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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
Over Rights to Possession of
the Convention Hall.
BOTH HOLD INJUNCTIONS
Armed Forces Guard the Place
Inside and Out.
Orders of Rival Courts Are
Put at Defiance.

! Chicago, April 15.-Though riot and
bloodshed still are feared at today's
Cook county Democratic convention,
the Hearst-Harrison faction won the
first victory peaceably enough when,
after the doors of the Seventh Regi-
ment armory had been broken down at
orders from County Judge Owens, the
''H-H'' delegates filed into the arrnory
while state troops made no resistance
Until the arrival of Judge Owens
the two factions faced each other out
side the building each armed with a
court order and backed by men at
arms.
The Reconsideration forces depend
ed on an order from Judge Owens di-
recting that Election Commissioner
Czarnecki, Republican, preside as
temporary chairman. When Czarnecld
reached the armory, however, backed
by $50 blue coats and 100 deputy sher-
ifs to open the convention, he was
refused admittance by Captain Octa-
gon of the Seventh regiment.
Captain Octagon explained that as
custodian of state property in the
building he would permit no one to
enter the building except those au-
thorized by John McGillen, lessee of
the building, as county chairman of
the Democrat convention The Har-
rlson-Hearst delegates at nearby
nall selected temporary officers and
marched to the arplory and awaited
developments outside.
The Sullivan forces have behind
them an injunction from Superior
Judge Mckinley restraining the police
the election commission and the sher-
iff from interfering with the conven-
ton.
Each faction ignores the court or
der of the other and several times
clashes between troops, inside the
building and the police, seemed inn
minent.
At noon County Judge owen ap-
peared at the armory and demanded
that ths doors be opened. On being
refused he ordered the police to break
in the doors.
Assistant Chief of Police Scheutler
then began battering down the door
with an axe.
After the doors had been battered
down the Hearst Harrison delegates
who had been waiting outside filed
into the armory.
On the orders of the officers, the
mi1itiamen inside offered no resistance
and the delegates proceeded to their
seats.
While the doors were being broken
down some one turned in an alarm Of
fire. Firemen who responded found
nothing to do and returned to their
quarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
AS LEADERs VIEW TT.
Manager Mckinley Feels No Alarm
Over the Result.

Washington April 15.-'~The ava
Ianch victory for Colonel Roosevelt In
Pennsylvania spoke the final word and
made the Reputation OF the Taft can
didacy complete. States at Roosevelt
headquarters.
THE president is in this fight to
stay He will be the nominee OF the
Republican convention at Chicago. He
was nominated four years ago with
out the votes Of Illinois, PennsyIvania.
Indiana, New York or Wisconsin,
Representative William Is. McKfnIev.
director of national Taft bureau.
When the complete return are re-
celVed 1t is probable tahS the New Jsr-
sey governor will have the solid dele
CATION of IS votes. ."-Statemen at
woodrow Wilson headquarters
Speaker Clark's friends expected
little and made practically no fight In
Pennsylvania. The latest advices as
sure at least II votes" Statement Clark
headquarters.
The foregoing is an epitome Of COM
ment made today upon the Peunsyl-
Vania primary by campaign managers
The statement from Roosevelt head
quarters refers briefly TO Pennsylvania
The quotations given are practically
all on that subject. The rest is de-
voted to a review of all the contests 70
date, setting out the claims OF the
Roosevelt managers.
Director McKinley's statement. b.
side referring to the third term" says
in part:
primaries is plainly indicative of the
fact that national issues are blayfur
only small part in some states in
the campaign for the RepubIicsu
nomination for president
Party Is Endangered.
Those states which have yet to elect
delegates to the Republican national
convention in Chicago might lust a.
well realize now that the republic as
well as the Republican party has been
rflsF Inxr faar
by Theodore Roosevelt"
The statement from the Wilson head
quarters claims for Governor Wilson
a majority Of the Democratic delegates
thus far selected and says in part:
with the sweeping victory scored
in the Pennsylvania primaries Cover
nor woodrow Wilson took the lead in
the pre-convention race for the Demo
cratic nomina ation-Governor Wilson's
strength in the Baltimore convention
is now represented by 142 votes The
delegates column in favor of the New
Jersey executive viii continue to re-
ceive large accessiOns."
At Speaker Clark's headquarters a
statement was issued saying. in part:
mo one knows now how the Pennsyl-
vania delegation TO the Baltimore con-
vention stands. There is nothing in tlls
Pennsylvania law or in any state coua-
mittee order that imposes any obltEIh-
ton upon any delegate to vote for any
particular presidential candidate. N
Illinois the names OF the presidential
candidates were on the ballot and the
vote was directly preferential; but the
names of presidential candidates were
not on the Pennsylvania primary bal
lots.
Speaker Clark's friends expected little
and made practically no fight in Penn
sylvania beyond laying by correspondence
the speakers cause before a portion %
the Pennsylvania electorate. We believe
Clark will secure the votes Of delegates
in eight or ten districts I'm Pennsylvania
The latest advices from the speakers
friends assure at least n votes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15

ed his boat at full speed for the scene
of the disaster announcing to his BROTH
er officer on the bridge of the Titanic
that the Virginian should reach him
bv 10 o'clock this morning. The Titan
les accident happened in latitude Al 40
north, longitude 80 IA west. This point
is about 115O miles due east of New
York city and $50 miles south of Cape
Race. Newfoundland, wireless station.
All the messages from the ship were
relayed to the Cape Race wireless sta
ton by the Virginia and forwarded
by the Marconi company to New York
city. The Titanic's twin ship, Olympic,
which left New York last week, was
also in direct communication with the
sinking boat from point 300 miles
away and started at once for the scene.
The Titanic which is on her maiden
trip is in charge of Captain Smith,
who was on the bridge of the big
Olympic when that boat coIlided with
the British cruiser Hawke last Sep
tember. The Titanic carries 1.4T0 pas
sengers, of whom 31S are in the first
cabin and 262 in the second cabin.
Notable Passenger List.
The passenger list is a notable one
including Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob
Astor; Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt;
Major Archibald Butt, aide to Presi-
dent Taft; F. D. Millet. the artist; Mr..
and Mrs. Isadore Strauss, J. G. Widener
of Philadelphia; ]. Bruce Ismay, man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
BECOMES A SEA
Country About TalIulah, L:s., q
Sheet of Water.
No Land Can Be Seen in Any
Direction.

Tallulah, La, April 15.-As far as
the eye can reach from the highest
point in Tallulah nothing but water
can be seen. The Mississippi hoC>
tide, escaped from a break in the
levee near Alsatia, is sweeping through
the town like a mill race.
Many buildings are af1oat. Scores
of persons now. are homeless. A mile
and a half north along the Iron
Mountain the water is up to the cross
arms on telegraph poles. 1t is be-
lieved further out the poles are sub
merged. It is impossible to estimate
tie, sheep and hogs will perish before
the flood ceases. Thousands of acres
Of land, much of it already planted,
are ruined.
morning there was a boat on nearly
every front porch or in the yards. Now
the streets are full of boats and RATS
carrying household goods to places of
safety or getting persons out of their
submerged houses.
Nine-tenths of the population in
the overf1owed district are negroes At
best they never have more than the
bare necessities of life. Now with
their means of livelihood cut off and
the closing down of mills here and at
other places, want menaces them.
Unless the appeals of Congressman
Ransdel1 and others to the national
government are met promptly, the
refugees will suffer.
Cost Is Heavy.
Washington, April 15.-Secretary
Stimson today estimated 100000 will
have been expended by the war de-
partment for rations and supplies for
Mississippi flood sufferers before the
river subsidies and danger is passed.
Congress will be asked to reimburse
the war 6RnarfnRnf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
TODAY'S BALL GAMES.
NATIONAL LEAGuE.

ing, p. m.
New York at Boston, cloudy, 8 D. m.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati, clear, D. m
Chicago at st. Louis, clear, D. m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington at New York, threaten
ing, 4 .. m.
Boston at Philadelphia, cloudy, D. IN
St. Louis at Cleveland, clear, D. m
Detroit a Chicago, clear. 8 D. m
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee at Columbus, clear. 3
D. m.
Kansas City at Toledo, clear, D. m.
Minneapolis at Indianapolis, clear,
BIS p. m.
St. Paul at Louisville, clear, 3:15
p. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
WORKED FOR TOPEKAN
Slain Woman Pretty and Exceptionally
Bright, Jordan Says.

Mrs Irene Goheen whose murder ar
Nowata- Okla, recently has caused such
a sensation, worked for Josiah Jordan on
the Onaga Republican two years ago. Her
al tbat tine Botb wpre6 90 on the paper
The woman, according to Mr. Jordan
was young, pretty and well educated She
was pleasant and well liked in the little
town. Her husband was several wears
older and OF restless disposition The
Goheens left there two years ago to vor X
for a street fair organiza ton operating
out of Kansas City.
Mrs. Goheen was an Emporia girl beirg
born there in 1886. She resided there until
her marriage to Coheen in 1904
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
WEATHER is COOL.
Frost Expected Tonight by the Fore
caster.

sunny Flora has issued the warn
ing that there will be a frost tonight
1T may be a heavy one" he said
but as the tender plants have hardly
got a start, it will probably not do muct.
damage
1t is bright today, but slightly chilly
At that the day is an improvement
over Sunday due to the fact that the
wind has subSided to a considera BILE
degree The velocity today is II
miles and the direction is northwest.
The highest velocity Sunday was 35
miles with an average of 80. The hourly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
WHEAT UP AND DOWN
Traders Are Whipsawed Over {
Range of -Four Cents

Chicago. April 15.-Buyers and
sellers alike were whipsawed today
in wheat The market swiftly whirled
I'M. then down, and up again over a
range of nearly four cents.
Trading reached magnitude seldom
eouaIed except in war times
on the other hand the bears pointed
out that at Liverpool and elsewhere
prices had not risen in anything like
the degree recorded in Chicago and
that according to conservative stand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
FLOOR GIVES WAY.
Nearly 500 Persons Precipitated to
Basement of a Church.

Harrington Park, N J., April 15.-Two
persons were killed and more than
score injured, several seriously. when the
collapse of the floor of the Church of Our
Lady of Victory precipitated neraly 800
persons into the basement.
The church was only partly completed
and the assemblage was in connection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
House Considers Bill on Unanimous
Consent Calendar.

Washington, April 15.-Senate met at
noon Senator Cummins resumed his
speech advocating tobacco decree in
tervention bill.
House met at noon. Considered bills
on unanimous consent calendar
Erdman act mediators advocated be-
fore Interstate commerce committee
acts extension to all branches of in
duStry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
SNOW THREE FEET Deep
Deadwood Is Visited by Worst Storm
of the Winter

Deadwood, S. D, April 15-Snow. yarv-
ing from IS inches here to three feet fur
ther up in the mountains, has fallen IN
the last 50 hours and is still falling. The
storm is the worst of the winter and ex-
tends into Montana and northeast
Wyoming All through railroad traffic IN
the Black Hills is at a standstilI, while
telegraphic communication is badly ham
pered.
No other damage is reported and the
farmers are elated over the moisture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15

Washington, April 15.-In response 70
an appeal from the American consul
at Guadalajara, Mexico. President Taft
has authorized the expectation Of 10
rifles and $1,000 rounds OF ammunition
for arming the citizens OF the United
States in that district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
HITS AN ICEBERG
The Titanic, the Largest Boat
in the World,
Badly Damaged in a Collision
in Mid-Ocean.
ALL PASSENGERS ARE SAFE
They Are Taken on Board the
Carpathia, a Cunarder.
Disabled Ship Is Making Her
Way Toward Halifax.
ALL PASSENGERS ARE SAFE

Wireless dispatches up to noon today
showed that the passengers of the
White Star liner Titanic which struck
in iceberg off the Newfoundland coast
last night were being transferred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
Weather Indications.

Chicago, April I5.-Forecast for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Cold
er and probably frost in east portion to-
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
NIr. FrankIin Weakens.

When the more serious news came
from Cape Race. little later Mr..
Franklin qualified his statement with
the hope that the reports were not true.
He doubted that they could be correct.
AT $50 a. m the White Star line offices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15
First S. o. S. Message.

The Titanic's first S. o. S. message
was received by he Allan liner Vir-
ginian which. according to the posi-
ton given by the Titamic's operator
was not more than 10 miles away. The
captain Of the Vi4ginian at once start
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24

The City of Quality and Prosperity
Rock Island.
Other Towns May Be Fine, But Rock
Island for Mine.
What Others Have Done, Rock Is
land Can Do Better.
Business Grows Little Faster in
Rock Island.
Come and Grow With Rock Island.
Times Are Always Better in Rock
Island.
If It's Not Rock Island, It's Not
Worth While.
Fifty Thousand. Fifty Thousand,
That's Rock Islands Aim. Fifty Thous-
and, Fifty Thousand; Come On, Get In
the Game.
The City OF Health, Progress and
Wealth is Rock Island, III.
Getting Better All the Time--Rock
Island.
Forty-nine, Nine; Ninety-nine and
One.
Swat the Knocker-Rock Island.
Everything and Everybody for Rock
Island.
r. I. Stands for Everything That's
| r. |. ght
Black Hawk, 1920; Rock Island,
10000 a year. for 100 Years.
Make Our City of Rock Island Your
City.
| No Flies on Us-Rock Island.
Where There's a Will, There's a
Way. Fifty Thousand Are Coming to
! Stay.
Rock Island Never Fails.
Just Watch Rock Island Hustle Till
She's $4,000 Strong
II You Ever Prosper, 1t Will Be In
Rock Island.
Attention! Rock Island. Fall In.
All the Good, for All the People, All
the Time
AL Together
Up and Doing.
Rock Island, The Gateway Of the
West"
We Can and We Will.
Stand Together for $4,000, Then 81
More.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24

Boost Our City, Never Stop. Rock
Islands Bound to Reach the Top.
Get Up and Hustle. You May Have
a Tussel. But We're Bound to Sue
coed, With Rock Island In the Lead.
Rock Island-Where One Grows
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.
Vigilant, United and Progressive
Rock Island.
Rock Island-a Live City for Live
People.
Rock Island-the Name That Made
Us Famous.
Stick to It.
There's But to Do and Dare.
We Do 1t.
On TO Victory.
Come Veal or Come Woe. Let's
Stand by Each Other, However it Blow
If Ais In a Name, Rock Island is
Game.
Getting Better All the Time
Growing Greater Every Year in Rock
Island.
What Is Everybody Doing? Coming
to Rock Island.
For Rock Island, viii.
Rock Island-the City Upon a Rocl
! Foundation.
Greater Rock Island-Results of Hel
Rail and Water Transportation, Also
From Her Factories, Water and Elec
trio Power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24
ESCAPES an Awful Eate.

A thousand tongues could not ex-
press til gratitude c: Mrs. ]. E. Cox
of Joliet, Ill, for ner wonderful deliv-
erance from an awful fate Typhoid
pneumonia had left me with dreadful
cough she writes. Sometimes / had
such awful coughing spells thought
would die. | could get no help from
Doctors treatment or other medicines
till | used DR.. Kings New Discovery.
But I owe my life TO this wonderful
remedy, for l scarcely cough at all
now" Quick, safe and reliable for all
throat and lung troubles. Every bottle
guaranteed. so cents and 81. Trial
bottle free at all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24
WARM WEATHER
WEAR AT THE M. & K.
Straw Hats, Summer Underwear and
Soft Shirts That VIII Keep You
Cool and Comfortable.

Now that summer is really here,
there will be a heavy call for cool
clothes. NJ. & K. are we'll prepared
to take care of every demand in
everything that men wear. The
straw hat is one of the things to be
considered first and NJ. & K. suggest
a Blum & Kock' (B & K.) as the
lightest, classiest and coolest. Wheth-
eT you want a stylish split straw, a
Sennett, Mackinaw, Milan, Bangkok
or any of the new styles you will
surely find it in the great showing
at the NJ. & *. Not only are the
hats the finest, the shapes the new
est but the usual attention has also
been given to the Offering of the best
values in town from 81 upwards.
Panamas are more popular than ever
the NJ. & X. showing includes all
the new and popular shapes for men
OF every type.
The soft shirt is a very important
matter these days and NJ. & X. have
some soft snaps in the way of Eagle
soft shirts-the peer of all soft
shirts-both in newness of designs and
price. AT 81 and $3.50 you can
/ choose from a fine assortment of
Eagle soft shirts with soft separate
collars. Besides there are shirts ga
| lore in all the latest summer mate
rials, patterns and styles both with
and without collars at so cents to So.
A mans underwear adds so much
to his summer comfort if it fits. NJ.
& X. 81 and $3.50 union suits fit
both the man and his purse-with-
out doubt the best values in town
NJ. & K. have underwear In all styles
and all sizes, two-piece garments and
union suits. Prices range from %
cents to IS.
These are summer hose days, too
and a man will enjoy the GOODNESS oil
the Phoenix silk socb-in all the lat.
est shades at so cents a pair. Tut
ties, too, are much in favor just nov
and NJ. & K. wash ties are the tasties-
ever shown in town at 25 cents ana
so cents.
II you're in the humor of buying
a suit, you'll certainly find the on,
you want in the NJ. & X. great show
ing OF Hart Schaffner & Mari
clothes-speeial suit values at 81
and S25 and those celebrated Cloth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24
COMMITTEE FOR
PICKING SLOGAN
HAS HARD TASK
Morning Session of Judges in
Contest Cuts List From
365 to SO.
MEET AGAIN TOMORROW
Hoped That at Next Session Winner
viii BE Named-Many Handed
in Yesterday.

Three hundred and sixty-five slo-
gans from 352 contestants were plac-
ed at the disposal of the slogan COM
mittee Of the Fifty Thousand club
when II met this morning at the Rock
Island club TO consider the list and
began the work of picking the best
one TO represent the battle cry of the
club and the city. The work proved
so heavy that another session was
found advisable. At this mornings
meeting the list of actual
suggestions was cut down from
3G5 10 SO. One Of these latter may
be chosen at the meeting OF the COM
mittee scheduled for tomorrow morn
ing. The committee did not announce
today, any OF the SO which are still
in the eligible list.
MANY ADDED To THE LIST.
Between noon and o'clock yes
terday-the contest ended at 6-s3
additional slogans were added to the
list. Practically all of them were
new ones and they brought the total
number of suggestions on file with
Secretary z. B. Kreis up to 365,
which number was turned over TO the
slogan committee. Following is the
list OF those handed in since the last
publication of slogans.
LAST SLOGANS RECEIVED.
Rock Islands Fifty Thousand Club
Wants You
Mrs Sipprs Favorite.
Better Now Than Overlook Island
Mississippis Emerald Isle.
Rock Island, Yes. We will Have
10000 and More in Rock Island.
All Work Together for a Bigger and
Better Rock Island
Shall.
Rock Island First, If We Have to
Burst.
II You're Just Behind Rock Island,
You're In Second Place.
Rock Island Enters Where Others
Knock.
Greetings From Rock Island: Come
and Prosper With Us.
Rock Island Never Fails.
Rock of Ages-Rock Island.
If a Booster. We Need You; II a
Knocker, We Don't.
Come and Grow With Rock Island.
Come and Rise With Rock Island.
Rock Island-the Solid Rock.
Aim High.
Prosperity and Success Await You.
Rock Island for Prosperity, Always.
Boost, Keep on Boosting Your Own
Town. Rock Island, Our Pride, Can
Wear a Golden Crown.
BE n a Rock Island Rustler.
Really Live-in Rock Island.
Rock Island-5O.OOO, and Then Some
Fifty Thousand for Rock Island in q
Thrice; With Industry Its Virtue, Idle
ness a Vice
Sure, Mike! Everybody's Boomins
Rock Islands Hike.
East, West: Rock Island is Best.
Friends May Come and Friends MAY
Go, But 1t Is Factories That VIII Max,
Greater Rock Island Grow.
Rally for Rock Island-50. 900 Strong
The Best % Three-Rock Island.
Ill, But Well and Prosperous-Rocl
Island.
The Place That Sets the Paoe-Rocl
Island
Indispensable Rock Island.
Rock Island, the Goal OF Success.
Rock Island-5O 900 and Then Some
Bin, Bing. Boom. Rock Islands Go
ing Some
A Better and Greater Rock Islam,
Forever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24
BUYS SOUTHERN FARM
AND PLANS TO MOVE

U. G. Simpson, who recently return
ed from land purchasing expedition
into the state of Mississippi, expects
to resign his position as mortuary
clerk at the Modern Woodman office
and remove with his family to the
Mississippi farm lands in Forest
county. He himself purchased so
acres of land and each, of his two
cons now possesses 40 acres. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24

craft guaranteed all-wooI suits at SIS
that are really $50 values.
From head to foot NJ. & X. are
ready to serve you with the finest
hats, the finest suits, to the finest
shoes-all new, fresh, fashionable
and all at lowest prices. Trade at
the cool store, the big store, the best
store, trade at the NJ. & K, Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24
White shoes

linen and buck button shoes for infants,
misses and big girls 90c to So.
Also children's, misses and big girls but.
ton and blucher oxfords in tans, gun metal,
and patents, 81. 80 to So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24
For misses, children and growing girls
Barefoot sandals

for little toddlers and their bigger sisters,
little girls and big girls, best values, S5c
to So.
Special Odd and broken lines in oxfords
and slippers for children-greatly reduced
prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24
- q q REMOVES
30. - BLOOD HUMORs


outlet which continually day and night When the pioo
also with the natural and their sour nery
bons pusu itching rash or hard y skin affection
neutrahng acids
blood s. s. coo the crcu-
laton
nutritious corpusc and eniche it in Then the s
ezuding acd
this cooling healthy OF blood
surely
all other diseases and
complexion
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, Ca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-24

ate, called attention to popular crit
icism of the bench and advocated
constitutional amendment to fix the
terms OF judges of inferior federal
courts at 10 years.