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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
STEPHENSON NOT
YET OUT OF DARK

Washington, March 25.-The real
battle in the senate over the ques-
ton for the right of Stephenson of
Wisconsin, to his seat opened today
with speeches that may hold back
final vote until the middle of the week.
Senator Reed of Missouri opened
the debate on the Stephenson case
late this afternoon, speaking in op-
position to Stephenson.
Washington, March 25.-Before the
interstate commerce committee today
Representative Jackson urged a reso-
luton for an investigation of all fire
insurance companies, declaring they
had the country "by the throat"
Charging boiler plate" printing
trust exists, Taggart of Kansas, DEM
ocrat, offered a resolution in the house
today for a congressional investigation
into the Western Newspaper Union of
Omaha, Neb., which furnishes patent
insides" matter for weekly newspa-
pers.
Attorney General Wickersham rails
ed a slight storm in the senate today
by refusing to supply information con-
cerning the reorganization of the Inter
national Harvester company, which was
asked by a resolution. Wickersham in
a letter said it was incompatible with
the interest of the United States to
supply the information desired because
the correspondence related to business
which was unfurnished. Bacon de.
clared the language discourteous and
said apparently the attorney general
sahad forgotten he was a-ereatdre of
congress.
The house committee on expendi-
lures of the interior department today
decided to investigate the Indian bu.
reau, including all reservations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
~ UNWORTHY MEDICAL
SCHOOLS LEAVE FIELD

New York. March 25.-Five Chi
cago medical schools listed as un-
worthy have passed out Of existence
during the last year. unable 10 stand
the light Of publicity. according to the
sixth annual report OF the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching. made public here today.
The report adds: There is no ques-
ton but that q strict enforcement of
the preliminary requirements and an
insistence upon the laboratory and
clinical facilities demanded by the
state law will still further reduce
this number in the future" Twenty
two medical schools throughout the
country have dropped out during the
year. or these the five listed as To-
Gated in Chicago are as follows:
American Medical Missionary col
lege. which also had a school at Bat
tie Greek, Mich.
Illinois Medical college.
Reliance Medical college.
National Medical university might
schooD.
College Of Medicine and Surgery
might schooD.
A bulletin of the foundation in
1910 described every one of the $50
medical schools in the United States
and suggested a general plan OF re-
form. The report issued today says
that for the 22 unworthy institutions
that have dropped out an equal mum.
ber of worthy institutions have made
great advances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
Murder Climax to Series
of RObberiss in Many
Districts.
THREATS FOR POLICE
Chauffeur, Refusing to Halt Car,
Murdered and Body Thrown
in Ditch.
!. CD President John Moore

Paris, March 25.-Automobile ban
dts who during February terrorized
many districts in France by carrying
out an extraordinary series of crimes,
perpetrated the past few days fresh
series which reached a climax this
morning in the murder on a public
highway between Villenueve st.
George and Paris.
CHAUFFEUR SHOT DEAD.
A gang of four bandits who occu-
pied an automobile ordered the chauf-
When the chauffeur refused the high
waymen shot him dead and wounded
the occupant of the car. After
throwing the corpse of the chauffeur
into ditch the bandits entered their
automobile and drove towards Paris,
PUBLIC AROUSED.
Public opinion is greatly aroused
on account of these audacious at
tacks in the vicinity of the capital
The bandits in the meantime are en-
ploying the most impudent tactics
The police today received a sheet OF
paper on which were stamped what
purported to be copies of their finger
prints. These naturally were ficti-
tious, and it was declared in some
quarters the bandits will soon visit
police headquarters and shoot sew.
eral officials.
KILL, AND ROB BANK.
A band bearing all the appearances
of being the authors of this morn
ing's holdup later arrived in an auto
mobile at Chantilly, a racing cen
ter. The four entered a branch Of
the Paris bank, where they shot tbs
cashier and another employe deaC
and dangerously wounded a third
man. The bandits then seized &
portfolio containing $4,000 in notes
An alarm was raised, but the mur
derers escaped on a road toward!
Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
PACKERS CASE IS
NEAR TO JURORS

Chicago, March 25.-The packers
trial was resumed today after three
days delay due to the illness of Juror
Bucklin. Special Counsel Butler, max
ing the final argument for the govern
ment, said:
THE Armour company, Swift COM
pany and Morris company today have
just as an effective monopoly of the
meat business in the country as though
their proposed billion-dollar combine
had been actually launched in 1902.
There is nothing requiring the govern
ment to prove the defendants made ex-
cessive profits, or any profits. If they
combined to restrain trade by elimina-
ting competition themselves, or by fix
ing prices, they are guilty, whether
they made money or lost it"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
feeder" R"CATTLE
RATE CANCELLED

Washington, March 25.-The in
terstate commerce commission decid-
ed today proposed increase of SO 1-3
per cent transportation rate on feed
er" cattle and sheep made by all
western railroads was not justified.
The commission expects all carriers
to cancel the proposed advances by
April Is.
Resort to the courts probably will
be made for review of the compre-
hensive decision of the Interstate
commerce commission announced in
the Texas-Louisiana rate case. Prob
ably the most bitter fight in the
courts will be over the section Of the
opinion which gave a new interpre-
tstion to what is undue discrimina-
tion" under the interstate commerce
law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
NEW RATE PRINCIPLE BY
COMMERCE COMMISSION

Washington, March 25-The inter-
state commerce commission in an opin-
ion made public today established the
far-reaching principle that a railroad
must so adjust its rates that justice
will be done between communities re-
gardless of state lines. If a railroad
makes a low rate upon traffic wholly
within state, even when forced to do
so by state commission, it must &C
moving under substantially similar
conditions. The principle was laid
down by a vote of to 8. The minor
ity held that the powers of congress
were usurped by the majority opinion
and that the remedy for such a stu
alton should be applied through addi-
tional legislation in the case of the
railroad commission of Louisiana
against the st. Louis Southwestern
railway and other carriers operating
between Louisiana and Texas.
The case practically precipitated a
conflict between federal and state au-
thority over the control of interstate
traffic. The opinion of the majority of
the interstate commission, prepared
and handed down by Commissioner
Lane, is definite assertion of the
supremacy of national regulatory au-
thority over the powers exercised by
any state. 1t is the first time this
assertion has been made distinctly by
the commission. In making it Chair.
man Prouty and Commissioners Clark
and Meyer concurred with Commits
sioner Lane, and Commissioners Gle,
ments, Harlan and McChord dissented,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
Demands of Locomotive
Engineers Rejected by
Eastern Roads.
UNABLE TO MEET THEM
Would Mean Bankruptcy for
Some, Declared = Textile
Workers Refuse Advance.

New York, March 25.-Fifty rail-
roads, comprising practically all lines
east of Chicago, north of the Norfolk
& Western, today refused to grant an
increase in wages demanded by the
locomotive engineers. Further nego-
tiations are likely to result in an
amicable adjustment of the wage
question.
The increase asked amounted to
points out that the proposed increase
amounts to s7,554, 900 annually;
that If the increase were granted it
would be followed by similar requests
from other employees and the granting
OF these would result in actual bank
ruptcy of some roads. Further that
granting the increase would also les
provements necessary to increase
their efficiency.
LOOKS LIKE WAR, SAYS STONE.
Chief of Locomotive Engineers Stone
was quoted this afternoon as saying he
was confident the engineers would not
accept as final the reply of the rail-
roads. 1T looks like war" he is quot
ed as saying, ''and indications are We
will have to take a strike vote and
make preparations to enforce our de-
mands unless the railroads adopt a
more reasonable attitude"
ANOTHER CONFERENCE TUESDAY.
Cleveland, March 25.-Both the
policy committee and executive board
of the mine workers today decided to
take no action pending the outcome of
conference of bituminous operators
and miners tomorrow.
SHOE WORKERS STRIKE.
Lynn, Mass, March 25.-Fifteen
hundred operatives in % shoe fac
tories struck today to support a de-
mand of 125 Mckay stitchers for an
increase of two cents dozen pair.
Boston, March 25.-More than one
hundred and twenty thousand textile
operatives in New England received
an advance in wages today, when five
to ten per cent increases, announced
recently by the manufacturers, went
into effect. AT Lowell, Mass, sew
eral hundred operatives struck be-
cause the advance was not over seven
per cent.
BILL DISCUSSION DEFERRED.
London, March 25.-Discussion OF
the minimum wage bill was postpon-
/ ed until tomorrow as negotiations are
still proceeding between the owners
and miners under guidance of Prem
| ier Asqhith.
Professor II. s. Jevons estimates
the strike is costing the United King.
dom $50, 200, 900 at the lowest com
putation for every week il lasts. As
granting minimum rates of S125 fol
men and so cents for boys would cost
only s25. 900 per year, the professor
argues it would pay the mine owners
to coneede to this demand.
A conference of the mine owners and
miners lasted throughout the day, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
Aliens Son Out Of Reach,
But Others Hard
Pressed.
ARE CLOSE TO CAPTURE
Believed Virginia Bandits, Still
Hidden in Mountains, Will
Be Soon Rounded Up.

Galax. Va, March 25.-Claude Swan
son Allen, the 22-year-old son Of Floyd
Allen, and one of those indicted for
the Hillsville court house murders, has
eluded all pursuers, but his uncle,
Sidna Allen, and cousins, Wesley Ed
wards and Friel Allen, are so closely
pressed on the Blue Ridge that they
probably will be captured within three
days
This information came from leaders
Of the hunt for the gang who on March
IA swooped down on the Carroll coun-
ty court house. killed Judge Massie,
Prosecutor Foster. Sheriff Webb, Juror
Fowler, and Miss Nancy Ayres, and
wounded two bystanders.
Claude Allen, who once attended a
military school at Raleigh. N. c., and
who knows more Of the outside world
than the average mountaineer, took a
pocketful Of gold from the family cash
drawer on the night of the tragedy, put
on his best clothes and vanished on
horseback beyond the North Carolina
line. Hope of finding him in the noun
tain region has been abandoned
Not SO. however, with the three 9TH
er outlaws, who are lodging about In
the crevices of the Blue Ridge, be-
tween here and Mount Airy, N. c.
They have been seen at a distance, de-
Electives having -5een within 30 min
utes Of them
~I hope they will all give themselves
up. They had better do 1t, for they
have no chance at ALL" was the frank
comment of Sida Edwards, likewise
indicted for murder who was taken for
safe keeping to the Roanoke jail,
where he joined his uncle, Floyd Allen;
his cousin, Victor Allen, and his chum,
Byrd Marion, all indicted for completely
in the court house shooting.
Edwards swung his tall, robust fig
ure into the train at Galax about noon.
He was brought here from Hillsville
under heavy guard. With him was
Sergeant White of the state militia.
He arrived in Roanoke last night seem
ingly as care-free as school boy on
lark.
FRIENDS AND KIN AT STATIONS.
From so miles around the folks of
the countryside gathered at the rail-
road stations to catch a glimpse of the
prisoner. They had no difficulty, for
Edwards projected his broad shoulders
through the train window and waved
to each group, many of whom were
friends or relatives, for Carroll coun-
ty's population Is composed largely of
Aliens or their kin folk.
There was plaintive note in the
boys voice, however, when Henry Lee,
a cousin, attired in a blue uniform of
an officer of the peace, stepped aboard
the train at Byllsbey. They shook
hands and eyed each other for a mo-
ment
I'm sorry to see you in a bad scrape
like this" sighed Allen.
/. well, sir, I'm sorry to be In It, but
: l jest couldn't help it." was the reply.
To Hillsville today came reports that
the various posses are still on the
watch in the mountains. Most of the
Allen family, though not involved in
the tragedy, were placed under close
surveillance.
ARRAIGNMENT ON APRIL IS.
The arraignment of the prisoners
was set today for April Is at Hillsville.
A change of venue to Wythesville is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
BLACKMAILER IS
THROWN IN JAIL

Eau Claire, Wis, March 25.-Ben-
jamin L. Runkle OF Washburn, Wis,
was arrested today by the sheriff on
complaint Of the Edward Hines Lum-
Der company. charging criminal IL
bel and attempted blackmail. Runkle
is accused OF having written letters
10 Hines and to the Lumberman's
Lloyds. a mutual insurance concern.
charging the Hines company with
having themselves fired their lumber
plant Sunday, July /. 1906. at Wash
burn In this loss about SIS. 900 in
suranee was paid by the Lloyds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
FAIL TO PASS
MAINE LOCAL OPTION

Augusta, Me-, March 25.-The pro-
posed amendment to the Maine con-
stitution TO allow local option on the
question of permitting the manufac-
ture or sale of intoxicating liquors in
all the cities and of such towns as ac-
cept the provisions of the resolve, was
defeated in the legislature Saturday.
The democratic majority in the house
failed to muster the necessary two
thirds affirmative vote on the final pas
sage Of the resolve and it was not car
ried. The vote was II in the afirma-
tive and 81 in the negative There are
s5 democrats and &C republicans in the
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
TAFT FACTION LEADS IN
CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS

indianapolis. March 25.-Unofficial
returns from ward and township pri-
maries or meetings at which dele
gates have been elected show the Taft
faction have a majority of about one
hundred and fifty in tomorrow's state
convention and will carry eight of
the 3 districts.
Marquette, March 25.-At a conven-
tion held in Ispheming today republi-
cans of the Twelfth Michigan district
elected two delegates to the Chicago
convention and instructed them for
Taft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
AMERICANS ARE
CHINA VICTIMS

Ichang. Province of Hupeh, China,
March '23.-(Dele ved "A telegram re-
oeived from wushan, province of
Szechwan, says that three Americans,
Messrs. Hicks, Hoffman, and Sheldon,
who are presumed to be missionaries,
were attacked while exploring the
gorges of the Yang-tse river in a boat
and all three were robbed and wound
ed.
Soldiers and physician have been
which is about 75 miles to the west, on
the Yang-tse.
REPORTs HICKS WAS SLAIN.
Peking, March 25.-The American
E. Carlton Baker, consul at Chungking,
saying that the Americans attacked at
Wushan are teachers.
The consul says Mr.. Hicks, whose
home was Oshkosh, Wis, was killed
and that his companions, though
wounded. are taking his body to Ich-
ang. The consul adds that the attack
was made by pirates and was not due
to anti-foreign hatred. Chinese gen.
darmes are pursuing the pirates.
The American legation here today
telegraphed Roger S. Greene. consul
general at Hankow, to send Vice Con-
sui General J. Paul Jameson to Ichang
to obtain further information concern.
ing the attack upon the Americans.
LOOTING BY CHINESE TROOPS.
The Kan-Su army arrived at Sianfu
province of Shen-Si, on March %, and
the Chinese soldiers, fearing the mo-
hammedan troops would loot the city,
began looting. The Mohammedans re
tired. All foreigners are reported safe,
The representative of the Belgian
financial syndicate will pay s2,000,0OC
to the government tomorrow, unless
the powers interfere.
Consular reports received here say
there has been considerable disorder
at Cheefoo.
A dispatch from Tsinan, province ot
Shantung, reports the looting by sol
diers of all but two native banks al
| Using -Chow-Fu. Foreign property was
not molested.
BLOW TO PARENTS IN OSHKOSH.
Oshkosh, Wis. March 26.-News o
the murder in China by pirates of Ber'
r. Hicks reached here late Sunday
night When the announcement wal
borne to Emmett R. Hicks, father o
I the dead boy and former attorney gen
eral, he said:
! MY boy was tutor in the Univer
sity of -Chengtp and had only been y
China a year. He was 25syears old ant
my eldest son. For the last five year
all his time had been spent in the Mich
igan school of mines, where he com
pleted his civil engineering course tive
years since.
'It always had been Bert's idea to g
to China, and when he sailed a yea
ago we were all reconciled to the idea
The blow is so sudden that really cal
say nothing more"
According to friends the suddel
news of the death has been the mos
severe burden the family has ever ha'
to bear, though another son is her
near death, it is said.
At present the boys father Is hea'
of the Fraternal Reserve association
an insurance organization in the state
with headquarters here. The famil
is one of the best known in the state
Two sons and daughters and tn
mother are living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
MAN OF MYSTERY MAY NOW
UNDERGO AN OPERATION

Niles, Mich, March 25.-The Niles
''man OF mystery" who insists he is
Kimmel. the missing banker. despite
q verdict Of the court to the con-
trary, went to Ann Arbor today to
undergo examination and possibly
an operation for relief OF alleged
pressure on the brain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25

Glasgow, March ga general
breakaway of miners from the strike
movement seems probable in Scot
land. A thousand miners resumed
work at Bell Hill, Lanarkshire this
morning. In other pits also there
was considerable resumption of
work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
MEXICAN FEDERALS ARE
LOSING TO INSURRECT0S

Jiminez, Mexico, March 25-Fight-
ing between rebels and government
forces was resumed today near Cor
ralitos- A superior insurrecto force
seems to have the federals surround
ed. This is the fourth day OF the
Lsttla
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
PURSE OF $4,000 FOR A
WELL S-M'FARlAND MATCH

New York, March 25.-The Nation
al Sporting club of America today
made an offer of a $4,000 purse
for a 10-round bout between Matt
Wells, lightweight champion of Eng
land, and Packey Mcfarland of Chi
cago, the match to take place on
date convenient to both fighters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
Death Penalty for Negro Slayer.

Hopkinsville, KY, March 25.-The
death penalty was imposed by jury
here on Tom Slaughter. a 19-year-
old negro charged with numbering
Lee Jenkins during "a quarrel over
his purchase of dimes worth of
cheese in Jenkins store at Edgoted,
Ky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25

Forecast Till p. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock island. Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Unsettled weather tonight. Tues
day generally fair, no important
change in temperature. The lowest
temperature tonight will be slightly
below the freezing point.
Temperature at a. m 26. High
est yesterday SO. lowest last night
%.
Velocity of wind at a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. N. 55,
at 2 a m. so.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
From noon to-day to noon tomorrow.)
Sun sets 6:17, rises $50; moon sets 2:17
a. m; 1902 p. m, eastern time moon
at first quarter; planet Mercury visi-
bla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
Special Session Tomor-
row to Consider Pref
erentiaI Primary.
ENACTMENT PROBABLE
Governor Urges Attention to
Other Subjects but Sug-
gestS a Recess.

Chicago, March 25.-Governor De-
neen today called the state legislat-
ure in special session to meet tomor-
row afternoon to pass a preferential
presidential primary act to be ef-
fective for the primary April 8.
The two bills, one for presentation
to the senate and the other to be in
troduced in the house, already have
been prepared. AS an emergency
measure to go into immediate effect,
the bill will require an affirmative
vote of two-thirds of the legislators
to place 1t on the statute books.
IMPORTANT MATTERS URGED.
Among the subjects which the gov
ernor deems necessary for the legisla-
tors to take action upon are an appro-
priation to repair the state capitol and
state fair buildings, injured by a cy-
clone; an amendment to the insurance
laws and validating the appropriation
for the University Of Illinois medical
school which the court recently de-
clared improperly passed.
FAvORs A RECESS.
II is the idea of the governor that
the assembly shall pass the preferen-
tial primary act and then recess until
a more convenient season TO consider
other matters.
"On general principles Isfavor,s a
presidential primary RepraseR tatiye
H L. Wheelan said. Tho Fnoon.
However, 1 shall -s61ss1Akss0h by a
caucus OF the house democrats tomor-
row before the convening of the spe-
cial session. but Il is highly probable
that the caucus will decide to support
the primary measure. In that event
/ shall vote with the majority"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
SUGAR Still proupino-

New York. March 25.-Refned
sugar was reduced 10 cents a 100
pounds today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
Pope Is III.

Rome. March 25.-The pope has a
slight cold, accompanied by cough
and catarrh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25

benjamin. Iae ws-eie-. president OF
the University of California, IS the
highest saIaried head OF any state
aided institution OF learning in the
county. according 10 bulletin Is
sued By the national bureau OF edu
cation He gets $4,000 year and
house The lowest presidents sal
aEy Is S2-kCa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-25
BREAKING IN SCOTLAND,

no material progress toward solution
of the deadlock was made.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-28

MERGED, Cal, Feb. 2.-Gifls!,
How would you Ike to be.the wife
of a cowboy? Not wild, .hoWling
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-03-08

ments have been made for the
entertainment of the delegates
in royal style and none will come
but who will be glad they are
here.
B. S. Meggs and his sister,
Mrs, Newton, living near Liv-
ingston, recently made a trip
through Washington and Oregon
and later who have been looking
over the reservation, have deter
mined to locate here somewhere.
They think the Flathead is the
best they have seen anywhere on
their trip.