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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
LATE CONGRESSMAN ROBERT ADAMS
DEFAULT TER IN THE SUM OF $40, ,OOO
Who Committed Suicide Year Ago Shown to
Have Looted Fathers Estate-Left Letter Clearing
Others of All Blame,

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 17.-Con-
gressman Robert Adams Jr., of this
city who committed suicide in his
apartments in Washington last year by
shooting, was declared in the Orphans
court yesterday to have been a de
faulter to the amount of $4,000. The
assertion was made during surcharge
proceedings brought against H. Carl
ton Adams, surviving executor and
trustee of the estate of his father,
Robert Adams ST., by his stepmother
and his stepsister, Mrs. Charles Moran
OF New York.
Counsel for H. Carlton Adams told
the court he would show that Con-
gressman Adams had appropriated
bonds belonging to his fathers estate
and TO H. Carlton Adams.
Part Pledged for Loan.
A broker testified that Congressman
Adams had pledged Pennsylvania Ca
nal company bonds valued at $4,000
for loan of $4,000. OF the remaining
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17

bonds, valued at about 100000, no
trace has been found.
1t was declared also that a part of
the accumulated income of his faith
er's estate, of which Congressman
Adams had charge, was unaccounted
for.
The attorney for II. Carlton Adams
produced in court a letter from the
congressman. written in Washington
on the day he ended his life. in which
he said he was sorry he had caused
mess and urged that H. Carlton
Adams be not held responsible for any
securities that might be missed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
WOULD MUZzLE THE PRESS
New York State Senate Puts Through
Gag" Aimed at Newspapers.

Albany, y. Y. Jan. 17.-By a vote of
30 to IS. and after an acrimonious de-
bate, the senate adopted the press
gag" rule, put through the rules com
mittee last week by Senators Raines
and Grady The rule provides that the
clerk of the senate shall not only de-
signate the newspaper correspondents
who shall have the privilege OF the
floor. but that he shall have the power
TO revoke any such privilege on his
own initiative or responsibility.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17

strong wind was blowing, and this
helped to spread the flames.
Winds Change Saves Part.
Fire ragged until early Tuesday
morning when luckily the wind chang
ed and the fire, having nothing further
TO feed on. burned itself out. All build
inSs along the lake, Port Royal, King
and East streets, were wiped out.
Order was soon restored in the city
so the work of rescue could be begun
There have been some reports of loot
ing, but late advises say this was con-
fined chiefly TO petty thievery.
Troops Direct Work.
Rescue work was undertaken under
the direction of the sOIdieTy and muni-
cipal authorities. The general hospi-
tai. which was not seriously damaged
by the earthquake. was soon filed
with hundreds of injured, as were sew
eral temporary hospitals. When these
places were filled the worst injured
were taken out to boats in the harbor.
Camp on Race Track.
The camp for refugees is located on
the race track. there several thousand
negroes are now sheltered. Thousands
of others are homeless and are camp
.ng in surrounding country.
Hotels. banks, churches. and office
buildings are. without exception, level
ed in the wreckage and ruined. The
treasury is damaged but is still stand
ing. The city prison is destroyed, but
The prisoners were injured and none
The Port Royal battery was
and two artillerymen killed.
Had Warning.
The people had a premonition of
coming disaster in the shape of vio-
lent windstorm. Their fears were
reused, many rushed from their homes. |
This undoubtedly saved many lives |
rs the people were still in the streets !
when the earthquake came. This was |
true of the whites and ac-
counts for the small loss of life among !
hem. The loss of life was largest in |
he poorer section of the city, so most |
1ictims were negroes.
Prominent Persons Killed.
. Besides Sir James Ferguson, the |
most conspicuous white men killed |
we're Captains Constantine and Young |
If the Royal Mail steamship service,
Major Hardiman, Dr. Gibbs Varley, |
Dr.. Menier DR. Robertson and wife,
Miss Lockett, v Varley, ]. w. NJ. |
Bradley, and four children of family
lamed Livingstone Several others
ire reported missing and are believed
O be dead.
buried at Once.
The work of burying the dead began
Many bodies were buried
without Identification. Scores of bo-
lies are still in the ruins and from a
anitary point of view this causes
larm.
While there is necessarily great con-
usion, the panic itself is over The
ity is practically under martial law.
\ dispatch today reports the destruc-
ion of the insane asylum and hun
reds of lunatics who escaped are at
aTge.
Gravity Accentuated.
London, Jan. 1.-THE latest reports
Continued on Page Eight.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
SWEEPS ON SUNDAY; FINED
Saloonkeeper at Grand Rapids Draws
Heavy Punishment.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Jan. 17.-Tom
Boesman, saloonkeeper, yesterday
was found guilty and fined $25 for
sweeping out his saloon on Sunday i'm
the presence of the porter. This city
has the "lid" on tight and the saloon
men are being made to toe the scratch.
The law provides that a man cannot
work in his place on Sunday in the
presence of any other person.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
FAIRBANKS PLEADS
AND GIVES BOND
Not Guilty Of Subornation
of Perjury.

Steubenville Ohio, Jan. 17.-Fred-
erick G. Fairbanks, son of the vice
president, pleaded not guilty in court
here today on the charge of suborna-
tion of perjury. He gave bond of $500.
Fairbanks appeared in court volun-
tarily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
Jumps Through Window.

Chicago. Jan. 17.-George Everett,
23 years old, prisoner in the custody
of Sheriff Joseph Collier of Rockford,
H., whoswas taking him to the peniten-
tiary at Joliet. plunged head foremost
through the window of smoking car
Of Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
train yesterday and made his escape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
Illinois Elks to Meet in May.

Bloomington. H., Jan. 1.-THE exc
cutive committee of the Illinois Elks'
association met here and chose May
21. 22 and % as the dates for the an
nual convention to be held this year in
Bloomington. The parade, the princi-
pal event, will take place on May 22.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
DUNNE is OUT FOR MAYOR
Announces Candidacy for Reelection
at Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. I'm a statement is
sued last night Mayor Dunno announc-
ed his candidacy for the democratic
mayoralty nomination on a platform of
opposition to the proposed settlement
of the street car question. Dunno
wants rehabilitation of the service
postponed until after election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
w. Murray Crane Elected.

Boston, Mass. Jan. 17.-United
States Senator w. Murray Crane was
formally elected yesterday for a six
year term in the United States senate
by joint convention of the house and
senate of the Massachusetts legisla-
tuTc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
LICORlCE PASTE
TRUST HIT HARD
TWO Firms Fined Heavily at New York
for Combining to Monopo-
Iize.

New York, Jan. 17-The Mac Ands
rews & Forbes company was fined
$4,000 and the J. S. Young company
of Baltimore $4,000. by Federal Judge
Hough today for combining to monopo-
lie the trade .in licorice paste. A stay
of 60 days in the execution of fines
was granted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
Aristocrat Turns Assassin.

ST Petersburg, Jan. 17.-Consterna-
ton has been caused in governmental
circles by the discovery that the as
sassin of General Won der Launitz, late
prefect of police. was the son of a
prominent parsonage connected with
the government and a member of an
aristocratic family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
SCHOOLS CLOSED
Chicago Suspends Education
Because of Scarlet
Fever.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-AlI the public
schools of this city and Evanston were
closed today for an indefinite period
because of an epidemic of scarlet fe-
yer. There are also many cases of
diphtheria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
SNOW AND ICE BREAK WIRES
Kansas and the Northern Part of Okla
homa Covered with Glare.

Kansas City Mo-, Jan. 17.-Practic-
ally all of Kansas and the northern
part of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
is today covered with sheet of ice
and snow. The principal damage has
been to telegraph, telephone and troll
ley wires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
Dixon succeeds copper kino.

Helena, Mont. Jan. 17.-Congress-
man Joseph NJ Dixon of Missoula, re-
publican, yesterday was formally elect
ed United States senator to succeed
w. A. Clark of Butte.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
Frye,s ReeIectlon Ratified.

Augusta, Me-, Jan. 1.-THE Maine
legislature in joint convention yester-
day reelected William p Frye TO the
United States senate for a term of six
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
MEDALSTOH HEROES
Carnegie Commission Announces
Awards to Eighteen
Persons.
SEVERAL ARE ILLINOISANS
Many Peculiar Instances Recorded
Woman Rewarded for Act of
Her Dog.

! Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE Carne-
gle hero fund commission made IS
awards yesterday. Illinois, Wisconsin
and Iowa residents figured well in the
prize list.
Cline Hortson of Astoria, H., was
awarded bronze medal for saving
the life of Ralph P. Baxter on Dec. IL.
tthreugh the ice and could not swim
Horton also broke through as he was
trying TO get Baxter out. He swan
with Baxter to where he could rest
his feet on the bottom of the lake and
held Baxter up until help came.
John H. Young of Bryant, Fulton
county, Illinois, was given a bronze
medal for life saving also. He was
but 10 years old when on July 16. 1904.
he rescued Albert Brookham, also aged
Is, from drowning. Brookham weigh
ed 115 pounds. Young weighed only
80 pounds Young swan around and
around Brookham until the latter be-
came unconscious and went down for
the third time. Then Young dived un-
der him and swan with him to the
shore.
Widow Rewarded for Husbands Act.
The widow of James Lukins of Pc
tersburg, Menard county, Illinois, was
given a silver. medal and $500 was
placed in trust for the child of Luz
kins. Lukins on June 81. 1904, tried
to save Vance Ray, 12-year-old boy,
from drowning in the SangamOn river.
but both perished. The widow of Lu-
kins has married since.
A silver medal and the sum of $3.50
to liquidate the mortgage on his prop
erty were awarded Theodore Boettsch- |
er. 81 years old, a coal miner of Belle
vile, st. Clair county, Illinois. who, on
Nov 16, 1905. while working in the
Moren mine of the Southern Coal & |
company, snuffed fuse out of |
a blast to prevent its explosion, and
then rescued Daniel Hopp, a fellow
miner, who had been pinned to the
floor of the mine by fall of slate. |
Hopp died from his injuries few days |
later. Boettscher has a wife and five
children.
Saved on bicycle.
Leo H. Nokes of Sac City, Iowa, was
awarded bronze medal for saving the
life of Lille WingeTson, aged 4 years,
on April 81, 1906 Nokes was riding
on his bicycle on the station platform
of the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road when he saw the child tottering
in front of train. He dashed at full
speed on his wheel in front of the
train and knocked the child clear of
the track So close was the shave that
the cylinder of the locomotive brushed
Nokes as he cleared the track.
Woman Given Medal for Dogs Aid.
The most interesting award of the
day was that of silver medal to Mrs.
Mary Gertrude Black of Gardiner, Ore,
whose dog not only saved the life of its
mistress, but of another woman as
well. Mrs. Black had jumped into a
river to save three women friends who
were drowning. Her dog went with
her.
One woman was saved by Mrs. Black
and her dog went back for the others.
They got to the woman as she was |
lying on the bottom of the river. Mrs.
Black was drowning when her dogl
dived and she .clutched him by the col |
lar. The dog swan to the surface, |
dragging with him his mistress and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
Reduced Rate of Discount.

London, Jan. 17.-The rate of dis
count of the Bank of England was re-
duced today from to per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
PEST AIDS famine
Smallpox at Sing Kiang. China,
Necessitates Wrecking
of Shelters
BUILT TO HOUSE SUFFERERS
Three Hundred Thousand Forced to
Leave City Are Dying Along the
Highways.

Shanghai, Jan. Ito the horrors
break of smallpox among the refugees
at Sing Kiang, necessitating the demo
lition of the mat sheds erected TO shell
ter the thousands who have arrived
there in search of food Captain Kir-
ton, who was.sent out by the -relief
committee to investigate the situation,
reports that 100000 destitute sefs sons
have been drivene back towards their
homes and that terrible scenes are be-
ing enacted along the line Of retreat.
He estimated that a quarter of mil
lion persons are likely stolbe doomed at
Sing Kiang alone and 100000 at An
tung. where small relief works have
been started
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
,eAmerican Food ON way.

Washington, jan 1.-THE Americap
Red Gross sent a large shipment of
flour by the steamer Coptic, leaving
San Francisco today. 1t is the first
assignment of foodstuff to the sufferers
from this country, and amounts to r.
600 bags, weighing 40 pounds each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-17
Makes PubIIc Report.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Chairman Mil
lard of the senate committee on inter
oceanic canals today made public the
report of the interoceanic canal com
mission on the boring at the Gatun
dam site which was furnished in re-
sponse to a request from the commit
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-10
Through Service re
Fairmont to Clark burg
AtRMoNT 6 ctaRks suEos

TRACTION coMPAN VI X
Cars leave Cor. Main and siettsraoi
SITS" Fairmont, Ho URLY for Clarke,
burg and intermediate Points frcnts
$500 A. NJ. until31o:oog 2. M Z,
Schedule Of lnterurban Cars; oetS.
Der 81, 1907. XII
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Falrmont. Moraantown & Pittsbur9 er
For CoNNELLsvILLE and PITTsBURG
Leave, No. l. $500 a. m; No. 8. x7:4.
a. M: No. 81, 2:15 p. m. Arrive, No
SO. 'l:lo p. M; No. .. x7:402 y. M: No
4. x9:4o p. M; No. 6S, xl0.o5 p. m.
For MoRGANTowN. Leave. No. co, 1e.o,
p. m. Arrive. No. c.. xG:55 a. m. ~
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Good w ork
On The B. & o.
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT DEM.
oNsTRATEs ITS VALUE =
NOTES ABOUT TOWN,

THE sun do novel said the old,
fuzy-haired darky.
Times do change" says the de.
scrfptfve gentlemen of to-day. And
nothing could be better applied to
such proof as might be necessary than
the aid of B. G o. officials, especially
Mandel Senior, regarding the wreck Of
yesterday, says the Baltimore World
of Dec. 6.
In days gone by when a wreck oc.
cured Oh a rond every official from
newsboy to porter, and from general
manager to president, was ms ignorant
of what had happened as could be i'm.
agined. Reporters went gray, tore
their hair and faxed" stories about
the wreck. glad to secure only the bar.
est details and let 1t go at that. Or.
ders went down the line" and nary
a railroad man dared to talk, without
fear OF losing his job.
But times have changed. When the
report of the wreck aroused Mr.. Sen.
er from his breakfast table he started
the wires working. He had a corps
OF men at Hanover gathering details
and names Of wounded. He Had an.
other lot In the city at the hospitals,
"
etc. AT noon he was in position to
promise the newspapers any and ey.
erything they wanted. At l o'clock
he delivered the goods, names. injur-
les; everything that firstclass news.
paper desired to print.
OF course, this was not done with.
out trouble. Some of the old.time rail-
readers could not understand 1t, espe.
cially one department head to whom
was furnished the list of Injured. He
could not understand the rush. Then
Mr.. Sener tackled him on the phone.
~ want that list he said In thor
oughly business like tone. "and |
want 1t right away" He got 1t, Tint
official at the other end of the line
probably hasn't realized that times
have changed.
Tho railroads. following the exam.
pie Of all other corporations. are talk.
Ing the public into their confidence.
They are, not trying to bury what Is
going on. They want the people to
know, to be familiar with what they,
are doing. And Il they had tried this
FEARS ago the people would not have.
been SO Sore at the trusts and cor
sporaticns asS they now are, IA
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Monday. Wednesday and Saturday.
Depart. No. .2Ol. 700 a. M: No. EOS, 40;
p. m. Arrive. No. 200, SIS a. H.; Nc
Z02. 900 p. m -
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MONONGAHIBAND.
SUFFERED THE LOSS OF vALUA-
BILE MEMBERS IN THE MINE
EXPLOSION.

The organization that suffered most
in last Fridays catastrophe was the
Verdi Brass Band, Of Monongah. This
was very proficient musical organi-
zation of the mining town and hal
gained reputation for the discours.
Ing of high grade music. 1t will be
II long time before the bnnd will be
as good as it once was. The various
lodges and churches of Monongan
have sustained heavy losses.
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Sener Answers
Some Questions

Some uestio nsI
GENIAL PRES AGENT OF. q. AND
81 9. GIVES oiNTss o INTER
EST. 33.sf
To Editor Woman s inquiry Column.
Baltimore News: W
IISTell me whether the presidents,
William Henry Harrison, In s1sl1;
James Knox Polk. in 1915, anil Zach.
AIRY Taylor; in 1910. went to their in.
augdratjons at Washington over The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. II. B. s.
Mr.. Manlel sener, o. The Baltimore
and Ohio. answers as follows: q
1t Is not likely that Gen. William
Henry Harrison used the Baltimore
and Ohio in going to bis Inauguration.
Our Information is that he left Rich
moRd, Va, on Tuesday, February 90.
1871, for Petersburg, where he spent
that night. He returned to Richmond
on Friday aud arrived in Washington
on Saturday night, February 81.
Hon. John Tyler. vice presIdent-elect
Of the United States, was ut Rich.
mond Mt that time, and on his way to
Washington.
Hon. James X. Polk, Of Tennessee,
did use the Baltimore and Ohio In
reaching Washington for his inaugur-
alton. Mr.. Polk left Cumberland, Nd.
by the railroad the morning OF Feb.
ruary Is. 1916, and reached the. Relay
House, nine miles from Baltimore, at
5 p. M. Immediately thereafter. he
took the train for Washington. where
he arrived about 1880 the same night.
Hon. George NJ. Dallas. vice presl.
dent-elect, and suite arrived In Balti.
more the afternoon of the 18th. They
,lined at the Exchange Hotel and left
here on the afternoon train and met
the president-elect ut the Relay House.
Gen. Zachary Taylor's trip to Wash.
ington for his Inauguration was be.
gun at Baton Rouge, La. January "a,
1S49. His trip was up the Mississippi
river, where stops were made at
Natchez, Vicksburg and Memphis.
From Cairo, at the junction OF the Ohio
with the mississippi, he proceeded
up the Ohio to Wheeling, W. Va, stops
being made at Frankfort and Louis,
vile, Ky. From Wheeling General
Taylor proceeded to Uniontowkn, Pa,
where he spent the night of Febru.
airy q, after which he continued his
journey TO Cumberland, Nd, where
he took the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road, en- route to Washington.
Referring to the trip from Cumber.
land to Washington by rail, reports
say that General Taylor arrived at the
Relay House. nine miles from Balti-
more, at $3.50 o'clock the afternoon
OF February %, 1919, where he was
received by committees from Wash.
ington and Baltimore. On arrival Of
the special train General Taylor was
received with the warmest demonstra.
lions of respect and regard. Shortly
after 5 o'clock train from Baltimore
arrived at the Relay, consisting of 10
cars propelled by three locomotives,
and having in all about 1000 persons.
General Taylor and party reached
Washington the same evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-10

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world and the value OF the policy is
the highest attainable. 127 million
dollars back up Its guarantee. II has
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Eastbound.

For WASHINGTON. RALriMca,
PHILADELPHIA and NEW ToRf
No. 8. 1925 q. M: No. II. .l;2a, p, ~
CUMBERLAND ACCOM-. No. G. $40
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lSiMonongah Division.
For CLAE1tSBURG and WESTON, Leave
ttor Ciarksbuts only. Arrive. No. )
Kiss a: m. for Clnrksburg only; Nc
s, x4:s0 p. m.
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Schedule Effective Sunday. June 2, leo.
FAlRMoNT, W. VA.

DAILY. 1pany except Sunday. (lsandr
only.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-29

your dinky little writs an receiver
ships. But don't go too far. You can
rob the Swedes, cause Swedes am
entitled to have no money, an some
other crook would get it If you didn't,
but don't play me an Glenister FER
Scandinavians. It's a mistake. were
white men, an I'm apt to come ro-
mancin' up here with one OF these an
bust you so you won't hold together
durin the ceremonies"
With his last words he made the
slightest shifting movement, only
lifting shrug of the shoulder, yet IN
his palm lay q six shooter. He had
slipped II from his trousers band with
the ease Of long practice and absolute
surety. Judge Stillman gasped ana
backed against the desk, but Mona
mara idly swung his leg as he sat side
wise on the table. His only sign OK III
terest was quickening of the eyes,
fact of which Dextry made mental
note.
EYES," said the miner, disregarding
the alarm of the lawyer, you can wear
this court in your vest pocket like a
Waterbury, If you want to, but If you
don't let me alone, I'll uncoil its main
spring. That's ALL"
He replaced his weapon and, turning,
walked out the door.