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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. liiliN
Associated Press
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SIXTY-SECOND YEAR. NO. 31.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1912. SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
JURORS FREE
3 ACCUSED IN
GiRLJURDER
Ettor, Giovannitti and Car
uso Found Not Guilty
at Salem.
EMBRACE EACH OTHER
Charged Men Incited Fata!
Riots in Connection With
Lawrence Strike.
The Weather
Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow for
Rock Island, Davenport, Molina,
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight aud Wednesday, no de
cided change In temperature. The low-!
est temperature tonight will he about
20 degrees.
Temperature at 7 a. m, 26. Highest,
yesterday, 88; lowest, last night. 26.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m, six miles
pel hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relatives humidity at 7 p. m., 60; at
7 a. m, 86.
Stage of water. 2.9; a fall of .1 in
last 24 hours.
J. M. SHERRIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Bnn seta 436, rises 7:01. Evening
stare; Mercury, Venn. Jupiter, Saturn.
Horning star: Mara.
MURPHY HAS
DARK ROLE IN
FOGELSTORY
Salem, Mass., Not. 2C. The Jury
found Ettor, Giovannitti and Caruso
not guilty of the murder of Anna Lo
plczo, who was killed In the Lawrence
strike riot.
When The three men heard the words
freeing them from the charge, they em
braced each other in the prisoners'
cage.
"Gentleman of the Jury," Giovannitti
said, his face beaming with joy, "in
the name of Justice, truth and civiliza
tion, I thank you."
Ettor addressed the Jury thusly: "I
thank you, not only for myself, but Jn
the names of my companions. I thank
the court for a fair trial. The thanks
we offer are not only ours, but are
thanks In the name of the working
class."
The court interpreter, Sacco, for Ca
ruso, fiuid: "Caruso wants to thank
you all. and now that be is a free man,
iie says hi- is innocent of the crime."
JIKORS a hi; cheeked.
The J mors entered the court room
at 8:20. The prisoners, each wearing
a red carnation, were brought to the
cage in the ceuter of the room. All
were smiling. Judge Qulnn asked if
the Jury had agreed. When the verdict
of not guilty was returned the Jury was
excused from further service In a nota
ble trial which lasted six weeks. The
Jury was cheered by crowds of mill
workers in the streets.
When the Jurors left, the court an
nounced to Caruso that there was aa
other indictment against him charging
assault with a deadly weapon with in
tent to kill, and that the court would
Written, it is Charged, at
Instigation of Chicago
Club Owner.
REPORTER IS WITNESS
JURY IN GIBSON'S
CASE DISAGREES
Goshen. N. Y., No. 26. After delib
erating for more than 14 hours the jur
ors in the case of Burton W. Gibson,
charged with the murder of a client,
Mrs. Rosa Szabo, reported at 11
o'clock that they were unable to agree
and were discharged. After they had
I been out six hours the Jurors told
Justice Tompkins they were unable to
agree. The court airectea that they
make another attempt As the night
waned the debate in the Jury room be
came more heated. Angry words float
ed in the corridor. One was overheard
to declare he would hold out for an
acquittal indefinitely. Others were
equally insistent for a verdict of guilty.
sachusetts on guard to avert disas
trous consequences, attracted world
wide attention for many weeks. Riots
were frequent; cars in Lawrence were
attacked; men, women and children
who attempted to work were assailed
and in soma cases Injured, and there
were repeated clashes between strik
ers and the organized forces of the
law until citizen of Lawrence were
alarmed at the threatening struggle.
Us climax came Jan. 29, a day begun
with a parade of agitated foreign work
ers to demonstrate their solidarity i
against the mill owners and ended with
a riot in which the young woman was
slain and Oscar Benoit, a Lawrence
policeman, stabbed.
CONGRESS APPEALED TO.
Even congress was appealed to dur
ing the struggle following an attempt
of strike leaders to take from Law
rence to Philadelphia a hundred chil
dren of strikers' families to be cared
for by sympathizers. This effort) pre
ceded by successful deportation of
strikers' children to New York and
other cities, was frustrated by the po
lice In a clash at the railroad station
in which fathers, mothers and children
clashed with the authorities. Many
men and women were arrested. This
occurrence, widely heralded, aroused
protests from all parts of the United
States and prompted Victor Borger, so
cialist member of the bouse of repre
sentatives to plan a congressional in
vestigation of the strike and working
conditions in the mills of the Ameri
can Woolen company and others. A
resolution directing such an inquiry
brought about a preliminary hearing
before the rules committee of the house
10... which Lawrenca-. strikers,. -roe n,
women and children, representatives
of the mill owners and representatives
of the Lawrence authorities, partici
pated. . The hearings held in the cau
Evening Post Representative to
Tell League Magnates What
He Knows.
Chicago, Nov. 26. Under the cap-
AD WOLGAST IS
A 20-1 FAVORITE
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 26. Cham
pion Wolgast is ruling at 20 to 1 fav-
tion, "Story of the Story Fogel Wrote," j orite over Willie Ritchie for their 20-
w. e. r orman, sporting editor oi me rouna oout xnauKsgiving aay. .ven
Chicago Evening Post, in a signed j money fs offered that Wolgast will win
statement today, charges President J. in 18 rounds. Wolgast has trained
DANGER OF A,
SECOND WAR
GROWSLESS
Safety of Austro-Hungar-ian
Consul, Thought
Killed, is Quieting.
GOVERNOR LEADS
A TURKEY PARADE
Cuero, Texas, Nov. 26. Governor
Colquitt and members of his staff
headed what probably was the big
gest "turkey trot" of the year today
when they led a procession of 18,000
turkeys through the streets of Cuero.
The birds will be slaughtered for the
holidays.
BEEN MISSING A MONTH
Progress in the Turkey-Balkan
Armistice Negotiations Is .
a Sealed Book.
rr i rti X' iif rut. ......
nmuirgdu, in, u. to. wsm ' " ! nrrn nnirinn rnn inn
known to be dead, four are missing and DttlM LUUIMNU rUtl JUD
24 Injured are in a precarious condi
tion as a result of yesterday's explo
sion at the Corn Products Refining
company plant
London, Nov. 26. Great Britain,
France and Germany are all giving
counsels for moderation both at Vien
na and St. Petersburg, and the fact
that Herr Prochaska, Austro-Hungar-
THE FIRST SNOWFLAKES
reipuHe him on bis own recognizance.
When Caruso was released from the ! cus room of the house office building
cage, his wife fell into his arms and a
dozen male companions rushed forward
and klsbed btm.
Ettor and Gtonvannlttl are also held
on another Indictment charging them,
with William D. Haywood of the In
dustrial Workers of the World and
others, with conspiracy to incite riots
in the Lawrence strike, on this they
were released on $500 bonds.
HKI.KAftED FROM CAGE.
The Lawrence strike leaders were
then freed from the prisoners' cage.
They were besieged by a crowd of
in Washington aroused intense inter
est, hundreds of persons, including
Mrs. Taft, wife of the president, at
tending them for several days. No
congressional action, however, was rec
ommended. The Btrike began Jan. 12, when work
ers In mills of the American Woolen
company left their looms in protest
against a reduction without notice of
two hours' pay a week in consequence
of there going into effect a new state
law restricting labor to S4 hours a
week. Rioting about the mill gates
men and women. For several minutes Jnnneaimeiy iouowea, ana on me ioi
thfv were reciDlents of kisses from ! lowing day Ettor, a young Italian-Amer-
th men and congratulation, from thallcan labor leadr frm Pennsylvania.
women. The defendants and the at-1 went to Lawrence to take charge of
tonveya held a Jublllatlon meeting in
the court room when court adjourned.
Later, followed by a cheering throng
the strike for the Industrial Workers
of the World and to organize the dis
satisfied and unorganized army - of
of mill workers, they marched through lttDrers.
the streets to the office of the Indus- JW'000 "som idle.
trial Workers of the World, where B? Jan- 15 3M0 Persons were idle;
they remained some time. I the mills were closed; special police
I have no immediate plan," said were sworn in to aid the regular force
Ettor, 'X I'm going as soon as possl- ln preserving order; state troops were
ble t my home In Tacoma, Wash., I ordered to Lawrence by Governor Foss
wnere I nave a paraiytea iatner. ne and iniugtrtai crisls was at hand
has been paralyzed since my arrest."
Giovannitti said he expected to visit
friends ln Boston and vicinity. Both
were very happy.
CAM SO 1XD WIFT! DAKCED.
Ettor, assuming command of the
workers' cause, announced that the
strikers demanded a wage Increase of
15, per cent, abolition of the premium
system and pay double for overtime.
Caruso and his wife, who had been i Numerous conferences were held with
sitting near him outside the cage state bodies and mill owners and a
many weeks, danced about like chll-' strike committee was organized, head
dren. They expect to return to their ed by Ettor and composed of repre
home ln Lawrence at once. After leav- sentatives of each nationality involved
log the office of the Industrial Work-' in the conflict, including the Italians,
er's leaders, friends went to the Salva-1 who were most numerous, Poles, Syr
tlon army hall, where they made , lans, Lithuanians. Hebrews. Ameri-
echoes ring with Italian songs and
speeches. Later ln the day all will go
to Lawrenoe, where a big demonstra
tion will be held.
District Attorney Attwtll would
make no statement as to the plans of
the commonwealth in the other cases
pending.
REIIUT OF STRFKK.
The trial of Joseph J. Ettor. member
of the executive committee of the In- J
dustrlal Workers of the World; Arturo
Giovannitti, a socialist writer of Brook
lyn, New York, and Joseph Csxuso, a
mlU worker, came about ln conse
quence of the strike ln the textile mills
in lAwrence, Mass., suddenly precipi
tated Jan. 12, last, and continued for
to months. EUor and Giovannitti
were accused as accessories before the
fsct to the mjirder of Anna Lopizzo,
who was killed in a street riot. The
commonwealth maintained that they
Incited the riot .in, which the woman
met her death by inflammatory
speeches to the strikers. Caruso was
arcu.l. with Salvatore Scuito, who
frtver has been apprehended, with ac
tual participation in the riot.
The strike, which was accompanied
by miK-h violence, enlisting organized
and unorganized workers on one hand
and mill owners on the other, with the
cans and others,
During the progress of the trouble
Ettor frequently addressed the masses
in churches, halls and on the Law
re nee common. In keeping up the en
thusiasm thus he was aided by Arturo
Giovannitti, who went to Lawrence
from Brooklyn. William D. Haywood,
the leader of the Industrial Worker of
the World, and many others prominent
(Continued en race Tan.)
GUNMEN TO DIE
IN CHAIR WEEK
OF JANUARY 6TH
New York. Nov. 26. "Gyp, the
blood." "White y" Lewis, "Lefty Louie'
and "Dago Frank,' the gunmen con
victed of the murder of Gambler Ros
enthal, were sentenced by Justice Go ft
today to die ln the electric chair at
Sing Sing during the week of Jan. C.
None of the condemned gave a visi
ble sign of feelings. They were taken
police of Lawrence and militia of Mas- 4 to Sing Sing. .
W. Murphy of the Chicago National
club of being the instigator of the
"story'' which resulted In the charges
preferred against President Fogo.l of
the Philadelphia club. Forman is In
New York prepared to testify before
the league meeting.
The "Fogel story" attacking Presi
dent Lynch and his umpire system re
cently appeared in the Post Regard
ing it Forman says:
Ml'RPIIY HIS AITHORITY.
"Murphy authorized me to tell Fogel
that Murphy had suggested writing
the story. On this representation Fo-!
gel wrote it and signed it He sent it j
to Murphy, who read it before I ever j
saw it. It came to me from Murphy's j
office, and if Murphy had never ap-;
proved the story it never would hl.-e!
been published. I have t ogel s own !
word for it that he wrote the story ;
simply to help Murphy fight his bat
tles in the National league."
SO Bl'SIXKSS TODAY.
New York, Nov. 26. Magnates of
the 'National league, ln session here,
will not take up today charges against
Fogel .involving his alleged statement
that the pennant race was "fixed." The
baseball men will go into session at
2 o'clock, adopt a resolution on the
death of John T. Brush and adjourn
until tomorrow.
Fogel said today he never heard of
Forman, the Chicago newspaper man.
FOGEL SITJDEVLY R KM ,!.
Horace Fogel. president of the Phil
adelphia National club, tendered his
resignation this afternoon, without ex
planation, before the magnates had
time to consider the charges against
him. It was announced Alfred Wiler,
a lawyer, and stockholder in the Phil
adelphia club, was elected president
of the club last Friday. It is under
stood the investigation of the charges
against Fogel will go on.
Baseball magnates heard that
Christy Mathewson, pitcher for the
Giants, had obtained sufficient back
ing to purchase the Philadelphia club.
leisurely and some critics have found
fault with his condition. His sparring
partner, Willie Hoppe, knocked Wol
gast down boxing Saturday.
ETHEL SMITH RECOVERING;
LEAVES GARY HOSPITAL
Gary, Ind., Nov. 26. Ethel Smith,
xor wnom tne me or uiiiy Kugn, a
newsboy, was sacrificed that she might
recover from burns suffered in a mot
.creycle accident, left the hospital to
day and returned home.
"I wished Billy could have lived,"
said Miss Smith, as she left the hospi
tat.
EIGHT ABE DEAD
FROM EXPLOSION
GIRL DIES TO
SAVE HONOR;
LEAVESNOTE
Nebraska School Teacher
Victim of Chicago Build
ing Jump.
NEST IN A FLUE;
GAS FUMES KILL
Mt. Zlon. El., Nov. 26. A last sum
mer's bird's nest caused the deaths
today of Henry Scott and wife. The
nest blocked a chimney flue and when
a gas stove was lighted ln the bed
room the fumes were forced back and
the couple were asphyxiated.
Has Idea She Is Pursued by
White Slavers Believed
Mentally Deranged.
$641,780 SPENT TO AID
ROOSEVELT'S CAMPAIGN floor and bounded into the alleyway
Chicago, Nov. 26. Possessed with
the idea that she was pursued for dis
honorable purposes. Miss Maude Van
Deusen, 25 years old, leaped from the
20th story of the McCormlck building
and was crushed to death on the stone
pavement of an alley at the street
level, yesterday afternoon. She Jump
ed from an alley fire escape nearly 250
feet above the ground. Her body
struck another fire escape at the first
BRUSH, OWNER OF
GIANTS, PASSES
AWAY ON TRAIN
St. Louis, Nov. 26. The body of
John T. Brush, millionaire owner of
the New York National League base
ball club, who died early today in a
private car near Seeburger, Mo., ar
rived here this morning. Brush, ser
iously ill of locomotor ataxia when he
left New York Sunday on his way to
the Pacific coast, failed rapidly on the
trip.
New York. Nov. 26. News of the
death of John T. Brush was not unex
pected. He had been at death's door
sometime, and the trip to California
was decided upon as a last resort. In
the event of Brush's death. It was
said H. N. Hempstead, his son-in-law,
would become the principal owner of
the Giants.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 26. The
funeral tf Mr. Brush will be held at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. N.
Hempstead, of this city.
Brush began his baseball career
here by purchasing $
ian consul at Prisrend, has arrived at
Uskup, thus disposing of reports of
murder, ought to be helpful in bring
ing about a general improvement in
the situation. No direct news was re
ceived from Prochaska for a month,
and his 6llence gave rise to rumors
he was killed and caused a great ten
sion in relations between Austria
Hungary and Servia.
Progress in negotiations between
Turkey and the Balkan allies at Tcha
tolja is still a sealed book.
Diplomatic circles in London stated
Turkey had presented the following as
an acceptable basis of agreement:
"No war indemnity.
"Retention by Turkey of the terri
tory bounded by the Maritza river, the
fortress of Adrlanople to be included.
"Maintenance of the sovereignty of
the sultan of Turkey in Albania."
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 26. Contribu
tions totaling $668,869 to aid the can
didacy of Colonel Roosevelt for the
presidency were received by the na
tional committee of the progressive
party, according to a certificate giving
the final figures filed with the secre
tary of state yesterday. The expenses
of the committee were $641,780.
The New York state committee of
the progressive party certified that it
received $210,363, of which $S8,550 was
contributed by the national committee.
George W. Perkins gave the national
progressive committee $130,000 and the
state committee $10,000, while Frank
A. Munsey contributed $101,250 to the
national committee and $10,000 to the
state committee.
Other large contributors to the na
tional committee were:
Douglas Robinson, $51,250; W. E.
Roosevelt, $50,000; Robert Bacon, $29,'
500; A. Hecksher aud Alexander Smith
Cochran, each $25,000; Thomas G.
Piatt of Massachusetts. $20,000; Mrs.
Wlllard Straight and Francis W. Bird,
each $10,000; Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Hooker of New York, $12,500; Peter
J. Hansknecht of Pennsylvania, $12,'
500; George F. Porter of Illinois, $11,-
500 ;G. O. Yanderbllt, George Moore,
Antoinette Eno Wood, William P. Eno
of New York, and Alfred L. Baker of
Illinois, $5,000 each.
The expenses of the committee were
divided as follows:
Railroad transportation and expens
es of speakers, $79,630.
Salaries of employes, $51,955.
Advertising, $5,518.
Printing, $124,886. 1
Office supplies, $10,696.
. Postage and express, $25,153.
Telegrams and telephones, $18,383.
Rent, $8,406.
Paid to progressive state committee
in 38 states, $273,257; the balance was
spent for small expense accounts.
Charles S. Bird gave the state pro
gressive committee $50,000. Other
large contributions came from the Os
car S. Straus campaign committee,
$12,200; Oscar S. Straus, personally.
$8,500, and Mrs. Straus, $2,500.
Nearly every bone was broken. Miss
Van Deusen, according to papers found
ln her pocket book, which she carried
down with her, was a school teacher
in Humboldt. Neb. From her papers
it appeared that she had been seeking
a position here and had become obsess
ed with the idea that she had been ln
danger from white slavers. She wrote
that she had been driven to appeal for
protection to Chief of Police Mc
Weeny, and to the federal department
of justice, and to social settlement
workers.
PREPARED FOR DEATH.
She had prepared for death by pin
ning across her bosom a strip of white
linen which had been stained rimson
at each end, and on which she had
printed ln large letters. "Deatli btfore
dishonor." She had tied around her
neck a copy of the new testament in
which she had passages marked.
She had her handbag in her hand as
she jumped, and it was picked up near -her
body. In it was another marked
bible and a long typewritten statement
which she had' entitled "Part of my
life's history."
"I will die clean If I have to kill my
self." was written at the head of one
of the sheets. The police believe the
woman was deranged mentally.
Wire Sparks
Pittsburg. Kan, J. N. Lasater,
elected clerk of Crawford county.
Kaiu, on the socialist ticket at the last
election, has been arrested by a depu
ty United States marshal charged
with detaining and secreting malL
Bloomlngton, 111. A Scottish rite
consistory, Instituted ln Bloomlngton
recently, will initate a class of 10Q
candidates with notable' ceremonies
Deo. 2, 3 and 4. Nearly all of the
leading Masons of Illinois have ac
cepted invitations to be present.
Badger, Minn. Odean Brenden,
aged 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Brenden, and Ablea, aged S, daughter
of Postmaster and Mrs. Charles Pet-
terson, were drowned near their
homes, where they got on thin ice.
This was the first ice fatality in, this
district this year.
Bloomlngton, I1L Chauffeurs of
central Illinois will unitedly resist
payment of the annual tax for license
and the examination by the state ex
aminers. They declare that such a
DEFENDANTS' ATTORNEYS
NOW QUIZZING M'MANIGAL
Indianapolis, Nov. 28. Adhering to
its argument that the dynamiters who
already have confessed alone were re
sponsible for the explosions, the de
fense today continued the cross-exam'
inntion of McManigal. Senator Kern,
chief counsel for the defendants, piled
McManigal with Questions intended tn
stow the dynamiter kept as secluded" Ilcense ,8 llleKal D1 unconstitutional
89 possible while on trips of destruc
tion.
ROBERT KNIGHT, OWNER OF
MANY FACTORIES, IS DEAD
Providence, R. I., Nov. 26. Robert
Knight, owner of more cotton mills
than any other individual died at his
home in Elmwood today, aged 86.
When eight years old he went to work
ln a cotton mill and was connected
with that industry either as operative
or manager or owner until his death.
With his brother, Benjamin B. Knight,
he took control ot many mills oper
ated by the A. and W. Sprague con
cern, which failed for $25,000,000 in
1873.
Gompers Improved.
Rochester, Nov. 26. Samuel Gom
pers is improved today. He will be
able to leave his room tonight.
Leah Jury Completed.
Sedalia, Mo., Nov. 26. The Jury for
the trial of Mrs. Pansy Lesh, charged
wi'h the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth
Quaintance, was completed today.
and that no effort was made to prose
cute those who declined to take the
test and pay the license fee.
Big Rapids, Mich. Charged with
the murder of P. H. Ackley, a Norton
township farmer, 70 years old, Mrs. -Lydla
Van Tassel, 70, and Oeorge
Hunter, 65, were arrested at Carson
City. Mrs. Van Tassel was formerly
Ackley's housekeeper. The farmer's
body, partly clad, was found last
Thursday about a mile from his home.
Doctor Pleads Not Guilty.
Springfield, Ohio. Nov. 26. Dr. A. B.
Smith, charged with killing his first
wife with poison, pleaded not guilty.
Trial probably will go over until May.
MOTHER OF THE BELGIAN
KING DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Brussels, Nov. 26j King Albert's
mother, countess of Flanders, Prin
cess Marie of Belgium, died today of
pneumonia, aged 68.
iLuiiJiapoLa club 23 years ago.
City Official to Sell Turkeys.
Evans ville, Ind., Nov. 26. John C.
Wallenmeyer, city sealer, has announc
ed he would follow Mayor Shank's ex
ample ChrUtmas and sell turkeys and
5 stock in the 1 vegetables at actual cost to poor cf
Evanaville.
WOMAN DRIVER
IS FOUND SHOT;
SUICIDE THEORY
Chicago. Nov. 26. Miss Julia V.
Sullivan, a licensed chauffeur, was
found shot to death in her apartments
early today. Although the police were
told she committed suicide, detectives
are investigating. Miss Sullivan is
said to have held the skating cham
pionship of Canada and the archery
championship of the United States.
Iowa Vote Lligtle Changed.
Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 26. Can
vass of the vote for state officers,
except governor and lieutenant-governor,
shows little change from the un
official figures. The official report on
the prohibition vote is 7,000 and so
cialist 15,000.
Newett Trial December 3J.
Marquette. Mich., Nov. 26. The
trial of Editor Newett of Ishpeming.
charged with criminal libel on com
plaint "f Colonel Roosevelt, will be
held here Dec. 31. A stipulation de
ferring the trial to that date was en
tered today.
Rise In Call Money.
New York, Nov. 26. Another sud
den rise in call moaexor day-to-day
loans, to 12 per cenCeqaHlng yes
terday's high rate, was responsible for
further unsettlement in the stock mar
ket today." v;