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SIXTY-THIRD YEAR, NO. 1G9.
MONDAY. M AY 4, 1914.TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
CARRANZATO
KEEP UP FIGHT
HE DECLARES
Informs WashintDn He
Will Battle on, Despita
Mediation Plan.
OLNEY GOVERNOR
ILLINOIS HIT
BY TORNADO:
BLANQUET IS
FAVORED FOR
HUERTA POST
Later Reports Strengthen
Rumors Dictator is.Pre
paringto Retire.
SOME OF WAR HORSES PEEVED
OF RESERVE BODY
SEVERAL DIE
WAR ONLY PEACE HOPE
Explains He Accepted Good
Offices Merely to Let United
States Get Reparation.
El Fas Texas, May 4. General
Carranza has formally declined the
cupgettion of the mediators that be
cease "hostilities acamet ITuerta pend
ing the outcome of the effort at media
tion. His note sent to Washington by
wire, a made public today In El
Paso.
The text of General Carranza's tele
gram follows:
-I again direct myself to yon for the
purpose of answering your respectful
mecage relative to the armistice, call
ing your attention to the fact that the
International conflict with the United
States was Intentionally provoked by
Huerta. and for the solution of this I
hurried'y accepted, in principle only,
the good offices of Brazil, Argentina
and Chile.
Explains Why He Refuses.
"This act Is independent of our In
ternal strife for liberty and law and I
consider it incovenient for the rebel
cause that I represent to suspend hos
tilities and military movements, be-.
cause said suspension would only ac
crue to the benefit of Huerra in the
civil war now point; on in Mexico be
tween the usurper Huerta and the con
stitutionalist army under my com
mand. "The sovereign citizenship is In arms
with all activity to re-establish as soon
as possible the constitutional order
which will produce peace.
"By virtue of the above I state to. you
that I cannot accept the armistice
which you propose.
"Consider my act solely as one who
is acting with the determination or
doing only what he considers best for
the Interests of his native country."
Belittle Truce at.Tampico.
No importance is attached to the re
port that the rebels and federals at
Tampico are arranging a truce. It is
assumed that, if true, the cessation of
hostilities is for the purpose of bury
ing the dead or removing the wounded.
Soon after his arrival at Torreon
fiext week General Carranza expects to
visit the city of Durango to establish
a civil government there.
The situation in Durango has caused
the supreme chief of the rebels much
anxiety because of the dominance of
the Arrieta brothers. Benjamin and
Dominguez. These men, having re
cruited 3,ooo or 4,0io men, announced
allegiance to Carranza, but it is alleged
'hat they have used the rebel. banner
merely as a cloak for looting and out
rage.
Betrayed Villa at Torreon.
At the battle of Torreon General Vil
la assigned the brothers to a position
forming a link in his lines around the
city. The Arrietas, intent on looting
in Durango, declared that they would
fight only in that state. Because of
their non-arrival at Torreon, It was
aaid. the federal general, Velasco, bad
no difficulty in escaping when he con
cluded to evacuate the city.
For their disobedience General Villa
onjpred the bro-hers under arrest, but
the execution of the order would
have require dan army It was not made
effective.
Tee Anietas, however, resenting
MJIas action, offered their services to
Huerta, but experienced a change of
aeart arid reopened negotiation with
t-arranza. Under the terms arranged
tny agreed to Join In the general rebel
movement ar.d to protect any civil gov
ernment which Carranza might Install
u me srat of Durango.
BELGIANS FAVOR
MEXICANS' CAUSE
Demonstraton in Brussels Un
der Auspices. of Hispano
American Committee.
Brussels. Belgium. May 4. Under
the auspices of the local Hlspano
Amerlcan committee there was a dem
onstration in this city today in favor
f Mexico and against the United
Elates. Several hundred persons,
chiefly students of the universities of
Brussels. Liegge and Louvaio, partici
pated. They marched with flags to the
Mexican legation, where speeches
ye made on the subject of American
Mgresslon. The Mexican minister ap
peared before the crowd and said "A
collective moral force la stronger thafl
nnle."
Richard Olney. -
Washington, D. C, May 4. The
president baa selected Richard Olney,
secretary of state during the Cleve
land administration, to bo governor
of the federal reserve board, and Paul
Warburg of New York to be a member
of the board.
Although Olney Is 78, It is believed
by friends he will accept. Warburg
who is connected with Kuhn. Loeb &
Co. has accepted. Formal announce
ment of bis selection, as well as the
other three members of the board be
sides the governor, is expected to be
made In the next two or three days.
The complete board will consist of
seven members at salaries of 112.000
each, with Olney representing New
England and Warburg New York. It
Is expected the other members select
ed would represent the south, middle
west and far west. Appointees will
serve 10 years.
It is reported that Harra A. Wheel
er of Chicago, president of tb,e Na
tional Association of Commerce, will
be appointed a member of the federal
reserve board. He is a republican. It
Is said the president desires a bi-parti
san board.
Boston. Mass., May 4. Richard Ol
ney smiled when Informed he had
been selected as governor of the fed
eral reserve board, but declined to
comment or indicate whether be
would accept.
WOMAN SLASHES
ACADEMY CANVAS
Uses Cleaver Several Times on
Sargent Masterpiece Before
She Is Restrained.
London, England, May 4. A mili
tant suffraget entered the Royal
Academy this afternoon and ruined a
valuable picture. She slashed the J
painting several times with a hatchet, j
While the attendant was in another I
part of the room the woman whipped
out a butcher's cleaver from under her
cloak and slashed the picture repeat
edly before bystanders stopped her.
The man who accompanied her and at
tempted to impede those who restrain
ed the woman, w as severely beaten by
the crowd, which turned the woman
over to the police. She gave her
name as Mrs. Wood. She belongs to
a group called "wild women." The
picture was of Henry James, novelist,
and was considered one of Sargent's
masterpieces. It is badly gashed, one
of the marks of the cleaver being
across the face.
The painting was by John Singer
Sargent, an American.
Several fashionably dressed women
were prominent in efforts to restrain
Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Wood was roughly
bandied by the crowd 'before the police
took her in custody.
AUTOSLAYSONE
AND HURTS THREE
Touring Car Runs Down Party
Returning From Sunday
Church Services.
Tuxedo Park, N. J.. May 4. A big
touring car owned and driven by
Robert D. Wrenn. president of the
United States Lawn Tennis associa
tion, ran down a group of persons at
the entrance of Tuxedo park late iar.t
nieht. killing one man and Injuring
two men and a woman. The dead:
HERBERT LOVED AY, organist and
choirmaster St. Mary a episcopal
church here:
The injured:
rharlea Soreckley. sexton of the
church, internally, leg broken.
Mrs. Charles Spreckley, Internal in
Juries, arm broken.
Alexander Noma, not seriously.
Wrenn and the chauffeur were the
nnir occuDanta of the car. .Meitner
was hurt. The car was wrecked. The
killed and injured were on their way
from services in the church.
NO FACTORY INSPECTION
TRIP TAKEN TOMORROW
Because of the interest in the Wood
men state camp the weekly factory
trip of inspection of the Rock Island
Business Men's association will not be
Uken Tuesday, George W. Kingsbury,
secretary, announced today.
Two Men Crushed to
Death by Buildings
Wrecked by Storm.
TOLL BY LIGHTNING
Parties Camped Along Mississ
ippi River Banks Experience
Narrow Escapes.
Galesburg. TIL, May 4. Two men
were killed, one being crushed be
neath an overturned building, and the
other by lightning, in a storm that
swept this section of the state last
night. The dead:
WILLIAM FILLER, age 75.
HERMAN BURRELL. age 50.
Monmouth. 111., May 4. A tornado
swept through Northeast Warren
county yesterday, killing John Filler
of Alexis in the home of his son near
Little York. The house was lifted from
its foundations.
Galena. 111., May 4. A tornado that
last night,, demolished several houses
and barns on farms near here resulted
In serious injury to Albert Studier, a
farmer, who was struck by wreckage
from a barn, and overturned tents of
many plcknickers on the Mississippi
river banks. Waters in the creeks
nd. ponds rose rapidly and a number
of campers narrowly escaped drown
ing. Hail and rain accompanied the
wind.
Two Killed In Iowa.
Chicago, 111., May 4. Northeastern
Iowa and northwestern Illinois were
BweDt last nieht bv a severe win! and
rain storm. At some places it Sssum-1
ed proportions of a tornado. Four I
deaths were reported, two of them in
Iowa.
La Crosse. Wis., May 4. Officials of
the Milwaukee road "received a report
last night of a cyclone .which swept
over the neighborhood of E as ton and'
Minneapolis, 150 miles west of here,
late yesterday. Buildings were report
ed demolished and damage done to
property.
HUSBAND FIGHTS
DIVORCE ACTION
Richard A. Burge Denies He
Knocked Tooth Out of Jaw
of His Wife.
Mrs. Wylola Burge of this city will
not get ber divorce from her husband,
Richard A. Burge, without a contest.
Mrs. Burge recently filed action in cir
cuit court here charging the defendan
with non-support, cruelty, intoxication
and desertion. This morning, the
husband, by his attorneys. Hanley
& Cox and E. P. Field of Monmouth,
filed an answer, in which be denied
his home bad been in Rock Island. He
said bis residence was at 1100 South
Main street, Monmouth, and it is com
pletely furnished, as it was at the time
his wife left him. He denied that he
had knocked out a tooth of his wife's
jaw in a family quarrel and said he
had never been unkind.
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS
MAKE RUN TO LIN WOOD
Twenty-one members of the Tri-City
Motorcycle club enjoyed a run to Lin-
wood yesterday morning, leaving Mar
ket square at 9 o'clock. In the after
noon 10 more members joined the
party, and a luncheon was enjoyed.
Before returning to Rock Island the
party made a run to Buffalo and Blue
Grass. Iowa. They returned just in
time to escape the shower.
The regular weekly meeting of the
club will be held Thursday evening
at Koch's motorcycle garage, and the
committee in charge of the race meet
will make a report.
BULLETIN.
HALIFAX, N. F, MAY 4 A WIRE
LESS MESSAGE THIS AFTERNOON
FROM THE STEAMER SEIDLIUTZ
STATED AN UNKNOWN STEAMER
WAS ON FIRE 105 MILES OFF SA-
BLE ISLAND. THREE STEAMERS
HAVE GONE TO THE RESCUE.
50 PEOPLE DIE IN
VALPARAISO FIRE
Valparaiso. Chill. May 4. More
than fifty lives were lost early today
in a fire in the commercial paction of
the city. Several building were de
stroyed. Their flimsy construction
rendered fforta of the Are lighters
virtually useless.
VERA CRUZ FEDS
IN SECOND BLUFF
Demand Surrender of American
Outposts, and Then Retire
Without Firing.
Washington, D. C, May 4. Another
fruitless demand by Mexican soldiers
for the surrender of the waterworks
just outside Vera Crua was reported
today by General Fvnston. The Mex
icans' called to the American outposts
to surrender but made.no vigorous ef
forts to enforce the demand. No shots
were, fired and the Mexicans retired.
Reports that Americans were killed at
San Pedro, Chiapas, is denied by the
state department.
El Paso, Texas, May 4. Three thou
sand men of the Mexican federal army
accompanied by 1,900 women and chil
dren, entered Fort Bliss since they
crossed the border, after defeat at
Ojinanga by rebels, were entrained to
day for Fort Wingate, New Mexico,
following the order of a week ago
when the Mexican situation seemed
extremely critical.
CONGRESS IS TO
ADJOJJRNJULY 1
President 'Wilson and Leader
Underwood Agree on Pro
gram at a Conference.
Washington, D. C, May 4. After a
conference with the president. Leader
Underwood announced that an agree
ment had been reached to put through
the Clayton omnibus anti-trust bill,
the Covington Interstate trade com
mission bill, and a bill to regulate Is
suance of stock securities, as well as
a rural credits measure, before con
gress adjourns.
Underwood announced he would call
a democratic caucus to ratify the pro
gram and that it was the aim of the
president and himself to have congress
adjourn July 1.
The senate Judiciary committee to
day decided to grant a hearing to
Martin J. Wade, democratic national
committeeman from Iowa, who is sup
porting the confirmation of E. R. Moore
to be federal marshal for northern
Iowa. Senators Kenyon and Cummins
are opposing the confirmation.
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, far
Rock Island, Davenport, Molina
and Vicinity.
Unsettled tonight and Tuesday, pos
sibly showers, not much change in
temperature; gentle variable winds.
Temperature at 7 a. m. 59. Highest
yesterday 74. Lowest last night 67.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 2 miles
per hour.
rrecipitation up to 7 a. m. .18 inch.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 84, at 7
a. m. 88.
Stage of water 5.6, a raise of .4 In
last 4S hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Mars, Venus, Saturn.
Morning stars: Mercury, Jupiter. Con
stellation Terseus. Including the noted
variable star Algol,' approaches the
northwestern horizon in the earl
evening.
AMNIONS HAS
BREAKDOWN
OVERSTRIKE
Colorado Governor Col
lapses While Preparing
Message to Assembly.
WEEPS AT SITUATION
State Militia Withdrawn From
Coal Fields and Federal
Troops in Charge.
Denver, Colo., May 4. Last night
while working on his message to the
legislature. Governor Amnions broke
down and was forced to his bed. While
j in consultation with party leaders the
executive succumoea to tne strain
under which he had labored night and
day, particularly since the horrors at
Ludlow.
He was visibly affected and tears
streamed from his eyes. Unable to
prepare his message for the special
session which convened today to con
sider legislation in connection with the
strike, it was announced earlyv today
the governor would ask both branches
to meet in joint session and he would
then ask them to enact a measure
permitting the issuance of bonds to
pay the expenses incurred by the state
in maintaining militia in the strike
zone, which has reached more than a
million dollars, enact a law providing
for arbitration and a means of enforc
ing a dictum of arbiters that figure in
cases of labor strife; appointment of a
permanent constabulary to be used in
the event of peace disturbances of
magnitude; and prohibition of the sale
of munitions of war and liquor in af
fected regions.
Selection of Slattery as democratic
caucus candidate for speaker was re
garded as a victory for the supporters
of Governor Amnions. Slattery's elec
tion Is assured.
With the coming of federal troops,
and their establishment in various
centers or . disorders, practically all
Colorado national guardsmen were
withdrawn today, and peace officers
gave over the task of preserving order
to the federal soldiers.
Ready to Give Up Arms.
Walsenburg, Colo.. May 4. Leaders
of tn United Mine Workers today an
nounced that all arms in the posses
sion of strikers at Huerfano would be
turned over to the federal forces Wed
nesday. '
EMPEROR JOSEPH
AGAIN COUGHING
Vienna, Austria, May 4. Emperor
Francis Joseph la suffering a recur
rence of fits of coughing which recent
ly taxed him so severely. "His con
dition la nevertheless satisfactory,"
says an offici&J bulletin.
JAILS 4 MEMBERS
EDUCATION BOARD
Chicago Officials Held in Con
tempt of Court, Sentenced
to 30 Days by Judge.
Chicago, 111., May 4. Eight mem
bers of the Chicago board of educa
tion, including its president, were sen
tenced today to 30 days in the county
jail -for contempt of court for refusing
to obey an order of Circuit Judge Foell
reinstating four members of the board.
The dispute is over the retention of
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as superintend
ent of schools. The four reinstated
members voted against Mrs. Young,
and their resignation, signed before
they took office, were accepted by May
or Harrison. Foell held the resigna
tions void.
The court had ordered the board of
education to recognize as members the
four ousted by Mayor Harrison. An
appeal from the order was prayed for,
but Judge Foell refused to consider
the appeal to stay his order. The
board members tried various expedi
ents to prevent the four from sitting
with them.
ZAPATAS REBELS
CRUCIFY A BISHOP
Prelate Left to Lingering Death
When He Refuses to Give
Up Church Funds.
San Francisco, Cal., May 4. Refu
gees from the west coast of Mexico
brought a tale of crucifixion of a Cath
olic bishop of Canapa by soldiers of
rebel General Zapata. The bishop re
fused to surrender the funds of the
church, and is said to have been nailed
to a cross and left to die a lingering
death.
BIG BANK CRASH
IN PHILADELPHIA
Cramp, Mitchell & Co., With
$3,600,000 Liabilities in
Receiver's Hands.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 4. Failure
of Cramp, Mitchell & Co. bankers and
brokers, was announced, today on the
Philadelphia stock exchange.
The firm had been In difficulty some
time owing to severe losses on under
writing operations in connection with
an asbestos corporation, with head'
quarters in Canada and a coal pro
ducts corporation. The firm is com
posed of Theodore W. Cramp and
Howard E. Mitchell. The latter has
been ill for some time. An involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed and
Charles Packard, president of one of
the city's largest financial institutions
was appointed temporary receiver. Li
abilities are given at $3,600,000 with
assets of $3,100,000.
Warning on Pellarra Cures.
Washington. D. C, May 4. The pub
lic health service today issued a warn
ing against so-called "pellagra cures."
The service reports that - specimens
of cures advertised throughout uie
southern states have been analysed
and nothing in the preparations has
any value In the treatment of pellagra.
HIS GRASP IS WANING
Mediators to Limit Activities
for Present to Settlement
of Tampico Incident.
Washington, D. C, May 4. Huerta
informed the mediators that D. E.
Milio Rabasa, a Mexican jurist, and
Augustine Galindo, under secretary of
justice, have been selected delegates
to confer with the mediators, and that
the third name will be submitted to
morrow. The Carranza delegate will
probably be Rafael feubaran, now here.
After a conference with the media
tors today, Secretary Bryan announc-
ced that the American representatives
had not yet been chosen. It was learn
ed that Carranza sent a further tele
gram to the mediators Inquiring as to
.their request for the appointment of ja
Carranza delegate, the extent of his
functions, and whether this would be
limited to the controversy between the
United States and Huerta, beyond
which Carranza has shown no signs of
negotiating. The mediators are now
reasonably hopeful that an open rup
ture and warfare have been put off ex
cept for movement of Carranza'a
troops.
It is generally understood that the
mediators decided to limit activities
at this time to the settlement of the
Tampico incident, solely, and that the
appointment of the Huereta delegates
was made on that basis and that it
would be decided whether the United
States was entitled to reparation for
an "insult to the flag."
Late developments seemed . to
strengthen a belief that the mediation
conference would be held elsewhere
than at Washington.
Discredited by Supporters.
Reports of refugees from Mexico
City who have arrived at Vera Cruz
are that Huerta is in desperate straits
and that some of his own supporters
are considering a demand that be re
sign, to be succeeded by War Minister
Blanquet, were strengthened by mes
sages received in diplomatic circles
here to the effect that Huerta'a
strength Is rapidly waning.
The nation's business in the Mexican
imbroglio and all, was moved into the
open air today when the president left
the stuffy executive offices for the cool
shade of a tent spread on the Whit?
house grounds. Underwood was the
first visitor to the open air office.
Washington. D. C, May 4. After a
conference with the president. Secre
tary Daniels announced that President
Wilson plans to go to Brooklyn Mon
day to meet the Montana which Is
bringing the bodies of the men killed .
at Vera Cruz. Should public business
force the president to remain in
Washington, he will send a personal
representative with a, letter from him
to welcome tjie funeral ship.
Constitutionalists and Huerta lead
ers at Manzanlllo have been exchang
ing very bitter messages, according to
Admiral Howard, who read several of
the letters. - Howard reported all quiet
at Manzanlllo. He made no mention
of the reported blowing up of the -Mexican
liner Luella.
American Properties Raided.
New Orleans, La., .May 4. Three
large mahogrmy properties operated by
Americans In Mexico near the British
Honduras line . were raided and the
plants wrecked by Mexicans three
days after Vera Cruz was taken, ac
cording to J. S. Huston of a Chicago
lumber company, who arrived today.
The Mexicans confiscated 130,000
worth of commissary supplies and
drove 750 employes and 400 cattle
from one concession. Twenty-one em,
ployes were Americans. They arrived
here today.
FRENCHMEN HAVE
BLOODLESS DUEL
Caillaux Fires Twice in the Alfr
, and Is Missed by His Adrer-, ;
sary, D'AUieres. .
Paris, France, May 4. Joseph Cail
laux, whose wife assassinated editor
Calmette, .and Frenand OAJiieres, -Catllaux's
opponent in the recent elec
tion to the chamber - of deputies.
fought a bloodless duel with pistols to
day. D'AUieres fired twice at his ad-i
rersary and missed. Caillaux fired lai.
the air.
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