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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Former President Calls
at Beverly Summer
Cottage.
SECRECY is INSURED
Strangers Chased Off Grounds
Roosevelt Butts Into
New York Politics.

Beverly, June 3o.-Taft and Roose
veIt are expected to meet this after
noon at Burgess Point in what is re-
garded by many as the most important
political conference in years. Orders
were issued excluding all visitors from
the grounds surrounding the Taft
house.
Jumps Into Politics.
New York, June so. - Theodore
Roosevelt yesterday made his first pub
lie utterance on a political subject
since his return from Europe June IS.
In a telegram from Cambridge, Mass,
he advocates the enactment, with GER
tain amendments, of the so-called Cobb
direct nomination bill now before the
New York legislature The telegram,
addressed to Lloyd c. Griscom, chair
man of the republican county commit
tee of New York county and sponsor
for the amendment, was:
"PubIic Demand IL"
During the last week great numbers
of republicans and of independent vot-
ers from all over the state, have writ
ten me urging the passage of the direct
primary legislation. l have seen Gov
ernor Hughes and have learned your
views from your representative. II
seems to me that the Cobb bill, with
the amendments proposed by you,
meets the needs of the situation. 1 be-
lieve the people demand it, l most
earnestly hope that it will be enacted
into law
"THTODORE ROOSEVELT"
Mr. Griscom received the telegram
late in the afternoon and almost imme-
diateIy made it public, together with
an appended statement explaining the
proposed amendments to the Cobb bill.
The bill is now before the Judiciary
committee of the assembly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
C m m cree Commission
Refuses to Suspend
Redistribution.
IN EFFECT TOMORROW
Declared That, Contrary to
General Belief, There Is No
General Advance.

Washington, June 30-Permission
was granted today by the commerce.
commission to railroads operating out
of Buffalo, ~ Y, to advance the rates
on -four and other wheat products one
cent per hundred poun, to eastern
destinations. The announ cement also
was made by the commission today 1t
would not suspend official classified
tion No. SO, involving over 1000 items,
which was filed to become effective
July 1.
Victory for Roads.
This declination to act is regarded as
a victory for the railroads. For near
ly a month the commission has been
overwhelmed with protests against the
proposed new classification of freight,
many shippers seeming to entertain
the idea the rearrangement of freight
classifications is the result of largely
increased rates.
Carefully Considered.
The subject was considered carefully
by the commission, a thorough and
comprehensive check being prepared
on the entire classification. In 5000
items and ratings involved there are
only So changes, of which 2S are re-
ductions and 80 advances.
The official classification of terri
tory includes all that part Of the Unit
ed States north of the Potopp>.c and
Ohio rivers and east of the Mississippi
river and takes in the cities of St
Louis and Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
SOUTH CROWS
MORE RAPIDLY
THAN The NORTH?

Washington, June 30.-That the cen
sus of 1910 will show the southern
states including Missouri and Okla
homa made a gain in population or p
per cent since 1900 is the estimate OF
the Southern Commercial congress.
The congress estimates the population
at 32,415,297. The gain of other states
in the union is estimated at 1914 per
cent. The figures are based upon pro-
visional estimates of the census bu-
reau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
CORPORATION TAX is LATE
Many Concerns Wait to Pay CDIiI
the Last Possible Moment.

Washington, June 30.-Yesterday
was a record breaker in the amount
of money received at the treasury un-
der the corporation tax law, the total
paid being $1,142,OO6. making the ag-
grega1e received by the government
on account of the tax $5,521, ,1s4. Cor
porations are not paying up as prompt
ly as was expected.
The impression is that many are
holding off until the latest possible
moment before penalties for delin-
quency are exacted. They thus will
be in a position to claim that the tax
was paid under duress. making recov-
cry easier in the event recourse TO law
is necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Steamer Has File IN hold.

Philadelphia, June 30.-The steam
ship Grecian, which left port yeste day
for Boston with 100 persons aboard,
returned today with a serious fire in
the hold All passengers were landed
safely. Twelve firemen were overcome
by the smoke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
JEFF WILL BLOW UP,
COFFROTH ASSERTS

New York, June 30.-The unqualified
declaration of James Coffroth that JEFF
fries will blow up" when he finds he
cannot lay a glove on Johnson has
stimulated the betting here. Johnson's
followers, waiting to place money at
the short end of to 1, were satisfied
to bet TO 10 on the negro.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
CHILE TO HAVE THE
BIGGEST WARSHIP
South American Country Orders YES
sci of $4,000 Tons Costing
$15,OOO,OOO.

New York, June 30.-A South Amer
lean republic is to have the biggest
English firm of boat builders to begin
work on a vessel of $4,000 tons and of
speed equal or exceeding the fastest
warship af1oata The armament will
correspond. The ship will cost $751;
600 OOO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
FOUR MORE FOUND
In LICKING RIVER
Total of Ten Bodies Taken from the
Kentucky Stream, Which Is
Still High.

Paintsville, KY, June 3O.-It is re-
ported, here today four more bodies
were recovered from Licking river,
making 10 thus far. The river con-
tinues high. The country for miles
on each side of the stream is strewn
vita debris
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
HEART TROUBLE
AFFECTS CUMMLNS

Des Moines, June 3O.-Because of
heart trouble Senator Cummins can
celled his chautauquA dates until Aug.
IA upon the advice of his physician.
The senator was also ordered to give
up golf and cigars temporarily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
POLICE PlLFER FROM FUND

More Than Score of st. Louis Of
ficers Concerned in Scandal.
St. Louis, June 30.-One police lieu
tenant, six sergeants, detective and
Is patrolmen were charged with pill
fering from the Police Relief associa-
tion fund by the board of police COM
missioners today. Eleven men were
suspended in March pending charges
which were served today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
NOCAUSE OF ACTION
SHOWN; PACKERS

Jefferson City, Mo, June 3O-The
meat packers whom the attorney gen.
eral is seeking to oust from the state
filed demurrers today alleging no cause
of action was shown in the petition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Odds Same at ErIsoo.

San Francisco, June 30.-Betting
odds on the fight remain at 10 to 6 in
favor of Jeffries. There is no lack of
Johnson money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
RIVER BULLETIN.

A falling tendency will continue in
the Mississippi from below Dubuque to
| Muscatine
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
JAPAN ABOUT TO
ANNEX KOREA?

Toxic, June 30.-There is every rea-
son to believe that the announcement
of the annexation of Korea by Japan
is imminent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Smoke Cause of Lake Accident.

Sault Ste. Marie, June 80. = Three
steamers, the Tionesta, Eads and Schil-
ler, went aground ON Round island
last night in a heavy cloud of smoke
caused by forest fires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Minority Leader Appears
in Court at the State
Capital.
MORE BILLS DRAWN UP
States Attorney Wayman
WithdraWS Statement as to
Jury Being ''Fixed."

Springfield. ILL., June 30.-Represent-
atives Browne and Robert T. Wilson.
indicted by the Sangamon county
grand jury for conspiracy to bribe in
the legislative Jack pot" investigation,
appeared in court today and furnished
bond in the sum of $4,000 each.
Plan New Grand Jury.
A special grand jury is to take up
the inquiry into legislative corruption
and is expected to be on the job in
two. weeks. the present grand jury,
the regular May panel, will be busy
the remainder of this week investigat-
ing local cases and will pass out of
existence at the end of the present
week, along with the May term of
court.
But the election of Senator Lorimer
and the general Jack pot" scandals
will be investigated by the Sangamon
county inquisitors. 1t is the present
plan to start the special grand jury
upon the senatorial election, and after
all the ramifications of that plot have
been uncovered to turn attention to the
Jack pot" cases.
Arraigned Soon.
1t is probable that within the next
two weeks the cases of Browne and
Wilson will be set for arraignment,
the expectation of the states attorney
being that a motion to quash the in
dictments will be made. State's At
torney Burke declared yesterday that
he is ready for immediate trial
Indictments of State Senator John
Broderick of Chicago, charged by Sen
ator ID. w. Holstlaw of Iuka WITH 5ysy-
ing him $4,000 for his vote for Lori
mer. as we'll as against Senator S. c.
Pemberton of Oakland and Representa-
tive Joseph Clark of Vandalia, indicted
for conspiracy in the furniture deal,
have already been drawn and will be
returned by the grand jury Friday.
Jurors Discuss Verdict.
Chicago, June 30.-Causes for the
mistrial that resulted yesterday in the
case of Lee O'Neil Browne, legislative
minority leader, charged with bribery,
were discussed late yesterday by the
four members of the jury who held out
115 hours for acquittal.
Here are the explanations of the
men who composed the determined
minority on the jury:
Charles Spare felt throughout the
trial that Browne was innocent. This
feeling was increased with the argu-
ments in the jury room after we had
retired to ballot.
William r. LOW did not believe
that Representative White was telling
the truth.
William H. Hennessy-I was not con-
vinced of Brownies alleged guilt; the
states evidence was not strong enough.
Walter ]. Hermanson-I objected to
a vote of guilty because of the circum-
stantial character of the evidence.
Whites word did not impress me.
Wayman Reconsiders.
Closely following the announcement
of the mistrial, States Attorney Way
man made heated statement in which
he said that the case was one of flag
rant jury fixing. Later, the states at
torney reconsidered his remarks and
announced that considerable suspicion
attached to certain efforts to signal
members of the jury.
Ask Professor n. T. Peck to Quit
New York, June 30.-Professor
Harry T. Peck of Columbia uniyer-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
THE WEATHER
Fair, and continued warm weather
tonight and Friday.

Temperature at a. NJ, "a Maxi
mum temperature in last "a hours, 95;
minimum in II hours, 70. Velocity of
wind at a. M, miles per hour. Pre-
cipitation, none. Relative humidity, at
p. NJ. 81, at a. m. &C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Chases Joe Woodman.

Reno, June 30.-Joe Woodman, Sam
Langford's manager, was ordered OF
the grounds at Johnson's camp today
by Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
FIRE IN NEBRASKA TOWN
$500, 900 Blaze Wipes Out Block in
Business Part of WymOre

Wymore, Neb., June 3O.-A block in
this town was wiped out by fire this
morning. Special trains carried fire
men from Beatrice to assist in putting
down the conf1agration. The loss will
exceed 100000 There were no casual
ties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Auto Ditched; Two Dead.

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, June 30
Rev. e. E. Lashley and Ralph Biedler,
a hardware man of Fostoria. we're in
stantly killed today and NJ. A. Stone
burner and James Mcconnell probably
fatally injured when an automobile
jumped into a ditch near Fostoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30

sity has been requested to resign be-
cause of the notoriety in the breach
of promise case in which a stenog
rapher named Esther Quinn sued
him for $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

(From noon today to noon tomorrowJ
Sun sets 7:31, rises 4:2S; moon rises
1892 IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
sneciaI Cafe ParIor Car Service.

On June % the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad inaugurated special cafe par
lor car service on trains number and
between Chicago and GAINESVILLE,
Ohio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Mead Named in Vermont.

Montpelier, VT, June 30.-Lieuten
ant Governor Mead was nominated
for governor on the second ballot il
the republican state convention today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30
Wayman RecOnside

Ask Professor n. T. Peck to Quit
New York, June 3O.-Professo
Harry T. Peck of Columbia univer-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-30

Portland, Maine. June 30.-Asher c.
Kinds, parliamentarian of congress,
was nominated by the republicans of
the First congressional district today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29

COMPANY
PROGRESSES

Several improvements are being
made in the plant OF the Hammond
Lumber company, which will make it
as complete as any in the country.
therefore, there has been no place in
Hammond where mill work and fine
finishing could be done.
The Hammond Lumber company is
putting in a sanding machine which
will make it possible for 1T to turn
out the finest of wood finish. The
plant will also be equipped so that
it can do any kind of mill work.
A dry kiln is also one of the i'm
provements that will be made, and this
will enable the company to turn out
a superior grade of dry kiln lumber.
The fact that lumber dealers out
side of the city have been patronized to
such an extent as they have is due to
the inability of the contractors to get
their mill work done here. The i'm
provements at the Hammond Lumber
company's plan will greatly facilitate
building operations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
WEST HAMMOND
HOLDS BOARD MEET
Contest Over Election Will
Come Up Next Tuesday
at 2 p. M.

Owing to other business which had
precedence above the election contest.
the West Hammond village board at
it's regular session last night decided
to hold the contest over until next
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
The recounting of the ballots will
take several hours, and practically the
entire afternoon will be devoted to this.
The independent democrats have
again taken hope OF being seated. They
figure that the sealed ballot box con-
tains some thirty votes which were not
counted originally and which should
have been counted for the independent
democrats. With this votes counted
in their favor they feel that they will
have a majority over the candidates
from the peoples party.
The principal business at the board
meeting last night was an ordinance
reducing the number of members of the
board of pubic improvements from 2
to 8. Heretofore the board OF local inn
provements was composed of the six
village trustees adm the president of
the board. According to the ordinance
introduced last night, the new board
of local improvements will consist OF
the president of the village and two
members of the board of trustees
The remainder of the evening was de-
voted to routine business
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
REALTY IS
ACTIVE IN
THE CITY
j. M. Bradford Sells Fifty
Feet on Holman Street
for $1,000 and Fifty Feet
on State Line Street for
$1,000.

j. M. Bradford sold fifty feet of Hoh-
of Holman street, just south of Clin-
ton street, to Sam C. Caldorene, a
wholesale fruit dealer. for $500. 1t
improve the property so that he will
have stores below and flats above
Mr.. Bradford has also sold fifty feet
of property on State Line street to
Mrs. Robertson. Mrs. F. S. Betz' sister.
or 5000. These two sales are the
most notable of the present week, al
though there have been a number of
residential lots sold. The two Brad :
ford deals have been negotiated. but
have not been entirely closed
Real estate in Hammond is more
active that 1t has been In years Sales
and trades are being made in all parts
of the city People seem to think that
1t is better to sell and take a profit
than 1t is to hold their property. This
creates a most active market and is
resulting in many deals and more
transfers than have taken place in
months
There is more activity in the busi-
ness district than there has been in
confined to the residence districts, but
this year every one seems to want to
buy business property.
The deals that have been made in
business property in the first four
months of this year aggregate over
half million dollars. and it is ex-
pected that the sales for the year will
exceed a million dollars.
Building Cost High.
The high cost of labor and of build
ing materials has not resulted in as
great building activity as in the year
just past, but some building is being
done. The investor seems to be waiting
until prices are lower before he builds
Notwithstanding the fact that the in
creased revenue from his property
would more than make up for the in
creased cost of building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
HAMMOND OvERRUN WITH
BEGGARS AND CR|PPLES

The warm weather has brought out
the hoboes and beggars, like weeds in
a cornfield, and for the last few days
Hammond has been overrun with the
pests. One HoTnewood lady is authori-
ty for the statement to the effect that
she was stopped no fewer than six
times on her way to the business dis
trict yesterday and that three other
individuals had found the way to her
back door.
The police. of course. permit no beg
ging on the streets of Hammond and
ordered a worthless fellow out of town
this morning. He had been found beg
ging nj the neighborhood of Oakley av-
enue and State street.
Il sometimes think, said Chief Aust
gen, that the easy money men of Chi
cago believe Hammond to be rich pick
ing. Every Saturday we have a raft
of fellows here who, while not begging
outright, are selling pencils and shoe
strings more on the strength Of their
crippled limbs rather than because the
people want their ware. The very fact
that they come here Saturday after
Saturday shows that they are not only
getting the moral support of the peo-
pie of Hammond, but are getting their
money as we'll. Under such circum
stances 1t is hard to drive the begging
cripple out of town.
The professional beggar is usually
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
FORESTERS ARRANGE
FOR AN IMITATION

Court Luers, Catholic Order of For
esters, is making arrangements for
big initiation and banquet to be held
on Sunday, May Is. A class of nearly
fifty is to be initiated. Members of
the high court are to be out to witness
the work. The banquet Will be held at
the All Saints hall and Will be feat
ured with a program of entertain
ment, including an address by Rev. e.
f. Barrett of All Saints church. High
Chief Ranger Cannon of Chicago and
others, as we'll as by several musical
and song numbers. Court Luers is out
after the state prize for increase in
membership, and thus far has made a
splendid showing. new spirit has
been injected into the lodge from the
officials down to the members and ev-
erybody is working with renewed zeal
Court Luers gave very successful ST.
Patrick's day entertainment at All
Saints hall, and promises to make May
10 day of equal pleasure, although
the admission will be confined only to
Hammond ForesSers and such as may
be visiting in Hammond at the time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
KERN IS GRATIFIED

Il am very much gratif1ed by the
honor paid me by the democratic
party. l really did not want the
nomination. 1t was not my desire
l was in earnest when I told the
convention that I did not want It,
OF course these things are all the
more gratifying when they come
unsought. The disagreeable fea-
ture is the fact that the other can
didates failed to get the nominal
tion desired. All of these are friends
of mine. Some worked hard, and it
is unpleasant that the nomination
should slip away from the man who
really desired and had worked for
1t, and should go to one who had
not"
You are notl going to refuse to
accept the nomination are your Mr.
Kern was asked.
Not tonight replied he with a
smile. Just at this time l have no
statement to make
When asked what he thought of
the-success Of Governors MarshalFs
plan in the convention Mr.. Kern de-
clined to- discuss 1t at present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
REUNION IS HELD At
A. N. TURNER HOME
Little Interest Shown One
Shown in it One Way or
Another Last Night.

A reunion of A. NJ. Turner's family
has been held at his beautiful new
home in Glendale park the past two
days Mr.. Turner's mother, Caroline
Turner, who is now S4 years of age,
was present. and seven surviving mem
bers of the family were also present.
The reunion was the first that has been
held since the death of Mr.. Turner's ia
ther.
1t was especially an auspicious oc-
casion. The beautiful new Turner home
was turned over to the members of
the family, and 1T is safe to say that
the past two days have been the most
delightful that have been spent by the
members of the family in some time.
The members OF the family are Caro-
line Turner. Mr.. Turner's mother: J. B.
Turner of Cedar Rapids, Ia; Mrs T. w.
Monteith of Port Huron, Mich; Mrs. I.
c. Emery of Cedar Rapids, Ia: Mrs. A.
P. Morgan of Chicago. Mrs. c. w. Ross
of Kansas City, A NJ Turner of Ham
mond and Mrs. Mary Holmes of Ham
mond-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
TOM TAGGART TALKS
Mr.. Taggarta declared after II

Mr.. Taggarts declared after the
convention that his activity in the
interests of the senatorial nomina-
tion was solely on behalf of John
w. Kern. and that the action Of the
convention in indorsing Mr.. Kern
was the best move the party could
have made. Mr.. Taggart averred
that he never was a candidate for
the nomination. in so far as any self
ish motives were concerned, and that
every act on his part was on behalf
of the man to whom the convention
stampeded after the third ballot.
John Kern has known for two
weeks where I have stood on the
senatorship Question. He knew
was for him, said Mr.. Taggart.
Mr.. Kern has been one of my
closest personal friends and I never
felt happier oyer the result of any
action taken by a state convention.
1 have other friends, too, whom
would liked to have aided. just as
1 did Mr. Kern. IL there were more
senatorships to pass around I
would like to- have seen Mr.. Slack
nominated and Mai Menzies and
Dan Sinnms, but there were not
enough things to give out
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-29
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
FOR CITY GIVEN UP

There was a small attendance at the
meeting of the Hammond Business
Mems association, which was held in
Weis' hall, last evening, for the pur-
pose of taking up the matter of secur-
ing the G. A. r. encampment for this
city.
The committee which had been ap
pointed to take the matter up with the
business men in order to see what sup
port the project would receive reported
that they found but little encourage
ment.
As a result it was decided to drop
the matter. Some of the members are
of the opinion, that if the opinion of
the members of the committee had not
been expressed publicly before the
meeting that the attendance would
have been larger and that a spirited
discussion of the proposition might
have ensued at the meeting.
AS it was the matter was quickly dis
posed of and Hammond will not secure
the G.. A. R. encampment in 1911.
In the absence of Secretary e. F.
Johnston. Attorney Lincoln V. Cravens
acted as secretary of the meeting.