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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
TO RID COUNTRY
Government Authorities Have q
Plan to Deport Emma Gold .
man, Anarchist.
HOLD THAT SHE is BiGAMIST
Citizenship Papers Taken Away from
One of Husbands and She Will
Share His Fate.

Pittsburg, Pa, April "a move
started by the United States govern
ment to rid the countryz-of Emma
Goldman and which. was formulated
and worked out in Pittsburg was given
additional impetus yesterday when
Palmer s. Chambers, assistant United
States attorney at Pittsburg, and John
Gutenberg, government inspector of
New York, assisted by information
given by the Chicago police. secured a
decree in the United States courts of
western New York invalidating the
naturalization papers of Jacob Kers-
ner, who. the government claims, is
the real husband of the notorious fe.
male anarchist
Supposed to he In West.
The decree i'm cancellation of citizen
ship was handed down by Judge
Hazel. Kersner. who is now supposed
| to be in San Francisco. near Goldman
and her alleged husband, August
Berkman, being now disfranchised, is
to be deported and under ruling from
the highest courts of the land it Is
claimed that the woman as the Legal
wife of Kersner must leave the coun
try with him.
Once out, she will never be permit
ted to return to the United States
likely follow her, in which event ht
would have trouble again coming into
the country.
Bonaparte worked on Case.
| The case is sensational even in Tho
history of anarchism, former Attorne.
General Bonaparte having given it hi
personal attention, and it was unde
his direction that the Pittsburg repre-
sentativais of the government hav,
been working since last June.
/ Previous to that time another lie
partment of the government ha'
worked on another teack in this cas-
without result Last June, when Al
torney Chambers of Pittsburg was il
Ohio. he received hurried letter fror
Washington to hasten with his mos
secretive men to Rochester, N. "
where he would take up the Goldma
work along lines laid down by tn
official communication. Calling .
Gutenberg to assist, Chambers wer
, to Rochester, and eight days later lai
! the data on the desk of Attorney &c!
eral Bonaparte.
Divorced Under Jewish Laws.
1t was found by the governmel
legal sleuths that Kersner was ma
ried to Emma Goldman in Rocheste
N. Y, in 1887, and in 1889 the pa
were divorced under the Jewish law
but two month after the divorce can
together again as man and wife. Thi
lit is claimed. would invalidate eve
the Jewish divorce, did the Unite
States but recognize this divorce
If binding. A short time afterwards 81
IL met with Berkman, living with hi
n in New York, and after he was !
r leased from the penitentiary here aft
s. his long sentence for attempting
i. kill H. C. Frick, she was married
him in New Jersey. The governmel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
CONFERENCE ON
Mine SCALE IS
final FAILURE

Philadelphia, Pa, April 9.-The an
thracite operators and miners, who
have been holding conferences con-
sidering the wage conditions in the
hard coal field of Pennsylvania, failed
to reach an agreement today and have
adjourned finally. The operators re-
jected the modified demands presented
yesterday by the miners. Officials of
the United Mine Workers of the three
districts will hold meeting this af-
temoon to decide upon the course of
action.
There will be no strike. The only
danger of suspension of mining, &C.
cording to the mine workers officials
arises from the possibility of the re-
fusal of the operators to permit the
miners to work without an agreement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
ethan ALLEN HITCHCOCK
SUCCuMBS AT WASHINGTON

in completing it's case, now claims the
woman as a bigamist also.
Kersner was born in Kaminitz, Pod
alsk. Russia. in April, 1868. and in
June. 1883, he was admitted to the
United States, going to Rochester, n.
Y. where on Oct. Is, 1884, he was
naturalized in the supreme court of
Monroe county, New York. swaring
falsely to his age and to the length
of time he had been in America Un.
der the act of June 30, 1906, Kersner
obtaining naturalization papers Oy
such a fraud. can be deported after
his papers are lifted. Emma Goldman
as Kersner's wife and also as a big
amist, is to be deported with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09

HOt Sc - Because of the numerous
committee amendments to the Payne
tariff bill, the house of representatives
was compelled to sit until late in the
evening in order. to insure action on the
various paragraphs coming within the
scope of the special rule adopted last
Monday before the final vote is taken
this afternoon. At one time the re-
pubicans were caught mapping and an
amendment by Mr.. Clark of Missouri
was adopted. fixing the rate of duty on
iron ore, steel wire of the No. Is gauge
at three -fourths of a cent per pound
but this was thrown out later. Fear
ing that he might not meet with such
success again Chairman Payne took his
republican colleagues to task for alb
Senting themselves from the chamber
and appealed to them to remain in their
seats. This was done, with the result
that in all the committee amendeuints
he was sustained. With number of
committee amendments yet to be con-
sidered. the house at 6:5S p. m. ad-
| journed.
SENATE bill to provide for the
remuneration of the 18th and subsequent
IcenSuses WAS reported to the senate by
Mr.. La Toilette. chairman of the COM
mittee on the census, who stated that
| he would ask the senate to consider it
| today Several resolutions calling on
| the secretaries of state, of agriculture
and commerce and labor for informa- :
tion concerning duties on sugar were
| adopted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
from pleasure and partly to comply
with the social requirements of the
circle in which her husband belonged.

from pleasure and partly to comply
with the social requirements of the
circle in which her husband belonged
Comes To America.
So in the latter part of 1876 she and
her husband went to what even in far
distant Poland was known as the best
climate in the world and settled down
upon ranch in southern California
not far from Los Angeles.
Their money soon was absorbed and
they were forced to put their wits to
work to save themselves Modjeska
determined to return to the stage. She
went to San Francisco. heard in a
boarding house there the voice of a
young woman who spoke English beau
tifully, sought her out and had her
teach her the words of the role of
Adrienne in "AdrienIle Lecouvreur. a"
After three months she made applica-
tion TO John Mccullough for hearing.
She got it. and as a result played
"Adrienne Lecouvreur" on Aug. 90,
1877. The next morning she telegraph
ed to her husband, who was still in
southern California. 500 miles away,
the one word, Victory"
Soon her position became assured
among the foremost players in Amer
lea and for the next 25 years she was
constantly before the public. touring
the country every season except from
1880 to 1882, when she went to Lon
don unheralded and won the unquali
fled commentator and admiration OF
the English public and press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09

terror under Mckinley and Roosevelt,
died this morning aged "A. He had
been critically ill for several days.
started With Cold.
Hitchcock contracted a severe cold
while in the west His condition be-
came more serious, and he hurried TO
Washington to place himself in the
hands of specialists. who had attended
him during his official career here. He
suffered from complication of kid
ney, heart and pulmonary diseases.
Confined to Bed.
Ever since he reached here he had
been confined to his bed. constantly
attended by physicians and trained
nurses. With him at the home of his
son-in-law, Lieutenant Commander
Sims. were his children, Mrs Sims,
Mrs. Shepley and Margaret Hitchcock.
Great Service I'm Lands.
The passing of Hitchcock marks the
close of career whose pre-eminent
department that stirred the western
land problems as never before.
Brought here from ST. Petersburg,
where he had served as ambassador
under appointment by Mckinley Hitch
cock was almost Immediately plunged
into a vortex of complications grow
ing out of vast frauds and charges of
| fraud and counter charges growing ont
of the requirement of public lands in
western states.
| Aroused Enemies.
| Hitchcock directed most sweeping
Investigations, arousing the enmity of
powerful political interests. That work
answering, relentless inquisitions IN
1 the annals of government prosecu-
ton.
/ Some He Prosecuted.
| He prosecuted cases against numer-
Gus men. in public life and private
business, including Senator Mitchell of
Oregon. who was convicted. and not
Binger Hermann. who had served as
commissioner general of the land Of
flee and who was acquitted, former
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska, Repre-
sentative Williamson of Oregon and
) John A. Benson, millionaire real estate
broker of San Francisco. Hitchcock
was the target for attack on the floors
, of congress. and in protests filed at
the White house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09

plaintiff start action. the defendant
come in and be served and thus confer
jurisdiction upon the court. IF such
were the intention" he added, then
must say Dakota in her palmy days
could not approach the mark Nevada
will make in her divorce laws. The
statute applies only in the case of a
bona fide resident of the state served
in whatever jurisdiction he may be
found in the state"
There are at least 80 men and
women here to get divorces to whom
the decision will apply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
To native LAND
Body of Nine. Modjeska will be
Taken Back to Poland for
Interment.
OBJECTIONS ARE WAIVED
Career of Famous Tragedienne Gov.
cred 30 Years-Overcome Diff
culties and Hardships.

Los Angeles, Cal. April 9.-The body
of Nine. Helena Modjeska, the famous
Polish tragedienue, who died yester-
day at her island home at Bay City,
Orange county, will be embalmed and
brought to Los Angeles, where it will
lie in vault for some time. Later
Count Bozenta will take the body TO
Cracow, Poland, the early home OF
Modjeska, and there it will be inferred
The decision to take the body to Po
| land gave rise to the question as to
whether the Russian government would
permit this in view of the debarmeEt
of the actress from her native land
and the fact that the obsequies might
incite national anti-Russian demon
stration.
| AT the Russian embassy at Wash
lington it was said no objection would
be made by the Russian government
terment at Cracow.
Stage Career of 30 Years.
Nine. Modjeska's career on the stage
extended over a period of 80 years
She was born in the old town of era
! cow, the ancient capital of Poland. Oct
liz, 1874 at time when the Austrian'
were tyrannizing the country.
Her father. Michael Opid, though ;
mountaineer, was man of artistic
and scholarly tastes and "a great love
of music Her mother. at the time sh
married Opid, was the widow of a mai
named Benda.
Her father died when she was
mere child, and fire soon afterward dc
stroyed the greater part of Mmc
Opid's possessions, so that the actres
was by no means reared in luxury.
At the age of IL she married he
guardian, NJ Modrzejewski Modrs
jewska (afterward shortened to Moo
jeska) is the feminine form in Polisf
; Shortly after their marriage her hui.
band lost his position as small off
cial in Bochnia, where her stage C;
reer began as an amateur.
weds Agnin In 1858.
Il III icOC DCi huouuuu 0iuu, OIL
through the influence of her broths
! she secured an engagement to pla
! ingenue roles at the Polish theater {
Cracow. Oct. IL, 1868, she was ma
: ried to Count Charles Bozenta Chi
u cowski, patriotic young journalist
good family. The next day they lie
Cracow for Warsaw, where the ne
= countess had been offered an engag
g ment of IL performances.
:. After playing in Warsaw with br
q liant success for 20 performances, 81
!. had to return to Cracow. But her su
: cess led to an offer of life engag
: meht at Warsaw with the largest S.
" ary allowed by the government. A
n cordingly she returned there in 1S
4. and appeared as the leading woman
ID the Imperial theater for seven conse
II utive years.
vi Presently, however, her health
~ gan to fail, owing to the hard work
s. the stage and the continuous round
social activities she attended, par
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
Payne Gracefully Moves
Amendment Taking Off
| Per Cent.
FINAL VOTING BEGUN
Another Change Intended to
Prevent Specializing in
Grain Is Adopted.

washington, Hprii S.-Rt O'CLOCK
the house began voting on the Payne
tariff bill. The committee amendments
with the exception of those affecting
tea, coffee, barley and barley malt,
were adopted in a lump and without
division. The committee amendme ut
placing tea on the free list was adopt
ed without restriction.
Washington, April e.-After the COM
mittee amendments had been disposed
Of a long wrangle ensued as to the
order in which the amendments on
the lumber schedules should be voted
on.
OIL Made Free.
Washington, April 9.-There was
full membership when the house met
today and resumed consideration of
the Payne tariff bill At the sugges-
tion of Payne the action of the house
in fixing a rate of 1 per cent ad val
orem on crude petroleum and its pro-
ducts was by unanimous consent re-
versed and the articles placed on the
free list.
other Changes Made.
Basic Stag was taken out OF the max
imum and minimum provision and the
substitute for the section covering the
maximum and minimum feature of the
bill offered by Chairman Payne yes
terday was adopted.
Barley Rate Boosted.
The committee amendments increas-
ing the Payne rate on barley from 15
to "a cents bushel, and the duty on
barley malt from % to 40 cents per
bushel, were adopted The commit
tee amendment intended to prevent the
use of drawback privileges for the pur-
pose of speculating in grain was also
adopted
Takes Up Census bill.
The senate today entered upon the
consideration of the bill providing for
the 18th census.
Row Over Sugar Schedule.
Washington, April o indications
point to contest in the senate over
the sugar schedule in the tariff bill
not only because of the proposed free
admission of 100000 tons annually
from the Philippines, but also because
certain democratic senators plan tC
pen up the whole subject by introduc
ing an amendment to remove the duty
entirely from refined sugar.
Referred to subcommittee.
So far as the report of the finance
committee is concerned the beet sugar
producers have little to fear, as the
whole sugar schedule has been refer
red to a subcommittee. Burrows
Smoot and Flint, representing the su
gar producing states of Michigan
Utah and California. What American
producers fear the most is an attemp
i'm the debate to bring the sO-calleo
sugar trust to the foreground, as th'
democratic senators threaten to do
The democratic ranks will be broken
however, as already the cane Suga
states have lined up with the bee
sugar states.
Two Sessions Held.
Two sessions were held yesterday b,
the subcommittee on sugar, at both O
which the senators from the beet ST
gar states were present. The matte
which most alarms the American Ct
gar producers is the proposition 70
the admission of 100000 gross tons al
nually of free Philippine sugar. Thi
is looked upon as an entering wedg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
Well Known Capitalist Dead.

Lenox. Mass. April 9.-The death
of William Fitzhugh Whitehouse, the
well known retired capitalist of New
York, son of the late Bishop White
house. Episcopal diocese of Illinois at
Beaulieu. France, was announced in
a cablegram received here today.
Heart failure was the cause of death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
ROOSEVELT PARTY
REACHES PORT SAID
Voyage of Three Days from Messina
Uneventful--AlI Members in
Good Health.

Port Said. April 9-The steamer
Admiral, with the Roosevelt party on
board, arrived here at 6:35 this even
ing. Excellent weather prevailed. .dur-
ing the three days voyage from Mes.
sina. The trip was uneventful
Roosevelt and party are well.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
HOLDS TAILOR KILLED PAIR
Ohio Coroner Returns Verdict i'm Mys-
terry at TeledO.

Toledo, Ohio. April 9.-Coroner Hen
zler today rendered a verdict in the
Krueger murder case, holding Michael
Soboleski. tailor, responsible for the
deaths of Ludwig Kruger and wife
whose bodies were found buried in the
cellar of their home after it had been
destroyed by fire the morning OF
April /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
Yesterday in Congress

Washington, April ,9-Following is
a summary, compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work of both
houses of congress yesterday:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
BIG OIL TANKS
IN PERIL after
AN EXPLOSION

Wayne. n. j., April 9.-One employe
was killed. several injured, and 10
small buildings destroyed by an ex,
plosion in the mill of the Dupont Pow
der works here today. The shock OF
the explosion, was felt 20 miles. Win
dows were broken and chimneys thrown
down for 10 miles distant.
Seven men were injured and foul
of them since have died. The tank
on fire contained 100000 barrels of OF
and 90 other tanks containing $4,000.
600 are in danger of catching fire.
Shock Was Felt 20 Miles.
Point Richmond, Cal, April 9.-Th'
still of the refining plant of the Stand
ard Oil company exploded today, caus
ing a fire that destroyed part of th'
works. Several persons were injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-09
Had Long Been Prominent
in Public Affairs Of
Nation.
LAND Thieves ENEMY
As Secretary of the Interior He
Prosecuted Many Famous
Cases.

Washington. ID. c., April 9.-Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, secretary of the in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30

OFFICES AND
BANKS CLOSE
SATURDAY WILL BE HOLIDAY
WITH MANY INSTITUTIONS, BUT
STORES WILL RETAIN OPEN
AND READY FOR BUSINESS.

Saturday, the first day Of the new
year. 1910, viii Be observed by the
banks and government Offices through
out the cry, but the stores viii remain
open unit! the usual hours, and al bay
work viii proceed. providing crews
show I'D on that day Il was stated
that the rush Of work in the pay viii
not permit of holding of from work
there Saturday as much as the snip
ping merchants would desire 20 OBJ
serve the day
The banks Of The CITY VIII close Tor
the day. After the hour of closing as
observed BY the city banks on Friday,
these institutions will not open 70.
business again until a. NJ. Monday
CT the following week and the follow
ing year
Sunday hours will be observed in
the pOs-Office, although il is possible
that on account Of the heavy mail
which is now arriving here there may
be a morning delivery ordered.
The custom house VIII close at p
m. Friday to remain closed until Mon
day following at a. N. Transactions
may be made there until the hour
named Friday Shipping interests viii
do well 10 observe the notice. for If
a vessel is cleared Friday it may ger
away as soon as convenient. IT, how
ever, such is not the case. il may mean
a delay of three days IN port.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
NAVY NEEDS
MORE DOCKS
CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR CAPPS
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS,
AMONG WHICH is LENGTHEN-
ING OF CHARLESTON DOCK.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 2J.-The necessity
Of providing more suitable docking
facilities for the battleship feet Is
dwelt Oh in the annual report of chief
Constructor Caps head Of the bureau
Of construction and repair. made pub
lie today.
The leuEthoning of dock No. at the
Charleston. 8 9, navy yard. and of
dock No. .. at the Norfolk, Va, navy
yard. Is urged. The early completion
Of the dry docks at New York. Puget
Sound and Pearl Harbor is recon-
mended
IN addition the chief constructor
suggests tha an additional dry dock
De- built IT Norfolk and that dry dock
No % at New York be rebuilt and en-
Iirged
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
CROSS-WALKS IN
FRONT OF CITY HALL

CTOss-waIks in front of the city hail
We're completed yesterday by the
Whidd0U Construction company, and
oLa walk from the east side of the
Plaza was also completed but each OF
lem We're protected agalHst he pup
lie use until the cement settled and
hardened. The walk in front of the
city building extends through The sIN
foot grass plot and is eighteen feet I'D
length. This makes an admirable en-
trance from The pavement for vehicles.
and IS in keeping with tho rest Of rh9
surroundings of PensacoIa's home tor
officials.
The CUoss-waIk contract viii be pur-
sued as rapidly as possible now that
the work has been started The com
pany has all its material in easy reach
and viii move about to the spots
whore work is needed with dispatch.
The Longest o. a single walk TO be
built VIII be those on the cross streets
from Wright to Romano on AIcaniz
street. where the brick paving Is
being put down rapidly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
Blizzard the Most Severe to
Be Experienced in Many Yrs.

Continued from First Pace.1
Green river. nine miles away, until all
danger is passed.
Al LeavenwoTth. Ind, people are
walking across the Ohio on the ice.
COAL FAMINE.
The coal situation in Louisville al
ways a serious one on occasions Of
this character, is becoming more in
teTeStiHc, especially 20 the consumer.
"a allie both the big companies have
plenty of coal in their harbOrs. it is
almost impossible TO get it to the
Louisville market. The cost ordi-
naTiiy to d dealer is - per barge. TO
have it delivered at the Louisville
wharf. Now the cost is many times
that amount.
In Louisville today PittsbUrg coal is
quoted by retailers At $50 per ton
But Il few days ago it was $500 This
means. naturally, that the poor Will
suffer extremely unless this condition
is relieved. The calls for charity
coal. which come 10 the desk Of Sec
rotary Foster OF the mayors Office. are
rolling in with almost Unheard of FIRE
UUency.
Thousands of people HOcked to the
river today to view the long, Eifstau-
ing sheets Of ice which spread in all
directions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-30
LOW TEMPERATURES ARE
REPORTED FROM MINNESOTA

St Paul, Mimi, Dec 2a.-t-NtremeIv
low temperatures prevailed today in
Minnesota. North and South Dakota
and portions of Iauitoha. according 20
the local United States waa-her OBJ.
server, but reports received today
from Montana. Saskatchewan and A.
ae-ta indicate warmer temperatures %
follow
II was g degrees below zero here
in St Paul officially Duluth reported
Is below Huron. :. D.. -H below. tire
coolest being Winnipeg. where il was
- below