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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
SIX u. S. SENATORS
AID CONSTITUTION

Globe. Ariz., Jan. 13.-President
Hunt of the recent constitutions CON
vention gave out today telegram re-
ceived last night from Washington.
signed by six United States senators.
La Toilette, Cummins. Bristow.
Clapp, Dixon and Brown. saying they
would join Senator Bourne In the
struggle to obtain approval for the
Arizona constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
STRONG WITNESS
AGAINST WOMAN
Nurse Testifies for State in the
Trial of Mrs. Schenk for
Poisoning Spouse.
GIVES DETAILED CHARGES
Declares That Medicine Was Sys-
tematiCally Observation-Disclosures
Scores a Point.

Wheeling, Jan 13.-The first
real sensational testimony in the
trial of Laura Schenk appeared at
this afternoons session when Dan
iel Phillips. a clerk, testified he had
frequently been invited by Mrs.
Schenk to accompany her in an auto
mobile and that they met by ap-
pointment at out of the way places.
INTIMACY IMPLIED.
Asked if his friendship for Mrs.
Schenk developed into criminal in
timacy, the defense fought .desper-
ately against the admission of the
question, but was overrHled Phil
lips refused to answer, saying it
would put him in disrepute.
WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN.
Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 13.-It
was woman against woman at yes
terday's session of the Schenk trial
when Alma j. Evans, a professional
nurse, recited on the stand her story
against Laura Farnsworth Schenk
and the circumstances that influenced
her to suspect that Millionaire John
o. Schenk was being poisoned by his
wife. Her testimony dealt unspar-
ingly with the accused woman.
1t was Miss Evans who attended
Schenk during his illness and the
state brought out on direct examina-
tion that statement from her that
Mrs. Schenk had lost her love for the
wealthy pork packer.
WANTED TO GRAB PROPERTY.
She testified that time and again
Mrs. Schenk had instructed her that
if John died suddenly, to go to his
trousers pocket as soon as the
breath left his body, secure the keys
to his safe, deposit the box in a To-
cal bank and notify her before the
Schenks knew of the death.
you don't know those Dutch
devils like / do" the witness said
Mrs. Schenk exclaimed TO her on
various occasions when referring 10
members of the Schenk family.
POISON IN MEDICINE.
The state also brought out through
Dr. Charles G. Glaser of John Hop
kins university that the first bottle
of mineral water sent him for anal
ysis contained three and six-tenths
grains of arsenic TO the half gallon.
anu tldL tut SdiAhpit VI ny piiiti Ahi-
nine, which Schenk also was taking,
contained seven grains OF sugar Of
lead to the ounce.
Miss Evans further testified that
dummy" bottles Of medicine were
kept in the bathroom Of the suite
occupied By Schenk at the North
Wheeling hospital, while the real
remedies given Schenk we're kept in
another part of the building.
The witness also said the bottles
were placed there as decoy and
the accused was given an opportun-
ity TO doctor" them.
WITNESS HELPS DEFENSE.
The defense. however. apparently
scored when il was declared by Or.
Hupp. who was put on the stand late
in the afternoon, that the medicine
in the room had not been tampered
with, and also by cross examination
of Dr. Glaser that a second bottle
Of mineral water taken from the
same room in which Mrs. Schenk was
locked for some time had not been
tampered with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

IS seriously injured, some perhaps
fatally.
Four passengers is probably the
correct number of those killed. Two
more were fatally injured and eight
seriously hurt. Mutilation of the
bodies was so extensive Identified
tion is impossible. Disregard of sig
nails by the. engineer of the Western
express caused the wreck, according
to superintendent Everitt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
MICHIGAN MAY
TAX ORE FOUND
IN The STATE

Lansing. Mich. Jan. lS.-Repre-
sentative Graves of Adrian, introduc-
Cd in the house today a tonnage tax
bin providing a tax OF one-half a
cent pound on copper ore and ;
cents ton on iron ore mined in this
state.
The house today went on record.
g. to :. as opposed 10 the customary
Juahet 10 visit state institutions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
LAKES TO THE GULF
COMMISSION MEETS
Assemblies at Chicago in Secret Ses.
sion to Prepare Report to
President Taft.

Chicago Jan. 13.-The federal com
mission to investigate the feasibility
of digging the first section of the
lakes TO the gulf deep waterway from
Lockpor1, H.. to the Mississippi river,
met here today. The meeting was be-
hind closed doors and was TO discuss
the report to be made to President
Taft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
AGAIN SUSPENDED
Eastern Railroad Rate Increase
Will Not Go Into Effect
Till March Is.
ARGUMENTS COMPLETED
Likely That Date of Change Affect
ing Western Trunk Lines viii
BE Similarly Changed.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 13.-Oficial
Chairman Clements of the Interstate
commerce commission at the cOnclu-
sion of the arguments of the eastern
rate case yesterday of the further
suspension of the proposed advances
of rates in official classification terri
tory from Feb | until March 10.
The suspension was made voluntar-
lily by the carriers in order TO afford
the commission additional time to dis
cuss and consider the problems pre-
sented 10 it.
SUSPENSIONS IN WEST LIKELY.
The likelihood is that there will be
a similar suspension Of the advance in
rates proposed by the carriers in west
ern trunk line territory. official an
nouncement of which will be made at
the arguments of that case TO be heard
next week by the commission.
In making the announcement Mr..
Clements said ii manifestly was i'm
possible for the commission fully TO
consider and finally to determine the
questions presented in the two cases
prior to Feb. l, and that on sugges-
ton of the commission the carriers
had consented to suspend the propos-
ed rates
ARGUMENT BEGINS MONDAY
Mr.. Clements also announced that 10
hours would be allowed by the commits
sion for the argument of the western
trunk line case, the arguments To be-
gin on next Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
BOYS Body Identified.

Albany. y. Y. Jan. 13.-The body of
the 5-year-old boy found dead in a
swamp on the Schenectady road last
Tuesday and believed 20 have been
murdered. was identified by relatives
today as that OF George Meloor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
ARGUMENT BEGINS MONDAY
FIVE BODIES IN THE RUINS
Believed This Is Total Killed in the
Store Fire at ConnelSVilIe. Pa.

Connelsyille. Pa, Jan. lS.-Fire-
men today ceased searching for ruins
of the McCrory store destroyed yes
terday. They believed the five bod
les found were all the debris con-
tanned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
CARRIE NATION,
HATCHET- user,
IN A COLLAPSE

Eureka Springs. Ark, Jan. Ia
Mrs. Carrie Nation. the pioneer Kan
sss saloon smasher and temperance
lecturer. suffered a nervous collapse
at her home here TO-DAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
Fifty Passengers on Great
Northern Road Are
Mar00ned.
HELD BY BIG DRIFTS
Railway Officials Fear They Are
Starving-Try to Rescue
Them.

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 13.-Rotary
snow plows. manned by scores of
workers, are tearing at drifts which
are piled mountain high across the
Great Northern tracks near Fielding,
Mont, in the Rockies, to reach so
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
Famous suroeon Dead.

Newark. n J.. Jan. 13.-Dr. Charles
~. Kipp. one OF the most celebrated
eye and ear specialists in America,
died today. Kipp served in the Civil
war as surgeon on the staf OF General
Franz Sigel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

ises to be one of
the historic fights
of the upper
chamber.
If the Lorimer
s c a n d a ! does
nothing m or e
than TO educate
the people 10 the
wisdom of cleo
tion by direct
vote, il will have
been well worth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
CARNEGIE AND T. r. SPEAK
Help Discuss Uniform Legislation Be-
fore Civic Federation

Help Discuss Uniform Legislation Be-
fore Civic Federation.
New York, Jan, ia sympos-
ium on the need of uniform national
legislation TO regulate banking, tax
alton, insurance, drugs, food and the
operation of railways and corpora
tions held the attention of delegates
to the National Civic federation con-
vention today. Andrew Carnegie.
Theodore Roosevelt and Tecumseh
Sherman were among the speakers
scheduled to discuss a Working
Mems Compensation Act" this after
noon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
Blows Out Cylinder Head.

Washington. Jan. 13.-The big ar
rrored cruiser, Washington has blown
cut a high pressure short cylinder
head and is now enroute from the Car
ibean sea 10 HanptOn Roads for re-
pairs. There were no caasualties-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
Senate on Test Vote Seems
to Favor Direct
Election
AND THEN ADJOURNS
By Count of az to II Upper
House Decides to Consider
the Resolution.

Washington, Jan. 13.-By a vote of
II to ~, the senate refused to ad-
journ rather than proceed with con-
sideration of the resolution providing
for the election of senator by direct
vote of the people. Hale made the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
SIX DEATHS DUE
TO A COLLISION
Passenger Trains Crash on New York
Central With Disastrous
Result.

Batavia, \. Y. Jan. 13.-In a COL
lision between passenger trains on
the New York Central here today,
four or more persons were killed and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
Joliet Has 100000 Fire.

Joliet, III. Jan. 13.-The Joliet
Wheel Manufacturing company's
plant and contents burned to-day. The
los is RIaG.0GG-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
SOLDIERS DEMAND A RAISE
Portuguese Troops Backed by Work

T@'FEuEU'NF EEODp7 BHfkFN Uy WIKI
ers. Who Strike in sympathy.
Paris, Jan. 13.-A news agency
dispatch from Madrid says that news
was received there. that soldiers I'm
the fortress al Elvas. Portugal. NUT
inied demanding an increase in pay.
The Elvas workingmen struck in
sympathy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
Democrats Chosen Chair
man of Commerce
Commission.
IS RANKING MEMBER
Strong Advocate of Govern
ment Supervision and Con-
troll of Carriers.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Judson c..
Clements of Georgia was elected chair
man of the interstate commerce com
mission at a special conference of the
commission today. Clements is dem
ocrat.
MAJORITY REPUBLICAN.
While the interstate commerce
commission is composed of four re-
publicans and three democrats at
present 1t has been the uniform pol
icy of the commission since its crea-
tion TO elect its senior member as
chairman entirely irrespective of his
political affiliations.
HAS POWERFUL INFLUENCE.
The chairman exerts a powerful
influence upon the operations of the
commission. Clements is regarded
as one of the conservatives of the
commission, although for many years
he advocated vigorously adequate
supervision and control by the gov
ernment of the operation of com
mon carriers.
NO DECISION REVERSED.
No decision of his ever has been
reversed on its substantial merits by
the supreme court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
George Gould Reelected.

New Orleans. La Jan. 10
George J. Gould was today reelected
president OF the Missouri Pacific
raiIIoa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets 4:51; rises 7:19; moon sets
7:34 a. m; 1913 Il. m. moon in CON
junction with Neptune. passing from
west to east of the planet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
The Weather
Forecast Till 7 p. NJ. Saturday fol
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
ard MicinihN

and Vicinity.
Snow tonight or Saturday mot much
change in temperature. The lowest
temperature tonight will be about 20
or % degrees above zero.
Temperature at a. m. 20; highest
Yesterday. 80; lowest last night, %.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 2 miles
per hour
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity, at p. m. and Z
a m 95.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
ESTIMATE REDUCED MILLIONS.
BY TAV.

Especial correspondence OF The Argus.)
Washington. Jan. 12.-The battle
to oust William Lorimer of Illinois
from the United States senate prom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

Havre early on Tuesday by a mem
ber of the train crew who reached
nearby telegraph box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

omission of a battery Of two 14-inch
rifles and four 12-inch mortars al
Batele Point; through a redistribu-
ton and greater concentration of the
proposed garrisons and the adoption
of simpler and more economical
types of quarters and emplacements
WHAT DEFENSE SHALL BE.
AS modified, the board recon-
mends that the armament at Panama
shall consist of eight 16-inch rifles,
12 6-inch rifles and "a 12-inch NOR
tars.
1t is recommended that the per-
mauent garrison in time of peace on
the isthmus shall consist of IL COM
panies of coast artillery; four regi-
ments of infantry; one battalion of
field artillery and one squadron of
cavalry.
Details for field works for the de-
fense of the locks and dams have not
been completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

motion. Friends of the measure claim
it to be a test vote.
FINALLY ADJOURNS.
After considering the election of
senators by direct vote for an hour
the senate. without action on the sub
ject, adjourned until Monday. Senator
Borah stated he would not permit
much other business until a day was
fixed for, vote on the resolution.
TO BAR ILLITERATEs.
The Gardir<r bill which would pro-
hibit admission into the United States
of any illiterate alien over 16 years
old. was today ordered favorably re-
ported to the house by the committee
on immigration.
BATES BILL REPORTED.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The Bates
bill. providing for the elevation of
Robert E. Peary to the rank Of rear
admiral was reported favorable to
the house today by the committee on
naval affairs.
ESTIMATE REDUCED MILLIONS.
The modified report of the forti-
fcations board on proposed defenses
at Panama which President Taft sub
mitted to congress yesterday, reduces
the estimate of the cost of fortifica-
ton of the canal from s19.546, ,S43
to S12,4T5,32s. This reduction was
reached by a 1 3 per cent cut in the
amount of armament through the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

BALkED By STANDPATTERs.
The standpatteTs in the senate
have up TO this time successfully
chloroforEed every bill or TesoIu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
FINALLY ADJoURNs.

motion. Friends of the measure claim
it to be test vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

.Seataaed on PaEe F0ur.1
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

grace and beauty and fragrance, and
until this fragrance and beauty ard
grace had lowered into floral fairness
she was not content
I talked with her.
PraiSing her effort to grow the vines
and blossoms, saw through the lines
Of care and sorrow a sweet smile
break over her face Her illumined
features and the faint Iinger Of the
girIhood in her eyes were good to sec.
Poverty and hardship had not crush
ed out Of her the divine love for beau
t..
Her little garden on a window sill
was planted there like an oasis in &
desert, and she had grown some bios
SONS that but for her had never
blQOmed. And she had loved the ten
der growing things because, first Of
ali
There was a garden in her heart
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
An Euyptian Story,

Here is a strange story from Egypt:
Taha Ali and Ahmed Hamad carried
on the business of butchers in partner
ship. Taha Ali informed Ahmed Ha-
mad that a sum Of money belonging
to the partnership which had been left
with him had been stolen. Ahmed
Hamad did not believe the story and
accused Taha Ali of theft They de-
cided to refer the matter to a fakir
who had settled in the neighborhood
to be tried by a system of ordeal. The
two men accordingly went to the
fakir. He copied some passages from
certain religious books in his posses
sion upon q native writing board with
European copying ink, washed off the
writing with water into a bowl, dip
ped some bread and water into the
water and divided the bread and wa
ter between the two disputants, tell
ing them that the one who was in the
wrong would become very ILL., After
eating the bread and drinking the wa
ter the two disputants went away.
Taha Ali was shortly afterward seized
with violent pains and, returning to
the fakir, confessed that he had stoI-
en- the money His condition became
rapidly worse, and he died few hours
later The medical examination dis.
closed no sign Of poisoning.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
THE MESSAGE TO GARCIA.

Some years ago Ebert HUBBARD, d
writer of things good, bad and indlt-
ferent, in a moment of inspiration
struck off popular lay sermon
It was a singing rebuke to the shift
less, the lazy, the towards of life.
Briefly told, high officer in Wash
ington put into the hands of Captain
Andrew Rowan of the United States
army private message to General
Garcia of the insurgent army some
where in Cuba.
Rowan did not ask, "Where is Gar
cia?'
Nobody knew where he was. It was
Rowan's, business to find him. He
took the paper without a word, saluted
and departed
There was a lapse Of time, and it
seemed Rowan might be lost or killed.
One night a little boat rounded a
remote corner in Cuba, and Rowan
landed And then through brush and
thicket, through. swamp and jungle,
through perils seen and unseen, the in
trepid messenger found his way and
laid the paper, crumpIed now, into the
hands of Garcia.
The teaching was plain.
Anybody can carry message to Gar
cha if he knows where Garcia is or if
some one will show him the way
But he who finds the way must trav
ell in his own footsteps.
The greatest need of the world is
men and women who will assume the
responsibility, who will take the initia,
tive, find the way for themselves. -.
Would you carry the message to Gar
cia?
Somebody will give you the hint that
he is somewhere yonder in the island.
You must do the rest.
In other words, when some one in
authority over you tells you to do
thing, yours not to question why, yours
not to make reply, yours to salute and
find for yourself how and when and
why
Moreover, there's a supplement to
the Rowan story that Hubbard did not
get-a pretty tale.
After this exploit Rowan courted
fair lady in San Francisco, and, it is
related, the Cuban journey was slight
compared with this message carrying.
And the sequel? This message also
was safely delivered and regularly re-
ceipted for.
Pondering this supplemental proceed
ing of Rowan, let us say that in the
bright lexicon of endeavor:
Faint heart never won fair lady or
travelled a hostile field on foot through
secret foe to bring message.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo,
Office of the Board of Supervisors of
Election in and for Caddo Parish, State
of Louisiana: In accordance with the
election laws of the State of Louisiana,
and pursuant to the proclamation OF His
Excellency, Jared Y Sanders, dulypub-
ished; notice is hereby given, and we do
proclaim, that an election will be held
lat the precincts now established by law
in the Eighth Ward of the Parish of
Caddo, State Of Louisiara on
TUESDAY, MAY g, 1911,
for the election of a member of the .Po-
lice jury of the Parish OF Caddo, State
.of Louisiana, for said Ward Eight, to
fiji the vacancy caused by the death of
I. B. Moss.
Said election is to be held under the
general election laws of the State of
Louisiana, and at the precincts and TN
der the supervision of the following
commissioners and clerks, to-wit:
Forbing-J. w. Daniel, B. R. Jacobs,
J. H. Middleton, commissioners John
B. Forbing, clerk
Caspiana-D. H. Courtney, c. NJ.
Hutchinson, J. F. Yearwood, commits
sioners; c. c. Hutchinson, clerk.
And we do hereby require and direct
that the polls shall be open from am.
until pm. on the day of said election,
and the commissioners are hereby in
structed to count the votes immediately
after the closing of the polls and make
due return to the undersigned supervis-
ors of election, according to law.
Thus done and signed at our Office in
the City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
La, on this the I4th day of April 1911,
w. H. SCHEEN
President Board of Supervisors of Elec=
ton for Caddo Parish, La.
w. c. AGURS,
M. WARD.
Members of Board of Supervisors Of
Elections for Caddo Parish, La
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

conservative. They are too timid to
try. However, wherever they have
tried hard enough they have done
we'll"
While she was paying off the first
100000 Mrs. Leslie spent only $50
on herself.
She did what few men are able to
dO-cut her living expenses to the min
imum.
She moved at once to a little French
boarding house and had one room four
flights mp under a shyijght, (which
had to get on a chair to open"
And this woman i0berited the great
publishing house Of Leslie.
She went to this place to escape IN
favorable comment and stares. In the
foreign boarding house she was mere
" "the woman on the top floor" BE
sides" says Mrs. Leslie, ut was cheap
err"
The $50 she expended was for
widows veil, gloves and needful arti-
Giles for mourning garb. Saving she
saws, never an easy process, is one
of elimination-doing without things
you would like"
Which is the woman of it.
She eliminated everything possible
expense society, entertainment-and
set up in the midst of her big printing
office the goddess Of work.
Mrs. Leslie is right.
You never can tell what is in you
until YOU try. And converse If you
never try you will never know.
zone cannot have omelet without
breaking eggs"
Some persons learn the habit in their
schooldays of skipping the hard les
sons, habit that persists through
life. They will not try.
Find out what is in you. Try!
Better to stem with heart and hand
The roaring tide Of life than lie
Unmindful on its flaming strand
OF Gods occasions drifting by