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1 Associated Press I MM Exclusive Wire JJ OCK ISLAND ARGU I- rSlXTV-TIIIHD YEAR, XO. 144. I'KICE TWO CENTS. SATUKDAV, AP1UL 4. l14. -TWENTY PAGES. H R HOME EDITION 1,20(9 HEBE VILLA HOLDS FEDERALS IN FALLEN CITY 5 AH Avenues of Escape Cut Off and It's Every Man for Himself. UtlFRTA COVERS NEWSi HUunirt vuwi-iivp nkisi Fear That Story of Rebel Vic tory Will Bring About an Uprising at Capital. Torreon. Mexica. April 4. Torreon s occupied today in force by the ret!, and the work of clearing up the debri and burning the bodies of the dead bezan vigorously. The federal pjTi.-on, under Velasco, Is estimated t about five thousand, of who m.1.500 were killed or wounded. When Velas co fled he left 2'"0 wounded in the mili ary hospital. All but one, a nurse, Jed with the federals. Assurance tame from Villa that none of the eoucded prisoners would be harmed. Washington. D. C. April 4. Rebel kEed and ounded at Torreon were LMO. according to a message from Consular Agent Can-others. The fed eral loes were not all estimated. Tiere have been no developments at Taipico or Mexico City. Juarex, Mexico. April 4. Villa left suddenly today for San Pedro to take enonal charge or hi troops, report ed to be pressing fleeing federals. It S raid in rebel circles hat Villa in nds pushing vigorously the advant age gained at Torreon. and will har rasi the federals as much as possible. Money Market Stiffened. ' El Paso. Tex&s.April 4. The effect of the rebel victory at Torreon was fh fcere in a stiffening of the market for constitutionalist money and in the beginning cf a movement to organize foreigners owning property in Mexico to appeal to Washington to recognize the Carranza government. The latter id-a originated with for mer Governor George Curry of New Jxico. Gt&eral Carranza declined to Bmnt on tbe movement, but infor mation of it caused much gratified tomment in Juarez. The movement is said to be signifl fuit of a recently promin r.t sentiment that if the revolution is carried to a wajilete s'j'fes the counter revolu tion hi. h it has generally been pre tcted would follow, really would not carnalize. Peac After Rebel Success. la this connection, one rf th? most prorai&er.t Americans do'.t g business ia Mexico aaM today that the greatest narantee of paie which he proph fled would follow rebel success lies fc the fact that the Incomes of the mea formerly able to finance re oit to restore the old regime if spe cial privilege Lave been depleted iu the Uit four yearB to an extent which ould make it exceedingly difficult for hew Insurrection of any proportions to be financed. Curry said he was convinced foreign Witiment upheld bim in the belief that recognition of Huerta being out f the question, the time has come for Signers to lend such aid to the Car fwza revolution as will help it to a PJy conclusion. Mexico City, Mexico, April 4. The Pvnment still denies the fall of Tor rw&. bat it is assumed in many quar trt that Huerta and his associate are Ignorant of the real facts and that tteir denial Is to prevent an outbreak Popular clamor against the admin 'tration. The taking or Torreon gives tt rebels practically half the repub- except the cities of Saltillo and tonterey. The tecape of General Velasco and kia forces from the rebels does not Ja a siuiple tak. Retreat toward rar.go, southwest, or to the north or . Is said by military men to be Ira "lble unless a ay can be cut trough rebel territory. The railroad " long been out of commission. It Is Scted that Veiasro'a retreat w ill re 101 T lteir Into a case of every man himself. The rebel task of cap tar"if Tanipico continues under the lrIon of General Gonzales. HER IN STOCK DEALING ALLEGED s- Louis, Mo.. April 4. Charging fPoly in dealing In live stock. L. feurtoo, a dealer, filed suit for 1250.- against the live stock exchange of St. Iu!s. the National Stock rvd, Morri & Co., Swift A Co.. and Individual dealers. The plaintiff " tie combination has formed a fccaopoly tatioiiAl la scoa; COR LS KILLED THE WEATHER ) Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for Rock Island, Davenport, Molln and Vicinity. Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday; possibly showers and slightly warmer tonight with the temperature above freezing: moderate breeres. Temperature at 7 a. m. 32. Highest yesterday 41. lowest last night 31. Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 5 miles per hour. Precipitation none. Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 6'J, at 7 a. m. 69. Stage of water 4 feet, a fall of .2 In last 24 hours. J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster. . ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. nnr: .11111-. etuis, turn .Mornin;r -"'MlT. Mercury ,.:iim.t Mars , ronjm.f,n wlth mwu ! nt .'; n. m.. and plntiet Neptune in ! conjunction with moon at 4:1'S p. m. JAMES MASLIN IS HURT IN A CRASH Head Janitor of Safety Building Has Narrow Escape From Death. ! COLLIDES WITH A TRUCK Rode His Bicycle Into People's Power Company's Repair Car Is 60 Years Old. James Maslin, head janitor of the Safety building, who resides at 1517 Seventh avenue, was severely Injured in an cccident at Eighteenth street and Secorc avenue last evening. Maslii was ridins north on Eight eenth st'.eet on his bicycle at the time, anil v. as just rounding the corner to go west on Second avenue. He evi dently did not notice one of the Peo ple's Power company's electric repair trucks, which was going east, and he crashed headlong; into the auto, his jaw- striking the radiator of the ma- -hi TlilS Ill I III III II WTTT re nrarr thrown to the pavement, the rear wheel of the car passing over bis right ankle. Jaw Dislocated. Several persons, who were near the scene assisted him to walk down See on avenue, but when Wright's shoe store was reached he was unable to walk farther, and a physician was called who took the Injured man home in his automobile. ITpon examination It was found that Maslln's Jaw was dislocated and the right ankle badly sprained and swollen. As the resutt of the Injuries he will be confined to bis home for four or five weeks. The bicycle was badly damaged In the col lision. GUILTY PLEA IS PLAN OF HIGGINS Lover of Julia Flake Will Not Fight State Charge of Mur dering His Wife. Galesburg. III.. April 4. Robert Hig glns, charged with Wiling his wife so that he could marry his step-daughter, Julia Flake, has decided to plead guil ty State's Attorney John M. Wilson announced today. Higgins has assert ed heretofore be would oppose the charge. although the authorities claimed to hold his confession sup posed to have been made the day of the arrest. Julia Flake, the 15-year-old step daughter, may escape prosecution, al though the Bute's attorney would not sav positively she would be exempted. The Mercer county gTand Jury, which will consider the murder case, w ill meet next Monday. DAVIDSON JURORS FAIL OF A VERDICT Winchester. Ky.. April 4. The jury In the famous feud case of Thomaa Uavldson. charged w ith 14 others w ith the murder of former Sheriff Callahan of Breathitt county, failed o agree and was discharged. A retrial la set for June 29. "Doc" Smith testified he was one of three 'bo bhot at Callahan, who re ceived two fatal bullets. Three men already have been convicted of com plicity in the murder. Davidson vu released on $1,000 bond. Campaign Against Creeks. Durazzo. April 4 General mobiliza tion of Albanian troops has been or dered uno-r the personal command of Prince William, the new ruler, who will make a vigorous campaign againat the Greek insurgent who have cep , tcred Kcritifc UK WUUNUtU A I lUnntuN; ttULKAL UiU 15 l,?Ulj SENATORS IN REVOLT OVER SECRETRULE La Follette Leads Rebel lion on Confirmation of W. M. Daniels. DEFIANCE IS OFFERED! Opponents of New Member of Commerce Body Hit View on Valuations. Washington, D. C. April 4. Nine members of the senate, headed by Senator La Follette, openly revolted against proceedings behind closed doors last night after an executive ses sion in which the senate by a vote of 36 to 27 confirmed the nomination of WInthrop M. Daniels of New Jersey to be a member of the interstate com merce commission. Senator La Follette declared on the floor that he proposed to defy the rules of the senate In future and dis cuss publicly legislation not affecting foreign relations and later it was an nounced that Senators Bristow, Cum mins, Clapp, Kenyon, Norris, Jones and Gronna, republicans, and Poindexter, progressive, would maintain the same attitude. Sensation Over Revolt. The revolt created a sensation and there was much speculation as to the effect It would have upon future execu tive sessions. The general opinion was that there would be no attempt to take action against members who disre- garaea me ruie ui wunj. rmPmni lllllTI .f-MlrtlnnwTjiin. leU closed a three-day fight marked by one of the bitterest debates heard at the capitol In years. Both sides contesteddetermlnedly, Mr. Daniels" advocates hartag the sup nort of President Wilson's well known I desire that his appointee and personal j friend be confirmed w ithout delay. Object to Daniels' Views Opponents to the confirmation baaed their objection on the ground that Mr. nanlAlu1 vlairs An th valuation of DUD- ! lie service property were unsound. The senate voted down a motion to remove the pledge of secrecy.as to the session and immediately began consid eration of another nomination behind closed doors. Senator Clapp said that executive sessions, except to consider matters of great public danger, w ere certain to be abolished before very long. WOMAN CREATES SCENE AT A TRIAL Jane Est Lead3 Workers to Temple Where Minister Is Defending Himself. New York. April 4. "I d like to see him try to kiss me," shouted Jaae Est. member of the Industrial Workers of iha World, as she appeared at the head of a crowd and tried to force a! way into the Metropolitan Temp.o, where Dr. Jacob Price, G-year-olJ pas tor of Washington Heights Methodist Episcopal church is on trial. The clergyman is charged with miseonduct with women of his congregation. He is charged with having tried to k'BS one woman. Jane Est came into notice as a speaker during the recent 1. W. W. raids on the New York churches. She was not allowed to get beyond the wlU In the TeniDle. Mrs. Helma Rohl testified she had ( been improperly approached by price. ; She did not winli to tcsiuy oti auvuu.. of her children, but determined to do so after reading a verse in the bible which she consumed for guidance. Bryan Improving. Washington, D. C. April 4. Secre tary Bryan's cold Is better, but he Is still confined to his house. STRIKERS IGNORE ORDER TO RETURN Cannonsburg. Pa, April 4. Twenty thousand miners, said to be the total number In Washington county, refused to return to work, though ordered In do so by the union pending signing of a wage scale. Guards have been as signed to duty at Hazel pits here, but M fax Uifcr baa been iio diaordas. 7 . . i II CITY UNIONISTS WANT PUBLIC DECISION Rally to Protest Use of Army and Nary to Intimidate Fellow Subjects" London. England, April 4. At la ral ly of unionists to protest against home rule coercion or Ulster speakers in Hyde park, including Sir Edward Car son, Ulster unionist leader; Austin Chamberlain, son of Joseph; Viscount M liner, and others, fiercely denounced any attempt to "use the army and navy to drive fellow subjects of Ireland from full heritage in the parliament of the United Kingdom." Demands were made that the government at once submit "this grave issue" to the peo ple." Twenty-two bands and flying flags and banners enlivened the meet lug. Iadybank, Scotland. April 4. As ouith opened the election campaign In a snnll hall crowded to the doors, lie said he had a-ssumed his new office as war secretary because of a grave sit uation in regard to discipline of the army and In connection w ith the rela tion of it to the civil power. He said if the matter continued as it threaten ed to do it would have caused a con troversy which everj' patriotic man was anxious to avoid. He paid a high tribute to the army. INSURGENTS SAY STATE IS THEIRS Reports at Springfield Basis of Big Majority in imnois Camp. i Phil S. Wilcher, chairman of the in surgents' division of the recent coun ty Woodmen camp, today received a telegram from W. O. German, secre tary of the Woodmen assembly at Springfield, in which he stated that 1S3 Instructed delegates are assured to the insurgent cause to 10 for the head office in 50 counties which have reported to -him on the result of the county camps. The same ratio, he points out, would give the insurgents L'44 against 23 for the adminstration In The state camp to be held in Rock Is land May 6. In the 50 counties report ing there are 56 uuiustructed dele .... .a- u-iii-h are not counted. "This Is a great victory for us," con-j eludes Mr. German s message. Cannon Off for Bermuda. New York. April 4 Former speak er Cannon sailed for Bermuda on a pleasure trip today. He said he was going to see If Bermuda was as much like heaven as Mark Twain said it was. Albany. N. Y. Unless. Governor Glynn changes his mind, a reprieve for the four New York gunmen, under sentence to die in Sing Sing prison, will be granted April The stay will latft until after the necond trial of CLarleS Beckif ' 'v I II I V. -.I 1 .-cv- w 111! . JU I I 1 : , I I FARMING TIME IS GAS EXPLODES AT' CHURCH SERVICE Iowa Man Trying to Find Leak With Lantern Is Killed andvf Panic Caused. Carlisle. Iowa, April 4. Andrew Vauscoyke, investigating with a lan tern a leak in a gas pipe or the .Memo dist church, caused an explosion last night which killed him and eaused a panic among the congregation. No one else was hurt The body of the victim was found badly mangled. FURNACE IS USED TO HIDE A MURDER Body of Vancouver Woman Be lieved to Have Been Cre mated After Killing. Vancouver. B. C. April 4. That Mrs. Charles Millard was murdered and her body burned in the furnace of her home is the belief of police who havo hfen investigating 'the circum stance of her disappearance last Wed nesday. Human bones were xounu in the furnace and the police have de tained Jack Kong, a Chinese boy. pending an Investigation. Kong later confessed the murder of Mrs. Millard. The boy was a servant in the home and said he killed Mrs. Millard because she scolded him. He stunned her with a chair, then choked her to death and burned the body. SLAY MISSIONARY THROUGH MISTAKE AIiril 4 Constantinople, Turkey, TOilian Avediehian. an . Armenian nniir ai1:iv was acouitted of charge of the murder of a missionary. Dr. Charles H. Hoi brook, at Soushihir last August. ' It wr. proved he was killed by two Turks by mistake. The American embassy received a dispatch that Christians and foreign residents of Bitlis. Armenia, were not molested during the last Kurdish raid. Denver Harry N. Haynes and Mrs. Eugene Mettler, both of Toledo, Ohio, were arrested on a warrant sworn out bv Mrs. Haynes. A statutory onense was charged. Mrs. Mettler's husband is said to be cashier of a bank. Mrs. Haynes said her husband came to Col orado on the plea that he had tuber culosis. LILLIAN STEVENS IS SERIOUSLY ILL rvnland. Me.. Anril 4. Mrs. Lillian! M. Stevens, president of the Women's j Christian Temperance union, is very ill j of kidney trouble at her home ber 1 ON ROADS EAST ARE IN TIP TOP SHAPE ' ; wireless equipment, was fitted out Another Rate Increase Witness ?;Zc . Admits They Are in Prosjaer- -wsjatf: eten on Tuesday morning, a " OUS Condition. few hours before the three days' bliz . zard set In. . . Althoueh the vessels of the so-callea Washington, D. C, April 4.-The in- i Qf wfclch terstate commerce commission yester- tne gouthern Cross was one, have day closed the general hearings on the ' bucked ice .fields with impunity and advance rate case In so far as they ap- are regarded as staunch ships sail coalers sav that its cargo of 17,000 seal ply to the question whether the Ps- . ersay that ns ent rates yield an adequate revenue to Pf on account of lt3 lasta- the roads. The commission also or- "s dered that all briefs be filed and that ; bl 1 5'Survjvors of Simpson Arrive. the oral arguments start on April 27. . Ar.Pii a Four The railroads suffered their severest Jf Ld'sch'oon-set-back of the entire hearing jester- "r p simp80n, which sank In dv when Vice President Shriver of er. "tie . f1 ahn9rll . . " . . .. . tne uaiuiuore uihu, repicot:unu6 mo 35 systems seeking the increase, ad- mitted that on their combined showing up to and including the year tne roads were in a more prosperous con dition than ever before. i ie luuaij auuxoaivuo w. made by President Smith of the New York Central, Wi'.Iard of the Baltimore & Ohio, and Rea of the Pennsylvania, that their particular roads were in better shape than ever. Mr. Shriver's admission today showed only one of these three roads having a better aver- age than the average for the 49 roads in the various systems. ml e Prvionalv admissions had been FEDERAL LEAGUE HALTED BY COURT Permanently. Restrained From Tampering With Players of the Pittsburgh Club. Hot Springs, Ark., April 4. An in junction preventing the Federal league from interfering with players of the i Pittsburgh Nationals was made per- j nianent luaay uj i. ,. i .i ... ,.rorig Kptu-ppn 'ECU, HUU IK 1U mat . ii . . - ' owners and players may lack mutuali ty, but that this Is not a question to be raised by a third party. Grand Rapids, Mich., April 4. Valid ity of the baseball reserve clause Is to be tested in the opening skirmish be tween the new Federal league and or ganized baseball which began here to Aav in tho I 11 1 1 Pfl siaiPa DlKintl tOUi L day in the United States district court. The Federals are making a test in the.' case of Catcher Klllifer, who signed with the Federals while under con tract with the Philadelphia Nationals. Counsel for the plaintiffs were direct ed to show a right to relief, even if the reserve clause is later held in valid. Hutchins Honored Guest. Kansas City, Mo.. April 4. Presl dent Hutchins of the University of Michigan. Is a guest of honor at the annual meeting here today of the Western Federation of Alumnae clubs of the Mississippi valley. London. Ky. The First National bank of Loudon failed to open its doors after Examiner Kincheloe noti fied the comptroller in Washington of impairment ot capita. 4 FEAR SECOND SHIP I? ALSO LOST Hope for Southern Cross, With Crew of 170,About Abandoned. CAUGHT IN A BLIZZARD Bellaventure, With 30 Sur vivors and Dead From New Foundland, Nearing Port. St. Johns, N. F., April 4. The steamer Bellaventure, bringing 30 sur vivors and most of the bodies of the crew cf 77 of the sealer New Found land is steaming slowly toward this pert, but is much impeded by heavy ice, and probably will not reach here until late today. As the hours went by today without word from the sealing steamer South ern Cross, fear grew that its crew of 170 men had been added to the toll cf Tuesday's blizzard in which 77 of the crew of the sealer New Foundland lest their Ives. There i8 a possibility that several of the 112 who were res cued would succumb to the effects of the 48 hours' exposure. In an effort to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the Southern Cross, the New Foundland government asked the American revenue cutter Seneca to leave the ice patrol and search for the missing sealer. The coastal steamer , Kyle, which has a mid-ocean arriveu ncio iQtwhin Michigan. With them. came & taJe of how they battled for six k afloat in a small boat. Dractjcaiiy without food t ..finii v without food or water. When the schooner went down off Cape March 21- Captain Strong - !,. w. An-thofi nt Tits rrew and mree uiuci mcim'-iw v- logt thelr nVes, the four survivors sav- jng themselves by swimming to the sman boat which had broken adrift, yor six days and nights they battled with high waves and many times their tiny craft was nearly capsi::ed. The only food they had was raw fish ana rain water was used to quench their thirst. On ' March 27. the steamship Xew York to (La Guayara. : hove in sight and made the rescue. All Ithe men were exhausted. They were later transferred to the battleship Michigan which brought them to tnu port. HEAD HUN PARTY COMES FOR VISIT Count Karolyi, Leader of In dependents, Here to Awaken Sympathy for Cause. New York, April 4. Count Karolyi, leader of the Hungarian independent party and one of the wealthiest men of his nation, arrived today for a tour of America. : Karolyi said the object of his visit was to awajsen In the minds of Hungarian-Americans, of w hom there were 9 noo 000. realiaation of the power they ! -"- ' . - exert in shaping affairs o the mother country along the line of democratization- and separating It from the Austrian yoke through the creation of a separate custom house and national bank. He will visit among other cities, Chicago, South Bend, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. CONNOWSEEKS CUMW PLACE Washington. D. C. April gressman Maurice Connolly of Du buque, lowa. today announced bi cafc dldacy for the democratic nomination for aenator to oppose Ctuamlas. reVu llcao. GROWS i : 5 j. : i'f f i i -1 r II: 1 ; ! 'i 1 3 i V. n o o