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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Testimony as to Bad Nren..
MERCER ARGUMENT is CLOSED
Four Judges to Decide Whether Northern
Securities Is Unlawful.

st. Louis. Mo-. March 21.-The ar
gmnents in the Northern Securities
case were concluded this afternoon.
The case was taken under advise
ment. 1t is doubtful if a decision
will be possible within two months.
ST Louis, March p. - Arguments
in the case OF the Northern Securities
company, on trial here before the Unit
ed States circuit court for the dis
trict of Minnesota, nearly closed yes
terday and the case was finally placed
in the hands of the four judges today.
During the three days of argument
the attorneys for the defendants have
occupied niue hours, and up TO ad
journment last night the government
had taken five hours for presentation
OF arguments.
G. w. Bum, of st. Paul. counsel for
the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany. opened yesterdays session aRd
ex-Attorney General Griggs closed the
case for the Northern Securities COM
pany. The last hour of the session was
occupied by Special Counsel T. D.Wat
son. of Pittsburg. in closing the case
fer the government. He was still talk
ing when court adjourned until 10 n.
m. today. Watson concluded about
noon today. The famous merger case
is now in the hasds of the court for
decision
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Woman IS SUSPECTED
OF MURDER OF BURD|CK
PRICE CONFESSES
TEACHERS MURDER
Tells How He Shot Mrs. ReicheIder-
fer and Ransacked Home
for Money.

Carbondale, Ills, March 21.-Marion
Price, who is in the Williamson cOun-
ty Jail with Bud Graves, has confessed
the murder of Mrs. Nellie Reichelder-
fer, school teacher. With the ut
most compOsure Price related that he
shot Mrs. Reichelderfer in her yard
and, when she was helpless, threw her
into hog pen, where the hogs mangled
her body and completed his work.
Price asserts that he planned the crime
with Miss Lizzie Stafford, a sister TO
Mrs. Reichelderfer. This part of his
confession, however, is not believed by
the officials.
After the murder, Price says, he ran
sacked the victims house He found
only 81, although Mrs. Reichelderfer
was wealthy. Both Price and Graves,
who are p ana - years old respective
ly, Will be tried for the murder. The
theory is that they killed Mrs. Reich
elderfer while trying to rob her and
her sister
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
FOUR SOLDIERS SHOCKED
Lightning Strikes the Table on Which
They Are Playing Cards-One
Man Badly Hurt.

Baraboo, Wis, March 21.-At Del
ton Thursday night, while John Muir
raw. William Truman, Moses Crane,
G.. f. Adams and Mathew Ritter. old
soldiers. were playing a game of cards
in the G. A. II. hall the structure was
struck bylightning and badly wrecked.
The oiIcloth on the card table was
torn TO shreds, and the men Knocked
to the floor. Some of their clothes were
torn off. and Adams had shoe torn
from his foot Mathew Ritter was
Thrown several feet, and sustained Il
cash on the head, and is said to be in
a critical condition. The others viii
recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
MOTHERS ARE CRITICISED
Educator Says They Are Not Bringing Up
Their Daughters by the Right
SYSTEM.

Sioux City, Ia, March 21-Profes-
sor w. NJ. Stephens, superintendent of
the Sioux City schools, in Il public ad-
dress Thursday made some startling
criticims of modern education of girls.
He said that Sioux City parents were
mad because they desired the educa-
tion of mind only. "a girl might bet
ter fail ANONYMOUSLY in history than
fail to keep her room in order" was
one of the statements made by Profes-
SOr Stephens.
The professor scored other alleged
fallacies concerning the education Of
girls. He would have Greek, Latin
and musicfOrsaken for the art of cook
ng, of keeping the room. of develop
ing the body, and otherwise directing
the mind away from what is usually
considered the proper feminine culture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Pardon Is Wanted for Crafts.

Lansing. Mich, March 21.-Repre-
Elect Townsend, eX-Warden
Hatch, Warden Vincent, the mayor Of
Jackson and others are petitiOning for
the pardon of James Crafts. a life
prisoner at Jackson, who, with Mrs.
Eta Brass, a life prisoner in the De
troit house of correction, murdered
Milo Brass near Stillsville, AIissaukec
county, in 1886. Crafts was an evange-
list. He was Intimate with Mrs. Brass,
and the couple found the husbands S
existence incOnvenient.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
They Burned Their PIumes.

Wabash, Ind, March 21.-At the
Wesleyan Methodist church, where
there have been several sensational
scenes, Rev. John Brown. the pastor,
was warning the large congregation
present to beware OF the follies or
earth, saying that no woman who
wore plumes on her hat could ever
hope to enter the kingdom of heaven"
-Four women. occupying seats we'll up
in front and with feathers in their
hats, walked to the. rear of the room.
tore off the plumes, threw them into
the stove, and then returned to their
seats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
ANOTHER ARREST GROWS
OUT OF CORDOVA SCANDAL

Today John Walker. of Cordova.
appeared in the county court and
gave 5000 bonds for appearance TO
answer to the charge of conducting
a house of ill-fame in that village. He
is made the associate of Gusta Phil
leo. who i already under bond ON the
same charge and the complaint was
made by Thomas Enwright.
Two Moline boys. August Horst
man and Harry Johnson, were de
clared dependent In the county court
this afternoon and were ordered by
Judge Parmenter committed to the
training school for boys at Glenwood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
millionaire Hayner Is Dead.

Alton, Ills, March 21.-John E. Hay
ner, Atoms millionaire banker, died
Thursday from a stroke of apoplexy.
Hayner was the founder of the Alton
Savings bank, and was its president
until he retired from active service
last July. He was also the vice presT
dent of the Alton National bank, and
one of the largest stockholders of the
Illinois Trust and Savings bank in Chi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
GUILTYOF COMBINE
Big Packing Firms MuIcted in
Fines by the Supreme
Court of Missouri.
COSTS THEM EACH $4,000 IN CASH
Besides About the Same Sum in
Court Charges-Court Has
the Merger Case

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 21.-The
supreme court, in banc. through Judge
Marshall yesterday awarded Judgment
to the state against the beef packers
for combining to fix and control prices
of meats, and assessed their punish
ment at fine of $1,000 each and all
the costs in the case The fine is to
be paid within thirty days from date,
and if any Of the companies fails TO
pay the fine within that time a judg-
ment of custer will issue at once, GUST
ing the company from doing business
in the state of Missouri.
Firms of Packers NIuIcted.
The packers against whom this
Judgment was issued are the Armour
Packing company, of Chicago; the
Hammond Packing company, of Chi
cago; the Cudahy Packing company, of
Chicago: Swift * Co. of Chicago. and
Schwartzchild X Sulsberger. All of
these companies have extensive branch
houses in st. Louis. Kansas City and
st. Joseph. The supreme court was
unanimous OH this judgment, all seven
of the judges concurring.
Origin of the Case,
The decision against the packers is
the ending OF q proceeding which was
instituted last May. On the 9th OF
May. 1902, the different packing com
panies doing business in the state We're
ordered by the supreme court to ap-
pear here before Judge Burgess. or
the court, and show cause why they
should not be cited to appear and an
Swer the charge of violating the ann
trust laws of the state in combining
to maintain prices in Missouri. The
result of the hearing led Attorney Cen
eral Crow to file suit against the pack
ers which was prosecuted vigorously
by him on the part of the state.
Pith of the Courts Opinion.
r = opinion holds that the evidence
obtained at the hearings shows conclu-
sfvely that there was Il combination
of the packers to maintain trust prices
on beef in Missouri: that the repre-
sentatives of the packers met on GER
tain days to fix the prices for that
week; that rebating was done; that
the same prices prevailed at all of the
coolers at the same time; that no COM
retitOr could enter the field against
the packers because the combine
would undersell the newcomer out Of
business.
Testimony as to Bad NIent.
The opinion does not take up the
charge made IN the proceedings by the
attorney general that the companies
We're also guilty of selling diseased
meat. Much of the evidence was to the
effect that the companies did sell dis
eased meat, but the opinion of the
court was based on the violation of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
xvoh.,b Ca.e with the Judee.

st. Louis. March 21.-Arguments In
the Wabash injunction suit were con-
cIuded at 3 p. IN. yesterday. and the
case was taken under advisement by
Judge Adams. He gave no intimation
of how much time he might require
TO prepare his opinoin, but the attor-
neys declared after the adjournment
of court that they would look for a
decision in about one week or ten
DAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Cannot Agree ON a Scale.

Des Moines, Ia, March 21.-The
JOINT scale committee of the Iowa coal
miners and operators has agreed to re-
port to the joint state convention its
inability to agree on a day wage scale
for the coming year. President Perry,
of the miners, stated later that if the
operators in the convention did not
grant the 1919 per cent. advance asked
the miners would undoubtedly lay
down their tools April 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
MAN TO ATTEMPT
FOOLHARDY FEAT
For Wager of $500 a New York Man
Will Try to Cross Niagara
Falls.

New York. March 21.-For a wager
of 5000 and expenses Otto Petersen. a
Brooklyn athlete, will try 10 cross Nj
agara Fails on a threc-quarter inch
wire, carrying another man of his
own weight. Unlike Blondin, he will
make the trip by clinging with his
teeth to leather strap connecter to
Il wire by a small roller. The other
man will sit in a chair strapped to
Petersen's body. The entire weight
en- his teeth will be about 26O pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
council Not I'm a reform Mood.

st. Joseph, Mich, March Glowing
to the great disturbance caused by the
recent murders Alderman Mcconnell
introduced a resolution at the meeting
of the council instructing the mayor
to see that the police enforce the letter
of the law concerning evil resorts and
saloons. One alderman made speech
against the resolution and it failed to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
FIERCE BATTLE IS FOUGHT
IN STREETS OF CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Ohio. March 21.-As the
result of a battle between union and
non-union structural iron workers
here today three men were badly cut
and bruised by bricks and clubs.
men took part in the
fighting and ceased only upon the ar
rival of the police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
New Roof for Mich,ran.s Capitol.

Lansing, Mich. March II. - The
board of state auditors has employed
w G. Malcomson, of Detroit TO pre-
pare plans Cor new roof for the
capitol the present one having been
declared beyond repair. The board
has agreed to pay its portion of the
cost of paving Allegah street along the
capital grounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
BELIEVED WORST OF
FLOOD SITUATION IS OVER

Memphis, March 21.-The river is
now falling. at Memphis, and it is be
lieved the worst of the flood situation
is over. y steady decline in the big
stream is predicted from now on.
Natchez, Miss. March 21.-Torren-
tial rains last night and this morning
have aggravated the flood situation
along the Sycamore levee in COncor-
die Parish, La, and it is feared a
break will occur as Il result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Chief Bull Claims to
Have Known From
the First.
NAME KEPT SECRET
Killing Believed to Have
Been Done With a
Golf Stick.

Buffalo, n. Y, March 21-Chief
of Police Bull said yesterday that his
opinion as to who killed Edwin L.
Burdick had not been changed at any
time since the murder. Il believe a
woman killed Burdick." he declared,
land 1 suspect the same woman now
that | did the day of the murder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
TREATY IN A SNARL
Can Do Nothing with the Docu-
ment the Senate Ratified"
the Other Day.
POINTS THAT ARE IRREOoNoILABLE
AS to Date of Going into EHect-Has
to Run the Gauntlet of
Congress.

Washington, March 21.-FrOm such
imperfect readings of the Cuban treaty
as can be had at this stage the state
department officials have some doubt
as to their ability to do anything what
ever with the convention. The amend
ments made by the senate, particular
ly that added to the ratifying article
though probably not so intended
may result in the complete loss of
the treaty. There are conflicting clauses
which it may not be possible to recon
cile. Article IL provided originally
that the treaty should so into effect
on the tenth day after exchange Of
ratificatiOns, which was to be before
Jan. 81 last. But this date was
changed to March 81, and that is how
the article stood when the senate add
ed this sentence: This treaty shall
rot take effect until the same shall
have been approved by the congress"
Last Stipulation Must Govern.
This led 70 complications which are
now veXing the department. Here
were two different dates fixed in the
same article for the taking effect or
the treaty The weight of opinion in
clines to the belief that following the
common law principle the last stipula-
ton should govern. which would defer
the operation of the treaty until aft
er the congress acted.
Document Not a Treaty Yet.
But more serious difficulty has
been pointed out as follows: 1t is
hardly regarded as feasible, and is
certainly in violation of precedent, to
exchange ratificatiOnS of Il document
which is not Il treaty, as this Cuban
convention Will not be-in the opin-
ion of some of the state department
people-until the congress" has set
its approval upon it. If this view is
correct then the exchange of ratit1-
cations will have to be deferred until
next winter Mt the earliest, and this
delay. it is thought, would cause the
failure of the treaty in its present
form. because of the inability of the
negotiators TO meet the requirement
of article II. which demands that the
exchange take place before March 81.
May Find n Way Out.
1t is possible that way will be
found out of this webbo contrarieties,
and to that ED the state department
people now are working. The Cuban
minister here evidently is dismayed
at the situation, and although he made
every effort i'll his power TO keep the
facts from attracting attention they
developed fully yesterday. even to the
knowledge of his immediate compli-
ance with the state departments sug-
gestion that he cable President Palma
suggesting an immediate calling to-
gether of the Cuban congress, which
is now in recess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Ex-omoer Charged with Robbing.

Des MoineS Ia, March 21-"Bill''
Richards, former United States mar
shall, who ;ias been a fugitive for
three months, passed through here
yesterday with bOndsmen on his way
to Knoxville, where he will surrender.
He is charged with being a leader of
trio of bandits who secured 81 1892
from a Mrs. Sullivan, by torturing
her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Twin Colts Born to Lythe.

Nashville, Tenn, March 21.-Lythe,
by Enquirer-Melta. by Muggins.
one of the most valuable brood mares
at BelIemeadc. has just dropped twin
colts by The Commoner. The babies
are both chestnuts. One is marked
with nipple and the other with a
white star. They are small, of course,
but perfect in form. Lythe is the
dam of Clorita, Flexible and other
good horses
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
FIVE DROWNED IN
COLLISION ON WATER
Tug and Steamship Come TOgeth-
er During a
Fog.

Philadelphia, March 21.-Five men
of the crew of the tug Pilot were
drowned in collision during a fog
between the tug and the steamship
Winifred in the Delaware river off
Marcus Hook, Pa. last night. The
remaining three members of the crew
were saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Rain Flood. Eyervwhsre.

Rock aRpids, Ia. March 21.-Rain
has been falling here since Monday.
The lowlands were flooded and resi-
dents had to be taken out in boats.
Rock river is high and still rising and
the highways are almost impossible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
DEATH TAXES FROM EARTH
TWO PROMINENT MEN

South Bend, Ind. March 21.-CoI.
John II. Given. aged -. Mexican vet
eran and formerly an editor in St.
Louis and Davenport, Iowa, died here
today of paralysis.
Westboro. Mass. March 21.- Rev.
Edward Clark. foster-fatber of Rev.
Francis +. Clark. d. d.. founder of
the Society of Christian Endeavor, is
dead at his home here of old age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Anti-cirarette n,,l in Favor.

Madison. Wis, March 21.-The anti
cigarette bill, prohibiting the sale OF
importation of cigarettes into the state,
has been reported favorably for pas
sage by the committee on health and
sanitation. The senate by vote OF
20 to o ordered to engrossment and
third reading the bill to exempt credits
from taxation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Contlr nolt or I.irhtning.

Fond duLac, Wis. March 21.-Light-
ming destroyed property to the value
of $4,000 belonging to L. NJ. Gallo
way. The barn was struck and four
horses and fourteen steers were
burned to death. The flames were
soon communicated to the dwelling,
creamery and granary. all of which
wore Il total loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Findings in Anthracite
Investigation Made
Public Today.
INCREASE IN WAGES
Enforcement of Laws as
to Employment of
Children.

Washington, March 21.-The report
of the strike commission was made
public today. 1t is dated March IS,
and signed by all the members of the
commission and covers 81 pages of
printed matter.
In brief, the commission recon-
mendS a general increase in wages
amounting in most instances to 10
per cent; some decrease in time; the
settlement of all disputes by arbitra-
tion; fixes the minimum wage and
sliding scale; provides against dis
elimination of persons by either the
mine owners or miners on account of
membership or nCn-membership in
labor unions, and provides that the
awards made shall continue in force
until March 81, 1906.
Recognition of Unionism Not Decided.
The commission discussed to some
extent the matter of recognition and
nou-recognition of the miners union,
but declined to make any award on
this matter. The commission also
makes Il number of recommendation
which may be summarized as fol
lows:
Discontinuance of the system of
employing coal and iron police" be-
cause this force is believed to have an
irritating effect.
Strictcr enforcement of the laws in
relation to the employment OF chit
dren.
That the state and federal govern
ments should provide machinery for
the making of compulsory investiga-
tiou of difficulties similar to the in
yestigation which this commission
has made.
The commission, however, takes a
decided position against compulsory
arbitration.
Miners Calculate Wages.
New York. March 21.-Mincrs of
the anthracite coat regions affected
by the decision of the strike commits
sion announced today, judging by the
present prices of coal. will receive an
increase close to 20 per cent in wages,
the average tidewater price of hard
coal at Pcrth-AmbOy being about So
per ton. This would allow the min
ers . or 10 per cent in addition to
the 10 per cent minimum advance al
lowed.
This calculation is based on the
present selling price, which is on the
winter basis. The base is usually re
duced in the spring, but so far an
nouncement of any such reduction
has not been made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
CONTRACT FOR GRADING
AT PLEASANT VALLEY LET

The Rock Island road has awarded
TO Winston Bros, of Minneapolis, the
contract for grading the land in
Pleasant Valley on which are to be
erected the new shops. The contract
price is 100000. Work will be com
menced in 10 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
INCREASE IS GRANTED
AND UNION RECOGNIZED

Lorain, Ohio, March 21.-The strike
at the American ShipbuiIding com
panys plant, involving 1.5OO men, has
been settled. An average increase of
10 per cent has been granted and the
company recognizes the labor union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
BLOW OPEN VAULT AND
SECURE CASH IN KENTUCKY

Paducah, Ky, March 21-Robbers
this morning blew open the vault in.
the deposit bank of Bardwell and Sc
cured $1,000. \ posse is securing the
surrounding country in the hopes OF
capturing the thieves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
sesretary shaw at Galveston.

Galveston, Tex, March 21.-Secre-
tary of the United States Tresaury
Shaw inspected Galveston harbor and
wharves Thursday and left on an early
train for New Orleans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Pre.ident NYould BE LoneIy.

Cheyenne, Wyo., March Ex-senator
Warren wires the committee at La
ramie that President Roosevelt desired
TO make the horseback ride over Sher-
man mountain practically alone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
DToro TrouI,Ie in DomInica.

Washington, March 21. = The navy
department has been advised by Act
ing Secretary of State Loomis that
reports from the Dominican republic
and Hayti indicate that United States
interests there may be in need of pro
lection. =.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Sierra Has Put to Death
Officers Who Fail to
Obey Orders.
INSURGENTS GAINING
In the Honduran Trou-
bic, --latest Ad-
vices.

Panama, March 21.-According to
advices received here from Honduras
by way of San Salvador, the forces of
Gen. Bonilla. the president-elect of
Honduras, who is fighting against
Gen. Sierra, the retiring president,
who refused to hand over the post to
Bonilla. have captured the town of
Santa Barbara, while his generals,
Miguel and Davilla, with 1.2O0 men,
and Gems. Carlos and Alvarado. with
1000 men. are now threatening Tegu-
cigalpa. the capital of Honduras.
In Desperate Situation.
Gen. Sierra is evidently in Il dcsper-
ate situation, as he has sent his wife
into Nicaragua by land after she had
made several Intellectual attempts to
break through Gen. Bonilla's lines
and reach the coast. Gems. Willie and
Nalleres, who were supporting Gen.
Sierra, have been tried by court-mar-
tial and shot by the lattcr's order be-
cause they did not fulfill his instruc-
tions, and thus brought about his Ge-
feat at Aceituno some days ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-21
Two Men nrowned.

Sutherland. Ia, March 21.-While
trying to ford Waterman creek Dflbert
Bildwell and F. Gleason were drowned.