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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23

4 is engaging; but is it material as to
[ the corruption of HolstIaw, White,
/ Beckemeyer, Link and others?
| 'Hinky Dink, according to Lor-
/ inner, delivered Grifin's vote. but
( Griffin swore he had not been asked
by any one to vote for Lorimer, and
Henry Tirren swore Griffin suggest
ed that he vote for Lorimer and said
there was $1,000 in it, anyway. Yet
in reciting this phase of his life, the
sitting member without knowing il.
has thrown light upon one portion of
testimony to which hereafter / shall
call attention"
NOT THE ONLY ONE.
Beyeridge took up various Incl
dents recited yesterday by Lorfmer.
illustrative of his acts of kindness to
constituents and others.
Yet, praiseworthy as it is. such
conduct is not peculiar to the sit
ting member" he declared, "fOr
there are senators here and thous-
apds of private citizens everywhere
who had done much the same thing.
The sitting members generosity,
which all of us admire and approve,
is not pertinent to the case. for no
one doubts his benevolence.
COURSE OF ATTORNEY.
Springfield. Ill, Feb. 23.-Gover-
nor Deneen was interviewed last
night by a representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press and made the follow
ing statement:
"I have only such meager infor-
nation regarding the speech made
by Senator Lorimer today as appear
ed in the afternoon editions of the
Springfield papers. I notice, how
ever. that he follows the course
which I have often observed followed
by men charged with serious offenses
in Cook county when I was states
attorney there, Of trying to escape
an explanation of the facts against
him by making charges against men
who are not on trial.
DENEEN REPLIES
Gle has followed the course of Mr..
Erbstein. one of the attorneys for
O'Neil Browne. who was recently
indicted and tried in the criminal
courts of Cook county for jury brib-
ing and who refrained from going
on the witness stand to testify under
oath. where he could be cross-exam-
ined. and instead made a speech 10
the Jury where his statements were
not subject 10 the rules of cross-ex-
animation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
Miners for Referendum.

Springfield. III. Feb 23.-The
Illinois miners in state convention
unanimously adopted a resolution in
dOr5ing the amendment to the state
constitution providing for the init
ative and referendum which will be
introduced IN the state legislature
the latter part OF the week. The
miners resolution Was introduced bY
Adolph CORNER, a socialist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
The Weather

Forecast TIL. 7 p. NJ. Friday fol
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Friday, not much
change in temperature. with the
lowest temperature tonight about 90
TO 25 degrees above zero.
Temperature at a N. "a. High
est yesterday SO, lowest last
night %.
Velocity OF wind at Z a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m. Sc,
at a. N. II.
Stage Of water 6.5. fall OF g.
Slowly falling stages in the Mis-
sissippf will continue from below Du-
buque to Muscatine.
J. N. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
CANAL FORTS
CALLED FOR BY
BILL IN HOUSE

Washington, Feb 23.-The sun
dry civil Appropriation bill. carry
ing 14O.5s0,031. including 81 ,0OO.-
600 for fortifying the Panama canal.
was completed by the appropriations
committee today and reported 10 the
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
MINISTER OF WAR DIES
Member of French Cabinet Succumbs
suddenly at His Office.

Paris. Feb. 23-General Brun. min
lister of war in Premier Brands cab
met. dropped dead from a paraiytic
stroke at the Offices OF the ministry
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
CFrom noon today TO noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 5:41, rises 6:36; moon rises
4:17 a. m.; moon farthest south and
lowest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
Primary
Points
N/OU can cote for but
Il one candidate for
mayor, and bur four for
commissioners.

If yOu attempt to DOfe
for more than one cnndi-
date for mayor or more
than four candidates for
commissioners it will in
UaIidafe Jour bGIIOf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23

The company secured a contract
for the electriffcation of the street
cars of St. Petersburg in December,
1905. Later. in October. 1907, the
government imposed a fine of $780,
900 for alleged failure to complete
the contract A month later the
government remitted S425,O00 of the
penalty.
IN NEW HANDS.
Since then the company has ex-
perienced some inconveniences re-
sulting in the announcement early in
1908 the British Westinghouse COM
pany would finance the St. Peters
burg concern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23

White Plains, N. ", Scorched.
White Plains, y. Y, Feb. 23.-Fire
here today burned block of business
buildings. The loss exceeds a quarter
OF a million.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
7. 2. Goes Home.

Chicago. Feb. Roosevelt left
for New York over the Lake Shore
railroad today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
FARMERS OPPOSE
Illinois Institute on Record as
Against Reciprocity With
Canada.
I'LL FOR ALL PEOPLE SEEN
Prosperity of TilIer Of the Soil hey
TO the Prosperity of Nation
as Whole.

Ottawa. Ill. Feb. Yesterday was
the big day at the animal meeting Of
the Illinois farmers state institute.
the chief feature being the adoption Of
a resolution opposing reciprocity with
Canada. DR. Edmund J. James. presi-
dent Of the University OF Illinois. ad
dressed an audience of 1000 people
last night at Armory c on the subject
The Educational Work of an Illinois
Farmer"
One thousand women heard Mrs.
Maud c. Hessler of Decatur discuss
the Dress Question" al the Ottawa
theatre
Large audiences also heard the other
prominent speakers on the days pro
gram.
OPPOSE RECIPROCITY.
The convention, besides going on
record against the proposed reciprocity
treaty with Canada. adopted resOlU-
tions favoring the establishment of ad-
ditional stone quarries in the state 10
be operated by convict labor. the ap-
pointment of county highway commits
sioners, the enactment of legislation
placing the construction OF all public
bridges under the supervision OF the
state highway commission. increased
appropriations for the Illinois highway
commission and the passing of an
amendment to the state game law for
bidding Sunday hunting on the public
highways Resolutions in honor OF the
late Professor Frank II. Hall OF Au-
rora- were also passed
THE REVOLUTIONS.
The resolution adopted on the Can
adian reciprocity were as follows:
Whereas. Scientific agriculture dem.
onstrates that with~improved methods
Of farming and treatment OF the soil
the products Of the farms OF Illinois
can be doubled in the next 10 years.
and
Whereas, For many years to come
there will be a surplus and exporta
ton OF farm products TO foreign coun-
tries and until that time arrives there
are not subs tantial reason for the free
admission of the product of the cheap
er lards OF Canada to our markets
and
w HeTedS- we lOOh HpOn lue pTOpOS
ed reciprocity treaty with Canada as
one-sided affair eliminated 10 greatly
enhance the value of the undcveloped
lands of the Canadian northwest to
the consequent depreciation of our own
agriculture; and.
Whereas. The prosperity OF our
own farmers means good times in all
lines of business and further depres- !
sion of prices of corn, oats, wheat and (
live stock other than results from com /
petition among people of our own com
munity is an unwise policy; therefore /
BAD FOR ALL Or Us.
Resolved. That we. as representa- (
tive farmers of Illinois. in state con
vention assembled, believing It would f.
be detrimental 10 the best interest of F.
the people of this country and to agri- I.
culture in particular. do hereby protest
against the ratification OF the so-callcd .
reciprocity treaty with Canada. and
earnestly petition the honorable mem 4
bers Of the senate of the United States .
to carefully consider the interests of /
and 10 reject said treaty.
Resolved, That these resolutions be }
10 the president Of the sen .
ate Of the United States, that they NAV
be read in open session of the senate" /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23

The IdW strictly prOhib-
its cOIiuSiOn or cOnlbin0-
fiOnS among candidates.
Any candidates SO Gppre-
hended are nor eligible
under the lay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
BY OMMISSlON
New Form of Government Pro
posed for Schools of the
State of Iowa.
BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE
Provides for Use of Buildings "a So
ciaI Center-Initiativc. Refer
cndum aud Recall.

Des Moines. Iowa, Feb. % IA bin
was introduced in the Legislature TO-
day tending toward the commission
form OF school government. Tho bili
abolisbcs the office OF general super
intendcnt and divides the school 5ya-
tenn into departments. placinE au c<-
pert I'm charge Of each department.
II contemplate the use of school
buildings for social center purposes.
The plan is also aimed a. more thor.
ough education for the masses who
obtain their only education In No."
grades.
AUSTRALIANS HNLLOI.
The Dill provide for tho Australian
ballot system for school elections 1rd
applies the initiative. referendum and
recall 10 school govern mcnta. pro
yides for vide open publicity and So.
we're penalties for corruption iu sock
ing office or in administering school
affairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23

Consider zCeH the can
didGfeS, and make up your
mind in ddUanCe, if posi-
bic, Jour choice for mayor
and Jour preferences for
the four commissioners
and vote for them next
Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
SLOW WITH CONTRACT.

The affair caused sensation in for
eign commercial circles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
FEELING BITTER.

Bitter feeling has arisen among
the contending factions so that the
prospect is that from this time on de
bate will he lively One acrid speech
provokes others. Some senators ex-
pressed doubt today whether the
case could be decided before final
adjournment. Lorimers friends
now claim 54 out of 81 votes in the
senate. The opposition to Lorimer
give no figures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23
No DATE FOR VOTE.

The Lorimer case will not come TO
a vote today and probably not for
several days yet. II at all at this ses-
sion That was made evident in an
interchange which preceded the long
anti-Lorimer speech delivered this
afternoon by Beveridge. Burrows
sought 10 fix by unanimous consent
an hour for a vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-23

The causes OF the changed condi-
tion are manifold: but in the main
they are due on the other hand TO a
desire on the part of the Lorimer op-
ponents to counteract the impression
made by Lorimer's speech yesterday
in his own behalf and on the other
n determination to stand off the re-
piprocity bill.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15

tion of the prohibitory amendment in
the constitution and any change in the
vote of these places is likely to help
the prohibitionists.
In addition to the 295 majority
shown by the clerks returns, there
are SO more dry" votes known to ex-
ist in Portland, which are not included
in the city clerks reports, because of
an admitted error. If necessary the
anti-repealers will petition for re-
count
The change from an apparent vic
tory for the ''wet" side by 700 votes
to 800 votes in favor of the "drys"
came as big surprise. The prohibit
tionists had practically conceded de-
feat while representatives of those
who sought the repeal of the consti-
tutional amendment had sent out nu-
merous statements on the strength of
their apparent safe majority.
Of the other referendum questions
before the people, that proposing to
make Augusta forever the capital Of
the state and that favoring the direct
primaries act, were carried by large
majorities, according to returns at
hand last night.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
GREATER DULUTH !!
JAMES A FARRELL'S PREDICTION
WHEN PANAMA, WELLAND AND
BARGE CANALS ARE FINISHED.
WILL SOON BE GREAT SEAPORT
Steel Officials Visit city-They Prom
ise Minnesota Plant Will Manu-
facture Every Class of Steel
Product.

Duluth.-When the Panama canal is
complete and improvements are made
to the Welland canal and the New
York barge canal the barriers between
Duluth and the worlds markets will
be broken down and Duluth will be one
OF the great seaports of the world,
was the prediction of James A. Farrell,
president of tho United States Steel
corporation at a luncheon at the Com
mercial club here.
surrounded by other officials of the
corporation of which he is the head
and OF its subsidiaries and by many
representatives citizens of Duluth,
President Farrell pledged to this city
the continued attention of the steel
corporation, progressive development
of its resources and industries here,
and a careful policy toward it's opera
tions so there may be no retrogres-
sion.
To Develop Mining Properties.
The development of its mining prop
critics and the extension of it's trans
portation facilities on the range will
De pusned until the best results pOSSl-
BILE have been obtained, President Far
reel said.
The Minnesota steel plant will be
complete in every respect for the man.
ufacture of every class of steel prod
uct for which market can be found.
He refrained from making any predic.
ton as to the time the manufacture
of steel would be begun, but he as
sured all possible speed.
The luncheon at the Commercial
club was rendered President Farrell,
the other visiting officials and repre-
sentative business men by the officials
of the Duluth, Missabe & Northern and
the Duluth e Iron Range railroads.
About 1S0 men gathered around the
board.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
TO SELL STATE FARMS.
State Reclamation Board to Dispose OF
Small Tracts.

st. Paul.-The state reclamation
board will meet at st. Cloud December
8 and 9, according to Secretary W..
R. Mackenzie. Arrangements will
then be made for placing on the mar
ket the forty-acre experimental farm
which the board has been preparing.
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 to purchase small uncleared
tracts of land, clear them and offer
for sale, expecting to show that the
expense of placing under cultivation
land in timbered districts is not great
The reclamation board, consisting of
Mr.. Mackenzie, w. ]. Brown and War
rem and A. J. Mcclure of Grand Rap
ids. bought and is clearing twenty
acres on forty-acre farms at Little
Forks in Koochiching county, Black
duck in Beltrami, Warroad in Roseau,
Blackberry in Itasca, Pine River in
Cass, Middle River in Marshall and
Park, Rapids in Hubbard.
work on all of them will be finished
this fall" Mr. Mackenzie said, "and
we estimate now that the cost of clear
ing and placing under cultivation will
cost from $40 to $50 an acre."
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
HUNTING SEASON OPEN.
Now Lawful to Shoot All Sorts of
Water Fowl.

Now Lawful to Shoot All Sorts OF
Water Fowl.
The hunting season in Minnesota
opened for wild duck, geese, all aqua.
tic fowl; turtle dove, snipe, prairie
chicken, pinnated, white-breasted or
sharptailed grouse, woodcock, upland
plover and golden plover, the hunters
having taken possession of all likely
spots.
Sportsmen who have been looking
over the hunting grounds report that
through the activity of the State Drain
age commission many of the fayorite
passes will not be fruitful this year be-
cause the drainage bitches, which have
aided the farmer to an unlimited ex-
tent, have spoiled the nesting places
of the aquatic birds. 1t is expected
not so many ducks will be brought
down this year as formerly.
This condition obtains in several To-
calities in Roseau county, according to
Sam F. Fullerton, former executive
agent of the State Game and Fish COM
mission, who is something of hunter.
Another sportsman said he had re-
ceived a report from Lac qui Parle
county that his favorite pass near Cor
rell had been obliterated by drainage
bitches. 1t is the consensus OF opin-
ion that most of the duck hunting
this year will be confined to the north
ern part of the state.
Lots of Prairie Chickens.
However, the fact the ducks prob
ably will be scarce will work no hard
ship on the hunters who go after prai-
rie chickens. Reports coming to the
State Game and Fish commission show
these birds, which have been rather
scarce for two seasons, will be more
plentiful this year.
Many NONRESIDENT Hunters.
The game commission has also sold
great many hunting licenses to non
residents who are willing to pay the
fee Of $40 for the privilege of bagging
fifty ducks or forty-five other game
birds. This is the same limit fixed
for resident hunters also.
The duck season will last three
months, but the season for the upland
birds will close November Z, allowing
but two months to get supply OF
prairie chicken.
Separate Big Game License Required.
1t will cost more to hunt both large
and small game this year, owing to the
passage of an amendment to the game
laws by the recent Legislature prohib-
iting the issuance of big game licenses
until November z, three days before
the opening of the big game season.
It will cost an additional dollar to
obtain this license this year. In for
mer years the two classes OF licenses
were included in the first permits Is
sued; and cost 81. The game commits
sion had this amendment passed, not
only to increase the revenue but to
protect the game.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
st. Cloud saIoonkeper Shot.

st. Cloud.-A. Lindenberg, a saloon.
keeper, was waylaid here at midnight
and may die of gunshot wound just
below the heart. Lindenberg has been
in the habit of carrying home
from his saloon the receipts of his
evenings business. When he was
about to open the screen door on the
porch of his house, he was seized by
two men and robbed of So in cash.
He yelled for the police, whereupon
one of the men drew a revolver and
shot him at close range just below
the heart. The gun man then threw
his weapon away and, with his COM
paniOn took to fight.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
THREsHERs SENT TO CANADA.
Fifty Carloads of Yankee Product Will
Help Harvest Monster Crop.

Chicago, Illinois. = A special train
of fifty freight cars, loaded with
threshing machines and escorted by a
corps of trainmen, is hurrying over
the Chicago & Northwestern road
from Chicago to western Canada to
help harvest the 400,O00,000 bushel
grain crop in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta.
So urgent is the demand for harvest
ing machinery there that the special
is given right of way over other freight
trains. 1t came to Chicago over the
Lake Shore, direct from an Indiana
factory. The machines will go to Win
nipeg and from there will be distrib-
uted as rapidly as possible, from
twenty to thirty cars going to the
Regina district, where the cutting of
an unusually big wheat crop is nearly
completed.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
Foreign

Fourteen men were drowned ten
miles off the Nicaraguan coast when
the schooner Whisper, with cargo OF
mahogany. burned to the waters edge
and finally went to tho bottom. An
explosion of gasoline tank on board
is said to have caused tie disaster.
DR.. Douglas Mawson, the antarctic
explorer, has again visited Mount
Painter, in South Australia. He says
he has discovered lode of high grade
radium ore three miles long and sew.
eral hundred yards wide.
Nine persons were killed and moro
than twice that number wounded
when Reyistas and Maderists clashed
in Truxtla Chica, village in the
state Of Chiapas, near the southern
boundary of Mexico, according to re-
ports received at the presidents of.
fee.
There is great uneasiness in Vatican
circles over the condition of the pope,
his holiness having suffered another
relapse. So serious is his condition
that Professor Marchiafava has been
asked to resume his daily visits.
The appointment of George Bah
hemetieff as Russian ambassador te
the United States. to succeed Baron
Rosen, was officially announced. He
was formerly ambassador to Japan.
and at one time was one of the sec.
retaries Of the Russian embassy at
Washington.
The Chilean steamer Tucapel waa
wrecked on the coast of Peru and ID
total loss. Eighty-one persons were
drowned. The Tucapel was engaged
in trading On the west coast OF soutb
( America
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
Personal

First-class postmasters met in con-
vention in Omaha with Postmaster
General Hitchcock as guest of honor.
Col. John Jacob Astor and Made.
lene Force were married at Beech.
wood, the colonePs summer residence
at Newport, by Rev. Joseph Lambert,
pastor of the Elmwood Temple Con-
gregational church of Providence.
After studying matrimonial and do
mestic affairs for the past ten years
an Atlanta minister is going to deliver
a series of six sermons on Music of
Married Life," touching the life in all
phases.
Francis LeBaron Robbins, Pitts
burgh millionaire and former pr%si-
dent of the Pittsburgh Coal company,
$97.000.000 corporation controlling
practically all of the bituminous soal
output of western Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana, died at the Mercy hos
pital, Chicago, following an opera
tion for cirrhosis of the liver.
Politicians were greatly interest
ed in the visit William ]. Bryan
paid Theodore Roosevelt at the
latter's office. After the conference
Colonel Roosevelt smilingly announced
that they had talked over various Gin
teresting". subjects, but denied that
the call had any political significance.
The body of Mrs. Helen F. Dixon.
at one time the most prominent wom-
ar politician in Colorado. was found in
her squalid home at Denver. Mrs.
Dixon was given the lions share of
the credit for the election of Gov.
Davis H. Waite.
Edward N. Dingley. managing ed
itor Of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Eve
ming Telegraph-Press. a son Of the
late Congressman Nelson Dingley of
Maine, was seriously injured when
runaway team dashed into his auto
mobile.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
MAINE STAYS DRY
RESULT SHIFTS, LATEST RE-
TURNS GIVING PROHIBITION
LEAD OF 2e5.
RECOUNT LIKELY TO BE ASKED
pealers Were Conceded to Have
Won Victory BY Small
Majority.

Portland, Maine. = After a day OF
almost constant surprises, during
which the result was many times hang
ing in the balance, it appeared, with
returns in from town and city clerks
in all but 1876 towns and plantations,
that prohibition had won in the special
election by 295 votes, according to re-
vised returns.
The total vote stands.
For repeal, 6o,216; against repeal,
60,511.
Most of the towns yet to be heard
from have been unofficially reported
with small majorities favoring reten-
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
a AGRICULT TLRAL CONTESTS
WON BY CLOSE MARGINS

the
exhibits receive their public appreciation
border not only leads the northern
This
Atkin which prize high total by
wlancd counties scored better in nd
failed
lof
the of the list made
this
itself high stock vegetables but
behind counties
the northern division, perfect
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
st. Paul Man Honored.

st. Paul. = Charles H. Otis,
chief clerk railway mail service, St.
Paul, who has been in charge of the
construction and maintenance of mail
cars operating from the Twin Cities,
has been appointed by the postmaster
general as a member of commission
to study steel car construction. Mr..
Otis left for Washington to take up
his new duties. Other members Sc
lected by the postmaster general are
Clyde M. Reed, superintendent of the
railway mail, Cleveland, and Chief
Clerk r. H. johnson. Chicago
The Ely miner., 1911-09-15
To Oppose Taft.

Minneapolis.-The permanent or
ganization of large league of
farmers that has for its object the
defeat of the nomination and election
of President Taft next year was com.
pleted at a meeting of 700 farmers
held in Institute hall at the fair.
grounds. Anti-reciprocity sentiment
was the basis of the meeting and is
the support of the league. The organ
ization will be known as the Minue-
sofa Farmers Protective league AID
will cooperate with all other orga.s.-
cations that have the same objects.