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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Escapes With Life After Terri
BILE Struggle in a
Closet.

Oskaloosa, Iowa, June 27.-Locked
in a closet with a woman who had sud-
denly become a wild maniac, Edna
Fritz, a young girl, fought a terrible
battle for her life The girl was pick
ing cherries when Mrs. Frank Parr
called to her. She approached the house
and, answering Mrs. PARIS beckoning
smile, went in.
The woman having led the girl into
a closet and securely locked the door,
her whole demeanor changed.
Produces Razor.
Now / am going to kill you," she
said. With this she reached into the
bosom of her dress and drew forth
razor and desperate struggle began.
The maniac slashed great gashes in the
girls breast before the latter succeed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
CRIMINAL ACTION
AGAINST OFFICERS
Supplemental Charges Filed at EIkhart
Involving American Mutual
Life Co.

Elkhart. Ind, June 27.-The Elkhart
County Trust company today filed in
court charges against the American
Mutual Life Insurance company and
it's officers, supplemental TO those filed
several days ago which resulted in a
receiver being appointed for the com
pany. The defendants named are Sam
uel E. Barney. treasurer and manager;
William NJ Barney. president; Samuel
Stewart, secretary; F. E. Barney. direc-
tor; Richard c. Barney and wife, and
Hugh c. Barney.
Conspiracy to defraud is charged
against Samuel E. Barney, Samuel
Stewart, w. NJ, and F. f. Barney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
DEPEW IS DROPPED
Secretary Taft Succeeds New
York Senator as Yale
Director.
JUSTICE BREWER IN ADDRESS
Declares Head of War Department
Does, Not Know What Is
Best for Fiiipinos.

New Haven. Conn, June 27.-Wil
liam II. Taft, secretary of war, was yes
terday elected a member of the Yale
University corporation to succeed
Chauncey M. Depew. United States
senator from New York, whose term
expired.
Secretary Taft apparently was in line
for favors. for in his speech to the
alumni Justice Brewer of the United
States supreme court said the secre.
tary would make a splendid president,
but he warned him against thinking
that the rights of individual liberty
were disappearing. and he combated
Secretary Taft's notion that he (Taf)
knew how to run the Philippines bet
ter than the Filipinos do Justice
Brewer also lamented the disappear
ance of states rights. He said:
Respect individual.
"Now, my good friend Secretary Taft
said here in his recent lectures that he
felt he knew better than the Filipinos
what they wanted. He should remem-
Der when he gets into the White house
the rights of the individual. He has
served this country well as governor of
the Philippines. He will serve it well
if in Gods providence he is called to
govern this country. The question of
forcing everything upon congress to
solve is one of the most momentous of
the age, and so is the disappearance of
the old New England town meeting
The states are disappearing, but don't
forget that the individual man with the
fullest amount of liberty consistent
with his neighbors is the ideal Ameri-
can citizen"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Railroads Help Kansas.

Chicago, June 81 In response to
telegram from Governor Hoch of Kan
sas asking western railroads to send
farm hands to that state, the roads have
decided to make rate of one-third the
usual fare to points in Iowa and Kan
sas for a period of II days, from June
20 to July 10, inclusive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
POLITICIANS TAKEN TO COURT
Entire Republican Committee of Mas
sachusetts to Testify.

Boston. June 27.-The entire republi-
can state committee of 1904 has been
summoned to appear in court to testify
in the case of Robert G.. Proctor. secre-
tary of United States Senator Lodge,
charged with the larceny of 1925 from
John G. Bestgen of Quincy. Bestgen
alleges he gave Proctor 1925 for cam
paign contribution and that Proctor
kept the money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
MAJ. J. l. LUSk on
RIVER COMMISSION
Preferment for Former Engineer in
Charge of Rock Island
Office.

Washington, June 27.-The following
presidential nominations were made to-
day:
Colonel to be brigadier general
Walter T. Daggan
To be member of the Mississippi riv-
er commission-Major James L. Lusk
Consul general at Bangkok, Siam
Irwin B. Laughlin of Pennsylvania.
Consuls at Seville, Spain-Louis ].
Rosenberg, Michigan; at Hanover Ger
many-Robert ]. Thompson, of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
POPULISTS MEET
IN YEARLY SESSION
Discussion of Political Situation Bus
mess of Conference at ST.
Louis.

st. Louis, June 27.-The national
committee of the peoples party met in
annual conference here today. dele
gates being present from almost every
state in the union. The gathering is
for the purpose of discussing the poll
tical situation and will assume some
what the appearance of a convention
before adjournment tomorrow evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
CROKER FOR BRYAN
AS NEXT PRESIDENT
Former Tamcnany Leader Writes He
Hopes tovLive to See Nebraskan
in Office.

New York. June 27-Harry Walker,
of this city. received letter today from
Richard Croker. former leader of Tam
many hall, expressing the hope that
Croker may live to see William J. Bry
an elected president of the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
HAIL STRIKES NEBRASKA
Great Damage to Growing Crops Done
By Severe Storm

Creighton. Neb., June 27-The most
violent hail storm ever known in that
vicinity swept Knox county last even
ing. completely running fruit and grow
ing crops in a territory two by eleven
miles in extent. The storm came from
the northwest and all windows on the
north and west sides of buildings were
smashed. Some stock is reported kill
ed. No one was injured so far as re-
DOrted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27

Harrisburg, Pa, June 27.-The dem
ocratfc state convention to nominate a
state ticket assembled at noon today.
Michael Ryan of Philadelphia, was
temporary chairman.
Features of Platform.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 27.-The plat
form adopted by the democratic state
convention today says in part: I'VE
congratulate the country upon the fact
that the only prominence which the re-
publican national administration has
attained has been achieved by feeble,
pretended application of principles
eunciated by the Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan, the great democratic COM
moner who is now regarded as the GER
tain successor of Roosevelt to the pres
idency:
Conversion Pretended.
I'VE congratulate the people of Penn
sylvania upon the pretended conversion
of the republican organization of our
state to sound and moral political doc
trines While the sincerity of this 18th
hour repentance may well be doubted,
it may at least be accepted as that
tribute which hypocrisy always pays
TO virtue.
Declared For for Years.
''All the republican platform profess
es now has been constantly declared
for and supported by the democracy
of the state for many years.
I'VE therefore repeat the declaration
of our aims and purposes when We
again affirm we stand as ever for the
rule of the people, in county, state and
organized greed, corrupt political and
commercial manipulators'
Some other Points.
The platform urges improved election
laws; favOrs "a complete and rigid
regulation of all corporations engaged
in public service" prohibiting transpor-
tation by companies engaged in mining
coal and other minerals, or manufacture
of any commodities in the transporta-
tion of which they are engaged as
common carriers; denounces giving re-
bates; favors a change in the food
laws, and favors strict prohibition by
civil and criminal enactment of all con-
sby corporations for political
Meet to Adopt Platform.
Milwaukee, June 27-The democratic
state convention called for the purpose
of a platform to be recommended to
who will be nominated at
the primary election in the fall. met
here this afternoon. There were about
700 delegates present. Prior to the
it seemed to be the general
opinion that Bryan would be endorsed
for the nomination for president and
that the platform would favor revis-
ion of the tariff and legislation affect
ing trusts. Daniel H. Grady of Port
age was temporary chairman.
Grady strikes Home.
Temporary Chairman Daniel K. Ora
dy, in his address, said:
IF the measure of a party's great
ness and a party's success be its abil-
ity to bamboozle the people into mis-
taken belief, or to gain the coveted po-
sition as provider of political pap,
the democratic party may not have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
IMMORTAL ]. N. is DEAD
Tramp Printer Known All Over coun-
try Passes in Insane Hospital.

Toledo, June Ell. \. Free. known
all over the country as the Immortal
J. N died today at the state hospital
for the insane. For years he travelled
over the United States paying neither
hotel bills nor railroad fare. He was
harmlessly crazy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
DOUMA MEMBERS talk FOR ARMY
INDICT PRINTERS IN TRUST
st. Paul Jury Said to Have Found Con-
spiracy to MuIct State.

st. Paul, June 27.-Six secret indict-
ments are said to have been returned
under the state antitrust law against
members of printing firms who are al
legged to have formed a combination to
keep up bids on state printing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Queen WiIhelmina III.

The Hague, June 81 Wilhelmina's
sudden attack of illness has caused
much alarm to the country. Her health
has been poor since her marriage, and
popular indignation is strong against
her husband
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
RAILWAY CONTRACTOR SHOT
Fatal Shooting on st. Paul Road in vi
cinity of Kenosha, Wis.

Kenosha. Wis. June 27.-Clifford
Smith, a contractor on the st. Paul
railroad, was shot and instantly killed
today near here by man named Brad
ley, an employe of the company. The
trouble is said to have arisen over
story which Bradley alleged Smith had
told regarding him. Bradley escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Basis Of Many Suits
Against Railway
Companies
TO BE BEGUN BY MOODY
Three Local Roads to be Pros
ecuted Under Safety Ap-
pliance Act.

Washington, June 27-Attorney Gen.
eral Moody has decided that suits will
be brought against a large number of
railroad companies to recover penal
ties for violation of the safety appli-
ance law through failure to keep their
equipment in proper condition. The
largest number of violations attributed
to any road is 50 against the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company.
Roads Made Defendant.
The roads made defendants are the
Santa Fe, Atlantic Coast line. Burling-
ton, st. Paul. Rock Island, Colorado &
Northwestern, Colorado & South, Den
yer & Rio Grande, Ell Paso & South
western. Missouri Pacific, Muscatine
North & South, National City & Otay,
Norfolk & Western, Northern Pacific,
Rio Grande & Pegosa Springs. ST.
Johns River Terminal, San Pedros, Los
Angeles & Salt River, and Seaboard
Air line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
THAW'S JEWELRY STOLEN
Robbery of Pittsburg Mansion Two
Weeks Aqo Just Made Public.

Pittsburg, Pa. June PA 100000
jewel robbery that occurred at the
Thaw mansion about two weeks ago
was disclosed last night for the first
time Police are still busy running
down clews.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Terre Haute Mayor on TRIAL.

Terre Haute. Ind. June 27-The
trial of Mayor Bidaman on impeach-
ment proceedings, charging him with
failure to enforce the laws. was begun
by the city council last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27

on Saturday afternoon he should re-
ceive so per cent additional pay for
his service.
La Toilette Fights Hard.
Stubborn opposition was encounter
ed by Senator La Toilette when he
forced the senate to proceed with the
consideration of the bill limiting the
days work of trainmen to 16 hours and
requiring that they shall have 10 hours
rest. Roll call followed roll call for
several hours, but Mr.. La Toilette
would not yield, and his opponents fl
nally realized that they could gain
nothing by filibustering tactics. The
debate had not proceeded far. however,
before an executive session was taken,
and early in the afternoon adjournment
was voted several hours in advance of
the regular hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Thomas Waaaamann Dead.

Washington, June 27.-Word was re-
ceived here that Thomas Waggamann.
former treasurer of the Catholic uni
versity, who failed for over $4,000,000
about year ago. died today from can
Ger. at a farm house near Annapolis.
Md
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Leave for the Canal.

Washington. June 27.-John J. Ste
vens. the chief engineer of the isthmian
canal commission, and Mrs. Stevens
left Washington for New York last
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
NOT ALARMED OVER OUTLOOK
Germany and Austria Taking. No Pre-
cautions on Russian Frontier.

Berlin. JuEe 81 The foreign office
denies reports that Germany and Aus
tria are strengthening their military
forces on the Russian frontier in view
of Russian disorders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
HONORS JUSTICE MAGRUDER
Yale University Confers Degree Upon
Member of Illinois Supreme Court.

New Haven. Conn, June 27.--Among
the honorary degrees bestowed by Yale
university at the commencement exer-
cises today was that of doctor of laws
upon Benjamin d. Magruder justice of
the supreme court of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Pennsylvania Convention
Declares in Its
Platform.
PRINCIPLES TRIUMPH
Though But Half Enforced..-
State Convention Also in
Wisconsin.

Harrisburg, Pa, June 27-The dem
ocratfc state convention to nominate a
state ticket assembled at noon today.
Michael Ryan of Philadelphia, was
temporary chairman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
No Action mt This Session.

Washington, June 2l.-ChairmaI
Gardner of the house committee or
labor, today filed a favorable report OF
the S-hour bill. 1t is not expected the
measure Will receive the consideration
of the house at this session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27

Continued on Page Four.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Hear Report Of Meeting.

The police were busy early today en-
deavoring to verify the report that
Thaw and White had met on Sunday
night in Burne's restaurant on Sixth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Another Deadlock On.

Washington, June 27.-The immigra
tion bill probably will remain in con
ference until the next session OF con
gress. unless adjournment is delayed
until next week. The conferees met
today. but there appeared to be not
chance of harmonizing the differences
over the head of tax and educational
test
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27

CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Compromise Framed Up.

Washington, June PA compro-
mise proposition on the meat inspec-
tion measure has been framed for dis
cussion and at the afternoon session
of the conferees today and the predic-
tion is made it will form the basis of
a final agreement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27

Washington, ID. c., June 27.-Follow-
ing is brief resume taken from the
official records of yesterdays proceed
ings i'll both houses of congress:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27

After conference lasting from ii
last night until this morning I'm the
tenderloin police station between Cap
tain Hodgins and the assistant district
attorneys. Garvin and Turnbull. made
the significant statement tnat they had
located many new witnesses, "includ-
ing many for the defense" Interest
ing Developments they said would
h.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-27
Meet to Adopt Platform.
Grady strikes Home.

Temporary Chairman Daniel K. Ora
dy, in his address. said:
IF the measure of a party's great
ness and a party's success be its abil-
ity to bamboozle the people into mis-
taken belief, or to gain the coveted po-
sition as a provider of political pap,
the democratic party may not have
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-05
HIS DINNER ABANDONED.
For the First Time in Fifteen Years
Birthday Dinner OF Senator Dc.
pew Is Not Celebrated.

New York, April 5.-For the first
time in Is years the Montauk club of
Brooklyn will not celebrate the birth
day Of Senator Depew this year by
dinner. Senator Depew decreed this
in a letter today to former Lieuten-
and Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff,
president of the club. He gave ill
health as his excuse for not attending
such a dinner
The Depew dinner has been an
event in Brooklyn and has been held
IN the Saturday night following April
%, the Senator's birthday. He has
always been the only speaker, and the
Montauk address has always had a
circulation. After the recent insur-
ance investigation there was q feeling
in the club that this dinner would
have to be abandoned, as many men,
bers said they would never attend
another one.
Senator Depew, in his letter. which
was given out by Mr.. Woodruff today,
referred to his poor health. and con-
tinued:
Il have delayed answering your let
ter. hoping that this would pass
away, SO that your dinner would be
One of the old kind, and 1 equal to its
requirements. its hilarity and its
spirit. Unhappily am afraid for the
first time in Is years the Montauk
dinner is to be omitted. OF all the
disagreeable things that have come
to me. the first time that I have been
i'll in many years, this loss grieves me
the most
1t is not believed by members of the
club that the custom of giving the
dinner to Senator Depew will be re-
yived.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-05
To TURN TRAFFIC To
PORTS Of THE GULF
Associated Pres. to The Evening Times.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
NV orleans, La, April 5.-Several
hundred delegates were present to-
day at the formal opening of the Mis-
sissippi Valley and Latin-American
convention, for which preparations
have been in progress for several
months. The purpose of the gather
ing is the formation of a permanent
organization which shall seek to di-
vert trade between Pittsburg in the
east and Denver in the west and the
Great Lakes through the Gulf ports,
instead of by way OF New York, to the
South and Central American coun-
tries.
"ae roll call showed an attendance
of delegates representing the boards
of trade and other commercial organ
izations of the following states and
territories: Indiana, Ohio, Illinois,
Missouri, Michigan, Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota. Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado. Utah, Wy
Oming, Texas, Montana, Indian Terri
tory, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky,
West Virginia, Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
hama. Louisiana and Mississippi.
The initial session was devoted to
the opening formalities and the work
of organization. Governor Blanchard
and Mayor Behrman extended cordial
greeting to the delegates. James w.
Porch, chairman of the joint con-
ference committee of the New Orleans
business exchanges, spoke in explana-
ton of the aims of the proposed Or
ganization. He said, in part:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-05

1--WE realize that it requires COM
bined effort of the large cities north
of us to create that volume of tonnage
that will give us perfect shipping ia
cilities by water as enjoyed by New
York. In fact, careful analysis of
the situation clearly establishes the
fact that we should have better facili-
ties and that the wonderful tonnage
that we will be able to control will
speedily require them. One of the
results of this convention we hope
will be permanent organization with
few trained and thoroughly COM
petent men in charge whose business
it will be to watch over every interest
from a Mississippi Valley and South
ern point Of view. who will constantly
guard us against determinations, and
If they occur, be in Il position to adj
wise all of the participating exchanges
of just what is being done and how
to apply the cure. 1t will also be their
duty to gather data of every conceiv-
able kind for the benefit of would-te
shippers, to look into all the entangle-
ments or difficulties that may occur,
and through an intelligent effort we'll
applied build up sentiment to the
point of making our natural advant-
ages properly workable"
The convention plans to remain in
session three days. The governors of
several Southern states will be among
the speakers. Local steamship lines
and conditions, local dock facilities,
Gulf gateways, and the Mississippi
Valleys opportunity are the subjects
of some of the addresses to be de-
livered.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-05

ties Of the shells as were to be seen
piled about the camping places. Then
short search by well-read ne'er-do-
we'll few years ago revealed a large,
irregularly shaped pearl, under pile
of old shells, and Immediately valu-
able secret was revealed to q few per.
sons.
Since that time a certain number
of men have become expert pearl
fishers, and now shipments are
periodically, and in summer, regular
ly, made of pearls. These men make
fair wages by their labors, though, of
course, the returns vary according to
the fortune, good or bad, which attends
the individual.
Some of the pearls are large and of
great value. Last year about this
time one was sold to New Yorker
of rare discrimination in the purchase
of curios for upward of $1,000. In APP
pearance these fresh-water pearls are
not easily distinguished from those
ATTAINED in Southern seas, though un-
fortunately a certain percentage of
them are irregular in shape.
Usually they are silver white in
color, though a young man who has
just returned from Labrador has a
pair of rose pink pearls. perfectly
matched, which weigh about IL grains
each, and are worth probably $50 or
$40 a piece.
Strangely enough, this lucky one
was not a pearl hunter, but took a
clump of shells in his hand, and sat
down to open them with his pocket
knife. He found the two pearls in one
large shell. After that find he spent a
fortnight in seaching for more, but
only secured about half dozen small
ones, worth perhaps SO the lot
AS rule the pearl hunting is gone
about in more scientific manner than
that. The mussels are regularly
stacked on fiat rocks or sand bars, and
are allowed to decompose, when the
shells open naturally and are easily
examined for the pearls which lie
loosely embedded in the flesh OF the
fish
1t appears that the Indians of that
district have always known of these
freshwater pearls, and that several of
the rivers running north have been
regularly fished for them for many
generations. Most of the pearls COL
lected by these people in olden times
were ruined by being rudely bored,
SO that they might be strung for neck
laces of for the adornment of wam-
pun belts.
Nowadays, the widewalh Hudson
Bay Company traders pay a fair price
for all the Indians can collect. Some
of the Montreal houses have regular
dealings with the pearl hunters of the
coast and have agents on the spot who
secure shipments for them.-Washing-
ton Post