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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-10-24
Right at the Start.

Z VERYBODY knows that
- the finish is largely governed
by the start. If you start right
you stand a good chance of a
right finish.
This applies to buying clothes
as well as riding to hounds if
you start your clothes-buying by
determination to get the best
possible for your money, you'll
get it. That means that you'll
start at our store, and you'll
finish in one of our Hart Schaf-
ner & Mark suits or overcoats.
That will be- the right finish
for your clothes-buying because
these clothes are right in every
way, from start to- finish, all
wool, tailored right, correct in
style, perfect fitting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
APPEAL ON 2-CENT FARE
ARGUED AT PlTTSBURG
Confiscatio Showing Vast In
crease in Mileage.

Pittsburg, Pa. Nov 12.-Philadelphia
county's appeal from an injunction re-
Gently granted the Pennsylvania rail-
road declaring The Dunsmore 2 cent
fare law unconstitutional and confisca-
tory, was argued yesterday before the
supreme court of Pennsylvania sitting
in this city
City Solicitor Gondell made the prin-
cipal argument for the state. He as
serted if the company's receipts from
all sources should become so low, be-
cause of legislative act, that there
was no return to an investor, the act
would be confiscatory. He then said.
''Since the railroad has put into
operation the 1000 mile book good for
the bearer its mileage has increased
56,000,000 over the corresponding
period of the previous year.
The case of the railroad as summed
up by John G. Johnson in the pap2c
book which was given to the court IS
that the railroad has the vested right
% fix rates; that it has done nothing
to make this right revocable by the
legislature; that the 2 cent rate bill
is not valid exercise of any rights
which the legislature may possess,
that its enforcement will amount to
the confiscation of property, and that
the act is an attempt to interfere with
interstate commerce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
STUNCL.P. MORTON
Supposed Smooth Crook in
Hands of the Police at
PittSburg.
NOTES POINT TO HIS GUILT
Found Morgan Too CoId-Got Audi
ence on Forged Letters of intro
duction, 1t Is Said.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 12.-B. c. Smith
of Fort Smith, Ark, is in Jail here on
suspicion of having practiced forgery
in various states. 1t is claimed the
Bankers association of Kansas City
offered a reward OF $4,000 for his ar
rest on charges for forgery aggrega-
ting $4,000.
Worked Public Libraries.
According to detectives, Smith Sc
cured from public libraries portraits
and fac-similes of signatures of his in.
tended victims. In his room was found
visiting card and bogus letter from
Charles NJ. Schwab which, it is alleged
introduced Smith to Levi P. Morton
and opposite Morton's name is writ
ten "stung him for $4,000" Thomas
Edison's name was used to gain an
audience with ]. P. Morgan, and the
comment on the financier is Too cold
couldn't touch him.
No Reward Mt Plttsburg.
Smiths dealings were on a small
scale here and no reward is Offered
for his arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
BIRD BEDECKED HAT
MADE IN PARIS SEIZED
Stung by Resolutions of Wisconsin
School Teachers, Game War
den Acts.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 12.-Game
Warden Valentine Raeth walked into
large department storel yesterday
and confiscated an artistic creation in
the millinery department which bore
a dozen swallows in flight. The hat
came from Paris. 1t was brought for
the benefit of Wisconsin school teach
ers, who held their convention in Mil
waukee last week The teachers made
the hat the subject of vitriolic resolu-
tions censuring the game warden and
forestry bureaus of state and nation
for allowing the slaughter of innocent
birds. The hat now reposes in the
district attorneys office. What viii
be done with it is matter of con-
lecture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
General Mackenzie Sub
mits Estimates for
the Year 1909.
PROVIDES FOR FORTS
Usual Sums Asked For In
provement and Maintenance
of Western Waterways.

Washington, Nov. 12-Estimates of
appropriations aggregating 3,4G2 ,009
are made by General Alexander Mac
kenzie, chief of engineers of the army,
for fortification work for the fiscal
year of 1909. 1t contemplates work in
the United States proper. Cuba, Ha-
waii. Porto Rico and the Philippines.
The report deals also with the que5-
ton of improvements of harbors an /
rivers.
1t submits estimates aggregatinS
S27.000,000 for the fiscal year 1899
which will be included in Secretary
Taft's report to congress.
Millions for Waterways.
Among these are:
For continuing work already begun
s25,O0O,GOO.
Mississippi river commission for
carrying on work under its charge
$2.OOO,OGO.
Mississippi between the Ohio and
Missouri rivers, s250000; between the
Missouri river and st. Paul, 100000.
Wisconsin-Algona harbor. 100000. ,
Manitowoc harbor, $276,000
Milwaukee harbor. 1892, 1000.
Calumet river. $4,000.
Ludington harbor, $739,0O0.
st. Mary's river falls. $250.000.
Hay Lake. Neebosh channels, and St
Mary's river, 100000.
Detroit river, s650000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
SIGNS FRANCHISE
Mayor Busse of Chicago Ap-
proves Obnoxious Telephone
Ordinance,
THOUGH CITIZENS PROTEST
Defends Action on the Ground All Had
Ample Opportunity to Be Heard
Before the Council.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-By affixing his
signature last night Mayor Busse made
effective an ordinance passed by the
city council early last Friday morn
ing, after an all-day and all-night seS-
sion, granting the Chicago Telephone
company an extension of its franchise
until Jan. 8, 1929, and put an end to
negotiations between the company and
the city which began Dec. Is, 1905,
and which have continued since THAI
date. The ordinance requires the tele-
phone company TO pay the city pee
cent of the gross receipts from local
business and reduces the rates on telr-
phones. The city reserves the right
to terminate the grant and purchase
the lines in 1919 or 1924.
Citizens Protest.
Lively protests by city and CONNER
cial clubs and organizations followe /
the action of the council in passing
| the ordinance
Special meetings within the orsan;-
cations and a mass meeting at which
all were represented were held and
resolutions asking that the mayor ex-
ercise his veto power were drawn up
and presented.
The chief objection cites that the
rates provided for in the new measure
were excessive and the terms of pos
sible purchase by the city unjust: 81
legged undue haste in passing the ordl-
nance failure to sufficiently investigata
| the claims to consideration of a rival
company and the absence of proei-
siOns compelling connections with in.
dependent companies.
Busse Defends Action.
The mayor in announcing his ap
proval said:
This ordinance was under consid-
GRAFTON by the council committee fOg
nearly two years. The committee had
the assistance OF a commission of ey
perts appointed under a previous al
ministration, the results of whose in
vestigatiOn, research and reflection ar:
a matter of public record.
Abundant opportunity to be hear
was afforded every one who had any
thing to suggest to the committee il
i connection with the framing of the
ordinance. Viewed from every posi-
BILE standpoint. save only the question
of rates, the ordinance as passed b.
the council is one of the most com
plete that has ever been adopted l.
this city for the regulation and con
troll of public service corporation.
In Dark as to Rates.
CAS- to the question of rates it can
not now be definitely told whethe
they are too high or not. That prob
lem is essentially a legislative one. l
it shall be determined in the futur
that the rates are too high. abundan
, authority is reserved by the terms @
lation."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
ANXIOUS TO TALK
Ida Simonton's Testimony Ex-
pectsd to Change Aspect
of ThaW Trial.

oittsburg, Pa, Nov. 12.-Miss Ida
Simonton, who name was frequently
mentioned during the trial of Harry
Thaw, returned today after spending a
year and a half in the jungles of AZ
RIGA. She said she would go to New
York to testify in the second trial, and
that her testimony would change the
whole complexion of the case. She is
not subpoenaed, but will answer a
summons from either side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
FOUR BURNED TO
DEATH IN A HOTEL
Another Killed Using Rope to Escape
from Fire in Building at
New Haven, Conn.

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 12.-F1ames
sweeping through the servants rooms
on the fifth floor of the Hotel Garde
early today burned to death four en-
ployes, while a fifth was killed while
using a rope for a fire escape. Four
other employees were slightly hurt
None Of the guests were seriously
hurt. The loss is $4,000. The fire
is thought to have started from a smol
dering cigar or cigarette stub.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
National W. CT. U.votes
Down Resolution Con-
demning Game.
RAPS CARRIE NATION
Request to be Allowed to Speak
Denied---Traffic In Women
Roundly Condemned.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 12-The Ma
tiOnal Woman's Christian Temperance
union elected officers headed by Mrs.
Lillian NJ. n. Stevens as president.
A resolution was offered, the object of
which was to stop football. Interest
Ing argument followed and many
champions of the game spoke. The
resolution was voted down. The fol-
lowing was adopted:
Condemns Traffic I'm Women.
eve rejoice that the secretary of
commerce and labor has inaugurate1
an inquiry into the Asgraceful traffic
in women and girls carried on in our
country whereby innocent girls are
brought from and carried to foreigl
lands under pretense of honorable en-
ployment. but in reality taken to dens
of infamy. We appeal to the nations
of the earth to bring the iniquitous
traffic to a speedy termination"
Package for Nation.
Carrie Nation asked to be allowed
to address the convention but was re-
fused. She addressed a large crowd
across the street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12

for over so years. The woman was in
trouble, and Charles" Vosbaugh mar
ried her to protect her. The two
women, still masquerading as man and
wife, came to Trinidad two years ago
After the death of her wife" Miss
Vosbaugh worked here in various ca
pacities until she became feeble, and
last year was taken to the hospital
1t was then that her sex was discovered
for the first time in many years, but
even after her recovery she refused
to change her clothing and continued
to wear her masculine habiliments t.
| the end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
SAME OLD PARDON OFFERED
Document Declared Invalid Presented
in Powers Behalf

Georgetown, KY, Nov. 12.-The trial
of Caleb Powers, charged with the
murder of Senator Goebel, began to-
day The defense offered as a plea of
abatement of the pardon given Pow
ers by Governor Taylor, after the COM
mission of the crime. The document
was turned over to the prosecution for
examination. This is the same pardon
produced at all former trials and which
the courts have held invalid.
A motion of the defense to file q
plea and pardon was overruled. The
defense, however, gained 4 point in
securing permission to make an
avowal of pardon, thus getting that
document in the records.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
SEEK EQUITABLE
TAX DISTRIBUTION
Two Hundred Fifty Attend important
Conference at Columbus-Six
Governors Are There.

Columbus. Nov. 1.-Two hundred
fifty delegates and governors of six
states, including Cummins of Iowa,
were present today at the opening of
the national tax conference The meet
ing is held in. order to get expressions
of opinion of leading thinkers on the
subject Of taxation, and is expected TO
be productive of good results in OBJ
tanning more equitable distribution
of taxation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
NAVAL ATTACHE
LEAVES FRANCE
Germany Recalls Representative Pre-
sumably as Result of Trea-
son in Navy.

Paris, Nov. PA special dispatch
from Wilhelmshaven, Prussia, report
ing Rear Admiral Siegel, the German
naval attache here, has been recalled
is printed here as an item of sensa
tional news, presumably in connection
with the recent discovery of treason
in the French navy and the espionage
on the part of agents for foreign
powers
The German embassy confirmed the
report of the recall of Admiral Sieget
but says it was solely due to his ap
pointment to a new post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
WORK on ONLY HALF TIME
Big Shoe Factories Cut Down Their
Hours of Operating. q

Marlboro, Mass. Nov. 12.-Twcnl
two hundred employees of the tht-e
shoe factories of Rice and Hutchins
were notified last night a half-time
schedule of working would be inaugu-
rated today and continue an indefinite
period. Charles w. Curtis, resident
manager for the company, said the re-
duction is made necessary by market
conditions and uncertainty regarding
the future
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
PERKINS FUNERAL is HELD
Many Railways Represented at Fur
eraI of Former President.

Westpool, Mass, Nov. 12.-The fun
eral of the late Charles z. Perkins,
former president of the Burlington
railroad, was held yesterday. The
Burlington road was represented at
the funeral by George c. Harris, AMI
the Northern Pacific by Howard Eli
OFT. Every Massachusetts railroad was
represented, as was also the American
Bell Telephone company, in which
Perkins was a director. The body was
cremated at Forest Hill, Boston, anG
the ashes inferred at Milton cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
MASOUERADED AS MAN FOR 60 YEARS.
80 AS HUSBAND OF ANOTHER WOMAN

Trinidad, Colo, Nov. 12.-Miss Cath
arine Vosbaugh, who for nearly 60
years passed as a man, died at hos
pital in this city yesterday. Miss Vos-
baugh was born in France S3 years
ago. When a young woman she found
it difficult to make her way Oh a.
count of her sex, and, adopting me1'
clothes, she obtained employment as a
bookkeeper in Joplin, Mo. This posi-
tion she held for nine years, and then
accepted a position in st. Joseph
Mo-, bank. While in St Joseph she
married a woman, with whom she lived
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
COINS MUCH COLD
PHILADELPHIA Mint Will Convert
$52,ooo,ooo Into Money
in Three Months.
GOES INTO SUBTREASURlEs
Further Effects of Strineency Seen n
Several Small FaiIuTes-Port-
land Bank Closes.

Philadelphia, Nov. 12.-The United
States mint today delivered $1,000,000
in gold double eagles to the sub-treas-
ury in the city. In the next three
months the mint will com $50, 100000
in double eagles. This enormous
amount of gold will be distributed to
sub-treasuries in various parts of the
country.
Total Reaches SG0yO0O,OO
New York, Nov. 12.-The total
movement of gold from abroad has
now reached $6O,000,000
Big Portland Bank Fails.
Portland, Ore, Nov. 12.-The Mer
chants National bank did not open
today The bank is capitalized 4.
$250,000, with deposits of $5,000090
Officials say the suspension is only
temporary and that the bank is sol
vent.
Bank Fails in Chicago suburb.
Chicago, Nov. 12.-The Ravinswoot
Exchange bank, a small institution il
the suburb, closed today. The bank i:
not connected with the clearing house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
1879 SALOONS ARE CLOSED
Attorney for the Anti-Saloon League
Makes Statement.

Springfield, Ill.,, Nov. 12.-Ernest A.
Scroggin, attorney for the Anti-Saloon
league, yesterday gave the following
resume of the result of the vote in
Illinois on the question of licensing
saloons under the local option law:
"Out of 100 precincts which voted
on the question" said Mr.. Scroggin,
''14O voted against license, while but
20 voted for license"
There were 260 saloons existing in
these precincts, of which 199 wer=
voted out of business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
A. F. Of |. Proposes to
Resist Manufacturers
Association.
8.H0UR DAY GENERAL
President Gompers, in Report,
Hits at Hastily Called
Strikes.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 12-The Amerl-
can Federation of Labor today took
aggressive steps toward the establish
ment of an universal S-hour day in
America and began action looking to
ways and means of raising sufficient
funds to fight the present war that its
executive council reported had begun
through the Manufacturers associa-
tlon with an available fund of 81.
100000 on hand by the latter to wage
the battle against organized labor.
Report at Present Session.
Gompers was authorized to appoint
special committees for consideration of
both these questions, the committees
TO report during the present session.
A resolution was presented asking
congress to legalize half holidays Sat-
urday during July, August and Sep
tember.
Tribute to Virginia.
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 12.-When the
first session of the American Fedora
ton of Labor closed last night Presi-
dent Gompers, Secretary Morrison and
Treasurer Lennon had submitted their
reports, and partial report of the
credentials committee had been heard.
In response to the addresses of well
come by Governor Swanson and Expo
sition President Tucker, Mr. Gompers
paid tribute to Virginia and to the
exposition, holding out the fact that
| this is the first exposition of this kind
hU ori1 1o1
Reviews Work of the Yenr.
! AT the afternoon session Mr.. Com.
pers read his report covering the year
just closed.
Reviewing the federation's work, Mr.
Gompers said that during the year just
closed 373 charters were issued to var
ious unions by the federation, bringing
the total number of organizations affili
iated with the American federation up
to 1889. Among this number are in
cluded III international unions, made
up of 2S,500 locals. The total increase
in membership of bodies associated
with the federation during the yeal
Twas 1SS,373.
| Advised Against Strike.
Mr.. Gompers told the delegates he
had urged the officials of the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' union not to cal
the strike which has just been callet
off. He said the cause of the opera
tors was just, but the time for strike
was inopportune, particularly as tht
lemploying companies had promised re
dress for number of the grievance:
complained of.
The reports of Secretary Morrison
land Treasurer Lennon, covering thei
Irrespective departments, were also reat
land approved.
Presses Fight on GOmpers.
Victor L. Berger, editor of the Sc
cialist Democratic Herald and socialis
leader from Milwaukee, Representing
the Wisconsin Federation of Labor, an
noumced that he was continuing hi
fight against President Gompers an
would file protests against his reelet
ton, but that the displacement @
, President Gompers could not be locke
for at this time.
Arthur A. Hay, special represent;
tive of the International Typograph
cal union at Los Angeles, Cal, is her
to ask the federation to assume col
troll of and finance the fight on beha
: of labor now being waged by the Cit
: zens' Alliance union of Los Angelo
: against trade unions there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12

use and has used the power of his po-
sition to effect the enforcement of all
laws
Reinsurance on the part of the gov
ernor that the strong arm of the mil
itia will be put at the disposal of PEI
sons interested in law enforcement in
any community of Iowa.
Cooperation of the ministers with
the governor in securing legislation
empowering the state authorities to re-
move unfaithful local officials who dc
not enforce state laws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
DENIES AUTHORITY
Attorney for u. S. Express Com
pany Says State of New York
Cannot Regulate,
THOUGH EVILS ARE CHARGED
Directors Held to Have Arbitrarily
overridden Majority of Stockhold-
ers Who Have No Recourse.

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 12.-Albert
States Express company before the
public service commission, yesterday
questioned the right of the Legislature;
to regulate the powers of the seven
directors of the company, a joint
stock corporation.
The question was raised by Mr.
Boardman at the hearing requested b.
certain shareholders in the compan7
who ask that the commission deter
mine the advisability of recommend
ing to the legislature action to bring
about the election of directors when
desired by majority of the share
holders.
Alleged Arbitrary Rule.
Attorneys for the petitions said the
board of directors was a self-perpetuat
ing body; that no meeting of stock
holders had been held since 1862; that
although the board of directors hal
been requested by a majority of the
shareholders to call meeting of the
shareholders for the election of direc
tors, it refused to do so, and that tn.
United States is controlled by the
Adams and American express com
panies.
Receive Two Salaries.
Attorneys for the petitioners also
brought out the fact that the directors
of the company are receiving twC
salaries, holding two Offices at the
same time 1t was also shown tha
two members of the directorate wer;
officials of the American and Adam!
articles of association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
BREAK UP REDS MEETING
Italian Police Arrest so Assembled to
Welcome Chicagoans.

Rome, Nov. 12.-Fifty anarchists
were arrested yesterday during cele-
bration in memory of the execution
in 1887 of the Chicago anarchists.
They had been forbidden to hold the
meeting and 1900 soldiers were Sta
tiosed around the building where it
was proposed to hold the meeting.
Among the men taken are two. who
were responsible for the attack upon
Mgr. Merry Del Val last summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
GOV. CUAMINS WOULD Use hAILITIATO
ENFORCE MULCT Law, Tells CLERGY

Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 12.-Har-
mony came out of the conference CT
Governor Cummins and the Des
Moines Ministerial association relative
to the enforcement of the liquor laws
of Iowa yesterday. Eleven representa-
tive clergymen were present and three
hours were spent in the discussion CT
the situation.
Some Net Results.
Out of it came these net results:
An understanding on the part of the
ministers that Governor Cummins will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
Bank Fails in Chicago suburb.
FREED FROM CHARGE
OF KILLING SPOUSE
Mrs. Charlotte Phillips indicated b,
Justice on Ground Evidence is
Insufficient.

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 12.-Mrs. Char
lotte Phillips was freed today from the
charge of killing her husband, ]. J..
Phillips, the coal operator and broker,
at the conclusion of the preliminary
hearing before Justice Brown, who
held the evidence insufficient.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
SAYS 1T WASN'T HIS FAULT
Always Gave Wives Time to Get Di.
vorce Before Remarryinq.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Nov. 12.-Al-
bert Bates yesterday was sentenced 10
one year in the penitentiary for big
amy. He acknowledged he had been
married often, but Thought he had al
ways waited long enough for the pre-
ceding wife to get divorce before he
married the next one. He did not in
quire about the divorce, but took Il
for granted one would be obtained.
He was arrested a few days ago on a
houseboat in the Mississippi river
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
Man of e5 Weds Woman of 90.

Lowell, Mass, Nov 12.-After an
ardent courtship of two weeks, the
strenuosity of which would have put.
many younger man to shame, Henry
C. Wilder, aged 95 years, well knowl
printer here, was married last night to
Mrs. Esther Crawford, said to be 4
resident of Evanston, H., aged 80
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
Swift &. Co. Have s25o.ooo Fire.

Harrisburg. Pa, Nov. 12-The plant
of Swift & Co., the Chicago packers,
was completely destroyed by fire last
night, entailing a loss of $250,000,
partly covered by insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
Gets Prize for Corn Pickino.

Sterling, H., Nov. 12-In contest
for the championship for corn picking
in Whiteside county, William Miskey
picked lis bushels and Benjamin
Schneider 100 in eight hours, the for
mer receiving the prize, a ring.