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ISLAND ARGUS.
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SIXTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 224.
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1912. TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
NEW COMPLICATIONS IN PAN
THE
ROCK
KILLING OF AMERICAN IAY CAUSE
AIM
FOG IS CAUSE
OF WRECK IN i
WHICH 41 DIE;
i
i
Lackawana Express Hits!
i
Passenger Stalled Near
a Crossing.
SIGNALS BLOTTED OUT
Accident Worst in History of
Road 25 of Victims Have
Been Identified.
Corning, N. T., July 6. Twenty
five of the 41 persons killed yester
day in a collision of two passenger'
trains on tin: Delaware, Iackawana .
i- Western at Gibson, three miles
west of here, at 2:10 yesterday
morning have been identified. The
injured number 50.
Many of the victims were holiday,
excursionists bound for Niagara
Fails, who had boarded the north
bound train at small points all along
the line. The wreck was the worst
in the history of the road. Its cause,
according to Engineer Sohroeder of
the express train that caused the dis
astei, was his failure to see signals
set against his train. The morning
was foggy ami the engineer declares
that he could not see the signals.
o i-'i.ac; m-;t on.
The wrecked train stood on the'
main track, blocked by a crippled:
freight train. There was no Hag out.
The signals the engineer could not
see were hidden by a curve. j
The .lying express plunged past ;
theiu and crashed into the rear of
-. i X" f. - XV
paHHeiiKer Miim .no. .-. ....ui -e
No. f'. from New
York, brinsinK death to nearly two
score of its passengers.
Sc!:tv:eier Imd taken No. 11, at El
mlra. 15 niinuiea before. It was a
fp- minutes late. The stretch of
track from Klinira to Corning is fit
ted fur fast running an.l he was send
ing liis train along ut C miles an
hour. No. 9 was supposed to be half
an hour ahead of him. He had no
warn ng tint he made out the out-1
. .. . -u n '
line of the rear coach of No. 9,
through the fog Then he threw In
the reverse w itliout shutting off i
steam.
THAI THROW OFF TH ACK.
The Jerk threw the train off the
track and the locomotive plunged on
to splinter th two days coaches
lillcd with excursionists and tear :
through the last of the three Pull-;
n,nn s. hr.der ai.i the i m nact '
threw him from the rab nnd landed
him mi his shoulder on the roadbed,
practically unhurt.
Kxna freight t-ain No. 61, bound
for Buffalo, had pulled through EI
mira. When the he:i snide at Gib-
son was reached a drawhead pulled ; Missouri delegates to Baltimore, now
out and the train was crippled. Stg-1 In New York, will call on Wilson to
nals stopped No. !. The first en- morrow.
gine was uncoupled and set at work' Newark. N. J.. July S. James R.
to push the. dead end of the freight Nugent, who wan deposed as chairman
into a siding to allow No. 9 and of the democratic state committee last
No 11, which was due In 25 or 3",
minutes. to pass,
slow, and. during
The work was
the wait, many
passengers iron, u.e aa, toacues KokWia visit the governor Monday to set-;
vul- ,
Meanwhile the signals had been
thrown aganist No. 11. These fail-
ed to stop the express and the crash,
fol,owJ'rtFVrlf.TION. Brni !
The coroner promises a searching in-!
vestuation. A state investigation ha, '
been begun bv the state railroad com-!
1
mission.
Svedes Capture Prize.
Stockholm. July 6. The Swedes to-
lay mptured all three prizes In the
miniature rifle individual shooting com-1
petition at the Olympic games. Com-iof
'etitorg from seven nations, including
!he I'nited States, participated.
S.di'n alto won first prize in team
compet.tion miniature rifle shooting.
The I nlted States was third.
AVIATION CLAIMS
3 MORE VICTIMS
SalMmry Plain. England. July 5.
Cr.rdin E. B. Iralr.e and Sergeant
Major WiNon of the army flying corps
were killed today while flying over the
lr!lf T,iiH-if.- iirrimtimiinf hiarA Tllfl
aeropune r. ached a height of 4.50 feet
when th? machine lost its balance,
turr.nl ner ;-nd fell in a roadway.
New York. '"! 5. Six thousand per
sons, '.r.i'iud.n.i the fiancee of Thomas
M 'ore. a professional aeronaut, saw
him ciruldc to death from a parachute
yesterday afu n.oon. after making a
thriair-g ua'doou ascension from Hill-
E-.ii-.' P.eaaure park. Rellevill?. N. J.
He d:;ed .W feet, falling in Union '
. venue, Nutlcy, a half mile from where!
e (.sucded. 1
I T I
The Weather
Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Generally fair and continued
warm tonight and Saturday with
light southerly winds. J
Highest temperature yesterday,
93, lowest temperature last night, 74. .
Temperature at 7 a. m., 77. i
Wind velocity at 7 a. m., four
miles per hour.
Precipitation yesterday, none.
Relative humidity at 7 o'clock last
night, 61; at 7 a. m., 76.
Stage of water. 3.2 feet, with no
change in the past 24 hours.
J. M. SHERIEU, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Sun sets 7:34. rises 4:3.".. Evening
stars: Mars, Jupiter. Mercury. Venus.
.Morning star: Saturn.
r s i s- is a ill at
(jULUffM AHA IfM ;
a hit i Tniinr i aui
Ami-IKU&I LAW
Democratic and Republican
Platforms to he Attacked
for Opposing Big Business.
REGULATION HIS REMEDY
Roosevelt Maintains Great Enter
prises Have "ine to Stay and
Should Not Ik: Kiubarassed. !
Oyster Bay, July 5. "The platforms
of the republican and democratic par
ties call for the rigid enforcement of
the anti-trust law. They art; wrong."
So declared Roosevelt today.
The former president said in his
campaign he would attack both par
ties upon this score, maintaining great
business enterprises of this country
have come to stay aud should be con
trolled by means of close supervision
by the national government. j
no tit: kiii.ks welcome uha. i
un(.t,in. Net,., Julv f. "Home j
fo)k8- were aU at tne 8tati(,n tuia ;
t
,,lornine - Ben vy. j Hrvn'K train;
i pulled in. Local and state oUirlals, !
i headed by Governor Aldrich, were
' orr the reception commltte, and most j
of the rest of the citizens of Lincoln
were voluntary additions to the :
throng that crowded into the depot
and lined the streets of the business
section through which Bryan was es- '
; corted by a brass band and a long '
1 Otpfntr Af ehnlitln . n V. . i .. A . -
B " . i
local hotel Hryan delivered a short
address.
WII,SO STIl.l. nSIDF.RIG. !
Seeagirt, N. J., July 5. Governor,
'ilion'6 mind is still "like an open '
book," to quote his exactly on his j
choice for chairman of the national ;
committee. He said today he woul!
""l uei mr UMl" ltt8t '"'uie.
uU lleon through Judge Grosscup.
cha,rman of the democratic state :
. . t J..I JA . V. 1 . ... . .
committee of New Jersey, has invited
former Senator James Smith, Jr.. and
James R. Nugent to visit him here
next Monday with the other New Jer
sey delegation to Baltimore.
Seagirt., N. J., July 6. A party of
summer by friends of Wilson, who
took offense at Nugent's reference to
! the governor as a "liar and incrate " i
tie tneT differences and pay his re-
specta.
so third pnTY, Mii hmkv
Jetlf.rfK)n citJ. Mo ' Jujy '
"Whether there will be a third partv
Jn Missouri," said Governor
HadU-y today. "I do not know. I know,
towever- ther ls no occasion for such
an orsanizatlon. k th rennhl'ran nor.
!. . . r
: ty of Missouri is a progressive organ-1
lzauon. i na.e no mtenuon ot taking!
j W V&rt in the formaUon of a third .
! party." i
Beverly, July 6. Although promise '
a torching hot day. President Taft
.. ....
was ouc eariy on uie Unas with John
Hays Hammond.
PI I PRC AW AMPRIPAN IC
SENTENCED IN GERMANY
Leipsic. Germany, July 5. Th
trial of Leopold Ellers, a native ct
U ",1""u nrMs'ua. eg.m toaay,
before the imperial
here. Ellers, who
supreme court
resided seven
years in New Orleans, is accused of
attempting to obtain secret docu-
menta. also plans of defenses of Hel
galand for the British government.
f (laM tt o a eonf nnA4 v
TCI r, ; r
of civil rights on a charge of espion
age. Filers was a naturalized c!tl-
i len of th l nlted State
Leading Event in Life
of Governor Marshall
I Born at North Manchester,
j March 14, 1854.
Ind,
Graduated from Wabash college
In
: 1873.
Admitted to the bar in 1875.
Practiced law at Columbia City.
Elected governor of Indiana, 1908.
AMERICAN IN
PANAMA SHOT
DEAD ON 4TH
Is Killed by Native Police
While Celebrating His
Holiday.
WOUND SEVERAL MORE
Hostility Shown to Foreigners
Since United States Super-
vised Holding of Election.
Panama, July 5. A fight last night ;
between Panama police and a number ;
I of United States marines while the j
Americans were celebrating the j
Fourth, resulted in an American citi-
; 7-fn -named R. W. Davis being killed..
Tin American marines iv Knlriiers !
belonging to the Tenth infantry as
.. . . -
well as two American civilians were
.wounded. Two Panama policemen
!were also wounded. The t'nited States
legation is investigatinK the affair.
politic s rAi sr..
J Washington. July 5.-Offlcials here
suspect what was first believed to be
1 ...
notmnx more tnan a common row mav
del uii t II H. n M. verv spr hi lc Tnnnna-
' ' - c J
tlon nd connected in a way with j
political situation. Adherents of the j
Porras cause all along insisted the'
Panama police were bitterly nostila :
f
v Americans and resentful of the i
i presence of American commissioners j
i the recent elecUon to insure fair!
dealings.
i SAILOR HtHDERED.
It has been alleged American
j8anori uniformly have been treated
: wth the gre&teM harshness by the
. a . ,
- vi.,-.i,. j.iik...i.
:H-r. rBl h -ciT m.
j Jured by the police, for which Panama
was oblige to pay indemnity. Officials
-ere expect to be in possession of
a" the fact in a day or two. Elections
, Just held in Panama, though purely
; municipal, resulted In a demonstration
of such overwhelming support of the
T.
Porras candidate as to forecast the j ing state of Fonora. Invasion of So
defjat of the Arosemena party at the ' nora means a rambling campaign in
national convention July 14. ' the mountains.
messenger os WAV. Casas Grandet, Mexico, July 5.
It In believed the government will! Rebels under General Salaxar, ccm
stron'ly resist being dispossessed by msndirg the vanguard cf the Insur-
Porras party, and it was reportd recto army, have begun to terrorize
today that Arosemena is sending his ithis region. Tension of American and
-.rother, Carlos, posthaste to Washing- foreiers increased today with the
i to protest against Americas super-! Imprisonment of C. E. Po!llngswor?h,
v'.slon which Arosemena insists pre- manager of a general store here, when
vented the iair election it was la- j he refused to give rebels supplies,
tended to insure. ITbey looted the store.
ROOSEVELT MUM
ON HIS EXPENSES
La Follette Makes Second De
mand Upon Colonel to Give
Out Statement.
IN INTEREST OF MORALITY
Steel and Harvester Trusts Cited as
Principal Backers of the S ten
uous One.
Madison, Wis., July 5. La Fol
lette in a printed article today asks
Roosevelt for the second time to pub
lish his expense account or else a
'"candid statement of his reasons for
spurning one of the basic principles
of public morality and political de
cency." When La Follette made a
statement of his campaign receipts
during the Ohio primary contest he
called upon Roosevelt to do likewise.
There has been no response. La Fol
lette says in part:
SOME OF BACKERS.
"Roosevelt entered the contest for
thp nrpRidpntia, nomination as a nm'braska. a progressive republican, today
gressive. He made a strenuous cam-'
paign on the ground he represented !
HE'LL WIN
progressive doctrine. In this fight
he had the backing of the steel trust
' giants like Perkins. Hanna and Mun-
sey contributed to his cause.
RIOTOl'S ETPEMJITl HES.
"His campaign was characterized
by riotous expenditure of money. Y'et
he made no public accounting. He
has not taken the American people
into his confidence. He has ignored
the progressive principle of pub
licity." MEXICO NOW HAS
A GUERILLA WAR
EI Paso, July 5. The organized
revolution in Mexico, insofar as it
simulated a military campaign by
concentrated forces, was by today's
! movement of rebels shown to have
ended and
in its place substituted
.guer.ua warfare
threatening wide
spread devastation in northwestern
Mexico. Five troop trains bore re
treating insurrectos from Chihuahua
to Juarez, and before the day was
over it was expected most of the reb
els would be sent to the Casas Gfan
des. from which point it was intended
to eftect entrance to the richlng mln-
NATION WIDE
PRIMARY THE
LATEjtfPLAN
Morris, Progressive Re
publican, Introduces
Bill in Congress
FOR 1ST AND 2D CHOICE
Candidate Having Majority of
Presidential Votes to be De
clared Nominee of Party.
Washington, July 5. Norris of Ne-
introduced in the house a bill which he
declared would remedy the evils of
presidential primaries.
In a statement Norris declared that
"recent events clearly demonstrated
how it is possible for a well-regulated
and well-oiled political machine to
trample under foot the wishes of the
rank and file of any political party."
COXVEXTIOX IN- Jt''E.
The bill provides for primaries the
first Tuesday in May in the year a
president is to be elected, and for the
national convention the fourth Monday
in June of that year, delegates to the
convention to be elected at the pri
maries and permits voters to express
first and second choice for presidential
candidates.
The candidate having the majority
of the presidential votes is to become
the nominee of his party. If no candi
date received a majority, the conven
tion would nominate."
The senate adopted an amendment
tn the naval anrirnriHatinn hill r.rr,vM.
j ing for two new battleships.
CALL. IT FAMILY ROW.
The proposed congressional investi
gation of the row in the treasury de
partment between MacVeagh and An
drew may not come about unless An
drew makes some specific charge
against MacVeagh. The chairman of
jthe house committee, to which the
I resolution was referred, said today his
committee regarded the controversy so
far as a family row. Cox declared,
; nevertheless, he would press bis reso-
lutlon.
i
MAC VEAGH 1ST DEXIAI..
Lancaster, Mass., July 5. Frank
lin MacVeagh, secretary of the treas-
i nry, yesterday issued a public state
ment replying to the charges which
: were made against him In the letter
of Dr. A. Piatt Andrew, in which the
j latter resigned as assistant secretary.
i All the charges made by Andrew are
; denied.
j In his statement, Secretary Mac
j Veagh says the resignation of Dr.
Andrew was not submitted until after
FORMER PREMIER
CHEATS ASSASSIN
Tang-Shao-Yi Hurries Family
Off Ship After Having Been
Shown Weapons.
EXECUTION ALL FRAMED
When Would-be Slayer Retires
Berth Intended Victim IMs em
barks as Steamer Sails.
to
Tientsin, July 6. Tang-Shao-Yi,
former premier of the Chinese repub-
leged would-be assassin the slip to-,
day and remains here for the moment
in temporary safety while his would
be slayer is aboard a ship on the way
to Shanghai. Tang-Shao-Yi, with his
family, was already aboard a steamer
when former Toatai Chang-Chun ap
proached and introduced to the ex
premier a friend named Wang-Cheng-Hsiang.
coERi;n WITH PISTOLS.
The latter Dromntly covered Tang-
Shao-Yi with two plstola and de-l
manded to know why he had run , its. sanest Fourth yesterday. The adop
away from Panfc'.ng. Tang Shao-Yis fjon 8mre iaat year by many additional
explanation outwardly was well re-' ,,,,, ..... . . , , , .
, . . . . . cities, villages and hamlets of regula-
ceived by Wang-Cheng-Hsiang, who,,,, , . , , .. , . .
. a Z a . ; tions forbidding the sale or use of fire-
however, announced he intended to , . , .
accompany Tang-Shao-Yi to Shang
hal.
aricKi.r QUIT SHIP.
Wang-Cheng-Hslang then Yetired
to hla berth and as soon as his back j
was turned Tang-Shao-Yi and his
family sought safety by slipping off
the steamer and returning to land.
The steamer departed immediately
for Shanghai.
it had been requested repeatedly
both by President Taft and himself.
He says Andrew pleaded that be be
retained and brought every Influence
possible to bear to have the request
for his resignation withdrawn. He
says the reason for asking Dr. An
drew's resignation was that, the lat
ter was unable to carry out the du
ties his office required and because
he, without permission, went to Chi
cago "to gain political acquaintances"
and not, as Andrew says, to seek aid
for fhe AldrtchTnoHetfrry planT
Secretary Macveagh says the chief
reason that he made public his re
ply was that Dr. Andrew, In his let
ter, had misrepresented a number of
high officials in the department.
ELKS DEMANDING
RETURN OF GOAT
Question to be Urged Before
National Convention of the
Order at Portland.
ON VACATION FOR A YEAR
Lodges in Smaller Cities Say Abolish
ment of Feature Has Detracted
From Social Side.
Portland, Ore., July 5 The Judi
ciary committee of the grand lodge
of the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks today made its third attempt,
and the ritual committee its second
attempt to get down to work today.
Both adjourned without transacting
any business owing to the numerous
Fourth of July diversions.
ABOMfellEn TEAK AiO.
One important question before the
ritual committee, it was learned, will
be the consideration of reestablishment
of the "goat" as part of the Initiation
ceremonies. 'Hiding the goat" as the
behest of big city lodges was abolish-
ed last year at the convention at At -
lantic City on grounds of lack of dig-
j nlty.
MILLS FOR RILER.
Some lodges in the small cities and
towns demand that It be reestablish
ed. These lodges declare the change
removed a divertisement which, in
small places where amusements are
fJVrT; '"r? terlaliy
ThlCl n '" ! I )e :der-,
Thomas B. Mills, of Superior, is ,
u v. .i . ......, -
to l- PlUIUDl 11 I Skill -H friCJ ,
ition as grand exalted ruler.
! SERIOUS RIOTING MARKS
j FRANCE SEAMEN'S STRIKE'
! Havre, France, July 5. The strike,
of seamen and dock laborers. Is
spreading throughout Franre. Last,
night strikers near her took posses
' Eion of a steamer and when driven off!
', a fight ensued between police and sol- i
diers on one side and the strikers.! Washington, July 5. With Myers of
Many soldiers and police were in- Montana ready to speak n the Ixri
; Jured. Among the ringleadsr of the m r election case today, the const
! strikers are several women. Military i over Lorimer's right to bis seat en-
' reinforcements arrived today.
; .Marseilles. July 5. Officers of the
French Line (teamers today derided
; to Join the striking seamen and dock
ers. This absolutely paralyzes the
i mail service of this company i nthe
! Mediterranean. Government destroy
! ers were today requisitioned to carry
! the mails The interruption of ser -
vice Is causing Imicenze loses to for-
t...v.4a..
warders
17 DEAD AND
326 HURT ON
SANEFOURTH
Reform in Observance
Makes Big Reduction
Over 1911 Record,
rAIALIIIto IN OlAlt
Many Additional Cities Adept
Regulations Forbidding Sale
and Use of Fireworks.
Chicago, July 5. America celebrated
works resulted in a further saving of
life and a lessening of the number of
maimed.
i In cities and villages in which the
sale of fireworks was forbidden, the
number of casualties was grea'ly re
duced. In places where the use of fireworks
was forbidden and the regulation en
forced by the police there were no cas
ualties. LIST OF DEAD AND INJI RED.
At this hour the casualties of the
Fourth reported for 1912 are 17 dead
and 326 Injured. This compares with
24 dead and 8S1 injured reported up
to the same hour last year; 23 dead
and 1,785 Injured reported up to the
same hour In 1910; 44 dead and 2.3(11
injured up to the same hour In 1909.
The fire loss yesterday was $551,525.
Death in yesterday's celebration
and In premature celebrations of the
last 10 days reported as follows:
Ashland, Wis., 1; Calumet. Mich., 1;
Oshkosh, Wis., 1; Maxwell, Iowa, 1;
Elgin, 111., 1; Greenwich, Conn., 1;
Terre Haute, Ind., 1; Detroit, Mich., 1;
Philadelphia, Pa., 1; Fond du Iac,
1; Washington, 1; nay City, Mich., 1;
Springfield, 111., 1; Winnebago, Neb.. 1.
Total, 17. Terre Haute, Ind., 1 by toy
pistol. Winnebago, Neb., 1 in runaway
caused by explosion.
rl' OF FATALITIES.
Dead by fireworks, 3; by cannon, 1;
by fire arms, C; by gunpowder, 5; by
toy pistols, 1 ; by runaway, 1.
Injured By fireworks, lt;S; by can
non, 2fi; by fire arms, 30; by gunpow
der, 4; by torpedoes, 20; by toy pis
tols, 2'i; by bomb canes, 2; by run
aways, 1.
Previous Records Dead In country,
1911, 57; dead in country, 1910, 131;
dead In country, 1909, 215; killed, 1911,
In Chicago, 1.
EUGENE PRINCE IS
TO BE AMERICAN
Washington, July 5. Eugene
Prince, a "man without a country,"
will become a citizen of the I'nited
States when the president signs a
resolution the senate passed today.
Prince is a aon of John Henry
Prince and both father and son wero
born in Hussia, although grandfather
was an American, whose family, sen
ator Lodge assured the senate, had
lived in Massachusetts since 1643.
The law pprfiectf d the father, but
not the sorbin his rights of citizen-
!hP - Ttie 8f,n U88 neither an Amer-
lean citizen nor a subject of the Czar.
The house pasAed a Joint resolution
unconditionally admitting him to
character and privileges of American
citizenship, and the btna'.e today
acted favorably.
Rube Waddell Stncken.
f i n n.Q r t il i u I i n n I nl f C. e-rrtra
! Edward 'waddell. a pUch.-r. known to
"" a. "E.centrlc
! t .. . ,
:'. many years member of various
; major league teams and now wlthMln-
neapolls. Is suffering with acute lndl
geKtlrn and gallctr.ne.
LORIMER CASE IS
NEAR TO A CLOSE
tered the last stage.
The senate has aereed to vote on the
case finally on "1 -glslativt- tlay, July
C," but as many speeches will be made,
including one by Lorimer. A vote will
probably not be reached before tha
middle 't the week.
When the senate met today, Myers
i' waived the right to speak that the
naval bill might be taken up. Myers
real, tnm.rrnur
peaks tomorrow.