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SIXTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 109.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1913. TEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
MADERODIES
IN DARK PLOT
OF ASSASSIN
LABOR TRUST
ATTACKED BY
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
WITH GOV. DUNNE
WILSON SETS
APRIL 1 DATE
EXTRA OPENS
WHEN WILL HE COME?
FEDERAL ACT
Refuse to Accept Proposed Sen
ator Compromise on Lewis
and Sherman.
With Saurez, Deposed
Vice President, He Falls
in Night Ride.
FIRED UPON BY GUARDS
Only Explanation Is That Pris
oners Attempted to "Escape"
Unwriten Law Invoked.
Mexico City, Feb. 24. An official In.
vestlgatlon into the death of Madero
and Suares win be begun at once, but
the general belief prevails It will sub-
rtantlate the official version.
The fact that the bodies of the two
statesmen were recovered in the. rear
of the penitentiary la explained by a
statement that a second encounter oc
curred close to the building. It Is aaid
the automobiles ran along the side of
the road and that Madero and Suares
Jumped out and were running when
they were caugtit between the Are of
the guards and the attacking party,
this accounting for wounds being in
flicted on them from different direc
tions. Provisional President Huerta and
other authorities here are earnest la
their declarations that the government
in acting in good faith and that the
death of prisoners was due sclly to
unforeseen circumstances. With the
pricing of Francisco Madero, the gen
eral opinion prevails f?iat the tense
ness of the situation has been reliev
ed. There Is a marked tendency on
the part of all classes to accept the
new order.
AY PHIftOfER TRIED TO ESCAPE.
Mexico City, Feb. 24. Francisco L
Madero and Joe Pino Suares, deposed
president and vice president, are dead.
In a midnight ride under guard from
the national palace to the penitentiary
they were killed.
The circumsU VsjnrjrojdJng. thetrl
death are unknown, except as given
in official account, which do not con
form in all cases. The only witnesses
vi re those actually concerned in the
klllii.g.
The provisional president, General
Vlctoriano Huerta, says the killing of
the two men was incidental to a fight
between their guard and a party at
tempting to liberate them.
The minister of foreign relations,
Francisco de la Barra. adds that the
prisoners attempted to escape.
Neither makes a definite statement
as to which side fired the fatal shots.
It Is not impossible that neither
Knows.
An official Investigation has been
ordered to determine the responsibil
ity and solemn promises have been
made that the guilty will be punished.
I I HLIO RKMEMI1KKS "1.KT KI OA."
Not unnaturally a gTeat parj of the
jmiMJo regards the official versions
with doubt, having In mind the use
for centuries of the notorious "ley
fuga." the unwritten law which is In
voked when the death of a prisoner Is
desired. ,
After Its application there Is written
rn the record, "prisoner shot while
trying to escape."
Senora Madero, widow of the ex
president received the first definite
Information of his death from the
Hpanlbh minister. Senor Colegan y
t'olegan. She already had heard re
ports that something unusual and ser
ious had happened, but friends had en
deavored up to that time to prevent
ler from learning the whole truth,
v inoui REFfsn) ikw or bodiu
Soon afterward, accompanied by her
brother, Jose Peres, and Mercedes Ma
dero, a slstar of Francisco, Senora Ma
dero drov to the penitentiary, Imt was
refused permission to see the body of
ber husband.
Senora Buarei also was denied ad
mittance to the mortuary, where phy
slclans. In accordance with the law,
v are performing an autopsy.
In contrast to the widow, whose
grief was of a pitiably silent charac
ter, expressed in sobs. Mercedes Ma
dero, a beautiful young woman, edu
cated in Parts, who baa been a bril
liant leader of society since the revo
lution of 1910, was dry eyed and tiger
ieh in bar amotion.
SISTER CALLS fUTKM TWA1TOR.
By th aide of the two women whose
husbands bad been killed, the girl
burled accusations at the officers who
barred the entrance.
"Cowards! Assassinr?" ah called
them, ber vole pitched high. The of
ficers stared Impassively.
) "Youi The aan who Crf on a de
fenseless roan! You and jour super
ior officers are traitorst"
No effort was made to remove tbe
women, nor did the officers attempt to
Hence them. Bcnor Madero contin
ued weeping and the girl did not
rat her hysterical tirade until tha
arrival of the Spanish minister and
the Japanese charge, who earn to of
fer their services.
HOIMKS TO iO TO relative.
The minister spoke with the efEcers
In chars, but was told that on account
of the autopsy It would bo impossible
HENRY L. WILSON
HAS SUDDEN CALL
Pittsburgh, Feb. 24. Henry Lang
ford Wilson, president of the Archaeo
logical Institute of America, and pro
fesar of Roman archaeology and
epigraphy in Johns Hopkins university,
died of pneumonia in a local hospi
tal during the night. He became ill
while sitting in the office of Director
W. J. Holland at the Carnegie mu
seum. for any one to see the bodies. Tjitnr
In the dav. thev said. th rpnifost 1
would be complied with. The diplo-!
mats then conducted the women away I
from the penitentiary.
Madera's father and Rafael Hernan-1
dex, former minister of the Interior.
and other friends made efforts early j
ln.-UM aav in i bm u i nr rna rtrtciiA. o n r
It wai ritatod this afternoon that the
American ambassador, Henry Lane
Wilson, had interested himself and se
cured the promise of Minister de la
Barra that the bodies should be deliv
ered to their families for burial.
REMOVE rKUOXEKS AT MIDNIGHT.
1?:T'LrCd.!b0.r.tlL a'ter
midnight Sunday. Madsro and Suarez,
who had been prisoners in the national
palaoe since their arrest on Tuesday,
were placed In an automobile, which
was accompanied by another car, and
escorted by 109 rurales under the or
ders of Commandant Francisco Car
denas and Colonel Rafael Pimlento.
With Instructions not to outdistance
the esoort, the cars moved slowly.
No Incident occurred until they had
reached a point near the penitentiary,
where in an open place the guards at
tention was attracted, according to
the official version to a group of per
sons following.
ESCORT! ATTACKED BY MOB.
Shots were llred at the escort out
of the darkness. The rurales closed
in and ordered the prisoners out of
the car.
Thirty of the guards surrounded the
prisoners while the remainder dispos
ed themselves to resist an attack.
About fifty men, some afoot and
some mounted, threw themselves upon
the detachment guarding the cars and
tbe exchange of shots lasted 20 min
utes, when the attacking party fled.
The bodies of Madero and Suares
were then found.
MADERO SHOT IW BACK OP IfF.AD.
The body of Madero shows only one
wound. A bullet entered the back of
the head and emerged at the fore
head. The body of Suares shows many
wounds, entarlng from in front.
Of the male members of the Mad ero
family only two are now In the capi
tal. On Is Francisco Madero, th
father, who bitterly opposed hi son's
conducting a revolution in lilO and
rod across northern Mexloo In an ef
fort to overtak and dissuade him. Th
other Is Enu-sto Madero, th former
minister of finance, an uncle, though
only a year older than the lata presi
dent crsTATO axAnr bt rrcmvK utr.
Gustavo Madero, a brother, was
obliged to submit to the 'fugitive law"
the day after th deposition of the
president and waa not down in th
arsenal.
Benora Madero and the two sisters
at th ex-preeidont, Merclde and An
gela ar at th Japanea legation.
EBJVKCTO X1DEHO LEAVE.
Vera Crnx, Feb. 24. Ernesto Ma.
dnro, who waa finane minister in the
cebinet of bis nephew. President Fran
elaoo Madero, arrived her with Ma
family on a special car, and will prob
ably depart this afternoon on board
a Cuban gunboat for Cuba.
OLD DICTATOR ELATED.
Kraah, Egypt, Feb. 14. Porfirlo Diaa,
former dictator of Mexico, declared he
waa holding himself in readiness to
respond to the call of his country In
case foreign complications should aria
ont of tha revolution there. He ex
posed tha Lop that "hands oS of
Ir"
j Tle Weather
Forecast Till 7 p. en. Tomorrow fer
Rock isUnd, Davenport, Molina,
and Vicinity.
Fair and warmer tonight with the
lowest temperature about 10 to 15 de'
groes above zero. Tuesday increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
Temperature at 7 a. m., 6 Highest
yesterday, 20; lowest last night, 6.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 6 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m., 64; at
7 a. m., 92.
J. M. SHERlER, Local Forecaster.
' ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noo, todaT to noou tomorrow.)
Sun 5:47- rises 0 40 Evening
stars: Mercury. Venus. Saturn. Morn-
,n stars: lupitor. Mars.
Mexico" would continue to be the pol-
Icy of the United States. General Diaz
was elated at the success of his
nephew, Feliz Diax, and also of Gen
eral Huerta.
A.MIKTY AT WASHIMiTO.V.
Washington. Feb. 24. A feeling of
anxiety over the situation in Mexico
tb. ear part of the day. but
no additional dispatches were made
public to throw furtner light on the
condition existing. It was felt that
Ambassador Wilson's message stating
that the diplomatic corps would not
attend a luncheon to be given at noon
to discuss the situation would prove
a sufficient indication to tile Mexican
authorities of the purpose of this and
other governments. Chief activity was
manifested in th war department,
where additional plans for mobiliza
tion of troops are being made.
RBCOGjrrno is withheld.
The extent to which recognition may
be extended by the United States to
the Huerta government has not been
determined. From present Indications
this will depend largely upon the rec
ommendation of Ambassador Wilson,
who has "been given large discretion
ary authority in the matter. The ques
tion la likely to be brought to an is
sue very soon through some applica
tion from th Huerta government,
when the tragic events of Sunday will
likely be considered.
MORE TROOP MOVED.
Washington, Feb. 24. More orders
moving troops to Galveston for the
purpose of concentrating a full army
division there. In accordance with a
policy of preparedness aa outlined by
President Taft In a public speech in
New York Saturday night were Issued
by the war department early today.
Major General Carter, at Chicago, will
be placed In supreme command. In
addition to th fourth brigade, second
division, consisting of the 23rd, 26th
and 25th Infantry, now in the middle
west, order were Issued for prepara
tion for th entralnment of the entire
sixth brigade, comprising the 11th in
fantry. Colonel Arthur Williams, at
Fort D. A. RnsseU, Wyoming, the 18th
Infantry, Colonel Thomas F. David, at
Fort MoKeoEla, Wye. and Fort Bliss,
Texas, and th 2tnd Infantry, Colonel
Daniel A. Frederick, at Fort Bliss.
Texas.
PORJfAX ORDERS PREPARED.
Later formal orders were prepared
to actnaHy start tha Sixth, brigade and
tba Fcwrth brigade on the way to Gal
veston. Orders for the movement of
th 6th eavaly at De Moines, as part
of tha Srd cavalry brigade, were also
prepared, and tt waa expected Secre
tary Stbnaoa would issue them late to
day. CASTER GETS ORDERS.
Chicago, Feb. 24 Major General
Carter, commanding th second divi
sion. United State army, baa been or
dered to hold himself and his division
headquarters officers In readiness to
re pood any moment to orders to pro
ceed sooth.
Omaha. Neb.. Feb. 24. Shortly be
fore S o'clock this afternoon the first
section of the troops' train carrying
tn rmiTin inraniry ien ron crooa tor cern regarding the unruly state of af
Galveston. fairs la Mexico.
TO BAR WIRES ON
COTTON FUTURES
Washington. Feb. 24. Federal legis
lation to prohibit transmission by tele
graph of information concerning cot
ton futures and options is to come be
fore the senate tomorrow. Senator
Smith of South Carolina gave notice
he woiHd ask to have the judiciary
committee discharged from further con
sideration of the bill now before It.
Tha measure passed the house last
summer.
COMMISSION PLAN
FOR SMALL CITIES
TrfJeT-foine'BTlowa. F eb 24. Cities,
of over 2,000 population, ware permit
ted to establish a commission form of
government and salaries of city offi
cials were fixed in a bill which passed
the senate of Iowa today. The bill
had already passed the house, but be
cause of an amendment added by the
senate will have to go back to the
house for final action.
A bill calculated to make WoodbUTy
and Monona counties two separate ju
dicial districts, and providing for the
appointment of an additional judge,
was introduced in the house by Griffin
of Woodbury. Sioux City commercial
and legal interests are behind the
Measure.
Representative Lounsberry of Mar
shall provides severe penalties for
prisoners who escape from state peni
tentiaries in a bill introduced In th
house. Under its provisions escaped
convicts shall have five years added
to their sentence.
MATHESON'S LIFE
SENTENCE STICKS
Washington, Feb. 24. The supreme
court declined to Interfere with the
life prison sentence of George Mathe
son for the alleged murder of Gus
Lawless at Chicken Creek, Alaska, in
1908. It was one of the first cases
to come to court from within the
arctic circle. The court took a re
cess until late this afternoon with;
out any decision in the Important
rate cases pending
The federal "white slave traffic act"
of 1910 was upheld as constitutional
today by the supreme court In an opin
ion by Justice McKenna.
Thompson Still Critical.
Chicago, Feb. 24. John I. Thomp
son of Washington, D. C, first assist
ant United States attorney general,
who was found unconscious in his
room in a down town hotel late Sat
urday night, remains in a critical con
dition. He is suffering from acute
uremia,
Shoots Wife and Himself.
Streator, 111., Feb. 24. Josesph
Sievlc, msane'.y jealous, yesterday
mortally wounded his wife and then
shot himself In the presence of thetr
our-year-old daughter. The husband
will liv.
Jury Disagree In Mitchell Case.
Dixon, I1L, Feb. 24. Th Jury In the
case of Ira Mitchell, who has been
on trial In th circuit court for mur
der of Emory Klncald on the bridge
across Rock river, disagreed after be
ing out 30 hours, and was discharged
by Judge Farrand. This is the seo-
ond trial.
Pop Greatly Affected.
Rome, Feb. 24. Pope Pius X. was
greatly affected by news of the death
rtf Vadem and Rliarox nnraailn, onn.
Government Intervenes in
Strike Against Postal
Telegraph Company.
FILES A CHICAGO SUIT
Injunction Asked to Restrain
Defendants From Obstruct
ing Interstate Messages.
Chicago, Feb. 24. An alleged "labor
trust" la attacked by tbe federal gov
ernment in a civil Buit filed here against
local unions No. 9 and 134 of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, engaged In a strike against
the Postal Telegraph & Cable com
pany. As part of the labor war against the
telegraph company, the government
charges officers and employes of the
unions with oomblning and conspiring,
through acts of violence and depreda
tions, to Injur the Postal telegraph
wires and to Interfere with the trans
mission of government and commercial
messages In interstate commerce.
INTERFERENCE DELIBERATE.
The alleged interference Is declared
to have been deliberate. While re
straint of Interstate commerce is al
leged, the Sherman law Is not speci
fically mentioned In the government's
bill of complaint, which generally de
clares the defendant's alleged unlaw
ful acta have violated rights granted
under the constitution of the United
States to a telegraph company and to
the senders of messages.
TNJINCTION SOIXJHT.
The government asks that the de
fendant be enjoined from obstructing
interstate and government messages
over the Po6taL from cutting, burning
tox otherwise Injuring its telegraph
lines and from interfering by threats.
Intimidation, persuasion or force with
employes or prospective employes of
the company.
RYAN FAVORED BY
BRIDGE WORKERS
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 24. Reor
ganization of the International Bridge
and Structural Workers, all but two
of whose executive officers were con
victed last December of promoting
the McNamara dynamite plots in con
nection with the union's strike against
"open shop" contracts, is planned at
the association's annual convention
here. About 100 delegates, represent
ing 12,000 members from all parts
of the union, are represented. Presi
dent Ryan, who received a seven
year sentence, the heaviest punish
ment of the 32 convicted officials, is
favored by some delegates for re
election. Since Ryan's release from
Leavenworth he has been here direct
ing details of the convention. Joseph
E. McClory of Cleveland, acting sec
retary, probably will be elected per
manent secretary to succeed Herbert
S. Hockln, one of the convicted men.
McClory says the sessions of the con
vention are secret.
FOR REGULATION
OF STOCK BOARDS
Washington, Feb. 24. The house
money trust committee in executive
session took up the details of its
report. Counsel Samuel Unterniyer
presented a long analysis of the testi
mony, with a number of recommenda-
tions for remedial legislation. The ! massed behind them, with the influ
commlttee expects to make a complete ' ence of the democratic state adminls-
report to the house later this week.
Several points in Untermyer's rec
ommendations caused spirited discus
sion. Among them were the regula -
tlon of interlockinc dirertnrsfea ir.
Interstate corporations, regulation oi
stock exchanges and proposed federal
control of clearing houses Several
of the Mmmitt.,. ,,
dmih -i' . . . .
aouDt tne jurisd et'.on of the federal
government over such activities.
ROSTRON HERE TO
RECEIVE A MEDAL!:
New York, Feb. 24. Captain A. H.
Rostron, commander of the steamship
Carpathla, when it rescued survivors
of the Titanic last April, arrived from ; torial deal. Let us have no surren
England to receive a medal voted by , der. Let us demand that the demo
congress. The award will be made : crats first do their duty to the demo
la Washington. icratlc nominees and the democracy
CHARLES ISSUES A LETTER
State Chairman Calls on Leaders to In
sist on Having Both Places at
Washington.
j!cago, Feb. 24. An open break
between Governor Dunne and the dem
ocratic state organization developed
Saturday when opposite methods to
end the senatorial deadlock were re
sorted to in Chicago. Politicians fore
seo In the developments a complete
split between the Dunne and Sullivan
forces.
The governor came to Chicago in
the morning, and after conferring with
County Treasurer W. L. O'Connell and
other political confidants at his Bea
con street residence announced his de
termination to stand by his plan to
elect J. Hamilton Lewis for the long
term senatorship and Lawrence Y.
Sherman, republican nominee, for the
short term.
CHARLES WAMS TWO DEMOCRATS.
About the time the governor waa re
iterating this position, originally made
known in Springfield last week, Arthur
W. Charles, chairman of the demo
cratic state committee, was busy at
the Hotel Sherman sending out letters
to 4,000 downstate precinct commit
teemen and party leaders urging con
tinued support to the two democrats
proposition that is, Lewis and Na
tional Committeeman Charles Boesch
enstein. The failure of the governor to consider
seriously the assertion of Roger C. Sulli
van that he bad learned on his recent
visit to the east that President-elect
Wilson wanted two democratlo sena
tors elected, is said to have spurred
the state chairman.
The governor refused to comment
on the letter sent out by Chairman
Charles. Regarding the course h In
tends to pursue, he said:
"I feel confident that sooner or later,
how soon I cannot say, that Colonel
Lewis will be elected for the long
term and Mr. Sherman for the short
term. The logic of the situation is
plain to be seen. I am receiving let
ters- from citizens in all sections 6f
the state commending my course
have believed all along it was the
proper course to pursue and the en
couragement I am -receiving proves It
BO."
Referring to the day'B conferences.
the governor added:
"I have had conferences with several
friends, none of whom have a vote in
the legislature. While I do not want
to disclose who I saw, I will say that
neither Mr. Sullivan nor Mr. Boesch
enstein were present."
Chairman Charles made public his
letter to party leaders. It Is printed
on the stationery of the state com
mittee and signed by the chairman.
It reads as follows:
AGAIXST BI-PARTISANSHIP.
"The bipartisan plan for electing
Lawrence Y. Sherman with James
Hamilton Lewis, as proposed this
week at Springfield, should not appeal
to the militant democracy of our state.
who believe that the democrats are
entitled to the full fruits of the vic
tory won by them last fall.
"That Mr. LewiB should be elected
for the long term is conceded by all
democrats, but this is not merely a
personal privilege. The democracy of
Illinois, having won a great victory, is
entitled to have the vote of the state
cast in the senate for the fulfillment of
the pledges of the party. The people
of Illinois, in voting for democratic
candidates, did not vote for a standoff,
where the benefits derived are merely
personal, but they voted for the .es
tablishment of democratic principles
of government For democrats to
trade one senatorshlp and send a re
publican with a democrat to nullify
any vote he may cast, is unfair to the
democracy of the state and of tbe na
tion. AHGIRS AGAINST COMPROMISE.
"The democratic organization of Il
linois is demanding the election of two
democratic senators. With 97 demo
crats in the general assembly and 75
republicans, 27 progressives and four
socialists, there never has been a time
when .two democrats could not have
been elected if the 97 votes had been
I tration and the democratic national ad-
ministration to back them up.
"It is plainly apparent that the pro-
! Plosives will not vote for a senator
i wh wln oppose everything they stand
i for Tbey c11110 afford to acriflce
' Princ'P,e for offlce- They wou,d
' ralher haT !WO democrv" than one
I democrat and one republican. Why,
i then, should democrats surrender
... ,v v . a
i senaiorsuip wuuoui uuviug luaue uu
. i i t.k a i i j .
honest effort to elect two?
CALL, SITl'ATIOX PARTY CRISIS.
"We appeal to you and other work
ing democrats in this crisis, as we
have in past party matters, to use
our every influence to secure the
nited support of the democratic mem
bers for the two democratic nominees
for the long and short terms respect
ively. The democratic party has suffered
! from the blight of a bipartisan sena-
President-Elect Reaches
Decision After Consult
ing Underwood.
MUCH WORK TO BEDONE
Agrees With Wall Street Editors
That Currency Legislation
Should Have Attention.
Trenton, X. J., Feb. 24. President
elect Wilson announced that the extra
session of congress will be convened
Tuesday, April 1.
The governor declared he had ar
rived at this decision as the result
of a letter from Representative Un
derwood, democratic house leader.
"I have waited," said Mr. Wilson,
"to learn Just what state of prepared
ness congress was In for th busi
ness of the new session."
CArcrsiNO rw ixterval.
The governor said he had been cor
responding with Underwood in this
connection and had come to the con
clusion that April 1 was the most
feasible date. He Intimated the in.
terval from March 4 might be de
voted to caucuses and conferences.
Two editors of a Wall street newspa
per called upon the president-elect
and urged that financial questions
receive his earliest consideration. In
discussing his talk with them after
ward. Wilson said:
"Everybody is ajrreed there should
be currency reform as soon as possi
ble." that elected them. Will you not urge
the Importance of this oa your mem
bers?" FRAUD CHARGE IN
A THEATRE DEAL
Operators of Rock Island Prop
erty Bring Suit Against
Shubert and Cort.
Chicago, Feb. 24. Charges of fraud
are made again Jacob J. Shubert, head
of the Shubert theatrical syndicate,
and John Cort, playhouse owner and
producer, in a suit, filed In the United
States district court Saturday. The
complainants In the bill seek th
recovery of $185,000. with Interest,
which is alleged to be. due in the pur
chase of a chain of theaters in Illinois
and Iowa.
The Foreman Brothers Banking
company, made trustee in a contract
executed on Aug. 1. 1900. between.
the late Frank W. Chamberlin, Bur
lington, Iowa, and Shubert and Cort is
made co-defendant In the suit.
Mrs. Chamberlin, widow of Frank
W. Chamberlin. and William E. Blake,'
attorney, are the complainants la the
bill.
They allege that the defendants at
tempted Jo defraud them out of $185.-
000 by means of a "dummy" New York
corporation after the contract for the
atres in Quhicy, Ottawa, Rock Island,
Galesburg, Rockford. Mollne. Free-
port, Canton, Peoria, Aurora and Jol
iet. III., and Davenport, Muscatine.
Waterloo, Creston and Grlnnell, Iowa,
had been executed.
MRS. GUGGENHEIM
LOSES HER CASE
Chicago, Feb. 24. Motion of the
state to expunge from the record the
divorce of Grace Guggenheim from
William Guggenheim on the grounds
it was obtained through collusion and
fraud upon the court was denied by
Judge Heard here.. Since the divorce
both principals have married. In
various attempt to have the divorce
annulled the former Mrs. Guggenheim
testified she gwore falsely as to her
residence in Illinois.
TAKE PANKfiURST
IN BOMB OUTRAGE
London, Feb. 24 Mrs. Emmellne
Pankhurst has been arrested in con
tion with the destruction of tbe coun
try residence of David Lloyd-George
by an explosion last week. Her ar
rest resulted from her declaration at
a public meeting that she had conspir
ed with and incited her followers to
carry out the outrage.