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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
PRESIDENT OPPOSES
ROOSEVELT ATTACKS

Washington, Jan. 4.-Word was
sent broadcast to the supporters of
President Taft that under no circum-
stances would the president counten-
ance attacks on Roosevelt, no matter
what the ultimate intention of Roose.
welt regarding the nomination.
1t was said today that President
Taft has expressed himself as being
at a loss to account for a report that
relations between himself and
Roosevelt were seriously strained
He has not taken the opportunity tt
reply directly to any utterances OF
Roosevelt that have been interpreted
in some quarters as attacks on the
policy of the administration, and i
is said does not wish his friends tt
go any further than he has.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
MAY DRIVE CLERGY
OUT OF PORTUGAL

Lisbon, Jan. 4.-Because of the ex-
pulsion from Portugal OF Mgr. Bello.
Dec. IS, all Portuguese Catholic bish-
ops today declared their independence
of the government. They have been
notified if they persist in their refusal
to recognize the civil authorities all
will be expelled from Portugal. There
were serious disturbances in the city
today, and troops were necessary to
disperse the crowds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Yesterday in Congress
sen ATE.

Senator Davis gave notice he will
speak on the measure to suppress gam
bling on margins. Senator Bristow in
troduced a bill instructing the secre-
tary OF war to purchase or construct
l. steamships to establish commercial
lines between the east coast of the
United States and the west coast of
South America Adjournment taken at
1885 until o'clock today
HOUSE
Representative Sylvester c. Smith of
California took the oath Of office. Rep
resentative SulZer introduced a bin
congratulatinR China for retaining its
right to elf-government. Representa-
tive Olmsted OF Pennsylvania denied a
newspaper story that the state had
absorbed" some of the funds for the
Austin food sufferers. Adjournment
taken after a session Of Is minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
THOUGH POISONED,
LA toilette TALKS

Joliet, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-La Toilette,
though suffering from ptomaine poi
soning which attacked him last night
addressed a large crowd here this
morning. He spoke in favor of the
initiative, referendum and recall.
election Of senators by direct vote
and the general restoration of rep
resentative government"
Morris, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-As La Toilette
stepped from his train here he fell,
but was not seriously hurt. His
speech was on the initiative, referen-
DUN and recall
Ottawa, ILL.,, Jan. Ala Follette's
speech here was in line with his
former utterances during the cam
paign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
RATE CONCESSION FOR
DECATUR, ILL.,. SHIPPERS

Washington. Jan. 4.-Within. 30
days the railroads must grant grain
shippers at Decatur, ILL.,, the same
through transit privilege and eleva-
ton allowance of u cents per 100
pounds on grain shipments as they
grant to Cairo. Ill. If the carriers do
not voluntarily remedy discrimination
against Decatur by Feb. l, they will
be compelled to do so by mandatory
order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Italians Paid; Leave.

NorfoIk, Va, Jan. 4.-Paid their
wages under compromise og so cents
On the dollar, Italian employees of the
Smithfield Transportation company
began today TO leave town, where ex-
citement ran high yesterday during
the forcible detention of federal court
receivers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
RELEASED
ON $4,000 BOND
Four Indictments Against La
Dor Leader for Muscatine
Activity.
is PROMINENT IN STRIKE
Enters Plea of Not Guilty to Charges
of Malicious Injury to
Property.
IS PROMINENT IN STRIKE

Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 4.-Emmet I.
Flood of Chicago, national organizer
for the American Federation OF La
bor. who for months has been prom
inent in the strike of unionist button
workers of Muscatine, arrested here
yesterday afternoon, has rour 1ndict-
ments to answer to.
One indictment charges that Flood
entered into conspiracy with others TO
terrorize unionists of this city in the
night time by throwing acid bombs
into their dwelling. 1t is understood
the testimony presented before the
grand jury several unionists, who are
now in Jail, incriminated Flood.
Both Flood and Oliver C. Wilson,
business agent of the local union, who
was arrested on four indictments
charging malicious injury to property,
entered pleas of mot guilty" Wilson
was released upon furnishing bond for
$4,000 and Flood is at liberty under
bond of $4,000.
CROWD GREETS FLOOD AT TRAIN.
Flood returned to this city from Chi
cago, where he spent the holidays with
his family He was accompanied by
Attorney Daniel Cruice, who will de
fend him. Several hundred persons
mostly strikers, were present at tht
union station when the train bearing
the labor leader arrived. They follow
cd he fndlrof finn to tive n,
proceeded to the county building witt
a determination of giving himself up
AS he stepped into the court house h
was placed under arrest and the crow
which swarmed into the building afte
him was forced back from the corrc
uty sheriffs.
, The county authorities say sufficier
= evidence has been gathered to conviC
the unionist leader on the charge
which have been brought against him.
CONFESSIONS BY UNION MEN.
Thomas Hoskinson, confessed slaye
Of Policeman Theodore Gerischer, mad
a detailed confession of his activitie
with the unionist ranks. 1t is unde
stood William Healey and Willia
Murphy, who were active during tn
: first strike and later were apprehen
3 ed on serious charges, presented te
I timony before the grand jury whic
4 corroborated that given by Hoskinso
3 who was a member of a confederaC
d with other unionists.
t That dynamite was brought into tn
: city for the purpose of destroyir
Il property is believed to have bee
) brought out in the grand jury inves
/ cation, but until other developmen
occur details of that plot will not I
made public. Search has been MAJ
for planted explosives by the autho
ties, but the result Of the quest HI
: not been disclosed.
MAY GUST WILSON.
% Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 4.-Oust
il proceedings against o. C. WiIso
u member of the city council, indict,
Il in connection with the button strik
II were begun today. The charge is ne
E. lect of duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Is ereat-orandmother at AZ.

Denver, Jan. 4.-Mrs. Hazel Conk-
ling of this city, at the age of At
years, finds herself great-grand-
mother. The fourth generation of the
family was born to her granddaughter,
Mrs. Lydia Rauch, yesterday. Mrs.
Conkling was married at Memphis,
Tenn, when IA years old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
AcquIts Slayer Of Father.

Sedalia, Mo-, Jan 4.-Boyd Wollett,
IA years old, who shot his father to
death when the latter attempted to
chastise him, was exonerated by a
coroner's jury on the ground he acted
in self-defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Ways and Means Com
mittee Completes Bill
Carrying Reductions
FREE LIST FOR TOOLS
Bids for Construction of Two
BattIeships 0pened-Min-
lister Chang to Leave.

Washington, Jan. A bill making
a general reduction of 80 to 35 per
cent on all steel and iron duties was
agreed upon by the house ways and
means subcommittee today. The bill
adds to the free list carpenters tools
and other articles Of ordinary use
among consumers.
BIDS FOR NEW SHIPS.
Bids for the construction of two ~
000-ton battleships, the Oklahoma and
Nevada, were opened today. The low
est proposals were: New York Ship
building company, Camden, N. j., S5,-
$4,000 for one ship; Fore River Ship
building company, Quincy, Mass, $5,-
s35, 900 per ship.
IN CLASSIFIED SERVICE.
Norris of Nebraska today introduced
in the house a bill to place all postal
employees except postmasters under the
competitive classified service.
CHANG CALLED HOME.
Chinese Minister Chang has decided
to quit his post here. The reason Ii
not stated. He will start for China
next week.
HITCHCOCK ATTACKS TREATIES.
Senator Hitchcock, addressing the
senate today, denounced the arbitra
ton treaties with Great Britain ant
France. He declared the administra
tion was blundering into an entang
ling alliance with Great Britain. Sen
ator Rayner filed a minority repor
favoring ratification of the treatie
1unamended.
| NEW MEXICO IN UNION.
Washington, Jan. A formal Gel
tificate and the returns of New Me1
ico's first election as a prosperity
state were placed in the hands G
President Taft today by delegatio
from that state. 1t was the first tim
] the president has had a chance to ad
: another star to the flag. Presider
Taft later sent the papers to Seer,
tary Knox, who will draw up formi
proclamation of admission. The pre-
1dent expects to sign the proclaim;
ton tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Carter for supreme court

Washington. Jan. 4.-The name of
Chief Justice Carter OF the Illinois
supreme court was urged upon the
president today by a delegation Of
the Chicago Bar association for the
vacancy in the Unite dStates su-
preme court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Mrs. Day DYino.

Canton, Ohio, Jan. 4.-Mrs. Day.
wife of William r. Day, associate
justice of the United States supreme
court. who has been seriously i'll
several months, has taken a turn for
the worse and death is likely at any
moment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
White SLAYER Convicted.

Chicago. Jan. coleman Heit-
Ter. a brother of Mike de Pike"
Heitler. of underworld notoriety,
was convicted today in the federal
court of violating the Mann white
slave act
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Trappist Monastery Burned.

st. Norbert, Man, Jan. i.-The fa-
nous Trappist monastery burned to-
day. The loss is 100000. Sixty
monks, who never speak and who live
entirely on vegetables, are homeless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Republicans Celebrate.

Minneapolis, Jan. 4.-The Progress
sive Repu blican league today is cele-
brating the first anniversary of its
founding. Louis d. Brandeis of Bos-
ton is the principal speaker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
GARY Quits One Lob

New York, Jan. Judge Elbert
II. Cary has resigned as chairman
Of the board OF the American Steel
Foundry company. owing to pressure
OF other business. The vacancy has
not been filed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
The Weather
Forecast Till 7 p. M. Tomorrow, fos
Rock island. Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.

Fair and continued cold tonight and
Friday. The lowest temperature to-
night will be slightly below zero.
Temperature at a. m. zero. High
est yesterday s, lowest last night
zero.
Velocity of wind at Z a. m. 10 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at Z p. N. S4, at
z g. N. SO.
Stage Of water 1.9, no change in
last "a hours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
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Three Eiremen Injured.

Hammond, Ind, Jan. 4.-Three fire
men were badly injured and the lives
of 100 children were imperiled today
at East Chicago when Catholic pa
rochial school burned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Rock Islander is First Wit
/ ness Before Congress
Labor Committee.
is HELD OPPRESSIVE
Change In the Working Plan
Threatens Strike at Wash
ington Navy Yard.
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. A protest
against stop watch methods OF tim
ing their work. and against the adop-
ton OF the Taylor system OF shop man
agement was made before the house
commission on labor today by a dele
gation Of employees from Rock Island
Ull.) arsenal. The employees ex-
pressed a fear that scientific man
agement' would oppress the slower
workmen-
STRIKES THREATENED.
Especial to The Argus)
Washington. Jan with 500
employees Of the Norfolk navy yard
out on strike because Of the threat
ened installation of the Taylor sys-
tenn and with 5000 machinists OF
the Washington navy yard threaten
ing to follow suit, a special com.
mittee of the house OF representa-.
tives today began an investigation
into the merits and demerits of the
system.
A. W. Johnson, e32 Fourteenth
street, Rock Island. an arsenal en-
ploye. was the first witness. He tes
titled the employees OF Rock IslanC
arsenal are unalterably opposed Il
stop watches. speeding up and 9th
er features of the Taylor system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Baby Bliss Dead.

Bloomington, Ill. Jan. 4.-Leonard
Bliss, As, who weighed $50 pounds.
and as Baby Bliss was exhibited in
America and Europe bicycle races and
museums, was found dead in bed to-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Boy Kills Sister,

Hammond, Ind, Jan. 4.-Peter
Baranowski, II, today pointed a
rife at his sister, Anna, 6, and pull
ed the trigger. She fell dead. The
boy said he only intended to scare
his sister.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
FOUR FROZEN TO
DEATH IN KANSAS
Ness City Farmer Falls From
Wagon While on Way to
Market.
ALARM Is GIVEN BY DOG
Howls OF Beast Attract and Body
Is Found in Roadway-Cold
--------s---~wave General.
ALARM IS GIVEN BY Do(

Ness City. Kan, Jan. A bowling
dog led to the discovery near this city
today of the body of z. w. Taylor. a
farmer, who had fallen from his
wagon on the way to market, frozen
20 death. At least four persons are
known to have frozen to death in this
section during the week.
OUTDOOR WORK SUSPENDED.
La Crosse, Wis, Jan. 4.-The gov
ernment thermometer at the Missis-
sippi river wagon bridge stood % be-
low zero this morning, the lowest for
several years. Outdoor work was
suspended.
NORTHWEST IS CRIPPLED.
Chicago, Jan. 4.-Intensely cold
weather prevails throughout the
northwest. The lowest temperature
this morning was at Minnedosa, Mani,
toba, 80 below. Winnipeg's mark was
30 and Grand Forks, n. D., 2S, while
&c below was recorded at Moorhead
Duluth, Escanaba, DEVILS Lake and
Bismarck. Huron showed 20 below
Iowa's lowest was at Charles City, j.
below. Sioux City, next, had u be
low.
ZERO IN ILLINOIS.
Below zero in Wisconsin were Il
Crosse. 20; Green Bay, u, and Madi
son, 10.
Illinois marks varied from zero a
Peoria to 20 above at Cairo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
Coal Pile Onset.

New York City, Jan. Refined
sugar was reduced 10 cents a hun
cred pounds today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
From noon today to noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 4:46, rises 1925; moon rises
$50 p. M; 1912 p. M, moon passes
Neptune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-04
MAY GUST WILSON,

Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 4.-Ouster
proceedings against o. C. Wilson,
member of the city council, indicted
in connection with the button strike,
were begun today. The charge is neg
lect of duty.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-07

that may be. particularly from the
point of view of naval defense. IT,
Is meant to be a great international
highway. 1t would be. IA little ridicui-
Gus If we should build it n then
have no ships to send through it.
There have been years hen not a
single ton of freight passed through
bottom. so empty are the seas Of our
ships and seamen. We must mean to
put an end to that kind of thing or
we would not be cutting a new canal
at our Very doors merely for the use
of men-of-war. We shall not man
age the revival by the mere paltry
device of tolls. We must build and
buy ships in competition with the
world. We can do it if we will but
give ourselves leave.
There is another duty which the
democratic party has shown itself
great enough and close enough to the
people to perceive, the duty of gov
ernment to share in promoting agri-
cultural. industrial. vocational educa-
constitutional powers No other plat
form has given this intimate vision
of "A party's duty. TIL" nation cannot
enjoy its deserved supremacy in the
markets and enterprises of the world
unless its people are given the ease
ana effectiveness that come only with
knowledge and training. Education
is part of the great task of ocnserva-
,lon. part of the task of renewal and
of perfected power.
"A presidential campaign may cas-
lily degenerate into a mere personal
contest and so lose its real dignity
and significance. There is nc indis-
p"nsahle man. The government vii!
not collapse and go to pieces if any
one of the gentlemen who are Seek
ing to be entrusted With its guidance
should be left at home But men are
as the cause we represent. and in
order To be important must really
represent a cause. What is our cause?
The peoples cause? That is easy to
say. hut what does IT mean? The
common as against any particular in
torest .W~hatevcr? Yes. but that, too,
needs translation into acts and poll
cies. We represent the desire to set
up an u~n"ntangled government, Il
government that cannot be used for
private purposes, either in the field
Of business or i'm the field of politics;
a government that will not tolerate
the us" of the organization of a
great party TO serve tn" personal aims
and ambitions of any individual. and
that will Lot permit legislation to be
employed t" further any private in
tercst. | heed with deep thankful
ness the message you bring me from
the country. I feel that I am sur
rounded by men whose principles and
ambitions are those Of true servants
of the people. thank God. and will
take COURAGE.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-07
II YEARS EACH.

Paisley Of Washburn. Mclean COUNT
was arraigned before Hon. w. II.
Winchester, Judge of the Sixth judicial
district. at his chambers in the Bur
leigh county court, charged With in
cest. to which charge he entered a
plea of guilty. 1t is alleged that OIL
or about Jan. 10, 1912. the defendant
had committed incest on the person
of his sister, Sadie Paisley. He was
brought before Judge Winchester
and received a sentence of three
years i'm tho state penitentiary. He
was taken to the institution by Deputy
Sheriff Harry Wal of Mclean county.
Rudolph Wick, also of Washburn,
was arraigned before Judge Win
chester Saturday night charged with
rape on the person of Miss Jessi.
Kraften. his 1~3-vear-old s~tepdaughter.
The crime is alleged to have been
committed March Is. 1912. Wicl;
sentenced received three Years in the
penitentiary. Before taken to the in
stitution Wick was taken back to Nc
Lean county where he attended to
business matters. He was accom-
panied by Deputy Sheriff Harry Wall.
Humane Officer Rlake had brought
to his notice a S%tutslnan county case
needing his attention mo swore out
a warrant against Oduta Frasier. who
lives about fifteen miles south of this
city. the complaining witness being
A l~6-year-old girl, Clara Lucia Arm
strong. whose parents live at Ypsilan-
ii. Sheriff Romer. Deputy Spanton.
Humane Officer Blake and O. St. c.
Chenery went to fTrasier's home to
get tho man. but Fraisier evidently
saw them coming and jumped from a
story window and escaped in
tn" darkness. Officer Blake brought
the girl to his home at Jamestown,
and states hat he girl had been liv-
ing in revolving circumstances.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-07

James Il. ulmstend of Chicago
while r"srettins the commission o1
Nh" murder Of the gambler Rosenthal
which is now stirring New York ant
the country AT large. finds a grain NJ
satisfaction in III" discontinue of the
police of hat city.
"Chicaso has been called tho sea,
|"f crime" declared Mr.. clmstoad
I"hut I think that this latest offens.
In the American metropolis, appar-
Iently showing polio corruption. will
AT ls.st xiv, thai city the title fas-
tened upon my homo town.
Tn" most significant fact to my
|mind is tho attitud" assumed by May
or Hayn"r. For wears three have
lh"on complaints in New York of po-
HE" utilization with the gambling in
|%t"restS there. and there have been
frequent outbreaks attributed tC
gangs. | expected that when tbs
present situation pointed so clearly
t" members of the New York force
the mayo would undertake to wipe
our II a single blow the dominance
lof Nh" roWgher element.
"It "ann"t II" denied that there ar.
organizations whose sol. aim is, vio-
|lati"n of law in New York. Thcs.
have existed for years. and have year
by y"ar crown stronger. Italy has
experienced the influence of criminal
societies. II has by a recent effort
endeavored 10 free itself of these
|~Sharklcs. If New York persists in al
lowing these thugs To go unpublished
IN VIII soon find a social enac with
which it will have difficulty i'm cop
ling
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-07
URGENT nrT UNNNNILING.
lp,ttsl,mreh nisnAtrh.

The Dispatch has received from
Commissioner Gilhreath of the North
Dakota department. of agrirultur" an
urgent cry for help. The biggest grain
crop in North Dakota's history IA
now ripsnins, and that stat" has NOT
enough men living nj home ~ mar
vest it. Therefore II urges labor from
other parts of 'he country Z" come
ont and work until the crop is har-
vested. IT may be added that the
same conditions. with variations as 70
tho time of harvest prevail through
out the northwest.
With due sympathy for the farm
ers who have big grain crops without
labor TO harvest them, We are forced
10 say that Pittsburgh is AZ present
a bad place TO apply for labor. F"r
Pittsburgh mills, furnaces and coh"
ovens are all seeking labor. and have
more work 10 b.. done than men 10 do
II. No man of the physique neres-
sarv to do harvest labor in the north
vest naed take tho journey there to
get good wages.
The shortage Of labor is nearly. VI
no, quite. nationwide. II is a graft
fvine state that NO one who desires
EMPLOYMENT need go without il. In
the Industrial section the inability
during the depression to provide work
TO. all caused many of the foreign
element TO return to their homes, and
now the recovery has come more IA
ridly than this element has returned.
On the grain farms the difficulty Is
mainly that the need for labor is con-
fined to two or three months in har-
vest ime and il is difficult 10 GET
men to leave continuous employment
for hard work of short duration.
With full understanding of the diff
fculties of the problem Of farm la
Dor, it is 10 be said that the only
solution is in the direction of reor-
ganization and crop (iversitica1i"n 80
that employment can be offered dur
ing a large part of the year and
on terms that will attract labor.