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SIXTY-SECOND YEAR. NO. 234.
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1913. FOURTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
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TEODY PLAYS
A WILD HAND
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Mulhall Tells of Sacri-l
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fices Offered Before
1908 Convention.
GETS CLOSE TO TRUSTS
Manufacturers, Witness Claims,
Plan to Block Program
Set by Colonel.
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Washington. D. C, July 17. Martin
M. Mulhall continued his testimony
today, detailing his activities among
congressmen. Some letters intro
duced dealt with former President
Roosevelt's endorsement of the can
didacy of Taft, then secretary of war.
In a letter to Schwedtman, secretary
of the manufacturer?, in April, llt'is,
Mulhall quoted the late Vice Presi- I
dent Sherman as saying the fight then
raging on Speaker Cannon was a
"dirty deal by the White house
against the speaker."
"Watson states." wrote Mulhall,
"that President Roosevelt is moving
heaven and earth to nominate Taft;
that he Is willing to sacrifice the
Sherman law and every law to please
the trusts and Wall street, so that he
can get their support for his candi
date." Mulhall also wrote of attend
ing a meeting at Poraker's house,
composed of senators "who will op
pose his policies at the Chicago con
vent.lcn." nddod he was told to
work against Maryland delegates be
ing instructed for Taft.
I K. M l- T-r KOKf.
"The opposition to the president," Mul
hall continued, "intends to let no leg
islation through that he wishes at
this session and intends to fight Taft
forces to the finish. There was a
whole lot took place at this meeting
that cannot very well be put on pa
per." ,
j"'"iri?iTriift'i'fitMrrt Hin IT: TH up
Various congressmen. "We have sent
special people after Townsend in
Michigan," suid one.
May fi of the same year Mulhall wrote
Schwedtman ho had called on Sena
tors Carter, Hemenway. Aldrich and
others and was "assured by all that
It mattered not what the pr sid'-nt at
tempted to do there was not going to
be any unfair legislation passed by
the senate at this session. On the
house side I called on Murdock, Camp
bell. Nelson, Alexander, Fassett and
several others and gave them our rea
sons why no injunction legislation
should be passed."
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The letter detailed an interview
with Senator Heveridge in which the
senator declared himself for the in
junction bill amendment of the Sher
man law and for the child labor bill.
Mulhall wrote that he reported Bev
erldge's sentiments to Hemenway.
"Hemenway told tne to tell Hev
eridge he was talking through his
bat, and that the hat was a damn
poor one. He added that Bevcridge
wag bluffing," said the letter, "and as
sured me no such legislating could
pass the senate. Carter and Aldrich
laughed at Beverldge's statement.
Watson stated iie was in full charge
of the house during the illness of the
speaker."
PKKP AT I'l.AIFOKM.
Mt'.lhall's activities in connection
with the republican platform in l?ns
was brought out in a letter to Schwedt
man, May 28. It concluded by saying
"Wadeell is the other suggested by
President VanC'.eave and Schwedt
man of the manufacturers to go to
Chicago the week before the conven
tion and see the draft of the platform
and be privately heard." In a letter
to Emery. Schwedtman asked: "What
is The best way to Influence the draft
ing of this platform in the right d:
reition ?"
Speaker Cannon and Congressman i
Watson were the principal advisors of
the National Association of Manufac
turers at the national convention in
Chicago in 1308. said Mulhall.
Our entire organization was busy
trying to nominate Sherman and try.
lng to keep labor planks out of the
i iani rm. ne saia, - me organization
swung to tne support of Jan. al
thoi gh it did not like some of his pub
lic utterances on labor leg al i'jr n."
tald the wituess. "because It was evi
dent Cannon and other presidential
, candidates had no chance of success
The organization would have favored
Cannon above a.l others." Mulhal!
claimed he had promise of Vories end
Taft's manager that there would be
rio se-e labor planks in the national
platform.
CLOSE TO CIHIRMW.
A Schwedtman letter to Mulha 1.
June 3. about he repi.bHcan pla'form
qunted Emery thus: "I am in touch
with the chairman of the republican
committee.
Ano'her, June 6, quoted Enfry on
Mulhall's Interview with forrier Post-
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recast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for
Rock Islani, Davenport, Mollne,
and Vicinity.
Loral showers th's afternoon or to
ni.nht: slightly cooler tonight. Friday
fair. Light to moderate winds,
j Temperature at 7 a. m., 7"; h'ghest
yesterday, 101; lowest last nigh. 75.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 10 miles ,
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
e'ati-- haily at,T p m'' C3: al
i a., in., o.
! Stage of water, 4.8; a rise of .2 in
I last 24 hours.
J. M. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Jupiter. Mercury.
Morning stars: Saturn, Venus. Mars.
Planet Jupiter in conjunction with the
moon 3:20 a. ui.
master General Hitchcock, then Taft's
campaign manager. "I think Mulhall's
interview with Hitchcock one of the
best things ever. Hitchcock is an ad
vanced exponent of the Roosevelt
'labor policies." SevcTal ietters intro
duced seemed to show Mulhall and
Emery in close relations.
MORE RESIGN AS
GOV. DUNNE SAILS
Members of Deneen Dental and
Nurses' Boards Act Under
Telephone Requests.
Chicago, 111., July 17. Governor
Dunne, aboard the Vnited States
steamship Dubuque, manned by 80
members of the Illinois ICaval Re
serve, sailed away from Illinois yes
terday. In his pockets were the resignations
of every man in the Dencen regime
whese places Governor Dunne contem
plates filling betore the cruise ends
r.ext Tuesday.
Jus about the last act cf the execu
tive before taking ship was to have
his secretary, William L. Sullivan,
telephoned for the resignations of the
members of the dental examining
board and of the nurses' examining
board. They had failed to arrive in
pursuance of the governor's ul'imatum
ot last week and they were needed In
the businers at hand. They were re
ceived without delay and probably
vill s.l-f
The Dubu-que, under command of
Capt. Edward A. Evers, sailed at 2
o'clock directly for the Straps of
Mackinac. With favoring weather
Captain Evers figures the straits
would be reached in a 30 hour cruise.
During this time, weather also per
mit", ing. as Governor Dunne explained,
he will dish out the jobs.
His BO.e advisers are County Treas
urer William L. O'Ccnnell and Secre
tary Sullivan. Three trunks carried
aboard the mass of recommendations
for the 4.000 office seekers. There
will be not to exceed 225 jobs to ap
I rt ion' among the hungry democrats.
There is a wJreless apparatus
aboard, but there is no communication
between the governor's vessel and Illi
nois on the subject of patronage.
Traveling with Governor Dunne are
Mrs. Dunne, Geraldine, Jeanette, Je
rome, and Eugene Dunne, Mr. and
Mrs. William L. O'Connell, and Secre
tary William I... Sullivan. Adjt. Gen.
Frank S. Dickson, on his way to
Washington, superintended the sail
ing. The Dubuque was delayed two
hours in getting away, due to some
engine repairs, and luncheon was
served aboard, at which the guests,
aside from the governors party, were
the governor's father, Timothy Dunne,
and Edward F. Dunne, Jr. and Richard
Dunne.
While at the Congress hotel Gov
ernor Dunne was In conference with
State Senator Richard J. Barr and a
delegation from Joliet; State Senator
Albert C. Clark of the South Chicago
district, and a delegation of German-
Americans who urged the selection of
THE WEATHER
Henry Huttman for a place on the fed-1 discover a large numDer of wrongs
eral bench, a poet hlch Senator !tnat have been done the Indians and
Lewis will have some influence in fil - serlous defects in our method of hanfi
lng. Ilins them.
The crew of the nnhumie 1 n ! "Instead of a temporary commis-
of 15 from each of the divisions in the
state, and the cruise is a part of the
annual tour of duty for the naval re
series. In command is CaDtain Evers
with these aides: Executive officer,
W. H. McMunn; navigating officer,
Cecil Page: watch oflicers, W. I Rut-
j ter and William John&n; ensigns,
Walter Brown and Arthur Picper; sur-
jarms j ForU; engineer Col'n Kirk
while Governor Dunne is awav from
, the state Llout. Gov. Barratt O Hara
j ni be acting governor.
HAYWOOD IS OUT;
STRIKE NEAR END
Paterson. N. J, July 17. The an
nouncement that "Big BtlP Haywood J is w ltbout education or the ability to
bad withdrawn from active participa- care for his own affairs must remain
tion in the mill strike here caused a, a ard in our hands. The children of
break in the strike ranks today and i these Indians, however, should within
there a rush of bands to the m'.lls ja generation be a part of the Ameri
Moslof the weaving mills are runninj can people, living outside of reserva-
; nd the manufacturers think the end
of the strike near. Joe ftor, Indus
,a xi a " , ieauer'
--' . "j uji.mc
to continue leadership.
MEXICANS IN
PLOTTHREAT
ON AGONSUL
Conspire to Dynamite the
Home of American at
Piedras, Negras.
RECORDS AREREMOVED
Planned Attack Hatched Among
Constitutionalists Lead
ers, It Is Stated.
Eagle Pass, Texas, July 17. It is
declared Tiere on good authority that
United States Consul Ellsworth at
Piedras, Negras, Mexico, has reported
to Washington the discovery of a plot
to dynamite the American consulate,
and that his life is in imminent dan
ger. Ellsworth sleeps in the army
post in Sagle Pass at night The of
ficial records were removed to
the American side for safe keeping
yesterday.
Ellsworth is said to have reported
to Washington that he is reliably in
formed the alleged conspiracy was
hatched among constitutionalist lead
ers. Mtt RCES STILL IAMOWX.
Washington, D. C, July 17. Just
what power had inquired for defini
tion of this government's attitude in
the present Mexican situation was
still unknown officially today, though
reports in official circles mentioned
Great Britain and France. A denial
from Berlin is accepted as removing
Germany from the list.
.KIOIAV I IIKMU,.
Berlin, July 17. The foreign office
denied today that Germany has de
manded that the United States gov
ernment protect foreign interests in
Mexico. Germany has not taken any
diplomatic action whatever at Wash
ington. If the German ambassador
discussed the situation with Bryan it
wa yf-oteiof unofficial chftraeirti--3teli. X; P., July 17. Th New
MO PARIS MEETING. .'.."TJT -
Paris, July 17. The French foreign
office announces no such meeting of
representatives of the powers to con
sider the Mexican situation, as report
ed from Mexico City, had been held in
the French city.
HAS NEW SCHEME
IN HUNGER STRIKE
Elizabeth, N. J., July 17. Warden
Dodd of the county jail broke up a
hunger strike today and believeshe
has set an example for keepers of
English jails Tyyho become custodians
of suffrage's. "' This morning the war
den appeared at the door of a negro,
who had been on a hunger strike 48
hours, with a steaming plate of fried )
chicken and watermelon. One sniff
and the negro's strike came to an end.
SET THE INDIANS FREE,
URGES SECRETARY LANE
Washington, D. C, July 17. "The
greatest service we can do the Indian
is to set him free," and "the .Indian
bureau should be a vanishing bureau,
said Secretary Lane yesterday in a
letter to Representative Scott Ferris
of Oklahoma, respecting the proposed
investigation of the Indian service.
"An examination should be made
into Indian affairs, and it should be
most searching," Mr. Lane wrote. "I
am satisfied that it will be easy to
sion, which can do little more than
unearth matters of scandal in the vari
ous agencies (some of which are now
being examined into) I trust congress
will establish a permanent commis
sion, which should be given such pow
ers as w ill permit it to decentralize
the administration of Indian affairs,
allowing greater authority to compe
tent, well paid agents in the field.
"I am satisfied there are tens of
thousands of so-called Indians, whose
property to a greater or less degree
is under the control of this bureau,
who are as competent to attend to
their affairs as any men or women of
the white race.
"There are thousands of others, of
the half-blood who are an expense to
the government who should not be re
garded as dependent, but who should
be given their property and allowed to
shift for themselves.
The mature full blood Indian who
j 'ions and taking up the burdens and re-
sponsibllitles of all other citizens.
, "r,r euutaura fnouia De such as
-wui mis result ana ena the,
J bureau."
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News Item Secretary Bryan says he ha3 to spend his vacation on the lecture platform
Vecause he couldn't live on the secretary of state's salary of $12,000 a year.
niiAN PARTY
HAS AN ACCIDENT
Steamship Carrying Crocker
Land Expedition Runs
Ashore in Belle Isle.
Toijildlah sealing fJeajjThip Diana
bavmg on board the Donald McMil
lan expedition to Crocker Land, in the
arctic region, is stranded on Barge
Point. 40 miles west of Battle Harbor,
in the straits of Belle Isle. The New
Foundland revenue cruiser Stella
Maris has been ordered to her assist
ance. The Diana ran ashore last night.
The Maris will have to steam 400
miles to reach the disabled vessel.
The expedition is sent out by the
American Geographical society and
the American museum of natural his
tory, New Ycrk. It left Boston July 5
and is equipped with wireless.
GALESBURG'S FAT
GIRL DISAPPEARS
Show People Believed to Have
Kidnaped Marie Hart, 16,
Weighing 327 Pounds.
Galesburg, III., July 17. What has
become of Miss Marie Hart, Gales
burg's 327-pound school girl, who left
her home last night saying she was
going to the "movies", worried the
police and her relatives today. Infoi
mation developed led the police to be
lieve she was kidnaped. It is believed
she was spirited away by show people
who wan'ed her for exhibition pur
poses. She is 16.
KING FERDINAND
DENIES OUTRAGES
New York, July 17. Denying em
phatically horrifying atrocities at
tributed in various quarters to Bul
garian troops, during their retreat be
fore Greek armies marching through
Macedonia. King Ferdinand of Bul
garia cabled the following through
the Bulgarian private secretary today:
"Associated Press, New York: So
fia, July 17. All rumors of Bulgarian
atrocities are infamous Greek calum
nies destined to poison universal pub
lic opinion and in regard t0 which the
truth will be es'ablisbed one of these
days."
Sofia, July 17. Roumanians today
took possession of the cabie station
at Varna on the Black sea, and thus
control communication with Sebas'o
pol. As the railway between the east
and Scf.a is also cut, Bulgaria cannot
cemmunicate with the outside world
except through Servia and Roumania.
By forced marches the Turkish anny
bs approaching the town cf Kirk
Killisseh, taken by Bulgarians after
; heavy fighting at the beginning of the
Balkan war. and many of the DODula-
J tion are fleeing.
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GOLD IS FOUND ON
MUSCATINE ISLAND
Silver and Platinum Also As
sayed from Samples For
warded to Washington.
Muscatine, Iowa, July 17. Gold, as
saying from 75 cents to $1 to the ton,
has been discovered in the gravel pits
of the Boynton Construction company
on Muscatine island.
The startling find was made a week
ago when Grant Hurst, an employe of
the company, saw some g'.eaming yel
low particles among the gravel. Pick
ing them out of the sand, in idle curi
osity, he found that they were heavier
than the ordinary gTavsl particles.
Samples were sent off to Welling
ton, D. C, and this morning a letter
arrived from the government assay
station there to the effect that the ore
would run near $1 per ton and that
there was also a considerable per cent
of silver and platinum in the samples.
WeTe the assay somewhat higher,
from $1.50 to $2 per ton, the beds
could be worked but unless heavier
deposits are discovered it is not prob
able that the gravel pit will be turned
into a gold mine.
The ore deposits are strictly allu
vial, being strewn through the gravel
deposits in small particles. If the beds
are worked it will be carried on in the
same manner as placer mining is
done.
Muscatine island is 12 miles long
and 14 miles wide and is entirely un
derlaid by alluvial deposits similar to
that now being worked by the Boyn
ton Construction company, whose pit
already excavated is one mile long by
a half mile wide.
Hundreds of thousands of tons ot
gravel have been taken from the is
land pi's, Muscatine streets being un
derlaid with the material which prob;
ably contains several hundred dollars
worth of gold. The Toad bed of the
C, R. I. & P. in the vicinity of Mus
catine is also ballasted with the same
material, which has suddenly turned
out to be scattered through with gold.
Gravel has been dug on the island
for the past 15 years.
CONGRESSMEN ON
SUBMARINE TRIP
Newport, R. I., July 17. A subma
rine trip under Narragansett bay wa3
made today by members of the house
committee on naval affairs, who were
inspecting the naval station. The
commifee divided in three squads,
each assigned to one of the submarine
craft in pert.
Beardstown Banker Weds.
Beardstown, III., July 17. Warner
bteurnagel, aged 75, president of the
State bank here, and Miss Catherine
Kinney, 56. years oil were married
yesterday. The heneymcon will be
pasEsed in North Dakota.
Boxing Bill a Law.
Madison, Wis., July 17. Governor
McGovern signed the Hedden boxing
bill making 10-round no decision con
test Jega! in Wisconsin. A boxing
commission of three and a secretary
will have charge of the contests.
ENGINEER FALLS
AT THE THROTTLE
Northwestern Fireman Makes
Terrifying Discovery as Train
Speeds Through Tunnel.
r"" pm l m' Julv 17. Discover
ing tnafnTs train was rushing down
grade at a mile a minute, instead of
Blowing up, as orders called for,
Fireman Nueman of the midnight
Northwestern passenger train crossed
to the other side of the cab and found
Engineer Deiner apparently lifeless
but still clinging to the throttle.
The fireman brought the train to a
stop, Deiner was removed to the bag
gage car and the train continued its
run with Nueman at the throttle. At
Norwalk a doctor said Deiner had
been stricken with paralysis due to
the weakened condition resulting from
a long seige of illness. It was the en
gineer's first trip after his recovery.
Nueman made the terrifying discov'
ery just as the train cleared tunnel
No. 3, through which it had sped a
an unusual rate, endangering the
lives of hundreds of passengers.
MILITARY FLYER
HAS FATAL FALL
Salisbury, England, July 17. Major
A. W. Hewitson of the royal artillery
corps and member of the military fly
lng squad, was killed at the army
aerodrome here today, falling with hi
monoplane 100 feet. The machine was
overbalanced on striking the ground,
the motor exploded and burned the
aeroplane to ashes.
Five Men Missing.
Evelett, Minn., July 17. There was
no trace today of five men who failed
to escape from the Spruce mine yes
terday when a cloud burst flooded the
mine, but efforts to reach them are
being kept up.
New York R, A. Upson, pilot of the
"Good Year"; John Watts of the
"Kansas City II," and H. E. Honeywell
of the "Kansas City Post" were offi
cially announced by the Aero CJub of
America as having won first, second
and third places, respectively, in the
recent balloon race from Kansas City
to determine the American entrants
for the international balloon races
abroad next October
NO INTERFERENCE
IN STAHL'S CASE
Detroit, Mich., July 17. President
Johnson of the American league will
not Interfere in Jake Stahl's release
matter, but tfill decide the question
raised by the recent trade between
New York and Chicago, involving
Chase, Zeider and Borton.
"There isn't anything I could do
about the Stall 1 matter, if I wanted
to," Johrson said.
Johnson was attending the South
Michigan league pennant raising to
morrow at Adrian.
Johnson announced that Cobb, who
was recently suspended, would
back in tomorrow's game.
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STEAIVIERSIN
RIVER CRASH;
IOWA SINKS
Sheboygan Tears Hole
in Vessel Nearing Chi
cago Harbor.
PASSENGERS. RESCUED
Panic Is Avoided by Reassur
ances of Crew Fog
Causes Disaster.
Chicago, July 17. The
st earn fil
Sheboygan ot the uoodncn ir s
company rammed into the steal '- -.
Iowa of the same line near the mo' J
of the Chicago river today. v '
A 30-foot hole was 'torn in the star-
board side of the Iowa. Several score
of passengers on each vessel were
panic-stricken, but no one was drown
ed or injured. Both boats were heav
ily loaded with freight.
The Iowa arrived from Milwaukee
this morning and had just finished
docking at the North Water street
Goodrich company landing when the
accident occurred. The steamer, after
unloading most of the passengers at
North Water street, had gone out be
yond the mouth of the river to swing
around and come into the freight
docks at the Rush street bridge. As
she was turning the Sheboygan crash
ed into her 20 feet forward of the pilot
house.
The Sheboygan was inbound from
Sturgeon bay and the collision was
due to fog. The Iowa was towed to
the docks before she could sink. The
Sheboygan was only slight damaged.
TITGS TO RESCl'E,
When the vessels collided the
alarmed passengers on the Sheboygan
rushed from their state rooms and
crowded tote. jail. The fog in
cj5i"tlv3r.Xea.r until it bordered on
a panic. '.Th captain and crew went
among the passengers and attempted
to quiet them. A number made rushs
for lifeboats but were restrained. An
emergency call brought five tugs to
the Iowa's aid. They threw lines over
her and under full steam started for
the dock at North Water street. The
crew strained at the pumps.
The Sheboygan was in better shape,
and prepared to stand by to rescue
passengers and crew if the Iowa sank'.
A life saving crew from the mouth of
the river came alongside in motor
boats. The Iowa kept settling and it
was feared that at any moment she
would dive to the bottom.
BREtKS MOOHIXGft.
She was swaying when the tugs
warped her into the dock. There an
emergency crew of Goodrich freight
handlers rushed aboard to remove as
much of the cargo as they could.
Finally the lookout cried an alarm
and the freight handlers and crew
leaped to the wharf. Within a min
ute the Iowa broke her moorings and
sank. Some of the cargo was taken
off, but most of it went to the bottom.
Only the upper work of the Iowa Is
above water.
IOWA III II. T I 1SIMI. f ,
The Iowa, built in 1896, is 202 feet
long, with gross tonnage of 1,157.
The Sheboygan is 206 feet in length,
but of lighter tonnage
Fassengers of the Iowa were landed
before the accident, which occurred
when she was on her way to another
dock to discharge freight..
.VUHMAMIIK ASMOKE.
Milwaukee, Wis. July 17. The
steamer Normandie, bound from Lud
ington, Mich., to Milwaukee,. with 6,500
barrels of salt, went asore today off
Bare point in a dense fog. Two tugs
and a life-saving crew are attempting
to release the vessel.
BALLOON BREAKS
AWAY; 1 1S DEAD
Schneidemuehl, Germany, July 17.
The military dirigible balloon Schu,et-te-Lanz
was torn from its moorings by
a gale this morning. A soidler guard
ing the balloon was caught up in the
cordage and carried to a height of
600 feet when he fell to the ground and
was killed. The dirigible landed an
hour later two miles away. It was
seriously damaged. '
Weston Reaches Janesville.
Janesville, Wis., July 17. Edward P.
Weston, walking from New York to
Minneapolis, arrived here at 6:50. It
being so hot, he will be unable to walk
any farther till this afternoon, when
he leaves for Evansville at 4:30.
Boston, Mass. Henry A. Agena, an
ordinary seaman, was fatally scalded,
and James Leary, a first class electri
cian, was badly injured when a steam
valve blew out in the dynamo room of
the battleship Nebraska, in dry dock
at the Chartestown navy yard.
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