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THE ROCK
LAND ARGU
Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
SIXTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 285.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1912. TWELVE PAGES.
TRICE TWO CENTS.
11 EDITION
NOGI SUICIDE
REGARDED AS
PATRIOT ACT
Funeral of Emperor In
terferes With Usual
Honors in Japan.
Trie Weather
Forecast Till 7 . M. Tern rrow for
Reck Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
TJnsettled weather wtra probable
showers tonight or Sunday. Cooler
tonight
Highest temperature yesterday. 61.
lcwest last night, 2. Temperature at
7 a. m, 63.
Wind Telocity at 7 a, m ., three miles
per hour,
' GUARD KILLS
A CITIZEN AT
JACKSON PEN
NOT OFFICIALLY DEAD
Precipitation In the last 24 hours. Bullet Fells Man Refusing
to Obey Order to
7 p. m., 69,
ncna.
Relative humidity at
at 7 a. m., 82.
Btage of water, 6 9 feet, with a rise
of .6 of a foot In the last 24 hours.
3. M. SHEW EH, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Son eets 6:10. rises 5:41. Evening
stars: Mercnry. Venns. Mars. Jupiter
i Morning star: Saturn
General and Wife Have Pictures
. Taken Just Before the
Tragic Deed.
DIAMOND BADGEIS
GIFT TO TRIMBLE
Halt.
DOUBLE MILITIA FORCE
Fear of Another Outbreak
at Prison.
AMERICANS WIN
IN AIR CONTESTS
Fail in Speed, but Lead in All
Events at Chicago for
Accuracy.
Chicago, Sept. 14. American avi
ators duplicated their performance of; ifnported Street Car Man
as monoplane "speed merchant
ONE IS DYING
OF INJURY IN
ASTRIKERIOT
BANKERS DESIRE
A PENNY POSTAGE
Declare for Mail Change in End
ing Annual Meeting at
Milwaukee.
Toklo, Sept. 14. The dramatic sui
cide of General Nogi and his wife
1b regarded as a magnificent act of
patriotic duty. Iiul fixe nation, being
in mourning and tie new emperor
forced Into seclusion by the death of
his father, it 1b in. possible to confer
k. . 1 ...... 1- ..... fcw. ....-. unr4
I 113 UDUUI uun ii unit lin liuiiumi auu , , i. ,
ouH.TiH.-i.tly Nogl. officially, is not j of Bridgeport. Conn., oa the first bal
dead. Thuraday morning, prior to at- lot as commander-in-chief for the en
tending the funeral of the late etn- suing year, and the placing of the ee-
peror, Nogl summoned a photographer i lection of the next encampment city
to his timue and In the garden of his I in the hands of the administrative
resident') Dosed with his wife for a I council, the 46th annual encampment,
! Retiring Head of O. A. R. Re
membered Judge Beers
Is His Successor.
!
Los Angeles. Cal., Sept. 14. With i
the election of Judge Alfred B. Beers
but
won all blue ribbons for accurate han
dling of their machines In yesterday's
session of the second annual aviation
meet at the Cicero aerodrome.
Numerous minor "Bpllls" kept the
3.000 spectators on edge during the
day. but despite th fact that the Fri
day the 13th "hoodoo" was supposed
to be abroad and the peculiar coinci
dence that 13 aviators flew in the
events, no 6erious accidents occurred.
Precaution Taken as Result of Glenn Martin tne California aenai
gymnast; ie L,ioya inompson and
Max Lillie were the three America pi
lots who yesterday by their stellar
work carried the star spangled ban
ner to victory over the tri-colored ban
ner of France. In the speed mono
plane passenger-carrying handicap,
however, all American entrants with
drew, leaving the race between George
Attacked by Duluth
Sympathizers."
GOVERNOR IS ON SCENE
Jackson, Mich., Sept. 14. John Elsy,
an employe of a Catholic rectory, was
Ehot dead today when he refused to
obey an. order to halt by militiamen
States Local Authorities Still
Control, but Troops Are
in Readiness.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 14. Governor
Eberhart arrived today from St. Paul.
Mestach of the land of the fleur-de-lis I He will look into the street car strike
nd J. Ramon Mbntero, a Peruvian. ! situation with a view to calling out
i
RIVALS
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 14. The Amer
ican Bankers' association concluded
its annual convention yesterday by se
lecting Boston for its next meeting
place, formally advancing Charles H.
Hutting of St. Louis from vice presi
dent to president and almost unani
mously declaring for a penny postage
on ordinary letters.
The currency reform question was
not taken tip. Practically the only
attention given to the subject was
contained in a short address of the
new president He pledged himself
to work for the passage of laws 'that
will keep the banking business t a
normal and healthy condition."
Senator Townsend of Michigan, ad
dressing the bankers, criticised those
who speculated with funds intrusted
to their care. He favored a law to
prevent banktag concerns of any na
ture from using any of their funds
for purposes outside the range of
strictly conservative nonspeculative
business.
Arthur Reynolds of Des Moines, re
tiring chairman of the executive coun
cil, was chosen to succeed Mr. Huttig
as vice president.
picture.
IIO1(.K AT BIKR.
Afterward they attended the early
funeral ceremony at the Imperial pal
ace. Later, visiting the chamber
whore the body of the emperor was
lying in fate, tiny offered homage
to tin departed sovereign. They re
turned home, and as the signal guu
doomed notice that, the emperor's
body was being moved, they killed
themselves.
Ill Al l. ARMY ItKCOKDS.
Those who knew General Nogl well
dei lured that his calmness in killing
himself was the kind of stoicism
lie ;i!uus had displaved, no matter
w ha: crisis faced him. They Instanced
the famous charge of the Japanese up
L'i;t -M.-t.-e 11.11 daring the Russo
Japanese war, hen uh commander of!
Ui- JupanekH third army Nogl -w i
tin- Russians mow down his forces in j
hundreds, among them two of his own
."lis, and yet quietly and fearlessly
continued the buttle, taking ttie hill,
"Inch eventually led to his being
b:, ruled the surrender of Lieutenant
General Stoesel at Port Arthur.
FMPKROIl IS ni HI F.I).
Kioto, Japan. Sept. 14. The im
perial funeral tram bearing the body
f the lato emperor, which left
Aovama early thin morning following
conclusion of Impressive ceremonies
there, arrived In Kioto this afternoon.
The last solemti function took place
tonight, when the tody of the departed
lub-r was burled In the imperial mau
t ileum at Monoyama.
of the Grand Army of the Republic
officially ended yesterday. I
The council of administration held .
a session last night and discussed the
matter of the 113 encampment city.
Denver was eliminated at. the morn- j
lug session of the cojvention and Day-1
ton. Ohio, seems to be most iu favor, i
The officers elected are: j
Commaudur-in-Chief Judge Alfred
B. Beers. Bridgeport, Conn.
i Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief
H. Z. Osborne, Ijos Angeles.
Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief
Americus Wheedon, Louisville. Ky.
Chaplain-In-Chief Rev. George K.
Lovejoy, Boston.
Surgeon-General Dr. L. L. Whita
ker, San Antonio, Tex.
Quartermaster-General- C. I. R.
Stowit.z, Buffalo, N. Y. (reelected).
Commander Beers joaaitid JJenrjr J.
Seely of Bridgeport, Conn., as adju
tant general. Retiring Commander-in-Chief
Trimble was presented with a
diamond studded badi;e valued at
more than $1,000.
The heated discussion over the se
lection of the city for the next en
campment led to a near-personal en
counter between Major George V.
Cook of Denver, patron of Cook's
Drum corps, and M. M. Minor, com
mander of the Colorado department.
The convention was thrown into a
tumult. Major Cook left, the auditor
ium and later returned und apologized.
The G. A. R. voted down the propo
sition of incorporation. The per capi
ta tax of veterans was raised by the
convention from 3Vi "ents to 5 cents
a year.
MURDERS WIFE AND SON,
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE
TAFT IS PROMISED THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Beverly. Sept. 14. Telegrams re-
lelved today at the executive offices!
j . A I. tj .1 A. ft-
u.Tormen mi- presiueni w.ai me repuo- Council Bluffs. Iowa. Sept. 14. The
lican vote in the Washington state pri- bodl of MarfJn ThompsoIli a weU lo
n.nrles was even larger than reported; do farmr his ,f raroljne and
said the ticket nominated was he Mr g.jearM son. Raymond, were
p i i . m i iiniitri in j m i b anil inin fi found
"! republican success tnnre in JNOvem
l.r. A telegram from the New York
I '-r IrfviKue club told of its Indorse
ment of Tafu
r TC i
ARWIYPOSTIS
ORDERED FOR
ELPASOJEX.
Station to bo Established
to Supply U. S.
Soldiers.
MEXICO MORE CHAOTIC
Trains Reported Wrecked Loot
ed by Rebel Bandits in
Chihuahua. '
WILSON TO REACH
CHICAGO MONDAY
But Democrat Will Deliver No
Speeches Until He Arrives
in Iowa.
Washington, Sept. 14. Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, chief of staff, to
day ordered a general army supply
post established at El Paso. Texas.
Conditions In Mexico are reported to
the .war department as chaotic Star
vation during the winter threatens the
rural population, who have been un
able to plant or cultivate crops.
Wood's action la takea to indicate
that the officials here believe the
revolution will be protected.
HEI.1KB AMRIUCAX KTI.I.Rn.
Washington. SepU 14. Edward Hay
moor, an American. Is believed to
have been killed yesterday by Mexi
can rebels near Morolos. The finding
of remaants of his property and cloth
ing Is reported.
Washington, Sept. 14. Reports of
anarchy in southern Mexico reached
the state department today, with the
iniDrmatiou that Americans and other
Seagirt, Sept. 14. Governor Wilson
was busy today preparing for his west
ern trip, which begins tomorrow. He
will reach Chlcaim at K m
neon and leave an hour later for Sioux ' fore'Pnora wero seeking refuge In Mex-
City, Iowa. He will make no speeches 1 ne Maaero government Is
before reaching Iowa. rusbiug troops into the disaffected dls-
Chicaco. Sent 14 It via on
I tricts. TruiiiB are being wrecked and
from republican headauarters todav I looteu by bandits In Chlhauhau and lu
that Congressman Campbell of Kan
sas will follow Governor Johnson In
several middle western states and at
tack his arguments regarding the re
publican national convention.
The democratic committee today
ccmpleted planB for Governor Wilson's
visit to Chicago Sept. 19. He win be
given a public reception.
Governor Doneen of Illinois today
completed arrangements for a trip
across the state txt week. The gov
ernor will deliver 19 speeches on the
trip.
Reno, Nev Sept. 14. Colonel
Roosevelt's appeal to the people of
Nevada was made today when he pass
ed through the state on his way to the
Pacific coast. His principal address
was delivered at Reno this morning.
He speaks at Sacramento this after
noon and at San Francisco tonight.
?oux City, Iowa, Sept. 14. The end
of the third week of Governor John
son's campaign found him rushing
across Iowa in a epeclal train to fill
11 engagements today. His address
here dealt wholly with the progressive
platform. The governor spends Sun
day In Burlington.
MILK PRICES ARE DOWN
IN THE ELGN DISTRICT
F.lgln. Ill , Sept. 14. Contract prices
of the leading milk concerns of the
KIgiti district for the winter supply
i 1 milk. IkrumiI tofifiv fchow A dtrease
of four and one-sixth to ulna and one-1 Th l'0 lying side by-
yesterday lii their home, six
miles south of Council Bluffs, with ;
their throats cut and the heads of the
woman and boy crushed with a ham- i
mer. j
The circumstances surrounding the '
crime and a note left by the man in
dicate that Thompson killed his wife,
; and soa while they slept and then com- !
:mitted suicide. So far no motive for
; the deed has been discovered and the
! man is believed to have been insane. '
on guard at the penitentiary. I .Mestach went the 20 kilometer dis-; troops. All was quiet this morning.
Within the last 48 hours soldiers tance alone after Montero, on his first George Reddon, a Chicago Btrike
more than once have been obliged to lap. had a freak accident which en- j breaker, is reported dying at a hospi
halt persons suspiciously close to the dangered both his life and that of hls!tal. Yesterday he fired upon a crowd
prison walla, and these incidents passenger, and was forced to quit. .of sympathizers and was roughly
caused the guards to redouble their i Martin won both the accurate land- j ha.idled. His skull is said to be frac
vigilance. J ing contest and the quick starting ' tured.
idettified bv puiKiT. event, with Max Lillie second. In both j The governor this afternoon said
The body was identified by a local ; events Maurice Prevost, the French j matters were still In the hands of the
Catholic priest, who declared Eisy had i teammate of Jules Vedrines, won third i local authorities, and he would not
ixth cents a hundred pounds as coin
lured with lust year.
Killed While Being Hazed.
R.Uea. N. C, Sept. 14. William
Katid. a freshman at the state uni
versity, was killed yesterday while
being hazed by sophomores. Sur
rounded by his tormentors he fell off a
barrel and gashed his neck on a brok
en pitcher. He died soon afterward.
SIDNA ALLEN
IS CAPTURED
Dt Moines, Iowa. Sept. 14. Detec
t.ves from Roanoke this afternoon
claimed to hae captured Sidna Allen,
leader of the Hlllsville. Va.. Allen
tai.K utid Wes'.ey Edwards, a member
A I lou was captured iu a houf.e on Elev
enth and iAM Udt btreets. officers claim.
t.ud Wesley w:s arrested while work
ing tth a pavir.g gar.g
Tin Kcviioko dctoi
1 0:r thteuuh let'er
! KiU.u. ! V.uu'.e IroU-r, a
ir...i ..ri who i an.r bore today. It is
a:d. to :.' r-.rr t..e young man. The
ti. Vo'.WA arrived on the tame train
with the girl. te'iioed her to the Lome
'f John CannTvn. where the irta were
roomir.j;. ai.rt arrested Sidr.a Alien
tie .-e Uur I'. vy found ai.d arretted
Ldw u;d-.
side on the kitchen floor. The knife
with which their throats were cut lay
by the side of the man. All were in
their night clothes.
The follow ing letter, written in Ban
itih and addressed to two daughters,
Christine and Dora, cue of whom Is
a teacher in the schools of Hancock,
Iowa, and the other visiting friends
in Council Bluffs, was translated and
made public, but is declared to cast j
ro light upon the motive for the;
crime: j
Dear Children I hope you will ex
cuse your papa for what has been
done, but I ca.i't stand It aay longer; j
but you are left alone and I pray that I
you w ill pray to God that he will helD I
worked about the rectory and churcl v.'th his Peperdussin monoplane. Mes
for some time. Adjutant General Van- tach's showing in both events was
dercook of the Michigan national poor.
guard has been officially informed of; In the passenger carrying biplane
the shooting. handicap only Americana were enter-
ed. the foreign visitors showing a dis-
CROTIAN SOCIETY ASKS l,ke to ,h-douh,e de:ked aerial craft
A I I llkirc UITU CCDWIA ' De L,oyd ThmP8nn won the event in
ALLIAlMUt Wlln OtriVIA the slow time of 14 minutes. 9.76 eec-
Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 14. The ' onds, with "Tony" .Tannus of St. Louis
united effort for freedom from alleged in a Benoist "tractor" biplane second.
tyranny in Austria-Hungary was urged Max Lillie, whose Wright biplane won
interfere. Should they be unable to
control the situation he will order
the militia here.
OI TI'OSTS HHK1) OS.
Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 14. Mili
tary outposts were fired on during the
early hours today at Holley, in the
CROWD BLOCKS WALK AT
THE JOHNSON FUNERAL
C hicago, Sept. 14. People crowded
so at the funeral today of Mrs. Jack
Johnson, white wife of the negro pugl
I'st, who committed suicide, that the
pclice had to be called to clear the
sidewalk so the funeral might proceed.
POLICE STOPS SULLIVAN
SANDERS AUSTRALIA GO
Sydney, N. S. W. Sept. 14. An
Australian heavyweight boxer named
Sanders outpointed Jack Sullivan, an
American pugilist, in a scheduled 20
round contest here today. Sullivan
was badly punished. The police stop-
heart of the territory under martial ! I,td the bout in the 18th round.
law because of a miners' strike. Pick
ets replied and for a time the ex
changed shots were brisk. No.ie were
in resolutions adopted by the National j third money, was flagged down by " J ' . "
mistake, but when h found that only i , "ri " , ZZt
of ,1, ftdH f ih:h Pi- At Hugheston a fight be-
cini bum) vui. ' i " ' " ' u i i . i
Crotian society in convention today.
Desirability of a union with Servia was
emphasized.
. . v a i.i,j k , . l tw'een miners' factions took place this i
starters had finished, he took to the , . F ;
niioif i,iiiK ueni eueiai. x lie i
STEAMROLLER IS
AGAIN IN MOTION
you and I hope you will be good chil- Republican National Committee
tip Qffiin a ft or havlnir Kan nn tha
ground nearly 17 minutes and finished j re8ult U no1 "et known
lfore the close of official flying time.
VALENTINE LEAVES JOB
TO JOIN PROGRESSIVES
Washington, Sept. 14. The presi
dent today accepted the resignation of
Robert G. Valentine, who quit the of-! d
to join the progressives.
RUSSIAN POLICE CHIEF
Euchariitic Congress Ends.
nna, Austria, Sept. 14 The
eluding session ef the eurharistic con-
Motorcycle Victim Recovering.
Mrs. Bessie Wiese of Davennort.
Vienna, Austria, Sept. 14 The con- Vl .oa Thr.H, iv.t i,.
the motorcvele accident nn the trovern-
IS VICTIM OF ASSASSIN i pM,0day WaS at,end,-d L a Kreat ,ment bridge v.blch cost H. B. Shields
i his life. Is reported today as Improv
ing ana no rears for tier recovery are
dren, and if you get married, try and
have a nice home, and I hope that
some one will help you. From your
papa.
Heartily farewell, children, and a
lovely future.
Is to Expel Roosevelt
Suspects.
London, Sept. 14 Colonel Lupakoff, j
head of the Russion political police, j
was shot dead at Pyatigorsk, Ciscau
casia, today. The assassin escaped.
New York, Sept. 14. That drastic
action will be taken by the republican
Police Chief Exonerated. 'natioaal committee next Wednesday
loiumous. onto, Sept. 14. The civil to purge va memoersnip or men !in ; CanadlanB 661 giving them a net lead
; service commission, which has beea;,ein!c88 toward Roosevelt was an- ; far in tDe ehoot of seven polnta.
.' neanng charges against Charles E. nounced today Dy t naarman tlart.es cl
AMERICANS LEADING IN
INTERNATIONAL MATCH
Ottawa. Ont., Sept. 14. In the inter
national ride match today Americans
made 571 on a 900-yard range to the
TO OPEN PANAMA
CANAL NEXT FALL
one Instance several passengers were
kblea, none of them, however, being
Americaus. This Information was
transmitted to the department with a
statement that all was quiet along the
border.
- CLAIM HATKBO.-VE BROKEN.
New Orleans, La., Sept. 14. The
backbone of the Mexican revolution,
according to Ernesto Fernandex Y Ar
tlgo, recently minister plenipotentiary
from Mexico to Honduras, has been
broken. Besides declaring the federals
had the situation well In hand In Mex
ico, ho would not discuss the situa
tion. SMITH SEES CHISI9.
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 14. Sdmmar
lzlng the work of his committee. Unit
ed States Senator WRllam Alden Smith
of Michigan, chairman of the sub-com
mittee of the senate oa foreign rela
tions to Investigate alleged American
activity in fomenting the present Mex
ican revolution, says:
"A careful study of the situation
leads me to believe that a crisis Is tm
minout In the affairs of our sister re
public and our own government must
recognize the seriousness of a situa
tion bo full of complexity.
"I hope that long before our gov
ernment coiild act through appropria
tion channels, a fair and equitable so
lution between the warring elements
In Mexico will have been reached.
"While It would be foolhardy for
our government to Involve Itself un
necessarily in the affairs of Mexico,
et as a practical suzera in the w
ern hemisphere, we should never hes
itate to protect American citizens
from torture, persecution or robbery
which occur both in ability of consti
tuted authorities to exercise their pro
tective functions.
"The wanton destruction of proper
ty aggregating many millions of dol
lars, is staggering in its enormity, and
the military strength of the Mexican
government Is being taxed to Its ut
most to cope with the revolution."
BI.IB JUKKTH AT (llltVAIli.
San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, Sept.
14. A detachment of American blue
jackets arrived at Granada, a revo
lutionary base south of the capital, to-
The Americans experienced no
trouble in entering the city.
I MlllST i l 11.
Washington. Sept. 14 Conditions
Iu Cuba are so unsatisfactory to the
rtate department that it was Intimated
tday the ( nited States might, indi
rectly at least, supervise the coming
election. Anti foreign and anti-American
elements are giving the depart
n tit some uneasiness and the situa-
felt bv the attending Dhvt-ician. Her
worst injury seems to be a broken arm. : tiLn is closely watched.
Gulf Storm Abates.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 14. An equinoc
tial storm that struck the gulf coast:
'last night and threatened serious dam-j
; age abated this morning. A small '.
Ships Will Be Carried at ThaC'rhurch was blown down and much min-!
Time, Is the Official An-
nouncement.
i or damage done.
HAYES FIRED
FROi FORGE
Af-! Washington. Sept 14. The Panama
.'.es trailed tne t'arter .former chief of police, who was : th national advisory committee. He . Kill Preacher for Sermon,
written ty Wes- ; deposed by Mavor George J. Karb. held . declared every member will "be re- Charlestown, W. Va., Sept. 14.
V!r-; that the case against Carter has not Quired to declare himself for the re-! ter preaching a sermon on the subject canal will be opened to traffic In the
been proved and that the suspension j publican national ticket and every one ! of dUhonesty, Rev. R. H. Green, fall of 1913. This statement was made
was unwarranted. Carter is expected who fails to do so will be expelled a Red Sulphur circuit pastor cf the ; officially by the navy department to
to take action in court to recover Lis ; from the committee.
place. Thomas O'N'eUl, appointed! Denver, Col., Sept. 14. The Kansas
chief by the mayor, has tor a week had '. presidential electors' case was takea
the chiefs office barricaded against under advisement in the federal cir-1 returning to his boarding house when j turned in. The navy's estimate Is
ny possible effort of Carter to regain 'cuit court cf appeal here today. A ! several unidentified men attacked ' based upon the latest report frcia the
Methodist church south, was assaulted : day with the announcement that the
and so badly injured that he died a i Atlantic fleet will be rendezvoused at i
few hours later. The Rev. Green was j Colon this winter before the water is i
Cave-in Kills Man.
Sterling, 111., Sept. 14. Hugh Mc
Guirk, aged 5",, was instantly klilj;d on
his farm near hep- when the banlis of a
tiled drainage ditch on which he was
wcrklng caved in and buried him. He
had served several times as county
6upervibor.
his ofT.ce by force.
ceciaxu ia expected Monday.
1 him, using stores and clubs.
army engineers.
Snow in Two States.
Denver, Sept. 14. Snow fell in cen
tral Colorado and parts of Wyoming
today.
New York, Sept. 14.--Cornelius B.
Hayes, deposed police inspector, who
wis recentlylplaced on trial for mak
ing a statement, alI"K"'l lo be false, re
flecting on Police Commissioner Wal
do, was found guilty today and dla
initsod from the department.
Audacious Launched.
Birkenhead, England, Sept. 14. The
new PrlMsh battleship Audacious waa
launched here today.
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