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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
SHOOTS GRANDSON SITS
IN PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR

Washington, April president
Taft resigned his chair a couple of
minutes today to permit Senator
Smoot of Utah to inaugurate his Z
months-old grandson, Reid Smoot
Carton, behind the big desk over
which passes each day the business Of
the nation. 81 think he will be presi-
dent some day." said Senator Smoot,
and several waiting handshakers
smiled. He's a fine-looking boy. &"
said the president as he picked him
up and kissed him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
FIRST MOVE is MADE TO
SAVE LIFE OF RICHES0N

Bostoi, April 8.-The first move
to save the life of Clarence V. T.
Richeson, confessed murderer of
Avis Linnell, "ho Is sentenced to die
the week of May 19, was made to-
day. The former minister's attor-
ney, William A. Morse, had a short
conference with Executive Secretary
HamIin at the state house, foii5~-
ing which it was announced that
April 26 counsel for the condemned
man will appear before Governor
Foss and argue the question of re-
ferring the petition TO the executive
council, which rests entirely with the
governor. Morse did not see Cover
nor Foss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
WOMEN MAY BUY BARS TO
KEEP TOWN AMONG DRYS

Minneapolis, Mimi, April s.-Wom-
en- of Excelsior are planning to keep
the village dry" even If they find it
necessary TO purchase the saloon H.
.censes at 800 each. The formation
of this plan comes as the result of the
recent election in which Excelsior, a
few miles from here, went wet after
several years of no liquor The cam.
paign was begun last week at a TEN.
perance meeting addressed by Prof
Maria L. Sanford of the University OF
Minnesota, in which she urged the
women of the town to persuade the
town council to reject all applications
for licenses, and to purchase the Ii
censes themselves, if necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
BURNING BOAT is
DRIVEN ON ROCKS

Ditch Plain Life Saving Station, L.
l., April S.-The Merchants Miners
line steamer Ontario, from Baltimore
TO Boston, with Is passengers and
a crew OF 40, is on the rocks OF Mon
tauk point.
At 2 this morning fire broke out.
An hour later it became so threaten
ing Captain Bood drove the steamer
full speed on the rocks and sent out
wireless distress signals. Life-say.
ers answered the calls and took the
passengers off the burning steamer
and placed them On tug. The crew
remained on board to fight the fire
At $3.50 this morning the captain
reported the fire under control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
JUDGES
ARE UNDER FIRE
Five Members of Bench are to
Be Investigated by United
States Senate.
ARE CONDONING THIEVERY?
Alleged to Have Refused to Dismiss
Clerks Found Short in Their
Accounts.

Washington, d. c.. April s.-The
senate judiciary committee proposes
to investigate the action of five feder-
al judges in refusing to dismiss court
clerks appointed by them and against
whom charges of embezzlement have
been made.
The house recently passed bill CIV
ing the president authority to remove
clerks of court over the heads of the
judges. 1t is the purpose of the mem
bers of the judiciary committee to as
certain who the judges are and some
thing about conditions in the courts
that would induce the administration
to recommend legislation so seriously
rejecting upon members of the feder-
al judiciary.
SEVEN CLERKS REMOVED.
The department of justice, having
discovered a discrepancy between the
total amount of money paid into the
courts in the way Of fines and the
amount remitted to the government by
the courts, started an inquiry. AS the
result IL clerks were found to be short
in their accounts. In seven cases the
defaulting clerks were either remov-
ed by the judges or were permitted to
resign, and of this number those who
did not make up at once the amounts
OF their defalcations were made de
PENDANTS in suits brought by the Unit
ed States. In five cases the Judges
refused to remove the clerks.
FIRST FAVORED IMPEACHMENT.
When the matter was first brought
to the attention of President Taft he
urged that impeachment proceedings
be instituted at once against the judg
es in question. The president became
convinced, however, that Impeachment
was not practicable.
| Accordingly 1t was decided to pro
ceed by legislation. A bill giving the
president the right to remove clerks
of courts was prepared and introduced
in the house. 1t attracted almost NJ
attention. 1t had been planned to pu
the measure through the senate IN tn
same manner that it had passed tn
house, but some of the progressive
decided that they wanted more infoI
nation regarding it than the admins
tration had presented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08

robbers left valuable silver toilet ar
ticles and other belongings of pecun-
iary value.
WILSON SUSPECTS PLOT.
Before leaving last night for SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, where he is scheduled to
speak tonight before a non-political
dinner of the chamber of commerce,
Governor Wilson said that the rob-
berry was very suspicious" He refus-
ed openly TO make charges that polite.
al enemies had committed the theft.
The robbery will greatly inconven.
fence me-" he said, but whoever OBJ
tained the papers and correspondence
will be greatly disappointed. While
the correspondence is of a nature
which necessarily should be consider
ed private between the writer's and my
self, there is nothing but may be pub
lished without doing me harm.
"A great deal of the correspondence
deals with the campaign | am waging
as do the other documents which were
stolen. AS a matter of fact the most
valuable things which the burglar:
will find in the suitcase are my dres:
suit and clean linen. They took them
apparently, not stopping to unload tht
articles they didn't want"
| NIBLACK MAKES CHARGES.
/ William c. Niblack, president of tht
/ Wilson club of Illinois, was more EN-
( phatic in his charges.
It's nothing more or less than a dir
ty political trick" was his caustic com
ment 1T is in line with the campaign
of lies and vituperation which ha,
been waged against Governor Wilson.
RECALLS FORMER THEFT.
! The stealing of Governor Wilson
correspondence recalls a similar thief
which occurred few years ago a
Mount Clemens, Mich, when a privat
letter was stolen from Charles W. Mur
ply OF New York. The Murphy lette
:. was reproduced shortly after in cer
tain newspapers and had bearing ol
the political situation in New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
Roosevelt Manager Puts
Serious Situation Upto
the President.
FRAUDS IN KENTUCKY?
Alleged That Colonel Has Ma.
iority of Votes but Taft
Certificates Are Signed.

Washington, April SIN an open
letter to Taft Senator Dixon, cam
paign manager for Roosevelt, today
declares the president will become
a deliberate receiver of stolen goods
if he does not repudiate the action
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
THOUSANDS AT WHITE
HOUSE EASTER EGG ROLL

Washington, April S.-Thousands
of children today crowded the main
grounds OF the White house to join
in the annual Easter Monday egg roll
ing. Children of all sorts and condi-
tions with mothers, sisters and nurses
flocked in to play on the White house
grass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
Shoots Girl; Then Ends Life.

Logansport. Ind. April S.-Be-
cause she refused to marry him, Otto
Glenn Brown, aged 1s, son of William
Brown of Macy, shot Leona Ehlinger,
aged l 3, and then killed himself. The
girl has a chance to recover. Il
wish he had killed me, too, as long
as he has killed himself" Miss Ehl
niger told a physician at the hospi
tai last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
Woman is Against Wheeler.

Rockford, III. April S.-Annette.
Bostrom, a young widow and a friend
of Fred Wheeler. held for wife mur-
der, has returned from Moline and
promises TO assist in the prosecution.
Wheeler sent Mrs Bostrom a message
the day his wife died and after the
funeral sent her another telegram
urging her TO join him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
At Any Rate United States
Supreme Court Refuses
a Rehearing.
NO GROUND IS STATED
Commerce Commission Declines
to Disturb Existing Through
Freight Charges on Grain.

Washington, April S.-A rehearing
of the so-called patent monopoly
monograph case today was refused
by the supreme court of the United
States No ground was announced for
the courts action today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
FAILS IN EFFORT TO DIE
VIA THE WHISKY ROUTE

Chicago. April S.-After telling HIS
landlady he intended TO end his life,
George Carlston. printer. purchas-
&c 80 bottles OF whisky. Later he
was found unconscious beside eight
empty bottles. Today he was fined
SIS for attempting suicide by drinking
whisky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
The Weather

Forecast Till p. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday,
warmer tonight.
Temperature at a. m. Al. Highest
yesterday 81, lowest last night 81.
Velocity of wind at a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 49
at Z a. m. SO.
Stage of water II feet, no change
in last As hours.
J. NJ. sHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
From noon today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets 6:32, rises $50. Evening
stars: Mercury, Mars. Saturn Morn
ing stars: Venus, Jupiter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
Dyed Easter Eees Fatal to Two.

st. Louis, April 6--Mrs- Barbara
Steiner and her daughter, Mrs. Ber-
tha Brusz. are dead and the latter's
husband and daughter, Anton Bursz
and Erma Bruce, aged s, are probably
dying as a result of poisoning thought
to have resulted from eating dyed
Esstsr eggs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
Ten Year. for counterfeiter.

Chicago. April S.-James Rice to-
day was sentenced 10 ten years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary at At
lanta, Ga, for counterfeiting silver
dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
GaIesburo BusIness Man Dies.

Galesburg, Ill, April S.-W. A. Jor-
dan, president of the w. A. Jordan
wholesale company, died suddenly last
night of heart failure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08

of certain federal officeholders in the
Kentucky elections Saturday and in
stitute proceedings against them.
POSTMASTER TURNS TRICK.
Dixon says former Chief Justice
Orear of Kentucky cites that in the
First Kentucky district the chairman
of McCrackern county, who is dep
uty postmaster at Paducah, signed the
Taft certificate, though Roosevelt
carried the county, ,0O6 to 517, and
in Carlisle Roosevelt had all but
three, but the postmaster signed a
Taft certificate. Dixon, in his letter
says: In plain language, these acts
constitute theft.
MATTER BEFORE CONGRESS.
Unless they are promptly repudi.
ated by you, those who committed
them Immediately will be cited fol
trial. You cannot escape the charge
of being willing to profit knowingly
by such theft. In other words, you
will become a deliberate receiver Of
stolen goods" Dixon said he haC
sent reports to the civil service com
mission, giving out the letter. HI
said the matter would be before
congress within "a hours"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08

Of certain federal officeholders in the
Kentucky elections Saturday and in
stitute proceedings against them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-08
BODY IN SOAP BOX.

New Madrid. Mo. overfiowed 10 a
depth OF several feet. is nevertheless
dry" At least the "drys" won in
the local option election Saturday.
The voters came 10 the polls in skiffs,
launches and RATS. When the rub
ber-booted election clerks completed
the count Il was shown the vets
we're beaten by 500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
CHIEF CLERK MILLER
INSTRUCTS FARMERS

Especial to The Richmond Ttrginian3
HARRISONBUKG, VA, Jan. Ia
The farmers institute train. conduct
ed by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company in conjunction with
the Virginia Department OF Agricui-
ture, made two stops in Rockingham
county today. This morning from
8 to 1o at Harfisonburg and In the
afternoon at Pleasant Valley, five
miles to the south. Lectures were
given on Improving the Soil More
Corn to the Acre." Fruit Culture"
Poultry Raising for Profit" and "Al-
falfa Growing" Only two stops a day
are made on this trip in order to
meet the demand for more detailed
lectures.
In the absence OF Commissioner
q. w. koiner, who IL detained at
Richmond at a board meeting. G.. A.
Miller. chief clerk Of the Agricul-
tural Department. Is representing Mr..
Koiner. The lecturers are W. ID. linn.
J. r. Gordon. II. Il. Smith and M. NJ.
Luxader. The train IL In charge OF
w. w. Wood. general industrial
agent or the Baltimore and Ohio.
and the following Baltimore and Ohio
officials: j. E. Spurrier, superintend-
emit; n s. Dowdee, TRAVELLING freight
agent. and G, w. Allen. travelling pas
senger agent.
Tomorrow the party will stop at
Cave Station and Fort Defiance, and
the next day Mt Staunton and Lex
ington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20

The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Is. b.
Jones, or North Twentyfourth street,
was the scene of merry gathering on
Saturday evening, the occasion being
a party rendered their daughter Miss
Hazel. in honor of her sixteenth BIRTH
day. Music and games were enjoyed.
Among those present were Misses
Hazel Jones. Hazel Harris. Lucille
Rothschild, Oracle Carr. Elsie Crow
der. Lena Warmer. Marion Folkes.
Louise Stuart. Neomi Fowl-r. jamie
Burton, Alma Parker Carrie Meanley.
Louise Chamhlin. Rosa Stribling. Ar
nese Tucker: Messrs. Linwood Dunell,
Massie Jones. Clarence Hilliard, Pat
rick Kennedy. Bert Lord, Elgar Lane.
Russell Jones Lee Lyon. Alvah AM
thony, Newton billiard, George Har-
ris, Walter Miffiton. Douglas Eaton.
John Miffiton Willie Cavedo. Frank
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Edwards.
Mrs +. II Roper and Mrs. ]. B. Tuck
err. -sfs y
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
in the parlors OF Rev. J. J. Wicker OF
Jefferson Park. was solemnixed the
marriage of Mrs. Helen Keston to Mr..
John w. Talley. Mr.. and Mrs. Tallcy
left 1t snca for = Northern tour and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
To WAGE FIGHT ON
WENDENbURG BILL
PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION
AND RAILWAY COMPANIES
ARE READY.

Captain Alex. Guigon. repre-
senting the Virginia Halfway and
Power Company and the Public Ser
vice Association of Virginia, and Will
liam Cardweli. on behalf OF several
railway companies. will, before the
Senate Committee On Roads, fight Mr.
Wendenberg' bill TO require railroads
to report accidents to the State Cor
poration Commission. A public hear
ing will be held Tuesday.
The measure not only requires cor
porations TO give fun accounts of ac-
cidents Immediately, but requires also
that names OF all witnesses must be
furnished.
A bill similar in some respects
would have corporations to report ac-
cidents TO chiefs of police and snerlHs
with names of witnesses and persons
injured or killed.
Perhaps an even harder hgnt will
be waged ON Mr. Wendenberg's en-
blowers liability bill than on the one
requiring accidents to be reported.
The liability bill makes the employer
a party to contributory negligence,
and changes the present law SO that
an employee injured may collect dam
ages even If he was negligent II the
corporation also was a party.
Il intend to make fight for my
Hill IN the floor" said Wendell
burg yesterday The Senate viii, l
am sure. line up for the employe or
corporations TO see that he gets
fair show, which he does not at pres
ent"
The two bills, which give employees
far better chances in damage suits
than under the old law, Will De
among the most hotly contested to be
offered the present legislative SEES
sion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
STONY CREEK NEWS

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.l
--sttsSf T. X rsErS, * Jan. Iy--- Miss
Eva Eppes is home from aiaury, Va.
for q few days. her school being closed
ON account vi the severity OF the
v leather.
The condition OF MIR. Thomas h.
Crowder. VINO recently had his arm
broken and was otherwise badly in
Jured by his cotton gin, is steadily
nnpIosin
Miss Janet l.. Freeman has return
ed 10 Boston to resume her studies
at the New England Conservatory OF
Music.
. Miss Nellie and Miss Ruth
Coney LEFT for their school in Dan
Vile last week.
Miss Grace .. Cobb has returned to
Farnlyilie 10 take up her studies at
the State NORMAL School.
Raymond u. Heist left last week
for Richmond, where he viii continue
his studies at the University College
of Medicine.
Leon Houser. afteer spending the
Xmas with his parents. has returned
TO Bedford City Academy.
Miss Margaret ii. Brasweli. OF Whit
akers, y. O.. after spending few
days with her uncle, DIR. Pruice, is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. l.. w. Cheat
ham. of South Richmond.
Miss Virginia h. Mason. of the Car
son High. schools is visiting her IN
Gle. Ir. xsii, 10. fsrGfce.
Gordon Field was a visitor in the
village recently.
MIR. and Mrs. c. w. Sutherland, al
ter pleasant visit to their num-
erous friends, have returned 10 ther
home in Farnville, Va.
The j. S. Newell Lumber Company
has suspended work at their plant
here. owing to the frozen logs and 100
much ice,
Birds and game are dying for lack
OF food. The farmers in this section
have not housed their crops More
than a third OF the peanuts are stiil
in the fields.
The high school at this place Is stiil
Ia session. Notwithstanding the fact
that more than two-thirds Of the pu-
pills are absent on account of the very
cold Weather and Icy condition OF the
roads. The neighboring high schools
have closed until the weather becomes
more favorable. A wise plan for all
concerned.
Mr. b. r. Jarratt and d. p. Mayes.
Of this place, were in Petersburg the
first OF the week. where they were mi
tiated Royal Arch Masons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
GIVE VANISHING
RACE FOR CHARITY
PROCEEDS ARE TO BE USED IN
FIGHT BEING MADE ON
TUBERCULOSIS.

Musicale. "A Vanishing Race" will
he given at the Academy of Music
afternoon and evening Of Wednesday.
january 81. under the auspices OF
the State Anti tuberculosis Associa-
ton. and the Nurses Settlement.
Mr.. Curtis Is well known as the
author and illustrator of the monu-
mental work, THE North American
Indian" in twenty sumptuouslY
volumes
The material for the book cost a
quarter nf million dollars TO as
semble. and much of this data is
used in the lecture. Wonderful pic
lures of Indian scenes. customs, as
sessfnen aud strange religious rites.
eitt-..-t-i11 art -stiCtrs. dtSsUtv1Tlg
vieds and motion pictures Mr.. Cur
It's. company numbers fifteen people,
and includes his own orchestra, rcnd-
.ring real Indian music, arranged
symphenically from photographic
records.
Curtis comes 10 Richmond in
between two momentous engagements
in Washington. That IT Is by no means
unusual for the big brother of the
North American Indians" to appear
under auspices a notable as the State
Anti Association and the
Nurses Settlement, az here. Is shown
by the honorary committee for the
Washington presentations President
Taft heads the Washington commit
tee, which also includes the French,
German and English ambassadors and
twoseore other famous people.
Exchange tickets for the matinee
and evening performances OF "A
Vanishing Race" VIII he put on sale
today by members of the Nurses Set
tlement committee. Purchasers OF
these tickets VIII be entitled TO the
first choice of reserved seats The
advance tickets will be exchanged
Friday next at the Corley Piano Com
pany. ON the next day. Saturday, the
regular sale of tick cts VIII open at
the Coriey Piano Company and at
the academy box office. Holders OF
exchange tickets thus have a fun
days start on the best seats,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
FREDERICKSBURG

ESPECIAL to The Richmond Virginian.)
FREDERICKSBURG VA. Jan. ID.
During the bitter weather about a
dozen dangerous explosions have been
caused by starting fre In stoves In
which the water pipes were frozen.
Fortunately no one was injured, but In
every instance the stove was COM
pletely demolished and the room badly
torn up.
On account of the ice in the river
no boat has been able to reach the
CITY for nearly two weeks and the
peopie OF the lower counties who de-
pend almost entirely on the boat ser
vice for transportation and provisions
are feeling the effects of the cold
spell. Many hace come long distances
10 THIS city to bury Supplies.
Sleighing, coasting and skating We're
never better and all are being fully
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20

enjoyed. Most Of the farmers have
secured an abundant supply OF Ice
ranging from six to. twelve inches In
thickness
The Methodists of the city are hold.
ing series of revival meetings which
VIII continue for two weeks and have
attracted large crowds each night.
Rel -IacnhsrpasteF- tho
church. Is conducting the services and
Is assisted by DR.. NJ. ID. Mitchell, OF
Lexington. large choir under the
direction of Chas. Wright IS a decided
feature Of the meetings
II. Carter Honey. of this city. has
been member ofthe Baptist Sunday
school for 46 years and during that
time has missed only one Sunday. thar
being caused by the death of his
mother. This is no doubt the most res
markahle record in the State and Mr..
Honey Is Justly proud OF 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
CHURCH HILL NEWS
Keus items intended for nj. may left po~ the Church
Hill Bank, ,pLoned to Modisnn 1851.

will visit Washington. BalttmogM
Philadelphia and New York.
Misses Bruce and Louise Parker. g.
North Twenty-fourth street. are tn
guests of relatives in SUFFOLK
Mr.. william Burch continues III u
the home of hts niece. Mrs. Balte4
Bond. of East Marshall street. \
Mrs. c. A. Johnson. of PowhAtaM1
Is the guest Of her son, PolicernM
johnson, Of 3001 Ia East Mar1al
street. sS ss,Es II 4
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bprdettes G.
Chimboraxo Park. are spending AoN@
time in Norfolk. NJ
Consting has been much enJcI4
pleasure during the week on the n.
The Government Road. Chimh0EM
Hill. leading to the spring, Ftfuk
and Grace street hills. have all -
crowded with merry makers. ana ~
sleds carrying q dozen passeno
have been much In evidence.
grOwn-ups have enjoyed the e11
even more than the children.
Marshall Boyle, Jr.. continues
improve a. the Memorial h0eplt4
lowing an Operations for anp1
Mrs. Harvey Spangler, hne
to her home. In EhAriotte9st1
q three weeka' yialk - - -
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