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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
WOMAN LOSES LIFE
TO SAVE CHILDREN
Mrs. Laurie Ellison of Carmi. ILL.,, Fails
in Attempt to Rescue Three
from Fire.

Carmi. H.. Sept 2S.-Tn a vain at
tempt to save the lives of her two cl---
dren and a neighbuT's boy, with whom
they were at play, Mrs Laurie Ellison,
aged %. lost her own life and failed i'll
her heroic mission. Her children.
Charles, aged ;. and Ethel. aged 3, went
with Leonard Sargent to an old hay
shed near New Haven. a village &c
miles south OF this city, and the three
climbed up into the hay. The mother
was visiting at a neighbOr's and did
not miss the little ones for some time.
Seeing flames shooting from the hay
shed and failing to find her children,
she at once started for the burning
building. She arrived in time to hear
the heart-breaking cries for help by
the children. who were entirely sur
rounded by the flames. Unmindful of
self and with a spirit of true heroism,
the mother rushed into the blaze. She
had gone only a few feet when the
building collapsed and thwarted her
efforts. All four were burned so as to
be mrecosnizable. after suffering in
describable agony. The children were
first to be stilIed.
Neighbors who had arrived and were
powerless TO rescue the mother heard
, her agonizing shrieks as the fiery
tongues of flame made her a human
martyr
II is supposed that the children hat
taken matches with thpm and in n1aI
had built a bonfire in the center Of tbs
shed. All four of the victims were bur
led yesterday afternoon. The mothe
and her two children were placed il
tho CANA crrnr.n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
HURTSREPUTATION
Does Talk of Corporate Rotten
ness for Political Effect,
Says M. {. ingalls,.
TALKS TO AMERICAN BANKERS
E. E. Farnsworth of Michigan Wins
Out IN Spirited Contest Over
the Secretaryshp.

Atlantic City y. J.. Sept 2S.-The
feature Of the closing session of the
:33rd annual convention OF the Ameri-
can Bankers association. which ad-
journcd yesterday. was an address by
NJ. Il. ingalls,. president Of the Mer-
chants National bank of Cincinnati, in
which he declared public men should
cease the talk which gives the infer
ence that everything in our corporate
life is rotten which disturbs business
men and harms our fair reputation all
over the world
1T is not true" he declared. that
our business generally Is being con-
Quoted on unlawful lines. I can state
here, and defy contradiction, that the
railroads of this country are being con
Quoted in accordance with the letter
and spirit of the law.
should Change sherman Law.
above all. the Sherman law, So
called should be changed | have re-
peatedly stated. and | think my con
struction of that law has been agreed
to by the highest in the land. that un-
der its present terms. and if strictly
construed. no man can honestly engage
in business without danger of violating
it. Any agreement almost between TWO
parties is a conspiracy.
T.. r. Mosley of Kansas presented 4
resolution favoring such legislation,
both state and federal, as will provide
strict supervision of the issue Of stock
and other securities by corporations
Mr. MosIey explained that he desired
TO protect investors from excessive is
sues of stock and of unjust manipula
tiOns. The resolution was referred tC
the executive council.
The action of the nominating com
mittee in selecting for president James
ID. Powers of Louisville and George NJ
Reynolds of Chicago for vice president
was ratified by the convention. The
place of the next years meeting viii
be selected by the executive counci!
which will meet in New York in May.
Michigan Man Made Secretary.
The executive council met in the af
ternoon and selected F. r. Fanswortl
of Michigan secretary of the associa
tion by vote of q to H. He defeated
James r. Branch of New York. wh'
held the office. which pays a salary o
$4,000 year, for about a dozen years
A three-cornered contest for the chair
manship of the executive council result
ed in a victory for Lewis +. PiersOl
of New York. A. A. Crane of Mime
apois was unanimously elected treas
urer of the association.
If the secretary of the treasury vii
grant a request contained in a resolr
ton presented, the teller's desk of tn
average national bank will resemble tn
ribbon counter of a department store
The resolution proposes that each dc
nomination of bank notes be made c
certain color, as follows: One dolla
notes, slate; twos, brown; fives, green
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
GRAND DUKE OF BADEN DEAD
Members of Family at Bedside at Con-
stance When End Comes

Constance. Grand Duchy of Baden,
Sept. 2S.-The Grand Duke Frederick
of Baden died today of intestinal in
f1ammation. He was unconscious for
many hours before his death. Through
out the night cabinet ministers and
court officials and chaplains had waited
in an apartment adjoining the death
chamber for the word to come, At the
grand dukes bedside when he expired
were Grand Duchess Princess Louise
of Prussia the hereditary grand duke
Frederick of Baden, Prince Max oi
Baden, brother of the grand duke. the
crown princess of Sweden, and others
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
FEDERAL GRAND JURY TO
PROBE THE LUMBER TRUST

tens. blue; twenties, yellow; fiftes,
pink; and 100 and over, white. The
resolution was referred to the eXecu-
tive council.
Among the resolutions presented. and
referred to the executive council. was
one requesting the committee on eX-
press companies to make certain
changes in money orders that are pay
able in all parts of the world and tnat
carry their own Identification. Another
proposes that the state banking asso-
Citations urge the passage OF legisla-
tion providing for uniform bills of lad
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28

the ground that the 10 per cent duty
to which they are subject on importa
ton was not paid
Receipts of the New York custom
house show that Cornejo shipped some
pearls to Paris and reshipped them
back here. and he contends that these
are the pearls found in his possession.
The customs officials say that. even if
there was reshipment, the pearls are
of oriental origin. and the defendant
must show that duty was paid on their
first entry into this country The
owner declares that while the pearls
pass in trade for oriental gems
they are really of American origin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
MRS. ROOT FAVORS CANTEEN
Wife of Secretary Asks ST. Louis Con-
qreSsman to Aid.

st. Louis. Mo, Sept. 2S.-When Sec
retary of State Root and Mrs. Root and
daughter passed through here Thurs
day night enroute to Mexico. Mrs Root,
in a brief statement. declared herself
emphatically in favor of the reestab-
lishment of the army canteen. She ad-
dressed herself particularly to Con-
gressman Henry S. Caulfield of st.
Louis. who. with others, made brief
call in Secretary Roots private car.
She urged him to vote for the reestsb-
lishment of the canteen in the army,
and advised him not to be detGred
from that purpose by possible protests
from the wives of constituents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
BEARS DRIVE CAMPERS
INTO TREE FOR NIGHT
Animals Descend on Yellowstone Par
ty, Who Take to the Timbers
Till Daylight.

Hulett, Wyo., Sept. 2S.-Treed by
bears from Yellowstone National park
FIVE men and one woman from Hulett
were compelled to spend Thursday
night in a tree astride branches while
the bears roamed among the wreck of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
TAFT'S STRATEGY TAKES
THE JAPANESE UNAWARES

ter daylight the animals returned TO
the mountains and the camping party
escaped. J. S. Wood and wife, accom-
panied by four of their friends. were
in camp when six bears attacked the
place. The campers took 10 the tree
and We're compelled to witness the total
destruction of the camp. When day
= ght came the animals left.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
Negro Masons for Foraker.

Richmond. Va. Sept. 2S.-The nation
al congress of negro masOns Yesterday
at Norfolk resolved itself into mass
meeting and endorsed Senator Joseph
Benson Foraker for president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
Hold Services in Rogers Church.

Boston. Mass, Sept. 2S.-The large
party of delegates who participated in
the sessions of the International Con-
gress of Religious Libraries during the
past week left Boston today for Fair
haven, where they will hold services
in the memormial church there, the
gift of H. H. Rogers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28

happened to be a goodly gathering on
the Baltic.
The girls, who came from Ireland.
England, Wales, Scotland. and Norway,
were surprised to find that their COM
ing had been so much heralded, and
when several newspaper men showed
them newspaper clippings which said
they were coming to get married here,
many of them were quite indignant
There was quite delegation of
camera artists, too but the girls re-
fused to pose and lodged, the cameras
every time they were pointed in their
direction. Only snapshots could be OBJ
tanned and many of these were spoiled
because the camera man was not quick
enough for the girls.
One Takes Exceptions. q
eve are not all servant girls" said
one of the contingent. "and We are not
looking for husbands. either. If we
were, we could have found them on the
other side"
Others took the husband matter as
good joke and promptly started to
tell the reporters what men they pre-
ferred. They showed. too. by their
jesting remarks that they had some
idea of the men they might meet here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
Secretary of War Slips
Into Port Jnsighted
by lookouts.
GIVEN BIG WELCOME
Frlendliness of Two Nations In
dlcated by List of Func-
ti0ns In His Honor.

Yokohama. Sept. 2S.-Secretary Taft
arrived here early this morning on
board the steamer Minnesota from
Seattle, Sept. 13. passing all signal
stations without being sighted. Vari-
Gus reception committees and mem
bers of the American embassy who
had come here from Toxic TO welcome
Mr.. Taft were aroused by runners. and
the town was soon enlivened and the
bay was crowded with launches dis
playing American flags and other
cOlors.
Receive at .,3O 4. Vi.
Secretary and Mrs Taft and Thomas
]. O'Brien, the new American ambas-
sadOr 10 Japan, and Mrs. O'Brien. who
are early risers. met the visitors from
shore in the main saloon of the Min
nesota at 7:3O a. m. while the United
States cruiser Chattanooga. anchored
in the bay. saluted Secretary Taft's
flag as secretary of war which was
hOisted at the fort. Secretary Taft.
after a brief consultation with the re-
ceptiCn committees and others. ac-
cepted the entire program for his en-
tertainment but declined TO participate
in any functions today or Sunday.
Round of Functions.
On Monday the secretary will be
received in audience by the Japanese
! emperor, which function will be fol-
| lowed by a luncheon ar the palace
! Count Hayashi. foreign minister, will
| give a dinner in Secretary Taft's honor
! Monday evening and Tuesday the sec-
| retary will be entertained at luncheon
! by the minister of war. General Terra
| uchi Masaki. which will be followed
! by reception of American residents
| of Yokohama. On Wednesday NJ
| Taft will attend a dinner to be giveh
in his honor by the municipality of
! Toxic and Thursday morning will
leave the Japanese capital for Kobe.
| where he will embark on board the
, Minnesota for Manila. While in Toxic
Wednesday Mr.. Taft will take lunch
con with the American charge DAT
fairs. H. Percival Dodge
Had Rough Passage.
The Minnesota had a rough but not
unpleasant voyage across the Pacific.
! Secretary Taft during his stay here
will make his headquarters at the
Grand Hotel. The secretary on land-
ing here was greeted on every hani
by the japanese. with whom he is ex-
| Ceedingly popular.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
Directors OF Glover Leaf
Accept Terms of the
Rock Island
IF I'M IMMUNITY HOLDS
Reports Show Line to be in
Satisfactory Condition.
Soon Takes Control.

New York. Sept. 2S.-Direc,ors of
the Toledo, st. Louis d Western rail
road. at a meeting here yesterday.
voted 10 sign d contract for the pur-
chase of the Alton railway from the
Rcck Island interest i'll accordance
with the agreement that such shuul,
be done provided the Alton received
immunity in connection with the
Standard OIL rebating investigation.
Attorney General Bonaparte recently
announced such immunity would be
granted. Before the. directors acted
yesterday committee submitted an
exhaustive report of the physical COZ
diJion OF the road. which was declared
to be highly satisfactory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
YELLOW DOC FUND
Appears to Have Been Discov-
cred in Accounts of New
York City Railway.
REACHES POLITICAL AVENUES
Resembles Life Insurance Mysterious
Expense ltem-Sum of $750,00O
Not Accounted For.

New York, Sept 2S-Sensational
disclosures will be made before the
public service commission within a
few days in regard to a fund that has
been discovered on the books of the
New York City Railway company by
the Investigators. Payments from this
fund foot up TO more than $750,000.
and all of them are charged to a spe.
cial construction account.
This account, so it was said. has AL
the earmarks of having been in the
same class with the yellow dog" ac-
counts OF insurance memory. Like
the Mutual Lies legal expense ac-
count and the Equitable's mysterious
y. w. \. No. s." the special construc-
tiOn account contains entries of pay
ments to all sorts Of persons for ap-
parently all sorts of purposes.
Lawyers Factors In Case.
Among others who were concerne
i'll il are said to be both republican
and democratic politicians and also
many lawyers who were familiar with
the ins and outs of legislation i'll A.
bany and this city. The account covefs
a period of several years.
When Mr. Wins was questioned yes
terday in regard to the discovery liz
refused either to confirm or deny it
Mr.. WINS denied that there had been
any attempt on the part of either the
Metropolitan Securities company OF
the mterborough Metropolitan to with
hold any documents from the commits
sion.
Expects TO Get Vouchers.
Mr.. WINS added that some difficulty
had been experienced in getting
vouchers from the New York Cit!
Railway company. but he expected
that ultimately they would be sup
piled
The public service commission. !.
can be said. is not anticipating an.
clash with the receivers of the insol
vent company. If the commission
/ orders are disregarded on the grount
| that the company is now in the hand
of the federal court. steps will b
taken TO have the powers of the com
mission established in the courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28

1t is expected some unilication of III"
Toledo. St. Louis 4 Western, the A.
ton. the Iowa Central. and the Min
neapolis & ST. Louis will follow. It is
planned to make direct connections
between the Iowa CentTalSahe Alton
and the Toledo, St. Louis N estern
roads. thereby effecting a Ink With
the Minneapolis & St Louis This will
give the united System direct lines
between Detroit. ST Louis and Kansas
City. as well as direct lines between
Chicago and Kansas City. The system
as a whole will traverse in part Mich
igan. Indiana, Illinois. Missouri. Kan
sas. Iowa. South Dakota and Mime
sofa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
ID nnard Mim Ke.Ign.

Under the terms CT the sale to tn
Clover Leaf. the Rock Island nteres )
will receive $G.3S0.0O0 4 per cent col
lateral trust bonds and $412O,0O0 :
per cent collateral trust bonds. The
old Alton board Will probably meet
during the coming week and resign
in a body. after which the new inter-
ests will assume formal control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
TO FORM A PARTY
Independence League Takes
Step to Organize With
National Scope
UNDER HEARS1'S ADVICE
New York Editor Tells Delegates Both
Old Parties Are Dominated by
the Corporations.

New York. Sept. 2S.-The organizd-
tlon of national Independence leagEa
was decided upon AT a meeting yestei-
day of representatives of the State In
dependence leagues and others wh1
are in sympathy with the objects #
these leagues. The national body VIII
be solidiffca;ion Of minor leagues eX-
isting or Yet to be formed Its aims
are political ana in opposition TO the
republican and democratic parties.
Yesterdays conference was held It
Carnegie hall. where some 200 men,
said to represent 80 states, met at the
invitation of the Independence league
Of this city and were addressed By
William r. Hearst. the gubernatorial
last fall. of the Independence
league and democratic party in this
state.
Hold u Reception.
Preceding the business meeting the
participants attended an informal re-
ception by Mr. Hearst al the Gilsey
house Then the afternoon and even
ing sessions were held. The featurh
of the afternoon was the address by
Mr.. Hearst. who said that the confe =
ence had been called TO discuss the ad-
visibility of forming a national Inde-
pendence league. He told of the sue
cess of the league in New York. Ma Sc
sachusetts and California and urged
the formation of a minor league in
every state and the union Of all in a
general body.
The republican and democratic par
ties. he said. We're hopelessly in the
control of corporation interests. The
failed. he said. TO truly represent the
people and q third party was sorely
needed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-28
IS NEAR TO TRUTH
Attorney Kellogg Makes Prog
resS in Search for Stand
ard Oil Books.
WOULD PROVE LAWBREAKING
Further Testimony Taken at New
York Gives Additional Light
on Vast Profits.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Frank B. Kel-
logg. conducting the suit of the UnitaI
States for dissolution Of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey. made al.
other attempt yesterday in the hearin,
OF the oil case 10 discover a trail that
would lead to the finding of the long
sought books of the Standard trustees.
When the hearing was concluded Ke.-
logg said he was closer to the books
from which he hopes to prove the OIL
combine never underwent a legal dis
solution. than he had been AZ any time
since the governments action was
commenced.
Attempts 10 Learn of Profits.
More testimony was taken TO show
the profits of some of the Standards :
subsidiary pipe lines which the go.-
ernments counsel declares are exces-
sive and maintained to prevent shio-
ments of crude oil by Independent pro
ducers. George Chesbro. controller Of
several subsidiary pipe lines. testifie l
the Southern Pipe Line company Of
Pennsylvania earned S4,376.6l0 gross.
and operating expenses were only
s3l6,522. The balance sheet of the
company that year showed the net
plant investment was S2.215.66G
The cOmpany's balance sheet
showed an item of $2.6O7.75G as pa..
ment to J. p. Trainer and charged .n
operating expenses. Chesbro said he
could give no information about the
Trainer account or why it had been
charged to operating expenses. N
1900 the balance sheet showed 1859.
236 paid to Trainer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06

Meantime the Mexicans were tried, con- victed and sent to prison. The jewel itself was duly made the subject of con- demnation proceedings, and whoso pe- ruseth the reports of the United States circuit court may read thereof in those for the year 1901 under the title of "Ihe United States vs One Diamond Pendant and Two Earrings. It was. so to speak tried, properly convicted and sold to the highest bidder The Mexicans are still serving out their time. One turned state evidence, stating that he was a musician and had won the love of a beautiful sen orita in the City of Mexico. who nao given him the gems to sell in order that they might have money upon which 10 marry He also protested that his sweet heart had inherited them from her mother.
 Inside the cover of the old req case IS printed in gold letters:
 La Esmeralda.
 F. Causer Zihy & Co.,. Mexico and Paris. '
 And a highly scented piece of violet note paper lies beneath the double lining containing, in a woman's hand. this:
 ..The diamond necklace is from Maxi milian's crown. the Emperor of Mexico The center stone has thirty-three and seven-tenths carats and the eighteen sur rounding 1t no less than one each. The diamond ring, the stone thereof was in Maximilians ring at the time he was shot,
 But that is all-there is nothing to tell what hand snatched the jewels from the lifeless fingers of the dead Emperor or who purloined the necklace from the roy al household.
 A year later a iovial looking person
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
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, paste pot and me were clattering to the police station for fair. There I void 'en all about the diamond, and they tele- phoned over to Colonel Dudley at the Customs House, and the upshot of the whole matter was that the two Mexicans were held on charge of smuggling dia- monds into the United States.
 'If you don't believe what l tell you, said Riggs, noticing, perhaps, sugges- ton of incredulity in my face, just look at these" and fumbling into his pocket he produced some very dirty clippings, containing pictures of Maxlmlian, the Empress Carlotta and Of a very large dia- mond which appeared to be about the size of the Regent" It was then that l dimly remembered reading something of a diamond seizure a short time before, i and it was with a renewed interest-one could hardly say respect-that I listened to the continuation of my clients story.
 We'll said Riggs. that was strange, now wasn't 1t?
 "You can imagine how l felt when went home and told little Flossis about the diamond that I was entitled to a 50 per cent informer's reward how ! was going to give up bll-posting and just be her manager, and how we could lake a bigger flat, and all that, and I thought so much about it and talked so much about 1t that I began to feel ike l was Vanderbilt already which may account in part for what happened afterwerd.'
 At this point the keeper moved uneasi- ly and ] pushed him another cigar
 We'll continued Riggs. q just walked on air that afternoon after leaving the Custom House. and went around blabber- ing like a poor fool about my good luck On the way home I stopped in to take drink. There were a lot of my acquaint- ances. there, and I had something with most of them, and then the first thing 1 knew I felt dreadful pain in my stom- ach and everything swan before my eyes. I groped my way into the street and started toward home, but I had oniy taken a few steps when a gang of con men attacked me, knocked me down and robbed me. I was almost dead, but struggled to my feet and followed them. They turned and attacked me again. drew my knife, and then everything got dark, and the next thing I knew I was in the police station.
 "lll admit that this part of it does seem a little queer" Riggs dropped his voice mysteriously and leaned toward me. "Now I have no doubt that I was drugged and beaten for the purpose of getting me locked up in the Tombs as part of a well planned scheme. I assure you there was no jag about it. You will see for yourself later on.
 "I landed in the police station all hacked up. the cops finishing up the job the con men had begun. They put me in a cell, and sick as l was, I almost went crazy. Next morning while I was wait ing in the prison pen man came along