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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
FALSE AND
MALICIOUS
President Characterizes
Stories of Use of
Patronage
TO NOMINATE TAFT
Writes a Letter in Which He
Reviews His Official Acts
in This Respect.

Washington, Feb. 10.-"The state
ment that | have used the offices in
an effort to nominate any presidential
candidate is both false and malicious"
is the opening sentence of President
Roosevelts refutation of the charges
made in various publications to the
effect that the power of federal pat
ronage has been exerted in behalf of
the presidents candidate, Secretary of
War Taft.
The presidents statement is in the
form of a reply to a letter to William
Dudley Foulke of Richmond, Ind, long
a distinguished civil service reformer
and personal friend of the president.
Quoted Newspaper Articles.
Mr. Foulke, in the letter which drew
forth the presidents denial, quotes
newspaper articles accusing the presi-
dent of using federal patronage to Sc
cure the nomination of Secretary Taft.
particular stress being laid on the ap-
pointments of postmasters in Ohio,
and tells of his demanding that the
newspapers which published the
charges name some particular in
stances of the alleged misuse of pat
ronage
Imaginative Invention.
After his denial of the charge of
gross misuse of federal patronage, the
president says:
1T is the usual imaginative inven.
| tinn which
something injurious. Remember that
those now making this accusation were
busily engaged t&o months ago in as
serting that l was using the offices tC
| secure my own nomination"
Since the present congress assem-
bled, two months ago, he says he has
sent to the senate the names of al
the officials appointed for the entire
period since congress adjourned, or
| the 4th of March last, that is, for Il
months. Appointments in the diplo
matte and consular services and in the
Indian service have been made with
out regard to politics, in the diplo
matte and consular services more dem
ocrats than republicans have been ap
pointed, as he has been trying to ever
up the quotas of the southern states.
Cannot Examine Personally.
"In appointing men 10 the grea
bulk of the Offices" continues the
president, ''it is of course out of tn,
question for me personally to examine
or have knowledge of such a multi
tude of appointments, and therelor
as regards them | nominally accep
the suggestions of senators and con
gressmen. the elected representative
of the people in the localities concern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
MILLIONAIRE Is A SUICIDE
Kills Wife and Daughter and Turns
Gun on Self,

London, Feb. 10-Frederick Holmes,
millionaire, wife daughter and two
women servants were found Saturday
dead of bullet wounds. Holmes
corpse was found first in the woods
near his up river mansion near Hen
ley. The women had been shot
through the head apparently as they
slept A full investigation has con-
vinced Scotland Yard that Holmes
killed the women and suicided. 1t is
believed he was insane after an attack
'of grip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
BIG TERMINAL IN FRISCO
All Roads viii Converge at $50, o,ooo,-
600 New Depot.

San Francisco. Cal, Feb. 10.-Rail-
road engineers have brought to frui-
ton plans for a S20,000, 900 union
transportation terminal to be located
at the intersection of Van Ness ave-
nue. and Market street. Into this de-
pot will converge all railroads, inter
urban lines. and subways. A company
will soon be launched to finance the
undertaking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
CONSTITUTION NEARLY READY
Michigan Convention Takes Recess to
Put Instrument in Form.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 10.-The con-
stitutional convention which has been
in session here since the middle of
October has taken recess for a week
to give the committee of phraseology
time to complete the new constitu-
ton. 1t is expected few, if any,
changes will be made when work is
large part of the old constitution has
been retained including the section
relating to taxation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
Sees IMPORTANT FLAWS
IN POSTAL Department

assessed securities scheduled in the
probate court after the death of Mar
shall Field in January, 1906.
The settlement ends a suit for ST.
10000 filed by the county attorney in
the superior court in May, 1907. The
suit followed the refusal of the trus-
tees to pay back taxes which the
board of tax review presented after
it had discovered that the inventory
Of the estate contained many securi-
ties acquired in 1900 or later, which
had never been listed for assessment
by Mr.. Field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
new MARK FOR HOG
RECEIPTS is MADE
Over $4,000 at Union Stock Yards at
Chicago Before Noon Today
Prices FALL

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Receipts of hogs
at the Union Stock yards broke all
previous records today. Before noon
more than $4,000 head had been un-
loaded and more were arriving. The
highest run previously recorded was
Feb II, 1895, when 74551 were re
ceived. The high price of corn is said
to be the cause for the marketing OF
animals in such numbers. The imme.
diate effect on the Chicago market
was a break of 10 to 10 cents in prices
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
AGREE ON OCEAN RATES
Transatlantic Lines Make Three Years
Pact, Avoiding Any Cutting.

Liverpool, Feb. lot is officially
announced that three years agree
ment has been arranged by which all
Atlantic steamship lines will have uni
and no rebates on first or second class
return tickets.
The Canadian lines, however, will
have the option of making a reduction
of 80 shillings for the winter season.
Third class rates are back at the
old basis and first and second class
minimum rates are generally G1 high
er than before the cutting began.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
Rhode Island Senator
Says Recent Panic Was
Most Disastrous.
HIS MEASURE CUREALL
Two BattIeships Cut Out of
Naval Construction Program
by Committee.

Washington, Feb 1O.-Senator AID
rich today addressed the senate in ex-
planation of the currency bill which
bears his name. The galleries were
well filled. A large number of bankers
were present including ]. Pierpont
Morgan of New York
Most Disastrous in History.
Characterizing the financial crisis
from which the country has just
emerged, which eliminated in a seri-
GUS panic in October" as the most
acute and destructive in its immediate
consequences OF any which has oc-
CURED in the history of the country,
Aldrich declared nothing but heroic
measures taken by the representatives
of the great business and financial in
terests of the country, acting in CO.
operation with the secretary of the
treasury, prevented the total collapse
of private credit and destruction of all
values.
May BE Repeated.
''If the experience of last year should
be repeated and who can say that this
is impossible, the methods of relief
that were employed in 1907 will not
be available, certainly not To the same
extent"
Relief in such an emergency, he
! thought. could not be afforded through
the authorization of additional notes
10 be used only in emergencies. He
said the remedy which the committee
I presented in the Aldrich bill was sim
pie, prompt and efficient. and it's pro-
tvisions would prevent panics and fur
nish means of relieving panic condi-
tions.
Two Warships, Not Four.
Washington. Feb. 10.-The house
committee on naval affairs today voted
TO recommend an appropriation for the
building of two battleships of the Della
ware class, instead of four recommend
by the president.
For a Limited Parcels Post.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Senator Bur
ham of New Hampshire today intro
duced in congress a measure of dis
tinct Importance to rural interests
throughout the United States. 1t is
bill to provide a rural delivery parcels
lpost for merchandise and other articles
actually mailed on rural delivery
routes. The measure has the endorse
lment of the president and Postmaster
General Meyer.
| LeaIxe Denounces Bryan.
; Washington, Feb. 10.-Debate on the
Indian appropriation bill under the
five minute rule was resumed in the
house today. At the very outset poll
tics was injected into the proceedings
when Leake (democraD of New Jer-
sey denounced William ]. Bryan and
his methods
Makes Two Nominations.
Washington. Feb. 10.-The president
today sent the following nominations
; to the senate: To be surveyor of Gus
toms for the port of Dubuque, Iowa.
John NJ. Lenihan. To be marshal of
the western district of Wisconsin,
Rockwell J. Flint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10

George Lepeich from further acting as
supervisor of the village and common
fields of Cahokla and from collecting
rentals from the tenants of GOO acres
of valuable lands.
Trying TO Adjust Affairs.
The court order results from an ef-
fort to readjust the affairs of the viii
lage, which were entangled as a re-
suit of the alleged failure of Super.
visor Anthony Bordeaux, who served
the village from 1882 to 1892, to turn
over to Camille Droit, his successor,
$4,000 collected in rentals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
HE HEMADEAMISTAKE
Stanford 3. Lewis, Witness in
Pennsylvania Graft Case,
Corrects Story.
AUDITOR, NOT ATTORNEY
General Larson Took No Part in At
tempt to Whitewash Officials
He Declares.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 10.-The first
act of Stanford B. Lewis, assistant to
Joseph NJ. Huston, architect of the new
state capitol, when he took the witness
stand today at the trial of ]. H. San
derson, the contractor, and others
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the state, was to correct the testimony
of Friday when he implicated former
Attorney General Hampton Larson in
an alleged "whitewash' of those who
are accused of fraud.
Confused Two Officers.
Lewis in his correction, said he had
confused the state officials when he
said attorney general" He meant
auditor general" Larson, who was
at the time attorney general, took no
part in the conference where the al
legged "whitewash" of state officials
was discussed, according to Lewis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
PEKING LOOT is FOR SALE
Widow of Former Minister to China to
Auction Rare Treasures.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 10.-Mrs. E.
H. Conger of Pasadena, widow of the
late United States minister to China,
has sent to the American art galleries
in New York, to be sold at auction,
her collection OF oriental loot made
after the capture of Peking by the
allied troops. Much of the stuff was
bought for a song from the American
and foreign troops, who looted the i'm
perial palace and other treasure houses
OF curios The collection was admit
ted duty free as part of the late min.
ister's baggage. The largest single
piece in the collection is a great bell
from the Temple of Agriculture just
outside the Peking wall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
KIDNAPERS ARE ON TRIAL
Iowa City Girl Will Testify Against
Birmingham and Woman.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-William Birming
ham and Irene Jones were placed on
for kidnapping last fall Lillian Wulff.
an S-year-old child, from the home of
her parents in Chicago. The woman
is said to have turned against Jones
since their arrest, and will claim she
was coerced into participating in the
kidnapping. The prosecution expects TO
call as witness Ellen Gates of Iowa
City, Iowa. who is said to have been
kidnapped by Birmingham more than a
wear ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
UNITED SOCIETIES PROTEST
Big Meeting at Chicago Voices Disap-
proval of Sunday Closing Crusade.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-A big mass meet
ing that overfiowed the 1st regiment
armory was held here yesterday by
the United Societies to protest against
the crusade for the Sunday closing of
saloons. Resolutions denouncing the
efforts of the Chicago Law and Order
league 10 bring about an enforcement
of state law requiring closed doors on
Sundays, were adopted.
Coincident with the meeting, special
sermons were preached in a score of
churches in support of the Law and
Order leagues campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION." SAYS NEGRO
Was Finally Hanged After
Three Respites.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 10.-Henry
ThuXton, a negro, who was convicted
of killing w. E. Humstucker, white
two years ago, after being thrice
respited by the governor, was hanged
here today. He mounted the scaffOld
smiling. He began speaking on the
gallows by saying, Friends, l am here
once again." and wound up with
thanking you for you attention"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
TAFT IN KANSAS CITY WHIRL
Secretary of War Guest in Many Func-
tions at Missouri Metropolis,

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 1O.-Secre-
tary Taft arrived here today from
Washington, and almost Immediately
entered into a round of conferences,
receptions and other forms of enter
tainment that promises to take up
every moment of his time until he de-
parts for Grand Rapids, Mich, late
tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
MOB TAKES NEGRO
FROM The MILITIA
Two Thousand Mississippians Engage
in Battle, TWO Being
Wounded.

Brookhaven, Miss, Feb. 10-Eli
Got, a negro who criminally assaulted
Miss Wells, was taken from the Gus
tody of the Jackson military company,
which was overpowered by "a mob of
were fired and two members of the
mob wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
Receivers for Heath & MilIioan.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Federal Judge
Bethea appointed w. C. Niblack. Ed
win C. Day and William Zibell receiv-
ers for the Heath & Milligan Paint
company, a million dollar corporation,
and the oldest of hig paint companies
in the country on application of the
Standard Varnish company, the First
bank, for claims aggregating $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
BIG TUBE PLANT REOPENED
Factory at Cleveland Will Reemploy
Between 5000 and 5000 Men.

Cleveland, Feb. 10-Between 5000
and G.O0O men returned TO work at the
Lorraine plant of the National Tube
company this morning. The plant has
been closed several months. Under
normal conditions $500 men are en-
ployed. 1t is understood the present
intention of the company is to re-
employ the full quota of men within a
very short time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
WANT CANDIDATES
ON A LABOR TICKET
Central Federation of New York
Asks Samuel Gompers to Issue
Call for a Convention.

New York, Feb. 1O.-At a meeting
of the Central Federated union, held
yesterday, President Samuel Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
was requested by resolution to call a
convention of labor union representa-
tives from all over the country for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States and adopting a platform
for a national labor party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
SETTLE OLD BACK TAX SUIT
Trustees of Marshall Field Estate to
Pay Cook County 100000.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-The trustees
of the Marshall Field estate and the
county attorney have agreed upon a
settlement of $1,O0O,OOO in full salts
faction of claims of the county con-
corning back taxes on the list of un-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
FRANCES leave Rordeaux.

Bordeaux, Feb. 10.-Senor Franco,
ex-premier of Portugal, with his wife
and son, left the city by train at 7:43
this morning for Marseilles. The de-
parture was made suddenly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
HAS IT IN POCKET
Ohio Will be All for Taft is Pre-
diction in Advance of
Primaries.
DELEGATION WILL BE SOLID
Worst Secretary's Managers Expect Is
Contesting Delegations in Three
or Four Districts.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 10.-Tomorrow
the county primaries at which dele
gates TO the republican state conven-
tion on March are to be elected, will
be held throughout Ohio. An over
whelming majority of these delegates
will be in favor of William H. Taft
for president and the convention may
be unanimously in his favor
Under 4 recent decision of the re-
publican state central committee, it
will not be necessary to hold actual
primaries unless there is more than
one ticket in the field, and by virtue
of this ruling, in 80 out of a total of
SIS counties in the state, the regular
Taft delegates will be chosen merely
by the certification of their names.
Opposition In But Four.
In the remaining SO counties, pri-
maries will be held, but in only four
of these is there opposition to Taft, in
but one county, Cuyahoga. in which is
the city of Cleveland, does the fight
against him show any sign of conse-
quence.
As Taft will control the state con-
vention by an overwhelming majority,
he is certain of the four delegates at
large. and in the first, second, fourth,
fifth, twelfth and sixteenth districts
uncontested Taft delegates will be
chosen.
May Be Some Contests.
The Foraker people have consider
able strength in the sixth and tenth
districts, and the fight in the city of
Cleveland for state delegates applies
also to the congressional convention
of the twenty-first district 1t is
therefore possible that there may be
contesting delegates from these three
, districts, and there seems at present
to be no possibility of breaking up a
solid delegation for Taft, unless the
| credentials committee of the nation
convention sustans one or more oi
these contests, if they are ever made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
Brooklyn National Reopens.

New York, Feb. 10.-The First Ma
tional bank of Brooklyn, which closed
Oct. q last, reopened for business to-
day. The deficiency of $165, 900, which
existed when the bank suspended,
was made good by stockholders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
BRYAN in Montreal

Montreal, Feb. 10.-William ]. Bry-
an spoke to two meetings here yester-
day. Both We're limited in attendance
only by the size of the churches in
which they We're held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
BODIES TAKEN TO THE TOMB
People Have Last Glimpse of Late
King and Crown Prince of Portugal.

Lisbon. Feb. 10-The bodies of King
Carlos and the crown prince were still
lying in state this morning at the
cathedral of San Vincente. A great
crowd of people filed past for the last
glimpse of the murdered monarch and
son. At 2 this afternoon the coffins
were closed and carried to the Pan
theon and placed in the tomb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
Chicago Plant Starts Again.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-The plate, slab
and structural mills of the Illinois
Steel company in South Chicago, which
have been practically shut down for
several weeks, opened today giving
employment to 1900 men,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
kinq Goes for Chance of Air.

London, Feb. 10.-King Edward went
to Brighton today for change of air.
His majesty suffered considerably from
sore throat recently and the> trouble
has entailed sleepless nights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
Former Illinois Banker Dies Alone

Denver, Col, Feb. 10.-Robert c..
Hilgard, once president of a bank at
Belleville, ILL.,, was found dead in his
scantily furnished room yesterday.
Cold and hunger were the cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
MORGAN PRESENT TO HEAR
ALDRICH DISCUSS BILL

presidents correspondence with Will
liam Dudley Foulke and explaining
his own attitude towards federal pat
ronage in Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
BANK PRESIDENT KILLS SELF
J. Roots of connersviIIe. Ind.

Francis j. Roots of connersville, Ind,
Had Served i'm Legislature.
o Connersville, Ind, Feb. 10.-Francis
T. Roots, president of the First Ma
tional bank, committed suicide today
by shooting. He had been in bad
health for several months. Roots
served several terms in the legislature,
and was identified with number OF
business interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
Approves of New Cabinet.

The Hague, Feb. 10-Queen Wilhel-
nina has approved of the new cabinet
under the premiership of Deputy
Heemskerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10
LOSES JOB AT so; KILLS SELF
George Goodwin, Dismissed by c. G. N.
w. at Clinton, Ends Life.

Clinton, Iowa, Feb 10 George
Goodwin, GO years old, for 40 years
employed on the Iowa lines of the
Chicago & Northwestern, shot and
killed himself here yesterday. He was
dismissed from the service last week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-10

ed, always reserving to myself the
right to insist upon the mans coming
up to the required standard of charac-
ter and capacity, and also reserving
the right to nominate whomeVer |
choose if for any reason | am salts
fed that | am not receiving from SEN
ator or congressman good advice, or
if | happen personally to know some
peculiarly fit man.
Named Democrats.
"In the south Atlantic and gulf
states, which have contained neither
senators nor congressman of my own
party, | have been obliged to seek my
advice from various sources. In these
states | have appointed a large num-
Der of democrats, in some states the
democrats outnumbering the republi-
cans For advice in appointing the re-
publicans | have relied wherever pos
sible, not upon officeholders at all, but
upon men of standing and position
who would not take Office and on
whose integrity could depend.
SCOTS mt Southern Meetings.
"At present various efforts are being
made to get up bolting delegations
from the southern states, and the
egates are chosen are usually an
nounced as n-officeholders' conven-
tons AS a rule, this means only, so
far as it means anything, that they
are held under the lead of persons
who wish to be put in office, but whose
character and capacity are such that
they have not been regarded as fit to
be appointed under this administra-
ton.
Does Insist Loyalty.
"The statements in the article in
question are therefore untrue in every
particular.
"In New York, Pennsylvania, Hi.
nois, Indiana and Wisconsin, so far as
l know, the enormous majority of ap-
pointees are in each case for the pres
idential candidate of the state.
This has not been true in Ohio. and
my interference with patronage mat
ters in Ohio has been limited to in
sisting, as | should insist anywhere
else, that opposition to the purpose
lpolicies and friends of the administra
tion shall not be considered as a nee
essary prerequisite to holding the
commission of the president.
Not an appointment has been made
that would rot have been made il
: there had been no presidential contest
impending, and in no case has there
been a deviation from the course tha
would have pursued had none o.
those who actually are candidates fol
: the nomination been candidates; mol
has single officeholder been removed
or threatened with removal or coercet
in any way to secure his support fo
any presidential candidate. In fact
the only coercion that have attempt
i ed to exercise was to forbid the office
!, holders from pushing my own nomina
| tion.''
e Foraker Makes Reply.
:, Washington, Feb. 10.-Senator Fora
y ker today made reply to the pres
s dents statement concerning charge
that public patronage has been use
: by him (the presiden) for politica
purposes, reading at length from tn