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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

grown for this year over 5000 csrys-
enthemum plants of "a different va
rieties. The flowers range from the
big Golden Chadwick" a beautiful
rich yellow bloom eight inches in d.
ameter to the little daisy-like chrys-
anthemums grown in the hanging bas-
kets.
Aged Man Killed by Train.-Speed-
ing at the rate Of 40 miles an hour
an eastbound Rock Island passenger
train struck and instantly killed Fred
Lucht 419 Davie street, at 1880
o'clock yesterday morning. He was
&C years old. The aged man, who is
employed by the city, was walking
close to the tracks on his way to
work. He was hailed by friend and
turning his attention in the direction
OF the call, the onrushing train.
speeding at a rate Of 40 miles an hour,
struck him in the back. The body was
carried on the pilot of the engine for
nearly a block. 1Iie body was hor-
ribly mangled, both legs being broken
below the knees and both arms frac-
tured. The head was also badly
crushed where the couple of Ise en-
CINE struck. Many women in a street
car near the track Witnessed the trag-
edy and as the mapgled body was
born across che street on the pilot
OF the speeding engine, the women
covered their eyes with their hands
tc conceal the horrible sight. The
body was removed to the Runge IN
dertaking parlors where 1t will be
held preceding the inquest and fun
eral. The man is survived by a wife
and three daughters.
Unitarian Church Calls Pastor
DR.. J. w Cooper, Lancaster, Pa, who
spoke at the Unitarian church for the
past two Sundays, has been rendered
the pastorate Of the Unitarian church
and will probably take up his duties
Dec. The passionate OF the local
church has been vacant since the res
ienation of Rev. r. E. Ramsay last
spring. DR.. Cooper was chosen at a
meeting of the board Of directors of
the church last night
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Ida Town
send. wife OF John Townsend, 2003
College avenue, died Monday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock at the family home
after a brief illness. The deceased
vas born July 1S. 1855. in Davenport,
and has since resided in this city. She
leaves to mourn her death, the hus-
band, four daughters, Edith, Pearl,
Florence and Pauline and three sons,
Raymond, Edward and Sheldon.
George Daniels. the infaD: son of
Mrs. Martha Daniels, SIS Eastern ave
nue., died Sunday afternoon at l
o'clock at the family residence at the
age of 81 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

Springfield. MA roster OF en-
ployes OF the state was published by
the Illinois civil service commission.
Since the democrats swept the state
at the polls the demand for this vol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

Port Townsend, Wash.-Homeless
more than half century, the Clallam
Indians drew in a council a memorial
to congress asking the government to
comply with the Indian treaty of 1855
and restore to them their lands. One
hundred Indians, 25 Of whom were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

two delegates to carry the memorial
to Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

ume has been so great that the supply
has been exhausted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

Finger Crushed by Casting
Morten Anderson, 1920 Thirteenth
street, was injured Monday morning
while at work at the Moline Pillow
company plant. The third finger of
his left hand was caught under fall
ing casting and was mashed. 1t was
necessary to amputate the injured
digit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

Taft is the only Republican cand'dat to
who does command the support of
the Republican party, The sentiment
indicated by their action Will continue
TO Increase after President Taft has
been nominated. and it will insure his
triumphant election by u large major
Ivy next November"
Mckinley also issued a Statement,
of 1890 words, assalling the Roos..-
Welt contests. 80 far presented TO the
national committee. lie characterized
them as insincere. fraudulent and dts
honest.
Mckinley then said: "rhe bad faith
OF all of the Roosevelt contosts is am
ply reflected by Roosevelt himself. He
knows that his demand for renonina-
ton from the Republican National
Convention. although a minority can
didate. is false .pretense from be-
ginning to end.
Nevertheless. waen Mr. Roosevelt
caEo he VIII demand that every one
of tRese fraudulent delegates elected
in his behalf be seated. and he will
proclaim thsm throughout the country
the states they represent.
Colonel Expected Wednesday.
The certainty of President rafts
renomination for second term on the
first ballot In the Chicago convention
is made certain by the information
that Theodore Roosevei: candidate for
tnlEd term. le expected TO arrive IN
Chicago next Wednesday morning. Mr..
Roosevelt did not intend to come to
Chicago at all If he controlled the
Chicago conversion. lie discovered a
month ago that he would not control
Il, and began to lay his plans to In
vado the convention at the right mu-
ment. He has now moved up his plan
another week. Every move has indi
Gated a growing weakness on the part
of his candidacy until, last resort,
he has concluded to get on the ground
early and make n last stand for 9
lost cause. His coming will only make
his defeat more certain"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
klIled by FreIght Traln.

Especial to The Times DisDatch.1
Bowling Green, Va, June S.--David
Bigue. while loading cars at Woodford.
was killed this morning by freight
train on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad. He was about
sixty-fve years old and is survived by
n widow and several children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
GOMEZ IS MAKING
LITTLE PROGRESS
Continued From Fist Page

thority should determine the necessity
and nature of intervention in Cuba
Senator Bacon said he was not OPP
posed TO the use of the army and navy
for any legitimate or required pur-
pose. and that his resolution simply
indicated his unaltcrahle opposition
TO the assumption of the authority of
any office 10 the use of the army and
navy except where authorized by law
II is matter which requires action
On the part of Congress clearly to de-
fine under what circumstances the
army and navy of the United States
can be used in foreign territory, and
under what circumstances 1t cannot be
properly and lowfully so used: and TO
clearly vest with authority, wherever
II is important that it be done, the
proper officer to use it in the cases
where IT may be required"
Senator Nelson's resolution would
direct the committee to ascertain and
report whether any persons. associa-
tons, corporations or other interests
In the United States have heretofore
been or are now engaged in foment-
ing, melting, encouraging or financing
revolution or other fragrant disorder
iE Cuba and Mexico against the law
full organized governments of those
countries"
Await DcveIopmen.s
The United States government is
awaiting developments in Cuba, and
officials of the State. War and Navy
Departments concur In the opinion
that nothing Is likely to happen
within the next day or two that will
Involve the employment OF any Amer
lean forces in addition to those al
ready landed in Cuba or made reauy
10 go.
The opinion was freely expressed at
the War Department to-day that 1t
would aot be neces sary to dispatch
tho "expeditionary" brigade of infan-
try. Evidence of this belief was found
in the fact that so fac no general Off
Ger has been designated for this COM
1nand. The soldiers composing the bri-
sade are ready. to move instantly The
naval supply ship Culgca reported her
arrival at Guantanamo to day so that
fhe sailors OF the fourth division bat
y.esnips and tho marines ashore In
CUBA are assured OF an ample ouan-
ttty OF refrigerated meats and cold
storage vege tables.
Reports to thu State Department to-
day indicated that the ;nsurgent ec-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

Havana, June S.-The intensity of
tho racial antagonism is hourly in
creasinS In Havana. and ,thep. is So
rious apprehension of an outbreak at
any moment.
The whites are fearful of n sudden
nocturnal rising of blacks and. at the
same time, are showing a strong dis
position TO recipitate an open race war
ny planning an attack on the negroes.
Blacks and whites alike are armed.
movement was discovered tonight
on the part of many young white men
70 drive all negroes from San Rafael
street an important thoroughfare
strong police patrols frustrated the
plan. The same element announces it's
intention to break up the regular sat
urday concert in Central Park, a attended
almost exclusively by the better class
OF negroes to whom it is an important
social function.
Beginning tonight, all the police
OF Havana are armed with long new
machetes, discarding their clubs
Race rioting among the lonEshore-
men, which began last night, was re-
sumed this afternoon. One negro was
killed. The police finally restored
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

room, and that secured and taken
away in an automobile was some that
had been prepared for the Junior
senior german, and the sophs ice
cream.
College Surgeon w. F. Henderson
states that no student was seriously
Injured, and that 1t will not be neces-
sary for any to remain In the hospital
No further developments are expect
ed. and the commencement exercises
proceeded as usual with a beautiful
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
to erect markers on all the Old Con-

federate forts Around Petersburg.
The certificate of Incorporation OF
the Petersburg Terminal Company.
Inc. has been recorded In the clerks
office. The officers are: President, Ben
jamin Harrison; Secretary and Treas,
urer, ]. n. Harrison. Capital stock,
$4,000 to $4,000. Purposes, general
contracting. manufacture of bricks and
other products.
The certificate amending the char
ter OF the Kent Furniture Company,
Inc. has also been recorded. The CAPT
tai stock has been increased from
$4,000 to n maximum of 100000. The
afficers are: President and Treasurer,
f. C. Kent: ce-President, Jsham r.
Dyer; Secretary a C. Gregory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

Invites were confined to petty pillaE-
ing. and that they have nowhere
SHOWN willingness to stand up IN a
iight with the government troops. No
where nave they showed their faces
To tha American marines. If any in
surgsnts should surrender or be taken
prisoners BY the American marines, an
oHicer of high rank stated eniphati :
cally to-day they would be turn d over
To the cuban government for punish
Inent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

dress parade in honor of the hundreds
of visitors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
CLASH BETWEEN
CLASSES AT v.P.|.
[SpeciaI to Tho Times-Djsnatch I

Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.l
Blacksburg, Va, June 8.-As q re-
suit of the clash between the Fresh
men and Sophomore classes of Vir-
ginla Polytechnic Institute at mid
night last night. considerable Ill
feeling developed between the two
classes, and this morning the military
department took the matter in hand.
suppressng any further attempt at
hazing. and ordering that any student
who was even slightly injured should
received. prompt medical attention.
The two classes met In scuffle
over the food in the rear OF thy dining
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
More Marines Needed.

Carmanera. Cuba. June S.-Colonel
Lucas. in command of the Unit ed
States marines, has decided that ten
more companies are needed TO protect
the foreign interests between Guam
are owned by French, British and
Spanish companies. 1t will also be
necessary 10 place guard along the
Guantanamo Western Railroad.
The insurgents are becoming more
active in that region. They cut the
wires and burned several buildings
to-day a few miles from Guantanamo
and only about one mile distant from
n detachment of marines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
FIGHT WAYIN, AND
CAN FIGHT WAY OUT

CONTINUED From First Page,o
significant. 1t means that the froth
and hurry OF the Roosevelt movem ent
is subsiding and the delegates are
BEGINNING to realize that President
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
Authorities

4 re cited by the Virginia Railway &
Power Company to prove that
monopoly, in public Utilities, when
controlled by proper authority, is
preferable to regulation by con7pe-
fitfon.
No authority is, or can be- cited in
favor Of an uncontrolled monopoly.
he Virginia Railway & Power
company, as a purveyor Of light and
power, is an uncontrolled monopoly.
he State Corporation Commits
sion, in a case against the Virginia
Passenger & Power Company, sus-
tanned this contention of that COM
parry, and said:
No authority is conferred BY
the constitution or BY law to make
any regulation requirement
against The defendant'
This monopoly may serue whomit pleases.
as it pteases, and upon its own terms.
RICHMOND & FIEkRICO RAILWAY CO.
W. S. FORBES, President.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
He Entertained the Police.

Cunning" the handcuff wizard. who
is on the bill at the Novelty theater
this week appeared at the police station
this morning and entertained number
of the police with some of his tricks
In addition to that he showed them
some of the secrets of the criminal
world
The police were familiar with a num-
Der of these secrets while others were
new. Among the secrets was method
of invisible writing and the system of
development, the secretion of saws and
other articles which are frequently used
by prisoners in saving bars to escape
from prisons.
The police have but one pair of hand
cuffs and Cunning worked out Of them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
is GROWING INDUSTRY.
Alfalfa Milling Is Assuming Gigantic
Proportions

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 17.-Alfalfa
miIlers from Kansas, Nebraska, Okla
homa and Colorado closed their semi
annual meeting here today with pre-
diction that S2o.00O.O00 worth of al
faIfa products would be the output
from their mills for this year. Up to
date they have milled $4,000 tons and
are figuring on 10000 tons more be-
fore the season closes.
Uniform grading rules were adopted
so that alfalfa millers can be protect
ed. A differential for sales made on
improper grading was also determined.
The next meeting of the national al
faIfa miIIers will be held in Kansas
City. Mo, during August, 1913.
Members of the association said that
alfalfa was increasing so rapidly in
popularity that the mills could not
keep pace with the demands
The visiting millers represented
twenty mills from the heaviest pro-
ducing alfalfa section in the west.
Otto Weiss of Wichita, who is a Kan
sas pioneer in alfalfa meal grinding,
said at today's closing session that ten
years ago his sales from alfalfa
amounted to twenty dollars for the
year. For the year 1912, he said, his
sales would amount to $500, 600. Other
millers testified to a similar growth in
the alfalfa milling industry,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
FEAR FOR BIG SHIPS.
Ten Large Freighters, Overdue, Met
Rough Weather.

New York, Dec 17.-There is grave
uneasiness in shipping circles for the
safety of ten large freight steamers
now overdue on Atlantic passage. In
each case very high rates are being
asked for reinsurance. The list of
overdue ships is the longest posted
since 1899.
All ten of the missing vessels left port
toward the end of last month and are
known to have encountered violent
weather. Each carries a crew from 80
to 40 men and the value of ships and
cargoes total nearly $500, 600.
Among the overdue ships are the
Whitman, 1850 tons, which left BaIti-
more for Rotterdam on November 20;
the BRIGHTER, $500 tons; which passed
Newport News on November 25, from
Galveston for Dunkirk; the Snowdon
Range, 5000 tons, which left Phila-
delphia on Novern Der % for Leith. and
the Barbara, 3, 700 tons, which left New
port News, on November %, for Naples
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
met" SUIT FILED
Trust Companies Start Fore
closure Proceedings in X. C..
On a Mortgage of SS,0OO,OOO
Payable on Demand.

Kansas City, Dec 17.-Suit to fore
close mortgage on the property OF
the Metropolitan street railway COM
pany of this city held in security for
$40, 100000 in bonds, for which the New
York Trust company of New York City,
and the Fidelity Trust company OF
Kansas City, are trustees was filed in
the federal court here this afternoon by
attorneys for the trust companies. De-
fault in the payment of the bonds was
alleged
The Metropolitan cornpany's affairs
are in the hands of receivers. R. J.
Durham. of Chicago, and Ford F.
Harvey, of Kansas City, appointed by
Judge Hook June 4, 1911. Attorneys
for the receivership will have until the
first Monday in January to file an an
swer to the foreclosure suit Mr.
concerning the action of the bond
trustees today.
The receivership of the company was
granted upon the application of the
Kansas City Railway and Light COM
pany owners of the Street Railway
company stock alleging exhausted
credit" Since it was granted a con-
tinuous effort on the part of the re-
ceivers to rehabiIitate the company
without dismembernent had been
made. Litigation to determine the
physical valuation of the concern now
IS under way.
The bonds of SO 20O. 00o involved in
today's suit were floated by the Kan
sas City Railway and Light company
in 1903 and expire May l. 1913 The
plaintiffs aIlege a mortgage of IS, 600, 900
on the Metropolitan company's prop
erty was given as security and this
mortgage call notes payable on demand.
Because the Metropolitan properties
extend into Kansas a suit similar to
the one filed here was to be filed in
the federal court in Topeka this after
noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Charles G. Sherer died at AIbu-
querque, N NJ. last Saturday. He and
his family formerly lived in Topeka and
in Oakland. He was an old EMPLOYEE
of the Santa Fe system The body will
be shipped to Topeka for burial and
is due to arrive here on Santa Fe train
No. today The body will be ac-
companied by his wife and son Arthur.
The funeral will be held from PenweII's
chapel at $3.50 O'Clock Thursday; inter
ment viii in the Topeka cemetery. The
members of Topeka Post No II c. A
r. will be in charge of the services
and they will be assisted by the mem
bers of Relief Corps No. "a and No. 50
K and L. Of 8 Mr.. Sherer. is survived
by his wife and three sons, Arthur
Sherer and Albert H. Sherer, Of AIbu-
querque and Frank G. Sherer. Of Win
chester He served as a member OF Co.
G New Hampshire volunteer cavalry
from Oct 1861 to October 1853 when
he re-enlisted and served until the close
of the Civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
MUTE KILLS HIS Wife.
Stays His Deaf and Dumb Partner in
Their Home.

Kansas City, Dec. T-Despondent,
hungry and apparently crazed John
Magic, a mute, shot and killed his deaf
at noon today According to neIghbors
Magic, his wife and three children were
desperately poor. Often they lacked lie
bare necessities of life.
The children are John. 6 years old,
Joseph, g. and a baby year old.
When tie police entered the house they
found Magic sitting in the kitchen He
had folded in his arms the three children
What's the trouble here?'' one of the
Policemen asked The man made a ges-
ture. indicating he was mute. The police
man drew a pencil and paper from his
pocket and wrote the question he had
asked verbally. Magic wrote in his tJ-I:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
GLEE CLUB CONCERT.
Washburn Singers Promise Something
New Tomorrow Night.

Tomorrow evening at the Washburn
chapel, the Washburn Glee club will
give it's first public concert of the sea-
son in Topeka The college rah-rah
singers promise to uncork something
new in the line of glee club music and
the "oIio'' or second inning OF the con-
cert will reveal many of the heretofore
unknown mysteries of a girls sorority
house.
In the first half of the concert the
club will go through its classical and
ssintensified'' harmonious selections for
the benefit of listeners who glory in
their knowledge of good music Then
comes the fireworks The second act
will represent a scene in a girls Greek
letter home. The men will abandon
their stiff shirt fronts and the spike
tail coats and transplant their musical
abilities into real college life Popular
songs. dances, quartets and hundred
other features are threatened
The Washburn Glee club next month
goes from Topeka to the Pacific coast
along the lines of the Santa Fe singing
in the railroad reading room entertain
ment courses. The local organization
has obtained a reputation for good
singing.
Wednesday evening at the college
chapel at S.25 .. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
NORTH SIDE NEWS
ShOrey School Children Be
Housed in Three Buildings.
Over $4,000 Distributed Today
Among LabOrerS.

Three buildings will be used as school
rooms to accommodate the children IN
the Shorey district. The school build
ing. which was composed OF three
rooms was destroyed by fire last week
Arrangements for the rental of rooms
in separate buildings are now in prog
ress. 1t is likely that each room VIII
be located in a separate building but
this will answer the emergency which
exists One teacher will be located in
each room and will take charge of the
grades she formerly taught Every
child will be under the tutorship of
the same teacher
The location of these rooms or build
ings has not been determined but it is
believed that it viii be necessary to
use two private residences.
A petition calling for a special cleo
ton to vote bonds for the erection OF
a new building, viii be circulated inn
medfately. The petition will be started
sometime this week and it is believed
that the building will be completed in
plenty of time for the next school
term
Some of the people of Shorey sug-
gested the erection Of a tabernacle
which could be used until the new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
AN AUTO FOR POLICE.
Mayor Places o. "A. on an Order for
As III. P. Car.

In a few days it will be impossible
for a burglar in Topeka to get more
than a fifteen minute start after he
is discovered. Mayor Billiard today
authorized the purchase of a 45 horse
power motor car for the use of the
police department. This car will be in
use day and night and will be avail
abel for all quick calls in any part of
the city. 1t will not be necessary in
the future for person to call the
police and take a nap while the tired
patrol horses puff their way to the
suburbs.
The machine authorized by the
mayor and approved by the board of
city commissioners is of the Overland
nake-yintage of 1913. It will carry
hve policemen-in other words, it
would carry ten average men.
1T will be used for general police
purposes" Mayor Billiard explained
this afternoon. TT will be subject TO
call at all hours and will handle quick
and short calls that cannot be covered
by the regular patrol wagons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-17
BUILD GIRLS HOME.
Gift of Mrs Vanderbilt to Be Com
pleted Soon.

New York, Dec. 17.-Ground will be
broken on East Twenty ninth street
next month for new working girls
home, the gift of Mrs. Fredesick Van
derbilt- The estimated cost is $780,
600, and the building will house 100
girls who will pay from So to SIS a
week for their room and board
The building will be seven stories
high and fire proof. An unusual
feature will be open courts in the front
and back enclosed by the building.
Many of the rooms will face upon
these flower filled courts, which, like
Mexican patios. will give the girls
plenty of light and air with 4 maxi
mum of privacy
A similar institution. also built by
Mr.. Vanderbilt, has been in success
full operation for some time.