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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
YOUTH WHO WASSTRETCHEDTO ENTER
ANNAPOLIS WINS HIGHEST HONORS

Annapolis, Md, June 3.-Four years
ago there was much interest in little
chap from Kansas City, Mo, who had an
appointment as midshipman at the
United States naval academy within
his grasp, but who was short by an
inch or two of reaching the required
height, and who, with great spirit and
determination, had submitted himself
to a specially constructed instrument
similar to the rack OF inquisition days.
and had succeeded in pulling out the
reefs in his spinal column until he
measured up to the full standard of an
American midshipman.
The name of this ambitious young
Missourian is Luther Welch. Tomor-
row this understood young man will
receive his diploma and will stand out
as one of the topnotchers in his class
Welch graduates No. 4 among ia
picked young men who compose the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03

class. He has shown great brilliancy
in mathematics and kindred subjects.
and scarcely less aptitude in languages
and the other scholastic branches. Ev-
cry year since he has been a midship-
man he has obtained star grade-that
is. IoVer So per cent, and that is his
graduating rank. His proficiency il,
officerlike and soldierly qualities is
shown by his choice as midshipman
commander of one of the 12 co1npa.
MES.
II is conceded that he has been a
good commanding officer and that he
has produced one of the best drilled
WEIGH developed as an athlete. Las,
WEIGH deyelope das an athlete. Last
year Welch was captain and conduct.
cd the Lacrosse team through a sue.
cessful season, The crowning result OF
which was a victory over the Harvard
twelve in a game in which Welch did
lyeoman's work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
BELIEVES DR..
BINKLEy WAS
NOT A SUICIDE

Chicago, June 3.-The coroner's
inquiry into the death of DR.. John
T. Binkley, Sr., of Evansville, Ind,
found dead in local hotel last nighi
was continued today until June 10
after Coroner's Physician Reinhard
had made postmortem examination
of the body and discovered what be
declares to be evidence in support OF
the theory that the aged physicior
did not commit suicide.
Dr. Binkley, who was 80 years
old, was found dead in his room al
the wellington hotel and while the
police and officials call it suicide, DR.
John II. Binkley, Jr., is confident his
father was murdered by a burglar.
DR.. Binkley was found sitting up
right in a chair and he had been sho
in the left side of the face, the bulle
taking an upward course. The re
yolver was found on the bed will
one chamber empty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
Hoston EIcctricnI Morkcrs Quit.
SHAREHOLDERS ASK
VOICE IN AFFAIRS
Arguments Heard ON Temporary Re.
ceivcr for the United States
Express Company.

New York, June 3.-Supreme Jus
tice Guy today heard arguments and
reserved decision on the application
of John l.. Dudley, a stockholder of
the United States Express company,
for the appointment of a temporary re.
cciyer for that corporation. Counsel
for Dudley told the court the trouble
was the shareholders had no voice in
the management and were seeking
means through which such voice might
be acquired. 1t was asserted officials
of the company, to the detriment OF
the United States Express company
had diverted the business of that com
pany to other express companies
through agreements with such com
Ipanies. A general denial of the charg
,cs was made by counsel for the com
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
Insists He Did Not Refer
to Them as Trying
to NEEDLE.
is ATTACKED BY STONE
Latter DeSiSts After Noting
That Pill Has Been Sugar
Coated.

Washington, June 3.-Senator Aid
rich'S recent characterization of the
course of any government which might
send to this country an anonymous
statement concerning prices i'm foreign
countries with view of influencing
legislation was made the subject of an
acrimonious colloquy in the senate to-
day between Aldrich and Stone. The
previous remark of Aldrich's was bas-
ed upon the fact that, in response to
Il request from our own state depart
ment, the German authorities had for
warded to this government statements
of manufacturers concerning the rate
of wages in Germany, with the request
that the names of the manufacturers
be not used.
Reads Telegram.
Stone read a telegram from Berlin
in which it was stated the German
government had taken Offense at Aid
rich's language because of the impor-
tant position he occupies in the party
and in congress. Stone was insistent
that Aidrich's uttefances were impoli-
tic, if not impolite, and that he refer
red TO the German government in an
,impertinent way.
Denies Reference.
Aldrich disclaimed in emphatic man.
ner that he had not referred to the
German government, but was discuss
ing various statements before the COM
mittee
IriaI n 1, go, 4.
rected'-tewards the effort to use the
| information from Germany to in
fiuence American legislation and he
proceeded to express his great ad-
miration for Emperor William and
| the German people.
Reads Extracts.
He then read number of extracts
| from the German report to show
| there had not only been an effort
| to influence legislation but that the
| report contained criticisms of the
I house committee on ways and means.
Depew spoke in depreciation of the
| entire incident saying it was absurd
/ 10 think the German government
| had in reality given serious consid-
Grafton to the matter.
Pill is Sugar-COatcd.
+, Stone concluded his presentation
of the question by saying while there
had not been a direct retraction, the
| dose had been SO sugar coated by
the eulogies upon Germany as to re-
move the bitter taste. E
| No Quorum la House.
Washington, June 3.--The house
held a brief session today. No quor-
um was present and it adjourned un-
til Monday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03

reported that White house influence
has FASTENED the work OF the war d.,
partment
What the contents of the report ar1
no one at the war department. will dis
cuss. 1t has been reported generally
that the survey was most favorable
and that the engineers will approve
the plans of the water way propagani
lists. In this case the publication ui
the report during the summer will en-
able the men who favor the water way
to use 1t as an argument for popular
support before the. November conven
ton of the LakcSitothe-Gulf associa
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
LESS FOREIGN COMMERCE CARRIED
ON AMERICAN SHIPS NOW Than IN '58

New York, June S.-Among the pc
crliar facts concerning the growth of
the United States from 1858 to 1925
noted in the annual report of the New
York chamber of commerce the follow
ing are observed:
Population, 193 per cent
Wealth of the country, 563 per cent
Public debt, 1876 per cent.
Per capita debt, from $l-51 to $10.15
Bank deposits, 3,4G0 per cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
SUDDEN REVIVAL
In SPECULATION
Furious Buying Sends Southern Pa
cific Up g Points and Affects
the Whole Line.

New York, June 3.-Furious buying
the leading feature in a sudden re
vival of speculation in the stock mar
ket today. Interest centered i'll few
prominent stocks, notably Hartman
Pacific and L. S. Steel. The sudden
upward rush of nearly 6 points il
Southern Pacific had an impressive eff
feet on the whole market
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03

Receipts cf the government, 1,1SG
per cent.
War expenditures, 500 per cent
Navy expenditures, 745 per cent.
Consumption of wines and liquors,
266 per cent or from 6.42 to 1926 gal,
Ions per capita, the cost being increas
ed from S914 to $21.0f.
Imports, from $3.50 to s13.7O per
capita.
Foreign commerce carried in Amer
lean ships decreased 59.0G per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
BLAMES Brewers
Speaker Tells Them They Have
Assumed Too Much Re-
sponsibility.
SPONSORS FOR MANY EVILS
Also Advocates High License for Sa.
looms as the Most thorough
Means of Regulating.

Atlantic City, n. j., June 3-One
of the features of the day of the
brewers convention was public
meeting last night at which the prin-
cipal speaker was the Rev. John p.
Peters, chairman of the committee
of IA which is investigating the
liquor question in New York. All
speakers at the public meeting ad-
vocatcd the wiping out of saloons
that are not conducted according to
law and the better enforcement of
reasonable and fair liquor laws.
President Liebmann presented Peters
in a brief speech.
Causes of the "Dry" Wave.
In discussing the causes of the
prohibition movement, Peters said
liquor dealers themselves were part
ly. responsible for the agitation, i'll
that they had not always conducted
their business properly. Speaking
especially of conditions in New York
city. he said the brewers, by their
methods of transacting business, had
shouldered the responsibility for po-
iitical corruption and other evils and
Haunted in the faces of people the
fact that they did so.
Conditions In New York.
Taking up the question of bad
liuuor laws. Peters said:
ANY effort on the part of the brew
ers to better conditions is rendered
difficult in New York, and that | thinl,
is true in general in the country at
large BY the hodge-podge of our liquor
laws. In general | am inclined to be.
lieve the best method of dealing with
the liquor problem is syetem of liceu-
sing and licenses should be high
! licenses in order TO secure better con.
| troll of the business. But that system
can readily be abused. In New York
| city you have one of the best exam
pies OF the abuse of high license, iJs
| use as means OF extortiag money
from the traffic, without rendering any
return in the way of police supervis
ion'
| Beer Production Increases.
The recent decrease in the produc
ton of beer, which has been attributed
| by prohibitionists 10 the advance ot
The temperance cause and by their op
ponents to the hard times. was the
subject given most prominence in thu
annual address of President Julius
Liebmann of New York delivered to
day.
The general business depression o
the year 1907 has seriously affected
Us and greatly diminished the produc
tion of beer said Mr. Lehman. "Fu
the year ending June ,190S, the rev
enue report still shows slight in
crease in the total production of nal
| liquors. II amounts TO POI ,5G9 barrels
1t is an increase, of course, but on.
calculated to dishearten us. Analyza;
statistically. the figures really indicat
a tremendous downward trend-an az
founding fall from preceding annua
increase; and, as a matter of fact, thi
slight increase was really the foreru1
ner of very considerable positiv
Decline"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
BAGLIN LET OUT OF JAIL
II. Augustus Heiize Aid Released
When Ousted by Company.

New York, June 3.-Affairs of r.
Augustus Heinze, and the United
Copper company, which have kept
the United States circuit court and
the federal authorities here busy
because of the disappearance of the
books of the company, needed by the
federal grand jury to clear up loans
alleged to have been made by Heinze
while he was head of the Mercantile
National bank during The panic of
1907. were clarified somewhat yes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03

ically complicated.
George Baglin, second vice presi-
dent of the United Copper company
and secretary to HeinZe, who was
placed in the tombs Tuesday for
contempt of court, was released yes
terday without apparent explanation,
but this action followed his deposi-
ton from the board of directors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
DRUGGISTS IN
COUNTY DECIDE
TO Be DRY, TOO

Ithaca, Mich, June 3-Even the
druggists in this local option county,
Gratoit, have gone dry. At meeting
of the County Druggists association
at Alma a formal resolution was adop-
ted binding all druggists not 10 sell
liquor even on prescription after the
expiration of their present government
licenses June 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
Rioters Smush Up Cars.


Philadelphia, June .3-The attempt
of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany to operate its cars last night
with strike breakers imported from
other cities resulted in the first seri-
,ous rioting which has occurred since
the strike of the street car men began
May 30.
In the Kensington district, where
many mills are located, the feeling
ran high. Mobs of men, women and
children pulled the motormen and con-
ductors from their cars and beat them
severely. In many instances cars were
set on fire and in other cases thrown
across the tracks. The police were
powerIess to control the angry strike
sympathizers. When they charged the
in the vicinity of another car.
When the rioting started after night
fan every car that could be gotten
into the barns of the company was
taken off the street Several police
men were injured during the rioting.
Dynamite Caps Used.
While the most serious rioting occur
red in the mill district in KensingtC1, /,
cars were attacked in many other parts
of the city. In West Philadelphia
dynamite caps were placed on the
tracks and crowds stoned the strike
breakers when they attempted to bring
out cars, forcing them TO return to the
barn. In the down town section con
IdGctorS and motOrmen were pulled
from their cars and their clothes torn
from their backs by mobs of strike
sympathzers. In some cases the ter
Iiiied strike breakers had TO be taken
to private houses and guarded by po
| lice to save them from bodily harm.
II. ~ o. strike Ordered.
Baltimore, Mr., June 3-A general
strike of mechanics in all shops of tho
Baltimore & Ohio railroad was ordered
TO take place this afternoon.
The action, it was stated at the ma
chinists' headquarters today. is the
result Of thc Introduction of the piece
work system in the erecting depart
menjs of the MI. Clare shops, which
| led TO the strike of machinists there
Il few weeks ago. About $50 men EN-
Eloyed in shops at Is or If points along
tac road will be beraffected -~~s-----
Eoston Electrical Workers Quit.
Boston, June 3.-BuildinS operations
! in the city were given an additional
hinGrance today when about 500 union
electrical workers went on strike fol-
an increase of wages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
DETECTIVE KNOWS
OMAHA HOLDUP TRIO
Spokane Officer Identifies Two as
Well Known Crooks, Other Go
ing Under Right Name.

Omaha, June 3-Detective McDon
aid of Spokane identified Wood and
Gordon, under arrest charged with the
Union Pacific holdup, as Dan Downer
and Gordon M. Golden. Torgensen, he
says. is going under his right name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
WAS BORN So YEARS AGO
Archbishop Spalding Celebrates His
birthday Anniversary.

Peoria, ILL.,, June Archbishop
John L. Spalding yesterday celebrat-
ed his 69th anniversary of his birth
quietly at the st. Mary's cathedral.
During the day he received tele-
grams of congratulations from mum
erous leaders of the Catholic church
all of them wishing him many more
years Of honor in the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
BULLET HITS AUTOMOBILE
Believed, However, No Attempt Was
Made Upon Life of Broker.

Made Upon Life of Broker.
Chicago, June Sit was learned to
day that William II. Bartlett of the
brokerage firm of Bartlett. Patten &
Co., narrowly escaped death or injury
from a stray bullet which crashed in
to his automobile yesterday Bartlett
with some friends was returning from
Glen View. H.. to his home in Evan
ston. 1t is believed the shot was fired
by someone practicing in the woods
near by and was not intended for any
occupant of the automobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
Do HONOR TO JEFF DAVIS

People of South Celebrate Birthday
and Confederate Memorial Day.
Louisville, KY, June Jefferson
Davis 101st birthday and confederate
memorial day are being observed
throughout the southern states today
with appropriate ceremonies conducted
by schools and patriotic organizations.
AT Fairview, Ky, Davis birthplace, a
jefferson Davis memorial park was
dedicated in fitting manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
Stevens to Jcin Great Northern.

st. Paul, Mimi, June 3.-Presi-
dent l.. w. Hill of the Great North
ern announced that John f. Stevens,
who resigned as first vice president
of the New Haven and Hartford road
yesterday, would join the Great
Northern for brief time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
LYNCH KENTUCKY NEGRO

Black Taken from Jail and Strung
Up After Shooting Circus Man.
Frankfort, Ky, June 3-John Maxey,
a negro who shot and seriously
wounded b. c. Bowers. a circus man
last night. was taken from Jail here
early today and lynched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03

Philadelphia, June 3-Mayor Rey-
burn said this afternoon developments
are expected that may enc the car
tration is in sight. All saloons are or
dered closed at 6 tonight.
Elevated and subway stop.
Philadelphia, June 3.-At 10 this
morning the elevated and subway sys-
TEN of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company, which has been the bulwark
OF strength for the company since the
strike began, became tied up by Il par
tial strike of its employees. Trouble
started when a crew deserted a west
bound train at the Forty-siXth street
station. Subsequently other crews de
serted trains at the SiXtyninth stree,
terminal
IL Serious Disturbance.
4 serious disturbance occurred this
morning in Northeast Philadelphia, the
scene of last nights riots. when a
crowd attacked two trolley cars which
We're manned by imported workers
Windows in the cars were broken and
the crews seriously beaten Many
persons in the crowd were hurt by
flying bricks. Several arrests were
made.
Police Captain Suspended.
AS a result of the Disturbances in
Kcpsington last night Lieutenant OF
Police Sykes. commander of police il
the district. was suspended from duty
this morning and viii be tried before
the police Eoard on the tharge of fail
ing to lead his men against therioters
Says Men Were Called Out.
A. II Copratt, the strike leader, an
nounced he had called out the elevated
and subway men, and that IS per cen
of the service of the system was tieC
up. The company claims there is III
strike and that two crews quit thci
places.
Causes Sensation.
A sensation was created this after
noon when the mayor ordered sus
pension of Captains DUNCAN anC
Thompson, two veterans in the city.
police service No reason was assign
ed. hut il is presumed they are charged
with failure to vigorously push orders
against riOtinS.
Row in business District.
While there was much disorder tOda,
in the districts that saw rioting las
night, the business section was quic
until the noon hour. Then the strect
were filled with men and boys employ
ed by business houses, and there wer
several disturbances that bordered o.
riot. a block from the postoffice tn
crowd surrounded a car, dragged tn
conductor and motorman off and bea
them, and for while the air was file
with brickbats, the windows and shOy
cases of drug store being destrOye
by flying missiles.
Women Crouch on Floor.
Women passengers in the car crOucf
ed terrified on the floor while the ca
windows were being smashed. Polio,
man McDcrmott was hit on the hea
by brick and severely hurt On
riot call patrol wagon filled with pt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
No Quorum la House.
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS
Washington, June 3.-Following is
a summary, compiled from the official
of the work of both
houses of congress yesterday:

SENATE-The senate adopted res
oiution for day and night sessions. and
the vice president ruled that the alb
sence of "a quorum could not be called
to the attention of the chair If the SEN
ator occupying the floor declined to
yield for that purpose. Senator La Fol-
lette began two days speech arguing
for "a lower tariff. Senators Nelson and
Gore spoke along the same lines and
Senator Elkins pleaded for a higher
tariff on coal and oil. Senator Frye de-
Tended the charge that the New Eng
land cotton mills are making unusually
large profits.
HOUSE-The house was not in ses-
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
USES HATCHET ON SISTER
New Orleans Man Also Throws Acid
in Irving to Prevent Marriage.

New Orleans, La, June 3.-Flying
into a rage when told MS 20-year-oid
sister, Bessie, was to be married to
night, William b. Blessing, aged so
attacked the girl today with a hatchai
infiicting serious wounds. He thea
threw acid in her eyes and mouth
The girl may recover, but will be dis
figured for life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
German Radical Leader Dead.

Baden Baden, June 3.-Dr. Thedote
Barth, leader of one of the radical par
ties in German, reichstag, died last
night of malady of the digestive or-
gans. He was born in 1S49.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
IT COMES TO LIFE
Report of Survey of Mississippi
for Deep Waterway
Heard from.
HURRIED BY WHITE HOUSE
Now in Hands of Chief Engineer
Marshall and Will BE Before
Congress in 10 Days.

-
Washington, ID. c., June 3.-The -
port of the engineering survey of the
Mississippi deep water way probably
will 80 to congress within 10 days, nc.
cording TO an announcement made yes
tcrday at the war department.
The reviewing board of engineers
will pass upon the report today, and
it will be sent at once 10 General W.
L. Matshall chief of engineers, who
will in turn transmit it to Secreta :
Dickinson. The latter viii send it 10
congress without delay.
Haste Causes Surprise.
The sudden Fastening of the report
has caused considerable surprise, rs
the promoters Of the lakes-to-the-gulf
deep water way heard il could not 10
secured for publication before the De-
Cembcr session of congress. Two
weeks ago Congressman Bartholdt al
st. Louis endeavored to secure the
passage of a resolution to hasten the
report, but it was killed in the house
Since then every effort has been
made to hurry out the report, and it is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
ALARM MOVERCUBA?
This Government Said to Fear
Necessity of Another In
VdSiOn.
TROOPS HELD IN READINESS
Mississippi National Guard Officer
Refused Cooperation in Annual
Encampmcnt.

Washington. June -3.--Genenal-sss-
thur Fridge, adjutant general of the
Mississippi National Guard, is author
ity for the statement that the war de
partmCnt is holding the troops pow
stationed in the department of the gulf
in readiness to be sent to Cuba in the
event of an emergency requiring a
third Intervention there by this gov
eminent, The government, according
to General Fridge, expects to hold the
gulf troops for such an emergency for
the next 90 days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
PHILADELPHIA TORN WITH
RIOTS AS RESULT OF STRIKE

lice scattered the crowd and made sew
eral arrests. After l o'clock things
quoted down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
Not Allowed to Go 10 Camp.

General Fridge came to Washington
to secure the cooperation of battalion
of regulars with the Mississippi state
troops at their annual encampment at
Jackson in July. He found the war
department quite willing TO accede to
his request, but no troops from the
department of the gulf could be sent
Then 1t developed, it is said, that the
department is holding these troops at
their regular stations in order to be
prepared for possible emergency in
Cuba. General Fridge was told that
the troops for the Jackson encamp-
ment probably would come from some
of the Texas rnsfS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-03
War Department Silent.

Efforts made to learn what informa
tion is in possession of the war de
partment creating apprehension of the
possible necessity of sending more
troops to Cuba were unavailing. 1t is
known that the administration has had
some disturbing information recently
regarding the situation in Cuba, but
that information had reference almost
entirely to the financial condition oi
the island government