In readiness for service in revolution-torn Haiti and San Domingo. The navy department acted at the request of Secretary Bryan, who ask ed that the fleet be prepared to deal with any emergency that might arise on the turbulent little island. At Guantanamo the force will be only a day's sail from the north coast of Haiti and San Domingo, and their proximity is expected to impress upon the revolutionary forces the determin ation cf the American government to terminate their activities by forcible means unless they listen to the warn ings already given. The situation in San Domingo has come to be regarded as almost hope less of a cure from within, while in Haiti conditions are little better. Acting Secretary Roosevelt announc ed the action in the following state ment: "Numerous appeals from time to time have been made for the protec tion of American life and property on the island of Haiti, which has been jeopardized by various bands of rev olutionists operating both in Haiti and San Domingo. Dispatches from there indicating that these conditions will probably continue for some time, it has been decided to place a small force of marines where they will be available In case any emergency should arise which would make it advisable (for them to be on hand for the protection of life and property." PETRAS IS NOT TO BE ALLOWED BAIL Heneva. 111.. Julv 14. Anthonv Pe- tras, recently tried for the murder of Theresa Hollander In Aurora ceme tery, was held without bail today to tha Sentember term of court bv Judges Carnes, Slusser and Irwin, sit ting en Dane, ine jury wnicn triea Petras for the crime disagreed last week after being out 48 hours. PERSON, LABOR EDITOR, IS GRANTED VENUE CHANGE Clinton, III., July 14. Carl E. Per son, labor leader and editor of the Strike Bulletin, charged with the mur der of Tony Musser. one of the miners' strike breakers, was granted a change of venue yesterday by Judge W. G. Cochran. The motion of a change of venue was backed by more than 500 affidavits to the effect that this community was too prejudiced to give Person a fair trial. The 6tate had more than 400 counter affidavits. Judge Cochran stated, under the ruling of the supreme court in the Pfanschmldt case, he be lieved it was his duty to grant the change. He sent the case to Logan county, where it will come to trial at the next term of circuit court, which will convene Sept 2L of croquet is being renewed' ( BALLOT SCRAP IS State Secretary Will Pass Buck to Newspapers in Pick ing First Placers. Springfield, 111., July 14. Secretary of State Harry Woods proposes to "pass th buck." as to the first place scrapping of 2,000. primary petitioners, to newspapers of the state which have been criticising the present legal filing system. "It's too- much for me," Secretary Woods said 'when he reached his of fice after a three day campaigning trip out in the state, during which the pri mary petitions were piling up in huge heaps on the desks of his subordin ates. 1 "The primary law, deliberately for mulated to perpetuate political ma chines, has so many loopholes that it is hard to decide what I should do,1 Secretary Woods said. "I now require the opinion of the newspapers of Illinois, Tegardless o party, to give their opinion as to how this difficulty can be solved." Secretary Woods indicated that he doesn't care in the least for the re sponsibility of determining who shall head the primary ballot in any given congressional or senatorial district He s a candidate himself for United States senator, and the best be can do, he realizes, is to place one candidate in the seemingly advantageous first place on the ticket in 'each district. In all of the heavily democratic senator ial and congressional districts there are all the way from six to twenty primary candidates, and politicians have no trouble in locating a reason for the unwillingness of Secretary Woods in picking one from the field. It had been expected that Secretary Woods would issue a definite state ment last night which would indicate the order in which candidates are to be certified to the official ballot The understanding now is that this official action may be delayed indefi nitely and possibly until after the last day of filing petitions set by the pri mary act for July 31. KILLS 7 IN COLD BLOOD Peasant In Italy Shoots Among Oth ers Parish Priest and Doctor. Bergamo, Italy, July 14. Simone Pl- anetta. a peasant ot the village of Camerata Cornello, yesterday killed seven persons, presumably to satisfy old grudges in the case of some of them. He took refuge in the" moun tains. Pianetta appeared In the neighbor ing village of San Giovanni Bianco armed with a gun. 'Coming upon the village physician. Dr. Moral!, he shot him dead. He proceeded to the housS of the parish priest, Father Paleni, burst into a room where the priest was sitting at the bedside of his stepmoth er and killed him before the eyes of the sick woman, who is dying from the shock. His, other victims were Signor Glu dice, secretary of the local authorities; Giudlce's daughter Valeria, two men walking along the highway and a laborer digging in a field. Chicago, 111, July 14. With a rope made from strips of bedding Peter Ferguson. 60, hanged himself in the county Jail. He was convicted a week ago and sentenced to the penitentiary. PRICE TWO CENTS. HUERTAISON WAV TO PORT TOTAKESHIP Dictator and Family Said to be Leaving His Cap ital Today. OTHES LEADERS DEPART Insurgents Are Reported to Be Sweeping Entire Pacific Coast of Mexico. Mexico City. July 14. Huerta's fam-. ily, according to reports prevalent In the capital is expected to leave for Vera Crua some time today, probably to embark on the steamer Espagne, which plies between Vera Crua and Havanna and Spanish ports. A num ber of prominent officials are already aboard. Washington, D. C, July 14. Huerta was not among high official Mexican refugees who sailed on the Espagne, according to early dispatches from General Funston. , Carranaa has moved the provisional capital to Monterey from Saltillo. Maaatlan, Mexico, July 13. (By wireless to San Diego). Insurgents are sweeping the Pacific coast of Mex ico. Evacuations, occupations, armis tices and exchange of prisoners every where are reported by Admiral How ard, commanding the American fleet Indications are that within a week the federals will be in possession of only Maaatlan and Salina Cruz, among the important garrisoned seaports. At Santa Rosalia, a mining port on the outer coast of Lower California, feder als and constitutionalists held a confer ence yesterday and decided to bury the hatchet and make joint cause with Car ranxa. The same procedure is expect ed to take fiaee 'at "Eap'az," another Lower California port, while at Guay mas, the most important point In the Gulf of California, an armistice has been agreed on to expire at midnight, July 20. American Commander Aids. Meantime four large merchant ves sels of the- Mexican line are loading rapidly and it is expected all federal troops will be out of Guaymas in the next few days.. Negotiations for ex change of prisoners began with, th signing of an armistice. Colonel Gomez of the Zapatista forces is reported to have taken charge in the name of the constitutionalists of Acapulco, where the federal garri son is small. Both federal and consti tutionalists generals expressed pro fuse thanks to the American command er there for his assistance in negotiat ing the armistice. Admiral Howard's policy of strict neutrality won the con fidence of both contesting parties. CARMAN'S STORY. TOLD GRAND JURY Husband of Accused Woman la First Witness Before Inquiry Opened at Mineola. Mineola, L. I., July 14. The grand jury took up the case of Mrs. Flor ence Carman, charged with, the mur der of Mrs. Loufce Bailey, one of her husband's patients, snot in bis office the night of Junt 30. Dr. Carman was the first witness. District Attorney Smith said he was satisfied with Dr. Carman's story, and had changed his mind about asking him to sign a waiv er of immunity. Sue Minister for Slander. Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 14. Damages to the amount of $200,000 are demand cd from Dr. Henry W. Stough, evan gelist who is closing a seven weeks revival at Hazleton, by four brewers and politicians of that city -who al lege that they were slanderously at tacked in one of his sermons. BIG CANAL GUN IS NEARLY FINISHED Washington, D. C, July 14. A 16-: inch gun, the biggest piece of ordnance in the world, destined to protect th Pacific entrance of the Panama canal, will be practically ready for servlc when the breech-loading device Is per. fected at Watervliet arsenal. It is 60 feet long, weighs 143 tons, fires a pro jectile six feet long weighing a ton. which is discharged by 665 pounds o powder, calculated at a distance ot 11 miles. It will pierce 13-lnch armor o any side armor afloat, J .a