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SIXTY-THIRD YEAR. XO. 47.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1913-S1XTEEX PAGES.
PRICE TWO CEXTS.
i THE ROCK
S.
WOMEN SEEK
REASONS FOR
YOUNGVOTES
Loss of Chicago School
Head May Reopen Po
litical Scandal.
HANDS UP!!
HARRISON IS SHOCKED
Mayor Declares Change in Sup
erintendency Effected by
Underhand Methods.
Chicago, Doc. 11 Mrs. Ella Flagg :
Young for the last four years superin
tendent of the Chicago schools, failed
to be reelected by the board of educa-
tion yesterday.
John D. Shoop. -who has been as-
fcistant superintendent, was chosen in
her stead.
When the first ballot dinned that
the members of the board were not
unanimous in her favor, Mrs. Young
withdrew and announced that she
would not accept.
John Daniels Snoop has been a
teacher for 35 years and is 56 years
old. lie bean his teaching career
In the county schools, of Ohio, his na
tive state, and. in 1R6. became super
intendent of schools at Bloomln'on.
Ohio.
Two Ballots Taken.
Two votes were taien. The first
stood 10 to . ia faor of Mrs. Young.!
with 11 necessary to elect her. Four
member did not vote. The vote was
secret In spite of -Sorts of Julius Smie-
tanka to have an open vote.
WJien the result of the first ballot
was announced Mrs. Young stated that
under no circumstances would she be
a candidate on another ballot. She
said the full confidence of the board Is
necessary for efficient work by the
superintendent of schools.
Dean Sumner and Mr. Smielauka led
POLICE TAKE
GUNS OWNED
BY STRIKERS
II
THE WEATHER
II
Guerilla Warfare in the
South Range Copper
District is Ended.
ONE DEPUTY WOUNDED
Men Alleged to Be Sluggers Em
poyed by Miners Fined in
Chicago Court.
Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport. Molina
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Friday, not much
change in temperature with the low
est temperature tonight about 30 de
grees, light to moderate winds, mostly
westerly.
Temperature at 7 a. m. 30. Highest
yesterday 49. lowest last night 29.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 1 mile
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 67, at
7 a. m. 96.
Stage of weather 3.6, a fall of .1
in last 24 hours.
J. M. SHER1ER. Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Jupiter. Saturn.
Morning stars: Mars. Mercury. Venus.
Near the horizon due east, about 9 p.
m.. the first magnitude star Procyon
Is distinguishable.
PEOPLE FLEE
TAMPICO FOR
SAFE GROUND
United States Ship Gives
Protection to Americans
and Others.
Zj& what;
DUNNE IN ATTACK
ON SEX TEACHING
Governor in Letter to State
University Directors Takes
Stand Against Courses.
SEEKING RELICS
FOR CENTENNIAL
Articles Relating: to Pioneer
Days Desired for Exhibition
by State in 1918.
Springfield, 111., Dec. 11. Persons
th flrht fnr tr, hoard tn reconsider """ uu""um" -u lu w1B . DurD06e of the smrem.
nd ertxrri-gr jjfr .'tfMfffc'-Y-rj m c-ju1iie.wBu:lr a r court n td-rew'orff Ute opinion to clearjaoeuments, nousenoa article, rarm
Springfield, 111., Dec. II. Governor
Dunne Is unqualifiedly opposed to the
but they were defeated and Mr. Shoop
was elected oa th- second ballot by a
vote of 1 1 to 5.
Then Mr. R-in berg resigned from the
presidency of the board, asserting the
members had betrayed him. Dean
Sumner resigned a chairman of the
c hool management committee. There
was a groan from the Teachers who
had crowded into the board rooms.
Women Start Protest.
Action by women's organ! ation in
the public schools.
A letter written by the governor to
President Edmund J. James of the
t'niverejty of Illinois two months ago
and which has just become public
leaves no doubt as to the position
taken by the Illinois executive.
The governor admitted having writ
ten the letter Jn connection with for
warding his vote as ex-oflicio member
of the board of trustees of the univer-
culated another petition for twelve
months.
The "drys" will open an attack on
the petition tomorrow. They will
search for errors and repetition of
names and continue their campaign
for withdrawals. The liquor men must
have at least 9,458 names on the peti
tion under the law.
The Iowa supreme court recalled
temporarily Its decision In the "Fort
Dodge case." The decision has been
Interpreted generally to mean that sa
loon consent petitions must be based
on citv elections onlv. It is under
stood the purpose of the supreme!10 possession, .jpnoiWrapu.s, letters,
up misunderstanding.
j implements or ot
Her
TRYING DE WOLFE
INCOME TAX SUIT
Bourke Cochran Argues Before
Landis That Law Is Unconstitutional.
sity on a resolution providing for
behalf of Mrs. Young will be taken, j teaching of eugenics. The governors
Mrs. George Bass, president of the letter fays iu part:
hlcaxo Women's club, the largest in t "Modesty is the chief c harm or wo
the Mate, said unlaws the mayor took I msmhoiid. The moral teuchings of the
Mep to find out why Mrs. Young . christian religion, if impressed upon
lacked support lu the chooi board. ; ule yorth in the home, are the turest
means would b found to open Uie j guarantee of the preservation of chas- India in the United States court for
whole case. Mavor Harrison declared titv and rr.ornl cleanliness it the! . . , , , .,
. i u . kv ,i ! morni iianiinss i.i uie northern district of Illinois. The
the builot by the school board oust-1 niinds of the voung I
Ing Mr. Young was controlled "by un-1 - ,lt)I1ebty "fear that if tf-x hygiene I rase 18 tnat ,n blcU E,s,e De Wole
derhand methods." He aid had he tautcht in the schools and voune'a former actress, now a resident of
known it in time he could and would ' i...... .. i-i- .. I
have toppl it.
Chicago, III.. Dec. 11. An attack on
the constitutionality of the income tax
law was begun . today" "before Judge
J boys and young girls In the open clat- Fiance, sues the Continental Commer-
nxiiD are nmue arr ui ini'igs wmc.ii ciai irusi unu bhiio(3 umi ui vni-
MINING MAGNATE
ASSASSINS PREY
Sir Lionel Phillips Shot Twice
in South Africa, but Will
Eecover.
may be taught in the li::e of sex hy
giene, it may create, aT.d probably
will create, ia their voting minds, a
ttruHant nriiMit V u-tiif'ti U-1II iwCilv
rather than suppress immorality and cate of ownership, as required by the
I unrhastity. I income tax law. W. Bourke Cochran
cago. for Interest on 5 per cent bonds
of Appalachian Power company.
The bank refused payment because
Miss De Wolfe had not filed a certifi-
Johannesburg. South Africa. Dec. 11.
An attempt was made today to as
sassinate Sir Lionel Phillips, a gold
dining magnate, as he was walking
the street- One bullet lodged In his
neck and another In his thigh, but the
wounds are not fatal. His assailant
was arrested and identified as a Dutch
storekeeper, who had a grudge against
Phillips because of the loss of a suit
against a mining group with which
Phillips Is connected. Sir Lionel was
closely Identified with the late Cecil
Rhodes a&d Alfred Bcit.
Personally, I wot. Id not permit my of New York and C. C. II. Fyffe of
voung and innocent daughters to be Chicago appeared for Miss De Wolfe,
sent to either a public or private and Levy Mayer of Chicago for the
sc hool w here sex hygieno is disc tissed j bank. In the present case Cochran
in public in their hearing and in the 1 declared the law taxes only 423,000
!:.g to the pioneer days of litinol are
being sought by the Illinois centennial
commission. It Is the Idea of the com
mission to collect all available ma-
trial of this sort and place it in the
reliquary of the Illionis state historical
library or some other reliable agency
that can be depended upon to faith
fully preserve these mementos. A
magnificent display of early day souv
enirs will be a feature of the celebra
tion In 1918 of the 100th anniversary
of the admission of Illinois to state
hood. It' is known that valuable' material
of the character mentioned exists in
every county of the state and the
commission Is anxious that persons In'
possession of such, or having knowl
edge of its whereabouts, communicate
with them on the subject.
The Illinois centennial celebration
in 191S, of which the centennial com
mission has charge, will be by far
the most elaborate demonstration
ever attempted by any state. Infor
mation regarding plans for the cele
bration or the collection of pioneer
relics may be had upon application
to any member of the commission.
Calumet, Mich., Dee. 11. Guerilla
warfare in the South Range district of
the copper miners' strike zone ended
today when a force of deputy sheriffs
invaded several towns and made 39
arrests Deputy Sheriff Timothy Dris
coll, who was shot and seriously
wounded' when he and other officers
tried to force entrance to a union hall,
was the only one injured.
The trouble centered around the hall
of the Western Federation of Miners
in South Range. One striker arrested
on a charge of wounding Dirscoll is
said to have confessed implicating two
other union men. Twenty-three rifles
and 150 rounds of .ammunition found
in tne nan were confiscated. On two
prisoners taken in another neighbor
hood 240 rounds of ammunition wa
found.
The district quited quickly when
deputies, reinforced by members
the Citizens' Alliance, arrived on spec
ial trains and automobiles from
Houghton. The dispatch of a big posse
from Houghton Jed to early reports
that a battle was in progress between
union and non-union forces, but this
proved an exaggeration.
Sluggers Fined.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 11. Robert Dan
nelvich and Joseph Ulrick, charged
with assaulting men on their 'way to
the Michigan copper strike zone, were
fined in the municipal court for dis
orderly conduct. Attorneys for the
labor agency who were sending the
men to the strike zone, declared the
men were sluggers for the Western
Federation of Miners.
RIGHT TO BALLOT
ATTACKED IN SUIT
Validity of Act Questioned in
Action Brought by William
J. Scown.
DENIES LIQUOR SUPPORT
REBELS IN OUTSKIRTS
Federsls Are Putting Up Stub
born Resistance Against In
vasion of Villa Army.
Election Board to Name Suffragists at
Polls Despite Contractor's
Contest.
SLAYER REFUSES
TO MEET FATHER
Schmidt Turns from Aged Par
ent on Arrival in New York
from Germany.
hearing of children of their tender
ages.
"I think you can trust the mothers
and fathers of the land to guard their
children much better at home.
"I will vote emphatically 'So' upon
this proposition."
Urge Prohibition Amendment.
Washington. Dec.. 11. Spokesmen
for the Anti-Saloon league and Wom
en's Christian. Temperance union to
city trged the house judiciary com
mittee to report favorably the resolu
tion for a prohibition amendment to
constitution Introduced by Representa
tive Hobs on yesterday.
CHILD IS BORN IN
A BURNING HOUSE
Mother in Part of Home Not Af
fected by Flames, and Both
Escape Injury.
of a population of 90.000,000 and de
dared the tax imposed without their
consent by the untaxed remainder of
the population. Mayer argued the law
was perfectly constitutional.
The question of Jurisdiction occu
pied all the forenoon in the income
tax hearing. Judge Landis decided he
had not Jurisdiction. This sends the
case to the United States supreme
court.
COLD PUTS WILSON
BACK IN BED AGAIN
Washington. D. C Dec. 11. Tha
resident is la bed again with a bad
cold, and on advice of his doctors will
7jjt there until well. He was first
taken ill a week ago but got better
after several days in bed. then took a
fresh cold in the head. His nose and
threat are involved, but his physicians
think rest is all that is necessary to
effect a cure.
Chief Justice White and Justice Lur
Erie, Pa.. Dec. 11. A baby was born
in the burning residence of G. T. Jus
tice, but as it was in a part not affect
ed by the flames the mother and child
were unharmed. - The firemen did not
earn of it until the blaze was out,
when they were told by the father.
SUIT AGAINST ELGIN
BOARD SET FOR JAN. 10
Chicago, 111., Dec. 11. A govern
ment suit for an injunction against
the Elgin butter board has been set
for hearing before Judge Landis in
the federal court Jan. 10. The gov
ernment seeks to stop the fixing of
prices by the quotation committee of
the board.
Washington, Dec. 11. Dr. Mary
Pennington, in charge of food re
search in the department of agricul
ture, told the house committee today
that frozen and dessicated eggs would
solve high prices. She said that they
lost no nourishment and surpassed the
cold storage variety because storage
eggs were not good after 10 months.
New York, Dec 11. The aged fath
er of Hans Schmidt, who came from
Germany to be with his son at the
trial for the murder of Anna Aumul
ler, wept when his son. prior to the
resumption of the trial, today, refused
to see him. Hans said, however, he
would like to see his sister, who also
came from Germany to aid. She may
be allowed to see him later. The pros
ecution continued the presentation of
evidence to show Schmidt carefully
planned the murder. The defense will
try to prove him insane. His father
was in court when the trial was re
sumed. Letters regarding Schmidt from Anna
Aumuller to several correspondents
were put in evidence. In them she
spoke of the love between Schmidt and
herself, then told of disagreements and
reconciliations, and asked that
Schmidt's name be not ment'oned.
V.
SALOON PLEA IS FILED
Des Moinea Liquor Interests Present
11,353 Names in Plan for Bars.
Des Moines. Dec. 11. Dee Moines
saloon men filed their consent peti
tion, containing 11.353 names, with the
county supervisors yesterday. The
"dry" forces tried to have. the can
vassing of the petition delayed until
Jan. 1. but the board set Dec. 22 to
begin the canvass.
The law permits the circulation of
only one petition a year. If the can
vass had been delayed until Jan. 1 and
BLACKMAIL CAUSES DEATH
Frfends of M. B. Wheclock Say He
Was Driven to Suicide.
Des Moines. Dec. 11 M. li. Wheel
ock. cashier of the Citizens' State
bank of Colfax, who drowned himself
in the Des Moines river last week, is
believed by friends here to have been
driven to suicide by blackmailers who
persecuted him until bis mind was
unbalanced.
It is now known that his financial
. r; a 1 r & em in Tar worse snane man i
had been admitted. Men intimate wi through Cook. Will. Kankakee.
with him in business declare that he Iroquois, rora. Mclean. DeWitt, Ma
Company to Build Long Road.
Gales burg. 111., Dec. 11. A company
to build a concrete highway costing
$3,500,000 from Chicago to St. Louis
has been formed by R. D. Moore, A.
B. Peckenpaugh, N. T. Allen and Fred
Peterson, who procured the necessary
license. The promoters say the road
Lawyer Asks Reinstatement.
Springfield. 111., Dec. 11 After be
ing disbarred by the supreme court
from the practice of law in Illinois for
seven years, Arthur S. Keithley of Pe-'lhe suit to Immediate trial in order
Chicago, III., Dec. 11. Woman's
right to vote in Illinois again was
made the target 'of a legal assault
when suit was filed yesterday by "a
citizen" in which the constitutional
ity of both the acts giving women the
ballot was questioned.
William J. Scown, a contractor with
office's at 36 West Randolph street, is
the man in whose name the suit was
, j fighting w
x -.x- .i neutral territory,
thot thA ltmirtv 1 n t nroc t a ores thn mo I
ncrifrntnre r f tVlA cult 111 Q t ta Tint 1
Jt-H with .nvhndv tn it nrt that . Prty . The federal outposts have
, bepn driv-
Washington, Dec. 11. Rear Ad
miral Fletcher today reported to the
navy department that the constitu
tionalists are making rapid progress in
their attack on Tjttnpico, and that
Americans and all other foreigners
have been removed for protection to a
neutral zone. Thus far no foreigners
have been hurt.
Dispatches say that non-combatants
are concentrated under the protec
tion of the guns of the scout cruiser
Chester, the gunbont Wheeling and '
Tacoma at points near the water
front. Fighting has been going on
since yesterday. The constitutional
ists seem to have the better of the
position and are making headway.
The dispatches say Fletcher is pro
tecting reignen, except Germans
and British, as they are cared for by
representatives of their own nations.
The rebels are reported respecting
Americans and American property.
Fletcher has warned both sides that
ill not be allowed near
assigned to non-
combatants, nor near valuable foreign
he has no interest in opposing the
measure other than that of a tax
payer.
The constitutionality of the measure
was tested for the first time at Ches
ter, 111... following an election in
which the women voted on the saloon
question. In the suit that was lnstl
tuted by the saloon interests there
the act was upheld in every particu
lar.
Election Board Defendant.
Members of the board of election
commissioners are made defendants
in the suit, which demands that an in
en In and rebels have pos
session of the left bank of the river
from its mouth to Tampico. Fears
are felt the rebels may fire the oil
tanks on both sides of the river.
This would compel warships to re
tire down the river.
Federate Forced Back.
Mexico City, Dec. 11. Unofficial ad
vices state there was heavy fighting
in Tampico last night. Rebels once
forced the federals back to the heart
of the city. The rebels are said to be
in possession of Dona Cecilia, between
Tampico and the coast, and contain- .
ing many oil tanks and a refinery.
iunction be issued to prevent the
board from buying separate ballot The-V hav Arbol Grande, another
boxes and ballots for the new women
voters. The restraining order also is
asked in order to prevent women par
ticipating in the questions of public
policy to be passed upon at the next
election which includes the saloon is
sue in many districts.
suburb. Federal government advices
indicate, however, that the federals
are holding the rebels well in check.
Refugees Cross River.
Presidio, Texas, Dec. 11. Taking of
refugees across the river to American
territory and building defenses In an-
Here are the most important ticiDation of an attack on Otlnat? hv
grounds set up in the suit: rebels and going actively forward, the
That permitting women to vote in bulk of rebe, troops naving con-
Illinois will cause an expenditure of
$200,000 for extra Judges and clerks
of election and $69,000 for ballot
boxes and ballots.
That the equal suffrage act is a dl
rect violation of section 7 of the state
constitution
gregated there opposite Presidio.
German Ship Aids.
Hamburg. Germany, Dec. 11 Captain
Ralntzan of the Hamburg-American
liner Kron Prinzessin Cecelle cabled
the officers of the company here his
That the granting of the right to vessel was taking refugees aboard at
women to vote on special questions to i ampico, Mexico, wnere ngnung De-
come up at the 1914 elections, includ- tween rebels and federals began yes-
ne the saloon question in many ter- leraay.
ritnrlea ia a violation of the consti-
I -r .. .... .4 11 I IID.AM
tilt ion. I l,Mu "v riurii.
That the naming of specific offices Urbana, 111., Dec. 11. With the Uni-
for which women may vote, as is done versify of Illinois council of adminis-
In the act. is unconstitutional. tration standing firm in its "request
That the suffrage act does not spe- that the dance be omitted at the Jun
ifically name the bill or bills that it ior "prom" Friday night, the tango's
is intended to amend.
Would Hasten Trial.
The suit was immediately assigned
to Judge Foell, in the superior court,
nd probably will come up for trial
within a few dayB. Women leaders in
the suffrage movement and members
of the election board said that they
ould do all in their power to bring
oria today filed before the high court
a petition signed by nearly two hun
dred members of the Peoria county
bar. in which he asks reinstatement.
Keithley's disbarment followed a trial
in which overzeal to win cases for cli
ents was invol VJ. The attorney be
came involved in a controversy with
a Peoria newspaper, which in retalia
tion produced evidence sufficient to
convince the supreme court that his
name should be stricken from the rSll
of attorneys
doom was further scaled when the
Woman's Pan-Hellenic council official
ly tabooed the dance and agreed not to
dance it. The council of administra
tion referred the matter to Dean Clark,
who declared that any student daric-
ng the tango would incur the dis
pleasure of the council. A petition
signed by 100 students who will at
tend the "prom" mysteriously disap
peared before it was presented to the.
deans.
that it might be taken at once before
the supreme court of the state. hat
ever the decision in the first hearing
may be, it is certain that the case
.:n 1 4J V- hi.hor trlhnnul
Ki'e 1' s;s7erdafer;nn;d bicycle raceat noon eight leaders had
their Intention of pursuing the fight If
Racers Keep Ahead of Record.
New- York, Dec. 11. In the six-day
.defeated in the first court.
covered 1,667 miles and four laps. The
previous record was 1,146 miles and
eight laps.
had paid $100,000 to persons who have
hounded him for years. The state
auditor will begin a more thorough
examination, today. James Lee, Polk
county coroner, is convinced, he says,
there is something beneath Wheel
ock's farewell statement to his wife,
that he could "stand the strain no
longer."
con, Sangamon, Montgomery, Madison
and St. Clair counties. It will bo an
automobile road, fit for both passen
ger and freight traffic. The revenue
for maintaining it will be derived from
chiVRfs for use of the road.
ton of the supreme court are also con-.the petition then found icsufflcleat the
ed to their homes i'-h eclda. i Urn iaxerants could nt have cir-
Dr. J. G. Lyman Convicted.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Dee. 11. Dr. John
Grant Lyman, promoter of a Panama
land scheme, was convicted today of
using the mail to defraud. A jury in
the federal court found him guilty on
one count aad Dot cuUty on five other
eou&Li.
TORNADO KILLS 250
NATIVES IN AFRICA
Free Town. Africa, Dec. 11. More
tii an two hundred and fifty natives
were killed by a tornado here. Twenty
canoes carrying 400 natives were
blown out to sea. but the cable ship
Slate Murder Trial Is Begun.
Taylorville. 111., Dec. 11. The trial
of Fay D. Slate, editor of the Mount
Auburn Tribune, charged with the
murder of Dr. B. P. Wiadsor. mayor
of Mount Auburn, on May 16, 1913,
was commenced in the circuit court
of Christian county before Judge J. C.
McBride. Two have been tentatively
accepted as jurors. Slate shot Wind
sor from bis pocket with a pistol.
Slate will plead self defense.
Alton Shopmen Sign Scale.
Bloom-ington. 111., Dec. 11. Commit
tees representing the various unions
in Chicago & Alton shops here and
elsewhere signed the new scale today.
An advance or 1 cent an hour is given
with improved shop conditions.' The
increase will cost the road 150,000 annually.
Bur.on Attacks Regional Bank.
Washington, Dec. 11. Senator Bur
ton of Ohio attacked the regional bank
feature of the currency bil in debate
and urged the central bank plan as a
substitute.
Washington Representative Sher-
ley of eKntucky, ranking member of
the appropriations committee, has
urged President Wilson to put in oper
ation as quickly as possible the pro
visions of the Panama canal act relat
ing to the civil administration ot the
zone.
Absorbs Jacksonville Bank.
Jacksonville, 111., Dec. 11. Through
deal consummated here last night
the Jacksonville National bank, with a
capital stock of $200,000, passed into
the hands of the Ayers National bank, i
Omaha Bank Run Is Over.
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 11. The ron on
the City National bank is over. Busi
ness today was normal.
New Haven Stock Lower.
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Andrew Ruseel. former state treasur- Havec road broke to 68. the lowest
Sentinel rescued 136. The storm did I er, and M. F. Dunlap were the men . record, because of the passing of a
much damage to the port. i through which the purchase was made. dividend.
CHARGE CONSPIRACY
IN TELEPHONE SUIT
Chicago, III., Dec. 11 Seventy-seven
bondholders of the Interstate Inde
pendent Telephone and Telegraph
company are plaintiffs in a bill filed
today in circuit court charging that H.
H. Evans conspired with B. E. Sunny
to wreck the company and paralyze
competition in southern Illinois. The i
American Telegraph and Telephone
company, Chicago Telephone com
pany and Central TTnloa Telephone
company axe also named defendant,