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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
Government Scores in e.
forts Against Steel
Wire Combine.
COMPROMISE PENALTY
Acceptance of Pleas by Court
Out of Ordinary-Defense
Regarded as Useless.

Washington, July 26.-The gov
ernment scored heavily in its efforts
to break up the so-called steel wire
trust when 81 of the 54 men indicted
last Monday withdrew the plea of
not guilty" and accepted sentence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26

without trial on pleas of nolo con-
trendere. Judge Archibald in the
United States district court imposed
fines from 200 to s1,70O in each
case.
In the face of vigorous argument
against the acceptance of the plea
by District Attorney Wise, the court
accepted their word.
NEVER BEFORE ACCEPTED.
He said that this plea had never
before been accepted in this court
and that the best authorities looked
upon it as a compromise between the
defendant and the prosecuting attor-
neys The facts in this case are fla
grant, he said. The case is so clear
and open that the most well known
attorneys in the country have ad-
yised these men that il would be use
less TO enter a defense.
The court accepted the pleas and
remarked:
Just what was meant by the law
has remained in considerable uncer-
tainty up TO this time. We now know
exactly or very nearly what it means
and from this time on there will be
no excuse. ! certainly regard this as
calling for nothing except a proper
vindication OF the law by a fine"
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
Sentence 10 pay the costs and
fine of $1,000 in each case was then
pronounced with the provision that
where a defendant had been fined in
one case, the fine should be 500 for
each additional case. 1t is alleged
that the indicted manufacturers en-
tered an unlawful combination and
conspiracy to restrain trade.
William p. Palmer. president of
the American Steel and Wire COM
pany; Herbert L. Saterlee. son-in-
law Of ]. p Pierpont Morgan; Frank
J. Gould and Charles F. Booker, re
publican national committeeman
from Connecticut. are among the
other alleged members of the asso-
citation who have pleaded not guilty
TO the indictments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
Pope Has Restless Nloht.

Rome. July 26.-The pope had a rest
less night, but this morning his throa-
was not so sore and the hoarsenz:s
had Iessened
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
Alleged Dishonest Deal
ings Are Cited in an
Old Report
MADE TO BONAPARTE
Former Attorney General Call
ed to Explain Failure to
Act on Charges.

Washington, July 26.-That charges
were made to Former Attorney General
Charles J. Bonaparte during his term
of Office that the United States Steel
corporation gave refunds OF 50 a ton
to the Harvester combine was revealed
in the steel trust investigation today
Chairman Stanley introduced into the
proceedings a report on the harvester
trust made 10 Bonaparte in 1903 by
Burdett c. Townsend, a special depart
ment investigator. now assistant dis
trict attorney for Oregon.
TO SHOW CLOSE CONNECTION.
Bonaparte has been subpoenaed in
an effort to ascertain why no action
was taken against the International
Harvester company. Stanley will en-
deavor to show a close connection be
tween the steel corporation and the
harvester company, the directors Of
both corporations being identical in
many instances. Stripped of its YER
biage Townsend's report states s1,400.-
900 was expended by the International
Harvester company in secretly pur-
chasing plants for The purpose Of de-
suoying competition. and not for use.
ANTI-TRI 81 LAW VIOLATED.
The report concludes with the dec
Iaration that the International Harves-
ter company had violated the anti
trust laws.
Il have learned" Townsend said, of
many alleged dishonest acts of the In
ternational Harvester company, such
~;
etc"
Attorney General Wickersham was
subponaed TO identify the report and
testify concerning the harvester com
pany.
GOODS CHEAPER ABROAD.
The international Harvester COM
pany sells to the foreign trade at a
cheaper price than to the domestic
trade" says the Townsend report.
Il was surprised to learn that the
steel trust refunds TO the Harvester
company So per ton for all steel used
in manufacturing machinery export
ed. thus giving the same result as
If the steel had been imported, the
import duty paid and afterwards re-
funded under the drawback law"
Townsend particularly referred TO
price paid 10 J. Pierpont Morgan &
Co. in the Harvester deal, declaring
"hve million dollars Is a very high
price for a simple service suggesting
TO people how they can agree in le-
giumate transaction"
REPORT IDENTIFIED.
Senator Kenyon Of Iowa, former as
sistant attorney general. and Herbert
Knox Smith. commissioner of corpora
tions. testified before, the committee
and identified the Townsend report.
He surmised the case was held up
pending the decisions on the tobacco
and Standard oil cases. The Town
send report added the Mccormick har-
vesteT company was related by mar
riage to the great American family of
trusts" and referred 10 J. Pierpont
Morgan as the trust architect. a good
builder who receives fabulous fees"
The committee will probably take up
the Tennessee Coal & Iron company
case when II meets tomorrow in New
York.
MCCORMICK Il SILENT.
Chicago. July 26.-HaroId F. McCor- .
mick. vice president OF the InJerna-
uonal Harvester company. declined to
discuss Townsend's charges. Cyrus II. /
Mccormick, president of the corpora 4
ton. is in Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
HAVEMYER HELD
FOR FAMILY JAR
Charged by Claus A. Spreckles
of Estrangement With His
Father Years Ago.
FALSE STORIES CARRIED
Investigating Committee Adjourns
New York Sessions and Re-
turns to Washington.

New York. July 26.-Before con-
Guiding its New York sessions and
returning to Washington yesterday
afternoon, the congressional COM
mittee investigating the so-called SUI
gar trust, heard Claus A. Spreckles
accuse H. o. Havemeyer and the
American Sugar Refining company
interests of causing the break which
existed between him and his father
and brother for 1 5 years.
Il was manager of the Spreckles
refinery in Philadelphia" said MIR.
Spreckles. "and the American Sugar
Refining company had acquired a
strong minority interest in il. They
tried TO dictate its policy. l refused
TO be dictated to and they carried
stories to my father in San Fran
cisco which caused me to leave the
refinery and brought about the break
in the close family relations which
had existed between my father and
brother and myself all our lives. But
a year before he died, my father call
ed me to him and declared that he
had been imposed upon and that my
conduct of the Philadelphia refinery
had been justified"
LETTERS ARE INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Spreckles submitted in evil
dence a letter signed: "H. o. H."
which he said was from Havemeyer.
1t urged him to get all he could for
sugar and asked him to do nothing
foolish about selling refined" below
the price asked by the American.
He also presented three letters
from John E. Searles, then treasurer
and secretary of the American indi-
eating that the company had fixed
certain prices for sugar on certain
dates and asking Spreckles to see
that his refinery did not undersell
those prices. One letter complained
that Spreckles was refining more
sugar than Searles had understood
had been agreed upon and another
states that as Spreckles had cut the
price of -granuIated the american
would do likewise. The letter con-
cludes:
This may be good business man
agement but do not believe it. l
think you are simply throwing away
money"
EXPERTS ON THE BOOKS.
The committee will meet in Wash
ington next Monday. The sub-com-
mittee appointed to examine the
books and records of the American
Sugar Refining company will prob
ably employ experts within a few
uyaaka and will he ready To reDort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
Tho Weather

0FcCaSt IilI Fs ME- oHhSTO" tof
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Fair and warmer tonight and Thurs
day.
Highest temperature yesterday, ID
Lowest last night 81, at a N. 56.
Precipitation up TO g. m. none
Velocity OF wind, two miles an hour
at a. N.
Relative humitidy at p. N. as, a. Z
& N 20.
Stage OF water 8, no change in last
"a hours.
J. II. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS
From noon today TO noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 7:17, rises 4:4s; moon sets
S:35 p. 10; 252 g. ID, moon in con-
junction with Mercury, passing from
west to east Of the planet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
MCCORMICK l. SILENT.

Chicago. July 26-HsroId F McCor-
mick. vice president Of the Interna-
uonal Harvester company. declined to
discuss Townseud's charges. Cyrus II.
Mccormick, president OF the corpora
ton, is in Europe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
EXPERTS ON THE BOOKS.

The committee will meet in Wash
ington next Monday. The sub-com-
mittee appointed to examine the
books and records of the American
Sugar Refining company will prob
ably employ experts within a few
weeks and will be ready to report
to the general committee early in
the fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
MARBLE PROTESTS.

The witness said he had not been
employed. Other remarks led Attor.
ney Marble to protest against such ref.
erence to Mr.. Coan. Il don't know any
thing about IT," declared Mr.. Hanecy.
Il may summon him here to show
what kind of man was employed by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26

CONTINUED on Page SIX
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20
THE WEEKS NEWS EPITOMIZED

Democratic members of the Ways
and Means committee of the House
have taken up the task Of drafting
bill revising the wool schedule,
By spending s6,O00,G0O to s10.00O.0o0
a year, the United States can have
permanent reserve corps of 10000
trained soldiers, according to Mai. Gen.
Wood, chief of staff, who opposes
bill changing the term of enlistment
from three to five years.
Facing the question OF an early re-
port on the Canadian reciprocity bill
and with the free list bill already be-
fore them. members of the Senate
committee on finance are considering
a Democratic proposition to couple the
two measures.
A reaffirmation of the program of
hands off, in Mexico is the plan BY
the President and his advisers. The
President believes that all that can
be done is to remove the Americans
as far from the scene of hostilities
as possible.
Secretary of War Jacob McGavick
Dickinson of Tennessee, the Democrat
ic member of President Tafts cabinet,
has resigned. Henry l.. Stimson, of
New York, recently defeated Republi-
can candidate for governor of that
state, has been given the portfolio.
This announcement was made from
the White House.
The Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey and it's nineteen subsidiary
corporations have been declared by
the Supreme Court of the United
States to be a conspiracy and COM
bination in restraint of trade. 1t also
was held to be monopolizing Inter
state commerce in violation of the
Sherman antitrust law. The dissolu-
ton of the combination was ordered
to take place within six months.
Pensions of 5000 year each for
Mrs. Frances Cleveland, widow of
President Cleveland, and Mary Lord
Harrison, widow of President Harri-
son, are provided for in bill intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Root
of New York.
President Taft in an address to the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, at
Harrisburg, Pa, declared his opposi-
ton to the proposed formation of
railway mail clerks union affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor. He says they have enough
privileges now.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20
MINISTER DE IA BARRA WILL BE
MADE PRESIDENT OF
MEXICO.
PEOPLE ARE SATISFIED
hADERO TO BECOME CHIEF AO-
WISER TO HEAD OF
The NATION.

Mexico City President Diaz and
Vice President Corral will resign be
fore June lst
Minister OF Foreign Relations De
La Barra viii become president ad
interim
Francisco l. Madero. the reyolu-
tionary leader, will be called to Mex
leo City to act as De lie Barra s chief
adviser and as the greatest guaran-
tee possible that every pledge made
by the government will be carried
out.
AS viewed by the public, it would
be virtually a joint presidency. pend
ing a new election.
The cabinet will be reorganized
The minister of war will be named
by De La Barra The foreign office
will be in charge Of a sub-secretary
named by him.
Other cabinet members viii be
chosen by him and Madero jointly.
A new election will be called with
in six months
Political amnesty will be recon-
mtuueu 10 lNs CndlNDeF ol utpulfS'
These are the conditions upon
which President Diaz will compro-
mise. Virtually they are admitted in
high quarters to be complete sur
render to the revolutionists.
The resignation OF Dia2 and the
JOINT regency" of De La Barra and
Madero are said to constitute guar
antee so complete that the original
insurrecto demand for fourteen gov
ernors no longer need be considered
The Cabinet was in almost continu-
Gus session for two days, despite the
severe illness of President DiaZ. The
Presidents entire face is infected
from an liberated tooth. His upper
lip is swollen far beyond its normal
size and his face is intlamed. He
speaks with the greatest difficulty,
but while he is in severe pain. his
coalition is not alarming, despite his
advanced age.
Tne public received the announce
ment of Diaz's intention to resign
with profound satisfaction. Since the
battle of Juarcz they have realized
tha, the Presidents rendnciation OF
his high office alone could bring
about peace Business throughout the
republic has suffered severely and the
people generally were eager for an
honorable peace.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20
W ST ERN.

Lafayette Grover. the fourth cover
nor of Oregon, died' recently at MS
home iE Portland.
The ST Mary's college, Kansas,
baseball team defeated the keio uni
versity players of Toxic, Japan, 3 10
i.
John Schaffer and Homer Corbet,
car repairers, were killed by the ex-
plosion of several oil tanks in the car
repair sheds of the Santa Fe shops IN
Topeka, Kan.
Joseph w. Axtell hotel fireman,
was shot and killed on the street IN
Salt Lake City, while trying to stop
a hodup who had robbed pawn
ship OF $4,000 worth of diamonds
The State Board of Railroad Com
missioners of Kansas refused TO per-
NIT the NJ X. & T. railroad to issue
s1o2 ,OOO. 600 in bonds on the GROUND
that the proposition is too indefinite
A large, open-face silver watch lost
by Frank Strome nearly flfty years
ago, was recovered in a strange man
ner when an alligator was killed IN
Double bayou near Galveston and the
timepiece was found in the alligator
stomach.
]. C. Stubbs, director of traffic OF
the Southern Pacific railroad. has an
nounced the new time table which the
Southern Pacific and Union Paciflc
railroads will put into effect May 2sth,
cutting off four and one-half hours
from the running time between San
Francisco and Chicago.
The American Flag Association has
issued circular calling attention to
the fact that June 14th is Flag Day
and asking public officials. patriotic
societies and private citizens to pre-
pare for fitting observance OF the
day. The object of this society is to
promote reverence for the American
flag.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20

Several men are entombed in the
Ross vein of the Boston colliery of
the Delaware e. Hudson Company at
Larksyille, Pa.
The United States Steel Corporation
announced that untitled tonnage en-
the books in New York, April Goth,
totaled 3,21S,7o4 tons.
In a motion made before Justice
Giegerich in the Supreme Court it be-
came Known that the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press Company had decided TO discon-
tinue their banking business in New
York
James A. Patten, who has given
fortune to aid in the fight against tu-
berculosis, was dealt a second blow
by the scourge in the death of his son.
Thomas Beveridge Patten, II years
old. Mr. Patterns brother, George w
Patten, died last September of the
same disease.
Relentless prosecution of John j.
and James B. Mcnamara and Ortie
McManigal, the three men under ar
rest at Los Angeles. charged with
blowing up the plant of the Los An
geles Times, is promised by Harrison
Gray Ctis, publisher of the Times,
who is in Chicago
At least score of policemen were
injured and many members of a mob
of 1000 striking furniture workers
and sympathizers were hurt in a riot
at the plant of the Widdicomb Furni-
ture Company, at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Several of the injured may die. Re-
volvers. clubs and stones were used.
A near tragedy of the sea, filled with
many thrilling narratives of human
rescue and escape, occurred off the
Virginia coast when the Ward liner
Merida, bound from Havana, Cuba, for
New York, with $40 souls on board,
sank in 354 fathoms of water 55 miles
northeast of Cape Charles, after she
had been rammed by the fruit steamer
Admiral Farragut. All on board were
saved
Reports where forest fires have
been burning for several days and
threatening towns and much valuable
property say the danger is over.
Heavy rains throughout the Canadian
Northwest and northern Minnesota
have put the fires out.
Four thousand men are fighting for
est fires that are raging between Ridg-
way and Williamsport, Pa. Near
Remove. in Clinton county. where the
fires have been burning for several
days, 500 men have been battling
and more than 10000 acres have been
burned over.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20
Moving Toward World Peace.

Nashington.-The principle of arbi,
trariOn of practically all disputes be
tween nations. including questions Of
vital interest and national homer, as
sumed vitality when Secretary Knox
submitted to the British and French
amba ssadors at Washington the draft
OF convention to serve as basis OF
negotiations. The fact that this go
ernraent would be inaugurated Will
France as well as with Great Britain
came as a surprise, as it was gener'
ally understood that only the United
states and England were concerned.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANI

Definite plans for establishing an
aviation circuit including Chicago,
Indianapolis, Kansas City and St.
Louis, will be announced soon.
The Missouri Athletic Club won
three out of four events in the inter
city boxing tournament with the Gin
cinnati Gymnasium Club in St. Louis.
A baseball association has been Or
ganized at Arvada and it is the pur-
pose of the promoters to have one of
the best semi professional teams in the
Denver district.
Convict 11,342 OF the Missouri state
prison at Jefferson City is tie latest
contender for white hope" honors.
In letter to the sporting editor Of a
local newspaper, the prisoner acknowl-
edges that he is the logical person to
humble Champion Jack Johnson He
says he is six feet and four inches
tall, has reach of "a inches and
weighs 230 pounds.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20

Mexico's provisional government be-
came an established fact with the
naming of Francisco |. Madero, Jr.
provisional president of his cabinet of
ficers, and the establishment of a cap
ital at the captured city cf Juarez.
The most remarkable exhibition of
aviation seen in England was given
under the auspices Of the parliamen-
tary aerial defense committee. Four
teen airmen, including Claude Gra-
hame-White, Louis Bleriot, the French
aviator; Robert Lorraine, the actor,
and Captain F. S. Cody, performed va
rious feats designed TO show the util-
ity of aeroplanes for war.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20

A trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills will be sent free to anyone on re-
quest. Address Professor Munyon, SD
jefferson Sts, Philadelphia. Pa. If you arc
in need of medical advice, do not fail TO
write Professor Munyon. Your communi-
cation will be treated in strict confidence.
and your case will be diagnosed as care
fully as though you had personal inter
view.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other laxatives or cathartics. They
coax the liver into activity by gentle
methods. They do not scour, they DO
not grippe. they do not weaken. but they
do start all the secretions Of the liver
and stomach in . way that soon puts
these organs in = healthy condition and
corrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation il responsible for most all
ments. There are 20 feet of human
bowels, which is really . sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged tho
whole system becomes poisoned, caus-
ing biliousneas, indigestion and impure
blood, which often produce rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation or any liver
ailment can expect to have q clear
complexion or enjoy good health. II
! had my way l would prohibit the sale
of nine-tenths of the cathartics that arc
now being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining of the stomach.
setting up serious forms of indigestion.
and 70 paralyzs the bowels that they re
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgatives.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are tonic
to the stomach. liver and nerves. They
inyigorate instead Of weaken; they en-
rich the blood instead of impoverish
it, they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is nut
into it.
These pills contain no calomel. no
dope; they are soothing, healing and
stimulating. They school the bowels
to act without physic.
Regular size bottle, containing IS pills,
% cents. Munyon's Laboratory, SD 1
Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20
GEN ERAl.

American Federation OF Labor has
appealed to union men of the country
for 100000 for the defense of John
]. Mcnamara.
Four men were killed when a Bal
timore & Ohio train struck the auto
mobile in which they were riding, at
Shelby, Ohio.
Two negroes are dead and one NOR
tally wounded and four deputy sher-
ifs are wounded, one fatally, as the
result Of a murder committed by one
OF he negroes near Montgomery, Ala ,
and of fight that followed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-05-20
COLORADO STATE NEWS

be held in the grove at Fort Lupton
beginning May 21st. Great prepara-
tions are being made.
26,o00 has been secured TO complete
the twelve miles of road near Parkdale
and thus open the road from Canon
City TO Salida.
Mills in Boulder county have been
communicating the water in streams
and destroying fish.
About three hundred skilled beet
raisers from Globeville have reached
Alamosa to take up the culture of
sugar beets in the valley.
James Salzar. 14-year-old son OF
Adam Salzar. living three miles east
OF Berthoud, accidentally shot and
killed his 6-year-old brother at the
ranch.
The recent high temperature and
warm wind has melted the snow in the
hills and the Gunnison river is rising
rapidly. At Delta the river has beer
overflow.
William X. Burchinell. secretary OF
the Board of Control Managers at Den
yer, announced that bids for work on
the Colorado State Museum building
would be received until noon June
18th.
The fourth annual convocation of
the Episcopal diocese OF western Colo
RADIO was held in Grand Junction.
Delegates were present from all over
the Western Slope. Bishop Spalding
OF Utah spoke.
The Johnstown Milling & Elevator
Company is making extensive improve
ments at their elevator and dump for
unloading grain and have installed a
set OF rolls for grinding feed for max
ing corn meal.
While working on the county road
near Fort collins, and near a point
where one of the frontier highways
formerly crossed the Poudre river,
men discovered human bones, an old
iron kettle and rusted barrel of a
rifle, mute evidences Of some from
tier tragedy.
Through train service between Den
yer and Leadyille by way of the South
Park division of the Colorado & South
ern railroad has been resumed by
means of three connecting stubs. A
train leaving Denver at SIS o'clock
each morning.
While attempting to ride an outlaw
horse, Fred Boulware of Fort Lupton,
considered one of the best horsemen
in this country, was seriously and
probably fatally injured when the ann
NAL threw itself backward, turr 1g a
somersault, falling on the young man S
body.