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ROC Associated Press Exclusive Wire Argus Want Ads Always Bring Results JL. SOL SIXTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 126. TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1912. TWELVE PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS, nnTT ISLAND ABOUS Hi 46 BILLS FOR BOMB ! GO BEFORE JURY Judge Anderson, at Ind ianapolis, Denies a Mo tion to Quash. ONLY EIGHT ABSENT All of Other Defendants In Al leged Dynamite Conspiracy Are Present at Hearing. Indianapolis, March 02. Demurrers to Indictments against 46 defendants In the government's prosecution of the alleged dynamiting conspiracy were filed before Judge Anderson by counsel for the indicted men when they were arraigned today. Eight of the 54 de fendants were not present. f OI RT ROOM CROWDED, Never before In the history of fed eral courts have so many men been In dicted on a single proceeding. Be cause of the wide Interest the room 'was crowded with officials of labor un ions and employers' organizations. Elijah Zollne, one of the attorneys for the defense, argued In support of a motion to quah the indictments on the ground that many of them were charg ed with the name offense, conspiracy to transport explosives from state to state illegally. (OI KT ITKHH1IT. The court Interrupted Zollne with the statement that a motion to quash on the ground of confusing multi jllcity was absurd. "These defend ants will never go to trial without thoroughly understanding what they ore charged with," said he, "The n otion is overruled." r Hie Weather Forecast Till 7 . M. Tomorrow, for Rock Island, Davenport, Molina, an Vicinity. Generally fair tonight and Wed nesday, colder tonight with, the low est temperature about 10 degrees. Temperature at 7 a. m. 23. High est yesterday 30, lowest last night 23. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 13 miles per hour. Precipitation .24 inch. Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 89, at 7 a. m. 87. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Bun sets 6:03. rises 6:15; moon rises 4 a. m.; 11:42 p. m., moon at apogee, far thest from earth. FATALITIES IN A ST. PAUL WRECK Milwaukee, March 12. Part of pas senger train No. 22 on the St. Paul road, which left Milwaukee for Chi cago at 11 this morning, is reported derailed 10 miles south of Milwaukee. Fifteen were Injured, some fatally, but none was killed outright. A railroad official stated none was fctally injured. WHITE'S PLEA BRItJGS BILLS Congress Responds to a Move to Curb Patent Monopolies. WOULD MEET DECISION Purpose to Remedy Evil in Law on Which Court Based a Majority Opinion. Washington, March 12. Several bills to curb the monopolizing power of patentees over unpatented articles used in operating patented machines began to show life today in congress They were drafted in response to an WORLD BOWLING RECORD BROKEN Chicago, March 12. A world's record for tournament competition was established at the American bowling tournament this afternoon when Lewis Veilstitch of Kansas City dropped 280 pins for a single game while competing m tne doubles. He eclipsed the former record by one pin. Among today's leading scores for two-man teams were: Bruck and Fisher, Chicago, 1191 Makepeace and Weisnger, Kansas City. 1.130. Hutter and Anderson, Chicago, 1, 130. Nichols and Veilstitch, Kansas City. 1.117. The 12th on the list were Lang and Lorenz, Dubuque, 1,077. LABOR LEADERS SCORED IN THE BUCK STOVE CASE Washington, March 12. Gompers, Mitchell, and Morrison, three federa tion of labor officials being tried in the District of Columbia court, today were severely scored by Attorney J. J. Darlington, who characterized their al- FISH CROP IN A BIG GROWTH Increase Shown in Report From Wisconsin Remarkable. GET 2,002,410 POUNDS Lake Michigan Delivers 9,466,- 092, Surpassing 1910 Rec ord by 2,500,000 JURY IS SECURED IN SUGAR TRIAL New York, March 12. Nearly one hundred witnesses were on hand when the sugar case was re sumed today. With the jury com pleted the government prepared to Legin introduction of evidence. "This is one of the most extraor dinary cases ever brought into court," said United States District Attorney Wise in his opening address. "These defendants are not charged with violation of a man-made law, but with violations of a law handed down by Hod to Moses in the 10th commandment." He read the 10th commandment and declared it was the foundation of the Sherman law, with violation of which the defend ants are charged. For 20 years, he said, they had violated the law and had acquired, during that time, con trol of 75 per cent of the sugar In dustry of the cquntry. ARMS DRAWN IN GERMANY GOAL STRIKE Madison, Wis., March 12. Statis tics of tho state game warden's de partment show a remarkable increase for 1911 in the commercial fishing industry of Wisconsin. From Wis consin waters of Lake Superior com- THE MAN WHO GOT EXCITED n.r.i. Bryan In urging laws for the protec Attorneys novery ana wan biuor- tion of women and children and for cu.ioi luupmeui., ufnyius iua oe- the regulation of hours of employ fendants had unlawfully conveyed ment. -UuuMhat which records -Jndiff- Xpl06lves on passenger trains. erenC to th wplfar. nf rhllrlr.n W. J. BRYAN GOES ON RECORD FOR RECALL Columbus, O., March 12. William X Bryan today gave the Ohio constitu tional convention his views on the making of the constitution. He spoke In favor of the initiative and the refer endum and the recall, saying the re call is an evolution rather than a revolution. Mr. Bryan said: "The only difference between the re call, as now proposed, and impeach ment as it has been employed, is that in impeachments the trial is before a body of officials, while the recall places the decision in the hands of the people." . Mr. Bryan discussed corporations, taxation, elections, and labor, among other subjects. "There is no darker page in our industrial life," said Mr. j 'Do counsel for the defense con-i the coining of dividends out of child- tend " commented Judge Anderson, ! Dood the darUenlns of tne progpect8 passenger train without inisrepre unting what I have, that I'm not violating the federal law? "1 cannot read the statute in any other sense than that I would be com mitting a crime." Arguments on the demurrers were lot completed when a recess was taken. ROOSEVELT IS NOT ACCEPTED AS JUROR Mlneola, L. I., March 12. Colonel Roosevelt, who was drawn as a juror today in the damage suit of Michael Car mod y against the New York Cen tral railroad, was quickly eliminated by John J. Graham, counsel for the plaintiff, who challenged the colonel peremptorily. Why be exercised this light the lawyer did net explain. Car mod y had both legs cut off and at a previous trial obtained a verdict for $30,000 agalnxt the railroad. The ap pellate division reversed the Judg ment and ordered a new trial. Roosevelt plainly was disconcerted when he stepped down from the box. "I'm ready to do my duty," he aid, "but I don't see why I should come here day after day if nobody wants me as a juror. I certainly would have given Carmody a square deal." The lawyer said he challenged Roosevelt because he was a busy man and could confer a greater boon on humanity in other ways than that of serving as a juror. eneratlon and the impov erishment cf posterity." DEFENDANT IN CASE FOUND TO BE DEAD A halt was called iu the case of Stein, JIirch & Co., against Charles B. Uundberg, set for hearing in the cir cuit court yesterday afternoon, when it was brought to the court that the de fendant committed suicide within the last year. The plaintiff thereupon agked leave to make the estate defend ant and the case was set over pending a disposition. Three cases were on the docket for hearing today. Two of them, city of Moline against Arthur De Loof, and Maggie Taylor against Robert Taylor, were disposed of without trial, the for mer feeing dismissed and the latter be ing continued. That left the suit of Henry Dlsmer against the Rock Island Cotton and Mattress company In which wages of the plaintiff amounting to $200 are involved. The hearing of this case was started. ARMY INVENTOR TO " CO TO LONDON POST. Yf '-" major oto.c.sooicR: v 1 Major George C Bquler of tbe Vnltad State army signal corps baa . fceen appointed unitary attaclie at the United la tea embaaay la 1 -onion. He succeeds Major Stephen Slocum. Major Squlcr Is the Inventor of the multiplex telephone. He rave the patent to the Ualted States go- tfAVfc- YoO"''WAW srftAMGVV GREAT Bl)5(HcSV pl?f fAR.DOf( tit A fTK PAPERS OJ.D Vnr a'sEAtN NwaJ,, . J OK WOMAN S J - AV .;'T'lrrieeeV "ltl j -Mlr THE- 5oorff - S?TP T"nl tV. I ,r FANNING FLAMES OF NEW CUBAN REVOLT Camaguey. Cuba. March 12, Gener al Castro, during an assembly of veter ans which lasted throughout the night, declared should the United States at tempt another intervention the veter ans of Cuba would iflght as they had fought against Spain. He was enthus iastically applauded. A resolution was adopted demanding an investigation into the sources of "wealth of all mem bers of the administration, including the president of the republic. Police Charge Idle Miners During Their First ' Disturbance. MANY MEN ARE INJURED Premier Asquith Presides a t Meeting in London Prom ise of Ultimate Peace. - MRS. VERMILYA INDICTED ON A CHARGE OF MURDER Chicago, March 12. Mrs. Louise Vermllya sat in a wheel chair in Judge Honore's court yesterday and heard herself pictured as an arch poisoner. Fhe alternately smiled, then sneered at the arraignment by Assistant State's Attorney John Burn- ham. It was her preliminary hear ing on tbe charge er having mur dered William T. Smith, as a result ot which she was remanded back to jail to be held without ball until tried. While she was in court an in dictment was returned bjr tbe grand jury charging her with the murder ot Smith, former lodger at her Twenty-ninth street flat. The charges involving the name of Arthur T. Bissonette. a policeman, who also died while living at her flat, were dropped because of the greater amount of evidence In connection with Smith's death. It was not until she returned to Jail that the capias Issued because of this second indict ment was served on Mrs. Vermllya. She did not look np from a news paper she was reading until tbe docu- nent had been served. Then she made known her views. "Of course they had to drop the charge of mur dering Bissonette. because they knew they couldn't prove a thing. said she. "They'll do the same with this case." The hearing was brought to a sudden conclusion by the illness of Judge Honore. PACKER MOTION TO TAKE CASE FROM JURY DENIED Chicago, March 12. Judge Carpen ter tcday denied a motion of the de fense to take the packers' case from the jury and discharge the defendants. appeal by Chief Justice White for congress to change the law which the majority of the court yesterday found gave patentees practically unrestrict ed privileges regarding the manner in which their patents may be used. BLOW AT SEW PLAN. Any amendment agreed on will contain in some form a blow at a comparatively recent plan of putting a license restriction on the use of patented articles sold by tbe paten tees. It will be designed to correct an evil which Chief Ju3tlce White spoke of. LITTLETOX HAS DRAFT. Representative Littleton of New- York, a democrat, announced today he would introduce a bill to meet the legalized monopoly" decision hand ed down yesterday. MAY HAVE A REHEARING. Washington, March 12. Attorney General Wlckersham indicated today a strong likelihood of a rehearing being asked in the "patent monop oly" case on the ground that the.full bench had not pas?d on the case The government, not being a party to the suit, can act only through de feated parties, and Wickersham has written the parties at issue if a re hearing Is desired. The house today adopted a resolution caning upon the department of Justice to make known whether the depart ment is Investigating any "smelter trust," and whether the American Smelting ft Refining company is con nected with it, and whether prosecu tions have been begun or are in contemplation. Frankfort, Ky. The lower house passed a bill appropriating $25,000 for Kentucky's participation in the Perry victory centennial at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. leged violation of the Bucks St' ve & Range Co., injunction as "flagrant, de fiant and conscious." Darlington de clared the case should have been en titled "law against anarchists." Rehearing Denied. Madison, Wis., March 12. The su preme court denied a motion of Har ry Bolens of Port Washington for a rehearing of the constitutionality of the state income tax law. LEGISLATIVE CALLS ON SENATOR TO QUIT I s.' ce A CvT Ay Senator Leroy Percy, of Mississip pi, elected two years ao to fill tne unexpired term of Senator McLaurln, has been called upon by the general ai3embly of hi a home state to re sign. It is declared the senator made a public promise that he would give up the office in the event of his de feet at the party primary last Au gust, end that public sentiment now demands that he comply. a of total fish, merclal fishermen report catch of 2,002.410 pounds valued at $53,744, an increase.of 20a,3l5 pounds and 115,273 over 1910. There was an Increase of both whltefish and lake trout. Green Bay waters yielded 4,911,626 pounds, val ued at $80,649. Also there were 2,436,340 crawfish caught, valued at 20 to 30 cents per 100. LAKE MICHIGAN'S IXCREAHE. Lake Michigan reports nhow a catch of 9,4 66,092 pounds of fish, sold at $609,091, an increase of 2,- 00,000 pounds over 1910. The to tal catch for 1911 from the waters cf Superior, Green Bay and Lake Michigan was 15,380,000 pounds and put $7 43,84 5 in the pockets of the fishermen. These figures do not in clude the catch of inland lake and river fishermen. PLANS WRECKED BY LACK OF WORK, TWO SUICIDE Chicago, March 12. Here is a double tragedy of the unemployed. It is the story of a three-year struggle by a car penter to keep and save enough to fur nish a flat for his intended wife. The struggle ended yesterday morning, not In a realization ot the plans of the two young people, but- in their death. Three months of job-hunting had driven the man to despair. He told his intended bride that he had giv en up hopes of success. So they died in each other's arms. Adolph Gerlink, 21 years old. Is the man whose matri monial plans drove him to suicide. Frances Soucek, 18 years old, is the woman who voluntarily aied with him. The two had decided on one last night ot pleasure before death. So Miss Soucek bedecked herself In her CBeTrreTry,'!ei!8.U'4?lrnK 'donHed' the" only suit thai he could call "best" To gether they went to a dance in a public hall on West Madison street Nobody who saw them at the dance or as they srent their last dollar for supper after ard woiilc hava tbuupht thy hal agreed to die together. On leaving the hall Miss Soucek told a friend she was sorry the night was over. Then they went to the home of Gerllnk's sister at 273S South Forty-third avenue. Just what words of farewell were said no body knows. It is apparent, however, that Gerlink had decided upon the manner of their death before going to the house. He had taken a monkey wrench to the room, with which he re moved the gas flxtureB from their fastenings, leaving the pipes open. Then the two lay down In their par ty costumes to await death in a last embrace. That was how they were found yesterday morning. It was not until later that the struggle of the couple for existence was disclosed. Rel atives of Gerllnk told how he had re peatedly saved the coveted $100 with which "he bad expected to start house keeping and how, repeatedly, it had been eaten up by his efforts to pay board at the home of his sister when out of work. Miss Soucek worked as a maid at the home of a family on West Eighteenth street, but her sav ings had contributed little to the com mon firnd. ' . ' i ASPECTS OF COAL STRIKE. ENGLAND 2,000,000 Idle and half of all Britain's tollers facing possibili ty of Idleness. Distress everywhere. Miners agree to enter Joint meeting, but bar vital point from discussion. GERMANY 175,000 on strike, main ly socialists. Westphallan district fill ed with police. Nonunion men attacked. FRANCE Miners strike to show government their dissatisfaction with old-age pension system. UNITED STATES Anthracite oper ators ready to give miners reply re jecting terms. Strike of 140,000 men may follow. Berlin, March 12. Several collis ions between strikers, police and non strikers occurred today in the coal regions, the most serious near Ham- born, where a mob of 2.000 strikers threw stones and bottles and fired re volvers at 40 policemen. Injuring five. The police charged with drawn sabres, injuring many strikers. At many other places workers were stoned and the police used sabres. The mine owners telegraphed the minister ot the Interior to eend troops. It ia probable interested parties are paint ing the situation darker than justified ' in order to secure large forces oX po-' Uo n the d4aiirhMil sMietriilisi -The- strike is making considerable progress in all districts. . 'i WHITE r JTEW TORK. ' ' New Tork, March 12. John P. White, international president of the United Mine Workers, came to New York today to take charge of nego tiations with the operators' commit tee concerning demands of the an thracite miners for Increased paj.j The miners' demands will be refused.! A joint meeting will be held tomor row. White said John Mitchell, for mer head of tbe miners, would take no part in the proceedings. It la be-! lieved, however, if negotiations fail Mitchell will be asked to take charge of the situation for the miners. DISPUTANTS BOLD COXCTEREXCB. - 1 London, March 12. Disputants in the British coal war met today in the foreign office under the presidency of, Premier Asquith. There are still many j difflcutles in the way of immediate settlement of the dispute, but the meet ing served to brighten the atmosphere to bring about a feeling of hope. PERSONALITIES ENDED IN THE TAFT CAMPAIGN Washington, March 12. After a con ference today, participated in by Pres ident Taft, Senator Crane, Director McKJnley and Secretary to the Presi dent Hilles, it became known that here after the literary end of the Taft bu reau will not indulge in pemonalities or attacks on Roosevelt. President Isft insisted, it was said that this method of attack be abandoned. Given Right of Assessment Appeal Washington, March 12. A deci sion of sweeping importance in the administration of traffic law, declar ing that an Importer can appeal from assessment of duty by a collector of customs on the ground that the as sessment was too low, was rendered by the United States court of customs arpeals today. MILLIONS OFFERED TO FIGHT HOTEL TIPPING New York, March 12. The fight for the "tipless" hotel started by the Commercial Travelers' National league is gathering momentum. The members, following the leadership of President P. E. Dowe, have declared the tipping system to be "un-Ameri can ' and doomed to extinction, rmns are being shaped to strike a blow at those hotel proprietors who refuse to cooperate with the association in the abolition of tipping. The present plan, proposed by W. E. Adams of Philadelphia, vice presi dent of the organization Involves the raising of a fund sufficient to control and operate at least 100 hotels in cities where the landlords remain ob durate. Bulletins are to be issued an nouncing to all salesmen tbe hotels which are tipless and members of the association are to "boost" such ho tels and blacklist others in the same town. 'The cure of the tipping evil is within the possibilities of traveling salesmen." said President Dowe. "They can push for the hotels which agree to eliminate tipping and against all others. This would bring bankruptcy to iany that persisted in maintaining the obnoxious system. "If each traveling salesman would invest $10 and each house employing salesmen $100, it would provide a capital stock of $10,000,000, which would be sufficient to control and op erate 100 hotels in leading cities. Eacu subscriber to tbe capital stock would be entitled to a discount from regular rates, which would mean saving of several times the original 'investment annually." SUFFRA6ET LOBBY -STORMS A CAPITAL New York, March 12. "Votes for women" was the battle cry of a dele gation of 200 women who left here this morning for Albany, where they will try to persuade the legislators to act favorably on an equal suffrage amendment bill. Topeka, Kan., March 12. A houee to house canvass of the men and wo men of Kansas to ascertain their ex act beliefs of women suffrage was started today by the Kansas Equal Suffrage association. DISAPPEARS WITH AN ENGLISH ACTOR mm "ri Ml lira. Robert Mengea-Corwla-HiiV wbo plyed a iromk-int part in the first lira. John Jacob Aator suit for divorce, and wbo ju been twice di vorced, has vanish! from ber haunts on Bioadway. New Tor, and ts believed to be on ber war to Europe w:th aa Eg I lab actor who .baa bcea playing la that ctty.