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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
MITCHELL TO QUIT MINER
Formally Announces He Will Not Stand
for Reelection.

Indianapolis, Ind. Oct IL John
Mitchell, who has been president of
the United Mine Workers since 1898,
announces in the current issue of the
United Mine Workers Journal that he
will not be candidate for reelection
as president. He says in his announce
ment that he does not regard himself
as well enough to attend properly to
the office. Mr.. Mitchell says he makes
the announcement now in order that
all local unions and members thereof
may be in position TO express their
choice for president" All nominations
must be in not later than Nov. 3.
President Mitchell will finish his term.
which expires April l, 1908. Mr. Mitch
ell underwent surgical operation about
six months ago, and it is said he has
not fully recovered. He went to Chi
cago last Tuesday night, and expected
today to go from Chicago to La Sale
TO consult with surgeon in regard to
the advisability of another operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
WE'D OR DIE THE CHOICE
OFFERED AGED PATIENT
Rich Nebraskan Tells Sensational
Story in Suit for Annulment
of His Marriage.

San Francisco, Oct 11.-Alleging a
against him was planned
by a pretty nurse who attended him
in this city and who, assisted by her
brothers. compelled him to marry her
at peril of his life. Leonard Weigand.
yesterday asked that the marriage be
annulled He is a wealthy and retired
Nebraska farmer. SO years old. He
brought his suit in the Alameda couu-
ty court against Matty Weigand. 32
years old and now of Des Moines,
Iowa. He declares his intention of
cutting off the young woman, whom
he designates as an adventures, from
his fortune. said to be 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
LUS|TANIA 4-DAY BOAT;
BREAKS ATLANTIC RECORD

make provision also for an advisory
vote on United States senator.
Hopes TO Satisfy Court.
The intention of the framer of the
proposed measure is TO steer clear Of
the defects in the old law that led To
its being invalidated by the supreme
court. and to that end the bill will be
as water-tight as the attorney general :
office can make it. 1t is expected to
be ready for presentation Tuesday.
and will go at once TO the primary
election committee TO be rushed
through with all possible dispatch in
order to get it on the house floor for
action without delay.
Several other primary bills are ex,
pected to reach the assembly about the
same time. With all this activity, the
prospects are that at the end of next
week the house will be ready for open
debate on the subject.
Attacks Drainage Bills.
The fate of the drainage bills now
pending before the house is probIemat,
ical Two days have been spent in
listening to arguments i'll COMMITTEE
of the whole. and the discussion will
be continued Tuesday by Congress
man LOrimer Congressman Rainey
has put in several hours on the ro5
trum attacking both the measures and
the men who are furthering them. hi
latest yesterday being a diatribe di
rected against Isham Randolph, engi
neer OF the sanitary district. Mr.
Rainey became so bitter in his per
sonalities that the democrats took hur-
ried consultation. and NJ. J. Daugherty
as result went forward and whis
pered in the congressman's ear. after
which the personal attacks ceased.
Last winter during the house hear
ings Rainey advocated giving the
drainage board revenue from the sait
of water developed in the projected
extension until the cost of building had
been collected but Yesterday he sal;
| thai it would be dangerous to turn
over the revenue from that source t
the board In his speech he made "a
cusations that the drainage trustee
are not serving the public interests
his charges being:
That the drainage board is partia
to the Summit Land Development com
pany.
That leases We're given the McCor
mick Harvester company that shout
be revoked, because rentals are to,
| low.
That Chicago is so filled with ''cor
ruptionists" that it would be unwis;
to pass bills creating such a larg
source of revenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
PREPARING BILLS
Several Members of the Leqisla-
ture Hope to Frame Primary
Law That Will Stand.
WILL BE BROAD IN SCOPE
Raineys Denunciation of Drainage
Boards Methods Promises to
Lead to Something.

Springfield. H.. Oct. IA direct
primary bill is being prepared by John
G.. Oglesby of Elkhart with the aid OF
the attorney generals Office for pres
entation to the lawmakers when they
foregather again next Tuesday.
The bill now being drafted covers
all state. county, city and township
officers. judges of the supreme court
congressman and delegates to the ma
tional conventions. 1t will provide for
a direct vote on party candidates
those receiving the highest vote to b.
decided the nominees without any in
tervening conventions. In addition il
will provide that the county commit
tees of the various parties also shall
be elected at the primaries and vii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11

nolds, secretary and treasurer of the
Wade Park bank. Cleveland.
Immediately following this came the
closing of the Oberlin bank, from which
Mrs. Chadwick had borrowed $240,000
-four times its capital stock. c. r.
Beckwith and A. b. Spear, president
and cashier of the institution, had also
funds. AS security Mrs. Chadwick gave
notes for s75O,O00, purporting to be
signed by men worth many millions.
Fertile i'm Making Pretexts.
Mrs. Chadwick obtained these loans
on various preteXts. Here are few
of them:
That a rich uncle in New York was
going to leave her several millions. and
that certain suit, in which she was in
volved. must be settled without pub
licity or her uncle would cut her out
of his will
That her husband was i'll at Carlsbad
and had cabled to her for money, but
that the unfortunate endorsement of a
|Clevelander's note had left her temper
arily without funds.
That an uncle with an imbecile son
had left fortune in Andrew Carnegie IS
trust, the principal to be paid to her on
the sons death.
That this rich uncle had left her 81
500, 900, but that ready money was need
ed in order to get possession of it.
That the father of her child had set
| tied 100000 on him.
All Claims False.
| Mrs Chadwick was arrested while in
| New York and taken to Cleveland for
trial Her husband also was arrested
ON his arrival from England, and siN
others, mostly officers of the Oberlir
bank. were accused of being in on the
deal At the woman's trial the details
of the gigantic crimes were brought
out in the limelight, and all of the
claims which she made shown to bt
false.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
BIG CANNING TRUST
TO COVER THE SOUTH
MclIlhenny Interests United Together
With Others With CapitaIiza-
ton of $4,000, 900.

New York. Oct. 11-Announcement
was made today of a deal involving d
combination of the large canning in
terests in the south. The deal involves
the acquisition by the McIllhenny conn.,
pany of tabasco sauce business of E.
Mclllhenny Sons and the canning and
packing business of the McIllhenny
Canning & Manufacturing company,
which are said to operate the largest
modern canneries in the United States.
The capitalization of the new company
will be S10,000,00O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
Cannon is Endorsed.

OwossO Mich, Oct. 1.-Endorsement
of Speaker Cannon for the republican
nomination for president was adopted
here yesterday at the republican con-
vention of the Eighth congressional dis
trict after an animated debate. The con-
vention elected Congressman Pardney
and Postmaster E. o. Dewey of Owosso
delegates to the national convention
and recommended F. w. Gilchrist of
Alpena for delegate at large.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
STOPS FORFEIT OF
C. NJ. & ST. r.
Judge Mcpherson in Federal Court Re-
strains Secretary OF State of
Missouri.

Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 11.-Judge
Mcpherson in the Red Oak. Iowa. fed
eral court today granted a temporary
injunction restraining the secretary of
state. John F. Savage. from attempting
TO forfeit the charter of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway. The
case grows out of law passed by the
last Missouri legislature which forbids
a railway from transferring to the fed
eral courts damage suits filed against
them in the state courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
GROWERS LEACUED
Corn Raisers Form Permanent
Association at Big Exposi-
ton at Chicago.
BETTER GRAIN AN OBJECT
Propagation of Seed, Dissemination of
knowledge on Soils and Yearly
Exhibit is Planned.

Chicago, Oct. 11.-The National Corn
Growers association was organized
last night at the corn exposition at the
Coliseum. 1t is expected to form the
nucleus for an organization of not less
than 10000 corn growers and people
interested in corn. Officers elected
were as follows:
President-Eugene ID. Funk, Shirley,
Ill.
Secretary treasurer. w. Jones,
Ames, Iowa.
Executive committee-Professor p.
g. Holden, Iowa Agricultural college;
Professor e. G. Montgomery. state col
lege of agriculture. Lincoln, Neb.; and
the other members and vice presidents
to be selected by various corn grow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
From ireland to America
in a. Days, 19 Hours,
II Minutes,
AND CAN DO BETTER
Sets Also New Mark For Two
Days Run by Beating
the Deutschland.

New York Oct II, a. m.-The big
turbine liner Lusitania ended the fast
est "trip ever made across the Atlantic
at 1884 o'clock this morning, when ii
raced over the ocean course finish line
off Sandy Hook lightship.
The ship exceeded even the eXpecta-
tions of its captain. whose last wireless
dispatch to the Cunard line officers
last evening said he expected to cross
the line at 1:15 o'clock this morning.
The Lusitania's second westbound
trip has smashed every ocean record
and demonstrated that the huge tur
biner is a ''four-day boat"
Wins Supremacy of the Sea.
1t left Daunts rock Ireland, where
the western voyage begins, at 10 O'Clock
last Sunday morning. That is 5:37 a
m. New York time, as the difference
between Daunt's rock and New York
is 4 hours and 23 minutes. Finishing
at 1854 a. m. today makes the voyage
from land to land 1 days, 19 hours, Il
minutes. This is , hours and 81 min
utes faster than its first trip.
If the Lusitania has come the same
course as it did on its first trip. 2.7St
nautical miles, it has averaged 24.0;
knots and so has made several new
records on the voyage.
Wipes Out DeutscbIands Mark.
The Lustania made run of COS
miles one day and G17 the next, anC
averaged for the best days run 24.T'
knots. These two runs wipe out tht
record held by the Deutschland of GO
miles and an average of 24.19 knots
For the entire voyage the Lusitani,
has settled the question of supremac.
that has troubled the supporters of TIL
Deutschland and Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Deutschland ran from New YOrl
to Plymouth in days. : hours. 3S min
utes, averaging 23.54 knots. but tn
Kaiser Wilhelm II. on a voyage t
Cherbourg averaged, it is said, 23.5
knots
The Lusitania up to noon Wednes
nay pTOHllSeu 10 peat the record eve
more severely. 1t was then SS5 mile
from Sandy Hook. and if it kept tn
rate of speed at which it had bee
steaming it would have ended the voy
age at II o'clock last night, and mad
a record two hours faster. Capital
Watt, however. was satisfied with wha
his vessel had shown. and slowed dowl
Can DO Better StiIl.
1t was stated at the Cunard line o
flee yesterday that it was not the po
icy of those in charge of the ship I
knock the record all to pieces at on
effort. as by so doing they might injur
the engines. but that little would b
cut off on each voyage until by ne1
summer when the evenings are long
will be possible to dock the steamt
Thursday night. thus. making the vo
age in about five and one-half day
TO do this it will average % knots a
the way across.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
RHODE ISLAND TICKET UP
Republicans Nominate Jackson for
Executive

Executive.
Governor. FREDERICK II. JACKSON
Lieutenant Governor. or...
..........R RALPH c. WATROUS
Secretary of state.
....... ..CHARLES p. BENNETT
Attorney General. l..........
WILLIAM B. GREENOUGu
General Treasurer. WALTER A. READ
Providence. r. l., Oct. 11.-After
adopting a platform which indorsed
the administration of President Roose-
welt, urged the reelection to the United
States senate of George p Wetmore
and declared that the republican party
of Rhode Island was "unalterably op-
posed to all forms of political dict l.
ton or bossism.' the republican state
convention yesterday nominated the
above ticket by acclamation. Mr.
Jackson is the present lieutenant gov
ernor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
ers' associations throughout the corn
growing states.
Objects Set Forth.

obJtttS SCI
The objects of the association, as set
forth in the constitution. are as fol-
lows:
l. To encourage the improvement
of corn by breeding.
2. Dissemination of information re-
garding the best methods of soil cut
ture and farm management for corn.
3. To encourage the holding of
national corn exposition annually by
stimulating interest in corn culture in
undeveloped territory; by unifying
methods and standards of corn Judging
so far as possible; by the adoption of
uniform classification for corn exhibits
and rules governing exhibits; by en-
couraging the development and use of
corn products. and by opening up home
and foreign markets through education
regarding the use of Indian corn and
corn products as food for man and
beast
Clearing House for New Ideas.
The purpose is to make this associa-
ton great clearing house for the
most progressive ideas concerning
scientific corn culture i'll the several
states. The promoters of the present
corn exposition will be represented on
the directorate.
Thousands of people who attended
the exposition at the Coliseum passed
before a glass case in the center of
the building where the $3.50 prize ear
from Clinton county. Iowa. was on eX-
hibitiOn. The ear took the prize at
the exhibition last January at the state
agricultural college at Ames, Iowa
and il is regarded as the most perfect
ear in the world. Ii is Reid yellow
dent sample, and represents the result
of so years of careful seed selection
d. l.. Pascal exhibits the ear. and the
corn experts never grow tired of com.
menting on the uniformity and siz5
of the kernels and their maximum
percentage to the cob.
Prizes Awarded.
The $3.50 prize for the best 80 ears
of yellow corn. open to the world. was
awarded to George w. Dunseth. who
has taken most of the prizes so far
H. c. Grain of Elmo. Mo, took the
| second prize in that class. and L. Mar
shall Vogler of Hope. Ind, took thir5
prize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
number of others. The crowd surgeG
on the track when the train approached
DISCUSS RAIL VALUATION
Commissioners Conclude Business of
Convention at Washington.

Washington, Oct 11.-"Railroad Tax
es and Plans for Ascertaining a Fair
Valuation of Railroad Property" was
the subject discussed at the 18th annual
convention of the National Association
of Railway Commissioners at the final
session here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
HOLDS MAY SAPP MURDERED
Kansas Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict
-Whitton Is Arrested,

lola, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE coroner's
jury, which has spent three days in
vestigating the mysterious death of
May Sapp, last night returned a ve:-
dict that Miss Sapp died from wounds
in the neck caused by sharp instru.
ment in the hands of person or per
sons other than Miss Sapp." A war
rant was sworn out for Samuel F
Whitlow. a married man. who said the
girl killed herself when he refused tc
elope with her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
American Loan for Manchuria.

Toxic. Oct. ia telegram from
Manchuria states that the viceroy has
obtained the approval of the Chinese
imperial government to an American
loan of s25.0O0,O00, which will be used
in the construction of public works.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
DERRICK FALLS: THREE DEAD
Cleveland Apparatus Becomes Unbal-
anced While liftinu.

Cleveland, Ohio. Oct 11.-Three meu
were killed and several others hurt
two thought to be fatally. by the fall
ing of derrick yesterday. where Il
new bridge is being erected for the
New York. Chicago and st. Louis rail
way company over the Cuyahoga river
While lifting an II ton girder it be-
came unbalanced. and knocked the
derrick over upon the men below.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
PRESIDENT KILLS A BUCK
Big Animal is Brought Down at Long
Rance.

Stamboul. La. Oct IA courier
from the presidents camp last evening
reports the president had killed fine
buck. but otherwise the hunt yesterday
was barren of result. The animal was
brought down from long distance and
fell after the first shot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
AMERICAN AUT0lsT BEATEN
Charles p. Baird of Philadelphia Kills
Boy with Machine in France.

Philadelphia, driving 75-horse power,
six-cylinder machine. ran down and kill
ed boy named Daipre at Neuilly.
Baird maintains the accident was un-
avoidable. He was beaten and knocked
down by a mob before being arrested
and taken to a police station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
Business of Episcopalians.

Richmond. Va, Oct. 1.-THE two
houses of the general Episcopal conven-
tion met at the usual hour for business
sessions this morning. The Sunday
school conference was held at O'Clock
by the Woman's auxiliary at All Saints
church. The conference on work among
the juniors was held at the Masonic
temple.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
|CASSE |. CHADWICK, QUEEN OF SWNDLERS, IS DEAD|
n al

Columbus, Ohio, Oct 11.-Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick the Cleveland, Ohio, woman
who was sentenced to 10 years impris-
onment for bank wrecking died at the
Ohio penitentiary at 1915 o'clock last
night.
The end came as the result of gen.
eral breakdown. Mrs. Chadwick having
been seriously i'll for several weeks.
She never had been a well woman since
the trial in 1905, the nervous strain at
that time bringing on a complete col
lapse.
She had not been able to do the
heavy work to which she was sentenc-
ed and recently she lost almost her
entire power of sight. From that time
on she had been confined to the prison
hospital and had rapidly grown weaker
and weaker until all hopes We're aban-
doned a few days ago.
| Relatives Not Present.
Her son, Emil Hoover. was summon
ed from Cleveland by telegraph yester-
udA, anu HeT Two SISltTS, also O1 tleNe-
land We're notified of her serious con-
dition. All day yesterday the prison
physicians had been administering
strychnine and other powerful stimu-
lants were used to keep her alive until
her relatives could arrive. but the eff
| fort was in vain. as none of them was
at the bedside when she died after ly.
ling in a comatose condition for some
hours previous.
Was Queen of SwindIers.
Born Of lowly parents in 1857, at East
wood, Ont, Mrs Chadwick, then Eliza
beth Bigley, began her crimes at ar
early age. Her first arrest was for for
gerry at Woodstock. Ont. in 1879 She
was acquitted this time on the grounds
of insanity.
In 1883 she married DR.. Wallace S
Springstein at Cleveland. and he an
piled for divorce II days after the wed
ding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11

Detroit, Oct. 11.-Hundreds lined Gp
for tickets for the fourth game of the
worlds series between Chicago and
Detroit today Although Chicago won
two ont of three at Chicago. there are
still large bets being placed on Detroit
as the rooters hope to cheer the team
to victory.
Overall and Donovan, stars of the II
inning game of Tuesday may pitch for
today's game
Managers Chance and Jennings an
nounced soon after breakfast they
would make no changes in the lineup
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
Emperor Passes Good Niaht.

Vienna. Oct. 11.-Emperor Franz Jo.
seph passed a comfortable night His
physician says. however. it will be a
long time before his recovery is con-
plete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
Attorneys for The State
BeIittIe Letters in Ma.
gill Murder Trial.
OUTLINE THEIR CASE
Believe Former Wife Did Not
Advise Her Husband to Mar.
ry Fay Graham.

Decatur, H., Oct. 11-That Fred
Magill strangled his wife to death
after giving chlOrofOrm and that Mrs.
Fay Graham Magill. the second wife.
was an accessory before the fact. was
the states case as outlined by Assis-
tant States Attorney Mitchell to the
jury this morning. The state will also
attempt to show the Pet Magill letters
are forgeries.
Lay Emphasis on Two.
Special emphasis was laid on the
seventh" and eighth" letters. The
urged to marry Fay Graham and the
eighth contains a purported admission
of Mrs. Magill TO her parents that she
was in love with another besides he.
husband
Jury Is Completed.
Decatur. H., Oct. 1.-THE actual
trial of Fred and Faye Magill of Clin-
ton, under indictment for killing Mrs.
Pet Magill. began today, Assistant
States Attorney Mitchell of Dewitt
county making the opening statement.
The 18th juryman was secured at 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The the
ory that a suicide compact existed be-
tween Magill and his first wife has
been abandoned and the state will
seek to show that ii was case of out
right murder. The state will also en-
Il I,t oil
to have been left by the first Mrs. Ma
gill were not written BY her. Judge
! Cochrane. who was taken ill Wednes-
day, announced that he would continue
on the bench.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
CUBS AGAIN BEAT TIGERS; SCORE 6 TO 1
W Gather Cold.

Despite weather that was almost
freezing and brisk wind that chflleI
through. the park was filled when the
game began. Donovan and Overall
were the opposing slabmen.
Up to the fourth neither side was
able to score. Then the Tigers forced
a man over and the crowd went wild
with enthusiasm
But in the first half of the fifth the
Cubs came back strong ana by bunch
ing hits tailed twice. and the hearts
of the local fans sank.
Changes to Despair.
Dismay changed TO despair when
the Cubs again punched swats in the
seventh and added three more. Try
as they might Detroit could not score
again. though the visitors added d
sixth in the ninth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11

Train Plows INTO Crowd.

Warsaw, Ind. Oct. IA westbound
Pennsylvania train plowed into a crowd
at Bourbon last night and killed Tom
Sloan. a saloon keeper, and injured a
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-19
People Talked About.

Richard Croker again denies that 1t
is his intention to return to the United
States.
W. H. Bailey, who was in charge OF
the supplies for the army commanded
by Gen Grant during the Civil war, is
dead in St Louis.
Oliver F. Lantz, treasurer of the
board of foreign missions of the
Lutheran Church of America, died in
Baltimore of valvular trouble Of the
heart.
Prof. E. T. Cox, prominent member
of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, is dead at
Jacksonville, Fla, aged eighty-six
years.
Gen. R. F. Patterson, formerly OF
the Fourth Iowa cavalry and Twenty
ninth Iowa infantry, and more recent
ly consul general at Calcutta, is dead
at st. GATHERINGS, Ont.
Leonard McLashan, wealthy re
tired manufacturer who was the first
man to use power from Niagara Falls
for manufacturing purposes. died OF
typhoid fever in Los Angeles.