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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
Bath Tub Case Trial Post
poned as Result of
Story.
TROUBLE Is PROMISED
Judge 0enniSon IntimateS At
torney Generals Office Is
to Blame.

Detroit, Mich, April THE trial of
the governments criminal case
against the so-called bath tub trust
was postponed to June in the
federal court, today because of certain
newspaper articles TO which Judge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
Oennison took exception.
BLAMES ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Judge Dennison said the morning
papers had a report purporting to
come from the attorney generals Of
fee in Washington, which he con-
sidered improper and in contempt,
and expressed the opinion sucn pub
lication on the eve of trial makes a
fair trial impossible. He added that
an investigation as TO the RESPONSE
bility for the publication would be
made.
HINT At DISHONESTY.
The publication was in effect that
the present panel needed extraor-
dinary watching and that some OF the
defendants offered to plead guilty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
WOULD amend
CONSTITUTION
President Joseph Smith Of the
Mormon Church on Record
Against Polygamy.
WANTS 1T STAMPED OUT
Declares. However. That Men Al
ready Having More Than One
Wife Must Care for All.

Salt Lake City. Utah, April TT am
just as ready as any man IN the union
for an amendment to the constitution
OF the United States for a uniform mar
riage and divorce measure.
NO man or woman in the Mormon
church has authority to perform a plu-
raj marriage or to contract one.
We are trying to find those who
are leading the people astray in this
matter, and, when we do find them, we
will deal with them severely"
These statements were made by Jo-
seph F. Smith, president of the Nor
mon church, in the tabernacle at the
opening of the S1st annual conference
of the church yesterday.
MOST IMPORTANT ADDRESS.
Leading Mormons declare that his
address was the most important made
by a high church official since the
manifesto against polygamy issued in
October, 1900, by President Wilford
Woodruff.
fTSSlQenI SHlJH WAS QTdndIlC anu
fiery at times, and his declarations
caused a stir. The recent attacks of
the magazines on the Mormon menace
are thought to have had good deal to
do with his outburst He said:
I'VE are undertaking to stop all plu-
raj marriages, but the men who lead
the people into this unfortunate condi-
ton are hard to find. Now. let con-
gress initiate an amendment 70 the con-
stitution for the unifol nifty of marriage
and divorce, and l shall be found work
ing for It
SHOULD NOT BE BOTHERED.
NO man who took plural wives be
fore the manifesto, however. should be
bothered; It is such mems duty to pro
tect their wives and children
President Smith has five wives and
more than 40 children.
The Prophet declared that the birth
rate among the Mormons in 1910 was
SO to the 1000, the highest in the world.
The death rate was to the 1000, the
lowest in the world. The divorce rate
was one to every 5000 members of the
church, little more than one-fifth of
what it was for the rest of the nation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
INDICTMENT 10
YEARS OLD; NOW
GIVES SELF UP

st. Louis, April Ellis Wainwright,
millionaire brewer, who was in Eur
ope when he was indicted in 1901 on a
charge of bribery in connection with
street railway franchise, surrender
ed today to the sheriff. He was re
leased on $4,000 bond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
Suicide at Peoria.

Peoria, Ill. April 7.-Joseph Martin
a machinist, today threw himself be-
fore q rapidly moving street car and
was 70 badly injured he died soon af-
ter. The cause Is not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
Council ReprImands Mayor,

Spring Valley. H.. April Mayor
Burneli was publicly reprimanded by
vote OF the city council "Wednesday
night for releasing fye alleged snar-
chists. vino were serving six months
sentences in the county jail nj Prince
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
BIG CONTRACTING
FIRM COLlAPSES

Chicago, April "A creditors
committee late this afternoon took
charge OF the affairs of the George
w. Johnson corporation. one OF the
most widely known engineering and
contracting concerns IN the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
NEW PEACE PLAN.
steamboats for Mlssouri.

Great Falls, Mont. April "A pack
ct company with headquarters at Bis
marck. y D.. announced yesterday
that this season Il would start regular
steamboat service on the upper Mis-
souri, between Fort Benton and Bis
marck fer the first time IN 20 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07


Of congress yesterday:
SENATE - For the first time during
the session the senat torial bill receptacle
was opened. with the result that sew
eral hundred measures were dropped
into II. Senators owen and Brown both
presented measures looking to the ap-
proval of the constitutions OF New Mex
leo and Arizona. Senators Borah, Bris-
tow and Culberson. resolutions for the
election Of United States senators by
the people, and Senators Lodge and La
Toilette. bills for the creation of n tar
if commission. The first bill presented
was one creating q department OF pub
lie health, OF which Senator Owen is the
author The senate adjourned until
Monday.
HOJ SIT had been expected that
Mr.. Mann might have some of the COM
mittee lists ready, but he announced
that the time had been too short. Rep
resentative Sherley Of Kentucky made
an effort to secure the adoption of
resolution continuing the special joint
committee Of the house and senate for
the codifcation of the la VS.. but objec-
tiOn was raised 70 consideration of the
matter at this time and It went over.
The house adjourned until Monday to
allow Mir. Mann time TO prepare the
committee lists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
Opposition to Martin as
Senate Leader is
Started.
BUT HE Is SELECTED
NebraSkan's Visit Causes An
other Candidate to Be
Brought Out.

Washington, April by a
vote of 81 to 16 for Shively
the democratic senatorial eau
Gus today nominated Martin IF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow
sun sets 6:27. rises 5:2S; days length.
l3 hours; moon sets 1892 a. m: planet
Mercury visible for next II days
shortly after sunset low in west
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
MURDERER GIVES SELF UP
w. r.. Tennent, Prisoner at Atlanta,
Admits Crime at MarseiIIes. III.

Atlanta, Ga, April w B. Ten.
nent. who surrendered 10 the authori-
ties here is ready TO return to Mar,
seilles, His, where IT is alleged he
killed Clarence McCutcheon last Au-
gust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
=x.MaYor Johnson Weaken.

Cleveland. Ohio, April 7.-Notwith.
standing he spent a rather restfui
night. former Mayor Johnson was re-
ported weaker today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
Tennessee for Income Tax.

Nashville, Tenn, April IA resolu-
tion rattfying the income tax amend
ment to the federal constitution was
adopted by the Tennessee senate yes
terday The house adoptd a similar
several days ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
TuDEN DENIES.

Edward Tilden. president of the
National Packing company. named by
Clarence S. Funk as the man to
whom contributions to aid Senator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
The Weather

Forecast tGI Z - W. U OTnOTTO" ICF
Rock island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Unsettled with probably snow OF
rain tonight or Saturday, warmer with
the temperature tonight above the
freezing point
Temperature az Z an 2e- Highest
yesterday 42, lowest last night 27.
Precipitation .05 inch.
Velocity of wind at a m. 8 miles
per hour
Relative humidity at Z p. m. 4S, al
Z a. NJ 76.
Stage Of water 3.6, a rise Of 2 in
last "a hours.
Only slight changes in the Missis
sippi will occur from below Dubuque
10 Muscatine.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
HARVEST OF DEATH
EResults of Recent Battles in
Mexican War Are Being
Summed Up.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ENDED
1alumor That Trouble Is to Be Re
I ferred % Commission for Set
Element Not Confirmed.

I Ell Paso, Texas. April Eighty
s&hree wounded and a number of pris-
pners taken by the federals at Casas
AGrandes were brought to Juarez today.
rFour hundred insurrectos are reported
Lat San Ignacio, opposite Ft Hancock.
ETwo engagements have taken place
near Mojolo and a number of wound
ed federals have been brought to Gu
.iiacan Forty insurrectos were killed
an fight at Aqua JitO.
NEGOTIATIONS END.
San Antonio. Texas, April THE
revolutionists are determined not to
make peace unless President Diaz
steps down. and the ENJOYS of the gov
serument are just as stubbornly de-
termined to keep him IN power. al
though they are willing to make con-
cessions otherwise. All peace negoti-
atious with Mexico have come to an
end"
These are Official statements made
here by Juan Sanchez Azcona and
Jose Vasconcelos, two OF the commits
sioners TO Washington named by the
insurrectos A letter signed by insur-
gent chiefs from all over Mexico and
the United States is now being drawn
up to be forwarded 70 Francisco 1.
Madero, the commander in chief of
the army. telling him that no peace
can be made except with the with
6rawal of Diaz from power.
NEW PEACE PLAN.
Mexico City, April 1t was report
ed last night that the government
had entered into an agreement that
commission Of three men should be
named by each side 10 formulate
terms of peace. but at the department
OF foreign relations no confirmation or
denial could De obtained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
WHERE is MAJOR YOUNG?
Officer of 9th One of Two Militiamen
Not Yet at San Antonio.

Not Yet at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas, April T.
With the exception of Major Young
of the Illinois National Guard and
Captain Seamonds OF the Georgia
organization, all Of the 200 militia
officers designated for duty with the
maneuver division of the United
States army have arrived at Fort
Sam Houston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
Yesterday in Congress

washington, April 7.-Followtng is
an outline, taken from the official rec
ords, of the proceedings of both houses
Of congress yesterday:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
NOT TRYING TO EyADE.

Mr. Tilden expressed surprise that
articles had appeared in the news
papers indicating he was trying to
evade appearing before the Helm
committee. After finding the COM
mittee had adjourned he went 10
st. Louis ard returned from there
10 Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07

Lorimer in his election to the United
States senate were sent, last night
denied positively that he had knowl-
edge of any money being used in the
election He also declared he would
visit Springfield Thursday and tes-
tffy before the Helm senate investi-
pafipe cOmmiftee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
BACK FROM SPRINGFIELD.


eating committee.
BACK FROM SPRINGFIELD.
Mr.. Tilden returned from Spring
field and after admitting that he had
been served with a subpoena from
the investigating committee, said:
Several days ago I was requested
to appear at o'clock today and tes-
tify before the senatorial commit
tee at Springfield. I went to Spring
geld last night to comply with that
request. had not learned of the
adjournment of the committee until
my arrival in the state capital.
did not find the committee in ses-
sion and was advised of the adjourn
ment with the request that / return
next Thursday.
CANNOT DISCUSS TESTIMONY.
u shall comply with this request,
as / did the former one. / cannot
outline or discuss what my testimony
will be in advance of my appearing
as a witnpss, except to say that I have
absolutely no knowledge of the use
of any money, in any way. in con-
nection with the election of Senator
Lorimer.
u do not know Mr.. Funk. 7 new
er saw him to my knowledge and
would not know him if | saw him
on the street.
Il am acquainted with Mr.. Hines,
but ] have not seen him more than
two or three times in the last three
years 7 never talked with him be-
fore or after the election of Sena-
tor Lorimer on the subject of the
La nInctinrn ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
CONNECTED VIII sIIONE.
LAST EFFORT FAILS.

Near noon, as the tide began TO
flood strongly. the Irene's big pro-
pellers began churning the sea,
while the tugs strained labOriously
TO free the steamship from the
shoals The sands, however. held
the big ship fast.
The Princess Irene hoisted signals
at 1915 asking that boats be sent
to il suitable for transferring pas
sengers at sea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-07
ONLY 30 MILES OUT.

Seventeen hundred and twenty
passengers, within sight of the big
lights which marked the end of their
transatlantic voyage, spent a sleep
less night last night on the great
steamship fast in the sands off the
seaward coast of Long island on the
edge of the Graveyard OF the At
lantic" and less than so miles from
this harbor
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
INDICATED BY JURY
MRS. PATTERSON NOT GUILTY OF
NUMBERING HUSBAND WHOM
SHE SHOT.
Crowd Cheers When Verdict Is An
nounced That Frees Woman Who
Shot Down Husband in the
Streets of Denver.

Denver, Colo.-Gertrude Gibson
Patterson, accused of the murder OF
her husband, Charles A. Patterson,
whom she shot to death while the
couple were walking together in q
suburb on September rs last, on We'd
nesday was declared not guilty by a
jury in the district court.
AS the clerk finished reading the
verdict, Mrs. Patterson sprang to her
feet and caught the outstretched
hand of her attorney. From outside
the court room came a great roar of
cheers; inside, the crowd was quiet
and orderly. But as court adjourned
and Mrs. Patterson stepped forward
to thank the jury, the crowd surged
In on her, overwhelming her with
congratulations, and her efforts to
reach the jury were in vain. Later
four Of the jurors called on her al
she was making ready to leave the
jail. To these she expressed hel
thanks and, through them her graft
tude to the rest of the Jury.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
More Than Two Thousand Educators
Gather at Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City.-With the largest
attendance in it's history, the eigh-
teenth annual convention of the Utah
Teachers association opened it's ses-
sion in the Assembly hall of the Tenn
pie square Tuesday morning at 1920
o'clock. More than 1000 teachers
from every city, town and hamlet in
the state have registered. The con-
vention is looked forward to from year
to year by the teachers, especially
those in the sparsely settled portions
of Utah, as the executive committee in
variably present an intellectual treat
in the shape of the foremost educators
of the country, who discuss pertinent
topics.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
RUSSIA DELIVERS uLTIMATuM.
Threatens to Send Troops to Teheran
Unless American Treasurer-Gen-
eraI is Dismissed.

Teheran.-Russia's ultimatum has
been delivered to Persia. Russia de-
mands the instant dismissal of w.
Morgan Shuster, the American treas
urer-general of Persia, whose admin
istration of the department has re-
suited in the present complications,
and indemnity for the expense in
Cured in sending Russian troops to
Persia.
Whatever may be the feeling of the
Persian people in the present affair
and it is said to favor Shuster-Persia
is helpless before the Russian cos
sacks. In some quarters it is ex-
pected the Russian action, which is
looked upon as an affront offered to
American prestige, will be resented by
the United States, as Mr.. Shuster was
recommended for the position he holds
by the state department at Washing.
ton,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
SAYS ROOSEVELT MADE BARGAIN
Retired Banker Makes Serious ACCUSE
tions Against Former President.

Retired Banker Makes Serious ACCUSE
lions Against Former President.
Washington.-Whart Barker, re-
tired banker of Philadelphia, sprang a
sensation on the senate committee on
interstate commerce on. Tuesday,
when he alleged that a New York
tinancier told him in 1904 that the
financial interests would support Theo-
dore Roosevelt for president, because
the latter had made bargain" with
them ION the railroad question"
Mr.. Bankers statement came in the
midst of vigorous attack on the
money trust" in which he alleged
also that President Roosevelt had
been given the details of the impend-
ing panic of 1907 several months be-
fore it happened, but took no action to
prevent it. He declared the Aldrich
currency plan was the handiwork not
of former Senator Aldrich, but of Mr..
Warburg, of the banking firm of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., of New York, and that
fund of $1,OOO,OoO had been started
to insure it's adoption.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
REBEL FORCES ARE IN NANKIRe
Desperate Assault Of the Chinese
RevoIutionists Drives the Defense
From the City's Four Gates.

Nanking.-The revolutionist troops
entered the four gates of the city of
Marking at an early hour Tuesday
morning. The fire from Tiger hill, &C.
cupied by the rebels, was directed
Monday night against the north gate
of Lion hill and the imperial guns re-
piled but feebly. Purple hill was made
the object of a rebel attack early in
the night and several of the gates
were assailed without effect
The early attacks were evidently
feints. When the final assaults were
made the attacking forces carried
every gate and were soon in posses
sion of the city.
Han Yang has been occupied by the
imperial forces, which crossed the
Han river twenty miles above that
place. WI Chang has made a pro
visional capitulation and it is evident
that the government is getting 8
strong hand in that part of Hu-Pef
province. where few weeks ago the
rebels seemed to have supreme con
| troll.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
Packey Wins Decision.

San Francisco.-Packey Mcfarland,
Chicago's pugilistic idol, won on
Thursday, but his reputation was sad
ly damaged when he was merely
awarded the decision over Harlem
Tommy Murphy instead of knocking
Murphy out. as he was expected to
hard fighting, 5000 spectators flouted
Packey as prospective rival of Ad
Wolgast when the champion gets out
of the hospital.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
BARBAR|TY IN AFRICA
TURKS AND ARABS ACCUSED OF
HORRIBLY MALTREATlNG THE
WOUNDED ITALIANS.
Some of Unfortunate Prisoners Are
Crucified, Others Buried Alive or
lmpaIed, Torn to Pieces and
Fearfully Mutilated.

Washington-Stori of almost
incredible barbarities practiced by
Arabs and Turks are contained in
dispatches received az the Italian en-
bassy here In a dispatch
received Thursday from Rome,
the Italian minister of foreign
affairs describes alleged atrocities
practiced on the Italian wound
ed which include crucifixion and
burial alive. Women, it is said, <ike
part in the preparation of the cruel.
ties. The dispatch, which is signed
by Signor San Guiliano, minister of
foreign affairs, follows:
Near the mosque of HAM, where
the medical post of the Twenty
seventh battalion Of Bersaglieri had
been located, and in its vicinity
twentNeight bodies of our soldiers
were found They were horribly mu
tilated, crucified with their throats
cut, impaled, torn to pieces and dis
membered. Among them there wal
the body of surgeon lieutenant.
I'm the Arab cemetery, near thu
place where the Fourth compan.
was located, seven bodies of Bersa
gilieri were discovered. They hal
been inferred alive, with the head
out of earth. The body of one O
them shows that he had been terri
bly, tortured
"a captains cap has been foun
and it's owner was identified by tn
,s,n<
ulously after remaining four hours i
a ditch. He testified that amonf
the ferocious ill-treating hordes wer
Turks and women. The military eng
neer corps took photographs"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
Revolutionists Hold South.

Grevstad reported Tuesday to the
state department from Montevideo
that there was no Geographic commu-
nication with ASCENSION and that the
revolutionists were in control of the
southern part of Paraguay. Practical
ly all of the locomotives of the rail
way are said to be in their possession
and they are said to be well supplied
with arms and ammunition. There
has been no fighting at or near AS
cunsion since November %.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
INSULT FOLLOWED BY ASSAULT
Idaho Man Slain by Man Said to be
Criminal.

Boise, Idaho.-The death here of
Joseph Morris, the victim of an as
sault committed twenty-four hours
previous, when he was all but disem-
boweled by being cut across the alb
domen by his assailant, w. s. Clark,
resulted in a charge of first degree
murder being preferred against Clark
by the local authorities.
Clark is an unknown character to
the authorities, but is believed to be
a criminal with record. The story
told by those who witnessed the as
sault is that Clark insulted Morris by
calling the latter vile name and
when Morris showed his resentment
Clark drew a knife, and, lunging at
Morris, inflicted a horrible wound
across his abdomen.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
MURDERER cREMATED.
Insane Man Runs Amuck and 10
Finally Driven to Suicide.


San Jose, Cal-John Karso, an in
sane Italian, drove his wife and two
children from their home late We'd
nesday, and then, barricading himself
in shed, opened fire on passers-by.
His first bullet killed Mrs. Lena
Blase, a neighbor.
Well equipped with arms and am
munition, Karso stood off posse of
policemen and sheriff's deputies for
more than two hours. Dynamite was
used ineffectively in an attempt to dis
lodge him, and finally the shed was
fired by deputy sheriff who crept up
to it unnoticed in the gathering dark
ness.
When flames had consumed the shed
the charred body of Karso was found,
with the top of the head missing. 1t
is believed that he shot himself.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-07
Deceit Drives Girl to Death.

Salt Lake City-In a sudden, impul'
sive determination to end her remorse
over having practiced deception upon
her widowed mother for, the first time.
and evidently impelled by fear of
censure that might follow her mothers
discovery Of the truth, Miss Cora
Johnson, an attractive girl II years
old, committed suicide by drinking q
full ounce of carbolic acid. The girl
had attended a dance without her
mothers permission.