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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-08-10
People You Know.

Mrs. John Williamson, wife of
the ex-policeman, is visiting Mes
DANES Earnest and Stewart. Mrs.
Williamson has been for the last
three years in San Antonio, Texas,
where Mr.. Williamson is an under
taker.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-08-10
NOTICE.

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o. D.
Meets every second and fourth Tues
day at Masonic Hall. l19 N Eighth st.
BENZ. LUCAS, w. M.
e. T. GORUM, w. Sec'y.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-08-10
Sick.

Little Miss Alice Brown, lately
from Chicago, is very sick suffer-
ing from heart trouble.
Mrs. Morrow has been indisposed
but is better now.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

Golden Gate Temple No. 2,
Knights of Tabor.
Meets every first and third Monday at
Masonic Hall. 119 North Eighth st.
f. III. HART. G. M.
THOMAS WARRICK. C. s.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-08-10
Ghost Club.

The Ghost Club, whose member
ship and proceedings are about as
weird and mysterious as its name,
has the outsiders wondering "Who
is who and why" in it.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-08-10

Misses Sylvia and Corinne Law
renee are in Michigan spending the
remainder of the summer.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-08-10

Mrs. Emily Atkins has returned
from Nashville, Tenn, where she
has been for the last week settling
the estate Of her deceased father,
who died suddenly there.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-08-10
Call Meeting of the Club.

The Maple Leaf Social Club has
been called for Monday at $3.50
o'clock at Mrs. Ganaway's. All
members are to be present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
DES MONIES RAIL STRIKE IS
BECUNWITH STREET RIOTING
CHICAGO CITY HALL
FELlNES ARE KILLED
Forty-five Cats Carry Contagious
Germs Taken by Eating
Guinea Pigs.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Because 10 guinea
pigs. innoculated with germs of con
tagious diseases, were eaten by curl
Gus felines, Health Commissioner
Young ordered every cat in the city
hall destroyed. The pigs were kept in
a small cage in the municipal laoora-
tory for observation by physicians.
The cats paid the pigs a visit and
the latter mysteriously disappeared.
There were enough germs in those
cats to kill smallsized city" said DR..
Young. Forty-fve cats were then kill
ed and cremated in the engine rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Manager Harrigan of the
Company Burned in
Effigy.
POLICEMEN INJURED
Five Hundred Employees Desert
Their CarS-SubStituteS
Are Imported.

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 5.-Rioting
in downtown streets, burning in efigy
Of Manager Harrigan and demoustra-
tions against strike-breakers. attend
ed the inauguration of a strike OF
nearly five hundred employees OF the
Des AIoines City railway today.
Five men. including city detective
and police ClIlcers sustained injuries
during the rioting. Traffic was sus-
pended on every line in the city. Not
a single car moved since 1:15 this
morning, when the union men walked
out. There was a statement that an
effort would be made during the day
to operate few cars.
sTRIKE-BREAKERs JAILED.
During the morning hours union sym
pathizers attacked the Twenty-fourth
street barn. One employe was knock
ed senseless and a car badly wrecked.
The first attempt to take cars from the
Second street barn failed when 500
sympathizers threatened to attack the
strike breakers Two strike-breakers
were jailed, charged with carrying con
cealed weapons.
Walter Emmons of Chicago,
strtkebreaker, was attacked by a
crowd OF sympathizers and beaten
into Inconsistencies. His condition
is critical. The police dispersed the
mob.
BROOKLYN HAS STRIKE ALSO.
New York, Aug. 5.-Motormen and
conductors on three trolley lines in
Brooklyn operated by the Coney Is
land and Brooklyn Street Railway
company, struck today for an increase
in wages. The company says it will
hire stfikebreakers. Police are guard
ing the powerhouses.
CARS ARE STONED.
Rioting began when a car was at
tackled after 1t had left the barn. The
conductor was struck on the head by
a brick and dragged from the platform
and badly beaten. When the car was
stoned the passengers fed. Another
car was thrown off the track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
WEALTHY MAN SUICIDES
VI. r. AdcOck, Knox County Farmer,
shoots Himself.

GalesbUrg, Ill, Aug. 5.-This
community received a shock yester-
day when it was learned that NJ. T..
Adcock, a farmer residing north Of
Galesburg, had committed suicide.
Mr. Adcock, who was aged 40 years.
was known all through Knox, Henry
and Mercer counties. He and his
wife owned more than a thousand
acres OF land in Illinois and he was
considered very wealthy. He ate
breakfast as usual with his family
and then went to corn crib on his
farm. Shortly afterwards his daugh-
ter heard a report of a gun and with
her uncle went out to make an in
vestigation. They found Mr.. Ad-
cock dying on the floor The bullet
entered the head at the front and
crushed the skull as though it were
an egg shell. The wound looked
more like # had been made by an
Ak than b. bullet and for that rea-
son the sheriff Of Knox county was
called before the coroner but there
was nothing to indicate anything but
suicide. It is thought that the deed
was committed while Dir. Adcock was
mentally unbalanced. There has
been some insanity In the family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
WIFE is TREATED
SAME AS MULES
Liberty, Mo-, Woman Describ-
es in Court Experiences
Suffered on Farm.
BODY BRUISES ARE SHOWN
Displays Marks Inflicted While Driv-
en- About Field by a Rope
Husband Held.

Liberty, Mo, Aug. 5.-A courtroom
filed with people. two-th1rds of them
women, saw Mrs. Mary Choat strip up
her sleeve and show the judge the
black-and-b bruises that she said
her husband put there with a club.
They listened intently while she told
how he knocked her down, tied her
hands behind her and hitched her to
his mules while he narrowed six times
around big field. Choat was held to
appear before the Clay county grand
jury in November and bond fixed at
$4,000.
TELLS STORY of OUTRAGE.
Mrs. Choat is % years old. Her
story told on the witness stand was as
follows:
THE children and 1 went down to
the railroad to get the paper and We
met Frank on the way. He was a flag
man on the road and the children had
become acquainted with him. He
often took them riding up the rail
road track on his gasoline car. While
were all walking along my husband
came up to US and knocked me down
three times. He dragged me to the
house, struck me and tore my hair
down Then he made me go to the
field with him.
When we got there he took a rope
off the mules and tied my hands be-
hind my back. Then he started the
mules. He held one end of the rope,
and when l walked slow he punched
me in the back with the handle of the
railroad flag Frank had dropped and
he had picked up.
He made me go round the field six
times, and he kept cursing me, and
when 1 fell down once he kicked me
and made me get up. Then he tied
me to the harrow while he unhitched
the mules.
LEADS WIFE BY ROPE.
"de lead me to the barn by the rope
and tied me to the windmill while he
watped and unhitched the mules.
Then he took me to the house and
slapped me- He went out and got a
whip and brought it in and kept me
awake all night. The next day / took
my babies and went to Kansas City"
Choat attempted to cross-examine
his wife.
According to that, I must be a bad
man." he said.
you are. You have threatened TO
kill me with shotguns, razors and ev-
ervthing you could get your hands on.
You choked me nearly to death just
month before this child was born"
This put quietus on the husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05

full committee referred it to Under
wood and La Toilette, together with
the farmers free list bill. Underwood
announced it would be several days
before a report would be ready.
The senate financial committee to-
day deferred action on the cotton tar
iff bill until next Wednesday.
Washington, Aug. 5.-The senate to-
day referred the general arbitration
treaties to the foreign relations com
mittee. Chairman CullOm promised ali
early consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
MILLION PATENTS
HAVE been ISSUED

Washington, Aug. 5.-The mill
liOatE patent issued by the United
States was announced by the COM
missioner Of patents today. II is for
q pUncture-pTOof tire for automobiles
and ether vehicies. so much inter-
est has been displayed by the public
10 the completion OF the number one
million that Commissioner Moore
consented TO announce the patent
ahead Of the publication OF the next
issue OF the oUcial gazette Aug. ).
In annCunCins tha miluonth patent
today Moore said 40 particular ap-
nlicatica was selected 10 receive this
mum Der. il came IN the regular bus
aess. Numerous requests were re-
ceived from inventors Tor this Dis
Iinction, but al were denied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
ALL ARE SAFE ON
BOARD COLUMBIA

New York, Aug. 5.-"All well: every
thing all right, and we will dock Mon
day was the brief but reassurins
wireless dispatch received today from
Captain Mitchell of the Anchor liuer
Columbia, which on the way here from
Glasgow bumped into an iceberg last
Wednesday The officials OF the limo
said the Columbia suffered little and
that there need be no anxiety as t. is
safety. The liner has $50 passengers
on board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
ADMIRAL TOGO EATS
WITH TAFT TONIGHT
Jap Hero Spends Day at Washington
Receives Officials and Army
and Navy Men.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The pro-
gram of Admiral Togo today includ-
ed calls and return calls by Secre-
taTy of State Knox and Acting Sec
retaTy OF the Navy Winthrop. Army
and navy officers generally were re-
ceived until noon by the admiral.
In the afternoon an audience with
the president and sightseeing tour
were scheduled, the entertainment to
be brought to a climax by a dinner
at the White house tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Coleman Heads Advertising Men.

officers OF the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs of America this afternoon,
resulted in the choice of George w.
Coleman of Boston as president;
Timothy w. Laquatte of Des Moines
vice president; p. S. Florea of In
dianapolis. secretary, and c. D. Nc
Keel of Minneapolis treasurer. Orva
G. Williams of Chicago was elected
chairman of the board of directors
and John Lee Mahin of Chicago was
chosen a member of the executive
committee. Dallas, after a warm
contest, was chosen as the place of
the next convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Bribe-Taker Believed Him
self Marked for
Death.
EXPOSURE is CAUSE
Tells Lorimer Committee He
Feared Foul Play and Wrote
Farewell to Parents.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The cross
examination of Charles White, the
confessed bribe-taker, before the
Lorimer committee today, brought
out the testimony that White, fear
ing foul play as a result Of his ex-
posures in the Lorimer case, wrote
a farewell" letter to his parents in
which he said his confession story
was true.
You want your parents to know
what you have sworn to here as lies
were the TRUTH" asked Lorimer's 5
counsel.
Yes" White said. He claimed the
farewell letter and a copy of a
letter he wrote to Senator Frazier of
Tennessee were stolen from his
satchel in a Chicago hotel.
NUMEROUS DENIALs.
Mr.. White declared he never made
any such statements as attributed to
him by William II. Sturmer, assist
ant manager of the Briggs hotel in
Chicago, and Fred Zentner, a trav-
cling salesman. Sturmer and Zent-
before the senate committees that
they heard White say in 1909 that
he was going to take trip abroad
after making the LorimeT crowd and
Browne come across good and
hard" White on that occasion, ac-
coTding to Sturmer and Zentner, said
he didn't have anything on Lorimer
or Browne, but that if he said he
got money for voting for Lorimer it
would be enough to make them
cough up"
MISS WOODS REFUTED.
The witness also denied everything
which Miss Katherine Woods, pro-
prietor of a hotel cigar stand in East
St. Louis, credited to him. Miss
Woods testified before the previous
senate committee that Mr.. White had
told her he had been writing a his
tory OF his experiences in the Iegis-
lature and that he would have to be
paid enough to support him the rest
of his life or he would make il hot
for Lorimer.
Nr White denied that he had told
Detective O'Keefe, one of the Of
fcers placed in charge of him by
States Attorney Wayman. that he
felt like making a clean breast Of all
his actions in the LOrimer case and
also that he was afraid Of the Lori
mer bunch because he had told so
many lies about them. He also de-
MED having asked Detective Keeley
TO take him TO a disorderly resort /
and having told him that the other
detectives did not dare tell anything
about him because he was in q po-
sition 70 break up their families by
their actions.
ATTACKS Private LIFE.
After a lengthy argument between /
counsel the committee permitted Mr.. /
Hanecy to question Mr.. White re-
garding escapades in disorderIy !
CONTINUED on rage Temp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
FRENCH AVIATOR IN
NEW RECORD HEIGHT
Captain Felix, Military School Di-
rector, Attains Altitude of
1850 Feet.

Etampa. France, Aug. Capt. Eel.
tx. director Of military aviator school,
ascended 1880 feet today. break
ing the record for aeroplane height.
Hoxey reached height OF IL, 1,474 feet
at Los Angeles last December, but be-
fore the barograph was examined and
the mark officially attested, the instru-
ment was destroyed by the accident
which killed Hoxsey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
REJECTED SUITOR
TAKES THREE LIVES
Edward Corey, Minnesota, Murders
Girl and Father and Then
Commits Suicide.

Olivia, MINI, Aug. 5.-Edward
Corey, the rejected suitor Of Cora
Wolf, today shot and killed the
young woman, her father, william
Wolff, and then killed himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
CoIombians Lose q RattIe.

GuayaquiIl, Ecuador, Aug. 5.-Accord
ing to advices received today. a battle
has been fought between Colombian
and Peruvian troops in Caqueta. Col
ombla The Colombians were defeated
with great losses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Metal Workers Locked Out.

Leipsic, Germany, Aug. 5-Ten
thousand metal workers here and g.
coo in the Thuringian district were
locked out today because some OF the
men had struck. The failure to reach
a settlement will, il is expected, result
in a lockout of $4,000 men at Dresden
and Chemnitz
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Victim Identified.

Iowa City. Aug. 5.-The young man,
who was mangled and killed by the
Rock Island cars Il Scion on the 10th
.. sast July was identified here as
Henry Okerbloom an employe of the
Omaha Gas company. His brother,
Vernon of Omaha was here today and
COMPLETED ideuufcations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
WAR is INEVITABLE
REMEDY FOR HAYTi
Peace Efforts of Diplomatic Corps
at Port-Au-PrinCe Fail, WASH
ingtOn Hears.

Washington, Aug. 5-AIl efforts of
the diplomatic corps at Port-Au-
Prince, Hayti, to form a public safe
ty committee have failed. Ameri-
can Minister Furniss has reported to
the state department that conflict
between the opposing revolutionary
factions seems inevitable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
SPIRIT LAKE HOTEL
GOES UP IN SMOKE
Two Servant Girls Missing and the
Guests Escape in Their Night
Clothes.

Spirit Lake, Iowa, Aug. 5.-The
Okoboji hotel burned today with a
loss of $75, 900. Two servant girls
are missing. The guests escaped in
their night robes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
NO WOOL BILL NOW
FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Full Conference Committee Refers
1t to Underwood and La
Toilette.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Failure TO
reach an agreement was announced
today BY LaFollette and Underwood
subcommittee appointed TO adjust
differences on the wool bill between
the senate and house. TIE fdii confer
ence >oElInijJee has now undertaken
the task
after wrestling with the wool bill the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
copaer Maanate Called.

Naco. Ariz.. Aug. 5--Colonel W. C.
Greene, the copper magnate of Cana
nea, Mexico. died today Of pneumonia
Greene succUmbed TO acute pneumo-
MIA. which GeTslcped as q result of in
jUTses he received IL a runaway acci-
dent here last Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
SPECIAL RATES TO
STEEL COMPANIES?
Concession Secured Through Allow
ances to Small Carriers, 1t Is
Alleged.
Washington, Aug. Especial

Washington, Aug, Special al
IowaRces and Preferential rates al
legged to be given by interstate car
riers. in official classification terri
tory, to short lines of railroad serv-
ing the iron and steel industries,
are to be Investigated by the inter
state commerce commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Weekly Bank statement.

New York, Aug 5.-Loans, decrease
S4.s5s 900; net deposits. decrease S1Z,-
253. 600: excess lawful reserve, de-
crease S2,SO6.250.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
HEAT IS FATAL TO
1000 IN BERLIN
Ten Days of Wave Causes
Heavy Loss of Life in
Many Cities.
ICE SUPPLIES ARE SHORT
Sold Only Upon Doctors Certificate
THAT 1t Is Absolutely
Necessary.

Berlin, Aug. 5-A thousand deaths
have occurred here from sunstroke
during the ten days of Germany's
heat wave, as well as many more
from heart failure during bathing
and some 500 from gastritis and ty-
phus caused by lack of water
An epidemic has broken out in the
MOselle valley caused, according to
medical reports by decaying fish,
which were netted in shoals. Vast
quantities have been handed the pub
lie authorities for destruction The
fish are suffering from a kind of
scrofula owing TO the overheated wa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
STATES TO BE ENTERED.

He Will also stop in Chicago and
probably will make a few addresses
in Iowa. From Hutchinson, the
president expects to travel into Ne
braska, South Dakota, Minnesota and
Wisconsin, where he may see Pau
line Wayne, the White house COW,
to be exhibited at the International
Dairymen's exposition in Milwaukee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
MATER ONLY FoR DRINKING.

In many German cities the water
works supply water for only cou-
pie Of hours daily. The police have
had to issue orders that no water
from ordinary city supply pipes be
used except for drinking. Even in
Berlin the authorities have suspend
ed street watering except in the main
avenues, as fears are entertained
that the supply may run short.
In south German states almost all
the governments have suspended
work in public departments, except
for few hours in the early morn
ing. as sickness. resulting from the
heat, has deciminated the staffs.
Schools will not be reopened in the
middle of August, as usual, because
the doctors declare that only strong
children would be able to endure
brain work in the intense heat.
Meteorological authorities say
the weather must get hotter before
the heat wave passes.
BERLIN HEAT INTENSE.
Americans declare that the heat is
more intense in Berlin than in New
York Americans who reached Ber-
lin direct this week almost ali left
again Immediately for the south, as
the city Is simply a furnace.
Ice supplies are running short.
Chemists, who are ordinarily bound
to supply ice from distilled water,
will only sell it now on a Doctors
certificate that it IS absolutely nee
essary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

ECONOMICAL EVENTS.
From noQa today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets f<a7, rises 4:57; moon sets
100 a. m; tslanet Mercury begins to
be visible, setting shortly after the
sun, and so continuing till Goth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
NEW YORK TO KANSAS.

Practically all states represented
by insurgents viii be visited. Pres
ident Taft will speak at the national
G. A. r encampment' Aug. % at
Rochester, \. Y, from there he will
make a Jump to Hutchinson. Kan,
where he is to speak at the state
fair Sept. 26 On the way he plans
TO stop at one or two Michigan
pitiaS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
BLAME Me-" ROOSEVELT
ON TENNESSEE STEEL BUY
Tho Weather

Forecast IIII =. M IohoFfo"' Tot
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Showers tonight or Sunday. Not
much change in temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday, IS;
lowest, 6S; at Z a. N, 20.
Precipitation up to a. m, none.
Velocity of wind, 8 miles an hour.
Relative humidity, at p. N. So, at
a N. so.
Stage of water, IL; rise OF g in
last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05

to the United States Steel corporation
they. Kessler and Schley, would go
to the wall2'
4 never heard the name of Kessler
before this moment" said Roosevelt
I'm neither a prophet nor the son
of a prophet, Stanley continued,
but more than q year ago l conClud
ed that in the event you would be kind
enough to appear before Us, you'd
say just what you have"
4 hope youu not put into my
statement anything I have not said"
Roosevelt replied.
NOT WALL STREET EXPERT.
Certainly not" said Stanley.
Did Cary and Frick describe con-
ditions in relation TO this stock in
wall street. how Tennessee had been
Eited about like a footban?" asked Mr..
Stanley.
Roosevelt chuckled: You must ap-
ply to some one other than myself il
you wish expert opinion on Wall
street.
GLAD TO ASSIST.
At the conclusion of Rooseyelt's
testimony he received the thanks Of
the committee and expressed his sat
isfaction that as q plain American
citizen" he had been able TO assist
the committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
Invasion of the Insurgent
States Begins in
September.
TO BE OUT FOR MONTH
Most Important Trip Taken by
President Since He Has
Been in White House.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The most
important trip President Taft has
planned since he has been in the
White house, in the republican lead
ers' view, is the trip during which
he is expected to open the 1912 pres
idential campaign for his party will
begin Sept. l6, lasting four weeks,
possibly six, if extended TO the Pa
cific coast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05
ATTACKS PRIVATE LIFE.

After a lengthy argument between
counsel the committee permitted Mr..
Hanecy to question Mr.. White re-
garding escapades in disorderIy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-05

lContlnuec on rage Ten-)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-14

II rooms modern. rent only SIS, lease
year. The lady's mother has recently
died and she is obliged 10 sell at once
House clears 500 per MONTH $500 Will
handle It,