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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
Lake Shore Official III.
CAVE AWAY RIGHTS OF WHICH THEY knew NOTHING
Commission Responsibility for Economy Lease Which Attorneys
be eTheeforeIn Politicians

the grants as beyond their power to
confer.
who has refreshed your memory"
asked Mr.. Starr.
'Mr. Snively," said Mr.. Sackett
Mr. Sackett recalled there had been
considerable consideration given to
such privileges as the power to dredge
the Illinois river, defect the water of
the Kankakee, and dam the Desplaines.
1T is my recollection that Mr.. Girls
void and Mr.. Monroe were told these
grants were beyond our authority" he
said "and that they accepted them at
their own risk"
Hint of Disclosures.
Up to date no hint of wrongdOing
has crept into the record, but the in
vestigators are on the track of evi
dence which may or not be forthcom
ing. 1t may bring unpleasant disclos
ures for some politicians.
A mere mention of the name of Con
gressman Howard Snapp of Will coun
! ty was placed in the record during the
day and it was merely in connection
with legal work which he did for the
Economy Light & Power company.
| President Samuel insult of the Chi
,cago Edison company has been sub
Ipoenaed, along with Attorney Charlie!
Monroe, who put the Economy com
pany in possession of It's state priv
leges and with the contractor VIII
now is doing the work at Dresdel
Heights. The committee decided t
Ipostpone the hearing until tomorrow
and to work today with the records O
the canal board at Lockport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21

of the legislators and of the canal
commissioners themselves that the
agreements and leases which the canal
board has given the Economy people
are full of holes and that the canal
commissioners acted ignorantly and
in excess of their powers.
They also succeeded before the close
of the afternoon session in showing
that the water power rights of the
state were not the negligible quanti-
ties which the canal commissioners
declared them to be when they gave
away the privileges at Dresden
Heights.
With Superintendent Leon McDon-
aid on the stand, it was brought out
that at the time the canal board gave
away the rights which it attempted to
surrender at Dresden Heights it was
obtaining a revenue of over $4,000
a year from water power rights
leased at four points along the canal
When it was obtaining this revenue
! it surrendered the states privileges at
Dresden Heights for 20 years, if not
in perpetuity, for $4,000.
Turns Back on Leases.
The principal witness was Commits
sioner William Sackett, who had two
sessions with Mr.. Meese and Mr.. Starr
one in the morning and one in the
afternoon. In the morning he prac
ticaliy repudiated the leases to the
Economy company, saying he did no
know they contained the grants which
they were disclosed to containe, ant
that he signed them at the recommen
dation of the attorney of the board
Charles L. Walker of Rock Island, VIII,
has been summoned to the inquiry, bu
who has furnished a physicians Gel
tificate to the effect he is i'll.
Mr.. Sackett said he could not az
prove such grants as had been give
and certainly would not approve ther
now. 1t was suggested by, Mr.. Star
that he be given an opportunity t
refresh his memory and that he b
called for the afternoon session.
Saw Snively.
4. When he came back he knew til
, commissioners had regarded some {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
FORAKER BOOMED FOR NOMINATION:
: OHIO REPUBLICANS JOLT MR.. TAFT

Columbus. Ohio, Nov. Ex-senator
Joseph Benson Foraker was ''vindica-
ted" yesterday by the executive and
advisory committee of the Ohio League
of Republican clubs, in joint session.
The senator was endorsed for re-
election to his Washington seat and
declared to be the leagues choice for
the republican presidential nomination.
The nomination of the senator the
resolution of endorsement said, would
''at this time of business depression
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
HUNTED BY WHOLE
SALVADOREAN ARMY
John Mossant, American, Arrives In
Frisco After Flight from Gen.
tral Republic.

San Francisco Cal. Nov 21-After
a desperate flight into the mountains
of Salvador and a weeks perilouS
journeying in the jungles of Honduras.
government of Salvador set a high
price, returned to San Francisco, his
former home. Moissant escaped from
Salvador while the entire army and
navy of the Central American republic
was searching for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
Defense Shows Securities
Money Was Borrowed
On Were Sold.
BROUGHT FACE VALUE
Chicago Financier's Attorneys
Bring Out Much in His
Favor.

Chicago, Nov. 21.-National Bank
Examiner MOxey was still on the stand
when the trial of John r. Walsh open
ed today. Attorney Miller, acting for
Walsh, resumed the cross examination.
The first inquiry related to the sale of
other bonds than those used for col
lateral for various memorandum notes
mentioned on direct examination. 1t
was shown by the defense these bonds
had been sold to the public at prices
equal to those received for same from
the Chicago National bank, under the
management of Walsh.
During the cross examination the
defense brought out the fact that all
bonds of the various Walsh companies
accepted by the Chicago National
bank had been sold to outside parties
without loss to the bank.
On redirect examination it was
brought out many memorandum notes
which defense claimed Walsh had
paid had been simply renewed
| Walsh Has Innings.
Chicago, Nov. 21.-John R. Walsh
had his first innings in Judge Ander-
sons court yesterday since his trial
for the misapplication of s7,000,000 of
the funds of the Chicago National bank
began a week ago.
| What are considered by the defense
to be several important props in the
carefully laid foundation of the gov
ernments case against Mr.. Walsh
were knocked out through the admis-
sions of United States Bank Examiner
E. P. Moxey in searching cross ex-
animation by Attorney John S. Miller.
Mr.. Moxey testified in his cross ex-
animation as follows:
That the compelte records of the bond
and note transactions had not been
brought out in his direct examination
by Assistant United States District At
torney Fletcher Dobyns.
| That the part not made public by the
government showed that all the notes
discounted by the Chicago National
bank We're paid at maturity, and that
had been resold at good figure to re-
sponsible brokers and banks. defense
claims bonds are carried now in 13I
eastern banks.)
That whenever there was loss in
the bond ssales John r. Walsh gave the
bank his personal check to cover the
sum, ana whenever there was a gain
the bank profited by it.
Il No Intent to Defraud.
In this testimony the defense consid-
cred it had struck blow at the heart
of the governments case, in showing
that Walsh had no intention of de-
frauding the bank which he headed
when he sold the bank the securities
of his own corDorations
The other important feature is the
testimony of the books that the bonds
of the Southern Indiana and the Illi-
: nois Southern were worth as much to
outsiders as they were to the bank
thus disposing of the count in the in
dictment against Mr.. Walsh declaring
these bonds worthless. Mr.. Miller also
made much of the fact that Mr. Moxey
had not told all that teh books showed
when he was on the stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21

and financial uncertainty arouse the
old-time spirit of republicanism, re-
store confidence, and insure victory"
Friends of Secretary Taft evinced
no alarm at the Foraker meeting. They
said that now perhaps the question of
Taft or Foraker" might be put be-
fore the people. They also pointed out
a clause in the constitution of the
league which prohibits any pre-conven.
ton expression of sentiment, as a
league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
STEAMERS CREW
WAS NOT GUILTY
Was Shown on Presidents
Trip Down the River.

Cairo, Ill, Nov. 21.-Federal Inspect
ors Waltz and Hodge of Memphis,
who yesterday begun the triel Of the
case of the officers of the crcg or the
steamer Dick Fowler, charged with
reckless navigation on the occasion OF
President Roosevelt's trip down the
Mississippi. Oct. 3, returned verdict
: of not guilty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
Superior Court Refuses
to Reopen Notorious
Divorce Case.
BLOW FOR HUSBAND
Petition Alleging New Evidence
Thrown Out and Welded
State Continues.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 21.-Mrs.
Mary Scott Hartje, who was sued for
divorce by her husband, F. Augustus
Hartje, the Pittsburg millionaire, won
a complete victory in the Pennsylvania
superior court today wnen that triDu
nal affirmed entirely the decision OF
the Allegheny county court which re
fused to grant Hartje a divorce.
Petitions Denied.
Petitions filed by Hartje asking the
superior court to reopen the case or
the ground of newly discovered evi
dence were denied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21

Chicago, Nov. 21.-Prospects that the
state will be able to oust the Economy
Light and Power company from the
Desplaines river and reclaim that and
the Illinois river for the purposes of
deep waterway were frightened yes
terday by the results of the legislative
investigation of the Illinois and Michi-
gan canal board.
Evidence is being developed to show
the private concern is an interloper
in the river. that the rights and priv
ileges conferred on it by the canal
board are worthless, and that the OBJ
struction which it has placed or is
placing in the Desplaines river must
be removed.
If the contentious of the state be
sustained a far-reaching scheme of
water power development by private
individuals will collapse, the way will
be opened for the building of a ship
canal with money to be earned by
water power developed by the state,
the opposition maintained by clique
of politicians will be overthrown and
Illinois can proceed in good faith to
ask its voters next year to authorize
the issuance of $20,O0O,OOO worth OF
bonds for the building of the channel
Will Affect Other Work.
If the cQntentions of the state be
sustained the Dresden Heights dam
now being built, not only will have tc
come out, but the entire framework OF
the Economy Light and Power com
Ipany. including dam No. 1 in the Des
PLANES river at Joliet, will be swep
Iaway.
Attorney Merritt Starr, who is act
ing both for Governor Deneen and tn,
Legislature committee, had introduced
in the record of the investigation, dur
ing the afternoon, a reference to tn
ordinance of 1887 declaring all stream
, contributory to the Mississippi and 81
. Lawrence rivers navigable and pre-
claiming they should forever be hel
free for the use of the public as higf
ways.
Canal Commission Convinced.
Mr.. Starr and Attorney William A
Meese have shown to the satisfactio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
SPEAKER CANNON IN WRECK
Car ThroWn Across Track, But Does
Not Overturn

Danville, H., Nov. 21.-Speaker Can
non was in railroad wreck at Bis
marck, H., short distance from Dan
vile. yesterday. He escaped injury.
Train No. IA of the Chicago & Eastern
switch, derailing two cars. The one
in which Speaker cannon was riding
turned squarely across the track, but
miraculously did not overturn.
Beyond being badly shaken up, none
of the passengers or trainmen was
injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21

ley to Brown were read, in which the
names of Schroeder, Evans, Mcclure
and ''the priest" were mentioned
Mrs. Bradley declared Browns jeal-
ousy of these men was not justified.
She added these gentlemen would be
astonished to learn their names We're
referred to. When the relations be-
tween herself and Brown first became
known to Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Bradley
said the senator instantly advised her
to say nothing and deny everything.
At 11:22 the cross-examination was
concluded.
Physician on Stand.
The afternoon session began at
1920. The first witness was DR.. Whit
ney of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Bradleys
physician, who testified Senator
Brown come to him on one occasion
regarding treatment being given Mrs
Bradley in consequence of crimina
| operation performed upon her.
Refused to Compromise.
Major Samuel King and Colonel M
M. Kaighn. Sale Lake City attorney!
who interviewed Mrs. Bradley foI
Brown in 1902 with the object of get
ting her to compromise with him TO
money, testified she refused to do SO
Mrs. Bradley told Kaighn the entir,
story of her relationship with Brown
and insisted when he first began t,
make advances toward her she re
lpelled them.
Said She Was Abused.
Kaighn said Mrs. Bradley came t
him in frenzy, and charged him wit
being a friend of Arthur Brown Sh
lsaid to him Brown was abusing he
and her family frightfully and tina
Brown performed three criminal ope
ations upon her and was scandalizin
her for not submitting to a fourth.
Shot Aroused Her.
Washington, Nov. 81. He ju:
rushed to me- l don't know what h
said. l don't know anything | did
until l heard a shot. which seemed
: arouse me. He just walked the flot
and swore. l did not know he VIZ
shot l did not take aim. I did n,
know anything about it,
/ Thus Mrs. Bradley yesterday d
Continued on Page Eight)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
TURNS GAS on IN HER HOME
Massachusetts, Woman Kills Self and
Two Children.

Newton, Mass, Nov. 21-Mrs. Jessie
T. Hodges, wife of William Hodges,
killed herself and two sons, aged IL
aud s, by asphyxiation at her home at
Newtonville today. During the night
all the cracks of the c ,ors and win
dows were plugged and the gas turned
on. Her husband was ay ay on bust
lness trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
OFFERED A BRIbE
President Gompers of A. F. Of
L. Tells of Being Approached
for the Manufacturers.
ASKED TO TURN TRAITOR
Delegates Signify Approval of Course
After Dramatic Recital of
the Facts.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 21.-President
American Federation of Labor yester-
day afternoon when he told of an al
legged attempt to bribe him at the Vic
toria hotel, New York, in October by
a young newspaper man, giving his
name as Charles Brandenburg.
Brandenburg, said Gompers, declar-
ed that he represented the National
Manufacturers association and was
prepared to offer him immunity from
all exposure and to make him finan-
cially secure for the remainder of his
life if he would sign a certain paper
and otherwise aid in the exposure of
the other leaders in the American
Federation of Labor with the view to
destroying the influence of organized
labor" The paper, said Gompers, was
to purport to have been signed when
he was i'll in 1905. This paper. Com
pers said, he had preserved
While silence prevailed in the con-
vention Gompers drew forth the orig
inal document and read it.
Reads the Document.
During his recital of the alleged at
tempt at bribery he called upon sew.
| eral delegates present, who were with
| him during interviews with Branden.
burg, to verify his statement This
| the delegates, rising in their seats, did
| At the close of Gompers' speech
there was a big demonstration, even
Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee. the
socialistic opponent of Gompers, de
claring that he will be the one this
year TO move to make his election
unanimous. afE
| A statement of F. D. w. Ryan ot
Springfield, H., that the Illinois mine
workers had voted confidence in Com
pers and denouncing the Manufactur
ers' association, received immediate
consideration.
Would Build a Telegraph Line.
A resolution was introduced provid
ins-that the government experiment
with federal ownership of telegraph
lines between Washington and New
York.
The convention recommended, in
view of the organization of employ
ers' associations" and citizens al
liances," that no employers of labor
be admitted to membership in an!
city, state, national or international
union.
Brandenburs's Statement.
| New York, Nov. 21.-BroHghtoI
Brandenburg, president of the Nationa
Institute of immigration and a maga
zine writer, said last night that he wa:
the man referred to by President Com
pers of the American Federation O
Labor when the latter at the conven
tion in Norfolk declared that on
l"Charles Brandenburg," a newspapel
man, attempted to bribe him to take
part in an exposure" of other fedora
ton leaders
In a statement dictated last nigh
Mr.. Brandenburg emphatically denie
that he had attempted to bribe Com
lpers. He also stated that he had M
connection with the National Manufac
turers' association and that his deal
ings with Gompers were solely in tn
interests of a publication which h.
represented. He himself, he said, ha
been the intended victim of plot tha
failed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
HEARST Is HELD
New York Editor Musts Answer
Charge of LibeIlng W. A.
Chanier.

New York, Nov. 21.-Justice Wyatt
in the court of special sessions today
held William R. Hearst to the grand
jury on the charge of criminal libel
preferred by William Astor Chanler
S. S. Carvalhe gave bail for Hearst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
RAIL STRIKE In
INDIA Is SERIOUS
Business P&ralyzed and Prices of Food
stuffs Are Rapidly Rising
Disorder Begins.

Calcutta, Nov. 21.-A British regi-
ment has left Fort William for Asanol
Bengal, a junction of the East Indian
& Bengal and Nagpur railroads where
railroad strikers are looting cars.
Government business is almost at a
standstill. At Simla the official cap
ital is isolated Prices of provisions
are rapidly rising
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
FIVE CHILDREN CREMAIED
Parents and Two Others Injured in
Fire Which DESTROYS Home.

Pleasantville, Pa, Nov. 21.-Five
children were cremated and their par
ents and two other children seriously
burned when the home of Thomas
Zuzer near here was destroyed by fire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
CASHIER CAMPBELL
GRAND JURY'S MARK
Officer of Borough Bank of Brooklyn
Held for Larceny and Forgery
in $4,000 Bail

New York, Nov. 21.-An indictment
charging larceny and forgery was re-
turned today by the grand jury against
Arthur D. Campbell, cashier of the
Borough Bank of Brooklyn, recently
closed. Campbell was arraigned, plead
ed not guilty and was held in $4,000
bail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
BANK DESTROYED BY FIRE
Harlem Institution Burns with Loss of
100000.

New York. Nov. 21.-Sulzer's Har-
lem bank was totally destroyed by
fire today. The loss is 100000. Mrs.
Lena Leister jumped from the third
story into a blanket, breaking both
legs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
BIG BIeachery Suspends.

Hamburg, Nov. 21.-The firm of ]. ].
Moeller, operating big bleachery at
Altoona, suspended today. The liabil-
tiles are S2,000,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
Cotton Report Given Out.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The census
bureau reports 1911, ,202 bales of cot
ton were ginned from the 1907 crop to
Nov. Ia. "A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
WILL REFUSE SEAT
United States Senate Disposed
to Reject New Oklahoma
Representatives
APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR
Members Now in Washington Say Ex
ecutive Exceeded Power in Act
ing Before Election.

Washington, Nov. 21.-When con-
gress meets week from next Monday
there will be one state which will be
entirely without representation in the
senate. That state will be Oklahoma,
just admitted to the sisterhood. The
new commonwealth will be without
representation in the senate for a
month or more; in fact, until her first
Legislature assemblies and formally
elects two senators.
The first official act of Governor
Charles n. Haskell after assuming of
fee was to appoint Thomas P. Gore,
the blind orator, and Robert l.. Owens
as United States senators to hold Of
fee until legislature should be
elected.
Hold Power Exceeded.
If these two men present their ere
dentials on opening day they will not
be accepted. This is the opinion OF
senators who have expressed them
selves on the case, as they hold that
under the federal constitution the gov
ernor has no power to appoint sena
tors. 1t is said this is the first in
stance where a governor of a state
newly admitted has sought to appoint
senators before the meeting of the
legislature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
Conner IN HOPEFUL VIEW
Governor of Alabama Declare.
WeaIth-s Power Is Checked.

Montgomery. Ala, Nov. 21.-"Insane
commercialism and reliance on the
power of wealth has received a check -
says Governor Conner in his Thanks
giving proclamation today. There is
less evidence of thoughtless and re-
morseless combinations made for the
purpose of undue gain" he continues
Lake Shore Official III.
Chicago, Nov 21-General Manager
E. A. Handy of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railroad is critical
ly i'll at hospital here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21

Invitations were ready some time
pending Rockefeller's acceptance, and
it is stated the banquet and reception
was TO have been ''in recognition and
appreciation of that which he has done
for philanthropy, education and the re-
cent unselfish act of pledging his for
tune for the benefit of the commercial
and financial interests of our country
Gives Money Situation az Excuse.
Rockefeller gave i'll health of Mrs.
Rockefeller and the financial situation
as reasons for his inability to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
STOCKS HAVE A POOR DAY
Prices Rule Weak and Trading Is
Light Throughout.

New York, Nov. 21.-The tone at
the opening of the stock market was
affected by the pronounced weakness
of few stocks but changes were gen.
orally narrow and the volume of busi-
ness small
The stock market closed steady at a
rally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
Oil Magnate Declines In.
vitation to Feast in
His Honor.
CAME FROM ST. PAUL
Commercial Club Proposed
Banquet in Appreciation of
Public Service.

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 21.-A letter
was received today by President Losk
of the Commercial club from John d.
Rockefeller, expressing Rockefeller )
regret at not being able to attend a
banquet which it was proposed to give
at the club in honor of Rockefeller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21
Shot Aroused Her.

Continued on Page Eighty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-21

When he came back he knew tn,
commissioners had regarded some o
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