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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03

am trying to earn my excessive salary
by doing something"
This statement was given out by
the attorney general because the presi-
dents speech at Keokuk, declaring
that rich as well as poor lawbreaxers
would be punished, brought upon the
department flood of inquiries. 1t can
be stated that all the machinery of the
department has been put in motion to
clean up the pending trust and merger
cases, including the charges against
the anthracite coal carriers, the shoe,
leather, watch. paper, harvester, whole.
sale produce dealers, smelter and lum-
ber combines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03

against George Washington for having
lodged taxes on "a wheeled vehicle"
Washington was in good company,
the preSentment also naming George
William Fairfax, William Mason and
number of other distinguished gen
tlemen of the day. At that time in the
colony of Virginia two methods were
in vogue for taxing property. both per
sonal and real. Either the assessor
was permitted to make the list or the
subject under oath submitted list.
AS the presentment was returned
against George Washington, it is evi-
dent that he made oath to the list Of
his property taxable and failed to in
clude "a wheeled carriage of which
he was possessed.
Outcome in Dark.
Washington, not being indicted
shows that the grand jury acted upon
its own initiative. because had the
matter been called to their attention
by the prosecutor for the colony an i'll
dictment would have been returned
There is only one volume of the rec.
ords Of that time, and it does not show
what became of the presentment
Whether Washington was tried will
not be known unless some veteran OF
McDowelrs command directly oi
through an heir. returns the volumes
that were carried off. after Bull Run
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
FOR DEEP CHANNEL
President Harahan of Illinois
Central, Takes Unex-
pected Stand.

Chicago, H.. Oct. 3.-The manage
ment of the Illinois Central road has
decided to throw its influence in favor
of a deep waterway from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf This became appar-
ent yesterday when J. T. Harahan.
president of the road, stated he would
90 to the deep waterway convention to
be held in Memphis on Friday of this
week, and would there give an address
strongly favoring the project.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
Band Arranged For.

j. S. Morris of Oldham county as spa
cial judge of the Scott circuit court
to preside in the fourth trial of Caleb
Powers on the charge of conspiracy
in the Goebel murder case. Powers
and Mrs. Jennie Gentry. Jointly in
dicted for perjury, yesterday tele-
graphed to Commonwealth's Attorney
r. b. Franklin demanding an imme-
diate trial
Powers denied the charge, but Mrs
Gentry said: There is just enough
truth in the story to give it a SEM
blance of being true, but the most of
it is false"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
MACHINERY OF DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE BUSY; HINT OF new TARGETS

Washington, Oct ST. hope all per-
SONS who have been so fortunate as to
amass considerable wealth have done
so by strict obedience to law" Attor.
ney General Bonaparte announced in
statement yesterday IF it should
turn out that, owing to the weakness
of human nature, one or more of them
have to some extent gone astray, we
may, perhaps, take such measures as
seem appropriate to recall them to the
path of rectitude.
Nothing can be said at this time
as to whether any individual is under
consideration. All l can say is that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
TITLE FOR YOUNGEST
VANDERBILT GIRL
Gladys to Become Bride of Austrian
Count, Son of Ambassador
to Germany.

New York. Oct. 3.-Formal an
nouncement of the engagement of Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt to Count Laszlo
Szechenyi of Budapest is made in the
Herald today No date has been set
for the wedding. The count is the
youngest son of the late Count Emer-
ich Szechenyi. for some years ambas-
sador from Austria-Hungary to Ger
many. Miss Vanderbilt is the young
est child of the late Cornelius Wander
bilt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
Need More Religion at Home.

Oshkosh, Wis, Oct 3.-Professor
George A. Coe of Northwestern uni
versity told the convention of Wisco1
sin Congregationalists yesterday that
the weakest spot in church life was in
the home itself, and he asserted that
parents should teach their children re-
ligion and not leave the whole burde !
to the Sunday school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03

maker, former superintendent of
grounds and buildings; William P.
Snyder, former auditor general, and
William L. Mathues. former state treas
urer. for conspiracy to defraud the COM
monwealth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
B0RAH IS
ACQUITTED
Idaho Senator Found Not
Guilty OF Fraud in
Lands.
JURY VOTES BUT ONCE
Demonstration Follows An
nouncing of Verdict --Ap-
pIause In Court.

Boise, Idaho, Oct. 3.-United States
Senator William f. Borah last night
was acquitted of the charge of con-
spiracy to defraud the government out
of valuable Idaho timber lands.
The case was submitted without ar
gument on the part of the defense and
the jury was out just long enough to
take one ballot.
Greeted with Applause.
The verdict was greeted by cheers
and applause, which the court officers
made no effort to restrain. AS soon as
the news of the verdict reached the
outside. bells were rung and the fire
department made a spectacular run
through the principal streets, stopping
eventually at the Idaho hotel, where
Senator BoTah, surrounded by several
hundreds of his fellow citizens, was
cheered.
Band Arranged For.
A brass band appeared as if by mag
ic as the senator reached the hotel
steps, and played Hail TO the Chief"
The streets about the hotel were
blocked by a cheering throng. Shouts
mingled with fire engine whistles and
clangs of trolley car bells. Senator
Borah thanked his admirers for their
demonstrations and the confidence they
had repOsed in him throughout the
trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
DR.. TAYLOR IS NOMINATED
Democrats Name Nonpartisan Ticket
in Pacific Coast City.

San Francisco, Oct 3.-The demo-
cratic convention nominated for mayor
DR. Edward Robson Taylor and for
district Attorney William H. Langdon,
present incumbent, and partially COM
pleted its work of naming a nonparti-
san ticket. Several republicans were
given places. The platform strongly
commends the work of the bribery
and graft prosecution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
FIFTY-0NE CASES
OF BUBONIC PLAGUE
Figures of Marine Hospital Officers
Show There Have Been 80
Deaths at Frisco.

San Francisco. Oct. 3.-Fifty-one YER
ified cases of bubonic plague have de-.
veloped in San Francisco to date, ac-
cording to records being kept in
the Office of DR.. Rupert Blue of the
Marine. hospital service in charge of
the work of eradication. There have
been so deaths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
LEADING METHODIST DEAD
Rev. James D. King, Head of Board o.
Missions, Passes at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Oct 3.-Rev. James ID
King. L. L. D., executive of the board
of missions and church extension Of
the Methodist Episcopal church AMI
known throughout the world of Meth
odism, die at his home here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
IS NAMED TO TRY POWERS

J. S. Morris Will Preside at Fourth
Trial in GoebeI Murder Case.
Frankfort, KY, Oct. 3.-Governor
Beckham yesterday appointed Judge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03

Cairo. H., Oct. 3.-The president an,
party drove to st. Mary's park wher
an immense crowd assembled. Mayo
Parsons introduced Governor Deneel
of Illinois, who in turn Introduce
President Roosevelt, who spoke as foI
lows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03
Spoke More Than an Hour.

On arrival at the park Mayor George
Parsons introduced Governor Deneen
of Illinois who addressed the people
briefly and then introduced President
Roosevelt, who began speaking at
$40 and continued until 1880, after
which the party returned to their boats
and remained i'll port until II o'clocE
when the fleet made the start for
Memphis, amid the booming of cannon
and other popular demonstrations.
Governor Introduced President.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-03

SContinued on Page Eight.)
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
INSANE FOR WITNESSES.
SererdI Called to Stand IN " ard S
Island Investigation.

Denlentia precox patients were called ulore inc
State I.unacy Commission at the investigation INTO
the charges OF abuse of patients in the Manhattan
State Hospital which was continued on "aro
Island yesterday. With the exception OF HafniitoH
McDuffy. negro, the patients were unaple 10 give
any Information acceptable as evidence MGDuhy
told of the choking and hanging Tnethocs' anu
finally identified John I.ahey and John ONeil as
two Of the attendants who took part IN the roush
handling to which. he said, he was sub]ec'ed AT
different times
The identification of Lafley was followed by sew
eral attempts to get other patients TO make
identifcations but they were either TOO much
frightened or were unable to remember. LAdhey
was the principal witness for the attehoahts' ana
denied every charge made by DR.. John = NC
Carthv who exposed the alleged crueities after ne
had served as an attendant in Ward 40 IN october
The first witness, Mrs. Helen Tinco. Charity or-
sanization investigator, said that one Oh INC
,,stients told her that had been well taken care
OF hut that he would rather die than i've IN con-
finenent.
DR. Arthur y. Phillips. who was III c"dl Sc "
Ward 40 told the commissioners about mo PACK
treatment which given to patients causHe
fighting in the dining hall The system II "a@
said was a form of treatment and not meant 10,
punishment The investig CATION Will be CONTINUE"
to,,orrow when DR.. Ferris, the chairman OF 'iie
commission will call several attendants anu
patients 10 testify.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
FIFTH AVENUE STAGE "AD" FIGHT.
Property Owners Join in Crusade Against
the Loud Displays.

Believing that the assembling OF the Fifth ave-
nue. coaches with their placards in Washington
Square Park is g violation of the restriction
against advertising in city parks. owners of prop
erfy fronting Washington Square and Bryant
Park and facing Central Park north Of seth street
have joined the civic and art bodies in the present
movement against outside advertising On public
transit lines.
No further steps will be taken said Albert r.
Shsttuck Of Washington Square. yesterday, until
Justice Leventritt, OF the Supreme Court. renders
his decision the now pending between the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company and the city. That
case, in which the issue is made on the outside
advertising rights of the coach company. must be
decided first / am informed that counsel will sub
nit briefs next week and that may expect
decision by January J.
Before can advance against other advertising
nuisances'' said A A. Anderson. we must have
ruling on the question OF moving billboards up and
down the avenue. The signs Of the stage coach
company much out OF place in the avenue
g polecat- II g disagreeable odor noise is 3
nuisance, are these glaring signboards. The
campaign against billboards and sky signs in gen
eraI has been properly stated. After this contest
is settled then the fight be continued to the
next class Of commercial dtsfgurements.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
SLAYER AND SUICIDES BODY CLAIMED
Sent South by Uncle-J. II. 0liphant's Flu,
neral Takes Place Tomorrow.

The funeral OF James H. Oliphant. the stock
broker who shot Friday afternoon in his
office at No. 20 Broad street. will be held to-mor-
row afternoon at o'clock at his home, at No. A5
Clinton avenue. Brooklyn. Mr.. Oliphant died at
2Oa o'clock yesterday morning in the Hudson Street
Hospital
Mr. Olphant, then widower, married Miss
Marianne S. Montgomery. Of Boston. in 1904 They
had one SON. Mr.. Ophant also leaves older
son, ]. Norris Olphant. who is the exchange men,
Der Of his fathers firm. The burial which will be
held In Greenwood Cemetery. will be private
An uncle OF DR.. C. A. Geiger. OF Beaufort. 9. c.,
Mr. OIiphant's slayer. had the suicides body re-
moved from the morgue yesterday. 1t shipped
last night to Savannah. Ga. for burial. D. w.
Allen said to live in Yonkers and to have a busi-
ness office in Broadway. near Sth street, was said
TO be the name of the uncle. but such name
could be found In the directory.
Mrs r. M. W. Black the wife OF the Rev. Mr..
Black of St. Bartholomews Church. Brooklyn.
was related to DR.. Geiger's stepnother. Mr.. Black
said that he and his wife, since they heard Of the
tragedy had been looking for the mans sister.
Miss Carrie Geiger who was said to be artist
IN this city They had not been able to find her.
however.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
AND NAVY NEWS
Pacific Fleet To Be ReOrgamsed
after January 1.

Washington, December "a
ASSIGNMENTS OF SHIPS.-A reorganization VI
the Pacific fleet, to become effective after idhuaiS
/ was announced at the Navy Department to-oaS.
II is largely an administrative step and incident
10 the arrival of vessels the PACING coast I'm
the Asiatic station and of Admiral Sebrees specai
service squadron, consisting of the cruisers
nessee and Washington, those waters AS now,
the feet will continue in command OF Rear Aoiii "
James II. Dayton. The makeup or ulo iee' - ~
be as follows:
First Squadron-First division the west va
ginia, the Colorado. the Maryland ana lIle ie,i
syivania; second division, the Tennessee Iiio
ington the California and the South Dakota 10 pe
assigned later This division is to De IN coliiiiau
OF Rear Admiral Sebree.
Second Squadron-Third division, the Charieston'
the Milwaukee and the ST. Louis; fourtn oiVlSio"'
the Albany and the Yankton
Third Souadron-Fifth division the Chattanoosa'
the Galveston, the Denver and the CleVeianh'
sixth division Especial service) the Rainbow. the
Concord, the Helena, the Wilmington, the Caiiao'
the Quiros and the Eilialobos-
Coast Defence-The Monterey and the Monao-
mock.
First Torpedo Flotilla-The Barry, the Balm
bridge the Dale. the Chauncey and the Decatur.
Fourth Torpedo FTota-The Perry ana the
Preble All the vessels of the third squadron are
in Asiatic waters.
The intention of the Navy Department al tiii'
time is TO transfer the Chicago, now at San Diego
CAL 20 the Atlantic coast for the Of the naval
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Captain JOHN X. MILLER. psymaster, to St Paul
NAVY.
l. j CLARK. retired. detached from INC
when placed OF commission; TO go home
I.;eutenants e : JACKSON and L. II. DODD. Ensigns
A 5. KIBREE. c. {, MOSES ana F. v McNAiR. ,d
JF and Assistant Paymaster T. p. ROGERS de-
tached from Adams when out OF coInnliSson 10
home and await orders.
Passed Assistant Surgeon c H DE IANCEN. TO con-
recruiting station Chattanooga
". J. ZAIESKf, detached from
recruiting station at Chattanooga: 10 recruiting sta
ti0n New Orleans
Assistant Surgeon r II. BROOKS. detached from the
when commission; 10 the Mongomery
Lieutenant II. L. LACkEY, detached from the Whining
Surgeon J g THOMPSON detached from Chatta :
nooga; Washington, 10 report TO the Secretary OF
the Navy.
Ensign G. o CARTER. detached from the Caao TO the
Wilmington
ton: Callao.
Assistant Surgeon n. f. HOYT detached from
naval hospital at Canacao to the Chattanooga
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHTPS.-The following
movements of war vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
Dec 1a.-The Tennessee the Washington. at Aca-
pulco: the Panther. Trinidad.
Dec 2O-The California. at San Diego.
SAILED.
Dec so-The Culeoa, from Santa Lucia for Trinidad
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
MAY BE cLEW TO WOMEN MURDERS
italian on the Eve of Trial Said to Have
Made Startling Disclosures.

Eugene Patti. newly discovered witness, will
testify, according to Assistant District Attorney
Ely, that Guiseppi Capruzzo, the Italian. whose
trial for the alleged murder of Sophie Kehrer in
a room in the house No. 47J West 22d street. on
July %, will begin before Judge Foster in Gen
eral Sessions tomorrow, confessed that he killed
the woman when angry. 1t is also stated that
the prisoner confessed that he had killed other
women.
The statement by Patti has set foot a gen.
eral inquiry into several brutal murders of
women committed in the last two years.
PATHS statement is said to include an
alleged description by Capruzzo of the manner
in which he killed Sophie Kehrer Capruzzo
began to strange the woman with his hands,
and when she lost consciousness he stopped long
enough to allow her to regain her senses and
then choked her into Inconsistencies a second
time and until he finally killed her by
strangiing her with a necktie, ii is alleged Patti
said that CapruZzo told him that after killing
a woman, he had only to LET his mustache grow
to escape detection.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
COAL USERS MAY SAVE HORSES.
s P. C. A. Asks Consumers to Order Fuel
Before Ice Covers Streets.

Fifteen thousand circular letters nave peen sei''
ont by the Society for the Prevention OF Cruety 10
Animals asking the large consumers OF coal III tie
city TO have their winter supply delivered "hhe 'he
streets offer good footing TO the horses.
Local coal dealers have Informed their customers
that hereafter they will add % cents ton 10 the
regrar price for coal delivered when the streets
are covered with ice Coal dealers say that on
account OF the recent financial stringency firms ana
nrivata families are buying their coal in small
quantities instead of laying in large supply early
in the fall as in former years. This means extra
work for coal truck horses. and especially In the
uptown districts. where the streets for the most
part are asphated
The head of one of the largest coal firms in the
city said Yesterday that his firm had spent nearly
80 600 on horses year. Because Of tho slippery
,avements during the winter the average life of
coal truck horses. he said, has been shortened to
three wears The society will try to have the
s,raes sanded where the traffic is heaviest during
weather
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
"RO0sEvELT PANIC" MAN WANTED.
Wife Gets Order for Joseph W. Hancox's
Appearance in Court.

Mrs Nettie A. Hancox obtained from Justice
Greenbaum in the Supreme Court yesterday an
order directing her husband. Josep" W. Hancox,
,ho,, she Is suing for a separation to appear In
court next Tuesday and show cause why receiver
Of his property should not be appointed and his
property sequestered especially all title and inter-
as. in a pamphlet written by Adolph Edwards, and
,royn as .sThe Roosevelt Panic Of 1907, OF which
Hancox owns the copyright. The publication Is
issued by j. J. Little & Co.
Mrs Hancox says that an order was issued by
tho court awarding her so week alimony, and
,hat as Hancox failed to pay this allowance. an
order was granted adjudging him In contempt Of
court A commitment was then issued for his
arrest and imprisonment in Ludlow street jail
Inorts to arrest Hancox have failed and Mrs.
rancox saws she is informed and believes that
he has fed from the jurisdiction of the court and
that the commitment Is therefore imperative.
Mrs Hancox says she believes her husband de-
rives a large income from the publication. and Is
able to pay alimony. She says she Is In destitute
circumstances.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
ROY ROBS NAN HE SLEW
Young Desperate Fires T7r'ce at
Man Who Tried to Bdlk Hum.

,,;o,oo, A,fs,krnas manager and cashier Of the
Iuthuanian Club, of Newark was sio' ~ " "
stantly killed in his cafe yesterday Ioiiu.s =:
1ob Iukaczeviczius seventeen years old, OF NO %
Union street that city The motVe OF '''e 't'o'
ing Was robbery. In trying 10 escape the hi"'u'i
fred two shots at Anthony Buss. VINO a'tei-ip'9
to hold him Neither shot injured MIN seiIous.'
Tho lad was caught ny ROundsman Mcheii' ol ''
Newark police. ..
The shooting occurred in the baTrooni OF o''
C.aorre.s Hall at No. 1sn New York avenue. Ih4s
bau is the headquarters of the Lithuanian 'iuo'
Niszkunas was preparing TO close ms pace iot ~
night when I.ukaczevcZius entered reNo''e' "
hand and commanded Mszkunas 10 hoio UP H'S
hands Miszkunas grappled with the intruder ana
tried 10 vrest the revolver from him. hut LuhaV%e
,irzis managed retain possession OF dhe weapon
and pressing the muzzle against Mlszhuhas hVOA'
under the right ear, fired
After rtdiug the cash register and the dead
mans pockets getting in all $35s. lukaczeViCzius
ran from the building, but was quickly captured
bv NcRen who hud heard the shots
An excited crowd of Idthuanians gathered out
side the hail after the shooting and made seVerai
Io,f hearted attempts take the prisoner from
his cantor McRcI summoned other policemen
., ,ss,s, him and these had to threaten 10
shoot to keep the crowd from taking the cringins
,.o,,,b a,vav from them. AT Police Headquarters
The prisoner maintained q ue''iN' "''4'4'' o."
would make statement
The murdered man was thirty-two years old ana
unmarried He lived with his brother Alexander
=, No 1e4 New York avenue. Newark, and was
ro,pinept I'm local affairs of the Lithuanans. The
St George Association is a benevolent organiza-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
SAVES BURNING GIRLS LIFE.

The clothing of Edna Barlo the six-year-od
daughter of John Barlo inspector of highways OF
Queens Borough living at Merritt road and Finney
street suddenly caught fire yesterday while she
was playing with some boys a bonfire in
vacant lot The frightened child ran and famed
the flames till they cnwrapped her.
James f. Walsh, clerk in the Surrogate's Office,
was walking several hundred feet away, when he
witnessed the accident. He after the girl. and
after vainly trying to extingush the fire with his
oyercoat tore the clothing from the chid's body
In doing so his own hands and face were so badly
burned that he had to be taken to the Jamaica
Hospital. The child was takee to her home, where
il is said that although her wounds serious
she would probably recover.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
BOMB WRECKS TENEMENT.
Skaters Doors and Windows. but Injuries No
One in Structure

Every apartment in a five story tenement house
at No 633 First avenue was damaged yesterday in
an attempt to blow up the house with a dynamite
bomb. but not person was injured. 1t is believed
that attempt made to murder Angelo
Traficanti, barber. and his family, living the
first floor. but the denies that he has
received any Black Hand other threatening letter
About a. Peter Dooley watchman the
Kips Bay Brewery. which is opposite the tenement
house, enter the house with bundle,
come out and then go in again. Dooley thought
the lived in the place and paid further
attention to him. He back and found the
janitress hystercal in OF the house. She had
climbed down from the second floor over the debris
of demolished stairs and wrecked wainscoting.
Plaster was torn from the walls throughout the
building