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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
PRESS AGENT STARTS DEADlYWOR
SECRETARY TAFT'S TRAIN MISSES
WRECK BY NARRoWEST MARGIN

documents to be used either for or
against them, as the case may be.
Want Mitchell for Vice President.
Dallas, Texas, June 22.-John
Mitchell of Illinois, replying to a let.
ter from Dallas democrats who started
the movement to have him nominated
at Denver for vice president, says in
part: 81 am in no sense an aspirant
for the nomination, and at this time
doubt seriously whether | should ac
cept it if offered to me. Political life
has little attraction for me; at the
same time | realize that no citizen
has an absolute right to refuse to per
form any service when called upon
by large number of his fellow citi
zens to do SO.
Although at the present time l an
feeling quite well, my health for some
time has been poor. But | am con
scious of the fact that there are many
abier men who have better claim thar
to be so highly honored by the demo
cratic party"
AT this time it looks as if the
Texas delegation would be a unit foI
Mr.. Mitchelrs nomination, and his let
ter is taken to mean that he wouIt
not decline the nomination. Report
from Oklahoma show strong supper
in that state for Mitchell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
A NOVEL TRIP ARRANGED
Silver Crescent to Take Excursion Up
the Hennepin.

Captain w. A. Blair of the Carnival
City Packet company has arranged
for novel excursion trip to be made
Wednesday afternoon. The steamer
Silver Crescent will take party
through the locks of the Hennepin
canal, and to the Moline bridge The
Silver Crescent has capacity of 200
people, and is the largest boat that
can pass through the canal locks. The
novelty of the trip will undoubtedly
attract a large company. The boat
is to leave Davenport, with Captain
Blair in charge. at o'clock, and leave
Rock Island at 2:15. 1t will return
at $50. The Silver Crescent formerly
handled the short line packet trade
between Quincy and Keokuk, but was
replaced by the Keokuk.
The w. w. was north and south.
The Helen Blair was up from Mus
catine.
The stage of water was 11.25 at 6
a. NJ. and 11.30 at noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
Three Inches Fell in a Few
Minutes at Places Satur-
day Night.
LOSS MANY THOUSANDS
Chautauqua Tent With 1900
People Blown Down at
La Crosse.

Prairie du Chen, Wis, June ga
terrific rain, hail and wind storm late
Saturday night, lasting 40 minutes
literally ruined all the crops, unroofed
buildings, demolished trees, put the
city list plant out of commission. blew
the telephone wires down and flooded
the street with water and hail.
Hail four inches deep was piled uI
on the walks and trees TWO feet in di
ameter were twisted off. Washouts
on the railroads are numerous and in
dications are that the storm covered
a swath 40 miles mide.
La Crosse Is Hit.
La Crosse reports that terrific
wind and hail storm swept from Wi
mona down the Mississippi to Dubuque
Saturday night.
III the afternoon the wind did con
siderable damage near Lakota, MINI.
between Winona and La Crosse.
A big tent in which the chautauQI;
is being held at the La Crosse inter
state fair grounds was blown down
burying 1.500 people underneath. None
however, were seriously injured, al
though many were painfully bruised
browns Horses I'm Streets.
The loss in Prairie du Chen will
reach 100000. In McGregor, acros
the Mississippi, the loss will reacl
S3G0.000. About four inches of rail
fell in the 40 minutes during 27 min
utes of which hail as large as walnut
fell. Teams hitched on the streets a
McGregor were drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
END OF HOT PERIOD
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Weather Bureau Issues Bulletin on
What May Be Expected Dur.
ing the Week.

Washington, June 22.-The weather
bureau today issued bulletin pre-
dieting that the hot wave now cover
ing the country generally east of the
Rocky mountains will break over the
plains states Tuesday, over the Mis-
sissippi valley and western lake
region Wednesday night and in the
Atlantic states Thursday. Local rains
and thunderstorms will attend the adj
vent of cooler weather. Moderate
temperature Will be experienced all
over the eastern cart of the country
during the closing days of the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

sued his defiance. or are the republi-
can managers deceived when they
think thai an aroused public will calm
iy contemplate the encroachments of
predatory wealth. This is retreat
No. 6.
The convention, by vote of S66 to
114-more than seven to one-voted
down the plank in favor of the popular
election of United States senator's. 1t
is true that the president and Secre.
tary Taft have never advocated the
popular election of senator's They
seem to take the Hamiltonian rather
than the Jeffersonian view, but the
most popular reform in the United
States today is the reform that has
for its object the election of United
States senators by direct vote. It has
five times been indorsed by the ma
tional house of representatives.
times when the house of representa-
tives was republican. 1t has been in
dorsed by nearly two-thirds of the
states of the union, and there is prob
ably not state in the union in which
it would not be indorsed at a popular
election. and yet in spite of the rec
ord made in the houses and by the var
ions states this reform is rejected b.
a seven to one vote in republican
national convention.
Retreats ON Seven Propositions.
Here are seven propositions upol
which the republican party, in nationa
convention assembled, has retreate,
from the position taken by that part,
in congress or from the position takel
by the president. What have Roose
welt republicans to say? The pres
ident has awakened a spirit of reform
within his party, he has at least re
vealed to the world that there are re
formers in the. republican party. Ca
that spirit now be quelled by a stant
pat convention Millions of republ
leans have enlisted at the president
call to arms and are ready to marc
forward: will they furI their banner
and turn back merely because tn
president acquiesces in the soundin
lof retreat !"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
Object Seems to Lose Issues Of
Campaign in veritabIe
Fog OF Words.
ALREADY PREPARING
Advance Proofs Are Being
Read.--T0 Be Printed After
the Denver Meeting.

Washington, June 22-The republi-
can congressional campaign book will
be out unusually early this year., prob
ably six weeks sooner than it was is
sued four years ago. Proofs are prac-
ticalIy corrected up to date on such
matter as can be handled before the
democratic convention meets.
Sfandpat In Character.
The book will follow quite closely
along the lines of the last campaign
book, except that some new issues
will be introduced and others that
have ceased to be of interest dropped
out Considerable space will be ide-
voted to the question of injunctiCns.
At the latest the book will be issued
Aug l. This will give campaign
speakers an opportunity to be pre-
pared for the early opening of their
work wherever that is desired
VIII he Heavy Doings.
The committee is planning its work
with the idea th.t this year. more
than ever before, the campaign will
be waged by means of literary pro
ductions through the press and by
pamphlets, speeches and active work
of spellbinders. For that reason an
early issuance of the campaign book
has been regarded as especially de
sira5le.
Democrats to Issue Two.
Washington, June 22.-The demo
cratic congressional committee is max
ing an early start in the publication
of campaign book that is unique il
the history of the party. 1t will bt
published July l and will consist en-
tirely Of extracts from speeches made
in congress 1t will permit the demo
cratic spellbinders to inform them
selves very early on the issues, tina
are regarded as most important Nv th'
committee. Later on the comn.ttte'
will issue an additional book contain
ing campaign matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
MOTORCYCLE men
FORMING A CLUB
Meet at Huber's Garden and Effect
Preliminary Organization, 18
Being Present.

The Tri-City Motor club was organ
lied yesterday at meeting of motor
cycle owners at nuber's garden in this
city. There were Is present. The
next meeting will be held Thursday
in Moline. There are between 60 and
20 motor cycles used in the three cities
and it is hoped that there may be at
least half hundred members enrolled
eventually. Following are the officers
elected:
President-John Henderson, Rock
Island.
Vice president-Howard Stafford
Davenport.
Secretary y-treasurer-G. r. Myers
Davenport.
Captain-H. S. Dickinson, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
FOR LOCAL RULE.
Democrats and Republicans of
Scott County Adopt SINH
lar Resolutions.
BEAR ON LIQUOR QUESTION
Governor johnson Endorsed fo,
eryan's Running Mate and State
G. o. p. Machine Scored.

The democrats of Scott county in
convention at Davenport Saturday af.
ternoon confirmed, the result of the re-
cent county primaries and adopted
resolutions of which the following are
Part:
I'VE hail with qualification the Ger.
tanty OF the nomination for president
OF the United States of the great COM
moner, William Jennings Bryan. at the
hands of the democratic national con-
Fention, 20 meet in Denver on July 7,
1908, and we respectfully urge upon
the democrats of the country TO select
as his running mate as candidate for
vice president of the United States
Governor John A. Johnson of the state
of Minnesota.
we deplore the fact that the bitter
factional disputes in the republican
party in Iowa have lost to the state of
Iowa the opportunity of securing the
nomination of one of its sons upon the
republican national ticket for vice pres
ident.
We respectfully and urgently re-
quest the coming state convention of
the democratic party of Iowa to be
held at Sioux City on the 25th of this
| month to declare in emphatic terms
/ against the proposed resubmission of a
constitutional amendment for the pro
| hjbition of the manufacture and sale
oil intoxicating liquor in this state. and
we further urge upon said convention
the adoption of platform which will
guarantee to communities like Daven.
port and Scott county, the right to
make their own police regulations upon
that subject, as home rule and local
self-government are democratic ideas
and American ideas that can be con
troverted by no fair-minded man.
| Work to Same End.
The republican county convention
which was held at the same time as the
emocratic and for the same purpose
adopted the following resolutions:
we, the republicans of Scott coun
ty, in convention assembled, believing
that the great majority of the people
of Scott county desire more liberia
statute than the present combination
of the prohibitory and mulct laws, anC
believing that it will be to the best in
terest of the state at large, we hereb,
declare ourselves TO be in favor of
local option measure, such as will Civ,
to every county the regulation of it
own affairs with reference to tn,
manufacture and sale of liquors. w,
further pledge our candidates to tn
legislature to vote and work for sucl
measure"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
Pace Too Fast for Sherman.

Cleveland, June 22.-Congressman
James S. Sherman, republican candi-
date for vice president who is the
guest of Ex-Governor Herrick is said
to be slightly indisposed today. 1t is
expected he will resume his journey
to his home at Utica tomorrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
LIGHT TERMS
FOR SLAYERS
AT BIALYST0cK
Russian Courts Impose
Maximum Sentence of
One Year in Prison.

st. Petersburg, June 22.-Sentences
were handed down today in the case
of the participators in the Jewish mas
sacre of 1905 at Bialystok when II
Christians and 73 Jews. We're killed
and 23 Christians and 80 Jews wound
ed. One prisoner was sentenced to
three years imprisonment and is 9th
ers condemned from six months to a
years Imprisonment. Fifteen were ac-
quilted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
REPUBLICAN PARTY IS IN FULL RETREAT SAYS BRYAN

Roosevelt has advocated this very
proposition. Here is retreat on the
railroads question.
Retreat on Injunction.
''In another column reference is
made to the injunction plank. The
injunction plank adopted by the re-
publican convention is a retreat from
the position taken by the president,
and from the position taken by Sec
retary Taft in his speeches, although
neither of them went as far as they
ought 10 have gone in their effort to
prevent what is known as govern
ment by injunction Here is the third
retreat.
"The president has advocated the
income tax as a means of preventing
swollen fortunes and of equalizing the
burdens of government. The republi-
| can platform is silent on the subject.
Was the president right in the position
| he took? IL so, then the convention
was wrong i'm not indorsiug him. Will
the republican voters follow the pres
ident in this just demand or will they
/ iOifOW tfiC 1SpubfiSoh III
retreating from it?
| ''The president advocated an inheri
tance tax, but the republican conven
ton is silent on that subject Was the
president ahead of the republican par
ty in advocating this reform. or has
the republican party receded from the
presidents position? Did the pres
ident give false alarm on this, ques
ton or has the party sounded a re
| treat?
4 Ref&s5 to No Danger.
.In the presidents message TO con
gress last spring he presented an in
ldictment against the conspiracy form
ed among the great lawbreakers t.
lpreyent the enforcement of the Law
land to evade the punishments provided
by law. The platform adopted by th'
republican convention contains no In
|. timation of danger. If there are an,
conspiracies. the convention did no
, see them; if there are any dangers
! they are unconscious of them. Wa
1.-THE president mistaken when he Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
TERMS AT JOLIET
FOR TWO PRISONERS
Judge w. n. Gest Sentences Frank
Hamilton and Frank Young to
the State Penitentiary.

Judge W. H. Gest in the circuit
court this afternoon sentenced Frank
Hamilton and Frank Young to the
penitentiary at Joliet, on verdicts of
guilty returned at this term of court
Hamilton is the young man who was
convicted of robbery. and Young was
found guilty of burglary and larceny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

Lincoln, Neb.. June 22.-Under the
caption I'm Full Retreat" William ].
Bryan in the next issue of the Com
moner will discuss the republican con-
vention as follows:
'AThe republicans who attended the
national convention as spectators and
joined in the demonstration in favor of
President Roosevelt and Senator La
Toilette must have felt indignant as
they watched the panic-stricken dele
gates running over each other in their
effort to get away from the LaFollette
reforms, some of which had been in
dorsed by the president himself.
"Congrcssmon Cooper of Wisconsin,
representing the La Toilette men,
brought in a minority report signed by
himself alone. Fifty-two members of
the committee signed the majority re-
port and one signed the minority re-
port The republican party will find
the ratio of fifty-two to one a very en-
barrassing one to deal with in the COM
ing campaign.
Opposed to Publicity.
"Mr. Cooper's report contained a
declaration in favor of publicity as to
campaign funds. 1t was lost by a vote
of $50 to "a, more than nine to one
and yet the president has been adyo
eating legislation in favor of publicity
as to campaign contributions, and Sec
retary Taft wrote a letter to Mr.. Bur
rows advocating the passage of pub
licity bill.
"How fortunate it was that Secre
tary Tafts letter was finally discover
ed and published. Senator Burrows
the man to whom the Taft letter wa.
address, was the temporary chairman
of the convention, and the convention
over which he presided turned dowl
the publicity, plank by a vote of 8 to !
Who viii deny that, on this subject
the republican party is retreating?
i Another plank of the La Follett
platform authorized the ascertaining o
the value of the railroads This plan
!. was lost by vote of 917 to &c, nearl
fifteen to one, and yet Presiden
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
Enuine Boiler ExpIodes.

INLAY City Mich, June 23-Engineer
Thomas Fibbs was killed and Fireman
Brown and Brakeman Smith fatally
scalded when the boiler of Grand
Trunk freight engine exploded today
two miles west of here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
DOZEN DEATHS BY DROWNING
Heat Drives New Workers to Water,
Where Many Lose Their Lives.

New York, June 22.-Twelve deaths
by drowning were recorded in New
! York and vicinity in the past "a hours.
The intense heat is drawing thousands
, to the beaches to seek relief either in
, or on the water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
REPUBLICANS PLAN B0MbARDMENT
OF LITERATURE and ORATORY FIT
TO BREAK RECORD FOR VERBOSI1Y

I'm Congressman Blank of New Jer-
|sey," replied the other, and he added,
Are you not Senator Kean of my
state?"
There is no record of what it cost
the congressman to square himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
PRESIDENT TAKES IT EASY
Makes no Appointments for Visitors
at Summer Home.

Oyster Bay, June 22.-No appoint
ment was made by the president to
receive any visitors at Sycamore Hill
today and none has been made for the
early part of this week. Recreation
as far as possible will be the pres
ident's program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
Knjohts Of St. John Meet.

Reading. Pa, June .22.-The 2Sth ma
tional convention of the Knights of
ST John convened here today with
delegates present from a dozen states.
The feature was a parade of about
1000 uniformed knights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
CA. sHALLBERG CONSENTS
Moline City Attorney Out for Nomina
ton for Bench

G. A. Shallberg, city attorney of Mo
line, has consented to become a can.
didate for the circuit bench in this
county, subject to the decision of the
republicans at the primaries Aug. 8
for the seat now occupied by Judge
GeSt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
MANILA WRAPPING
PAPER cos. FINED
Twenty-four Concerns Must Pay 1000
For Violation of the Anti
Trust Law.

New York, June 22-Twenty-four
companies manufacturing manila wrap
ping paper were fined 81 900 each by
Federal Judge Hough today. They
pleaded guilty Friday last TO main
tanning an illegal combination in re-
straint of trade. They are members
of the Manila and Fibre association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
BAILEYMAYNo1 BE ABLETOGO
Texas Senator III in New York and
Nav Not Recover in Time,

New York, June 22.-Friends of SEN
ator Bailey of Texas think is is doubt
fuI if he will be able to take any active
part in the Denver convention. The
senator is still in bed at the Waldorf,
and it will be week or ten days be-
fore he can get out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
JURY OUT SINCE FRIDAY
Unable to Decide Whether Four Men
Accused are Guilty.

Washington, June 22.-ThlS after
noon the jury found Hyde and Schnie-
der guilty and Benson and Dimond
not guilty.
Washington, June 22.-The jury in
the case of Frederick A. Hyde. John A.
Benson, Joozt H. Schneider and Henry
p Dimond, indicted four years ago for
alleged conspiracy to defraud the
United States out of large tracts of
public land in the west. Today in the
criminal court here reported they had
not reached an agreement. The court
instructed them to make one more eff.
fort to reach a common agreement
The jury has been out since Friday
noon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
Life Term for Wife Slayer.

Milwaukee, June 22.-George VIII
loughby. a prominent business man
and church worker who confessed the
killing of his wife last March, was
today sentenced to life imprisonment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
COUPLE LEAVE FOR ENGLAND
Anna Gould and Prince HeIie VIII Not
Return to EranceTjII Married.

Paris, June 22.-The departure OF
Nine. Anna Gould and Prince Helie de
Sagan from Paris for England where
they will be married is confirmed. The
couple will not again return to France
until the wedding has taken place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
Missouri at Highest Point.

Omaha, June 22.-The Missouri river
this morning showed the highest stage
during the recent rise, standing 1875
feet. 1t is still rising slowly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
Engine Driving Rod Breaks but
Detached Part Falls Out
side Of Rails.
SPEEDING IN OHIO
Presidential Candidate Arrives
at New Haven to Join
His Wife.

Dennison, Ohio, June 22.-Secretary
Taft had narrow escape last night
from being involved in a serious wreck
on the Pennsylvania flyer, which was
carrying him east AS the train was
speeding along at the rate of so miles
an hour, the piston rod on the left side
of the locomotive broke short off In
stantly, almost, the cylinder of the en-
gine was cracked by the unmanage-
able rod. The train was just approach
ing a signal tower east of COschocton
The operator saw that something SER
ious was wrong and threw down a sig
nal to stop the train. The engineer
applied the emergency brakes and the
train of six cars came to a stop on
sharp curve. The accident occurred
no comment on the incident when in
formed of it.
Fell Outside Rails.
''If the piston rod, after it broke, had
gone under the train,'' said the engi-
reer, I'VE would have gone into the
ditch as we were running 80 miles an
hour and the derailment would have
been a serious matter. Fortunately.
the broken rod landed 6 or inches
outside of the left rail- That saved
US"
Immediately the tower man sent a
message to Dennison for another loco
motive and after a delay of about an
| hour the locomotive arrived and the
Hyer rrfecee6ea-e its way east.
Must BE Optimist.
New York. June 22-Taft left for
New Haven at II a. m. He will meet
Mrs. Taft in New Haven and will be
| the guest of Treasurer F. w. Farham
of Yale university during his stay in
| that city Taft said he expected to
call on the president at Oyster Bay
| Friday in company with Luke E.
Wright, his successor as secretary of
| war.
| Asked about the political outlook
Secretary Taft said a man must be an
optimist to succeed He spoke with en-
!. thusiasm about the demonstration for
Roosevelt at the Chicago convention.
| tSOICeGHiHS lHc VICE pISSiucutidi HOIi-
inee, Taft said, Il have known Sher-
man for long time and think very
highly of him. However | do not
think this is the time to discuss per-
sonalities."
Taft said he did not expect to re-
turn to Cincinnati until fall and that he
will start his campaign for president in
that city in September.
Avoids Talking of Democrats.
Il Taft declined to discuss Bryan's
comments on the anti-injunction plank
adopted at the Chicago convention nor
would he discuss any feature of the
democratic situation.
| Arrives at New Haven.
). New Haven, June 22.-Secretary
Taft reached this city at 1885 and left
the station in an automobile for the
Yale campus.
New York. June 22.-Secretary Taft
larrived at Jersey City from Cincinnati
at 1910 this morning and left at 10:15
on the ferry boat Pittsburg for New
York He was unaccompanied save
for secret service men,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
shumway for Lieutenant Governor.

Galesburg, H., June 22.-George
Shumway, mayor of Galesburg. today
announced his candidacy for lieuten-
ant governor before the republicans
of the state.