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SIXTY-SECOXD YEAR. NO. 310.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1913. TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
FOUR HUNDRED MERS PERISH 1 AfEXPLOSION AD FIRE i WALES
DISASTER AT
GOAL TOWN;
500 RESCUED
Terrific Blast is Heard
Shortly After Day Shift
Descends for Work.
ALL RECEIVE INJURIES
Women and Children, Crowdinr
Arcund Pit, Are Held T ck
by the Police.
Cardiff, Wales, Oct. 14. More than
four hundred Welsh coal miners are
believed to have perished from fire and
a.' -r-damp in the Universal colliery
near here today. A terriffic explo
flci shattered the works shortly after
131 men had descended into the pit.
Five hundred had been rescued up
to noon, when fire broke out and halt
ed the work of rescue. The day shift
of 740 mpn IibH rinuronHnil o t E irlfwl? I
An hour afterward a deafening report
brought inhabitants of the vicinity
runuiug to the pit head, where they
found the ventilating and hoisting ma
chinery at the top of the shafts blown
to atoms. A man who had been work
ing 60 feet away had been decapitated.
Rescue parties of miners belonging to
the niitht shift were soon on the scene.
An entrance was found by way of an
adjacent shaft and by noon 500 had
been brought to the surface. The
tame pit was the scene of an explosion
13 years ago, when 120 miners lost
their lives. Otly one man was res
cued alive.
IIOPH ' HEM I e ABA M)0EU.
Rescued miners, members of life
savin gangs and officials of the mine
this afternoon 4'ffWertay' kefcson
no hope for those still below. Police
were neceBary to keep hack women
and children who crowded the en
trances In hopes of newt of relatives.
M st of the rescued men presented .-.
pitiable appearance. Nearl all were
suffering from burns and shock and
from the effects of poisohotis gassed.
WIDOW OF EATON
PLACED ON TRIAL
"
Defpns T That the, Uiicrinnrt
Rear Admiral in the Navy,
Poisoned Himseh.
Plymouth. Mass.. Oct. 14-Mrs. Jen-
nip. Mav Kutnn nlart n Irl.l iJ
day for the murder of her hugband,
Rear Admiral Jnnh mi. F.r n Th. !
. . ' I
defense will attempt to show that the!
poison which caused death was self-lnlns on Doara ,ne '"o appeared topics oi a proclamation by Huerta J grievance will be thoroughly investi
admlnlstered. The governments con-;""'' n unQ'r organize! control. announcing himself as dictator of Mex- i gated Dy the company to which they
tsntlon is that Mrs. Katon gave her!
husband poison with meals. It is ex
pected the selection of a Jury will oc
cupy today's session.
SEVERAL INJURED
AT CHICAGO FIRE
Malt House and Elevator of the
United Breweries Destroyed
With $200,000 Loss.
Chicago, 111., Oct 14. Several .fire-1
men were seriously injured in a fire
1 1 . a . M
that destroyed the malt house and el
evator of the Northwestern Brewery,
the largest plant of the United Brew
eries company. The loss is estimated
at t:oo.ooo.
FEDERATION HEAD
TO BESOCIAUST
John H. Walker of Danville Said
to Be Sure to Land Next
Presidency.
Doratur. 111.. Oct. 14. That the min
ers are in control and that John H.
Walker of Danville, socialist, will i
probably be the next president of the
Klinois Federation of Labor, becanvs
apparent at the opening session of the
organization today.
Springfield. 111. The state anditor
liquet a permit to M. F. Merritt, Mark
R. Joplin and J. E. Merritt for or
ganisation of the Wellington State
hank at Wellington, with a capital of
1:5.000.
5N
THE WEATHER
H
Forecast Tilt 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Mollno
and Vicinity.
Generally fair and cooler tonight and.
Wednesday, brisk, southerly to wester
ly winds.
Temperature at 7 a. m. 60. Highest
yesterday 77, lowest last night 58.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 10 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m., 55; at 7
a. m. 61.
Stage of water 3.4, no change in
last 24 hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Mercury. Jupiter.
Morning stars: Saturn. Venus. Mars.
Planet Venus at least distance from
the sun at 9 p. m.
VOLTURNO GREW
HELD COWARDLY
Survivors Arriving on Minneap.
olis Make Grave Charges
Against Ship Attaches.
BRUTAL TO PASSENGERS
Baby Thrown Into Sea by Hysterical
Mother Arrives at London
Hulk Still Afloat.
London, Eng., Oct. 14. The Voltur
no was still afloat in the afternoon ox
Sunday and there was a possibility of
the hulk yet reaching land. "The
Carmania was in her vicinity Oct. 12,"
says Captain Restron in a wireless to
the Cunard company. "The derelict n
latl'ude 47.37, north longitude 33.43
west, was then going southeast. The
bulk appeared in good condition and
likely to float indefinitely."
"The crew of the Volturno, most
of whom were Dutch, behaved in a
cowardly manner and were brutal to
passengers" is the verdict of most of
the 30 survivors who arrived at Grave
send on the .MJan,enprj;i.t thU.pvaainay
Aiiu.ii e survivors are men
Liverpool, Eng., Oct. 14 The steam
er Dovonian arrived today with 60
Volturno survivors, among them many
remnants of families crazed with grief
and terror at the tragedy through
which they had passed. Among the
rescued was a baby a hysterical moth
er had flung into the sea. A girl of
four s'ood among the survivors un
recognized and unclaimed.
llll.K STII.l. AFLOAT.
Havre, France, Oct. 14. La Tour
raine, one of the rescue ships which
figured in the Vol'urno disaster, ar-
rived this morning with 42 survivors
of the disaster. First Lieutenant J
Vol-1
Izenic said: "We reached the
urno at 9 o c.ock and found 10 other
steamers on the scene. Heavy 4moke
was streaming from the forward
hatches of the Volturno, whose pas-
had assembled on the after-
Ward Par- 0t the BnlP- OTUeXt and
children had been placed farthest from
ne fire and the men formed in line
.. .1, ,!. A f i
",c i'"- ""'b. x.,-,
1 n crew was working steadily wiui
hose pouring water in the hatches,
from which red tinged smoke was is-j
suing. I- was obvious the efforts of
the Volturno crew to extinguish the
fire were futile, as the flames gained
MRIVI)H IOI.KVT.
Taris. Oct. 14. Many survivors of
the Volturno showed signs of Vio-;
lence. according to passengers on tha
I.a Touraine. arriving at Paris todav.
; One woman bore scra'clies ani
j bruises all over her body, received in
a struggle to get a place in the boats.
iOne of the most striking facts, accord
ing to passengers on the I.a Touraine,
wa the arrival nf rhiirirpn frm th
Volturno annarpnti nnt hp'nnxin
anyone, and seemine to have hepn
,
, completely left to take care of them -
1
selves by their parents.
Washington. Governor Harrison of : tion by official Washington, however,
the Philippines has appointed Stephen j because i: was accepted as indicating
Bonsai of New York assistant execu-1 that European powers who had pev
tlve cecretary to the Philippine com- j iousty recognixed the Huerta govern
miislon. to succeed Thomas C. Welch, j ment among which were Germany
resigned. Bonsai will be eucceeded as ; and Great Britain now saw evidence!
a member of the municipal board of j cf Huerta's inability to compose the
Manila by Arcadio Arellano, a prom-1 situation
,Dent F1UPin WAV ORER HP HICRTA.
Washington. Peter Tetri was nom-! While the American war vessels
inated to be postmaster at Eureka,
III.. Robert E. Dow ning at Golden. 111.,
and William H. Fickle at Glenwooi.
Iowa.
COURT DELIVERS
SCHOOLFRATBLOW
Chicago, m, Oct. 14 High school
rraiermues in iimois were given a;
death blow in a decision cf the appel- i
. ... , . .
late court today hlch upheld the
right of school boards to legislate
agaicst them and expel puplla refus -
ing to obey the rules prohtbitis' them
from joining a fraternity. ,
I IOTA SEEN
NEAR CRISIS;
POWERS ACT
Germans' Order of War
ship May be Followed
by Others.
WILSON MEETS CABINET
President Urges Bringing the
United States Up to Former
Naval Strength.
Mexico City, Oct. "14.An early
answer will be made by the Mexican
government to a communication from
Washington stating that the United
States would look with displeasure on
any injury to Mexican deputies under
arrest, according to Mexican Foreign
Minister Mohene. It was the subject
of a cabinet meeting which lasted
until an early hour this morning. The
reply will probably be delivered late
today to Charge O'Shaugbnessy. Mo
hene described the note as "intem
perate." Mohene admitted the receipt
of a communication saying: "This
incident marks a new epoch in our
diplomatic relations with the United
States. The conduct of O'Shaugh
nessy has been courteous, and he is
not responsible for the intemperate
language of his government" A
further conference of ministers was
held today to discuss the Mexican
reply.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 14. The
president and the entire cabinet dis
cussed the Mexican situation and the
naval poHoy of -the- United 6tate-oH
day at the first cabluet meeting trace
June. While at first the object of the
meeting had been to take up the three
battleship program and put the United
States back In -the place occupied
among the naval powers before the
last congress cut the plans to one ship,
the dispatch of a German warship to
Mexican waters with the possibili;y
of like action by other European pow
ers, which may foresee a crisis for the
Huerta government, commanded first
at'ention.
Advices from Mexico City indicated
the Mexican deputies were still in
jail, but according to Huerta, in nt
danger,
His sta'emcnt, however, that!
the deputies would be brought to trial
was received here wjth disappoint-)
ment. Germany's dispatch of a
shin is cons'rued here dir.,, .
suit of the arrest of deputies and a i
fear that anarchy might fo'.low.
The president is said to favor the
three battleship program this year
with a two battleship program there-!.
oft,,-
ere receivea at me state de-1
j pariment ana considered at a cabinet
meeting.
.ihiisg is n n-n.
oermany s decision to dispatch
i warship to Mexican waters a-tracted
wide attention in official circles here,
Vr. nllmn!nn 1. .. A U . .
.u...ua..uu iiiiu ot-cu receivea nere
OI. Vjermanv 8 "mention and President !
! Wil?on was Inarmed only by press'!
i a,spa cnes or tne act-on.
o formal comment was made on
the incident, but it was apparent that
the Washington government was not
displeased.
The sending of a German
warship is
in line w ith the nolfcv of
' other Kuropean governments which
' have tad vessels cruising off the Mex-
!U .... . .. - . .
. "-ou iu a iium uiiir io time aunnt
1 criTical moments of Mexico's internal
let wifn
strife.
Significance was attached to the ao-
' In Mexican waters outnumber the for-!
e11 ships and w i;i render any ait!
not only to Americans but all for
eigners in cases of emergency, it is
thought by the Washington authorities
the sending of a German vessel. Im
mediately rfter the arrest of the dopu-
ties may hare a sobering effect on'0' finding alive Aviator Jewell, who
Huerta and prevent him from going to
j further extremes.
Strong represen'atives went forth
irom tac Lnitea s ates to the Mexican
offic!a, reserday calling upon Gen.
i Hiiarii t rt nrn .r th. i
- - mo mc ui me ira-
pr'-soned deputies. It was poin'ed out
this acuon was taken not because
le Vnied Sta'es has any desire to in-
; terfere1 in the internal affairs of the
j southern repub'le, but in the cause of
j humanity. 1
i ! . : i'
News Note Ohio Mother's Congress condemns the late fashions of women especially the
slit skirts.
REPORT GIVEN TO
GOVERNOR FERRIS
-
Copper . Country Commercial
Clubs Ends Investigation of
Strike Situation.
Calumet, Mich.. Oct. 14. A special
committee of the copper country
Commercial club, which has conduct
ed a thorough investigation into con
ditions in the copper strike district,
with a view to aiding the parties in
volved in bringing the strike to an
end, submitted its report to Governor
Ferris, at Big Rapids, this afternoon.
In brief, the committee finds: That
ian eight hour working day will be
" " ul "l
war-iu'r, -..,,
! minimum. age scale can be applied
in justice to all of the mines;
that
the one man drilling machine has
I come to stay; that a system for hear
i ing grievances and complaints 'will
be aranged by each 'mining company,
Aa v,i da i,sin. o.iho
i " J -
entli u-oolr fnr thi niirnnuP! that all
are submitted.
i The committee reports that on the
. h . h gtrik u ,00 men
derKround and on surface work were
aniDioved Dy the companies and that
: the present total is 5,445, of which
j 079
are working underground. Ojef
.
: a mil ion dollars a
month was paid
out In wages last year, the average
wages for the district of miners six
'months previous to the strike being
:t .20 ner shift and trimmers 12.6:5
The Calumet and Hecla average for
, miners was $3.47 and J2.83 for trim-
imers.
i A comDarison
drawn by the com-
mittee between the cost of living in
Butte, Mont., where the Western Fed-
. . ,
eration of Labor is strongly organized
and in this district shows the cost to
be higher in Butte, the difference
amounting to one dollar per shift per
man.
BELIEVE AVIATOR
IS LOST IN OCEAN
Searchers Give Up Hope of
Finding Jewell, Who Left
Hempstead in Monoplane.
New York. Oct. 14. Searchers be
fore noon today had given up hope
. left Hempstead in a monoplane early
yesterday. Residents of Far Rocka-
wav aid tndav that about 8 o'clock
yesterday morning they
Jewell s monoplane high
na been ,
up heading'
toward the open tea. He could not
swim, but wore a pneumatic tube waist
as a life-preserver.
Busch Body on Ocean.
Bremerhaven. Germany, Oct. 14.
The body of Adolph Busch, millionaire
NOT WANTED
brewer, was placed on the steamship
Kronprinz Wilhelm which sailed this
morning for New York.
PATIENTS PERISH
IN HOSPITAL FIRE
Two Lose Lives and 16 Are
Rescued from Burning Bal
timore Institution.
Baltimore, Md., Oct. 14. Mrs. Re
becca Straus, widow and Miss Ida
Yearly, patients in a sanitarium in a
suberb were burned to death in a Are
of unknown origin which destroyed in
terior of the building early today.
There were 18 patients, all asleep i
when the fire broke out. There were
many thrilling rescues by attendants.
Miss Haberly, a nurse was badly
burned.
LYNCH RELEASED
BY DECATUR JURY
Pugilist Is Held to Have Been
Blameless for the Killing of
Saloonkeeper.
ibecatur, 111., Oct. 14. The Macon
county grand jury ordered the release
of Archie Lynch, a pugilint and wrest
ler, charged with killing Saloonkeeper
Affleck in a fight here two weeks ago
because of lack of evidence.
LEWIS' INJURIES
MAY BRING DEATH
Family of Fighter Called to His
Bedside in Hospital at
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 14. Harry
Lewis, claimant of the welterweight
championship, who was badly beaten
in a fight with Joo Borrell, middle
weight last night and believed to
have concussion of the brain, today
was reported in a serious but not crit
ical condition.
Lat3r Lewis' condition became so
serious members of his family assem
bled at his bedside at the hospital.
Lewis' opponent and Referee Frank
O'Brien and four seconds were ar
rested and released on f500 bail each,
signed by Jack McGuigan, proprietor
of a boxing club. McGuigan does not
believe Lewis' injuries were received
last night He recalled that Lewis
was hit by an automobile in London
recentiy and seriously injured,
.warded fH.700 damages
and
j Milwaukee. James and John Mc
I Queen of Chicago w ere held up and
robbe! by eight boys while on their
; way t0 a statlon t0 take a traln for
;Lome. Both were knocked down and
beaten. The boys stole f 50. ,
ii
FRESH EVIDENCE
AGAINST. SULZER
Impeachment Managers Seek to
Introduce Charges That He
Encouraged Perjury.
Albany. N. Y.. Oct, 14. A motion
to amend article four of the impeach
ment charges against Sulzer so as to
include the testimony of Ambassador
Moreanthau and Superintendent of
Public Works Peck was presented by
the impeachment managers at the re
opening of the trial of the governor
today.
The proposed amendment sets forth
that Sulzer "wrongfully and wilfully
attempted to procure Louis Sarecky,
Frederick Colwell, Melville Fuller,
Duncan Peck and Henry Morganthau
to commit perjury and give false tes
timony before the Frawley Investiga
te committee."
Attorneys Stanchfield argued for an
hour in an effort to prove the court
had the right to amend the article.
Judge Herrick, for the defense, op
posed this argument at the afternoon
session.
THORPE WEDDED
TO SCHOOL LOVE
Indian and Bride to Tour the
World With Giants, of Which
He Is a Member.
Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 14. James
Thorpe, an Indian, the world's greats
es. athlete, and member of the New
York Nationals, was married here to
day at St. Patrick's church to Miss
Margaret Miller, a former s'udent at
Carlisle Indian school, where Thorpe
at'ended. The wedding wag the out,
come of a romance when Thorpe was
a star on the Carlisle football eleven.
Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe will tour the
world wi h the Giants.
Chicago. 111.. Oct.
14 Albert
"Rebe"." Russell, pitcher of the White:
Sox, was married today to Miss Char-j
lotte Benz of Indianapolis, Ind., a ecu-,
sin of Joe Henz, a pitcher for the same j
team. I
.
New York. Vincent Actor was ap-
pointed a deputy sheriff of Dutchess
vujiujr ju urn special rvnuVBi. rie
said he wished to organize a model
police force on his estate, Ferncliffe.
FAMILY IGNORES
LEEGSQN BURIAL
t
Barros., Wis., Oc!. 14. The funeral !
of Ida Leegscn, art Undent murdered i
at Chicago, took p'ace here yesterday. I
Only friends were present. No rela- j first match play for the women's na
tives were in attendance. The services ! tional golf championship, ii Margar
were conducted in the Norwegian jet Curtis of Boston, present American.
Lu'heran church. Classmates bore j champion, wai defeated by Mies Caro
the expenses of the funeral. J Una Painter of Chicago, '
THREE-EYETO
REMAIN SAME
1914 SEASON
Rock Island Fails to Se
cure Franchise, All
Cities Sticking.
TEARNEY. STILL BULER
President Controls Five of the
Eight Votes, and Has it
All His Own Way.
(Special to The Arg-ua.)
Chicago, Oct 14. The Three-I cir
cuit will be unchanged in 1914. The
decision was made this afternoon at
the fall meeting of the league.
Springfield and Danville decided not
to dispose of their respective fran
chises outside of their own cities.
The 50 guarantee for visiting clubs,
the amendment to the constitution, in
troduced by Secretary J. T. Hayes of
Davenport, carried.
At 3 o'clock Al Tearney retired to
alio the magnates to discuss the
presidency. Tearney has five votes
suro.
Chicago, Oct 14. With the gather
ing of the moguls at the Palmer house
for the annual fall meeting of the
Three-Eye league today, the indications
were that the present circuit would re
main intact and that Rock Island
would be without baseball In 1914.
Tearney had lined up five votes, those
of Peoria, Decatur. Springfield, .Quin-..
cy and fluuuafie, "wfcich insured his re
election.' Tearney is alleged to have
boasted that as long as he was presi
dent of the Three-Eye, Rock Island
would never get a franchise, as it was
a personal matter with him.
CITIES BEPRESBTm.
The following representatives had
arrived by noon: W. F. Meidroth and
I eor.a; v.
and.ei Person, Bloomlngt
Charles Jones, Peoria; W. A. Hunter
on; J. M.
Boyle and Joe Claster, Danville; Clar
ence Rowland, Dubuque; J. T. Hayes
and Reed Lane, Davenport Spring
field, Decatur and Quinjy were not
represented, but Wilson Bering of De
catur was slated to appear not only
for his own city, but Springfield as
well. Qulncy's interests are to be car
ed for by Ott Urban and Harry Hofer.
Danville, Bloomington and Daven
port expressed themselves as strongly
in favor of Rock Island's return and
the defeat of Tearney for reelection.
J. T. Hayes represents Rock Island
and was vested with full authority as
regards the application for a franchise.
Danville and Bloomington were back
ing up Hayes In the flght to bring
back Rock Island and have expressed
themselves as in favor of eliminating
Dubuque in favor of Rock Island.
Clarence Rowland of Dubuque said
he would vote for Rock Island's re
turn to the league, but would also cast,
bis ballot for Tearney.
HOt K ll,M l TIiK HAI.AXCF..
Inasmuch as Rock Island's return to
the league Is contingent upon Tear
ney's defeat, it seemed at the outset
that the baseball prospects for 1914,
locally, were nil. The matter of new
franchises takes precedence over the
election of officers.
Secretary J. T. Hayes of the Daven
port Baseball association has two
amendments to the constitution for
presentation, and he Is confident they
will carry- The first Is a ISO guaran
tee to road teams for every scheduled
game, rain or shine. The second is a
j change In the Ibor day schedule,
Hayes favors two games, one in tha
1 morning and one In the afternoon, in-
J stead of the afternoon double-header.
I Admission to the separate games
would be Z- cents Instead or the 50
cent double-header price now In force.
TEB.uy me fkntfji. .
(By AMocat-1 Pretsa.)
Chicago, III., Oct 14. A fight to
j end Al Tearney'B term as president
and an effort of certain Rock Island
j business men to procura a franchise
were on the program of the Three Eye
league's annual meeting here today.
Indications were Tearney would re-,
tain his position, as a canvass before
the meeting Is said to have shown
five of tie eight cfubs on Tearney'a
side. Rock Island seemed elated for
the Dubuque franchise, but It was said
the latter city baa strengthened it
chances of remaining in the circuit
by sunporting Tearney.
Miss Curtis Defcatea.
Wilmington, Del.. Oct 14. In
the