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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
T. {. WATSON is INDICTED
Grand Jury Holds Former PopuIIst
Candidate Misused the Malls.

Augusta, Ga, Nov. 20-Thomas e.
Watson, at one time presidential
candidate of the Popullst party, now
editor and publisher of the Watson
Jeffersonian, was indicted last night
by federal grand jury on a charge OF
sending obscene matter through the
mails.
The charges were presented in con-
nection with articles which appeared
in the magazine under Mr.. Watson's 8
signature bitterly arraigning Catholic
ism. These articles were characteriZ-
ed by the grand jury as obscene,
filthy and improper to be spread on
the court records"
At a preliminary hearing several
months ago, Mr.. Watson was bound
over TO the federal grand jury on a
$500 bond II is stated that he will not
be rearrested as the bonds will be val.
i'd until the March term of court, al
which time the case probably will be
called for trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
INITIATE DIES IN
LODGE CEREMONY

Cumberland. Md, Nov. 20.-The au-
thorities are investigating the death
of Zadock Troxell Offner, son of Isaac
II. Offner, member of the school board
of Keyser. W. Va, which occurred dur
ing the initiation of the young man into
the Loyal Order of Moose at Western
port, this county, FIVE miles west of
Keyser. late Monday night.
The death Of the young man, it was
said. occurred suddenly during some
horse play In the initiation when an
electric battery was used The candi-
date was in the process of being
branded on the chest, when he ex-
pired from excitement. He is said to
have had a weak heart.
States Attorney Frank A. Perdew,
Rha- returned last evening from Vest
ernport, where he looked into the case,
said there were no marks on DINERS
body to indicate he was "electrocuted, .
as was first reported.
The machine used to produce the
electric current contained a dry bat.
| terry and the shock was caused by turn.
/ ing a little crank. This produced a
sensation that might be terrifying to a
hoodwinked candidate, but in reality
caused no physical harm. He said
from what he could CLEAN death was
caused by excitement.
Relatives OF the victim show an in
clinaion to have the investigation
stopped, and just how far it will pro
ceed is not known. States Attorney
Perdew said he was told a class was
being initiated and five had been sue
cessfully put through" before Offnel
was reached.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
CUNMEN TO HEAR
DEATH PENALTY
TUESDAY,

New York, Nov. 20.-Sentences of
death on the four gunner, convicted
enthal, will be pronounced by Justice
Goff Nov. 26.
After sentence is passed the men
will be taken to Sing Sing, where
Becker, the former police lieutenant
is. The states informers, Rose, Val
Ion, Webber and Schepps, held in pris-
on during the trial, probably will be
released this afternoon. 1t is thought
Shapiro, driver of the murder car,
will also go free, in return for his
testimony for the state. Only one de-
fendant, Jack Sullivan, king of news
boys" remains to be tried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
Turks Suffer Terrible
Slaughter Preceding
Fall Of the City.
SERVIANS ARE VICT0RS
Army of Latter Also Have
Heavy loSSeS-Fighting
Before TChataIja Stops.

Belgrade, Nov. 20.-According to
latest reports from Monastir. the
Turkish garrison did not surrender,
but fed in all directions, leaving a
large amount of war material behind
After a terrific battle which preceded
the fall OF the city. most of the Turk
ish soldiers fed in the direction of
Florina, 10 miles southeast, pursued by
Servian cavalry. The Turks lost
2C.OOO killed and wounded in the battle
The Servian casualties were also very
heavy.
The Crown Prince OF Servia made
his state entry into the city yester-
day.
The Servian press is demanding a
strict investigation into the origin of
reports Of the capture OF $4,000 Turks.
FIGHTING ORDERED STOPPED.
Sofa, Nov. 2O-Bulgarians operat-
ing before Tchatalja received orders
&c cease fighting, and TO hold positions
won, as negotiations have been begun
for the conclusion of an armistice at
the request of Turkey.
London. Nov. 2O.-In accordance
with a suggestion contained in a Bull.
Rarian note that the allied Balkan ma
tions are prepared to meet the Turk
ish commander-in-chief with a view
TO arranging an armistice. the Otto
man government appointed NaZim Pa
sha to confer with General Savoff, the
Bulgarian leader.
MAsSACREs REPORTED.
Athens. Nov. 2O.-Reports Of mas
sacres OF Christians in jana, Pales
tine, caused the commander OF the
Russian cruiser Oleg TO depart hur
riedly for that district.
SOFIA DENIES REPORTS.
Sofa, Nov. 20.-All reports emanat
ing from Turkish sources alleging thai
Turkish troops gained victories ovel
the Bulgarians along the line OF for
tifcations at Tchatalja are officially
declared untrue by the Bulgarian wal
office today. Regarding the situation
at Adrianople the official accounts
state the Turkish troops attempting
10 break through the Bulgarian invest
ing lines we're repulsed Monday will
heavy losses after a battle lasting |
whole day. They were compelled L
retire to the fortress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
z TOWNS SWEPT
BY A TIDAL WAVE

Kingston, Nov. 20.-A great tidal
wave is reported to have practically
wiped out the towns of Savanna La
Mar and Lucca, Jamaica. Forty-two
we're killed by hurricane in Montego
bay.
Lucuea and Savanna LAMAR each
have a population of 1000. The gale
has been on five days and is increas-
ing in fury The wind is over Que
hundred miles an hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
WIERD TALE TOLD
BY BOMB MANIAC

Los Angeles. Cal, Nov. 2o.-Strap-
ped 10 a cot in hospital, Carl War;,
n German pattern maker. who took
possession OF the central police sta
tIon yesterday, threatening TO destroy
the building with an Internal ma
chine unless Paul Schoup. Jr., OF the
Pacific Electric company was brought
10 him. told a wierd tale today. He
said he did not want 10 hurt Schoup,
but merely was going to show him the
machine and tell him he was going
90 blow him up unless he raised the
wages Of his workmen. II is believed
Wars skull was fractured by blows
dealt by detective Hosick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
RAILROAD OFFICIALS ARE
CALLED BY A GRAND JURY

New York, Nov. 20.-All the direc-
tors Of the New York, New Haven q
Hartford railroad were served with
subpoenas TO appear before a federal
grand jury tomorrow in connection, II
is said. with the federal investiga.
ton Of traffic agreement between the
New York-New Haven and Grand
Trunk railroads. ]. Pierpont Morgan
is a director OF the New Haven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
SECOND BROTHER
SLAIN BY POLICE

Chicago, Nov. 20.-Trving Farrell. 20
was shot and killed by Policeman Ho-
nan while resisting arrest early today.
Farrell was the third Of three broth
ers to be shot by policemen within
five months and the second to be slain.
His brother Earl was shot and killed
by Policeman Williams June %
after he and several companions at
tackled the officer. His brother Ed
ward was shot at that time. but was
not seriously wounded. Irving quar-.
relied with a saloonkeeper over pay
ment for drinks. He hurled a stone
through window, and tried to escape
when the shooting occurred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
PUBLISHERS HIT
new REGULATION

Chicago. Nov. 20.-The Illinois
Daily Newspaper association conven-
tion here today went on record in op-
Position TO the recent federal regula-
uons regarding the registration OF
newspaper ownership, stockholders
and circulation. Thomas Rees of
Springfield, chairman Of the organiEa-
tion, said:
1T seems TO me the postoffice de-
partment Is getting to be too much OF
q machine OF virtue instead Of a ma
chine Of service"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
Arrests in II Cities Or
dered by Postmaster
General.
FOR MISUSE OF MAILS
Alleged to Have Promoted
Criminal Medical Practices
Throughout Nation.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Acting under
direction of the postmaster general,
postoff1ce inspectors and marshals in
7e of the leading cities of the country
began today practically simultaneous
raids for the arrest of 173 persons
charged with using the mails to pro-
rote criminal medical practices or the
ssle of drugs and instruments used
for illegal purposes. The arrests will
be made for misuse of the mails, each
case being based on the use OF the
n,ails to solicit business or dispose of
wares.
MANY ARE PROMINENT.
This concerted action covered the
United States from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and from the lakes to the gulf.
Many to be arrested are prominent
| commercially or socially in their COM
rlunities. Some are leading physi-
clans, while others are rich and in
tiuential business men, Yet others
are men who live by their wits and
are comparatively little known One
is Chinaman,
PENAL CODE VIOLATIONS.
| The arrests will be made for alleg-
ed violation OF a section of the penal
code which bars from the mails any
vile or obscene matter, whether sealed
or unsealed: any advertisement sug-
gesting criminal practices. or any
packet containing any substance, drug
; or INT 10 ha t,,x
moral or unlawful purposes.
NINETY INDICTED.
Approximately ninety of the per-
sons arrested have already been In
dicted by federal grand juries in var
ious parts of the country. 1t is said
the hotbed for this sort of criminality
is the Pacific coast states. Approx
mately twenty per cent of those ar
rested today are socialled pill doc
tors"-men who advertise by cores
pondence or otherwise and mail or
express various compounds in the
form of pills or powders. An analysis
of those compounds is said to have
disclosed that some of them are Who'll
ly innocuous. while others were dan
gerous poisons. One of the men ac-
cused Is said to have been secretary
of the board of health OF the city of
his residence.
Particular care was taken by the In
spectors in collecting evidence against
business concerns-drug houses and
remedy companies. The men actual
ly responsible for Illicit correspon-
dence were ordered arrested.
Today's raid Is the most extensive
in the history of any department OF
the government
CHICAGO HEADS LIST.
Chicago heads the list with nine
arrests, including three women.
At Pittsburgh DR.. Jim Suey Moy
T. and DR.. Anna Hill were arrested
Iron River, Mich, Nov. 2O.-Dr.
Harry Larson was arrested. At In
dianapolis two men and a woman were
taken.
: L. E. Morrison, wealthy merchant
prominent In church work, and DR..
: Solomon Stoddard, were arrested.
At Cincinnati officers of the Voge-
Ter Drug company were cited to ap-
: pear.
c Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 20.-Writs were
Q served on the Cahoon-Lyon Drug
company and Faxon, Williams & Fax
on, grocers and druggists. Both are
J large corporations.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 20.-Two
4 men and a woman were arrested.
More are expected TO follow.
J. Peoria, ILL.,, Nov. 20.-Albert Zim-
i norman, proprietor of leading drug
Y store was arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
DYNAMITE JOBS TALKED
IN OFFICERS PRESENCE

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 2O-Eleven
officials of the iron workers were ac-
cUsed by Patrick Dugan, former treas
Lrer of the local union. at the "dyna.
Lite" trial today. with having been
present when the blowing up of non.
union jobs was discussed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
American Killed In Shanghai.

Washington. Nov. 20.-Nathan E.
Willis. a shipwright, who enlisted in
the navy from Central City. Neb., was
killed ashore in Shanghai yesterday,
by foreign man-of-war's man, &C
oording 20 a cablegram 70 the navy
department. The killing is under In
yestigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
FIRE BUGS PURSUE WOMAN
jacksonville, ILL.,, Resident Four Times
Victim of Incendiaries.

Jacksonville, Ill, Nov 2O-Because
Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn Of Jacksonville
refused to comply with demands made
in letters written, it is alleged, by a
person said to be involved in several
larcenies, she has been made the tar
get Of incendiaries who four times
within the last eight days have set
fire to her home. 1t is the opinion of
A. r. Morgaridge, state fire marshal,
who is working on the case. that they
will identify the fire bugs within a few
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
JURY FREES AN EDITOR
HELD FOR W0MAN'S DEATH

Claremore, Okla, Nov. 20.-H. o.
Jenries, editor OF the Nowata Adver-
tiser. was acquitted today OF a charge
OF numbering Mrs. Irene Goheen. an
advertising solicitor employed by him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
MURDER INDICTMENT is
FOUND AGAINST HICKEY

Buffalo. Nov 2O.-The Erie county
q and jury returned an Indictment
against J. Frank Hickey. under ar
rest at Toms River, n. j., charging
him with murder in the first degree
in causing the death Of Joseph Jo-
scphs at Lackawanna in 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
MOTOR co. HELD
TO Be BANKRUPT

Trenton, n. j., Nov 20.-An involun-
tary petition in bankruptcy was filed
today in the federal court against the
United States Motor company, with
Offices In Jersey City II is alleged
tie concern owes more than twelve
b,illion and that its assets do not ex-
ceed nine million.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
CHICAGO HOTEL VICTIM
CINCINNATI RESIDENT

Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 20.-Accord-
ing to the police the woman murdered
in hotel in Chicago last Thursday
haB been identified as Mrs. Emma
Kraft, q Cincinnati woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
Socialist Wins MayoraIty Contest.

Canton, Ohio. Nov. 20. - Harry
Schilltng, socialist, today replaced Ar
thur Turnbull, democrat, as mayor of
Canton, following a decision of the
courts that Schilling was legally chos-
on - the election last year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20

Washington, Nov. 20.-Active work
on his annual message to congress will
be begun by President Taft tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
Rockefeller Gives 5000.

Washington, Nov. 20-John d.
Rockefeller contributed $1,000 to the
American Red Cross for relief work
IN the Balkan states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20

Champaign, Ill.-Victor Halperin of
Chicago, recently suspended from the
University OF Illinois, was indicted
and arrested for participation in the
student riot of Oct. 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today to noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 4:3S, rises $50. Evening
stars Mercury. Venus, Jupiter. Morn
ing stars: Saturn, Mars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
RaYner Unconscious.
ChamnaiRn- IlI-Yict

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Ray
Ter is worse today. He is unconscious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20
The Weather

Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day, cooler Thursday. The lowest tenn
perature tonight will be above the
freezing point.
Temperature at a. m, A. Highest
yesterday, 81, lowest last night, Al.
Velocity of wind at a. M, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m, 81, al
7 a. m, 70.
Stage of water, 8 feet, no change in
last "a hours.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-20

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-28
NEW JERSEY STATE
 PRIMARY ELECTION
LAST IMPORTANT PREFEREN. THAI VOTING TO BE DONE IN
 THAT STATE TODAY.

Newark, N. J., May 27.-The New Jersey state primary election tomor- row will bring practically to close the spectacular campaigns for the
 presidential nomination that have re-
 suited this year from the adoption
 by several states of presidential pref erence laws
 The South Dakota primary Is stin in the future, but it Is believed the voting in New Jersey will mark the end of the personal appeal for pri-
 mary votes that President Taft and Theodore Roosevelt have voiced in many parts of the country.
 l This state will choose 28 delegates
 to each national convention, four at large and two each from the 12 con- Igressional districts. Each district
 selects it's own delegates but the dele
 gates at large are elected by the vote
 of the whole state The primary law
 also permits voters to express a per
 sonal choice for a presidential can didate, but this preference vote has
 no direct bearing upon the division
 of delegates.
 Delegates to be voted for are pledg-
 ed to Taft, Roosevelt or LaFollette, on the Republican ballots; and on the Democratic ballots for Woodrow Will son or marked 'uninstructed. The Democratic fight has been only be- tween Governor Wilson and his op- ponents inside the state The Re- publican candidates found no state issues to aid them and have made
 their campaign largely on personal grounds.
 Governor Wilson's friends tonight declared he would win the full state delegation. with the possible excep-
 tion of the members from Newark.
 the stronghold of former United States Senator Smith, whose re- election the governor opposed
 Colonel Roosevelt closed his cam
 paign tour tonight, but the president
 will speak tomorrow right up to the hours of opening the polls.
 The president and Colonel Roose- welt have made more than 50 speech
 es each since they entered the state
 last Thursday. By train and automo- bile they have covered New Jersey until hardly one of it's two and half
 million inhabitants has lacked chance to see the candidates. Sen ator LaFollette has been in the state for the last five days and has made nearly dozen speeches. Governor Wilson has spoken three times and has issued one address to the voters. Although the Democratic campaign has been mild in comparison with the rush of the Renublipan workers tha result of the primary is considered of unusual importance, since it is ac- knowledged that Governor Wilson's chances at Baltimore would receive severe blow if he failed to get at least good majority of the delegates from his own state.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-28
DIRE DISTRESS IN
 FLOODED DISTRICTS
SUFFERING AMONG 1,4oo FLOOD SUFFERERS IN LAsALLE PAR.
 IsH, LOUISIANA.

New Orleans, May 27.-Stories of dire distress among 1,400 flood sui. ferers in the vicinity of Jena, in La Sale parish were received here to- day by Dr. Oscar Bowling, president of the Louisiana state board of health. in a letter from Dr. Mayer New hauser, special inspector of the board, who is in charge of the medical and sanitary work among the refugees in the Black river section.
 Dr. Newhauser said he had just completed . trip of 25 miles up Black river and that 1,400 refugees, 95o ne- groes and 450 white persons, were clamoring for food and are in need of medicines.
 No rations had been issued these people within ten days the doctor reported and then only 800 half ra- tions were issued. Some rations were expected to arrive from Moiroe Tuesday. There was not even a sack of meal in Jena when Dr. Newhauser wrote his report
 The letter was referred to the flood relief committee by the state health authorities and supplies were order ed out immediately.
 The crevasse waters in that sec tion are falling at the rate of two inches a day and in the Torras crew asse section the water is receeding slowly, but there are more than 5000 square miles of territory in Louis jana in which the people will be kept from their homes for another two weeks and half of this will not be inhabitataable for three weeks or a month.
 Conditions in the section, which is being rapidly flooded by the Hymelia erevasse are growing worse each day as the waters rise, and many people are being forced to abandon their homes. The Mississippi river, how ever, is receding rapidly and within two weeks the Hymelia crevasse wa
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-28
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, May 27.-The cotton market was more active and decid edly lower today on favorable private crop accounts and liquidation by re- cent buyers, closing steady at a net decline Of fror9 20 to 23 points. The opening was easy at decline of to 10 points owing to favorable weather over Sunday and favorable view oi the official forecasts. Trading was comparatively quiet at the start, be- ing restricted probably by the absence of Liverpool cables, owing to the hol- iday and by uncertainty as to the showing of private accounts
 According to private wires, the Ma tional Ginners' association made the condition of the crop 79.4 per cent or only ? per cent under the average of the official June figures for the past ten years, and while the report indicated reduction of [ per cent in acreage, 1t evidently was a more favorable crop indication than had been expected.
 Receipts 6,S72 baies against f0,560 last week and 3,439 last year. To- days receipts at Galveston 1,344 against 1.019 last year; at New Or leans t410 against S94 last year and at Houston 1,15S against TIA last year.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-28
TEXAS REPUBLICAN
 CONVENTION TODAY
POINT TO THE FACT THAT ROOSEVELT WILL sE-
 CURE DELEGATION.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 27.-With indications tonight pointing to the control of the republican state con vention here tomorrow by the Lyon Roosevelt forces, and prospects of a bolt by members of the McGregor- Taft faction, the preliminaries of the convention were mapped out today by the opposing sides.
 While many of the Taft delegates concede the power to the Roosevelt men, the followers of McGregor give promise of fight. This was indicat- ed early today in a demand for recog- hilton of the contesting delegations, which Chairman Cecil A. Lyon of the state executive committee had declar- ed irregular contests" because of lack of affidavits and failure to file within a given time. Late in the day several of these contests were heard
 The claims of 17 contestlng delega- tions. chased as regular were heard this afternoon. giving on the whole, an additional advantage to the followers of Lyon and Roosevelt Chairman Lyon, who is the avowed leader of the Roosevelt faction, claim ca lSf votes Tn the convention tomor- TOW before the contests were settled this afternoon.
 This includes not only instructed votes. but those which Lyon says he had been assured are for Roosevelt. H. F. McGregor Taft campaign man. ager in Texas claims S4 instructed delegates for the president
 Eight delegates at large to the na- tional convention at Chicago will be selected tomorrow. Aside from this, 16 district conventions recently chose two delegates each to the national convention. There are nine contesss from these district conventions, where two sets of delegates were selected
 In the contests settled today, which were rated as regular" but one of the sub-committees appointed to hear their claims appointed a minority re- port
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-28

N We give $10 piece for bedbugs, chicken lice, mites, fieas. etc. that Ross Dead Quick" spray will not kill It kills the eggs too and breaks up the hgeed.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-28
PILES CURED IN TO 14 DAYS.

Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding CT Protruding Piles in to IA days. soc.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-28
NOTICE TO VETERANS.

All Confederate Veterans, whether members of the camp or not, are re-
 qnested to join h the procession of Veterans of all arms and flags, on the Both of this month. The rem dezvous will be at the junction oi Park and Wilmington avenues, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, May sOth. All Veterans will meet there. and they,
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-28
oAkwoop PARK

We have the best road in the county, only six miles from the city, on Malvern road. Meals to order at all hours. Everything first class. ca Sunday trains stop at Lawrence. just across the road from Oakwood Park. Leave Hot Springs at 1:30 or 5;30 and return at 815 p. m. Telephone No. 1527 and your meals will be served when you want them.
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