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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15
Assigned to Appellate Court.
Especial 70 The ArgusJ

Springfield, Ill, June 1.-THE su-
preme court today assigned the fol-
lowing judges for duty in the appel
late court for the second district for
a term Of three years. Dorrance Dib-
bell Of Joliet Of the Twelfth circuit;
Henry b. Willis OF Elgin, OF the Six
teenth circuit, and Charles Whitney Of
Waukegan Of the Seventeenth circuit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15
Creation of Third Power
full Band at Chicago
is Considered.
PLANS FOR A BREAK
Taft Managers Certain RooSe'
welt Will Not Get Even Close
to a Majority of Votes.

Chicago, June 15.-The heralding
of the news, Teddy is coming in
spired the Roosevelt warriors yester-
day as Sheridan's dash into the battle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15
Sheriffs Hold at Bay Mob
Attacking Perth Am
boy Plant.
SEVERAL HOURS FIRING
Trouble Starts Upon Arrival of
Officers Assigned to Pro-
teCt Property.

Perth Amboy, y. J., June 1.-two
thin lines Of deputy sheriffs, heavily
armed, held at bay last night 1000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15

fornia delegates, the California dele
cation held a conference today and
adopted resolutions which are con-
strued by many to indicate they stood
ready to participate in a bolt if their
leader, Governor johnson, said the
worG.
HOW IOWA WILL VOTE.
Supporters of Cummins and La Fol
lette who arrived today expressed
themselves as sanguine Of the
chances of their candidates. Fifty
Cummins adhereuts, newly arrived
from Des Moines, declared Iowa would
vote Is for Taft and 10 for Cummins
on the first ballot. and would be re-
versed on succeeding ballots. State
Senator McCoI said the second ballot
would show q for Cummins and two
for Taft.
TAFT MAY GO TO Ia TOILETTE.
State Senate. Smoot, one of the La
Toilette Wisconsin delegates. said he
had received strong encouragement in
many quarters that the Taft men would
first ballot failed 10 nominate Roose-
welt or Taft.
one Of the arrivals today was Mich
olas Murray Butler who came with
the New York delegation. Butler CON
ferred with Mckinley and William
Barnes. Jr. Butler is vitally interest
ed in the platform the convention will
adopt. and ne is extremely anxious to
secure an early general conference on
the subject.
PLATFORM DELAYED.
Practically nothing has been done in
Chicago regarding the platform the
Taft forces will propose. The failure
Of Senator Root 10 arrive from Wash
ington, where he had gone over plat
form proposals with President Taft,
has held up the conference on the sub
. ject, and several leaders are becoming
impatient 10 get down to work on the
B document Root probably will reach
. Chicago tomorrow.
MCKINLEY SCOUTS BUSY.
. Director Mckinley and his aides to-
day called in his force of 100 scouts
and started them out 10 meet incoming
. trains and 10 care for arriving dele
gates : wave OF almost feverish &C
tiv1y swept over the Taft headquar.
tiers throughout the day attending 10
= details Of the campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15
M'KINLEY WARNS
OF TEDDY'S BLUFF

Chicago, June l-.-As a final pre-
cautionary measure against advent Of
Roosevelt and his expected activities
among delegates Manager Mckinley
az Taft headquarters. today issued a
statement containing O warning arinst
the "bluf. hgl'dcze ana buster" of
the Roosevelt forces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15
Eight at Large and Sew
sraI District Delegates
Passed On.
ONE GIVEN ROOSEVELT
This Is More Than Plain Steal
ing; This Is Treason De-
CIareS Heney.


final decisions ia the remaining con
tests would b" rendered before night.
Despite d protest from Roosevelt mem
bers the committee passed Texas tenn
pcrarily ana took up the contest Of the
Virginia dolcga'os-arIarEe.
A. the attorneys for the Virginia
contestants are not ready. Washing
ton vas called. Washington also not
being ready the committee turned
back 20 Texas and called the contest
on the eight delegates-at-largc III that
state.
LYON CALLED BRIGAND.
Frederick Bryan, arguing in be
half Of Taft's coutostiug delegation
charged National Committeeman Lyon
with the worst type Of political brig
andagc. Bryan declared Lyon made
up paper lists" Of delegates and said
anyone who wrecked the rcpIgrcan
party as he wrecked IL in Texas ought
10 be recalled. II you let him run
things four years longer there will be
no republican party in that state"
DECLINE N STATE VOTE.
Bryan asserted the republican vote
in Texas declined from 10000 cast for
Mckinley TO 10000 for governor in
1910.
Lyon does not want a republican
party in Texas. lie wants d white
party Bryan said.
The Texas delegates-at-Iarge were
credited TO Taft
q l.
eide. He said a motion TO endorse
Taft vas defeated IN the state con
vcntion 1G& Ia to - "a.
LYON SHNkES FISTS.
Lyon walked about the Taft dele.
gates shaking his hands in their faces
and asking them to deny his state.
ments. Thrusuug his fist almost
against negro delegates face. Ly-
on charged him with having bolteC
the party organization
A motion 10 seat the Roosevelt
delegates was defeated and a roll
call refused
The decision Of this contest was
followed by a scene OF disorder out.
side the committee room. where WILD
cheering of several hundred Taft ad
herents was mingled with hootinl
and groans Of Roosevelt supporters.
PROTEST FROM HENEY.
The seating of the Texas Taft dele
gates brought a protest from Francis
Heuey He declared the committee
was "McNicauiziug America
This is moro than rrain st,aIirc,
he said. This is treason
The First Texas district was taEor
up and credited TO Taft The decision
was unanimous
The Second Texas district O.,e ,,,
animausIv credited IN Tart
The Third Texas d.sfrfcr yrss rr,ri
mouslv credited IN Roosevelt
Nouu cNrN TAIN
The Fourth Texas district y-,s cred
tied 10 Taft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Nrom noon today 10 noon tomorrowO
Sun sets 7.32. rises ! i.2S. Evening
Ftn-s: Mars, Jupiter. Morning stars:
Venus, Mercury, Saturn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15
Delayed Hour En- Route
by Accident Outside
TarrytoWn.
GETSNEWS FROM FRONT
Says He Could Not Refuse to
Come When He Sees At
tempt to Rob PEOPLE.

Chicago, June 15.-The imminent ar
rival OF Roosevelt late this afternoon
overshadowed other preliminaries to
next weeks convention. On the ar
rival of Roosevelt, he will be rushed
TO his hotel headquarters in an auto
mobile surrounded by a personal body
guard. II is expected the colonel will
hardly avoid a demonstration upon
his arrival, and it is predicted he
might make the first of his Chicago
speeches this evening.
PLAN A DEMONSTRATION.
Despite the efforts of Roosevelt man.
ayers to hold down the enthusiasm of
Roosevelt supporters over the colouers
arrival, plans were being made early
today TO attempt a demonstration.
Three bands of 75 men in all, includ-
ing the 9Th regiment. were in front Of
Roosevelt headquarters at 2:30 prepar-
ed to go to the I.aSalle street station
and be on hand when Roosevelt comes
in. 1t was rumored an effort also was
being made to gather a troop of rough
riders from Illinois who were with
Roosevelt at Santiago. Some enthusI-
asts proposed procuring an old express
stage coach in which the colonel and
Senator Dixon should ride. The latter
frowned on all spectacular sugges-
tions
HOUR BEHIND SCHEDULE.
Cleveland, June 15.-Arriving here
at this morning Roosevelt departed
an hour behind schedule. The colo
nel's train was unable to make up lost
time last night when the engine
struck a bolder on the tracks near
Tarrytown, n. Y. The colonel was
up early today and looked over re-
ports of the latest developments in
[ Chicago as they were telegraphed
him here. Roosevelt goes to Chicago
with no definite plans mapped out.
He said his plan of campaign hinged
largely upon the action taken by the
national committee in the Texas and
Washington contests. The colonel
has said he regards the right of the
Roosevelt claimants to these seats aa
| indisputable.
COULD NOT REFUSE.
fore reaching Toledo Roosevelt stated
his determination to fight his oppo-
I nents to the end.
Il did not feel at liberty to refuse
to come where a fight was being
waged," Roosevelt said. My object
in going to Chicago is perfectly sim
pie" Here Roosevelt paused and
carefully chose his words before he
continued:
CHARGES ROBBERY.
The actions OF certain national
| committeeman made it evident that
| in a fight between the plain people
and the public men who should be
their servants. and who attempted to
be their masters. there is a concerted
effort made by professional politicians
and the interests for which they
stand deliberately to rob the people
OF a victory fairly won. When such
was the case l could not remain
away"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15

Governor Hiram Johnson, who led
successfully the fight for Roosevelt in
California, is putting up the fight of
his life in Chicago for the colonel s
cause. If the Roosevelt forces domi-
nate the convention, Johnson may re-
ceive the nomination for vice presi-
dent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15

Colonel Cecil Lyon, national COM
mitteeman from Texas, is putting in
hard licks for Roosevelt at Chicago.
He is an old friend of the ex-presi-
dent. The Roosevelt forces expect
him 10 swing q lot OF southern votes
TO the colonel when the balloting gets
under way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-15
Bogus Convention Tickets.

Chicago, June 15.-Bogus tickets for
The republican national convention
we're discovered today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
BILL
AGREED ON BY
TWO HOUSES
Conference Committee Signs Report
Agreeing on General Service
Measure

Washington, May 2.-Conferees OF
both houses of Congress, on the gem
eral service pension bill, reached an
agreement, today on the basis of
the Senate bill, with some increases
for advanced wages, and length of
service. This action is said to as
sure the enactment of the general
service bill into law. The conferees
were Senator'S McCumber, Burnham
and Gore, and Representatives Sher-
wood, Adair and Sulloway.
Gore and Sulloway refused to sign
the report. the former on the ground
that the Senate was conceding too
much, and the latter because it did
not concede enough.
The increases grant SIS month
to soldiers &C years old, who served
two and a half years and $40 "a
those who served three years. Those
20 years old, who served one and 9
half years, get $21.50, two years
$23, two and half $24, and thre,
years $25. Those of rs years. who
served one and half years, get $27
! two and two and half years, $50.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
BIDS TO BE ASKED
FOR WORK ON NEW
W0OLW0RTH STORE

Architect Beltz has arrived in the
city with the plans and specifiea-
tions for the improvements on the
buildings 709-l1 Commercial ave-
nue., in which the Woolworth ten
cent store will be established. Bids
will be asked of the different con-
tractors at once and as soon as they
are in and the contract awarded the
work will be started. AS the Wool
worth Co. has long lease on the
buildings they will build an addi-
tion to the rea and make extensive
improvements. While no estimate
has been made as to the probable
cost of these improvements 1t is
thought they will not fall short Of
$40. 900.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
FLOYD ALLEN
SAID I'LL KILL
BILL FOSTER"
Witness 1 Testifies Virginia Court
House Assassin Made Remark
on Day Before

Wythesyiile, VaS May ,2E-"flL
kill, I'll kill. III kin Bill Foster be-
fore the san goes down, tomorrow,
IN am eonficted. 4 @E
Floyd Allen, the first of the His
VILE court. house assasslns, now on
trial for his life, was charged with
making this remark before the
shooting on March Ia, according TO
the testimony, today, Of I, b, Wed
dell, one of the first days witnesses
for the prosecution,
D. w Dolan, lawyer who was
defending Allen, in the court house
where the murder occurred, testified
he saw Claude Allen fire the first
shot and that 1t struck Judge Mas
sey. Court officials returned the fire,
he said. Two of the jurymen, who
were then trying Allen, testified.
One Of them said that Allen had
fred in the direction of where he
last saw Foster, the commonwealth
attorney, who was killed.
Other witnesses told of converse.
tions, with Allen, in which h
threatened Foster.
Prosecutor Wisler said he woult
show there was conspiracy, amona
the Aliens, to shoot up the court /
Floyd Allen was convicted. Attor
ney Willis. for the defense, retortct
| that he would introduce testimony
to show that Bette Ayers was kille,
| by bullet from Clerk Goade's revol
yer and not by the Aliens.
The defense will show, he said
that Floyd Allen had been wounded
before he took part in the shooting
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
THISTLEW00D ELECTED
CAPTAIN OF COMPANY X

Arthur Thistlewood was unani-
mously elected Captain OF Company
X, at the election of officers held
last night at the Armory. Charles
Wood was elected First Lieut.. with
out opposition. The choice of Sec
ond Lieutenant rested with Dan
Wood. EEisey Woodward and Ernest
Kusener were Contenders for the
Office. Captain-Admtan Taylor
Of the Fourth Regiment !. n. @. had
charge of the meeting and conducted
the election. AT the close OF the
business meeting refreshments were
served and smoker enjoyed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
ARTHUR w. DANF0RTH
DIES AT LOWELL, MASS

Mrs. Lulu Hacker Danforth re-
celved Message yesterday announc-
ing the death of her husband Arthur
w. Danforth at Lowell, Mass. He
had been sick but short time. Mrs.
Danforth left yesterday to attend
the funeral. Mr.. Danforth leaves
besides his wife three children, AL
bert, Grace and Fred. sister Mrs.
Mary Fletcher and other relatives at
Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Danforth were mar
ried in China about fourteen years
ago. He had spent twenty years In
that couLtry being an engineer In
charge of cotton industries there
and also was in the employ of the U
s. Government for time.
Mrs. Danforth met her husband In
China while there on visit to hel
aunt Miss Posey, a sister of Mrs
Fanny Hacker, county superintsnd
ent of schools, OF Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
CHARLES CHOSEN
CHAIRMAN OF
!, Dem. COMMITTEE
Carmi Man Elected to Succeed
Roechenstein at Head
Of Party

Springfield, May arthur w
Charles Of Carmi, several years vice
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, was elected chairman Of
the committee at meeting helt
here today. He received sixteen
votes to five for James M. Grey OF
Decatur. H. N. Wheeler of Quincy
was elected first vice-chairman
John McWilliams, second vicefhair
man; e. ]. Brennan of Chicago
third vice-chairman; Ernest Hoover
OF Taylorville, treasurer and John A
Logan, Sr. sergeant alarms.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
CHICAGO PAPERS
SUSPENDED WHEN
PRESSMEN STRIKE
Early Afternoon Editions Not Pub
i.hed--- Wagon Drivers Balk---
Will Get Men

Chicago, May Owing to differ
.enees between the press men of the
Chicago newspapers, Webb Press
mems Union No. z and the Chicago
local Of the Publishers Association,
afternoon papers, were unable, to-
day, to get out their regular edi-
tions until late in the day. Mem
bers of the pressmen's union were
not on duty at the morning news
paper offices, tonight, but 1t was
said that the regular editions would
be published Another difficulty
was met, by the newspapers this af-
Iternoon, when the wagon drivers re,
fused to make their deliveries until
the pressmens dispute has been set.
tied.
A. limit has been set by the pub
fishers on the number of deliveries
W Ue lHdut Ny wagons lOHOIIuN
morning. Extra policemen are be
ing held in readiness to curb vio
lence should any occur AS yet
however, there has been no trouble
The publishers, late tonight, re
port that they have the situation
well In hand. that non-union pres
men from other cities are applying
for work and that the Chicago Of
fees will have enough men within
few days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
OPERATION ON KIMMEL
CLAIMANT rs A SUCCESS

Chicago, May 2.--The operation
performed yesterday, on Andrew j..
White. who insists that he is the
missing George A. Kimmel, intend
ing to relieve what was thought to
be bone pressure upon his brain,
was a success from q medical view
point, but whether 1t gives to. the
man the memory he says he lacks. to
prove his contention, is yet to be de-
termined. The payment Of $25,OQ
life Insurance. hinges on the identfts
OF White. who. Kimmel's mother
and sister assert, is not their rela-
tive. i~lIAt SfnlA
IL.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03

White Plains, N, Y, May e
Harry X. 1rhaw, the young smilliop-
aire who killed Stanford White on
the roof of Madison Square Garden
in June, 1906, another effort to gain
his freedom from the Matteawan
Asylum for the Criminal Insane, to
which he was committed aftera jury
had acquitted him of the charge of
murder on the ground that he was
insane, The writ Of habeas corpus
that his mother obtained for him
will come up Monday, May 6, before
Justice KeQgh IN this city. This rs
the third EFFORT that Thaw has made
to prove that he is sane, and if it
fails he is destined to spend many
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
Titanic NEWS
NOT WITHHELD
IS INDICATED
Testimony, Taken by Senator Smith,
Fails 10 Support
Charges
SEVERAL ARE EXAMINED
SEVERAL ARE EXAMINED
Officials Declare They Tried to Get
Word and Operator Denies
Report

New York, May 2.-Testimony
taken, today, by Senator Smith.
chairman of the Senate committee,
Investigating the Titanic disaster,
did not reveal any of the facts tend
ing to confirm the report that the
news of the Titanic disaster, which
the White Star line made public on
Monday evening, April ID, had
reached New York early that morn
ing.
To determine this question was
the principal object Of the Senator's 's
visit here and he had before him to-
day, in private hearings, John Bot
tomly vice president of the Ameri-
can Marconi Co., e. J. Dunn, New
York merchant, who testified, in
Washington, that he had been in
formed by the son of Western
Union operator that a message had
been received in New York on Mon
day morning, telling of the Titanic's
fate, and the operator himself, who
returned to the city today.
Bottomly Denies Report,
Vice President Bottomly, accord
ing TO his stenographic testimony
disclaimed all knowledge of any such
news being received at the time re-
ported
"Do you know of your own knowl-
edge or have you been informed OF
any persons by wireless, wire, cable,
letter, word of mouth or otherwise
that information of this character
reached any offices of your company,
or the White Star line on Monday,
April Is, prior to 10 o'clock?" was
the question.
"No, did not know of such mes
sage"
Got First Report Late.
Bottomly replied that the Mar
conf company received its first report
of the sinking at p. m. and said
he tried to get details form the Car
pathia and had sent to all wireless
stations, asking them to furnish the
company with all the news they
could obtain. He denied that he In
any way had tried to influence Cot
tam or Bride, the wireless operators
on the Carpathia, in regard to the
sending ard receipt of information
luntfl the vessel had passed Quaran-
Itine, when with Mareoni's consent
he had given wireless permission t.
Bride, to sell his story.
The witness replied that there
were no instructions to operators OF
his company not to give news to any
ship not fitted with Marconi wire
less.
/ Senator Smith said he will, tomor'
row, take the testimony of a man
cognizant of the fact that the mem
hers of the crew could not turn the
plug In one of the water-tight com
partments, on which depended IT;
efficiency,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
BRITISH TITANIC
FUND AMOUNTS TO
NEARLY $2,000,000

London, May 2.-The British
Titanic fund amounts approximately
to $1,800,000. A conference waa
held at the Mansion House, today,
to arrange for it's distribution. II
was decided to extend immediate re-
lief to widows and bereaved families
of members of the crew, pending the
organization of committee to un-
dertaka the administration Of the
funds,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
ROOSEVELT STARTS
ON HIS CAMPAIGN
IN MARYLAND

New York, May Go. Theodore
Roosevelt. left this city at O'Clock
tonight for Salisbury. Md, where hc
will open, tomorrow morning. his two
days speech making campaign ia
that state. The Coloners other two
speeches, tomorrow, will be at Ba..
timore and Havre de Grace. He ex'
poets to return to New York Sun
day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03

New York, May 2.-Congressman
Victor l.. Berger of Milwaukee has
no doubt that he will be returned
to congress by his constituents. He
made this statement at a mass-meet-
ing in the lIippodrome called to cele-
brate the fifteenth anniversary of
the Daily Forward, a Socialist news
paper. Mayor George r. Lunn of
Schenectady and Emil Seidel former
mayor of Milwaukee, both Socialists,
were other speakers In his telling
about his future plans Congressman
Berger said: II intend to 90 back
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
BISHOPS favor
TIME LIMIT ON
N. {. PREACHERS
Would Re.establish S Year Limita-
lion, that Was Removed
in 1900.
REMOVE RESTRICTIONS
Report to Recommend Member
be Allowed to Follow
Conscience

Minneapolis MINI, May q
Limitation to five years as the long
est time any minister shall remain
In a given church, it Is expected VII
be recommended to the Methodist
Episcopal general conference by
bishops, tomorrow, as a means OF
stimulating growth of the church.
Much opposition is expected to ar
Much opposition Is expected to arise
over the proposal.
At present the 10000 Methodist
ministers, scattered over the world,
are allowed to remain in any pulpit
indefinitely. The new plan, support
ed by the twenty-four active bishops,
will mean a restoration of the time
limit abolished in 1900.
In favor of change the ministers
have received these arguments:
Give Young Men Chance.
Because some of the churches
VIII not have the less able ministers
all OF the time, and none of the
churches will have the better minis
ters exclusively, because of the
present pulpits, now held by a few
will be thrown open to young men.
Against the charge, these argu-
ments are made:
"That preachers who plan great
works, will not be in pulpit Ions
enough to accomplish It, That many
great preachers have left the church
because hampered by a time limit
that large congregations cannot be
built up from a pulpit where there
are frequent changes" rg AH"f. +
Removing Restrictions.
1t is believed that the bishops will
recommend radical changes in the
stringent restrictions now imposed
upon church members, and these
changes will be in the nature of re.
storing John Wesley's method of al
lowing conscience of individuals tC
dictate what shall be prohibited, in
stead of having the church decide
In delivering the first section OF
the bishops report, Bishop Cranstor
of Washington, described as "crlti
cap' the fact that in the last yeal
the church has gained less than
per cent in membership, notwith
standing the outlay OF millions o
dollars"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
NEGRO LIFE CONVICT
GIVEN SIXTEEN DAYS
TO VISIT FAMILY

Atlanta, Ca, May John Hud-
dleson, a negro life convict, was
granted a thirty day leave Of alb
sence yesterday for his sixteen years
faithful service. Huddleson went
home to visit his family, promising
to be back at the end of his parole.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03
ROY. 0. WEST ELECTED
HEAD OF REPUBLICAN
STATE COMMITTEE

Springfield, May 2.-The Republi-
Gan State Central Cpmnaittee met
Rere today and organized, by elect
ing Roy o. West OF Chicago, chair
man; G. ]. Doyle, Greenfield. secre-
tary, and b. Al. Eckart, Chicago,
treasurer. IS,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-03

more years in the Matteawan asy-
iums Thaw was An eouyt SATURDAY
in order for the date to be set for
the hearing. His hair has grown a
trike gray since he has been in tho
asylum, but his general health is inn
proved Ie'weighs 185 pounds, and
most of it Is muscle, as he is in good
physical condition. After the brief
court. proceedings he was returned
to Matteawan. 1t is likely that he
will be transferred to the Blooming
dale asylum while the hearing is on
here, as that institution is within a
short distance of White Plains, and
the court proceedings may last sew
eral days.