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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

S. Sloan, Henderson county.
To Select Delegates and Alternstes-
at-Large-Hon. E. W. Hurst, Rock Is
land county
To Select District Delegates to Ma
tional Conventional H Tiernan, Nc
Donough county; S. s. Hollarn, War
rem county. Alternates. NJ. j. McEniry,
Rock Island county; Albert P. McHen-
cry, Henderson county.
To Select Presidential Electors
Judge Charles ]. Schofeld, Hancock
county.
To Select Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms at National Convention-Daniel
Corken, Rock Island county.
CANDIDATES ENDORSED.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the candidacy of Clyde H. Tavenner of
Cordova for congress. and John Day
of Moline for member Of the state
board Of equalization, pledging the
democrats of the Fourteenth congress
sional district TO use all honorable
means TO secure the election of Judge
George A. Cooke of Mercer county to
the supreme court of the state Of Illi-
nois from the Fourth supreme court
district, endorsing the candidates. of
/ L. W. Williams of Benton county.
/ George T. Page of Peoria county. and
Mrs. Clara Henrotin of Chicago for
members of the board of university
/ trustees of the state Of Illinois, and in
structing the delegates from the Four
teenth district to the democratic ma
tional convention TO use all honorable
means to accomplish the nomination of
Speaker Champ Clark OF the national
house Of representatives for the presi
dency of the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Tearney Says Dubuque
Franchise Will be Trans
ferrsd Here
INSIDE THREE MONTHS
President of Three-Eye De-
CIares Iowa Town Will Not
Support Team.
(Special to The Argus

Decatur, ILL.,, April 19.-Before to-
days Three-Eye league meeting, Presi-
dent A. R. Tearney made this state
ment in the st. Nicholas hotel lobby:
Dubuque will be out of the Three-Eye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Commander Frank E. Sawyer Dead

Boston, April 19.-It was announced
yesterday that Commander Frank f.
Sawyer, U. S. n. (retired), died at his
home in Newton. During the Spanish
war Commander Sawyer was on duty
on the gunboat Fern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today TO noon tomorrow)
Sun sets GA, rises 5:13. Evening
stars: Mars, Saturn. Morning stars:
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

to enter the convention, but to make
the fight if the chances seemed favor
able.
STATE COMMITTEE ACTS.
BY an overwhelming vote the state
central committee, at the Jefferson ho-
tel last night, decide to seat the Sui
livan delegates from Cook county in
the temporary organization of the con-
vention, which was called to order at
the coliseum at noon.
Chairman Charles Boechenstein of
the state central committee called
the convention to order. Sullivan is
directing his own forces and Mayor
Carter H. Harrison is in charge of the
Hearst Harrison contingent.
705 FOR SULLIVAN SLATE.
From the time the convention as
sembI at the Coliseum until the
recess was taken at 2:40 the Cook
county Sullivan delegation scored
point after point. 1t made hit by
refraining from voting in the tenn
pcrary organization and then leaving
it with the delegates down-state to
determine the contest. The vote on
Kern for temporary chairman showed
convention a total of 705 for the Sulli-
van slate outside Of Cook, wuth but
van state outside of Coon, with but
! SO delegates absent. The other was
one of the Hearst-Harrison contin-
gent. Cook county, with its 404
delegates, would therefore have had
Overwhelming control of the conven-
ton.
/ Up TO COOK COUNTY.
/ After the long argument there was
a repeated roll call on the proposi-
ton for the Hearst-Harrison conven-
ton to appoint conference commit
tee of five for each convention. Cook
county could itself win glory by COM
ling to the front for the harmony
program. asking the privilege Of re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Keokuk, Iowa-Rev. George A. Rein
hardt. pastor Of the Christian church.
resigned TO accept a call from the Cen
trail Christian church. at IoRia, Iowa.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
WASHINGTON.

The House agreed, 173 to 81. to the
conference report Of the general pen.
sion bill providing pensions up to 81 n
day for veterans of the Civil and Mex
lean wars.
The German fleet will visit the
United States to return the call made
by the U. S. fleet to Germany last year.
There will be no recess of Congress.
except 1t may be for week when the
national conventions are in session:
and Congress cannot possibly adjourn
before the middle of September.
Public hearings on charges against
Judge Robert w. Archibald of the Su-
preme Court, upon which may be
based impeachment proceedings, were
decided upon by the House judiciary
committee
After bitter fight the House in
committee of the whole overruled its
committee and restored to the legis-
lative appropriation bill the regular
appropriations to continue operating
the various assay offices and contin-
Francisco mint. This change involves
decrease from the amount recon-
mended for the Denver mint to the
usual yearly appropriation.
Senator Guggenheim introduced a
bill appropriating 100000 for the re-
survey of several townships in Colo
RADIO.
President Taft sent a special mes
sage to Congress asking for legislation
to authorize him to appoint commits
son to investigate the patent laws and
! report what changes were necessary
to make them fit modern conditions.
While busily engaged in probing an
accident to British ship and laying
bare a negligence in the matter Of life
saving contrivances that has caused
deep criticism throughout the land, the
Senate committee, investigating the
sinking of the Titanic, has suddenly
found itself In the delicate position of
the little boy who threw stones at
| other peoples houses and himself lived
in house Of glass. In a word, 1t has
suddenly discovered that the safe.
guards surrounding citizens of the
United States when afloat in boats be-
longing to the United States are even
more deplorable than those upon the
White Star liner The United States
army transport service. a service
which annually transports thousands
OF soldiers from ports in the United
States to ports in our foreign posses.
sions, is wholly negligent in this re.
! spect
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WEEKS NEWS in PARAGRAPHS

Wheat prices In Chicago have
bounced up to new high records for
the crop. July prices range from s1.13
to $1.14.
Large sections Of fifteen Louisiana
parishes west OF the Mississippi rive:
are under water. and others are en-.
dangered.
Speaker Champ Clark and Theodore
Roosevelt carried the Maryland pri.
maries on the face of incomplete re-
turns received from all counties Of the
state.
The United States government has
been requested to intervene in the
presidential election In Panama to the
extent of seeing that it is fairly con.
Quoted.
Five hundred idle miners, attended
by sprinkling of women. stopped a
Reading railroad main train near Alas.
ka shaft, Mount Carmel, Pa, and pre-
vented carpenters, firemen and other
company hands from going to work at
the mines.
AS a reward for his honesty in re-
turning stock certificates valued at
$4,000 which he found in Exchange
place. New York. James Dowl, a mes
senger boy of fifteen, who is employed
by Wall street news agency, was
given 25 cents.
Strike ballots have been sent to the
members of the Federation of FEEDER
ations to determine whether the shop
men employer on forty-seven railroads
west and south of Chicago shall strike
in sympathy with the men now out on
the Hartman lines.
The heaviest rain in months fell at
New Orleans, accompanied by hail
and high wind. One-haf inch OF wa
ter fell within five minutes, while the
wind reached a velocity of thirty miles
an hour. Every street in the busi-
ness section of the city was flooded.
The cornea OF rabbits eye has
been grated upon the eye OF a man
in New York and the operation was
successful. The patient, says the
journal of the American Medical AS
sociation, was entirely unable to see
when he entered the hospital.
Secretary Of the Interior Fisher has
ordered land offices in the dry farming
regions of the West where crops were
a failure last year to refuse to accept
contests on settlers claims until Ger
tain pending relief legislation offered
by Representative Taylor and others
Is disposed of. great many holdings
in eastern Colorado would be in jeop-
ardy except for this order, as settlers
have been unable in many instances
to comply with the homestead require.
ments owing to the drouth.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
GEN ERAL.

Condition Of winter wheat, 1877. Es-
timated production, 37O,714,OOO BUSH
els. Condition Of rye, SIS.
Union men of Kansas City have
been asked not to drink the beer OF
breweries now involved in a strike.
The recall, initiative and referendum
have been written into the Duluth,
Mimi. charter by an overwhelming
vote.
Peace among the nations and the
dawn Of the day when Red Cross work
will be limited to the work it does in
times Of peace, were the keynotes of
all the utterances OF the opening OF
the Ninth International Red Cross con-
ference, which has begun a ten-day
session in Washington. Twenty-Five
nations were represented.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Western slope Fruit Crop.

Grand Observation-Disclosures West.
ern slope will produce and ship more
fruit this year than any other fruit
section in the world. In nearly every
other fruit belt In the United States
great damage has been done'by frosts.
but in western Colorado experts. after
the closest examination. declare not
one bud has been injured.
The crop will total more than $4,000
cars and will bring 100000 in cash
to orchardists OF Mesa. Delta and
Montrose counties. Manager Fletcher
Of the local fruit growers association
has issued statement In which he es'
timate the Grand valley crop at G.S50
cars. The crop OF Delta county prob,
ably will be larger and Montrose coun-
ty will ship at least 1000 cars.
or potatoes 5000 cars will be
shipped from Montrose county.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Funds Raised TO- Improve Highways.

Funds Raised to Improve Highways.
Mecker-A good roads meeting was
held In Rifle recently and plans were
made to raise funds and put In excel
lent condition the six principal high.
ways Of this section. The thorough.
fares to the improved are tho Meeker
Rifle road. the Rifle Creek road. the
Grand River road. west: the Taughen.
baugh Mesa road. tho Antlers road and
the Grand River road. cast. An unique
plan for the raising Of the necessary
money was adopted. consisting In
merely asking the merchants TO do
nate to the roads association the
money which they usually spend every
year for calendars and other advertis.
ing novelties. a large sum was quick.
ly pledged. Farmers along the route
OF each road also will donate GER
tain amount Of work.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
WESTERN.

Helena declared against adoption OF
vote Of sol to 500.
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company OF
Independence. Kan. advanced the
price of crude oil cents to &C cents
& barrel.
Burglars looted the postoffice Mt
Conde, s. D.. blowing open the safe
and taking $500 in stamps and $25 In
silver.
One man was mortally injured and
three others seriously hurt in revol-
yer fight participated in by 900 miners
at Bend. ILL.,
Two policemen were sent to San
Francisco hospital recently as the re-
suit of fight with an American
eagle near Golden Gate park.
One company of the Twelfth infan-
try which has made preparations to
leave Monterey, California, for the
Mexican border, will be divided be.
tween Yuma. Ariz.. and Calexico. Cal.
With delegates already chosen from
twenty-one OF the thirty-two counties
in Montana to the Republican state
convention at Livingston, the proper
tion of Taft to Roosevelt men is to /.
A bridge across San Francisco bay
via Yerba Buena island was unani-
mously approved by the board of su-
pervisors of that city. Congress recent
ly granted permission for such !
bridge.
The first carload Of pig iron ever
shipped out Of California and the first
commercial lot OF electrically smelted
pig iron ever shipped anywhere, was
shipped from Shasta to Salt Lake re-
Gently
After the expiration of the United
States Steel corporations leases on
the Hill ore properties, in 1915, the
Hill interests vii mine their own ores
and enter the market as independent
producers, according to reports from
Duluth, MINI.
A heavy rainstorm, in some places
a downpour. and in others accompa-
MED by high wind which did damage
of nearly $4,000, visited western Mis-
souri, and Kansas as far west as Ness
county in the central-west portion Of
that state. In Ness county the rain
amounted to almost a cloudburst.
Western members of Congress are
already receiving letters from their
constituents. protesting against the
Nelson resolution which proposes to in
vestigate the government inspection
Of meats. The continuation Of such an
Investigation must mean serious loss
10 the live stock industry Of the range
RtPtan
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
FOREIGN.

The British sloop OF war Algerine,
Commander Brooker, will leave Es.
quimault Immediately, bound to Mexi.
can ports to protect British interests
In connection with the outbreaks re.
ported from MaZatlan, San Bias and
other ports.
Mme. Navratil OF Nice. France, who
claimed that the two waits saved from
the Titanic and being cared for in
New York are her children, has iden-
titled them by photographs sent to
her. She will sail on the Oceanic for
New York to claim her sons.
The plight of Americans on the west
coast Of Mexico appears to have been
exaggerated. according to the report
received at the War Department from
Quartermaster Ely. in command of
the transport Buford, which was sent
to that coast to pick up distressed
foreigners.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS

Work has been begun on the Maroon
creek bridge. at Aspen. which the
state has voted $4,000 to help build.
the county.
A mass meeting OF good roads en-.
thusiasts In Idaho Springs subscribed
more than 1880 In less than fifteen
minutes for completion Of the Floyd
hill auto road.
A sheriff's deed has been given b.
F. Lowell OF Colorado Springs for the
property OF the Colorado Consolidated
Mines Company OF Georgetown to sat.
isfy a Judgment OF $3s.475.S4.
A resolution demanding that Cover.
nor Shafroth call An extra session Of
the Legislature to re-enact House bill
200 was passed by the Board OF Coun.
ty Commissioners at Grand Junction.
Judge Harry P. Gamble at Bouldc.
imposed the first sentence under the
new non-support law. when he gave
Tom Macy one years imprisonment
for refusing to care for his wife and
children.
Cut worms are taking beet fields in
the Platteville vicinity and one man
lost twelve acres In one day by them.
Farmers say II warm weather follows
the worm will disappear. Fields raw.
aged will be replanted.
On May IS the Denver Retail Asso-
citation and the Chamber Of Commerce
will distribute to the people OF Denver
do I'd nd
vertising Colorado as the greatest
fishing state in the West.
Growing alfalfa for seed on dry
farms is being carried on by John San.
ford OF Greeley with great success.
The seed Is drilled into the ground.
but on the appearance Of the plant
the crop Is thinned and single plants
cultivated In hills.
While sailing In tiny canoe with
two boy friends on large pond
north OF Grand Junction. Frank Kluger
became frightened. jumped from the
boat and attempted to swim ashore.
He was drowned before other fright
ened boys on the bank and In tho
boat could summon aid.
The Commercial Club Of Alamosa Is
discussing the proposed railroad from
Center to Alamosa and south through
the San Luis valley to a connection
with the Santa Fe or Rock Island
roads. This would make competition
for the Denver & Rio Grandc. which
at present is the only road entering
the valley.
At cost Of $4,000 Gilcrest has pur.
chased an engine to generate electri-
cal power for lighting to be installed
within thirty days and supply street
lamps and homes. s-..
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Minor Mention,

Milliken has let the contract for the
construction Of a $4,000 water works
system.
Sacred Heart Catholic church at Pu.
eblo has been laid.
Johnstown will hold an election to
vote $4,000 In bonds for the construc.
tion Of water system.
The Rev. E. NJ. Scott has been in.
stalled rs pastor OF the First Pres
byterian church at Lamar.
Mrs. Eliza Palmer. aged ninety
three. for seventeen years a resident
OF Colorado Springs. is dead.
Veterans OF the Civil War who have
homesteads near Raymer. are plan.
ming reunion on Decoration Day.
The Burns theater. at Colorado
Springs. built at cost OF 100000
has been opened to the public.
David Howard. former treasurer Of
Arapahoe county and prominent cattle
man. died at Littleton recently.
Material for the new pea huller at
Johnstown Is being hauled and work
will commence on the building at
once.
Greeley will send out 5000 postal
cards May IS. the day designated by
Governor Shafroth Us State Post Card
Day.
Miell Yard. aged seventy.six. one OF
the first settlers In the Cripple Creek
district. died OF blood poisoning re-
Gently.
Oak Creek. on the twentieth OF this
month. will begin the enjoyment Of an
electric light service furnished by Its
own plant.
a. N. Blessing, a prominent ranch.
man md fruit grower OF Montrose.
committed suicide by drinking car.
bolic acid.
The San Juan league made Its debut
into the baseball world at Durango
under favorable prospects for sue
cessful season.
Mrs. Eliza Palmer. ninety.three
years old. who said she was a distant
relative OF President Taft, is dead in
Colorado Springs.
At the school election on Spring
Creek mesa, near Montrose, $4,000 In
funds were voted for grounds and q
four-room building.
Good Roads Day was observed in
nearly every locality OF the state. but
In many places the road work was in.
terfered with by rain.
Cisto Bronz. an Italian miner. met
death In the 500-foot level in the Ga
lena mine in Central City by being
buried alive under tons OF rock and
earth. .-
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Taft Signs Pension Bill.

Washington.-The President signed
the increased pension bill, passed by
the House and Senate. A congression
al committee. including Senators Nc.
Cumber and Burnham and Representa-
tives Sherwood. the author of the orig
inal bill. Adair. Russell and Carl c.
Anderson. was awaiting the arrival of
the President when he reached the
White House on his return from
Princeton. He Immediately affixed his
signature.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Arkansas Valley Fights Frost.

Pueblo.-Grave apprehension Is felt
by fruit growers through the Arkansas
valley over the safety Of the fruit
crop. Smudge pots have been brought
out and plans are laid to make every
effort TO protect the fruit In the event
OF frost.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Eastern Produce,

Chicago.-Butter - Steady Cream
cries, 26@29c; dairics, 23@27c.
Eggs-Steady. At mark, cases in
cluded, 17kc; ordinary firsts, 1870;
firsts, 18c.
Cheese-Steady. Daisies, 13@13Ac;
twins. 15A@15hc; Young Americas,
15@ @16Ac; long horns, 15@15Ac.
Potatoes-Firm. Wisconsin, $1,000
1.25; Minnesota and Michigan, $1.25
@1.28
Poultry - Steady Turkeys, 12c;
chickens, 14c.
Veals-Steady, 7@12c.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Jack White, the Chicago feather
weight, was an easy victor over
frankie Conley of Kenosha, Wis, at
the Vernon arena. Los Angeles.
Paul Koehler Of Cleveland was CIV
en- a decision over Clarence (Wildcat)
Ferns Of Kansas City after ten rounds
of furious fighting before the Grand
Avenue Athletic Club, Kansas City.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Mail Carried by Airship.

Washington. - Postmaster Genera
Hitchcock has authorized the postmas
ter at New York to dispatch mail tt
Washington May 22nd by aeroplane
The postmaster general believes tha
ultimately the regular transportation
Of mail this way may be practicable
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Mere Men Receive Jolt.

Greeley.-Mcre men Of Greeley got
severe Jolt when they learned that
q club OF thirty Of the city's most At.
tractive girls had organized club and
taken for their motto Psalms S:4.
which reads. "What is man that thou
art mindnl OF him and the son OF
man that thou visitcth him?"
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
$4,000 Acres Are Bonded.

Grceley.-After negotiating for sev.
eral days. directors OF the Northern
Colorado Irrigation district and mem.
bers Of the Weld County Reservoir
and Ditch Company signed q contract
bonding approximately $4,000 acres O.!
land for $2.4OO.O00. ind June IS free
holders will vote upon It. The money
will be utilized In the construction Of
the system.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Colorado Soldiers Ready.

Denver.-Colorndo has l.5l7 soldiers
ready to report for service immediate.
ly II the United States decides to in.
mented to 2.lO0 to twenty.four hours
and to 1000 In a week. declares Adjt.
Gen. John Chase. who is preparing for
a call. although he denies having re-
ceived official orders.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Live Stock.

Omaha.-Cattle - Market slow and
steady; native steers, $65O@S.6O;
COWS and heifers, $3.75@7.50; West
ern steers, $4.75@7.75; Texas steers,
$4.50Q6.50; range COWS and heifers,.
$3.5O@6 25; Gamers, $3.Oo@4.5O;
stockers and feeders. $4.25@725:
calves, $4.00@775; bulls, stays, ETC..
$4.40Q670.
Sheep-Market 25c higher. Year
lings, $6.75@7.25; wethers, $3.50
$50; ewes. 81 oo@6.25; lambs. $1,000,
9.25.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Oak Creek Wants Water Works.

Oak Creek.-Oak Creek plans to In
stall municipal water works at an es.
timated cost OF $4,000. The Town
Board has adopted an ordinance call
Ing a special election of taxpayers to
vote upon the question June II.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Weld Farmers Union Planning.

Greeley.-The Weld County Farm.
ers' Union has decided to go ahead
with the mutual insurance plan. start
a cooperative store here and test the
sentiment of Weld county farmers on
establishment OF an independent sugar
factory.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Denver Has Paid Out s1.sso,s11.

Denver.-Up to the present time the
park board has paid out $l.G50.3ll.30
to owners OF property taken by the
city under the condemnation proceed
ings for the Civic Center. There Is
about 81 100000 more to be paid out rs
soon as abstracts OF title can be ex-
amined,
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
Ex.convlct Rune for Office.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Once rob
Der of banks and passenger trains and
later federal life prisoner in the pen
itentiary at Columbus, Ohio, AL. ].
Jennings is seeking the Democratic
nomination for county attorney oil
Oklahoma county
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17
TERRIFIC BATTLE TAKES PLACE
800 MILES SOUTH OF THE
AMERICAN BORDER.
US. TROOPERS FIRED ON
SHOTS ARE FIRED At PRIVATE
SOLDIERS ON DUTY At
FORT BLISS, TEX.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Conejos. Mcx.-Five hundred dead
and many wounded is the result OF
twelve hours OF brisk fighting on the
desert plains 800 miles south OF the
American border between q force OF
5000 rebels under General Orozco and
an equally strong body OF federals un
der General Huerta. The finish was a
decided advantage to the government.
The fighting began at daybreak. and
at nightfall the sandy mesas between
here and Yermo. fourteen miles north.
where the insurrectos were gradually
forced back. was covered with dead
and wounded.
The rebels abandoned ten cannon
and much ammunition in their re-
treat.
General Joaquin Teller. who had
been stationed In the rear OF Huerta's
vanguard, was sent around to the
eastward to flank the rebels and cut
off their retreat.
The town. occupied by the van.
guard OF the rebels. was riddled with
bullets when the federals galloped into
1t ut sunset Over the foothills to the
north the insurrectos could be seen re.
treating.
General Huerta has been receiving
many kilograms OF congratulation on
the outcome of the battle. Should the
advantage gained be followed by
equal success the federal leaders are
confident 1t will mean the annihila.
tion OF the insurrecto army.
The Ordway new era., 1912-05-17

are contemplating the organization OF
an independent company. To this end
petitions are now being circ Glated
here for support OF the proposed plan.