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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
Planned Raising $50
100000 Without
Costing a Cent
FOR THE STEEL TRUST
Stanley Committee Finds No
Record of Execution of
Achievement, However.

Washington, Aug. e-wfth George
". Perkins, formerly chairman Of
the finance committee of the United
States Steel corporation on the
stand, Chairman Stanley Of the steel
investigating committee showing
that in March, 1902. Perkins propos-
ed a plan to raise O,OOO, 900 with
out costing the corporation a cent.
This financial achievement was to
have been attained by taking about
40 per cent of the preferred stock,
or about two hundred million dol
lars, costing s14,0oO,0o0 a year in
dividends at per cent, and to issue
instead $3.50. 100000 second mort
gage 5 per cent bonds.
FIFTY MILLION NEW MONEY.
This would have added $5O,OOO,-
600 in new money and would have
resulted in a saving to the corpora
ton of S1,500.0O0 year. There
was nothing in the minutes TO indi-
cate the plan had been carried
through. The committee planned
questions to be asked Perkins on the
subject later in the day. Perkins
and the committee were deadlocked
today over persistence of Chairman
Stanley that the witness should an
swer questions relating TO his par
ticipation in campaign contributions.
The chair was finally sustained, Stan
ley casting the deciding vote.
RECORDS OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
MY connection with the steel
corporation" said Perkins, d" had not
t.,
contributions"
Leading up to this dispute the
minutes of the corporation were
read showing the company contribut-
ed TO the American Protective Tariff
league and had made other contri-
buttons for circulating information
on tariff matters. Perkins frankly
admitted the minutes produced must
be correct. but he said he had no per
recollections concerning them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
ALARMED BY SUICIDE
Government to BE Asked to Conduct
an Investigation.

New York, Aug. S.-The number
of United States navai officers who
have committed suicide. suffered
mental breakdOwns or disappeared
suddenly within the last year or two
has become so large that officials at
the Brooklyn navy yard will recon-
mend the appointment OF a board TO
inquire into possible causes. 1t is
stated that within the last 1 2 months
20 commissioned officers on active
duty have either committed suicide
or disappeared. For eight or ten
years such cases have been on the
increase and within two years the
increase, especially among younger
officers, has been alarming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
The Weather

Forecast Till 7 p. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Generally fair tonight and Wed
nesday, continued warm.
Highest temperature yesterday SO
lowest 65, at a. N. So.
Precipitation up to z a. m, none
Wind velocity 3 miles.
Relative humidity at g. N. 81
at p. N. so.
Stage Of water IL, fall Of 2 in
last "a hours
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
10000 MEN NOW ON
STRIKE IN LONDON
Other Union Workers Leave Places
Today in Sympathy With Dock
Employees.

London, Aug. S.-Carmen joined
the other strikers on the London
docks today and union officials claim
200 men are now affected. Ships
arrived in large numbers last night
with full cargoes, largely cOnsign-
ments of food for London houses,
but there was no one TO unload the
vessels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
Young AgriculturaIists Compete.

Madison. Aug. S.-Twenty-one thous-
and young people will compete at the
foTty-five county fairs of Wisconsin
this fail for $4,000 prize money fo1 the
best exhibits OF grain grown By boys
or girls under IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
CONDITION OF POPE
Plus SHOWS A GAIN
Attending Physicians Express Salts
faction, Though Temperature
Is Abnormal.

Rome, Aug. S.-Physicians at
tending Pope Plus described his CON
dition today as relatively satisfac-
tory. His temperature was slightly
above normal, but his heart was
fairly strong and respiration reason
ably good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
ReapportIonment Bill sIaned.

Washington, Aug. 8.--President Taft
today signed the reapportionment bill
under which the house is increased to
433 members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
Dynamite Bomb Dent is
Boxed at Los
Angeles
FOR M'NAMARA TRIAL
Unusual Move Is Taken by At
torneyS for Defense-Near
Otis Residence.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. s.-A hole
in the ground caused by an explosion
of a bomb will figure in the trial of
the Mcnamara brothers for the alleged
dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times.
The hole was dug up and boxed for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
Lorimer Committee Ad-
journs at Washington
Tomorrow.
HOLSTLAW IS ON STAND
Former Senator TestifieS to Re-
Ceiving $2,5O0 for His
Vote at Springfield.

Washington, Aug. s.-Former State
Senator D. w. Holstlaw and H. J. Beck
emeyer, who confessed having been
paid $2,50O and $1,000, respectively. for
having voted for Lorimer for senator,
testified today before the Lorimer com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
overIoaded Boat Wrecked.

Alexandria. Egypt. Aug. s.-A boat
overloaded with natives who were on
their way 40 attend fair at Dessuk,
foundered I'm the Nile. Nearly a hun.
dred persons were drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08

Wool Deadlock Continues.
Washington. Aug. S.-The deadlock
on the wool tariff bill continues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
MAY HAVE To BUY AIR.

dwellers have to buy our fresh air in
CONCEALED cakes and pay dearly for
what we get, plus weight Of scales?"
Ashley spoke Of the necessity of
planning early Identification of cities.
and pointed to Washington as an ex-
ample Of excellence in city planning.
Beauty in a city" he said, was a
spur to better morals"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-08
BEAUTY IN A CITY
BETTERS MORALS
So Declares Speaker at Meet
ing of American Association
of Superintendents.
PARKS COMMUNITY LUNGS
Argued That Palefaces' Condition Is
Not Improvement OF That of
Indian.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. s.-With del.
egates present from all parts of the
nation, the 18th annual convention OF
the American Association OF Park Su-
perfntendents opened here today.
Parks Are to Cities What Lungs
Are to Men," was the subject of an
address at the morning session by Hen
ry D. Ashley park commissioner of
this city. Some wag has said that the
only thing the American Indian stAl
owns is Indian summer" said Ashley.
But are we American palefaces much
better off. now that coal and water are
controlled by trusts?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
Bishop Milan is
 Strongly Against
 Present ''FaShiOn, :"
Said that Women Are Mim- icing Men in Their Clothes
 As Closely As Possible

Hartford, Sept. 6-Bishop John J Milan had some up-to-date remarks to make concerning womens dress in the course of his sermon at St. Joseph's Cathedral Sunday. He said that we hear a great deal about womens rights, which are really women's wrongs. Woman was created to be mans helpmate and to supplement what he lacked. She was to be kind and patient under long suffering. Continuing he spoke in substance as fo1lows:-
 "Now the master of fashion seems to be preparing her to take her place along with man by shaping her gar ments so that they more and more the result that she disfigures her beauty and deforms her nature. Gone is the old-time womanly expression of sweetness and modesty, and in it's place we have the swagger and the stare. You should educate your children and mold the little girls characters so that they will look as sweet and innocent as possible, and the man with the evil mind then will not dare to utter his evil thoughts in their presence
 ''There is one way in which I wish the women would try to initiate the men. When a man is at his work he occasionally rolls back his sleeves and bares his breast. But when that man goes into the presence of his superior Or of women he puts on his coat, fastens his collar and is fully dressed. With women it is just the opposite, and she seems to feel most dressed when her arms and neck and shoul- ders are uncovered. Aside from sne phase of immodesty I tell you this is not proper"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
High Grade Goods Count.

Nine times out of ten when you feel a cold coming on if you had a bot tie of good liquor in the house and took a good hot punch it would check that cold and probably save you from long siege of sickness. Whiskey when you get it good is a natural medicine, and it is a blessing to know where to get good whiskey in time of need. We have shipped to us ten barrels of Gibbons whiskey direct from the United States bonded ware house about every three months. We give our customers the best that we can buy, and that is the secret of our success. We sell Gibbons whis key to you at low price. We guar antee it to be a straight, pure whis- key When you are walking over to East Bridgeport just across the new Congress street bridge on Barnum Square call in and see Drew Bros You can also buy Gibbons whiskey at Drew Bros, corner of Maple and East Main street. Tel. 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
INFORMATION WANTED.

Editor Evening Farmer-Sir:
 The Stratford Land Improvements Company have suddenly posted the big salt meadows and now the licensed sportsmen, being respectors of the law, wish to know exactly where tres passing is forbidden? It cannot mean outside the dyke, this large tract of marsh land is still unimproved and trespassing ons same can not spoil 1t.
 Very likely the company forbids trespassing only between the dyke and Lordsh1p road, where they harvest the salt hay.
 The signs forbidding trespassing are displayed along the dyke, but this dyke has been used by the public over twenty years, from the public high Way called Honey Spot Road to Long Beach shore, the shore below high wa ter .y.srk along this state js ,<Iso | public highway, as the presen- Is - reads in substance if 8 path has been used by the public from one highway to another for a term of twenty years said path becomes a public highway. Hoping the Stratford Land Company will do the fair thing by definitely stating what they mean.
 We remain respectfully,
 CONNECTICUT SPORTSMEy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
SEIZE YACHT AND HOLD
 THREE MEN
New Haven Police Find COm- passes, Chests and Property Worth Thousands

| New Haven, Sept. 6-Scores of yacht | owners who in summer have lost
 small boats, yacht fittings, and in | some cases even small yachts. bv the operations of a band of pirates who
 have been active along the Connecti- cut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts shores, have communicated with the police here. They are interested in the arrest of three men, who were held in $2,OO0 bail each after having
 been arrested on board power yacht which is declared to have been stolen from Marblehead on August g last.
 The prisoners gave their names as Captain Charles Creetan, Frederick Willett and Charles H. Russell. The power yacht they had has been iden- t1f1ed as belonging to him by William craft had been obliterated.
 Thousands of dollars worth of prop erty, consisting of compasses, chro- nometers, binnacles, brass and copper in bulk, and silver chests was hauled to police headquarters from the craft MT. Chamberlain declares is his vessel. The goods are being held until various yachtsmen have an opportunity to look at the stuff Telegrams from yachtsmen have been pouring into po- lice headquarters ever since the arrest of the three men.
 MT. Chamberlain declared the yacht he asserts is his had been repainted and had had her signal mast unstep- ped. He said he recognized her in- ter1or fittings and engines. An at tempt had been made to alter the en- zine number, he asserted.
 The men were arrested when they attempted to sell a small boat. When the yacht on board of which they Dor the men were rowed ashore by a local boatman, who supposed them to be wealthy yacht owners. They told the boatman to meet them an hour later, as they wished to be rowed back to their yacht.
 While being rowed back to the yacht, the boatman declares, he was asked if he did not wish to buy an especially good yacht tender for very little money. The boatman said he would call to see the tender in daylight. and then went to police headquarters, where he said that he had been offer ed a costly yacht tender at price far below its value.
 Soon after hearing the boatman's statement the police were informed yacht supply and junkmen in this city and had offered to sell them copper, brass and yacht fittings at low prices.
 For several weeks a description of MT. Chamberlain's yacht has been on file at police headquarters, Mr. Cham berlain having sent word Of his loss to every city along this coast. His yacht disappeared from Marblehead in calm weather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
SCandinaVianS Condemn Present
 State Assembly

Hartford, Sept. 6.-The annual state convention of the various Scan- dinavian lodges of the InterEG tional Order of Grand Temp1ars in Connec- ticut was held Monday in Columbia Hall. More than 100 members, rep- resenting fourteen lodges in Connec- ticut which had sent delegates to the convention, were in session from 10 a. m., yesterday until about 7:30 o'clock last night.
 The visitors witnessed the confer ring of the third degree on six can didates and the fourth was worked on seventeen. During the session the re- ports of the various officers were read and received with enthusiasm. The reports showed a large gain in membership during the past year and a growth in the finances of the diff preciation were extended to H. H. Spooner and E. L. G. Hohenthal for their energetic work in the excise legislation and a vote of thanks was also expressed for the Eastern Her ald'', a Swedish newspaper for it's The members at the convention dur ing the afternoon session took up the subject of the manner in which the present General Assembly acted upon the excise legislation and voted unan- imously to disapprove of the work of the Generdl ASSeHlDly III ILdI TeSpeCt The delegates elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
 Grand Chief Templar-A. Abra- hanson, Hartford.
 Grand Council-G. w. Berglund, Hartford.
 Vice Grand Chief Templar-Conrad Berglund, New Britain.
 Superintendent Juvenile Templar- Miss Emma Johnson, New Haven.
 Grand Secretary--Carl Erlandson, Bridgeport.
 Grand Treasurer - Victor Olson, 
 Grand Electoral Superintendent Severin Johnson, New Britain.
 Superintendent of Literature-B. B. Hartford.
 The annual national convention of the I. o. G. T. is to be held at St. Paul early next May and the follow ing men were elected to represent the Grand Lodge of Connecticut: B. P. Hockert of Hartford, Severin John son of New Britain, Otto Anderson of Branford and Deputy Internation- al Chief Templar Carl A. Carlson of New Britain. The next annual state convention will be held next Labor Day in New Britain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
PRINTERS AS STUDENTS.
Satisfactory Progress of Educational Work of the International Ty-
 geographical Union.

Officers of the local typographical union have received interesting book lets from the technical education com- mission of the international organiza- ton. The pamphlet exploits the edu- catlonal work which that big labor union promotes. The instruction Is given by correspondence and inculcates the principles that underlie good ty- pography, which have been developed after many years of experimental work by The Inland Printer. The Course is endowed by the Internation- al Typographical Union to such an ex- tent that it is sold to students for less than the actual cost of tuition. In the booklet are specimens of work done by students before they took these lessons and specimens of the work they are doing now. The com parisons prove that a compositor can benefit greatly by instruction through correspondence. There are also com ments by students-some of them in the forties-that substantiate what the book shows regarding the improve that their wages have been increased, ali Erie Pa) apprentice saying, ''I have almost doubled my tpay'
 The Course has been in operation little over three years, and more than twenty-three hundred students are en- rolled.
 In addition to this course of instruc- tion, the International Typographical Union has a burial benefit an old-ags pension, maintains a home for infirm members and conducts one of the two prize tuberculosis sanatoria in Color ado.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
ELECTION IN OHIO.
Liquor Fight the Main Issue, and Both
 Sides Win and Lose.

Columbus, Ohio. Sept. 6-Weather conditions in Ohio yesterday were miserable for the municipal primaries and the vote was perhaps the Hghtesc ever cast in the State.
 The liquor question was the princi- pal issue in the larger cities of the State. The "drys" won out in some of the cities, which had been under control of a wet Mayor, and ths ''wets'' were victorious in several of the dry cities.
 In Columbus Mayor George Mar shall, conservative, won over two other Republican candidates who were liberals. The Democrats nominated George J. Karb, liberal.
 Tn Cleveland, Newton Baker, pro- tege of the late Tom l.. Johnson, was nominated by the Democrats, and Frank c. Hogen was named to head the Republican ticket.
 In Cincinnati, Henry T. Hunt, Dern- ocrat, and Louis Schwab, the present Republican Mayor, were named. The liquor question was not involved in Cleveland or Cincinnati.
 Tn Toledo, Alvin c. Jones, "dry" candidate was nominated by the Re- pubhcans. He will oppose Brand V. Whitlock, independent nominee, lib- eral.
 The liquor fight was more severe in some lesser cities. Springfield, a' dry town, will have J. J. Miller, Democrat, "wet" candidate, opposing w. A. Martin, "dry'' Republican.
 Tn Newark, the scene of the lynch ing of a white man a year ago, Her. bert Atherton, Mayor at the time of the crime, and who was inpeached by the Governor, attempted to get vindication at the polls and was de- feated by a big majority by E. M- Schwartz, in the Democratic prt~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
800,OOO FAMINE SUFFERERS IN WAKE
 OF REGENT FLOOD
Special from United Press )

Shanghai, China, Sept 6-The most desperate measures are being adopt ed today to relieve the 80O,000 famine sufferers in the Yangtse Kiang val ley, where 100000 are said to have lost their lives in the recent floods. All crops in the district have been swept away.
 Famine prices prevail and the peo- pie have nothing with which to buy. The local Board of Trade has borrow ed $500,O0O to be used in relieving the distress. Missionaries at many points are sending out supplies of rice. Des- perate from hunger, the refugees are swarming over lands that have not been devastated and pilIaging on all sides. Troops have been called out to preserve order. Only by foreign aid, it is said, can great famine be checked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
MIR. AND MRS. CANFIELD
 RETURN FROM EUROPE
Mir. Garfield Particularly Impressed With Wonderful Parks of the
 Continent.

Attorney and Mrs. Charles S. Can field have returned from a trip through France, Belgium and Holland. They were abroad for three months and used their time to the best ad- vantage in the art galleries and won derf1l parks of the continent.
 Mir. Garfield, who is member of the Park board of this city, was par ticularly impressed with the wonder full parks which he found to prevail throughout Europe, and he brought home some new ideas which may bs used to advantage in the parks of Bridgeport.
 He was particularly impressed with the floral beauties of the European parks and found that the science of Horticulture is carried to a much great CT height in Europe than in this coun- try and is devoted most effectively to the beautifying of the public parks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
Valley Wreck Victim Writes To
 Coroner Davis
Anonymous Letter to Middle town Official Says Gang Was Working on Track Before Accident

Middletown, Sept. 6-Coroner Ste- phen B. Davis is uncertain whether or not he will continue the inquest on the death of A. P. Brown of Hart ford caused by the Valley express wreck on August 27. The inquest was begun last Friday and adjourned to- day, but the coroner said yesterday that he had learned that none of the injured trainmen will be able to at tend the inquest in the superior court room and if their testimony is talk en now the coroner, the states attor- ney and the coroner's jury will have to go to the Middlesex hospital to lis- ten to it. Engineer R. A. Mather of Hartford, Fireman Urban c. Sullivan of Burnside and Trainman Harry Lea witt of Hartford are all at the institu- tion yet and unable to be moved. or not they will be strong enough to stand the strain of an examination before the jury and will not decide about holding the inquest until after a consultation with the hospital au- thorities.
 Conductor Court1and P Davies of Hartford is also an important witness, but is so badly hurt, so the coroner is informed that he cannot be moved for three or four weeks, and cannot therefore be at any hearing here be- fore the end of that time. The cor oner is very anxious to close the in- quest and get a verdict from the jury but does not see how it can be done unless he takes depositions from the injured railroad men. The engineer, trainman and fireman are getting along nicely
 ANONYMOUS LETTER.
 Coroner Davis received A letter Monday which calls his attention to a new point involving the cause of the wreck of the train. It as follows:
 Hartford, Sept. 2, 1911.
 Dear Sir: Suppose you ask the railroad people to tell you about the working near the scene of the wreck that Sunday afternoon? Why haven't they mentioned 1t themselves?
 A VICTIM OF THE WRECK.
 The coroner says the letter is writ ten in a clear, we11-bred hand indica- ting that the person sending it is in telligent and capable. The fact that it is anonymous robs it, of course, of the greater value 1t might have if it were signed.
 q would very much like to get the testimony of this victim,'' said the coroner.
 It is probable that the hint con- veyed in the letter will be followed up by the coroner.
 At the inquest on Friday George A. roadmaster of the Shore Line division, which includes the Val ley branch, testified that there had been no work of any sort on the sec- l tion of the road where the wreck oe- cured, in three or four weeks.
 A Middletown man. declares that | barge captain told him the day fol- | lowing the wreck that he passed that l spot late Sunday afternoon ( a few hours before the accident) in his | barge on its way up the river, and | that men were at work On the track | only a few rods below the scene. There seems to be conflict of in- formation or else a misunderstanding
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-06
DEATH CHEATS MAN WANTED TO
 COMMIT SUICIDE
fsnecial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press)
 Chicago, Sept. 6-After a life of failure, Max Haurwitz tried suicide and failed at that. Death. cheated him. That is, the story the coroner told today.
 Haurwitz's body was found in a little north side hotel. Notes indicat- ing that he planned to kill himself were found. When an examination was made by Dr. Hollenbeck, it was learned that neither violence nor poi son had played any part but that Haurwitz died of apoplexy.
 Haurwitz, early in his career, ac- quired a fortune. He lost it in bad investments. He turned commercia. traveller but i'll health caused him to retire. Afterwards his wife left him. Then he decided on suicide.