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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
CHINESE THRONE
MEETS SITUATION
Refuses Immediate Constitution but
Promises Larger Measure of
Liberty Later.

Pebing, Dec. 27.-The throne has
met the situation arising from the al
most febe1Iious attitude of the nation
al assembly with firmness and tact.
It's refusal 10 create Immediately a
ministry responsible to the assembly
and to convoke forthwith a general par
lament was followed by the issuance
of an edict which, though peculiarly
noncommittal, is interpreted as a call
TO the people TO prepare for a program
providing ultimately for the establish
ment of a constitutional cabinet.
This IS accepted by the progressives
as an imperial pledge that their de
mands will be granted eventually, and
II also has afforded the more 5elliger-
ent delegates an opportunity . recon-
slider their radical action of Sacurday,
when the national assembly adopted a
defiant memorial denying the right OF
the throne to reject their demands and
bitterly assailing Prince Ching, one of
the most powerful of the grand coun-
cilors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
BLACK HAND BOMB
WRECKS Tenement
Two Hundred Occupants of New
York Building Thrown Into a
Panic.

New York, Dec. 27.-Two hundred oc-
cupants of a tenement in the Italian
quarter. on East Fourteenth street.
found their escape to the stcee+ cut OF
today when a black hand" bomb ex-
ploded in a lower hallway, tore out
the first floor of the stairway and
broke every window in the structure
The excited tenants, VINO We're pitch
ed from their beds by the shock which
rocked the building rushed for the us
UaI exits and when they found +heir
way blocked scrambled TO the fire es-
capes and the roof. Salvatore Gao
laniO, a lace manufacturer, on the
ground floor. told the police he had
received recently a letter demanding
$1,0o0s under penalty of death or de
struction OF his property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
OFFICER SEIZES A BANK
New York Institution With Deposits
of $4,000, 900 Fails.

New York, Dec. 27.-The Northern
Bank OF New York. 215 West One Hun
dred and Twenty-fifth street, which
has several branches in Harlem and
Bronx and deposits of s6,0OO,OO0, was
taken possession of today by Superin-
tendent Of Banks Cheney. The suspen-
sion is regarded as unimportant in
banking circles.
A staten at made by Superinten-
dent of Banks Cheney says his depart
Elsnt found certain irregular transac-
tions and conditions such that he
deemed It necessary to take posses
sion for the protection Of the deposit
ors. Cheney says: This Institution
has a capital Of 100000, and the book
surplus at the time of it's last publish
ed statement, Nov. 10, 1910, OF 1885,
965. Its deposits at that time were
S6.9I25S2.62"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

his barograph registering 11,474 feet,
or almost 1000 feet above the altitude
of 1919 feet recently attained by lie
GagneuX at Pau, France.
Hoxsey accomplished his feat in a
4O-mile gale that wrecked Hubert La
tham's Antoinette monoplane and kept
cautious aviators on the ground
LESS THAN TWO HOURS.
Hoxsey sailed into the sky at /
o'clock At 2:45 his Paragraph showed
the greatest height while he scared
over Venice. a seashore resort, more
than 20 miles from the aviation field.
Coming down he made a series OF
thrilling spiral glides while thousands
of feet in the air Before he came
lightly to earth, the crowd was on its
feet cheering. He was lifted from his
biplane by fellow aviators. who parad-
ed up and down before the grandstand
bearing the flier upon their shoulders.
WINDY AND COLD.
The crowds insisted on making
hero of Hoxsey. They did not give
him time to doff his furs. but marched
him back and forth before the grand
stand.
Was it windy up there?" he was
asked.
''It blew so hard" replied Hoxsey.
that my machine hardly moved and
barely held it's own. 1t was so cold
that more than once 1 thought my car
bureter was about to freeze.
Il made the record because | deter
mined 70 keep on going up until pass
ed lie GagneuX's record, or until the
carbureter froze."
LATHAM's MACHINE a WRECK.
The gale which Hoxsey and his COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
TWO MILLION BOND
FIXED FOR BANKER
Record Broken by Security Demand
ed After Arrest of Portuguese
FinanCier.

Lisbon. Dec. 27-The record in court
bonds was broken yesterday when for
mer Premier !. Luciano de Castro was
held in bail of s2.OO0.0O0 Castro and
II former goTernors and directors Of
the Portuguese Credit Foncier bank,
all of them for. er cabinet ministers.
and the chief accountants. treasurer.
and cashier of the bank were arrested
on a charge of using illegal methods
in connection with the administration
of the institution. All Of them were
released on bail Castro, who is a par
alytic. was unable to appear before the
magistrate. His bail was furnished by
four capitalist friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
One Faction Gives Notice
of Dissolution of
Bonds.
FIR MS INDEPENDENT
Criminal Prosecution, However,
Will Not Be Stopped by
WiCkerSham.

Washington, Dec. 27.-From infor-
nation received at the de5artnlcnt OF
justice from one faction OF the alleg-
ed bath tub trust" indications arc
there will be no further opposition 70
the injunction proceedings instituted
by the government II was learned
here today four firms charged with
being members of the combine have
sent notices 10 the plumbing trade that
in the future they will do business Ill
dependently.
TRY FOR JAIL SENTENCES.
Criminal prosecution will not be
stopped, and Attorney General Wick
ersham is known 20 have charged his
prosecutors to insist on jail sentences
if the defendants are convicted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

panions Of the Wright camp, Parmalee
and Brookins, braved successfully,
wrecked Latham's beautiful Antoinette
machine completely. The Frenchman
was among the aviators who answered
the starting gun at 1 o'clock. For two
hours and fifteen minutes he fought
the wind, which blew directly off the
ocean, six miles from the aviation field.
Then an adverse current slapped his
aeroplane downward, hurled 1t into
fence under the brow Of a hill and
threw the aviator into gully.
The Frenchman was unhurt, but his
machine was tangled mass of wire
and silken fabric. The motor was the
only part left intact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
AUTO KILLED
Child; WOMAN
is SENTENCED

Fort Wayne, Ind, Dec 27.-Mrs.
Rose Seidcl Tresselt, wife of a vel
known business man. today plead gull
ty 10 manslaughter for having run
over with her automobile and killed
irene Cox, aged nine years. Aug. -
last.
Mrs. Tresselt was sentenced 10 from
2 to q years in prison but sentences
was suspended She paid JOB a. Cox,
father of the child, $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
GERMANY FIGHTS
AN INSURRECTlON
Small Uprising on CarOlin Islands
Gives Cruiser Something
to Do.

Tsingtau, China, Dec 27.-German
cruiser Emden sailed today for Pom
ape, Carolin Islands, where 1t is report
ed an insurrection has occurred.
Berlin, Dec. 27.-The colonial Office
today received a message from the
German governor of Carolin Islands.
reporting his arrival at Ponape, with
$50 soldiers. He states the insurgents
do not exceed 250 and the natives gen
orally are loyal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
ALTON ROADS RED
HUMMER" WRECKED
Strikes Freight Caboose That Fails
to Clear Track and Three Are
Killed.

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 27.-Train
No. 9, known as the Red Hummer -
on the Alton railroad, which left Chi
cago last night for Kansas City, ran in
TO a freight train near Farber, Mo,
this morning. The caboose of the
freight had failed to clear the main
track in going onto a switch. Three
trainmen were killed, but no passen-
gers injured. according to a statement
of the local officials Of the road. The
dead:
B. DAVIS, passenger engineer.
NJ. J. CRABTREE, passenger fire
man.
H. NJ. FLORA, freight brakeman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
B. & O. STRIKE ENDS
AFTER IS MONTHS

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 27.-After
being out Is months the striking ma
chinists of the Baltimore & Ohio sys-
tenn reached an agreement with the
company today and will return to
work Concessions were made by
both parties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

pat, and do his best to have Arch
bald's nomination confirmed by the
senate. This will not be hard. as the
reacttonaries are still in control in
the upper house.
Archbald's appointment has been
temporarily held up, the matter hav-
ing been referred to a subcommittee
headed by Senator Dillingham;.
The genuine progressives as we'll
ss the democrats in the senate are
Continued on Page Eight)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
MEN COMPOSING NEW COMMERCE
COURT FRIENDLY TO RAILROADS

disregard of the requirements of
business honesty"
1t was declared positively at the
White house that the president had
never heard a whisper against the
record of Judge Archibald until
after he had sent his name to the
senate. While the president was not
willing to make any statement, it
was said for him that the disclosures
were very annoying to him.
WILL NOT CHANGE.
However, the president will stand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
MOTHER ON ERRAND;
TWO BABES BURN

Columbus, o., Dec. 27.-Myrtle
Sheets, aged 4 and Margaret Sheets,
aged 2, were found burned to death
today by their mother. after she had
returned home from an errand TO a
grocery. 1t is supposed the accident
was caused by flames from an open
gas fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
REBELS CAN DEFY
THE WHOLE ARMY
Mexican InsuTreCtos West of Chi
huahua Protected by Noun
tain Passes.

Ell PasO, Tex, Dec. IA repre-
sentative of the FL Paso Herald says
the rebels hold the entire region
about Big Bend" and can defend it
against a large army, as it is pro
tected by mountain passes. He de-
clares they were smuggling arms
from Texas and equipping men and
sending them to join the insurgents
in the Sierra Madre region, west of
of Chihuahua
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
BY TAV.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus
Washington, Dec. 24.-President
Taft intends to stand pat on his
nomination of Judge Robert w.
Archibald Of Pennsylvania to the fed
eral court of commerce.
AS told in these dispatches, Judge
Archibald was one of the partners in
the Amity Coal company, which con-
Germ was denounced in decision of
the Pennsylvania supreme court as
a fraud upon the public" and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
BLAME BASKETBALL HURTS
Police Reports Attrihute Death of
Chicago Youth to Injuries.

Chicago. Dec. 27.-Injuries received
in a basketball game at Champaign.
III, 10 days ago, resulted in the death
last night of Harvey Kerr. aged 10.
of South Chicago, according to the po-
! reports today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets 4:36, rises 7:20; moon rises
4:49 a. m; planet Mercury visible; 9:12
D. M, eastern time, moon at apogee.
farthest from earth, 252,3O0 miles;
Mars disk 0.974.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
nrowninn at keoknk-

Keokuk Dec. 27-Rosa Stout of
Alexandria. Mo. aged 81 years. was
drowned in the Mississippi river Sun
day night before the terrified eyes of
two companions They we're crossing
the river from the Missouri side when
the Ice suddenly began 10 crimble.
Before she could uttcra word she was
dropped into the icy water and car
riCd away by the swift current.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
MILLION DOLLARS
FROM CHICAGO
Single City Sends That sum Abroad
During the Christmas
Season.

Chicago, DC. 27-ChHstmas gifts Of
more than 100000 were made
through the Chicago postohice money
order department this year. according
TO the report Of Superintendent
Schlossman Of the money order depart.
ment. or this more than $1,000, 200
went to foreign countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
3. e. o. Fatality.

Parkersburg, W. Va, Dec. 27.-Three
trainmen were killed and three others
injured, zone Of them probably fatally
in a collision Of freight trains on the
Ohio river division of the Baltimore 6;
Ohio railroad at MERGERS Bottom, W.
Va, today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
ONE NOT CANDIDATE
FOR YOUNG'S PLACE

Dcs Ucines. Iowa. Dec. 27.-Goy-
cruor Carroll today announced he Is
not a candidate for the United State
senate before the coming legislature
tie fayors Senator Young.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
HONOR SYSTEM is FUTILE
Eleven Kansas City. Mo, Prisoners
Take Advantage of Freedom.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 27.-Elev-
en- prisoners on the city farm near
Leeds, Mo. escaped today. The
place was unguarded as the honor
system prevails on the farm. Twcn-
ty-four prisoners refused TO take ad-
vantage Of the opportunity TO es-
cape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
STATE TEACHERS GATHER
Midwinter Meeting VIII Open This
Evening at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-The Illinois State
Teachers association will meet here
tonight. The welcoming addresses
will be delivered by Mayor Busse and
President Urion, of the Chicago school
board. President Of the association
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superintendent
of the Chicago schools, delivers the an
nual address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
LAKETRADECROWS
Commerce at Port of Chicago
Shows a Big Gain for the
Past Year.
CORN THE GREAT LEADER
Over Forty Million Bushels Shipped,
With Large Quantities of
Wheat and Oats.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Lake commerce
through the Chicago port showed an
increase the past year over the II
months previous, according to the re-
port of Collector of Customs John c..
Ames, Just issued. The total vessels
entering this port this year was 6,155,
the total tonnage S,4S2.575. The clear
ance for the same period was 6,11S
vessels, and tonnage S,3S6,635. In 1909
the tonnage was nearly half a million
tons less, both in entrances and clear
auces
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
BRAVE SOLDIER Is DEAD
Major William p. HuXfOrd Was Long
Recorder for Legion of Honor.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Major Will
liam P. Huxford, L. S. A., retired, who
for % years was recorder of the Loyal
Legion, is dead, aged Sc. He enlisted
in the 4th Michigan regiment, later
joining the 162nd New York and after
wards the regular army He served in
many of the most important battles of
the civil war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
TWO MILES
UP IN AIR
Arch Hoxsey Breaks Ae-
ropIane Record at
Los Angeles.
THOUSANDS SEE FEAT
Rises in Hour and 45 Minutes
11,474 Feet, Despite a
"a Strong Wind.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 27.-Seventy-
five thousand people saw Arch Hoxsey,
the Illinois aviator Of the Wright
team, break the world record for alti-
tude yesterday.
He SCARED more than two miles up,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
SEYFERLICH is
HORAN'S SUCCESSOR

Chicago, Dec. 27.-First Assistant
Fire Marshal Charles Seyferlich today
was made fire marshal of Chicago, sue
ceeding the late James Horan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
BACK AFTER FIVE YEARS
Defaulting Secretary of Milwaukee
Loan Association Surrenders.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 27.-Frank
J. Heller, former secretary of the
Skarb Polski Loan and Building So
ciety Of Milwaukee, who disappeared
five years ago when charged with a
shortage OF accounts, surrendered
this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Governor Harmon Seeks
a Legislative InVes-
tigatiOn.
STIRS POLITICIANS
Asserted That Several Other
Counties Are Bad as One
Under Scrutiny.

West, Union, o., Dec. 27-Wagon
tfcipation in the wholesale election
frauds in this county, continued to al.
rive at the court house today They
were hurried before Judge Blair TO
plead guilty, receive suspended Jail
sentences, be disfranchised for five
years and pay fines of So to s25 and
costs. The grand jury returned 124
indictments, making total of 752
GOVERNOR TAKES HAND.
West Union, Ohio, Dec. 27-Gov-
ernor Judson Harmon has promised
a legislative investigation into the
Adams county graft in connection
with which it is charged that two
thirds of all the voters in Adams
county have sold their ballots to the
highest bidder in all elections for 10
years. A special legislative commit
tee will come here from Columbus
There will be placed before this
committee the findings of the grand
jury which has resulted in the in
dictment of over 500 persons. 112 of
whom have pleaded guilty and have
been sentenced to heavy fines, i'm
prisonment, and disfranchisement
for five years. The grand jury re
newed activity today and 1000 in
dictments in all are expected.
PROMISE GIVEN TO BLAIR.
The promise of Governor Harmon
was given during a telephone con
versation with Judge Blair, who in
Btituted the inquiry in to the graft
conditions. Judge Blair adds that
powerful politicians in this section
of the state have urged him to catch
all the bribers and bribe takers.
When the Adams county cases are
cleared up the investigation will be
carried into other counties in which
conditions are declared to be as bad
as they are here. Among the coun-
ties named are Pike. CIermont,
Lawrence, Jackson, Gallia, Scioto,
Highland and Brown.
MORE MONEY PAID.
It is declared that more graft
money has been paid out in these
counties in the last 10 years than
in Adams county, where the amount
lis estimated at 100000. In the
other counties the prices paid for
votes are said to have been much
higher than here, ranging from $4
to 81. In Adams county the average
was about So vote.
BOTH PARTIES BUY VOTES.
In Jackson county $4,000 is said
to have been used by the successful !
republican faction last spring to Sc
cure the control of the county. In /
Scioto $1,000 is said to have made
r. normally republican county dem /
ocratic by 400 votes apd in Gallia /
county the workers are said to have |
used $4,000 to excellent advantage !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
New York Judge Sentences
Man and Woman to
Long Terms.
GIVES THE MAXIMUM
Sorry That Death Penalty Is
Not Prescribed for Such
Crimes.

New York. Dec. PA body blow
to the kidnapping bands who have
been working in this and other cities
was administered by Judge Fawcett
in Brooklyn today, when after un-
mercifuIly scoring Maria Pappa and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
DUMAS WOMAN'S
Will PROBATED
ALL TO SESLER

Chicago, Dec. 27.-The will OF Es-
tella L. Dumas. for whose death W. II.
Morris is being held, has been flied in
probate. 1t provides for the disposal
OF an estate OF $4,000 and the sole
beneficiary is Philip Ray sesler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

Stanilao Pattenza as a menace to the
community and deserving of the
death penalty, the court gave them
the maximum sentence for kidnap-
ing, an indeterminate period of 25 to
40 years, and 10 months in the
state prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
HELD TWO IN CAPTIVITY.

They were convicted recently of
having abducted and held in cap
tivity 8-year-old Giuseppe Longo,
and Michael Rizzo 7 years old, sons
of well-to-do Brooklyn Italians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
BOTH PARTIES BUY VOTES.
BODY OF BENNETT is FOUND
New York Magazine Writer'S Re
mains Picked Up After Collision.

mains Picked Up After Collision.
Key West. Fla, Dec. 27.-The body
of Captain Stuart Bennett, the New
York magazine writer and owner of
the yacht Phra, was found today near
Western banks. His wife and Herman
Parker, one Of the men on the yacht,
are also believed to have been drown
ed. The yacht was in a collision Sun
day night and sank. Three Of the
crew were picked up Monday. There
were only six aboard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Mattoon Has 1t.4Es.

Washington. Dec. 27.-The popuia-
ton Of Iattoon, H.. is 1856. an in
crease of 1,S3f.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
CLASSIFIED TOTALS.

Among the totals Of classified ship
ments are the following:
Corn, 4O,626,1OO bushels: wheat. g.
171,503; oats, 7,329,62S; -four, 2,S13,-
997 barrels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
GIVES MENTAL DEFENSE.

MY defense is the sword of the
spirit-the word of God; the declara-
ton that God is the only power and
the only presence; that divine love
fills all space that there is no power
or presence opposed to God, nor to
man, who reflects him. Evil in all its
forms is powerless to overcome good
and must disappear and leave the field
TO love, which fills all space. This is
the mental defense Of a Christian Sci
enlist and is not malpractice"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till p. M. "Wednesday, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity,

and, VIcInIty,
Increasing cloudiness with rain or
snow late tonight or Wednesday,
moderate temperature. The lowest
temperature tonight will be slightly
below the freezing point.
Temperature at Z a. m, %; highest
yesterday, SO; lowest last night, 20.
Velocity of wind al. a. m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. M, 81; at
I a. m, "A.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
DIRECTORS
Mrs. Stetson, Excommunicated
by Christian Science Church,
in a Statement.
SHE DENIES MALPRACTICE
Also Declares Present Boston Lead
ers Have No Power to Drive
Her From Her Course.

New York. Dec. 27.-Mrs. Augusta
f. Stetson; the communicated leader
of the First Church of Christ Scientist
in this city, does not recognize the
power of mortal mind, such as that
possessed by the directors of the moth
er church of the Christian Science
cult. in Boston. ''tO terrify the standard
bearer of truth by threats and invec-
tives."
She believes that the directors in
Boston have showed no sign as yet of
understanding the divine metaphys-
les" as taught by Mary Baker Eddy
and she does not admit their power 70
deny her the fruits of her persistent
study of the precepts of Mrs. Eddy.
MAKES FIRST STATEMENT.
Mrs. Stetson gave yesterday the first
statement of her attitude toward the
directors in Boston that she has made
since her communication, more than
a year ago. In this she sets forth fully
her belief in the adequacy of a full
understanding of truth to triumph
over the carnal mind" and says the
battle between truth and the unreal is
inevitable.
STATEMENT Is SIGNIFICANT.
She also includes this significant
statement:
Great demands have been made upon
me by large body of students from
every walk of life which have forced
me TO gain an understanding of the
science of mind which has uncovered
TO me the subtle and false claims of
the workings of the carnaI mind or ma
licious magnetism. While I see this
as a false claim, l wrestle with 1t and,
through the power of Christ's con-
sciOusness, make it unreal. know by
spiritual consciousness, when I am at
tackled by malicious mental malprac-
tice in its efforts to destroy my use
fulncss, to intimidate or discourage
me.