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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
new iowa SHOPS
|. FOR ROCK ISLAND
Railroad Company Purchases
80 Acres Of Land at East
Des Moines.

Des Moines, Iowa, Oce. 4.-The
Rock Island railroad, through w. M,
Whitenton, general manager, today
announced the purchase of 80 acres
of land in East Des Moines upon
which the company is to build nam.
moth new roundhouse and repair
shops.
1t has been known for some time
that the company has been negotiat'
ing for the purchase of considerable
land along its right of way In East
Des Moines. The announcement made
this morning is the first authorita
tive statement of the company's plans
The land was secured quietly and
many people who sold their property
did not know the Rock Island was &C
quiring 1t.
The property extends from Eas
Twentieth street to East Thirtieth. Ii
addition to this the company has ar
option on land extending as far east
as Thirty-fourth street. Beside the
repair shops and roundhouse the com
pany will lay out large switch yarC
and interchange track.
The yards will serve as the termina
for the Kansas City Short line, foIt>l
erly the old st. Paul & Des Moines
which recently was acquired by the
company. The roundhouse will shell
ter the company's engines and all O
the branch lines repair work will b,
done there. When the southern ex
tention of the road is completed 4
will be one of the best lines operat
ing through Des Moines.
The building of the new shops aRC
roundhouse will not affect those which
the company owns at Valley Junction
Plans are being made for the enlarge
ment of the company's holdings there
The work probably will start Ia tn,
spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
SETTLE A WAGE DISPUTE
FOR ROADS OF THE, SOUTH

Washington, Oct. A settlement of
the protracted wage and working con.
ditions controversy between the south
eastern railways and their employees
was reached late yesterday. The men
by the agreement signed will receive
an average advance In wages approx.
mately 10 per cent
The rules and working conditions on
each of the roads remain substantially
unchanged
About 10000 employees, Of whom
1000 are negroes. are affected. They
include cnoductors. brakemen, bag
gagemen, fiagmen and yardmen. Track.
men and shopmen were not included in
the controversy.
The agreement means TO the roads
an increase in fixed charges for op
Grating expenses Of approximately
81 100000 a year AS an offset to this
assurance is given that there will be
no strike of the men.
The settlement was reached through
the efforts of the mediators designated
b. the Erdman act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
AVIATOR KILLED
ATAJERSEYFAIR
Falls Distance of 1000 Feet in
Attempting to Make a
Fancy Descent.

Trenton, N. j., Oct. 4.-With $4,000
persons watching him at the Inter
state fair grounds yesterday after
noon, Charles F. Walsh, while making
a special descent in a Curtis biplane,
fell to instant death about quar-
ter of a mile outside of the fair
grounds. When physicians reached
him Walsh was dead and his machine
was a complete wreck. Practically
every bone in his body was brokeh
and his face and body were badly cut.
He had fallen 1000 feet.
Walsh had been giving exhibitions
at the fair all week and this year for
the first time was doing fancy stunts
in the air with his machine. He was
began his descent.
He was making the spiral descent
with the front of the machine pointed
almost downward when the upper
seemed to become loose. Walsh
could plainly be seen struggling to re-
gain his balance, but without avail
The machine then made a rapid de.
scent to the earth and the specta'
tors realized that the aviator had lost
control of the machine ahd that death
was imminent.
The accident had depressing effect
upon the audience at the fair grounds
and within few minutes nearly half
of those present began an exodus.
Walsh's body was brought to a
morgue ia this city and Secretary Mar
gerum of the fair association gave or
ders for the abandonment of other
flights scheduled for the day.
Walsh was 25 years of age and a
native of San Diego, Cal. His wife
and two children are visiting at Ham
mondsport, N. Y, where they intended
remaining while he was flying with
Lincoln Beachy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
SEVENARE DEADIN
RAILROAD WRECK

Westport, Conn. Oct. 4.-The death
list from the wreck of the second sec
ton of the Springfield express, west
bound, on the New VG:k, New Haven
& Hartford road for New York late
yesterday, numbers seven. OF several
score of injured. only 10 remain In
Norwich hospital. These are expected
TO recover. The ~recK was attributed
to the train taking cross-over at high
speed. The dead:
MRS. JAMES c. BRADY, New York,
wife of a son of Anthony Brady of
Albany
MISS MARY HAMILTON, sister of
Mrs Brady.
MRS. NJ. PALMER GAvIT, daughter
of A. n. Brady.
MRS. C. RANSOM, Albany, sister of
Mrs Brady.
GEORGE CLARK, engineer.
]. MOKER, fireman.
MARK WHEELER, mail clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
British Vessel is Cut in
Halves by Steamer
Amerika.
HITDURING MANEUVERS
Second Officer Only Member of
Crew Who Is Rescued After
Disaster.

Dover, England, Oct. 4-The British
submarine B-2 was run down by the
Hamburg-Am liner Amerika
here today. 1t sank Immediately,
drowning IA of the crew. The officer
in charge was rescued.
The disaster occurred while the third
patrol fiotilla of submarines, consist
ing of six vessel, was maneuvering of
the coast of Kent. The Amerika ap-
pears to have cut the submarine com
pletely in halves.
ONLY ONE SAVED.
Lieutenant Pulleyne, second in COM
mand, was the only man among the
crew of Is who was saved He was
found floating in the sea too exhausted
to say more when he was rescued
than "the submarine was cut in two;
went down, a mile The Amerika
stood by and threw life buoys over
board, after being informed Of the &C
cident by wireless, and searched the
sea for hours. None of the others oi
the crew was found There was nc
sign of wreckage.
Is SIXTH DISASTER.
The Amerika proceeded on its voy
age TO Southampton and Cherbourg
This is the sixth disaster to British
submarines, each of them involving a
loss of - to 10 lives.
The commander. Lieutenant O'Brien
was among the victims.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04

colonel the other men would be
brought before the committee before
election.
GETS NEWS YESTERDAY.
When Roosevelt resumed the stand
he reiterated his first knowledge of
100000 contributions in 1904 by ]. P.
Morgan or George J. Gould came from
Frick contributed heavily and was
ready TO contribute more,' he said. 81
did not know the amount. Knox told
me Frick was one of my strongest
hackers. / had heard there was a
Standard Oil contribution" said the
from Archbold." He could not re.
member who told him. Paynter called
attention to Roosevelt's telegram Of
Oct. 81. 1904. to Cortelyou, asking that
the Standard Oil contribution be re-
turned without delay"
Did you understand there had been
delay?'' asked Paynter
THOUGHT 1T RETURNED.
81 couldn't get any reply to my let.
ters,' said the colonel "Cortelyou
was out west, l think l thought the
money would be returned. but I wanted
TO make il clear that in my mind there
was no doubt the contribution should
be returned
Have you believed all these years
that the Standard Oil contribution was
not made?" asked Paynter.
'Cortelyou told me that Bliss told
Loeb that. And only the other day
Cortelyou told me that he had been in.
formed by Bliss that no contribution
had been made by the Standard com
pany. l had an explicit understanding
with Bliss and Cortelyou,' said Roose
velt that no money was to be accept
ed if any kind of conditions were ex
pressed or implied as to its receipt
and that no money was TO be spent in
an improper way, such as buying
votes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
WAYMAN BEGINS SWEEP ON
CHICAGO VICE DISTRICTS
BALKAN SITUATION
IS MORE HOPEFUL

London, Oct. "A more hopeful
feeling prevails concerning the Balkan
situation. for diplomacy, which seeks
peace, has made some little progress
toward a solution of the crisis.
Athens, Oct. 4.-Plans to annihilate
all Greeks now in Albania have been
laid, according to reports from the
Greco-Turkish frontier. The report
says Greek notable at Philipiade was
assassinated.
Copenhagen, Oct. 4.-Prince George
Of Greece started for Athens ready to
join the Greek army should hostilities
break out
Constantinople, Oct. 4-Detachments
of Bulgarian troops today penetrated
Turkish territory north of Kovechaz,
to the northeast Of Adrinople.
London, Oct 4-The British Medit.
erranean fleet was ordered today to
proceed to the Levant, according to a
news agency dispatch from Gibraltar
The cruiser Weymouth Immediately
left at full speed for Suda bay, on the
north coast of Crete.
Constantinople, Oct. 4.-That the
Turkish cabinet voted yesterday to &C
cept Italy's latest proposals for peace
was the announcement made today b!
authoritative sources. Preliminar.
agreements will be signed upon the ar
rival at Ouchy of a special Turkisl
embassy who left Constantinople i'm
mediately after the cabinet meeting.
Paris, Oct. 4-Pietro Bertolini an
Rechad Pasha, Italian and Turks
peace. delegates, will leave Ouchy
Switzerland, tonight for Rome an
Constantinople, respectively, in orde
to secure ratification of their govern
ments' peace agreement reached b
them, according to a dispatch fror
Ouchy.
| Perrin, Oct. Am italian cruiser
bombarding forts at Sheik Said, mort
of this island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
NICARAGUA REBEL
FORCE CAPTURED

Washington, Oct. 4.-The entire reb-
el army at Jinotepe, Nicaragua, 20
miles south of Mansgua, was captured
with all ammunition, arms and artil-
lery. after a four-hour battle which
government troops won yesterday
morning. The troops were trying TO
force a junction with the rebel force
under General Zeledon.
Admiral Sutherland notified Zele.
don, who refused to surrender to the
government, that he would attack his
position with 800 marines and blue
jackets if he did not va5ate by yes.
terday morning. The result is not
known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
DYNAMITE FOUND
TO Be TOO WEAK

Indianapolis. Oct. 4.-"The strongest
stuff ever invented" was the way Her
bert Hockin referred to nitroglycerine.
which he bought to carry on a con-
spiracy, according 10 eharages today
at the trial Of the accused dynamite
plotters." 1t was after dynamite was
found not to be strong" enough, ac-
cording to District Attorney Miller,
that the defendants. in December, 1909,
decided TO use nitroglycerine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
ROOSEVELT DENIES HOLDUP
METHODS IN 1904 CAMPA AICN
The Weather

Forecast Till p. m. Tomorrow for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Fair and warmer tonight; Saturday
increasing cloudiness.
Temperature at a. m, -; maxi
mum yesterday, IA; minimum last
night, 4s.
Wind velocity at Z a. m, 8 miles
Precipitation in "a hours, none.
Relative humidity last evening, 64;
this morning, SO.
Stage Of river at a. m, 81, with a
fall of i feet in last "a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
PARLIAMENT is CALLED
TO TALK OVER A STRIKE

Madrid, Oct. 4.-King Alfonso has
convoked the Spanish parliament to
meet October IA to discuss the situa-
ton arising out of the Spanish strike,
which held up almost the entire traf-
flc of Spain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
OFFER 81 A SEAT FOR THE
OPENING GAME AT BOSTON

Boston, Mass, Oct with the
first worlds series game in this city
only FIVE days away, quotations on sim
gle chances to see the initial struggle
at Fenway park rose today to 81 bid
Twelve dollars was asked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
DESTROYERIS is HIT.
BUT men ESCAPE

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 4.-The new
torpedo boat destroyer Beale collided
with a barge in the Delaware river
last night and tore large hole in its
Row. The Beale had a crew of 50
officers and men, but none was injur-
ed The Beale was towed to the navy
yard here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today 10 noon tomorrowl
Sun sets 5:3T. rises 6?01 Evening
stars: Mercury. Venus. Mars. Jupiter
Morning star: Saturn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04

for him" Roosevelt said that during
his administration he had sent for
James J. Hill 81 think | seat for
J. Pierpont Morgan, he said. lat
least | saw Morgan in regard to the
currency question"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04
WANTS OTHERS CALLED.

Roosevelt demanded that Charles P.
Taft, William B. Mckinley. Chairman
McCombs and Vice Chairman McAdoo
of the democratic committee be sum-
moned You can see IL is hard on
me-" said the colonel, Ito have to
wait a month TO answer Archbol%s
charges, then to have things so ar
ranged that the attention of the coun-
try is riveted on the campaign ex-
penses of the progressive party, while
no attention is directed to the funds of
ether candidates" Clapp assured the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07
TODAYS
ODD NEWS

N~ w ~
(By United Press Leased Wire }
SEATTLE-Making the voyage
from Cordova, Alaska, in three
days, eight hours and 20 minutes,
the steamship Alameda establish
ed a new record for the Alaska
run.
SEATTLE-Rev. DIR. Joseph l..
Garvin, pastor of the First Chris
tian church of Seattle, has bec:l
elected president of the William
Woods college at Fulton, Mo. DR..
Garvin is one of the best known
ministers in the Northwest.
PORTLAND, Ore.-Convinced
that a sane way to build up the
merchant marine is to allow the
purchase of foreign built ships
and their registry under the
American flag, the Portland club
is on record here today in favor
of law to this effect.
SNOHOMISH-Cigars and pipes
are conceded to Snohomish boys
by the city council. The city
fathers think they can thus stamp
out the cigaret habit. The sale
of cigarets or the wrappers to
boys means penalty of $500
for its violation. Pipes and cigars
are permitted to be sold to boys
18 years old.
KIEL-A "steel" airship is
nearing completion here. 1t Is a
departure from recognized dirigi-
BILE airship construction, being
built largely of steel. 1t is pipe
or cigar shaped, without a car or
gondola beneath, is 492 feet long;
greatest height II feet, and 81
feet wide. 1t weighs about 18
tons. 1t will have an armament
of two rapid fire guns.
LONDON-Count Szechenyi,
formerly Miss Gladys Vanderbilt
of New York, today Is in possess
sion of jewels valued at $4,000
stolen from her residence in Buda
Pest. The jewels were found in
a bundle carefully concealed be-
hind barrel in the garage.
LYNN, Mass.-"She ruined my
life. My husband was not to-
blame at ALL" said Mrs. Jessie
Chapman after she had walked up
to her neighbor, Mrs. Florence
Ingals, and filled her with six bull
let's from a revolver, causing in
stant death.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Before
the supreme court Paris jewellers
and other creditors are seeking to
attach bonds to collect jewelry
and other bills contracted by
Prince De Bearn of France the
night before he married Miss
Winans, a Baltimore heiress.
KANSAS CITY-The first pres
idential preference primary in the
country is being held today to Sc
lect two instructed delegates to
the national republican convention
in the fifth congressional district
Taft, Roosevelt, LaFollette and
Cummins are on the ballot.
TOPPENISH, Wash. - Furni-
ture stores of c. w. Hall and l..
w. Talbot were completely de-
stroyed by fire last night. The
loss is about $4,000.
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/ PER Gent
INCREASE IS
OFFERED

LAWRENCE, Mass, March L.
Further concessions to the strik-
ing textile workers were granted
today by the Arlington mills, one
of the largest concerns in the
world, was posted to the employees
Iof the coming department offer
ing an increase of IL per cent II
[they would return to work. More
than 1000 persons are employed
in this department.
This increase, IL accepted,
means that the employees in this
department, who heretofore have
received about 81 a week, will
receive anywhere from 1915 to
So.
Just what the decision of the
strikers on this new offer will be
could not be learned.
A meeting of the strike COM
mittee will be held later in the
day to consider the proposition.
Many of the strikers favor hold
ing out for the original demand
of 15 per cent increase.
The strikers are jubilant, be-
lieving their fight is as good as
won.
Forty-two children we're sent to
Philadelphia to be cared for dur
ing the continuance of the strike.
No attempt was made by the po-
lice to prevent the departure of
the children
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07
SAYS
BOOSTERS
PADDED

Red Amidon came through in
federal court this morning and
told the jury that they had the
wrong man for census padding.
He laid ii all onto the CONNER
cial organizations which maintain
ed n census bureau.
'The bureau had man stay
at the Fawcett hotel all the time
and took the name of every man
who came in" said Amidon. This
is the place where LOO names
were returned.
1.-THE civic census bureau turn
ed In to me from 400 to 500
names day. i checked over all
l could and threw the rest away"
said Amidon.
Amidon insisted that he had
done the work the best he could,
but that the civic census boost
ers had put on all the names
that the government declares
fraudulent.
The government this morning
permitted the quashing of the
fifth count in his indictment,
charging neglect of duty, leaving
three for padding and one for
collecting the voucher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07

when you lined your police III
on the station platform" aSked
Congressman Stanley, "and di
verted the children from the train
what was your purpose?"
ITO keep them from leaving
Lawrence without any explanation
of where they were going OF
whether their parents consented
Where did you take them?"
''To the police station
"Why?"
because they had, in my opin
ion, violated the law of Massa
chusetts."
what law?"
"The law providing for the care
of neglected children"
How did you know they were
neglected."
"The situation was extraordin
ary. TheNe people would not tel
us who they were and for that rea
son they were detained"
"Well, If some of these womer
were mothers of those children
what right did you have to arrest
them?"
"The right, as have told you
that / thought it was my duty un'
der the law"
when did you discover that
any of these women were moth.
ers?"
"Not until after they were tax.
en- to the state institution, where
they were cared for later that day
That night some of the fathers
came and acknowledged parentags
Of the children. They promised tC
bring them into court on Tuesday
and were allowed to take them
home"
Capt. Sullivan said he had con-
suited Justice Chandler, Col
Sweetser and others who advised
him in his action.
"Did you have any written au-
thority to take these women and
children?"
IL did not"
Nineteen men and women were
arrested in the mill district today
when the police clashed with
strike picketers. The police were
overwhelmed. Policeman Pocomo
was slashed in the back, neck and
shoulders, and Sergeant Tobin s
coat was cut to ribbons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07
Brown Says
Seymour Did
Him Wrong

The $4,000 slander suit of
Browder Brown, ex-civil service
commissioner, against Mayor Sey-
mour, Is on today.
Brown testified that the mayor
had called him incompetent and
had charged him with giving out
advance lists of questions.
Judge Stiles objected to testi-
mony that the mayor didn't like
Brown because Brown had refused
to appoint personal friends of his.
Judge Chapman sustained Stiles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07

TOPPENISH, Wash. - Furni.
ture stores of c. w. Hall and L,
w. Talbot were completely de.
stroyed by fire last night. The
loss is about $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07
NO MORE SPOON|NG
ON SCHOOL STEPS

No more spoonins on the school
house steps.
Strictly nothing doing. Such is
the edict of Chief of Police s. r.
Frazer.
Lovelorn maids and SWANS who
have been In the habit OF watch
ing the silvery moon and whisper
ing sweet nothings in the shady
recesses OF the school house steps
will be rudely routed in the future
by blue coated, night-sticked Off
GERS. Every patrolman having a
school house on his beat will be
required to visit the schools reg
ularly and break into the, love-
making scenes with gruff Move
ou"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07
Telephones And
Shoots Self

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SOFIA, March With a load
ed revolver in his hand, Count
Putnik, the -. Austro-Hungarian
consul at Widdin, Bulgaria, tele-
phoned to the legation In Sofia
requiring leave of absence. 81
How much time do you want!''
he was asked.
"As much as you can give me,
was the reply.
When the answer came, 1--WE
will leave 1t to your discretion, :"
the count said, thank you,"
pressed the trigger and fell dead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07

KANSAS CITY-The first pres
idential preference primary in the
country is being held today to Sc
lect two instructed delegates to
the national republican convention
in the fifth congressional district.
Taft, Roosevelt, LaFollette and
Cummins are on the ballot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07

(By United Press Leased Wire
SEATTLE-Making the voyage
from Cordova, Alaska, in three
days, eight hours and 20 minutes,
the steamship Alameda establish
ed a new record for the Alaska
run.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07

LYNN, Mass.-"She ruined my
life. My husband was not to
blame at ALL" said Mrs. Jessie
Chapman after she had walked up
to her neighbor, Mrs. Florence
Ingals, and filled her with six bull
let's from a revolver, causing in
slant death.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07
McMurray Weds
Quietly AT Seattle
The secret is out.

Prosecuting Attorney McMur-
ray, wealthy bachelor, and consid-
cred the big matrimonial catch of
the year, is married.
Keeping his friends in the dark,
McMurray and Miss Anna Heggan,
former school teacher. slipped
over to Seattle Tuesday afternoon
and were married by Rev. M. A.
Matthews of the First Presby-
.terian church. The announcement
was made today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07

SEATTLE-Rev. DIR. Joseph l..
Garvin, pastor of the First Chris
tian church of Seattle, has beca
elected president of the William
Woods college at Fulton, Mo. DR..
Garvin is one of the best known
ministers in the Northwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07
STEWARD WRECKNIAsTER?

Lester Seaman, steward at the
Steilacoom asylum. and captain OF
the good launch Moramae, is out
for the job of wreckmaster. The
job only pays a salary when
there's q wreck on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07
LENTEN SERVICES

At the special Lenten service at
the st. Luke's church parish
house, Rev. f. A. Hilton of Seat
tie will preach
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-07

WHY HE THREW
CHILDREN INTO JAIL
(By United Pre- IS Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., March Perhaps dramatic
single incident
outrages
directed the attack and children.
Calmly admitting
and n
livan stood stoutly on legal rights