Rock Island Argus., August 12, 1913, HOME EDITION, Image 1

About Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920

Image provided by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL

                
OCK
LAND ARGXJ
Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
IXTY-SECOND YEAR. XO. 256.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 12, 1913. TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE
g. HOME EDITION
it
MAY FAIL M
ATTEMPT TO
LANDSULZER
New York Governor's En.
emies Beating Bushes
to Get Votes.
SEEKING IMPEACHMENT
Frawiey Committee Report! 00 flDCn PHPOCPQ
Charqino. Fake Election !OUHl.LU ilUDDllnO
Cash Report Adopted.
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 12. The ap
pointed hour for considering the reso
lution of Impeachment of Governor
Sulzer found his friends and foes in
the lower house jockeying tor time to
recruit their numbers and gather In
two score and more absentees from
lan night's session. Encounters pre
liminary to the real fight on the floor
of the assembly indicated the inability
of the governor's opponents to muster
votes sufficient to carry through the
program of Impeachment.
WireB throughout the state were
kept alwe th's morning with appeals
to absent members to hurry to Al
bany and align themselves on the
question. The entire program of im
peachment today was imperilled by
the absence of 11 men relied upon by
the majority leaders to gather to their
standard. The governor's secretary
announced there would be no word
from the executive until the assembly
voted on the impeachment resolution.
GOVKH(IH 1 MI.KM".
"If the vote Is to impeach," paid the
secretary, "Sulzer will reserve an an
swer for the impeachment proceed
ings before the senate. Should the
resolution to Impeach be defeated, thi
governcr will give a statement ?cttlns
forth his side of the controversy in its
tntlre'y."
Two hours after the time se' fo
meeting the assembly chamber wa3
practically unchanged, although a
throng that rlvnljo last L
ingn: was stand. ng in palientSxpecta
tlcn. Half of the crowd' hero are
omen.
The resolution under consideration
today Is based upon the report of the
Frawiey legislative investigation com
mittee. The senate will mark time
until the assembly has an opportun
ity to formulate its program.
C ll FAt.MKie A TIOX.
The report of the Frawiey legislative
committee charging Governor Sulzer
with having diverted campaign con
tributions to his own private use was
adopted by the legislature lat,e yes
terday, and a resolution to impeach
him for "corrupt conduct In office and
for high crimes and misdemeanors"
was offered in the assembly by Major
ity Leader Ixvy.
The Frawiey committee report and
the Levy resoluion charge the gover
nor with having falsified under oath
his campaign contribution account, di
verted some of the. funds to his own
UEe for the purchase of stock, traded
executive approval of bills for support
of his direct, primary measure, and
having done everyhlng In his power
to obstruct the committee's bringing
his alleged misconduct to light.
The report carried w'th it a recom
mendation that Frank L. Colwell and
.,. . . . ..
jxui8 barecxy, wno retnsed to answer
certain questions propounded by the
committee's counsel, be held in con
tempt of the lcFtsIature and punished.
Sarecky and Coiwell are characterized
in the report as Governor Sulzer's
"dummies."
IS WEAKLY OM K.STKD.
Never in the history of the state has
Its ih!e? executive been Impeached.
After introducing his resolution to
In-.pi'afh, Assemblyman Levy asked
that its consideration be postponed a
few hours. This motlcn was opposed
by Minority Leader Hinman, who has
chatnploced the gcvemor's cause, and
by Assemblyman Schap", leader of the
rrcjiressivra.
Both Hinman and Schap had led a
two hour flght for postponement of ac
tion cn the resolution to adopt the
Fraley committee report.
The fight In tb.3 senate over the
adoption of the report was brief, the
fts'on lasting only 43 minu'es. The
u;per house was dark long before the
eConnnurd on Fag Five.)
ITALY STRIKE IS
REPORTED DYING
Milan. Italy, Aug. 12. Leaders ia
the strike here are already showing
elgcs of pessimism. Reports from
rrovln-c3 indicate few workers have
frtrjrk. Leadins socialist newspapers
tdniit the strike Is dying. Turin, Na
ples cr.d Venice are quiet.
I'isa, Itily, Aug. 12. This Is the on'.y
city in Inly where the strTke has "oe
'imp general. There have been' sev
eral conflicts be; ecu strikers and police.
THE WEATHER )
Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for
Hsz'k It.zni, Dsver:rc.l, ?.:: na
and Vicinity.
Generally cloudy witn showers to
night Wednesday, warmer Wednes
day, moderate variatle winds.
Temperature at 7 a. m. 66. Highest
yesterday "6, lowest last night 65.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 3 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative numidity at 7 p. m. 88. at
7 a. m. 87.
Stage of water 4.2, a fall of .1 in last
24 hours.
J. M. SHERIEIv, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening star: Jupiter. Morning
stnrs: Snturn. Venus. Mars. Mercury.
The bright star Antares of constella
tion Scorpio seen setting at the edge
of the Milky way. about 0 p. m.. low
In the fcouthwest.
SHOOT UP A TOWN
Also Fire Load Buckshot Into
Former Mayor Swem of
West Liberty, Iowa.
West Liberty, Icwa, Aug. 12. For
mer Mayor Swem received a load of
buckshot in the left eye, the local
postoffice was partly wrecked and
sreet lamps shot out by three bank
robbers here early today. The rob
bers fled.
The robbers had battered down the
front, door of the postoffice and wreck
ed tho door of the safe when Swem,
who lives above his store, awakened
and appeared upon the 6cene. The
men rushed into the street, shot out
lights, and as Swem crossed to the
prsteffice opened fire upon him. The
shot Ftruck him in the eye, the arm
end abdomen. Swem's Eon, who came
to rescue him, was also tired upoa.
By this time citizens had gathered and
the men escaped in the darkne3. The
attempted robbery took place at 'A
this morning.
CLAIMS VACCINE
IS LEPROSY CURE
Head of Iqdia JHedic
yry&wr
Tells Congress of Success
He Has Had
Londcn, Aug. 12. The closing day
of the international Medical Congress
saw all sections In session. "Leprosy"
was discus?ed in the bacteriology sec
tion., Major Host of the Indian med
ical service said that after years of
experience he had reached the con
clusion that cases were contracted
through lntected clothing. He declar
ed "incurable" might be erased from
text-books in dealing with leprosy.
Since he adopted the vaccine treat
ment in 1909 he bad, he said, dis
charged four cases as cured. At pres
ent he had 30 cases under treatment
by the vaccine me'hod. He asserted
a number of cures were effected by
the old Lepoulin method.
The congress was brought to an end
this afternoon by a speech by Hon.
John Burns, president of the local gov
ernment board. In the course of Mr.
Burns' address several suffraget in
terrup'ers, including a French woman,
were thrown out of Albert Hall. There
was a large crowd in attendance and
high on the roof a banner was unfurled
hearing the words, "Women are be-
I J -.
mouse' act."
".
FAMOUS CRITIC IN
A FATAL PLUNGE
David C. Preyor Falls Five
Stories from a New York
Apartment House.
New York, Aug. 12. David C. Prey
or, art critic of international reputa
tion, fell from the window of a fifth
floor apartment house today and was
killed. He was 60, and suffered from
asthma. It is believed he fell to his
his death while seeking a little fresh
air.
TYPOS ARE TO FIGHT OUT
SEATTLE PROPOSITION
Nafbriile, Tenn., Aug. 32. Reports
of several comraittees were submitted
International Typographical union.
yesterday's proceedings indicate there
will be a contest in the convention
Thursday, when the "Seattle proposi
tion" will be considered as a special
order. This proposal asks for a board
of directors cf 20 instead of an execu
tive council of only three members.
Killed by Fall from Hotel Window.
St. Paul, Aug. 12. Police are inves-
tigating the death of Henry Conrad, ! team of the Central association, yes
aged 35, hese body was found early j terday pitched twenty-one consecutive
yesterdiy in an alley at the rear of a j scoreless innings in a double-header
local hotel. The man had fallen or
been pushed from the third story win-
iow of the LiteL
38,000 ARE IN
SIR KNIGHTS'
DENVER LINE
Templar Conclave is For
mally Opened With a
Monster Parade.
VISITORS CROWD CITY
Scores of Bands Contribute to
Gayety Governor Ammons
Gives Welcome.
Denver, Col., Aug. 12. With a
grand parade of 30,000 Knights Tem
plar, the 32d triennial conclave for
mally opened this morning. Promptly
at 10:30 calls of buglers sounding the
forward march brought into official
life the conclave and presented to the
tens of thousands who thronged the
five-mile line of march and packed the
stadium to overflowing, a sight which
stirred their souls to reverence for
the Christian soldiers marching with
Impressive solemnity.
FIFTEEN lMYISIOXS.
The parade was divided into 15 di
visions, with from 1,500 to 2,000 in !
each. The first division was led by
California commandery No. 1. Invest
ments of their high offices were seen,
officers and members of the grand en
campments and visitors from other
jurisdictions. In the second division
marched the grand and subordinate
commanderies of Massachusetts, New
York, Rhode Island, Vermont, New
Hampshire and Connecticut. In the
third division were Ohio, Kentucky
and Maine; fourth division, Pennsyl
vania, Indiana, and Mississippi; Mich
igan In the fifth; Illinois in the 6ixth;
California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, New
Jersey and Georgia in the seventh;
Missouri, Alabama and Louisiana in
the eighth; Iowa and Minnefiota in
the ninth; Colorado in the fifteenth.
There were several score of bands
throughout the line.
ADDRESS pKWEtuccyiE.. .
In the afternoon Governor Amnions'
addressed the knights in welcome at
El-Jebel temple in behalf of the state.
Mayor Perkins in behalf of the city
and county, and Grand Commander
Hart of Pueblo in behalf of the Colo
rado grand commandery. Sir Wiliiam
Bromwell Molisb, the grand master
of the grand encampment, responded
for the Templars.
Later the grand encampment con
vened lii secret session, at which only
Knights Templar who had attained
the exalted position of past grand
commander were epilible.
At night, the first drills will be giv
en by Damascus commandery No. 42
of Detroit at the stadium.
BRADY CHAIRMAN
STATE TAX BOARD
Springfield, 111., Aug. 12. The mem
bers of the state board of equaliza
tion, when they called upon Governor
Dunne today with a suggestion that
they be given increased powers which
the governor advocated vestlDg in his
proposed tax commission, were met
with a reiteration of the governor's
declaration favoring the abolishing of
the board.
"The board of equalization is un
fairly administered," said the gover
nor. "Its work i3 farcial. Corpora
tions have been favored at the ex
pense of the people."
The new board organized this morn
ing, electing State Auditor Brady
chairman and John Coffey of Chicago
secretary.
This meeting is remarkable because
this is the first time since the board
of equalization was established that
the board has had a majority of demo
crats. Even under the Altgeld admin
istration 20 years ago when the dem
ocrats swept the state, the board of
equalization remained republican.
Flee Hotel Fire.
Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 12. The Sher
wood Forest hotel at Green Lake, Wis.,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. The
loss was about 150,000, partly covered
by insurance. Two hundred and fifty
guests were driven out of the buiTJing
and many lost personal effects. Most
of the guests were from Chicago and
St. Louis. It Is believed a cigarei
thrown into a waste basket caused the
bIaze-
KEOKUK PITCHER
GOES 21 INNINGS
Keokuk. Iov.-a. Aug.
Whittaker, pitcher fcr
12. William
the Keokuk
with Wa'erco.
world's record.
games.
It is believed a
Keokuk v.oa boih
HOME
i jWW-r KfcY IN THAT f Suppos WELL Wiffe.
WILSON HOPEFUL'
OF LINO MISSION
Administration Looks for Fa
vorable Results With Crisis
Now Believed Passed.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 12.
Charge O'Shaughnessy cabled the
state department today thatjthe situa
tior1 Mexico City was peaceful The
message was gratifying, to admiais
iration officials, who desire that all
misunderttandiugs that'' tile Mexican
government may have as to intentions
of the United States shall be cleared
up before further steps are taken in
the peace policy of President Wilson.
Washington, D. C, Au?. 12 Dis
tinct relief was apparent in olficial cir
cles here yesterday over the course of
events in Mexico; The statement, of
Frederico Gamboa, the new Mexican
minister cf foreign relations', that hi
had "great faith in the reasonableness
cf the judgment cf ti:c United States,"
holding the cenviction that the dif
ficulties between the two countries
"scon would be adjusted" produced a
very favorable impression in admin
istration circles.
Secretary Bryan commented opti
mistically cn it, and White house of
ficials also were pleased. President
Wilson pointed out during the day to
callers what seemed to him censpic
ucus e:fcrt3 on the part cf soma peo
ple unknown to him through published
misrepresentations to involve the
I'nited States in intervention. He re
iterated that the attitude of this gov
ernment toward Mexico in the present
situation was cne of peace .ud friend
liness solely.
The tafe arrival in Mexico of John
Lind. personal representative aad of
ficially desigrated ambassador, eased
the tenseness. The administration
here today locked forward to a iavor
able hearing of their etfsrts to sug
gest methods of ending the struggle
between ihe contending factions in
Mexico.
Mexico City, Aug. 12. The message
of the state department at Washing
ton, which John Lind. tile i persona!
representa'ive of President Wilson
has for President Hurrta, is ready for
presentation. At least a part of tha
state department's desires are ex
pressed in a document which was
translated into Spanish today.
Nelson O'Shauglinessy, the Amer
ican charge d'affaires, tcck steps to
day to ascertain whether the Mexican
government would receive the com
munication. That it will do so there
Is little doubt, since it has never ex
pressed unwillingness to accept em
bassy communications and the receipt
cf this message would not involve the
reception cf Mr. Lind cr Dr. William
Bayard Hsle, who al?o is in Mexico
Cn behalf of the state department.
All persens concerned in the pres
entation cf the statement of the at
titude cf the United States govern
ment towards Mexico are reticent as
to its character but there is reason
to beiieve that the first note, if it is
accepted, will be followed by at least
one other and tha' the full import of
Washington's suggestions or dt-mandg
will be left for a still later staler
N. A. Jecnines and Marvin Fcrre,
the two American nespaper corre?
prnder.ts who were arrested last nig-t
and held by order cf the mir-Uter cf
j the interior, released fro;n is
i tody tonight
Ii was announced yeitcrday aftar
ittccc, fr President Wilaca had heia
FROM THE VACATION
his weekly talk with the newspaper
men that conditions were improving
in Mexico. The Huerta government
j appears to be more willing to adopt
the conciliatory position. The gravest
danger now facing the government is
that many outrages vill be visited
upon Americans.
The president was in an optimistic
mord and hopes for a pleasant out
come of Lind's mission, now that Mex
ico understands that Huerta will not
to recognized by this government. It
is 'expected that his followers will now
aid Lind in his plan for a now elec
tion. Represen'ative Shephard cT 'Te-sas
has told the president that 90 per cent
of the Mexicans favor Carranza.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 12 Sena
tor Smith of Michigan today introduc
ed a bill proposing to arrest for de
portation any alien "who takes advan
tage of a residence ir. the United
States" to conspire to overthrow any
government in North or South Amer
ica with which the United States is
at peace. It was referred to a com
mittee. KIDNAP MINISTER
TO GIVE A PRAYER
Episcopal Clergyman Is Rushed
Before Senate to Fill Place
of Absentee.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 12. Rev.
C. Albert Thomas Young, an Episcopal
clergyman of Cannonsburg, Ta., was
1) - y in the rectory cf St. Mark's
church today, when a strange man,
stammering attempted explanations,
bundled him into a taxicab almost by
force, and rushed him away.
When Thomas recounted the adven
tures, of the ensuing 12 minutes, he
reaiiiied he had been hidnaped to the
capitol. and introduced to Vice Presi
dent Marshall, and had opened the
session of the senate with prayer.
Chaplain Prettyman forgot that the
senate meeting was to begin at 11 to
day instead of at noon, and Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms McGrain had just 12
minutes to scare up a preacher.
Washington Fire Scare.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 12. Fire
starting in a light shaft broke through
the historic Ebbitt house at 8 o'clock
this morning and created consterna
tion among the guests, but did no
damage.
Frisco Saloons Closed.
San Franckco, Aug. 12. San Fran
cisco's saioons were closed for four
hours earl yesterday, marking the
first time retail liquor traffic has been
interfered with by statute. A new
state law make3 it illegal to sell, give
or deliver liquor between 2 and 6 a. m.
ORDERS JAUSEN
TO RETURN HOMI
Bc2toa, Mass.,. Aug. 12. Ernest
Jauiasen, the Russian newspaper man
who arrived from Hamburg Friday,
has been ordered depcrted by the im
migration officials, who deem him
"highly undesirable." Jaumsen admit
ted escaping from Siboria, where ho
was tervfng five years for writing I-;
favor of a democratic form of govern
ment for Ruseia.
CIRCUS ATTACHES
HURT IN A WRECK
Three of Barnum & Bailey Em
ployes Fatally Injured by
Rock Island Train.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 12. Thirteen
persons, all employes of the Barnum &
Uailty circus, whose train was struck
at Kichfield, Neb., by a Rock Island
passenger equipment train, returning
from the Denver conclave late last
night, were brought to the Clarkeston
hospital in this city this mfcrning. All
v-.ere suffering fatal or serious Injuries.
At the hospital it was said three would
die.
In addition to the 13 taken to the
local hospital, 29 other injured were
brought into Omaha. The injuries of
the latter consisted of bruises and
cuts.
The wreck occurred shortly after
midnight. The circus train was pull
ing into a siding at Richfield, but had
not cleared the main line when the
passenger train struck it.
Most of the injured were in a Pull
man car, which was at the rear of the
circus train, just ahead of the caboose.
The impact derailed the passenger
engine, and two cars behind, and over
turned the circus Pullman and derail
ed several cars preceding it.
Thomas Campbell of Rhode Island,
George Burke of Boston, James Crag
han of New York City, Allen Rosch of
Spckane and James Moucher, addrefs
unknown, were taken to ihe hospital
and removed at once to the oporatiug
room. It was stated Moucher could
live but a few hours.
The injuries to others are dangerous.
The circus train was enrcute to At
lantic, Iowa.
DETECTIVES GET
INTO WRONG FLAT
Taken fcr Burglars, Two of
Them Are Made Candidates
for a Hospital.
New York, Aug. 12. Five men, who
said later they were seekint "evi
dence" nearly wrecked the apartments
of E. do Sapresi, an art editor, early
today, while de Sapresi, thinking they
were burglars, 6toutiy defended him
self and wife with an old bayonet.
Two of the evidence-seekers had to
go to a hospital. When made prison
ers the men explained they were de
tectives and got into the wrong flat
Boy Scouta to Work on Roads.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 12. Boy
scouts, 100 of them, will aid in better
ing Missouri highways on the state's
two good roads days, Aug. 20 and 21.
The Daughters of the American Revo
lution will serve meal3 to the roads
workers in Jackson county.
Cut Telephone Cables.
St Louis, Aug. 12. Cables of the
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele
phone company (Bell) were cut yes
terday in GraDite City, I1L, opposite
thus city and in several places between
Granite City and Eist St. Louis for
the second time since the announce
ment of the settlement of the tele
'hone strike a week. ago. -.
MONEY GIVEN
IN LOBBY AID
SAYSEMERY
McMichael Favored to
Extent of $20 Monthly
For Courtesies.
PAY FOR NEGROES ALSO
Change Occasionally Spread
Among Capitol Employes ,
for Services Rendered. jv
Washington, D. C, Aug. 12. James
A. Emery defined to the senate lobby
committee today the duties of Mul
hall, who claimed to be the Amer
ican Manufacturers' association lob
byist "Mulhall kept me supplied with
copies of bills and public documents
in relation to work here, and got In
formation of the status of legislation
in which we were interested. In thl
work he gathered information from
members of congress. He made Ia
quirijs about hearings and requested
an opportunity for me to appear," said
Emery.
Emery denied flatly that Henry
Neal and Harry Parker, two negro
employes at the capitol, were in the
pay of the manufacturers. Mulhall
swere that for almost a year Emery
gave him each month a $100 check of
which 50 was to go to I. H. McMich
ael, cne time chief page in the house,
nd $50 to Parker and Neal. Emery
denied he ever drew such checks.
3lr.Mim.tEI. THK FniEr.
He declared Mulhall told him he
had a friend at the capitol who could
ei public documents and bills. Later
l.'mery learned from a friend it was
McMichael. Emery testified, however,
lie did draw a check for $50, sent It to
Mvihall and told him to divide It with
Neal and Parker, "merely as pay for
ccuitesies they performed for our
members." -
"Did you ever make any payments
to Mulhall for McMichael?" asked At
tcrney McCarter for the manufactur
ers. "Yes," said the witness. "It never
exceeded $20 a month, and terminalod
wi.en I left for Europe in 1910."
IJICMKS 1I.VI.G ROOM,
Payments were, he said, for serv
ices in getting bills and docume.-e,
2nd for courtesies. . .'
"Too absurd to contemplate," said
Emery, when McCarter asked him
about, a secret room in the capitol,
which Mulhall swtre was furnished to
the association by Congressman Mo
Detmo't of Illinois.
Before the house lobby committee
Mulhall continued an account of his
relations with congressmen in work
for the manufacturers.
HOD KEEPING
CLOSE TO BANKS
Washington, D. C. Aug. 12. The
controller of the currency today issued
a call for a statement of the condition
of all National banks at the close of
business Saturday, Aug. 9.
Much additional evidence Is to be
obtained from the call. Tha treasury
derailment wants to know how the
tanks In different tactions are attempt
ing to relieve the demand for cur
rency. Republican leaders bepan on the floor
of the house today their tight to com
pel Secretary McAdoo to disclose
proofs of h's charge that New York
bankers had censpired to depress gov
ernment bends.
The house voted 210 to 55. not to
take up the Mondell resolution to
force McAdoo to disclose his proof.
Fined $50 for Scant Attire.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 12. Recordef
John E. Schwartz yesterday fined Miss
Bessie Carter $50 for appearing on
Savannah's main shopping thorough
fere in a ehort skirt and low cut waist.
Henry Smoak, her escort, paid $?5.
Postpone Peoria Races.
Peoria, 111., Aug. 12. Opening of Ihe
Great Western circuit races today was
postponed on account of rain.
MAD MULLAH ON
WARPATH AGAIN
Aden, Arabia, Aug. 12. Official dis
patches today announce that a corps of
British native troops was ambushed
by 2,000 Dervishes near Burao. British,
killed and wounded Include two offi
cers and 60 men. Many thousand fol
lowers of Mad Mullah are on the war
path. - Heavy losses inflicted on Dervishes.
Engl it h Icsess include one white Eng.
lien officer killed, one wounded; otherf
lulled were Indian natives. .