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SIXTY-SECOXD YEAR. NO. 281.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1913. -FOURTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
ARGUS. I HOME EDITION
THAW ON WAY
BACK TO NEW
YORKPRISON
Ordered Deported, He is
Whisked From Coati
cook in Auto.
FIGHTS LIKE MADMAN
Fugitive and Counsel Surprised
by Suddenness of Decision
by Authorities.
r0lebrook, N. H., Sept. 10. Harry
Thaw was arrested here today Just
before noou. Thaw In his wanderings
accompanied only by newspaper men,
fild not know where to go. Leaving
Nortons .Mills, lie stopped a few min
utes at Averill. VL Leaving there he
doubled back into Canada, reentered
Vermont at Canaan, then crossed the
Connecticut river at Steartstown. No
one attempted to detain him.
He was planning, when arrested, to
strike a railroad and buy a ticket to
Jietroit. He tried vainly to get into
communication with hfs lawyers at
Montreal. Falling, he resumed his
blind Journey until detained by the
sheriff. The sheriff had no warrant,
but held him as a fugitive from Jus
tice. Thaw was arrested by Sheriff Drew
of Coos county at a little sctiool house,
five miles from here.
IM.At KII IV Jilt.
Word bed re-ched here that Thaw
was traveling in this direction, and
practically every local officer and dep
uty who was in attendance at county
court, which was in session, was sent
out to apprehend him. Thaw . was
locked up in Jail, but was taken o
the office of Tlicmas Johnson, a local
attorney, whom he retained as advistr
on his arrival here. Later in the day
lie will be taken to Lancaster and
Placed in jail. SherifT Drew notified
Jeroino of the arrest and requested
li!m to come here to take charge of
the fugitive. In his wanderings Thaw's
machine was driven by a French-Cana-dion
chauffeur.
Later Sheriff Drew said he would
hold Thaw at a hotel until advised
of the wishes of the New York author
it if. It is faid Jerome, if necessary,
v ill fake a special tra.n at North Ad
nrns for Colehrooke. The entire pop
ulation was on Main street today.
There was a great crowd at a barber
shop where Thaw was taken for a
fhave.
Coaticook, Que.. Sept. 10. Harry
Thaw, removed forcibly from his quar
ters here today, was a free agent at
lu on, traveling in an auto with a num
ber of American newspaper reporters.
Tli-" fugitive was dropped over the bor
dtr by the Canadian authorities into
V rniont. At once, dazed and free, he
(I'd not know what to do.
The newspaper men following him
took him into their car and are now
traveling with him. At noon they had
paxud from Vermont into New Hamp
shire. As the car progresses, the news
paper men report Thaw's movements.
Th si-nation in which Thaw finds
himself today is by far the rawt extra
ordinary t hat has marked the progress
of hm sensational case since he fled
from Matteawan Aug. 17.
wiTiiotT i.i:;i. roi
Relieving this mornl'ig he was being
kidnarpd, he resisted forcible removal
from Coaticook. only to find a quick
dh in an automobile to the Ameri
can boundary was to bring him unex
pected freedom and place him in the
hands of the men who op to the pres
ent time have devoted their energies
to reporting the case. Without his ar
ray of legal counsel Thaw did not know
whore to turn for advice. After a brief
consultation wlih the newspaper men.
the autcmoblle hired by the reporters,
with Thaw In It, went on to Averill.
After a brief stop, it crossed into New
Hmnpf hire.
Thaw was rushed out of the Immi
gration pen breakfastless. Immigration
officers w ould make no explanation ex
cept that they were acting under or
ders for the minister of justice. Thaw
was taken to the Vermont border In
an automobile. He screamed and
fought like a madman all the way
lie smashed a w indow with a bottle as
the officers dragged him down stairs to
the machine.
IIK4 IMO 1EI PK TED.
The suddenness of the maneuver
took both Thaw and his counsel en
tirely by surprise. It literally carried
Thaw off his ftet. It was reported
here, though not confirmed, that the
immigration officers acted on instruc
tions from the minister of the Interior.
The destination of the automobile, save
that it is some place In Vermont just
jver the border, is unknown to any
xcept the passengers. It was reported
Thaw would be taken to Norton Mills
THE WEATHER
li
Fonxast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, fo
Rock Island, Davenport, Molina
and Vicinity.
Increasing cloudiness with probably
showers tonight or Thursday, warmer
tonight; moderate variable winds.
Temperature at 7 a. m 56. Highest
yesterday, 79; lowest last night, 55.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m., 7 miles
an hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m., 41; at
7 a. m., 83.
Stage of water 2.4, no change in last
24 hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening star: Jupiter. Morning
stars: Saturn. Venus. Mars, Mercury.
The golden Arcturus. "queen of the
summer sky." is in line with the han
dle of the Great Dipper, which lies
north of it
Counsel Verrett, representing New
York state in the fight to have Thaw
taken back to Matteawan, said he did
not think Jerome, commander-in-chief
of the New York forces, was at Nor
tons Mills. Verrett added nobody
knew that Thaw was to be taken so
suddenly to Vermont.
The auto carrying Thaw crossed into
the United States at 8:55.
Kll.l; BY 1IIMSTEB.
Ottawa, Sept. 10. Acting Minister
of the Interior Doherty today said he
had rejected Thaw's appeal fr.-m the
decision of the immigration board of
inquiry, upholding the finding of the
beard and ordering the deportation of
Thaw forthwith. The order was car
ried out this morning. The w-rit of
habeas corpus or writ of prohibition
issued at Montreal, said Doherty, did
not enjoin the immigration authorities
taking this step.
"I assume full responsibility for the
deportation," said Judge Doherty.
"Thaw was suspected, seized, examin
ed, condemned es an undesirable, and
has been sent back by the same route
he came."
I.AWVRR ntWBFOlADED.
Montreal. Sept. 1C. Members of the
Thaw family and his lawyers here
were dumbfounded when they lecxned
the fugitive had been deported "I
am simply paralyzed," said J. N. Green
shields, leader of Thaw's band of law
yers. "With a writ of prohibition and
habeas corpus it seems to me to be
utterly impossible to believe. -. It i4-
certalnly a disgrace to the country and
our administration of law. AH' we
can do is bring Robertson and the as
sistant superintendent of immigration
before the king's bench, but what good
will that do us?"
HKI.EASF.I) BY CANADA.
Averill, Vt., Sept. 10. Thaw arriv
ed here at 9 o'clock. He had been
released by the Canadian immigration
authorities when the automobile
crossed the Vermont line at Norton
Mills, four miles away, and at thiV
hour was absolutely a free man, as
nobody representing New York or
Vermont, was on hand to take him.
At Norton MiKs Thaw left the auto
mobile of the Canadian immigration
officers and climbed into a car with
several newspaper correspondents,
who accompanied him, and made the
Journey to Averill in their company.
He said the sudden departure was a
surprise and that his plans were In
the air.
IS SOT MOLESTED.
Stewartstown. N. H., Sept. 10.
Thaw reached here at 10 o'clock. No
attempt was made to arrest him. He
stood in the village square 15 min
utes, and reentered the auto without
announcing his destination. At 11
o'clock he stopped at a farm house,
and then continued his Journey.
JUKOMR 0 WAV,
Manchester, Vt., Sept. 10. Jerome
learned unofficially of the deportation
of Thaw an hour after the fugitive
was put over the line into this state.
The Canadian officials, he said, had
promised to notify him of any steps
taken and he was awaiting such offi
clal notification. Jerome loft here at
noon for North Adams, where he was
notified of Thaw's arrest at Colebrook.
He will proceed on the first train for
that town.
GI.TNS ORDERS ARREST.
Albany, N. Y.. Sept. 10. Acting Gov
ernor Glynn sent telegrams to the gov
ernors of Vermont and New Hamp
shire asking that Thaw be arrested.
The governors of Maine and Massa
chusetts will probably be notified also.
New York City police have been asked
to send out a general alarm for Thaw's
apprehension.
PUAXS OF OFFICIALS.
New York, Sept, 10. It was learn
ed here it was the plan of the New
York authorities to bring Thaw direct
to Matteawan in the automobile
which whisked him away from the de
tention pen at Coaticook this morn
ing. The plan embraced a continuous
ride without a stop in Vermonf, New
Hampshire or anywhere else along
the way except, perhaps, for meals,
until Thaw was safe within the walls
of Matteawan.
Officers all along have contended
that their position toward Thaw is
parallel to that of an individual guard
ian toward a minor, and there wa
nothing in the state or international
laws to change this position.
Japanese Land Armed Force.
London. Sept. 10. A Japanese armed
force landed today at Nanking, says
a Shanghai dispatch.
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AIRSHIP LOST
IN STORM; 16
HJROWN
Zeppelin L-l. Wrecked,
Goes to Bottom of
North Sea.
CARRIES SEVEN BODIES
Torpedo Boats Work Through
Night and Recover Half of
the Victims.
Heligoland, North Sea, Sept. 10.
Torpedo boats, with searchlights re
mained all night at the scene of yes
terday's airship catastrophe, In which
only seven of a crew; of 21 were saved.
One body was recovered late last
night and six were found this after
noon, including those of Captain Met
zing, chief of the naval airship service,
and Commander Hanne of the wreck
ed Zeppelin LI. Doctors are working
over three of them in the hope of re
suscitating the men. The bodies of
seven others are probably in the cabin
of the airship at the bottom of the
deepest part of the North sea. The
hurricane which destroyed the airship
turned into a steady gale today and
It waa impossible to locate the wreck.
- Berlin, Sept. 10. The worst of the
numerous disasters which have over
taken German's airship fleet, happen
ed last evening when the new naval
Zeppelin ship L-l was wrecked while
on a voyage from the mainland to
Heligoland, 28 miles away and 16 of
the crew of 23 were drowned. This
is the twelfth accident to befall the
Zeppelin airships and the first to be
accomDaiilea willl the loss cf life.
It ad' been previously announced
that the L-l was going on a fifty-four
nonstop trial trip from Friedrlch
hafen to Wilhelmshaven. where it
was to be Joined by two waterplanes.
Thence it was to proceed with the
waf.erplattes to Heligoland, from
which place it would cruise across
Schleswig-Holstein to Danzig, re
turning from the latter place to
Friedrichshafen by way of Potsdam
and Hanover.
HIT BY HCRRICAXE.
The voyage apparently was without
incident until the disaster. This was
about 7 o'clock last night, when the
L-l was struck by a hurricane 18
miles north of Heligoland. The
great airship was struck by the ter
rific gusts almost amidships and
hurled to the surface of the sea,
where it was pounded to pieces by
the wind and the waves. It floated
for about an hour and then buckled
in the middle before it sank.
The German high sea fleet is now
assembled at Heligoland for maneuv
ers and immediately the news reach
ed that island torpedo boats and de
stroyers steamed at full speed to the
rescue. They arrived in time to save
several of the crew from the sea.
Other ships followed them and the
sea is being searched for a wide area
for other possible survivors, but it is
feared the prevalence of the storm
precludes hope that any mor
members of ihe crew will be found
alive.
It is understood that some officers
cf high rank were aboard the L-l,
but the only names mentioned in th?
early reports are Lieutenant Hanne,
the commander, and Captain von
Metzing. Bo'h of these are said to
have been drowned.
SHIP BREAKS; TWO KILLED.
Leipsic. Germany, Sept. 10. The
great military airship Z-2 (Zeppelin
dirigible) wrenched from the hands
of 150 men today and was carried
aloft by a sudden gust of wind. Two
soldiers were killed.
EMULATES PEGOl D.
London, Sept. 10. Kent, an English
aviator, unintentionally emulated the
fe3ta of Pegoud, the, French airman.
n turning somersaults with his ma
chine in the air near Farnham yes
terday. Kent was 2,000 feet in the
air when his enelne stonned H lnt
control of the machine, which turned
four complete somersaults. Kent
then secured control of the aeroplane
and descended In a steep spiral, land
ing safely but somewhat shaken up.
"I thought I was done for that
time," he said, but nevertheless he
resumed his flight a short time aft
erwards. Sebastopol. Russia, Sept. 10 The
military aviator, Druschinin, fell yes
terday while making a flight and was
Instantly killed.
Steel Tonnage.
New York. Sept. 10. Unfilled ton
nage of the steel corporation Aug. 31
totalled 8,223,468 tens, a decrease of
175,888 over July.
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THE
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ESKIMOS MURDER
TWO EXPLORERS
News of Death of H, V. Eadford
and George Street Received
at. Ottawa, Can. 0.
Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 10. Harry' V.
Radford, the American explorer, and
George Street of Ottawa were treach
erously killed by a band of Eskimos
with which they were traveling in the
early winter of 1911, according to mail
advices which have just reached here
from the far north.
Radford and Street set out early
in the fall of 1911 to make the trip
from Chesterfield inlet on the west
coast of Hudson bay to Bathurst, on
the shore of the Arctic ocean. Since
that time no authentic word has been
heard of either man and they had been
given up as lost. Now comes a cir
cumstantial story of their enduring a
fight with Eskimos at Schultz lake,
500 miles inland from Chesterfield in
let. The killing has been kept a secret
among the Eskimo tribes who come to
Chesterfield inlet each year to trade,
but rumors of the tragedy reached the
Royal Northwest mounted police sta
tioned at Fort Churchill on Hudson
bay.
Two months ago Sergeant Egertson
and Corporal Conroy were dispatched
to make the trip to Schultz lake and
investigate the report.
The detailed story which reached
Fort Churchill was that Radford and
Street set out on their long journey
through the interior in company with
a band of Schultz lake Eskimos, who
had been trading at Chesterfield inlet.
Here they were to meet another tribe
which would take them to Bathurst.
The trip to Schultz lake was made in
safety and the explorers were pre
paring for the start on the second lap
of the trip.
When the sleds were being loaded
Radford got into an altercation with
one of the tribe over binding thongs
and in his anger kicked the man, who
Instantly grasped his spear and ran
Radford through. Street, who was
a short distance away, seized his
rifle, but before he cculd make an
other move was mortally stabbed by
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the Eskimo working with him loading
, .,,
their sled.
New Vork, Sept. lO.-General Thorn-
as R- Hubbard, president of the Peary
Arctic club, made public today the
news of a second return by a Dane
or important recoras leu Dy Kooen
IE. Peary in the polar regions.
The government of Denmark.
througn its minister, to the United
States, has sent to Peary the record
he deposited In a ca:rn at Navy Cliff
on the northeast coast of Greenland In
July, 1892. Tw enty. years later. In !
July, 1912, the record was recovered i
by the Danish explorer, Knud Ras
mussen.
MICHIGAN COPPER MINE
STRIKE IN EIGHTH WEEK
Calumet. Mich., Sept. 10. The Calu
met and Hecla Mining company', pro
ducing today about one-third of its
normal capacity. Is the only company
that has been successful in making
any inroads with the copper miners'
d SICKLY. AlTS T Ii .
is kSSiv.'- "
r Alt ' v v" x" . i . " ' rR Vat Trf
CROP THAT FAILED
strike, which enters its eighth week
tomorrow,
Washington. D. C, Sept. 10. John
A. Moffet was ordered to Calumet,
Mich., today by Secretary Wilson to
confer with President Moyer of the
Western Federation of Miners on the
settlement of the copper strike.
PRISONERS GO TO
BASEBALL GAF.ft
Four Condemned Men Among
Those Put on Honor for
Day at San Quentin.
San Quentin, Cal., Sept. 10. Put on
their honor not to attempt to escape,
1,485 prisoners, including four con
demned irten, passed out of the peni
tentiary gates to a nearby baseball
park yesterday to witness a game be-
tween the "whites" and "blacks." The
negroes won, 11 to 2. Every prisoner
keilt his pledge and all were accounted
for when the long line was checked
into prison.
EXPECT TROUBLE
FROM VESUVIUS
Scientists Explore Interior and
Predict an Approaching
Reawakening.
Naples, Sept. 10. Professor Mer-
calti, director of the observatory at
Mount Vesuvius, together with several
professors of the University of Munich,
accomplished a daring descent of the
crater of Vesuvius today. The profes
sors remained inside the crater two
hours studying, ac.idst asphyxiating
gases, a new volcanic activity. The
descent and ascent of the inner re
gions occupied eight hours. .Scientists
consider a groat reawakening of the
I volcano is approaching.
Fuller Again a Candidate
Belvidere, 111., Sept, 10. Charles E.
Fuller, who was defeated for congress
I by W. H. Hinebaugh, progressive, last
November, today formally announced
I his candidacy for the republican noin-
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i uinuvu. r unci icyic&cuicu iiu
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Twelfth district in congress for 10
j ears Prior to his defeat. .
Minister of State Dead.
Brussels, Sept. 10. Count de Smet
j de xacyer, minister of btate, is dead.
Assassin a Suicide.
Tokio, Sept. 10. One of the assas-
j slns of Direc or Abe committed suicide
today, plunging' a sword in his throat.
Prominent lowan Called.
Creston, Iowa, Sept. 10. Robert Fin-
Jey Hanna, 73, United States commis
sioner and deputy clerk of the federal
district court, and prominent Iowa re
publican, died today of Hrirht'a dis
ease. Newburyport, Mass. An explosion
of gasoline in a garage on Merrimac
street started a fire which spread rap
idly to a number of business blocks
and nearly a dozen residences. One
man was killed and three seriously
hurt. The property loss is estimated
at 1100,000.
BALU GAMfcS, )
BOMB INJURES 20
GKIGAGO PEOPLE
Attempt Made to Destroy Pri
vate Banking House of
Chicago, Sept. 10 More than 20 per
sons were injured, buildings partly
wrecked and windows within a radius
of half a mile were shattered early
today in the explosion of a tomb in
the doorway of a private bank con
ducted by Alexander Oonforti, 92 South
Halsted street. The injured were cut
by glass and thrown from their beds
in the force of the concussion.
The explosion was heard several
miles and aroused thousands of resi
dents. Confortl admitted that a year
ago he received three threatening let
ters demanding $4,000, but Ignored
them.
Conforti's office was demolished, but
the safe withstood the blast.
TAFT DEDICATES
SHAFT TO PERRY
One Hundred Years of Peace
With England Celebrated
at Put -in -Bay.
Put-in-B&y, Ohio, Sept. 10. A tower
ing shaft of white marble, erected In
commemoration of Commodore Perry's
victory in the battle of Lake Erie and
100 years of peace between the United
States and Great Britain, was formally
dedicated today by former President
Taft. At the inauguration of the dedi
cation ceremonies cannon boomed at
the hour of the firing of the opening
gun of the famous battle, fought 100
years ago today within view of Put-in-Bay
shores.
REV. FREEMAN, M0LINE, IN
A CONFERENCE ADDRESS
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 10. The con
ference of Swedish Baptists of the "usse.i lias relinquished his position
United States and Canada opened the as superintendent of the Illinois re
second day's meeting with a big di- formatory at Pontiac as head, and
versified program. The weather was chief Clerk Trorabo will act as sup
tl.reatening. This evening an address erintendent Russell's resignation,
will be delivered by an evangelist, i. effective Jan. 1, has been in.
Rev. A. J. Freeman of Mollne, 111. His j the hands of the governor
subject will be "Evangelistic Missions i HOme time, and his sudden retirement
ui iue rreaeui uy.
$100,000 Jewel Robbery.
Chicago, Sept. 10. It was learned
today that jew els valued u.t $100,000
were recently stolen from the home i
of a millionaire .esldent of VVinnetkai
suburb, according to p.-ivate detectives
working on tlifc case. They refuse to
name the viciirn.
King Heir's Sponsor.
London, Sept. 2 '. King George will
act as spoucor for the ht-ir to the
Roxburgh dukedom, whose mother was
Miss Mty Goeiet cf New York.
$50O,OC0 Chicago Fire.
Chicago, Kept. 10. A half million
dollar fire today destroyed the machine
' and toller shops of the Nickel Plate
- ouji side.
WILSON SEES
IMC U GOOD If!
TARIFFGUTS
Expected Bill Will be
Ready for Signature
in Ten Days.
IS A PEOPLE'S VICTORY
President Compliments Both
Branches of Congress for
Heeding Demand. x -
Washington, D. C, Sept. 10. The
democratic tariff revision bill, as it
passed the senate last night, changed
in many particulars from the form in
which it left the house over four
months ago, went back to that body
today, and tomorrow will find its way
into the joint conference committee,
where the finishing touches will be
given it. It is predicted the measure
will probably be ready for the presi
dent within ten days.
President Wilson said last night
after the senate had passed the bill
by a vote of 44 to 37: "A fight for the
people and for free business which
has lasted a long generation through
has at last been won, handsomely and
completely. A leadership and a stead
fastness in counsel has been shown
In both houses, of which the democrat
ic party has reason to be proud. There
has been no weakness or confusion
or drawing back, but a statesmanlike
directness and command of circum
stances. I am happy to have been con
nected with the government .of the
nation at a time when such things
could happen and to have worked in.
fftsociai i iti'ith . men who could do
them. There is every reason to be
lieve that currency reform will be car
ried through with equal energy, di
rectness, and loyalty to the general In
terest. When that is done this, first
session of the Sixty-third congress will
have passed into history with an un
rivaled distinction. I want to express
my special admiration for the devoted,
intelligent and untiring work of Mr.
Underwood and Mr Simmons and the
committees associated with them."
Washington, Sept. 10. The admin
istration currency bill today started
on its devious way to the statute books
when Chairman Glass of the banking
committee, one of the fathers of the
measure, opened the currency debate
in the house. In a long speech he ex-
bill and replied to various criticisms
of the measure.
Hays, of California, ranking repub
lican member of the banking commit
tee, opening the debates for the re
publicans, endorsed part of the bill,
but attacked the provision allowing
national bunks only 5 per cent profit
on their investment in federal re
serve banks.
"In spite of all these criticisms,"
said he, "I am firmly of the opinion if
the modifications of our system pro
posed by this bill can be put into ac
tive operation they will work a vast
Improvement in our system or lack
of system."
RUSSELL RESIGNS
AT REFORMATORY
Pontiac Superintendent Quits
Following Inquiry as to
Alleged Cruelties.
Bloomington, 111., Sept. 10. Judge
todav followed th tnKtifiittnn nf on
investigation of alleged cruelty to in.
mate i by guuius.
HOLDING BANKER
FOR A BIG THEFT
Fink of Belleville, HI., Reported
901 nnn
St Louis, Mo., Sept. 10. Legal
firms have estimated the total claims
of clients against Private Banker Fink;
of BeWevllle, III., at $321,000. Fink
is charged with embezzle meet. '