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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
CUMMINs OFF TO WASHINGTON
Goes There, It Is Said. to Talk with the
President of Trusts and
Tariffs.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 14.-GOvernor
A B. Cummins has left Iowa for Wash
ington, summoned by President ROOse-
welt. it is stated. to Il White House
conference on antitrust and tariff leg
islation. Being in sight of success with
his trust programme for the present
congress, the president is considering
a campaign for tariff modification. Il
is said the governor will return with
tariff plan indorsed by the president
for the Iowa platform on which he will
be renominated.
Iowa will thus be pushed forward
again in the tariff fight 1t is reported
that Governor Cummins' candidacy for
vice president next year will also be
discussed. Shaw and Cummins are ri
val candidates for Allison's scat in the
senate. and the president will be given
chance to act as peacemaker between
the Iowa factions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
NOTED CHICAGO TEACHER
LECTURES AT AUGUsTANA

Miss Margaret Haley, Of Chicago.
the public school teacher who became
prominent and who earned the undy-
ing gratitude of all honest citizens
through her leadership of the fight
in the windy city to increase the
school revenues by compelling num-
ber of the large corporations to pay
a reasonable share of taxes. interest
ed large audience at Augustana col
Iege last evening with an account of
how ii was done.
Nearly everyone knows something
of the fight that Miss Haley and her
coworkers made from reading about
it in the public prints. but her narra-
tive of the details was calculated to
give her auditors more vivid idea of
the extent of the wrong that was
made at last partly right and to
arouse thorough sympathy with the
teachers and their work. Miss Haley
does not claim the lions share of the
glory, as she has a perfect right to
do. but gives the greater part of the
credit to her assistants. \ large por-
tioa of the audience. including many
local school teachers. remained after
the lecture to meet and congratulate
the speaker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
senats and House in nrief.

Washington, Feb. IA large crowd
was attracted to the senate yesterday
to hear the Invocation of General Will
lam Booth. Of the Salvation Army.
When the statehood bill came up De
pew resumed his remarks and failed
to have them finished at adjournment.
An executive session was held.
Under the operation of special or
der which cut off opportunity to offer
amendments the house, after debate
of an hour, by a vote of 241 TO q,
passed the Elkins bill to prohibit re-
bates to shippers The six members
who voted against the bill were Demo
Gratis. Littlefield of Maine did not vote
on either the rule or the bill. Repub-
lican leaders practically announced
that with the passage of the Elk
ins bill the antitrust legislation for
this session of congress is complete
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was practically completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
CONDITION OF TRADE
What Dun Il Co. Think of 1t as 1t Has Ex-
listed for the Past
Week.

New York. Feb 14.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says
today: Disproportion between supply
and demand is still factor of strength
i'll many commodities, while similar
conditions exist as to skilled labor. re-
garding much work and in some cases
postponed important undertakings and
improvements. Wages have been ad-
vanced voluntarily, and also in response
to demands by organized labor. Re-
lief to the traffic congestion is still
confined to q few favored districts,
and shippers cannot hope for prompt
deliveries until lake navigation opens.
Earnings continue to show splendid
gains over former years. Sound con-
ditions continue to prevail in the iron
and steel industry, with few develop
ments of note.
There is business in sight for more
cotton goods than present stocks of
raw material at the mills will make.
New business has increased at New
England. footwear factories. In the
leather market the chief event has
been an active demand with higher
prices for betting butts. Low supplies
of sole leather give strength, and up
per stock is in better request. Little
change occurred in meats. but mild
weather in this vicinity brought such
a heavy movement of eggs that the
price fell > cents for the week, max
ing decline of II cents a dozen with
in n week.
Failures for this week numbered 230
in the United States, against 240 last
year. and 30 in Canada, compared with
SO n year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
MAN WITH THE AUTOMOBILE
Not Responsible for the Suicide of Mrs
King, Who Killed Herself in
Drug Store.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Dr. Arthur NJ.
Brianza. the family physician of Mrs.
Jennie King, who committed suicide
in State street drug store Tuesday
night. says he is unable to furnish
any clew to her motive for the act Il
have known Mrs. King and her family
nearly year." said the physician, but
only in professional way. Last sum
mer Mrs. King had an attack of ty-
phOid fever and l was called.
After she became convaleScent L took
her riding in my automobile several
times, thinking it would hasten her re-
covery. After she had completely re
covered the rides were discontinued. al
though once l met her downtown and
took her home. l have no idea of
what caused her to commit suicide. :"
Another man is yet to be heard from,
the papers say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
to Make the Marriage Law
More strict-Bin Ahmed at the
Cigarette Trade.

Madison, Wis. Feb IA joint res
olution was introduced in the house
yesterday requesting congress to forth
with issue Il call for a constitutional
convention to pass on the amendment
relating TO election of United States
senators by popular vote. The joint
resolution for Il constitutional amend
ment increasing the number of justices
of the state supreme court from five to
seven was adopted unanimously.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Preventing divorced persons from mar
rying within two years after divorce
and providing that when residents of
Wisconsin go to other states to marry
in order to evade the law such mar
riage shall be void in Wisconsin: eStab-
fishing Il state pulmonary hospital. ap-
propriating 100000 therefore and $12.-
600 annually for the support of the
hospital: prohibiting bucketShOps and
bucketshopping.
A bill was presented in the senate
providing that tobaccOniStS selling ci-
garettes must pay a license fee of
$500 and give bond of $1,000. Sen
ator Beach introduced bill permitting
steam railroads to consolidate. Dock
ing of horses will become a criminal
offenSe in Wisconsin and the impOrta-
ton of docked horses will he forbidden
if a bill introduced into the legislature
by Senator Whitehead becomes a law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
DarrOW Closes Long De-
bate for the
Miners.
MITCHELL is PRESENT
Opposition to the Incor-
poration of
Unions.

Philadelphia. Feb. 1.-THE anthra-
cite coal strike commission. after he
ing i'll contiIOus session for three
months. closed its open hearings yes
terday with an all day argument by
Clarence :. DarrOw in behalf of the
miners. The commission will meet in
secret i'll Washington next Thursday
and begin the consideration of its
award. 1t is expected that'by the end
of this month the arbitratOrs will be
ready TO make their announcement.
If an increase in wages is determined
upon, the increase is TO date from the
1st of last November. the commission
having decided upon that date on Oct.
81. After the session yesterday the
commission held short conference
with the lawyers for the several sides.
and asked them to hold themselves
in readiness in case they are called
upon by the commission.
Tenor of DarrOw's Speech.
The crowd that heard barrow speak
yesterday was fully as great as that
which listened to Baer and barrow
Thursday. He took up the entire time
of both SeSsiOns-fve and One-nalf
hours. He touched upon almost every
phase of the strike. and when he closed
he was greeted with long applause
which Chairman Gray did not sup
press. President Mitchell was in court
all day. but did not have anything
TO say TO the commission in parting.
DarrOw'S speech was a bitter arraign-
ment of the coal opera tors and the
nOn-union men. and a general assault
along the whole line of the position of
those who antagoniZe organized labor.
Among those who came under the lash
of his criticism was General Goblin,
commander of the state troops in the
strike region during the strike.
Opposed to Union Incorporation.
Referring tC the incorporation of un-
ions he said:
Il am not willing TO admit for
single moment that anything can be
gained for manhood. for righteousness.
for the good of all by going into some
petty Legislature and ask 10 merge the
individual flesh and blood man into a
corporation created by the state. Why.
we were told in the argument that
the state of New Jersey-Of all the
DldCCS Oll CdI III illG SAtlAC VI -NVN ONA-
Sey-had introduced a law TO compel
labor organizations to incorporate"
Gray Speaks for the Commission.
After the long applause which was ac-
corded DarrOw had subsided Chairman
Gray, on behalf of the commission,
said: 1T is due TO counsel and tc
those who represented both sides shat
I should say that we leave yOu-Or
rather you leave us-with a feeling
on our part of regret that the long as
sOciation which has been so pleasant
to us is about to be broken. 1t speaks
well for counsel on both sides that no
unpleasant episode has occurred
= The work is now ours, and
l know that we have your best wishes
that we may have a safe and right
eous deliveranceS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
ANTHRACITE CASE IS
NOW WITH THE JURY
SENATOR'S SONS
ARE IN TROUBLE
Dan Hanna and w. A. Clark, Jr.
Charged With AS
sauIt.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 14.-Jo Ohm
Widener, general manager of the
Kanawha d Hooking Coal company;
Dan Hanna. son of Senator Hanna;
w. y. Clark, Jr., son of Senator
Clark, and others are charged with
assaulting w. G.. Caldwell. member of
the legislature, early this morning
while the latter was going home from
the legislative hall in a carriage. 1t
is charged that the men attempted to
take the carriage away from Cald-
well. which resulted in the latter be-
ing rendered unconscious and he was
taken to Il hotel in Il serious condi-
ton. Later Caldwell swore out war
rants for the arrest of Widener. Han
ma and Clark. but the latter left the
city on an early train for Columbus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14

ance with Germany over Venezuela
was settled at the time of Emperor
Williams visit to King Edward at San
dringham. He declared that the whole
story was mares nest.
Reflections on International AnImosity.
international animOSitieS, said the
premier, were great source of in
ternational weakness. Great Britain
was supposed to be greatly disliked on
the continent, but no country was
stronger for disliking Great Brit
ain or showing animosity. Nor
would Great Britain be strength
ened by harboring animosity. If the
peac eof Europe was to be preserved
and the cause of civilization go for
ward without fatal shocks it must be
by the increasing use of cooperation
between the European powers. The
Balkan states were now givinganxiety.
and thesqunAtion would only be solved
by common action upon the part of the
great civilized powers. European con-
cert was clumsy, but it was better than
isolated action.
Appeals to the Public Leaders.
Balfour implOred all those who had
any command over the sources of pub
lie opinion to refrain from indulging
in the easy task of embittering the re-
lations between nations and creating
jeaIousies, so easily formed and so diff
ficult to allay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
UNCLE SAM TO TAKE
HAND IN PROSECUTIONS

Chicago. Feb. Hilary Brolaski,
NJ J. Book and Matty Wooden, ar
rested yesterday in the police raids
ON alleged fraudulent turf investment
concerns. today were held in bonds
of $500 each.
Mason and Thompson were freed.
Preparations are in progress for pros
ecution of turf concerns by the post
office department. Many disgruntled
investors were present when the pris-
oners were arraigned. Among them
were II. y Smith and John Reed. of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. investors in the
Brolaski concern of $4,000 and 81 900
respectively. Cedar Rapids residents,
they say. have about $4,000 invested
with BroIaski. Peter F. Klein, of Ma
rion. Iowa, who claims to represent
syndicate of 30 Marion people with
over $1,000 invested. also preferred
charges against Brolaski, who, Klein
aIlegesA obtained $475 from him by
false pretenses.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-The police yester-
day began a systematic raid upon turf
investment concerns. Three squads
of detectives got Instructions to raid
every alleged fraudulent truf invest
ment concern that was operating in
Chicago. One of the offices visited
was that of II. Brolaski * Co, 356
Dearborn street. Brolaski was there
and was taken in charge by the Off
GERS. In the office at the time were
two women who said they had made
investments and that they had been
unable to get their money back when
they called for it.
The cause of the police activity is
the failure at st. Louis of several of
these companies with the consequent
loss. it is said. of more than $2,000,O0O
by their stockholders. most OF whom
are poor persons. The failures at st.
Louis are these: f. ]. Arnold & Co.,
John j. Regan 81 Co. International In
vestment company, ChriSty Syndicate
Investment company, United Turf In
vestment company. The number Of
persons losing money by these failures
is about $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
SHOT BY A BRAKEMAN
So H Says, and Left Lying for Fourteen
Hours In a Supplied Condition
Near the Track.

Logansport. Ind, Feb. II. = Shot
through his right arm and abdomen,
John Murphy, of Rockport, n. Y, was
found near the Wabash tracks Thurs
day evening, having lain fourteen hours
in a stupified condition. He says he
was beating his way on the east-bound
freight from Danville to Toledo, and
was attacked by a brakeman, who shot
him nhisrefusal to jump off the train.
The shock caused Murphy to lose his
hold and he fell OF the ground, clear
of the train. His feet were frozen and
fatal results are expected from the bull
fet wounds. The identity of the
brakeman is unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
HOT WORDS PASS
Between Hepburn and Cochran
in the National
House.
QUAY AND FRIENDS ALERT
They Have Had Omnibus Bill Put
Into PostOfice Appro-
priatiOn.
Jay AND FRIENDS ALERT

Washington, Feb. IA. - While the
Elkins bill to prohibit rebates to ship
pers, Hepburn was speaking of the
character of measures the Democrats
had voted for, saying among other
things that they had voted for propo-
Sition under which It would have been
possible to fine the Pennsylvania rail-
road $S,0OO,OOO for a single act. They
would, he said, stop at nothing Ia
beled antitrust" Then, while eX-
,plaining the provisions of the pending
bill, he denied statement previously
made by Cochran of Missouri that the
bill relieved individual officers of rail-
roads. Il say there is no repeal from
first to last in all this legislation
=" he was saying. when Cochran
sought to interrupt him.
Il prefer not to yield" said Hep
burn.
Cochran-''The gentleman ought not
to refer to the gentleman from Mis-
souri, if he does not want to yield"
Hepburn ought to refer to the
gentleman at any time when he delib-
erately misstates proposition
Branded as a Lie.
Cochran-"I brand that as a deliDer-
ate lie. 1 did not deliberately mis-
state the question:
Hepburn - Then ignorantly. The
gentleman can take either proposition.
l say there is no repeal of the present
statute making culpable and RESPONSE
BILE criminally the individual under the
interstate commerce law"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
MILITARY GORDON ON
MACEDONIAN FRONTIER

Sofia, Feb. 14.-It is officially an
nounced that the government has de-
cided to dissolve the Macedonian
committees in Bulgaria and place a
strong military Gordon along Sthe
Macedonian frontier, thus demonstra-
ting Bulgaria's readiness to fulfill her
international obligations
Sofia, Feb. 1.-THE president and
vice president of the Central Macedo-
nian committee and many others have
been arrested. 1t is understood that
this is to be followed by the restraint
of others implicated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
QUAY AND HIS FRIENDS ALERT

They Have Had the Omnibus Bill Put
Into the POstOffice appropriation.
Washington, Teb. 14.-Quay and his
friends gave signs yesterday of stiffen-
ing for the final struggle on the state
hood bill Thursday evening in eXecu
tive session Quay declined to give way
for another executive session yesterday
and insisted that the statehood bill
be discussed Yesterday morning the
committee on postoffices and post roads
decided to add the statehood bill as
rider to the postoffice appropriation
bill, in spite of the efforts of Beveridge,
a member of the committee.
All the statehood people say it is
ditch fight. while their opponents say
the Quay forces are ready to fall apart
when the last comes-which remains
to be seen.
The debate on statehood yesterday
ran into n debate on MormOnism. De-
pew was a speaker and he said that
''the fine Italian hand of the Norman
apostle had been at work iE the prep
aration of the measure and that the
concentrated influence of the Mormon
hierarchy could be seen in the deter
mined effort to prevent any amend
ment which would completely exclude
polygamy." 1t was not disputed, he
said, that the vote of the Mormon
church is absolutely controlled by the
central hierarchy of that organization.
He read from an alleged address by
Bishop Lunt, of the Mormon church,
eXhorting his followers to remain firm
in observing the tenets of the Mormon
church. and thus maintain their power
in politics.
Rawlins informed Depew that the
address was fictitious. and that De-
pew had been imposed upon. He new
er knew, he said, of Il BishoT Lunt,
of the Mormon church, and replying to
Depew said the Mormon church organ
ization had repudiated the address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
PROTOCOLS ARE SIGNED:
BLOCKADE IS RAISED
MRS. VENTURA is
GIVEN HER CHILD
Judge McVey Gives Decision in Fa-
nous Case at Des
Moines.

Des Moines, Feb. 14.-The famous
Ventura divorce case was decided fl
nally by Judge McNey in the district
court today, Mrs. Ventura being Civ
en- custody of her child, Lillian. Five
years ago Mrs. Ventura secured a di-
vorce from Prof. Lotus ID. Ventura,
but he was given the child and took
her to California. Mrs. Ventura later
married +. \. Conrad, of Minneapolis,
and kidnapped the child. Then she
sought modification of the divorce de-
cree, the court today deciding. in her
favor. The case attracted wide at
tention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
BOY PERISHES IN
BURNING RESIDENCE
Other Members of Craig Family Fa-
tally Injured at Taren-
tum, Pa.

Tarentum, Pa. Feb. 14.-Fire which
broke out here this morning destroy
ed a half dozen frame buildings, in
Guiding the residence Of ID. j. Craig,
in which one member of the family
was burned to death and the others
were perhaps fatally injured. Ray
Craig. aged -, was dead when found.
and his father and mother and two
sisters are so badly burned that they
cannot possibly recover. The damage
to property amounts.to $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
ruo YOUNG Hold Ups Captured.

Springfield, Ills. Feb. 1.-Two boy
desperadoes, Eddie Reedner. aged Il,
and Henry A. Curtis, age 10. are locked
up in the city prison. The detectives
assert that both boys have made con-
fessions in which they say that they
have been holding up women; and re-
Iieving them of their purses and have
been robbing business houses and resi-
dences here. Reedner has been out of
thereformatory at Pontiac only a short
time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
ANOTHER KANSAS WOMAN
MAKES BID FOR FAME

Topeka, Kans.. Feb. J4.-Blanche
Boies, disciple of Mrs. Nation, was
arrested here this morning for smash
ing windows and fronts of saloons
and drug stores early today. The
same woman achieved notoriety some
months ago by horsewhipping Mayor
Parker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
KIMBALL, NEW YORK BANKER,
IS LET OFF WITH A FINE

New York, Feb. 14.-Federal Judge
Thomas today sentenced William H.
Kimball. former president of the Sew
enth National bank, TO pay a fine of
So 900 for conviction of over-certifica-
tion of checks drawn to II. Marquand
& Co. Ii. -. Rose, former paying tel
Ter of TIE same bank, had his SEN
tence suspended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
Found a Shortage in His Books.

New York. Feb. 14.-According to
officers of the Sargent Manufacturing
company, of Muskegon. Mich. short
age has been discovered in the ac-
counts of the New York branch Office
of the company. The manager of the
New York office was Henry L. Hugh
son, who committed suicide several
dnn-S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
DEFENDED BY BALFOUR.
Course of the British Government in the
Trouble with Venezuela


Liverpool, Feb. 14.-Premier Bal
four, in Il speech at a luncheon given
by the Conservative club here yester-
day. declared the British government
had no choice but to take action
against Venezuela. The ministers had
shown no undue haste, no greed for
money and no inhumanity The Unit
ed States government, he said, had
been taken into the confidence of his
majestys government at every stage
of the proceedings. The Monroe doc
trine had no enemies in this country.
1t would be a great gain to civilization
if the United States would more active
ly concern itself with arrangements to
prevent the constantly recurring diff
ficuIties between the European powers
and the South American governments
by getting the latter to observe the
principles of international courtesy.
Reply to Lord ROsebery.
Continuing, the premier said there
was no ground for Lord Rosebery's
criticism with respect to British rela-
tions with either the United States or
Germany Some arrangement with
the latter for joint operations was the
most reasonable step possible for en-
forcing their several claims. Balfour
rldiculed the suggestion that the alli-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
MARION COCKRELL IS
EFF. GALLAUDET'S BRIDE

Washington, Feb. 14.-Miss Marion
Cockrell, eldest daughter of Senator
Cockrell, of Missouri. was married at
noon today to Edison Fessenden Gal
laudet, son of the president of Column
bia institution FOR the deaf and
dumb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-14
WILL BEAT RECORD
Invention Which Kaiser William
Has for High
Speed
IN THE MATTER OF WAR GRAFT
Will Give His Warships the Blue
Ribbon if 1t
Works.

Berlin, Feb. 14.-Emperor William S
navy has acquired an invention de-
stined to reEolutionize the whole sys-
tenn of vessel construction and TO
make the German warships the swift
est fighting craft aflOat The invention
is credited to Professor KretZschmer,
chief of construction i'm the imperial
navy, who completely rejects the ira
ditiOnal type of ship patterned after
the fish and substitutes for it one in
the form of an aquatic bird.
Annihilates Wave ResIstnce.
by annIhIIating wave resistance the
new form auGments the propeIiing Ca
pacity of the screw 30 per cent, thus
making possible corresponding ac-
celeration of speed without increased
expenditure of power. Kretzschmer' $
theory rests on the supposition that
a vessel should be built in the shape
of a creature that moves on the sur
face of the water instead of being
patterned after the fish which moves
beneath the water.
VIII Simply Glide.
1t is stated that the new type of boat
will make no waves or commOtion of
any kind, bur will glide along the sur
face with the easy motion of a duck.
The German naval authorities believe
their latest ACQUISITION is a tremendous
advance in the direction of increasing
the fighting efficiency of warShipS.
They assert that they have solved
the problem Of acquiring greater speed
and longer steaming capacity without
the necessity for machinery of higher
power or for bigger coal bunkers.