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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
BAILEY is CLEARED
Texas Senate Dismisses Prob
ing Committee Before
1t Reports.

Austin, Texas, Feb. 25.-The senate
today passed a resolution dismissing
The Bailey investigation committee be
fore it could prepare its report, exon
Grating Bailey in every particular.
The vote was Is ayes to II nays
Austin Texas, Feb. $50 far as
the house members of the joint legisla
tive committee appointed to investi
gate the charges against Senator Bail
ey, are concerned, the investigation is
at an end A. an executive session oi
these members Saturday it was decided
that no further testimony should bt
heard. and a subcommittee was ap
pointed to review the evidence. max
ing findings on the undisputed fact:
and report to the full committee at tn,
earliest possible moment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
TOSSED SILK FLAG AT PRESIDENT;
DETECTIVES THOUGHT IT WAS BOMB

Boston. Feb. 25.-What was thought
for moment to be an attempt to as
sassinate President Roosevelt caused
a commo,ion yesterday morning at the
railway station from which the Pre-
ident started for Gru;on. Just as The
train bearing the president and his
party was starting out a middlc-aged
man ran quickly down through INC
crowd and down the platform after
the train.
President Roosevelt was standing on
The platform. As the man approached
within a few feet Of him he hurried
with all his might a Papercover-l
parcel toward M Roosevelt.
It's a bomb" eXcIaimei some one
in the crowd. and there was a rush
toward the bomb thrower." One oi
the detectives tried to ward of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

article as the man was throwing it,
but it landed safely, though harm
lessly
When it was seen that no explosion
followed, 4 sigh of relief went up from
every one. The package it was learn
ed, was i silk flag inclosed in d pa.
per bag. the gift of an, adm:rer to the
president;
His unofficial visit Of two days cni-
ed, the president and members of his
family departed for Washington last
night in Il special car.
The president devoted Sunday to 4
"Trip TO Groton, which is 10 miles from
Boston, where his son Kermit is pu
pil at Il preparatory schCol M
Roosevelt and Miss Enc. Eoogcyelt
were already there, ana the president
was accompanied by Mrs. Nicholas
L0ngworth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Insists There Was No
Speculation in $40,-
100000 Sale.
BUT PAID BIG DIVIDEND
Attorney Objects When He is
Crowded Too Closely by
Inquisit0r.


New York, Feb. 25.-Edward II. Har-
riman was the first witness called when
the interstate commerce commission
resumed its investigation today into
the so-called Hartman lines. Harri-
man identified the statement prepared
by Controller Mahl showing the value
of stocks acquired by the Union Pa
cific and Oregon Short Line since July
i last amounted to $13I. 100000.
Hartman testified The purchases of
the Union Pacific in Baltimore & Ohio
amounted 10 $4j.000000 were to be
paid for in March and September.
Denied He Wa> Specializing.
Hartman denied he and his asso-
ciates had been specializing in securi-
ties. Their purchases were d reinvest-
ment of the proceeds of their sales of
Northern Pacific They were not made
for the purpose of securing control of
the roads in question The investments
were made for the purpose of impTov-
ing the income Witness had no plans
as 10 future sales Of the present hold
ings
Paid 20 Per Cent Dividend.
New York. Feb. 25.-Harriman testi-
fled that out of the proceeds of the,
sale of $4,000 900 in bonds of the AL
ton. a 30 per cent dividend was paid to
the stockholders.
Stands ON Technicaiity.
When Counsel Kellogg for the COM
mission endeavored 20 obtain from Har-
riman the names of individuals who
! sold Alton stock TO the Union Pacific.
Milburn of Hartmann counsel inter
rupted and said the question was not
! within the scope of interstate com
merce. and was purely personal ma
| ter
| Kellogg declared the valuation had
| been inflated beyond all reason. con
spicuous g lample of imitation. He said
| the commission announced it would
decide the question of power this df
! teTnOOn.
Hartman denied knowledge of or
| participation in the sale of 100000 .O01
bonds of the Alton at 90 TO the New
York Life Insurance company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
DIES OF NICOTINE AT 6 YEARS
Connecticut Boy Smokes 7o-Year-Old
Pipe Secretly.

Waterbury, Conn, Feb. 25.-Guy Tan
ner. aged years, is dead of nicotine
poisoning. Death came with violent
commissions. As an examination show
ed unmistakable signs of poison, the
medical examiner, Dr. a. A. Crane, re-
turned a certificate of death by nico-
tine poisoning, caused by a pipe 20
years old. which the boy had used clan
destinely for weeks His father, Gil
bert Tanner and his grandfather had
used the pipe all their lives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
ROOT RIVER ON RAMPAGE
Flooding Valley and Running Through
Streets of Houston, MINI.

La Crosse. Wis, Feb. 25.-The Root
fiver flowing through southeastern
Minnesota, is on the worst rampage in
its history. Hundreds OF tons of hav
stored on The bottom land is ruined
and farmers are moving their stock 20
places of safety The river is flowing
through the streets of Houston. a viii
laee 20 miles west of this city. All the
roads in the valley are inundated and
the rural mail carriers have been COM
PEELED to cease work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
BIC sum IS MYSTERIOUSLy STOLEN
FROM u. S. SUBTREASURY AT CHICAGO
Between s175 900 and 100000 Missing for Week and All
the Resources of Secret Service Are Brought
Into Play.

Chicago Feb 25.- Somewhere be-
tween S175,0C0 and 100000, it was
learned today, has completely disap-
peared from the local subtreasury in
The last week. The authorities here
and in Washington have been working
night and day on The robbery since it
was discovered.
Chief SSiIi>ic Coming.
Chief Wilkie OF the United States
secret service has LETT Washington for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Chicago to take personal charge of the
investigation. Secretary Shaw was
told of the theft when in Chicago last
week and was in conference with Sub
Treasurer William Boldenwec1 and Sc
cret service officials. The money was
taken either a week ago Saturday, the
next day, or last Monday.
Inc stolen money was in bills of the
denomination of $1,000 $4,000 and $1O,-
coo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Miss Johnson to Wed Italian.

Cleveland FEB. 25.-Miss Elizabeth Il
Floumoy Johnson. daughter of Mayor
and Mrs Tom l.. Johnson. is engaged ~
marry Sienor FREDERICK Mariani OF
Milan, Italy. The date of the marriage
has not yet been set Miss Johnson
in addition to being the daughter o!
the famous Best Mayor of the Best
Governed City is well known in the
atrical circles. having been on the
stage with Annie Russell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
LEATHER TRADE GROWING
Industry Contributes S15oooc, 600 20
Commerce of United States.

Washington. Feb. 25.-The leather
industry contributed $15G,000, coo to
the foreign commerce of the Unitel
States in the year 1906, against less
than $55 100000 decade earlier. The
value Of hides and skins imported IN
ing quadrupled in 10 years OF leath-
er and its manufactures exported. the
figures for 1906 were over s45 1000. .009,
and in 1896 were less than $l9,000,0 ,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

mass of humanity, women. young boys
and girls say it was miraculous that
none of them were killed. 1t is GER
tain the greater number of them wOu.u
have been suffocated had il not been
for the prompt rescue measures of
three or four men who worked with
frenzied haste. dragging out the women
and children first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
jefferson City Scare Grows.

Jefferson City. Feb. 25.-John NJ
Dougherty. clerk in the house of rep
resentatlveS, was removed to the
Emergency hospital last night, suffer
ing with smallpox He is the fourth
man connected with the house of rep
resentatives to contract the disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
EVELYN THAW HELPS CASE
IN FACE OF DIFFICULTIES

questions. in the form of an affidavit
from her mother a letter and envei-
ope were shown Mrs. Thaw, who iden-
tilted the writing as that of White.
The envelope was postmarked Boston
Jan. 20. 1902. 1t was addressed to
Charles Hartnett. Whites private see
rotary. requesting him to notify tn
Mercantile Trust company. when Eve
lyn was ready to start on her vacation.
to send her weekly checks for $25 and
an additional check for 5000.
Refreshed Memory
The introduction Of this letter ana
several checks signed by Evelyn al!
her mother refreshed Mrs. Thaw's
memory to the extent she said she
lived at the Audubon apartments FROM
Feb. 10 10 April l. 1902.
Between April / and April l.. Mrs.
Thaw and her mother went to live al
Wellington. jerome spent some time
in developing this point ana apparent
ly attaches much importance to it.
Checks given in payment OF hCtei bills
were drawn against the deposit made
IN the New Amsterdam bank by White
to the joint credit of Mrs Nesbit and
daughte.
Wet Thaw al Dinner.
Witness testified she first met Thaw
either in December, 1891. Of January
1902. at q dinner at Recror's civen b,
Thaw. This dinner was after a mai.
nee. and lasted erhaps an hour. She
WAS taken to the dinner by another
g.Il. The date of the next meeting
With Thaw she could not recall.
AT this dinner" asked Jerome
was Thaw perfectly rationale"
why, yes"
sane iP I" February. 13C2.
Up to February. 1902, witness had
not observed anything irrational about
Thaw. He had not proposed marriaga
to her and his attentions were no,
more marked than those of other men.
sent Her Money.
Mrs. Thaw said soon after her ac.
quain' 'ance with Thaw he sent her So
with some flowers. but she returned
the money to Thaw. The next time
She saw Thaw she requested him not
TO do such thing again. He apollo.
gized She denied her mother made
her return the money. Witness said
she had often been at dinner with
George LedCrer AMI Jack Barrymore
Confronted with Doctor.
Mrs. Thaw was then confronted by
DIR. Codl.on Flint. She denied posi-
lively she had over seen him before
or that she had gone to him with Bar
rymure
Justice Fitzgerald ruled out the ques
ton when Jerome asked witness il
White mad not urged her to have Bar
rymore arrested on the charge of Sc
ductiOn.
Quit sing Whites Money
In telling Of her trip to Europe Mrs
Tbaw said she used only some n
Whites letters of credit and it was
for her mother. She got all of 1t
{ Thaw had said the money was pci
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Bow and Girl are Married.

Virginia. H., Feb. 25.-HarOld Web
ster aged Is, and Miss Cora Fielder,
aged 1G. members of prominent CaSs
county families, were welded at the
brides home here yesterday. They
are the youngest couple who have been
married here in 40 years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
MRS. BRADLEY DENIES GUILT
Woman Who Killed Ex-senator Brown
of Utah Arraigned in Court.

Washington. Feb. 25.-Mrs. Annie NJ.
Bradley, indicted for murder in the
first degree for the alleged killing of
former Senator Arthur NJ. Brown of
Utah, when arraigned today pleaded
not guilty. No time was set for the
trial of the case
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Blaze at Pittsburu.

Pittsburg, Feb. 25.-Fire today de-
stroyed two large buildings in Liberty
street occupied by tho Derby Desk
company and The Baker Office Furni-
ture company. Adjacent buildings
were somewhat damaged. The Sev-
enth Avenue hotel caught fire. The
building was saved. but the furnishings
were ruined by water The guests es-
capped in safety. The loss is $350,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25


Roosevelt arrived at Washington dt
l:3G on the return trip from Boston.
Chicago. Feb. Pa panic in the
Auditorium here during the grand
opera performance Saturday might
was avered by the presence Of mind
OF Miss Alice Nelson. who was singinS :
;he prima donna role A small biaz2
underneath the stage caused the stage
manager TO order the steel fire cur
tain lowered. The sight of, the bar
riCr and the smell of smoke brought
the audience of over 1900 persons -
their feet in alarm.
dash for the exits had already BE-
gun when Miss Nelson dartcd under
the descending curtain and called to
the orchestra conductor:
Play the Star Spangled Banner,
Her voice rose over the tumult ana
stilIed the panic before she had fin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
TO GIVE UP MANEUvERS
War Department to Abandon Drills
While Troops Are Absent in Cuba.

Washington, Feb. 25-The war de-
partment has decided that plans for
the joint maneuvers of the regulars
and national suardsmen arranged for
next summer must be abandoned. The
absence of so many regulars in Cuba
Cripples the home forces and there are
no- enough soldiers in the country to
make the camp effective.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
THIRTY GIRLS IN A PANIC
Fire at Sandusky Results in Fatal In
juries to One Man and $4,000 Loss.

Sandusky. Ohio. Feb. 25.-The Bitt-
ner building burned today. following 4
terrific explosion of gas in the base
ment. \ man named Clemmer was
probably fatally burned. The loss is
$50.000. There was a panic among
the 50 girls employed in an adjoining
laundry and many of them tainted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Edward c. Cooper Dead.

New York. Feb. 25.-Edward I.
Cooper. aged So years. vice president
of SIEGE. Cooper & Co. of Chicago
of double pneumonia. He was born Il
Peoria. ILL.,. and came to New York
five years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Suicide Biames Whisky.

Bloomington. H.. Feb. 25.-After
writing a note saying Whisky did it.
James Steward. aged 50. of Weldon.
drank carbolic acid yesterday and died
soon after.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
BOYS ARE SLAVES
Young Greeks Brought to Amer.
ica Kept Under Rule of
Padrones.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTS
Protests of Governors and Mayors from
All Over Country at Last Are
Needed.

Washington, Feb. 25-A determined
eral government to break up the opera
tions of certain padrones who for sew
eral years have been engaged in the
traffic OF importing Greek boys. who
are held for long periods in what
amounts to absolute slavery.
The governors of several states, the
mayors OF many large cities, and other
IpeYsons have filed complaints with the
secretary of commerce and labor that
has resulted in an order calling for a
thorough investigation of the padrOne
system with special reference to the
importation of Greek boys.
Special Agents at Work.
Special agents of the department are
'already at work in New York under
the direction of Alchilbiades Seraphic,
la Greek inspector at ports in Florida
whcre aliens are admitted
In the movement just started by the
federal authorities 20 break up this
traffic the good Offices Of the Greek
government have been enlisted and the
foreign office at Athens has given as
surances that everything will be done
at that end to prevent the shipment of
Greek children to the United States.
1t is understood that the Greek gov
eminent may even 90 further, in con-
sequence of the steady inroads upon
the population of the country by mi
grafton. and refuse to issue passports
to subjects who give America as their
destination.
Practically Held in bondage.
Information has Oeen in the hands of
,he commissioner general of immigra-
rion for long time that Greek boys
many of them of tender age. employed
in boot and shoe shining shops and
other places. were practically held in
bondage. Efforts have been made re
ipeatedly to secure evidence 10 this eff
! feet. but officials heretofore have rail
ed in the steps atakef4--isf ta+rs-diEeetieH.
I That padrones are engaged in the bus
/ mess of importing Green boys and that
boye come here under contracts gen
orally made with tneir parents Is
| known as a matter of fact but il has
| been found to be almost impossible to
secure positive evidence ON this point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
BOYS START PANIC
Open Radiators During Services
in Italian Church at
Chicago,
STEAM SUPPOSED SMOKE
Frenzed Congregation Pile 20 Deep
in Stairway and 80 or More
Are Injured.

Chicago, Feb 25.-The cry of fire"
i'll a west side Italian Roman Catholic
church yesterday morning during a
chiIdren's mass resulted in a panic in
which 50 persons, nearly all OF them
women and children. were injured.
Father James Gambera was singing
the service i'll the Sancta Maria Aldo.
lorata church. Grand avenue and Peoria
street when the alarm came. The
church auditorium is on the secoad
floor, and escaping steam from radi-
ators on the first floor was mistaken
for smoke
Down flight OF Is stairs the people
rushed or fell, shrielling in terror, and
piled up in a small landing until the
layer of struggling, groaning humanity
was more than 30 deep.
Like Iroquois Stairway.
| 1t resembled in small way the
death stairway of the Iroquois theater
fire. Most of those injured were tram
pied upon by nearly a hundred per
sons, who broke through a window al
the foot of the stairway and jumped tC
the ground 10 feet below. Ten or fiji
teen were pulled out unconscious
Many others were cut by the broker
glass.
Three mischievous boys were tn,
cause of the panic, They slipped into
the church and ,oosened the valves o
two steam radiators on either side O
the main entrance and then ran out
letting the steam escape in an ascend
ing cloud that looked like smoke Il
the frightened Italians The police az
: looking for them.
Quick Work Saves Lives.
. Those who assisted in pulling ou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Former Fire Chief is Dead.

Chicago. Feb. 25.-William H. Mus
ham. former chief of the Chicago fire
department, died Saturday night of
pneumonia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
CYCLONE DESTROYS
EASTERN ISLANDS?
Madrid Hears Philippines Experienced
Deadly and Disastrous Wind
Storm.

Madrid, Feb. 25.-A Manila dispatch
lave been ravaged by cyclone, 20)
persons killed and thousands rendered
homeless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
JAMES STARR ECKELS DEAD
Lawyer of Princeton, H., and Father
of Former Controller.

Chicago. Feb. 25.-JameS Starr Eek
els. for more than 80 years d prom
inenr lawyer of Princeton. Ill, and
father of James II. Eckels. former con
uoller of the currency. is dead at hi=
home in Princeton. He had been i'll
feeble health for two years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Gunter. Novelist Dead

New York, Feb. 25.-ArchibaId Cla-
vering Gunter. publisher. novelist and
playwright, died suddenly Saturday
night of apoplexy at his home here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
HURRlES TO SEE FIRE: DIES
Dixon, Ill.,, Man Victim of Paralysis at
Altoona. Pa.

Altoona. Pa, Feb. 25.-The Lyric
theater was destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning. w. W. Reading,
aged 40. of Dixon. H., while hurryin 9
to the fire died from a stroke of par
alNSiS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
WHO SHALL PAY?
Question With Regerd to Meat
Inspection Now Before
Senate.
PROMISES FINISH FIGHT
Total Appropriation Bill Provides for
Increases for Rural Car
riers.

Washington. Feb. 25.--When the
agricultural bill was taken up in the
senate today amendments adding ST.,
100000 to the appropriation for i'm
prcvements in forest preserves, and
providing that hereafter the date of ia
spectiOn and canning must be placed
on labels of meat products. We're
adopted Beveridge offered an amend
ment placing the cost of meat inspec-
ton on the packers. Warren gave no.
tice at the proper time he should make
a point of order against the amend
ment.
Wants 10 Fight II out.
InterjeCting an endorsement of the
amendment. Galnnger remarked he
hoped if Beveri1Se was defeated today
en- point of order he would bring the
question before the senate in a special
bill early in me next congress, "and
We will fight this matter to 4 finish
and see whether the American peO
| pie are to be taxed with an expense
| which belongs 10 the packers
Reports on Postal Affairs.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The senate
! committee on postoffices and postroadS
Saturday reported to the senate the
postoffice appropriation bill. 1t is es
timated that an increase of about s.,
600, 900 has been made over the amoun
appropriated by the house bill, which
was little more than S2G9 100000.
The largest item of increase was al
amendment advancing the pay of rura
carriers to 5000. The present pay o
such carriers is s720 and the house bill
J increased this to $50. The hous
made appropriation to increase the s.
: aries of clerks apd carriers in pos
: Offices of all grades, and to this tn
senate committee added provisions {
carry into effect the plan of First a:
sistant Postmaster General Hitchcoc
for graduated promotion of clerks an
carriers up 10 81 POO Special grade
: are created above that amount wber
5 emergencies and character of serviC
make it necessary TO provide advance
compensation. Another amendmer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Bars Canteen.

Washington. Feb. 25-The house
SATURDAY nigh adopted an amendment
TO the sUndry civil bill providing that
no bar or caIlaer where Intoxicating
liquor is sold shall be maintained III
the National Soldiers home.
Mr.. BoweIs0ck of Kansas precipit3J-
ed the debate. which has been antici-
pated for day, by offering the amend
ment providing jhat no part of the APP
propriaticns carried in the Dill for sol
diers' homes should be apportIoned 70
any national home where a c&nteen is
maintained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
HARTMAN TELLS OF VAST
DEALINGS HE ENGINEERED

was adopted appropriating 100000 ad-
ditional for clerks in third class post
offices.
A change also was made in the pro-
vision for payment TO land granted rail
roads for carrying mails. The view
provides that S17.10 should be paid per
ton for all mail carried over 5000, 600
pounds. and the senate committee re-
duced the weight TO 100000 pounds.
On Coupon Advertising.
The controversy between newspapers
and magazines which carry coupon ad-
vertisements was disposed of by tie
adoption Of the following:
That hereafter newspapers and per-
iOdicals may carry blank or printed re-
turn coupons as part of an advertise
ment or other blank space for writing
concerning subjects treated. not in eX-
cess of one-third Of the superficial
area occupied by the advertisement or
article, without impairins their rights
to second class rates of postage. No
discrimination snail hereafter be made
in inclusion or exclusion of any publ
cation entered or offered for entry as
second class mail. but the rule of in
clusiOn or exclusion shall be uniform
in regard TO all publications of the
same class or character or relating to
the same subject or matter. and all of
such publications all other included or
excluded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Denied She Ran Away.

Mrs. Thaw 1enied she had run away
from home with another girl before
going to Philadelphia. She said it
was perhaps a month after the drug
g:ng in the Twenty-fourth street house
that an account was opened for her
in the Amsterdam bank by White
Menaced by Mothers Affidavit.
Jerome continued to hold the men.
ace of documentary evidence before
the witness, before answering hi4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Those who assisted in pulling out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

New York. Feb. chairman testi-
fed that out of the proceeds of the
sale of 10000. 900 in bonds of the AL
ton. 80 per cent dividend was paid to
the stockholders.