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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGTJ
S. HOME EDITION
Associated Press
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SIXTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 110.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1913. TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
NEW REGIME
IN MEXICO IN
FIRMER GRIP
Huerta Promises Protec
tion to Americans and
Their Interests.
The Weather
PEACETOCOMESLOWLY
Ftneut Till 7 p. m. Tmrrw tt
Reek I ml And, Davenport. Molina,
and Vicinity.
Rain or snow tonight and Wednes
day, warmer with the lowest tempera
ture about 20 degrees.
Temperature at 7 a. m. 14. Highest
yesterday 20, lowest last night 13.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m.. two
miles per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 72, at 7
a. m. 92.
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
I
I ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(Trom noon today te neon tmorrow.)
Sun sets .V4S. rises 6:33. Evening
tars: Mercury. Venus, Saturn. Mora
ine stars: Jupiter, Mars.
1 TAFT WRITES
OF HIS WORK
ASATEAGHER
Disposition at Washington to
Believe Official Report on
Death of Madero.
Hopes His Experience Will
be of Benefit to Yale
Men.
THOUSANDS SILK
WORKERS STRIKE
Patterson, N. J., Feb. 25. Five
thousand silk operatives and silk dy
ers went on a strike at various mills
this morning, the former demanding
an eight-hour day and the latter a
minimum wage of $12 a week. It was
expected by noon that 12.000 would
be out. The strike was called by the
Industrial Workers of the World.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Carlo
Presta, leaders bf the strike of gar
ment worker? and waiters in New
York, were arrested when they refused
to leave Patterson.
RESPECT FOR THE LAWS
Washington, Feb. 25. Now that the
first shock of the tragic death of Ma
dero and Suarez has passed over. In
fluenced largely by reassuring reports
from Ambassador Wilson and hit ap
peal to the American people to sus-
President Hits Demagogue and
Fanatic Who Lightly Re
gard Constitution.
national guardsmen to go to Browns
ville, ItBrUCB D1AE FltTCRES.
Mexico Ctty, Feb. 25. Revival of
the Dlai Influence In Mexico Is Indi
cated by an order issued today by Pro
visional President Huerta that all por
traits of former President Porfirio
Diaz be restored to their places in pub
lic buildings from which they were : xew Haven. Conn.. Feb. 25. 'Presi
removed by Madero. Several large ( dent Taft, in a letter to the Yale
pictures of the old dictator were im- i News today, discusses the work he is
mediately replaced in the corridors or soon to take up at Yale as Kent pro- treasurer,
CHICAGO PRli
FIGHT WARM ONE
GOLDEN RULE
POLICE HEAD
GETSPAPERS
Ugly Charges Are Filed
Against Fred Kohler at
Cleveland, Ohio.
HE DENIES ALL OF THEM
the national palace.
Mexico City, Feb. 25. Confidence in
the new administration Is growing in
feasor of law in the college.
Chicago, Feb. 25. A fairly large
vote was cast today at the primary
election to nominate candidates for
judge of the superior court, city treas
urer, city dork, and one alderman in
each of the 35 wards.
The principal contest was between
three democratic candidates for city
and two candidates of the
The lines
In part I same party for city clerk
Refuses to Accept Opportunity
to Resign and Declares He
Will Put Up Fight.
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 25. Cleve
land's "golden rule" chief of police,
Fred Kohler, today was suspended by
Mayor Baker. It is understood he
wi'.l be given an opportunity to resign.
DUNNE CONFIDENT
LEWIS WILL WIN
Chicago, Feb. 25. A telegram from
William J. Bryan to Governor Dunne
made public today calling upon demo
crats of Il'.inols to sacrifice both sen
atorships rather than accept the short
term only is believed by members of
the legislature to have made impos
sible termination of the deadlock
through the Sherman-Lewis deal.
Chicago, Feb. 25. Governor Dunne
reiterated his intention yesterday to
work to the last dl'ch for the electn.1
of James Hamilton Lewis, the demo
cratic primary choice for United '
States senator, and for Iuwrence Y.
Sherman, the republican primary
choice.
The governor, who Is attempting to
land Colonel Lewis for the long term,
declares the bi-partisan plan is the
only solution to the deadlock.
"While 1 would like to see two demo
crats elected," 6ald the governor, "I
am convinced It Is a forlorn hope. I
realize the only way we can break
the deadlock is to take the primary
voters' selections and elect them.
Colonel Lewis and Mr. Sherman
must realize they are not ihe ouly per
sons to be consulted In this. U 1
the mass of voters generally that Is
2 MORE DEAD
IN SOUTHERN
LE SEARCH
PO
i Ninnis and Merz of the
Mawson Expedition
Have Perished
pend Judgment In the matter, officials the capital, conservative Mexicans and
here are beginning to accept the offl- foreigners alike regarding what ap
cial version of the affair. Unques- pears to be a probable military re
tlcuably they believe great careless- rime as the solution of the present
rei-s was exhibited In failing to prop- difficulty. A revulsion of sentiment
e:ly protect the prisoners, but that of- has been caused by the death of Fran
fense. It Is pointed out. Is less than a , clsoo Madero and Pino Suarez, but the
MEXICO'S RULER
deliberate murder plot.
Wilson will be permitted to con
tinue to exercise hi own discretion
In dealing with the new government,
and some satisfaction Is derived from
his report that not only Is. the new
government very friendly toward the
United SUtes, but It has shown a dls
puaiflnn to meet reasonaCT requests
for protection of American Interests
In Mexico, which were to a large de
gree ignored by the Madero adminis
tration. mI K TO COME Sl-OWI.T.
Officials do not expect immediate
restoration of peace throughout Mex
ico If Is recalled that the dominant
pnrty in that Country now is practical
ly a new one, unless Indeed It can be
considered a reincarnation of the old
niirtv of Porfirio Diaz. There Is noth-
gre&t majority of the Mexican people
merely shrug their shoulders. It "is
likely that there are few chapters of
that tragedy stTTT to be written.
The bodies of Madero and Suarez
have been removed from the peniten
tiary, pending the transference of Ma
dero's to the family home at San
Pedro de Los Plnos, in the state of
Coahuila, and that of Suarez to Yuca
tan, for which permission has been
granted.
DISPERSE MADERO'S FRIEND.
Madero's body was deposited In the
mausoleum of the French cemetery ;
here shortly before noon yesterday, j
None of the members of his family 1
was present. i
A small crowd gathered outside the i
penitentiary when the body was re-:
moved and shouted "Viva Madero!" j
ing In common between it and the rev-' They were dispersed by federal sol
olutlonlsts which for more than a year ( dieri,
rind liern warring upon the Madero; one afternoon paper ia ilexico City
r glme. Already President Huerta has denies the stories of the attack on
been offering terms to the Oroxco fol- tne Madero guard, alleging that the
lowers In the north with some degree ! atatr was carrieS out in accordance
of success. Indications are similar i wlta prearranged plans, but the Mexi
negotiatlons with the Zapatistas in the can government appears honest In its
smith have rauea, woereioro uu uevi-1 ndavor to place tne tacts peiore idb
. i . .1.- atfttwA militarv
BMill lo negin me iiiiivi .mj
campaign against the party.
i ot.m rrr worm be liable.
world by means rf a judicial investi- j
gatlon. This investigation probably
will not be concluded for some days.
Threatened dispatch of Texas militia Madero's family will ask permission
by Governor Colquitt Into Mexif Is- to have an attorney represent i?m ai
not expected to materialize. The gov-; the investigation.
i nor hlrtselt, it was pointed out here I ttr-N to elections.
today, would lay himself open to a j Ajready the political world is turn
charge of violation of national neu- lng to the elections. It is paid that
frailty laws, which provide severe pun- oerai Fellz Diaz will have as oppo
Ishment for any one organization for- nents jn hi9 candidacy for the presl
wnrding a hostile expedition into the aency. Francisco de La Barra, the preB
lountry of a foreign state with which ent iinister 0r foreign relations; Ro
the United States Is at peace. The law Ito Reyes, son of General "Bernardo
recognises no difference between th Reyes, who was killed in the first al
governor of a state and aSrcTTler civil- tack on the palace. and Dr. Francisco
iau. j Vazquez Gomez. Friends have begun
AMERICA! killed. ja carapaign in behalf of these various
The killing by bandits of Boris Car- candidates.
ow, an American citizen. Sunday at : Tne holding of T5e elections will de
lves Laarelos Hacienda, Tepac, when ppn(j upon the state of the country, but
three other Americans and a Span- president Huerta insists upon a free
lard escaped w as reported by Am-! choice of the people when peace is re
i.aiwador Wilson with the Informs- j stored, which will make this possible.
tlon that he had requested the Huerta
government to send troops for the
protection of Americans ra the vicin
ity of the disturbance.
Wilson reports that public sentiment
in the Aexlean capital seems undis
turbed by the killing of Madero and
Suarez. Unofficial telegrams indicate
The same general situation through
out the republic. John Kenneth
Turner, a writer. John E. Chapman
and II. B. Pond and family are re
ported safe.
Consul Garret at Nuevo Laredo was
attacked yesterday by a saloonkeeper
because he caused the arrest of crim
inals operating from the saloon and
robbing Americans.
AMKRir l-MOI.ETED.
Brownsville, Texas. Feb. 25. Inves
tigation of rumors of threats against ;
American at Matamoras. Mexico, last
night showed the stories to De un
founded. Americans were not mo
lestvS
Austin. Texas. Feb. 25. "Cessation
of apparent hostilities at Matamoras
and Brownsville Is but temporary, I
believe.- said Governor Colquitt to
day. "To one not understanding the
situation the action of this office
might be misconstrued. The past
few days telegrams have been re
ceived requesting protection and aid.
hot only from people in the vicinity
of Brownsville and Matamoras. but
along the border. Every possslble
means of securing protection from
federal troops has been resorted tcj
wirh no success. Requests for aid
ontinued to pour into headquarters
hre and It was necessary to do some
thing to protect the people of that
crtcn, their property and in'erests."
The governor said he felt the offl-
! ils at Washington did not ful'.y real
lie the situation on the border.
The American consul at Matamoras
appealed to the Texas ranger force
for asutstance. according to repor's
lust night, and this was partly re
sponsible for the order to the Texas
SALESMAN SLAIN;
WIFE IS ARRESTED
Atlanta. Ga., Feb. 25. -J. A. Appel
baum. a traveling salesman of Chi
cago, was mysteriously shot to death
In a room at a hotel today. Mrs.
Appelbaum Is held by the police pend
ing an investigation. The Appelbaums,
the police learned, quarreled frequents
ly. A month ago the woman swallow
ed poison in an attempt at suicide
In a pealous rage. Both are said to
have been married before.
PARTY OUT SINCE 1911
Others Miss Ship and Are Com
pelled to Pass Another
Winter in Antarctic.
Sidney. X. S. W., Feb. 25. Anothet
was added to the list of antartic trag
edies by news today of the death of
Lieutenant Ninnis of the famous Royal
VZ . V . V.. J . Fliers regiment of the city of Lon
demand.ng the breaking of the dead- rinn an,, n
and sportsman of Switzerland, two
lock.
'For this reason in the division of
the terms the will of the people must
be considered. I feel confident Colonel
Lewis will be elected for the long
term and Mr. Sherman for the short
one."
Organization democrats who are sup
porting Colonel Lewis for the long
term and National Committeeman
Charles Boeschenstein for the short
term are not so confident of the suc
cess of the governor's plan. They
contend the bi-partisan scheme will
fail and are centering their efforts
on the "two or none" pl v.i announced
early In the fight by Roger C. Sullivan.
Governor Dunne will vote this morn
ing In the Twenty-sixth ward and then
take the first train for Springfield.
He spent yesterday conferring with
leaders on the senatorial situation.
Mr. Boeschenstein and Arthur W.
Charles, democratic state chairman,
were in the city during the day keep
ing the wires downstate warm with
instructions to hold every one in line
for the "two or none" plan.
Resolutions are being received by
Mr. Boeschenstein in almost every
mail Indorsing him for the short term
and Colonel Lewis for the long term.
The attitude of the governor toward
the candidacy of Sherman and Lewis
was indorsed at a Sherman-Lewis club
dinner held at the Hotel LaSalle last
night.
(
PANKHURST SAYS
SHE WILL BEHAVE
Epsom, England, Feb. 25. Mrs, Em
mellne Punkhurst, suffraget leader,
charged with Inciting others to place
feloniously explosive substances with
intent to damage Chancellor Lloyd
George's house, was admitted to bail
of $2,800 today' after promising to re
frain from Incitement and not to at
tend public meetings while her case
was In progress. The proceedings will
be continued tomorrow.
Suffragets attempted a demonstra
tion outside the court, but were great
ly outnumbered by townspeople, who
vigorously booed Mrs. Pankhurst as
she passed out of the building.
he save: were sharply drawn between the dem-
"It is with no great claim to erudi, ' ocratic faction led by former National
Committeeman
ILLINOIS UNION
OFFERS $900,000
TO HELP STRIKE
tion that I come back to Yale, but
with an earnest hope that from a
somewhat extensive and varied exper
ience I have gleaned something of use
to young men with whom I shall come
in daily contact.
APPRECIATE COri Tl X'TIOS.
"There is need that our young men
should appreciate the constitution of
the United States. This need Is es
pecially keen In a day when that in
strument Is regarded so lightly by a
class of fanatical enthusiasts seeking
short cuts to economic perfection on
one hand, and by unscrupulous dema
gogues who, to promote their own in
terests, do not hesitate to inculcate
disrespect and contempt for our con
stitution and laws, on the other.
TO POINT OCT DANGER.
"If I can help the men of Yale to
appreciate the danger of accepting ev
ery mostrum offered and of abandon
ing those foundations without which
government could not have been, I will
be thrice content. "
Peoria. 111., Feb. 25. The Illinoia
state miners" contention here this
morning voted, amid wild excitement
and entire unanimity, in favor of
giving the striking miners of West
Virginia the immense sum of $900,000,
' if necessary for the successful cul-
mrcatton of the trouble there. The
gift means the levy of 1100,000 upon
the members of the anion in the
state, and authorizes the state execu
tive board to spend every cent of the
reserve fund of $800,000, if necessary.
The action followed an address by.
International Vice President Hayes
yesterday. Hayes tad Just returned
from the West Virginia coal fields
and gave a graphic account of the
hardships and privations the men on
strike are suffering.
Sullivan and the
Hearst-Harrison followers. Thlrty
r.ine progressives are among the hun
dreds of candidates for aldermen.
$300,000 Winnipeg Fire.
Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 25. Fire of
unknown origin in the retail business
section of the city early today destroy
ed a block owned by former Governor
McMillan. The damage is $30n.0Oi,
THREE OFFICIALS
DIE IN 48 HOURS
Chicago, Feb. 25. Within 48 hours
death claimed three of the best known
officials of the Chicago Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway. The decedents,
whose combined length of serv ice was
145 years, were W. N. Winne, control
ler: Patrick TvrelL auditor, and Urius
Fry. superintendent of telegraph.
SUFFRAGETS BAR
NEW STAND PLAN
Washington, Feb. 25. Managers of
the woman suffraget parade today
cutgeneralled contractors erecting the
inaugural stands near the White house
and in front of the state, war and navy
buildings. The women learned the
contractors were planning to sell
seats on their stands for the suffrage
pageant March 3 for 10 and 15 cents.
The women have erected a stand of
their own at the treasury and felt the
cut prices would handicap them. After
Issuing an ultimatum to the contrac
tors without effect, the women mana
gers promptly changed the route of
their pageant so as it will not pass
the contractors' stands.
Baltimore, Feb. 25. Cardinal Gib
bons received the suffragist army of
the Hudson in audience today. The
cardinal accepted a banner Inscribed
"Votes for Women," but declined to
commit himself to the cause his call
ers advocated, but shook hands with
each hiker and gave them bis bless-
in z.
Legislator Dies at Desk.
Lansing, Mich., Feb. 25. State Rep
resentative Joseph Unsoeld of Detroit
died suddenly today at his desk on
the floor of the house, aged 69. Un
soeld's desk was next to the desk of
Representative Greusel, who died
suddenly a few days ago.
Subsequently charges attacking Kohl
er's conduct were filed with the civil
service commlsBsion.
The specific charges are that he
is guilty of conduct unbecoming an
Widow Is Now Lady Scott.
London, Feb. 25. The widow of
Captain Robert F. Scott, the antarctic
explorer, will henceforth be known
as Lady Scott. King George yester
day bestowed on her "the same rank.
officer and gross immorality. Kohler . Btyle an(1 precedence as if her h
yesterday was shown the charges and
given until today to make reply. This
he did in a letter this morning. In
which he denied all the allegations
against him.
Referring to one of the allegations
that concerns his divorce decree, re-'
cently granted here, Kohler assured
the mayor he would prove his Inno
cence, saying: "When the good name
of a woman is attacked there is only
one thing a man can do, and that is
fight."
The chief Intimated a "clique" was
seeking to oust him from office.
band had beeh nominated a Knight
Commander of the Bath as he would
have been had he survived."
Booth After Nobel Prize.
London, Feb, 25. General Bram-
weil Booth, head of the Salvation
Army, has proposed as a candidate for
the Nobel peace prize this year on
the ground that the Salvation Array
Is a great International neace faefnr
Peruvian Cabinet Quits.
Lima, Feb. 25. Peruvian cabinet
resigned.
Found Slain In Barn.
Oregon, 111., Feb. 25. J. A. Himert,
a former alderman, was found dead In
a barn near his home with a bullet !
wound in his head, lie Is believed to i
have been killed by a tramp. Hia !
pocketbook was missing. Himert had
gone to the barn to feed his horses.
members of the expedition command
ed by Dr. Douglas Mawson.
The party left Tasmania In 1911, ac
companied by a large body of scien
tific men, to eiplore thoronghly the
region around the southern magnetic
pole.
Ninnis was a close friend of Captain
Lawrence Oates, who perished while
returning from the Bouth pole with
Scott
rNABi.E to reach si nr.
Men, after winning the ski cham
pionship of Switzerland In 1908, offer
ed his services to Mawson.
Ninnis was the expert of the expe
dition on surveying and sledging.
Mawson and six companions had
been left for the winter on Adelie
land, a barren tract in the antarctic,
because they were unable to reach
the expedition's ship Aurora before it
was compelled to leave.
The news was received here by wire
less from Adelie land,, via McQuarle
island. It does not state the cause of
the death of Ninnis and Merz.
The expedition started out, not with
any idea of rushing to the south pole,
but with the Intention of exploring and
naming unknown lands of the antarc
tic and making numerous ohservatfons
around the magnetic pole.
OBJECT OBTAINED.
According to wireless reports from
Mawson, the principal objects of the
expedition were attained.
Unfortunately, Mawson and his six
companions, after they were picked
up by the Aurora, undertook another
expedition, but were unable to 'rejoin
the ship, which was compelled fo
leave them to spend another winter
in the antarctic.
Lieutenant Ninnis was killeil by
falling Into a crevasse nearly a year
ago.
FIFTY IN PBTT.
The expedition consisted of nearly
fifty men, graduates of the universi
ties of Australia and New Zealand.
When the expedition landed at Adelie
land, a barren tract known as Wilkes
land after an American explorer, the
men divided Into three parties. The
expedition was financed by popular
subscription.
rnssM;p. nioM mawon.
Melbourne, Feb. 5. Ixrd Penman,
governor general of the common
wealth of Australia, received the fol
lowing wireless from Mawson today:
"Our sledging season has been very
successful.- We opened a large area
of new land both east and west of
Commonwealth bay. Obtained Import
ant new data from numbers of sta
tions in close proximity to magnetic
pole. Probable bIx of staff aB well as
myself may be unavoidably detained
for another year in antarctic."
IIKAHS OK III MHI'S DEATH.
London, Feb. 25. Dr. Bruce, brother
o? Lady Scott, widow of the Antarctic
explorer, received a wireless from his
sister today saying she had Just heard
of her husband's death and she was
In good health. Lady Scott Is on board
the steamship Aorangl, t ue In Welling
ton, N. Z., Feb. 27.
SENATE PASSES
BIGGEST PENSION
BILL IN HISTORY
Washington, Feb. 25. The senate
passed the $180,000,000 annual pension
bill in record time of 25 minutes with
less than 15 minutes' debate. It car
ries the largest amount of annual pen
sion measure in the history of the gov
ernment. Senator Crawford's bill to restrict
the issue of interlocutory Injunctions
to suspend state laws and orders of
state administration boards was pass-
i ed by the senate and now goes to the
house. It proposes that all applica-
Vernon, Texas, Fb. 25. John Bealltions for 6uch Junctions be passed
Sneed, a wealthy Texas ranch owner "f'on by a commission of three judges.
was declared not guilty of the murder rle a Justioe of the supreme court or !
of Al Boyce, Jr., at Amarillo. last Sep- circuit court. Temporary restraining
tember. The jury retired last night j orders are to be Issued when It is
and returned a verdict this morning. ! show n irreparable loss would result
Sneed shot Boyce in a street in Araar-jto the complainant.
Illo upon what was said to have been j The house committee reported the
their first meeting after Boyce eloped bill to fix an eight-hour day for women
Streator Rejects Commission.
Streator, 111., Feb. 25. The propo
sition to change the city government
from the alderinanic to the commis
sion system was defeated here yes
terday at. a special election. The vote
was 1,241 to 7S1.
JOHN BEAL SNEED
IS FREED BY JURY
Major E. E. Elliott Retires.
Champaign, 111., Feb. 25. Major E.
E. Elliott of the Fourth Infantry, Illi
nois National Guard, has retired, after
a service of 32 years. Hi was suc
ceeded by Captain Clouser of Shelby-ville.
with Mrs. Sneed.
j workers In the District of Columbia.
WILSON PRIVATE
CITIZEN 3 DAYS
Trtnion, X. .. Feb. 25 Wood row
Wilson resigned the governorship of
Xew Jersey at 1 o'clock today, effec
tive at noon March 1.
"I shall have the pleasure of being
a private citizen Just three days," re
marked Wilson. "I shall celebrate by
turning a handspring to show I have
no dignity of office to maintain,"