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Associated Press J Exclusive Wire ! rm SIXTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 13. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1913. SIXTEEN PAGES : PRICE TWO CENTS. ISLAKB I HOi EDITION THREATFRQIU ST1LLWELL IS GIl'EiJ PUBLIC Contents of Hennessy's Black Book in New York Inquiry. NO CONFESSION FOUND Convict . Senator Promises to Put Tammany Chief in Jail If Allowed Freedom. New York, Not. 1. The content's of Investigator Hennefsy's little black iiouk, as iar as it related to bis con-1 f' n nce at Sing Sing with Stephen J. Stillwell the convicted senator, were made public here today. The book Mas j lac d in evidence at the John Doe innuiry yesterday, but was not I mad'j public. It reveals no confession. auln The names of Charles F. Murphy, Sen ator r raw icy, ana otners are meu-j Cambridge. Mass., Nov. 1. Cor tioied. Hut after fencing for hours jnell'a chances against Harvard, were with Hennessy, Stillwell refused to r.c- j improved by the absence of three reg cusc anybody flatly of anything. ia-jiars rrom the Harvard lineup. Left alstiiiK that he first got his pardon. I End O'Brien. Left Tackle Hitchcock. This was refused and the negotiations j RiRut Halfback Malian. all suffering were dropped. The interview in the i injuries. Brickley, the brilliant haU warden'a office, with a stenographer as j back, was not in the best of condi eavesdropper, continued for hours, tlon, and could play only part of a The stenographic report was broken game, and disjointed. This, It was explained, J "ur lo "18e or Pacing trains. 1 he 'dialogue shows a keen verbal duel iM-tween Hennessy and Stillwell The i latu-r was evasive and fearf-il of be-j trayal hy the former. who was seeking diligently for disclosures he believed might permit Su!zt to challenge the impem hmrnt. The dialogue, in parr: Hennessy "You mean you want a pardon br fore you make a aflldavit?" M Ol I. II l.O 1.1 MIT. St'llweii "i w'll give you an affiila it or anything, but I can't go before the ra:id jury. I will go the limit and will prevent them voting against the .governor. T ff'.ll TCTTiurphy W 33TTi I will put Frawley there, too; but I must protect myself. There is no ques tion hut you can get Frawley. I am pretty sure you can imixach Mnr 1'hy. There Is no question about Fraw ley. But I can't see my way clear. 1 Know what it means. If a pardon is not there. I got to come back. There Is no use talking. ' can't do it. even if I have got to serve the limit and lake a chance of killing myself, rather than have !t handed to me." Here Stillwell continued to demand a par don first. The record goes on: "If I was outside this minute, I would do it. 'whether I would gain anything or not. I would gt Murphy If it was the last thing before I died. 1 have reasons for lining It. Cod! my mind has almost left me." II-nnrssy "Why Is It a man like Murphy can do these things for years und nobody knows it?" HOI.I.IG IX WKAI.TII. Stillwell "Because the fellows who know it are generally afraid to come out and tell where Murphy gets all his money. He's rolling in money, and hy never had an office.'' Ilennessy "What about Frawley getting money from the breweries?" Stillwell "I an prove that he al ways took money on these things. Kach time ho Rot $5.uno a year from the Brewery association interests." CHAUFFEUR SLAYERS ARE REFUSED NEW HEARINGS Chicago, 111., Nov. 1. A decision said to be of great importance as a precedent was mad by Judge Cooper today when he dtnlod new trials to two professional chauffeurs convicted of murder in the use of automobile. There have been convictions for man slaughter under similar circumstances, but tills Is the first in Illinois of con viction and sentence for murder. Boone, Iowa. Nov. 1. Miss O'.ive Gardner, of Audubon. Iowa, was killed last night when the automobile in watch sh wvs riding crushed into a g-urd about t.iie new concrete bridge on tlw transcontinental highway, last of here. JACKSON, KY., HIT BY SI 50,000 CLflZE Business Section of City, Scene of Many Feud Murders, Is Almost Total Loss. Jackson, Ky, Nov. 1. Practically the whole of tie business section of Jackson, the scene of many faud mur - ders. was destroyed by fire carl7 to - da.. Two block of buildings burned, in cluding the post office. Thompson hotel, two churches and a t core cf residence. The loss is estimated at $150,000. The governor has been asked for the militia to protoct property. Big Games On Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 1. After he had spent the greater part of the week training a man especially to play full back against Syracuse, Coach Yost to day was forced to send the Wolver-; ines Into the game minus the sen ices of a player he had hoped would bolster up Michigan's weakest spot so far this season: Player "Squire" Torbet was injured in Thursday's scrimmage. Torbet's absence and the resulting shifts in the lineup served to dampen houea of victory among Michigan's followers. Somewhat offsetting the! latest mishap was the appearance for the first time this year of Craig, whose great playing was a source of strength on the 1912 team. MadUon, Wis., Nov. 1. Eighteen thousand Beats were sold in advance for today's Minnesota-Wisconsin game. The fact that the University of Wis consin alumni were celebrating the an- j nual "bomecomiig" served to augment the throngs attracted solely by the game. Neither coacn was wmrag iuj predict his men would do better than j "hold them to a close store. Chicago, Nov. 1. Illinois and Chi cago, the two undefeated elevens In the western Intercollegian conference, met here today to determine which iteam must drop from the champion- Mn nm Pritira rnneeded the win- npr wm nave substantial claim to the championship, as both Minnesota and Wibconsin have been defeated by non conference teams. Chicago was the favorite. Three thousand rooters ac-! companir-d the Illinois team. - ., i , A I . .-. Illirw.tu Ifilim ' Annapolis, lid.. Nov. 1. The Navv ' will ko into today's came with the hpavi.nt anrt mrKf nnwprfm lnt of playe,r8 that ever represented the 'demv -nd witn a determination to wipe out the 14 to 0 defeat adminis tered by Lehigh last season. West Point. Nov. 1. The Army had the biggest home game of the year on its hands today with Notre Dame. The struggle being intersectional, it was of special interest for both teams, splendid representative vf their ra- speyeclasses L ' f ? -Sffi- - -, Ames, Iowa. Nov. 1. Ideal weather and big crowds for the Ames-Nebraska game. Wormhoud!.' Ames' star tackle, injured in the Missouri-Ames game, will not be in the lineup. Princeton. N. J., Nov. 1. Prince ton won the annual cross country meet from Yale this morning, 21 to 34. Cambridge. Mass.. Nov. 1. Harvard defeated Cornell in the cross country run, 51 to 56. TAXPAYERS' BODY UPHOLDS LINDSEY Committee of Denver Organiza tion Vindicates Judge in Its Report. ! Denver. Col.. Nov. 1. Judge Ben B. Lindsey hag been fully vindicated by the committee which six weeks ago was approached by his enemies in the Taxpayers' association to investigate his record. The report of the commit tee follows: 'Denver, Colo., Oct. 2S, 1913. To tb Denver Taypayers' assocla'ion: "Many rumors came to the ears of individuals composing your commit ter regarding dere'.ictions of duty and wrong decision of Judge Lindsey, but when asked to submit written reports of the same and evidence in support thereof, none were forthcoming. Most ot these related to a previous term of office and were decided by other judges, sitting for Judge Lindsey iq bis absence. "The only matter that affects t Taxpayers' association your commit tee deemed pertinent, is a question of hi absence during this term of of fice, from March, 1913, to September. 1913. for which yon have heard hi excuses and reasons. Very respect fully submitted. "W, F. SYMINGTON. "BERNARD FORD, ' "MRS. VASSA REPLOGE. "H. S. VAUGHN. MRS. R. E. ENGLUND The report of this committee is a vindication of Judge Lindsey and his court. It is regarded as evidence of the fairmindedness of the members of the committee and a direct rebuke to those anonymous agents hiding be- hind the Woman's Protective league land the methods they brought with them from the old days when the "beast" ruled Denver, Judge Lindsey and the Juvenile ! court have been objects of attack by j the circularising Baes-Whltehead- Curtis Protective league. When, on Sept. 15, the committee of three men and two women was at- ! pointed by the Taxpayers association t,3 investigate Judge Lindsey and probe charges made against the admtnis'ra- tion of his court, their aau-Lindsej sentiment was acknowledged. Mpnnnftprnn ! UltOOHUtrUH CONGRESSON MEXICONEXT President Said to be Framing Details of Sit uation for Report. NO DAY DEVELOPMENTS ' MrS. John Lldd AldS TWO Flee- Ing Legislators by Hiding Them in Stateroom. Washington, D. C, Nov. 1. There was discussion today in official circles o the possibility that President Wil son might send a message to congress giving a detailed report of what has occurred since he last informed con gress on the Mexican situation. There was no indica'ion at the White house ., . .... secretary Bryan said mere was no change in the Mexican situation. He conferred with the president, after which he started for Maryland to' ad dress the voters. I New York, Nov. 1. The steamer that arrived last night from era erne with Mrs. John Lind, wife of Presi dent Wilson's special envoy, brought also two Mexican legislators who owe their liberty, if not their lives, to her quick wit and generosity. To save the two Mexicans from arrest at Vera ! '..,rr M,a t t r. .1 I t A V. In Via.. t ,a V 1 UA .111 o. AIUU 1 1 14 1 11 T 111 111 111 1 .11 0 1 room and sat up all night on deck until the officers of the Huerta government had gone ashore and the boat had left port. A week ago the cabK-s brought word that the liner Morro Castle had been detained at Vera Cruz while Huerta's agents " searched for eight rebelious members of the legislature of Vera Cruz. Until the Morro Castle arrived at New York only those aboard knew that two of the eight '"deputies" had escaped -rrffit aiiflf ' These two, Adolfo Dominguez and Mt,et a rnrH. uv iha vin ni c. . . . . - - in New York until Mexico becomes a safer home for the epponents of Huer ta. MRS. I.INDt TKL.I.S STOHV. Mrs. Lind said that her husband had expected to come home after the Mex ican election. Now she didn't know when he would come. "We expected that the Morro Castle would sail from Vera Cruz," said Mrs. Lind, "at 4 o'clock the afternoon of Oct. 23. Then Captain Huff was sub poenaed to testify regarding the flight of Dr. Francisco Vasques Gcmez, who sailed on the Morro Castle five months ago. "We learned later that the real rea son for our detention was that the gov ernment wished to search the ship for eight legislators from -he city of Jal apa. They arrested six of these men, but they didn't find the others. "I'll tell you why. "While the search was going on the friends of these two men learned that I was aboard, and they came with tears in their eyes begging me to help them. I said, "Here's the key to my ttateroom. Take it.' "That; was all they needed. I spent the night on deck and the two men bid in my room until the detectives gave up the search and went ashore. Then the ship was released and we sailed." A I OKU UV OTHKH AMKItlC-4.5. Mrs. Lind is .". little woman with quiet manners and a low voice; but her eyes flashed as she asserted: "I couldn't bear to think of these men being taken ashore and hanged. I just had to do something for them." Two other Americans aboard the Morro Castle, George Hebron and John Kane, employes of the American Smelting and Refining company, also had an experience with Dominguez and Cordera. There were rumors that Haerta's agents remained aboard. The first night out of Vera Cruz, Mr. Hebron said, Dominguez burst into his stateroom yelling in Spanish; "They're after me! They're after mt" ' - , ' . . . ' - MKXIC'AK TROOPS OX DBTK. Hebron ran on deck and into the arms of a squad of Mexican soldiers. "Are you an American?" they de manded. Hebron said he .was. and they made no attempt to detain him. "When I returned to my stateroom," said the American. "I found Domingues inside wtth tee door barricaded. The soldiers left the ship at Progrea to. Through L. C. Frisbie, an Amer ican who was returning 'home after thirty years' residence in Mexico, the two Mexican deputies sai4 they owed their escape, also to the fact . that tbejCas0e made M Qf tbe aUrmlng re. Mexican law does not permit the ar rest of a member of the legislature on an ordinary warrant. The six deputies taken off the steamer at Vera- Crux were held on summonses from the dis-; trict judge charging rebellion, but no j such summons had been issued fori Dominguez and Cordera and by insist- ing on their rights they gained time to ! tlae in urn. iauo s stateroom, j agaixst Aumirtx meoiatioy I These men insisted that while cond!- i Uons in Mexico were chaotic, lnterfer MRS. PANKHURST A CHICAGO GUEST Next Year's Campaign in Eng land to be Terrible One, Says Suffrage Leader. Chlcago, 111., Nov. 1. Mrs." Emme- line Pankhurst arrived here today to iwate a-tlyanrtreafT'e1, loradtTOwT She h,.., ' .'-j . , fi,i r remaid. InjaChlcago sevefal days for rest She was greeted at the station- by delegates from a number of suffrage organizations. - . Mrs. Pankhurst said the profits from her lectures would be used in next year's campaign in England, which will "be a terrible one." ' She could see no occasion for militancy in America. Four Chicago policewomen with or ders to protect her acter as escorts to Mrs. Pankhurst. New York. Nov. 1. Suffragists ot Greater New York, reinforced by many out of town allies" marched two and a half miles through the streets of Brooklyn this afternoon as a pre-election demonstration of their strength. There was 7,000 women and 1,500 men in line headed by an exact copy of the famous liberty bell, whose tongue is tied and is not to be released tin women suffrage becomes general in the United States. The parade start ed from Grant square with several hundred of the paraders on horesback. Mrs. Catt, one of these, was surround ed by a bevy of young women repre senting various foreign countries where women vote. Another group of girls in 'white represen'ed states which have given tile women the ballot. Edinburgh, Scotland, Novl 1. Pass ing through the village of Plean in an auto. Premier Asquith, his daugh ter and a Scotish justice of the peace were belabored by suffgrage'g armed with dog whips. The victims were more frightened than hurt. ence by the United States would only ! make matters worse. They believed the quickest way to restore peace in j Mexico -would be for the government to grant amnesty to all rebels and hold a free election. Mr. Frisbie said that Mrs. Lind was the only person aboard, so far as he knew, that approved President Wil son's Mexican policy. r William Blair Flandrau, an Ameri can mining man, also expressed disap proval of President Wilson's attitude. He and his wife were bound f on their home in St. Paul. Mrs. Lind, who passed the night as their guest at a hotel, will accompany them tomorrow to Minneapolis. ' MRS. FELT SAKE. Mrs. Linn said she and her husband had received courteous treatment everywhere in Mexico. ' "We had a very pleasant trip," she said. "I don't remember any time when we feared for our safety." ; Ciiitnln Warrr A Huff nt ihm Vrrn porta that reached this country when the steamer was detained. "We were supposed to be in a lo- of j trouble," he said. bot we weren't" Kilhford Belle Supreme. Chicago, I1L, Nov. 1. Kilnford Bel'.e, an Ayrshire cow, owned at Aukesba. Minn., yesterday was declared queen of the national dairv show and the best bflcarow on exhibition. Paul Calene Kcrndike was named grand champiofcl - J bull in the same class, WANTED: THE COMBINATION THE WEATHER II Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for Rock Island, Davenport, Moline and Vicinity. Fair tonight and . Sunday, rising temperature with the lowest tempera ture tonight about the freezing point. Light to moderate southerly winds. Temperature at '7 a. m. 27. Highest yesterday 41,- lowest last night 25.- .Velocity of wind at 7 a. ro. 4 mil39 per hour. ' Precipitation none. , . 1 Tvmttve--tnriirraitrat 7 p. 'mrls, aCT 7 a. nt.' 75. Stage of water 3.7, a fall of .1 In last 24 hours. J. M. SHER1ER, Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Evening stars: Mercury. Jupiter Morning stars; Saturn. Venus. Mars. November constellations: Ursa Major. Draco.: Uraa Minor. Hercules. Lyra. Cygnns. Cassiopeia. Aqnila. Caprlcor nus. Aquarins, Pegasus. Andromeda. Cetus. Eridanus, Aries. Taurus. Orion. Perseus, Auriga. Gemini. Cepheus. Evening stars of the month: Mercury (1st to 23d. Jupiter. Morning stars: Satnrn. Mars. Mercury (om to Venn. Meteors due 1 1 tb to 15th and 24tb to 28tb CARRIER LIABLE FOR SECURITIES Besponsibility for Losses Is Passed Upon by Interstate' Commerce Commission. Washington, D. C, ov. 1. In the transportation of stoiis and bonds and other securities., the interstate commerce commission today, held the carrier responsible in case of loss for the i market, values of the securities only, not for par. value. . Freight rates on ' stereotype plates for newspapers were : attacked today before the -commission by the West ern Newspaper Union cf Chicago, with branches in many cities. The rates are alleged to he excessive and unrea sonable. The defendants are railroads In official and southern classification territories. The complainant demands a. reduction averaging about 30 per cent - LORIMER'S NAME IN FUNK HEARING Bellboy Testifies as to His Be ing Hired by Detective to Give False Testimony. Chicago. UU Nov. 1. The names of former Senator Lorimer and Edward Hmes were brought into the record a, today's session of the court 'rial of Daniel Donahue and Detective Stelfel, charged with conspiracy to . defame Clarence S. Funk. Edwin Slav in. a nenoty, saia ne -was employed oy jsteifel to testify that Funk and Mrs. Henning regis ercd together at the Grand Pacific hotel. "He asked me," Slavin testified, "if I had any grievance against Lorimer i or HLie- I said I ha j none. Steifel j gav me $25 and sa'.d I wou'd receive 11 a week in return for testifying he Henaing-Fnnk casa." HARVESTER SUIT READY FOR TRIAL Heating on United States' Case to Dissolve Alleged Trust Set for Monday. . St. PouL Nov. 1. The suit of the United States vs. International Har- K&mWlViy?J&:XQ mis on, for heh4ii the United States district court here before Cir cuit Judges Sanborn, Hook and Smith on next Monday. In its petition, which was filed April 30, 1012, the govern ment alleges that the International Harvester company was organized in! entire force of the national guard 1902 as a truBt, in violation of the I moved today to the strikers' tent col Sherman law; that its purchase of theiony at Ludlow. The movement was plants, properties and business of the ! ,n conformity with the agreement yes McCormick, Deering, Piano, Warder, ! terday between Adjutant General Bushnell & Glassner and Milwaukee ! Chase and Organizer Law son .of the comnat.ies created in that comnanv a!Unlted Mine-Workers for the surren- monopoly of the business in binders, mowers, rakes and binder twine in the United States; and that, in its busi ness methods and practices the com pany had increased its prices, to the grave injury of the farmers, and Ea"d coerced dealers and eliminated com petitors. The company. In its answer, filed Aug. 5, 1912, admitted the purchase of the harvester properties and busi ness of the five vendor companies, but denied that the company was organiz ed for any unlawful purpose or that such purchase gave it a monopoly in the harvester trade, or that It had in creased prices, or that its business methods and practices had injured the farmers or the dealers, or its compet itors, but, on the contrary, its answer stated that its organization and busi ness had been a benefit to the farmers In improved machines and service and in the low prices of the machines. The taking of evidence on behalf of the government began at Chicago on Sept. 16. 1912, before Robert 8. Tay lor, examiner. ' The government call ed witnesses at hearings held in Chi cago, New York, St. Louis and St. Paul. - On behalf of the Harvester com pany witnesses were called at hearings held at Omaha, Neb., Wichita, Kan., Kansas City, Mo., Sioux Falls. S. D., St. Paul, Minn., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Chicago. The taking of evidence was com pleted on June 27, last. The record returned to the court by the examiner consists, with the exhibits of 18 print ed volumes of about 600 pages each. This case is believed to be a record, both in the number of witnesses exam ined and in the short time taken in preparing the case for hearing. Counsel representing the govern ment are Edwin P. Grosvenor, special assistant to the attorney general of the United States, and Joseph R. Dar line: and for the defendants. Judea 1 William D. Mcllugh of Omaha, and I John P. Wilson and Edgar A. Ban croft of Chicago. . Bolivian Natives Outraged. Washington, D. C. Nov. 1. Unof ficial reports have been received here of alleged outrages on Bolivian natives in the rubber country almost parallel ing Putamayo atrocities in Pern. It ia expected the United States will in vestigate and report to London. Mrs. French Sues for Divorce. Newport, R. I., Nov. 1. Papers in divorce proceedings Instituted by Mrs. Pauline French against Amos Tuck French are on file here. Mrs. "Jack il'Geraghty - is a daughter the French's. ATTACK GARS DESERTED BY REGULAR itHEN Riotous Scenes Enacted in the Business Section of Indianapolis. POLICE ARE HELPLESS Five Hundred of Employes on Strike Colorado Miners Surrender Their Arms. Iudianapolis, Ind., Nov. 1. Rioting in the street car employes' strike, which started at 11 o'clock last night, broke out in the heart of the business section at 9 o'clock this morning. Cars were held up and trolleys taken from cars, which were left standing in the street. The police seemea unable to cope with the strikers and hundreds of their friends. It was necessary for police to go ahead of the cars and clear the way. - Strike leaders hurled invectives at car crews and demanded that they join the strike. Few persons patron ised the cars this morning. Many ' cars had been routed through the town district to avoid greased rails. Nothing like n regular schedule was maintained. Officials declare only 10 per cent of the men are .out on strike. Leaders contend .500 are on strike. After more than an hour of rioting mounted police were called and drove crowds away from the cars. Rioting broke out anew shortly be fore noon. Trolley wires were broken and crews taken off of t,wo cars. Valves on a number of cars were open ed, releasing the air which worked the brakes. Boys were aiding the strikers. At, noon the company practically efforts to. operate cars. I r vo uuuureu siriaeoreaaers are ex hundred" pected from Chicago this afternoon. STRIKERS GIVE IP ARMS. Trinidad, 'Col., Nov. 1. With the exception of small details left iu camps here and at Walsenburg, the I dr of arm8 bv th strikers to the milt- tary. It is reported the strikers ar ranged a friendly demonstration for the troops upon their arrival. MRS. WAKEFIELD GUILTY OF CRIME Connecticut Woman, Slayer of Husband, Convicted of Mur der in First Degree. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 1. Mrs. Jessie Wakefield of Bristol, mother of three little children, was found guilty of murder in the first degree for her part in the killing of her huvband, William, last June. Mrs. Wakefield is not the first wom an to be convicted of first degree mur der in Connecticut, but no woman has been hanged since 1786. Evidence in the trial showed that Mrs. Wakefield and her paramour. James Ptew, conspired to get rid of Wakefield. While Mrs. Wakefield took her children out for a walk Plew partly drugged her husband, took him out for a waik for several miles and then shot bim to death. A knife was driven in the body and a rope placed around the neck to give the appearance of suicide. Mrs. Wakefield then reported to the police that her husband was missing and that she feared he had ended bis life. An investigation resulted in the ar rest of the couple and both confessed. It is probable that Mrs. Wakefield and Plew will be sentenced together. HALLOWE'EN JOY RIDE FATAL TO 3 Driver Loses Control of Steer ing Gear in Early Morning and Car Is Wrecked. Bay City, Mich., Nov. 1. Marvin Luke and George Jones of Detroit and Alexander Tnrpln of Sault Ste Marie, Ont., were rilled in a Hallowe'en cele bration early today. The driver lost control of the steering gear of an auto mobile ' which was wrecked. Tbrea ! women and two other men ia the car were painfully injured.