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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
TAFT In FAVOR OF
DEEP WATERWAYS
Tells Texans Congress Should Pro-
vide for Their Systematic I'M
prOVement.

Houston Texas, Oct 23.-President
Taft reached Houston at 7:10 this
morning. After breakfast on the train
he was given military salute and
driven to the Rice hotel. where he
made an address from the balcony.
A motor car ride followed, during
which ne reviewed several hundred
school children The president left
Houston for Dallas at 1O:30.
Corpus Christi. Texas, Oct. 23.-An-
nouncing himself as an enthusiastic
advocate of deep waterways when such
projects can be shown to be practic-
able and necessary, and declaring that
the piecemeal procession by jerks"
policy of congress in the past with ref
erence to such improvements should
be replaced with a definite general
plan for opening up the great avenues
of commerce, President Taft aroused
the delegates to the convention of the
Interstate Inland Waterways league, in
session here yesterday, to an enthusi-
astic demonstration of approval.
President Taft arrived here at IL a
m, and after short automobile ride
was taken to a gTandstand at the foot
of natural terrace where the dele
gates to the waterway convention were
gathered.
School children were much in evi-
dence. too, and the president made an
immediate hit with his audience by
asking that three tiers of seats i'm
mediately in front of him be vacated
by the early comers to make way for
a hundred or more veterans of the con-
federate and union armies who had
been assigned to more remote sec
ton of the inclosure.
Th president returned to Gregory
at O'Clock in the afternoon and left
there at $3.50 for Houston and Dallas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

| be started. The government attaches
much Importance to the Musica case
for the reason that il is looked on as
in the nature of precedent. ~
Many Prosecutions Planned.
Mr. Loeb has told the treasury de-
partment he has a copper Tiveted"
case against three importers. IL con
victions are obtained it will mean that
the government will go ahead with
many other cases. From 80 to 40
prosecutions are planned and some OF
these, it is said. will be sensational
and will reach high up.
No conceaiment is made here of the
fact that some of the weighers have
promises of immunity. That was hov
the government obtained its evidence.
The treasury is arranging to have
automatic weighing apparatus installed
at New York and IL is the intention TO
do all weighing with automatic scales
in the near future. How far this will
cut down the weighing force is not
stated
Admits Altering weights.
That the weighing frauds were
more farreaching than anyone had be.
lieved was learned i'm the afternoon
when William N. Hutchinson. an as
sistant customs weigher, testified ne
had gone to the Office of Antonio and,
Philip Musica, on trial before Judge
Holt in the United States circuit court
on a charge of defrauding the govern
ment, and obtained $500 in one pay
ment for altering the weights.
On cross examination he admitted
ne had gone to other importers. per
haps dozen others" he said. for the
same purpose. He said he entered
weights on his pad and then went TO
the merchants to see II there was
anything in it for me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
w. C. T. U. DOWN TO WORK
Constitutional Amendments Take Up
Large Share of Time.

Omaha, Oct 23.-After an hour of
praise and prayer service this morning
the second days session of the Nj
tionaI Women's Christian Temperance
union was called to order. The min
utes and the report of the executive.
committee were placed before the con-
vention, after which the works and
needs OF the Union Signal. the official
organ of the organization, were dis
cussed. A discussion of proposed un-
constitutional amendments, some of
which are of considerable interest, oc-
cupied a large part of the morning
session
+ FHe National Woman s. Christian
union today adopted a resolution ap-
proving of the efforts of the Anti
Saloon league here for the county op
tion bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
FRAUDS HAVE ROBBED THE
GOVERNMENT OF MILLIONS IN DUTIES

Washington, Oct. 23.-That the gov
eminent has been defrauded out oi
untold millions of dollars through
false weighing and other devices at
the port of New York, and that the
extent of losses from this source can
not even be estimated. is the informa-
ton Collector Loeb has brought to the
treasury officials.
Much has been made of the sugar
weighing frauds, as a result of which
the government brought suits totaling
$4,000, 900 and later accepted a com
promise on a basis of 81, 100000, but
there is no longer any question i'm the
minds of Mr. Loeb and the treasury
officials that the losses on other mer-
chandise of various kinds amount to
many times $2,OOO,OOO.
Frauds for 80 Years.
1t was declared yesterday in a re-
sponsible quarter that it would proba-
bly, never be possible to say how enor-
nous the losses to the government
have been and that it was probably
true that for so years there has been
systematic defrauding of the govern
ment at New York on a large scale.
The revelations made in the Musica
case-referred to frequently as the
cheese importing cGse-whict. is now
on trial. in which it has been disclosed
that the government was beaten out
of half the weight of some of the inl-
portations, have astounded treasury
officials.
Collector Loeb is in conference with
Acting Secretary Hilles and Chief Of
Customs Montgomery at the treasury
department. He is reticent concern
ing the subject of discussion, but it
has been learned that much of it re-
lates to the prosecutions for customs
frauds which are under way or are to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Robbers DespoiI Image Of
Virgin at Czen-
stochoWa.
MANY WEEP AND PRAY
Famous Church Attracts Quar-
ter of Million of Pilgrims 4
Yearly.

CZenstochowa, Russian Poland. Oct.
23.-During the night robbers entered
the chapel of the Pauline convent here
and despoiled the much-venerated
image OF the Virgin of the Robe with
its pearl and diamond-studded crown
and many votive offerings of jewels.
The image itself was not damaged.
The objects stolen have an intrinsic
value of several million roubles. There
is no clew to the robbers.
Weeping Crowds Surround.
Today the chapel, which had been
closed upon the discovery of the out
rage. was surrounded with a great
crowd of weeping and praying men
and women.
The convent at Czenstochowa is IA
nous for its representation of the vir-
gin and attracts probably quarter OF
a million pilgrims annually.
Attacked by swedish Army.
Formerly it was strongly fortified.
In 1855 it was attacked by a large
Swedish army, and its defense at that
time by a handful of monks and sol
diers constitutes one of the most
heroic episodes in the history of Po-
land
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
SECONDS SUBSIDY PLEA
Huntington Wilson Addresses Chi
cago Business Men on Subject.

Chicago, Oct. Huntington Will
son, assistant secretary of state, sec
onded Taft's ship subsidy plea last
night before the Chicago association
of commerce banquet rendered the
representatives from Canada, Cuba
and Mexico, to discuss trade rela-
tions.
He added:
THE government will do all the
government can, but the state depart
ment cannot go into business. You
must do your full share and / hope
you will each know how the Chicago
stand on ship subsidy
and on the question of holding up the
hands of the secretary of state i'm his
unprecedented Introduction of mod
ern methods in the foreign service as
a very real engine toward the promo
tion of Americas greatest interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
TREMORS ARE FELT
Earthquake Noted at Alton, ILL.,,
Today and at Sterling
Yesterday.
NO DAMAGE EITHER PLACE
Indian Cities Found to Have Been
RHined by Disturbances Re-
corded Here Thursday.

ST. Louis, Oct. 23.-SHght earth
quakes. were felt early today at Al=
ton, ILL.,, and ST. Peters, Mo. No
damage resulted
At Sterling, Too.
Sterling, ILL.,, Oct. 23.-Two dis
tinct vibrations of the earth were not
iceable here yesterday afternoon at
4:3O O'Clock. The first lasted about
four and the second about 10 sec
onds. They ratified windows, but
did no damage.
Ruins Indian Cities.
Quetta, India, Oct. 23.-Great hav-
oc was wrought in Beluchistan and
the western portion of the Punjab
by Thursdays earthquake, according
to reports received from tribesmen
struggling in from the affected dis
tricts. These reports say the vii
lagos of Makanbela, Tanio, Kanda
and Kurani have been almost entirely
destroyed, with the loss of hundreds
of lives. The cities of Khelat, with
1900 population, and Bagh. with
10000. are isolated, and it is feared
that great damage has been done
there also.
Perref Predicts Quake.
MeSsina, Oct. 23.-The earth
shocks felt Thursday in the vicinity
of Mount Etna, coincident with the
renewed activity of Mount Vesuvius,
have caused much alarm here. They |
had been predicted by Frank A. Per-
ret, the American scientist, formerly |
of the Royal observatory on Mount |
esuvius.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

records. Investigation of these dis
closed the fact that more than one-half
the average family's income went for
food and drink. For drink, most of it
beer, almost 10 per cent was spent.
Expend More Than They Earn
1t was likewise discovered the aver
age earnings of the German family of
the wagcearning class is $521.7O
year while the average expenditure
was s53169. or an average nnual de-
felt of $9.99 to each family. Consul
Eft does not indicate that any remedy
is suggested by the imperial bureau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
FAXED A HOLDUP
Night Express Messenger at
Peoria Union Station Is
Caught in Crime.
SECURED $4,000 CURRENCY
detective Seized Him by Arm and
Felt Bills He Had Sewed in
Sleeve of His Coat.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 23.-Driven by
what he declared was a sudden i'm
pulse to get rich quick, James Maifan,
night agent of the American Express
company at the Union depot origi-
mated a fake holdup story after, it
is alleged. Tobbing the company's
safe of $4,000 in currency early this
morning. After sewing $1,000 in
large bills in the lining of his coat
sleeves and scattering the remainder
of the stolen plunder about in OBJ
scure places throughout the Union
depot he notified the police he had
been held up and robbed.
Hears Bills Rustic.
A detective who grasped Mahan by
the arm heard crinkling of bills in
his coat sleeve. Mahan was searched
and the money found. Mahan broke
down, and it is said, confessed. All
but $40 of the missing money was
recovered. Mahan is in Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
ITALY REALLY
CLAD TO HAVE
CzAR A VISITOR

Racconigi, Italy, Oct 23-Tne en-
peror of Russia made a triumphaI en-
try into Italy today. The reception
was cordial and popular The days
rejoicing was spontaneous and genu-
inc, even the mayor of Rome having
been sent by the radical ad socfaIistic
board of aldermen to participate in the
imperial reception. Broadly viewed
the much discussed and keenly antici-
pated meeting metween Emperor Mich
olas and King Victor Emmanuel open
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Beer CAUSE OF POVERTY OF GERMAN
EARNING CLASS; 1--we ABOVE INCOME

Washington, Oct. 23.-Beer, it ap-
pears from the report of United States
Consul Eft of Nuremberg, is respon-
sible for the poverty of the average
middle class German families. He has
transmitted to this government the
findings of the imperial statistical bu-
reau, which year ago distributed
housekeeping books among German
families. with the request that the
head of each household keep a detail
ed account of the expenditures for 12
months.
Only $50 families turned in complete
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
MANY OF LEADERS
CAST INTO PRISON
Political Situation in Nicaragua in
Chaotic State With 500 Be
hind Bars.

Panama. Oct. 23-A prominent
member of the foreign colony at Mana
qua. who las arrived here, reports the
political situation in Nicaragua criti-
cal. When he left the capital the
prisons were filled with political pris-
oners whose number exceeded 500 am
included some of the most prominent
persons in the republic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Leader of the Brooklyn
Democrats and Enemy
of Tammany.
OPERATION is FATAL
Studied Own Case and Said He
Knew From First He Could
Not Recover

New York. Oct. 23.-State Senator
Patrick NJ McCarren died shortly
after | o'clock this morning after a
brave fight for life following an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. His family
was at his bedside.
His death was not unexpected. In
fact, the senator himself realized
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
new CABINET
OF SPAIN WILL
HELP LIBERTY

Madrid, Oct 23.-The cabinet was
in session four hours last night and.
following its adjournment, an official
communication Swas issued announcing
the cabinet proposed to follow a policy
of pscifieation and liberty II is under
stood that among the specific decisions
arrived at was one TO submit religious
orders engaged i'm industries to the
operation of common law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
FOLLOWED FROM STREATOR

Italian Assassinated at Chicago but
Lives to Make Statement.
Chicago, Oct. 23.-Salvatore Pinello,
laborer, fatally shot last night while
walking in an Italian district, made a
statement before his death today ac-
cusing two Italians from Streator, ILL.,,
of waylaying and shooting him. pi-
nello declared his assailants had writ
ten threatening letters to him demand
ing money. No arrests were made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
TOWN SITES ARE SELECTED
Government Officials Announce Loca-
ations i'm New Lands

dIIOIio III NOW Ia1Os-
Aberdeen, S. d., Oct. 23.-Four town
sites of LOO acres each have been set
aside in the Cheyenne River and
Standing Rock reservations by the in
terror department and their location
was announced yesterday by Superin-
tendent Witten. They will be Eagle
Butte, Hump, Dupris and White Horse.
the first three on the Cheyenne branch
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget
Sound road and the other on the Mo
reau branch. Registration for the
drawing pow totals 75,165.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
CARPENTERS BUSINESS
AGENT WAS MURDERED

Erie, Pa, Oct. 23.-With his throat
cut and dozen wounds in the back.
the body of Melville Keene, business
agent of the Carpenters union, was
found today. There is no cIew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
MILLIONS WORTH 0E JEWELS
TAKEN FROM POLISH CHAPEL

light fight of AZ minutes was made
by Wilbur Wright last evening.
Lieutenant Humphreys accompanied
Wright. 1t was the longest fight by
nine minutes yet made here Lieu
tenants Lahm and Humphreys will
probably take the machine aloft unac-
companied
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
TOOK $1,000 FROM
THE WASHERWOM OMAN

Omaha. Neb., Oct. 23.-William
Eschle, at whose home Mrs. Thomas
Wendt. an aged woman, was robbed
of over $1,000 yesterday while she
was washing, today confessed having
taken the money and returned it all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Explosion Kills Three Boys.

San Jose. Cal, Oct. 23.-Three boys
whose ages ranged from 8 to 10 years
were blown to atoms last night by the
explosion of 500 giant powder caps.
The boys, whose fathers work for a
mining company here, were playing
miner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
SENATOR M M'CARREN. UNIQUE
POLITICAL FIGURE, IS DEAD

ed most auspiciously. The emperor
arrived here at $3.50 this afternoon.
From the moment the imperial party
entered Italy through the famous Mont
GEMS tunnel at Moduna until it
reached the royal castle it was attend
ed by an extraordinary military guard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

early part of the night that the end
was near.
Knew He Was Dying.
To the physicians in consultation
with him yesterday, he said:
Gentlemen, l know what you have
come for There is no need for a con-
sultation | knew l was dying the day
l walked into the hospital | made a
study of my own case, and | find that
my trouble is an old heart and an old
stomach. If you replace them with
new ones, there might be a chance of
my getting better"
One of the pathetic features of Sen
ator McCarren's illness is that his
aged mother had not been apprised of
his condition. She thinks that the
campaign has kept him from home,
and Senator McCarren had insisted
that she be kept in ignorance for fear
(Continued on Page SixD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Has Not scId to the Bell.

Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. 23.-In sign
ed statement here today James S.
Bradley, Jr., denied positively the ru-
NOR he had sold the controlling inter
est in the United States Telephone
company to the Bell interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
FRISCO'S WEEK OF
JOLLIFICATION ENDS

San Francisco, Oct. 23-The Por-
tola festival. which for five days has
been celebrated here. closes tonight
with a parade including elaborate
floats Illuminated by electricity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
TAKES A MOONLIGHT SPIN

Wilbur Wright and Lieutenant Hum
phreys AZ Minutes in Air.
College Park, Mr., Oct. 23.-With
practically ideal conditions, moon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
OTHER CHURCHES GREET
Universalists at Detroit Begin Trans
action of Routine business.

action of Routine Business.
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 23.-The bien-
niaI convention of the Universalist
church entered upon program of rou-
tine business today Among the fea-
lures of today's program was the re-
ceiving of fraternal greetings from the
Detroit clergy of other denominations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
STOCKS LOOK DOWNWARD
Union Pacific Leads Break With 4
Cent Slump at Close.

New York, Oct. 23.-The stock mar
ket today was marked by a falling off
in prices. The decline continued
from the opening and prices were at
their lowest when the market closed.
Union Pacific led the downward move
ment at the close with 4-point break
and the other active stocks lost gen
orally from one to two points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Thieves Rifle Mail Pouches.

Freeport. ILL.,, Oct. 23.-Thieves last
night riIied mail pouches in the post
Office at Eleroy near here The amount
stolen was not ascertained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

| be started. The government attaches
much Importance to the Musica case
for the reason that it is looked on as
in the nature of a precedent ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

CONTINUED on Page Six.)
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-12
|CUTs HIS THROAT
/ BY SLEEPING WIFE
Michael Chervan's Second At
tempt at Suicide at His Home
May Prove Fatal.

A strange. choking noise awakened
Mrs. Mary Cheryan, of 276 Ferry street.
at 1880 o'clock last night, and turning
about in bed she discovered her hus-
band, Michael, lying in a pool of blood
with his throat slashed. With a scream
that aroused everyone in the house,
the or-stricken woman tainted dead
away. and is now in a serious condition.
Chervan was taken to Sa James
Hospital and the physicians at the in
stitution performed hasty operation
that makes his chances for recovery
just about even.
For a number of years the would
be suicide, who is AZ years old, has
been employed as helper at the Bal
bach Smelling Works, but was com
PEELED to leave about two weeks ago
and help with the housework when a
new baby girl arrived.
Yesterday morning he tried TO leap
from the second-story window of his
home, but was prevented by Joseph
Chervan. an uncle, and Michael
Matchke, both of whom board at mis-
home.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-12
THREE BABY GIRLS
ARE ST0RK'S GIFT
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris GerbIinsky
Happy in Welcome to
Newcomers.

When the stork visited the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs, Morris Gerblinsky, of IL.
Peshine avenue, last night, he was in a
decidedly generous mood He brought
three little girls to thu happy couple,
each of them fine and bouncing baby.
There were already two little ones,
Riyka. aged 4, and Rosa, aged >, in the
family, and the one disappointment
that the Gerblinskys have is that all
of the newcomers are girls
The little ones are alike as three peas.
and that there should be no danger OF
their becoming mixed, a blue ribbon
was affixed to the feet of No. l, pink
ribbon to the foot of No. and a white
ribbon to No. 8.
Gerblinsky, who is painter, went
about his work this morning happy in
the fact that his wife was doing nicely
and that the babies were all thriving.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-12
ELKS' CONVENTION OPENS
WITH ELABORATE SHOW

Los ANGELES, Cal, July 12.-Elks
by the thousands fiocked to Passadens
early today for the first entertainment
provided for the members of the organ
ization now gathered in this city for
the apnual reunion of the Grand Lodge
The Grand Lodge members and their
escorts were furnished with automobiles
and after trip over the city, were de-
posted in Tournament Park, where
athletics chariot races and feats OF
horsemanship took place. At noon a
monster barbecue was served Follow
ing this was an extended program.
Tonight the opening public ceremo-
nies of the reunion of the Grand Lodge
will be held in the Auditorium Theatre.
The first meeting Of the Grand Lodge.
when new officers wfil be elected, takes
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-12
GOODALE FLIES TO
NEW YORK AND BACK

: PALISADES PARK. July 12.--Sailing
over the Hudson from Palisades Park
on the New Jersey shore, Frank w.
Goodale, the hoy aeronaut,, steered his
airship down broadway as far as Long
Acre square. sailed three or four times
around the top of the Times building
and then went back to the park today.
Goodale was in the air for fifty min
utes and was at times as near as five
hundred feet to the earth. Blase crowds
along Broadway forgot that they could
not be interested and cheered the young
aeronaut to the echo.
1t was the third time Goodale had
crossed the Hudson to New York.
Weather conditions for a flight were
perfect, as there was very little wind
stirring. What there was opposed him
on his return journey, but he con-
trolled the airsh;s perfectly at Al
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-12

HARRY IHAW SANE,
SAY WITNESSES
Evelyn Ready to Testify in
Newest Fight to Get Hus-
band Out of Madhouse.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July r.
Harry K. Thaw's effort to prove HIM
self sane and fit to be released from the
Matteawan Asylum began in earnest
before Supreme Court Justice Mills here
today.
Thaw's mother. his sister, the for
mer Countess of Yarmouth, and Mr.
and Mrs. Josiah Thaw sat near the
prisoner during the proceedings Thaw
frequently prompted his lawyer. Rich
ard f. Lansing, q real estate dealer, OF
Poughkeepsie, testified that he had dis
cussed poetry and literature generally
with the prisoner, and Thaw talked
appreciatively and intelligently on the
subject.
Oscar Mulford, of Poughkeepsie, for
nerly watclman in the Dutchess
county Jail, testified that he had dis
oussed hydraulics and the construction
of the reservoir in the Catskills for
New York eity frequently with him.
and that Thaw showed a clear head, on
these scientific subjects.
The Rev. Luke j. Evers, pastor of ST.
Andrews Roman Catholic Church, New
York, and Tomb's prison chaplain. said
Thaw displayed broad knowledge of
the criminal law and the history of the
church.
John j. Hanley, assistant warden at
the Tombs, while Thaw was there, and
M. G. Dubois. an editor, testified to the
same effect.
NEW YORK. July Pr will testify
for Harry" said Mrs. Harry K. Thaw
today. Il will stick by him as wife
should stick by husband and as 1 al
ways have stuck by him. 1t is my
DUTY and l shall not shirk it now"