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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
MEXICAN REBELS
PERIL AMERICANS
Forty nine Cornered at Mine at
Eltigre and Wires Are
Cut.

Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 30.-Wires run
ming to Eltigre, mining camp where
81 American men and nine American
women were reported yesterday in
grave danger, have been cut by rebels,
If the 70 volunteer soldiers defending it
do not surrender. The Americans are
also armed. Eltigre mine is American
property, one of the richest gold mines
in northern Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
EXPLOSIVE KILLS
ONE INVENTING IT
Roberto Imperah Blown tc
Pieces in His Factory in
Brescia.

New York, Aug. 30.-word reached
here OF the death in Italy of Roberto
Imperiali, inventor OF an explosive
called imperialite. He was blown to
pieces experimenting in his factory
near Brescia.
He visited the United States four
months ago TO demonstrate the new
explosive, which he hoped to be adopt
ed by the government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
DEATHS IN A DAY

Fond Du Lac. Wis, Aug. 3O-Bish-
op Charles C. Grafton, OF the Episco-
pal diocese died at 11:45 this fore
loon.
Fort Atkinson, Wis, Aug. 30
George NJ Whitaker, secretary of the
National Dairy union, and president
of the Farmers National congress, is
dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
ONE MEETS DEATH
ON WAY To RACES
Car overturns Near Addison,
Ill, and j. r. Ballinger Is
Killed.

Elgin, I'LL, Aug. 30.-J. r. Ballinger,
al official of the Stromberg Motor Car
company, was killed this morning near
Addison, Ill. He was motoring from
Chicago TO Elgin to attend the races.
The car overturned Ballinger's g
brother, William, was injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
MRS. H. ROGERS
EXPIRES IN diner
Widow of Vice President of
Standard Oil Company
Dies Suddenly.

New York. Aug. So.-Mrs. Henry H.
Rogers, wife Of the late vice president
of the Stapdard Oil company, died
suddenly today in dining car in the
Grand Central station at the conclu-
sion Of a journey from New Hamp-
shire to her home here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
The Weather

Forecast Till 7 p. NJ. Tomorrow for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Showers this afternoon and tonight.
Saturday generally fair. Cooler.
Highest temperature yesterday, "a,
lowest last night 65, temperature at
Z q. m, g.
Wind velocity at g. m. four miles
per hour.
Precipitation in the last "a hours,
none.
Relative humidity at p. m, II, at
a. m, 30.
Stage OF water. 8 feet, with fall OF
. OF q foot in the last "a hours.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
Ballot Shows Increase Of
fered by Car Company
is Refused.
CENT AN HOUR ADVANCE
Employees Record Themselves in
Belief Arbitration Will
Bring More.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-Rejection Of a
new three-year wage contract granting
a cent an hour increase in pay was
generally regarded as probable the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
Cuba ApoIooizes

Washington, Aug. 30.-Ample apol-
ogies have been made by Cuban ofi-
cials from the president down. for the
assault upon American Charge Glib
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
Suffering, in Which Amer
leans Share, is Grow
log Intense.
HARD TO SECURE NEWS
125 United States Citizens Are
in Critical Condition at
MatagaIpa.

Washington, Aug. So.-one cause Of
great concern to the state department
is of the condition OF 125 Americans
at Matagalpa, in the interior of Mic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
From noon today to noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 6:35. rises 5:26. Evening
starr: Venus, Mars. Jupiter. Morning
stars: Saturn, Mercury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30

party which violated its promise on
this subject or will they believe the
party which performed its promise?
The democrats declare in favor of
reducing the tariff gradually, so as not
to disturb the legitimate business OF
the country, for It is thing incredid-
able that any sane man should desire
to injure-even in the estimation Of
a hair-any legitimate business of the
country. The charge so often made
by the standpat republicans that dem
ocrats, for some unaccountable rea-
son. desire to injure the legitimate in
dustries OF the country is so prepos-
ferrous as to be proof conclusive that
even those who make the charge most
vociferously do not believe a word
Of IL.
Democratic prospects have not
been so bright since 1892. AS a mat
ter OF fact they are brighter now than
they were at this time in the year
1892. The reason they are brighter
that the democrats have almost a GER
tainty OF winning in November-is on
account OF the magnificent record
made by the democrats of the house
in the Sixty-first congress plus the
magnificent record OF the democrats
/ in the house and senate of the Sixty
second congress.
ALL PROMISES KEPT.
The house was elected on six prin.
cipal promises: To pass a bill com
/ pelling the publication of campaign
expenses, both before and after the
election; to submit a constitutions!
amendment for the election of United
States senators by the people; to
economize; TO liberalize the rules oi
the house; to admit New Mexico and
Arizona as two states; to reduce the
tariff. btfA
Is.Ths dennaEat have kept .eyert
one Of these promises as far as was
in their power. II is true that Presi
dent Taft vetoed our tariff bills, as un
der the constitution he had a right tC
do. but that does not change the fac
that we kept the faith with the people
and having kept faith with the people
is the reason we will carry the elec
tions this fall and elect a democratic
house, senate and president"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-30
WILL PROTECT BUSINESS.

In this contest. remembering these
things. which one Of the two parties
will the taxpayer believe intends 10
carry out its promises made in its
platforms this year to reduce the tar
IN? VIII the taxpayers believe the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08

the commission Is first appointed one
shall be for term one year and one for
term OF two years.. and thereafter upon
the expiration OF the term of any of said
President shall appoint his successor
Said commissioners shall receive an an
nual salary OF $4,000 each, payable
monthly. The powers, authority and du-
ties hereby imposed on and granted said
Senator Galhnger suggested that. K q
separate commission Ia provided. 1t would
require a working force and provision
should be made for such force.
THAT Is perhaps true" Nj. Pomerene
replied II offer the amendment for this
reason: / feel that the present Commits
sioners in the District are already over
buldiened with work. and THAI the invests
CATION into the conditions. The finances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08

and charges Of the several utility corpo-
rations here In the city should be begun
at once, SO that we may be ADVISED as
to whether the rates charged are ex-
cessive or not.
..It IL only necessary, 1t seems to me, to
investigate the capitalization Of some OF
these companies to justify the charge
that the rates are excessive. For In
stance. and win take only e moment,
the Capital Traction Company is capital
lied ri SIC, COO, 600, with o. 5e6 miles Of
trackage. making the capitalization per
mile $559,675. The washington Railway
and Electric Company IL capitalized Ct
miles. and the. capitalization per mile Is
$336 260
"In the hearings which We had before
the committee the other day. when we
were trying to ascertain whether these
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companies could afford to give free trans
fers from the lines Of one company to
the lines Of the other. 1t is true Of at
least the president Of one of the COM
panies that he was not able to tell US
whether the cost for construction and
equipment was 100000 or $20O. 900 per
mile Yet he wanted to assure the COM
mittee that 1t would impoverish. the COM
pany to grant these free transfers.
TT seems TO me that these matters
should be investigated. and investigated
at once, 30 that the rates OF charges
can be determined within the near fu-
ture.''
The Pomerene amendment will be
printed and taken UP for consideration at
q later date.
In asking that the bill be laid aside.
when the reading OF its stxty.tour pages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08

II you want work read the want col.
umns OF The Star.
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the controlling stakeholder. are said to
have been the main factor in the decision
TO rebuild. The ruins OF the old bui.d-
ing will be cleared away at once and
work on the new structure will be under
way within three months. The building
will be more than two years under con-
struction. It will probably be thirty
stories In height. the plans for a fifty-fve
story structure having met with oppo-
oition.
Although the state laws prevent the
society from building q larger structure
than Il can occupy for its own business,
the site can be transferred to q holding
corporation and the building financed by
loans from the Equitable treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
should 60 over and considered as the
pending amendment
Separate Commission Proposed.

The expected fight for commission sep
arate from the District Commissioners
was opened UP by Senator Pomerene. The
Gailinger bill makes the District Conn
missioners the public utility commission.
and Senator Pomerene has offered the
following substitute for that provision:
That all the powers created by this
act and the duty Of carrying into effect
and enforcing the provisions thereof, are
hereby vested In and imposed on board
OF three commissioners. to be appointed
by the President. by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. who shall
serve for three years, except that when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
NO FORMAL APPROVAL
OF MUSIC HALL PLAN
Chamber of Commerce A.
ready Has Endorsed Me-
mortal Hall Project.

me pfan suggested by Rudolph Aron-
son OF New York, for the collection Of
s-.OO.oOO and the erection of a splendid
music hall in Washington, was before
the board OF directors of the Chamber
OF commerce at its meeting last night
Ine board decided that while il locke
with favor upon any proposition for the
erection OF new and handsome buildings
In the National Capital, il could not at
this time indorse the project, because II
might interfere in some manner with the
George Washington Memorial Hall pro-
ject. TO which the chamber stands
committed.
Asks for Report.
The board voted to ask the special
committee on the George Washington
Memorial Hall to make a report as TO
the work being done for that memorial
Isaac Cans brought up for consideration
Dill introduced in the House compell,np
the installation of interlocking devices
on all the elevators used in the city.
Ii was referred to the building inspector
OF the District with request for an
opinion on the measure
The special committee on arrangements
for the entertainment of the Australian
Doys VINO are 10 visit Washington Feb
ruary 10, ~ and IL reported that an
entertainment would be given by the
boys In Columbia Theater the afternoon
of February II, and that a sightseeing
automobile trip about the city had been
arranged.
Site in Mall Favored.
The board voted its approval Of the
recommendation made by Glenn Brown
that the proposed new building for the
patent Office be located in the Mall, In
accordance with the Mcmillan park COM
missions plan.
Mr.. Brown in a letter to the board call
ed attention to the fact it was proposed
to place this building on Capitol Hill In
the block opposite the Congressional
Library. He said that In all probability
that space would be required for q build
ing for the United States Supreme Court
in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
King Frederick Improving.

cOPENHAGEN, Denmark, February 8.
"A reassuring bulletin as to the condi-
ton OF King Frederick was issued by the
physicians In attendance today. 1t says:
The king had a quiet night The In
hammation Of the lungs Is diminishing.
His majesty's general condition is salts
fnGtogy."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
TO REBUILD ON OLD SITE.
Equitable Life Assurance Society 70
Erect Thirty.Story Building.

NEW YORK. February a-The officers
Of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
have decided to rebuild on the old site
of their headquarters in the financial dis
trict, according to statement published
here today.
Cablegrams from ]. r. Morgan, who Is
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cummins on Depreciation Fund.

Il do not believe that the rates of
railway companies, or of street railway
companies, or of gas companies, or of
electric companies" Mr.. Cummins said,
In continuing his objection, Ought to
be high enough to provide fund that
will enable those companies to enlarge
their property, For instance, let us
assume that street railway company
In Washington begins with a capital
OF $1,OO0.OOO. The city grows, and 1t
becomes necessary to double the ca
pacity of the company.
1T has always seemed to me very un-
just and unfair that the people of the
PEELED to pay a rate of charge that
would accumulate another million dol
lars in addition to paying the ex-
pense Of maintenance and repair in or
crease it's facilities. When that is done.
then the company again begins to earn
an income upon the million dollars ac-
cumulated at the expense OF those who
have used the service in excess Of
fair charge for the service. In effect
it gives to the company the opportunity
to make the people Of the District Of
Columbia contribute the capital of the
company to enable the company to there
after earn interest upon that capital.
which is not distributed among the
people of the District of Columbia, but
is paid in the way of dividends to those
who may be the owners of the capital
stock.
Il think my observation with respect to
public utility in the District of Columbia
is equally true of public utility anywhere.
1t has been very common In the United
States for the railways to charge rate
for their services that would accumulate
surplus used by the compapies in the
extension ~of their property. When so
used 1t Is capitalized. and then the peo-
pie to whom the service is rendered are
asked to pay q sum that will return a
reward or an interest upon the very CAPT.
tai which they themselves have contrib
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08

had been finished. Senator Gallinger re-
ouested that senators with amendments
to the bill have them printed as early
as possible. SO they can be examined be-
fore a vote is taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
Gallinger's Substitute.

The committee amendment striking
out the prohibition against one public
utility acquiring bonds or stock in an
other, except as authorized by existing
law or authorized in writing by the
commission. was agreed to, but Seua-
tor Gallinger offered a substitute
along the same line. The substitute
would not prohibit the acquiring of
bonds Of one company by another but
leaves out the provision granting the
commission authority to allow one
company to buy the stock Of another.
The substitute provides:
ut shall be unlawful for any street
railroad corporation. gas corporation.
electric corporation. telephone corpora
ton, telegraph corporation. or other pub
lie utility corporation. directly or Ind
rectly, to acquire the stock Of any other
corporation. unless authorized by existing
law: and every contract. transfer, agree
ment for transfer or assignment of any
such stocks without such statutory au-
thority shall be void and of no effect"
Senator Cummins asked that the
amendment not be voted on at that time.
aud Senator Galnnger agreed that il
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For one / have never been willing to
adopt that plan of capitalization. l have
never been able to see its justice. / have
done what little l could through some
years of public life to deprive public util-
ity companies of the opportunity of coll
iecttng more than was necessary to main
tain and repair their properties and pay
interest upon their capital investments in
order that they might take from the pub
lie the capital upon which they afterward
expect to demand an income or a return.
1t Is false system.
Whenever public utility company in
the District of Columbia of anywhere
else desires to increase it's capital the
pendant source. and when invested in the
property the company is entitled to earn
fair reward upon 1t. But for the Con-
gress of the United States to sole.nnly
declare that street railway company
or gas company or an electric i.sht
company in the District of Columbia
may charge rates that will enable these
companies to gather together the capital
which they may find it provident and
necessary to use in their extensions and
enlargements would, it seems to me, be
in defiance Of the fundamental rules
which ought to govern the construction
and the operation of such enterprises.
could never bring myself to support q
OF the right OF a quasi-public company
to base Its rates upon any such hypothe-
SIS"
When the sections giving the COM
mission power to Investigate rates
were reached Senator Smith of Georgia
thought there was an inconsistency in
that while the commission was given
power to act. beth on it's own initia-
tive and upon complaint, rules were
provided for Investigating only when
a n a n
was not ready with a specific amend
ment. and Senator Gallinger promised
to study the sections and suggest
amendments. II 1t was thought neces-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
NEW DECLARES INDIANA IS THE
 PIVOTAL STATE
Especial from United Press. )


 Indianapolis. March 29-President Taft has won his fight for control of the Indiana delegation in the Repub- lican convention Eighteen of the 30 votes the state will cast, today, are pledged to the President in his strug- gle for renomination. Eight are pledged to Colonel Roosevelt.
 '.The result in Indiana, with it's far reaching influence, because of the states pivotal position m politics, means the renomination of the Presl- dent on the first ballot at the Chica- go convention said Harry S. New, Republ-can national committeeman from Indiana. and Taft leader here, today. 'I believe that two of the re- maining four delegates to be selected will be instructed for the President, giving 20 of the states 30 votes.''
 Utterly absurd and "baseless' '' was the reply of New to Roosevelt's s charge that control of the state con- vention here which selected four dele. gates at large had been taken away from him by fraud.
 Admitting for the sake of argu- ment,'' said New, that all the Roose- welt forces claims were true. it does not begin to explain the preponder- ance of votes cast for the President in Indiana The people of the state want Taft"
 Do you think Roosevelt will bolt the Chicago convention if Taft is nom- inated? the national committeeman was asked Colonel Roosevelt said at the time he announced his candidacy that he would abide by the decision of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
Five In A BipIane
Aviator Beatty Makes the First Performance of its Kind in
 This Country

Hempstead, N. Y., March 29-George w. Beatty, in a Wright biplane, car ried four passengers besides himself last evening at Nassau boulevard. This is the first time the perform ance has been accomplished in this country. The total weight carried was $50 pounds. Beatty weighed 165 pounds, and drove the biplane. Sit ting beside him was J. R. Wood of Grand Rapids, Mich., who weighs 125 pounds. Directly behind these two men were Charles Lein and Arnold Kroff of Mineola, who weighed 91 and 87 pounds respectively. Arthur Hale, another boy of Mineola, who weighs s2 pounds, sat astride the drive chain guard, while Beatty made three large circles of the Mineola field, about six miles in all, at an altitude of over 200 feet
 Beatty was in the air for 12 min- utes and esta blished a new American record for five persons in a fiplane. There was scarcely any wind blowing when the passenger-carrying test was made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
Western Union Co.
 Has Pension System
Following Other Large Corpora. tions, it Will Retire Old
 Employees With Part Pay

Following the lead of many of the large industrial corporations and prac- tically all of the large railroads of the country, the Western Union Telegraph Company has worked out a pension plan for it's employees the details of which were announced yesterday by President Vail.
 It differs from most of the pension plans now in vogue, chiefly in provid- ing a sliding scale which increases the pension according to the length of service. It is more liberal than the United States Steel Corporation's s system and many others of those now in force among large manufacturing companies in fixing the minimum a1- lowance at $25 a month. The United States Steel Corporations allowance, for instance, may be as low as SIP a month. As in the case of the West ern Union, however, the corpora tiOn' s maximum pension is $100 a month.
 Like most of the pension systems in force, the Western Union plan ar r1ves at the amount to be paid to a retired employe by multiplying the years of service by a percentage of of years back. The details of the plan show these allowances for the varying length of service
 After twenty years of service and up to and including the twenty-ifth year of such service 1 per cent of the average salary for the ten years inn mediately preceding retirement multi piled by the total years of service.
 After twenty-five years of service and up to and including the thirty fifth year of such service 1 1-2- per cent. additional for each additional year.
 After thirty-five years of service and up to and including the fortieth year of such service per cent. additional for each additional year.
 After forty years of service 50 per cent.
 The minimum pension allowance to be $25 per month, except when other wise directed
 No pension under this plan to ex- ceed $100 per month.
 In making public the company's in tention of joining the ranks of pen sion-paying corporations President Vail said:
 "A pension committee has been com- piling statistics and analysing exist
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29

tends, together with the heavy ex- pense to the company incident to the inauguration of the pension.
 However, it is my firm belief that all employees, identified by years of faithful service, are entitled to some financial protection against the neces- sity of retirement, and it is the hope of the company that this beginning will extend to a further protection of employees. Meanwhile the inaugura- tion of pension plan marks an expres- sion of appreciation on the part of the company of the loyal and efficient service rendered by it's employees"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29

ing pension plans for many months, and while the plan which we are in- augurating does not go so far as we would like to have it, still it is a be- ginning and we believe will materially assist in caring for those employees, qualified through length of service, who, because of incapacity or disabi1- tive work
 "The solution of the problem has not been an easy one in view of the large number of employees, their widely di- versified occupations, and the large territory over which the system ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29

One of the most recent pension plans announced by a large company is that of the American Sugar Refining Com pany, which was approved by the stockholders at the annual meeting few weeks ago. It requires no con- tribution from the company's 7,ooO employees and starts with fund of S3OO. .OOO. It's maximum allowance is s, 900 a year and its minimum $2O a month. The Western Unions rival, the Postal Telegraph Company. has had a pension system in operation for several years.